A 1985 graduate of Trinity College where he was a co-captain of the
Bantams varsity heavyweight crew, Phil is in his 21st year at Wesleyan and holds the
rank of adjunct professor of physical education. Phil coached the frosh at Trinity for two
seasons before coming to Wesleyan in 1987. Phil
has won several medals at the USRA Nationals as a
member of the Pioneer Valley Rowing Association
and has been active in coaching lightweight men
since that time as well. He was a U.S. Rowing
lightweight development coach in both 1988 and
1992. In 1993, Phil founded the Riverfront
Recapture Rowing Club, a community rowing program
serving the Hartford area. He continued in his
role as head coach there through 1996. In the
summer of 1997, Phil served as a guest coach at
the Craftsbury Sculling Center in Vermont. In the
summer of 1999, Phil took over the head coaching
job for the Middletown parks and recreation
department crew program and for several year fashioned a team
that went on to
compete during the fall at the Head of the
Connecticut and the Head of the Charles Regattas. Last year all
three of Phil's varsity eights at Wesleyan (first, second and third)
captured a silver medal at the New England Rowing Championships.
Chris Cody- Assistant Coach
(860) 685-3994
ccody@wesleyan.edu
Chris Cody takes over as an assistant coach in men's
crew in 2007. Chris began his rowing career during high school
when he learned to row at Saugatuck Rowing Club in Westport, Conn.
His rowing career continued at Wesleyan University in the class of
'07 as a four-year member of the varsity boat and as a senior
co-captain. During this time, Chris was also coaching the novice
program and conducting private lessons at Saugatuck in addition to
coaching at the Craftsbury Sculling Center in Vermont. Eager to
remain a part of the rowing community, Chris has stayed on at
Wesleyan to serve as an assistant coach for the men's crew team.
Norm Graf- Associate Coach
Formerly the head crew
coach at Trinity College for nearly 20 years,
Norm Graf joined the Wesleyan coaching staff in 1995, serving as
an associate coach through 2002.
He returned to lend a hand again in 2006-07 after a four-year
hiatus and will service the program again in 2007-08. A 1951 graduate of Rutgers, where he rowed for
four years, Norm also coached the Yale
lightweights for five years during the 1960s.
With an impressive 85-percent varsity winning
percentage during his tenure at Trinity, Norm led
his men's varsity crew to a 1976 victory in the
Ladies Plate event at the Henley Royal Regatta.
In recent years, Norm has spent a portion of his summers
at the Craftsbury Center in Vermont, as well as
coaching two masters women's crews to the
Canadian Masters Championship.
A 1985 graduate of Trinity College where he was a co-captain of the
Bantams varsity heavyweight crew, Phil is in his 21st year at Wesleyan and holds the
rank of adjunct professor of physical education. Phil coached the frosh at Trinity for two
seasons before coming to Wesleyan in 1987. Phil
has won several medals at the USRA Nationals as a
member of the Pioneer Valley Rowing Association
and has been active in coaching lightweight men
since that time as well. He was a U.S. Rowing
lightweight development coach in both 1988 and
1992. In 1993, Phil founded the Riverfront
Recapture Rowing Club, a community rowing program
serving the Hartford area. He continued in his
role as head coach there through 1996. In the
summer of 1997, Phil served as a guest coach at
the Craftsbury Sculling Center in Vermont. In the
summer of 1999, Phil took over the head coaching
job for the Middletown parks and recreation
department crew program and for several year fashioned a team
that went on to
compete during the fall at the Head of the
Connecticut and the Head of the Charles Regattas. Last year all
three of Phil's varsity eights at Wesleyan (first, second and third)
captured a silver medal at the New England Rowing Championships.