2011-12 College Swimming & Diving Honors
Assistant Coach of 2011-12 Female
Kristen Cunnane
by Meaghan Murphy Kristen Cunnane’s journey with the California Golden Bears began in 2005 when she accepted an opportunity to work alongside Head Coach Teri McKeever while earning her Master’s Degree in Education at UC Berkeley through an NCAA Post Graduate scholarship. “The journey that has kept me here since then has been remarkable.” !Thanks to her passion and commitment,evident in the team’s success, Kristen was named Assistant Coach in April of 2007 and was further promoted to Associate Head Coach in December 2011. !In her time at CAL, Cunnane has helped the bears to three NCAA Championships and two
Conference Titles, both of which eluded the program previous to her arrival. ! When Kristen!talks about the impact the team, her athletes and Teri McKeever have had on her own life, it is easy to see that she is a leader by example.!“We make a commitment to our athletes to
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help them in their journey of personal growth and we spend significant time in this arena.” ! Coach Cunnane emanates a sense of personal strength and fortitude that would inspire any young college athlete to achieve more than they ever thought possible. ! continued on page 42... !
“I believe I'm only as good and the people around me and I am fortunate enough to have worked with Kristen for longer than any other assistant. She supports me and challenges me and without her presence our athletes, our program and myself would not be accomplishing the same success.” Teri McKeever, Head Coach, University of California39 Berkeley