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Paul Cooke '89 Named Ivy League Coach of the Year; Varsity 8 Earns Second Team All-Ivy Honors
5/19/2022 1:02:00 PM | Men's Crew
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Head Coach Paul Cooke '89 was named Ivy League Heavyweight Coach of the Year after guiding the Bears to a second-place finish at the 75th Eastern Sprints Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Massachusetts. The Ivy League announced the major award winners and All-Ivy teams early Thursday afternoon.
In addition to Cooke earning Coach of the Year honors, Brown's Varsity 8 crew earned Second Team All-Ivy honors for finishing second at the Sprints. Lastly, junior Simon Hatcher was named Academic All-Ivy for his efforts on the water and in the classroom.
The 2022 Bears have been ranked inside the top-10 all season and entered Sunday's Eastern Sprints as the sixth-ranked team in the nation and fifth-ranked team in the Eastern region.
Brown qualified for the Grand Finals in all five races at the Eastern Sprints, and posted three second-place finishes and a third-place finish to finish second as a team. The Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, and Third Varsity 8 all finished second behind top-ranked Yale and the 4V8 crew took third.
In each of the top-3 races, Brown edged out Ivy rivals Dartmouth and Harvard after falling to both in dual races earlier this spring.
With the second-place finish on Sunday, Bruno's V8 crew all earn Second Team All-Ivy honors. It marks the first Ivy recognition for the Bears since finishing second in 2013 and 2014.
Second Team All-Ivy:
B: Harry Church
2: Kai Hoite
3: Simon Hatcher
4: Gabriel Mahler
5: Henry Hollingsworth
6: Charlie Fargo
7: Will Legenzowski
S: Gus Rodriguez
C: Jack DiGiovanni
In the Cup season, Brown broke a series deadlock with Princeton to return to College Hill with the Content Cup. The Bears also reclaimed the Dreissigacker Cup with a win over Northeastern on the Charles River.
The spring slate opened with wins over Boston University and Navy in New Jersey.
Hatcher earns Academic All-Ivy honors following a strong junior season on the water. The Portland, Oregon native spent the majority of the spring season on the Second Varsity 8 boat before moving to the top boat ahead of Sunday's Sprints. In the classroom, Hatcher holds a stellar GPA as a mechanical engineering concentrator at Brown.
Cooke picks up his first major award since receiving EARC Coach of the Year Honors in 2012. It's the first Ivy League Coach of the Year accolade for Cooke and breaks up a two-year stretch of Yale's Steven Gladstone earning the year-end award.
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In addition to Cooke earning Coach of the Year honors, Brown's Varsity 8 crew earned Second Team All-Ivy honors for finishing second at the Sprints. Lastly, junior Simon Hatcher was named Academic All-Ivy for his efforts on the water and in the classroom.
The 2022 Bears have been ranked inside the top-10 all season and entered Sunday's Eastern Sprints as the sixth-ranked team in the nation and fifth-ranked team in the Eastern region.
Brown qualified for the Grand Finals in all five races at the Eastern Sprints, and posted three second-place finishes and a third-place finish to finish second as a team. The Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8, and Third Varsity 8 all finished second behind top-ranked Yale and the 4V8 crew took third.
In each of the top-3 races, Brown edged out Ivy rivals Dartmouth and Harvard after falling to both in dual races earlier this spring.
With the second-place finish on Sunday, Bruno's V8 crew all earn Second Team All-Ivy honors. It marks the first Ivy recognition for the Bears since finishing second in 2013 and 2014.
Second Team All-Ivy:
B: Harry Church
2: Kai Hoite
3: Simon Hatcher
4: Gabriel Mahler
5: Henry Hollingsworth
6: Charlie Fargo
7: Will Legenzowski
S: Gus Rodriguez
C: Jack DiGiovanni
In the Cup season, Brown broke a series deadlock with Princeton to return to College Hill with the Content Cup. The Bears also reclaimed the Dreissigacker Cup with a win over Northeastern on the Charles River.
The spring slate opened with wins over Boston University and Navy in New Jersey.
Hatcher earns Academic All-Ivy honors following a strong junior season on the water. The Portland, Oregon native spent the majority of the spring season on the Second Varsity 8 boat before moving to the top boat ahead of Sunday's Sprints. In the classroom, Hatcher holds a stellar GPA as a mechanical engineering concentrator at Brown.
Cooke picks up his first major award since receiving EARC Coach of the Year Honors in 2012. It's the first Ivy League Coach of the Year accolade for Cooke and breaks up a two-year stretch of Yale's Steven Gladstone earning the year-end award.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownAthletics on Twitter, @BrownAthletics on Instagram, like /BrownAthletics on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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