Ellen Minzner and Tom Siddal Awarded Order of Ikkos

Ellen Minzner, the Para High Performance Director and 2023 USOPC Paralympic Coach of the Year, was awarded the Order of Ikkos from the United States Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC). Tom Siddal, coach of the silver medal-winning PR3 Mixed four and assistant for the Harvard heavyweight men, also received the honor. Additionally, Rebecca Newman and Bob Arsenault were awarded the Order of Ikkos.  Each coach was nominated by the athletes of the PR3 mixed four with coxswain.

The Order of Ikkos recognizes the efforts of America’s finest coaches and is awarded by Olympic medal-winning athletes to acknowledge a coach for their leadership in achieving world-class success. Each medal-winning team may give the award to a coach or mentor. The award is named for Ikkos, the first recorded coach in Ancient Greece who coached two athletes to gold in the pentathlon.