Rowan University Women's Swimming

Brad Bowser enters his 11th season as the head coach of Rowan’s men’s swimming team in 2024-25, having led the Profs to a total of five NJAC regular season titles and four Metropolitan Championships during his tenure. His dual-meet record stands at 57-21, giving him the third-highest winning percentage (73%) in the history of the program.   Bowser also served as the head coach of the Profs’ women’s program from 2014-15 to 2018-19, where he guided Rowan to three conference championships and two METs titles.   In addition to numerous swimmers receiving All-America honors during his nine years, he has coached two NCAA Champions – Kevin Gillooly (2022) and Jesse Novak (three titles in 2015 and 2017).   In 2023-24, Bowser led the Profs to a third-place finish at the inaugural NJAC Swimming & Diving Championships. The 2022-23 squad finished third at METs, following the 2021-22 campaign that saw the Profs win the NJAC Championship as was named the league’s Coach of the Year for the fourth time. This followed the 2020-21 season which was canceled due to Covid-19.   In 2020, Bowser guided the men’s team to its to its fourth consecutive NJAC Championship and its third METs title in four years while being named the NJAC Coach of the Year. Despite the cancellation of the NCAA Championships due to the pandemic, the Profs’ NCAA qualifiers Kevin Gillooly, Kevin Grubb, Chad Shire and the 200 and 400 medley relay teams were named All-Americans. Additionally, Gillooly and Shire were chosen the top swimmer and diver, respectively, in both the NJAC and the METs.   His 2019 men’s and women’s squads each captured their third straight NJAC titles, while the women’s team also claimed its second consecutive Mets Championship. The Profs were represented on the All-America teams by Gillooly (two events), two men’s relays and Carlee Timmins. Gillooly and Shire earned the NJAC’s top swimmer and diver awards, respectively, with Kevin Yanigasawa being named the league’s Rookie of the Year. On the women’s side, Timmins was chosen the NJAC Swimmer of the Year with Bowser receiving the conference’s Women’s Coach of the Year award for the second time.   Bowser was the 2017-18 NJAC Coach of the Year in both men’s and women’s swimming for the second straight year as the squads each captured the conference and METs titles. The men’s squad notched a 17th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, led by All-Americans John Tepper, Sean Piacente and three relays. Rowan swept the top conference awards with Tepper (Swimmer), Piacente (Diver) and Gillooly (Rookie), while Veronicz Alferez was the women’s Rookie of the Year. He guided the men’s team to a best-ever ninth-place finish at the 2017 NCAA Championships as Jesse Novak claimed his third national championship in the 100 freestyle, and John Morris and Mike Simunek earned All-America honors in two events each, and three relays garnered honorable mention. That men’s squad won championships in the NJAC and METs while the women’s team won its first conference title since 1998-99.   The 2015-16 season saw the men’s team place 11th at the NCAA Championships and both the METs and NJAC titles while Bowser garnered his first conference Coach of the Year award. All-American recognition went to Novak (two events) and the 200 freestyle realy, with three relay teams earning All-America honorable Mention. Miranda Coughlan was selected the NJAC Women’s Rookie of the Year, starting a three-year streak of the Profs having the league’s top newcomer.   Bowser took over for legendary coach Tony Lisa in 2014-15 and guided the men’s team to a 10-1 record and a second-place finish at the METS. Among the highlights was Novak winning the national titles in the 50 and 100 freestyle at the NCAA Championships in Shenandoah, TX, and Morris being named the top diver in the NJAC and at the Metropolitan Championships. Rowan’s women’s squad went 8-4 and posted a fifth-place finish at Mets in his first year at the helm.   Bowser spent over 15 years coaching high school and youth swimmers and came to Rowan after three years as an assistant head coach at the Machine Aquatics Swim Club and head site coach at Audrey Moore Recreation and Tyson’s Sport & Health in Virginia. He oversaw the development of age group to national team swimmers, mentored 10 national team and multiple sectional team members, and guided numerous 14U Junior Olympic winners and qualifiers.   From 2001 to 2011, he was the assistant head coach for the Jersey Wahoos Swim Club in Mount Laurel, NJ, where he assisted in the development of high school-aged swimmers. Bowser coached five Middle Atlantic Junior Olympics champions, four Star Invitational champions, seven Olympic Trial qualifiers, nine 18U Summer US National qualifiers and 36 National Collegiate Scouting Association (NSCA) Junior National qualifiers. He also helped lead four teams to top 10 finishes at the NSCA Junior National Championships.   Bowser, an American Swimming Coaches Association-certified Level III Coach, served as a Middle Atlantic board member from 2005-2011 with tenures as Age Group Coaches Representative, Technical Planning Chair and Senior Swimming Chair.   A two-time All-American at Shawnee High School, Bowser starred at North Carolina State University where he was a nine-time Atlantic Coast Conference finalist and two-time US national qualifier, while reaching the 2000 US Olympic Trials. The 2001 graduate N.C. State earned his bachelor’s degree in parks, recreation, and tourism management with a concentration in sports administration.   A native of Medford, NJ, Bowser and his wife Courtney live in Philadelphia. COACHING RECORD Season Record NJAC Notes 2024-25 2-5 -- 4th place NJAC | 28th place NCAA 2023-24 3-4 -- 3rd place NJAC | T43rd place NCAA 2022-23 4-3 3-1 3rd place METS | 26th place NCAA 2021-22 6-0 4-0 NJAC Regular Season Champs | 2nd place METS | 10th place NCAA 2020-21 -- -- Season canceled due to COVID-19 pandemic 2019-20 6-3 4-0 NJAC Regular Season Champs | METS Champions 2018-19 6-4 4-0 NJAC Regular Season Champs | 3rd place METS | 20th place NCAA 2017-18 9-1 4-0 NJAC Regular Season Champs| METS Champions | T17th place NCAA 2016-17 7-2 4-0 NJAC Regular Season Champs | METS Champions | 9th place NCAA 2015-16 6-3 3-1 METS Champions | 11th place NCAA 2014-15 10-1 3-1 2nd place METS | 22nd place NCAA (Starting with the 2023-24 season, the NJAC held its first-ever swimming and diving championship meet to determine the conference champion. Prior to that, the NJAC Champion was determined by conference head-to-head meets during the regular season)    

Blaschke is in her fourth year and second as a full-time assistant coach for the Rowan University men's and womens swimming & diving teams.  Blaschke recently concluded a three-summer stint as head coach of Greenwood Park Swim Team, a team with which she was previously the assistant from 2009-11. Blaschke compiled a record of 10-4 as head coach. From 2010-13, she was an assistant age group coach for the Retriever Aquatic Club (RAC) in Catonsville, MD. Blaschke worked with children ages 4-9 and specialized in stroke mechanics, technique and development. Blaschke swam collegiately at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She was a five-time America East Conference finalist and ended her career with four UMBC all-time top-10 performances in the 100 and 200 backstrokes as well as the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Blaschke was a member of the 2011-12 and 2012-13 America East Honor Roll as well as the 2012-13 America East All-Conference Team. Blaschke was a four-year varsity swimmer and state finalist at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. She swam for the Jersey Wahoos from 2005-09 and was a three-year NCSA Junior National Qualifier. Blaschke graduated from UMBC in 2013 with bachelors degrees in media communications and American studies. She is currently pursuing a master's in higher education administration at Rowan.   Elise Blaschke Assistant Coach Updated 10/12/16 Elise Blaschke is in her fourth year and second as a full-time assistant coach for the Rowan University men's and womens swimming & diving teams.  Blaschke recently concluded a three-summer stint as head coach of Greenwood Park Swim Team, a team with which she was previously the assistant from 2009-11. Blaschke compiled a record of 10-4 as head coach. From 2010-13, she was an assistant age group coach for the Retriever Aquatic Club (RAC) in Catonsville, MD. Blaschke worked with children ages 4-9 and specialized in stroke mechanics, technique and development. Blaschke swam collegiately at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). She was a five-time America East Conference finalist and ended her career with four UMBC all-time top-10 performances in the 100 and 200 backstrokes as well as the 100 freestyle and 200 individual medley. Blaschke was a member of the 2011-12 and 2012-13 America East Honor Roll as well as the 2012-13 America East All-Conference Team. Blaschke was a four-year varsity swimmer and state finalist at Bishop Eustace Preparatory School. She swam for the Jersey Wahoos from 2005-09 and was a three-year NCSA Junior National Qualifier. Blaschke graduated from UMBC in 2013 with bachelors degrees in media communications and American studies. She is currently pursuing a master's in higher education administration at Rowan.  

Parsley is in his eighth season with the Rowan University softball program. This is his fourth year as an assistant coach, serving as the primary pitching instructor. Prior, Parsley was a student assistant from 2009-2012. For the past three seasons, the pitching staff has compiled an earned run average (ERA) that ranked among the top 10 lowest in all of Division III softball (1.66 ERA - 2015; 1.03 ERA - 2014; 1.12 ERA - 2013). In addition, pitchers LeAnne Miller (2013), Krysti Maronski (2014), and Beth Ann Hyland (2015) were honored as New Jersey Athletic Conference All-Conference first team and National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) East Region first team recipients.  During his seven-year tenure, Parsley has been on the Rowan staff for two NJAC Championships (2012, 2014), six NCAA appearances (2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015) and one NCAA Regional Championship (2014). Parsley competed collegiately in swimming at Rowan University from 2008-12. He was a two-time recipient of the Rowan Swimming & Diving Rob Sorelle-Craig Naylor Scholar-Athlete Citizen Award (2011, 2012). In 2012, Parsley was a member of the Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Team. He was the chair of the Rowan Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served on the New Jersey Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Parsley received his bachelors degree in education, with a specialization in Health and Physical Education in December 2012. Parsley was a four-year state qualifier at Milford High School. He was a two-time state finalist in the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley.  In 2008, Parsley was a Delaware state finalist for the Wendys High School Heisman Award. Parsley is currently pursuing a masters degree in Higher Education Administration at Rowan and will graduate in the spring of 2016. He is a graduate assistant for the College of Biomedical Science and Health Professions.  Parsley is a member of the NFCA and is a coach for the Delaware Magic 16U program in in Bear, DE.    

Lyman is in his third year as the mens and womens diving coach at Rowan University. During Lyman's tenure in Glassboro, John Morris has earned All-America honorable mention three times at the NCAA Championships, with his highest finish (10th) coming on the three-meter board in 2016. Morris is also a three-time winner of the Diver of the Meet award at the Metropolitan Championships and the school-record holder in both one- and three-meter diving. Lyman has been named the Diving Coach of the Year twice at Mets. Lyman has 10 years of club coaching experience and runs a club diving team, Top Spin Diving, based at Rowan. He has also guided athletes at Barclay Farm Swim Club (2014), Tiger Aquatics (2010-2013), and Downs Farm and Old Orchard Swim Clubs (2006-2009). Lyman was a four-year Division I diver at Louisiana State University (LSU). He was a two-time NCAA Regional qualifier and had career bests of 329.78 (one-meter), 332.95 (three-meter) and 252.20 (platform). A Cherry Hill High School East graduate, Lyman placed third in the state and helped the Cougars to a conference championship in 2009. Outside of coaching, Lyman is the Director of Marketing for the Professional Diving Coaches Association and the CEO of Getta-Gripp, an athletic grip for athletes. Lyman graduated from LSU with a degree in history education and a minor in political science.