FCST Coaches

Coach Allison Beebe (ASCA Level 5) is starting her 4th season with FCST. Since arriving, Coach Allison's swimmers have achieved success on all levels, including a swimmer on the US World Championship team, FCST's first Olympic Trial Qualifiers, multiple #1 national swims, individual and relay state record holders, over a dozen new Junior National swimmers, and 8 select camp participants. Additionally, Coach Allison is the current Gulf Age Group chair and a member of the Texas Senior Circuit Committee, was a member of USA Swimming's Zone Select Camp staff, and received an ASCA Coach of Excellence Award.

Before coming to First Colony, Coach Allison was the Head Age Group Coach for the City of Mobile Swim Association, a USA Swimming Silver Medal Club, where she coached several nationally ranked swimmers, LSC record breakers, and a Junior National Champion. Because of this, Coach Allison was voted the Southeastern Age Group Coach of the Year in both 2004 and 2005 by her peers. Coach Allison has a BA in History from Davidson College, a NCAA Division I school in North Carolina, where she swam all four years. When not working, Coach Allison enjoys traveling to Europe, fishing, and reading.

Coach Terry Fritch (ASCA Level 4) is starting his 3rd season with FCST. Coach Terry has been coaching for over 16 years, and brings with him a vast knowledge of the sport. Throughout his carrer, he has worked with USA Swimming Senior & Junior National, YMCA National, USA Sectional, and USA Top 16 Age Group swimmers. He not only brings experience with all levels of athletes, he has a strong foundation of basic skill and drills to help all swimmers.

Coach Terry's coaching career includes being the Head Coach at Mid-Delmarva YMCA, where he was also the Aquatics Director, and a Senior assistant coach at Mecklenburg Aquatic Club, where he led a 13-14 group and a 10 & under developmental group. His notable coaching achievements are USA Southern Zone Select Camp Coach, 2002 ASCA Fellows Class, and MAC's Pat Hogan Fellowship Award winner. Since coming to the Gulf, Coach Terry has been a Gulf coach for both Zones and the All Star Meet.

Coach Jarrod Murphy (ASCA Level 3) is starting his 2nd season with FCST. His presence was felt immediately, helping all swimmers achieve new levels in their careers. Coach Jarrod has coached individual, relay, and team age group TAGS champions, in addition to FCST team record breakers. Most recently, Coach Jarrod was named an ASCA Fellow and will be working on a project over the season for his fellowship.

Before coming to FCST, Coach Jarrod was the Head Age Group Coach for the Badger Aquatic Club in Wisconsin. While with BAC, Coach Jarrod was responsible for the 9-10 age group and directed the developmental groups. In this short time he saw state champions, zone qualifiers and Top 16 performances from his athletes. In addition, Coach Jarrod also coached the Iowa City Eels, where he was an integral part of helping the team win the Iowa 12 & Under State Championships. Prior to coaching, he was a National Qualifier in the breast stroke events, and went on to compete for the NCAA DIII Championship Kenyon College Lords.

Coach Greg Spano (ASCA Level 2) is entering his 4th year with the FCST Family. Coach Spano has been coaching, teaching, and officiating swimming for over 10 years, and has worked with our Age Group programs, Developmental programs, and recently has coordinated our summer lesson programs. In addition he was Head Coach for 3 years in the Southwest Houston Recreational Swim League. After a 15 year career in retail management and owning his own business, he is back in school at The University of Houston working on a Sports Administration degree with a minor in Health. Coach Spano is married with 3 children, Lauren and Geoffrey, who are members of the Senior group, and Molly, who will be joining her older sister and brother in the water soon!

Coach Dana Skelton (ASCA Level 1) is entering her 3rd season with FCST and will be the New Territory Coordinator this fall. She has been involved in coaching for over 10 years. Since coming to FCST, Coach Dana has served as the FCST rep for Gulf masters and was a member of the 2006 Gulf All Star coaching staff. She comes to us from the Easy Bay Bat Rats Swim Team in Hayward, California. Coach Dana recently graduated with a Master's in Kinesiology from California State University, East Bay. She is also pursuing her other passion, fall prevention through exercise and education for senior citizens.

Coach Hillary Martinez (ASCA Level 2) has been coaching swimming for 13 years. She will be the Lead Coach at the YMCA for the Red and White Groups. Coach Martinez has been involved with the SHSRL for 12 years, and helped start a summer league in Sienna. She currently holds certifications with ASCA and is certified to be a Gulf Meet Director. Coach Martinez has been married to Tony for 20 years and the mother of four children, Phillip 27, Zachary 25, Eryn 19, and Ethan 17 and the Grandmother of Jesselle Tucker, 9 years old, and Brody Layne Tucker, 13 months old. She also worked in an elementary school in HISD for 9 years, as an Asst. PE teacher, teaching all sports and the head coach for the Gymnastic Team.

Coach Kyle Shuck (ASCA Level 2) joined the FCST coaching staff in the Fall of 2007 for the second time in his coaching career. He first joined the team in August of 2002 after graduating from I.H. Kempner H.S. He stayed with the team until April 2004, when he decided to transfer from the University of Houston to Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX, where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Business Management. Since his return to FCST, Coach Shuck has been instrumental with the older swimmers, leading the dryland program. In addition, he was a member of the 2007 Gulf All Star coaching staff, leads the FCST homeschool program, and attended the 2008 USA Swimming Summer Junior National Championships. Coach Shuck returned to the FCST team to continue his coaching career because of his love of the sport, and his passion to have a positive effect on athletes’ lives and character. When not coaching, Coach Shuck enjoys market trading, golfing, and training in the martial art of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Coach Erin Newberry Huson (ASCA Level 2) recently rejoined FCST after taking off a year to become an elementary school teacher in the HISD. Coach Huson began her FCST ties as a swimmer, where she set FCST team records and competed at Junior Nationals and Senior Nationals. She later joined the FCST staff as the Developmental Coordinator and then Lead Coach at New Territory. She has also been the Head Coach of the New Territory Tarpons for the past 3 summers.

Coach Huson has an extensive background in aquatics, coaching, working with children, and writing. She is currently an English teacher and swim coach at Austin High School. We are excited to have her return to the FCST pool deck, along with her son, Gavin, who is a member of the White group.

Coach Markell Lacy (ASCA Level 2) has been coaching for FCST since 2001. In this time, she has coached all groups from Novice to Masters, and currently serves as a Masters coach. She is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Coach Lacy obtained a BS in Kinesiology and a BS in Business Management from Houston Baptist University. In her time at HBU she received the Outstanding Kinesiology Student of the Year Award from Houston Baptist University and was one of three finalists for the Outstanding Business Major of the Year Award. Prior to coaching for FCST, she swam for FCST and was the team captain for two years. In her free time, Coach Lacy enjoys spending time with her husband, swimming Masters, and competing in triathlons.

Coach Tami Huff – (ASCA Level 1) Coach Huff joined the FCST coaching staff in the fall of 2005 primarily working with White Group and assisting with Age Group 1 and Age Group 2. In fall of 2007 she became the Head Coach for the SynchroStars – FCST’s synchronized swimming program.

Coach Huff’s background is in synchronized swimming having competed at the National Level as well as having performed professionally in the U.S., Jordan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Mexico and Germany. She has also coached synchro teams in California and Florida and is hoping to continue to develop the sport in Texas. Coach Huff's experience and expertise were already evident, as two FCST SynchroStars made it to Nationals in their first year as a team!

Coach Leslie Rienstra has over 15 years of coaching experience with all levels of swimming. This is Coach Leslie's 4th year with FCST, and she will be working primarily with the White and Middle School Prep FCCA Groups. Coach Leslie is the Head Coach for Spring Woods High School as well as of the First Colony Gold Summer League team in the summer. Coach Leslie is married with 2 sons. She was a former National and Olympic Swimmer for the British team.

Coach Bethany Miller is a current freshman at Texas State University where she will be majoring in Sports and Exercise Science. She swam for FCST for 5 years, along with swimming for Elkins High School. Coach Bethany has taught lessons and has helped with the Blue, Red, and White groups. While in school, she will be limited to coaching during school breaks, but we look forward to having her back on deck full time this summer!

Coach Stuart Irvin just recently graduated from Baylor University. During the past few summers he has been working with a local area summer league team. Coach Irvin brings good teaching fundamentals, technique, and leadership to the training groups he will be assisting with. His knowledge and passion for the sport will be a great asset.

Coach Brandon Pham is a recent addition to the FCST staff, and he will be helping primarily with the developmental groups at New Territory and the YMCA. Coach Brandon graduated from the University of Houston with a business administration degree. He has over 8 years of experience coaching in the First Colony area with both USA Swimming clubs and rec league teams. In addition, he is certified to teach American Red Cross CPR, First Aid, and Coaches' Safety Training.

Coach Johnny Hidalgo is starting his second season with FCST. Coach Johnyy graduated from Clements High School, and swam for both Clements and Dulles High School. He is currently a Senior 2/HS Prep swimmer for FCST. Coach Johnny taught basic swim lessons and stroke clinic lessons this past summer, and he helped with the Red Group when needed. He plans to keep swimming throughout all four years of college and continue his coaching career with FCST.