Oliver "Ollie" T. Bogen

1957 - 1965

Dr. Charles Good

1965 - 1973

Dr. Arthur Erdman

1973 - 1977

Tom Perry & Tim Murphy

1977 - 1980

Lee Fielder

1983 - 1990

Tom "Tucker" Altenhofen

1990 - 2010

Aaron Schnell

2013 - Present

Timeline: 1957 - 1997

1957: Men's Crew founded by Head Coach Oliver Bogen, Lloyd Ohme and Dr. Charles Good.

1964: Crew hosts first intercollegiate regatta.

1965: Dr. Charles Good named Head Coach.

1966: Minnesota hosts a duel against Purdue. Minnesota competes in the Mid-American Collegiate Rowing Association (MACRA) regatta for the first time.

1973: Dr. Arthur Erdman is named head coach. Minnesota lightweights win the Canadian Henley Men's Lightweight 8+. Minnesota participates in the inaugural Midwest Rowing Championships - VL4+ wins gold, VL8+ and Open 4- win silver.

1975: Crew moves from a quanset hut on the Mississippi River Flats to scrap metal storage building.

1977: Minnesota V4+ wins first gold medal at Midwest Rowing Championships and first Dad Vail silver medal. Tom Perry and Dan Bryant win US National Championships, Intermediate 2-, and Elite 2-. Tom Perry and Tim Murphy named coaches.

1980: Mac Good and Tom Perry rowed in World Championship trials for Team USA. Mac Good made LW8+. The V4+ and the VL4+ win first Dad Vail gold medals for Minnesota. Bill Donoho and Bill Theisse win pair at Canadian Henley. Minnesota wins Bud Poe Cup at Waterloo Open Regatta.

1983: Bill Donoho wins bronze medal at PanAm games with John Jablome. Ben "Kip" Ballon coaches and the team names Lee Fielder as head coach at the end of the season.

1984: Crew places at Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia, PA.

1986: Rich Taschek rowed his single 2,300 miles from Minneapolis to New Orleans as a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House.

1987: The V4+ won first medal for Minnesota at the IRA National Championships.

1988: Jim Kent qualifies for CRASH B World indoor rowing championships.

1990: Thomas Altenhofen named head coach.

1993: Minnesota 4+ wins Dad Vails and takes silver at IRAs.

1996: Minnesota V4+ finishes season undefeated (Heart of Texas, Great Plains, Midwest, Dad Vail, and IRA champs.

1997: The V4+ successfully defends IRA National Championship at the Royal Henley, and advances to the quarter finals. Michael Wherley wins World Championships in the USA Men's 8+.

Coaches

Oliver "Ollie" T. Bogen

Dr. Charles Good

Dr. Arthur Erdman

Tom Perry & Tim Murphy

Lee Fielder

Tom "Tucker" Altenhofen

Aaron Schnell

Minnesota Crew

Timeline: 1957 - 1997

1957: Men's Crew founded by Head Coach Oliver Bogen, Lloyd Ohme and Dr. Charles Good.

1964: Crew hosts first intercollegiate regatta.

1965: Dr. Charles Good named Head Coach.

1966: Minnesota hosts a duel against Purdue. Minnesota competes in the Mid-American Collegiate Rowing Association (MACRA) regatta for the first time.

1973: Dr. Arthur Erdman is named head coach. Minnesota lightweights win the Canadian Henley Men's Lightweight 8+. Minnesota participates in the inaugural Midwest Rowing Championships - VL4+ wins gold, VL8+ and Open 4- win silver.

1975: Crew moves from a quanset hut on the Mississippi River Flats to scrap metal storage building.

1977: Minnesota V4+ wins first gold medal at Midwest Rowing Championships and first Dad Vail silver medal. Tom Perry and Dan Bryant win US National Championships, Intermediate 2-, and Elite 2-. Tom Perry and Tim Murphy named coaches.

1980: Mac Good and Tom Perry rowed in World Championship trials for Team USA. Mac Good made LW8+. The V4+ and the VL4+ win first Dad Vail gold medals for Minnesota. Bill Donoho and Bill Theisse win pair at Canadian Henley. Minnesota wins Bud Poe Cup at Waterloo Open Regatta.

1983: Bill Donoho wins bronze medal at PanAm games with John Jablome. Ben "Kip" Ballon coaches and the team names Lee Fielder as head coach at the end of the season.

1984: Crew places at Head of the Schuylkill in Philadelphia, PA.

1986: Rich Taschek rowed his single 2,300 miles from Minneapolis to New Orleans as a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House.

1987: The V4+ won first medal for Minnesota at the IRA National Championships.

1988: Jim Kent qualifies for CRASH B World indoor rowing championships.

1990: Thomas Altenhofen named head coach.

1993: Minnesota 4+ wins Dad Vails and takes silver at IRAs.

1996: Minnesota V4+ finishes season undefeated (Heart of Texas, Great Plains, Midwest, Dad Vail, and IRA champs.

1997: The V4+ successfully defends IRA National Championship at the Royal Henley, and advances to the quarter finals. Michael Wherley wins World Championships in the USA Men's 8+.