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Defiance College announced on March 9, 2012 that Athena Miller had been hired to become the head coach for the Yellow Jacket men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs.

Miller earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Mount Union in 2008 with minors in economics and sport management. During her time with the Purple Raiders, Miller was a four-year letterwinner for UMU on the track and field team, as well as on the swimming and diving squads.

The Wadsworth, Ohio native boasts nine years of coaching experience in the pool, ranging from stints as a youth swim instructor to stops at the club, prep and collegiate levels.

Miller’s coaching career began in 2003 as a swim instructor at the Wadsworth Youth Center, before serving on staff at Mount Union for the 2006 campaign. Miller then worked as an assistant for the Hudson Heat club program for two seasons, while also helping launch the first-ever swimming and diving programs during her two years on staff at Malone College.

Since her time at Malone, Miller spent four seasons as the head coach at Stow Munroe Falls High, while also working as the assistant coach for the highly respected Firestone Akron Swim Team for two years. During that time, Miller coached a pair of Stow High athletes to Ohio State Division I qualifying marks and mentored an Olympic Trial Qualifier with Firestone Akron.