July 22, 2008

Washington, D.C. - Georgetown University men's crew has named two new assistant coaches for the upcoming 2008-09 season. Mike Guerrieri will act as the Novice Heavyweight Head Coach and Morgan Henderson will serve as the Novice Lightweight Head Coach.

Guerrieri arrives at Georgetown from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., where his top freshman boat placed ninth at the 2007 Eastern Sprints. Prior to his stint at Navy, he served as the Head Coach at Hobart for three years from 2002-05. His Hobart crews totaled three medals at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Championship and won titles at both the New York State Championship and the Head of the Charles Regatta. Guerrieri also received Liberty League Coach-of-the-Year accolades in each of his final two seasons. He began his coaching career in 1998 at Holy Spirit High School in Absecon, N.J. before moving on to the collegiate level the following year as the coach of the Michigan freshman team. His freshman eight crews won Big Ten titles in 2001 and 2002 and placed second at the 2002 IRA Regatta. Guerrieri himself competed at the Junior World Championship in 1987 and 1988 and at the 1989 Henley Royal Regatta in England. He also earned a bronze medal at the 1990 Intercollegiate National Rowing Championship as a member of the UCLA varsity eight crew.

Prior to his arrival in D.C., Henderson coached at Shrewsbury School, in England, and guided the team to national championships in the first and second eights. A 2006 Harvard graduate, Henderson rowed for four years - captaining the heavyweight team in his senior year, twice winning the IRA National Championship. Morgan was a member of the 2002 U.S. Junior National Team and competed for four years at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School in Maryland.