A decorated coxswain at Central Oklahoma, Amy Van Buskirk joined the Washington State rowing staff beginning with the spring 2018 semester, serving as coordinator of operations.Â
Van Buskirk came to Pullman after spending two and a half years as a graduate assistant coach for Central Oklahoma where she was an instrumental part of Central Oklahoma’s success. In her two full seasons as a graduate assistant (2016 and 2017), the Bronchos put together back-to-back national runner up team finishes at the NCAA Division II Rowing Championships.Â
Van Buskirk was a successful walk-on, spending all four year of her collegiate career as a varsity coxswain for Central Oklahoma. While on the team Van Buskirk was named Most Valuable Athlete of 2012, the first coxswain awarded the title.Â
As an upperclassman, Van Buskirk was a two-year team captain. She was awarded All-America in 2014 and again in 2015, making her the first All-American coxswain in program history while also being the first two-time All-American in the young program’s history.
A 2015 graduate of Central Oklahoma, Van Buskirk received her Master’s degree in Crime and Intelligence Analysis.
Â
