Pete, a TCW alum and varsity rower, joined the TC coaching staff in 2002.  During his time on the staff, Pete has coached every boat and competition level - from novices to freshman to junior varsity to varsity.  Additionally, Pete has coached the Alexandria Community Rowing Men's Sweep Team since 2006 and he coached the Old Dominion Boat Club (ODBC) Select Rowing program from 2006 to 2007. 
 
The athletes Pete has coached have, despite his involvement, been quite successful.  Some of his crews' notable results include Virginia Championships in: the 2005 Freshman 8, the 2007 Third 8, the 2008 Second 8, the 2010 Second 4 and a second place finish in the First 4.  In 2007, his ODBC boat won all three of the local races they entered – Head of the Potomac, Occoquan Chase and the Head of the Occoquan, and placed 10th out of 55 entries against international competition at the prestigious Head of the Charles regatta in Boston.
 
These athletes have gone on row at colleges all over the country, including Yale, Virginia, Trinity, MIT, Columbia, Washington, and Old Dominion.
 
Pete is married to TCW alum, current teacher and former girl's coach Lexye (Street) Hearding; they have one a beautiful daughter, Reese, and a giant black labrador retriever named Toby.
 
When he isn't at the boathouse, Pete can probably be found doing some combination of the following:

• hanging out with his family
• walking Toby
• drinking coffee
• watching the Redskins or Syracuse sports
• trying to catch up on sleep