UT Permian Basin Athletics announced the hiring of alum Brian Schroeder as the Interim Head Coach of the men's and women's swimming & diving programs in August 2024, and the interim tag was removed on January 13, 2025.
In Coach Schroeder's first season as the Head Swimming Coach during the 2024-25 season, the UTPB men's swimming & diving team was 6-1 in dual meets to go along with wins at the Hendrix Relays and the Hendrix Classic and a second-place finish at the Tiger Invitational. The Falcons' women's team, meanwhile, was 3-4 in dual meets while finishing second at the Hendrix Classic and fifth at both the Hendrix Relays and the Tiger Invitational. Following their double dual meet against McMurry University and Austin College in their final action of the Fall season, sophomore Colin Doyle was named the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Men's Swimmer of the Week while senior Kathe Hepfer earned the RMAC Women's Diver of the Week award. This was the first time in program history that a swimmer from the UTPB men's or women's swimming & diving programs had been recognized by the RMAC with a weekly award. It was also the first time UTPB earned two RMAC awards in the same week in program history. Throughout the five days of competition at the 2025 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championship on Saturday at the El Pomar Natatorium in Grand Junction, Colorado, the UTPB men's team finished fifth out of six teams while the UTPB women finished eighth out of nine teams. The Falcons earned four All-RMAC honors. Leading the way was freshman Brendan Twomey of the men's diving team who earned two second-team all-conference honors on the diving boards. The men's 200 freestyle relay team - Doyle, Leo Leo Eleftherakis, Daniel Bednarski and Nathan Powell - was also second-team all-conference. In addition, junior Emma Gerhart from the women's swimming & diving team was named First Team Academic All-RMAC. The Falcons did not just have success in the pool, but also in the classroom, as they had five athletes earn Academic All-District honors. Evan Siegrist, Owen Putnam, Chase Alderman, Powell and Gerhart were each picked for the 2024-25 Academic All-District® Team, selected by College Sports Communicators. Both the UTPB men and women's swimming & diving teams were selected by the College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a Scholar All-America Team for the Fall 2024 semester. The men and women posted GPAs of 3.21 and 3.19 respectively to earn the honors.
The water has always been good to Schroeder. As a child, he grew up near a neighborhood pool and started competitive swimming at five years old. He would become a lifeguard and coach of the Meadows Marlins swim team for three years. When it was time to go to college, Schroeder took a chance and left his hometown of Sugar Land to join the men’s swim team at The University of Texas Permian Basin, where he would meet his future wife, Kelly. Schroeder swam for the Falcons from 2006-2010 and served as team captain during his final two years (2008-2010). His primary events were the sprint Freestyle and Backstroke.
Schroeder’s recent career has been as a controller for Reverence Operating LLC (Oct. 2020-current) and Sewell Family of Companies (June 2015-Oct. 2020). Brian and Kelly have always made time for the UTPB swim team by supporting the team since graduating.
Schroeder graduated from UTPB with his Master’s degree in Professional Accountancy in August 2012. He would go on to become an Odessa Under 40 honoree, being recognized as one of the top young professionals in Odessa in 2018. His passion for coaching has extended to coaching his kids’ sports teams.
Schroeder met his wife, Kelly, during their time as swimmers at UTPB. Brian and Kelly have been married for 14 years and have three kids together: Kyle, Peyton, and Riley.
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Schroeder at UTPB
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| Year |
Season at UTPB |
Men's Conference Finish/Accolades |
Women's Conference Finish/Accolades |
| 2024-25 |
1st |
5th of 6 RMAC |
8th of 9 RMAC |
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