ROSE NAMED ASSISTANT COACH TO SWIMMING PROGRAM

WHEELING, WV — Nicole Rose begins her first season as assistant coach of the Cardinals.

Rose knows Wheeling Jesuit inside and out being a 2004 graduate of the University with a degree in English and a 4 year member of the swimming team.

In 2004, she was team captain of the Cardinal women’s team. While at WJU she worked with the special Olympics swimming program in both Ohio and West Virginia. In addition, she taught learn-to-swim programs locally and served as a coach with Cardinal Aquatics and Steubenville Stingrays club programs.

In 2006, Rose served as a teacher of American Literature at Staunton River High School and also was head coach of their swim team. While at Staunton River, her team broke ten school records and the girls recorded a third place finish at the District Level Meet, their highest finish in the history of the team.

Her college coaching experience includes working as an assistant coach to collegiate swimming camps at Wheeling Jesuit University under coach Rick West, California University of Pennsylvania under coach Ed Denny and at the University of Texas with Longhorns coach Eddie Reese.