Riley Ceglowski Named Subsequent Head Coach of Nanooks Swimming

FAIRBANKS – The Alaska Nanooks and Director of Athletics, Brock Anundson, have named Riley Ceglowski as the following head coach of the Alaska Nanooks swim crew. 

“I am incredibly honored to lead the Alaska Nanooks swim team and to build upon the strong foundation already in place,” stated Ceglowski after her hiring. “My goal is to foster a culture of excellence, both in the pool and in the classroom, that will challenge our student-athletes to redefine their limits. My hope is that each Nanook swimmer graduates having reached their full potential as a student-athlete, while contributing to the legacy of the program. Go Nanooks!” 

Ceglowski involves Fairbanks after spending over a yr because the aquatics coordinator for the City of Fruita in Colorado. There, Ceglowski deliberate, coordinated, and scheduled swim classes, water aerobics, and different aquatic packages and particular occasions. Additionally, she ensured the security of neighborhood members by water security laws. 

This is the third head teaching place Ceglowski will maintain on the faculty stage. Prior to Alaska, she served as the top coach of Ave Maria University in Ave Maria, Fla., from May 2021 to August 2022. There, she headed all duties concerned within the operations of this system. She recruited and supervised all assistant coaches whereas protecting crew itinerary, lodging, and designing in-season and out-of-season coaching. Before taking the Ave Maria place, Ceglowski spent three years teaching Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo. From 2018-20, she served because the assistant males’s and ladies’s swim coach earlier than changing into the top coach of each the lads’s and ladies’s packages from 2020-21.

As the top coach at Adams State, she managed scholarship funds, crew fundraising, and company partnerships whereas additionally producing the best convention end and scoring within the males’s program historical past. 

Ceglowski has additionally frolicked as a resident relations coordinator in Boulder, Colo. at The Academy Boulder, and a swim coach at Classic Running, implementing individualized swim exercises for triathletes taking part in occasions all through the nation. 

“We’re excited to welcome Riley Ceglowski as the next head coach of our Alaska Nanooks women’s swimming program,” stated Brock Anundson. “Riley brings a strong background with NCAA swimmers, both as a student-athlete and a coach, along with a clear passion for student-athlete development. She joins a program that saw impressive success in the pool this past year, and her energy, experience, and leadership will help build on that momentum and take Alaska swimming to the next level.” 

Ceglowski was a member of the swim crew at Adams State, the place she graduated from in June 2018 with a Bachelor of Science, Physical Geography & Earth Science. In August 2024, she earned her Master of Science in Nutrition & Human Performance from Logan University. 

Her first official day with the Alaska Nanooks shall be July 1, 2026. 

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