Florida Tech has named Catherine Davie as assistant coach for its women’s rowing program

Davie joins Florida Tech after working as a rowing coach with Cambridge Rindge. served

BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – Florida Tech head coach Adam Thorstad has announced the hiring of Catherine Davie as assistant coach for the women’s rowing program.

“I am delighted to have Catherine Davie on our coaching staff,” said Thorstad. “I look forward to working with her and bringing her here to help the team make great strides.”

Davie joins Florida Tech after serving as a rowing coach at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She brings numerous years of coaching experience to Melbourne at school, club and college level.

“I’m really excited to be here and I’m looking forward to getting started with the team!” Davie exclaimed. “I would like to thank Coach Thorstad and Athletic Director Jamie Joss for the opportunity to continue my coaching career at Florida Tech. I hope you are ready for my bad jokes. “

Davie was the head coach of the Cambridge Rindge and Latin School (CRLS) from 2017 to 2021. While at CRLS, Davie coached the team to a conference championship in Spring 2019, a top 20 result in the Girls Varsity 4+ at the 2019 Head of the Charles Regatta, and won the Varsity 4+ event at the 2019 Textiles.

While at CRLS, Davie was also a rowing coach at Community Rowing Inc. in Boston, Ma. from 2016 to 2020. In this role she trained a variety of age groups from middle school and high school to U23 and masters. Her duties included running a U23 sculling development camp and serving as the head trainer for military outreach programming. She also helped build special equipment for skydivers.

From 2015 to 2017, Davie was a personal trainer at the Boston Sports Club, where she worked with clients to set goals, create customized training plans, and develop body awareness.

Davie began her coaching career at Brandeis University in Waltham, Ma. During her master’s degree, she worked as an assistant trainer from 2010 to 2012 and then returned as head trainer from 2014 to 2016. In her role she managed practices, developed training plans and planned transports for competition and training trips.

Davie was a four-year member of Smith College’s women’s rowing team from 2006 to 2010. She served as the team captain and helped Smith reach the 2009 NCAA championships. She headed the fundraising committee in her role as captain and organized a silent auction in the spring of 2010. Davie has received the team’s Rita Benson Award for “Getting things done behind the scenes” for consecutive years.

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Davie received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology & Classics from Smith College in 2010. She graduated from Brandeis with a Master of Arts in Classics in 2012, followed by a Master of Arts in Maritime Studies from the University of Haifa in 2014.

In addition, she has the US Rowing Level II certification as well as certificates in CPR / AED, Boating and Safesport.