Henderson department scoreboard

The Duke Wells Center has housed a natatorium since 1971, with brand new state-of-the-art equipment. Since then a few things have come and gone. The resurfacing of the pool deck, the addition of new diving block heads, a pulley system, a few coaches and loads of swimmers. There is one thing though that hasn’t changed in at least 40 years, and that is the scoreboard. This antique has worked wonders for the team in past years and continued to do the same until some of its functions stopped working last year and the need for a new one was underway. The Henderson State swimming team continued to operate with its limited functions and started to raise money for a new scoreboard.
The current scoreboard is special for many reasons. First off, it was one of the only things on the pool deck that only Coak Matthews knew how to work, as it was almost too confusing for anybody else to learn. Second, it is able to program specific sets so that it would save the trouble of swimmers forgetting when to leave or not being able to do the math in time; this is something that was very unique to other boards. Third, the scoreboard holds memories of championship teams, rebuilding teams, and has seen nothing but hardwork and dedication in the facility.
$25,000 is a lot of money, especially for a school with already financial troubles. With the addition of our new head coach, Scotty Serio, and assistant coach Guy Buls, the scoreboard goal was a main priority. With most of the help from our gracious alumni, coaches, and families of past and present swimmers, the bulk of the fundraising money has been collected.
Our new scoreboard will honor the great Coak Matthews and all his achievements throughout the 39 years he worked as the Henderson State swimming and diving head coach. The Coak Matthews scoreboard is highly anticipated among the swimmers as they are ready for the change.
The update to our scoreboard is as follows:
The swimming department is just under our goal and plans to order the scoreboard just after Division II Swimming and Diving Nationals. With expectations to have it in by next fall, the department is ecstatic and cannot wait to show off our new board during swim meets. The department reaches out to all students and staff next year to see the scoreboard that the swimming team will honor our great Coak Matthews with.