Allegheny College Men's Swimming

Kumbier enters his fourth year as the head coach for the Gators, and his sixth year with the program. After numerous school records have fallen during the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons, Kumbier has the Gators in prime position to rise among the ranks of the North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) in the immediate future. A pair of new program standards were set in the 2015-16 season. On the men's side, freshman Matthew Nardozzi clocked in at 4:07.59 in the 400 IM at the Kenyon "Fast Chance" Invitational to establish a new school record, breaking the 1989 mark set by Patrick Stewart. A 25-year-old record fell in the women's three-meter dive on Jan. 16 against Case Western Reserve, as Erica Salizzoni scored a 479.00 across her 11 attempts to top two-time national champion Melissa Moody's score of 471.60, which once stood as an NCAA Division III record. The 2014-15 season saw three school records fall on the womens side, as the Gators set over 100 personal bests under Kumbiers leadership. Freshman Julianne Reed set a pair of program marks at the 2015 NCAC Championships, posting a school record 58.67 in the 100 back as part of the 400-medley relay in the prelims.  Reed would later swim the individual 100 fly in 58.10 during the finals, setting another record in the process. A week later at the 2015 Kenyon Fast Chance Meet, sophomore Megan Feeney would set a program mark in the 200 back, besting a near-20 year old record with a 2:04.80, setting the Gators third school record of the season.   The 2011 graduate of NCAA perennial powerhouse Kenyon College has displayed considerable experience as both an athlete and coach, and his appointment continues to serve as a tremendous asset for the Gators burgeoning competitive spirit both in and out of the pool.  In the spring of 2014 the mens and womens teams both earned College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-American team honors with both the mens and womens teams repeating during the fall of 2014 semester. During the 2013-14 season, Kumbier led the Gators to over 150 personal bests, leading a staff that procured four NCAA qualifying times or scores and the 2013-14 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Diving Coach of the Year in Fred Evanoff.   In his four years at Allegheny, Kumbier has helped over 10 Gators achieve over 20 NCAA National qualifying marks, including Mirno Pasquali 12 (200 back 1:49.54) and Brandon Intrieri 13 (100 fly 49.45, 50 free 20.76) who, in the 2011-2012 season, earned spots at the national championships.  That year Intrieri tacked on his third All-American honor with his 13th place finish at the NCAA Championships.  Pasquali earned his spot in Indianapolis after logging a scalding 1:49.91 in the 200 back at the 2011-12 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) championships, finishing second while setting a new program record in the process.  He then lowered it to 1:49.54 with a 16th place finish at the NCAA Championships.   Most recently, Feeneys 200 Back from the end of the season surpassed the NCAA qualifying mark when she eclipsed the record. In his time coaching at Allegheny, Kumbier has helped five Gators earn All-Conference performances while overall Kumbier has coached Gator student-athletes to over 425 personal bests during the past four seasons, with four athletes setting six new program records Additionally, Kumbier has spent the last three summers as a counselor for the Salo Swim Camp at the University of Southern California, home to the 2015 Mens PAC-12 swimming and diving champions.  In 2013, Kumbier was named the Head Coach-Counselor for the camps and has worked under Coach Salo and the Trojan staff and alongside Division I and Division III coaches and athletes, as well as national and international, elite swimmers and Olympians.  At camps, Kumbier coaches 100-130 athletes per week, and has coached international campers from Russia, South Africa, Japan, England, India, Denmark and Italy. In 2012, Kumbier served as a counselor for the Wolverine Swim Camp in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he worked with over 200 athletes at Michigans facility, home of the 2013 Mens Division I National Champions.  Kumbier has also worked the Elite Breastroke and Comprehensive Camps at the Total Performance Camps in Gambier, Ohio, working with legendary Kenyon head coach Jim Steen.  He also served three summers as an assistant swim coach at Ann Arbor Country Club from 2009 to 2011 to kick start his career. As an athlete, Kumbier was a five-time national qualifier who finished among the top eight at the NCAC Championships in the 200 breaststroke on three separate occasions, placing fourth in 2008 and 2011 while finishing among the top eight twice in the 100 breaststroke, placing as high as fifth.  In 2011, he was presented with the Stephen E. Bennett Memorial Award, which is presented annually to the Kenyon senior who has consistently supported the program in devotion to training and competition. As a student, Kumbier majored in Mathematics with a focus on Abstract Algebra while also earning a minor in Studio Art.  Kumbier earned CSCAA Academic All-American Honorable Mention awards his sophomore, junior and senior year.  Currently, Kumbier is also pursuing a M.Ed with an emphasis in Counseling Psychology and a focus in Positive Coaching through the University of Missouri.  *Updated 5/25/16

Hill joined the Allegheny coaching staff in the summer of 2015.   Hill comes to Meadville after a strong four-year swimming career at Division-I Cleveland State University.  Specializing in sprints, Hill was a four-time national qualifier while earning a B.S. in education, specializing in exercise fitness and physical education. Most recently, Hill has served as an assistant varsity coach at Berea (Ohio) High School since 2013, while also working as an assistant coach for the SwimStrong Aquatic Club in Strongsville, Ohio. From 2009-13, Hill coached at the Berea Recreation Center, where he also worked as a lifeguard since 2006. He has also remained active as a competitor, and on June 15 at the Robert F. Busbey Invitational in Cleveland, Hill qualified for the 2016 United States Olympic Trials in the 50 meter freestyle with a time of 23.24 seconds. During his 2010-11 sophomore season at Cleveland State, Hill was named a Mid-Major All-American by CollegeSwimming.com, before helping the Vikings capture wins in the 200 freestyle and 200 medley relays at the Horizon League championships in both 2012 and 2013, with the Vikings taking the overall Horizon League team title in 2013.  A native of Berea, Ohio, Hill starred in the pool at Berea High School, winning section championships in the 50 free, 100 back, and 400 free relay, while setting school records in the 50 free and the 100 and 200 free relays.  

Evanoff earned his second North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Diving Coach of the Year award during the 2013-14 season, leading a determined Allegheny diving squad to an impressive showing at the 2014 NCAC Championships.  The Gators saw four top-five finishes in the one- and three-meter boards, including a pair of All-NCAC performances by Emily Capone '14, who finished second both boards. During the 2012-13 season, Evanoff mentored Capone to her third and fourth All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honors at the NCAC Championships. Under his tutelage, the Allegheny women's diving team gave the Gators a day one lead at the championships after the three-meter event. Voted the 2011 North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) Diving Coach of the Year, Evanoff began his coaching experience on the high school level.  Since 2000 he served as the head diving coach at General McLane High School, Edinboro, Pa., and later moved on to the head swimming and diving coach position at General McLane. He also runs a diving clinic at Fairview High School through the Fairview Recreation Authority. Evanoff has seen his high school swimmers and divers compete on both the district and state levels, producing a womens state diving champion in Pennsylvania in 2006. On the collegiate level Coach Evanoff has had conference winner Jayson Loeffert qualify to the Division III National Diving Meet. A resident of McKean, Pennsylvania, Evanoff is the owner of Evanoff Landscape Contracting and graduated from Penn State University in 1973 with an associate degree in ornamental nursery management. He can be reached at .