North Central College Men's Swimming

Schmitt '06 returned to North Central prior to the 2015-2016 academic year as the Cardinals' head men's and women's swimming and diving coach. The 2006 NCAA Division III national champion in the 200-yard backstroke and a five-time Division III All-American, Schmitt brings several years of coaching experience at the competitive club level to the position, as well as a four-year stint as an assistant coach at North Central from 2009 to 2013. Schmitt most recently served as the lead senior coach at the Maverick Swim Club in Naperville, with which he worked from 2008 to 2014. He coached multiple national-level swimmers and Illinois state champions for a club which saw more than 50 student-athletes continue their careers in college during that time. He also served as head coach for Naperville's Hobson West Swim Club from 2011 to 2013, more than doubling the club's size and increasing point totals at conference championship meets by more than 300 percent. As an assistant coach at North Central, Schmitt developed the program's weight-training program and acted as liaison and translator on competitive trips to Florida, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Schmitt spent two years on the men's swimming team at the University of Iowa before transferring to North Central, where he was a team captain and five-time College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) individual champion before graduating in spring 2006 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. Mark Schmitt Head Men's/Women's Swimming Coach Former NCAA Division III national champion Mark Schmitt '06 returned to North Central prior to the 2015-2016 academic year as the Cardinals' head men's and women's swimming and diving coach. The 2006 NCAA Division III national champion in the 200-yard backstroke and a five-time Division III All-American, Schmitt brings several years of coaching experience at the competitive club level to the position, as well as a four-year stint as an assistant coach at North Central from 2009 to 2013. Schmitt most recently served as the lead senior coach at the Maverick Swim Club in Naperville, with which he worked from 2008 to 2014. He coached multiple national-level swimmers and Illinois state champions for a club which saw more than 50 student-athletes continue their careers in college during that time. He also served as head coach for Naperville's Hobson West Swim Club from 2011 to 2013, more than doubling the club's size and increasing point totals at conference championship meets by more than 300 percent. As an assistant coach at North Central, Schmitt developed the program's weight-training program and acted as liaison and translator on competitive trips to Florida, Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. Schmitt spent two years on the men's swimming team at the University of Iowa before transferring to North Central, where he was a team captain and five-time College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) individual champion before graduating in spring 2006 with a bachelor's degree in psychology.

Gorski '15 joined the North Central College coaching staff as an assistant coach for the men's and women's swimming and diving programs prior to the 2015-2016 season. She was a four-year member of the Cardinals' women's swimming and diving program from 2011-2015, specializing in backstroke and mid-distance freestyle events.   Gorski is also the head coach for North Central's Cardinal Aquatics and Learn to Swim Programs, as well as an assistant coach for Maverick Swim Club in Naperville.   A resident of Naperville, Gorski graduated from North Central in spring 2015 with bachelor's degrees in finance and economics. She is pursuing a master of business administration (MBA) degree with an emphasis in leadership.  

Patschke enters her second season as the assistant coach/ graduate assistant for the men's and women's swimming & diving teams and will be helping to  recruit prospective athletes and instructing current team members. Patschke swam for four years on the women's team and quickly became one of the most valuable team members finishing in the top ten in seven events at the CCIW Championships her first year. She went on to achieve North Central persoanl bests in the 50 yard freestyle (24.56), 100 yard backstroke (1:00.47), 100 yard butterfly (1:00.46) and 100 yard freestyle (55.61).  Patschke also coached for North Central's Cardinal Aquatics program for three years, assisiting childrem agaes 6-15. She was an assistant coach for the  Bloomingdale Park District swim team from 2012-13 as well as the Hobson West swim team in Naperville this past summer. She is studying for her Master's of Business Administration with a focus on management. She currently resides in Medinah, Ill.   Loreli Patschke Graduate Assistant Swimming Coach Loreli Patschke enters her second season as the assistant coach/ graduate assistant for the men's and women's swimming & diving teams and will be helping to  recruit prospective athletes and instructing current team members. Patschke swam for four years on the women's team and quickly became one of the most valuable team members finishing in the top ten in seven events at the CCIW Championships her first year. She went on to achieve North Central persoanl bests in the 50 yard freestyle (24.56), 100 yard backstroke (1:00.47), 100 yard butterfly (1:00.46) and 100 yard freestyle (55.61).  Patschke also coached for North Central's Cardinal Aquatics program for three years, assisiting childrem agaes 6-15. She was an assistant coach for the  Bloomingdale Park District swim team from 2012-13 as well as the Hobson West swim team in Naperville this past summer. She is studying for her Master's of Business Administration with a focus on management. She currently resides in Medinah, Ill.