Bates College

Elizabeth Kinney starts her fourth season as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Bates College men’s rowing program in 2020-21. Kinney has helped the men achieve their best results in Bates history. In 2018 the men claimed 3^rd in the collegiate eights at the Head of the Charles. In that same year, they went on to become the first in NESCAC history to compete at the prestigious IRA National Championship regatta. During her time at Bates, Kinney has seen the men claim three NESCAC titles. She has also been a part of supporting the women in their three consecutive NCAA Championships (2017, 2018, and 2019).

Prior to this role, Kinney served as the volunteer assistant for two years with both the men’s and women’s rowing teams at Bates and helped lead the women to their second NCAA Championship in 2017.

Before joining the Bates staff, Kinney worked as an assistant coach at the Waynflete School in Portland, ME. During her two years with the program, the team earned first place at the Maine Youth Rowing Association Championships in 2014 and 2015.

Kinney graduated from the University of Vermont in 2012 with a bachelor’s degree in Recreation Management. She was a member of the UVM rowing team which earned her 1st place at New England’s her freshman year in the Novice 8. Kinney completed her master’s degree this spring (2020) from the Unversity of Washington, receiving a M.Ed in Intercollegiate Athletic Leadership. During her free time, Kinney enjoys sailing and skiing. In 2017, spent her summer months completing a trans-Atlantic sailing trip to the Azores.