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Men's Rowing
Hinkle, Kevin
Kevin Hinkle
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- kjhinkle@syr.edu
Kevin Hinkle joined the Orange as an assistant coach for the Syracuse men's rowing team and will officially join the Orange on August 8.
Hinkle came to Syracuse after spending the past two years as an assistant coach at San Diego where he helped the Toreros to a pair of Head of the Charles top-three finishes and a Team Efficiency Trophy at the WIRA Championships.
Hinkle was responsible for coordinating all team travel logistics for regattas. His recruiting efforts helped rebuild the San Diego program to full roster capacity with back-to-back classes of 15 and 14 athletes in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
No stranger to New York, Hinkle spent a year in Saratoga Springs, before the cross country move to San Diego. While in Saratoga he was an athlete and coach with the Saratoga Rowing Association. Hinkle coached middle and high school boys' rowing teams while also supporting boathouse operations.
Hinkle got his start in coaching at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigian where he was an assistant men's varsity rowing coach during the 2019-20 year.
A two-time ACRA First Team All-American at Michigan, Hinkle was the team's treasurer and managed the $300,000 program budget. He guided Michigan to three ACRA National Championships and was stroke seat for the USA in the Men's 8+ at the 2018 World University Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China.
He earned his bachelor's degree in cellular and molecular biology in 2019 from Michigan. After Michigan, Hinkle attended Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom where he was a member of the men's rowing team as a vice captain. With Newcastle, he was a semifinalist in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2022. He earned his masters in science with distinction in synthetic biology in 2022.
Hinkle came to Syracuse after spending the past two years as an assistant coach at San Diego where he helped the Toreros to a pair of Head of the Charles top-three finishes and a Team Efficiency Trophy at the WIRA Championships.
Hinkle was responsible for coordinating all team travel logistics for regattas. His recruiting efforts helped rebuild the San Diego program to full roster capacity with back-to-back classes of 15 and 14 athletes in 2022 and 2023, respectively.
No stranger to New York, Hinkle spent a year in Saratoga Springs, before the cross country move to San Diego. While in Saratoga he was an athlete and coach with the Saratoga Rowing Association. Hinkle coached middle and high school boys' rowing teams while also supporting boathouse operations.
Hinkle got his start in coaching at Skyline High School in Ann Arbor, Michigian where he was an assistant men's varsity rowing coach during the 2019-20 year.
A two-time ACRA First Team All-American at Michigan, Hinkle was the team's treasurer and managed the $300,000 program budget. He guided Michigan to three ACRA National Championships and was stroke seat for the USA in the Men's 8+ at the 2018 World University Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China.
He earned his bachelor's degree in cellular and molecular biology in 2019 from Michigan. After Michigan, Hinkle attended Newcastle University in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom where he was a member of the men's rowing team as a vice captain. With Newcastle, he was a semifinalist in the Prince Albert Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta in 2022. He earned his masters in science with distinction in synthetic biology in 2022.
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