Thomas Jefferson University

Hurley was named the women's rowing head coach in December 2025. He becomes the third head coach in program history.

Hurley joins the Rams after spending 12 years being with the rowing program at the University of Delaware. He spent 10 season with the women's rowing team where he became an Associate Head Coach, helping the Blue Hens earn multiple top-4 finishes in the CAA Championships. He went to go on as an Associate Coach in the men's program for Delaware.

Prior to his tenure with the Blue Hens, Hurley was the head coach at Liberty University in 2012-13, working primarily with the women’s varsity and novice squads during his tenure with the Flames. 

Among the highlights during his time with Liberty were two appearances in two grand finals at the SIRA Regatta, resulting in a silver medal for the Women’s Lightweight Four, both of which were a program first. 

Prior to Liberty University, Hurley coached at Virginia Tech from 2005-2011. The team saw some of its best success in program history under his direction with the team ranking in the national top ten for Club Women’s Eights in 2008 and 2009.  

With the Hokies, Hurley guided the program to a silver medal at the 2008 Dad Vail Regatta in the Lightweight Women’s Eight while the Lightweight Women’s eight also finished the season ranked No. 8 in the nation. 

Before his move to Virginia Tech, Hurley served as the head coach of the UMass-Lowell women’s team while also coaching the Lowell High School varsity men. He led the Lowell High School men’s eight to a sliver medal in the 2004 Fall State Championship. 

Hurley starred his coaching in the spring of 2001, serving as the assistant novice coach for two years with Brandeis University in Boston. 

He is a 2001 graduate of University of Massachusetts at Amherst, graduating with a degree in psychology and competing as a member of the club rowing team. 

During his rowing career at UMass, Hurley earned a bronze medal in the Men’s Lightweight Eight at the 2000 Champion International Regatta. He capped off his collegiate rowing experience by winning a gold medal at the 2001 Avaya Collegiate Championships (now  ECAC National Invitational Collegiate Regatta) in the Men’s Heavyweight Four. 

He has his Level III US Rowing Coaching Certification and is an AFAA certified personal trainer. 

He lives with his wife, Sara, and their two sons, Cyrus and Seamus