Joe Murtaugh
Head Coach, Men’s Lightweight Crew
Joe Murtaugh has been the head coach of the Tiger varsity lightweights since 1988, with a record of 67- 11. In addition to his coaching duties, he serves as the administrator for the Princeton crew program.
Murtaugh had led Princeton to four national lightweight championships (’89, ’94, ’96, ’98) and three Eastern sprints titles (’96, ’98, ’99). In 1998 and 1999 his first, second and third varsity crews had perfect regular seasons with EARC sprints championships.
Murtaugh is a 1983 graduate of the University of Virginia, where he coached women’s crew for four years prior to his arrival at Princeton.
Since 1997 Murtaugh has coached the U.S. national lightweight eight. In 2000 he coached the U.S. team to a gold medal in Zagreb, Croatia. In 1999 he coached the lightweight eight to a gold medal at the World Championships in St. Catharines, Ont. – the first victory in that event for the U.S. in 25 years. In 1998 Murtaugh’s lightweight eight won the silver medal at the World Championships in Cologne, Germany.