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Head Coach · Andrew Waeger
Details:
Email:
awaeger@lhup.edu;
Phone:
570-484-2820
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Andrew Waeger
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Head Coach
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4th
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Fairmont State College (2002)
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awaeger@lhup.edu
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Fourth -year head coach
Andy Waeger made an immediate impact in his first
season with the Lady Eagles in 2005-06. With a three-spot
improvement from the previous year's Pennsylvania State Athletic
Conference (PSAC) finish, Waeger bumped LHU to sixth, tops among
women's-only programs, setting school records 14 times and snapping
eight pool records along the way.
Waeger's recruting proved to be successful as Freshman Amanda
Terray had a phenominal first season. She was the first
All-American in LHU history in the 100 and 200 backstroke. She
was also a PSAC champion and PSAC Rookie of the Year.
The Lady Eagles had three swimmers
rank in the top-25 nationally in 2005-06. Tatiana Patakyova
was 13th in the 100 free, Isabel Carneiro was 18th
in the 200 fly and 23rd in the 100 fly, and Diane Sujanksy
was 25th in the 50 free. Each member of the 2005-06 squad had at
least one lifetime-best swim.
He also helped produce the team's
first All-PSAC swimmer in recent memory when
Sujanksy
took third in the 50 freestyle. She was also named
DII Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com, for her efforts in
the week ending Dec. 11.
The team earned College Swimming
Coaches Association (CSCAA) All-Academic Honors in Fall 2005, Spring 2006,
and Fall 2007 with Patakyova picking up Honorable Mention
All-Academic recognition as an individual.
A
native of Dublin, Ohio, Waeger graduated from Fairmont State College
in 2002. He was a four-year letterwinner and served as team captain
during his senior season. Waeger was the 2001 Bluegrass
Mountain/WVIAC Champion in the 200 breaststroke and 400 medley
relay. He also was the former record-holder in the 100 breaststroke
at the West Virginia State Short Course Championships.
Waeger was named graduate assistant
coach at Slippery Rock for the 2002-03 season. He elevated to head
coach for the Rock men's and women's swimming programs in 2003-04
and 2004-05. Waeger added a master of science in sport management
from SRU in 2004.
He is an ASCA Level III Certified
coach, and a member of the 2006 Fellows Class. Waeger resides in
Lock Haven.
BA
Education,
Fairmont
State
College
(WV), 2002
MS Sport
Management,
Slippery
Rock
University,
2004
Hometown
Dublin, Ohio
Certifications
/
Memberships
…
Member 2006
American
Swimming
Coaches
Association
(ASCA)
Fellows
Class
American
Swimming
Coaches
Association
(ASCA)
certified
level 3
College
Swimming
Coaches
Association
of America <CSCAA>
(member)Voting
member of
Collegeswimming.com,
Swimmer of
the Week
committee …
2004 –
present
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***3
years here
at LHU
*1
All-American
-
*42 All
time top 5
performances
*28 School
Record
performances
*12 LHU and
other Pool
record
performances
*05-06
season, 100%
of team had
1 or more
lifetime
best
performance
*top women’s
only program
at 2006 PSAC
Conference
championship,
*matched
highest
every finish
at PSAC’s (6th)
2006
*2nd
women’s only
program at
2007 PSAC
conference
championships
*2 All PSAC
honors (sujansky
2006,
smirnovoa
2007)
*4
consecutive
semesters of
Team CSCAA
Academic All
American
honors
*2
Individual
honorable
mention
academic All
American
honors (patakyova
2006,
sujansky
2007)
*2005 - 2006
three
swimmers
rank in the
top-25
nationally
in
Patakyova
was 13th in
the 100
free,
Carneiro
was 18th in
the 200 fly
and 23rd in
the 100 fly
Sujanksy
was 25th in
the 50 free.
*2006 - 2007 2 swimmers ranked in the top-50 nationally
Smirnova
T-16th
in the 50
free, 30th
in the 100
free
Sujanksy 43rd
in the 50
free
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*2007-2008
Terray -
6th in
the 100m
backstroke,
3rd in
the 200m
backstroke.At
LHU: 2nd
in 50
free,
3rd in
100
free,
1st in
100 and
200
backstroke.
Grieneisen
- At LHU:
4th in
1000
free,
2nd in
1650
free
Samanka
- At LHU:
5th in
1650
free
Kudrick
- 4th in
200 IM,
3rd in
200
backstroke,
5th in
100 back
Palmer -
2nd in
400 IM
Past Coaches
Experience /
Highlights
Head Men’s
and Women’s
Swimming
Coach,
Slippery
Rock
University
2003-2005
*Coached
first female
NCAA
All-American
in over 14
years
*Coached
first PSAC
conference
champion in
over 14
years
*2 All PSAC
honors
*women’s
team
received
CSCAA
Academic All
American
Honors all 4
semesters
Graduate
Assistant
Swimming
Coach,
Slippery
Rock
University
2002-2003
*4 new
school
records - 1
new pool
record ,
recruiting
coordinator,
1 national
qualifier
Assistant
Swimming
Coach,
Fairmont
State
College
2001-2002
*2 new
school
records
*helped
coach a 6
time NCAA
All-American
*Coordinated
weight
training and
coached
distance, IM
&
breaststroke
training
groups
Counselor/Coach
Longhorn
Swimming
Camp, Summer
2007, 2006,
2005, 2001
*worked
closely with
Texas
Coaching
staff
including
Eddie Reese,
the 3 time
USA Men’s
Olympic
Swimming
Coach
(including
upcoming
summer 2008
games), Jill
Sterkel a 4
time Olympic
qualifier,
Kim Brackin
2 time
Zimbabwe
Olympic
Swimming
Coach
(including
upcoming
summer 2008
games).
*worked with
current
world record
holders &
Olympic Gold
Medalists,
Brendan
Hansen, Ian
Crocker,
Aaron
Peirsol,
Neil Walker
& Josh Davis
Other
coaching
positions
held
*Head
Swimming
Coach,
Dublin
Dolphins
Swimming
Team, Summer
2002 & 2003
*Head
Swimming
Coach,
Fairmont
Aquatic
Club, Summer
2000
*Interim
Head
Swimming
Coach,
Fairmont
Area
Swimming
Team (USA
swim club)
Summer 2000
*Head
Swimming
Coach,
Bridgeport
Swim Team,
Summer
1999
Swimming
experience
*4 years at
Fairmont
State
College
*Team
captain SR
year
*2001 WVIAC
/ Bluegrass
Mountain
conference
champion 200
breaststroke
& 400 Medley
relay
*All WVIAC
conference
team 2001
*Former FSC
pool record
holder 200
medley relay
*2 time
champion and
former
record
holder at WV
state short
course
championships
in the 100
breaststroke
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