Glenn Putyrae - Rowing Coach - Alabama Athletics

Glenn Putyrae

Title:
Head Coach
Phone:
205-348-3600

Personal Information

Education: Washington State, 1997 (master's)
Spouse: Mollie
Children: Patrick, June

Coaching Experience

2018-present: Alabama, Head Coach
2011-18: Gonzaga, Head Coach
2007-11: Georgetown, Head Coach
1999-07: Gonzaga, Head Coach
1994-97: Washington State, Freshman Men's Coach

Playing Experience

1989-93: Washington

Glenn Putyrae enters his seventh year as Head Coach for the University of Alabama in 2024-25. He was named the Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2019, a first-time honor for the Crimson Tide since joining the conference as an affiliate member in 2015, and guided Alabama to its first ever appearance at the NCAA Championships in 2021.

Alabama (2018-Present)

Guided Alabama to its first ever appearance at the NCAA Championships in 2021
Named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2019, a first-time honor for the Crimson Tide since joining the conference as an affiliate member in 2015
Second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (2019, 2021, 2022)
Third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships (2023, 2024)

Gonzaga (1999-07, 2011-18)

Nine-time recipient of the West Coast Conference Coach of the Year award
Took Gonzaga to new heights, winning five WCC championships over a seven-year span (2013, 2015-18)
The team's 2013 league title earned the Zags their first bid in program history into the NCAA championships, where the Bulldogs finished 19th
Gonzaga placed in the top 20 in each of its national meet appearances since then as well, finishing 17th in 2015, 16th in 2016, 19th in 2017 and 18th in 2018 – All accomplished with just five scholarships, which is 15 less than the maximum number of scholarships allowed in rowing by the NCAA.
In his 15 seasons at the helm in Spokane, Putyrae coached four Collegiate Rowing Coaches Association All-Americans and 13 CRCA All-Region/All-Conference selections
Twenty-eight of his student-athletes have been named All-Western Intercollegiate Rowing Association selections, while at a conference level, Putyrae has had four WCC Rowers of the Year, four WCC Newcomers of the Year, seven WCC Coxswains of the Year and 44 All-conference honorees
Additionally, Putyrae has coached three CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees, 51 CRCA Scholar-Athletes and 80 WCC All-Academic Team honorees
Putyrae is also a four-time WIRA Coach of the Year, and he and his staff earned CRCA Region 5 Staff of the Year in 2016.
In this first stint at the helm, Putyrae led Gonzaga to seven WCC championships and three ECAC Rowing International appearances, winning the national title in 2013

Georgetown (2007-11)

Led the Hoyas to a second-place finish (2010), third place finish (2011) and two fourth places finishes (2008, 2009) at the BIG EAST championships
His lightweight squad experienced success as well as the lightweight Varsity 8+ crew secured a spot in the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Championships all four years
The Hoyas finished second at the 2008 IRAs, fifth at the 2009 IRAs and sixth at both the 2010 and 2011 national championships
Under his direction, Georgetown produced four Pocock Lightweight All-Americans, 10 All-BIG EAST Team selections and 16 CRCA Scholar-Athletes
In both 2008 and 2009, the Hoyas earned the BIG EAST Academic Team Excellence Award, and in 2009, Putyrae and his coaching staff were named BIG EAST Coaching Staff of the Year