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After five seasons as head coach of the Arizona State swimming and diving program, Dorsey Tierney-Walker will not be on deck for a sixth season, the university\u2019s athletic department announced today.<\/p>\n

Full statement by ASU Vice President for University Athletics Ray Anderson:<\/p>\n

“I have informed Dorsey Tierney-Walker that she will not be retained as the head swimming coach at Arizona State University. I want to thank Dorsey for her service to ASU. As it is with all changes in leadership, this decision was not made without a lot of thought and care. Our athletics department, university and community expect our swimming program to compete for individual, conference and national titles, and produce All-Americans and Olympians. We will conduct a national search for a new head coach that is the best fit for our program, university, and community.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Associate head coach Greg Earhart told Swimming World today that he has been placed on administrative leave after just one season with the Sun Devils, but was not told the exact reasons. \u201cI\u2019m assuming it\u2019s about performance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Assistant coach Dan Kessler has been appointed as the interim head coach, Earhart said. Mark Bradshaw appears to remain as diving coach. Swimming World\u2019s calls to Tierney-Walker were not answered Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

Arizona State has routinely placed in the bottom tier at the Pac 12 swimming and diving championships and has placed in the top 15 as a team at the NCAA championships only once, in 2012. Swimmers such as Rebecca Ejdervik and Tristan Baxter were named NCAA All-Americans in their respective events under Tierney-Walker\u2019s guidance, though the divers are routinely among the top 10 each year.<\/p>\n

Arizona State\u2019s swimming and diving programs dodged a bullet in 2008 when the university announced it was cutting the teams due to the rising operating costs. But, the support of alumni such as Nick Brunelli helped create an endowment for the team and keep it alive<\/a> for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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