/STAFF IN THIS SECTION Head Swimming Coach Matt Kredich...................................... 10-11 Head Diving Coach Dave Parrington....................................... 12-13 Asst. Swimming Coach Jen Arndt....................................... 14 Swimming and Diving Support Staff................................. 15-16
The Kredich Report Coached 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 100m fly American record holder Christine Magnuson Coached 14 All-Americans to 79 certifi cates in three years at UT Athletes have set 10 Lady Vol records, including new marks in all fi ve relays. Directed Richmond to four consecutive Atlantic- 10 championships, and his athletes set 50 school records. Four-time Atlantic-10 Coach of the Year Led Brown women s team to four straight league titles Energized men s swimming team at Brown to four consecutive winning seasons MATT KREDICH Head Swimming Coach Fourth Season Matt Kredich enters his fourth year as the head coach of the Tennessee women s swimming team this fall after guiding the Lady Vol swimmers to one of the best seasons in school history in 2007-08. The Lady Vols fi nished fourth at the Southeastern Conference Championships, placed eighth at the NCAA Championships and were represented at the 2008 Olympic Games. For his efforts, Kredich was named the SEC s Co-Head Coach of the Year and got to travel to Beijing to watch one of his athletes, Christine Magnuson, snag two silver medals for the United States swim team. Kredich was hired on April 30, 2005, to shape the Lady Vol program into one of the nation s elite teams after turning around underperforming programs at the University of Richmond and Brown University. After laying the foundation in his fi rst two seasons at UT, evidence of Tennessee s elite status were found in his third season, not only at the SEC Championships, but at the NCAA Championships and ultimately at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. At the Olympics, Magnuson placed an exclamation point on the end of her fi nal collegiate season by winning silver medals in the 100m butterfl y and the 400m medley relay, setting the American record in both events. Magnuson also won the 100m fl y title at the U.S. Olympic Trials, captured the 100y fl y NCAA Championship and was named SEC Female Swimmer of the Year in 2008. Under Kredich s guidance, Magnuson, who began taking butterfl y seriously only recently, jumped from having the world s 13th fastest time in the 100m fl y in 2007 to being the second-best competitor in the world in the event in 2008. A 23-time All-American, her performances have solidifi ed the Kredich-guided Lady Vol swim team as an elite collegiate program and a legitimate player on the national and international stage. Even before the Olympics, Tennessee was well represented at national and postseason meets. Six current Lady Vols and three former UT swimmers competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Two incoming freshmen also competed at the Trials, a testament to the program s growing notoriety and success. The highlight was Magnuson winning the 100m fl y. Additionally, junior Michele King tied for the U.S. Open championship in the 50m free this past summer. In Kredich s fi rst three seasons at UT, the program has cemented itself as one of the best in the nation. The UT swimming and diving team enjoyed tremendous success in the classroom, in dual meets, and was at its best in the championship season. During his three-year tenure, Kredich has produced 14 All-Americans at Tennessee, who earned 79 All-America certifi cates. Kredich s third season in Orange and White was his most successful yet. In addition to an eighth-place fi nish at the NCAA Championships, as well as fourth-place in the SEC, the Lady Vols also went 5-3 in dual meets with all three losses coming against teams ranked in the top-three at the time. The eighth-place fi nish at NCAAs coupled with the 10th-place fi nish in 2007, gave Tennessee back-to-back fi nishes in the top-10 at the national meet for the fi rst time in school history. Magnuson, who became only the second Lady Vol swimmer to win an individual NCAA title, led nine athletes to 26 All-America certifi cates as UT fi nished with 179.50 points and set four school records. The Lady Vols fi nished No. 7 in the fi nal dual meet CSCAA rankings. The Lady Vols followed back-to-back fi fthplace conference fi nishes with a breakthrough fourth-place fi nish at the 2008 SEC Championship on Feb. 20-23 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. UT scored 477 points and 13 school records fell over the course of four days. Magnuson won three individual events and was part of a victorious relay en route to earning the prestigious Commissioner s Trophy, awarded to the female who earned the most points for her team. Tennessee medaled in nine different events, fi ve swimmers earned fi rst-team All-SEC and Aleksa Akerfelds was named SEC Freshman of the Year. In the regular season, UT began the season 3-0 in dual meets behind wins over Lou- Kredich s Year-By-Year Results 10 In three years at Tennessee, Matt Kredich has produced 14 All-Americans who earned 79 certifi cates. Year W L PCT. CONF NCAA AT BROWN * 1993-2001 50 26.658 (year-by-year records N/A) AT RICHMOND 2001-02 11 2.846 1st N/A 2002-03 4 2.667 1st N/A 2003-04 10 2.833 1st 32nd 2004-05 4 5.444 1st 28th AT TENNESSEE 2005-06 5 2.714 5th 12th 2006-07 4 4.500 5th 10th 2007-08 5 3.625 4th 8th TOTALS 93 46.669 5 appearances While at UT 22 SEC Medalists 79 All-America honors 6 SEC Champions 1 National Champion 1 Olympic Silver Medalist
isville and SEC rivals No. 17 Kentucky and South Carolina. The Orange and White also defeated Big Ten foes Northwestern and ana. Tennessee s only dual meet losses came Indi- against No. 1 Auburn, No. 2 Georgia and No. 7 Florida, and all were close meets. The Lady Vols also competed at non-scoring meets, the Hoosierland Open and the Bulldog Invitational, to wrap-up another grueling schedule. With a year at the helm under his belt in the 2006-07 season, Kredich guided Tennessee to a 4-4 dual meet record against some of the nation s top programs, a fi fth-place fi n- ish at the SEC Championships and 10th at the NCAA Championships meet in Minneapolis, Minn. For the fi rst time in 11 years, the Lady Vols cracked into the top 10 at the NCAA Championships by scoring in 11 (200y IM, three-meter diving, 100y fl y, 100y free, 200y back, 200y breast and all fi ve relays) of 15 events they entered for a 127-point total. The team brought home 26 All-America certifi cates for their efforts and set six school records. Kredich and company took a No. 14 national ranking into the SEC Championships held in Lexington, Ky., Feb. 7-10. Tennessee s 349.5 points earned it a fi fth-place fi nish at the meet for the second straight year. Kredich crowned his fi rst SEC champion when Magnuson took over the top spot as the fastest Lady Vol in the 100y butterfl y. She also broke her own school records in the 100y and 200y freestyle as well, and UT swimmers medaled in the 800y free relay, 200y IM, 100y fl y and 100y free at the conference championship meet. During the 2005-06 season, the fi rst under Kredich s direction, the Lady Vols showed improvement and success by every measure. The team broke 11 of the 19 school records in swimming events. Tennessee sent eight swimmers to the NCAA Championships in 12 events and vaulted from 24th in 2005 to a 12th-place NCAA fi nish in 2006 while earning 27 All-America honors. Lady Vol swimmers excelled in a wide variety of disciplines as the Orange and White tallied points in 11 different events. The team total of 104 points was good enough for a 12th-place showing and was the highest scoring output for the team since 1997. At the SEC Championships, held in Knoxville Feb. 15-18, UT swimmers broke fi ve school records as the Big Orange scored in every event contested. The fi fth-place fi nish was a marked improvement over the seventh place fi nish one year earlier. The Lady Vols also had a successful dual meet season under Kredich s guidance. Tennessee s 5-2 mark its highest dual meet win total since the 1998-99 campaign included victories over Louisville, Northwestern and SEC rivals Alabama, South Carolina and Kentucky. A third-place fi nish at the prestigious Purdue Invite helped to highlight the successful 2005-06 regular season. The Tennessee women also excelled in the classroom in 2005-06, achieving a team GPA of 3.30 for the year, the highest in team history. Two of three graduating seniors were awarded prestigious postgraduate scholarships by the Southeastern Conference. Kredich was hired as the head coach at Tennessee after dramatically turning around the University of Richmond women s squad. During Kredich s tenure, the Spiders sent their first-ever swimmers to the NCAA Cham- pionships, had their fi rst-ever All-Americans, and won their fi rst-ever conference championships. In his four years at Richmond, the Spiders won four Atlantic 10 Championships while Kredich was named conference coach of the year all four years. His Spiders also were selected by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as an Academic All-America squad from 2002-04. Prior to that, at Brown University, he turned a 2-9 women s swimming program in 1992 into Eastern Women s Swimming League Champions in 1996 and 1997. His teams then competed solely in the Ivy League and went on to win the 1998 and 1999 conference crowns. Additionally, he also energized the Brown men s team which was coming off a 3-8 mark when he took over the team in 1996. He led the Bears to four consecutive winning seasons and four top-fi ve fi nishes in the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League. In the process, he was recognized as the EISL Coach of the Year in 1996 and 1997. He also earned EISL Men s Coach of the Year in 1998. In his nine seasons with the Bears, he coached 50 all-conference performers, four Honorable Mention All-Americans, and several Olympic Trial qualifiers ers, Olympic Trial finalists and two Olympic athletes. In the classroom his athletes collectively achieved 12 Academic All-America team awards, one fi rst-team Academic All-America award and several postgraduate scholarships. Prior to coaching at Brown, Kredich was the assistant men s swimming coach at Harvard from 1991-92. He also has served as an assistant women s swimming coach at Stanford (1990-91) and as a graduate assistant coach for the men s and women s swim teams at Duke (1998-90). As a standout backstroker at Duke, he garnered All-Atlantic Coast Conference and All- Academic honors and was a seven-time U.S. National qualifi er. Kredich received a B.A. in biology from Duke in 1988 and received his M.A. in teaching degree from Duke in 1990. A native of Durham, N.C., Kredich and his family reside in Knoxville. His wife Kimberley is a choral conductor, artist and advocate for children with disabilities. They have three sons: Benjamin, Miles and Coleman. 11
12 The Parrington Report Coached six NCAA Champions and one World Champion Two of his divers claimed a bronze medal at the Eighth FINA World Championships in the three-meter synchronized diving competition Only the fourth coach to ever have a male and female diver win a three-meter NCAA title in the same year His divers have earned 69 All-America honors 1997 and 2003 SEC Women s Diving Coach of the Year and 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 SEC Men s Diving Coach of the Year Has had seven divers earn a total of 10 SEC Diver of the Year awards and four Freshman Diver of the Year awards 1990 Southwest Conference Women s Diving Coach of the Year Coached UT s fi rst women s diving NCAA Champion in 1995 and second in 1998 Honored with the 1997 U.S. Diving Coaches Award of Excellence Coached at the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games, 1995, 1997 and 1999 World Cup, 1994, 1998, 2001 and 2003 World Championships, 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, 1999 Pan Am Games and numerous International meets world wide His divers brought home four medals (two gold, one silver and one bronze) from the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games Represented Zimbabwe in the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow on the three-meter and platform and served as a coach for the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games Served as host to the 2008 USA Diving Olympic Team selection camp at the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center Head diving coach Dave Parrington with 2008 SEC three-meter board champion Lauren LeRoy. DAVE PARRINGTON Head Diving Coach 19th Season Now entering his 19th year as the men s and women s diving coach at the University of Tennessee, Dave Parrington has achieved unparalleled success coaching on the collegiate, national and international levels. In this past year Parrington made signifi - cant additions to a résumé full of accomplishments. He coached his 28th diver to an SEC Championship, judged the 2008 U.S. Olympic Diving Trials, helped select the 2008 U.S. Olympic Diving Team and, most signifi cantly, a scholarship was created in his name. The Dave Parrington Tennessee Diving Scholarship is a $250,000 scholarship endowment created as part of Head Football Coach Phillip Fulmer s $1 million donation to The Campaign for Tennessee. The announcement was made during Tennessee s offi cial dedication of the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center in August. The endowment will ensure a scholarship for a Tennessee diver for years to come. During the 2007-08 season, Lauren Le- Roy wrapped up a stellar career by becoming Parrington s 28th pupil to claim an SEC title, doing so on the three-meter board. LeRoy also earned her second consecutive All-American award by placing ninth on the one-meter board (301.20) at the NCAA Championships. She also competed at NCAAs on the three-meter and the platform, while recording eight fi rst-place fi n- ishes throughout the year. LeRoy was named SEC Diver of the Week on Oct. 22, while senior teammate Vicky Linnnell earned the award on Nov. 13. LeRoy ended her career with the UT record on the three-meter board (367.60) and as the No. 2 performer all-time on the onemeter board (321.30). Nine Lady Vol divers have acquired 37 All-America citations during Parrington s time at UT. During the 2006-07 season, he took Le- Roy to her fi rst NCAA Championships and Senior National Meet and guided her to 11 fi rst-place fi nishes, including a sweep of the one-meter and three-meter events at fi ve different meets. Her 15th-place fi nish from the three-meter board (276.10) at the NCAA Championships put her in the record books as the ninth Lady Vol to receive All-America honors under Parrington s tutelage. Another recent diver who compiled signifi cant accolades while at UT is Lauryn McCalley. McCalley earned All-America honors in three NCAA Championships. At the 2004 NCAAs, she picked up two certifi - cates, which brought her career-total to fi ve. She took sixth-place on the three-meter board and fi nished in 12th on the one-meter board. In 2003, the Georgia native placed fi fth on the one-meter at the 2003 NCAA Championships while notching sixth place on the three-meter. She was also seventh on the one-meter as a freshman the previous year and sixth on the three-meter. McCalley continued to experience success following her career, as she was named the 2005 NCAA Woman of the Year. The prestigious award is presented to an NCAA female athlete who exemplifi es athletic, academic and personal excellence. In addition to being a fi ve-time All-American, McCalley was named the Southeastern Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2005 with a 3.95 GPA, and served as UT s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee president during the 2004-05 school year. Internationally, Parrington has traveled and served in coaching capacities for many international squads and events. In addition, to serving as a judge and a selector for USA Diving this past summer, Parrington has extensive experience coaching a variety of athletes in international competition as well as serving as the diving coach for his native Zimbabwe in the 1996 and 2000 Olympic Games. He was named by USA Diving as one of the selectors for the USA Diving World Cup team which competed with much success in China in July 2006. In 2003, Parrington traveled to the 2003 FINA World Championships in Barcelona. As the coach of Zimbabwe, Parrington had the opportunity to coach former Vols Evan Stewart at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics and Gabi Chereches in 2000 for Romania in their quests for medals. Parrington coached Stewart to fi rst place at the 1994 World Championships and Shannon Roy to a sixth-place fi nish at the 2001 World Championships, both on the one-meter event. Stewart and Roy also each won gold at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on the one-meter and three-meter, respectively. In addition, Parrington led former Tennessee Volunteer Phil Jones to 11th place in the fi - nals on the three-meter at the 2003 World Championships in Barcelona. Earlier in the decade, Parrington tutored former Lady Vol Jaime Sanger through an incredible string of performances for the Big Orange. In 2003, he witnessed Sanger earn her third-consecutive SEC crown in the one-meter, while she placed second in that event at the NCAA Championships. During her time at Rocky Top, Sanger claimed two SEC Diver of the Year awards, three SEC titles, four All-America certifi cates, became a member of the U.S. Senior National Team
Front Row (L. to R.): Lady Vol divers Jill Pierce, Staley McCartney and Gabrielle Trudeau; Back Row (L. to R.): Head diving coach Dave Parrington, volunteer diving coach Shannon Roy, student assistant Lauren LeRoy; Not Pictured: Diver Jodie McGroarty. and competed at the 2003 World University Games. Parrington also guided the careerr of Lady Vol standout Kathy Pesek. In 1999, he saw Pesek capture her second-consecutive SEC title on the platform and advance to the fi nals on all three boards at the NCAA Championships to become a 10-time All- American. During her four years at UT, Pesek claimed three SEC titles, one NCAA title, seven U.S. Diving gold medals, one World Championships bronze medal, with fellow Lady Vol Tracy Bonner in the threemeter synchro and the Houston, Texas, native advanced to the World Diving Cup, the Goodwill Games, the Pan American Games, World University Games and World Championships. The 1995 season marked a fi rst for Parrington, as divers Bonner and Stewart were crowned national champions, making Parrington just the fourth diving coach in history to have men s and women s three-meter NCAA champions in the same season. Bonner also became the fi rst Lady Vol swimmer or diver to claim an NCAA title. On September 22, 2006, she was inducted into the Lady Vol Hall of Fame. The 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 SEC Men s Diving Coach of the Year and the 1997 and 2003 SEC Women s Diving Coach of the Year, Parrington joined the Lady Vol staff in 1990 from the University of Houston. While with the Cougars, he built a reputation as one of the nation s top diving coaches and earned Southwest Conference Women s Coach of the Year honors in 1990. In seven seasons as a coach at Houston, seven of his divers gained NCAA All-America honors. Since 1994, UT divers have captured one gold and one bronze medal at the World Championships, six NCAA titles, four U.S. Diving golds, six U.S. Diving synchronized gold medals, four Commonwealth Games medals (two of which were gold) and set two NCAA Championships records. Tennessee divers have also participated in the 2003 World University Games, the 1994, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2005 and 2007 World Championships, the 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2008 World Cups, the 1999 Pan American Games, the 1994 and 1998 Commonwealth Games, the 1998 Goodwill Games and the 1996, 2000 and 2008 Olympics. An active club coach, Parrington guided the U.S. Junior National Team to a fi rstplace fi nish in the 1986 Western Hemisphere Championships. In 1990, he served as head coach of the U.S. Junior Olympic team that traveled to Aachen, Germany. In 1997 he was one of three U.S. coaches who traveled to the World Cup in Mexico City, and he served as head coach of the U.S. Team at the FOX Sports Challenge in Brisbane, Australia. In 1999, Parrington served as the coach of the U.S. team at the Swedish Cup and Pan Am team as well as being team leader for the U.S. in the 2002 Canada Cup. He was also on the U.S. coaching staffs for the 2003 FINA/USA Grand Prix and the 2003 World Championships. The coach of eight junior national champions and 15 U.S. Senior National Team members, Parrington was the winner of the 1988-89 WHOSAM award, recognizing his commitment to excellence. Parrington was also the 1997 U.S. Diving Summer National Coaches Award for Excellence recipient. In addition, he has served USA Diving as a member of the U.S. Diving Safety Certifi cation, Judges Certifi cation committees, Olympic International committee, the Committee for Competitive Excellence, and most recently as a selector for the USA 2008 Olympic team. Parrington is a native of Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe. He competed on both the national diving and water polo teams, representing Zimbabwe in three-meter and platform diving at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. A 1983 graduate of Houston, he holds a variety of Cougar diving records. At the Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center dedication in August, Parrington was presented with a scholarship endowment in his name by UT head football coach Phillip Fulmer and his family. 13
14 The Arndt Report Coached 2008 Olympic Silver medalist and 100m fly American Record Holder Christine Magnuson Coached 14 All-Americans to 79 certifi cates in three years at UT Athletes have set 10 new Lady Vol records, including new marks in all fi ve relays. Coached 10 All-Americans as head coach of men s and women s swimming team at Lewis University Captain and All-Big Ten swimmer at Michigan JEN ARNDT Assistant Swimming Coach Fourth Season In 2008, Jen Arndt helped lead the Lady Vols to their best NCAA Championships fi nish since 1989. Joining head swimming coach Matt Kredich is fourth-year assistant Jen Arndt. Kredich and Arndt are one of the most dynamic and innovative coaching duos in the country. Evidence of their efforts over the past three years have been seen in UT success on conference, national and international levels. After winning four Southeastern Conference titles, capturing SEC Swimmer of the Year and winning the U.S. Olympic Trials crown in the 100m butterfl y, Christine Magnuson became a breakout star at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Magnuson, who saw dramatic improvements in three years under Arndt and Kredich, won silver medals in the 100m fl y and 400-medley relay, setting American records in both events. In addition to Magnuson, six current UT swimmers and two recent Rocky Top graduates competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials this past summer. These performances came on the heels of another outstanding season for the Lady Vols. In their third season at the helm, Kredich and Arndt led UT to a 5-3 dual meet record, a fourth-place fi nish at the SEC Championships and an eighth-place fi nish at the NCAA Championships. Overall, thirteen school records fell during the 2007-08 season. The eighth-place fi nish at NCAAs was Tennessee s best national meet fi nish since 1989. The Lady Vols scored 179.50 points and set school records in the 400y free relay, 50y free and 100y fl y. Nine athletes took home 26 All-America certifi cates at the NCAA meet. At the 2008 SEC Championships, 13 school records fell and four swimmers, Magnuson, Michelle King, Brittany Nauta and Carly Mathes, earned fi rst-team All- SEC honors as UT scored 477 points to place fourth. The foursome combined to win the 200y free relay, while Magnuson captured top honors in the 50y free, 100y free and 100y fl y. In their second season in Knoxville, Kredich and Arndt guided UT through one of the toughest schedules in the country to a 4-4 dual meet record. The Lady Vols were well-prepared, then, for a postseason which saw numerous school records fall at the SEC Championships and the NCAA Championships. Five UT records were broken at the 2007 SEC meet in Lexington, Ky., as Tennessee totaled 349.5 points for fi fth place. The 100y and 200y freestyles, as well as the 100y fl y records, fell at the hands of Magnuson. In addition, the Lady Vols set new 400y and 800y freestyle relay marks. A total of 13 orange-clad athletes contributed to the point total. At the NCAA Championships, schoolbest breaststroke marks in both events succumbed to senior Tiffany Clay, while Tomes shaved.09 seconds of her own Lady Vol record in the 200y IM. New Lady Vol tops were achieved in the 200y free, 400y free and 400y medley relays. With Arndt s help, the Lady Vols had their best placement at the NCAA meet in 11 years, 10th. In their fi rst year at Tennessee, the coaching pair posted a 5-2 dual meet record, UT s highest win total in seven years, and took home fi fth place at the SEC Championships and 12th place at the NCAA pionships, surging from 24th the previous Chamyear. Throughout the season, 12 different Lady Vols contributed to the demolition of 11 school records, including all fi ve relay marks. Despite these impressive measurements, much of the program s success took place out of the spotlight, and Arndt remains a tireless and driving force behind this success. Arndt and Kredich share coaching duties between training groups, relying on a collaborative team coaching approach to the implementation of their workout design. She has initiated the use of some advanced physiological monitoring tools and software to the program, and remains on the cutting edge of advances in swimming technology. Prior to joining the staff at UT, the Wisconsin native served as the head coach for both the men s and women s swimming programs at Lewis University. At the Romeoville, Ill., school she continued the success of the squads by implementing an extensive conditioning and tapering schedule that raised the level of performance by the student-athletes. In her three years at the helm of the Flyers, she guided fi ve of her swimmers to 10 All-America performances, including both the fi rst and second male All- Americans in school history. Arndt also served on the NCAA Swimming and Diving Rules Committee and the College Swimming Coaches Association of America Executive Board as the NCAA Division II representative for women s swimming, doing so from September 2004 to May 2005. Her other responsibilities at Lewis included acting as a Student-Athlete Advisory Committee moderator, serving as the athletics department s liaison to student services, and fi lling a role as director of Student-Athlete Health and Wellness. Additionally, Arndt introduced a CHAMPS/Life Skills program sponsored by the NCAA. Prior to coaching, Arndt had an outstanding collegiate career at the University of Michigan, where she swam four years for the Wolverines, helping the squad bring home Big Ten Championships in 1997, 1998 and 2001. She served as a co-captain in 1999-2000 and earned All-Big Ten honors in 1997, 1999 and 2001. Arndt also experienced success in the classroom while in Ann Arbor, garnering Michigan s Academic Achievement Award and was honored by the Big Ten in 1997, 1999 and 2001. A key member of Michigan Peer Advisors Creating Trust (M-PACT), Arndt served as a chairperson and worked to support more than 700 student-athletes in their quest to overcome personal challenges. She is a 2001 graduate from the University of Michigan, with a bachelor of science degree in kinesiology.
MEET THE SUPPORT STAFF ERIC BELL Volunteer Swimming Coach Eric Bell was a four-year letterman and captain for the University of Tennessee track team from 1999-2003. He ran a 4:06 mile and 14:18 in the 5K. During his time at UT, Bell helped the track team win NCAA and Southeastern Conference Championships. He earned his master s in sport psychology and is now competing in national and international triathlons. Bell owns his own coaching and training company called Optimal Performance, Inc. LAURA FEHRMAN Student Assistant After completing her four years of eligibility as a Lady Vol swimmer, Laura will be serving as a fi fth-year student assistant with the swim team. Laura competed in the sprint free events during her career and had career-best times of 23.30 in the 50y free, 50.68 in the 100y free and 1:51.22 in the 200y free. The Chicago, Ill., native is expecting to graduate in May of 2009 with a degree in psychology and a minor in child and family studies. ROBIN BOUGHEY Swimming Massage Therapist Robin L. Boughey, M.S., LMT, CNMT, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee with an M.S. in human performance and sports studies (kinesiology and sports medicine). Boughey also has an undergraduate degree in exercise science with a minor in nutrition. She has been a licensed massage therapist since 2001. She is currently the massage therapist for the UT football team and the Lady Vol softball, rowing and swimming teams. She is a certifi ed fl exibility assistant, myofascial integration therapist, myofascial integration structural therapist and neuromuscular therapist. At one time, she was an All-American long distance swimmer and member of the United States Long Distance Swim Team and a four-year varsity collegiate lacrosse goalie. TODD DOOLEY Asst. Athletics Director Compliance/Operations Todd Dooley is in his eighth year full-time and 10th overall with the University of Tennessee Women s Athletics Department. After serving as a graduate assistant for two years, he was promoted to full-time status in 2000. In August of 2002, he moved up the ladder again to assistant athletics director for compliance and operations. Dooley s duties include NCAA & SEC rule interpretations, camps and clinic oversight, housing, fi nancial aid and event management. Additionally, his tasks include supervision of the Lady Vol soccer, softball and swimming & diving teams and other various day-to-day departmental operations. Prior to joining the administrative ranks, Dooley served as a manager for the Lady Vol basketball team for four years and earned a degree in history from Rocky Top in 1997. After graduating, he spent a year as an assistant coach for the women s basketball team at Maryville College before returning to his alma mater and earning a master s in sport administration in 2000. TYLER FENWICK Graduate Assistant Fenwick is in his second year with Lady Vol swimming. A three-year letterwinner at The College of William and Mary, Fenwick graduated in 2004 with a B.A. in English. From 2004-07 Fenwick served as a full-time senior and age group coach with Germantown Academy in Fort Washington, Pa. Working under legendary U.S. Olympic Team Coach Richard Shoulberg, Germantown swimmers achieved both national and international success. During his three years at Germantown, Fenwick helped produce 33 NISCA High School All-Americans, two national high school record-breaking relays, and in 2005 Germantown s women s team was crowned national high school champions. As a coach for Germantown Academy Aquatic Club, Fenwick helped guide GAAC swimmers to 29 U.S. Olympic Trials standards while placing multiple swimmers on the World Championship, Pan-Pacifi c, Pan-American and World University Games, and Open Water World Championship Teams. Tyler will be pursuing his M.S. in sport management while assisting with the Lady Volunteers. BETHANY GAFFNEY Graduate Assistant Athletic Training Bethany Gaffney is in her second year with the Lady Vols Athletic Training Department and will be working with the swimming and diving team. Gaffney earned her bachelor s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training in May of 2006 at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. While at UNH, Gaffney worked with women s lacrosse, men s and women s track and fi eld, women s basketball, football and a local high school covering spring sports. In 2006-07, Gaffney was an intern athletic trainer at Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, N.H. The New Milford, Conn., native is pursuing a master s degree in sport management at UT. 15
16 MEET THE SUPPORT STAFF DEBBIE GOLDEN Administrative Assistant Debbie Golden is in her 15th year as a secretary with the Lady Vols, working with the swimming and diving team. Golden enjoys traveling in her spare time. She resides in Knoxville with her husband, Eddie, and son, Nicholas. KRISTEN KINDER Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Kristen Kinder is in her third year with the Lady Vol strength and conditioning staff. After two years as a graduate assistant, Kristen will fi ll the position of assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Lady Vols. Graduating summa cum laude from the University of Notre Dame, Kinder received her bachelor s degrees in computer science and sociology. While completing undergraduate studies, Kinder was a setter for the Fighting Irish volleyball team. A two-time captain, Kinder earned many university, Big East and all-region honors. The Fresno, Calif., native received a master s degree in sports management from the University of Tennessee. Kristen is certifi ed through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. LAUREN LeROY Student Assistant With the completion of her Lady Volunteer diving career in April 2008, Lauren Le- Roy continues her work with the team as a student assistant to diving coach Dave Parrington. One of the most decorated divers in Lady Vol history, Lauren was a two-time All- American and the 2008 SEC Champion on the one-meter board. Graduating in December of 2008 with a degree in exercise science, she will pursue a career in chiropractics. The Oshkosh, Wis., native will attend Palmer College of Chiropractic located in Davenport, Iowa. MITCH McDONALD Swimming & Diving Manager Mitch McDonald is in his second year with the Lady Vols. Mitch graduated from Ravenwood High School in Brentwood, Tenn., in 2006. While there, he played lacrosse and was a Division II state champion in 2005 and a state semifi nalist in Division I lacrosse in 2006. McDonald is currently on the University of Tennessee men s lacrosse club team. A senior, he is pursuing a bachelor s degree in sport management with a minor in business administration. He plans to go to graduate school at UT and earn a master s degree in sport management. Previously, McDonald worked for D1 Sports Training as a marketing intern in 2007 and as a facility coordinator in 2008. He hopes to eventually break into the golf industry or work in team operations in Major League Lacrosse. BROOKE RICHARDSON Academic Counselor Brooke Richardson is entering her second year as an academic counselor. She received her undergraduate degree from Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Va. in 2005 and her master s degree from the University of Tennessee in 2007. A former student-athlete, she has had two years of previous experience working at the Thornton Center as a graduate assistant to the academic compliance offi cer. Upon earning her graduate degree, she accepted a director of compliance position at the University of Louisiana-Monroe for a few months before returning to UT to take on her current role as an academic counselor to the men s and women s swimming & diving and women s soccer teams. SHANNON ROY Volunteer Diving Coach Shannon Roy is the volunteer diving coach, assisting head coach Dave Parrington this year. Roy is a former standout diver for the Volunteers from 1998-2001, during which time he earned fi ve All-America certifi cates, two All-SEC nods and was a two-time SEC champion in the three-meter competition. Roy competed for his native Australia as a member of the national team from 1993-2002 and won several medals in international competition. After graduating from Tennessee, he worked as a talent scout and was the national coach and national development offi cer for Scotland. JOE WHITNEY, PH.D Director of Mental Training Now in his 13th year with Lady Vol athletics, Joe Whitney oversees the provision of mental training services to all UT athletes and teams. A 1982 graduate of Springfi eld College, he coached basketball and football in New York City for 13 years before leaving coaching to pursue graduate study in sport psychology. Whitney obtained a master s degree from the University of Virginia in 1997 and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee in 2000. He served as a graduate assistant and sport psychology consultant at UT before being named director of mental training in January 2002. MARIE WILSON Diving Massage Therapist Marie Wilson is in her eighth year with the Lady Vol swimming and diving program. She began her career in massage therapy nine years ago after raising her three sons, Jeff, Brent and Derek. A Knoxville native, Wilson has four grandchildren: Emily, 16, Zachary, 13, Camille, 4, and 1-year-old Blake.