I grew up in Minot, ND and began competitive swimming at the age of 9 for Minot Swim Club. I swam for MSC for ten years as well as four years at Minot High where I was a member of 4 undefeated state championship teams from 1999 until I graduated in 2002. 

After high school I began my coaching career in the fall of 2004.  I coached the Erik Ramstad girls and boys swim teams for 8 years and 7 years respectively as the Head Coach of the girls team and the asst coach of the boys team.  My girls team won the school's second ever city championship in 2008 and my boys teams won back to back titles in 2006 and 2007.  I worked as an asst coach for ASK swim club in 2010 and 2011 for two seasons before leaving to take the Head Girls Coaching job at Williston High School in August 2011.  I was the Girls Head Coach for two seasons and the Boys Head Coach for one season where I won WDA Boys Coach of the Year in 2013.  

After that I returned home to Minot for one year serving as an asst coach for my wife as a part of the Jim Hill boys and girls teams where we won the city championships in 2013 and 2014 respectively.  In August of 2014 we moved to Bismarck where I accepted a coaching position with Aquastorm.  I also served as an asst coach with the Century boys team that year winning the state title in 2015.  In the fall of 2015 I accepted the position of the first Head Coach for the girls and boys teams at Legacy High School. I also simultaneaously served as the Bismarck High Boys Head Coach that season as well for one year.  I stepped down from the Legacy Boys job after six seasons in May of 2021.  I continue to serve as the Girls Head Coach.  I have been fortunate to be named WDA Girls Coach of the Year in 2016 and 2023.  I enjoy being involved in our sport and am in my third term on the NDHSAA Advisory Board for swimming serving 2015-2018, 2018-2021 and now 2021-2024.  

On the club side I have been fortunate to serve as an asst coach for Team ND at Zones in 2016 and 2017 and then spent 2018 as the Head Coach for Team ND.  I served one year as the Senior Vice Chair on the NDLSC Board of Directors and then moved into the Coaches Rep position from 2018-2020.

I have been married 10 years to my wife Leah who teaches PE and Digital Lit at Simle where she also coaches track and had previously served as my asst boys swim coach.  We have two kids, Michael who is 6 and Sarah who is 3.

Amber joined the coaching staff in the 2017 season.  She has been a vital part in the development of the program especially working with our younger swimmers.  She brings a wealth of knowledge with her and has been a big part of our team's growth and development.  She also serves as an assistant coach for the Aquastorm club team and her daughter McKayla was a six year member of the Sabers team who graduated in 2023.

Jenny joined the coaching staff in the 2018 season.  She also serves as a boys dive coach as well and she also serves as the diving coach for UMary as of 2023.  Jenny dove for BHS, graduating in 2014.