HEAD COACH NAMED FOR FORDHAM UNIVERSITY SAILING TEAM
Reed C. Johnson has been named Head Coach of the Fordham University Sailing Team effective immediately, as announced by Joseph J. Sullivan, Jr., Director, Sailing Operations. Johnson, a former assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania and Boston College replaces Sullivan, who has served as volunteer Head Coach since 2000. Mr. Johnson, a 2008 graduate of Boston College, earned All-American honors twice and was Honorable Mention All-American once during his four-years on BC’s Sailing team. As a senior, he was a member of the BC team , which won the ICSA Team Racing National Championship. He placed second in the ICSA Single-handed National Championship that year and skippered B Division as BC finished second at the ICSA Coed National Championship Tournament. For many weeks during his tenure as Assistant Coach of the Eagles, both the Coed and Women’s teams were ranked #1 in the country. According to Sullivan, “Reed’s appointment is the culmination of a six-month national search, which resulted in several outstanding candidates being interviewed. This is the first time that the Sailing program has recruited a professional coach and with Fordham’s location, the team’s track record and alumni support, the position has the opportunity to become one of the best College Sailing coaching jobs in the country. To qualify for College Sailing national championships on a consistent basis, we were seeking a person, who had served as an assistant coach at a top program, plus a successful track record as a highly competitive college sailor, and the maturity, leadership, communication and interpersonal relationship skills needed to take our program to the next level, and have fun doing so. We are confident that Reed Johnson is the person to accomplish that task.” In accepting the position, Johnson stated, “I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to lead the Fordham Sailing program and work with the student-athletes to accomplish their well defined goals.” During the summer season, Johnson and his fiancé, Abigail Hessberg, who will be married in October, own and operate the Pearl Street Market, a retail store in Beach Haven on Long Beach Island, NJ. Fordham University is the Jesuit University in New York City and its Sailing program celebrated its 60th Anniversary in 2010. It has a fleet of 15 sailboats and two safety boats at its homeport, Morris Yacht & Beach Club, City Island, NY. FOR INFORMATION: Contact Joe Sullivan, Director, Sailing Operations, 212-734-7890 ________________________________________________ icsa mailing list [email protected] http://www.collegesailing.org/mailman/?listname=icsa Unsubscribe: Send a blank email to [email protected]
