ADRIAN, Mich. – The Adrian College synchronized skating team announced additions to its coaching staff on Tuesday. The Bulldogs have announced the hiring of Fiona Conway and Rebecca Gerfen as assistant coaches of the program.
 
Conway is a recent graduate of Adrian College where she was a member of the synchronized skating team and the figure skating team. During here time at Adrian, she was the captain of the figure skating team during the 2022-23 season and was the 2023 Adrian College Figure Skating MVP in 2023. Conway was also a member of the Adrian College senior varsity synchronized skating team that represented Team USA in the Hevelius Cup in Poland and the Nuchatel Trophy in Switzerland. Conway is a quadruple goal medalist in U.S. Figure Skating where she won gold medals in Moves in the Field, Pattern Dance, Solo Dance, and Freestyle. In January of 2023, she became a skater for the U.S. Figure Skating DREAM Program.
 
Conway has been a skating coach since 2017 where she started at the iSkate Academy as a figure skating coach while also serving as a Learn to Skate USA Instructor. In 2022, Conway became the volunteer head coach of the Lenawee County High School figure skating team. Also in 2022, Conway was an intern for the Adrian College intercollegiate figure skating team. During the 2023-24 season, Conway was named volunteer coach of the Ann Arber Hockettes Junior Team.
 
Gerfen is a 2024 graduate of Farmingham State University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in business management with minors in marketing and international business. From 2019-2024, Gerfen was a member of Team USA and represented the country internationally in figure skating. She began skating for the Hayden Synchronized Skating Teams which is known as one of the top skating clubs in the world. From there, she began competing in international competitions where she had the opportunity to compete in Croatia, Italy, France, Austria, and Canada. Before retiring from skating, Gerfen was on one of the first teams in the Senior Elite 12 division which became a new division in synchronized skating with a potential future in the Winter Olympics.
 
Gerfen began coaching in 2018 where she worked for the Hayden Recreation Centre in Lexington, Massachusetts serving as a youth coach and the assistant show director. She worked with athletes ages 4-14 where she worked on proper path placement and different learning styles. She created and taught routines for each athlete and team to prepare for large crowd performances.
 
Conway and Gerfen will begin their coaching responsibilities over the coming weeks where they will assist in preparing for the 2024-25 skating season.