Stu Marvin enters his fifteenth season as the head coach of the Bloomsburg University Women's Swim Team in the fall of 2022.
Under Marvin’s guidance, the women have placed second at the conference championships in five of the past seven seasons. He has also qualified women to the NCAA Championships in eight of the past eleven years. For his efforts, he was named PSAC Women’s Coach of the Year in 2015. Courtney Hubric (2020) was named the PSAC Freshman of the Year, while Becca Cubbler (2020) was named the PSAC Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Since Marvin's arrival, six women have been named NCAA All-American for a total of 18 All-American awards. Additionally, both Rachel Brooker (2015) and Becca Cubbler (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) were named First Team Academic All-American, while Lindsay Mooney (2019, 2020, 2021), Courtney Hubric (2020, 2021), Kelley McHugh (2019), Brooke Gilson (2014) and Caroline Hodgins (2015) were named Honorable Mention Academic All-American.
Seventeen different women have won 20 PSAC championships and 36 have been named PSAC All-Conference, for a total of 176 All-Conference Awards. Rachel Brooker (2015), Alex Wheatley (2016), Nikki Young (2018) and Becca Cubbler (2020) were named recipients of the Eleanor Wray Award as the Bloomsburg University Senior Athlete of the Year. Brooker (2014), Caroline Hodgins (2015), Cubbler (2019) and Courtney Hubric (2021) were recipients of the Joanne McComb Award as the Bloomsburg University Underclass Athlete of the Year, while Cubbler (2020) was named both the PSAC and the BU Scholar Athlete of the Year.
Under Marvin’s guidance, the Huskies have broken 19 of the school’s 20 records, leaving just one on the board that were established before his tenure began in 2008. His swimmers now own 174 of the 210 times on the all-time top ten list. The team has an impressive 61-21 mark over the past nine seasons and have won eight individual and nine relay titles at the PSAC Championships, including a championship meet record in the 200 Medley Relay in 2016.
A 1978 graduate of Bloomsburg, Marvin returned to campus in 2008 after spending 30 years in Fort Lauderdale, FL, where he directed the operation of the Fort Lauderdale Aquatic Complex at the International Swimming Hall of Fame. He also oversaw the operation of the Fort Lauderdale Beach Patrol, as well as numerous community pools around the city. Marvin was involved in coaching with the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team, and later with Fort Lauderdale Aquatics. He was also an administrator for the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) during their annual Swim Forum.
Marvin was an 11-time All-American performer for the Huskies swim team, winning five PSAC titles and establishing six conference records. He was a two-time winner of the school's Underclass Athlete of the Year award and received the Robert B. Redman Award as the school's Senior Athlete of the Year in 1978. Marvin was the first swimmer inducted into the university's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990. In 2002, he received the prestigious Joseph G. Rogers Award for outstanding service to the YMCA National Swimming & Diving Committee. In addition to the BU Athletic Hall of Fame, Marvin has been enshrined in four other Halls of Fame: the Pennsylvania Aquatic Hall of Fame (2020), the Upper Dublin High School Athletic Hall of Fame (2018), the Broward County (FL) Sports Hall of Fame (2011) and the Florida Gold Coast Masters Hall of Fame (2005). Marvin is a 2-time FINA Masters World Champion and former Masters world-record holder. He has won 28 United States Masters national championship titles and is a 13-time YMCA Masters national champion.
Marvin and his wife Meg reside in Bloomsburg. Both of their sons Robert (24) and Matt (24) are graduates at Bloomsburg University.
SEASON HIGHLIGHTS
The women finished third in the 2022 PSAC championships behind two powerful teams. Junior Courtney Hubric set a new team record in the 50 free by blasting a :23.46 and getting under the NCAA consideration time. The 200 free relay of Sydney Lloyd, Grace Beierschmitt, Lindsay Mooney and Hubric defended their PSAC championship from last season by touching the wall first in 1:33.98. The time was also good enough for new team record and an NCAA consideration time. For the season, the Huskies piled up 85 lifetime best performances and added 15 times to the All Time Top Ten list. Five women were named All-Conference and totaled 13 All-Conference awards. Nineteen were named as Bloomsburg Scholar Athletes, eighteen were named PSAC Scholar Athletes and the team gained Scholar All-American status with a combined 3.50 GPA.
The 2020-2021 season was very successful despite the effects of COVID-19. The women won five events at the PSAC Championships including the 50 free (Courtney Hubric), the 1000 and 1650 free (Chelsea Ackerson), the 200 Medley Relay (Grace Beierschmitt, Kristen Bane, Lindsay Mooney and Hubric), and the 200 Free Relay (Mooney, Sydney Lloyd, Beierschmitt and Hubric). Both relays established new BU Team Records for the Huskies and were ranked in the NCAA top 20. Both Hubric and Mooney achieved NCAA B qualifying standards in the 50 free and were named Honorable Mention Academic All-American. Seven women accounted for 23 All-Conference awards while nine swimmers amassed a total of 42 lifetime best swims. Five women put 15 new times on the BU All-Time Top Ten list and 16 were named PSAC Scholar Athletes. At season’s end, Courtney Hubric was named the winner of Bloomsburg University’s Underclass Athlete of the Year.
The 2019-2020 season ended with an 8-2 dual meet record and a second consecutive third place finish at the PSAC Championships. It marked the ninth winning season for the Husky Women in the past twelve years and their sixth in a row. Eight women were named All Conference for a total of 19 All Conference awards. It also marked the end of Becca Cubbler’s standout career in which she won the PSAC title in the 200 free and broke her own team record in the 1000 free. She went on to gain three more All American Awards at the NCAA Championships in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. In addition, Cubbler garnered six Scholar All American Awards from the CSCAA, PSAC, D2 Conference Commissioners Association, D2 Athletic Directors Association and the Sports Information Directors Association. Cubbler was also named the university’s Senior Female Athlete of the Year as well as the university’s Female Scholar Athlete of the Year. Freshman Courtney Hubric was named the PSAC Freshman of the Year, marking the first time a BU women’s swimmer has received the award.
The 2018-19 campaign saw Junior Becca Cubbler have her best season as a Husky as she set team records in the 200, 500 and 1000 free. Cubbler qualified for the NCAA Championships in the five events, placing in the Top 16 in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. Her performances earned three All American awards and received the Joanne McComb Award as the university’s Underclass Female Athlete of the Year. The Huskies finished with a 6-2 record and finished third at the PSAC Championships, just missing a fifth straight second place finish.
In 2017-18 the Huskies finished second at the PSAC Championships for the fourth straight year, matching the run of Coach Dave’s Rider’s teams from 1989-1992. They finished with a 7-2 dual meet record and won the Pidgeon Invitational for the sixth straight year. Senior Nikki Young broke five team records in the 50 free, 100 free, 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and the 400 freestyle relay. The women won three PSAC titles and Young went on to the NCAA Championships where she earned two more All American awards in both breaststroke events. Young ended her career by receiving the Eleanor Wray Award as the university’s Outstanding Female Senior Athlete of the Year.
During the 2016-17 season the women posted a 7-1 dual meet record and grabbed their third straight runner-up finish at the PSAC championships. Five women went on to swim at the NCAA Championships, led by senior Brooke Gilson who swam the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle. She was joined by senior Kaci McIlmoyle, junior captain Karly Hursey and freshmen Becca Cubbler to break the team record in the 800 free relay. Also joining the NCAA squad was freshman Kaitlyn Floyd (400 free relay). For the season the women broke three team records and put 21 new times on the all-time top ten list.
During the 2015-16 season the Huskies posted a dual meet record of 8-2. For the year the team set 8 school records and was ranked as high as No. 9 in the nation during the season. At the PSAC Championships,
Alex Wheatley was a three-time champion, winning the 100 backstroke and lead-off the winning 200 and 400 medley relays. The women rolled up a team record 626 points, 49 more than the 2015 meet. Eleven women were named PSAC All Conference and the team grabbed 31 All PSAC awards. Nikki Young went on the represent Bloomsburg at the NCAA championships, swimming the 100 and 200 breaststroke. She broke the team record in both events, finishing 10th in the 100 breast and earning All American honors. The season ended with Alex Wheatley receiving the Eleanor Wray Award as the university’s Outstanding Female Senior Athlete of the Year.
During the 2014-15 season the Huskies posted a dual meet record of 8-1, the best mark since the 1992-1993 season. The team set 14 school records, with junior
Caroline Hodgins taking two records off the board set in 1986. They posted 46 new all-time top ten times and were ranked as high as No. 13 in the nation. At the PSAC Championships,
Rachel Brooker was a four-time champion in winning the 200-fly and as a member of three relays. Alex Wheatley, Nikki Young, and Meg Gallagher were two-time relay champions, with Ashley Dix and Caroline Hodgins winning one each. Brooker and Hodgins went on to swim at the NCAA Championships where Brooker earned two All-American awards in the 100 & 200 butterfly. She also swam the 200 IM and 100 freestyle. Hodgins earned All-American honors in the 500 and 1000 freestyle, while also swimming the 200 and 1650 freestyle. Brooker received the Eleanor Wray Award as the university’s Outstanding Female Senior Athlete of the Year, while Hodgins received the Joanne McComb Award as the Bloomsburg University Underclass Athlete of the Year.
In the 2013-2014 season the women finished fourth at the conference meet with Rachel Brooker winning the 100 butterfly championship. Brooker and team mate Brooke Gilson went on to swim at the NCAA championships with Brooker claiming All American honors the 100 & 200 fly, while also swimming the 200 IM and 100 free. Gilson swam the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle, claiming All American honors in the 1650. Brooker finished out the season by receiving the Joanne McComb Award as the Bloomsburg University Underclass Athlete of the Year.
In the 2011-2012 season, Bridget Hilferty represented the Huskies at the NCAA Championships in Mansfield, TX. She competed in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle, earning All American honors in both the 1000 and 1650.
