Brian Ebke

Biography

Ebke was hired as the head rowing coach in July, 2022 after spending three seasons as the head coach of rowing program at the University of Central Oklahoma. He helped take the Bronchos to the NCAA DII National Championships in 2022, where they finished fifth place overall. UCO's Varsity 8+ finished fifth overall, taking the Petite Final, and their Varsity 4+ finished third in the Grand Final. This came after they finished third overall in the heavily-contested Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) Championship. Central Oklahoma's Varsity 4+ boat won the GNAC title. "We are very excited to announce Brian as our new head rowing coach," Matoso said on the hiring of Ebke. "He has won a national championship and has helped maintain and grow the success of the programs he has been with. We are confident that he will do the same with Gaels Rowing and we look forward to watching the program continue to grow under his tutelage." His tenure was disrupted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but he and the Bronchos found immediate success, winning the NCAA DII National Championship in 2021, marking the third-straight title for Central Oklahoma. The Bronchos swept their way to the national title in 2021, with the Varsity 8+ (fourth-consecutive) and the Varsity 4+ (second-consecutive) winning their respective titles en route to the team title. Their path to a national championship in 2021 featured dominance during the regular season, with the eights winning six races during the se