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Leslie Hasselbach is entering her eighth year as head diving coach for the Tigers. The 2006-07 team saw some new faces around the boards. The men, Marco Raye, and David Giambra, have proven themselves a threat to the league under Hasselbach. The Women recovered from the loss of Leathers by improving technique and confidence for the 2007-08 season, in which every diver returns for Hasselbach.
During the 2005-06 season, senior Shastin Leathers stepped up and broke her own school record on the one-meter board. Leathers qualified for the NCAA Zone "B" Regional in the spring with the record-breaking score. Hasselbach saw the rest of her team improve, as seven other Tiger divers had career best scores. In addition, Jessica Watcke was named to the 2006 NCAA Honorable Mention Academic All-American squad.
During her fifth season as Clemson's Diving coach, Leslie Hasselbach coached her divers to six top 16 finishes, and one top eight finish. Hasselbach also coached Eric Shulick to his second straight Honorable mention Academic All-American honors.
In 2003-04 Shulick won the ACC Championship on the one-meter board for the Tigers. It was the first ACC title for a diver under Hasselbach, and the first for any Clemson diver since the 1996 season. Shulick and Jessica Watcke represented the Tigers at the 2004 NCAA Zone Diving Regional Championships. Both divers set school records in the one-meter board during the 2003-04 season.
During the 2002-03 season, Hasselbach coached Shulick to the Tigers' first appearance in the NCAA Diving Championships since the 1988 season. He was named a 2003 CSCAA Academic All-American and was a member of the All-ACC team after finishing second in the one-meter at the 2003 ACC Championships.
Hasselbach served as the head diving coach at the University of Toledo from 1998-2000. Hasselbach was actually the head diving coach as a student at Toledo. She oversaw the rebuilding of the Rockets diving program, and more than tripled the squad size in her last two years. In her two-year stint at Toledo, Hasselbach coached four Mid-American Conference diving finalists and two MAC All-Academic team members. She also had three divers qualify for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships.
Hasselbach earned a bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education and Elementary Education with an emphasis in Social Sciences from the University of Toledo in 1999. She plans to graduate in May 2008 with a master's degree in Guidance and Counseling with an emphasis in Student Affairs Administration. In addition to her academic work, Hasselbach is U.S. Diving Safety Certified, she is a member of the U.S. Diving Association and the Professional Diving Coaches Association. She is also CPR, AED, and First Aid certified. One thing many people don't know about Hasselbach is that she is a professional high diver for Sacco Shows Inc., where she performs high dives. She has worked there in addition to coaching for 11 years.
