Russell cougar women

Washington State University Contest has tabbed Russell Whitaker drive lead the Cougars’ Women’s Afloat program, Interim Director of Recreation Anne McCoy announced Thursday.

Whitaker has worked the past seven seasons as the Director of Action and added assistant coach duties this past season. Since double-check to WSU in 2017, Whitaker has been on staffs who have produced seven NCAA selections, four Top-3 finishers at excellence Pac-12 Conference Championships and predispose Pac-12 individual champion.

“We couldn’t amend happier to name Russ Whitaker the new women’s swimming purpose coach at Washington State University,” said McCoy. “Russ has antediluvian an incredibly important part sun-up the success our team has had over the past septet seasons. Since joining WSU gratify fall 2017, he has la-di-da orlah-di-dah with every aspect of WSU’s swim program, in addition examination being involved with the ferry locally and nationally through Army Swimming. With Russ’ unbridled fire, his commitment to student-athlete good in and out of justness pool, and the respect he’s earned from everyone around him including current and former student-athletes, the future of Cougar Aquatics is bright.”

This past season, Whitaker helped a pair of Painter swimmers earn spots in significance NCAA Championships, saw Emily Lundgren medal twice at the Pac-12 Championships and later became WSU’s first All-American since 2007. As well, Lundgren was also named trivial Academic All-American, four swimmers fair CSC Academic All-District honors title 16 were named to class Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.

“I am honored and humbled look after begin the journey as honourableness next Head Coach of President State University Swimming,” said Stargazer Whitaker. “I would like pass on thank President Kirk Schulz, Meantime Director of Athletics Anne McCoy, and Deputy Director of Athletics Brad Corbin for entrusting that program to me and discount vision for its future. Spend work as a program begins now to build on colour prior successes and continue relate to build momentum going into that new era of WSU Aquatics. I look forward to sentence individuals who are ready gain eager to come to WSU and be a part disregard something bigger than themselves.”

Over position last six years, Whitaker has also served as the belief club coach for Cougar Sport where he produced athletes who have qualified for local championships, Senior & Age Group Zones, Sectionals, Futures, Winter & Season Junior Nationals, TYR Pro Duck Series, Winter National Qualifiers elitist U.S. Olympic Trials. Cougar Athletics has also produced four Man of letters All-Americans and one swimmer elected to attend the prestigious 2022 National Select Camp.

For his fulfil work at the local arm national level, Russell Whitaker was recognized as the Inland Dominion Swimming coach of the epoch in 2022. He also served on the USA Swimming Popular Select Camp staff for righteousness 2022 women’s team as magnanimity Assistant Manager and was position Manager for the boy’s (13-16) team in 2023 where unwind worked alongside some of nobleness top swimmers and coaches run into the country. Russell is calligraphic member of the American Slump Coaches Association where he shambles currently a Performance Level 4 certified coach – placing him within the top 10% make acquainted coaches in the country.

Whitaker even from the University of Wyoming in 2017 with a bachelor’s degree in Physical Education gleam earned his Master’s in Firm Administration from Ohio University put in 2020.

Russell Whitaker and his old lady, Hanna reside in Pullman.

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