Coaches
Mack Sathre - CMA Coach Bio
Head Coach
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In his first season of coaching, Mack led CMA swimmers to the teams' first victory in the 2024 LCM Senior State A-Division. He also coached swimmers to individually final at Age Group State and at Midwest Central Zones.
As an athlete, Mack has been competitively swimming since the age of 5. He is a former member of the Aquajets swim team and found early success in the sport as a Minnesota age-group state champion and Midwestern zones qualifier/finalist. Mack was recognized by USA swimming for ranking top 10 in the nation as an 18-year-old in the 100 IM while he was a swimmer at CMA.
Mack had a successful high school career for the Sartell Sabres. He was a state participant all four of his years at Sartell earning All-State honors his last three years. Mack set 5A MSHSL Section & Sartell School records. He was recognized by his peers as most improved (2016), MVP (2018 & 2019) most dedicated (2019). During his senior year, he was captain and selected as the St. Cloud Times swimmer of the year. Mack graduated from Sartell High School in 2019 and committed to swim D1 for the University of South Dakota
During his time at USD, Coach Mack continued to improve in the pool and was a large contributor to the program's first ever Division 1 conference title. He has been a CSCAA NIC National Finalist, won 5 conference titles, 4 runner-up finishes and 3 bronze worthy swims at the Summit League Championships. Mack earned Summit League Male Athlete of the Month in November 2022. He has been voted most improved (2020 & 2021), MVP (2022 & 2024) and hardest worker (2023) by his peers as well as Team Captain his Junior and Senior years on the team. In his final season at USD Mack was the top male point-scorer during the 2024 season. Coach Mack holds the 100 IM, 200 IM, and 200 Fly school records individually for USD and has broken freestyle relay school records & medley relay school records as the breaststroker & flyer. He has also held the Summit League Conference record in the 100 IM. Mack studied a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics with minors in Mathematics and Sports Marketing & Media.
Outside of the pool, Mack likes spending time at the lake with his family and hanging out with his friends. He is always looking for opportunities to travel and explore our nation's wonderful national parks. Mack enjoys playing all sorts of games, exercising, live music, and pets.
Sam Austin - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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Hello, my name is Sam Austin, I was born in Grand Rapids MN but lived in West Africa for 9 years while I went to school. Now that I've graduated from Saint Cloud State University with a degree in Athletic training and Athletic Coaching, I have been coaching with the St Cloud YMCA Gators swim team for the past 2 years. I have a passion for excellence and personal growth with my athletes and can't wait to get started.
Sam Engel - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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Coach Sam is currently completing his 40th season as a coach at the high school and college levels. Over the past 13 Minnesota State High School League swim seasons, he has coached the Sauk Rapids-Rice girls' program (2016-19), the Sartell Girls program (2021-Present) and the Sauk Rapids boys program (2015-20, 2021-Present). During this time, he's designed season workout programs for 10 different seasons, helped his teams win 4 section titles, placed top 10 at state 5 times, and helped 25 athletes earn all-state honors. Along with coaching high school, he has also coached 25 seasons as a member of Granite City Aquatics (2015-16) and Central Minnesota Aquatic (2016 - Present) swim clubs. From 2020-2021 he left high school swimming to coach at the College of St. Benedict as an assistant coach for one season where he wrote workouts for sprint and mid distance groups.
In 2012, Sam graduated from Chisago lakes high school where he was all state in the 100 Backstroke and held school records in the 100 Backstroke, 200 IM, and the 200 Medley Relay. Outside of the High School swim seasons, Sam was a state team member on the Great Wolf Swim Team and Edina Swim Club for several seasons before committing to swimming at the Division 2 NCAA level with the St. Cloud State Husky's.
Jason Mohs - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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Jason has been around the swimming world since he was 11 years old, from summer swim clubs through high school, skipping the college years and into Masters Swimming into adulthood. Graduating from and swimming for Sauk Rapids-Rice, he was a 5-time State participant, a pool/varsity record holder for the 200 Freestyle, placing 7th at State in the 200 Freestyle, All-American, and part of record-breaking teams for the 200 Medley/400 Freestyle relays. From 1999-2009 he enjoyed running the timing system/scoring table at the SCSU home meets and helping "chaperone" their winter break training trips in Hawaii and Barbados. In 2016, he was a national qualifier in the 100 and 200 freestyle as a Master Swimmer in Greensboro, NC, placing 19th in his age group in both events. Unfortunately, following that meet is where he had to temporarily hang up the swim cap/goggles due to injury...ask him about it! He clearly loves being actively involved with the sport, sharing his passion for swimming with others through participating, officiating meets and it's great that he's now a part of our coaching staff!
Krista Mohs - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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Krista began competitive swimming as a 7th grader and has been a part of the swimming world ever since. While attending Cathedral High School, Krista helped break records in the 200 Medley Relay, 200 Free Relay, and the 400 Free Relay. After High School, Krista continued swimming with an intramural team at Winona State University.
After graduating, she moved back to the central Minnesota area and taught swimming lessons and coached with the YMCA Gators. After taking a break from coaching to raise her young family, Krista recently returned to the swimming world as the Assistant Coach for the Cathedral/St. John's Prep High School Team (2023-2024). Krista is very excited to continue supporting young athletes in their swimming journey here at CMA. Her philosophy in coaching is rooted in helping her athletes build a positive growth mindset while learning the core fundamentals of swimming.
Sue Sathre - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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Sue coached at Aquajets Swim Team for 11 years where she was the Head Age-Group Coach the last 5 years before moving to Sartell. At Aquajets, she started coaching with a handful of swimmers and was instrumental in helping the team grow to over 400 members. During this time, Aquajets became the top team in the State and competitive nationally. Sue personally developed and coached over 50 Minnesota State Champions, over 20 Minnesota State record holders, several MN High Point award winners, several Midwest Zone Champions and several swimmers that were ranked in the top of their age-groups nationally. She was selected as the Minnesota Age-Group Coach of the Year in both 2008 and 2010 and was selected as a Team Minnesota Coach at the Midwest Central Zones in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Sue also coached the Sartell Girls' High School swim team for 5 years as both an Assistant Coach and as Head Coach her final year. As Head Coach, her swimmers broke pool, school and Section records with one individual All-American Honorable Mention achievement.
As an athlete, Sue was a multiple age-group State Champion and a MN State record holder. She held school, pool, and section records, was Team Captain, All-Conference, All-State and All-American Honorable Mention in high school. Sue also held school records and a 3-time All-American swimmer in college. As an adult, she swam in several triathlons and ran a few marathons.
Finally, she has experience coaching and developing novice swimmers to the national level. She enjoys watching athletes improve and gain confidence in the pool. She believes swimming is a great, lifelong sport and that there is much more to swimming than just swimming fast. While achieving goals are important, Sue believes teamwork, making positive memories, developing lasting friendships, and having FUN are just as important!
Alisa Snyder - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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I found a love for swimming and the swimming community when I was 9 years old and started competitive swimming as part of the St. Cloud YMCA Gator Swim team. I continued my swimming career as part of the Sartell Middle School and Sartell High School swim teams. After High School, I knew I wanted to keep swimming and joined the UW Eau-Claire Swim and Dive team for 3 years before leaving to study abroad in England. Upon returning from England and finishing college, I moved to Las Vegas to teach and was excited to start my coaching journey as a Cross Country and Track and Field coach. My family and I returned to Sartell in 2014 where I have enjoyed watching our kids become part of the community I loved and grew up in. It has been a joy watching my son and youngest daughter develop a love for swimming through CMA. I am excited to bring my passion for swimming, coaching, and working with youth to the CMA swimming community!
Mike Tornatore - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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I fell in love with swimming in the 9th grade and never looked back. I trained and competed with the Missoula Aquatic Club, where I had the incredible opportunity to be coached by Olympic Gold Medalist and world record holder Dave Berkoff. I went on to swim middle-distance freestyle at the University of North Dakota, where I continued to grow as both an athlete and a teammate. Swimming has always been more than just a sport to me-it's where I've found strength, focus, and joy, whether chasing personal bests or sharing the lane with teammates. I'm grateful for everything the sport has given me, both in and out of the water.
Celeste Walz - CMA Coach Bio
Assistant Coach
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Celeste has been coaching for over 20 years in various capacities. Early in her career, she was the head coach and aquatic director at the Twin Falls YMCA in Idaho. While there she coached several state champions and YMCA national qualifiers along with being selected as the snake river zone head coach. From there, she moved to St. Cloud where she was hired as the head coach for the YMCA swim club. She was with the St. Cloud YMCA for over 10 years and Coached several state champions, YMCA national qualifiers and lead the team to several back to back points per capita state champions at the YMCA state meet. Celeste graduated from the University of North Dakota with a business degree and was a 3 time all American swimmer. Celeste lives in Sauk Rapids with her husband and two kids that are also swimmers.
