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CREDITS The 2017-18 University of Kansas Swimming and Diving Media Guide was produced by the Kansas Communications office. Editor: Allison Thomas Guide Layout and Design: Kathleen Hermesch Cover Design: Kathleen Hermesch Editorial Assistance: DJ Haurin, Erin Penning Photography: Jeff and Laura Jacobsen, Mike Gunnoe, Rachel Pincus
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Lone Star Lake (Lawrence, Kan.) Robinson Natatorium (Lawrence, Kan.) Robinson Natatorium (Lawrence, Kan.) University Recreation Center (Fort Worth, Texas) Robinson Natatorium (Lawrence, Kan.) Robinson Natatorium (Lawrence, Kan.) Capitol Federal Natatorium (Topeka, Kan.) Robinson Natatorium (Lawrence, Kan.) Robinson Natatorium (Lawrence, Kan.) Beyer Pool (Ames, Iowa) Jamail Swimming Center (Austin, Texas) Minnesota Aquatics Center (Minneapolis, Minn.) McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion (Columbus, Ohio)
NEWCOMERS Crissie Blomquist Ellie Flanagan Manon Manning Caroline McLeary Lauryn Parrish Caroline Schultz Aley Shimel COACHES & STAFF Head Coach Clark Campbell Associate Head Coach Jen Betz Diving Coach Gabe Downey Support Staff Chancellor Douglas A. Girod, M.D. Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon Zenger
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GENERAL INFORMATION Location Lawrence, Kan. School Founded 1865 Enrollment 28,447 Nickname Jayhawks Conference Big 12 Colors Crimson (Pantone 186) and Blue (Pantone 293) Chancellor Dr. Douglas A. Girod Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon Zenger (Kansas State, 1988) Sport Administrator / Sr. Assoc. AD for Student-Athlete Development Jane Widger Fulton
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Clark Campbell Kansas, 1993 16 785.864.4177 ccswim@ku.edu Jen Betz Kansas, 2001 15 785.864.4179 jafox@ku.edu Gabe Downey UMKC, 2009 3 785.864.7990 gdowney@ku.edu
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PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Elizabeth Amato-Hanner uh-MAH-toe HAN-er Briana Balsbough BALS-bow Peri Charapich CHAIR-uh-pitch Nadia Khechfe KETCH-fee Jenny Nusbaum NUSS-bom Lydia Pocisk POH-sick Katy Schlies SHH-lice Taylor Sieperda SEE-per-dah Zoya Wahlstrom ZOY-uh WALL-strum
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The revamped locker room features 32 sit-in lockers that are 18-inches wide, with under-seat and overhead storage and redone floors with a Jayhawk logo in the middle. A sofa and chairs accompany the lockers to serve as a gathering place for student-athletes and coaches before and after meets.
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The Jayhawks host events inside historic Robinson Natatorium, which has served as the home for Kansas swimming and diving for more than 40 years. The facility has gone through numerous upgrades throughout the years. The current structure features a 25-yard, six-lane competition pool; a 25-meter, eight-lane pool for warm-ups and a diving well with one-meter, three-meter and platform boards.
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FOR THE FIFTH-STRAIGHT YEAR SPECTRUM SPORTS WILL TELEVISE MORE THAN 300 HOURS OF ORIGINAL KANSAS ATHLETICS PROGRAMMING ANNUALLY, INCLUDING LIVE GAMES AND EXTENSIVE JAYHAWKS COVERAGE, PLUS ENCORE PRESENTATIONS!
ROCK CHALK WEEKLY, a digital magazine with special features and insights into KU Athletics, features in-depth profiles of student-athletes, coaches and staff. With approximately 65,000 content views each week and over 2.5 million content views combined in its third year, Rock Chalk Weekly is another avenue for Kansas fans to stay up-to-date on their Jayhawks. KANSAS JAYHAWKS APP, the official mobile app of the Kansas Jayhawks offers a unique part of the Kansas gameday experience for KU athletic events. Subscribers can catch breaking team news, view updated statistics, access video-ondemand, watch live video streams as well access pregame previews and read game recaps. Over 81,000 downloads and growing!
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Strength & Conditioning The Anderson Family Strength & Conditioning Center is a split-level facility that features 20 Power Lift platforms and power racks, most recently outfitted with Elite Form 3D Camera technology which is used for measuring bar speed and calculating power output for each exercise performed in the rack. The training center houses Uesaka bumper plates and Olympic bars, along with two full sets of dumbbells to 120 lbs. While mostly a free weight oriented program, Anderson also houses Keiser power equipment, eight one-of-a-kind high speed cable systems, and Hammer strength machines. In addition, a 50-yard open turf area for speed and agility development and a cardiovascular workout area are available.
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ACADEMICS The Student-Athlete Support Services staff focuses all collective resources in support of the academic, personal and interpersonal development of each individual it serves. As part of its commitment to the academic success of its athletes, Kansas Athletics completed a new academic complex in the summer of 2009. The facility features individual study rooms, a computer lab and offices for all Student-Athlete Support Services personnel. KANSAS ATHLETICS TUTORING PROGRAM • Tutoring is available to any student-athlete who needs academic assistance. • Approximately 100 tutors work for Kansas Athletics, many of whom are instructors or teaching assistants at KU or retired educators. Some tutors are undergraduate students who have excelled in their respective subject areas. • Kansas Athletics offers both individualized and small study group tutoring, based entirely upon the learning needs of each student-athlete. • More than 2,000 tutoring sessions are scheduled each week. • More than 300 student-athletes work with tutors each semester.
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2. EMERGENT LEADER RETREATS Student-athletes, selected by their coaches, attend an overnight Jayhawk Leadership Retreat twice a year. They participate in activities, exercises and discussions designed to enhance leadership skills from a strengthsbased perspective. 3. CAREER DEVELOPMENT A career development progression; beginning with a career interest inventory, resume review, career coaching, mock interviews, utilizing KU Career Connections and Kansas Athletics’ Career Fair.
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BASEBALL Team: Five NCAA Tournament appearances, most recent in 2014; Three players drafted in 2017: Matt McLaughlin, Stephen Villines and Blake Weiman. Ritch Price: Became KU’s all-time winningest coach on March 4, 2017, and holds that mark at 465 victories; Stephen Villines: The Jayhawks’ career saves leader (40) was named to the All-Big 12 First Team; James Cosentino: All-Big 12 Second Team and Collegiate Baseball Freshman AllAmerican.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL Team: 14th 30-win season (33-5); Won its NCAA-record-tying 13th-consecutive Big 12 title and added to its NCAA-record 60th overall conference regular-season championship; Entered the 2017 NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed and advanced to the Elite Eight for the second year in a row. Bill Self: The ninth-fastest coach in NCAA history to reach 600 career wins, including 400 at Kansas, and part of the Class of 2017 for induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame; Frank Mason III: National Player of the Year by 10 different organizations, Big 12 Player of the Year and Bob Cousy Point Guard of the Year; Josh Jackson: All-Big 12 First Team and a Wooden All-American; Devonte’ Graham: All-Big 12 Second Team, 59th player in KU history to score 1,000 points.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Jessica Washington: First Jayhawk to earn Big 12 Newcomer of the Year honors.
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FOOTBALL Team: 11 players currently on NFL rosters, including a trio of Pro Bowlers in Chris Harris Jr. and Aqib Talib. David Beaty: Led KU to its first win over Texas in 78 years with a 24-21 overtime victory in 2016; Dorance Armstrong Jr.: Became Kansas’ first unanimous All-Big 12 First Team selection – as he was one of 11 Jayhawks honored in 2016.
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MEN’S GOLF Team: Back-to-back NCAA Regional appearances in 2016 & 2017; Five honored with Academic All-Big 12 recognition. Chase Hanna: First Big 12 champion, All-Big 12 First Team, PING All-Regional Central Team, Big 12 All-Tournament Team, Set school record with 10-under-par 61 at Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic; Daniel Sutton: Big 12 All-Tournament Team.
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WOMEN’S GOLF Team: Jayhawks have had representation either as the team or individuals at three of the last four NCAA Regionals. Yi-Tsen Chou: Tied for ninth to become the first Kansas freshman to finish in the top-10 at the Big 12 Championship since the 2013 event, Posted the highest finish by a KU freshman since the 2004 championship, As a result, Chou was named the All-Big 12 Tournament Team.
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ROWING Team: 22 Jayhawks on the 2017 Academic All-Big 12 Rowing Team; Fourth-place finish at 2017 Big 12 Championship; Three-straight Dillons Sunflower Showdown victories; Two 2017 Big 12 Boat of the Week honors. Kaelyn Thierolf: Two-time All-Big 12 honoree.
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SOCCER Team: Made seventh NCAA Tournament appearance in 2016; Finished second in the Big 12; Six players named to All-Big 12 teams; Notched double-digit victories in 12 of head coach Mark Francis’ 18 seasons. Mark Francis: One win shy of his 200th victory at Kansas; Grace Hagan: All-Big 12 and All-Region First Teams; Katie McClure: Big 12 All-Freshman Team; Tayler Estrada: Finished career with eighth-most starts in KU history (80).
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SOFTBALL Team: Increased its streak to eight-straight seasons under head coach Megan Smith with a win over a nationally-ranked opponent after defeating then-No. 14 Baylor at Rock Chalk Park in March. Harli Ridling: All-Big 12 Second Team and NFCA All-Region; Erin McGinley: NFCA All-Region.
10. SWIMMING & DIVING Team: Scored a program-best 683.5 points at the Big 12 Championship to finish second. Madison Straight, Peri Charapich and Haley Downey each earned All-Big 12 First Team honors. 11. TENNIS Team: Earned a berth to the NCAA Championships in each of the last two seasons, marking the first back-to-back trips since 1998 & 1999.
Anastasiya Rychagova: 2016 and 2017 All-Big 12 Singles First Team; Tess Bernard-Feigenbaum: Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team; Nina Khmelnitckaia: All-Big 12 Doubles Second Team; Bernard-Feigenbaum & Khmelnitckaia: At-large berth to the NCAA Doubles Championship, a first for KU since 1998, defeated No. 2 overall seed. 12. MEN’S TRACK & FIELD Team: 11th at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships; Runner-up at the 2016 outdoor, 2017 indoor and 2017 outdoor Big 12 Championships; Ranked as high as sixth in the USTFCCCA weekly rankings in 2017. Stanley Redwine: 2017 Midwest Region Men’s Head Coach of the Year, 2016 Big 12 Outdoor Men’s Head Coach of the Year; Mitch Cooper: First Team All-American (discus), Two-time Big 12 Champion (discus); Hussain Al Hizam: First Team All-American (pole vault), 2017 Big 12 Champion (pole vault); Gleb Dudarev: Bronze medalist at the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships (hammer throw), 2017 Big 12 Champion (hammer throw). 13. WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD Team: 2013 NCAA Outdoor National Champion; Finished in the top-25 at the NCAA Outdoor National Championships five times in the last 10 years. Sharon Lokedi: Two-time First Team AllAmerican (10,000m), Claimed Big 12 titles in both the 5,000m and 10,000m in 2017, Named 2017 Big 12 Outstanding Female Performer; Sydney Conley: Three-time First Team All-American (long jump), Two-time Big 12 Champion (long jump). 14. VOLLEYBALL Team: 2016 Big 12 Champions; 2015 NCAA Championship Semifinalists; 57-6 record in the last two seasons, including a 28-2 mark at home. Ray Bechard: Four-time Big 12 Coach of the Year; Kelsie Payne: Two-time First Team All-American, 2016 Big 12 Player of the Year; Ainise Havili: Three-time AllAmerican, Back-to-back Big 12 Setter of the Year; Madison Rigdon: All-American; Cassie Wait: KC Sports Commission Sportswoman of the Year, All-American, Big 12 VB Scholar-Athlete of the Year, 2016 Big 12 Libero of the Year; Tayler Soucie: Big 12 Gautt Postgraduate Scholar, Winner of KU’s Marlene Mawson Exemplary Student-Athlete Award.
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ALLEN FIELDHOUSE Allen Fieldhouse is labeled by many as one of the best places in America to watch a college basketball game; Hosts approximately 35 home basketball games (men and women combined) each year; Largest basketball arena in the state of Kansas and the second largest in the Big 12 Conference ANDERSON FAMILY FOOTBALL COMPLEX Completed in July 2008, now the headquarters of Kansas Football; Adjacent to Memorial Stadium, the two-level building includes offices, academic areas, a weight room, locker rooms, an audiovisual room, meeting rooms, a cardio room, a hydro-therapy room, a nutrition area and a display area; The stand-alone, 80,000 square-foot facility is the state-of-the-art centerpiece of a $33 million project, which also includes two practice fields and additional parking ANDERSON STRENGTH CENTER State-of-the-art weight room that helps KU compete with other universities for top studentathletes; $8 million, 42,000-square-foot complex
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THE JAYHAWK CLUB Formerly named Alvamar Country Club, The Jayhawk Club is currently undergoing extensive construction and upgrades; as the “home” to the University of Kansas men’s and women’s golf programs, The Jayhawk Club will house the teams' practice facility featuring all the essentials in a climate-controlled learning environment, as well as exclusive outdoor practice areas with a variety of grasses to the prepare the Jayhawks for any playing surface
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“YOU COME TO KU FOR THE TRADITION, AND YOU LEAVE A PART OF IT.” DANNY MANNING
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THE K RING The K Ring symbolizes a uniquely shared experience between generations of varsity letter winners at the University of Kansas. As a Jayhawk you are expected to uphold tradition and retain the characteristics of a champion while continuing the create your own legacy.
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WAVING THE WHEAT Since the early days of KU sports, it has been a ritual of Jayhawk fans to “wave the wheat” following every Kansas scoring drive in football. The tradition also extends to Allen Fieldhouse where fans “wave the wheat” when an opponent fouls out and at the conclusion of every Jayhawk victory. The ritual consists of fans waving their arms in the air, an activity which, when done by a large crowd, resembles a breezy Kansas wheat field.
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THE ROCK CHALK CHANT The Rock Chalk Chant has been the battle cry of KU fans for more than 80 years. This strange, traditional chant, which is among the most famous of all college cheers, was started by E.H.S. Bailey, a professor of chemistry. On May 21, 1886, Bailey submitted the cheer to his club.
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CAMPANILE HILL Campanile Hill forms the picturesque backdrop for Memorial Stadium. On a sunny fall Saturday, the “Hill” is transformed into a congregating place for watching Jayhawk football, sunning and barbequing. Potter Lake, just to the southwest of Memorial Stadium and at the bottom of Campanile Hill, adds to the beauty of the Kansas campus.
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THE ALMA MATER In 1891, professor George Barlow Penny searched for a school song for the Glee and Mandolin Club to sing on its tour through Kansas to Denver and back. No one responded with an original song in answer to his appeals. Just before departure, he thought of the Cornell song “Far Above Cayuga’s Waters.” Hastily changing a few words, he gave it to the glee club men to sing on the trip. He did not expect the song to be used after their return, but “Crimson and the Blue” still goes on. The music is not Cornell’s but an old English folk tune, “Annie Lisle.”
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“GIVE THE WORLD THE BEST YOU’VE GOT AND THE BEST WILL COME BACK TO YOU.”
THE NICKNAME: JAYHAWK The University of Kansas is the home of the Jayhawk, a mythical bird with a fascinating history. Its origin is rooted in the historic struggles of Kansas settlers. The term “Jayhawk” was probably coined about 1848. Accounts of its use appeared from Illinois to Texas. The name combines two birds - the blue jay, a noisy, quarrelsome thing known to rob other nests, and the sparrow hawk, a stealthy hunter.
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The University of Kansas The University of Kansas is a premier research institution with a mission to educate leaders, build healthy communities and make discoveries that change the world. The university has more than 40 nationally ranked academic programs and is home to major centers overseeing research in life span issues, the humanities, the environment, biodiversity, and polar ice sheets. KU also has nationally designated cancer and Alzheimer’s centers and the state’s only schools of medicine and pharmacy, which are vital to training healthcare providers for the state’s underserved communities. In addition to making discoveries that change the world, KU research grows the Kansas economy. Last year, KU conducted $238.8 million in externally funded research, which is new money that flows into Kansas as a result of our research. There more than 38 active startup companies based on KU technologies, and nearly a dozen out-of-state companies have relocated to Kansas to partner with KU researchers since 2010.
28,401 TOTAL ENROLLMENT, HIGHEST AMONG ALL KANSAS UNIVERSITIES
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GRADUATE PROGRAMS RANKED BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
RHODES SCHOLARS, MORE THAN ALL OTHER KANSAS UNIVERSITIES COMBINED
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RANKING AMONG ALL KANSAS PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN SCHOLARSHIP FUNDS, GRADUATION RATE, RESEARCH EXPENDITURES
ACTIVE COMPANIES BASED ON KU RESEARCH
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Campus Living
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NEW STUDENT HOUSING SET TO OPEN - RESIDENCE HALL AND APARTMENTS
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DEBRUCE CENTER Brand new in 2016, Jayhawk student-athletes have the luxury to dine at the DeBruce Center, located adjacent to Allen Fieldhouse. The DeBruce Center features a wide variety of food options and also houses the training table for KU studentathletes, which serves breakfast and dinner.
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APARTMENTS All apartments in the Jayhawker Towers are two-bedroom and are shared by two residents. Apartments have wireless internet, are cableready, carpeted and fully-furnished with beds, desks, chairs, a living room set and window blinds. A small kitchen is provided in each apartment.
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NEW STUDENT HOUSING Opening in the fall of 2018, the new apartment complex offers two-bedroom/two-bathroom or four-bedroom/four-bathroom options, an academic service center and dining hall; Open to all upperclassmen and graduate students.
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JAYHAWKER TOWERS KU student-athletes have the opportunity to live in fully-furnished Jayhawker Towers apartments, conveniently located near Allen Fieldhouse, the DeBruce Center and Wagnon Student-Athlete Center. The Towers are equipped with queen size beds and separate living quarters.
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Famous Alumni 1.
FORREST C. “PHOG” ALLEN (1885-1974) “Father of Basketball Coaching”; KU coach (1919-56, national championships 1921, 1922, 1952); Creator of NCAA basketball tournament; Coached by James Naismith at KU
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MARIO CHALMERS NBA player who is back with the Memphis Grizzlies (2015-16), Two-time World Champion with the Miami Heat
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WILT CHAMBERLAIN (1936-99) NBA superstar (1959-73) for the Philadelphia/San Francisco Warriors, Philadelphia 76ers, Los Angeles Lakers
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BOB DOLE Kansas senator (1966-96), U.S. Senate majority leader; Presidential and vice-presidential nominee
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NANCY LANDON KASSEBAUM First female U.S. senator (1979-97) elected in own right
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BILLY MILLS Only American athlete to win the Olympic gold medal in the 10,000 meters (1964)
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BRIAN MCCLENDON Google Earth vice president for geo-products; Made Lawrence and KU the center of Google Earth
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MANDY PATINKIN Actor and singer (“The Princess Bride”; TV’s “Chicago Hope,” “Criminal Minds,” “Homeland”)
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PAUL PIERCE Former NBA player who played 19 seasons in the league (1998-2017), World Champion with the Boston Celtics, 2008 NBA Finals MVP
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10. ROB RIGGLE Comedian, actor (“The Hangover,” “The Other Guys,” “Step Brothers,” TV’s “Saturday Night Live” and “The Daily Show”) 11. PAUL RUDD Actor (“Clueless,” “Knocked Up,” TV’s “Friends”) 12. KATHLEEN SEBELIUS U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services 2009-14; Governor of Kansas 2003-09 13. GALE SAYERS Football running back (Chicago Bears 1965-71); Member NFL Hall of Fame 14. DARRELL STUCKEY Former NFL defensive back who played eighth seasons in the league all with the Los Angeles Chargers; Three-time team captain; Earned his first Pro Bowl invitation in 2014 15. JEN WIDERSTROM Former student-athlete on both the Kansas rowing and track & field teams who has turned her personal training career into stardom; Coach on the reality TV show “The Biggest Loser;” Author of the book "Diet Right for Your Personality Type" 16. LYNETTE WOODARD Major college women’s basketball career scoring leader; Olympic gold medalist (1984); First female member of the Harlem Globetrotters 17. GARY WOODLAND Professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour; Won his first PGA Tour title at the 2011 Transitions Championship
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Kansas City Located 25 miles to the east of Lawrence is the Kansas City metro area. Home to the fourthbusiest live entertainment venue in the country (Sprint Center), and some of the fastest internet speeds in the world (Google Fiber), the city known as the “Paris of the Plains” is a modern metropolis in the midst of a downtown revitalization.
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CULTURE Citing the Nelson Atkins, Kemper, and Nerman art museums as proof, Kansas City was selected by Travel & Leisure magazine as the fourth-most cultured city in America in April 2015.
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TECHNOLOGY Thanks to a $15 million investment in infrastructure, Kansas City is set to become the largest “Smart City” in North America. The “Smart City” network is expected to use a public Wi-Fi system that would also be available to residents and visitors for free.
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SPORTS The metro area is home to the Kansas City Chiefs, Sporting KC, FC Kansas City, Kansas City Explorers and the 2015 World Champion Kansas City Royals. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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79,000 NUMBER OF SEATS IN ARROWHEAD STADIUM, HOME OF THE CHIEFS FOOTBALL TEAM
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Opened in 2007, the $276 million Sprint Center arena is located in Kansas City’s Power & Light District, a nine block entertainment district with shopping, restaurants, a movie theatre and arts venues.
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BBQ JOINTS SMOKING IN THE KC METRO AREA
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SHOPPING The Country Club Plaza is Kansas City’s outdoor, upscale shopping district. Over 180 shops and dozens of restaurants ranging from five-star to laidback reside amidst the Spanish-inspired architecture.
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CUISINE Famous for a dish called “Burnt Ends” many agree that Kansas City is home to the best barbeque in the world. KC original Joe’s Kansas City was named the “manliest restaurant” in America by Men’s Health magazine (November 2012).
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City of Lawrence Named one of the “best lil’ college towns” in the country by Rolling Stone magazine and a “slam dunk college town” by National Geographic, Lawrence is home to a diverse and progressive population of over 90,000 citizens who are proud to provide a home for The University of Kansas and the Jayhawks.
ONE OF “THE COUNTRY’S MOST BIKE-FRIENDLY TOWNS”
THE 9TH-SMARTEST CITY IN AMERICA
THE 7TH-BEST CITY FOR COLLEGE GRADS
THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN CYCLISTS
LUMOSITY
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH
ONE OF THE TOP-20 “COOLEST” TOWNS IN AMERICA
TOP 15 IN “THE 100 BEST SMALL ARTS TOWNS IN AMERICA”
“NAMED ONE OF THE NINE ‘HIGHEST ACHIEVERS’ IN THE WORLD OF SPORTS”
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1,000 75 UNIQUE SHOPPING & DINING OPTIONS DOWNTOWN
LOCALLY OWNED BOUTIQUES & GALLERIES
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DINING Steaks, seafood, Mexican, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Chinese, sushi, gourmet burgers, fish & chips, Thai, barbecue, vegetarian — you name it – Lawrence has it!
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OUTDOORS The outdoor aquatic center downtown, Clinton State Park to the west and South Park on the east side provide a wide variety of opportunities for outdoor activities.
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SHOPPING Iowa Street and 31st Street: Big box stores like Best Buy, Target, Walmart and others can all be found at this intersection in southwest Lawrence. Downtown: Trendy fashion, vintage bookstores and completely unique record stores.
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MUSIC Take a short walk on downtown’s main thoroughfare, Massachusetts Street, and you’ll be in the midst of what The New York Times called “the most vital music scene between Chicago and Denver.”
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DOWNTOWN Less than a mile from campus, downtown Lawrence provides a uniquely historic yet modern setting with world-class restaurants, dynamic arts and energetic nightlife.
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Annual Training Trip “Our winter training trip is one of the most important parts of our overall season. It is really important from a training standpoint to get to some place that is sunny and warm in the middle of winter to set us up well for the championship season. It gives our athletes something to focus on and set goals by and is at a place that can help raise their game to another level.” — Head Coach Clark Campbell
TRAINING TRIPS 2007: San Luis Potosi, Mexico 2008: Puerto Rico 2009: Miami, Florida 2010: Los Angeles, California 2011: South Florida 2012: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2013: Honolulu, Hawai’i 2014: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 2015: San Diego, California 2016: Key Largo, Florida 2017: San Diego, California
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ELIZABETH AMATO-HANNER EVENTS
BACK/IM/FREE
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HOMETOWN
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WESTSIDE HS
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2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Recorded four top-nine finishes at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) ... Recorded a seasonbest and KU top-five time of 1:58.46 in the 200yard backstroke to finish third at conference ... Recorded a lifetime-best swim in the 100-yard backstroke with a ninth-place finish at the Big 12 Championship with a time of 54.98, which placed her fifth on Kansas’ all-time performance list ... Finished eighth in the 200-yard butterfly at the conference meet with a time of 2:02.90, which marked a lifetime-best swim ... Recorded a lifetime-best swim in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:01.62 to finish ninth at the conference meet ... Won her first collegiate 200yard IM (2:07.56) in a double-dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) ... Claimed a second 200-yard IM (2:05.66) victory against Iowa State (2/3-4) ... Won the 100-meter backstroke (1:04.36) against William Jewell (1/19), setting a new Mabee Center pool record previously held by teammate Hannah Angell in 2015 ... Participated in the pool record-setting 200-meter short-course medley relay at William Jewell (1:58.26).
HIGH SCHOOL Five-time Nebraska high school state champion, three times in the 100-yard backstroke, once in the 200-yard freestyle and once in the 200-yard IM ... Finished third at the 2016 Nebraska State Meet in the 100-yard freestyle ... Winter junior national qualifier in the 100 back, 200 back and 200 IM ... Multiple-time finalist at the Speedo sectional meet ... Competed for Doug Krecklow at the Swim Omaha club team. PERSONAL Born Elizabeth Amato-Hanner in Omaha, Nebraska ... Daughter of Mark Hanner and Stephenie AmatoHanner ... Has one younger sibling, Stephen ... Plans to major in biochemistry.
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BRIANA BALSBOUGH EVENTS
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SAN DIEGO STATE
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2014-15 (FRESHMAN AT SAN DIEGO STATE) Registered a time of 30.80 in the 50-yard breaststroke, placing second at the San Diego-San Diego State Pentathlon ... Earned a ninth-place finish in the 50-yard backstroke versus San Diego (30.60) ... Recorded a career-best 1:07.38 in the 100-yard backstroke against San Diego (9/19) ... Picked up a fifth-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle in a dual against San Diego (1/23).
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2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Recognized on the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Carved two careerbest times at the league meet in the 50-yard freestyle (24.04) and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:06.51) ... Finished first in the 50 free in a quad dual against William Jewell, Tabor and Morningside (1/23) ... Recorded a personal record in the 200yard breaststroke at the Big Challenge with a time of 2:26.52 ... Turned in three top-four swims in the 50 free during the 2015-16 season.
HIGH SCHOOL Earned four varsity letters as a swimmer at West Linn High School ... Named an National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) All-American in the 50-yard freestyle (2012-14), 100-yard breaststroke (2012-13) and the 200yard medley relay (2013) ... Holds the West Linn HS (WLHS) and Three Rivers League records in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard breaststroke ... Selected the WLHS Athletic Department Class of 2014 Top Female Athlete ... Placed third in the 500-yard freestyle and fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the 2014 state championships ... As a junior was first in the 200-yard medley relay and second in the 50-yard freestyle at the State meet ... During her sophomore season won the 50-yard freestyle and 200-yard medley relay at the state championships ... Trained with the Bearcats Swim Club, Dolphins Swim Club and Lake Oswego Swim Club ... An 2013-14 academic all-state honoree ... On the school honor roll all eight semesters.
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2016-17 (SOPHOMORE) Won the 100-yard freestyle (52.75) against TCU (10/27) ... Contributed to the winning 800-yard freestyle relay (7:38.84) in a double dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22). 2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Earned All-Big 12 First Team accolades with a third-place finish in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.27) at the 2016 Big 12 Championship (2/25-27) ... Finished fifth in the 100-yard freestyle at the league meet with a season-best time of 50.74, earning her All-Big 12 Second Team honors ... A member of all four of Kansas’ Big 12 relays, contributing to secondplace finishes in the 400 medley and the 200 and 800 freestyle relays, and a third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay ... Registered 12 top-three individual finishes during the 2015-16 season ... Won the 100 free against Nebraska-Omaha (1/30) and Iowa State (2/5-6) ... Recorded the top team time in the 100 free and top-three team times in the 50 and 200 freestyles. HIGH SCHOOL Received All-America honors as a sophomore, junior and senior ... Named Swimmer of the Year as a freshman and sophomore ... Earned Most Valuable Player accolades in her last two seasons
... Voted Athlete of the Week by Tulsa World (2/26) ... Claimed four-consecutive 100-yard freestyle state titles at the Oklahoma Swimming State Championships ... Took first place at state in the 50-yard freestyle her last three seasons ... Holds the Broken Arrow High School record in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle ... The top recruit out of the state of Oklahoma ... Took second place in the 100-yard freestyle at the 2015 Speedo Championship Series (50.25) ... Competed at the 2014 Junior Nationals in the 50- and 100-meter freestyle ... Swam for the Swim Tulsa club team under the direction of David Lynn ... Lettered all four years in swimming ... A member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Daughter of Chris and June Barker ... Born in Claremore, Oklahoma ... Has two younger siblings, Sareena and Christopher ... Planning to major in business.
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BRIE HALEY BALSBOUGH BISHOP EVENTS
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HIGH SCHOOL Owns Panther Creek High School records in the 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay ... Swam a personal-best 23.41 in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2015 YMCA Short Course Nationals ... Three-time conference champion in the 50-yard freestyle and 100-yard butterfly ... Three-time allstate selection in the 50- and 100-yard butterfly ... Member of the YOTA club team coached by Chad Onken ... Four-year letterwinner in swimming ... Earned scholastic All-America honors her last three seasons ... Named North Carolina Academic Scholar her senior year ... Made honor roll all four years. PERSONAL Daughter of Mike and Cathy Bishop ... Has one older sister, Farrell ... Plans to major in pre-pharmacy.
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2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Named Big 12 Swimmer of the Week by the conference (2/11) ... Nominated as Big 12 Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com four times throughout the season, including a stretch of threeconsecutive weeks (11/3, 1/26, 2/2 and 2/9) ... Placed in the top seven and recorded lifetime-best marks in all three individual events at the 2016 Big 12 Championship ... Earned All-Big 12 First Team honors with a third-place finish in the 100-yard butterfly at the conference meet (53.81), a NCAA B standard, and was All-Big 12 Second Team after finishing fifth in the 200-yard butterfly (2:01.56) ... Finished seventh in the 50-yard freestyle at Big 12s with a time of 23.06, tying her season-best mark ... A member of all four Big 12 relays, contributing to second-place finishes in the 400 medley and the 200 and 800 freestyle relays, and a third-place finish in the 400 freestyle relay ... Top point scorer for the Jayhawks at the league meet, totaling 176 points ... Won 27 events over the course of her rookie season, including 13 individual
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22) ... Won the 100 (56.58) and 200-yard (2:04.86) butterfly against TCU (10/27) ... Accomplished the same feat against Iowa State (2/3-4), swimming the 100-yard butterfly in 56.44 and the 200-yard butterfly in 2:05.48 ... Won the 800-yard freestyle twice, contributing to swims of 7:20.05 at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20) and 7:38.84 against North Dakota and Missouri State ... Was a member of three winning 200-yard medley relay teams, including at Iowa State (1:44.40), against TCU (1:44.90) and North Dakota and Missouri State (1:45.79) ... Participated on five teams that won the 400-yard freestyle relay ... Shined in her three events at William Jewell (1/19), including a 50-meter short course freestyle victory (26.71) and record-setting performances in the 200-meter medley relay (1:58.26) and 200-meter freestyle relay (1:46.14).
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PREV. SCHOOL
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COLLEGIATE TOP SCORES ONE-METER
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PLATFORM
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2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Earned All-Big 12 First Team honors in her conference debut (2/22-25) ... Registered lifetime-best scores in the platform dive in both the preliminary (196.50) and final (207.15) competitions at the conference meet, earning third place ... Notched two collegiate bests against Iowa State (2/3-4) in the one-meter (219.23) and threemeter (225.15) springboard dives. HIGH SCHOOL Two-time runner-up at the Georgia High School Athletic Association 6A Championship on onemeter boards ... Competed for Walton High School ... A member of the Metro Atlanta Divers club team.
PERSONAL Born in Alexandra, Virginia ... Daughter of Jeff and Mala Charapich ... Has one older sibling, Chelsea ... Plans to major in exercise science ... Holds an Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving certificate.
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JASMINE DENG EVENTS
DIVING
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R.-SOPHOMORE
HOMETOWN
OVERLAND PARK, KAN.
PREV. SCHOOL
SHAWNEE MISSION EAST HS
COLLEGIATE TOP SCORES ONE-METER
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THREE-METER
366.90 (at Coe)
2016-17 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE) Did not compete after suffering a season-ending injury. 2015-16 Did not compete but attended the University of Kansas. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN AT COE COLLEGE) Member of Coe College’s diving team… Qualified for the 2015 NCAA Division III Regional Diving Championships, where she earned a score of 366.90 to finish fifth in the three-meter dive and recorded a score of 325.30 to place 10th in the one-meter dive… Recorded the third and fourthbest scores in the three-meter and one-meter dives, respectively, in Coe College history.
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BREAST/IM
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SOPHOMORE
HOMETOWN
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PREV. SCHOOL
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4:24.42
2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Recorded lifetime-best swims in all of her preliminary and final individual swims during an All-Big 12 First Team performance at the conference championship meet (2/22-25) ... Scored a team-leading 45 points in individual events at Big 12s by logging third-place finishes in the 100-yard (1:02.09) and 200-yard (2:15.32) breaststroke and sixth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:02.91) ... Her times in the 100 and 200yard breaststroke at the conference meet rank her third and fourth, respectively, on KU’s all-time performance list ... Contributed to second-place finishes in the 200-yard (1:40.03) and 400-yard (3:27.46) medley relays at the conference meet ... Won the 100-yard breaststroke, 200-yard breaststroke and 200-yard medley relay at the same meet three different times, accomplishing the feat in a double-dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22), TCU (10/27) and Iowa State (2/3-4) ... Recorded a lifetime-best 4:24.42 in the 400-yard individual medley at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20), finishing sixth ... Contributed to a Mabee Center record-setting 1:58.26 200-meter short course medley relay swim and a victorious 1:13.31 100-meter short course breaststroke swim against William Jewell (1/19).
HIGH SCHOOL Olympic Trial qualifier in the 200-meter breaststroke ...Two-time runner-up finishes at the Oklahoma state championships in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley ... Turned in two first-place finishes at the Phillips 66 Meet of Champions in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100yard breaststroke ... Claimed a pair of runner-up finishes at Central Sectionals in the 200 and 400 individual medlies ... A member of the Phillips 66 Splash club team. PERSONAL Parents are Jenny and Gary Downey ... Has an older sibling Thomas and a younger sibling Erin ... Mother swam at Iowa State and brother swims for Wright State ... Exercise science major.
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HANNAH DRISCOLL EVENTS
FREE
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
NIWOT, COLO.
PREV. SCHOOL
NIWOT HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
23.58
100 FREE
51.22
200 FREE
1:50.99
100 BREAST
1:04.57
200 BREAST
2:28.98
2016-17 (JUNIOR) Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Swam a lifetime-best 27.71 in the 50-meter short course freestyle at William Jewell (1/19). 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Fall Academic AllBig 12 First Team ... Turned in career-best times in the 50-yard freestyle (23.58) finishing 22nd and the 100-yard breaststroke (1:04.57) with a 17thplace finish ... Won the 50 free at TCU (10/31) and against William Jewell (12/4) ... Tallied seven topthree finishes throughout the 2015-16 campaign ... A member of the fourth-place 200-yard freestyle relay that turned in a time of 1:33.56 at the Big Challenge (11/20-22).
HIGH SCHOOL Six-time letterwinner in swimming and soccer ... Set 4A state record in 50-yard freestyle (23.60) ... Named Colorado 4A Swimmer of the Year and Northern Region 4A Swimmer of the Year in 2014.
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2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Athletic Director’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015) ... Swam the second-fastest 2014-15 team time in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.22 set at the 2014 USA Winter Nationals (12/4-7) ... Placed among the top-16 in all three individual
events swam at the 2015 Big 12 Championship (2/25-28), finishing 11th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.64), 14th in the 100-yard freestyle (52.36) and 16th in the 50-yard freestyle (24.07) ... A member of the third-place Big 12 800-yard freestyle relay, clocking in a time of 7:17.50 ... Swam a recordbreaking 400-meter medley relay in Mabee Center Pool, with a time of 3:57.84 in a double-dual, against William Jewell and Truman State (1/24) ... A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks, placing in the top-16 at every dual and double-dual meet during the 2014-15 season.
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T.J. DUCKETT EVENTS
DIVING
YEAR
SOPHOMORE
HOMETOWN
ST. LOUIS, MO.
PREV. SCHOOL
FORT ZUMWALT NORTH HS
COLLEGIATE TOP SCORES ONE-METER
202.75
2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Earned Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team honors ... Recorded a lifetime-best one-meter springboard dive score of 202.75 to place fifth in a double-dual meet against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) ... Finished 14th in the one-meter dive at the Jean Freeman Invitational (12/2-4). HIGH SCHOOL Team awarded Gateway Athletic Conference champion in 2016... Turned in two top-six finishes at the state meet ... USA diving junior national championship qualifier in the one-and three-meter synchronized diving events 2013. PERSONAL Born Taylor Duckett in St. Peter’s, Missouri ... Daughter of James Duckett ... Two older siblings, Heather and Nicole ... Major is social welfare.
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NIKA FELLOWS EVENTS
FREE/IM
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.
PREV. SCHOOL
LA CUEVA HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
24.67
100 FREE
52.69
200 FREE
1:50.48 4:52.71
1000 FREE
10:27.04
1650 FREE
16:47.75
PERSONAL Parents are Ryan and Vickie Fellows ... Has two younger siblings, Adriana (17) and Demetra (12) ... Received academic honors all four years in high school ... A member of the National Honor Society ... Majoring in biology.
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2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Named to the AD and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015) ... At the 2015 Big 12 Championship (2/25-28), placed fifth overall in the 1,650-yard freestyle with a career-best time of 16:47.75, nearly one minute faster than her previous career-best time set at the Kansas Classic ... Placed among the top-16 at the league meet, finishing ninth in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.71) and 12th in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.78) ... Held the fastest 2014-15 team time in the 500yard freestyle (4:52.17) and third-fastest team time in the 200-yard freestyle (1:51.38) ... A consistent
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner in swimming at La Cueva High School for coach Vince Sanchez ... Holds high school records in 200 IM, 200- and 500-yard freestyle ... All-state team selection all four years ... State Champion in 200- and 500-freestyle from 2011-13... State Champion in the 200-yard IM and 500-yard freestyle in 2014 ... Seven-time AllAmerican.
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2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Named to the Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Registered a personal best in the 100-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships with a time of 52.69, placing 24th ... Registered three lifetime performances at the Big Challenge (11/20-22) in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyles ... Improved her 200 free time by eight-tenths of a second, swimming a 1:50.77 at the championship-style meet ... Earned a third-place finish in the ‘A’ finals of the 500-yard freestyle at the Big Challenge with a time of 4:54.17 ... Placed second in the 1,000yard freestyle against Nebraska with a time of 10:28.34, the second-fastest time on the team during the season.
scorer for the Jayhawks, placing among the top-10 in every dual and double-dual meet race during the 2014-15 season.
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2016-17 (JUNIOR) Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Swam a collegiate-best 1:50.48 in the 200-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25), finishing 10th ... Finished 13th in the 500-yard freestyle (4:52.71) at the conference meet ... Recorded lifetime shortcourse bests in both the 800-meter freestyle (9:03.37) and the 400-meter freestyle (4:29.19) at William Jewell (1/19).
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MADISON HUTCHISON EVENTS
BACK
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
WICHITA, KAN.
PREV. SCHOOL
BISHOP CARROLL HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
24.49
50 BACK
26.01
100 BACK
55.33
200 BACK
2:00.24
50 FLY
27.26
100 FLY
57.90
2016-17 (JUNIOR) Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Garnered two top-12 finishes at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25), swimming lifetime bests in the 100yard (55.33) and 200-yard backstroke for respective finishes of 10th and 12th ... Recorded another lifetime best in the 50-yard backstroke split (26.01) of an exhibition 200-yard medley relay at the conference meet. 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Fall Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... Placed in the top-17 with career-best times in the 100-yard backstroke (55.80) and the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.93) at the 2016 Big 12 Championship ... Turned in another lifetime-best mark at the league meet in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 24.49 ... Recorded the third-fastest time on the team in the 100 back ... Finished second in the 100 back against William Jewell, Tabor and Morningside with a swim of 52.09 ... Earned another career-best mark in the 100-yard butterfly at the Big Challenge ... Qualified for ‘A’ finals at the Big Challenge in the 100-yard backstroke, placing seventh with a time of 56.18. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Spring Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Earned career-best times in all three individual events at the 2015 Big 12 Championship, where she swam the 50-yard freestyle (24.95), 100-
yard backstroke (56.01) and 200-yard backstroke (2:04.44) ... A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks in the 100-yard backstroke, placing in the top-six at nine competitions during the 2014-15 season ... In the same event, held the third-fastest 201415 team time with her career-best time of 56.01 ... At the 2014 Kansas Classic, scored points for Kansas in two events, placing sixth in the 100yard backstroke (57.77) and 16th in the 100-yard butterfly (1:01.17). HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner at Bishop Carroll High School for coach John Barber ... Earned all-state honors all four years ... Placed first at the 2014 Kansas Class 5A high school state meet in the 100-yard backstroke and second in the 100-yard butterfly at the same meet ... Holds four school records: the 100-yard backstroke and butterfly, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard freestyle relay ... Qualified for 2013 NCSA Junior Nationals in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard backstroke and butterfly events ... A member of Wichita Swim Club under coach Brian Kupferer. PERSONAL Born in Wichita, Kansas to Herb and Susan Hutchison ... Four-year honor roll student ... A pharmacy major.
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NADIA KHECHFE EVENTS
DIVING
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
LINCOLN, NEB.
PREV. SCHOOL
LINCOLN HS
COLLEGIATE TOP SCORES ONE-METER
269.55
THREE-METER
280.20
PLATFORM
192.45
2016-17 (JUNIOR) Fall Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Recorded two eighth-place finishes at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25), scoring 247.00 in the one-meter and 259.55 in the three-meter springboard dives ... Competed in two events at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships (3/6-8), placing 37th in the onemeter springboard preliminary (232.10) and 40th in the three-meter preliminary (2:04.35).
PERSONAL Born in Lincoln, Nebraska ... Parents are Abbas and Barbara Khechfe ... Plans to attend law school.
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2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Fall Athletic Directoer’s and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll ... Held the top 2014-
HIGH SCHOOL A diver for eight years under club coach Kris Hoffman, who also dove for KU ... A five-time letterwinner in golf, soccer and diving ... Won first place at conference and third at state her senior year and set a school record ... Nominated for Nebraska Prep Sports Diving Athlete of the Year as a senior.
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2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Academic AllBig 12 Second Team ... Qualified for NCAA Zone D Championships in the one-meter and threemeter ... Turned in top-15 finishes in the onemeter and platform contests at the conference meet, placing 11th in the one-meter and 14th in the platform ... Won the three-meter competition against Nebraska-Omaha with a season-best dive of 266.50 ... Registered a career-best score in the one-meter at Iowa State with a score of 269.55, finishing fourth overall.
15 team score in the three-meter (280.20) and platform (192.45) diving events ... Was the only Jayhawk to advance to the finals on the platform at the 2015 Big 12 Championship (3/25-28), scoring 192.45 in the preliminary round and 180.60 in the finals ... Continued to represent Kansas at the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships (3/9-11) ... Earned a career-high score on the one-meter board (238.75) in a double-dual against Denver and Missouri State (10/24-25).
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MADISON JENNY NUSBAUM HUTCHISON EVENTS
BACK FREE
YEAR
SOPHOMORE SENIOR
HOMETOWN
WICHITA, CARY, N.C. KAN.
PREV. SCHOOL
BISHOP GREENCARROLL HOPE HSHS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 100 50 FREE FREE
32.52 52.09
200 200BREAST FREE
BACK 1:47.26 / FLY
HOMETOWN 500 FREE
4:49.84 SENIOR
PREV. 1000SCHOOL FREE
10:25.96 SENIOR
PREV. 1650SCHOOL FREE
16:43.55 SENIOR
2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Named All-Big 12 Second Team with three top-seven individual finishes at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) ... Recorded lifetime bests in the 200-yard (1:47.26) and 1,650-yard (16:43.55) freestyle to finish fourth and fifth, respectively ... Placed in KU’s all-time top-five with her 200-yard freestyle at the conference meet ... Also swam a lifetime-best 500-yard freestyle of 4:49.84 in the event’s preliminary at the Big 12 meet before placing seventh in the final with a time of 4:51.30 ... Won the 200-yard freestyle seven times, including her first four collegiate races in the event, in a double-dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22), as well as in meets against TCU (10/27), Nebraska (11/5) and Iowa State (2/3-4) and at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20) and San Diego Shootout (1/7) ... Along with her 200yard freestyle (1:50.97) victory against Iowa State, she collected victories in the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.53) and 400-freestyle relay (3:30.25) ... Named Big 12 Swimmer of the Week along with Texas’ Joanna Evans on 2/8 ... Contributed to additional 400-yard freestyle relay wins against TCU (3:30.93) and Arkansas (3:28.23) and in the SD Shootout (3:31.65) for a season total of four
victories in the event ... Recorded a lifetime-best 1,000-yard freestyle (10:25.96) at the San Diego Shootout to finish second ... Swam a collegiatebest 100-yard freestyle (52.09) in the prelims of the Kansas Classic ... Twice won the 800-yard freestyle relay, against North Dakota and Missouri State (7:38.84) and at the Kansas Classic (7:20.05) ... Set a Mabee Center record with a lifetime-best 9:03.15 in the 800-meter short course freestyle at William Jewell (1/19). HIGH SCHOOL Olympic Trial qualifier in the 200-meter freestyle... Junior national qualifier ... Top-eight finish at the YMCA short course national championships in the 200-yard freestyle ... Two-time finalist at the North Carolina state championships in the 50- and 500yard freestyles ... Competed for Chad Onken of YOTA swim club. PERSONAL Born Jennifer Nusbaum in Lindenhurst, Illinois ... Daughter of Marty and Jackie Nusbaum ... Has two older siblings: Matt and Eric ... Plans to major in exercise science.
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MADISON CASSAUNDRA HUTCHISON PINO EVENTS
FREE/FLY BACK
YEAR
SENIOR JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
ALBUQUERQUE, WICHITA, KAN. N.M.
PREV. SCHOOL
BISHOP ALBUQUERQUE CARROLLHS HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
32.52 24.29
200 200BREAST FREE
BACK 1:53.75 / FLY
HOMETOWN 500 FREE
5:02.14 SENIOR
PREV. 1000 100SCHOOL FREE FLY
10:25.96 SENIOR 56.42
PREV. 200SCHOOL FLY
2:04.60 SENIOR
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE) Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Nominated for the prestigious Udall Scholarship, which is for students who demonstrate leadership, public service and commitment in the field of tribal public policy, Native American health care or the environment ... Swam a collegiate-best 24.62 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) ... Recorded a lifetime best in the 200-meter short course freestyle (2:14.32) to finish third and another lifetime best in an exhibition swim of the 100-meter short course butterfly (1:07.12) at William Jewell (1/19).
PERSONAL Born in Albuquerque, New Mexico ... Daughter of Karen McMahon and William Pino ... Has three siblings: Max, Kelsie and Liam ... Majoring in environmental science.
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2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Carved three careerbest times at the conference meet, competing in the 50-yard freestyle (24.67), the 200-yard freestyle (1:54.67) and the 100-yard butterfly (56.42) ... Won the 200 free against William Jewell (12/4) with a time of 1:56.24 ... Registered a season-best swim in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big Challenge (11/22) with a time of 2:04.60 ... Placed second in the 100 fly in a quad dual against William Jewell, Tabor and Morningside (1/23) ... A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks, recording nine
top-six finishes during the season. HIGH SCHOOL Registered a time of 56.03 in the 100-yard butterfly at the 2015 state championship meet, earning a first-place finish and a New Mexico high school record ... Won three-straight state championships in the 100-yard butterfly ... Won the 200-yard freestyle at state during her junior campaign ... Placed second at state in the 200-yard freestyle her senior year ... Swam under Doug Forbes for the Lobo Aquatic Club ... Qualified for the USA Winter Nationals.
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LYDIA POCISK EVENTS
BREAST/FLY/IM
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
DAYTON, OHIO
PREV. SCHOOL
OAKWOOD HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 100 BREAST
1:02.21
200 BREAST
2:14.98
100 FLY
56.39
200 IM
2:01.60
2016-17 (JUNIOR) Academic All-Big 12 Second Team ... Recorded three finishes in the top-12 at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) ... Tied for ninth in the 100-yard breaststroke with a time of 1:03.26 and placed 12th in the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.48) at the conference meet ... Set a lifetime-best 1:14.76 in an exhibition swim of the 100-meter short course breaststroke at William Jewell (1/19). 2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Received Academic All-Big 12 First Team accolades ... Registered a season-best time at the Big 12 Championship in the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:18.57, placing 12th ... Earned a pair of fifth-place finishes and season-best marks at the Big Challenge in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:03.44) and the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.10) ... Won the 100 breast against Nebraska (11/6) ... Held the third-fastest times on the team in both breaststroke events ... Claimed a dozen topfive finishes during the season. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Named to the AD and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015) ... Placed among the top-10 in all three individual events at the 2015 Big 12 Championship, finishing fifth in
the 200-yard breaststroke with a time of 2:14.98, seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:02.21) and ninth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:01.60) ... Performances in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke earned NCAA B Standards ... With the times from the conference meet, holds the secondfastest all-time and top 2014-15 Kansas team time in the 200-yard breaststroke as well as the thirdfastest all-time in the 100-yard breaststroke ... A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks in the 200-yard IM and breaststroke events, placing in the top eight at every dual meet during the season. HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner for coach Jen Jervis ... The 2013 and 2014 Division II State Champion in the 100-yard breaststroke ... Helped her high school team achieve third in state her senior year ... A member of the Dayton Raiders Swim Club under coach Kelly Higgins. PERSONAL Born in Toledo, Ohio ... Parents are Jeff and Margot Pocisk ... Has two older siblings, Savannah and Gretchen ... Sister, Gretchen, also swam for KU (2013-2017).
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KATY SCHLIES EVENTS
FREE
YEAR
SOPHOMORE
HOMETOWN
CARMEL, IND.
PREV. SCHOOL
CARMEL HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
24.70
100 FREE
53.05
200 FREE
1:57.00
2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Broke two lifetime marks at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25), placing 17th in both the 200-yard individual medley (2:04.99) and 400yard IM (4:29.57) ... Set a new lifetime best in the 400-meter short course freestyle (5:14.71) at William Jewell (1/19). HIGH SCHOOL A member of the state champion 400-yard relay squad ... Assisted in Carmel High School’s firstplace team finish at the state meet in 2016 ... Placed third in the 50-yard freestyle at the Indiana girls sectional championships (2/4) ... Competed for Chris Plumb at Carmel Swim Club in Indiana.
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PERSONAL Born Kathryn Schlies in Woodstock, Illinois ... Daughter of Bill and Jill Schlies ... One older sibling, Mike ... Plans to study business.
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TAYLOR SIEPERDA EVENTS
BACK/FREE
YEAR
JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
SPIRIT LAKE, IOWA
PREV. SCHOOL
SPIRIT LAKE HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
23.41
100 FREE
51.27
50 BACK
26.08
100 BACK
55.66
200 BACK
2:02.46
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE) Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... The Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) was her stage for lifetime swims and top-15 finishes in the 50-yard freestyle (23.41), 100-yard freestyle (51.27) and 100-yard backstroke (55.66) ... Also swam a lifetime 50-yard backstroke split (26.08) in an exhibition 200-yard medley relay at conference ... Won the 50-yard freestyle (24.21) against TCU (10/27) ... Grabbed wins in the 200-yard (1:36.53) and 400-yard (3:31.75) freestyle relays in a double dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) ... Recorded lifetime bests in the 50-meter short course freestyle (27.29) to finish second and in an exhibition 100-meter short course backstroke (1:05.72) at William Jewell (1/19). 2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Registered personal-best times in all three events at Big 12s, finishing 13th in the 100-yard backstroke (56.13), 16th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:02.46) and 21st in the 50-yard freestyle (23.97) ... Won the 100 back against Tabor, William Jewell and Morningside ... Registered a season-best mark in the 100-yard freestyle at the Miami/Rutgers double dual, swimming 53.93 ... Assisted the 400yard freestyle relay to a victory against William Jewell (3:33.32) ... Turned in eight top-five finishes throughout the 2015-16 season.
HIGH SCHOOL Attended Spirit Lake High School, but swam for Spencer High School ... Named to the Academic All-State Team concluding her senior campaign ... Received first-team all-state accolades ... Fourtime state qualifier for Spencer High School ... Assisted in breaking the Tigers’ school record in the 200-yard medley relay (1:51.38) ... Owns the 100-yard backstroke Spencer High School record (57.32) ... Swam a career-best 23.60 in the 50-yard freestyle ... Earned three all-conference honors in track and field ... Lettered in swimming, track and golf ... Member of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL Daughter of Matthew and Stacy Sieperda ... Has two sisters, Regan and Madison ... Cousin, Abby Sieperda, plays soccer for Arkansas ... Plans to major in exercise science.
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CARLY STRAIGHT EVENTS
FREE
YEAR
SOPHOMORE
HOMETOWN
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PREV. SCHOOL
KELLER CENTRAL HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 50 FREE
23.29
100 FREE
50.33
200 FREE
1:49.15
Jewell. HIGH SCHOOL Four-time finalist at the Texas 6A State Championship ... Picked up a pair of fourthplace finishes in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at the state meet ... Finished first in the 50 and 100 free at the Region 2 Championships ... Winter junior national qualifier ... A member of Mid-Cities Arlington swimming club. PERSONAL Born Carly Straight in Wichita, Kansas ... Daughter of Todd and Connie Straight ... Has three siblings: Chase, Madison and Emily ... Older sister, Madison, also swims for Kansas ... Major is undeclared.
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2016-17 (FRESHMAN) Recorded lifetime swims in all of her individual events while earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25) ... Claimed three top-11 finishes at the conference meet, placing fifth in the 100-yard freestyle (50.33), ninth in the 200-yard freestyle (1:49.15) and tying for 11th in the 50-yard freestyle (23.29) ... Her 100-yard freestyle at the Big 12 meet placed her in KU’s all-time top-five ... Contributed on several relay teams at the conference meet, helping secure three second-place finishes in the 200-yard medley relay (1:40.03), 400-yard medley relay (3:39.66) and 800-yard freestyle relay (7:14.81), a tie for second in the 400-freestyle relay (3:21.90) and third place in the 200-yard freestyle relay (1:31.54) ... Victorious twice in a dual against Iowa State (2/3-4) in the 50-yard (24.11) and 100-yard (53.13) freestyle ... Won the 100-yard freestyle against Arkansas (1/28) ... A member of four winning 400-yard freestyle relay teams, taking part in times of 3:23.60 at the Kansas Classic (11/22-25), 3:31.65 at the San Diego Shootout (1/7), 3:30.25 against Iowa State and 3:28.23 against Arkansas ... Placed second in the 200-meter short course freestyle at William Jewell (1/19) while setting a lifetime record in the event ... Contributed to a Mabee Center record of 1:46.14 in the 200-meter short course at William
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MADISON STRAIGHT EVENTS
IM/BACK
YEAR
SENIOR
HOMETOWN
FORT WORTH, TEXAS
PREV. SCHOOL
KELLER CENTRAL HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 100 BACK
57.39
200 BACK
1:58.94
200 IM
2:02.05
400 IM
4:17.81
2016-17 (JUNIOR) Academic Al-Big 12 First Team ... Earned All-Big 12 First Team honors including lifetime swims in the 400-yard individual medley (4:17.81) for third place, 200-yard IM (2:02.05) for 10th and 200yard breaststroke (2:19.05) for 10th at conference (2/22-25) ... Her 400-yard IM placed her in KU’s all-time top-five ... Contributed to the second-place 800-yard freestyle relay (7:14.81) team at the Big 12 meet ... Won the 400-yard IM twice, swimming 4:29.23 in a double-dual against Boise State and UCLA (1/6) and 4:29.33 in a double-dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22) ... Also won the 200-yard IM (2:07.27) against Arkansas (1/28) and tied for first against North Dakota and Missouri State (2:07.56) ... Member of the winning 800-yard freestyle relay team (7:20.05) at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20) ... Recorded a lifetime swim in the 50-yard butterfly (27.91) at the San Diego Shootout (1/7) ... Set lifetime bests in the 400-meter short course IM (4:59.52) and 100-meter short course breaststroke (1:15.26) at William Jewell (1/19).
2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Received Academic All-Big 12 First Team accolades ... Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Placed in the top-15 in each of her events at the league meet, finishing seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:22.16), ninth in the 200-yard individual medley (2:03.63) and 13th in the 200-yard backstroke (2:01.11) ... Won the 200-yard freestyle at Iowa State with a lifetime-best swim of 1:52.24 ... Claimed a pair of first-place finishes at TCU in the 200 back (2:03.48) and the 200 IM (2:05.01) ... Recorded a career-best time in the 100-yard backstroke at the Big Challenge with a mark of 57.39 ... Registered 19 top-three finishes during the 2015-16 season ... Held a pair of top-three team times in both medleys. 2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Named to the AD and Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (Fall 2014 and Spring 2015) ... Earned top-eight finishes and career-best times in all three individual events swam at the 2015 Big 12 Championship (2/25-28), placing fifth in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.94), seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:20.89) and eighth in the 200-yard IM (2:03.84) ... Achieved NCAA B Standard in the 200-yard backstroke at the Big 12 Championship ... Held the second-fastest 2014-15 team time in the 200-yard backstroke (1:58.94) and 400-yard IM (4:20.37) and thirdfastest team time of the season in the 200-yard IM (2:02.71) ... Earned career-best times in all three individual events at the 2014 Jayhawk Open (12/6), swimming the 500-yard freestyle (4:59.97), 200-yard breaststroke (2:24.58) and 100-yard backstroke (57.46) ... A consistent scorer for the Jayhawks, placing in the top-10 in every race
swam during the 2014-15 season. HIGH SCHOOL A four-year letterwinner for coach Ann TracewellWang at Keller Central High School in Fort Worth, Texas ... Swam for coaches Clayton Cagle and Jason Walter on Lakeside Aquatic Club ... Holds high school records in 100-yard freestyle, 100yard breaststroke, 200 IM, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay ... An all-district, all-regional and all-state swimmer each of her four years ... Silver medalist in the 200 IM at 5A Texas State Championship in 2013 ... Bronze medalist in 200 IM and 200 medley relay at state in 2014 ... A member of the USA Swimming Scholastic AllAmerican Team 2012-14. PERSONAL Born Madison Straight in Wichita, Kansas ... Daughter of Todd and Connie Straight ... Graduated in the top-four percent of her class ... Has three siblings: Carly, Emily and Chase ... Undecided on major.
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ZOYA WAHLSTROM EVENTS
FLY/FREE
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HOMETOWN
LAKEVILLE, MINN.
PREV. SCHOOL
LAKEVILLE NORTH HS
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24.45
100 FREE
53.89
100 FLY
55.64
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2:05.45
2016-17 (JUNIOR) Recorded multiple lifetime bests at the Big 12 Championship (2/22-25), including 50-yard freestyle (24.45), 100-yard butterfly (55.64) and 200-yard butterfly (2:05.45) ... Swam a collegiatebest 1:04.78 in the 50-yard butterfly at the San Diego Shootout (1/7) ... Set a lifetime best of 1:04.78 in the 100-meter short course butterfly at William Jewell (1/19).
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2014-15 (FRESHMAN) Held the fourth-fastest 2014-15 team time in the 100-yard butterfly, with a time of 56.40 recorded at the 2015 Big 12 Championship (2/25-28), which placed 19th overall ... At the Kansas Classic (11/21-23), placed eighth overall in the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 58.55 in the finals ... At the same competition, recorded a time of 2:13.47 to place 11th in the 200-yard butterfly and 2:11.34 in the 200-yard individual medley to place 15th.
PERSONAL Born in Targovishte, Bulgaria ... Adopted at 2 years old by her mother, Sara Wahlstrom ... Majoring in psychology and social work.
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2015-16 (SOPHOMORE) Carved two lifetime marks at Big 12s in the 50yard freestyle (24.62) and the 100-yard freestyle (53.89) ... Registered a season-best time in the 100-yard butterfly at the league meet with a swim of 56.96 ... Placed third in the 50 free against William Jewell ... Turned in a fourth-place finish in the 100-yard backstroke against William Jewell, Tabor and Morningside.
HIGH SCHOOL Captain of Lakeville North girls’ swim team in 2013 ... Set four pool records in the 50-yard freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay ... The 200-yard medley relay placed seventh at state in 2013 and broke the school record ... Individually, she placed fourth in the 100-yard butterfly at state in 2013, matching her state finish in the event from 2012 ... Most Valuable Player in 2012 and 2013 ... Most Dedicated in 2012 and 2013.
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LIBBY WALKER EVENTS
FLY/FREE/IM
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JUNIOR
HOMETOWN
COLUMBIA, MO.
PREV. SCHOOL
HICKMAN HS
COLLEGIATE TOP TIMES 500 FREE
4:50.83
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10:12.00
1650 FREE
16:32.71
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1:59.36
200 IM
2:10.64
400 IM
4:18.46
2016-17 (SOPHOMORE) Academic All-Big 12 First Team ... Co-champion with Haley Bishop of the inaugural CSCAA fivekilometer (1:05:48.32) Open Water Nationals (9/17) ... Shared CollegeSwimming.com’s Big 12 Swimmer of the Week for 9/20 with Bishop ... Earned All-Big 12 Second Team honors for her performance at the conference meet (2/22-25) ... Recorded three top-seven individual finishes at Big 12s, placing fourth in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:32.88), sixth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.67) and seventh in the 400-yard individual medley (4:20.29) ... Won the 500-yard freestyle at the Kansas Classic (11/18-20) by swimming a lifetime-best 4:50.83 ... Gained another 500yard freestyle (5:00.80) win against TCU on 10/27 ... Lifetime-best 10:12.00 in the 1,000-yard freestyle earned a victory at Nebraska (11/5) ... Collected three additional 1,000-yard freestyle victories throughout the season, recording times of 10:20.55 in a double-dual against North Dakota and Missouri State (10/21-22), 10:15.03 against TCU and 10:23.12 at the San Diego Shootout (1/7) ... Swam a lifetime-best 2:10.64 against Iowa State (2/3-4) in the 200-yard IM ... Set two lifetime bests at William Jewell (1/19) including a Mabee Center record 4:55.97 in the 400-meter shortcourse meter IM and 1:19.17 in the 100- meter short-course meter breaststroke. 2015-16 (FRESHMAN) Named to the Fall Athletic Director’s & Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Rolls ... Recorded lifetime swims in four events at the Big 12 Championship, turning in top-five finishes and earning All-Big 12 First and Second Team honors in all but one race ... Placed second in the 1,650-yard freestyle (16:32.71), fourth in the 200-yard butterfly (1:59.70) and fifth in the 400-yard individual
medley (4:18.46) at the league meet ... Won the 200 fly at Iowa State ... Finished in the top two of each of the 1,000-yard freestyle races she competed in throughout the season with a seasonbest swim against Nebraska (10:13.51) ... Carved her name in the Kansas record books, registering the third-fastest time in school history in the 200 fly (1:59.70) and the fourth-fastest times in the mile (16:32.71) and the 400 IM (4:18.46) ... Qualified for ‘A’ finals in three events at the Big Challenge ... Competed at the AT&T USA Winter Nationals Meet ... A regular scorer for the Jayhawks, placing in the top-eight in every individual race she competed in during her freshman campaign ... Turned in NCAA B cut in the 400 IM ... Clinched an Olympic Trials cut in the 200-meter butterfly with a time of 2:14.19. HIGH SCHOOL Placed 10th in the 800 freestyle with a time of 8:57.12 at the NCSA Winter Junior Nationals ... Two-time sectional champion in the 1,650-yard freestyle ... Three-time distance high-point winner at sectionals ... Competed for Gary Galbreath and the Columbia Swim Club. PERSONAL Born Elizabeth Walker ... Parents are David and Brenda Walker ... Has two older siblings, Brandon and Kate ... Plans to study psychology.
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MANON MANNING
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FAIRWAY, KAN.
HOMETOWN
COLUMBIA, MO.
HOMETOWN
SELLINGEN, HOLLAND
PREV. SCHOOL
SHAWNEE MISSION EAST HS
PREV. SCHOOL
ROCK BRIDGE HS
PREV. SCHOOL
RSG TER APEL
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for coach Rob Cole at Shawnee Mission East ... Helped team to Sunflower League Championships in 2014, 2016 and 2017, and to the Kansas 6A State Championship title in 2014 and 2016 ... Seven-time Kansas 6A Individual State Champion: three times in the 500-yard freestyle; once in the 200-yard freestyle; two times in the 200-yard freestyle relay; and one time in the 400-yard freestyle relay ... Holds school records in the 100-, 200- and 500-yard freestyles and is on both record-holding freestyle relay teams.
AT NOVA Swam for her mother, Marieke ManningMeendering at RSG Ter Apel ... First Dutch swimmer signed ... Started swimming for club team, Nova (2009-17) in Stadskanaal, Netherlands ... Swam five individual races in the Swimcup Eindhoven in 2017 ... Swam fastest career 50-meter backstroke (28.37) in the 2016 Open Dutch Championships ... Won four national titles, 10 silver and five bronze medals in the backstroke during her time with NOVA.
PERSONAL Parents are Mike and Heather Flanagan ... Has one older sister, Hanna ... Plans to study exercise science with a minor in psychology.
PERSONAL Born Manon Manning in Winschoten, Netherlands ... Parents are Jos Manning and Marieke ManningMeendering ... Has four siblings: three sisters; Michelle, Ilse, Elin, and one brother, Marc ... Plans to study business.
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PERSONAL Born Crissie Blomquist in Scottsdale, Arizona ... Parents are Rick and Becky Blomquist ... Has an older sister, Katie, and younger brother, Eric ... Plans to study exercise science.
HIGH SCHOOL Three-time Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) Girls State Swimming Championship qualifier (2015-17) ... Two-time finalist at the 2016 Speedo Championships in Columbia, Missouri, earning sixth in the 400-meter individual-medley (5:05.45) and seventh in the 200-meter butterfly (2:22.89) ... Four-time finalist in the 2017 Central Speedo Sectionals ... Champion in the 200 butterfly (2:17.84) at the 2017 USA swimming futures championships.
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CAROLINE MCCLEARY
LAURYN PARRISH
CAROLINE SCHULTZ
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MCLEAN, VA.
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FISHERS, IND.
HOMETOWN
CARMEL, IND.
PREV. SCHOOL
MCLEAN HS
PREV. SCHOOL
FISHERS HS
PREV. SCHOOL
CARMEL HS
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner in diving at McLean High School in Virginia ... Three Liberty Conference Championship appearances, attended two Regional Championships and one Virginia High School League (VHSL) State Championship ... Named All-American in 2014 and Second Team All-Met in 2014 and 2015 ... Won the state championship her sophomore year ... Trained with Montgomery Dive Club 2012-13 and Dominion Dive Club 201415, where she was a two-time national qualifier ... Graduated with honors.
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for coach Jay Chambers at Fishers High School in Indiana ... Holds the school record in the 50-, 100- and 200-yard freestyles, as well as part of the record-setting 200- and 400yard freestyle teams ... Helped team to conference championships in 2014 and 2017; sectional championships in 2014 and 2017; and to a runnerup finish at state in 2015 ... Earned the 2017 Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) Mental Attitude Award and was named the Fishers High School Business Student of the Year.
PERSONAL Born Caroline McCleary in Washington, D.C. ... Daughter of Carol McCleary ... Has four siblings: three brothers; Matthew, Alex and Christian, and one sister, Mary-Kate ... Pans to study public health and psychology.
PERSONAL Born Lauryn Parrish in Chicago ... Father, Shawn, played basketball at Ball State; while her mother, Aimee, played basketball at Valparaiso ... Has a younger sister, Sydney ... Plans to study management.
HIGH SCHOOL Four-time letterwinner for Ian Murray at Carmel High School in Indiana ... Helped team to fourstraight state championship wins ... Placed fifth in the 100-yard butterfly (55.86) in 2016 state championship and fourth the following year (55.17) ... Contributed in the 400-yard freestyle relay that won the 2017 state championship meet her senior year. PERSONAL Born Caroline Schultz in Carmel, Ind. ... Daughter of Tom and Pepper Schultz ... Scholastic All-American three years in a row ... Has two older brothers: Joe and Kyle ... Plans to study business management and leadership.
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YEAR
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HOMETOWN
KINGWOOD, TEXAS
PREV. SCHOOL
KINGWOOD HS
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ALEY SHIMEL
HIGH SCHOOL Four-year letterwinner for coach Russell Duin at Kingwood High School in Texas ... Helped team to four-straight district and region championships from 2014-17 ... Team finished third and second, respectively, at the state meet in 2014 and 2015 ... Part of the 200-yard freestyle relay that won the state championship her sophomore season ... Twotime top-10 finisher at the state level ... Named the team’s MVP in 2016. PERSONAL Born Alejandra Shimel in Denver, Colorado ... Daughter of Dan and Anette Shimel ... Has three sisters: twin Arianna, Natalia and Julia.
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CAMPBELL 16th Season • Head Coach • Kansas, 1993
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ALMA MATER
KANSAS, 1993
HOMETOWN
COFFEYVILLE, KAN.
WIFE
CASSIE
CHILDREN
CANAAN, CIERRA, CLAIRE
Heading into his 16th season with the Jayhawks, head coach Clark Campbell has created a winning tradition and strong culture within the swimming and diving program. Following the conclusion of the 2016-17 season, the Jayhawks posted one of the best four-year stints in program history claiming three second-place finishes at the Big 12 Championship meet, including two-straight from 2016-17. At the 2017 conference championship, Kansas bested its previous program record scoring 683.50 points for its third second-place finish in four years, with the other two coming in 2016 and 2014, where Campbell was named the league’s Swimming Coach of the Year both times.
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KU’s dominance in the pool over the years has brought Campbell to a 190-103 dual meet record throughout his coaching career.
all eight semesters. In 2000, Campbell was named the Missouri Valley Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year.
Campbell’s laid-back and genuine demeanor helps build close relationships with each of his swimmers outside of the pool. Not only does he care about making his swimmers better in the pool, but also in the classroom. Campbell’s team has been named by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) as a national Academic AllAmerican Team, earning a team GPA of 3.0 or higher, all 30 semesters he has managed the program.
From 1995-98, Campbell served as the assistant men’s swimming coach at the University of Minnesota. During his time in Minneapolis, the Golden Gophers captured Big Ten Conference titles in 1996 and 1998 while earning top-15 finishes all three years at the NCAA Championships.
Attention to detail is what makes Campbell’s practices productive. Every set he organizes for the swimmers has scientific reasoning behind why it works and will ultimately lead to success. His team at KU has placed in the top-five at the Big 12 Championships all 15 seasons. At Kansas, Campbell has coached 18 swimmers to NCAA Championship appearances.
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During his four years at Evansville, his squads were named Academic All-America by the CSCAA
Campbell received a Bachelor’s degree from Kansas in 1993, and a Master’s in physical education/ coaching from West Virginia University in 1995. Campbell and his wife, Cassie, have three children: Canaan, Cierra and Claire, who will swim for her father at KU starting in the 2018-19 season.
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COACHING BEFORE KANSAS Prior to his appointment at KU, Campbell coached at the University of Evansville for three years. There, he led several athletes to success at the national level and helped the program reach new heights. The Purple Aces established school records in all 19 men’s and women’s events while Campbell was at the helm of the program in 1998. Those top marks included 12 Missouri Valley Conference records.
PERSONAL Campbell competed as a professional triathlete for seven years before his coaching career began. After turning professional at the age of 19, he became one of the most consistent top-10 finishers on the pro circuit. During his career, Campbell was selfcoached. He was the 1986 National Long Course Champion and the 1990 runner-up at the United States Triathlon Series National Championship.
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During the 2013-14 season Campbell coached Kansas’ first Big 12 Champion, Chelsie Miller, to victory in the 400-yard individual medley. In the same season, the decorated coach also led the Jayhawks to their first top-two finish in 18 years.
Campbell served as the head coach of the men’s and women’s programs at West Virginia Wesleyan from 1993-95 and directed the school into a top10 National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics program in just two years. He was named the NAIA Swimming Coach of the Year in 1995.
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As a result of that 2016 conference meet, Campbell was named Big 12 Coach of the Year for the second time in his tenure. The other came in 2014 when he led KU to its first-ever top-two finish at the Big 12 Championship. This time, Campbell was accompanied by All-American Chelsie Miller, who was honored as 2016 Big 12 Swimmer of the Year. Campbell coached Miller to three-consecutive NCAA Championship bids, including her top-eight finish in the 400-yard individual medley at the 2016 championship meet. Miller earned All-America honors in all three appearances, receiving First Team accolades for the first time in 2016 and becoming the first Jayhawk to finish in the top-eight at NCAAs since 1993.
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In 2016, Kansas registered a then-program-best 650.5 points at the meet while finishing second. En route to that performance, Campbell saw 25 Jayhawks turn in top-eight performances and 20 Jayhawks make ‘B’ finals, all contributing to their final point total.
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15th Season • Assistant Coach • Kansas, 2001 “Coach Betz does so much for our student-athletes in and out of the water. In training, she coaches our team up and maximizes their talent daily. Off deck, she can lend an empathetic ear when situations arise, helping our team grow and learn with each experience. She has the gift of helping our team believe in themselves and each other.” -Head coach Clark Campbell
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POSITION
ASSISTANT COACH
ALMA MATER
KANSAS, 2001
HOMETOWN
MANSFIELD, OHIO
HUSBAND
TATE
SON
CHARLIE
Coach Jen Betz enters her 15th season at Kansas. Betz knows exactly what life is like balancing intense pool workouts with school and a social life, being a former swimmer herself. Since joining the KU team as assistant coach in 2003, Betz has established close relationships with the swimmers and led strong recruiting efforts for the team. She knows what it takes on a daily basis to be successful both in and out of the pool, helping the team achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher and be recognized by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSAA) achieving Team Scholar Awards during all of her semesters with KU.
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NCAA COMPETITORS
TIME SCORER FOR KU AT BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
Her career at KU began in 2003 as she took the position of assistant coach and head recruiting coordinator under Campbell. She was a student assistant under former KU head swim coach Cathy Burgess during the 2000-01 season. In her first season, she assisted the Jayhawks to a 9-3 record and a third-place finish at the Big 12 Championships.
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SWIMMING CAREER AT KU (1996-2000) Former head swimming coach and assistant athletic director Gary Kempf recruited Betz to swim for Kansas. Betz competed in the backstroke and the freestyle events and was a seven-time scorer at the Big 12 Championship during her four years as an athlete at KU from 1996-2000.
PERSONAL After graduation, the Mansfield, Ohio native joined the full-time staff of Athletes in Action (AIA), a Christian sports organization that helps studentathletes throughout the country. AIA sent her to the University of Virginia where she became a volunteer assistant under head coach Mark Bernardino and worked with the men’s and women’s swimming teams. Both teams finished top 10 in the NCAA.
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Last season, Betz helped coach KU to a runner-up finish at the 2017 Big 12 Championship for the third time in four years. She also aided the team to a 5-4 dual meet record. That season sang the same tune as the 2016 season, as the Jayhawks improved to their then-highest point total at a conference meet in history. Betz continued to reign in the accolades as a nominee for the CollegeSwimming’s Assistant Coach of the Year Award. She was one of four finalists in the Established Assistant category.
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A mentor for KU swimmers, Betz creates strong one-on-one relationships. Each year, she looks to challenge the swimmers and bring in high-level recruits to continue successful performances – the team boasts a 113-50 dual meet record in her tenure. In total, she has helped train 18 swimmers to compete at the highest level in college swimming, the NCAA Championships.
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DOWNEY Third Season • Diving Coach • UMKC, 2009
“Whenever you have the type of consistency that Jen Betz and I have, it makes for a very stable base. Downey and Jason have been around long enough that they have a good idea of what the process is, how the season is going to unfold, and our quirks.“ -Head coach Clark Campbell
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DIVING HEAD COACH
ALMA MATER
UMKC, 2009
HOMETOWN
KANSAS CITY, MO.
WIFE
MELANIE
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GABE DOWNEY
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NCAA COMPETITORS
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Downey will continue his third collegiate coaching season in 2017-18. Starting his college coaching career with two divers, Downey has already made
PERSONAL While in high school, Downey was a four-time Kansas State Champion and broke the high school state record in diving. He continued his dominance in the pool in college, where he was a Big 12 Finalist as well as a NCAA Zone qualifier.
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Once a collegiate competitor himself, Downey understands the rigorous schedule and demands of student-athletes. The former diver competed for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where he perfected the art of diving. After returning to the Kansas City metro area, Downey began to offer his talents as a coach for local club teams. A few of his accomplishments include back-to-back top-25 team finishes at the USA Diving Junior Nationals, as well as producing divers who competed in the 2008 and 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials.
strong recruiting improvements as well. The team will now have five divers, and have their sights set on reaching finals on all three boards at the Big 12 Conference meet this year, as well as qualifying for Zone Championships.
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After serving as the interim diving coach for Kansas during part of the 2014-15 season, Gabe Downey became a permanent addition to the coaching staff, now entering his third season. The Kansas City, Missouri native is familiar with KU’s swimming and diving program and has high expectations for the Jayhawks, both in and out of the pool. While Downey is looking forward to producing competitive divers for the Jayhawks, he is also focusing on creating a strong culture between the team.
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BRITTANY BLUNT POS.
ATHLETIC TRAINER
LUKE BRADFORD POS.
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
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CARYN BAILEY POS.
SPORTS PERFORMANCE GA
AQUATIC FACILITY OPERATOR
ASST. COMM. DIRECTOR
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NATATORIUM DIRECTOR
JANE WIDGER-FULTON POS.
SENIOR ASSOCIATE AD
SPORTS NUTRITIONIST
DEMETRIUS DANIELS POS.
LAURA JACOBSEN POS.
BERNIE KISH
GARY VANCIL POS.
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D.J. HAURIN
CARIE GALLAGHER POS.
ASSOC. DIR. SPORTS PERFORMANCE
AARON CARBUHN
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
KRISTINA JEWELL POS.
BETH MORFORD POS.
MASSAGE THERAPIST
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
TEAM MANAGER
ALLISON THOMAS POS.
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DR. DOUGLAS A. GIROD POSITION
CHANCELLOR
ALMA MATER
UC DAVIS
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In addition to serving as executive vice chancellor, Dr. Girod also served as interim executive dean of the KU School of Medicine until March 24, 2014. Prior to those roles, he served as senior associate dean for clinical affairs and chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery.
A surgeon, Dr. Girod joined the University of Kansas Medical Center faculty in 1994 and quickly rose through the academic ranks, becoming chair of the otolaryngology department in 2002. He was named Russell E. Bridwell Endowed Chair in 2008. Dr. Girod earned his bachelor’s degree in chemistry from the University of California at Davis and his medical degree from the University of California at San Francisco. He completed his residency and an NIH research fellowship at the University of Washington in Seattle. Prior to joining the University of Kansas Medical Center, Dr. Girod served as vice chairman and research director in the Department of Otolaryngology at the Naval Medical Center in Oakland, California. He served in the United States Navy Reserve from 1982, rising to the rank of lieutenant commander and later earning the Meritorious Service Medal.
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Douglas A. Girod, M.D., became the 18th chancellor of the University of Kansas on July 1, 2017, after serving for four years as executive vice chancellor of the University of Kansas Medical Center. There he oversaw the educational, research, patient care and community engagement missions of the University of Kansas schools of Medicine, Nursing and Health Professions, with their total annual enrollment of more than 3,300 students; a workforce of more than 2,100 faculty and more than 4,000 staff; and research funding of nearly $100 million.
PROFESSIONAL HISTORY 2017-present Kansas (Chancellor) 2013-17 KU Med Center (Executive Vice Chancellor) 2013-14 KU School of Medicine (Interim Executive Dean) 2002-2013 KU School of Medicine (Chair of the Otolaryngology Department) 1994-2002 KU School of Medicine (Faculty) Naval Medical Center In
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Director of Athletics Dr. Sheahon (SHAY-un) Zenger’s genuine care for coaches and student-athletes has hallmarked his career in intercollegiate athletics. That care, which he has exhibited since his arrival as Athletics Director in January 2011, has helped KU’s coaches and studentathletes achieve outstanding performances on both the conference and national stages. Highlights include:
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ATHLETICS DIRECTOR
ALMA MATER
KANSAS STATE, ‘88
EXPERIENCE
SEVENTH YEAR
ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY 2011-present Kansas (Athletic Director) 2005-11 Illinois State (Athletic Director) 2001-05 Kansas State (Associate Athletic Director)
COACHING HISTORY 1998-2000 Wyoming (Assistant Head Coach) 1997 Wyoming (Recruiting Coordinator) 1996 South Florida (Recruiting Coordinator) 1989-92 Kansas State (Director Football Operations) 1988 Drake (Assistant Coach) 1987 Manhattan HS (Head Coach)
• A National Championship for the Women’s Outdoor Track & Field team, and seven individual national championships. • NCAA Final Four and two Elite 8 appearances for Men’s Basketball and seven Big 12 Conference regular-season championships, raising that streak of titles to a record-tying 13. • NCAA Final Four and Sweet 16 (and five straight NCAA) appearances for Volleyball. • Two NCAA Sweet 16 appearances for Women’s Basketball. • NCAA Tournament appearances for Softball (twice), Soccer (twice), Men’s Golf (twice), Tennis (twice), Baseball and Women’s Golf. • Four National Coach-of-the-Year awards – Stanley Redwine, women’s track and field; Bill Self, men’s basketball; Ray Bechard, volleyball, and Laura Kuhn (assistant coach), volleyball – and several Big 12 Conference Coach-of-the-Year awards – Self (four times), Bechard (four times), Redwine (three times) and Clark Campbell, swimming (twice). In addition, tennis coach Todd Chapman was named 2016 Coach of the Year for the Central Region after leading the Jayhawks to their first NCAA Tournament appearance in 17 years. During 2016-17, 10 KU teams were represented in NCAA postseason competition. Zenger has spearheaded some $90 million in new Kansas Athletics facilities as well – improvements he expects will help KU’s coaches and student-athletes continue their run of outstanding performances. Notable among these is the completion of
the DeBruce Center, the permanent home of James Naismith’s original “Rules of Basket Ball.” In addition, a $2 million renovation of the football locker room is now complete. The track surrounding the football field was removed in summer 2014, replaced with new artificial turf, bringing the turf to within 10 feet of the stands. A $1 million renovation of the Jayhawks’ Sports Medicine Facility has provided modernized rehabilitation, an x-ray room and treatment areas. Fall 2015 saw the opening of McCarthy Hall, which houses the men’s basketball team and an equal number of non-student-athletes. The beautiful new, nationally acclaimed Rock Chalk Park, home to KU soccer, softball, and track and field, has already hosted USA, NCAA and Big 12 Conference meets, and more are on the horizon. And the new Jayhawk Tennis Center, a 12-court indoor-outdoor complex at Rock Chalk Park, now houses the KU tennis team. Stressing a culture of competitiveness and citizenship, Zenger has instituted KU Leads, a student-athlete development program dedicated to fostering committed leaders and supporting career development. Zenger came to KU after serving for five years as athletics director at Illinois State University, helping steer ISU Athletics to a place of prominence in the Missouri Valley Conference. He earned two degrees from Kansas State before coming to KU to earn his Ph.D. in educational policy and leadership, strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels. Zenger is married to the former Pam McAnarney; they have three children: Luke and Abby, who are in college, and Jake, who’s in high school.
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2016-17 HONORS & AWARDS BIG 12 SWIMMER OF THE WEEK AWARDS NAME DATE HONORING ORG. Libby Walker 9/20 CollegeSwimming.com Haley Bishop 9/20 CollegeSwimming.com Haley Bishop 11/1 CSCAA Yulduz Kuchkarova 11/22 CollegeSwimming.com Haley Bishop 2/7 CollegeSwimming.com Jenny Nusbaum 2/8 Big 12 Conference ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM NAME MAJOR Hannah Angell Exercise Science Hannah Driscoll Exercise Science Nika Fellows Microbiology Madison Hutchison Business Nadia Khechfe Journalism & Communications Yulduz Kuchkarova Lindsay Manning Community Health Amanda Maser Leah Pfitzer Community Health Cassaundra Pino Gretchen Pocisk Speech, Language & Hearing Sammie Schurig Communications Taylor Sieperda Madison Straight Accounting Libby Walker
KANSAS EARNED CSCAA SCHOLAR ALLAMERICA TEAM HONORS IN THE FALL AND SPRING, MARKING 30-CONSECUTIVE SEMESTERS.
TEAM AWARD WINNERS
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM NAME MAJOR Haley Bishop Lydia Pocisk DR. GERALD LAGE BIG 12 ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Hannah Angell UDALL SCHOLARSHIP NOMINATION Cassaundra Pino ALL-BIG 12 FIRST TEAM NAME EVENT Madison Straight Peri Charapich Haley Downey
AMANDA MASER DIVER OF THE YEAR
HANNAH DRISCOLL IRONHAWK AWARD
HANNAH DRISCOLL KAREN DIONNE MOST INSPIRATIONAL
HANNAH ANGELL ACADEMIC AWARD
JENNY NUSBAUM NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR
YULDUZ KUCHKAROVA TAMMY THOMAS TEAM MVP
ALL-BIG 12 SECOND TEAM NAME EVENT Jenny Nusbaum Pia Pavlic Sammie Schurig Yulduz Kuchkarova Amanda Maser Carly Straight Libby Walker
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100-YARD BUTTERFLY Pia Pavlic (B) Haley Bishop (B) Hannah Angell Leah Pfitzer Elizabeth Amato-Hanner
54.25 54.45 55.05 55.33 55.36
100-YARD FREESTYLE Carly Straight 5 50.33 Yulduz Kuchkarova 50.88 Haley Bishop 51.14 Taylor Sieperda 51.27 Breonna Barker 51.54
200-YARD BUTTERFLY Libby Walker Haley Bishop Elizabeth Amato-Hanner Zoya Wahlstrom Cassaundra Pino
1:59.64 2:01.93 2:02.90 2:05.45 2:06.70
200-YARD FREESTYLE Jenny Nusbaum 4 (B) 1:47.26 Haley Bishop 5 (R) 1:48.23 Sammie Schurig 1:48.96 Carly Straight 1:49.15 Nika Fellows 1:50.48
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Pia Pavlic (B) Elizabeth Amato-Hanner Madison Straight Haley Downey Lydia Pocisk
2:01.38 2:01.62 2:02.05 2:02.21 2:03.48
500-YARD FREESTYLE Jenny Nusbaum Sammie Schurig Libby Walker Nika Fellows Lindsay Manning
400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Madison Straight 4 (B) Libby Walker Haley Downey Elizabeth Amato-Hanner Katy Schlies
4:17.81 4:20.29 4:24.42 4:26.79 4:29.57
4:49.84 4:50.79 4:50.83 4:56.24 5:03.76
1,000-YARD FREESTYLE Libby Walker Jenny Nusbaum Nika Fellows Lindsay Manning
10:12.00 10:25.96 10:28.28 10:37.36
1,650-YARD FREESTYLE Libby Walker Jenny Nusbaum Nika Fellows Lindsay Manning
16:32.88 16:43.55 16:57.01 17:24.31
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Bishop, Kuchkarova, Pavlic, C. Straight 1:31.54 Bishop, Sieperda, C. Straight, Kuchkarova 1:33.04 Balsbough, Pfitzer, Pavlic, Downey 1:34.06 Barker, Driscoll, Wahlstrom, Angell 1:36.69 Schlies, Hutchison, Amato-Hanner, G. Pocisk 1:37.15 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Kuchkarova, Pavlic, Bishop, C. Straight 3:21.90 Bishop, C. Straight, Barker, Kuchkarova 3:23.60 Pavlic, Sieperda, Nusbaum, Downey 3:27.46 Kuchkarova, Bishop, Nusbaum, C. Straight 3:28.23 Bishop, Nusbaum, Barker, Kuchkarova 3:28.92
1:02.09 1:03.26 1:04.39 1:04.71 1:06.20
400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Kuchkarova, Downey, Bishop, C. Straight 3:39.66 Kuchkarova, Downey, Bishop, Barker 3:42.05 Amato-Hanner, L. Pocisk, Pavlic, Nusbaum 3:45.01 Hutchison, G. Pocisk, Pfitzer, Sieperda 3:50.13 Amato-Hanner, L. Pocisk, Pavlic, C. Straight 3:54.69
200-YARD BREASTSTROKE Haley Downey 4 (B) Gretchen Pocisk Lydia Pocisk Madison Straight Briana Balsbough
2:15.32 2:16.76 2:16.93 2:19.05 2:24.91
50-METER FREESTYLE Haley Bishop Taylor Sieperda Hannah Driscoll
1:04.36 1:05.72 1:06.54
100-METER BREASTSTROKE Haley Downey Lydia Pocisk Madison Straight Gretchen Pocisk Libby Walker
1:13.31 1:14.76 1:15.26 1:15.45 1:19.17
100-METER BUTTERFLY Zoya Wahlstrom Hannah Angell Leah Pfitzer Cassaundra Pino
1:04.78 1:05.16 1:06.11 1:07.12
400-METER INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Libby Walker Madison Straight Katy Schlies
4:55.97 4:59.52 5:14.71
200-METER FREESTYLE RELAY Bishop, Pfitzer, C. Straight, Kuchkarova 1:58.26 Balsbough, Driscoll, Barker, Nusbaum 2:01.64 Schlies, Amato-Hanner, Wahlstrom, Pino 2:03.52 200-METER MEDLEY RELAY
Amato-Hanner, Downey, Bishop, Kuchkarova 1:58.26
Angell, L. Pocisk, Pfitzer, C. Straight
2:01.64
Hutchison, G. Pocisk, Wahlstrom, Sieperda 2:03.52
ONE-METER SPRINGBOARD DIVE (SIX DIVES) Nadia Khechfe* 265.95 Amanda Maser 239.05 Peri Charapich 219.23 T.J. Duckett 202.75 THREE-METER SPRINGBOARD DIVE (SIX DIVES) Nadia Khechfe 259.55 Amanda Maser 246.75 Peri Charapich 225.15 PLATFORM DIVE (SIX DIVES) Peri Charapich Amanda Maser
207.15 206.10
Indicates rank on KU All-Time Top-Five list (R) Indicates relay leadoff split (B) Indicates NCAA Division I B Standard qualifying time * Indicates NCAA Division I Diving Standard quailfying score #
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100-METER FREESTYLE Yulduz Kuchkarova Breonna Barker Haley Downey
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100-METER BACKSTROKE Elizabeth Amato-Hanner Taylor Sieperda Madison Hutchison
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Kuchkarova, Downey, Pavlic, C. Straight 1:40.03 Kuchkarova, Downey, Pavlic, Bishop 1:42.70 Amato-Hanner, L. Pocisk, Pfitzer, Sieperda 1:44.16 Angell, Downey, Bishop, Kuchkarova 1:44.70 Angell, Balsbough, Wahlstrom, C. Straight 1:44.89
800-METER FREESTYLE Jenny Nusbaum Nika Fellows Lindsay Manning
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800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Bishop, Nusbaum, Schurig, M. Straight Bishop, Nusbaum, Schurig, Barker Pino, Schlies, C. Straight, Manning
400-METER FREESTYLE Sammie Schurig Jenny Nusbaum Nika Fellows
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200-METER FREESTYLE Sammie Schurig Carly Straight Cassaundra Pino
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All-Time Top-Five 50-YARD FREESTYLE TIME NAME 22.13 Tammy Thomas 22.37 Maria Mayrovich 22.86 Iuliia Kuzhil 22.92 Amy Gruber 23.03 Svetlana Golovchun
YEAR 1983 2009 2010 2005 2013
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE TIME NAME 1:01.98 Bryce Hinde 1:02.01 Danielle Herrmann 1:02.21 Lydia Pocisk 1:02.26 Alison Lusk 1:02.97 Brittany Rospierski
YEAR 2015 2008 2015 2012 2012
100-YARD FREESTYLE TIME NAME 48.40 Tammy Thomas 48.45 Maria Mayrovich 49.49 Amy Gruber 49.93 Monica Johannessen 50.33 Carly Straight
YEAR 1983 2009 2005 2010 2017
200-YARD BREASTSTROKE TIME NAME 2:13.70 Alison Lusk 2:14.98 Lydia Pocisk 2:15.30 Danielle Herrmann 2:15.37 Kristin Nilsen 2:15.95 Bryce Hinde
YEAR 2011 2015 2008 1997 2013
YEAR 2009 2005 2014 2017 2017
100-YARD BUTTERFLY TIME NAME 53.08 Ashley Leidigh 53.47 Abigail Anderson 53.54 Tammy Thomas 53.59 Amy Gruber 53.80 Pia Pavlic
YEAR 2006 2011 1983 2005 2016
YEAR 2016 2011 2006 2007 2012
200-YARD BUTTERFLY TIME NAME 1:58.25 Chelsie Miller 1:59.09 Stephanie Payne 1:59.36 Libby Walker 1:59.78 Jenny Wagstaff 1:59.97 Ashley Leidigh
YEAR 2016 2011 2016 1983 2006
1,650-YARD FREESTYLE Time Name 16:09.97 Chelsie Miller 16:24.91 Ashley Robinson 16:31.52 Frankie Hanson 16:32.71 Libby Walker 16:33.05 Alicia Casilla
Year 2014 2007 1993 2016 2007
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY TIME NAME 1:58.37 Chelsie Miller 2:00.21 Danielle Herrmann 2:00.28 Joy Bunting 2:01.37 Stephanie Payne 2:01.60 Lydia Pocisk
YEAR 2015 2008 2010 2011 2015
100-YARD BACKSTROKE TIME NAME 52.02 Iuliia Kuzhil 52.62 Yulduz Kuchkarova 53.48 Abigail Anderson 54.70 Jenny Short 55.34 Hannah Angell
YEAR 2010 2016 2011 2007 2015
400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY TIME NAME 4:05.67 Chelsie Miller 4:11.94 Stephanie Payne 4:14.46 Joy Bunting 4:18.46 Libby Walker 4:19.70 Kristin Nilsen
YEAR 2015 2011 2010 2016 1995
200-YARD BACKSTROKE TIME NAME 1:53.44 Iuliia Kuzhil 1:56.16 Yulduz Kuchkarova 1:57.26 Abigail Anderson 1:58.13 Brooke Brull 1:58.77 Carrah Haley
YEAR 2010 2015 2011 2012 2009
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY TIME NAMES YEAR 1:31.39 Mayrovich, Kuzhil, Goetz, Lanteigne 2009 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY TIME NAMES YEAR 3:19.18 Mayrovich, Goetz, Lanteigne, A. Liggett 2009
200-YARD FREESTYLE TIME NAME 1:46.19 Maria Mayrovich 1:47.01 Amy Gruber 1:47.25 Morgan Sharp 1:47.26 Jenny Nusbaum 1:48.23 Haley Bishop 500-YARD FREESTYLE TIME NAME 4:43.07 Chelsie Miller 4:48.01 Morgan Sharp 4:48.77 Gina Gnatzig 4:49.67 Alicia Casillas 4:49.68 Rebecca Swank
800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY TIME NAMES
7:11.99 Sharp, Molden, Miller, Merecka 2014
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200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY TIME NAMES YEAR 1:38.45 Kuzhil, Herrmann, Anderson, Mayrovich 2009 400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY TIME NAMES YEAR 3:38.45 Kuzhil, Herrmann, Anderson, Mayrovich 2009 ONE-METER SPRINGBOARD DIVE (SIX DIVES) SCORE NAME YEAR 307.65 Erin Mertz 2008 299.97 Meghan Proehl 2010 297.15 Shelby Noonan 2006 ONE-METER SPRINGBOARD DIVE (11 DIVES) SCORE NAME YEAR 461.950 Michelle Rojohn 1995 THREE-METER SPRINGBOARD DIVE (SIX DIVES) SCORE NAME YEAR 325.20 Erin Mertz 2008 323.26 Shelby Noonan 2006 311.24 Christy Cash 2013 THREE-METER SPRINGBOARD DIVE (11 DIVES) SCORE NAME YEAR 584.90 Michelle Rojohn 1996 PLATFORM DIVE (SIX DIVES) SCORE NAME 281.90 Casey Topol 237.10 Erin Mertz 232.30 Christy Cash
YEAR 2005 2008 2013
PLATFORM DIVE (11 DIVES) SCORE NAME 454.25 Rebecca McFall 442.10 Christy Cash
YEAR 1999 2013
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Kansas
2009
22.72
50-YARD FREESTYLE Scott McCadam
Iowa State
1984
20.29
100-YARD FREESTYLE Maria Mayrovich
Kansas
2009
50.04
100-YARD FREESTYLE Scott McCadam
Iowa State
1984
44.25
200-YARD FREESTYLE Christine Marshall
Texas A&M
2008
1:48.85
200-YARD FREESTYLE Scott McCadam
Iowa State
1984
1:37.92
500-YARD FREESTYLE Anna Mayfield
Arkansas
2013
4:52.57
500-YARD FREESTYLE Dave Symons
Iowa State
1984
4:27.28
1,000-YARD FREESTYLE Chelsie Miller Kansas
2014
9:51.70
1,650-YARD FREESTYLE Ernie Duran Nebraska
1984
15:47.03
1,650-YARD FREESTYLE Michelle Butcher Nebraska
1991
16:38.72
100-YARD BACKSTROKE Paul Le Missouri State
2014
48.29
100-YARD BACKSTROKE Sam Corea Denver
2014
54.13
200-YARD BACKSTROKE Anton Loncar Denver
2015
1:47.49
200-YARD BACKSTROKE Yulduz Kuchkarova Kansas
2014
1:57.83
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE Tim Brinner Nebraska
1984
56.89
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE Danielle Herrmann Kansas (Aquatics)
2010
1:02.84
200-YARD BREASTSTROKE Artur Osvath Missouri State
2015
2:01.94
200-YARD BREASTSTROKE Alia Atkinson Texas A&M
2008
2:14.71
100-YARD BUTTERFLY Ian Crocker
Texas
2003
49.20
100-YARD BUTTERFLY Kathleen Hersey
Texas
2008
54.09
200-YARD BUTTERFLY Scott Halliburton
Missouri
1984
1:48.02
200-YARD BUTTERFLY Noelle Bassi
Harvard
2004
1:59.79
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Uvis Kalnins Missouri State
2014
1:49.81
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Danielle Herrmann Kansas (Aquatics)
2010
2:03.78
400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Matt Frentsos Missouri
1984
3:58.25
400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Chelsie Miller Kansas
2015
4:18.37
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Missouri State
2014
1:22.71
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Kansas
2009 1:32.27
400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Nebraska
1984 3:01.97
400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Texas
2008 3:20.37
800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Denver
2015 6:43.18
800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Texas
2008 7:16.86
200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Missouri State
2014
1:32.30
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2009 1:42.77
400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY
2003 3:21.79
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400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Missouri
2011 3:42.88
ONE-METER DIVING (11 DIVES) Eric Ognibene Nebraska
1984
457.35
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ONE-METER DIVING (11 DIVES) Kelly Kauzlarich Kansas
1991
445.10
THREE-METER DIVING (11 DIVES) Reynaldo Castro
1984
561.70
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THREE-METER DIVING (11 DIVES) Amy Aarsen Nebraska
1991
562.8
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BIG 12 CONFERENCE RECORDS 50-YARD FREESTYLE Shara Stafford Missouri
3/15/12
21.79
100-YARD BUTTERFLY Triin Aljand Texas A&M
11/22/08
100-YARD FREESTYLE Triin Aljand Texas A&M
11/23/08
47.35
200-YARD BUTTERFLY Kathleen Hersey Texas
3/21/09
1:51.18
ONE-METER DIVING - NINE DIVES (1996-97 TO 2000-01) Vera Ilyina Texas 2/19/98 504.80
200-YARD FREESTYLE Karlee Bispo Texas
3/18/11
1:42.81
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Karlee Bispo Texas 12/1/11
1:52.71
ONE-METER DIVING - SIX DIVES (2001-02 TO PRESENT) Maren Taylor Texas 2/27/14 346.35
500-YARD FREESTYLE Cammile Adams Texas A&M
3/17/11
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400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Kathleen Hersey Texas 3/20/09
4:01.91
THREE-METER DIVING - 11 DIVES (1996-97 TO 2003-04) Vera Ilyina Texas 2/27/97 621.10
1,000-YARD FREESTYLE Maureen McLaine Texas A&M
11/18/11
9:38.95
1,650-YARD FREESTYLE Maureen McLaine Texas A&M
11/16/11
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100-YARD BACKSTROKE Tasija Karosas Texas
2/26/16
51.40
200-YARD BACKSTROKE Tasija Karosas Texas
3/19/16
1:50.89
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE Breeja Larson Texas A&M
3/15/12
57.51
200-YARD BREASTSTROKE Laura Sogar Texas
3/2/13
51.32
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Amundsen, Adams, Lobb, Bispo Texas 3/17/11 1:28.06 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Bispo, Chang, Riefenstahl, Hersey Texas 3/21/09 3:11.69 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Bispo, Gingrich, Riefenstahl, Hersey Texas 2/25/09 6:58.37 200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Simpson, Larson, Miller, Dittmer Texas A&M 3/22/12 1:36.02
400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Karosas, Cox, Schneider, Millard Texas 2/25/16
3:30.43
THREE-METER DIVING - SIX DIVES (2004-05 TO PRESENT) Maren Taylor Texas 2/28/14 414.20 PLATFORM DIVING - NINE DIVES (1996-97 TO 2004-05) Laura Wilkinson Texas 3/1/97 698.65 PLATFORM DIVING - FIVE DIVES (2005-06 TO PRESENT) Janie Potvin Texas A&M 2/25/12 375.00
2:05.25
BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS 50-YARD FREESTYLE Hee-Jin Chang Texas
2/26/09
21.87
200-YARD BUTTERFLY Cammile Adams Texas A&M
2/26/11 1:53.66
ONE-METER DIVING - NINE DIVES (1996-97 TO 2000-01) Vera Ilyina Texas 2/19/98 504.80
100-YARD FREESTYLE Julia Wilkinson Texas A&M
2/27/10
47.74
200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Madisyn Cox Texas 2/25/16 1:54.31
ONE-METER DIVING - SIX DIVES (2001-02 TO PRESENT) Maren Taylor Texas 2/27/14 346.35
200-YARD FREESTYLE Karlee Bispo Texas
2/25/11 1:43.59
400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Madisyn Cox Texas 2/26/16 4:04.67
THREE-METER DIVING - 11 DIVES (1996-97 TO 2004-05) Vera Ilyina Texas 2/27/97 621.10
200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Amundsen, Adams, Powers, Bispo Texas 2/24/11 1:28.15 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Bispo, Chang, Riefenstahl, Hersey Texas 2/28/09 3:13.62 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Bispo, Gingrich, Riefenstahl, Hersey Texas 2/25/09 6:58.37
THREE-METER DIVING - SIX DIVES (2005-06 TO PRESENT) Maren Taylor Texas 2/28/14 414.20
500-YARD FREESTYLE Rachael Burnett West Virginia 2/28/13 4:38.40 1,650-YARD FREESTYLE Maureen McLaine Texas A&M
2/25/12 16:00.70
100-YARD BACKSTROKE Tasija Karosas Texas
2/26/16
200-YARD BACKSTROKE Tasija Karosas Texas
2/26/16 1:51.21
100-YARD BREASTSTROKE Breeja Larson Texas A&M
2/24/12
200-YARD BREASTSTROKE Laura Sogar Texas
3/2/13
100-YARD BUTTERFLY Lily Moldenhauer Texas
2/28/14
51.40
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2:05.25
51.92
200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Simpson, Larson, Miller, Dittmer Texas A&M 2/22/12 1:36.02 400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY Karosas, Cox, Schneider, Millard Texas 2/25/16 3:30.43
PLATFORM DIVING - NINE DIVES (1996-97 TO 2005-06) Laura Wilkinson Texas 3/1/97 698.65 PLATFORM DIVING - FIVE DIVES (2005-06 TO PRESENT) Samantha Bromberg Texas 2/28/15 411.30
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Conference Results BIG EIGHT YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS SEASON DUAL RECORD CONF. FINISH 1974-75 unknown* First 1975-76 unknown* First 1976-77 2-1 First 1977-78 2-0 First 1978-79 2-1 First 1979-80 2-0 First 1980-81 3-0 First 1981-82 5-1 First 1982-83 6-4 First 1983-84 4-0 First 1984-85 8-1 Second 1985-86 6-2 Second 1986-87 4-2 Second 1987-88 6-7 First 1988-89 7-2 First 1989-90 8-0 Second 1990-91 6-2 Second 1991-92 10-2 First 1992-93 14-0 First 1993-94 6-2 Second 1994-95 5-3 Second 1995-96 10-1 Second 22 seasons 121-32 14 Big Eight titles
HEAD COACH Clair McElroy Clair McElroy Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf Gary Kempf McElroy/Kempf
BIG 12 YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS SEASON DUAL RECORD CONF. FINISH HEAD COACH 1996-97 6-2 Third Gary Kempf 1997-98 4-3 Fourth Gary Kempf 1998-99 5-1 Third Gary Kempf 1999-2000 6-4 Fourth Gary Kempf 2000-01 3-5 Sixth Cathy Burgess 2001-02 7-4 Fifth Cathy Burgess 2002-03 6-6 Fourth Clark Campbell 2003-04 9-3 Third Clark Campbell 2004-05 8-5 Fourth Clark Campbell 2005-06 6-2 Fourth Clark Campbell 2006-07 6-1 Third Clark campbell 2007-08 7-2 Fourth Clark Campbell 2008-09 11-3 Fourth Clark Campbell 2009-10 9-4 Fourth Clark Campbell 2010-11 10-5 Fourth Clark Campbell 2011-12 5-5 Fourth Clark Campbell 2012-13 2-0 Fourth Clark Campbell 2013-14 6-4 Second Clark Campbell 2014-15 9-3 Third Clark Campbell 2015-16 9-4 Second Clark Campbell 2016-17 5-4 Second Clark Campbell 21 seasons 139-70 Kempf/Burgess/Campbell
*= Team was a combined 5-1 from 1975-76, but unable to verify individual season records.
BIG 12 C ON F E RE N C E M EET C H A M P I O N S SEASON CHAMPION POINTS V ENU E 1996-97 Nebraska 927.0 Recreation Center Natatorium 1997-98 Nebraska 868.0 Recreation Center Natatorium 1998-99 Texas 881.5 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 1999-2000 Texas 914.5 Recreation Center Natatorium 2000-01 Texas 997.5 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2001-02 Texas 1,055.0 Recreation Center Natatorium 2002-03 Texas 1,031.0 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2003-04 Texas 964.0 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2004-05 Texas 965.0 Recreation Center Natatorium 2005-06 Texas 942.5 MU Aquatics Center 2006-07 Texas A&M 931.0 Recreation Center Natatorium 2007-08 Texas A&M 967.0 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2008-09 Texas 893.0 MU Aquatics Center 2009-10 Texas A&M 1,002.0 Recreation Center Natatorium 2010-11 Texas 948.0 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2011-12 Texas A&M 1,019.0 MU Aquatics Center 2012-13 Texas 1,051.0 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2013-14 Texas 1,109.5 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2014-15 Texas 1,082.5 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2015-16 Texas 1,043 Jamail Texas Swimming Center 2016-17 Texas 991 Jamail Texas Swimming Center
L OCATION College Station, Texas College Station, Texas Austin, Texas College Station, Texas Austin, Texas College Station, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas College Station, Texas Columbia, Mo. College Station, Texas Austin, Texas Columbia, Mo. College Station, Texas Austin, Texas Columbia, Mo. Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin, Texas
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All-Americans 13th
200-Yard Freestyle Relay
1979 (PITTSBURGH, PA.) Janet Lindstrom Janet Lindstrom
3rd 12th
200-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Freestyle
1980 (LAS VEGAS, NEV.) Tammy Thomas Thomas, McMurrow, Schaffer, Sheehan Schaffer, Fitzgerald, Thomas, McMorrow Lindstrom, Schaffer, McMorrow, Thomas Schaffer, Fitzgerald, Thomas, Lindstrom
12th 10th 10th 13th 16th
50-Yard Freestyle 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 200-Yard Medley Relay 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 400-Yard Medley Relay
J EN N Y WA G S TAF F
1988 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) Barbara Ann Smith
14th 400-Yard Individual Medley
1989 (INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) Barb Pranger Barbara Ann Smith Barbara Ann Smith Fisher, Easton, Pranger, Spry Fisher, Easton, Pranger, Spry
14th 100-Yard Butterfly 16th 400-Yard Individual Medley 16th 1,650 Freestyle 9th 200-Yard Medley Relay 15th 400-Yard Medley Relay
1990 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) Barb Pranger 16th Redden-Reynolds, Wilde, Pranger, Brainard 14th
100-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Medley Relay
1991 (INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) Barb Pranger
12th
100-Yard Butterfly
1992 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) Barb Pranger Barb Pranger Cordsen, Lusty, Brainard, McRoberts Carlson, Cordsen, Pranger, Brainard Cordsen, Brainard, Lusty, McRoberts Carlson, Cordsen, Pranger, McRoberts
7th 14th 10th 11th 12th 15th
100-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Butterfly 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 200-Yard Medley Relay 200-Yard Free Relay 400-Yard Medley Relay
1993 (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) Frankie Hanson Katie Chapeau
7th 11th
1,650-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Backstroke
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1st 50-Yard Freestyle 1st 100-Yard Freestyle 5th 100-Yard Butterfly 6th 200-Yard Individual Medley 12th 200-Yard Butterfly 10th 100-Yard Individual Medley 4th 400-Yard Medley Relay 4th 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 4th 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 7th 200-Yard Medley Relay
13th 1,650-Yard Freestyle 13th 400-Yard Individual Medley 7th 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 2nd 400-Yard Freestyle Relay
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1983 (LINCOLN, NEB.) Tammy Thomas Tammy Thomas Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Tammy Pease Cerny, Pease, Wagstaff, Thomas Cerny, Pease, Raney, Thomas Pease, Raney, Wagstaff, Thomas Bowen, Pease, Schaffer, Thomas
50-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
1986 (FAYETTEVILLE, ARK.) Marcie Herrold Marcie Herrold Easton, Bunger, Duncan, Spry Easton, Dickinson, Duncan, Spry
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3rd 8th 6th 8th 11th
6th 50-Yard Freestyle 12th 100-Yard Freestyle 8th 400-Yard Individual Medley 12th 200-Yard Individual Medley 10th 200-Yard Backstroke 8th 200-Yard Medley Relay 11th 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
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1982 (GAINESVILLE, FLA.) Tammy Thomas Tammy Thomas Jenny Wagstaff Cerny, Raney, Thomas, Wagstaff Burke, Raney, Schaffer, Wagstaff
1985 (TUSCALOOSA, ALA.) Tammy Pease Tammy Pease Marcie Herrold Marcie Herrold Celine Cerny Cerny, Pease, Duncan, Dionne T. Pease, Dionne, Duncan, J. Pease
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5th 100-Yard Butterfly 7th 200-Yard Freestyle 11th 100-Yard Individual Medley 12th 200-Yard Individual Medley 12th 400-Yard Medley Relay 16th 200-Yard Medley Relay 16th 200-Yard Free Relay
7th 100-Yard Butterfly 9th 200-Yard Backstroke 12th 200-Yard Individual Medley 8th 50-Yard Freestyle 12th 200-Yard Freestyle Relay
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1981 (COLUMBIA, S.C.) Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Schaffer, Fitzgerald, Wagstaff, Thomas Schaffer, Fitzgerald, Thomas, McMorrow Schaffer, McMorrow, Wagstaff, Thomas
1984 (INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Jenny Wagstaff Tammy Pease Pease, Wagstaff, Duncan, Bowen
HISTORY
1978 (DURHAM, N.C.) McMorrow, Ingham, Sheehan, Bunker
F RANKIE HANS ON
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All-Americans
2010 (COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS) Iuliia Kuzhil Iuliia Kuzhil
JEN N IFE R PE LT IE R
1994 (INDIANAPOLIS, IND.) Andrew, Peltier, Peters, Cordsen Peters, Andrew, Peltier, Cordsen
14th 14th
400-Yard Freestyle Relay 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
1995 (AUSTIN, TEXAS) Jennifer Peltier Donna Christensen Michelle Rojohn Lusty, Peltier, Christensen, Andrew Lusty, Peltier, Christensen, Andrew Davis, Christensen, Andrew, Nilsen
15th 10th 13th 15th 13th 15th
200-Yard Freestyle 100-Yard Butterfly Three-Meter Dive 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
1996 (ANN ARBOR, MICH.) Michelle Rojohn Adrienne Turner Andrew, Peltier, Christensen, Nilsen Peltier, Andrew, Nilsen, Turner Peltier, Andrew, Christensen, Turner
1st 13th 16th 15th 16th
Three-Meter Dive 200-Yard Butterfly 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 800-Yard Freestyle Relay
1998 (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) Kristin Nilsen
15th
200-Yard Breaststroke
2009 (COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS) Erin Mertz
7th
One-Meter Dive
100-Yard Backstroke 200-Yard Backstroke
IU L II A KUZ HIL 2014 (MINNEAPOLIS, MINN.) Chelsie Miller
15th 400-Yard Individual Medley
2015 (GREENSBORO, N.C.) Chelsie Miller
13th 400-Yard Individual Medley
2016 (ATLANTA, GA.) Chelsie Miller
8th
CHEL S IE MIL L ER
RE B EC CA A N D R E W, K R I S T EN N I LS EN A N D A D R I E N N E T URNER
9th 9th
400-Yard Individual Medley
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National Champions
HISTORY
TAMMY THOMAS
TAMMY THOMAS
1983 NCAA CHAMPION 50-YARD FREESTYLE (22.17)
1983 NCAA CHAMPION 100-YARD FREESTYLE (48.40)
MICHELLE ROJOHN
1996 NCAA CHAMPION THREE-METER DIVE (567.95)
TEAM SCORING Kansas ranks among the top-35 in number of meets with points scored. Kansas is a regular at the NCAA Division I Championships and has consistently produced point scorers. The 1982-83 team finished seventh at the NCAA Championships, which marks the highest finish by a Kansas team.
Ks Mj Third row (Left to Right): Tammy Thomas, Celine Cerny, Shelly Bieck, Chris Hays, Teresa Watkins, Marie Kabelitz, Alyson Humphreys, Tana Bowen.
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Second Row (Left to Right): Stephanie Raney, Erin Waugh, Laura Virr, Karen Tucker, Beverly Holt, Tammy Pease, Chris Wright, Maureen McLeay, Catherine Coulter.
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Front Row (Left to Right): Michelle Compton, Shelly Wirth, Dana Pace, Seanna Boswell, Lisa Coon, Mary Kay Fitzgerald, Kelly Burke, Susan Schaefer, Jenny Wagstaff, Mary Freathey.
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1982-83 SWIMMING AND DIVING TEAM HIGHEST TEAM FINISH BY KANSAS AT THE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS (SEVENTH PLACE)
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FINISH 14th Seventh T-20th T-14th 22nd 43rd 26th 37th T-38th 15th 27th 36th 25th 22nd T-37th 36th 33rd 50th 41st T-34th
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YEAR POINTS 1982 40 1983 148 1984 18 1985 79 1986 42 1988 3 1989 27 1990 7 1991 5 1992 55 1993 18 1994 12 1995 28.5 1996 32 1998 2 2009 12 2010 18 2014 2 2015 4 2016 11
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Compliance 101 UNDERSTANDING THE “RULES OF THE GAME” With the continued success of Kansas Athletics, the Athletic Compliance Office wants you to understand how you can help KU coaches and student-athletes. Institutional control of athletics is a fundamental requirement of NCAA legislation. Specifically, the NCAA constitution provides that each institution shall be responsible for: •
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Controlling its intercollegiate athletics program in compliance with the rules and regulations of the NCAA. Monitoring its program to ensure compliance with identifying and reporting to the NCAA instances in which compliance has not been achieved and taking appropriate corrective action. Ensuring that members of the institution’s staff, student-athletes and other individuals or groups representing the institution’s athletics interests comply with all applicable NCAA rules.
Under NCAA rules, KU is responsible for all actions of its boosters. Therefore, it is also our responsibility to make you aware of consequences for violating the rules pertaining to permissible booster activity. Boosters found in violation are subject to losing benefits and privileges, including season tickets. In addition, the NCAA Committee on Infractions has required institutions to disassociate boosters who have violated NCAA rules and regulations from the institution. COMPLIANCE TERMINOLOGY BOOSTERS. You are a representative of KU’s athletics interests, more commonly known as a “booster,” if you meet any of the following conditions: •
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You are a member of any organization that promotes KU’s athletics program (e.g., Williams Education Fund); You have made a financial contribution to the KU athletics department or its booster organization; You have assisted in the recruitment of prospective student-athletes for KU; You have provided benefits (e.g., summer jobs or occasional family meals) to enrolled studentathletes; You are the parent(s) or legal guardian(s) of an enrolled student-athlete; or You have, in any way, promoted the athletics program at KU.
Remember: Once an individual has been identified as a booster, he or she retains this identity indefinitely. Even if you are not a booster as defined by the NCAA, know that your actions involving student-athletes can cause violations of NCAA rules. Something as simple as buying a student-athlete lunch at a fast food restaurant is, most likely, a NCAA violation. Please contact the Athletic Compliance Office with your questions regarding impermissible recruiting inducements and extra benefits. PROSPECTS. A prospective student-athlete, commonly known as a “prospect” or “recruit,” is any individual who has started classes for the ninth grade. In addition, a student who has not started
classes for the ninth grade becomes a prospect if the institution contacts the student for recruiting purposes or provides the student (or the student’s relatives or friends) any financial assistance or other benefits that the institution does not generally provide to all prospective students. In addition, student-athletes enrolled in preparatory schools or two-year colleges are considered prospective student-athletes. Remember: A prospect remains a prospect even after he or she signs a National Letter of Intent or Financial Aid Agreement to attend KU. The prospect does not lose this status until the start of classes at the university or until the beginning of official practice prior to the start of classes, whichever occurs first. After classes or official practice begins, the prospective student-athlete then simply becomes a student-athlete. CONTACT. A “contact” is a face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s parent, relative or legal guardian and institutional staff member or athletics representative during which dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting. However, any such face-to-face encounter on the KU campus or during a KU event that is prearranged, or takes place on the grounds of the prospect’s educational institution or at the site of an organized competition or practice involving the prospect or the prospect’s high school, preparatory school, two-year college or allstar team, shall be considered a contact, regardless of the content of the conversation that occurs. TELEPHONE/ELECTRONIC CORRESPONDENCE CONTACT. The restriction on contact extends to telephone and electronic correspondence. Any contact by you or any other booster, alumnus or other representative of athletics interest via these modes of comunication is prohibited. Electronic correspondence includes, but not limited to, text messaging or any application that functions as a text message (i.e. snapchat), email, any social media methods (i.e. Facebook, Twitter), chat rooms and instant message. Telephone contact is any electronically-transmitted voice exchange including, but not limited to, calls and video conferenceing such as as Skype and Facetime. RECRUITING. Any contact by you or any other booster, alumnus or other representative of Kansas Athletics’ interests for the purpose of recruitment, is strictly and clearly prohibited.
EMPLOYMENT. It is permissible for an athletics representative or alumnus/alumna to contact a prospect regarding summer employment prior to initial enrollment provided the prospect has signed a National Letter of Intent. However, no contact may be made without approval from the Athletic Compliance Office. In addition, the employment arrangement for the prospect may not begin until the prospect has graduated from high school. If the prospect is attending a two-year institution, the employment may not begin prior to the time that the prospect has officially withdrawn from or has completed the requirements for graduation at the two-year college. EXTRA BENEFITS. It is not permissible to provide any type of assistance to a prospect — financial or otherwise. A representative of Kansas Athletics’ interests or a “booster” may not provide ANYTHING to a prospect, their friends or family, even if the prospect has a signed National Letter of Intent or a Financial Aid Agreement. STUDENT-ATHLETE. A student-athlete is any University of Kansas student who is a member of a varsity athletics team. EXTRA BENEFITS. An extra benefit is any special arrangement by an institutional employee or booster to provide a student-athlete or his/her relatives or friends with a benefit not expressly authorized by the NCAA legislation. It is a violation of the NCAA rules to provide an extra benefit to a student-athlete. OCCASIONAL MEAL. You may provide a studentathlete or a team with an occasional meal at your home. This meal can be catered and you may provide the student-athletes with transportation to attend the meal. All occasional meals must be pre-approved by the Athletic Compliance Office. Together, the University of Kansas and YOU will make this program a success. These reminders will help guide you and ensure that Kansas Athletics operates within the rules and regulations of the NCAA as we continue toward our ultimate goal of academic and athletics excellence. If in doubt, remember that in most cases any contact with or benefits given to a prospect or an enrolled student-athlete or their family or friends is strictly prohibited.
It is not permissible for any member of Kansas Athletics’ staff, alumnus or booster to contact a student-athlete at another institution for the purpose of recruitment. A student-athlete who is attending another institution must receive written permission from their institution before they can have contact with the University of Kansas.
FOR SPECIFIC NCAA RULE INTERPRETATIONS, PLEASE CONTACT THE ATHLETIC COMPLIANCE OFFICE:
If you know of a prospective student-athlete who may want to attend KU, we encourage you to call the appropriate coach. Contacting a KU coach is the only permissible recruiting activity in which boosters may participate.
Phone (785) 864-4200 Fax (785) 864-5289 Email compliance@ku.edu
Kansas Athletics Compliance Office 1651 Naismith Drive Lawrence, KS 66045
2017-18 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 16 CSCAA OPEN WATER CHAMPIONSHIPS
Lawrence, Kan.
OCTOBER 6-7 LIBERTY 20-21 MISSOURI STATE/SOUTH DAKOTA DOUBLE DUAL 28 at TCU
Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Fort Worth, Texas
NOVEMBER 4 NEBRASKA 17-18 KANSAS DIVE INVITE 17-19 KANSAS CLASSIC
Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence, Kan. Topeka, Kan.
JANUARY 18 WILLIAM JEWELL 26 ARKANSAS
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FEBRUARY 2-3 at IOWA STATE 21-24 BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP
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