Ohio State rowing coach Kate Sweeney, the 2022 Big Ten Coach of the Year, resigns after four seasons with the Buckeyes to “be more present for my family.”
On Wednesday, the 2012 Ohio State graduate and four-year head coach of the rowing program resigned as leader of the Buckeyes. She will finish out the season as coach when Ohio State competes at the NCAA championship regatta in Bethel, Ohio, this weekend.
“I have made the difficult decision to step away from coaching to be more present for my family,” Sweeney said in a program press release. “Ohio State rowing has been instrumental in my life since I was 18 years old. It has been a true privilege to be a part of this program for so long. ... I am so grateful to Gene Smith and Janine Oman for this opportunity.
Sweeney rowed for the Buckeyes from 2009-12 and won a Big Ten championship with the program in 2011. Following multiple seasons as an assistant at Indiana and California-Berkeley, Sweeney returned to Ohio State in 2016 and learned under veteran head coach Andy Teitelbaum. When, citing his dismissive attitude toward some of his athletes’ mental health concerns, Smith and Oman promoted Sweeney to full-time coach.
During Sweeney's four seasons in the role, Ohio State won a Big Ten title in 2022 and finished as runner-ups in 2021 and 2023. Sweeney was named Big Ten Coach of the Year in 2022. The Buckeyes also appeared in the NCAA championships all four years, finishing sixth in 2021, eighth in 2022 and 12th in 2023.
“We are so appreciative of Kate’s leadership and support of our rowing student-athletes,” Oman said. “She has been a wonderful developer of young women. We wish Kate well as she embarks on her next journey, and we are excited that she can enjoy more time with her family.”
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