Coaches

This is Krista's second year as Head Coach of the Fossil Ridge Girls Swim and Dive Team.  Krista has been a swimmer since she was 7 years old.  She started swimming summer club and loved it so much that she began full year club swimming at the age of 10.  Krista grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio and competed on the Cincinnati Marlins. The Marlins were National champions and was home to many Olympians.  Krista was a Junior National Champion and record holder and was also an Olympic Trial qualifier.  She was a high school All-American many times over and her high school team won the 5a State Title 2 times while she was on the team.  Krista swam on a full ride athletic scholarship for Colorado State University where she was a Conference Champion and captain of the team.  After college Krista competed and won her age group at numerous triathlons across the state of Florida and Colorado.  

Krista has coached a very competitive summer club in Cincinnati, Master's at North Jeffco and has taught private lessons for many years.  She was a strength and dryland coach for Fossil Ridge for 2 years  as well as an assistant coach for Fossil Ridge girl's swim team.  Krista still loves to run, cycle, lift weights and do classes at the gym.  She has 3 children who all swam for Fossil Ridge and FAST.  All 3 of her children swam at different levels in college so she has had a wide variety of experiences with each of their swimming careers.  Krista has been married to her college sweat heart, Nick for 33 years.

Contact: knero@psdschools.org

This is Keaton's second year as an Assistant Coach for the Fossil Ridge Girls Team.  He is also the Head Coach of the Fossil Ridge Boys Swim and Dive Team. Keaton was a late comer to the sport of swimming. He began swimming in 6th grade for Greeley Country Club’s summer team. He caught on quickly, swimming for Greeley West, achieving 16 out of 16 first place finishes at conference, and 16 top 8 swims at state. His highest place was a 2nd place finish. He achieved swimmer of the year for Greeley, along with becoming a 100 back record holder. He went on to swim at Minnesota State University, achieving an academic all-american status and was a few hundredths of a second away from a national cut. Now being a “swammer,” he still finds himself in the water by competing in sprint triathlons. 

 Keaton’s coaching experience began early, as he began to coach Greeley swimmers at the age of 16. After his collegiate career came to a finish, he took over as head coach for a club team in Mankato, Minnesota. During his time, the team grew the club to over 160 swimmers. He still continues to enjoy those relationships with those swimmers today. 

 When not around the pool deck, Keaton enjoys training for his triathlons, hitting the slopes, and enjoying the outdoors. He loves watching the Denver Nuggets, or any other Colorado sports teams. He’s been married to his wife for 5 years and spends lazy afternoons with his puppy Binx.