| Title: | Head Coach |
| Phone: | (269) 337-7091 |
| Email: | milliken@kzoo.edu |
2010 NCAA III Men's Coach of the Year
Kathy Milliken completed her 13th season as head men’s and women’s swimming coach in 2015-16. During that time, the teams have set a high standard in the pool, classroom, and community.
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Women's Swimming/Diving Record
The league championship meet determines final season standings. Overall Winning Percentage: .532 MIAA Winning Percentage: .649 MIAA Championships: 0 NCAA Championship Appearances: 11 Best NCAA Finish: 33rd (2009) |
During Milliken’s tenure, the women’s team has set 85 varsity records, while the men have recorded new marks 49 times. Those swims also accounted for new conference records 36 times and new NCAA DIII records twice. At Kalamazoo, she has coached athletes to 79 All-American performances and three individual NCAA titles. Her men’s team placed 4th at NCAAs in 2010, where she was the first female in a men’s sport to be awarded NCAA Coach of the Year honors.
The team has also performed extremely well in the classroom, earning CSCAA Team Academic Honors during all 13 of her years. She has also coached five NCAA Postgraduate scholars and many CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.
In addition to coaching, Milliken also serves as Senior Woman Administrator and Assistant Athletics Director at Kalamazoo. In this role, she heads staff and student education and enhancement opportunities. She also serves as a faculty member and aquatics director.
Milliken earned her master’s degree from Western Michigan University in 2006 and her bachelor's degree from Denison University in 1999, where she served as team captain and was a seven-time NCAA Division III All-American. Before coming to Kalamazoo, she was an assistant swim coach at Denison for three years and helped coach the women to a national title in 2001.
Milliken lives in Kalamazoo with her husband, Greg (also a collegiate swimmer), and their two children, Abby, age 8 (a club swimmer), and Jacob, age 5.
Getting to know Coach Milliken
Hobbies/Interests: Triathlons, Running, Traveling
Favorite Part about Coaching: Having the opportunity to have a positive influence with young adults in a setting that I love.
Favorite Song: Anything my kids come up with.
Favorite Music Artist: Jacob Milliken - my 4 year old son.
Favorite Food: Scallops and seafood pasta.
Did you know?
1) I love to swim with wildlife - sharks, seals, sea lions, stingrays, turtles, fish, lobster, crabs, and shrimp. I want to swim with a whale shark in the wild some day.
2) I have been to every state except Maine and Rhode Island.