Hannah Saiz Dubbed as Head Coach of Youngstown State’s Swimming and Diving Packages

Youngstown State has named Hannah Saiz, a extremely expert and motivated coach, to steer the Penguins’ males’s and girls’s swimming and diving packages. Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics Ron Strollo introduced Saiz’s hiring on Friday.

A local of Plattsburgh, N.Y., Saiz spent the previous three seasons as an assistant at West Point. Saiz, previously an NCAA Division III nationwide champion as a swimmer at Kenyon College, had earlier teaching stops at Kenyon, Boston University, St. Norbert College, and Mount Vernon High School (Ohio).

“Hannah brings a wealth of experience and excellence in the sport of swimming and diving to our programs. Her accolades as an athlete speak for themselves, such as her 2013 NCAA DIII 200 butterfly title at Kenyon College, or the three Olympic trials that she competed in,” Strollo mentioned. “We are excited to welcome a leader who is willing to not only develop our student-athletes in the pool but also build connections outside of the pool and serve as a mentor to young men and women in all facets”.

“We were looking for a coach who had a strong desire to be at Youngstown State and understood the importance of this program to our athletic department and campus community, and Hannah checked all the boxes. Our desire to compete for both individual and team championships in the Horizon League is a top priority, and we believe that Hannah Saiz has what it takes to continue to take our programs to new heights”.

At West Point, Saiz assisted the Director of Swimming and Diving, Brandt Nigro, whereas additionally serving as the boys’s recruiting coordinator for the Black Knights.

Saiz expressed gratitude for the chance to steer the Penguins’ swimming and diving packages.

“I am delighted to be back in Ohio and overjoyed to be allowed to work with a team that is so invested in each other. The future is bright!” mentioned Saiz.

“I am grateful to Ron Strollo and Matt Rollins for their commitment to this program and their faith in me, and look forward to getting to work!”

Saiz spent the 2022-23 season at Boston University, the place she was the Associate Head Coach and oversaw recruiting for the Terriers. While at Boston, Saiz guided two student-athletes to 3 NCAA B cuts, whereas additionally serving to the group set 5 new program data. She helped run this system for 3 months after the retirement of Head Coach Bill Smyth.

Before Boston University, Saiz spent three seasons at St. Norbert College, the place she was the Head Coach and Aquatics Director, main the Green Knights to a large number of successes. While at St. Norbert, each the boys’s and girls’s packages tied their highest group finishes at their convention meet, respectively, whereas attaining six particular person, 5 relay championship titles, and one convention document.

Saiz returned to her alma mater, Kenyon College, as an interim and Volunteer Assistant Coach from 2017-19. While at Kenyon, she oversaw the dash group, whereas additionally enjoying an enormous position within the recruitment of student-athletes.

Aside from collegiate teaching, Saiz was the Head Swim Coach at Mount Vernon (Ohio) High School from 2017-19.

Outside of the pool, Saiz was a council member of the USA Swimming Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Council and an Athlete Representative with the USA Swimming Safe Sport Committee.

As talked about earlier, Saiz had a historic profession as a swimmer herself. She was a 2013 NCAA Division III nationwide champion within the 200-yard butterfly at Kenyon College earlier than persevering with her post-collegiate swimming profession at Schroeder YMCA in Milwaukee. Saiz completed eighth within the 200-yard butterfly on the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials and went on to win the 2016 U.S. Open Championship within the occasion. A member of the 2016-17 U.S. National Team, Saiz was ranked within the high 50 on this planet in 2015 and 2016 and was ranked 67th in 2017.