Miami Hawk Talk News

"RedHawks Post Fifth Consective Season With Perfect Conference Record"

Just think about THAT for a while. This year’s group of seniors from women’s swimming and diving are 48-6 over the course of their Miami years. Unbelievable. You can read more about these outstanding athletes HERE.

New assistant coach hired

Miami has announced the hiring of Edward Edson to be the assistant coach for the RedHawks’ powerhouse women’s swimming and diving team. He will replace Phil Kraus, who left Miami to become an assistant for the women’s swimming and diving squad at South Carolina. Edson comes to Miami from Division III Connecticut College, where he was the assistant coach for two years and was in charge of strength and conditioning programs as well as running recruiting for both the men’s and women’s teams.

Edson coached one Division III All-American for the Camels, Kate Kovenock, and also helped lead the men’s and women’s teams to record-breaking years in 2005, including an all-time high finish for the men in conference standings. As a coach, he was invited to camps at both SEC powerhouse Auburn and Division III’s Kenyon College, whose swim teams are the most dominant varsity athletics program in the nation. Equally important for the Miami program, his teams at Connecticut excelled academically, finishing among the best in the nation in terms of GPA. Edward Edson should be a fantastic fit for the women’s swimming and diving team at Miami, where excellence in the pool and in the classroom aren’t just desired, they’re expected. We here at MHT welcome him to Oxford.

Winners and Still Champions

Miami’s amazing women’s swim and dive team capped a perfect MAC dual meet season by winning its fourth straight MAC championship. Over their four Miami years, this year’s seniors went 32-0 in MAC duals and won all four available MAC titles. You can read about it here and here.

MAC Championships Underway

Miami hosts the MAC swimming and diving championships today through Saturday at the Corwn M. Nixon Aquatic Center. Read all about it at MURedhawks.com and use the links provided there for instant results or live internet radio coverage via MSNi.