University of Pennsylvania - Penn Women's Softball

One of the greatest players in program history, Gilly Lane C’07 was named head coach of the University of Pennsylvania men's squash program in March of 2016. Prior to that, he spent the 2015-16 season as Associate Head Coach for both Penn squash programs under Director of Squash Jack Wyant, after being brought back to campus full-time in July of 2013 as an assistant coach. In 2025, the Quakers earned the sixth Ivy League title in program history with an undefeated conference record (6-0). Ranked No. 1 by the CSA for the entirety of the season, the Red and Blue finished the year 20-0, capturing the second national championship in program history and setting a program record for most wins in a season. Halfway through the season, Marwan Abdelsalam, Salman Khalil, Omar Hafez, and Nick Spizzirri competed in the A Division in the CSA Individual Championship tournament. Abdelsalam went 1-1 in the tournament with Spizzirri falling in the quarterfinal round. Khalil and Hafez squared off in the Pool Trophy final, marking the third time in program history that two Quakers were battling for the title in the final match. Khalil became the fifth player in program history to hoist the trophy, ending a 46-year drought for the program. He later became the only Quaker to hoist both the Pool Trophy and the Potter Cup in the same season. Following the conclusion of the season, Lane was honored as the Ivy League's Coach of the Year, with five athletes named to All-Ivy squads and setting a program record with five CSA All-Americans. Abdelsalam was named as the Ivy League Rookie of the Year, the fourth consecutive Quaker to win the award, while also being named to the conference first team and as a second-team CSA All-American. Khalil was named the unanimous Ivy League Player of the Year, also being named to the conference first team and recognized as a first-team CSA All-American. Hafez and Spizzirri were named to the All-Ivy first team, also garnering CSA All-American recognition. Program wins leader Nathan Kueh earned All-Ivy second team and Academic All-Ivy distinctions, and was later named as a second-team CSA All-American. In 2024, the Quakers captured the national championship, securing the Potter Cup trophy for the first time in program history. The Quakers earned the fifth Ivy League title in program history (shared with Princeton) and were ranked No. 1 by the CSA for much of the year. Penn finished 15-2, went 5-1 throughout the conference and were a perfect 10-0 at the Penn Squash Center. The Red and Blue began the year winning 12 straight matches. Following the conclusion of the season, Salman Khalil was named Ivy League Rookie of the Year, marking the third straight season a Quaker has earned the honor, as Nick Spizzirri and Omar Hafez were first-team All-Ivy and CSA first-team All-America selections. Lane’s squad saw for men compete at CSA individuals, as Khalil, Spizzirri and Hafez competed in the Pool Trophy (A Division) and Abdelrahman Dweek battled in the Molloy Cup (B Division), with Spizzirri falling in the semifinal. Under Lane's watch as head coach, Penn has put together a 97-28 record that includes a 36-11 mark in Ivy League play.  Penn also has made its first two appearances in the College Squash Association (CSA) Potter Cup final during Lane's tenure, falling to Harvard in the national championship match in both 2020 (6-1 score) and 2022 (5-4). The Quakers also finished third in the Potter Cup in 2019 and fourth in 2023. After not competing in 2020-21 due to Ivy League COVID-19 regulations, Penn made program history in 2021-22 with an undefeated regular season that had them wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the CSA's national rankings. The campaign was capped by the program’s first Ivy League title since the 1973-74 season and its first undisputed league title since 1968-69. Following the season, Lane was named Ivy League Coach of the Year, freshman Nathan Kueh was the Ivy Rookie of the Year, and seniors Andrew Douglas and Aly Abou Eleinen were first-team All-Ivy and CSA All-America selections. Additionally, Penn beat Harvard for the first time since February of 2016, knocked off Trinity on the road for the first time since January of 1990, and won 10 matches by shutout which broke the old record of nine (set by Lane's 2019-20 team). The Red and Blue reached the Potter Cup final for the first time in program history in 2019-20, defeating second-seeded Trinity in the semifinal for its first win over the Bantams since 1996. Douglas was named the first three-time first-team CSA All-America in program history and four total players were named All-America overall. Under Lane's watch, the program earned the CSA's No. 1 ranking for the first time in history during the 2018-19 season and finished second in the Ivy League. The Quakers defeated Princeton and Yale in the same season and started 4-0 in Ivy League play for the first since 1973-74, with the Quakers' win at Yale being its first in New Haven since Lane's senior season. Penn went on to win 14 matches and placed third in the Potter Cup. Individually, Abou Eleinen became just the third freshman in program history to be named first-team All-Ivy and first-team CSA All-America. For a second straight season, Douglas earned first-team All-Ivy and All-America honors as he advanced to the semifinal round at CSA Individuals.  Among many notable wins in 2016-17, the Quakers recorded their first triumph at Princeton since 1973 and beat Yale in a Potter Cup match for their first win over the Bulldogs since 2006. In his second season, 2017-18, Lane led Penn to a sixth-place finish in the Potter Cup. The Quakers once again defeated Yale, this time in the regular season, their first such win over the Bulldogs since 1995. The Red and Blue also defeated Cornell in Ithaca for the first time since 2005. Following the season, Douglas became just the second freshman in Penn men's squash history to win first-team All-America and first team All-Ivy in the same season. In 2014-15, Lane helped guide a Penn women's squash team that went a perfect 7-0 in the Ivy League, claiming the program's third Ivy League championship. The Quakers went on to finish the season 14-3 overall and fourth at the CSA Howe Cup. Three players from that team were named CSA All-America: Anaka Alankamony and Marie Stephan first-team, and Yan Xin Tan second-team. All three also were named All-Ivy. He also assisted the men's team, which finished 9-8 overall with a 3-4 Ivy League record. The Quakers reached the CSA Potter Cup in consecutive seasons for the first time since 2008-09 and finished seventh, with freshman Marwan Mahmoud earning second-team CSA All-America as well as All-Ivy. In the first season following his return, 2013-14, Lane helped lead the men's team to a No. 8 CSA national ranking and their first Potter Cup appearance since 2009, and the women's team to a No. 4 CSA national ranking. Lane also spent the 2010-11 season with the Penn programs, as the women finished the season ranked fifth in the nation while the men advanced to the Hoehn Cup final. In March of 2015, Lane was selected as coach of the U.S. Squash men’s team at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada which took place that July. The Philadelphia native won three Professional Squash Association (PSA) titles during his pro career, reached eight PSA Tour finals, and held a world ranking as high as 48th which was the second-best ranking ever for an American at the time. A member of the US National Team since 2007, Lane was runner-up at the US Nationals four times. In 2011, he helped the U.S. team to seventh at the World Championships in Paderborn, Germany, the team’s best finish at that event. Lane also was a member of the United States’ gold medal-winning men’s team at the 2008 Pan American Games in Cuenca, Ecuador. Lane had an impressive college career at Penn, earning All-America, All-Ivy, and team MVP all four years, as well as serving as captain as a junior and senior. He was also the first Penn player to receive the College Squash Association's (CSA) Skillman Award, given to a player who exemplifies leadership, sportsmanship, and achievement over his career. Lane graduated from Penn in 2007 with a B.A. in American History. He and his wife, Stephanie (who played college lacrosse at Drexel), live in Springfield Montgomery County and have a son, Landon.

A highly respected coach with championship experience at the University of Connecticut and in the Ivy League, Christie Novatin was named the University of Pennsylvania’s head softball coach in June 2023. In her first season at the helm in 2024, the Quakers saw improvements with an increase in overall and Ivy League wins. In comparison to the year prior, Penn increased its overall batting average, runs scored, hits, RBI, slugging percentage, on-base percentage and stolen bases. The Quakers began the season with a walk-off victory over Morgan State in extra innings, as Novatin earned her first win as a head coach. The Red and Blue swept Coppin State at Penn Park, downed Philadelphia Rival Drexel, and eventual Big East Champions, Villanova. The Quakers earned a pair of wins over Cornell and then Brown to close out the year. After the conclusion of the season, Brianna Brown was named Second-Team All-Ivy and Katie Reagan garnered honorable mention. Novatin arrived in University City following four years as the Associate Head Coach at UConn, where she helped lead the Huskies to back-to-back regular-season Big East championships for the first time since 1997.   Novatin began at UConn in 2019, and with head coach Laura Valentino turned around a program that had 10 straight losing seasons into one of the top programs in the region. The Huskies compiled a 110-58 record during her last four seasons, including an impressive 51-18 mark in the Big East. In 2022 and 2023, UConn was 72-33 (39-9 Big East) and won the Big East regular-season titles both seasons.   As the team’s hitting coach, Novatin’s offense broke team records for most runs scored, RBI, stolen bases and walks during her four years. In 2023, UConn was seventh nationally in stolen bases per game and 17th in on-base percentage, and ranked in the top 50 in batting average and doubles per game. She recruited and developed Big East Freshman of the Year Grace Jenkins and coached players who set program marks in RBI, doubles, walks, total bases, and stolen bases.   Off the field, Novatin was responsible for team travel, equipment, and alumnae engagement while working with the head coach on fundraising for a new softball stadium.   Prior to her time at Connecticut, Novatin was an assistant coach at Princeton where she helped lead the Tigers to a pair of Ivy League championships. During her four years, she increased the team’s batting average and slugging percentage. She served as the acting head coach during the fall of 2017, leading all areas of the program.   Novatin also spent two seasons at UAlbany, helping the Great Danes to the 2014 America East championship, and was an assistant at Rider (2012-13) and Georgian Court (2010-12).   The Farmingdale, N.J. native was a four-year letter winner at Hofstra where her teams won four CAA regular-season titles, three CAA Tournament titles, and made three NCAA Regionals under Hall of Fame head coach Bill Edwards. She earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Hofstra in 2010.    

Lou and Rene Kozloff Head Coach of Swimming Mike Schnur continues his lifelong devotion to Red and Blue swimming, as he recently completed his 29th season involved with the program and 17th as the head coach for both the men’s and women’s squads. The Quakers capped off record-setting seasons on both the men's and women's sides in the 2016-17 campaign. The men's team captured its best all-time finish since 1971 at the Ivy League Championships in February, placing second overall with a team total of 1,335 points - the fourth-straight season the program has eclipsed the 1,000 point mark. Sophomore Mark Andrew paced the Penn men with two Ivy titles (200, 400 IM), while also setting the all-time program and Ivy League Championship meet records in the 400 IM with a time of 3:43.28. Andrew also became the first Penn men's swimmer to win the 200 IM at the Ivy Championships since 1973. Andrew's record-setting year did not stop there, however, as the sophomore qualified for the NCAA Championships in Indianapolis in the 400 IM for the second-straight season. Andrew went on to break his own all-time program record, and the Ivy League all-time record, in the preliminaries of the NCAA's, ultimately finishing 15th overall and becoming the fifth All-American in the last six years under Schnur. On the women's side, the Quakers put together their third consecutive fourth-place finish at the Ivy Championships, while totaling the second-most points in program history in the last nine seasons (962). Virginia Burns led the way during the Ivies, becoming the fifth-ever, three-time champion with her third win in as many years in the 500 freestyle. Burns picked up her second win of the championships the very next night in the 200 freestyle, while also setting the poo record at Brown's Katharine Moran Aquatics Center. The Quakers were also led by senior Ellie Grimes, who broke three program records at the Ivy Championships. Burns earned first-team All-Ivy, as freshman Grace Ferry was awarded second-team honors. It was a historic 2015-16 for Penn swimming, as both programs continued their ascension into upper echelon of the Ancient Eight. Fueled by a program-high six Ivy League titles, the men's squad tallied the most points in school history (1213.5) at the conference championships. In addition, Chris Swanson was named both the Phil Moriarty High Point Swimmer of the Meet (96 points), as well as the Harold Ulen Career High Point Swimmer (371 points). The senior swept the Ivy distance events for the second-straight season, finishing his career with nine conference titles. Swanson didn't stop there, however. Just one month later, he became Penn swimming's first-ever NCAA National Champion (1,650 free). In one of the tightest NCAA finishes ever, Swanson closed his final 50 yards in just 24.38 to defeat South Carolina’s Akaram Mahmoud by .12 of a second. He became the Ivy League's first NCAA Champion since 1990. In addition to the team success on the men's side, Schnur was named the Ivy League Women's Swimming Coach of the Year. The Penn women placed fourth at the Ivy Championships, breaking seven school records at the conference championship meet. Additionally, Virginia Burns won her second-straight Ivy League title in the 500 free.  The 2013-14 season saw the sprinters break all of the relay and individual records. Between the men and women combined, 26 school records have been broken. The season also saw the men’s program place third at the Ivy League Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships -- its best finish in 42 years. Sophomore Eric Schultz was the first member of the Red and Blue to win the title in the 50 freestyle since 1942, while sophomore Chris Swanson set a new Ivy League Meet Record with his time in the 1650 free. Swanson won a second title in the 500 free. With his times, Swanson competed at the NCAAs in both events, recording a new school record in the 1650 free with a ninth place finish, earning All-America Honors. Senior Shelby Fortin, the most decorated women’s swimmer in the history of the program, won her seventh title at the 2014 Ivy League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships, recording a new Ivy League Meet Record in the 200 freestyle. Her time in the 100 free, 200 free, and 500 free at Ivies qualified her to compete at NCAAs, where she placed 55th, 43rd, and 49th in the nation, in the respective events. In the 2012-13 season, both the men and women’s squads placed first out of six schools in the Total Performance Invitational. The men also placed first out of six at the Cavalier Invite, while the women finished second. Both teams finished sixth at the Ivy League Swimming and Diving Championships. Junior Shelby Fortin earned her third consecutive 500 freestyle title while freshman Chris Swanson took the title in the 1650 free; both swimmers qualified for NCAAs. Fortin placed 58 in the nation in the 500 free, while Swanson placed 33 in the 1650 free. The 2011-12 season saw Penn rack up some impressive accomplishments on both the men's and women's sides. The men went 8-4 in dual meets, their best winning percentage since the 2000-2001 season, and were also champions of the Total Performance Invitational. Brendan McHugh set numerous school records as a senior and became the first Quaker in nearly 20 years to qualify for the NCAA Division I Men's Swimming & Diving Championships. Led by Shelby Fortin, the women's team collected six dual meet victories and also claimed the Total Performance Invitational title. The 1988 Penn graduate saw his team continue their recent success during the 2010-11 season. On the women's side, the Quakers finished just six points out of their first-ever third-place finish as Fortin won three different events, setting school records with each swim. Classmate Kristi Edleson also won an event, breaking the school record for most individual champions in a single Ivy Championship. Overall the women broke ten school records over the course of the season, with Fortin being involved in seven of them. On the men's side, McHugh continued his dominance in Ivy swimming, winning one event and finishing second in two others to help Penn to its second consecutive top-five finish in the Ivy League Championships. It marked the first time that happened since the 1972-73 teams finished in third  and fourth. The Quakers also set six new school records in 2011, highlighted by McHugh's Ivy League record in the 100-yard breast. Schnur led the Red and Blue to new heights during the 2009-10 season. The men's finished with two All-Ivy performers for the second consecutive year and took fourth in the Ivy League Championships, a feat which was last accomplished in 1974. Leading Penn in the Championships was senior James Fee, who had two second place finishes and a third place finish. Seven different individuals recorded top-eight finishes, while Penn broke two school records in the event. The men also finished with a winning record in Ivy dual meets, with a 4-3 mark. On the women's side, Penn took fourth at the Ivy League Championships for the second consecutive season. The Red and Blue had six different individuals swim to top eight performances, while senior Melissa Gardel was Penn's first All-Ivy performer in two years. The Quakers also set two school records at the Ivy Championships, in the 200 and 400-yard I.M, by Laura Klick and Melissa Parratto. The Red and Blue finished 6-5 record in the 2008-09 season, including a 3-4 record in Ivy action on the way to a sixth-place finish in the EISL Championships, matching their highest finish since Red and Blue took sixth during the 2004-05 season. The Quakers also broke 12 records over the course of the season, including all five relay events. On the women's side, the Red and Blue finished with a 3-4 Ivy record and 5-6 record overall. However, the Quakers broke several school records in the Ivy League Championships to propel them into a fourth-place finish, their highest in three years. Eight different school records were broken on the season, including two by Klick, who set records in the 100 and 200 yard breaststroke. During the 2007-2008 season the Penn men's team battled through an exhausting EISL season, finishing 2-5, 8-6 overall, and came away with a second-place finish at the Kenyon Invitational. The women's team had a spectacular showing, finishing the season 8-6 and eclipsing seven team records, five coming in individual events and two in relays. Sara Coenen swam both the 100 and 200 backstroke to Ivy gold medals, while Chaz Maul received a silver medal at the EISL Championships in the 100 breaststroke. Schnur's success was also evident in the 2003-04 campaign.  The women's team captured a 3-3 record in Ivy League competition and a winning mark on the season at 7-5 - the fifth-straight feat for this program.  Kathleen Holthaus, C'04 was named Academic-All Ivy League for the third-straight year. Under Schnur's guidance, three Quakers were named second-team All-Ivy in 2003-04. Andrew Trout in the 50 free, Pat Maloney in the 200 fly and Holthaus in the 1000 free. The Quakers ended the season with four top-ten finishes at the men's EISL Championships, while the women captured 12 top-ten places at the Ivy Championships. Schnur had his most successful season in 2002-03, leading the women's team to a program-record 10 dual-meet wins, while the men's team brought home its third-best finish at the EISL Championships and best since the 1988-89 season. The Quaker women also broke 13 records, including nine at the League meet en route to scoring the most points (366) in program history at the Ivy League Championships. Holthaus and then-sophomore Kathryn Stores were both named second-team All-Ivy for their silver medal performances at the championships. At the end of the 2002-03 season, Holthaus swam the 30th-fastest 1000 freestyle in the country. Her time in the 1650 freestyle ranked in the top 75, while Stores' time in the 100 freestyle was also ranked in the top 75. In 2002, Schnur's tutelage spread through the entire swimming and diving program as Penn had its first swimmer ranked in the nation's top 50, earned its first win over Columbia in 11 years and the women's team established 14 Penn records, nine of which were set at the Ivy League Championships. These past successes were no fluke for the Quakers. Schnur has been building upon the swimming and diving program since he took over as interim head coach in 1999, and then as head coach the following year. In the year as the interim head coach, Schnur guided the men's team to a 7-5 record and its first victory over Army in 25 seasons, while a win over Cornell for the women snapped a 42-meet Ivy losing streak. Schnur has produced six Ivy League champions, 16 All-Ivy selections and 11 Academic All-Ivy honorees. In 1999-00, Kenneth Goh took home the gold in the 100 breaststroke in a school-record time of 55.8 seconds, while Stores grabbed the gold in the 200 freestyle event two years ago. Stores was the first woman swimmer to earn that distinction since 1983. Prior to his appointment as head coach, Schnur served as an assistant coach for six years at Penn under Kathy Lawlor-Gilbert, who was the first female head coach in the nation to coach both a men's and women's collegiate swimming program. Schnur served as co-captain of the 1987-88 Quaker team that recorded the second most-successful dual-meet record in the 100-year-plus history of the program (6-5 overall, 5-2 Ivy League). As a four-year member of the Penn swimming program, Schnur earned numerous team awards including Outstanding Freshman, Most Valuable Swimmer, and the prestigious Class of '88 Team Spirit Award. His accolades were well deserved as Schnur was a four-year varsity record holder in the 1000 and 1650 freestyle events and was an Eastern qualifier in the 200 butterfly and the 400 IM.

Jack Wyant came to the University of Pennsylvania prior to the 2004-05 season as the head women's squash coach. He was named Penn's Director of Squash before the 2018-19 season, and prior to that Wyant spent six seasons as head coach of both the men's and women's teams. In the 2025 season, the Quakers began the year with a seven match winning-streak, entering the season ranked at No. 6 by the CSA. Jumping in the national rankings to No. 3, the Red and Blue fell to No. 2 Trinity before going on a three-match win streak over Ivy League opponents No. 7 Yale, No. 9 Columbia, and No. 8 Cornell. Halfway through the season, Sohaila Ismail, Savannah Ingledew, and Franka Vidovic competed in the A Division bracket in the CSA Individual Championship. Allie Stoddard, competing in the B Division, won the Holleran North bracket as a freshman, becoming the second player in program history to win their bracket in the Holleran Cup competition. The Quakers resumed team play, going 5-2 in conference play to secure a second-place Ivy League finish. Falling to the Trinity Batons in the semifinal round of the Howe Cup, the Quakers finished the season in third place in the national rankings for the second consecutive year. At the conclusion of the season, Malak Khafagy was named as the Ivy League Player and Rookie of the Year, garnering first-team recognition on both the All-Ivy and CSA All-American squads. Vidovic also earned first-team All-Ivy recognition, later being named as a second-team CSA All-American. Ismail earned her second All-Ivy and second CSA All-American distinctions, with Ingledew named to the All-Ivy second-team. Additionally, Yoshna Singh garnered Academic All-Ivy.  In the 2024 season, the Quakers won their first ten matches, jumping out to one of their best starts in program history. Penn also had victories over Drexel, Stanford, Virginia, Cornell and Dartmouth who were all ranked in the top-10 throughout the season. The Quakers earned a highest ranking of No. 2 according to the CSA. Following the conclusion of the season, freshman Sohaila Ismail garnered first-team All-Ivy and CSA second-team All-America status.  Wyant brought the Red and Blue back to the Howe Cup, where the Quakers fell in the semifinal. During CSA individuals, Sohalia Ismail competed in the Ramsay Cup (A Division), while Franka Vidovic fell in the semifinal of the Holleran Cup (B Division). The 2009 U.S. Squash National Coach of the Year, Wyant is the winningest coach in program history with a 203-90 record across his 20 seasons. That includes a 81-43 mark against Ivy opponents. He led the Penn women to 17 straight College Squash Association (CSA) Howe Cup appearances from 2005-22, and the Quakers have had a record of .500 or better for 19 straight seasons. Prior to his arrival, Penn had won just one Ivy League title, in 2000; he has since doubled that, winning the league with undefeated records in both 2007-08 and 2014-15. The Quakers also made the Howe Cup final in 2008, falling to Ivy rival Princeton 6-3 in the championship match. Individually, Wyant coached Reeham (Sedky) Salah to the CSA national individual championship in 2018, the first by a Penn player since Jessica DiMauro won in 1996 and only the second since Alicia McConnell swept three in a row from 1982-84. Salah also won the CSA's Betty Richey Award that year, the highest award given in women's squash, and was named the U.S. Squash Athlete of the Year. Overall, a Penn player has been named Ivy League Player of the Year three times during Wyant's tenure, Salah in 2016-17 and 2017-18 and Kristen Lange in 2008-09. Three women have been named Ivy League Rookie of the Year under Wyant: Lange (2006-07), Yan Xin Tan (2012-13), and Malak Taha (2022-23). Wyant has coached ten Penn players to a total of 24 first-team CSA All-America honors including four each by Lange, Salah and Marie Stephan. When it comes to All-Ivy, a total of 14 players have racked up 34 all-conference certificates led by four each for Lange, Tan, and Salah. Wyant also oversaw the Penn men's program as head coach from 2010-11 to 2015-16, earning 47 wins. Prior to coming to Penn, Wyant served as the head coach of the girls' squash team at Milton Academy in Milton, Mass. At Milton, Wyant designed and managed daily practices, created Senior Day to honor the Class of 2004, and instituted a Girls' Squash Alumnae Day to foster interaction between past and present Milton players, all while at the helm of a team that went 13-0, including an 83-8 varsity individual record. Before arriving at Milton, Wyant served as an assistant brand manager for Procter & Gamble Co. in Cincinnati, Ohio for four years. During that time he helped develop several concept testing processes and executed multiple online and offline marketing programs for various national brands. Wyant is no stranger to squash at its highest levels. He was named the head coach of the 2007 United States Junior Women's World Championships team and guided the squad to an eighth place finish in Hong Kong in August, 2007. Most recently, Wyant led the US team to a fourth-place finish at the 2009 World Juniors held in Chennai, India. That matched the best finish in the team's history, and earned Wyant the US Squash National Coach of the Year honor. As a junior player, he won the U13 and U15 doubles national championships before capturing the U17 singles title. Wyant was a three-time All-America and four-time All-Ivy honoree for the Princeton squash team. While at Princeton, he was the only three-year captain in the program's 75-year history, and helped the Tigers to the 1993 Team National Championship. Wyant was named the 1992 National Intercollegiate Rookie of the Year and was awarded the George C. McFarland Trophy for Leadership and Sportsmanship twice while at Princeton. After leaving Princeton, Wyant competed on the Professional Squash Association (PSA) tour for three years. During that time, he played in tournaments in England, Europe and Central America as well as throughout North America. Wyant had the honor of representing the United States in international competition eight times: twice as a junior, twice as a professional (including the Pan-American Fed Games), and four times as a coach. He ultimately achieved a ranking of No. 3 in the United States. A 1996 graduate of Princeton University, Wyant received a Bachelor of Arts degree in history.

Andrew Abeysinghe enters his second season as an assistant coach for the Penn Swimming & Diving program in 2025-26.   During his first season with the Quakers, Abeysinghe worked closely with Matt Fallon, who won his third career Ivy League title in the 200 breaststroke, qualifying for NCAA Championships for the third time. Fallon earned first-team All-America honors in the 200 breast for the second time, finishing as the runner-up.   Before arriving in University City, Abeysinghe spent one season as an assistant coach at the University of Delaware.   Prior to his hire at UD, Abeysinghe worked at Fitter & Faster as a Clinician where he increased technical swimming skills and general swimming knowledge for age group swimmers.  He spent two years in college athletics as a Volunteer Assistant with Ohio State. He served as an on-deck assistant coach for the Buckeyes middle-distance training group. In addition, he also helped secure multiple top 100 recruits and assisted in managing the Buckeyes swimming social accounts. Prior to his experience at Ohio State, Andrew was Assistant Coach and Assistant to the Aquatics Director for the Dayton Raiders Aquatic Club from 2016-2018. He helped grow the swim lesson program to over 400 students. Under Abeysinghe guidance, 99 percent of his athletes reached new personal bests in his two years. Andrew was the Dayton Raider coaching representative at the 2017 USA Swimming Boys National Select Camp.  Abeysinghe competed as a student-athlete at Clemson University and came to UD from Miami (Ohio) where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree.  

A three-time NCAA champion and NCAA record holder in the 200 butterfly at the University of Texas, Emma Sticklen begins her first season as an assistant coach at Penn in 2025-26.   Sticklen comes to University City for her first coaching job after graduating from Texas in the spring of 2025 following a standout five-year career in Austin.   A 23-time All-America selection, Sticklen is one of Texas’ most decorated student-athletes after clinching her third consecutive NCAA title in the 200 fly in March, becoming the Longhorns’ first women’s swimmer since Leigh Ann Fetter in 1989-91 to win a national championship three years in a row. At the 2025 NCAA Championships in Federal Way, Wash., Sticklen hauled in seven All-America honors.   Heading into NCAA Championships, Sticklen had won three individual conference titles at the 2025 SEC Championships in the 200 IM, 100 fly, and 200 fly, as well as two relays in the 200 medley and 200 free. She also smashed her own then-SEC record in the 200 fly and dismantled the conference meet record after taking the gold medal.   During her senior season in 2023-24, Sticklen won the NCAA title in the 200 fly with a pool record of 1:50.99. She also took silver in the 100 fly with a school-record 49.70 and finished 11th in the 200 IM (1:54.19) to earn All-America laurels. During that national meet, Sticklen was named an All-America five times in addition to her second national championship. She also put together a strong effort in UT’s final appearance at Big 12 Championships, earning the conference title in the 100 fly.   Sticklen amazed during the 2022-23 season, as the Big 12 Swimmer of the Year excelled in the pool at 2023 NCAA Championships to win her first-ever national title in the 200 fly. She also captured All-America honors in the 100 fly, 200 fly, and 200 IM, in addition to the 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay. Sticklen took home a gold medal in the 200 fly at Big 12 Championships for the second consecutive year, winning conference titles in all three relay events as well.   She earned two individual All-America honors in the 100 and 200 fly at the 2022 NCAA Championships as a sophomore, also placing among the top eight in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Sticklen won the first four Big 12 titles of her career in the 200 fly, 200 free relay, 200 medley relay, and 400 medley relay events.   In addition to her accomplishments in the pool, Sticklen was named a first-team CSC Academic All-American in both 2023-24 and 2024-25, earning third-team laurels following the 2022-23 season.   Sticklen has also been a member of the United States national team and was a two-time qualifier for U.S. Olympic Trials.   She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2024 with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, earning a master’s degree from UT in Communication and Media Studies from the Moody College of Communication in 2025.   Born and raised in Katy, Texas, Sticklen attended Taylor High School and swam club for Katy Aquatics.  

Pino He was hired by Albert G. Molloy Head Coach of Men's Tennis Rich Bonfiglio in October 2025. He was named a volunteer assistant coach with the University of Pennsylvania women’s tennis program in the Spring of 2023. In his second season, in the role of an assistant coach, the team achieved an impressive overall record of 17-7 and remained undefeated at home with an 11-0 record. He worked closely with all players and has coached freshman phenom Esha Velaga, who was the Ivy League’s sole representative in the 2024 NCAA Singles Tournament, as well as in the 2024 NCAA Doubles Tournament, partnered with junior Eileen Wang. Both athletes earned first-team All-Ivy recognition.  Before joining Penn, He lived in Florida, where he served as a hitting partner for several top 10 WTA professionals and Olympians. He also accompanied Chinese national team players to the US Open, contributing to their training and match preparation. In addition to his coaching career, He is a graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania's School of Social Policy & Practice, studying psychology and sociology. He is about to complete his master's degree and become a licensed mental health counselor, combining his passion for tennis with his dedication to mental health and well-being.  

Melissa Alves C'18 was named men's and women's squash volunteer assistant coach in May 2023. Alves had a distinguished career with the Quakers, leading the Red and Blue to two runner-up finishes in the Howe Cup, earning first-team All-Ivy selection as a junior and senior, as well as first-team All-America distinction as a senior.   Alves has pursued a professional career since graduation, winning the Monte Carlo Classic in December 2022 and has climbed as high as #19 in the PSA World Squash Rankings as of May 2023.

Kristin Hallam joined head coach Christie Novatin’s staff as an assistant coach in July 2023.   Prior to her arrival in University City, Hallam spent the 2023 season with the University of Missouri as a graduate assistant coach under Larissa Anderson. The Tigers went 35-26 that season, making the NCAA Championship and beating California in their first game at the Norman Regional before being eliminated. While at Missouri, Hallam also got her Med in Educational Leadership and Administration.   Like Novatin, Hallam played her college ball at Hofstra University where she an impressive career with the Pride. A 2021 graduate, Hallam played 184 games over her four-year career, starting each of them. She was a career .355 hitter with 222 hits. Hallam finished her career as the Hofstra all-time stolen base leader with 83. She ranks among the top ten in program history in batting average, hits, runs, and stolen bases.   Hallam was the Colonial Athletic Association’s nominee for NCAA Woman of the Year in 2021, following her senior season. She completed her graduate degree in sport science with a 4.0 GPA after completing her undergraduate degree with a 3.91 GPA as an exercise science major. Hallam also was a 2021 Senior CLASS Award Candidate while serving as Hofstra’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee President.