COACHES
Head Coach Katie Wells
Katie holds a BA from Bowdoin College and a Masters degree from the University of Virginia. She has taught at Charlotte Country Day School from 2010-2013 and began teaching at Pomfret School in 2013. Katie rowed port under Coach Gil Birney at Bowdoin College, competing in the varsity four boat at the Head of the Charles and Dad Vail Regattas. Katie teaches AP US History and Modern World History at Pomfret School and lives in Girls Bricks with her wife, Katy Field who is pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of Connecticut. She attended the JR Rowing Coaches Conference in Saratoga Springs in Feb 2014 and the Craftsbury Sculling Clinic in August 2014.
Assistant Coach Rachel Hudson
Rachel holds a B.A. from Williams College. She began as a novice rower at Williams in 2006. During her freshman and sophomore years, she rowed in the first novice eight and second varsity eight before a torn labrum in her hip kept her out of the boat for a year and a half. Despite being unable to row, she remained an integral part of the team by continuing to attend practices, going to physical therapy, and leading on-campus workouts for novice rowers. She returned to the lake for the spring of her junior and senior years as a member of the first varsity four and third varsity eight, winning back-to-back gold medals at the New England Rowing Championships and the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships. At Pomfret, Coach Hudson teaches Statistics and Pre-Calculus and lives in Girls’ Bricks.
Assistant Coach Pablo Montoro Alonso
I joined the crew program without knowing much about the sport but after a year learning with Coach Thorne I started to truly like this sport and everything it involves. I have been very lucky to work with great coaches in my 7 years at Pomfret and I have seen the full potential of our program and I am looking forward to helping the team succeed.
Head Coach Katie Wells
Katie holds a BA from Bowdoin College and a Masters degree from the University of Virginia. She has taught at Charlotte Country Day School from 2010-2013 and began teaching at Pomfret School in 2013. Katie rowed port under Coach Gil Birney at Bowdoin College, competing in the varsity four boat at the Head of the Charles and Dad Vail Regattas. Katie teaches AP US History and Modern World History at Pomfret School and lives in Girls Bricks with her wife, Katy Field who is pursuing her doctoral degree at the University of Connecticut. She attended the JR Rowing Coaches Conference in Saratoga Springs in Feb 2014 and the Craftsbury Sculling Clinic in August 2014.
Assistant Coach Rachel Hudson
Rachel holds a B.A. from Williams College. She began as a novice rower at Williams in 2006. During her freshman and sophomore years, she rowed in the first novice eight and second varsity eight before a torn labrum in her hip kept her out of the boat for a year and a half. Despite being unable to row, she remained an integral part of the team by continuing to attend practices, going to physical therapy, and leading on-campus workouts for novice rowers. She returned to the lake for the spring of her junior and senior years as a member of the first varsity four and third varsity eight, winning back-to-back gold medals at the New England Rowing Championships and the ECAC National Invitational Rowing Championships. At Pomfret, Coach Hudson teaches Statistics and Pre-Calculus and lives in Girls’ Bricks.
Assistant Coach Pablo Montoro Alonso
I joined the crew program without knowing much about the sport but after a year learning with Coach Thorne I started to truly like this sport and everything it involves. I have been very lucky to work with great coaches in my 7 years at Pomfret and I have seen the full potential of our program and I am looking forward to helping the team succeed.