Wildcat Wrap: Arizona swimming and diving provides DeNise as assistant coach

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Arizona swimming and diving coach Ben Loorz has added to his workers with the rent of Caitlin DeNise as an assistant swim coach.

DeNise joins Arizona after 5 seasons at Lewis & Clark College (Oregon), the place she served as the pinnacle coach for the previous three seasons. At Lewis & Clark, DeNise coached 31 athletes to all-conference honors.

“I look forward to joining Arizona Swimming and Diving, a program with a championship tradition and momentum building around it,” DeNise stated. “I would like to thank Coach Loorz for trusting me with this opportunity. I am excited to work together with this incredible group of student-athletes and coaches to bring championships to Tucson.”

DeNise swam collegiately at Cal State East Bay, the place Loorz was head coach for six seasons. DeNise holds this system file within the 100 butterfly.

“Coach DeNise is a veteran coach with a great breadth and depth of experience,” Loorz stated. “From the college to club level, assistant coach to head coach, she brings a great base of knowledge and a proven track record of treating athletes well.”

DeNise joins a training workers that features for Arizona All-American Amanda Beard, in addition to Dwight Dumais, Pete Richardson, Jay Holmes and Carmen Hernandez.

Arizona seashore volleyball coach Steve Walker is popping to a latest SandCat standout because the crew’s subsequent assistant coach.

Jamie Streit will function an assistant after ending her Arizona profession this previous spring. Streit recorded 16 wins for Arizona in 2026. She performed two seasons at Arizona after transferring in from Idaho State, the place she performed indoor volleyball.

“I am incredibly excited to bring Jamie on as a member of our coaching staff to begin her career,” Walker stated. “She brings great energy, a strong work ethic, and a passion for developing student-athletes. As a young talented coach, she will make an immediate impact on our program and I can’t wait to see what we’ll accomplish in the future.”

Streit performed 4 years of indoor volleyball at Idaho State earlier than transitioning to seashore volleyball. She was a four-time member of the Big Sky Fall Academic Team.

Streit replaces outgoing assistant Austin Hosto. The teaching workers additionally consists of Emilia Guerra-Acuna.

Arizona observe and area has named Jeff Kinder as an assistant coach, marking one other instance of a latest athlete transferring over to teaching. Kinder received the 2026 Big 12 title in javelin and certified for the NCAA West First Round.

Kinder attended Oregon earlier than transferring to Arizona. With the Ducks he completed runner-up within the decathlon on the 2022 Pac-12 Championships. Kinder comes from a observe and area household, as his father, Gary, competed for the U.S. on the 1988 Olympics.

“Throughout this process, it became clear that Coach Jett possesses a true passion and natural coaching instinct, and that he is the best choice to lead our multis and horizontal jumps group in this next chapter,” Arizona coach Andrew Dubs stated. “I could not be more excited for our student-athletes to get to work with Coach Jett.”

Kinder graduated this spring with a grasp’s diploma in Real Estate Development.