Devenuto-Wyeth Named Assistant Rowing Coach
October 07, 2024 12:00 PM | Rowing
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University rowing coach Jimmy King has announced the hiring of Ciara Devenuto-Wyeth as assistant coach for the Mountaineers.
Devenuto-Wyeth comes to WVU after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Clemson. She assisted with coaching novice/first-year athletes, was responsible for equipment ordering and team management. She coached the novice eights in the fall and 4V8+ in the spring, as well as spare pairs for Atlantic Coast Conference races. Devenuto-Wyeth also assisted the associate coach and recruiting coordinator with recruits and official visits.
Devenuto-Wyeth competed for five successful seasons at Jacksonville (2017-22), racing as a member of the 1V8+ boat. Over her career, she won the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship, 2018 Crimson Tide Invitational, 2021 George Mason Invitational and rowed in the 2022 NCAA Division I National Championship.
At Jacksonville, she earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's 2022 Scholar Athlete Award, Academic Honor Roll from 2017-2021, twice awarded the University President's Certificate of Excellence Award, the JU Athletics Green, White, and Gold Award for Academic Excellence in Fall 2019, nominated for the National Society of Leadership and Success from 2017-2021 and named to the MAAC All-Academic 1st Team in 2021.
Devenuto-Wyeth graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonville with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2021 and a master's degree in kinesiology in 2022. While at Clemson, she graduated with a 4.0, earning a master's degree in athletic leadership in August 2024.
She is currently pursuing a certification in sports psychology. She also plans to begin earning a doctorate in sports and exercise psychology at WVU beginning in Fall 2025.
Devenuto-Wyeth comes to WVU after serving as a graduate assistant coach at Clemson. She assisted with coaching novice/first-year athletes, was responsible for equipment ordering and team management. She coached the novice eights in the fall and 4V8+ in the spring, as well as spare pairs for Atlantic Coast Conference races. Devenuto-Wyeth also assisted the associate coach and recruiting coordinator with recruits and official visits.
Devenuto-Wyeth competed for five successful seasons at Jacksonville (2017-22), racing as a member of the 1V8+ boat. Over her career, she won the 2022 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championship, 2018 Crimson Tide Invitational, 2021 George Mason Invitational and rowed in the 2022 NCAA Division I National Championship.
At Jacksonville, she earned Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association's 2022 Scholar Athlete Award, Academic Honor Roll from 2017-2021, twice awarded the University President's Certificate of Excellence Award, the JU Athletics Green, White, and Gold Award for Academic Excellence in Fall 2019, nominated for the National Society of Leadership and Success from 2017-2021 and named to the MAAC All-Academic 1st Team in 2021.
Devenuto-Wyeth graduated magna cum laude from Jacksonville with a bachelor's degree in psychology in 2021 and a master's degree in kinesiology in 2022. While at Clemson, she graduated with a 4.0, earning a master's degree in athletic leadership in August 2024.
She is currently pursuing a certification in sports psychology. She also plans to begin earning a doctorate in sports and exercise psychology at WVU beginning in Fall 2025.
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