Abbie Quallen

Biography

Abbie Houck was named an assistant coach with the Auburn swimming and diving program in May 2021. A former All-American swimmer at Louisville, Houck came to Auburn from the University of Houston where she was an assistant under current Auburn head coach Ryan Wochomurka for two seasons. "I am extremely excited to welcome Abbie and her fiancé Josh to Auburn," Wochomurka said. "I had the opportunity to coach Abbie for two years at Louisville, and then watch as she developed in the coaching profession first as a volunteer at U of L and then as an assistant at IUPUI. I jumped at the chance to bring her to Houston two years ago, and she was invaluable to our success there in the development of seven All-Americans over the last two seasons. Abbie is exceptional in the on-deck coaching role, even more effective as a communicator to student-athletes, and one the best recruiters I have had the honor to work with." In her two seasons at Houston, Houck helped lead the women's program to back-to-back American Athletic Conference team championships along with seven NCAA qualifiers that earned nine All-America honors. This past season the program had its best NCAA finish in 10 years. "I am so excited to be a part of the Auburn swimming and diving program," Houck said. "It is an honor to join a team with such rich traditions, and I am grateful to continue working with Ryan on the pool deck. I'm eager to get to the Plains and get to work. War Eagle!" Prior to Houston, Houck was at IUPUI where