Bronx, N.Y. – Fordham University Director of Athletics David Roach announced the promotion of five members of the department for their diligent work for the department. Those receiving promotions are Tim Rehm, Shane Fogarty, Rob DiToma, Katie Lane, and Gavin Wyse.
 
"All athletic departments rely on having great people who work tirelessly for the student-athletes," Roach said. "All of these professionals have displayed that they will do whatever they can to help our student-athletes achieve their goals.  I am happy to be able to promote these outstanding coaches and offer my congratulations to each."
 
Katie Lane – Promoted to Associate Head Women's Rowing Coach

• Begins her fourth season with the Fordham rowing staff where she also serves as the Recruiting Coordinator.
• Guided the Rams to numerous regatta wins over the past four years, including the junior varsity 8 winning gold at the 2017 Kerr Cup and the varsity 8 taking gold at the 34th Memorial Murphy Cup Regatta and winning the petite final at the prestigious San Diego Crew Classic in 2016.
• The Rams placed third at the 2016 Atlantic 10 Championships, matching the best ever finish for the Rams at the championship.
• Served as the head coach of men's rowing at Wentworth Institute of Technology from 2011-2014, prior to arriving at Fordham.
• Helped Wentworth win the program's first medals at the Head of the Charles in 2012, the Dad Vail Regatta in 2012 and the New England Rowing Championships in 2012 and 2013.
• Also coached under the leadership of renowned junior coach Ethan Curren at Community Rowing Inc. from 2011 to 2013 producing medal-winning shells at the USRowing Youth National Championships and more than a dozen medals at the USRowing Club National Championships.
  A 2011 University of Vermont graduate.
• Accepted a place in the inaugural class of the Institute for Rowing Leadership following graduation.    
  Has been a masters men's competitive coxswain since 2009 with Riverfront Recapture in Hartford, Conn., and Community Rowing Inc. in Brighton, Mass.

 
Head coach Ted Bonanno on Lane: "Katie has done outstanding work with our student-athletes and has brought our recruiting program to its most competitive level in our program's history. She has had an extremely positive impact on our program and has helped lead us to our best team performance at both the Atlantic 10 Championships and Dad Vail. Her new role as Associate Head Coach will further expand her responsibilities and will help us to continue to build Fordham Rowing into a premiere Division I program."