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Riley Hilbrandt

Riley Hilbrandt enters her first season as an assistant men's and women's swim coach at the University of Hawai'i. Hired by head swimming and diving coach Steve Allnutt, Hilbrandt brings over nine years of collegiate coaching experience to the Rainbow Warriors and Wahine programs. Her duties will focus on day-to-day training, athlete development, stroke mechanics, and recruiting.

Prior to joining Hawai'i's coaching staff, Hilbrandt served as the head swim and dive coach at Illinois State University from April 2024 to April 2026. In her role overseeing the NCAA Division I program, she managed team budgets, coordinated domestic and international recruiting, monitored academic progress, and directed training across sprint, middle distance, and distance disciplines.

As a student-athlete, Hilbrandt swam at the University of Nevada, Reno from 2013 to 2017. During her collegiate career, she earned All-Mountain West First Team honors in 2016 and 2017, received the Dr. Exline Academic Effort Award in 2015, and helped the Wolf Pack win the 2016 Mountain West Championship.

Hilbrandt earned a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from Nevada in May 2017 and later completed a Master of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Coaching from Georgia Southern University in June 2023.

COACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Head Swim and Dive Coach, Illinois State University (2024–'26)
  • Assistant Swim Coach, East Carolina University (2021–'24)
  • Assistant Swim Coach, Clarion University (2019–'21)
  • Assistant Swim Coach, University of Utah – Swim Camp (2019)
  • Assistant Swim Coach, Florida Gulf Coast – Swim Camp (2019)
  • Assistant Swim Coach, The College of Wooster (2018–'19)
  • Volunteer Swim Coach, University of Nevada, Reno (2017–'18)
EDUCATION
  • Bachelor of Science in Public Health – University of Nevada, Reno (May 2017)
  • Master of Science in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Coaching – Georgia Southern University (June 2023)
SWIMMING HIGHLIGHTS
  • Swam collegiately at the University of Nevada, Reno
  • Earned All-Mountain West First Team honors in 2016, '17
  • Helped the Wolf Pack capture the 2016 Mountain West Championship
  • Awarded the Dr. Exline Academic Effort Award in 2015