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

April Messerly is the Senior Associate Athletics Director for Capital Projects, Facilities and Event Management at West Virginia University, having joined the athletics department in 2000. Messerly was promoted to her current role in 2021. She previously served as the Associate Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations (2016-21), Assistant Athletics Director for Facilities and Operations (2013-16), Athletics Facilities Director (2009-13), Assistant Director of Athletics Facilities (2001-08) and Athletics Facilities Graduate Assistant (2000-01). In her current role, she also serves as administrator for golf and rowing. Messerly served as the gymnastics administrator from 2015-25. A native of Roanoke, Virginia, Messerly oversees the day-to-day operations for all of WVU’s athletic facilities, including Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium and the WVU Coliseum. She also serves as the Big 12 Conference game manager for WVU’s football and men’s basketball home games, works directly with the athletic department’s capital improvement projects and oversees all aspects of event management for WVU’s 18 varsity sports. In addition, Messerly is responsible for facility scheduling and planning the department’s master schedule for all facilities. She has served as the tournament director for numerous NCAA, Big 12, Big East, EAGL and EWL Championships that WVU has hosted. Messerly was the NCAA site representative for the 2008 NCAA Northeast Regional Gymnastics Championships in St

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

Jeremy Lannon joined Mountaineer Athletics in February 2022 as an academic counselor in charge of student-athlete development for rowing, tennis and rifle. Since 2015, Lannon has been an advisor in WVU's Center for Learning and Advising and Student Success, specializing in pre-majors and exploratory students. He also taught a first-year seminar course WVUE 191. The Gainesville, Florida, native has advising experience at Santa Fe College in Gainesville after serving a two-year graduate assistantship at the University of West Florida from 2012-14. He earned a B.S. in sport management with a minor in Spanish in 2010 from WVU, and received his master's degree from West Florida in student personnel administration in 2014. He currently resides in Morgantown with his wife, Colleen, and their sons, C.J. and Cal.

Jimmy Mattocks joined West Virginia University’s athletic training staff in December 2024 and currently serves as the athletic trainer for the Mountaineer ro...

Jonathan Wu joined West Virginia University Athletics as assistant director for nutrition for Olympic sports in August 2025. Wu joins the Mountaineers after working as the fuel station manager for the Penn State football program since July 2024. In this position, Wu managed 25 student interns, managed the inventory of the food station and oversaw the aspects of nutrition programs within the program. Wu also worked as a sports nutrition intern with the Auburn football team and the Florida State football program. While at Auburn, he oversaw the team's hydration, monitored athletes and evaluated new products to add to the fueling station. A graduate of Penn State University, Wu holds a B.S. in nutritional sciences and an M.S./DI in exercise physiology from Florida State University. He is also a registered dietitian through the Commission on Dietetic Registration.

Kaitlin Sweeney joined the Mountaineer athletics staff in November 2018 and currently oversees the daily administration and management of the Olympic sports strength and conditioning department. In addition, Sweeney handles the strength and conditioning responsibilities of the volleyball and gymnastics teams. Sweeney arrived in Morgantown following an eight-year stint at Notre Dame, where she served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach overseeing the softball and track and field programs. Among her responsibilities, Sweeney designed, organized and implemented a comprehensive training program for both teams. Additionally, in 2018, she had oversight of the 2018 NCAA National Champion women’s basketball team’s strength and conditioning program and also worked with the women’s volleyball team and the men’s and women’s swimming programs. While at Notre Dame, Sweeney worked directly with her team’s head coaches, dietitians and medical staffs to ensure holistic, high-performance approaches to maximize performance of each student-athlete. Prior to her time with the Irish, Sweeney served as the head football strength and conditioning coach, as well as the assistant Olympic sports strength and conditioning coach, at Dartmouth (2008-10). While there, she worked directly with football, women’s ice hockey, men’s and women’s lacrosse, women’s crew and golf. Sweeney was a two-year graduate assistant at Wisconsin – La Crosse (2006-08), where she worked with football, women’s socce

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.

Mike Montoro has worked in the WVU Athletics Communications Office since 2007, first as the director of football communications, and was promoted to assistant athletics director/football communications in July 2021. In his role, he is the primary publicist for the football program, handling the day-to-day media operations, supervising the dissemination of information, coordinating the press box and media operations on game day and overseeing the promotional award campaigns. He also is the publicity contact for the WVU Rowing team. In 2020, 2022, 2024 and 2025, the WVU Football Communications Team was dubbed with "Super 11" distinction by the Football Writers Association of America. In 2023, he was honored with the Lester Jordan Award for exemplary service to the College Sports Communicators' Academic All-America Program. During his tenure at WVU, the football team won three Big East Championships (2007, 2010, 2011) and made 15 bowl appearances, including winning the 2008 Fiesta Bowl and the 2012 Orange Bowl. Prior to WVU, Montoro spent seven years at Southern Miss (2000-07), overseeing the media relations unit in various capacities. His 40-year sports information career includes stints at Virginia Tech, Liberty, and West Virginia. He is a member of the College Sports Communicators and Football Writers Association of America, currently serving his 31st year on CSC's Academic All-America committee. The Westminster, Maryland, native received his bachelor's degree in journalism f

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