Former lightweight rower Sean Healey returned to his alma mater in 2006 and begins his seventh season on East Hill in 2012-13. Healey has been an important part in building a crew that has won two Eastern Sprint titles (2006 and 2008) and an unprecedented three straight IRA national titles (2006, 2007 and 2008).
Last season, Healey helped the Big Red to the Leonard Cup for the best team performance with a win against Penn and then lead the freshmen-8 to victories over Columbia, MIT and Dartmouth. At the 2012 EARC Sprints, the freshmen-8 took fourth place in the Grand Finals.
During the 2010-11 sesason, Healey led the freshmen 8 to a 5-2 record overall with wins over Princeton, MIT, Delaware, Georgetown, and Dartmouth. At Eastern Sprints, the freshmen 8 earned the bronze medal.
In the two seasons prior, Healey saw great success with his freshmen boats, winning back-to-back gold medals at the Eastern Sprints in 2009 and 2010, the first consecutive gold medals by the lightweight freshmen at Sprints in Cornell history. During that span, he has also led the Big Red to an impressive 15-2 record in head-to-head races.
In his second season with the Big Red in 2008, his freshman boat placed fifth at Eastern Sprints. He also helped the Big Red claim the Jope Cup as the program that earns the most lightweight points for the first time since 1992.
Healey was responsible for working with the lightweight freshmen in 2006-07, guiding the team to a 5-2 record and a fifth-place finish at the Eastern Sprints. Included were head-to-head victories over both Harvard and Princeton.
A four-year member of the Big Red crew, Healey spent the 2005-06 season coaching for Three Rivers Rowing Association in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa.
A 2005 Cornell graduate with a degree in Engineering, Healey won an IRA title in the pairs and collected three second-place finishes at the Eastern Sprints championship during his rowing career.
* Updated June 2012
