Our Coaching Staff
Michaela Streitfield - Girls' Varsity Head Coach/Director of Jr Rowing
email: [email protected] Michaela joined the program in March of 2014 as the Girls' Varsity Coach. Her background in rowing began in the winter of 2005 when she joined her high school team. After four years of dedication and hard work, she was then recruited to the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she rowed under Jim Dietz on the Varsity team all four years. Michaela even spent the summers in Amherst training and competing in small boat classes (1x/2x/2-), gaining technical instruction in sculling. By the end of her senior year, she had been awarded the A-10 Conference 2nd All Team Award in both 2012 and 2013 and was a team captain from 2012-2013. While at UMass, some of Michaela's most notable races include: Dad Vail Regatta 2013 - 2nd place Women's Varsity 8+ Dad Vail Regatta 2012 - 1st place Women's Varsity 2- Knecht Cup 2012/2013 - 1st Place Women's Varsity 2- Head of the Oklahoma 2012 - 1st place Women's Open 4x 3rd place Women's Collegiate 1x USRowing Club Nationals 2012 - 6th Place Women's Senior 2- Michaela then went on to represent the United States on the US Maccabiah team at the 2013 Maccabiah Games in Israel. While abroad, she won gold in the Women's 2x and Women's 4x events. Michaela owes much of her success to the high expectations that were held of the athletes while at UMass. She continues that philosophy at DBMS at the high school level and makes sure her athletes are educated on what it takes to be a collegiate athlete. After taking over as Director of Junior Rowing in the fall of 2014, Michaela strives for a cohesive coaching staff and a successful team. |
Krystal Cappola - Varsity Assistant Coach
Krystal will be joining the DBMS coaching staff in the 2015 spring season. Her background in rowing began in 2007 with a local club team before joining Cape Cod Rowing where she became the team Captain. After six years of hard dedication Krystal was recruited to Mercyhurst University. She started her coaching career with Cape Cod Rowing as their Summer Coach before becoming the Boys Varsity Coach for Nauset Tech Crew. She takes pride in training her boats on their technique and conditioning. Krystal is very excited and motivated to share her love for the sport with new athletes. To name a few of Krystal’s favorite races she competed in are the New England Regional Championships, the Royal Canadian Henley, Head of the Fish, and Head of the Charles where she first raced in a single when she was a freshman in High School. Krystal has experience with rowing in every seat of every boat from coxswain to bow, however her favorites were small boats (1x/2x/2-). |
Shannon DelVecchio - Boys' Varsity Head Coach
email: [email protected] Shannon joined the DBMS Crew staff in the spring of 2014 after filling multiple roles with Duxbury Bay Maritime School (DBMS), including helping to found the Stand Up Paddleboarding program. Her initial role with the crew team was as a land trainer and then moved up to assist with the water training for both the Boys’ and Girls’ Varsity teams. In the Fall of 2014 she became the Head Boys’ Varsity Coach. Having grown up as a student-athlete, from a young age I had the chance to be coached and mentored by many people. Being given the opportunity to coach young athletes is something I very much enjoy. On or off the water, I see it as an opportunity to bring out the best in those around me, like so many did for me. Shannon's coaching philosophy starts with the belief that rowing is a perfect vehicle to teach young athletes confidence and self-reliance. With her junior and collegiate-level athletic background, Shannon is familiar with the work required to reach individual and team goals and strives to help her rowers to push through mental as well as physical boundaries. Her high standards are based on the belief that every athlete she coaches deserves a chance to reach their highest potential. During the Fall 2014 season, the team’s efforts were rewarded with many strong finishes: The Boys’ Varsity 4+ earned 3rd at NE Regionals; At the MPSRA Fall State Championship, the Boys' 1st Varsity 4+ earned 2nd while the Boys' 2nd Varsity 4+ earned 3rd; The Boys' Varsity 4+ finished 1st at both the Head of the Merrimack Regatta and at the Merrimack Chase. In addition to her dedication to the sport of rowing, she is a competitive runner, avid paddleboarder and photographer. |
Megan Barry - Varsity Assistant Coach
Megan will be joining the DBMS coaching staff in the 2015 spring season. Megan’s first experience with DBMS started as a child when she learned how to sail prams and optis in the DBMS summer camp program. Megan recently graduated with a master of science in occupational therapy from Ithaca College where she raced competitively for 4 years on both the sweep and sculling teams. Megan was a member of the team’s Leadership Group which discussed building teamwork and leadership strategies to increase unity, mental training, and effectiveness of the team. She was also a recipient of Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association Scholar Athlete Award. Megan has coached at Lincoln Maritime Center in Hingham where she coached middle school students and novice adults in quads and doubles as well as running winter training classes on the erg. Megan also currently teaches fitness classes on the erg at Row & Ride in Hanover. Megan will always remember some of her favorite races such as competing at Head of the Charles placing 13th in 2012 and 4thin 2013, gold and silver medals at NY State Championships, Head of the Fish, ECAC’s, and sculling nationals. Megan uses her knowledge and skills as a coach, rower, and occupational therapist to train athletes to optimize their potential and become dedicated individuals working together towards a meaningful goal. |
Chuck Hewitt - Volunteer Varsity Assistant Coach
Chuck is a Volunteer Coach working with Michaela and Shannon on both the Girls and Boys squads. Chuck started rowing freshman year at Harvard in the fall of 1967. He rowed in the first freshmen heavyweight boat which finished second at the Eastern Sprints (the 1968 Harvard varsity represented the United States in Mexico City). In 1969, won the Championship eight event at the Head of the Charles In 1970 and 1971 member of the Lightweight varsity undefeated Eastern Sprints champions both years. In 1970, set the Sprints course record and won by 9.5 seconds and won the Lightweight four at the Head of the Charles. In 1971: -Won the Eastern Sprints title by 14 seconds- the greatest margin in History (average margin of victory during the year 16.5 seconds). -Made the finals of the 1971 Pan Am trials against the top college and club heavyweight crews in the US -Won the Thames Cup at Henley. Members of our JV, won the Wyfold Cup, thus becoming one of the few US Collegiate teams to win two events at Henley in the same year -Finished 5th in the Collegiate/Club heavyweight race at the Lucerne Regatta becoming the first Lightweight 8 to break 6 minutes on a flat water course. -Won the lightweight four at the Head of the Charles In 1972 and 1973- member of the Vesper Boat Club In 1972- -Bow man in the U.S Olympic heavyweight 4- in Munich -National champion in the heavyweight 4- and the 8+ -Won the Olympic trials in the heavyweight 4- In 1973- -National champion in the Heavyweight 4- -Small boat spare on the USA National Heavyweight team in Moscow Chuck spent a number of years establishing rowing in Chicago after moving there in 1973- Reestablishing the Lincoln Park Boat Club, helping to start among others the University of Chicago Men's and Women's crew, Northwestern University Men's and Women's crew, Loyola high school crew, Lincoln Park Boat Club learn to row program- all of which continue to this day. 1983- National Champion Mixed Eight at the Cincinnati Regatta US Men's Olympic Rowing Committee 1988-92 Harvard Varsity Club Hall of Fame in 1996 For 6 years, Chuck rowed at the highest levels, nationally and internationally, as a member of arguably the fastest crew in its category in history- the 1971 Harvard Lightweight Crew- and for two years, in 1972 and 1973, a member of the US Heavyweight teams at the Olympic Games and the World Championships. |
Rob Spolsino - Girls Novice Head Coach
Rob will be joining the DBMS coaching staff in the 2015-spring season. A former distance runner and collegiate swimmer, Rob discovered the sport of rowing his sophomore year at Rollins College in Florida and immediately fell in love with it. He began sculling his junior year, and after graduation continued training in the single. A native of Massachusetts, Rob is excited to return to the area and bring his passion for the sport to next generation of rowers. Rob’s most memorable rowing achievements include a first place finish in the Championship Single at the 2013 Head of the Hooch, a second place finish in the Open/College 2k at the 2012 Southern Erg Sprints, and a fourth place finish in the Men’s Pair at the 2011 Dad Vail Regatta. |
Chris Lee - Boys Novice Head Coach
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