Head Coach Bryan Walls

Coach Walls just finished his seventh year of coaching. A native of Indiana, Coach Walls has been involved with swimming for sixteen years as an athlete and a coach. A state finalist in cross country, swimming, and track & field, Coach Walls went on to compete in all three sports at the University of Indianapolis, a division II institution. Coach Walls transferred to UND in the fall of 1997. Currently an ASCA level three age group coach, Coach Walls has coached YMCA All-Americans, multiple zone and age group state champions as well as several high school state champions. North Dakota coach of the year in the summer of 2002 and spring of 2003, Coach Walls has been the head coach of the RRVY Wahoos since the fall of 2002. Coach Walls also teaches sixth grade art at Valley Middle School and South Middle School in Grand Forks, ND.

He currently lives in Grand Forks with his wife Sara, son Jackson, and twin daughters Madeleine and Reese.

Assistant Matt Bonzer

Matt Bonzer is an assistant coach for the RRVY Wahoos after being involved with Grand Forks swimming for over fourteen years.

After completing the Swim America program, Matt quickly joined the Grand Forks Seahawks at the age of six. As a club swimmer in Grand Forks, Matt has been through four different team names, close to fifteen coaches, won numerous individual North Dakota State and Central Zone championships, and set over thirty state meet and overall records. As a high school swimmer for the Grand Forks KnightRiders, Matt was a six-time state champion (five individual and one relay), while breaking three individual state records in the process.

His successful club and high school career earned him a scholarship to swim for the Division I, Top-15 program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he competed at the Big Ten Championships as a freshman. After one season as a Badger, Matt returned home to Grand Forks to attend the University of North Dakota and compete on the Fighting Sioux swimming and diving team. After qualifying for nationals and being named the North Central Conference Newcomer of the Year in 2005, Matt decided to retire as an athlete to pursue his academic interests.

Matt is now a junior at UND pursuing a degree in political science with a minor in world religions. He is looking forward to working with the intermediate swimmers and helping them mature as athletes and leaders as they are the future of the team.

Age Group Coach Amanda Birch

Amanda Birch will be working with our Junior Varsity Swimmers at Red River. This will be Amanda's first season. She has coached the aged group swimmers this past year for the RRVY Wahoos where numbers rose from a small group of 15 age group swimmers to over 25 age group swimmers over the course of the summer. Amanda hails from Oregon and she swam for the University of Hawaii. Amanda is also studying to become a pilot.

Assistant Coach Emily Weeks

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