Glorius named diving coach

Denison University Director of Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation, Larry Scheiderer announced on Oct. 21 the hiring of Jason Glorius as the college’s men’s and women’s diving coach.  Glorius replaces Steve Ritter who resigned to pursue other opportunities.

Glorius comes to Denison after spending the past 18 months as the head coach and director of the Thunderbird Diving Club in Cincinnati, Ohio.  In addition to running the Thunderbird club team, Glorius also coached the diving teams at Cincinnati Moeller, Indian Hill, Mariemont and Madeira High School.

Prior to starting the Thunderbird Diving Club, Glorius was a part of the Tri State club in Cincinnati, Ohio where he worked with elite international divers from the United States, China, and England.

As a competitive diver, Glorius was a member of the Cincinnati Stingray’s where he qualified for numerous Junior Olympic national championships and was a high school All-American at Archbishop Moeller High School.  He went on to accept a diving scholarship to The University of Illinois and then Miami University where he helped the Redhawks to the 1997 Mid-American Conference championship.