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She was named the PCSC Coach of the Championship Meet in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the MPSF Coach of the Year in 2025.<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\"We are thrilled to have someone with such high accolades and character in Ellie join our athletic department and lead our swimming program,\" Matoso said. \"Ellie is a perfect fit for the campus community and her success coaching will be a tremendous asset as we build the swimming program.\"<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\"I'm honored to join Saint Mary's College and help launch the men's and women's swimming programs. I'd like to thank VP Mike Matoso and senior athletic staff for entrusting me with this incredible opportunity,\" Monobe said. \"Their vision, commitment and enthusiasm for aquatics makes this an exciting time to be a part of Saint Mary's. I look forward to building a championship caliber program in the Bay Area, well known for its rich aquatic traditions.\"<br />\r\n<br />\r\nPrior to Pepperdine, Monobe spent four years (2017–20) at UC Santa Barbara under head coach Matt Macedo. She was promoted to associate head coach after her third season and was the recruiting coordinator for both the men's and women's programs. During her UCSB tenure, the Gauchos won MPSF titles on the men's side in 2017 and 2018, while the women turned in three second-place finishes. Monobe was also an assistant coach at UNLV during the 2015–16 season (helping the men tie for 35th place at the NCAA Championships) and at UMass during the 2014–15 season.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nShe spent the 2013–14 school year as head coach of the Sun Valley Swim Team in Lafayette, Calif., while also serving as a graduate assistant in compliance in San Jose State, where she earned her master's degree in kinesiology and also served as the team manager for the Spartan women's swimming and diving team.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nA native of Northern California, Monobe got her start in coaching at her alma mater, University of California, Berkeley, where she was an undergraduate assistant/volunteer assistant coach in 2011-12 while completing her degree in American studies.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nFrom 2007–11, Monobe was a four-year member of Cal's women's swimming team, which won NCAA championships in 2009 and 2011 and a Pacific-10 Conference title in 2009. She was a team captain as a senior and won the program's Coach's Award in 2009 and 2011.","twitter":"","image":null,"images":null,"displayFields":{"staff_title":"Title","staff_email":"Email","staff_phone":"Phone"},"sport":{"abbrev":"SWIM","shortDisplay":"SWIM","shortName":"swim","globalSportId":28,"globalSportNameSlug":"swimming","globalSportGender":"g","id":29,"title":"Swimming"},"latestCoachBioId":2803,"latestSupportBioId":null,"latestBioId":2803,"id":2803,"title":"Head Coach","firstName":"Ellie","lastName":"Monobe","email":"eem14@stmarys-ca.edu","phone":"","url":null,"staffId":1468,"socialMediaR":[{"platformName":"Twitter","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-twitter","oldIcon":"sf-twitter"},{"platformName":"Instagram","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-instagram","oldIcon":"sf-instagram"},{"platformName":"Facebook","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-facebook","oldIcon":"sf-facebook"},{"platformName":"YouTube","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-youtube","oldIcon":"sf-youtube"},{"platformName":"Snapchat","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-snapchat","oldIcon":"sf-snapchat"},{"platformName":"TikTok","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-tiktok","oldIcon":"sf-tiktok"},{"platformName":"Cameo","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-cameo","oldIcon":"sf-cameo"},{"platformName":"Twitch","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-twitch","oldIcon":"sf-twitch"},{"platformName":"LinkedIn","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-linkedin","oldIcon":"sf-linkedin"},{"platformName":"Shop","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-cart","oldIcon":"sf-cart"}],"custom1":"","custom2":"","custom3":"","custom4":""},{"bio":"Saint Mary's swim head coach Ellie Monobe has added Paige Tattersall to her coaching staff ahead of the 2026-27 season. \u00A0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTattersall comes to Moraga after a one-year stint at Division III Pomona Pitzer where she was the primary recruiter for the Sagehens on their coaching staff. Tattersall reunited with Monobe here at Saint Mary's as Monobe coached Tattersall during her collegiate career at Pepperdine where she was a standout four-year student-athlete for the Waves. Tattersall earned nine All-PCSC First Team honors throughout her career and helped lead Pepperdine to its first PCSC Championship in 2022. The Waves would repeat as conference champions again in 2023 as both Tattersall and Monobe helped build the foundation for a powerhouse west coast swim and dive program in Malibu.\u00A0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nAfter graduating from Pepperdine, Tattersall joined the staff at Concordia Irvine as a graduate assistant where she spent the 2024-25 season. She would complete her masters in Athletic Administration and Coaching before taking an assistant position at Pomona Pitzer.<br />\r\nTattersall grew up as a Northern California native, attending Granite Bay High School before committing to Pepperdine. Monobe is excited to complete her coaching staff as she continues to shape the first ever swim team here at Saint Mary's.\u00A0\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p><br />\r\nIncredibly excited to work with Paige again\", said Monobe. \"Her enthusiasm and passion for coaching is contagious and she will be a huge asset in building a championship team culture\u00A0(Monobe).</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>I am thrilled for the opportunity to work alongside Ellie, Carter, and the rest of the Saint Mary's athletic staff to build something special from the ground up\", said Tattersall. \"I'm excited to establish a strong foundation for the program and see what this year has in store for the Gaels\u00A0(Tattersall).\u00A0</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<br />\r\n\u00A0","twitter":"","image":null,"images":null,"displayFields":{"staff_title":"Title","staff_email":"Email","staff_phone":"Phone"},"sport":{"abbrev":"SWIM","shortDisplay":"SWIM","shortName":"swim","globalSportId":28,"globalSportNameSlug":"swimming","globalSportGender":"g","id":29,"title":"Swimming"},"latestCoachBioId":2804,"latestSupportBioId":null,"latestBioId":2804,"id":2804,"title":"Assistant Coach","firstName":"Paige","lastName":"Tattersall","email":"pet1@stmarys-ca.edu","phone":"","url":null,"staffId":1486,"socialMediaR":[{"platformName":"Twitter","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-twitter","oldIcon":"sf-twitter"},{"platformName":"Instagram","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-instagram","oldIcon":"sf-instagram"},{"platformName":"Facebook","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-facebook","oldIcon":"sf-facebook"},{"platformName":"YouTube","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-youtube","oldIcon":"sf-youtube"},{"platformName":"Snapchat","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-snapchat","oldIcon":"sf-snapchat"},{"platformName":"TikTok","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-tiktok","oldIcon":"sf-tiktok"},{"platformName":"Cameo","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-cameo","oldIcon":"sf-cameo"},{"platformName":"Twitch","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-twitch","oldIcon":"sf-twitch"},{"platformName":"LinkedIn","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-linkedin","oldIcon":"sf-linkedin"},{"platformName":"Shop","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-cart","oldIcon":"sf-cart"}],"custom1":"","custom2":"","custom3":"","custom4":""},{"bio":"The Saint Mary's swim program is happy to announce the addition of Carter Walles to the coaching staff announced by head coach Ellie Monobe.\u00A0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nWalles was formerly a three-year assistant coach at Division II Minnesota State Mankato where he also completed his masters degree in Sports Management. The Mavericks most recently won the 2026 NSIC Team Championship for their fourth title in program history. Walles helped the program to its first team title in over four years after Minnesota went back-to-back in 2021 and 2022.\u00A0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nAs a student-athlete, Walles started his career at Pacific before transferring to Cal State Bakersfield following COVID-19 for his final two seasons. With the Roadrunners, Walles was a two-time Academic All-MPSF award winner as well as a participant in the 2022 National Invitational Championship. He posted eight top-10 finishes that season along with a trio of second place finishes in both the 200 meter Breaststroke and 1000 meter Freestyle. Out of the pool, Walles was also a key figure in the Student Athlete Advisory Committee at Cal State Bakersfield, being elected SAAC President during his senior season in 2023.\u00A0\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>Carter has found tremendous success in coaching in a relatively short time\", said Monobe. \"I am excited for our athletes to learn from him and to work alongside him as we build a championship team\u00A0(Monobe).\u00A0</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>I am excited to be joining the Gaels mission to build an excellent swim program in the Bay Area\", said Walles. \"Saint Mary's is in a perfect situation to capitalize on what is a robust swimming community in California. Seeing the commitment that coach Eillie and the Saint Mary's staff has put towards building these teams gives me confidence in the success we'll have in the program's future near and far. Go Gaels!\u00A0(Walles). \u00A0</p>\r\n</blockquote>\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n<br />\r\n\u00A0","twitter":"","image":null,"images":null,"displayFields":{"staff_title":"Title","staff_email":"Email","staff_phone":"Phone"},"sport":{"abbrev":"SWIM","shortDisplay":"SWIM","shortName":"swim","globalSportId":28,"globalSportNameSlug":"swimming","globalSportGender":"g","id":29,"title":"Swimming"},"latestCoachBioId":2805,"latestSupportBioId":null,"latestBioId":2805,"id":2805,"title":"Assistant Coach","firstName":"Carter","lastName":"Walles","email":"cnw8@stmarys-ca.edu","phone":"","url":null,"staffId":1487,"socialMediaR":[{"platformName":"Twitter","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-twitter","oldIcon":"sf-twitter"},{"platformName":"Instagram","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-instagram","oldIcon":"sf-instagram"},{"platformName":"Facebook","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-facebook","oldIcon":"sf-facebook"},{"platformName":"YouTube","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-youtube","oldIcon":"sf-youtube"},{"platformName":"Snapchat","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-snapchat","oldIcon":"sf-snapchat"},{"platformName":"TikTok","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-tiktok","oldIcon":"sf-tiktok"},{"platformName":"Cameo","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-cameo","oldIcon":"sf-cameo"},{"platformName":"Twitch","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-twitch","oldIcon":"sf-twitch"},{"platformName":"LinkedIn","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-social-linkedin","oldIcon":"sf-linkedin"},{"platformName":"Shop","userName":null,"url":null,"icon":"icon-cart","oldIcon":"sf-cart"}],"custom1":"","custom2":"","custom3":"","custom4":""}],"support":[]}],"total":1,"page":1,"pages":1}