University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Women's Swimming

Rollings' teams have set school records 83 times (49 womens and 34 mens). He is a three-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Coach of the Year selection (2008-09, 2012-13, 2014-15) and was named the conference's Women's Coach of the Year in 2014-15. Rollings' student-athletes have compiled 43 conference championships (22 women's, 21 men's), 13 All-America honors (12 women's, 1 men's) and two national championships (both women's). In 2015-16, Rollings led the Warhawk men to a runner-up finish at the WIAC Championships to tie the program's best-ever finish, which was last posted in 1970. On the women's side, Sierra Becker became the women's program's first-ever four-year All-America after placing 10th on the 1-meter board at the NCAA Championships. The women's team also was named a Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for the third straight year. Rollings swept WIAC Coach of the Year honors in 2014-15. The Warhawk women recorded their highest-ever finish at the WIAC Championships, placing second while earning 10 individual league titles, including two relays. The UW-Whitewater men matched their second-best finish in program history, placing third and tallying six individual championships. Sophomore Josh Kanute garnered WIAC Swimmer of the Meet accolades. The women went on to place 21st at the NCAA Division III Championships, their second highest finish in program history. In 2012-13, Rollings helped guide Amy Spaay to NCAA Division III national championships in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes. Spaay became the second women's swimming and diving student-athlete in WIAC history to win a national championship. (Cheri Tiegs of UW-Oshkosh won the same two events in 1996.) She is the first swimming or diving champion of either gender in school history. The Warhawks placed 19th at the NCAA Division III Championships, the best finish in school history. The men's team broke through under Rollings in 2009-09, when it placed third at the WIAC Championships, the program's highest finish since 1970. The Warhawks made history again in 2012-13 with a No. 23 national ranking, the program's first ever ranking. Later that season, UW-Whitewater scored points at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2000. Prior to UW-Whitewater, Rollings served as the interim assistant swimming coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2005-06) and the head coach for the Germantown Swim Club (2000-05). From 1998-2000, Rollings was the head age-group coach for the highly respected Phillips 66 Splash Club in Oklahoma, preceded by a stint as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Christian University (1996-98). Rollings' first coaching job, from 1992-96, was as the head boys' and girls' coach at Grafton High School. Over the past 20 years, Rollings has worked with athletes at all levels, from novice to Olympic Trials qualifiers. The basic philosophy of his program is to create an environment that student-athletes take ownership of their sport, and work together in achieving their goals.   Year Men's WIAC Finish Women's WIAC Finish 2006-07 4th 4th 2007-08 4th 4th 2008-09 3rd 4th 2009-10 3rd 4th 2010-11 4th 4th 2011-12 3rd 4th 2012-13 3rd 3rd 2013-14 3rd 3rd 2014-15 3rd 2nd 2015-16 2nd 3rd Mailing Address: Intercollegiate Athletics Williams Center UW-Whitewater Whitewater, WI 53190 Office: 120 Williams Center Fax: (updated June 24, 2016) Joel Rollings enters his 11th season as head coach of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater men's and women's swimming and diving teams in 2016-17. Since arriving on campus in 2006, Rollings' teams have set school records 83 times (49 womens and 34 mens). He is a three-time Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Coach of the Year selection (2008-09, 2012-13, 2014-15) and was named the conference's Women's Coach of the Year in 2014-15. Rollings' student-athletes have compiled 43 conference championships (22 women's, 21 men's), 13 All-America honors (12 women's, 1 men's) and two national championships (both women's). In 2015-16, Rollings led the Warhawk men to a runner-up finish at the WIAC Championships to tie the program's best-ever finish, which was last posted in 1970. On the women's side, Sierra Becker became the women's program's first-ever four-year All-America after placing 10th on the 1-meter board at the NCAA Championships. The women's team also was named a Scholar All-America Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America for the third straight year. Rollings swept WIAC Coach of the Year honors in 2014-15. The Warhawk women recorded their highest-ever finish at the WIAC Championships, placing second while earning 10 individual league titles, including two relays. The UW-Whitewater men matched their second-best finish in program history, placing third and tallying six individual championships. Sophomore Josh Kanute garnered WIAC Swimmer of the Meet accolades. The women went on to place 21st at the NCAA Division III Championships, their second highest finish in program history. In 2012-13, Rollings helped guide Amy Spaay to NCAA Division III national championships in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes. Spaay became the second women's swimming and diving student-athlete in WIAC history to win a national championship. (Cheri Tiegs of UW-Oshkosh won the same two events in 1996.) She is the first swimming or diving champion of either gender in school history. The Warhawks placed 19th at the NCAA Division III Championships, the best finish in school history. The men's team broke through under Rollings in 2009-09, when it placed third at the WIAC Championships, the program's highest finish since 1970. The Warhawks made history again in 2012-13 with a No. 23 national ranking, the program's first ever ranking. Later that season, UW-Whitewater scored points at the NCAA Championships for the first time since 2000. Prior to UW-Whitewater, Rollings served as the interim assistant swimming coach at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (2005-06) and the head coach for the Germantown Swim Club (2000-05). From 1998-2000, Rollings was the head age-group coach for the highly respected Phillips 66 Splash Club in Oklahoma, preceded by a stint as a graduate assistant coach at Texas Christian University (1996-98). Rollings' first coaching job, from 1992-96, was as the head boys' and girls' coach at Grafton High School. Over the past 20 years, Rollings has worked with athletes at all levels, from novice to Olympic Trials qualifiers. The basic philosophy of his program is to create an environment that student-athletes take ownership of their sport, and work together in achieving their goals.   Intercollegiate Athletics Williams Center UW-Whitewater Whitewater, WI 53190 120 Williams Center

Kultgen enters his fourth year as assistant swimming and diving coach at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2016-17. Since Kultgen joined the staff in 2013, the Warhawks have recorded 48 school record performances, 19 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference individual championships and seven All-America honors. Both the men's and women's teams have finished among the top three at the WIAC Championships in each of the last three years, including the women's runner-up finish, the program's all-time best, in 2015, and the men's program record-tying runner-up finish in 2016. Prior to UW-Whitewater, Kultgen served as assistant swimming and diving coach at UW-La Crosse from 2011-13. He helped coach the Eagle women to two WIAC team championships, and helped guide the men's and women's programs to a combined 25 individual and relay conference titles in two seasons. Kultgen was directly responsible for the recruitment of seven NCAA qualifiers. Kultgen served as head coach at Port Washington High School during the 2010-11 season. Kultgen's experiences working in athletics are not limited to coaching. He assisted in event management during his time at UW-La Crosse and worked as an intern for Port Washington Parks and Recreation from 2010-11. In addition to his current role, Kultgen has been the head coach for the Jefferson Area White Sharks Swim Team since May of 2014. He also serves in event management, primarily as a public address announcer, for several UW-Whitewater teams. Kultgen earned his bachelor's in physical education with a minor in athletic coaching education from UW-Whitewater in 2015, and is currently pursuing a master's in professional development (athletic administration emphasis) from UW-Whitewater. He currently resides in Jefferson.