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4 – HEAD COACH DAN ROSS HEAD DIVING COACH ADAM SOLDATI – 6 8-13 – STAFF ASSISTANTS NCAA CHAMPION & OLYMPIAN DAVID BOUDIA – 14-17 18 – BOILERMAKER AQUATIC CENTER AQUATIC CENTER DIVING WELL – 20 22 – STRENGTH TRAINING & CONDITIONING MACKEY ARENA FACILITIES & SUPPORT STAFF – 24-27 28-31 – 2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS & BOILERS IN HAWAII TEAM PICTURE – 32 34-45 – MEET THE BOILERMAKERS NCAA CHAMPIONS – 46 48-51 – NATIONAL CHAMPIONS & ALL-AMERICANS BIG TEN CHAMPIONS – 52 54 – OLYMPIANS INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – 56-59 60 – THIS IS PURDUE UNIVERSITY PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING | 3
_ Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year: 1988, 1997 & 2009
Dan Ross
HEAD COACH • 30th Year
_ The Dean of Purdue Coaches & Big Ten Swimming Coaches _ Coached 15 Individual Big Ten Champions _ Coached 25 All-Americans, Five Academic All-America Honorees & U.S. Open Champ Danny Tucker _ Served as an Assistant Coach for Team USA at the 2007 World University Games _ Helped the Program win six consecutive “25/85 Awards,” recognizing excellence in the Pool & the Classroom _ Purdue Graduate swam for the Boilermakers from 1977-81 _ Team Co-Captain as a Senior _ Served as a Purdue Assistant Coach from 1981-85 before becoming Head Coach
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Adam Soldati HEAD DIVING COACH • 10th Year
_ Three-Time NCAA National Coach of the Year: 2009-11 _ Coached David Boudia to an Olympic Gold Medal, 6 NCAA Championships & 3 National Diver of the Year Awards _ Coached Casey Matthews to 2013 3-Meter Women's NCAA Title _ Two-time finalist for USOC’s National Coach of the Year _ 6-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year _ Coach of 14 Big Ten Champions _ Coach of 5 Big Ten Divers of the Year _ Received Benjamin Foundation Coaches Performance & Fred A. Cady Memorial Awards from USA Diving at 2013 Winter Nationals _ Driving force behind Purdue Diving's selection as a "Center of Excellence" by USA Diving _ Seven of Purdue's 9 divers (men & women) qualified for 2014 NCAA Championships _ Purdue was represented by 3 divers in the platform finals at the 2011 NCAAs _ Coach of 11 U.S. National Champions & 23 International Medialists with USA Diving PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING | 7
J Agnew
ASSISTANT COACH & RECRUITING COORDINATOR • 8th Year _ Served as lead coach of Danny Tucker’s training that led to 100m Free National Title at 2013 U.S. Open _ His Purdue Recruits have teamed up for: • 21 Freshman Records • 15 Individual School Records • 1 U.S. Open Water 5K Crown _ Helped Purdue post a 48-23 record in dual meets over his first seven seasons _ Recruiting Coordinator’s 2010-11 Class ranked 10th nationally by CollegeSwimming.com _ Ball State Graduate was previously a successful coach with Yorktown High School & Swim Club of Yorktown, Ind. _ 2004 Indiana High School Girl’s Swimming Coach of the Year _ Coached Eight State Champions & 22 All-Americans during his tenure at Yorktown High School
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Darlene Renie
SUPERVISOR OF OPERATIONS • 18th Year _ As a Purdue women’s assistant coach from 1997-2011, recruited & coached 20 Boilermaker All-Americans _ Currently assists with day-to-day operations of both the men's & women's programs _ Helped build the women’s roster that led Purdue to its best-ever Big Ten & NCAA finishes in 2010 _ 1990 Purdue alumnus was the program’s first All-American honoree _ 1989 & 1990 All-American; Finished Fifth in the 200 Butterfly at the 1989 NCAAs _ 1988 & 1990 Big Ten Conference Champion in the 200 Butterfly _ Also helped Purdue’s 1990 Medley Relay Team qualify for NCAAs _ Finished her Purdue career as the school record holder in the 100 & 200 Fly & as part of 800 Free & 400 Medley Relay Teams
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Kimiko Soldati & Luke Meador DIVING ASSISTANTS
KIMIKO SOLDATI, VOLUNTEER ASST. DIVING COACH _ 2004 Olympic Diver for Team USA _ Won a Silver Medal at the World Cup & Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games _ 1996 NCAA 1-Meter Champion & NCAA Female Athlete of the Year _ Has worked Big Ten Network Telecasts of Big Ten Championship Meets LUKE MEADOR, DIVING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR _ Also serves as the head coach of the Boiler Diving Academy sports club _ Founded Indy Area Diving club in Indianapolis _ Served as the Diving Coach at Avon High School & Floyd Central High School before coming to Purdue _ Competed at Louisville during the 2006-07 season before transerring to Indiana University Southeast where he earned bachelor’s & master’s degrees
Meador
Soldati
David Boudia NCAA CHAMPION & OLYMPIAN
TWO - T I ME M EDAL IST AT 2 0 12 OLY MPI C S WON GOL D _ First American Man to Win Platform Gold at Olympics since Greg Louganis in 1988 _ Teamed with Nick McCrory to Win Bronze in Syncronized 10-Meter Platform _ Silver Medalist at FINA World Championships in 2011 & 2013 _ Set New American Records for Single Dive & Six-Dive List from Platform
SI X- TI ME NCAA CHAMPION _ Three-Time NCAA Diver of the Year Won Two Titles each year from 2009-11 _ First Diver in NCAA History to Win in all Three Events _ Eight-Time Big Ten Champion Swept the Three Titles in 2009 & 2011 _ 2011 Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year
18 C AR E ER USA DIVING NATI ONA L TI TL ES _ Five-Time USA Diving Athlete of the Year: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013
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Boudia Wins Gold in London PURDUE ALUMNUS MEDALS TWICE IN HIS SECOND OLYMPICS
10-METER PLATFORM GOLD MEDALIST _ After being the final qualifier to advance out of prelims, Boudia rallies in semis & finals _ Scored 90-plus points on 5 of 6 dives, including an award of 102.60 on his final dive _ Claimed Team USA’s first individual diving medal since 2000 Olympics _ First American man to medal in 10-Meter Platform at Olympics Since 1992
SYNCHRONIZED PLATFORM BRONZE MEDALIST _ Boudia & Nick McCrory team up to medal in Synchronized 10-Meter Platform
_ Duo became first American Team to medal in the event _ Claimed first of Team USA’s four diving medals at 2012 Olympics _ Boudia competes in two events at 2008 & 2012 Olympics _ Boudia & Purdue’s Steele Johnson also win bronze together at 2014 FINA World Cup
SOLDATI PART OF USA DIVING COACHING STAFF _ Adam Soldati was on deck at Olympics serving as USA Diving staff assistant
_ Boudia’s family & fiancée (now wife) in attendance to witness him medal in London _ Boudia selected as a judge for diving reality show “Splash” on ABC TV _ “The Boudia” sandwich debuts at Triple XXX restaurant in summer 2013
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The Boilermaker Aquatic Center _ Host of the 2006 U.S. Open; Host of the 2003 & 2009 Men’s Big Ten Championships _ Host of the 2005 & 2010 Women’s NCAA Championships; Host of the 2004 & 2010 Women’s Big Ten Championships _ Host of a 2012 USA Swimming Grand Prix; Host of 2006 & 2013 Indiana Long Course Senior State _ Seating for 1,400 Spectators _ The Doris Z. Holloway Pool Features an Eight-Lane, 25-yard Competition Pool for Collegiate Events that can Expand to 50 Meters for Long Course Competition _ A Daktronics Scoreboard Provides State-of-the-Art Scoring & Allows Live Video Coverage of Events
Diving Well
_ Host of the 2002, 2005, 2010 & 2013 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships _ The Diving Pool Features 1- & 3-Meter Springboards as well as Platforms at 1, 3, 5, 7 ½ & 10 Meters _ 12-Person Spa on Deck _ Dartfish Live Video Playback System that Allows Divers to watch a Replay of their Dive Seconds after Exiting the Water _ The Dryland Practice Equipment Includes two Trampolines, four Boards and a Tumbling Floor that Covers 40 Feet of the Boilermaker Aquatic Center’s Mezzanine Level _ Diving-Specific Scoreboard on the West Wall
Training & Conditioning Dan Ross, Adam Soldati and J Agnew contribute much of Purdue’s success to the strides made while training. The coaching staff takes complete advantage of the Boilermaker Aquatic Center, whether the team is working in the pool or doing dryland workouts on the mezzanine level. After weight training was moved to the new Sports Performance Center at Mackey Arena, the weight room at the pool was converted to a team lounge. The ability to train in so many different ways in the same building enhances the natural abilities of all three coaches and allows them to continually bring out the best in the Boilermakers.
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Mackey Arena Facilities
SPORTS PERFORMANCE
The sports performance program at Purdue aims to provide a world-class training program to the school’s 500 student athletes, spanning 18 sports. With consideration of each sport coaching staff’s desires & the skills required by each sport, the sports performance team seeks to bring about improvement in: • Power Development • Mobility • Strength • Recovery & Regeneration • Movement • Flexibility • Speed
SPORTS MEDICINE & ATHLETIC TRAINING
Purdue Sports Medicine utilizes on-site daily care by the athletic training staff & team physicians, as well as consultants in orthopedics, dentistry, ophthalmology, neurology & other medical specialties in Greater Lafayette & Indianapolis. With the Mackey Project renovation, the athletic training area was expanded to 3 1/2 times its original size. It now includes the latest equipment and methods for: • Cardiovascular Rehab & Training • Hydrotherapy • Exam/Taping Tables • Private Doctor’s Suites
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Support Services & Staff
ACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES
SUPPORT STAFF
Wally Becker Sports Performance
Lauren Link Sports Dietitian
Chris Carr Sports Psychology
Nicole McKinney Academic Support
Nina Hasemann Team Manager
Cathy Wright-Eger Leadership Advisor
Kara Kessans Athletic Trainer
Killian Wagner Team Manager
• Responsible for overseeing strength training & conditioning • Creates & maintains programs that focus on injury prevention & proper mechanics
The facilities in the Drew & Brittany Brees Student Athlete Academic Center & the academic support services staff are available to help student-athletes reach their academic goals. Student-athletes have acccess to: • Monitored study tables • Individual and group tutoring • A 74-station computer lab • Walk-in tutoring • Supplemental instruction • Laptop computers for traveling • Note takers With the Mackey Project renovation complete, the entire upper level of Brees Center has been transformed into an academic center consisting of approximately 10,000 square feet with formal & informal studying & tutoring areas & offices for the academic support services staff.
• Conducts neuropsychological evaluations & directs interventions to assist student-athletes in both the academic setting & the application of mental skills in the sports arena
• Class: Senior • Year with Program: 4th • Major: Dietetics • Hometown: Bartlett, Ill.
• Responsible for overseeing & facilitating the healthcare for the student-athletes • Creates & maintains rehabilitation programs for athletes who have undergone surgery
• Develops diets • Educates studentathletes on good nutritional habits • Supervises what food is served at training table meals
• Coordinates the team’s academic support needs at the Brees Academic Center • Advises on academic requirements, helps build class schedules & organizes study tables
• Oversees Boilermaker Athletic Council (SAAC) • Meets with individuals & teams: leadership & problem solving • Coordinates community service
• Class: Senior • Year with Program: 4th • Major: Nuclear Engineering • Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
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2013-14 Highlights
_ Austin Flager, Adam Johnston, Sean Mokhtari, Blanco & Cox qualify for NCAAs for the first time, joining vets Bisett, Dias, Friede, Rogers & Tucker at the national championship meet _ Filip Bujoczek (200 & 500 Free), Austin Flager (50 Free) & Josh Brooks (400 IM) establish new Purdue freshman records; Bujoczek & Flager also part of new 400 Free Relay record with Friede & Tucker
_ 10 Boilermakers – six swimmwers & four divers – qualify for NCAA Championships; Seniors Matt Friede & Danny Tucker lead Freestyle Relay Team to NCAAs for third year in a row _ Layne Rogers (3-meter), Jamie Bissett (3-meter HM) & Nate Cox (platform HM) earn All-America honors at NCAAs after Purdue divers claim 4 of the 8 berths available to men from Zone C _ Lyam Dias earns Honorable Mention All-America acclaim in 200 Breaststroke as Purdue's first swimmer recognized in an individual event since 2010
_ Jamie Bissett's Academic All-America award headlines list of academic honors, including... • 4 Distinguished Big Ten Scholars (3.7+ GPA) • 4 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans (3.5+ GPA plus B Cut) • 13 Academic All-Big Ten (3.0+ GPA) honorees _ Matt Friede selected as the male Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient for all of Purdue Athletics _ Purdue student-athletes help Boilermaker Aquatics post top team score at Indiana Senior State meet over the summer
_ Dias also establishes new program records in the 100 & 200 Breast, breaking a 200 Breast mark that had stood since 2005 _ Guillermo Blanco named the MVP of the prestigious six-team Classic @ SMU in January as the top individual scorer in Dallas; at the meet he broke a Purdue record in the 400 IM that had stood since 2007 _ Jamie Bissett, Nate Cox and Lyam Dias named Second Team All-Big Ten after runner-up finishes in A finals of events at Big Tens; Bissett was runner-up in both springboard diving events PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING | 29
Boilermakers in Hawaii
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2014-15 Boilermakers
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Meet the Boilermakers BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Medalist for his study habits at Moscow School of Olympic Reserve N3
MARAT AMALTDINOV
Freshman • Orenburg, Russia • Moscow Olympic Reserve
BACKSTROKE/SPRINT FREESTYLE _ 2014 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten honoree
_ Grew up in Orenburg, Russia, a community located in the southwest part of the country
_ Season-best time in the 200 Back as a freshman ranked second best on the team
_ Brother to younger sisters Dina & Amina
_ Four-year Wisconsin state qualifier was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
_ In His MP3 Player: AC/DC Favorite Author: Mikhail Lermontov
_ Represented Purdue as its lone diving competitor at 2012 & 2014 Classic @ SMU meets
_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Ireland Another Sport He Enjoys: Table Tennis
ALEC BACK
Senior • Portage, Ind. • Portage
DIVING
_ 2014 Academic All-American & 3-Meter H.M. All-American after qualifying for NCAAs again
_ Scored in all three events at 2012 & 2013 Big Tens, tallying 23 team points as a sophomore
_ 2013 Honorable Mention All-American in Platform Diving & CSCAA Scholar All-American
_ After redshirting in 2010-11, won Big Ten Diver of the Week after first collegiate competition
_ Scored in all three diving events at 2013 Big Tens to share team lead with 34 team points
_ Placed third at the Indiana state meet as a senior, establishing a new school record
_ Five-time provincial springboard champion qualified for Canada’s World Championships Trials
_ Favorite Coach: Phil Jackson Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball & Skiing
_ Favorite Actor: Daniel Craig Favorite Pro Team: Ottawa Senators
BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Four-year all-conference honoree & three-time Scholastic All-American at St. Joe's
Junior • Hartland, Wis. • Arrowhead
_ Won 100 & 200 Back state titles for the 15-to-16 age groups at the club level
_ Favorite Food: Steak Unqiue Travel Locale: Peru
DIVING
EVAN BARTA
CHRIS BALS
Freshman • South Bend, Ind. • St. Joseph
BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/IM
_ Broke team record in the 400 IM that had stood since 2007 en route to winning MVP at Classic @ SMU
_ Multi-year sectional champion & Junior Nationals qualifier in the 100 Beast
_ Also ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in 100 & 200 Back, 200 Fly & 200 IM
_ Helped lead St. Joe’s to four straight South Bend city meet championships
_ Qualified for 2014 NCAA Championships in three individual events & also raced with relays
_ Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs Favorite Athlete: Greg Maddux
_ Established new Purdue freshman records in the 100 Back & 400 IM at 2012 Big Ten Championships
_ Favorite Food: Lasagna Country He’d Like to Visit: Germany
_ Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Pro Team: Real Madrid
JAMIE BISSETT
Senior • Ottawa, Ontario • Sir Robert Borden
GUILLERMO BLANCO Senior • Madrid, Spain • Ortega & Gasset
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Meet the Boilermakers INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY/SPRINT FREESTYLE _ Set a new Purdue freshman record in 400 IM while winning B Final of event at 2014 Big Tens
JOSH BROOKS
Sophomore • Centerville, Ohio • Centerville
BUTTERFLY/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in the 200 & 400 IM as well as the 200 Fly
_ Ranks among Purdue all-time Top 10 in 200 & 400 IM; 2014 CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American
_ Was among the eight Boilers selected to compete at both the 2013 & 2014 Classic @ SMU meets
_ Ohio state champ in the 200 IM & 400 Free Relay also finished as runner-up in 500 Free as a junior
_ Four-year Illinois state qualifier also qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials & Junior Nationals
_ Two-time team MVP set new school records in the 200 IM & 500 free
_ USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
_ Broke the Purdue record in the 500 Free that had stood since 2001
FILIP BUJOCZEK
Sophomore • Sosnoweic, Poland • Wroclaw ZS4
DIVING
_ Runner-up on platform at 2014 Big Tens & H.M. All-American in same event in first trip to NCAAs
_ Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week also set a new Purdue freshman mark in the 200 Free
_ Won from the 1-Meter board as Purdue’s diving rep at the prestigious 2013 Classic @ SMU
_ 12-time European Championships qualifier competed in 800 Free Relay at 2013 FINA World Championships
_ Three-time All-American was the Wisconsin state champion twice & runner-up as a junior
_ Bronze medal winner in Free Relays at World Junior & European Junior Nationals
_ Won YMCA national championship titles in all three diving events
_ Favorite Pro Team: Real Madrid Would Like to Have Dinner With: Howard Hughes
_ Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers Last Concert He Attended: Summerfest
BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY _ Helped his 200 Free Relay team at Penn HS win the state title in 2014
Junior • Grayslake, Ill. • Warren Township
_ Would Like to Race Against: Matt Grevers Other Sports He Enjoys: Surfing & Disc Golf
_ Favorite Purdue Building: Armstrong Hall Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Soccer
MID & DISTANCE FREESTYLE
DANNY CONWAY
HUDSON BURSCH Freshman • Granger, Ind. • Penn
BACKSTROKE
_ Season-best times as a freshman in 100 & 200 Back ranked among top five on the team
_ Moved from Spokane, Wash., to Indiana midway through his high school years
_ Part of 200 Medley Relay Tennessee state champ & RHS’s state runner-up team as a senior
_ Older siblings Barkley Perry & Addisynn Bursch are swimmers at Arizona St. & North Carolina St.
_ Two-time Scholastic All-American had a 4.0 GPA in multiple years; Purdue Merit Scholar
_ Favorite Pro Team: Seattle Seahawks Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Ryan Lochte
_ Favorite Director: J.J. Abrams Favorite Pro Team: St. Louis Cardinals
_ Country He’d Like to Visit: New Zealand Would Like to Have Dinenr With: Daniel Tosh
_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Spain Would Like to Have Dinner With: George Washington
NATE COX
Senior • Menomonee Falls, Wis. • Menomonee Falls
TED CURTISS
Sophomore • Brentwood, Tenn. • Ravenwood
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Meet the Boilermakers BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Two-time A finalist at western sectional championships; Helped his team win the western region sectionals
KONNOR de VENECIA
Freshman • Englewood, Colo. • Cherry Creek
DISTANCE FREESTYLE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY _ Speedo Junior Nationals & USA Swimming Junior Nationals qualifier with North Coast Aquatic club
_ Competed in Speedo Champions Series meets in Oregon and Washington in the summer of 2014
_ Father attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy where he was a competitive swimmer
_ Graduated with a 4.3 weighted GPA as a member of National Honor Society as an upperclassman
_ Favorite Pro Team: San Diego Chargers Swimmer He’d Like to Race Against: Mark Spitz
_ Favorite Athlete: Aaron Piersol Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers
_ In His MP3 Player: Arctic Monkeys Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson
_ Favorite Big City: Rome Would Like to Have Dinner With: Albert Einstein
_ Unique Travel Locale: China Favorite Outdoor Activity: Surfing
BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ 2014 H.M. All-American in the 200 Breast, Purdue's first individual swimmer recognized since 2009
LYAM DIAS
Senior • L’Orignal, Ontario • Ecole Le Sommet
DISTANCE FREESTYLE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY _ Raced with 800 Free Relay at 2013 Big Tens that posted fourth-fastest time in team history
_ Established new Purdue records in 100 & 200 Breast at 2014 Big Tens; Second Team All-Big Ten
_ 2014 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar & two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree
_ Competed for Team Canada at 2014 Pan Pacific Games & 2011 Pan American Games
_ Three-year Ohio state meet qualifier was a 200 Free All-American as a senior; also a 200 IM state finalist
_ Set Canadian provincial records in the 200 Breast and multiple distances in IM events
_ Set new records in the 200 Free & 400 Free Relay while leading Sycamore to back-to-back conference titles
_ Furry Friend: Molly, Australian Border Collie Favorite Purdue Building: Lily Hall of Life Sciences
_ Favorite Big City: Toronto Other Sports He Enjoys: Running & Skiing
BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Season-best times in 100 & 200 Breast and 200 IM as a freshman ranked among top five on the team
JOSH EHRMAN
Sophomore • Ypsilanti, Mich. • Saline
DISTANCE FREESTYLE
_ Ranks second & third in the Mile & 1000 Free in Purdue history, respectively
_ Two-time Michigan Swimmer of the Year as an upperclassman was a four-year All-American
_ 2014 Academic All-Big Ten; 2013 CSCAA H.M. Scholar All-America & U.S. Open qualifier
_ Helped SHS win four straight state titles; individual state champ in 100 Breast & IM events
_ Four-year Indiana state qualifier won the 500 Free as a junior
_ Part of a Medley Relay team that set a national record as a senior
_ WHS most improved honoree as a freshman after making it to state in 100 & 200 Free
_ Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Red Wings Would Like to Have Dinner With: Muhammad Ali
_ Favorite Pro Team: Indiana Pacers Favorite Dessert: Banana Pudding
SEAN GARTLAND
Freshman • Carlsbad, Calif. • Pacific Ridge
MANUEL GUTIERREZ Senior • Cincinnati, Ohio • Sycamore
NATE HOPKINS
Junior • Carmel, Ind. • Westfield
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Meet the Boilermakers BREASTSTROKE
_ Purdue's top finisher in 50 Free at Michigan while also posting his best times in 100 & 200 Breast
BO ILGENFRITZ
Junior • Fairfax Station, Va. • Woodson
DIVING
_ 2014 NCAA Championships qualifier after finishing as runner-up on platform at Zones
_ Two-time championship finalist in the 100 Breast at the Virginia state meet
_ Ranks among Purdue all-time Top 10 in Platform & 3-Meter Diving
_ Established a new high school record in the 100 Breast & club mark in the 200 Breast
_ Finished less than one point shy of berth in 2012 NCAA Championships with 3rd-place finish at Zones
_ NISCA All-American in the 100 Breast; two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
_ Three-time Texas state qualifier was runner-up as a senior, breaking a Stratford pool record
_ Another Sport He Enjoys: Lacrosse Country He’d Like to Visit: France
_ Favorite Food: Etouffee Country He’d Like To Visit: Argentina
DIVING
_ Won bronze with David Boudia in Synchronized 10-Meter at 2014 FINA Diving World Cup
STEELE JOHNSON
Freshman • Carmel, Ind. • Laurel Springs
BREASTSTROKE
_ Posted season-best times in three events at the 2014 Michigan First Chance meet
_ Six-time senior USA Diving national champ, including 10-meter winner at 2013 Winter Nationals
_ Qualified for the Indiana state meet & broke the school record in 100 Breast twice
_ 15-time junior national champion & four-time champion at the junior Pan-Am Games
_ Helped lead AHS to county & sectional titles as an upperclassman & senior captain
_ Brother Race plays football at Purdue & his father Bill played baseball at Sam Houston St.
_ Qualified for 2013 Junior Nationals & medaled at Indiana Senior State several times
_ Favorite Big City: Sydney Favorite Actor & Actress: Will Ferrell & Rose Byrne
_ Another Sport He Enjoys: Triathlons Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Kosuke Kitajima
SPRINT FREESTYLE
_ Qualified for 2014 NCAA Championships with Purdue's 200 Free Relay team
ADAM JOHNSTON Junior • Highland, Ind. • Highland
BREASTSTROKE
_ Posted season-best time in the 100 Breast while winning Heat 1 at Big Ten Triple Duals
_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in the 50 Free & 200 Free Relay
_ Two-time Junior Nationals qualifier also was a YMCA Nationals finalist
_ Indiana state champion in the 50 Free & HHS disttinguished athlete award winner as a senior
_ Scholastic All-American as a high school upperclassman is a Purdue Merit Scholar
_ Comes from a Purdue family: brother, mother, aunt & uncle are all alumni
_ Favorite Pro Team: Chelsea FC Another Sport He Enjoys: Cricket
_ Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls Last Book He Read: The Count of Monte Cristo
_ Favorite Holiday: Chinese New Year Country He’d Like To Visit: South Africa
SEAN MOKHTARI
Senior • Houston, Texas • Stratford
COLIN MOTHERSEAD Sophomore • Avon, Ind. • Avon
JAMES NGUYEN
Sophomore • Meridian, Idaho • Centennial
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Meet the Boilermakers BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY _ Four-year letterwinner at Lawrence North was an Indiana state qualifier
ADAM NOENS
Freshman • Indianapolis, Ind. • Lawrence North
BACKSTROKE
_ Posted season-best times in 100 & 200 Back at Michigan First Chance in his return to Ann Arbor
_ Honor roll student also ran cross country as an upperclassman
_ Four-year Michigan state qualifier was a five- time All-State honoree as an upperclassman
_ Older sister Christina swam at Univ. of Toledo; Uncle Fred is a Purdue alumnus
_ Helped Club Wolverine win state championships yearly; part of record-setting 400 Medley Relay
_ Favorite Pro Team: Indianapolis Colts Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Nathan Adrian
_ 2014 Academic All-Big Ten Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions
_ Favorite Food: Pears Unique Travel Locale: Island of Bonaire
_ Favorite Author: Marcus Luttrell Country He’d Like To Visit: New Zealand
DISTANCE FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/IM _ Two-time CSCAA H.M. Scholar All-America & Academic All-Big Ten honoree
JAN KAREL PETRIC
Senior • Kranj, Slovenia • Gimnazija Kranj
MID FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY
_ Two-time Peoria Journal Star Area Swimmer of the Year as well as an All-American & all-state honoree
_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in four events – 500, 1000 & 1650 Free and 400 IM
_ Four-year Illinois state qualifier took second in the 200 Free & third in the 500 Free as a senior
_ Three-time Swimmer of the Year among his age group in Slovenia; won multiple national titles
_ Part of long course Illinois senior state championship teams in 2013 & 2014 with his Redbird Swim Club
_ Sister Nika Karlina is currently a junior swimmer on the Purdue women’s team
_ Favorite Actor: Clint Eastwood Favorite Food: Bacon Cheeseburger with a Fried Egg
_ Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Gergely Gyurta Would Like to Have Dinner With: John Lennon
_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Australia Favorite Outdoor Activity: Four Wheeling
BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Top times in 100 & 200 Breast from Michigan First Chance were among top three on the team
MATT QUINLAN
Sophomore • Michigan City, Ind. • Michigan City
BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/SPRINT FREE
_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in the 100 Back & 100 Fly as well as the Medley Relays
_ Two-time Indiana state meet qualifier in the 100 Breast also qualified in the 200 IM as a senior
_ Qualified for 2013 NCAA Championships with 200 Medley Relay, the first freshman swimmer to make it since 2006
_ Set new MCHS records in the 50 Free as well as three relays, helping relay teams qualify for state
_ Four-year Virginia state qualifier competed in three different strokes as a senior
_ Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bears Favorite Dessert: Sister’s Chocolate Chip Cookies
_ Set new school records in 100 Back & 200 Free as two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American
_ Favorite Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Favorite Outdoor Activity: Beach Volleyball
_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Fiji Favorite Dessert: Carrot Cake
JIM RIEGGER
Junior • Ann Arbor, Mich. • Huron
JARED SCHIMMELPFENNING Freshman • Pekin, Ill. • Peoria Notre Dame
STEPHEN SELISKAR Junior • McLean, Va. • Jefferson S&T
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Meet the Boilermakers SPRINT FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE
_ 2014 Academic All-Big Ten honoree posted season-best times in three events at Big Ten Championships
JES STEPHENS
Junior • Cockeysville, Md. • McDonough
SPRINT FREESTYLE
_ Florida state champion in the 100 Free as a senior & two-time runner-up in the state finals of the 50 Free
_ Team's top performer in the 200 Free at 2013 Big Tens, finishing season with second-best time of year
_ Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American also raced in the 100 Breast, 200 Free & Relays at state
_ Four-year high school All-American & Maryland state champ in 100 Back; qualified for U.S. Olympic Team Trials
_ His parents Larry & Dawn were athletes at Franklin College of Indiana; Nate was born in Munster, Ind.
_ Accomplished golfer won the JV conference title & helped varsity team win conference titles
_ Favorite Food: Lasagna Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bears
_ Favorite Director: Francis Ford Coppola Favorite Pro Teams: Baltimore Ravens & Orioles
_ Furry Friend: Teddy, Dachshund Favaorite Outdoor Activity: Padle Boarding
BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Posted season-best times in three events, including the 200 & 400 IM, at Michigan First Chance
PAUL STOCKETT
Sophomore • Media, Pa. • Malvern Prep
BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Season-best times in the 100 & 200 Back from Big Tens ranked among the top five on the team
_ Senior year All-American helped Malvern win the 2013 Inter-Ac championship title
_ Won the 100 Back & his heat of the 200 IM at the 2013 Indiana Intercollegiates
_ Three-time runner-up in the 200 IM at the Inter-Ac championship meet in Philadelphia
_ Three-year Scholastic All-American & four-year honor roll student
_ Favorite Pro Team: Manchester United Last Book He Read: Phoenix Island
_ Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers Last Book He Read: Brave New World
_ Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu Furry Friend: Sneakers, Cat
_ Favorite Big City: Denver Country He’d Like to Visit: England
BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
_ Indiana state qualifier in the 100 Back & 200 IM as a junior at Central Catholic
NATE THOMAS Freshman • Pace, Fla • Pace
ALEX TOETZ
Sophomore • Bluffton, Ind. • Bluffton
JAKE THOMAS
Freshman • Lafayette, Ind. • Central Catholic
_ Junior Nationals qualifier on the club level as a senior; Four-year honor roll student also played soccer _ His parents John & Deanna are Purdue alumni and his sister Catherine also attends the university _ Favorite Pro Team: Calgary Flames Would Like to Have Dinner With: Genghis Khan _ Favorite Food: Guacamole Favorite Outdoor Activity: Tree Climbing
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NCAA Champions
Purdue has produced a pair of individual NCAA national champions. David Boudia and Keith Carter have each represented the Boilermakers as the nation’s top collegiate competitors in their respective events in a given year. In 2010, Boudia became the first diver in NCAA history to win a national championship in each diving event – 1-meter, 3-meter and platform. He won six NCAA titles as a Boilermaker.
Keith Carter 1949 NCAA Champion: 200 Breaststroke
David Boudia 1-Meter NCAA Champion: 2010 & 2011 3-Meter NCAA Champion: 2009, 2010 & 2011 Platform NCAA Champion: 2009 PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING | 47
Tucker 100m National Champ SPRINT STANDOUT CLAIMS PROGRAM’S FIRST TITLE AT U.S. OPEN
1 00M F REE NAT I ONAL CHAMPION AT 2 0 1 3 U.S. OPEN _ Won the A Final of the 100m Free with time of 49.11
_ Also won Heat 11 with the top preliminary time (49.26) of the day _ Broke Purdue’s 100m LCM record twice at USA Swimming’s national meet in Irvine, Calif. _ First Purdue swimmer to eclipse the 50-second mark in a 100m LCM race _ Also raced in the 50m & 100m Free at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials
T WO-T IME N C AA HONORABL E M ENTI ON A L L -A MER I C A _ Part of Purdue’s NCAA-qualifying Free Relay teams in 2012, 2013 & 2014
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Set new Purdue SCY record (42.84) in 100 Free at 2013 Big Ten Championships Runner-up in the 50 & 100 Free at 2013 Big Tens; Second Team All-Big Ten Helped Purdue’s 400-yard Free Relay team break school record at 2014 Big Tens Helped Purdue’s 200-yard Free Relay team break school record at 2012 Big Tens Qualified individually for the 2013 NCAA Championships in 50 & 100 Free
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All-Americans
Purdue swimmers & divers have combined to bring 120 All-America honors back to West Lafayette. The awards have been earned by 43 different individuals and 11 relay teams.
Tamas Bessenyei 4-Time All-American Breaststroke • 2001-03
Vilmos Kovacs 5-Time All-American Breaststroke • 1996-97
2013-14 PURDUE ALL-AMERICANS 3-Meter Diving: Layne Rogers & Jamie Bissett (HM) 200 Breast: Lyam Dias (HM) Platform Diving: Nate Cox (HM) 2012-13 PURDUE HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANS Platform Diving: Jamie Bissett & Layne Rogers 1-Meter Diving: Layne Rogers 200 Free Relay Team: Chuck Destro, Matt Friede Danny Tucker & Ben Ziolkowski
Matthew Martin 3-Time All-American Freestyle & IM • 2000-01
Steve LoBue 4-Time All-American Diving • 2005-06
OTHER ALL-AMERICANS HONORED MULTIPLE TIMES
Fred Bautz, 5x Jamie Bissett, 2x David Boudia, 9x Everett Brooks, 5x Matt Brown, 4x Keith Carter, 5x David Colturi, 7x Danny Cox, 4x Brian Daly, 2x Bob Dunlop, 2x
Walt Eversman, 2x Matt Friede, 2x Andrew Forrest, 2x George McElligott, 3x Dan Milne, 3x Bruce Myles, 2x J.P. Perez, 2x Louis Paul, 4x Giordan Pogioli, 5x
Layne Rogers, 3x Zach Schultz, 3x Rich Steinmetz, 3x Dick Talbot, 3x Charles Thomas, 4x Danny Tucker, 2x John Vogel, 3x Major Willis, 2x Ben Ziolkowski, 2x
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Big Ten Champions
Purdue has claimed 32 Big Ten event titles that have been won by 12 athletes and one relay team. The Boilermakers have had conference champions in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley, 400 Individual Medley, 400 Medley Relay and all three diving events. In 2011, David Boudia became the first man to sweep the three diving events at the Big Ten Championships twice in a careeer
Brian Daly 1992 Big Ten Champion 200 Back
Andrew Langenfeld 2009 Big Ten Champion 50 Free
David Boudia & David Colturi Boudia: 8-time Big Ten Champion Diving Events, 2009-11 Colturi: Big Ten Champion 2010 1-Meter Diving
OTHER PURDUE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS Keith Carter: 50 Free (1948) & 200 Breast (1948 & ‘49) Matt Brown: 200 IM (1997) & 400 IM (1996 & ‘97) Vilmos Kovacs: 100 Breast (1997) & 200 Breast (1997 & ‘98) Frank Smardo: 50 Free (1997)
Dan Milne 4-Time Big Ten Champion • 1967-69 50 & 100 Free
Louis Paul 4-Time Big Ten Champion • 2003-05 200 Back & 200 IM
OTHER PURDUE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 1997 400 Medley Relay Team: Gene Sutherland, Vilmos Kovacs, Matt Brown & Mike Ullom Tamas Bessenyei: 100 Breast (2001) Giordan Pogioli: 200 Breast (2004) PURDUE SWIMMING & DIVING | 53
Purdue Olympians The Boilermakers have qualified five athletes & two coaches to eight different Olympic Games. Purdue is currently on a streak of five consecutive Olympics with at least one representative, a run that began with the 1996 Games in Atlanta and has continued all the way through the 2012 Games in London. David Boudia won two medals at the 2012 Olympics, a Gold in the 10-meter platform and a Bronze in the synchronized 10-meter platform. Current Purdue head diving coach Adam Soldati served as an official memeber of the 2012 USA Diving coaching staff.
David Boudia USA 2008 Beijing 2012 London Olympics
Keith Carter USA 1948 London Olympics
Javier Diaz Mexico 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney 2004 Athens Olympics
Gerald Koh Singapore 1996 Atlanta 2000 Sydney Olympics
Dick Papenguth USA Women’s Coach 1952 Helsinki Olympics
Adam Soldati USA Diving Staff Assistant 2012 London Olympics
Mark Virts USA 1980 Moscow Olympics Did not compete due to U.S. Boycott
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International Competition In addition to the Olympics, Purdue has turned out athletes selected to represent their country in many different international competitions. David Boudia won Silver Medals from the 10-Meter Platform at the 2011 & 2013 FINA World Championships, in 2011 becoming the first American man to medal in the event since 1986. That same summer, Danny Cox was selected to represent Team USA at the World University Games, also held in China. In previous years, Purdue swimmers and divers have competed in the Open Water Championships, Southeast Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pan Pacific Games and Maccabi Games. Most recently, Vinny Donnelly & Luke Trimmer competed in the 2011 Open Water Championships and Lyam Dias represented Team Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games.
David Boudia – USA 4-Time FINA World Championships Qualifier 2011 & 2013 10-Meter Platform Silver Medalist
Matt Brown – USA 1997 World University Games Sicily, Italy
Danny Cox – USA 2011 World University Games Shenzhen, China
Lyam Dias – Canada 2011 Pan American Games Guadalajara, Mexico 2014 Pan Pacific Championships Gold Coast, Australia
Giordan Pogiloi – USA 2006 FINA World Championships Shanghai, China 2006 World University Games Izmir, Turkey
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Alumni on Cliff Diving W.S. Tour Purdue diving alumni Steven LoBue (2004-07) and David Colturi (2008-10) have continued their careers by competing in the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series. LoBue finished third and Colturi fifth among the 2014 final standings to clinch berths on the 2015 tour. Both Boilers have been part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series since 2012. Fellow alumnus Kyle Mitrione (2007-10) has also competed on the tour as a wildcard entry. A true international tour with stops in Asia, Europe, Mexico and the USA, the majority of the competitions are held along scenic coastlines and at lakes. Divers compete from cliffs 26 to 28 meters above the water. LoBue also won bronze at the inaugural FINA High Diving World Cup in Russia in the August 2014. LoBue
Colturi
LoBue
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ENROLLMENT ACRES
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