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THE BATTALION
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Thursday, July 15, 2004
Jay Holmes named new head men’s swimming coach
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Evan O'Connell • THE BATTALION
A&M head swimming coach Jay Holmes stands in front of
a pool that will be filled with swimmers under his guidance
this fall. Holmes was named head coach on Wednesday.
By Jordan Meserole
THE BATTALION
Jay Holmes has been at Texas A&M for more than
18 years, waiting for his big break. Last week, Athletic
Director Bill Byrne gave him that chance, naming him
the new men’s swimming head coach.
“I’m thankful for this big opportunity,” Holmes said.
“It’s a position a lot of people aren’t given the opportu
nity to do. People that really know me, know that I enjoy
what I do. This is a new chapter for me.”
Before his coaching career began, Holmes was
coached in the pool by former Head Coach Mel Nash.
Holmes began his A&M career in 1980, swimming in
breaststroke and butterfly events and graduated with a
degree in business administration.
A year removed from the competitive side of pool,
the assistant coaching position came open and Nash
offered it up to his former student. It would was the
beginning of an 18-year career, during which Holmes
helped lead the Aggies to nine straight top 25 finishes
and four top 15 finishes in the past six years.
“I think most people see me and they think Texas
A&M because I’ve been here such a long time,”
Holmes said. “And now people will think head coach
when they see me.”
Byrne, who recently hired new track Coach Pat Henry
as well, said he was approached by many swimmers who
felt Holmes deserved a shot at the vacant position.
“We’re going to give Jay the opportunity to see what
he can do as the head coach of our men’s swimming
program,” Byrne said in a press release. “I hope that Jay
can improve our level of competitiveness and help us in
our goal of building champions.”
Holmes said Byrne informed him that he would
be head coach last week, even though the official
announcement wasn’t made until Wednesday. Holmes
said the day Byrne informed him of his promotion
seemed to be a blur because Holmes was focused on
other concerns.
“I thought about it some, but the emphasis was on
those guys who were getting ready to go into the trials,”
Holmes said. “I didn’t want to take away from what they
had been working toward. But I’ve been able to collect
my thoughts a little since I’ve been back.”
Holmes said he will make some changes to the
program, but that many things in place have been done
correctly and don’t need to be changed.
“My first priority is to hit the road. Anytime you
have a switch in a head coach, there’s going to be
uncertainty, and I have to ease that,” Holmes said. “But
when I’m back, one thing I will do is to make sure all
the guys are on the same page with me, because the
buck stops here now.”
Astros fire manager Jimy Williams after disappointing season
By Joel Anderson
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Houston Astros made it clear
they're making one final push for the
postseason, firing manager Jimy Williams
Wednesday and bringing in Phil Garner.
A season that began with World Series
aspirations for the Astros has been slip
ping away, so general manager Gerry
Hunsicker wanted dn immediate and
“dramatic” change.
“There's a cloud that hung over our
team for so long,” he said. “Time is of
the essence. We can’t waste too much
time here.”
Garner, a former Astros player, is tak
ing over on an interim basis. The team
will conduct another search at the end of
the season.
“I’m excited. I’m a Houston boy
and I’m looking forward to it,” Garner,
a former manager with Detroit and
Milwaukee, told The Associated Press in
a phone interview. “We got some boys
on the team that I think can do something
really special. This is an opportunity that
I’ve been waiting for.”
He was fired during a clubhouse
meeting with Hunsicker, owner Drayton
McLane and other team officials.
“He indicated that he was not sur
prised,” McLane said. “He knew some
thing wasn’t clicking.”
Houston was 44-44 heading into the
All-Star break, a remarkable disappoint
ment for a team that was tops in the NL
Central for the first month and a half of
the season.
Along with Williams, pitching coach
Burt Hooton and hitting coach Harry
Spilman were also fired. They were
replaced with Jim Hickey and Gary Gaetti,
respectively, from Triple-A New Orleans.
The Astros finished the first half of the
season in fifth place in the NL Central,
10 1/2 games behind division leader St.
Louis. It’s the first time they’ve faced a
double-digit deficit in the standings at the
break in 11 seasons.
During pregame introductions at the
All-Star game Tuesday night, a sell
out crowd at Minute Maid Park booed
Williams.
“My biggest regret was the fact that
this week couldn't have been any more
awkward for all of us,” Hunsicker said.
“The unfortunate reaction he got from
the fans, and the speculation that became
rampant in the last day or so was very
unfortunate. He deserved better.”
Williams, 60, has guided the Astros
to two second-place finishes, losing the
division race last season in the final
week. The Astros made the postseason
four of five seasons before his arrival
from Boston, but they have failed to
clinch a playoff berth since.
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