Marshall University Athletics
Women's Swimming and Diving
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- Email:
- counter@marshall.edu
- Phone:
- -----
Counter was named Marshall's assistant coach in May of 2019.
In the 2019-20 season, Counter helped assistant coach the Herd and earned wins against Youngstown State and James Madison. The Herd finished fourth in the Conference USA Championships and finished sixth out of 33 teams at the 2020 CSCAA National Invitational Championship.
The team also earned a Top-10 spot on College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America’s (CSCAA) in Fall 2019 with a cumulative GPA and earned a cumulative GPA of 3.82 in Spring 2020, making it the highest in program history.
Counter also played a key role in recruiting not only the largest freshman class (14 student-athletes) in program history, but arguably one of the most competitive. Previously to Marshall University, Counter spent two years at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, N.C. while serving as the Graduate Assistant for LRU's men's and women's swim teams in pursuit of a Master’s Degree in Leadership.
While at LRU, the Bears broke school records 38 times, earning more than 170 career best times among all members of the team. The women's team also earned a spot in CSCAA's Top 10 Division II All-American list with a cumulative GPA of 3.57 last fall.
Counter received her undergraduate degree in Physical Education and Athletic Coaching from WKU. She swam mainly the breaststroke events for the Hilltoppers from 2011-15, helping the team win the 2013 Sun Belt Swimming and Diving Championships. She was also a team captain.
Counter was born and raised in Scottsbluff, Nebraska where she was the 2011 Nebraska state champion in the 100-yard Breaststroke, making her the first female from her hometown to earn a state championship swimming title.
