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Mike Shrader, who led Nevada to four NCAA championship appearances, two conference titles and an 87.7 winning percentage in eight seasons, was hired as the head women's swimming and diving coach at San Diego State on August 17, 2007. Shrader is the second SDSU head coach since the program was reinstated in 1994. "Mike Shrader is a proven winner and brings a championship resume to San Diego State," Aztec athletic director Jeff Schemmel said. "He exemplifies the qualities we sought in our head coach. We believe Mike will reenergize our program, provide leadership for our student-athletes and make our fans and alumni proud." Shrader comes to San Diego State from the University of Nevada in Reno, where he spent the past eight years as the head women's swimming and diving coach. While at Nevada, Shrader established an impressive 89-12-1 record in dual meet competition. He guided the 2006-07 squad to a perfect 18-0 mark and the program's first Western Athletic Conference championship, en route to being named the WAC swimming coach of the year for the second time in his career. He previously earned the honor in 2002 when he led the Wolf Pack to a 10-2 record and a second-place finish at the WAC championships. "I am extremely excited to be part of the Aztec family," Shrader said. "San Diego State is a fantastic university with remarkable facilities, including the new Aztec Aquaplex. I look forward to building a program that San Diego State fans will be proud of and that will compete for championships." In his first year at Nevada in 1999-00, Shrader made an immediate impact as he led the program to its fifth-consecutive Big West Conference title and a 13th-place finish at the NCAA championships. That squad boasted two-time national champion and NCAA record holder Limin Liu, in addition to four other All-Americans. After his first season at Nevada, Shrader guided the Wolf Pack to a smooth transition into the nationally-competitive Western Athletic Conference, where under his leadership, Nevada won 10 or more dual meets and placed in the top three in the WAC each of the last six seasons, including a first-place finish in 2007 and second-place finishes in 2002, 2003 and 2006. Before heading the program at Nevada, Shrader coached in Amarillo, Texas where he led numerous swimmers to state championships and to junior and senior nationals. Prior to his stint in Amarillo, he was an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. While at SMU, Shrader helped the team place in the top 12 at the NCAA championships three times, including a sixth-place finish. During his tenure, the Mustangs had five national champions, two world record holders and four Olympians. In the summer of 2005, Shrader served as an assistant coach with USA Swimming at the Open Water World Championships that were held in Montreal, Canada. He coached the open water swim team to its best performance ever with the team capturing a gold and two silver medals. In honor of his coaching accomplishments, Shrader was a guest of honor at the 2005 Golden Goggle Awards in New York. He also received the 2005 Glenn S. Hummer Award, which is given to a person for outstanding committee service and the advancement of open water swimming in the United States, at the USA Swimming convention. Shrader also had a stellar swimming career himself, as he was a junior college national champion and a seven-time All-American, while leading Midland College to a second-place finish at the junior college national championships. He continued his collegiate career at Texas A&M University, where he earned all-Southwest Conference honors and was a senior national qualifier. Shrader earned his bachelor's degree in psychology from Texas A&M in 1981, before finishing a master's degree in exercise and sports science from West Texas A&M University in 1991. Shrader is married to the former Catherine More.
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