2011-12 air force women's swimming & diving guide

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United States Air Force AcademyWomen’s Swimming & Diving 2011-12

Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFCTable of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Quick Facts/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . 1

THE STAFFHead Coach Casey Converse . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3Asst. Coach Carrie Renter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4Diving Coach Stan Curnow. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5Academic Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

MEET THE FALCONSSeason Outlook. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-22

THIS IS AIR FORCE SWIMMINGCadet Natatorium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23Air Force Academics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24How We Train . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25A Day in the Life of a Cadet-Athlete . . . . . . . 26Air Force Careers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

HISTORY2010-11 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Academy Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Honors & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30-31National Champions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34-35

THE ACADEMYThe Air Force Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36Academy Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38Air Force Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

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QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USAFA, Colo.Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue & SilverNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FalconsEnrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Div. IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mountain WestHome Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet NatatoriumSuperintendent . . . . . . Lt. Gen. Michael GouldAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Hans Mueh

COACHING STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Casey ConverseAlma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . Washburn/1984Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-333-4765E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . 270-216-2/26School Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . 258-181-2/23Head Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan CurnowAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carrie Renter

TEAM INFORMATION2010-11 Dual Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-102010-11 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . 0-82010-11 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9thLetterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . . 19/7Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSAssoc. AD/Communications . . . . . . Troy GarnhartAsst. Director (Swimming SID) . . Nick ArseniakOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-333-9251E-mail . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Address . . . . Athletic Media Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2169 Field House Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USAFA, CO 80840Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . GoAirForceFalcons.com

Media GuideThe 2011-12 Air Force women’s swimming anddiving media guide is produced as a source ofinformation for the media. Other materials maybe obtained by contacting the athletic media re-lations office:

Air Force Athletic Media Relations2169 Field House Dr.USAF Academy, CO 80840Phone: 719-333-2313Fax: 719-333-3798

Working Press CredentialsPress and Photograph credentials are issued tomembers of the working media only. These cre-dentials may be obtained by contacting the ath-letic media relations office. Upon acceptance ofapplications, appropriate passes can be pickedup at the Athletic Media Relations office.

Press ParkingThere is no press parking available. The earlieryou arrive, the better parking you’ll find.

Air Force PracticesAll Air Force practices, both home and on theroad, are open to the media. Media memberswishing to film practice must make arrange-ments with the athletic media relations office toattend practice. A representative from the ath-letic media relations office must accompanyyou.

Post-Meet ProceduresHead swim coach Casey Converse and head div-ing coach Stan Curnow will be available 10 min-utes following the end of the meet on the pooldeck. Swimmers and divers will be available im-mediately after. The Air Force locker room andtraining room are closed to all media. Final re-sults are available following the meet upon re-quest.

In-Season InterviewsAll Air Force athletes and coaches are availablefor interviews with the following guidelines: Allinterviews must be set up through the athleticmedia relations office at 719-333-9025 or 719-333-2313. All interview requests must be madeat least one day in advance so that the athleteor coach can be properly notified.

CreditsThe 2011-12 Air Force women’s swimming anddiving guide was written and designed by assis-tant athletic media relations director Nick Arse-niak. Editoral assistance provided by the AirForce athletic media relations office and thewomen’s swimming and diving staff. Photoscourtesy of DenMar Services, Josh Duplechian,Trevor Brown, Jr., and Stephen Nowland ofNCAA Photos, and the women’s swimming anddiving staff.

On the CoverFeatured on the front cover is the 2011-12 teamon the deck of the newly refurbished CadetNatatorium.

Head Coach Casey Converse


The 2011-12season marks

coach Casey Converse's 27th year of coachingcollege swimming and his 24th at the Air ForceAcademy. With an overall dual meet record of258-181-2 at Air Force, Converse is the win-ningest swim coach in Academy history.

Air Force is coming off a successful 2010-11campaign, which saw seven school records set,including all four relay events. In addition, AirForce had 17 swims that cracked the school’sall-time top 10 list.

Converse recorded his 200th victory at theAcademy during the 2002-03 season to pass Lt.Col. Paul Arata in total wins at Air Force. Con-verse enters the 2009-10 season with a 266-197-2 career record, which includes athree-year stint at New Mexico State.

“I am grateful for the successes we haveachieved as a team here at the Academy,” saidConverse. “Anyone who knows anything aboutour program over the past 20 years knows thatthe credit for all the victories we have enjoyedgoes to the tremendously dedicated officer-coaches and cadet-athletes. On a personallevel, I am struck by what a privilege it is towork at the Academy and to be a part of thehistory of this great institution.”

Converse continued, “I am fortunate to havebeen acquainted with two of the ‘founding fa-thers’ of the swim program at the Academy.Bob Nugent and Paul Arata both wore many

hats during their time as officer-head coaches,but both expressed their passion and bestmemories in terms of their coaching opportu-nities. As the first full-time civilian head coach,I feel fortunate to be able to devote the largestpart of my energies to building the swimmingand diving programs. This is a luxury that for-mer officer-coaches did not have.”

After guiding the men's and women's swim-ming programs for 10 years, Converse is in his13th season coaching only the women and his24td season overall at the Academy. Conversehas built an outstanding program with bothteams over the last two decades. Over the pastfew seasons, Converse has more than met thechallenge of transforming the women's squadfrom a dominant Division II program to a re-spected member of the Mountain West Con-ference.

For eight seasons (1989-96), Converse directedthe women to an outstanding 73-21 record atthe Division II level. The Falcons were dominantin the Division II ranks, winning five conferencechampionships (Continental Divide and PacificCollegiate) and two national championships(1995 and 1996). Additionally, the women fin-ished in the top 10 nationally five times.

Individually, Converse has coached 32 differentathletes who have earned first-team All-Amer-ica honors a total of 178 times. He has alsoguided six athletes to 13 national titles, fourrelay teams to national titles (including the1996 400-medley relay team that established

an NCAA Division IIrecord), 10 swim-mers to WesternAthletic Conferencetitles and twoMountain WestConference champi-ons.

In 1998, ConnieCann became thesecond Falcon tocompete in theNCAA Division IWomen's Champi-onships. Under Con-verse's guidance,

Cann finished fifth in the WAC Championshipsin the 100 butterfly before going on to finish21st in that event at the NCAA Championships.

No stranger to national acclaim, Converse hasearned coach of the year honors a total of fivetimes at either the NCAA Division II level, theWAC or the Pacific Collegiate Swimming & Div-ing Conference.

As impressive as his record is in the pool ofcompetition, Converse has also coached ath-letes that have accomplished a great deal aca-demically. A total of 68 athletes have earnedacademic all-conference honors 119 timesunder coach Converse, leading all Academyteams in this category.

In 2009, 10 Falcon swimmers and divers earnedacademic all-conference honors. The Falconsalso had 10 academic all-conference honoreesin 2004, when the CSCAA named Air Force aScholar All-American team with a 2.990 cumu-lative grade-point average.

Prior to arriving at the Academy, Converseguided the swimming program at New MexicoState. His three-year tenure may have beenshort, but the Aggies benefited from Converse'sknowledge. The women achieved their firstwinning season in a decade as they went 6-5 in1988 while the men recorded their best finishever (fourth) at the Pacific Coast Athletic Asso-ciation (PCAA) Championships. A total of 10swimmers qualified for the U.S. Nationals,while 37 school records were established. Con-verse netted a dual meet record of 12-35 whilein Las Cruces.

Before his college coaching career began, Con-verse was the assistant coach of the CincinnatiPepsi Marlin Swim Team. In 1984, he guidedthe Mid-American swim team in Topeka, Kan.,and from 1981-84, he served as Mid-America'shead age group coach.

His coaching career began in 1980 in San Anto-nio, Texas, as he was the Metropolitan YMCA'shead master's coach.

Converse was a member of the coaching stafffor the U.S. Long Distance swimming team atthe Pan Pacific Championships.

CASEY CONVERSEHEAD SWIMMING COACH

24TH SEASONWASHBURN (1984) - B.A.

NORTHERN COLORADO (2006) - M.S.

Head Coach Casey Converse


THE CONVERSE FILE

Full Name: Keith ConverseHometown: Topeka, Kan.College Education: Washburn University(Kan.), B.A. in Education, 1984; University ofNorthern Colorado, M.S. in Sport Adminis-tration, 2006 College Career: University of Alabama--1976 Olympic Team member (400 freestyle,ninth); NCAA Champion and All-American;Set NCAA (1000 freestyle) and American(1650 freestyle) recordsCoaching Accomplishments: 1994, 1995NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year;1993, 1995 PCSC Women’s Coach of theYear; 1991 WAC Coach of the Year; 1992 Di-vision II National Champions (Women); NineDivision II National Champions; Seven West-ern Athletic Conference Champions; 60 All-Americans; Two Mountain West ConferenceChampionsCoaching Experience: Metropolitan YMCA,1980; Mid-American Swim Team, (Head AgeGroup Coach) 1981-1984; Mid-AmericanSwim Team, (Head Coach) 1984; CincinnatiPepsi Marlins (Asst. Coach), 1985; New Mex-ico State University (Head Coach), 1985-1988; U.S. Air Force Academy --(Head Coachwomen’s swimming), 1988-present.

Inside the Numbers with ConverseYear W L T Pct.1989 15 5 0 .7501990 16 5 0 .7621991 19 7 0 .7311992 18 3 0 .8571993 15 6 0 .7141994 13 9 0 .5911995 18 8 0 .6921996 15 7 0 .6821997 13 7 0 .6501998 22 2 2 .8651999 6 9 0 .4002000 9 7 0 .5632001 11 8 0 .5792002 6 7 0 .4612003 13 6 0 .6842004 8 6 0 .5712005 18 15 0 .5452006 7 10 0 .4122007 4 10 0 .2862008 2 11 0 .1542009 6 14 0 .3002010 2 9 0 .1822011 2 10 0 .167Total 258 181 2 .587

The following year, he was the head coach for the Athletes in Action summer project which producedfive finalists at the U.S. Nationals in Mission Viejo, Calif. His service to the sport includes NCAA Y.E.S.(Youth Education through Sports) guest clinician in 1993 and 1999.

A native of Topeka, Kan., Converse graduated from Mission Viejo High School (Calif.) in 1976 andwent on to attend the University of Alabama. He earned a bachelor's degree in education from Wash-burn University (Kan.) in 1984. He also received his master’s degree in science from the University ofNorthern Colorado in 2006.

Few college coaches, in any sport, can match Converse's own athletic career accomplishments. A dis-tance freestyle specialist, Converse swam on the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team as an 18-year old, placingninth in the 400 freestyle. At Alabama, Converse burst onto the national scene as he not only wonthe national title in the 1,650 free his freshman year, but also set an American record and becamethe first man to break the 15-minute mark in the event (14:57.39). He also broke the NCAA recordin the 1,000 free that same year.

Converse lives in Colorado Springs. He has two daughters, Rosie (24) and Maggie (22).

Casey Converse with daughters Rosie and Maggie

Casey Converse, a 1976 Olympian, hasbeen named Coach of the Year five times

in his 23-year tenure at the Academy.

Assistant Coach Carrie Renter


Carrie Renter (formely Ellis) enters her third season as the assistant women's swimming coach at the Air Force Acad-emy.

Renter, a five-time NCAA All-American, comes to the Academy after spending two seasons, from 2007-2009, at the University of Alabama.

"We are excited to have Carrie Renter join our staff," said Converse. "She brings a wealth of high-level athletic experience as a former All-Americansprinter and national team member. Her exposure to some of the top club and NCAA programs in the nation adds great depth to her background.I look for Carrie to make her mark on our sprint program right away, and attract top athletes to the Academy in future years through her recruitingefforts."

Renter, a 2006 graduate of Florida State University, has spent the past two years as a volunteer/graduate assistant coach with the Crimson Tide, work-ing primarily with the sprint groups. She also served as a graduate assistant coach at her alma mater for the 2006-07 season.

Renter's resume of swimming experience is quite impressive, including her college years. Beginning her collegiate career at the University of Virginia,Ellis earned All-America honors in 2002 as a member of UVA's eighth-place 200 medley relay team. She then transferred to Florida State, where shewas a member of the swim team from 2004-2006. She again earned All-America distinction and helped lead FSU to a third-place finish in the 200medley relay at the NCAA Championships.

A two-time team captain and most valuable swimmer for the Seminoles,Renter was a key contributor as the team won its first-ever ACC SwimmingChampionship title in 2006. She was also the recipient of the Golden Nole Award, given to the top all-around athlete on the team, in 2005 and 2006.In 2005,Renter set the FSU record in the 100 free, a mark which still stands today.

Meanwhile, Renter' swimming career continued after graduation. A member ofthe U.S. national team competing at the 2008 FINA Short Course World SwimmingChampionships in Manchester, England,Renter placed 12th in the 50-meterfreestyle. She was also a three-time U.S. Swimming Nationals finalist, placing fourthin the 50 free during the summer of 2007, while finishing sixth in the 50 free andseventh in the 100 free at the U.S. Short Course Nationals in December 2008. In ad-dition,Renter was honored as the USA Swimming/Florida Swimming Female Sen-ior Swimmer of the Year in 2007.

Renter, who completed her master's degree in human performance with an em-phasis on kinesiology at Alabama in 2009, is the daughter of retired Lt. Col. MichaelEllis and Susan Ellis, who currently live in Tampa, Fla.Renter lived at the Academyfrom 1986-88, as her father served as a captain with the 50th Airmen TrainingSquadron, while also teaching Navigation.Renter also has a younger brother, David,who graduated from Florida State as well.

Renter was married in Sept. of 2011 to Maj. Jason Renter, an AOC at USAFA. Renteris now step mom to daughter Julia and son Carson.

CARRIE RENTERASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH

THIRD SEASON

FLORIDA STATE (2006)

Diving Coaches/Support Staff


Stan Curnow be-gins his 19th

year with the Falcons as head diving coach, thelongest tenure in Academy history for a divingcoach.

During his first 18 years, Curnow has con-tinued Air Force’s proud tradition in diving.Three women have earned first-team All-Amer-ican honors at the Division II level while themen annually place among the conference’selite. For the last four years, a Falcon has wonthe men’s platform dive at the MWC Champi-onships (Brady Lindberg in 2006 and 2007, KyleVan Valkenburg in 2008 and 2009).

Outside of the pool, Curnow has been anasset to the Academy as well, being named the1998 athletic department Instructor of theYear.

Curnow came to Air Force from BYU,where he coached for 14 years. His record there

was impeccable, including 26 conferencetitles, 17 All-Americans and two NCAA Di-vision I champions.

A native of Denver, Colo., Curnowwas named a high school All-American indiving and was a champion performer onthe trampoline. He attended BYU andgraduated in 1977 with a degree in physi-cal education. He completed his master’sdegree in the same field in 1978. As a com-petitor at BYU, Curnow was the WesternAthletic Conference diving champion threeout of four years and earned All-Americanhonors in 1972 and 1974. He was also a fi-nalist in the 1972 Olympic Trials.

Curnow was named the MountainWest Conference’s diving coach of the yearin 2001, 2002 and 2006, and was formerlya member of the NCAA Diving Rules Com-mittee.

STAN CURNOWHEAD DIVING COACH

19TH SEASON

BYU (1997)

Curnow, shown with his family, is a three-time Moun-tain West Conference Diving Coach of the Year.

Capt. Lauren Bursey enters her second year as the assistant diving coach for both men's and women's div-ing teams at Air Force. In addition to diving coach duties, Bursey works in the Academy athletics department assisting

in managing the athletic department scheduling and grading office. Bursey is a 2007 graduate of USAFA. The Englewood, Colo., native was a four-year letter winner in diving and team captain as a junior while at

the Academy. Bursey was a standout in the classroom at the Academy, earning Mountain West Conference All-Academic honors all four years. Bursey received her commission through the United States Air Force Academy in May 2007. Upon receiving her commission, she received her

first assignment and moved to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, where she assumed her duties with the 33rd Network Warfare Squadron.

CAPT. LAUREN BURSEYASSISTANT DIVING COACH

2ND SEASON

USAFA (2007)

MAJ. CHRISTINADUGAN

CAPT. CAITLINTHORN

LT. COL. SARAHSTRACHAN

2011-12 OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES

2011-12 Season Outlook


Air Force women’s swimming & diving entersthe 2011-12 season with much enthusiasm and lo�yambi�ons. A new era of Falcon swimming also beginsas Air Force will host home compe��on in the newlyrefurbished Cadet Natatorium.

The Falcons have steadily built up the talentlevel in the program, blending a solid returning corewith another standout freshman class. Head swimcoach Casey Converse enters his 24th season at AirForce with what he feels may be one of his most tal-ented teams since making the step up to the Div. Ilevel.

Air Force returns several standout performersfrom the 2011-12 season which saw several schoolrecords broken at the Mountain West ConferenceChampionships. The Falcons return 20 le�erwinners,including a pair of divers from last season. The Fal-cons return their last two team MVP’s in junior HaleyHolcombe, the 2010-11 team MVP and seniorKatharine Ernst, the team’s 2009-10 team MVP. Inaddi�on, sophomore Erin Bleyl, owner of five schoolrecords, returns a�er one of the most successfulfreshman campaigns in school history.

The Falcons are coming off a solid 2010-11 sea-son that saw three individual school records and fourschool relay records set. In addi�on, 17 swims at theconference championships cracked the school’s top10 list. The Falcons were strong in the classroom aswell, placing nine athletes on the Academic All-Con-ference list.

“We are extremely excited to get going with the2011-12 season,” Converse said. “With the ability totrain in our newly refurbished pool and with our in-tense land-training, our team much further along thanwe were at the same �me last year.”

A�er having to train in mul�ple venues lastyear--including the water polo pool and the USAFAcommunity center pool--the Falcons return to a re-furbished state-of-the-art Cadet Natatorium. Thenew natatorium features an Olympic sized pool withthe ability to convert from long-course to short-course distances. The diving well has also been re-done, with all new 1m, 3m and pla�orm well.

“With the newly refurbished Natatorium, wehave been able to train and work on some detailed

technique much earlier than last season,”Converse said. “We’ve been able to sharpenup some li�le things a lot quicker and thathas been a significant advantage in our de-velopment so far this preseason.”

Air Force will have a strong group ofleaders with their six seniors, one of thelargest the Falcons have had in several years.Team captain and 2009-10 team MVPKatharine Ernst leads the way as a confer-ence finalist in the bu�erfly events as well ascompe�ng in the medley events.

Cassie Fletcher leads the sprint freegroup with Alison Ceranksi and Lauren Delaney pro-viding added depth. Julie Grabarek has con�nued toshow improvement and looks to break out in the dis-tance free events for AFA. Elvira Chiccarelli roundsout the seniors and will swim the fly and backstrokeevents for the Falcons.

“This is one of our biggest senior groups in re-cent memory,” Converse said. “They’ve all been con-sistent contributors since their freshman year. Wehave a bunch of great leaders with this group.”

The junior class is led by team MVP Haley Hol-combe. Holcombe was an All-Mountain West selec-�on in the 100 and 200 bu�erfly events, se�ng aschool record in the 200 fly. Rosie Mayou posted aschool top 10 mark in the 100 breast a season ago andwill be called upon to contribute in the breaststrokeevents. Lauren McGuire and Alexandra Trobe willboth provide added depth in the freestyle events.Heather Ireland returns to the team a�er taking ayear off and has swam the backstroke events verywell so far in preseason workouts.

“The junior class is coming along well and de-veloping into strong leaders for us. Haley has had astrong offseason, ge�ng to swim this summer, andHeather has been swimming extremely well for us inpreseason workouts.”

The sophomore class is coming off a strongfreshman season, featuring many of its top swimmersin several events. Erin Bleyl set school records in boththe 100 and 200 backstroke events and was part ofthree record-se�ng relay events. Fellow classmateSamantha Laughlin will also bolster an already strong

backstroke group and will look to moveup the Academy Top 10 list in both backevents. Gabby Aranda cracked theAcademy Top 10 in the 200 medley andboth bu�erfly events and looks poisedfor improvement. Hannah Cesare wasone of Air Force’s top sprint freestylersand looks to improve upon a solid fresh-man season. Michelle Kuyper was AirForce’s lone swimmer in the 1650 freeat conference and will swim the dis-tance free events for the Falcons. LizHarrison and Elizabeth Keenan will be

called upon to add depth to the freestyle and medleyevents.

“Our sophomore class is probably our strongestgroup of swimmers,” Converse said. “Erin is comingof a phenomenal freshman year and she con�nues toshow improvement. Samantha is coming into forma�er struggling with some health issues late last yearand Gabby Con�nues to improve for us. Hannah hasa chance to climb up our freestyle charts and we ex-pect improvement out of Michelle, Liz and Elizabeth.”

Air Force features another strong freshmanclass, building upon the talented rookie class from lastyear. Kim Davis has been a standout in the medleyand breaststroke events so far in preseason workouts.Converse envisions Davis having the talent to chal-lenge several school records in the medley, breast andmedley relay events. Laura Haggerty and Noel Nic-cum, coupled with Davis, will provide the Falcons withdepth at the breaststroke events that hasn’t beenseen at the Academy in several years.

“We’ve been extremely thin at breaststroke forseveral years now, but this group of freshmen will im-mediately contribute and post strong swims for us,”Converse said.

Clara Heffernan has had some strong swims thispreseason for the Falcons in the mid-distance freeevents. Sara Brooks will provide depth in the back-stroke events and Janelle Galang will swim the flyevents.

“Our freshmen are a talented bunch,” Conversesaid. They will add some much needed depth in sev-eral events and contribute immediately. Assistantcoach Carrie Renter has done a fantas�c job of bring-ing in solid recrui�ng classes these last couple ofyears.”

Air Force features five divers this season, a�erhaving just two divers last year. SophomoresMoranda Hern and Rachel Kennedy return a�erstrong freshman campaigns. They will be joined byfreshmen Lainie Long, Jeanne Nolan and SamanthaWilson.

“Diving coach Stan Curnow has added somedepth to our diving squad and we expect them to bestronger for us this year,” Converse said.HALEY HOLCOMBEHALEY HOLCOMBE

KATHARINE ERNSTKATHARINE ERNST

HALEY HOLCOMBE

2011-12 Roster


Name Year Height Event Hometown/High SchoolGabby Aranda So. 5-6 Fly Biloxi, MS/BiloxiErin Bleyl So. 5-8 Back Tucson, AZ/Pusch Ridge Chris�an AcademySara Brooks Fr. 5-7 Back Kansasville, WI/BurlingtonAlison Ceranski Sr. 5-3 Free Marine�e, WI/Marine�eHannah Cesare So. 5-10 Free Ennice, NC/HomeschooledElvira Chiccarelli Sr. 5-3 Fly/Back Panama City Beach, FL/OWC CollegiateKim Davis Fr. 5-8 IM/Breast Brentwood, TN/RavenwoodLauren Delaney Sr. 5-6 Free Panama City, FL/A. Crawford MosleyKatharine Ernst Sr. 5-6 Fly/IM Folsom, CA/FolsomCassie Fletcher Sr. 5-9 Free Durham, NC/Middle CollegeJanelle Galang Fr. 5-4 Fly Johnston, IA/JohnstonJulie Grabarek Sr. 5-8 Free Laguna Niguel, CA/Dana HillsLaura Haggerty Fr. 5-8 IM/Breast Pi�sburgh, PA/Quigley CatholicLiz Harrison So. 5-1 IM/Free Manassas, VA/Osbourn ParkClara Heffernan Fr. 5-8 Mid-Distance Olympia, WA/OlympiaMoranda Hern So. 5-7 Diving Clovis, CA/Fresno Chris�an AcademyHaley Holcombe Jr. 5-8 IM/Fly Snellville, GA/BrookwoodHeather Ireland Jr. 5-7 Back/Free Coronado, CA/CoronadoElizabeth Keenan So. 5-5 IM/Free Phoenix, AZ/XavierRachel Kennedy So. 5-2 Diving Wasilla, AK/WasillaMichelle Kuyper So. 5-5 Free Orland Parl, IL/SandburgSamantha Laughlin So. 5-11 Back/Free Des�n, FL/Fort Walton BeachLainie Long Fr. 5-6 Diving Newnan, GA/Landmark Chris�an SchoolRosie Mayou Jr. 5-8 Breast Derby, KS/DerbyLauren McGuire Jr. 5-9 Free/Fly Douglasville, GA/Landmark Chris�an SchoolNoel Niccum Fr. 5-5 Breast Houston, TX/Magnolia WestJeanne Nolan Fr. 5-7 Diving Valparaiso, IN/ValparaisoAlexandra Trobe Jr. 5-7 Free Pi�sford, NY/Pi�sford SutherlandSamantha Wilson Fr. 5-5 Diving Lakeside, CA/El Capitan

* CaptainHead Coach: Casey Converse (Washburn 1984) - 24thnn seasonDiving Coach: Stan Curnow (BYU 1997) - 19th seasonAssistant Coach: Carrie Renter (Florida State 2006) - 3rd seasonAssistant Diving Coach: Capt. Lauren Bursey (USAFA 2007) - 2nd season

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the fourth-fastest 50 free, fifth-fastest 100 free, theeighth-fastest 200 free and fifth-fastest100 fly for the team ... was the second-legin the fastest team time for the 200 freerelay group ... also swam the second-legin the 400 free relay at the MW champi-onships ... earned third Academic All-MW honor.2009-10 Highlights: Recorded the second-fastest team marks in the 50and 100 freestyle ... led-off the team’s 400 free relay and was second legin the 200 free relay ... named to academic All-MW team for second time.2008-09 Highlights: One of the Falcons’ top sprinters … swam the third legon the 400 freestyle relay team which set a new school record of 3:27.30at the MW Championships … posted team’s third-fastest time in both the50 and 100 freestyle events … also swam the third-fastest time in the 100butterfly … named to the academic All-MW team. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Cathee May-hew … four-time all-state performer … four-time first-team all-confer-ence selection … five-time YMCA national qualifier … three-timesectional champion … swam for the YMCA M&M Stingrays, coached byAmy Linstad … also lettered three years in track and field … earnedthree academic letters … vice president of the National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 11 ... daughter of Brian andEileen Ceranski … has two brothers … major is aeronautical engineering... on the Superintendent’s list ... hobbies include skiing, camping andreading … favorite food is mom’s spaghetti and meatballs … favoritemovie is Fried Green Tomatoes … if she could be on any reality TV show,it would be Survivor … biggest influence on her sports career has beenher parents, because “they supported me no matter what”.

ALISON CERANSKISR. • 5-3 • FREE

MARINETTE, WISC.(MARINETTE)

ELVIRA CHICCARELLISR. • 5-3 • FLY/BACK

PANAMA CITY BEACH, FLA.(OWC COLLEGIATE)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sfourth-fastest 100 fly and sixth-fastest200 fly ... also swam the 200 free in anevent ... earned third Academic All-MWhonor.2009-10 Highlights: Ranked in Air Force’stop five in the 100 backstroke, 100 but-terfly and 200 fly ... swam her fastest times in the 100 back, 100 & 200 flyat the MWC Championships ... named to MW all-academic team. 2008-09 Highlights: Recorded the team’s fastest time in the 100 butterfly …swam the second-fastest time in the 100 backstroke and third-fastest markin the 200 fly … time of 57.61 in the 100 fly ranks as the eighth-fastest inschool history, while her mark of 2:08.14 in the 200 fly is 10th-fastest … alsoswam the 500 freestyle … named to the MW all-academic team. HIGH SCHOOL: Attended Northwest Florida Collegiate High School, butswam for Fort Walton Beach High School … lettered four years in swim-ming for coach Pam Braseth … team captain in senior season … recipi-ent of Thor’s Hammer Award and Coaches’ Award in 2006-07 … won theTsunami Award in December 2007 … also swam for the Panama CitySwim Team, coached by Jonathan Kaplan … member of National HonorSociety and Phi Theta Kappa … graduated with high academic honors …earned the Spirit of Collegiate High School Award … received Associateof Arts degree from Okaloosa-Walton College. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 21 ... daughter of Dr. Elvira S.Chiccarelli … major is biology with a minor in French ... nickname is El ...future career plan is to become an Air Force doctor ... on the Dean’s andCommandant’s list at the Academy ... Health Professions Scholarship re-cipient ... Olmstead Scholar ... BCT Squadron Commander ... RegionalTri-Beta Research award winner ... favorite movie is 10 Things I HateAbout You … favorite food is cookies ... biggest influence on her sportscareer has been the ocean because it “taught me to love being in thewater” … favorite quote: “Never Give up.”

personal bests

50 free 24.28100 free 52.82100 fly 58.94

personal bests

100 fly 57.61200 fly 2:08.14100 back 1:01.07

Getting to Know Elvira...• hobbies include swimming, dancing and cooking.• something not many people know about you: I’m actually the 4th-generation “Elvira” in my family.• How did you spend your summer? I learned to fly a propeller plane,then traveled to the Himalayas and Southeast Asia with the biologydepartment, and then I was a Basic Cadet Training Squadron Com-mander during the Jack’s Valley phase.

Getting to Know Alison...

• person in history she’d like to meet is Franklin D. Roosevelt • If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Cassie Fletcher, because It would be interestingto know what actually goes on inside her head.• favorite quote: “Life is weird. Wing it.”

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sfifth-fastest 50 free, sixth-fastest 100 freeand ninth-fastest 200 free times ... set ca-reer-high’s in the 50 and 100 free ... low-ered her best 100 free time by over half asecond ... earned her third Academic All-MW honor.2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’s third-fastest 100 freestyle andfourth-fastest 50 and 200 free times ... set career-bests in the 50 and 100free .. swam the second legs of the 400 and 800 free relays and third legof the 200 free relay ... named to MW all-academic team.2008-09 Highlights: Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events …named to MW all-academic team. HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Steve Burde-shaw … swim team captain … also swam for the Panama City SwimTeam, coached by Jonathan Kaplan … also lettered in track and field forthree years … track team captain … valedictorian of high school class …president of National Honor Society … member of Beta Club and MuAlpha Theta.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 17 ... daughter of Dennis andPam Delaney … has a sister … major is English with a minor in French ... greatest moment in sports was breaking 54 seconds in the 100 freestylefor the first time at the FHSAA regional swim meet … favorite food ismacaroni and cheese … favorite movie is the Proposal … biggest influ-ence on her sports career has been her parents, who never missed asingle meet … favorite quote: “Pain is weakness leaving the body.”

LAUREN DELANEYSR. • 5-6 • FREE

PANAMA CITY, FLA.(A. CRAWFORD MOSELEY)

KATHARINE ERNST

SR. • 5-6 • FLY/IMFOLSOM, CALIF.

(FOLSOM)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sthird fastest times in the 100 and 200 flyevents and the fifth-fastest time in the200 IM ... shaved over a second off her ca-reer-best time in the 200 IM ... made thefinals in the 200 meter fly at the Indi-anapolis Grand Prix, finishing 18th overall... earned junior class team most inspira-tional award.2009-10 Highlights: Team MVP ... All-Mountain West Conference in the100 and 200 butterfly ... recorded the second-fastest time on the team inthe 100 butterfly and third-fastest in the 200 fly ... also recorded the fifth-fastest time on the team in the 200 and 400 individual medley ... alsoswam the 100 and 200 free ... 100 fly time of 56.10 is the fourth-fastestin school history ... 200 fly time of 2:03.54 is the third-fastest in schoolhistory.2008-09 Highlights: Recorded the second-fastest time on the team in the200 butterfly and the fourth-fastest mark in the 100 fly … time of 2:07.68in the 200 fly ranks as the eighth-fastest in Academy history … also com-peted in the 200 IM and 400 IM.HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Jessica Estep… swim team captain … also swam for the Sierra Marlins club team,coached by Doug Reyes.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 26 ... daughter of Mike and KarenErnst … has one brother … majoring in astronautics … hobbies includereading and being outdoors … favorite food is sushi … favorite movies areApollo 13 and Lord of the Rings … biggest influence on her sports careerhas been her club coach, Doug Reyes, because “he always pushed us tobe better not only in the pool, but as a person as well” … noteworthything about her hometown is that it is home to Folsom Prison (made fa-mous in a Johnny Cash song) … if she could be on any reality TV show, itwould be The Amazing Race … favorite quote: “It’s a dangerous business,going out your door. You step into the road, and if you don’t keep yourfeet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

personal bests

50 free 24.73100 free 53.47200 free 1:59.27

personal bests

100 fly 56.10200 fly 2:03.54200 IM 2:13.92400 IM 4:42.98

Getting to Know Katharine...• plans to become a test pilot or astronaut• person in history she’d like to meet is J.R.R. Tolkien• something not many people know about her is that she collectsgnomes

Getting to Know Lauren...

• something not many people know about her is that she lived inTurkey for two years

• if she could be on any reality TV show, it would be The Real World,“but only for about a week just to say that I did it”

• plans to become a fighter pilot after graduation

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sfastest 50 and second-fastest 100 freetimes ... swam the eighth-fastest 100 freetime in school history at the MW Cham-pionships with a time of 52.31 ... an-chored the school-record setting 400 freerelay and 200 medley relay groups ...swam third-fastest 100 breast time onteam, shaving three seconds off her pre-vious best time ... earned her second Academic All-MW team honor.2009-10 Highlights: Swam team’s fastest 50 and 100 freestyle times ...50free time of 23.97 was ninth fastest in Academy history ... 100 free timeof 52.53 is eighth fastest in school history ... also swam fifth-fastest 200free on the season ...led-off 200 free relay team ... anchored the 400 freeand 200 medley relay teams ... named to MW all-academic team.2008-09 Highlights: One of the Falcons’ top sprinters … turned in theteam’s second-fastest mark in the 50 free (24.11) … that mark ranks asthe 10th-fastest in school history … swam the second leg on the 400freestyle relay team which set a school record with a time of 3:27.30 at theMWC Championships … posted team’s fourth-fastest marks in both the100 and 200 freestyle events … also competed in the 100 breaststrokeduring the season. HIGH SCHOOL: Swam for the New South Swimming team, coached byRusty Kretz and Mark Snider … served as team captain and assistantcoach … has been swimming for 12 years … also played tennis and vol-leyball for three seasons each … completed a full year of college at Mid-dle College High School … member of honor society and debate team. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 35 ... daughter of Phillip andElaine Fletcher … majoring in systems engineering … hobbies includethe Civil Air Patrol, swimming, volleyball and riding her horses … biggestinfluence on her sports career has been her coach, Rusty Kretz, and herparents, who all “encouraged me to keep swimming throughout mylife” … on her iPod: Green Day, Yellowcard, Matchbox 20, Rascal Flatts,Justin Timberlake and “pretty much all of the new songs that periodi-cally come out” … favorite quote: “Keep your friends close, but your en-emies even closer” –from The Godfather.

CASSIE FLETCHERSR. • 5-9 • FREEDURHAM, N.C.

(MIDDLE COLLEGE)

JULIE GRABAREK

SR. • 5-8 • DISTANCE FREELAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIF.

(DANA HILLS)

2010-11: Swam team top-10 times inthe 500, 1000 and 1650 free events ...also swam the 200 free ... shaved two-and-a-half seconds off her career best inthe 1000.

2009-10: Took season off to focus on ac-ademics.

2008-09 Highlights: Swam the fastest 500 free on team ... swam sec-ond-fastest 1000 and 1650 free times on the team.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Tiffany Wal-lace ... team captain ... recipient of Scholar-Athlete award ... also swamfor the Irvine Novaquatics swim club, coached by Adam Crossen andVadim Tashlitsky.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 29 ... daughter of Robert andSusan Grabarek ... has two older sisters ... nickname is Jules ... major isbehavioral sciences ... on Dean’s and Commandant’s list at Academy ...hobbies are going to the beach, hiking, anything with my friends andfamily ... favorite food is LuLu’s frozen yogurt ... favorite movie is SweetHome Alabama ... greatest influence on her sports career has been herparents .

personal bests

50 free 23.97100 free 52.31200 free 1:56.00100 breast 1:07.00

personal bests

200 free 2:01.40500 free 5:20.441000 free 11:04.281650 free 18:06.71

Getting to Know Julie...

• future career plans: I hope to be an acquisitions officer after gradua-tion.

• favorite quote: “Never let the fear of striking out keep you fromplaying the game.”- A Cinderella Story

Getting to Know Cassie...• has eight siblings, ranging in age from 3 to 18• favorite athlete is Michael Phelps • person in history she’d like to meet is George Orwell, because “hehad some pretty radical ideas, so I’m sure we could have some livelydiscussions”

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2010-11 Highlights: Team MVP ... All-MWin the 100 and 200 butterfly ... set schoolrecord in the 200 fly (2:02.36) ... was alsopart of the school-record 200 and 400medley relays ... made the finals in the200 meter fly at the Indianapolis GrandPrix, finishing 17th overall ... swam thesecond-fastest 400 IM time of the team,which is also the 10th fastest in schoolhistory ... also swam the third-fastest 200IM time on the team.2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’s fastest times in the 100 and 200butterfly and 200 individual medley ... owns the school record in the 200butterfly with a time of 2:02.85 ... 100 fly time of 55.81 is third-fastest inschool history ... 200 IM time of 2:02.85 is 10th at AFA ... led off the 800free relay and was third leg of 200 medley relay.HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Greg Puckett… team captain as a senior … four-time All-American … winner of Exem-plary Athlete award … also competed for Swim Atlanta, coached byChris Davis, Sr. … graduated with honors … AP Scholar … four-yearScholastic All-American … four-year Scholar-Athlete ... school recordholder in the 200 fly. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 1 … daughter of Steve and Ter-rie Holcombe ... major is systems engineering human systems ... nick-name is Hales … greatest moment in sports was competing at SeniorNationals in 2008 and being on a relay that broke a 13-year-old staterecord as a senior … hobbies include reading, watching movies and out-doors activities … favorite food is ice cream … favorite movie is My BestFriend’s Wedding … something not many people know about her is thatshe is scuba certified and doesn’t know how to whistle … if she couldtrade places with one of her teammates for a day, it would be MichelleKuyper because she always has a good attitude and is really funny ... ifshe could be on any reality TV show, it would be Wipe Out.

HALEY HOLCOMBEJR. • 5-8 • IM/FLYSNELLVILLE, GA.(BROOKWOOD)

HEATHER IRELAND

JR. • 5-7 • BACK/FREECORONADO, CALIF.

(CORONADO)

Notable: Returns to the team after tak-ing sophomore season off to focus onacademics.2008-09 Highlights: Recorded the Fal-cons' second-fastest time of the seasonin the 500 freestyle (5:25.21) ... turnedin the fourth-fastest times in both the100 back and 200 back ... also competed in the 200 freestyle.HIGH SCHOOL (Coronado): Lettered four years in swimming for coachRandall Burgess ... team captain as a senior ... three-time CIF finalist ...Texas high school champion in the 200 freestyle relay in 2005 ... swamfor the North Coast Aquatics swim club, coached by Jeff Pease.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 36 ... daughter of Ken and PattiIreland ... has a younger brother, Andrew, who is a sophomore at theUniversity of North Carolina and who also swims the back and freeevents for their men’s swim team ... majoring in humanities ... plans acareer in acquisitions or public affairs ... hobbies include cooking, travel-ing and reading ... favorite food is mac and cheese ... favorite movie isRoman Holiday ... person in history she'd like to meet is MohandasGandhi because “he was an incredibly powerful individual who changedthe world for the better.” ... biggest influence on her sports career hasbeen her parents ... noteworthy thing about her hometown is the HotelDel Coronado ... favorite athlete is her brother Andrew because he is ex-tremely talented and works hard to balance school, military duties andswimming.

personal bests

100 fly 55.31200 fly *2:02.36200 IM 2:08.57400 IM 4:35.21500 free 5:24.901000 free 11:06.16* School Record

personal bests

100 back 1:00.37200 back 2:13.02500 free 5:25.21

Getting to Know Heather...

• Favorite quote: “You push on, do your best, and if you are reallybrave, you dream big, doubts and fears be damned.” – Wayne Coffey• If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Gabby Aranda because she has pretty sweetdance moves.• Enjoys listening to: Mumford and Sons, Foster the People, Adele,and Thompson Square.Getting to Know Haley...

• I enjoy listening to: Texas Country Music, and anything else country.• town motto of her hometown is “Everybody’s somebody in Snel-lville” • Favorite quote: “It’s impossible” said pride. “It’s risky” said experi-ence. “It’s pointless” said reason. “Give it a try” whispered the heart.

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s sec-ond -fastest 100 and 200 breast times ...swam the 10th fastest 100 breast time inschool history ... swam the sixth-fastest200 IM time on the team, shaving overtwo seconds off her previous career-best... earned second Academic All-MW Teamhonor.2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’s second-fastest 100 and 200 breast-stroke events ... time of 1:07.00 in the 100 breast is the 10th fastest inschool history ... named to All-MWC Team.HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Ron Meisch …also swam for the Wichita Swim Club, coached by Katie Yevak … gradu-ated first in her class (along with four other students) … president of Na-tional Honor Society … head drum major in senior year. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 8 ... given name is Rosalie …daughter of James and Stacy Mayou … has two younger brothers …major is economics … favorite foods are carrot cake and any of herdad’s homemade dinners … favorite movie is Ice Age … the biggest in-fluence on her sports career has been her parents … most noteworthything about her hometown is that it was named by CBS News in 2007 asone of the top 10 places to raise a family … listens to Regina Spektor, Vi-olent Femmes, Disturbed, Cake, Flaming Lips and Josh Thompson on heripod … favorite athlete is Mark Spitz, because “he swam ridiculously fastfor his time with a full beard.”

ROSIE MAYOU

JR. • 5-8 • BREASTDERBY, KS

(DERBY)

LAUREN MCGUIRE

JR. • 5-9 • FREE/FLYDOUGLASVILLE, GA.

(LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)

2010-11 Highlights: Ranked amongst theteam’s top 10 in the 50 and 100 free and100 fly ... swam a career-best time in the100 fly at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’sthird-fastest 50 free time and fourth-fastest 100 free time ... also swam the 100 fly.

High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Cassie O’Bryant… four-time state qualifier … also swam for Swim Atlanta, coached byDoug Gjertsen … earned one letter each in track and cross country … statechampion in cross country in 2005 … National Honor Society vice presidentand Honor Board prefect … member of Beta Club … named to High HonorRoll.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 34 ... nickname is Mac … daughterof Perry and Lauren McGuire … has three siblings … majoring in behav-ioral science … plans to attend graduate school and become a pharmacist… hobbies include sleeping, shopping, hunting and reading …favorite foodis Chick-Fil-A … favorite movie is The Notebook … biggest influence on hersports career have been her parents … pre-race ritual is to listen to musicand stretch.

personal bests

100 breast 1:06.89200 breast 2:25.49200 IM 2:15.43

personal bests

50 free 24.68100 free 54.17100 fly 59.58

Getting to Know Lauren...

• Something not many people know about you: I’m a huge Harry Pot-ter nerd.• favorite athlete is Tim Tebow, because he knows what he believesand stands by it.• favorite quote: Jeremiah 29:11 “For I know the plans I have for youdeclares the Lord, plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans togive you hope and a future.”

Getting to Know Rosie...

• lived in England for four years• person in history she’d most like to meet is Harriet Tubman, because“she took the initiative to do what was right when others were tooafraid” • favorite quote: “Without music, life is like a journey through adesert.”

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam sixth-fastest200 free time on team ... also swam top10 times in the 50 and 100 free events ...anchored the 400 free relay vs. Utah ...earned second Academic All-MW andMW Scholar-Athlete honors ... namedteam most inspirational sophomore.2009-10 Highlights: Ranked amongst the top five on the team in the 100,200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free ... swam second fastest team time in the200, 500 and 1650 free ... anchored the 800 free realy team.HIGH SCHOOL: Earned five varsity letters in swimming for coach MartyKeating … all-state performer … sectional champion and state cham-pion … winner of sportsmanship award … also swam for the RochesterRapids club team, coached by Shane Logan … earned two varsity lettersin indoor track and one letter in outdoor track … named to Honor Roll …member of National Honor Society. PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 10 ... daughter of Steven Trobeand Bonnie Majestic-Trobe … has a younger sister … majoring in politicalscience … plans to become a pilot after graduation … on the superinten-dent’s list ... hobbies include snowboarding, hiking and swimming … fa-vorite food is choco tacos … favorite movie is Good Will Hunting … mostnoteworthy thing about her hometown is the Erie Canal … if she couldbe on any reality TV show, it would be Jersey Shore ... something mostpeople don’t know about her is that her middle name is Zena ... creditsher high school swim coach, Marty Keating as having the biggest influ-ence on her sports career.

ALEXANDRA TROBE

JR. • 5-7 • FREEPITTSFORD, N.Y.

(PITTSFORD SUTHERLAND)

GABBY ARANDASO. • 5-6 • FLYBILOXI, MISS.

(BILOXI)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sfastest 200 IM and the fourth-fastest inschool history ... swam the second-fastest 100 and 200 fly times on theteam ... 100 fly time is fifth and 200 fly isfourth-fastest in school history ... swamfourth-fastest 100 breast time, and fifth-fastest 100 and 200 back times on theteam ... also swam the 100 meter fly atthe Indianapolis Grand Prix.HIGH SCHOOL (Biloxi): Le�ered four years in swimming and one year inso�ball ... team captain ... earned gold awards in the 100 fly and 200 IMand silver in the 100 fly and bronze in the 100 free at the state champi-onships ... set five school records ... was the class vice president as asenior ... Na�onal Honor Society member ... AP scholar ... girls’ swim-ming scholar athlete ... graduated sixth in her class of 338 ... high schoolswimming coach was Al Pickich ... also swam for Biloxi Elit Swim Teamcoached by Jamie Lee.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 40 ... has twin siblings ... nick-hames are Gabby and Gabs ... hobbies are salsa club, just dance, ‘Stum-bling’ on StumbleUpon, Karaoke, watching Jersey Shore ... person inhistory she’d like to meet is Tupac ... credits her club coach Jamie Lee ashaving the biggest influence on her sports career ... noteworthy thingabout her home town is that it is headquarters for Barq’s Rootbeer ...daughter of Alex and Anne Aranda.

personal bests

50 free 26.33100 free 55.24200 free 1:58.23

personal bests

100 fly 56.23200 fly 2:04.04200 IM 2:06.59100 breast 1:11.14100 back 1:02.09200 back 2:16.00

Getting to Know Gabby...

• Favorite food: Mama’s Shepard’s Pie and Daddy’s Menudo

• If you could be on any reality TV show, what would it be? RealHousewives of Miami.

• Favorite quote: “Things may come to those who wait...but only thethings left by those who hustle.”

Getting to Know Alexandra...

• enjoys listending to the Dave Matthews Band• If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Haley Holcombe, because she is one of the mostgenuine people I know. She is an inspiration on the team for her de-termination and work ethic and has one of the most graceful butterflystrokes ive ever seen. • favorite quote: “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Ourdeepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.”

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2010-11 Highlights: Posted one of thebest freshmen campaigns in AFA history,setting three individual school recordsand three relay records for a total of sixschool records. ... set school records inthe 100 back (56.28) and 200 back(2:01.66) and 100 free (51.25) ... alsoswam in the record setting 400 free, 800free and 400 medley relay groups ...swam the fastest times for the season infour events (100, 200 free & 100, 200 back) ... ranks second all-time atAFA in the 200 free and ninth in the 500 free ... also swam the 200 meterfree at the Indianapolis Grand Prix ... earned the team Coaches Award.HIGH SCHOOL (Pusch Ridge Chris�an Academy): Le�ered four years inswimming ... team captain as a senior ... led Pusch Ridge to third placefinish in states as a senior and second place finish as a junior ... set staterecords in the 100 back and 200 free as a sophomore ... scholas�c All-American ... Na�onal Honors Society member ... also swam for FlyingFish Arizona club swim team ... high school swimming coach wasmother, Mary Beth Bleyl.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 17 ... has a sister and brother ...sister, Shawna, a�ends West Point and is on the so�ball team ... par-ents are USAFA grads and were also on the Wings of Blue jump team ...hobbies are stumbling upon, reading, hiking, sleeping and watchingmovies ... favorite foods are jalapenos ... favorite movie is the TrumanShow ... something most people don’t know about her is that she wentto the science olympics ... credits her first swim coach, Troy Reister, ashaving the biggest influence on her sports career because ‘he taught meto love swimming’ ... daughter of Wallace and Mary Beth Bleyl.

ERIN BLEYL

SO. • 5-8 • BACKTUCSON, ARIZ.

(PUSCH RIDGE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)

HANNAH CESARE

SO. • 5-10 • SPRINT FREEENNICE, N.C.

(HOMESCHOOLED)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the second-fastest 200 free and third-fastest 50 and100 free times on the team ... 100 freetime is 10th-fastest and 200 free is sixth-fastest in school history ... was a part ofthree school record relays; the 400 free,800 free and 400 medley.

PRIOR TO ACADEMY: Swim coach was Ted Orton.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38 ... has five siblings ... hobbiesare hiking, cooking, baking and hanging with her li�le sisters ... most no-table thing about her hometown is that it is one of the largest produc-ers of Christmas trees and pumpkins ... daughter of Ray and Kim Cesare... favorite quote: “A good plan violently executed now is be�er than aperfect plan executed next week.” -George S. Pa�on.

personal bests

100 free *51.25200 free 1:50.70500 free 5:02.76100 back *56.28200 back *2:01.66* School record

personal bests

50 free 24.26100 free 52.41200 free 1:52.83

Getting to Know Erin...• I enjoy listening to: Simon and Garfunkel, Mumford and Sons, Kingsof Leon, Britney Spears, Nicki Minaj• If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Julie Grabarek because she has the cutest out-fits.• Favorite quote: “My mother said to me ‘If you are a soldier, you willbecome a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope. In-stead, I was a painter, and became Picasso” – Pablo Picasso

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam fourth-fastest100 and 200 back times on team ... alsoswam the fifth-fastest 400 IM ... alsoswam the 1000 in a meet ... swam theninth-fastest 200 back time in schoolhistory at the MW Championships.HIGH SCHOOL (Osbourn Park): Le�eredfour years in swimming ... team captainand scholas�c All-American as a senior ... helped lead Osbourn Park tofour consecu�ve district and regional �tles ... high school swimmingcoach was Kate Thomas ... swam for QDD club swim team, coached byRick Benner ... Na�onal Honor Society and French Honor Society mem-ber ... graduated Magna Cum Laude.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 17 ... major is poli�cal science ...sister, Caitlyn, swims at Alabama ... also has a brother ... nickname isgrandma ... hobby is reading ... favorite movie is The Patriot ... favoritefood is chicken wings ... something not many people know about her isthat she has broken/dislodged her sternum twice ... enjoys listening toRascall Fla�s, Switchfoot and Fox news radio ... daughter of Sco� andKaren Harrison ... favorite quote: “Duty, then, is the sublimest word inthe English language. You should do your duty in all things. You cannever do more. You should never wish to do less.” General Robert E.Lee.

LIZ HARRISONSO. • 5-3 • BACKMANASSAS, VA.

(OSBOURN PARK)

MORANDA HERN

SO. • 5-7 • DIVINGCLOVIS, CALIF.

(FRESNO SUNNYSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY)

2010-11 Highlights: Led team in scoringfor both the 1-meter and 3-meter divingevents ... scored 210.25 points in the 1mon Oct. 29 vs. Colorado Mines/MetroState ... scored 254.40 points in the 3mvs. Denver/UNLV.

HIGH SCHOOL: High school diving coach was Teresa Hall.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 8 ... hobbies are shoo�ng, goingto the beach, watching The Office and quo�ng Saturday Night Live skits... daughter for Ricky and Molida Hern.

personal bests

100 back 1:01.76200 back 2:08.75400 IM 5:00.181000 free 11:35.54

personal bests

1-meter 210.253-meter 254.30

Getting to Know Liz...

• person in history she would like to meet is Winston Churchill be-cause he was an amazing leader and motivator.

• Pre-race/meet rituals: Sleeping a lot and listening to Jack Johnson.

• If you could be on any reality TV show, what would it be? I want tobe on the Ninja Warrior Game Show because the people on that showare awesome and I want to make it through the obstacle course.

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Ranked fourth onthe team in the 200 and 500 free, 200breast and 200 fly events ... also rankedsixth on the team in the 100 fly.HIGH SCHOOL (Xavier): Le�ered fouryears in swimming ... led Xavier to fourstate �tles ... all-state and all-region ...All-American relay qualifier ... earnedteam’s outstanding freshman, junior andsenior awards in addi�on to team sportsmanship award ... Na�onalHonor Society and Na�onal Spanish Honors Society member ... highschool swimming coach was Colleen Murphy ... also swam for thePhoenix Swim Club, coached by Dave Gibson.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 21 ... nickname is Liz ... has twosiblings ... hobbies are music, movies and spending �me with friends ...favorite food is pancakes ... favorite movie is Across the Universe ...credits her grandfather as having the biggest influence on her sports ca-reer ... something most people don’t know about her is that she livedoverseas for four years ... favorite quote: “I always like to look on theop�mis�c side of life, but I am realis�c enough to know that life is acomplex ma�er.” -Walt Disney ... daughter of Vince and Carol Keenan.

ELIZABETH KEENAN

SO. • 5-5 • FREE/FLYPHOENIX, ARIZ.

(XAVIER)

RACHEL KENNEDY

SO. • 5-2 • DIVINGWASILLA, ALASKA

(WASILLA)

2010-11 Highlights: Second on the teamin both the 1-meter and 3-meter events... scored 187.95 points in the 1m vs.Northern Colorado ... scored 198.98points in the 3m vs. BYU ... Academic All-MW and MW Scholar Athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL (Wasilla): Le�ered three years in diving, four years insoccer and one year each in track and cross country ... team captain fortwo years in diving and three for soccer ... three �me diving regionchampion and finished second at state ... all-state soccer tournamentmember as a junior ... state qualifier in track and cross-country ... statechampion in gymnas�cs as a freshman ... Na�onal Honor Society mem-ber ... class valedictorian ... high school diving coach was Larry Smith.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 12 ... nickname is Red ... hastwo siblings ... brother, David, a�ends the Naval Academy ... majoring inbiology ... on the superintendent’s list ... hobbies are mountain climb-ing, snowboarding, dance, musical theatre, plan�ng flowers, smiling,laughing, and baking cookies ... favorite food is Eggo waffles ... favoritemovie is Gladiator ... herson in history she’d like to meet is Helen Kellerbecause she faced so much adversity as a young child and never gaveup to improve herself in all aspects of her life ... daughter of Dan andJanet Kennedy.

personal bests

200 free 1:55.03500 free 5:09.69200 breast 2.48.00100 fly 59.52200 fly 2:10.19

personal bests

1-meter 187.953-meter 198.98

Getting to Know Rachel...

• I enjoy listening to: Taylor Swift, Keith Urban and Ke$sha

• Favorite athlete and why: 2008 Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson-She took the sport of gymnastics to a whole new level of perfection.

• Something not many people know about you: I do not like and willnot eat vegetables. If it is a vegetable that I do like, then I consider it afruit.

Getting to Know Elizabeth...

• Pre-race/meet rituals: coffee and a bagel for breakfast.

• Favorite athlete and why: Jenny Thompson. I remember looking upto her as a swimmer when I was young. I even had the opportunity tomeet her at a swim meet. She is a very genuine and hardworking per-son and her accomplishments both in and out of the pool are amaz-ing. • I enjoy listening to: All genres of music, except for country.

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Ranked second onthe team in the 1000 and 1650 freeevents ... ranked third in the 500 freeand seventh in the 200 free ... earnedfreshman team inspirational award.HIGH SCHOOL (Sandburg): Le�ered fouryears in swimming ... All-American as asenior ...team captain as senior ... teamMVP as a junior and senior ... made it to junior na�onals in 2009 ... Na-�onal Honors Society member ... graduated Mu Alpha Theta ... highschool swim coach was Jane Caliendo ... also swam for Hickory WillowSwim Associa�on, coached by Tom Rieman.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 3 ... has a younger brother ...nickname is stealth ... major is materials chemistry ... hobbies are scrap-booking, dancing and watching the Chicago Blackhawks ... favorite foodis sushi ... favorite movies are Forrest Gump, Armageddon and Pocahon-tas ... person in history she’d like to meet is Marie Curie ... somethingmost people don’t know about her is that she loves watching hockeyand UFC ...credits her coaches as having the biggest influence on hersports career ... daughter of Henry and Karen Kuyper.

MICHELLE KUYPER

SO. • 5-5 • FREEORLAND PARK, ILL.

(SANDBERG)

SAMANTHA LAUGHLIN

SO. • 5-11 • BACK/FREEDESTIN, FLA.

(FORT WALTON BEACH)

2010-11 Highlights: Ranked second onthe team in the 100 and 200 back events... ranked seventh in the 50 and 100 freeand 200 IM events ... 200 back time isseventh-fastest and 100 back time iseighth-fastest in school history ... part ofthe second record-setting 200 medleyrelay group.HIGH SCHOOL (Fort Walton Beach): Let-tered four years in swimming and two in volleyball ... team MVP, Swim-mer of the Year, FWBHS Athlete of the Year and scholar athlete as asenior ... set school records in the 50 free, 100 back and 200 and 400free relays ... also swam for the YMCA Na�onal Team, sec�onals, districtand state teams ... helped lead FWBHS to county and district �tles ...high school swim coach was Pam Braseth.PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 23 ... has three siblings ... nick-names are Sam, Sami and Shamuu ... major is management ... favoritemovie is the Notebook ... somethingmost people don’t know about heris that she’s lived in nine states ... favorite quote: "She is clothed withstrength and dignity, and she laughs with no fear of the future." --Proverbs 31:25 ... daughter of David and Donna Laughlin.

personal bests

200 free 1:58.51500 free 5:05.981000 free 10:46.801650 free 18:01.98

personal bests

100 back 58.32200 back 2:06.5650 free 24.76100 free 54.19200 IM 2:17.40

Getting to Know Samantha...

• Hobbies: Reading intellectual poems, interpreting songs, eatingsalad with ranch and pepper, face-booking, supplying people withlaughter, attempting to pop-lock-and-drop-it, taking snapshots ofmemories, organizing my room, shopping for exquisite clothing items,wearing sweet shoes, and finding new ways to put eyeliner on. • Favorite foods: Salad, French onion dip and chips, pesto pizza,Pinkberry Yogurt, Hamburgers with pickles, Chicken Tenders, LongHorn Steakhouse steaks, mashed potatoes with cheese, Chuy’s Tex-Mex food, and of course watermelon sour patch kids.• Pre-race/meet rituals: I pray right before my races.

Getting to Know Michelle...

• Pre-race/meet rituals: I start to visualize my races a few weeks be-fore my big meets, and then I have a pump-up playlist of the bestsongs for before I swim

• I enjoy listening to: rap, country, classical…Anything!

• Favorite quote: “The biggest risk you can take is to step up on thatblock and dare someone to beat you”

Meet The Falcons


HIGH SCHOOL (Burlington): Le�ered three years in swimming ... Aca-demic All-American ... high school swim coach was Kenneth France ...swam club for the Waukesha Express Swim Team, coached by BlaineCarlson.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 10 ... has five siblings ... hobbiesare hanging out with friends, reading and listening to music ... favoritefood is ice cream ... favorite movie is Anchorman ... something mostpeople don’t know about her is that her favorite music is metal ... cred-its her mother as having the biggest influence on her sports career ...daughter of Alan and Yvonne Brooks.

SARA BROOKS

FR. • 5-7 • BACKKANSASVILLE, WISC.

(BURLINGTON)

Getting to Know Sara...

• Person in history you’d like to meet and why: Abraham Lincoln, Toask him how it felt to bring a nation back together.

• Most noteworthy thing about my hometown: It’s extremely small.

• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: Mymom, she always motivated me.

HIGH SCHOOL (Ravenwood): Le�ered four years in swimming ... 200breaststroke �me was top 10 in the na�on for 18 year olds ... na�onaland junior na�onal qualifier ... on the Principal’s list every semester ...high school swim coach was Angel Cur�ss ... swam club for Excel Aquat-ics, coached by Mark Walker.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 14 ... has an older sister ...hobby is reading ... favorite food is cake ... favorite movie is Star Trek ...something most people don’t know about her is that she makes reallygood chocolate chip cookies ... favorite athlete is Tim Tebow ... creditsCaroline Bechtel as having the biggest influence on her sports career ...if she could be on any TV show, it would be Jeopardy ... has countrymusic on her iPod ... favorite quote is: “A�tude determines al�tude.” ...daughter of John and Tara Davis.

KIM DAVIS

FR. • 5-8 • IM/BREASTBRENTWOOD, TENN.

(RAVENWOOD)

Getting to Know Kim...

• Person in history you’d like to meet and why: George WashingtonCarver, because I love peanut butter.• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: Car-oline Bechtel, because she made practice worth going to every daywhen I didn’t want to.• If you could be on any reality TV show, what would it be? JEOPARDY( I realize this is technically a game show, but I’m very firm on this an-swer)

Meet The Falcons


JANELLE GALANGFR. • 5-4 • FLY

JOHNSTON, IOWA(JOHNSTON)

HIGH SCHOOL (Johnston): Le�ered four years in swimming and one inso�ball ... team captain ... three-�me state qualifier in the 100 fly and astate qualifier in the 100 back and 200 medley and 200 free relays ...played on 4A state champion so�ball team ... senior and junior classpresident and sophomore vice president ... Na�onal Honor Societymember ... Na�onal Council on Youth Leadership ... Environmental ClubPresident ... three-�me Mock trial state qualifier ... high school swimcoach was Shari Walling ... swam club for Central Iowa Aqua�cs,coached by Dave Joensen.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 33 ... has a younger sister ...hobbies are playing the guitar, swimming and hanging out with friendsand family ... favorite food is chocolate ice cream ... favorite movie isHardball ... something most people don’t know about her is that sheplays 10 different musical instruments ... credits her parents as havingthe biggest influence on her sports career ... most noteworthy thingabout her home town is that its ranked #13 best place to live in the U.S.... favorite quote: ““We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, isnot an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle ... daughter of Emerito and TammyGalang.

Getting to Know Janelle...

• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: Myparents because they have always encouraged me and supported mein everything I did. They never missed a meet.• Most noteworthy thing about my hometown: Its the 13th best placeto live in the United States.• If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Gabby Aranda because she has sick dancemoves, everyone loves her, and she’s a great swimmer.

HIGH SCHOOL (Quigley Catholic): Le�ered four years in swimming ...four-�me state qualifier ... WPIAL top four finisher ... Na�onal Honor So-ciety member ... high honor roll all four years ... high school swimmingcoach was mother, Carol Haggerty ... swam club for West AlleghenyAqua Club, coached by Bob Miller and Angela Post.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 21 ... has two older siblings ...hobby is horseback riding ... favorite food is anything Italian ... favoritemovie is Something Borrowed ... credits her mom as having the biggestinfluence on her sports career ... favorite athlete is Ryan Lochte ... if shecould be on any reality TV show, it would be Extreme Makeover: HomeEdi�on ... favorite quote is: “Mah, the meatloaf!” – Will Ferrell ... daugh-ter of Dan and Carol Haggerty.

LAURA HAGGERTY

FR. • 5-8 • IM/BREASTPITTSBURGH, PA.

(QUIGLEY CATHOLIC)

Getting to Know Laura...

• Person in history you’d like to meet and why: Helen Keller becauseshe inspires me.• Something not many people know about me: My sister and I looklike twins?• If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Katherine Ernst because she is a senior and ex-cels at everything!

Meet The Falcons


CLARA HEFFERNAN

FR. • 5-8 • DISTANCE FREEOLYMPIA, WASH.

(OLYMPIA)

HIGH SCHOOL (Olympia): Le�ered four years in swimming ... schoolrecord holder in the 200 and 500 free in addi�on to several relayrecords ... three-�me scholas�c All-American ... high school swim coachwas Mel Smith ... swam club for Tacoma Swim Club, coached by JayBenner and Trever Gray.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 24 ... has an older brother ...nickname is Clarita ... hobbies are playing the cello and piano, listeningto music and singing ... favorite food is Korean ... favorite movie is theBBC version of Pride and Prejudice ... credits Jay Benner has having thebiggest influence on her sports career ... most noteworthy thing abouther home town is that it rains almost every day ... favorite athlete isRoger Bannister ... if she could be on any reality TV show, it would beMinute to Win it ... favorite quote is: “Carpe Diem.” ... daughter of Mikeand Becky Heffernan.

Getting to Know Clara...

• Person in history you’d like to meet and why: King Se-Jong. Koreanking who derived Korean from the Chinese language so that the common people could understand what was going on politically.• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: JayBenner: He has taught me to believe in myself and to give my best ineverything that I do. Mediocrity is not acceptable. Push yourself to thelimit and good results will show. • If you could trade places with one of your teammates for day, whowould it be and why? Michelle Kuyper. I want to see what it is like tobe in the shoes of a Chemistry Major.

HIGH SCHOOL (Landmark Chris�an): Le�ered four years in diving, twoin swimming, track and cross country and one in soccer ... Wendy’sHeisman finalist ... Na�onal Honor Society member ... Beta Club mem-ber ... high school diving coach was John Ames ... dove club for AtlantaDiving, coached by John Ames.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 39 ... has five siblings ... hobbiesare listening to music and shopping ... favorite food is pasta ... favoritemovie is the Notebook ... something most people don’t know about heris that she plays the harp ... most noteworthy thing about her hometown is that country music star Alan Jackson is from there ... if she couldbe on any reality TV show, it would be Real Housewives ... has countryand pop on her iPod ... favorite quote: “I can do all things through Christwho strengthens me.” ... daughter of James and Lisa Long.

LAINIE LONG

FR. • 5-6 • DIVINGNEWNAN, GA.

(LANDMARK CHRISTIAN SCHOOL)

Getting to Know Lainie...

• Person in history you’d like to meet and why: Eleanor Roosevelt be-cause she was a strong willed yet classy woman.• Pre-meet rituals: taking a deep breath before I walk down the boardfor my approach.• What do you have on your iPod? Country, pop.

Meet The Falcons


NOEL NICCUM

FR. • 5-5 • BREASTHOUSTON, TEXAS

(MAGNOLIA WEST)

HIGH SCHOOL (Magnolia West): Le�ered four years in swimming ...team captain ... earned team Hardest Worker award ... Na�onal HonorSociety member ... high school swim coach was Jeremy Wade ... swamclub for Magnolia Aqua�c Club, coached by Terry Jones.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 23 ... has five siblings ... hobbiesare horseback riding and doing anything outside ... favorite food is Ital-ian ... favorite movie is Seabiscuit ... credits her coaches as having thebiggest influence on her sports career ... favorite athlete is Barbaro ... ifshe could be on any TV show, it would be CSI ... has country music onher iPod ... favorite quote is: “He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength,and charges into the fray. He laughs at fear, afraid of nothing. He doesnot shy away from the sword. In frenzied excitement he eats up theground; he cannot stand s�ll when the trumpet sounds” Job 39:v21-24...daughter of Michael and Lisa Niccum.

Getting to Know Noel...

• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: Mycoaches- they never gave up on me and encouraged me throughoutmy whole career.• Pre-race/meet rituals: monkey-like arm swings before I hop on theblock: Stretch, eat a good breakfast, warm up properly.• Favorite athlete and why: Barbaro – I wish I could train everydaypushing myself past my limits.

HIGH SCHOOL (Valparaiso): Le�ered three years in diving and one insoccer ... team captain ... Na�onal Honor Society member ... high schooldiving coach was Bill Chappo.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 33 ... has two siblings ... nick-name is Jeannie ... hobbies are reading and playing the cello ... favoritefood is ice cream ... favorite movie is the Gladiator ... something mostpeople don’t know about her is that she has a pilot’s license ... creditsher parents as having the biggest influence on her sports career ... mostnoteworthy thing about her home town is there is a lot of corn ... if shecould be on any reality TV show, it would be Survivor ... favorite quote:“If there ever comes a day when we can't be together keep me in yourheart, I'll stay there forever.” – Winnie the Pooh ... daughter of Ma�and Julie Nolan.

JEANNE NOLAN

FR. • 5-7 • DIVINGVALPARAISO, IND.

(VALPARAISO)

Getting to Know Jeanne...

• Person in history you’d like to meet and why: Anne Frank – I’d like tohear her stories and experiences.• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: Myparents. They are always encouraging me to do my best .• What do you have on your iPod? Lots and lots of music. But nocountry.

Meet The Falcons


SAMANTHA WILSON

FR. • 5-5 • DIVINGLAKESIDE, CALIF.

(EL CAPITAN)

HIGH SCHOOL (El Capitan): Le�ered three years in diving and one ingymnas�cs and golf ... California Interscholas�c Federa�on (CIF) Cham-pion in 2009 and 2010 ... dove for Hominid Diving, coached by AdamBellistri.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 7 ... has three siblings ... nick-name is Sam ... hobby is baking ... credits diving coach Adam Bellistri ashaving the biggest influence on her sports career ... Favorite quote:“You miss 100% of the shots you never take.” ... daughter of Tim andLaura Wilson.

Getting to Know Samantha...

• Favorite food: Definitely cannot pick one thing.

• Who’s had the biggest influence on your sports career and why: MyDive Coach back in San Diego, Adam Bellistri.

• Favorite quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you never take”


Cadet Natatorium

Newly Refurbished Cadet NatatoriumThe Air Force Academy Cadet Natatorium under-

went a complete renova�on during the 2010-11 sea-son and re-opened during the summer of 2011.

The upgrades make the Cadet Natatorium one ofthe premier and state-of-the-art on-campus swim-ming venues in college athle�cs.

- All new pool with ability to prac�ce and compete at

short-course and long-course lengths.

- Star�ng blocks on both ends of pool.

- New pla�orm diving tower.

- Added pool deck space during prac�ces and com-

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- Stairways leading up to stands (previously ladders).

- One of the na�on’s finest Swimming Fitness Rooms

located adjacent to the Natatorium.

- New team rooms.

- New lockers for both teams.

- LED video board.

- Updated ligh�ng.

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PHILOSOPHYAir Force women swimmers train in specialty groups as the season progresses. A typical practice in the early season might range from6,000 to 8,000 yards. As the season progresses, volumes will remain constant or even decrease as intensity increases. Specialtygroups are arranged by distance and stroke specialty. Power work and dryland training are a large component of AFA swim train-ing.

COMPETITIONS

Dual meets are used as race opportunities and fine-tuning while the main focus of the season is the Mountain West ConferenceChampionship meet in February. Our mid-season focus-meet is the Cougar Classic, hosted by the University of Houston in Novem-ber.

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING

Each member of the swimming team follows a uniquely designed, periodized weight training and conditioning program tailoredspecifically to meet individual needs and ability.

Coaching Theory: Coach Spence designs team programs based on sport-specificity while enforcing andbuilding the all-around power athlete. In addition to sport specific skills, athletes are trained and taughtto maximize power, strength, balance and coordination, endurance and flexibility.

Capt. Overton Spence - Assistant Swim Coach for Strength & Conditioning

Spence is a 2006 graduate of the Air Force Academy. He was a three-year football letterwinner at theAcademy playing linebacker.

About the Varsity Weight Room:13 Varsity sports use the 12,000 sq. ft. facility housing the fol-lowing equipment:• 4-lane 40-yd track for speed and agility training• 12 Olympic lifting platforms• Nine multi-station platforms• Three squat racks• 10 flat bench and incline bench stations• Three sets of dumbbells, 5-170 lbs.• One leg press• One multi-hip• One smith machine• Two leg extensions machines

• Six leg curl machines• Three standing leg curls machines• Eight lat pull/seated row combination stations• Six back extension/glute ham machines• Various free standing flat, incline and decline benches• Nine suspension strap trainers

Additional Supplemental equipment used to maximize sportspecific movement: • Four 110 lb. water-filled logs (additional weight capability)• Water filled kegs ranging from 30-240 lbs.• Sandbags ranging from 40-140 lbs.• 30+ Medicine Balls ranging from 6-20 lbs.

A day in the life of a Cadet-Athlete


A TYPICAL DAY IN THE LIFE OF C1C ELVIRA CHICCARELLI:

M Day:0630: Beep! My alarm goes off and it’s time to start the day. I put on my uniform,grab my backpack, and head to the pool for morning practice.

0700: Make a splash. Jump in the water and get in some hard sprint work for an houror so. Once a week, we do a co-ed kicking set during this time.

0800: Pump it up! Head to the weight room for a morning lift with our weight coach.

0900: Air Force, Get Some (Breakfast)! End the workout with a team cheer, hit theshowers, get dressed, and grab a quick breakfast in the locker room.

0930: Leave the gym and head up the Hill to my first class of the day.

0950: Physics class. We do several labs with electricity and magnetism in this toughrequired class. Don’t fall asleep, or my teacher will shock you with a generator!

1050: Extra Instruction (EI). There are lots of opportunities for an academic boosthere, so I make the most of my free time. Today, for example, I’m getting ahead byhoning my skills on the Biology Department’s microscopes.

1150-1320: Lunch! Head over to the swim team’s tables to eat together. Some days we march in to Mitch’s, showing off our mili-tary skills. Other times, we have meetings or briefings about honor, professional military affairs, or events at the Academy after thenoon meal. On the off chance we have some free time, it’s fun to hang out with friends, work in the library, or catch up on Face-book.

1330: Military Strategic Studies class. This is definitely one of my favorites. We study pastand present military theories and apply them in different contexts. There’s lots of discus-sion and war stories.

1423: School’s out! Go back to my room for a quick nap before afternoon practice.

1510: Head to the pool! It’s time for the second practice of the day.

1530: Dive into afternoon practice. We spend some time in specialty distance and strokegroups, and sometimes we’re all swimming the same tough set.

1550: Finish practice, warm down, and do some cords. Coaches and teammates are usu-ally willing to do quick technique work right about now.

1810: Dinnertime! We get dressed and head to the dining hall as a team. The best part? Frozen yogurt!

1910: Military call to quarters begins. I join my squadron for military train-ing, which can include freshman knowledge bowls, training sessions, orbriefings.

1940: The homework begins! This time is specifically set aside as academiccall to quarters. I work hard so I can get into bed, but there’s always time forstudy breaks. Facebook, phone time, socializing, music, Cadet clubs, and e-mail all compete for my attention!

2230: Put everything away, get my uniform ready for tomorrow, and getready for bed.

2245: Taps plays, telling me it’s the best part of the day- bedtime!

Air Force Careers


“I think being an intercollegiate athlete prepared me a lot for being afighter pilot,” said May. “The first reason is discipline...No, I didn’t al-ways want to go [to all of the workouts], but I was disciplined to getup and just do it. That has a lot of relation to what we do in the mili-tary. It isn’t always fun, but it’s something you commit yourself todoing. Also, that competitive spirit is ingrained. I needed that to getinto pilot training, then to stay in pilot training and compete for afighter. Finally, you learn how to handle stress. That feeling that I hadon night one of the war with the adrenaline pumping was very simi-lar to the feeling you get prior to swimming a big race.”

A bachelor’s degree from the Air Force Academy can open up the doors to a variety of career fields. Featured here are afew of the many careers that former Air Force swimmers have embarked upon following their graduation:

FLYING

Maj. Melissa May (Hyland) [pictured with husband Maj. MichaelMay] was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for a mission flownin Operation Iraqi Freedom. Since graduating from the Academy,May has flown T-37s, T-38s, AT-38s and F-16s. May is currently anAOC (Air Officer Commanding) in cadet squadron 21 and serves asone of the swimming team’s officer representatives.

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING

1st Lt. Ginny Trimble (Miller) currently works in the Sensors Directorate of AFRL (Air Force Re-search Laboratory) at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. There she works with a team developing elec-tron devices for future generation electronics.

“We mostly fabricate, investigate and test transistors and switches inside our fantastic Class 100clean room,” said Trimble. “These devices are part of efforts to develop the technology of elec-tronic components so that 15-20 years down the road, we can have more efficient electronic sys-tems that operate at higher frequencies and/or with more power. It's like working on manydifferent science experiments that actually have a valuable result. I really enjoy it...there is a com-pletely different world under a microscope, and I am excited to be a part of it.”

“While here at Wright-Patt, I have run into so many different swimmers! I enjoy volunteering asone of the coaches for our masters team here (headed by Cody Rasmussen) and have great funwith other Academy kids that have been this way, some swimmers before me, others into waterpolo, some folks who enjoy the sport, or others who are just starting out...Swimming has allowedme to make so many friends here on our team, and is going to be what I miss the most when Imove. I still talk to a few of my teammates on a semi-regular basis, and they tell me the cool stuffthey are up to these days. It is nice to have those bonds across the whole Air Force though, becauseyou know you are practically guaranteed a friend wherever you go.”

1st Lt. Ginny Trimble (Miller) in the cleanroom, cleaning a wafer after electroplating it

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

“I use everything that I learned as a cadet from the classroom,squadron and pool to lead repair teams,” said White. “Not only doesthe Academy prepare you for success, but also, you create lifetimefriends from the unique experiences we had together.“

1st Lt. Lauren White, a 2007 graduate, is currently stationed at HillAFB, Utah. A mechanical engineering major, White has worked onengineering projects for the A-10, F-16 and T-38 planes. Picturedabove is the wing of an F-16 in the Wing Shop at Hill AFB.

2010-11 Season Review


FINAL RECORD: 2-10 (0-8 MWC)MWC CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 9TH

Women’s Swimming & Diving MVP - Haley HolcombeSophomore Haley Holcombe was named MVP after record-setting per-formances at the Mountain West Conference Swimming & DivingChampionships. The Snellville, Ga., native set school records in the 100yard butterfly (55.31) and 200 fly (2:02.36) events. In addition, Hol-combe was a part of the school-record setting 200 and 400 medley re-lays.

Team AwardsLindsay Michela Brown Team Most Inspirational AwardSenior - Kaeli KluesnerJunior - Katharine ErnstSophomore - Alexandra TrobeFreshman - Michelle KuyperCoaches AwardErin Bleyl - Fr.Captain AwardCaitlin Teresky - Sr.

Air Force Women’s Swimming & Diving 2011 MW ChampionshipsRecap

The Air Force women's swimming & diving team capped off a suc-cessful 2010-11 season at the 2011 Mountain West Swimming & DivingChampionships in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Falcons broke seven schoolrecords and had 21 swims that cracked the school’s all-time top-10 list.

Leading the way were sophomore Haley Holcombe and freshmanErin Bleyl. Holcombe earned All-MW honors in the 100 and 200 butter-fly events and set school records in the 200 fly and 200 and 400 medleyrelay groups. Bleyl capped off one of the most successful freshmancampaigns in Air Force history by setting five school records (100, 200back, 400 free relay, 200, 400 medley relay).

Air Force finished ninth at the MWC Championships.

School Records400 Free Relay (Erin Bleyl, Hannah Cesare, Alivia Berg, Cassie Fletcher)3:27.16800 Free Relay (Erin Bleyl, Alivia Berg, Michelle Kuyper, Hannah Cesare)7:32.79200 Medley Relay (Samantha Laughlin, Katrina Castellanos, Haley Hol-combe, Cassie Fletcher) 1:45.71400 Medley Relay (Erin Bleyl, Katrina Castellanos, Haley Holcombe,Hannah Cesare) 3:48.42200 Fly - Haley Holcombe 2:02.36100 Back - Erin Bleyl 56.28 (leadoff of 400 medley relay time trial)200 Back - Erin Bleyl 2:01.66

Academic All-Mountain WestWomen's Team (# of times academic all-conference)Fr. Alivia Berg (1) Behavioral Sciences 3.29Jr. Alison Ceranski (3) Aeronautical Engineering 3.30Jr. Elvira Chiccarelli (3) Biology 3.29Jr. Lauren Delaney (3) English 3.36Jr. Cassie Fletcher (2) Legal Studies 3.05Fr. Rachel Kennedy (1) Biology 3.88Sr. Kaeli Kluesner (4) Legal Studies 3.57So. Rosie Mayou (2) Economics 3.03So. Alexandra Trobe (2) Political Science 3.57

Mountain West Scholar-Athlete(# of times MW Scholar-Athlete)

Fr. Rachel Kennedy (1) Biology 3.88Sr. Kaeli Kluesner (3) Legal Studies 3.57So. Alexandra Trobe (2) Political Science 3.57

Date Opponent Results (2-10 overall, 0-8 MWC/9th)10/16 Denver Relays+ 4th10/23 Colorado State*^ L, 68-232 10/23 New Mexico*^ L, 106-19410/23 San Diego State*^ L, 55-24510/29 Colorado School of Mines W, 195-47 10/29 Mesa State W, 178-5311/5 TCU* L, 129-14811/19-21 Georgia Tech Invitational # 12th12/3 Northern Colorado L, 133-1651/14 Denver L, 59-2351/14 UNLV*! L, 71-2201/20 BYU* L, 102-1901/22 Utah* L, 129-1501/28-29 UNLV Invitational #2/5 Wyoming* L, 112-1752/23-27 MWC Championships 9th/141* Denotes Mountain West Conference meet+ Denotes Swimming Only meet# Denotes Diving Only meet^ Meet in Albuquerque, N.M.! In Denver, Colo.

Haley Holcombe, the Falcons’ 2011 team MVP, earned All-MWC hon-ors in the 100 & 200 fly at the 2011 MW Championships.

Record Book


50 FREESTYLE1. Beth Zeman ('98) 23.38 19962. Mary Edith Smith ('01) 23.43 20013. Connie Cann ('99) 23.65 19994. Carly Baxter ('04) 23.67 20035. Laken Stogner (‘09) 23.68 20096. Karen Long ('05) 23.75 20027. Sarah Freas ('00) 23.88 19978. Claudine Tjhio ('97) 23.94 19939. Cassie Fletcher (‘12) 23.97 201010. Andrea Hyma ('05) 24.00 2004

100 FREESTYLE1. Jane Hwang (‘09) 51.07 20092. Beth Zeman ('98) 51.18 19963. Erin Bleyl (‘14) 51.25 20114. Carly Baxter ('04) 51.43 20035. Connie Cann ('99) 51.59 19986. Mary Edith Smith ('01) 51.94 20017. Laken Stogner (‘09) 52.10 20098. Cassie Fletcher (‘12) 52.31 20119. Sarah Freas ('00) 52.33 199910. Hannah Cesare (‘14) 52.41 2011

200 FREESTYLE1. Jane Hwang (‘09) 1:49.39 20092. Erin Bleyl (‘14) 1:50.70 20113. Carly Baxter ('04) 1:52.24 20024. Dana Hansen ('00) 1:52.70 19965. Colleen Smith (‘06) 1:52.79 20056. Hannah Cesare (‘14) 1:52.83 20117. Lara Styles ('05) 1:53.13 20048. Beth Zeman ('98) 1:53.26 19979. Jenna Tukey ('98) 1:53.38 199610. Julienne White ('05) 1:53.50 2004

500 FREESTYLE1. Jenna Tukey ('98) 4:52.92 19962. Rachel Tukey ('98) 4:55.94 19953. Lauren White (‘07) 4:57.55 20054. Patty Martinez ('83) 4:58.06 19805. Sarah Thilo ('04) 4:58.26 20036. Julienne White ('05) 4:58.99 20027. Rachel Linnihan ('93) 5:00.03 19938. Alivia Berg (‘14) 5:02.53 20119. Erin Bleyl (‘14) 5:02.76 201110. Erika Schenavar ('94) 5:02.78 1994

1,000 FREESTYLE1. Jenna Tukey ('98) 10:04.95 19942. Rachel Tukey ('98) 10:11.10 19943. Patty Martinez ('83) 10:15.21 19814. Julienne White ('05) 10:16.90 20045. Sarah Thilo ('04) 10:20.06 20036. Karen Burton ('84) 10:24.83 19837. Lauren White (‘07) 10:25.49 20058. Erika Schenavar ('94) 10:26.60 19949. Tiffany Biddle (‘08) 10:27.06 200610. Rachel Linnihan ('93) 10:30.47 1993

1,650 FREESTYLE1. Jenna Tukey ('98) 16:40.86 19962. Rachel Tukey ('98) 16:48.72 19963. Patti Martinez ('83) 16:51.97 19814. Lauren White (‘07) 17:03.42 20055. Julienne White ('05) 17:05.60 20046. Sarah Thilo ('04) 17:07.70 20037. Karen Burton ('84) 17:11.80 19838. Erika Schenavar ('94) 17:18.83 19949. Rachel Linnihan ('93) 17:20.70 199310. Tiffany Biddle (‘08) 17:21.96 2006

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. Jane Hwang (‘09) 2:04.15 20092. Dana Hansen ('00) 2:06.47 19963. Maiya Anderson ('97) 2:06.51 19964. Gabby Aranda (‘14) 2:06.59 20115. Sara Crowell ('04) 2:07.22 20016. Erika Schenavar ('94) 2:07.71 19947. Shannon Goff ('97) 2:07.73 19948. Krista Steenbergen ('98) 2:08.05 19969. Colleen Smith (‘06) 2:08.13 200510. Amy Hennies ('98) 2:08.48 1996

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. Maiya Anderson ('97) 4:27.70 19962. Kaeli Kluesner (‘11) 4:27.83 20103. Patty Martinez ('83) 4:28.57 19834. Krista Steenbergen ('98) 4:28.98 19965. Erika Schenavar ('94) 4:29.45 19946. Dana Hansen ('00) 4:29.97 19977. Colleen Smith ('06) 4:30.37 20058. Karen Burton ('84) 4:31.00 19849. Becky Gleason (‘10) 4:31.05 201010. Haley Holcombe (‘13) 4:35.21 2010

100 BUTTERFLY1. Connie Cann ('99) 55.22 19972. Haley Holcombe (‘13) 55.31 20113. Jaymie Van Kooten ('05) 55.72 20044. Katharine Ernst (‘12) 56.10 20105. Gabby Aranda (‘14) 56.23 20116. Sara Crowell ('04) 56.45 20037. Beth Zeman ('98) 56.94 19968. Lindsey Kirchhoff (‘07) 57.18 20069. Lara Styles (‘05) 57.45 200310. Candace Staubitz ('01) 57.58 2001

Becky Gleason (‘10) 57.58 2010

200 BUTTERFLY1. Haley Holcombe (‘13) 2:02.36 20112. Becky Gleason (‘10) 2:03.00 20103. Katharine Ernst (‘12) 2:03.54 20104. Gabby Aranda (‘14) 2:04.04 20115. Carly Baxter (‘04) 2:04.50 20046. Lara Styles ('05) 2:05.37 20047. Jaymie Van Kooten ('05) 2:05.48 20048. Sara Crowell (‘04) 2:05.66 20049. Maiya Anderson ('97) 2:06.48 199610. Barb Smith ('86) 2:06.62 1983

100 BACKSTROKE1. Erin Bleyl (‘14) 56.28 20112. Beth Haynes ('98) 57.36 19993. Beth Zeman ('98) 57.39 1995

Shannon Goff ('97) 57.39 19955. Amy Hennies ('98) 57.59 19956. Niki Van't Wout ('02) 57.72 20027. Katelyn Hunter (‘10) 58.24 20108. Samantha Laughlin (‘14) 58.32 20109. Lindsay Jansen ('05) 58.45 200210. Kaeli Kluesner (‘11) 58.47 2010

200 BACKSTROKE1. Erin Bleyl (‘14) 2:01.66 20112. Amy Hennies ('98) 2:02.92 19963. Kaeli Kluesner (‘11) 2:03.65 20104. Niki Van't Wout ('02) 2:04.01 20025. Shannon Goff ('97) 2:05.73 19956. Erin Mukri ('03) 2:06.33 20007. Samantha Laughlin (‘14) 2:06.56 20108. Alyssa Cowden ('98) 2:07.05 19959. Liz Harrison (‘14) 2:08.75 201110. Lindsay Jansen ('05) 2:08.77 2002

100 BREASTSTROKE1. Tanja Hauber ('95) 1:04.59 19952. Blair Leake (‘07) 1:04.90 20063. Carly Omizo ('06) 1:05.22 20054. Krista Steenbergen ('98) 1:05.37 19955. Sara Crowell ('04) 1:05.45 20016. Katrina Castellanos (‘13) 1:05.87 20107. Jane Hwang (‘09) 1:06.17 20098. Susan Bier ('86) 1:06.93 19869. Beth Haney ('86) 1:06.94 198610. Rosie Mayou (‘13) 1:06.89 2011

200 BREASTSTROKE1. Blair Leake (‘07) 2:19.50 20052. Krista Steenbergen ('98) 2:19.91 19953. Katrina Castellanos (‘13) 2:20.49 20114. Maiya Anderson ('97) 2:21.16 19965. Sara Crowell ('04) 2:21.40 20016. Tanja Hauber ('95) 2:21.66 19947. Carly Omizo (‘06) 2:23.02 20058. Beth Haney ('86) 2:23.98 19869. Lindsey Bauer ('04) 2:25.09 200410. Jane Hwang (‘09) 2:25.23 2007

200 FREE RELAY1:34.09 (1998 - Can, Freas, M. Smith, Zeman)

400 FREE RELAY3:27.16 (2011 - Bleyl, Cesare, Berg, Fletcher)

800 FREE RELAY7:32.79 (2011 - Bleyl, Breg, Kuyper, Cesare)

200 MEDLEY RELAY1:45.71 (2011 - Laughlin, Castellanos, Holcombe,Fletcher)400 MEDLEY RELAY3:48.42 (2011 - Bleyl, Castellanos, Holcombe, Cesare)

Team MVP(Sponsored by the Air Force Women Officers

Associated)1980 Patty Martinez1981 Patty Martinez1982 Patty Martinez1983 Karen Burton1984 Karen Burton1985 Beth Haney1986 Judy Hupp1987 Kim Dornburg, Diver1988 Kim Dornburg, Diver1989 Dawn Dishner, Diver1990 Dawn Dishner, Diver1991 Kim Dornburg, Diver1992 Tanja Hauber1993 Tanja Hauber1994 Erika Schenavar1995 Beth Zeman1996 Maiya Anderson1997 Beth Zeman1998 Connie Cann1999 Connie Cann2000 Mary Edith Smith2001 Sarah Law, Diver2002 Sarah Law, Diver2003 Jessica Williams2004 Carly Baxter 2005 Lauren White2006 Colleen Smith2007 Blair Leake2008 Jane Hwang2009 Jane Hwang2010 Katharine Ernst2011 Haley Holcombe

College Swimming Coaches Association ofAmerica (CSCAA) Swimmer of the Year

Erika Schenavar, 1994

U.S. Olympic Sports FestivalJenna Tukey

1995 800 Freestyle

NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipMaiya Anderson, 1997Tanja Hauber, 1995Blair Leake, 2007Linda Telkamp, 1983Shawn Whitson, 1982

CSCAA All-Academic TeamMaiya Anderson, 1995Connie Cann, 1999Elise Melberg, 1993Keri Schreiber, 1993Krista Steenbergen, 1995Women’s Team, 1992-97, 99, 00, 04

Academy AwardsAthletic Leadership

1985 Troy DevineMost Valuable Female Athlete

1993 Rachel Linnihan1995 Tanja Hauber1997 Maiya Anderson1999 Connie Cann2002 Sarah Law

Outstanding Athletic Achievement1994 Erika Schenavar

Scholar-Athlete2007 Blair Leake

Mountain West Conference ChampionsSara Crowell

2003 100 ButterflySarah Law

2001 Platform Diving2001 One-meter Diving

Jaymie Van Kooten 2004 100 Butterfly

Jessica Williams 2003 Platform Diving

Mountain West Senior Recognition Award

Sarah Law, 2002Jane Hwang, 2009

All-Mountain West2002First TeamSarah Law - 1m, 3m, platform divingJessica Williams - platform divingSecond teamLaura Bader - platform divingCarly Baxter - 50 free, 200 free, 100 freeMichell Hager - 1m divingChatherine Hulse - platform divingKaren Long - 50 freeJaymie Van Kooten - 100 flyNiki Van’tWout - 100 flyJulienne White - 500 free, 1650 free2003First TeamSara Crowell - 100 flyJessica Williams - platform divingSecond TeamCarly Baxter - 50 free, 100 freeMichell Hager - 1m, 3m divingKatherine Hulse - platform divingSarah Thilo - 500 free, 1650 freeJulienne White - 1650 freeJaymie Van Kooten - 100 fly2004First TeamJaymie Van Kooten - 100 flySecond TeamCarly Baxter - 50 free, 100 free, 200 flyLindsey Kirchhoff - 100 flyLara Styles - 200 free, 200 flyJulienne White - 1650 free

2005First TeamLauren White - 1650 freeSecond TeamJulienne White - 500 free, 1650 free2006First TeamDanielle Dowds - platform divingSecond TeamTiffany Biddle - 1650 freeLindsey Kirchhoff - 100 flyBlair Leake - 100 breast, 200 breastColleen Smith - 400 medley2007Jane Hwang - 200 mdely, 100 free, 200 freeBlair Leake - 100 breast

2008Danielle Dowds - platform divingJane Hwang - 100 free, 200 free2009Jane Hwang - 100 free, 200 freeChelsea Tompkins - platform diving2010Katharine Ernst - 100 fly, 200 flyBecky Gleason - 200 fly2011Haley Holcombe - 100 Fly, 200 Fly

MW Diver of the YearSarah Law - 2001, 2002

MW Diving Coach of the YearStan Curnow - 2001, 2002

MW Swimmers of the Week2002-03Julienne White, Oct. 302004-05Lauren White, Oct. 282005-06Blair Leake, Nov. 23

MW Diver of the Week1999-2000Sarah Law, Nov.3Sarah Law, Feb. 92000-01Sarah Law, Oct. 25Sarah Law, Nov. 15Sarah Law, Nov. 22Sarah Law, Jan. 24Sarah Law, Jan. 312001-02Sarah Law, Oct. 24Sarah Law, Jan. 24

Honors & Awards


Honors & Awards


Academic All-ConferenceMaiya Anderson (1997) Laura Bader (2002)Julie Baker (2004)Lindsey Bauer (2002, 03, 04)Alivia Berg (2011)Lauren Bursey (2004, 05, 06, 07)Robin Cadow (2000, 01)Connie Cann (1999)Alison Ceranski (2009, 10, 11)Elvira Chiccarelli (2009, 10, 11)Christie Cleaver (2000, 01, 02)Lauren Delaney (2009, 10, 11)Jenna Dolata (2009)Cassie Fletcher (2010, 11)Amy Get (2005, 06, 07)Shannon Goff (1997)Stephanie Hirst (2006, 07)Katelyn Hunter (2008, 09, 10)Jane Hwang (2006, 07, 08, 09)Andrea Hyma (2005)Kallyn Johnson (2006, 07, 08)Rachel Kennedy (2011)Lindsey Kirchhoff (2004, 05, 06, 07)Kaeli Kluesner (2008, 09, 10, 11)Jaime Koller (2000, 01, 02)Karley Kroschel (2001, 02)Laura Lalumia (1997)Sarah Law (2000, 01, 02)Blair Leake (2004, 05, 06, 07)Meredith Leake (2006)Rosie Mayou (2011)Dawn McCown (1997)Lindsey McRoberts (2000)Rosie Mayou (2010)Ginny Miller (2003, 04, 05, 06)Shannon Moran (2001)Robbie Nitzberg (2006, 07, 08, 09)Rachel Reeder (2009, 10)Anna Rietze (2000)Ali Ross (2001)Lindsay Schaefer (2003)Rebecca Simpson (2002, 03)Colleen Smith (2003, 04, 05, 06)Mary Edith Smith (2001)Candace Staubitz (2000, 01)Krista Steenbergen (1997) Sarah Thilo (2001)Ashleigh Thomas (2002)Chelsea Tompkins (2008, 09, 10)Alexandra Trobe (2010, 11)Monique Van’t Wout (2000, 01, 02)Abby White (1997)Lauren White (2004)Wendy Wilce (2001)Jessica Williams (2003)

Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete

Jane Hwang, 2009Kallyn Johnson, 2005-08Rachel Kennedy, 2011Kaeli Kluesner, 2009-11Blair Leake, 2004-07Ginny Miller, 2003-06Rachel Reeder, 2009-10Alexandra Trobe, 2010-11

Lindsey Kirchhoff

Lauren Bursey

Colleen Smith

WOMEN’S DUAL RECORDSYear W L Coach

1977 9 1 Lt. Col. Paul Arata




1981 21 1 * Lt. Col. Paul Arata


1983 21 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata (113-5-1)

1984 17 3 Capt. Kelly Kemp

1985 20 3 Capt. Kelly Kemp

1986 21 0 Maj. Kelly Kemp (58-6)

1987 4 6 Capt. Jim Hogue

1988 9 2 Maj. Jim Hogue (13-8)

1989 8 2 Casey Converse









1998 12 1 * Casey Converse














* denotes one tie; 373-165-2

(.693 winning percentage)

1983 First (Continental Divide)1984 First (Continental Divide)1985 First (Continental Divide)1986 First (Continental Divide)1987 First (Continental Divide)1988 First (Continental Divide)1989 First (Continental Divide)1990 First (Continental Divide)1991 Fourth (Pacific Collegiate)1992 Third (Pacific Collegiate)1993 First (Pacific Collegiate)1994 Second (Pacific Collegiate)1995 First (Pacific Collegiate)1996 First (Pacific Collegiate)1997 Seventh (WAC)

1998 Seventh (WAC)1999 Eighth (MWC)2000 Eighth (MWC)2001 Seventh (MWC)2002 Fifth (MWC)2003 Sixth (MWC)2004 Seventh (MWC)2005 Seventh (MWC)2006 Eighth (MWC)2007 Eighth (MWC)2008 Ninth (MWC)2009 Ninth (MWC)2010 Eighth (MWC)2011 Ninth (MWC)

CONFERENCE FINISHES

National Champions


1996 Div. II National Championship Team1995 Div. II National Championship Team

Dawn Dishner1989 Three-meters

Kim Dornburg1988 One-meter1988 Three-meters1991 One-meter

Linda Telkamp1982 Three-meters

Maiya Anderson1994 200 Breaststroke1995 400 IM

Karen Burton1984 400 IM

Ginny Caine1979 800 Free Relay

Connie Cann1996 200 Medley Relay1996 400 Medley Relay

Alyssa Cowden1995 400 Medley Relay

Shannon Goff1994 400 Medley Relay1996 200 Medley Relay

Beth Haney1983 100 IM

Tanja Hauber1994 100 Breaststroke1995 400 Medley Relay

Amy Hennies1995 400 Medley Relay1996 400 Medley Relay

Kim Hillen1979 500 Free1979 1,650 Free1979 800 Free Relay

Gayle Johnson1979 800 Free Relay

Robbie Kilroy1994 400 Medley Relay

Sandy Maloney1979 800 Free Relay

Patty Martinez1980 500 Free1980 400 IM1981 400 IM1981 1,650 Free1982 400 IM1983 400 IM

Erika Schenavar1994 400 IM

Barb Smith1983 100 Butterfly1983 200 Butterfly

Krista Steenbergen1996 200 Breaststroke1996 200 Medley Relay1996 400 Medley Relay

Claudine Tjhio1994 400 Medley Relay

Jenna Tukey1995 500 Freestyle1995 1,650 Freestyle1996 500 Freestyle1996 1,650 Freestyle

Beth Zeman1995 100 Backstroke1995 50 Freestyle1995 400 Medley Relay1996 50 Freestyle1996 100 Freestyle1996 200 Medley Relay1996 400 Medley Relay

DIVING NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

All-Americans


Maiya Anderson (1994-96)Nicole Anderson (1981)Kim Bentler (1980-82)Nicole Berry (1984)Susan Bier (1983-86)Brenda Boeckmann (1993-94)Mitzi Braswell (1996)Karen Burton (1981-84)Cammie Butterfield (1985-86)Jane Byerly (1980)Ginny Caine (1977,79-80)Connie Cann (1996)Yiotula Chiligiris (1993-94)Diann Christianson (1980-81 & 83)Alyssa Cowden (1995)Jacqueline Diederich (1985-86)Tara Dubilo (1992-93)Julie Freedman (1994-96)Melissa Fuss (1992-93)Shannon Goff (1994-96)Beth Haney (1983-86)Joanna Hartley (1992-93)Tanja Hauber (1992-95)Jean Heffernan (1984)Teri Heitmeyer (1993-95)Amy Hennies (1995- 96)Kim Hillen (1979-81)Judy Hupp (1983-86)Melissa Hyland (1992)Gayle Johnson (1979-80)

Mary Keller (1981)Robbie Kilroy (1994-95)Laura Lalumia (1996)Rachel Linnihan (1990, 92-93)Sandra Maloney (1979-82)Lisa Martingnetti (1982)Meg Martin (1993)Patty Martinez (1980-83)Cheryl McCue (1984 & 86)Jill McKeever (1985-86)Karen O’Hair (1977)Beth Peterson (1992)Julie Richards (1977)Bonnie Schaefer (1977 & 79)Erika Schenavar (1992-94)Keri Schreiber (1992-94)Angela Slagel (1992)Barb Smith (1983-84)Krista Steenbergen (1995-96)Claudine Tjhio (1994-96)Jenna Tukey (1995-96)Rachel Tukey (1995-96)Jackie Tutman (1979)Abby White (1994)Stacey White (1992-93)Kathy Williams (1979)Beth Zeman (1995-96)

SWIMMING ALL-AMERICANS

Patty Martinez (‘83), Six-Time National Champion,

23-Time All-American

Elly Bunzendahl (1996)Nancy Burdick (1980-83)Rebecca Currie (1992-94)Dawn Dishner (1988-91)Kim Dornburg (1987-88 & 91)Pamela Klein (1989)Trina Landschulz (1981-84)

Janet Peterson (1978-81)Mary Rainaldi (1989)Sara Saxer (1992-93)Dana Strong (1983-84)Linda Telkamp (1980-83)Shawn Whitson (1979-82)

* - National champi-onships/All-American hon-

ors were earned at theNCAA Division II and AIAW II

levels.

DIVING ALL-AMERICANS

Maiya Anderson (‘97), Two-Time NationalChampion, 12-Time All-AmericanAir Force’s 1977 All-Americans

Kim Dornburg (‘91), Three-Time Na-tional Champion, Six-Time All-

American

Letterwinners are listed as following:

Name, graduation year in parentheses

and years letters were earned.

Current athletes in bold.

AAhern, Maureen (97) 94 95 96

Anderson, Maiya (97) 94 95 96 97

Anderson, Nicole P. (83) 80 81 82

Apgar, Dory (99) 96 97

Aranda, Gabby (14) 11

BBaker, Julie (04) 01 02 03 04

Banwell, Carrie L. (80) 78

Bauer, Lindsey A. (04) 01 02 03 04

Baxter, Carly (04) 01 02 03 04

Beavers, Meredith (02) 00 01 02

Bentler, Katarina (83) 80 81 82 83

Berg, Alivia (14) 11

Berry, Nicole M. (87) 85 86 87

Biddle, Tiffany (08) 05 06 07

Bier, Susan (86) 83 84 85 86

Bleyl, Erin (14) 11

Boeckmann, Brenda (94) 91 92 93 94

Book, Lisa (98) 95

Borowski, Holly (04) 01 02

Bosau, Christine (84) 81

Bowden, Buffy (93) 90

Braswell, Mitzi (97) 94 95 96 97

Bronson, Gretchen (95) 92 93 94 95

Brock, Katherine (11) 08

Brown, Lindsay (10) 07

Bryan, Patricia (84) 81

Bunzendahl, Elly (98) 95 96

Burdick, Nancy (83) 80 81 82 83

Bursey, Lauren (07) 04 05 06 07

Burton, Karen (84) 81 82 83

Butterfield, Cammie (88) 85 86 87 88

Byerly, Jane D. (82) 79 80

CCadow, Robin (02) 99 00 01 02

Caine, Virginia L. (80) 77 78 79 80

Cann, Connie (99) 96 97 98 99

Cantu, Marci (90) 87

Castellanos, Katrina (13) 10 11

Cave, Shelley (13) 10

Ceranski, Alison (12) 09 10 11

Cesare, Hannah (14) 11

Chambers, Jennifer (91) 88

Charron, Deborah E. (85) 82 83

Chiccarelli, Elvira (12) 09 10 11

Chiligiris, Yiotula (96) 93 94 95 96

Christianson, Dian (83) 80 81 83

Cicchini, Michele L. (81) 78

Cleaver, Christine (02) 99 00 01 02

Cornish, Casey (96) 93 94 95 96

Cowden, Alyssa (98) 95 96 97 98

Crane, Miriam B. (81) 78

Cribbs, Blair S. (88) 85 87

Croeber, Heidi (84) 83

Crowe, Ashley (14) 11

Crowell, Sara (04) 01 02 03 04

Cunningham, Tracy (91) 88 89 90 91

Currie, Rebecca (94) 91 92 93 94

DDeFilippi, Gwen (96) 94 95 96

Demma, Meghan (99) 96

Delaney, Lauren (12) 09 10 11

Devaney, Nicole E. (87) 85

Devine, Troy E. (85) 82 83

Diederich, Jacqueline (88) 85 86

Dishner, Dawn (91) 88 89 90 91

Dolata, Jenna (12) 09 10

Dornburg, Kim (91) 87 88 90 91

Dowd, Jessica (99) 96 97 98 99

Dowden, Allene (80) 78

Dowds, Danielle (08) 05 06 07 08

Dubilo, Tara (94) 91 92 93 94

Dunn, Beth (91) 88 89 90

EEckert, Lauren (98) 95 96 97 98

Eddy, Solange (10) 07 08 09 10

Edwards, Melissa (09) 06

Ernst, Katharine (12) 09 10 11

FFakult, Nancy J. (86) 83 84 85 86

Fatout, Jara (92) 89 90 91 92

Fedel, Kelly (91) 88 89 90 91

Ferguson, Dedra (91) 88

Fletcher, Cassie (12) 09 10 11

Francz, Holly (83) 80

Freas, Sarah (00) 97 98

Freedman, Julie (97) 94 95 96 97

Freel, Melanie (84) 81

Fuller, Erin (93) 90 91 92 93

Fuss, Melissa (94) 91 92 93

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The Air Force Academy


The United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year pro-gram of instruction and experience designed to educate,train and inspire men and women to become officers ofcharacter, motivated to lead the United States Air Force inservice to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelorof science degree and a commission as a second lieutenantin the Air Force.

COURSE OF STUDYCadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that pro-

vides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential toa career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience isintegrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired out-comes in every graduate.

The core academic curriculum includes courses in basicsciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities.Cadets take additional elective courses to complete re-quirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadetscomplete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the socialsciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management,aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civilengineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering me-chanics.

FACULTY COMPOSITIONThe majority of the Academy's faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air

Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who haveestablished outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at leasta master's degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal de-grees in their field of study.

About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of discipli-nary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity.

Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part oftheir officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in thenation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row.

To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has severaldistinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or moreyears. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are alsomembers of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also sharetheir expertise with the cadets during the academic year.

ATHLETIC PROGRAMThe Academy's athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach

athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academyoffers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and in-tercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three differentphysical education courses each year.

MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAININGAn air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education,training and leadership program begins with basic cadettraining and continues throughout the four years. Seniorsare responsible for the organizational leadership of thecadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to developteam and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills.Cadets are projected into as many active leadership rolesas possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force offi-cers.Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill,ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- areemphasized the first summer during basic cadet training.Freshmen then study the military role in United States so-ciety as well as the mission and organization of the AirForce. Sophomores receive instruction in communicationskills and juniors study the combat and operational aspects

of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting,

building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraftwith the Cadet Flying Team.

Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods.There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to completetwo training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All newcadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer.

Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets' sec-ond summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options suchas working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborneparachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training.

During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as su-pervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above.

Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program.The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few ofthe programs available.

NOMINATIONSNominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional spon-

sor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition establishedby law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025 or go to www.usafa.edu.

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY

In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needsof the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service acade-mies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay.

In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, Pres-ident Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commis-sion narrowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs,Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property.

In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficientlycompleted for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million.

Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.

Senior Leadership


Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic,military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force offi-cer.

The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments,ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of theUnited States.

He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of CheyenneMountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Trans-portation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R.

The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Su-perior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clus-ter, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Commandant of Cadets

Brig. General

Richard Clark

Dean of Faculty

Brig. General

Dana Born

Vice Superintendent

Colonel

Tamara Rank

Commander,

10th Air Base Wing

Col. Thomas Gibson

Director of Athletics


Dr. Hans J.Mueh is in hiseighth year asthe director ofathletics at theAir Force Acad-emy. A retiredAir Force

brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of facultyfor two years prior to his retirement from activeduty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavilyinvolved in Academy athletics before becomingdirector of athletics. He was the Academy's fac-ulty athletics representative from 1996-2004 andwas a long-time member of the board of direc-tors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Associa-tion.

Since becoming the director of athletics,Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkablefeats. In 2007, the Academy was one of onlythree schools (Michigan State and Boston Col-lege) to reach post-season play in football (2007),men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). Itmarked the first time a service academy has everhad a team compete in the post-season in allthree sports.

In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’sbasketball team has played in another NCAAtournament and the National Invitational Tour-nament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team haswon the conference championship and advancedto the NCAA tournament four of the last fiveyears. Mueh was on the selection committee thathired current head coach Frank Serratore and ledthe Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey As-sociation.

The football program, the Academy’s flagshipsport, has gone through a major overhaul underMueh. He led the transition from the retirementof the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years atthe helm to hiring current head coach Troy Cal-houn, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s im-pact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4overall mark and a second-place finish in theMountain West Conference in 2007. The Falconsqualified for their first bowl game in five years,playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. Theprogram then posted back-to-back eight-win sea-sons and was 9-4 last year while qualifying forbowl games every year. The school has averaged9,000 bowl tickets sold during the four-year run.

Mueh has been just as successful behind thescenes with the administration of the depart-ment. Mueh restructured the department withan internal/external model that has streamlinedresources and made the department more effec-tive from top to bottom. In addition, he has thedepartment on course to become a federallychartered non-profit organization which will leadto more fund-raising opportunities.

Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endow-

ment and the announcement of the Holaday Ath-letic Center, an indoor training facility. The $15million facility was completed in July 2011.

Mueh has also been active within the confer-ence and the NCAA. He was recently selected tobe part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabi-net and has been active on the NCAA’s academ-ics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golfcommittee and the region 7 postgraduate schol-arship committee. Mueh has been equally activewithin the conference on various leadership com-mittees. He is currently on the awards and recog-nition committee and has previously served onthe joint council executive committee, and com-mittees on championships, television and sports-manship.

Before assuming his duties as vice dean at theAcademy, Mueh was permanent professor andhead of the department of chemistry at the Acad-emy, a position he held since October 1987where he oversaw the annual design and in-struction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500cadets annually.

Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Ger-many, and emigrated to the United States in1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as amember of the Academy's eighth graduatingclass, and graduated with a bachelor of sciencedegree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Acad-emy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soc-cer as a goalie. He still holds the Academyrecord for saves in a game with 30, accomplishingit twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Bene-dictine. In his junior and senior years, Muehhelped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Inter-collegiate Soccer League championship and quar-terfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He wasa first-team all-league selection in 1965.

Following graduation, Mueh completed twoassignments in intelligence before attending theUniversity of Wisconsin where he earned his mas-ter's degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned

a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsinin 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has alsocompleted Squadron Officer School, Air Com-mand and Staff College and Air War College.

Between earning the two degrees, Mueh re-turned to the Academy as an instructor in the de-partment of chemistry from 1970-72. He alsoserved as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Den-ver during those two years, leading theInternationals to the Colorado state title in 1971.He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and servedas an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic ofVietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand,in 1972 and 1973.

After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh re-turned to the Academy in 1976 as an associateprofessor of chemistry. He remained at the Acad-emy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the specialassistant for technical matters at the Defense In-telligence Agency at the Pentagon.

In 1986, he assumed the position of actinghead, department of chemistry, before being se-lected for his position of permanent professorand head of the department of chemistry in 1987.As faculty athletics representative, he was activein both the Western Athletic Conference andMountain West Conference, and was the Acad-emy's representative on the transition team toform the new MWC, the only faculty athleticsrepresentative on the team. He competes in golf,racquetball, handball and tennis, and has pro-moted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sportsthroughout his tenure, beginning with work aschairman of the hockey eligibility committee, of-ficer representative to the men's golf team andfive years as the officer representative to thefootball team.

Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax ofCincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kris-tine, Kurt and Deborah.

Dr. Hans J. MuehDirector of Athle�cs l Eighth Year

Dr. Hans Mueh entershis eighth season as theAcademy’s Director ofAthletics. At halftime ofthe Utah game on Oct.30, 2010, Mueh congrat-ulated the men’s gym-nastics team for winningthe USAG NationalChampionship.

Air Force Athletics


Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the AirForce Academy's.

The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning ofall cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach lead-ership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three sub-divisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals andphysical education.

The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA-sanctionedteams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are foot-ball, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, in-door and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, waterpolo and wrestling. The Academy fields women's teams in basketball, cross-coun-try, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving,soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAAprograms; boxing and cheerleading.

The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at theNCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete inthis conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, SanDiego State, TCU, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-con-ference opponents, including many nationally-ranked teams.

The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy,which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons havewon the trophy 17 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner ofthe annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by thePresident of the United States.

The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in thecountry. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three foot-ball fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketballarena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a com-bined seating capacity of more than 9,000.

Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470,while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions.

The department’s newest facility, the Holaday Athletic Center (pictured left),was completed in July 2011.

John Coulahan

Associate AD

Finance

Jim Trego

Senior Associate AD

External Affairs

William Carpenter

Associate AD

Recruiting Support

Wayne Kellenbence

Associate AD

Support

Troy Garnhart

Associate AD

Info./Communications

Karen Warner

Associate AD

Human Resources

Dermot Coll

Associate AD

Development/Gov’t

Col. Billy Walker

Vice Director of Athletics

Marti Gasser

Associate AD/SWA

Intercollegiate Program

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