Anthony Randall - Swimming & Diving Coach

Anthony Randall

Title:
Assistant Coach
Email:
arandall@csufresno.edu

Anthony Randall completed his third season as Fresno State assistant swimming coach in 2018-19. He was promoted to Associate Head Coach ahead of the 2019-20 season.

In his first three seasons with the program, Randall helped the Bulldog swimmers break 12 individual program records and three relay records with 17 student-athletes earning All-MW honors.

Randall helped lead the 'Dogs to a program-best fifth place finish at the MW Championship in 2018-19. The team's 781.5 total points at the championship were a program record, topping the 644 points it earned in 2017-18. Sophomore Zofia Niemczak became a Mountain West champion in the 200 Butterfly and also earned All-MW honors in the 100 Fly and 500 Free, becoming just the third Bulldog in program history to earn three All-MW honors in one season joining swimmer Esme Gullick (2017) and diver Hannah Prigge (2013).

Niemczak broke program records in the 200 Free, 500 Free, and 100 Fly during the conference meet while freshman Brenda Diaz Martinez broke school records in the 1000 Free and 1650 Free and Manuela Mendolicchio (100 IM) and Lucy Davies (400 IM) also broke program swimming records during the season. Seven Bulldogs combined for 11 All-MW honors as Diaz Martinez and Ugne Mazutaityte each earned two All-MW selections and Mendolicchio (200 Breast), Kimberly Harbert (200 Fly), Osianna McReed (50 Free), and Irina Nikolaeva (1-meter diving) also earned all-conference awards. Mazutaityte became a three-time medalist in the 200 Back and the 'Dogs also broke the 200 Medley, 400 Medley, and 800 Free Relay records for the second consecutive year.

During the 2018-19 regular season Fresno State earned dual wins over Fresno Pacific, Pomona-Pitzer, Pacific, CSU Bakersfield, San Diego, and San Jose State and tied for second among nine teams at the UNLV Invitational. In all the 'Dogs recorded 25 all-time top-five times during the 2018-19 season.

In 2017-18 the Bulldogs broke seven individual program records and three team relay records. Manuela Mendolicchio became a Mountain West champion as she claimed the gold medal in the 200 Breaststroke, helping lead the 'Dogs to a 7th place finish in the conference meet. Mendolicchio earned All-MW honors in both the 100 and 200 Breast while swimmers Zofia Niemczak, Kimberly Harbert, and Ugne Mazutaityte also were named All-MW.

As a freshman Niemzcak broke program records in the 100 Fly, 200 Fly, and 500 Free and placed third in the 200 Fly at the MW Championships. Fresno State had six dual wins during the regular season, including victories over New Mexico, San Diego, San Jose State, and CSU Bakersfield. After the season Senor Katelin Britton earned the Dean's Medal for the Jordan College of Agriculture Sciences and Technology, signifying her as the most outstanding student among all undergraduates in the college.

In his first season with the program Randall helped lead the Bulldogs to a 6-2 dual meet record. Fresno State recorded wins over CSU Bakersfield, Pacific, UC Santa Cruz, Cal State East Bay and San Jose State. Fresno State’s win over San Jose State marked the Bulldogs first win over the Spartans in 14 years, and the first in Fleck’s career at Fresno State.

At the 2017 Mountain West Championships, Fresno State finished in seventh place with 524 points. Sophomore Ugne Mazutaityte defended her titles in the 200 Backstroke, bringing home a gold medal. Senior Esme Gullick won the bronze medal in the 200 Butterfly, breaking the Fresno State record in that event. Mazutaityte finished fourth in the 100 Backstroke breaking the Fresno State record in that event.

Mazutaityte was named to the 2017 Mountain West All-Conference team for the 100 and 200 Backstroke. Esme Gullick was named to the 2017 Mountain West All-Conference team for the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 Butterfly. Freshman Manuela Mendolicchio broke the Fresno State record for the 100 Breaststroke at the A3 Performance Invitational on Nov. 19.

Prior to joining the Fresno State staff, Randall spent five seasons serving as the University of Rhode Island's associate head swim coach. Randall spent his time with the Rams acting as their recruiting coordinator and primarily working with sprinters and breaststrokers. During his stint at Rhode Island he also coordinated the program's dry-land workouts.

Randall was a recipient of the CSCAA Jean Freeman Award for assistant coaches in 2014. The team earned the highest point total at a conference championship in school history and achieved the second-ever NCAA "B" cut in school history during the 2013-14 season. His 2011-12 squad recorded the highest finish at a conference championship in school history. During his first season the team set the first-ever conference pool record by a varsity swimmer in school history and a total of 36 varsity records were set under his leadership.

Randall graduated from the University of Rhode Island in 2007. He was a four-year letter winner at URI, a four-time Atlantic 10 swimming finalist and he captained the swim team his senior year in 2007.