Education

James Madison University (2007)

Bachelor of Arts, English

Harrisonburg, Virginia

Brisbane Boys College (2002)

Brisbane, Australia

Experience

The University of Texas, Women's Swimming (August 2020 – Present)

Associate Head Coach

Conference Championships

• SEC Champions:

  • 2025

• Big 12 Champions:

  • 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024

NCAA Team Placing

• 2021 – 3rd Place (first top-5 finish since 2001)

• 2022 – 2nd Place (Runner-Up)

• 2023 – 2nd Place (Runner-Up)

• 2024 – 2nd Place (Runner-Up)

NCAA Individual Champions

• Emma Sticklen – 200 Butterfly (2023, 2024)

• Lydia Jacoby – 100 Breaststroke (2023)

Nationally Ranked Recruiting Classes

• 2021 – #10

• 2022 – #9

• 2023 – #2

• 2024 – #3

Key Contributions & Impact

• Developed and mentored multiple USA National Team members, including Olympians, World Championship medalists, and Olympic Trials finalists, such as Kelly Pash, Dakota Luther, Lydia Jacoby, Emma Sticklen, Madisyn Cox, Erin Gemmell and Erica Sullivan.

• Spearheaded race data analysis, video analysis, and season planning, optimizing training strategies for peak championship performance.

• Key contributor to nationally ranked recruiting classes, securing top-3 classes in 2023 and 2024 and attracting elite talent to Texas.

• Established a nationally recognized team culture, fostering a high-performance environment known for fun, resilience, and team support, directly impacting Texas’ sustained success at the NCAA level.

• Designed and implemented team development programs, including:

  • Speaker Series: Bringing in experts to inspire and educate the team.

  • Annual Goal Retreats (September & January): Helping athletes set performance and personal development goals.

  • Season Themes & Team Standards: Creating a unified mindset and identity for each year’s team.

• Provided mentorship and holistic athlete development, meeting with swimmers regularly to enhance mental toughness, leadership, and personal growth beyond the pool.

USA Swimming I National Team (July 2015 - May 2020)

National Junior Team Director

As National Junior Team Director primary role has been to identify, support and cultivate future Olympians. Built strong relationships and worked in conjunction with the USA Swimming High Performance Staff and United States Olympic Committee practitioners (for Sports Psychology, Nutrition, Strength & Conditioning and Sport Psychotherapist for Sleep). Consulted for the world’s best coaches. Created a world leading support and developmental system to maintain the USA’s position as the world’s most dominant swimming nation.

Performance Accomplishments:

Team Leader: TEAM USA:

1st place finish at 2015 FINA World Junior Championships

1st place finish at 2016 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

1st place finish at 2017 FINA World Junior Championships

1st place finish at 2018 Junior Pan Pacific Championships

1st place finish at 2019 FINA World Junior Championships

Princeton University (August 2010-July 2015)                                          

Assistant Coach, Men’s Swimming                                                                                                           

Recruiting Coordinator:  Directed all recruiting activities which led to three nationally ranked recruiting classes and three Ivy League team championships. Mentoring: Developed individual and team models for leadership, goal setting, social contracts and seasonal vision. Alumni Relations:  Cultivated major gifts from donors and created a sustainable model for fundraising which led to financial stability. Coaching: Worked with distance/mid/stroke swimmers, lead the sprint group, assisted with the overall layout of season and weekly plan.

Ivy League Team Championships:

• 2011

• 2012

• 2013

• 2015

NCAA Appearances:

• 2012

• 2013

• 2015

Nationally Ranked Recruiting Classes:

• 2011 (#13)

• 2012 (#5)

• 2014 (#6)

The George Washington University (August 2008 – July 2010)

Assistant Coach, Men’s & Women’s Swimming                                                          

In charge of all recruiting responsibilities, alumni relations, fundraising, supported strength and conditioning department in weightlifting and dry land regimes, training of the Stroke/ Sprint groups.

Recruiting: Back-to-back largest and fastest classes in the history of the program

Team Performance: 15 team records established from 2008-2010 •Three Atlantic-10 Individual Championship Titles • Combined team GPA ranked 6th in the country (Women: 3.43, Men: 3.31) in 2009 (women 4th in 2010)