Skidmore College Athletics

An internationally recognized scholar of the Olympic sand sports studies, Jeffrey Segrave has also served Skidmore as championship coach, exceptional educator, dedicated athletics director, and respected mentor for for over 40 years years. Since his arrival in 1978, Segrave has played an integral role in building Skidmore's athletics program. In addition to teaching over twelve academic courses, he coached the Women's Tennis Team to a stunning number of victories. With an overall record of 362 to 137, he led the team to 17 New York State Women's Collegiate Athletics Association Championships. The Thoroughbreds were four-time North Atlantic Conference and six-time Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association Champions, capturing the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division III Championship in 1998.
 
He coached individual players to first place in nine New York State Singles and 11 Doubles competitions. Eight of his players were NCAA All-Americans, including Jamie Levine '98, who captured an NCAA singles title in 1998 and Inke Noel '99 and Lisa Powers '01, NCAA doubles champions in 1999. Ninety-six players were NYSWCAA All-State. The Thoroughbreds were nationally ranked from 1981 to 1991 and 1994 to 2001, making the top ten seven times. A four-time Rolex  Regional Singles and six-time Doubles Championship coach, Segrave was named NSWCCA Coach of the Year twice and UCAA Coach of the Year in 1997. He is the recipient of numerous International Tennis Association regional and national coaching honors.