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:: Dive Team Staff ::
John Proctor :: Head Coach
It was in Louisville, Kentucky that John began his relatively late start in the sport of diving at twelve years old. It was not until he was sixteen however that he discovered a junior Olympic quality program. It was at that point that he truly became serious about his athletic endeavors. After three years of hard work and a great coach to help move him along, he moved up the junior national circuit quickly. He received an athletic scholarship to Auburn University in 1991. He dove for nearly three years at Auburn, achieving top honors at the SEC championships all years and receiving All-American status at the NCAA championships in his third year. During that same year, an injury to the knee ended his career as an athlete, but started his career as a coach.
Over the last six years he has worked with Olympians, national champions, world class athletes and coaches from around the globe. He has learned and used techniques from some of the greatest minds in the sport and has achieved great results on both the junior and senior national level.
Jennifer Mangum :: Coach
Jennifer Mangum has coached at COM and Midland and Lee High Schools since 1993, and has coached high school diving since 1987. Jennifer has also coached numerous high school district champions, regional champions, and state qualifiers. She has had four different athletes earn high school All-American honors. Jennifer coached in the past with Ron O'Brien at his diving camp at the International Swimming Hall of Fame Pool, and recently was a guest coach at the diving camp at the University of Texas.
Jennifer was a scholarship athlete at Texas Tech University, where she earned a degree in Mathematics and a Minor in Physics. She currently teaches Physics at Midland High School. Jennifer still competes in diving on the Masters Level, where she has won 67 national titles in the past 13 years, and 4 world titles.
Jennifer is also very active in local theater, and has been in many musical plays. She also sings in the Kelview Heights church choir and with a ladies ensemble.
Jennifer is married to Dr. Paul Mangum, and they have a son, Stephen, who is 8 years old.
February 6th, 2012