Ithaca College Athletics

ITHACA Dan Robinson, COLLEGE Men’s Varsity Coach
Associated with crew since enrolling at Ithaca
College in 1975, Robinson is now in his
22nd year as head coach. He’s had 30 years
of coaching experience in all, including stints with
the novice, women’s and men’s crews.
Since 1988 the men’s lightweight crew is 72-34,
including undefeated records in 1992 (12-0) and
1994 (9-0). The men’s lightweight crew captured
the New York State Small School Championship
in 1990, 1994 and 1996. The heavyweights won in
1993 and placed second in 1990 and 1991. In his
five seasons as head women’s coach, Robinson
guided that crew to a 16-27 race mark and two top-15 Dad Vail Regatta
finishes.
WARD ROMER
Equipment Maintenance and Repair
Romer, who was the Bombers’ head coach from
1980-87, spent 18 seasons with the men’s novice.
A 1970 graduate of Cornell, Romer was a four-year
member of the Big Red crew at the lightweight
level. He first worked with Ithaca crew 1973 as
freshmen coach, and moved up to varsity lightweight
coach the following year. In 12 seasons as
lightweight coach he posted a 58-44 record, while
the heavyweight crew was 36-40 in his seven years
as coach. He works at the Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca.
Becky Robinson, Women’s Varsity Coach
A
member of the 1991 U.S. National Rowing
Team, Robinson has been named Coach of
the Year by the CRCA in 2001 and again in
2005. In 14 years as head women’s varsity coach
she has guided the Bombers to a 164-37 mark, 10
trips to the NCAA Championships and national
titles in 2004 and 2005. In 1995 she became the first
member of the crew program to be inducted into
the Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame. Robinson,
who graduated from Ithaca with a degree in physical
therapy in 1988, rowed with the Bombers from
1985-87. She went on to compete with the Pioneer
Valley (Conn.), Vesper (Pa.) and Boston Rowing Center clubs. She last
competed internationally in 1993. Robinson is an instructor in the School
of Health Sciences and Human Performance at Ithaca.
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