Eric Gehrke - Assistant Coach, Rigging & Programming - Rowing Coaches

Eric Gehrke

Title:
Assistant Coach, Rigging & Programming
Email:
eric.gehrke@ou.edu

Eric Gehrke was hired as an assistant coach in August 2024.

Gehrke comes to Norman with an impressive resume as a coach and athlete on the collegiate and international circuits. He currently serves as the USA U19 men’s head coach, leading the U19 men’s 8+ to gold at the 2021 World Championships, bronze in 2022, and a silver in 2024, and has worked within the junior national system since 2010.

In addition to his international experience, Gehrke served as OKC Riversport’s Director of Rowing this past spring and the Juniors Rowing Head Coach for OKC Riversport from 2021-24, helping secure five top-10 finishes at Youth Nationals in that three year period and a 2024 National Championship in the U17 4+.

On the collegiate circuit, Gehrke was the Men’s Rowing Head Coach at George Washington from 2020-21, leading the program to its best finish at the IRA National Championships and the highest finishes for the first and second varsity 8+. He also previously served as an assistant coach at Southern California (USC).

As an athlete, Gehrke rowed for Boston College where he studied English and Studio Art. He grew up in Washington, DC where he learned to row at Gonzaga College High School. Gehrke, his wife Sarah, and their two sons love spending their free time outside with their dogs and chickens.