Carol Schoenecker

Biography

Carol Schoenecker was named Head Rowing Coach in July of 2023. Schoenecker spent six years at Division I Robert Morris, including two years as head coach from 2020-22 after being promoted from Assistant Coach/Head Novice Coach. She helped guide the Colonials to grand final at the 2019 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Championships in the Varsity 8, Second Varsity 8 and Varsity 4, while the Second Varsity 8 also claimed bronze. Schoenecker received the 2022 USRowing Ernestine Bayer Award in recognition of outstanding contributions to women's rowing. Schoenecker spent three years as an assistant coach at Duquesne from 2011 to 2014, coaching the Varsity 4 and Second Varsity 4 to third-place finishes at the Atlantic 10 Championships as well as the Novice 4 to bronze at the Dad Vail Regatta in Philadelphia. She has also served as the Head Novice and Modified Coach for the Brighton Rowing Club, and previously served as the Head Masters Coach for the Three Rivers Rowing Association in Pittsburgh. Earning a bachelor's degree in history and classics from Bucknell in 2011, Schoenecker was a four-time Patriot League champion (2008-11) and three-time ECAC champion for the Bison. She competed at the Women's Henley Regatta in England in 2008 and coached junior women with the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association. Schoenecker earned a Master of Arts in social and public policy from Duquesne in 2013 and a Doctorate in Education Leadership in 2021, teaching graduate and undergraduate