Joe Novak
Head Coach and Senior Group Coach
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Joe began swimming competitively at the age
of eight. It wasn’t until college, under the tutelage of
Terry Laughlin (the founder of Total Immersion) that Joe was able
to unlock his potential. Terry emphasized proper technique over
mindless yardage. Joe finished his swimming career at West Point as
the League and Academy record holder in the 50 free, 100 free and
100 fly – as well as qualifying for the 2000 Olympic Trials
in the same three events.
Upon graduation from West Point, Joe served
for five years in the United States Army. His commitment included
military training at Ft. Benning , GA; serving as a platoon leader
and executive officer in the 1st Calvary Division at Ft. Hood , TX;
deploying to the Middle East in support of Operation Enduring
Freedom; and training with the Army’s World Class Athlete
Program at Ft. Carson, CO and Irvine, CA.
In May of 2004, Joe completed his military
commitment. He and his wife, Karin, moved from California to
Colorado Springs where Joe began coaching at Cheyenne Mountain
Aquatics. Joe and Karin have two adorable daughters!
Joe’s desire is to unlock the
untapped potential of competitive swimmers through the teaching of
proper technique – utilizing the latest advances in
technology and research.
Bonnie Moss
Senior Group Assistant
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Bonnie spent her youth as a competive swimmer in
Southern California and went on to swim collegiately for the
University of Nevada, where she specialized in the 400 IM. She has
coached competitive age group, high school and college swimmers and
enjoys watching them succeed from season to season. Bonnie works
part-time as a writer and coorespondent for USA Swimming,
headquartered here in Colorado Springs at the Olympic Training
Center, where she appreciates the unique opportunity of meeting
elite athletes and their coaches to get the latest training tips
and changes within the sport.
Bonnie has lived in Colorado Springs for seven
years with her husband Lee and their three children. She has been
with CMA since 2008 and is excited to be a part of the team's
growing success!
Tristan Cross
Head Age Group Coach
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Tristan was born and raised in Colorado
Springs and started swimming competitvely at the age of six at the
Colorado Springs Raquet Club on the summer team. Starting at age 8
he also swam for CSST until starting high school at Air Academy
High School. Through high school Tristan continued to swim while
also running cross country and doing triathlons. In his last year
of swimming Tristan won both the Colorado Swimming Seasonal Athlete
of the Year and the Robert D. Brown Leadership Award.
After graduating high school in 2003
Tristan started coaching for Falfins Swimming. After 4 years and
learning more than he could have imagined from the other coaches at
Falfins, it was time to move on to bigger and better things at CMA!
Tristan is very excited to be the Head Age Group Coach for a
fantastic team and a great bunch of kids!!!
Erin Keller
Green Team Coach
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Erin
Keller started her competitive swimming career with the New England
Barracudas in Massachusetts at the age of 6.
While swimming for Homestead High School in Wisconsin she was team
captain and received All-state and All- American
awards. She has participated in USS sectionals
and YMCA short course and long course
nationals.
Erin
received a swimming scholarship to Wright State University in
Dayton, OH where she specialized in sprint freestyle and
breaststroke. She helped her team become the
Horizon League Conference Champions in 2004, was a 4 time NCAA
Academic All-American, and was the women’s team captain from
2006-2007. While swimming, she also
participated and held leadership positions in S.A.A.C (Student
Athlete Advisory Committee) and Athletics
Council. Erin graduated with a major in mass
communications focusing in Public Relations and Visual
Communications with a minor in Marketing.
Jen Jacobs
Developmental 3 Coach
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Jen is originally from Denver, Colorado.
Her husband Tom is in the military so for the past 13 years they
have been traveling the world.
Jen has coached for DYSD, Denver Youth
Swimming and Diving, as well as having coached the age group level
and the Masters level at DU.
Jen and Tom have two children, Allie and
Kate, both of whom are on the CMA Swim Team and also swam on the
Schofield Sharks Swim Team (Hawaii) and the Swim and Yacht club in
Virginia.
Coach Jen also helps with her daughters'
soccer teams, as an assistant coach and cheerleader. Jen also
volunteers at Fort Carson at the SRP site with the ID card and
Deers sections, making sure all soldiers who deploy or come back
from deployment have updated and correct information in the
system.
Laura Wilkerson
D1 and D2 Coach
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Laura has been an age group coach since
1977 and enjoys coaching for teams that promote technique-based
coaching for swimmers. She coached the Libertyville Swim
Club for ten years and in Colorado Springs has coached for
the Peterson AFB Swim Team and CSST. Additionally she
coached high school swimming at Lake Forest High School for two
years, but her passion is to coach young swimmers wanting to learn
to swim competitively.
Allison Desanti
Developmental Coach
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Allison is from upstate New York and
moved to Colorado Springs in June. She began swimming at the age of
10 for her local team the Glens Falls YMCA Gators. As a
7th grader she swam for her high school varsity team and
continued through her senior year, qualifying for the state
championships from 8th-12th grade.
Allison currently holds records in the 200
medley relay, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and the 100
breaststroke. Allison attended Stony Brook University on Long
Island where she swam all four years and graduated in 2007
with a degree in Environmental Studies.
Allison worked with her club team and as a
substitute teacher in New York before moving to the
Springs. Besides coaching for CMA, Allison is working for Ent
Federal Credit Union while also pursuing a Masters degree in
Disaster Science from the University of Richmond.
Kelsy Kroeschen
Developmental Coach
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Kelsy is a 2008 Cheyenne Mountain High
School graduate. Her High School accomplishments include: member of
NHS, Science Olympiad, and co-captain of the CMHS Girls’ Swim
Team. She also travelled with the Symphonic Band to
NYC and performed at Carnegie Hall.
Kelsy is currently a student at the
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs majoring in Mathematics
and hopes to become a teacher.
Kevin Wilkerson
Developmental Coach
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