Interim head coach for the Canisius rowing program, Erin Neppel, added another member to the coaching staff on Monday, as Canisius rowing alum, Hannah Blum takes over as assistant coach. Blum joins former teammate Meghan Martin, who joined the team at the start of the year.
“Hannah is the perfect fit to join our coaching staff, and I am thrilled to have her back at Canisius,” Neppel said. “Not only has Hannah recently graduated after four years as an athlete in this system, she is a decorated and experienced coxswain who commands the highest level of performance from those around her”
Blum offers a wealth of experience to the Canisius program, proving to be a high school and college standout at West Side Rowing Club and at Canisius.
Blum is a four-time veteran of the Head of the Charles, competing once in high school and three times as a member of the Blue and Gold, notching a seventh place finish as her biggest accomplishment on that particular stage.
“Hannah is professional, organized, knows how we operate, and I trust her implicitly to get things done,” Neppel said. “As a coxswain here at Canisius, she was respected by all of her teammates for her competitiveness, skill, attention to safety, and work ethic, and I see her making an awesome transition into the coaching role.”
She also helped the Canisius varsity eight tally top-3 finishes at the conference tournament in 2013 and 2016, guiding her boat to third-place finish in 2013 and helping the Blue and Gold record its best finish at the MAAC championship last season.
At West Side Rowing Club she was a two-time recipient of the Mary Clare Kane award, bestowed upon the Coxswain of the Year.
Blum was a four-year member of the Canisius program, graduating Cum Laude in 2016 with a degree
The Griffs continue to prepare for its spring season, with its opening regatta coming on March 25, when the squad competes in the Murphy Cup in Philadelphia, Pa. Check back to GoGriffs.com for updated regatta times as they become available.
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