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Quick Facts / Table of Contents
Table of Contents Team and Academy Information 2014-15 Schedule..........................................................................................................3 About the Academy................................................................................................4-13 Academy Leadership..................................................................................................14 Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan........................................................................15 Meet the 2014-15 Black Knights Head Coach Mickey Wender...............................................................................16-17 Assistant Coaches................................................................................................18-19 This is Army Swimming and Diving..................................................................20-21 Crandall Pool / Army Diving......................................................................................22 2014-15 Roster............................................................................................................ 23 2014-15 Captains.................................................................................................. 24-25 Meet the Black Knights.....................................................................................26-38 2013-14 Season Review 2013-14 Results / All-Time Series Records........................................................ 39 About The Patriot League........................................................................................ 40 2014 Patriot League Championships....................................................................41 Team Award Winners................................................................................................. 42 Historical Information All-Americans / Patriot League History............................................................... 43 All-Time Top-10......................................................................................................44-45 Academy / Plebe / Pool Records............................................................................ 46 2013-14 NCAA Qualifying Standards......................................................................47
Quick Facts Location...................................................................................................West Point, N.Y. Founded.......................................................March 16, 1802, by an act of Congress Enrollment................................................................................................................. 4,400 Superintendent.................................................................... Lt. Gen. Robert L. Caslen Athletic Director........................................................................................ Boo Corrigan Nicknames................................................................................. Black Knights, Cadets Colors..............................................................................................Black, Gold and Gray Conference...............................................................................................Patriot League Swimming & Diving Information Head Coach........................................ Mickey Wender (Vermont ’89), 9th Season Record at Army (8 Seasons).....................................Men: 79-27, Women: 44-68-1 Career Record (22 Seasons)............................................................330-153-1 (.682) Diving Coach.............................................. PJ Hughes (Seton Hall ‘10), 1st Season Assistant Coach....................................Riley Boulden (Alabama ‘10), 1st Season Assistant Coach............................... Eric Bugby (Arizona State ‘07), 4th Season Assistant Coach...............................Haley Mitchell (Ohio State ’10), 1st Season Swimming & Diving Office Phone........................................................845-938-7671 Head Officer Representative................................................... Col. Bret Van Poppel CEP Representative.............................................................................Dr. Nate Zinsser Athletic Trainer..................................................................................Gretchen Dressel Strength Coach.................................................................................... Ashleigh Beaver Men’s Team Information 2013-14 Record............................................................................................................. 9-3 Patriot League Record / Finish.................................................................8-1 / 2nd Newcomers........................................................................................................................8 2013-14 Team Captains......................................... Joon Chung ‘14 | Matt Kane ‘14 Home Pool (Seating Capacity)................................................Crandall Pool (1,210) Athletic Communications Executive Athletic Director......................................................................Bob Beretta A.Comm Primary Swim / Dive Contact....................................................... Ally Keirn Athletic Communications FAX..........................................................(845) 446-2556 Army “A” Line.........................................................................................(845) 938-ARMY Army Official Website................................................................. goARMYsports.com Army Athletic Twitter.........................................................................@ArmyAthletics
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2014-15 Schedule 7
September Fri. Fri.
October Sat. Fri.
November Sat. Fri. Fri.- Sun.
December Thurs.
January Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.
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March
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DAVID BERNSTEIN CHALLENGE BLACK vs. GOLD INTRASQUAD MEET
West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y.
5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
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University of Massachusettes Buffalo / Michigan State
Amherst, Mass. Buffalo, N.Y.
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Buffalo / Michigan State COLUMBIA / IONA Boston University Terrier Invitational
Buffalo, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Boston, N.Y.
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Lehigh * Bucknell * Colgate * / Lafayette * American * / Boston * / George Mason Bucknell Invitational
Bethlehem, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Lewisburg, Pa.
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Patriot League Championships ECAC Championships
Lewisburg, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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Zone Diving Championships Men’s NCAA Championships
TBA Iowa City, Iowa
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Home meets in BOLD CAPS at Crandall Pool * Patriot League meet NOTE: Diving events will start one hour prior to the start of all home meets Back Row: Matt Kane, Casey Woudenberg, Josh Urnezis, Tyler Sowell, Will Viana Front Row: Joon Chung, Dion Hart, Michael Dustin
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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 secondyear 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 United States Army and the nation, life at West Point has changed to keep pace. Ever mindful of its rich heritage, the U.S. Military Academy is developing leaders for tomorrow, and its focus remains the national needs of the 21st century.
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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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AT WEST POINT, IT IS OFTEN SAID ... “MUCH OF THE HISTORY WE TEACH WAS MADE BY PEOPLE WE TAUGHT.”
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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
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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“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
“My four years at West Point were wonderful. I loved every minute 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
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“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
“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
“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
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Academy Leadership
LTG Robert L. Caslen Superintendent 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 Cooperation-Iraq. 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.
BG John Thomson III Commandant of Cadets Brigadier General John (J.T.) Thomson became the 75th Commandt 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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BG Timothy Trainor Dean of the Academic Board 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. Sons, Danny and Zach are currently at West Point. Danny is a firstie and Zach is a plebe.
Director of Athletics
Director of Athletics Boo Corrigan Boo Corrigan was named the Academy’s director of athletics on Feb. 1, 2011. “We have an opportunity to work every day with a truly exceptional group of young people,” Corrigan said. “The opportunities they receive through intercollegiate athletics will help shape their own leadership styles as they become officers in the U.S. Army. We have a great team that focuses daily on our cadet-athletes. We strive to enhance their overall experience as they develop into the leaders our nation needs.” In his short time as athletic director, 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. Corrigan, who has a proven record as a fundraiser, spearheaded changes in the Army A Club and ticket operations that have resulted in more than $20 million dollars in major gifts and record-setting annual giving during his tenure. During that time the funding for a new lacrosse facility, that is scheduled to break ground, was secured. In addition to his role in enhancing reve nues for Army Athletics, Corrigan led a strategic planning process that developed a new mission statement and goals for the department. 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 (rifle). Thirty-three cadets have earned a major award from their conference,. Last season, Corrigan led Army Athletics to its first star series victory since 1996, going 12-11 in star series 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 In 2013-14, 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. In 2012-13 alone, Army accounted for more than 100 all-league citations. 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. The 2012-13 season was one of the most successful in recent memory on the fields of friendly strife. Army teams combined to post an overall record of 236-183-8. The program’s .562 winning percentage was the highest in eight years. 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 two full years, Army has boasted seven Academic All-Americans, including six 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. 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 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. Corrigan has also made his mark on the aesthetics of historic Michie Stadium. In order to upgrade the appearance and provide a better experience for
Army fans, Corrigan implemented a Michie Stadium branding and signage campaign that began in 2011. The first phase of the project was completed prior to the 2012 season. 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 is currently 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 rebranding 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 Mickey Wender Head Coach • Ninth Season University of Vermont 1989 summer 423 athletes experience the Army West Point Swim camp. 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.
ARMY The ninth head coach in the 93-year history of the men’s program and the sixth women’s coach in the program’s 36-year history, Mickey Wender enters his ninth season at the helm of Army’s swimming and diving programs, authoring a record of 123-95-1 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 64 cadet-athletes to Patriot League Honors. Wender’s record with the Black Knights pushed his career record to 330-153-1 over 22 seasons, a .682 winning percentage. He has led a successful men’s program to 79-27 and the women’s program to 44-68-1. 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 22 women and 42 men to AllPatriot League honors, 24 first team and 40 second team selections. Other accomplishments include two Patriot League Championship Swimmer of the Meet honorees, five Diver of the Meet selections and one CoSIDA Academic All-American. 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 life. Last
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.
2007 & 2013 Men’s Coach of the Year 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. 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 fourthplace 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. 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 AllAmerican, 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 All-Academic team in 2005. His teams also garnered awards for community service, academics and school spirit.
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, Coaching ExperienceThe Mickey Wender File and the men’s squad earned Head Coach national recognition from Army American Samoa Olympic Team Head Coach 2000 to 2005. He authored Head Coach an impressive dual meet re- Washington UC-Santa Cruz Head Coach cord 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 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.
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2006 - Present 2008 Beijing 1998-2006 1992-1998 1990-1992
Cal State Northridge
Assistant Coach
Academic Background B.S. Physical Education M.A. Kinesiology-Sport Psych.
University of Vermont Cal State Northridge
Coaching Record Years 1992-1998 1998-2006 2006-Present Totals
School UC-Santa Cruz Washington Army 22 seasons
W 54 154 123 330
L 6 58 95 153
T 0 0 1 1
1989 1992 Pct. .900 .726 .564 .682
Head Coach Mickey Wender “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
Before joining the Huskies’ program in 1998, Wender led the University of CaliforniaSanta Cruz swimming and diving squad to four top-10 national finishes in six years (1992-98), compiling a 54-6 divisional dualmeet 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. 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 grade-point 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 State-Northridge, 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 innovative and 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 added to his list of accomplishments an ascent 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 17 years. They have four children, Samantha Jane (13) twin boys, Jack and Luke (10), and Grace (6). The family resides at West Point.
All-Time Army Coaches
The Wender Family: Kate, Jack, Luke, Grace, Mickey and Samantha Jane
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. 2 2 19 3 13 29 13 5 8 94
W 9 10 87 20 112 262 91 31 79 701
L 2 4 48 6 56 126 76 29 27 374
T 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 4
Pct. .818 .714 .643 .769 .665 .674 .545 .517 .745 .651
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. 4 1 5 13 5 8 36
W 30 5 46 76 22 44 223
L 15 7 19 74 33 68 216
T 0 0 0 0 1 1 2
Pct. .667 .417 .708 .507 .400 .394 .508
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Assistant Coaches Eric Bugby
PJ Hughes
Assistant Coach • Fourth Season Arizona State University 2007
Diving Coach • First 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. “The Army Swimming and Diving program is delighted to welcome Coach Bugby back to West Point,” said Army head coach Mickey Wender. “Eric has been a trusted and valued member of our family since 2010 and has made a multitude of invaluable contributions to the development of our team. We are all excited to have him back and he has picked up right where he left off a year ago. “His experience as a head coach has given him a unique perspective on what it takes to move a program to the next level.” Wender added. “Eric will continue to work primarily with our sprinters, while serving as co-recruiting coordinator, and assuming a wide-variety of additional responsibilities.” During his one season guiding Illinois Institute of Technology, the women’s team doubled in size due to increased recruiting efforts. Bugby placed four studentathletes on the Liberal Arts Championship All-Conference 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 50-yard 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. 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. 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. 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. 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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PJ Hughes is in his first 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. Apart from collegiate diving, Hughes coached varsity and junior varsity diving at York High School in 2011, and also directed the Youth Learn-to-Dive program at Seton Hall University. He is an active member of the NJAHPERD and the NYS AHPERD. 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. The Livonia, N.Y., native received a Master of Science in Physical Education from Hofstra University in December of 2013.
Assistant Coaches Riley Boulden
Haley Mitchell
Assistant Coach • First Season Alabama University 2010
Assistant Coach • First Season Ohio State University 2010
Riley Boulden is in his first 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. 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.
Haley Mitchell is in her first 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 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 runnerup finishes. She coached seven individual NCAA champions, 13 Scholar All-America recipients and six NCAA Post-Graduate 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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Crandall Pool / Army Diving Army Swimming Thanks to some renovations over the years, Army’s Crandall Pool is still 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. 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 a separate diving area, 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. 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. Army has served as host for both the Eastern Seaboard Swimming and Diving Championships and the Patriot League Championships. Most recently, the 2000 Patriot League Championships and the 2001 EISL Championships were held at West Point. Crandall Pool has also played host to 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 on Long Island, N.Y. 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.
Army Diving Army Diving strives to have each cadet-athlete fulfill his or her potential and reach the pinnacle of the Division I level through rigorous training and the utilization of a top-notch facility at Crandall Pool. Divers at USMA make use of two one- and three-meter springboards, a 6.5-meter platform, a 10-meter platform, dryboard, trampoline, spotting belts and TiVo. The daily schedule of an Army diver is a productive one, with six days of training each week. Nonetheless, the demands of the classroom at West Point are still met and surpassed by everyone who is a part of the program. Army diving trains every day during the week as well as Saturday, with Sundays off. During the course of the whole year, the Army diving team will use all the tools in its possession in order to peak for Navy and for Patriots. As with all cadets at West Point, the diving team works hard each and every day and strives to meet every challenge they face, both on the boards and in the classroom. Army divers are an indispensable part of the Army swimming and diving program. Interaction and reliance on the swimmers as teammates is an important part of the life of any Army diver. Together, swimmers and divers share the same daily challenges, make the same sacrifices, and have the same ultimate goal – win championships and BEAT NAVY!
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2014-15 Roster Name Pierre Archambeau Jon Astashinsky Zach Blankenbeker Joon Chung Mark Curley Joseph Daniels Alex Dempsey Michael Dustin Edward Emery Joe Frullaney Clay Harmon Dion Hart Matt Kane Colin Kanzari Austin Kong Nicholas Marks Devin McCall Maxwell McKay Daniel Mo Sam Mo Seth Nordell Bryan Panaccione Sean Regan Jason Rodriguez Evin Rude Aidan Scribbick Josh Sembrano Garrett Simon Adam Sjoholm Tyler Sowell Michael Stanchi Chris Szekely Ander Thompson Nick Treiberg Josh Urnezis Will Viana Scott von Jouanne Pat Wall Grayson Whitten Casey Woudenberg Richard Xue Aaron Yoshizuka
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Event(s) Backstroke Freestyle Butterfly/Freestyle Breaststroke/IM Freestyle/Butterfly Breaststroke Backstroke Butterfly/Freestyle Diving Diving Freestyle Freestyle Butterfly/Distance Breaststroke Butterfly/Breaststroke Butterfly Freestyle/Butterfly Backstroke Backstroke/Butterfly Breaststroke/IM Diving Backstroke Butterfly/IM Butterfly / IM Freestyle / IM Diving Backstroke / Fly Freestyle / IM Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle / Backstroke Freestyle Breaststroke / IM Freestyle Diving Freestyle/Butterfly Freestyle Breaststroke / IM Butterfly/Breaststroke Freestyle Butterfly/IM Diving
Hometown/High School (Prep School) Vacaville, Calif./Vacaville Carmel, Ind./Carmel Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville Novi, Mich./Novi Kileen, Texas/Robert M. Shoemaker Aledo, Texas/All Saints Episcopal Athens, Ga./Prince Avenue Christian Greenwich, Conn./Greenwich Greenwood, S.C./Ninety-Six New City, N.Y./Clarkstown North Raleigh, N.C./Enloe Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain Elk Grove, Calif./Cosumnes Oaks Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek Allen, Texas/Allen Deptford, N.J./Gloucester Catholic Wenonah, N.J./Gloucester Catholic Carmel, Ind./Carmel Great Neck, N.Y./Great Neck South Great Neck, N.Y./Great Neck South Visalia, Calif./Golden West Newark, Del./Saint Marks Fort Washington, Pa./La Salle Irvine, Calif./Northwood Fairfax Station Va./Greystone Prep San Antonio, Texas/Alamo Heights Hasbrouck Heights, N.J./Bergen Catholic Chesapeake, Va./Oscar Smith Rydal, Pa./Germantown Academy San Antonio, Texas/John Marshall Bellevue, Wash./International School Doylestown, Pa./LaSalle Centennial, Colo./Cherry Creek Bakersfield, Calif./Centennial Kihei, Hawaii/Rancho Bernardo Stuttgart, Germany/Patch American Madison, Ala./Bob Jones/Mercersberg Academy Sarasota, Fla./Riverview Roseville, Calif./Roseville Holland, Mich./Holland Centreville, Va./Westfield Fountain Valley, Calif./Fountain Valley
Roster Breakdown Senior / Firstie Joon Chung Michael Dustin Dion Hart Matt Kane Tyler Sowell Josh Urnezis Will Viana Casey Woudenberg Junior / Cow Pierre Archambeau Zach Blankenbeker Alex Dempsey Joe Frullaney Colin Kanzari Austin Kong Sam Mo Aidan Scribbick Adam Sjoholm Chris Szekely Nick Treiberg Richard Xue Aaron Yoshizuka
by Class
Sophomore / Yearling Jon Astashinsky Nicolas Bergstein Mark Curley Joseph Daniels Edward Emery Clay Harmon Nicholas Marks Devin McCall Maxwell McKay Daniel Mo Bryan Panaccione Sean Regan Scott von Jouanne Grayson Whitten Freshman / Plebe Seth Nordell Jason Rodriguez Evin Rude Josh Sembrano Garrett Simon Michael Stanchi Ander Thompson Pat Wall
by State
Alabama Delaware Michigan Scott von Jouanne Bryan Panaccione Joon Chung Casey Woudenberg Arizona Florida Dion Hart Pat Wall New Jersey Nicholas Marks California Georgia Devin McCall Pierre Archambeau Alex Dempsey Josh Sembrano Matt Kane Seth Nordell Germany New York Jason Rodriguez Will Viana Joe Frullaney Nick Treiberg Daniel Mo Grayson Whitten Hawaii Sam MO Aaron Yoshizuka Josh Urnezis North Carolina Colorado Indiana Clay Harmon Ander Thompson Jon Astashinsky Zach Blankenbeker Ohio Connecticut Maxwell McKay Colin Kanzari Michael Dustin
Pennsylvania Sean Regan Adam Sjoholm Chris Szekely South Carolina Edward Emery Texas Mark Curley Joe Daniels Austin Kong Aiden Scribbick Tyler Sowell Virginia Evin Rude Garrett Simon Richard Xue Washington Michael Stanchi
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Captains Joon chung Novi, Mich. / Novi Senior Breaststroke / im Interdisciplinary Science chung’s TOP TIMES 100 Breast..................... 55.95...................... Navy.......................................................................... 12/12/13 200 Breast.................... 2:02.26.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 200 IM............................ 1:55.75................... Big Brown Invitational...........................................12/2/12 400 IM............................ 4:16.89.................. American, GMU, ODU............................................... 1/21/12
2013-14 (JUNIOR): 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... successful season in the breaststroke ... had the team’s second-best time (55.95) in the 100 breast from the Army-Navy meet ... clocked the team’s third-best 200 breast time (2:02.26) at the Patriot League Championships where he placed seventh ... touched the wall first in the 100 breast against UMASS ... posted first place finishes against Columbia in the 100 and 200 breast. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Finished off sophomore career with a strong showing at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 21-23)…clocking a personal best in the 200 breaststroke, touching the wall at 202.41, followed by a personal best in the 100 breast, touching the wall at 56.28, both recording all-time top-10 time in Army history … posted a pair of top-three finishes versus Boston, Rowan and VMU… (Oct.5) in 100 breast and 200 IM…swam for a first-place finish at Lehigh (Jan. 11) in the 100 breast…took gold in the 100 breast and 200 back versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan.26)…won the 100 breast and 200 breast in the meet versus Delaware (Jan.18)… took the bronze in the 100 breast followed by a fifth-place finish in the 200 back at Bucknell Invitational (Feb.2)… was fourth in the 100 breast (PR 57.06) and fifth in the 200 breast and 200 back in the meet with academy rival, Navy (Dec.6)…was runner-up in the 100 breast touching the wall at 58.02 in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…recorded a first-place finish in the 200 breast at Buffalo (Nov. 10)…swam for two second place finishes and a sixth place finish versus UConn (Oct. 26)… clocked in at 58.39 securing a first-place win in the 100 breast against American and George Mason (Jan. 19)…recorded a personal best in the 200 IM preliminaries at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2) touching the wall at 1:55.75…also had a fifth-place finish in the 200 breast…earned a spot on the 2013 Academic All-Patriot League First Team. 2011-12 (freshman): Capped a solid freshman season with strong showings at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16) and ECAC Championships (Feb. 24) ... scored points in a pair of individual events at Patriots, placing 10th in the 200 breast (2:05.48) and taking 12th in the 100 breast (58.03) ... clocking in the 200 breast represents a personal best ... posted a pair of top-12 finishes at the ECACs, placing 11th in the 100 breast (57.91) and 12th in the 200 breast (2:06.33) ... took gold in the 100 breast and 200 breast versus Massachusetts (Oct. 22) ... also swept the breaststroke events opposite Lehigh (Jan. 13) ... won the 100 breast and 200 IM at Columbia (Nov. 19) ... also placed runner-up in the 200 breast versus the Lions ... won the 100 breast in the season-opening tri-meet versus Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... posted three runner-up showings against Connecticut (Nov. 5) ... placed second in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM versus the Huskies ... was runner-up in both breaststroke events at Marist (Oct. 14) ... placed second in the 100 breast and third in the 200 breast opposite Drexel (Jan. 20) ... took third in both breaststroke events during the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... finished third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 breast against Bucknell (Jan. 14) ... swam to three top-10 showings during the quad-meet versus American, George Mason and Old Dominion (Jan. 21) ... was fourth in the 200 breast, fifth in the 100 breast and ninth in the 400 IM ... clocked a PR in the 400 IM (4:16.89) ... recorded three top-10 finishes and two personal-best times at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2), placing fourth in the 200 breast, sixth in the 100 breast (PR, 57.81) and 10th in the 200 IM (PR, 1:54.68) ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after forging a 3.927 grade point average during the spring semester. High School/club: Earned All-America honors in the 100-yard breaststroke as a junior and senior at Novi High School ... also picked up an All-America certificate in the 200 IM during his standout senior campaign ... twice named an NISCA Academic All-American by USA Swimming, earning the honor following his junior and senior
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seasons ... was a three-time all-state selection in the 100-yard breaststroke, picking up the accolades as a sophomore, junior and senior ... earned all-state plaudits in the 200 IM as a senior ... won back-to-back Oakland County championships in the 200 IM, capturing the crown as a junior and senior ... won the county title in the 100 breast as a junior ... captained squad during his senior season ... named hardest worker on the team as a junior and senior ... tabbed a KLAA Scholastic Athlete as a sophomore, junior and senior ... swam for the Novi Sturgeons club team under the direction of head coach Bob Jenrow. Personal: Joonmo Chung was born Nov. 30, 1992 in Seoul, South Korea ... parents are Dooyoul Chung and Soomee Park ... has one brother, Daniel (13) and one sister, Stella (24) ... moved to the United States when he was three years old and now calls Novi, Mich., home ... has trained in Tae Kwon Do and currently holds a fourth degree black belt ... has overcome several injuries over the course of his career ... hobbies include playing the piano, listening to music and spending time with teammates ... enjoys the Italian wrap in the mess hall ... best swim advice was from his father, “just swim fast” ... majoring in interdisciplinary science.
Captains four years ... most recently swam for the Arden Hills swim club under the direction of Brian Nabeta.
Matt Kane
Personal: Matthew Kevin Kane was born April 24, 1993 in Sacramento, Calif. ... now calls Elk Grove, Calif., home ... son of Kevin and Kathleen Kane ... has one brother, Eric (19) who attends the University of Oregon and one sister, Megan (23) who goes to Boston College ... hobbies include paintballing, watching movies and playing video games ... favorite mess hall meal is the cold cut combo ... chose West Point because of the opportunities and leadership training ... besides swimming enjoys watching football ... wishes music played underwater during races ... enjoys distance swimming ... has a birthmark on the back of his head ... lists his four years on the swim team as one of his greatest triumphs ... majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Elk Grove, Calif. / Cosumnes Oaks Senior Butterfly / Distance Electrical Engineering kane’s TOP TIMES 200 Free......................... 1:44.51................... Zippy Invitational.................................................... 12/2/11 500 Free......................... 4:36.79.................. Big Brown Invitational.............................................2/2/13 1000 Free....................... 9:35.19.................. Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 1650 Free....................... 16:04.24................ Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 100 Fly............................. 56.55...................... MASSACHUSETTS...................................................10/22/11 200 Fly............................ 1:59.87................... Zippy Invitational.................................................... 12/2/11
2013-14 (JUNIOR): 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... swam the third-best times of the team this season in the 1000 free (9:35.19) and in the 1650 free (16:04.24) ... clocked a 4:39.80 in the 500 free at the Army-Navy meet. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Focused primarily on long distance events including 1000 and 1650 free during his freshman year…had a fifth-place debut in the 1000 free touching the wall at 10:13.26 at Lehigh (Jan. 11)…earned a third-place finish in the 1000 free in quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and UVM (Oct. 5)…took two top-10 finishes in the 100 free at Bucknell (Jan. 12) and in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov.17)...posted a personal best time in the 1000 free versus Navy (Dec.6) touching the wall at 9:52.25…showed an impressive performance at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2) with personal bests in both the 500 free touching the wall at the 4:36.79 during the preliminaries, in addition to a 16:22.21 time in the 1650 free…posted a personal best time at the Bucknell Invitational (Jan. 12) in the 200 free (1:45.50). 2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Concentrated on the distance freestyle events during a solid freshman campaign ... also swam the butterfly events ... capped the season by registering a pair of personal-best times at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24) ... placed 12th in the 1650 free (16:21.53) and finished 20th in the 500 free (4:44.68) ... authored two career-best times at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2), placing 13th in the 200 free (1:44.51) and 14th in the 200 fly (1:59.87) ... also finished 12th in the 1650 free (16:35.97) at the Zippy ... clocked a PR in the 1000 free (9:53.19) versus Navy (Dec. 8) ... recorded a personal-best time in the 100 fly (56.55) opposite Massachusetts (Oct. 22) ... forged three fourth-place finishes in the 1000 free, accomplishing the feat versus Massachusetts, Connecticut (Nov. 5) and in the season-opening meet against Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... was fifth in the 1000 free at Marist (Oct. 14) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.756 grade point average in the spring. High School/club: Four-time all-conference swimmer at Cosumnes Oaks High School ... named team MVP as a sophomore, junior and senior ... named Athlete of the Year at the high school following his standout senior campaign ... tabbed the school’s Science Student of the Year as a senior ... earned Social Studies Student of the Year accolades as a freshman ... earned a spot on the Principal’s Honor Roll all
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Meet The Black Knights Michael dustin
dion hart
Greenwich, Conn. / Greenwich
Mesa, Ariz. / Red Mountain Senior Freestyle French
Senior Butterfly / Freestyle Interdisciplinary Sciences dustin’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 20.77...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 100 Free......................... 45.45...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/22/14 200 Free......................... 1:42.12................... ECAC Championships............................................ 2/24/12 100 Fly............................. 47.97....................... Patriot League Championships..........................2/21/14 200 Fly............................ 1:53.47................... ECAC Championships............................................ 2/24/12 2013-14 (JUNIOR): All-Patriot League Second Team ... swam the top-time in the 100 fly (47.97) this season ... a B-cut time at Patriot League Championships where he placed second ... has the team’s third-best time of the season (45.45) in the 100 free at hte Patriot League Championships where he placed eighth ... member of Academy record-setting 400 medley team relay (7:31.13) at Patriot League Championships. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Continued to excel in the butterfly and freestyle events as a sophomore…capped his season with a second-place finish and personal best time of 48.62 in the 100 fly, a time that is third on Army’s all-time top-10 record list…added a personal best time in the preliminary round of the 50 free touching the wall at 20.77...added a seventh-place finish in the 100 free…swam for two top-10 finishes in the 50 and 100 free races versus Lehigh (Jan. 11)…touched the wall at 22.01 for a fifth-place finish in the 50 free in the quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and VMU (Oct. 5)…performed well at tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26) posting a second place finish in the 50 free and a 50.64 season best time in the 100 fly…had three top-10 finishes in the meet versus Bucknell (Jan.12) including 50 free, 100 free, and 100 butterfly…picked up a fouth-place finish in the 200 free in addition to an eighth-place finish in 50 free at Copa Coqui (Jan. 5)…forged two third-place finishes in meet versus Navy (Dec. 6) in the 50 free and 100 butterfly…clocked in at 21.53 in the 50 free for a third-place finish versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…finished sixth in the 100 fly at Buffalo (Nov.10)… tied for a second-place finish in the 50 free touching the wall at 21.66 in the 50 free…also recorded a fourth-place finish in the 100 back…posted a personal best time at the Big Brown Invitational in the 100 free, touching the wall at 45.35…named onto the 2012-13 All-Patriot League Second Team. 2011-12 (freshman): Excelled in the butterfly and freestyle events as a freshman ... capped his season with an eighth-place finish in the 100 fly at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16) ... clocking of 49.77 ranks 10th on Army’s all-time top-10 list ... recorded three top-15 showings at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24) ... placed eighth in the 100 fly (50.46), 10th in the 200 fly (PR, 1:53.47) and 15th in the 50 free (21.48) ... performed well at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2), authoring personal-best times in the 50 free (20.97) and 100 free (46.11) ... won the 100 free in the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... took fourth in the 50 free during that same meet ... finished runner-up in both the 50 free and 100 fly versus Massachusetts (Oct. 22) ... turned in a trio of top-five finishes opposite Navy (Dec. 8) ... placed runner-up in the 100 free, fourth in the 50 free and fifth in the 100 fly ... forged three top-five showings against Connecticut (Nov. 5), taking second in the 100 fly and placing fourth in both the 50 free and 100 free ... took the silver in the 100 fly at Marist (Oct. 14) ... added a fourthplace finish in the 50 free opposite the Red Foxes ... was third in the 100 fly and fourth in the 100 free versus Lehigh (Jan. 13) ... placed fourth in both butterfly events (100/200) against Drexel (Jan. 20) ... swam to a third-place finish in the 50 free during Army’s season-opening meet versus Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... chipped in a fourth-place showing in the 100 free during that same competition ... earned a spot on the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.360 grade point average during the spring semester. High School/club: Was a four-time all-conference performer on the Greenwich High School swim team ... holds the school record in the 100-yard butterfly (49.99) ... set the record as a junior before shattering his own mark as a senior ... won state championships in the 100 fly as a junior and senior ... two-time MVP of the high school swim team, earning the distinction as a junior and senior ... also swam for the Greenwich YWCA Dolphins under the guidance of head coach Nick Cavataro. Personal: Michael A. Dustin was born April 3, 1993 in Greenwich, Conn. ... parents are Robert and Vivy Dustin ... has one brother, John (16) ... chose West Point so he could be given the chance to work with and lead the best soldiers in the world ... spent the summer at combat dive school ... likes to watch hockey ... wishes the team had cheerleaders ... favorite mess hall meal is the chicken pot pie ... enjoys long walks on the beach and reading romance novels ...
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hart’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 21.02...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 100 Free......................... 47.92...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/22/14 100 IM............................ 1:02.44................... UMASS......................................................................10/19/13 2013-14 (JUNIOR): Clocked a 47.92 in the 100-free and a 56.20 in the 100 breast at the Patriot League Championships ... swam a 21.02 in the 50 free at the Navy Invitational ... had a 1:02.44 in the 100 IM at the Army-UMASS meet. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Continued to compete in the 50 and 100 freestyle events as well as the 100 breast during his sophomore year…recorded a seventh-place finish in the 50 free in quad meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)…recorded a first-place finish in the 200 IM in the meet against LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…posted a sixth place finish in the 50 free touching the wall at 22.23 against Buffalo (Nov.10)…swam for a fourth-place finish in the meet versus Navy (Dec. 6) in the 50 free…recorded two top-10 finishes in the Bucknell Invitational (Feb. 2) including a third place finish for a personal best time of 58.27 in the 100 breast. 2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Excelled in the 50-yard freestyle during his freshman season ... placed ninth in that event at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24), clocking a time of 21.22 ... posted personal-best in the 50 free in the preliminaries of the ECACs, touching the wall in 21.10 ... placed fifth in the 50 free versus Connecticut (Nov. 5), Columbia (Nov. 19), Navy (Dec. 8) and Drexel (Jan. 20) ... finished 10th in the 50 free at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2) ... turned in a pair of top-10 finishes during the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... took fifth in the 100 breast and placed eighth in the 100 free. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Three-time MVP of the swim team at Red Mountain High School ... earned All-America honors ... sectional record-holder and state champion ... four-time recipient of the school’s Scholar Athlete award. PERSONAL: Sydney Dion Nielsen-Hart was born Oct. 3, 1992 in Mesa, Ariz. ... mother is Leah Chavez ... has four siblings Elise (14), Leandro (13), Joie-Rae (8) and Roman (6) ... loves the graduation meal ice cream and waffles in the mess hall ... favorite training experience is training in Puerto Rico ... enjoys singing and dancing ... loves seafood ... wants there to be 25 meter races ... the best part about the s/d team is the brotherhood ... used to be a ballet, tap and jazz dancer ... after birth had to live in an oxygen tank for a few weeks to survive ... majoring in economics.
Meet The Black Knights tyler sowell San Antonio, Texas / John Marshall Senior Freestyle / Backstroke Mechanical Engineering sowell’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 20.70...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/20/14 100 Free......................... 45.31...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 200 Free......................... 1:39.94.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 50 Back.......................... 25.61...................... AMERICAN, GMU, ODU............................................. 1/21/12 100 Back........................ 51.98...................... NAVY.............................................................................12/6/12 200 Back........................ 1:53.35................... NAVY.............................................................................12/8/11 2013-14 (JUNIOR): Set a new Academy record in the 200-IM ... clocked a 1:46.10 at the ArmyBoston-Vermont tri-meet ... recorded the team’s second-best time of the season in the 100 free (45.31) at the Patriot League Championships. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Continued to swim mostly in the free and backstroke races...posted a second-place finish in the 200 free, touching the wall at 1:45.00…finished fourth in the 100 free and fifth in the 200 back in the quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)… took a seventh place finish in the 100 back in the meet versus Delaware (Jan. 18) touching the wall at 54.88…posted two top-10 finishes in the meet versus Bucknell (Jan. 12) in the 200 and 500 free…clocked in at 51.98 in the 100 back in the meet versus Navy (Dec. 6) for a personalbest time…finished seventh at the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia posting a personalbest time of 1:44.60 in the 200 free…earned three top-10 finishes in the 50 free and 100 back versus UConn (Oct. 26) and in the 100 free against Buffalo (Nov. 10)…posted a personal best time in the 50 free at the Big Brown Invitational with a time of 21.67…was runner-up in the 500 free with a personal best time of 4:38.02 at Bucknell (Feb. 2)…part of the 400 relay team who holds the plebe record with a time of 3:03.74. 2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Excelled in the freestyle and backstroke events as a freshman ... ended the year by scoring points in three events at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16) ... finished 15th in both the 500 free and 200 back, while placing 16th in the 200 free ... clocked a personal-best time of 4:39.27 in the 500 free preliminaries ... authored three top-16 finishes at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2) ... was fifth in the 200 free (PR, 1:41.34), 10th in the 500 free and 16th in the 100 free (PR, 47.35) ... finished runner-up in the 200 back and placed fourth in the 100 back during the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... turned in a fifth-place showing in the 100 back at the season-opening meet versus Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... duplicated that feat opposite Connecticut (Nov. 5) ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.518 grade point average during the spring semester. High School/club: Won back-to-back district titles in the 100-yard freestyle (2010-11) while swimming for John Marshall High School ... also captured the district crown in the 50 free as a senior ... earned all-state honors as a junior and senior ... helped set the school record in the 200 free relay ... was named to the all-region first team in water polo as a senior ... graduated eighth in his high school class of 550. Personal: Tyler W. Sowell was born June 23, 1993 in San Antonio, Texas ... son of Mark and Andrea Sowell ... has four siblings, Whitley (19) who swims at Hillsdale College, Courtney (17), Bryson (9) and Kate (7) ... favorite mess hall food is salad ... enjoys water polo and reading the Bible ... hobbies include paintballing ... spent the summer in Hawaii and researching in Maryland ... if he could invent a new stroke it would be the flutter kick with a board ... used to play basketball ... was homeschooled through high school ... major is mechanical engineering.
Josh Urnezis Kihei, Hawaii / Rancho Bernardo (USMAPS)
Senior Diving Interdisciplinary Science - Life Science URNezis’ TOP scores 1-Meter 309.52................Lehigh........................................................................................... 1/11/13 3-Meter 314.10.................BUCKNELL.....................................................................................1/12/13 2013-14 (JUNIOR): Successfull junior campaign...placed fifth in the 1-meter at the Patriot League Championships with a score of 272.55...finished seventh in the 3-meter also at the Patriot League Championships by scoring a 279.30 ... had a first place finish in the 1-meter (267.15) and 3-meter (293.50) against Boston U ... posted a first place score in the 1-meter versus UCONN (264.52) and a second place finish in the 3-meter (240.75) ... nearly broke his PR in the 1-meter at the Army-Navy meet with a score of 309.07. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Enjoyed an outstanding sophomore campaign by scoring points off both boards throughout the season...pulled in a fourth-place finish in the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23) in the 1-meter…finished runner-up in the meet versus Lehigh (Jan. 11) posting a career-best score of 309.52 in the 1-meter…pulled in two top-10 finishes in the quad meet versus Boston, Rowan and VMU (Oct. 5) on both boards…posted two third-place finishes with the same score (278.50) on both boards in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)…put forth a fifth place finish in the 1-meter board in the met versus Delaware (Jan. 18)… had an impressive performance in the meet against Bucknell (Jan. 12) with a third-place finish on the 1-meter board and a second-place finish for a career-best score of 314.10 off the 3-meter…took home a fourth place finish off the 1-meter in the meet against Navy (Dec. 6)… posted two sixth-place finishes in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…pulled in a sixth-place finish off the 1-meter and a third place finish off the 3-meter at Buffalo (Nov. 10)…took the gold off the 1-meter with a score of 303.65 and the bronze in the 3-meter in the tri-meet against American and George Mason (Jan. 19). 2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Capped a productive freshman season by scoring points off both boards at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16) ... finished sixth off the 3-meter and eighth off the 1-meter ... posted a personal-best score of 305.80 during the preliminaries of the 1-meter event ... scored points off both boards at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24), finishing fourth off the 3-meter and eighth off the 1-meter ... placed runner-up off the 1-meter against Navy (Dec. 8) ... finished runner-up off the 3-meter against Connecticut (Nov. 5), racking up a career-best score of 309.38 ... finished runner-up off the 3-meter and fourth off the 1-meter versus Lehigh (Jan. 13) ... earned the silver off the 3-meter at Marist (Oct. 14) and opposite Drexel (Jan. 20) ... also placed fifth off the 1-meter against the Dragons ... finished third off the 3-meter during the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... placed fourth off the 1-meter against Bucknell (Jan. 14) ... was fifth off the 3-meter at Columbia (Nov. 19) ... advanced to the NCAA Zone “A” Championships. High School/club: Earned four varsity letters diving at Rancho Bernardo High School ... broke the school record with a score of 317.26 ... two-time recipient of the Most Inspirational award ... maintained a 3.5 grade point average throughout high school ... member of the San Diego State Divers club organization ... spent last year at the United States Military Academy Prep School. Personal: Joshua Casimir Urnezis was born Nov. 2, 1992 in Maui, Hawaii ... parents are John and Deanna Urnezis ... has one brother, Tommy (17) and one sister, Dolly (23) ... did not start diving until high school ... isn’t afraid of anything ... came to West Point because it is the best school in the country with amazing opportunities, also wanted to serve his country ... favorite spot on Post is the Point/Firstie ... prefers South Gate and Grant Hall over the mess hall ... enjoys playing the guitar, surfing, cliff diving, wake boarding and snowboarding ... dream relay team would be with a pad of dolphins ... wants to invent “The Flying Hawaiian” dive ... loves the swim/dive team because it works the hardest both mentally and physically ... loves being with his team ... majoring in interdisciplinary science with a focus on life science.
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Meet The Black Knights Will Viana Stuttgart, Germany / Patch American Senior Butterfly / Freestyle Computer Science viana’s TOP TIMES 100 Free......................... 46.11...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/16/12 200 Free......................... 1:39.20.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/16/12 200 Back........................ 1:49.83.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/16/12 200 Fly............................ 1:48.46.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 200 IM............................ 1:52.52................... ECAC Championships............................................ 2/24/12 400 IM............................ 3:56.73.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 2013-14 (JUNIOR): All-Patriot League Second Team ... 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... topped the team’s best times of the season in the 200 back and 400 IM ... clocked a 1:49.85 in the 200-back and a 3:56.73 in the 400 IM at the Patriot League Championships ... placed fifth in the 400 IM at PL Championships ... swam the team’s second fastest time of the season in the 200 fly (1:48.46) at the Army-Navy meet ... member of two recordsetting relay teams ... 800 free relay (6:37.18) and the 400 medely relay (3:17.81) at PL Championships ... touched the wall first in the 200 fly and 200 back in the dual-meet versus UMASS ... posted a first place finish in the 200 back against Lehigh and Bucknell ... won the 200 free in the tri-meet with Colgate and Lafayette ... had the best time at the American, Boston U and George Mason quad-meet in the 400 IM. 2012-13 (Sophomore): Named to the All-Patriot League Second Team for the secondstraight year…continues to hold four spots in the top-10 all-time record book in addition to two plebe Academy records…posted a fifth-place finish at the Patriot League Championships in the 100 fly, with a time of 1:51.55…recorded two runner-up finishes in the 200 back against Lehigh (Jan. 11) and the 200 free in the quad-meet against Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)…swam for the gold in the 200 fly in the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26) touching the wall at 1:53.82…recorded a fifth and sixth place finish in the 200 free and 200 back in the meet versus Delaware (Jan. 18)…performed well versus Bucknell (Jan. 12) coming in first in the 200 back posting a time of 1:43.71 in addition to a third-place finish in the 200 free… took home three top-10 finishes in the meet versus Navy (Dec. 6)...led the way for Army by scoring in three individual events in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17) including two third place finishes in the 200 free and the 200 back…capped off the meet with a fourth place finish in the 200 IM…took home the gold in the 200 IM touching the wall at 1:55.45 against Buffalo (Nov. 10)…added a runner-up finish in the 200 back and a fifth-place finish in the 200 free…was runner-up in the 200 free against UConn (Oct. 26)…added a third place finish in the 200 IM….scored in the top-five for three races in the tri-meet against American and George Mason (Jan. 19)…finished first in the 200 back, third in the 400 IM and fourth in the 200 free. 2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Burst onto the scene during an impressive freshman campaign ... named to the All-Patriot League second team after authoring three top-10 showings at the conference meet ... broke one Academy record and met two plebe standards ... moved into Army’s all-time top 10 in six different disciplines ... had outstanding performances at Patriot League and ECAC Championships ... placed fifth in the 200 free at the Patriot League Championships with the fifth-fastest time in Academy history (1:39.20) ... finished sixth in both the 200 back (1:49.83) and 500 free (4:32.22) ... clocking in the 200 back shattered the school and plebe records, while the time in the 500 free lists ninth on the Black Knights’ all-time top 10 ... dominated the individual medley events at the ECAC Championships the following week, placing third in the 400 IM (4:00.08) and taking sixth in the 200 IM (1:52.52) ... clocking in the 400 IM ranks fourth all-time at Army, while the time in the 200 IM lists sixth on the Academy’s career ledger ... also placed runner-up in the 200 fly at the ECACs with the fifthbest time in Army lore (1:49.19) ... swept the 200 fly, 200 IM and 500 free during the Black Knights’ tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... won the 200 free, 200 fly and 200 back opposite Lehigh (Jan. 13) ... took gold in the 200 fly and 200 back, and placed runnerup in the 200 free versus Drexel (Jan. 20) ... swept the 200 back and 500 free, and finished second in the 200 free opposite Connecticut (Nov. 5) ... won the 200 free and 500 free, and placed runner-up in the 200 back against Massachusetts (Oct. 22) ... earned the gold in the 200 free and placed runner-up in both the 200 fly and 200 back at Marist (Oct. 14) ... won the 100 back during the season-opening meet versus Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... placed runner-up in the 200 fly and third in the 1000 free during that same meet ... clocking in the 1000 free (10:04.05) represented a personal best ... won the 200 free and finished third in both the 200 back and 500 free at Columbia (Nov. 19) ... placed runner-up in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 back against Bucknell (Jan. 14) ... was second in the 200 free, 200 back and 400 IM during the quad-meet versus American, George Mason and Old Dominion (Jan.
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21) ... posted a second-place finish in the 200 back and a third-place showing in the 200 free opposite Navy (Dec. 8) ... authored three top-three showings at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2) ... finished runner-up in both the 200 free and 200 back, and placed third in the 500 free ... named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll after posting a 3.514 grade point average during the spring semester. High School/club: Three-time USA Junior Nationals participant ... three-time German Nationals participant ... was among the top 10 swimmers in Florida four times ... accomplished relay swimmer ... named high school math department’s Student of the Year in 2010 ... spent last season at Hargrave Military Academy. Personal: William Stephen Viana was born Sept. 16, 1991 in Monterey, Calif. ... parents are Al and Tracy Viana ... has two brothers, Bobby and Joseph, and one sister, Katie ... father graduated from West Point ... maternal grandfather Richard Stephenson (USMA ‘57) was a threeyear letterwinner on the Army football team ... grandfather still holds a share of the Academy record with three touchdown receptions in a game ... former teammate of three-time Olympic gold medalist Brooke Bennett ... family lives in Germany ... hobbies include 3-D modeling and animation as well as reading the Bible ... produced a 10-minute animated movie ... created an application for the Android market ... is a foodie and loves to cook ... favorite mess hall meal is the breakfast burrito with cheese balls ... majoring in computer science.
casey woudenberg Holland, Mich./Holland Senior Freestyle Environmental Engineering woudenberg’s TOP TIMES 200 Free......................... 1:40.52.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 500 Free......................... 4:23.13................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 1000 Free....................... 9:25.25.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 1650 Free....................... 15.42.74................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 2013-14 (JUNIOR): Army’s top distance swimmer ... boasts the team’s top times chart for the season in the 1000 free and the 1650 free ... clocked a 9:25.25 in the 1000 free at the ArmyNavy meet and swam the 1650 free in 15:42.74 at the Patriot League Championships where he placed fifth... ranked second on the team in the 500 free (4:30.80) ... placed first in the 500 and 1000 free against Boston U and UMASS ... touched the wall first in the 1000 free against Columbia, Lehigh and Bucknell ... won the 500 free in the dual-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette and at the quad-meet against American, Boson U and George Mason. 2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Voted onto the All-Patriot League Second Team after a solid sophomore season...holds two top-10 all-time records and two Academy relay records for Army... shattered personal records in each of his respective events in the Patriot League Championships...clocked in at 4:23.13 in the preliminary round of the 500 free...posted a time of 1:40.52 in the 200 free in addition to time of 15:51.19 in the 1650 free...had two first place showings against Lehigh (Jan. 11) in the 500 and 1000 free...clocked in at 9:49.82 for a first place finish in the 1000 free against Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)...posted a first-place finish in the 1650 free and a third-place finish in the 200 fly versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)...swam in the 1000 free for a time of 9:48.39 at Delaware (Jan. 18) for a first place finish...added a runner-up finish in the 500 free and a third place finish in the 50 free...added another first place finish in the 1000 free and second place finish in the 500 free at Bucknell (Jan. 12)... authored a sixth-place showing at Navy in the 1000 free for a personal-best time of 9:57.05... pulled in a second place finish in the 1000 free and a fourth place finish in the 50 free in the tri-meet versus C.W. Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)...added another first-place finish in the 1000 free, touching the wall at 9:42.19 at Buffalo (Nov.10)...took a runner-up finish in the 1000 free, a fourth-place finish in the 500 free and a fifth-place finish in the 100 free against UConn (Oct. 26)...captured three top-five finishes in the tri-meet versus American and George Mason (Jan. 19)...topped his 50 free time at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2) touching the wall at 21.33. 2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Specialized in the distance freestyle events during a strong first season at West Point ... finished the year by posting a pair of personal-best times at the ECAC Championships (Feb. 24) ... placed fourth in both the 500 free (PR, 4:32.07) and the 1650 free (PR, 15:56.38) ... both clockings rank as the eighth-fastest times in Army history ... also placed 10th in the 200 free (1:41.27) at the ECACs ... authored a pair of top-15 showings at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 16), finishing seventh in the 1650 free (16:00.54) and 15th in the 200 free (1:42.01) ... had two top-five efforts versus Navy (Dec. 8), placing fourth in the 1000 free (PR, 9:30.73) and fifth in the 500 free ... clocking in the 1000 free ranks seventh-best alltime at Army ... won the 500 free and 1650 free, and finished third in the 200 free at the Zippy Invitational (Dec. 2) ... clocking in the 200 free (1:41.24) represents a career best ... swept
Meet The Black Knights the 200 free and 1650 free, and placed runner-up in the 500 free in the tri-meet opposite Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 28) ... took gold in both the 500 free and 1000 free, while placing second in the 100 free at Marist (Oct. 14) ... authored three top-three finishes versus Massachusetts (Oct. 22), winning the 1000 free, placing second in the 500 free and taking third in the 100 free ... won the 1000 free and finished third in the 500 free against Connecticut (Nov. 5) ... duplicated that feat versus Drexel (Jan. 20) ... won the 500 free and placed fifth in the 100 free during the season-opening meet with Boston College and Stony Brook (Oct. 7) ... was second in the 1000 free and third in the 500 free opposite Lehigh (Jan. 13) ... swam to a runner-up finish in the 1000 free and a fourth-place showing in the 1000 free versus Bucknell (Jan. 14) ... was runner-up in the 500 free and fourth in the 1650 free during the quad-meet with American, George Mason and Old Dominion. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Holland High School in 2011 ... was a two-time All-American, earning the honor as a junior and senior ... three-time all-conference performer, and a two-time all-area selection ... earned the Team Award as a senior ... twice collected the Coaches Award ... Michigan state champion in the 800-yard freestyle ... member of the National Honor Society and the National Music Honor Society ... presented with the conference’s Scholar-Athlete Award ... honored with his high school’s English Award. PERSONAL: Casey Scott Woudenberg was born June 3, 1993 in Grand Rapids, Mich. ... parents are Scott and Michelle Woudenberg ... has two brothers, Peter (17) and Pehyton (13), and two sisters, Grace (15) and Jacquie (23) ... all four siblings have swam competitively ... began swimming when he was six years old ... home-schooled until seventh grade ... hobbies include camping, hunting and fishing ... chose West Point because it is the most premier leadership institution in the world ... favorite place on Post is in Crandal Pool’s lane one ... dream relay team includes himself, Anthony Ervin, Jason Lezak and Gary Hall Jr. ... enjoys playing basketball ... avid violin player ... major is environmental engineering.
pierre archambeau Vacaville, Calif. / Vacaville Junior Backstroke Systems Engineering Archambeau’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 22.46...................... Bucknell......................................................................1/12/13 100 Back........................ 50.40..................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 200 Back........................ 2:01.65.................. Bucknell....................................................................11/10/13 500 Fly............................ 2:01.62.................. Buffalo........................................................................1/12/13
Zach blankenbeker Jeffersonville, Ind. / Jeffersonville Junior Butterfly / Freestyle International History Blackenbker’s TOP TIMES 100 Fly............................. 52.07...................... Bucknell......................................................................1/12/13 100 Back........................ 51.30...................... Bucknell......................................................................1/12/13 200 Back........................ 1:49.16................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Climbed the record charts in the 200 fly ... now ranks seventh in Army’s top-times ... clocked a 1:49.16 at the Army-Navy meet ... posted a first place finish in the 200 fly at the Colgate and Lafayette tri-meet. 2012-13 (Freshman): Excelled in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly during his freshman season…recorded two third-place performances in the 200 butterfly and 200 free at Lehigh (Jan. 11) and Bucknell (Jan. 12)… clocked in at 53.14 in the 100 fly against Bucknell (Jan. 12)…recorded a fourth-place finish in the 200 free at Colgate/Lafayette Invite (Jan. 26)…pulled in three fifth-place finishes in 100 and 200 butterfly versus, Brown (Oct.5) and in meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…part of the 200 medely relay team which broke the plebe record. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Capped an outstanding career at Jeffersonville High School by qualifying for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 fly (long course meters) ... qualified for the 2011 U.S. Junior Nationals in the 200 fly (long course meters) ... twice named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American in the 500 free (2011-12) ... swam to a pair of top-five finishes at the 2012 Indiana State Championships ... tabbed MVP of the Jefferson High swim team all four years ... four-time all-conference selection ... graduated with high school records in the 200 free and 500 free ... President of the Jeffersonville National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Zachary David Blankenbeker was born May 30, 1993 in Jeffersonville, Ind. ... parents are David and Jo Ellen Blankenbeker ... has one sister, Amelia ... hobbies include reading, studying history and playing video games ... particularly enjoys American history ... fifth straight first born male in his family ... sang in choir for eight years ... enjoys chicken pot pie in the mess hall ... major is international history.
Alex dempsey
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... clocked the team’s fourth-best time of the season (50.40) in the 100 back at the Army-Navy meet ... swam a 23.13 in the 50 back also against Navy.
Athens, Ga. / Prince Ave. Christian Junior Backstroke Systems Management
2012-13 (Freshman): Placed sixth in the 100 back touching the wall at 51.30 for a personal best time and West Point’s top five time at Bucknell (Jan. 12) in addition to a sixth-place finish in the same event at Lehigh (Jan.11) …added a fifth place showing in 100 back and in eighth in the 500 IM at LIU Post/ Columbia (Nov.17) …placed seventh at Buffalo (Nov.10) in the 100 and 200 back in addition to a 2:02.65 performance in the 500 butterfly…placed fourth in 100 back in quad meet against BC, Rowan and UVM (Oct. 5)…member of the 200 medely relay team which holds the all-time plebe record.
Dempsey’s TOP TIMES 100 Back........................ 52.61...................... NAVY............................................................................ 12/6/13 200 Back........................ 1:49.31................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 200 IM............................ 1:54.48.................. Big Brown Invitational...........................................12/2/12
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Vacaville High School in 2012 ... has school records in the 100 back, 100 breast and 200 IM ... earned All-America honors in the 100 back as a senior ... collected Academic All-America plaudits following standout senior season ... four-time allleague selection ... consistently named to the school’s honor roll ... graduated with a 4.50 grade point average. PERSONAL: Pierre Stefan Archambeau was born Jan. 23, 1994 in Walnut Creek, Calif. ... now calls Vacaville, Calif., home ... son of Kenneth and Renata Archambeau ... has one brother, Joseph (13) ... first member of his family to go to college straight out of high school ... first member of his family to pursue a military career ... lists hobbies as snowboarding, hiking, biking, boating and jet skiing ... enjoys crispitoes in the mess hall ... majoring in systems engineering.
2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Clocked the team’s second-best time of the season (1:50.05) in the 200 back ... swam a 24.45 in the 50-back at the Army-Navy meet ... competed in the 100 back (52.71) at the Navy Invitational ... boasts a first place finish in the 100 fly in the Colgate and Lafayette tri-meet. 2012-13 (Freshman): Had a breakout sophomore season competing in sprints with a focus on 100 and 200 back…had a personal best at the Patriot League Championships including 200 back with a time of 1:49.31…holds a top-10 record time in the 200 back…also had a fifthplace finish in the 200 back…placed second in 100 back in addition to a first place finish in 200 back at Lehigh (Jan. 11)…touched the wall at 54.16 for a fifth-place in the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)…also swam in the 500 free posting a time of 5:10.95…turned in a pair of top-10 finishes during the meet versus Delaware (Jan.18)…touched the wall at 52.94 in 100 back for a fourth place finish at Bucknell…swam for a fourth-place finish at Copa Coqui (Jan.5) in the 100 back…swam for a personal best in 100 back posting at time of 52.61 in addition to a third-place finish in 200 back against Navy (Dec. 6)…competed in his respective races in meet against LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)….finished in the top-10 in 100 and 200 back in the meet versus UConn (Oct.26)…placed sixth in 100 back (53.98) and third in 200 back (1:54.78) against American and George Mason (Jan. 19)…also swam for a time of 4:23.64
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Meet The Black Knights in the 400 IM…swam for a personal best in the 200 IM (1:54.48) at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2)…posted a fourth-place finish in the 200 back. High School/club: Four-year member of the swim team at Prince Avenue Christian School ... graduated in 2010 ... named Northeast Georgia Athlete of the Year in 2010 ... earned Scholastic All-America honors three times (2008-10) ... attended Mercersburg Academy following high school. PERSONAL: William Alexander Dempsey was born Oct. 17, 1991 in Athens, Ga. ... son of Lawrence and Rebecca Dempsey ... has one brother, Ryan (26) ... swam with current Army teammate Keeli McNeary while at Mercersburg Academy ... enjoys playing golf and baksetball in his spare time ... likes watching hockey ... spent the summer at combat dive school ... favorite mess hall meal is the salad ... loves Disney World and would live there if he could ... best advice ever given, “potential means you ain’t done it yet” ... majoring in systems management.
Joe Frullaney New City, N.Y. / Clarkstown North Junior Diving Kinesiology
breast (56.45) and 200 breast in the preliminary round (2:01.77)…his 100 best time ranks ninth all-time top-10 breast time at West Point…his 200 breast time made it onto the all-time top 10 times for Army...both his 100 breast and 200 breast times broke the previously held plebe records at West Point…his 200 breast is number three on the top ten all times at West Point...also recorded a sixth-place finish in the 200 breast at the same meet…placed in the 100 breast and 200 breast at Copa Coqui for top-10 finishes…touched the wall at 58.71 for a fourth place finish in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…recorded a seventhplace finish in the 1000 free and a fifth-place finish versus Buffalo (Nov. 10)…posted a sixth place finish and personal-best time in the 1000 free at UConn (Oct. 26)…victorious in the 100 breast with a second-place finish at Bucknell (Jan. 12) touching the wall at 57.67. High School/club: Graduated from Beavercreek High School in 2012 ... won a state championship in the 200 medley relay... qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 200 breaststroke ... earned NSCA All-America honors ... traveled to Osaka, Japan, to compete ... member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Colin Joseph Kanzari was born Dec. 21, 1993 in Dayton, Ohio ... now calls Beavercreek, Ohio home ... parents are Carl and Anissa Kanzari ... has one sister, Katrina (13) ... father, Carl, is an active duty member of the Air Force ... maternal great grandmother, Mary Worrell, was one of the first female Naval Aviators ... has overcome two shoulder surgeries ... hobbies include playing rugby and sand volleyball ... completed the Combat Diver Qualification Course ... enjoys hiking, mountain biking, boating and shooting ... participates in triathlons ... major is philosophy.
2013-14: Participated on the Army gymnastics team. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated from Clarkstown High School North in 2012 ... was a member of the English National Honors Society ... competed in gymnastics for 12 years ... ... holds gymnastics state titles from the Junior Olympics ... spent four years with World Cup Gymnastics under Jason Hebert and present Army assistant coach Carl Schrade ... qualified for nationals in 2010 and 2012, placing 61st on pommel horse in the latter ... served as team captain in 2012 ... placed fourth on parallel bars, sixth on rings and seventh in all-around at state meet that year ... helped lead squad to state title and first place at regionals in 2010 ... earned runner-up honors at state meet on vault ... overcame injury in 2011 as squad defended state title ... crowned champion on rings and vault and garnered runner-up honors on floor exercise, pommel horse and all-around at 2008 state (level 8) championships. PERSONAL: Given name is Joseph Max Frullaney ... son of Joe and Sally Frullaney ... brother Eric (16) is a three-sport athlete and sister Carolyn (18) is an actress ... mother played soccer internationally ... grandfather, Martin Bernstein, served in the Coast Guard and great uncle Barry Deutchman was an infantryman in the U.S. Army ... company honor rep ... company class rep ... chose West Point to make a difference in people’s lives ... enjoys his time at Crandall Pool ... loves the spicy chicken patty and sweet potatoes at the mess hall ... used to train with Olympic gymnast, John Drozco ... thinks diving would be better if the water was a foam pit ... wants to invent a zero-meter dive event ... volunteers with EMS and ambulances ... loves to spend time with family ... was a baby model for a calendar when he was six months old ... majoring in Kinesiology.
colin kanzari Beavercreek, Ohio / Beavercreek Junior Breaststroke Philosophy kanzari’s TOP TIMES 100 Breast..................... 52.22...................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 200 Breast.................... 1:59.84.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 1000 Free....................... 10:02.15................ UConn.......................................................................10/26/12 200 IM............................ 1:54.98.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Swam the team’s best times of the season in both the 100 breast and 200-breast ... clocked a 55.22 in the 100 and a 1:59.84 in the 200 at the Army-Navy meet ... member of Academy record-setting 400 medley team relay (7:31.13) at Patriot League Championships ... claimed eighth at the PL Championships in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events ... posted first place finishes in the 50 and 100 free in the dual-meet versus UMASS ... touched the wall first in the 100 and 200 breast against Lehigh. 2012-13 (Freshman): Emerged as one of Army’s top breaststrokers and 200 IM swimmers during a breakout sophomore campaign…had an impressive performance at the Patriot League Championships (Feb 21-23)…recorded three personal best times in the 200 IM (1:54.98), 100
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austin kong Allen, Texas / Allen Junior Butterfly / Breaststroke Electrical Engineering kong’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 49.95..................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 100 Fly............................. 49.95..................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 100 Breast..................... 57.28...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... swam a 20.83 in the 50-free and a 49.95 in the 100-fly at the Army-Navy meet ... completed the 100 breast in 57.28 at the Navy Invitational. 2012-13 (Freshman): Spent his sophomore year competing in the 100 butterfly and 100 breast…recorded a fifth place finish in the meet versus Lehigh touching the wall at 54.72… posted two top-10 finishes in the 100 breast and 100 butterfly at Bucknell (Jan. 12)…clocked a personal-best time of 50.79 in the 100 butterfly at Navy (Dec.6)…swam in the 100 breast and butterfly in the tri-meet against LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…had two fourth-place finishes in his respective races versus UConn (Oct. 26)…performed well at the Big Brown Invitational (Dec. 2)…clocked in at 57.28 in the 100 breast for a first-place finish…recorded a personal-best time and a second place finish in the 100 butterfly touching the wall at 50.70. High School/club: Graduated from Allen High School in 2012 with four school records ... surpassed previous school standards in the 100 fly, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... named UIL District 7-5A Championships Male Athlete of the Meet as a senior ... selected to the all-district first team following junior and senior seasons ... collected all-region and all-state honors as a senior ... tabbed team MVP following standout senior campaign ... named school’s Junior Class Swimmer of the Year and Senior Class Swimmer of the Year in consecutive seasons ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the National Spanish Honor Society ... named a Scholastic All-American. PERSONAL: Austin Yupyo Kong was born July 4, 1994 in Torrance, Calif. ... now calls Allen, Texas home ... parents are Kris and Casey Kong ... has a younger brother, Justin (19) who attends the University of Texas at Austin ... came to West Point to join a unique tradition ... favorite mess hall meal is crispitoes ... lists hobbies as listening to music, playing ultimate frisbee and playing basketball ... his celebrity crush is Natalie Portman ... majoring in electrical engineering.
Meet The Black Knights 2012-13 (Freshman): Did not compete.
Sam Mo Great Neck, N.Y. / Great Neck South Junior Breaststroke / im Systems Engineering Mo’s TOP TIMES 100 Back........................ 49.71...................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 200 Fly............................ 1:42.82................... LIU Post/Columbia.................................................11/17/12 200 Breast.................... 2:01.55................... Patriot League Championships..........................2/21/14 200 IM............................ 1:50.94.................. Patiot League Championships..............................2/2/13 400IM............................. 4:01.94.................. Patriot League Championships............................2/2/13 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): All-Patriot League Second Team ... swam the top-time in the 100 back (49.71) at the Army-Navy meet ... set a new Academy Record ... clocked the team’s secondbest time of the season in the 200 breast (2:01.54) and in the 100 fly (48.58) ... placed fifth in the 200 breast, seventh in the 100 fly and seventh in the 200 IM at the PL Championships ... member of Academy record-setting 400 medley team relay (3:17.81) at Patriot League Championships ... finished first in the 100 fly and 200 IM at the Boston U and UCONN meets ... touched the wall first in the 200 IM versus Navy and in the 100 back and 100 fly against Lehigh ... posted first place finishes in the 100 back and 200 breast in the Colgate and Lafayette tri-meet. 2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Swam his way onto the all-conference second team in the 2012-13 in his first year at Army...had an impressive outing at the Patriot League Championships... recorded a time of 1:50.94 in the 200 IM for a personal best, the number two spot on the all-time top 10 and plebe record lists at Army...also had a personal-best time in the 400 IM touching the wall at 4:01.94 in the preliminary round, a time that made the all-time top 10... added a seventh place finish in the 200 breast...posted a second and third-place finish in the quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)...came in fourth in the 100 back in the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)...had two second-place finishes in the 200 breast (2:09.33) and 200 IM (1:56.95) in the meet versus Delaware (Jan. 18)...recorded two top-10 finishes in the meet versus Navy (Dec. 6)...had exceptional performances in the trimeet against LIU Post and Columbia...posted a fourth place finish and a personal-best finish in the 200 butterfly touching the wall at 1:52.82...also had both a first and second-place finish in the 200 IM and 200 breast...posted a first place finish in the 200 breast and a fouth-place finish in the 200 IM at Buffalo (Nov. 10)...won the gold in the 200 butterfly, silver in the 200 IM and bronze in the 200 breast in the meet versus UConn(Oct. 26)...recorded a third-place finish in the 200 butterfly touching the wall at 1:54.97 in the tri-meet versus American and George Mason (Jan. 19)...recorded a personal-best time at the Big Brown Invitational in the 200 breast preliminaries touchingthe wall at 2:03.36...had a personal-best performance in the 200 breast, posting a time of 2:03.36. High School/club: Graduated from Great Neck South High School in 2012 ... broke county records in the 200-IM and 100-breast... named team MVP three straight years, earning the honor as a sophomore, junior and senior. PERSONAL: Samuel Mo was born Oct. 28, 1994 in Queens, N.Y. ... now calls Great Neck, N.Y., home ... son of Frank and May Mo ... has two brothers, Joe and teammate Daniel ... was afraid of the water as a child and did not get into a pool until he was eight years old ... immediately fell in love with the sport at that point ... prefers Grant over the mess hall ... wishes there was music played under water during events ... major is systems engineering.
High School/club: Member of the San Antonio Divers ... qualified for the U.S. Junior Olympics multiple times ... was a four-time top-12 finalist at the USA Diving Nationals (2006-09) ... qualified for the 4A state championships four years in a row (2009-12) ... authored three runner-up finishes and one third-place showing ... named San Antonio Express News Diver of the Year in 2009 and 2010 ... member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Aidan Riley Scribbick was born July 7, 1994 in San Antonio, Texas ... parents are Frank and Arie Scribbick ... has two siblings ... father served as an ophthamologist in the U.S. Army ... both siblings dive competitively ... hobbies include hunting, fishing and listening to music ... major is undeclared.
adam sjoholm Rydal, Pa. / Germantown Academy
Junior Freestyle Computer Sciences
Sjoholm’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 20.45...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 100 Free......................... 45.52...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 200 Free......................... 1:40.45.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 500 Free......................... 4:33.63.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/13 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... swam the team’s fifth-best time of the season in both the 100 and 200-free ... clocked a 45.95 in the 100 free and a 1:40.45 in the 200 free at the Army-Navy meet ... swam the 50 free in 21.45 at the Navy Invitational. 2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Part of two relay teams which hold the Academy record in the 400 free and 800 free relays…opened his freshman year in the 100, 200 and 500 free races…recorded three personal-best times at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23) including a time of 4:33.63 in the preliminaries of the 500 free, a 10th place finish in the 100 free with a time of 45.52 and a time of 1:40.77 in the preliminaries of the 200 free…recorded a third-place finish in the 200 free at Lehigh (Jan. 11)…posted a fifth and third place finish at the quad-meet versus Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)…came in first-place in the 100 free versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)…captured a seventh place finish in the 50 free at Delaware (Jan. 18) touching the wall at 22.25…recorded three fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 free at Bucknell (Jan. 12), Navy (Dec. 6) and LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…swam for a third place finish in the 100 free touching the wall at 47.86 in the meet against American and George Mason (Jan. 19). High School/club: Graduated from the Germantown Academy in 2012 ... earned All-America honors while swimming for the Germantown Academy Aquatic Club. PERSONAL: Matthew Adam Carl Sjoholm was born July 28, 1993 in Lund, Sweden ... now calls Rydal, Pa., home ... son of Dr. Lars Ola and Erin Sjoholm ... has two sisters, Madeline and Hanna ... Hanna attends Temple University ... began swimming competitively when he was 12 years old ... lived in Sweden until he was six years old ... is fluent in Swedish ... hobbies include drawing, sketching, drafting and painting ... also enjoys listening to a wide variety of music ... lists Apollo 13 as one of his favorite movies ... favorite place to visit is the Caribbean ... major is computer sciences.
aidan scribbick San Antonio, Texas / Alamo Heights
Junior Diving Undeclared
Scribbick’s TOP scores 1-Meter 259.95................American / Boston U / George Mason................................1/25/14 3-Meter 285.20................Patriot League Championships........................................... 2/19/14 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Placed fifth in the 3-meter with a score of 285.20 at the 2014 Patriot League Championships ... competed at the American, Boston U and George Mason quad-meet ... recorded a 259.95 in the 1-meter and a 281.30 in the 3-meter.
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Meet The Black Knights Chris szekely Doylestown, Pa. / La Salle Junior Freestyle International Relations Szekely’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 19.88...................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 100 Free......................... 44.16...................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 200 Free......................... 1:37.01................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): All-Patriot League First Team ... broke two Academy records in freestyle events ... set new standards in the 50 free (19.88) and in the 200 free (1:37.01) both at the Army-Navy meet ... had the team’s top-time of the season in the 100 free (44.16) ... member of Academy record-setting 800 free team relay (6:37.18) at Patriot League Championships ... placed fourth at the PL Championships in the 50 free, second in the 100 free and fourth in the 200 free ... posted a first place times in the 100 and 200 free against Boston U ... against UMASS and Lehigh he touched the wall first in the 50, 100 and 200 free ... continued to dominate in the 200 free throughout the season winning the event against UCONN and Columbia. 2012-13 (freshman): Enjoyed an impressive freshman campaign…named to All-Patriot League second team after anchoring two top-10 showings at the conference meet…broke three plebe records, one relay record…moved into Army’s all-time top-10 in four different disciplines…excelled in freestyle events including the 100, 200 and 500…capped off his freshman year with two personal-best, all-time top-10 and plebe record times at the Patriot League Championships (Feb.23)…clocked in at 20.60 in the 50 free and 44.85 in the 100 free… also took a fourth- place finish in the 200 free…finished first in the 100 and 200 free races in addition to a third-place finish in the 500 free against Lehigh (Jan. 11)…swept all three races at the Bucknell meet (Jan. 12)…took first in the 100 free and second in the 50 free at Copa Coqui (Jan. 5)…had a personal-best time and a second-place finish in the 200 free touching the wall at 1:38.34…also took second in the 100 free and third in the 500 free…earned gold in the 200 free, silver in the 100 free and bronze in the 500 free in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…posted two first-place finishes in the 100 and 500 free and a second-place finish in the 200 free at Buffalo (Nov. 10)…came in first in the 200 free, second in the 500 free and third in the 100 free versus UConn (Oct. 26)…had two first-place finishes in the 50 and 100 free in the tri-meet against American and George Mason (Jan. 19). High School/club: Graduated from La Salle High School in 2012 ... twice earned All-America honors ... achieved All-America status following junior and senior seasons as a member of the national championship-winning 200 free relay team (ninth in country) ... named all-state as a sophomore, junior and senior ... tabbed all-Catholic each of his four seasons ... placed second in the state (PIAA) in both the 200 free and 500 free as a senior ... also helped the 200 free relay and 400 free relay teams to state titles as a senior. PERSONAL: Christopher Laszlo Szekely was born July 14, 1994 in Philadelphia, Pa. ... parents are Les and Jeanne Szekely ... has two sisters, Allie (16) and Steph (15) ... has one brother, Matt (13) ... favorite mess hall meal is the Stromboli ... loves watching hockey and cheering for the Flyers ... hobbies include surfing, teaching swim lessons, going to the beach and listening to music ... also enjoys doing volunteer work and taking service trips ... loves working with kids ... major is international relations.
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Nick treiberg Bakersfield, Calif. / Centennial
Junior Freestyle / IM Electrical Engineering
trEiberg’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 20.64..................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 100 Free......................... 45.92...................... Bucknell........................................................................2/2/13 100 Breast..................... 56.53..................... Patriot League Championship.............................2/21/14 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Swam the team’s second-best time of the season in the 50 free ... clocked a 20.64 at the Army-Navy meet ... recorded a top-time in the 100 free (45.92) at the Patriot League Championships as well as clocking a 56.53 in the 100 breast. 2012-13 (Freshman): Focused on sprints and individual medely races throughout his freshman year…recorded a time of 22.64 in the 50 free and 48.68 in his first meet versus Boston, Rowan and VMU (Oct. 5)…posted a third-place finish in the 100 free versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)…had a personal-best time (1:03.32) in the 500 IM in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17) …finished seventh in the 50 free at Buffalo (Nov. 10)…had an outstanding meet at the Bucknell Invitational (Feb. 2) with a second place finish and personal-best time in the 100 free with a time of 46.50…posted a first place finish in the 50 free touching the wall at 20.90 in addition to a second place finish in the 200 IM recording a time of 1:56.91. High School/club: Graduated from Centennial High School in 2012 ... has seven school records ... earned all-area honors ... tabbed an All-American Scholar-Athlete ... lists winning the 100-yard breaststroke at the conference championship meet as his best swimming moment ... collected the President’s Award for Academic Excellence ... member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Nicholas Per Treiberg was born May 13, 1994 in Bakersfield, Calif. ... parents are Terry and Denise Treiberg ... has one brother, Alexander, and one sister, Katarina ... Alexander swims at California Baptist ... hobbies include snowboarding, wakeboarding, dirt biking, riding his motorcycle and playing ultimate frisbee ... enjoys watching hockey ... wants to become an aviation officer and fly helicopters ... can ride a unicycle ... has been to Egypt and Kenya ... major is electrical engineering.
Meet The Black Knights RICHARD XUE
Jon astashinsky
Centreville, Va. / Westfield
Carmel, Ind. / Carmel
Junior Butterfly / IM Chinese / Human Geography
xue’s TOP TIMES 1000 Free....................... 9:53.28.................. LIU Post/Columbia.................................................11/17/12 1650................................. 16.01.84................ Patriot League Championships......................... 2/23/12 400 IM............................ 4:02.07.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/13/13 2013-14 (SOPHOMORE): Finished with the team’s second-best time of the season in the 400 IM (4:02.07) at the Navy Invitational ... clocked the team’s fifth-best time of the season (16:35.64) in the 1650 free at the Frank Elm Invitational. 2012-13 (Freshman): Broke out as a long distance swimmer during his freshman campaign… posted a personal-best time in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Championships (Feb. 23) clocking in at 16.01.84…scored with a ninth place finish in the 200 fly…was runner-up in the 1000 free at Boston, Rowan and Vermont (Oct. 5)…scored in two races in the tri-meet versus Colgate and Lafayette (Jan. 26)…pulled out two top-10 finishes at Delaware (Jan. 18)… came in fifth place in the 200 IM against Navy (Dec. 6) and in the 1000 free at Bucknell (Jan. 12)… clocked in a personal-best time in the 1000 free touching the wall at 9:53.28 in the tri-meet versus LIU Post and Columbia (Nov. 17)…pulled in a fifth-place finish in the 1000 free at UConn (Oct. 26) and 200 IM clocking a personal-best time of 1:58.48…pulled in two top-10 finishes in the 1000 free and 400 IM in the tri-meet versus American and George Mason (Jan. 19). High School/club: Four-year member of the Westfield High School swim team ... helped team win the state championship as a junior in 2011 ... earned All-America honors in the 200 IM that same season ... two-time U.S. Open qualifier (2011-12) ... was a NSCA 200 fly finalist in 2011 and 2012 ... named a Potomac Valley Scholar-Athlete three times (2009-11) ... served as team captain during senior campaign ... collected Westfield High Achievement Awards in finance and business management. PERSONAL: Richard Xue was born May 13, 1994 in Jersey City, N.J. ... now calls Fairfax, Va., home ... parents are Hong Xue and Shuhong Zhao ... club teammate of current Army swimmers Megan Metts and Kelsey Rebelez ... hobbies include playing ultimate frisbee and badminton ... favorite mess hall meal is the crispitoes ... likes football and music ... also enjoys playing the violin in his free time ... performs volunteer work ... listens to country music ... major is Chinese and human geography.
Aaron Yoshizuka Fountain Valley, Calif. / Fountain Valley Junior Diving Engineering Management
2012-14: Participated on the Army gymnastics team. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated in 2012 ... member of the SCATS Huntington Beach gymnastics club for 12 years under coaches Grigor Chalikyan and Albert Avchian ... regular participant at the Region 1 Championships competing as an all-arounder. PERSONAL: Aaron Masao Yoshizuka was born on May 24, 1994 in Newport Beach, Calif. ... now calls Fountain Valley, Calif., home ... son of Warren and Judy Yoshizuka ... brother Kyle (17) competes in swimming for Irvine Novaquatics ... grandfathers served in the armed forces ... paternal grandfather (Richard) was in the Army and maternal grandfather (Morse) spent his time in the Air Force ... recruited for and member of USMA gymnastics squad for two years ... favorite spot on West Point is the South Dock ... dream relay team is himself, Taylor Swift, Anna Kendrick and Jessica Alba ... enjoys gymnastics and snowboarding ... majoring in engineering management.
Sophomore Freestyle Management Astashinsky’s TOP TIMES 200 IM............................ 1:48.09.................. Boston U.................................................................... 10/4/13 100 Back........................ 53.53...................... Bucknell...................................................................... 1/11/14 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Quickly became a prominent swimmer in the individual medley ... broke Plebe Record in the 200-IM with a B-cut time (1:48.09) against Boston U... the second-best time in school history ... 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... member of Plebe record setting 200-medley relay (1:33.60) set at the Frank Elm Invitational. High School/club: Graduated from Carmel High School in 2013 ... collected All-American honors from 2011-13 ... three time state champion throughout high school ... first Indiana age group swimmer to win 10 events (swam a perfect meet) at the state championships ... part of the first team to win a high school state championship for Carmel high school in nine years ... swam with teammates Matt McKay and Ariana Ballard at the Carmel swim club. PERSONAL: Jonathan Albert Astashinsky was born on Nov. 28, 1994 in Carmel Ind. ... son of Albert and Svetlana Astashinsky ... has one brother, Nikolas (23) who swam at Boston University ... enjoys eating, making/watching films and playing ultimate frisbee ... major is management.
Mark Curley Killeen, Texas / Robert M.Shoemaker Sophomore Freestyle / Butterfly Psychology curley’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 21.37....................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 100 Free......................... 47.92...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 100 Fly............................. 52.41...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Swam a 21.37 in the 50 free at the Army-Navy meet ... clocked a 47.92 in the 100 free at the Navy Invitational ... competed in the 100 fly (52.41) at the Navy Invitational. High School/club: Graduated Shoemaker High School in 2013 ... was named the 2012 Athlete of the Meet in Texas District 12-5A ... earned the title of Shoemaker high school team’s Most Valuable Player for three years in a row (2011-13) ... a member of the Nitro swimming club under Tim O’Brien ... swam in the 2011 Junior National championships for club team and contributed to becoming a top eight team in the nation. PERSONAL: Mark Chandler Curley was born on July 13, 1995 in Ford Hood, Texas ... now calls Killeen, Texas home ... son of Brian and Melanie Curley ... father is retired Army SFC Brian Curley ... has two siblings Brandon (22) and Mia (6) ... Brandon swims for Henderson State University ... related to 1968 Olympics 100M butterfly gold medalist Doug Russell ... enjoys playing basketball ... used to run cross country ... participated in JROTC in high school ... best swimming advice was from Doug Russell, “enjoy it, it’ll be over before you know it.” ... dream relay team is Usain Bolt, Tyson Gay, Shaquille O’Neal and himself ... most memorable training experience was beach workouts in Puerto Rico ... major is psychology.
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Meet The Black Knights Joseph Daniels
Clay Harmon
Aledo, Texas / All Saints Episcopal Sophomore Breaststroke Life Sciences
Raliegh, N.C. / Enloe Sophomore Freestyle Electrical Engineering
daniels’ TOP TIMES 100 Breast..................... 56.42...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 200 Breast.................... 2:08.47.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13
harmon’s TOP TIMES 500 Free......................... 4:35.33.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 1000 Free....................... 9:30.10.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 1650 Free....................... 15:46.88................ Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14
2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Set a Plebe Record in the 100-breast ... clocked a 56.42 at the Navy Invitational ... swam a 2:08.47 in the 200-breast at the Army-Navy meet, ranking him fifth on the team’s top-times list for the season.
2013-14 (FRESHMAN): 2014 Patriot League Spring Academic Honor Roll ... prominent distance swimmer ... clocked a 4:35.33 at the Patriot League Championships in the 500 free ... swam the team’s second-best time in the 1000 free (9:30.10) at the Army-Navy meet and in the 1650 free (15:46.88), a sixth place finish at the PL Championships ... he now ranks fourth all-time in the 1650 free at Army ... posted a first place finish in the 1650 free in the tri-meet against Colgate and Lafayette.
High School/club: Graduated from All Saints Episcopal in 2013 ... competed in the Olympic trials for 200M breast ... is a Junior Nationals finalist in the 200M breaststroke ... was formerly coached by Olympic gold medalist Dana Vollmer ... swam on the Forth Worth Area swim team, coached by Rou Forrest. PERSONAL: Joseph Richard Daniels was born on Nov. 17, 1994 in Forth Worth, Texas ... now calls Aledo, Texas home ... son of Joe and Dana Daniels ... has three siblings, Richelle (17), Nicholas (12) and Camilla (12) ... chose West Point because of the prestige ... enjoys weightlifting, scuba, yoga and hunting ... thinks swimming would be better if there was music ... dream relay team is with the Red Hot Chili Peppers ... major is life sciences.
Edward emery Greenwoood, S.C. / Ninety-Six Sophomore Diving Systems Engineering
High School/club: Three time all-conference champion...was Enloe High School’s team captain during his senior year...named high school team’s Most Valuable Player twice...earned allawards in Cap 8 League in North Carolina...named to Academic All-Conference for four years in Cap 8...coached by Paul Silver on the Marlins of Raleigh Club Swim Team. PERSONAL: Clay Harmon was born December 20, 1994 in Chicago, Ill. ... now calls Raleigh, N.C., home ... son of John and Betsy Harmon ... has a twin sister, Bailey (19) who attends NC State ... came to West Point to develop himself as a leader ... favorite mess hall meal is pancakes ... most memorable training experience was going to Puerto Rico with the team in 2013 ... greatest accomplishment was placing sixth in last year’s Patriot League Championship 1650-free ... also enjoys the sport of lacrosse ... list his hobbies as hiking and camping ... best advice regarding swimming was from Dan Ruckman, “just get in and swim” ... is a twin ... colorblind ... is a sprinter at heart ... majoring in electrical engineering.
Nicholas Marks Deptford, N.J. / Gloucester County
emery’s TOP scores 1-Meter 201.75.................Lehigh...........................................................................................1/10/14 3-Meter 216.82.................Lehigh...........................................................................................1/10/14 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Steadily improved throughout the season ... posted his best scores in dual-meet against Lehigh ... recorded a 201.75 in the 1-meter and a 216.82 in the 3-meter ... recorded a 178.45 in the 1-meter against Bucknell and a 210.90 in the quad-meet versus American, Boston U and George Mason. HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated Ninety-Six High in 2013 ... two time SCHSL wrestling state champion (2012-13) ... worked to become the 2012 SCHSL pole vault state champion ... received an ROTC scholarship to Clemson University upon graduation ... ran for the Ninety Six high school track team under head coach Eric Larkins ... first began diving in sophomore year of high school. PERSONAL: Edward Fritz Emery II was born on Oct. 20, 1994 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... now calls Greenwood, S.C., home ... son of Ed and Sheila Emery ... has three siblings Elexis, Eric and Elliot ... came to USMA with the intention of joining the wrestling team ... favorite spot at West Point is Trophy Point ... most memorable training experience was riding in a Blackhawk during Air Assault ... favorite mess hall meal is crispitoes ... enjoys surfing, wake boarding and playing guitar ... wishes cannonballs were a dive ... actually scared of diving ... recovered from a fractured back from a football accident ... major is systems engineering.
Sophomore Butterfly Undeclared marks’ TOP TIMES 100 Fly............................. 51.05...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 200 Fly............................ 1:50.51................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 100 Breast..................... 1:01.69................... Colgate / Lafayette.................................................1/18/14 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Swam the team’s fifth-best time of the season in the 200 fly ... clocked a 1:50.51 at the Navy Invitational ... had a 51.05 in the 100 fly also at Navy Invitational ... competed in the 100 breast (1:01.69) in the Army-Colgate-Lafayette tri-meet where he came in first ... member of Plebe record setting 200 medley relay (1:33.60) set at the Frank Elm Invitational. High School/club: Graduated Gloucester Catholic High School in 2013 ... still holds school records in 50 free, 100 fly and all relays ... named Swimmer of the Year by the South Jersey Interscholastic Swimming Association ... All-South Jersey 100 fly first-team ... holds the AllAmerican 100 fly record time ... co-captain of high school swim team as well as two time high school Most Valuable Player (2012-13) ... was a member of the GPAC swim team coached by Matt Sprang ... swam with teammate Allie Walz in the GPAC National group. PERSONAL: Nicholas Ronald Marks was born on Jan. 1, 1995 in Stratford, N.J. ... son of Dolores and Ronald Marks ... has one sister, Jessica (22) who ran cross-country at Marywood and is now in graduate school ... enjoys scuba-diving, boating and rock climbing ... major is undeclared.
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Meet The Black Knights Devin McCall
daniel Mo
Wenonah, N.J. / Gloucester Catholic
Great Neck, N.Y. / Great Neck South Sophomore Backstroke / Butterfly Undeclared
Sophomore Freestyle / Butterfly Undeclared mccall’s TOP TIMES 200 Free......................... 1:38.92.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 500 Free......................... 4:30.73.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): All-Patriot League Second Team ... successful freshman campaign as a mid-distance swimmer ... swam the team’s top-time in the 500 free (4:30.73) at the Patriot League Championships ... was second-best on the team in the 200 free (1:38.92) ... member of Academy record-setting 800 free team relay (6:37.18) at Patriot League Championships ... posted first place finishes in the 200 and 500 free in the dual-meet against Bucknell ... boasts a first place time in the 100 free against Colgate and Lafayette. High School/club: Part of the first team all-state 500 free…first team All-South Jersey and first team all-conference for 200 free…named Gloucester High School’s Most Valuable Player for three consecutive years (2011-13)...voted Gloucester County Times Swimmer of the Year from 2011-12…swam under the instruction of coach Matthew for the Greater Philadelphia Aquatic Club… Scholastic All-American (2012-13) and on the high school Honor Roll during four years of high school…swam with teammates Ally Walz and Nick Marks on GPAC team. Personal: Devin Xavier McCall was born on July 26, 1994 in Camden, N.J….son of Hugh and Pat McCall…one of four siblings, Kellene, Sean and Maximillan…brother Sean swims for La Salle University…enjoys ultimate Frisbee…major is undeclared.
Maxwell McKay Carmel, Ind. / Carmel
mo’s TOP TIMES 100 Back........................ 52.57...................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 200 Back........................ 1:51.00................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 200 Fly............................ 1:55.21................... Colgate / Lafayette.................................................1/18/14 200 IM............................ 1:54.29.................. NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Swam the team’s fourth-best time of the season in the 200 back ... clocked a 1:51.00 at the Army-Navy meet ... places him 10th all-time on Army’s top-times list ... member of Plebe record setting 400 medley relay (3:26.17) set at the Frank Elm Invitational. High School/club: Graduated from Great Neck South High School in 2013 ... earned the Outstanding Swimmers Award and Physical Education Award in 2013...collected all-conference, all-county and all-division accolades from 2008-13. PERSONAL: Daniel G. Mo was born on Nov. 9, 1995 in Queens, N.Y. ... now calls Great Neck, N.Y., home ... son of May and Frank Mo ... has two brothers, Joe (16) and teammate Samuel Mo (19) ... chose West Point to do something different and obtain great opportunities ... most memorable training experience was in Puerto Rico with the team ... lists his teammates as the best part of Army swim/dive ... if he could invent a new stroke it would be floating ... enjoys playing basketball, spending time with friends and family, the beach, video games and eating ...major is undeclared.
Bryan Panaccione Newark, Del. / Saint Marks
Sophomore Backstroke Undeclared
Sophomore Backstroke Computer Science
mckay’s TOP TIMES 100 Back........................ 51.27....................... Frank Elm Invitational.........................................11/23/14 200 Back........................ 1:51.47.................... Frank Elm Invitational.........................................11/23/14
panaccione’s TOP TIMES 100 Back........................ 50.08..................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 200 Back........................ 1:50.74................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14
2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Clocked the team’s fifth-best time in the 100 back (51.27) and in the 200 back (1:51.47) at the Frank Elm Invitational ... ranks seventh-best in the 100 back and ninth-best in the 200 back in Army’s all-time record books ... member of Plebe record setting 200 medley relay (1:33.60) set at the Frank Elm Invitational.
2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Set a new plebe record in the 100 back at the Patriot League Championships with a seventh place finish (50.08) ... tied him for the second-best time on the team ... ranks third on the team’s top-time list of the season in the 200 back with a 1:50.74 ... member of Plebe record setting 400 medley relay (3:26.17) set at the Frank Elm Invitational.
High School/club: Was a top eight finisher at the state meet two years in a row (2012-13)... placed first at Age Group State for the 200 backstroke...swam with teammates Astasinski and Bullard for the Carmel Swim club under head coach Chris Plumb.
High School/club: Graduated from St. Mark’s in 2012 ... three time first team all-state ... part of the Saint Mark’s High School State Champion football team in sophomore year (2010) ... was named high school swimming Most Valuable Player and earned the Passion for Sport Award in 2013 ... swam for the Delaware Swim team coached by Sean Dougherty.
PERSONAL: Maxwell Hart McKay was born on Aug. 22, 1994 in Fishers Ind....son of Chris and Kristy McKay...has one brother, Joey...related to Air Force Master SGT Clay Oliver...likes to sleep...major is undeclared.
PERSONAL: Bryan James Panaccione was born on Dec. 4, 1994 in Newark, Del. ... now calls Wilmington, Del., home ... son of Alan and Gayle Pannaccione ... has two brothers, Connor (16) and A.J. (21) who swims for the University of Delaware ... related to 2012 Olympics 1500M free swimmer Andrew Gemmell and 2013 Coach of the Year Bruce Gemmell ... enjoys pizza most at the mess hall ... dream relay team is himself, Taylor Swift, Anna Kendrick and Uncle Sam ... enjoys playing football and paintball ... likes to go to the beach and gun range ... loves cats ... major is computer science.
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Meet The Black Knights Sean regan
Grayson whitten
Fort Washington, Pa. / La Salle Sophomore Butterfly / IM Undeclared regan’s TOP TIMES 100 Fly............................. 49.06..................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 200 Fly............................ 1:47.03................... Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 200 IM............................ 1:50.99.................. Patriot League Championships......................... 2/19/14 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): All-Patriot League Second Team ... set two plebe records and one Academy record this season ... tops the Academy and Plebe charts in the 200 fly (1:47.03) ... finished fourth in 200 fly at Patriot League Championships ... set a new standard for Plebes in the 100 fly with a 49.06 pace at the PL Championships where he placed third ... also a top competitor in the 200 IM ranking fourth-best on the team (1:50.99) ... placed sixth in the 200 IM at the PL Championships ... member of Plebe record setting 400 medley relay (3:26.17) set at the Frank Elm Invitational ... boasts first place finishes in the 100 and 200 at the Army-Navy meet
Roseville, Calif. / Roseville / Texas Christian Sophomore Butterfly / Breaststroke Economics 2013-14: Did not compete. High School/club: Four time all-league at in the Sierra Foothill League ... two time Roseville High School Most Valuable Player (2010 & 2012) ... received the Scholar Athlete award in 2011 ... led Roseville high swimming as team captain in 2012 ... earned the Team Player award for Texas Christian University ... made it onto the Dean’s list at Texas Christian ... previously swam with teammate Pierre Archembeau. PERSONAL: Grayson Bralie Whitten was born on June 21, 1995 in Redding, Calif. ... son of Tracy Battistessu and Clark Whitten ... three siblings, Ben, Sam and Taylor (USMA graduate) ... has known teammate Matt Kane his whole life ... started swimming at four years old ... came to West Point to serve ... most memorable training experience was the Puerto Rico training trip ... enjoys wakeboarding, surfing and watching classic movies ... major is economics.
High School/club: Graduated from the La Salle College High School in 2013 ... All-American in 100 fly and 200 IM ... holds school record in the 100 fly during his State Championship race ... led high school as team captain in two state championships...was a member of the CBST club team under head coach Stu Kukla ... swam with teammate Chris Szekely on both La Salle College and CBST for three years. PESONAL: Sean Michael Regan was born on March 4, 1995 in Havertown, Pa. ... now resides in Fort Washington, Pa. ... son of Michael and Sarah Regan ... one of five siblings, Erin, Joseph, Aileen and Kelly ... sister, Erin, swims at Mount St. Mary College ... former teammate of FINA World Cup swimmer Allie Szekely ... favorite spot at West Point is the K. Gardens ... is a South Jersey Lifeguard Champion ... favorite mess hall meal are crispitoes ... enjoys long boarding, water polo, the beach and listening to music ... likes Disney and Pixar movies ... major is undeclared.
Scott von Jouanne Madison, Ala./BobJones/Mercersberg/usmaps Sophomore Freestyle German and Spanish
Von Jouanne’s TOP TIMES 50 Free............................ 21.21....................... NAVY.......................................................................... 12/12/13 100 Free......................... 46.35..................... Navy Invitational.......................................................2/1/14 100 Back........................ 54.04..................... Frank Elm Invitational.........................................11/23/13 2013-14 (FRESHMAN): Swam a 21.21 in the 50 free at the Army-Navy meet and the 100 free in 46.35 at the Navy Invitational ... clocked a 54.04 in the 100 back ... finished the 100 fly in 51.69 at the Frank Elm Invitational. High School/club: Graduated from Bob Jones High School in 2011 ... collected NISCA AllAmerican in the 50 free during the 2010-11 seasons...named USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican from 2009-11... swam for head coach Pete Williams at Mercersberg Academy in 2012 with teammate Kelly Hamilton. PERSONAL:Scott Benjamin von Jouanne was born on Sept. 9, 1993 in Huntsville, Ala. ... son of Pam and Roger von Jouanne...has one brother, Danny(28) and one sister, Jenny (24) ...related to Roger von Jouanne, 200 butterfly American record holder in 1980 who was also inducted into the Pacific Northwest Hall of Fame in 2005...enjoys playing the guitar and drums, skate boarding and watching movies... most memorable training experience was repelling out of a Blackhawk ... if he could invent a stroke it would be the underwater butterfly done on your back ... spent the summer visiting friends in Honduras ... best advice ever given was from Finding Nemo’s Dory, “just keep swimming” ... loves snowboarding ... used to play in a rock band ... loves ice cream ... double major in German and Spanish.
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Seth Nordell Visalia, Calif. / Golden West Freshman Diving HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Mount Whitney High School in 2014 ... broke school diving records his sophomore, junior and senior years ... placed third in the Valley ... won All-West Yosemite League junior and senior years ... was team captain and team MVP all four years of high school ... graduated with a grade point average above a 4.0 ... achieved academic excellence all four years of school. PERSONAL: Seth K. Nordell was born on July 5, 1995 in Visalia, Calif. ... son of Rick and Karen Nordell ... two siblings, Sawyer (17) and Kallyn (15) ... came to West Point to serve his country and to dive in college ... favorite mess hall meal is crispitoes ... enjoys watching skiing and water polo ... wishes hitting the water on dive was like landing on pillows ... a new dive Nordell would like to invent is the double ½ twist ... likes Disney movies ... has an English Mastif that weighs more than him ... has been a downhill skier since he was just over two ... outside of divinghe enjoys skiing, bike riding and jumping on the trampoline ... major is undeclared.
Meet The Black Knights Jason Rodriguez Irvine, Calif. / Northwood
Freshman Butterfly / IM
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Northwood High School in 2014 ... set five school records ... two in relays and three in individual events ... previously swam with teammate Austin Kong. PERSONAL: Jason Andrew Rodriguez was born on Nov. 11, 1996 in Santa Monica, Calif. ... now calls Irvine, Calif., home ... son of Jesse and Arlene Rodriguez ... prior to learning how to swim Jason nearly drowned ... favorite mess hall meal is crispitoes ... enjoys football, school and hanging out with friends ... dream relay team is himself, Michael Phelps, Aaron Peirsol, and Brendan Hanson ... wishes music could play underwater during races ... thinks swimming is the best because you don’t know if you’re sweating ... loves eating sushi ... was almost casted for an AOL commercial ... major is undeclared.
Evin Rude Fairfax Station, Va. / Greystone Prep Freshman Freestyle / IM
Garrett Simon Chesapeake, Va. / Oscar Smith
Freshman Freestyle / IM
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Oscar Smith High School in 2014 ... Scholastic AllAmerica ... captain of the Old Dominion Aquatic Club (ODAC) 2013-14 ... ODAC record holder ... 2014 Bill Peak Annual Scholarship winner through ODAC ... Oscar Smith High School 2014 Valedictorian, 2014 Science Student of the Year, 2014 International Baccalaureate Program Diploma recipient. PERSONAL: Garrett Kenji Simon was born on Nov. 4, 1996 in Round Rock, Texas ... now calls Chesapeake, Va., home ... son of Dana and Alissa Simon ... both parents are USMA graduates ... father, Dana graduated in ‘84 and is now a Commander O-5 in the U.S. Navy ... mother, Alissa graduated in ‘87 ... has one brother, Derek (21) ... came to West Point because of the discipline ... favorite mess hall food is the meatball sub and PB&J graham cracker sandwiches ... enjoys basketball, playing the bass guitar, music and swimming in the open water ... would like to become a military astronomer ... his family is from Hawaii ... has been the same height and weight since 8th grade ... has no online profiles ... majoring in physics.
Michael Stanchi Bellevue, Wash. / International
Freshman Freestyle / Backstroke
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated the Greystone Preparatory School at Schreiner University in 2013 ... was team MVP for four years (2010-13) ... team captain in 2013 ... holds eight school records ... won state championship ... previously swam with teammate Richard Xue. PERSONAL: Evin Gordon Rude was born on Sept. 20, 1995 in Killeen, Texas ... now calls Fairfax Station, Va., home ... son of Erik G. and Sohee Rude ... father, Erik G. serves in the medical corps ... likes the spicy chicken patty best at the mess hall ... enjoys football and watching Netflix ... wishes they played music underwater ... wants to attend Combat Dive School ... best advice he’s been given about swimming is from Brendan Lorton, “you’ll make your best West Point memories here” ... major is undeclared.
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from the International School in 2014 … achieved scholastic All-America honors in 2012 and 2013 … was an AP Scholar with Distinction in 2014. PERSONAL: Michael E. Stanchi was born March 3, 1996 in Bellevue, Wash. … son of David and Linda Stanchi … two brothers, Paolo (21) and Marco (17) … favorite spot at West Point is the bleachers by the lawn … thinks swimming would be better if there was only backstroke and freestyle … enjoys riding motorcycles … can speak two other languages … major is undeclared.
Josh Sembrano Hasbrouk Heights, N.J. / Bergen Catholic Freshman Backstroke / Butterfly
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated Bergen Catholic in 2014 ... team captain for two years ... swimmer of the year ... Scholastic All-American for two years ... First-Team All-County and AllLeague. PERSONAL: Joshua Rophael Sembrano was born December 1, 1995 in Secaucus, N.J. ... son of Ruben and Ruth Sembrano ... two sisters, Kim (17) and Rebecca (13) ... has spent the last three years coaching swimming ... came to West Point because it is a great school, amazing team and he has the chance to BEAT NAVY ... favorite mess hall meal is crispitoes ... also enjoys boxing and basketball ... if he could invent a new race it would be fully underwater swimming ... dream relay team is Aaron Piersol, Ryan Lochte, himself and Nathan Adrian ... major is computer science.
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Meet The Black Knights Ander Thompson Centennial, Colo. / Cherry Creek
Freshman Breaststroke / IM
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Won team MVP his senior year and the hardest worker award as a freshman and sophomore ... achieved MVP of the water polo team in 2013 ... honored with the Captain’s Award as a sophomore and the Phillip Duffard Award as a junior ... won Most Improved Player at State his senior season ... All-America honors for performance in the 400-free relay of 3:04 ... Academic All-State with high honors ... graduated with higher than a 4.0 ... Academic All-America, water polo high achievement from the national qualifying team. PERSONAL: Ander Jon Thompson was born on June 28, 1996 in Denver Colo. ... son of Brad and Dawn Thompson ... two siblings, Margaux (16) and Alex (15) ... came to West Point because he wanted to be a better leader and to serve the great people of the United States of America ... favorite meal in the mess hall is lasagna with chocolate milk ... most memorable training experience has been jumping off the 10M platform ... also enjoys football and water polo ... hobbies include camping, fishing and hunting ... dream relay team is Mark Spitz, Nathan Adrian, Peter Vanderkaay as well as himself ... would like to become an aviation pilot ... has skied since he was four years old ... loves spicy food ... first of his family in the military ... majoring in civil engineering.
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Pat Wall Sarasota, Fla. / Riverview
Freshman Breaststroke / IM
HIGH SCHOOL / CLUB: Graduated from Riverview High School in 2014 ... was a scholar athlete all four years of high school ... top GPA on his team junior and senior years ... swim team captain junior and senior seasons ... All-America honors for senior year relay performance ... Scholastic All-America Team. PERSONAL: Patrick Joseph Wall was born on Nov. 1, 1995 in Sarasota, Fla. ... son of Bill and Pam Wall ... favorite meal at the mess hall is crispitoes ... came to West Point because of the prestige ... likes watching football ... hobbies include fishing, boating and any outdoors activity ... the best advice regarding swimming he was ever given was from Steve Brown, “trust your training” ... his favorite part about training is being around motivated people ... major is undeclared
2013-14 Results / Series Records Opponent Air Force American Amherst Boston College Boston University Bowdoin Bowling Green Brown Bucknell Colgate Columbia Connecticut Cornell Dartmouth Delaware Drexel Duke East Carolina Florida Fordham Franklin & Marshall George Mason George Washington Georgetown Harvard Holy Cross Johns Hopkins King’s College Lafayette LaSalle Lehigh Long Island Macalester Maine Manhattan Marist Maryland Massachusetts
Series Began 1962-63 2001-02 1925 2009-10 2013-14 1963-64 1956-57 1922 1965-66 1928 1921 1972-73 1939 1924 1930 2010-11 1945 1968-70 1957-58 1930 1951 2005-06 2004-05 2009-10 1921 1990-91 1923 1980-81 1932 1977-78 1921 1957-58 1967-68 1984-85 1954 2011-12 1958-59 2005-06
M 3 13 12 3 2 1 1 49 27 60 80 14 57 68 1 2 7 5 1 27 2 9 4 1 61 8 2 1 11 4 42 2 1 1 1 1 1 8
W 1 12 9 3 2 1 1 29 22 53 57 7 33 35 1 2 7 3 1 25 2 9 4 1 15 8 2 1 11 4 42 2 1 1 1 1 1 6
L 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 20 5 6 23 7 23 33 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pct. .333 .923 .750 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .592 .815 .883 .713 .500 .588 .515 1.000 1.000 1.000 .600 1.000 .926 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .246 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .750
Opponent Series Began M MIT 1922 8 Merchant Marine 1947 1 Michigan 1955 1 Monmouth 1981-82 6 Navy 1939 75 NYU 1926 9 North Carolina 1946 3 Notre Dame 1998-99 1 Ohio University 1967-68 2 Ohio State 1946 4 Old Dominion 2005-06 8 Penn State 1944 1 Pennsylvania 1922 67 Pittsburgh 1923 16 Princeton 1922 68 Rochester 1944 1 Rowan 2010-11 1 Rutgers 1923 38 Seattle 2010-11 1 St. John’s 1972-73 6 Springfield 1922 14 Stony Brook 1999-00 11 Swarthmore 1924 2 Syracuse 1921 18 Temple 1948 1 Toledo 1992-93 1 Union 1927 3 Coast Guard 1944 3 Vermont 2007-08 1 Villanova 1957-58 32 VMI 1961-62 1 Wesleyan 1926 2 West Chester 1963-64 1 Williams 1925 12 Yale 1937 66 TOTALS (91 seasons) 1078
Opponent Boston University* Massachusetts Connecticut Columbia Frank Elm Inv. Navy* Lehigh* Bucknell* Colgate* Lafayette* American* Boston University* George Mason Navy Inv. PL Championships
* Patriot League meet
Location West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Storrs, Conn. New York, N.Y. Piscataway, N.J. Annapolis, Md. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Hamilton, N.Y. Hamilton, N.Y. Fairfax, Va. Fairfax, Va. Fairfax, Va. Annapolis, Md. Annapolis, Md.
T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
Pct. .875 1.000 .000 1.000 .387 1.000 1.000 .000 1.000 .000 .625 1.000 .776 .844 .250 1.000 1.000 .842 1.000 1.000 .857 1.000 1.000 .889 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 1.000 .766 1.000 1.000 1.000 .833 .167 .652
Postseason Results
2013-14 Results
(9-3, 8-1 Patriot League) Date Oct. 4 Oct. 19 Oct. 26 Nov. 17 Nov. 22-24 Dec. 12 Jan. 10 Jan. 11 Jan. 18 Jan. 25 Feb. 1 Feb 19-22
W L 7 1 1 0 0 1 6 0 29 46 9 0 3 0 0 1 2 0 0 4 5 3 1 0 52 15 13 2 17 51 1 0 1 0 32 6 1 0 6 0 12 2 11 0 2 0 16 2 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 1 0 24 7 1 0 2 0 1 0 10 2 11 55 701 373
Result W, 157-139 W, 197-97 L, 192-107 L, 182.5-115.5 L, 196-104 W, 196-97 W, 195-105 W, 192-69 W, 179-84 W, 252, 46 W, 177-121 W, 219-81 2nd / 8
ECAC
Patriot League Championships Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Place 5th 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd
Pts. 319.0 767.0 780.5 695.5 918.0 832.0 1009.0 932.0 792.0 867.5 855.0 575.0 564 507.5 637 651.5 771 593 596 529 603.5 534.5 734 640.5
Year 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2011 2012
Place 9th 11th 9th 5th 7th 4th 5th 8th 8th 8th 7th 10th 9th 10th 2nd 3rd
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About the Patriot League 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. *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. *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. *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). *Thirty-five student-athletes received Capital One/CoSIDA Academic All-District recognition. *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 studentathlete 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. *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. *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. *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.
2014 Army All-Conference Selections Sean Regan..........................................................................................................................First Team Chris Szekely........................................................................................................................First Team Michael Dustin...............................................................................................................Second Team Devin McCall...................................................................................................................Second Team Sam Mo.............................................................................................................................Second Team Will Viana..........................................................................................................................Second Team Zachary Woods...............................................................................................................Second Team
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*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. *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. *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 All-America honors. *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.
2014 Patriot League Championship Results Men’s Patriot League Championships Annapolis, Md. - February 19-22, 2014 Award Winners Swimmer of the Meet . ...........................................................Thomas Duvall, Navy Diver of the Meet ............................................................................. Will Mayo, Navy Rookie of the Meet . ....................................................................Joseph Lane, Navy Coach of the Year . ........................................................................ Bill Roberts, Navy Diving Coach of the Year . .....................................................Rich McDonald, Navy
Final Standings 1. Navy.............................................................. 9.45.5 2. Army . ....................................................... 640.5 3. Boston U......................................................... 609 4. Bucknell............................................................477 5. Lehigh . ......................................................... 291.5 6. American .........................................................178 7. Lafayette . ........................................................178 8. Loyola.............................................................151.5 9. Colgate............................................................. 109 10. Holy Cross....................................................... 80
1M Dive
William Mayo (N) 325.4, Zach Woods (Army) 306.9, Ben Freedman (N) 297.15, David Principato (N) 276.4, Josh Urnezis (Army) 272.55, Frank Love (N) 254.2, Jon Jones (B) 244.25, Tyler Wenzel (B) 235.55
3M Dive
William Mayo (N) 346.85, Zach Woods (Army) 334.10, Ben Freedman (N) 323.55, David Principato (N) 322.50, Aidan Scribbick (Army) 285.20, Jon Jones (B) 282.60, Josh Urnezis (Army) 279.30, Frank Love (N) 260.30
50 Free
Dian Bomberger (N) 19.73, Jamal Willis (Le) 20.22, Daniel Bowden (N) 20.34, Chris Szekely (Army) 20.34, Chris Hoke (Le) 20.42, Hugh Davison (N) 20.51, Andy Vazquez (BU) 20.56, Cole Puchi (BU) 20.62
100 Free
Dain Bomberger (N) 43.92, Chris Szekely (Army) 44.16, Andy Vazquez (BU) 44.62, Hugh Davison (N) 44.77, Cole Puchi (BU) 45.18, Tyler Sowell (Army) 45.31, Chris Hoke (Le) 45.32, Michael Dustin (Army) 45.45
200 Free
Thomas Duvall (N) 1:35.32, Riley Mita (N) 1:36.98, Cole Puchi (BU) 1:37.68, Chris Szekely (Army) 1:37.86, Andy Vazquez (BU) 1:37.89, Dain Bomberger (N) 1:38.82, Hugh Davison (N) 1:38.82, Erik Heinemann (B) 1:39.04
500 Free
Thomas Duvall (N) 4:15.86, Alex Nickell (N) 4:22.59, Riley Mita (N) 4:22.88, Noah Martin (N) 4:25.81, Louis Behnen (B) 4:26.53, Connor Stuewe (BU) 4:28.56, Jacob Moyar (Le) 4:28.89, Tanner Cridland (BU) 4:34.66
1650 Free
Thomas Duvall (N) 15:00.99, Alex Nickell (N) 15:20.99, Louis Behnen (B) 15:23.83, Riley Mita (N) 15:32.37, Casey Woudenberg (Army) 15:42.74, Clay Harmon (Army) 15:42.88, Alec Pokornowski (BU) 15:49.21, Noah Martin (N) 15:52.37
100 Back
Joseph Lane (N) 48.01, Brendan Walsh (N) 48.32, Connor Stuewe (BU) 48.98, Mun Hon Lee (BU) 49.43, Conor Campbell (N) 49.82, Kenny Yacynych (Army) 50.39, Bryan Panaccione (Army) 50.81, Ryan Bach (BU) 51.18
200 Back
Connor Stuewe (BU) 1:43.40, Joseph Lane (N) 1:45.07, Conor Campbell (N) 1:47.43, Brendan Walsh (N) 1:48.30, Nick Astashinsky (BU) 1:48.99, Jack Robinson (B) 1:49.00, Aidan O’Hara (Lo) 1:50.18, Wes Marberry (B) 1:50.29
100 Breast
Sean Murphy (N) 52.92, Austin Dickey (BU) 54.30, Luke Hoffer (N) 54.8, Greg Grewal (La) 54.85, Ben Grove (N) 54.95, Ben Seketa (B) 55.55, Mario Caballero (BU) 55.75, Colin Kanzari (Army) 56.12
200 Breast
Sean Murphy (N) 1:55.64, Luke Hoffer (N) 1:58.37, Austin Dickey (BU) 2:00.58, Greg Grewal (La) 2:00.63, Sam Mo (Army) 2:01.55, Ben Seketa (B) 2:02.00, Joon Chung (Army) 2:02.88, Colin Kanzari (Army) 2:04.16
100 Fly
Jonathan Debaugh (N) 47.86, Michael Dustin (Army) 47.97, Sean Regan (Army) 49.06, Linc Kupke (BU) 49.3, Ryan Bach (BU) 49.34, Steven Grune (B) 49.41, Sam Mo (Army) 49.48, Kenny Yacynych (Army) 49.64
200 Fly
Jonathan Debaugh (N) 1:45.02, Mike Nicholson (B) 1:46.17, Mun Hon Lee (BU) 1:47.02, Sean Regan (Army) 1:48.13, Jacob Moyar (Le) 1:48.74, Erik Heinemann (B) 1:48.83, Devin McCall (Army) 1:51.56, Noah Martin (N) 1:53.18
200 IM
Mike Nicholson (B) 1:48.16, Conor Campbell (N) 1:48.22, Mun Hon Lee (BU) 1:49.57, Nick Astashinsky (BU) 1:50.07, Morgan De Jong (N) 1:50.85, Sean Regan (Army) 1:50.99, Sam Mo (Army) 1:51.11, Ben Grove (N) 1:51.82
400 IM
Mike Nicholson (B) 3:52.84, Louis Behnen (B) 3:54.46, Alex Nickell (N) 3:54.60, Jacob Moyar (Le) 3:56.63, Will Viana (Army) 3:56.73, Nick Astashinsky (BU) 3:56.79, Alec Pokornowski (BU) 3:57.04, Jack Robinson (B) 3:59.86
200 FR
Navy 1:19.54, Boston U 1:20.97, Lehigh 1:21.12, Army 1:21.47, Bucknell 1:22.69, Loyola 1:22.96, Lafayette 1:24.85, American 1:28.28
400 FR
Navy 2:56.94, Boston U 2:58.82, Army 2:59.66, Lehigh 3:01.21, Bucknell 3:03.27, Colgate 3:04.58, Loyola 3:06.65, American 3:08.43
800 FR
Navy 6:28.62, Boston U 6:31.96, Army 6:37.18, Bucknell 6:39.04, Lehigh 6:44.25, Colgate 6:46.68, Lafayette 6:51.48, American 6:58.08
200 MR
Navy 1:26.25, Army 1:27.9, Boston U 1:29.1, Bucknell 1:30.2, Lehigh 1:30.86, Lafayette 1:32.27, American 1:32.74, Loyola 1:33.13
400 MR
Navy 3:10.94, Boston U 3:13.87, Army 3:17.81, Bucknell 3:18.96, Lafaayette 3:21.84, Colgate 3:22.43, American 3:23.41, Lehigh 3:24.8
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2013-14 Team Award Winners Kelly Hamilton was chosen as the Most Improved Female. John Bickle was tabbed the Most Improved Male.
Danielle Nuszkowski earned the Most Valuable Plebe award for the women. Sean Regan was awarded the Most Valuable Plebe award for the men.
Brendan Lorton won the Most Inspirational Male award.
Molly Mucciarone was named the recipient of the Rex Storch Award for the second straight year, an honor that is handed out to the most valuable female swimmer or diver.
Sean Regan and Devin McCall were named co-recipients of the Dorothy “Skippie” Buncher Award as the plebes on the men’s team that contribute the most to the varsity program.
Dion Hart was awarded the Stephen Childers Award.
Danielle Nuszkowski was selected as the women’s Most Inspirational Athlete. Chris Szekely was tabbed the Most Valuable swimmer or diver on the men’s team. Chris broke two Academy records in the 50 and 200-free. He was named to the All-Patriot League First Team and was part of the Academy record-setting 800-free team relay at the Patriot League Championships.
The Class of 1923 Award was given out to Kenny Yacynych. This award is presented each year to the graduating senior on the men’s team who has exhibited qualities of leadership and sportsmanship, and who has shown outstanding ability as a competative swimmer. Breawna Davis and Grace Hamilton shared the LTG John Daley Award, presented annually to the captains of the women’s swimming and diving team.
Coach Wender and Molly Mucciarone
Brendan Lorton and Daniel Ruckman earned the Michael Kilroy Award, which is presented annually to the captains of the men’s swimming and diving team.
Daneil Ruckman and Brendan Lorton
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Grace Hamilton was presented with the Joe & Anna B. Stetz Award, an honor bestowed upon a member of the women’s team who has shown outstanding leadership and dedication to the team over a four-year period.
Army All-Americans / Patriot League History Year 1987 1986 1971 1969 1968 1967 1966 1965 1964 1963 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1950 1945 1944 1940
All-Americans
Name Event John VanSant...............................................................................................100, 200* Breast John VanSant.......................................................................................................... 200 Breast Ben Ross...................................................................................................................... 100 Back Barry Kerr........................................................................................................................400 IM Barry Kerr................................................................................................................ 200 Breast Jay Williams................................................................................................................. 200 Free Jay Williams........................................................................................... 200, 500, 1650 Free Frank Pratt.............................................................................................................100, 200 Fly Kerry O’Hara................................................................................................................200 Back Charles Gatner...............................................................................................................200 IM K. O’Hara, J. Landgraf...............................................................................400 Medley Relay F. Pratt, W. Trainor Kerry O’Hara................................................................................................................200 Back W. Trainor, P. Bucha....................................................................................... 400 Free Relay T. Clay, S. Bliss K. O’Hara, J. Landgraf...............................................................................400 Medley Relay F. Pratt, W. Trainor S. Bliss, B. Landgraf....................................................................................... 400 Free Relay T. Clay, P. Bucha L. Herdegan, F. Pratt.................................................................................400 Medley Relay B. Magruder, J. Merges Tony Clay....................................................................................................................... 100 Free S. Bliss, J. Merges.......................................................................................... 400 Free Relay T. Clay, B. Landgraf Frank Knight.............................................................................................1 and 3-Meter Dive Donald Kutyna........................................................................................................ 200 Breast Donald Kutyna........................................................................................................ 200 Breast P. Witteried....................................................................................... 100, 200 Back, 150 IM P. Witteried....................................................................................... 100, 200 Back, 150 IM P. Witteried, D. Scott................................................................................300 Medley Relay J. Wintrode Dexter Smith.............................................................................................1500 mt, 440 Free Peter Witteried.......................................................................................................... 100 Back John Irwin.......................................................................................................................50 Free James Smyly......................................................................................................... 50, 100 Free M. De Armond, J. Irwin.................................................................................. 400 Free Relay H. Prosser, J. Smyly J. Craigie..................................................................................... Long Distance Swim (AAU) Ray Thayer............................................................................................................. 50, 100 Free Bill Glynn..............................................................................................................100, 440 Free Richard Galt................................................................................................................. 220 Free James Edwards.................................................................................................. 1500 mt Free Hank Brewerton............................................................................................... 200, 440 Free
* NCAA Champion
All-Time All-Patriot LeagueSecond-Team
First-Team Ayman Andrews (2011, 12) Brody Blickle (2009) Corey Braddock (1996) Kevin Buehler (1997, 98) Kevin Burke (2003, 04) Zach Disbrow (2004, 05, 07) Daniel Downs (2000, 01, 03) Nick Duncan (2001) Jeremy Edwards (1995, 97) Mychajlo Eliaszewskyj (2001, 02) Daniel Head (1995) Darrel Holden (1999) Kiwoong Kim (1999, 2000, 01) Doug Kline (2003) Matt Lofton (2001, 02) John Lory (1998) Kurt Matheson (1995) John Martinko (1999, 2000, 01) Joe McArther (1996) Brian McDowell (2000) James McLaughlin (2009, 10) Jake Mentele (2005, 06, 07, 08) Lucas Meyers (2000, 01, 02) Kyle Newman (2007, 08) Chris Nguyen (2010, 11, 12) Joe Novak (1997, 98, 99) Paul Peters (1998, 99, 01) Kyle Petroskey (1998, 2000) Paul Reader (1996, 97) Sean Regan (2014) Cameron Rice (2005) Timothy Rickey (1995, 96, 97) Andrew Rieger (1995) Sebastian Rodriguez (2002) Efri Ruthenberg (2005, 06, 07) David Sawyer (1995) Dirk Steinfort (1996, 97, 98) Greg Stroud (1997) To ny Suzzi (1996, 97) Chris Szekely (2014) Scott Taylor (2000) Mark Tricano (1997) Stan Valacer (1997) James VanAtta (1995, 96) Matt Wineriter (1995) Patrick Wright (1988)
Patriot League History
Championship Swimmer of the Meet Diving Coach of the Year 1997; Joe Novak 1994; John Bransfield 1998; Joe Novak 1997; John Bransfield 1999; Joe Novak 2003; Jonathan Johnson 2000; Dan Downs 2004; Jonathan Johnson 2007; Zach Disbrow 2006; Jonathan Johnson 2008; Jake Mentele 2010; Ron Kontura 2011; Ron Kontura Championship Diver of the Meet 2001; Matt Lofton 2003; Doug Klein All-Decade Team 1990-2000 2011; Chris Nguyen Dave Bresser 2012; Chris Nguyen Daniel Downs 2013; Chris Nguyen Joe Novak Rookie of the Meet Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2005; Jake Mentele 1998; Steve Haley, Sr. 2012; Will Viana 2001; Dan Downs, So.
Ross Artley (2004) Ricky Babbitt (2005) Brody Blickle (2010) Kevin Burke (2005) Chuck Ciliske (2008) Cary Cohan (2007) Zach Disbrow (2006) Chad Drake (2013) Michael Drives (2011) Michael Dustin (2013, 14) Brendan Georges (2011) John Hutchinson (2006, 07) Doug Kline (2004, 05, 06) Devin McCall (2014) James McLaughlin (2008) David Michelson (2006) Steve Miller (2004) Sam Mo (2013, 14) Kyle Newman (2009) Cameron Rice (2004) Brock Redono (2011) Cody Reeb (2011) Sebastian Rodriguez (2004, 05) Efri Ruthenberg (2004) Greg Sievers (2007) Mike Soderberg (2006) Chris Szekely (2013) Jeff Tolbert (2008) Nick Vandam (2006) Will Viana (2012, 13, 14) Quentin Walsh (2007) Zachary Woods (2012, 13, 14) Richard Xue (2013)
Coach of the Year 1992; Ray Bosse 1995; Ray Bosse 1998; Ray Bosse 2000; Ray Bosse 2001; Ray Bosse 2004; John O’Neill * 2007; Mickey Wender 2013; Mickey Wender Total Selections Army – 129 First Team – 84 Second Team – 45 CoSIDA Academic All-American Steve Haley (1997, 3rd; 1998, 1st)
*Co-Selection
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All-Time Top 10 50-Yard Freestyle No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time Chris Szekely...........................19.88 Joe Novak.................................... 20.12 Coll Hadden................................ 20.17 Zach Disbrow............................. 20.45 Brendan Murphy....................... 20.51 Greg Sarakatstannis............... 20.6 Al Anderson................................ 20.64 Nick Treiberg...........................20.64 Matt Tavrides............................ 20.66 Steve Miller................................ 20.67
100-Yard Freestyle No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name..........................................Time Joe Novak.................................... 44.13 Chris Szekely...........................44.16 Coll Hadden................................ 44.73 Al Anderson................................ 44.93 Efri Ruthenberg........................ 45.07 Zach Disbrow............................. 45.09 Brendan Murphy....................... 45.13 Lucas Murphy............................ 45.21 Dan Foky...................................... 45.24 Tyler Sowell..............................45.29
200-Yard Freestyle No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name..........................................Time Chris Szekely...........................1.37.01 Efri Ruthenberg........................ 1.38.2 Zach Disbrow............................. 1.38.61 Lucas Meyers............................ 1.38.62 Devin McCall............................1.38.92 Phillip Williams......................... 1.38.96 Paul Reader................................ 1.39.83 Tyler Sowell..............................1.39.90 John Kilroy.................................. 1.40.06 Daniel Ruckman........................ 1.40.16
500-Yard Freestyle No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time Mark Matheson........................ 4.24.99 Brock Redondo......................... 4.27.45 Phillip Williams......................... 4.29.08 Casey Woudenberg................4.29.12 Efri Ruthenberg........................ 4.29.13 Daniel Ruckman........................ 4.30.30 Devin McCall............................4.30.73 Chris Szekely...........................4.30.74 Kevin Casey................................ 4.31.09 Kyle Newman............................. 4.31.38
* Converted short-course meters Current cadet-athletes bolded
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Year 2013 1998 1987 2007 2009 1990 1990 2013 1979 2003
Year 1998 2014 1987 1990 2007 2007 2009 2002 2013 2013
Year 2013 2004 2007 2002 2013 1990 1995 2014 1986 2011
Year 1990 2011 1992 2013 2004 2013 2014 2013 1983 2009
1000-Yard Freestyle No. Name Time 1 Mark Matheson........................ 9.18.87 2 John Lory..................................... 9.24.39 3 Jason Neilson............................ 9.24.97 4 Casey Woudenberg................9.25.25 5 Daniel Ruckman........................ 9.27.05 6 Marc Tricano.............................. 9.27.57 7 Kevin Buehler............................ 9.28.66 8 Clay Harmon.............................9.30.10 9 Brendan Floyd........................... 9.30.74 10 Mike Pigozzo.............................. 9.30.84
1650-Yard Freestyle No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time Mark Matheson........................ 15.25.48 Brock Redondo......................... 15.40.15 Casey Woudenberg................15.42.74 Clay Harmon.............................15.46.88 Bill Hein....................................... 15.50.60 Kevin Buehler............................ 15.50.68 John Lory..................................... 15.52.14 Kyle Newman............................. 15.54.83 Brendan Floyd........................... 15.56.25 Marc Tricano.............................. 15.56.55
100-Yard Backstroke No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time Sam Mo.....................................49.71 Kenny Yacynych........................ 50.08 Bryan Pannacione..................50.08 Pierre Archambeau................50.4 Paul Schmidt............................. 51.23 Chuck Zhou................................. 51.25 Max McKay...............................51.27 Corey Braddock........................ 51.29 Toni Suzzi.................................... 51.3 Quentin Walsh........................... 51.3
Year 1987 1996 1985 2013 2012 1997 1996 2013 2009 1982
Year 1990 2011 2014 2014 1978 1996 1995 2008 2009 1997
Year 2013 2014 2014 2013 2003 2009 2013 1992 1995 2007
All-Time Top 10 200-Yard Backstroke No. Name Time 1 Alex Dempsey..........................1.49.39 2 Will Viana..................................1.49.83 3 Rob Roland................................. 1.50.29 4 Quentin Walsh........................... 1.50.39 5 Corey Braddock........................ 1.50.51 6 Jim VamAtta............................... 1.50.70 7 Chuck Zhou................................. 1.50.73 8 Bryan Panaccione..................1.50.74 9 Max McKay...............................1.50.76 10 Dan Mo......................................1.51.00
100-Yard Breaststroke No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time John Van Sant............................ 54.73 James McLaughlin................... 55.2 Colin Kanzari............................55.22 Coll Haddon................................ 55.72 Joon Chung...............................55.95 Carter Kelly................................ 56.07 Dion Hart...................................56.2 Matt Leegan.............................. 56.28 Mychajlo Eliaszewskyj............ 56.33 Jake Mentele............................. 56.38
200-Yard Breaststroke No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time John Van Sant............................ 1.57.65 Jake Mentele............................. 1.59.47 Colin Kanzari............................1.59.84 Sam Mo.....................................2.01.54 James McLaughlin................... 2.02.04 Joon Chung...............................2.02.26 Dan Downs................................. 2.02.5 Ben Quay..................................... 2.02.66 Carter Kelly................................ 2.02.67 Mychaljo Eliaszewskyj............ 2.02.82
Year 2013 2012 1992 2007 1992 1995 2009 2014 2013 2013
100-Yard Butterfly No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name..........................................Time Ayman Andrews........................ 47.76 Michael Dustin........................47.97 Sean Regan..............................48.33 Joe Novak.................................... 48.44 Sam Mo.....................................48.58 John Kilroy.................................. 48.72 Zach Disbrow............................. 48.73 Brody Blickle.............................. 49.03 Tony Suzzi................................... 49.33 Mark Courey............................... 49.37
200-Yard Butterfly Year 1987 2009 2013 1987 2013 2013 2014 2011 2002 2008
No. Name Time 1 Sean Regan..............................1.47.03 2 Ayman Andrews........................ 1.47.13 3 John Kilroy.................................. 1.47.61 4 Zach Disbrow............................. 1.48.12 5 Tom Albanese............................ 1.48.13 6 Will Viana..................................1.48.46 7 Zach Blankenbeker................1.49.16 8 Devin McCall............................1.49.4 9 Dirk Steinfort............................. 1.49.98 10 John Martinko........................... 1.50.24
200-Yard Individual Medley Year 1987 2007 2013 2014 2009 2014 2001 2013 2013 2001
No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time John Van Sant............................ 1.49.56 Sam Mo.....................................1.49.9 Sean Regan..............................1.50.99 Dan Downs................................. 1.51.25 Will Viana..................................1.51.5 Ayman Andrews........................ 1.51.88 Jake Mentele............................. 1.52.03 Michael Drives.......................... 1.52.34 Colin Kanzari............................1.52.44 Dan Ewan.................................... 1.52.63
400-Yard Individual Medley No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Name Time Brock Redondo......................... 3.56.18 Will Viana..................................3.56.73 Rob Roland................................. 3.58.14 Dan Downs................................. 3.59.65 Richard Xue................................ 4.00.02 Sam Mo....................................... 4.01.94 John Lory..................................... 4.02.07 Jim VanAtta................................ 4.02.19 Clay Harmon.............................4.02.32 Dan Ewen.................................... 4.02.78
Year 2012 2014 2013 1999 2013 1987 2007 2010 1996 2009
Year 2013 2013 1987 2007 1986 2013 2013 2014 1996 2001
Year 1986 2013 2014 2001 2013 2012 2007 2010 2014 1990
Year 2011 2014 1993 2003 2013 2013 1997 1995 2014 1989
John VanSant, a charter member of the Army Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2004, is pictured here during his title swim in the 200 breaststroke at the 1987 NCAA Division I Championships.
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Swim & Dive Records Event Academy Plebe Crandall Pool 50 Free
19.88 Chris Szekely
2013 *
20.60 2012 Chris Szekely
19.92 Rosenbaum, Yale
1994
100 Free
44.13 1998 Joe Novak
45.54 1990 Philip Williams
44.13 Novak, Army
1998
200 Free
1:37.01 Chris Szekely
2013 *
1:38.34 2012 Chris Szekely
1:36.11 Kiedel, Harvard
1998
500 Free
4:24.99 1990 Mark Matheson
4:27.45 2011 Brock Redondo
4:20.87 Cole, Harvard
2001
1000 Free
9:18.87 1987 Mark Matheson
9:18.87 1987 Mark Matheson
8:59.15 Cole, Harvard
2001
1650 Free
15:25.48 1990 Mark Matheson
15:36.05 1988 Mark Matheson
14:58.96 Cole, Harvard
2001
100 Back
49.71 Mo Samuel
48.09 Ian, Harvard
2001
200 Back
1:49.31 2013 Alex Dempsey
1:49.31 2013 Alex Dempsey
1:44.48 Shevchik, Harvard
2001
100 Breast
54.73 1987 John VanSant
56.42 Joseph Daniels
2014 *
54.52 Grant, Harvard
2001
200 Breast
1:57.65 1984 John VanSant
2:02.29 2013 Colin Kanzari
1:59.63 Grant, Harvard
1987
100 Fly
47.78 2012 Ayman Andrews
49.06 Sean Regan
2014 *
47.98 Spitz, Indiana
1972
200 Fly
1:47.03 Sean Regan
2014 *
1:47.03 Sean Regan
2014 *
1:43.05 Meyer, Navy
2008
200 IM
1:46.10 Tyler Sowell
2013 *
1:48.09 Jonathan Astashinsky
2013 *
1:45.16 Meyer, Navy
2008
400 IM
3:56.18 2011 Brock Redondo
3:56.18 2011 Brock Redondo
3:46.69 Shevchik, Harvard
2001
200 Med. Relay
1:30.39 2013 Yacynych, Kelly Andrews, Foky
1:33.60 2013 Bergstein, Astashinsky, McKay, Marks *
1:28.47 Princeton
1990
400 Med. Relay
3:17.81 2014 Mo, S., Dustin, Kanzari, Viana *
3:26.17 2013 Pannaccione, Mo, D., Bergstein, Regan *
3:15.20 Harvard
2001
200 Free Relay
1:21.06 2013 Szekely, Dustin, Yacynych, Foky
1:24.27 2009 B. Blickle, Lough, Plapp, Domanski
1:20.38 Princeton
1994
400 Free Relay
2:59.38 2013 Szekely, Dustin, Sjoholm, Ruckman
3:03.74 2011 Dustin, Viana, Sowell, Woudenberg
2:57.66 Princeton
2001
800 Free Relay
6:37.18 2014 Szekely, McCall, Ruckman, Viana *
6:44.98 2004 Artley, Disbrow, Rice, Ruthenberg
6:32.97 Harvard
1998
1-M (6 Dives)
398.35 2011 Chris Nguyen
336.15 2012 Zachary Woods
341.80 Watson, Harvard
1984
1-M (11 Dives)
448.70 1978 Kirk Schaumann
418.95 1989 Cory Zieger
546.72 Lincoln, Minnesota
1971
3-M (6 Dives)
393.15 2012 Chris Nguyen
348.50 1977 Kirk Schaumann
385.90 Watson, Harvard
1984
3-M (11 Dives)
511.45 2004 Doug Klein
477.80 1988 Brynt Parmeter
573.85 1994 Smith, Navy Current cadet-athletes bolded * Record set in 2013-14 season
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2013 *
50.08 Bryan Panaccione
2014 *
NCAA Qualifying Standards 2014-15 NCAA Division I Swimming & Diving Championship Qualifying Standards
EVENT
50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 Individual Medley 400 Individual Medley 200 Freestyle Relay 400 Freestyle Relay 800 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay
A Standard
2014-15 Patriot League Preseason Poll
B Standard
:19.25 :42.51 1:33.62 4:14.59 14:46.26 :45.91 1:42.85 :45.62 1:40.88 :52.29 1:53.68 1:42.76 3:42.40 1:18.02 2:53.11 6:22.81 1:25.63 3:09.40
:20.19 :44.29 1:37.99 4:24.99 15:30.39 :48.29 1:47.99 :48.49 1:46.39 :55.39 1:59.79 1:49.09 3:54.49 1:18.62 2:54.66 6:26.33 1:26.58 3:11.03
1. Navy (16)....................................................160 2. Boston U.....................................................137 3. Army (4)................................................ 136 4. Bucknell......................................................175 5. Lehigh.........................................................100 6. Loyola............................................................ 69 7. Lafayette......................................................61 8. American...................................................... 53 9. Colgate......................................................... 48 10. Holy Cross....................................................19
1-Meter Diving Points - 300* 3-Meter Diving Points - 320* * qualifying total when using a 1 voluntary +5 optional Dual Meet List
Current cadet-athletes on the men’s and women’s swim and dive teams who hold Academy or plebe records
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September Fri. 5 Fri. 19
DAVID BERNSTEIN CHALLENGE BLACK vs. GOLD INTRASQUAD MEET
West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y.
5:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
October Sat. Fri.
University of Massachusettes Buffalo / Michigan State
Amherst, Mass. Buffalo, N.Y.
2:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
November Sat. 1 Fri. 7 Fri.- Sun. 21- 23
Buffalo / Michigan State COLUMBIA / IONA Boston University Terrier Invitational
Buffalo, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Boston, N.Y.
12:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. All Day
December Thurs. 11
NAVY *
West Point, N.Y.
All Day
January Fri. Sat. Sat. Sat. Sat.
Lehigh * Bucknell * Colgate * / Lafayette * American * / Boston * / George Mason Bucknell Invitational
Bethlehem, Pa. Lewisburg, Pa. West Point, N.Y. West Point, N.Y. Lewisburg, Pa.
5:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. 10:30 a.m.
February Wed.- Sat. 18- 21 Patriot League Championships Fri.- Sun. 27- Mar. 1 ECAC Championships
Lewisburg, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.
All Day All Day
March Sun.- Wed. 8- 11 Thurs.- Sat. 26- 28
TBA Iowa City, Iowa
TBA TBA
18 31
9 10 17 24 31
Zone Diving Championships Men’s NCAA Championships
Home meets in BOLD CAPS at Crandall Pool * Patriot League meet NOTE: Diving events will start one hour prior to the start of all home meets
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