DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake University rowing head coach Charlie DiSilvestro has announced the hiring of Betsy Bayliss as assistant coach. Bayliss comes to Drake from Seattle University, where she was an assistant coach for three seasons for the Redhawks.
"Betsy was the novice coach at Seattle, where she coached the novice 8 to a first-place championship at the Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association," DiSilvestro said. "Before Seattle, she was at Puget Sound, where she coached many medalists at the Northwest Collegiate Rowing Conference & WIRA championships. What sold me on Betsy was her balance on academics, competitiveness and team dynamics.