Paul Mangen - Swimming & Diving Coach - Wright State University Athletics

Paul Mangen

Title:
Assistant Coach

Paul Mangen is in his second season as an assistant coach for the Raiders.

Mangen came to Wright State after serving as the head men's and women's swimming coach at West Virginia Wesleyan College the past two seasons and was an assistant coach there for one year prior to that. During Mangen's tenure, the Bobcats had one NCAA Division II national champion and set 13 school records along with two new West Virginia Intercollegiate Athlete Conference (WVIAC) marks. The program also had five All-American swims, 22 WVIAC champions and 56 Bluegrass Mountain All-Conference performances.

Away from the pool, West Virginia Wesleyan was recognized four times as an Academic All-American Swim Team by the College Swimming Coaches of America (CSCA), had one individual Academic All-American and six individual Honorable Mention Academic All-Americans.

An eight-time All-American at Wheeling Jesuit University, the Celina, Ohio, native was a 14-time WVIAC champion and was the conference's Swimmer of the Year in 2003. He set conference records in the 1000 freestyle and 800 free relay and holds the school top times in the 500 and 1000 freestyle, 400 individual medley, 200 breaststroke, 200 and 400 medley relay and 800 freestyle relay. Mangen was also a four-time AAU national champion and was a YMCA national qualifier for four years.

Most recently, Mangen has been competitive in the United States Lifesaving Association, where he has one individual national title as well as been named Team USA captain for the 2005 International Surf Challenge, which took place along the gold coast of Australia.

The 2003 WVIAC Scholar-Athlete of the Year, Mangen was twice a NCAA Academic All-American and was also a United States All-American Scholar.

A 2003 cum laude graduate of Wheeling Jesuit with a bachelor's degree in Sports Management, Mangen earned a master's degree in business administration from West Virginia Wesleyan in May, 2006. His brother, Matt, competed for the Raiders from 2002-05.
 
 
 
The Mangen File
 
Athletic 
Member of Powerbar Team Elite 
8 time NCAA All-American 
2 time Academic All-American 
U.S. Open Qualifier 
2004 USLA National Champion 400m Surf Swim 
2005 International Surf Challenge, Team USA captain, Gold Coast Australia 
 
Coaching 
1 NCAA Division II national champion 
5 NCAA All-American performances 
24 WVIAC conference champions 
4 CSCAA Academic All-American swim teams 
7 CSCAA Individual Academic All-Americans 
 
Coach Brinn on Coach Mangen: Having Paul join the coaching staff has been a great addition for the WSU swimming and diving program. He brings successful head coaching experience and a lot of success as a student-athlete. Paul is a very enthusiastic recruiter and also has a motivating and unique approach to coaching.