FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Nova Southeastern University's Heather Barney has announced her resignation as the head coach of the NSU women's rowing program to accept the head coaching position at Trinity College. In the interim, Director of Athletics Michael Mominey has announced that former assistant, Devin Fay, will assume the duties as interim head coach. 
 
"We want to thank Heather for her hard work within the program and wish her and her entire family the best as they relocate for the next step in her career," Mominey said. "To that end, we are excited to announce that Devin has accepted an offer to immediately become the interim head coach of the NSU rowing team. Devin has been a dedicated and loyal member of our staff and is committed to the success of the student-athletes in our rowing program."
 
In just two years at the helm, Barney continued to keep NSU rowing in the national spotlight with back-to-back appearances at the NCAA Division II Rowing Championships. Most recently, the team made its sixth consecutive appearance, and 11th overall, at the 2016 NCAA Championships, where the varsity eight competed in the Petite Final.
 
During her time at NSU, Barney has produced three CRCA All-Americans, a CoSIDA First Team All-American, three CRCA National Scholar-Athletes, one Academic All-District team member and has had four All-Sunshine State Conference and two All-SSC Freshman/Novice rowers. The team also secured consecutive second-place finishes at the SSC Championships in 2015 and 2016.
 
Fay will assume the duties as interim head coach after serving as an assistant coach under Barney the past two seasons. He has also had coaching stints at Bates College, Cornell, Smith College and Taylor Allderdice High School, and served as the assistant lightweight coach for the United States National Team 8+ in 2012. 
 
Prior to NSU, Barney spent two seasons at Bucknell University as the assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. She was also an assistant at Georgetown from 2007-11 and spent two seasons as an assistant at her alma mater from 2005-07.
 
Barney graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from Williams College and holds a master's degree in coaching and athletic administration from Concordia University.