Saint Leo University Men's Swimming

Mangen's group finished with an overall and conference record of 9-5, including the team's highest national ranking to date, 21st. It marked the first time in program history that both the men's and women's teams finished with an above .500 record in conference. There were 16 broken records during the season and one mens Nationals competitor for the 50 and 100 Free and 100 Fly. Finished with overall record of 8-7-1 including 5-6-1 in the SSC. Both programs finished the season ranked 23rd nationally and had six individuals qualify provisionally for the NCAA National Championships, two conference individual champions, (both set conference records), 26 new team records were set and four student-athletes earned Academic All-America honors. Mangen was a 14-time Bluegrass Mountain Conference champion and was named the 2003 swimmer of the year. He was selected by the West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association as the 2003 male scholar-athlete of the year. He was an eight time, NCAA All-America selection and also earned Academic All-America honors twice during his undergraduate career. Graduating in 2003 from Wheeling Jesuit University in Wheeling, WV, the Celina, OH native earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management, Cum Laude, and also holds a Master's of Business Administration.  Mangen began his head swim coaching career at West Virginia Wesleyan College in Buckhannon, W.V. where his athletes captured one national championship, five NCAA All-America honors, set 13 school records and two conference records (WVIAC/ BGMC). In addition, his teams won 22 conference individual championships and three conference team titles (WVIAC/ BGMC). After three years at Wesleyan, Mangen moved from Division II to Division I as the No. 1 assistant coach of Wright State (OH). He also served as swimming and diving recruiting coordinator for both programs.  While at WSU, the program regained the Horizon League conference championship two of three years and added a second place finish. The athletic accomplishments while at WSU included three NCAA Division I qualifying swims, five Horizon League records, 13 school records, 29 individual conference championship swims, and four relay conference titles. In addition to his head coaching duties, Mangen is also the Director of Aquatics and is responsible for all aspects of the Saint Leo Aquatic Center and related programs. Coach Mangen resides in San Antonio, Fla., with his wife Melissa, their son, Jack, and daughter Reese.