Virginia Run Riptide

I am so excited to return as head coach for the Riptide! This will be my third season as head coach and 23rd year on the team! I started coaching in 2014 as a Junior Coach, then became a Senior Coach, Assistant Coach for two seasons (2017-2018), then Head Coach for two seasons (2019-2020). Over the last five years I have been working behind the scenes with the team, but now I am ready to be back and instill the importance of teamwork, team spirit, and sportsmanship to our swimmers.

Outside of coaching in the summer, I am very involved in the swim community. I have been coaching year-round on Centreville Swim Club for four years, I serve as a committee chairperson for the NVSL, and also serve as a chairperson for Potomac Valley Swimming.

Swimming background:

• Swam on Virginia Run from ages 5-18 and broke multiple team records
• NVSL Individual All Stars champion and multiple time podium finisher
• Riptide Swim Team record breaker and participant in Junior Olympics, Junior/Senior Champs, and other championship meets
• Westfield High School record holder and states qualifier
• 4x Collegiate Club Swimming Nationals qualifier 

I am excited to begin my coaching journey with Riptide as an Assistant Head Coach this season! This is my first season in this role, and I previously spent four years as a buff school coach with the Greenbriar Dolphins, where I worked with swimmers of different ages and skill levels.

I have been swimming competitively since I was five years old with Greenbriar. I continued with club teams in the winter then year round, and later swam on my high school varsity team. I am currently a student-athlete at Converse University in South Carolina, where I swim on the NCAA Division II team while majoring in Communications and Media. I hope to pursue a career in social media in the future.

Outside of swimming, I run a small nail business and enjoy being creative. During the summers, I also teach swim lessons to help young swimmers learn the basics or improve their skills for competition.

Coaching has always been a dream of mine, and I am very excited for this opportunity. I look forward to a great season and to helping swimmers grow both in and out of the pool.

I am super excited to be back and involved with the Virginia Run Riptide!

I swam with the Virginia Run Riptide from ages six to eighteen years old. I swam all four years of high school on the varsity swim team at Wakefield School, where I was team captain and 3 time team MVP. I also received the Wakefield School Athletic Director’s Award for Excellence and Honor for my swimming performance.

Throughout my college years I was a 4 year member and team captain of the Roanoke College Mens Swim Team. I have been named 1st Team All Conference and team MVP as well as ODAC conference champion in the 50 freestyle and multiple relays. A graduate of Roanoke, I have a degree in Health and Exercise Science.

I was a Jr Coach, Sr. Coach, Assistant Head Coach and Head Coach for the Virginia Run Riptide through 2021. I returned as the Head Coach of the VR Riptide Developmental Program in 2022 and am excited to be back at Cub Run for 2025-2026. Go Riptide!