July 7, 2005
Jillian Coleman Joins Swimming Staff as Full-Time Assistant
Youngstown -- Jillian Coleman, a
former standout at Ohio University
and assistant at Ashland University,
will join Youngstown State's
swimming and diving program as a
full-time assistant coach, head
coach Matt Anderson announced.
"We're very excited to have Jillian come on board with us,"
Anderson said. "She'll be a big help
in all areas of the program,
especially with recruiting."
Coleman, a Clifton, Va., native, brings six years of coaching
experience to Youngstown State,
including two seasons at the
collegiate level. Following her
three-year swimming career at OU,
Coleman joined the coaching staff as
a student assistant while working to
finish her degree. After graduating
with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English in June 2004, she joined
Ashland's staff and worked with
improving technique, recruiting and
meet organization. She also spent
four years as an assistant coach for
the Fairfax Station Flyers Swim Team
in Virginia.
As a student-athlete, Coleman was a three-year letterwinner
for the Bobcats from 2000 to 2003
and competed primarily in butterfly
events. She was a two-time
Mid-American Conference Champion, a
national qualifier and helped lead
Ohio to the MAC Championship as a
sophomore. She also swam one year at
Division III Washington College
where she was a two-time
All-American, two-time conference
champion and team MVP. |
