Colorado State University Women's Swimming

Woodard's era, holding a winning record and a four-win improvement from 2012-13 to 2013-14. While the Rams had plenty of success in 2013-14, Woodard knows that with an experienced lineup back in the pool, that the future of the program is even brighter. The Rams return 23 of their 28 letterwinners from last year, including their three All-Mountain West performers. In three years at CSU, Woodard has re-established roots that trace back to a storied history that includes multiple top conference finishes and NCAA qualifiers. Under Woodard's watch, the Rams have set nine school records and in 2013, Woodard helped coach Breann Fuller, who was a Mountain West champion in the 200 Butterfly and finished in the top 25 in both the 100 and 200 Butterfly at the NCAA Championships. Woodard, a former assistant coach for swimming and water polo at Colorado State from 2000-05, returned to CSU after six years at North Carolina State, where he was the associate head men's swimming coach and an assistant for the women's program. In Woodard's 18 years of experience, he has assisted in coaching Olympic gold medalists Amy Van Dyken (2000) and Cullen Jones (2008), and was the primary coach for 14-time Paralympic gold medalist Erin Popovich. Van Dyken and Popovich are former Rams. During his tenure with NC State, Woodard's swimmers compiled 58 school records, and the women's team placed 29th at the 2009 NCAA Championships. Both the men's and women's squads were named scholastic All-America teams in 2010. Jones, before winning the gold medal in 2008, was the 2006 NCAA champion in the 50 Freestyle. While at CSU, Woodard helped coach the Rams to a 37-13 dual-meet record from 2000-05 and produced five Mountain West champions with 14 school records. CSU finished in the top three in the MW each year from 2001-04, including a 10-0 record and a regular-season championship in 2004, the same season the team was an NCAA qualifier. Woodard served as a volunteer assistant with the Rams from 1998-2000 while obtaining his master's degree. Away from the pool, Woodard's teams have set the standard in the classroom. In three seasons as head coach, 20 Rams have earned Mountain West Scholar-Athlete status, the highest academic honor bestowed upon by the conference. Additionally, CSU has earned Team Scholar All-America recognition for seven times. The prestigious academic honor is awarded twice a year to teams with a 3.0 cumulative GPA. Before his time at the university level, Woodard served as the head coach for the Shawmut Aquatic Club, from 1996-98. A native of Buffalo, N.Y., he attended Hartwick College in Oneonta, N.Y., graduating in 1995. He earned his first coaching job after graduation as an assistant swim coach with Hartwick (1995-96), where he recruited three future All-Americans. Woodard is the fifth head coach in program history. He replaced long-time head coach John Mattos, who retired after the 2010-11 season, his 31st at CSU. Woodard is married to wife Holly, and together they have a son, Gabriel, and daughter, Elliot. On Sale Now! On Sale Now! CSU The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad will visit Denver for its second dual meet of the... The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad got its 2016-17... The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad will host the first meet of its 2016-17 campaign ... Head Coach Christopher Woodard and the Colorado State swimming &... Sixty-nine Colorado State student-athletes earned a total of 82 Scholar-Athlete awards from the... Two Colorado State swimmers got to test themselves against the nations... A total of 102 Colorado State student-athletes earned recognition from the Mountain West for... The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) ...

Brown brings with her a wealth of knowledge, in and out of the pool. "We are very fortunate to have someone as qualified as MacKenzie in our own backyard," Woodard said. "It has been my pleasure to both coach her and work with her as a colleague. She is innovative, hard working and very capable of making the transition to NCAA coaching. She has worked with some great mentors, including Fort Collins Area Swim Team head coach Chris Webb. I expect that MacKenzie will be a shot in the arm for our program as we continue to build a nationally recognized program." Brown was most definitely a shot in the arm, helping CSU to its first winning record in four seasons. Brown helped mentor a freshman class of 15, with many of them becoming immediate impact performers. As a former swimmer, she can also relate to the student-athletes in a way that others cannot. Graduating from CSU in 2008 with a bachelor's degree in interior design, Brown spent two seasons - from 2011-13 - as a volunteer assistant coach with CSU. She worked closely with CSU's swimmers and coaching staff, eventually helping to form a NCAA qualifier and Mountain West champion in Breann Fuller. Brown also created training programs for the Rams, and helped facilitate dual meets. Additionally, she was the 2011 recipient of the Doc Counsilman Award, given by the American Swimming Coaches Association for creative and innovative workouts. Apart from CSU, Brown was a coach for the Vortex Swim Club (2008-10), the Fort Collins Area Swim Team (2010-13) and Poudre High School swimming (2008-10). In each position, Brown strove to build athletes who have strong technical ability and are passionate about their sport. At Vortex, she expanded the senior group from three to 20 swimmers, and created training programs for the master level. With the Fort Collins Area Swim Team, Brown implemented training programs designed to enable swimmers to develop into competitive athletes at the local, state and national levels. Brown accomplished this while handling the logistics of scheduling, tryouts, statistics and meet planning. She has also gained experience volunteering as co-director for the Northern Colorado Swim Camp in Loveland for three years. Working with children ages 8-16, Brown developed dry land circuits, nutrition seminars and directed in-water training. "Teaching and encouraging athletes to reach their fullest potential has become the true passion of my life," Brown said. "I am thrilled for the chance to be involved in the program that gave me so much support and opportunity while I was a student-athlete at CSU." Brown grew up in Atascadero, Calif., attending Templeton High School. With the Rams, she swam distance freestyle and individual medley. On Sale Now! On Sale Now! CSU The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad will visit Denver for its second dual meet of the... The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad got its 2016-17... The Colorado State Rams swimming & diving squad will host the first meet of its 2016-17 campaign ... Head Coach Christopher Woodard and the Colorado State swimming &... Sixty-nine Colorado State student-athletes earned a total of 82 Scholar-Athlete awards from the... Two Colorado State swimmers got to test themselves against the nations... A total of 102 Colorado State student-athletes earned recognition from the Mountain West for... The College Swimming & Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) ...