Cornell University Athletics

Second-year assistant coach Dan Fronhofer will continue to help build the Big Red women’s rowing program after making great strides in his first season as the novice coach in 2007.

In his first year, Fronhofer directed the novice eight to the medal podium at the Eastern Sprints, finishing third in the grand final and posting a 6-2 overall record.

Fronhofer previously had worked as a volunteer assistant for the lightweight and heavyweight men’s rowing teams in 2006. Fronhofer rowed for the Big Red heavyweight squad for four seasons.

In his three seasons on the Cornell varsity crew, Fronhofer was part of a fifth-place boat at Eastern Sprints in 2002 and earned the team’ s Ackerman Award for motivating and inspiring the crew as a senior in 2004. He was part of a club eight team that earned a gold medal at the 2006 Head of the Charles Regatta. Fronhofer also competed at the Pan-American Games trials in the pair and competed at the National Selection Regatta in a single.

Fronhofer most recently worked for BDP Industries, Inc., in Greenwich, N.Y. He has twice completed the Lake Placid Ironman Triathlon, qualifying for and competing in the prestigious Hawaii Ironman.

A 2004 graduate of Cornell, he earned his degree in biological and environmental engineering. Fronhofer and his wife, Melissa, reside in Ithaca.