"After swimming with Mason during my entire collegiate career, I grew significantly as a swimmer and person. My times got faster, I grew more confident inside and outside of the water, and felt incredibly prepared to take on life post grad. Mason was always supportive of me and listened to my thoughts about training and competition. We collaborated to align on what works best for me - and it worked! I always looked forward to practice, and never hesitated to talk to Mason after races. He understood how to communicate with me, whether I had the best race of my life or was going through a rough patch. He fostered a team culture that I’m happy to be a part of. If I was in high school again, I would chose OU all over again. His actions during my time showed he has a character that I greatly respect, and would happily have him as my coach again. "

"Improves swimmers and sees the potential in swimmers. He was able to have swimmers drop large amounts of time from season to season. He is great at believing in you. He also can be honest with you and tries to always help you get better. "

"Mason has helped move the program in a great direction through his positive attitude, passion for the sport, and true care for his athletes. He will always bring great energy to practice! "

"I improved exponentially from when I started at Ohio, while the team has improved exponentially from when Mason started at Ohio. Mason has completely changed Ohio University’s team for the better and has created a great team culture. He cares about everyone of us. "

"The best coach ive ever had, brings the best energy on deck and is always there before practice to talk and chat and make jokes. Always makes me feel like I belong on the team and that my races matter. Has brought Ohio up and created a great team culture."