Coaching Staff

Andy Lehner is in his third year as the Head Coach of the Monocacy Aquatic Club. During this short period of time MAC has been very successful. MAC placed second at the Maryland State Swimming Championps and third at the presigious NBAC Christmas Invitational. The team also had one Junior National Qualifier and sent 12 swimmers to the Speedo Championship Series.

Jeb Beaver began his collegiate coaching career at Hood in 2004 following a head coaching stint at Walkersville (Md.) High School, where he led the Lions to their highest single-season win total in school history in 2003-04.

Don Feinberg was the head coach of MAC from its inception until 1995, and has an impressive résumé in his 29 years of coaching. During Feinberg's tenure as head coach of the Monocacy Aquatic Club (MAC), he coached in two U.S. Olympic Trials and in numerous U.S. National Championships.

Lauren Brenneman (known as "LB" to all her friends) graduated from East Carolina University in 2004 with a B.S. degree in Exercise and Sport Science. She was a member of the ECU club swim team for two years. Prior to that she swam on the Frederick High School swim team for four years, where she served as Co-Captain for two years. She started my swimming career with MAC, where she swam for eight years. She also played on Frederick High’s first women’s lacrosse team her senior year.

Kenny Shelhorse began his swimming career when he was 8 years old for the Damascus Dolphins. He enjoyed the sport so much that he joined MAC that fall so that he could swim year round. Under the coaching of Don Feinberg Kenny made an Olympic Trial cut in the 200 meter Backstroke when he was a senior in high school. He attended the University of Pittsburgh and swam on the team for all four years. The highlight of his college swimming career was making NCAAs in the 200 yard backstroke in 2002. He is happy to be back helping coach his old team.

Ashley has been coaching the Novice group and the Masters group for MAC for 2 1/2 years. She also coached the Hood Hammerhead summer swim team for two winning seasons, and has 8 years of experience teaching group and private swimming lessons. She enjoys passing on what she has learned to young swimmers and watching them grow. Ashley’s own swimming career includes swimming for Hood College, where she placed in the top 16 of the Capitol Athletic Conference in 2007. She placed in the top 5 of the Atlantic Women’s Conference in 2006 and 2007.

Sheri Shayuth is a Novice Coach for MAC. She truly enjoys teaching and coaching swimming and is excited to be working with the MAC team. Sheri swam for 10 years in the Woodlands, Texas where she grew up. She went on to graduate from Texas State University with a Bachelor of Science in Health Care Administration. She never lost her love for swimming and has continued to teach swim lessons throughout the years. She currently teaches swim lessons at Hood College and is the Aquatics Program Manager for a large Pool Management Company in the Maryland and Virginia area.

Scott Nipps is excited to have joined the MAC coaching team. He was previously the Head Swim Coach and Assistant Aquatics Director with the Hagerstown YMCA Gators. Scott has managed and led instruction at many aquatic facilities in Washington and Frederick counties. Scott has continued to gain knowledge through attending Eastern States Swim Clinic and Camp Counselor with United Swimming Clinics, working with John Trembley and Pete Williams.