Coates Chosen for Lewis Athletics Hall of Fame

Romeoville, Ill. – After a embellished profession within the pool with the Flyers from 2007-11, former Lewis University males’s swimmer Kevin Coates was named to the Lewis Athletics Hall of Fame. Coates can also be the primary male or feminine Lewis swimmer to be inducted to the Lewis Athletics Hall of Fame.
 
“I want to thank/express my gratitude for Lewis University and NCAA Division II sports” stated Coates. “They gave me the opportunity to get a great education in the field I wanted to go into while being able to fully participate in a sport that I loved. It also helped me become a better leader which has led me down a successful professional career.”
 
While with Lewis, Coates was a seven-time All-American and three-time honorable point out All-American. A two-time nationwide swimmer of the week with Lewis, Coates held three totally different colleges data along with his file within the 1650 yard freestyle nonetheless up at present.
 
Along along with his All-American accolades, Coates was named the 2008 GLIAC Freshman of the Year and 2010 GLIAC Swimmer of the Year whereas successful seven particular person GLIAC Championships within the pool.
 
After his swimming profession, Coates was in a position to take his radio/television broadcasting diploma and work his method up the chain to grow to be the division supervisor at WDRB TV in Louisville, Kentucky. He at present resides within the Bluegrass State along with his spouse Shelby and daughter Rory.

Lewis athletics can also be set to host its annual Flyer Red Dinner on the Bolingbrook Golf and Country Club on January 28^th with the occasion beginning at 6 p.m. The dinner serves as a fundraising occasion to profit Flyer Athletics and its groups whereas additionally recognizing the 2026 Lewis Athletics Hall of Fame class.

To register for the occasion, use the hyperlink on the prime of the article. For extra details about the occasion, please attain out to affiliate athletic director for growth Tyler Mitchell tmichell7@lewisu.edu or name at 815-836-5888.

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