Merritt Denham - Women's Rowing Coach - Syracuse University Athletics

Merritt Denham

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
amdenham@syr.edu
Phone:
(312) 301-1350

Merritt Denham joined the Syracuse University women's rowing program as an assistant coach on Dec. 17, 2024. Denham, a former rower at the University of Wisconsin, joined 2024 ACC Coach of the Year Luke McGee's staff after spending the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Dartmouth.

While with the Big Green, Denham was responsible for coaching Dartmouth's third varsity and fourth varsity eight group. She planned and managed all team travel including meals, compliance paperwork and transportation logistics while also tracking CARA logs and led the walk-on clearance process.

This past summer, Denham was the U23 Selection Camp Director of Operations for US Rowing. She also served as the Evergreen Camp Director of Ops at Dartmouth from 2022-23.

Denham was a four-year letterwinner at UW-Madison and was named the female recipient of the Athletic Department's Unsung Hero Award in 2016. She graduated from Wisconsin with a bachelor of science in neuro biology and psychology in 2017.