West Virginia University Women's Rowing

The King File Personal Information Hometown Baltimore Md. Education Bucknell, 1990 (Bachelor's) Coaching History 1990-92 Bucknell - Assistant Coach (Men's/Women's) 1992-96 Bucknell - Head Coach (Men's/Women's) 1996-97 George Washington - Head Coach (Men's) 1997-07 Georgetown - Assistant Coach (Men's/Women's) 2007-present West Virginia - Head Coach Jimmy King has been the head coach of the Mountaineer rowing program since 2007. Under his leadership, the program continues to move in an upward direction, showing vast improvement each year. In his tenure at West Virginia, King has nine All-Big 12 First Team rowers – Violet Hewett (2024-25), Lydia Nicolai (2022-23), Emma Toy (2021), Hannah Simmerly (2019), Carly Ledbetter (2018), Louisa Morgan (2017), Elizabeth Kantak (2016), Elizabeth Duarte (2015) and Courtney Schrand (2013-14). He has also had 102 student-athletes named College Rowing Coaches of America (CRCA) Scholar-Athletes, including a school-record 11 in 2021 and 2022 and 219 Big 12 All-Academic Team members, including the 2017 Big 12 Scholar-Athlete of the year, Morgan. At West Virginia 2024-25 The season opened at the Sunshine 2k in Sarasota, Florida, with four boats competing. This challenging regatta got the team valuable racing experience against a variety of programs, including Big 12 programs. All four boats advanced from the time trials and heats to the third finals, resulting in the 2V4+ placing third, the 1V4+ securing fourth, the 2V8+ coming in fourth and the 1V

The Devenuto-Wyeth File Personal Information Hometown Yardley, Pa. Education Jacksonville, 2021 (Bachelor's) Jacksonville, 2022 (Master's) Clemson, 2024 (Master's) Coaching History 2023-24 Clemson - Graduate Assistant Coach 2024-Present West Virginia - Assistant Coach Devenuto-Wyeth came to WVU after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Clemson. She assisted with coaching novice/first-year athletes, was responsible for equipment ordering and team management. She coached the novice eights in the fall and 4V8+ in the spring, as well as spare pairs for Atlantic Coast Conference races. Devenuto-Wyeth also assisted the associate coach and recruiting coordinator with recruits and official visits. Devenuto-Wyeth competed for five successful seasons at Jacksonville (2017-22), racing as a member of the 1V8+ boat. Over her career, she won the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship, 2018 Crimson Tide Invitational, 2021 George Mason Invitational and rowed in the 2022 NCAA Division I National Championship. At Jacksonville, she earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association’s 2022 Scholar Athlete Award, Academic Honor Roll from 2017-2021, twice awarded the University President’s Certificate of Excellence Award, the JU Athletics Green, White, and Gold Award for Academic Excellence in Fall 2019, nominated for the National Society of Leadership and Success from 2017-2021 and named to the MAAC All-Academic 1st Team in 2021. Devenuto-Wyeth graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonv

Kathleen Hardy joined the Mountaineer Rowing Program as a graduate assistant coach in 2024. Hardy came to WVU after serving as a volunteer assistant coach and assistant coach for three summers at the Milwaukee Rowing Club, working with more than 40 high school athletes. She oversaw team workouts and supervised practices on the water and on land. She taught stroke fundamentals and assisted with daily practice routines. Hardy competed for four successful seasons at Seattle University (2021-24), racing with the 2V8+ and 1V8+ boats. After two seasons on the 2V8+ boat, she was moved to the 1V8+ boat in 2022 before receiving her captain nomination in 2023-24. She is a member of the 2024 cohort within the CRCA Academy of Future Coaches and is a US Rowing certified level two coach. Hardy graduated from Seattle with a bachelor’s degree in international studies in 2024.

The Sevick File Personal Information Education Connecticut, 2011 (Bachelor's) West Virginia, 2024 (Master's) Coaching History 2021-present West Virginia - Assistant Coach Mikie Sevick joined the Mountaineer rowing program as an assistant coach in 2021. In May 2023, Sevick was invited to attend the 52nd class of the NCAA Women Coaches Academy hosted by WeCOACH, where 102 women coaches gathered to improve their leadership skills and hear experiences of championship coaches. Sevick came to West Virginia after serving as the head boys’ coach and program director for Westford Community Rowing in Westford Massachusetts. While at Westford, Sevick coached the boys’ varsity eight to a fifth-place finish at USRowing Northeast Youth Championships in 2017. Sevick also started a number of programs such as “Senior Rowing”, introducing erging, as well as on the water rowing to senior citizens. Prior to Westford, Sevick worked with the Avon High School Crew Team, coaching their novice squads, as well as running strength and conditioning for the entire team. In addition to coaching, Sevick coxed with the Riverfront Recapture Women’s racing team from 2010-14 and then again in 2019. While racing with Riverfront, Sevick helped lead her team to a fifth-place finish in the club 4+ during the 2011 season. Sevick has worked with many clubs in Connecticut and Massachusetts, most notably working with “Rowing Strong - Rowing Together”, a program through Holyoke Rows that helps young mothers earn high s

The Griffith File Personal Information Birthday September 8 Hometown West Liberty, W.Va. Education West Virginia, 2003 (Bachelor's) West Virginia, 2005 (Master's) Coaching History 2004-11 West Virginia - Assistant Coach 2011-12 West Virginia - Associate Head Coach 2016-21 West Virginia - Assistant Coach 2022-Present West Virginia - Associate Head Coach Tina Griffith is the associate head coach for the Mountaineer Rowing program. She is currently in her second stint on the coaching staff, serving as the assistant coach from 2004-11 before being promoted to associate head coach from 2011-12. After leaving the program for four years, she returned in 2016 and reassumed associate head coaching duties prior to the 2022-23 academic year. In her 20th season as a coach with the rowing program, Griffith works with the novice rowers in the fall and assists with the varsity four boats in the spring. During the 2023 season, the Mountaineers sent their Novice squads to the Head of the Occoquan Regatta in fall competition. The Novice/Freshman 4+ boat finished first out of eight teams and the 8+ boat finished in fourth place. During the regular-season competition at the Knecht Cup Regatta, the Novice/Freshman 4+ crew finished in first place in the heats and in fifth place in the grand finals.The Novice/Freshman 8+ boat finished in second place in the heats and earned a fifth-place finish in the petite final. During the 2022 season, the Mountaineers sent their Novice 8+ squad to the Murphy Cu