NEWS RELEASE - 03/08/04

Coach Hemenway Named Regional and National Coach of the Year

Lincoln College's Head Swimming Coach Dan Hemenway was voted Regional Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year. This is the second time Hemenway has been recognized by his peers. In 1999, he was voted as the NJCAA's National Coach of the Year. This season Hemenway led his men's team to a second place finish in the NJCAA tournament while the women's team placed 3rd.


 

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Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 16:1 and the average class size is 16 students.