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Drew Hill is in his fifth season as the head men's rowing coach at Saint Joseph's University. In his first four seasons, Hill has rebuilt the program and led the team to remarkable success by guiding them to three first place finishes (2003, 2005, 2006) and a second place (2004) finish in the overall team competition for the Dad Vail Regatta Men's Point Trophy. The Hawks also captured the Bratton Trophy, indicative of the overall points champion, in 2005 and 2006. In the last four years under Hill, the SJU men have picked up seven gold, three silver, and three bronze medals at Dad Vails. He has also brought SJU back into national contention by qualifying three boats for the IRA National Championship Regatta in each his first three seasons, with the Varsity 4 making the IRA Grand Final and placing 4th in the country in 2004 and returning to finish sixth in 2005. In 2006, the Hawks qualified five crews for the IRA Regatta. Hill joined the collegiate coaching ranks in the spring of 2002 working as an assistant coach for SJU after spending four years at his high school alma mater, St. Joseph's Prep. He served as the Prep's novice coach in 1998 and 1999 and as an assistant varsity coach from 1999-2001. Working most closely with the program's second varsity eight and varsity four boats, his crews went on to capture three SRA National titles and three Stotesbury championships, as well as five city and Catholic League titles. A 1974 SJU grad, Hill was a four-year rower for the Crimson and Gray and a member of the school's talented crews of the early 1970s. He earned his MBA from the University of Notre Dame in 1976 and had successful careers in the automobile industry as founder of Devon Hill BMW & Volkswagen and in real estate development before turning his attention to coaching. |
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