Diving into the deep end is head swim coach Devon McFadden, who spent three years as the assistant swim coach and assistant camp director with the Greater Oswego swim team in New York and has experience training high school swimmers at a YMCA in New York. She plans to, “grow the swim program not only in numbers but also in competitiveness.”

When people think of Juniata, McFadden wants them to think of the swim program. McFadden stressed her willingness to be there for students.

The College’s 10th head softball coach, Laina Connor takes on her new role after three years as assistant softball coach at Denison College. She describes softball as a sport that is “built for and celebrates females.” Her goal is to bring a competitive attitude, build upon the existing sisterhood of the team, and build a supportive environment for players.

She states that she is “here for the players and to get them to where they want to go.”

Head men’s tennis coach Kenneth Michaud comes to Juniata with years of experience coaching players in Las Vegas, Nev., and Jacksonville, Texas. In Las Vegas, Michaud was a finalist for the Las Vegas Sun Standout Awards for Coach of the Year and posted a 33-17 overall record at Rancho High School. As head men’s and women’s coach at Jacksonville College, both programs ranked 25th in the Nate Norbo is bringing years of experience to Juniata’s new men’s lacrosse program. Norbo appreciates the emphasis on academics. His plan is to not only grow Juniata’s program but the sport of lacrosse as a whole.

He wants to help players grow as teammates, people, and community, growing a team culture that will push players to win on and off the field.

Described as “one of the top young coaches in the country,” Josh Carter has been named as the 23rd head coach of Juniata’s football team, bringing over a decade of experience with him.

Carter comes to Juniata from Muhlenberg College, his alma mater. At Muhlenberg, he was the special team’s coordinator as well as the coach of the quarterbacks and wide receivers. During his last season with the team, Muhlenberg went 13-1 on their way to the NCAA DIII Semifinals while also winning a conference championship.

Carter said coming to Juniata was “the realization of a dream for me.”

Brendan Grady will lead the College’s men’s soccer program as the sixth head coach. Coming from Swarthmore College, his alma mater, where he most recently served as associate head coach and recruiting coordinator, Grady looks forward to joining “a welcoming, tight-knit community that invests in the student-athlete experience.”

This past season, his team earned an atlarge bid to the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16, while six players were named to the Centennial All-Conference team.

He stated that his goal is to “build a championship culture that prepares young men for success on and off the field.”

Despite coming from different backgrounds, the newest coaches feel welcome and look forward to building up their sports programs and being a part of their players’ future success.