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This Is LSU This is LSU Swimming and Diving Olympic Tradition LSU Natatorium Athletic Training Strength and Conditioning Cox Communications Center for Student-Athletes Academic Success Director of Athletics Campus Life Why LSU? LSU Athletics Championship Tradition Prominent LSU Alumni The City of Baton Rouge The State of Louisiana
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Season Preview Women’s Season Preview Men’s Season Preview Opponent Information Rosters NCAA Qualifying Standards
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Coaches Head Coach Adam Schmitt Diving Coach Doug Shaffer Assistant Coach David Geyer Assistant Coach Kevin Clements Assistant Coaches Jessica Botzum and Liam Gallagher
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Location:.............................................................................................. Baton Rouge, La. Founded:................................................................................................................... 1860 Enrollment:......................................................................................................... 28,194 Nickname:.................................................................................. Tigers or Fighting Tigers COLORS:...................................................................... Purple (PMS 267) & Gold (PMS 123) Mascot:.................................................................................. Mike VI (Live Bengal Tiger) Facility (Capacity):................................................................. LSU Natatorium (2,200) YEAR OPENED:........................................................................................................... 1985 LENGTH:.............................................................50 meters (splits to short-course length) Conference:................................................................ Southeastern (Western Division) Affiliation:.............................................................................................NCAA Division I LSU SYSTEMS President:.....................................Dr. John V. Lombardi (Pomona, 1963) Chancellor:........................................................ Dr. Michael V. Martin (Mankato, 1969) Faculty representative:........................................... Dydia DeLyser (Syracuse, 1998)
Athletic Administration
VICE CHANCELLOR AND Athletics Director:...................... Joe Alleva (Lehigh, 1975) Sr. Associate AD/Operations:......................................Verge Ausberry (LSU, 1990) Sr. Associate AD/Compliance:...........................................Bo Bahnsen (LSU, 1982) Sr. Associate AD/Business:................................................ Mark Ewing (LSU, 1978) Sr. Associate AD/SWA:.................................................. Judy Southard (Coker, 1970) Sr. Associate AD/External Affairs:.............................. Herb Vincent (LSU, 1983) Associate AD/Facility Services:.............................. Ronnie Haliburton (LSU, 1990) Associate AD/Operations:........................................... Eddie Nunez (Florida, 1998) Associate AD/Student Services:.....................................Miriam Segar (LSU, 1994) Assistant AD/Ticket Manager:................................... Brian Broussard (LSU, 1993)
Swimming and Diving Staff Head Coach: Year at School: Career Dual-Meet Record: Diving Coach: Year at School: Assistant Coach: Year at School: Assistant Coach: Year at School: Assistant Coach: Year at School: ASSISTANT COACH: YEAR AT SCHOOL:
Adam Schmitt (LSU, 1989) Sixth 50-42-1 (men and women combined) Doug Shaffer (UCLA, 1986) Eighth David Geyer (Shippensburg, 1999) Fifth Kevin Clements (Auburn, 2002) Second Jessica Botzum (Virginia Tech, 2008) Second Liam Gallagher (College of New Jersey, 2008) First
Media Information
The 2009-10 LSU swimming and diving media guide was written to provide members of the media with statistics and information needed to cover the LSU swimming and diving teams. If you need further information or wish to setup an interview with head coach Adam Schmitt, diving coach Doug Shaffer, assistant coaches Jessica Botzum, Kevin Clements, Dave Geyer or Liam Gallagher as well as any of the student-athletes, please contact Jesse Delerno in the LSU Sports Information Department at (225) 578-1866. Team practices are open to the media, usually beginning at 2 p.m. and concluding at approximately 4 p.m. Head coach Adam Schmitt reserves the right to close practices at his discretion. Members of the media should contact Jesse Delerno at least one day in advance if they plan to attend practice. Members of the media with video cameras are only allowed to shoot practice in the grandstands on the east side of the natatorium (side closest to the tennis courts) or in the bleachers in front of the diving well near the west side entrance. Interviews will typically take place following practice at approximately 4 p.m. Admission to all LSU home meets is free, and no credential access is needed. Members of the media are asked to enter through the front entrance and sit in the grandstands on the east side. Meet notes will be provided on a table near the front entrance. Post-meet interviews will normally be conducted following the meet in front of the press box and diving bleachers. Athletes will be available upon request but may be unavailable until the teams are finished warming down. MAILING ADDRESS LSU Sports Information P.O. Box 25095 Baton Rouge, LA 70894-5095 OVERNIGHT MAILING ADDRESS Athletic Administration Building, Fifth Floor Nicholson Drive @ N. Stadium Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70803 Images Members of the media can obtain high resolution photos of all LSU coaches and studentathletes as well as official LSU logos on the Internet at http://media.lsusports.net. The site features head shots and action shots of all LSU athletes. To gain access to the database, contact Jesse Delerno for a login name and password.
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Women’s Team Information
2008-09 Dual-Meet Record: 7-3-1 2008-09 NCAA Finish: 16th (57 points) 2008-09 SEC Finish: 8th (187 points) 2008-09 CSCAA Final Ranking: Received Votes 2008-09 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 1/3 2008-09 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 9/13 Newcomers: 10
Men’s Team Information 2008-09 Dual-Meet Record: 2008-09 NCAA Finish: 2008-09 SEC Finish: 2008-09 CSCAA Final Ranking: 2008-09 All-Americans Returning/Lost: 2008-09 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: Newcomers:
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Associate AD/SID:........................................................ Michael Bonnette (LSU, 1993) Sr. Associate SID:............................................................... Bill Franques (LSU, 1985) Sr. Associate SID:................................................. Kent Lowe (LSU-Shreveport, 1979) Associate SID:.................................................................. Matt Dunaway (UCF, 2005) Associate SID:.........................................................................Bill Martin (LSU, 2007) Associate SID:.....................................................................Will Stafford (LSU, 2006) Publications Director:................................................. Jason Feirman (LSU, 2000) Graphic Design Coordinator:..................................... Krystal Bennett (LSU, 2006) Graphic Design Coordinator:...................................Courtney Wilburn (LSU, 2008) Photographer: ................................................................... Steve Franz (LSU, 1993) Administrative Assistant:.............................................................. Pat Fredericks Graduate Assistant............................................................. Jake Terry (LSU, 2008) Student Assistants: ........... Kristen Chighizola, Molly Clark, Jesse Delerno, Ryan Ginn, Sidney Kleinpeter, Kenli Langlois, Erin McKeogh, Chris Parent, Elizabeth Stuart, Chad Vignes, Courtney Wimmert
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Swimming and Diving Media Contact:..............................................Jesse Delerno Office Phone:..............................................................................................578-1866 Cell Phone:....................................................................................... (504) 920-2469 Email Address:....................................................................... jdeler5@tigers.lsu.edu Office Fax:.................................................................................................. 578-1861 Swimming and Diving Office:...................................................................578-3947 LSU Natatorium:........................................................................................578-8207 LSU Athletics Department:.....................................................................578-8001 Web site:.....................................................................................www.LSUsports.net
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ON THE RISE In five seasons as head coach of the LSU swimming and diving teams, Adam Schmitt has taken the programs from relative obscurity and placed them back on the map both nationally and in the Southeastern Conference. A former 10-time All-American and six-time SEC champion, Schmitt developed a winning mentality as a pivotal member of the Tigers’ 1988 SEC championship team and brought that attitude back to the programs when he returned to his alma mater in 2004. Last season, Schmitt guided the Lady Tigers to their most successful NCAA finish in eight years, while the men’s team finished the season nationally-ranked for the third-consecutive season. The Tigers’ coach has also gradually upgraded the talent level over the past few seasons, and the rest of the country is starting to take notice. Schmitt and his staff inked a pair of nationally-ranked recruiting classes this past season that are arguably the most talented incoming groups LSU has seen this decade. Add these dynamic freshmen to a gifted core of young athletes already in the program, and the future looks very bright for LSU swimming and diving.
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The 2008-09 senior class was one of the most decorated groups in recent program history.
53 All-America honors collected during LSU coach Adam Schmitt’s five-year tenure
“I don’t want to settle for the top 20. I want us to be higher than that. I want to get closer to the top 10 and be a perennial top-10 program.” -- LSU Head Coach Adam Schmitt
LSU SWIMMING AND DIVING The 2008-09 season was arguably LSU’s finest campaign since Adam Schmitt took over the head coaching reigns in 2004 as the men’s and women’s teams combined to collect 25 AllAmerica honors at their respective NCAA meet and shatter 21 school records. Much of the credit for the teams’ success last season has to go to the senior class, a special group of athletes that proved to be one of the most accomplished classes in recent program history. Those seniors accounted for 17 of the squads’ 25 All-America accolades and played a role in 17 LSU records. Germans Christoph Lubenau and Julius Gloeckner set the standard for future international swimmers. Lubenau, a five-time All-American, became the Tigers’ first two-time All-American in the 100-yard butterfly and the first athlete to break the 46-second barrier in that event, while Gloeckner set four individual school records and finished his career with six AllAmerica honors. The Lady Tigers’ senior trio of Monica McJunkin, Katherine Noland and Katie Gilmore along with Jane Trepp laid the foundation for future women’s relay squads as the foursome proved to be the best relay tandem this decade with four school records and three All-America performances. The group claimed a pair of top-10 performances at the NCAA Championships, including a fifth-place finish in the 200 medley relay, which is the Lady Tigers’ highest NCAA relay finish in more than 12 years and the best finish ever in that event. Those four also led the women’s team to a 16th-place finish at NCAA’s, its highest team finish since 2001. While Schmitt is content with the strides both programs made last season, the Tigers’ head coach feels there is always room for improvement and will never be completely satisfied until they reach the upper-echelon of the Southeastern Conference and become perennially-elite teams. Head Coach Adam Schmitt
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The Lady Tigers’ relay foursome of (L to R) Monica McJunkin, Katie Gilmore, Jane Trepp and Katherine Noland posted three All-America finishes and shattered four program records last season.
Record Performances With 21 school records in 2008-09, it’s fair to say the men’s and women’s teams spent much of last season rewriting the program record books. In relay competition, both squads set four new program times apiece, and several athletes also claimed records of their own. However, no pair of athletes enjoyed more record-setting success than Julius Gloeckner and Jane Trepp. Gloeckner broke four LSU records in the 200 freestyle, 200 and 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly. The German improved both of his record marks in the 200 I.M. and 200 fly at the NCAA Championships with times of 1:44.88 and 1:44.96, respectively. He also shaved time off his program record in the 400 I.M. at the Bulldog Invitational, setting a new mark of 3:45.10, and led off the men’s 800 freestyle relay at the SEC Championships with a record-setting 200-yard split of 1:36.09. Trepp pulled off a hat trick of record-setting times at SEC’s, setting new marks in the 50 free, 100 fly and 100 breaststroke. The Estonian became the fastest female swimmer in LSU history on Day 2 with her time of 22.49 and recorded marks of 53.26 and 1:01.41 in the 100 fly and 100 breast, respectively, on Day 3. Seniors Vanessa Duenas and Niko Dalman shattered two of the longest-standing school records in the books. Duenas overtook Samantha Purvis’ 23-year-old record in the 200 fly at SEC’s, registering a time of 1:58.15, while Dalman shattered a 14-year-old record in the one-meter dive on Senior Day with Vanessa Duenas overtook the longesthis score of 387.75. standing record in women’s history, a 23-year-old mark in the 200 butterfly
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Fellow seniors Christoph Lubenau, Monica McJunkin and Katherine Noland also claimed school records. Lubenau improved his school-record time in the 100 fly at NCAA’s with a mark of 45.97, and McJunkin tied her program mark in the 100 back at the national meet with a time of 53.07. Noland helped the Lady Tigers Niko Dalman shattered former Tiger Kevin win the consolation McMahon’s 14-year-old mark in the onemeter springboard. final of the 400 freestyle relay at the national competition with her record lead-off split of 49.00. In addition, it didn’t take long for Samantha Goates to etch her name in the record books as the freshman swam to a record time of 1:57.52 in the 200 back.
The men’s 400 medley relay team of James Meyers, Ben Decker, Christoph Lubenau and Hannes Heyl claimed third-place at the 2009 SEC Championships with a school-record performance.
School records broken since 2005 that remain standing today
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Julius Gloeckner, a three-time All-American in 2009, was also recognized as the Southeastern Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his achievements in the classroom.
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LSU swimming and diving student-athletes named to the 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll
Academic Excellence The LSU coaching staff preaches the importance of maintaining a healthy balance between athletics and school work, and it comes as no surprise that the programs’ success stretches beyond the swimming pool. The 2008-09 season proved to be another banner year in the classroom for LSU as 30 student-athletes from the men’s and women’s teams were recognized on the SEC Academic Honor Roll, which was the second-highest total among campus sports. Julius Gloeckner highlighted the Tigers’ individual achievements, receiving the 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year award. Gloeckner not only stood out in the classroom but also concluded his collegiate career with six All-America honors and six school records. The German recently completed his undergraduate studies and received his degree in finance in August 2009. Victoria Givens was the Lady Tigers’ most decorated student-athlete last season, receiving her degree magna cum laude after graduating with a 3.7 grade point average in biological sciences. The Lady Tigers earned Scholar All-America Team honors from the College Swim Coaches Association of America in both the fall and spring semesters. The women’s Former LSU standout and 2008 Olympian Miko squad posted cumulative GPAs of 3.03 and 3.17 in those semesters, respectively. The Malberg earned his degree in finance in December CSCAA also named Gloeckner, Katherine Noland and Jane Trepp Individual Scholar 2008. All-Americans, and Clint Hallum was honored as an honorable mention Scholar AllAmerican. Furthermore, freshmen Samantha Goates, Matt Vieke and Brian Gemberling were each named the programs’ Student Athletes of the Month by the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes. Goates and Vieke were recognized last November and December, respectively, while Gemberling earned the nod in May.
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Hali Saucier (middle) and Andrew Keane (left) are two of three divers in the past three seasons who were finalists for the prestigious SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarship.
Historically, the swimming and diving programs have consistently produced some of the most distinguished student-athletes among LSU’s 20 campus sports. Since 1986, LSU has nominated 14 men’s and women’s swimming and diving athletes for the SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Post-Graduate Scholarship, the highest academic honor bestowed by the conference. In this decade alone, five of LSU’s 10 nominees on the women’s side were swimmers or divers. Carly Farrell, Mandy Leach and Michelle Coryell were nominated in consecutive seasons from 2001-03, while divers Hali Saucier and Paige Brown were tabbed in back-to-back seasons from 2007-08. Men’s divers Donald Petursson and Andrew Keane and swimmer Martin Latz have also been nominated this decade. Former men’s All-American Martin Nyberg was named the 1996 SEC McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year and remains the only athlete in either program’s history to earn the prominent award.
SEC H. Boyd mcwhorter award finalists Jennifer Campbell Helen Walsh Martin Nyberg Marcelo Kingston Becky Gibbs Kristin Schlipf Donald Petursson Carly Farrell
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Paige Brown, the 2008 SEC champion in platform diving, was also LSU’s female nominee for the McWhorter Award that season.
14 swimming and diving athletes nominated by LSU for the SEC McWhorter Award since 1986 Martin Latz, 2003 SEC McWhorter Award Finalist
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This is LSU The Early Decades LSU swimming and diving has two very distinct eras – the preWorld War II period and the modern era beginning with the 196869 season. The LSU men first competed on a varsity level back in 1936-37, and that squad placed third at the SEC Championships. The Tigers produced their first conference champion in 1938 when B.W. Wax won the one-meter springboard title. Wax also captured the one-meter conference crown the following year. Bob Percy was the Tigers’ most decorated swimmer of this era. Percy was the first athlete in program history to win multiple SEC championships in the same season and was the program’s first inductee into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame. However, LSU disbanded the program after 1940 and only competed once before returning for good in 1968. The men’s team regained its footing under the leadership of head coaches Ivan Harless and Ted Stickles in the 1970s, reaching the NCAA Championships for the first time in 1972 and placing in the top 20 three times. Three men’s athletes emerged as SEC champions during this decade. Alan Ross swept the springboard diving events in 1972 and repeated as three-meter champion the following year, while John Morton won the 400 individual medley in 1975 and Rick Meador claimed the 100-breaststroke title in 1979. Meador, who was also an eight-time All-American and arguably the most accomplished swimmer of the decade, was inducted into the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1987. The LSU women burst onto the scene in 1977-78, posting a 5-3 dual-meet record and a 22nd-place finish at the AIAW National Championships. The Lady Tigers delivered three more AIAW top-25 finishes in the following three seasons and placed second in the women’s inaugural 1981 SEC Championships. The dominant figure of this period was the legendary Mary Jo Dressman. A versatile freestyle performer, Dressman earned 17 AllAmerica honors from 1977-81, which remains the most in program history.
GLORY DAYS
The peak of LSU swimming and diving took place in the latter part of the 1980s when both programs enjoyed unprecedented success on both the conference and national levels. From 1986-89, the men’s and women’s teams combined to produce three NCAA champions, 38 SEC champions and 100 All-Americans. In addition, the women’s team posted their highest NCAA finish in school history, 10th overall in 1986, while the Tigers recorded back-to-back top-10 finishes in 1987-88. This period also witnessed the greatest team in program history – the 1987-88 men’s squad. Under the leadership of head coach Sam Freas and with dynamic swimmers Mark Andrews, Adam Schmitt and Todd Torres leading the way, the Tigers claimed their first and only conference title at the 1988 SEC Championships, and eight athletes captured at least one SEC title during individual or relay competition. The Tigers also registered their highest NCAA finish in school history, placing sixth overall. Andrews won the 50-freestyle title, while Schmitt was the NCAA runner-up in that event and placed
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Current head coach Adam Schmitt has not only made his mark in the coaching ranks at LSU but also as one of the most decorated swimmers in program history.
fourth in the 100 free. Torres, who gave the program its first individual NCAA championship in 1987, swam to All-America finishes in both breaststroke events, while fellow breaststroker Andy Diechert, diver Jeff Reinholtz and several relay squads also received All-America recognition. The legacy of the 1988 team is still quite visible today as both school records in the 50 and 100 free by Andrews and Schmitt, respectively, as well as the 400 freestyle relay mark remain standing. Paige Busch, Samantha Purvis and Alison Maisch spearheaded the Lady Tigers’ success in the mid-80s. Busch became the women’s first SEC champion in 1986, taking top honors in the 100 breast, and Purvis was the first Lady Tiger to win two in one season, sweeping the butterfly events in 1987. Both played critical roles in the women’s top-10 finish at NCAA’s in 1986. Maisch, a three-time SEC champion diver and six-time AllAmerican, won the women’s first individual NCAA championship and set the stage for what would become one of the elite women’s diving programs in the country over the next two decades.
Winning percentage in men’s and women’s dual meets during former coach Sam Freas tenure from 1985-88, the highest of any LSU coach. Rick Meador, a former All-American swimmer and head coach at LSU, is one of two members from the swimming and diving program in the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame.
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Six athletes in LSU history have reached the pinnacle of collegiate excellence in swimming and diving – winning an NCAA individual championship. LSU’s first three NCAA champions competed during the teams’ great run in the 1980s. Todd Torres highlighted the Tigers’ eighth-place team finish in 1987, taking the 100-yard breaststroke title with a time of 53.96. Mark Andrews followed a year later with his 50-free championship and schoolrecord time of 19.57, while Alison Maisch delivered the first of four NCAA diving titles in 1989, earning the one-meter crown with a score of 479.10. Susie Ryan won the NCAA platform title with her score of 584.65 five years later in 1994, and the Lady Tigers’ diving success on the national level peaked in 2000 when the duo of Ashley Culpepper and Jamie Watkins pulled off a remarkable sweep of the springboard events. Culpepper emerged with the three-meter crown, tallying 538.25 points, and Watkins captured the one-meter with a 439.70 mark. Diving coach Scott Reich was named NCAA Diving Coach of the Year for leading the pair to NCAA titles, a single-year feat that hasn’t been accomplished by any team since.
SEC ACCOLADES Since the SEC began hosting a women’s meet in 1986, the LSU women have had 32 conference champions, but no Lady Tiger has been more dominant on the conference stage than former diving great Kelli Hill. An eight-time SEC champion from 1989-92, Hill claimed at least one diving title in every season of her career and holds more titles than any other athlete in program history. She is also the only diver in SEC women’s history to receive the Commissioner’s Trophy as the conference’s top scorer and sweep all three diving events in the same year, pulling off the extraordinary feat in 1991. Hill’s achievements highlighted an incredible stretch for the women’s diving program from 1988-94 when at least one Lady Tigers’ diver captured an SEC title in a season for seven-consecutive years. Diving coach Mike Lyden was named the SEC Diving Coach of the Year in back-to-back seasons in 1992-93, while his successor Jeff Shaffer earned the honor in 1994. In addition, three-time
Evan Martinec, the men’s last SEC champion, talks to reporters following his championship performance in the 100 backstroke at the 2004 SEC Championships.
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Ashley Culpepper captured the NCAA championship in the three-meter springboard in 2000.
conference champion Susie Ryan was recognized as the SEC’s top diver in both 1993 and 1994. The diving program’s SEC dominance reemerged at the turn of the century under the direction of coach Scott Reich when he guided three divers – Ashley Culpepper, Jamie Watkins and Barb Gorst – to platform diving titles from 2000-02. Reich was named SEC Diving Coach of the Year in all three seasons, and Culpepper and Gorst were both honored as the conference’s top divers during that span. The program was once again front and center at the 2008 SEC Championships with SEC Diving Coach of the Year Doug Shaffer leading Paige Brown and Rachel Ware to conference championships. The greatest women’s swimmer in modern LSU history is Lucy Findlay. LSU’s only SEC Swimmer of the Year, Findlay won five SEC championships and took home the Commissioner’s Trophy twice from 1993-97. The English product also earned 14 All-America honors, second in program annals, and her school records in 200 and 400 individual medley and 200 breaststroke remain standing today. The men’s program Lucy Findlay was named the SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Year at the 1997 SEC has had 58 conference Championships. champions dating back to 1938. Current head coach Adam Schmitt owns six SEC titles, more than any other athlete in Tiger history, while Todd Torres has five. Like the women’s program, the LSU men also have a former diver who left the SEC Championships with the Commissioner’s Trophy. Curt Billings, the 1992 SEC Diver of the Year, swept the springboard events that season and took runner-up honors behind teammate Greg Triefenbach in the platform. Recently, the men’s diving program has been known to produce some of the best freshmen divers in the conference. Under Shaffer’s tutelage, former divers Niko Dalman, Nathan Schreiber and Michael Neubacher have each earned SEC Freshman Diver of the Year accolades in the past five seasons. The men’s most recent SEC champion is Evan Martinec. A ninetime All-American, Martinec topped the field in the 100 backstroke at the 2004 SEC Championships and remains the school recordholder in both backstroke races.
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Former LSU standout and 2008 Olympian Miko Malberg relates his experience at the Beijing Olympic Games to the LSU Board of Supervisors.
“ I tell our recruits that you can come here and score points for us at the SEC and NCAA Championships, but overall, getting individuals on Olympic or National teams is the highest peak.”
-- LSU Head Coach Adam Schmitt
One of the greatest triumphs a swimmer or diver can achieve is a spot on his or her country’s Olympic team, and 14 former LSU athletes can say they’ve represented their countries on the world’s largest stage. In 2008, two former LSU swimmers – Miko Malberg and Heather Brand – reached the pinnacle of athletic achievement, racing for their respective nations at the Beijing Olympic Games. Malberg, a native of Tallinn, Estonia, set an Estonian national record in the 50-meter freestyle in Beijing, swimming to a mark of 22.37 seconds to place 25th out of 98 competitors, while Brand, representing her native home land of Zimbabwe, posted a 42nd-place finish in the 100m butterfly with a time of 1:01.39. Since 1984, nine of LSU’s 14 Olympians have reached the semifinals in individual or relay competition at the Olympics. Samantha Purvis enjoyed the best individual performance, capturing fifth overall in the 200m fly at the 1984 Los Angeles Games, while Mark Andrews, Todd Torres, Rodney Lawson and Sion Brinn have also reached the semifinals in individual competition. Mandy Leach was LSU’s last semifinalist, placing 13th overall in the 200m free at the 2000 Sydney Games.
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LSU Athletes at the Olympic Games Year (Location) Name (Country Represented) 2008 (Beijing, China) Heather Brand (Zimbabwe) Miko Malberg (Estonia) 2000 (Sydney, Australia) Sion Brinn (Great Britain) Mandy Leach (South Africa) 1996 (Atlanta, United States) Sion Brinn (Jamaica) Carolina Foot (Great Britain) Ruben Pineda (El Salvador) Guy Sandin (Puerto Rico) Todd Torres (Puerto Rico) 1992 (Barcelona, Spain) Darryl Cronje (South Africa) Rodney Lawson (Australia) Blanca Morales (Guatemala) Samantha Purvis (Great Britain) Todd Torres (Puerto Rico) 1988 (Seoul, South Korea) Mark Andrews (Canada) Caroline Foot (Great Britain) Neil Harper (Great Britain) Blanca Morales (Guatemala) 1984 (Los Angeles, United States) Neil Harper (Great Britain) Blanca Morales (Guatemala) Samantha Purvis (Great Britain)
Event Place 100m Butterfly 42nd 50m Freestyle 25th 4x100m Medley Relay 8th 4x100m Freestyle Relay 9th 200m Freestyle 13th 100m Freestyle 12th 50m Freestyle 29th 4x100 Medley Relay 13th 100m Butterfly 27th 100m Butterfly 37th Three-meter Diving 29th 4x100m Medley Relay 19th 100m Breaststroke 21st 200m Breaststroke 31st 4x100m Freestyle Relay 11th 4x100m Medley Relay 14th 50m Freestyle 22nd 200m Breaststroke 9th 200m Butterfly 28th 100m Butterfly 41st 200m Butterfly 13th 100m Butterfly 28th 4x100 Medley Relay 12th 100m Breaststroke 16th 50m Freestyle T-34th 200m Breaststroke DQ 50m Freestyle 15th 4x100m Freestyle Relay 9th 4x100m Medley Relay 9th 100m Butterfly 18th 100m Backstroke 22nd 4x100m Medley Relay DQ 200m Butterfly 21st 100m Butterfly 28th 4x100 Medley Relay 6th 100m Backstroke 17th 200m Backstroke 24th 200m Individual Medley 27th 200m Butterfly 28th 100m Butterfly 30th 200m Freestyle 32nd 100m Freestyle 37th 200m Butterfly 5th
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Mark Andrews
Heather Brand
Canada, 1988
Zimbabwe, 2008
Mandy Leach
Miko Malberg
Zimbabwe, 2000
Estonia, 2008
Sion Brinn Jamaica, 1996; Great Britain, 2000
Daryl Cronje
Caroline Foot
South Africa, 1992
Neil Harper
Great Britain, 1988 & 1996
Great Britain, 1984 & 1988
Blanca Morales
Ruben Pineda
Guatemala, 1984, 1988 & 1992
El Salvador, 1996
Samantha Purvis Great Britain 1984 & 1992
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Rodney Lawson Australia, 1992
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Opened: Summer 1985 Length: 50 meters (splits to shortcourse length) Diving: 1- and 3-meter springboards, and 5-, 7-and 10-meter platforms Capacity: 2,200
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Diving Well
LSU Natatorium
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Opened in the summer 1985, the LSU Natatorium has served as the exclusive home of the swimming and diving teams for the past 24 seasons. The complex features a 50-meter pool, which can be converted into two 25-meter or 25-yard pools with the use of bulkheads. Furthermore, the facility houses a championship diving well, which was completely renovated in the summer 2003 with one- and threemeter springboards and five-, sevenand 10-meter platforms. The programs recently upgraded the scoring system and unveiled a pair of state-of-the-art videoboards in the fall 2008. Refurbished locker rooms were also completed in September 1998. The spacious locker rooms feature separate varsity lockers, both for men and women, and include public showers and locker areas. The facility has played host to several national competitions, including the 1985 National Sports
Festival, the 1986 Men’s Southeastern Conference Championships, the 1987 NCAA Diving Regional and the U.S. Diving National Championships in the spring 1987. The Natatorium was also the host facility during the 1999 NCAA Regional Diving Championships. Recently, LSU has enjoyed considerable success in its home pool as the men’s and women’s teams have a combined 28-10-1 record over the past two seasons in the complex, including wins over several nationallyranked teams. Last season, the men’s team defeated nationally-ranked foes Florida State and Kentucky, while the Lady Tigers broke two pool relay records. The women’s foursome of Sabrina Messmer, Morgan McGee, Katie Gilmore and Katherine Noland shattered the pool record in the 400 freestyle relay with a time of 3 minutes, 24.24 seconds at the LSU Invitational, and the 200 freestyle
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group of Noland, Gilmore, Jane Trepp and Monica McJunkin set a new mark of 1:30.74. Senior Christoph Lubenau also claimed a pool record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 47.60 in a club meet. LSU will welcome some of the elite programs in the country once again this season with the likes of perennial national championship contenders Auburn and Tennessee and Big 12 powerhouse Texas A&M coming to Baton Rouge. The landmark is located immediately north of the LSU Field House and can comfortably accommodate 2,200 spectators. New seating along the championship end of the pool has been added and will accommodate large crowds for dual-meet and championship competition. Admission to all LSU swimming and diving meets is free.
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Nutrition First
Athletic
LSU is one of the few schools nationally who maintain a state-of-the-art nutritional program for today’s student-athlete. Senior Associate Athletic Trainer Shelly Mullenix coordinates with LSU dining services to provide a balanced training table diet. LSU trainers also meet one-on-one with student-athletes to give them expert nutritional information.
TRAINING Hydrotherapy Treatment
LSU boasts the largest and most complete athletic training facilities in all of collegiate athletics with both the Operations Center and the Broussard Center for Athletic Training in Tiger Stadium. Both are furnished with the latest in technology and equipment. The Operations Center training room features a full view of the practice fields, two hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill. The Broussard Center includes an on-site x-ray room, an in-house pharmacy, as well as the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports and is one of the few collegiate training centers with a full-service pharmacy and a full-service vision center.
An integral part of rehabbing and developing LSU student-athletes is the operations center’s hot/cold jacuzzis and an underwater treadmill in a fully equipped Hydrotherapy room. The Broussard training center boasts the largest hydrotherapy pool in both collegiate and professional sports.
Broussard Athletic
Training CenteR The two-story, 22,000-square-foot facility contains 20 treatment tables with the newest forms of modalities available, 14 taping stations, a 1,600-square-foot rehabilitation area which contains the latest rehabilitation equipment including the Cybex Norm, Woodway treadmills and Body Master select rise equipment. LSU’s multi-million dollar athletic training facility is named in honor of Dr. Martin J. Broussard (left), the legendary trainer whose career spanned more than 40 years at LSU.
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Road To Recovery
LSU is one of the top schools in the nation in getting its student-athletes back on the field in a timely manner following an injury. The training staff takes a progressive approach to injury identification and thinks “outside of the box.” LSU consults with allied health professionals and uses state-of-the-art surgical procedures that give an athlete a quicker recovery time while looking out for his or her future.
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Gameday Wellness
The full-time training staff, along with 10 graduate assistants, prepares the players for gameday in the comfort of Tiger Stadium hours before kickoff.
Dental Center
A fully functional dental center, staffed by Dr. John Vance, is located inside the Broussard Center for Athletic Training.
Vision Center
Dr. Don Peavy conducts eye exams for LSU’s studentathletes in a convenient location in the Broussard Center for Athletic Training.
Rehabilitation
LSU’s Broussard Center for Athletic Training boasts some of the most technologically advanced equipment to aid the recuperation and rehabilitation of LSU’s student-athletes.
Pharmacy
The LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy is the only one of its kind in college athletics. Staffed by pharmacist David Chavin, the LSU Athletic Training Pharmacy provides the Tigers with first-class service in a convenient location.
Real-Time X-Rays
A new state-of-the-art fluoroscope was added in the summer of 2008 that will provide LSU trainers the opportunity to take x-rays on site in the Operations Center. The machine can provide real-time images of the internal structures of a patient.
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Strength
The Operations Center houses one of the most complete strength training facilities in the nation. Completed in 2006, the weight room area includes 16 multi-purpose platform, bench, incline, squat and Olympic lifting stations, along with 12 dumbell bench stations.
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WEIGHT ROOM
Custom Weights
Custom irongrip dumbells, weights and equipment made by Body Masters and Eleiko. Watch and listen to state-of-the-art video and sound system.
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Tiger Stadium WEIGHT ROOM
The LSU strength and conditioning facility, located in Tiger Stadium, was built in 1997 and features the latest in both strength training and cardiovascular training equipment.
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The Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes is at the forefront of today’s educational technology. Since the spring of 2009, the academic center has upgraded over 170 computers, including both PC and Mac. LCD screens around the complex keep student-athletes updated on current affairs and announcements. This year, the academic center will launch a redesigned website geared to the student-athlete. It will feature state-of-the-art multimedia support and other exciting new enhancements.
Bo Campbell Auditorium The 1,000-seat auditorium is used through the year as a classroom and lecture hall. Each seat in the auditorium has space for a laptop and a modem hookup, providing each student unlimited learning opportunities. The auditorium also contains a movie theatre size screen to aid professors with lectures and classroom activities.
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FOR STUDENT-ATHLETES Amenities
Study Area
4 54,000 square feet of working space
Included in the 54,000 square feet of the Academic Center are individual study areas as well as 14 private computer rooms for student-athletes to work one-on-one with tutors or by themselves.
4 300 computer workstations 4 14 private computer rooms in a state-of-the-art computer lab 4 Additional study rooms and classrooms for private or group study 4 Electronic scheduling of tutoring sessions 4 A 1,000-seat auditorium for classes and lectures
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Throughout the Academic Center are 300 computer stations, providing studentathletes with a quiet working environment for research, writing and studying.
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Media Training
LSU is one of the few schools where student-athletes go through media training to enhance their communication skills. Dr. Tommy Karam (above) and Dr. Shirley White are two experts in the field who give training sessions to student-athletes here on campus. The Academic Center features a mock press conference setting to get student-athletes acclimated to giving interviews in front of both print and electronic media. Karam and White record the mock interviews on camera and then provide feedback, allowing student-athletes to become more comfortable and confident when doing actual interviews.
The Library
The library provides a perfect setting for individual study or with a tutor as a group.
Academic Center
A $15 million renovation to the Gym Armory in 2002 not only made it among the nation’s premier academic centers, but put it at the forefront. Improvements to the existing center give LSU studentathletes the best opportunity for success by providing access to the latest technology, as well as an array of expanded services.
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Since Adam Schmitt’s arrival at LSU in 2004, the swimming and diving programs have produced 105 SEC Academic Honor Roll selections, including 30 in 2009. Members of the SEC Academic Honor Roll are required to maintain a cumulative 3.0 GPA or better over the previous academic year.
Critical to the development of an athlete as a student is an adequate academic facility and capable staff to further the athlete’s progress. The Cox Communications Academic Center for StudentAthletes is responsible for overseeing the educational development and progress toward graduation for all student-athletes. The staff acts as a liaison between the student-athlete and the academic communities and insures that student-athletes comply with academic rules established by the University, Southeastern Conference and NCAA. The staff also coordinates academic programs designed to assist studentathletes in acquiring a quality education.
2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll Berit Aljand Brooke Barnett Sarah Bedell Kannon Betzen Todd Burford Roy Chambers Stephanie Cota Connor Farber Katie Gilmore Victoria Givens Julius Gloeckner Samantha Goates Lauren Grandy Clint Hallum Laust Helmig
Christina Herubin Hannes Heyl Martin Jungfleisch Leigh Ann King Christoph Lubenau Katie Lybbert Andrew Reynolds Luc Rykosky Lauren Simons Shanna Spears Nate Telep Jane Trepp Matt Vieke Jamie Wright Eric Zeller
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SUCCESS Vision Be the premier provider of student-athlete support services nationally and internationally.
Academic Staff
Mission Kenneth Miles Executive Director
Jean Jackson
Administrative Program Specialist
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Dr. Mary Boudreaux Director of Academic Affairs
Leah Saal
Learning Specialist
Richard Capone Information Technology Manager
Jason Shaw
Tutorial Coordinator & Academic Advisor
Derek Cowherd
Senior Associate Director
Jennifer Timmer
Associate Director for Student Learning/Learning Specialist
Walter Holliday Assistant Director
Carole Walker Associate Director
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Associate Director for Health and Wellness
Values
1. To preserve the academic integrity 2. To graduate our studentathletes
The Cox Communications Academic team of LSU is committed to personal growth, academic guidance/ support, and the holistic development of each student-athlete and the quality of their experience. • Accountability • Commitment • Success
Goals and Objectives
3. To assist all studentathletes with career planning 4. To abide by all NCAA, SEC, and institutional rules and regulations
• Integrity • Diversity • Teamwork
• Citizenship
Director of Athletics
Joe Alleva
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Joe Alleva enters his second year as LSU’s Director of Athletics after being hired to lead one of the nation’s most powerful athletic programs on April 4, 2008. Alleva joined LSU after 10 years of outstanding leadership as the director of athletics at Duke University. He officially took over at LSU on July 1, 2008. Under Alleva’s guidance in 2008-09, LSU reached new heights in terms of athletic success while continuing to be recognized as one of the top enterprises in college athletics. A veteran leader in college athletics, Alleva is dedicated to athletic and academic excellence. He is committed to providing the opportunities and the resources necessary for student-athletes to excel in competition, in the classroom and in the community. Alleva, 56, is well-respected for sustaining high standards of excellence and integrity in athletic programs, hiring the finest coaches in the country and the high level of success achieved by studentathletes. Under Alleva’s direction, all 20 LSU sports competed in NCAA post-season play for the first time in school history, and it culminated with the baseball team winning the national championship. In addition, six teams finished in the top 10 nationally. The Tigers hold claim to being the only school in the Southeastern Conference to participate in a bowl game and the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments during 2008-09. Furthermore, LSU student-athletes volunteered a total of 2,360 hours for community service projects. LSU earned a ninth-place ranking in the 2009 Learfield Director’s Cup, which measures the overall athletic success for institutions across the country. LSU was second only to Florida in the Director’s Cup among SEC institutions as the Tigers accumulated points in 18 of a possible 20 categories in the standings, also a first for the school. Upon being hired at LSU, Alleva immediately made an impact by hiring Trent Johnson to lead the men’s basketball program. Johnson, the 2009 SEC Coach of the Year, wasted little time in turning the Tigers into a winner as LSU claimed the 2009 SEC regular season title and reached the second round of the NCAA Tournament. LSU also had top 10 national finishes in gymnastics, men’s and women’s indoor track and field and men’s and women’s outdoor track and field. Thirteen of LSU’s 20 sports finished the year ranked among the top 25 in the nation. The Tiger football team capped its season with a record ninth-straight bowl appearance as LSU closed out 2008 with a 38-3 win over 14th-ranked Georgia Tech in the Chick-fil-A Bowl. During the offseason, Alleva helped secure the funding necessary for the addition of a state-of-the-art artificial turf practice field, which compliments the surface the Tigers have in their indoor practice facility. The addition of the outdoor artificial turf field gives the LSU football program one of the nation’s finest all-around facilities. Not only did LSU teams set records but so did
the fans as more than 1.5 million fans filled venues on the LSU campus. LSU set the school record for overall attendance in the sports of football, baseball and softball. Alleva oversaw the grand opening of two of the premier baseball and softball facilities in college athletics, Alex Box Stadium and Tiger Park. LSU also broke ground on a basketball practice facility that will house both the men’s and women’s basketball teams starting in December of this year. The new basketball practice facility will feature two
full-length courts as well as locker rooms and other amenities for both squads. In addition, LSU opened a new gift center for its fans – the LSU SportsShop. The LSU SportsShop, a spectacular, free-standing facility that features the latest in LSU apparel and merchandise, is located adjacent to Mike’s Habitat. Under Alleva’s guidance, LSU has one of the most lucrative apparel and shoe contracts with Nike while also having one of the nation’s most attractive multimedia rights contracts with CBS Collegiate Sports Properties. LSU athletic budget is now approaching $85 million, which allows the university to compete at the highest level in the nation. Alleva has a long-term vision for continued improvements to LSU’s athletic facilities in order to ensure that the Tigers are among the best in the country well into the 21st Century. One of his top priorities is the enhancement of Tiger Stadium and making Tiger Stadium and the North Stadium Drive corridor a showplace for the university. Alleva’s innovative plan is to make a plaza area between the
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Maravich Assembly Center and Tiger Stadium that would recognize LSU’s national championship teams and distinguished alumni. This special area, along with Mike’s Habitat, and the LSU SportsShop, would become the focal point for visitors to campus. Alleva is also pursuing a major renovation to the golf course at the University Club and is developing plans for a new gymnastics practice facility, indoor tennis center and improved soccer and track facilities. “Joe Alleva brings a wealth of experience and accomplishment to LSU,” LSU President John Lombardi said of hiring Alleva. “I’m confident we’ve found a new leader for LSU athletics who exemplifies the vision and integrity needed to lead our sports programs to new heights, a champion of student athletes who believes in the highest standards of competition both on the field and in the classroom.” Alleva’s impressive tenure as director of athletics at Duke propelled the university into the ranks of America’s top all-around collegiate programs. Among his outstanding list of accomplishments includes the greatest 10-year period in Duke athletics, winning more ACC and NCAA championships than in any other decade in school history. Also, his fundraising reached extensive heights providing new facilities or renovations for all 26 sports at Duke, which enhanced the experience for every student-athlete. Alleva is active on the national collegiate athletics scene, having served on the Football Bowl Certification Committee. He sat on several Atlantic Coast Conference committees and served on the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet. Alleva majored in Finance at Lehigh University and received his bachelor’s degree in 1975. While at Lehigh, Alleva was the quarterback of the football team and team captain in 1974. Alleva also played on the Lehigh baseball team. He served as a graduate assistant football coach and earned an MBA in 1976. Alleva began his 32-year career at Duke University in 1976. He spent 28 years in the athletic administration prior to becoming director of athletics in 1998. Alleva played a key role in Durham’s community sports scene. He started Little League Baseball in Durham more than 20 years ago, and also began the American Legion baseball program Alleva is a member of the North Carolina American Legion Hall of Fame, Suffern High School Hall of Fame and the Rockland County Hall of Fame. Alleva and his wife, Annie, have three children, J.D., Jeff and Jenny.
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Campus Life LSU’s Memorial Tower (top main photo) was one of the first structures completed on the present campus and sits east of the quadrangle (above, left). It represents the University as a memorial to those who gave their lives during World War I. Although it currently houses the LSU Anglo-American Art Museum, plans are in process to return Memorial Tower to a military museum as originally intended. The University lakes (above, right) on the LSU campus give various recreational options.
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Location: Baton Rouge, La. Founded: January 2, 1860 Enrollment: 28,194 President: Dr. John V. Lombardi Major Fields for Bachelor’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Master’s Degrees: 72 Major Fields for Doctoral Degrees: 54
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has, throughout its 145year history, served the people of Louisiana, the region, the nation and the world. LSU is creating a revolution, one of pervasive change and advancement. For the past five years, the focus of the LSU community has been an increased commitment to excellence. Our progress has been dramatic and shows no sign of stopping. Having witnessed many of yesterday’s possibilities become today’s tangible realities, the LSU community set forth to capitalize on its success. The goal was to improve our standing as a nationally competitive flagship university. Following intense discussions among the LSU Board of Supervisors, campus administrators, faculty and student leaders, the objectives required to reach this status crystallized, providing the impetus for LSU’s National Flagship Agenda.
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“When I first set foot on the LSU campus, I loved the atmosphere. The campus was beautiful, and everyone from the coaches to the professors had really impressed me. I did have hesitations before I came on my initial visit, but as soon as I got here, I realized I belonged at LSU.” -- Paige Brown, Former LSU Diver and 2008 SEC Champion
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“It was really quite an honor to be able to play for LSU. Being from Lockport, everybody down there is a big LSU fan. Once I graduated from high school and had to make the decision where I was going to play, LSU was the obvious choice because I had grown up an LSU fan and it was a place where my family could watch me play. LSU really helped me grow both as a player and a person. I have nothing but fond memories of the place.”
“Throughout the entire recruiting process, I always knew LSU was the best choice. Being from the great state of Louisiana, LSU was a home away from home. I knew that this would be a place I could grow as a student-athlete and a young man. The coaches, faculty and the 92,000 marvelous fans only help to make the decision much easier. Looking back on it, I couldn’t have asked for more from the experience.”
“As far back as I can remember (riding bicycles, playing little league baseball), I have literally bled purple and gold. It never crossed my mind that there was anywhere else to go other than LSU. The experiences and relationships that I developed at LSU have been an integral part of my life. No other colleges existed in my mind. I am fortunate to have attended a place that I considered a dream and look forward to my association with the University until the day I die.”
Tommy Hodson
Tyson Jackson
David Toms
Quarterback (1986-89) All-SEC
Defensive End (2005-08) 2009 NFL Draft No. 3 Pick
2001 PGA Champion
College of Agriculture
Agricultural Business (B.S.) Agribusiness Finance Agribusiness Management International Marketing Animal, Dairy, & Poultry Sciences (B.S.) Animal Sciences Dairy Foods Technology Dairy Production Poultry Sciences Preveterinary Medicine–Animal Preveterinary Medicine–Dairy Preveterinary Medicine–Poultry Science & Technology–Animal Science Science & Technology–Dairy Science Science & Technology–Poultry Science Environmental Management Systems (B.S.) Environmental Science Policy Analysis Resource Conservation Family, Child, & Consumer Sciences (B.S.) Consumer Science Human Services Management Food Science & Technology (B.S.) Food Business/Marketing Food Chemistry & Analysis Food Processing & Technology Food Safety/Applied Microbiology Forestry (Forest Management) (B.S.F.) Ecological Restoration Forest Resource Management Natural Resource Ecology & Management (B.S.) Conservation Biology Fisheries & Aquaculture Natural Resource Conservation Preveterinary Medicine–Wildlife & Fisheries Wetland Science Wildlife Ecology Wildlife Law Enforcement Nutritional Sciences (B.S.) Dietetics Nutritional Sciences/Premedical Plant & Soil Systems (B.S.) Agricultural Pest Management–Entomology Agricultural Pest Management–Plant Pathology Crop Management Environmental Horticulture Horticultural Science Landscape Management Soil Science Turfgrass Management Urban Entomology Textiles, Apparel, & Merchandising (B.S.) Apparel Design
Merchandising Textile Science Vocational Education (B.S.) Adult, Extension, International Education Agricultural Education Business Education Career Development Home Economics Education Human Resource Leadership and Development Industrial Education
College of Art & Design
Architecture (B.Arch.) Interior Design (B.I.D.) Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.) Studio Art (B.F.A.) Ceramics Graphic Design Jewelry/Metalsmithing Painting Photography Printmaking Sculpture
College of Arts & Sciences
Anthropology (B.A.) Communication Disorders (B.A.) Communication Studies (B.A.) Economics (B.A.) English (B.A.) Creative Writing Literature Secondary Education–English Writing & Culture French (B.A.) French & Francophone Cultural Studies French & Francophone Political Studies International Business International Studies Literary Studies Secondary Education–French General Studies (B.G.S.) Health Sciences Interdisciplinary Studies Studies in Organizations Studies in Social Issues Writing & Performing Arts Geography (B.A. & B.S.) German (B.A.) History (B.A.) Secondary Education–History International Studies (B.A.) Africa & the Middle East Asia
Colonialism & Diaspora Environment & Development Europe Global Diplomacy Global Studies Latin America Russia & Central Asia Latin (B.A.) Liberal Arts (B.A.) African & African American Studies Art History Studio Art Mathematics (B.S.) Actuarial Science Applied/Discrete Mathematics Computer Science Mathematical Statistics Mathematics Secondary Education–Math Philosophy (B.A.) Religious Studies Political Science (B.A.) Psychology School of the Coast and Environment Coastal Environmental Science Sociology (B.A.) Applied Sociology Criminology Rural Sociology Spanish (B.A.) Secondary Education–Spanish Women’s & Gender Studies (B.A.)
College of Basic Sciences
Biochemistry (B.S.) Biological Sciences (B.S.) Marine Biology Secondary Education–Biology Chemistry (B.S.) Biological Chemistry Chemical Physics Chemistry Chemistry and a Second Discipline Environmental Chemistry Materials Polymers Preprofessional Chemistry Secondary Education–Chemistry Computer Science (B.S.) Computer Science and a Second Discipline Networking Software Engineering Geology (B.S.Geol.) Environmental Geology
Paige Brown Former LSU Diver (2004-08) 2008 SEC Champion
Geology Microbiology (B.S.) Physics (B.S.) Astronomy Medical Physics Physics Physics and a Second Discipline Secondary Education–Physics
E. J. Ourso College of Business
Accounting (B.S.) Economics (B.S.) Empirical Economic Analysis Finance (B.S.) General Business Administration (B.S.) Information Systems & Decision Sciences (B.S.) International Trade & Finance (B.S.) Empirical Economics Analysis Management (B.S.) Entrepreneurship Human Resource Management Management Marketing (B.S.)
College of Education
Early Childhood Education: PK–3 Teacher Certification (B.S.) Elementary Grades Education (B.S.) Four-Year Teacher Certification, Grades 1–6 Holmes Certification Kinesiology (B.S.) Athletic Training Fitness Studies Health & Physical Education Teacher Certification Human Movement Science Sports Studies Secondary Education (B.S.) Art
College of Engineering
Biological Engineering (B.S.B.E.) Chemical Engineering (B.S.Che.E.) Bioengineering Environmental Materials Civil Engineering (B.S.C.E.) Computer Engineering (B.S.E.E.) Construction Management (B.S.C.M.) Electrical Engineering (B.S.E.E.) Environmental Engineering (B.S.Env.E.) Industrial Engineering (B.S.I.E.) Mechanical Engineering (B.S.M.E.) Petroleum Engineering (B.S.P.E.)
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Manship School of Mass Communication Mass Communication (B.A.M.C.) Advertising Journalism Political Communication Public Relations
College of Music & Dramatic Arts Music (B.A.) Music (B.M.) Brass Composition Harp Organ Percussion Piano Pedagogy Piano Performance String Voice Woodwind Music Education (B.M.Ed.) Instrumental Vocal Theatre (B.A.) Arts Administration Design/Technology Literature, History, & Theory Performance Theatre Studies
University College Center for Advising & Counseling Preprofessional Programs (Nondegree) Allied Health Programs Dental Hygiene Dental Laboratory Technology Ophthalmic Medical Technology Physician’s Assistant Premedical Technology Prenursing Preoccupational Therapy Prephysical Therapy Rehabilitation Counseling Respiratory Therapy
*The final two-three years of these preprofessional programs are offered by the LSU Health Sciences Center and/or other medical schools. These are nondegree programs.
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Championship LSU Athletics
The Nation’s Elite Teams
TRADITION
Baseball
The Team of the 90s returned to the top of 21st-century college baseball as LSU brought home a sixth national championship in its first season at New Alex Box Stadium. The Tigers knocked off top-seeded Texas in the best-of-three College World Series championship series and were sparked by a 14-game postseason winning streak. Third-year head coach Paul Mainieri was the unanimous choice for National Coach of the Year as LSU finished the season with a 56-17 record, a Southeastern Conference regular season title and an SEC Tournament title.
Men’s Basketball
The LSU men’s basketball team captured its fourth SEC Western Division title this decade and won the Southeastern Conference regular season championship with a 13-3 record, winning the title by three games under first-year head coach Trent Johnson. LSU was 27-8 on the year and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Johnson was the consensus choice as SEC Coach of the Year and a finalist for three national coach of the year honors.
Gymnastics
The gymnastics team continued to show it is one of the nation’s elite programs in 2009 by advancing to the Super Six after capturing the NCAA Central Regional for the second year in a row. The regional championship marked the Tigers’ sixth overall, and the Super Six berth was the team’s second straight. LSU has now made 25-consecutive postseason appearances.
Track & Field
The Tigers earned a pair of top-five finishes in NCAA competition with a fourth-place finish at the NCAA Indoor Championships followed by a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships. The Lady Tigers finished sixth nationally during both the indoor and outdoor seasons while earning a pair of runner-up team finishes at the SEC Championships.
Soccer
The LSU soccer team continued its rise to national prominence with an outstanding 2008 season in which it captured its second-straight SEC Western Division championship and earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Tournament for the second year in a row. The Tigers recorded program bests with a 14-4-2 overall record and a 7-3-1 mark in SEC play, while they also finished second in the final SEC standings.
Ashleigh Clare-Kearney
Trindon Holliday
Tyson Jackson
Jared Mitchell
Marcus Thornton
LSU’s all-time leader in career individual titles with 114, Ashleigh Clare-Kearney became the fifth national champion in school history and the first LSU gymnast to capture two individual national titles. She became the Vault National Champion with a 9.9000 average and the Floor National Champion with a 9.9500 score. In addition, Clare-Kearney earned First Team All-America honors on vault, bars and floor.
Trindon Holliday wrapped up the 2009 season as the NCAA’s fastest man as he was crowned NCAA champion in the 100meter dash while setting a new personal best with the top time in the country at 10.00 seconds in the national final. Holliday also earned a pair of runner-up finishes in NCAA competition during the 2009 season in the 60 meters indoors and 4x100-meter relay outdoors to finish with eight All-America honors for his career.
Tyson Jackson became the highest LSU defender to ever be picked in the NFL Draft when he was selected as the No. 3 overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2009 draft. A second team All-SEC selection, he finished his career with 122 tackles and 18.5 sacks while leading the Tigers to a fourth-straight bowl victory in the 2008 Chick-fil-A Bowl against Georgia Tech.
Jared Mitchell became LSU’s first Major League Baseball first round draft selection since 2003 when he was taken No. 23 overall by the Chicago White Sox. The junior outfielder was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 2009 College World Series following the Tigers’ run to a sixth national title. Mitchell, also a wide receiver on the gridiron, became just the second athlete in school history to win national titles in multiple sports.
The consensus Player of the year for the Southeastern Conference as he led the Tigers to the regular season SEC championship with a 13-3 record. Thornton averaged over 21 points a game and would be among the quickest Tigers to 1,000 points, reaching it in less than two years. Thornton was drafted in the second round by the Miami Heat and traded to the New Orleans Hornets.
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Football
Baseball
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From the football team’s 2007 Bowl Championship Series national title to the baseball team’s 2009 national championship, LSU is the home of the nation’s elite teams. The 2008-09 year was no exception. Two Straight Top 10 Director’s Cup Finishes
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Another record-setting and historical season in LSU athletics was capped when the school recorded its second-straight top 10 finish in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup with a No. 9 showing among all Division I institutions. The ninth-place finish comes on the heels of last year’s No. 8 national finish, which marks only the second time in school history that LSU has posted backto-back top 10 finishes in the Director’s Cup.
2008-09 Director’s Cup Standings 1. Stanford 2. North Carolina 3. Florida 4. Southern Cal 5. Michigan 6. Texas 7. California 8. Virginia 9. LSU 10. Ohio State
Elite Athletes
46 National Team Championships
Brittnee Cooper
John Peterson
Volleyball
Men’s Golf
Brittnee Cooper racked up All-SEC, All-Louisiana and All-AVCA South Region First-Team accolades after a breakout junior season posting 302 kills on a team-best .336 attack percentage. She was a contributing member on the USA Volleyball Women’s National A2 Red Team that captured a silver medal at the USA Adult Championships in May 2009.
The LSU men’s golf team enjoyed its most successful season in a decade by winning three team titles in 2008-09, and John Peterson led the way with six top 10 finishes. Peterson earned his first career first-team All-SEC honor and became the first Tiger to earn All-America honors since 2003 as he was named a PING Second-Team All-American.
Megan Falcon
Malorie Rutledge
Women’s Tennis
Soccer
Three-time All-American Megan Falcon left her mark on the women’s tennis program as she ended her college career with a 99-18 record and ranked eighth on LSU’s all-time wins list. Falcon finished at No. 14 for her senior campaign and earned first-team All-SEC honors for the third consecutive season.
Malorie Rutledge was named the program’s first SEC Offensive Player of the Year and consensus All-American in team history. Rutledge helped the Tigers to a 14-4-2 overall record and school record 7-3-1 mark in SEC play while scoring nine goals and 18 assists for 36 points on the year.
Julius Gloeckner
Kirsten Shortridge
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Softball
The 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his sport, Julius Gloeckner earned three NCAA All-America honors and broke four individual school records last season. The senior swimmer was also a part of two relay records and led the team with 16 event victories during the dual-meet season.
A NFCA All-America Third-Team selection, Kirsten Shortridge ranked inside the SEC’s top seven in hits (80), batting average (.426), multi-hit games (26) and stolen bases (26). She also garnered All-SEC, All-Louisiana and NFCA All-South First-Team picks after her .426 average was second-highest in program history.
Samantha Henry
Women’s Track & Field LSU is world-renown for its sprint program, and Samantha Henry continued that tradition in 2009 while earning five All-America honors in NCAA competition. Henry proved to be the most dominant sprinter in the SEC while capturing three conference titles in the 60 meters and 200 meters.
Allison Hightower Women’s Basketball
Allison Hightower became the first player in school history to lead LSU in points, assists, steals and blocks in a single season. A State Farm All-America Honorable Mention and unanimous firstteam All-SEC selection, the junior guard guided the Lady Tigers to an 11th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance.
Megan McChrystal Women’s Golf
Jane Trepp
Women’s Swimming & Diving Jane Trepp enjoyed one of the finest seasons in recent program history, shattering three individual school records in three different stroke disciplines and playing a role on four recordbreaking relay squads. The sophomore also earned three NCAA All-America honors, including first-team recognition in the 200yard medley relay.
Michael Venus Men’s Tennis
Michael Venus imprinted his name among the LSU greats in the history books and wrote a new line of his own as he became the first Tiger to capture the ITA All-American Championship in the fall of 2008. The SEC Player of the Year earned both singles and doubles All-America status en route to compiling a team-best 26 victories during the season.
McCrystal became the first LSU women’s golfer in the 30-year history of the program to average less than 73 strokes per round for a full season as she earned first-team All-SEC honors and second-team All-America honors. She finished 12th nationally in the NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Championships.
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Men’s Basketball (1) 1935 Boxing (1) 1949 Football (3) 1958, 2003, 2007 1940, 1942, 1947, 1955 Men’s Golf (4) Men’s Indoor Track (2) 2001, 2004 Women’s Indoor Track (11) 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2002, 2003, 2004 Men’s Outdoor Track (4) 1933, 1989, 1990, 2002 Women’s Outdoor Track (14) 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2008 Baseball (6) 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009
115 SEC Team Championships Baseball (14) 1939, 1943, 1946, 1961, 1975, 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2009 Men’s Basketball (10) 1935, 1953, 1954, 1979, 1981, 1985, 1991, 2000, 2006, 2009 Women’s Basketball (3) 2005, 2006, 2008 Football (10) 1935, 1936, 1958, 1961, 1970, 1986, 1988, 2001, 2003, 2007 Men’s Golf (15) 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1953, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1967, 1986, 1987 Women’s Golf (1) 1992 Gymnastics (1) 1981 Men’s Swimming & Diving (1) 1988 Men’s Tennis (4) 1976, 1985, 1998, 1999 Men’s Indoor Track (4) 1957, 1963, 1989, 1990 Women’s Indoor Track (11) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2008 Men’s Outdoor Track (22) 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1963, 1988, 1989, 1990 Women’s Outdoor Track (10) 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2007, 2008 Softball (5) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004 Volleyball (4) 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991 Overall NCAA Championships *
1. UCLA 104 2. Stanford 97 3. USC 88 4. Abilene Christian 54 5. Kenyon 53 6. Oklahoma State 48 7. LSU 42 7. Arkansas 41 9. Texas 39 10. College of New Jersey 37
Overall Women’s NCAA Championships
1. Stanford 37 2. UCLA 33 3. College of New Jersey 31 4. LSU 25 4. Kenyon 25 * - The NCAA does not recognize champions from the Division I Football Bowl Subdivision
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3Shaquille O’Neal
A four-time NBA champion and 15-time All-Star, Shaquille O’Neal is one of the most dominant centers in league history. O’Neal, one of the most quotable athletes on the planet, joined the long list of prominent LSU alumni when he earned his degree in general studies in December 2000. O’Neal was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in June 2009.
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Seimone Augustus received her degree in 2005 after just three years at LSU and while earning NCAA Women’s Basketball National Player of the Year honors twice. She was the first pick of the 2006 WNBA Draft by the Minnesota Lynx and teamed with fellow LSU alum Sylvia Fowles to claim an Olympic gold medal for the United States in 2008.
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Sylvia Fowles was a two-time State Farm AllAmerican at LSU before going onto a career in the WNBA with the Chicago Sky. Fowles and Seimone Augustus became the first LSU basketball players to claim Olympic gold when they did so in 2008 for the United States. Fowles returned to LSU to get her degree in general studies in May 2009.
Prominent
LSU Alumni Eduardo Aguirre, Jr.
Kevin Faulk
Named the first Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, Aguirre, Jr., was the U.S. Ambassador to Spain from 2005 until 2009.
Excelled in both the classroom and on the playing field as he graduated in just three years. Faulk is currently a member of the three-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriots.
Dr. James Andrews
Carlos Roberto Flores
Lod Cook
Jim Flores
A world-renowned orthopedic surgeon, Andrews is a 1963 graduate of LSU and a 1967 graduate of LSU Medical School. While at LSU, Andrews won the SEC indoor and outdoor titles in the pole vault.
Cook graduated from LSU with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics in 1955 and then earned his Master’s degree in petro engineering in 1955. Cook served as CEO of ARCO for nine years.
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The president of Honduras from 1997-2001, Flores helped the nation recover after Hurricane Mitch devastated the country in 1998. Flores is married to the former Mary Carol Flake, also an alumnae of LSU.
Flores graduated with two bachelor’s of science degrees; one in corporate finance in 1981 and the second in petroleum land management in 1982. Flores is currently Chairman, President and CEO of Plains Exploration & Production Company.
LSU’s enrollment is more than 28,000 students, including more than 1,600 international students and nearly 5,000 graduate students.
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Dr. Larry O. Arthur - AIDS researcher. John Ed Bradley - Sports Illustrated writer and
novelist, former LSU football player.
John Breaux - U.S. Senator (1987-2005) and U.S.
Congressman (1972-86) from Louisiana.
Wil Calhoun - Executive Producer of television sitcom “Friends.”
Cassandra Chandler - One of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s highest ranking African-American women as special agent in charge of the Norfolk Fielf office.
“Lightning Joe” Lawton Collins - Chief of
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Rufus William (Bill) Harp - Television set decorator for series including “L.A. Law” and “Moonlighting.”
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Hubert Humphrey - U.S. vice president
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W. Vernon Jones - Senior Scientist for Suborbital Research, NASA headquarters.
Staff for President Harry Truman.
Bill Conti - Oscar-winning composer who has written theme music for several well-known movies, including “Rocky” and its sequels. Eric Arturo Delvalle - President of Panama
Catherine D. “Kitty” Kimball - In 2009, was sworn in as first female to serve as chief justice of Louisiana’s highest court. Delos “Kip” Knight - Vice president of marketing and brand management for eBay international.
(1985-1988).
Dr. Alexander William “Alex” Dunlap -
Current chief veterinarian for NASA who is responsible for all NASA policies related to animal health and welfare.
Russell Long - U.S. Senator from Louisiana
(1948-87).
Kenneth Brown
A 1995 graduate of LSU and the host of Home and Garden Television’s (HGTV) show “redesign,” Brown credits much of his success to LSU’s interior design program, which is ranked among the top 10 nationally. Brown’s show completed its first season in 2005.
Ray Marshall - Secretary of Labor under President Jimmy Carter.
Carolyn Bennett Patterson - Former senior
Dolores Spikes - Former President of the Southern University System and the University of Maryland-Eastern Shore.
J. Howard Rambin - Former CEO and Chairman
Ray Strother - Author, political consultant.
A. Wright Elliott - Retired executive vice
James E. Maurin - Founding partner and CEO of
editor, National Geographic.
Graves Erskine - U.S. Marine Corps General
Grover Murray - Former president of Texas Tech
of the Board, Texaco.
president, Chase Manhattan Bank.
Stirling Properties, a national real estate services firm.
in WWII.
University.
Maxime A. Faget - Designed Mercury and Gemini
Jake Lee Netterville - Chairman of the board of
spacecrafts.
Mary Carol Flake Flores - Former first lady of Honduras.
Rex Reed - Drama critic, syndicated columnist.
Postlethwaite and Netterville, the largest Louisianabased public accounting firm.
Maj. Gen. Thomas Rhame - Led 1st Infantry
Division against Iraq during Persian Gulf War.
America, Inc., which performed the historic restoration of the Washington Monument, the Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum and the main U.S. Treasury Building.
Edwin Newman - Longtime NBC News journalist
Thomas O. Ryder - Chairman of the Board, The Reader’s Digest Association.
Rebeccca Wells - Author of the novel and film
Michael Papajohn - Only actor to star in four
Frances Seghers - Senior VP of Sony Entertainment European Community Affairs, which includes Sony Music, Sony Pictures and Sony Playstation.
Joanne Woodward - Academy Award-winning actress and wife of Paul Newman.
and author.
Murphy “Mike” Foster, Jr. - Former governor
of Louisiana (1996-2004).
Kevin Griffin - Lead singer of the platinum-selling rock band “Better Than Ezra.”
David Suarez - Co-owner of Atlantic Company of
$150 million movies in the same calendar year, doing so in 2009; former LSU baseball player.
“Devine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood.’
Reinosuke Hara
Eddie J. Jones
Hara researched at LSU in the 1950s and then later received an honorary doctorate of science degree from LSU in 1992. He is the former President and CEO of Seiko Instruments.
The former president of the NFL’s Miami Dolphins franchise, the 37-year veteran of the NFL is currently a Trustee of the Bert Bell/Pete Rozelle Retirement and Disability Plan.
Mary L. Landrieu
Marty Sixkiller
Harry J. Longwell
James Carville
Landrieu became the first woman from Louisiana elected to a full term in the United States Senate in 1997.
Longwell graduated from LSU in 1963 with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering and retired in 2004 as the Executive Vice President and Director of ExxonMobil.
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Senior Technical Director for PDI/ DreamWorks’ movies “Antz,” “Shrek,” “Shrek 2,” “Shrek the Third,” “Madagascar” and “Over the Hedge.”
Carville received both a bachelor’s degree and law degree from LSU and gained fame in the 1990s as the chief campaign strategist for Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Carville also penned a best-selling memoir titled “All’s Fair: Love, War and Running for President.”
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Hospitality and comfort are a Southern tradition practiced to perfection around Baton Rouge. Minutes from the city, ancient moss-draped oaks, fragrant honeysuckle, formal gardens and the finest examples of Southern architecture await. Combine this with the excitement of the mighty Mississippi River, Cajun music and a gourmet meal that is topped with freshly brewed cafe-au-lait at one of Baton Rouge’s fine restaurants. So what does the future hold? Baton Rouge is now one of the fastest growing cities in the South -- a bustling Metropolis of cutting edge technology companies, high-powered law firms and forward thinking city leaders who passionately support the arts and promote the local economy. Old Man River just got an upgrade. Yes, this is one city that’s rolling on the river.
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The Pelican State features the hustle and bustle of downtown New Orleans. Contrast that with the finest hunting, fishing and boating opportunities in the country making Louisiana the “Sportsman’s Paradise.”
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THE PELICAN STATE L ouisiana, one of America’s most culturally and geographically diverse states, is located in the heart of the Deep South. Adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico and dotted with hundreds of lakes and bayous, Louisiana is home to all types of terrain from swamps and marshes to lush forests and gentle hills.
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Louisiana is home to Mardi Gras, a two-week party that includes more than 60 parades and millions of visitors from around the world. All year long New Orleans Jazz, Creole culture, stately riverboats and some of the finest cuisine in the world is mixed into the diverse and renowned culture of Louisiana.
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Foods like boiled crawfish, jambalaya, shrimp etouffee and gumbo make the cajun and creole cuisine of Louisiana the envy of the nation.
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Adam Schmitt enters his sixth season as head coach of LSU’s swimming
in 200 fly. Freshman Samantha Goates also swam to a program-record time in
the 200 backstroke during the regular season.
With his vision and leadership, Schmitt has guided the teams to some of
their most productive seasons in recent history, both in the pool and in the
classroom. During Schmitt’s tenure at LSU, his athletes have amassed 53
its longest winning streak in 14 years, and qualified six athletes to NCAA’s.
All-America honors and have posted 27 school records that remain standing
All five swimmers at the national meet – Julius Gloeckner, Hannes Heyl,
today. In addition, 105 student-athletes have been named to the Southeastern
Sean LeNeave, Christoph Lubenau and Brandon Selts – garnered All-America
Conference Academic Honor Roll in a five-year span.
accolades in relay competition, and Lubenau became an All-American in the
Moving forward, he wants to expand on that success and bring the glory
The men’s team capped the dual-meet season with seven-straight victories,
100 fly with a top-16 finish and school-record time for the second year in a row. The LSU men also set nine more program records with the Tigers shattering
days back to LSU swimming and diving. As one of the most decorated
swimmers in Tiger history, Schmitt experienced what only one team in school
four of the five relay marks and Gloeckner emerging with program-best times
annals can claim – winning an SEC Championship. As he continues to stockpile
in the 200 free, 200 and 400 individual medley and 200 fly.
talented athletes from not only the United States but the international levels
as well, Schmitt has hopes of leading the teams back to the top of the SEC and
in the classroom as 30 student-athletes were named to the SEC Academic
pushing both programs into the nation’s elite.
Honor Roll, and the Lady Tigers received CSCAA Scholar All-America Team
honors for both the fall and spring semesters. Moreover, Gloeckner was named
With another fine season in 2008-09, Schmitt and his teams look to be well
Outside of the pool, the 2008-09 season proved to be another banner year
on their way to reaching their goals.
the 2009 SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year for demonstrating excellence
in both the classroom and the pool and was one of four swimmers to be
Last year, Schmitt led the Lady Tigers to a 16th-place finish at the NCAA
Championships, their highest finish in eight years, while the men’s team ended
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overtook the longest-standing school record in the books – a 23-year-old mark
and diving teams, and the programs continue to thrive under his direction.
recognized as CSCAA Individual Scholar All-Americans along with Noland,
the regular season ranked in the top 25 of the College Swimming Coaches
Trepp and Clint Hallum.
Association of America poll for the third-straight year. The Tigers’ coach also
directed his athletes to 25 All-America honors and 21 school record-breaking
hauling in a pair of stellar recruiting classes, which were both ranked in the top
times.
15 nationally by CollegeSwimming.com for the first time in school history.
The Lady Tigers finished the dual-meet season with a 7-3-1 record, their
Schmitt and his staff also continued to lay the foundation for the future,
When Schmitt took the head coaching position in 2004, he sought to
fourth-consecutive year with a winning record, and sent four athletes to the
develop his swimmers into NCAA and SEC scorers, but also mature athletes
national meet. Collectively, those four – Katie Gilmore, Monica McJunkin,
who could make an impact in national and international competition. Not only
Katherine Noland and Jane Trepp – returned home with 12 All-America honors,
did he guide 11 swimmers to All-America honors in his first four years as coach,
including first-team recognition in the 200-yard medley relay, and claimed six
but he also helped a pair of swimmers, Miko Malberg and Heather Brand, reach
new school records.
the highest level of international achievement – a spot on their respective
country’s Olympic team.
Furthermore, Trepp became the fastest female swimmer in school history,
registering a time of 22.49 seconds in the 50 freestyle, and broke two more
records in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke, while senior Vanessa Duenas
the 2008 Olympic Games, while Brand swam for her native
Malberg went on to set an Estonian national record in the 50-meter free at
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1996, Head Coach -- Long Beach City College 1997-2001, Assistant Coach -- Auburn 2001-2004, Associate Head Coach -- Arizona State 2004-Present, Head Coach –- LSU
PERSONAL
THE SCHMITT COACHING ERA AT LSU BY THE NUMBERS
Born: April 21, 1966 in Hammond, Ind. Age: 43 Hometown: Houston, Texas Wife: Aimee Schmitt; Stanford, 1989 Children: Hannah (12) and Haley (8) High School: Cypress Creek; Houston, Texas; 1984 College: LSU, 1989; B.S. in Business Administration (Marketing)
53 -- All-America honors collected 27 -- School records broken that still stand 2 -- 2008 Beijing Olympics participants he has coached 1 -- U.S. National Champion 3 -- 2008 U.S. Olympic Trial participants he has coached 1 -- SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year 30 -- 2009 SEC Academic Honor Roll members
homeland of Zimbabwe in Beijing.
teams, including the 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games, 2002 Pan Pacific
Championships and the 2005 World Championships. Schmitt has coached
However, Schmitt also wants his American athletes to excel on the
national and international stages and eventually have the chance to
many U.S. Olympic Trials finalists and helped one Arizona State swimmer
represent the United States at future Olympic Games. Since 2006, his
secure a spot as an alternate for the 2004 U.S. Olympic team.
athletes have taken big steps forward in this regard as former Tiger Matt
Coenen became the school’s first U.S. national champion with a record swim
College where he served for one season.
in the 200m breast, while three LSU swimmers – Katie Gilmore, Kevin Braud
and Stephanie Cota – competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in June 2008.
former Stanford swimming All-American Aimee Berzins. The couple has two
daughters, Hannah (12) and Haley (8).
The successful development of these athletes and the program can be
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Schmitt’s other collegiate head-coaching stop came at Long Beach City Schmitt is a 1989 graduate of LSU in marketing, and he is married to
attributed to Schmitt’s rigorous dual-meet schedule, which has been a constant at the school for the past five seasons. LSU has gone up against 21 opponents ranked in the top 10, and the Tigers plan to continue that formula this season.
Schmitt has aspirations of bringing the program back to the standard he
helped construct as a student-athlete many years ago. Multiple participants in international games, a top-six NCAA finish and a 1988 SEC swimming and diving championship were all accomplished when Schmitt was a swimmer at LSU. Schmitt hopes to attain these goals as a coach as well.
Individually, Schmitt capped his LSU career by capturing the SEC title in
the 50-yard freestyle three times. He is also one of the most accomplished swimmers in school history, earning a total of 10 All-America honors during his career. Schmitt’s All-America awards include being a threetime recipient in both the 100 free and the 400 free relay as well as being honored twice in the 50 free and the 400 medley relay.
The 43-year-old still holds the LSU record in the 100 free with a 43.22
clocking, which he set in 1988. He ranks third in school history in the 50 free with a time of 19.65, also recorded in 1988.
On the international level, Schmitt was a member of several U.S.
National teams and participated in the 1986 Goodwill Games, the 1987 World University Games and the 1991 Pan American Games. He was the 1989 U.S. Open champion in the 50-meter free, and he was a finalist in that same event at the 1992 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Schmitt, a native of Houston, Texas, served as associate head coach at
Arizona State for three years prior to returning to his alma mater. Schmitt’s championship pedigree began when he was an assistant coach at Auburn for four years, helping the Tigers to one NCAA title and a pair of NCAA runner-up finishes.
At Auburn and Arizona State, Schmitt’s expertise in the sprint races
helped produce multiple top-eight NCAA finishes in both individual and relay races for both schools during his four- and three-year tenures.
Internationally, he placed many athletes on U.S. and foreign national
Adam and Aimee Schmitt with their daughters, Hannah and Haley
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The LSU diving program is one of storied tradition, and no one has had a more profound impact in the Tigers’ recent success than Doug Shaffer. Entering his eighth season at LSU, Shaffer is one of the most respected diving coaches in the nation. Known for having an eye for talent, Shaffer scours the country for gifted divers who fit the program and molds them into some of LSU’s most successful student-athletes. In his previous seven years, Shaffer has produced 11 NCAA All-Americans, two Southeastern Conference champions, an SEC Diver of the Year and a record four-consecutive SEC Freshman Divers of the Year. Moreover, Shaffer’s divers continue to shine academically as his athletes have been awarded LSU Scholar-Athlete of the Year honors three times, and numerous divers have received prestigious Post-graduate Scholarships. Most recently, current divers Matt Vieke and Brian Gemberling were each honored as the program’s Student-Athlete of the Month by the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes last season. In 2008-09, the Tigers’ diving coach helped one of his athletes earn an invitation to the NCAA Championships for the seventhconsecutive season as senior Niko Dalman competed at the national meet for the third time in his career. Dalman also added the school’s one-meter record to his collection and finished his career as the LSU record-holder in both the one- and three-meter springboard events. Furthermore, Shaffer oversaw the development of three freshman divers – Vieke, Gemberling and Katie Lybbert – who continued to progress throughout the year and gained valuable experience in their first collegiate seasons. All three newcomers qualified and competed at the NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Regional last March, and Vieke reached the finals in every event. Vieke also posted the eighth-highest three-meter total in school history (350.50) and emerged as one of the men’s top freshmen, tallying points for the Tigers in all three events at the SEC Championships. The 2007-08 season proved to be Shaffer’s finest season as the Tigers’ diving coach. Shaffer coached sophomore Rachel Ware to her third All-America accolade in two years with a 12th-place finish in the one-meter springboard at NCAA’s. His athletes also had a superb showing at SEC’s as a conference-high four LSU divers received medals for placing in the top three of their respective events. Ware and senior Paige Brown enjoyed two of the best competitions of their careers at that meet with both departing Tuscaloosa, Ala., as conference champions. Ware won the onemeter championship and captured the runner-up spot in the threemeter en route to SEC Female Diver of the Year honors. Brown beat out 20 other competitors to take the platform title with a schoolrecord score of 300.30. Both were also named to the All-SEC First Team, the first Lady
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Tigers to receive all-conference recognition since 2003. Shaffer earned the SEC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year award for his efforts in guiding the duo to conference excellence. Under Shaffer’s tutelage, the men’s side finished second in the points standings among diving teams at the conference meet, and a pair of Tiger divers reached the awards podium with record-shattering performances. Dalman took home a medal in the three-meter springboard, breaking the LSU record in the event with a score of 391.55 to place third. Freshman Michael Neubacher followed two days later with a runner-up finish in the platform competition, crushing the school record with a robust six-dive total of 431.55. Neubacher, the SEC’s highest scoring freshman, joined Ware, Dalman and Nathan Schreiber as the fourth-straight athlete in the Shaffer era to earn the distinction as the conference’s top freshman diver. Outside the pool, Brown truly exemplified the meaning of a student-athlete, joining a long list of former LSU divers who have excelled at the highest levels academically. The Zionsville, Ind., native, who graduated Summa Cum Laude with a degree in biological engineering, became the third LSU diver in two seasons to be named a finalist for the esteemed SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Post-graduate Scholarship. Former standouts Hali Saucier and Andrew Keane were nominated in 2007. Brown was also the first athlete in school history to earn a spot in the exclusive Tiger Twelve, which recognizes 12 graduating seniors who have shown great academic success and contributed significantly to the Baton Rouge community, and received the Wally Pontiff Jr. Academic Excellence Award, which goes to the school’s top scholar-athletes. In addition, she registered the team’s highest grade point average and was selected to give the commencement speech at the engineering school’s graduation in 2008. Shaffer’s list of Tiger All-Americans began in 2002-03 upon his arrival. His guidance enabled three divers to earn five NCAA AllAmerica performances, including junior Jessica Wantz and seniors Barb Gorst and Kyle VanArsdall. Wantz finished fourth in the three-meter springboard. Both Gorst and VanArsdall scored in the top-16 in the platform. The following season Shaffer guided Wantz to a third-place finish overall in the three-meter at NCAA’s, which gave her firstteam All-America honors. A third career All-America finish followed in the one-meter. In 2004-05, Dalman entered his freshman season with little experience. Seven months later, he embarked on a 12th-place finish as an All-American in the one-meter. He also became the first diver in school history to be named SEC Freshman Diver of the Year. Dalman added to his accolades with a top-12 finish in the platform at the 2006 NCAA Championships.
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DOUG SHAFFER FILE
2008 SEC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year 1 SEC Diver of the Year 2 SEC Champions 5 All-SEC selections 11 NCAA All-Americans in seven seasons 4 Consecutive SEC Freshman Divers of the Year (2005-2008) 3 NCAA All-America honors collected by freshmen 5 NCAA All-Americans in his first season (2002-03) 3 SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-graduate Scholarship finalists 3 LSU Scholar-Athlete of the Year recipients 3 Divers who recorded team-high grade point averages 1 NCAA Post-graduate Scholarship recipient 1 ESPN Academic All-American
Born: July 8, 1963 in Baltimore, Md. Wife: Tracy Stephenson Shaffer Child: Sara Melissa (4) High School: Mission Viejo High School, Mission Viejo, Calif. College: UCLA; B.A. in History, 1986
Shaffer was no stranger to leading a successful collegiate diving program before taking the job in Baton Rouge. He was the head coach at UCLA in 1988-89 and then at the University of Minnesota from 1989-96. Shaffer experienced a great deal of success at Minnesota as he was honored as Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year three times – twice on the women’s side and once for the men’s team. Shaffer coached 11 Big Ten champions, 29 All-Americans and two NCAA champions while at Minnesota. He was named NCAA Diving Coach of the Year in 1993. Shaffer also coached three Pac-10 champions and four All-Americans during his tenure at UCLA. He has coached the United States in numerous international competitions since 1989, including the U.S. National Diving teams in China, Sweden, Spain and the United States. Shaffer served as the assistant competition manager during the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta and was recruited to be the head diving coach at the Sheffield, England, High Performance Center. There, he coached five Olympians on the Lottery Funded World Class Performance
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Program but declined a four-year contract extension for the opportunity to coach at LSU. Shaffer graduated from UCLA in 1986 with a B.A. degree in history. He was an 11-time U.S. National champion, the 1986 NCAA Diver of the Year and the NCAA one-meter and threemeter champion in 1986 for the Bruins. One of the few divers to defeat the legendary Greg Louganis, Shaffer ousted the four-time Olympian five times in 1987, three of which were in U.S. National competition. Shaffer was a silver medalist in the three-meter at the 1987 Pan American Games and won a gold medal at the 1987 USAUSSR dual meet in the three-meter competition. An Olympic Trials finalist in 1984 and 1988, he retired from competition in 1988 and moved into the nation’s coaching ranks. Shaffer is a native of Canton, Ohio and is married to Dr. Tracy Stephenson Shaffer, an LSU assistant professor in communication studies. The couple has a four-year-old daughter, Sara Melissa.
Doug and Tracy Shaffer with their daughter, Sara and two dogs, Annie and Kodie
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David
GEYER
Assistant Coach Fifth Season
Born: March 15, 1977 in Pittsburgh, Pa. High School: Elizabeth Forward High School; Pittsburgh, Pa.; 1995 College: Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; B.S. in Psychology, 1999; M.S. in Counseling, 2001 Wife: Lyndi Geyer Children: Maddilyn (5), Kayda (1)
David Geyer, who has been instrumental in the Tigers’ success the past four seasons, begins his fifth year as an assistant coach at LSU. Geyer has also been a vital part of the teams’ recruiting efforts the past four seasons, specifically his recruitment of top-level international student-athletes. Over the course of his four years with LSU, Geyer has spent time with all training specialties. Last season, he worked with the lower distance groups along side head coach Adam Schmitt, where the men’s and women’s squads broke numerous program and pool records. Geyer also trained former LSU standout and Olympian Miko Malberg before the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games where the former All-American went on to set an Estonian national record in the 50-meter free with a mark of 22.37 and place 25th overall. Following the Olympics, Geyer continued to coach Malberg leading up to the 2008 European Short-course Championships and was given the opportunity to gain valuable international experience when he was selected to the Estonian National coaching staff. The Tigers’ assistant traveled to Croatia where Malberg set two more national records and reached the semifinals of the 50 free at the Championships. Estonia also produced its first relay team that would qualify for the championship final at that competition. Geyer’s presence on the international stage has helped the men’s and women’s programs successfully convince some of the elite studentathletes in Europe to continue their athletic training and education at LSU. This season, the Tigers will welcome a pair of highly-touted sprinting prospects from Finland – Andrei Tuomola and Reijo Hyvenen – and the premier young, distance swimmer from Scotland, Craig Hamilton, while the women’s team will greet one of the most versatile young swimmers from the United Kingdom, Sally Wood. Geyer’s focus this season will be training the middle distance group where he hopes to continue the development of the teams’ outstanding incoming freshmen as well as the returning swimmers. In his first three seasons, Geyer trained and developed the distance group. His expertise in that area was evident in 2007-08 as he guided a pair of freshmen on the men’s side to top six all-time LSU marks in both the 1000 and 1650 freestyle races. In 2006-07, LSU produced its best distance freestyle season since 2000 when the 32-year-old coached the Tiger men to school record-shattering performances in the 1000 and 1650 free, and two women’s swimmers posted school all-time top-10 marks in both of those respective events. Prior to 2005, the Tigers had not delivered a top-five time in distance events since 2000. LSU clocked eight school all-time top-five marks in the men’s and women’s 500, 1000 and 1650 free events in the following two seasons. In addition to his LSU coaching duties, Geyer also serves as the head coach of Tiger Aquatics where he has enjoyed significant success in his first three seasons. Under his leadership, the program is now considered one of the top-three clubs in the state with consecutive runner-up finishes at the 2009 Short-course and Long-course State Championships, respectively. Its best finish prior to this season was sixth. Tiger Aquatics has also grown from just four sectional qualifiers to 17 and from one Junior National qualifier to four this season. In 2007, Geyer developed the fastest 12-year-old 400 individual medley performer in the country, and one of his athletes has been selected to the USA Swimming Zone Select Camp in consecutive years. Moreover, he was tabbed as an assistant coach for the Louisiana Zone Championship coaching staff this past summer. Prior to joining the LSU staff, Geyer gathered five years of coaching experience on the collegiate and club levels. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native served as an assistant coach at Mecklenburg Aquatics from 2002-05. Before his three-year stint at Mecklenburg, Geyer was an assistant at his alma mater of Shippensburg University from 1999-2001. He helped train all levels of athletes from developmental to national. He graduated from Shippensburg with a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1999 before receiving his master’s degree in counseling in 2001. Geyer is married to the former Lyndi Croft of State College, Pa. The couple has two daughters, Maddilyn (5) and Kayda (1).
Dave and Lyndi Geyer with their daughters, Maddilyn and Kayda
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Assistant Coach Second Season
Kevin
CLEMENTS
Born: Feb. 27, 1980 High School: John A. Rowland High School, Rowland Heights, Calif.; 1999 College: Auburn University; B.F.A. in Graphic Design, 2002 Wife: Jaqi Clements Children: Chase (1)
Kevin Clements enters his second year as a member of the LSU coaching staff after completing a successful first season in which he helped coach the women’s team to a 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships as well as nine All-Americans at both the men’s and women’s meets. The Tigers’ assistant coach also serves as LSU’s recruiting coordinator and worked to sign a pair of top-15 recruiting classes last season, which are each the best in school history. This season, he’ll continue to play a pivotal role in the training and development of current swimmers on both teams. Clements, who swam for LSU head coach Adam Schmitt when he was an assistant at Auburn, returned to the Southeastern Conference in a coaching capacity in 2008, six years after concluding one of the most decorated distance-freestyle careers in the Tigers’ illustrious program history. A 14-time NCAA All-American and five-time SEC champion at Auburn from 1999-2002, Clements was a vital component of four SEC championship teams and the 1999 national championship squad. He set five school records during his time at Auburn in the 400-yard and 400-meter individual medley races and 400m, 500 and 1650 freestyle events. His program-best mark in the 1650 free remains standing today. During the 2000 NCAA Championships, Clements set an American record in the 400 I.M. en route to an Auburn high-points award. He was also the SEC scoring leader at both the 2001 and 2002 conference meets. Following his sophomore season, the Rowland Heights, California, native registered top-five finishes in three events at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials, including a third-place finish in the 200 I.M. Clements was also a three-time USA National Team member, representing the squad at the 1999 and 2001 World University Games and the 2003 World Championships. At the 2001 World University Games, he earned silver in the 200 I.M. and gold in the 400 I.M. while also swimming to a World University Games record. At the 2003 World Championships, he reached the finals of the 200 I.M., placing seventh, and captured silver as a member of the 4x200 freestyle relay team. After his stellar collegiate career, Clements swam professionally for Speedo while training with Michael Phelps and the North Baltimore Aquatic Club. In 2003, he was ranked third in the world in the 200 I.M. and recorded the second-fastest 200-I.M. time in U.S. history. Clements also won the U.S. National championship in the 400 I.M. at the 2004 Spring Nationals. Prior to LSU, Clements was an assistant coach with the University of Maryland from 2005-08 and coached the Terrapins to eight school records and helped a pair of swimmers become NCAA All-Americans. In his first year with the Terrapins, he coached Sasha Malanina to an ACC Championship finish in the 400 I.M. Clements joined the Maryland coaching staff after a head coaching stint with the Roland Run Stingrays and Mariners Swim Club. “I am extremely excited to be working with Adam again, and I look forward to this upcoming season,” Clements said. “I feel strongly that we are building a championship program.” Clements is happily married to his wife Jaqi, and the couple has a son, Chase (1).
“A year before the 2004 Olympic games I was challenged to take my swimming career to the next level. As a teammate, Kevin pushed me everyday in practice and competitions and offered a maturity in the sport that I still believe in today. He was a great training partner and is a wonderful friend.” -- 14-time Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps Kevin and Jaqi Clements with their son, Chase. 2009-2010 LSU swimming & diving media guide
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Assistant Coach Second Season
Born: Nov. 29, 1985 in Wayne, N.J. High School: Cardinal Gibbons High School, Raleigh, N.C.; 2004 College: Virginia Tech University; B.S. in biological sciences, 2008
Jessica Botzum begins her second season as an LSU assistant coach. In her first year with the men’s and women’s teams, she played a key role in the Lady Tigers’ 16th-place finish at the NCAA Championships, while also helping nine athletes earn All-America recognition. The Tigers’ assistant coach was also instrumental in helping land a pair of top-15 recruiting classes, which are each the best in school history. This season, she’ll continue to aid in the training and development of all swimmers as well as assist in the recruitment of high-level student-athletes, particularly on the women’s side. Prior to LSU, Botzum gained a wealth of collegiate experience in all stroke disciplines at Virginia Tech, where she emerged as arguably the greatest women’s swimmer in school history. From 2005-08, the Raleigh, N.C., native earned eight NCAA All-America honors, captured five Atlantic Coast Conference titles, shattered numerous records, including the ACC record in the 200-yard breaststroke, and competed at NCAA’s in every season. Furthermore, she became the only swimmer in Hokie history to be named the ACC Swimmer of the Year, receiving the conference’s highest individual honor in both her junior and senior seasons, and was also named the ACC Freshman Swimmer of the Year in her first season. On the national level, Botzum competed at both the 2004 and 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, reaching the semifinals at both competitions. She placed ninth overall in the 100-meter breast in 2008, missing the final round of the event by only 0.02 seconds, and posted a 10th-place finish in the 200m breast in 2004. In addition, her 200m breast times routinely ranked in the top 50 in the world. Throughout her stellar career in Blacksburg, Va., Botzum also made her mark as a standout in the classroom and received a plethora of academic awards. A finalist for the 2008 NCAA Woman of the Year award, Botzum was named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-America team in both her junior and senior seasons and received both NCAA and ACC Post-graduate scholarships. She was also a three-time Academic All-ACC selection. The 23-year-old graduated with a degree in biological sciences in May 2008.
Liam
GALLAGHER
Assistant Coach First Season
Born: Nov. 25, 1985 in Bridgewater, N.J. Hometown: Planfield, N.J. High School: Bridgewater-Raritan High School; 2004 College: New Jersey; B.S. in Business Administration and Finance
Liam Gallagher begins his first year as an assistant coach with the LSU swimming and diving programs and will work alongside head coach Adam Schmitt and the coaching staff to train and develop the swimmers on both the men’s and women’s teams. Prior to LSU, Gallagher served as a volunteer assistant for one season with the Princeton University men’s team in 2008-09, helping them win the Ivy League title and guiding six athletes to All-America honors. Gallagher was an 11-time All-American and two-year captain from 2004-08 at the College of New Jersey where he broke multiple school records and remains the program record-holder in the 200-yard individual medley. He was also the recipient of the 2008 Team Captain of the Year award and qualified for the U.S. Open twice in his career. The 23-year-old is not the only swimming coach in his family as his older brother, Brendan is an assistant at the University of Pennsylvania. In addition, his younger brother, Kevin is currently a senior captain for his swimming team at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. The Tigers’ newest assistant coach graduated with a degree in business administration and finance in May 2008.
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2009-10 Women’s Season Preview Three-time All-American Jane Trepp
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Youth Movement Lady Tigers retool with dynamic underclassmen and gifted crop of incoming freshmen The LSU women delivered their finest season in head coach Adam Schmitt’s tenure last year, culminating in a top-16 finish at the NCAA Championships. However, they also had to say good bye to 12 athletes who collectively formed the program’s most formidable senior class in recent memory. The Lady Tigers return only two seniors this season, and with nearly half the roster consisting of incoming freshmen, youth will be served in 2009-10. But, that doesn’t necessarily mean a rebuilding year lies ahead. This incoming class isn’t your ordinary crop of freshmen. Nationally ranked by the nation’s leading collegiate swimming authority – CollegeSwimming.com – this year’s group could shape up to be one of the best in the conference. Quite a few of the Lady Tigers’ signees fit big needs, and Schmitt believes several will be very competitive right away. The coaching staff
Relays
No component of collegiate swimming is more critical to post-season success than relay competition, and the Lady Tigers rode the strength of their relays last season to the women’s highest NCAA finish since 2001. One could argue that last year’s foursome of Katie Gilmore, Monica McJunkin, Katherine Noland and Trepp was the most potent relay tandem in program history, but three of those four completed their eligibility, and only Trepp remains in 2009-10. However, if one athlete could be picked to carry over from last year’s relay success to this season, it would be Trepp, arguably the most versatile swimmer to come through the women’s program this decade. The school record-holder in an astounding three different stroke disciplines, Trepp can be plugged into the freestyle, breaststroke or butterfly legs of either medley relay and possesses the talent to lead off or anchor the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays. The junior also gives the coaching staff more flexibility in crafting the relay squads based on the strengths and weaknesses of the team. Moreover, the Lady Tigers have a number of
also convinced one of the premier transfers in the country, former California swimmer Mary Beck, to continue her collegiate career in Baton Rouge, and the Austin, Texas native should be one of the women’s top swimmers immediately. Schmitt has handed over the reigns to rising juniors Jane Trepp and Kannon Betzen, who will be expected to lead the team and provide guidance to the newcomers as co-captains. In addition, gifted sophomores Morgan McGee and Samantha Goates will play larger roles this season. Pencil in another challenging dual-meet schedule that includes the likes of Auburn, Florida, Texas A&M and Tennessee, and the Lady Tigers should be well-prepared for the 2010 SEC Championships and ready to go after another top-20 national finish in March.
dynamic swimmers who are ready to step up and play a significant role in the medley relays. With another tremendous breaststroker on the roster in Betzen, Trepp will more than likely move over to the butterfly or freestyle leg. Beck figures to be the leading contender to take over the backstroke leg, while McGee, Goates and quite a few of the women’s promising freshmen will have a chance to make their mark in the medley relays as well. The freestyle relays aren’t quite as clear cut. Trepp will certainly be the focal point of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays, and senior Lauren Grandy, the team’s best 200-free performer, will lead the 800 freestyle squad along with Beck, but the other spots will be up for grabs. Look for Betzen, McGee, Goates and senior Leigh Ann King to contribute with talented freshmen Amanda Kendall and Sally Wood also competing for a spot.
Freestyle
Trepp, the fastest swimmer in school history, will spearhead the women’s sprint freestyle attack. The Estonian, who shattered Gilmore’s school record in the 50 free at the 2009 SEC Championships, improved her lifetime best in
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that event by nearly a full second last season and is poised to be one of the elite sprinters in the conference. She’ll be joined by the sophomore duo of McGee and Goates, who should see more action in the sprint races this season. Despite focusing more on the backstroke discipline last year, both showed they could be outstanding sprinters when given the chance, and each has already recorded a top-10 program time in the 50 free. The coaching staff also targeted this area in recruiting and inked Kendall, who will be counted on to make an impact as a freshman. A native of Fairfax, Va., Kendall boasts top times of 23.32 and 50.58 in the 50 and 100 free, respectively, and has all the tools to emerge as one of the Lady Tigers’ best sprinters. However, the biggest addition to the freestyle races could be Beck. The former two-time National High School Swimmer of the Year is such a good backstroker and individual medley performer that her upside in the 100 and 200 free can get overlooked, but she’s gone as fast as 49.49 and 1:46.22 in those races, respectively. The women’s top returning middle-distance swimmer is Grandy, a senior leader who has been consistently solid year after year. The Humble, Texas, native has improved her time in the
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200 free in each of her past three seasons, and her personal best is less than a second off the program mark. Grandy also made big strides in the 500 free last year, shaving four seconds off her previous best. Betzen and McGee can also swim the middledistance free races, and don’t be surprised to see Kendall emerge in the 200 free. The freshman brings in a lifetime best of 1:50.10 in that event. In long-distance freestyle swimming, the Lady Tigers will lean on junior Brooke Barnett, who is capable of posting some impressive times in the 1000 and 1650 free. Barnett enjoyed a fine outing at the Art Adamson Invitational last November with top-10 LSU times in both races. Furthermore, King will contribute in the sprint races, and junior Shanna Spears should lend depth in the middle and long distance events.
Beck has as high a ceiling as any young backstroker in the country and an All-America finish in either backstroke event is a definite possibility. The California transfer, who competed in both the 100 and 200 back at the NCAA Championships last season, comes to LSU with sizzling lifetime bests of 53.03 and 1:53.81 in those races, respectively. McGee and Goates are also talented enough to reach NCAA’s in the backstroke. McGee, one of the women’s best dual-meet performers last season, is already second in school history in both the 100- and 200-yard races, and her personal bests of 54.46 in the 100 back and 1:57.81 in the 200 back were both NCAA ‘B’ cut times last season. Goates, who shaved more than three seconds off her lifetime best in the 200 back to shatter the school record last season, flashed the potential to be an elite conference performer in the future. The program also added a couple of gifted freshmen backstrokers to an already stellar young core. Chelsea Griffiths, a four-time high school All-American from Canyon County, Calif., holds a lifetime best of 54.98 in the 100 back, while fellow signee Jana Ruimerman, an Aurora, Colo., native enters with a personal best of 2:01.38 in the 200 back.
Butterfly
In addition to the sprint freestyle, Trepp also shines in the 100 butterfly. The junior broke the program mark last season and will be expected to reach the ‘A’ final at SEC’s again this year. The 100 fly is also another area where McGee will see her role increased. The sophomore was a pleasant surprise in that race at SEC’s last season, swimming a lifetime best of 54.57, and could develop into one of better performers in the conference. Kendall will be a major contributor in the 100 fly as well as she comes in with an impressive time of 55.11. The Lady Tigers lost their program recordholder in the 200 fly, Vanessa Duenas, but a pair of stellar recruits who specialize in that race – Sara Haley and Audrey Lawson - should be solid performers right way. Haley, a 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials participant, comes to LSU with an exceptional long-course mark of 2:14.04. The El Dorado Hills, Calif., native also claims a short-course yards time of 1:59.85, and all signs point to the freshman paying dividends right away in Baton Rouge. Lawson is impressive in her own right, bringing in an equally remarkable short-course time of 1:59.83. Moreover, the Erlanger, Ky., product placed 13th overall in 200m fly at the 2009 U.S. Open and swam to a blistering personal best of 2:13.88. Junior Ali Sanford, another quality butterfly swimmer, will provide depth in both events.
Backstroke
Heading into this season, the backstroke was already considered one of the team’s deepest disciplines with the sophomore duo of McGee and Goates leading the way, but the addition of Beck puts it over the top.
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Breaststroke
The 100 breaststroke is yet another event that Trepp excels in, but unlike the sprint races and the 100 fly, she isn’t clearly the best breaststroker on the team going into 2009-10. Sure, the junior holds the school record in the 100 breast, but Betzen may have something to say about that before the year is over. The fellow team co-captain is second in program annals in the 100 breast with a time of 1:01.76 and is only 35 hundredths of a second off her counterpart’s record time. Furthermore, Betzen also stars in the 200 breast, registering the fourth-fastest mark all-time at LSU last season, 2:16.39. If the junior continues to progress like she did in her first two years, she should contend for a top-eight finish in both events at SEC’s and make a push to qualify for the NCAA Championships. Beyond the 1-2 punch of Trepp and Betzen, there is little depth in the breaststroke discipline, and the team will look to some of the more versatile athletes as well as the freshmen to step up. One possibility is King, who spent some time training for breast events last season and competed in a couple of races toward the end of the year.
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Individual Medley
Like the 200 butterfly, the loss of Duenas created a big void in the individual medley events, but the coaching staff filled it with the additions of Beck and Wood. Beck’s sensational versatility has made her into a superb 200-I.M. swimmer, and the sophomore should emerge as one of the best in the conference, if not the nation this season. She swam to a mark of 1:59.51 at NCAA’s last year but was clocked as fast as 1:56.45 in high school. Wood, a premier international prospect from Edinburgh, Scotland possesses tremendous all-around talent and is good enough to be the women’s top 400 I.M. performer right away. A 2008 Great Britain Olympic Trials qualifier, Wood is one of the nation’s most highly-regarded recruits as she was ranked No. 10 in the country by CollegeSwimming.com. As with any international prospect, the question with Wood is how smoothly will she transition to the short-course yards format? If she develops quickly, she could prove to be a difference-maker in 2009-10. Betzen will help out in the 200 I.M. The versatile junior moved into fourth all-time in that race last season with her lifetime best of 2:01.72. Fellow freshmen Kaelee Mader and Ruimerman will train for the medley events as well, and Barnett will swim the 400 I.M. in major competitions.
Diving
The women’s diving ranks will consist of two incoming freshmen this season, but diving coach Doug Shaffer hauled in a pair outstanding diving prospects in Becca St. Germain and Elle Schmidt, who he believes will make immediate impacts in dual meets as well as post-season competition. St. Germain is a former district and regional champion, a three-time Junior Olympic National qualifier and an AAU All-American. The San Antonio, Texas, native is also a decorated synchronized diver who placed third at the 2008 U.S. National Diving Championships along with her partner Kathyrn Connolly. Schmidt, a product of Mansfield, Ohio, who trains at the U.S. Elite Diving Academy, is a twotime USA Diving Regional champion and a threetime high school All-American. In addition to the dual-meet schedule, the Lady Tiger divers will travel to Alabama and Georgia for separate diving invitationals to hone their skills before heading to the SEC Championships in February and the NCAA Zone Diving Regional in March.
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TakinG THE NEXT STEP Tigers seeking top-20 finish at NCAA’s The LSU men made strides last season, sending more athletes to the NCAA Championships and collecting more All-America honors than in any previous year under head coach Adam Schmitt. The Tigers also finished the season ranked in the top 25 of the College Swim Coaches Association of America poll for the third-straight season. However, the Tigers’ coach would like to see his squad put it all together down the stretch and finish in the top 20 at NCAA’s much like the Lady Tigers did in 2008-09. Despite some key losses, the team has the components to reach that goal this season. The LSU men return a talented core of athletes that includes a pair of All-Americans in Hannes Heyl and Sean LeNeave, one of the SEC’s most improved swimmers in
Relays
One of the most visible signs of the men’s progression over the past few years under Schmitt has been in relay competition. When the Tigers’ head coach took the job in 2004, the men’s team did not have enough quality athletes to field NCAA-caliber relay teams, but Schmitt and his staff have gradually upgraded the talent level to the point where the Tigers expect to send multiple relay squads to the national meet. This was quite evident last year as the Tigers competed in four of the five relay events at NCAA’s, placing in the top 16 in three of them, and there’s no reason to think the Tigers can’t equal or even surpass last season’s relay success in 200910. Like Jane Trepp on the women’s side, the men’s team also possesses an incredibly versatile swimmer in Heyl who will give the coaching staff many options to work with. A four-time AllAmerican from Grosslehna, Germany, Heyl can swim the backstroke, butterfly or freestyle legs on the medley relays as well as lead off or anchor the 200- and 400-yard freestyle relays. Because of the roster structure, Heyl figures to be the heir apparent to former five-time AllAmerican Christoph Lubenau on the butterfly leg for the medley relays. Expect Meyers to be the Tigers’ backstroker in those events, while Decker
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James Meyers and two of the up-and-coming sophomores in the conference, Ben Decker and Matt Vieke. The Tiger roster also includes a host of quality athletes capable of scoring at the conference level, and like the women, they’ll welcome a nationally-ranked incoming freshman class that should pay off immediately. Schmitt has pegged LeNeave and Meyers as his team co-captains in 2009-10 and hopes to see both bring a healthy dose of leadership as well as mentor the young athletes. LSU will face another gauntlet of tough foes in the dualmeet season, but the difficult road ahead should prepare them for post-season competition, and the Tigers could be headed toward their highest finish at NCAA’s this decade.
will have the first opportunity to secure the breaststroke leg. LeNeave will play a role on freestyle legs, but freshman Andrei Tuomola will be a factor as well. The Finnish product is one of the fastest sprint prospects to ever enter the program, and if he can adapt to the short-course yards format quickly, the Tigers may field one of the most formidable medley tandems in school history. Tuomola should also be a vital part of the 200 and 400 freestyle relays along with Heyl and LeNeave. The fourth spot will be up for grabs with Meyers and junior Eric Zeller looking to hold off several dynamic freshmen led by Finnish prospect Reijo Hyvenen. The men’s top returning 200-freestyle swimmer is senior Andrew Reynolds, and he will lead the 800 freestyle relay. LeNeave and junior Clint Hallum will also play a major role, and the last spot is wide open with sophomores Simon Diefenthal and Martin Jungfleisch and freshmen Craig Hamilton and Tim Jones figuring to be the first options.
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For the first time in years, Schmitt’s school record in the 100 free could be jeopardy, and Heyl’s quest to break his coach’s 21-year-old program
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mark is arguably the most captivating storyline heading into the season. The junior’s personal best of 43.47 is just a quarter of a second off Schmitt’s record time of 43.22 seconds, and he’ll be gunning for that record this season. However, the German isn’t the only threat to go after that record. As aforementioned in the relay section, Tuomola is as talented as any freshman sprinter to ever enter the program, and the Fin’s top time of 50.52 in the 100-meter free is comparable to a sub 44-second mark in shortcourse yards. Tuomola is also a fantastic 50-free sprinter who boasts a blistering lifetime best of 22.41 in the long-course event and should team with Heyl to give LSU one of the better 1-2 sprint combinations in the SEC. In addition, look for LeNeave to be a major contributor in the sprint freestyle events. The senior co-captain took his skills to another level last season and registered the sixth-fastest 100-free split in school history at NCAA’s, 43.90. Hyvenen and Zeller will contribute in the sprint events as well. The Tigers have a number of solid performers in the middle-distance races. Hallum, a junior from Mesquite, Texas, has flashed record-setting potential at times and could develop into a terrific middle-distance swimmer, while Reynolds has
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continued to improve each season in the 200 free and is primed for his best year as a senior. Junior Luis Gonzalez is the Tigers’ best longdistance performer and gives the team stability in the 1000 and 1650 free, but the program is excited about the addition of Hamiltion, a prized distance prospect from Edinburgh, Scotland. The freshman brings in an impressive top time of 15:37.07 in the 1500m free and figures to instantly produce in the 1650 free, but he’s also good enough to impact the 200 and 500 free. Juniors Laust Helmig and Lamar Weeks, sophomore David Kingsford and Jones will lend depth to the short-distance free races, while seniors Luc Rykosky and Todd Burford and freshman Kevin Mihic will contribute in the middle- and long-distance events.
meet, and posted the second-fastest time in school history, 47.13. That time was nearly two seconds better than his previous best. With that kind of progression, it’s not inconceivable to think of Meyers as a championship contender although the conference is loaded in that race. Heyl should also be a force once again in the 100 back. The German ranks third all-time at LSU in that event and dropped more than a half a second off his season best as a freshman. Diefenthal, a native of Zuelpich, Germany, is the Tigers’ best performer in the 200 back. The sophomore quietly ended the season on an excellent note, shaving more than four seconds off his best time in high school as an exhibition swimmer at SEC’s. That effort proved Diefenthal was good enough to hang with the better backstrokers in the conference and a top-16 finish this season is a possibility. Newcomers Timothy Dasinger and Lee Duggins will give the team a boost in the 200 back as both own top times in the 1:48 range. Fellow freshmen Nick Kunkel and Brock Davis will provide depth in both events.
Without Gloeckner, the program record-holder in both the 200 and 400 individual medley events, the I.M. will have a different feel this season, but the Tigers remain in pretty good shape. In fact, four of the program’s top-seven performances all-time in the 400 I.M. have been recorded by swimmers on the current roster. Hallum has the most potential of the bunch to standout in that event this season. The junior showed great progress with his non-freestyle strokes, particularly the breaststroke, and qualified for a second swim at SEC’s last year with a ‘B’ cut mark of 3:52.05. LeNeave should continue to shave time in that race as well and give the Tigers a steady option in the 200 I.M. Moreover, Gonzalez and Telep, who are also ranked in LSU’s all-time top-seven in the 400 I.M., will be a big part of that race, while Decker and Voelkel will contribute in the 200 I.M. The Tigers should also receive a boost from the incoming Maryland tandem of Roddy and Wepasnick. Each has tremendous upside in the medley races.
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Heyl will step in and pace the Tigers’ attack in the 100 butterfly with the departure of program record-holder, Christoph Lubenau. Even though the junior rarely swam the 100 fly outside of postseason competition last year, he is a former AllAmerican in the event and ranks second all-time in school history with his personal best of 46.79. He also showed just how good he could be in the event with his fourth-place finish in the 100m fly at the 2009 U.S. Open. Meyers proved to be a pleasant surprise in the 100 fly last season, swimming an NCAA ‘B’ cut time and lifetime best of 47.47 and should make a push to reach the ‘A’ final at SEC’s. In addition, Reynolds is a quality 100-fly performer and will be a solid third option in the race. LeNeave is the Tigers’ best returning option in the 200 fly. The senior co-captain posted a careerbest time of 1:48.83 last year and should be in the scoring mix at SEC’s. Sophomore Martin Jungfleisch should step up in the 200 fly this season. The German showed promise at times last season such as his 1:49.93 clocking at the Art Adamson Invitational last November and could be poised for a break-out year. Weeks, Zeller and Helmig will see action in the butterfly races as well.
Backstroke
No event offers a higher ceiling for LSU at the 2010 SEC Championships than the 100 backstroke as the Tigers return one of the top duos in the conference with Meyers and Heyl. Both swam in the ‘A’ final of that event last season and are safe bets to reach that level again. Meyers’ transformation into an elite conference backstroker was one of more intriguing storylines to emerge from last year’s SEC’s. The junior co-captain captured fifth overall in the 100 back, a 12-spot improvement from his first conference
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Perhaps the squad’s deepest discipline in terms of depth is the breaststroke where the Tigers could have multiple scorers in both races at SEC’s and potentially one of the elite performers in the conference in Decker. Only one freshman swimmer in the SEC was faster than Decker in the 100 breast last season, and the sophomore already holds program top-five times in both events. This year, he’s a threat to reach both ‘A’ finals at the conference level, and an NCAA bid is well within reach. Senior Nate Telep is another rock solid performer who the Tigers can count on down the stretch. The Chandler, Ariz., native has tallied points for the Tigers in the 200 breast at the last two conference meets. The Tigers also saw the emergence of Hallum in the 200 breast last season as the junior swam to a top-16 conference finish in that event with a personal best of 2:00.89. Furthermore, the Tigers will welcome a pair of outstanding breaststroke prospects – Sean Roddy and Zack Wepasnick. Roddy, a native of Baltimore, Md., who trained at the elite North Baltimore Aquatic Club, is one of the fastest 100-breast swimmers in the country at the prep level with a sizzling personal best of 55.22. Wepasnick, another Maryland product, possesses an outstanding prep time of 2:03.11 in the 200 breast. Sophomore Steffen Voelkel will also contribute in both races this season.
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Individual Medley
Vieke enters his sophomore season at LSU with the chance to become one of the better divers in the conference. As a freshman, the Indianapolis, Ind., product qualified for the finals of all three diving events at the NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Regional and also scored in all three events at SEC’s. Diving coach Doug Shaffer believes his talented sophomore is very mature physically and mentally for such a young collegiate athlete and will continue to grow and develop in 2009-10. Expect Vieke to increase his level of difficulty on his dive sets and challenge for a spot in the finals of both springboard events at SEC’s. In addition, if he can perform to the best of his abilities at the Zone Regional, he may earn an invitation to NCAA’s. Shaffer also sees fellow sophomore Brian Gemberling making some headway in his second year and emerging as a solid performer during the post-season. The Levittown, Pa., product showed flashes last year of what he’s capable of down the road such as his 351.75 score in the three-meter against Delta State, which is seventh in program annals. Freshman Jesse Lyman will be the Tigers’ lone newcomer in the diving ranks. A former high school wrestler from Cherry Hill, N.J., Lyman brings lots of raw talent and ability, and Shaffer will look to refine his skills in his first season. Like the women, the men’s divers will also compete in a pair of diving invitationals at Alabama and Georgia in preparation for the SEC Championships in February and the NCAA Zone Diving Regional in March.
Opponent Information Alabama Crimson Tide
Florida Atlantic Owls
Friday, November 6 Alabama Aquatics Center
Friday, January 8 FAU Pool
Location: Tuscaloosa, Ala. Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Complex: Alabama Aquatics Center Head Coach: Eric McIlquham Year at School: Seventh Diving Coach: Pat Greenwell Men’s 2009 NCAA Finish: 21st Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: 38th Men’s 2009 Conference Finish: Fifth Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: Sixth Media Contact: Roots Woodruff Phone: (205) 348-2088 Email: rwoodruff@ia.ua.edu
Location: Boca Raton, Fla. Conference: Sun Belt Conference Complex: FAU Pool Head Coach: Steve Eckelkamp Year at School: 20th Diving Coach: Michelle Sandelin Men’s 2009 NCAA Finish: N/A Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: N/A Men’s 2009 Conference Finish: Sixth Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: Fourth Media Contact: TBA Phone: TBA Email: TBA
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Florida State Seminoles
Friday, October 23 LSU Natatorium
Saturday, November 7 Morcom Aquatic Center
Location: Auburn, Ala. Conference: Southeastern (Western Division) Complex: James E. Martin Aquatics Center Head Coach: Brett Hawke Year at School: Third (First as Head Coach) Diving Coach: Jeff Shaffer Men’s 2009 NCAA Finish: First Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: Sixth Men’s 2009 Conference Finish: First Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: Second Media Contact: Kendra Lee Phone: (334) 844-9182 Email: kal0014@auburn.edu
Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Conference: Atlantic Coast Complex: Morcom Aquatic Center Head Coach: Neil Harper Year at School: 11th Diving Coach: Patrick Jeffrey Men’s 2009 NCAA Finish: 20th Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: N/A Men’s 2009 Conference Finish: Second Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: Fourth Media Contact: Britney Wright Phone: (850) 644-3920 Email: blw06g@fsu.edu
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Florida Gators
Houston Cougars
Sunday, January 10 O’Connell Center Natatorium
Friday, January 29 (women) Saturday, January 30 (women) CRWC Natatorium
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Location: Gainesville, Fla. Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Complex: O’Connell Center Natatorium Head Coach: Gregg Troy Year at School: 11th Diving Coach: Donnie Craine Men’s 2009 NCAA Finish: Fifth Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: Seventh Men’s 2009 Conference Finish: Second Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: First Media Contact: Kelly Reynolds Phone: (352) 375-4683 x6175 Email: kellyr@gators.uaa.ufl.edu
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Location: Houston, Texas Conference: Conference USA Complex: CRWC Natatorium Head Coach: Mark Taylor Year at School: Eighth Diving Coach: Jane Figueiredo Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: 17th Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: Second Media Contact: Jamie Zarda Phone: (713) 743-9406 Email: jczarda@central.uh.edu www.UHcougars.com
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Opponent Information New Orleans Privateers
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Friday, November 13 UNO Aquatic Center Saturday, January 30 (men) LSU Natatorium Location: New Orleans, La. Conference: Sun Belt Conference Complex: UNO Aquatic Center Head Coach: Randy Horner Year at School: Third Diving Coach: Richard Marschner Men’s 2009 NCAA Finish: N/A Women’s 2009 NCAA Finish: N/A Men’s 2009 Conference Finish: Fifth Women’s 2009 Conference Finish: Fifth Media Contact: Jason Plotkin Email: jplotkin@uno.edu www.UNOprivateers.com
Rice Owls Friday, January 29 (women) Saturday, January 30 (women) CRWC Natatorium Location: Houston, Texas Conference: Conference USA Complex: Rice Aquatics Center Head Coach: Seth Huston Year at School: Eighth Women’s NCAA Finish: N/A Women’s Conference Finish: Third Media Contact: John Sullivan Phone: (713) 348-5636 Email: jsully@rice.edu www.RiceOwls.cstv.com
Tennessee Volunteers Friday, October 16 (men) Saturday, October 17 (women) LSU Natatorium Location: Knoxville, Tenn. Conference: Southeastern (Eastern Division) Complex: Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center Head Coach: Matt Kredich Year at School: Fifth Diving Coach: Dave Parrington Men’s NCAA Finish: Eighth Women’s NCAA Finish: 13th Men’s Conference Finish: Third Women’s Conference Finish: Fourth Men’s Media Contact: Drew Rutherford Phone: (865) 974-2743 Email: aruther5@utk.edu Women’s Media Contact: Zach Stipe Phone: (865) 974-0311 Email: zstipe@utk.edu
Year at School: Sixth Women’s Head Coach: Steve Bultman Year at School: 11th Diving Coach: Kevin Wright Men’s NCAA Finish: 12th Women’s NCAA Finish: Eighth Men’s Conference Finish: Third Women’s Conference Finish: Second Media Contact: Brad Marquardt Phone: (979) 845-5725 Email: bmarquardt@athletics.tamu.edu www.AggieAthletics.com
Tulane Green Wave Friday, October 30 (women) LSU Natatorium Location: New Orleans, La. Conference: Conference USA Complex: Reily Student Rec Center Natatorium Head Coach: Lena Guarriello Year at School: First Women’s NCAA Finish: N/A Women’s Conference Finish: N/A Media Contact: Richie Weaver Phone: (504) 314-7232 Email: rweaver@tulane.edu www.TulaneGreenWave.com
2010 SEC Championships February 17-20 Gabrielsen Natatorium Location: Athens, Ga. Host: Georgia SEC Contact: Ayanna Wakefield Phone: (205) 458-3000 Email: awakefield@sec.org 2009 Men’s Champion: Auburn 2009 Women’s Champion: Florida www.SECsports.com
2010 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Women’s NCAA Championships March 18-20 Boilermaker Aquatic Center Location: West Lafayette, Ind. Host: Purdue 2009 Champion: California Men’s NCAA Championships March 25-27 McCorkle Aquatics Pavilion
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Location: Columbus, Ohio Host: Ohio State 2009 Champion: Auburn
Texas A&M Aggies
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Saturday, January 23 LSU Natatorium Location: College Station, Texas Conference: Big 12 Complex: Student Rec Center Natatorium Men’s Head Coach: Jay Holmes
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Rosters Lady Tigers Name Event(s) Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Brooke Barnett Distance Free/I.M. 5-3 Jr. 2L Sarasota, Fla. (Sarasota Christian HS) Mary Beck Back/I.M./Free 5-9 So. TR Austin, Texas (Westlake HS/California) Kannon Betzen Breast/I.M./Free 5-7 Jr. 2L Hobbs, N.M. (Hobbs HS) Samantha Goates Back/Sprint Free 5-10 So. 1L Visalia, Calif. (Exeter Union HS) Lauren Grandy Free 5-11 Sr. 3L Humble, Texas (Humble HS) 5-10 Fr. HS Canyon County, Calif. (William S. Hart HS) Chelsea Griffiths Back/Free Sara Haley Fly/Free 5-4 Fr. HS El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge HS) Amanda Kendall Free/Fly 5-8 Fr. HS Fairfax, Va. (Robinson Secondary School) 5-9 Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Joseph’s Academy) Leigh Ann King Sprint Free/Breast Audrey Lawson Fly/Free 5-3 Fr. HS Erlanger, Ky. (Notre Dame Academy) Kaelee Mader I.M./Back 5-10 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Cypress Fairbanks HS) Morgan McGee Back/Free/Fly 5-10 So. 1L Shreveport, La. (Caddo Parish HS) Jana Ruimerman Back/I.M. 5-5 Fr. HS Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS) Fly/Breast 5-7 Jr. 2L Plano, Texas (Plano HS) Ali Sanford Elle Schmidt Diving 5-6 Fr. HS Mansfield, Ohio (St. Peters HS) Shanna Spears Distance Free/Fly 5-7 Jr. 1L Marietta, Ga. (Kennesaw Mountain HS) Rebecca St. Germain Diving 5-4 Fr. HS San Antonio, Texas (Winston Churchill HS) Jane Trepp Sprint Free/Fly/Breast 5-9 Jr. 2L Tallinn, Estonia (Gustav Adolf Grammar School) Sally Wood I.M./Free 5-5 Fr. HS Edinburgh, Scotland (Trinity Academy)
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Tigers Name Event(s) Ht. Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Previous School) Todd Burford Distance Free/I.M./Fly 5-11 Sr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic HS) Timmy Dasinger Back/Free 5-11 Fr. HS Madison, Miss. (Madison Central HS) Brock Davis Back/Free 6-3 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (University Lab HS) Ben Decker Breast/I.M. 6-4 So. 1L Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood HS) Simon Diefenthal Back/Free 6-6 So. 1L Zuelpich, Germany (Coral Glades HS) Lee Duggins Back/I.M. 6-1 Fr. HS Prospect, Ky. (St. Xavier HS) Brian Gemberling Diving 5-8 So. 1L Levittown, Pa. (Neshaminy HS) Luis Gonzalez Distance Free/I.M. 6-0 Jr. 2L Tlaquepaque, Mexico (El Colegio De Bachielleres Del Estado) Free/I.M./Breast 6-2 Jr. 2L Mesquite, Texas (Ralph Poteet HS) Clint Hallum Craig Hamilton Distance Free 6-3 Fr. HS Edinburgh, Scotland (George Watson’s College) 6-3 Jr. 1L Aalsgaarde, Denmark (Helsingoer Gymnasium) Laust Helmig Sprint Free/Fly Hannes Heyl Sprint Free/Back/Fly 6-1 Jr. 2L Grosslehna, Germany (Sportgymnasium Leipzig) 6-0 Fr. HS Vantan, Finland (Makclanrinteen Luklo) Reijo Hyvenen Sprint Free/Breast Free/Fly 5-11 Fr. HS Houston, Texas (Mayde Creek HS) Tim Jones Martin Jungfleisch Fly/Free 5-9 So. 1L Bremerhaven, Germany (Lloyd Gymnasium Bremerhaven) David Kingsford Back/Free 5-11 So. SQ Maitland, Fla. (Winter Park HS) Nick Kunkel Back 6-0 Fr. HS Fort Wright, Ky. (Covington Catholic HS) Sean LeNeave Free/I.M./Fly 6-0 Sr. 3L Conroe, Texas (Conroe HS) Jesse Lyman Diving 5-5 Fr. HS Cherry Hill, N.J. (Cherry Hill HS) Chris Mericas Back 6-3 Fr. HS Austin, Texas (McNeil HS) James Meyers Back/Fly/Free 6-1 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (St. Michael’s HS) Kevin Mihic Free/I.M. 5-11 Fr. HS Lombard, Ill. (Glenbard East HS) Andrew Reynolds Free/Fly 5-9 Sr. 3L Broussard, La. (Episcopal School of Acadiana) Sean Roddy Breast/I.M. 6-1 Fr. HS Towson, Md. (Loyola Blakefield HS) Luc Rykosky Distance Free/Back/I.M. 6-1 Sr. 3L Metairie, La. (East Jefferson HS) Nate Telep Breast/I.M. 5-10 Sr. 3L Chandler, Ariz. (Corona del Sol HS) Andrei Tuomola Sprint Free/Breast 6-5 Fr. HS Haarajoki, Finland (Makclanrinteen Luklo) Matt Vieke Diving 5-11 So. 1L Indianapolis, Ind. (Heritage Christian HS) Steffen Voelkel Breast/I.M. 6-6 So. 1L Hamburg, Germany (Coral Glades HS) Lamar Weeks Fly/Free/Back 5-11 Jr. 1L Plano, Texas (Plano HS) Zack Wepasnick Breast/I.M. 6-1 Fr. HS Brookeville, Md. (Our Lady of Good Counsel HS) Eric Zeller Sprint Free/Fly 6-2 Jr. 1L Hobbs, N.M. (Hobbs HS)
Pronunciation Guide Lady Tigers Jana Ruimerman..............JAN-nuh ROO-mer-man Jane Trepp.......................YAH-nay Tigers Timmy Dasinger..............Day-ZING-er Simon Diefenthal............Dee-FIN-thall
Laust Helmig...................Lowlst HELL-mig Hannes Heyl....................HAH-nes HIGH-uhl Reijo Hyvenen.................RAY-yuh HU-vuh-nen Martin Jungfleisch...........Young-FLY-sch Kevin Mihic......................MEE-hick Luc Rykosky.....................RYE-cah-ski Andrei Tuomola...............TOO-uh-MAL-uh Matt Vieke.......................VEEK Steffen Voelkel................VOLE-kuhl Zack Wepasnick..............Wah-PEZ-nick
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NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS Men’s Qualifying Standards Event 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 Individual Medley 400 Individual Medley 200 Freestyle Relay 400 Freestyle Relay 800 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay
25-Yard Course ‘A’ ‘B’ 19.35 20.31 42.26 44.37 1:33.61 1:38.29 4:15.68 4:28.46 14:51.15 15:35.70 46.04 48.34 1:42.95 1:48.09 46.69 49.02 1:41.53 1:46.60 52.87 55.51 1:54.25 1:59.96 1:44.13 1:49.33 3:44.88 3:56.12 1:17.69 1:21.57 2:52.47 3:01.09 6:23.26 6:42.42 1:25.66 1:29.94 3:08.22 3:17.63
25-Meter Course ‘A’ ‘B’ 21.60 22.67 47.17 49.53 1:44.48 1:49.70 3:43.70 3:54.88 14:48.49 15:32.91 51.39 53.96 1:54.90 2:00.64 52.11 54.72 1:53.32 1:58.98 59.01 1:01.96 2:07.52 2:13.89 1:56.22 2:02.03 4:10.99 4:23.53 1:26.71 1:31.04 3:12.49 3:22.12 7:07.75 7:29.14 1:35.61 1:40.39 3:30.07 3:40.58
50-Meter Course ‘A’ ‘B’ 22.51 23.62 48.97 51.42 1:48.22 1:53.64 3:51.39 4:02.95 15:23.48 16:09.64 53.05 55.70 1:58.88 2:04.82 55.92 58.71 1:59.59 2:05.57 1:01.77 1:04.85 2:13.16 2:19.82 2:01.51 2:07.58 4:19.98 4:32.98 1:30.34 1:34.85 3:19.85 3:29.84 7:22.06 7:44.16 1:39.84 1:44.83 3:39.89 3:50.88
One-meter Diving Points Dual 290/300* Three-meter Diving Points Dual 310/320* Platform Diving Points Dual 290/300*
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Women’s Qualifying Standards Event 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 Individual Medley 400 Individual Medley 200 Freestyle Relay 400 Freestyle Relay 800 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay
25-Yard Course ‘A’ ‘B’ 21.93 23.02 47.84 50.23 1:44.02 1:49.22 4:38.46 4:52.41 15:53.38 16:41.04 52.02 54.62 1:54.95 2:00.69 53.01 55.66 1:53.37 1:59.24 59.99 1:02.98 2:10.32 2:16.83 1:56.13 2:01.93 4:07.33 4:19.69 1:28.35 1:32.76 3:14.93 3:24.67 7:02.07 7:23.17 1:37.81 1:42.70 3:32.56 3:43.18
25-Meter Course ‘A’ ‘B’ 24.48 25.70 53.40 56.07 1:56.10 2:01.90 4:03.63 4:15.83 15:50.53 16:38.05 58.06 1:00.97 2:08.30 2:14.70 59.17 1:02.13 2:06.53 2:13.09 1:06.96 1:10.30 2:25.45 2:32.72 2:09.61 2:16.09 4:36.04 4:49.84 1:38.61 1:43.53 3:37.56 3:48.43 7:51.07 8:14.62 1:49.17 1:54.63 3:57.24 4:09.09
50-Meter Course ‘A’ ‘B’ 25.18 26.44 54.74 57.48 1:59.02 2:04.97 4:10.42 4:22.96 16:17.83 17:06.71 59.32 1:02.29 2:10.48 2:17.00 1:02.15 1:05.26 2:12.29 2:19.14 1:08.96 1:12.40 2:28.43 2:35.85 2:13.95 2:20.64 4:42.35 4:56.46 1:41.44 1:46.50 3:43.04 3:54.18 8:02.92 8:27.07 1:52.56 1:58.19 4:03.21 4:17.13
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One-meter Diving Points Dual 255/265* Three-meter Diving Points Dual 270/280* Platform Diving Points Dual 260/225# * - Qualifying total when using six optional dives with standard D.D. # - Qualifying total when using five optional dives with standard D.D.
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Hobbs, N.M. • Hobbs HS Breaststroke/I.M./Freestyle
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
Led the Lady Tigers in the long-distance freestyle races … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam to a 17th-place finish in the 1650 freestyle (17:06.19) at SEC’s … Also placed 27th in the 500 free with a season-best time of 4:59.09 and 25th in the 400 I.M. with a personal best of 4:34.53 … Posted the fifth-fastest 1650-freestyle mark in school history, 16:45.90, at the Art Adamson Invitational to capture fifth overall … Took runner-up honors in 1000 free in a win over Florida State (10:25.97) … Part of a 1-2-3 LSU finish in the 400 I.M. against Delta State … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Emerged as one of the top distance freestyle swimmers on the squad … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Registered a career-best time in the 500 free (4:57.73) and a season-best mark in the 1650 free (17:04.29) at SEC’s … Both marks were second on the team for the season … Won the consolation final of the 500 free (4:58.35) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Seized runner-up honors in the 200 and 500 freestyle races versus Delta State … Took second-place in both the 1000 free (10:20.16) and the 500 free (5:01.75) against Alabama and Vanderbilt … Notched a season best in the 1000 free (10:19.31) at Florida State … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
A four-time all-area selection at Sarasota Christian High School who specialized in distance freestyle … Member of two YMCA national championship teams in 2005 and 2006 … Recorded a personalbest time of 4:57.88 in the 500 free … Recipient of the Olympic Spirit Award … Class president and a two-time Scholastic All-American … Member of the National Honor Society.
PERSONAL
Born June 15, 1988 in Tampa, Fla. … Parents are Randy and Donna Barnett … Has one younger brother, Beau … Majoring in kinesiology.
BROOKE’S TOP TIMES 500 freestyle 1000 freestyle 1650 freestyle 400 individual medley
4:57.73 10:07.47* 16:45.90 4:34.53
2008 SEC Championships 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2009 SEC Championships
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Competed in the 2009 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, reaching the ‘B’ final of the 100m breaststroke … Claimed 15th overall with a lifetime best of 1:10.46 … Also placed 33rd in the 200 I.M. with a time of 2:19.87 and 36th in the 200 breast (2:37.41).
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Emerged as one of the Lady Tigers’ top performers down the stretch … Held the team’s fastest mark in the 200 breaststroke and ranked second in the 100 breaststroke … Tallied points for the squad in both breaststroke races at the SEC Championships … Registered a 14th-place finish in the 100 breast with the second-fastest time in program annals, 1:01.76 … Placed 16th overall in the 200 breast (2:17.97) … Qualified for the ‘B’ final of that event with a lifetime best of 2:16.39, fourth-fastest all-time at LSU … Finished 27th in the 200 I.M. with a personal best of 2:02.71, also ranked fourth in school history … Swam the breaststroke leg in the 400 medley relay, helping the team take fifth overall … Won the consolation final of the 100 breast (1:03.78) at the Art Adamson Invitational … Claimed first-place in both the 100 breast (1:04.70) and 200 I.M. (2:06.28) at the LSU Invitational … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Proved to be one of LSU’s most versatile swimmers in her first year … Played a pivotal role on the then-record-breaking 400 medley relay team at the Georgia Tech Invitational … The squad recorded a time of 3:43.58 to shatter the previous best set by the same team against Georgia a month earlier … Finished the season with two top-10 all-time marks in Lady Tigers’ history … Registered the third-best 100-breaststroke time (1:03.32) in program annals at the SEC Championships … Helped the 800 freestyle relay team take eighth at SEC’s … Captured third in the 100 breaststroke and took fifth in the 200 I.M. at the Georgia Tech Invite … Tallied victories in the 100 breaststroke and 200 I.M. against Houston and Rice … Swam a time of 2:03.79 in the 200 I.M. to emerge victorious versus No. 20 Florida State … Her mark against the Seminoles was the seventh-best 200 I.M. time in school history … Won both the 100 breaststroke and 200 I.M. versus Notre Dame … Voted one of the team’s top newcomers at the annual banquet … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top breaststroke swimmers in the nation and a five-time letterwinner at Hobbs High School … A three-time high school state champion in the 100 breaststroke and a two-time state title-holder in the 200 individual medley … Earned All-America honors twice in the 100 breaststroke and 200 I.M. … Brings in career-best times of 1:04.51 and 2:22.70 in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, respectively … Broke records in all events 50 times and posted one state high school record … Maintained a 4.0 grade point average and was a two-time U.S. Swimming Scholastic All-American … Teammates with fellow LSU swimmer Eric Zeller.
PERSONAL
Austin, Texas • California/Westlake HS Backstroke/I.M./Freestyle FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09 AT CALIFORNIA)
An impact performer and NCAA qualifier in her first season with the national champion California Bears … Transferred to LSU and will be eligible to compete in the upcoming 2009-10 season … Competed in three individual events at the 2009 NCAA Championships … Posted a 29th-place finish in the 100 back with a time of 53.44 … Finished 36th in the 200 back (1:54.85) and 38th in the 200 I.M. (1:59.51) … Qualified for the ‘A’ final of all three of her races at the Pac-10 Championships … Claimed fourth overall in the 200 back with a mark of 1:54.71 … Took eighth in both the 100 back (53.55) and 200 I.M. (2:00.73).
Born March 9, 1989 in Roswell, N.M. … Parents are Ray and Diedra Betzen … Has two older sisters, Raeann and Adrienne … Majoring in biological sciences.
KANNON’S TOP TIMES
100 freestyle 200 freestyle 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 individual medley
50.86 1:51.46 1:01.76 2:16.39 2:02.71
2009 SEC Championships Time Trial 2008 at Florida 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships
samantha
goates
So. • 5’10” • 1L Visalia, Calif. • Exeter Union HS Backstroke/Sprint Freestyle
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Arguably the top swimming prospect at the prep level in the country … Named Swimming World Magazine’s National Female High School Swimmer of the Year in both her junior and senior seasons … Shattered a national high school record in the 200 I.M. with a time of 1:56.45 and broke the public high school record in the 100 back (53.03).
• LSU Record-holder in the 200 backstroke
FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 7, 1991 in Anchorage, Alaska … Parents are Gene and Martha Beck … Has one younger sister, Margaret … Plans to major in marine biology.
MARY’S TOP TIMES (AT CALIFORNIA) 200 freestyle 100 backstroke 200 backstroke 200 individual medley
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1:47.40 53.44 1:54.36 1:59.51
2009 Pac-10 Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 Pac-10 Championships 2009 NCAA Championships
Proved to be the fastest 200-yard backstroker in school history in her first year … Also ranked third on the team in the 100 backstroke … Competed in 10 dual meets, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Placed 23rd in the 200 back at SEC’s with a mark of 2:01.91 and 25th in the 100 back with a time of 56.05 … Also finished 24th in the 50 freestyle at the conference meet with the ninth-fastest mark all-time at LSU, 23.29 … Emerged as one of the Lady Tigers’ top swimmers at the Art Adamson Invitational, breaking the school mark in the 200 back ... Captured fifth in the finals of that race with her record time of 1:57.52 … Posted a sixth-place finish in the 100 back with a lifetime best of 55.43 … Recorded a second-place finish in the 100 back at the LSU Invitational (56.81) … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top prep swimmers from the West Coast … Recorded six All-America times in the 50 free and 100 back during her four-year career … Captured eight individual medals at the high school level
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Lady Tigers … Named the 2008 Fresno Bee Swimmer of the Year … Member of her school’s athletic Hall of Fame … Boasts top times of 23.58 and 56.04 in the 50 free and 100 back, respectively … Graduated as her class’ salutatorian … Coached by Bruce Montgomery.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 23, 1990 in Los Angeles, Calif. … Parents are Gary and Joanie Griffiths … Plans to major in business.
PERSONAL
SARA
Born March 16, 1990 in Visalia, Calif. … Parents are Larry and Rebecca Goates … Has one sister, Taylor … Plans to major in history.
SAMANTHA’S BEST TIMES 50 freestyle 100 backstroke 200 backstroke
23.29 55.43 1:57.52*
FR. • 5’4” • HS EL DORADO HILLS, CALIF. • OAKRIDGE HS BUTTERFLY/freestyle
2009 SEC Championships 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2008 Art Adamson Invitational
PRIOR TO LSU
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Proved to be one of the top 200-butterfly performers in the country … Competed at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200m fly after qualifying with a time of 2:14.04 … That mark was ranked in the top 100 in the world for the 2008 competition season … Also took part in the 2009 Conoco Phillips USA Swimming National Championships where she swam the 200m fly in 2:17.28 … Earned a five-star recruit ranking by Swimming World Magazine … Claims impressive top times of 54.95 and 1:59.85 in the 100- and 200-yard butterfly, respectively.
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GRANDY
Sr. • 5’11” • 3L Humble, TexaS • Humble HS Freestyle
PERSONAL
JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Led the Lady Tigers in 200- and 500-yard freestyle races … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Tallied points for the squad at SEC’s with a 16th-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:49.24) … Qualified for the ‘B’ final of that race with the third-fastest mark in school history, 1:47.84 … Placed 17th in the 500 free with a career best of 4:50.41 … That mark also ranks third alltime at LSU … Also claimed a personal best in the 100 free with a time of 50.71 … Finished 19th in the 200 free at the Art Adamson Invitational with a time of 1:49.92 … Emerged victorious in the 500 free in a win over Kentucky with a time of 4:59.72 … Topped the field in the 100 free against Delta State … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Received her third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Enjoyed a fine sophomore campaign in middle-distance freestyle events … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Set a team-best mark in the 500 free (4:54.37) and a season-best time in the 200 free (1:49.37) at SEC’s … Emerged victorious in the 200-free consolation final at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Seized first-place in the 1000 free (10:32.33) versus Delta State … Tallied second-place finishes in both the 100- and 200-freestyle races against Houston and Rice … Placed second in the 500 free at the 20th-ranked Florida State Seminoles … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
LSU’s top middle-distance freestyle swimmer as a freshman … Competed in every dual meet, the SMU Classic and the SEC Championships … Was the Lady Tigers’ highest finisher in both the 200 and 500 free at SEC’s … Posted the sixth-best 200-free time in school history in a 13th-place finish at SEC’s (1:49.59) … Reached the consolation finals of the 200 free … Recorded the ninth-fastest 500 free time in school history in an 18th-place finish at the same meet (4:54.45) … Helped the 800 free relay team take sixth-place at SEC’s (7:27.66) … Qualified and placed sixth in the 500-free championship final at the SMU Classic (5:05.40) and finished ninth in the 200 free (1:53.73) … Tallied two individual wins in dual-meet competition versus Arkansas and Delta State … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
Born April 26, 1991 in Amherst, Ohio … Parents are Tim and Stephanie Haley … Has one brother, T.D. … Her mother, Stephanie swam collegiately at EMU … Plans to major in mass communication.
AMANDA
KENDALL
FR. • 5’8” • HS FAIRFAX, VA. • ROBINSON SECONDARY SCHOOL FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top short-distance freestyle swimmers in the country who enjoyed a phenomenal high school career … A four-time Virginia state champion in the 50 freestyle and three-time state champ in the 100 free … Also an 11-time All-American from 2006-08 … Shattered five state records during her high school career … A member of the CollegeSwimming.com Top 100 … Also earned a five-star ranking from Swimming World Magazine … Named The Washington Post’s 2009 Swimmer of the Year … Also earned first-team All-Metro honors from the newspaper in all four seasons … Holds lifetime bests of 23.32, 50.58 and 1:50.10 in the 50, 100 and 200 free, respectively … Also claims a personal best of 55.11 in the 100 butterfly … Coached by Rich Gordon and Tom Koucheravy.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 16, 1991 in Fairfax, Va. … Parents are Alan and Cheri Kendall … Has one sister, Jennifer, and one brother, Cody.
LEIGH ANN
king
sR. • 5’9” • 2l baton rouge, la. • st. joseph’s academy sprint freestyle/breaststroke
PRIOR TO LSU
Lettered four years in swimming and water polo at Humble High School … Named team MVP three times during her career … Four-year state qualifier and All-American … Became the school recordholder in the 200 and 500 freestyle and 200 and 400 free relays … 2004 Canadian Olympic Trials qualifier … Coached by Chuck Blackman.
PERSONAL
Born Oct. 5, 1988 in Fort McMurray, Canada … Parents are David and Diane Grandy … Has one brother, Dylan and one sister, Nicole … Majoring in mass communication with a concentration in broadcast journalism.
LAUREN’S TOP TIMES 100 freestyle 200 freestyle 500 freestyle
50.71 1:47.84 4:50.41
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FR. • 5’10” • HS CANYON COUNTY, CALIF. • WILLIAM S. HART HS Backstroke/Freestyle Outstanding backstroker who possesses arguably the fastest 100-back time ever recorded by an LSU signee prior to college, 54.98 … A member of two southern California championship relay teams in 2008-09 … Also a four-time All-American, six-time Junior National qualifier and multiple Junior Olympic champion … Boasts top times of 51.83 and 2:02.07 in the 100 freestyle and 200 back, respectively … Coached by Steve Neale.
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Added to a deep group of sprint freestyle swimmers … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam a career best of 23.45 in the 50 freestyle to place 30th at SEC’s … Also claimed a career best in the 100 free (51.40) and posted a mark of 1:05.01 in the 100 breaststroke … Won the 50 free against Delta State … Part of a 1-2-3 LSU sweep in the 50 free on the road at Arkansas … Played a significant role in helping the Lady Tigers tie Alabama … Took third in the 50 free versus the Crimson Tide and anchored the women’s 400 freestyle ‘B’ relay squad to a second-place finish to secure the tie … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her second varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
CHELSEA
PRIOR TO LSU
JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Enjoyed a solid season in her first year at LSU … Competed in 10 dual meets, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Set season-best times in three events at SEC’s … Swam the 50 free in 23.49 seconds and the 200 free in 1:56.45 at the conference meet … Also recorded a season-best time of 51.66 in the 100 free to place 26th … Helped the 200 freestyle relay squad register a fifth-place finish at SEC’s … Won the 100 free (52.91) against Delta State … Played a role on the winning 400 freestyle relay team versus Houston and Rice … Earned her first varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07 AT FLORIDA STATE)
Lettered for one season at Florida State ... Helped win the 200 freestyle relay versus Akron in a holiday meet.
PRIOR TO COLLEGE
Held the Louisiana high school state record in the 50 free (23.11) ... Was a four-time All-American, Senior National qualifier in the 50 free and Junior National qualifier in the 100 free ... Helped lead St. Joseph’s Academy to three Division I state meet championships ... Held city records in the 50 and 100 free as well as in the 200 and 400 free relays.
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Born Aug. 24, 1987 in Baton Rouge, La. ... Parents are Joseph and Jodi King ... Has one sister, Erin ... Father attended LSU ... Majoring in mass communication with a concentration in public relations.
LEIGH ANN’S TOP TIMES 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 100 breaststroke
23.45 51.40 1:05.01
PERSONAL
Born Nov. 2, 1989 … Parents are Jimmie and Renee McGee … Has one brother, Mason and two sisters, Meredith and Madeline … Plans to major in education.
MORGAN’S TOP TIMES
2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships
50 freestyle 23.14 2009 SEC Championships Time Trial 100 backstroke 54.46 2009 SEC Championships 200 backstroke 1:57.81 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 100 butterfly 54.57 2009 SEC Championships
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RUIMERMAN
ERLANGER, KY. • NOTRE DAME ACADEMY BUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE
FR. • 5’5” • HS AURORA, COLO. • GRANDVIEW HS Backstroke/I.M.
PRIOR TO LSU
A regional champion and four-year letterwinner at Notre Dame Academy who specialized in butterfly and freestyle events … Enjoyed a fine meet at the 2009 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, finishing 13th overall in the 200m butterfly … Recorded a blistering lifetime best of 2:13.88 in the prelims of that event … Also a key contributor on four district and regional championship teams … Earned a four-star ranking from Swimming World Magazine … Brings in a top time of 1:59.83 in the 200 butterfly … A state finalist in the 500 free and 100 fly from 2006-08 … Coached by Emily Maier.
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LAWSON FR. • 5’3” • HS
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An all-around swimmer who specialized in backstroke, middledistance freestyle and individual medley races at Grandview High School in Aurora, Colo. … Holds the school record in the 500 free and was a member of a state runner-up 200 medley relay squad … Possesses top times of 2:01.38 and 4:28.11 in the 200 back and 400 I.M., respectively … Coached by Kathy McDavid and Jenny Bailey.
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Born Dec. 28, 1990 in Cincinnati, Ohio … Parents are James and Lisa Lawson … Has one sister, Natalie … Plans to major in biological sciences.
Born Oct. 23, 1990 in Knoxville, Tenn. … Parents are Jim and Judi Ruimerman … Has one brother, Eric … Plans to major in civil engineering.
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JR. • 5’7” • 2L PLANO, TEXAS • PLANO HS BUTTERFLY/BREASTSTROKE
HOUSTON, TEXAS • CYPRESS FAIRBANKS HS I.M./BUTTERFLY/BACKSTROKE
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
PRIOR TO LSU
Versatile swimmer who earned multiple All-State and All-America honors during her prep career … Held four school records at Cypress Fairbanks High School in Houston, Texas … Boasts top times of 2:04.66 in the 200 individual medley, 2:02.01 in the 200 butterfly, 2:04.13 in the 200 backstroke and 4:22.64 in the 400 I.M. … Coached by Robert Tidmore and Clayton Cagle.
Contributed to butterfly and breaststroke races … Competed in 10 dual meets, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam a lifetime best of 56.42 in the 100 butterfly at SEC’s … Also posted marks of 2:05.08 and 1:07.80 in the 200 fly and 100 breast, respectively … Placed 23rd in the 200 fly at the Art Adamson Invitational with a time of 2:05.05 … Recorded a personal best of 2:04.35 in the prelims of that event … Received her second varsity letter.
PERSONAL
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Born July 24, 1991 in Houston, Texas … Parents are Bob and Sherri Mader … Has one brother, Kyle.
MORGAN
MCGEE
SO. • 5’10” • IL SHREVEPORT, LA. • CADDO PARISH HS Backstroke/Freestyle/BUTTERFLY FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
Proved to be the Lady Tigers’ best freshman and a force during dual-meet competition … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Posted a 16th-place finish in the 200 backstroke at SEC’s with a mark of 1:59.58 … Just missed the consolation final of the 100 back, placing 17th with an NCAA ‘B’ cut provisional time and personal best of 54.46 … Recorded a lifetime best in the 100 butterfly, 54.57, to finish 19th … That mark ranks seventh in program annals … Also swam the seventh-fastest time in school history in the 50 freestyle (23.14) in a SEC time trial … Enjoyed a fantastic outing at the Art Adamson Invitational en route to SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Week honors (11/25/08) … Claimed the second-best marks all-time at LSU in both back events … Captured fourth in the 100 back with a time of 54.54 … Took seventh in the 200 back with a personal best of 1:57.81 … Swept both back events in three dual meets during the regular season … Emerged victorious in the 100 back (55.47) and 200 back (2:00.84) against Alabama … Won the 100 back (55.90) and 200 back (2:01.43) in a win over Kentucky … Also swam to victory in both races versus Arkansas … Topped the field in the 200 back at the LSU Invitational … Named the Lady Tigers’ Newcomer of the Year at the program’s annual banquet … Earned her first varsity letter.
Provided quality depth in the butterfly events … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam the 100-yard breaststroke in a season best of 1:08.42 at SEC’s … Recorded her top time of the season in the 100 fly (57.31) to place 11th at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Tallied runner-up finishes in the 100 and 200 fly against Delta State … Notched third-place in the 100 fly (58.31) versus South Carolina … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
A 13-time All-American at Plano Senior High School … Lettered in four seasons and qualified for state all four times … Named Athlete of the Week in 2005 by the Dallas Morning News … Finished 10th in the 100 butterfly at the 5A state championships (57.38) … Member of the second-place 200 freestyle relay that was named Relay Team of the Year by the Dallas Morning News … Teammates with fellow LSU swimmer Lamar Weeks.
PERSONAL
Born Jan. 25, 1989 in Dallas, Texas … Parents are Doug and Renee Sanford … Has one older brother, Robert and one younger sister, Sallie … Majoring in communication studies.
ALI’S TOP TIMES 100 butterfly 200 butterfly 100 breaststroke
2009 SEC Championships 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2009 SEC Championships
ELLE
SCHMIDT
FR. • 5’6” • HS MANSFIELD, OHIO • ST. PETERS HS DIVING
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the elite swimmers in the state … Emerged victorious in eight individual events at the 2008 Louisiana Short Course State Championships … Swam the 100-yard back at that meet in a personal-best time of 55.81 seconds … Her mark qualified as a U.S. Spring Nationals standard … Also registered a new top time in the 50 free at the state competition with a mark of 23.95 … Owns school records in the 50 free and 100 and 200 backstroke races.
56.42 2:04.35 1:07.80
PRIOR TO LSU
A two-time USA Diving Regional champion and an AAU AllAmerican from the U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus, Ohio … Also a four-time state finalist and three-time Speedo Junior Diving National qualifier … Earned All-Ohio honors on four occasions … Reached the finals of both springboard events at the 2008 USA Diving Age Group National Championships … Coached by her father, Jim Schmidt.
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Born June 5, 1991 in Mansfield, Ohio … Parents are Jim and Ann Schmidt … Has one sister, Meghan … Her father, Jim is a former collegiate diver … Plans to major in mass communication with a concentration in political communication.
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JR. • 5’7” • 1L MARIETTA, GA. • KENNESAW MOUNTAIN HS DISTANCE FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
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Provided depth in middle- and long-distance freestyle events … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Posted a mark of 5:10.79 in the 500 freestyle at SEC’s … Also finished with times of 1:56.18 in the 200 free and 2:13.53 in the 200 butterfly … Claimed a personal best in the 200 fly at the Art Adamson Invitational, reaching the wall in 2:12.17 … Enjoyed a fine meet at the LSU Invitational, registering three lifetime bests … Improved her times in the 200 and 500 free with marks of 1:52.41 and 5:05.72, respectively … Also came away with a top time in the 1000 free, 10:22.26 … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Contributed in distance freestyle events in her first year at LSU … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Notched season-best marks in the 100 free (54.44) and 200 free (1:56.51) at SEC’s … Swam the 500 free in a season-best time of 5:14.64 at No. 7 Florida … Registered a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly against Delta State.
PRIOR TO LSU
Four-year letterwinner at Kennesaw Mountain High School … Participated in distance freestyle and individual medley events … Named team MVP three times and was a recipient of team leadership, excellence and dedication awards … Also was a member of the track and field team … Coached by David Reason … Club coach was Ian Goss.
PERSONAL
Born April 25, 1989 in Riverdale, Ga. … Parents are Chris and Robbie Spears … Has one younger sibling, Taylor … Majoring in microbiology.
SHANNA’S TOP TIMES 200 freestyle 500 freestyle 1000 freestyle 200 butterfly
1:52.41 5:05.72 10:22.26 2:12.17
breaststroke, swimming a mark of 31.32 … Placed 41st in the 50m butterfly with a time of 27.39 … Reached the wall in 1:10.61 in the 100m breast to take 43rd … Also competed in the 2009 World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia … Finished 24th and 28th in the 50m fly and 100m breast, respectively.
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REBECCA
Emerged as the most valuable athlete on the team … Shattered an unprecedented seven school records, including three individual marks in three different strokes … Played a critical role on the women’s first-team All-America 200-yard medley relay squad … Also part of the honorable mention All-America 200 and 400 freestyle relays … Swam the breaststroke leg on the Lady Tigers’ 200 medley relay at the NCAA Championships, which finished fifth overall with a school-record time of 1:36.88 … Helped the women’s 400 freestyle relay squad win the consolation final and place ninth overall with a new program mark of 3:15.56 … Led off the women’s school record-breaking 200 freestyle relay (1:28.09), which finished in 11th-place … Also competed on the team’s school-record 400 medley relay (3:38.09) … Took part in three individual races at NCAA’s … Posted a mark of 22.55 to finish 31st in the 50 free … Placed 43rd in the 100 butterfly (54.39) and 39th in the 100 breast (1:01.83) … Proved to be the Lady Tigers’ highest scorer at the SEC Championships, securing second swims in all three of her individual events … Captured eighth overall in the 100 fly with a mark of 53.59 … Broke the LSU record in that event in the prelims with a time of 53.26 … Claimed 10th overall in the 50 free with the program’s all-time mark, 22.49 … Improved her school record in the 100 breast, touching the wall in 1:01.41 to take 11th overall … Also a vital member of four top-five relay squads at the conference meet … Seized third overall in the 100 breast at the Art Adamson Invitational, overtaking the school record at the time with a mark of 1:02.42 … Registered a fifth-place finish in the 100 fly (53.63) … Also swam the second leg of the women’s runner-up 200 medley relay (1:40.03) … Won the 100 breast (1:04.09) in a victory over Florida State … Topped the field in both the 100 fly and 100 breast at Florida Atlantic … Named the Lady Tigers’ Most Outstanding Swimmer at the program’s annual banquet … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition … Received her second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Provided an immediate impact in a multitude of events … Registered three top-10 all-time marks in school history … Swam the third leg of LSU’s then-record-breaking 200 medley relay team at the SEC Championships (1:40.39) … Took 14th in the 100 breaststroke (1:04.32) at SEC’s … Her time of 1:03.74 in the prelims of that event was fourth-best in program annals … Part of a remarkable 1-2-3-4 LSU finish among 61 competitors in the 50-yard freestyle (23.36) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Helped the Lady Tigers win the 200 freestyle relay at the same competition … Also won the consolation final of the 100 fly (55.85) in Atlanta, Ga. … Recorded a runner-up finish in the 50 free versus No. 20 Florida State … Notched second in the 50 free versus Alabama and Vanderbilt … Voted one of the team’s top newcomers at the annual banquet … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned her first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
An eight-time Estonian national champion -- 50 breaststroke (2003-07), 100 breaststroke (2003, ‘06) and 100 individual medley (2005) … Estonian record-holder in the 50 breaststroke and 100 I.M. … Placed 12th in the 50 breaststroke at the 2006 World Short Course Championships in Shanghai … Finished ninth in the 100 I.M. at the 2005 Short Course Championships … Took eighth in the 50 breaststroke at the 2004 European Championships.
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ST. GERMAIN
FR. • 5’4” • HS SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS • WINSTON CHURCHILL HS DIVING PRIOR TO LSU
A gifted and versatile diver who excelled in springboard and synchronized diving events at the high school and AAU level … Won her regional championship in 2009 and district championship in 2008 … Captured runner-up honors in the three-meter at the 2007 AAU National Championships … Placed third along with teammate Kathryn Connolly in the three-meter synchronized diving competition at the 2008 U.S. National Diving Championships … Also an AAU All-American, three-time Junior Olympic National qualifier and Senior National qualifier … Coached by Craig Nolder.
Born March 13, 1988 … Parents are Madis and Angela Trepp … Older sister, Nele, is a former swimmer on the team … Majoring in psychology.
JANE’S TOP TIMES 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 100 butterfly 100 breaststroke
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WOOD
FR. • 5’5” • HS EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND • TRINITY ACADEMY I.M./FREESTYLE
Born March 17, 1990 in San Angelo, Texas … Parents are Chuck St. Germain and Jean Tamayo … Has two older brothers, Lance and Kyle … Plans to major in kinesiology.
PRIOR TO LSU
JANE
TREPP
JR. • 5’9” • 2L TALLINN, ESTONIA • GUSTAV ADOLF GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPRINT FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY/BREASTSTROKE • 2009 NCAA First-team All-American • Two-time NCAA Honorable Mention All-American • LSU Record-holder in the 50 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly, 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 and 400 medley relays
Superb international swimmer who qualified for Great Britain’s Olympic Trials in 2008 … Also a member of Scotland’s Tri-Nations team in 2009 … Posted a sixth-place finish in the 200 I.M. at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games … Ranked No. 10 overall in the CollegeSwimming.com recruit rankings of 2009 … Boasts top times of 4:54.22 and 2:19.63 in the 400m I.M. and 200m I.M., respectively … Also played field hockey … Coached by Laurel Bailey.
PERSONAL
Born May 5, 1990 in Edinburgh, Scotland … Parents are Keith and Norma Wood … Has one older sister, Jamie … Plans to major in biological sciences.
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION (2008-09)
Represented her native country of Estonia at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome … Claimed personal bests in all three of her events … Posted a 21st-place finish in the 50m
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22.49* 49.92 53.26* 1:01.41*
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Born July 27, 1990 in New Orleans, La. … Parents are Bill and Karan Davis … Has one younger brother, Cole.
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SO. • 6’4” • IL KINGWOOD, TEXAS • KINGWOOD HS BreastSTROKE/I.M.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Added quality depth in many individual events … Participated in seven dual meets and the Georgia Tech Invitational … Notched fourth-place in the 200 breaststroke (2:17.79) in a dual-meet victory over Delta State … Posted a mark of 2:02.54 in the 200 butterfly in a win over Alabama … Swam the 100 breaststroke in 1:04.05 against South Carolina … Also recorded a time of 4:56.43 in the 500 free at the same meet … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors … Received his first varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
Contributed to the distance freestyle events … Saw action in every dual meet, the Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Enjoyed his best meet of the season at SEC’s where he set season bests in three events … Placed 31st in the 500 free (4:48.84) and 31st in the 200 free (1:47.23) at the conference meet … Also recorded a time of 16:54.63 in the 1650 free at that meet, which ranked as the third-fastest clocking on the team all season … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll.
PRIOR TO LSU
All-state and All-metro swimmer at Catholic High School … A team captain and named Most Outstanding Swimmer … Two-time state champion in the 400 freestyle relay … Also won the state championship in the 500 free … Was the state runner-up in the 200 individual medley as a senior … Named Catholic High School Student of the Year as a senior … Junior National qualifier and a fouryear honor student … Coached by Doug Logsdon.
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• LSU Record-holder in the 200 and 400 medley relays
Competed in the 2009 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, qualifying for second swims in both breaststroke events … Placed 14th overall in the 200 breast with a time of 2:16.10 … Also swam to a 23rd-place finish in the 100 breast (1:03.62).
BEN’S TOP TIMES
54.23 1:59.08 1:52.03
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FR. • 5’11” • HS MADISON, MISS. • MADISON CENTRAL HS BACKSTROKE/FREESTYLE
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so. • 6’6” • IL ZUELPICH, GERMANY • CORAL GLADES HS BACKSTROKE/FREESTYLE
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Born Aug. 22, 1990 in St. Louis, Mo. … Parents are Daniel and Michele Dasinger … Has one older sister, Emily and two older brothers, Danny and John Henry … Plans to major in kinesiology.
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Fr. • 6’3” • HS baton rouge, la. • UNIVERSITY LAB HS BACKSTROKE/FREESTYLE PRIOR TO LSU
A three-time state champion and pivotal member of threeconsecutive state championship teams … Specialized in backstroke and freestyle races … Shattered his team’s record in the 100-meter back in 2008 … Brings in lifetime bests of 51.82 in the 100 back and 1:52.34 in the 200 back … Coached by Jason Lewis.
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Born June 6, 1990 in Hanford, Calif. … Parents are Bishop and Kathy Decker … Has two sisters, Ashleigh and Lisa, and one brother, Joe … Cousin Sean Barker is a former LSU baseball player … Majoring in construction management. 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 individual medley
A nine-time Mississippi state champion and two-time state record-holder who excelled in backstroke events … Named the state’s Most Outstanding Swimmer on nine occasions … Claims top times of 51.11 and 1:48.79 in the 100 and 200 back, respectively … Also possesses a mark of 1:40.20 in the 200 freestyle … Served as president of the student body at his high school and was a state finalist for the Wendy’s High School Heisman contest … Coached by Matt Benedict.
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Emerged as the Tigers’ top breaststroker … One of only two freshmen to reach the ‘A’ final of the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships … Placed eighth in that event with a time of 54.44 … Qualified for that race with a career-best time of 54.23, fifth-best in school history … Posted an 11th-place finish in the 200 breast at SEC’s with a mark of 1:59.64 … Also part of both school recordbreaking medley relays at SEC’s … Helped the 400 medley relay squad earn third-place and a spot on the medal podium with a record time of 3:10.54 … Also a member of the Tigers’ record-setting 200 medley relay, which finished fifth with a time of 1:26.81 … Named the SEC Male Freshman of the Week (11/25/08) for his performance at Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational … Recorded top-five finishes in both breast races at that meet … Touched the wall in 54.91 to claim fourth-place … Took fifth in the 200 breast with a career-best time of 1:59.08 … Also played a role on the men’s runner-up 400 medley relay team … Captured first-place in the 100 breast against No. 4 Florida … Swam to victory in the 100 breast versus Florida Atlantic … Registered a runner-up finish in the 100 breast (56.18) in a win over No. 18 Florida State … Part of a 1-2 LSU finish in the 100 breast at the LSU Invitational … Won the 100 freestyle against Delta State … Recognized as the men’s top newcomer at the program’s annual banquet … Earned his first varsity letter.
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Born March 16, 1988 … Parents are Ted and Pam Burford and Frank and Lisa Traina … Has one sister, Amy … Majoring in mechanical engineering. 2009 vs. UNO 2007 SEC Championships 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2009 vs. UNO
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Three-year letterwinner and 100-breaststroke record-holder at swimming and diving powerhouse Kingwood High School in Kingwood, Texas … Pivotal member of the 2006 national championship team and two state championship squads … Took the 100-breaststroke state title in 2007 … Earned runner-up honors in the same race at the state competition in 2006 with a personal best of 56.14 seconds.
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1:44.52 4:48.84 1:54.28 4:09.12
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sr. • 5’11” • 2l baton rouge, la. • catholic hs distance freestylE/i.m./butterflY Saw action in every stroke discipline … Competed in every dual meet and Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational … Emerged victorious in the ‘C’ final of the 200 butterfly at the Art Adamson Invitational with a time of 1:54.28 … Posted a time of 1:44.68 in the 200 freestyle and a mark of 4:49.77 in the 500 free at the same meet ... Registered a career best of 1:44.52 in the 200 free and a mark of 4:09.12 in the 400 I.M. against UNO at the LSU Invitational … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third-straight season … Earned his second varsity letter.
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FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
Solid contributor in backstroke races in his first year … Held the team’s fastest 200-yard backstroke time as a freshman … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Proved to be a pleasant surprise as an exhibition swimmer at SEC’s … Swam to a career-best time of 1:46.82 in the 200 back, fifth all-time at LSU … That time would have placed him 18th overall … Also posted a career-best of 49.41 in the 100 back, which is ninth-fastest in school history, and a personal best of 1:43.32 in the 200 free … Reached the ‘A’ final of the 200 back at the Art Adamson Invitational, placing eighth with a mark of 1:49.83 … Notched 12th in the 100 back (51.16) at the same meet … Captured runner-up honors in the 200 back (1:51.53) at the LSU Invitational … Took third in the 100 back at the same competition with a time of 52.47 … Secured third-place finishes in the 200 back in wins over both No. 18 Florida State and No. 24 Kentucky … Earned his first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
International prospect who attended high school in Florida … Specialized in backstroke races at the prep level … Brings in top times of 51.12 and 1.51.25 in the 100 and 200 back events, respectively … Coached by Michael Lohberg.
PERSONAL
Born March 20, 1989 in Mechernich, Germany … Parents are Hermann-Josef and Adelheid Diefenthal … Has one brother, Tim … Plans to major in business.
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Tigers SIMON’S TOP TIMES 200 freestyle 100 backstroke 200 backstroke
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FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Emerged as one of the top distance swimmers on the team in his first season … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Clocked season-best times in the 500 free (4:33.72) and the 1650 free (15:37.68) at SEC’s … Tallied a robust 44 points for the squad in three individual events at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Notched first-place in the 1000 free against Alabama with the third-fastest time in school history (9:19.31) … Captured titles in both the 500 free and 1000 free in a near upset of the second-ranked Stanford Cardinal … Claimed victories in both the 500 free (4:37.83) and 1000 free (9:25.44) in a dual-meet victory over No. 22 Notre Dame … Touched the wall first in the 1000 free versus South Carolina with a time of 9:31.35 … Recorded runner-up finishes in rare appearances in the 200 backstroke and 200 butterfly events against Delta State … Also took runner-up honors in six other races throughout the year … Earned his first varsity letter.
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FR. • 6’1” • HS PROSPECT, KY. • ST. XAVIER HS BACKSTROKE/I.M.
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… Also topped the field in the 1000 free versus Florida Atlantic … Earned his second varsity letter. 1:43.32 49.41 1:46.82
A talented backstroker who captured the state title in the 100 back in 2009 and led off the state championship 200 medley relay squad … Also a member of a state championship 400 medley relay team … Broke the Kentucky state record in the 200 back … Boasts top times of 50.10 and 1:48.23 in the 100 and 200 back, respectively … Also showed promise in I.M. events … Coached by Mike O’Toole and Mike DeBoor.
One of the top distance freestyle swimmers from Mexico … Brings in an impressive list of top times, recording clockings of 4:29.65 in the 500 free and 15:16.67 in the 1650 free … His time in the mile would have registered as an NCAA provisional cut in 2006-07.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 22, 1988 … Parents are Jorge Enrique Gonzalez Zugasti and Maria Esperanza Alvarez de Gonzalez … Has one brother, Adan … Majoring in civil engineering.
Born May 4, 1991 in Louisville, Ky. … Parents are David and Kelly Duggins … Has two younger sisters, Julia and Natalie and a younger brother, Andrew … Plans to major in international trade and finance.
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LUIS’ TOP TIMES
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SO. • 5’8” • IL LEVITTOWN, PA. • NESHAMINY HS DIVING
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Qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Regional in his first season … Also competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the Auburn and Tennessee Diving Invitationals … Placed 24th at the NCAA Regional in the one-meter with a 277.00 score … Finished 34th in the three-meter at that competition with a mark of 268.85 … Tallied a career-high 351.75 points in the three-meter against Delta State, which is the seventhhighest total in school history … Also recorded his career high in the one-meter, 308.32, to take third … Posted a 13th-place finish in the one-meter at the Art Adamson Invitational … Scored 300.95 points in the three-meter at Auburn to secure eighth … Claimed a pair of top-20 finishes in springboard competition at Tennessee … Seized runner-up honors in the one-meter (290.00) at the LSU Invitational … Registered a score of 322.95 in the three-meter to take fourth in a win over No. 18 Florida State … Named the program’s Student-Athlete of the Month (May 2009) by the Cox Communications Academic Center for Student-Athletes for his accomplishments in the classroom.
PRIOR TO LSU
One of the top diving prospects from Pennsylvania … A two-time district champion and four-time state qualifier at Neshaminy High School in Langhorne, Pa. … Earned Bucks County Courier Times Boys Diver of the Year honors in both his junior and senior seasons … Placed fourth at the state meet as a senior … Notched fourth-place in the one-meter springboard event at the 2007 Spring Region Two Championships.
PERSONAL
Born June 24, 1989 … Parents are Marcy and Scott Gemberling … Has one sister, Katherine … Majoring in kinesiology. One-meter Three-meter
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JR. • 6’0” • 2L TLAQUEPAQUE, JALISCO, MEXICO • EL COLEGIO DE BACHIELLERES DEL ESTADO DISTANCE FREESTYLE/I.M. Proved to be the Tigers’ top distance performer … Swam the squad’s fastest times in the 1000 and 1650 freestyle … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Posted career-best times in his four best events … Placed 14th overall in the 1650 freestyle at SEC’s with a mark of 15:24.94 … Also finished 18th in the 400 I.M. with a career best of 3:55.53 and 22nd in the 500 free (4:30.80) at the conference meet … Swam to a ninth-place finish in the mile race at the Art Adamson Invitational with a career-best and NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying time of 15.22.33 … That time is the second-fastest in school history … Took 11th in the 400 I.M. (3:59.78) at the same competition … Swept the long distance races in a key road victory over Texas A&M … Emerged victorious in the 1000 free with a time of 9:24.03 and won the 500 free in 4:34.30 … Secured first in the 1000 free in a victory over No. 24 Kentucky, reaching the wall in 9:25.34 … Registered victories in the 1000 free (9:22.23) and 400 I.M. (4:00.25) against Delta State
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MESQUITE, TEXAS • RALPH POTEET HS FREESTYlE/I.M./BREASTSTROKE • LSU Record-holder in the 800 freestyle relay
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
LSU’s top 500-yard freestyle swimmer who also provided a spark on relays and in a number of individual races … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Played a role on LSU’s record-breaking 800 freestyle relay squad at SEC’s, which placed sixth overall (6:28.83) … Also tallied points for the Tigers with top-16 finishes in two of his three events at the conference meet … Secured 13th in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:01.35 … Posted a career-best mark of 2:00.89 in the prelims of that race … Placed 14th in the 400 I.M. with a time of 3:53.64 … His prelim mark of 3:52.05 is fourth in program annals … Finished 18th in the 500 free as well with a season-best of 4:27.31 … Emerged as one of the Tigers’ top performers at the Art Adamson Invitational … Captured fourth in the 400 I.M. with a time of 3:52.24 … Won the consolation final of the 200 breast with a mark of 2:01.17 … Swam the anchor leg of the men’s runner-up 800 freestyle relay team, which shattered a then-school-record (6:30.66) … Also took 12th in the 200 free (1:39.33) and recorded a personal best of 1:39.26 in the prelims in College Station, Texas … Registered a pair of victories in the 200 and 500 free against Florida Atlantic … Topped the field in the 200 free in a win over Alabama (1:39.82) … Spearheaded a 1-2-3 LSU finish with a win in the 500 free in a victory over No. 24 Kentucky … Came through with three runner-up finishes at Texas A&M to preserve the road victory … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his second varsity letter.
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BRIAN’S TOP SCORES
4:30.80 9:13.27* 15:22.33 3:55.53
Proved to be one of the team’s top distance swimmers after only one season … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Enjoyed a fine meet at SEC’s, narrowly missing the final round of the 500 free and the top 16 of the 1650 free … Also anchored the Tigers’ seventh-place finish in the 800 free relay race (6:35.95) … Notched a massive 47 points in individual events at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Secured third in the 500 free at that meet with an NCAA ‘B’ cut time of 4:26.74 … Spearheaded the winning 800 freestyle relay team at the same competition … Recorded a career-best clocking in the 1000 free (9:20.36) to capture the title versus No. 18 Texas A&M … Also won the 500 free (4:33.04) against the Aggies … Swam the 500 free in 4:34.98 to take first against Florida State … Took home first-place and runner-up honors on the road at South Carolina in the 500 free and 1000 free, respectively … Tallied second-place finishes in the 500 and 1000 free against both No. 2 Stanford and No. 22 Notre Dame … Received his first varsity letter.
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A five-time All-American in four seasons at Ralph Poteet High School … Named Texas Class 4A Swimmer of the Year as a senior and was a gold medalist in middle distance events … Brings in top times of 1:41.18 and 4:29.91 in the 200 free and 500 free, respectively … Club swimmer with teammate Eric Zeller for the Dallas Mustangs … A USA Swimming Academic All-American and team captain … Coached by Robert McNally.
PERSONAL
Born April 17, 1989 in Dallas, Texas … Mother is Thalia Hallum and father is the late Keith Hallum … Has one older sister, Kimberly … Majoring in petroleum engineering.
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1:39.26 4:26.74 9:20.36 15:36.34 2:00.89 3:52.05
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2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2007 Georgia Tech Invitational 2008 vs. Texas A&M 2008 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships
HEYL JR. • 6’1” • 2L
GROSSLEHNA, GERMANY • SPORTSGYMNASIUM LEIPZIG SPRINT FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY • Four-time NCAA Honorable Mention All-American • LSU Record-holder in the 200 freestyle relay and 200 and 400 medley relays
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HAMILTON FR. • 6’3” • HS
NATIONAL COMPETITION (2008-09)
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND • GEORGE WATSON’S COLLEGE DISTANCE FREESTYLE PRIOR TO LSU
Proved to be one of the premier, young distance freestyle swimmers in all of Europe … One of seven swimmers to earn a spot on the prestigious British Gas Open Water team, which competed at the 2009 FINA World Championships in Rome … Placed 34th in the 10K race at that competition … Also a two-time gold medalist at the 2008 UK School Games and a member of the Scottish Senior squad … Boasts top times of 1:53.18, 3:56.51 and 15:37.07 in the 200m, 400m and 1500m free, respectively … His time in the 1500m free is the eighth-fastest time for his age group in Europe for the 2009 competition season … Ranked No. 40 overall in the CollegeSwimming.com recruit rankings of 2009.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 11, 1991 in Edinburgh, Scotland … Parents are Douglas and Elaine Hamilton … Plans to major in business.
LAUST
HELMIG JR. • 6’3” • 1L
AALSGAARDE, DENMARK • HELSINGOER GYMNASIUM sPRINT FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
Added depth in freestyle and butterfly events … Competed in every dual meet and Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational … Claimed runner up honors in the ‘C’ final of the 100 butterfly (18th overall) at the Art Adamson Invitational with a personal best of 50.59 … Also posted a personal best of 46.80 in the 100 free at that competition … Part of a 1-2-34 LSU finish in the 200 free against Delta State … Swam a personal best of 1:46.14 in the 200 free in a win over Texas A&M … Recorded his fastest 50 free of his career with a mark of 21.35 at the LSU Invitational … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Received his first varsity letter.
Emerged as LSU’s best swimmer at the 2009 U.S. Open Swimming Championships … Captured fourth overall in the 100m butterfly with a blistering lifetime best of 53.16 … Took first (17th overall) in the ‘C’ final of the 100m freestyle (50.53) … Also qualified for a second swim in the 50m free and placed 20th (22.91).
PRIOR TO LSU
International swimmer who prepped at Helsingoer Gymnasium in Denmark … Expected to contribute in middle-distance freestyle events.
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21.35 46.80 1:46.14 50.59
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LSU’s top scoring swimmer at the SEC Championships who proved to be one of the most valuable athletes on the team … Held the team’s fastest sprint freestyle times and ranked second in both the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke … Earned two more honorable mention All-America honors at the NCAA Championships and played a vital role on three record-breaking relay squads … Helped the men’s 200 freestyle relay team claim All-America accolades with a 12th-place finish at NCAA’s (1:18.50) … Also a member of the Tigers’ All-America 400 medley relay, which placed 16th with a time of 3:12.82 … Led the Tigers to a record finish in the 200 freestyle relay at the Bulldog Invitational with a personal-best, lead-off split of 19.75 … That time ranks sixth in school history … Also posted the second-fastest 100-yard freestyle time in program annals at that meet with a split of 43.47 on the lead-off leg of the 400 freestyle relay … Emerged as the Tigers most valuable swimmer at SEC’s, placing in the top 10 in all three of his individual events … Won the consolation final of the 100 freestyle with a time of 43.62 … Finished eighth in the 100 backstroke (47.90) … Posted a career-best time of 47.30 in the prelims of that race, third in school history … Secured 10th in the 100 butterfly with a mark of 46.94 … Anchored the men’s record-setting 400 medley relay squad (3:10.54), which reached the medal podium with a third-place finish … Helped the 200 medley relay shatter a school record (1:26.81) and place fifth … Also a member of two other top-five relay teams … Took seventh in the 100 back at Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational … Seized a victory in the consolation final of the 200 back (1:49.79) … Also notched 11th in the 100 butterfly and swam the third leg of the men’s runner-up 200 freestyle relay team … Tallied 27 points in individual racing in a win over Alabama with a win in the 50 free and a sweep of the backstroke events … Secured the victory in the 100 back (48.47) in a win over No. 18 Florida State … Topped the field in the 100 back (49.53) in a win versus No. 24 Kentucky … Swept the back races on the road at Texas A&M … Captured victories in the 50 free and 100 back at Florida Atlantic … Registered wins in the 200 free and 100 fly against Delta State … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his second varsity letter.
Born April 20, 1986 in Helsingoer, Denmark … Parents are Stig Asger and Karen Helmig … Has one younger brother, Asger … Majoring in economics.
Contributed to freestyle and butterfly events in his first season … Participated in six dual meets and the Georgia Tech Invitational … Part of a 1-2-3 LSU finish in the 50 free (22.54) against Delta State … Helped the 200 medley relay squad notch second in the same competition … Swam season-best times of 22.43 and 53.35 in the 50 free and 100 fly, respectively, at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Recorded his top time of the season in the 200 free (1:47.00) versus the 18th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies.
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Emerged as the men’s top newcomer … Earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle relay at the NCAA Championships … The All-American 200 freestyle relay squad shattered a then-program-record with a time of 1:18.46 in the prelims … Swam the 100 fly in 47.66 seconds at NCAA’s to capture honorable mention All-America status … Recorded the program’s second-fastest mark in that race (46.79) during the prelims … Placed 24th in the 100 back at the national competition with the second-fastest clocking in school annals (47.95) … Also helped the 400 freestyle relay finish 19th at NCAA’s … Took the top spot in the consolation final of the 100 fly at the SEC Championships … Posted an NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying mark of 47.60 in that race … Played a vital role in three top-six relay teams at SEC’s … Recorded a fifth-place finish at SEC’s in the 100 back … Wrapped up the regular season with nine titles in five different individual events during dual-meet competition … Emerged as the top swimmer in the 100 backstroke at the Georgia Tech Invitational, beating 34 other competitors … Finished second only to teammate Christoph Lubenau in the 100 fly out of 63 swimmers at the same meet … Was named SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Week after tallying victories in the 50 free and 200 back against Delta State … Swept all three of his individual races versus No. 18 Texas A&M en route to his second SEC Freshman Swimmer of the Week honor of the season … Secured first-place in the 100 free (45.04) versus the fifth-ranked Florida Gators … Earned SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll Honors … Received his first varsity letter.
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Outstanding international prospect who reached Olympic Trials in Germany in 2004 … Can swim multiple events and is expected to make an impact immediately for LSU.
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Born March 31, 1987 in Leipzig, Germany … Parents are Steffen and Jana Heyl … Has one brother, Max … Majoring in business.
HANNES’ TOP TIMES 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 100 butterfly 100 backstroke 200 backstroke
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VANTAN, FINLAND • MAKCLANRINTEEN LUKLO SPRINT FREESTYLE/BREASTSTROKE
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HYVENEN FR. • 6’0” • HS
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One of Finland’s best young sprinters … A three-time Finnish Junior National champion in the 100 freestyle and Junior National record-holder in the 100scm free … Also a two-time European National qualifier … Brings in top times of 23.50 and 51.70 in the 50m and 100m free, respectively … Also flashed potential in the breaststroke races … Attended the same high school as fellow LSU signee Andrei Tuomola … Coached by Mika Kekalainen.
Added depth to the backstroke and freestyle events … Competed in every dual meet and Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational … Posted three career-best times against UNO at the LSU Invitational … Swam the 100 backstroke in 52.98 and the 50 freestyle in 21.44 … Also recorded a time of 46.70 in the 100 free … Finished 29th in the 100 back (54.79) at the Art Adamson Invitational … Placed fifth in the 100 free in a win over Delta State.
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Born March 22, 1990 in Tallinn, Estonia … Parents are Pauli and Laura Hyvenen … Has one younger brother, Risto … Plans to major in international business.
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Three-time All-American and two-time state champion as a vital member of his school’s relay squads … Placed fifth at the state competition as a senior … Boasts top times of 21.70 in the 50 free and 53.93 in the 100 back … Coached by Rocco Aceto.
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jones fr. • 5’11” • hs
Born March 6, 1990 … Parents are Bob and Jean Kingsford … Has two brothers, Sam and Jake … Both his father and uncle are former LSU swimmers … Majoring in finance.
houston, texas • mayde creek hs freestyle/butterfly PRIOR TO LSU
A two-time regional champion in 2009 who specialized in shortdistance freestyle and butterfly events … Also won a state title in the 100 free … Comes to Baton Rouge with lifetime bests of 45.34 in the 100 free and 1:39.35 in the 200 free … Also possesses a top time of 50.93 in the 100 fly … Coached by Nina Davis.
DAVID’S TOP TIMES 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 100 backstroke
KUNKEL FR. • 6’0” • HS
Born July 31, 1990 in Katy, Texas … Parents are Tony and Robin Jones … Has one sister, Kristin … Plans to major in landscape architecture.
FT. WRIGHT, KY. • COVINGTON CATHOLIC HS BACKSTROKE/FREESTYLE PRIOR TO LSU
JUNGFLEISCH SO. • 5’9” • IL
BREMERHAVEN, GERMANY • LLOYD GYMNASIUM BREMERHAVEN BUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
A multiple Kentucky state finalist who captured runner-up honors in the 100 back at the 2009 state championships … Also a fivetime regional champion … Specialized in backstroke and freestyle races … Claims top times of 50.97 and 1:50.46 in the 100 and 200 back, respectively … Coached by Richard Dickmann.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 20, 1991 in Cincinnati, Ohio … Parents are Mark and Jenny Kunkel … Has two younger brothers, Nate and Jake … Plans to major in finance.
Contributed in butterfly and freestyle races … Ranked third on the team in the 200-yard butterfly … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam a personal best of 49.74 in the 100 butterfly at SEC’s … Also recorded times of 1:43.16 in the 200 freestyle and 1:50.52 in the 200 fly … Claimed personal bests in both the 200 free and 200 fly at the Art Adamson Invitational … Swam the 200 fly in 1:49.93 to place 10th overall … Reached the wall in 1:41.56 in the 200 free to take 27th … Also finished 14th overall in the 100 fly (50.38) and 21st in the 100 backstroke … Captured runner-up honors in the 200 fly against UNO at the LSU Invitational … Posted fourth-place finishes in the 200 fly in wins over No. 24 Kentucky and Alabama … One of two freshmen on the team to be named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter.
SEAN
LENEAVE SR. • 6’0” • 3L
CONROE, TEXAS • CONROE HS FREESTYLE/I.M./BUTTERFLY • Three-time NCAA Honorable Mention All-American • LSU Record-holder in the 200 and 800 freestyle relays • 2009-10 Team Co-Captain
PRIOR TO LSU
Talented European athlete from Germany … Competed in his country’s Olympic Trials in April 2008 … Finished 19th in the 200m fly at that event … Earned state titles in four events in 2007 … Owns a personal-best time of 55.99 seconds in the 100m fly … Coached by Sergei Ratz.
PERSONAL
Born July 24, 1988 in Bremerhaven, Germany … Parents are Peter and Karin Jungfleisch … Has one sister, Miriam … Plans to major in business.
MARTIN’S TOP TIMES 200 freestyle 100 butterfly 200 butterfly
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21.44 46.70 52.98
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NATIONAL COMPETITION (2008-09)
Competed at the 2009 U.S. Open Swimming Championships, qualifying for a second swim in the 50m freestyle … Placed 24rd overall with a time of 23.36 … Reached the ‘C’ final of that event with a lifetime best of 23.08 … Also finished 28th in the 100m free (51.17), 42nd in the 400 I.M. (4:34.59) and 56th in the 200 I.M. (2:08.09).
JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Enjoyed the best season of his career, culminating in three honorable mention All-America accolades … Also posted new career bests in six races and ranked in the team’s top three in four events … Helped the men’s 400 freestyle relay squad earn a 16th-place finish and All-America honors at the NCAA Championships (2:55.39)… Led the Tigers to the evening finals in that relay with a lead-off 100-yard split of 43.90 in the prelims … That mark ranks sixth in school history … Played a role on the squad’s 12th-place 200 freestyle relay (1:18.50) … Also anchored the men’s 400 medley relay squad at NCAA’s, which finished 16th (3:12.82) … Swam the second leg of LSU’s record-setting 200 freestyle relay team (1:17.82) at Georgia’s Bulldog Invitational … Recorded a personal best of 1:48.83 in the 200 butterfly to place 17th at the SEC Championships … Placed 23rd in the 500 free with a career best of 4:31.55 and 24th in the 400 I.M. (3:58.45) … Also part of the school’s record-breaking 800 freestyle relay (6:28.83), which took sixth … Won the consolation final of the 400 I.M. at Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational with a personal-best time of 3:53.03 … Secured 15th in the 200 free at that competition after reaching the ‘B’ final with a personal best of 1:39.28 … Also took 11th in the 200 fly (1:50.25) and swam on two runner-up relay squads in College Station, Texas … Part of a critical 1-2-3 LSU finish in the 200 I.M. at Texas A&M, which secured the road victory … Emerged victorious in the 200 free (1:40.42) at the LSU Invitational … Awarded the LSU men’s Hammer Award by the program at the annual banquet for demonstrating exceptional character in competition … Earned his third varsity letter.
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SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
One of the Tigers’ most versatile swimmers … Improved four of his top six times from a year ago … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Enjoyed a fantastic weekend at the SEC Championships, collecting season-best times in three different events … Posted a 400 I.M. time of 3:57.36 at SEC’s to move into fifth-place all-time in the event’s history at LSU … Seized first-place in the 500 free versus No. 18 Texas A&M with a season-best clocking of 4:34.68 … Notched first in the 200 fly with a mark of 1:54.09 in the team’s near upset of No. 2 Stanford … Swept the 200 and 500 free versus Delta State … Helped the 800 freestyle relay squad take the title at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Finished both individual medley events in the top 10 at the same competition … Secured top honors in the 200 free at Alabama with his top time of the season (1:41.32) … Earned runner-up honors in seven individual races during the dual-meet season … Received his second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
An all-around swimmer who competed in individual medley, freestyle and butterfly in his first season … Tallied two LSU all-time top 10 times and recorded six team top-five season marks … Ranked second on the team in individual medley events behind Julius Gloeckner … Saw action in every dual meet, the Art Adamson Invitational and all four days of the SEC Championships … Earned a berth in the consolation final of the 200 I.M. and finished 16th overall with the ninth-fastest time in school history (1:51.07) … Qualified for the 200 fly consolation final and placed 16th overall at SEC’s in a season-best 1:51.36 … Nearly reached the finals of the 400 I.M. at SEC’s, finishing 18th with the eighth-fastest clocking in school history (3:59.86) … Helped the 800 free relay team take sixth at the conference meet (6:35.24) … Won the consolation final of the 400 I.M. at the Art Adamson Invite and finished ninth overall in the 200 free … Earned his first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Enjoyed an outstanding four-year career at Conroe High School … Earned All-America recognition 12 times, was a 12-time Junior National qualifier and a seven-time Junior National finalist … Finished his senior season with seven All-America awards and was a two-time state high school medalist (200 and 500 freestyle) … Was the class 5A regional champion in the 500 free … Team captain of the Woodlands National Club Team … Named District Athlete of the Year … Graduated Magna Cum Laude … Coached by Tim Bauer.
PERSONAL
Born March 31, 1988 in Houston, Texas … Parents are John and Sally LeNeave … Has one brother, Patrick and one sister, Kelsey … Majoring in petroleum engineering.
SEAN’S TOP TIMES
50 freestyle 100 freestyle 200 freestyle 500 freestyle 200 butterfly 200 individual medley 400 individual medley
20.21 43.90 1:39.28 4:31.55 1:48.83 1:51.07 3:53.03
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JESSE
MEYERS JR. • 6’1” • 2L
BATON ROUGE, LA. • ST. MICHAEL’S HS BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE • LSU Record-holder in the 400 medley relay • 2009-10 Team Co-Captain
CHERRY HILL, N.J. • CHERRY HILL HS DIVING
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SOPHOMORE SEASON (2008-09)
Emerged as one of the Tigers’ best swimmers down the stretch … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Tapered extremely well for post-season and enjoyed the finest meet of his young career at SEC’s … Captured fifth overall in the 100 backstroke with the second-fastest time in school history, 47.13 … Secured 13th-place in the 100 butterfly with a personal best of 47.47 … Swam the backstroke leg of the school’s record-setting 400 medley relay (3:10.54), which earned a spot on the medal podium with a third-place finish … Also recorded a personal best in the 50 free, 20.31, to place 23rd … Won the consolation final of the 100 back at the Art Adamson Invitational with a mark of 48.97 … Claimed first-place in the ‘C’ final of the 100 fly (17th overall) with a time of 48.99 … Part of a 1-2 LSU finish in the 100 fly (50.07) on the road at Texas A&M, which helped the team hold on to a close victory … Also finished third in the 100 back with a time of 49.85 … Took third in the 100 back in a win over No. 24 Kentucky (50.16) … Awarded the LSU men’s Most Improved Swimmer Award at the program’s annual banquet … Earned his second varsity letter.
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FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Competed in freestyle, butterfly and backstroke events … Participated in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Posted season-best marks in the 50 free (20.55) and 100 free (45.08) at SEC’s … Also tallied an LSU all-time top-10 mark in the 100 back (49.93) … Spearheaded a victory in the 200 freestyle relay at Florida with a 20.00 split … Played a role on two other winning relay squads during the dual-meet season … Recorded a 12th-place finish in the 50 free (21.37) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Notched runner-up honors against South Carolina in the 50 free … Placed third in both the 50 and 100 free in a dual-meet victory over Florida State … Earned his first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
A local product and one of the top freestyle swimmers in the state … A three-time All-American at St. Michael’s High School … Posted state records in the 50 free and 100 free while earning All-metro and All-state honors … Held the fastest 50 time in the 2007 Capital City Swim and ranked second in the 100 free … Brings in career-best times of 20.80 and 46.10 in the 50 and 100 free, respectively … Also swam for Tiger Aquatics
PERSONAL
Born May 25, 1989 … Parents are Michael and Theresa Meyers … Has one older brother, Joel and one younger brother, Jeremy … Majoring in business management.
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LYMAN FR. • 5’5” • HS
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20.31 45.08 47.47 47.13
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MIHIC FR. • 5’11” • HS
A talented athlete who lettered in both diving and wrestling at Cherry Hill High School in Cherry Hill, N.J. … Possesses raw diving talent … A key contributor on a conference championship team in 2009 and placed third at the state meet.
LOMBARD, ILL. • GLENBARD EAST HS FREESTYLE/I.M.
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PRIOR TO LSU
Born Jan. 5, 1991 in Philadelphia, Pa. … Parents are Barry and Rita Lyman … Has one younger brother, Evan … Plans to major in history or education.
A three-time high school All-American and two-time All-state performer in the middle-distance freestyle and individual medley events … Holds personal bests of 1:40.90 and 1:53.43 in the 200 free and 200 I.M., respectively.
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Born Dec. 19, 1990 in Lombard, Ill. … Parents are John and Maureen Mihic … Has two younger brothers, Thomas and Matthew … His father, John played football at the University of Michigan.
CHRIS
MERICAS FR. • 6’3” • HS
AUSTIN, TEXAS • MCNEIL HS BACKSTROKE PRIOR TO LSU
A key member and co-captain of his district champion high school squad in 2009 … Specializes in backstroke events and holds a top time of 52.70 in the 100 back … Also played hockey at the prep level … Coached by Johnny Foss.
PERSONAL
Born June 13, 1991 in Southlake, Texas … Parents are Alex and Caroline Mericas … Has one older sister, Liz … Plans to major in mechanical engineering.
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BROUSSARD, LA. • EPISCOPAL SCHOOL OF ACADIANA FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
METAIRIE, LA. • EAST JEFFERSON HS DISTANCE FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/I.M.
• LSU Record-holder in the 800 freestyle relay
JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
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REYNOLDS SR. • 5’9” • 3L
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Competed at the 18th World Maccabiah Games in Israel during the summer … Won a silver medal as a member of USA’s 4x200 freestyle relay … Placed fifth in the 100m butterfly (55.34) … Also took fifth in both the 200m free and 200m fly.
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JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
Made solid contributions to the middle-distance freestyle and butterfly races and the 800 freestyle relay … Held the team’s second-fastest time in the 200-yard freestyle … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam the second leg of the school’s record-setting 800 freestyle relay (6:28.83), which took sixth-place at SEC’s … Secured 21st in the 200 butterfly with a mark of 1:51.76 … Placed 22nd in the 200 freestyle, reaching the wall in 1:38.24 … Also finished 25th in the 500 free with a career-best time of 4:36.04 … Led off the men’s runner-up 800 freestyle relay squad at the Art Adamson Invitational with a personal best of 1:37.91 … That mark ranks sixth in program annals … Won the consolation final of the 100 fly with a time of 49.47 … Claimed a new personal best in the prelims with a mark of 49.01 … Took 15th-place in the 200 fly (1:52.60) … Also recorded an 18th-place finish in the 200 free (1:39.80) … Seized runner-up honors in the 200 free (1:41.45) in a road victory over Texas A&M … Part of a 1-2-3 LSU finish in the 200 free against UNO at the LSU Invitational … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for the third-straight season … Earned his third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Enjoyed a solid sophomore campaign as a middle distance and butterfly swimmer … Competed in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Recorded season-best times in the 100 and 200 fly at SEC’s with marks of 49.72 and 1:51.70, respectively … Swam the second-fastest 200-free time of the season during an SEC time trial (1:39.59) … Played a role on the winning 200 medley relay squad in a dual-meet victory over Delta State … Finished 18th in the 100 fly (52.25) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Part of a 1-2-3 LSU finish in the 100 fly at Alabama … Captured fourth in the 200 free (1:43.93) versus No. 18 Texas A&M … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll honors … Received his second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
RYKOSKY SR. • 6’1” • 3L
Contributed in distance freestyle, backstroke and individual medley events … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Swam times of 4:39.34 and 16:27.00 in the 500 and 1650 free, respectively, at SEC’s … Posted a pair of personal bests at the Art Adamson Invitational … Swam to a 12th-place finish in the 200 backstroke with a personal best of 1:51.66 … Placed 14th in the mile race with a personal best of 16:01.98 … Emerged victorious in the ‘C’ final of the 400 I.M. (17th overall), touching the wall in 4:00.66 … Registered a career-best time of 9:34.62 in the 1000 free against UNO at the LSU Invitational … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Competed in distance freestyle and backstroke races … Participated in every dual meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Tallied season-best marks in the 500 free (4:41.85) and 1650 free (16:27.78) at SEC’s … Seized the 1000-free title versus Delta State with a career-best clocking of 9:50.02 … Captured third in the 200 back at the same meet … Registered a fourth-place finish in the 1000 free in a dual-meet victory over the 18th-ranked Texas A&M Aggies … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll … Earned his second varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
One of the top freshmen standouts on the team who contributed significantly in distance freestyle and backstroke events … Competed in every dual meet, the Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Highest finish was 17th place in the 1650 free at SEC’s (16:23.52) … That time registered as the second-fastest mark by any LSU swimmer all season … Placed 24th in the 500 free (4:37.48) and finished 22nd in the 200 back (1:54.32) at SEC’s … Qualified for the 100 back consolation final at the Art Adamson Invite and finished 16th overall (54.08) … Earned SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll recognition … Received his first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
Earned four letters in swimming and three letters in cross country at East Jefferson High School … Won the Division II state championship in the 200 and 500 freestyle as a senior … Also captured the 500 free state title in 2004-05 … An All-state selection that went undefeated in high school district meets all four years … Swam for the Crescent City Swim Club … A team captain and honor graduate … Member of the National Honor Society … Coached by Mike Falatti.
Competed in butterfly and middle-distance freestyle … Saw action in every dual meet, the Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Posted a team top-five time in the 200 free … Highest finish was 23rd in the 200 fly at SEC’s with a season-best time of 1:53.58 … Placed 27th in the 100 fly (50.69) and took 28th in the 200 free (1:45.36) at the conference meet … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter.
Born May 6, 1988 in New Orleans, La. … Parents are Rick and Orlene Rykosky … Has two sisters, Arlie and Breane and one brother, Dylon … Majoring in finance.
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LUC’S TOP TIMES
Prepped for four years at the Episcopal School of Acadiana … Captured the Division IV state championship in the 100 backstroke and was the state runner-up in the 100 butterfly as a senior … Sectional qualifier and All-state selection … Club swimmer at the City of Lafayette Aquatics … Junior National qualifier … Coached by Colleen Barczyk.
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Born Dec. 10, 1987 … Parents are Tom and Susan Reynolds … Has one sister, Michelle … Majoring in mechanical engineering.
ANDREW’S TOP TIMES 200 freestyle 500 freestyle 100 butterfly 200 butterfly
1:37.91 4:36.04 49.01 1:51.70
RODDY FR. • 6’1” • HS
towson, md. • loyola blakefield hs breaststroke/i.m. PRIOR TO LSU
Tremendous breaststroker and individual medley swimmer who ranks as one of the best in the nation for his age … Claims the sixth-fastest 100-breast time in the country for his age group, 55.22 … A 12-time All-American and pivotal member of a twotime National Catholic championship team … Also holds impressive top times of 2:04.96 in the 200 breast and 1:50.56 in the 200 I.M. … Rated in the CollegeSwimming.com Top 150 recruits of 2009 … Trained at the prestigious North Baltimore Aquatic Club … Coached by Scott Armstrong, Paul Yetter and Keith Schertle.
PERSONAL
Born May 24, 1991 in Baltimore, Md. … Parents are Kevin and Mary Roddy … Has two younger brothers, Brandon and Colin … Plans to major in computer science.
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TELEP SR. • 5’10” • 3L
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CHANDLER, ARIZ. • CORONA DEL SOL HS breaststroke/i.m. JUNIOR SEASON (2008-09)
One of five LSU breaststrokers to score in one of the two races at the SEC Championships … Helped make that discipline one of the team’s biggest strengths … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and SEC’s … Swam to a 15th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke at the conference meet with a personal best of 2:01.55 … That mark ranks 10th all-time at LSU … Also recorded a new personal best in the 100 breast (56.58) to place 21st and posted a 23rd-place finish in the 400 I.M. (3:57.69) … Registered an eighth-place finish in the 400 I.M. at the Art Adamson Invitational … Qualified for the ‘A’ final of that race with a personal best of 3:55.81, seventh in school history … Placed 10th in the 200 breast (2:02.07) … Also finished 12th in the 200 back with a career best of 1:50.99 and 14th in the 100 breast (57.49) … Emerged victorious in the 200 breast against UNO at the LSU Invitational … Took runner-up honors in the 200 breast (2:05.08) in a win over Alabama … Earned SEC Academic Honor Roll recognition for the third time in his career … Received his third varsity letter.
SOPHOMORE SEASON (2007-08)
Proved to be one of the team’s most versatile performers … Improved his top times in five different events … Competed in every dual-meet, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Posted season-best times in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.94) and the 400 I.M. (3:58.56) at SEC’s … Seized top honors in the ‘B’ final of the 200 I.M. (1:52.53) at the Georgia Tech Invitational … Placed fifth in the 400 I.M. at the same competition … Swept both breaststroke races in a dual-meet victory over Delta State … Enjoyed a fine meet versus No. 22 Notre Dame, capturing the 200-breaststroke title … Also took third in both the 100 breaststroke and 200 I.M. against the
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FRESHMAN SEASON (2006-07)
Enjoyed a fine freshman campaign, posting team top-five times in seven different events … Saw his most prominent action in the breaststroke and individual medley … Placed 20th in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.58) and 27th in the 400 I.M. (4:06.02) at the SEC Championships … Won the 200 backstroke consolation final at the Art Adamson Invitational and finished ninth overall in a season-best time of 1:53.30 … Qualified for the consolation finals of the 200 I.M. (1:57.75) and 400 I.M. (4:04.91) at the invite and recorded 21st- and 11th-place finishes, respectively … Recorded the second-fastest 200 breaststroke time of the season by any LSU swimmer at Texas A&M (2:05.03) … Won the 200 breaststroke versus Delta State … Named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter.
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A two-time All-American diver at Heritage Christian High School in Indianapolis, Ind. … Placed fourth in the IHSAA state competition in both his junior and senior seasons … Captured runner-up honors in the three-meter springboard at the 2008 USA Diving Spring Region Five Championships … Recorded top-10 finishes in both springboard competitions at the 2008 USA Diving Summer Junior Zone ‘C’ Championships. Born Sept. 7, 1989 … Parents are Andrew and Kelli Vieke … Has two brothers, Jacob and Noah … Plans to major in entrepreneurship. One-meter Three-meter Platform
Prominent distance freestyle and individual medley swimmer at Corona del Sol High School for four years … Five-time All-American in the 200 I.M. and 500 free … As a senior, won the 500 free at the state championship … Posted an amazing 65-1 dual-meet record during his career and was an eighttime city champion and seven-time region champion … Member of three regional championship teams … A two-time Academic All-America selection … Coached by Pete Pond.
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200 backstroke 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 individual medley 400 individual medley
1:50.99 56.58 2:01.55 1:52.53 3:55.81
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VOELKEL SO. • 6’6” • IL
HAMBURG, GERMANY • CORAL GLADES HS BREASTSTROKE/I.M. FRESHMAN SEASON (2008-09)
Contributed in breaststroke and individual medley events … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Placed 22nd in the 100 breast at SEC’s with his personal best of 56.62 … Finished 25th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:05.69 … Also recorded a mark of 1:57.39 in the 200 I.M. … Earned a pair of 15th-place finishes in the breast events at the Art Adamson Invitational … Swam to a personal best of 2:03.17 in the 200 breast against UNO in the LSU Invitational … Took third in the 200 I.M. at that competition with his top time on the year of 1:55.12 … Earned his first varsity letter.
PRIOR TO LSU
European talent who will see action in breaststroke races … Attended high school in Florida … Produced top times of 58.12 seconds in the 100 breaststroke and 2:11.42 in the 200 breaststroke … Coached by Michael Lohberg.
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TUOMOLA FR. • 6’5” • HS
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HAARAJOKI, FINLAND • MAKCLANRINTEEN LUKLO SPRINT FREESTYLE/BREASTSTROKE PRIOR TO LSU
Phenomenal Finnish sprinter who emerged as arguably this year’s premier collegiate sprinting prospect from the international levels … A two-time Finnish National champion in the 50 and 100 free and the national record-holder in the 50 free … Competed at the 2009 European Short Course Championships in Belgrade, Serbia and came away with personal bests of 22.10 and 49.07 in the 50scm and 100scm free, respectively … Boasts a blistering lifetime best of 22.41 in the 50m free … That time is comparable to a 2009 NCAA automatic qualifying cut … Also holds a top time of 50.52 in the 100m free … Rated No. 23 overall in the CollegeSwimming.com recruit rankings of 2009 … Also a five-star prospect by Swimming World Magazine … Attended the same high school as fellow LSU signee Reijo Hyvenen … Coached by Mika Kekalainen.
Born Aug. 1, 1989 in Hamburg, Germany … Parents are Gerd and Sabine Voelkel … Has one sister … Plans to major in finance.
STEFFEN’S TOP TIMES 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 individual medley
Born May 4, 1989 in Jarvenpaa, Finland … Parents are Pekka and Svetlana Tuomola … Has one older brother, Anton and one older sister, Natalia … Plans to major in international business.
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VIEKE SO. • 5’11” • IL
INDIANAPOLIS, IND. • HERITAGE CHRISTIAN HS DIVING Proved to be one of LSU’s top freshmen, scoring points for the team in all three diving events at the SEC Championships … Also qualified and competed at the NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Regional where he reached the finals in every event … Tallied a two-round score of 500.80 to claim 15th in the platform … Posted a 17th-place finish in the one-meter with a combined score of 574.15 … Also placed 18th in the three-meter … Recorded three top-16 finishes at SEC’s … Finished 10th in the three-meter with a 329.05 score … Took 12th in the one-meter (288.50) and notched a career-high of 258.25 in the platform to secure 16th … Captured 10th in the three-meter (302.40) at the Tennessee Diving Invitational … Also registered a 12th-place finish in the one-meter at that competition … Notched scores of 300.00 and 282.05 in the three-meter and one-meter, respectively, at the Auburn Diving Invitational … Scored a career-high 350.50 in the three-meter to seize runner-up honors against UNO at the LSU Invitational … That total is the eighth-highest in school history … Part of a 1-2 LSU finish in the three-meter (318.75) in a win over No. 24 Kentucky … Totaled a career-high 316.42 points in the one-meter to finish second against Delta State … One of two freshmen to be named to the SEC Freshmen Academic Honor Roll … Earned his first varsity letter.
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WEEKS JR. • 5’11” • IL
PLANO, TEXAS • PLANO HS BUTTERFLY/FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE
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Born Oct. 1, 1987 in Scottsdale, Ariz. … Parents are Kevin and Christi Telep … Has one sister, Nicole and one brother, Ryan … His uncle, Bobby Piatt, lettered in wrestling at LSU from 1977-81 … One of his relatives, Bobby Lazor, was a member of the 1996 Syracuse Final Four basketball team … Lazor later played at Arizona State and saw action as a professional with the Phoenix Suns … Majoring in political science.
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Contributed in the butterfly, freestyle and backstroke races … Competed in every dual meet and Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational … Placed 13th in the 200 butterfly at the Art Adamson Invitational with a time of 1:51.39 … Also took 24th in the 100 fly (51.73) … Enjoyed a fine showing at the LSU Invitational versus UNO, posting new career bests in three events … Swam to top times of 1:41.41 in the 200 free, 1:50.82 in the 200 fly and 50.40 in the 100 fly at that competition … Finished fourth in both the 200 free and 100 backstroke in a win over Delta State … Earned his first varsity letter.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Added quality depth in the butterfly and freestyle events … Competed in seven dual meets, the Georgia Tech Invitational, and the SEC Championships … Swam season-best times in the 100 and 200 butterfly at SEC’s with marks of 51.72 and 1:54.14, respectively… Finished third in the 1000 free (10:04.19) versus Delta State … Recorded top-five finishes in the 200 fly and 500 free against South Carolina.
PRIOR TO LSU
A five-time All-American and four-year letterwinner at Plano High School … Expected to contribute in butterfly events … Named to the All-state and All-area teams … Member of three district champion squads and served as a team captain … Also participated in middle distance freestyle events … Coached by Craig Harris.
PERSONAL
Born Aug. 11, 1989 in Augusta, Ga. … Parents are Warren and Amy Weeks … Has one younger brother, Scott and one younger sister, Ann … Majoring in kinesiology.
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WEPASNICK FR. • 6’1” • HS
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BROOKEVILLE, MD. • OUR LADY OF GOOD COUNSEL HS BREASTSTROKE/I.M.
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A talented breaststroker and multiple club record-holder from Brookeville, Md. … Boasts top times of 56.89 and 2:03.11 in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively … His mark in the 200 breast is ranked in the top 20 in the country for his age group … Also claims personal bests of 1:52.18 in the 200 I.M. and 3:58.77 in the 400 I.M. … Rated in the CollegeSwimming.com Top 150 recruits of 2009 … Coached by Bill Howard.
PERSONAL
Born Sept. 10, 1991 in Silver Springs, Md. … Parents are Bob and Denice Wepasnick … Has one sister, Ashley.
Added depth to the sprint freestyle and butterfly races … Competed in every dual meet, Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational and the SEC Championships … Improved both of his career-best times in the 50 and 100 freestyle … Swam to a 31st-place finish in the 50 free at SEC’s with a time of 20.77 … Finished 36th in the 100 free (46.18) … Also took part in the 100 butterfly, reaching the wall in 51.04 … Placed 14th in the 100 free at the Art Adamson Invitational … Posted a new career best of 45.74 in the prelims of that race … Recorded a career best of 20.28 in the 50 free at the LSU Invitational versus UNO … Claimed third in the 100 free in a win over Delta State … Named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll.
FRESHMAN SEASON (2007-08)
Contributed to freestyle races … Participated in six dual meets, the Georgia Tech Invitational and the SEC Championships … Enjoyed his best meet at SEC’s where he recorded season bests in the 50 free (21.09) and the 100 free (46.92) … Registered top-five finishes in both the 50 and 100 free in a dual-meet victory over Delta State … Posted marks of 22.47 and 57.30 in the 50 free and 100 fly, respectively, at the Georgia Tech Invitational.
PRIOR TO LSU
An all-around athlete at Hobbs High School who was one of the premier swimmers in the state of New Mexico … A standout sprint freestyle to middle distance swimmer who will contribute in those events for the Tigers … Shattered six school records as a senior -- 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly … Also helped break two school relay records during his career … Finished second in the 50 free final at the 2007 state championships (20.91) … A member of the Dallas Mustangs Swim Team, which was awarded a silver medal by USA Swimming in 2006 … Earned letters in track, cross country and soccer … Coached by Shawn Drake.
PERSONAL
Born Dec. 26, 1988 … Parents are Dan and Nancy Zeller … Has one younger brother, Aaron … Majoring in construction management.
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2008-09 Season Notebook LSU Women: 7-3-1 Record • NCAA Finish - 16th • Four First-Team All-Americans • 12 All-America Honors • CSCAA Scholar All-America Team Honors • 11 School Records Shattered LSU Men: 7-1 Record • No. 17 CSCAA Final Ranking • NCAA Finish - 28th • 13 All-America Honors • 10 School Records Shattered • SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year
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The Lady Tigers were awarded CSCAA Scholar All-America Team honors in both the fall and spring semesters after maintaining a cumulative grade point average above 3.0 for the entire school year.
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The LSU women captured their highest finish at the NCAA Championships since 2001, placing 16th overall with 57 points. All four athletes who represented LSU at the national meet -- Katherine Noland, Monica McJunkin, Katie Gilmore and Jane Trepp -- earned three All-America honors apiece, including first-team accolades with a fifth-place finish in the 200-yard medley relay.
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The LSU men sent six athletes to the NCAA Championships, and five returned with All-America honors. Seniors Julius Gloeckner and Christoph Lubenau each took home All-America accolades in three races, while fellow senior Brandon Selts, junior Sean LeNeave and sophomore Hannes Heyl were recognized twice. In addition, senior Niko Dalman represented the men’s divers with his third career trip and competed in all three diving events.
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The Tigers wrapped up the dual-meet season with a 7-1 record and reeled off sevenstraight victories, their longest winning streak since 1994-95. The men also ended the season ranked No. 17 in the nation in the College Swim Coaches Association of America poll, the third-straight year the team has finished in the top 25.
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Both teams combined to shatter 21 school records (11 women, 10 men) during the 2008-09 season. Sophomore Jane Trepp broke three program marks in three separate strokes and helped four relay squads capture new school marks. Senior Julius Gloeckner led the men’s team with four record-breaking performances, overtaking three of his own previous records and setting a new mark in the 200 freestyle.
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Men’s swimmer Julius Gloeckner was named the Southeastern Conference Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year for his accomplishments both inside and outside of the pool. The senior finished his career as a six-time All-American and the owner of six program records.
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Four athletes received weekly honors from the SEC during the regular season. Senior Katherine Noland was recognized as the SEC Female Swimmer of the Week (11/25/08) after her stellar performance at Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational in November, while freshmen Morgan McGee and Ben Decker earned Freshmen Swimmers of the Week honors for their achievements at the same competition. Senior Niko Dalman was named the SEC Male Diver of the Week (1/20/09) following his record-breaking performance on Senior Day against Delta State when he broke a 14-year-old mark in the one-meter springboard.
Records Broken LSU Women’s Records in 2008-09 (11) Event 50-yard Freestyle 100-yard Freestyle 100-yard Backstroke 200-yard Backstroke 100-yard Breaststroke 100-yard Butterfly 200-yard Butterfly 200-yard Freestyle Relay 400-yard Freestyle Relay 200-yard Medley Relay 400-yard Medley Relay
Name(s) Jane Trepp Katherine Noland Monica McJunkin Samantha Goates Jane Trepp Jane Trepp Vanessa Duenas Trepp, Gilmore, McJunkin, Noland Noland, Gilmore, Trepp, McJunkin McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland
Time/Score 22.49 49.00r 53.07 1:57.52 1:01.41 53.26 1:58.15 1:29.09* 3:15.56* 1:36.88* 3:38.09
Location 2009 SEC Championships 2009 NCAA Championships Twice (Last: 2009 NCAA Championships) 2008 Art Adamson Invitational 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 NCAA Championships
NCAA Standard Achieved ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘A’ ‘B’
Time/Score 1:36.09r 45.97 1:44.96 1:44.88 3:45.10 387.75 1:17.82 6:28.83 1:26.81 3:10.54
Location 2009 SEC Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 NCAA Championships 2009 Bulldog Invitational 2009 vs. Delta State 2009 Bulldog Invitational 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships 2009 SEC Championships
NCAA Standard Achieved ‘B’ ‘A’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ -‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’ ‘B’
LSU Men’s Records in 2008-09 (10) Event 200-yard Freestyle 100-yard Butterfly 200-yard Butterfly 200-yard Individual Medley 400-yard Individual Medley One-meter Diving 200-yard Freestyle Relay 800-yard Freestyle Relay 200-yard Medley Relay 400-yard Medley Relay
Name(s) Julius Gloeckner Christoph Lubenau Julius Gloeckner Julius Gloeckner Julius Gloeckner Niko Dalman Heyl, LeNeave, Gloeckner, Selts Gloeckner, Reynolds, LeNeave, Hallum Heyl, Decker, Lubenau, Selts Meyers, Decker, Lubenau, Heyl
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Niko Dalman broke the men’s one-meter springboard record and made his third career trip to NCAA’s in 2008-09.
Jane Trepp became a three-time All-American and shattered three individual records in three different stroke disciplines last season.
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2008-2009 Season Notebook Dual-Meet Season With a combined record of 14-4-1, the LSU men’s and women’s teams enjoyed their finest dual-meet season under head coach Adam Schmitt despite facing six nationallyranked opponents. The Tigers rebounded from an early loss at the hands of No. 4 Florida and won seven-straight meets to post a 7-1 record, while the Lady Tigers regrouped after a tough start by taking seven of the last eight dual meets and finishing with a 7-3-1 mark. Senior Julius Gloeckner led the Tigers with 16 individual victories, and fellow senior Niko Dalman provided a spark with 10 wins in diving events. The two-time All-American also broke a 14-year-old program record in the one-meter springboard on Senior Day against Delta State. Seniors Katherine Noland and Vanessa Duenas, sophomore Jane Trepp and freshman Morgan McGee proved to be the Lady Tigers’ top performers, and the women’s team claimed a pair of pool records in relay competition at the LSU Invitational. LSU’s peak performance during the regular season came at the Art Adamson Invitational in College Station, Texas, where the men’s and women’s teams shattered seven school records and recorded 15 NCAA provisional time standards. Noland was named the SEC Female Swimmer of the Week for her efforts, which included two then-school-record swims, while McGee and fellow freshmen Ben Decker earned SEC Freshmen Swimmers of the Week honors. Senior Monica McJunkin and Trepp also claimed then-program-records, and freshman Samantha Goates set a new school mark in the 200-yard backstroke, 1:57.52. The Tigers received solid outings from a number of athletes en route to a runner-up team finish behind No. 2 Stanford.
2009 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb. 18-21, 2009 James E. Martin Aquatics Center Auburn, Ala.
LSU’s first stop on the road to the national competition was its annual trip to the SEC Championships where the men’s and women’s squads would compete in what was expected to be one of the fastest and deepest conference meets in the country. True to form, the competition lived up to its lofty expectations as a plethora of new NCAA and SEC records fell, and a number of athletes posted times and scores that would rank among the nation’s best. For LSU, the meet gave its athletes the opportunity to shine on the conference’s biggest stage, and several of the Tigers’ top performers delivered with school-record performances and put themselves in position to earn a bid to the NCAA Championships. Without a doubt, no LSU athlete enjoyed a better performance than sophomore Jane Trepp, who broke three individual program records in three separate stroke disciplines and proved to be the Lady Tigers’ biggest point producer. On Day 2, the Estonian became the fastest swimmer in program history, touching the wall in 22.49 in the 50 freestyle. She followed up that effort with school-record swims in the 100 butterfly (53.26) and 100 breaststroke (1:01.41) and placed in the top 10 of both events. However, Trepp wasn’t the only Lady Tiger to emerge with a new program record as senior Vanessa Duenas bested the previous mark in the 200 butterfly with a time of 1:58.15, and fellow senior Monica McJunkin improved her record time in the 100 backstroke, 53.07. In addition, seniors Katherine Noland and Katie Gilmore, junior Lauren Grandy, sophomore Kannon Betzen and freshmen Morgan McGee and Katie Lybbert tallied points, and the women’s team finished eighth overall. The LSU men were led by the German trio of Christoph Lubenau, Hannes Heyl and Julius Gloeckner and senior diver Niko Dalman. Lubenau qualified for NCAA’s with a blistering performance in the 100 butterfly as the senior set a then-school-record in the prelims with an NCAA ‘A’ cut time of 45.99 and went on to take fourth overall in the finals with a time of 46.03. Heyl emerged as arguably the Tigers’ top all-around swimmer, posting top-10 finishes in all three of his races – the 100 backstroke, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly. The sophomore also won the consolation final of the 100 free with a mark of 43.62 and played an enormous role on a number of outstanding relays. Gloeckner claimed the program record in the 200 freestyle with a lead-off split of 1:36.09 in the 800 freestyle relay and reached second swims in both the 400 individual medley and 200 butterfly, while Dalman registered sixth in both springboard diving events and finished 10th in the platform. The Tigers also received a pair of stellar performances from sophomore James Meyers and freshmen Ben Decker and Matt Vieke. Meyers came through with the best outing of his career, taking fifth in the 100 back with the program’s second-fastest mark, 47.13, and also qualified for the ‘B’ final of the 100 fly. Decker was one of only two freshmen in the conference to reach the ‘A’ final of the 100 breast and also scored for LSU in the 200 breast, while Vieke tallied points in all three diving events. Moreover, the Tigers’ 400 medley relay foursome of Meyers, Decker, Lubenau and Heyl captured medals for their third-place finish and school-record time of 3:10.54. Seniors Roy Chambers, Chris White and Brandon Selts, junior Nate Telep and sophomores Clint Hallum and Luis Gonzalez also scored for LSU en route to a sixth-place team finish overall.
2009 NCAA WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS
March 19-21, 2009 Student Rec Center Natatorium College Station, Texas Seniors Katherine Noland, Monica McJunkin and Katie Gilmore and sophomore Jane Trepp returned to College Station, Texas, to represent the Lady Tigers at the 2009 NCAA Championships. The foursome emerged as arguably the best relay tandem in school history, breaking four school records and tallying 57 points to cap off the season in 16th-place, the team’s best finish since 2001. On Day 2 of the meet, the group qualified for the ‘A’ final of the 200 medley relay and earned first-team All-America status with a fifth-place finish and school-record time of 1:36.88. The Lady Tigers’ season culminated with a victory in the consolation final of the 400 freestyle relay with another school-record time of 3:15.56 behind Noland’s programrecord, lead-off split of 49.00 on the final day of competition. Those four also claimed AllAmerica honors in the 200 freestyle relay with an 11th-place finish and shattered the school record in the prelims, 1:29.09. In addition, the squad set a new LSU record in the 400 medley relay, 3:38.09, and all four athletes competed in individual racing. McJunkin came away with the top performance, tying her school-record time in the 100 backstroke, 53.07, to finish 22nd in the prelims.
2009 NCAA MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPS March 26-28, 2009 Student Rec Center Natatorium College Station, Texas
NCAA ZONE ‘B’ DIVING REGIONAL March 13-15, 2009 Allan Jones Aquatic Center Knoxville, Tenn.
All four LSU divers traveled to Knoxville, Tenn., for the NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Regional in mid-March, and senior Niko Dalman qualified for NCAA’s for the third time in his career. The two-time All-American placed sixth overall in the one-meter with a combined, two-round score of 649.90 to seal his invitation to the national meet. Freshman Matt Vieke impressed yet again, reaching the final rounds of all three events, while fellow freshmen Brian Gemberling and Katie Lybbert acquitted themselves nicely in their first regional competition.
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Hannes Heyl (left) was the men’s top scoring swimmer at the 2009 SEC Championships and anchored the school’s record-setting 400 medley relay squad, which placed third overall.
The Tigers also made the trip back to College Station, Texas, for the men’s competition, and the six athletes representing the LSU men combined to earn 13 AllAmerica honors and place 28th overall. Senior Christoph Lubenau led the Tigers, breaking his own school record in the 100 butterfly with a time of 45.97 in the prelims before finishing 11th overall in the consolation final. The German’s All-America finish in that event was the second of his career. The LSU men also claimed All-America honors in three relays – the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 400 medley relay. The 200 freestyle relay with Hannes Heyl, Sean LeNeave, Julius Gloeckner and Brandon Selts finished the highest of the three, registering 12th with a time of 1:18.50. Gloeckner also performed well in individual competition, improving his record times in the 200 butterfly and 200 individual medley with marks of 1:44.96 and 1:44.88, respectively. Furthermore, senior diver Niko Dalman competed in all three diving events. His highest finish was in the platform competition as he tallied a season-high 321.90 points to take 18th.
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50-Yard Freestyle Prelims 57. Brandon Selts 20.11
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100-Yard Butterfly Prelims 11. Christoph Lubenau 45.97* 33. Hannes Heyl 47.36
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200-Yard Butterfly Prelims 28. Julius Gloeckner 1:44.96*
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200-Yard Individual Medley Prelims 27. Julius Gloeckner 1:44.88*
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400-Yard Individual Medley Prelims -- Julius Gloeckner 3:46.03
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One-meter Diving Prelims 28. Niko Dalman 278.95
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Three-meter Diving Prelims 279.95 34. Niko Dalman
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Platform Diving Prelims 18. Niko Dalman 321.90
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200-Yard Freestyle Relay Prelims 12. Heyl, LeNeave, 1:18.61 Gloeckner, Selts
Finals 1:18.50
400-Yard Freestyle Relay Prelims 16. LeNeave, Lubenau, 2:54.81 Selts, Gloeckner
Finals 2:55.39
200-Yard Medley Relay Prelims 20. Heyl, Gloeckner, 1:27.36 Lubenau, Selts
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400-Yard Medley Relay Prelims 16. Heyl, Gloeckner, 3:11.28 Lubenau, LeNeave
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50-Yard Freestyle Prelims 31. Jane Trepp 22.55 33. Katie Gilmore 22.57
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100-Yard Freestyle Prelims 40. Katherine Noland 49.44 50. Katie Gilmore 49.81
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200-Yard Freestyle Prelims 62. Katherine Noland 1:49.35
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100-Yard Backstroke Prelims 22. Monica McJunkin 53.07*
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100-Yard Breaststroke Prelims 1:01.83 39. Jane Trepp
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100-Yard Butterfly Prelims 34. Katherine Noland 53.36 39. Katie Gilmore 54.00 43. Jane Trepp 54.39
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200-Yard Freestyle Relay Prelims 11. Trepp, Gilmore, 1:29.09* McJunkin, Noland
Finals 1:29.31
400-Yard Freestyle Relay Prelims 9. Noland, Gilmore, 3:16.96 Trepp, McJunkin
Finals 3:15.56*
200-Yard Medley Relay Prelims 5. McJunkin, Trepp, 1:37.73 Gilmore, Noland
Finals 1:36.88*
400-Yard Medley Relay Prelims 17. McJunkin, Trepp, 3:38.09* Gilmore, Noland
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Women’s Final Standings 1. California 2. Georgia 3. Arizona 4. Stanford 5. Texas 6. Auburn 7. Florida 8. Texas A&M 9. Southern California 10. Indiana 11. Minnesota 12. Virginia 13. Tennessee 14. Wisconsin 15. Washington 16. LSU 17. Houston 18. Princeton 19. Southern Methodist 20. North Carolina 21. Purdue 22. Louisville 23. Oregon State 24. Michigan
411.5 400.5 389 312.5 307 281.5 239.5 186 157 152 136 117 107 105.5 61 57 47 44 43 41 40 31 27 25
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24. Miami (FL) 24. Ohio State 27. Arkansas 28. Missouri 29. Hawaii 29. NC State 31. Notre Dame 32. IUPUI 33. Duke 34. Virginia Tech 35. UC Santa Barbara 36. Kansas 37. UNLV 38. Alabama 38. Penn State 38. Drexel 41. UCLA 42. Towson 43. Clemson 44. Kentucky 44. Maryland 46. George Mason 47. Utah 48. Nevada
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 21. 23. 24.
Auburn Texas Stanford California Florida Arizona Michigan Tennessee Virginia Georgia Minnesota Texas A&M Purdue Ohio State Southern California Washington Kentucky Miami (FL) Georgia Tech Florida State Alabama Yale Princeton Southern Methodist
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Indiana North Carolina Denver LSU Louisville South Carolina Arizona State Penn State UC Irvine West Virginia Oakland Virginia Tech Cleveland State Navy UC Davis Wisconsin Cincinnati
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Women’s SEC Results Results at 2009 SEC Championships (Top Three and Highest LSU Finisher) 50-yard Freestyle 1. 1. 3. 10.
Michelle King Anne-Marie Botek Stephanie Napier Jane Trepp
Tennessee Georgia Florida LSU
21.90 21.90 22.17 22.49
100-yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 19.
Morgan Scroggy Georgia Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace Auburn Caitlin Geary Auburn Katie Gilmore LSU
47.88 48.04 48.09 49.74
200-yard Freestyle 1. Caitlin Geary 2. Allison Schmitt 3. Morgan Scroggy 16. Lauren Grandy
Auburn Georgia Georgia LSU
1:43.17 1:43.52 1:43.82 1:49.24
Georgia Georgia Georgia LSU
4:37.90 4:38.66 4:39.13 4:50.41
Georgia Florida Auburn LSU
15:51.41 15:56.44 16:03.00 17:06.19
Florida Tennessee Auburn LSU
50.56 51.34 51.46 53.07
Florida Florida Florida LSU
1:48.34NUSP 1:51.89 1:52.11 1:59.58
Tennessee Georgia Auburn LSU
59.84 59.92 1:00.28 1:01.41
Arkansas Georgia Tennessee LSU
2:10.33 2:10.50 2:11.68 2:17.97
500-yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 17.
Allison Schmitt Chelsea Nauta Wendy Trott Lauren Grandy
1650-yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 17.
Wendy Trott Laurabeth Guenthner Maggie Bird Brooke Barnett
100-yard Backstroke 1. 2. 3. 10.
Gemma Spofforth Jennifer Connolly Rachel Goh Monica McJunkin
200-yard Backstroke 1. 2. 3. 16.
Gemma Spofforth Teresa Crippen Stephanie Proud Morgan McGee
100-yard Breaststroke 1. 2. 3. 11.
Jamie Saffer Michelle McKeehan Micah Lawrence Jane Trepp
200-yard Breaststroke 1. 2. 3. 16.
Yi-Ting Siow Mhyria Miller Michelle McKeehan Kannon Betzen
100-yard Butterfly 1. 2. 3. 8.
Jemma Lowe Megan Pulskamp Julianne Lago Jane Trepp
Florida Kentucky Florida LSU
51.65 52.10 52.17 53.59
200-yard Butterfly 1. Jemma Lowe 2. Ava Ohlgren
Florida Auburn
1:52.53S 1:54.94
3. Annie Broome 12. Vanessa Duenas
Georgia LSU
1:56.03 1:59.96
200-yard Individual Medley 1. 2. 3. 20.
Ava Ohlgren Gemma Spofforth Morgan Scroggy Vanessa Duenas
Auburn Florida Georgia LSU
1:55.18P 1:55.39 1:55.58 2:01.79
400-yard Individual Medley 1. 2. 3. 11.
Ava Ohlgren Stephanie Proud Jennie Smith Vanessa Duenas
Auburn Florida Florida LSU
4:03.70SP 4:07.56 4:08.65 4:14.24
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One-meter Diving 1. 2. 3. 24.
Taryn Zack Jessica Snowden Kara Salamone Katie Lybbert
South Carolina Kentucky Florida LSU
325.90 313.05 309.55 211.85
Three-meter Diving 1. 2. 3. 14.
Carrie Dragland Taryn Zack Jodie McGroarty Katie Lybbert
Alabama South Carolina Tennessee LSU
366.50S 360.90 348.10 274.20
Alabama Alabama Auburn LSU
305.80 305.55 285.55 196.70
Platform Diving 1. 2. 3. 17.
Elizabeth Hughes Carrie Dragland Anna Aguero Katie Lybbert
200-yard Freestyle Relay 1. 2. 3. 5.
Napier, Spofforth, Florida Stafford, Bateman Ohlgren, Ewing, Auburn Marik, Vanderpool-Wallace Botek, Cole, Georgia Scroggy, Monsees Trepp, Gilmore, LSU McJunkin, Noland
1:28.15SP 1:28.50 1:28.62 1:29.54
400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. 2. 3. 5.
Ohlgren, Vanderpool-Wallace, Auburn Marik, Geary Schmitt, McNichols, Georgia Cole, Scroggy Kemp, Spofforth, Florida Stafford, Napier Trepp, Gilmore, LSU McJunkin, Noland
3:12.00SP 3:13.11 3:14.37 3:17.17
800-yard Freestyle Relay 1. 2. 3. 9.
Ohlgren, Geary, Marik, Bird Schmitt, Nauta, Putra, Scroggy Stafford, Proud, Crippen, Costa-Schmid Grandy, Messmer McGee, Betzen
Auburn
6:54.02SP
Georgia
6:55.80
Florida
7:02.44
LSU
7:21.67
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WOMEN’S TEAM RESULTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Florida Auburn Georgia Tennessee Arkansas Alabama South Carolina LSU Kentucky Vanderbilt
744.0 730.5 725.0 394.5 299.0 244.0 225.0 187.0 182.0 74.0
200-yard Medley Relay 1. 2. 3. 5.
Spofforth, Rogers, Florida Lago, Napier Goh, Lawrence, Auburn Dillette, Vanderpool-Wallace Shickora, Miller, Georgia Botek, Cole McJunkin, Trepp, LSU Gilmore, Noland
1:36.22SP 1:36.59 1:37.27 1:38.30
400-yard Medley Relay 1. 2. 3. 5.
Goh, Lawrence, Auburn Ohlgren, Vanderpool-Wallace Spofforth, Rogers, Florida Lowe, Stafford Shickora, McKeehan, Georgia Caprioglio, Scroggy McJunkin, Betzen, LSU Trepp, Noland
N - NCAA Record U - U.S. Open Record
3:31.28SP 3:31.41 3:32.11 3:38.47
S - SEC Record P - Pool Record
2009 Women’s SEC Honors SEC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year Richard Quick/Dorsey Tierney-Walker, Auburn
JANE TREPP
SEC Women’s Diving Coach of the Year Pat Greenwell, Alabama Commissioner’s Trophy (High Point Scorer) Gemma Spofforth, Florida (57 points) Ava Ohlgren, Auburn (57 points) SEC Women’s Swimmer of the Year Gemma Spofforth, Florida SEC Women’s Diver of the Year Carrie Dragland, Alabama SEC Women’s Freshman Swimmer of the Year Allison Schmitt, Georgia SEC Women’s Freshman Diver of the Year Carrie Dragland, Alabama SEC Women’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Lisa Caprioglio, Georgia
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Prelims
Finals
10. 19. 20. 23. 24. 30. 37. 41.
22.71 23.00 23.01 23.15 23.29 23.45 23.65 23.98
22.49* --------
8. 13. 15. 19. 26. --
53.26* 53.88 53.58 54.57 55.65 56.42
53.59 53.95 54.12 ----
200-yard Butterfly
Prelims
Finals
100-yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
19. 20. 21. 31. 39. 44.
49.74 49.78 49.87 50.71 51.40 51.81
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12. 29. -- --
1:58.15* 2:09.53 2:05.08 2:13.53
1:59.96 ----
200-yard Individual Medley
Prelims
Finals
200-yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
16. 33. --
1:47.84 1:52.52 1:56.18
1:49.24 ---
20. 27. 35. 37. 42.
2:01.79 2:02.71 2:04.92 2:05.62 2:07.34
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400-yard Individual Medley
Prelims
Finals
500-yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
17. 27. 29. --
4:50.41 4:59.09 5:02.55 5:10.79
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11. 23. 25.
4:19.88 4:29.10 4:34.53
4:14.24 ---
One-meter Diving
Prelims
Finals
24.
211.85
--
Three-meter Diving
Prelims
Finals
14.
274.20
--
Platform Diving
Prelims
Finals
17.
196.70
--
Jane Trepp Monica McJunkin Katie Gilmore Katherine Noland Samantha Goates Leigh Ann King Jamie Wright Sabrina Messmer
Katie Gilmore Monica McJunkin Katherine Noland Lauren Grandy Leigh Ann King Sabrina Messmer
Lauren Grandy Sabrina Messmer Shanna Spears
Lauren Grandy Brooke Barnett Lauren Simons Shanna Spears
1650-yard Freestyle
(Finals only)
17. 18.
17:06.19 17:21.49
Brooke Barnett Lauren Simons
100-yard Backstroke
Prelims
Finals
10. 17. 25. 27.
53.74 54.46 56.05 56.19
53.07* ----
200-yard Backstroke
Prelims
Finals
16. 21. 23. 26.
1:58.09 2:00.91 2:01.91 2:02.77
1:59.58 ----
100-yard Breaststroke
Prelims
Finals
11. 14. 21. 30. --
1:01.93 1:02.05 1:03.14 1:05.01 1:07.80
1:01.41* 1:01.76 ----
Monica McJunkin Morgan McGee Samantha Goates Berit Aljand
Morgan McGee Berit Aljand Samantha Goates Jamie Wright
Jane Trepp Kannon Betzen Victoria Givens Leigh Ann King Ali Sanford
200-yard Breaststroke
Prelims
Finals
16. 24.
2:16.39 2:20.87
2:17.97 --
Kannon Betzen Victoria Givens
Jane Trepp Katherine Noland Katie Gilmore Morgan McGee Jamie Wright Ali Sanford
Vanessa Duenas Christina Herubin Ali Sanford Shanna Spears
Vanessa Duenas Kannon Betzen Victoria Givens Berit Aljand Christina Herubin
Vanessa Duenas Christina Herubin Brooke Barnett
Katie Lybbert
Katie Lybbert
Katie Lybbert
200-yard Freestyle Relay
(Finals only)
5.
1:29.54
Trepp, Gilmore, McJunkin, Noland
400-yard Freestyle Relay
(Finals only)
5.
3:17.17
Trepp, Gilmore, McJunkin, Noland
800-yard Freestyle Relay
(Finals only)
9.
7:21.67
Grandy, Messmer, McGee, Betzen
200-yard Medley Relay
(Finals only)
5.
1:38.30
McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland
400-yard Medley Relay
(Finals only)
5.
3:38.47
McJunkin, Betzen, Trepp, Noland
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Men’s SEC Results Results at 2009 SEC Championships (Top Three and Highest LSU Finisher) 50-yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 11.
Matt Targett Jakob Andkjaer Gideon Louw Brandon Selts
200-yard Individual Medley Auburn Auburn Auburn LSU
18.52SP 19.05 19.28 19.90
Auburn Auburn Auburn LSU
41.55SP 41.97 42.36 43.62
Florida Tennessee South Carolina LSU
1:33.73P 1:34.02 1:34.09 1:38.24
Georgia Florida Alabama LSU
4:14.18 4:14.99 4:15.64 4:27.31
Georgia Alabama Florida LSU
14:43.18 14:49.37 14:53.63 15:24.94
Auburn Florida Auburn LSU
46.04P 46.46 46.48 47.13
100-yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 9.
Matt Targett Gideon Louw Jakob Andkjaer Hannes Heyl
Shaune Fraser Jonas Persson Kyle Cormier Andrew Reynolds
Troyden Prinsloo Balazs Gercsak Mark Randall Clint Hallum
Troyden Prinsloo Mark Randall Christopher Crete Luis Gonzalez
Pascal Wollach Omar Pinzon Kohlton Norys James Meyers
Rexford Tullius Omar Pinzon Pascal Wollach Simon Diefenthal
Florida Florida Auburn LSU
1:39.88P 1:40.15 1:41.24 1:46.82
100-yard Breaststroke 1. 2. 3. 8.
Neil Versfeld Adam Klein Barry Murphy Ben Decker
Georgia Auburn Tennessee LSU
52.23P 52.73 52.86 54.44
200-yard Breaststroke 1. 2. 3. 11.
Neil Versfeld Adam Klein Clark Burckle Ben Decker
Georgia Auburn Florida LSU
1:52.07SP 1:53.84 1:54.42 1:59.64
100-yard Butterfly 1. 2. 3. 4.
Matt Targett Jordan Anderson Tyler McGill Christoph Lubenau
Bradley Ally Peter Benner Billy Cregar Julius Gloeckner
Florida Georgia Georgia LSU
3:41.35P 3:45.76 3:45.86 3:50.57
1. 2. 2. 6.
Aaron Fleshner Kelly Marx Dan Mazzaferro Niko Dalman
Alabama Auburn Auburn LSU
414.15 372.75 372.75 363.70
1. 2. 3. 6.
Dan Mazzaferro Kelly Marx Aaron Fleshner Niko Dalman
Auburn Auburn Alabama LSU
420.90 418.05 413.10 390.20
1. 2. 3. 10.
Dan Mazzaferro Kelly Marx Aaron Fleshner Niko Dalman
Auburn Auburn Alabama LSU
487.90S 423.85 376.40 291.05
200-yard Freestyle Relay
200-yard Backstroke 1. 2. 3. --
1. 2. 3. 7.
Platform Diving
100-yard Backstroke 1. 2. 3. 5.
1:41.96P 1:43.39 1:44.43 1:50.03
Three-meter Diving
1650-YARD FREESTYLE 1. 2. 3. 14.
Florida Auburn Florida LSU
One-meter Diving
500-YARD FREESTYLE 1. 2. 3. 18.
Bradley Ally Tyler McGill Omar Pinzon Julius Gloeckner
400-yard Individual Medley
200-yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 22.
1. 2. 3. 24.
Auburn Auburn Auburn LSU
45.02SP 45.70 46.00 46.03
Georgia Florida Auburn LSU
1:41.61SP 1:41.88 1:42.15 1:46.29
1. 2. 3. 6.
Andkjaer, Targett, Norys, Louw DeRocco, Persson, Morrell, Murphy McGinnis, Forbes, Burrows, Eliason Selts, Gloeckner, Heyl, Lubenau
Auburn
1:15.47SP
Tennessee
1:17.39
Kentucky
1:18.25
LSU
1:19.25
Andkjaer, Louw, Norys, Targett Murphy, Persson, DeRocco, Morrell McGinnis, Forbes, Reed, Greene Heyl, Lubenau, Meyers, Gloeckner
Auburn
2:46.03NUSP
Tennessee
2:50.34
Kentucky
2:51.72
LSU
2:55.37
Louw, Wollach, Dove, McGill Fraser S., Fraser B., Tullius, Gercsak Morrell, Persson, Storvik, Winchell Gloeckner, Reynolds, LeNeave, Hallum
Men’s Team Results 1. Auburn 2. Florida 3. Tennessee 4. Georgia 5. Alabama 6. LSU 7. Kentucky 8. South Carolina
880.5 626.0 584.0 435.5 314.0 303.0 277.0 174.0
1. 2. 3. 5.
White, Silva, Targett, Andkjaer Henahan, Murphy, DeRocco, Persson Pinzon, Burckle, Ally, Martinez Heyl, Decker, Lubenau, Selts
Auburn
1:23.69SP
Tennessee
1:24.62
Florida
1:25.14
LSU
1:26.81
Auburn
3:04.58SP
Georgia
3:09.30
LSU
3:10.54
400-yard Medley Relay
800-yard Freestyle Relay 1. 2. 3. 6.
Feb. 18-21 James E. Martin Aquatics Center Auburn, Ala.
200-yard Medley Relay
400-yard Freestyle Relay 1. 2. 3. 5.
2009 SEC Championships
Auburn
6:18.15P
Florida
6:18.36
Tennessee
6:23.32
LSU
6:28.83
1. 2. 3.
Wollach, Klein, Madson, Targett Spooner, Versfeld, Dylla, Jennings Meyers, Decker, Lubenau, Heyl
N - NCAA Record U - U.S. Open Record S - SEC Record P - Pool Record
200-yard Butterfly 1. 2. 3. 13.
Mark Dylla Shaune Fraser Logan Madson Julius Gloeckner
2009 Men’s SEC Honors SEC Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year Richard Quick/Brett Hawke, Auburn SEC Men’s Diving Coach of the Year Jeff Shaffer, Auburn Commissioner’s Trophy (High Point Scorer) Matt Targett, Auburn (60 points) SEC Men’s Swimmer of the Year Matt Targett, Auburn Co-SEC Men’s Diver of the Year Aaron Fleshner, Alabama Dan Mazzaferro, Auburn SEC Men’s Freshman Swimmer of the Year Peter Benner, Georgia SEC Men’s Freshman Diver of the Year Ryan Helms, Tennessee
Clint Hallum
SEC Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year Julius Gloeckner, LSU
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Hannes Heyl
Luis Gonzalez
LSU Results at 2009 SEC Championships 50-Yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
11. 18. 23. 26. 31.
19.82 20.20 20.31 20.48 20.77
19.90 -----
Brandon Selts Christoph Lubenau James Meyers Roy Chambers Eric Zeller
100-Yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
9. 15. 23. 31. 36.
43.57 44.08 44.84 45.43 46.18
43.62 44.26 ----
Hannes Heyl Christoph Lubenau Connor Farber Brandon Selts Eric Zeller
200-Yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
22. 27. 36. --
1:38.24 1:38.89 1:43.16 1:43.32
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Andrew Reynolds Connor Farber Martin Jungfleisch Simon Diefenthal
500-Yard Freestyle
Prelims
Finals
18. Clint Hallum 22. Luis Gonzalez 23. Sean LeNeave 25. Andrew Reynolds -- Luc Rykosky
4:27.31 4:30.80 4:31.55 4:36.04 4:39.34
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1650-Yard Freestyle
(Finals Only)
14. Luis Gonzalez -- Luc Rykosky
15:24.94 16:27.00
100-Yard Backstroke
Prelims
Finals
5. 8. --
47.56 47.30 49.41
James Meyers Hannes Heyl Simon Diefenthal
Finals
1:46.84 1:48.83 1:50.52 1:51.76
1:46.29 ----
200-Yard Individual Medley
Prelims
Finals
24. 30. 34. 38.
1:50.03 1:52.03 1:53.54 1:57.39
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Julius Gloeckner Ben Decker Chris White Steffen Voelkel
400-Yard Individual Medley
Prelims
Finals
7. 14. 18. 23. 24. --
3:50.52 3:52.05 3:55.53 3:57.69 3:58.45 4:07.51
3:50.57 3:53.64 -----
Julius Gloeckner Clint Hallum Luis Gonzalez Nate Telep Sean LeNeave Luc Rykosky
One-Meter Diving
Prelims
Finals
6. 12.
316.35 288.50
363.70 --
Niko Dalman Matt Vieke
Finals
377.60 329.05
390.20 --
47.13 47.90 --
Platform Diving
Prelims
Finals
10. Niko Dalman 16. Matt Vieke
291.05 258.25
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200-Yard Freestyle Relay
(Finals Only)
6.
1:19.25
Finals
1:46.82
--
100-Yard Breaststroke
Prelims
Finals
8. 13. 16. 21. 22.
54.23 54.87 54.96 56.58 56.62
54.44 54.87 55.46 ---
200-Yard Breaststroke
Prelims
Finals
11. 13. 15. 17. 20. 25.
2:01.66 2:00.89 2:01.55 2:02.07 2:03.50 2:05.69
1:59.64 2:01.35 2:01.65 ----
100-Yard Butterfly
Prelims
Finals
4. 10. 13. 19.
45.99 46.88 47.90 48.43
46.03 46.94 47.47 --
Christoph Lubenau Hannes Heyl James Meyers Connor Farber
Prelims
13. 17. 20. 21.
Prelims
Prelims
Ben Decker Clint Hallum Nate Telep Roy Chambers Chris White Steffen Voelkel
200-Yard Butterfly Julius Gloeckner Sean LeNeave Martin Jungfleisch Andrew Reynolds
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6. Niko Dalman 10. Matt Vieke
--
Ben Decker Roy Chambers Chris White Nate Telep Steffen Voelkel
49.74 51.01 51.04
Three-Meter Diving
200-Yard Backstroke Simon Diefenthal
25. Martin Jungfleisch 30. Brandon Selts 31. Eric Zeller
Selts, Gloeckner, Heyl, Lubenau
400-Yard Freestyle Relay
(Finals Only)
5.
2:55.37
Heyl, Lubenau, Meyers, Gloeckner
800-Yard Freestyle Relay
(Finals Only)
6.
6:28.83*
Gloeckner, Reynolds, LeNeave, Hallum
200-Yard Medley Relay
(Finals Only)
5.
1:26.81*
Heyl, Decker, Lubenau, Selts
400-Yard Medley Relay
(Finals Only)
3.
3:10.54*
Meyers, Decker, Lubenau, Heyl
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Brooke Barnett 50-yard Freestyle 22.49 s/p 22.57 p 23.00 23.14 ^ 23.15 23.29
Jane Trepp Katie Gilmore Monica McJunkin Morgan McGee Katherine Noland Samantha Goates
Jane Trepp 400-yard Individual Medley
SEC Championships (2/19) NCAA Championships (3/19) SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/18) SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19)
4:14.24
p
Vanessa Duenas
SEC Championships (2/20)
100-yard Breaststroke 1:01.41 s/p 1:01.76 p 1:03.14 1:05.01
Jane Trepp Kannon Betzen Victoria Givens Leigh Ann King
SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20)
100-yard Freestyle 49.00 s/p/r 49.74 p 49.78 49.92 r 50.71
Katherine Noland Katie Gilmore Monica McJunkin Jane Trepp Lauren Grandy
NCAA Championships (3/21) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21)
Lauren Grandy Katherine Noland Sabrina Messmer
SEC Championships (2/20) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22)
500-yard Freestyle 4:50.41 4:59.09 5:00.04
Lauren Grandy Brooke Barnett Lauren Simons
1000-YARD FREESTYLE 10:07.47 * Brooke Barnett 10:09.58 Lauren Simons 10:13.13 Vanessa Duenas
SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19) LSU Invitational (1/31) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23) LSU Invitational (1/30) LSU Invitational (1/30)
1650-yard Freestyle 16:45.90
Brooke Barnett
Art Adamson Invitational (11/23)
100-yard Backstroke 53.07 s/p p 54.46 55.43 56.19
Monica McJunkin Morgan McGee Samantha Goates Berit Aljand
Twice SEC Championships (2/20) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22) SEC Championships (2/20)
200-yard Backstroke 1:57.52 s/p 1:57.81 p 2:00.91
Samantha Goates Morgan McGee Berit Aljand
Art Adamson Invitational (11/23) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23) SEC Championships (2/21)
100-yard Butterfly 53.26 s/p 53.36 p 53.58 p 54.57 55.01
Jane Trepp Katherine Noland Katie Gilmore Morgan McGee Vanessa Duenas
2:16.39 2:19.53 2:20.25
SEC Championships (2/20) NCAA Championships (3/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22)
243.37
Vanessa Duenas Katherine Noland Ali Sanford
289.12
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Katie Lybbert
vs. Delta State (1/17)
Katie Lybbert
vs. Delta State (1/17)
Katie Lybbert
SEC Championships (2/20)
Platform Diving 196.70
200-yard Freestyle Relay 1:29.09 s/p
Trepp, Gilmore, McJunkin, Noland
NCAA Championships (3/19)
400-yard Freestyle Relay 3:15.56 s/p
Noland, Gilmore, Trepp, McJunkin
NCAA Championships (3/21)
800-yard Freestyle Relay 7:21.67
Grandy, Messmer, McGee, Betzen
SEC Championships (2/18)
200-yard Medley Relay 1:36.88 s/a
McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland
NCAA Championships (3/20)
400-yard Medley Relay 3:38.09 s/p
McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland
NCAA Championships (3/19)
Symbol Key s – School record a – NCAA automatic qualifying mark p – NCAA provisional qualifying mark r – Lead-off split on relays * - Denotes the first 1000 yards of the 1650 freestyle ^ - Time trial
SEC Championships (2/21) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23)
200-yard Individual Medley 2:01.79 2:02.71 2:04.92 2:05.62
SEC Championships (2/21) at Arkansas (10/30) vs. Florida State (1/10)
Three-meter Diving
200-yard Butterfly 1:58.15 s/p 2:03.45 2:04.35
Kannon Betzen Victoria Givens Vanessa Duenas
One-meter Diving
200-yard Freestyle 1:47.84 p 1:48.03 p 1:49.82
200-yard Breaststroke
SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19)
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Simon Diefenthal 50-yard Freestyle 19.75 p/r 19.82 p 20.20 20.21 20.28
Hannes Heyl Brandon Selts Christoph Lubenau Sean LeNeave Eric Zeller
400-yard Individual Medley Bulldog Invitational (3/1) SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19) Bulldog Invitational (2/28) LSU Invitational (1/30)
Hannes Heyl Sean LeNeave Christoph Lubenau Connor Farber Brandon Selts
Bulldog Invitational (3/1) NCAA Championships (3/28) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21)
Julius Gloeckner Andrew Reynolds Connor Farber Clint Hallum Sean LeNeave
SEC Championships (2/18) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22) SEC Championships (2/20) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22)
Clint Hallum Luis Gonzalez Sean LeNeave Julius Gloeckner
SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19) SEC Championships (2/19) vs. Alabama (11/7)
1000-yard Freestyle 9:13.27 * 9:30.67 9:34.62 9:37.13
Luis Gonzalez Clint Hallum Luc Rykosky Sean LeNeave
Bulldog Invitational (2/28) SEC Championships (2/20) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22) SEC Championships (2/20)
54.23 p 54.87 54.96 56.58 56.62
Ben Decker Roy Chambers Chris White Nate Telep Steffen Voelkel
SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20)
1:59.08 2:00.36 2:00.89 2:01.55 2:02.07
Ben Decker Julius Gloeckner Clint Hallum Nate Telep Roy Chambers
Art Adamson Invitational (11/23) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21) SEC Championships (2/21)
One-meter Diving
500-yard Freestyle 4:27.31 4:30.80 4:31.55 4:31.92
Julius Gloeckner Clint Hallum Sean LeNeave Luis Gonzalez
200-yard Breaststroke
200-yard Freestyle 1:36.09 s/p/r 1:37.91 r 1:38.89 1:39.26 1:39.28
3:45.10 s/p 3:52.05 p 3:53.03 3:55.53
100-yard Breaststroke
100-yard Freestyle 43.47 p/r 43.90 r 44.08 44.84 45.43
Ben Decker
SEC Championships (2/21) vs. Florida (10/22) LSU Invitational (1/30) vs. Delta State (1/17)
387.75 s 316.42 308.32
Niko Dalman Matt Vieke Brian Gemberling
vs. Delta State (1/17) vs. Delta State (1/17) vs. Delta State (1/17)
Three-meter Diving 390.20 351.75 350.50
Niko Dalman Brian Gemberling Matt Vieke
SEC Championships (2/19) vs. Delta State (1/17) LSU Invitational (1/31)
Niko Dalman Matt Vieke
NCAA Championships (3/28) SEC Championships (2/21)
Platform Diving 321.90 258.25
1650-yard Freestyle 15:22.33
p
Luis Gonzalez
Art Adamson Invitational (11/23)
1:17.82 s/p
100-yard Backstroke 47.13 p 47.30 p 49.41
James Meyers Hannes Heyl Simon Diefenthal
200-yard Freestyle Relay
SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20)
Heyl, LeNeave, Gloeckner, Selts
Bulldog Invitational (3/1)
400-yard Freestyle Relay 2:54.06 p
Heyl, LeNeave, Gloeckner, Lubenau
Bulldog Invitational (3/1)
200-yard Backstroke 1:46.82 1:49.56 1:50.99
Simon Diefenthal Hannes Heyl Nate Telep
SEC Championships (2/21) vs. Florida State (1/10) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23)
100-yard Butterfly 45.97 s/a 46.88 p 47.47 p 48.43 49.01
Christoph Lubenau Hannes Heyl James Meyers Connor Farber Andrew Reynolds
Julius Gloeckner Sean LeNeave Martin Jungfleisch
Julius Gloeckner Ben Decker Clint Hallum Sean LeNeave
200-yard Medley Relay 1:26.81 s/p
NCAA Championships (3/28) SEC Championships (2/21) Art Adamson Invitational (11/23)
Symbol Key s – School record a – NCAA automatic qualifying mark p – NCAA provisional qualifying mark r – Lead-off split on relays * - Denotes the first 1000 yards of the 1650 freestyle
200-yard Individual Medley 1:44.88 s/p 1:52.03 1:52.12 1:52.55
Gloeckner, Reynolds, SEC Championships (2/18) LeNeave, Hallum
NCAA Championships (3/27) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) SEC Championships (2/20) Art Adamson Invitational (11/22)
200-yard Butterfly 1:44.96 s/p 1:48.83 1:49.93
800-yard Freestyle Relay 6:28.83 s/p
NCAA Championships (3/26) SEC Championships (2/19) at Texas A&M (1/24) at Texas A&M (1/24)
Heyl, Decker, Lubenau, Selts
SEC Championships (2/18)
400-yard Medley Relay 3:10.54 s/p
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NCAA Records
Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Jane Trepp 22.49 Katherine Noland 49.00 100-yard Freestyle 200-yard Freestyle Mandy Leach 1:46.94 Stephanie Smith 4:47.75 500-yard Freestyle 1000-yard Freestyle Stephanie Smith 9:50.51 1650-yard Freestyle Stephanie Smith 16:21.41 Monica McJunkin 53.07 100-yard Backstroke 200-yard Backstroke Samantha Goates 1:57.52 Jane Trepp 1:01.41 100-yard Breaststroke 200-yard Breaststroke Lucy Findlay 2:12.80 100-yard Butterfly Jane Trepp 53.26 Vanessa Duenas 1:58.15 200-yard Butterfly 200-yard Individual Medley Lucy Findlay 1:59.44 Lucy Findlay 4:12.60 400-yard Individual Medley One-meter Diving (six dives) Kelli Hill 325.50 Three-meter Diving (six dives) Hali Saucier 340.50 Paige Brown 300.30 Platform Diving (five dives) 200-yard Freestyle Relay Trepp, Gilmore, McJunkin, Noland 1:29.09 Noland, Gilmore, Trepp, McJunkin 3:15.56 400-yard Freestyle Relay 800-yard Freestyle Relay Findlay, Ricketts, McLaughlin, Gibbs 7:17.34 200-yard Medley Relay McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland 1:36.88 McJunkin, Trepp, Gilmore, Noland 3:38.09 400-yard Medley Relay
Year 2009 2009 2002 2002 2002 2002 2009 2008 2009 1997 2009 2009 1995 1997 1992 2006 2008 2009 2009 1997 2009 2009
LSU Natatorium Records
Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Lara Jackson, Arizona 21.27 Natalie Coughlin, California 47.00 100-yard Freestyle 200-yard Freestyle Dana Vollmer, California 1:41.53 Caroline Burckle, Florida 4:33.60 500-yard Freestyle 1650-yard Freestyle Janet Evans, Stanford 15:39.14 100-yard Backstroke Natalie Coughlin, California 49.97 Gemma Spofforth, Florida 1:48.34 200-yard Backstroke 100-yard Breaststroke Rebecca Soni, USC 58.10 Rebecca Soni, USC 2:04.75 200-yard Breaststroke 100-yard Butterfly Natalie Coughlin, California 50.01 200-yard Butterfly Elaine Breeden, Stanford 1:49.92 Julia Smit, Stanford 1:52.79 200-yard Individual Medley 400-yard Individual Medley Julia Smit, Stanford 4:00.56 Cassidy Krug, Stanford 361.55^ One-meter Diving (six dives) Three-meter Diving (six dives) Christina Loukas, Indiana 437.75^ Platform Diving (five dives) Brittany Viola, Miami 362.60^ Jackson, Kelly, Schluntz, Baughman; Arizona 1:26.20 200-yard Freestyle Relay 400-yard Freestyle Relay Wilson, Jensen, Dagg, Vollmer; California 3:09.88 Isakovic, Wilson, Jensen, Vollmer; California 6:52.69 800-yard Freestyle Relay 200-yard Medley Relay DeGolia, Chandler, Jackson, Turner; Arizona 1:35.29 400-yard Medley Relay Agy, Chandler, Jackson, Schluntz; Arizona 3:28.31
American Records
Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Shelly Ripple, ES 22.93 Shelly Ripple, ES 49.75 100-yard Freestyle 200-yard Freestyle Shelly Ripple, ES 1:47.65 500-yard Freestyle Rachel Komisarz, Kentucky 4:48.12 1000-yard Freestyle Kelsey Ditto, Georgia 9:49.91 1650-yard Freestyle Micah Martindale, COSST 16:38.67 100-yard Backstroke Gemma Spofforth, Florida 53.84 200-yard Backstroke Gemma Spofforth, Florida 1:57.26 100-yard Breaststroke Buffy Nelson, ABT 1:01.92 200-yard Breaststroke Ashley Roby, Georgia 2:13.64 100-yard Butterfly Shelly Ripple, B.T.A.C. 53.18 200-yard Butterfly Shelly Ripple, B.T.A.C. 1:58.13 200-yard Individual Medley Maggie Bowen, SUN 1:59.59 400-yard Individual Medley Keegan Walkley, Georgia 4:13.15 One-meter Diving (six dives) Anastasia Pozdniakova, Houston 337.70 Three-meter Diving (six dives) Anastasia Pozdniakova, Houston 364.80 200-yard Freestyle Relay Noland, Gilmore, Trepp, McJunkin; LSU 1:30.74 400-yard Freestyle Relay Messmer, McGee, Gilmore, Noland; LSU 3:24.24 800-yard Freestyle Relay Banda, Botting, Ricketts, Gibbs; LSU 7:31.15 200-yard Medley Relay Staak, Harvey, Brand, Bertirotti; LSU 1:42.72 400-yard Medley Relay McJunkin, Betzen, Noland, Gilmore; LSU 3:44.69
Year 2004 2004 2004 1999 2007 2004 2008 2008 1992 2001 1998 1993 1998 1997 2009 2009 2009 2009 1997 2005 2007
Event Name(s) Time 50-yard Freestyle Lara Jackson, Arizona 21.27 Natalie Coughlin, California Aquatics 46.85 100-yard Freestyle 200-yard Freestyle Dana Vollmer, California 1:41.53 500-yard Freestyle Katie Hoff, North Baltimore 4:30.47 1000-yard Freestyle Katie Hoff, North Baltimore 9:10.77 1650-yard Freestyle Katie Hoff, North Baltimore 15:24.35 100-yard Backstroke Natalie Coughlin, California 49.97 200-yard Backstroke Natalie Coughlin, California 1:49.52 100-yard Breaststroke Tara Kirk, Palo Alto Stanford 57.77 200-yard Breaststroke Rebecca Soni, USC 2:04.75 100-yard Butterfly Natalie Coughlin, California 50.01 200-yard Butterfly Elaine Breeden, Stanford 1:49.92 200-yard Individual Medley Julia Smit, Stanford 1:52.79 400-yard Individual Medley Julia Smit, Stanford 4:00.56 200-yard Freestyle Relay Jackson, Kelly, Schluntz, Baughman; Arizona 1:26.20 400-yard Freestyle Relay Dwelley, Woodward, Breeden, Smit; Stanford 3:11.14 800-yard Freestyle Relay Ohlgren, Geary, Marik, Bird; Auburn 6:54.02 200-yard Medley Relay DeGolia, Chandler, Jackson, Turner; Arizona 1:35.29 400-yard Medley Relay Agy, Chandler, Jackson, Schluntz; Arizona 3:28.31
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U.S. Open Records
SEC Records Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Kara Lynn Joyce, Georgia 21.70 100-yard Freestyle Maritza Correia, Georgia 47.49 200-yard Freestyle Allison Schmitt, Georgia 1:42.90 500-yard Freestyle Caroline Burckle, Florida 4:34.87 1650-yard Freestyle Adrienne Binder, Auburn 15:50.00 100-yard Backstroke Gemma Spofforth, Florida 50.53 200-yard Backstroke Gemma Spofforth, Florida 1:48.34 100-yard Breaststroke Jamie Saffer, Tennessee 59.79 200-yard Breaststroke Anne Poleska, Alabama 2:08.85 100-yard Butterfly Christine Magnuson, Tennessee 51.00 200-yard Butterfly Jemma Lowe, Florida 1:52.53 200-yard Individual Medley Ava Ohlgren, Auburn 1:54.97 400-yard Individual Medley Ava Ohlgren, Auburn 4:03.70 One-meter Diving (six dives) Taryn Ignacio, Kentucky 333.90* Three-meter Diving (six dives) Carrie Dragland, Alabama 366.50* Platform Diving (five dives) Taryn Ignacio, Kentucky 319.75* 200-yard Freestyle Relay Napier, Spofforth, Stafford, Bateman; Florida 1:28.15 400-yard Freestyle Relay Ohlgren, Vanderpool-Wallace, Marik, Geary; Auburn 3:12.00 800-yard Freestyle Relay Ohlgren, Geary, Marik, Bird; Auburn 6:54.02 200-yard Medley Relay Spofforth, Rogers, Lago, Napier; Florida 1:36.22 400-yard Medley Relay Goh, Lawrence, Ohlgren, Vanderpool-Wallace; Auburn 3:31.28
Year 2006 2003 2009 2008 2005 2009 2009 2009 2001 2008 2009 2008 2009 2007 2009 2006 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009
Event Name(s) Time 50-yard Freestyle Lara Jackson, Arizona 21.27 100-yard Freestyle Natalie Coughlin, California Aquatics 46.85 200-yard Freestyle Dana Vollmer, California 1:41.53 500-yard Freestyle Katie Hoff, North Baltimore 4:30.47 1000-yard Freestyle Katie Hoff, North Baltimore 9:10.77 1650-yard Freestyle Katie Hoff, North Baltimore 15:24.35 100-yard Backstroke Natalie Coughlin, California 49.97 200-yard Backstroke Gemma Spofforth, Florida 1:48.34 100-yard Breaststroke Tara Kirk, Palo Alto Stanford 57.77 200-yard Breaststroke Rebecca Soni, USC 2:04.75 100-yard Butterfly Natalie Coughlin, California 50.01 200-yard Butterfly Elaine Breeden, Stanford 1:49.92 200-yard Individual Medley Julia Smit, Stanford 1:52.79 400-yard Individual Medley Julia Smit, Stanford 4:00.56 200-yard Freestyle Relay Jackson, Kelly, Schluntz, Baughman; Arizona 1:26.20 400-yard Freestyle Relay Wilson, Jensen, Dagg, Vollmer; California 3:09.88 800-yard Freestyle Relay Isakovic, Wilson, Jensen, Vollmer; California 6:52.69 200-yard Medley Relay DeGolia, Chandler, Jackson, Turner; Arizona 1:35.29 400-yard Medley Relay Agy, Chandler, Jackson, Schluntz; Arizona 3:28.31 Boldface denotes current LSU athletes * - Denotes SEC meet records in the current format ^ - Denotes NCAA meet records in current format
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Jane Trepp
Kannon Betzen
50-Yard Freestyle Time Year
200-Yard I.M. Time
Year
1. Jane Trepp 2. Katie Gilmore t3. Katherine Noland t3. Monica McJunkin t3. Colleen Bertirotti 6. Mandy Leach 7. Morgan McGee 8. Heather Hageman 9. Samantha Goates 10. Heather Brand
1. Lucy Findlay 2. Vanessa Duenas 3. Julie McLaughlin 4. Kannon Betzen 5. Jennifer Banda 6. Katie Burke 7. Mandy Leach 8. Becky Gibbs 9. Barbi Brochu 10. Victoria Givens
1995 2009 1996 2009 1997 1999 2000 1996 1996 2007
22.49 22.57 23.00 23.00 23.00 23.05 23.14 23.20 23.29 23.33
2009 2009 2008 2009 2007 2002 2009 1991 2009 2005
Morgan McGee 1:59.44 2:01.79 2:02.46 2:02.71 2:02.79 2:02.97 2:03.36 2:03.44 2:04.54 2:04.71
100-Yard Freestyle Time Year
400-Yard I.M. Time Year
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Katherine Noland Mandy Leach Katie Gilmore Monica McJunkin Jane Trepp Colleen Bertirotti Heather Hageman Kikki Myhrbo Lauren Grandy Buffy Krieger
49.00 49.65 49.74 49.78 49.92 50.17 50.25 50.58 50.71 50.78
2009 2001 2009 2009 2009 2007 1991 1987 2009 1987
Lucy Findlay Vanessa Duenas Julie McLaughlin Jennifer Banda Jennifer Campbell Barbi Brochu Lindsey Mooney Helen Walsh Chasin Frew Samantha Purvis
4:12.60 4:14.24 4:16.52 4:20.34 4:20.69 4:21.53 4:22.44 4:23.77 4:24.26 4:25.53
1997 2009 1996 1997 1987 1996 2000 1991 1999 1986
200-Yard Freestyle Time Year
100-Yard Butterfly Time Year
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. Jane Trepp 2. Katherine Noland 3. Mandy Leach 4. Katie Gilmore 5. Laura Jo Leininger 6. Heather Brand 7. Morgan McGee 8. Vanessa Duenas 9. Candice Nethercott 10. Samantha Purvis
Mandy Leach Buffy Krieger Lauren Grandy Katherine Noland Becky Gibbs Lauren Harvey Julie Ricketts Sabrina Messmer Denise Gereghty Lucy Findlay
1:46.94 1:47.68 1:47.84 1:48.03 1:48.95 1:49.39 1:49.57 1:49.82 1:49.88 1:50.15
2002 1987 2009 2008 1997 2005 1997 2008 1986 1997
53.26 53.36 53.49 53.58 54.41 54.54 54.57 55.01 55.22 55.28
2009 2009 2001 2009 2003 2005 2009 2008 1999 1986
500-Yard Freestyle Time Year
200-Yard Butterfly Time Year
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
1. Vanessa Duenas 2. Samantha Purvis 3. Suzie Flook 4. Laura Jo Leininger 5. Blanca Morales 6. Julie McLaughlin 7. Margot Gathings 8. Katherine Noland 9. Lindsey Mooney t10. Samantha Lewis t10. Candice Nethercott
Stephanie Smith Buffy Krieger Lauren Grandy Mandy Leach Mary Jo Dressman Megan Crawford Donna Leslie Denise Gereghty Julie McLaughlin Kate McDermott
4:47.75 4:48.40 4:50.41 4:50.45 4:51.05 4:52.12 4:53.03 4:53.06 4:53.08 4:54.67
2002 1987 2009 2000 1981 1994 2000 1987 1995 1986
1000-Yard Freestyle Time Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stephanie Smith Mary Jo Dressman Julie McLaughlin Melissa Knox Laurie Jacobson Brooke Barnett Lauren Simons Denise Gereghty Carol Atchison Hanya Chmera
9:50.51 9:53.60 10:01.88 10:03.22 10:03.83 10:07.47 10:09.58 10:10.27 10:10.35 10:11.50
2002 1981 1995 2000 1989 2008 2009 1987 1991 1987
1650-Yard Freestyle Time Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Stephanie Smith Mary Jo Dressman Melissa Knox Laurie Jacobson Brooke Barnett Julie McLaughlin Carol Atchison Clare Schepens Denise Gereghty Shannon O’Neal
16:21.41 16:34.34 16:39.81 16:43.74 16:45.90 16:46.02 16:55.49 16:57.09 16:59.81 17:00.49
2002 1981 2000 1989 2008 1995 1991 2007 1988 2001
1:58.15 1:59.10 1:59.99 2:00.65 2:01.11 2:03.27 2:03.30 2:03.45 2:03.51 2:03.65 2:03.65
2009 1986 2000 2003 1990 1997 2001 2008 2001 1991 1999
10. Lauren Ostroski
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100-Yard Backstroke Time Year 1. Monica McJunkin 2. Morgan McGee 3. Lindsay Staak 4. Samantha Goates 5. Katie Gilmore 6. Lucy Findlay 7. Berit Aljand 8. Ali Peterson 9. Julie Ricketts 10. Julie McLaughlin
53.07 54.46 55.25 55.43 56.01 56.05 56.19 56.20 56.55 56.71
2009 2009 2003 2008 2007 1995 2009 1999 1997 1996
200-Yard Backstroke Time Year 1. Samantha Goates 2. Morgan McGee 3. Berit Aljand 4. Ali Peterson 5. Julie McLaughlin 6. Julie Ricketts 7. Megan Wolters 8. Lucy Findlay 9. Jennifer Banda 10. Barbi Brochu
1:57.52 1:57.81 1:59.75 1:59.80 1:59.85 1:59.87 2:01.14 2:01.64 2:01.79 2:01.87
2008 2008 2008 1999 1996 1997 2003 1995 1996 1996
1-Meter Diving (6 dives)
Score Year
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
325.50 323.90 321.37 318.08 307.20 301.70 300.15 296.62 285.40 282.16
Kelli Hill Rachel Ware Hali Saucier Jessica Wantz Ashley Culpepper Jamie Watkins Alison Maisch Barb Gorst Paige Brown Chelsea McCorvey
1992 2007 2007 2005 2000 2001 1988 1998 2008 2009
3-Meter Diving (6 dives)
Score Year
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
340.50 337.65 330.68 328.85 321.83 321.38 321.22 312.00 311.85 306.67
Hali Saucier Ashley Culpepper Jessica Wantz Rachel Ware Jamie Watkins Barb Gorst Kathy Carboy Kim Dornburg Alison Maisch Paige Brown
2006 1998 2005 2008 2001 2002 1995 1989 1988 2007
100-Yard Breaststroke Time Year 1. Jane Trepp 2. Kannon Betzen 3. Lucy Findlay 4. Becky Gibbs 5. Victoria Givens 6. Lauren Harvey 7. Katie Burke 8. Signe Larson 9. Cissy Schepens 10. Kirsty Nethercott
1:01.41 1:01.76 1:02.59 1:02.69 1:03.14 1:03.57 1:03.65 1:03.85 1:03.89 1:04.82
2009 2009 1994 1996 2009 2005 1999 2006 2003 1997
Platform Diving (5 dives) 1. Paige Brown 2. Hali Saucier 3. Rachel Ware 4. Ryanne Snyder 5. Chelsea McCorvey
Score Year 300.30 2008 294.30 2006 280.20 2007 213.40 2006 205.05 2008
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200-Yard Breaststroke Time Year 1. Lucy Findlay 2. Cissy Schepens 3. Becky Gibbs 4. Kannon Betzen 5. Julie McLaughlin 6. Lauren Harvey 7. Signe Larson 8. Victoria Givens 9. Katie Burke
2:12.80 2:14.25 2:14.33 2:16.39 2:16.63 2:18.16 2:18.38 2:18.72 2:18.79
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Men’s Records LSU Records
NCAA Records
Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Mark Andrews 19:57 Adam Schmitt 43.22 100-yard Freestyle 200-yard Freestyle Julius Gloeckner 1:36.09 Rodrigo Castro 4:22.92 500-yard Freestyle 1000-yard Freestyle Will Rivers 9:11.50 1650-yard Freestyle Will Rivers 15:21.78 Evan Martinec 46.23 100-yard Backstroke 200-yard Backstroke Evan Martinec 1:44.36 Nate Thomson 53.66 100-yard Breaststroke 200-yard Breaststroke Nate Thomson 1:56.31 100-yard Butterfly Christoph Lubenau 45.97 Julius Gloeckner 1:44.96 200-yard Butterfly 200-yard Individual Medley Julius Gloeckner 1:44.88 Julius Gloeckner 3:45.10 400-yard Individual Medley One-meter Diving (six dives) Niko Dalman 387.75 Three-meter Diving (six dives) Niko Dalman 391.55 Michael Neubacher 431.55 Platform Diving (six dives) 200-yard Freestyle Relay Heyl, LeNeave, Gloeckner, Selts 1:17.82 Andrews, Schmitt, Cronje, Everatt 2:53.38 400-yard Freestyle Relay 800-yard Freestyle Relay Gloeckner, Reynolds, LeNeave, Hallum 6:28.83 200-yard Medley Relay Heyl, Decker, Lubenau, Selts 1:26.81 Meyers, Decker, Lubenau, Heyl 3:10.54 400-yard Medley Relay
Year 1988 1988 2009 2000 2007 2006 2004 2004 1997 1997 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2009 1988 2009 2009 2009
LSU Natatorium Records Event Name(s) Time/Score Brendon Dedekind, Florida State 19.68 50-yard Freestyle 100-yard Freestyle Per Johansson, Auburn 43.87 200-yard Freestyle Jayme Cramer, CRAW 1:35.57 500-yard Freestyle Frank Laconno, Alabama 4:18.71 1000-yard Freestyle Jayme Cramer, CRAW 8:59.72 1650-yard Freestyle Jason Gorrie, Florida 14:57.93 100-yard Backstroke Hannes Heyl, LSU 47.96 200-yard Backstroke Chris Younger, Auburn 1:46.30 100-yard Breaststroke Vlad Polyakov, Alabama 53.34 200-yard Breaststroke Vlad Polyakov, Alabama 1:57.48 100-yard Butterfly Christoph Lubenau, Tiger Aquatics 47.60 200-yard Butterfly Stephen Parry, Florida State 1:44.90 200-yard Individual Medley Paul Wallace, Florida 1:47.03 400-yard Individual Medley Jerry Frentsos, Florida 3:51.04 One-meter Diving (six dives) Chris Colwill, Georgia 397.27 Three-meter Diving (six dives) Chris Colwill, Georgia 426.82 200-yard Freestyle Relay Greer, Ayer, Baum, Ring; LSU 1:20.92 400-yard Freestyle Relay Dillon, Wallace, Mestre, Heath; Florida 2:55.00 800-yard Freestyle Relay Dillon, Mestre, Thayer, Heath; Florida 6:31.31 200-yard Medley Relay Gluck, Starkweather, Baum, Ohlin; LSU 1:28.32 400-yard Medley Relay Farmer, Blatt, Bowman, Johansson; Auburn 3:17.14
Year 1998 1986 2008 1986 2008 1986 2008 1993 2006 2004 2009 1998 1986 1986 2007 2007 1998 1986 1986 1999 1986
SEC Records Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Matt Targett, Auburn 18.52 100-yard Freestyle Matt Targett, Auburn 41.55 200-yard Freestyle Ryan Lochte, Florida 1:33.07 500-yard Freestyle Sebastien Rouault, Georgia 4:12.90 1650-yard Freestyle Sebastien Rouault, Georgia 14:35.47 100-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Florida 45.19 200-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Florida 1:38.29 100-yard Breaststroke Jeremy Linn, Tennessee 51.86 200-yard Breaststroke Neil Versfeld, Georgia 1:52.07 100-yard Butterfly Matt Targett, Auburn 45.02 200-yard Butterfly Mark Dylla, Georgia 1:41.61 200-yard Individual Medley Ryan Lochte, Florida 1:41.76 400-yard Individual Medley Ryan Lochte, Florida 3:39.08 One-meter Diving (six dives) Chris Colwill, Georgia 441.05* Three-meter Diving (six dives) Chris Colwill, Georgia 454.40* Platform Diving (six dives) Dan Mazzaferro, Auburn 487.90* 200-yard Freestyle Relay Andkjaer, Targett, Norys, Louw; Auburn 1:15.47 400-yard Freestyle Relay Andkjaer, Louw, Norys, Targett, Auburn 2:46.03 800-yard Freestyle Relay Lochte, Townsend, Hartley, Sioui; Florida 6:16.25 200-yard Medley Relay White, Silva, Targett, Andkjaer; Auburn 1:23.69 400-yard Medley Relay Wollach, Klein, Madson, Targett; Auburn 3:04.58
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Event Name(s) Time/Score 50-yard Freestyle Cesar Cielo, Auburn 18.47 Cesar Cielo, Auburn 40.92 100-yard Freestyle 200-yard Freestyle Simon Burnett, Arizona 1:31.20 Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan 4:08.60 500-yard Freestyle 1650-yard Freestyle Chris Thompson, Michigan 14:26.62 100-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Florida 44.60 Tyler Clary, Michigan 1:37.58 200-yard Backstroke 100-yard Breaststroke Damir Dugonjic, California 50.86 Neil Versfeld, Georgia 1:51.40 200-yard Breaststroke 100-yard Butterfly Austin Staab, Stanford 44.18 200-yard Butterfly Shaune Fraser, Florida 1:40.75 Bradley Ally, Florida 1:40.49 200-yard Individual Medley 400-yard Individual Medley Tyler Clary, Michigan 3:35.98 Drew Livingston, Texas 442.70^ One-meter Diving (six dives) Three-meter Diving (six dives) David Boudia, Purdue 493.10^ Platform Diving (six dives) David Boudia, Purdue 530.45^ Andkjaer, Louw, Norys, Targett; Auburn 1:14.08 200-yard Freestyle Relay 400-yard Freestyle Relay Andkjaer, Louw, Norys, Targett; Auburn 2:46.03 Walters, Berens, Jostes, Klueh; Texas 6:10.16 800-yard Freestyle Relay 200-yard Medley Relay White, Silva, Targett, Louw; Auburn 1:22.36 400-yard Medley Relay Wollach, Klein, McGill, Targett; Auburn 3:01.39
American Records Event Name(s) Time Nathan Adrian, California 18.71 50-yard Freestyle 100-yard Freestyle Nathan Adrian, California 41.08 David Walters, Texas 1:31.72 200-yard Freestyle 500-yard Freestyle Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine 4:08.54 1000-yard Freestyle Erik Vendt, Club Wolverine 8:36.49 1650-yard Freestyle Chris Thompson, Michigan 14:26.62 100-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Florida 44.60 200-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach 1:36.81 100-yard Breaststroke Michael Alexandrov, Northwestern 51.56 200-yard Breaststroke Brendan Hansen, Longhorn 1:51.74 100-yard Butterfly Austin Staab, Stanford 44.18 200-yard Butterfly Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine 1:39.70 200-yard Individual Medley Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach 1:40.08 400-yard Individual Medley Tyler Clary, Michigan 3:35.98 200-yard Freestyle Relay Walters, Feigen, Jostes, Vanroekel; Texas 1:15.90 400-yard Freestyle Relay Feigen, Berens, Jameson, Walters; Texas 2:47.02 800-yard Freestyle Relay Walters, Berens, Jostes, Klueh; Texas 6:10.16 200-yard Medley Relay Peirsol, Hansen, Crocker, Walker; Longhorn 1:24.00 400-yard Medley Relay Godsoe, Kornfeld, Staab, Coville; Stanford 3:01.91
Year 2009 2009 2009 2008 2008 2001 2006 2007 2007 2006 2009 2006 2007 2009 2009 2009 2009 2006 2009
U.S. Open Records Event Name(s) Time 50-yard Freestyle Cesar Cielo, Auburn 18.47 100-yard Freestyle Cesar Cielo, Auburn 40.92 200-yard Freestyle Simon Burnett, Arizona 1:31.20 500-yard Freestyle Peter Vanderkaay, Club Wolverine 4:08.54 1000-yard Freestyle Erik Vendt, Club Wolverine 8:36.49 1650-yard Freestyle Chris Thompson, Michigan 14:26.62 100-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Florida 44.60 200-yard Backstroke Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach 1:36.81 100-yard Breaststroke Damir Dugonjic, California 50.86 200-yard Breaststroke Neil Versfeld, Georgia 1:51.40 100-yard Butterfly Austin Staab, Stanford 44.18 200-yard Butterfly Michael Phelps, Club Wolverine 1:39.70 200-yard Individual Medley Ryan Lochte, Daytona Beach 1:40.08 400-yard Individual Medley Tyler Clary, Michigan 3:35.98 200-yard Freestyle Relay Andkjaer, Louw, Norys, Targett; Auburn 1:14.08 400-yard Freestyle Relay Andkjaer, Louw, Norys, Targett; Auburn 2:46.03 800-yard Freestyle Relay Walters, Berens, Jostes, Klueh; Texas 6:10.16 200-yard Medley Relay White, Silva, Targett, Louw; Auburn 1:22.36 400-yard Medley Relay Wollach, Klein, McGill, Targett; Auburn 3:01.39 Boldface denotes current LSU athletes * - Denotes SEC meet record in the current format ^ - Denotes NCAA meet record in the current format
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Andrew Reynolds
Nate Telep
50-Yard Freestyle Time Year
200-Yard I.M.
1. Mark Andrews 2. Miko Malberg 3. Adam Schmitt 4. Keith Anderson 5. Marcelo Kingston 6. Hannes Heyl 7. Brandon Selts 8. Daryl Cronje 9. Ken Kuhn 10. Sion Brinn
1. Julius Gloeckner 2. Jarrod Marrs 3. Craig Ford 4. Nate Thomson 5. Mauricio Cunha 6. Troy Ashley 7. Neil Harper 8. Gavin Holles 9. Sean LeNeave 10. Justin Boyes
19.57 19.62 19.65 19.68 19.70 19.75 19.82 19.95 20.01 20.07
1988 2008 1988 1991 1997 2009 2009 1988 2000 1995
Brian Gemberling Time Year 1:44.88 1:48.07 1:48.50 1:48.51 1:49.92 1:50.53 1:50.91 1:50.95 1:51.07 1:51.21
2009 1998 1993 1995 1996 1995 1988 1989 2007 2003
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100-Yard Backstroke Time Year 1. Evan Martinec 2. James Meyers 3. Hannes Heyl t4. Kevin Braud t4. Neal Satterly 6. Tommy Starkweather t7. Mauricio Cunha t7. Jared Strecker 9. Simon Diefenthal 10. Mattias Ohlin
46.23 47.13 47.30 48.31 48.31 48.95 49.39 49.39 49.41 49.47
2004 2009 2009 2007 2000 2000 1997 2005 2009 1999
100-Yard Freestyle Time Year
400-Yard I.M. Time Year
200-Yard Backstroke Time Year
1. Adam Schmitt 2. Hannes Heyl 3. Keith Anderson 4. Sion Brinn 5. Mark Andrews 6. Sean LeNeave 7. Daryl Cronje 8. Randy Everatt 9. Ken Kuhn 10. Christoph Lubenau
1. Julius Gloeckner 2. Nate Thomson 3. Craig Ford 4. Clint Hallum 5. Sean LeNeave 6. Luis Gonzalez 7. Nate Telep 8. Sean Keenan 9. Darren Hanvey 10. Jason Goltz
1. Evan Martinec 2. Mattias Ohlin 3. Kevin Braud 4. Craig Ford 5. Simon Diefenthal 6. Lance Coy 7. Neal Satterly 8. Hannes Heyl 9. Mike Jotautus 10. Thomas Mullertz
1:44.36 1:45.47 1:45.76 1:46.42 1:46.82 1:47.38 1:47.92 1.47.99 1:48.43 1:49.83
2004 1999 2005 1993 2009 1994 2000 2008 2001 1994
1-Meter Diving (6 dives)
Score
Year
1. Niko Dalman 2. Kevin McMahon 3. Corey Fox 4. Michael Neubacher 5. Jeff Reinholtz 6. Erik Petursson 7. Darren Guertin 8. Nathan Schreiber 9. Andrew Keane 10. Ryan Harmon
387.75 368.25 350.32 348.75 343.50 341.92 332.25 330.85 319.95 316.65
2009 1995 2001 2007 1988 2001 1997 2008 2006 1995
3-Meter Diving (6 dives)
Score
Year
1. Niko Dalman 2. Michael Neubacher 3. Darren Guertin 4. Ryan Harmon 5. Matt Breeden 6. Kevin McMahon 7. Brian Gemberling 8. Matt Vieke 9. Nathan Schreiber 10. Corey Fox
391.55 376.90 367.65 366.65 364.53 358.87 351.75 350.50 343.57 343.43
2008 2008 1997 1995 1988 1995 2009 2009 2006 1998
43.22 43.47 43.58 43.83 43.87 43.90 43.94 43.96 44.06 44.08
1988 2009 1991 1995 1988 2009 1988 1988 2000 2009
200-Yard Freestyle Time Year 1. Julius Gloeckner 2. Rodrigo Castro 3. Chris Stanczyk 4. Randy Everatt 5. Doug Jones 6. Andrew Reynolds 7. Neil Harper 8. Connor Farber t9. Daryl Cronje t9. Sion Brinn
1:36.09 1:36.16 1:37.03 1:37.38 1:37.55 1:37.91 1:38.20 1:38.41 1:38.45 1:38.45
2009 2000 2003 1988 1989 2008 1987 2007 1987 1995
500-Yard Freestyle Time Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Rodrigo Castro Julius Gloeckner Morgan Sommerfeld Clint Hallum Will Rivers Frank Perella Bobby Koob Jan Minartz Scott McGrail Ross Buffington
4:22.92 4:23.38 4:25.96 4:26.74 4:26.92 4:27.60 4:27.98 4:28.81 4:29.50 4:29.77
2000 2006 1999 2007 2006 1981 1990 2002 1995 2000
1000-Yard Freestyle Time Year 1. Will Rivers 2. Luis Gonzalez 3. Ross Buffington 4. Clint Hallum 5. Julius Gloeckner 6. Bobby Koob 7. Rodrigo Castro 8. Myles Jaynes 9. Darren Hanvey 10. Jan Minartz
9:11.50 9:13.27 9:17.58 9:20.36 9:23.32 9:23.44 9:23.52 9:23.86 9:24.52 9:24.54
2007 2009 2000 2008 2005 1990 2000 2001 1986 2004
1650-Yard Freestyle Time Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Will Rivers Luis Gonzalez Ross Buffington Bobby Koob Morgan Sommerfeld Clint Hallum Scott McGrail Sean Keenan Myles Jaynes Bready Eldrige
15:21.78 15:22.33 15:26.98 15:34.03 15:35.25 15:36.34 15:41.74 15:42.11 15:43.76 15:46.27
2006 2008 2000 1990 1997 2008 1995 1995 2004 1995
3:45.10 3:51.34 3:51.53 3:52.05 3:53.03 3:55.53 3:55.81 3:56.58 3:57.48 3:58.58
2009 1995 1993 2009 2008 2009 2008 1996 1988 1997
100-Yard Butterfly Time Year 1. Christoph Lubenau 2. Hannes Heyl 3. Mattias Ohlin 4. Evan Martinec 5. Keith Anderson 6. James Meyers 7. Ruben Pineda 8. Mike Jotautas 9. Mauricio Cunha 10. Connor Farber
45.97 46.79 47.17 47.32 47.34 47.47 48.20 48.32 48.34 48.43
2009 2008 1999 2004 1991 2009 1998 2001 1997 2009
200-Yard butterfly Time Year 1. Julius Gloeckner 2. Mauricio Cunha 3. Morgan Sommerfeld 4. Gavin Holles 5. Alberto Umana 6. Sean LeNeave t7. Tommy Starkweather t7. Neil Harper 9. Christoph Lubenau 10. Nate Thomson
1:44.96 1:46.75 1:47.72 1:47.79 1:48.28 1:48.83 1:48.92 1:48.92 1:49.11 1:49.19
2009 1996 1998 1988 1986 2009 2000 1987 2008 1993
100-Yard breaststroke Time Year 1. Nate Thomson 2. Todd Torres 3. Jarrod Marrs 4. Ben Decker 5. Andy Deichert 6. Steve Gluck 7. Christian Clausen 8. Roy Chambers 9. Chris White 10. Matthew Rucker
53.66 53.67 53.86 54.23 54.27 54.43 54.46 54.87 54.96 55.10
1997 1991 1998 2009 1987 2002 2005 2009 2009 2003
PLATFORM Diving (5 dives) Score
Year
1. Michael Neubacher 2. Niko Dalman 3. Andrew Keane 4. Matt Vieke 5. Nathan Schreiber
2008 2008 2006 2009 2006
431.55 343.40 280.60 258.25 249.15
Boldface indicates current swimmer or diver.
200-Yard Breaststroke Time Year 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Nate Thomson Jarrod Marrs Christian Clausen Todd Torres Ben Decker Rod Lawson Julius Gloeckner Andy Deichert Clint Hallum Nate Telep
1:56.31 1:57.34 1:57.89 1:58.18 1:59.08 1:59.54 2:00.36 2:00.60 2:00.89 2:01.55
1997 1997 2005 1987 2008 1993 2008 1987 2009 2009
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Women’s All-Americans Jennifer Banda (2) 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay
Katie Gilmore (6) 1997 1997
Anne Barnett (2) One-meter diving Three-meter diving
1986 1986
Mary Lee Beach (5) 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
1980 1980 1978, 1979 1979
Julie Berlin (5) 50 freestyle 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
1980 1980 1980, 1981 1980
Colleen Bertirotti (3) 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay
2006, 2007 2007
Heather Brand (1) 200 freestyle relay
1980
1987* 1986 1986*
Kathy Carboy (2) Platform diving
1994*, 1995*
Michelle Coryell (1) Platform diving
2001*
Lori Cottingham (1) 50 breaststroke
1975
50 freestyle 100 freestyle 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
Mary Jo Dressman (17) 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 1979, 1981 1979 1979, 1980, 1981 1978, 1979, 1980 1978 1978, 1980, 1981
Lucy Findlay (14) 200 I.M. 400 I.M. 200 breaststroke 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
1993*, 1994, 1995*, 1997* 1993, 1994, 1997* 1993*, 1997 1997 1997 1997* 1993 1993
Murete Fuglem (1) 800 freestyle relay
1988
Denise Gereghty (5) 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
1986*, 1987* 1986*, 1987*, 1988
Becky Gibbs (5) 200 breaststroke 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
1991* 1991* 1993 1993
1996*, 1997 1997 1997 1997*
Samantha Purvis (5) 100 butterfly 200 butterfly 200 I.M. 400 medley relay 400 freestyle relay
Julie Ricketts (2)
800 freestyle relay
1978
400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
1990*, 1991* 1991*, 1992 1991, 1992
Susie Ryan (7)
1980 1981
Hali Saucier (1)
Kelli Hill (6) One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
400 medley relay 400 freestyle relay
One-meter diving
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
200 freestyle relay
800 freestyle relay
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 200 medley relay
1978 1978 1978
Karen Turner (2) 50 backstroke 400 medley relay
2002
1997
1988
2009 2009 2009*
1981 1981
Cindy Unruh (2) 1987*, 1988*, 1989* 1987*, 1989 1988*
1987 1986* 1986*, 1987*, 1988
2009 2009 2009*
200 medley relay 400 medley relay
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
One-meter diving Three-meter diving
2007 2007
Jessica Montegut (4) 1993 1993 1993 1993
2004* 2003*, 2004*
Rachel Ware (3)
Jamie Watkins (7)
Sabrina Messmer (2)
1980 1980, 1981 1979, 1980
Jessica Wantz (3)
One-meter diving Platform diving
1996*, 1997 1997*
1993 1993
Paula Wade (5)
400 I.M. 800 freestyle relay
200 medley relay 400 medley relay 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay
2007*
Dana Tanner (1)
Julie McLaughlin (3)
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay
1992, 1994 1992, 1993* 1992*, 1993, 1994*
Jane Trepp (3)
Monica McJunkin (3) 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 200 medley relay
1650 freestyle
2001 2001, 2002
Kathi Lind (3) 100 breaststroke 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
Platform diving
1997 1997*
Kristy Sylvester (1) 1987 1987 1987* 1987*
Mandy Leach (3) 100 freestyle 100 butterfly
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
1986 1986 1986 1986 1986*
Stephanie Smith (1) 1997
Buffy Krieger (4) 200 freestyle 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
2006, 2007, 2009 2007, 2009 2009*
1986
Kate McDermott (5) 1986* 1986
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 200 medley relay
Mary Ellen Harris (1)
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform
500 freestyle 1650 freestyle 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
Katherine Noland (6)
Heather Hageman (4)
Alison Maisch (6)
Anita Dembek (2)
70
400 medley relay
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
200 medley relay 400 medley relay
2002 2002*, 2003
Helen Guest (1)
Ashley Culpepper (11) 1999*, 2000*, 2001 1998, 1999, 2000*, 2001 1998*, 1999*, 2000, 2001*
1979 1978, 1979 1978 1978
Barb Gorst (3) Three-meter diving Platform diving
Jena Joplin (1) 1986* 1986
Jennifer Campbell (3) 400 freestyle relay 400 medley relay 800 freestyle relay
400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
Joan Jacobson (2)
Paige Busch (2) 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
SHELLY NEUWEIN (5) 2006, 2007, 2009 2007, 2009 2009*
2006
Brenda Brey (1) 200 freestyle
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 200 medley relay
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
2007, 2008 2007*
2000*, 2002 2000, 2001*, 2002 2001, 2002
Chris Wesper (2) 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
1978 1978
Cindy Wilson (1) 200 medley relay
1986*
Susan Mungavin (2) 400 freestyle 400 medley relay
1981 1981
* - Denotes NCAA First-Team All-Americans (1986-2009)
Kikki Myhbro (10) 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
Total: 206
1986, 1987 1987 1987 1986*, 1987* 1986*, 1987* 1986* 1986
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Men’s All-Americans Keith Anderson (6) 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 200 freestyle 200 freestyle relay 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
Neil Harper (7) 1991* 1991 1991 1991 1991* 1991
100 backstroke 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
Erik Petursson (1) 1987 1986, 1987 1988 1986*, 1987*, 1988*
Ross Hebert (1) 200 medley relay
2004
Mark Andrews (8) 50 freestyle 100 freestyle 400 medley relay 400 freestyle relay
1986, 1987*, 1988* 1986 1986* 1986*, 1987, 1988*
Brian Baum (2) 200 freestyle relay
1996*, 1997
Curt Billings (5) Three-meter diving Platform diving
1992, 1993 1991, 1992, 1993
1991
200 breaststroke 1999*
2005 2004 2004
1996*, 1997 1997
Niko Dalman (2) One-meter diving Platform diving
2005 2006
1986*, 1987*, 1988, 1989* 1986*, 1987
Scott Elkman (2) 200 freestyle relay 200 medley relay
1991 1991*
1988* 1988
Corey Fox (4) One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
Kevin McMahon (3)
2006, 2007* 2007 2009 2009 2009
Rick Meador (8)
1997, 1998* 1997, 1998* 1997
1988
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1988
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200 medley relay
2003*
Guy Sandin (1) Platform diving
1992
Adam Schmitt (10)
1993
50 freestyle 100 freestyle 400 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
2009 2009 2009
Brandon Selts (3)
1987
Chris Stanczyk (1)
2004 2004
Steve Streiff (1)
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay
400 medley relay
400 freestyle relay
1987*, 1988* 1986, 1987*, 1988* 1986*, 1987, 1988* 1987*, 1988*
2008, 2009 2009
2004
1986*
Todd Torres (14)
2008, 2009 2008 2009 2009
100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 freestyle relay 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
2008
Nate Thomson (4)
1996*, 1997 1997*, 1998* 1997
Greg Triefenbach (4)
2001, 2002*, 2003*, 2004* 2001, 2003 2003*, 2004 2004
1972, 1973 1972, 1973
100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 freestyle relay
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
1987*, 1988*, 1990*, 1991* 1987*, 1988, 1990, 1991* 1991 1990, 1991* 1987*, 1988*, 1990
1997* 1995*, 1997* 1997
1993 1993* 1993*, 1994*
Alberto Umana (1) 400 medley relay
1986*
Kyle VanArsdall (1) 1995* 1995* 1995*
Platform diving
2003
Total: 185
100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke
1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980
* - Denotes NCAA First-team All-Americans (1986-2009)
Martin Nyberg (1) 1996*
Mattias Ohlin (1) 100 butterfly
1999*
200 medley relay
2003*
Robert Percy (2)
Ryan Harmon (1) One-meter diving
800 freestyle relay
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Francisco Paez (1)
Pat Hand (1) One-meter diving
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform
200 freestyle relay
Daren Guertin (5) One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
100 backstroke 200 I.M. 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
2001 2001 2000*, 2001*
Julius Gloeckner (6) 400 I.M. 200 butterfly 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
1997 1996*, 1997 1997
Jarrod Marrs (5) 100 breaststroke 200 breaststroke 200 medley relay
200 freestyle relay
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1989*, 1990* 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990* 1989, 1990*
Eddie Ring (2)
Matthew Rucker (1)
Christoph Lubenau (5)
200 freestyle relay
One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
1991*
Neil Lowe (2)
100 butterfly 200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
Jeff Reinholtz (8)
One-meter diving Three-meter diving
Jason Lewis (1)
200 medley relay 400 medley relay
1997
Alan Ross (4)
Evan Martinec (9)
Randy Everatt (2) 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
200 freestyle relay 400 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
200 medley relay
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Ruben Pineda (1)
2003*
Miko Malberg (1)
Andy Diechert (6) 100 breaststroke 400 medley relay
1987*, 1988*
SEAN LENEAVE (3)
400 freestyle relay 1986*, 1988* 1988
Mauricio Cunha (3) 200 butterfly 200 medley relay
200 medley relay
Rod Lawson (1)
Daryl Cronje (3) 400 freestyle relay 800 freestyle relay
200 medley relay
2001
Andrew Roberts (1)
Mike Jotautas (1)
1994, 1995*
Christian Clausen (3) 200 breaststroke 200 medley relay 400 medley relay
400 medley relay
50 freestyle 200 freestyle relay 200 medley relay
Rodrigo Castro (1) 200 freestyle
Gavin Holles (2)
1989
Sion Brinn (2) 100 freestyle
2008 2008, 2009 2009
Marcelo Kingston (4)
Matt Breeden (1) Platform diving
100 butterfly 200 freestyle relay 400 medley relay
William Keever (1)
Jean Boucaud (1) 200 freestyle relay
Hannes Heyl (4)
One-meter diving
LSU
1997
50 freestyle relay 100 freestyle
1940 1940
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Paige Busch WOMEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONS (4) YEAR NAME EVENT 1989 Alison Maisch One-meter diving 1994 Susie Ryan Platform diving 2000 Ashley Culpepper Three-meter diving 2000 Jamie Watkins One-meter diving Women’s SEC Champions (32) Year Name(S) Event 1986 Paige Busch 100-yard breaststroke Samantha Purvis 100-yard butterfly 200-yard butterfly Dembek/Busch/Purvis/Myhbro 400-yard medley relay 1988 Alison Maisch One-meter diving Three-meter diving 1989 Alison Maisch Three-meter diving Kelli Hill Platform diving 1990 Kelli Hill Three-meter diving Platform diving 1991 Kelli Hill One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving 1992 Kelli Hill One-meter diving Three-meter diving 1993 Susie Ryan One-meter diving Platform diving Lucy Findlay 200-yard breaststroke 200-yard I.M. 400-yard I.M. 1994 Susie Ryan Platform diving 1996 Becky Gibbs 200-yard breaststroke 1997 Lucy Findlay 200-yard I.M. 400-yard I.M. 2000 Ashley Culpepper Platform diving 2001 Jamie Watkins One-meter diving 2002 Barb Gorst Platform diving 2008 Paige Brown Platform diving Rachel Ware One-meter diving Women’s Commissioner’s Trophy Recipients (High Points Scorer at SEC Championships) Year Name Point Total 1991 Kelli Hill 60 points 1993 Lucy Findlay 60 points Lucy Findlay 57 points 1997 Women’s All-SEC (31) Year Name Event 1989-90 Kelli Hill Three-meter diving Platform diving 1990-91 Kelli Hill One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving 1992-93 Lucy Findlay 200-yard breaststroke 200-yard I.M. 400-yard I.M. Susie Ryan One-meter diving Platform diving 1993-94 Susie Ryan One-meter diving Platform diving 1995-96 Becky Gibbs 100-yard breaststroke 200 breaststroke Lucy Findlay 200-yard I.M. 1996-97 400-yard I.M. 1999-00 Ashley Culpepper One-meter diving
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Barb Gorst 2000-01 Jamie Watkins 2001-02 Jamie Watkins Barb Gorst Mandy Leach Holly Winters 2002-03 Barb Gorst 2007-08 Rachel Ware Paige Brown
Three-meter diving Platform diving One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving Three-meter diving Platform diving Platform diving 100-yard butterfly Platform diving Platform diving One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving
Women’s Awards (7) Year Name Award 1993 Susie Ryan SEC Diver of the Year 1994 Susie Ryan SEC Diver of the Year 1997 Lucy Findlay SEC Swimmer of the Year 2000 Ashley Culpepper SEC Diver of the Year 2002 Barb Gorst SEC Diver of the Year 2007 Rachel Ware SEC Freshman Diver of the Year 2008 Rachel Ware SEC Diver of the Year Women’s Coaching Awards (8) Year Name Award 1992 Mike Lyden SEC Diving Coach of the Year 1993 Mike Lyden SEC Diving Coach of the Year 1994 Jeff Shaffer SEC Diving Coach of the Year 2000 Scott Reich NCAA Diving Coach of the Year SEC Diving Coach of the Year 2001 Scott Reich SEC Diving Coach of the Year 2002 Scott Reich SEC Diving Coach of the Year 2008 Doug Shaffer SEC Diving Coach of the Year MEN’S NCAA CHAMPIONS (2) YEAR NAME EVENT 1987 Todd Torres 100-yard breaststroke 1988 Mark Andrews 50-yard freestyle Men’s SEC Champions (58) Year Name Event 1938 B.W. Wax One-meter diving One-meter diving 1939 B.W. Wax 1939 Albert Kleinpeter 150-yard backstroke 1940 Robert Percy 50-yard freestyle 100-yard freestyle Paul Smith 220-yard freestyle Albert Kleinpeter 50-yard freestyle Percy/Schmitt/Klock/Setliffe 400-yard freestyle relay 1972 Alan Ross One-meter diving Three-meter diving 1973 Alan Ross Three-meter diving 1975 John Morton 400-yard I.M. 1979 Rick Meador 100-yard breaststroke 1986 Adam Schmitt 50-yard freestyle Andy Deichert 100-yard breaststroke Neil Harper 100-yard backstroke 1987 Adam Schmitt 50-yard freestyle Todd Torres 100-yard breaststroke 200-yard breaststroke Harper/Torres/Holles/Schmitt 400-yard medley relay Andrews/Cronje/Harper/Schmitt 400-yard freestyle relay 1988 Adam Schmitt 50-yard freestyle
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Jarrod Marrs Mark Andrews Andy Deichert Todd Torres Jeff Reinholtz Harper/Deichert/Holles/Everatt Andrews/Schmitt/Cronje/Everatt 1989 Randy Everatt 1990 Jeff Reinholtz 1991 Keith Anderson Anderson/Elkman/Keever/Torres 1992 Curt Billings Greg Triefenbach 1993 Curt Billings Greg Triefenbach 1998 Jarrod Marrs 2004 Evan Martinec
100-yard freestyle 100-yard breaststroke 200-yard breaststroke One-meter diving 400-yard medley relay 400-yard freestyle relay 50-yard freestyle One-meter diving Three-meter diving 50-yard freestyle 200-yard medley relay One-meter diving Three-meter diving Platform diving Three-meter diving One-meter diving 200-yard breaststroke 100-yard backstroke
Men’s Commissioner’s Trophy Recipients (High Points Scorer at SEC Championships) Year Name Point Total 1992 Curt Billings 57 points Men’s All-SEC (21) Years Name Event 1989-90 Jeff Reinholtz One-meter diving Three-meter diving 1990-91 Keith Anderson, 50-yard freestyle 100-yard butterfly 200-yard medley relay Scott Elkman 200-yard medley relay Bill Keever 200-yard medley relay Todd Torres 200-yard medley relay 1991-92 Curt Billings One-meter diving Three-meter diving Greg Triefenbach One-meter diving 1992-93 Curt Billings Three-meter diving Greg Triefenbach One-meter diving 1997-98 Jarrod Marrs 200-yard breaststroke 2002-03 Evan Martinec 100-yard backstroke 2003-04 Christian Clausen 400-yard medley relay Neil Lowe 400-yard medley relay Evan Martinec 100-yard backstroke 400-yard medley relay Chris Stanczyk 400-yard medley relay 2007-08 Michael Neubacher Platform diving Men’s Awards (6) Year Name Award 1993 Curt Billings SEC Diver of the Year 1996 Martin Nyberg SEC H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete of the Year 2005 Niko Dalman SEC Freshman Diver of the Year 2006 Nathan Schreiber SEC Freshman Diver of the Year 2008 Michael Neubacher SEC Freshman Diver of the Year 2009 Julius Gloeckner SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year Men’s Coaching Awards (1) Year Name Award 1992 Mike Lyden SEC Diving Coach of the Year Boldface denotes current coach
Post-Season Finishes/Coaches Records Women’s Post-season Finishes
Coaching History
Year 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Finish 2nd 6th 6th 7th 7th 4th 4th 4th 4th 6th 6th 7th 5th 5th 7th 7th 4th 6th 6th 5th 7th 5th 7th 9th 8th 8th 6th 6th 8th
Champion Florida Florida Florida Florida Alabama Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Florida Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Georgia Florida Auburn Auburn Auburn Georgia Auburn Auburn Florida
AIAW Finishes Year 1978 1979 1980 1981
Finish 22nd 23rd 13th 23rd
Champion Arizona State Florida Stanford Texas
Finish 10th 11th 22nd 20th 20th 14th 25th 13th 18th 17th 20th 17th 24th 26th 16th 16th 20th 32nd 24th DNP 32nd 17th 42nd 16th
Champion Texas Texas Texas Stanford Texas Texas Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Stanford Southern Cal Stanford Georgia Georgia Georgia Auburn Auburn Auburn Georgia Auburn Auburn Arizona California
NCAA Finishes Year 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Men’s Post-season Finishes SEC Finishes Year 1938 1939 1940 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
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SEC Finishes
Finish 4th 3rd 2nd 7th 6th 6th 4th 7th 6th 4th 5th 6th 5th 5th 6th 6th 6th 6th 8th
Champion Florida Florida Florida Tennessee Florida Florida Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Tennessee Florida Florida Florida Alabama Florida Florida
Head Coach Adam Schmitt 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
7th 5th 4th 1st 4th 4th 4th 7th 6th 7th 4th 5th 4th 5th 5th 5th 6th 7th 7th 7th 7th 7th 6th 6th 6th
Florida Florida Alabama LSU Tennessee Florida Florida Florida Florida Auburn Auburn Tennessee Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn
Finish 23rd 20th 18th 28th 26th 17th 24th 11th 8th 6th 23rd 15th 14th 31st 22nd 29th 12th 17th 14th 19th 18th 23rd 19th 27th 18th 21st 21st 40th 28th 29th 28th
Champion Indiana Indiana Southern Cal Southern Cal Tennessee California California Stanford Stanford Texas Texas Texas Texas Stanford Stanford Stanford Michigan Texas Auburn Stanford Auburn Texas Texas Texas Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Auburn Arizona Auburn
NCAA Finishes Year 1972 1973 1974 1977 1978 1979 1980 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
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Year 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Coach Ivan Harless Ivan Harless Ted Stickles Ivan Harless Ivan Harless Scott Woodburn Scott Woodburn Scott Woodburn Sam Freas Sam Freas Sam Freas Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Rick Meador Jeff Cavana Jeff Cavana Jeff Cavana Jeff Cavana Adam Schmitt Adam Schmitt Adam Schmitt Adam Schmitt Adam Schmitt
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W-L-T 5-3-0 5-1-0 6-2-0 5-2-0 2-5-0 0-4-0 3-5-0 5-8-0 12-2-0 10-0-0 9-6-0 9-0-0 3-13-0 6-4-0 9-4-0 11-5-0 8-2-0 9-1-0 6-3-0 10-3-0 10-4-0 11-2-0 8-2-0 6-5-0 7-3-0 8-6-0 2-8-0 5-6-0 6-5-0 6-4-0 8-3-0 7-3-1
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Women’s Coaching Totals (Dual Meets) Coach W-L-T Pct. Harless’ Total (4 years) 17-11-0 .607 Stickles’ Total (1 year) 6-2-0 .750 Woodburn’s Total (3 years) 8-17-0 .320 31-8-0 .795 Freas’ Total (3 years) Meador’s Total (11 years) 100-43-0 .699 24-22-0 .533 Cavana’s Total (3 years) Schmitt’s Total (5 years) 32-21-1 .604 LSU Totals 217-124-1 .636
Men’s Coaching Records (Dual Meets) Year 1968-69 1969-70 1970-71 1971-72 1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987-88 1988-89 1989-90 1990-91 1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09
Coach W-L Layne Jorgensen 1-11 Layne Jorgensen 9-8 Ivan Harless 5-6 Ivan Harless 6-2 Ted Stickles 3-6 Ted Stickles 7-7 Ted Stickles 5-7 Ted Stickles 5-3 Ted Stickles 6-3 Ted Stickles 8-3 Ted Stickles 9-4 Ted Stickles 8-4 Ivan Harless 4-3 Ivan Harless 2-6 Scott Woodburn 5-4 Scott Woodburn 3-6 Scott Woodburn 8-2 Sam Freas 9-1 Sam Freas 9-4 Sam Freas 10-1 Rick Meador 9-4 Rick Meador 7-5 Rick Meador 7-3 Rick Meador 7-4 Rick Meador 10-4 Rick Meador 6-4 Rick Meador 9-1 Rick Meador 6-3 Rick Meador 8-3 Rick Meador 8-3 Rick Meador 9-3 Rick Meador 6-2 Jeff Cavana 6-3 Jeff Cavana 3-5 Jeff Cavana 4-7 Jeff Cavana 2-7 Adam Schmitt 2-6 Adam Schmitt 1-6 Adam Schmitt 2-5 Adam Schmitt 6-3 Adam Schmitt 7-1
Men’s Coaching Totals Coach W-L Pct. Jorgensen’s Total (2 years) 10-19 .345 Harless’ Total (4 years) 17-17 .500 Stickles’ Total (8 years) 51-37 .580 Woodburn’s Total (3 years) 16-12 .571 Freas’ Total (3 years) 28-6 .824 Meador’s Total (12 years) 92-39 .702 Cavana’s Total (3 years) 15-22 .405 Schmitt’s Total (5 years) 18-21 .462 LSU Totals 247-173 .588
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Women’s Year-By-Year Results 1977-78 Dual Record: 5-3 Head Coach: Ivan Harless Lamar W 88-42 at Auburn L 68-63 at Florida L 73-58 at Alabama L 72-59 at East Carolina W 82-30 at Texas A&M W 73-48 at Rice W 63-40 Arkansas W 79-49 AIAW Championships 22nd 1978-79 Dual Record: 5-1 Head Coach: Ivan Harless W 82-37 at Arkansas Vanderbilt W 70-59 at Lamar W 76-37 Alabama L 79-52 Auburn W 77-51 Rice W 77-51 AIAW Championships 25th 1979-80 Dual Record: 6-2 Head Coach: Ted Stickles at Vanderbilt W 81-50 Tulane W 50-25 Lamar W 85-49 at Auburn L 66-57 at Alabama L 83-57 at Rice W N/A Georgia W 76-55 Houston W 61-45 AIAW Championships 13th 1980-81 Dual Record: 5-2 Head Coach: Ivan Harless W 100-31 Vanderbilt Alabama W 71-69 Georgia W 85-64 Florida State L 86-63 W 53-42 at Rice at Houston L 85-55 Tulane W 62-34 SEC Championships 2nd AIAW Championships 23rd 1981-82 Dual Record: 2-5 Head Coach: Ivan Harless L 64-47 at Nebraska at Alabama L 73-28 L 76-49 Georgia Rice W 76-63 Houston L 93-42 at Tulane W 84-55 at Auburn L 66-44 6th SEC Championships 1982-83 Dual Record: 0-4 Head Coach: Scott Woodburn L 85-45 at Rice Texas A&M L 58-36 Alabama L 54-24 Tulane L 73-71 SEC Championships 6th 1983-84 Dual Record: 3-5 Head Coach: Scott Woodburn W 97-25 Rice Lamar W 77-63 at Houston L 71-35 TCU L 72-24 at Alabama L 89-39 at Tulane L 62-44 Northeast La. L 74-31 South Florida W N/A SEC Championships 7th
Texas A&M Alabama Tulane Northeast La. SEC Championships
L L W W 7th
74-39 69-33 65-48 61-52
1985-86 Dual Record: 12-2 Head Coach: Sam Freas W 97-53 Tulane Northeast La. W 97-27 New Orleans W 97-26 Nebraska W 79-34 at TCU W 74-49 at Texas A&M W 60-41 at Houston W 81-59 at Rice W 62-41 Florida State W 71-35 Texas L 81-59 at Alabama L 89-51 at New Orleans W 71-46 at Tulane W 75-38 at Northeast La. W 67-46 SEC Championships 4th NCAA Championships 10th 1986-87 Dual Record: 10-0 Head Coach: Sam Freas W 74-37 Rice Kansas W 80-33 Southern Illinois W 77-35 Houston W 80-59 at Indian River JC W N/A W 63-50 at Auburn Florida State W 118-98.5 Northeast La. W 79-28 at Tulane W 69-37 at Texas A&M W 61-52 4th SEC Championships NCAA Championships 11th 1987-88 Dual Record: 9-6 Head Coach: Sam Freas L 84-22 at Tennessee Cincinnati (at Tenn.) L 54-52 at Georgia L 63-50 Vanderbilt (at Emory) W 62-51 at Emory W 77-37 Houston W 75-62 Northeast La. W 74-20 New Orleans W 92-2 W 64-49 Kentucky Auburn W 64-49 Alabama L 66-47 Florida L 68-43 at Florida State W 67-46 W 155.5-74.5 Tulane Texas A&M L 57-54 SEC Championships 5th NCAA Championships 21st 1988-89 Dual Record: 9-0 Head Coach: Rick Meador W Rice Kansas W Southern Illinois W Houston W
74-37 80-33 77-35 80-59
at Auburn Florida State Northeast La. at Tulane at Texas A&M SEC Championships NCAA Championships
1989-90 Dual Record: 3-13 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Florida L 75-36 Rice L 66-35 New Orleans W 90-16 Vanderbilt L 73-40 at Auburn L 66-47 at Alabama L 72-35 Northeast La. W 72-20 at Augustana W 64-22 at Villanova L 46-41 at Texas A&M L 65-46 at Houston L 87-52 Tennessee L 67-46 Colorado State L 62-51 Florida State L 64-48 Georgia L 67-45 Kentucky L 80-33 SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 20th 1990-91 Dual Record: 6-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Florida State W 143-100 L 140-198 Florida Kentucky L 122.5-120.5 Vanderbilt W N/A Houston W 158.5-129.5 Texas A&M W 134-99 W 150-87 Auburn at Tennessee L 133.5-109.5 W 139.5-96.5 Alabama at Georgia L 134.5-101.5 SEC Championship 6th NCAA Championships 14th 1991-92 Dual Record: 9-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador W 152-91 at Kentucky at Wright State W 150-90 Florida State W 66-47 Vanderbilt W 76-34 W 79-32 TCU at Auburn L 128-109 at Alabama L 64-31 Arkansas L 124-119 at Florida L 88-25 South Carolina (at Fla.) W 77-36 at Rice W 104-82 at Houston W 163-113 Northeast La. W 117-58 SEC Championships 7th NCAA NCAA Championships 25th 1992-93 Dual Record: 11-5 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Northeast La. W 155-99 Alabama W 135-107
1984-85 Dual Record: 5-8 Head Coach: Scott Woodburn W 96-18 at New Orleans at Houston L 88-38 at Lamar W 80-51 at South Florida L 69-45 at Tampa W 60-51 at Penn State L 77-57 at Virginia L 80-54 at Oklahoma L 71-39 TCU L 58-54
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W 103-74 W 122-121 W 140-95 L 173-68 L 137-104 L 96-133 W 177-102 W 166-121 W 128-92 W 123-118 L 127-116 W 142-110 L 140.5-102.5 W N/A 5th 13th
1993-94 Dual Record: 8-2 Head Coach: Rick Meador W 151-90 Florida State at Alabama L 143-100 at Wright State W 131-88 at Kentucky W 145-97 at Auburn L 136-105 South Carolina W 131-112 at TCU W 139-77 at Texas A&M W 132-112 at Houston W 165-132 at Rice W 119-85 SEC Championships 5th NCAA Championships 18th 1994-95 Dual Record: 9-1 Head Coach: Rick Meador L 138-105 Alabama Kentucky W 128-113 Texas A&M W 125-118 at South Carolina W 125-116 at Clemson W 138-105 W 86-47 Arkansas Houston W 84-49 Rice W 122-99 at Florida A&M W 82-47 at Florida State W 147-94 SEC Championships 7th NCAA Championships 17th 1995-96 Dual Record: 6-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador W 144.6-84.3 at Drury College at Arkansas W 124-117 Kansas (at Ark.) L 141-101 W 113-92 at Rice at Alabama L 153-89 at Texas A&M L 152-88 at Houston W 166-114 Nike Cup 4th South Carolina W 125-109 Florida State W 139.5-99.5 SEC Championships 7th NCAA Championships 20th 1996-97 Dual Record: 10-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador Alabama W 135-107 Arkansas W 78-52 W 83-49 Houston Rice W 138-91 at Northeast La. W 106-91 Texas A&M W 127-116 at Emory W 109-69 L 155-86 at Georgia at Miami (Fla.) W 61-52 at Florida L 61-52 at Florida A&M W 40-17 at Florida State W 122-121 L 134-103 Auburn (at Fla.) SEC Championships 4th NCAA Championships 17th
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Shanna Spears 1997-98 Dual Record: 10-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Drury W 152-84 at Arkansas W 111-29 Houston W 122-18 at Alabama W 135-105 Georgia L 127-111 at Texas A&M L 152-91 Southern Methodist L 167.5-73.5 at Rice W 110-95 at Kentucky L 142-97 at Wright State W 81-32 W 83-29 Western Kentucky Florida State W 141.5-97.5 Miami (Fla.) W 139-102 Northeast Louisiana W 140-71 SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 24th
SEC Championships 7th NCAA Championships 16th 2001-02 Dual Record: 7-3 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana Houston W 156-84 Arkansas W 159-86 W 164.5-82.5 at Tennessee at Kentucky W 140.5-102.5 at Wright State W 137-78 L 157-142 at Alabama Texas A&M L 154-145 UL-Monroe W 197-36 Florida State L 138-105 Rice W 151-83 SEC Championships 5th NCAA Championships 20th
1998-99 Dual Record: 11-2 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Arkansas W 104-35 at Houston W 87-52 at Northeast Louisiana W 139-101 Alabama W 147-89 W 139-79 Wright State at Emory W 176-65 at Georgia Southern W 175-60 at Georgia L 159-130 Texas A&M W 139-102 L 135-105 Kentucky at Howard W 100-71 at Florida State W 143-99 Rice W 153-112 SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 26th
2002-03 Dual Record: 8-6 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana at Florida L 140-96 Wright State W 139-68 Auburn L 190-72 L 128-113 Tennessee Arkansas W 162-115 Alabama L 154-127 at Tampa/Indianapolis W 48-24 at Houston W 131-93 L 170-128 at Texas A&M at Rice W 154-107 at Florida State L 136-104 Delta State W 65-37 UL-Monroe W 61-41 W 177-114 Kentucky SEC Championships 7th NCAA Championships 32nd
1999-2000 Dual Record: 8-2 Head Coach: Rick Meador Arkansas W 176-115 UL Monroe W 73-34 Houston W 65-47 at Alabama W 139-101 at Washington State W 53-39 at Kentucky L 124-118 at Wright State W 130-45 at Texas A&M L 129-106 at Rice W 140-121 Florida State W 139-104 SEC Championships 5th NCAA Championships 16th
2003-04 Dual Record: 2-8 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana at Georgia L 114-75 at Clemson L 290-200 at Alabama L 137-114 W 66-47 at Delta State at SW Missouri St. L 100-12 South Carolina L 144-96 UL-Monroe W 142-68 Texas A&M L 156-132 L 162-126 Rice Florida State L 137-100 SEC Championships 9th NCAA Championships 24th
2000-01 Dual Record: 6-5 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana Houston W Wright State W UL-Monroe W Alabama L Arkansas L Univ. of Tampa W Ouachita Baptist W Texas A&M W Kentucky L Georgia L Florida State L
2004-05 Dual Record: 5-6 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt Arkansas W 73-60 Alabama L 80-53 at Art Adamson Invitational 3rd at Kentucky L 140-96 at Tennessee L 143-99 at Virginia L 139-95 at TCU L 124-119 at Texas A&M L 167-121 Houston W 82-31 Rice W 61-50 Delta State W 92-42
139-96 133-94 156-74 173-123 161-139 107-68 107-25 133-109 128-114 175-111 137-106
Leigh Ann King UL-Monroe W 92-28 SEC Championships 8th NCAA Championships DNP 2005-06 Dual Record: 6-5 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt Auburn L 135-107 L 126-72 at Florida State at Florida International W 170-6 at Art Adamson Invitational 5th at Alabama W 60-53 at Kentucky L 68-44 Florida L 158-140 at Houston W 202-145 at Rice W 196-151 W 109.5-74.5 New Orleans Texas A&M L 168-126 Tulane W 130-81 SEC Championships 8th NCAA Championships 32nd 2006-07 Dual Record: 6-4 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt #1 Auburn L 176-115 6th SMU Classic Delta State W 181-106 at Arkansas W 171-129 #2 Florida L 172-128 Alabama W 163-137 at Art Adamson Invitational 4th #7 Florida State L 180-120 at #5 Texas A&M L 175-115 Houston W 233-120 Rice W 216-131 W 283-63 New Orleans SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 17th 2007-08 Dual Record: 8-3 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt at South Carolina W 164-136 #5 Georgia L 132-106 Delta State W 188-103 W 173-127 at Alabama Vanderbilt (at Ala.) W 240-49 Georgia Tech Invitational 2nd *Notre Dame W 142-120 at #20 Florida State W 187-113 at #7 Florida L 137-84 #4 Texas A&M L 178-119 at Houston W 240-102 Rice W 216-119 SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 42nd
Kentucky Florida State Delta State at Texas A&M Houston Rice New Orleans SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 175-118 W 166-134 W 150-84 L 182-110 W 211-140 W 246-95 W 282-57 8th 16th
vs. All Opponents Opponent W-L-T Alabama 10-19-1 Arkansas 13-3-0 Auburn 5-11-0 Augustana 1-0-0 Col. of Charleston 1-0-0 Cincinnati 0-1-0 Clemson 1-1-0 Colorado State 0-1-0 Delta State 6-0-0 Drury College 3-0-0 East Carolina 1-0-0 Emory 3-0-0 Florida 0-12-0 Florida A&M 3-0-0 Florida Atlantic 1-0-0 Florida Intl. 1-0-0 Florida State 16-8-0 Georgia 2-10-0 Ga. Southern 1-0-0 Houston 23-5-0 Howard 1-0-0 Indian River Col. 1-0-0 Kansas 2-1-0 Kentucky 7-9-0 Lamar 5-0-0 UL-Monroe 18-1-0 Miami (Fla.) 2-0-0 Nebraska 1-1-0 New Orleans 8-0-0 Notre Dame 1-0-0 Oklahoma 0-1-0 Penn State 0-1-0 Rice 25-3-0 South Carolina 5-2-0 Southern Illinois 2-0-0 Southern Methodist 0-1-0 South Florida 1-1-0 SW Missouri State 1-0-0 Tampa 2-0-0 Tennessee 1-6-0 Texas 0-1-0 Texas A&M 11-15-0 Texas Christian 4-3-0 Tulane 10-2-0 Vanderbilt 7-1-0 Villanova 0-1-0 Virginia 0-2-0 Washington State 1-0-0 Western Kentucky 1-0-0 Wright State 8-0-0 Overall Dual Record 217-124-1
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2008-09 Dual Record: 7-3-1 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt #4 Florida L 185-104 at #21 Arkansas L 151-149 Alabama T 150-150 at Art Adamson Invitational 5th at Florida Atlantic W 147-84
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Men’s Year-By-Year Results 1968-69 Dual Record: 1-11 Head Coach: Layne Jorgensen at Tulane L L at Evansville at Tulane L at Alabama L L at Texas at Vanderbilt L L at Tennessee at Kentucky L at East Carolina L L at South Florida at Tulane L W at Georgia Tech SEC Championships 7th 1969-70 Dual Record: 9-8 Head Coach: Layne Jorgensen W at Evansville at Tulane L Vanderbilt L Georgia L at Birmingham So. W W at Auburn at Rice W at Texas Christian W L at Texas-Arlington at South Carolina L W at Wake Forest at North Carolina L at East Carolina L W Miami Rice W Tulane W Alabama L SEC Championships 6th
53-48 60-53 64-49 61-52 69-34 82-33 81-31 (Forfeit) 64-49 68-45 88-25 58-54 67-46 61-51 83-21 58-55 60-43
1970-71 Dual Record: 5-6 Head Coach: Ivan Harless Texas Arlington Tulane Kent State at South Florida at Florida at Miami at Georgia at Alabama Rice Auburn at Tulane SEC Championships
L L L W L W W L W W L 6th
1971-72 Dual Record: 6-2 Head Coach: Ivan Harless at Auburn South Florida Texas A&M at Tulane Rice at Vanderbilt at Rice at Texas Tech SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 55-38 W 62-51 W 66-46 L 73-40 W 65-40 L 70-49 W 96-17 W 60-53 4th 23rd
1972-73 Dual Record: 3-6 Head Coach: Ted Stickles Florida at Texas-Arlington at Houston at South Florida Florida State Vanderbilt Tulane SW Missouri State Auburn SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 66-46 L 63-43 W 64-49 W 80-33 L 61-52 L 61-52 L 78-35 W 73-38 L 64-49 7th 20th
1973-74 Dual Record: 7-7 Head Coach: Ted Stickles at Florida State at Florida Houston at Vanderbilt South Florida Lamar Texas-Arlington at Tulane Rice SW Missouri State Georgia Arkansas at Alabama at Auburn SEC Championships NCAA Championships
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78-35 79-33 73-32 90-26 67-45 65-37 75-35 76.5-33.5 50-45 79-33 53-52 61-47
70-41 61-52 69-44 62-51 64-47 65-48 59-54 65-48 75-27 73-35 70-43
L 76-37 L 63-49 W 64-49 L 59-54 W 61-32 W 66-44 L 63-48 L 73-37 W 60-39 W 58-52 W 66-47 W 65-39 L 81-32 L 61-45 6th 18th
1974-75 Dual Record: 5-7 Head Coach: Ted Stickles Vanderbilt Alabama Florida Florida State Auburn Lamar Tulane at Rice at Austin College at Houston at Arkansas at Georgia SEC Championships
W L L L L W L W W L W L 4th
64-49 80-33 71-42 70-43 64-49 66-40 61-52 63-48 64-48 65-48 64-49 58-55
1975-76 Dual Record: 5-3 Head Coach: Ted Stickles at Florida Midland at Alabama at Auburn at Tulane SW Missouri State Rice Arkansas SEC Championships
L W L L W W W W 5th
61-52 66-44 75-38 61-52 72-41 66-46 68-37 75-37
1976-77 Dual Record: 6-3 Head Coach: Ted Stickles Alabama Lamar Florida Texas A&M Tulane at Rice at Houston at SW Missouri State at Arkansas SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 76-37 W 68-42 L 65-45 W 68-34 W 72-39 W 56-36 L 37-77 W 67-45 W 68-45 6th 28th
1977-78 Dual Record: 8-3 Head Coach: Ted Stickles at Florida at Indian River CC Lamar Georgia at Auburn at Alabama at East Carolina at Tulane Rice SW Missouri State Arkansas SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 62-78 W 79-59 W 59-37 W 72-41 L 65-48 L 73-40 W 64-49 W 76-37 W 77-28 W 69-44 W 68-42 5th 26th
1978-79 Dual Record: 9-4 Head Coach: Ted Stickles at SW Missouri State Vanderbilt at Georgia Tech at Georgia at Lamar Alabama Auburn Tulane at Rice at Houston at Missouri-Rolla at SW Missouri State at Arkansas SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 84-23 W 69-41 W 63-29 W 68-45 W 71-41 L 63-50 L 61-52 W 70-41 W 71-30 L 59-54 W 88-25 W 84-23 L 70-43 5th 17th
1979-80 Dual Record: 8-4 Head Coach: Ted Stickles at Vanderbilt at Tulane at SMU at Southern Miss at Auburn at Alabama at Tulane Georgia Rice Arkansas SW Missouri State Houston SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 72-40 W 79-26 L 66-47 W 78-27 L 59-53 L 61-50 L 60-53 W 68-45 W 51-45 W 65-48 W 60-34 W 61-44 6th 24th
1980-81 Dual Record: 4-3 Head Coach: Ivan Harless at Georgia Southern Miss at Florida State at Alabama
L W W L
65-48 59-36 60-53 74-30
at Rice at Houston Tulane SEC Championships
W 74-12 L 85-28 W 80-33 6th
1981-82 Dual Record: 2-6 Head Coach: Ivan Harless at Nebraska Georgia Rice at Auburn at Alabama Houston at Tulane Florida State SEC Championships
L L W L L L W L 6th
1982-83 Dual Record: 5-4 Head Coach: Scott Woodburn W Southern Miss at NE Louisiana W at Oklahoma W TCU (Dallas) L W at Rice Texas A&M L Alabama L L Tulane at Southern Miss. W 6th SEC Championships 1983-84 Dual Record: 3-6 Head Coach: Scott Woodburn W Rice Southern Miss W at Houston L Texas Christian L at Alabama L at Tulane L NE Louisiana L South Florida L Tampa W SEC Championships 8th 1984-85 Dual Record: 8-2 Head Coach: Scott Woodburn W at South Florida at Tampa W at LaSalle W at Oklahoma W Texas Christian W Texas A&M L Alabama L Southern Miss W Tulane W NE Louisiana W SEC Championships 7th
64-47 60-51 75-58 61-54 62-41 84-54 57-56 57-54
49-41 60-51 62-50 67-44 61-38 71-42 67-46 65-48 62-42
89-16 81-20 68-30 72-24 42-28 73-36 77-29 75-39 94-19
76-36 80-33 75-38 70-35 74-36 63-42 64-48 70-38 73-40 76-37
1985-86 Dual Record: 9-1 Head Coach: Sam Freas Tulane NE Louisiana Nebraska at Texas Christian at Texas A&M at Rice Florida State at Alabama at Tulane at NE Louisiana SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 117-47 W 117-37 W 71-42 W 74-38 W 72-39 W 81-27 W 64-49 L 75-38 W 68-45 W 67-45 5th 11th
1986-87 Dual Record: 9-4 Head Coach: Sam Freas at Tulane (relays) at Rice at Nebraska Kansas (at Neb.) at Southern Illinois Iowa (at So. Ill.) Auburn Vanderbilt at Texas Tulane Southern Miss. Texas A&M NE Louisiana SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W W L W L L W W L W W W W 4th 8th
1987-88 Dual Record: 10-1 Head Coach: Sam Freas SEC Champions W Rice Nebraska W Kansas W Southern Illinois W at Indian River CC W at Auburn W
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W W L W W 1st 6th
74-39 74-38 70-43 73-40 71-41
1988-89 Dual Record: 9-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Tennessee at Georgia at Emory NE Louisiana New Orleans SW Missouri State Kentucky Auburn Alabama Florida at Florida State Tulane Texas A&M SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 46-44 L 60-53 W 52-9 W 65-46 W 94-5 W 55-40 W 64-49 W 61-52 L 67-46 L 59-52 W 58-55 W 143-94 W 74-37 4th 23rd
1989-90 Dual Record: 7-5 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Florida Rice New Orleans at Auburn at Alabama NE Louisiana at Augustana at Texas A&M Tennessee Florida State Georgia at Kentucky SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 67-46 W 66-35 W 66-17 W 65-48 L 75-38 W 64-49 W 68-25 L 62-49 L 68-45 L 59-54 W 57-56 W 64-49 4th 15th
1990-91 Dual Record: 7-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Florida State Florida Kentucky at NE Louisiana SW Missouri State Texas A&M Auburn at Tennessee Alabama at Georgia SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 144-98 L 135-108 W 137-106 W 79-34 W 75-30 W 144-90 W 147-94 L 149-83 W 142-83 W 142-101 4th 14th
1991-92 Dual Record: 7-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Kentucky at Wright State Florida State Texas Christian at Auburn at Alabama Arkansas at Florida James Madison (at Fla.) at Rice NE Louisiana SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 150-91 W 135-84 L 70-44 W 59-54 L 128-107 L 62-32 W 148-84 L 62-50 W 72-40 W 100-43 W 145-91 7th 31st
11-1 116-46 103-114 67-46 63-50 76-37 60-53 82-31 63-50 66-45 74-31 67-35 80-29
1992-93 Dual Record: 10-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador W 122-35 at NE Louisiana Alabama W 133-109 at Florida A&M W 107-66 at Florida State L 125-116 Rice W 141-84 Florida L 137.5-103.5 Auburn L 134-108 W 154-81 Texas Christian at Drury College W 142-79 at Arkansas W 156-86 Kentucky W 175-68 Texas A&M L 133-130 at South Carolina W 141-96 at Coll. of Charleston W 137-50 SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 22nd
71-36 57-56 67-45 69-44 69-44 66-47
1993-94 Dual Record: 6-4 Head Coach: Rick Meador Florida State NE Louisiana at Alabama at Wright State
W W L W
134-103 146-84 162-81 140-101
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W 123.5-115.5 L 132-105 L 134-103 W 126-111 L 159-73 W 122-80 7th 29th
1994-95 Dual Record: 9-1 Head Coach: Rick Meador NE Louisiana Alabama Kentucky Texas A&M South Carolina Clemson Arkansas Rice Florida A&M Florida State SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 126-73 L 140-102 W 137.5-96.5 W 122-119 W 141-100 W 122-115 W 60-31 W 130-81 W 93-39 W 156-87 4th 12th
1995-96 Dual Record: 6-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador Drury Arkansas Kansas Rice Alabama NE Louisiana Texas A&M Nike Cup South Carolina SMU Classic Florida State SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 137-101 W 89-22 L 137-106 W 145-60 L 136-107 W 142.5-92.5 L 133-110 5th W 137-100 5th W 127-116 5th 17th
1996-97 Dual Record: 8-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador Alabama Rice at NE Louisiana Texas A&M at Emory at Georgia at Miami Florida Purdue (at Fla.) Florida A&M Florida State SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 137.5-105.5 W 150-54 W 118-88 W 134-109 W 111-67 L 145-92 W 61-52 L 65-48 W 61-52 W 37.33-29.66 L 140-103 4th 14th
1997-98 Dual Record: 8-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador at Drury at SW Missouri St. at Alabama Georgia at Texas A&M at Rice at Kentucky at Wright State vs. W. Kentucky Florida State Northeast Louisiana SEC Championships NCAA Championships
W 136.5-98.5 W 137-84 W 154-87 L 131-107 L 133-108 W 120-70 W 127-115 W 89-24 W 89-24 L 127-115 W 130-83 5th 19th
1998-99 Dual Record: 9-3 Head Coach: Rick Meador Northeast La. Alabama Wright State Emory Georgia Southern Georgia Texas A&M Kentucky Florida A&M Howard Florida St. Rice SEC Championship NCAA Championships
W 126-79 W 138-96 W 138-86 W 126-76 W 120-79 L 160-137 L 144-99 W 143-100 W 98-27 W 100-71 L 155-85 W 169-82 5th 18th
1999-2000 Dual Record: 6-2 Head Coach: Rick Meador W Louisiana at Monroe at Alabama W at Colorado College W Notre Dame W at Kentucky L at Wright State W at Texas A&M L Florida State W
138-91 154-84 102-39 137-98 122-121 120-75 129-114 147-96
SEC Championships NCAA Championships
5th 23rd
2000-2001 Dual Record: 6-3 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana Wright State W 141-94 at Louisiana Monroe W 141-96 Alabama W 169.5-128.5 at Tampa W 101-72 W 101-26 at Ouachita Baptist Kentucky L 140-103 Texas A&M L 134-109 L 174-120 Georgia at Florida State W 146-97 6th SEC Championships NCAA Championships 19rd
2007-08 Dual Record: 6-3 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt #2 Stanford L 139-123 W 204.5-94.5 at South Carolina #8 Georgia L 138-99 Delta State W 195-89 W 194-106 at Alabama Georgia Tech Invitational 2nd W 167-95 *#22 Notre Dame at Florida State W 164.5-135.5 at #5 Florida L 132-109 W 186-114 #18 Texas A&M SEC Championships 6th 29th NCAA Championships
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* at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 2001-02 Dual Record: 3-5 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana at Tennessee at Kentucky at Wright State at Alabama Florida Texas A&M UL-Monroe Florida State SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 131-104 W 136-105 W 135-86 L 156-142 L 135-98 L 141-89 W 182-45 L 128-109 7th 27th
2002-03 Dual Record 4-7 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana at Florida Wright State Auburn Tennessee Alabama at Tampa/Indianapolis at Texas A&M at Florida State Delta State UL-Monroe Kentucky SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 129-95 W 125-88 L 169-93 L 126-101 L 155-103 W 44-27 L 186-104 L 144-93 W 130.5-82.5 W 124-89 L 165-123 7th 18th
2003-04 Dual Record 2-7 Head Coach: Jeff Cavana at Georgia at Clemson at Alabama at Delta State at SW Missouri St. South Carolina UL-Monroe Texas A&M Florida State SEC Championships NCAA Championships
L 117-77 L 252-184 L 138-39 L 58-55 W 92-21 L 133-110 W 130-84 L 181-119 L 122-121 7th 21st
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2004-05 Dual Record 2-6 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt L 171-111 Alabama at Kentucky L 138-94 at Tennessee L 127-105 at Virginia L 148-84 at TCU L 127-110 at Texas A&M L 153-123 Delta State W 95-42 UL-Monroe W 81-53 SEC Championships 7th NCAA Championships 21st 2005-06 Dual Record 1-6 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt L 150-92 Auburn at Florida State L 139-99 at Art Adamson Invitational 3rd at Kentucky L 66-46 at Alabama L 71-42 Florida L 166-116 at Delta State W 125-88 Texas A&M L 165-133 7th SEC Championships NCAA Championships 40th 2006-07 Dual Record: 2-5 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt L 84-54 #2 Stanford #1 Auburn L 182-110 #5 Florida L 132-103 Delta State W 175-108 #21 Alabama L 151-149 at Art Adamson Invitational 1st #10 Florida State W 154-146 at Texas A&M L 175-115 SEC Championships 6th NCAA Championships 28th
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2008-09 Dual Record: 7-1 Head Coach: Adam Schmitt #4 Florida L 166-131 Alabama W 174-124 at Art Adamson Invitational 2nd at Florida Atlantic W 165-66 W 177-123 #24 Kentucky #18 Florida State W 159-141 Delta State W 151-78 W 155-145 at Texas A&M New Orleans W 250-97 6th SEC Championships NCAA Championships 28th
vs. All Opponents Opponent W-L-T Alabama 9-28 Arkansas 10-1 Auburn 8-14 Augustana 1-0 Austin College 1-0 Birmingham Southern 1-0 College of Charleston 1-0 Colorado College 1-0 Clemson 1-1 Delta State 6-1 Drury College 3-0 East Carolina 1-2 Emory 3-0 Evansville 1-1 Florida 0-19 Florida A&M 4-0 Florida Atlantic 1-0 Florida State 12-15 Georgia 7-11 Georgia Southern 1-0 Georgia Tech 2-0 Houston 3-6 Howard 1-0 Indian River College 2-0 Iowa 0-1 James Madison 1-0 Kansas 2-1 Kent State 0-1 Kentucky 11-6 Lamar 5-0 LaSalle 1-0 Miami 3-0 Midland 1-0 Missouri-Rolla 1-0 Nebraska 2-2 New Orleans 3-0 North Carolina 0-1 Notre Dame 2-0 Oklahoma 2-0 Purdue 1-0 Rice 28-0 South Carolina 4-3 Southern Illinois 1-1 Southern Methodist 0-1 South Florida 5-2 Southern Mississippi 7-0 SW Missouri State 12-0 Stanford 0-2 Tampa 4-0 Tennessee 0-7 Texas 0-3 Texas A&M 10-16 Texas Arlington 0-4 Texas Christian 6-3 Texas Tech 1-0 Tulane 15-13 UL-Monroe 23-1 Vanderbilt 4-5 Virginia 0-1 Wake Forest 1-0 Western Kentucky 1-0 Wright State 8-0 Others 1-0 Overall Dual Record 247-173
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Women’s Letterwinners A
Aljand, Berit (2005-06-07-08) Allers, Karen (1997) Anderson, Kelly (1994) Assaf, Monica (2001) Atchison, Carol (1991-92-93-94) Atchley, Marguerite (1996-97-98-99)
B
Banda, Jennifer (1994-95-96-97) Barnett, Anne (1986) Barnett, Brooke (2007-08) Bartol, Susan (1981-82) Bateman, Susan (1978) Beach, Mary Lee (1978-79-80-81) Beadle, Margaret (2002-03-04) Beard, Laura (1988-89) Bedell, Sarah (2005-06-07-08) Belknap, Betty (1981-82-83-84) Berlin, Julie (1980-81-82) Bertirotti, Colleen (2003-04-05-06) Betzen, Kannon (2007-08) Botting, Bridget (1996-97-98-99) Boyd, Susan (1980) Brand, Heather (2002-03-04-05) Brant, Katie Beth (1999) Brey, Brenda (1980-81) Brochu, Barbi (1996) Brown, Laura (1992) Brown, Paige (2004-05-06-07) Burke, Katie (1996-97-98-99) Busch, Paige (1985-86-87-88) Buzard, Michelle (1980-81)
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Cameron, Trisha (1996) Campbell, Jennifer (1986-87-89) Campbell, Stephanie (1994) Carboy, Kathy (1992-93-94-95) Carlyon, Alyson (2003) Carver, Stefanie (2004-05-06-07) Cassano, Keely (1994-95) Claney, Meghan (1998-99-00-01) Clemens, Mary Kay (1983-84-85-86) Collard, Mindy (1994-95-96) Coryell, Michelle (2000-02-03) Cottingham, Bethany (2001-02-03-04) Coy, Dawn (2002) Crawford, Megan (1994) Culpepper, Ashley (1998-99-2000-2001) Curry, Meegan (1990-91-92-93)
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Dazio, Christinia (1990) Deily, Meghan (1995-96) Dembek, Anita (1986-87-88-89) DeNiro, Marcy (1986-87-88-89) Dicharry, Sarah (2006) Dressman, Mary Jo (1979-80-81-82) Dornburg, Kim (1989) Doyle, Tricia (1979-80-81) Duenas, Vanessa (2007-08) Duet, Nicole (1992-93)
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Fankhauser, Michelle (1995-96) Farrell, Carly (1998-99-00-01) Findlay, Lucy (1993-94-95-97) Flook, Suzie (2000) Ford, Robin (1987) Franz, Chrissy (1978) Frew, Chasin (1998-99) Fuglem, Murete (1988)
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Galatas, Jill (1996) Gathings, Margot (2001-02-03-04) Gereghty, Denise (1986-87-88-89) Gibbs, Becky (1994-95-96-97) Gibbs, Jenny (1995-96-97-98) Gilmore, Katie (2005-06-07-08) Givens, Victoria (2006-07-08) Gladner, Megan (2001-02) Goates, Samantha (2008) Gorst, Barb (1998-00-01-02) Grandy, Lauren (2006-07-08) Gross, Barbara (1978) Guest, Helen (1986)
H
Hackett, Alicia (1986-87) Hageman, Heather (1990-91-92-93) Hall, Marion (1986) Hancock, Julie (1986) Hanson, Michelle (2004-05-06) Hardesty, Alice (2001-02-03-04) Harris, Mary Ellen (1978-79) Harrison, Chantal (1994-95-96-97) Harvey, Lauren (2001-02-03-04) Hebert, Kim (1982) Herubin, Christina (2006-07-08) Hess, Kami (1996-97) Higdon, Katie (1990-91) Hill, Johanna (2000-0-02-03) Hill, Kelli (1989-90-91-92) Hipple, Carolyn (1978-79) Homonnay, Andrea (1988-89) Howard, Anne (1990-91-92-93)
I
Irwin, Sarah (1980)
J
Jacobson, Joan (1980-81-82-83) Jacobson, Laurie (1989) Johns, Emily (2003) Johnson, Erin (1985-86-87) Johnson, Julie (2000-01-02-03) Joplin, Jena (1997-98) Jurma, Angela (2005)
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Keeley, Wendy (1986) Kennedy, Tracy (1990-91-92-93) Kerner, Natalie (1991-92-93-94) King, Leign Ann (2007-08) Kipe, Marlo (1986) Klein, Kelli (1998-99-00-01) Knox, Melissa (1997-98-99-00) Krieger, Buffy (1987-88)
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Maisch, Alison (1986-87-88-89) Malbrough, Jeannine (2003-04-05) Martin, Elizabeth (1987-88-89) Martin, Hannah (2002-03-04-05) Martinez, Cindy (2001-02-03-04) Marxen, Ashley (1998-99-00-01) Mastronardi, Jenna (1988) McBride, Katy (1998) McDermott, Kate (1986-87-88) McGee, Morgan (2008) McGirl, Tara (1986) McGlynn, Sheila (1983) McJunkin, Monica (2005-06-07-08) McLaughlin, Julie (1994-95-96-97) McManus, Robin (1993-94) McPherson, Bonnie (1978) Messmer, Sabrina (2005-06-07-08) Middleton, Jennifer (1988-89) Milano, Rachel (1994-95-96) Miller, Andrea (1987) Miller, Joel (1985) Miltenberger, Catherine (2000-0102-03) Molinski, Jenna (2002-03-04-05) Montegut, Jessica (1993-94) Moon, Kristin (2003) Mooney, Lindsey (1998-99-00-01) Moore, Margaret Anne (2001-0203-04) Morales, Blanca (1989-90-91-92) Morse, Mariela (1979-80-81) Mueller, Angela (1988) Mulfur, Katy (1980-81-84) Mungavin, Susan (1981-82-83-84) Mury, Gretchen (1997-98-99-00) Myhbro, Kikki (1984-85-86-87)
N
Neltner, Mallory (2004-05) Nethercott, Candice (1999-00) Nethercott, Kirsty (1997) Neuwein, Shelly (1978-79) Nilsson, Marie (1986-87-88-89) Noland, Katherine (2005-06-07-08)
O
O’Neal, Shannon (1998-99-00-01) Ostroski, Lauren (2002-03) Owens, Mandy (1987-88-89-90)
P
Petersen, Ali (1999-2000) Pipkin, Aprile (1991-92)
Sanford, Ali (2007-08) Saucier, Hali (2003-04-05-06) Scarberry, Nikki (1992) Schepens, Cissy (1999-00-03) Schepens, Clare (2004-05-06-07) Schlipf, Kristin (1996-97-98-99) Shortell, Katy (1991) Simons, Lauren (2005-06-07-08) Siskin, Wendy (1997-98) Smith, Stephanie (2001-02-03) Snyder, Ryanne (2005) Spears, Shanna (2008) Staak, Lindsay (2001-02-03-04) Stanley, Melissa (2003-04-05-06) Steel, Shannon (1999) Story, Stephanie (1981) Strother, Fran (1982-83-84) Stuva, Jill (1985) Sylvester, Kristy (1997-98)
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Tanner, Dana (1988-89-90-91) Taylor, Rachel (2003-04-05) Thomas, Alyson (2005) Thomas, Kara (1996-97) Trepp, Jane (2007-08) Trepp, Nele (2005-06-07-08) Turner, Karen (1981-82)
U
Unruh, Cindy (1993-94-95)
V
Virgets, Michelle (1989)
W
Wade, Paula (1979-80-81-82) Walsh, Helen (1991-92-93) Wantz, Jessica (2001-02-03-04) Ware, Rachel (2006-07) Watkins, Jamie (1999-00-01-02) Watkins, Katie (1998-99) Weis, Katie (1995-96-97-98) Wesper, Chris (1978-79-80) White, Sandra (1979-80) Wilson, Cindy (1986-87) Winters, Holly (1999-00-01-02) Wolters, Megan (2002-03) Woodburn, Jennifer (1985-87) Wright, Jamie (2005-06-07-08)
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Zeitoun, Liala (1978-79)
R
Lantz, Debra (1991) Larson, Signe (2006) Leach, Mandy (1999-00-01-02) Leininger, Katy (2004-05) Leininger, Laura (2001-02-03) Leslie, Donna (2000-01-02-03) Lewis, Samantha (1991-92-93) Lind, Kathi (1978) Luttrell, Laurie (1991-92-93) Lybbert, Katie (2008)
S
Rakoski, Lisa (1988) Rausch, Heidi (1985-86) Redwine, Kelley (1993-94-95-96) Richards, Chere (2000-01-02) Ricketts, Julie (1994-95-96-97) Roberts, Courtney (1996) Robertson, Julia (1990-91) Robie, Mandy (1996-97-98-99) Rogers, Amy (1993-94) Rohrbacher, Jill (1991) Rowland, Megan (1991-92) Ryan, Susan (1991-92-93-94)
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Men’s Letterwinners A
Ackerson, Vince (1976-77-78) Adams, Zac (1998-99-2000) Aguilar, Eddie (1998-99-2000) Allgood, Will (1997-98) Alvarez, B.J. (1999-00-01-02) Anderson, Keith (1990) Andrews, David (1975-76-77) Andrews, Mark (1986-87-88) Appleby, Mike (2006) Ashby, Ryan (2003-04-05) Ashley, Troy (1992-93-94-95) Ayer, Kevin (1998-99-20002001) Ayer, Michael (1993-94-95-96)
B
Bankston, Chip (1996-97-98-99) Barret, Geoff (1979-80) Baum, Brian (1996-97-98-99) Benge, Will (2005-06) Bertolet, Andy (1990) Bill, Horace (1971-72-73) Billings, Curt (1990-91-92) Biileaud, Steve (1975) Blythe, Jim (1973) Boeckman, David (1973-74-75) Boehringer, Kurt (2005) Boucaud, Jean (1991-92-93-94) Boxman, Scott (1972-73-74) Boyes, Justin (2001-02-03-04) Brach, Daryl (1990-91) Bradshaw, Bart (1978) Braud, Kevin (2004-05-06-07) Breeden, Matt (1987-88-89-90) Brinker, Bud (1980-82-83) Brinn, Sion (1994-95) Brown, Jared (1978-79-80-81) Buckley, Jay (1974) Buffington, Ross (2000-01-02) Bultman, Steve (1969-70) Burford, Todd (2007-08) Burleigh, Bill (1986-87-88) Burwell, Charles (1970-71-72)
C
Cade, Brett (1985-86-87) Cambias, Robert (1988) Camp, Matt (2001) Cangelosi, Guy (1969) Cannizzaro, Leon (2003-04) Carr, Jason (1994-95-96) Castagnos, Chip (1988-8990-91) Castellanos, Rafael (199697-98) Castro, Rodrigo (1999-2000) Chadick, Kelly (1988) Chambers, Roy (2005-06-07-08) Chlasta, Craig (1980) Claiborn, Tom (1969) Clausen, Christian (2003-04) Cloutet, Chris (2003-04-05-06) Cochran, Ryan (2001-02-03-04) Coenen, Matt (2002-03-04-05) Coleman, Jim (1977-78) Corvin, Justin (2005) Coy, Lance (1993-94-95) Craft, Larry (1980-81-82) Creighton, Vic (1982) Cronje, Daryl (1986-87-88-89) Cunha, Mauricio (1994-9596-97)
D
Dallinger, Timothy (2001-02) Dalman, Niko (2004-05-07-08) Decker, Ben (2008) Decoteau, Michael (1986-87) Diaz, David (1995-96) Dibens, Mike (1992-93-94-95) Dick, Keith (1974-75-76-77) Dick, Scott (1976-77-78) Dick, Tony (1997) Diechert, Andy (1986-87-88-89) Diefenthal, Simon (2008)
Dodds, John (1969-70) Dooley, Mike (1970-71-72-73) Duffy, Pat (1979-80-81) Dunnett, Miles (1986) Duvall, Luke (1996-97-98-99)
Jungfleisch, Martin (2008)
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Edmonson, Stacy (1980) Eide, Erik (1990) Elder, Matt (2000-2001) Eldridge, Brady (1995) Elkman, Scott (1989-90-91-92) Ellet, Geoff (1988) Everatt, Randy (1988-89)
Keane, Andrew (2003-04-05-06) Kelley, Chris (1969) Keenan, Sean (1993-94-95-96) Keever, William (1989-90-91) Kickert, Carl (1979-80) Kindl, Brian (1993-94) Kingsford, Bob (1979-80-81-82) Kingston, Marcelo (1996-97) Kirsch, John (1986-87-88) Kilinchinsky, Jeffrey (1972) Klingberg, Ross (1990-91-92-93) Koob, Bobby (1989-90-91-92) Kuhn, Ken (1998-99-2000)
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Farber, Conner (2005-06-07-08) Fineran, Charles (1970) Finlayson, Simon (1987-8889-90) Fisher, Andy (1985) Ford, Craig (1993) Fox, Corey (1998-99-2000-2001) Fultz, Mike (2000)
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Gayle, Matt (2000) Gebren, Stephen (2001) Gemberling, Brian (2008) Gill, Jim (1975-76-77-78) Gill, Jimmy (1996) Gloeckner, Julius (2005-0607-08) Gluck, Steve (1999-2000-01-02) Godoi, Rodrigo (1995-96) Goltz, Jason (1997-98-99-00) Gonzalez, Luis (2007-08) Graettinger, Paul (1983-84-86) Greer, Carlton (1998-99-2000) Griffin, Jon (1989-90-91-92) Guertin, Daren (1995-96-97-98) Gulledge, Carlysle (2002) Gustin, Wes (1996)
H
Hallum, Clint (2007-08) Hamilton, Pat (1989-90) Hand, Pat (1986-87-88) Hanvey, Darren (1985-86-87-88) Harbach, Russell (1974-75-76) Harmon, Kalister (2006) Harmon, Ryan (1996-97) Harper, Neil (1985-86-87-88) Hart, Chris (1995) Hartman, Dan (1978-79-80-81) Harvey, Mike (1981-82) Havard, Ray (1974-75-76) Hebert, Jay (1982) Hebert, Adam (2003-04) Hebert, Ross (2002-03-04) Helmig, Laust (2008) Heser, Mark (1981-82) Hetzler, Matthew (1996) Heyl, Hannes (2007-08) Higdon, Nat (1995) Hill, Chris (1997-98) Hill, Thad (1978) Holles, Gavin (1987-88-89) Homan, Ham (1978) Huang, Daniel (1993-94) Huss, Stephen M. (1990-91)
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Jaynes, Myles (2001-02-03-04) Jaynes, Gary (1979-80) Jaynes, Terry (1974-75-76-77) Jenny, Tip (1994-95-96-97) Johnson, Steve (1986) Johnston, David (1990) Jones, Doug (1989-90) Jotautas, Mike (1999-00-01-02)
Lang, Mark (1986) Latz, Martin (1999-00-01-02) Laurie, Todd (1990-91) Lawson, Rod (1993-94) Ledesma, Kiko (1980-81) Leininger, Robbie (2002) LeNeave, Sean (2006-07-08) Lester, James Alvin (1969) Levinson, Brad (1986-87-89) Lewis, Jason (1986-87-89) Lima, Gustavo (1997) Livingston, Don (1980) Logan, Lee (1975) Lowe, Dennis (1978) Lowe, Neil (2001-02-03 Lubenau, Christoph (200607-08)
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Magglio, Chris (2000) Malberg, Miko (2004-05-06-07) Marlin, Don (1980) Martinec, Evan (2001-02-03) Marrs, Jarrod (1995-96-97-98) Mataya, Bill (1995) Maynor, Jeff (1998-99-2000-01) McCall, Sean (1990-91-92) McGrail, Scott (1995-96-97) McKowen, David (1972-73) McMahon, Kevin (1995) McNeil, Jerry (1970-71-72-73) Meador, Rick (1977-78-79-80) Mejeur, Jim (1978-79-80) Meyers, James (2007-08) Michaels, Greg (1973-74-75-76) Miller, Corey (1997-98) Miller, Graham (1985-86) Minartz, Jan (2001-02-03-04) Moe, Ozzie (1970) Mogensen, John (1988-8990-91) Moody, David (1992-93-94-95) Morin, Tom (1977-78-79-80) Morris, Richard (1983) Mort, Allen (1986) Morton, John (1975-76-77-78) Moon, Robbie (2001-02-03) Mullertz, Thomas (1993-94) Myers, Matt (2000-2001) Myers, Rodney (1970)
N
Naremore, Stephen (1999-2000) Navarro, Diego (2002) Nelson, Andrew (1993-94) Newport, George (1970-71-72-73) Nieman, Marty (1973-74-75) Noble, Dick (1980) Norem, Rick (1980-81-82) Nyberg, Martin (1993-94-95-96)
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Oehrle, Matt (1991-92) Ohlin, Mattias (1998-99-2000) O’Konski, Peter (1988-90-91) Ordoyne, Karl (1980) Oynes, Erick (1999-2000-2001)
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Paez, Francisco (2001-02) Palazzo, Chip (1978) Palsha, Doug (1978) Perella, Frank (1980-81-82-83) Percy, Hereford (1971-72-73) Percy, James (1969-70-71-72) Percy, Robert Ryland (196970-71) Petursson, Erik (1998-99-20002001) Phillips, Derek (1990-91) Pineda, Ruben (1995-96-97-98) Poirier, Bob (1976-77-78)
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Quina, Colin (2001-02)
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Rabalais, Scott (1980) Rastin, Tommy (1978) Ray, Nathan (1996-97) Reading, Tracy (1981-82-83) Reclusado, Toby (1995) Redmon, Bruce (1971-73) Reinholtz, Jeff (1987-88-89-90) Reynolds, Andrew (200607-08) Reynolds, David (1992) Riddick, Wade (1988-89-90) Ridout, Guy (1993-94-95) Rill, Bruce (1978) Ring, Eddie (1996-97-98) Rivers, Will (2006) Robelot, Reed (2000-2001-02) Roberts, Andrew (1988-89) Roberts, Bill (1977-78) Rogas, Pete (1979-80) Rosandich, Mark (1976) Ross, Alan (1972-73-74) Ross, Hugh (1986-87) Rosskopf, Erik (1984-85-86-87) Roth, Chip (1980) Rowe, Dennis (2000-2001) Rucker, Matthew (2001-02) Russell, John (1971-72-73-74) Russo, James (1969-70-71-72) Rykosky, Luc (2006-07-08)
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Sanchez, Nelson (1990-91-92) Sandin, Guy (1991-92-93) Sasser, Tom (1974-75) Satterly, Neal (1997-98-992000) Schmitt, Adam (1985-86-87-88) Schmitt, L.J. (1986-87) Schneider, Aaron (1990-91) Schneider, Sven (2005) Schreiber, Nathan (2005-06-07) Schroeder, Brant (1979-80-81) Schult, Tom (1969) Segrest, Ty (1984-85-86-87) Sekowski, Ray (1984-85-86-87) Selts, Brandon (2007-08) Seyl, Scott (1981) Shaw, Scott (1990) Simpson, Jack (1978) Skinner, Ned (1985-86-87-88) Smedley, Drew (1980-81) Soldberg, Christian (1983-84) Sommerfeld, Moran (1996-97-
Svets, Mike (1988-89-90-91)
T
Tanner, Will (1998-99-2000-2001) Tarantino, Nick (2001-02) Tedford, Mike (1970) Telep, Nate (2006-07-08) Terrell, Josh (2003) Thomson, Nate (1993-94-95-97) Toft, Marcus (2002) Toledano, Rykert (1969) Toothman, Barth (1975-76-77-78) Torres, Todd (1988-89-90-91) Triefenbach, Greg (1991-92-93-94) Turl, Grant (1993) Turner, Terry (1982)
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Unhoch, Pat (1983-84-85) Umana, Alberto (1985-86)
V
VanArsdall, Kyle (1999-00-01-02) Vairo, James (2003) Veron, Joseph (2004-05-06-07) Vieke, Matt (2008) Voelkel, Steffen (2008)
W
Wade, Reed (1972-73) Wagner, Kevin (1976-77-78-79) Walker, John (1975-76) Walsh, Art (1982-83-84) Wall, Ken (1969-70-71) Walrod, Doug (1971-72-73-74) Warwick, Jeff (1982) Weeks, Lamar (2008) Weeks, Matthew (1996) Welsh, Clay (1980-81-82-83) Whitfield, Vernon (1970) White, Chris (2005-06-07-08) Wolf, Eddie (1988-89-90-91) Woolbert, Gordon (1990-91) Wright, Lee (1974-75-76-77) Wulff, Bill (1975-76-77-78)
Y
Yepez, Joselo (1980)
Z
Zabel, Scott (1989) Zeller, Eric (2008) Boldface indicates current team members.
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Stanczyk, Chris (2001-02-03) Standard, John (1976-77-78) Starkweather, Tom (1997-9899-2000) Stearns, Mark (1976-77-78) Steiden, Allen (1981-82) Stibrich, Josh (1996-97-98-99) Stier, Eric (1982) Stoes, Bucky (1979-80) Strecker, Jared (2001-02-03-04) Streiff, Steve (1985-86-87) Struck, Steve (1992) Summe, Brian (1988)
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Setting the Standard for Intercollegiate Athletics in Swimming and Diving
Over the past few decades, the SEC has been the pinnacle of intercollegiate swimming and diving with 21 NCAA Championship teams since 1978. In 2009, seven men’s and women’s teams placed in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships, and 15 individual titles were captured by SEC athletes. The Auburn men won their eighth national championship and sixth in the last seven seasons behind a remarkable showing in relay competition. The Tigers emerged victorious in four of the five relays and shattered NCAA and U.S. Open records in each. In addition, six more individual titles were claimed by SEC athletes. Georgia earned runner-up honors on the women’s side, extending the league’s streak of having at least one team finish first or second at the NCAA Championships for the 11th-straight season. Individually, four SEC athletes came away with NCAA titles, and the Lady Bulldogs seized the 200 medley relay crown.
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Men’s Notes
Women’s Notes
• The SEC has had 11 NCAA Men’s Championships.
• The SEC has had 10 NCAA Women’s Championships.
• 2009 marked the 40th consecutive year that the SEC has placed at least one team in the top 10 of the NCAA Championships.
• With Georgia’s runner-up finish at the 2009 NCAA Championships, at least one SEC school has finished first or second at every NCAA meet since 1999.
• The SEC has placed a total of 104 teams in the top 10 since 1969.
• Since 1982, the SEC has placed 76 teams in the NCAA top 10.
• SEC athletes have captured a total of 159 individual NCAA titles (including relays).
• SEC athletes have collected 202 individual NCAA titles (including relays).
• SEC athletes currently hold 10 of the 18 NCAA records in swimming, including four of the five relay records.
• In 2009, eight of 10 teams competed or were represented individually at the NCAA Championships.
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