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Pam Mork

Rowing Head Coach
PositionRowing Head Coach
Pam Mork
Pam Mork has breathed new life into the UC Rowing program since becoming the second head coach in program history in June 2005.

Mork[apos]s first season at UC also coincided with the Bearcats[apos] first BIG EAST campaign. Under Mork[apos]s leadership, the Bearcats earned three top-five performances in grand finales at the conference championship, while also winning the Varsity 8 petite final. Mork[apos]s charges also placed all five of its boats in the top-11 at the SIRA Championships.

During her time at Notre Dame, Mork served as the top assistant coach to Marvin Stone where she coordinated the Irish[apos]s recruiting efforts and developed the novice program. Mork helped Notre Dame to two straight BIG EAST Conference team championships, four top-20 rankings and two NCAA Championships appearances, finishing 16th and 11th in the nation. In 2003, Mork was tabbed as the Central Region Assistant Coach of the Year and was a finalist for the National Assistant Coach of the Year Award.

Prior to her tenure at Notre Dame, Mork was an assistant coach from 1997-99 at the University of North Carolina and was instrumental in the development of the first varsity rowing program at the school. Mork also gained coaching experience serving as a graduate assistant coach at Purdue University from 1995-97.

A native of Mukwonago, Wis., Mork was a four-year letterwinner at the University of Wisconsin where she earned a BS in Applied Economics in 1994. While at Wisconsin, Mork was a collegiate winner at the famed Head of the Charles Regatta in 1992 and was a top-six finalist at the Collegiate Nationals for three consecutive years. In the summer of 1993, Mork competed at a developmental camp with the Vesper Boat Club, earning four gold medals, five silvers and three national championships.


The Pam Mork File

College: Wisconsin, 1994

Year at Cincinnati: 2nd

Previous experience: Graduate Assistant Coach, Purdue University (1995-97); Assistant Coach, University of North Carolina (1997-99); First Assistant Coach, University of Notre Dame (1999-2005); Head Coach, University of Cincinnati (2005-present).

Competitive experience: University of Wisconsin varsity team (1991-94); Vesper Boat Club, developmental camp (1993); sculled for USA National Team Coach (1994).