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Head Coach Mark Wilson SWIM 11-12

Mark Wilson

  • Title
    Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach
Mark Wilson served as interim head coach of the Elizabethtown College men's and women's swim teams during the 2011-12 season.

Wilson spent the previous two seasons as an assistant to former head coach Dan DeHass. The Philadelphia-area native has vast experience in competitive swimming that's been of benefit to the program.

COACHING THE MEN
Wilson's interim season, 2011-12, produced a seventh-place finish at the MAC Championships. The 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay and 400 free relay teams all finished sixth to claim All-MAC Second Team honors. Hannon qualified for the A Final in the 100 and 200 back, placing eighth in both events. Frank Capria was 10th in the 1650 free and the Blue Jays had swimmers advance out of preliminaries to the B Final in nine events.

COACHING THE WOMEN
In 2011-12, Wilson's first year with the women's program, Abby Mitchell captured a fourth-place All-MAC Second Team finish in the 200 butterfly, and took seventh in the A Final of the 400 individual medley. The 200 free relay team took the final All-MAC Second Team spot by finishing sixth, while Cosgrove and Leppo finished in the top 10 of the 1650 free, leading to an eighth-place team finish for the women, their best under Wilson at MACs.

Wilson is a 1984 graduate of Millersville University. He swam and played water polo as an undergraduate. Wilson is the Adult Learner Admissions Counselor at nearby Lancaster Bible College.


 
Mark Wilson Year-by-Year Coaching Record
MEN'S SWIMMING
Year Wins Losses Ties Pct. Conference Championship Finishes
2011-12 4 7 0 .364 7th/10 at MAC Championships
1 season 4 7 0 .364

 
Mark Wilson Year-by-Year Coaching Record
WOMEN'S SWIMMING
Year Wins Losses Ties Pct. Conference Championship Finishes
2011-12 4 7 0 .364 8th/10 at MAC Championships
1 season 4 7 0 .364