Matt Leach

Former Washington State Assistant Kaersten Meitz Joining Pitt Coaching Staff

Meitz most recently spent a season with Washington State as an assistant and spent her collegiate career with Purdue.

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Former ASU Assistant Austin Pillado Joining Washington State Coaching Staff As Assistant

Pillado rounds out the Washington State coaching staff that is led by Russell Whitaker who will be in his first season as head coach.

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Tylor Mathieu Named Washington State’s Assistant Swim Coach

Tylor Mathieu kicks off her collegiate coaching career as the assistant swim coach at Washington State, just a few months after graduating from Florida.

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Washington State Hires Russell Whitaker As New Head Swim Coach

Russell spent his first six seasons at Washington State as Director of Operations; last year, he became the program’s assistant coach.

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Matt Leach Explains Why Iowa State Was the Best Decision for His Coaching Path and Family

Matt Leach was recently announced as the new head coach for Iowa State Swimming and Diving.

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Iowa State Hires Former Washington State Head Coach Matt Leach As Next Head Coach

Leach most recently was the head coach of Washington State and started the Indiana State women’s program from the ground up in 2015/2016.

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2024 Women’s Pac-12 Champs Fan Guide: Stanford Battling Losses Amid Their Bid for a 3-Peat

The 9 members of Stanford’s team last year who aren’t on the roster this season accounted for a stunning 570 points at last year’s meet.

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Wild Speculation: Who Will Take Over For Steve Bultman With The Texas A&M Women?

The Texas A&M women’s head coaching job is open for the first time in 25 years. Would Tanica Jamison return to College Station for the job?

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Washington State & Oregon State To Join West Coast Conference As Affiliate Members

The West Coast Conference does not sponsor swimming and diving for either gender. Washington State is home to a women’s-only program.

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Backstroker Mason Leach Hands Commitment To Pitt For 2024-2025

Mason Leach, the nephew of Washington State head coach Matt Leach, has announced his verbal commitment to the Pittsburgh Panthers.

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Washington State Women Announce 2022-23 Competition Schedule

The Cougars will host four meets during the 2022-23 season, including a pair of October duals against Pac-12 foes Cal and Stanford.

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Kate Moore Promoted To Associate Head Coach At Washington State

Moore has worked as an assistant coach for the last two seasons with the Cougars.

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Washington St. Beats Arizona For First Time in Program History

The Cougars took a narrow 2-point win over the University of Arizona, which was their first win in 6 all-time matchups between the two Pac-12 programs.

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Head Coach Matt Leach on Meaning Behind Washington State’s First Pac-12 Champ

Washington State produced its first-ever individual Pac-12 Champion in program history last week in Chloe Larson, who took the win in the women’s 50 free

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Washington State Will Go Fully Online This Fall; Swimming Still on Track

(Above) Washington State’s 2020-2021 captains). The Cougars are expecting to resume their season as normal this fall, though school will be online only.

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