Duncan Sherrard, a 14-time all-American swimmer and three-time Southeastern Conference champion at Florida, is the new head men’s and women’s swimming coach at Florida Southern. Sherrard comes to Florida Southern from junior college swimming power Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Florida, where he has been the assistant coach the past two seasons, helping Indian River extend its string of national junior college championships. Indian River has won the men’s national junior college swimming title 34 consecutive years and has won the women’s national title 26 consecutive years. A four-year letter-winner (1998-2002) for the Gators, Sherrard still ranks in the top 10 in seven events at his alma mater, including the school’s second-best 200-yard butterfly time (1:43.18). He replaces Tom Schmelz at Florida Southern.

Other transactions

Coaches

Football – Presbyterian head coach Bobby Bentley resigned. The school named offensive line coach Doug Malone as interim head coach.

Football assistants – Auburn named Ted Roof as defensive coordinator. Roof had held the same position at Minnesota … Illinois appointed Mike Schultz as offensive coordinator … Mike Dunbar resigned as offensive coordinator at Minnesota … Southern California hired John Morton as offensive coordinator.

Men’s and women’s soccer – Southwestern Oklahoma State named Mark Persson as women’s head coach.

Men’s and women’s swimming – Auburn head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach Richard Quick has been diagnosed with an inoperable cancerous brain tumor. While Quick seeks treatment, Auburn has named Brett Hawke to oversee the men’s team and Dorsey Tierney-Walker to run the women’s program – both under Quick’s direction. Quick, 65, who served as Auburn’s head coach from 1978-82, took over the Tigers program for a second time in 2007. He is in his second season and sixth overall at Auburn. He captured seven NCAA titles at Stanford and five at Texas, which is tied for the most in the history of Division I coaching. Internationally, Quick was the head coach of the United States team at the 1988, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games and also served as an assistant at the 1984, 1992, and 2004 Olympics.

Men’s and women’s track and field – Albion named Steven Allison, who coached cross country and track and field teams at the high school level since 2004, as head coach. Hayden Smith, who has served as the college’s women’s track and field coach since 2002, will remain as the head coach of the cross country teams.

Deaths

Eastern Michigan University senior swimmer Catherine Lee Ha died November 30 at the age of 21. Lee Ha, a two-time all-Mid-American Conference selection, was instrumental in helping the Eagles capture consecutive MAC championships in 2005-06 and 2006-07.