Galloway, NJ – Stockton University has named
Joe Welsh and
BJ Fox assistant rowing coaches for the 2019 season. Welsh and Fox have been fixtures on the local rowing scene and will assist new head coach
John Bancheri, who assumed his role as Stockton's first full-time rowing coach earlier this month. Welsh and Fox both have coaching experience from the high school level.
Welsh had a highly successful 23-year run as head girls coach at Holy Spirit High School. Overall, Welsh coached at Holy Spirit for 33 years, including four as the boys head coach for the Spartans. During his time as the girls head coach, Welsh's teams won the Garden State Scholastic Championship nine consecutive times (2008-16) and captured many individual gold medals at the regatta.
In 2003, Welsh coached the Holy Spirit girls varsity eight to the championship at the Henley Women's Regatta in Henley-on-Thames, England. The Henley regatta is widely considered to be the sport's world championship. Welsh's rowers also earned numerous medals at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta, Stotesbury Cup Regatta and Philadelphia City Rowing Championships over the years.
Fox possesses coaching experience on the scholastic level from stints at Atlantic City High School and Mainland Regional High School, where he coached rowers that earned medals at the Scholastic Rowing Association of America Regatta, Stotesbury Cup Regatta and Philadelphia City Rowing Championships.
Fox was a varsity oarsman at Mercyhurst College and Rutgers University, graduating from Rutgers in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in History/Political Science. He is certified by the National Strength & Conditioning Association as strength and conditioning specialist. Fox also is a USA Weightlifting sports performance coach and the owner of Strength First in Margate, NJ.
