Posted on: Wednesday, June 29, 2005
UH won't renew 3 coaches' contracts
By Ann Miller and Stephen Tsai
Advertiser Staff Writers
The University of Hawai'i will not renew the expiring contracts of swimming head coach Mike Anderson, women's tennis coach Carolyn Katayama and associate track coach Andy McInnis, The Advertiser has learned.
But three people familiar with the situation, who asked not to be identified because of privacy issues, said the three coaches were told last week their contracts would lapse.
UH's fiscal year ends tomorrow, although the budget deadline was last week.
Anderson, who completed his fourth season as coach of the men's and women's swimming teams, declined to comment yesterday, saying, "I'll have a comment at the end of the week." Katayama also said she preferred not to comment.
Anderson earned $66,000 annually under terms of an original three-year contract that expired April 30, 2004. He received a one-year extension that covered the past academic year.
This past year, seven female and two male UH swimmers qualified for the NCAA championship meets.
The Rainbow Wahine placed second at the Western Athletic Conference Championships. UH sophomore Nicole Mackey was named the WAC's Swimmer of the Year. The UH men finished second in the National Independent Conference Championships.
Katayama played for UH in the mid-1970s, and coached the Punahou girls to nine state championships before going to Hawai'i Pacific in 1996. She led the Sea Warriors to three consecutive postseason appearances, and rebuilt the Rainbow Wahine team when she took over the program in 1999. But the team was never able to advance past the WAC quarterfinals.
Katayama's daughter, Erin, just graduated from Punahou School and will play for UH in the fall. Her eldest daughter, Krystina, plays for Long Beach State.
McInnis, a Canadian who assisted head coach Carmyn James the past four seasons, is back in Alberta. He said yesterday he had exercised his option to resign at UH, and expects to accept a new position in Ottawa Monday.
"I feel very positive about my resignation from UH," McInnis said by e-mail yesterday. "Positive about the way things have progressed with our program at UH and positive about my move home."
Reach Ann Miller at amiller@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8043, and Stephen Tsai at stsai@honoluluadvertiser.com or 525-8051.
School officials yesterday declined opportunities to comment through e-mails and interviews.
