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Josh Stanfield joined NC State July, 2025 heading into his 14th year of coaching, bringing a wealth of experience and a reputation for high energy and enthusiasm. He arrived in Raleigh after threeΒ successes as an assistant coach at Notre Dame, where he helped guide the Fighting Irish menβs team to a historic second-place finish at the 2024 ACC Championshipsβthe highest in program history. Standfield spent three seasons coaching the Fighting Irish.
Before his time in South Bend, Stanfield spent four seasons as an assistant coach at Duke University. Under his leadership, the Blue Devils saw significant program growth and record-breaking performances. In his final season in Durham, the Duke women matched their best finish at the ACC Championships (5th) and went on to place 24th at the NCAA Championships. Stanfield coached standout swimmer Sarah Foley to All-ACC and All-American honors in 2021β22 and helped the men's team set new program records in both the 200 freestyle relay (1:17.86) and the 400 freestyle relay (2:52.71).
During the pandemic-shortened 2019β20 season, 10 Duke swimmers qualified for the NCAA Championships. That year, Alyssa Marsh broke three school records, and both the menβs and womenβs teams achieved the highest national rankings in program history, 9th for the women and 15th for the men. In his first year at Duke, Stanfield helped the Blue Devils break 18 school records, including nine out of ten relay events. Both teams earned strong NCAA finishes: the women placed 23rd (their best since 2011), while the men finished 29th (their best since 2014). He coached a total of nine CSCAA All-Americans during his tenure in Durham.
Prior to Duke, Stanfield spent six years at Gardner-Webb University, beginning as an assistant coach before being promoted to associate head coach in his final season. In 2017β18, his team won three Coastal Collegiate Sports Association (CCSA) titles and posted five NCAA βBβ cuts. The season prior, his squad set 10 program records and claimed four individual CCSA titles.
Stanfieldβs coaching journey began at his alma mater, Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he served as a volunteer assistant. He also worked with Nitro Swimming in Texas, where he coached several age group swimmers to individual state championships.
A native of Huntsville, Texas, Stanfield graduated from Southwestern University in 2011 with a bachelorβs degree in kinesiology.
