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since ITS START in 1978, the Army West Point women’s swimming and diving program has excelled in and out of the pool. the west point tradition includes 231 total victories, 57 All-America and two academic all-america Certificates, one patriot league title, 71 All-Patriot League Honors, four conference swimmers of the meet and nine divers of the meet, and one Patriot League scholar-athlete of the year.
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army Swimming and Diving 2015............1 TOC / Quick Facts..................................... 2 2015-16 Schedule..................................... 3 U.S. Military Academy...........................4-7 Women at West Point..............................8 Distinguished Graduates..........................9 Why West Point.................................10-13 Crandall Pool.......................................... 14 Army Sports Hall of Fame.......................15 Academic Excellence..............................16 Kelley Lemmon Challenge......................17 This is Army Swim and Dive....................18
Head Coach....................... Mickey Wender Alma Mater......................... Vermont 1989 Record at Army West Point........141-102-1 Women’s Record............................44-68-1 Men’s Record..................................... 79-27 Seasons................................................Nine Career Record.............................348-160-1 Seasons................................................... 23 Associate Head Coach................Eric Bugby Diving Coach............................... PJ Hughes Assistant Coach.................... Riley Boulden Assistant Coach................... Haley Mitchell Volunteer Assistant................. James Reilly Swim & Dive Office Phone....845-938-7671 Head Officer Rep........Col. Bret Van Poppel CEP Representative........... Dr. Nate Zinsser Athletic Trainer................Gretchen Dressel Strength Coach..................Ashleigh Beaver Athletic Intern................2LT Keeli McNeary 2014-15 Record..................................... 8-4 PL Record / Finish.................................. 5-2 Newcomers............................................ 16 Returners................................................ 18 2015-16 Team Captains.......Kate Kinley ‘16 ................................ Molly Mucciarone ‘16 Home Pool............................. Crandall Pool Seating Capacity................................ 1,210
media services 2015-16 Roster.......................................19 Academy Administration........................20 Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan..........21
meet the black knights Head Coach Mickey Wender.............22-23 Assistant Coaches..............................24-25 Captains.............................................26-27 Firsties...............................................28-29 Cows..................................................30-31 Yearlings............................................32-34 Plebes................................................35-37
history and records All-Time Series Records..........................38 2014-15 Results / Postseason Results....39 About the Patriot League.......................40 2015 PL Championship Results...............41 Army All-Americans................................42 Patriot League History............................42 2014-15 Team Award Winners...............43 Army West Point All-Time Top 10.......44-45 Army West Point Records.......................46 NCAA Qualifying Standards....................47 Patriot League Preseason Poll................47
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usma quick facts Location............................. West Point, N.Y. Founded............................ March 16, 1802 ............................... by and act of Congress Enrollment......................................... 4,400 Superintendent..........LTG Robert L. Caslen Athletic Director.................... Boo Corrigan Nicknames............... Black Knights, Cadets, ................................................... The Corps Colors........................ Black, Gold and Gray Conference.......................... Patriot League
credits The 2015-16 Army West Point Swimming and Diving Media Guide is an official publication of the U.S. Military Academy Office of Athletic Communications under the direction of Executive Athletic Director Bob Beretta. The guide was designed, written and edited by Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Ally Keirn. Editing assistance was provided by Kelly Dumrauf and Mady Salvani. Photos courtesy of the USMA Department of Information Management Multimedia Branch, Mark Aikman, Jon Malinowski, and Mady Salvani.
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The NCAA has established a sideline control policy to keep those areas free from congestion. Only photographers on assignment and working members of the television media are allowed pool-side access. Under NCAA rules, photographers must remain outside of race impact areas surrounding the pool.
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ALL player and coach interviews must be scheduled through Army West Point’s Office of Athletic Communications by contacting Ally Keirn. Please call at least 24 hours in advance for “in-person” and phone interviews. The Black Knights’ practice sessions are closed to members of the media, unless accompanied by a member of the athletic communications staff. Please contact Army West Point’s Office of Athletic Communications in advance to determine the status of practice and to gain clearance into the workout. Practice will generally run from 3:30-6:30 p.m. during the week.
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2015-16 schedule Date Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 20-22 Dec. 10 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Feb. 17-20 Feb. 26-28 Mar. 7-9 Mar. 17-19
Opponent Location Binghamton / Vermont Vestal, N.Y. UMASS West Point, N.Y. Fordham Bronx, N.Y. Terrier Invitational Boston, Mass. Navy* Annapolis, Md. Lehigh* West Point, N.Y. Bucknell* West Point, N.Y. Colgate* / Lafayette* Hamilton, N.Y. American * George Mason Fairfax, Va. Navy Invitational Annapolis, Md. Patriot League Championships Annapolis, Md. ECAC Championships Annapolist, Md. Zone Diving Championships TBA NCAA Championships Atlanta, Ga.
Time 11 AM 5 PM 5 PM 10 AM / 6 PM 6 PM 5 PM 12 PM 1 PM 12 PM 10:30 AM 10:30 AM / 6 PM TBA TBA 11 AM / 6 PM
Home meets in BOLD CAPS at Crandall Pool * Patriot League meet
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The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country; professional growth throughout a career as an officer in the U.S. Army; and a lifetime of selfless service to the Nation. Founded on March 16, 1802, the Academy celebrated its Bicentennial in 2002. But West Point’s role in America’s history dates to the Revolutionary War, when both sides realized the strategic importance of the commanding plateau on the west bank of the Hudson River. Gen. George Washington considered West Point to be the most strategic position in America. He personally selected Thaddeus Kosciuszko, one of the heroes of Saratoga, to design the fortifications in 1778 after problems arose with French engineers originally placed in charge of the design. In 1779, General Washington transferred his headquarters to West Point. Continental soldiers built forts, batteries and defensive barriers. A 100-ton iron chain was extended across the Hudson to control river traffic. Today, several links from that chain are arranged at Trophy Point as a reminder of West Point’s original fortifications. In 1802 President Thomas Jefferson signed the legislation establishing the U.S. Military Academy to create an institution devoted to the arts and sciences of warfare. This effectively eliminated America’s wartime reliance on foreign engineers and artillerists. West Point became the nation’s first engineering school and served as the model for engineering programs which were eventually established at other colleges. Col. Sylvanus Thayer, the “Father of the Military Academy,” served as Superintendent from 1817 through 1833. He upgraded academic standards, instilled military discipline and emphasized honorable conduct. Early graduates were largely responsible for the construction of the nation’s initial railway lines, bridges, harbors, and roads. Although the curriculum maintains its focus on engineering, in recent decades the program of instruction has markedly changed, providing cadets a selection of more than 40 majors. This tradition of academic and military excellence, guided by a demanding standard of moral and ethical conduct, remains the cornerstone of the West Point experience. It is said at West Point that “much of the history we teach was made by those people we taught.” The Academy has produced famous leaders throughout its illustrious past…Civil War Generals Grant, Sherman, Lee, and Jackson, to name but a few. In World War I, 34 of the 38 corps and division commanders were graduates. World War II would see many graduates reach brigadier general or higher, to include Eisenhower, MacArthur, Bradley and Patton. In more recent conflicts, MacArthur, Ridgway, Westmoreland, Abrams, Schwarzkopf and Abizaid were in command. Academy graduates have also excelled in air and space exploration, and countless others went on from military service to become leaders in medicine, law, business, religion and science. Since its founding, the Military Academy fulfills the same mission as it always has . . . to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets. It accomplishes this mission by developing cadets in three essential areas: intellectual, physical and military. These developmental paths are balanced and fully integrated into the daily life of each young man and woman at the Academy. Intellectual growth is fostered through an academic curriculum that provides a broad liberal education in the arts and sciences. The electives program builds upon the foundation of the core, allowing cadets to develop even greater competence in selected areas. In addition, the fields-of-study and majors nurture the development of creativity, critical thinking, and self-directed learning, essential characteristics of 21st century officers. The four-year academic experience leads to a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army. Physical development is achieved through a rigorous athletic and physical education program. Each cadet participates at the intercollegiate, club or intramural level each semester. This readies the cadet for the physical demands of military life and helps teach good judgment and self-discipline, even while under mental and physical stress. Military development begins with the cadet’s first day at West Point. Most military training takes place during the summer, with new cadets undergoing Cadet Basic Training, or Beast Barracks, their first year, followed the second summer by Cadet Field Training. Cadets spend their third and
fourth summers serving in active Army units around the world; attending specialty training such as airborne, air assault or northern warfare or helping to train the first- and second-year cadets. The Cadet Leader Development System seeks to give the cadets increasing responsibility until they are ready to receive their commissions and assume their duties as leaders in today’s Army. Moral and ethical values guide cadets throughout their four years at West Point. Commitment to the Academy’s “Bedrock Values,” based on integrity and respect for the dignity of others, begins on the first day. Integrity is reflected in the Cadet Honor Code which states: “A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.” Respect denotes that cadets treat others with the same respect and dignity they themselves would expect. At West Point, it is not enough to train leaders—they must be leaders of character. Admission is keenly competitive and is open to young men and women from all states and territories and from every socioeconomic level. Prospective cadets must receive a nomination by a member of Congress or from the Department of the Army. The Academy seeks candidates who possess records of success in academics, athletics and leadership indicative of well-rounded individuals. Although the life of a cadet is demanding, there remains an array of club activities ranging from golf, skiing, boxing, crew and orienteering to such organizations as the cadet radio station, Habitat for Humanity and Big Brothers-Big Sisters. Additionally, the U.S. Corps of Cadets hosts a Special Olympics event each spring. Today’s Military Academy is a vastly different institution from the small academy legislated into being by Congress in 1802. Originally just 1,800 acres, the Academy has grown to more than 16,000 acres. The first graduating class numbered just two men; today’s classes graduate more than 900 new officers annually, both men and women, who are prepared for leadership roles within the Army. With the expansion of knowledge and the changing needs of the Unite States Army and the nation, life at West Point has changed to keep pace. Ever mind ful of its rich heritage, the U.S. Military Academy is devel oping leaders for tomorrow, and its focus remains the national needs of the 21st century.
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Swimming & Diving The United States Military Academy is renowned because of its historic and distinguished reputation as a military academy, and as a leading, progressive institution of higher education. Made legendary in books and movies produced over the years, the Academy’s “Long Gray Line” of graduates includes some of our nation’s most famous and influential men: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson, George S. Patton, Omar Bradley, Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower and Norman Schwarzkopf. Because of this superb education and leadership experience, West Point graduates historically have been sought for high level civilian and military leadership positions. Their numbers include two U.S. presidents, several ambassadors, state governors, legislators, judges, cabinet members, educators, astronauts and corporate executives. Today, West Point continues to provide hundreds of young men and women the unique opportunity to develop physically, ethically and intellectually while building a foundation for an exciting, challenging and rewarding career as an Army officer in the service of our nation. Cadets have much more responsibility in running the Academy than students in most other colleges or universities. It adds to the leadership experience. Cadets succeed at West Point because of the support they receive from the staff and faculty. After all, many faculty members are West Point graduates and understand the challenge cadets face on a daily basis. They also serve as ideal role models, showing cadets what Army life is like. The U.S. Military Academy’s primary strength is its ability to develop leaders of character who are committed to “Duty, Honor, Country” and selfless service to our nation.
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Swimming & Diving 1779 Margaret (Molly) Corbin is the first woman to receive a military pension in the United States for her heroism and service to the country during the Revolutionary War. She is buried in the West Point cemetery. 1836 The Warner Sisters come to Constitution Island. For half a century, Susan and Anna Warner wrote popular novels and taught Sunday School to West Point cadets. Susan wrote “A Wide World,” one of the nation’s best sellers, in the 1850s. Anna wrote the words to the children’s verse “Jesus Loves Me.” In 1908 they donated the island to the Military Academy. 1957 Maj. Emma Baird becomes the Assistant Chief of the Personnel Branch and is reputed to be the first woman staff officer at West Point. 1968 Dr. Betsy Lewis, the Academy’s fine arts librarian, teaches art classes in the English Department to First Class Cadets as the first female faculty member. 1973 1st Lt. Virginia Fry is the first fulltime female faculty member, serving as a geography instructor in the Department of Earth, Space and Graphic Sciences. 1975 President Gerald Ford signs legislation that forever changes the face of America’s service academies when he declares that women would be permitted to seek nomination and attend a military institution. 1976 Army welcomes its first co-ed class in July of 1976 with the admission of 119 women with the Class of 1980; Mrs. Sue Peterson joins the Department of Physical Education as its first female instructor. 1978 “Women at West Point” television movie airs on CBS; Maj. Nancy Freebairm is the first female tactical officer; basketball is the first women’s sport to gain varsity status. 1979 Cadet Kathy Gerard is the first female Brigade Executive Officer, and Col. Mildred Hedberg is the Chief of Staff for the United States Corps of Cadets.
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1980 The first women’s class graduates from West Point; Andrea Hollen, the Academy’s 58th Rhodes Scholar, is the first of 62 women to receive her diploma; Terry Tepper is awarded the Army Athletic Association (AAA) Trophy for “most valuable service to women’s athletics.” Maj. Cathy Kelley is the Academy’s first woman named a permanent associate professor. 1981 Dena Caradimitropoulo, who starred in basketball, is the first woman and only the sixth cadet to win the AAA Special Award for “outstanding achievements and exemplary leadership in athletic competition.” 1984 Karen Short, a member of the women’s basketball team, is the first female to command Cadet Basic Training and be a Regimental Commander. Tracy Hanlon, a star in both basketball and track, is the first female to qualify for the Olympic trials (heptathlon). 1985 Lissa Young is the first female Deputy Brigade Commander and the first to be in charge of Cadet Field Training. 1986 Pam Pearson earns All-America honors in track and is the only woman at West Point selected for All-America honors in two sports, having been chosen twice in basketball. Women’s soccer becomes a varsity sport. 1987 Capt. Kathy Gerard-Snook and Bobbi Fiedler-Prinslow (USMA ‘80) are the first women graduates to serve on the USMA faculty. 1988 Ann Marie Wycoff, named the “Outstanding Female Swimmer” at the NCAA Division II Champions, is the first athlete to capture four national titles in a single championship event.
1993 Capt. Margaret Belknap (USMA ‘81), a member of the Systems Engineering Department, is the first woman to serve as a White House Fellow. 1995 Rebecca Marier, a tennis star, is the first female cadet to graduate No. 1 in her class. 1997 Col. Maureen LeBoeuf is the first female to head an academic department with her appointment as Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Education. Barbara Treharne (USMA ‘80) and Heidi Brown (USMA ‘81) are two of four females to command air defense artillery Patriot battalions. 1999 Alison Jones is the first female and second cadet in a decade to receive the Soldiers Medal for heroism in the terrorist bombing of the American Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya. Women’s tennis becomes the first female team to earn an Division I NCAA tournament berth. 2000 The U.S. Military Academy celebrates the 20th anniversary of the first women’s class to graduate. 2001 The 25th year of females at the U.S. Military Academy is observed while the Academy celebrates its bicentennial. 2003 Rebecca Halstead (USMA ‘81), former women’s basketball manager, becomes the first female West Point graduate to achieve rank of general in the U.S. Army.
1989 Kristen Baker is the first woman to command the Corps of Cadets with her selection as First Captain; Capt. Heidi Brown (USMA ‘81) and Mary Finch (USMA ‘83) are the first women graduates to serve as tactical officers. 1990 Carol Barkalow (USMA ‘80), who starred in basketball, writes a book (“In the Men’s House”) about her West Point experience as a member of the first female class.
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2004 Track and field standout Diana Wills (USMA ‘90) and All-American swimmer Ann Marie Wycoff (USMA ‘89) are the first two women in a charter class of 16 to be induccted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame. 2005 Holly Pedley (USMA ‘98) becomes the first women’s soccer player inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame. 2007 Col. Deborah McDonald (USMA ‘85) is the first woman to serve as a Major Activity Director at West Point with her selection as the Director of Admissions. 2008 Alexis Albano (USMA ‘96), former Army standout in both soccer and track and field, is inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame. 2010 Army women’s soccer star Liz Betterbed becomes the second female to graduate No. 1 in the class, joining women’s tennis player Rebecca Marier (USMA ‘95). 2011 Lauren Rowe (USMA ‘03), former Army standout in both soccer and track and field, is inducted into the Army Sports Hall of Fame. 2013 Track and field athlete Lindsey Danilack was named the First Captain for 2013-14 - just the fourth female to serve in that position - the highest in the cadet chain of command.
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Robert E. Lee ’29 The Academy’s ninth Superintendent (1852-55), Lee was a model cadet during his four years at West Point. He graduated second in his class and never earned a single demerit during his four years at the Academy. At the beginning of the Civil War, he was selected to serve as Commanding General of the Army, but instead resigned his commission and was named GeneralIn-Chief of the Confederate Army from 1861 to 1865. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant (USMA 1843), at Appomattox Court House, Va., ended the Civil War. Fort Lee, Va., was named in his honor. Ulysses S. Grant ’43 Grant distinguished himself during the Civil War at the Battle of Vicksburg in 1863; his victory secured control of the Mississippi River for the Union. President Abe Lincoln later appointed him Commanding General of the Army in March 1864. On April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Va., Robert E. Lee (USMA 1829) surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to him, ending the Civil War. Grant later served as the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Today, his image graces the $50 bill. George W. Goethals ’80 Goethals became an architect and was builder of the Panama Canal, 1904 to 1914. John J. Pershing ’86 Considered the second most senior officer in Army history, behind only George Washington, Pershing served as commander of the American Expeditionary Force during World War I. The two-millionplus troops of the AEF made a decisive contribution to the defeat of Imperial Germany. Pershing’s abilities as a leader distinguished him among European commanders, and through repeated successes on the battlefield, promoted American prestige around the world. He served as Army Chief of Staff in 1921, and was named General of the Armies of the United States upon his retirement in 1924. Douglas MacArthur ’03 After World War I, MacArthur returned to West Point to serve as the Academy’s 31st Superintendent from 1919 to 1922. During that time, he was responsible for
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the revitalization of the Academy. He was later promoted to General of the Army and served as Supreme Allied Commander in the Pacific Theater during World War II. During that time, he received the Medal of Honor for leading defense preparation and operations on the Philippine Islands. He later served as Supreme Allied Commander, Japan, and as commander, United Nations Command in the Far East. He was one of only five officers to be promoted to General of the Army (five stars).
1953 to 1961 and was one of only five officers to be promoted to General of the Army (five stars).
Trophy winner in Army football history. He later served as chairman and CEO of Primerica.
Alexander M. Haig Jr. ’47 Haig served as Chief of Staff to President Richard Nixon from 1973 to 1974; Supreme Allied Commander in Europe 1974 to 1979; President of United Technologies Corporation 1980 to 1981 and Secretary of State during the Reagan administration from 1981 to 1982.
James V. Kimsey ’62 Kimsey was the founding chairman of America Online, and was named chairman emeritus in 1996. He founded the Kimsey Foundation in 1996.
George S. Patton Jr. ’09 “Old Blood and Guts,” Patton was one of the most colorful commanders in the Army. During World War II the famed commander of the 2nd Armored Division and later the Third Army displayed courage and daring as prominently as the pair of ivory handled revolvers he wore. Patton accomplished one of the most remarkable feats in military history in December 1944, when he quickly turned the Third Army northward to reinforce the Allied southern flank against the German attack in the Battle of the Bulge. The General’s doctrine of aggressive employment of massive armor forces continue to prove themselves in combat arenas around the world.
Frank Borman ’50 An astronaut from 1962 to 1970, Borman commanded the first circumlunar flight of the earth. He later served as President of Eastern Airlines.
Omar N. Bradley ’15 During his career, Bradley earned a reputation as one of the best infantry commanders in World War II. He commanded the 82nd Airborne and 28th Infantry Divisions before going on to command the 1st Army and the 12th Army Group. After the war he served as Army Chief of Staff from 1948 to 1949 and served as the first Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1949 to 1953. He was the last Army officer to be promoted to General of the Army (five stars), and the Bradley fighting vehicle is named in his honor. Dwight D. Eisenhower ’15 During World War II, Eisenhower served as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Europe from 1943 to 1944, during which he led the D-Day invasion of Europe. During that time, he was promoted to General of the Army (five stars). After the war, he served as Army Chief of Staff from 1945 to 1948 and was named President of Columbia University in 1948. He served as the 34th President of the United States from
Fidel V. Ramos ’50 One of the Academy’s international cadets, Ramos served as a Philippine Army officer after graduation. He eventually became the country’s military Chief of Staff and later Secretary of National Defense. He also served as President of the Republic of the Philippines from 1992 to 1998. Edwin E. Aldrin ’51 An astronaut from 1963 to 1972, Aldrin participated in the first manned lunar landing with Michael Collins (USMA ’52) and was the second man to walk on the moon. Edward White ’52 An astronaut from 1962 to 1967, White was the first man to walk in space and was one of the three astronauts killed in the Apollo I disaster in 1967. H. Norman Schwarzkopf ’56 As Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command from 1988 to 1991, Schwarzkopf’s command ultimately responded to Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait with the largest U.S. deployment since the Vietnam War, including portions of the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps as well as units from dozens of nations around the world. After retiring, Schwartzkopf received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Peter M. Dawkins ’59 Dawkins was Cadet Brigade Commander (First Captain of the U.S. Corps of Cadets) as a senior and became the third Heisman
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Michael W. Krzyzewski ’69 Krzyzewski served as head basketball coach at West Point from 1974 to 1979 before assuming similar duties at Duke University. Krzyzewski has led the Blue Devils to three national championships and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in October 2001. He coached the U.S. at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. MARTIN E. DEMPSEY ’74 General Martin E. Dempsey serves as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this capacity, he serves as the principal military adviser to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council. By law, he is the nation’s highest-ranking military officer. Prior to becoming Chairman, the general served as the Army’s 37th Chief of Staff. Dempsey served as the Deputy Commander and then Acting Commander of U.S. Central Command. Before becoming Chief of Staff of the Army, he commanded U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
Raymond T. Odierno ‘76 Odierno commanded the 4th Infantry Division during the fall of 2003 which, along with Special Forces units, captured Saddam Hussein in December of that year. Odierno helped plan and coordinate the raid that netted Iraq’s fallen dictator. He currently serves as Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army. Robert S. Kimbrough ’89 Kimbrough was named one of 11 new astronaut candidates by NASA in May 2004. Kimbrough ranks among Army Baseball’s career leaders in saves. A veteran of Desert Storm, he currently works for NASA in Houston as a flight simulation engineer and participated in a space shuttle mission in 2009.
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Swimming & Diving “I think if my dear mother were alive, she would tell you nothing comes close to graduating from West Point, even going to the moon.” Astronaut Frank Borman
“The combination of an education at West Point and the experience of a career in the armed services will prepare you in a unique way for a rich diversity of further career and service in civilian life.” - Heisman Trophy winner Glenn Davis
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“I believe in the code ... ‘Duty, Honor, Country.’ I believe in service to one’s country. The institution of the armed forces has thrived on its commitment to developing excellence. It is meritocracy in action. Race, religion, wealth, background count not.” - President George H.W. Bush
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“From the birth of our existence, America has had a faith in the future -- a belief that where we’re going is better than where we’ve been, even when the path ahead is uncertain. To fulfill that promise, generations of Americans have built upon the foundation of our forefathers -- finding opportunity, fighting injustice, forging a more perfect union. Our achievement would not be possible without the Long Gray Line that has sacrificed for duty, for honor, for country.” - PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA @ARMYWP_SWIMDIVE
“My four years at West Point were wonderful. I loved every minute Swimming of it and particularly the last three years. I loved the history. I loved the tradition. I liked wearing the uniform. I felt like I belonged there. Everything was meaningful to me. There is no question in my mind the proudest day of my father’s life was the day I graduated from West Point. There is a picture of the two of us standing on ‘The Plain’ and he is just beaming.” - General H. Norman Schwarzkopf
“I was so proud to be on the verge of entering the only institution in American society at that time that was totally integrated, in which I would have the opportunity to rise, based solely on performance and ability. The nation always looks to West Point and always looks to each and every one of you to follow always the angels of your nature.” - General Colin Powell
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“How great it must be, gosh how great it must be to be a member of this Corps. To know that camaraderie of discipline, of manners, of courtesy, of human sensibility, of one’s duty to his fellow man.” - Journalist Walter Cronkite
“In every corner of America, the words ‘West Point’ command immediate respect. This place where the Hudson River bends is more than a fine institution of learning. The United States Military Academy is the guardian of values that have shaped the soldiers who have shaped the world.” - President George W. Bush
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“This place reeks of honor and discipline. With this show, we’ve been to a lot of great campuses all throughout the country over the years—and folks, let me tell you - there is absolutely nothing like this! Do yourself a favor and go look up West Point’s wikipedia page and compare that to your local college – that ought to shut you down for a while!” – Colin Cowherd, ESPN Radio HOST @ARMYWP_SWIMDIVE
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Swimming & Diving “Any of us who went through the process; anyone who felt the flame of that furnace, came away altered in the way we go about running our lives. Some part of it is the belief that you are not only doing it for personal glory, but you do it because it is your responsibility. It’s part of being a member of The Corps and each of us that have felt that magic feel especially privileged to have done so.” - Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins
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“As I look back over my career in government, in business, of course in the military, I think West Point was a very influential experience. It hardened a sense of discipline, a sense of responsibility, duty and integrity and also very happily combined an alertness of mind and body.” - Former Secretary of State Alexander Haig
“For here we train the men and women whose duty it is to defend the Republic, the men and women whose profession is watchfulness, whose skill is vigilance, whose calling is to guard the peace, but if need be, to fight and win.” - President Ronald Reagan
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“West Point is the ring. It’s the foundation of everything I have done.” - MIKE KRZYZEWSKI ‘69
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“In the evening of my memory, always I come back to West Point. Always there echoes and re-echoes ... Duty -- Honor -Country. Today marks my final roll call with you. But I want you to know, when I cross the river, my last conscious thoughts will be of The Corps ... and The Corps ... and The Corps ...” - General Douglas MacArthur
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“As I look back on my life, I’ll always revere the opportunities that came along that brought about the choice I made to go to West Point. I just feel that it was fundamental in molding the fabric of my life. The experiences that I had at West Point, they were irreplaceable.” - Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin
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“You have ahead of you the best of all professions. Being a leader is the best thing you can possibly be and you’re at a school that will make you the best possible leader. West Point is the ring. It’s the foundation of everything I have done.” - Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski
“This nation is grateful that four years ago every man and woman graduating today made a life-changing decision. You left the comforts and familiar surroundings of civilian life, and devoted yourselves to one of the noblest professions in a free country--the profession of arms.” - FORMER Vice President Dick Cheney
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“West Point’s graduates have served America in many, many ways. Not only by leading troops into combat, but also by exploring frontiers, founding universities, laying out the railroads, building the Panama Canal, running corporations, serving in the Congress and The White House, and walking on the moon. Through our history, whenever duty called, the men and women of West Point have never failed us, and I speak for all Americans when I say, I know you never will.” - President Bill Clinton @ARMYWP_SWIMDIVE
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CRANDALL Pool: The home of army West Point Swimming and Diving Army West Point’s Crandall Pool is considered one of the top venues on the East Coast. Since its completion in 1970, the pool has been the site of state, regional, and national events, most notably the 1972 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships and the 1971 National AAU Indoor Diving Championships. The 1972 Men’s and 1976 Women’s Olympic teams selected West Point as the official training site before departing for Munich and Montreal, respectively. The Black Knights have served as host for both the Eastern Seaboard Swimming and Diving Championships and the Patriot League Championships on a rotating basis. Most recently, the 2000 Patriot League Championships and the 2001 EISL Championships were held at West Point. Crandall Pool was named in memory of Robert W. Crandall, USMA ‘39, the captain of the 1938-39 Army swimming team who was killed in battle in Italy in World War II. Suitable for long- and short-course training, the pool is a six-lane, 50-meter course which can be divided by a submergible bulkhead into an eight-lane, 25-yard competition pool and a six-lane practice pool. The overall depth is not less than eight-feet, making for a very fast pool. The facility has a seating capacity of 1,210 and has an excellent view of the finish and scoreboard. There is also a fully electronic timing and judging system. Also among the best is the diving facility, which includes two one-meter and two three-meter springboards, as well as 6.5 and 10-meter platforms. They are located in separate diving areas, permitting simultaneous swimming and diving training. The diving facilities also include a dry board and a trampoline for dryland dive training. The electronic timing system can also calculate divers’ scores based on the judges’ scores and degree of difficulty. In 1995-96, the facility received a $10-million facelift. Included in the modifications were new men’s and women’s locker rooms, renovated storage and office areas, and a new heating and filtration system in the pool. Crandall Pool has been a rotational host for both the Patriot League and Eastern Seaboard championship meets, as well as other special events. Of recent note, was the German National Swimming Team’s visit to West Point for training prior to the 1998 Goodwill Games in Long Island, N.Y.
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Ann Marie Wycoff • Induction Class of 2004 Army’s most honored athlete at the national level, Ann Marie Wycoff graduated as the winningest female swimmer in NCAA Division II history. Overall, she earned nine individual national titles during her time in the “Black, Gold and Gray.” Wycoff became the first Academy woman to claim an NCAA individual championship, winning the 400yard individual medley in 1987, but that served only as a precursor to what she would achieve in subsequent years. She was named “Outstanding Female Swimmer” of the NCAA Division II Championships in both 1988 and 1989, winning four individual national titles both years. In all, Wycoff captured All-America recognition on 19 different occasions during her brilliant West Point career and set an NCAA Division II Championships record in the 400 individual medley in 1989. Thanks to her magnificent performance, Army placed fourth in the team standings at the NCAAs that year, despite having just eight swimmers compete at the meet. Wycoff remains the holder of four individual Academy records and was on a relay team that maintains yet another school standard. Chelsea Allegra Haviland • Induction Class of 2012 Chelsea Haviland is the most decorated diver in the history of Army’s swimming and diving program. A four-time varsity letterwinner, she served as team captain for her senior season and graduated as the Academy recordholder in the one-and three-meter dives. She earned the prestigious Army Athletic Association award in 2006. During her diving career, Haviland won eight Patriot League championships, sweeping both boards in all four of her seasons. She is the lone four-time recipient of the Patriot League Diver of the Meet award. Haviland holds three Patriot League diving records, is one of just 21 athletes to be named a Patriot League all-star on four occasions and was Army’s first female diver to advance to the NCAA Championships. Jennifer Anne Grzbek • Induction Class of 2014 Ted Kanamine spent four seasnos in the pool for Army and graduated as the most prolific point-scoring swimmer in Academy history. He compiled more than 500 points in dual meets over his West Point career. A team captain and winner of both the Army Athletic Association trophy and ECAC Merit Medal in 1977, Kanamine became just the second cadet to capture both honors, following in the footsteps of gridiron legend Pete Dawkins in 1959. Army’s first-ever four-time Eastern Seaboard champion, Kanamine set either an Academy record or Eastern record (or both) in each of his four Eastern championship victories. He captured each of the first two Phil Moriarty Awards (1976, 1977), presented to the swimmer that compiles the most points at the Eastern meet. John Edwards Ryan • Induction Class of 2015 Jack Ryan served as long-time swimming and diving coach of both the men’s and women’s team and concluded his career with an overall record of 312-153-1. He guided the men’s program for 29 years and posted a 262-126-1 record while he guided the women’s program from 1983-88 and showed a 50-27 ledger. Ryan’s 1965-66 men’s squad posted a 13-0 record and won the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championship. He mentored 28 All-Americans during his tenure, including fellow Hall of Fame inductees John VanSant and Ann Marie Wycoff. VanSant was Army’s first NCAA champion while Wycoff won nine Division II NCAA titles. Ryan was chosen for a host of Coach of the Year honors, including Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference in both men’s and women’s. A member of the U.S. Olympic Committee in both 1972 and 1976, Ryan was the Chairman of the Men’s and Women’s NCAA Swimming and Diving Committee from 1986-88. He was the Meet Director of the 1972 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships held at West Point and served as the President of the College Swimming Coaches Association. He earned the prestigious National Collegiate and Scholastic Trophy in 1983, coached the U.S. Combined Armed Forces Swim Team in 1970, served as President of the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League in 1967, was a member of the Board of Directors of the International Swimming Hall of Fame and was inducted into the Metropolitan Swimming Hall of Fame in 2003. 15 @ARMYWP_SWIMDIVE
Swimming & Diving At Army West Point, Swimmers and DIvers, like all other cadets, must exhibit proficiency in the classroom as well as in military and cadet training. Army West Point VOLLEYBALL players have not only succeeded, they have excelled. The Center for Enhanced Performance (CEP) is a state-of-the art facility committed to developing the full potential of each cadet through comprehensive mental toughness and academic skills training. It offers three programs designed to maximize West Point cadet performance, as well as export these critical mental skills to the United States Army at large. The Performance Enhancement Program (PEP) is the nation’s most comprehensive training program for learning, practicing and mastering the intangible mental skills that underlie human performance; confidence despite setbacks, concentration amidst distractions, and composure under stress. Cadets participate in individual training sessions during free periods in their academic schedule, learning, and then applying the skills of imagery, attention control, energy management, and goal setting. Biofeedback training allows cadets to learn crucial self-regulation techniques, and sophisticated audio and video simulations of game and practice situations are used to facilitate mental rehearsal of specific physical, academic, or military skills. ARMY Swmiming & Diving ALUMNI INCLUDE: These training methods are derived from the • 2 CoSIDA Academic All-America Certificates field of applied sport psychology, where they • 1 Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year are employed in the training of professional and • 4 Army Sports Hall of Fame inductee Olympic athletes, but apply to every other area of human performance.
Kristen Barta ‘15 - Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-America Recipient in 2014 and 2015
Samantha Khoo ‘00 - Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2000
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Swimming & Diving Honoring a fallen swim and dive comrade On an ordinary training day the Army West Point men’s and women’s swim and dive team took extraordinary measures to honor 1937 team captain Lt. Col. Kelley B. Lemmon, Jr. The Lt. Col. was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross due to his heroism by General George C. Patton in 1944. After the Americans and French liberated Paris from the Nazis in World War II, Lt. Col. Kelley B. Lemmon, the commanding officer, and his men were moving south along the Seine River trying to expand the Allies control past Paris. It was on the banks near Fountainebleau where Lemmon’s troops came under attack and the outlook seemed dismal. At that moment Lemmon looked back to his West Point roots for the only possible way to survive, by swimming. However, instead of just saving himself he utilized his skills to help save countless others. Lemmon swam across the Seine under heavy fire to five rowboats on the opposite bank. He towed the five rowboats back to his men, many of them injured, and helped transfer them to a safer banks up the river until more help arrived. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for extraordinary heroism in connection with military operations against an armed enemy on Aug. 23, 1994 in the vicinity of Fountainebleau, France. To honor Lemmon’s heroism the swim and dive coaching staff created the Kelley Lemmon Challenge. The team was split into eight groups and mimicked Lemmon’s heroic acts. While half the team was pulling each other across Lake Popolopen via rowboat under water gun fire and large jet ski waves, the other half was simultaneously doing a fitness challenge on land to show support by fire and emulated the soldiers who covered Lemmon during his dangerous swim. The Black Knights have turned the Kelley Lemmon Challenge into an annual event which began in September of 2014.
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This is Army Swimming & Diving Swimming & Diving Groton, the Air Assault Honor Graduate Upon their nineteenth birthdays, most young adults are worried about how they will celebrate and what friends will be in attendance. But for Teresa Groton of the Army West Point women’s swim and dive team, her 19th birthday meant learning about helicopters and sling load procedures, all while preparing for a 60-foot rappel out of a hovering UH-60 Blackhawk. For 11 days, Groton completely engrossed herself into Air Assault School, and by the end she earned her wings and was pinned the Distinguished Honor Graduate of the Sabalauski Air Assault School Class 701-15. “The school is designed to qualify soldiers for air assault missions,” explained Groton. “That means missions where helicopters and ground troops are combined to create an effective and highly mobile fighting force.” Air Assault School is not for the faint of heart, or for those afraid of heights. However, Groton was able to conquer her fears, first at 40-feet from the ground. “I did well mostly because I just thought the whole concept was so cool,” she said. “I love helicopters and I got to do nothing but learn about and work with helicopters for eleven days, concluding with a 60-foot rappel out of one. If that doesn’t make you feel awesome I don’t know what would. The weird thing is that I’m actually terrified of heights, you can ask Coach Wender about my attempts to jump off the 6m at Crandall Pool.” “I know Teresa struggled with a fear of heights early in the year,” said head coach Mickey Wender. “Her ability to perform so well at Air Assault School is a testament to her character.” After overcoming her fears the first day, Groton excelled through to the top of the class. “Air Assault gave me a great opportunity to work through that fear,” revealed Groton. “I was visibly shaking the first time I had to rappel off the open side of a 40 ft tower, but through Air Assault school I was able to work up to hanging off the side of a flying helicopter 60 feet in the air.” As the head men’s and women’s swimming and diving coach, Wender has seen the growth of a multitude of cadetathletes throughout his tenure. “Teresa is a very hard-working and conscientious athlete,” he said. “She loves a good challenge and thrives in a competitive environment. I’m not at all surprised by her accomplishments in training this summer. She brings the same level of consistency and intensity to everything she does.” Groton was not just the Honor Graduate, but was pinned by General Voleski, the division commander of the 101st Division, the only Air Assault division in the world. Also in attendance was her father, Lt. Colonel Groton. He was able to proudly watch his 19 year old daughter complete her final rappel out of the helicopter, which is the same age he was when he earned his Air Assault wings. “Overall, it was an incredible experience, and I’m very grateful to have gotten the opportunity to get my Air Assault wings, which I where proudly every day,” Groton said.
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2015-16 Roster Name Jess Ambrose Ana Marie Bistrow Jessica Burkett Julia Bush Jen Clay Cecelia Croman Sidney Evans Jess Fabrizio Jenna Forrester Hannah Grosso Teresa Groton Kelly Hamilton Margaret Ireland Chloe Kargodorian Collin Kessinger Rachel Kim Kate Kinley Asia Langley Kate Machorek Jorie Mason Meaghan McGovern Sabrina Mortell Molly Mucciarone Danielle Nuszkowski Amy Owens Bridget Ritter Ariana Rocha Shannon Rogers Kim Sembrano Ellie Senft Rebecca Sleight Bailey Smith Monica Sowinski Claire Willis Kara Wineinger
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Event(s) Hometown/Previous School (Prep School) Breaststroke Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central Regional Freestyle Jacksonville, Fla. / Providence Breaststroke/IM Boiling Spring, Pa. / Boiling Springs Freestyle/Butterfly Sherwood, Ore. / Sherwood Freestyle St. Louis, Mo. / St. Charles North (USMAPS Backstroke/Butterfly Corpus Christi, Texas / Richard King Freestyle/IM Adamstown, Pa. / Cocalico Breaststroke East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville Sprint Freestyle Coopersburg, Pa. / Southern Lehigh Freestyle Hartland, Mich. / Hartland Butterfly / Freestyle Charlestown, N.H. / Jamestown Backstroke/Freestyle Chambersburg, Pa. / (Mercersburg Backstroke / Breaststroke Wake Forest, N.C. / Raleigh Charter Butterfly/Freestyle Northridge, Calif. / Chaminade Breaststroke Shelbyville, Ky. / Shelby County (Mercersburg Freestyle/Butterfly New City, N.Y. / Clarkstown South Freestyle/IM Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Dwenger Freestyle/Butterfly Waterford, Conn. / Waterford Freestyle/Backstroke Kalaheo, Hawaii / Kauai Diving Jamestown, Pa. / Northern Lebanon Freestyle/IM Congers, N.Y. / Clarkstown North Freestyle Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley Freestyle/Butterfly Cranbury, N.J. / Peddie School Freestyle Miami, Fla. / Hagerty Freestyle/Backstroke McLean, Va. / Langley IM / Breaststroke Houston, Texas / Bellaire Diving Tuscon, Ariz. / Basis Tuscon North Butterfly/Freestyle Plano, Texas / Plano Senior Backstroke/Butterfly Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. / Bergen County Technical Sprint Freestyle Chesire, Conn. / Chesire Diving Port St. Lucia, Fla. / Lincoln Park Academy Backstroke/Freestyle Evergreen, Colo. / Evergreen Freestyle Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe Freestyle Santa Cruz, Calif. / Clarence Breaststroke/Butterfly/IM Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge
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Senior / Firstie Sophomore / Yearling Freshman / Plebe Jen Clay Ana Marie Bistrow Jess Ambrose Jess Fabrizio Teresa Groton Julia Bush Kate Kinley Margaret Ireland Cecelia Croman Molly Mucciarone Collin Kessinger Sidney Evans Shannon Rogers Jorie Mason Jenna Forrester Sabrina Mortell Chloa Kargodorian Bridget Ritter Asia Langley Ariana Rocha Kate Machorek Meaghan McGovern Junior / Cow Amy Owens Jessica Burkett Kim Sembrano Hannah Grosso Ellie Senft Kelly Hamilton Rebecca Sleight Rachel Kim Bailey Smith Danielle Nuszkowski Monica Sowinski Claire Willis Kara Wineinger
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academy leadership LT. GEN. ROBERT CASLEN
BG JOHN THOMSON III
BG TIM TRAINOR
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DEAN OF THE ACADEMIC BOARD
Lieutenant General Robert L. Caslen, Jr. became the 59th Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on July
17, 2013. LTG Caslen graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1975. He earned master’s degrees from Long Island University and Kansas State University. Previous to this assignment, LTG Caslen served as the Chief of the Office of Security CooperationIraq. LTG Caslen’s prior deployments and assignments include serving as the commander of the Combined Arms Center at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., the command that oversees the Command and General Staff College and 17 other schools, centers, and training programs located throughout the United States; commanding general of the 25th Infantry Division (Light) and commanding general of the Multi-National Division-North during Operation Iraqi Freedom; Commandant of Cadets for the U.S. Military Academy; Deputy Director for the War on Terrorism, J-5, The Joint Staff; Assistant Division Commander (maneuver), 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized); Chief of Staff, 10th Mountain Division (Light); Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force Mountain during Operation Enduring Freedom; Commander, 2nd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Chief of Staff, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Senior Brigade C2 Observer/ Controller, Operations Group, Joint Readiness Training Center; Commander, 1st Battalion, 14th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light); Executive Officer to the Deputy Commander in Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy; J-3 in Honduras for Joint Task Force Bravo; Brigade Operations Officer, 3rd Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault); Executive Officer, 2nd Battalion, 187th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm. LTG Caslen’s awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Legion of Merit with four Oak Leaf Clusters, the Bronze Star Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, and the Meritorious Service Medal with five Oak Leaf Clusters. He has earned the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge, and is Airborne, Air Assault, and Ranger qualified. LTG Caslen is married with three children.
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Brigadier General John (J.T.) Thomson became the 75th Commandant of Cadets this August. He hails from Tyler, Texas, and earned his commission as a Second Lieutenant of Field Artillery in 1986. His initial assignment was with the 6th Battalion, 41st Field Artillery (M109A2, 155mm SP) in Kitzingen, Germany, in direct support to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division from 1987 to 1990. In 1990, BG Thomson was assigned to the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment in Nuremburg, Germany. From 1992 to 1994, he served as Operations Officer for the 1st Armored Division Artillery in Baumholder, Germany, and then later commanded Bravo Battery, 4th Battalion, 29th Field Artillery (M109A2, 155mm SP) in direct support to the 2nd Brigade, 1st Armored Division. Following battery command, he served as a Tactical Officer for the U.S. Corps of Cadets at West Point until 1997. From June 1998 to June 2003, BG Thomson was assigned to the 4th Infantry Division (M) at Fort Hood, Texas. BG Thomson commanded the 2nd Battalion, 4th Field Artillery (MLRS) of the 214th Field Artillery Brigade at Fort Sill, Okla., from June 2003 to June 2005. Following battalion command, he served on the Joint Staff as an advisor to the Assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, extensively interacting and traveling with the U.S. Department of State on national security affairs. From May 2007 to Feb. 2008, he served as the Executive Officer to the Commanding General of Multi-National Corps, Iraq. He later headed the Commander’s Initiatives Group for Multi-National Forces-Iraq from Oct. 2008 to Jan. 2009, and then served as Executive Officer to the MNF-I Commanding General from April 2009 to July 2009. BG Thomson commanded the 41st Fires Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Hood, Texas, from Oct. 2009 to July 2011. Following brigade command, he became the Director of the Chief’s Coordination Group (CCG) for the 38th Chief of Staff of the Army at Headquarters, Department of the Army through March 2013. In April 2013, he assumed duties as Deputy Commander for the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo. BG Thomson earned a B.S. degree in computer engineering from the U.S. Military Academy in 1986 and a M.S. degree in Counseling and Leader Development from Long Island University in 1995. BG Thomson and his wife, Holly, have two sons, Tyler and Parker.
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Brigadier General Timothy E. Trainor, Ph.D., became the Dean of the Academic Board at the United States Military Academy in the summer of 2010. He previously served as professor and head of the Department of Systems Engineering at West Point where he taught courses in engineering management, systems engineering and decision analysis. Trainor graduated with a Bachelor of Science from West Point in 1983 and entered the Engineer Branch of the U.S. Army. As an engineering officer, Trainor has served in operational assignments around the world, including Germany, Honduras, Fort Bragg, N.C., Fort Riley, Kans. and Sarajevo, Bosnia. Trainor has a Master of Business Administration from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke and a doctorate degree in industrial engineering from North Carolina State University. He is a member of the Military Applications Society of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences the Military Operations Research Society, the American Society for Engineering Management and the American Society of Engineering Education. He is a past president of Epsilon Mu Eta, the national Engineering Management Honor Society. Trainor is also a member of the Board of Fellows for the David Crawford School of Engineering at Norwich University. As an analyst, Trainor helped develop the Installation Status Report that provides the Army a standardized means to assess infrastructure and environmental conditions on installations to support resource allocation decisions. He has applied decision analysis methods in completing an organizational analysis of the Army’s Installation Management Agency and in assessing defense security cooperation programs. Trainor deployed to Basrah, Iraq in the summer of 2007 and worked with the British-led Provincial Reconstruction Team in helping the provincial Iraqi leaders improve their infrastructure revitalization plans. Trainor is married to Col. Donna Brazil, a 1983 graduate of West Point, who is a professor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences at the Academy. They have a daughter Cory, who graduated from West Point in 2013. Son, Danny, is a 2LT in the Army and a 2015 West Point graduate and son, Zach, is currently a yearling at USMA..
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athletic director Boo Corrigan 5th year | Notre Dame, 1990 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS Now in the midst of his fifth year as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at the Army West Point, Boo Corrigan has guided the Black Knights to incredible successes on the fields of friendly strife, victories over Navy, surpassed ambitious fundraising goals, upgraded several facilities, added three varsity sports and created a new brand identity, all while cadet-athletes continued to raise the bar academically. Corrigan was named Director of Intercollegiate Athletics on Feb. 1, 2011 and the short time since, Army has won the “Star” series against Navy, claimed the overall competition against the Midshipmen, added Academic All-American certificates, raised the annual fund by nearly $3 million, increased the “For Us All Capital Campaign by $55 million,” completed fundraising on a new lacrosse building and established 10new program endowments. Under Corrigan’s leadership, Army has added women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s rugby to its offering of sports with nearly a quarter of the Corps of Cadets, around 1,000, competing in varsity sports under the athletic department. In addition to the additional sport offerings, a massive state-of-the art videoboard was added to Tate Rink, a press box was included at Doubleday Field at Johnson Stadium, the ticket office was upgraded and moved to a more fan-friendly location in Michie Stadium and work will begin the fall on a lacrosse building that will include locker rooms, team rooms, weight room, athletic training space and much more for both the men’s and women’s lacrosse programs. A branding campaign that started in 2011 at Michie Stadium will continue with additions to Christl Arena this fall. Corrigan has strengthened and expanded Army Athletics’ relationships in several key areas. In his tenure, Army has secured a new apparel agreement with Nike, a new pouring rights contract with Coke and bringing in the Aspire Group to enhance ticket sales and better serve Army season ticket holders. Corrigan also crafted the Team Army concept, a comprehensive plan designed to add significant value to Army’s corporate sponsorships while maintaining the tradition of West Point Athletics. In his first full three years at West Point, Corrigan has overseen a program that owns 11 Patriot League regular season or tournament championships and sent eight teams to the NCAA postseason. Thirty-three cadets have earned a major award from their conference, Last season, the senior class of 2015 set a high standard for future classes with a .556 winning percentage, marking the highest four-year percentage since the Class of 1995 finished with a .557 mark. In addition, Army West Point had another great year in the classroom with three cadet-athletes earning Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year in their respective sports. Army West Point also partnered with Nike to complete a successful rebranding initiative in the spring of 2015. Corrigan ushered in a new logo and word mark for Army West Point as part of the rebrand. In 2013-14, Corrigan led Army Athletics to its first star series victory since 1996, going 12-11 in star competitions against Navy. It was the 12th victory in the series for the Academy. West Point went 18-13 overall against the Mids during the
year and has a 34-29-1 mark versus Navy in the last two seasons. Army finished a very successful campaign in 2013-14 with an overall record of 235-173-7 for a .575 winning percentage, the highest mark since 2004-05. The Black Knights brought home league titles in men’s tennis, baseball and women’s basketball. Army won regular season titles in men’s tennis and baseball, while the women’s hoops squad won the league tournament and was a 13th seed in the NCAA Tournament. Ten of Army’s squads participated in Patriot League postseason, while rifle earned an NCAA berth for the 11th-straight season. Army collected more than 100 all-league citations in 2012-13 alone. Hockey’s Cheyne Rocha and lacrosse’s Brendan Buckley each captured the Senior CLASS Award in their respective sports, making Army the only school in the nation to have multiple winners in 2012-13. During the 2012-13 season, Army teams combined to post an overall record of 236-183-8 for a .562 winning percentage. The winter sports programs had their best season in five years as the women’s basketball team won the Patriot League regular season title, the men’s basketball team posted its first winning season in 28 years and the rifle squad advanced to the NCAA Championships for the 10th consecutive season. It was also a great year in the competition against fellow service academies. Army split the season series versus Navy, 16-16-1, marking the best winning percentage against the Mids (.500) since 2004-05. The Black Knights owned a 4-2-1 record against Air Force, improving the record to 20-18-2 (.525) versus service academy foes in 2012-13. Cadet-athletes have continued to thrive in the classroom under Corrigan’s watch. In his three full years, Army has boasted 12 Academic AllAmericans, including seven first-team selections. Lacrosse’s Brendan Buckely became the first Army athlete to capture Academic All-American of the Year honors in 2012. In 2011, the Black Knights’ football team boasted two first-team CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, a first for the program since 1957. Since the start of the 2011-12 season, Army boasts six Patriot League Scholar-Athletes of the Year, including Buckley, a two-time overall men’s winner. During the 2013-14 season, Army registered five Academic All-American selections. Twenty of Army’s 24 NCAA programs scored above the national average in the 2013 NCAA APR report. The men’s cross country and wrestling teams earned public recognition for finishing in the top 10 percent of their respective sport. The cross country squad boasted a perfect score of 1,000. In addition, former football standout Andrew Rodriguez, Class of 2012, became the first Army player to win the National Football Foundation’s Willam V. Campbell Trophy, which is presented annually to the nation’s top football scholar-athlete. Rodriguez later was honored with the Amateur Athletic Union’s James E. Sullivan Award as the top amateur athlete in the country. He was the first Army player to receive the award since 1946 and was just the third player in history (Peyton Manning, Tim Tebow) to win both the Campbell Trophy and Sullivan Award. Army has been the focus of national attention since Corrigan’s arrival. He was instrumental in supporting the CBS documentary, “Game of Honor,” that chronicled the Black Knights’ 2011 football season leading up to its annual showdown with arch-rival Navy. Not only was the two-hour program broadcast to a national audience on
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Showtime, but also won the Emmy Award for Best Sports Documentary. The Army football team was also the focus of a behind-the-scenes book titled, “Soldiers First,” written by New York Times writer Joe Drape. In addition to his duties at West Point, Corrigan has been an active leader in the Patriot League, serving as chairman of the conference’s Broadband Committee. Corrigan, who was the senior associate athletic director for external affairs at Duke University starting in August 2008, brings a wealth of leadership to his post. He is a proven administrator with 18 previous years of experience in all areas of revenue generation, external affairs, staff management and leadership. Corrigan’s chief responsibilities at Duke included the oversight of the Blue Devil corporate partnerships and the Marketing, Promotions, Ticket, Internet Operations, Sports Information and Video Services departments. In only two years at Duke, Corrigan was responsible for the negotiation of multi-media rights to ISP. A supervisor of the 2009 NCAA Champion women’s tennis and 2010 NCAA Champion men’s lacrosse programs, Corrigan was a part of three NCAA Championships at Duke in just two seasons. He served as a member of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Rules committee and the Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse Committee, while serving on the Executive Budget Committee at Duke. Prior to arriving at Duke in August of 2008, he oversaw Notre Dame’s corporate relations and marketing as an associate athletic director for five years. During his stint at Notre Dame, Corrigan spearheaded the redesign of its official athletics website and creation of 15-20 hours of original video content weekly. That resulted in a 35 percent increase in page views and unique users. Corrigan also worked directly with ISP Sports, CSTV, and NBC Sports from a sales and marketing standpoint. Before joining the staff at Notre Dame, Corrigan spent nearly three years as the associate athletic director for marketing at the United States Naval Academy. He was responsible for turning the marketing department from a deficit to profit in his first year with full budget responsibility for the department. Corrigan also was intimately involved with the re-branding of the Annual Giving Campaign (The Blue and Gold), which led to an increase of 75 percent year over year donations. His collegiate experience also includes a stint as assistant director of marketing at Florida State from 1992-95. Corrigan is a 1990 University of Notre Dame graduate with a degree in economics. He is married to the former Kristen Aceto, a former field hockey and lacrosse player at the University of Virginia who also earned a master’s degree from the school. The couple has three children, Finley, Tre and Brian. He is the youngest of seven children of Gene and Lena Corrigan.
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head Coach Mickey Wender to the championships for every swimming event during his successful run in Seattle. His swimmers broke school records in 32 different events on multiple occasions.
Mickey Wender Head Coach • 10th Season University of Vermont 1989
During the 2003-04 campaign, his men’s team finished 25th at nationals on the strength of five NCAA qualifiers, including Phil Davis, a Pac-10 Champion and conference record holder in the 200 breaststroke. It was the men’s team’s highest finish at the NCAA Championships in more than 30 years.
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life. Last summer 423 athletes experience the Army West Point Swim camp.
ARMY The ninth head coach in the 95-year history of the men’s program and the sixth women’s coach in the program’s 37-year history, Mickey Wender enters his 10th season at the helm of Army’s swimming and diving programs, authoring a record of 141-102-1 at West Point. During his time on the banks of the Hudson, Wender has not only led both the men’s and women’s teams to top finishes at the Patriot League Championships, but has also coached 76 cadet-athletes to Patriot League Honors. Wender’s record with the Black Knights pushed his career record to 348-160-1 over 23 seasons, a .580 winning percentage. He has led a successful men’s program to 89-30 and the women’s program to 52-72-1. The 2014-15 season was the first in a decade that both the men’s and women’s programs boasted winning records simultaniously. Throughout his tenure at West Point, Wender has garnered Patriot League Men’s Coach of the Year honors in 2007, his first year with the program, and more recently in 2013. He has coached 27 women and 49 men to All-Patriot League honors, 26 first team and 50 second team selections. Other accomplishments include two Patriot League Championship Swimmer of the Meet honorees, five Diver of the Meet selections, one Scholar-Athlete of the Year and two CoSIDA Academic AllAmerican certificates. Under Wender’s guidance the women’s team has finished fourth in the last three Patriot League Championships, while the men’s team has achieved second and third place finishes throughout his career with the Black Knights. Aside from his normal coaching duties, Wender runs a highly successful swim camp program at the Academy that teaches swimming technique as well as the skills necessary to be successful in all areas of
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Wender is very proud of the fact that many of his assistants have gone on to become head coaches at a variety of NCAA institutions. In just the past three years, three of his assistants have gone onto head coaching jobs, including Eric Bugby who is back at West Point after a season in charge at Illinois Tech.
The women’s team sent four swimmers to the 2003 NCAA Championships and placed 19th for the highest national finish since swimming became an NCAA sponsored sport in 1982. Kim Harada, who coached with Wender for three years at Washington and two years at Army, recorded two fourth-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestyle events to earn All-America honors. She also earned honorable mention honors in the 200 freestyle relay along with teammates Annette Vayo, Melody Staubitz and Sharon Olson.
OLYMPICS While Michael Phelps and the rest of the world were making swimming history in Beijing at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, Army head coach Mickey Wender was there making his own mark. Appointed head coach of the American Samoa swimming contingent for the games, he and rising Black Knight junior Stewart Glenister, whose parents are native to the small island in the South Pacific, made the trip to the Far East to compete against the best athletes in the world on the grandest stage the sport has to offer. Under Wender’s watchful eye, Glenister swam to first place in his heat of the 50meter freestyle, while setting an American Samoan national record in the process. Wender was also able to soak up as much of the Olympic experience as he could to bring back to the West Point pool deck at Crandall Pool. PREVIOUSLY The Setauket, N.Y., native restored the Washington program to national prominence during his tenure with the Huskies while competing in the Pacific-10 conference. His women’s program appeared in the national rankings in 2003 and 2005, and the men’s squad earned national recognition from 2000 to 2005. He authored an impressive dual meet record of 154-58. Twelve Husky swimmers earned All-America recognition and 28 qualified for the NCAA Championships during his tenure. Impressively, Wender sent a representative
Wender’s swimmers not only achieved success in the pool, but were just as impressive in the classroom. Ten Huskies were named to the Pac-10 All-Academic squad during the 2001-02 season, including David Moilanen who was a first team Academic All-American, a Rhodes Scholar finalist and the school record holder in the 100 backstroke. Wender’s swimmers were honored with postseason awards at the conference and national level for four consecutive years. Five men and seven women were named to the Pac-10 AllAcademic team in 2005. His teams also garnered awards for community service, academics and school spirit.
All-Time Army Coaches
Men Coach Seasons Alex Maffert 1921-1922 A. Pendelton 1923-1924 Joseph Nill 1925-1943 R.L. Starr 1944-1946 Gordon Chalmers 1947-1959 Jack Ryan 1959-1988 Ray Bosse 1988-2001 John O’Neill 2001-2006 Mickey Wender 2006-Present Totals
Yrs. W 2 9 2 10 19 87 3 20 13 112 29 262 13 91 5 31 9 89 95 711
L T 2 0 4 0 48 1 6 0 56 2 126 1 76 0 29 0 30 0 377 4
Pct. .818 .714 .643 .769 .665 .674 .545 .517 .748 .653
Women Coach Seasons Sue Tendy 1978-1982 Tendy/Ryan 1982-1983 Jack Ryan 1983-1988 Ray Bosse 1988-2001 John O’Neill 2001-2006 Mickey Wender 2006-Present Totals
Yrs. W 4 30 1 5 5 46 13 76 5 22 9 52 37 231
L T 15 0 7 0 19 0 74 0 33 1 72 1 220 2
Pct. .667 .417 .708 .507 .400 .420 .512
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Head Coach mickey Wender Before joining the Huskies’ program in 1998, Wender led the University of California-Santa Cruz swimming and diving squad to four top-10 national finishes in six years (1992-98), compiling a 54-6 divisional dual-meet record. After four years, he boosted the Banana Slugs from being unranked to finishing sixth in the Women’s NCAA Division III Championships and ninth in the men’s division. He also coached the 1996 NCAA Division III 200 individual medley champion and guided his athletes to more than 60 All-America performances while at UC-Santa Cruz. Furthermore, 90 percent of his athletes graduated in four years. He also served as the aquatics manager and a physical education instructor. Prior to his appointment at UC-Santa Cruz, Wender served as the head assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Cal State-Northridge for two seasons from 1990-92. During that time, he aided Pete Accardy, NCAA Division II “Coach of the Decade,” as he transitioned the program to Division-I status. Wender was an assistant coach for the USA National Team that competed in Tel Aviv, Israel, in the 1997 Maccabi Games. He also has been active coaching and implementing programs at the high school and master’s levels, as well as in public relations and public speaking. In addition, he was the founder of the NIKE Swim Camps at UC-Santa Cruz, as well as the San Diego Triathlon Camp. He has also produced a best-selling instructional swim video series and is the founder of Team Starbucks Aquatics, a highly-successful club program. He has been a leader in the sport politically, serving in leadership positions of several national and local organizations.
“An athlete’s experience in our program develops them into leaders. There are a lot of similarities with developing yourself as a swimmer or diver and developing yourself as a leader in the Corps. It is a long term process and you have to make sacrifices to reach your full potential.”- Mickey Wender He served as the president of the Greater Seattle Swim Coaches Association, and he currently sits on the board of the College Swim Coaches Association of America. PERSONAL A four-year letterwinner at the University of Vermont, Wender served as team captain and won a state championship while swimming for the Catamounts from 1985 to 1989. He graduated from Vermont in 1989, boasting the school’s highest gradepoint average in the physical education program. He went on to earn his master’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis on sport psychology in 1992 from Cal StateNorthridge, and was honored again as the top-ranked student in the school’s Kinesiology Department. Wender’s passion, in addition to coaching, is competing in endurance races. The energetic coach has completed two Ironman Triathlons, and, along with four teammates, placed ninth in the 1996 Eco Challenge, widely known as one of the world’s toughest athletic events. Wender also ascented to the peak of Washington’s Mt. Rainier in 1999. He is also an avid wake boarder and snow boarder who enjoys spending time outdoors with his family and friends.
Wender and his wife, Kate, have been married for 18 years. They have four children, Samantha Jane (14) twin boys, Jack and Luke (11), and Grace (7). The family resides at West Point.
Wender’s Year-By-Year Records at Army West Point
Men Season 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 TOTALS
Overall 10-2 9-5 6-4 12-3 11-4 11-3 11-3 9-3 10-3 89-30
Pct. .833 .643 .600 .800 .733 .786 .786 .750 .769 .748
Patriot 6-1 5-2 3-2 6-1 5-1 4-2 6-1 7-1* 6-1 48-12
Pct. .857 .714 .600 .857 .833 .667 .857 .875 .857 .800
Women Season 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 TOTALS
Overall 5-7 6-9 2-9 5-11 6-10 7-8-1 7-8 6-6 8-4 52-72-1
Pct. .417 .400 .182 .313 .375 .469 .467 .500 .667 .420
Patriot 3-4 3-4 0-5 1-4 2-3 3-3 3-3 4-5 4-5 23-36
Pct. .429 .429 .000 .200 .400 .500 .500 .444 .444 .390
*Swam against Boston U twice
The Mickey Wender File
Coaching Experience Army Head Coach 2006 - Present American Samoa Olympic Team Head Coach 2008, Beijing Washington Head Coach 1998-2006 UC-Santa Cruz Head Coach 1992-1998 Cal State Northridge Assistant Coach 1990-1992 Academic Background B.S. Physical Education University of Vermont M.A. Kinesiology-Sport Psych. Cal State Northridge
1989 1992
Coaching Record Years School W 1992-1998 UC-Santa Cruz 54 1998-2006 Washington 154 2006-Present Army 141 Totals 23 seasons 349
Pct. .900 .726 .580 .677
L T 6 0 58 0 102 1 166 1
The Wender Family: Kate, Jack, Luke, Grace, Mickey and Samantha Jane
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Assistant Coaches
Eric Bugby
PJ Hughes
Associate Head Coach • Fifth Season Arizona State University 2007
Diving Coach • Second Season Seton Hall University 2010
Eric Bugby rejoined the Army swimming and diving staff in April 2014 following a one-year stint as the head swimming coach and aquatics director at Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. He previously spent three years along the banks of the Hudson from 2010-2013, serving as the Black Knights’ assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. During his one season guiding Illinois Institute of Technology, the women’s team doubled in size due to increased recruiting efforts. Bugby placed four student-athletes on the Liberal Arts Championship AllConference Team, coached five swimmers to LAC Swimmer of the Week awards and led the women’s program to its first dual-meet victory in two years. He also coordinated all of the program’s social media, alumni outreach and fund raising efforts. At Army in 2012-13, Bugby served as the program’s recruiting coordinator. He also assisted Wender in training Ayman Andrews, who placed 20th in the 100 LCM butterfly at the 2012 Olympic Trials. In addition, he coached Molly Mucciarone to an Academy-record and first place finish in the 50yard freestyle at the Patriot League Championships. Mucciarone also set an Academy record in the 100-yard fly, while breaking plebe records in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly. Bugby also coached the women’s 200 freestyle relay to the program’s first women’s Patriot League relay victory since 2001 and did so in an Academy record time. Prior to that season, Bugby helped the Black Knights shatter the Academy record in the 400-yard freestyle relay. He also mentored former Army sprinter Alyssa Tran break the school standard in the 50 free. Dan Foky, one of Bugby’s top sprinters on the men’s side took gold in both the 50 free and 100 free versus Navy in 2011.
PJ Hughes is in his second year as the men’s and women’s diving coach at Army. Hughes arrived on the banks of the Hudson after spending three years as the diving coach at his alma mater, Seton Hall University. In his final season with the Pirates, Hughes was named both men’s and women’s BIG EAST Diving Coach of the Year after he coached the divers to four gold medals, three silvers, and one bronze medal during the 2014 conference championships. While at Seton Hall, all of Hughes’ divers qualified for the 2014 BIG EAST Championships and three of them qualified for the 2014 NCAA Zone A Diving Championships, the most in program history. Under Hughes, four divers, including two freshmen, qualified for the 2013 BIG EAST Championships and three qualified for the conference championships in 2012. Throughout his three-year stint coaching the Pirates, Hughes’ divers broke school records seven times. During the 2012-13 season, Hughes coached one diver through the finals at the NCAA Zone A Diving Championships. He went on to finish in the top-10 on both boards at the conference championship, becoming just the second athlete to represent Seton Hall in an A final on the conference stage. The Pirates’ historic year culminated in an impressive performance at the NCAA Zone A Regional Championship in Blacksburg, Va., as one diver placed 18th in the three-meter competition, ahead of conference champions from the Colonial Athletic Association, America East, and BIG EAST conferences. Hughes’ diver was honored as Seton Hall’s Sophomore Male Athlete of the Year at the conclusion of the academic year.
Bugby arrived at West Point after serving a one-year stint as an assistant coach with the Emmaus Aquatic Club in Emmaus, Pa. Within the last 18 months, he has also coached for Middle Atlantic Swimming, Lehigh Valley Aquatics and Freedom High School.
Apart from collegiate diving, Hughes coached varsity and junior varsity diving at York High School in 2011, and also directed the Youth Learnto-Dive program at Seton Hall University. He is an active member of the NJAHPERD and the NYS AHPERD.
While at Freedom High, he developed several All-Americans, saw three school records fall and guided the team to its first points at the PIAA state meet in 15 years.
Hughes boasts many accomplishments from his four-year diving career. He was a multiple BIG EAST Championship qualifier and served as team captain at Seton Hall for two seasons. Hughes was also a part of Seton Hall’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, all while achieving a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 2010.
Bugby served as a graduate assistant coach at Arizona State University in Tempe, Ariz., from 2007-09 while earning his master’s degree in Higher and Postsecondary Education. While at ASU, Bugby assisted in practice planning and the sprint and stroke power circuits.
The Livonia, N.Y., native received a Master of Science in Physical Education from Hofstra University in December of 2013.
Bugby swam collegiately at Duquesne University and the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pa., from 2002-07 while pursuing his bachelor’s degree in Liberal Arts and Humanities. In the pool, Bugby held down a world ranking in the 100 LCM backstroke (2003), while also qualifying for the 2004 Olympic trials in that event. In 2007, Bugby was the Atlantic 10 champion in the 100 SCY butterfly. Later that year, he was ranked first in the 100 SCM freestyle by the U.S. Masters Swimming organization.
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Assistant Coaches
Riley Boulden
Haley Mitchell
Assistant Coach • Second Season University of Alabama 2010
Assistant Coach • Second Season Ohio State University 2010
Riley Boulden is in his second year on the men’s and women’s swimming and diving coaching staff at the United States Military Academy. Boulden arrived at West Point after spending two years as the assistant men’s swim coach and Associate Aquatics Director at DePauw University.
Haley Mitchell is in her second year on the men’s and women’s swimming and diving coaching staff at Army. Mitchell arrived at West Point after spending three years as the assistant swim coach at Kenyon College.
While at DePauw from 2012-14, Boulden coached two top-three finishes at the North Coast Athletic Conference Championships and two top-15 finishes at the Division III NCAA Championships. The Tigers swim program boasted 13 broken school records and 18 All-America honors under Boulden’s leadership. Prior to DePauw, Boulden was a decorated member of the University of Alabama varsity swim and dive team from 2006-2010. While a part of the Crimson Tide, he set a school record in the 200-IM and achieved three Olympic Trial cuts and four World Trial cuts. Boulden finished fourth in the 200-breast at the South Eastern Conference (SEC) Championships and placed 19th in the same event at the World Trials. Three of his four seasons Boulden was named to the SEC Honor Roll and was named Alabama’s team captain in 2010. He graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business Administration. The Indianapolis, Ind., native is currently pursuing a Masters Degree in Sport of Recreation Management from Indiana State University.
While at Kenyon, Mitchell helped coach the men’s team to two NCAA National Championships in 2013 and 2014, while coaching the women’s team to two runner-up finishes. She coached seven individual NCAA champions, 13 Scholar All-America recipients and six NCAA PostGraduate Scholarship winners over her three seasons. Mitchell helped the Ladies break seven NCAA records, 24 Kenyon Varsity Records and four Olympic Trial cuts. Prior to her three-year stint at Kenyon, Mitchell returned to her alma mater, Ohio State University, as a volunteer assistant. In addition to coaching the Buckeyes’ varsity team for the 2010-11 season, Mitchell was also the Platinum level head coach for the Ohio State Swim Club. She also served as an instructor at the Ohio State swim camp in 2009 and with the National Youth Sports Program in 2007-08. Mitchell boasts many accomplishments from her four-year swim career as a Buckeye. Even though she was considered an endurance freestyler, she helped set varsity records in the 200-yard medley and 400-yard freestyle relays. She was a four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and was named an Academic All-Big Ten selection her final three seasons in Columbus. As a senior, Mitchell was named a captain for the 2009-10 season. The records Mitchell set in the pool enabled her to qualify for USA Swimming’s 2010 Senior Nationals in the 200-yard backstroke. She was also selected to compete for Team USA at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel in 2009, where she won four gold medals and one silver medal. The Walled Lake, Mich., native received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the Ohio State Fisher College of Business in June 2010.
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kate kinley Fort Wayne, Ind. / Bishop Dwenger Senior Freestyle / IM Engineering Pyschology Kinley’s TOP TIMES 100 Breast.............1:06.71........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 200 Breast.............2:21.32........... Patriot League Championships..............2014 200 IM...................2:07.24........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 500 Free................5:10.55........... Frank Elm Invitational............................2013 1000 Free..............10:41.37......... Navy.......................................................2013 1650 Free..............17:32.86......... Patriot League Championships..............2014
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Member of the swimming and cross country teams at Bishop Dwenger High School ... placed runner-up at the state championships in both the 1000 free and mile ... won the state open water 5K ... twice named MVP of the cross country squad ... member of the National Honor Society ... named a Bishop Dwenger Student Scholar ... earned academic distinction in art. PERSONAL: Anna Katherine Kinley was born May 8, 1994 in Anderson, Ind. ... daughter of Tim and Dana Kinley ... has two siblings, Jake and Maggie, who both attend Indiana University ... club coach, Matt Vogel, won two Olympic gold medals at the 1976 Games ... helps with Catholic Sunday School on Post and gives swim lessons in her free time … has overcome three eye surgeries to attend West Point … most inspiration grads are the women who graduated from Ranger School … last summer had an AIAD with Army Research Labs in Orlando, Fla., CTLT at Ft. Bragg, Sandhurst in England and Germany as well as traveling to Bonaire for a Scuba PIAD … dream job is to develop prosthetics and fit them to veterans … Company B-3 … majoring in Engineering Psychology.
2014-15: Had a successful junior campaign representing Army at the Patriot League Championships and at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … swam a career-best 4:29.21 in the 400 IM at the Patriot League Championships where she finished 11th … also a contender in the 200 breast (2:25.48) where she placed 19th and in the 200 IM (2:09.08) where she was 20th at the conference meet … clocked two career-best times at ECACs … placed fifth in the 200 IM as Army’s top finisher with a career-best time of 2:07.24 … also had a career-best time in the 100 breast … placed 15th with a time of 1:06.71 … touched the wall 12th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:23.26 … also a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams. 2013-14: One of the top distance swimmers of the team ... clocked a 5:10.55 in the 500 free at the Frank Elm Invitational ... ranks second in the team’s season top-times for the 1650 free after a 17:32.86 performance at the Patriot League Championships ... swam the 1000 free in 10:41.37 at the Army-Navy meet. 2012-13: Swam in multiple events throughout her freshman campaign...had three personal-best times at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23)... clocked in at 4:29.00 in the 400 IM, had a time of 17:42.31 in the 1650 free and a time of 2:27.09 in the 200 breast...took a third place finish in the 200 breast at Lehigh (Jan. 11)...had two sixth-place finishes in the 1650 free and 200 breast in the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)...also had two sixth-place finishes in the 1000 free and the 200 breast against Delaware (Jan. 18)...posted a personal-best time in the 100 breast clocking in at 1:11.48 versus Bucknell (Jan. 12)...finished sixth in the 1000 free and 200 breast against Navy (Dec. 6)...took two third-place finishes in the 1650 free and 200 breast plus a fourth place finish in the 400 IM...had a personal-best time in the 200 back at UConn (Oct. 26) touching the wall at 2:17.36...also enjoyed a personal-best time in the 200 IM in the Big Brown Invitational.
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Molly Mucciarone Cranbury, N.J. / Peddie School Senior Freestyle Kinesiology
PERSONAL: Mary Frances Mucciarone was born Jan. 5, 1994 in Garden City, N.Y. ... daughter of Paul and MJ Mucciarone ... has one sister, Anna who attends The College of New Jersey ... father retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of lieutenant commander ... uncles Peter Mucciarone and Mark Mucciarone both served in the U.S. Army Reserves ... uncle James Mucciarone serves as a commander in the U.S. Navy ... paternal grandfather Amalio Mucciarone retired from the U.S. Navy with the rank of chief petty officer ... spent the summer at CTLT at Fort Hood with an AG Unit … dream job is a sports physical therapist … Company C-1 … majoring in Management.
mucciarone’s TOP TIMES 50 Free..................22.85.............. Patriot League Championships..............2014 100 Free................50.93.............. Patriot League Championships..............2014 100 Fly...................54.24.............. ECAC Championships.............................2015 200 Fly...................2:07.65........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 2014-15: Consistently one of Army’s leading performers during her junior campaign … Army’s top point earner at the Patriot League Championships with 34 to rank her 19th overall … earned All-Patriot League Second Team accolades … swam a second-place B-Cut time in the 50 free … touched the wall in 22.96 … finished the 100 free in 18th with a time of 52.17 … member of the Academy record-setting 200 free relay team that placed second at the conference championships … also represented Army at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships where she clocked two career-best times in the butterfly events … won the 100 fly (54.24) … moved up to the No. 2 position on Army’s AllTime Top 10 times list … was 13th in the 200 fly with a time of 2:07.65 … resides at the 10th slot on the top times list … won the 50 free at five meets and was the first-place finisher in the 100 fly at six meets this season. 2013-14: Continued to leave her mark in the record books ... captured All-Patriot League First Team honors ... improved her 50 free time by 0.51 to break her previous record with a time of 22.85 at the Patriot League Championships where she placed first ... clocked the team’s top 100 free time of the season of 50.93 also at the PL Championships where she finished third ... member on three record-setting relay teams ... 400 free relay (3:25.54), 400 medely relay (3:44.77) and 200 medely relay (1:42.14) at PL Championships ... 400 free relay team placed sixth in PL finals ... touched the wall first in the 50 free against UMASS and Bucknell ... posted first place finishes in the 50 freee and 100 fly in the Army-AmericanBoston-George Mason quad-meet. 2012-13: Shattered multiple West Point records in her freshman year...named onto the All-Patriot League first team was the AAA Athlete of the Week on Feb. 25, 2013...three records include personal-best times at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23)...posted a time of 23.03 in the 50 free...had a second-place finish in the 100 fly touching the wall at 54.88...finished sixth in the 100 free with a time of 51.16...swept the 50 free and 100 free against Lehigh (Jan. 11)...also came in third in the 100 free...posted a first-place finish in the 100 fly and 50 free in addition to a second-place finish in the 100 free in the quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)...finished first in the 100 fly and second in the 50 free at Bucknell (Jan. 12)...took the gold in the 100 fly at Copa Cooqui (Jan. 5)...placed first in the 50 free and second in the 100 fly versus Navy (Dec. 6)...came away with a first-place finish in the 50 and 100 free races and second in the 100 fly in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)...had two runner-up finishes in the 50 and 100 free in addition to a personal best time of 56.68 in the 100 fly at Buffalo (Nov. 10)...finished first in the 100 fly and second in the 50 free versus UConn (Oct. 26)...posted a first place finish in the 50 free and a second place finish in the 100 fly in the tri-meet versus American and George Mason (Jan. 19). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Collected All-America honors in five events during a productive swimming career at the Peddie School ... earned accolades in the 50 free, 200 free, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 400 medley relay ... named team MVP as a senior in 2012.
All-Time Captains 1978-79 Bobbi Fiedler 1979-80 Bobbi Fiedler 1980-81 Nancy Jean Harman 1981-82 Various 1982-83 Judy Cain 1983-84 Chris Gayagas 1984-85 Debbie Lane 1985-86 Molly Hagan Ann Macintyre 1986-87 Clare Hramiec Katherine Pierce 1987-88 Jackie Haug Carol Ann Heller 1988-89 N/A 1989-90 Michelle Dunne 1990-91 Colleen Criscillo Janelle Eickhoff 1991-92 Michelle Kurbiel 1992-93 Jennifer Jacobs 1993-94 Heidi Hoyle 1994-95 Amber Ballard Kathy Flury 1995-96 Kara Ekholm 1996-97 Randie Slauson 1997-98 Jennifer Hafey 1998-99 Samara Ballard
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1999-00 Carolyn Harris Marie Roush 2000-01 Heidi Borden 2001-02 Michelle Bridegroom 2002-03 Leah Sandmann 2003-04 Elizabeth Wannstedt 2004-05 Kristen Beyer 2005-06 Chelsea Haviland 2006-07 Amanda Otto 2007-08 Kim DeFiori Cora Freeman 2008-09 Sally White 2009-10 Kathryn Rivera 2010-11 Corri Payne Katie Woodhams 2011-12 Paige Brink Julianna Lynch 2012-13 Lara Stouffer 2013-14 Breawna Davis Grace Hamilton 2014-15 Kristen Barta Keeli McNeary 2015-16 Kate Kinley Molly Mucciarone
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jen clay
jess fabrizio
St. Louis, Mo. / St. Charles North (USMAPS) Senior Freestyle Management
East Setauket, N.Y. / Ward Melville Senior Breastroke Management
Clay’s TOP TIMES 50 Free..................25.29.............. ECAC Championships.............................2015 200 Free................1:57.13........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 500 Free................5:06.65........... Big Brown Invitational............................2012 1650 Free..............18:00.55......... Patriot League Championships..............2013
Fabrizio’s TOP TIMES 50 Free..................25.44.............. Patriot League Championships..............2015 500 Free................5:16.67........... Bucknell.................................................2013 100 Breast.............1:04.68........... Navy.......................................................2014 200 Breast.............2:25.30........... Navy Invitational....................................2014
2014-15: Competed for Army at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in the sprint events … clocked a 25.29 in the 50 free at ECACs to place 40th … placed 35th in the 100 free after touching the wall in 54.05 … was part of the seventh-place 200 free and 400 free relays … finished fourth in the 100 free against UMass … placed eighth in the 100 free against rival Navy … was fourth in the 200 fly (2:21.55) during the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette.
2014-15: Was Army’s top finisher in the 100 breast at the Patriot League Championships … recorded an eight-place 1:05.22 … was also a contender in the 50 free (25.44) and 200 breast (2.26.49) at the conference championships … finished third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breast in the dual-meet against UMass … was second in the 100 breast (1:08.32) and third in the 200 breast (2:28.99) against Iona … placed fourth in both the 100 and 200 breast against rival Navy.
2013-14: Swam a career-best in the 200 fly (2:14.03) at the Army-Navy meet ... recorded a season-best 1:59.04 in the 200 free during the Army-Bucknell dualmeet ... swam a 2:02.05 in the 200 free against Colgate and Lafayette.
2013-14: Recorded a season top-time in the 100 breast (1:07.20) at the Navy Invitational ... finished the season strong at the Patriot League Championships in the 50 free (25.98), 100 breast (1:07.69) and the 200 breast (2:26.92) ... recorded a 57.36 in the 100 free and a 26.41 in the 50 free at the Frank Elm Invitational.
2012-13: Enjoyed a strong freshman showing...had a personal best time in the 1650 free touching the wall at 18:00.55 at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23)...posted a third-place finish in the 500 free against Lehigh (Jan. 11)...had an impressive showing in the 1000 free posting a personal-best time of 10:15.78 in addition to a 200 free personal-best time of 1:57.14.77 in the quad meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)...earned a second-place finish in the 500 free against Colgate and Lafayette...brought in two fourth-place finishes and a fifth place finish against Bucknell (Jan. 12)...came in seventh in the 1000 free and sixth in the 500 free against Navy (Dec.6)...posted two third-place finishes and a fifth place finish against LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)...came in fifth in the 1000 free and sixth in the 500 free at Buffalo (Nov. 10)...posted six top-10 finishes combined against UConn (Oct. 26) and American and George Mason (Jan. 19)... had a personal-best time of 5:06.65 in the 500 free at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned four all-conference certificates during her standout swimming career at St. Charles North High School ... twice selected as an AllAmerican, earning the laurels as a junior and senior ... member of the 200 free relay and 400 free relay teams that advanced to the state finals ... attended the United States Military Academy Prep School in 2011-12 ... ran cross country at USMAPS and planned on joining the triathlon team at West Point ... returned to the sport of swimming instead, following two year hiatus. PERSONAL: Jennifer Kiernan Clay was born Dec. 15, 1992 in Columbia, Mo. ... daughter of Chris and Colleen Clay ... has two brothers, Joey (25) and Josh (20) and one sister, Jessica (23) ... Jessica graduated from West Point in 2014 ... all three siblings are swimmers ... over the summer went to CTLT at Ft. Hood and AIAD in Brazil ... if she could invent a new stroke it would be a backwards freestyle ... hobbies include competing in triathlons ... major is management.
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2012-13: Swam mostly breaststroke and freestyle events during her freshman year...posted a third-place finish in the 200 breast at Delaware (Jan. 18)...finished second in the 200 breast for a personal-best time of 2:31.43 versus Bucknell (Jan. 12)...came in seventh versus Navy (Dec. 6) in the 100 breast for a personal best time of 1:08.93...took a fifth place finish in the 100 breast in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)...had two top-10 finishes in the 100 and 200 breast versus Buffalo...came in fourth in the 100 breast and had two fifth place finishes in the 200 breast and 1000 free at against UConn (Oct. 26)...earned thirdplace the 100 breast and second-place 200 breast in the tri-meet versus American and George Mason (Jan. 19)... had a personal-best time of 5:16.67 in the 500 free at the Bucknell (Feb. 2). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Broke a pair of school records while competing at Ward Melville High School ... graduated with the school standards in the 100 breast and 200 medley relay (breaststroke leg) ... earned all-league and all-county honors all four seasons ... also competed for the North Shore Swim Club ... established North Shore records in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 400 IM and 800 free ... tabbed MVP of the squad five years in a row ... four-time state qualifier … member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Jessica Marie Fabrizio was born Aug. 17, 1994 in Port Jefferson, N.Y. ... daughter of Tony and Nancy Fabrizio ... has one brother, Declan, who attends Cortland University ... is a member of the String Ensemble on Post … most inspirational grad is Megan Metts who started from the bottom of the class academically and made it closer to the top while swimming … last summer she participated in CLDT, CTLT with the 249 composite and supply company in the 82nd Sustainment Brigade at Fort Bragg … also taught English to underprivileged children in Romania … Company C-2 … majoring in Management.
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Shannon rogers
Jess Burkett
Plano, Texas / Plano Senior Senior Butterfly / Freestyle Comparative Politics / Arabic
Boiling Spring, Pa. / Boiling Springs
Rogers’ TOP TIMES 100 Fly...................55:72.............. Frank Elm Invitational............................2013 200 Fly...................2:03.45........... Navy.......................................................2014 200 Free................1:52.39........... Patriot League Championships..............2014 500 Free................4:58.86........... Patriot League Championships..............2013
Burkett’s TOP TIMES 100 Breast.............1:05.24........... Navy..................................................... 2014s 200 Breast.............2:22.04........... Patriot League Championships..............2014 200 IM...................2:04.83........... Patriot League Championships..............2014 400 IM...................4:24.25........... Patriot League Championships..............2014
2014-15: Represented the Black Knights for half the season before studying abroad … placed second in both the 100 fly (55.72) and 200 fly (2:03.34) in the dual-meet against rival Navy … was second in the 200 fly and third in both the 200 free and 100 fly against Iona … was the second-place finisher in the 200 fly in the dual-meet at UMass.
2014-15: Another successful season for the Black Knights as a sophomore … AllPatriot League Second Team … was Army’s second-best contributor at the Patriot League Championships with 31 individual points … topped her own Academy record in the 400 IM by swimming 4:24.250 at the conference championships where she placed fourth … clocked a seventh-place 2:04.83 in the 200 IM also at the meet to place her in the No. 2 slot on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list … won the 100 breast and 200 breast against Iona … was second in the 400 IM at the Terrier Invitational … contended to first-place in the 200 breast and 400 IM against Lehigh … won the 200 IM in the tri-meet against Colgate and Lafayette and was first in the 400 IM in the quad-meet versus American, Boston U and George Mason.
2013-14: 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll … swam season toptimes in the 100 fly and 200 fly … second-best in the 200 fly (2:03.45) at the ArmyNavy meet … fifth best in 100 fly with a time of 56.85 at the Frank Elm Invitational … finished eighth in 200 fly (2:04.68) at Patriot League Championships. 2012-13: Enjoyed a productive freshman year in the freestyle and butterfly events...capped off the season with three personal-best times at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23)...captured a time of 4:58.39 in the 500 free... had a time of 1:52.39 in the preliminaries of the 200 free...came in at 2:08.25 in the 200 fly...had a third-place finish in the 200 free and a second-place finish in the 200 fly at Lehigh (Jan. 11)...took the gold in the 200 fly and silver in the 500 free in the quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)...posted a runner-up finish in the 500 free and a fourth-place finish in the 200 free in the trimeet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)...pulled in a fourth place finish in the 200 fly and a fifth place finish in the 200 free versus Delaware (Jan. 18)...posted a fourth-place finish in the 200 butt and a third-place finish in the 500 free against Bucknell (Jan. 12)...earned the third-place spot in the 200 free in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)...came in second in the 500 free and third in the 200 fly against UConn (Oct. 26)...took the gold in the 200 fly in the tri-meet versus American and George Mason (Jan. 19). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned All-America honors while swimming at Plano Senior High School ... named to the Texas all-state team ... won a district championship ... selected as a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... graduated with honors. PERSONAL: Shannon Elizabeth Rogers was born July 17, 1994 in Kingwood, Texas ... daughter of Bob and Vanessa Rogers ... has two older sisters, Amanda and Caitlin ... most inspirational graduate is her father who graduated from West Point in 1978 ... greatest triumphs are completing Airborne training and working at an NGO at the UN ... studied abroad in Jordan … dream job is to become an Ambassador to a Middle Eastern state … spirit animal is the beluga whale because they have big foreheads, but are still cute … Company B-2 … majoring in Comparative Politics and Arabic.
Junior Breaststroke / IM Kinesiology
2013-14: Climbed to the top of the Academy and plebe top-times list in the 400 IM by swimming a 4:24.50 at the Patriot League (PL) Championships placing her fifth ... had the season’s top-time in the 200 IM (2:04.93) also at the PL Championships which set a new plebe record and placed her seventh ... contender in the 200 breast with a 2:22.04 ... All-Patriot League Second Team ... member of record-setting 200 medley team relay (1:42.14) ... member of plebe record setting 400 medley relay team (3:54.91) ... boasts first a place finish in the 100 breast against Boston U and Vermont ... touched the wall first in the 400 IM in the Army-American-Boston U-George Mason quad-meet. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2011 ... placed in PIAA All-State top eight from 2010-13 ... member of the PIAA NISCA All-State top sixteen from 2010-1 3... voted onto the Sentinel News first-team from 2010-13 ... member of the West Shore YMCA club team coached by Mike Gobrecht ... part of the all-star team from 2011-13 ... graduated on the distinguished Honor Roll … member of the National Honor Society as well as the Spanish National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Jessica Maria Burkett was born May 1, 1995 in Harrisburg, Pa. ... daughter of Ann Marie and Howard Burkett ... has one sister named Kimberly who attends York College ... first of family to embark on military career ... began swimming at the age of four ... earned Air Assault wings ... has earned the Superintendent’s Award … dream job is to be a Food Network chef … went to SCUBA PIAD in Key Largo, Fla., last summer … spirit animal is an ocelot because they are sneaky … Company F-3 … major is kinesiology.
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Hannah Grosso
Kelly Hamilton
Hartland, Mich. / Hartland
Chambersburg, Pa. / Mercersburg
Junior Freestyle Electrical Engineering
Junior Backstroke / Freestyle Kinesiology
Grosso’s TOP TIMES 50 Free..................24.55.............. ECAC Championships.............................2015 100 Free................54.12.............. ECAC Championships.............................2015 200 Free................1:59.88........... Frank Elm Invitational............................2014 200 Back................2:07.68........... Bucknell............................................1/11/14
Hamilton’s TOP TIMES 100 Back................55.76.............. Patriot League Championships..............2015 200 Back................2:01.55........... Patriot League Championships..............2014 50 Free..................23.93.............. Patriot League Championships..............2015
2014-15: Competed for the Black Knights at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … swam to a 23rd place finish in the 100 back after clocking a 1:01.14 … recorded career-best times in the 50 free (24.55) and 100 free (54.12) … was part of the 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay, 200 free and 400 free relay teams at ECACs … placed sixth in the 100 back (1:02.82) during the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette. 2013-14: Had a successful freshman campaign making waves in the 200 back (2:07.68) at the Army-Bucknell dual-meet ... recorded a 54.61 in the 100 free and a 1:59.88 in the 200 free at the Frank Elm Invitational ... 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: A five time KLAA conference champion from 2011-12... broke the 200 free relay record a total of five times throughout her high school career...broke the 400 free relay record from 2010-12 four times...shattered the 200 medley relay record in 2011 twice...voted the Most Improved in 2009 and Top Point Maker in 2010...part of the all-conference KLAA team in five events from 2010-12...from 2010-13, collected academic accolades including, KLAA Scholar Athlete and Top Scholar Swimmer... member of the South Lyon Aquatics Club team coached under Mark Vandermey...graduated with an academic certificate, academic letter, was top ten in her class and was part of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Hannah Marie Grosso was born May 1, 1995 in Wichita, Kan. … daughter of Maurice and Coleen Grosso … one of five siblings including, Joe, Holly, Marcus and Mitchell … Holly attends Marquette University … Joe attends the Air Force Academy … father Maurice is an Air Force Lt. Ret., … earned Air Assault wings … greatest achievement has been getting a paper published … participated in CLDT and traveled to England for an AIAD last summer … pre-meet superstition is waving to coach Bugby before races … spirit animal is a koala bear because it looks similar … Company F-3 … majoring in Electrical Engineering.
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2014-15: Continued as one of Army’s premier swimmers during her sophomore campaign … earned Academic All-Patriot League honors for the first time of her career … was named to the All-Patriot League Second Team … earned Army’s third-most individual points at the Patriot League Championships with 30 … clocked career-best swims in the 100 back at the conference meet … finished second with a time of 55.76 to place her in the No. 2 slot on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list … also competed in the 100 fly (56.65) where she placed eighth and in the 200 back (2:03.69) in which she placed 13th … member of the 200 free relay team that placed second at the meet and broke the Academy record … finished first in the 100 back in the tri-meet against Buffalo and Michigan State, in the quad-meet with American, Boston U and George Mason and in the dual-meets with Iona and Navy … won the 200 back in the dual-meet with Lehigh and in the quad-meet versus American, Boston U and George Mason. 2013-14: Made waves as a freshman ... set a plebe record in the 100 back (55.87) at the Patriot League Championships where she placed fifth ... had a top-time in the 200 back (2:01.55) an eighth place finish at PL Championships ... All-Patriot League First Team ... 2014 PL Spring Academic Honor Roll ... member of Academy record-setting 200 medley team relay (1:42.14) ... member of plebe record setting 400 medley relay (3:54.91) as well as the 400 free relay (3:31.55) ... posted first place finishes in the 100 back against UMASS and Lehigh. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Named Academic All-MAPL Varsity Honor Roll for soccer in 2010 and twice for swimming in 2012 and 2013 … received the Thomas Hartz 87’dedication, perseverance, enthusiasm award team award in 2011-12 … named team MVP in the 2012-13 season … swam at the Mercersburg Swimming Academy under head coach and Olympic Competitor Pete Williams … earned many club team records and MVP and high point awards while at the academy … was a distinguished/commended scholar from 2010-13. PERSONAL: Kelly Nicole Hamilton was born Feb. 15, 1995, in Chambersburg, Pa. … daughter of Kathy and Tony Hamilton … two siblings, Michael and Jen … managed a multiple PR championship meet only weeks after getting in a car accident … has earned the Dean’s Award for Excellence and the Superintendent’s Award for Excellence … spirit animal is a dolphin and can make dolphin noises … last summer she completed the SCUBA PIAD and participated in CTLT at Fort Hood with engineers … dream job is a professional organizer … Company E-3 … majoring in Kinesiology.
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Rachel Kim
Danielle Nuszkowski
New City, N.Y. / Clarkstown South
Miami, Fla. / Hagerty Sophomore Freestyle Portuguese / Sociology
Junior Butterfly / Freestyle Computer Science
kim’s TOP TIMES 50 Free..................23.52.............. Navy.......................................................2014 100 Free................52.19.............. Navy.......................................................2014 100 Fly...................58.91.............. Patriot League Championships..............2015 2014-15: Had a career-best swim in the 100 fly at the Patriot League Championships … touched the wall in 58.91 for a 24th-place finish … was Army’s thirdbest finisher in the 50 free with a time of 23.71 … also competed in the 100 free (53.44) … member of the third-place 200 medley relay team … had a career-best swim in the 50 free in the meet against rival Navy … moved up to the No. 6 slot on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list … placed second in both the 50 and 100 free opposite UMass … won the 50 free against Iona … was first in the 100 free in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette. 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Strong start to career at Army ... jumped onto the 100 free leader board at the Frank Elm Invitational with a time of 53.01 ... swam a 23.54 50 free at the Army-Navy meet ... recorded a 58.96 in the 100 fly at the Patriot League Championships ... member of plebe record setting 400 free relay team (3:31.55). HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Bergen County Technical High School in 2015 … NJIC Champion … AP Scholar with Distinction … also swam for the Jersey Flyers Aquatics Club. PERSONAL: Kim Sarah Sembrano was born Nov. 8, 1996 … father is Ruben Sembrano … brother Josh is on the men’s swimming and diving team … one sister, Rebecca … dream job is to be a professional swimmer … pre-meet superstition is to enter on the right side of the block before the backstroke starts … Company A-4 … major is Computer Science.
Nuszkowski’s TOP TIMES 200 Free................1:10.59........... Patriot League Championships..............2014 500 Free................4:54.88........... Navy.......................................................2013 1000 Free..............10:12.18......... Navy.......................................................2013 1650 Free..............17:01.69......... Patriot League Championships..............2014 2014-15: Continued to succeed in the distance events … placed 13th in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Championships … touched the wall in 17:29.93 … finished 18th in the 200 free with a time of 1:52.77 … also competed in the 500 free where she finished in 5:09.97 … won the 500 free during the dual-meet with Lehigh (5:08.10) … was second in the 500 free in the dual-meet at UMass … placed second in the 1000 free during the dual-meet against Iona and in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette. 2013-14: Quickly became one of the top distance swimmers in school history ... crushed Academy and Plebe Records ... set new Academy and Plebe Records in the 500 free (4:54.88) and the 1000 free (10:12.18) at the Army-Navy meet ... clocked a season-best time in the 1650 free (17:01.69) at the Patriot League Championships, a seventh place finish ... placed seventh in the 200 free (1:10.59) at the PL Championships ... member of record-setting 800-free team relay (7:31.13) ... posted first place finishes in the 1000 free over UCONN and Lehigh ... touched the wall first in the 1650 free at the Army-Colgate-Lafayette tri-meet and in the 500 free versus UCONN. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned a fifth place finish at FHSAA 3A State Championship for the 500 free in 2010 … Hagerty High School swim team’s most hardworking in 2010 … voted team’s Most Valuable Player in 2011 and 2012 … SAC water polo team first team all-conference and SAC first team all-conference from 2011-12 … named Hagerty water polo defensive player of the year in 2011 … had a sixth place finish at the women’s 5K OW Nationals in 2012 … swam as a member of the Blue Dolfins club team for head coach Charlie Rose … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American team from for two years in a row (2011-13) … graduated as an AP Scholar and was on high school’s honor roll for four years. PERSONAL: Danielle Alexis Nuszkowski was born on Jan. 7, 1995 in Miami Beach, Fla. … daughter of Lyne Lanthier and Rick Nuszkowski … father is a Petty Officer in the United States Navy … is a triplet with siblings Ricardo and Stephanie … Ricardo attends the USF … Stephanie is a firefighter … one younger brother, Joshua … volunteers for AWANAs and the NYC Rescue Homeless Shelter … member of the Navigators club at the Academy … survived a bad car accident before arriving at West Point … most inspirational grad is Marie Hatch because she taught Danielle a lot about loving West Point and embracing challenges … Company G-3 … majoring in Portuguese and Sociology.
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ClairE Willis Santa Cruz, Calif. / Clarence
Junior Freestyle Sociology
Willis’ TOP TIMES 50 Free..................25.16.............. ECAC Championships.............................2015 100 Free................53.97.............. American / George Mason / Boston U. . ..2015 200 Free................1:56.50........... Navy.......................................................2014 2014-15: Competed for Army at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships in the freestyle events … clocked a 25.12 in the 50 free at ECACs to place 36th with a career-best time … placed 45th in the 100 free after touching the wall in 54.79 … also competed in the 200 free (1:57.80) … member of the 400 medley relay team that finished sixth … was part of the seventh-place 200 free and 400 free relays … placed fifth in the 100 free in the dual-meet at Bucknell … was fourth in the 100 free in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Providence School of Jacksonville in 2012 ... earned First Coast Second Team honors in 2011 and 2012 for swimming ... earned the same honors for basketball in 2010 … team’s Most Valuable Player for 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011. PERSONAL: Anastasia Marie Bistrow was born Feb. 4, 1994 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... daughter of James and Georgia Bistrow ... three siblings ... Jo plays women’s basketball at Valdosta State University ... Belle attends the University of West Florida and a younger brother, Guy ... didn’t start swimming club until 2010 ... overcame ACL surgery from the spring of 2013 ... dream job is to be an author and write a book series … spirit animal is a moose ... ran in the American Odyssey Relay ... attended USMAPS for two years prior to getting into the Academy … Company H-4 … major is undeclared.
Teresa Groton Charlestown, N.H. / Jamestown
2013-14: Did not compete due to injuries. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Swam as an All-American relay participant for four years... received the Clarence High School coaches award in 2010... led Clarence swim team as team captain and received the Sportsmanship award in 2012...member of the STAR swimming club under head coach Rick Aronberg...was on high school’s honor roll and named a scholar athlete for four years...was named a National Merit Scholar. PERSONAL: Claire Hoover Willis was born on Sept. 29, 1995 in Santa Cruz, Calif... daughter of Jamesand Astrid Willis...brother Eric is a plebe at USMA...brother Cornelia attends UVA med school and is on the crew team...has physically and mentally overcome two concussions and a knee injury, just from last year...favorite mess hall food is the salad bar...enjoys running, having fun, working with kids and animals...wishes there was loud music at practice...thinks the best part about being on the swim/dive team is being besides her teammates...biggest goal in life is to make others smile...major is sociology.
Ana Marie Bistrow Jacksonville, Fla. / Providence
Sophomore Freestyle Undeclared
Sophomore Butterfly / Freestyle Civil Engineering
Groton’s TOP TIMES 50 Free..................24.47.............. Patriot League Championships..............2015 100 Fly...................57.19.............. Patriot League Championships..............2015 200 Fly...................2:05.30........... Patriot League Championships..............2015 2014-15: Had a successful freshman campaign with the Black Knights … clocked two career-best times at the Patriot League Championships in the 200 fly and 50 free … touched the wall eighth in the 200 fly at the conference meet with a time of 2:05.30 … moved to sixth on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list for the 200 fly … recorded a 24.47 in the 50 free to place 28th … also competed in the 100 fly (57.19) where she placed 14th … now ranks 10th in 100 fly on the top times list … won the 200 fly and had a second-place finish in the 100 fly against Iona … was second in the 200 fly against Bucknell … won the 200 fly in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Jamestown High School in 2014 … swam on a club team for the Coast Guard Blue Dolphins. PERSONAL: Teresa Ellen Groton was born May 31, 1996 in Bethesda, Md. … now calls Charlestown, N.H., home ... daughter of Barry Groton and Marie-Claude Bettencourt ... father, Barry, is a major in the Army ... enjoys triathlons and watching hockey … was pinned the Distinguished Honor Graduate of the Sabalauski Air Assault School Class 701-15 … Company B-2 … majoring in Civil Engineering.
Bistrow’s TOP TIMES 200 Free................1:53.56........... Patriot League Championships..............2015 500 Free................4:57.47........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 1650 Free..............17:12.99......... Patriot League Championships..............2015 400 IM...................4:36.90........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 2014-15: Had a successful freshman campaign participating in the distance events for the Black Knights … ranks in Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list in three events … was ninth in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Championships with a time of 17.12.99 which placed her at the No. 5 slot the top times list … also competed in the 200 free (1:53.56) and in the 500 free (5:03.29) at the conference championships … landed in the No. 6 spot on the top times list after recording a ninth-place 4:57.47 in the 500 free at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … had a 14th place finish in the 400 IM (4:39.16) at ECACs … was part of the second-place 800 free relay team (7:31.79) that broke the plebe record …
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Margaret Ireland Wake Forest, N.C. / Raleigh Charter Sophomore Backstroke / Breaststroke Undeclared
PERSONAL: Collin Alexandra Kessinger was born Feb. 13, 1995 in Louisville Ky. ... daughter of Kerry and Lynette Kessinger ... two brothers, Logan and Harrison, and one sister, Griffin ... dream job is to work for Lilly Pulitzer in Florida, on the beach … must have red nail polish to swim fast … spirit animal is the lioness because it’s always looking out for her pride and will give her life to protect … Company I-2 … majoring in Systems Design and Management.
Jorie Mason
Ireland’s TOP TIMES 200 IM...................2:13.73........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 100 Breast.............1:06.57........... Navy.......................................................2014 200 Back................2:11.76........... Navy.......................................................2014 2014-15: Competed for Army at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … swam a career-best time of 2:13.73 in the 200 fly where she placed 17th … clocked a 1:07.62 in the 100 breast at ECACs to place her 20th … was part of the 200 medley relay team that placed eighth … finished third in the 100 breast against Iona … was sixth in the 100 back in the dual-meet with Lehigh. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Raleigh Charter in 2014 … was the high school team MVP ... earned the Coach’s Award … state champion … swam club for the New Wave Swim Team … National Honor Society member … AP Scholar 2012-14.
Jonestown, Pa. / Northern Lebanon
Sophomore Diving Undeclared
2014-15: Was not a member of the swimming and diving team. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Northern Lebanon High School in 2014. PERSONAL: Jorie Paige Mason was born July 1, 1996 … daughter of Douglas and Gina Mason … one sister, Jae and one brother, Preston … dream job is to be a young adult fiction author … words to live by, “May my heart be kind, my mind fierce and my spirit brave” … Company D-2 … major is undeclared.
PERSONAL: Margaret Ireland was born Nov. 2, 1995 in Atlanta, Ga. ... now calls Wake Forest N.C., home ... daughter of Erin and Howard Ireland ... one sister, Susannah ... is a Phi Alpha Theta Officer, the Historical Honors Society … went on an AIAD to Fort Worth Texas and worked in the Special Victims Unit last summer … spirit animal is April Ludgate from Parks and Recreation ... Irish heritage ... Company H-4 … major is undeclared.
Collin Kessinger Shelbyville, Ky. / Shelby (Mercersburg) Sophomore Breaststroke Systems Design / Management
Kessinger’s TOP TIMES 100 Breast.............1:03.44........... Navy.......................................................2014 200 Breast.............2:17.41........... Navy.......................................................2014 200 IM...................2:05.44........... Navy.......................................................2014 2014-15: Had an outstanding rookie season with the Black Knights … broke two Academy and two plebe records in dual-meet against Navy … set new team standards in the 100 breast (1:03.44) and 200 breast (2:17.41) … touched the wall 11th in the 200 breast at the Patriot League Championships in 2:22.21 … also swam in the 100 breast where she finished 16th with a time of 1:06.55 and in the 200 IM (2:10.27) … part of the third-place 200 medley relay at the conference championships … won the 200 back (2:10.96) in the dual-meet against Iona … had a first-place finish in the 100 breast in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette … was the second-place finisher in the 200 breast in dual-meets versus UMass, Navy, Lehigh and Bucknell … named Army Athletic Association Athlete of the Week on Dec. 15 … earned ECAC Swimmer of the Week honors on Dec. 18. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: 2013 All-American in the 100-breast ... USA Swimming Academic All-American in 2011, 12 and 13 ... high school MVP at High Point 2009-13 ... attended Mercersburg Academy after graduating high school … 200-IM record holder at Mercersburg Academy ... 200-breast and 100-breast national qualifying times in winter and summer.
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Mechanicsburg, Pa. / Cumberland Valley
Army’s second-best competitor in the 200 free with a time of 1:51.85 … set Academy and plebe record at ECACs in the 400 IM ... finished with a time of 4:21.05 … was 10th in the 200 fly … clocked a career-best 2:04.17 to move her to the No. 5 slot on the top times list … member of plebe record-setting 800 free relay team … won all three events in the dual-meet with Bucknell (200 free, 500 free, 200 IM) … placed first in both the 200 and 500 free in tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette … placed third in the 400 IM at the Terrier Invitational … finished second in the 500 free and third in the 200 free (1:51.76) in the dual-meet with rival Navy … 200 free time was a career-best and now ranks seventh on top times list … finished third in both the 200 free and 200 fly against Lehigh … named ECAC Rookie of the Week on Feb. 26.
mortell’s TOP TIMES 200 Free................1:55.98........... Iona........................................................2014 500 Free................4:52.03........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 1650 Free..............16:51.97......... Terrier Invitational..................................2014
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Bellaire High School in 2014 ... won the 200 IM in 2014 regionals ... All-State ... holds high school records in the 200 IM, 500 free, 200 free, 100 breast, 4x100-free relay and the 4x50-free relay.
Sabrina Mortell Sophomore Freestyle Psychology
2014-15: Outstanding performer in the distance events for Army during her rookie season … captured two Academy and two plebe records … represented Army at the Patriot League Championships and at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … capped-off freshman campaign with All-Patriot League Second Team accolades … at the Patriot League Championships she finished third in the 1650 free after touching the wall in 16:56.20 … placed seventh in the 500 free with a time of 4:55.29 … also competed in the 200 free (1:54.22) … set Academy and plebe record at ECACs when she won the 500 free ... finished with a time of 4:52.03 … also won 1650 free … member of plebe record-setting 800 free relay team … set a new Academy and plebe standard at the Terrier Invitational in the 1650 free … clocked a 16:51.97 … had a career-best mark in the 1000 free in the dual-meet against rival Navy … recorded a time of 10:17.98 to move her into the No. 4 position on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list … won the 1000 free in the dual-meet against Lehigh and in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette … won 500 free in quad-meet with American, Boston U and George Mason. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: All-State Swimmer 2010-12 ... 500 free record setter in 2010-12 ... 2012 State Champion in the 500 free ... All-American 2011-12 ... 500 free conference champion 2011-12 ... 2012 District Champion in the 500 free and 200 free ... 2012 Jerry E. Bruckheimer Award Winner ... water polo State Champion 2012 ... water polo Honorable Mention 2012 ... National Honor Society ... World Language National Honor Society 2013-14. PERSONAL: Sabrina Song Mortell was born June 2, 1996 in Clearwater, Fla. ... now calls Mechanicsburg, Pa., home ... daughter of Gerald Mortell and Chong Hwang ... sister Fiona attends George Washington ... part of the Navigators club at the Academy … most inspirational grad is Joon Chung (’15) because he put others first every day no matter how he was feeling … earned Air Assault wings … dream job is to be a psychologist for the government … Company F-3 … majoring in Psychology.
PERSONAL: Bridget Elizabeth Ritter was born April 28, 1996 in Houston, Texas ... daughter of Scott and Colleen Ritter ... one brother, Jacob (22), who swims at the University of Texas ... one sister, Kaleigh (20), who swims at the University of Pittsburgh ... favorite spot at West Point is the balcony of the library ... enjoys watching football ... if she could invent a new stroke it would be the reverse free ... has a seven month old puppy named Bruce ... major is undeclared.
Ari Rocha Tuscon, Ariz. / Basis Tuscon North
Sophomore Diving Math
Rochas’ TOP scores 1-Meter.................156.65............ Buffalo / Michigan State........................2014 3-Meter.................145.27............ UMass....................................................2014 2014-15: Missed most of the year due to injury … competed for Army in the first two meets of the year … earned a season-high mark on the 1-meter (156.65) in the tri-meet with Buffalo and Michigan State … debuted for the Black Knights with a sixth-place showing on the 3-meter in the dual-meet at UMass. HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Basis Tuscon North in 2014 ... did not dive prior to college ... National Hispanic Scholar and National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Ariana Francia Rocha was born Dec. 6, 1995 in Boca Raton, Fla. ... now calls Tucson, Ariz., home ... daughter of Michele Mitchell and Jose Rocha ... one brother, Dakota ... earned Air Assault wings … dream job is to become a teacher … pre-meet superstition is listening to music … spirit animal is a frog … Company B-1 … majoring in Math.
Bridget Ritter Houston, Texas / Bellaire
Sophomore IM / Breaststroke Undeclared
Ritter’s TOP TIMES 200 Fly...................2:04.17........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 400 IM...................4:21.05........... ECAC Championships.............................2015 500 Free................4:55.23........... Patriot League Championships..............2015 2014-15: Outstanding performer in the mid-distance events for Army during her rookie season … captured an Academy and plebe record … represented Army at the Patriot League Championships and at the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships … capped-off freshman campaign with All-Patriot League Second Team accolades … at the Patriot League Championships she finished fifth in the 500 free after a career-best 4:55.23 … now ranks No. 3 on Army’s All-Time Top 10 times list … placed fifth in the 400 IM after touching the wall in 4:24.97 …
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Swimming & Diving
meet the black Knights
Jess Ambrose
Cecelia Croman
Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central
Corpus Christi, Texas / Richard King
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Hunterdon Central in 2015 … high school team won the state championship in 2014 … earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honors in 2013, 2014 and 2015 … was named to the Principal’s Honor Roll in 2014 … 2015 NISCA/SPEEDO All-American in the 100 breast … earned Third-Team All-State honors her senior season … First-Team All-Conference as a senior.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Richard King High School in 2015 … swam for the Coastal Bend All Stars … was named a Scholastic All-American three years … was the Athlete of the Year in 2015 … earned Most Valuable Athlete honors in 2014 and 2015 … received Academic All-State recognition … earned Honor Roll recognition throughout high school … was ranked in the Top 100 of her class … National Honor Society member … Alpha Beta Honor Society.
PERSONAL: Jessica Vail Ambrose was born Feb. 28, 1997 in Morristown, N.J. … now calls Flemington, N.J., home … daughter of John and Kelly Ambrose … one sister, Karoline … most inspirational grad is Mike Krzyzewski because his work ethic and loyalty to his team … dream job is to be a professional swimmer … premeet superstition is to stretch behind the blocks … spirit animal is a dolphin … Company D-1 … major is undeclared.
PERSONAL: Cecelia Michelle Croman was born June 7, 1996 in Tampa, Fla. … now calls Corpus Christi, Texas, home … daughter of Craig and Angelle Croman … three sisters, Carolina Claire and Lauren … Caroline attends the University of Arizona … most inspirational grad is Kristen Baker, the first female brigade commander … dream job is to travel the world bringing medical aid to those in need … spirit animal is the sea otter because they are cute and like to swim and float for fun … Company H-3 … major is undeclared.
Freshman Breaststroke
Freshman Backstroke / Butterfly
Julia Bush Sidney Evans
Sherwood, Ore. / Sherwood
Freshman Freestyle / Butterfly
Adamstown, Pa. / Cocalico
Freshman Freestyle / IM
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Sherwood High School in 2015 … swam on the Tigard Tualatin Swim Club … placed first in the 100 free at the Oregon State Championships in 2012, 2013 and 2014 … had top-three finishes in the 200 free throughout her high school career … was named the 2014 OSAA 5A Swimmer of the Meet … swam varsity since her freshman year.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Cocalico High School in 2015 … was the swimming team captain … district champion in the 500 free … earned a 4.0 and was on the Honor Roll throughout high school career.
PERSONAL: Julia Lee Bush was born April 22, 1997 in San Jose, Calif. … now calls Sherwood, Ore., home … daughter of Larry and Danni Bush … older brother, Curtis, attends the University of Oregon … dream job is to be a trauma surgeon … has earned the IOCT Tab … spirit animal is a fox because they are quiet and independent, yet cunning and perceptive … Company D-4 … major is undeclared.
PERSONAL: Sidney Justice Evans was born Sept. 8, 1997 ... native of Adamstown, Pa. … daughter of Yuri and Kimberly Evans … sister, Olivia, swims at Towson University … dream job is to be a dolphin trainer … pre-meet superstitions include drinking hot chocolate and listening to music … believes in leading by example … Company H-4 … major is undeclared.
Jenna Forrester Coppersburg, Pa. / Southern Lehigh Freshman
Sprint Freestyle
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Southern Lehigh in 2015 … was the Lehigh Valley Athlete of the Year her senior season … graduated in the Top 10 Percent of her class. PERSONAL: Jenna Nicole Forrester was born May 1, 1997 … native to Cooperstown, Pa. … daughter of Carol … one sister, Michelle … most inspirational grad is the team’s head OR COL Van Poppel because he shows her how much the USMA family cares about everyone and is the type of officer she aspires to be one day … dream job is to be a trauma surgeon … pre-meet superstition is to jump around the pool deck while listening to music … spirit animal is a lion because she has the heart and fight of a lion and its hair … Company D-2 … major is undeclared.
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Swimming & Diving
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Chloe Kargodorian
Meaghan McGovern
Northridge, Calif. / Chaminade
Congers, N.Y. / Clarkstown North
Freshman Butterfly / Freestyle
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated Chaminade College Preparatory in 2014 ... graduated from Mercersburg Academy in 2015 … member of the Conejo Swim Club … Scholastic All-America recipient. PERSONAL: Chloe Elizabeth Kargodorian was born June 5, 1996 in Los Angeles, Calif. … daughter of Kathy Jeannot … credits her parents in teacher her how to swim in their backyard pool … has a brother, Dante, plays drums for the LA native band, Urban Development … most inspirational grad is Katie Del Castillo Vail because she taught her that glitter does not clash with camo, it makes the ultimate of duos … traveled to Armenia last summer to learn about her family’s heritage … Company I-4 … major is undeclared.
Freshman Freestyle / IM
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Clarkstown Senior High School North in 2015 … was named New York State Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2015 … National Honor Society member … was part of the Science Honor Society, World Language Honor Society, English Honor Society and was the History Honor Society President … National History Day Nationals Finalist … two-time State finalist and finisher. PERSONAL: Meaghan Olivia McGovern was born May 9, 1997 … native of Congers, N.Y. … daughter of Matt and Kathy McGovern … two brothers, Matthew and Kyle … helps at the St. Paul’s Food Cupboard … most inspirational cadet is her uncle who attended the Academy, but passed away during his cow year … spirit animal is a goldfish because they’re decent swimmers … Company E-1 … major is undeclared.
Asia Langley
Amy Owens
Waterford, Conn. / Waterford
Freshman Freestyle / Butterfly
McLean, Va. / Langley
Freshman Freestyle / Backstroke
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Waterford High School in 2015 … was AllState for four years … earned All-Conference honors for four years … also swam for the Connecticut Aquatics Club. PERSONAL: Asia Cecelia Langley was born Sept. 20, 1997 in Columbia City, Ind. … now calls Waterford, Conn., home … daughter of Jessia and Brian Langley … one brother, Jayden … growing up she would give swim lessons to all ages at her high school … most inspirational graduate is Capt. Kristen Griest because she inspires her to be a strong and powerful woman … before championship meets will watch a video of the 2004 Olympics … Company G-2 … major is undeclared.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Langley High School in 2015 … was a Scholar-Athlete … also swam for The Fish club team. PERSONAL: Amy Sue Owens was born July 1, 1997 … native of McLean, Va. … daughter of Michael and Jennifer Owens … three siblings, Matthew, Alice and Michelle … most inspirational grad is GEN Benjamin Davis because even though he was socially shut out from the Corps, he stayed and graduated to become a great general … spirit animal is the sloth because they’re slow and they love to sleep … Company B-2 … major is undeclared.
Kate Machorek
Kim Sembrano
Kalaheo, Hawaii / Kauai
Hasbrouck Heights, N.J. / Bergen County
Freshman Freestyle / Backstroke
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Valedictorian for Kauai High School in 2015 … was voted the Most Valuable Swimmer and Most Inspirational … also swam for Swim Kauai Aquatics. PERSONAL: Kate Madeline Machorek was born Dec. 2, 1997 … native of Kalaheo, Hawaii … daughter of Chris and Stacey Machorek … younger brother, Jack … grandfather was in the Air Force … helps out with the Special Olympics … most inspirational grad is GEN John M. Schofield (’53) because of his definition of discipline … dream job is to become a mom ... pre-meet superstition is to stretch for over 25 minutes … spirit animal is Beyoncé … Company E-3 … major is undeclared.
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Freshman Backstroke / Butterfly
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Basis Tuscon North in 2014 ... did not dive prior to college ... National Hispanic Scholar. PERSONAL: Ariana F. Rocha was born Dec. 6, 1995 in Boca Raton, Fla. ... now calls Tuscon, Ariz., home ... daughter of Michele Mitchell and Jose-Luis Rocha ... one brother ... enjoys watching gymnastics, doodling, eating and sleeping ... thinks diving would be better if there was an anti-smack machine ... if she could invent a new dive it would be the windmill ... she is immune to cs gas ... she will know six languages before she is 40 ... major is Chinese and engineering.
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Swimming & Diving
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Ellie Senft Chesire, Conn. / Chesire Freshman
Monica Sowinski Latrobe, Pa. / Greater Latrobe
Sprint Freestyle
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Cheshire in 2015 … four year letterwinner in swimming … captain of the team … All-SCC recipient … All-State honors. PERSONAL: Ellie Marie Senft was born July 21, 1997 … daughter of Judy and Dave Senft … sister Maggie attends Fordham … brother Jack is a firstie at West Point … most inspirational grad is GEN Douglas MacArthur because he was fearless and powerful … dream job is to manage a business is New York City … pre-meet superstition is to always wave to her parents in the stands while she is behind the blocks … spirit animal is a wolf because they are cute and wild … Company C-3 … major is undeclared.
Freshman Freestyle
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Greater Latrobe High School in 2015 … placed third at the PIAA State Championships … eight-time All-America recognitions … four year letterwinner … team captain … four-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American … National Honor Society member … graduated among the top five percent of her class. PERSONAL: Monica Helen Sowinski was born April 25, 1997 … daughter of Maryanne and Ed Sowinski … most inspirational grad is her priest, Father John-Mary Tompkins … dream job is to be a doctor at Seattle Grace Hospital … spirit animal is Christina Yang because she is fearless and independent … Company C-4 … major is undeclared.
Rebecca Sleight
Kara Wineinger
Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Lincoln Park Academy
Stafford, Va. / Colonial Forge
Freshman Breaststroke / Butterfly / IM
Freshman Diving
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Lincoln Park Academy … earned High Honors and an International Baccalaureate Diploma. PERSONAL: Rebecca Sleight was born Aug. 22, 1997 in LÃ Renskog, Norway … now calls Port St. Lucie, Fla., home … daughter of Siw and Chris Sleight … member of the West Point Pre-Medical Society, the American Chemical Society and the Yoga Club … dream job is to become an Army doctor … spirit animal is the butterfly … Company B-3 … majoring in Life Science.
Bailey Smith
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Was the 100 fly conference champion in 2015 … state finalist in the 100 breast from 2012-15 … USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2014 and 2015 … earned Most Valuable Swimmer honors in 2014 … graduated sixth in the class our of 500 … German Honor Society, National Honor Society … National EMT Certification … National Merit Scholarship Honorable Mention. PERSONAL: Kara Elizabeth Wineinger was born March 26, 1997 at West Point, N.Y. … daughter of Robert and Jennifer Wineinger … two brothers, Andrew and Nate … Andrew attends George Mason University … her father (’86), mother (’87) and aunt Diane (’90) graduated from West Point … growing up she taught Sunday School every week and tutored elementary school children in her neighborhood … dream job is to become a physician in the Army specializing in orthopedic … eats bacon before every meet … Company E-2 … major is undeclared.
Evergreen, Colo. / Evergreen
Freshman Backstroke / Freestyle
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Evergreen High School in 2015 … State Champion Team … earned Best Performance and State Record honors … received an Academic Letter … also swam for the Jeffco Hurricanes club team. PERSONAL: Bailey Kay Smith was born Aug. 5, 1997 … native of Evergreen, Colo. … daughter of Heather and Tom Smith … one sister, Chloe … both grandfathers were in the Army … uncle was in the Marines … dream job is to become a physical therapist … pre-meet superstition is to tighten goggles and clap on the blocks … spirit animal is the sea turtle because she is easy going and doesn’t talk a lot … Company F-4 … major is undeclared.
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All-time Series Records Opponent Series Began Adelphi 1978-79 Albany 1978-79 American 2001-02 Barnard 1978-79 Binghamton 1978-79 Bloomsburg 1986-87 Boston College 1981-82 Boston University 2013-14 Bucknell 1980-81 Buffalo 2014-15 Colgate 1987-88 Columbia 1983-84 Connecticut 1984-85 Cornell 1980-81 C.W. Post 2009-10 Dartmouth 1988-89 Drexel 2010-11 East Stroudsburg 1982-83 Fairfield 1980-81 Fordham 1978-79 George Mason 2005-06 George Washington 2004-05 Georgetown 2009-10 Hartwick 1978-79 Holy Cross 1990-91 Iona 2014-15 Ithaca 1979-80 Lafayette 2004-05 LaSalle 1979-80 Lehigh 1991-92 Manhattanville 1979-80 Marist 1994-95 Massachusetts 2005-06 Merchant Marine 1981-82 Michigan State 2014-15 Minnesota 1992-93 Monmouth 1980-81 Montclair State 1978-79 Coll. of N.J. 1983-84 NYU 1992-93 Northeastern 1999-00 Notre Dame 1998-99 Old Dominion 2005-06 Pennsylvania 1991-92 Ramapo 1981-82 Rowan 2010-11 Rutgers 1983-84 St. Francis (N.Y.) 1978-79 St. John’s 1980-81 St. Peter’s 1978-79 Seton Hall 1979-80 Siena 1999-00 Skidmore 1978-79 Stony Brook 1999-00 SUNY-New Paltz 1978-79
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M W 1 1 1 1 12 10 2 2 5 5 9 8 22 5 3 1 21 4 1 0 22 11 23 3 15 4 13 4 3 2 16 9 2 2 1 1 4 4 12 9 9 1 4 3 1 0 2 2 20 19 1 1 2 0 11 8 9 5 20 15 6 4 5 4 9 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 7 5 7 6 1 1 1 1 4 0 1 0 7 1 10 3 1 1 1 1 17 10 1 1 15 10 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 11 11 1 1
L T 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17 0 2 0 17 0 1 0 11 0 20 0 11 0 9 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 7 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 4 0 5 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 5 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct. 1.000 1.000 .833 1.000 1.000 .889 .227 .333 .190 .000 .500 .130 .267 .308 .667 .563 1.000 1.000 1.000 .750 .125 .750 .000 1.000 .950 1.000 .000 .727 .556 .750 .667 .800 .222 1.000 1.000 .000 .714 .857 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .214 .300 1.000 1.000 .588 1.000 .666 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000
Opponent Series Began M W L T Syracuse 1979-80 2 0 2 0 Temple 1980-81 1 0 1 0 Toledo 1992-93 1 1 0 0 U.S. Air Force Academy 1998-99 1 0 1 0 U.S. Naval Academy 1981-82 33 4 29 0 Vermont 2007-08 6 2 4 0 Villanova 1988-89 2 1 1 0 Wellesley 1979-80 1 1 0 0 William Paterson 1978-79 1 1 0 0 William Smith 1979-80 1 1 0 0 Williams 2006-07 1 1 0 0 Yale 1985-86 11 2 9 0 TOTALS 443 225 216 2
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Pct. .000 .000 1.000 .000 .121 .333 .500 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .182 .510
*2015-16 Competitors Bolded
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2014-15 Results / postseason results Date Oct. 18 Oct. 31-Nov. 1 Nov. 21-23 Dec. 11 Jan. 9 Jan. 10 Jan. 17 Jan. 24 Feb. 18-21 Feb. 27-Mar. 1
Opponent UMass Buffalo Michigan State Terrier Invitational Navy* Lehigh* Bucknell* Colgate* Lafayette* American* Boston U.* George Mason Patriot League Championships ECAC Championships
Location Amherst, Mass. Buffalo, N.Y. Buffalo, N.Y. Boston, Mass. West Point, N.Y. Bethlehem, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Lewisburg, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Result L, 168-132 L, 202-151 W, 179.5-173.5 4th, 648 Points L, 194-106 W, 122-109 L, 120-180 W, 161-127 W, 194-89 W, 217-80 W, 159-139 W, 165-129 5th, 416 Points 6th, 282 Points
* Patriot League meet
Postseason Results Patriot League Championships Year Place Pts. 1991 1st 565.5 1992 3rd 530 1993 3rd 527 1994 2nd 613.5 1995 4th 433 1996 2nd 550 1997 2nd 651 1998 2nd 608 1999 3rd 579 2000 3rd 590.5 2001 3rd 590.5 2002 6th 327 2003 5th 431 2004 4th 489.5 2005 3rd 446 2006 5th 389.5 2007 4th 353 2008 6th 304 2009 5th 303 2010 5th 311.5 2011 5th 323.5 2012 4th 422.5 2013 4th 542 2014 4th 495 2015 5th 416
Year 1991 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2012 2013 2015
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About the Patriot League Patriot League Academic and Athletic Success
Now in its third decade as an all-sport conference combining academic and athletic excellence, the Patriot League sponsors championships in 24 men and women’s sports. Initially started as an NCAA Division I-AA football conference in 1986, the Patriot League became an all-sport conference in 1990 and includes American, Army, Boston University, Bucknell, Colgate, Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh, Loyola and Navy as full members, and Fordham, Georgetown, MIT and Richmond as associate members
These institutions are among the oldest and most prestigious in the nation and their alumni have and continue to play leadership roles in shaping our country. Since 1998, the Patriot League has ranked first each year among all Division I conferences awarding athletic aid in the NCAA Graduation Rate Report. The League also had more than 93 percent of its teams score above the national APR average in the most recent data, and 92 Patriot League teams earned NCAA Academic Performance Program Public Recognition Awards after posting academic progress rate scores in the top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports. The Patriot League’s mission is simple: to provide successful competitive athletic experiences while maintaining high academic standards, and to prepare its student-athletes to be leaders in society. During the 2013-14 academic year, Patriot League student-athletes and teams have accomplished the following: *The Patriot League ranked second among all conferences in multi-year APR rating, and led all leagues in men’s basketball APR.
•Fifteen student-athletes earned Capital One/ CoSIDA Academic All-America recognition, including first-team accolades for Fordham’s Brett Biestek (Football), Bucknell’s Joe Meyer (Men’s Soccer) and Navy’s Elizabeth Hoerner (Women’s Soccer).
•Fordham football and Loyola men and women’s lacrosse each finished in the top 10 of national polls, while Navy men’s soccer and American volleyball and field hockey each placed in the top 25 of their sport’s final national rankings.
•Thirty-five student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition.
•Navy’s Jay Stell placed third in the javelin at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships, matching the best-ever finish for a Patriot League male and earning first-team AllAmerica honors.
•There were 2,450 student-athletes on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll in 2013-14, including 128 with a semester GPA of at least 4.0. •American women’s basketball standout Alexis Dobbs and Navy women’s soccer star Elizabeth Hoerner and women’s rowing student-athlete Katherine Ashton each earned NCAA Postgraduate Scholarships. Dobbs and Hoerner were later named the Patriot League’s nominees for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. •Fordham’s Brett Biestek earned a Postgraduate Scholarship from the FCS Athletic Directors Association.
•More than 93 percent of Patriot League teams scored above the national average in APR. •Patriot League teams won NCAA Tournament games in seven different sports, with American winning twice to advance to the Round of 16 in volleyball. •League squads also won NCAA first-round or regional contests in football (Fordham), men’s soccer (Navy), women’s soccer (Boston University), women’s lacrosse (Loyola), softball (Boston University) and baseball (Bucknell).
•Navy won the overall Patriot League Presidents’ Cup for the second time in three years, while Army took first place on the men’s side and Boston University claimed the women’s title in its inaugural season.
•Navy’s Tom Duvall came in the top 10 in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship to earn All-America honors, and was one of four Patriot Leaguers to compete in an individual event at either the NCAA Men or Women’s Championship.
•The Patriot League Sportsmanship Awards went to a pair of basketball student-athletes in American’s Darius Gardner on the men’s side and Army’s Krishawn Tillett for the women.
•Lehigh’s Tyler Mueller and Loyola’s Kiera Harrison ran in the NCAA Cross Country Championships.
•Lafayette’s Alec Golini (Men’s Soccer) and Lehigh’s Brooke Astor (Women’s Track and Field) earned the Patriot League Outstanding Leadership and Character Awards for their excellence in leadership and service. •Four Patriot Leaguers were named Senior CLASS Award finalists, including three in men’s lacrosse. •Loyola’s Joe Fletcher was one of five finalists for the Tewaaraton Award given to the top player in men’s lacrosse, and also earned the William C. Schmeisser Outstanding Defensive Player Award from the USILA. •Fordham’s Mike Nebrich placed fifth in the voting for the Walter Payton Award as the top FCS player. •Twenty-four Patriot Leaguers were named first, second or third-team All-Americans in team sports, including six in football, five in men’s lacrosse, four in women’s lacrosse and three in men’s soccer. •Loyola spent the majority of the season as the No. 1-ranked team in the men’s lacrosse national polls.
2015 Army All-Conference Selections Jess Burkett......................................................................... Second Team Kelly Hamilton.................................................................... Second Team Sabrina Mortell..............................................................Second Team Molly Mucciarone. ............................................................ Second Team Bridget Ritter...................................................................... Second Team 40
•Peters and his BU teammate, Monica Adler, both recorded top-10 finishes in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships to earn All-America recognition.
•Loyola’s Joe Fletcher (Men’s Lacrosse) and Boston University’s Allison Barwise (Track and Field) were named the Patriot League Male and Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients, respectively.
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•81 Patriot League teams recorded perfect graduation success rates and 92 earned NCAA Public Recognition Awards for ranking in the top 10 percent of their sport in APR.
•Boston University’s Allison Barwise, Rich Peters and Rosa Moriello also competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned All-America recognition, with Barwise receiving first-team status by placing sixth in the high jump for the best NCAA finish by a Patriot League female since 1993.
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•Bucknell’s Katelyn Miller was selected as the IWLCA Division I Scholar-Athlete of the Year. •Boston University’s Allison Barwise, Rich Peters and Rosa Moriello also competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships and earned All-America recognition, with Barwise receiving first-team status by placing sixth in the high jump for the best NCAA finish by a Patriot League female since 1993. •Peters and his BU teammate, Monica Adler, both recorded top-10 finishes in the mile at the NCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships to earn All-America recognition. •Navy’s Tom Duvall came in the top 10 in the 500 freestyle at the NCAA Men’s Swimming Championship to earn All-America honors, and was one of four Patriot Leaguers to compete in an individual event at either the NCAA Men or Women’s Championship. •Lehigh’s Tyler Mueller and Loyola’s Kiera Harrison ran in the NCAA Cross Country Championships. •Bucknell’s Katelyn Miller was selected as the IWLCA Division I Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Swimming & Diving
2014 Patriot League Championship Results
Women’s Patriot League Championships Lewisburg, Pa. - February 18-21, 2015 Award Winners
Swimmer of the Meet ............................. Charlotte Meyer, Navy Diver of the Meet ........................... Lizie Tillo, Boston University Rookie of the Meet.......................................... Jenny Smith, Navy Coach of the Year ....................................... John Morrison, Navy Diving Coach of the Year . .......................... Rich McDonald, Navy Most Outstanding Seniors...............Lauren Perry, Tara Boyle and ........................................................... Stephanie Koziol, Bucknell
Final Standings
1. Navy................................. 798 2. Bucknell........................... 665 3. Boston U.......................... 489 4. Lehigh.............................. 481 5. Army..............................416 6. Colgate............................. 284 7. American......................... 165 8. Loyola.............................. 161 9. Lafayette.......................... 118 10. Holy Cross........................ 74
1M Dive
J. Jesse (N) 252.70, T. Molchany (B) 241.25, K. Roebelen (BU) 236.70, K. Hetherington (B) 229.75, L. Tillo (BU) 221.55, T. Ford (B) 220.30, H. Collins (N) 218.65, L. Curtis (B) 215.80
3M Dive
L. Tillo (BU) 259.25, A. Zerphy (N) 255.00, T. Boyle (B) 249.30, K. Tatlow (BU) 247.30, M. Parker (A) 237.45, K. Hetherington (B) 233.60 K. Roebelen (BU) 232.75, J. Jesse (N) 229.95
50 Free
K. Ruffing (Le) 22.91, M. Mucciarone (Army) 22.96, M. Thompson (N) 23.06, K. Margroum (N) 23.27, B. Bilunas (N) 23.35, H. Phillips (Army) 23.49, C. Koch (Le) 23.54, S. Wary (C) 23.62
100 Free
K. Margroum (N) 50.17, M. Thompson (N) 50.33, C. Koch (Le) 50.55, K. Ruffing (Le) 50.61, A. Savage (BU) 50.95, L. Sagasta (C) 51.18, R. Petit (C) 51.27, B. Bilunas (N) 51.41
200 Free
K. Margroum (N) 1:48.81, M. Thompson (N) 1:48.98, L. Sagasta (C) 1:49.95, C. Koch (Le) 1:50.17, J. Koch (Le) 1:50.50, R. McGoff (B) 1:51.24, A. Savage (BU) 1:51.33, S. Nasson (BU) 1:52.28
500 Free
R. Dudley (N) 4:49.30, S. Nasson (BU) 4:49.86, J. Smith (N) 4:51.44, M. Cohara (C) 4:54.33, B. Ritter (Army) 4:55.23, D. Potis (B) 4:55.7 S. Mortell (Army) 4:55.77, M. Thompson (Le) 4:58.13
1650 Free
S. Nasson (BU) 16.29.60, J. Smith (N) 16:49.95, S. Mortell (Army) 16:56.20, C. Summerfield (Le) 16:56.20, D. Potis (B) 16:56.63, M. Bliss (N) 16:58.95, G. Anderson (BU) 17:03.07, C. Patterson (Le) 17:03.64
100 Back
E. Levendoski (B) 53.88, K. Hamilton (Army) 55.87, R. Perry (B) 55.95, K. O’Reilly (N) 56.06, E. Graeff (N) 56.17, M. Marcheskie (B) 56.22, A. Leung (Le) 56.47, P. Wood (A) 56.77
200 Back
E. Levendoski (B) 1:56.22, A. Henderson (B) 1:58.45, C. Meyer (N) 1:58.92, M. Cohara (C) 2:00.21, F. Hanson (C) 2:01.51, E. Ranzau (N) 2:01.69, A. Leung (Le) 2:02.21, N. Bookwalter (BU) 2:05.58
100 Breast
D. Hanson (B) 1:03.33, E. Bradford (N) 1:03.42, A. Henderson (B) 1:03.91, T. Mulligan (Lo) 1:04.35, H. Gillcrist (N) 1:04.85, C. Kirby (C) 1:04.95, M. Feeney (Le) 1:06.22, J. Fabrizio (Army) 1:06.30
200 Breast
E. Bradford (N) 2:18.03, D. Hanson (B) 2:18.45, K. O’Reilly (N) 2:18.77, K. Ferrara (BU) 2:20.59, M. Feeney (Le) 2:21.10, G. Roesel (Army) 2:21.90, G. Gautieri (B) 2:23.62, K. Doan (N) 2:24.84
100 Fly
R. Dudley (N) 54.12, M. Mucciarone (Army) 54.69, J. Foss (B) 55.46, H. Gillcrist (N) 55.81, K. Kenney (BU) 55.95, M. Samuels (Le) 56.42, J. Andrews (La) 56.43, K. Hamilton (Army) 56.66
200 Fly
R. Dudley (N) 2:00.06, H. Gillcrist (N) 2:01.78, J. Foss (B) 2:02.61, S. Bornstein (Le) 2:04.26, A. Visser (BU) 2:04.84, H. Katz (BU) 2:06.06, C. Summerfield (Le) 2:07.60, T. Groton (Army) 2:08.96
200 IM
C. Meyer (N) 1:59.34, K. O’Reilly (N) 2:02.39, A. Henderson (B) 2:02.70, D. Hanson (B) 2:02.71, E. Bradford (N) 2:04.12, A. McDonnell (B) 2:04.28, J. Burkett (Army) 2:04.83, K. Carroll (Le) 2:05.28
400 IM
C. Meyer (N) 4:12.98, J. Smith (N) 4:18.66, C. Patterson (Le) 4:22.84, J. Burkett (Army) 4:24.25, B. Ritter (Army) 4:24.97, C. Orem (B) 4:27.71, A. Nawrocki (B) 4:28.52, A. McDonnell (B) 4:30.41
200 FR
Navy 1:32.63, Army 1:32.83, Lehigh 1:33.20, Boston 1:34.54, Bucknell 1:34.86, Colgate 1:34.88, Loyola 1:35.29, Lafayette 1:36.06, American 1:37.50
400 FR
Navy 3:20.58, Lehigh 3:23.72, Colgate 3:24.30, Army 3:26.10, Boston 3:26.88, Bucknell 3:27.11, American 3:29.72, Loyola 3:30.09, Lafayette 3:32.06
800 FR
Navy 7:16.72, Lehigh 7:20.31, Boston 7:24.57, Colgate 7:25.60, Bucknell 7:27.26, Army 7:31.84, Loyola 7:34.31, American 7:40.46
200 MR
Navy 1:41.37, Bucknell 1:42.61, Lehigh 1:43.53, Army 1:43.73, Boston 1:44.18, Colgate 1:45.57, American 1:45.96, Lafayette 1:48.82
400 MR
Navy 3:43.74, Bucknell 3:44.88, Army 3:46.58, Lehigh 3:49.59, Boston 3:49.88, Colgate 3:50.66, Loyola 3:52.00, Lafayette 3:52.37, American 3:52.37
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All Americans / Patriot League History
All-Americans
Year Name Event 1990 Jennifer Grzbek.................................... 100, 200* Back C. Criscillo.............................. 100, 200 Breast, 200 IM J. Grzbek, C. Criscillo................................ 200, 400 MR J. Richardson, M.Dunne J. Richardson, J. Eickhoff....................................800 FR K. Roberts, M. Jensen 1989 Ann Marie Wycoff................................ 200*, 400* IM, . .................................................. 200 Fly*, 1650 Free* Colleen Criscillo...................................100, 200 Breast Jennifer Grzbek...................................... 100, 200 Back Gillian Schweitzer..........................1 and 3-Meter Dive J. Grzbek, C. Criscillo........................................ 400 MR A. Wycoff, M. Kurbiel J. Grzbek, C. Criscillo........................................ 200 MR S. Kim, M. Kurbiel S. Anselmi, M. Jensen........................................800 FR M. Kurbiel, A. Wycoff 1988 Anne Marie Wycoff.............................. 200*, 400* IM, . .................................................. 200 Fly*, 1650 Free* Carol Ann Heller.............................................200 Free Colleen Criscillo.......................................... 100 Breast J. Grzbek, C. Criscillo........................................ 400 MR A. Wycoff, C. Heller 1987 Ann Marie Wycoff.................................. 200, 400* IM, . .........................................................200 Fly, 500 Free Meg Martin..........................................100, 200 Breast Kathy Pierce.............................................. 200, 400 IM Clare Hramiec............................................. 100 Breast Carol Ann Heller.............................................500 Free J. Grzbek, M. Martin................................ 200, 400 MR K Pierce, C. Heller B. Sammons, I. Brook.........................................800 FR A. Wycoff, C. Heller 1986 A. Wycoff..................................... 200, 400 IM, 200 Fly Clare Hramiec............................................. 200 Breast 1985 Jeanne Britansky.................................... 100, 200 Back Clare Hramiec......................................100, 200 Breast Jacquelyn Haug.............................................. 100 Back J. Britansky, T. Vlha.......................................... 400 MR C. Hramiec, C. Heller 1984 Clare Hramiec......................................100, 200 Breast
Academic All-Americans
Year Name Team 2014 Kristen Barta........................................................ Third 2015 Kristen Barta........................................................ Third
All-Time All-Patriot League First-Team Second-Team Lindsey Adao (2009, 10) Lindsay Adao (2007, 08) Heidi Borden (1998, 99, 2000, 01) Natalie Beale (2013) Paige Brink (2009, 12) Paige Brink (2010) Ari Bullard (2014) Jess Burkett (2014, 15) Jessica Bunin (1995) Page Carol Clark (2005) Lisa Burns (1996) Kim DeFiori (2005, 07) Kelly Hamilton (2014) Chelsey Freeman (2005, 06) Erin Hanley (2006) Cora Freeman (2006, 08) Carolyn Harris (1997, 98, 99) Sarah Get (2004) Chelsea Haviland (2003, 04, 05, 06) Grace Hamilton (2013) Erica Hemmy (1996, 97, 98, 99) Kelly Hamilton (2015) Stacey Kalota (2000, 01) Sara Heine (2005) Shannon Kelley (2003) Shannon Kelley (2004) Samantha Khoo (1997) Sabrina Mortell (2015 Tricia LeRoux (1999, 2000, 01) Molly Mucciarone (2015) Molly Mucciarone (2013, 14) Amanda Otto (2006) Amanda Otto (2007) Corri Payne (2008) Rachael Pick (1995, 97) Bridget Ritter (2015) Garrett Shannon (2001, 02, 04) Rita Snyder (2011) Jennifer Trainor (1996, 97, 99) Alyssa Tran (2010, 11, 12) Liz Wannstedt (2003) Sarah Turner (2004)
AIWA Division II 1982 Katherine Lunsford............................................. 50 Fly 1981 Shelby Calvert................................100, 200, 500 Free, . .............................................. 1650 Free, 100, 200 Fly * NCAA Champion Note: Women competed at Division II level until 1991.
Patriot League History
Championship Swimmer of the Meet Coach of the Year 1991; Colleen Criscillo 1991; Ray Bosse 1997; Carolyn Harris * 1996; Ray Bosse* 1998; Carolyn Harris 2001; Heidi Borden Championship Diver of the Meet Diving Coach of the Year 1994; Rachael Pick 1994; John Bransfield 1995; Rachael Pick 1997; John Bransfield 1997; Rachael Pick 2003; Jonathan Johnson 2003; Chelsea Haviland 2004; Jonathan Johnson 2004; Chelsea Haviland 2006; Jonathan Johnson 2005; Chelsea Haviland 2010; Ron Kontura 2006; Chelsea Haviland 2011; Ron Kontura 2009; Lindsey Adao 2010; Lindsey Adao Rookie of the Meet Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2009; Paige Brink 2000; Samantha Khoo 2014; Ari Bullard *Co-Selection
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All-Decade Team 1990-2000 Heidi Borden Colleen Criscillo Carolyn Harris Stacey Kalota Tricia LeRoux Rachael Pick, Diver Jennifer Trainor 25th Anniversary Team Lindsay Adao Heidi Borden Colleen Criscillo Carolyn Harris Chelsea Haviland Rachel Pick Total Selections Army – 73 First Team – 43 Second Team – 30
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2014-15 Team Award Winners The Most Valuable Plebe award was awarded to Sabrina Mortell. She captured an Academy and plebe record in both the 500 and 1650 free. Mortell capped-off her rookie campaign with an All-Patriot League Second Team nod. Evin Rude was presented the Dorothy “Skippie” Buncher Award. This award is presented to the plebe on the men’s team that contributes the most to the varsity program. Dorothy Bucher was active in the swimming community for many years and was the wife of Al Buncher, a great friend of the Army West Point swim program. This season, Rude was a consistent competitor for the Black Knights and ranks in the Army West Point All-Time Top 10 times list in five events. He was also part of the Academy recordsetting 400 free relay team at the Patriot League Championships. Cow Jess Fabrizio was named the Most Improved Female of the team, while yearling Joe Daniels received Most Improved Male honors. Fabrizio was Army West Point’s top finisher in the 100 breast at the Patriot League Championships where she placed eighth. Daniels also had a stand-out weekend at the conference championships where he clocked careerbest times in each of his three events, the 200 breast, 100 breast and 50 free. He now ranks in the top 10 times list in all of those events. Yearling Kate Kinley was awarded the Most Inspirational Female award. She inspires her teammates in the pool and on deck. Kinley’s generosity and encouragement helped lead the women to one of their most successful seasons in a decade. Firstie co-captain Joon Chung was named the Most Inspirational Male of the team due to his selfless commitment to the program throughout his four years. He has a 3.9 GPA and helps tutor and motivate his teammates academically. Chung gives tirelessly to his team and teammates in and out of the pool which is what inspires others the most.
The Iron Knight Award is handed out each year to individuals on the team who make the extra effort out of the pool. This year, firstie co-captain Matt Kane and firstie Haileigh Phillips were chosen for the award, due to their dedication in building their strength in the weight room to reach their goals in the pool. Cow Austin Kong was presented the Steven Childers Award. Each year, the Steven Childers Award is handed out to a sophomore or junior member of the men’s team who shows the most improvement in competitive swimming or diving throughout the season. This year, Kong placed fifth in the 100 fly and 16th in the 100 breast at the Patriot League Championships. He swam in the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Championships where he clocked career-best time in the 100 breast. Yearling Kelly Hamilton received the Rex Storch Award, which is presented annually to the most valuable swimmer or diver on the women’s team. The honor is given in memory of the late Rex Storch, Class of 1999. Hamilton was one of the program’s premier swimmers during her sophomore campaign and earned Academic All-Patriot League honors as well as being named to the All-Patriot League Second Team. At the conference championships, she earned the third-most individual points for the Black Knights while clocking a career-best time in the 100 back. Hamilton placed eighth in the 100 fly and 13th in the 200 back. Cow Chris Szekely was named the Most Valuable Male due to his continued domination in the pool. He was the No. 1 performer at the Patriot League Championships with the most individual points earned of any competitor. Szekely swept in the sprint events, earning first-place in both the 50 and 100 free. In the 100 free, he clocked an Academy record-setting time of 43.81. He was also part of three relay teams with Academy records.
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Firstie co-captain Keelie McNeary earned recognition as the recipient of the Joe & Anna B. Stetz Award, which is presented to a member of the women’s team who has shown outstanding leadership and dedication to the team over a four-year period. Both Joe and Anna were lifelong friends and officials of Army West Point swimming. The Class of 1923 Award is presented to the graduating senior of the men’s team who has exhibited qualities of leadership and sportsmanship, and who has shown outstanding ability as a competitive swimmer or diver. Firstie Will Viana was the recipient of this year’s Class of 1923 Award due to his constant improvement as a swimmer and as a cadetathlete. This season, Viana was named the Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the Patriot League and also garnered All-Patriot League First Team accolades. At the conference meet, Viana was named one of the top-three senior competitors due to his performance at the Patriot League Championships throughout his four competing years. He clocked three career-best swims and was part of the 800 free relay team that set an Academy record. Viana ranks in six events on the top 10 times list and holds one Academy and one plebe relay record. The Lieutenant General Phillips Daley Award was presented to Kristen Barta and Keeli McNeary. The award is handed out each year to the captains of the women’s swimming and diving team. Joon Chung and Matt Kane were both recipients of the Captain Michael W. Kilroy Award. This award is presented annually to the captains of the men’s swimming and diving team. Captain Michael Kilroy, Class of 1963, was captain of the 1962 team. He was killed in action in Quarter Tri Province, S. Vietnam.
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army west point all-time top 10 50-Yard Freestyle
No. Name Time 1 Molly Mucciarone......... 22.85 2 Grace Hamilton...............23.25 3 Ariana Bullard.................23.34 T4 Haileigh Phillips..............23.36 T4 Alyssa Tran......................23.36 6 Rachel Kim................... 23.52 7 PageCarol Clark...............23.62 8 Paige Brink......................23.83 9 Heidi Borden...................23.87 10 Keeli McNeary................24.03
Year 2014 2013 2014 2014 2011 2014 2004 2009 2001 2015
1000-Yard Freestyle
No. Name Time 1 Danielle Nuszkowski..... 10.12.18 2 Ann Marie Wycoff...........10.13.27 3 Carolyn Harris.................10.13.29 4 Sabrina Mortell............ 10.17.98 5 Tricia LeRoux...................10.21.17 6 Shannon Kelly.................10.25.05 7 Ana Marie Bistrow........ 10.25.24 8 Audrey Brown.................10.29.07 9 Tatiana Sohrakoff............10.30.08 10 Michele Jensen...............10.31.58
Year 2013 1988 1997 2014 1998 2004 2014 2011 1998 1988
100-Yard Freestyle
No. Name Time 1 Paige Brink......................50.74 2 Molly Mucciarone......... 50.93 3 Grace Hamilton...............51.19 4 Keeli McNeary................51.73 5 Rachel Kim................... 51.74 6 Megan Grier................. 51.85 7 Heidi Boden....................52.07 8 Juliette Wallerstein.........52.09 9 Jennifer Trainor...............52.15 10 Sarah Heine....................52.24
200-Yard Freestyle
No. Name Time 1 Paige Brink......................1.50.08 2 Danielle Nuszkowski..... 1.50.39 3 Corri Payne.....................1.50.94 4 Megan Grier................. 1.51.48 5 Kristen Barta...................1.51.55 6 Garrett Shannon.............1.51.57 7 Bridget Ritter................ 1.51.76 8 Natalie Beale..................1.52.37 9 Grace Hamilton...............1.52.37 10 Shannon Rogers............ 1.52.39
500-Yard Freestyle
No. Name Time 1 Sabrina Mortell............ 4.52.03 2 Danielle Nuszkowski..... 4.54.88 3 Bridget Ritter................ 4.55.23 4 Carolyn Harris.................4.56.34 5 Garrett Shannon.............4.57.38 6 Ana Marie Bistrow........ 4.57.47 7 Corri Payne.....................4.58.73 8 Shannon Rogers............ 4.58.86 9 Kristen Barta...................4.59.91 10 Shannon Kelly.................4.59.96
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Year 2012 2014 2013 2015 2013 2013 2001 2012 1999 2005
Year 2012 2013 2009 2013 2013 2004 2014 2012 2012 2013
1650-Yard Freestyle
No. Name Time 1 Sabrina Mortell............ 16.51.97 2 Carolyn Harris.................16.55.12 3 Ann Marie Wycoff...........16.58.74 4 Danielle Nuszkowski..... 17.01.69 5 Ana Marie Bistrow........ 17.12.99 6 Tricia LeRoux...................17.15.68 7 Shannon Kelly.................17.19.03 8 Audrey Brown.................17.24.36 9 Garrett Shannon.............17.27.04 10 Josie Antilla.....................17.27.42
100-Yard Backstroke
No. Name Time 1 Natalie Beale..................55.6 2 Kelly Hamilton.............. 55.76 3 Kelli McNeary.................57.03 4 Lara Stouffer...................57.8 5 Paige Brink......................58.38 6 Cary Berta.......................58.39 7 Meghan Buckley.............58.7 8 Jennifer Grzbek...............58.81 9 Amber Ballard.................58.84 10 Monique Robertson........59.14
Year 2014 1997 1988 2014 2015 2000 2003 2011 2001 2012
Year 2013 2015 2012 2011 2009 1991 2011 1990 1992 2002
Year 2015 2013 2015 1997 2004 2015 2009 2013 2012 2003 Chelsea Haviland (USMA ’06) who became the first female swimmer or diver to advance to the NCAA Division I Champsionship in 2006, set a total of 10 diving records, three Academy, three Plebe, two Crandall Pool and and two Patriot League Championship, durng her career.
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army west point all-time top 10 200-Yard Backstroke
No. Name Time 1 Natalie Beale..................1.58.64 2 Kelly Hamilton.............. 2.01.55 3 Keeli McNeary................2.02.07 4 Stacey Kalota..................2.02.42 5 Lara Stouffer...................2.05.62 6 Julianna Lynch.................2.05.78 7 Meghan Buckley.............2.06.55 8 Cary Berta.......................2.06.66 T9 Jennifer Grzbek...............2.06.67 T9 Jess Burkett.................. 2.06.67
100-Yard Breaststroke
No. Name Time 1 Collin Kessinger............ 1.03.44 2 Jessica Fabrizio............. 1.04.68 3 Kim DeFiori.....................1.05.20 4 Jess Burkett.................. 1.05.24 5 Meg Martin.....................1.05.56 6 Heidi Borden...................1.05.57 7 Collen Criscillo................1.05.60 8 Michaela Loomis.............1.05.60 9 Sam Allen........................1.06.03 10 Gretchen Roesel.............1.06.05
200-Yard Breaststroke
No. Name Time 1 Collin Kessinger............ 2.17.41 2 Kristen Barta...................2.20.04 3 Jessica Fabrizio............. 2.20.78 4 Collen Criscillo................2.20.82 5 Kate Kinley................... 2.21.32 6 Sam Allen........................2.21.54 7 Gretchen Roesel.............2.21.90 8 Jess Burkett.................. 2.22.04 9 Erin Hanley.....................2.22.70 10 Meg Martin.....................2.23.52
100-Yard Butterfly
No. Name Time 1 Ariana Bullard.................53.4 2 Molly Mucciarone......... 54.24 3 Paige Brink......................54.97 4 Alyssa Tran......................55.3 5 Shannon Rogers............ 55.72 6 Kelly Hamilton.............. 56.1 7 Haileigh Phillips..............56.37 8 Amy Tang........................56.62 9 Juliette Wallerstein.........56.67 10 Teresa Groton............... 57.19
Year 2013 2014 2012 2000 2011 2010 2012 1991 1990 2015
Year 2014 2014 2007 2014 1986 2001 1989 2013 2012 2015
Year 2014 2013 2014 1991 2014 2012 2015 2014 2006 1986
Year 2014 2015 2009 2011 2014 2014 2014 2009 2013 2015
Ann Marie Wycoff (USMA ‘89), who was named “Outstanding Female Swimmer” at the 1988 and 1989 Division II Championships, is featured on the Top-10 list for seven different events.
200-Yard Butterfly
No. Name Time 1 Ariana Bullard.................1.58.97 2 Paige Brink......................2.01.54 3 Ann Marie Wycoff...........2.03.26 4 Shannon Rogers............ 2.03.34 5 Bridget Ritter................ 2.04.17 6 Teresa Groton............... 2.05.30 7 Nerea Cal........................2.05.95 8 Carolyn Harris.................2.06.04 9 Cora Freeman.................2.06.88 10 Molly Mucciarone......... 2.07.65
200-Yard Individual Medley
No. Name Time 1 Paige Brink......................2.04.65 2 Jess Burkett.................. 2.04.83 3 Ariana Bullard.................2.04.96 4 Natalie Beale..................2.05.31 5 Collin Kessinger............ 2.05.44 6 Amanda Otto..................2.05.88 7 Ann Marie Wycoff...........2.05.98 8 Lara Stouffer...................2.06.00 9 Kristen Barta................. 2.06.04 10 Bridget Ritter................ 2.06.84
400-Yard Individual Medley
No. Name Time 1 Bridget Ritter................ 4.21.05 2 Jess Burkett.................. 4.24.25 3 Ann Marie Wycoff...........4.24.76 4 Sam Allen........................4.29.84 5 Kate Kinley................... 4.29.00 6 Amanda Otto..................4.30.15 7 Natalie Beale..................4.30.17 8 Josie Antilla.....................4.31.53 9 Audrey Brown.................4.32.23 10 Kelsey Rebelez................4.33.80
Year 2014 2009 1989 2014 2015 2015 2003 1997 2007 2015
Year 2012 2015 2013 2012 2014 2007 1989 2012 2015 2014
Year 2015 2015 1989 2013 2013 2007 2012 2012 2013 2013
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army west point swim & dive records Event Academy
Plebe
Crandall Pool
50 Free
22.85 2014 Molly Mucciarone
23.03 2013 Molly Mucciarone
22.97 Dihn, Navy
2008
100 Free
50.74 2012 Paige Brink
51.16 2013 Molly Mucciarone
49.85 Sterkel, USA
1976
200 Free
1:50.08 Paige Brink
2012
1:50.39 2014 Danielle Nuszkowski
1:48.29 Brossman, PRW
1985
500 Free
4:52.03 Sabrina Mortell
2015 4:52.03 * Sabrina Mortell
2015 *
4:48.23 Brossman, PRW
1985
1000 Free
10:12.18 2014 Danielle Nuszkowski
10:12.18 2014 Danielle Nuszkowski
9:48.11 Brossman, PRW
1985
1650 Free
16:51.97 Sabrina Mortell
2014 *
16:26.94 Brossman, PRW
1985
100 Back
55.60 2013 Natalie Beale
55.87 2014 Kelly Hamilton
55.61 Darmondy, Navy
2011
200 Back
1:58.64 2013 Natalie Beale
2:00.40 2012 Natalie Beale
1:58.08 Meyer, Navy
2014
100 Breast
1:03.44 Collin Kessinger
2014 *
1:03.44 Collin Kessinger
2014 *
1:00.72 Gorinski, Navy
2011
200 Breast
2:17.41 Collin Kessinger
2014 *
2:17.41 Collin Kessinger
2014 *
2:14.50 Bradford, Navy
2014
100 Fly
53.40 2014 Ari Bullard
53.40 2014 Ari Bullard
54.57 Paruso, Navy
2011
200 Fly
1:58.97 2014 Ari Bullard
1:58.97 2014 Ari Bullard
2:00.44 Vaughn, Navy
2011
200 IM
2:04.65 2012 Paige Brink
2:04.93 2014 Jess Burkett
2:00.33 Gorinski, Navy
2011
400 IM
4:21.05 Bridget Ritter
4:23.15 Brossman, PRW
1985
200 Med. Relay
1:42.14 2014 Hamilton, K., Burkett Bullard, Mucciarone
1:48.88 2012 Hamilton, K., Burkett, Bullard, Grier
1:41.71 Navy
2011
400 Med. Relay
3:44.77 2014 Hamilton, G., Barta, Bullard, Mucciarone
3:54.91 2013 Hamilton, K., Burkett, Bullard, Grier
3:49.99 U.S. Olympic
1976
200 Free Relay
1:32.41 2014 Mucciarone, Hamilton, G., Bullard, Hamilton, K.
1:37.16 2013 Hamilton, K., Grier, Bullard, Kim
1:35.68 Colgate
2009
400 Free Relay
3:25.54 2014 Mucciarone, Bullard, Phillips, Hamilton, G.
3:31.55 2013 Bullard, Kim Hamilton, K., Grier
3:22.76 U.S. Olympic
1976
800 Free Relay
7:31.13 2014 7:31.79 2015 Nuszkowski, Barta Ritter, Bistrow, Grier, Beale Mortell, Jones *
7:15.64 U.S. Olympic
1976
1-M (6 Dives)
298.57 2008 Lindsay Adao
285.53 2003 Chelsea Haviland
298.57 Adao, Lindsay
2008
1-M (11 Dives)
415.80 1989 Gillian Schweitzer
404.20 1986 Gillian Schweitzer
427.20 Potter, USA
1971
3-M (6 Dives)
319.20 2006 Chelsea Haviland
289.43 2003 Chelsea Haviland
311.48 Haviland, Army
2006
3 -M (11 Dives)
504.90 2003 Chelsea Haviland
504.90 2003 Chelsea Haviland
464.75 Stuart, Navy
1997
2014 *
2015 *
16:51.97 Sabrina Mortell
4:21.05 Bridget Ritter
2015 *
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ncaa qualifying standards / pl preseason poll
2015-16 NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championship Qualifying Standards EVENT A Standard 50 Freestyle :21.90 100 Freestyle :47.85 200 Freestyle 1:43.90 500 Freestyle 4:36.45 1,650 Freestyle 15:56.18 100 Butterfly :51.70 200 Butterfly 1:54.45 100 Backstroke :51.63 200 Backstroke 1:52.52 100 Breaststroke :59.12 200 Breaststroke 2:07.70 200 Individual Medley 1:55.35 400 Individual Medley 4:05.37 200 Freestyle Relay 1:29.49 400 Freestyle Relay 3:16.41 800 Freestyle Relay 7:07.20 200 Medley Relay 1:37.84 400 Medley Relay 3:34.25
B Standard :22.99 :49.99 1:47.99 4:47.79 16:30.59 :54.49 1:59.59 :55.09 1:59.19 1:02.49 2:15.99 2:01.59 4:19.39 1:30.17 3:18.11 7:11.28 1:38.45 3:35.87
2015-16 Patriot League Preseason Poll 1. Navy (18)............................... 162 2. Bucknell (2)............................ 134 3. Boston University.................. 130 4. Lehigh.................................... 112 5. Army West Point.................... 105 6. Colgate..................................... 85 7. Loyola...................................... 68 8. American................................. 48 9. Lafayette.................................. 38 10. Holy Cross................................ 18
1-Meter Diving Points - 265* 3-Meter Diving Points - 280* *qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard D.D.
The 18 swimmers and divers on the 2015-16 team below, are all on the Army West Point record board at least once
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Date Oct. 10 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 20-22 Dec. 10 Jan. 8 Jan. 9 Jan. 16 Jan. 24 Jan. 30 Feb. 17-20 Feb. 26-28 Mar. 7-9 Mar. 17-19
Opponent Location Time Binghamton / Vermont Vestal, N.Y. 11 AM UMASS West Point, N.Y. 5 PM Fordham Bronx, N.Y. 5 PM Terrier Invitational Boston, Mass. 10 AM / 6 PM Navy* Annapolis, Md. 6 PM Lehigh* West Point, N.Y. 5 PM Bucknell* West Point, N.Y. 12 PM Colgate* / Lafayette* Hamilton, N.Y. 1 PM American * George Mason Fairfax, Va. 12 PM Navy Invitational Annapolis, Md. 10:30 AM Patriot League Championships Annapolis, Md. 10:30 AM / 6 PM ECAC Championships Annapolist, Md. TBA Zone Diving Championships TBA TBA NCAA Championships Atlanta, Ga. 11 AM / 6 PM
Home meets in BOLD CAPS at Crandall Pool * Patriot League meet
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