Lehigh University Athletics
Conley names Urbanik assistant rowing coach
7/12/2016 2:07:00 PM | Men's Rowing, Women's Rowing
BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Alex Urbanik has been named the Steven J. '69 & Karen A. Lee assistant rowing coach at Lehigh, as announced by head coach Brian Conley on Tuesday. Urbanik comes to Lehigh from the Newport Rowing Club, where he has been since 2012, serving as assistant coach from 2012-13 then varsity coach since December of 2013.
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"I am thrilled to have Alex join our staff," said Conley. "Alex was a great racer while in college and has really developed into a good coach. He has coached several crews to the youth national championship regatta and has previously coached at the collegiate level at Delaware. Alex already has a good sense of our system, our leadership and culture development that we have implemented with the team. I'm excited to have him help Lehigh take the next step."
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Urbanik began his coaching career in 2004-05 as the head freshman heavyweight coach for the University of Delaware men's team. While there, he recruited walk-on student-athletes and high school seniors to a top men's rowing program. Urbanik planned and executed practices, maintained equipment and managed boats.
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After an extended time away from the sport, Urbanik got back into coaching in 2012 and has thrived with the Newport Rowing Club. As assistant coach from 2012-13, he trained and developed novice rowers, created seasonal training plans and assisted the varsity coaches. Urbanik then became varsity coach in December of 2013, a role he has served ever since. In addition to his previous responsibilities, he aided athletes and parents with the college recruitment process while helping develop physical, technical and mental skills.
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Urbanik's rowers have enjoyed tremendous success. In 2013, his Men's Novice Four took first place at the Long Island Junior Championship and placed second in the Mid-Atlantic Championship. The following year, the Women's Lightweight Varsity Four finished third in the Mercer Lake/ISA Sculling Championships, the Cooper Cup and the Mid-Atlantic Junior Championship. Then in 2015, the crew continued to impress, which included finishing third in the Mid-Atlantic Junior Championship while the Varsity Pair came in second.
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Urbanik has earned USRowing Level 2 Certification. He graduated from Delaware in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in English with a Film Concentration, minoring in Coaching Sciences.
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"I am thrilled to have Alex join our staff," said Conley. "Alex was a great racer while in college and has really developed into a good coach. He has coached several crews to the youth national championship regatta and has previously coached at the collegiate level at Delaware. Alex already has a good sense of our system, our leadership and culture development that we have implemented with the team. I'm excited to have him help Lehigh take the next step."
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Urbanik began his coaching career in 2004-05 as the head freshman heavyweight coach for the University of Delaware men's team. While there, he recruited walk-on student-athletes and high school seniors to a top men's rowing program. Urbanik planned and executed practices, maintained equipment and managed boats.
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After an extended time away from the sport, Urbanik got back into coaching in 2012 and has thrived with the Newport Rowing Club. As assistant coach from 2012-13, he trained and developed novice rowers, created seasonal training plans and assisted the varsity coaches. Urbanik then became varsity coach in December of 2013, a role he has served ever since. In addition to his previous responsibilities, he aided athletes and parents with the college recruitment process while helping develop physical, technical and mental skills.
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Urbanik's rowers have enjoyed tremendous success. In 2013, his Men's Novice Four took first place at the Long Island Junior Championship and placed second in the Mid-Atlantic Championship. The following year, the Women's Lightweight Varsity Four finished third in the Mercer Lake/ISA Sculling Championships, the Cooper Cup and the Mid-Atlantic Junior Championship. Then in 2015, the crew continued to impress, which included finishing third in the Mid-Atlantic Junior Championship while the Varsity Pair came in second.
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Urbanik has earned USRowing Level 2 Certification. He graduated from Delaware in 2004 with a Bachelor's Degree in English with a Film Concentration, minoring in Coaching Sciences.
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Like Lehigh Rowing on Facebook and follow on Twitter for continued updates on the Mountain Hawks.
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