Coaching Staff

JEFF ZIDEK, HEAD COACH

Jeff Zidek was hired as the first-ever coach of the Saint Vincent Women's Bowing team in January of 2017, and has a career record of 325-102 (.761). After posting a 25-26 record in its inaugural season, the Bearcats joined the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference and have posted a 300-76 overall record over the past seven years.

SVC won its first AMCC Championship and made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 2024-25, with Zidek named Coach of the Year for the third time. SVC was ranked #6 in the nation in the preseason NTCA poll for Division II-III and also was ranked nationally for the first time in the NCBCA and IBMA polls. Four bowlers, Skyy Nicholls, Sabine Strickland, Mara Pilyih and Brooke Street, were named All-AMCC. Pilyih was named the NCAA's National D3 Rookie of the Year by the National Tenpin Coaches Association.

During the 2023-24 season, Saint Vincent achieved its highest-ever ranking in the NCAA Division II-III poll, reaching #9. The team also reached #25 in the NCAA All-Divisions poll, one of only two Division III programs to be nationally ranked. SVC finished the season with an 18-2 conference record and won the regular season championship, with a record six bowlers earning All-Conference honors.

The 2022-23 Bearcats won the AMCC regular season championship with a 19-1 conference record, while the team finished the year with the highest winning percentage in the NCAA (.850) after going 51-9. SVC once again finished as the conference runners-up, falling in the final match at the tournament championship. For the second straight year, four Bearcats were honored by the AMCC, two on the First Team (Monique & Jackie Koehler) and two Second Team selections (Olivia Emmonds, Abby Justice). Justice was named AMCC Newcomer of the Year.

In 2022, Zidek led the Bearcats to a 33-10 overall record, including a 14-2 record in the AMCC and a trip to the AMCC Tournament Championship game. The Bearcats lost 2-1 in a best of three Championship Series against Medaille. Zidek guided four Bearcats to All-AMCC honors ... Monique Koehler and Jackie Koehler were named First Team All-AMCC, while senior Jessica Guesman and Olivia Emmonds earned Second Team All-AMCC honors.

In 2019-20, the Bearcats led the nation in winning percentage (.877), posting a 50-7 overall record. The team went 16-2 in the AMCC, tied for first overall, and Zidek was named co-Coach of the Year by the conference.

In 2018-19, the Bearcats joined the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, posting a conference record of 11-3 in the regular season and finishing third in the AMCC Championships. Overall, the team posted a 39-14 record, the second highest win percentage of any team in the NCAA. Zidek guided the Bearcats to a 25-26 record during their inaugural season in 2017-18, playing an independent schedule.

Zidek brings several decades of bowling experience to the program. He has won multiple individual and doubles tournaments in Western Pennsylvania and has thrown multiple perfect games in his career. He continues to bowl weekly in area leagues and tournaments, and has consistently averaged 215 over the past 15 years.

He first joined the staff at Saint Vincent in 1995, working in the communication department, and moved to the athletic department as Sports Information Director in 2003, serving in that role until 2019. He currently works full-time as the track announcer at The Meadows Racetrack & Casino in Washington, PA.

He is a member of the United States Bowling Congress, and is a certified Bronze Level coach.

A native of North Apollo, PA, he has two children: Ryan, a 2017 Saint Vincent graduate, and Sara, a 2020 graduate of the College of Wooster. Jeff and his wife, Jackie, reside in Greensburg.

JASON MAMROS, ASSISTANT COACH

Jason Mamros joined the Saint Vincent women's bowling coaching staff for the 2017-18 season, serving as a volunteer assistant.

A native of Leechburg, PA, Mamros has been bowling since age 7, when he and SVC head coach Jeff Zidek began bowling together in junior leagues. They continue to bowl as teammates, decades later.

Mamros is a graduate of Robert Morris University, where he was a three-year member of the men's bowling team, and has been coaching in the Lee's Lanes and Wildlife Lanes youth programs since 2011. He has worked several area coaching clinics, and has also worked with more than 75 adults from beginners to high average bowlers.

Mamros has seven career 300 games and six 800+ series. He has won numerous singles and doubles events in his career, including USBC Kittanning Association tournaments. Over the past 10 years, he has consistently averaged in 220-230 range.

DANIELLE (KOEHLER) CLARK, ASSISTANT COACH

Dani Clark joined the staff for the 2021-22 season, following a stellar four-year career with the team. A three-time conference honoree and former Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Player of the Year, she finished her career holding a majority of school records in all scoring categories. A native of Rockledge, Florida, she earned numerous accolades in high school before becoming one of the first recruits to join the Bearcat program for its first season of competition.

She is a member of the Professional Women's Bowling Association (PWBA) and competes in regional and national events.

Now a resident of Latrobe, she continues to bowl in area leagues and tournaments, while working full-time as a project engineer for a local company.

DON MYDOCK. ASSISTANT COACH

Don Mydock joined the Bearcats for the start of the 2023-24 season. He brings decades of bowling experience to the team, and is primarily overseeing the junior varsity program at SVC.

A native of Vandergrift, Pennsylvania, Mydock coached for his hometown Kiski Area High School for many years.

A competitive golfer in addition to bowling, Don is the father of two daughters, Cierra and Alyssa.

SHAWN PILYIH, ASSISTANT COACH

Shawn Pilyih joined the SVC staff for the 2024-25 season as a volunteer assistant coach. He brings decades of coaching experience to work with the junior varsity program.

A longtime head coach for Shaler Area High School, Shawn has also served as the director of the Western PA High School Regional tournament and Pennsylvania State HS Championships since 2019. From 2012-2023, he was secretary of the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Bowling League (WPIBL), and also worked for more than six years as director/vice president of the Greater Pittsburgh USBC Youth Bowling Association.

He has prior college coaching experience working with Robert Morris University from 1998-2000 as an assistant coach, and bowled for the Colonials while earning his degree in Finance. He and his wife, Chris, have three daughters, Sami, Bella and Lexi.