St. Mary’s College of Maryland Names Nik Meyer to Lead Rowing Programs
By Katie Lane
After spending six years with the Seahawks as an assistant coach and then interim head coach, Nik Meyer has been named head coach of the men’s and women’s rowing programs at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
“This is my first head-coach position, which is really exciting,” Meyer said. “I’ve been in assistant-coach roles for the last six years, so I’ve had a lot of time to think about how I would run a program if I was at the helm. To finally have that opportunity is really exciting.”
Saint Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) has seen notable success over the 10 years it has operated as a varsity program. SMCM captured the program’s first-ever Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference Championship and made its first NCAA appearance in 2022 when Meyer was an assistant coach.
When Meyer was promoted to interim head for the 2023-24 season, the team won its second Mid-Atlantic Rowing Conference championship and qualified for the NCAA championships.
For his leadership during the 2023-24 season, Meyer earned MARC Women’s Coach of the Year honors as well as Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) Mid-Atlantic Region Coach of the Year.
SMCM won its third conference title in 2025, made the grand finals at the NCAA championships, and the coaching staff was named CRCA Co-Staff of the Year for the second straight season.
“I want to keep up that success by improving the women’s team placement at the NCAA championships and getting the men’s team an IRA bid,” Meyer said. “Both those goals are going to take a lot of effort, but I’m hopeful that we’ll be able to get there with the dedication that I’ve seen from my athletes. We have a lot of mutual understanding and respect for each other, so we’re driven to enable each other’s success.”
In addition to his time with the Seahawks, Meyer coached Blair Crew Inc., from 2018 to 2021 and Elizabeth Seton High School from 2018 to 2021.
Meyer graduated from the University of Maryland in 2021 with a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. Originally from North Potomac, Md., Meyer has earned a USRowing Level 2 coaching certification.
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