SJU Swimming & Diving Program 2022-23

SEASON PREVIEW

The Saint John’s swimming and diving team and fourthyear head coach Ben Gill are optimistic for the 2022-23 season. And for good reason. SJU set a program record with 731 points at the 2022 MIAC Championships, finishing second out of six teams, and the majority of those studentathletes return this season.

The Johnnies return 81 percent (455 of 561) of the individual points earned at the 2022 MIAC Championships, where SJU finished second out of six teams, as well as three MIAC individual champions. The relays shape up well for SJU too as the Johnnies return all four members from the three freestyle relays and need to replace one from each of the medleys. All five relays finished second at the conference meet last February.

DIVING STRENGTH

SJU scored 50 points in each of the two diving events last season and all three Johnnies return. The 2022 MIAC Diver of the Year, sophomore Eli Grabinski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./ Sauk Rapids-Rice) won both conference titles in convincing fashion last year after joining SJU for spring semester and senior Connor Reed (Elk River, Minn./Spectrum) was second in both dives. Senior Christian Pfau (Williston, N.D.) totaled 26 points with a pair of sixth-place finishes on the diving board.

Grabinski and Reed advanced to the NCAA Regional at Calvin (Mich.), where Grabinski finished 10th out of 27 divers with a score of 433.60 in the 3-meter dive and 18th on the 1-meter board. Reed made his second appearance at the NCAA Regional (2020) and claimed 19th in the 3-meter dive (396.05) and 22nd in the 1-meter event (355.20).

TWO GRABINSKIS IN THE SAME POOL

SJU also returns the 2020 MIAC Co-Diver of the Year, senior Jack Grabinski (Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk RapidsRice), who is a two-time CSCAA All-American and Scholar All-American, and the 2020 conference champion in the 3-meter dive. He studied abroad last spring in Chile and missed the 2022 MIAC Championships, but would have had two appearances at the NCAA Division III Championships under his belt had that competition not been cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

BACKSTROKE CHAMP IS BACK

In the pool, SJU returns eight swimmers who combined for a total of 25 All-MIAC honors (top-three at the MIAC Championships). The MIAC’s top student-athlete in the backstroke last season, senior Joe Koller (Savage, Minn./ Shakopee) returns after winning both the 100- (50.88) and

200-yard (1:51.44) backstrokes with SJU records at the 2022 MIAC Championships. He also served as the first leg on the Johnnies’ medley relay teams. He touched the wall fourth in the 200-yard individual medley.

UPPERCLASSMAN LEADERSHIP

A pair of seniors, Beau Brinkman (three; Wayzata, Minn.) and Ethan Huber (four; Mitchell, S.D.), have combined for seven All-MIAC honors thanks to performances on SJU relays over the last two conference meets. Individually, Brinkman placed sixth in the 50-yard freestyle, seventh in the 100-yard backstroke and 11th in the 200-yard backstroke last year. SJU’s 2022-23 Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) president, Huber claimed fifth in the 400-yard individual medley, sixth in the 200-yard individual medley and seventh in the 200-yard breaststroke.

Another upperclassman, junior Alex Heer (St. Paul, Minn./ Cretin-Derham Hall) finished seventh in both the 100- and 200-yard butterfly and 11th in the 100-yard backstroke. Senior Tim Belov (Medina, Minn./Wayzata) tallied a pair of 14th-place finishes in the two breaststroke events.

FRESHMEN IN THE SJU RECORD BOOK

Sophomore Carter Larson (Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen) recorded three top-eight finishes at last year’s MIAC Championships - sixth in the 500-yard freestyle, seventh in the 1,650-yard freestyle and eighth in the 200yard freestyle. He set four SJU records for a freshman. His times in the 1,000- (10:01.46) and 1,650-yard (16:35.69) freestyles are currently third-fastest in program history, while his times in the 200- (1:42.90) and 500-yard (4:43.26) freestyles are fourth.

Sophomore Liam Noble (Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s) led SJU with a total of five All-MIAC honors last year at his first conference meet. He joined Koller as an All-MIAC individual swimmer with a third-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle and was on four of the five relays. He just missed All-MIAC distinction with a fourth-place time in both the 100-yard backstroke and 100-yard freestyle. Noble’s times in the 50- (20.99) and 100-yard (46.40) freestyles are good for fifth all-time among SJU freshmen.

Sophomore Andrew East (Minneapolis, Minn./South) placed fifth in the 100-yard butterfly at the conference meet, thanks to the third-fastest time by an SJU freshman (52.31), as well as 10th in the 200-yard butterfly and 11th in the 100-yard breaststroke.

CONTINUED SEASON PREVIEW

Sophomore Connor Thayer (Prior Lake, Minn.) touched the wall ninth in both the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyles, and 11th in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2022 MIAC Championships. His time of 4:47.85 in the 500-yard freestyle was the fourth-fastest by an SJU freshman.

MORE FRESHMAN POINTS

Three other 2022-23 sophomores provided points for SJU as freshmen at the 2022 MIAC Championships. Colby Kern (Delano, Minn.) just missed All-MIAC recognition with a fourth-place time in the 50-yard freestyle and claimed seventh in both the 100-yard butterfly and 100-yard freestyle. Zach Ruoff (Melrose, Minn./Melrose Area) finished ninth in the 50-yard freestyle, 10th in the 100-yard freestyle and 12th in the 200-yard freestyle, while Langston Philion (Maple Grove, Minn.) was 11th in the 200-yard butterfly.

2021-22 SCHEDULE

THE 2022-23 SCHEDULE

The Johnnies open the season Oct. 15 at the St. Catherine Pentathlon and return to St. Paul at the end of the month (Oct. 29) for a dual at Macalester. SJU hosts St. Olaf (Nov. 4) and Hamline (Nov. 11), as well as its invitational when competition returns in the New Year on Jan. 14. The home schedule ends Jan. 28 with a dual meet vs. Gustavus Adolphus. The 2023 MIAC Championships are scheduled for Feb. 15-18 at the University of Minnesota's Jean Freeman Aquatic Center in Minneapolis. The 2023 NCAA Division III Championships are set for March 15-18 in Greensboro, N.C.

Date Meet/Opponent Location Time

Oct. 15 at St. Catherine Pentathlon St. Paul 1 p.m. Oct. 29 at Macalester St. Paul 1 p.m.

Nov. 4 vs. St. Olaf Collegeville 6 p.m. Nov. 11 vs. Hamline Collegeville 5:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at Gustavus Adolphus Invitational St. Peter 1 p.m. Dec. 2-4 at Rochester Invitational Rochester 5 p.m./9:30 a.m./5 p.m.

Jan. 14 vs. St. John’s Invitational Collegeville 1 p.m.

Jan. 21 Carleton Northfield 1 p.m. Jan. 28 vs. Gustavus Adolphus Collegeville 1 p.m. Feb. 3-4 at Minnesota Challenge Minneapolis 6 p.m./11 a.m./6:30 p.m.

ASSISTANT COACHES

KYLE GREEN ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH

Green is in his second year as assistant swimming coach at Saint John’s in 2022-23. His swimming career began in high school with a state championship for Bettendorf High School in Iowa. Green attended Division II St. Cloud State and swam from 2007-09, where he competed at the NCAA Championships in the backstroke and individual-medley events, as well as relays. He previously coached the St. Cloud YMCA swimming program in 2011-12 and at St. Cloud Technical High School in 2013-14.

ELISE MORELL DIVING COACH (SECOND SEASON)

Elise (Genereux) Morell is in her second season as the Johnnies’ diving coach in 2022-23. A 2012 graduate of Saint Benedict, Morell qualified for the MIAC Championships in the 1- and 3-meter dives all four years, and finished 12th on both boards as a senior in 2012. After graduating from CSB, Morell coached the boys’ and girls’ diving squads at St. Cloud Apollo High School for seven seasons. She currently teaches math at Apollo and is working towards her master’s degree in learning design and technology from Saint Mary’s University.

MESSAGE FROM PRESIDENT BRUESS

Welcome to the Warner Palaestra Pool and Saint John’s University swimming and diving!

My name is Brian Bruess and, as of July 1, I am president of both College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University – the first time both of those titles have been held concurrently. In the short time that my wife Carol and I have been here, we have both certainly felt the engaging welcome of this community. The Benedictine hospitality lives up to its billing. Thank you to those who have reached out with greetings and well wishes.

I’m glad you’re here and hope you’re ready for some great competition. The young men out there competing for the Johnnies today have worked hard to excel in a sport they love. That means hours of training, conditioning, preparing and traveling.

Just as impressive, they’re working hard in the classroom. These are student-athletes in the best sense of both those traditions – and they uphold the academic standards for which Saint Ben’s and Saint John’s are well known.

Beyond that, these are Johnnies. As such, each is a member of this Benedictine community we hold dear.

Our students are engaged and involved with the causes and initiatives that move them. In their four years here, they will discover their opportunities to develop as active, thoughtful citizens.

That’s a lot going on. So if things get tight toward the end of a race, don’t lose faith: Johnnies are obviously great at keeping an eye on the clock.

So let’s get settled in and ready for the action. And as we cheer for today’s performances in the pool, let’s all commit to cheering a little louder in recognition of the performances we don’t see – in the classroom, in the lab and in service to their church or community

GO JOHNNIES!

BEN GILL

2021-22 SEASON:

Ben Gill is starting his fourth season as SJU’s head swimming and diving coach. He became the fourth head coach in the program’s 46-year history on Aug. 12, 2019. He also serves the SJU athletic department as an assistant strength and conditioning coach.

The Johnnies second out of six teams at the 2022 MIAC Championships. Eli Grabinski ‘25 was named the MIAC Men’s Diver of the Year after he won both events, the first Johnnie to do so since John Deters ‘92 - a seven-time AllAmerican and the 1991 national champion on the 1-meter board - who accomplished the feat three consecutive years from 1990-92. Joe Koller ‘23, like Grabinski, also won two conference titles. He became the first Johnnie to win the 100-yard backstroke since 2012 (Logan Arnold) with a school-record time of 50.88 seconds.

2020-21 SEASON:

The Johnnies competed in an abbreviated schedule, though Jack Grabinski ‘23 and Connor Reed ‘23 were named College Swimming and Diving Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-Americans. Grabinski received first-team honors in the 3-meter dive, while both divers earned second-team distinction on the 1-meter board. Due to the cancellation of the NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships for the second consecutive season, the CSCAA Board once again adjusted the selection criteria for each division. Swimming

selections were made on the basis of verified performances in bona-fide competition submitted by their respective coaches, while diving selections were conducted via a video evaluation of performances from the 2020-21 academic year.

PAST EXPERIENCE:

• A 2007 graduate of St. Cloud State, Gill served as head swimming and diving coach for the men’s and women’s teams for four seasons at Loras College (Iowa). Loras sent student-athletes to the NCAA Division III Championships each of the last three seasons and collected six All-America honors. The Duhawks totaled 64 All-Conference honors, including 14 conference champions.

• Prior to Loras, Gill was the head coach at the La Crosse (Wis.) Area Family YMCA from 2014-15. Eight of Gill’s athletes qualified for YMCA Nationals and his team placed third at the YMCA state meet, in which multiple state champions were crowned across different age groups.

• Gill was a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater for two seasons (2012-14) and coached nine Division II All-Americans. The SCSU women won back-to-back Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference championships during his tenure.

• His coaching experience also includes stops at the St. Cloud YMCA (2011-12), the Fox Cities YMCA in Appleton, Wis. (2009-11) and as an assistant at the College of Saint Benedict (2007-08). Gill was also a deck coach at Stanford’s swim camp during summer 2008.

2022-23 JOHNNIES

Johnnie Swim

JOHNNIE SWIMMING & DIVING

NAME YR EVENT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL

Sam Anderson Jr. Breast/Free Lakeville, Minn./North

Tim Belov Sr. Breast/Free Medina, Minn./Wayzata

Beau Brinkman Sr. Back/Free Wayzata, Minn./Wayzata

Andrew East So. Fly/Free Minneapolis, Minn./South

Sam Edwards Fr. Fly/Free Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville

George Escutia-Cardenas Fr. Fly/IM Minneapolis, Minn./Bloomington Kennedy

Sean Fisher Sr. Diving Pueblo, Colo./West

Joe Fuller Fr. Breast/Free Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep

Eli Grabinski So. Diving Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice

Jack Grabinski Sr. Diving Sauk Rapids, Minn./Sauk Rapids-Rice

Anthony Granger II Fr. Breast/Free East Orange, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep

Alex Heer Jr. Back/Fly/Free St. Paul, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall

Ethan Huber Sr. Free/IM Mitchell, S.D./Mitchell

Colby Kern So. Fly/Free Delano, Minn./Delano

Ren Kitko Fr. Breast/IM Papillion, Neb./Creighton Prep

Joe Koller Sr. Back/IM Savage, Minn./Shakopee

Carter Larson So. Free Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen

Clay Megaw Fr. Breast Monticello, Minn./Monticello

Liam Noble So. Back/Free Plymouth, Minn./Benilde-St. Margaret’s

Brogan O’Donnel Jr. Breast/IM Rosemount, Minn./Rosemount

Christian Pfau Sr. Diving Williston, N.D./Williston

Langston Philion So. Free/Fly Maple Grove, Minn./Maple Grove

Connor Reed Sr. Diving Elk River, Minn./Spectrum

Carsten Reuter Fr. Fly/Free St. Cloud, Minn./Tech

Rafael Rios Jr. Breast/Free Newark, N.J./St. Benedict’s Prep

Andrew Roggeman Fr. Back/Free St. Cloud, Minn./Tech

Tim Rotter Fr. Diving Blaine, Minn./Blaine

Zach Ruoff So. Free Melrose, Minn./Melrose Area

Parker Scanlon Jr. Free St. Paul, Minn./Highland Park

Cameron Schreifels Fr. Back/Free Sartell, Minn./Sartell-St. Stephen

Sakariye Siyad Jr. Fly/Free Waite Park, Minn./St. Cloud Apollo

Brayden Slavik Fr. Free Green Isle, Minn./Chaska

Mark Spangler Jr. Breast/Free Littleton, Colo./Heritage

Scott Spangler Jr. Breast/Free Littleton, Colo./Heritage

Travis Teeter Jr. Fly/Free Woodbury, Minn./Cretin-Derham Hall

Connor Thayer So. Free Prior Lake, Minn./Prior Lake

Jake Tschida So. Fly/Free Mendota Heights, Minn./Henry Sibley

Jack West So. Free Otsego, Minn./Elk River

MIAC Team Finishes

1974 Third (Six teams, 304.5)

1975 Third (Seven teams, 344)

1976 Second (Seven teams, 438)

1977 Second (Six teams, 483)

1978 Second (Six teams, 432)

1979 Third (Six teams, 433)

1980 Second (Six teams, 397)

1981 Second (Six teams, 437)

1982 Second (Six teams, 518)

1983 Second (Six teams, 390)

1984 Second (Seven teams, 403)

1985 Second (Seven teams, 372)

1986 Second (Seven teams, 572)

1987 Second (Seven teams, 354)

1988 Second (Seven teams, 460.5)

1989 Second (Seven teams, 360)

1990 Second (Seven teams, 610)

1991 Third (Seven teams, 326)

1992 Third (Seven teams, 295)

1993 Third (Seven teams, 500)

1994 Third (Seven teams, 416)

1995 Fifth (Eight teams, 419)

1996 Third (Eight teams, 610)

1997 Third (Eight teams, 468)

1998 Second (Eight teams, 613)

1999 Third (Eight teams, 483)

2000 Third (Eight teams, 601.5)

2001 Third (Eight teams, 547.5)

2002 Third (Eight teams, 572)

2003 Second (Eight teams, 678.5)

2004 Third (Eight teams, 651.5)

2005 Third (Eight teams, 602.5)

2006 Third (Eight teams, 501)

2007 Third (Eight teams, 513)

2008 Fifth (Eight teams, 331)

2009 Fifth (Eight teams, 431)

2010 Fourth (Eight teams, 542.5)

2011 Fourth (Eight teams, 564)

2012 Fourth (Eight teams, 456)

2013 Fifth (Eight teams, 438)

2014 Fifth (Eight teams, 429)

2015 Fourth (Eight teams, 510)

2016 Second (Eight teams, 527)

2017 Fourth (Eight teams, 456)

2018 Third (Eight teams, 398)

2019 Fifth (Eight teams, 387)

2020 Third (Eight teams, 493)

2022 Second (Six teams, 731)

TOP 5 FINISHES

50 Freestyle

20.03 1999 Matt Zelen

20.70 2011 Armando Moss

20.71 2015 Paul Knaak

20.79 2013 Logan Arnold

20.80 2017 Kenny Bergman

100 Freestyle

45.01 1999 Matt Zelen 45.36 2017 Kenny Bergman 45.61 2011 Armando Moss 45.71 2013 Logan Arnold 45.75 2016 Paul Knaak

200 Freestyle

1:41.05 2013 Logan Arnold

1:42.27 2011 Ty Nimens

1:42.69 2003 Jim Arnold

1:43.07 2011 Jimmy Foley

1:43.17 2015 Kenny Bergman

500 Freestyle

4:33.17 2012 Josh Seaburg

4:40.74 1986 Paul Eure

4:41.81 2011 Jimmy Foley

4:44.13 2004 Eric Anderson

4:45.35 2012 Ben Maakestad

1,000 Freestyle

9:58.46 2010 Jimmy Foley

10:00.67 1986 Paul Eure 10:02.04 2005 Eric Anderson 10:06.84 1997 Matt Sharp

1,650 Freestyle 16:31.52 2005 Eric Anderson

16:31.57 2011 Jimmy Foley

16:43.24 1997 Matt Sharp 16:43.24 1986 Paul Eure

16:47.04 2003 Kip Winden

100 Butterfly

48.82 1997 Matt Zelen 50.56 2016 Jose Alvarez 50.85 2011 Armando Moss 51.24 1995 Pat Underhill 51.69 2017 Sam Konsor

200 Butterfly

1:54.36 2012 Josh Seaburg

1:56.72 2006 Josh Swenson

1:57.00 2014 Jose Alvarez

1:57.89 2009 Kevin Kubat 1:57.89 2009 Ty Nimens

100 Backstroke

51.28 2014 Braden McCormack

51.55 2015 Jose Alvarez

51.76 2006 Casey Larson 51.80 1999 Matt Zelen

51.89 2012 Logan Arnold

200 Backstroke

1:54.25 2016 Jose Alvarez

1:54.79 2019 Mick Olson 1:54.85 2014 Braden McCormack 1:55.21 2000 Luke Vestrum 1:55.24 1988 Chris Barta

100 Breaststroke

56.58 2013 Preston Marsh 57.18 2005 Luke Prokop 57.49 2020 Mitchell Dockendorf 57.86 2014 Joe Duxbury 58.07 2002 Luke Vestrum

200 Breaststroke

2:02.81 2005 Luke Prokop 2:08.70 2004 Philip Nielsen 2:09.00 1988 Pat Beskar 2:09.05 2010 Jesse Otis 2:09.20 2002 Dan Morgan

200 IM

1:52.90 2013 Preston Marsh 1:54.22 2002 Luke Vestrum 1:54.60 2019 Mitchell Dockendorf 1:54.62 2016 Jose Alvarez 1:54.74 2010 Ty Nimens

400 IM 4:02.01 2012 Josh Seaburg 4:09.54 1994 Phil Steger 4:11.12 2005 Eric Anderson 4:11.23 2016 Nolan Bauer 4:13.13 2009 Jesse Otis

200 Freestyle Relay

1:23.04 2015 Urness, Duxbury Knaak, Bergman 1:23.05 2013 Marsh, Duxbury Knaak, Arnold 1:23.43 1996 Zelen, Stevens Underhill, Schmitz 1:23.46 2002 Vestrum, Arnold Bidle, Waldorf 1:23.46 2011 Moss, Nimens, Gernes, Williams

400 Freestyle Relay 3:04.46 2015 Knaak, Duxbury Urness, Bergman 3:04.55 2011 Moss, Nimens Seaburg, Williams 3:05.08 2013 Marsh, Knaak Triggs, Arnold 3:05.97 2017 Konsor, Heller Urness, Bergman 3:06.21 1996 Schmitz, Steger Underhill, Zelen

800 Freestyle Relay

6:51.61 2011 Moss, Nimens Williams, Seaburg 6:53.68 2011 Nimens, Foley Williams, Seaburg 6:54.75 2010 Nimens, Foley Otis, Seaburg 6:58.00 2012 Seaburg, Foley Nimens, Maakestad 6:58.80 2009 Williams, Foley

Kubat, Nimens

200 Medley Relay

1:32.34 2013 B. McCormack, Marsh Duxbury, Arnold 1:33.04 2016 B. McCormack, Magee M. McCormack, Knaak 1:33.25 2014 B. McCormack, Duxbury M. McCormack, Knaak 1:33.49 2015 Alvarez, Duxbury Konsor, Knaak 1:34.02 2017 Alvarez, Upton Konsor, Bergman

400 Medley Relay 3:27.49 2014 B. McCormack, Duxbury Alvarez, Knaak 3:28.49 2016 B. McCormack, Magee Alvarez, Knaak 3:28.64 2015 Alvarez, Dusbury Stinar, Knaak 3:28.78 2017 Alvarez, Upton Pauley, Bergman 3:28.85 2003 Vestrum, Prokop Williams, Arnold

1M Dive Dual 328.15 2012 Wes Schlichting 315.00 1991 John Deters 288.60 2020 Jack Grabinski 287.20 1991 Bret Beecher 280.30 1983 Dean Roll

1M Dive Championship 558.55 1991 John Deters 507.20 1991 Bret Beecher 497.05 2011 Wes Schlichting 488.05 2020 Jack Grabinski 474.05 1983 Dean Roll

3M Dive Dual 367.70 1989 John Deters 314.50 1989 Eric Boyer 307.95 2012 Wes Schlichting 306.60 2020 Jack Grabinski 293.55 1984 Dean Roll

3M Dive Championship 592.70 1992 John Deters 542.05 2021 Jack Grabinski 503.30 2011 Wes Schlichting 492.10 1980 Steve Remole 478.00 1984 Dean Roll

TOP 5 FINISHES

50 Freestyle

1. 20.70 2011 Armando Moss

2. 20.72 1996 Matt Zelen

3. 20.90 1983 Tom Kubinski

4. 20.95 2012 Logan Arnold

5. 21.04 1995 Pat Underhill

100 Freestyle

1. 45.44 1996 Matt Zelen

2. 45.61 2011 Mando Moss

3. 45.93 2013 Preston Marsh

4. 46.09 2012 Logan Arnold

5. 46.73 2014 Kenny Bergman

200 Freestyle

1. 1:43.45 2020 Ethan Huber

2. 1:43.63 2014 Andrew Urness

3. 1:44.52 2014 Kenny Bergman

4. 1:45.42 2017 Caleb Birklid

5. 1:45.63 2013 Paul Knaak

500 Freestyle

1. 4:45.99 2020 Ethan Huber

2. 4:46.40 2003 Kip Winden

3. 4:49.06 1988 Christian Filiaggi

4. 4:49.65 1984 Paul Eure

5. 4:49.72 1984 Rob Schmidt

1000 Freestyle

1. 10:06.94 1997 Matt Sharp

2. 10:12.41 1985 Paul DeMorett

3. 10:12.96 2003 Eric Anderson

4. 10:13.13 2003 Kip Winden

5. 10:14.14 2013 Nolan Bauer

1650 Freestyle

1. 16:43.24 1997 Matt Sharp

2. 16:47.04 2003 Kip Winden

3. 16:49.86 2003 Eric Anderson

4. 16:53.08 1998 Christian Filiaggi

5. 16:55.54 2013 Nolan Bauer

100 Butterfly

1. 50.57 1996 Matt Zelen

2. 51.24 1995 Pat Underhill

3. 52.49 2005 Josh Swenson

4. 52.61 2017 Friedrich Odermann

5. 52.72 2017 Ryan Pauley

200 Butterfly

1. 1:57.00 2014 Jose Alvarez

2. 1:58.18 1994 Steve Espeland

3. 1:59.50 2005 Josh Swenson

4. 1:59.88 2006 Kevin Kubat

5. 2:00.42 2021 Alex Heer

100 Backstroke

1. 51.89 2012 Logan Arnold

2. 52.09 2013 Braden McCormack

3. 52.10 2013 Matthew McCormack 4. 52.17 2018 Mitchell Dockendorf 5. 52.25 1996 Matt Zelen

200 Backstroke

1. 1:55.21 2000 Luke Vestrum

2. 1:55.65 2013 Braden McCormack

3. 1:56.49 2018 Mick Olson 4. 1:57.79 2020 Ethan Huber 5. 1:58.58 2008 Andy Happe

100 Breaststroke

1. 56.58 2013 Preston Marsh 2. 58.25 2003 Luke Prokop 3. 59.65 2016 Jacob Upton 4. 59.93 2020 Dylan Fleischhacker 5. 59.98 2018 Eli Greenblat

200 Breaststroke

1. 2:04.78 2003 Luke Prokop 2. 2:11.20 2016 Jacob Upton 3. 2:11.43 1993 Phil Steger 4. 2:11.70 2001 Philip Nielsen 5. 2:11.71 2000 Dan Morgan

200 Individual Medley

1. 1:52.90 2013 Preston Marsh

2. 1:55.52 2014 Jose Alvarez 3. 1:55.62 2018 Mitchell Dockendorf 4. 1:56.29 2000 Luke Vestrum

5. 1:58.60 2002 David Williams

400 Individual Medley

1. 4:13.74 1993 Phil Steger

2. 4:16.38 2013 Nolan Bauer

3. 4:16.87 2014 Jose Alvarez

4. 4:18.78 1997 Matt Sharp

5. 4:19.47 2005 Torri Ahlberg

1-Meter Dive (6 Dives)

1. 288.60 2020 Jack Grabinski

2. 272.15 2020 Connor Reed

3. 244.85 2014 Justin Wollin

4. 240.75 2009 Wes Schlichting

5. 224.25 2020 Christian Pfau

1-Meter Dive (11 Dives)

1. 481.10 2020 Jack Grabinski

2. 469.75 2020 Connor Reed 3. 401.35 2020 Christian Pfau 4. 377.05 2014 Justin Wollin

5. 363.00 2009 Wes Schlichting

3-Meter Dive (6 Dives)

1. 306.60 2020 Jack Grabinski

2. 243.10 2020 Connor Reed

3. 233.40 2009 Wes Schlichting

4. 224.35 2015 Josh Tomporowski 5. 214.40 2014 Justin Wollin

3-Meter Dive (11 Dives)

1. 505.05 2020 Jack Grabinski

2. 436.60 2020 Connor Reed 3. 388.25 1980 Dean Roll

4. 380.45 2009 Wes Schlichting

5. 361.10 2020 Christian Pfau

MIAC HONOREES

1974

John Maguire 3rd 400-yard individual medley

Clarence McCarthy 3rd 1,650-yard freestyle

1975

Paul Cleeremans 2nd 100-yard butterfly

Paul Cleeremans 3rd 200-yard butterfly

Bob Greelis 3rd 50-yard freestyle

1976

Tom Dwyer 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Tom Dwyer 2nd 100-yard freestyle

Tom Dwyer 3rd 200-yard freestyle

Tom Dwyer 3rd 500-yard freestyle

Joe Ehlert 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Robbie Gibbs 3rd 1,650-yard freestyle

Jon Habben 1st 50-yard freestyle

Jon Habben 1st 100-yard freestyle

Jon Habben 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Jon Habben 2nd 200-yard freestyle

Mark Tracy 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Joe Tucker 1st 200-yard breaststroke

Joe Tucker 2nd 200-yard individual medley

Skosh Wenner 3rd 1-meter dive

Skosh Wenner 3rd 3-meter dive

1978

Dale Feichtinger 1st 100-yard breaststroke

Dale Feichtinger 1st 200-yard breaststroke

Jon Habben 1st 50-yard freestyle

Jon Habben 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Jon Habben 2nd 100-yard freestyle

Greg Krenik 3rd 500-yard freestyle

Mike Salchert 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Mike Salchert 2nd 100-yard backstroke

Mike Salchert 2nd 200-yard individual medley

Mike Salchert 3rd 200-yard backstroke

Mark Schwietz 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Mark Schwietz 3rd 1,650-yard freestyle

Mark Tracy 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Joe Tucker 2nd 200-yard breaststroke

Skosh Wenner 2nd 3-meter dive

1979

Jim Connor 1st 100-yard freestyle

Jim Connor 3rd 50-yard freestyle

Jeff Eastman 3rd 3-meter dive

Dale Feichtinger 1st 200-yard breaststroke

Dale Feichtinger 2nd 100-yard breaststroke

Jon Habben 2nd 200-yard freestyle

Steve Remole 1st 3-meter dive

Steve Remole 2nd 1-meter dive

Dan Rukavina 1st 200-yard individual medley

Dan Rukavina 2nd 400-yard individual medley

Dan Rukavina 3rd 1,650-yard freestyle

Dan Williams 2nd 200-yard butterfly

Dan Williams 3rd 100-yard butterfly

1980

Jim Connor 1st 100-yard freestyle

Jim Connor 1st 200-yard freestyle

Jim Connor 3rd 50-yard freestyle

Dale Feichtinger 2nd 100-yard breaststroke

John Hessburg 1st 50-yard freestyle

Pete Magnuson 3rd 200-yard breaststroke

Steve Remole 1st 3-meter dive

Steve Remole 3rd 1-meter dive

Dirk Westveer 3rd 100-yard breaststroke

Dan Williams 1st 200-yard backstroke

Dan Williams 2nd 100-yard backstroke

1981

John Hessburg 2nd 50-yard freestyle

Pete Magnuson 1st 200-yard breaststroke

Pete Magnuson 3rd 100-yard breaststroke

Jack Perry 3rd 200-yard backstroke

John Podolinsky 2nd 500-yard freestyle

John Podolinsky 2nd 1,650-yard freestyle

John Podolinsky 3rd 400-yard individual medley

Dean Roll 3rd 1-meter dive

Dirk Westveer 1st 100-yard breaststroke

Dirk Westveer 3rd 200-yard breaststroke

Jerry Will 2nd 200-yard freestyle

Jerry Will 3rd 100-yard freestyle

Dan Williams 1st 200-yard backstroke

Dan Williams 1st 400-yard individual medley

1982

Tom Duxbury 3rd 200-yard freestyle

John Hessburg 1st 50-yard freestyle

John Hessburg 3rd 100-yard freestyle

Pete Magnuson 3rd 100-yard breaststroke

Pete Magnuson 3rd 200-yard breaststroke

John Podolinsky 2nd 500-yard freestyle

John Podolinsky 2nd 1,650-yard freestyle

John Podolinsky 3rd 400-yard individual medley

Dean Roll 3rd 1-meter dive

Dean Roll 3rd 3-meter dive

Jerry Will 2nd 200-yard freestyle

Dan Williams 1st 400-yard individual medley

Dan Williams 2nd 100-yard backstroke

Dan Williams 2nd 200-yard backstroke

1983

Tom Duxbury 3rd 50-yard freestyle

John Hessburg 2nd 50-yard freestyle

John Hessburg 3rd 100-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 1st 50-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 1st 100-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 2nd 100-yard butterfly

Jack Perry 3rd 200-yard backstroke

Dean Roll 1st 1-meter dive

Dean Roll 3rd 3-meter dive

1984

Paul Eure 2nd 500-yard freestyle

Paul Eure 2nd 1,650-yard freestyle

Paul Eure 3rd 200-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 1st 50-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 1st 100-yard freestyle

John Podolinsky 1st 1,650-yard freestyle

John Podolinsky 3rd 400-yard individual medley

John Podolinsky 3rd 500-yard freestyle

Jerry Will 3rd 50-yard freestyle

1985

Scott Backus 2nd 1-meter dive

Chris Barta 3rd 200-yard backstroke

Paul DeMorett 3rd 400-yard individual medley

Paul Eure 1st 1,650-yard freestyle

Paul Eure 2nd 500-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 1st 50-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 2nd 100-yard freestyle

Troy Loeb 3rd 200-yard butterfly

Mike McNeil 2nd 100-yard butterfly

Ken Sondgeroth 3rd 3-meter dive

1986

Chris Barta 1st 100-yard backstroke

Chris Barta 2nd 200-yard backstroke

Pat Beskar 2nd 200-yard breaststroke

Paul DeMorett 3rd 400-yard individual medley

Paul Eure 2nd 500-yard freestyle

Paul Eure 3rd 200-yard freestyle

Paul Eure 3rd 1,650-yard freestyle

Tom Kubinski 2nd 50-yard freestyle

Mark Patton 3rd 200-yard breaststroke

1987

Chris Barta 2nd 100-yard backstroke

Chris Barta 2nd 200-yard backstroke

Pat Beskar 3rd 200-yard breaststroke

Eric Boyer 3rd 1-meter dive

Eric Boyer 3rd 3-meter dive

Paul DeMorett 3rd 1,650-yard freestyle

Paul Eure 2nd 1,650-yard freestyle

Robert Schmidt 3rd 200-yard backstroke

1988

Chris Barta 1st 100-yard backstroke

Chris Barta 2nd 200-yard backstroke

Pat Beskar 1st 100-yard breaststroke

Pat Beskar 2nd 200-yard breaststroke

Eric Boyer 1st 1-meter dive

Eric Boyer 2nd 3-meter dive

James Casey 1st 200-yard freestyle relay

James Casey 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Ken Krull 1st 200-yard freestyle relay

Ken Krull 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Ken Krull 3rd 100-yard freestyle

Mark Lange 1st 200-yard freestyle relay

Mark Lange 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Matt Lawrence 1st 200-yard freestyle relay

Matt Lawrence 1st 400-yard freestyle relay

Matt Lawrence 3rd 200-yard freestyle

Robert Schmidt 1st 200-yard backstroke

Robert Schmidt 3rd 500-yard freestyle

1989

Eric Boyer 3rd 1-meter dive

John Deters 2nd 1-meter dive

John Deters 2nd 3-meter dive

Ken Krull 1st 100-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 2nd 50-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 2nd 200-yard freestyle

Tom Schutte 2nd 200-yard breaststroke

Tom Schutte 3rd 100-yard breaststroke

1990

Mark Biscan 3rd 100-yard backstroke

Eric Boyer 2nd 1-meter dive

Eric Boyer 2nd 3-meter dive

John Deters 1st 1-meter dive

John Deters 1st 3-meter dive

Chad Kelly 3rd 50-yard freestyle

Chad Kelly 3rd 100-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 1st 100-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 2nd 50-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 2nd 200-yard freestyle

1991

John Deters 1st 1-meter dive

John Deters 1st 3-meter dive

Bret Beecher 2nd 1-meter dive

Chad Kelly 3rd 100-yard freestyle

Chad Kelly 3rd 200-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 2nd 50-yard freestyle

Ken Krull 1st 100-yard freestyle 1992

John Deters 1st 1M Dive

John Deters 1st 3M Dive

Ryan Flannery 2nd 1,650 Free

MIAC HONOREES

Chad Kelly 1st 50 Free

Chad Kelly 2nd 100 Free

Chad Kelly 3rd 200 Free

Brian Murphy 3rd 100 Breast

1993

Ryan Flannery 3rd 1,650 Free

Brian Murphy 3rd 100 Breast

Phil Steger 1st 200 Breast

Phil Steger 1st 400 IM

Phil Steger 3rd 200 IM

1994

Steve Espeland 3rd 100 Fly

Steve Espeland 3rd 200 Fly

Phil Steger 1st 400 IM

Phil Steger 2nd 200 Breast

Phil Steger 2nd 200 IM

1995

Steve Espeland 3rd 200 Fly

Pat Underhill 1st 50 Free

Pat Underhill 1st 100 Back

Pat Underhill 1st 100 Free

1996

Jake Bastien 1st 200 Medley Relay

Kris Bowman 1st 200 Medley Relay

Kris Bowman 1st 400 Medley Relay

Kris Bowman 3rd 100 Breast

Ryan McGovern 3rd 200 Breast

Mark Schmitz 1st 200 Free Relay

Mark Schmitz 1st 400 Medley Relay

Phil Steger 2nd 400 IM

Carl Stevens 1st 200 Free Relay

Pat Underhill 1st 50 Free

Pat Underhill 1st 200 Free Relay

Pat Underhill 1st 200 Medley Relay

Pat Underhill 1st 400 Medley Relay

Pat Underhill 3rd 100 Fly

Pat Underhill 3rd 100 Free

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Free

Matt Zelen 1st 200 Free Relay

Matt Zelen 1st 200 Medley Relay

Matt Zelen 1st 400 Medley Relay

Matt Zelen 2nd 100 Back

Matt Zelen 2nd 100 Fly

1997

Jeremy Hoglund 2nd 1M Dive

Jeremy Hoglund 2nd 3M Dive

Matt Sharp 2nd 400 IM

Matt Sharp 3rd 1,650 Free

Scott Welle 3rd 100 Back

Scott Welle 3rd 200 Back

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Fly

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Free

Matt Zelen 2nd 50 Free

1998

Jeff Dingman 1st 400 Medley Relay

Jeremy Hoglund 2nd 3M Dive

Jeremy Hoglund 3rd 1M Dive

Matt Murray 1st 200 Medley Relay

Matt Murray 1st 400 Medley Relay

Matt Murray 3rd 100 Breast

Carl Stevens 1st 200 Medley Relay

Scott Welle 1st 200 Medley Relay

Scott Welle 1st 400 Medley Relay

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Fly

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Free

Matt Zelen 1st 200 Medley Relay

Matt Zelen 1st 400 Medley Relay

Matt Zelen 2nd 50 Free

1999

Matt Zelen 1st 50 Free

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Fly

Matt Zelen 1st 100 Free

2000

Soren Peterson 1st 50 Free

Soren Peterson 2nd 100 Free

Matt Sharp 3rd 500 Free

Matt Sharp 3rd 1,650 Free

Luke Vestrum 1st 200 Back

Luke Vestrum 1st 200 IM

Luke Vestrum 2nd 100 Back

2001

Christian Filiaggi 2nd 1,650 Free

Dan Morgan 2nd 200 Breast

Philip Nielsen 3rd 200 Breast

Luke Vestrum 1st 200 IM

Luke Vestrum 2nd 100 Back

Luke Vestrum 3rd 200 Back

2002

Jim Arnold 1st 200 Free Relay

Jim Arnold 1st 400 Free Relay

Aaron Bidle 1st 200 Free Relay

Luke Vestrum 1st 200 IM

Luke Vestrum 1st 200 Free Relay

Luke Vestrum 1st 400 Free Relay

Luke Vestrum 2nd 100 Free

Luke Vestrum 3rd 100 Breast

Chris Waldorf 1st 200 Free Relay

Chris Waldorf 1st 400 Free Relay

David Williams 1st 400 Free Relay

2003

Eric Anderson 3rd 1,650 Free

Jim Arnold 1st 50 Free

Jim Arnold 1st 200 Free Relay

Jim Arnold 1st 400 Free Relay

Jim Arnold 1st 400 Medley Relay

Jim Arnold 2nd 100 Free

Dan Morgan 2nd 200 Breast

Sam Omann 3rd 1M Dive

Kerry O’Neill 1st 200 Free Relay

Kerry O’Neill 1st 400 Free Relay

Luke Prokop 1st 100 Breast

Luke Prokop 1st 200 Breast

Luke Prokop 1st 400 Medley Relay

Luke Vestrum 1st 200 Free Relay

Luke Vestrum 1st 400 Free Relay

Luke Vestrum 1st 400 Medley Relay

Luke Vestrum 2nd 100 Breast

Luke Vestrum 3rd 200 Breast

Luke Vestrum 3rd 200 IM

David Williams 1st 200 Free Relay

David Williams 1st 400 Free Relay

David Williams 1st 400 Medley Relay

Kip Winden 2nd 500 Free

Kip Winden 2nd 1,650 Free

2004

Eric Anderson 3rd 1,650 Free

Aaron Monson 3rd 1M Dive

Sam Omann 2nd 3M Dive

Kerry O’Neill 2nd 50 Free

Kerry O’Neill 3rd 100 Free

Philip Nielsen 3rd 200 Breast

Luke Prokop 1st 200 Breast

David Williams 2nd 100 Fly

2005

Eric Anderson 3rd 400 IM

Aaron Monson 3rd 1M Dive

Aaron Monson 3rd 3M Dive

Luke Prokop 1st 200 Breast

Luke Prokop 2nd 100 Breast

\David Williams 3rd 50 Free

2006

Casey Larson 1st 100 Back 2008

Marcus Rien* 1st 1M Dive

Marcus Rien 2nd 3M Dive 2010

Ty Nimens 2nd 200 IM

Jesse Otis 3rd 200 Breast

Wes Schlichting 2nd 3M Dive

Josh Seaburg 2nd 200 Fly

Josh Seaburg 3rd 400 IM

2011

Mando Moss 1st 50 Free

Mando Moss 1st 100 Free

Mando Moss 1st 400 Free Relay

Ty Nimens 1st 400 Free Relay

Marcus Rien 3rd 3M Dive

Wes Schlichting 2nd 3M Dive

Josh Seaburg 1st 400 Free Relay

Josh Seaburg 3rd 400 IM

Michael Williams 1st 400 Free Relay

2012

Logan Arnold 1st 100 Back

Logan Arnold 3rd 50 Free

Logan Arnold 3rd 100 Free

Wes Schlichting 2nd 3M Dive

Wes Schlichting 3rd 1M Dive

Josh Seaburg 1st 200 Fly

Josh Seaburg 1st 400 IM

Josh Seaburg 1st 500 Free

2013

Logan Arnold 2nd 50 Free

Logan Arnold 2nd 200 Free

Preston Marsh 2nd 100 Breast

Preston Marsh 3rd 200 IM

2014

Braden McCormack 3rd 100 Back

2015

Jose Alvarez 2nd 100 Back

Jose Alvarez 3rd 200 Back

Kenny Bergman 1st 100 Free

Kenny Bergman 1st 400 Free Relay

Joe Duxbury 1st 400 Free Relay

Paul Knaak 1st 400 Free Relay

Andrew Urness 1st 400 Free Relay

2016

Jose Alvarez 3rd 200 IM

Kenny Bergman 1st 100 Free

Paul Knaak 2nd 100 Free

Paul Knaak 3rd 50 Free

Justin Wollin 3rd 1M Dive

2017

Kenny Bergman 1st 100 Free

Kenny Bergman 2nd 50 Free

2020

Jack Grabinski* 1st 3M Dive

Jack Grabinski 2nd 1M Dive

Connor Reed 3rd 1M Dive

*MIAC Co-/Diver of the Year

All-Americans

1970s

1978 Jon Habben 10th 50 Free

1978 Jon Habben 11th 100 Free

1978 Jon Habben 12th 400 Free Relay

1978 Greg Krenik 12th 400 Free Relay

1978 Steve Remole 5th 3M Dive

1978 Mike Salchert 12th 400 Free Relay

1978 Mark Schwietz 12th 400 Free Relay

1978 Mark Tracy 12th 400 Free Relay

1979 Jim Connor 3rd 100 Free

1979 Jim Connor 7th 50 Free

1980s

1980 Jim Connor 8th 100 Free

1980 Steve Remole 5th 3M Dive

1981 Dean Roll 11th 3M Dive

1981 Dan Williams 11th 400 IM

1982 John Hessburg 7th 50 Free

1983 Tom Duxbury 11th 400 Free Relay

1983 John Hessburg 10th 50 Free

1983 John Hessburg 11th 400 Free Relay

1983 Tom Kubinski 6th 50 Free

1983 Tom Kubinski 11th 400 Free Relay

1983 Dean Roll 8th 3M Dive

1983 Tom Thompson 11th 400 Free Relay

1984 Tom Kubinski 8th 50 Free

1984 Dean Roll 11th 1M Dive

1986 Chris Barta 4th 100 Back

1986 Chris Barta 10th 400 Medley Relay

1986 Pat Beskar 10th 400 Medley Relay

1986 Paul Eure 14th 500 Free

1986 Tom Kubinski 7th 400 Free Relay

1986 Tom Kubinski 8th 50 Free

1986 Tom Kubinski 10th 400 Medley Relay

1986 Doug Lawrence 7th 400 Free Relay

1986 Matt Lawrence 7th 400 Free Relay

1986 Matt Lawrence 10th 400 Medley Relay

1986 Chris Stuart 7th 400 Free Relay

1987 Chris Barta 4th 100 Back

1987 Chris Barta 9th 200 Back

1987 Chris Barta 12th 400 Medley Relay

1987 Pat Beskar 12th 400 Medley Relay

1987 Pat Beskar 12th 200 Breast

1987 Matt Lawrence 12th 400 Medley Relay

1987 John Newhouse 12th 400 Medley Relay

1988 Chris Barta 4th 200 Back

1988 Chris Barta 10th 100 Back

1988 Chris Barta 11th 400 Medley Relay

1988 Chris Barta 15th 200 Medley Relay

1988 Pat Beskar 10th 200 Free Relay

1988 Pat Beskar 11th 400 Medley Relay

1988 Pat Beskar 15th 200 Medley Relay

1988 Eric Boyer 10th 1M Dive

1988 James Casey 10th 400 Free Relay

1988 Paul DeMorett 14th 800 Free Relay

1988 Ken Krull 10th 200 Free Relay

1988 Ken Krull 10th 400 Free Relay

1988 Ken Krull 11th 400 Medley Relay

1988 Ken Krull 14th 800 Free Relay

1988 Ken Krull 15th 200 Medley Relay

1988 Mark Lange 10th 200 Free Relay

1988 Mark Lange 10th 400 Free Relay

1988 Mark Lange 15th 200 Medley Relay

1988 Matt Lawrence 10th 400 Free Relay

1988 Matt Lawrence 14th 800 Free Relay

1988 John Newhouse 11th 400 Medley Relay

1988 John Newhouse 14th 800 Free Relay

1988 Rob Schmidt 10th 200 Free Relay

1989 James Casey 5th 200 Free Relay

1989 James Casey 6th 400 Free Relay

1989 John Deters 12th 3M Dive

1989 Chad Kelly 5th 200 Free Relay

1989 Chad Kelly 6th 400 Free Relay

1989 Ken Krull 5th 200 Free Relay

1989 Ken Krull 6th 400 Free Relay

1989 Mark Lange 5th 200 Free Relay

1989 Mark Lange 6th 400 Free Relay

1990s

1990 Mark Biscan 15th 400 Medley Relay

1990 Eric Boyer 7th 1M Dive

1990 James Casey 14th 200 Free Relay

1990 James Casey 14th 800 Free Relay

1990 James Casey 15th 200 Medley Relay

1990 James Casey 15th 400 Free Relay

1990 James Casey 15th 400 Medley Relay

1990 John Deters 2nd 3M Dive

1990 John Deters 3rd 1M Dive

1990 Chad Kelly 14th 200 Free Relay

1990 Chad Kelly 14th 800 Free Relay

1990 Chad Kelly 15th 200 Medley Relay

1990 Chad Kelly 15th 400 Free Relay

1990 Ken Krull 14th 200 Free Relay

1990 Ken Krull 14th 800 Free Relay

1990 Ken Krull 15th 200 Medley Relay

1990 Ken Krull 15th 400 Free Relay

1990 Ken Krull 15th 400 Medley Relay

1990 Lee Prinkkila 14th 800 Free Relay

1990 Mike Simonet 14th 200 Free Relay

1990 Mike Simonet 15th 200 Medley Relay

1990 Mike Simonet 15th 400 Free Relay

1990 Mike Simonet 15th 400 Medley Relay

1991 Bret Beecher 7th 1M Dive

1991 John Deters 1st 1M Dive

1991 John Deters 5th 3M Dive

1992 John Deters 5th 3M Dive

1992 John Deters 8th 1M Dive

1994 Phil Steger 11th 400 IM

1995 Pat Underhill 11th 50 Free

1995 Pat Underhill 12th 100 Fly

1996 Jake Bastien 10th 200 Medley Relay

1996 Jake Bastien 15th 800 Free Relay

1996 Kris Bowman 10th 200 Medley Relay

1996 Kris Bowman 14th 400 Medley Relay

1996 Mark Schmitz 7th 400 Free Relay

1996 Mark Schmitz 11th 200 Free Relay

1996 Mark Schmitz 14th 400 Medley Relay

1996 Mark Schmitz 15th 800 Free Relay

1996 Phil Steger 7th 400 Free Relay

1996 Phil Steger 15th 800 Free Relay

1996 Carl Stevens 11th 200 Free Relay

1996 Pat Underhill 7th 400 Free Relay

1996 Pat Underhill 10th 200 Medley Relay

1996 Pat Underhill 11th 200 Free Relay

1996 Pat Underhill 14th 400 Medley Relay

1996 Pat Underhill 15th 800 Free Relay

1996 Matt Zelen 2nd 100 Free

1996 Matt Zelen 7th 400 Free Relay

1996 Matt Zelen 10th 200 Medley Relay

1996 Matt Zelen 11th 200 Free Relay

1996 Matt Zelen 12th 50 Free

1996 Matt Zelen 14th 400 Medley Relay

1997 Matt Zelen 6th 100 Fly

1998 Matt Zelen 4th 100 Fly

1998 Matt Zelen 4th 100 Free

1998 Matt Zelen 7th 50 Free

1999 Matt Zelen 1st 50 Free

1999 Matt Zelen 2nd 100 Fly

1999 Matt Zelen 3rd 100 Free

2000s

2002 Jim Arnold 6th 200 Free Relay

2002 Jim Arnold 9th 200 Medley Relay

2002 Jim Arnold 10th 400 Free Relay

2002 Aaron Bidle 6th 200 Free Relay

2002 Luke Vestrum 6th 200 Free Relay

2002 Luke Vestrum 9th 200 Medley Relay

2002 Luke Vestrum 10th 400 Free Relay

2002 Chris Waldorf 6th 200 Free Relay

2002 Chris Waldorf 9th 200 Medley Relay

2002 Chris Waldorf 10th 400 Free Relay

2002 David Williams 9th 200 Medley Relay

2002 David Williams 10th 400 Free Relay

2003 Jim Arnold 8th 50 Free

2003 Jim Arnold 8th 100 Free

2003 Jim Arnold 16th 200 Free

2003 Luke Prokop 14th 200 Breast

2004 Luke Prokop 11th 200 Breast

2004 Luke Prokop 13th 100 Breast

2005 Joey Chapman 13th 200 Free Relay

2005 Joey Chapman 15th 400 Medley Relay

2005 Joey Chapman 16th 400 Free Relay

2005 Sam Christianson 13th 200 Free Relay

2005 Sam Christianson 16th 400 Free Relay

2005 Kerry O’Neill 13th 200 Free Relay

2005 Kerry O’Neill 15th 400 Medley Relay

2005 Kerry O’Neill 16th 400 Free Relay

2005 Luke Prokop 3rd 200 Breast

2005 Luke Prokop 13th 100 Breast

2005 Luke Prokop 15th 400 Medley Relay

2005 David Williams 13th 200 Free Relay

2005 David Williams 15th 400 Medley Relay

2005 David Williams 16th 400 Free Relay

2011 Mando Moss 15th 800 Free Relay

2011 Ty Nimens 15th 800 Free Relay

2011 Wes Schlichting 14th 3M Dive

2011 Wes Schlichting 16th 1M Dive

2011 Josh Seaburg 15th 800 Free Relay

2011 Michael Williams 15th 800 Free Relay

2020 Jack Grabinski CSCAA - Diving

2021 Jack Grabinski CSCAA - Diving

2021 Connor Reed CSCAA - Diving

Academic All-Americans

OF

SJU SWIMMING AND DIVING

The 1971-72 Saint John’s University swimming and diving team may have finished last at that season’s MIAC Championship meet. But the Johnnies – in their first season competing in the sport – already accomplished their mission simply by getting into the water in the first place.

“The Warner Palaestra hadn’t been built yet,” recalls Jim Smith, the legendary former SJU basketball coach who was just beginning his first stint as the school’s athletic director in the fall of 1971.

“But we knew it was coming and the plans for it included a swimming pool. So, we wanted to start laying the groundwork for that. But the other piece was the (MIAC) All-Sports Trophy. We had been losing out to schools like Macalester and Gustavus by a point or two. We weren’t getting any points in swimming because we didn’t have a team. I figured if we could put a team together, even if they went to the conference meet and finished last, we’d still get a point out of that, which could be enough to put us over the top.”

Smith began looking for any student who might have a swimming background, and who possessed the skills to organize a team on short notice. That search led him to David Van Landschoot, who was finishing his final credits at SJU in the fall of 1971.

Van Landschoot was already a leader on campus. He’d been elected as freshman class president during his first year, and he’d gone on to be elected as both vice president, then president of undergraduate student government as well as serving on the school’s administration board. He was also a member of the rugby team.

Perhaps even more importantly, he’d been a high school diver in Rock Island, Ill. before his family moved to Pequot Lakes, Minn. prior to his senior year in high school forcing him to give the sport up.

“I got a message from (Smith) asking me to stop by his office,” said Van Landschoot. “I went over there and he

introduced himself to me. He got right to the point. He talked about the All-Sports Trophy and how we hadn’t been able to get over the top the past couple of years.

“He said he knew I had a swimming background. I told him that was true, but I’d given the sport up and hadn’t been involved in it for a long time. He told me he thought I could do it, and he convinced me to take the challenge on.”

Van Landschoot posted notices around campus trying to drum up interest. 15 students were on hand when the team began practice – only two of whom had any competitive experience.

Van Landschoot served as the team’s organizer and director but did not compete. Then-sophomore Steve Smith became the team’s first captain in December of 1971.

“I went to a Catholic High School in Owatonna and we didn’t have a swim team,” Steve Smith said. “But I liked to swim and I’d taken Red Cross classes. So I decided to give it a shot.”

Van Landschoot was able to schedule a total of four intercollegiate meets in advance of the MIAC Championship, the first of which was a double dual against St. Cloud State and Hamline on Jan. 15, 1972.

The biggest issue the team faced was finding a pool to practice in. That meant turning to area high schools, or occasionally sharing space at Halenbeck Hall with St. Cloud State.

“I remember going to places like Rocori High School, which had a pool,” Van Landschoot said. “It was always at odd hours, like 8 p.m. when the high school team was done practicing. We’d truck over there in the dark in the dead of winter and jump into the water at 8 p.m and get done around 9:30 or so. Then we’d have to dry off, go back out into the cold and drive ourselves back to campus. It got to be a real grind.”

THE

START OF

SJU SWIMMING AND DIVING

The Johnnies hung in there and made a decent showing in competition. Their final meet before the conference meet was a dual at Gustavus in late February of 1972. The Gusties won 57-45, but there were several SJU highlights, with some first and third place honors.

An article mentioned, “the future of the team, however, depends on a pool on the St. John’s campus. Only then will team members be able to get in the practice time needed without being bound to the schedule of a pool owned by someone else.”

While they waited for that day, they still had to compete at the MIAC meet March 2-4, 1972. There, the Johnnies finished in sixth-place in the six-team field.

That still scored in the all-sports competition, which helped lift Saint John’s to first place for the 1971-72 school year, the first time since 1968-69 the Johnnies had won the award and just the second time overall.

For the 1973-74 season, Warner Palaestra had opened with a swimming pool and Pat Haws had been hired as the program’s first real coach - though he did not have a competitive swimming background.

Haws, though, built SJU into a conference contender, coaching until 1998. In that time, his teams placed in the top three at the MIAC Championships in 23 of 25 seasons.

SWIMMING & DIVING FACILITIES

There were also 11 finishes in the top 25 at the Division III national meet. And his swimmers earned AllAmerica honors 40 times and won one national diving championship. He said the groundwork that had already been laid out helped make that happen.

“You don’t know how much that helped,” Haws said. “I came in as a blank slate. And those guys who were here and had a swimming background were so willing to train me. Guys like Steve Smith, Jeremy Raths and so many others. They were all so open to helping me out and patiently letting me get my feet under me.

“It meant a lot to me and to the program.”

WARNER PALAESTRA POOL

The home of Johnnie aquatics lies in the Warner Palaestra Pool. The pool was built as part of the original Warner Palaestra Athletic Complex in 1973. The Warner Palaestra Pool includes a regulation sized, eight-lane, 25-yard pool, one-meter and three-meter spring boards and a five-meter platform.

The Warner Palaestra Pool is also open to club sport and general student use during the course of the academic year. Saint John's Water Polo has seen significant success in the Warner Palaestra Pool in recent years.

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INSTITUTIONAL

PRESENTS STUDENT FUND

Octavius Wilson Jr. has thrived at Saint John’s University.

Not only has the senior linebacker from Hill-Murray High School played a key role in the Johnnies’ defensive rotation, but he’s also served on the program’s leadership council and as a representative on the SJU Student-Athlete Advisory Committee.

This past summer, he completed an internship in the financial department at Microsoft at the company’s corporate headquarters in Redmond, Washington.

But he said none of that would have been possible were it not for the assistance that scholarships provide.

“All of my tuition expenses rest with me, so scholarships were the main thing I had to consider when I was looking at school where I could continue my education,” said Wilson, an economics major who has received the Fran and Julia Ladner Family Endowed Scholarship, the Joyce and William Sexton Scholarship, the Joseph Friedrich Scholarship and a Dean’s Scholarship.

He’s also received Securian Foundation and Eddie Phillips Scholarships from the Minnesota Private College Council.

“Saint John’s was the top place when it came to offering the kind of scholarship package that made going here realistic and affordable for me,” he continued. “I’m really grateful for that because it helped make this opportunity possible.”

Wilson is not alone. In all, 98 percent of SJU students receive scholarships or financial aid. The SJU Student Fund helps make that happen by providing direct financial support to our students.

When you support the student fund, 100 percent of your gift goes directly toward student scholarships. Those who give receive recognition in the annual Honor Roll of Donors and a receipt stating their gift is tax deductible. They also gain the confidence of knowing their gift had a direct impact in allowing Wilson and so many others to experience all that SJU has to offer.

Please consider giving, either by visiting the student fund page in the SJU Alumni section of the CSB+SJU website or by calling 320-363-2591 or 1-800-653-7303.

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Email: johnemail@csbsju.edu

The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University form a partnership of two of the nation’s top liberal arts colleges, attracting students from 41 states and 14 countries.

STRONG INTEGRATION

The long-standing Coordinate Relationship between CSB and SJU demonstrates a history of delivering excellent outcomes through an outstanding joint academic program. Strong Integration is a natural extension and strengthening of our current relationship. It is not a merger of the two institutions; the college and university will remain two separate institutions aligned with their respective sponsoring monastic communities. Strong Integration necessitates no changes to the joint academic program, the admission of students or the separate conferring of degrees. Rather, Strong Integration will ensure that future students are educated by a thriving CSB and SJU. It will allow the college and university to continue delivering a superior liberal arts education with maximal effectiveness in a highly competitive and rapidly evolving higher education landscape.

The collaborative work of our two institutions and two founding monastic communities is a vital part of what makes the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University such beloved and special places. Our work has been guided throughout by the Benedictine Values, the institutions’ missions, and the needs of our students, and we are proud to take this historic step in our shared history.

We want to channel the best of both schools in new and exciting ways while still maintaining the individual identities of each. Strong Integration will further solidify already-deep ties while still celebrating each school as a college for women and a men’s university. With all of us working together, Bennies and Johnnies will continue writing new and limitless chapters of our shared history in the years to come.

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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL

In addition to the beautiful sights of Collegeville, the Saint John’s University swimming and diving program also visits Puerto Rico between semesters for a training trip.