Go Navy

  Rob Friedrich
Rob Friedrich

Position:
Senior Associate Head Coach

Experience:
11th Season at Navy

Alma Mater:
Rutgers '97


03/29/2012

Heavyweight Rowing Begins 2012 Season This Weekend

Varsity eight will compete in the San Diego Crew Classic.

02/10/2012

Rob Friedrich Named Head Coach Of Navy's Heavyweight Rowing Team

Current associate head coach will assume head coaching duties following the 2012 season.

11/05/2011

Navy Rowers Complete Fall Schedule in Strong Fashion

Mids total four first-place finishes on Saturday.

Navy Heavyweight Senior Associate Head Coach
• Now in his fourth season as heavyweight crew senior associate head coach after spending seven seasons as the lightweight head coach.
• Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk announced on Feb. 10 that Friedrich will be promoted to head coach at the conclusion of the 2012 season.
• Since joining the heavyweight team to coach the freshmen, Friedrich has led the plebes to a combined 40-8 regular-season record over the past three seasons.
• After posting 5-3 and 12-2 regular-season records, respectively during his first two years, the freshman boats combined to go 16-1 last season. Navy's top boat placed fourth at the EARC Championships, which was the highest placing for a Navy plebe crew in 15 seasons.

Navy Lightweight Head Coach
• Selected as the EARC Coach of the Year in 2004. Also garnered Navy Spring Coach-of-the-Year honors in 2002 and 2004.
• During his seven years as the Navy head lightweight coach, the varsity boat posted a combined 12-2 in its races for the Callow Cup (Penn) and Haines Trophy (Harvard). The program had compiled a 2-8 record in those same races during the six years prior to Friedrich's arrival.
• 2002 -- Both freshman boats finished the regular season undefeated, the second varsity crew won the Eastern Sprints and the varsity boat placed second by one foot in the IRA Grand Final. Varsity boat defeated Harvard for the first time in 21 years.
• 2003 -- The Mids totaled three medals at the Eastern Sprints, with both freshman boats winning a gold medal for the first time in school history. The varsity boat placed seventh at the IRA Regatta.
• 2004 -- The varsity boat capped off an undefeated regular season by winning the Eastern Sprints and the IRA National Championship, winning the former event for the first time in 42 years. The crew would go on to reach the semifinal round of the Henley Royal Regatta.
• 2005 -- His varsity crew posted a 6-1 record during the regular season, placed fourth at the Eastern Sprints and finished in sixth place at the IRA's.
• 2006 -- Navy won the program's first team points title at the Eastern Sprints as each Navy entry placed first or second in its respective grand final. The varsity boat placed sixth at the IRA Regatta.
• 2007 -- The Mids repeated as the team points champion at the Eastern Sprints, while the varsity boat placed fourth overall at the event and sixth at the IRA Championship.
• 2008 -- Navy finished second during the grand finals of the IRA National Championship. The Midshipmen placed third in points at the Eastern Sprints and finished the regular with a 5-1 record.

Lightweight Head Coach at Rutgers
• Was the head coach of the lightweight program at Rutgers for three years.
• Selected as the EARC Coach of the Year as his varsity boat won a silver medal at the IRA's and his second varsity boat placed second at the Eastern Sprints.
• In 2000, the program won the Platt Cup over Princeton and Cornell for the first time in 13 years. After earning a No. 1 ranking during the regular season, ended the year by competing at the Henley Royal Regatta.

Rowing Experience
• Served as the captain of the Rutgers team as a senior and was twice named as the program's most valuable athlete.
• Won a gold medal at the C.R.A.S.H.-B World Indoor Rowing Championship.
• Spent two years training with the U.S. National Team. Placed fifth in the lightweight four at the Nation's Cup in Milan, Italy.

05/31/12 vs IRA National Championships All Day
06/01/12 vs IRA National Championships All Day
06/02/12 vs IRA National Championships All Day

2011-12 Season

Game Day Guide

2010-11 Season

Prospective Student-Athletes

Additional Information

Rotating imageSix