Asst. Coach Maya Hamilton



 
  Assistant Coach  
  5th Season in 2011-12  
     
Hometown:
Alma Mater: Yale University
 
E-mail: mhamilt@stolaf.edu
Office Phone: 507-786-3988
 
 
 

THE HAMILTON FILE
2001: Graduated from Yale University with a B.A. in History
2001-2002: Worked as manuscript editor for New York University Press
2002-2004: Worked as managing editor of the University of St. Thomas' journal of religion and philosophy
2002-2005: Worked as assistant coach of the men's and women's swim teams at the University of St. Thomas
2004-2005: Taught 11th grade U.S. History at St. Paul Academy and Summit School
2005-2007: Taught 10th grade World History and 11th grade U.S. History at Breck High School; head coach of Breck girls swim team, led team to two consecutive 2nd place finishes at the Minnesota State High School Championships
2007: Became assistant coach of men's and women's swim teams at St. Olaf College; copy editor of the St. Olaf Magazine
2008-2009: Worked as admissions officer and financial aid officer at St. Olaf College
2009: Began work at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities for a master's and Ph.D. in sport psychology; teaching and research assistant at University of Minnesota
2010: Began teaching self-defense at St. Olaf College
2011: Received M.A. in sport psychology, University of Minnesota
Maya Hamilton is in her fifth year as assistant coach for the men's and women's swimming team. Before joining the St. Olaf coaching staff, she had five years of coaching experience at the college and high school levels, most recently as the head coach of the Breck High School girls swim team (where she also taught U.S. and Modern World History).

Hamilton swam middle-distance and distance-freestyle and backstroke for Yale University and her hometown STAR Swim Team in St. Paul. Hamilton has competed on the local and national levels in swimming as well as in road cycling, triathlon, and the martial arts Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do. Hamilton teaches self-defense at St. Olaf, and she is currently a teaching and research assistant at the University of Minnesota while getting her Ph.D in Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Hamilton lives in Minneapolis.