University of San Diego Head Coach Joan O'Hara announced the hire of Amelia White as Head Coach of Novice Women's Rowing for 2005-2006. Amelia comes to USD from Marist College in Poughkeepsie, NY where she was the Head Coach of Women's Rowing. Under Coach White's leadership in 2004-2005, Marist Rowing, an NCAA Division I program, won the 200 New York State Championship and made history, winning the overall NYS points trophy for the first time. The successful Women's Varsity also won the 2005 MAAC Championship, and the Varsity Lightweights placed second behind Ohio State in the ECAC Championship. Coach White's women also lead the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) in All-Academic Team selections, with an unprecedented 13 honorees.
As an undergraduate athlete, Amelia White competed as a scholarship athlete for the University of Southern California (USC). In only her second year of rowing, Amelia made USC's top Varsity Eight and raced at the NCAA Championships for three consecutive years. Amelia's Eight ranked as high as 2nd in NCAA DI in 2001. While competing for USC, Amelia, a two-year Team Captain, also helped USC win the prestigious Jessop Whittier Cup at the San Diego Crew Classic, and a second-place finish at the PAC 10 Championship. Amelia is a three-time Scholar-Athlete, an All-American nominee, and the two-time winner of the Trojan Spirit Award.
"I am thrilled to have Amelia White join our Coaching Staff. She brings the experience, as both an athlete and a coach, to develop our Novice Program into a powerhouse on the West Coast and nationally. As a program with limited number of scholarships to offer, our Novice squad of walk-on athletes will be the future of Torero Rowing in the upcoming years. Coach White has the passion, drive and know-how to train our novices to become top DI athletes and champions."
Amelia White graduated from USC in 2001 with a joint degree in Psychology and Philosophy. She officialy begins her duties at USD on July 18th.