2012-13 AFA Men's S&D Guide by Nick Arseniak

United States Air Force Academy Men’s Swimming & Diving 2012-13 Table of Contents Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Quick Facts/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The Staff Head Coach Rob Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3 Asst. Coach Anthony Boettcher . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Diving Staff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Meet The Falcons Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Quick Facts General Information Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .USAFA, Colo. Colors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue & Silver Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Falcons Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000 Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954 Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Div. I Conference. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain West Home Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cadet Natatorium Superintendent . . . . . . Lt. Gen. Michael Gould Athletic Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Hans Mueh Coaching Staff Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob Clayton Alma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming/1991 Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719-333-4726 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . rob.clayton@usafa.edu Career Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . 121-71-1/14 School Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Same Head Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . .Stan Curnow Asst. Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Boettcher Asst. Diving Coach. . . . . . . . .Capt. Lauren Berg Team Information 2011-12 Dual Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-9 Letterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . . 19/7 Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Athletic Media Relations Assoc. AD/Communications . . .Troy Garnhart Asst. Director (Swimming SID) . Nick Arseniak Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .719-333-9251 E-mail . . . . . . . . . . nicholas.arseniak@usafa.edu Mailing Address . . . . Athletic Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2169 Field House Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USAFA, CO 80840 Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . . GoAirForceFalcons.com

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Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-20 History 2011-12 Season Review. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Air Force Swimming History. . . . . . . . . . . 22-23 Diving HIstory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23 Honors & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24-25 Air Force Top 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Service Academy Top 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28-29

Media Guide The 2012-13 Air Force men’s swimming and diving media guide is produced as a source of information for the media. Other materials may be obtained by contacting the athletic media relations office: Air Force Athletic Media Relations 2169 Field House Dr. USAF Academy, CO 80840 Phone: 719-333-2313 Fax: 719-333-3798 Working Press Credentials Press and Photograph credentials are issued to members of the working media only. These credentials may be obtained by contacting the athletic media relations office. Upon acceptance of applications, appropriate passes can be picked up at the Athletic Media Relations office. Press Parking There is no press parking available. The earlier you arrive, the better parking you’ll find. Air Force Practices All Air Force practices, both home and on the road, are open to the media. Media members wishing to film practice must make arrangements with the athletic media relations office to attend practice. A representative from the athletic media relations office must accompany you.

WCAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 Where are they now? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31-32 Cadet Natatorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 The Academy The Air Force Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 Academy Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36 Air Force Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Post-Meet Procedures Head swim coach Rob Clayton and head diving coach Stan Curnow will be available 10 minutes following the end of the meet on the pool deck. Swimmers and divers will be available immediately after. The Air Force locker room and training room are closed to all media. Final results are available following the meet upon request. In-Season Interviews All Air Force athletes and coaches are available for interviews with the following guidelines: All interviews must be set up through the athletic media relations office at 719-3339025 or 719-333-2313. All interview requests must be made at least one day in advance so that the athlete or coach can be properly notified. Credits The 2012-13 Air Force men’s swimming and diving guide was written and designed by assistant athletic media relations director Nick Arseniak. Editoral assistance provided by the Air Force athletic media relations office and the women’s swimming and diving staff. Photos courtesy of DenMar Services. On the Cover Featured on the front cover is the 2012-13 team on the deck of the Cadet Natatorium.

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Head Coach Rob Clayton

Rob Clayton Head Swimming Coach 14th Season Wyoming (1991)

Head coach Rob Clayton enters his 15th season as the Academy’s head men’s swimming coach. After 14 years, his enthusiasm for the Academy and Falcon swimming hasn’t diminished a bit. “I love coaching at the Air Force Academy. It is the perfect school for the young man who is serious about pursuing excellence in school, swimming and life. I’m thrilled to wake up and go to work in the morning,” said Clayton. Clayton has led the Falcons to a 121-71-1 overall dual record and eight top-three finishes in the MWC. After a sixth-place league finish his first season, Clayton led the Falcons to third-place finishes in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007. In 2003, 2004 and, most recently, 2009, the Falcons finished second at the MWC Championships. In addition, Clayton was named MWC Men’s Coach of the Year in 2007 and 2010.

At USAFA, Clayton has coached men to 20 individual conference championships and two relay conference championships. Eight of his swimmers have competed in the Olympic Trials, including in 2008 when five former and current Falcons participated in the Trials. In addition to the team’s success in the pool, Clayton’s swimmers have earned more than 137 academic all-conference honors and 24 MWC Scholar-Athlete selections, while six others were both designated Scholar All-Americans by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. Clearly, Clayton expects excellence in the classroom as well as the pool. “The Academy is the number one undergraduate school in the country,” the coach said. “The men come here primarily to get the best education possible and to prepare for a fabulous career in the Air Force and beyond. While we desire success in the pool, we insist on success

in the classroom.” Not surprisingly, the Falcon swimmers and divers were the recipients of the Academy’s Team Excellence Award for the 2003-04 school year. Clayton is a 1991 graduate of Wyoming where he earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering. While at Wyoming, Clayton was one of the premier swimmers in the Western Athletic Conference. A four-year letterman, Clayton swam in the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle, 200 IM and 400 IM. He stole the show at the 1991 conference championships, winning the 200 and 400 individual medley, becoming only the second Cowboy to ever win an IM conference title. His time in the 400 IM set a conference championship record. Clayton excelled outside the pool as well. His 3.75 grade point average in chemical engineering helped earn him Academic All-American honors. He received the WAC’s Stan Bates Award in 1991, as the league’s most outstanding student-athlete. The Bates Award is the most prestigious award an athlete in the conference can win. Following college, Clayton served as an age group coach for the Fort Collins Area Swim Team (FAST). In the fall of 1991, he began a six-year stint as the men’s assistant coach at Brigham Young University. While at BYU, Clayton was instrumental in building one of the most successful swimming programs in the region. The Cougars won the 1996 WAC title, their first since

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Head Coach Rob Clayton 1979. During Clayton’s tenure in Provo, BYU never finished below third at the WAC Championships. Clayton helped coach 11 individual WAC champions and several WAC champion relay teams at BYU. Additionally, he coached an NCAA finalist and an athlete to a spot on the U.S. National team in the summer of 1997. He was very active in USA Swimming during his time in Utah, serving as a senior coach with Hilltop Aquatic Swim Team in American Fork, Utah. Clayton came to the Academy in 1997 and made an immediate impact on the program. He worked with women’s coach Casey Converse to coach the Academy’s first woman to qualify for the NCAA Division I Championships. Clayton then took over the reins of the men’s program for the 1998-99 season.

In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton also instructs cadets in swimming and water survival classes. He was recognized for his teaching accomplishments by being named the 2003-04 Department of Athletics Civilian Instructor of the Year and was recently named the Aquatics Instructor of the Semester. Clayton comments on his teaching duties, “I enjoy teaching aquatics classes. It provides me with opportunity to interact with the rest of the cadets at the Air Force Academy.” Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., Clayton was a standout swimmer at Rocky Mountain High School where he was a four-year letterman. The 41-year-old Clayton is married to the former Kelly Costigan, a 1992 graduate of the Academy who competed for the women’s tennis team. They have three sons, Robert, Daniel and Joshua, and two daughters, Noel and Anna. The Claytons are very active in their church, International Anglican Church, and live in Monument.

The Clayton File Full Name: Robert Clayton III Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo. High School: Rocky Mountain, four-year letterman in swimming. College: Wyoming, 1991 graduate with a bachelor’s in chemical engineering with a 3.75 GPA. Academic All-American, individual conference champion and winner of the 1991 Stan Bates Award as the league’s most outstanding student-athlete. Conference Champions Under Clayton 2000 Matt Ihlenfeld (200 Breast) Charlie Toth (100 free) 2001 Matt Ihlenfeld (100, 200 breast) 200 Medley Relay 2002 Paul Brehm (100, 200 back) 400 Medley Relay 2003 Paul Brehm (200 back) 2004 Chris Knaute (1650 free) 2005 Chris Knaute (400, IM, 500, 1650 free) 2006 Chris Knaute (400 IM, 500, 1650 free) Paul Parmenter (200 IM) 2007 Chris Knaute (400 IM, 500 free) Paul Parmenter (200 IM) 2009 Benjamin Gunn (200 IM) 2010 Benjamin Gunn (200 IM) 2011 Benjamin Gunn (200 fly) Inside the Numbers with Clayton Year W L T Pct. 1999 11 2 .846 2000 8 3 .727 2001 9 4 .692 2002 6 4 .600 2003 12 2 .857 2004 8 4 .667 2005 13 7 .650 2006 8 4 1 .654 2007 13 3 .813 2008 4 7 .364 2009 7 12 .368 2010 3 4 .429 2011 11 6 .647 2012 8 9 .471 Totals 121 71 1 .629

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Place 6th 3rd 3rd 3rd 2nd 2nd 5th 3rd 3rd 4th 2nd 2nd 3rd 6th

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Assistant Coach Anthony Boettcher

Anthony Boettcher Assistant Swimming Coach Second Season Wyoming,1986

New to the Academy is men’s swimming assistant coach, Anthony Boettcher. Boettcher is a lifelong resident of Colorado and brings nearly 30 years of experience as a club coach in the state. He is excited about bringing that experience to the USAFA men’s team. Boettcher comes to the Academy most recently from Falfins Swimming, a USA Swimming club team in the Colorado Springs area, and has coached seasonally in the Denver area as the head coach for the Wheat Ridge Piranhas (1982-1990), and as a year round USA Swimming Coach in the town of Evergreen. As the head coach for the Evergreen swim team from 1990- 2005, Boettcher built what has become known as a small town powerhouse, posting consistent top 10 finishes at the Colorado State Junior Olympics. His athletes there won over 60 individual state titles, five relay titles, and set numerous state records. Athletes from the Evergreen Swim Team have competed at Zones, Sectionals, Junior and Senior Nationals, and Olympic Trials, with 20-plus athletes going on to compete at NCAA Division I schools, and one representing the USA at the World University Games in 2000. While at Evergreen, Boettcher also coached the boy’s and girl’s high school teams at Evergreen High School. He began concentrating only on the boy’s team in 1995, and had unprecedented success there until leaving in 2005. His boys won 58 straight dual meets from 1995 through 2003, winning 9-of11 Jefferson County titles in the process, and finished in the top three at the Boys 4A state meet numerous times. Many athletes achieved all-conference, all-state and All-American status. He retired as the winningest coach in the history of Jefferson County men’s swimming.

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During his time at Evergreen, Boettcher was named the Colorado Swimming Age Group Coach of the Year in 1998, 2003 and 2005 for his work at the club level, and was the Colorado High School Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002 as well. In 2003, the American Swim Coaches Association bestowed it’s Colorado Swim Coach of the Year on him. In addition, Boettcher won the Jefferson County High School Swim Coach of the Year 10 times, and the Jeffco League honored him with their 2001 Boy’s Coach of the Year Award for all sports. Moving on to a new challenge in 2005, as the age group coach at Falfins Swimming in Colorado Springs, he continued to produce state champions and state record holders, and helped that club grow from 130

swimmers to over 200. Boettcher took the reins as the head coach in April, 2007 and has remained there until his recent move to the Academy. Boettcher has also invested 17 years as a volunteer for Colorado Swimming, Inc., and USA Swimming. Among his duties were stints as the Age Group Chair and Coaches Representative. He has attended the Western Zone Meet an unprecedented 13 times as a coach on the Colorado Staff, serving as head coach six of those times. He also served as Head Coach of the Colorado Swimming All Star team six times. In 1998 and again in 2003, USA Swimming gave Boettcher it’s Phillips 66 Outstanding Service Award for his role as a volunteer.

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Diving Coaches

Stan Curnow Head Diving Coach 20th Season Brigham Young University (1997)

Stan Curnow begins his 20th year with the Falcons as head diving coach, the longest tenure in Academy history for a diving coach.

impeccable, including 26 conference titles, 17 All-Americans and two NCAA Division I champions.

During his first 19 years, Curnow has continued Air Force’s proud tradition in diving. Three women have earned first-team All-American honors at the Division II level while the men annually place among the conference’s elite. A recent four-year stretch saw the Falcons win the men’s platform dive at the MWC Championships (Brady Lindberg in 2006 and 2007, Kyle Van Valkenburg in 2008 and 2009).

A native of Denver, Colo., Curnow was named a high school All-American in diving and was a champion performer on the trampoline. He attended BYU and graduated in 1977 with a degree in physical education. He completed his master’s degree in the same field in 1978. As a competitor at BYU, Curnow was the Western Athletic Conference diving champion three out of four years and earned AllAmerican honors in 1972 and 1974. He was also a finalist in the 1972 Olympic Trials.

Outside of the pool, Curnow has been an asset to the Academy as well, being named the 1998 athletic department Instructor of the Year. Curnow came to Air Force from BYU, where he coached for 14 years. His record there was

Curnow was named the Mountain West Conference’s diving coach of the year in 2001, 2002 and 2006, and was formerly a member of the NCAA Diving Rules Committee.

Curnow, shown with his family, is a three-time Mountain West Conference Diving Coach of the Year.

Capt. Lauren Berg Assistant Diving Coach 4th Season USAFA (2007)

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Capt. Lauren Berg enters her third year as the assistant diving coach for both men’s and women’s diving teams at Air Force. In addition to diving coach duties, Berg works in the Academy athletics department assisting in managing the athletic department scheduling and grading office.

Berg received her commission through the United States Air Force Academy in May 2007. Upon receiving her commission, she received her first assignment and moved to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, where she assumed her duties with the 33rd Network Warfare Squadron.

Berg is a 2007 graduate of USAFA. The Englewood, Colo., native was a four-year letter winner in diving and team captain as a junior while at the Academy. Bursey was a standout in the classroom at the Academy, earning Mountain West Conference AllAcademic honors all four years.

Formely Lauren Bursey, she was married in July 2012, to Andy Berg, who is an assistant coach with the Air Force Hockey team.

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions... Head coach Rob Clayton answers some frequently asked questions about the Air Force swimming program: • What is the commitment of the athletic department in terms of funding for travel, equipment, etc.? We have unsurpassed support from our athletic department. We normally travel 16-20 guys on our trips and everything is paid for. We also take a winter training trip (San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, Hawaii, Tucson) every year and everything is paid for there as well. There is no cost put on the swimmers and there is NO fundraising. Additionally, we are sponsored by Nike, so every swimmer receives a good supply of Air Force Swimming gear every year. We swim in Nike suits during the season and then compete in Speedo for the Championship meets.

• What is your training philosophy at Air Force? We are a military academy, so there is a balance between academics, athletics and military. However, we are a Division I program and train accordingly. We compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Conference (BYU, Cal State Bakersfield, Hawai’i, North Dakota, Pacific, Seattle, UNLV, Wyoming) and continually strive to qualify guys for the NCAA Championships. • How many different coaches and trainers do your swimmers work with? I have been at the Academy for 13 years and assistant coach Anthony Boettcher enters his first year. We also have a strength and conditioning coach and a full-time athletic trainer assigned to our team. In addition, the women’s team has a head coach and an assistant coach but we generally train as men’s teams and women’s teams.

• What is your team’s average GPA? Our team’s average GPA this year was 3.0 and usually hovers right around there. • Is there anything else that you would like to tell me about your program that I have failed to ask about above? I just wanted to explain the Academy and how things work. No one here is on an “athletic scholarship.” Everyone receives an appointment and everything is paid for while you are here (room, board, meals, etc). In fact, the students receive a monthly stipend in addition that starts at about $120/month as a freshman and goes up to about $800/month as a senior. All students are undergraduate students. There are 32 different majors that range in many possibilities. The big difference is that when you graduate, you are commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. About half (about 500) of the graduates will go off to pilot training. The other half will go off to various other jobs to include additional schooling. Think of an Air Force base as a little community and all the jobs that are required. The Air Force requires doctors, civil engineers, meteorologists, police officers, etc. If you decide not to fly, the service commitment is five years; for flyers, the commitment is 10 years. You can think of that in one of two ways—as a service commitment, or as a guaranteed job that pays you a competitive salary and includes unsurpassed benefits.

• What is the team atmosphere like? (i.e. Does the team do random activities outside of swimming just to hang out with each other? Do swimmers room with other swimmers? etc.) The team atmosphere is a complete cohesive unit. The team goes to football games as a team, camping trips as a team and many other activities. Because of the challenges that are involved with a military academy, the team forms a very tight bond. The pool is the place where they come together, work hard and achieve goals together. In regards to the question about rooming together, each student is put into a squadron (roughly 100 students per squadron, 40 squadrons, total student body of approximately 4000) randomly, so most of the swimmers do not room with other swimmers. Last year, we had two freshmen room together. • What is an average week of training like in terms of practice time, yardage, dryland, etc.? We train every other morning (lift and swim) and every afternoon for roughly 2.5 hours (to include dryland). The distance varies by workout but usually it is about 6000 yards for our middle distance group. However, when we do power days, we swim much less. Our weight room training is designed especially for swimmers by our strength and conditioning coach. Additionally, we TIVO normally every other day before practice for about 30 minutes and concentrate on starts/turns/strokes. As far as our regimen is concerned, during our off-season, we generally train as one team but our distance guys frequently receive additional training. Then during the season, we have different groups (distance, middle distance, strokes, sprinters, IM) that will have individualized workouts. 2012-13 Air Force

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Season Outlook Air Force men’s swimming & diving enters the 2012-13 season with raised expectations. The team goal for the season is to move into the upper-echelon of teams in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation and head coach Rob Clayton is confident his team can achieve the goal. Air Force returns 18 letter winners off the 2012 team that went 8-9 overall and finished sixth at the MPSF Championships. The Falcons return four swimmers that swam school top 10 times last season in senior Tim Martinelli, junior Angus MacDonald and sophomores Ryan Dunne and Max Evans-Nolan. Senior Anthony Chiaro is the team captain this season. When asked what stands out about his team this season, Clayton mentions the team’s dedication to off-season training headed into the Fall. “We’re coming off the best Spring and Summer training ever since I’ve been here,” Clayton said. “Our guys have put in significant hours at the pool during the off-season, more so than I can ever remember here. We are very prepared to swim well right away.” The Falcons are led by a senior class consisting of seven members. Clayton is very high on seniors Ryan Brigman, Chiaro, Kaleb Jenkins, Jon Jones, Tim Martinelli, Matt Millikin and diver Brent White. Brigman is a distance free specialist and Jones will specialize in the middle distance free. Jenkins can swim several events, including breaststroke, medley and butterfly. Chiaro and Martinelli will be some of Air Force’s top sprint-freestylers and Millikin looks to return to the form that had him at the top of the conference as a sophomore in the back and fly events. “Tim is poised to have a breakout season, Kaleb has been strong for us in many events and Anthony is looking to give us a boost in the sprint events,” Clayton said. “Matt is ready to return to dominance in the back and fly. Each of our seniors needs to come through for us and finish out their four-year careers on a high note.” The junior class features one swimmer in Angus MacDonald, in addition to divers Peter Cialkowski and Alexander Pecci. MacDonald was Air Force’s top back stroker last season. “Angus was our top back stroker last season and we expect the same from him this season,” Clayton said. “We will also need him to step up in the sprint-relay 2012-13 Air Force

Senior Tim Martinelli

events as well.” The sophomore class features several up-and-coming swimmers, led by Ryan Dunne and Max Evans-Nolan. The group also consists of Kyle Casias, Peter Shelbourne, Sam Sloan, Alex Strom, Sam Wieser and diver Greg Copeland. Dunne was one of AFA’s top swimmers in the 100 and 200 free and EvansNolan was all-MPSF in the 1650 free. Both Casias and Shelbourne will compete in the fly and free events. Strom will bolster a strong distance free group and Wieser will contribute in the breast and IM events. Sam Sloan will be looked on to head up the 400 IM group and contribute in fly and back. “Our sophomores had a great freshman season in 2011-12,” Clayton said. “We’re expecting them to make significant strides with a year of college experience under their belt. Ryan just missed being a finalist in the free events at conference and looks much improved. Max was one of the top distance swimmers in the conference last year and comes into the fall looking in great shape as well. Sam Sloan, Sam Wieser and Alex Strom give us some solid depth across several events.” The freshman class features several talented newcomers according to Clayton. The group consists of 10 swimmers and three divers. “We have an outstanding freshman group,” Clayton said. “We have two freshmen from Tennessee, Robert Graves and Kevin Jackson, that will be pushing Max for top times in the distance free. These events (500 free, 1650 free) will be one of our team strengths. Michael Barnosky 7

is another freshman we’re real excited about. He came along very strong late in the high school season and will lead our breaststrokers. George Frank and Kevin Mitchell will be competing for relay spots immediately.” Individually, Frank and Mitchell will also be factors in the sprint free, butterfly and IM events. Kyle Castro, Sean Ledford and Alex Leighton will bolster the fly events. Matthew Walls will swim the back and free and Aaron Tipton can swim the breast and fly events. The Falcons also welcome three freshmen divers in Jaron Swinburn, Dominic Vallejo and Nathaniel Zillweger. “Our freshman class gives us a lot of talent and versatility across the board,” Clayton said. “We expect them to contribute immediately” The Falcon divers will be led by junior Alexander Pecci and senior Brent White. Pecci was all-MPSF in the platform diving as a sophomore. Junior Peter Cialkowski, sophomore Greg Copeland and the three freshmen, Swinburn, Vallejo and Zillweger will provide added depth. With a strong group of upper classmen, an up-and-coming sophomore class and a talented freshman class, Clayton likes his chances for success in 2012-13. “It’s our second year in the MPSF and our team goal is to move up in the conference standings at conference. This conference is loaded with strong teams so we have our work cut out for us. We’ll have the chance to swim against several conference rivals during the dual meet season. That should help us prepare to be at our best for the MPSF Championships in February.” Men’s Swimming & Diving

Team Roster

Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving 2012-13 Roster

Name Michael Barnosky Ryan Brigman Kyle Casias Kyle Castro Anthony Chiaro Peter Cialkowski Gregory Copeland Ryan Dunne George Frank Robert Graves Max Evans-Nolan Kevin Jackson Kaleb Jenkins Jon Jones Sean Ledford Alex Leighton Angus MacDonald Tim Martinelli Matt Millikin Kevin Mitchell Alexander Pecci Peter Shelbourne Sam Sloan Alex Strom Jaron Swinburn Aaron Tipton Dominic Vallejo Matt Walls Sam Wieser Brent White Nathaniel Zillweger

Year Fr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. Jr. So. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. Sr. Fr. Jr. So. So. So. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr.

Head Coach: Diving Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Diving Coach:

Rob Clayton (Wyoming 1991) 14th season Stan Curnow (BYU 1997) - 20th season Anthony Boettcher (Wyoming 1986) - 2nd season Capt. Lauren Berg (USAFA 2007) – 4th season

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Event Breast/IM Free Fly/Free Fly/Free Free Diving Diving Free Utility Distance Free Free Free/IM Fly/IM/Breast Free Fly/IM/Breast Free/Fly Back/Fly/Free Free Back/Fly/Free Fly/Free/IM Diving Fly/Free Fly/Back/IM Free Diving Breast/Free/Fly Diving Back/Free Breast/IM Diving Diving

Height 6-3 5-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 5-9 6-0 5-11 6-3 5-10 5-11 6-1 6-6 6-0 6-1 6-1 5-11 5-11 6-1 5-11 5-11 5-11 6-1 6-0 5-6 5-10

Hometown/High School Cedaredge, CO/Cedaredge Las Vegas, NV/Bishop Gorman Jacksonville, Fl/Fleming Island Vacaville, CA/Vacaville Tucson, AZ/Sahuaro Allentown, PA/Salisbury Richmond, VA/Douglas S. Freeman Bristow, VA/Brentsville District Jacksonville, FL/Bolles School Brentwood, TN/Brentwood New Berlin, WI/Waukesha South Memphis, TN/Germantown Savannah, GA/Richmond Hill Highlands Ranch, CO/Heritage Sebastain, FL/Sebastain River Tucson, AZ/Salpointe Catholic Woodbridge, VA/Bishop Ireton Vero Beach, FL/Sebastian River Pittsburgh, PA/Carlynton London, England/TASIS Oviedo, FL/Trinity Prep Charleston, SC/Summerville Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel Fort Walton Beach, FL/Choctawhatchee Rancho Cucamonga, CA/Rancho Cucamonga Mansfield, TX/Mansfield Laguna Hills, CA/Laguna Hills Ellicott City, MD/Chapelgate Christian Las Vegas, NV/Bonanza Loveland, CO/Homeschooled Phoenix, AZ/Willow Canyon

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Meet The Falcons

Ryan Brigman

Anthony Chiaro

Sr. • 5-9 • Distance Freestyle Las Vegas, NV (Bishop Gorman)

Sr. • 6-0 • Sprint Freestyle Tucson, AZ (Sahuaro)

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the third-fastest 500 free and fourth-fastest 1000 and 1650 free and 400 IM times for the Falcons...swam secondfastest 500 free time for AF at MPSF Championships ... named team junior that contributed most to Air Force swimming.

2012-13: Team Captain.

Personal Bests 500 free 1000 free 1650 free 400 IM

Personal Bests 2011-12 Highlights: Set career-bests in the 50 and 100 free ... third-fastest 100 fly time on the team.

4:27.54 9:36.17 15:49.80 4:08.86

21.32 47.63 49.81 1:51.97

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s fourthfastest 100 and 200 fly times and fifth-fastest 50 free ... shaved .55 seconds off his 50 free time ... also swam career-bests in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 free.

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s secondfastest 1000 and 1650 free times and fourth-fastest 500 free time ...shaved 37 seconds off his previous 1650 best time, 15 seconds off his previous 1000 free best time and 17 seconds off his previous 500 free best time.

2009-10 Highlights: Ranked in the team’s top five in the 50 & 100 freestyle and 100 & 200 butterfly events ... best times were 21.89 in the 50 free, 47.63 in the 100 free, 50.77 in the 100 fly and 1:53.87 in the 200 fly.

2009-10 Highlights: Competed in several dual meets throughout the season ... specialties are the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events ... also swam the 200 butterfly and the 200 and 400 individual medley events last season.

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Lou Sassi … state champion in the 500 freestyle in 2007 … state champion in the 200 free in 2008 … three-time All-American ... broke the 400 free national age group record at 2:58.33 … also swam for the Tucson Ford club team, coached by Roric Fink … member of National Honor Society … three-time USA Swimming Academic AllAmerican.

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Ron Aitken … AllAmerican in the 500 freestyle … regional champion in the 500 free ... four-time state qualifier in the 200 and 500 free ... also swam for the Boulder City Henderson club team, coached by Mike Polk … member of National Honor Society … Scholastic All-American. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 33 ... son of Michael and Nadine Brigman … has two siblings … major is military history ... plans to become a pilot … nickname is Bleeps ... hobbies include video games, skydiving and golfing … favorite food is steak … favorite movie is The Other Guys ... favorite book is Game of Thrones … most notable thing about his hometown is The Strip … something most people don’t know about him is that he was on TV when he was younger ... person in history he’d like to meet is Lord Nelson … biggest influence on his sports career has been his mother ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Deadliest Catch ... favorite quote is “The night is darkest before the dawn.”

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50 free 100 free 100 fly 200 fly

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 30 ... son of Ken Chiaro and Donna Drilling … has an older sister … major is management ... career plans are to become a pilot ... nickname is Cheese ... favorite food is hot wings … favorite movie is Zoolander … favorite book is Decision Points by George Bush ... hobbies are swimming, shooting, beach and road trips ... person in history he’d like to meet is Johnny Cash … favorite athlete is Ryk Neethling ... credits his teammates as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be The Bachelor ... Favorite quote: “One of the best….”

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Kaleb Jenkins

Jon Jones

Sr. • 5-11 • Fly/IM/Breast Savannah, GA (Richmond Hill)

Sr. • 6-3 • Freestyle Highlands Ranch, CO (Heritage)

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the fastest 100 fly time on the team ... swam the second-fastest 100 and 200 breaststroke times on the team ... also swam the 200 and 400 IM events ... set career-bests in both breast events.

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the fourth-fastest 200 free and fifth-fastest 500 free on team ... also swam the 100 free.

Personal Bests 100 breast 200 breast 100 Fly 200 IM

57.27 2:05.40 49.54 1:58.06

48.12 1:39.27 4:32.57

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s thirdfastest 500 and 1650 free events ... swam the fourth-fastest 200 and 1000 free events ... set career-best’s in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free ... shaved 24 seconds off his 1650 time.

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s thirdfastest 100 and 200 breaststroke times ... swam a 59.61 in the 100 breast and a 2:13.95 in the 200 breast.

2009-10 Highlights: Ranked in the team’s top five in the 200, 500, 100 and 1650 freestyle events ... time of 1:39.27 in the 200 free is the seventh-fastest in school history ... swam the third-leg of team’s fastest 800 free relay group, which clocked a time of 6:45.11.

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Pat Paruso ... also swam for the Georgia Costal Aquatic Team, coached by Bill Forrester. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15 ... son of Mike and Kim Jenkins ... has two siblings ... major is political science ... plans to become a pilot ... nickname is Leroy ... hobby is skydiving and sports ... favorite food is ice cream ... favorite book is the Hunger Games ... pre-race rituals are to stretch and listen to music ... most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that it was the only city not burned in Sherman’s March during the Civil War ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be the Bachelorette ... favorite quote: “It sucks to suck” – Jon Jones.

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Personal Bests 100 Free 200 Free 500 Free

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coaches Bob Schlegel and Tom Bynek … six-time All-American … school record-holder … Junior Nationals qualifier … also swam for the ACES club team, coached by Eric Craven. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23 ... son of Robert and Marcia Jones … has a sister … attended the Academy Prep School … greatest moment in sports was winning the 400 free relay at states … hobbies include hunting, climbing 14ers and biking … favorite movie is Fight Club … person in history he’d like to meet is Lance Armstrong … biggest influence on his sports career has been his parents.

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Tim Martinelli

Matt Millikin

Sr. • 6-6 • Sprint Freestyle Vero Beach, FL (Sebastain River)

Sr. • 6-0 • Backstroke/Butterfly Pittsburgh, PA (Carlynton)

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the team’s fastest 100 free and second-fastest 50 and 200 free ... career-best time of 1:39.13 in the 200 free is ninth-fastest in Academy history ... leadoff swimmer in the fastest 400 free relay group.

2011-12 Highlights: Second fastest-times in the 100 and 200 back ... sixth-fastest 100 fly on Personal Bests team. 100 Back 49.45 2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s second- 200 Back 1:47.93 fastest 100 and 200 back times and third-fast- 100 Fly 49.18 est 100 fly event ... placed seventh at the MW Championships in the 100 back with a time of 49.45, swimming the fourth-fastest time in school history ... swam the sixth-fastest 200 back time in school history, placing 10th.

Personal Bests 50 Free 100 Free 200 Free

21.01 45:27 1:39.13

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s secondfastest 100 free time, the third-fastest 200 free and fourth-fastest 50 free times ... 100 free time of 45.27 is the 10th fastest in school history ... swam the third-leg of the team’s fastest 400 and 800 free relay groups, which earned NCAA B-cuts ...earned all-MW in the 800 free relay ... set career-bests in all three individual events.

2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’s third-fastest 100 backstroke (52.08) and fourth-fastest 200 back (1:53.70) ... also swam the 100 fly.

2009-10 Highlights: Competed in several dual meets throughout the season ... specialiazes in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events.

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Mike Schneiderlochner … two-time All-American (in the butterfly and backstroke) … WPIAL recordholder … three-time WPIAL champion … four-time all-state honors recipient … academic All-American … member of National Honor Society.

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Scott Barlow … twoyear team captain … All-American in the 100 and 200 freestyle … also swam for Treasure Coast Swimming, also coached by Scott Barlow … named Treasure Coast Swimmer of the Year … team co-MVP … finished third at the state championships in the 100 and 200 free.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 4 ... son of Sam and Diane Millikin … has a younger sister … nickname is FC ... major is mechanical engineering ... plans on becoming a pilot or developmental engineer ... hobbies include sleeping, watching the Steelers, cars and photography … favorite movie is Inception … favorite food is anything off the grill … biggest influence on his sports career has been his dad because “he was my second coach and always went the extra mile for me” … pre-race rituals are stretching and listening to music … listens to country, rock and Top 100 … favorite quote is: “Never doubt in the dark, what you knew in the light.”

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 6 ... son of Frank and Joan Martinelli … has five sisters … nickname is Tiny ... major is general engineering and plans on becoming a pilot … hobbies include playing sports and watching movies … favorite movie is Zoolander … favorite food is steak ... favorite book is Game of Thrones ... biggest influence on his sports career has been his dad … favorite athlete is Nathan Adrian ... pre-race rituals are to listen to music and stretch … favorite quote: “If winning doesn’t matter then why do we keep score?”

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Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Brent White

Peter Cialkowski

Sr. • 5-6 • Diving Loveland, CO (Homeschooled)

Jr. • 5-10 • Diving Allentown, PA (Salisbury)

2011-12 Highlights: High-scorer on the team in 3-meter diving with 314.18 points ... second on team in 1-meter and platform ... seasonbest 273.35 points in 1m at AFA Diving Invite ... scored 228.10 points in platform diving at MPSF Championships ... MPSF All-Academic.

2011-12 Highlights: Fourth on the team in 1-meter diving ... missed most of the season due to injury.

Personal Bests 1M 3M Platform

381.65 314.18 228.10

Personal Bests 1M 3M Platform

393.55 381.10 200.95

2010-11 Highlights: Competed in the 1-meter diving event ... had a career-high 381.65 points at the Intermountain Shootout, which was second-best on the team ... earned second MW all-academic honor.

2010-11 Highlights: Highest scorer for Air Force in the 1m diving with 393.55 points at the Intermountain Shootout ... second on the team in the 3m diving with 381.10 points at the Intermountain Shootout ... placed 11th in the platform finals, 12th in the 3m and 16th in the 1m prelims at the MW Championships.

2009-10 Highlights: Competed in all three-diving events ... had a season-high 249.60 points in the 1-meter springboard against BYU ... had a season-high 223.13 points in the 3-meter springboard against Utah ... had a season-high 175.15 points in the platform dive at the AF Diving Invitational ... Mountain West Conference all-academic.

HIGH SCHOOL (Salisbury): Lettered four years in diving ... two-time NISCA AllAmerican ... two-time all-state ... four-time PIAA District 11 medalist ... finished fourth in states as a senior ... helped lead Salisbury to district runner-up finish... high school diving coach was Amy Simpson ... also dove for Parkland Aquatic Club and was coached by Cary Lehman ... National Honors Society member.

High School: Lettered three years in diving for coaches Amon McCrary and Randy Huff at Thompson Valley High School … placed 13th in the state 4A meet as a sophomore, sixth as a junior and third as a senior … lettered one year in soccer and one year in basketball … also competed for Fort Collins Dive Club, coached by Kevin Witt … named to President’s List at Front Range Community College in Fort Collins in spring 2008 … member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 16 ... has two siblings ... hobbies are playing frisbee and listening to music ... favorite movie is Caddyshack ... most noteworthy thing about his town is that its the one Billy Joel sang about ... credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is Phil Mickelson ... son of Edward and Mary Cialkowski.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 38 ... major is environmental engineering ... on the Commandant’s, Dean’s and Superintendent’s list ... son of John and Sharlane White … has a younger sister … hobbies include ultimate frisbee, guitar, hiking, rappelling, skiing, climbing, mountain biking, herpetology, photography, church activities and essentially anything outdoors … most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that it holds the second-largest community of artists in the nation … things most people don’t know about him is that he wrestled seven alligators this past summer ... credits diving coach Stan Curnow as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite quotes: “when God throws you a curveball don’t duck, you might miss something”—Extreme Days “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” --C.S. Lewis.

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Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Angus MacDonald

Alex Pecci

Jr. • 6-1 • Back/Fly/Free Woodbridge, VA (Bishop Ireton)

Jr. • 6-1 • Diving Oviedo, FL (Trinity Prep)

2011-12 Highlights: Fastest swimmer on team in the 100 and 200 back ... fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 100 free ... 100 back time of 49.98 is the sixth-fastest in school history ... led off fastest 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays ... named team sophomore that contributed most to AF swiming ... MPSF All-Academic.

2011-12 Highlights: Top Falcon in the 1-meter and platform diving ... MPSF All-Conference in platform diving ... career-best 288.80 points in the 1-meter at AF Invite ... scored 287.10 points at Denver ... 278.55 points in platform at MPSF Championships ... MPSF All-Academic.

Personal Bests 50 Free 100 Fly 100 Back 200 Back

21.80 50.27 49.98 1:48.36

288.80 287.10 278.10

2010-11 Highlights: Top Falcon in the platform and 1m diving at the MW Championships, placing 10th in the platform and 12th in the 1m ... placed 14th in the 3m diving at MW Championships ... had a career-high for points in the 3m diving at the Georgia Tech Invite.

2010-11 Highlights: Swam third-fastest 100 and 200 back times for team ... cracked school top 10 in both back events, ranking sixth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 back events ... placed 13th in the 100 back and 14th in the 200 back at the MW Championships ... also swam the 50 free and 100 fly.

HIGH SCHOOL (Trinity Prep - Winter Park, FL): Lettered four years in diving ... finished third in states on the 1-meter springboard as a senior ... dove for backto-back state champion The Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL, as a freshman and sophomore ... diving MVP as a senior ... set school 1-meter diving record ... high school diving coach was Katie Adams ... also dove for team Orlando and was coached by Jay Lewer ... National Honors Society member.

HIGH SCHOOL (Bishop Ireton): Lettered four years in swimming and two years in water polo ... All-American in 100 backstroke ... All-American consideration in the 50, 100 and 200 free and 100 fly ... Virginia Independent Schools State Champion in the 100 back ... four-time all-state ... two-time all-league ... school record holder in the 100 and 200 free, 100 fly and 100 back ... two-time team captain ... two-time team captain in water polo ... school single-season record holder with 55 goals in water polo ... was on the first-ever water polo team at Biship Ironton ... high school swimming coach was John Gullickson ... also swam club for Occoquan Swimming Inc., coached by Aaron Dean.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 15 ... has four siblings ... major is mechanical engineering with a minor in Japanese ... plans on becoming a pilot ... hobbies are anything with water (lakes, beaches, etc.) ... favorite food is Japanese... credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... most notable thing about his hometown is that Disney and Universal Studios are located there ... favorite athlete is David Boudia ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Great Escape ... favorite quote is: “Don’t cry because it’s over. Smile because it happened.” -Dr. Seuss ... son of Alexander and Leslie Pecci.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 7 ... has four siblings ... major is systems engineering management ... nickname is Woody ... on the dean’s list as a freshman ... favorite food is ice cream ... favorite book is Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ... favorite movie is The Natural ... credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is Ted Williams ...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Surreal World ... favorite quote: “The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” -- Mark Twain ... son of Angus and Gail MacDonald.

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Personal Bests 1M 3M Platform

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Kyle Casias

Greg Copeland

So. • 6-1 • Butterfly/Backstroke Jacksonville, FL (Fleming Island)

So. • 6-1 • Diving Richmond, VA (Douglas S. Freeman)

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the fifth-fastest 200 fly on the team ... also swam the 100 fly, 100 back and 50 free in competition.

2011-12 Highlights: Third on the team in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving ... scored careerhigh 242.65 points in 1m at AF Diving Invite ... scored 184.73 points in 3m against Wyoming.

Personal Bests 100 Fly 200 Fly 100 Back

51.38 1:54.65 54.37

HIGH SCHOOL (Fleming Island): Lettered three years in swimming ... three-time top 10 finisher in the Florida 3A 100 Fly Finals ... placed 10th in the 100 fly at the 2011 YMCA Nationals ... two-time scholastic All-American ... Winter National Qualifier ... high school swim coach was Jordan Bright ... swam club for YMCA of Florida’s First Coast coached by Shawn Delifus ... Florida Medallion scholar.

242.65 184.73

HIGH SCHOOL (Douglas S. Freeman): Graduated with 4.2 GPA ...dove for Capitol Dive Club (CDC), coached by Erika Matheis and Eliot Clark. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 2 ... has two older brothers ... hobbies are mountain biking, playing frisbee, hiking and hanging out with friends ... favorite food is steak ... something most people don’t know about him is that he’s solved a Rubik’s cube in under a minute ... credits his mom as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is Pat Tillman ... favorite quote: “There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit”General George C. Marshall ... son of John and Tina Copeland.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 39 ... has seven siblings ... nickname is Rome ... majoring in foreign area studies ... is an Eagle Scout ... hobbies are motorsports, outdoors, and incentivized learning ... favorite food is Italian cuisine ... favorite book is One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish ... favorite movie is The Dark Knight Rises ... person in history he’d most like to meet is Frank Sinatra ... credits club coach Shawn Delifus as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite quote is: “Talent is God given. Be Humble. Fame is man-given. Be Grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be Careful.” ... son of David and Ruth Casias.

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Personal Bests 1m 3m

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Ryan Dunne

Max Evans-Nolan

So. • 6-0 • Free/Fly/IM Bristow, VA (Brentsville District)

So. • 5-9 • Distance Freestyle New Berlin, WI (Waukesha South)

2011-12 Highlights: Third-fastest swimmer in the 100 and 200 free on the team ... time of 1:39.16 in 200 free is 10th fastest in school history ... also swam the 400 IM in a meet ... swam the opening leg of the fastest 800 free relay and anchored the 400 free relay group ... named freshman who contributed most to Air Force swimming.

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the fastest 1000 and 1650 free and second-fastest 500 free time on the team ... All-MPSF in 1650 free ... 1000 free time of 9:17.78 is fourth all-time at the Academy ... 1650 free time of 15:28.69 is also fourth.

Personal Bests 100 Free 200 Free 400 IM

45.41 1:39.16 4:22.09

4:33.99 9:17.78 15:28.69

HIGH SCHOOL (Waukesha South): Lettered four years in swimming ... all-city, all-area, all-conference and all-state consideration in the 200 and 500 free ... National Honor Society member ... National Society of High School Scholars ... high school swimming coach was Blaine Carlson ... swam club for the Waukesha Express Swim Team, also coached by Blaine Carlson.

HIGH SCHOOL (Brentsville District): Lettered four years in swimming ...fourtime state champ ... helped lead Brenstville District to two state titles ... threetime team MVP ... is a state record holder ... scholastic All-American ... National Beta Club member ... high school swim coach was Ashleigh Krzywicki ... swam club for the Curl Burke Swim Club, coached by Jeremy Linn.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38 ... has four siblings ... nickname is Simple Jack ... major is military history ... hobby is swimming ... favorite food is cheese burger with a salad ... favorite movie is The Avengers ... favorite book is Gods and Generals ... credits coach Clayton as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... has Lady Gaga and pop music on is iPod ... favorite athlete is Ryan Lochte ... favorite quote is: “There is nothing to fear but fear itself” Winston Churchill ... son of Jerry Nolan, step father Jim Gatzke and Eliesha Gatzke.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 16 ... has two older sisters ... hobbies are Xbox, paintball and long walks on the beach ... favorite food is Chipotle ... favorite book is The Last Lecture ... favorite movie is Warrior ... something most people don’t know about him is that he can solve a Rubik’s cube in under a minute ... credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is Erik Vendt ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be The Buried Life ... favorite quote is: “This is your life and it’s ending one minute at a time.” ... son of Richard and Catherine Dunne.

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Personal Bests 500 Free 1000 Free 1650 Free

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Peter Shelbourne

Sam Sloan

So. • 5-11 • Butterfly Charleston, SC (Summerville)

So. • 5-11 • Fly/Back/IM Murfreesboro, TN (Siegel)

2011-12 Highlights: Seventh on team in 200 fly ... also swam the 100 fly and 1000 free in competition ... swam fifth-fastest 200 breast.

2011-12 Highlights: Second fastest 400 IM, third fastest 200 back and fourth fastest 200 fly on team ... also swam the 100 back and 200 IM.

Personal Bests 100 Fly 200 Fly

54.84 1:58.89

HIGH SCHOOL (Summerville): Lettered four years in swimming ... state champion in the 200 free and 200 fly ... high school coach was Carolyn Keller ... swam club for Southern Marlins Racing Team, coached by Dan McDonough.

HIGH SCHOOL (Siegel): Lettered four years in swimming ... eight-time state finalist ... Junior Nationals qualifier ... Academic All-American ... swam club for Nashville Aquatic Club, coached by John Morse.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38 ... has five siblings ... nickname is Hawt Sauce ... major is foreign area studies with a minor in Spanish ... hobbies are hiking and backpacking ... favorite food is Italian ... favorite movie is Inception ... credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... the most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that it’s known as the Holy city ... pre-race/meet rituals are sleeping and listening to music ... son of Brandt and Pam Shelbourne.

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Personal Bests 100 Back 200 Back 200 Fly 200 IM 400 IM

54.26 1:52.04 1:53.98 2:01.58 4:01.25

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 8 ... has two siblings ... nickname is Nuwana ... hobbies are working on cars and woodworking ... favorite food is steak and potatoes ... favorite book is Where the Red Fern Grows ... favorite movie is Little Soldiers ... credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is Michael Phelps ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Overhaulin ... favorite quote: “1$ 2013” ... regards Tennessee as the best state ever ... son of Kevin and Cathy Sloan.

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Alex Strom

Sam Wieser

So. • 6-1 • Distance Freestyle Fort Walton Beach, FL (Choctawhatchee)

So. • 6-0 • Breaststroke/Medley Las Vegas, NV (Bonanza)

2011-12 Highlights: Swam the third fastest 1000 and 1650 free times on the team ... fourth fastest 500 free and fifth-fastest 200 free ... Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.

2011-12 Highlights: Third on team in 100 and 200 breast ... also third on team in 400 IM and fourth in 200 IM.

Personal Bests 200 Free 500 Free 1000 Free 1650 Free

1:42.26 4:35.89 9:28.20 15:54.27

57.80 2:05.31 1:54.36 4:04.75

HIGH SCHOOL (Bonanza): Lettered four years in swimming ... placed third in the 200 IM at states twice and the 100 free once ... placed fourth in the 200 IM once and 100 breast twice at states ... graduated with a 3.9 grade-point average ... high school swimming coach was mother, Mary Wieser ... swam club for the Sandpipers, coached by Ron Aitken.

HIGH SCHOOL (Choctawhatchee): Lettered four years in swimming and two years in track ... All-American in the 200 and 500 free ... Northwest Florida Daily news swimmer of the year in 2010 and 2008 ... graduated Summa cum Laude ... Grand Prize Science Fair winner ... Scholastic Athlete of the Year ... high school swimming coach was Jamie Garea ... swam club for Emerald Coach Swimming, coached by father Len Strom.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 20 ... has two older siblings ... nickname is Weezy ... major is economics ... hobbies are any and all sports ... favorite food is bacon ... favorite book is Ender’s Game ... favorite movie is Troy ... person in history he’d like to meet is Teddy Roosevelt ... something most people don’t know about him is that he has the same interests in movies and music as most teenage girls ... enjoys listening to Justin Bieber ... credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be The Real World ... favorite quote: “Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive.” ... son of Daniel and Mary Wieser.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 40 ... has three younger sisters ... sister, Olivia, is a freshman at the Academy and on the swim team ... nickname is Jar Jar ... hobby is gaming ... favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail ... something most people don’t know about him is that he used to pole vault ... credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be the Amazing Race ... has mostly classic rock on his iPod ... son of Len and Tracy Strom.

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Personal Bests 100 Breast 200 Breast 200 IM 400 IM

Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Michael Barnosky

George Frank

Fr. • 6-3 • Breaststroke/Medley Cedaredge, CO (Cedaredge)

Fr. • 6-1 • Utility Jacksonville, FL (Bolles School)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...All-American...Scholastic All-American...National Honors Society member...high school swimming coach was Silas Almgren...swam club for the Montrose Marlins, also coached by Silas Almgren.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...All-American...part of 201112 National Championship team...part of national record-setting 400 free relay... part of state record-setting 200 free relay...two-time team MVP...National Honors Society member...high school coach was Sergio Lopez...swam club for the Bolles School Sharks, also coached by Sergio Lopez...junior nationals champions and owned the state record in the 100 free for 13-14 year olds.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38...owns private pilot license and is also a hot air balloon pilot...hobbies are flying and swimming...favorite foods are pasta and steak...favorite movie is Prometheous...person in history he’d like to meet is Neil Armstrong...credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career...pre-race/meet ritual is to play Holding for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler... favorite quote: “To give anything less that your best, is to sacrifice the gift.”...son of Joseph and Susan Barnosky.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 40...has two older siblings...hobby is going to the beach...favorite food is Chipotle...favorite movie is Forrest Gump... person in history he’d like to meet is Benjamin Franklin...credits his sister as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Lebron James... son of Jeffrey and Valerie Frank.

Kyle Castro

Robert Graves

Fr. • 6-0 • Butterfly/Freestyle Vacaville, CA (Vacaville)

Fr. • 6-2 • Distance Freestyle Brentwood, TN (Brentwood)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...holds school records in the 200 free and 100 fly...California Scholastic Federation lifetime member...graduated with high honors...high school swimming coach was David Van Buskirk... swam club for Vacaville Swim Team, coached by Darin Mai and Andy Wedaman.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...beat USAFA teammate Kevin Jackson in the 500 free and was runner up to Jackson in the 200 free at the state championships...swam club for Excel Aquatics, coached by Mark Walker. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 31...mother is a USAFA graduate...both his parents are airline pilots...nickname is Robby...has three younger siblings... favorite food is apple pie...favorite movie is Endless Summer...credits Luke Herline as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Matt Grevers...if he could be on any reality TV show it would be American Idol...son of Rob and Sandy Graves.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 10...both his parents are retired Air Force officers...has two siblings...hobby is going to the movies...favorite movie is Inception...person in history he’d like to meet is Abraham Lincoln...something most people don’t know about his is that he’s an Eagle Scout...favorite athlete is Jason Lezak...pre-meet/race rituals are to eat and listen to music...favorite quote: “It’s not what you’re looking at but what you see.” - Henry David Thoreau...son of David and Katherine Castro.

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Men’s Swimming & Diving

Meet The Falcons

Kevin Jackson

Alex Leighton

Fr. • 6-0 • Freestyle/Medley Memphis, TN (Germantown)

Fr. • 5-11 • Freestyle/Butterfly Tucson, AZ (Salpointe Catholic)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...All-American in 500 free... school record-holder in 200 and 500 free...top five swimmer in 500 free all four years...beat USAFA teammate Robert Graves in the 200 free and was runner up to Graves in the 500 free at the state championships...Scholastic All-American... French National Honors Society...Third place winner of Battle of the Brains Science Competition...high school swimming coach was Scott Robinson...swam club for Germantown Swim Team, also coached by Scott Robinson...national qualifier.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in swimming...Arizona state champion in the butterfly...school record-holder in the 100 fly and 200 medley relay...on honor roll all four years...high school swimming coach was Matthew Hough...swam club for Tucson Ford Aquatics, coached by Johno Fergusson. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 39...mother, Crissy, won two gold medals (4x100 medley relay and 4x100 freestyle relay) and silver in the 100 butterfly at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona...has a younger sibling...nickname is Leightron...favorite food is chicken salad sandwich...favorite movie is The Royal Tenenbaums...person in history he’d like to meet is Ernest Hemingway...credits his mom as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Brian Wilson because of his beard...pre-race/meet ritual is listening to very, very loud music...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Top Gear...favorite quote: “To give anything less that your best is to sacrifice the gift.” -- Steve Prefontaine...son of Charlie and Crissy Leighton.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 15...has a younger sister...hobby is sleeping...favorite food is Chipotle burritos...favorite movie is The Hangover... most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that its the home of Justin Timberlake and Elvis...pre-race/meet ritual is listening to music...son of Richard and Karen Jackson.

Sean Ledford

Kevin Mitchell

Fr. • 5-10 • Fly/IM/Back Sebastian River, FL (Sebastian River)

Fr. • 6-1 • Fly/Free/IM London, England (TASIS: The American School in England)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in swimming...team captain and team MVP...owns three school records (100, fly, 100 back, 200 IM)...graduated in top 10 percent of class...Gilliam academic award recipient...high school swimming coach was Scott Barlow...swam club for Treasure Coast Swimming Conquistadors, also coached by Scott Barlow.

HIGH SCHOOL: Swam club for Bracknell & Workingham Swim Club, coached by Nigel Willis...team captain as a senior...Junior Nationals qualifier...10 time British National qualifier. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 31...greatest moment in sports is swimming the English Channel and setting the three-person channel swimming world record...has two younger siblings...hobbies are photography, hiking, playing FIFA soccer...favorite food is Chicken Tika Marsala...favorite movie is Gladiator...person in history he’d like to meet is Ronald Reagan...enjoys listening to Blink 182...son of Russ and Susan Mitchell.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 29...has three younger brothers...hobbies are paintball, scuba diving and swimming...favorite food is brisket...favorite movie is The Avengers...something most people don’t know about him is that he has two extra ribs...credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Brenden Hansen...pre-race/meet rituals are deep breathing, loosening up and visualizing...favorite quote: “Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.”...son of Patrick and Carolyn Ledford.

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Jaron Swinburn

Dominic Vallejo

Fr. • 5-11 • Diving Rancho Cucamonga, CA (Rancho Cucamonga)

Fr. • 5-11 • Diving Laguna Hills, CA (Laguna Hills)

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered one year in swimming and diving...Diver of the year, scholar athlete, placed 11th at California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championships.

Notable: Began diving in 2010 after graduating from high school. Saddleback College: California State Diving Champion in 2010 after winning 1m and 3m diving at the California Community College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving Championships...went undefeated during his time at Saddleback...also dove for Crown Valley Divers club team, coached by Curt Wilson.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 24...has three siblings...hobbies are snowboarding and skateboarding...favorite food is Nutter Butter...favorite movie is V for Vendetta...favorite book is Slaughterhouse Five...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Fear Factor... Favorite quote:“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do”...son of Michael and Barbara Swinburn.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in wrestling...was runner-up in CIF wrestling championships. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 11...has a sister...nickname is Dom... hobbies are snowboarding and mountain biking...favorite food is chocolate... favorite movie is American History X...credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career...son of Bob and Doris Vallejo.

Matt Walls Fr. • 6-1 • Backstroke/Freestyle Ellicott City, MD (Chapelgate Christian)

Aaron Tipton

HIGH SCHOOL: Swam club for Retriever Aquatic Club, coached by Chris Gibeau...set club team record in 100 and 200 back...multiple state, zone and region winner...won the New England Senior Championship winner in the 200 back.

Fr. • 5-11 • Beast/Free/Fly Mansfield, TX (Mansfield)

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 18...nickname is Matt...has a younger brother...hobbies are cooking, rock climbing and archery...favorite foods are chocolate donuts, buffalo chicken pizza and zebra cakes...favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail...person in history he’d like to meet is George Washington...favorite athlete is Aaron Piersol...pre-race/meet rituals are kicking everything out of his mind and just relax all his muscles...favorite quote: “The harder the conquest, the more glorious the triumph.”...son of Stephen and Linda Walls.

2011-12: Attended the USAFA Prep school and swam club for the Falfins Swim Club, coached by Mike Stromberg. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...All-American...high school swimming coach was Cody Huckabay...swam club for Mansfield Aquatic Club, coached by Cody Huckabay. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 29...has two younger siblings...hobby is cooking...favorite food is barbeque...favorite movie is 300...something most people don’t know about him is that he has a private pilots license...pre-race/ meet ritual is to eat pizza the night before...has country, rock and hip hop on his iPod...son of Craig and Dana Tipton.

Nate Zillweger Fr. • 5-10 • Diving Phoenix, AZ (Willow Canyon) HIGH SCHOOL: High school diving coach was Melynda Fenn...dove for AZ Heat, coached by Jeff Kunselman. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38...has two siblings...nicknames are Z, Zilly, Ziggy and Taterz...major is aeronautical engineering...future plans are to become a pilot or engineer... son of Cliff and Mary Zillweger.

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2011-12 Season Recap 2011-12 Season Recap Date 10/9 10/28

11/4 11/5 11/10 11/11 11/17-19 1/13 1/20 1/21 1/28 2/15-18

Opponent/Meet at Colorado Mesa^ vs. Utah^ ADAMS STATE COLORADO COLLEGE COLORADO MESA COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES vs. Seattle at Pacific at Pacific vs. Seattle vs. Cal State Bakersfield UTAH at Wyoming Arena Invite % BYU WYOMING DENVER at UNLV MPSF Championhips #

Place/Score W, 263-91 L, 164-190 W, 170-34 W, 164-73 W, 138.50-92.50 W, 155-78 W, 118.50-86.50 W, 118-87 L, 96-166 W, 136-126 L, 108.50-153.50 L, 142-158 L, 109.5-190.5 5th, 546 pts L, 120-180 L, 127-173 L, 90-153 L, 91-147 6th, 265 pts

^ Intermountain Shootout - Grand Junction, Colo. % Arena Invitational - Long Beach, Calif. ! In Denver, Colo. # MPSF Championships - Los Angeles, Calif. Record: 8-9 MPSF Championships Finish: 6th, 265 pts Men’s Swimming & Diving MVP - Corydon Butler Senior Corydon Butler is Air Force men’s swimming & diving team MVP. Butler capped off a stellar four-year career by earning AllMountain Pacific Sports Federation in a teamleading three events. Butler was AFA’s lone first-team all-conference recipient, earning the honor in the 500 yard freestyle, where he was the MPSF runner-up. Butler also earned second-team All-MPSF in the 200 free and the 1650 free. Butler leaves the Academy ranking in the school’s top 10 list in four events.

All-MPSF 1st Team Corydon Butler - 500 free 2nd Team Corydon Butler - 200, 1650 free Cody Deacon - 100 breast Max Evans-Nolan - 1650 free Alex Pecci - Platform diving MPSF All-Academic Sr. Cody Deacon**** Jr. Brent White*** So. Angus MacDonald** So. Alex Pecci** So. Jonathan Eng* * Times all-academic

Team Awards Team Most Inspirational Cody Deacon - Sr. Senior who Contributed Most to Air Force Swimming Cody Deacon Junior who Contributed Most to Air Force Swimming Ryan Brigman

MW Scholar-Athlete Sr. Cody Deacon Fr. Sam Weiser

Air Force Academy All-Time Top 10 Swims Event/Time/Rank 200 Free *Corydon Butler 1:38.41 (5) *Tim Martinelli 1:39.13 (9) *Ryan Dunne 1:39.16 (10) 1000 Free Max Evans-Nolan 9:17.78 split in 1650 free (4) *Corydon Butler 9:21.76 split in 1650 free (6) 100 Back Angus MacDonald 49.98 (6) Additional Honors/Highlights Cody Deacon - Olympic Trials Qualifier, 100 Breast - 6 Top 10 swims - 5 Top 10 swims at MPSF Championships

Capital One Academic All-America® Cody Deacon - First Team At Large Capital One Academic All-District Cody Deacon - First Team At Large

Team MVP Corydon Butler

Sophomore who Contributed Most to Air Force Swimming Angus MacDonald Freshman who Contributed Most to Air Force Swimming Ryan Dunne

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Air Force Men’s Swimming History The Falcon swimming program had its beginnings in 1955 with the first Air Force Academy class. The Academy in Colorado Springs was not yet built and the cadets attended school in Denver at Lowry AFB. Dr. M.M. MacKenzie was the first head coach and compiled a 15-11 record during the first four years. The Cadet Natatorium was completed in 1959 and the Falcons hosted their first home meet that fall. The 1960s were an exciting decade for the Falcons as Air Force swimmers qualified for the NCAA Championships eight out of 10 years. Capt. Paul Cleland was head coach for three years, achieving a 2510 record. Capt. Bob Nugent took over in 1963 and went 23-19 in a three-year stint. Backstroker Barry Beilinski became the swimming program’s first AllAmerican in 1963. In 1966, the NCAA brought the Division I championships to the Academy. Swimming World Magazine complimented the meet organization: “The Academy, nestled in an 18,000 acre site at the foot of the Rocky Mountains, matched its architectural grandeur with outstanding organizational efficiency to make the championships one of the greatest ever held.” Nugent and Colonel E.A. Rafalko, the Falcons’ athletic director and meet director, were commended for their contributions, especially for securing electronic timing. Later, this proved that the equipment should be mandatory for all important meets. The “7,000 plus feet above sea level” conditions created comment and controversy as coaches predicted and evaluated their swimmers’ performance at the high altitude. That year, breaststroker Steven Seigler was the swimming team’s second All-American. He repeated in 1967, the year Maj. Paul Arata began his tenure as head coach. The final year of the 1960s was one of the highlight years of the decade as the Falcons were 19-0 in dual meets. One of the most exciting dual meets came against Colorado State. The meet came down to the last relay. If the Falcons won, they would win the meet by a point. The packed stands cheered Bob Nieman, Warren Flaherty, D.K. Martin and Bryan Rye to a victory and an NCAA qualifying time of 3:12.02 (fastest in the country up to that point) , four seconds ahead of the Rams. The Air Force team took nine to the NCAAs that year and the same relay team placed 10th, good for All-American status. Rye, a transfer from Colorado State, would go down in Falcon history after that year. In the meet versus the Rams, he won the 50 and 100 free and anchored the 400 free relay team with a 45.6 split,

Bryan Rye All-America, 1969

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one of the fastest splits in the country. Rye also beat CSU’s All-American sprinter, Dennis O’Connor, three times that day. After graduation, Rye flew helicopters and served in Vietnam where he was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for a successful rescue mission. Rye was killed in action in 1975 and posthumously promoted to the rank of Captain. The Most Valuable Swimmer Award is named in his honor and given each year at the Annual Individual Awards Banquet. In 1970, Nieman was an All-American in two events as he won the consolation heat in both the 100 and 200 freestyle at the NCAAs. A few years later, Nieman would become the Academy’s first Olympian as he competed in the 1976 Games in modern pentathlon. He would qualify for the team again in 1980. The men entered the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1981 and a period of adjustment followed. The men had the depth to win dual meets as they were 4-0 in WAC contests that first year but had a tough time at the WAC Championships. In 1981, John Sayre was the program’s first WAC champion (200 IM) as he also qualified for the NCAAs. Mike Brown qualified for the Olympic trials in the 200 meter butterfly, after placing ninth (2:03.71) at the NCAAs in 1984. Arata, after 16 years at the helm, retired after the 1983 season. His record was 188-10 for the men and 113-5-1 for the women, a combined total of 301-15-1, an unreal winning percentage of 95 percent. The men also had an undefeated home victory streak of 108, covering 16 years beginning in 1967. During Arata’s reign, there were six All-Americans in eight events and one national champion on the men’s team. On the women’s side there were six national champions in 12 events with 27 different women achieving All-America honors in 112 different events. Maj. Kelly Kemp was the next head coach and remained in that position until 1987. Maj. Jim Hogue took over in 1988, while Lt. Col. Mikki King returned to coach the diving team. The next few years were diving dominant, as Hogue was Division II coach of the year in both 1987 and 1988. In the fall of 1988, Keith “Casey” Converse began his first year as head coach. In 1990, the Falcons beat WAC rivals BYU and Utah in home dual meets. That same year, Drew Whitting became the team’s second WAC champion by winning the 500 and 1,650 free and qualifying for the NCAAs. The 1991 WAC Championships saw the Falcons ascend to a second-place finish behind Utah, their highest WAC finish ever. The team garnered four WAC individual titles, Whitting again in the 500 and 1650 free, Bucky MacLaughlin in the 50 free and Tony Bamsey in the 100 breaststroke. The team also won its first-ever relay championship (200 free relay comprised of Bamsey, MacLaughlin, Sheesley and Squires). For this remarkable finish, Converse was named WAC Coach of the Year. Whitting also became the first All-American (HM) on the men’s team since 1975 as he placed 13th in both the 500 and the 1650 free at the NCAA Division I Championships. The men continued to fare well, going 7-2 in dual meets in 1992 with Bamsey winning another WAC title (50 free). Joining him in the winner’s circle was Sam Chest-

nut (1650 free) as the Falcons placed fifth at the WAC Championships. The following year brought an end to one great swimmer’s career but the beginning of another’s. Whitting won his third WAC title by winning a title in the 500 meter free. His time of 4:20.09 is still the WAC record. Freshman Matt Davis also won a WAC championship in the 400 IM as the men went 6-3 in dual meets. Davis continued his excellence, as the Falcons’ only WAC champion in 1994, repeating in the 400 IM. Jon Kalberer (distance freestyle) joined Davis on the All-WAC team. Davis won a total of three WAC championships during his career (400 IM in 1993 and 1994 and 200 fly in 1995). The 1998-99 season saw Rob Clayton take over as head coach. He replaced Converse, who moved over to coach the women’s program full-time. The team continued to climb up the ranks in the conference standings. After finishing 11-2 in dual meets, the team improved to a fifth-place finish at the WAC Championships. With 11 dual wins, Air Force reached the double-figure mark in victories for the second consecutive year and only the second time since 1986. The effort at the WAC Championships was one of the best ever for the Falcons, with seven records being established, three of them in individual events and four in relay events. In the fall of 1999, the Academy joined the Mountain West Conference as a founding institution. Charlie Toth became the Academy’s first MWC champion in any sport when he won the 100 freestyle at the 2000 MWC Championships. Matt Ihlenfeld added an individual title in the 200 breast, as the team moved up again in the conference standings to finish third. The highlight of the 2001 MWC Championships was the team’s victory in the 200 medley relay. Paul Brehm, John Dayton, Nate Amidon and Toth brought home the title in record-setting time to claim the Academy’s first relay championship in 10 years. Ihlenfeld swept the breaststroke events, establishing new MWC records of 54.70 and 1:58.67. The Falcons also sent two swimmers to the NCAA Championships (Toth and Ihlenfeld) for the first time since 1995. At the 2002 MWC Championships, the Falcons won the 400 medley relay (Brehm, Dayton, Eric Pounds, Amidon) and Brehm won both the 100 and 200 backstroke. For the third consecutive year, the Falcons finished third at the MWC Championships. After a 12-2 season (3-1 in MWC) in 2002-03, the Falcons finished as conference runners-up at 2003 MWC Championships. It marked just the second time in Academy history that the program had finished this high. Brehm again led the effort, as he successfully defended his championship in the 200 backstroke. At the 2004 Championships, the Falcons repeated as runners-up. This came on the heels of finishing the regular season with an 8-4 record in dual meets. Freshman Chris Knaute capped off a stellar rookie campaign by winning the 1650 free with a time of 15:28.21, then an MWC record and secondfastest mark in school history. As a sophomore, Knaute dominated the 2005 MWC Championships, winning the 500 and 1650 free and 400 IM. His accomplishments led to his being named MWC Swimmer of the Year. He became the first in the history of the program to receive Conference Swimmer of the Year Honors. Joining him on the All-MWC team were sophomore Justin Lapin and senior Evan Parr. In 2006, the Falcons took third place at the MWC Championships, setting four school records in the process. Knaute defended his titles in the 500

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Air Force Men’s Swimming History and 1650 free and 400 IM, while Paul Parmenter won the 200 IM and Brady Lindberg won the platform diving event. Stan Curnow was named co-diving coach of the year. Knaute also participated in the NCAAs, earning honorable mention All-America honors in the 400 IM and 500 free. Once again, the Falcons finished third in the MWC in 2007. Knaute was named the MWC Men’s Swimmer of the Year for the second time, winning two more conference titles in the 400 IM and 500 free. Parmenter and Lindberg defended their titles in the 200 IM and platform dive, respectively, while Rob Clayton was honored as the men’s swimming coach of the year. In addition, the 800 free relay team of Bryan Avery, T.J. Cowling, Parmenter and Knaute set a new school record, shattering the previous mark by three seconds. Knaute went on to compete at the NCAA Championships for a second year. Knaute and Parmenter also competed at the U.S. Open, both qualifying for the Olympic Trials. The Falcons, who lost conference champions Knaute, Lindberg and Parmenter, were forced to rebuild in 2008, but still finished fourth at the conference championships. Sophomore Kyle Van Valkenburg was the MWC champion in the platform

dive, giving the Falcons the title in the event for the third-straight season. In addition, Avery set a new school record in the 100 fly, while he, fellow junior Justin Day and freshman Benjamin Gunn all earned qualifying marks for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. Air Force managed to put together one of its best-ever MWC Championship finishes in 2009, placing second behind UNLV. The Falcons claimed two individual titles, with Gunn winning the 200 IM in school-record fashion and Van Valkenburg defending his championship in the platform. In addition, a total of eight school records (four individual, four relay) were set during the conference meet. Gunn led the way by turning in Academy-best marks in the 200 IM, 100 fly and 200 fly, while Day set the new standard in the 100 breast. The Falcons also set new school records in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays. In 2010, the Falcons followed up the stellar 2009 season with another second-place finish at the MWC Championships. Gunn won his second 200 IM title, setting a new conference and school record. Gunn also set a school record in the 100 back. Nine individuals earned all-conference honors across 21 events. In addition, Clayton was named MWC Coach

of the Year for the third time in his career. In 2011, Air Force graduated a stellar senior class, led by Gunn. Gunn was the 200 fly champion at the MW Championships, in addition to setting school records in the 100 fly and 100 and 200 back events. Gunn also earned the MW Senior Recognition award. In addition to Gunn, Corydon Butler and Paul Leonhardt earned all-MW honors. The 800 free relay group of Gunn, Leonhardt, Tim Martinelli and Butler also earned all-MW honors. In addition, senior Eric Robinson was named MW Scholar Athlete of the Year, becoming the third Falcon men’s swimmer to earn the honor. The 2012 team made the jump to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, going 8-9 on the season and finishing sixth at the championships. The Falcons had six all-conference swims, led by senior Corydon Butler. Butler earned first-team honors in the 500 free and second-team in the 200 and 1650 free. Senior Cody Deacon qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 breast and was also a Firstteam Academic All-American.

Air Force Diving Program Has Rich History As with the Falcons’ swimming program, the Air Force diving team has also enjoyed enormous success over its history. Air Force has had a total of 16 first-team AllAmericans and three national champions (Division I and Division II) in just over four decades of competition. The first great diver in Academy history was Don McLean. A 1966 graduate, McLean was an AllAmerican in 1965 and placed ninth in the nation on one-meter and 12th on three-meter. He was the first Falcon diver to qualify for the NCAAs and earn All-America status. In the 1970s, the diving coach position was filled by Olympic diving coach Dick Smith, who began laying a solid foundation that would benefit future Air Force divers. He was replaced in 1973 by Capt. Micki King, a springboard diving gold medalist in the 1972 Olympic Games. Included in this era is Rick McAlister, one of the best athletes to ever attend the Academy. Coached by both Smith and King, McAlister is the most successful diver in Academy history. In 1974, he was the three-meter NCAA national champion and placed fourth on one-meter, single-handedly scoring 27 points as the Falcons placed 13th in the nation. A four-time All-American, he won five national independent titles and took three second-place finishes on the one-meter board at the National AAUs. In 1976, Chuck Kennedy replaced King as the coach and a new era began as women entered the Academy. Janet Peterson, class of 1981, was the Academy’s first female All-American in diving. She won the award eight times, twice each year on both boards, at the AIAW Division II National Championships. Shawn Whitson, an ‘82 graduate and another outstanding diver, was a seven-time All-American. In 1982, Linda Telkamp became the first female diver to claim a national title, winning the threemeter competition. Telkamp was also an eight-time All-American as the 1980s produced several diving legends including Nancy Burdick (‘83), a five-time All-American. In 1983, Micki King returned to coach four more All-Americans. They were Tina Landschultz (five times), Dana Strong (three times), Pam Klein (one time) and Mary Rainaldi (one time). In 1990, King was replaced by Capt. Brian Shimel

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and both had a hand in coaching the strongest duo of woman divers in the history of the Academy, Kim Dornburg and Dawn Dishner. Dornburg, a six-time All-American, was national champion on one-meter and three-meter in 1988 and again won the one-meter title in 1991. Dishner, a seven-time All-American, was the three-meter national champion in 1989. Dornburg won the Academy’s Most Valuable Swimmer/Diver award three times, while Dishner won it twice. Only one other women’s swimmer or diver (Patty Martinez) has ever won the award more than twice. In addition to the success of the women divers, the men also fielded strong competitors. Jeff Faley qualified for the NCAAs in 1987 on both boards. In 1991, another great Academy diver, Bo Bloomer, became Air Force’s first WAC champion diver by winning the three-meter competition. In 1992, Stan Curnow took over the diving reins. In his tenure at the Academy, he has produced several female All-Americans. In his first year, Sarah Saxer, class of 1993, earned All-American honors on both boards while Rebecca Currie was an AllAmerican in the three-meter. The two repeated as All-Americans in 1993. With Saxer gone, Casey Cornish earned honorable mention on both boards in 1994 while Currie finished out her career with her first top-eight finish in one-meter. In 1995, three women earned honorable mention All-American honors and helped the Falcons to the Division II national championship. They were Lauren Eckert, Cornish and Dawn McCown. Cornish, finishing out a brilliant career, was the only Falcon to score on both boards at the 1996 NCAAs, a year that brought another national championship to Air Force. Sophomore Elly Bunzendahl became the program’s first first-team All-American since Currie in 1993 when she earned the honor by placing seventh in the three-meter. As the Academy’s diving program forges ahead in the new millenium, a commitment to improve on both the men’s and women’s side has been evident. In their final season competing in the WAC, the divers contributed to Air Force’s fifthplace finish. Doug Hulse added a top-eight finish on the platform while Jim Marion placed in the one-meter.

After their strong showing at the WAC, the divers went on to record impressive performances at the NCAA Zone E Championships. Marion and Hulse each placed in two events while Dave Devemark placed in the platform competition. In 2002, Sarah Law won the one- and threemeter diving titles at the 2002 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Law, who was also named the Diver of the Year, is a repeat winner in the one-meter. The four-time conference diving champion was also awarded with the conference’s senior recognition award for excellence in and out of the pool. Jessica Williams won the 2002 MWC platform title. She also holds the conference record on platform (384.55). In 2004, Ben Chapman earned a trip to the NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals with his win in the three-meter dive at the AFA Diving Invitational. The 2005-06 season was a solid year for Falcon diving, as junior Brady Lindberg was the conference champion in the men’s platform diving. Sophomore Danielle Dowds was the lone first-team all-conference selection on the women’s team, earning the honors in the platform diving and coach Stan Curnow was named co-diving coach of the year. Lindberg then defended his conference title in the platform dive in 2007, winning the event for a second time, while freshman David Arlington garned All-MWC honors at three-meters. Despite the graduation of Lindberg, the strength of the diving program remained evident in 2008, as Kyle Van Valkenburg was the lone conference champion for the Falcons, winning the men’s platform dive. The sophomore’s title marked the third straight year that an Air Force diver had won the event. Meanwhile, Dowds earned All-MWC honors once again in the platform dive. In 2009, the Falcons’ success on the platform continued, with Van Valkenburg defending his title, while junior Chelsea Tompkins earned all-conference honors on the women’s platform. In addition, Van Valkenburg posted all-conference honors on the three-meter springboard, while Arlington added an all-conference performance on the onemeter board.

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Honors & Awards Team MVP (Sponsored by the family of Captain Bryan Rye, Class of ‘71) 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Bob Nieman Bob Nieman Bruce Fisher Jim Thompson Rick McAlister, Diver Rick McAlister, Diver Rick McAlister, Diver Frank Snyder Frank Snyder Doug Poorman Steve Waters Steve Waters John Sayre John Sayre Garrett Thompson Garrett Thompson James Boegman James Boegman Tom McGinnis Bucky MacLaughlin Bucky MacLaughlin Drew Whitting Drew Whitting Sam Chesnut Matt Davis Matt Davis Matt Davis Jon Kalberer Matt Davis Tim Paschke Cody Rasmussen Charlie Toth Charlie Toth Paul Brehm Paul Brehm Chris Knaute Chris Knaute Chris Knaute Chris Knaute Bryan Avery Benjamin Gunn Benjamin Gunn Benjamin Gunn Corydon Butler

Diving National Champions Rick McAlister 1974 Three-meters Swimming All-Americans Barry Bielinski 1963 100 Backstroke Stephen Seigler 1966 200 Breaststroke 1967 200 Breaststroke Warren Flaherty 1969 400 Freestyle Relay Douglas Martin 1969 400 Freestyle Relay Bob Nieman 1969 400 Freestyle Relay 1970 100 Freestyle 1970 200 Freestyle Bryan Rye 1969 400 Freestyle Relay Drew Whitting 1993 500 Freestyle Matt Davis 1995 200 Butterfly Chris Knaute

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2006 400 IM 2006 500 Freestyle Diving All-Americans Daniel McLean 1965 One-meter 1965 Three-meters Rick McAlister 1973 Three-meters 1974 One-meter 1974 Three-meters 1975 One-meter U.S. Olympic Trials Drew Whitting 1992 400 Freestyle 2000 1,500 Freestyle Matt Davis 1996 200 Butterfly Matt Horner 2000 200 Backstroke Matt Ihlenfeld 2000 100 Breaststroke 2000 200 Breaststroke Charlie Toth 2000 50 Freestyle 2000 100 Freestyle Bryan Avery 2008 100 Butterfly Justin Day 2008 100 Breaststroke Benjamin Gunn 2008 100 Butterfly Chris Knaute 2008 200 IM 2008 400 IM Paul Parmenter 2008 100 Backstroke 2008 100 Butterfly 2008 200 IM U.S. World Championships Trials Chris Knaute 2005 200 Freestyle 2005 400 Freestyle Olympic Team Bob Nieman 1976 Modern Pentathlon 1980 Modern Pentathlon, fencing 1988 Modern Pentathlon Eli Bremer 2008 Modern Pentathlon WAC Swimming Coach of the Year Casey Converse, 1991 MWC Swimming Coach of the Year Rob Clayton, 2007, 2010 MWC Diving Coach of the Year Stan Curnow, 2001, 2002, 2006 MWC Men’s Swimmer of the Year Chris Knaute, 2005, 2007 Conference Champions** John Sayre 1981 200 IM 1982 200 IM Tony Bamsey 1991 100 Breaststroke 1992 50 Freestyle Bo Bloomer 1991 Three-meters

Bucky MacLauglin 1991 50 Free 1992 50 Free Drew Whitting 1991 500 Free 1991 1,650 Free 1993 500 Free Bamsey, MacLaughlin, Sheesley, Squires 2001 200 Medley Relay Sam Chesnut 1992 1,650 Freestyle Matt Davis 1993 400 IM 1994 400 IM 1995 200 Butterfly Matt Ihlenfeld 2000 200 Breast 2001 100 Breast 2001 200 Breast Charlie Toth 2000 100 Free Brehm, Dayton, Amidon, Toth 2001 200 Medley Relay Paul Brehm 2002 100 Backstroke 2002 200 Backstroke 2003 200 Backstroke Brehm, Dayton, Pounds, Amidon 2002 400 Medley Relay Chris Knaute 2004 1650 Free 2005 1650 Free 2005 500 Free 2005 400 IM 2006 1650 Free 2006 500 Free 2006 400 IM 2007 500 Free 2007 400 IM Brady Lindberg 2006 Platform Diving 2007 Platform Diving Paul Parmenter 2006 200 IM 2007 200 IM Kyle Van Valkenburg 2008 Platform Diving 2009 Platform Diving Benjamin Gunn 2009 200 IM 2010 200 IM 2011 200 Fly ** Western Athletic Conference (1981-1999) Mountain West Conference (2000-11) Mountian Pacific Sports Federation (2011-Present) MWC Senior Recognition Award Matt Horner, 2002 Paul Brehm, 2004 Matt Karmondy, 2006 Chris Knaute, 2007 Benjamin Gunn, 2011 MWC 10th-Anniversary Team Chris Knaute MWC Scholar-Athlete of the Year John Dayton, 2003 Matt Karmondy, 2006 Eric Robinson, 2011 NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship Bill Lauritzen, 1973 Shawn Whitson, 1982

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Honors & Awards/Dual W-L Charlie Toth, 2001 John Dayton, 2003 Matt Karmondy, 2006 Eric Robinson, 2011 ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-American John Dayton, 2003 Eric Robinson, 2010 Cody Deacon, 2012 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American John Dayton, 2000-03 Tim Paschke, 2000 Charlie Toth, 2000 Paul Brehm, 2001 Paul Parmenter, 2007 Eric Robinson, 2009 (honorable mention) Eric Robinson, 2010 Cody Deacon 2010 Eric Robinson, 2011 Academy Awards Athletic Leadership 1960 Derry Adamson 1968 John Graham 1969 Chris Curtis Scholar Athlete 1966 Ronald Grabe 1967 Gary Reid 1979 Frank Synder 1980 Dirk Jordan 2003 John Dayton 2006 Matt Karmondy 2011 Eric Robinson Athletic Excellence 1975 Rick McAlister 2001 Charlie Toth 2007 Chris Knaute Outstanding Athletic Achievement 2006 Chris Knaute Rhodes Scholar Ken Davison, 1984 Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete John Dayton, 2003 Matt Karmondy, 2003-06 Rory Peterson, 2003-04 Matt Sievers, 2004-07 Spencer Liedl, 2005-08 Paul Gannett, 2007 Eric Robinson, 2008-11 Johnathan Cox, 2009 Cody Deacon, 2009-12 Sam Wieser, 2012 Academic All-Conference Andrew Badgett (1999, 00) James Bales (1998, 99, 00, 01) Andrew Bergman (2004, 05, 06, 07) Casey Bowen (2001, 02, 03, 04) Paul Brehm (2001, 02, 03, 04) Spencer Butt (2006, 08, 09) Ben Chapman (2001, 04) Peter Cialkowski (2011) T.J. Cowling (2005, 06, 07) Johnathan Cox (2009) John Dayton (2000, 01, 02, 03) Cody Deacon (2009, 10, 11, 12) Dave Devemark (1997) Matt Dunker (1997)

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Matt Durkin (1995, 96, 97) Dave Dutcher (1995, 96) Nathan Erickson (2009) Jonathan Eng (2012) John Fitzsimmons (1991, 92) Mike Foster (1997, 98, 99) Steve Frank (1994) Paul Gannett (2007) Nathaniel Gilbert (2008, 09, 10, 11) Nathan Glandon (2008) Benjamin Gunn (2011) Josh Hammervold (2008) Tom Hansen (2008, 09, 11) Andrew Hauffe (2006) Justin Hauffe (2004) Marshall Haylett (2000, 01, 02) Matt Horner (2000, 01, 02) Scott Hudson (1997, 98, 99) Matt Ihlenfeld (2000, 01) Matt Karmondy (2003, 04, 05, 06) Greg Kraus (1995) Coby Leslie (1996) Spencer Liedl (2005, 06, 07, 08) Brady Lindberg (2007) Sean Londrigan (1991, 92) Rolf Lundemark (1993, 95) Angus MacDonald (2012) James Marion (2000) James McCroan (2001, 02) Karl Mohrmann (2008, 09) McKay Morgan (2000) Chris Morin (2007, 08) Ryan Moss (2004, 05, 06, 07) John Olson (2000) Paul Parmenter (2004, 05, 06. 07) Evan Parr (2002, 03, 04, 05) Tim Paschke (1998, 99, 00) Eric Patten (1991) Alex Pecci (2011, 12) Scott Percival (1998, 99, 00, 01) Rory Peterson (2001, 02, 03, 04) Mason Phelps (2001, 02, 03, 04) Eric Pounds (2001, 02, 03, 04) Cody Rasmussen (1997, 98, 99) Beau Reibe (2010) Eric Robinson (2008, 09, 10, 11) Nate Rump (1991) Matt Shipstead (1998, 99, 00) Matt Sievers (2004, 05, 06, 07) Tim Songster (1992, 93) Race Steinfort (2000, 01, 02) Andrew Stolee (2001) Shawn Strabley (2001) Derek Tharaldson (1997) Charlie Toth (2000, 01) Nick Uzelac (2005, 06, 07) Patrick Vandam (2003) Kyle Van Valkenburg (2008, 09, 10) Mike Vetter (1991, 92) Brent White (2010, 11, 12) Layne Wilson (2006, 07, 08) Paul Young (2010, 11)

Men’s Dual Records Year 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

W L Coach 3 4 Dr. M.M. MacKenzie 4 5 Dr. M.M. MacKenzie 8 2 Dr. M.M. MacKenzie 10 1 Capt. Paul Cleland 9 3 Capt. Paul Cleland 6 6 Capt. Paul Cleland 5 6 Capt. Bob Nugent 5 6 Capt. Bob Nugent 7 2 Capt. Bob Nugent 6 5 Capt. Bob Nugent 6 7 Capt. Paul Arata 12 1 Capt. Paul Arata 19 0 Maj. Paul Arata 12 0 Maj. Paul Arata 13 1 Maj. Paul Arata 13 3 Maj. Paul Aehnlich 12 0 Maj. Paul Arata 11 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 12 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 6 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 10 1 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 9 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 12 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 13 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 13 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 13 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 15 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 14 2 Capt. Kelly Kemp 13 5 Capt. Kelly Kemp 12 4 Maj. Kelly Kemp 4 5 Capt. Jim Hogue 6 3 Maj. Jim Hogue 7 3 Casey Converse 9 3 Casey Converse 9 4 Casey Converse 7 2 Casey Converse 6 3 Casey Converse 5 5 Casey Converse 7 5 Casey Converse 6 4 Casey Converse 3 6 Casey Converse 10 1* Casey Converse 11 2 Rob Clayton 8 3 Rob Clayton 9 4 Rob Clayton 6 4 Rob Clayton 12 2 Rob Clayton 8 4 Rob Clayton 13 7 Rob Clayton 8 4* Rob Clayton 13 3 Rob Clayton 4 7 Rob Clayton 7 12 Rob Clayton 3 4 Rob Clayton 11 6 Rob Clayton 8 9 Rob Clayton 503-179-2 (73.7 % winning percentage) * season record includes a tie

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Air Force Top 10 50 Free 1. Charlie Toth (‘01) 2. Trevor Kildare (‘97) 3. Bucky MacLaughlin (‘91) 4. John Dayton (‘03) 5. Tim Paschke (‘00) 6. Robert Dawson (‘11) 7. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 8. Tyler Paige (‘01) 9. Tony Bamsey (‘92) 10. Chris Morin (‘10)

19.99 20.17 20.28 20.32 20.37 20.44 20.51 20.58 20.61 20.63

2001 1995 1991 2001 1998 2009 2010 2000 1992 2010

1,650 Free 1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 2. Drew Whitting (‘93) 3. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 4. Max Evans-Nolan (‘15) 5. Sam Chesnut (‘92) 6. Corydon Butler (‘12) 7. James Boegman (‘86) 8. Matt Karmondy (06) 9. Steve Sharpe (‘91) 10. Tom Hansen (‘11)

15:09.15 15:10.13 15:24.41 15:28.69 15:30.33 15:31.09 15:39.85 15:41.03 15:43.32 15:46.60

2005 1991 2009 2011 1991 2010 1985 2006 1991 2008

100 Back 1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 2. Paul Brehm (‘04) 3. Kai Yamashiro (‘09) 4. Matt Millikin (‘13) 5. Charles Lebeau (‘06) 6. Angus MacDonald (‘14) 7. Evan Parr (‘05) 8. Justin Lapin (‘07) 9. Paul Young (‘13) 10. Lance Bohlman (‘94)

48.13 48.85 49.37 49.45 49.76 49.98 50.16 50.36 50.48 50.59

2011 2003 2009 2011 2003 2012 2005 2007 2011 1992

100 Free 1. Charlie Toth (‘01) 2. Bucky MacLaughlin (‘91) 3. Tim Paschke (‘00) 4. Robert Dawson (‘11) 5. Micah Newmann (‘14) 6. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 7. Tim Martinelli (‘13) 8. John Dayton (‘03) 9. Tyler Paige (‘01) 10. Chris Morin (‘10)

43.79 44.50 44.67 44.73 44.84 44.90 45.16 45.17 45.21 45.24

2001 1991 1998 2010 2011 2010 2012 2002 1999 2010

200 Individual Medley 1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 2. Paul Parmenter (‘07) 3. Nick Burton (‘07) 4. Matt Davis (‘97) 5. Chris Morin (‘10) 6. Cody Rasmussen (‘99) 7. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 8. Chris Knaute (‘07) 9. Justin Lapin (‘07) 10. Spencer Liedl (‘08)

1:47.22 1:48.72 1:48.87 1:49.07 1:49.58 1:49.68 1:49.78 1:49.86 1:49.98 1:50.44

2010 2006 2006 1997 2010 1999 2010 2006 2005 2008

200 Back 1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 2. Paul Brehm (‘04) 3. Kai Yamashiro (‘09) 4. Matt Horner (‘02) 5. Justin Lapin (‘07) 6. Matt Millikin (‘13) 7. Paul Young (‘13) 8. Angus MacDonald (‘14) 9. Tom Hansen (‘11) 10. Race Steinfort (‘02)

1:45.60 1:46.27 1:46.44 1:47.19 1:47.21 1:47.93 1:48.05 1:48.36 1:48.49 1:49.39

2011 2003 2009 2001 2006 2011 2010 2011 2009 2001

200 Free 1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 2. Bryan Avery (‘09) 3. Drew Whitting (‘93) 4. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 5. Corydon Butler (‘12) 6. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 7. Eric Robinson (‘11) 8. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 9. Tim Martinelli (‘13) 10. Ryan Dunne (‘15)

1:36.98 1:37.22 1:37.49 1:37.51 1:38.41 1:38.90 1:38.98 1:39.12 1:39.13 1:39.16

2006 2008 1993 2009 2012 2011 2009 2010 2012 2012

400 Individual Medley 1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 2. Matt Davis (‘97) 3. Justin Lapin (‘07) 4. Drew Whitting (‘93) 5. Paul Parmenter (‘07) 6. Matt Horner (‘02) 7. Cody Rasmussen (‘99) 8. Tom Hansen (‘11) 9. Eric Robinson (‘11) 10. Josh Finch (‘01)

3:48.98 3:51.82 3:53.52 3:56.44 3:57.45 3:57.64 3:57.72 3:58.15 3:58.54 3:58.80

2006 1994 2006 1991 2006 2001 1999 2010 2010 1999

100 Breast 1. Justin Day (‘09) 2. Matt Ihlenfeld (‘01) 3. John Dayton (‘03) 4. Cody Deacon (‘12) 5. Josh Hammervold (‘11) 6. Greg Edmonds (‘10) 7. Shanon Anderson (‘99) 8. Kaleb Jenkins (‘13) 9. Andrew Bergman (‘07) 10. Chris Morin (‘10)

53.87 54.70 54.98 55.37 55.54 55.76 55.93 56.23 56.49 56.52

2009 2001 2003 2011 2009 2010 1999 2011 2007 2009

500 Free 1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 2. Drew Whitting (‘93) 3. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 4. Corydon Butler (‘12) 5. Tom Hansen (‘11) 6. Jon Kalberer (‘96) 7. Sam Chesnut (‘92) 8. Bryan Avery (‘09) 9. Steve Sharpe (‘91) 10. Brian Smith (‘81)

4:20.00 4:20.09$ 4:24.80 4:25.14 4:26.70 4:29.07 4:29.10 4:31.26 4:31.45 4:31.46

2006 1993 2009 2012 2009 1994 1991 2007 1991 1978

100 Fly 1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 2. Chris Morin (‘10) 3. Bryan Avery (‘09) 4. Nick Burton (‘07) 5. Eric Pounds (‘04) 6. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 7. Matt Millikin (‘13) 8. Robert Dawson (‘11) 9. Bucky MacLaughlin (‘91) 10. Charles Lebeau (‘06)

47.64 48.08 48.38 48.90 48.91 49.13 49.18 49.23 49.29 49.30

2011 2009 2008 2006 2003 2011 2011 2009 1991 2004

200 Breast 1. Matt Ihlenfeld (‘01) 2. Cody Deacon (‘12) 3. Josh Hammervold (‘11) 4. Greg Edmonds (‘10) 5. Shanon Anderson (‘99) 6. Justin Day (‘09) 7. John Dayton (‘03) 8. Nick Burton (‘07) 9. Ellis Eaton (‘93) 10. Spencer Butt (‘09)

1:58.67 2:00.90 2:01.13 2:01.85 2:02.20 2:02.46 2:02.60 2:02.62 2:03.78 2:03.80

2001 2011 2010 2010 1999 2009 2001 2006 1992 2008

1,000 Free 1. Drew Whitting (‘93) 2. Chris Knaute (‘07) 3. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 4. Max Evans-Nolan (‘15) 5. Sam Chesnut (‘92) 6. Corydon Butler (‘12) 7. James Boegman (‘86) 8. Tom Hansen (‘11) 9. Matt Karmondy (‘06) 10. James McCroan (‘03)

9:07.72 9:11.98 9:15.14 9:17.78$ 9:19.24 9:21.76$ 9:26.53 9:29.80 9:31.02 9:33.55

1991 2006 2009 2011 1991 2012 1986 2009 2006 2000

200 Fly 1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 2. Matt Davis (‘97) 3. Cody Rasmussen (‘99) 4. Mike Brown (‘86) 5. Eric Pounds (‘04) 6. Nick Dixon (‘09) 7. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 8. Chris Knaute (‘07) 9. Eric Robinson (‘11) 10. Paul Parmenter (‘07)

1:45.57 1:46.71 1:47.06 1:47.65 1:48.14 1:48.81 1:48.97 1:49.31 1:49.51 1:49.71

2010 1994 1999 1984 2003 2009 2011 2007 2009 2006

200 Free Relay 1:20.94 (1999 - Paschke, Nguyen, Toth, Paige) 400 Free Relay 2:58.63 (2009 - Morin, O’Keefe, Gunn, Dawson) 800 Free Relay 6:32.32 (2009 - Hansen, O’Keefe, Robinson, Gunn) 200 Medley Relay 1:28.68 (2009 - Yamashiro, Day, Morin, Dawson) 400 Medley Relay 3:15.01 (2009 - Yamashiro, Day, Gunn, Dawson) (updated 10/5/12)

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Men’s Swimming & Diving

Service Academy Top 10 50 Freestyle 1. Noah White 2. Charlie Toth 3. Mike Linn 4. Clinton Cornell 5. Joe Novak 6. Joseph Smutz 7. Coll Haddon Trevor Kildare 9. Terrence Fenningham 10. Bucky MacLaughlin Alex Oldenkamp 100 Freestyle 1. Zach Ingold 2. Charlie Toth 3. Mike Linn 4. Joseph Smutz 5. Joe Novak 6. Mac Anthony 7. Noah White Aaron Aiken 9. Ryan Dunne 10. Bucky MacLaughlin 200 freestyle 1. Mac Anthony 2. Aaron Aiken 3. Chris Knaute 4. Bryan Avery 5. Drew Whitting 6. Sean O’Keefe 7. Ben Gunn 8. Efri Ruthenberg 9. Britton Smith 10. William Norton 500 freestyle 1. Erik Hunter 2. James Anthony 3. Chris Knaute 4. Drew Whitting 5. Justin Vagts 6. James Lascara 7. Sam Martinette 8. Sean O’Keefe 9. Mark Mathson 10. William Norton 1000 freestyle 1. Erik Hunter 2. Drew Whitting 3. Justin Vagts 4. Chris Knaute 5. Sam Martinette 6. Deni Cullum 7. Sean O’Keefe 8. Sumner Rollings 9. Tim Gallaudet 10. Mark Mathson 1650 Freestyle 1. Erik Hunter 2. Justin Vagts 3. Chris Knaute 4. Drew Whitting 5. Sam Martinette 6. Sean O’Keefe 7. Mark Mathson 8. Eric Winter 9. William Norton 10. Max Evans-Nolan

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19.74 19.99 20.04 20.07 20.12 20.13 20.17 20.17 20.25 20.28 20.28

43.61 43.79 43.96 44.08 44.12 44.34 44.37 44.37 44.47 44.50

1:36.29 1:36.80 1:36.98 1:37.22 1:37.49 1:37.51 1:38.18 1:38.20 1:38.23 1:38.34

4:18.56 4:19.75 4:20.00 4:20.09 4:21.12 4:23.15 4:23.98 4:24.80 4:24.99 4:25.27

8:59.52 9:07.72 9:08.73 9:11.98 9:15.94 9:16.43 9:17.35 9:18.60 9:18.75 9:18.87

2004 2001 2005 2001 1998 2006 1987 1995 2004 1991 2009

2012 2001 2006 2006 1998 2009 2003 2011 2012 1991

2011 2009 2006 2008 1993 2009 2011 2004 1997 2011

2009 2009 2006 1993 2012 2009 2011 2009 1990 2011

2009 1993 2011 2006 2011 2011 2008 2000 1986 1988

14:58.72 2009 15:04.11 2011 15:09.152005 15:10.131991 15:19.61 2011 15:24.412009 15:25.48 1990 15:25.61 1992 15:26.63 2011 15:28.952012

100 Backstroke 1. Benjamin Gunn 2. Gage Trotter 3. Kevin Mukri 4. Andrew Hetzner 5. Paul Brehm 6. Zach Ingold 7. Kai Yamashrio 8. Matt Millikin 9. Angus MacDonald

Air Force Navy Navy Navy Air Force Navy Air Force Air Force Air Force

48.13 48.34 48.61 48.69 48.85 48.90 49.29 49.45 49.65

2011 2012 2007 2009 2003 2012 2009 2011 2012

200 Backstroke 1. Andrew Hetzner 2. Benjamin Gunn 3. Matt Millikin 4. Kevin Mukri 5. Paul Brehm 6. Kai Yamashiro 7. Conor Campbell 8. Mac Anthony 9. Matt Horner 10. Justin Lapin

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1:45.35 1:45.60 1:45.85 1:45.62 1:46.27 1:46.40 1:46.79 1:47.13 1:47.19 1:47.21

100 Breaststroke 1. Justin Day 2. Matt Ihlenfeld 3. John VanSant 4. John Dayton 5. Ian Johnston 6. Sean Murphy 7. Cody Deacon 8. James MacLaughlin Luke Hoffer 10. Joshua Hammervold

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200 Breaststroke 1. Adam Meyer 2. Luke Hoffer 3. John VanSant 4. Ian Johnston 5. Matt Ihlenfeld 6. Pete Donahue 7. Jake Mentele 8. Cody Deacon 9. Sean Murphy 10. Josh Hammervold

200 Individual Medley 1. Adam Meyer 2. Benjamin Gunn 3. Ben Bondurant 4. Paul Parmenter 5. Nick Burton 6. Matt Davis 7. Billy Vey 8. John van Sant 9. Mark Meyer 10. Cody Rasmussen

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1:44.49 1:47.22 1:47.60 1:48.72 1:48.87 1:49.07 1:49.30 1:49.56 1:49.57 1:49.68

2009 2010 2012 2006 2006 1997 2009 1986 2011 1999

2009 2011 2012 2007 2003 2009 2012 2011 2001 2006

400 Individual Medley 1. Chris Knaute 2. Erik Hunter 3. Justin Vagts 4. Matt Davis 5. Adam Meyer 6. Justin Lapin 7. Billy Vey 8. James Lascara 9. Patrick Veltmann 10. Dan Warner

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3:48.98 3:51.24 3:51.27 3:51.82 3:52.76 3:53.52 3:53.60 3:53.90 3:55.43 3:55.80

2006 2009 2012 1994 2008 2006 2009 2009 2009 2009

53.87 54.70 54.73 54.98 55.05 55.32 55.37 55.47 55.47 55.54

2009 2001 1987 2003 1996 2012 2011 2009 2012 2009

200 Freestyle Relay 1 Navy 1:18.92 2004 (Smutz, Linn, Fenningham, White) 2 Air Force 1:20.94 1999 (Paschke, Nguyen, Toth, Paige) 3 Army 1:21.23 1990 (Sarakatsannis, Tieke, Welch, Anderson)

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1:57.26 1:57.55 1:57.65 1:58.51 1:58.67 1:59.95 2:00.87 2:00.90 2:01.02 2:01.13

2009 2012 1987 1996 2001 2011 2008 2011 2012 2010

100 Butterfly 1. Adam Meyer 2. Benjamin Gunn 3. Ayman Andrews 4. Steve Duklueth 5. Ben Bondurant 6. Chris Morin 7. Bryan Avery 8. Joe Novak 9. Andrew Hetzner 10. Mike Linn

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47.33 2009 47.64 2011 47.82 2012 48.01 2012 48.02 2012 48.08 2008 48.38 2008 48.44 1998, 99 48.57 2009 48.67 2006

200 Butterfly 1. Adam Meyer 2. Mark Meyer 3. Benjamin Gunn 4. Ben Bondurant 5. Matt Davis 6. Patrick Veltmann 7. Cody Rasmussen Jesse Cohen 9. Steve Dukleth 10. John Kilroy

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1:42.54 1:44.80 1:45.57 1:46.21 1:46.71 1:46.90 1:47.06 1:47.06 1:47.26 1:47.61

2009 2011 2010 2012 1994 1987 1999 2009 2011 1987

400 Freestyle Relay 1 Navy 2:56.27 2012 (Ingold, Bomberger, Davison, Anthony) 2 Air Force 2:58.63 2009 (Morin, O’Keefe, Gunn, Dawson) 3 Army 3:00.10 1990 (Anderson, Welch, Sarakatsannis, Williams) 800 Freestyle Relay 1 Navy 6:31.95 2011 (Anthony, Martinette, Hunter, Norton) 2 Air Force 6:32.32 2009 (Hansen, O’Keefe, Robinson, Gunn) 3 Army 6:40.98 2007 (Disbrow, Soderberg, Ciliske, Ruthenberg) 200 Medley Relay 1 Navy 1:28.60 2012 (Trotter, Murphy, Dukleth, Ingold) 1 Air Force 1:28.68 2009 (Yamashiro, Day, Morin, Dawson) 3 Army 1:31.47 2009 (W. Blickle, McLaughlin, B. Blickle, Murphy) 400 Medley Relay 1 Navy 3:13.59 2012 (Trotter, Murphy, Dukleth, Anthony) 2 Air Force 3:15.01 2009 (Yamashiro, Day, Gunn, Dawson) 3 Army 3:19.56 2007 (Walsh, Mentele, Disbrow, Ruthenberg)

Team Breakdown Top 10 #1’s Navy 50.7% 16 Air Force 38.6% 3 Army 10.7% 0 Men’s Swimming & Diving

Letterwinners Dunne, Ryan (15) 12 Durkin, Matt (97) 94 95 96 97 Dutcher, David (96) 93 94 95 96 E East, Jack (94) 93 94 Eaton, Ellis (93) 90 91 92 93 Eberthardt, James A. (69) 67 Edmonds, Gregory (10) 07 08 09 10 Edwards, Matt (98) 95 Eng, Jonathan (14) 12 Erickson, Nathan (12) 09 10 Evans, Kyle (14) 11 Evans-Nolan, Max (15) 12 Everard, Joel (98) 95

Benjamin Gunn Letterwinners are listed as following: Name, graduation year in parentheses, and years letters were earned. Current athletes in bold. A Abbott, Robert L. (64) 62 63 64 Abramson, Richard S. (68) 65 66 68 Abrigo, Joseph (88) 85 86 87 88 Adamson, Derry (60) 57 58 59 60 Alexander, James (Gary)(99) 96 97 Alfred-Ockya, John (04) 01 02 03 04 Alkire, Joe (97) 94 95 96 97 Alonzo, Chuck (00) 97 98 Amidon, Nate (03) 00 01 02 03 Anderson, David K. (85) 82 Anderson, Shanon (99) 96 97 98 99 Anderson, Tom (91) 88 89 90 91 Ans, Aleks (12) 09 Arata, Alan (83) 80 81 82 83 Arlington, David (10) 07 08 09 10 Arnholt, Mark (93) 90 91 92 93 Ashe, Jesse (86) 83 84 85 86 Avery, Bryan (09) 06 07 08 Ayres, Auston (07) 04 B Baake, Paul (95) 92 93 Baber, Eric (04) 01 02 Badgett, Andrew (01) 98 99 Bailey, Steven D. (68) 66 Bales, James (01) 98 99 00 01 Bamsey, Tony (92) 89 90 91 92 Bandow, Mike (90) 87 Barnett, Robert (95) 92 Barraza, Daniel T. (80) 77 Bates, Stanley (84) 82 83 Baudendistel, Joseph M. (77) 75 76 77 Becker, Kurt (89) 86 87 89 Benson, Gerald (93) 90 91 92 93 Bergman, Andrew (07) 04 05 06 07 Bertmaring, Tyson (05) 02 Bicknell, Jesse (12) 09 10 Biederman, Joshua (02) 99 Bielinski, Barry T. (63) 61 62 63 Blaisdell, Michael P. (62) 60 61 62 Bloomer, Bo (T.B.) (92) 89 90 91 Boegman, James (86) 83 84 85 86 Bohn, Chris (01) 98 Bolt, Russell T. (72) 70 72 Bone, Michael J. (73) 71 Bouma, Dirk (90) 87 88 89 90 Bourland, Walter B. (78) 76 77 78 Bowen, Casey (04) 01 02 03 Boyd, John E., Jr. (70) 68 Braun, Jeff (94) 91 Brehm, Paul (04) 01 02 03 04 Bremer, Eli (00) 97 98 Brigman, Ryan (13) 10 11 12 Brower, Douglas R. (72) 70 Brown, Jeffrey H. (73) 70 71 72

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F Fairlamb, Richard C. (61) 59 60 Faley, Jeff (89) 86 87 88 89 Falk, Eric (04) 01 02 Farquhar, Jerry (60) 58 59 60 Fay, Robert (59) 57 Feaster, Stephen J. (70) 68 Fedel, Gary A. (67) 65 67 Ferguson, Michael L. (63) 61 62 63 Fiechtner, Robb (01) 98 Fields, Philip (92) 89 90 91 92 Finch, Josh (01) 98 99 00 01 Finch, Samuel P., III (64) 63 64 Fisher, Bruce D. (71) 69 70 71 Fitzgerald, Ryan (05) 02 03 04 05 Fitzsimmons, John (93) 90 91 92 93 Flaherty, Warren T. (70) 68 69 70 Fletcher, Derek (90) 87 88 Flores, Frank (92) 89 90 91 92 Foster, Michael (99) 96 97 98 99 Foutch, Mike (95) 93 94 95 Francis, John J., Jr. (63) 61 62 Frank, Steve (96) 93 94 95 96

Brown, Kevin (89) 86 87 88 Brown, Michael L. (86) 83 84 85 86 Bruskewitz, James W. (74) 71 Buchanan, Robert J. (88) 85 86 87 88 Burton, Nick (07) 03 04 06 07 Burwell, John C. (63) 61 62 63 Butler, Corydon (12) 09 10 11 12 Butt, Spencer (09) 06 07 08 09 C Callaway, Bernard B. (73) 73 Cannon, Lovick E. (68) 66 Canterbury, Alfred L. (60) 58 59 60 Carnes, Gary J. (81) 81 Carpenter, Thomas J. (77) 74 75 76 Carrier, Michael H. (69) 67 68 Carrington, George W. (74) 71 72 73 74 Casias, Kyle (15) 12 Chaney, Blake (98) 95 96 97 Chapman, Ben (04) 01 02 04 Chesnut, Sam (92) 89 90 91 92 Chiaro, Anthony (13) 10 11 12 Chun, Mark C. (73) 70 71 72 73 Chung, Tommy (05) 02 Cialkowski, Peter (14) 11 12 Clark, Cheyne (12) 09 10 Clark, Howard, III (90) 87 88 89 90 Cleary, James (89) 86 Clegg, Charles S. (72) 69 70 71 Cline, Clinton E. (73) 70 71 Cole, Phillip (09) 06 Collier, Mark (96) 93 Congdon, Norman B. (60) 58 Cook, Christopher A. (81) 78 79 80 81 Cooper, Ralph C. (68) 66 Copeland, Greg (15) 12 Corbett, Jason (99) 96 Cormier, Hank (91) 88 Coryn, Charles E. (61) 59 Cotton, Daniel (85) 82 Covington, Gary N. (70) 68 69 Cowling, Trebor (T.J.) (08) 05 06 07 08 Cox, Johnathan (12) 09 Curtis, Christopher L. (69) 67 68 69

G Gannett, Paul (10) 07 Gee, Matt (86) 83 84 85 86 Gempler, Gregory J. (73) 70 71 72 73 Gentice, Nicholas (90) 87 Gilbert, Nathaniel (11) 08 09 10 11 Gillaspie, Tim (95) 92 94 95 Glandon, Nathan (08) 07 08 Grabe, Ronald J. (66) 64 65 66 Grace, Stephen (10) 07 08 Grados, Mike (01) 98 99 00 01 Graham, John G. (72) 69 70 71 Graham, John, Jr. (68) 66 67 68 Graham, Patrick (04) 01 02 Greer, Davey (08) 05 Griffith, William M. (69) 67 68 69 Gunn, Benjamin (11) 08 09 10 11 H Haas, Ryan (15) 12 Hackbarth, Gary (78) 75 76 77 78 Hackbarth, Joey R. (79) 76 77 78 79 Hagelin, Richard H., III (69) 67 68 69 Hale, Aaron (01) 96 98 99 Hale, Ira D. (77) 74 75 Hall, Matt (96) 93 94 95 96 Hall, Zach (98) 95 96 Hallman, Wes (90) 87 88 89 90 Halvorsen, Steven A. (79) 76 77 78 79 Hamlin, Richard P., Jr. (79) 76 77 78 79 Hamme, Doug (87) 84 85 86 Hammervold, Joshua (11) 08 09 10 11 Hampson, Robert J. (72) 70 71 72 Hansen, Mark (13) 10 11 12 Hansen, Thomas (11) 08 09 10 11 Happ, William K. (70) 68 69 Harris, Rufus D. (63) 61 62 Hatelid, Carl M. (65) 63 64 65 Hauck, Les (98) 95 97 98 Hauffe, Andrew (09) 06

D Davis, Matt (97) 94 95 96 97 Davison, Kenneth (84) 82 83 Dawson, Robert (11) 08 09 10 11 Day, Justin (09) 06 07 08 09 Dayton, John (03) 00 01 02 03 Deacon, Cody (12) 09 10 11 12 Deardorf, Erick W. (85) 82 83 Deeley, William F. (72) 69 70 Derrick, Marvin J. (77) 74 75 Devemark, Carl (99) 96 97 98 99 Dixon, Matthew (84) 82 83 Dixon, Nick (09) 06 07 08 09 Doolittle, John (92) 89 90 91 92 Dow, John W. (73) 70 Dunker, Matt (98) 95 96 97 98

Hauffe, Justin (05) 03 04 05 Haylett, Marshall (02) 99 00 01 02 Heath, Kevin (04) 01 02 03 Heitmeyer, Paul (96) 93 94 95 96 Hembrough, William M. (68) 66 67 68 Henry, Tom (91) 88 89 Hepburn, Philip R., Jr., (62) 60 62 Hepler, William (98) 95 96 97 98 Hickok, John (88) 86 87 88 Higham, James L. (66) 64 65 66 Hill, Lincoln (95) 92 93 94 95 Hillen, Kimberly E. (82) 79 80 81 Hogan, Dan (96) 94 Hogue, James E. (76) 73 74 75 76 Holloway, Charles D. (75) 72 Horner, Matthew (02) 99 00 01 02 Hourin, James J. (61) 59 60 61 Hudson, Scott (99) 96 97 98 99 Hughes, John S. (75) 72 73 Hulse, Douglas S. (04) 99 00 04 Hutchinson, Karl T. (70) 69 70 Iâ&#x20AC;˘J Ihlenfeld, Matt (01) 98 99 00 01 Jackson, Don E. (67) 65 66 67 Jaep, William F., Jr. (67) 65 Jaime, Jared (11) 09 Jamerson, James L. (63) 61 62 63 Jenkins, Kaleb (12) 09 11 12 Jett, Andrew (97) 94 95 96 97 Johns, Brad (87) 84 85 86 Johnson, Eric M. (89) 86 Johnson, Richard K. (62) 60 61 62 63 Jones, Brad (87) 85 85 86 87 Jones, Francis V. (63) 61 Jones, Jon (13) 10 11 12 Jordan, Jarrett D. (80) 77 78 79 80 Jurcak, Matt (09) 06 07 08 09 K Kalberer, Jon (96) 93 94 95 96 Kane, Timothy E. (82) 79 80 Karmondy, Matt (06) 03 04 05 06 Kattau, Richard (97) 94 Kechter, Todd (90) 87 89 Keddington, David (84) 82 83 Keltner, Tyler (06) 03 Kemp, Kelvin P. (74) 71 72 Kennon, John W., III (75) 72 73 74 75 Kildare, Trevor (97) 94 95 96 Kincaid, David (95) 92 93 Kirch, Robert K. (65) 63 64 65 Kitko, Paul (02) 01 Knaute, Chris (07) 04 05 06 07 Koraly, Steven C. (74) 72 73 74 Korsedal, Brian (98) 95 Korsedal, John (97) 94 95 96 Krauss, Greg (97) 94 95 96 Kux, Steven A. (68) 66 Kyrazis, Theodore G., II (83) 80 L Lansford, Lars (90) 89 Lapin, Justin (07) 04 05 06 07 Laughrey, Wallis (98) 95 96 Lauritzen, William G. (73) 70 71 72 73 Lazarus, Karim (95) 94 95 LeBeau, Charles (06) 03 04 Lee, Steve (05) 05 Leek, Warren J. (66) 64 65 66 Lennon, Jay (90) 87 88 89 Leonard, Michael C. (67) 65 66 Leonhardt, Paul (14) 11 Leopold, Richard A. (76) 73 Leslie, Coby (99) 95 96 98 99 Leverett, David H. (63) 63 Lewandowski, Ronald (85) 82 83 Liedl, Spencer (08) 05 06 07 08 Limbird, Keith G. (82) 79 80 Lindberg, Brady (07) 03 04 06 07

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Letterwinners Linder, Cameron (08) 05 Lindgren, Jason (95) 92 93 94 95 Lipp, John R. (70) 68 69 Livingood, John M. (82) 80 81 Londrigan, Sean (92) 89 90 91 92 Lorenz, Mark J. (82) 80 Losey, Brian L. (83) 80 81 82 83 Lowe, Chris (88) 85 86 87 88 Lowe, Garrett M. (95) 92 93 94 95 Lowell, Jay (90) 87 88 Luette, Glen J. (84) 81 82 Lundmark, Rolf (95) 92 93 94 95 M MacDonald, Angus (14) 11 12 Mackow, John (99) 96 MacLaughlin, Bucky (91) 88 89 90 91 Magee, Donald W. (77) 74 75 76 77 Mallard, John (95) 94 95 Marion, James (00) 97 98 99 00 Marshall, David L. (71) 69 70 Marshall, Jeff (94) 91 92 94 Marshall, William C. (77) 74 75 77 Martignetti, Edward (89) 86 Martin, Douglas K. (69) 67 68 69 Martin, Timothy S. (76) 73 74 75 76 Martinelli, Tim (13) 10 11 12 Masin, John L. (69) 67 Mason, William M. (84) 81 Massey, John P. (73) 71 72 73 Matchefts, Marco J. (87) 84 85 86 87 May, Mike (95) 94 McAlister, Richard W. (75) 72 73 74 75 McCall, Grant (01) 98 McCorkle, Ben (09) 06 McCorry, Daniel C., Jr. (75) 72 73 74 75 McCoy, Andy (91) 88 89 91 McCrackin, Thomas M. (63) 62 63 McCroan, James (03) 00 01 02 McGarrity, John (86) 83 84 85 86 McGinnis, Tom (87) 84 85 86 87 McKeon, Matthew P. (83) 80 81 McLain, George E. (70) 68 69 70 McLean, Daniel P. (66) 64 65 66 McLeod, William C., II (65) 64 65 McSwain, Donald L. (69) 67 Merrell, John C. (69) 67 Merrill, David L. (76) 73 74 75 Meyers, Jeff (87) 84 85 86 Miller, Robert F. (69) 67 Millikin, Matt (13) 10 11 12 Mitchell, Andrew (01) 98 99 00 01 Mohrmann, Karl (11) 08 09 Morgan, Mark E (79) 76 77 78 79 Morgan, Matthew (85) 82 Morin, Christopher (10) 07 08 09 10 Morse, Bob (87) 84 85 86 87 Moss, Ryan (07) 04 05 06 07 Mueller, Allan E., Jr. (67) 65 Murra, Craig L. (77) 74 75 76 77 Murray, Ronald W. (65) 64 65 Muttilainen, Mark A. (78) 75 76

N Needham, Theodore E. (79) 76 77 78 79 Nelson, Bruce M. (76) 73 74 75 76 Nelson, George J. (82) 79 80 81 Newmann, Micah (14) 11 Nguyen, Quoc-Nam (02) 99 Nichols, David C. (81) 78 79 80 81 Nield, George C., IV (72) 72 Nieman, Robert L. (70) 68 69 70 Nofziger, Ryan (99) 96 97

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O O’Donnell, Terrence (66) 64 65 66 Offutt, Frederick W. (75) 72 73 74 75 O’Keefe, Richard D. (60) 58 59 60 O’Keefe, Sean (10) 07 08 09 10 Oliver, Carl W. (63) 63 Olson, Matt (88) 86 87 88 O’Neal, James W., III (70) 68 69 70 Outlaw, Mike (89) 86 87 88

Shinnick, Joseph T. (85) 82 Shipstead, Matt (01) 98 99 00 01 Sievers, Matt (07) 04 05 06 07 Simmons, Barry N. (81) 81 Simpson, James R. (82) 79 80 81 Simpson, Wendell P., III (80) 78 79 80 Sittig, Ryan (13) 10 11 Skillman, Thomas C. (75) 72 73 74 75 Sloan, Sam (15) 12 Smiley, Floyd M., Jr. (70) 68 Smiley, Jeffrey L. (69) 67 68 69 Smith, Andrew (00) 97 98 99 Smith, Brian C. (81) 78 Smith, Peter (89) 86 Smith, Warren (Cole) (12) 09 10 11 12 Snyder, Francis E. (79) 76 77 78 79 Songster, Timothy (93) 90 91 92 93 Soukup, Greg (92) 89 90 91 92 Specht, David J. (83) 80 81 Spees, Jason (95) 92 Spires, Dan (88) 85 86 87 88 Squires, Dave (94) 91 92 93 94 Steadman, Drew (00) 97 Stedman, Randall S. (81) 78 79 80 81 Stein, Eugene (93) 90 91 92 93 Steinfort, Edward (02) 99 00 01 Steipp, Chad (01) 98 Steward, Parker (02) 99 Stinson, Robert W. (75) 72 Stoddard, Jeffrey J. (84) 81 82 Stolee, Andrew (04) 01 Strabley, Shawn (03) 00 Straw, William E. (67) 65 Strom, Alex (15) 12 Stronko, Jake (13) 10 11 Stump, Hugh D. (65) 63 64 Sullivan, Paul B. (81) 78 79 80 81 Sumrall, Rich (86) 83 84 85 86 Symens, Terry M. (75) 72 73 74 75

P Paige, Tyler (01) 98 99 00 01 Paquette, Michael P. (77) 77 Parker, David (06) 03 Parker, Robert H. (62) 60 61 62 Parker, Stewart (02) 99 00 01 Parmenter, Paul (07) 04 05 06 07 Parr, Evan (05) 02 03 04 05 Paschke, Tim (00) 97 98 99 Patten, Eric (91) 88 89 90 91 Paulson, Ralph W. (68) 66 Paxton, Aerick (97) 94 95 96 Pecci, Alex (14) 11 12 Pendergast (97) 94 Percival, Scott (01) 98 99 00 01 Perich, Ty (11) 08 Perkowski, Raymond P. (65) 63 64 65 Peterson, Rory (04) 01 02 03 04 Phelps, Mason (04) 01 02 03 04 Phenicie, Dan (07) 04 05 Phillips, Benjamin W., Jr. (75) 72 73 Pickrell, Robert L. (85) 82 Pilling, Richard A. (74) 72 Plescha, Franz (87) 84 85 86 87 Poehler, Marcus (11) 08 Poole, James C., Jr. (61) 60 Poorman, Douglas A. (78) 75 76 77 78 Pounds, Eric (04) 01 02 03 04 Prior, Rich (86) 83 84 85 86 R Rasmussen, Cody (99) 96 97 98 99 Rechsteiner, Roger W. (76) 73 74 Reed, David J. (60) 58 Reid, Jarve G. (670 65 66 67 Riba, Bryan T. (84) 81 Riebe, Beau (13) 10 Roberson, Jeff (03) 00 01 02 03 Robertson, Greg (92) 89 90 91 92 Robinson, Eric (11) 08 09 10 11 Roesler, Nathaniel (12) 09 10 11 12 Rogas, Peter N. (79) 77 Rogers, Randy (09) 06 07 08 09 Ross, Billy (14) 11 Rough, Matt (90) 87 88 Rump, Nathan (91) 88 89 90 91 Ryan, Thomas M. (83) 80 Rye, Bryan A. (71) 69 70

T Talbott, Donald R. (65) 63 64 65 Tharaldson, Derek (98) 95 96 97 98 Thompson, Garrett J. (84) 81 82 83 Thompson, James M. (73) 70 71 72 73 Thompson, Jeffrey G. (81) 78 79 80 Thurber, Alan (90) 85 86 89 90 Tibbitts, Stephen W. (75) 73 74 75 Toepfer, Michael W. (89) 85 86 87 88 Toner, Shane (15) 12 Toth, Charles (01) 98 99 00 01 Treason, Thomas A. (65) 64 65 Trimble, Eric (03) 00 03 Trimble, Jack R. (70) 68 69 70 Tritico, Hans (99) 96

S Saitz, Ted (09) 06 Sayre, John R. (84) 81 82 Schenck, Roswell M. (67) 65 Scherm, Todd (95) 92 93 95 Schiffl, Louis (97) 94 Schmidt, Paul M. (72) 69 Scholtz, Joe (98) 95 Schrott, John W., III (67) 66 Schulenberg, Michael S. (85) 82 83 Scott, Christopher S. (71) 69 70 Seamster, Robert A. (79) 76 77 Seigler, Stephen S. (67) 65 66 67 Selz, Scott (92) 89 90 91 92 Shaffer, Timothy A. (76) 74 75 76 Sharif, Khalil (04) 01 03 04 Sharpe, Steve (91) 88 89 90 91 Sheehan, Stephen D. (65) 64 Shelbourne, Peter (15) 12 Sheridan, Jim (91) 88

U•V Umberger, Ryan (13) 10 Uzelac, Nick (07) 04 05 06 07 Vance, Brian A. (73) 70 71 Vandam, David K. (77) 74 75 76 77 Vandam, Patrick (06) 03 Van Valkenburg, Kyle (10) 07 08 09 10 Vetter, Mike (92) 89 90 91 92 Vivadelli, J.H. (13) 10 W Walker, Weston (13) 10 11 Walsh, Brian J. (83) 80 Ward, Timothy J. (83) 80 Warner, John J. (69) 67 68 69 Waters, Steven C. (80) 77 78 79 80 Watson, Charles D. (66) 64 65 66 Weber, David B. (71) 71 Weinberg, Norman A. (76) 74 75 76 Weiser, Sam (15) 12 Welling, Karol R. (83) 80 Whinnery, Cyrus C. (88) 85 86 87 88 White, Bishop, III (64) 62 63 White, Brent (13) 10 11 12 White, Gordon (06) 03 05 White, Richard H. (69) 67 Whitted, James M. (62) 60 Whitting, Drew (93) 90 91 93 Wiegman, Stanley F. (80) 77 78 79 80 Wierzbanowski, Jason (95) 92 93 94 95 Wilcoxon, Robert B. (82) 79 80 Willhite, Brian (10) 07 Williams, David L. (82) 79 80 Williams, Earl R. (67) 65 Williams, John (83) 82 83 Williams, Thomas A. (80) 77 78 79 80 Wilson, Layne (09) 06 07 08 Wise, Richard M. (78) 75 Woodward, Jasper S. (82) 79 80 81 Wooton, Joseph (81) 78 79 80 81 Y Yamashiro, Kai (09) 06 07 08 09 Yamashiro, Kimo (06) 03 05 Yee, Alex (10) 07 Young, George O., III (65) 64 65 Young, Paul (13) 10 11 Z Zappia, Michael A. (80) 77 Zuber, Jay (89) 86 Zwyer, James (95) 92 93 94 95

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World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)

World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) The Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) is a two-year program that provides active duty, national guard and reserve Air Force personnel the opportunity to train and compete at national and international sports competitions with the ultimate goal of selection to the United States Olympic team. The WCAP is not a developmental program; it targets athletes who have achieved world class status in their sport. If selected, the athlete will be assigned to Headquarters Air Force Services Agency, San Antonio, Texas, with a duty location near elite coaches and/or world class training facilities. Candidates must remain competitive for a U.S Olympic team position to remain in the program, which ends with the Olympic Trials or after competing with the national team at the Olympics. James Bales, a 2001 graduate, is currently training in Colorado Springs under the WCAP in an attempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in the “The Air Force WCAP has altriathlon. lowed me to continue to swim Former Air Force swimmers that and compete to pursue my have served as members of the WCAP in 2008 include athletic goals, while I still get to pursue my long-term goal of Capt. Eli Bremer, 2nd Lt. Chris Knaute and 2nd Lt. Paul becoming a pilot.” -2nd Lt. Chris Parmenter. Bremer, a 2000 graduate of the Academy, Knaute, class of 2007 competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the modern pentathlon. Meanwhile, Knaute and Parmenter, James Bales (two photos above), a 2001 both 2007 graduates, participated in the U.S. Olympic Trials in swimming in 2008. Both graduate, trained for the spent a year in Charlotte, N.C., training at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center, mentored by 2012 Olympics. former Auburn head coach Dave Marsh.

Capt. Eli Bremer, a 2000 gradute, competed in the Beijing Olympics.

Lt. Chris Knaute (left) and Lt. Paul Parmenter (right) both trained for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials at the Mecklenburg (N.C.) Aquatic Center, a USA Swimming Center of Excellence.

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Where Are They Now?

Capt. Evan Parr (‘05) F-22 Pilot, 19th Flight Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Matt Ihlenfeld (’01) USAF Reserves KC-135 Pilot University of Indiana Law Student

Capt. Mike Foster (‘99) Ph. D. Candidate Rochester Institute of Technology, N.Y.

Matt Dunker (’98) JP Morgan Executive Director, Emerging Markets Trading MBA - Johnson School, Cornell University London, UK

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Capt. Matt Karmondy (‘06) Received Master’s Degree in Aeronautics/Astronautics from MIT; Attending pilot training

Capt. Eric Pounds (‘04) C-17 Pilot Dover AFB, Del.

Capt. Stewart Parker (‘02) Air Force Special Tactics Combat Controller

1st Lt. T.J. Cowling (‘07) and 1st Lt. Spencer Liedl (‘07) Attending pilot training Pensacola, Fla.

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Cadet Natatorium

Newly Refurbished Cadet Natatorium The Air Force Academy Cadet Natatorium underwent a complete renovation during the 2010-11 season and re-opened during the summer of 2011. The upgrades make the Cadet Natatorium one of the premier and state-of-the-art on-campus swimming venues in college athletics. - All new pool with ability to practice and compete at short-course and long-course lengths. - Starting blocks on both ends of pool. - New platform diving tower. - Added pool deck space during practices and competition. - Stairways leading up to stands (previously ladders). - One of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finest Swimming Fitness Rooms located adjacent to the Natatorium. - New team rooms. - New lockers for both teams. - LED video board. - Updated lighting. - New roof design.

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

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

www.usafa.edu

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

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Senior Leadership

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

Vice Superintendent Colonel Tamra Rank

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Dean of Faculty Brig. General Dana Born

Commandant of Cadets Brig. General Gregory Lengyel

Commander, 10th Air Base Wing Col. Thomas Gibson

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Director of Athletics mark and a second-place finish in the Mountain

junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons

West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified

to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer

for their first bowl game in five years, playing in

League championship and quarterfinal berths in

the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program

the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team all-

has gone to a school-record five consecutive bowl

league selection in 1965.

games and averaged over 9,000 bowl tickets sold during that time.

Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his ninth year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy.

Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before attending the

Mueh has been just as successful behind the

University of Wisconsin where he earned his

scenes with the administration of the department.

master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later

Mueh restructured the department with an inter-

earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wis-

nal/external model that has streamlined resources

consin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He

and made the department more effective from top

has also completed Squadron Officer School, Air

to bottom. In addition, he has the department on

Command and Staff College and Air War Col-

course to become a federally chartered non-profit

lege.

organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities.

Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72.

A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was

Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA En-

vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his re-

dowment and the announcement of the Holaday

also served as assistant soccer coach and played

tirement from active duty in the summer of 2004.

Athletic Center, an indoor training facility. The

semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in

Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics

$15 million facility was completed in July 2011.

Denver during those two years, leading the Inter-

before becoming director of athletics. He was the

Mueh has also been active within the confer-

nationals to the Colorado state title in 1971. He

Academy’s faculty athletics representative from

ence and the NCAA. He was recently selected

volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an

1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the

to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism

intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Viet-

board of directors for the Air Force Academy

Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s aca-

nam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in

Athletics Association.

demics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s

1972 and 1973.

Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh

golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate

After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh re-

has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In

scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally

turned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate

2007, the Academy was one of only three schools

active within the conference on various leader-

professor of chemistry. He remained at the Acad-

(Michigan State and Boston College) to reach

ship committees. He is currently on the awards

emy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special

post-season play in football (2007), men’s bas-

and recognition committee and has previously

assistant for technical matters at the Defense In-

ketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the

served on the joint council executive committee,

telligence Agency at the Pentagon.

first time a service academy has ever had a team

and committees on championships, television and

compete in the post-season in all three sports.

sportsmanship.

In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being se-

In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s

Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the

lected for his position of permanent professor and

basketball team has played in another NCAA

Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and

head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As

tournament and the National Invitational Tourna-

head of the department of chemistry at the Acad-

faculty athletics representative, he was active in

ment’s Final Four. The ice hockey team has won

emy, a position he held since October 1987 where

both the Western Athletic Conference and Moun-

the conference championship and advanced to

he oversaw the annual design and instruction of

tain West Conference, and was the Academy’s

the NCAA tournament five of the last six years.

25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annu-

representative on the transition team to form the

Mueh was on the selection committee that hired

ally.

new MWC, the only faculty athletics representa-

current head coach Frank Serratore and led the

Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Ger-

tive on the team. He competes in golf, racquet-

Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey As-

many, and emigrated to the United States in 1951.

ball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air

sociation.

He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member

Force

The football program, the Academy’s flagship

of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and

out his tenure, beginning with work as chairman

sport, has gone through a major overhaul under

graduated with a bachelor of science degree in

of the hockey eligibility committee, officer rep-

Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of

chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh

resentative to the men’s golf team and five years

the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the

was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie.

as the officer representative to the football team.

helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun,

He still holds the Academy record for saves in

Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of

a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was

a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965

Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kris-

immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall

against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his

tine, Kurt and Deborah.

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Academy intercollegiate sports through-

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Air Force Athletics

Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s. The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education. The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAAsanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, crosscountry, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling.

Col. Bart Weiss Vice Athletic Director

Col. Billy Walker Deputy AD

Jim Trego Senior Associate AD

Marti Gasser Associate AD/SWA Intercollegiate Program

William Carpenter Associate AD Recruiting Support

John Coulahan Associate AD Finance

Dermot Coll Associate AD Development/Gov’t

Troy Garnhart Associate AD Info./Communications

Wayne Kellenbence Associate AD Support

The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading. The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many nationallyranked teams. The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 18 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States. The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000. Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions.

George Nelson Associate AD Athletic Programs

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Karen Warner Associate AD Human Resources

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