Alumnus and two-time Olympian Dan Walsh '02 joined the Northeastern coaching staff in August 2012.
As a student-athlete at Northeastern, Walsh played an integral role in leading the Huskies to three consecutive Eastern Sprints finals and a third-place finish, as well as a finals berth at the IRA National Championship Regatta. He was awarded the Parker Award as the most outstanding freshman oarsman and was a two-time recipient of the program's most valuable oarsman award. Walsh is the only oarsman in the history of Northeastern rowing to be so decorated.
In the summer of 2001, Walsh began his 11-year career as a national team oarsman. During his time with USRowing, he served as the alternate for the US Olympic eight that won gold in Athens in 2004. He captured a bronze medal as the six seat of the US eight at the 2006 World Championships, and again won bronze in 2008 at the Beijing Olympics as the five seat of the US eight. In the summer of 2009, he was inducted into the Northeastern Varsity Club Hall of Fame for excellence in the sport of rowing.
Walsh also is co-founder of the San Diego-based athletic training facility Engine Room Fitness.
