Pete is in his 32nd year as the head coach of the Little Lions.  He is a graduate of Bucknell University where he competed in swimming and water polo.  Prior to moving to the State College area, Pete was an active age-group coach in Hagerstown, MD and Waynesboro, PA.  Coach Pete has also been an active contributor, coach, and instructor in this community for the YMCA, SPRA, and CRPR.  Pete is a social studies teacher at Park Forest Middle School, and he and his wife Sue are the proud parents of their sons Christopher and Jeffrey.

Assistant Coach Todd Roth         email troth@crcog.net

Todd is a former State High swim team member graduating in 1992.  He's also a Penn State Alum, graduating in 1997 with a degree in Landscape Architecture.  Todd has been coaching for 17 years, including swimming and water polo at the YMCA, Club, and  University Level.  Todd was an assistant swim coach at State High before leaving the area for a few years, but is now in his 8th year since returning to State College.  Todd is the Aquatics Supervisor for Centre Region Parks and Recreation and an assistant age group coach for Penn State Aquatics.  He and his wife Jen live in State College with their daughters Carson, Piper, and Teagan, and their dogs Moose and Boomer.

Assistant Coach Maureen Hart    email maureen.hart88@gmail.com

Maureen is a senior business managment major graduating this Spring.  She worked as an assistant summer league swim coach during the summer of 2008 for a country club in Charlotte, NC and then became the head coach this past summer of 2009. Away from the pool, she is actively involved in several university organizations.  She looks forward to this coming season!

Assistant Coach Alex Raup           email adr25@scasd.org

Alex is a 2005 graduate of State High where he swam for four years and was captain his senior year.  He graduated this past May from F&M in Lancaster and was a four-year letter winner on the men’s swim team.  Alex received his degree in English and is currently working at the high school as a 10th Grade English teacher.  Away from the pool, Alex coaches youth football with the SC Lions and follows PSU sports.  He is very excited to be back on board with the State College swim teams and is pumped for the start of the season.
 

Diving Coach Liberty Woodruff     email lcw5014@psu.edu

Now in her second year as diving coach for the Little Lions, Liberty is a senior at Penn State University and is studying Kinesiology to become a Health and Phys. Ed. teacher or a Physican's Assistant.  She fell in love with diving at Danville Area High School where she dove for four years.  Three of those years she competed at the state level.  She went on to compete for West Chester University before transferring to Penn State where she no longer dives.  Liberty is excited to coach and share her knowledge and enthusiasm for the sport with others.  She has coached summer league diving teams and given clinics on diving.