WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 24, 2021) -- On Friday afternoon, the King's College athletic department and Head Swimming Coach Matt Easterday announced the hiring of Logan Fluegel as the program's next assistant coach. Fluegel comes to the Monarchs coaching staff from local Misericordia University where he competed for the Cougars swim team for two seasons.

"We're very excited to welcome Logan to the Monarchs swimming family," said Easterday. "I believe Logan will bring a great dynamic to the program. He has a very strong technical background, he's local, and he's very excited to be here at King's College. I think that will work really well with building a relationship with our current and future swimmers. We're all very excited to have Logan on board."

Fluegel spent two seasons on the Cougars roster, specializing in sprint butterfly, backstroke, and freestyle. In the 2019 MAC Championships, Fluegel placed third overall as a sophomore in the 100 butterfly.

In addition to his time in the MAC and his collegiate experience, Fluegel also has coaching experience through internships and volunteer opportunities in a wide variety of sports at the high school and college level. These include baseball, basketball, golf, lacrosse, swimming, track and field, weight lifting, and wrestling. These opportunities working with student-athletes have helped him prepare for his time with the Monarchs swimming teams in understanding the demands of a student-athlete as well as the multiple facets that go into a collegiate program.

"I am very excited and fortunate for the opportunity to coach the men's and women's swim teams and work under Coach Easterday here at Kings College," said Fluegel. "Go Monarchs!"