The University of Texas at Austin Athletics
Rowing
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
Kyndal Mancho has completed her first season as an assistant coach on Dave O’Neill’s highly-regarded staff that includes associate head coach Mary Lenington and assistant coach Mara Allen.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to join Dave and his incredible coaching and support staff here at Texas,” Mancho said upon her hiring in the summer of 2016. “As a student-athlete, I developed greatly under Dave’s coaching, and I learned even more about being a good person. I’m excited to continue working with Dave and look forward to contributing to such a great program in this new role.”
A decorated collegiate rower, Mancho competed under O’Neill at California (2009-13) and helped the Golden Bears’ to top-two individual team finishes in each of her four seasons. As a freshman, Mancho helped Cal to a Pac-10 title and a second-place team finish at the 2010 NCAA Championships. Mancho led the Golden Bears’ varsity four boat to a Pac-10 title and a national title at the 2011 NCAA Championships as a sophomore.
Mancho remained an integral part of Cal’s success during her junior and senior seasons at Berkeley. She helped the second varsity eight boat to a Pac-12 title and a bronze-medal finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships. Mancho paced the second varsity eight to a Pac-12 crown and silver medal at the 2013 NCAA Championships.
Mancho, who earned a bachelor’s in sociology at Cal in 2013, brings previous coaching experience to the Forty Acres. In 2015, she served as a coach with the Central Valley Rowing Club in her native Stockton, California.
