Carol Schoenecker
Head Men's and Women's Rowing Coach
Carol Schoenecker
Head Men's and Women's Rowing Coach
Bio
Carol Schoenecker was named Head Rowing Coach in July of 2023.
Schoenecker (pronounced SHAH-nuh-kur) 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.
Schoenecker has spent the last two seasons as an Assistant Volunteer Coach at the University of Rochester, helping coach the Yellowjacket men’s varsity club crews to podium positions in the Varsity and Freshmen Fours at the Liberty League Championships. She has also served as the Head Novice and Modified Coach for the Brighton Rowing Club, working with local youth in 7th-12 grades. Schoenecker previously served as the Head Masters Coach for the Three Rivers Rowing Association in her hometown of Pittsburgh.
Earning a bachelor’s degree in history and classics from Bucknell in 2011, Schoenecker was a four-time Patriot League champion (2008-11) as well as a three-time ECAC champion for the Bison. Schoenecker competed at the Women’s Henley Regatta in England in 2008, and also spent two summers coaching the junior women with the Penn Athletic Club Rowing Association in Philadelphia. She additionally competed with Fox Chapel Crew Club prior to her collegiate career.
Schoenecker went on to earn a Master of Arts in social and public policy with a concentration in peace studies and conflict resolution from Duquesne in 2013 before going on to a Doctorate in Education Leadership in 2021, teaching multiple graduate and undergraduate courses in educational psychology and qualitative research during her time on campus.