DENVER, Colo. (March 5, 2020) – The Western Athletic Conference named both
Andy Johns and
Nikki Huffman as Coach of the Year for their respective events.
Johns is a seven-time WAC Swimming Coach of the Year honoree and receives it this year after NAU swimming and diving won their seventh straight conference championship. Since 1994, Johns has led the Lumberjacks to eight total conference championships (Pacific Collegiate Swimming, 1998; Western Athletic 2014-2020), earning over 70 individual titles and relay titles. During this year's WAC Conference Championship, the 'Jacks took home the gold in five individual swimming events and one relay.
For the fifth year in a row, Huffman has received the honor of WAC Diving Coach of the Year and seventh time overall. This season, two of her three divers received WAC Diver of the Week, combining to four total times during this season, watching one dive to gold on the 1-meter springboard. In addition to the WAC's honor, Huffman is a four-time National Independent Conference Diving Coach of the Year and one-time NAU's Female Sport Coach of the year receiver. All three of her divers will be heading to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships this following Monday in Federal Way, Wash.
