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Naya Higashijima
Head Coach
Naya Higashijima joined the Lobo Family in April of 2023 after spending the previous four years as an associate head coach at SMU. Higashijima, a two-time NCAA All-American swimmer at Oregon State, has nearly 20 years of Division I coaching experience prior to coming to UNM.
In her first season with UNM, despite some roster limitations that saw her team have about 10 fewer members than other conference teams, helped the Lobos turn in their highest Mountain West point total in five years. The team also had a Mountain West Diver of the Week twice, and a Freshman of the Week as well.
In her four seasons with SMU, the Mustangs finished second at the American Athletic Conference Championships (finishing second in 2020, 2021 and 2022). She also helped oversee 11 individual conference titles along with three relay titles. In 2020, she mentored butterfly specialist Erin Trahan to All-America honors, while flyer Luana Alonso earned an invite to the 2023 NCAA Championships in the 100.