:James A. Ten Eyck
{{Short description|American rowing coach (1851–1938)}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1851|10|16}}
| birth_place = Tomkins Cove, New York
| death_date = {{death date and age|1938|2|11|1851|10|16}}
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| coach_years1 = 1899–1901
| coach_team1 = United States Naval Academy
| coach_years2 = 1903–1938
| coach_team2 = Syracuse University
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- 4 national (1908, 1913, 1916 and 1920)
- 6 Freshman's squads (1906, 1915, 1922, 1925, 1929 and 1930)
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James A. Ten Eyck (October 16, 1851 – February 11, 1938) was a crew coach at United States Naval Academy and Syracuse University.{{cite news |title=Without a Hitch: Training of Syracuse Crew Meets Satisfaction of Coach Ten Eyck |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/64202210/ |access-date=28 November 2020 |work=Buffalo Morning Express and Illustrated Buffalo Express |date=5 April 1908 |location=Buffalo, New York |page=25 |via=Newspapers.com}} He was born in Tomkins Cove, New York and is the father of Edward H. "Ned" Ten Eyck, who coached crew for the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1907 to 1910, and took over coaching duties at Syracuse from his father after his death. He was inducted into the Greater Syracuse Sports Hall of Fame on October 21, 2002.{{Cite web |url=http://www.suathletics.com/news/basketball/mbasket/2002/6/13/syrhof.asp?path=mbasket |title=www.suathletics.com |access-date=2006-08-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191537/http://www.suathletics.com/news/basketball/mbasket/2002/6/13/syrhof.asp?path=mbasket |archive-date=2007-09-27 |url-status=dead }}
Coaching career
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Ten Eyck began his coaching career at the Naval Academy from 1899 to 1901. He moved to Syracuse University in 1903 after Edwin Sweetland resigned the post. As Syracuse coach, he captured ten National Championships.
For his coaching accomplishments James Ten Eyck was honored in several ways. The Ten Eyck Trophy, awarded to the all-points champion at the Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta is named for him. In 1937, Syracuse named the boathouse for the rowing teams the James Ten Eyck Memorial Boathouse.
=National Championships=
- Varsity: 1908, 1913, 1916 and 1920
- Freshman's squads: 1906, 1915, 1922, 1925, 1929 and 1930
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061215164416/http://www.syracusehalloffame.com/pages/inductees/2002/jim_ten_eyck.html Syracuse Hall of Fame bio]
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