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Coaching Staff
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Here you will find a whole lot of
information about our coaching staff. To read what the coaches
are thinking about this week, click here to
navigate to our
Coaches' Corner.
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| Info: Damon
spent a year as head age
group coach before being elevated to his
current position; he coaches for the satisfaction of
teaching kids new skills and
helping them to swim all four strokes to the best of their ability. Before
coming to CAST, he developed at DeWitt Swim
Club as their head coach for many years. Damon is currently
working in several capacities with the Michigan Swimming governing body
and has coached the Michigan Zone Team for several years. If by
some rare chance Damon is not doing something associated with CAST or
Michigan Swimming, you can probably find him refurbishing his
house. Damon's taste has some retro flair: included among his
favorites are Beatles music and The Empire Strikes Back.
Not-so-retro: his taste for pork chops. |
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Rick Edwards
Seniors
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| Title:
Assistant Coach/Friendly
Neighborhood Guru |
| Hometown:
East Lansing,
MI |
| Email:
RJAEdwards@aol.com
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Info: Mr.
Edwards has been coaching for thirty-five years and was the National
High School
Coach of the Year in 2002. He currently serves as the NISCA
Director for Zone 4 and has had as least one swimmer in every Olympic
Trials since 1984. Coach Edwards was awarded the 2000 NISCA
Outstanding Service Award and is a member of both the Greater Lansing
Sports and Michigan Coaches Halls
of Fame. He has coached more than 100 High School All-Americans and is
a
past president of the Michigan Swimming Coaches Association. He
is
also really, really ridiculously good-looking.
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Erica
Cook
Sharks &
Middle
School |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Chinese Ambassador |
| Hometown: China.
The whole country. |
| Email:
cookeri5@msu.edu
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| Info: She
doesn't look Chinese to you? Her
family lives there! Erica is actually a native of Midland,
Michigan and now attends Michigan State as an International Relations
major. Erica spends her free time cross-country skiing and
watching reruns of Charles In Charge. In the upcoming
presidential race, Erica supports Scott Baio as a write-in
candidate. If she looks hungry, she would probably appreciate a
grilled cheese-and-tomato sandwich - no pickles. |
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Laura Larson
Developmental
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Middle School |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Assistant Chinese Ambassador |
| Hometown: Mount
Prospect, IL |
| Email:
larsonl4@msu.edu
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| Info: Laura is
one of two
International Relations majors on our staff, a
fortunate occurence as her association with Erica Cook has helped to
strengthen Sino-Larson relations. Laura's favorite food is
creamed herring, preferably on saltine crackers. She is a huge
pro-wrestling fan - her room is covered in posters of Shawn "The
Heartbreak Kid" Michaels. Something you should know about Laura:
she only owns one pair of socks. |
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Claire
Leonard
Developmental
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Middle School |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Lifeguard Extraordinaire |
| Hometown: Ann
Arbor, MI |
| Email:
leonar91@msu.edu
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| Info: A
Finance major at Michigan
State, Claire came to CAST after coaching
with the Vets Dolphins in Ann Arbor
for 4 years. On the Vets staff, she served as assistant coach for
her first two years and head coach for the remaining two.
Everyone who swims with Claire feels especially safe because we've had
the chance to see her razor-sharp rescue skills in action. Claire
is a big fan of Law And Order, and likes her popcorn with a side of My
Best Friend's Wedding. |
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Will Rogers-Snodgrass
Sharks,
Developmental &
Middle School |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Homeboy |
| Hometown: Holt,
MI |
| Email:
rogerssn@msu.edu
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| Info: Will has
been a part of CAST as
both a coach and a swimmer. Born
and raised in Holt, Will came up through the CAST club program and swam
for Holt High School; the combination of the two produced six state
championships in breaststroke events. Will enjoys coaching
because he's really just a big kid at heart - it gives him an outlet to
play and share his considerable swimming experience with the next crop
of CAST champions. When Will is not coaching, he spends his time
bowling and reading vintage copies of National Geographic. |
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Dan
Schemmel
Sharks &
Developmental |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Cattle Wrangler |
| Hometown: Rockford,
MI |
| Email:
schemme4@msu.edu
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| Info: Dan
is a Psychology major at
Michigan State and spreads his swimming knowledge to anyone who will
listen. When he is not on deck, you can find him eating, sleeping
or laughing somewhere else - probably in his slippers. If you see
Dan, ask him what it was like to watch his teammate achieve his Olympic
Trial cut (it's his favorite swimming memory). Dan is fan of The
Office, a Calvin & Hobbes connoisseur, and has proven his excellent
taste in cinema by selecting The Goonies as his favorite movie.
Go rent it immediately. It's terrific. |
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David
Snodgrass
Developmental |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Next Big Thing |
| Hometown: Holt,
MI |
| Email:
beowulf808@gmail.com
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| Info: David is
not related to Will -
notice the absence of "Rogers" in his
moniker. He is, however, affectionately known as "Drs" (sounds
like it's spelled). The "R" does not stand for Rogers. It
stands for Righteous. Ask him. Coincidentally, Drs
also
hails from Holt and had considerable success during his high school
career. In breaststroke. We are still maintaining that he
is not related to Will. David is a huge Harry Potter fan and
plans to Trick-Or-Treat as Professor Severus Snape for Halloween.
He also plans to Trick-Or-Treat as Severus Snape for Easter. |
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Kristin
Stahley
Seniors &
Age
Group |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Resident Kook |
| Hometown: Livonia,
MI |
| Email:
kristin.stahley@gmail.com
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Info: Kristin
started coaching because she
enjoys the concept of sport
as a microcosm for life and loves what swimming can teach
specifically. When she's not dancing around a pool deck, she's
probably singing badly in her car or freaking out over fantasy
football (or March Madness, seasonally dependent). Kristin has a
B.A. from
Kalamazoo College, is pursuing her Masters in Public Policy and
Administration at Wayne State University and works as the distribution
coordinator at Seedlings Braille Books for Children. The
best tools for bribing
Kristin
are burritos and large cups of coffee. Kristin was named to USA
Today Weekend's Top Ten Most Caring Coaches in the United States for
2008.
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Mark
Tomczak
Sharks &
Developmental |
| Title:
Assistant
Coach/Brian Hoyer |
| Hometown: North
Olmstead, OH |
| Email:
tomczak5@msu.edu
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| Info: Ever
wonder why Mark Tomczak and
Brian Hoyer are never seen in the same
place at the same time? Think about it. Mark is happy to
have the opportunity to finally take over as starting quarterback, but
maintains that Drew Stanton is "a really good guy" and he learned a lot
as his understudy for two seasons. Mark apologizes to all of the
Spartan fans for getting their hopes up at the beginning of the 2007
season. Also, he really likes chocolate cake. |
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