AUBURN, Ala.—Abbie Houck has been named an assistant coach with the Auburn swimming and diving program, head coach Ryan Wochomurka announced Friday. A former All-American swimmer at Louisville, Houck comes to Auburn from the University of Houston where she was an assistant under Wochomurka the previous two seasons.
"I am extremely excited to welcome Abbie and her fiancé Josh to Auburn," Wochomurka said. "I had the opportunity to coach Abbie for two years at Louisville, and then watch as she developed in the coaching profession first as a volunteer at UofL and then as an assistant at IUPUI. I jumped at the chance to bring her to Houston two years ago, and she was invaluable to our success there in the development of seven All-Americans over the last two seasons. Abbie is exceptional in the on-deck coaching role, even more effective as a communicator to student-athletes, and one the best recruiters I have had the honor to work with."
In her two seasons at Houston, Houck helped lead the women's program to back-to-back American Athletic Conference team championships along with seven NCAA qualifiers that earned nine All-America honors. This past season the program had its best NCAA finish in 10 years.
"I am so excited to be a part of the Auburn swimming and diving program," Houck said. "It is an honor to join a team with such rich traditions, and I am grateful to continue working with Ryan on the pool deck. I'm eager to get to the Plains and get to work. War Eagle!"
Prior to Houston, Houck was at IUPUI where she was the assistant swimming coach and the head women's recruiting coordinator during the 2018-19 season. In her role with the Jaguars, Houck handled recruiting efforts for the women's team, created and executed all training plans and coordinated with the head coach on scheduling competitions as well as assisting with the day-to-day needs of the program. In her tenure at IUPUI, the Jaguars achieved their highest combined program finish at the Horizon League Championships, cultivated four conference champions and broke nine program records.
Houck's first coaching experience came as a student assistant coach at Louisville following a four-year career competing for the Cardinals. Houck closed out her career at Louisville as a two-time NCAA All-American and four-time All-ACC selection.
Houck posted an impressive freshman season, closing out the season with All-Conference accolades after helping the team post a program record in the 800 Freestyle Relay at the American Athletic Conference Championships. Her pupil closed out the conference championships with a second-place finish in the 1650 Free, along with a third-place finish in the 500 Free.
During her sophomore campaign Houck earned All-ACC honors again and helped the Cardinals to a third-place finish in the 800 Freestyle relay at the league championships. Houck helped the Cardinals at the NCAA Championships, swimming on the 800 Freestyle Relay.
During her junior season, Houck scored 59 points at the ACC Championships as a finalist in the 500 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle and 200 Butterfly. Houck also swam on the 400 Freestyle Relay, helping the Cardinals close out the event in fourth place.
Houck closed out her collegiate career with another appearance at the NCAA Championships competing in the 200 Freestyle and 200 Butterfly. Earning CSCAA First Team All-America honors and All-ACC Academic team honors.
The Colorado native swam for the North Jeffco Swim team, is a Colorado State Champion in the 500 Freestyle and a five time All-American in the 200 and 400 Freestyle. Houck graduated in from the University of Louisville in 2017 with a Bachelor's of Science in sport administration.