Coaches and Directors
Gators Board of Directors:
Back row left to right: Ben Sander, Concessions Chair; JoVal Wettlaufer, Social Chair; Angela Cassidy, Treasurer; Fred Hebert, Secretary; Dave Lawson, Vice President; Molly Brouillard, Hospitality Chair
Front Row left to right: Dmitry Kovalyov, Safe Sport; Paul Sjurseth, President; Ashley Peterson, Communications Chair; Chad Peterson, Officials Chair
Not pictured: Angela Bartsh, Volunteer Coordinator; Fanny Roncal Ramirez, DEI Chair
Coaches, left to right: Erich Richardson, Head Coach; Austin Schlecht, Assistant Coach; Sydney Graf, Assistant Coach; Bree Triplett, Assistant Coach (Long Course); Georgia Kuntz, Assistant Coach
Not pictured: Leann Mengelkoch, Assistant Coach
Athlete Representative: Teagan Peterson
Teagan has been with the Gators since 2018 and also swims for the South High Bruins.
Athlete Representative: Jocelyn Wettlaufer
Jocelyn joined the Gators in 2017 and also swims for the Horace Hawks.
Erich started as Head Coach of the FM Gators Swim Team in the fall of 2014. Previously, he was an assistant coach for the West Fargo Flyers for 7 years. In regards to his High School Coaching he was the assistant coach for the Fargo South Bruin Girls swim team for 3 years, the assistant coach for the West Fargo Packer Boys swim team for 6 years, and the Head Coach for the Shanley Deacon Girls swim team for 3 years. He is now the Head Coach of the West Fargo Sheyenne Girls and Boys Swim & Dive Teams. Erich swam for the Gators for 13 years along with most of his siblings, and swam for one year at St. Cloud State University. Erich currently lives in Fargo with his wife Sally and their 5 children.
Please Contact Coach Erich with any questions about the FM Gators Swim Team at the Email above or phone number below.
(701) 364-4151
Hello! My name is Sydney and I am an assistant coach for Gators. I started swimming when I was just a baby and then kept on going! I swam competitively from middle school through college, at MSUM. After graduation I began teaching at Eagles Elementary, and am still there today. I love being able to help swimmers continue the love of the sport.
I started swimming for the FM Gators Swim Team when I was 6 years old. My younger brother followed me a year later and we continued to swim for the Gators until we graduated high school. I also swam for Fargo North high school from 7th-12th grade. I now attend St. Cloud State University and am on my third year of swimming there. I was the North Dakota LSC junior/senior athlete representative for 2 years.
I started coaching in February of 2022. I swam for Legacy High School for 6 years and made 2nd All State Team for the 21’ and 22’ season. I am currently attending North Dakota State University pursuing a bachelor’s degree in psychology with a minor in human development. I am also a part of the Safety Education team at the YMCA.
Bree is an Assistant Coach during Long Course. Bree swam competitively for the Gators, Flyers, and Mustangs.
Hi, I'm Georgia! I
started swimming when I was 9 years old for the Mandan Marlins
and
swam until I graduated high school. I also swam for Mandan High
School
from 8th-12th grade. I graduated with an Associates of Science
degree
from Bismarck State College and a Bachelor of Science in
Medical
Laboratory Science from the University of North Dakota. I work in
a
hospital lab as a Medical Technologist.
