CSCAA Proclaims 2026 Jean Freeman Scholarship Recipients – College Swimming and Diving Coaches Affiliation

Bozzo joined The College of New Jersey as an assistant coach in September 2024. He oversees each day apply setup, staff educational success and progress, and staff journey. Originally from the U.S. Virgin Islands, Bozzo swam for 4 years at Rider University, the place he gained three convention championships.

Eckhart joined the North Carolina swimming employees as an assistant coach in August 2025 after a longtime profession in prep and membership teaching. He introduced 15 years of expertise to Chapel Hill, having served in numerous roles in Sarasota and Miami, Florida. A four-year letterwinner at Eastern Michigan University, Eckhart was chosen as a staff captain throughout his senior 12 months.

Koert joined the University of Southern Indiana employees in April 2024 as an assistant coach. She arrived from Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, the place she served for 2 years as a graduate assistant for the lads’s and girls’s swimming applications earlier than being promoted in 2023 to assistant coach. A graduate of Lenoir-Rhyne, Koert competed for the Bears in distance freestyle occasions and the 200-yard backstroke. She at the moment holds faculty data within the 1,000-yard and 1,650-yard freestyle occasions.

Litovsky joined Skidmore College previous to the 2022–23 season. In his first two years in Saratoga Springs, greater than 40 faculty data have been damaged by the Thoroughbreds. In 2024, Litovsky was promoted to affiliate head coach and now oversees many facets of the staff’s technical and physiological coaching and improvement. A 2021 graduate of SUNY New Paltz, Litovsky was a standout swimmer and staff captain for the Hawks.

Tattersell is in her first 12 months with the Pomona-Pitzer Swim & Dive teaching employees after beforehand serving as a graduate assistant at Concordia University Irvine. There, she contributed to teaching, recruiting, and mentoring student-athletes whereas incomes a grasp’s diploma in Coaching and Athletic Administration. At CUI, she primarily coached the space group and guided the lads’s 800-yard freestyle relay staff to victory on the 2024 PCSC Championship. Tattersell was a four-year student-athlete at Pepperdine University, the place she earned 9 All-PCSC First Team honors.

Navarrete Villegas joined the University of Findlay as an assistant coach in August 2023 following a stint at Lewis University, the place she served as a volunteer coach. During her tenure, the ladies’s program completed fourth on the Great Lakes Valley Conference Championship—the best end in program historical past. Navarrete Villegas additionally competed collegiately at Lewis for 5 seasons and nonetheless holds the pool file as a member of the 200 freestyle relay. While at Lewis, she was a three-time member of the Panama National Team.

The Jean Freeman Scholarship helps the skilled improvement of rising coaches by overlaying registration and lodging for recipients to attend the CSCAA Annual Meetings and Awards Banquet, in addition to take part within the CSCAA Coach Academy.

“This scholarship is about more than recognition—it’s about investing in people,” stated Samantha Barany, CSCAA Executive Director. “This cohort represents the next generation of leaders in our sport, and through the Coach Academy, they will gain a deeper understanding of the industry while expanding their perspective, skills, and professional network. In doing so, they help honor Jean Freeman’s legacy by carrying forward her commitment to learning, integrity, and service.”

Through this scholarship, the CSCAA proudly continues Jean Freeman’s lasting legacy by supporting coaches who exhibit excellence on the pool deck and a dedication to lifelong studying and management throughout the occupation.

Attendees should register for the Coach Academy as an add-on to the Annual Meetings expertise.