‘U’ provides Hawley to Coaching Employees

MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota Swimming and Diving program introduced one other new rent for the upcoming 2025-26 season, welcoming Zachary Hawley as an Assistant Diving Coach for the crew.

 

Hawley spent the earlier three seasons with the New Mexico State Aggies, the place he helped lead all facets of their diving program, together with recruiting, coaching, tradition improvement, and meet operations. During his time with the Aggies, he performed a serious function in creating this system’s first ever NCAA Zone Diving finalist.

 

“Zach is a very accomplished diving coach, and we are fortunate to have him join our program this fall! It will be a lot of fun watching Wenbo and Zach team up to help our divers reach their full potential!” mentioned Director of Swimming and Diving, Kelly Kremer.

 

Before New Mexico State, Hawley spent 9 seasons because the Head Diving Coach at George Mason University the place he was a three-time Atlantic-10 Diving Coach of the Year. At George Mason, he additionally performed a component in creating 4 convention champions and an NCAA qualifier. He additionally coached three A-10 Diver of the Year award recipients and led 13 people to Division I NCAA Zone Qualifiers.

 

Hawley made fairly a reputation for himself whereas in Fairfax, Virginia, as he additionally was the proprietor and head coach of the Mason Dive Academy which supplies a dive program for athletes of all ages and ability ranges. Coach Hawley made it his mission to construct and develop sturdy, profitable and assured younger people within the sport of diving with the final word objective of getting these values to hold over to different sides of life.

 

Prior to his tenure at George Mason, Hawley spent two years with South Dakota State University as a graduate assistant the place he performed an important function in SDSU’s transition right into a Division I program.

 

While at South Dakota State, his athletes broke all this system’s diving information and Hawley helped information the Jackrabbits to their first NCAA Zone Qualifiers in class historical past.

 

From 2010-2012, Hawley traveled throughout the nation in the course of the summer season to spend time with a few of the high coaches within the nation. These journeys included spending time working at a number of collegiate camps together with camps at The University of Texas at Austin, The University of Indiana and The University of Missouri.

 

“I’m extremely excited to be becoming a member of the Golden Gopher workers because the Assistant Diving Coach. This is a unbelievable alternative for me to proceed studying and rising as a coach, with the added bonus of returning to the Midwest. The University of Minnesota holds a particular place in my journey; it is the place I attended my first-ever diving camps and the place I’ve competed many occasions as each an athlete and a coach.

I’ve been lucky to have success on the nationwide age group stage and inside NCAA Division I mid-major applications. I’m wanting to be taught from a extremely revered teaching workers that has produced Big Ten champions, NCAA champions, and Olympic medalists,” mentioned Hawley. 

Hawley earned a bachelor’s in Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Wellness from the University of North Dakota in 2009. He additionally pursued grasp’s diploma work in Kinesiology at UND, in addition to Sports Pedagogy and Recreational Management at South Dakota State University.