Mary Bolich - Head Men's Swimming Coach
(860) 685-2929 - mbolich@wesleyan.edu

     Mary Bolich begins her eighth season as the men's and women's swimming coach at Wesleyan in 2007-08.  Over the course of the last seven years, both the Wesleyan teams have experienced marked improvement both athletically and academically.  The men's team went from a record of 2-11 in 2001-02 to a record of 12-4 in 2005-06 and had seven wins in 2006-07, while the women improved from 2-11 to 12-6 in '05-06 and logged six victories a year ago.  In 2006-07 the Cardinals broke seven school records and had three individuals recognized as all-NESCAC performers.  The men were seventh at the NESCAC Championships while the women were eighth and posted a solid 34th-placing showing at the NCAA Division III Championships. The men were 45th at the NCAAs.   The following are a few of the teams accolades achieved during Coach Bolich's tenure:  40 school records, four All-America honors, six All-America honorable mention honors, eight academic All-Americans and a NESCAC champion in several events.  Also at the conference level, 21 Cardinals have earned academic all-NESCAC honors, recognizing their strong efforts in the classroom.  Each of the last seven years the men's and women's teams have received national recognition for excellence in academics. In the spring semester of 2001, the women's team was ranked as the top team academically among all Division III schools and was third in the country during the fall of 2006.
        Prior to coming to Wesleyan, Mary was the head women's coach at the University of Iowa for four years (1996-2000).  The following are a few of the accomplishments the Hawkeyes achieved during those years:  four 2000 Olympic Trial qualifiers, three NCAA qualifiers, two NCAA All-Americans, one Big Ten Champion and 20 team records. Academically Coach Bolich's teams produced three academic All-Americans, 37 academic all-Big Ten honors, and the 2000 University of Iowa scholar-athlete of the year.
        Before coaching at Iowa, Mary spent seven years as the assistant women's swimming coach at Penn State where she also was an instructor in the department of exercise and sport science.  Mary came to PSU from the University of California at Berkeley where she was the women's assistant coach during 1988-89.  Cal finished fifth as a team at the NCAA Division I Championships that year.  From 1986-88, Mary was the assistant women's coach at the University of Pittsburgh.  During that time, the 1987 and 1988 teams won the Big East Championships.
        Mary earned her B.S. degree from Temple University in 1984 and completed her Master's degree there in sports administration in
1986.

Lauren Klitzner - Assistant Coach

      New to the Cardinals in 2007-08, Lauren Klitzner will be Mary's assistant this season.  Receiving her degree from Central Connecticut in 2004, Lauren was an outstanding performer in the sprint freestyle for the Blue Devils and was a team co-captain her senior year.  She set five pool and five varsity records during her four years and still holds two pool and one varsity record entering the 2007-08 season.  Lauren spent the last two years as head swimming coach for the Camillus Swim Club in Syracuse, N.Y. where she ran the program for elementary through high-school aged boys and girls.  During her final year, 10 of her athletes qualified for regional championships while four earned zone meet qualification.  At the same time, she served a local Gold's Gym as a lifeguard and aquatics director.  During the year following her graduation, Lauren was an assistant coach for the SoNoCo Aquatics Club in New Britain, Conn. while also serving as an assistant coach at her alma mater.

Jeff Miller - Diving Coach
(860) 685-2568 - jmiller04@wesleyan.edu

    Jeff Miller will be in his third year as diving coach for Wesleyan in 2007-08.  Jeff has coached at two Division I universities - West Virginia University and the University of Maryland.  He also has had numerous years of age group/club coaching experience between then and now.