Deron Boyles
Head Coach
678.361.1912 cell
dboyles@gsu.edu Deron Boyles (aka Doc) has been involved with GaState Crew for over a decade. Prior to taking over as coach, Doc served as faculty advisor and assistant coach for coxswains under Coach Chris Abellana. Certified by USRowing, Doc has coached and coxed boats in the Head of the Charles, Head of the Hooch, Head of the Tennessee and Head of the South, to name a few. He has coxed numerous sprint races and has won over 45 medals from his rowing days at Vanderbilt to his coxing days with the Atlanta Rowing Club. He won Bronze at SIRA and is a Masterís National Silver medalist for the mixed 8+. In 2007, he was awarded the "Bruce and Patty Wilson Oarsman Award" from ARC. |
Chad Porter
Assistant Coach
404.245.5224 cell
Chad joined the team, merely a scrawny boy, in 2006. Then rowing changed his life, overhauling his work ethic leading to his appointment as Team Captain.
He went on to compete in the Men's Lightweight 4 at the Head of the Charles and was the bow seat in the team record setting boat with a time of 6:55.59
that finished 8th in the Men's Varsity 4 at SIRA. Chad rowed and coxed his way to 30+ medals, and has returned with his Level II USRowing Certification to
spread his passion for the sport. chadp27@bellsouth.net |