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1. 1. Salo Swim Camps 2007 - Limited Openings Available

   www.saloswimcamp.com/staff/def - [Cached]

   Published on: 11/27/2007   Last Visited: 11/27/2007

   ADAM CROSSEN - CAMP COORDINATOR
   
      Coach Crossen currently serves as Associate Head Coach of the Novaquatics Swim Team and Assistant Coach of the Soka University Swim Team.He comes to Soka University by way of Cal Berkeley, Auburn University and the University of Southern Californa.Coach Crossen swam during his undergraduate days at USC under the tutelage of Mark Schubert then later served as graduate assistant at Auburn University under the direction of David Marsh.

2. 2. www.collegeswimming.com

   www.collegeswimming.com/news/2 - [Cached]

   Published on: 1/1/2007   Last Visited: 5/22/2007

   Dave Salo, General Manager of the Novaquatics Swim Team and head coach of Southern Cal announced today the appointment of Adam Crossen to the position of Associate Head Coach of the Novaquatics program based on the campus of Soka University.
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   Crossen joins Jeri Marshburn (Los Cab), Ken Lamont (Northwood HS), Andi Kawamoto-Klatt and Rod Hansen (Woollett) under the continued leadership of General Manager Salo to form the backbone of the coaching leadership with the Novaquatics.
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   Crossen will be leaving the University of Southern California where he served this past season as Salo's assistant coach with the Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving team.Up until this past season Crossen served as Assistant Senior Coach with the Novaquatics program with a dual appointment with Soka University in the capacity of assistant coach of the men's and women's swimming teams.
   
   "Adam is by far one of the most experienced coaches in the country," commented Salo.
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   "He is eager to take more of a leadership role and as Associate Head Coach on the Soka campus, Adam will be instrumental in the further development and growth of the Novaquatics program.
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   Crossen swam for the Hall of Fame legend, Mark Schubert, at the University of Southern California, then followed that up with a stint at Auburn University working with perennial NCAA Coach of the Year, Dave Marsh, while completing his Master's degree in exercise physiology.
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   Crossen later went on to serve as Assistant Coach at Cal Berkeley under ASCA Coach of the Year, Teri McKeever, during the period that saw the rise of USA Swimming phenom, Natalie Coughlin.
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   Prior to his year with USC, Crossen served 4 years with Coach Salo with the Novaquatics and Soka University and was integral in working with a team that saw 25 athletes compete at the 2004 USA Olympic Trials while placing four NOVA team members on the USA Olympic Team.
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   Crossen was also instrumental in helping Salo inaugurate the Soka University Varsity Swimming Team which competes in the Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference (PCSC).
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   This past season Crossen was Salo's right hand man in his first year as Head Coach of the USC program where Crossen was responsible for NCAA compliance, recruiting coordination as well as strength and conditioning programming as well as on-deck coaching.
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   Adam will leave his position with USC within the next few weeks to take on his new role with NOVA and Soka University.He will be responsible for the Senior program at Soka and the development of a larger age group program at the Soka site.

3. 3. Lane 9 News Archive: Former Olympic & U of Michigan Coach and Current Nova Assistant Coach Hired as Assistants at Soka University

   www.swiminfo.com/lane9/news/75 - [Cached]

   Published on: 7/5/2004   Last Visited: 7/6/2004

   Irvine Novaquatics Assistant Coach Adam Crossen has also been named Assistant Swim Coach and Recruiting Coordinator.Crossen will handle coaching and recruiting responsibilities with the Soka University men's and women's teams, and will retain his position with the Novas in addition to his duties with Soka University.
   
   According to Head Coach Salo, "With the hiring of Adam Crossen and the partnership between Soka University/Irvine Novaquatics and Jon Urbanchek, Soka University has positioned itself to compete with all-comers for the nation's top swimming recruits.
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   "Combined with the knowledge and organizational skill of Crossen this staff will match the fire-power of even the most resource-rich programs in the country.
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   Adam Crossen Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator Salo is excited about adding Crossen to the University's staff.
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   "In his own right, Adam stands alone as one of the top collegiate assistant coaches in the country.His experience as an athlete at the University of Southern California and as an assistant coach in such storied programs as Auburn University and Cal Berkeley make him uniquely qualified to help lead a program to success.
   
   "Adam has worked the decks with some of the finest college coaches in the country - Dave Marsh, Mark Schubert, Teri McKeever, Nort Thornton.I don't know anyone who knows the sport and its' the participants as well as Adam.Crossen is knowledgeable, organized and enthusiastic about building a respected first rate aquatics program at Soka University.
   
   Crossen has moved quickly up the ranks of distinguished young coaches.He currently is the Senior Team Assistant Coach for the Novaquatics, preparing Olympic medal hopefuls Lenny Krayzelberg, Jason Lezak, Dave Denniston, Brad Schumacher and Stacianna Stitts for the US Olympic Trials.In addition to his coaching duties he will monitor all operations and logistical aspects of the Novas' 22 qualifiers for this month's Trials in Long Beach, CA.He was also the Director of the USA Swimming 2004 Select Camp for the Western region held at Soka University.
   
   Crossen came to the Novas from Cal, where he was Women's Swimming Assistant Coach.Crossen coached all strokes and was recruiting coordinator during his stint at Cal, where the Bears were a Top-10 NCAA finisher each season.Prior to Cal, Crossen was a graduate assistant coach at Auburn, where he earned his M. Ed in Exercise Physiology while part of the coaching staff that won the 2000 Men's NCAA National Championship team.
   
   Crossen competed as a collegian at USC.He was a PAC-10 Finalist as a swimmer, and a member of both USC's and the PAC-10's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.