Meet Our Coaches

Jason Drury

Jason has been coaching the Blue Dolphins since the 2003-2004 season. Jason is another successful Blue Dolphin. While swimming the years of 1977 to 1986 he was a Junior Olympic qualifier and placed fifth in the backstroke. He achieved Short Course and Long Course high point trophies. Jason also holds several Sullivan Blue Dolphin records. He used his swimming background in the Navy to become one of only two rescue swimmers on board the USS Constellation. He has one son swimming and daughter swimming on the team. 

Nicole Hendry

Chris Salisbury

I swam age group starting at CCMY in Champaign when I was about 8 and swam through 2 years at SIUC.  As an age group swimmer I competed at J.O.'s, Zones, and Junior Nationals.  In High School my Junior year I was on the state champion 200 free relay(1:26.62).  My Senior year I tied for second in the 50 free(:21.76), was sixth in the 100 free, and anchored the 400 free and 200 free relay teams to top 6 finishes.  I also earned All-American honors my senior year.  Obviously I was a sprint freestyle specialist, but was also competative in backstroke.  At SIUC I earned a varsity letter and competed on the traveling team (SIU only took 17 swimmers and 2 divers to away meets).

Troy Rogers

Troy is a Middle School teacher and the High School baseball coach.  Troy is a former blue dolphin.  His sons Dalton and Drew swim on the team

Jani Merryman

Jani came on board with the Sullivan Blue Doplphin's during the 2009-2010 season.   She is a recreational swimmer.  She has Reilly and Jarod swimming for SBD.   Jani's positive attitude rolls over to the swimmers during practice. 

Kari Moody

This is Kari's first season with the Dolphins and she is excited to be stepping in to a coaching role.

I swam competitively from 1995 until 2001 on both the community team and the high school team in O'Fallon, Illinois. I have a background in education and I am so excited to combine my love of swimming with the opportunity to make a positive impact on the lives of kids in our community. Competitive swimming was an important activity for my entire family while I was growing up and I am looking forward to continuing my involvement with the sport through coaching.