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Date: November 9, 2004
Contact: Bill Sodoma

 

Knight, Nagle named assistant coaches

WATERVILLE, Maine --- Jess Knight and Bobby Nagle each graduated from Colby College in 2002 and the two are now heading into assistant coach positions with their alma mater.

Knight is the new assistant swimming coach under head coach Tom Burton, while Nagle is set to begin his first season as assistant men's hockey coach with head coach Jim Tortorella. Knight and Nagle both had fine careers at Colby.

Knight (Choate Rosemary/Watertown, Conn.) still holds school records in the 50-yard backstroke and as part of a 200 medley relay team. During her career at Colby, Knight held records in the 100 individual medley, 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle, 50 butterfly, 100 butterfly, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay.

Knight, who majored in anthropology at Colby, held the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) record in the 100 individual medley and was the NESCAC champion in the 100 IM in 1999, 2000, and 2002. She finished third in the NESCAC Championship High Point Award for scoring the third most points of any woman from any NESCAC school over four years of competition. Knight earned All-NESCAC honors in 2001 and 2002.

Knight earned All-New England honors in each of her four seasons at Colby. She was the Mules' MVP in 1999, 2001, and 2002. A captain during the 2001-2002 season, Knight earned NESCAC All-Academic honors in 2002. She was Colby's Marjorie D. Bither Award winner as a senior for athletic ability, leadership, and academic accomplishment. Knight also won the swim team's Scholtz Coaches Award in 2001 and 2002.

Nagle (Catholic Memorial/Woburn, Mass.) played forward for Tortorella and recorded 25 goals and 39 assists for 64 career points. He had 10 goals and 16 assists for 26 points while playing in just 17 games during his senior year in Colby's 15-7-3 season. Nagle had 10 goals and nine assists for 19 points during his junior year and finished with three goals and 11 assists in his sophomore season.

Nagle, a government major at Colby, also played varsity golf at Colby. He was captain of the 2001-2002 team, played in the Division III Senior All-Star Game, and earned the team's Coaches Award after his senior year.

Nagle played professional hockey in Germany from August 2003 to April 2004. He had 16 goals and 24 assists for 40 points playing forward and on defense in 51 games with TEV Miesbach. Nagle also had 21 goals and 34 assists for 55 points in 54 games with EHC Memmingen. Fifteen of the 37 goals Nagle scored in Germany were game-winning tallies.

Nagle, like Knight, will be coaching athletes they played with at Colby. Nagle and Knight were seniors when the current seniors were first-year students.