July 25, 2003
HAMILTON, N.Y. The Colgate University athletic department has announced the addition of Jana Heere as the women’s assistant varsity rowing coach.
‘We’re excited about having Jana join our coaching staff in women’s rowing,’ said interim athletic director Janet Little. ‘Her experience as a successful rower on an international level, combined with her knowledge of the sport and ability to work with and inspire young rowers should have a terrific influence on advancing our women’s rowing program.’
Heere has served as the assistant rowing coach at Conestoga High School from 1999-2002, the rowing coach at Bachelor’s Barge Club from 1999-2002 and the community rowing instructor at the Schukykill River Development Council and Mount Airy Learning Tree from 1997-2002.
She graduated from Temple University in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and a major in Exercise Physiology.
Heere competed for the Temple women’s crew team from 1995-99 and has won numerous events on both the national and international levels.
She was the Canadian Henley winner in the women’s quadruple sculls and double sculls in 1998, the national champion in the lightweight women’s straight four, four with coxswain, pair and eight in 1999 and the national champion in women’s single sculls in 2000.
In 2001, Heere took second place in the World Championship Trials in the women’s lightweight single scull, and first place at the Head of the Charles and the Head of the Schuylkill in the same event. In 2002, she was first in the women’s single scull at the Head of the Schulykill and was also the national champion in the women’s double sculls.
In 2003, Heere placed second at the National Selection Regatta in the women’s lightweight single.