Swimming & Diving Coaches
Jeff Hegle -
2009 Northern Sun Women's Coach of the Year & Men's Co-Coach of the Year
Head Coach
Alma Mater: St. Cloud State, 1993
Hometown: Big Lake, MN
Phone: 320-308-4266
E-mail: jmhegle@stcloudstate.edu
Tracy Torgerson - 2009 National Male Diving Coach of the Year
Diving Coach
Tracy Torgerson was named the 2009 National Male Diving Coach of the Year after helping coach SCSU's senior diver Nate Jimerson to his third national title in just her first year on the SCSU coaching staff.
Torgerson also tabbed the 2009 Northern Sun Diving Coach of the Year accolades after guiding both Nate Jimerson and senior women's diver Kelsey Berkeland to Male and Female Diver of the Year honors and a clean sweep of the Northern Sun diving titles on both boards, respectively.
Torgerson comes to SCSU from the Sauk Rapids-Rice school district where she has been the head diving coach for the past six years and has taught special education for the past two years. At Sauk Rapids-Rice she was Section 3A boy’s diving coach of the year four times in 2003, ‘04, ‘06, and ‘07 and had a five year run as Section 3A girls diving coach of the year from 2003-07.
Torgerson is also a Level II gymnastics coach for the Special Olympics of Minnesota, a post she has held since February of 2007. She has been a personal trainer, and was an assistant diving coach and swimming and diving instructor at the University of Minnesota.
Torgerson is a 2002 product of the University of Minnesota where she graduated with degrees in both Kinesiology and Spanish as well as a minor in coaching. She then went on to St. Cloud State University where she received her Graduate Licensure in Special Education in 2006.
At Minnesota, Torgerson was a four year member of the swimming and diving team from 1997 to 2001 and was a member of the Golden Gophers 1999 and 2000 Big Ten Championship squads. In 2000 she was the Big Ten silver medalist in three-meter diving and became an All-American in one-meter diving. The 2001 team captain still holds the University of Minnesota record for one-meter diving. In 1999 and 2000 Torgerson was also a member of the Minnesota track and field team.
“We are extremely excited to have someone of Tracy’s caliber taking over the reigns of our program,” said Coach Hegle, “Tracy will enable us to continue our success at the national level. Her philosophy and goals are what Husky swimming and diving is all about.”
A St. Cloud native and Tech High School Graduate, Torgerson and her husband Jeremy reside in Sauk Rapids with their daughter Lilly and son Jack.
Rich Smith
Graduate Assistant Coach
Rich Smith, a native of Bismarck, N.D., is entering his first year as a graduate assistant this season as he is studying College Counseling and Student Development. A 2003 graduate of SCSU with a degree in secondary education in social science with a geography emphasis and an athletic coaching minor, Smith swam under the helm of current head coach Jeff Hegle from 1999-2002. As a Husky, Smith was a three-year letter winner, two-time Husky Award Recipient and senior team captain.
Smith started coaching with his native Golden Seals Swim Club in Bismarck, N.D., as an assistant and served as assistant coach to the St. Cloud Swim Club (2000-2003) and Cathedral High School Girls' Swimming and Diving (2002-2003). From 2004 until this year, Smith was the head coach at Buena High School in Sierra Vista, Ariz., for both boys and girls. During that time, the Buena High School squad more than tripled in size, produced their first All-American, and became a state contender at 5A-D1 Arizona Interscholastic Athletics. In coordination with Sierra Vista swimming, Smith was the head coach at Thunder Mountain Aquatic Club where he founded the Sierra Vista Tsunamis in the merger of both TMAC and Cochise Cougars to promote and bring cohesiveness to Southern Arizona swimming. Also, Smith spent the summers of 2004 through 2008 at Stanford Swim Camp as a counselor coach. Other coaching experiences include running his own camp in Sierra Vista for two years, coaching for Coach Hegle’s Central Minnesota camp, Nick Baker’s Peak Performance Camp, and numerous other clinics.
Smith currently resides in St. Cloud, Minn.
Mike Wood
Graduate Assistant Coach
Mike Wood joined the SCSU swimming and diving coaching staff for the first
time in 2008-09 as a graduate assistant coach. A native of Chaska, Minn.,
Wood swam for current Huskies head coach Jeff Hegle from 2000-2004. As a
student-athlete, Wood was a conference member three years and was voted Most
Improved after the 2002-03 season. After graduating with a bachelor's of
science in marketing from SCSU, Wood worked for Cintas (FAS) from 2005-08.
During that stint, Wood was the head club coach at Barracuda Aquatics Club
for one season, and also served as a club coach for the West Express swim
team for three years. Wood is working towards a master's degree in sport
management at SCSU and currently resides in St. Cloud.
Anthony Buhr
Student Assistant Coach
Anthony Buhr is serving as a student assistant coach for the Huskies in 2009-10 after completing a standout collegiate career in swimming. A 2008 transfer from the University of North Dakota, where he was a two-time All-American in the 200 free relay (second) and the 200 medley relay (fourth), Buhr made his own impact on the Husky program his senior season in 2008-09. At the 2009 NCAA Division II Championships, Buhr competed in the 50 free, 100 breast, 200 free relay and 400 free relay for the Huskies. He brought home with him six All-American Honorable Mention honors. Of note, in 2007, Buhr was a member of the UND free relay team that won the National Championship, setting a new national record in the process.
A 2005 graduate of Richfield High School, Buhr is the son of Peter Durant and Mary Buhr. He says winning the National Championship in the 200 free relay was his biggest sports thrill. An All-Conference swimmer as well, Buhr is working towards finishing his undergraduate degree in physical education with a minor in athletic coaching at St. Cloud State.
Isaiah Fuller
Student Assistant Coach
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