Northern State University
NCAA DII • NSIC
Date: March 23, 2026
Would Recommend
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Felt so bad for my actively injured teammates, he did not care and wanted us to push through. Didn't care about weight coaches forcing us to do exercises that hurt us and caused injuries to flare. Almkst injured me cause he tried to "help" hold a box, tipped it of balance, and almost smashed all of my fingers cause he thought it was "too heavy." Misogyny. He didnt care about the teams mental health either, not one bit. He pretty much forced girls to get on the bus to a swim meet after being exposed to covid and them stating they didnt feel comfortable going after he was sick VERY recently as well and took no steps to protect them team. Legit teared up at a team meeting when politely asked to wear a mask at practice after being sick repeatedly because many of us were immunocompromised and could get seriously sick. He compared that whole situation to 9/11 and the team winning the meet and the team bonding to the day after which is incredibly disrespectful. On top of all of this, he has no idea what he's talking about. I swam for a decade at that point and he was telling me opposite things than any other coach had every told me. He constantly underestimated us in practice with what we could handle. It was honestly insulting as an athlete. He didnt know what we were going through as student athletes cause he never experienced it. A lot of the times I got more help and advice from our GA, who was a cross country runner and had no prior swimming experience. Safe to say I (and several other teammates) left the team, and I personally have not swam AT ALL since being there because this left such a bad taste in my mouth.