Year of Service: 11th season
Hometown: Ewing, NJ
Education: BA, Communications
The 2011-2012 season marks the 11th season for Jennifer Harnett, who heads TCNJ’s women’s swimming and diving program after excelling as a student-athlete at the College.
Harnett and the Lions are coming off the best finish in program history at the 2010-2-11 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. TCNJ finished fifth at the 2011 NCAAs, where nine swimmers and two divers earned All-American citations. The memorable weekend included a pair of national titles won by sophomore diver Danica Roskos.
The women's team won its fourth consecutive Metropolitan (MET) Conference Championship in 2011 after finishing runner-up in 2007. The Lions have now won seven MET titles during Harnett's tenure to go along with five, New Jersey Athletic Conference Championships.
During her first ten seasons at TCNJ, the Lions have had 71 NCAA Division III Championship qualifiers with 31 of those going on to earn All-American honors. Last season, all 11 qualifiers earned All-American citations.
Harnett was selected as the MET Coach of the Year in 2011 for the sixth time in her coaching career while also earning NJAC Coach of the Year honors in 2011 after leading the Lions to an 9-0 record.
An alumna of the College, Harnett earned 18 All-America citations during her collegiate career. Specializing in the 200 individual medley and the 100 and 200 free, she placed in the top eight every year at the NCAAs in her respective events.
Considered the school’s most successful female swimmer, Harnett was recognized as the College Female Athlete of the Year by the New Jersey Sports Writers’ Association as a senior in 1993. She was also named the 1993 NJAC Woman Athlete of the Year after earning four straight selections as the MET Most Valuable Swimmer during her career.
Harnett was awarded the school’s Varsity “T” Award as the top senior female athlete in 1993 and held several school records including the 200 free and the 200 IM. She was listed in the 1993–94 edition of Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Harnett was inducted into TCNJ’s Athletic Alumni Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2005.
Harnett’s Year-by-Year Log
Year Overall NJAC Postseason
2001–02 8-2 4-0* 25th at NCAAs, MET Champions
2002–03 11-3 4-0* 13th at NCAAs, MET Champions
2003–04 6-4 --- 26th at NCAAs, MET Champions
2004-05 2-7 --- T44th at NCAAs, MET Runners-up
2005-06 3-7 --- 33rd at NCAAs, MET Runners-up
2006-07 2-8 --- 41st at NCAAs, MET Runners-up
2007-08 4-7 --- 33rd at NCAAs, MET Champions
2008-09 8-2 4-0* 53rd at NCAAs, MET Champions
2009-10 8-1 4-0* 9th at NCAAs, MET Champions
2010-11 9-0 4-0* 5th at NCAAs, MET Champions
Totals 61-41 20-0 7 MET Titles, 5 NJAC Titles
*Indicates NJAC Champions.
