Colorado Mesa University Women's Swimming

Allen begins his second season as the head coach of the mens and womens swimming and diving programs at Colorado Mesa University. Coach Allen brings over 15 years of Division II collegiate experience, including a history of building successful programs at every level.   The 2013-14 season was a breakout year for the swimming and diving programs. Allen was named RMAC Men's Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year after leading the Mavericks to their first conference title. Briana Purkapile become the first swimmer in school history to earn All-America honors.    Allen began his collegiate coaching career at California State University Bakersfield as a volunteer assistant with the mens swim team in 1990 and 1991. He assisted with all aspects of training, day-to-day operations and meet duties. CSU-Bakersfield won the 1991 NCAA Division II National Championship, the sixth consecutive title at CSUB.   From 1991 through 2005 Coach Allen was the Head Mens and Womens Swimming and Diving Coach at University of South Dakota. In his 15 years at the helm of the USD program he was named North Central Conference Mens Coach of the Year four times and a two-time Womens Coach of the Year. He coached 57 North Central Conference Champions and 79 NCAA All-Americans.   Coach Allen guided USD mens team to eight NCAA Division II Top Ten final rankings and its first ever North Central Conference Championship in 1997 and its second title in 1999. In 1999 the men reached its highest ranking in school history finishing third in Division II. The womens team earned its highest ranking finishing eighth in 1999. In 2000 USD boasted its first ever NCAA Individual Champion.  During his tenure at University South Dakota he received the American Swimming Coaching Association (ASCA) Coaching Excellence Award 12 times, coached 18 team and 26 individual NCAA Academic All-Americans.    In 2005 through 2008 he was the Head Mens and Womens Swimming Coach at Morningside College (NAIA). While at Morningside the Mustangs set 28 school records, qualified 22 individuals for the NAIA National Championships and coached six NAIA Scholar Athletes. In 2007 the men finished the year ranked eighth and the women 10th at NAIA Nationals. Aside from his head coaching duties he was the Aquatics Director in charge of; daily pool operations, coordinated the swim program for over 500 children, staffing, training of lifeguards, scheduling and budgeting.   Coach Allen has been the Head Swim Coach since 2008 for the Idaho Falls (ID) Cutthroat Swim Team overseeing all aspects of training, scheduling, budgeting, and fundraising. Team members have more than tripled under his supervision and he has coached numerous nationally ranked swimmers.  Allen earned his Bachelors Degree from Lewis & Clark College in Psychology and Physical Education. He earned his Masters Degree in Social Psychology of Sport from University of Oregon. Ron Allen Head Men's / Women's Swim & Dive Coach Ron Allen begins his second season as the head coach of the mens and womens swimming and diving programs at Colorado Mesa University. Coach Allen brings over 15 years of Division II collegiate experience, including a history of building successful programs at every level.   The 2013-14 season was a breakout year for the swimming and diving programs. Allen was named RMAC Men's Swimming and Diving Coach of the Year after leading the Mavericks to their first conference title. Briana Purkapile become the first swimmer in school history to earn All-America honors.    Allen began his collegiate coaching career at California State University Bakersfield as a volunteer assistant with the mens swim team in 1990 and 1991. He assisted with all aspects of training, day-to-day operations and meet duties. CSU-Bakersfield won the 1991 NCAA Division II National Championship, the sixth consecutive title at CSUB.   From 1991 through 2005 Coach Allen was the Head Mens and Womens Swimming and Diving Coach at University of South Dakota. In his 15 years at the helm of the USD program he was named North Central Conference Mens Coach of the Year four times and a two-time Womens Coach of the Year. He coached 57 North Central Conference Champions and 79 NCAA All-Americans.   Coach Allen guided USD mens team to eight NCAA Division II Top Ten final rankings and its first ever North Central Conference Championship in 1997 and its second title in 1999. In 1999 the men reached its highest ranking in school history finishing third in Division II. The womens team earned its highest ranking finishing eighth in 1999. In 2000 USD boasted its first ever NCAA Individual Champion.  During his tenure at University South Dakota he received the American Swimming Coaching Association (ASCA) Coaching Excellence Award 12 times, coached 18 team and 26 individual NCAA Academic All-Americans.    In 2005 through 2008 he was the Head Mens and Womens Swimming Coach at Morningside College (NAIA). While at Morningside the Mustangs set 28 school records, qualified 22 individuals for the NAIA National Championships and coached six NAIA Scholar Athletes. In 2007 the men finished the year ranked eighth and the women 10th at NAIA Nationals. Aside from his head coaching duties he was the Aquatics Director in charge of; daily pool operations, coordinated the swim program for over 500 children, staffing, training of lifeguards, scheduling and budgeting.   Coach Allen has been the Head Swim Coach since 2008 for the Idaho Falls (ID) Cutthroat Swim Team overseeing all aspects of training, scheduling, budgeting, and fundraising. Team members have more than tripled under his supervision and he has coached numerous nationally ranked swimmers.  Allen earned his Bachelors Degree from Lewis & Clark College in Psychology and Physical Education. He earned his Masters Degree in Social Psychology of Sport from University of Oregon.

Pearsall is in his third year as the head diving coach at Colorado Mesa University. In his first two seasons, he produced four All-Americans as well as seven Honorable Mention All-Americans. The 2015-2016 season proved to be the best year for diving in school history with all three of his divers, Cassi Blakeman, Ryan Popp and Sage DAmbrosia, placing in the top-eight in their respective events. During that time, Pearsall also produced a Scholar All-American in diver, Ryan Popp. Pearsalls success at CMU started with diver Amanda Jennings breaking two school records as well as the pool record while also placing sixth on the one-meter at the Div. II NCAA National Championships. Pearsall most recently served as the head diving coach at Pace University, where he coached three women qualifiers for the NCAA Div. II National Championships and the school record holder. During this time, Logan also coached with Whirlwind Diving, one of the best age group programs in the Northeast. While there, he was instrumental in the coaching and development of numerous national qualifiers as well as regional and national champions. He also coached at Wheaton College where his divers rewrote the record board as well as qualified for the NCAA Div. III National Championships. A native of Port Allegany, Pennsylvania, Pearsall is a 2010 graduate of Clarion University where he earned numerous accolades including four NCAA Div. II diving championships between the 1 and 3-meter springboards and was a six time All-America. His four NCAA titles tie him for the most ever in NCAA Div. II men's diving. Pearsall was named the NCAA Div. II Diver of the Year in 2010 and 2011 and also collected Break Out Diver of the Year honors in 2010. As a sophomore in 2009, Pearsall was named the Clarion University of Pennsylvania Male Athlete of the Year. Still heavily active in the sport, Pearsall is a 21-time Masters Diving National Champion and a three-time World Masters National Champion. He competed at the 2016 USA Diving National Championships in Moultrie, Ga. and finished in the top-16. Received a bachelors degree in Athletic Coaching from Clarion University and is working on his MBA in Athletic Administration.