Indiana University Athletics
Westphal Named Assistant (8-20-03)
8/20/2003 12:00:00 AM | Women's Swimming and Diving
August 20, 2003
Westphal Hired As Women's Swimming Assistant
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana head women’s swimming coach Dorsey Tierney has announced the hiring of Mike Westphal as an assistant coach for the program. Westphal joins the Hoosier staff after spending last season as head assistant swim coach at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
“I think Mike will be a great addition to the staff,” Tierney said. “His work ethic, recruiting organization and detailed coaching style will add tremendous balance to our program. His expertise as a stroke technician will be of great value to the sprint and stroke corps.”
At UNLV, Westphal handled recruiting duties for both the men’s and women’s programs, provided training programs for swimmers and managed the graduate assistants on the staff.
Prior to his stint with the Rebels, he served for two seasons (2000-02) as an assistant swim coach at the University of Pacific under current IU men’s swimming coach Ray Looze. In 2002, the Pacific men’s and women’s teams won Big West Conference titles, and the women’s squad placed 15th at the NCAA Championships.
From 1999 to 2000, Westphal was the pool manager and head swim coach at Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash. He was also the head coach of the Evergreen Swim Club from 1997 to 2000. Westphal began his career as the head coach at Capital High School in Olympia, where he coached from 1996 to 2000.
Westphal experienced great success as a collegiate swimmer. He was a four-time NAIA All-American from 1993-1996 at Linfield College in McMinnville, Ore., and also earned Academic All-America honors as a senior in 1996. Westphal was a three-time captain (1994-96) and garnered Linfield College Athlete-of-the-Year honors in 1995.
Westphal married the former Sarah Ewan this past summer.
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