Jason Cottingham - Men's Rowing Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Jason Cottingham

Title:
Assistant Coach / Director of Operations
Email:
jlcottin@syr.edu
Phone:
(205) 305-9477

Syracuse men’s rowing head coach Dave Reischman announced the hiring of Jason Cottingham to his coaching staff on July 29, 2013. A 2008 Alabama alumnus, he was appointed assistant coach/director of operations.

Cottingham came to Syracuse after serving as the men’s lightweight varsity volunteer assistant coach at Dartmouth from 2010-13. He assisted with the training and preparation for the entire varsity squad, while also being responsible for all equipment and boat maintenance. Cottingham oversaw the training for the third varsity eight in 2011 and 2012 and the second varsity eight in 2013.

"There are just some young coaches that when you meet them you just know you found the right guy,” Reischman said upon hiring Cottingham. “That was the case with Jason. He is a tremendous student of the sport and has worked really hard to develop his coaching skills. I think Justin and Jason combine to give us a very energetic and knowledgeable assistant coaching staff. I am really looking forward to working with them."

Cottingham helped lead the Big Green’s first varsity eight to a fourth-place finish at the 2013 IRA National Championship, as well as leading his 3V8 boats to seventh and fourth-place finishes at the EARC Sprints in 2011 and 2012, respectively, and a ninth-place finish in the 2V8 in 2012.

“I would like to thank Dave Reischman and the administration at Syracuse University for allowing me to work for an amazing athletic department with one of the most storied rowing programs in the country,” Cottingham said upon his hiring. “This fantastic opportunity will be a great chance for me to help the team reach is true potential in becoming one of the dominant programs in the nation.”

Cottingham gained experience through USRowing by serving as an assistant coach at the Pre-Elite Camp at the Oklahoma City National High Performance Center in the summer of 2011. While in New Hampshire, he also served as the head coach of the competitive master’s women’s program at the Upper Valley Rowing Foundation from 2010-12, leading them to top 10 finishes in the masters eight at the Head of the Charles all three years.

Cottingham graduated from Alabama in 2008 with a degree in aerospace engineering and mechanics and also received his master’s degree in Tuscaloosa in aerospace engineering in 2010. While in Alabama, he was a co-founder and coach of the Black Warrior Rowing Club, a not-for-profit program for professionals in the community. Cottingham also served as the freshman/novice coach of the University of Alabama Crew Club from 2007-10 before serving as interim head coach in the spring of 2010, guiding the Crimson Tide to a fourth-place finish in the varsity four at the ACRA National Championship.