Madison Keaty is in her second season as associate head coach of the Stanford lightweight rowing program in 2022-23.
Keaty's first season on The Farm was a successful one, as after recent seasons filled with adversity, the Cardinal lightweight program started to regain its footing as one of the best programs in the country throughout the 2022 season. Under the leadership of the 2022 College Rowing Coaches Association's lightweight rowing coach of the year, No. 2 Stanford concluded its 2022 campaign finishing tied-for-fourth in the chase for the IRA Commissioner's Cup. The Cardinal's efforts were led by a third-place finish for Stanford in the varsity 8+ and a fifth-place result for the Cardinal in the varsity 4+ race.
Sophomore Avery Louis and senior Martha Yates were named 2022 Pocock All-America Athletes, the College Rowing Coaches Association (CRCA) announced in late July. The pair each rowed in Stanford's varsity eight throughout the season, helping to guide the Cardinal's boat to a bronze-medal finish and the team to a tied-for-fourth place effort at the IRA Championships in May.
Under her leadership, Cardinal student-athletes also excelled off the water, earning a combined 23 academic honors from both the IRA and CRCA.
Alongside its podium effort at the IRA Championships, Stanford's 2022 season was highlighted by a first-place finish at The Knecht Cup, April 10, a fifth-place finish at the San Diego Crew Classic March 26-27, and intense racing in dual matchups at Redwood Shores with eventual 2022 IRA Champion and No. 1 Princeton as well as No. 6 Wisconsin April 16 and April 23.
Keaty arrived Stanford after three seasons as an assistant coach at Alabama, serving as the novice coach and in-state recruiting coordinator. She coached the varsity fours to second-place results at the Big-12 Championships in 2019 and 2021, and helped the team receive its first bid to the NCAA Championships in 2021.
Alabama earned its highest rankings in program history under Keaty’s watch, including the first top-20 ranking after a win over then-No. 16 Indiana in 2019 and the highest mark in program history in 2021 after a victory over then-No. 5 California.
Prior to Keaty’s tenure at Alabama, she spent two years as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at her alma mater, Gonzaga. She led the varsity four and second varsity four to West Coast Conference championships in both 2017 and 2018, appearing at the NCAA Championship in both campaigns.
Keaty was a graduate assistant at Ithaca College from 2014-16, working with the varsity lightweights and varsity four for both the lightweights and the openweights. Ithaca achieved a first-place result at the National Invitational Rowing Championship in 2016 as well as the Dad Vail Regatta.
Keaty spent one year, 2018, as an assistant coach at Ready Set Row, a summer development camp in North Andover, Massachusetts.
An accomplished rower in college, Keaty was a four-year member of the team at Gonzaga. A captain as a senior, Keaty competed as part of the varsity eight that led the Bulldogs to its first NCAA appearance in program history in 2013. Keaty was the 2013 West Coast Conference Rower of the Year, and a two-time All-WCC first team honoree. She was a three-time CRCA Scholar-Athlete and WCC Honor Roll selection.
Keaty graduated with her Bachelor’s from Gonzaga in 2014 and received a Master’s from Ithaca in 2015.