2012 Air Force Water Polo Media Guide by Air Force Sports Information

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GENERAL INFORMATION Location .....................................................................................USAF Academy, Colo. Founded...................................................................................................................... 1954 Enrollment................................................................................................................. 4,000 Nickname .............................................................................................................. Falcons Colors....................................................................................................... Blue and Silver Superintendent ............................................................... Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould Athletic Director............................................................................... Dr. Hans J. Mueh Vice Athletic Director .........................................................................Col. Bart Weiss Athletic Department Phone ............................................................. 719-333-4008

Quick Facts/Table of Contents ...................................................................................1 Head Coach Jeff Heidmous .........................................................................................2 Assistant Coach Ryan Brown ......................................................................................3 Support Staff .....................................................................................................................3 2012 Water Polo Outlook ............................................................................................4 2012 Roster........................................................................................................................5 Returning Falcons ....................................................................................................6-12 Freshmen to Watch ..................................................................................................... 13 2011 Game Results ...................................................................................................... 14 Year-by-Year Records .................................................................................................. 15 Record Book ............................................................................................................ 16-17 All-Americans ................................................................................................................ 18 ACWPC All-Academic Team ..................................................................................... 19 Honors/Awards ...................................................................................................... 20-21 All-Time Letterwinners ........................................................................................ 22-23 Falcon Facilities .............................................................................................................24 Air Force Academy....................................................................................................... 25 Academy Leadership .................................................................................................. 26 Athletic Director Dr. Hans Mueh............................................................................. 27 Air Force Athletics ........................................................................................................ 28

COACHING STAFF Head Coach ............................................................................................ Jeff Heidmous Alma Mater ................................................................................................ USAFA, 1977 Career Record/Years............................................................................. 256-237-1/19 Air Force Record/Years .........................................................................................Same Heidmous’ Phone................................................................................. 719-333-2792 Heidmous’ Fax ....................................................................................... 719-333-2599 Heidmous’ Email.............................................................jeff.heidmous@usafa.edu Asst. Coach .....................................................................Ryan Brown (Pacific, 2000) Officer Representatives ..................................Lt. Col. John Christ, Dr. Jim Lowe Athletic Trainer .............................................................................................. Lisa Smith Strength & Conditioning Coach ............................................................ Kim Pinske TEAM INFORMATION Conference ....................................... Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Facility ................................................................................................Cadet Natatorium 2011 Overall Record ................................................................... 11-17 (5-7 WWPA) 2011 Final National Ranking................................................................................20th Starters R/L ................................................................................................................... 6/1 Letterwinners R/L .....................................................................................................13/4 Team Captains ................................................................Dillon Fisher, Brad Rajchel

CREDITS: The 2012 Air Force Water Polo media guide is a product of the Air Force Academy athletic media relations office. Editorial content, layout and design by Assistant Media Relations Director Melissa McKeown. Additional editing by the water polo coaches and the athletic media relations staff. Photographs provided by DenMar Services. ON THE COVER: Featured on the front cover are seniors Alex Arcidiacono, Mike Fish, Dillon Fisher, Brad Rajchel, Cruz Smithson and Garrett Womack.

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Asst. Director (Water Polo SID) ................................................Melissa McKeown SID Phone ............................................................................................... 719-333-9025 SID Fax ...................................................................................................... 719-333-3798 Email............................................................................melissa.mckeown@usafa.edu Website .................................................................................... goairforcefalcons.com Mailing Address ................................................................. 2169 Field House Drive, .............................................................................................................USAFA, CO 80840

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COACHING STAFF

JEFF HEIDMOUS HEAD COACH

THIRD SEASON (20TH OVERALL) | (USAFA, 1977) Jeff Heidmous, the winningest coach in program history, is in his third year back at the helm of the Air Force water polo team. Heidmous returned to lead the Falcons’ water polo program in 2010 after spending the previous 11 years working as an administrator in the Air Force athletic department. In his first two seasons back with the Falcons, Air Force has compiled a 24-35 overall record, finishing each year fifth in the Western Water Polo Association and ranked 20th in the nation. In addition, 2011 graduate Bobby Geiger earned honorable mention All-America accolades while ending his career as one of the top five scorers in Academy history. Geiger, who began pilot training in August 2012, trained full-time last year with the US Senior National Team as part of the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program (WCAP). Heidmous, a 1977 USAFA graduate, began his Air Force coaching career in 1981, before heading to UC Santa Barbara in 1985 to pursue his graduate degree. While at UCSB, he helped coach the Gaucho water polo team, assisting them to a fourth-place finish in the NCAA Tournament, while earning his master’s degree in exercise physiology. He then returned to the Academy in 1986, where he coached until his military retirement in 1999. During his 17-year tenure, Heidmous posted a 232-202-1 career ledger. All 19 of his teams, including the 2010 and 2011 squads, have finished the season nationally ranked in the top 20, including 15 top-15 rankings and five top-10 finishes. Before his arrival in 1981, no Air Force water polo team had ever been nationally ranked. In addition, between 1988 and 1996, Heidmous led the Falcons to nine straight appearances in the Western Water Polo Association championship game (then a conference record), winning a pair of WWPA titles (1990 and 1994). His 1994 team compiled a perfect 12-0 record in conference action. Heidmous has also led four teams to the NCAA Championship tournament and coached 10 players to 13 All-America citations. During his tenure, 32 players have earned a total of 57 All-WWPA selections, while four players earned league MVP accolades. Current Falcons Josh Stedman and Cruz Smithson each received all-conference recognition in 2011, while Petar Jackovich was honored as a member of the WWPA All-Freshman team. His players have also been recognized for their academic achievement, with a total of 41 academic all-conference honors (22 players) and eight honorees on the ACWPC All-Academic Team (16 awards), including 2011 team captain Danny Harold. Four of Heidmous’ players captured Academy Major Awards. David Chaney and Brian Pendergast were both recipients of the Athletic Excellence Award, the Academy’s second-highest athletic achievement award. Ted Baudendistel earned the Athletic Leadership Award, presented annually by the Commandant of Cadets to the cadet-athlete displaying the highest traits of character and leadership, while Don Sheesley was presented with the Scholar-Athlete Award, recognizing the Academy’s top graduating scholar-athlete. A two-time WWPA Coach of the Year, Heidmous also served as the head coach for the 1987 and 1988 U.S. Junior National Development water polo teams, winning two Can-Am-Mex tournaments, and led the South team at the 1990 and 1995 U.S. Olympic Sports Festivals, earning a silver medal in 1995. In 1987 he was honored as one of the original cadre of Elite-Level coaches certified by USA Water Polo and was later selected to the national team coaching pool from 1990-1994.

THE HEIDMOUS FILE HOMETOWN Lompoc, Calif. EDUCATION Undergraduate: U.S. Air Force Academy, 1977 B.S. in Management Graduate: UC Santa Barbara, 1987 M.S. in Exercise Physiology PLAYING EXPERIENCE U.S. Air Force Academy • Four-year letterwinner (1973-76) • Team captain/team MVP (1976) COACHING EXPERIENCE U.S. Air Force Academy • Head Coach, 1981-84 UC Santa Barbara • Assistant Coach, 1985 U.S. Air Force Academy • Head Coach, 1986-98 U.S. Air Force Academy • Head Coach, 2010MISCELLANEOUS • Chairman of NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships Committee, 2010 • Inducted as a coach into USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2002 • Two-time WWPA Coach of the Year (1990, 1994) • Won a pair of WWPA Championships (1990, 1994) • Led Falcons to four NCAA Tournament appearances (1981, 1986, 1990, 1994) • Coached five top-10 nationally ranked teams and 10 All-Americans • Spent 11 years as a senior administrator in the Air Force athletic department

During his first stint, Heidmous arguably developed the top collegiate program outside of California. In his last nine seasons (1990-1998), Air Force shocked the NCAA water polo world with 18 victories over more advantaged Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) programs (23 total wins since 1981), more MPSF victories than all the other non-California teams combined, and five top-10 national rankings. For his coaching achievements, involvement in USA Water Polo, and contributions to the growth of water polo outside of California (especially at the collegiate level) he was inducted as a coach into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007, Heidmous was selected to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships and Rules Committees and subsequently voted in as the Chair of the Championships Committee for 2010. Heidmous is one of three brothers to play water polo for the Falcons. All three brothers were four-year starters and earned team captain and team MVP honors as seniors. He and his older brother, Walt (Class of 1976), were members of Air Force’s first NCAA tournament team in 1974, while his younger brother, Phil (Class of 1980), was a member of Air Force’s 1978 and 1979 NCAA Tournament teams. Heidmous and his wife, Barb, have three children: Jodi (29), Bryan (27) and Briget (23).

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COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF

RYAN BROWN ASSISTANT COACH

SECOND SEASON | (PACIFIC, 2000) Ryan Brown enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Air Force water polo team. With his arrival at the Academy, Brown brought more than a decade of experience coaching at the high school, college and national levels. Brown spent five years as an assistant for the USA Men’s Senior National Water Polo Team, working with the program from 2006 until 2010. In 2008, Brown helped guide the U.S. team to a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, its best showing in 20 years. Starting in 2009, Brown also served as the head coach of the USA Junior National Water Polo Team. Prior to working with the national team, Brown spent four seasons as the head women’s water polo coach at the University of the Pacific. In 2005, he led the Tigers to their highest win total in program history. Meanwhile, Brown also served as an assistant coach for the men’s team during the 2002 season and in 2003, served as the assistant men’s coach for the USA World University Games team. Brown, a two-year starting goalkeeper for the Tigers during his collegiate career, graduated from Pacific in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, while receiving his MBA from UOP in 2001. During his time at Pacific, he started a water polo club team, serving as director and head coach from 1999 until 2006. Brown also served as the boys’ youth director and head coach for the SoCal Water Polo Club, as well as an assistant coach for the boys’ and girls’ water polo teams at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif. Brown currently resides in Colorado Springs with his wife, Rebekah, and their sons, Reese (3) and Russell (1), along with two dogs (Dozer and Jewlz) and two cats (Wicket and Momma Kitty).

2ND LT. ANSON HARVEY VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

2nd Lt. Anson Harvey will serve as a volunteer coach for the Falcons this season. A 2012 USAFA graduate, Harvey earned his degree in management. He is currently stationed at the Academy as a physical education instructor as he awaits pilot training. A native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Harvey was a four-year letterwinner for the Falcons’ water polo team. As a two-meter defender, Harvey ended his career with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) and 17 steals. In his senior campaign, Harvey played in 25 of 28 games on the year, registering a goal, four assists and six steals.

KIM PINSKE Strength & Conditioning Coach

LT. COL. JOHN CHRIST

DR. JIM LOWE

OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE

Lt. Col. John Christ serves as officer representative for the Air Force water polo team. Christ is an associate professor and deputy department head in the department of civil and environmental engineering. A 1996 graduate of the Academy, Christ lettered four years in water polo, serving as team captain and earning MVP honors in his final season. An honorable mention All-America and AWPCA All-Academic selection in 1995, he was named to both the All-WWPA and Academic All-WWPA teams in his junior and senior campaigns and earned a silver medal at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival. In addition to earning his master’s degree in 1997 from the Air Force Institute of Technology at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Christ has also spent time at Minot AFB, N.D., Osan AB, Korea, and Izmir Air Station, Turkey while also deploying to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Qatar. Christ earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in July 2005. Christ and his wife of 16 years, Melisa, have four children.

LISA SMITH Athletic Trainer

OFFICER REPRESENTATIVE Dr. Jim Lowe serves as an officer representative for the Air Force water polo team. Lowe is a professor of operations research within the department of management at USAFA. A 1976 graduate of the Academy, Lowe earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Meanwhile, he earned a master’s degree in industrial management and a Ph.D. in operations research, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Lowe served the Air Force as a civil engineer and analyst at England AFB, La.; Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Lajes Field AB, Azores, Portugal; Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), Calif.; and the Air Force Academy, Colo. He has taught at the Academy since 1987, with an intervening tour at the Defense Resources Management Institute at NPS from 1992-94. Lowe’s two children and their families currently reside in northwest Florida.

C3C JOSHUA BURDGE Team Manager

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2012 OUTLOOK As the Air Force water polo team enters its third season under head coach Jeff Heidmous, the Falcons look to continue progressing towards their goals as a program. In each of the last two seasons, Air Force posted fifthplace WWPA finishes and this year’s veteran leadership should boost the team to greater accomplishments. “We always have one team goal, and that is to win the WWPA championship,” stated Heidmous. “We strive to be our best in November and make a strong run at the championship. After two coaching transition years, we believe this fall is our time to make significant strides and do more than just talk about a championship.” “Beginning two years ago, we emphasized fitness and individual and team fundamentals,” continued Heidmous. “We’ve seen dramatic improvements in fitness, especially leg strength, and individual fundamentals. We believe these are the two foundational areas a team must have in place to improve team fundamentals, so we are hopeful it all comes together by this November.” “This will be my third season back, but only the first season with our coaching staff in place for the entire January-to-November training calendar,” said Heidmous. “For every returning player, this will be their first full 11-month training cycle with the same coaches, system and expectations. And with seven seniors, on paper, this should be a peak year for Air Force water polo.” The seven seniors that return for the Falcons comprise an experienced bunch that includes five players who have been regular starters. The leadership that comes from this veteran group will be instrumental in getting the team to achieve their goals in 2012. “Senior leadership is key on any team and the leading cannot just be left to the team captains,” Heidmous commented. “It requires every senior setting the right example and being 100 percent committed to winning a championship. Fortunately, the seniors have stepped up and having seven seniors to lean on is a luxury. We are placing a fair amount of responsibility on them to pass on to the freshmen the team’s increased expectations in daily job performance and competitive spirit. It’s been a tumultuous last three years for the seniors—they’ve been through a lot of growing pains together. To their credit, they stayed positive and sacrificed to help rebuild the program for the benefit of the teams that come after them. As their legacy to the program, before they graduate, we need them to instill in the freshmen what it means to play for Air Force Water Polo.” Returning starters in the senior class include goalkeeper Mike Fish, Garrett Womack, Cruz Smithson and co-captains Brad Rajchel and Dillon Fisher. Fish was the Falcons’ primary netminder in his sophomore campaign before backing up 2012 graduate Danny Harold last season. “I think Mike learned how better to prepare for games and run defenses while on the bench studying games last year,” said Heidmous. “Last year gave Mike a chance to refocus and become an All-WWPA level goalkeeper.”

CRUZ SMITHSON

Heidmous also expects a break-out year from Womack, a defender who started all 28 games for the Falcons last season: “Over the spring and summer, it all came together for Garrett. He’s always had physical skills, but understanding his role and how to approach the game finally clicked. Like Mike, I think Garrett will put up an AllWWPA level performance this fall.” Smithson, an honorable mention all-conference selection last year, is in position to break into Air Force’s all-time top-

JOSH STEDMAN 10 career scoring list and will continue to be a key component in the Falcons’ offense this season. “We have the potential to spread the scoring out between six or eight players this fall, which is our preference, so Cruz might not get big numbers,” said Heidmous. “But during the spring, Cruz was our most consistent finisher, especially when we needed goals in tight moments of games. We’ll need his consistency and timely goals this fall.” Meanwhile, Fisher and Rajchel will step up as the Falcons’ team captains this season. “Brad and Dillon are high-energy guys with great work ethics,” commented Heidmous. “Dillon led the team in assists last year and Brad vastly improved his shooting efficiency and game awareness over the spring and summer. Both will be critical leaders for us in and out of the pool.” Other standouts for the Falcons include junior Josh Stedman, a first-team all-conference honoree last year, and centers Andrew Hamilton and Petar Jackovich, a junior and sophomore, respectively. “Josh is our most complete player,” observed Heidmous. “He has great range defensively and is our fastest player. He uses his speed well in transition to create offense and is a strong finisher. Josh’s best two years are in front of him, so he will be fun to watch.” “We like the progress of our two centers,” continued Heidmous. “Hammy and Petar are our strongest players and have worked hard to improve their leg strength and fundamentals. With this tandem, we should enjoy steady center play for another two and three years.” The Falcons also have a group of freshmen that may be able to contribute in supporting roles this season. “In the goal, Caleb Guarino looks to be the back-up to Fish,” said Heidmous. “Zack Kamai is a promising defender who we hope can contribute right away, and we think Kevin Womack and Ben Rogers might see some minutes as utility players. If these four develop over the fall, we should have the depth we need come November.” With just one starter gone from last season’s squad, the Falcons certainly return the experience necessary to achieve their goals. This year’s team is also much deeper, and that depth could help Air Force play at a higher level. “We hope to have the depth to push the tempo and keep the pace of games high,” said Heidmous. “Using a lot of players is tough on continuity, but we think we have enough returning players to make it work. If continuity becomes a problem, we can always reduce the number of players in our rotation, if not fulltime, then maybe in the second half of games.” Not only do the Falcons have the depth to finish at the top of the league, they also possess another essential quality—strong team chemistry. “We like the chemistry in the locker room—when players genuinely like each other, and support each other, good things usually happen,” acknowledged Heidmous. “[These guys] are an unselfish group, and push each other daily to improve.”

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2012 ROSTER # 1 1A 1B 1C 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

PLAYER Mike Fish Caleb Guarino Daniel Stasik Ryan Sheikh Johnny Suttorp Petar Jackovich Brad Rajchel Jantz Johnson Mike Radosevich Kyle Mahan Cruz Smithson Brad Duncan Alex Arcidiacono Dillon Fisher Max Reilly Garrett Womack Andrew Hamilton Josh Stedman Zack Kamai Dominic Vicino Kevin Womack Eric Bungcag Kenny Johnson Landon Carr Andy Santala Ben Rogers Lucas Villa Oliver Carter Connor Colas Tanner Housken Tyler Hudson

YR. Sr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. So. Sr. So. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr.

HT./WT. 6-2/195 6-3/195 6-3/180 6-0/180 6-0/205 6-4/227 6-1/195 6-0/185 6-3/200 6-1/170 6-0/205 6-0/170 6-1/185 5-11/175 5-10/165 6-3/195 6-4/210 6-1/182 6-1/201 6-2/195 6-3/214 5-6/180 6-2/190 6-3/195 6-0/170 6-3/200 6-3/185 6-0/170 6-1/170 6-4/165 5-10/160

POS. Goalie Goalie Goalie Goalie Driver Center Attacker Attacker Defender Driver Utility Driver Attacker Driver Driver Defender Center Attacker Defender Utility Utility Driver Utility Driver Driver Utility Center Driver Driver Driver Driver

HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa) Diamond Bar, Calif. (Bonita) Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda) Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood) New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central) Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park) Murrieta Valley, Calif. (Murrieta Valley) Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak) Corinth, Texas (Guyer) Capistrano Beach, Calif. (Servite) Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West) La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla) Orange, Calif. (Villa Park) Davis, Calif. (Davis) Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley) Brea, Calif. (Troy) Irvine, Calif. (Irvine) Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos) Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley) Garden Grove, Calif. (Villa Park) Clayton, Calif. (Clayton Valley) Beaumont, Calif. (Beaumont) Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Aliso Niguel) Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks) Folsom, Calif. (Rio Mesa) Whittier, Calif. (La Serna) Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral) Palm Desert, Calif. (Xavier Prep) Norco, Calif. (Norco)

Bold indicates team captain Head Coach: Jeff Heidmous (USAFA, ‘77) Assistant Coach: Ryan Brown (Pacific ‘00) Manager: C3C Joshua Burdge

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FALCON RETURNERS

ALEX ARCIDIACONO

MIKE FISH

SR. | 6-1/185 | ATTACKER LA JOLLA, CALIF. (LA JOLLA)

SR. | 6-2/195 | GOALIE MANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF. (MIRA COSTA)

2011: Earned a varsity letter … scored seven goals and five assists on the season … also tied for third on the team with 18 steals.

2011: Earned a varsity letter … played in 11 games, starting five … recorded 65 saves on the season.

2010: Earned a varsity letter …notched five goals and three assists on the season … scored four goals in win over La Verne during the first weekend of the season … also recorded 11 steals and two drawn ejections on the year.

2010: Earned a varsity letter as the Falcons’ starting goalkeeper … notched 246 saves and a team-best 27 steals … also recorded six assists.

2009: Earned a varsity letter.

High School: Lettered three years in water polo … team co-MVP as a senior … recorded 170 saves, 15 steals and five assists in senior campaign … first-team All-CIF Southern Section selection and first-team AllBay League in 2008 … named to Daily Breeze’s All-Area team in 2008 … freshman-sophomore defensive MVP in 2004 … also lettered one year in named a Scholar-Athlete and on honor roll every semester.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in water polo … offensive player of the year as a senior … named to the Union-Tribune all-city team in 2008 … received the Senior All-Star Water Polo Award from the Aquatics Council of San Diego … three-time recipient of the All-American Academic Sports Award from the Union-Tribune … graduated with academic distinction. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Peter and Kristin Arcidiacono ... hobbies include surfing, working out and hanging out with friends ... majoring in civil engineering ... hero is Miles McPherson ... favorite food is cheeseburgers … favorite music is classic rock (The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones) … favorite quote: “I don’t see why not.” –Caleb McCutcheon.

2009: Earned a JV letter.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of Mark and Kathy Fish ... father, Mark, ran cross country at the Academy … majoring in civil engineering ... hobbies include snowboarding, volleyball, bodysurfing and camping ... plans to become a pilot or join the civil engineering field following graduation … his parents are his heroes … favorite food is baby back ribs … favorite music is rock, reggae, Slow Kids at Play, Pennywise and Expendables … favorite quote: “That rug really tied the room together.” –The Dude.

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FALCON RETURNERS

DILLON FISHER

MIKE RADOSEVICH

SR. | 5-11/175 | DRIVER ORANGE, CALIF. (VILLA PARK)

SR. | 6-3/200 | DEFENDER TEMECULA, CALIF. (GREAT OAK)

Team co-captain for 2012 season … 2011: Earned a varsity letter … one of two players to start every game for the Falcons … led the team with 44 assists, while adding eight goals … also recorded eight steals on the season. 2010: Earned a varsity letter, playing in every game for the Falcons … ranked second on the team with 19 assists, while also tallying 12 goals … recorded nine steals and four drawn ejections. 2009: Earned a varsity letter … notched two goals and an assist on the season … also recorded six steals. High School: Lettered in water polo for four years … team co-captain in 2007 and 2008 … registered 63 goals, 74 assists, and 31 steals in senior campaign … third-team All-American in 2008 … two-time All-CIF Division II selection (first team in 2008) … two-time first-team all-league selection … CIF champions (Division II) in 2007 … recipient of D. Haskins Award in 2007 … winner of the Coaches Award in 2005 and Hardest Worker Award in 2006 … played for Club SOCAL, which won the 18-and-under club championships in 2008 and the 16-and-under club championships and Junior Olympics in 2007 … also won the 14-and-under Junior Olympics with Club Split in 2005 … two-time Junior Olympics All-American (2005 and 2007) … also lettered four years in swimming … four-year Scholar-Athlete … member of National Honor Society … named to honor roll 2005-2007.

2011: Earned a varsity letter … notched four goals and an assist … also registered a steal. 2010: Earned a varsity letter … recorded one assist and one drawn ejection on the season. 2009: Earned a JV letter. High School: Team captain and MVP … named most improved … winner of Scholarship Award, Passion Award and Integrity Award … recorded 44 goals, 12 assists, 11 prevented goals, 31 steals and 12 drawn ejections in senior season … a second-team all-league selection and All-CIF honorable mention by The Californian … CIF Scholar-Athlete … two-time CIF team member … also lettered two years in swimming … recipient of academic letter. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 14 … son of Kenneth and Paula Radosevich ... father was a 1980 Academy graduate … majoring in civil engineering ... plans to become a pilot after graduation … hobbies include camping and traveling … an Eagle Scout ... heroes are his dad and Martin Luther King, Jr. … favorite quote: “As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” –Ben Hogan.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of Jerry and Alma Fisher ... has a sister, Lacie … majoring in civil engineering … plans to become a pilot following graduation … hobbies include surfing and stand-up paddling ... favorite music is Black Keys … favorite quote: “Everything has a purpose, do everything with a purpose.”

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FALCON RETURNERS

BRAD RAJCHEL

CRUZ SMITHSON

SR. | 6-1/195 | ATTACKER ORLANDO, FLA. (WINTER PARK)

SR. | 6-0/205 | UTILITY CAPISTRANO BEACH, CALIF. (SERVITE)

Team co-captain for 2012 season … 2011: Played in all 28 games, starting 23 … notched 18 goals and nine assists … also ranked second on the team in steals with 25. 2010: Did not compete. 2009: Earned a varsity letter … recorded five goals and two assists on the season … posted a 71.4 shot percentage … also registered four steals. High School: Lettered four years in water polo … played in state championship game in senior season … team MVP … named Central Florida Player of the Year in 2009 … recorded 129 goals, 47 assists, 74 steals and 32 drawn ejections in senior season … named outstanding offensive player in 2008 … an all-conference, All-Central Florida and All-America honoree … also earned four varsity letters in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 8 … son of Louis and Mary Rajchel ... brother, Brett, played water polo at the Naval Academy … majoring in behavioral sciences … plans a career in acquisitions following graduation … hobbies include racquetball, listening to music and anything physical … plans to major in biology ... favorite food is a Chipotle burrito … favorite music is anything by Bob Marley … favorite quote: “I firmly believe that any man’s finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle—victorious.” –Vince Lombardi.

Needs just four points to rank amongst the top 20 scorers in program history … 2011: Started in 23 of 28 games for the Falcons … named an honorable mention All-WWPA selection … led the team in goals (50) and total points (66) … finished third on the team with 16 assists … also tied for third in steals with 18 … earned WWPA Player of the Week and Air Force Athlete of the Week honors for his performance during the last weekend of the regular season. 2010: Second-year starter for the Falcons … finished second on the team in total goals scored with 39 … also recorded 10 assists to finish the season with 49 points (third-best total on the team) … recorded 11 steals and 45 drawn ejections. 2009: Started for the Falcons in his rookie season … selected as the Western Water Polo Association Newcomer of the Year … named to the WWPA All-Rookie Team … also named the Falcons’ Rookie of the Year … tied for second on the team in goals scored with 44 … also registered 18 assists on the season to finish the year with 62 points (third-best on the team) … named to the East Meets West All-Tournament team … recorded 48 drawn ejections and 28 steals on the year. High School: Four-year member of varsity water polo team … team MVP in sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named Servite Athlete of the Year in senior season … two-time league MVP (sophomore and senior seasons) … OC Trinity League Athlete of the Year as a senior … three-time first-team All-CIF selection … two-time first-team All-American … recorded 103 goals, 41 assists and 80 steals in his senior campaign … team won CIF championship in freshman season … MVP of his club team, which won a gold medal at the Junior Olympics in 2008 … four-year Scholar-Athlete … graduated with distinguished honors. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20 … son of Christopher and Marion Smithson ... majoring in behavioral science … plans a career in special investigations … hobbies include listening to music and watching Criminal Minds ... plans to major in biological medicine/psychology ... favorite music is everything but bluegrass … favorite quote: “A good chess player is always thinking five moves ahead; a great chess player is thinking one move ahead, but it’s always the right move.”

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FALCON RETURNERS

GARRETT WOMACK

BRAD DUNCAN

SR. | 6-3/195 | DEFENDER REDLANDS, CALIF. (REDLANDS EAST VALLEY)

JR. | 6-0/170 | DRIVER FRESNO, CALIF. (CLOVIS WEST)

2011: One of two players to start every game for the Falcons … finished the year with 14 goals and nine assists … also registered 15 steals. 2010: Earned a varsity letter, playing in every game for the Falcons … scored 13 goals and five assists on the season … also recorded eight steals and five drawn ejections. 2009: Earned a varsity letter … recorded three goals and one assist on the season … also notched 1.5 steals. High School: Three-year letterwinner in water polo … team captain and MVP during senior season … registered 115 goals, 45 assists, 60 steals and 29 drawn ejections in senior campaign … two-time All-CIF selection … two-time first-team All-Citrus Belt League …offensive player of the year as a junior … named most improved in sophomore season … also lettered two years in swimming … five-time Scholar-Athlete … NCAS National Student-Athlete … USA Water Polo Academic All-American in 2008 … named to Principal’s Honor Roll every semester … member of National Honor Society … AP Scholar. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 5 … son of Darryl and Patty Womack ... uncle, Greg Womack, was a 1982 graduate of the Academy … younger brother, Kevin, is a freshman on this year’s squad … majoring in aeronautical engineering ... plans to become a pilot following graduation … hobbies include playing guitar and tinkering … hero is his grandfather, Paul Womack ... favorite food is his mom’s blueberry pancakes … favorite music is classic rock … favorite quote: “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” –Aristotle.

2011: Earned a JV letter … scored one goal and one assist in varsity action. 2010: Earned a JV letter. High School: Lettered two years in water polo … recipient of “The Poloist” award … named a CA/HI ninth-team All-American … club team finished 19th at Junior Olympics … named to Principal’s Honor Roll. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 … son of Laura and Jeff Duncan … brother, Matthew, also attended the Academy … majoring in management … plans a career in acquisitions following graduation … hobbies include basketball and ukulele … hero is Robin Shin … favorite food is baby-back ribs … favorite music is “everything” … favorite quote: “I give you a five.”

ANDREW HAMILTON JR. | 6-4/210 | CENTER MECHANICSBURG, PA. (CUMBERLAND VALLEY) 2011: Started in 27 of 28 games for the Falcons … ranked third on the team with 39 goals, while adding four assists … also recorded seven steals. 2010: Earned a varsity letter … notched two goals on the season … also recorded a drawn ejection. High School: Lettered four years in water polo … team captain as a senior … scored 82 goals, 34 steals and 32 drawn ejections in 24 games … thirdteam All-American as a junior and a second-team All-America selection in senior season … two-time first-team all-state honoree … team won state championship in 2008 and finished third in 2009 … chosen for the National Zones Northeast Division in 2008 and 2009 … runner-up state freshman of the year in 2006, despite missing two-thirds of the season with a broken hand … named to all-freshman team … Academic All-American … also lettered four years in swimming … named to National Honor Society. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 40 … son of Doug and Jana Hamilton … majoring in biology (pre-med) … would like a career in dentistry … hobbies include eating, sleeping, video games, snowboarding and skateboarding … hero is Jesus Christ … favorite food is Chinese … favorite music is Angels & Airwaves, Dan Black, Incubus and Dispatch.

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FALCON RETURNERS

KYLE MAHAN

RYAN SHEIKH

JR. | 6-1/170 | DRIVER CORINTH, TEXAS (GUYER)

JR. | 6-0/180 | GOALIE FULLERTON, CALIF. (SUNNY HILLS)

2011: Earned a JV letter … credited with one steal in varsity action.

2011: Served as a team manager.

2010: Earned a JV letter … recorded one steal on the season.

2010: Did not compete.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in water polo … two-time team captain … three-time first-team all-region … first-team all-state in 2010 ... second-team All-American in 2010 … three-time Southwest Zone Water Polo team member … also lettered four years in swimming … honor graduate … member of National Honor Society.

High School: Played three years of water polo, earning two letters … coached by Keith Nighswonger … team captain as a senior … all-league selection in 2008 … recipient of Guardian Lancer Leadership Award … also lettered two years in swimming … team captain as a senior … earned Lancer Award for Economics … recipient of North Orange County ROP Engineering Design Award … earned Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Award during every sports season.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 1 … son of Wesley and Carrie Mahan … majoring in biology … after graduation, would like to become a pilot or intelligence officer … hobbies include running, golfing, playing video games and hanging out with friends … heroes are his parents … favorite food is pasta … favorite quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” –Wayne Gretzky.

MAX REILLY

DANIEL STASIK

JR. | 5-10/165 | DRIVER DAVIS, CALIF. (DAVIS)

JR. | 6-3/180 | GOALIE FONTANA, CALIF. (ETIWANDA)

2011: Played in all 28 games for the Falcons … finished second on the team in assists with 23 … also recorded 13 goals and six steals … named to the WWPA All-Academic team.

2011: Did not compete.

2010: Earned a varsity letter … recorded three goals and an assist during the season … also notched two steals.

High School: Lettered three years in water polo … team MVP … secondteam all-league honoree … named Most Improved … recorded over 210 saves as a junior and more than 230 blocks in senior season … also lettered three years in swimming.

High School: Four-year letterwinner … team captain … four-time winner of Most Inspirational award … record 58 goals, 70+ assists and 20+ drawn ejections in senior season … eighth-team All-American … named an Academic All-American by USA Water Polo. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Marci Snodgrass and Peter Reilly ... majoring in civil engineering … plans to become a pilot … hobbies include poetry and leather-bound books … hero is Sully Sullenberger … favorite food is sushi, burgers and Panda Express … favorite music is Bruce Springsteen … favorite quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” –Aristotle.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 5 … son of Steve and Theresa Sheikh … attended the Academy Prep School … hobbies include anything outdoors, hiking, camping, climbing, going to the beach and sports … heroes are his parents … majoring in management … favorite foods are pizza and hot wings … favorite music is country … favorite quote: “Better to fight for something than live for nothing.” –Gen. George Patton.

2010: Earned a JV letter.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20 … son of Edward and Cathleen Stasik … attended North Western Prep … plans to major in management … after graduation, would like to become a fighter pilot, special tactics officer or do something business related … hobbies include rock climbing, exploring and driving … heroes are Jesus Christ, his dad and his grandpa … favorite foods are Kraft macaroni and cheese and McDoubles … favorite quote: “Grow old or die trying.” –Portal.

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FALCON RETURNERS

JOSH STEDMAN

PETAR JACKOVICH

JR. | 6-1/182 | ATTACKER BREA, CALIF. (TROY)

SO. | 6-4/227 | CENTER NEW LENOX, ILL. (LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL)

2011: Played in 27 games, starting 26 … named a first-team All-WWPA selection … led the Falcons in steals with 29 … ranked second on the team in both goals (45) and total points (57) … also added 12 assists on the year … scored a career-best eight goals against St. Francis … named WWPA Player of the Week following his performance against the Terriers. 2010: Earned a varsity letter, starting every game for the Falcons in his rookie campaign … named to the WWPA All-Freshman team … finished third on the team in both goals (27) and assists (18) … tied for second on the team with 24 steals … also recorded 32 drawn ejections. High School: Lettered four years in water polo … two-time Freeway League MVP … Freeway League Athlete of the Year for 2009-10 season … All-American … first-team CIF-Division 5 honoree in 2008 and 2009 … registered 98 goals, 29 assists and 62 steals in senior season … won gold medal at Junior Olympics and National Club Championships … also lettered four years in swimming … member of National Honor Society. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 30 … son of Julie and Randall Stedman … father is an Academy graduate who competed in both swimming and water polo … cousin, Garrett Schutz, also attended USAFA … hobbies include wakeboarding and dirt bike riding … hero is George Caster … plans to major in economics … favorite food is mashed potatoes … favorite music is classic rock … favorite quote: “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” –General Patton.

2011: Earned a varsity letter, playing in every game for the Falcons … named to the WWPA All-Freshman team … scored 10 goals and three assists on the season … also recorded nine steals. High School: Lettered four years in water polo … two-time team MVP (2010-11) … third-team all-state honoree in 2011 … all-conference selection and first-team all-sectionals honoree … two-time USA Water Polo Academic All-American … played for the Windy City Water Polo club team, as well as the Midwest Zone ODP team … ODP team placed first at the EastWest ODP Regional Championships … chosen for 2010 Junior National Selection and Training Camp … also lettered four years in swimming and one year in football. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 14 … son of Daniel and Desa Jackovich … father played football at Utah State, while uncle, Milo, played football at Illinois Benedictine … majoring in operations research … would like to go into acquisitions or finance following graduation … hobbies include playing water polo, eating, watching movies and tubing … favorite quote: “If you think you are beaten, you are, if you think that you dare not, you don’t, if you’d like to win, but you think you can’t, it’s almost certain you won’t. Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” –Arnold Palmer.

JANTZ JOHNSON SO. | 6-0/185 | ATTACKER MURRIETA, CALIF. (MURRIETA VALLEY) 2011: Earned a varsity letter, playing in 20 games … notched 12 goals and six assists … recorded five steals. High School: Lettered four years in water polo … two-time All-American … All-Valley and all-county player of the year … MVP of the Southwestern League … All-CIF (Division 2) as a senior … first-team All-CIF (Division 3) as a junior and second-team All-CIF (Division 3) as a sophomore … competed in CIF finals all four years … played for the Elite Water Polo club team and SOPAC ODP team … also lettered four years in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 24 … son of Carlos and Tami Johnson … brother, Jory, played water polo at Long Beach State and BYU-Hawaii … plans to major in behavioral science … would like to become a pilot … hobbies include going to the beach and hanging out with family and friends … favorite quote: “There is no ‘I’ in team.”

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FALCON RETURNERS

JOHNNY SUTTORP

DOMINIC VICINO

SO. | 6-0/205 | DRIVER KENTWOOD, MICH. (EAST KENTWOOD)

SO. | 6-2/195 | UTILITY RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF. (LOS OSOS)

2011: Earned a JV letter. High School: Four-year letterwinner in water polo … state tournament MVP as a senior … Michigan player of the year …district, regional and state award recipient throughout high school … played for the Rockford Water Polo club … also lettered four years in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 1 … son of Kevin and Carol Suttorp … attended the Academy Prep School … plans a career as a pilot or OSI following graduation … hobbies include playing the drums, watching movies and getting together with friends … favorite quote: “May the wind always be at your back, and the sun upon your face, and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.”

2011: Earned a varsity letter, playing in five games … scored four goals on the season. High School: Lettered four years in water polo …two-time NISCA AllAmerican and USA Water Polo Academic All-American … two-time firstteam All-CIF (Division 4) honoree … three-time All-Baseline League … team MVP and captain in 2010 … MVP of the Inland Valley All-Star game in 2010 … all-area selection in 2009 … named team’s most improved player in 2008 … member of CIF championship team in 2008 and CIF finalist team in 2009 … won four league championships … played for the Foothill Water Polo Club … also lettered in baseball for two years. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 32 … son of Chris and Carla Vicino … father played football at Claremont College, while uncle, Michael, played football at the University of Washington … plans to become a pilot following graduation … hobbies include swimming, Xbox, watching movies and playing cards … favorite quote: “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden.

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FRESHMEN TO WATCH

CALEB GUARINO

ANDY SANTALA

FR. | 6-3/195 | GOALIE DIAMOND BAR, CALIF. (BONITA)

FR. | 6-0/170 | DRIVER ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. (ALISO NIGUEL)

High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … CIF D-5 Player of the Year in 2011 … CIF champion … played for the Foothill club team … also lettered three years in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 12 … son of Joseph and Laurie Guarino … plans to major in management … would like to become a pilot following graduation … hobbies include eating … favorite quote: “If you’re not first, you’re last.”

ZACK KAMAI FR. | 6-1/201 | DEFENDER IRVINE, CALIF. (IRVINE) High School: Earned three varsity letters for water polo … two-time firstteam All-Pacific Coast League honoree and two-time first-team All-Irvine City selection … second-team all-league and all-city honoree in 2008 … reached CIF post-season playoffs all three years … played for the Kahuna Water Polo Club and International Water Polo Club … also a member of the 2009-10 ODP SoPac Zone Junior Team and the 2008-09 ODP SoPac Zone Youth Team … won an ODP Youth Team national championship in 2008-09 … also lettered four years in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 37 … son of Marold and Kristen Kamai … attended Northwestern Preparatory School before coming to the Academy … plans to major in civil engineering, aerospace engineering or physics … would like to become a pilot … hobbies include coaching water polo, rock climbing and yoga … favorite quote: “Smile, life’s too short to frown.”

BEN ROGERS

High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … two-time firstteam all-division and all-league selection … two-time team offensive MVP … registered 97 goals, 36 assists and 41 steals as a senior … tallied 108 goals, 32 assists and 65 steals as a junior … named to the California-Hawaii All-America team in 2010 … played for the SoCal Water Polo Club and SOPAC ODP team … also lettered two years in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 35 … son of Rich and Patty Santala … brother, Nick, played water polo at Cal … also has 10 cousins who have played or are still playing college water polo at Cal, USC and UC Santa Barbara … plans to major in biology …hobbies include surfing and guitar … favorite quote: “Plan your work and work your plan.”

KEVIN WOMACK FR. | 6-3/214 | UTILITY REDLANDS, CALIF. (REDLANDS EAST VALLEY) High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … three-time team MVP … two-time league MVP … three-time first-team all-league honoree and second-team all-league selection as a freshman … two-time first-team All-CIF selection … Press Enterprise All-Area Player of the Year in 2011 … played for Foothill CWP, as well as the Coastal California ODP team … Foothill CWP MVP in 2011 … won ODP regional championships in 2011 and 2012 … attended national team selection camp in 2012 … also lettered three years in swimming. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 16 … son of Darryl and Patty Womack … older brother, Garrett, is a senior on the Falcons’ squad … uncle, Greg, is a 1982 USAFA graduate … father played football at Humboldt State … plans to major in mechanical engineering … hobbies include film making, welding, drawing and building … favorite quote: “It matters not how straight the gate, how charged with punishment the scroll. I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

FR. | 6-3/200 | UTILITY THOUSAND OAKS, CALIF. (THOUSAND OAKS) High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … two-time firstteam all-league, all-division and all-county honoree … team captain as a senior … led team in goals (136), steals (59) and assists (49) in final campaign … broke school records for goals in a season and career (290) … played for the South Coast and Los Angeles Water Polo Clubs … also a member of the Coastal Cal ODP team … named to the ODP Youth National Training Squad in 2011 … also lettered two years in swimming and one year in lacrosse. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15 … son of Steven and Nancy Rogers … plans to major in aeronautical engineering … would like to become a pilot … hobbies include going to church, spending time with his best friends, surfing and hiking.

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2011 RESULTS DATE

OPPONENT

LOCATION

Sept. 3-4

Triton Invitational

UC San Diego

Sept. 3

vs. Cal Lutheran (18/–)

La Jolla, Calif.

W, 15-3

Sept. 3

at UC San Diego* (18/12)

La Jolla, Calif.

L, 4-9

Sept. 4

vs. Loyola Marymount* (18/8)

La Jolla, Calif.

L, 5-7

Sept. 4

vs. La Verne* (18/–)

La Jolla, Calif.

W, 12-4

Sept. 17-18

NorCal Tournament

Pacific

Sept. 17

vs. UCLA (20/3)

Stockton, Calif.

L, 4-21

Sept. 17

vs. Concordia (20/13)

Stockton, Calif.

L, 8-10

Sept. 18

vs. Vanguard (20/–)

Stockton, Calif.

W, 11-9

Sept. 18

vs. Long Beach State (20/9)

Stockton, Calif.

L, 9-16

Sept. 23

UC San Diego* (20/10)

USAFA, Colo.

L, 6-13

Sept. 30

at Chapman* (RV/–)

Orange, Calif.

W, 12-9

Oct. 1-2

SoCal Tournament

Long Beach State

Oct. 1

vs. UCLA (RV/2)

Los Alamitos, Calif.

L, 5-18

Oct. 1

vs. UC San Diego* (RV/12)

Los Alamitos, Calif.

L, 11-12

Oct. 2

vs. Santa Clara* (RV/15)

Long Beach, Calif.

W, 12-10

Oct. 2

at Long Beach State (RV/13)

Long Beach, Calif.

L, 6-10

Oct. 14

Loyola Marymount* (17/13)

USAFA, Colo.

L, 7-10

Oct. 22-23

The Rodeo

Santa Clara

Oct. 22

at Santa Clara* (18/15)

Santa Clara, Calif.

Oct. 22

vs. Brown (18/RV)

Santa Clara, Calif.

L, 10-12

Oct. 23

vs. UC Davis* (18/12)

Santa Clara, Calif.

L, 8-15

Oct. 23

vs. Stanford (18/3)

Santa Clara, Calif.

L, 3-16

Oct. 29

St. Francis (RV/19)

USAFA, Colo.

L, 10-11

Oct. 30

St. Francis (RV/19)

USAFA, Colo.

W, 9-8

Nov. 4

at Whittier* (RV/–)

Whittier, Calif.

W, 11-10

Nov. 5

at Pomona-Pitzer* (RV/RV)

Claremont, Calif.

W, 9-5

Nov. 6

at Long Beach State (RV/7)

Long Beach, Calif.

L, 7-12

Nov. 17-20

WWPA Tournament

UC San Diego

Nov. 17

vs. Occidental (20/–)

La Jolla, Calif.

W, 17-1

Nov. 18

vs. UC Davis (20/12)

La Jolla, Calif.

L, 3-6

Nov. 19

vs. Redlands (20/RV)

La Jolla, Calif.

W, 11-8

Nov. 20

vs. Claremont (20/–)

La Jolla, Calif.

W, 8-4

2011 Season Record:

11-17

* - denotes WWPA contest AF/opponent rankings in parentheses

OUTCOME

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L, 6-11

YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS YEAR 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 TOTAL

WON 15 13 16 20 11 15 13 13 8 7 13 7 8 9 9 8 12 17 13 20 24 10 10 19 20 14 12 16 21 14 12 16 18 8 12 14 15 17 18 13 11 561

LOST 9 10 6 6 7 7 6 8 8 8 10 8 13 13 15 19 17 10 11 8 8 12 14 11 10 10 16 12 12 13 13 12 10 22 15 17 14 15 14 18 17 484

TIED 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

COACH Capt. Jim Marett Maj. Paul Aehnlich Capt. Reggie Pasieczny Capt. Reggie Pasieczny Capt. Bruce Fisher Capt. Bruce Fisher Capt. Bruce Fisher Capt. Ryan Davis Capt. Ryan Davis Capt. Dennis Lombard Capt. Jeff Heidmous Capt. Jeff Heidmous Capt. Jeff Heidmous Capt. Jeff Heidmous Capt. Jim Hogue Capt. Jeff Heidmous Capt. Jeff Heidmous Maj. Jeff Heidmous Maj. Jeff Heidmous Maj. Jeff Heidmous Maj. Jeff Heidmous Maj. Jeff Heidmous Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Ehrlich Jeff Heidmous Jeff Heidmous

PCT. .625 .565 .727 .769 .563 .682 .684 .636 .600 .467 .565 .467 .386 .455 .375 .296 .414 .630 .542 .714 .750 .455 .417 .633 .667 .583 .429 .571 .636 .519 .480 .571 .643 .267 .444 .452 .517 .531 .563 .419 .393 .536

TEAM CAPTAIN(S) John Pate Jim Thompson Kelly Kemp Ben Phillips Walt Heidmous Jeff Heidmous John Wellsfry Mike Mullady Phil Heidmous Joe Wotton Keith Limbird Jeff Wilkerson Gerry Veldhuizen Bob Pickrell Mark Crosby/Tim Harris Dan Hancock Joe Roh/Cy Whinnery Mike Schlacter Mark Baudendistel Brad Kremer David Chaney Ted Baudendistel Don Sheesley Garrett Lowe John Christ Mackie Contreras Jay Reaves Rob Mattivi/Jason Nolting Mark McGill Charlie Toth/Wade Grabow Brian Hasbrouck Lowell Wallace Scott Butler Josh Jewett/Jared Jones Jeff Donaldson Danny Kimmich/Blake Pickell Justin Berry/Clark Condict Kevin Williams Jason Fung/Jack Hines Bobby Geiger Danny Harold

DID YOU KNOW ...? • 41 Seasons • 24 Winning Campaigns • Two WWPA Titles • Nine Straight Appearances in Western Water Polo Association Championship Game (1988-1996) • Air Force was an independent from 1971-86 and then joined the WWPA

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RECORD BOOK CAREER RECORDS MOST GOALS 1. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 2. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 3. Bobby Geiger (2007-10) 4. David Chaney (1988-91) 5. Clark Condict (2004-07)

339 234 214 211 169

MOST STEALS 1. Charlie Toth (1997-00) 2. Casey Wood (1996-99) 3. Alex Churnside (2006-09) 4. John Christ (1992-95) 5. Brian Pendergast (1993-96)

257 215 198 190 189

MOST ASSISTS 1. David Chaney (1988-91) 2. Alex Churnside (2006-09) 3. Murphey Morgan (2001-04) 4. Rob Mattivi (1995-98) 5. Tyler Hewko (2005-08)

136 131 130 120 110

MOST SAVES 1. Walt Heidmous (1972-75) 2. Craig Thomas (1993-96) 3. David Ostrom (2006-09) 4. Brandon Shroyer (2000-03) 5. Charlie Toth (1997-00)

792 690 674 612 586

MOST POINTS 1. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 2. David Chaney (1988-91) 3. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 4. Bobby Geiger (2007-10) 5. Rob Mattivi (1995-98)

442 347 317 286 280

BEST SAVE PERCENTAGE 1. Walt Heidmous (1972-75) 2. Howie Redd (1988-91) 3. Mark Baudendistel (1987-90) 4. Brandon Shroyer (2000-03) 5. Craig Thomas (1993-96)

.595 .569 .563 .559 .529

BEST SHOOTING PERCENTAGE 1. Gerry Veldhuizen (1980-83) 2. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 3. Roger Rechsteiner (1972-75) 4. Joe Wotton (1977-80) 5. Chad Simendinger (1997-2000)

.570 .499 .485 .466 .460

BEN PHILLIPS (‘75)

BEST SAVES/GAME AVERAGE 1. Mark Baudendistel (1987-89) 2. Howie Redd (1988-91) 3. Don Sheesley (1990-93) 4. Walt Heidmous (1972-75) 5. Craig Thomas (1993-96) Brandon Shroyer (2000-03)

BOBBY GEIGER (‘11)

WALT HEIDMOUS (‘76) BRANDON SHROYER (‘04) SEASON RECORDS

SCOTT BUTLER (‘04)

Most Goals 120, Ben Phillips (1972) Most Assists 53, David Chaney (1991) and Scott Butler (2003) Most Points 145, Ben Phillips (1972) Best Shooting Percentage .741, Gerry Veldhuizen (1981) Most Steals 98, Casey Wood (1999) Best Save Percentage .623, Walt Heidmous (1973) Best Save/Game Average 11.56, Fred Logan (1981) and Mark Baudendistel (1989)

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10.82 10.03 8.43 8.43 8.31

RECORD BOOK TOP 20 AIR FORCE CAREER SCORERS YEARS PLAYED 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4 3 4 4 4 4

NAME (CLASS YEAR) 1. Ben Phillips (‘75) 2. David Chaney (‘92) 3. Brian Pendergast (‘97) 4. Bobby Geiger (‘11) 5. Rob Mattivi (‘99) 6. Alex Churnside (‘10) 7. Murphey Morgan (‘05) 8. Bill Monroe (‘76) 9. Clark Condict (‘08) 10. Steve Spanovich (‘89) 11. Ted Baudendistel (‘93) 12. Gerry Veldhuizen (‘84) 13. Scott Butler (‘04) 14. Rhett Binger (‘91) 15. Tyler Hewko (‘09) 16. Chris Smith (‘03) 17. Brad Downs (‘96) 18. Chad Simendinger (‘01) 19. Garrett Lowe (‘95) 20. Mackie Contreras (‘97)

GOALS 339 211 212 214 157 145 125 166 169 162 147 131 142 137 88 110 128 137 113 94

ATT. 680 460 470 519 322 416 429 368 544 374 359 230 334 315 272 342 350 331 345 221

#1 - BEN PHILLIPS (‘75) (442 pts.)

#3 - BRIAN PENDERGAST (‘97) (317 pts.)

PCT. .499 .459 .451 .412 .488 .349 .291 .451 .311 .433 .409 .570 .425 .435 .324 .322 .366 .414 .328 .425

AST. 103 136 83 72 120 131 130 79 73 70 78 86 74 73 110 86 55 50 72 86

PTS. 442 347 317 286 280 276 255 245 242 232 223 217 216 210 198 196 195 194 185 181

#2 - DAVID CHANEY (‘92) (347 pts.)

#4 - BOBBY GEIGER (‘11) (286 pts.)

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#5 - ROB MATTIVI (‘99) (280 pts.)

ALL-AMERICANS

1981 HM Gerry Veldhuizen

1988 HM Steve Spanovich

1989 HM Mark Baudendistel

1990 HM Howie Redd

1990 Third Team 1991 HM David Chaney

1992 HM Ted Baudendistel

1994-95 HM 1996 Third Team Brian Pendergast

1995 HM John Christ

1998 HM Rob Mattivi

1999 HM Casey Wood

2000 HM Charlie Toth

2001 HM Chris Smith

2003 HM Scott Butler

2004 HM Murphey Morgan

2007 Third Team Clark Condict

2009 HM Alex Churnside

2010 HM Bobby Geiger HM - Honorable Mention

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ACWPC ALL-ACADEMIC

1994-95 Brad Downs

1995 John Christ

1995-96 Brian Groat

1995-97-98 Jason Nolting

1996-97-98-99 Mark McGill

1997-98-99-2000 Charlie Toth

1998-2000-01 David Breitenbach

1999-2000-01 Ben Couchman

1999 Greg Ebert

1999 Andres Guerra

2000 Wade Grabow

2000 Micah Peterson

2001 Brian Hasbrouck

2002-03 Brandon Shroyer

2002-03-04 Josh Jewett

2002-03-04 Chris Nary

2003-04-05-06 Danny Kimmich

2003-04-05-06 Kyle Schafer

2007 Kevin McDonald

2007 Miles McMullan

2007 Chris Pace

2007-08-09 Andrew Strawbridge

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2008-09-10-11 Danny Harold

HONORS/AWARDS ALL-WESTERN WATER POLO ASSOCIATION TEAM 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

First Team - Cy Whinnery; Honorable Mention - Joe Roh, Steve Spanovich Co-MVP - Steve Spanovich; First Team - David Chaney, Steve Spanovich; Second Team - Mark Baudendistel; Honorable Mention - Chris Greene First Team - Mark Baudendistel, David Chaney; Second Team Brad Kremer; Honorable Mention - D.C. Conroy, Chad Matheson MVP - David Chaney; First Team - David Chaney, Brad Kremer, Howard Redd; Second Team - Ted Baudendistel; Honorable Mention - Brad Reed First Team - David Chaney, Howard Redd; Second Team - Ted Baudendistel, Dan Farrington; Honorable Mention - Brad Reed First Team - Ted Baudendistel; Second Team - Dan Farrington, Brad Reed, Don Sheesley; Honorable Mention - Neil McCafferty First Team - Garrett Lowe, Don Sheesley; Second Team - Brian Pendergast; Honorable Mention - Trevor Davis MVP - Brian Pendergast; First Team - John Christ, Garrett Lowe, Brian Pendergast, Craig Thomas; Honorable Mention - Trevor Davis First Team - John Christ, Brian Pendergast, Craig Thomas; Second Team - Brad Downs; Honorable Mention - Mackie Contreras MVP - Brian Pendergast; First Team - Mackie Contreras, Brian Pendergast, Craig Thomas; Second Team - Rob Mattivi; Honorable Mention - Brian Groat First Team - Rob Mattivi; Second Team - Jason Golaboski, Jay Reaves; Honorable Mention - Jason Nolting First Team - Rob Mattivi, Jason Nolting; Honorable Mention Casey Wood First Team - Casey Wood; Second Team - Chad Simendinger, Charlie Toth; Honorable Mention - Mark McGill, Brent Reimer First Team - Chad Simendinger, Charlie Toth; Second Team Brent Reimer; Honorable Mention - Derek Argel First Team - Chris Smith; Second Team - Scott Butler; Honorable Mention - Brandon Shroyer First Team - Charles Horn; Honorable Mention - Murphey Morgan, Micah Peterson, Brandon Shroyer First Team - Scott Butler; Honorable Mention - Josh Jewett, Murphey Morgan, Brandon Shroyer Second Team - Murphey Morgan; Honorable Mention - Josh Jewett Second Team - Kyle Schafer Second Team - Tyler Hewko; Honorable Mention - Kyle Schafer First Team - Clark Condict; Second Team - Justin Berry Second Team - Jack Hines; Honorable Mention - Alex Churnside First Team - Alex Churnside; Second Team - Jack Hines; Honorable Mention - David Ostrom Second Team - Bobby Geiger; Honorable Mention - Kurt Lemmen First Team - Josh Stedman; Honorable Mention - Cruz Smithson

ACADEMIC ALL-WWPA 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2009 2010 2011

U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL 1990 1991 1994 1995

1995

Brian Pendergast

NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

WWPA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM* Bobby Geiger Cruz Smithson (Newcomer of the Year) Josh Stedman Petar Jackovich

Mark Baudendistel, Ted Baudendistel, Rhett Binger, David Chaney, D.C. Conroy, Dan Farrington Ted Baudendistel, David Chaney, Mackie Contreras, Neil McCafferty, Brad Reed Ted Baudendistel, Mackie Contreras, Trevor Davis, Garrett Lowe, Brian Pendergast John Christ, Mackie Contreras, Brad Downs, Craig Thomas

U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM

2001 2007

2007 2009 2010 2011

D.C. Conroy, Chad Matheson David Chaney Ted Baudendistel, David Chaney, Don Sheesley, Dave Smith Tyler Rameson, Don Sheesley Trevor Davis, Brad Downs, Benjamin Glazer, Brian Pendergast, Don Sheesley John Christ, Trevor Davis, Brad Downs, Benjamin Glazer, Brian Groat, Brian Pendergast John Christ, Brad Downs, Brian Groat, Jason Nolting Jim Binns, Brian Groat, Brian Pendergast, Jay Reaves Wade Grabow, Mark McGill, Jason Nolting, Jay Reaves, Charlie Toth David Breitenbach, Wade Grabow, Mark McGill, Jason Nolting, Charlie Toth Ben Couchman, Greg Ebert, Ron Garcia, Wade Grabow, Andres Guerra, Mark McGill, Charlie Toth David Breitenbach, Ben Couchman, Wade Grabow, Micah Peterson, Brandon Shroyer, Charlie Toth David Breitenbach, Ben Couchman, Brian Hasbrouck, Kirk Reimer, Brandon Shroyer, Lowell Wallace Josh Jewett, Chris Nary, Brandon Shroyer, Lowell Wallace Scott Butler, Josh Jewett, Murphey Morgan, Brandon Shroyer Matt Herrera, Josh Jewett, Damon Jones, Danny Kimmich, Chris Nary, Blake Pickell, Kyle Schafer, Brian Woolley Zach Carey, Danny Kimmich, Blake Pickell, Kyle Schafer Danny Kimmich, Blake Pickell, Kyle Schafer Danny Harold, Andrew Strawbridge Danny Harold Danny Harold, Max Reilly

Charlie Toth Kyle Schafer

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA 2007

Kyle Schafer (second team)

* award started in 2007 season

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HONORS/AWARDS MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS Year .......................................................................... MVP 1971............................................................... John Pate 1972............................................................Ben Phillips 1973............................................................. Rick Pilling 1974............................................................Ben Phillips 1975....................................................Walt Heidmous 1976......................................................Jeff Heidmous 1977........................................................John Wellsfry 1978...................................................... Bruce Zelenka 1979......................................................Phil Heidmous 1980............................................................Joe Wotton 1981............................................................ Fred Logan .......................................................... Gerry Veldhuizen 1982................................................ Gerry Veldhuizen 1983..........................................................Rob Hemker 1984........................................................... Bob Pickrell 1985.............................................................. Tim Harris 1986........................................................ Dan Hancock 1987.........................................................Cy Whinnery 1988.................................................. Steve Spanovich 1989............................................. Mark Baudendistel 1990........................................................ Dave Chaney 1991....................................................... Howard Redd

Year .......................................................................... MVP 1992................................................ Ted Baudendistel 1993.........................................................Garrett Lowe 1994.................................................Brian Pendergast 1995............................................................ John Christ 1996....................................................... Craig Thomas ...........................................................Brian Pendergast 1997..............................................................Jay Reaves 1998....................................................... Jason Nolting 1999..........................................................Casey Wood 2000...........................................................Charlie Toth 2001............................................................Chris Smith 2002.................................................Brandon Shroyer 2003........................................................... Scott Butler 2004............................................... Murphey Morgan 2005.......................................................... Kyle Schafer 2006.................................................Denver Saunders 2007............................................................Justin Berry ..................................................................Clark Condict 2008.......................................................David Ostrom 2009.....................................................Alex Churnside 2010....................................................... Bobby Geiger 2011.......................................................Danny Harold

FINAL TOP-15 NATIONAL RANKINGS

Year .........................................................................Rank 1981.........................................................................12th 1982.........................................................................13th 1983.........................................................................14th 1984.........................................................................14th 1986.........................................................................15th 1988.........................................................................14th 1989.........................................................................11th 1990.........................................................................10th 1991.........................................................................12th 1992.........................................................................10th 1993.........................................................................13th 1994.........................................................................10th 1995........................................................................... 9th 1996........................................................................... 9th 1998.........................................................................13th 1999.........................................................................13th 2003.........................................................................14th 2007.........................................................................14th

ACADEMY TOP 6 AWARD WINNERS 1977 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1979 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1980 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1992 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE 1993 ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP 1994 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE 1997 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE 2000 ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT 2001 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE

Armando Costales Frank Snyder Dirk Jordan David Chaney Ted Baudendistel Don Sheesley Brian Pendergast Mark McGill Charlie Toth

Brian Pendergast (‘97) was a three-time All-American, two-time team MVP and recipient of the Academy’s Athletic Excellence Award in 1997.

A TRIBUTE TO

CAPT. DEREK ARGEL Capt. Derek Argel, a four-year letterwinner for the Falcons from 1997-2000, was killed on May 30, 2005, along with three other U.S. Airmen and an Iraqi airman, when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission. Argel, promoted to captain just hours before his death, was stationed with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and left behind his wife, Wendy, and son, Logan. Argel earned All-WWPA honors as a senior for Air Force. During his senior year, he tried out for the boxing team, making it all the way to the heavyweight finals in the annual Wing Open, before dropping a split decision in the championship bout. “I’ll remember Derek most for his undying spirit and his endless sense of humor and contagious laugh,“ said Air Force head coach Jeff Heidmous. “His family, friends, classmates, Falcon Polo brothers and the STO (Special Tactics Operations) community are deeply saddened – Derek was a great man, dedicated to serving his nation at the very tip of the spear.” The 2005 season marked the conception of the Capt. Derek Argel Memorial Award, given annually at the team’s awards banquet to the athlete who demonstrates perseverance and an incredible work ethic, those attributes which most exemplify the character of Argel. Peter Larsen was the inaugural recipient of the Derek Argel Memorial Award in 2005. Danny Kimmich (2006), Chris Pace (2007), Tyler Hewko (2008), Kevin Williams (2008), Jason Fung (2009), Bobby Geiger (2010) and Danny Harold (2011) have also been honored with the award.

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS •A•

JOHN CHRIST (‘96)

ADAMS, Mitch, 2001-02-03 ALANIS, Daniel E., 1978 ALKIRE, Joe, 1993 ANDERSON, Kala D., 1982-83-84 ARCIDIACONO, Alex, 2009-10-11 ARGEL, Derek, 1997-98-99-00 AUBERRY, Thomas W., 1973

•B•

BABER, Eric, 2001-02-03 BACKUS, Paul, 1993 BARTLEY, Michael L., 1980-81-82 BAUDENDISTEL, Mark, 1987-88-89 (Capt., MVP ‘89) BAUDENDISTEL, Ted, 1989-90-91-92 (Capt., MVP ‘92) BEEMAN, Mark, 2008-09 BELL, David, 1989-90 BELL, Jason, 1994 BERRY, Justin, 2004-05-06-07 (Capt., MVP ‘07) BINGER, Rhett L., 1987-88-89-90 BINNS, Jim, 1991-92-95-96 BIVANS, Ray A., 1978-79 BOHLMAN, Lance, 1990-91 BOOTH, Tony, 1986-87-88 BREITENBACH, David, 1998-99-00-01 BREWER, Joseph, 2005-06-07-08 BROWN, Michael L., 1983-84-85 BROWN, Thomas L., 1985 BUCHANAN, R.J., 1986-87 BURGESS, John R., 1974-75 BURTON, Nick, 2005 BUSH, Robert W., 1972 BUTLER, Scott, 2000-01-03 (Capt., MVP ‘03)

•C•

CALHOUN, Thomas J., 1971-72-73-74 CALKINS, Josh, 1992 CANALE, Richard M., 1975 CAREY, Zachary, 2004-05 CARRILLO, Chris, 1985 CHANEY, David C., 1988-89-90-91 (MVP ‘90, Capt. 91) CHASEN, Aaron, 1984 CHRIST, Brian, 1997-98 CHRIST, John A., 1991-92-94-95 (Capt., MVP ‘95) CHUN, Mark C., 1971-72 CHURNSIDE, Alex, 2006-07-08-09 (MVP ‘09) CONDICT, Clark, 2004-05-06-07 (Capt. ‘07) CONROY, Blair, 1989-90 CONROY, D.C., 1987-88-89 CONTRERAS, Mackie, 1993-94-95-96 (Capt. ‘96) COSTALES, Armando A., 1975-76 COSTANZA, Kevin S., 1985-86 COUCHMAN, Ben, 1999-00-01 CROSBY, Mark A., 1983-84-85 (Capt. ‘85) CRUZ, Steve, 1999

•D•E•F•

DAVIS, Trevor, 1992-93-94 DERRICK, Marvin L., 1974 DINGELDEIN, George, 2000-01 DONALDSON, R. (Jeff), 2004-05 (Capt. ‘05) DOWNS, Brad, 1992-93-94-95 DUPUIS, Ryan, 2005 EATON, Ellis, 1990 EBERT, Greg, 1998-99 EPPERSON, Dave, 1996 FARRINGTON, Dan, 1989-90-91 FERGUSON, Paul, 1994-95 FISH, Michael, 2010-11 FISHER, Dillon, 2009-10-11 FORD, Charley, 2008-09-10 FUNG, Jason, 2006-07-08-09 (Capt. ‘09)

•G•

GARCIA, David A., 1988-89-90-91 GARCIA, Ronald, 1998-99 GEIGER, Robert, 2007-08-09-10 (Capt., MVP ‘10) GLAZER, Ben, 1993-94 GOBRECHT, Robert (Eric), 2006-07 GOLABOSKI, Jason, 1995-97 GRABOW, Wade, 1997-98-99-00 (Capt. ‘00) GRAHAM, John G., 1971 GREENE, Chris, 1985-86-87-88 GREINER, Kelly, 2001-02-03 GRESHAM, Donald D., 1972-73-74-75 GROAT, Brian, 1993-94-95-96 GUERRA, Andres, 1999

•H•

HAMILTON, Andrew, 2010-11 HAMPSON, Robert J., 1971 HANCOCK, Daniel, 1983-84-85-86 (Capt., MVP ‘86) HARBERG, Fred D., 1971 HAROLD, Daniel, 2008-09-10-11 (Capt., MVP ‘11) HARRIS, Timothy J., 1982-83-84-85 (Capt., MVP ‘85) HARVEY, Anson, 2008-09-10-11 HASBROUCK, Brian, 1998-99-00-01 (Capt. ‘01) HATHAWAY, Patrick, 1972 HAYLETT, Marshal T., 1999-2000-2001 HEIDMOUS, Jeffery, 1973-74-75-76 (Capt., MVP ‘76) HEIDMOUS, Philip, 1976-77-78-79 (Capt., MVP ‘79) HEIDMOUS, Walter, 1972-73-74-75 (Capt., MVP ‘75) HEMKER, Robert B., 1980-81-82-83 (MVP ‘83) HENNEBERRY, Steven J., 1976-77-78-79 HEPNER, Brian B., 1987 HERRERA, Matt, 2002-03-04 HEWKO, Tyler, 2005-06-07-08 HINES, Jack, 2006-07-08-09 (Capt. ‘09) HOGUE, James R., 1972-73-74-75 HOLLOWAY, Charles F., 1971 HORN, Charles, 1999-00-01-02 HUGHES, John S., 1972 HURE, Michael, 1983-84

•J•K•

JACKOVICH, Petar, 2011 JACKSON, Richard W., 1971 JEWETT, Josh, 2002-03-04 (Capt. ‘04) JOHNSON, Jantz, 2011 JONES, Arthur (Jared), 2001-02-03-04 (Capt. ‘04) JONES, Damon, 2004-05-07 JORDAN, Dirk, 1977-78-79 KAPLAN, Pete, 1993 KEMP, Kelvin P., 1971-72-73 (Capt. ‘73) KIMMICH, Daniel, 2003-04-05-06 (Capt. ‘06) KIMSEY, Edgar S., 1980-81-82 KING, Steven B., 1976-77-78 KONISHI, Nicholas, 2011 KREMER, Brad K., 1987-88-89-90 (Capt. ‘90) KRINO, Greg, 1993-94-95-96

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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS •L•

LARIVE, Ian, 1997 LARSEN, Peter, 2005 LATAS, Dean, 1977-78-79-80 LAYO, Frank, 1996 LeBLANC, Matt, 2005-06 LeGRAND, Steve, 1984-85-86 LEMMEN, Kurt, 2007-08-09-10 LI, Steven, 1994-95-96 LIMBIRD, Keith G., 1978-79-80-81 (Capt. ‘81) LIVESEY, Lance K., 1987 LOGAN, Fred J., 1978-79-80-81 (MVP ‘81) LOWE, Garrett M., 1991-92-93-94 (Capt. ‘94, MVP ‘93)

•M•

MAGEE, Donald W., 1975-76 MAGEE, John M., 1974 MALONEY, Michael, 1984 MANSARD, Jim, 1993 MATHESON, Chad, 1986-87-88-89 MATTIVI, Rob, 1995-98 (Capt. ‘98) McCAFFERTY, Neil, 1989-90-91-92 McCAFFERTY, Randy, 1986-87 McCOY, Andrew S., 1988 McDONALD, Kevin, 2006-07 McGILL, Mark, 1996-97-98-99 (Capt. ‘99) McKEON, Mathew P., 1982 McMULLAN, Miles, 2006-07-08 McSHANE, Brian, 2003 MELVIN, James, 1997-98 MERRIL, David L., 1972-73-74 MOHLE, Dennis H., 1983 MONROE, William R., 1972-73-74-75 MORGAN, Harrel (Murphey), 2001-02-03-04 (MVP ‘04) MORGAN, Phillip B., 1977 MULLADY, Michael C., 1976-77-78 (Capt. ‘78)

•N•O•P•

NARY, Chris, 2001-02-03-04 NELSON, Daniel, 2008-09 NICHOLS, David A., 1977 NITZEL, Chris, 2004-06 NOLTING, Jason, 1995-98 (Capt., MVP ‘98) OSTROM, David, 2006-07-08-09 (MVP ‘08) PACE, Chris, 2006-07 PALMER, Chris, 2002 PATE, John R., 1971 (Capt., MVP ‘71) PATINO, Taque, 2008-09-10-11 PENDERGAST, Brian, 1993-94-95-96 (MVP ‘94, ‘96) PETERSON, Micah, 2000-01-02-03 PHELAN, Fred D., 1991 PHILLIPS, Benjamin Jr., 1971-72-73-74 (Capt. ‘74, MVP ‘72, ‘74) PHILLIPS, Edward, 1977-78-79-80 PICKELL, Blake, 2005-06 (Capt. ‘06) PICKRELL, Robert L., 1981-82-83-84 (Capt., MVP ‘84) PILLING, Richard A., 1971-72-73 (MVP ‘73) POGUE, Edwin B., 1980-81-82-83

KYLE SCHAFER (‘07)

•R•

RADOSEVICH, Michael, 2010-11 RAJCHEL, Brad, 2009-11 RAMESON, Tyler, 1992 REAVES, Jay, 1994-95-96 (Capt., MVP ‘97) RECHSTEINER, Roger W., 1972-73-74-75 REDD, Howard T., 1988-89-90-91 (MVP ‘91) REED, Brad, 1989-90-91-92 REILLY, Max, 2010-11 REIMER, Brent, 1997-98-99-2000 REIMER, Kirk, 2000-01-02-03 RISHEL, Jason, 1993-94 ROBERSON, Darryl L., 1979-80-81-82 ROBERTSON, William B., 1990 ROH, Joe, 1984-85-86-87 (Capt. ‘87) ROSS, James T., 1976-77

•S•

SAUNDERS, Denver, 2004-05-06 (MVP ‘06) SCHAFER, Kyle, 2003-04-05-06 (MVP ‘05) SCHLACTER, Michael N., 1988 (Capt. ‘88) SHADRICK, Josh, 2001 SHEESLEY, Donald, 1990-91-92-93 (Capt. ‘93) SHEILDS, Timothy C., 1980-81-82-83 SHIELDS, Matthew, 2007-09 SHROYER, Brandon, 2000-01-02-03 (MVP ‘02) SIMENDINGER, Chad, 1997-98-99-2000 SIMPSON, James R., 1980-81 SINCLAIR, Foster L., 1980 SMITH, Chris, 1999-00-01 (MVP ‘01) SMITH, David, 1989-90-91 SMITH, Steven B., 1976-77-78-79 SMITHSON, Christopher (Cruz), 2009-10-11 SNYDER, Francis F., 1976-77-78 SPANOVICH, Steven N., 1985-86-87-88 (MVP ‘88) STEDMAN, Joshua, 2010-11 STEDMAN, Randall, 1977-78-79-80 STODDARD, Steven P., 1980-81 STRAWBRIDGE, Andrew, 2008-09 STRUBLE, James D., 1971-72-73 SWENSON, Eric, 2002-03-04 SZUCS, Joe, 1994-95

•T•V•

THOMAS, Craig, 1993-94-95-96 (MVP ‘96) THOMPSON, Eric W., 1974-75-76-77 THOMPSON, James M., 1972-73 (Capt. ‘72) TOTH, Charles, 1997-98-99-00 (Capt., MVP ‘00) VANDAM, Richard A., 1971 VELDHUIZEN, Frank T., 1983-84 VELDHUIZEN, Gerald , 1980-81-82-83 (Capt. ‘83, MVP ‘81, ‘82) VERSAGE, Matthew, 2007-08-09-10 VICINO, Dominic, 2011

•W•Y•Z•

WALLACE, Lowell, 2000-01-02 (Capt. ‘02) WALLIN, Kurt, 2007-08-09-10 WARREN, Trevor, 2002 WEIGMAN, Fritz, 1976-77-78-79 WELLSFRY, John L., 1974-75-76-77 (Capt., MVP ‘77) WETLESEN, David, 1976-77 WHINNERY, Cyrus C., 1984-85-86-87 (Capt., MVP ‘87) WHITEHILL, John, 2000-01 WILKERSON, James T., 1979-80-81-82 (Capt. ‘82) WILLIAMS, Kevin, 2005-06-07-08 (Capt. ‘08) WOMACK, Garrett, 2009-10-11 WOOD, Casey, 1996-98-99 (MVP ‘99) WOOLLEY, Brian, 2003-04 WOTTON, Joseph , 1977-78-79-80 (Capt., MVP ’80) YEE, Ken, 1993 ZELENKA, Alan J., 1978-79 ZELENKA, Bruce J., 1978-79 (MVP ‘78)

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FALCON FACILITIES The Falcons typically play their home contests in Cadet Natatorium (right and below), which seats approximately 1,000 spectators. The natatorium recently received extensive renovations during the 2010-11 season.

The water polo pool (pictured at right) serves as the Falconsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; practice facility.

In August 2009, the Falconsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new locker room (left) was completed.

The water polo team utilizes the varsity weight room (above) and athletic training room (left) located in the Cadet Gym.

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THE AIR FORCE ACADEMY The United States Air Force Academy offers a fouryear program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills. Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers.

COURSE OF STUDY Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate. The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics. FACULTY COMPOSITION The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study. About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity. Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several distinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year. ATHLETIC PROGRAM The Academy’s athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year.

Fundamental concepts of military organization -drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen then study the military role in United States society as well as the mission and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and juniors study the combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team. Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer. Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training. During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above. Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available. NOMINATIONS Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025 or go to:

www.usafa.edu

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay. In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property. In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficiently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million. Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.

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SENIOR LEADERSHIP Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a fouryear academic, military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer. The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States. He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R. The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Vice Superintendent Col. Tamra Rank

Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel

Dean of Faculty Brig. Gen. Dana Born

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Commander, 10th Air Base Wing Col. Thomas Gibson

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

DR. HANS J. MUEH DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | NINTH YEAR Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his ninth year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association. Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the first time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports. In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in another NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team has won the conference championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament five of the last six years. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association. The football program, the Academy’s flagship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their first bowl game in five years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has gone to a school-record five consecutive bowl games and averaged over 9,000 bowl tickets sold during that time.

USAFA Endowment and the announcement of the Holaday Athletic Center, an indoor training facility. The $15 million facility was completed in July 2011. Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship. Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually. Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a firstteam all-league selection in 1965. Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later

earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College. Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973. After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon. In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer representative to the men’s golf team and five years as the officer representative to the football team. Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.

Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered nonprofit organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities.

Dr. Hans Mueh enters his ninth season as the Academy’s Director of Athletics.

Mueh was instrumental in the

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AIR FORCE ATHLETICS Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s. The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education. The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAA-sanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading. The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many nationally ranked teams. The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 18 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States. The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000.

Col. Bart Weiss Vice Athletic Director

Col. Billy Walker Deputy AD

Jim Trego Senior Associate AD

Marti Gasser Associate AD/SWA Intercollegiate Program

William Carpenter Associate AD Recruiting Support

John Coulahan Associate AD Finance

Dermot Coll Associate AD Development/Gov’t

Troy Garnhart Associate AD Info./Communications

Wayne Kellenbence Associate AD Support

Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions. The department’s newest facility, the Holaday Athletic Center, was completed in July 2011.

George Nelson Associate AD Athletic Programs

Karen Warner Associate AD Human Resources

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