Abel Sánchez

Head Coach & Technical Director

Head Diving Coach at the University of Arkansas

 

 

2000 Olympian

 

 

Coaching Highlights:  US National Coach 2018 - Bolzano, Italy and Madrid, Spain; 7 NCAA All-Americas; 2 FISU - World University Games Finalist; 2015 World University Games Participant; 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials Finalist; 1 Silver Medalist - Commonwealth Games; 36 Academic All-Conference Award Winners; 6 Mountain West Conference Champions; 43 Mountain West Conference Finalists; 31 Mountain West Conference “Athlete of the Week” Awards; 3 Mountain West Conference “Diver of the Year” Awards; 1 “Senior Athlete of the Year Recognition Award” – Awarded by MWC; 2 Mountain West Conference “Coach of the Year” Award; 2 Atlantic Coast Conference “Coach of the Year” Award; 2011 UNM Faculty of Color Award for UNM Staff; 2 USA National Finalists; 2 FINA GP Finalists; 4 Canadian National Finalists; 2 Russian National Finalists.

contact - abels@uark.edu

 

Parker Meinecke

Assistant Coach 

 

 

Parker is a graduate of Fayetteville High School. As a diver at SMU, hewas a four-time All-American Athletic Conference Academic Honor recipient. Currently, Parker is a sr. aeronautics systems engineer.

 

Bryze Wright

Assistant Coach

 

 

Bryze is a current senior and captain of the University of Arkansas Swim and Dive Team. She is a member of the Peruvian National Diving Team, training for the 2028 Olympic Games. Bryze is studying entrepreneurship and innovation at the Walton College of Business.