Drexel University Athletics
Mahmud Named to USRowing 2021 Under 19 National Team Coaching Staff
1/26/2021 10:58:00 AM | Women's Rowing
PHILADELPHIA – Associate Head Coach of Rowing Asiya Mahmud has been selected to the 2021 Under 19 National Team coaching staff, ahead of the 2021 World Rowing Junior Championships this August in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. She will assist women's lead coach Caitlin McClain as a boat coach.
"We are very excited to welcome this new staff and get to work," USRowing Director of Youth Rowing Chris Chase said. "Each of these great individuals brings a unique skill-set and personality to the coaching staff. As we implement some significant changes to our Junior National Team System, we are confident that each of these coaches will positively impact the experiences of our athletes."
Mahmud is in her sixth season as a coach at her alma mater. A USRowing Level 3 High Performance certified coach, she was elevated to associate head coach of rowing in September 2020. Mahmud has helped guide the women's varsity eight boat to new heights, including its first ever Murphy Cup gold medal in 2017 and a gold medal at CAAs in 2019, the program's first. She was recently selected to the Dad Vail Regatta Organizing Committee Board of Directors.
The native of Mays Landing, N.J. graduated from Drexel in 2012 and was a member of the rowing program. Her collegiate career included a Dad Vail gold, silver at CAAs and an appearance in the Henley Women's Regatta quarterfinals. She recently graduated from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law with a Master of Legal Studies with a concentration in NCAA compliance and sports law.
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