“My old coach said, ‘don’t rest on your laurels.’ We always have to look to the future.” Originally from Barrie, Ontario, Chad came to UMBC on a swimming and diving scholarship. 2021 rank. Following his graduation, Cradock guided the UMBC Masters team to the 1998 YMCA short course national championship. Former UMBC Head Swim Coach Chad Cradock Dies at 47. Coaching with Cradock now are Chris Gibeau ’93, biological science; Nikola Trajkovic ’18, financial economics; and Elyse Gibson-Clegg ’06, sociology, along with diving coach Petar Trifonov, all of whom work to create an environment where the swimmers and divers feel at home and are comfortable throughout the daunting schedule swimming requires. We miss you. UMBC News reported last week on the UMBC women’s swimming and diving America East Championship title, earned on February 14, 2016, through high-energy, record-setting performances. Coaches. Reifert was named the NCAA Division III and UAA Coach of the Year in 1996 as the Maroons advanced to the NCAA Division III semifinals in their first-ever postseason appearance. This has also made Cradock the leading coach in history for wins in the program, surpassing Sid Burkot. The official Baseball Coach List for the Chowan University Hawks Staff Directory Members By Category/Department Taylor Furlough Head Baseball Coach furlot@chowan.edu (252) 398-6479 (252) 398-6479 Bryan Hill “My old coach said, ‘don’t rest on your laurels.’ We always have to look to the future.” Originally from Barrie, Ontario, Chad came to UMBC on a swimming and diving scholarship. Before arriving to coach the Masters team, Cradock was the assistant director at Camp Chikopi in Magnetawan, Ontario, where he coached alongside Olympic coaches. The previous season, he won both the 500 free and the mile at ECAC’s. If … All daily swimming workouts … Being from Canada, it was a dream-come-true to swim at UMBC, since I always wanted to go to the States to compete. Now entering his tenth season, Cradock holds an incredible 146-44-1 men’s and women’s combined record, good for a .767 winning percentage. Cradock has been a part of 18 of 19 league titles, as he served as an assistant coach for three seasons from 1997-2000. Name Title Email Extension Greg Raymond Head Coach (315) 781-3565 Stephen Brundage Assistant Coach Email">Email (315) 781-3544 Kyle Turri Assistant Coach Email">Email (315) 781-3715 Adam Hardy '16 Assistant Coach Email">Email Sean Cunningham Trifonov has had a decorated diving career, winning more than 50 national championships in his native Bulgaria and culminating in an appearance in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Birkir Jonsson - Head Coach Senior Gold. Cradock, who was inducted into the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2004, currently resides in Odenton, Md., with his wife Christie, their 7-year-old daughter Amanda and 4-year-old son Geoffrey, and their dog Riley. And though the men were just 6-4 in dual meets, they captured their ninth straight conference crown and third in the America East. Although the women lost the second-most dual meets in Cradock’s career, they outpaced second-place Boston University by 56 points on their way to a second consecutive America East crown. Chad Cradock, who left his position as the head coach of the UMBC swimming & diving team in December after 19 years, has died. UMBC also received 2020 America East Men’s Coaching Staff of the Year honors. In UMBC’s final two seasons in the Northeast Conference, Cradock led both the men’s and women’s teams to two league titles, and the men also won their fifth and sixth consecutive ECAC crowns. trifonov@umbc.edu. Reporting to the Head Swimming and Diving Coach, the incumbent will be the lead Senior Gold Swim Coach for the Retriever Aquatic Club and assist in managing the Aquatics Center. UMBC Ryan Odom Basketball Report: Season 1, Episode 3 In this episode hosts Ryan Odom and Gary Stein discuss the team's trip to Bimini and the highs and lows in games against Manhattan, High Point, Air Force and American. UMBC has won four of the past six America East women’s titles and the past four men’s titles. I was so sad and surprised to see this. Host Steve Levy talks with swimming and diving head coach Chad Craddock. Since returning home, Gliese has not been in a pool. He told Swimming World: “I am very excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at UMBC. Petar Trifonov. The meet, scheduled for Saturday, was supposed to be senior day for the hosts at Eastern Illinois University, honoring 8 seniors.