Coaches & Directors

Melissa McDonald

Head Coach

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Melissa is a rising Senior at North Carolina State University. She is going to be leading the Wave for her third season after being an assitant coach for three years. Melissa also swam with the Wave for 13 years.

I'm so excited to be coaching this season! I've grown up at Willowhaven and love hanging out there in the summer. I have been an Assistant Coach at Willowhaven for the past 3 years and head coach for a year. Since last summer I've been a Sophomore at NCSU (GO WOLFPACK!) and have been playing intramural soccer and basketball as well as taking Triathalon. I love playing any kind of sports and look forward to summer all year round. My key to this summer is to teach the kids technique and comfort in the water while most of all having fun. I try to put heavy emphasis on sportmanship and teamwork. I can't wait to really get into this season and see how much the kids have improved!

Paige Andrews

Assistant Coach

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I am so glad to be back coaching this summer! Willowhaven has such great camaraderie that I am thrilled to contribute to. I am just finishing my first year at UNC-Chapel Hill and enjoy playing on the club racquetball team as well as swing dancing. As I stick to the youngest Willowhaven Wave swimmers, my goals include to get the kids to love the sport, experience a whiff for the team atmosphere, and make it legally across the pool (without the aid of lane lines) in various strokes. I love this team. Let’s go Wave!

Jackson Bryant-Comstock

Assistant Coach

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I am very excited to be one of the new Willowhaven Wave coaches this summer, and excited to get back into the amazing DSSL environment.  I swam for 11 years at Hardscrabble and was on the Durham School of the Arts High School team.  I am finishing up my freshmen year at NC State where I have been expanding my sports repertoire to bowling after taking a class in the fall.  I love playing sports and they are a part of my daily life.  Some of my swim team goals this summer will be to improve technique, develop endurance, and most of all build team unity and excitement.  I cant wait to get to know the team and couldn't be more exited about this opportunity.   

Cassie Marcantonio

Assistant Coach

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