Nancy Hinrichs (2016) - Hall of Fame - University of Northern Colorado Athletics

Nancy Hinrichs

Induction:
2016

Hinrichs has a laundry list of accomplishments throughout her 21-year tenure with the swim and dive program at UNC. She was named NCC Coach of the Year; NCC Co-Champions (1990), coached the first NCAA Division II Individual National Champion in 1991. She was tabbed as NCC Coach of the Year in 1992 and had 21 NCAA All-Americans on her squad that season. The very next season she coached 12 NCC Champions and finished 7th at NCAA Div. II Championships. She was again named the NCC Coach of the Year in 1995 and had the best dual meet record in school history at 12-2 in 1996. Her teams finished in the Top 10 in the NCAA Tournament in 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2001, and finished in the Top 15 at the NCAA Tournament in 2000 and 2002. During the transition period and the first year of NCAA Division I, Hinrichs was named the Midwest Independent Classic Coach of the Year (2003-04) and House of Champions Coach of the Year. They won the HOC Championship in 2004-05 and Hinrichs retired with an overall record of 123-92 at UNC.