The 1999 Princeton Men's Lightweight JV 8
The 1999 Princeton Men's Lightweight JV 8
Joe Murtaugh enters his 12th year as the head coach of the Tiger varsity lightweights with a record of 63-8. In addition to his coaching duties he serves as the administrator for the Princeton crew program.
Murtaugh has led Princeton to four national championships (89, 94, 96, 98) and three sprints titles (96, 98, 99). In 1998 and 1999, his first, second and third varsity crews capped off perfect regular seasons with EARC Sprints championships.
Murtaugh is a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia, where he coached women's crew for four years prior to his arrival at Princeton.
Since 1997, Murtaugh has coached the US National Lightweight Eight. In 1999, he coached the lightweight eight to a gold medal at the World Championships in St. Catharines, Ontario - the first victory in that event for the U.S. in 25 years. In 1998, Murtaugh's lightweight eight won the silver medal at the 1998 World Championships in Cologne, and the 1997 crew took 6th in Aigbelette, France.
Topher Bordeau starts in the fall of 2001 as the new Princeton Lightweight men's coach after having coached the third and fourth fours at Belmont Hill School in Belmont, MA. In that first season, his third four won the New England Championship, and his fourth four came in second. Previous to coaching, Bordeau rowed in the Boat Race for Oxford University in 1999, and was the Captain of the 1998 national championship varsity heavyweight squad.
Bordeau, a 1998 Princeton graduate, was a three times Sprints champion (96,97,98) and three times IRA champion (95, 96, 98). His 1998 boat had a perfect season -- an undefeated dual season along with winning the heats and finals of the Sprints and IRA. We welcome him back to Princeton for the 2001-2002 season.
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