Erika Twedt - Rowing Coach - University of Tennessee Athletics

Erika Twedt

Title:
Assistant Coach

Erika Twedt joined the Tennessee women[apos]s rowing program as an assistant coach in August 2010. Her responsibilities include assisting in all areas of the program with emphasis on recruiting, coxswain development, and the V4+ boat. A 2001 UT graduate, Twedt competed for the Lady Volunteers as a coxswain from 2000-01. She comes to Knoxville from Missoula, Montana, where she served as Director of Development and Alumni Relations for the University of Montana Foundation. A law degree recipient, Coach Twedt earned her J.D. from the Hamline University Law School in St. Paul, Minn., in 2008. While in the North Star State, she also began her coaching career as an assistant coach for the Minnesota Boat Club[apos]s competitive team. On her watch, the team successfully defended its first-place finish at the Head of the Charles Regatta, setting a new course record in the process. [quote]Erika brings many attributes to the table; her strong communication skills, broad experience, intellect, and motivation to be the best are requirements for this position,[quote] Glenn said. [quote]I[apos]m excited to help her utilize these strengths to take our fours, and our program, into new competitive territory.[quote] After graduating from UT in 2001, Twedt[apos]s career path has taken her all over the world. Prior to heading up Development and Alumni Relations at Montana, she worked in Colorado and Minnesota. From 2004-05, she lived in Togo, West Africa as part of the Peace Corps, where she worked as a Community Health and AIDS Prevention Volunteer. She also studied abroad in Norway and Israel from 2006-07.