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2017-18 SCHEDULE Sept. 22 Pentathlon

Jan. 5 at Arizona

Jan. 12-14

Blue vs. Gold

at Bruin Diving Invite

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Jan. 12

Oct. 28 New Mexico

at Colorado State

Jan. 13

Nov. 3 Air Force

at Northern Colorado

Jan. 27

Nov. 4 Idaho

Nov. 17-18 at New Mexico State

Nov. 17-18 Lumberjack Diving Invite

Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at Texas Invitational

Boise State

Feb. 2-3 at Air Force Diving Invite

Feb. 21-24 at WAC Championships

March 5-7 NCAA Zone E Diving

March 14-17

Dec. 16 at San Diego

at NCAA Championships

Home meets listed in gold. Away/neutral meets listed in white.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts.............................................. 3 Media Policies.......................................... 4 Season Preview.................................... 5-7 2017 Roster...........................................8-9 Head Coach Ken Murphy.................. 10-12 Assistant Coaches............................. 13-14 Support Staff........................................... 15 Player Bios........................................16-39 2016 Season in Review..................... 30-31 2016 All-Conference............................... 32 Aces Wild............................................... 33 2016 Results/Statistics...................... 34-36 2016 Big Sky Review............................. 37 2016 Big Sky Statistics...................... 38-39 Big Sky Conference................................ 40 2016 Big Sky Championships................ 41 All-Time Series Results..................... 42-43 All-Time Big Sky Series Results........ 44-45 Career Records................................. 46-49 Season Records................................ 50-53 Individual Match Records.................. 54-55 Team Records........................................ 56 Rolle Activity Center Records................. 57 Streak Records....................................... 58 The Last Time......................................... 59

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Annual Statistical Leaders................. 60-61 1,000 Kill Club........................................ 62 1,000 Dig Club........................................ 63 Honors and Awards........................... 64-65 NAU Hall of Fame.................................. 66 Year-by-Year Results/All-Time Coaches.... 67 Year-by-Year Team Statistics.................. 68 Postseason History................................ 69 NCAA Tournament History................. 70-71 NCAA Tournament Records................... 72 All-Time Results................................ 73-78 All-Time Numerical Roster...................... 79 All-Time Alphabetical Roster.................. 80 Big Sky All-Academic Awards................. 81 Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Awards... 82 Rolle Activity Center.......................... 83-84 Dr. Rita Cheng/Dr. Lisa Campos............ 85

2017-18 NAU SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE The 2017-18 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving Media Guide was designed and produced by the NAU Athletics Communications Department in Flagstaff, Ariz., using Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. The publication was written, edited and designed by Assistant Director for Athletics Communications Stayson Isobe and Denise Thompson.

Cover design by Denise Thompson. Editorial contributions by NAU Athletics Communications staff members.

PHOTOGRAPHY Elizabeth Brook, Nick Canaday, Juan DeLeon, Don Elmore, Becky Fairchild, Samantha Fillerup, Jerry Foreman, Maria Hechanova, Jeff Huehn, Ian Johnson, Ben Kirkby, Cody Lane, Michelle Lewis, Eric Smith, Peter Vander Stoep and NAU Athletics Communications.

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION

COACHING STAFF

Location.................................................................... Flagstaff, Ariz.

Founded .................................................................................1899 Enrollment (statewide)..........................................................30,383 Nickname....................................................................Lumberjacks Mascot.................................................................................... Louie Colors ...................................................................... Blue and Gold Affiliation.................................................................NCAA Division I Conference............................................................ Western Athletic President ................................................................ Dr. Rita Cheng VP for Intercollegiate Athletics ............................. Dr. Lisa Campos Faculty Athletics Representative..........................Alisse Ali-Joseph

Head Coach................................................................. Andy Johns Alma Mater...................................................... East Carolina, 1989 Seasons at NAU......................................................................22nd Career Dual Meet Record................... 103-131 (.440)/21 Seasons Diving Coach.............................................................Nikki Huffman Alma Mater...............................................................Oakland, 1991 Seasons at NAU......................................................................22nd Assistant Coach......................................................Larry Liebowitz Alma Mater...............................................................Oakland, 1973 Seasons at NAU..................................................................Second Volunteer Assistant Coach..............................................Liz Hobbs Alma Mater.........................................................Illinois State, 1985 Seasons at NAU.......................................................................18th

Home Facility..................................... Aquatic and Tennis Complex Built.........................................................................................2016 Dual Meet Record at Aquatic and Tennis Complex......... 2-2 (.500)

TEAM INFORMATION 2016-17 Dual Meet Record........................................................4-8 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...................................................19/3 Newcomers.................................................................................12 2016-17 WAC Championships Finish...................................... 1st/8 WAC Event Wins...........................................................................7 NCAA Zone E Diving Participants.................................................4 NCAA Championships Participants...............................................1

MEDIA INFORMATION Assistant Director for Athletics Communications.............................

Swimming & Diving Contact............................................................ ................................................................................. Stayson Isobe Office Phone .............................................................928-523-6330 Fax............................................................................928-523-6793 E-Mail...................................................... Stayson.Isobe@nau.edu Mailing Address...................................................... P.O. Box 15400 ......................................................................... Flagstaff, AZ 86011 ............................................................ (Overnight: 1 Skydome Dr.) Website........................................................ www.nauathletics.com

PROGRAM HISTORY First Season.......................................................................1983-84 All-Time Overall Record.......................................... 488-293 (.625) All-Time Dual Meet Record..................................... 174-174 (.500) Conference Championships........................................................10 WAC Championships.......................... 4 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017) Best NCAA Finish..........................................................29th (1994)

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ARENA INFORMATION

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The Athletics Communications office is located in the press box on the west side of the Walkup Skydome. The phone number is (928) 523-6792 or 6330 and the fax number is 523-6793.

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MEDIA OPPORTUNITY

Head coach Andy Johns is available every day before and after practice. Individual athletes may be requested at this time also. Special requests for availability may be made to the athletics communications office.

INTERVIEW POLICY

All student-athlete interviews must be coordinated through the Athletics Communications office at least one day in advance. No interviews or photo shoots will be conducted on days prior to meets. Outof-town media should contact the Athletics Communications office to make arrangements for phone interviews. Student-athletes are also available for interviews after practice, and, if prior arrangements have been made, before practice. The NAU locker room and training room are closed.

JOHNS’ INTERVIEWS

Andy Johns and his staff are generally available for interviews before or after each practice. Contact Stayson Isobe in the athletics communications office at 928-5236330 to coordinate all interviews with head coach Andy Johns.

PRACTICE

Daily workouts are open to both the public and the media unless otherwise noted. Media planning to attend practice should notify the Athletics Communications office in advance to confirm start times and to arrange interviews.

CREDENTIALS

Credentials will be issued only to working media on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority given to daily newspapers and television crews. The pool deck is closed to those not involved in meet coverage.

Credentials may be requested for the season or on a per-meet basis. All requests should be submitted to the Athletics Communications office no later than two days prior to each home meet. Requests on official letterhead may be faxed to (928) 5236793. Credentials may be picked up from a member of the athletics communications office. No credentials will be mailed unless the request is made at least two weeks in advance.

PHOTOGRAPHERS

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permitted on the deck area but not in the team areas around the pool. Please contact the athletics communications office if you wish to shoot photos at a practice or event. All media must wear their credentials at all times. Due to space limits, credentials will be issued only to photographers on assignment.

Meet programs with lane and heat assignments are available upon request.

MEDIA SERVICES

Regular services on meet day include results at the conclusion of the meet.

A postmeet release, complete with event-by-event results, will be emailed to media outlets following the meet. Those media who wish to receive these results are encouraged to provide their information to the athletics communications office.

POSTMEET

The NAU locker room is closed on the road and in the Aquatic and Tennis Complex. At home, postmeet interviews will be held poolside with requested athletes and coaches from both teams following a short “cooling-off” period. A member of the athletic communications office will collect requests immediately following the conclusion of the meet.

MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME

Arizona does not move its clock ahead in the spring or back in the fall. As a result, Flagstaff time coincides with the Pacific time zone through Nov. 6. The rest of the season, NAU is compatible with the Mountain time zone.

LUMBERJACKS ONLINE Releases, statistics, rosters and breaking news are available at the athletics web site, located at www.nauathletics.com.

The Western Athletic Conference web site is located at www.wacsports.com. Other sites of interest for swimming include www. collegeswimming.com and www.usaswimming.org.

LUMBERJACKS BY E-MAIL

The Athletics Communications office is always compiling a media directory to send out weekly advance releases, event stories and results. Media members interested in this service should e-mail Stayson.Isobe@ nau.edu. Previews will be available on the website prior to that week’s meets. Call Stayson Isobe at 928-523-6330 for more information.

INSIDE NAU Inside NAU is a monthly show produced by NAU Television Services that highlights Lumberjack athletics and other notable stories on the Mountain campus. It airs weekly on Flagstaff cable channels 4 and 104 in HD.

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Last season, the Northern Arizona swimming & diving team’s depth was tested, but the end result was the same – a fourth consecutive Western Athletic Conference title.

The window of opportunity for the rest of the WAC to dethrone the Lumberjacks appeared to be last year. Now that the year has come and gone and the ‘Jacks are on the brink of opening the 2017-18 season, their depth is back to where they like it with the infusion of a talented freshman class and the Drive for Five is under way.

“We have a lot of balance and depth,” said head coach Andy Johns. “But we’re still going to have to swim and dive up to our potential. We’re not going to just show up, go through the doors and (the WAC) is going to give it to us.”

At the head of the team is as accomplished and decorated senior class NAU has ever had. Alina Staffeldt and Kimmy Richter both enter their final years as defending conference champions in two events in addition to a third gold medal as part of the 800 freestyle relay team. Roni Houck, Claire Hammond, Audrey Mann and Allison Mann have also performed well over the course of their careers, with this class combining for 43.5 percent of the team’s points at the WAC Championships last season.

The seniors will own their share of the spotlight all season long, but they are far from the only Lumberjacks to keep an eye out for.

The junior class is headlined by NCAA Championship qualifier Tatiana Kurach – one of four junior Lumberjacks who will lead the diving unit. Andrea Schmidt and Sarah Takach posted big performances at the conference meet last season, and the juniors will also see the return of Monique King off a redshirt year.

Thrust into action last season, the sophomores picked up valuable experience and the first-year Lumberjacks have already shown glimpses of what is to come in NAU’s two intrasquad meets.

All of this adds up to not only a dangerous team come February, but also one that could be better equipped for the dual meet and invitational season set for them this season.

“Our senior class has been good each of their first three years and we expect them to continue that,” Johns said. “The balance of our sophomores and juniors and this freshman class – that has been better than expected in some areas – has turned us into a deeper and better squad.”

Of course, while a fifth consecutive WAC Championship is the target, the Lumberjacks are hoping for a much bigger prize – the NCAA Championships. After getting a taste with Kurach advancing to the national stage this past spring, the ‘Jacks have their eyes set on having a much bigger presence in Columbus, Ohio next March.

The pieces are in place for the Lumberjack swimming & diving team to achieve all their goals, with the possibility of 2017-18 season being the biggest splash yet.

SPRINT FREESTYLE (50, 100, 200)

While Staffeldt is known for dominating the butterfly scene, it was Staffeldt who placed the highest amongst the Lumberjacks in the 50 freestyle at the WAC Championships last season. Staffeldt earned the silver medal in the sprint event, recording a career-best time of 23.11 to move up to third on NAU’s all-time performances list.

Staffeldt may have had NAU’s highest sprint finish, but Houck is the unquestioned leader of the sprint freestyle group as she will try to finish her career on a high note after missing out on the ‘A’ final in both the 50 and 100 freestyles. Houck did manage to win the ‘B’ final and pick up crucial ninth-place points in both events though, and has 10 All-WAC honors to her name going into her senior season.

“Last year we might’ve missed a beat here, but we’re right back this year,” Johns said. “All of our freestyle relays are going to be really good. Last year we may have been a little limited here, but we have some flexibility and a lot of competition for these spots.”

Schmidt placed 11th in the 50 free and freshman Elisa Rodriguez is expected to contribute in the 50 and 100. In fact, Rodriguez was the top finisher in both events during the Blue vs. Gold meet earlier this month. Junior Logan Neal, sophomore Fernanda Montiel and freshmen Natalie Dinch and Lauren Hazel could also be part of the sprint group, especially during the dual meet season.

Moving up to the 200 free, Hammond placed sixth in the event in Houston last spring and is one of a number of swimmers who could fill this spot. While Richter, a primary distance freestyler, finished fourth in the 200 free, the emergence of sophomores Alice Hick and Erin Spielman among others could aid the Lumberjacks in the event.

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“With Roni, Alina and Andrea coming back with the addition of Elisa, we’re stronger in the 50,” Johns said. “In the 100 and 200, we have a lot of swimmers we can draw from, and that helps everyone.”

DISTANCE FREESTYLE (500, 1000, 1650)

The Kiwi Express is back in full force with King eligible for competition this season to give the Lumberjacks the best one-two punch in the distance events with Richter.

King and Richter, both New Zealand natives, will hold down the fort in the 500 and mile freestyles at the conference championships, in addition to the 1,000 free during dual meets. Richter, the defending WAC champion in the 500 and mile, earned a total of four all-conference honors last season to up her career total to 10.

Hammond, a 2016 silver medalist in the 500 free, placed fifth last season, while Spielman just missed qualifying for the 500 ‘B’ final. Spielman did score points in the mile though, recording a 12th place finish.

Freshman Sam Milewski will make a deep distance group even deeper in her first season as she has the ability to not only swim the 200, but up to the mile. Hick and sophomore Kate Bier are also added depth in the 500 in particular.

“We’re really excited about our depth,” Johns said. “We’ve been good, but Monique and Sam create flexibility. Kimmy, at times, was a little overlooked in dual meets and now we can move her around a little. Erin and Claire showed up big at the conference meet and overall, this group pushes each other every day.”

BACKSTROKE

NAU is without its top backstroker of the last four years in Sara Lenhoff, who completed her career last season.

With the exception of Allison Mann, the Lumberjacks’ backstroke unit is comprised entirely of underclassmen, but do not let the youth fool you.

Montiel won the ‘B’ final in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:01.05, which placed her in third all-time in school history at the conclusion of her first year. Hammond is also capable of swimming the backstroke, providing further dual meet depth.

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lied on heavily to help fill the void left by Lenhoff. O’Connor has been the team’s top backstroker through the first two intrasquad meets, while Hazel has posted strong early results as well. Teresa Cobb will also be in the mix, giving the ‘Jacks a youthful injection of talent in this group.

“Sara Lenhoff is a big loss, especially on the medley relays, but Sarah O’Connor has shown to be an adequate replacement, and maybe even better in season,” Johns said. “Fernanda is a little stronger in her second year, and Allison being a senior is great in pushing everyone to get better.”

BREASTSTROKE

Similar to the backstroke, the Lumberjacks will need to replace their top breaststroker in graduated senior Urte Kazkeviciute, who wrapped up her career as the school record holder in the 200 breast. However, a stable of steady returners will hold down the fort in her absence.

“By committee, the breaststroke group will be fine,” Johns said. “Audrey (Mann) is the leader, but Sarah (Takach) has improved the last two years. Emily (Martin) had a great freshman year and she will be called upon now.”

Audrey Mann is the only senior in the group and has scored points for the ‘Jacks in both the 100 and 200 breast over the last two WAC Championships. Takach made monumental strides in the individual medley last season, and if she can do the same in the breaststrokes this season, the Lumberjacks will be in great shape.

Meanwhile, sophomore Emily Martin placed 13th and 14th in the 100 and 200 breast respectively, and even inserted her name into the school record book with the program’s fifth-fastest 100 time (1:03.82) during her freshman season.

NAU will also receive a boost from freshmen Niamh McDonagh, Sam Seiber and Hope Williams. McDonagh in particular has been a surprise early through the Lumberjacks’ Pentathlon and Blue vs. Gold meets having won both intrasquad breaststroke events.

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bonus. Sam and Hope have also shown great improvement since they’ve arrived.”

BUTTERFLY

If there is one thing missing from Staffeldt’s resume, it is an NCAA Championships bid – something she hopes to cross off the list this season. However, all other boxes have been checked with Staffeldt set to defend both her 100 and 200 butterfly WAC titles.

Staffeldt, the school record holder in both fly events (53.83 in the 100, 1:57.66 in the 200), claimed her third and fourth individual gold medals last season. With 15 career All-WAC honors, Staffeldt is the most accomplished swimmer on the entire team, but far from the only notable butterflier.

Schmidt’s second WAC Championships was her best to date as she finished fourth in the 200 fly and ninth in the 100 fly, clocking career-best times in both events. Her 200 fly time of 2:01.38 ranks fourth in program history. Meanwhile, Bier placed 10th in the 200 and could be poised for a leap in her second year, much like Schmidt.

“Alina is the go-to, but Andrea is coming along really well,” Johns said. “She’s shown great progress over the last two years, especially in the 200. Kate is solid too. We have a lot of different fliers, great leadership and a lot of high quality performers.”

In dual meets, Richter has been pivotal in the butterfly events when called upon. Sophomore Allison Baldwin, a butterfly specialist, also showed a spark at the Kansas Classic last season with her 200 fly performance.

Rodriguez, Hazel and Dinch could see time in the butterfly along with their freestyle swims, while a fourth freshman – Maddie Seidl – specializes in the fly.

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY

Where the Lumberjacks may have improved the most is in the individual medley with the addition of McDonagh, an IM specialist.

McDonagh, the 2017 Pentathlon champion, will be critical in providing NAU with its biggest impact in the individual medley events in years.

McDonagh will team up with Audrey Mann and Takach – last season’s top IM swimmers – to give the Lumberjacks multiple po-

tential point scorers at the conference meet. While Mann snagged the 16th and final scoring spot in the 200 IM last season, Takach provided one of the biggest sparks in NAU’s run to a fourth-straight WAC title in the 400 IM.

Takach posted a lifetime-best time of 4:28.71 to earn a seventh-place finish in the 400 in addition to placing 12th in the 200 with another career-best performance.

“It’s been a while since we’ve had an in-season IM’er since Niamh,” Johns said. “She’s super talented and she’s going to be expected to do a lot of work in those events. Having a senior like Audrey is important, and Sarah is committed to getting better. This group has gone from one or two scorers to potentially four or five and that is going to help us a lot.”

King, this season’s Pentathlon runner-up and the 2016 champion, is another potential contributor in the individual medley, as is Cobb, Seiber and Seidl who all swam the IM during their prep careers.

DIVING

Not to be overshadowed by the team’s swimmers in the slightest bit, the Lumberjacks’ divers led by diving coach Nikki Huffman will be a huge part of NAU’s success once again.

Although NAU loses Alexa Geiger, a three-time individual WAC Champion, the ‘Jacks are led by a junior class of four who will look to maintain their stranglehold as the conference’s top diving unit.

“We’ve lost some great seniors over the last couple of years, but our junior class is already leading,” said diving coach Nikki Huffman. “Each one of them has their own strengths and they build on each other. They work well as a team.”

Kurach, the reigning WAC Diver of the Year and NAU Female Athlete of the Year, became only the second female diver in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships last season.

The defending 3-meter WAC champion, Kurach actually qualified for the national meet on 1-meter where she placed 49th overall as the first Lumberjack NCAA participant since 2006.

She is joined by juniors Raquel Gonzales and Christina Torrente, who both competed at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships alongside Kurach last season. Gonzales narrowly missed

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out on a NCAA Championships appearance herself on platform, and through her first two seasons has garnered five top-eight finishes at the conference meet. Torrente, meanwhile, picked up her first career medal by placing runner-up to Geiger on 1-meter. She also finished fourth on platform, giving the Lumberjacks three bonafide WAC title contenders.

NAU’s fourth junior diver is Olivia Payne, who scored valuable points at the WAC Championships in all three events. Her top finish was 12th on 1-meter in her first season at NAU, and a step forward would only make the ‘Jacks even more potent on the boards.

“They all do a great job of stepping up; when one isn’t on someone else is,” Huffman said. “That’s why we’ve had such great success. In diving, you’re not on fire every single meet but they’re all really consistent. They’re all going to push each other to get better, and hopefully we can step up and be vying for a couple of those spots at NCAAs again.”

The Lumberjacks welcome in three freshmen divers into the program in Jenny Cheetham, Katie Conn and Emily Sharrer to round out the squad. The Lumberjacks’ newcomers join a diving unit that scored over a quarter of NAU’s total points in Houston last season, despite competing in just three of 21 events in the entire meet.

“We’re excited about our freshmen,” Huffman said. “Jenny has been able to train since day one and in her first couple of weeks she already learned a few new dives. Once she gets stronger, she’ll be as much of a part as anyone else. Katie is still building off ankle surgery, but everything she’s done so far has been positive. All three of them are very talented.”

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Front Row (L to R): Elisa Rodriguez, Lauren Hazel, Sam Milewski, Jenny Cheetham, Niamh McDonagh, Tatiana Kurach, Olivia Payne, Emily Sharrer, Alice Hick, Teresa Cobb Second Row (L to R): Allison Baldwin, Andrea Schmidt, Erin Spielman, Emily Martin, Christina Torrente, Monique King, Raquel Gonzales, Maddie Seidl, Hope Williams, Sarah O’Connor, Katie Conn, Logan Neal Third Row (L to R): Audrey Mann, Alina Staffeldt, Sam Seiber, Allison Mann, Kimmy Richter, Claire Hammond, Kate Bier, Sarah Takach, Roni Houck, Fernanda Montiel Name Allison Baldwin Kate Bier Jenny Cheetham Teresa Cobb Katie Conn Natalie Dinch Raquel Gonzales Claire Hammond Lauren Hazel Alice Hick Roni Houck Monique King Tatiana Kurach Allison Mann Audrey Mann Emily Martin Niamh McDonagh Sam Milewski Fernanda Montiel Logan Neal Sarah O’Connor Olivia Payne Kimmy Richter Elisa Rodriguez Andrea Schmidt Sam Seiber Maddie Seidl Emily Sharrer Erin Spielman Alina Staffeldt Sarah Takach Christina Torrente Hope Williams

Events Butterfly Butterfly Diving Backstroke/IM Diving Freestyle Diving Freestyle/Backstroke Freestle/Backstroke Freestyle Freestyle Freestyle Diving Backstroke/Freestyle Breaststroke/IM Breaststroke Individual Medley Freestyle Backstroke/Freestyle Freestyle Backstroke Diving Freestyle/Butterfly Freestyle Freestyle/Butterfly Breaststroke/IM Butterfly/IM Diving Freestyle Butterfly/Freestyle Breaststroke/IM Diving Breaststroke

Cl.-Exp. So.-1L So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L RJr.-RS Jr.-1L Sr.-3L Sr.-3L So.-1L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Jr.-1L Sr.-3L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Fr.-HS Fr.-HS So.-1L Sr.-3L Jr.-2L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS

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Hometown/High School/Last School Temecula, Calif./Great Oak HS Damascus, Ore./Sam Barlow HS Phoenix, Ariz./Shadown Mountain HS Bend, Ore./Mountain View HS Broomfield, Colo./Broomfield HS Peoria, Ariz./Liberty HS Chandler, Ariz./Hamilton HS Roseville, Calif./Woodcreek HS Flagstaff, Ariz./Flagstaff HS Scottsdale, Ariz./Xavier College Preparatory Peoria, Ariz./Centennial HS Browns Bay, Auckland/Massey University Saint Petersburg, Russia/Henderson State Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS Anthem, Ariz./Boulder Creek HS Stockton-on-tees, England Scottsdale, Ariz./Arcadia HS Los Mochis, Sinaloa/IESM Hillsboro, Ore./Century HS Wellington, New Zealand/Wellington Girls College Long Beach, Calif./Utah Papakura, Auckland/Howick Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope HS Missoula, Mont./Sentinel HS Sun City, Ariz./Liberty HS Gilbert, Ariz./Basha HS Tucson, Ariz./Sonoran Science Academy Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista HS Hannover, Germany/Humboldtschule Hannover Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon HS Redmond, Wash./Eastlake HS El Campo, Texas/El Campo HS

Head Coach: Andy Johns (22nd Season, East Carolina ’89) Diving Coach: Nikki Huffman (22nd Season, Oakland ’91) Assistant Coach: Larry Liebowitz (Second Season, Oakland ’73) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Liz Hobbs (18th Season, Illinois State ’85)

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ANDY JOHNS Head Coach 22nd Season • East Carolina’89 Born: March 11 Hometown: Hollywood, Fla. College: East Carolina, 1989; East Carolina, 1991 Family: Wife, Misha; Daughters, Ali and Maddie

Johns’ Coaching Chronology Years School Position 1991-94 Northeast Missouri State Head Coach 1994-96 Clemson Assistant Coach 1996-Pres. NAU Head Coach

Andy Johns, the four-time reigning Western Athletic Conference Swimming Coach of the Year, enters his 22nd season as the Northern Arizona head swimming & diving coach having guided the program to four consecutive WAC Championships. Together with Diving Coach Nikki Huffman, the two coaches have turned the Lumberjacks into one of the premier programs in the West.

Throughout his illustrious tenure at the helm of the Lumberjacks, Johns has consistently produced championship caliber teams in addition to developing a program that is equally exceptional in the classroom as it is in the pool. In his first 21 years, the ’Jacks have won a total of five conference championships (Pacific Collegiate Swimming, 1998; Western Athletic, 2014-17).

Johns’ teams have been a model of consistency as well with nine additional runner-up finishes and just three conference finishes outside the top three.

In the pool, the Lumberjacks have captured 61 individual and relay conference titles, 126 school records (a high of 11 set at the 2009 WAC meet), nine conference records and 49 NCAA qualifying marks under Johns’ tutelage. In the classroom, his student-athletes have posted cumulative grade-point averages of 3.00 and higher in 40 of 42 academic semesters. The Lumberjacks are consistently among the best programs the league in placing student-athletes on the WAC All-Academic lists with 14 earning the honor last year. NAU has been recognized 15 times

as an Academic All-America Team by the Collegiate Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) including last year’s squad which posted a 3.32 grade point average in the spring.

Along with building a total program that produces student-athletes to the very definition, Johns’ tenure has included several major moments for NAU swimming & diving. Johns navigated NAU from the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference to its first all-Division I affiliation in the National Independent Conference (NIC) in 1998-99, followed by the program’s move to the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) prior to the 2004-05 season.

Then in February 2016, the doors to the Aquatic and Tennis Complex opened. As NAU’s longest-tenured current head coach, Johns’ team’s success was rewarded with the ATC, which Johns played a key role in the design process, marking NAU’s new home following 32 years in the Wall Aquatic Center.

This past season was one filled with adversity, but Johns’ leadership never wavered as the 2016-17 campaign ended just as the previous three did – with a WAC Championship. A rigorous dual meet schedule that featured four top 40 teams (Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State and Nevada) prepared the ’Jacks for their toughest conference championship challenge yet. Needing to fend off four teams who all finished less than 110 points behind NAU, the Lumberjacks rode seven gold medals to their fourth straight title.

The seven event victories tied the program’s highest mark, equaling the 2015-16 team’s total, since joining the WAC. Juniors Alina Staffeldt and Kimmy Richter each won two individual golds, along with swimming on NAU’s gold medal 800 freestyle relay team. Senior Alexa Geiger and sophomore Tatiana Kurach – the WAC Diver of the Year and NCAA Championships qualifier – totaled the final two golds in the springboard diving events. In all, the Lumberjacks posted 615.5 points and Johns was named the WAC Co-Swimming Coach of the Year.

The opening of the ATC was just one of many highlights of the 2015-16 season which featured NAU’s third consecutive

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WAC Championship. The three-peat was achieved in near record fashion as Johns’ squad ripped their way through the conference competition besting runner-up New Mexico State by 319.5 points.

NAU posted 807.5 points during the four-day championships and recorded the fifth largest margin of victory in WAC history.

The Lumberjacks’ dominant performance earned Johns his third straight WAC Coach of the Year honor and fourth overall.

Proving to be more than just a distance-oriented team, Johns saw his 200 freestyle relay team of junior Hayley Edmond, sophomores Roni Houck and Alina Staffeldt and freshman Ila Hughes set a new school record on their way to winning the event for the first time since 1997 – prior to NAU joining the WAC. Staffeldt also broke the school record in winning the 200 butterfly, while senior Kendall Brown won both the 500 and 1650 freestyles among the many highlights. All 21 of NAU’s scoring athletes scored points in at least two of their three individual events and the ’Jacks were the only team to place an athlete in the championship heat in every event for the second straight year.

The historic efforts followed NAU’s first two WAC Championships in program history after a series of near-misses with four runner-up finishes over a six-year span. Johns led the Lumberjacks to a banner year in 2013-14 as NAU clinched its first-ever WAC Championship and followed it up with a successful title defense during the 2014-15 season. In contrast to their third and fourth consecutive championships to follow, the Lumberjacks conquered the WAC despite winning just two individual gold medals. At the 2014 championships, senior Jordan Burnes won the 200 breaststroke and sophomore Kendall Brown in the 1650 freestyle while junior diver Chelsea Jackson and freshman Alina Staffeldt – NAU’s Female Newcomer of the Year – won gold on 3-meter and in the 100 butterfly respectively in 2015.

Leading by just 19 points heading into the final day in 2014, the Lumberjacks powered their way to a 743-642 final margin over Idaho on the final day to bring their first WAC title to Flagstaff. A year later, NAU finished with 666 points, 127 more than New Mexico State, to once again bring the hardware back from San Antonio.

While the gold medals were elusive, NAU’s full team depth was evident as 20 athletes for the Lumberjacksscored points in backto-back years.

Johns’ first WAC Championship team ended the 2013-14 academic year with a flurry of scholastic accolades. NAU posted the seventh-best GPA in the nation during the Spring 2014 semester while seniors Andrea Derflinger, Emma Lowther and Stirling Smith were recipients of the prestigious NAU Gold Axe Award. Smith was also named NAU’s Female Senior Student-Athlete of the Year award which marked the second straight year that the program produced the top female student-athlete at NAU following Fi Connell the year prior.

Before their current run of championships, Johns’ Lumberjacks endured heartbreak with a narrow seven-point loss to San Jose State at the 2013 WAC meet. Despite falling just short of the program’s first WAC Championship, freshman Ellie Morrissey was named the WAC Freshman of the Year at the conclusion of the meet with Nikki Huffman receiving her second WAC Diving Coach of the Year award. NAU also won its first WAC medley relay title in the 400 medley relay, shattering the previous school record by nearly two seconds in the process.

Between the 2010-11 and 2012-13 seasons, NAU totaled 11 individual titles, including five each in 2012 and 2013, 22 NCAA ‘B’ standard times, including a program-record 11 in 2012, and 24 new school records, with a high of 10 in 2013. In that span, seven student-athletes combined for 10 All-American honors with Fi Connell, Emma Lowther and Jordan Burnes each earning a pair of

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While the program was reaching new heights within the conference, Johns led NAU to its first dual meet victory over Arizona State as well as fellow Pac-12 foe Washington State. The Lumberjacks also produced some of the top female student-athletes at NAU as Kristy Ardavanis (2012-13) and Rachel Palmer (201112) received the university’s Female Athlete of the Year award.

Meanwhile, Ellie Morrissey (2012-13) and Caitlin Wright (2011-12) were voted as NAU’s Female Newcomers of the Year. The ’Jacks also reached a high-water ranking of a tie for sixth in the final CollegeSwimming.com 2013 Mid-Major Poll while tying for the sixthbest team GPA among all NCAA Division I women’s swimming & diving programs in 2013, marking NAU’s second consecutive top 10 academic GPA ranking nationally. In 2012-13, a pair of Lumberjacks received distinguished academic honors as Fi Connell was named NAU’s Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year and Palmer was voted to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 Women’s At-Large First Team.

Johns led NAU to a pair of second place finishes at the WAC Championships prior to a fifth place finish in 2010. The Lumberjacks earned the runner-up title among nine teams in 2008-09 and finished second among eight teams during the 2007-08 season.

At the 2009 WAC Championships, the Lumberjacks earned 43 AllWAC Awards and set 11 school records. The 11 school records still remains the most ever set at a conference meet during Johns’ tenure, while the 43 All-WAC honors were topped by the 2015-16 team’s 53 awards.

During NAU’s first three seasons as an affiliate member of the WAC, Johns helped improve the Lumberjacks’ fifth-place finish in their inaugural season in 2004-05 to a pair of third-place finishes.

He was named WAC Coach of the Year in NAU’s rookie season

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and was pivotal in coaching Alexis BuckJOHNS’ YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORD ley to the 2006 NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. Buckley swam in both the 1,650 and 500 freestyle and became the Year Duals Pct. Conf. Finish 2nd first female swimmer at NAU to represent 1996-97 3-8 .273 1997-98 5-5 .500 1st the Lumberjacks in 12 years.

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Prior to joining the WAC, NAU fin- 1998-99 6-5 .545 6th ished second at the National Indepen- 1999-2000 4-11 .364 2000-01 4-6 .400 3rd dent Conference (NIC) Championships 2001-02 2-7 .222 2nd in 2003-04 and Johns was named the 2002-03 6-9 .400 2nd NIC Women’s Swimming Coach of the 2003-04 5-5 .500 2nd Year. NAU had seven individual confer- 2004-05 5-2 .714 5th 3rd ence champions, tying the team record 2005-06 3-4 .429 3rd for the most champions in a single con- 2006-07 6-6 .500 2nd ference meet. The Lumberjacks also set 2007-08 9-5 .643 2nd 10 school records, and earned two oth- 2008-09 7-9 .438 2009-10 3-7 .300 5th er honors in addition to Johns’, as Nikki 2010-11 3-6 .333 3rd Huffman earned her fourth Diving Coach 2011-12 7-5 .583 2nd of the Year honor and then-sophomore 2012-13 5-6 .454 2nd Blair Buder was named the Female Diver 2013-14 5-3 .625 1st 2014-15 4-5 .444 1st of the Year.

1st Johns came to NAU in 1996 from 2015-16 7-9 .438 1st Clemson, where he trained the sprinters, 2016-17 4-8 .333 Total 103-131 .440 including one NCAA All-American. Prior to that, he spent three years as head coach at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State). During his tenure, his teams set 45 school records and five athletes posted their first national qualifying times.

Johns is well-respected in the swimming research community, having presented at the American College of Sports Medicine national meeting twice, first about the effects of warm-up in 1991 and tapering in 1992. Johns is published in many sports med-

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icine journals, including the International Journal of Sports Medicine and Medicine and Science in Sport in Exercise. He was awarded a research fellowship from the Institute of Nutrition at the University of North Carolina in 1990.

As a collegian at East Carolina, Johns helped his team to the Colonial Athletic Association title in 1989. Prior to ECU, he was a junior-college All-American, earning the honor eight times in two years at Broward (Fla.) Community College.

Outside of his time as a coach, Johns has performed with the Flagstaff Light Opera Company, including the musicals Oliver and The Secret Garden, and is currently a member of The Flagstaff Master Chorale whom he sang with at Carnegie Hall in March 2012.

Johns received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from ECU in 1989 and followed that with a master’s in exercise physiology in 1991. Johns is married to his wife, Misha, and has two daughters, Ali and Maddie.

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Diving Coach 22nd Season • Oakland’91 Born: November 17 Hometown: Saginaw, Mic. College: Oakland, 1991 Family: Husband, John; Children, Kayla and Darren

Huffman’s Coaching Chronology Years School/Club Position 1987-91 Precision Diving Association Club 1990-91 Oakland Volunteer Assistant 1992-94 Oakland Diving Club Head Diving Coach 1992-94 Oakland Head Diving Coach 1994-96 Clemson Head Diving Coach 1996-Pres. NAU Head Diving Coach 1996-Pres. Northern Arizona Divers Club Head Diving Coach

Nikki Huffman begins her 22nd year at the helm of the Northern Arizona diving program, a squad that she has consistently led to the NCAA Zone Diving Championships. A four-time National Independent Conference (NIC) Diving Coach of the Year and fourtime Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Coach of the Year, Huffman now takes her team into their 14th year of WAC competition, a league which boasts some of the top divers in the country.

Over the last 21 years, NAU has not had less than two divers who have competed at the NCAA Zone Championships under Huffman’s leadership. In all, Huffman has coached 30 different divers to the zone diving meet on the women’s side, a number that is double the amount who represented NAU prior to Huffman’s arrival. With Huffman’s guidance, NAU has routinely proven to be equal competitors with those from the Pac-12, Mountain West and Big West on the regional stage.

While success on the boards has been prominent in describing Huffman, her charges have also been superior in the classroom. The divers have helped the Lumberjacks be named an Academic All-America Team by the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) numerous times - an honor given to a team with a grade-point average of 3.00 and higher. She has coached two NAU Golden Eagle Female Scholar-Athletes of the Year (Courtney McKenzie, 2002-03; Chelsea Jackson, 201516), two CoSIDA Academic All-District honorees (McKenzie, 2003 First Team; Lana Christensen, 2011 Second Team) and four different student-athletes to CSCAA Honorable Mention Academic All-America honors (Anna Deem, 2003; Alexa Geiger, 2014, 2015; Jackson, 2013, 2014, 2015; McKenzie, 2003).

The most recent 2016-17 season was a special one for Huffman as she coached sophomore Tatiana Kurach to the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. Kurach became just the

second women’s diver in school history to qualify for the national championships when she punched her ticket with a seventh-place finish on 1-meter at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships. Kurach, who was later named NAU’s Female Athlete of the Year, placed 49th at the national meet to cap her first season at NAU.

In addition to earning her second straight WAC Diving Coach of the Year award, Huffman was also voted NAU’s Female Sport Coach of the Year. Led by Kurach, Huffman’s divers were pivotal in the Lumberjacks’ fourth consecutive conference championship. Kurach won her first career WAC gold medal on 3-meter while senior Alexa Geiger defended her title on 1-meter. Kurach followed Geiger’s footsteps in earning the WAC Diver of the Year honor. All five of NAU’s divers contributed points in each of the three diving events as they proceeded to account for a quarter of NAU’s winning point total. Kurach, Geiger and sophomores Raquel Gonzales and Christina Torrente each were named WAC Diver of the Week at least once during the season and combined for eight all-conference honors. Each of the four competed at the Zone Championships.

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The Lumberjack divers made a big splash at the WAC Championships earning Huffman the honor of 2016 WAC Diving Coach of the Year. Huffman’s divers played a critical role in NAU capturing its third straight conference championship during the 2015-16 season and were led by junior Alexa Geiger, who was awarded the WAC’s Diver of the Year award. Geiger took home the hardware after winning gold on both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, while freshman Raquel Gonzales placed in the top eight in all three diving events. The ’Jacks put their stamp on the meet from the first individual event – placing all six of their divers in scoring positions – and never let up. For the second consecutive year, four divers combined for nine all-conference honors, and the momentum was carried over into the NCAA Zone E Championships where all six divers qualified – matching the most in school history. Senior Chelsea Jackson, a five-time WAC Diver of the Week awardee during the season, narrowly missed her bid to the NCAA Championships by placing 10th at the Zone Meet while Geiger was two spots back in 12th.

At the 2015 WAC Championships, Huffman’s divers were the class of the competition, making their mark on the first day.

All four of NAU’s scoring divers - juniors Chelsea Jackson and Carlye Townsend, sophomore Alexa Geiger and freshman Emma Simmonds - all placed in the top eight on 1-meter. After making a statement in the first diving event as a team, the Lumberjacks got their first gold medal of the championship when Jackson claimed the 3-meter title. In all, Huffman’s four divers accounted for nine all-conference honors, with Jackson and Geiger diving in the championship final in all three events. Huffman also mentored freshman Alyssa Loeffelman to an impressive WAC Championship performance. Although she dove as a non-scorer, Loeffelman’s preliminary scores on both springboards would have been good enough to score points in the finals. Jackson and Geiger proceeded to dive at the NCAA Zone E Meet where Jackson placed 15th on 1-meter and 18th on 3-meter. Both Jackson and Geiger earned WAC Diver of the Week honors during the season, combining for three awards from the conference office.

Huffman’s divers were an integral part of NAU’s first-ever WAC Championship team in 2013-14 as all four of her divers scored points for the Lumberjacks at the conference meet. Sophomore Chelsea Jackson led the way as she placed third on all three boards to earn three All-WAC first team honors. Huffman also coached senior Jane Wakefield, sophomore Carlye Townsend and freshman Alexa Geiger to breakout performances at the WAC Championships. In her final conference meet, Wakefield scored on 1-meter and platform while Towsend earned a pair of All-WAC second team honors. Meanwhile, Geiger made a sensational debut on the conference stage placing in the top-seven on all three boards. All together, Huffman’s divers totaled eight all-conference honors. Jackson, Geiger and senior Gwen Smithberg represented NAU at the NCAA Zone E Meet highlighted by Jackson’s 15th place finish on 3-meter. That trio also combined to win four WAC Diver of the Week awards during the regular season.

Prior to NAU’s championship run, Huffman earned WAC Diving Coach of the Year in 2012-13 on the heels of senior Kristy Ardavanis’ gold medal on 1-meter which marked the program’s first WAC diving championship since 2008 and first on 1-meter since 2004. Junior Gwen Smithberg also claimed victory on platform in the same meet. Ardavanis, a 10-time WAC Diver of the Week honoree in her final two seasons, would up being voted NAU’s Female Athlete of the Year and finished as an alternate for the national championship meet following a sixth-place finish on 1-meter at NCAA Zones.

Huffman coached six divers to the NCAA Zone Regional Championships, the most in school history until it was matched during the 2015-16 season, in 2010-11. She earned her first WAC Diving Coach of the Year awardin 2007-08 after senior Natalie

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Hughes became NAU’s first-ever gold-medal winner in diving in the WAC (3-meter) and was named the WAC Diver of the Year.

In the eight years prior to joining the WAC, the Lumberjacks dominated conference competition in the NIC. NAU won 11 individual conference diving titles in eight years in the NIC women’s competition under Huffman’s guidance, and earned four conference diver-of-the-year awards (including back-to-back honors by Kate Morgan in 2002 and 2003, and Blair Buder in 2004). Huffman was named the Women’s Diving Coach of the Year four times (1997, 2002, 2003, 2004).

Prior to NAU, Huffman spent two years at Clemson, where she was voted the 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. With the Tigers, Huffman coached both men’s and women’s diving teams to winning seasons, with the women’s team being ranked in the top-25 of the national coaches’ poll in 1996. She had one ACC champion each year and took five divers to the zone meet in 1996.

Huffman began her coaching career at her alma mater, Oakland University. She coached six All-Americans and three Division II national champions, being named Division II National Men’s Diving Coach of the Year in 1994. At Oakland, she coached Dario D’Fazio, who represented Venezuela in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

As an athlete, Huffman was a seven-time All-America and two-time national champion during her career at Oakland, where she returned every time the NIC Championships were held at the Rochester, Mich., school.

A 1991 graduate of Oakland, the former Nikki Kelsey was married in the summer of 2001. She gave birth to a daughter, Kayla, in the summer of 2003, and to a son, Darren, in the spring of 2005.

NAU DIVERS UNDER HUFFMAN NCAA Zone Diving Championships Appearances (73 appearances by 30 divers) Cassie Anderson (2) - 2011, 2012 Kristy Ardavanis (4) - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Danielle Borth (3) - 2006, 2007, 2008 Blair Buder (3) - 2003, 2004, 2005 Shayne Carnahan (1) - 1997 Lana Christensen (3) - 2009, 2010, 2011 Kelly Cochran (3) - 1997, 1998, 1999 Megan Collier (4) - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Anna Deem (2) - 2002, 2004 Holly Frost (2) - 2011, 2012 Alexa Geiger (4) - 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Raquel Gonzales (2) - 2016, 2017 Michelle Guglielmo (1) - 1999 Taryn Harris (4) - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Natalie Hughes (4) - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Chelsea Jackson (4) - 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Nichole Kotchka (1) - 2001 Tatiana Kurach (1) - 2017 Kali Lents (1) - 2012 Dara Marin (1) - 2006 Amy Martin (1) - 1999 Courtney McKenzie (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Kate Morgan (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Emma Simmonds (1) - 2016 Gwen Smithberg (2) - 2013, 2014 Christina Torrente (2) - 2016, 2017 Carlye Townsend (1) - 2016 Maryann Wagener (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Bobbie Wallace (1) - 2000 Kristin Wright (3) - 1997, 1998, 1999

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Assistant Coach Second Season • Oakland’73 Born: February 20 Hometown: Detroit, Mich.

College: Oakland, 1973 Family: Wife, Mary Anne

Liebowitz’s Coaching Chronology Years School/Club 1970-75 Ferndale Barracudas Swim Club 1973-75 University of Detroit HS 1989-95 Santa Barbara Swim Club 1995 Pan Am Games* 1995-2003 USC 1997 World University Games* 1998 Olympic Games** 1999 Pan Am Games* 2003-16 Oregon State 2003 Wolrd University Games* 2010 Youth Olympics 2016-Pres. NAU

Position Head Coach Assistant Coach Head Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Head Coach Head Coach Assistant Coach

* United States Men’s Team ** Costa Rica Team

Larry Liebowitz joined the Northern Arizona swimming & diving staff in August 2016 following an illustrious 13-year stint as the head coach at Oregon State. Liebowitz’s pedigree and success at the collegiate and national team levels makes him one of the most recognizable names in the sport.

In Liebowitz’s first year in Flagstaff, the Lumberjacks captured their fourth straight Western Athletic Conference title. NAU prevailed in a tightly contested meet with 615.5 points to best New Mexico State’s 551 points. Alina Staffeldt (100 and 200 butterfly) and Urte Kazakeviciute (100 and 200 breaststroke) both posted a pair of NCAA ‘B’ Standard times.

During his tenure at the helm of Oregon State’s women’s swimming team, Liebowitz led the Beavers to three of their best all-time finishes at the NCAA Championships including their highest finish ever of No. 20 in 2004. Liebowitz coached seven of Oregon State’s nine all-time swimming All-Americans in addition to 47 of his student-athletes receiving Pac-12 All-Academic distinction.

Liebowitz’s Oregon State career was highlighted by Saori Haruguchi’s individual 200 butterfly national championship in 2008 and Birte Steven’s runner-up finish in the 200 breaststroke in 2004. Haruguchi remains Oregon State’s lone NCAA Champion.

Both Haruguchi (Japan, 2008) and Steven (Germany, 2004) com-

peted at the Summer Olympics while current student-athletes.

Prior to his arrival at Oregon State, Liebowitz served as the head assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs at Southern California (USC) for eight years. While at USC, the Trojan programs never finished lower than seventh at the NCAA Championships. The USC women claimed the national championship in 1997 in his second year on the staff.

His renowned resume also includes a wealth of international coaching experience. Most recently, he coached eight swimmers at the 2010 Youth Olympics and prior to that he served as the head coach of the U.S. men’s team at the 2003 World University Games. His international background also includes serving as the assistant coach for the U.S. men’s team at the Pan Am Games (1995, 1999) and the 1997 World University Games along with serving on the Costa Rican Olympic Team staff in 1998. Including Haruguchi and Steven, Liebowitz also previously coached Amy White and Mike O’Brien – both of whom were medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics.

Liebowitz also has experience at the club level, having coached the Santa Barbara Swim Club from 1989-95. His teams finished in the top 10 at Senior Nationals in five of his seven seasons. During this time, Liebowitz coached Brian Alderman (butterfly) and Richard Schroeder (breaststroke) to national championships. Both swimmers would go on to represent the U.S. at the Pan Am Games with Alderman also going on to make the U.S. teams at the Goodwill Games and the short course and long course World Championships.

His coaching career began with stints with the Ferndale Barracudas Swim Club and at University of Detroit High School.

Liebowitz, a native of Detroit, Mich., earned his bacher’s degree in Psychology from Oakland University in 1973. He competed in swimming for two years at Wayne State before transferring to Oakland. He is married to Mary Anne Gerzanick-Liebowitz.

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LIZ HOBBS Volunteer Assistant Coach 18th Season • Illinois State’85 Born: December 5 Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. College: Illinois State, 1985 Family: Husband, Brandon; Children, Baden and Camden

Hobbs’ Coaching Chronology Years School Position 1985-86 Illinois State Assistant Coach 1987-92 Illinois Wesleyan Assistant Coach 1997-Pres. Arizona Mountain Masters Club Head Coach 2000-Pres. NAU Volunteer Assistant Coach

Liz Hobbs begins her 18th year as an assistant coach for the Lumberjack swimming & diving program. She has been a familiar face around the program for several years, including serving as the voice of NAU swimming & diving performing public-address duties during the team’s regular season meets at the Aquatic and Tennis Complex.

Hobbs has a long pedigree in swimming, both as a competitor and a coach. As a swimmer, she is a 15-time U.S. Masters Swimming national champion and set a Masters world record for the 50-meter freestyle in 1988. She was a 10-time All-America performer over four years at Alabama (1979-83), also winning Southeastern Conference individual titles. She was a qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1980, 1984 and 1988. She was a state sprint champion and record holder in both the 50 and 100 freestyles in Florida (1977-79) and Illinois (1976).

As a coach, she has served in several capacities at the club and collegiate levels. Since 1997, she has been the head coach of the Arizona Mountain Masters club team based in Flagstaff.

She also had been a men’s and women’s assistant swim coach at Illinois Wesleyan (1987-92) and a women’s assistant at Illinois State (1985-86). She has coached several club teams in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania before coming to Flagstaff.

Other opportunities within the sport have come in marketing and sales. Since 1995, Hobbs has been national marketing manager for Speedo Authentic Fitness, and has worked with Dolphin International (1994-95) as national sales manager and as assistant director of team sales and promotions for The Finals Swimwear (1992-94).

In addition to her coaching duties, Hobbs is also a part-time lecturer in marketing in the NAU Franke College of Business.

Hobbs earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing/management from Illinois State. She is married to Dr. Brandon Cruickshank, an assistant professor of chemistry at NAU. The couple have two children, Baden and Camden.

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CLAIRE HAMMOND Freestyle/Backstroke THE LUMBERJACKS

Senior • 5-10 • 3L Roseville, Calif.

Academic Notes: Majoring in social work and criminology & criminal justice...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Career Notes: Second-fastest time in program history in 200 Freestyle (1:49.39)...Fifth-fastest time in program history in 100 Freestyle (50.94).

2016-17 (Junior): Totaled one gold medal with one All-WAC first team honor and three second team honors at WAC Championships...

Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam the first leg of the 800 Free Relay team that won gold with a time of 7:20.31...Finished fifth in the 500 Free after a season-best time of 4:53.36...Finished sixth in the 200 Free after a season-best time of 1:49.84...Recorded a time of 52.45 in the 100 Free...Swam the second leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.70...Placed sixth in the 200 Free at Kansas Classic...Recorded season-best time of 52.44 in the 100 Free at Kansas Classic...Totaled 25 top-three finishes with four individual wins and three relay wins during the season.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned two All-WAC first team honors and three second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Finished second in the 500 Free with a career-best time of 4:51.33...Finished third in the 200 Free with a career-best time of 1:49.39...Finished eighth in the 100 Free after a career-best prelim swim-off time of 50.94...Swam the second leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished second with a time of 7:19.45...Swam the third leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.47...Totaled 33 top-three finishes with 13 individual wins during the season.

2014-15 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships...Finished sixth in the 200 Free after a season-best prelim time of 1:51.87...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in 500 Free with season-best time of 4:58.85...

Advanced to the B final and finished 13th in 100 Free after a season-best prelim time of 52.25...Also swam the third leg of 400 Free Relay team...Placed eighth in 200 Free at UNLV Invitational...Totaled 12 top-three finishes with three individual titles during the season...

Won 200 Free and 200 Back versus Northern Colorado and 200 Free versus New Mexico.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter at Woodcreek HS...

Four-time All-League selection...Placed in the CIF Sections D1 topeight all four years...Received Woodcreek HS MVP as a sophomore and junior...Holds varsity school records in 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 medley and 400 freestyle relays...Also swam for Bronze Medal Swim Club and California Capital

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100 Freestyle: 50.94 200 Freestyle: 1:49.39 500 Freestyle: 4:51.33

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 All-WAC Awards (Three First Team, Seven Second Team) One WAC Gold Medal (800 Freestyle Relay: 2017) Best Individual Finishes (100 Free: Eighth; 200 Free: Third; 500 Free: Second) Aquatics...Received Coaches Award for California Capital Aquatics club team in 2012-13...3.65 high school GPA...Received AP Scholar Award, Academic Merit Award, Scholastic All-American and Sierra Nevada Swimming Scholar Athlete.

Personal: Claire T Hammond was born March 12 in Sacramento, Calif....Daughter of Lori Vose and Bob Hammond...Two sisters, Brooke and Emily...Both parents are triathletes...Sister, Brooke, swam at San Jose State...Hobbies include reading, hiking and baking...Lists most exciting event as watching the 2008 Summer Olympics when Michael Phelps won eight gold medals...Chose NAU because she loved the team, coaches and location.

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Senior • 5-8 • 3L Peoria, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biology...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Career Notes: Part of school record in 200 Freestyle Relay (1:31.58)...Fifth-fastest time in program history in 50 Freestyle (23.20).

2016-17 (Junior): Earned three All-WAC second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle, 200 and 400 medley relays and 200 and 400 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Won the B final and finished ninth in the 50 Free with a season-best time of 23.40...Won the B final and finished ninth in the 100 Free with a season-best time of 51.09...Also recorded season-best time of 1:53.19 in the 200 Free...Swam the fourth leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished second with a time of 1:41.44...

Swam the fourth leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 1:33.85...Swam the fourth leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.70...Also swam the fourth leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that finished sixth with a time of 3:45.56...Placed seventh in the 50 Free at Kansas Classic...Totaled 37 top-three finishes with six individual wins and seven relay wins during the season.

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 All-WAC Awards (Four First Team, Six Second Team) Two WAC Gold Medals (200 Freestyle Relay: 2016; Medley Relay: 2016) Best Individual Finishes (50 Free: Third; 100 Free: Fourth; 200 Free: 11th) versus Norther Colorado.

High School: One-year letterwinner and starter in swimming at Centennial HS...Also was a two-year letterwinner and one-year starter in cross country at Kaiserslautern HS in Kaiserslautern, Germany...Also swam for seven years for Kaiserslautern Swim Club...Member of high school Photo Club and German Society.

Personal: Veronica Marie Houck was born Feb. 19 in Wichita, Kan....

Daughter of James Houck...Two older sisters, Frankie and Leigh...

Sister, Frankie, swam at Bowling Green...Hobbies include reading, longboarding and photography...Lists most exciting event as watching swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London...Chose NAU because it was close to home and the renowned biology program.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Totaled two gold medals with three All-WAC first team honors and one second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle and 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 medley relay at the WAC Championships...Swam the second leg of the 200 Free Relay team that won gold with a school record time of 1:31.58...Swam the fourth leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that won gold with a time of 1:41.45...Finished third in the 50 Free with a career-best time of 23.20...Won the B final and finished ninth in the 100 Free with a career-best time of 51.07...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in the 200 Free after a career-best prelim time of 1:52.88...Swam the first leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.47...Totaled 40 top-three finishes with four individual wins and seven relay wins during the season.

2014-15 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC first team honor and two second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle and 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 medley relay at the WAC Championships...Finished third in the 50 Free with season-best time of 23.59...Finished fourth in the 100 Free after a season-best prelim time of 51.33...Advanced to the B final and finished 12th in the 200 Free after a season-best prelim time of 1:52.99...

Swam the fourth leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished third with a time of 1:42.48...Swam the first leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished fourth with a time of 1:33.89...Also swam the fourth leg of 400 Free Relay team...Totaled 21 top-three finishes with six individual titles and two relay titles during the season...Won four individual titles in 50 Free and two in 100 Free and was part of 200 Medley Relay winning team versus San Diego and 400 Medley Relay team

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RONI HOUCK Freestyle

50 Freestyle: 23.20 100 Freestyle: 51.07 200 Freestyle: 1:52.88

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ALLISON MANN Backstroke/Freestyle THE LUMBERJACKS

Senior • 6-0 • 3L Phoenix, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in interior design...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2016-17 (Junior): Swam in 100 and 200 backstroke and 50 and 100 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Swam in the C final in the 100 Back and recorded a career-best time of 57.78...Also recorded season-best times of 25.06 in the 50 Free, 54.38 in the 100 Free and 2:07.89 in the 200 Back...Totaled five top-three finishes during the season...Placed third in the 200 IM versus Arizona State and 100 Back versus Northern Colorado.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Swam in 100 and 200 backstroke and 50 and 100 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Recorded career-best times of 24.71 in 50 Free, 53.55 in 100 Free and 2:06.85 in 200 Back...Recorded season-best time of 58.07 in 100 Back...Totaled three top-three finishes during the season...Placed third in 50 Free versus Marywood.

2014-15 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 IM at the WAC Championships...Swam in the C final in 100 Back after season-best prelim time of 57.90...Swam in the C final in 200 Back after season-best prelim time of 2:07.06...Also recorded a season-best time of 2:11.60 in 200 IM...Part of 200 Medley Relay teams who finished fourth versus New Mexico State and San Diego.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Sunnyslope HS...Finished fifth in the 100 backstroke and eighth in the 200 individual medley at the state championships in 2014...Broke the school record in the 100 backstroke by two seconds...Swam on the sectional team three years in a row...Helped her team maintain a 16-year undefeated streak in dual meets...Voted Most Spirited on both her high school and club teams...Also swam for Phoenix Swim Club...3.80 high school GPA...Ranked in top seven percent of high school class...Member of honor roll all four years.

Personal: Allison Nicole Mann was born Feb. 4 in Phoenix, Ariz....

Daughter of Lynne and Tim Mann...One older brother, Kevan, and one twin sister, Audrey...Twin sister, Audrey, is also on the NAU swimming & diving team...Hobbies include art and snowboarding...

Lists most exciting event as coaching and watching everyone compete at a Special Olympics meet because she loved observing their smiles when they finished...Chose NAU because she loves Flagstaff, the team and snow.

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50 Freestyle: 24.71 100 Freestyle: 53.55 100 Backstroke: 57.78 200 Backstroke: 2:06.85

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AUDREY MANN Breaststroke/IM Senior • 5-7 • 3L Phoenix, Ariz.

100 Breaststroke: 1:05.12 200 Breaststroke: 2:20.99 200 Individual Medley: 2:06.18

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Best Individual Finishes (100 Breast: 12th; 200 Breast: 15th; 200 IM: 13th)

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Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2016-17 (Junior): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 15th in the 200 Breast after a career-best prelim time of 2:20.99...

Advanced to the B final and finished 16th in the 200 IM after a season-best prelim time of 2:07.26...Swam in C final and finished 19th in the 100 Breast after a season-best prelim time of 1:05.30...Totaled 13 top-three finishes with three individual wins during the season.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 12th in 100 Breast with a career-best time of 1:05.12...Advanced to the B final and finished 13th in 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:06.69...Won the C final and finished 17th in 200 Breast with a career-best time of 2:21.09...Totaled 14 top-three finishes during the season.

2014-15 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at the WAC Championships...Swam in the C final in 100 Breast with season-best time of 1:05.42...Swam in the C final in 200 Breast with season-best time of 2:25.14...Swam in the C final in 200 IM with season-best time of 2:06.18...Totaled two top-three finishes during the season...Placed third in 100 Free versus New Mexico State...

Part of 400 Free Relay team who finished third versus Oregon State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Sunnyslope HS...Finished seventh in the 100 breaststroke at state championships in 2014...Was the high point qualifier of her district meet three years in a row...Named Swimmer of the Meet at district meet...Helped her team to a third-place finish at Division II high school state championships as a freshman...Helped her team maintain a 16-year undefeated streak in dual meets...Also swam for Phoenix Swim Club...Received Most Improved and Coach’s Award on club team...3.94 high school GPA...Ranked in top five percent of high school class...Member of honor roll all four years.

Personal: Audrey Elizabeth Mann was born Feb. 4 in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Lynne and Tim Mann...One older brother, Kevan, and one twin sister, Allison...Twin sister, Allison, is also on the NAU swimming & diving team...Hobbies include reading...Lists most memorable athletic moment as attending Spring Sectionals in March 2013...Chose NAU because she the team is amazing and it is exactly where she wants to spend the next four years of her life.

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KIMMY RICHTER Freestyle/Butterfly THE LUMBERJACKS

Senior • 5-8 • 3L Big Bay, Auckland Academic Notes: Majoring in hotel and restaurant management...

Three-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

Career Notes: Third-fastest time in program history in 200 Freestyle (1:50.05).

2016-17 (Junior): Totaled three gold medals with three All-WAC first team honors and two second team honors at WAC Championships...

Swam in 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle, 400 medley and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam the second leg of the 800 Free Relay team that won gold with a time of 7:20.31...

Won the 500 Free with a career-best time of 4:51.24...Won the 1650 Free with a season-best time of 16:49.31...Finished fourth in the 200 Free with a season-best time of 1:50.18...Swam the third leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.70...Also swam the third leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that finished sixth with a time of 3:45.56...Named Kansas Classic All-Star...Placed third in the 1650 Free, sixth in the 500 Free and won the B Final and finished ninth in the 100 butterfly at Kansas Classic...Totaled 39 topthree finishes with 13 individual wins and three relay wins during the season.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC first team honor and three second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships...Swam the first leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished second with a time of 7:19.45...Finished second in the 1650 Free with a career-best time of 16:48.35...Finished fourth in the 500 Free after a career-best prelim time of 4:53.46...Finished fifth in the 200 Free with a career-best time of 1:50.05...Totaled 41 top-three finishes with 10 individual wins and three relay wins during the season.

2014-15 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly and 500 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Finished eighth in the 200 Fly after a season-best prelim time of 2:05.26...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in 500 Free with season-best time of 4:58.32...Won the C final and finished 17th in 100 Fly with season-best time of 56.74...

Placed fifth in 1650 Free and eighth in 200 Fly at UNLV Invitational...

Totaled 15 top-three finishes with three individual titles during the season...Won 400 Free versus New Mexico State, 500 Free versus San Diego and 100 Fly versus Oregon State.

High School: Swam for Coach Jana Wilkitzki at Howick College...

Holds multiple regional counties swimming records...National Age Group swimming medalist...Received high school swimming Gold Award...Swam in tag team triathlons and Aquathons and helped her Howick College team to a medal every year...Won a silver medal at the NZ Open Championships in 2012 in the women’s 4x200m freestyle relay.

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200 Freestyle: 1:50.05 500 Freestyle: 4:51.24 1650 Freestyle: 16:48.35 100 Butterfly: 55.77 200 Butterfly: 2:04.60

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 10 All-WAC Awards (Four First Team, Six Second Team) Three WAC Gold Medals (500 Freestyle: 2017; 1650 Freestyle: 2017; 800 Freestyle Relay: 2017) Best Individual Finishes (200 Free: Fourth; 500 Free: First; 1650 Free: First; 200 Fly: Eighth) Personal: Kimberly Storm Richter was born Feb. 8 in Chipinge, Zimbabwe...Daughter of Bruce and Sharon Richter...Two older sisters, Samantha and Nicky...Lived in Zimbabwe until moving to New Zealand at 10 years old...Lists most memorable athletic moment as meeting Kirsty Coventry at the Zimbabwe Junior Nationals in 2005 because Kirsty was Zimbabwe’s most successful Olympic athlete and she is one of her biggest idols...Chose NAU because she was motivated by former Lumberjacks and club teammates Emma Lowther and Rachel Palmer, who achieved beyond their expectations by attending NAU.

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Senior • 5-8 • 3L Hannover, Germany Academic Notes: Majoring in accountancy...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient...Two-time CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention.

Career Notes: School record holder in 100 Butterfly (53.83) and 200 Butterfly (1:57.66)...Part of school record in 200 Freestyle Relay (1:31.58)...Third-fastest time in program history in 50 Freestyle (23.11).

2016-17 (Junior): Totaled three gold medals with four All-WAC first team honors and two second team honors at WAC Championships...

Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle, 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and 200 medley relay at the WAC Championships...

Swam the fourth leg of the 800 Free Relay team that won gold with a time of 7:20.31...Won the 100 Fly with a NCAA B Standard and season-best time of 54.06...Won the 200 Fly with a NCAA B Standard and season-best time of 1:59.30...Finished second in the 50 Free with a career-best time of 23.11...Swam the third leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished second with a time of 1:41.44...Swam the first leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 1:33.85...Swam the first leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:24.70...Named Kansas Classic All-Star...

Placed second in the 200 Fly, third in the 100 Fly and eighth in the 50 Free at Kansas Classic...Named WAC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 11 and Nov. 1...Totaled 44 top-three finishes with 18 individual wins and seven relay wins during the season.

2015-16 (Sophomore): Totaled three gold medals with four All-WAC first team honors and two second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle and 200 and 800 freestyle relays and 200 medley relay at the WAC Championships...

Won the 200 Fly with a NCAA B Standard, career-best and school record time of 1:57.66...Broke her own school record and finished second in the 100 Fly with a NCAA B Standard and career-best time of 53.83...Swam the first leg of the 200 Free Relay team that won gold with a school record time of 1:31.58...Swam the third leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that won gold with a time of 1:41.45...Finished fourth in the 50 Free after a career-best prelim time of 23.15...Also swam the fourth leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished second with a time of 7:19.45...Named WAC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 17...Named CollegeSwimming.com WAC Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 8...Totaled 52 top-three finishes with 20 individual wins and seven relay wins during the season.

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 15 All-WAC Awards (10 First Team, Five Second Team) Seven WAC Gold Medals (100 Butterfly: 2015, 2017; 200 Butterfly: 2016, 2017; 200 Freestyle Relay: 2016; 800 Freestyle Relay: 2017; 200 Medley Relay: 2016) Best Individual Finishes (100 Fly: First; 200 Fly: First; 50 Free: Fourth) with a season-best time of 23.71...Swam the fourth leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that finished third with a time of 3:44.58...Swam the second leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished fourth with a time of 1:33.89...Also swam the first leg of 400 Free Relay team...

Totaled 24 top-three finishes with seven individual titles and one relay title during the season...Won four individual titles in 200 Fly, two in 100 Free and one in 100 Fly and was part of 200 Medley Relay winning team versus New Mexico State.

High School: Swam for Coach Emil Guligev at Humboldtschule Hannover...Finished eighth in the 100 butterfly at German National meet in 2014...Also swam for SGS Hannover Swim Club...Holds club long course and short course records in 50, 100 and 200 butterfly...Also holds 50 butterfly short course record in Lower Saxony.

Personal: Alina Staffeldt was born March 29 in Hannover, Germany...

Daughter of Joachim and Christiane Staffeldt...Two younger sisters, Svenja and Meike...Mother, Christiane, was member of Germany’s bronze medal 4x100 freestyle relay team at 1984 Summer Olympics...Lists most memorable athletic moment as making the finals for the first time winning medals in all of her events at the German Age Group Championships...Chose NAU because she was looking for new experiences and the mixture of academic and swim programs.

2014-15 (Freshman): Totaled one gold medal with two All-WAC first team honors and one second team honor at WAC Championships...

Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle and 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 400 medley relay at the WAC Championships...Won the 100 Fly with a NCAA B Standard, season-best and school record time of 53.86...Finished third in the 200 Fly with a season-best time of 2:00.75...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in the 50 Free

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ALINA STAFFELDT Butterfly/Freestyle

100 Butterfly: 53.83 200 Butterfly: 1:57.66 50 Freestyle: 23.11

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RAQUEL GONZALES Diving THE LUMBERJACKS

Junior • 5-4 • 2L Chandler, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science.

Career Notes: Third-highest score on platform in program history (230.75).

2016-17 (Sophomore): Earned two All-WAC second team honors at WAC Championships...Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships...Finished sixth on platform with a score of 201.30...

Finished seventh on 3-meter with a score of 258.45...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th on 1-meter with a score of 239.25...

Qualified for NCAA Zone E Meet...Finished 13th on platform at Zones with a total score of 444.55...Recorded career-best score of 230.75 on platform in finals at Zones...Recorded season-best score of 265.95 on 1-meter and career-best score of 301.20 on 3-meter versus New Mexico...Finished first on platform and seventh on 3-meter at Lumberjack Diving Invitational...Finished third on platform at Air Force Diving Invitational...Placed third on 3-meter versus Northern Colorado...Named WAC Diver of the Week on Nov. 22...Top score on team on platform and fourth-best scores on 1-meter and 3-meter for the season.

2015-16 (Freshman): Earned three All-WAC second team honors at WAC Championships...Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships...Finished fourth on platform with a season-best score of 227.50...Finished fifth on 3-meter with a score of 273.75...

Finished eighth on 1-meter with a score of 240.10...Qualified for NCAA Zone E Meet...Finished 43rd on 1-meter and platform at Zones...Season-best scores of 275.93 on 1-meter and 280.35 on 3-meter versus New Mexico...Finished third on platform and 13th on 3-meter at Wildcat Diving Invitational...Placed third on 1-meter versus Arizona and third on 3-meter versus Air Force and New Mexico...

Second-best score on team on platform, fifth-best score on 1-meter and sixth-best score on 3-meter for the season.

High School: Three-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Hamilton HS...Three-time state qualifier...Placed seventh at Division I State Championships as a senior...Named Most Valuable Diver during each of her three years...Received team’s Freshman Award...Broke her own school records for six dives (216.0) and 11 dives (384.7)...Qualified for 2014 USA Diving Age Group National Championships representing Sun Devil Divers and placing 24th in 16-18 Girls Platform...Member of high school’s DECA club.

Personal: Raquel Felicia Gonzales was born May 5 in Albuquerque, N.M....Daughter of Angelica Gonzales...One older sister, Angelica...

Hobbies include playing the guitar, yoga and photography...Lists most memorable athletic moment as going to Age Group Nationals for the first time...Chose NAU because of the swim & dive team supports each other and they strive to improve together.

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1-meter: 275.93 3-meter: 301.20 Platform: 230.75

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Five All-WAC Awards (Five Second Team) Best Individual Finishes (1-meter: Eighth; 3-meter: Fifth; Platform: Fourth)

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MONIQUE KING Freestyle Redshirt Junior • 5-6 • RS Browns Bay, Auckland

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Academic Notes: Majoring in psychological sciences...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

2016-17 (Junior): Redshirted the dual and championship seasons...

Won the Pentathlon with 3,530 points.

Prior to NAU: Attended Massey University in New Zealand for a year...Competed in the 400m, 800m and 1500m freestyle and 4x200m freestyle relay for New Zealand at 2015 World University Games...Placed 10th in 800m, 13th in 1500m and 16th in 400m...

Also placed seventh with relay team in 4x200m freestyle relay...

Placed first at the 2014 New Zealand Open Championships in the 1500m freestyle and third in the 800m freestyle...Also New Zealand’s 400m freestyle short course champion and 400m and 800m freestyle age group champion in 2014...Won first national title in 2012 in 800m freestyle short course...Swam for Thomas Ansorg at Long Bay College...Received Coaches Incentive Award in 2013 and 2015...Twotime Golden Homes Swim Scholarship recipient..AUT Millennium Recoginiton of Excellence in 2013.

Personal: Monique Ann King was born Nov. 7 in Auckland, New Zealand...Daughter of Annette and Rodney King...One younger sister, Shannon...Hobbies include going to the beach and shopping...Lists most memorable athletic moment as qualifying for the World University Games in Korea in 2015...Chose NAU because she always wanted to study overseas and she enjoyed her visit for camp.

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TATIANA KURACH Diving THE LUMBERJACKS

Junior • 5-6 • 1L Saint Petersburg, Russia Academic Notes: Majoring in criminology and criminal justice...

Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

Career Notes: Fifth-highest score on 1-meter in program history (307.35)...Fifth-highest score on 3-meter in program history (322.80).

2016-17 (Sophomore): NAU Female Athlete of the Year...WAC Diver of the Year...Totaled one gold medal with two All-WAC first team honors and one second team honor at WAC Championships...Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships...Won 3-meter with a score of 304.50...Finished third on platform with a season-best score of 212.40...Finished seventh on 1-meter with a score of 241.80...Became second diver in program history to qualify for the NCAA Championships...Placed 49th on 1-meter at NCAA Championships...Qualified for NCAA Zone E Meet...Finished seventh on 1-meter at Zones with a total score of 565.90 to advance to Nationals...Finished fourth on platform and seventh on 1-meter at Lumberjack Diving Invitational...Finished second on 1-meter and 3-meter and sixth on platform at Air Force Diving Invitational...Recorded season-best scores of 307.35 on 1-meter versus Arizona and Oregon State and 322.80 on 3-meter versus Idaho...Placed first on 1-meter five times and 3-meter once during the season...Named WAC Diver of the Week on Jan. 31...Top score on team on 3-meter and second-best scores on 1-meter and platform for the season.

Henderson State (2015-16): Placed eighth on 1-meter at the NCAA Division II National Championships...Totaled a score of 396.05 in 11 dives...Became the first Henderson State female diver to earn NCAA All-American honors...Also placed ninth on 3-meter with a score of 433.55...Set an NCAA Division II record on 1-meter with a total score of 526.60 to shatter previous record set in 2011...Placed first on 1-meter and second on 3-meter at the New South Conference Championships.

High School: Attended School #404 in Saint Petersburg, Russia.

Personal: Tatiana Kurach was born April 1 in Murmansk, Russia...

Daughter of Igor and Ekaterina Kurach...One older brother, Sergey, and one older sister, Ksenia...Hobbies include watching movies.

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1-meter: 307.35 3-meter: 322.80 Platform: 212.40

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Three All-WAC Awards (Two First Team, One Second Team) One WAC Gold Medal (3-meter: 2017) Best Individual Finishes (1-meter: Seventh; 3-meter: First; Platform: Third)

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LOGAN NEAL Freestyle

50 Freestyle: 24.81 100 Freestyle: 53.25 200 Freestyle: 1:57.41

Junior • 5-8 • 2L Hillsboro, Ore.

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Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...Two-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Swam in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Recorded a season-best time of 24.81 in the 50 Free...Also recorded times of 55.58 in the 100 Free and 2:00.53 in the 200 Free...Recorded season-best times of 54.96 in the 100 Free and 1:58.40 in the 200 Free at Kansas Classic...Totaled five top-three finishes during the season...Placed second in the 50 and 100 Free versus Northern Colorado.

2015-16 (Freshman): Swam in 50, 100 and 200 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Recorded season-best times of 24.30 in 50 Free, 53.25 in 100 Free and 1:57.41 in 200 Free...Totaled 11 topthree finishes with three relay wins during the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Century HS...Helped team win back-to-back 6A State Championships in 2014 and 2015...Placed top five in the state individually...

Won state titles in 200 and 400 freestyle relays as a senior...Holds school records in 50 freestyle (23.85), 100 freestyle (51.65) and member of record holding 200 and 400 freestyle and 200 medley relays...Received Oregon Swimming Top 5 Award...Three-time Oregon Swimming All-Star and part of Oregon Swimming Zone Team in 2013...3.89 high school GPA...Ranked 21st of 418 high school class...Member of National Honor Society...Scholastic All-American Team with Hillsboro HEAT club team.

Personal: Logan McKenzie Neal was born Oct. 13 in Hillsboro, Ore....Daughter of Molly and Wade Neal...One younger sister, Riley, and younger brother, Shane...Mother, Molly, competed in swimming and track & field at University of Portland...Hobbies include playing the guitar and art...Lists most memorable athletic moment as winning back-to-back state championships because team came together and did what they needed to do to win...Chose NAU because she fell in love with the city and the atmosphere.

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OLIVIA PAYNE Diving THE LUMBERJACKS

Junior • 5-2 • 1L Long Beach, Calif.

Academic Notes: Major is undecided.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 12th on 1-meter with a score of 225.90...Advanced to the B final and finished 15th on platform after a season-best score of 176.20...Advanced to the B final and finished 16th on 3-meter with a score of 230.05...Recorded season-best scores of 250.43 on 1-meter versus Arizona State and 246.85 on 3-meter at Air Force Diving Invitational...Placed fourth on 1-meter versus Arizona State...Fifth-best scores on team on all three boards for the season.

Utah (2015-16): Competed in seven meets in only year at Utah...

Posted season-best 1-meter (223.35) and 3-meter (236.55) scores versus Washington State...Competed at Texas A&M’s Art Adamson Invitational on all three boards...Recorded season-best score on platform (163.30) at Pac-12 Championships...Also recorded score of 204.55 on 3-meter at Pac-12 Championships.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Saint Anthony HS...Fourtime CIF qualifier...Also played volleyball...Member of high school’s National Honor Society.

Personal: Olivia Veronica Payne was born Sept. 7 in Long Beach, Calif....Daughter of Mike and Laura Payne...One younger sister, Lily...Hobbies include drawing and surfing.

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1-meter: 250.43 3-meter: 246.85 Platform: 176.20

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Best Individual Finishes (100 Breast: 13th; 200 Breast: 14th)

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Junior • 5-5 • 2L Missoula, Mont.

Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...Two-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Two All-WAC Awards (Two Second Team) Best Individual Finishes (100 Fly: Ninth; 200 Fly: Fourth; 50 Free: 10th)

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ANDREA SCHMIDT Butterfly/Freestyle

100 Butterfly: 56.10 200 Butterfly: 2:01.38 50 Freestyle: 23.66

Career Notes: Fourth-fastest time in program history in 200 Butterfly (2:01.38).

2016-17 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships...Finished fourth in the 200 Fly with a career-best time of 2:01.38...Won the B final and finished ninth in the 100 Fly with a career-best time of 56.10...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in the 50 Free with a season-best time of 23.74...Swam the second leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 1:33.85...Placed fifth in the 200 Fly at Kansas Classic...Totaled 17 top-three finishes with one individual win and two relay wins during the season.

2015-16 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Finished eighth in the 200 Fly after a season-best prelim time of 2:03.52...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in the 50 Free with a season-best time of 23.66...

Advanced to the B final and finished 14th in the 100 Fly after a season-best prelim time of 56.16...Totaled 22 top-three finishes with five relay wins during the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Sentinel HS...Won state titles in 100 freestyle (52.89) and 200 freestyle (1:56.72) as a senior...

Won 200 freestyle title by over eight seconds...All-State swimmer...

Holds Montana state record in 200 butterfly (LCM) with a time of 2:18.84...Received Best Teammate Award...3.9 high school GPA...

Member of National Honor Society...Served as Key Club treasurer...

Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership ambassador.

Personal: Andrea Dybvig Schmidt was born April 5 in Missoula, Mont....Daughter of Peggy and Ben Schmidt...One younger brother, Isaac...Both parents ran cross country at St. Olaf College...Family grows Atlantic Giant pumpkins...Hobbies include cookie and skiing...

Lists most exciting event as watching the two fastest swimmers in the history of Montana at the time race the 50 freestyle...Chose NAU because she loved the welcoming community and the culture the moment she arrived on campus.

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SARAH TAKACH Breaststroke/IM THE LUMBERJACKS

Junior • 5-9 • 2L Scottsdale, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science with minors in chemistry and Spanish...Aspires to be a physician’s assistant or physician...Two-time WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2016-17 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM at the WAC Championships...Finished seventh in the 400 IM with a career-best time of 4:28.71...Advanced to the B Final and placed 12th in the 200 IM with a career-best time of 2:05.03...Also recorded a time of 2:24.45 in the 200 Breast...Recorded season-best times of 1:08.20 in the 100 Breast and 2:23.78 in the 200 Breast at Kansas Classic...Totaled three top-three finishes during the season...Placed second in the 200 IM versus Arizona State and Boise State.

2015-16 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke, 200 IM and 100 backstroke at the WAC Championships...Swam in the C final in the 200 IM with a season-best time of 2:07.28...Swam in the C final in the 200 Breast with a season-best time of 2:23.25...Also recorded season-best time of 1:07.26 in the 100 Breast...Competed in 100 Back for first time at the WAC Championship with a time of 59.64...Totaled three top-three finishes during the season.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Horizon HS...Two-time team MVP...Placed second in 200 IM with a time of 2:04.86 and fourth in 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.72 at 2012 AIA High School State Championships as a sophomore...Holds school record in 100 breaststroke (1:05.72)...Also holds top eight times in 200 IM (2:04.86), 500 freestyle (5:12.15) and 200 freestyle (1:59.35) in school history...Part of school record 200 medley relay team (1:52.71)...Also swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club and Lifetime Arizona club teams...3.84 high school GPA...Ranked in top 10 percent of high school class...Member of Society of Women Scholars, Spanish Honorary and National Honors Society...High school honor roll and principal’s list.

Personal: Sarah Anna Virginia Takach was born Nov. 6 in Scottsdale, Ariz....Daughter of Peter and Aniko Takach...Two older brothers, Felix and Oliver...Brother, Felix, attended NAU...Hobbies include listening to music, hot yoga and spending time with friends...Swam against U.S. Olympian Missy Franklin at Western Zone Senior Sectionals in 2013...Chose NAU because of the beautiful campus and have heard nothing but positive feedback about everything it has to offer.

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100 Breaststroke: 1:07.26 200 Breaststroke: 2:23.25 200 Individual Medley: 2:07.28

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS One All-WAC Award (One Second Team) Best Individual Finishes (200 IM: 12th; 400 IM: Seventh)

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Junior • 5-4 • 2L Redmond, Wash.

Academic Notes: Major is marketing.

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Two All-WAC Awards (One First Team, One Second Team) Best Individual Finishes (1-meter: Second; 3-meter: 13th; Platform: Fourth)

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CHRISTINA TORRENTE Diving

1-meter: 281.70 3-meter: 312.00 Platform: 209.85

2016-17 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC first team honor and one second team honor at WAC Championships...Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships...Finished second on 1-meter with a score of 274.85...Finished fourth on platform with a career-best score of 209.85...Advanced to the B final and finished 13th on 3-meter with a score of 250.55...Qualified for NCAA Zone E Meet...Finished 26th on 1-meter at Zones...Recorded season-best score of 277.43 on 1-meter at Arizona State and career-best score of 312.00 on 3-meter versus New Mexico...Finished eighth on 1-meter and ninth on platform at Lumberjack Diving Invitational...Placed first on 3-meter versus New Mexico...Named WAC Diver of the Week on Nov. 1...Third-best scores on team on all three boards for the season.

2015-16 (Freshman): Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships...Won the B final and finished ninth on 1-meter with a score of 266.05...Advanced to the B final and finished 13th on platform after a season-best prelim score of 190.55...Also recorded a score of 217.35 on 3-meter...Qualified for NCAA Zone E Meet...

Finished 29th on 1-meter at Zones...Season-best scores of 281.70 on 1-meter versus New Mexico and 304.50 on 3-meter versus Idaho...Finished 11th on 3-meter and 13th on 1-meter and platform at Wildcat Diving Invitational...Placed third on 3-meter versus Oregon State...Third-best score on team on 3-meter, fourth-best score on 1-meter and fifth-best score on platform for the season.

High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter at Eastlake HS...

Named Female Athlete of the Year...Also received Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year and Most Inspirational awards during high school career...Finished second on 1-meter as a senior at Washington 4A State Championships...Helped team win KingCo championships in 2013...Also three-year letterwinner and starter and two-year team captain in gymnastics and one-year letterwinner and starter in track & field at Eastlake...3.0 high school GPA. Personal: Christina Marie Torrente was born May 10 in Richmond, Va....Daughter of Mary and Anthony Torrente...Two brothers, Anthony and Jack...Father, Anthony, played baseball at Adelphi University...Hobbies include playing the piano and going to the beach...Lists most memorable athletic moment as trying a new vault at her last gymnastics meet and winning the event...Chose NAU because it’s a change from what she is used to and the school and campus is beautiful.

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ALLISON BALDWIN Butterfly THE LUMBERJACKS

Sophomore • 5-4 • 1L Temecula, Calif.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biology...WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

2016-17 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 IM at the WAC Championships...Recorded times of 58.60 in the 100 Fly, 2:10.61 in the 200 Fly and 2:15.74 in the 200 IM...Won the C Final and finished 17th in the 200 Fly at Kansas Classic with a season-best time of 2:04.76...Also recorded season-best times of 58.32 in the 100 Fly and 2:13.27 in the 200 IM at Kansas Classic...Placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle versus New Mexico...Part of 200 Free Relay team who finished second versus Washington State.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter at Great Oak HS...

Two-time Southwestern League champion in the 100 butterfly...Fourtime CIF qualifer...Qualifed for CIF States in 200 medley relay...Owns career-best times of 57.85 in the 100 butterfly, 2:07.22 in the 200 butterfly, 54.49 in the 100 freestyle, 1:57.31 in the 200 freestyle and 2:13.15 in the 200 individual medley...Holds school record in the 100 butterfly...Also part of school records in the 200 medley relay, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay...Helped win the Southwestern League in 2013...Team also finished runner-up in league in 201416...Also swam for MESA Aquatics club team...4.0 high school GPA...

Received Academic Letter, Scholar Athlete and AP Scholar honors.

Personal: Allison Natalie Baldwin was born Sept. 11 in Escondido, Calif....Daughter of Rick and Lorie Baldwin...Two sisters, Brianna and Carli...Hobbies include reading...Lists most exciting event as visiting the Grand Canyon for the first time...Chose NAU because she really liked Flagstaff and the team was welcoming.

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100 Butterfly: 58.32 200 Butterfly: 2:04.76 200 Individual Medley: 2:13.27

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Sophomore • 5-7 • 1L Damascus, Ore. Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciences - physical education...

WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

2016-17 (Freshman): Totaled one gold medal with one All-WAC first team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly, 500 freestyle and 800 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships...

Swam the third leg of the 800 Free Relay team that won gold with a time of 7:20.31...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in the 200 Fly with a time of 2:04.06...Won the C final and finished 17th in the 100 Fly after a season-best prelim time of 57.34...Also recorded a season-best time of 5:11.09 in the 500 Free...Placed sixth in the 200 Fly at Kansas Classic with a season-best time of 2:03.97...Totaled 11 top-three finishes during the season...Placed second in the 200 Fly versus Oregon State and 200 IM versus Northern Colorado.

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS One All-WAC Award (One First Team) One WAC Gold Medals (800 Freestyle Relay: 2017)

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KATE BIER Butterfly

100 Butterfly: 57.34 200 Butterfly: 2:03.97 500 Freestyle: 5:11.09

Best Individual Finishes (200 Fly: 10th)

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter and one-year team captain at Sam Barlow HS...Placed sixth at the 2016 Oregon 6A State Championships in both the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly...

Four-time First Team swimmer in 100 butterfly...Owns career-best times of 57.18 in the 100 butterfly, 2:03.08 in the 200 butterfly and 5:05.10 in the 500 freestyle...Holds school record in the 100 butterfly...Recorded a junior national cut in the 200 butterfly...Also swam for Mount Hood Aquatics Club...Holds club record in the 200 butterfly...3.5 high school GPA...Honor roll student and member of National Honor Society and Yearbook.

Personal: Kate Shannon Bier was born Feb. 28 in Portland, Ore....

Daughter of John and Emily Bier...Three sisters, Megan, Lauren and Sophie...Hobbies include cooking and planning events...Lists most memorable athletic moment as the moments leadnig up to her 200 fly swim at finals in high school...Chose NAU because she loves Flagstaff.

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ALICE HICK Freestyle THE LUMBERJACKS

Sophomore • 5-4 • 1L Scottsdale, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biology...WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

2016-17 (Freshman): Swam in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Swam in C Final and recorded a season-best time of 1:54.51 in the 200 Free...Also recorded season-best times of 53.70 in the 100 Free and 5:07.92 in the 500 Free...Totaled five topthree finishes during the season...Placed third in the 500 and 1000 Free versus Northern Colorado.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter at Xavier College Prep...Helped team place fourth in the state in 2014 and 2015...

Team won the state championship in 2012 and finished runner-up in 2013...Three-time recipient of Coaches Award...Received team’s Most Improved Swimmer award as a freshman...Competed at the state championships all four years...Posted times of 54.21 in the 100 freestyle and 1:55.76 in the 200 freestyle at state championships as a senior...Also swam in the 200 and 400 freestyle relay...Also swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club...Helped club team to runner-up finishes at Junior Nationals and Sectionals...4.0 high school GPA...Member of National Honor Society...Received Presidential Academic Award.

Personal: Alice Taylor Hick was born Nov. 26 in Mountain View, Calif....Daughter of Pamela Ryan-Hick and Adrian Hick...One older brother, William, and one younger sister, Kaitlyn...Hobbies include ballet, running and yoga...Lists most exciting event as committing to swim at NAU because it was a huge celebration with her school and her family...Chose NAU because she felt the “friendly, welcoming and adventurous atomosphere that surrounded me everywhere I toured on campus.”

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100 Freestyle: 53.70 200 Freestyle: 1:54.51 500 Freestyle: 5:07.92

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EMILY MARTIN Breaststroke Sophomore • 5-5 • 1L Anthem, Ariz.

100 Breaststroke: 1:03.82 200 Breaststroke: 2:20.52 50 Freestyle: 24.49 100 Freestyle: 54.49

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Best Individual Finishes (100 Breast: 13th; 200 Breast: 14th)

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Academic Notes: Majoring in environmental sciences...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

Career Notes: Fifth-fastest time in program history in 100 Breaststroke (1:03.82).

2016-17 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 50 and 100 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 13th in the 100 Breast after season-best prelim time of 1:03.82...Advanced to the B final and finished 14th in the 200 Breast with a season-best time of 2:20.52...Also recorded season-best times of 24.49 in the 50 Free and 54.49 in the 100 Free...

Totaled nine top-three finishes during the season...Placed second in the 100 Breast versus Northern Colorado.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter and one-year team captain at Boulder Creek HS...Named Boulder Creek’s Female Athlete of the Year...Holds records in the 100 breaststroke, 200 individual medley and part of record 200 medley and 200 freestyle relays...

Placed fourth at the 2015 Arizona Division I State Championships in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:05.29...Placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke at state championships as a junior...3.4 high school GPA...Member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Emily Grant Martin was born Dec. 18 in Anthem, Ariz....

Daughter of Alice and Garen Martin...One older sister, Sarah...Hobbies include reading...Lists most memorable athletic moment as qualifiying for sectionals as a senior...Chose NAU because she loves the campus and location.

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FERNANDA MONTIEL Backstroke/Freestyle THE LUMBERJACKS

Sophomore • 6-0 • 1L Los Mochis, Sinaloa Academic Notes: Majoring in interior design.

Career Notes: Third-fastest time in program history in 200 Backstroke (2:01.05).

2016-17 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 backstroke, 50 and 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle relay at the WAC Championships...Won the B final and finished ninth in the 200 Back with a season-best time of 2:01.05...Swam in the C final and finished 21st in the 50 free after a season-best prelim time of 24.05...Also recorded a season-best time of 52.13 in the 100 Free and a time of 58.09 in the 100 Back...

Swam the third leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished third with a time of 1:33.85...Recorded a season-best time of 57.86 in the 100 Back at Kansas Classic...Totaled 22 top-three finishes with three individual wins and two relay wins during the season.

High School: Won two gold medals in the 50 and 100 freestyles at the Circuito Mexicano de Natacion meet in 2016...Also earned one silver medal in the 50 backstroke and two bronze medals in the 100 and 200 backstrokes...Won first gold medal in 2014 in the 50 backstroke at the Olimpiada Nacional meet...Also has earned bronze medal in the 100 backstroke at the 2015 Olimpiada Nacional and silver medal in the 100 backstroke at the 2014 Nacional Curso Largo...Owns career-best LCM times of 27.07 in the 50 freestyle, 59.11 in the 100 freestyle, 31.26 in the 50 backstroke, 1:05.52 in the 100 backstroke and 2:20.87 in the 200 backstroke...Swam for Gerardo Zaragoza at IESM...Also swam for Nitro Swimming club team.

Personal: Maria Fernanda Montiel-Gamez was born July 10 in Los Mochis, Sinaloa...Daughter of Jose Luis and Maria Montiel...One older sister, Maria Eugenia...Hobbies include cooking and drawing...

Lists most memorable athletic moment as winning her first gold medal at Olimpiada Nacional in Mexico...Chose NAU because she loves Flagstaff and it felt like home.

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100 Backstroke: 57.86 200 Backstroke: 2:01.05 50 Freestyle: 24.05 100 Freestyle: 52.13

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS One All-WAC Award (One Second Team) Best Individual Finishes (200 Back: Ninth)

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ERIN SPIELMAN Freestyle Sophomore • 5-7 • 1L Phoenix, Ariz.

100 Freestyle: 52.92 200 Freestyle: 1:53.38 500 Freestyle: 5:03.50 1650 Freestyle: 17:25.76

CAREER AT THE WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Best Individual Finishes (1650 Free: 12th)

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Academic Notes: Majoring in engineering...WAC All-Academic selection and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient in 2017.

2016-17 (Freshman): Swam in 100, 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle at the WAC Championships...Finished 12th in the 1650 Free with a season-best time of 17:25.76...Swam in C Final and finished 20th after a season-best time of 5:03.50 in the 500 Free...Swam in C Final and finished 23rd after a season-best prelim time of 1:53.38 in the 200 Free...Also recorded season-best time of 52.92 in the 100 Free...

Totaled 10 top-three finishes during the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Desert Vista HS...Helped team to Division I state championship in 2013 and runner-up finish in 2015...Placed fourth at the 2015 Arizona Division I State Championships in the 100 freestyle with a time of 52.51 and seventh in the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:52.87...Placed ninth in the 500 freestyle and 10th in the 100 backstroke at state championships as a junior...

Named Most Improved for team in 2013 and 2015...Part of school record in the 200 freestyle relay...Also swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club team...3.9 high school GPA...Ranked in top five percent of high school class...Member of National Honor Society and Rho Kappa Social Studies Honors Society.

Personal: Erin Keely Spielman was born Jan. 1 in Phoenix, Ariz....

Daughter of Laura and Michael Spielman...One younger sister, Tara...Admires Katie Ledecky because she is an exceptional swimmer at a young age and continues to improve...Chose NAU because she loved the team and the enthusiasm of the coaching staff.

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JENNY CHEETHAM Diving

TERESA COBB Backstroke/IM

Freshman • 5-4 • HS Phoenix, Ariz.

Freshman • 5-5 • HS Bend, Ore.

Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science.

Academic Notes: Major is undecided.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Shadow Mountain HS...Four-time state qualifier...Won the 1-meter Division II State Championship with a school record score of 459.20 as a senior…Posted the highest score of all three divisions…Placed second as a sophomore and junior and sixth as a freshman…Received Most Valuable Athlete award as a senior…Named Most Valuable Diver as a sophomore and junior…Placed third at USA Diving Junior Regionals in 2016…Named to PVUSD All-District team in 2014…3.68 high school GPA…Member of high school’s National Honors Society, Spanish Honors Society, Society of Women Scholars and Tri-Music Honors Society.

High School: Swam at Mountain View HS...Placed sixth at the Oregon 5A State Championships in both the 100 backstroke and 200 individual medley as a senior…Also swam on 200 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay teams at State Championships…Placed second in the 500 freestyle and fourth in the 200 individual medley at the State Championships as a junior…Swam on the 200 medley relay team that placed second in state during her junior year…Part of Oregon All-Star team in 2013 and 2014…3.2 high school GPA.

Personal: Jennifer Emily Cheetham was born July 29 in Scottsdale, Ariz....Daughter of Bridget and Phillip Cheetham...Two older sisters, Amanda and Katherine…Father, Phillip, was a two-time gymnastics Olympian for Australia…Enjoys singing and was part of high school choir...Lists most memorable athletic moment as placing third at regionals despite injuring her heel with three dives left...Chose NAU because she really liked Coach Huffman and the academic program she was looking for.

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Personal: Teresa Ann Cobb was born April 28 in Redmond, Ore....

Daughter of Margaret and Jimmy Cobb…One older sister, Elizabeth…Hobbies include skiing and wakeboarding...Lists most exciting event as zip-lining all around Kauai…Chose NAU because it reminded her of home.

KATIE CONN Diving

NATALIE DINCH Freestyle

Freshman • 5-6 • HS Broomfield, Colo.

Freshman • 5-9 • HS Peoria, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biology.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Broomfield HS...Placed eighth at the CHSAA 5A State Championships on 1-meter with a score of 419.45 as a junior…Holds six-dive school record…4.46 (weighted) and 3.92 (unweighted) high school GPA…Academic AllState…Honor roll.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Liberty HS...Placed ninth at the Division II State Championships in both the 50 freestyle (24.92) and 100 freestyle (53.59) as a senior…Also swam on 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams at State Championships…Helped team place ninth in the state…Named team MVP all four years…

District champion in both the 50 and 100 freestyle…Holds school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke…Teammate of current NAU teammate Sam Seiber…4.0 high school GPA…Fouryear Academic Letter recipient…Member of high school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Club Unify (Special Olympics).

Personal: Kathryn Anne Conn was born June 15 in Wheat Ridge, Colo....Daughter of Keri Conn…One older brother, Kevin, and one younger sister, Julia…Parents, uncles and aunts all attended NAU… Hobbies include river rafting, hiking, skiing and playing the cello...Admires her mother because she encourages her and her siblings to be active and healthy…Chose NAU because of the beautiful campus, competitive athletics, good academics and has family in Flagstaff.

Personal: Natalie R. Dinch was born Sept. 29 in Glendale, Ariz....

Daughter of Alison and Frank Dinch…One older brother, Derek…

Lists most memorable athletic moment as fulfilling her goal of signing with a Division I college…Chose NAU because of the beautiful campus, it’s close to home, the incredible coaches and a close-knit team.

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LAUREN HAZEL Freestyle/Backstroke

NIAHM MCDONAGH Individual Medley

Freshman • 5-3 • HS Flagstaff, Ariz.

Freshman • 5-4 • HS Stockton-on-Tees, England

Academic Notes: Majoring in visual communication.

Academic Notes: Major is undecided.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Flagstaff HS...Placed fifth at the Division II State Championships in the 100 backstroke (58.56) as a senior…Also placed 14th in the 100 freestyle (55.01)…Named Arizona Daily Sun Swimmer of the Year in 2015 and 2016…Named team’s Swimmer of the Year from 201416...Received school’s Iron Eagle Athletics Award for Spirit Leadership in 2015…Holds school records in the 50 freestyle (25.13), 100 freestyle (54.17), 200 freestyle (1:59.13), 100 backstroke (58.43) and 400 freestyle relay (3:47.45)…Also swam for Lumberjack Aquatics club team…3.5 high school GPA…Letter in Academics three years…

Member of high school’s Links Club and Raising Student Voice and Participation.

High School: Placed first in the 400 individual medley Target Tokyo final at the Olympic Trials in 2016 with a time of 4:51.44…Also was a finalist in the Target Tokyo 200 individual medley…National finalist in the 200 and 400 individual medley in 2016…Finalist in the 400 individual medley at 2015 British Championships.

Personal: Lauren Mae Hazel was born Feb. 25 in Flagstaff, Ariz....

Daughter of Joseph Hazel and Nancy Evans…One younger sister, Jackie…Both parents attended grad school at NAU…Mother, Nancy, played volleyball at Notre Dame…Hobbies include drawing, using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, skiing, camping and hiking…Lists most exciting event as when her younger sister was born…Chose NAU because after visiting other campuses she realized she wanted to go to college in her hometown and swim for Coach Johns.

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Personal: Niamh Elizabeth McDonagh was born Aug. 1 in Stocktonon-Tees, England...Daughter of John and Jacqueline McDonagh…

Two sisters, Megan and Faye, and one brother, Aidan…Hobbies include art and watching movies…Lists most memorable athletic moment as winning the Target Tokyo 400 individual medley final at Olympic Trials…Chose NAU because of the location, the facilities and it was a great opportunity to study overseas.

SAM MILEWSKI Freestyle

SARAH O’CONNOR Backstroke

Freshman • 5-4 • HS Scottsdale, Ariz.

Freshman • 5-8 • HS Wellington, New Zealand

Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science.

Academic Notes: Majoring in biology.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Arcadia HS...Placed second at the Division II State Championships in both the 200 freestyle (1:52.19) and 500 freestyle (4:56.25) as a senior…Also swam on team’s runner-up 200 and 400 medley relay teams…Helped team placed second in the state…Swam at the state championships all four years…Part of school record 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams…Also swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club team…4.0 high school GPA…USA Swimming Scholastic All-American…AIA Scholar-Athlete Award recipient…National Society of High School Scholars…Member of high’s International Club.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Liberty HS...Placed ninth at the Division II State Championships in both the 50 freestyle (24.92) and 100 freestyle (53.59) as a senior…Also swam on 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams at State Championships…Helped team place ninth in the state…Named team MVP all four years…

District champion in both the 50 and 100 freestyle…Holds school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke…Teammate of current NAU teammate Sam Seiber…4.0 high school GPA…Fouryear Academic Letter recipient…Member of high school’s Fellowship of Christian Athletes and Club Unify (Special Olympics).

Personal: Samantha Rose Milewski was born May 6 in Mesa, Ariz....

Daughter of Mike and Courtney Milewski…One younger sister, Patricia…Lists most exciting event as going on an exchange trip to China…Chose NAU because of the amazing coaching staff, great team environment and biology program and the beautiful campus.

Personal: Natalie R. Dinch was born Sept. 29 in Glendale, Ariz....

Daughter of Alison and Frank Dinch…One older brother, Derek…

Lists most memorable athletic moment as fulfilling her goal of signing with a Division I college…Chose NAU because of the beautiful campus, it’s close to home, the incredible coaches and a close-knit team.

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ELISA RODRIGUEZ Freestyle

SAM SEIBER Breaststroke/IM

Freshman • 5-8 • HS Phoenix, Ariz.

Freshman • 5-11 • HS Sun City, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in psychology.

Academic Notes: Majoring in business management.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Sunnyslope HS...Placed second at the Division II State Championships in the 50 freestyle (24.02) as a senior…Also placed sixth in the 100 freestyle (52.63)…Helped team place seventh in the state…

Swam at the state championships all four years…Named Most Valuable Swimmer in 2016…Placed first in all of her individual events at District Championships from 2014-16…Team went undefeated at District Championships…Received Coaches Award in 2013…Holds school record in 50 freestyle (23.53)…Also swam for Phoenix Swim Club team…Lettered and started one year in basketball...3.8 high school GPA.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at Liberty HS...Placed fifth at the Division II State Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.71) as a senior…Also placed 14th in the 200 individual medley (2:15.70)…

Also swam on 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams at State Championships…Helped team place ninth in the state…

Named team MVP twice…Team won district championships three years…Holds school record in the 100 breaststroke…Teammate of current NAU teammate Natalie Dinch…Academic Letter recipient…

Member of high school’s National Honors Society.

Personal: Elisa Andrea Rodriguez was born Aug. 30 in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Miguel Rodriguez and Roxanne Bejarano…One younger sister, Andrea…Hobbies include traveling, music and Young Life…Lists most memorable athletic moment as breaking the 50 freestyle school record as a senior…Chose NAU because it has always been a dream of hers to swim for NAU.

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Personal: Samantha Jo Seiber was born Sept. 18 in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Todd and Melanee Seiber…One younger sister, Brooke…Lists most memorable athletic moment as placing fifth at State Championships…Chose NAU because of the great team and coaches and it is close to home.

MADDIE SEIDL Butterfly/IM

EMILY SHARRER Diving

Freshman • 5-4 • HS Gilbert, Ariz.

Freshman • 5-2 • HS Tucson, Ariz.

Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciences.

Academic Notes: Majoring in microbiology.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Basha HS...Placed fifth at the Division I State Championships in the 200 individual medley (2:08.07) as a senior…Also placed eighth in the 100 butterfly (57.21)…Qualified for the state championships all four years…Named team MVP in 2014, 2015 and 2016…Ranked in USA Swimming’s Top 100 in 50, 100 and 200 butterfly from 201113…Age group state champion in 2014 in 100 and 200 butterfly…

Holds school records in the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, 200 and 400 freestyle relays and 200 medley relay…Also swam for Scottsdale Aquatic Club team…4.02 (weighted) and 3.54 (unweighted) high school GPA…USA Swimming Scholastic All-American…Fouryear Academic Scholar.

High School: Attended Sonoran Science Academy...Dove for Tucson Diving Team…Placed 10th at the USA Diving National Zone F Meet on 1-meter with a score of 381.20…Also placed 10th and 15th on 1-meter and 3-meter respectively at the USA Diving Junior Region 11 Championships…Qualified for USA Diving ATT National Diving Championships on 3-meter in 2015…3.25 high school GPA.

Personal: Madison Marie Seidl was born March 9 in Gilbert, Ariz....

Daughter of Michael and Janet Seidl…Two younger sisters, Kylie and Hailey…Hobbies include hiking, traveling and climbing…Lists most exciting event as watching her club teammate win an Olympic bronze medal at the 2016 Olympics…Chose NAU because she loved the team, the atmosphere and Flagstaff.

Personal: Emily Faith Sharrer was born Sept. 11 in Metairie, La....

Daughter of Lisa DeChristopher and Raymond Sharrer…One younger sister, Sophia…Lists most exciting event as when her robotics team won the Colorado Regional and qualified for the World Championships…Chose NAU because she knows she will work well with Coach Huffman and she’s excited to be a part of her team.

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2017 WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS/ZONE DIVING RECAP

The Northern Arizona swimming & diving team was hit hard last season. Tragedy struck the program right from the start, and the reality of losing nearly 43 percent of their point scorers for various reasons at the WAC Championships awaited them at the end of the season. Yet, when all was said and done, the Lumberjacks stood as tall as the San Francisco Peaks that graces their town.

In Houston, Texas at the end of February, NAU withstood a cast of teams who were all gunning to take down the threetime defending champs. With the refusal to back down and give in, the team showcased the true spirt of a Lumberjack to raise the WAC championship trophy for the fourth consecutive year.

“It was a fight from the beginning, but we gained some confidence right away and there was a sense of relief at the end,” said head coach Andy Johns. “The last night we knew it was going to get tight after the mile and the (200) backstroke, but we also knew we had the (200) butterfly so I don’t think we ever panicked. I think we felt a little pressure – wanting to win it for Hayley (Edmond) was a lot – but there was still a calmness. Our leaders really shined because we had a lot of freshmen who needed to learn a lot, and they gained valuable experience at that meet going through those situations.”

The tragic loss of Hayley Edmond right at the start of the semester proved to be the driving force for the Lumberjacks’ fourth straight championship. It also wound up leaving an unexpected void in NAU’s roster - a void that joined the numerous spots to fill in the lineup left by the graduation of a tremendous senior class.

But this senior trio of Alexa Geiger, Urte Kazakeviciute and Sara Lenhoff provided guidance. NAU’s junior class stalwarts – Claire Hammond, Roni Houck, Kimmy Richter and Alina Staffeldt – once again rose to the occasion in the spotlight.

The upperclassmen’s determination, and performance, was critical in the extending the program’s reign atop the Western Athletic Conference. Another spectacular showing by the divers, featuring four sophomores among the unit of five was not to be overlooked though – especially this season where every point truly counted.

“It was a different year for us for sure,” said Johns, who was named the WAC Co-Swimming Coach of the Year. “Even though we

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didn’t have the depth, we had enough balance, especially with our divers. Our divers were amazing and you think when you lose a Chelsea Jackson and a Carlye Townsend, they’re not going to be as strong but they were great. That shows who we are as a program and we’ve been like that for a long time.”

“They did what they had done all year,” said diving coach Nikki Huffman. “We didn’t have perfect performances all the time, but every time we had a couple step up extremely well. Overall, they all had great performances at the conference championships. If they didn’t have a great prelim, they had a great final or vice-versa.”

Sophomore Tatiana Kurach, in her first season at NAU, carried the torch for the Lumberjack divers as she was named WAC Diver of the Year. She won gold on 3-meter on the opening night of competition and proceeded to earn all-conference finishes on 1-meter and platform to become the second Lumberjack in as many years to claim the conference’s top Diver award.

Geiger, the 2016 WAC Diver of the Year, defended her 1-meter title with sophomore Christina Torrente posting her best finish at the WAC Championships with a silver medal in the same event. Along with efforts from sophomores Raquel Gonzales and Olivia Payne, the five Lumberjacks each scored in all three events totaling 156 of NAU’s winning total of 615.5 points.

While the divers were taking care of business, it was up to the NAU swimmers to close the meet out on the final day and they did just that. Leading by just 34.5 points entering the final night without a diving event, Richter opened the last session with a gold medal performance in the mile freestyle – her second gold medal of the meet.

Even with Richter’s win though, NAU’s lead grew slimmer going into the final individual event at just 31.5 points over New Mexico State.

However, the ’Jacks dominated the 200 butterfly to put the meet out of reach highlighted by Staffeldt’s successful defense of her conference title. Behind Staffeldt were sophomore Andrea Schmidt and freshman Kate Bier who placed fourth and 10th respectively - which doubled NAU’s lead heading into the last relay.

The meet ended in rousing fashion, just as it started for the Lumberjacks with a dramatic first-place finish in the 800 freestyle relay during the opening night. Following Hammond, Richter and Bier, Staffeldt swam the anchor leg and overcame a significant deficit in the final 50 yards to send the team into pandemonium.

Over the course of the four-day meet, there were a number of other highlights including Richter and Staffeldt each winning their first individual golds of the meet in the 500 free and 100 fly respectively. Kazakeviciute set a new school record in the 200 breaststroke and sophomore Sarah Takach provided crucial points in the 400 individual medley in her first career championship heat finals race.

The Lumberjacks may have been far off from their crushing 2016 point total of 807.5 points, but that was much of a tribute to the overall performances from New Mexico State, Idaho, Grand Canyon and North Dakota who all pushed NAU to its limits. Fortunately, the Lumberjacks’ gauntlet of a schedule leading up to the WAC Championships prepared them for the challenge. NAU faced four teams (Arizona, Arizona State, Boise State, Nevada) during its dual season that finished in the top 40 at the NCAA Championships.

“We raced against some of the best teams in the country and that was important to learn how to race regardless where you’re ahead or behind,” Johns said. “That’s what happens at the conference meet and the upper level of competition we faced really helped us.”

After the joys of the conference championships, the divers had one more task at hand with Geiger, Gonzales, Kurach and Torrente qualifying for the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships right at home in the Aquatic and Tennis Complex. There, Kurach made history as

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she became only the second diver in school history to advance to the NCAA Championships with her seventh-place Zone finish on 1-meter.

Kurach – only the fourth NCAA qualifying swimmer or diver in program history – wound up placing 49th in Indianapolis at the national championships.

“We had a couple knocking on the door (at Zones) and thankfully we had Tanya qualified,” said Huffman, who picked up her second straight WAC Diving Coach of the Year nod. “That was a great experience for her and now we’re excited for next year. We graduate Lex, which will be a huge loss, but with four sophomores coming back and bringing in three freshmen, the future is nice.”

Speaking of the future, despite the loss of Geiger, Kazakeviciute and Lenhoff – who completed a perfect 4-for-4 career in conference championships – NAU will return a ton of top-end talent headlined by its spectacular junior class in addition to its slew of divers. Also among the returners will be a freshman class who was counted on immensely including four conference scorers in Bier, Emily Martin, Fernanda Montiel and Erin Spielman.

“We return a tremendous senior class and we’ve got some girls joining us next year who are going to help us out across the board,” Johns said. “They’ll help fill our lack of depth and next year’s sophomores would have learned a lot of over this year. We’re excited where we’re headed and now getting athletes to NCAAs is the goal.”

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2017-18 NORTHERN ARIZONA SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE 2016-17 SEASON IN REVIEW

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2016-17 DUAL MEET RESULTS 4-8 dual record O8 O8 O29 N3 N4 D3 D16 J6 J6 J21 J28 J28

ARIZONA HAWAII at New Mexico at Washington State at Idaho NEW MEXICO STATE at Arizona State at No. 8 Arizona vs. Oregon State NORTHERN COLORADO at Boise State vs. Nevada

Flagstaff, Ariz.

L, 222-77 Flagstaff, Ariz.

L, 163-136 Albuquerque, N.M. L, 156.5-140.5 Pullman, Wash.

L, 129-70 Moscow, Idaho W, 172.5-126.5 Flagstaff, Ariz.

W, 168-127 Tempe, Ariz.

L, 172-114 Tucson, Ariz.

L, 178-118 Tuscon, Ariz.

W, 167-125 Flagstaff, Ariz.

W, 170-91 Boise, Idaho L, 163.5-84.5 Boise, Idaho L, 144-113

INVITATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

• Kimmy Richter and Alina Staffeldt were both named Kansas Classic All-Stars. The three-day meet featured Kansas, Iowa State, Nebraska, Northern Iowa and Arkansas-Little Rock.

• Raquel Gonzales placed first on platform in the first-ever Lumberjack Diving Invitational in the Aquatic and Tennis Complex.

It marked the first time NAU hosted an in-season diving invite.

• Tatiana Kurach was one of three divers amongst more than 65 competitors to place in the top six in all three events at the Air Force Diving Invitational. She placed second on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards and sixth on platform.

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2017 WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS Feb. 22-25, 2017 | Houston, Texas 1.

Northern Arizona 2.

New Mexico State 3. Idaho 4.

Grand Canyon 5.

North Dakota 6.

CSU Bakersfield 7.

Northern Colorado 8. Seattle Swimmer of the Year Blaise Wittenauer-Lee, Seattle Diver of the Year Tatiana Kurach, Northern Arizona Freshman of the Year Katie Breault, North Dakota Swimming Co-Coaches of the Year Andy Johns, Northern Arizona Rick Pratt, New Mexico State Diving Coach of the Year Nikki Huffman, Northern Arizona

615.5 551 544 509 507 358 277.5 274

2016-17 TOP PERFORMANCES Event 50 Freestyle

100 Freestyle

200 Freestyle

500 Freestyle

1,000 Freestyle

1,650 Freestyle

100 Backstroke

200 Backstroke

100 Breaststroke

200 Breaststroke

100 Butterfly

200 Butterfly

200 Individual Medley

400 Individual Medley

200 Freestyle Relay

400 Freestyle Relay

800 Freestyle Relay

200 Medley Relay

400 Medley Relay

1-meter Dive

3-meter Dive

Platform Dive

Athlete 23.11, Alina Staffeldt 23.40, Roni Houck 51.09, Roni Houck 51.24, Alina Staffeldt 1:49.84, Claire Hammond 1:50.18, Kimmy Richter 4:50.88, Kendall Brown 4:51.33, Claire Hammond 10:16.61, Kimmy Richter 10:57.67, Claire Hammond 16:49.31, Kimmy Richter 17:25.76, Erin Spielman 55.83, Sara Lenhoff 57.78, Allison Mann 2:00.36, Sara Lenhoff 2:01.05, Fernanda Montiel 1:02.23, Urte Kazakeviciute 1:03.82, Emily Martin 2:13.02, Urte Kazakeviciute 2:20.52, Emily Martin 54.06, Alina Staffeldt 55.77, Kimmy Richter 1:59.30, Alina Staffeldt 2:01.38, Andrea Schmidt 2:05.03, Sarah Takach 2:07.26, Audrey Mann 4:28.71, Sarah Takach 4:36.35, Audrey Mann 1:33.85, Staffeldt/Schmidt Montiel/Houck 3:24.70, Staffeldt/Hammond Richter/Houck 7:20.31, Hammond/Richter Bier/Staffeldt 1:41.44, Lenhoff/Kazakeviciute Staffeldt/Houck 3:45.56, Lenhoff/Kazakeviciute Richter/Houck 310.65, Alexa Geiger 307.35, Tatiana Kurach 322.80, Tatiana Kurach 319.72, Alexa Geiger 230.75, Raquel Gonzales 212.40, Tatiana Kurach

NCAA TOP 100 TIMES Event/Athlete(s) Time Rank 200 Breaststroke Urte Kazakeviciute............................. 2:13.02..................................98th 800 Freestyle Relay Claire Hammond, Kimmy Richter........................................................

Kate Bier, Alina Staffeldt................. 7:20.31..................................86th Bold indicates returning student-athletes

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TOP TIMES AND SCORES

200 Breaststroke New Record: Urte Kazakeviciute, 2:13.02 Old Record (2014): Jordan Burnes, 2:13.35

Bold indicates returning student-athletes

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2017-18 NORTHERN ARIZONA SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE PROGRAM RECORDS

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SCHOOL RECORDS (SHORT COURSE YARDS) Event 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,000 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 200 Individual Medley 400 Individual Medley 200 Freestyle Relay 400 Freestyle Relay 800 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay 1m Diving (6) 1m Diving (10) 3m Diving (6) 3m Diving (11) Platform Diving (5)

Mark 22.95 49.22 1:48.26 4:46.55 9:54.38 16:18.13 54.09 1:56.56 1:01.94 2:13.02 53.83 1:57.66 2:01.00 4:17.46 1:31.58 3:23.85 7:17.93 1:40.99 3:38.69 332.33 408.77 365.18 505.20 261.10

Name(s) Rachael Foe Ellie Morrissey Emma Lowther April Diez April Diez April Diez Fi Connell Fi Connell Jordan Burnes Urte Kazakeviciute Alina Staffeldt Alina Staffeldt Ellie Morrissey Kendall Brown Alina Staffeldt/Roni Houck/Hayley Edmond/Ila Hughes Kelsey Loy/Emma Lowther/Caitlin Wright/Ellie Morrissey Emma Lowther/Rachel Palmer/Ellie Morrissey/Caitlin Wright Fi Connell/Jordan Burnes/Alexis Juergens/Kelsey Loy Fi Connell/Jordan Burnes/Rachel Palmer/Ellie Morrissey Taryn Harris Kristin Wright Taryn Harris Kate Morgan Gwen Smithberg

Meet-Location WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas NCAA Championships - Indianapolis, Ind. San Diego, Calif.

NCAA Championships - Indianapolis, Ind. WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - Houston, Texas WAC Championships - Houston, Texas WAC Championships - Houston, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - Houston, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas Arizona - Tucson, Ariz.

New Mexico - Flagstaff, Ariz.

Arizona - Tucson, Ariz.

NIC Championships - Rochester, Mich.

WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas

Date 2/26/2009 3/2/2013 2/24/2012 3/18/1994 11/21/1994 3/19/1994 2/26/2011 2/25/2012 2/28/14 2/25/2017 2/26/2016 2/27/2016 2/28/2013 3/1/2013 2/25/2016 3/2/2013 2/27/2013 2/27/2013 3/1/2013 1/7/2011 11/18/1995 1/7/2011 2/28/2003 3/2/2013

Records held by current student-athletes in bold

ALL-TIME TOP PERFORMANCES 1,650-yard Freestyle 1. 16:18.13 April Diez, 3/1994 2. 16:27.12 Alexis Buckley, 2/2006 3. 16:31.73 Kendall Brown, 3/2013 4. 16:36.50 Emma Lowther, 2/2012 5. 16:41.68 Caitlin Wright, 3/2013

200-yard Breaststroke 1. 2:13.02 Urte Kazakeviciute, 2/2017 2. 2:13.35 Jordan Burnes, 3/2014 3. 2:16.02 Danielle Filipp, 2/2009 4. 2:16.39 Stirling Smith, 3/2013 5. 2:16.79 Melanie Harris, 2/2015

400-yard Individual Medley 1. 4:17.46 Kendall Brown, 3/2013 2. 4:18.36 Rachel Palmer, 3/2013 3. 4:20.35 Jordan Burnes, 2/2012 4. 4:22.63 Monica Pruett, 2/2015 5. 4:23.73 Alexis Buckley, 2/2007

100-yard Freestyle 1. 49.22 Ellie Morrissey, 3/2013 2. 50.41 Hayley Edmond, 2/2016 3. 50.63 Ila Hughes, 2/2016 4. 50.77 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 5. 50.94 Claire Hammond, 2/2016

100-yard Backstroke 1. 54.09 Fi Connell, 2/2011 2. 55.55 Sara Lenhoff, 2/2014 3. 55.61 Alex Huff, 3/2013 4. 56.35 Kristen Hamilton, 2/2009 5. 56.57 Hayley Edmond, 2/2016 56.57 Trinity Frazee, 2/2016

100-yard Butterfly 1. 53.83 Alina Staffeldt, 2/2016 2. 54.67 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 3. 54.93 Kristen Hamilton, 2/2009 4. 55.38 Alexis Juergens, 2/2014 5. 55.46 Renee Rother, 2/2009

1-meter Springboard (6 Dives) 1. 332.33 Taryn Harris, 1/2011 2. 325.65 Kristy Ardavanis, 1/2013 3. 316.50 Chelsea Jackson, 2/2016 4. 310.65 Alexa Geiger, 11/2016 5. 307.35 Tatiana Kurach, 1/2017

200-yard Freestyle 1. 1:48.26 Emma Lowther, 2/2012 2. 1:49.39 Claire Hammond, 2/2016 3. 1:50.05 Kimmy Richter, 2/2016 4. 1:50.17 Vivian Landeck, 2/2011 5. 1:50.23 Danielle Filipp, 2/2009

200-yard Backstroke 1. 1:56.56 Fi Connell, 2/2012 2. 1:59.26 Sara Lenhoff, 3/2014 3. 2:01.05 Fernanda Montiel, 2/2017 4. 2:01.12 Chelsey Urban, 2/2001 5. 2:01.28 Rachel Palmer, 11/2013

200-yard Butterfly 1. 1:57.66 Alina Staffeldt, 2/2016 2. 1:58.82 Rachel Palmer, 2/2012 3. 2:01.00 Kendall Brown, 2/2016 4. 2:01.38 Andrea Schmidt, 2/2017 5. 2:01.96 Emma Lowther, 3/2013

3-meter Springboard (6 Dives) 1. 365.18 Taryn Harris, 1/2011 2. 331.88 Chelsea Jackson, 1/2016 3. 329.93 Kristy Ardavanis, 1/2013 4. 326.17 Kate Morgan, 2000 5. 322.80 Tatiana Kurach, 11/2016

500-yard Freestyle 1. 4:46.69 April Diez, 3/1994 2. 4:47.31 Emma Lowther, 2/2012 3. 4:50.56 Alexis Buckley, 3/2006 4. 4:50.84 Caitlin Wright, 2/2013 5. 4:50.88 Kendall Brown, 2/2016

100-yard Breaststroke 1. 1:01.94 Jordan Burnes, 2/2014 2. 1:02.23 Urte Kazakeviciute, 2/2017 3. 1:03.07 Stirling Smith, 2/2014 4. 1:03.33 Kim Kopra, 2/2008 5. 1:03.82 Emily Martin, 2/2017

200-yard Individual Medley 1. 2:01.00 Ellie Morrissey, 2/2013 2. 2:01.29 Fi Connell, 2/2012 3. 2:01.49 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 4. 2:02.10 Jordan Burnes, 2/2013 5. 2:02.67 Rachel Palmer, 2/2012

Platform (5 Dives) 1. 261.10 Gwen Smithberg, 3/2013 2. 232.95 Chelsea Jackson, 2/2016 3. 230.75 Raquel Gonzales, 3/2017 4. 221.75 Danielle Borth, 2/2008 5. 221.00 Kali Lents, 2/2012

1. 22.95 2. 23.07 3. 23.11 4. 23.14 5. 23.20

50-yard Freestyle Rachael Foe, 2/2009 Ellie Morrissey, 2/2013 Alina Staffeldt, 2/2017 Ila Hughes, 2/2016 Roni Houck, 2/2016

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FACILITY RECORDS AQUATIC AND TENNIS COMPLEX RECORDS (SHORT COURSE YARDS) Mark 23.24 50.94 1:50.77 4:59.60 10:13.32 54.98 2:00.07 1:03.53 2:20.15 54.39 2:03.11 2:07.77 3:24.24 1:41.46 339.05 398.90 329.20

Name, School Annie Ochitwa, Arizona Paige Kremer, Arizona Hannah Cox, Arizona Hannah Cox, Arizona Kirsten Jacobsen, Arizona Taylor Garcia, Arizona Cameron McHugh, Arizona Kennedy Lohman, Arizona Urte Kazakeviciute, Northern Arizona Annie Ochitwa, Arizona Alina Staffeldt, Northern Arizona Alexandra Martelle, Arizona Arizona Arizona Maria Polyakova, UCLA Sharae Zheng, Nevada Krysta Palmer, Nevada

Date 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 1/21/2017 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 10/8/2016 3/7/2017 3/6/2017 3/9/2016

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Event 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,000 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 200 Individual Medley 400 Freestyle Relay 200 Medley Relay 1-meter (6) 3-meter (6) Platform (5)

Records held by NAU student-athletes in bold

(Top right moving clockwise): Urte Kazakeviciute finished her career with the ATC and program 200 breaststroke records...Kendall Brown holds the all-time 400 individual medley record as well as ranking in the top five in the 500 and mile freestyles and 200 butterfly...Chelsea Jackson is the only NAU diver to currently find her name in the top five school performances on all three boards...Taryn Harris set the school record on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards on the same day in 2011...Emma Lowther is the program record holder in the 200 freestyle and also owns the second-fastest 500 freestyle, fourth-fastest mile and fifth-fastest 200 butterfly times.

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ALL-TIME CONFERENCE CHAMPIONS Listed by Year 1986 (2): .................Valerie Simmons (1m Diving, 3m Diving) 1987 (7): ............................................ Trish Gillespie (200 fly) ......................... Cheryl Gillett (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free) ..................... Cari Thomson (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) 1988 (4):.......................................Heather Eastin (1m Diving) ........................................................... Alexia Hotis (200 back) .................................. Cari Thomson (100 breast, 200 breast) 1989 (5): ..................... Doreen Cosenza (500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) .........................................................Kathy Pollard (100 back) ..................................................... Cari Thomson (100 breast) 1990 (5):............................................ Shawna Darby (400 IM) .................................Kristy O’Connell (1m Diving, 3m Diving) .................................. Cari Thomson (100 breast, 200 breast) 1991 (1):...........................................Ana Azevedo (200 back) 1992 (1):.........................................Emily Seuferer (100 back) 1993 (2):..........................................Ursula Fryer (200 breast) .......................................................Emily Seuferer (100 back) 1994 (7): ..................April Diez (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) ................................................................ Gina Gioco (100 fly) ..........................................Hadas Pade (100 back, 200 back) 1995 (6): ..................April Diez (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) ........................................................... Trudy Henkels (200 fly) .......................................................... Hadas Pade (100 back) 1996 (1):..........................................Andrea Redman (200 fly) 1997 (4): .........................................Andrea Redman (200 fly) ...........................................................Jenny Wolters (50 free) ..................................... Kristin Wright (1m Diving, 3m Diving) 1998 (6): ...................... Stephanie Cox (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free) ........................................................Andrea Redman (200 fly) ......................................................Jocelyn Rossi (200 breast) ....................................................... Kristin Wright (1m Diving) 2001 (2):.............................................Kate Morgan (Platform) ...................................................... Chelsey Urban (200 back) 2002 (2):........................ Kate Morgan (1m Diving, 3m Diving) 2003 (4): .......................Kate Morgan (1m Diving, 3m Diving, Platform) ..............................................................Emily Simon (400 IM) 2004 (7):........................................ Alexis Buckley (1650 free) .................................Blair Buder (1m Diving, Platform Diving) ......................................................... Kelly Busche (100 back) ................................................. Shannon Packard (200 back) ...............................................Emily Simon (500 free, 400 IM) 2006 (1): ....................................... Alexis Buckley (1650 free) 2007 (1): ............................................Alexis Buckley (400 IM) 2008 (1): ..................................... Natalie Hughes (3m Diving) 2009 (1): .............................................. Rachael Foe (200 IM) 2010 (2): .............................. Fi Connell (100 back, 200 back) 2011 (1): ...............................................Fi Connell (200 back) 2012 (5): ..................................Fi Connell (200 back, 200 IM) ..............................................Rachel Palmer (200 fly, 400 IM) ........... 800 Free Relay (Lowther, Palmer, Dirks-Ryan, Maier) 2013 (5): ....................................Kristy Ardavanis (1m Diving) ...................................................... Kendall Brown (1650 free) ........................................................ Ellie Morrissey (100 free) .....................................................Gwen Smithberg (Platform) ....... 400 Medley Relay (Connell, Burnes, Palmer, Morrissey) 2014 (2): ..................................... Jordan Burnes (200 breast) ...................................................... Kendall Brown (1650 free) 2015 (2):................................... Chelsea Jackson (3m Diving) ......................................................... Alina Staffeldt (100 fly) 2016 (7):......................... Kendall Brown (500 free, 1650 free) ......................................Alexa Geiger (1m Diving, 3m Diving) ......................................................... Alina Staffeldt (200 fly) .......... 200 Free Relay (Staffeldt, Houck, Edmond, Hughes) ......... 200 Medley Relay (Lenhoff, Kazakeviciute, Staffeldt, Houck) 2017 (7): .........................................Alexa Geiger (1m Diving) ..................................................Tatiana Kurach (3m Diving) .................................... Kimmy Richter (500 free, 1650 free) ............................................ Alina Staffeldt (100 fly, 200 fly) ...........800 Free Relay (Hammond, Richter, Bier, Staffeldt) Active athletes in bold

Listed by Name Kristy Ardavanis (1)....................................1m Diving (2013) Ana Azevedo (1)........................................... 200 back (1991) Kate Bier (1)...................................... 800 Free Relay (2017) Kendall Brown (4)................... 1650 free (2013, 2014, 2016) ....................................................................... 500 free (2016) Alexis Buckley (3)............................. 1650 free (2004, 2006) ..........................................................................400 IM (2007) Blair Buder (2)............................. 1m Diving, Platform (2004) Jordan Burnes (2)..........................400 Medley Relay (2013) ....................................................................200 breast (2014) Fi Connell (6).................................................. 100 back (201) .................................................. 200 back (2010, 2011, 2012) ..........................................................................200 IM (2012) ........................................................400 Medley Relay (2013) Doreen Cosenza (3)....... 500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM (1989) Stephanie Cox (3)........ 200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free (1998) Shawna Darby (1)............................................400 IM (1990) April Diez (8)........................................ 200 free (1994, 1995) ............................................................. 500 free (1994, 1995) .......................................................... 1,650 free (1994, 1995) ................................................................400 IM (1994, 1995) Chalene Dirks-Ryan (1)..................... 800 Free Relay (2012) Heather Eastin (1).......................................1m Diving (1988) Hayley Edmond (1)............................ 200 Free Relay (2016) Rachael Foe (1)................................................200 IM (2009) Ursula Fryer (1)..........................................200 breast (1993) Alexa Geiger (3)................................1m Diving (2016, 2017) .....................................................................3m Diving (2016) Trish Gillespie (1)............................................ 200 fly (1987) Cheryl Gillett (3)........... 200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free (1987) Gina Gioco (1).................................................. 100 fly (1994) Claire Hammond (1)......................... 800 Free Relay (2017) Trudy Henkels (1)............................................ 200 fly (1995) Alexia Hotis (1)............................................ 200 back (1988) Roni Houck (2)...200 Free Relay, 200 Medley Relay (2016) Ila Hughes (1)..................................... 200 Free Relay (2016) Natalie Hughes (1)......................................3m Diving (2008) Chelsea Jackson (1)...................................3m Diving (2015) Urte Kazakeviciute (1)...................200 Medley Relay (2016) Tatiana Kurach (1).....................................3m Diving (2017) Sara Lenhoff (1).............................200 Medley Relay (2016) Emma Lowther (1)............................. 800 Free Relay (2012) Krista Maier (1).................................. 800 Free Relay (2012) Kate Morgan (6)................................1m Diving (2002, 2003) ...........................................................3m Diving (2002, 2003) ............................................................. Platform (2001, 2003) Ellie Morrissey (2)......................................... 100 free (2013) ........................................................400 Medley Relay (2013) Kristy O’Connell (2)..................1m Diving, 3m Diving (1990) Shannon Packard (1)................................... 200 back (2004) Hadas Pade (3)................................... 100 back (1994, 1995) ...................................................................... 200 back (1994) Rachel Palmer (4)............................................ 200 fly (2012) ..........................................................................400 IM (2012) ............................................................ 800 Free Relay (2012) ........................................................400 Medley Relay (2013) Kathy Pollard (1).......................................... 100 back (1989) Andrea Redman (3)..................... 200 fly (1996, 1997, 1998) Kimmy Richter (3)....................... 500 free, 1650 free (2017) ........................................................... 800 Free Relay (2017) Jocelyn Rossi (1).......................................200 breast (1998) Emily Seuferer (2).............................. 100 back (1992, 1993) Valerie Simmons (2).................1m Diving, 3m Diving (1988) Emily Simon (3).....................................400 IM (2003, 2004) ....................................................................... 500 free (2004) Gwen Smithberg (1)...................................... Platform (2013) Alina Staffeldt (7).................................. 100 fly (2015, 2017) ............................................................... 200 fly (2016, 2017) ........................................................... 200 Free Relay (2016) .......................................................200 Medley Relay (2016) ........................................................... 800 Free Relay (2017) Cari Thomson (8).........100 breast (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) ................................................200 breast (1987, 1988, 1990) ..........................................................................200 IM (1987) Chelsey Urban (1)........................................ 200 back (2001) Jenny Wolters (1).............................................50 free (1997) Kristin Wright (3)..............................1m Diving (1997, 1998) .....................................................................3m Diving (1997) Active athletes in bold

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Listed by Event 50 Free (1)............................................1997 (Jenny Wolters) 100 Free (1)......................................... 2013 (Ellie Morrissey) 200 Free (4)........................................... 1987 (Cheryl Gillett), ........................................1994 (April Diez), 1995 (April Diez), ............................................................. 1998 (Stephanie Cox) 500 Free (8)........................................... 1987 (Cheryl Gillett), ............................1989 (Doreen Cosenza), 1994 (April Diez), ............................... 1995 (April Diez), 1998 (Stephanie Cox), ........................... 2004 (Emily Simon), 2016 (Kendall Brown), ........................................................... 2017 (Kimmy Richter) 1,650 Free (11)....................................... 1987 (Cheryl Gillett), ............................1989 (Doreen Cosenza), 1994 (April Diez), ............................... 1995 (April Diez), 1998 (Stephanie Cox), ........................2004 (Alexis Buckley), 2006 (Alexis Buckley), ........................2013 (Kendall Brown), 2014 (Kendall Brown), .......................2016 (Kendall Brown), 2017 (Kimmy Richter) 100 Back (7)......................................... 1989 (Kathy Pollard), ....................... 1992 (Emily Seuferer), 1993 (Emily Seuferer), ...............................1994 (Hadas Pade), 1995 (Hades Pade), .................................. 2004 (Kelly Busche), 2010 (Fi Connell) 200 Back (8).............................................1988 (Alexa Hotis), ............................. 1991 (Ana Azevedo), 1994 (Hadas Pade), ..................2001 (Chelsey Urban), 2004 (Shannon Packard), ..........2010 (Fi Connell), 2011 (Fi Connell), 2012 (Fi Connell) 100 Breast (4)...................................... 1987 (Cari Thomson), ........................ 1988 (Cari Thomson), 1989 (Cari Thomson), .............................................................. 1990 (Cari Thomson) 200 Breast (6)...................................... 1987 (Cari Thomson), ......................... 1988 (Cari Thomson), 1990 (Cari Thomson), ............................ 1993 (Ursula Fryer), 1998 (Jocelyn Rossi), ............................................................. 2014 (Jordan Burnes) 100 Fly (3)........... 1994 (Gina Gioco), 2015 (Alina Staffeldt), .............................................................2017 (Alina Staffeldt) 200 Fly (8)............................................ 1987 (Trish Gillespie), ..................... 1995 (Trudy Henkels), 1996 (Andrea Redman), ................... 1997 (Andrea Redman, 1998 (Andrea Redman), .......................2012 (Rachel Palmer), 2016 (Alina Staffeldt), .............................................................2017 (Alina Staffeldt) 200 IM (3)............................................. 1987 (Cari Thomson), ...................................2009 (Rachael Foe), 2012 (Fi Connell) 400 IM (8).........................................1989 (Doreen Cosenza), ............................... 1990 (Shawna Darby), 1994 (April Diez), ...................................1995 (April Diez), 2003 (Emily Simon), ........................ 2007 (Alexis Buckley), 2012 (Rachel Palmer) 1m Diving (11).................................1986 (Valerie Simmons), .....................1988 (Heather Eastin), 1990 (Kristy O’Connell), ............................1997 (Kristin Wright), 1998 (Kristin Wright), ............................. 2002 (Kate Morgan), 2003 (Kate Morgan), ...........................2004 (Blair Buder), 2013 (Kristy Ardavanis), ..............................2016 (Alexa Geiger), 2017 (Alexa Geiger) 3m Diving (9)...................................1986 (Valerie Simmons), ......................1990 (Kristy O’Connell), 1997 (Kristen Wright), ............................. 2002 (Kate Morgan), 2003 (Kate Morgan), .................. 2008 (Natalie Hughes), 2015 (Chelsea Jackson), .........................2016 (Alexa Geiger), 2017 (Tatiana Kurach) Platform (4)............................................ 2001 (Kate Morgan), ................................2003 (Kate Morgan), 2004 (Blair Buder), ..........................................................2013 (Gwen Smithberg) 200 Free Relay (3)..................................... 1988, 1997 , 2016 400 Free Relay (2)................................................ 1987, 1994 800 Free Relay (5).................. 1987, 1994, 1995, 2012, 2017 200 Medley Relay (3)................................. 1987, 1988, 2016 400 Medley Relay (3)................................. 1988, 1990, 2013 Active athletes in bold

NCAA HISTORY NCAA ALL-AMERICANS April Diez, 1994 1,650 freestyle - First Team 500 freestyle - Honorable Mention * Team: 29th place overall (20 points)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP PARTCIPANTS Valerie (Simmons) Carter, 1986 3-meter - 17th overall April Diez, 1994 1,650 freestyle - 6th overall 500 freestyle - 9th overall

Alexis Buckley, 2006 1,650 freestyle - 19th overall 500 freestyle - 33rd overall Tatiana Kurach, 2017 1-meter - 49th overall

Rachel Palmer, 2012............................................................ 200 fly, 400 IM Team, 2012.................. 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay Kendall Brown, 2013.........................................................................400 IM Jordan Burnes, 2013................................................100 breast, 200 breast Fi Connell, 2013........................................................... 100 back, 200 back Ellie Morrissey, 2013......................................................... 100 free, 200 IM Rachel Palmer, 2013.........................................................................400 IM Jordan Burnes, 2014................................................100 breast, 200 breast Kendall Brown, 2014.........................................................................400 IM Urte Kazakeviciute, 2014............................................................200 breast Urte Kazakeviciute, 2015............................................................200 breast Alina Staffeldt, 2015....................................................................... 100 fly Urte Kazakeviciute, 2016.........................................100 breast, 200 breast Alina Staffeldt, 2016.......................................................... 100 fly, 200 fly Urte Kazakeviciute, 2017.........................................100 breast, 200 breast Alina Staffeldt, 2016.......................................................... 100 fly, 200 fly Bold indicates current student-athlete

NCAA ZONE DIVING QUALIFIERS (SINCE 1994) 1994 (1)...................................................................................Holly Russell 1995 (1)...................................................................................Holly Russell 1996 (2)..........................................................Kelly Cochran, Kristin Wright 1997 (3)...........................Shayne Carnahan, Kelly Cochran, Kristin Wright 1998 (2)..........................................................Kelly Cochran, Kristin Wright 1999 (4).....Kelly Cochran, Michellle Guglielmo, Amy Martin, Kristin Wright 2000 (4).................................................Courtney McKenzie, Kate Morgan, ............................................................ Maryann Wagener, Bobbie Wallace 2001 (4)........................................... Nichole Kotchka, Courtney McKenzie, ................................................................ Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener 2002 (4)................................................. Annie Deem, Courtney McKenzie, ................................................................ Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener 2003 (5)..............................Blair Buder, Annie Deem, Courtney McKenzie, ................................................................ Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener 2004 (2)................................................................ Blair Buder, Annie Deem 2005 (4)........................................................... Blair Buder, Natalie Hughes 2006 (4)...............Danielle Borth, Blair Buder, Natalie Hughes, Dara Marin

2007 (2)...................................................... Danielle Borth, Natalie Hughes 2008 (4)......... Danielle Borth, Megan Collier, Taryn Harris, Natalie Hughes 2009 (3).............................. Lana Christensen, Megan Collier, Taryn Harris 2010 (4)......Kristy Ardavanis, Lana Christensen, Megan Collier, Taryn Harris 2011 (6)................. Cassie Anderson, Kristy Ardavanis, Lana Christensen, ...................................................... Megan Collier, Holly Frost, Taryn Harris 2012 (4)............Cassie Anderson, Kristy Ardavanis, Holly Frost, Kali Lents 2013 (3)....................Kristy Ardavanis, Chelsea Jackson, Gwen Smithberg 2014 (3).........................Alexa Geiger, Chelsea Jackson, Gwen Smithberg 2015 (2)......................................................Alexa Geiger, Chelsea Jackson 2016 (6)......................Alexa Geiger, Raquel Gonzales, Chelsea Jackson, ..........................Emma Simmonds, Christina Torrente, Carlye Townsend 2017 (4)...................................................Alexa Geiger, Raquel Gonzales, ..........................................................Tatiana Kurach, Christina Torrente

Fi Connell totaled the most NCAA Standard times in program history with nine from 2010-13.

Kate Morgan along with her teammates Courtney McKenzie and Maryann Wagener were the first NAU divers to qualify for the NCAA Zone Meet all four years from 2000-03.

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NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS (“A” OR “B” STANDARDS) April Diez, 1993.............................................200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free April Diez, 1994............................................................ 500 free, 1,650 free April Diez, 1995.............................................................................. 500 free Andrea Redman, 1998......................................................................200 fly Andrea Redman, 1999......................................................................200 fly Chelsey Urban, 2001.....................................................................200 back Alexis Buckley, 2005..................................................... 500 free, 1,650 free Alexis Buckley, 2006..................................................... 500 free, 1,650 free Corie Collins, 2007......................................................................... 100 free Rachael Foe, 2007........................................................................... 50 free Rachael Foe, 2008........................................................................... 50 free Kim Kopra, 2008................................................................100 breaststroke Fi Connell, 2010........................................................... 100 back, 200 back Fi Connell, 2011............................................................ 100 back, 200 back Emma Lowther, 2011................................................................... 1,650 free Jordan Burnes, 2012...................................................................100 breast Fi Connell, 2012.............................................. 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM Emma Lowther, 2012...................................................... 200 free, 500 free

2017-18 NORTHERN ARIZONA SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE NAU HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES/NCAA PARTICIPANTS Valerie Carter (1984-87), a 2006 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, didn’t know it but right after the ball dropped to start 2006, the ball started rolling on her induction. Keeping it a complete secret, Joe Carter contacted the NAU Athletic Media Relations office in early January to inquire about nominating his wife for the honor and from there, Carter’s numerous accomplishments in diving at NAU began to surface.

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Carter (formely Simmons) qualified for the NCAA Championships twice, becoming the first athlete in the program to ever qualify, and also became the school record-holder in both the one and three-meter events as well as the Pac-West Conference champion in both events as a junior. Carter was the team co-captain as a senior, all-academic Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference honoree and was twice named the team’s most outstanding diver.

Carter didn’t just receive a degree, pack up and leave. She has made Flagstaff her home and NAU her career. She has four different degrees from the university in physical therapy including an advanced master’s and a doctorate. Carter currently works as an associate professor in the Physical Therapy Department and also owns and operates Carter Rehabilitation in town along with her husband.

April Diez-Walker (1992-96), a first-ballot inductee into the NAU Athletics Hall of Fame, was the first female swimmer to compete at the Division I Swimming and Dving Championships and is the only swimming All-American in school history.

Diez-Walker was a two-time NCAA Championships qualifier and still holds three individual school records - the 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle. A 1994 NCAA All-American in the 1,650 freestyle, she finished sixth overall at the NCAA meet and placed ninth in the 500 freestyle, earning honorable mention All-America honors. She was also a championship finalist at the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y. Diez-Walker was also named the top female scholar-athlete in the nation following the 1993-94 academic year based on her athletic and academic accomplishments (a perfect 4.00 grade point average). The former April Diez was named Female Swimmer of the Year following the 1995 Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships after winning the 1,650 free, 200 free, 500 free and 400 individual medley and setting an NAU record in the process.

A native of Phoenix, she earned her degree in sociology at NAU, completed law school at the University of California, Berkeley, before moving back to Phoenix.

A 2007 graduate of NAU, Alexis Buckley (2003-07) was the first female swimmer in 12 years to participate in the NCAA Championships when she qualified as a junior in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:27.12, second only to All-American April Diez’s time of 16:18.13.

Buckley was the first NAU swimmer to earn a Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title, garnering two of them since the Lumberjacks joined the WAC in 2004-05. As a junior, Buckley won the 1,650 freestyle at the WAC Championships and as a senior she set a school-record time of 4:23.73, that has since been broken, en route to winning her second title in the 400 individual medley.

As a freshman, Buckley also won a conference title in the 1,650 freestyle before the Lumberjacks moved to the WAC. At the 2006 NCAA Championships, Buckley placed 19th in the 1,650 freestyle and 33rd in the prelims of the 500 freestyle.

Pam Rogers, a 2007 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, was the head coach for the swimming and diving program from 1983-96 and also the first coach of the program. Rogers won five Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference titles during her tenure and was responsible for the addition of the men’s program, which also won five conference titles.

Rogers was the first woman in the sport of swimming and diving to be the head coach of a combined men’s and women’s Division I team. The team finished 29th at the 1994 NCAA Championships behind All-American April Diez’s performance in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle. Rogers coached 39 women’s conference champions in individual events and 47 Golden Eagle Scholar Athletes.

She was a four-time All-American, a two-time national champion and an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1976, and went on to coach Arizona State to two national and four conference titles.

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Year Overall Record 1983-84 14-7 1984-85 5-11 1985-86 14-10 1986-87 17-2 1987-88 14-4 1988-89 8-4 1989-90 11-6 1990-91 19-12 1991-92 10-7 1992-93 20-5 1993-94* 52-30 1994-95 34-11 1995-96 14-8 1996-97 15-11 1997-98 18-10 1998-99 15-6 1999-2000 9-14 2000-01 13-10 2001-02 9-9 2002-03 9-10 2003-04 13-7 2004-05 11-8 2005-06 15-10 2006-07 12-8 2007-08 15-6 2008-09 14-10 2009-10 7-11 2010-11 8-8 2011-12 13-6 2012-13 12-7 2013-14 12-3 2014-15 11-5 2015-16 14-9 2016-17 11-8 Totals 488-293 (.625)

Dual Record 0-1 3-2 8-4 11-2 8-4 4-4 4-6 6-3 3-4 5-3 5-2 10-2 4-6 3-8 5-5 6-5 4-11 4-6 2-7 6-9 5-5 5-2 3-4 6-6 9-5 7-9 3-7 3-6 7-5 5-6 5-3 4-5 7-9 4-8 174-174 (.500)

Conf. Finish 6th/9 6th/7 4th/10 1st/7 1st/7 1st/5 1st/8 3rd/9 4th/11 3rd/8 1st/10 2nd/13 3rd/13 2nd/12 1st/13 2nd/11 6th/9 3rd/8 2nd/6 2nd/5 2nd/5 5th/7 3rd/7 3rd/8 2nd/8 2nd/9 5th/9 3rd/8 2nd/8 2nd/9 1st/8 1st/8 1st/8 1st/8 10 titles

Conference High Country Athletic High Country Athletic Pacific West Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pacific Collegiate Swimming National Independent National Independent National Independent National Independent National Independent National Independent Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic Western Athletic 5 conferences

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* Team finished 29th/67 at 1994 NCAA Championships, Bold indicates conference champions

The 2017 senior class of Sara Lenhoff, Urte Kazakeviciute and Alexa Geiger completed a perfect 4-for-4 career as they helped lead the Lumberjacks to four straight WAC Championships. The current championship run is currently tied for the longest title run in program history.

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A-A-A Alyson Aggers................... 2001-04 Andrea Akerelrea............... 1998-99 Lacey Aldrich..................... 1994-98 Cassie Anderson............... 2008-12 Heather Anderson............. 2001-04 Nicole Anderson................ 1991-92 Sofi Appelberg................... 2003-07 Kristy Ardavanis................. 2009-13 Michelle Armiger................ 1987-88 Rachelle Atrasz................. 2000-02 Alyson Austill..................... 1983-84 B-B-B Katy Bahn.......................... 1987-88 Anita Bailey....................... 1987-90 Caitlin Baker...................... 2013-15 Allison Baldwin.................... 2016Melinda Barnes................. 1983-84 Stacy Bechel..................... 1991-92 Alissa Beerthuis................. 2002-03 Mercedes Bergeron........... 2005-06 Monica Bernhard............... 2005-07 Erin Bethel......................... 1995-96 Jessica Betts..................... 2000-04 Kate Bier............................... 2016Joanna Bieri.................. 1997-2000 Tami Binek......................... 2005-09 Jordan Bixler..................... 2002-04 Lysa Blakely...................... 1984-85 Danielle Borth.................... 2004-08 Nicole Bourne.................... 1988-89 Beth Bowen....................... 1985-88 Jaclyn Branning................. 2009-11 Genta Bransetter............... 1990-93 Tori Braudaway.................. 2010-12 Liz Breiland........................ 2000-04 Jeanie Bresnehan............. 1984-87 Cindy Brickhouse.............. 1985-89 Brooke Brittain................... 2012-16 Elizabeth Brook................. 2005-09 Denise Brown.................... 1986-89 Jill Brown........................... 1986-87 Kendall Brown................... 2012-16 Alexis Buckley................... 2003-07 Blair Buder......................... 2002-06 Jordan Burnes................... 2010-14 Kelly Busche...................... 2002-06 Wendy Bustamante........... 2007-08 Darcy Butt...................... 1997-2001 Dana Butts......................... 1989-90 Cheryl Bylski...................... 1987-90 C-C-C Casandra Caarder............. 1985-86 Kim Carlin.......................... 1987-88 Shayne Carnahan............. 1994-98 Katie Cattolica................... 2004-06 Jenny Cheetham.................. 2017Lana Christensen.............. 2007-11 Jayne Clark............................ 1984 Jeanne Clark..................... 1984-88 Mary Clark......................... 1991-94 Lindsay Clark-Warren........ 2013-15 Teresa Cobb......................... 2017Kelly Cochran.................... 1995-99 Kim Cochran.................. 1997-2001 Alison Cole........................ 1992-94 Megan Collier.................... 2007-11 Corie Collins...................... 2003-07 Shannon Colvin................. 2004-07

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Fi Connell.......................... 2009-13 Doreen Cosenza............... 1988-90 Amy Cotner....................... 1984-95 Jenny Cowperthwaite........ 1989-90 Stephanie Cox................... 1997-98 Nicole Craft.................... 1998-2000 Susan Craig....................... 1983-84 Samm Crocker........................ 2014 Fiona Curnow.................... 1984-86 Brittany Curry.................... 2007-08 D-D-D Katie Dallmann.................. 2011-13 Laura D’Aniello.................. 2007-08 Ashleigh Danielson............ 2006-07 Shawna Darby................... 1990-92 Anna Deem....................... 2000-04 Claudia Delaney................ 1983-87 Andrea Derflinger.............. 2010-14 Catherine Desimone.......... 1988-89 Hilary Devine..................... 1993-94 April Diez........................... 1992-96 Joy Dill............................... 1992-94 Natalie Dinch........................ 2017Chalene Dirks-Ryan.......... 2008-12 April Divine........................ 2007-08 Karen Dobias..................... 1985-89 Kiernan Donahoe.......... 1999-2000 Angie Dovidio.................... 1993-94 Sharon Dugan................... 1997-99 E-E-E Heather Eastin................... 1988-90 Hayley Edmond................. 2015-16 Patty Egan......................... 1983-84 Meredith Egloria................ 2006-11 Tracy Elias......................... 1985-86 Molly Elkins....................... 2012-13 Ellen Erick..................... 1998-2002 F-F-F Candace Fajardo............... 2004-08 Monika Fajardo.................. 2000-04 Leia Fazio...................... 1998-2002 Claire Ferro....................... 2007-11 Danielle Filipp.................... 2005-09 Kim Fitzmaurice................. 1983-84 Tara Florschuetz................ 1989-90 Brigitta Flydal..................... 1986-88 Rachael Foe...................... 2006-10 Vicky Forconi..................... 1989-92 Lindy Fordem................ 1997-2000 Kristina Fox....................... 1996-98 Trinity Frazee..................... 2012-16 Sue Fredricks.................... 1983-84 Heather Freeman.............. 1993-97 Carolyn Fries..................... 2001-05 Holly Frost......................... 2008-12 Ursula Fryer....................... 1992-94 G-G-G Casandra Gardner............. 1985-86 Alexa Geiger...................... 2013-17 Sharon George.................. 1986-88 Abbi Gerstmar................... 2007-08 Trish Gillespie.................... 1987-88 Cheryl Gillett...................... 1986-87 Gina Gioco........................ 1992-94 Hayley Gonnason.............. 2002-03 Raquel Gonzales................. 2015Lisa Gorsline..................... 1994-95

Ashani Gottlieb.................. 2010-14 Shelly Gravel..................... 1987-88 Michelle Guglielmo............ 1997-99 H-H-H Heather Halliday................ 1989-90 Leann Hamblen................. 2003-05 Kristen Hamilton................ 2008-10 Claire Hammond.................. 2014Abby Hanke....................... 2003-05 Niki Hanson....................... 1994-97 Kelly Hardin....................... 1991-93 Melanie Harris................... 2014-15 Taryn Harris....................... 2007-11 Jodi Hashagen.............. 1999-2003 Catherine Hatling........... 1999-2001 Trina Havlick...................... 1989-92 Lauren Hazel........................ 2017Maria Hechanova.............. 2005-09 Susanne Hendrickson....... 1988-89 Trudy Henkels................... 1994-96 Jodi Hering........................ 1983-84 Alice Hick............................. 2016Chris Hite........................... 1983-84 Chanel Hone..................... 1990-91 Katherine Horak............ 1996-2000 Alexia Hotis....................... 1987-91 Roni Houck........................... 2014Cari Houtz......................... 1989-91 Megan Howell.................... 2003-05 Kensie Howlett.................. 2002-04 Alex Huff............................ 2011-15 Ila Hughes......................... 2015-16 Natalie Hughes.................. 2004-08 I-I-I Kari Randall Ingram........... 1995-99 Andrea Irion....................... 1989-90 J-J-J Chelsea Jackson............... 2012-16 Alanna Janssens............... 2001-04 Jacqueline Jenner......2002-04, 2005-06 Stacy Johnson................... 1984-86 Jessi Jones........................ 2006-10 Kristin Jones...................... 2008-12 Alexis Juergens................. 2011-15 K-K-K Anna Kathol....................... 1997-99 Urte Kazakeviciute............ 2013-17 Kim Kelly........................... 1990-91 Jennifer Kilborn................. 1988-91 Monique King....................... 2016Margot Kirkpatrick............. 1989-91 Sandi Kline........................ 1989-90 Kim Kopra.......................... 2007-08 Jayne Koprowski............... 1992-94 Nichole Kotchka............ 1997-2001 Aleksandra Krastins.......... 1990-92 Ali Kronebusch.................. 2001-05 Kerri Kuehn....................... 1988-91 Tatiana Kurach..................... 2016Kristen Kursiss.................. 2000-02 Ashley Kurtz...................... 2007-11 L-L-L Stephanie LaFrance.......... 1995-98 Vivian Landeck.................. 2007-11 Kendall Landry.................. 1989-90 Donna Lane....................... 1983-84

Stacy LaPlante.................. 1998-99 Brooke Larson............... 1998-2002 Amanda Lasik.................... 2000-04 Jennifer Lattig.................... 1993-94 Sharon Latto...................... 1983-84 Sara Lenhoff...................... 2013-17 Kali Lents........................... 2011-12 Laura Leslie....................... 2001-03 Vicki Lesperance............... 1985-86 Debbie Lessard................. 1988-89 Emily Lewandowski........... 2011-14 Jori Lindquist..................... 2013-16 Alyssa Loeffelman............. 2014-16 Megan Logan.................... 1992-96 Lori Long........................... 1991-92 Cyndi Loomis..................... 1993-94 Michelle Lovata................. 2002-03 Katie Lowe......................... 2000-04 Emma Lowther.................. 2010-14 Kelsey Loy......................... 2009-13 Marybeth Luttrell................ 1983-84 Amy Lynch......................... 1992-93 Cassie Lyons..................... 2003-07 M-M-M Krista Maier....................... 2008-12 Lisa Mancuso.................... 1987-91 Allison Mann........................ 2014Audrey Mann........................ 2014Dara Marin......................... 2005-09 Amy Martin.................... 1997-2000 Emily Martin......................... 2016Sasha Martin..................... 1992-94 Beth Maxwell..................... 1987-90 Denise McCarthy............... 1986-87 Niahm McDonagh................ 2017Jenny McKay..................... 1991-93 Courtney McKenzie....... 1999-2003 Keri McManus............... 1999-2000 Traci McTeer...................... 1990-91 Lauren Meding.................. 2002-05 Amie Michael..................... 1989-91 Kristen Miernicki................ 2007-08 Sam Milewski....................... 2017Lindsey Miller.................... 2006-10 Fernanda Montiel................. 2016Kimber Morelli................... 2006-10 Kate Morgan.................. 1999-2003 Meagan Morrison.............. 2011-14 Ellie Morrissey................... 2012-13 Katie Munch...................... 2004-08 Mary Carol Myerchin......... 1990-92 N-N-N Catherine Nagy................. 1990-92 Kathryn Nation................... 1988-90 Logan Neal........................... 2015Mary Neyland.................... 1984-86 Cathy Niemeyer................. 1985-86 Mary Norwood................... 1989-90 O-O-O Kristy O’Connell................. 1988-91 Sarah O’Connor................... 2017Michele Owara.................. 1988-92 P-P-P Shannon Packard.............. 2002-06 Hadas Pade....................... 1993-97 Danielle Palbykin............... 2009-13 Keli Palmer........................ 1986-87

ALL-TIME ROSTER Rachel Palmer................... 2010-14 Kathryn Palomino.............. 2013-14 Lynn Pattison..................... 1983-84 Olivia Payne......................... 2016Kristin Pereyra............... 1999-2003 Cathy Perry....................... 1983-84 Lindsay Peterson............... 2000-04 Nikie Peterson................... 1986-88 Cathy Petry........................ 1984-88 Eva Pold............................ 2012-16 Kathy Pollard..................... 1988-91 Kelly Pollard...................... 1991-93 Ellen Potter........................ 1988-92 Monica Pruett.................... 2012-16 Trista Pszwaro................... 1992-94

Natalie Strohmeyer............ 1988-89 Christina Suarez................ 2007-08 Amanda Sumrow............... 2015-16 Annette Swetish................ 1985-89

Q-Q-Q Michelle Quigley................ 1993-94

U-U-U Victoria Upton.................... 1983-84 Chelsey Urban................... 2000-04 Vicki Uthe.......................... 1983-84

S-S-S Kate Schafer...................... 2007-11 Andrea Schmidt................... 2015Cathey Schuler.................. 1983-84 Susan Scott................... 1997-2001 Sam Seiber........................... 2017Maddie Seidl........................ 2017Christine Seip.................... 1989-93 Emily Seuferer................... 1991-94 Emily Sharrer....................... 2017Anne Shassetz.................. 1989-90 Kendra Shirley................... 1988-92 Emma Simmonds.............. 2014-16 Valerie Simmons................ 1984-87 Emily Simon...................... 2002-06 Michelle Sirrott................... 1988-89 Tysa Slade......................... 1984-85 Ida-Louise Smit................. 1990-94 Megan Smith..................... 1997-98 Patsy Smith....................... 1985-86 Shannon Smith.................. 1989-91 Stirling Smith..................... 2010-14 Gwen Smithberg................ 2011-14 Celeste Soder.................... 1986-87 Erin Spielman...................... 2016Alina Staffeldt...................... 2014Sherry Stalley.................... 1984-88 Amy Stiak.......................... 1985-86 Leanne Stoelb............... 1999-2001

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R-R-R Jennifer Raphael............... 1989-90 Noelle Rasmussen............ 1986-87 Andrea Redman................ 1995-99 Heidi Rentfrow................... 1991-92 Adana Reynolds................ 1984-85 Kristi Richardson............... 1986-89 Kimmy Richter..................... 2014Megan Riesmeyer............. 1995-96 Elisa Rodriguez................... 2017Christi Rogers.................... 1983-84 Cassie Ronai..................... 2012-16 Alyson Roney.................... 1993-94 Jocelyn Rossi.................... 1996-99 Renee Rother.................... 2006-10 Lani Runcorn..................... 1983-84 Becky Russell.................... 2011-14 Holly Russell...................... 1992-96 Stephanie Russell............. 1994-95 Sarah Ruthenberg............. 1995-96 Jennifer Ruthrauff.............. 2002-06

T-T-T Sarah Takach....................... 2015Heather Thomas................ 2002-04 Debbie Thompson............. 1983-84 Madelon Thompson........... 1983-84 Cari Thomson.................... 1987-90 Jaimee Topf....................... 1985-86 Christina Torrente................ 2015Carlye Townsend............... 2012-16 Becky Triemstra................. 2004-08

V-V-V Erika Van Steenberg.......... 1991-93 Aubrey Varga..................... 2000-04 Monica Veit........................ 2007-11 July Vurpillat...................... 1985-86 W-W-W Maryann Wagener......... 1999-2003 Jane Wakefield.................. 2010-14 Annie Wallace.................... 1988-89 Bobbie Wallace.............. 1999-2001 Kim Wallis.......................... 1988-89 Julie Ward.......................... 2005-08 Annie Warner................. 1998-2002 Kori Weick......................... 1983-86 Nicole Wieland.............. 1997-2000 Rykka Wienert................... 1989-91 Julie White......................... 1989-91 Dawn Williams................... 1983-84 Dawn Williams................... 1995-99 Hope Williams...................... 2017Jenn Williams.................... 1992-93 Kelsey Williams............. 1996-2000 Megan Williams............. 1999-2000 T.J. Williams....................... 2006-10 Haley Willoughby............... 2006-08 Halle Wilson...................... 2012-13 Tracy Wilson...................... 1992-96 Heather Windom............... 1988-89 Jenny Wolters.................... 1995-98 Jan Woodbury................... 1985-87 Caitlin Wright..................... 2011-15 Kristin Wright..................... 1995-99 Z-Z-Z Christen Zybura................. 1992-93 Bold indicates current student-athletes

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OVERALL DUAL MEET SERIES RESULTS Opponent Air Force Arizona Arizona State Boise State BYU Brown California Cal Poly Cal State Los Angeles Cal State Northridge Centenary Colorado Colorado College Colorado School of Mines Colorado State Denver Florida Atlantic Fresno State Grand Canyon Hawaii Houston Idaho Iowa Kansas LSU Loyola Marymount Marywood Missouri Nebraska Nevada UNLV New Mexico New Mexico State North Texas Northwestern Northern Colorado Northern Illinois Oregon State Pacific Pepperdine Purdue Rice San Diego San Diego State San Jose State Seattle Stanford Texas Texas A&M TCU UC Davis UC Irvine UC San Diego UC Santa Barbara Utah Washington Washington State Wyoming 2017-18 opponents in bold

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W-L 5-2 0-24 1-18 2-3 0-8 0-1 0-1 3-0 1-0 3-0 1-0 3-0 4-0 1-0 2-7 1-1 1-1 2-3 4-0 0-4 1-0 10-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 6-0 1-0 0-2 1-0 5-6 0-18 14-15 27-4 1-0 0-2 12-0 1-0 3-9 3-0 2-0 0-2 0-1 22-3 5-4 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 7-3 5-1 0-2 2-3 0-3 2-8 7-5

Streak W5 L24 L2 L3 L8 L1 L1 W3 W1 W3 W1 W3 W4 W1 L2 L1 W1 W1 W4 L4 W1 W4 L1 L1 L2 W6 W1 L2 W1 L6 L18 L3 W6 W1 L2 W12 W1 W2 W3 W2 L2 L1 W9 L2 L1 W1 L1 L1 L1 W1 W1 W4 W1 L2 W1 L3 L3 L4

Last Meeting First Meeting 2015 (W, 177-123) 1986 (L, 77-38) 2017 (L, 178-118) 1985 (L, 56-46) 2016 (L, 172-114) 1986 (L, 73-49) 2017 (L, 163.5-84.5) 2006 (W, 197-27) 2008 (L, 177.5-122.5) 1988 (L, 166-134) 1996 (L, 87-60) 1996 (L, 87-60) 1996 (L, 143-75) 1996 (L, 143-75) 1999 (W, 72-40) 1994 (W, 141-77) 1992 (W, 43-25) 1992 (W, 43-25) 1997 (W, 165-119) 1992 (W, 156-84) 2007 (W, 87-14) 2007 (W, 87-14) 1989 (W, 93-47) 1987 (W, 135-106) 1987 (W, 90-42) 1986 (W, 96-38) 1986 (W, 101-14) 1986 (W, 101-14) 2016 (L, 160-140) 1999 (L, 141-62) 2011 (L, 148-92) 2002 (W, 92-21) 2015 (W, 175-81) 2002 (L, 182.5-116.5) 2002 (W, 187.5-112.5) 1987 (W, 81-27) 2014 (W, 168-125) 2007 (W, 160-145) 2016 (L, 163-136) 1991 (L, 126-93) 2000 (W, 162-74) 2000 (W, 162-74) 2016 (W, 172.5-126.5) 2007 (W, 138-124) 2012 (L, 181-113) 2012 (L, 181-113) 2008 (L, 193-103) 2008 (L, 193-103) 2015 (L, 164-79) 2015 (L, 204-96) 2009 (W, 172.5-82.5) 1994 (W, 131-48) 2015 (W, 205-50) 2015 (W, 205-50) 2004 (L, 149-88) 2002 (L, 123-75) 2003 (W, 125-117) 2003 (W, 125-117) 2017 (L, 144-113) 1985 (W, 70-43) 2011 (L, 162-95) 1984 (L, 82-58) 2016 (L, 156.5-140.5) 1987 (L, 84-58) 2016 (W, 168-125) 1985 (W, 91-48) 2007 (W, 158-142) 2007 (W, 158-142) 2015 (L, 189-71) 2013 2017 (W, 170-91) 1985 (W, 98-42) 1995 (W, 148-84) 1995 (W, 148-84) 2017 (W, 167-125) 2006 (L, 170-124) 1998 (W, 153-140) 1987 (W, 75-36) 1987 (W, 152-91) 1986 (W, 88-46) 1997 (L, 183-75) 1989 (L, 97-42) 2006 (L, 124-81) 2006 (L, 124-81) 2014 (W, 151-108) 1985 (W, 87-46) 2010 (L, 153-116) 1998 (W, 110-91) 2008 (L, 130-112) 2008 (L, 130-112) 2011 (W, 171-65) 2011 (W, 171-65) 1996 (L, 118-22) 1996 (L, 118-22) 2002 (L, 117-80) 2002 (L, 117-80) 2007 (L, 180-113) 2007 (L, 180-113) 2007 (W, 57-45) 2007 (L, 145-115) 1987 (W, 182-84) 1987 (W, 182-84) 1999 (W, 64-48) 1983 (L, 85-54) 2003 (W, 117-86) 1984 (W, 75-64) 2011 (L, 150-98) 2003 (L, 195-103) 1999 (W, 123-92) 1984 (W, 84-51) 2009 (L, 201-98) 1999 (L, 108-29) 2016 (L, 129-70) 1995 (W, 135-86) 2015 (L, 181-113) 1985 (W, 87-49)

COACH JOHNS’ DUAL MEET RESULTS Opponent W-L Streak Air Force 3-0 W3 Arizona 0-22 L22 Arizona State 1-12 L2 Boise State 2-3 L3 BYU 0-5 L5 California 0-1 L1 Cal Poly 2-0 W2 Cal State Northridge 1-0 W1 Centenary 1-0 W1 Colorado State 2-7 L2 Denver 1-1 L1 Florida Atlantic 1-1 W1 Fresno State 1-1 W1 Grand Canyon 4-0 W4 Hawaii 0-3 L3 Houston 1-0 W1 Idaho 10-1 W4 Iowa 0-1 L1 Kansas 0-1 L1 LSU 0-2 L2 Loyola Marymount 2-0 W2 Marywood 1-0 W1 Missouri 0-2 L2 Nebraska 1-0 W1 Nevada 0-5 L5 UNLV 0-8 L8 New Mexico 12-10 L3 New Mexico State 20-3 W6 North Texas 1-0 W1 Northwestern 0-2 L2 Northern Colorado 8-0 W8 Oregon State 3-9 W2 Pacific 1-0 W1 Purdue 0-1 L1 Rice 0-1 L1 San Diego 9-2 W8 San Diego State 5-4 L1 San Jose State 0-1 L1 Seattle 1-0 W1 Stanford 0-1 L1 Texas 0-1 L1 Texas A&M 0-1 L1 TCU 1-1 W1 UC Irvine 1-0 W1 UC San Diego 2-1 W1 UC Santa Barbara 0-2 L2 Utah 1-0 W1 Washington 0-3 L3 Washington State 1-8 L3 Wyoming 3-4 L4 Overall 103-131 .440 2017-18 opponents in bold

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D2-3 D4 J14 F23-25 N9 N17 N29 F8 F8 F10 F28-M2

O25 N1 D6 D7-8 J4 J10 J11 J14 F7 F7 F8 F8 F8 F20-22

1983-84 – 0-1 dual at SDSU-UCSD Invitational at UC Irvine at Colorado College Relays at West Coast Ind. Championships 1984-85 – 3-2 dual

UNLV at Wyoming Relays UTAH at San Diego vs. UC San Diego at UC Irvine at High Country Championships! !Las Cruces, N.M. 1985-86 – 8-4 dual WYOMING NEW MEXICO STATE at Arizona at Arizona Invitational at UC Irvine Nevada at UNLV ARIZONA STATE at Northern Colorado vs. Colorado College at Air Force vs. Colorado Mines vs. Colorado College at Pac West Championships! !Moscow, Idaho 1986-87 – 11-2 dual

2nd/5 L, 85-54 3rd/9 6th/9 L, 82-58 5th/6 W, 84-51 W, 87-46 W, 75-64 L, 74-66 6th/7

W, 87-49 W, 91-48 L, 56-46 4th/4 W, 70-45 W, 70-43 L, 86-54 L, 73-49 W, 98-42 W, 96-38 L, 77-38 W, 101-14 W, 101-14 4th/10

N14 N22 D10 J3 J3 J9 J9 J9 J13 J31 F6 F6 F7 F26-28

UNLV PEPPERDINE at Arizona State at UC Irvine vs. Pacific vs. Pepperdine Nevada vs. San Diego at UC San Diego vs. Colorado College at Northern Colorado vs. Colorado College at Colorado at PCSC Championships

L, 90-50 W, 88-46 L, 111-56 W, 69-44 W, 75-36 W, 152-91 W, 157-87 W, 146-66 W, 174-82 W, 134-115 W, 72-64 W, 90-42 W, 135-106 1st/7

O31 N13 N13 N13 N21 N21 N21 N21 J9 F5 F5 F6 F18-20

1987-88 – 8-4 dual NEW MEXICO ARIZONA STATE UC IRVINE FRESNO STATE vs. Utah vs. Pacific vs. UC Davis at Nevada at San Diego at Colorado vs. Northern Colorado at Air Force at PCSC Championships

L, 84-58 L, 178-141 W, 57-56 W, 81-27 L, 158-110 W, 177-79 W, 182-84 W, 192-72 W, 130-67 W, 86-49 W, 87-53 L, 113-102 1st/7

1988-89 – 4-4 dual N4 N5 N19 J4 J4 J13 J17 F9 F23-25

AIR FORCE BYU at Nevada at UC Irvine vs. Fresno State SAN DIEGO WYOMING UTAH at PCSC Championships

N3 N3

1989-90 – 4-6 NEVADA COLORADO

W, 153-147 L, 166-134 W, 156-106 L, 151-92 L, 127-78 W, 163-112 W, 68-41 L, 159-141 1st/5 W, 73-49 W, 93-47

N10 N10 N17 N18 D2 J13 J13 F2 F21-23

UNLV PURDUE at Utah at BYU SAN DIEGO WYOMING FRESNO STATE at New Mexico State at PCSC Championships

L, 167-128 L, 97-42 L, 135-108 L, 131-103 W, 65-46 L, 59-54 L, 73-32 W, 67-44 1st/8

N3 N10 N10 N17 J5-6 J12 J19 F2 F8 F9 F21-23

1990-91 – 6-3 dual NEW MEXICO NEVADA SAN DIEGO BYU at UCI Invitational WYOMING NEW MEXICO STATE at UNLV at Air Force at Northern Colorado at PCSC Championships

W, 159-136 L, 75-40 W, 90-41 L, 143-104 8th/15 W, 137-100 W, 151-83 L, 131-105 W, 122-121 W, 126-117 3rd/9

N7 N9 N10 J7 F1 F8 F8 F19-21

1991-92 – 3-4 dual HAWAII SAN DIEGO UNLV NEW MEXICO at New Mexico State at San Diego vs. CS Los Angeles at PCSC Championships

L, 126-93 W, 140-115 L, 140-98 L, 131-82 L, 123-100 W, 93-44 W, 43-25 4th/11

N15 N21 N21 J9-10 J16 J23 J29 J30 F6 F18-20

1992-93 – 5-3 dual UC SAN DIEGO at San Diego vs. CS Northridge at UCI Invitational at UNLV NEW MEXICO STATE ARIZONA STATE SAN DIEGO NEW MEXICO at PCSC Championships

W, 148-92 W, 157-81 W, 156-84 1st/11 L, 156.5-81.5 W, 147-70 L, 154-68 W, 124-111 L, 165-135 3rd/8

1993-94 – 5-2 dual 29th in the nation O30 NEW MEXICO N7 UNLV N13 at San Diego N13 vs. UC Irvine D2-4 at Speedo Cup J6 WYOMING F5 at New Mexico State F8 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT F17-19 at PCSC Championships M18-20 at NCAA Championships

L, 135-109 L, 157-106 W, 179-47 W, 172-56 4th W, 77-33 W, 135-101 W, 131-48 1st/10 29th/67

N11 N12 N12 N19 N19 D1-3 J13 J13 J13 J13 J28 F4 F5 F16-18

1994-95 – 10-2 dual at UC Irvine at San Diego vs. CS Northridge at UNLV vs. Cal Poly at Speedo Cup NORTHERN ILLINOIS WASHINGTON STATE ARIZONA STATE SAN DIEGO at New Mexico NEW MEXICO STATE LOYOLA MARYMOUNT at PCSC Championships

W, 147-87 W, 156-129 W, 173-83 L, 125-113 W, 141-77 14th/22 W, 148-84 W, 135-86 L, 145-88 W, 169-31 W, 150-81 W, 118-95 W, 107-72 2nd/13

O27 N3 N4 N10 N10 N18

1995-96 – 4-6 dual at Arizona State UNLV at Arizona at San Diego vs. UC Irvine NEW MEXICO

L, 215-72 L, 146-88 L, 143-96 L, 126-117 W, 160-82 L, 124-113

J10 J27 F3 F3 F15-17

N9 N9 N15 N15 N16 D14-16 J11 J17 J18 J25 J25 F1 F13-15

N1 N8 N21 N22 N22 J3 J10 J17 J24 J24 J24 J31 F11-14

N1 D4 J8 J16 J21 J23 J30 F5 F6 F6 F13 F24-27

O30 N5-6

N19 N19 J6 J8 J13 J15 J30 F23-26

N4

BROWN at New Mexico State LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LOYOLA MARYMOUNT at PCSC Championships! !Cerritos, Calif.

1996-97 – 3-8 dual at San Diego vs. UC San Diego at Stanford vs. Nevada at California at UNLV Winter Invitational# NEW MEXICO STATE at Arizona State at Arizona at UNLV vs. CS Northridge at New Mexico at PCSC Championships! #Las Vegas, Nev. !Long Beach, Calif.

1997-98 – 5-5 dual UNLV NEW MEXICO at Sun Devil Classic I# at Sun Devil Classic II# vs. Purdue# at New Mexico State SAN DIEGO STATE at Arizona vs. Fresno State~ vs. Pacific~ vs. Cal Poly~ ARIZONA STATE at PCSC Championships! #Tempe, Ariz. ~Clovis, Calif. !Long Beach, Calif.

1998-99 – 6-5 dual at New Mexico at UNLV UTAH at Arizona vs. San Diego State# NEW MEXICO STATE at Arizona State at Air Force at Colorado State vs. Wyoming at Hawaii at NIC Championships! #Phoenix, Ariz. !Rochester, Mich.

L, 87-60 W, 123-120 W, 95-61 W, 73-39 3rd/13

L, 165-107 W, 151-129 L, 118-22 L, 104-36 L, 143-75 3rd/4 W, 135-99 L, 164.5-58.5 L, 140-92 L, 184-91 W, 165-119 L, 116-88 2nd/12

L, 135-108 W, 149-88 4th/4 3rd/4 L, 183-75 W, 155-66 W, 110-91 L, 165-113 L, 193.5-106.5 W, 153-140 W, 221-77 L, 149-93 1st/13

W, 120-85 L, 175-123 W, 123-92 L, 151-106 W, 131-74 W, 136-97 L, 188.5-95.5 W, 113-112 L, 141-62 W, 103-100 L, 187-103 2nd/11

1999-2000 – 4-11 dual NEW MEXICO L, 153-138 at UC Irvine# W, 64-48 vs. New Mexico State# W, 79-30 vs. Cal Poly# W, 72-40 vs. UNLV# L, 76-34 vs. Washington# L, 108-29 vs. Hawaii# L, 100-30 vs. UNLV# L, 98-39 at Arizona L, 224-67 vs. UC San Diego L, 164-83 COLORADO STATE L, 160-136 WYOMING W, 148-95 vs. San Diego State~ L, 48-17 at Arizona L, 158-107 ARIZONA STATE L, 141-97 at NIC Championships!

6th/9 #Big West Shootout (Irvine, Calif.) ~Phoenix, Ariz. !Boca Raton, Fla. 2000-01 – 4-6 dual SAN DIEGO STATE

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N9 N9 N9 N10-11 N18 J12 J21 J21 F2 F3 F21-24

O27 N8 N8 N9-10 N17 D8 J4 J9 J10 F3 F21-24

O25 O25 N7 N7 N7 N9 N9 N23 N23 D20 J3 J6 J10 F1 F1 F26-M1

O31 N6 N8 N22 D13 D13 D20 J9 J9 J17 J31 F26-29

at New Mexico vs. BYU vs. Houston at Lobo Invitational# NEW MEXICO STATE at Arizona at Arizona State vs. San Diego at Wyoming at Colorado State at NIC Championships! #Albuquerque, N.M. !Rochester, Mich.

2001-02 – 2-7 dual NEW MEXICO at New Mexico vs. Colorado State at Lobo Invitational# at New Mexico State at San Diego State at Arizona Texas (via fax) MISSOURI at Arizona State at NIC Championships #Albuquerque, N.M. !Rochester, Mich.

L, 125-117 L, 152-90 W, 162-74 3rd/7 W, 200-98 L, 157-120 L, 186-107 L, 152-146 W, 105-99 L, 165-118 3rd/8

W, 142-101 L, 133-110 L, 151-92 2nd/5 W, 146-94 L, 185-111 L, 127-96 L, 117-80 L, 123-75 L, 150-91 2nd/6

2002-03 – 6-9 dual at Arizona State vs. UNLV at New Mexico vs. BYU vs. San Diego State at Denver vs. Colorado State FRESNO STATE NEW MEXICO STATE at Florida Atlantic SAN DIEGO NEBRASKA at Arizona at UNLV vs. UC Santa Barbara at NIC Championships! !Rochester, Mich.

L, 228-70 L, 181-117 L, 144-99 L, 139-104 W, 134-107 W, 92-21 L, 141-94 W, 187.5-112.5 W, 82-47 L, 182.5-116.5 W, 26-18 W, 125-117 L, 166-108 L, 170-127 L, 195-103 2nd/5

2003-04 – 5-5 dual ARIZONA STATE at New Mexico at Lobo Invitational NEW MEXICO at San Diego at San Diego State at UC San Diego at Arizona vs. Missouri NEVADA at New Mexico State at NIC Championships! !Rochester, Mich.

L, 172-71 W, 140-104 2nd/6 W, 172-120 W, 55-30 L, 126-119 W, 117-86 L, 183-58 L, 149-88 L, 159-139 W, 208-149 2nd/5

2004-05 – 5-2 dual N4 vs. BYU/at New Mexico W vs. UNM/L vs. BYU N5-6 at Lobo Invitational 2nd/5 N12 at Nevada L, 161-139 J2 NEW MEXICO W, 79-52 J8 vs. Minnesota/Cal-B. 2nd/3 J22 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 166-116 J29 vs. San Diego W, 176-86 F5 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 180-94 F23-26 at WAC Championships!

5th/7 !San Antonio, Texas N5 N19 D3 D17 J6

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2005-06 – 3-4 dual at Lobo Invitational at New Mexico State NEW MEXICO at Rebel Invitational at Arizona

2nd/4 W, 146-91 W, 190-107 4th/10 L, 201-93

J6 J6 J9 J20 F22-25

vs. Oregon State vs. Washington RICE at San Diego at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

L, 170-124 L, 183.5-110.5 L, 124-81 W, 180-114 3rd/7

N2 N2 N2 D2 D2 D18 J5 J6 J8 J12 J13 J27 F14-17

2006-07 – 6-6 dual at New Mexico vs. New Mexico State vs. BYU BOISE STATE NEW MEXICO STATE at Loyola Marymount at Arizona vs. Oregon State TCU at Idaho at Washington State SAN DIEGO at WAC Championships! !San Antonio Texas

L, 175.5-123.5 W, 179-118 L, 221-77 W, 197-27 W, 137-102 W, 155-107 L, 184-105 L, 171-123 L, 145-115 W, 138-124 L, 161-92 W, 185-108 3rd/8

O26 O26 O27 O27 N3 N10 N10 N16 D6 D15 J4 J4 J26 F2 F23

2007-08 – 9-5 dual at TCU vs. Centenary at North Texas vs. Texas A&M at Grand Canyon IDAHO NEW MEXICO STATE WASHINGTON STATE NEW MEXICO at San Diego at #4 Arizona vs. Oregon State GRAND CANYON at New Mexico State at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

W, 57-45 W, 87-14 W, 158-142 L, 180-113 W, 160-145 W, 163-126 W, 164-131 L, 157-137 W, 169-125 W, 174.5-106.5 L, 174-122 L, 176-123 W, 150-41 L, 153-109 2nd/8

O10 O10 O11 O11 O11 O18 N1 N1 N14 N15 D6 J2 J2 J2 J17 J24 F28

2008-09 – 7-9 dual vs. Boise State vs. Nevada vs. Air Force vs. Northern Colorado vs. San Jose State KANSAS at New Mexico vs. BYU at Idaho at Washington State NEW MEXICO at Arizona vs. Oregon State vs. Washington LOYOLA MARYMOUNT SAN DIEGO at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

W, 139-103 L, 130-112 W, 130-107 W, 149-88 L, 130-112 L, 193-103 W, 177-123 L, 177.5-122.5 W, 146-95 L, 146-59 L, 167.5-132.5 L, 254.5-45.5 L, 161-139 L, 201-98 W, 172.5-82.5 W, 176-120 2nd/9

O31 O31 N6 N13 D19 J8 J8 J9 F6 F6 F24-27

2009-10 – 3-7 dual at New Mexico State vs. Northern Colorado WASHINGTON STATE at Boise State at Arizona State at #2 Arizona vs. Oregon State IDAHO at San Diego vs. San Diego State at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

L, 152-147 W, 224-75 L, 149-142 L, 185.5-114.5 L, 192-107 L, 216-83 L, 164.5-97.5 W, 173-127 W, 169-125 L, 153-116 5th/9

N12 N13 N20 D4

2010-11 – 3-6 dual at Washington State at Idaho BOISE STATE NEW MEXICO STATE

L, 164-93 W, 136-106 L, 161-139 W, 170-130

D18 J7 J7 J22 J22 F23-26

at Arizona State at Arizona vs. Oregon State at UNLV vs. UC Santa Barbara at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

L, 150-68 L, 157-122 W, 160-133 L, 162-95 L, 150-98 3rd/8

N5 N10 N11 N12 N12 N21 D3 J6 J6 J6 J6 J28 F22-25

2011-12 – 7-5 dual IDAHO at Colorado State at Northern Colorado at Denver vs. Seattle WASHINGTON STATE at New Mexico State at Arizona vs. Oregon State vs. Iowa vs. New Mexico State at Grand Canyon at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

W, 155.5-133.5 W, 134-109 W, 160.5-82.5 L, 148-92 W, 171-65 W, 161-133 L, 161-138 L, 201-96 L, 180-114 L, 181-113 W, 150-148 W, 152-110 2nd/8

O13 O20 N3 N9 N10 D1 D20 J4 J4 J19 F2 F27-M2

2012-13 – 5-6 dual ARIZONA STATE at New Mexico NORTHERN COLORADO at Washington State at Idaho NEW MEXICO STATE vs. Northwestern at #6 Arizona vs. Oregon State COLORADO STATE at Arizona State at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

W, 57-49 W, 152-148 W, 178-119 L, 146-116 L, 177.5-122.5 W, 176-116 2nd L, 221-76 L, 147-146 W, 177-120 L, 146-91 2nd/9

O26 N2 N8 N9 D7 J3 J3 F8 F26-M1

2013-14 – 5-3 dual NEW MEXICO IDAHO at Northern Colorado at Colorado State at New Mexico State at Arizona vs. Oregon State GRAND CANYON at WAC Championships! !San Antonio, Texas

W, 166.5-131.5 W, 175-125 W, 178-117 L, 152-148 W, 171-129 L, 188-107 L, 157-137 W, 168-125 1st/8

O25 N7 N8 D6 D20 J2 J2 J7 J31 F25-28

O30 O30 O31 O31 N13 N13 N14 D5 D19 D19 D19 J8 J8 J16 J23

2014-15 – 4-5 dual at New Mexico at Idaho at Washington State NEW MEXICO STATE at San Diego at Arizona vs. Oregon State NORTHERN COLORADO vs. Wyoming# at WAC Championships! #Las Vegas, Nev. !San Antonio, Texas 2015-16 – 7-9 dual LSU WYOMING LSU WYOMING at Wyoming vs. Air Force at Northern Colorado at New Mexico State at Florida Atlantic vs. Northwestern vs. Marywood at #7 Arizona vs. Oregon State COLORADO STATE NEW MEXICO

L, 170-130 W, 185-115 L, 181-80 W, 182-118 W, 151-108 L, 191-102 L, 148-146 W, 142-93 L, 233-56 1st/8

L, 204-96 L, 156-144 L, 164-79 L, 144-99 L, 181-113 W, 177-123 W, 214-86 W, 178-122 W, 175-81 L, 189-71 W, 205-50 L, 195-96 W, 198.5-94.5 L, 160-140 L, 154-145

ALL-TIME MEET RESULTS

O8 O8 O29 N3 N4 N18-20 D3 D16 J6 J6 J21 J28 J28 F22-25

2016-17 – 4-8 dual ARIZONA HAWAII at New Mexico at Washington State at Idaho at Kansas Classic# NEW MEXICO STATE at Arizona State at #8 Arizona vs. Oregon State NORTHERN COLORADO at Boise State vs. Nevada at WAC Championships! #Topeka, Kan. !Houston, Texas

W, 169.5-102.5 1st/8

L, 222-77 L, 163-136 L, 156.5-140.5 L, 129-70 W, 172.5-126.5 5th/6 W, 168-127 L, 172-114 L, 178-118 W, 167-125 W, 170-91 L, 163.5-84.5 L, 144-113 1st/8

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F6 IDAHO F24-27 at WAC Championships! !Houston, Texas

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2017-18 NORTHERN ARIZONA SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE ACADEMICS 2016-17 ACADEMIC YEAR HIGHLIGHTS • The swimming & diving program received the Scholar All-America Team award from the College Swimming Coaches Association of American (CSCAA) during both the fall 2016 and spring 2017 semesters.

• NAU had team cumulative grade point averages of 3.41 in the fall semester and 3.32 in the spring semester.

It extended the Lumberjacks’ streak of holding a cumulative GPA above 3.20 in every semester since spring 2006.

• A total of 18 Lumberjacks received the Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award and 14 were named WAC All-Academic selections.

• Individually, Alexa Geiger and Alina Staffeldt were named CSCAA Scholar All-American Honorable Mention. It was Geiger’s third such honor and for Staffeldt, it marked her second honor of her career.

HISTORY

• Geiger was also selected as NAU’s NCAA Woman of the Year nominee - honoring her excellence in academic, athletics, service and leadership.

WAC ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES Cassie Anderson.................................... 2011-12 Kristy Ardavanis........................... 2011, 2012, 13 Allison Baldwin.......................................... 2017 Kate Bier..................................................... 2017 Tami Binek............................... 2007, 2008, 2009 Danielle Borth................ 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Tori Braudaway............................................ 2012 Brooke Brittain............... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Elizabeth Brook....................... 2007, 2008, 2009 Kendall Brown......................... 2013, 2015, 2016 Blair Buder......................................... 2005, 2006 Jordan Burnes............... 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Kelly Busche...................................... 2005, 2006 Wendy Bustamante..................................... 2008 Katie Cattolica............................................. 2005 Lana Christensen.......... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Lindsay Clark-Warren.................................. 2015 Fi Connell................................ 2011, 2012, 2013 Corie Collins................................................ 2005 Shannon Colvin....................... 2005, 2006, 2007 Laura D’Aniello............................................ 2008 Andrea Derflinger.................... 2012, 2013, 2014 April Divine.................................................. 2008 Hayley Edmond........................................... 2016 Meredith Egloria...................... 2009, 2010, 2011 Claire Ferro................... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Danielle Filipp.................................... 2008, 2009 Rachael Foe............................ 2008, 2009, 2010 Trinity Frazee............................................... 2013 Carolyn Fries............................................... 2005 Holly Frost................................................... 2012 Alexa Geiger.................. 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Ashani Gottlieb.............. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Leann Hamblen........................................... 2005 Claire Hammond.................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Taryn Harris................... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Maria Hechanova.................... 2007, 2008, 2009 Alice Hick................................................... 2017 Alex Huff.................................. 2013, 2014, 2015 Chelsea Jackson........... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Jessi Jones.............................. 2008, 2009, 2010 Kristin Jones............................ 2010, 2011, 2012 Alexis Juergens............. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Kim Kopra.................................................... 2008 Ali Kronebusch............................................ 2005 Sara Lenhoff.................. 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Kali Lents..................................................... 2012 Emily Lewandowski................. 2012, 2013, 2014 Jori Lindquist........................... 2014, 2015, 2016 Alyssa Loeffelman............................. 2015, 2016

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Emma Lowther.............. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Kelsey Loy......................................... 2012, 2013 Krista Maier............................. 2010, 2011, 2012 Allison Mann.......................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Audrey Mann.......................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Lindsey Miller.......................... 2008, 2009, 2010 Kimber Morelli................................... 2009, 2010 Meagan Morrison.................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Ellie Morrissey............................................. 2013 Katie Munch.................. 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Logan Neal....................................... 2016, 2017 Shannon Packard........................................ 2006 Rachel Palmer............... 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Eva Pold........................ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Monica Pruett................ 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Kimmy Richter....................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Cassie Ronai................. 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Renee Rother.................................... 2008, 2009 Becky Russell.................................... 2013, 2014 Jennifer Ruthrauff........................................ 2006 Kate Schafer................................................ 2011 Andrea Schmidt............................... 2016, 2017 Stirling Smith................. 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Gwen Smithberg...................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Erin Spielman............................................ 2017

Alina Staffeldt........................ 2015, 2016, 2017 Amanda Sumrow......................................... 2016 Sarah Takach................................... 2016, 2017 Heather Thomas.......................................... 2005 Carlye Townsend..................... 2013, 2015, 2016 Rebecca Triemstra.................. 2005, 2007, 2008 Monica Veit.................... 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Jane Wakefield.................................. 2013, 2014 Julie Ward................................ 2006, 2007, 2008 T.J. Williams....................................... 2009, 2010 Caitlin Wright................. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Bold indicates current student-athletes

Diving coach Nikki Huffman with NAU’s graduating class of 2017 from left to right: Alexa Geiger, Sara Lenhoff and Urte Kazakeviciute.

ACADEMICS

Alyson Aggers................................... 2002, 2003, 2004 Lacey Aldrich........................... 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 Cassie Anderson..........................................2011, 2012 Heather Anderson............................. 2002, 2003, 2004 Sofi Appelberg................................... 2005, 2007, 2008 Kristy Ardavanis........................2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Nichole Atkin.......................................................... 2005 Anita Bailey........................................................... 1990 Caitlin Baker................................................ 2014, 2015 Allison Baldwin.................................................... 2017 Ali Beerthuis.......................................................... 2003 Jessica Betts........................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Kate Bier............................................................... 2017 Joanna Bieri................................................ 1998, 1999 Tami Binek............................... 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Jordan Bixler............................................... 2003, 2004 Danielle Borth.......................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Jaclyn Branning..................................................... 2010 Genta Branstetter.................................................. 1992 Tori Braudaway...................................2011, 2012, 2013 Liz Breiland........................................ 2002, 2003, 2004 Cindy Brickhouse.................................................. 1988 Brooke Brittain......................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Elizabeth Brook................................. 2006, 2008, 2009 Kendall Brown .................................. 2014, 2015, 2016 Blair Buder............................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Jordan Burnes..........................2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Kelly Busche............................ 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Wendy Bustamante............................................... 2008 Dana Butts............................................................. 1990 Katie Cattolica................................... 2005, 2006, 2008 Lana Christensen.....................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Jayne Clark........................................................... 1988 Lindsay Clark-Warren.................................. 2014, 2015 Kelly Cochran.................................... 1996, 1998, 1999 Kim Cochran.......................................................... 2001 Megan Collier........................................................ 2008 Corie Collins................................................ 2004, 2005 Shannon Colvin....................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Fi Connell.................................2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Jennifer Cowperthwaite......................................... 1990 Stephanie Cox....................................................... 1998 Fiona Curnow........................................................ 1986 Brittany Curry........................................................ 2008 Laura D’Aniello...................................................... 2008 Anna Deem............................. 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Andrea Derflinger.....................2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Hilary Devine......................................................... 1994 April Diez................................. 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 April Divine............................................................ 2008 Kiernan Donahoe.................................................. 2000 Sharon Dugan............................................. 1998, 1999 Hayley Edmond..................................................... 2016 Meredith Egloria.............2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Ellen Erick................................................... 1999, 2000 Monika Fajardo.................................. 2002, 2003, 2004

Leia Fazio................................ 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Claire Ferro..............................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Danielle Filipp.............................................. 2008, 2009 Tara Florschuetz.................................................... 1990 Rachael Foe............................ 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Kristina Fox........................................................... 1997 Trinity Frazee........................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Carolyn Fries......................................................... 2005 Holly Frost............................................................. 2012 Alexa Geiger............................ 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Sharon George...................................................... 1989 Tricia Gillespie....................................................... 1987 Gina Gioco........................................ 1993, 1994, 1995 Lisa Gorsline......................................................... 1996 Ashani Gottlieb.........................2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Michelle Guglielmo................................................ 1998 Heather Halliday.................................................... 1990 Leann Hamblen................................. 2004, 2005, 2006 Claire Hammond.............................. 2015, 2016, 2017 Niki Hanson........................................................... 1997 Kelly Hardin........................................................... 1992 Melanie Harris....................................................... 2015 Taryn Harris..............................2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Trina Havlick................................................. 1991,1992 Maria Hechanova.................... 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 Trudy Henkels.................................................. 1995-96 Alice Hick............................................................. 2017 Katherine Horak...................... 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 Roni Houck................................................. 2015, 2017 Cari Houtz................................................... 1990, 1991 Megan Howell........................................................ 2004 Kensie Howlett............................................ 2003, 2004 Alex Huff.................................. 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Ila Hughes............................................................. 2016 Chelsea Jackson..................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Alanna Janssens............................... 2002, 2003, 2004 Jacqueline Jenner....................................... 2003, 2004 Jessi Jones.............................. 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Kristin Jones.............................2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Alexis Juergens....................... 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Urte Kazakeviciute................................................ 2014 Monique King....................................................... 2017 Margot Kirkpatrick................................................. 1990 Sandi Kline............................................................ 1990 Kim Kopra.................................................... 2008, 2009 Jayne Koprowski..................... 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 Nichole Kotchka................................ 1999, 2000, 2001 Ali Krastins............................................................ 1992 Ali Kronebusch........................ 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 Tatiana Kurach..................................................... 2017 Kristen Kursiss............................................ 2001, 2002 Brooke Larson......................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Amanda Lasik.......................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Jennifer Lattig.............................................. 1994, 1995 Sara Lenhoff............................ 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 Emily Lewandowski........................... 2012, 2013, 2014

Ten of NAU’s 18 Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipients attended last year’s luncheon.

Jori Lindquist............................................... 2015, 2016 Alyssa Loeffelman....................................... 2015, 2016 Michelle Lovata..................................................... 2003 Katie Lowe............................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Emma Lowther.........................2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Kelsey Loy................................2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Krista Maier..............................2009, 2010, 2011, 2012 Allison Mann.................................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Audrey Mann.................................... 2015, 2016, 2017 Amy Martin........................................ 1998, 1999, 2000 Emily Martin......................................................... 2017 Sasha Martin..................................... 1993, 1994, 1995 Courtney McKenzie................. 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Amie Michael............................................... 1990, 1991 Lindsey Miller.......................... 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Kimber Morelli................................... 2007, 2009, 2010 Meagan Morrison.............................. 2012, 2013, 2014 Ellie Morrissey....................................................... 2013 Katie Munch............................ 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Kaci Nation............................................................ 1990 Logan Neal................................................. 2016, 2017 Kristy O’Connell........................................... 1990, 1991 Shannon Packard.............................. 2004, 2005, 2006 Hadas Pade....................................... 1994, 1995, 1996 Rachel Palmer..........................2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Kristin Pereyra....................................................... 2000 Lindsay Peterson..................... 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Cathy Petry............................................................ 1986 Eva Pold.................................. 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Ellen Potter............................................................ 1990 Monica Pruett.......................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Michelle Quigley.................................................... 1994 Andrea Redman...................... 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 Kristi Richardson................................................... 1989 Kimmy Richter................................. 2015, 2016, 2017 Megan Riesmeyer................................................. 1996 Cassie Ronai........................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Jocelyn Rossi.................................... 1997, 1998, 1999 Renee Rother.................................... 2008, 2009, 2010 Becky Russell.................................... 2012, 2013, 2014 Holly Russell...................................... 1994, 1995, 1996 Jennifer Ruthrauff.................... 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006 Kate Schafer.......................................................... 2008 Andrea Schmidt......................................... 2016, 2017 Emily Simon...................................... 2003, 2004, 2005 Ida Smit................................... 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994 Stirling Smith............................2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Gwen Smithberg................................ 2012, 2013, 2014 Erin Spielman...................................................... 2017 Alina Staffeldt.................................. 2015, 2016, 2017 Natalie Strohmeyer................................................ 1990 Christina Suarez.................................................... 2008 Lonnie Sullivan...................................................... 1991 Amanda Sumrow................................................... 2016 Sarah Takach............................................. 2016, 2017 Heather Thomas................................ 2003, 2004, 2005 Cari Thomson.............................................. 1989, 1990 Carlye Townsend..................... 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Becky Triemstra....................... 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 Chelsey Urban............................................. 2001, 2004 Erika Van Steenberg.............................................. 1992 Aubrey Varga............................................... 2001, 2002 Monica Veit........................................ 2008, 2009, 2010 Maryann Wagener............................. 2000, 2002, 2003 Jane Wakefield...................................2011, 2013, 2014 Julie Ward.......................................... 2006, 2007, 2008 Annie Warner........................... 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Julie White................................................... 1990, 1991 Dawn Williams............................................. 1996, 1999 Jennifer Williams................................................... 1993 Kelsey Williams........................................... 1997, 1999 Megan Williams..................................................... 2000 T.J. Williams................................................. 2009, 2010 Caitlin Wright........................... 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 Kristin Wright............................................... 1997, 1999 Christen Zybura..................................................... 1993 Bold indicates current student-athletes

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2017-18 NORTHERN ARIZONA SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

HISTORY

AQUATIC AND TENNIS COMPLEX

After nearly two years of construction, Northern Arizona University’s brand new Aquatic and Tennis Complex (ATC) held its grand opening on Feb. 19, 2016. The state-of-the art facility, located across the street from NAU’s Health and Learning Center, will be the new home of NAU swimming & diving and men’s and women’s tennis. Groundbreaking for the ATC was held on May 1, 2014 after the Arizona Board of Regents unanimously approved the proposal on Feb. 7, 2014.

The Aquatic and Tennis Complex replaced the Wall Aquatic Center – the home of the Lumberjack swimming & diving program for the last 34 years since the pool’s opening in 1983. The 120,000 square foot ATC is more than double the size of the 50,000 square foot Wall Aquatic Center.

For the NAU swimming & diving team, the ATC includes an Olympic-sized swimming pool as well as a separate diving well. In addition to 1-meter and 3-meter springboards, there is the addition of a 10-meter diving platform that the Wall Aquatic Center previously had not supported. Other features include dryland training areas and a spa.

Both the NAU men’s and women’s tennis teams will enjoy the luxury of their own on-campus courts since 2007 when there were previously six outdoor courts to use. The ATC will provide the two programs with an indoor home for daily practice and home match-

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es featuring six indoor courts. Previously at the mercy of Flagstaff’s unpredictable weather, NAU tennis had hosted home matches at Continental Country Club and the Flagstaff Athletic Club as well as in Sedona in recent years while resorting to the two-court Fieldhouse for an on-campus practice facility. The second phase of the ATC will provide both tennis teams with six outdoor courts adjacent to the facility.

Spectator viewing decks are available for both the pool and tennis courts.

Shortly after the grand opening, the Aquatic and Tennis Complex hosted the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships from March 7-9, 2016. Nearly 100 divers – both men’s and women’s – representing 25 universities spanning the Pac-12, Mountain West, WAC and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conferences competed at the qualifying meet for the NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships. The facility has hosted the zone qualifying meet for the NCAA Championships two years running.

The first tennis match held in the ATC was on Feb. 21, 2016 when the NAU men’s tennis team posted a 7-0 victory over Western New Mexico. The NAU women’s tennis team made their debut in the facility on March 5, 2016 and splitting a doubleheader with a 5-2 win over conference rival Montana State and a narrow 4-3 loss to Emory University, the reigning Division III national runner-ups.

Flagstaff, home to the NAU swimming & diving program, has been a prominent training facility for world class athletes for years, and the lead-up to the 2016 Rio Olympics and Paralympics was not any different.

In 2016, a total of 202 athletes swimming and track & field representing 30 countries trained at HYPO2 High Performance Center in Flagstaff and utitlized NAU’s world-class facilities for high altitude training. The number was a significant increase from the 152 athletes from 22 countries who trained in Flagstaff prior to the 2012 London Games.

The number of medalists also grew from 18 total medalists to 22 combined between the Rio Olympics and Paralympics. In 2012, the 18 medalists spanned six countries. Four years later, the country count doubled to 12

In swimming alone, 22 athletes combined for 39 medals (10 gold, 13 silver and 16 bronze) at the Rio Games.

The list includes USA’s Conor Dwyer who won gold as part Breakdown of athletes by country who trained in Flagstaff. (Courtesy of HYPO2) of the men’s 4x200m freestyle relay team.

In the Rio Paralympics, New Zealand’s Sophie Pascoe collected three gold medals among her five total. Pascoe, a training partner of former Lumberjack Hayley Edmond and current NAU swimmer Monique King, was one of three Paralympian medalists who trained in Flagstaff.

Joining Pascoe were Norway’s Sarah Louise Rung, who earned two gold among five medals, and Brazil’s Andre Brasil, who totaled four medals himself in his home country.

RIO 2016 MEDALISTS WHO TRAINED IN FLAGSTAFF OLYMPICS Australia Matthew Abood Bronze - Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay Brazil Poliana Okimoto Bronze - Women’s 10km Marathon Canada Hilary Caldwell Bronze - Women’s 200m Backstroke Denmark Pernille Blume Gold - Women’s 50m Freestyle Bronze - Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Rikke Moller Pedersen Bronze - Women’s 4x100m Medley Relay Great Britain Siobhan-Marie O’Connor Silver - Women’s 200m Individual Medley Jazz Carlin Silver - Women’s 400m Freestyle Silver - Women’s 800m Freestyle Hungary Boglarka Kapas Bronze - Women’s 800m Freestyle Italy Rachel Bruni Silver - Women’s 10km Marathon

Gregorio Paltrinieri Gold - Men’s 1500m Freestyle Japan Kosuke Hagino Gold - Men’s 400m Individual Medley Silver - Men’s 200m Individual Medley Bronze - Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Natsumi Hoshi Bronze - Women’s 200m Butterfly Rie Kaneto Gold - Women’s 200m Breaststroke Yuri Kobori Bronze - Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Takeshi Matsuda Bronze - Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Masato Sakai Silver - Men’s 200m Butterfly Daiya Seto Bronze - Men’s 400m Individual Medley

PARALYMPICS Brazil Andre Brasil Silver - Men’s 100m Freestyle S10 Silver - Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay 34 Points Bronze - Men’s 100m Butterfly S10 Bronze - Men’s 4x100m Medley Relay 34 Points New Zealand Sophie Pascoe Gold - Women’s 100m Backstroke S10 Gold - Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM10 Gold - Women’s 100m Butterfly S10 Silver - Women’s 50m Freestyle S10 Silver - Women’s 100m Freestyle S10 Norway Sarah Louise Rung Gold - Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB4 Gold - Women’s 200m Individual Medley SM5 Silver - Women’s 50m Butterfly S5 Bronze - Women’s 200m Freestyle S5 Bronze - Women’s 50m Backstroke S5

Russia Yulia Efimova Silver - Women’s 100m Breaststroke Silver - Women’s 200m Breaststroke United States of America Conor Dwyer Gold - Men’s 4x200m Freestyle Relay Bronze - Men’s 200m Freestyle

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2017-18 NORTHERN ARIZONA SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

HISTORY

DR. RITA CHENG • DR. LISA CAMPOS

Rita Hartung Cheng serves as the 16th president of Northern Arizona University. Under her leadership, NAU has engaged in a strategic planning effort to position the university to thrive in the fast-changing environment of higher education. President Cheng’s focus is to expand on the university’s historical strengths, providing access to an affordable quality education for all students and pursuing the discovery, advancement and application of knowledge in research areas unique and important to the region.

Dr. Cheng has set a bold vision of excellence for Northern Arizona University through student-centered teaching, a robust research environment, an extensive global engagement program, and inclusive support services focused on student success and completion. She is also guiding an expansion of community partnerships focused on strengthening economic and cultural vitality in the region.

Northern Arizona University is at an exciting time of opportunity, transition, and growth in its academic and research mission.

More than 30,300 students are enrolled in 200 undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs supported by 4,600 faculty and staff and an operating budget of $600 million. The university estimates an economic impact of nearly $1.6 billion to the State of Arizona.

Under President Cheng’s leadership, research expenditures have grown by 25 % to $40 million, and undergraduate and graduate enrollment has grown by nearly 10%. President Cheng has responded to state funding challenges and enrollment growth by leading initiatives, generating administrative efficiencies, enhancing online and community campus operations, improving business operational processes and reducing costs, while protecting the quality of the academic programs.

President Cheng was previously Chancellor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She spent more than 20 years on the faculty the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, serving in various administrative roles including Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. She is internationally recognized for her research in government and nonprofit accounting.

Dr. Cheng earned a PhD in accounting from Temple University’s Fox School of Business and Management, an MBA from the University of Rhode Island and a Bachelors in Business Administration from Bishop’s University in Quebec.

Committed to service, Dr. Cheng also serves on a variety of local and national boards.

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Dr. Lisa Campos was hired in April 2012 as Northern Arizona’s Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics. A 2017, SportsBusiness Journal Forty Under 40 honoree, Campos has guided the Lumberjacks to Backto-Back Big Sky Conference Presidents’ Cup trophies; an award that recognizes the department’s overall excellence in competition and in the classroom. In 2013, NAU became the fourth institution to win multiple Presidents’ Cups, winning their second (first was 2005-06); and then followed it up during the 2013-14

school year.

NAU has captured 32 team conference championships during Campos’ time in Flagstaff, while 10 teams have advanced to postseason competition. The Lumberjacks’ stellar athletic achievements have led to the men’s programs winning the Big Sky All-Sports Trophy four consecutive times from 2014-17. Meanwhile, the women’s teams have captured the trophy twice in 2014 and 2017.

The 2016-17 academic year was highlighted with the men’s cross country team’s NCAA Division I National Championship – the first team national title in school history and the first non-football national title in Big Sky history. With eight conference championships out of the department’s 15 NCAA teams, NAU swept the Big Sky All-Sports Trophies for the second time in Campos’ tenure.

Academically, a total of 61 student-athletes earned their degrees during the 2016-17 academic year. Four student-athletes received CoSIDA Academic All-District honors, while Rene Coggins (women’s basketball) and Tyler Day (cross country/track & field) were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans in their respective sports. NAU had 123 total student-athletes earn All-Academic honors from the Big Sky and Western Athletic Conference. Additionally, Campos and the Lumberjacks continued to give back to the community with the department eclipsing 5,000 service hours for the third straight year.

Campos currently sits on the prestigious NCAA Division I Football Oversight Committee, a subcommittee of the new governance model. She also sits on the Board of Directors for Women’s Leaders and for the local United Way of Northern Arizona.

Campos took over the leadership of the NAU Athletics Department – when she became one of 26 females and the youngest in the country to lead a Division I program at the time of her hire – after serving as the Senior Associate Athletic Director at the University of Texas at El Paso from 2006-12.

Currently, Campos is a member of Women’s Leaders in College Sports, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics, Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors Association and Flagstaff Leadership Program. While at UTEP, she served on a number of NCAA committees.

Campos holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from UTEP. She graduated from Colorado State University with a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration and a master’s of science degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education.

A native of Las Animas, Colo., Campos is married to Darren D’Attilio. They live in Flagstaff with their son, Christopher.