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On July 1, 2008, Andy Derrick joined the Sooner rowing staff as the Novice Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.
"I am thrilled to join the OU staff and welcome the opportunity to work with Coach Crain again," Derrick said. "Everything from a departmental and academic standpoint is in place to have tremendous success here at OU. The facilities and staff are truly first rate, and I am excited about filling our team with great student-athletes, which is the only piece of the puzzle still missing. I know we have the very real potential to become a national powerhouse, and I think recruits who come to visit will see that too."
Most recently, Derrick was at the University of Central Florida as the Novice Coach under current OU head coach Leeanne Crain. While there, Derrick's novice squad went 38-3, beating teams such as Texas, Virginia, and Michigan State on their way to a bronze medal finish at the 2008 NCAA South/Central Sprints. This marked only the second time a Knight boat made the grand final and the first time they medaled at the event in school history.
Previously, Derrick guided the UCF lightweight team to a season-high No. 5 naitional ranking and a gold medal at the 2006 Head of the Hooch.
Before joining Coach Crain at UCF, Derrick worked for Pocock Racing Shells, one of the nation's premier boat manufacturers, where he learned about the technical aspects of rowing. While there, he also founded a partner company to Pocock that specializes in supplying equipment to teams that cannot afford new shells. The company was profitable within one year and continues to prosper.
The Ohio native started his rowing career with the Cincinnati Jr. Rowing Club under renowned coach Todd Jesdale. While there, Derrick lettered all four years, won a national championship in the men's youth 8+, placed second the following year in the same event and was elected team captain.
Following high school, Derrick accepted a scholarship to the University of Washington. In his first season as a Husky, Derrick was six seat in the freshmen 8+ that went undefeated, winning both a Pac-10 title and a national championship. Derrick went on to row five seat his sophomore year before sitting bow seat of the varsity 8+
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| Coaching Experience |
| 2008-present, Oklahoma Assistant Coach |
| 2006-08, University of Central Florida Assistant |
| U.S. Rowing Level III Coaching Certification |
| Novice 8 Coaching Record of 38-3 |
| Bronze Medal at South/Central Regional (UCF Novice 8) |
| Rowing Experience |
| 2000-04, University of Washington |
| 2001, U.S. National Team |
| 1999, Junior National Team |
| Rowing Accomplishments |
| 2001 FISA U-23 World Championship silver medalist |
| Henley Royal Regatta undefeated participant |
| Three Pac-10 titles (University of Washington) |
| Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship |
| Education |
University of Washington
Bachelor's in History, 2004 |
University of Washington
Master's in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership |
back-to-back seasons as an upperclassman. In four years of conference racing, Derrick accumulated three Pac-10 Championships as well as a runner-up finish. Nationally, he won an IRA national championship as well as placing second twice and third once on his way to amassing a total collegiate record of 202-11. Derrick was also named to the Pac-10 All-Conference Team, both academically and athletically.
Between his sophomore and junior years, Derrick trained in the 2- with a fellow Husky teammate and traveled back east to the US Rowing Club Nationals where the pair won two national championships as well as a fifth place finish in their third event.
Internationally, Derrick represented the United States in 1999 and again in 2001 when he captured silver at the U-23 World Championships in Linz, Austria. In 2003, as bow seat of the national runner-up crew, Derrick and the Huskies traveled to England to celebrate Washington's 100th year of rowing. The team won the prestigious Royal Henley Regatta, the oldest race in the world, setting a course record in the process.
Derrick has both his bachelor's (History) and master's (Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership) degrees from the University of Washington and is a US Rowing Level III coach. |
