Cards Set to Add Amanda Butler to Staff
There is some news swirling around the Louisville women's basketball program. You may have heard of it. Certainly not from us, though, because we all agree we didn't say anything about it, right? Exactly.
We all thought the news was set to become official this week, but it ultimately didn't. Nevertheless, Louisville's worst kept secret about their new hire became a little harder to keep under wraps when photographs of the team at bonding and charity events began surfacing on social media. Once someone noticed who all was in them, the announcement has just about been made for UofL.
The person I'm referring to is Peyton Siva, who switched sides of the Planet Fitness Kueber Center to join Jeff Walz... I'm kidding, of course; it's Amanda Butler. Butler will join the Louisville coaching staff in a capacity that we aren't fully clear on yet. Perhaps Louisville isn't either, and that's what is delaying the announcement. The addition of the seasoned head coach will bring some new ideas into the locker room as the Cards try to find their way after a season of missed opportunities.
Butler is set to join the Cards after being fired following her fifth season at Clemson. She went 69-87 during her tenure there, following her best season in her first year (20-13 and an NCAA second round appearance) with her worst in the next season (8-23, 3-15). Clemson hasn't made the tournament since that 2018-19 season, but they did make it to the WNIT Super 16 last year after a 19-16 regular season.
Prior to Clemson, Butler spent 10 seasons at Florida where she won 20+ games six times and made the NCAA tournament on four occasions. Butler's head coaching career began at Charlotte, where she took the 49ers to the WNIT second round twice in a row after seasons of 21 and 19 wins. Overall, Butler's head coaching record stands at 299-226 with 13 combined postseason appearances. It will be interesting to see where the Mt. Juliet, Tennessee native ends up on the bench for Louisville, but it is highly likely that she'll serve as a positive influence no matter what.
When we know more on this one, we'll be sure to share.
Louisville Swimmers Vie for Olympic Berths
You may have heard about a major event ongoing in Indianapolis. The US Swimming Olympic Trials are being held at Lucas Oil Stadium, where earlier this week the record for the largest attendance at an indoor swimming meet was held. Small side note: my company is part of the dynamic design team that has transformed the home of the Colts into a massive natatorium for a week. I didn't work on it, but it's pretty cool anyway.
On the women's side, Louisville is represented by Gabi Albiero (100 Fly, 100 Free, 50 Free), Summer Cardwell (200 fee, 400 free), Mia Cheatwood (100 Breast), Julia Dennis (100 Free, 50 Free), Paige Hetrick (100 Back, 50 free), Lucy Mehraban (50 free, 100 Free), Christiana Regenauer (100 Fly, 100 Free, 50 Free), Rye Ulett (100 back, 200 back), Tristen Ulett (100 Fly, 100 Free, 200 Free, 50 Free), and Ella Welch (100 Fly). Today's events are the Women's 50 Free and Men's 1500 Free prelims, the Women's 50 Free semifinal, and the finals for the Men's 100 Fly, Women's 200 Individual Medley, and Women's 800 Free. Tomorrow will conclude the event with the finals of the Women's 50 Free and the Men's 1500 Free.
TV coverage for the final two days of the event include qualifying heats at 6:30pm on USA Network (taped coverage of the heats from earlier today on Peacock) and finals at 8pm tonight on NBC. Tomorrow will also have finals at 8pm on NBC.
Cardinal Couple Radio Hour Podcast
We'll have plenty to talk about, of course, with new additions to the volleyball commit list, the unofficially official Butler hire, and more. We're without Daryl this week, but we'll have four on the call again with Jared finally finding his way home from Lynn Family Stadium. You can check out the live stream of the show by going to the Cardinal Couple YouTube page and clicking on the live video. Jeff usually creates that about an hour before the show, which officially starts at 11 AM Eastern. If the live time doesn't work for you, there are plenty of playback options, so be sure to check out whichever is best for you!
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Until next time, Go Cards!
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