2011-12 arkansas razorback swimming and diving media guide

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2011-12 SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION

TIMEOct. 5 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 4 p.m.Oct. 20 FLORIDA* FAYETTEVILLE 5 p.m.Oct. 28-29 Rice Invitational Houston, Texas All DayNov. 11-13 Minnesota U.S. Grand Prix (Swim) Minneapolis, Minn. All DayNov. 16-18 Tennessee Invitational (Diving) Knoxville, Tenn. All DayJJan. 2-8 Diving Training Camp Indianapolis, Ind. All DayJan. 4 NTC Invitational Indianapolis, Ind. All DayJan. 14 Penn St./Navy University Park, Pa. 10 a.m.Jan. 21 KANSAS FAYETTEVILLE 9 a.m.Feb. 4 VANDERBILT* FAYETTEVILLE 1 p.m.Feb. 15-18 SEC Championships Knoxville, Tenn. All DayFeb. 26 NCAA Last Chance Invitational Columbia, Mo. All DayMMarch 9-11 NCAA Zone Diving Iowa City, Iowa All DayMarch 15-17 NCAA Championships Auburn, Ala. All DayJune 25-July 2 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Omaha, Neb. All Day

Home meets in bold caps*denotes SEC meet

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

IntroductionTable of Contents ......................................................1Quick Facts/Media Info .............................................22011-12 Roster .........................................................3Facilities ...................................................................42011-12 Schedule .....................................................5Season Preview/Outlook ..........................................6-7The Olympic Year ......................................................8

Meet the RazorbacksCoaches and Support Staff .........................................9Head Coach Jeff Poppell .....................................10-13Diving Coach Dale Schultz ......................................14Assistant Coach Todd Mann ....................................15Assistants/Support Staff ......................................16-18

Athlete ProfilesSeniors ...............................................................19-27Juniors ...............................................................28-34Sophomores ........................................................35-44Freshmen ...........................................................45-49TV Roster ...........................................................50-51

About Arkansas Swimming and Diving2010-11 Season Review ......................................52-532010-11 Top Times ............................................54-55Swimming and Diving History .................................56All-Time Records ................................................57-58SEC History ............................................................59NCAA History .........................................................60Year-By-Year Results ...........................................61-63Razorbacks in the Olympics .....................................64Arkansas All-Americans .....................................65-67All-Time Roster ..................................................68-69Academics ..........................................................70-71Opponents ...............................................................72

The UniversityThe University ....................................................74-75The Chancellor .......................................................76Director of Athletics.................................................77Senior Support Staff ............................................78-79Support Services ..................................................80-81The Razorback Foundation Inc. ...............................82

International Olympic HopefulsLeft to right: Sigrun Sverrisdottir (Iceland), Liana Bugslag (Canada), Kesha Naylor (Canada),

Shana Lim (Singapore), Julia Banach (Israel)

On the cover (left to right): Katie Whitbeck, Jillienne Schilling, Haley Smith, Liz Braun, Nicole Menzel, Alison Templin, Julia Kucherich, Chelsea Franklin

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ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS SWIMMING AND DIVING

MEDIA RELATIONS Athletic Media Relations Intern Tyler Maland serves as the media contact for the University of Arkansas Razorback swim-ming and diving team. Information regarding the other 18 athletic programs at Ar-kansas is available by contacting the Athletic Media Relations Office at (479) 575-2751. Our offices are located in Barnhill Arena.

ON THE WEb The latest in Razorback athletics can be accessed by logging onto the official web site. Complete team information, student-athlete and coaches’ bios along with recaps and results can be found at ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

EMAIL UPDATES Members of the media may request to be added to the Ar-kansas Media Relations email list. List members receive game stories, stats, updates and other information via email. Please contact the AMR office to be added to the list.

OLYMPIC SPORTS PRESS CONFERENCE Olympic Sports press conferences are held each Tuesday at 1 p.m. All Olympic sports in season will have a coach or team representative present for media interviews. Press conferences are held in the media room on the first level of Barnhill Arena.

COACHES/STUDENT-ATHLETE INTERvIEWS All interviews with student-athletes and coaches must be scheduled through Athletic Media Relations. Phone interviews with out-of-town media are encouraged and can also be ar-ranged. All requests for information should be made to Tyler Maland in the Athletic Media Relations office. Head coach Jeff Poppell is available at the conclusion of each meet for interviews. Interviews must be arranged through the Athletic Media Relations Department 24 hours in advance.

PARKING Parking is open for all swimming and diving events after 5 p.m. and on weekends. For events on weekdays, earlier than 5 p.m., parking is available at metered parking in lot 67 or by pre-purchasing a visitor’s pass from the University of Arkansas transit and parking office.

SWIMMING AND DIvING STAFFHead Coach .................................................... Jeff PoppellAlma Mater..................................................Georgia, 1993Years at Arkansas ................................................... 5 yearsOffice ......................................................... (479) 575-7761Diving Coach ................................................ Dale SchultzAlma Mater...........................................Kansas State, 1984Assistant Coach ...............................................Todd MannAlma Mater.......................................... Florida State, 1994

TEAM INFORMATION2010-11 Dual Record................................................... 9-22011 SEC Finish ........................................... 8th (210 pts)2011 NCAA Finish ..................................... t32nd (12 pts)Final CSCAA Ranking ................................................24thLetterwinners Ret./Lost ............................................. 22/8All-Americans Ret./Lost .............................................. 1/1 Ret. Chelsea Franklin (1,650 free)2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers .................................8

Newcomers ....................................11

MEDIA RELATIONS SWIM/DIvE CONTACT

TYLER MALANDOFFICE: (479) 575-4898

CELL: (802)380-8774EMAIL: [email protected]

MEDIA RELATIONSDirector of Football Media Relations .............Zack HigbeeAssoc. Director ............................................... Jeri Thorpe (Women’s Basketball, Women’s Golf, Softball)Assoc. Director ................................................. Phil Pierce (Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf)Assoc. Director ..........................................Robby Edwards (Soccer, Gymnastics)Asst. Director ............................................... Zach Lawson (Volleyball, Men’s and Women’s XC/TF)Asst. Director ................................................. Chad Crunk (Baseball, Football)Asst. Director .......................................... Derek Satterfield (Football) Intern ...........................................................John Thomas (Men’s Tennis, Women’s Tennis)Graphic Design ..................................... Andrew ReynoldsWebsite ..................................... ArkansasRazorbacks.com

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ................................................. Fayetteville, Ark.Founded ................................................... March 27, 1871Enrollment ..............................................................23,199Nickname .........................................................RazorbacksColors ................................................ Cardinal and WhiteAffiliation ............................................... NCAA Division IConference ................................................... SoutheasternChancellor .................................... Dr. G. David GearheartAthletics Director ................................................ Jeff LongAssoc. Vice Chancellor and Exc. Assoc. AD .......Bev LewisAthletics Department ................................ (479) 575-4959Ticket Office .............................................. (479) 575-5151Facility ............................................. Arkansas NatatoriumCapacity ....................................................................1,500Year Opened ...............................................................1985

CREDITS The 2011-12 Arkansas Swimming and Diving Media Guide was written and designed by Media Relations Intern Tyler Maland with editorial assistance from Jeri Thorpe, Phil Pierce, Mary Lynn Gibson and the swimming and diving staff. Photogra-phy by Walt Beazley and Wesley Hitt. Cover designs by Andrew Reynolds.

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pronunciations

Julia Banach ......................................Buh-NAH-shLiana Bugslag .........................................BUGS-lagJulia Kucherch .....................................COOK-richLisa Lunkenheimer. ...................Lunk-N-high-merSigrun Sverrisdottir ..... SEE-grin SPHERE-is-dot-er

2011-12 arkansas swimming and Diving roster

name Yr. Ht. event Hometown (Last scHooL/cLub team)Julia Banach Fr. 5-7 Breast Eilat, Israel (Hof Hasharon HS/Hapoel Eilat Swim Club)Allison Boyle Fr. 5-5 Free/Breast Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge HS/Columbia Swim Club)Tera Bradham Fr. 5-7 IM Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock HS/Nitro Swim)Liz Braun So. 5-11 Back/Fly Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry HS/Marietta Marlins)Liana Bugslag Sr. 5-6 Diving Victoria, Canada (Claremont Secondary/Boardworks Diving)Meghan Clark Fr. 5-7 Diving Frisco, Texas (Liberty HS/Mustangs in the Sun Diving Club)Nikki Daniels Fr. 5-9 Breast Wichita, Kan. (Wichita Northwest HS/Wichita Swim Club)Chelsea Franklin Jr. 5-9 Distance Free Fort Myers, Fla. (Cypress Lake HS/Gulf Coast Swim Team)Aubrey Hertzler So. 5-9 IM/Back Noblesville, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS/Southeastern Swim Club)Alex House Sr. 5-2 Diving Wildwood, Mo. (Eureka HS/St. Louis Diving Club)Sarah Howard Sr. 5-7 Distance Free Winter Haven, Fla. (Haven Christian Academy/Winter Haven Stingrays)Courtney Hubbard Jr. 5-10 Free/Fly Plano, Texas (Plano West HS/City of Plano Swimmers)Julia Kucherich So. 5-7 IM/Back York, Penn. (York Suburban HS/York YMCA)Shana Lim So. 5-3 Back/Free Singapore (University of Idaho/Swimfast Aquatic Club)Lisa Lunkenheimer Sr. 5-5 Fly Derby, Kan. (Derby HS/Wichita Swim Club)Nicole Menzel So. 5-6 Free/IM Hilton Head, S.C. (Hilton Head HS/Georgia Coastal Aquatic Team)Molly Milborn So. 5-6 Fly Fishers, Ind. (Hamilton Southeastern HS/Southeastern Swim Club)Kesha Naylor So. 5-2 Diving Saskatchewan, Canada (Evan Hardy Collegiate/Saskatoon Diving Club)Courtney O’Grady Sr. 5-4 Breast/Fly Orlando, Fla. (Lake Brantley HS/Patriot Aquatics)Jillienne Schilling Sr. 5-3 Back/Free/IM Webster Groves, Mo. (Webster Groves HS/CSP Tideriders)Haley Smith Jr. 5-8 Back/IM Leawood, Kan. (Blue Valley North HS/Kansas City Blazers)Alexandria Sutton So. 5-9 Free Pompano Beach, Fla. (Cardinal Gibbons HS/Ft. Lauderdale Aquatics)Sigrun Sverrisdottir Jr. 5-6 Free Reykjavik, Iceland (Menntaskolinn vid Hannrahlid)Taylor Temple Fr. 5-5 Breast/Fly/IM Carrolton, Texas (Hebron HS/Dallas Mustangs)Alison Templin Sr. 5-7 Distance Free West Palm Beach, Fla. (Suncoast HS/Lake Lytal Lightning)Alyssa Tomlinson Jr. 5-2 Diving Broken Arrow, Okla. (Broken Arrow HS/Hawg Diving)Kelsea Vance Jr. 5-5 Back/Fly Greenville, Texas (Greenville HS/Metroplex)Sevannah Vekas Fr. 5-5 Back Broken Arrow, Okla. (Bixby HS/Jenks Swim Club)Katie Whitbeck Sr. 5-8 Free/Fly Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS/Chesapeake Swim Club)Lizzy Whitbeck So. 5-10 Fly/Breast/IM Oklahoma City, Okla. (Bishop McGuinness HS/Chesapeake Swim Club)Susanna White Fr. 5-9 Free/Breast/IM Forest, Va. (Jefferson Forest HS/Jameson YMCA)

Head Coach: Jeff Poppell (Georgia, 1993)Diving Coach: Dale Schultz (Kansas State, 1984)Assistant Coach: Todd Mann (Florida State, 1994)volunteer Assistant Coach: Chris George (Pittsburgh, 2008)Graduate Assistant: Megan Haskins (Arkansas, 2010)

2010-11 ROSTER

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The University of Arkansas Natatorium is considered one of the finest aquatic facilities in the Midwest. The Natatorium was the venue for the 1993 Southeastern Conference Championships, the 1996 and 1999 NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships, and most recently the 2002 SEC and NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships. In addition, the Natatorium served as the site for the 1986 NCAA Division I Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships as well as a 1985 international meet and several USS Junior Nationals. Serving the Arkansas swim-ming and diving teams since 1985, the Natatorium has provided the training grounds for three Olympians and 31 All-Americans.

The Natatorium is an indoor, eight-lane, 50-meter pool with a complete timing system and scoreboard. The full matrix scoreboard with graphics was added in 2007 while a record display board was added in 1997. The diving area has two one-meter boards, two three-meter boards and a five- and 10-meter platform. A dry board and trampoline with spotting rigs are also located in the natatorium. The Razorbacks opened the doors to a new locker room in 2008. The newly renovated area represents the pride of the Arkansas swimming and diving team. The locker room is also connected to the dressing room, but has a separate entrance for the team and coaches.

From tHe nortH: Take I-540 southbound to the Martin Luther King Jr./Razorback Road exit in Fayetteville. At the traffic light on Martil Luther King Jr. Boulevard, turn left and then fol-low the directions from I-540.

From tuLsa: Take I-244 east and follow the signs for Joplin, Mo. Stay on I-244 until the split for Joplin and the Chero-kee Turnpike (US 412). Take the exit for the Cherokee Turnpike. Continue on the turnpike, which becomes US 412, until you get to I-540 in Tontitown/Springdale. At this point follow the directions for areas north of Fayette-ville.

From tHe soutH: Follow I-540 north to the Martin Luther King Jr./Razor-back Road exit and at the traffic light turn right, follow-ing the directions from I-540 from this point on.

From i-540: Take exit number 62-MLK/Razorback Road and turn east on MLK. Drive approximately two miles to the inter-section of MLK and Razorback Road. At the traffic light at the intersection of MLK and Razorback Road, turn left onto Razorback Road. Follow Razorback Road past Bud Walton Arena (on right) and just past John McDonnell Field, turn right onto Meadow Street. Turn at the second left just before the HPER (big white building on left side) and follow the driveway to the parking lot on the south end of Barnhill Arena.

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Directions to arkansas natatorium

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2010-11 SCHEDULE

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

Oct. 5 Auburn* Auburn, Ala. 4 p.m.

Oct. 20 FLORIDA* FAYETTEvILLE 5 p.m.

Oct. 28-29 Rice Invitational Houston, Texas All Day

Nov. 11-13 Minnesota U.S. Grand Prix (Swimming) Minneapolis, Minn. All Day

Nov. 16-18 Tennessee Invitational (Diving) Knoxville, Tenn. All Day

Jan. 2-8 Diving Training Camp Indianapolis, Ind. All Day

Jan. 4 NTC Invitational Indianapolis, Ind. All Day

Jan. 14 Penn St./Navy Happy Valley, Pa. 10 a.m.

Jan. 21 KANSAS FAYETTEvILLE 9 a.m.

Feb. 4 vANDERbILT* FAYETTEvILLE 1 p.m.

Feb. 15-18 SEC Championships Knoxville, Tenn. All Day

Feb. 26 NCAA Last Chance Invitational Columbia, Mo. All Day

March 9-11 NCAA Zone Diving Iowa City, Iowa All Day

March 15-17 NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Auburn, Ala. All Day

June 25-July 2 U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials Omaha, Neb. All Day

Home meets in bold caps*denotes SEC meet

2011-12 arkansas swimming and Diving schedule

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ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS SWIMMING AND DIVING outlook The University of Arkansas swimming and diving team welcomes eight newcomers to its 2011-12 squad after losing six seniors from 2010-11. Among the important pieces lost is Jamie Marks, a 2009 All-American with top-five times in three different events in the UA record book. Razorbacks head coach Jeff Poppell has a deep group of returners including All-American Chelsea Franklin, but believes the development of the newcomers will be crucial to his team’s success. “I think a lot of our success is going to weigh heavily on how the youth do,” Poppell said. “They make up about half of our team. I think a lot of our success is going to hinge on how our younger athletes do.” Razorback swimmers and divers combined to break seven Arkansas records in 2011, while earning a program-best College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) rank of 17th during the course of the season. The Hogs will look to continue that success against a challenging 2011-12 schedule packed with highly ranked competitors.

2011-12 schedule The Razorbacks have eight regular season competitions, including three in the home confines of the Arkansas Natatorium. The season will begin with an Oct. 5 meet at Auburn before the home opener against Florida Oct. 20. The Hogs, who were 9-2 in dual meets last season and finished eighth in the SEC and 24th in the College Swimming Coaches Association of America rankings, will face four 2011 CSCAA Top 25 teams, including three who finished in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. “This year’s schedule will pose a very strong challenge for our young team,” Poppell said. “Our meet slate in the fall season will feature contests against national contenders Auburn and Florida, and will conclude with the Minnesota U.S. Grand Prix for our swimmers and the Tennessee Invitational for our divers.” Auburn finished last season No. 4 in the polls and 6th at the NCAA Championships. Florida, which won the 2010 National Championship, finished No. 8 in the rankings and seventh at the Championships, and Minnesota ended the season ranked No. 14 and finished ninth at the Championships. Coach Poppell is particularly excited for the U.S. Grand Prix at Minnesota, a long-course meet that closes out the fall season for his swimmers. The Grand Prix will help prepare several UA athletes for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, which will be held from June 25 to July 2 in Omaha, Neb. “The U.S. Grand Prix will not only include Minnesota, but will also feature many of America’s top club, college, and post-graduate swimmers that will be competing in this event as a stepping stone towards next year’s Olympic Trials,” Poppell said. The second half of the schedule begins with a tough meet against Navy and Penn State, which finished last season ranked No. 24.

“Penn State returns eight NCAA qualifiers from last year’s squad,” Poppell said. “This will be a highly competitive meet against two great opponents.” The final two meets of the regular season will be home, including the senior meet against Southeastern Conference foe Vanderbilt to close out the regular season on February 4th. “This year’s schedule is extremely competitive and we hope that it will prepare us well for not only the SEC and NCAA Championships, but also the U.S. Olympic Trials,” Poppell said. The SEC Championships will take place in Knoxville, Tenn. and begin Feb. 15. The NCAA Last Chance Invitational, NCAA Zone Diving, and the NCAA Championships will all follow the SEC’s.

Freestyle The distance freestyle group was the deepest and most talented section of the 2010-11 team. “When you’re talking about leaders, you have to go right to the distance freestylers,” Poppell said. That distance freestyle group is

led by 2011 All-American Chelsea Franklin, who set UA records in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 free events. Franklin put herself ahead of the pack in distance freestyle with her record-breaking 2011 season. She holds the top two times in the 1,000 free, and three of the top five in the 1,650 free. She set the UA record and finished seventh at the NCAA Championships in the 1,650 free, the second-best individual finish in program history. Nicole Menzel and Allison Templin will be expected to support Franklin with top times in distance freestyle events. The middle distance freestyle will be paced by Sigrun Sverrisdottir, Franklin, and Katie Whitbeck. Sverrisdottir thrust herself into second all time in the UA record books in the 200 free in 2011, and Franklin submitted the third and fourth-best times. Whitbeck still holds the fifth-best from a 2010 performance. The Razorbacks are less deep in sprint freestyle events, and will need newcomers to step up. One of those expected to score well is freshman Susanna White, who Poppell says is one of the top freshman freestyle sprinters in the nation.

Chelsea Franklin

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SEASON PREVIEW “She’s a freshman that we’re looking to for leadership in the sprint freestyle events,” he said.

breaststroke Arkansas’ breaststroke took a hit after the departure of two-time SEC Champion Yi-Ting Siow in 2010, and 2011 graduates Erin Neumann and Jamie Marks will also be missed. Poppell and his staff recruited heavily in the breaststroke, and he is excited about the youth movement in the event. “Our top five breaststrokers are all freshmen,” Poppell said. “I’m excited about them, they’re very competitive which I think will be great, because they’re going to feed off of each other throughout the course of the season. We’ve got a lot of ability, a lot of potential with that freshmen group.”

backstroke The Razorbacks look to improve upon one of the most successful seasons in the backstroke in recent memory. Arkansas returns its top performers in back events from last season in Haley Smith and Liz Braun. Braun broke the UA record in the 200 back as a freshman last season. Smith had four different 2011 performances that stamped her name in the top five of the 100 and 200 back events. Julia Kucherich and Jillienne Schilling will also be counted on to score highly in the backstroke. All four swimmers have qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 200 back and should combine this year to be a powerful force. “We’re really excited about the prospects of that group,” Poppell said.

butterfly Katie Whitbeck returns for her senior year as the clear leader in butterfly events. Whitbeck has the top five 100 times in the UA record books, and led the team in both the 100 and 200 fly last season. Lisa Lunkenheimer and Elizabeth Braun will also figure prominently in the fly, as

they rounded out the team’s top three in the 100 last year and posted strong marks in the 200 as well. Coach Poppell related that freshman Taylor Temple will be counted on to provide depth in both the 100 and 200 fly as well.

individual medley Kucherich and Schilling figure to lead the Razorbacks in the 400 individual medley events. Each swimmer has qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 400 IM. “We’re looking for both of them to score high at the SEC Championships,” Poppell said. The Razorbacks have graduated All-American individual medley specialists in each of the last two years, the last being Jamie Marks. Poppell will look to his newcomers to fill part of that void, especially in the 200m IM. His strong freshman group in the 200 IM will be led by Susanna White, who broke the YMCA record for the 200 IM when she won the YMCA National Championship in the summer of 2011.

Diving Diving coach Dale Schultz will look to improve upon a fourth place finish in the SEC last season, the team’s best under the current coaching staff. 2011 SEC All-Freshman Team selection Kesha Naylor will lead the group of divers. Naylor earned NCAA Zone Diving qualifying marks in each of the three diving events, and broke Arkansas records in three-meter and platform diving. She dove and placed highly at the Canadian Senior Nationals in the summer of 2011. Seniors Liana Bugslag and Alex Roman will flank Naylor as high scorers and senior leaders of the diving team. Bugslag notched a career-best score on the platform in 2011, and holds the second-through-fifth best scores

in that event behind Naylor’s school record. Coach Schultz commented that none of his divers had much experience on the tower entering last season, and they have been training hard over the summer. “I’m excited about this year” Schultz said. “I’m really looking forward to the SEC Championships. Everybody’s training hard on tower, and we have another year of experience.”

Kesha Naylor

Lizzy Whitbeck

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ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS SWIMMING AND DIVING SEASON PREVIEW

The opportunity to compete against the best athletes in the country – and perhaps to represent one’s own country against the best in the world – is a dream of most athletes. Continuing a rich tradition of international competition, a number of University of Arkansas swimmers and divers will get the chance to do just that in the upcoming year. Eight Razorbacks swimmers have already qualified for the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Held June 25 to July 2 in Omaha, Neb., the Trials will determine the team that represents the United States in the pool at the London Olympic Games. The Razorbacks who have qualified are Liz Braun in the 200 backstroke, Chelsea Franklin in the 400 freestyle, Julia Kucherich in the 200 backstroke and 400 individual medley, Nicole Menzel in the 800 freestyle, Jillienne Schilling in the 200 backstroke and 400 individual medley, Haley Smith in the 200 backstroke, Alison Templin in the 400 and 800 freestyle and Katie Whitbeck in the 100 butterfly. Head coach Jeff Poppell could not be more pleased with the experience that national and international competition gives his athletes. “I always think that’s a fantastic experience for them,” Coach Poppell said. “In the SEC, that’s the caliber competition you’re competing against. Some of the top schools in the conference have world champions and Olympic medalists as members of their team.” In addition to the American Olympic Trials qualifiers, the Razorbacks have five athletes with international experience and Olympic hopes of their own. Liana Bugslag (Canada), Kesha Naylor (Canada), Julia Banach (Israel), Shana Lim (Singapore) and Sigrun Sverrisdottir (Iceland) all hope to add to already impressive resumes in 2012. Naylor and Bugslag (pictured right) both attended the Canadian Olympic Trials in 2008 and hope to do so in 2012. Bugslag has medaled at the Australian Nationals and the Finnish Nationals, and has earned second and third place finishes at the Canadian Nationals. Naylor participated and placed in the Canadian Nationals in the summer of 2011. Banach, a freshman, swam at the European Junior Championships (Belgrade) in 2008, the World Championships (Rome) in 2009, and the European Championships (Budapest) in 2010. She is the Israeli record holder in the 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke. Lim, a sophomore transfer student who will sit out the 2011-12 season, competed on the Singapore

Razorbacks seek success on world stage

junior national team starting at the age of nine, and at 14 became the youngest member of the national team. She represented Singapore in both the 2011 and 2009 FINA World Swimming Championships. Sverrisdottir, a junior, competed in the 2008 European Championships and is the Icelandic record holder in the 100, 200 and 400 freestyle events. Sverrisdottir represented Iceland in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, competing in the 200 freestyle. Poppell is proud of the Razorbacks’ international resume, and has embraced the additional focus of the 2011-12 season. Arkansas will compete in the Minnesota U.S. Grand Prix, which has a long course format that mirrors that of international competition. “This year, that’s the emphasis – it’s an Olympic year,” Poppell said. “The focus is on long course and getting as many kids as we can qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials.” Eight Razorbacks have qualified for the Olympic Trials so far, a figure that doubles the team total of four from 2008 and may still increase. Whether donning the Razorback cardinal and white or the colors of their respective countries, the 2011-12 Razorbacks are prepared to make a splash.

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Jeff Poppell enters his sixth season as head coach of the Arkansas Razorbacks swimming and diving team. Poppell has guided a steadily improving program over the years, most recently leading his team to its top College Swimming Coaches Association of America national ranking of 17th during the 2010-11 season, after rankings of 19th in

2009 and 2010. The Razorbacks entered the Top 25 ranks in 2008 for the first time in 16 years. At the helm of Arkansas’ swimming program, Poppell has a 37-14 record in dual meets and has never had a losing season. He coached Arkansas to its best finishes in the Southeastern Conference since joining the league in 1992. The Hogs finished eighth in the conference championships in 2011, sixth in 2010, a program-best fifth in 2009, and seventh in 2008. The 2011 campaign was marked by an impressive regular season in which the Razorbacks went 9-2

CoaChing highlights

2009, 10, 11 ASCA Certificate of Excellence

2009 World Maccabi Games U.S. Team Head Coach

2005-08 USA Swimming National Team Coach

2003-06 ASCA Certificate of Excellence

2005 NFHS Florida High School Coach of theYear (Boy’s Swimming and Diving)

2004 NHSCA National High School Coach of the Year (Girl’s Swimming and Diving)

2004 Florida Dairy Farmers Florida High SchoolCoach of the Year (Girl’s Swimming and Diving)

head Coach

JEFF PoPPEllsixth season

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“We don’t just want a good program, we want a great program. That’s the expectation that all of the sports have here at the University of Arkansas.”

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average in all of Division I swimming and diving programs. The 2011 Razorbacks were 25th in the nation with a 3.43 grade point average, second in the SEC. The 2010 Hogs were ninth in the nation according to CSCAA with a 3.51 GPA, and the 2009 team was eighth at 3.48. The Razorbacks’ top CSCAA GPA ranking under Poppell was fourth, in 2008. From 2008 to 2010, Arkansas had the highest team GPA in the SEC. The SEC has honored 57 of Poppell’s Hogs since 2007 for their academic success, including 16 swimmers making the SEC Honor Roll this past season. In 2010 the SEC Academic Honor Roll included 15 swimmers from UA, and the 2009 list honored twelve. The Razorbacks had seven freshmen honored by the SEC for their academics in 2011, three in 2010, and nine a year earlier. Four of Poppell’s Hogs have been named to the SEC Community Service Team along with one selected as the recipient of the Brad Davis SEC Community Service Post-Graduate Scholarship. Under the direction of Poppell, the Razorbacks

finished second for the 2010 Lee Spencer Cup, an award which recognizes the UA athletic team most dedicated to Razorback excellence, integrity in areas of academics, athletics, leadership and personal development as well as service and team spirit. Poppell’s 2011 recruiting class was ranked 14th in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com, including the 38th-ranked prospect in the nation Susanna White, and four of the top 150. In his second year as head coach (2007-08), Poppell’s recruiting class was ranked fifth in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com. Four of the recruits from that class, Jamie

overall, with a 2-1 record in the SEC, and won the Purdue Invitational. Poppell helped senior Jamie Marks and sophomore Chelsea Franklin reach the NCAA Championships, with Franklin placing seventh in the 1650 freestyle to earn All-America honors. Junior Jilliene Schilling earned her first facility record in the 400 IM, and standout freshman Kesha Naylor charged into the Razorback record book with top five finishes in each of the three diving events, including the top score on the three meter and the platform. The 2011 Razorbacks set seven school event records and placed 30 performances on the school’s all-time top five record lists. The 2010 season saw the storied career of swimmer Yi-Ting Siow come to a close. Siow became the first Razorback swimmer to win back-to-back SEC titles, claiming her second SEC championship title in the 200 breaststroke. The three-time Olympian became only the fourth SEC swimmer to win back-to-back titles in the event since 1981. Since 2008, Poppell has guided 14 athletes to the NCAA Championships and helped nine earn All-America honors. 2009 was a standout year, as five swimmers qualified for the NCAA’s, four were named All-Americans, and Siow placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke, the highest NCAA Championships finish for a swimmer in Razorback history. Poppell’s student-athletes consistently prove to be among the top scholastic performers in the country. Since 2008, the Razorbacks have garnered 23 Academic All-America honors, including a program record 10 in 2011. Graduate assistant Stephanie Carr earned Capital One Academic All-American team accolades in 2008 and 2009. Under Poppell’s leadership, the team has ranked in the top 10 in the nation for highest grade point

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International Coaching Influence

Jeff Poppell has coached swimmers who have competed in major international championships including: Olympic Games

FINA World Championships (2 swimmers in the top 25)

Pan American Games

European Championships (2 silver medals)

Canadian Nationals

Commonwealth Games (1 bronze medal)

Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games (4 gold, 3 silver and 3 bronze medals, 3 Southeast Asian Games records set)

Central American and Caribbean Swimming Championships (7 gold, 2 silver and 1 bronze medals)

Marks, Erica Totten, Katie Kastes and Ashley Largo, were named to CollegeSwimming.com’s Top 100 Recruits list. Marks and Kastes went on to earn All-America honors during their careers. In 2008, the Razorbacks boasted the 21st-ranked recruiting class in the country. In 2009, Poppell took the roll as head women’s coach for Team USA at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel. He was also a USA Swimming National Team coach from 2005-08. During his coaching days with the national teams, Poppell coached three swimmers who competed at the 2009 FINA World Swimming Championships in Rome, and two who competed in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He guided two swimmers to three gold medals, one silver, two bronze and three event records at the Southeast Asian Games. Prior to Arkansas, Poppell spent 13 years at one of the country’s most prominent high schools and club swimming programs. While at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla., he served as an assistant and head coach of the Bolles School and the Bolles School Sharks. He led the Sharks to a top-five finish at the 2006 Spring U.S. National Championships where the men’s 4x200 freestyle relay team won the national title and swimmer Omar Pinzon became the national champion in the men’s 200 backstroke. During the 2005-06 season, Poppell guided the Bolles High School men’s team to its 18th consecutive Florida high school state championship. The same year, Poppell’s women’s team earned its 15th consecutive state title. The men’s swimming team went on to be crowned National Prep School Champions and capture second place at the Men’s National High School Championships. Poppell spent from 2002-06 as the Bolles School head coach, where he guided four female swimmers that ranked in the top 25 in the world and seven who were among the top 100 in the world. He coached 17 Bolles Sharks that competed in the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece, two U.S. National Champions, five who competed in the U.S. National Championships or U.S. Olympic Trials and the NISCA National High School Female Swimmer of the Year. Forty-two of Poppell’s swimmers during 2002-06 competed at the U.S. National Championships and 12 reached finals and medaled at major international competitions, including four

gold medals at the Southeast Asian Games and two silvers at the European Championships. In 2005, Poppell was the NFHS Florida High School Men’s Coach of the Year and was on the Florida High School Athletic Coaches Association Steroid Advisory Committee from 2005-06. 2004

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Arkansas Coaching RecordsYear Coach Dual Rec. Conference National2010-11 Jeff Poppell 9-2 8th (SEC) T 32nd2009-10 Jeff Poppell 7-2 6th (SEC) 34th2008-09 Jeff Poppell 10-1 5th (SEC) 27th2007-08 Jeff Poppell 7-5 7th (SEC) –2006-07 Jeff Poppell 4-4 9th (SEC) –2005-06 Anne Goodman James 1-7 9th (SEC) –2004-05 Anne Goodman James 3-12 9th (SEC) –2003-04 Anne Goodman James 5-9 7th (SEC) 27th2002-03 Anne Goodman James 5-5 8th (SEC) 31st2001-02 Anne Goodman James 4-5 8th (SEC) –2000-01 Anne Goodman James 8-4 9th (SEC) 38th1999-00 Anne Goodman James 8-2 9th (SEC) –1998-99 Anne Goodman James 6-6 9th (SEC) –1997-98 Anne Goodman James 1-10 9th (SEC) –1996-97 Anne Goodman James 1-7 9th (SEC) –1995-96 Martin Smith 1-3 9th (SEC) 36th1994-95 Martin Smith 7-3 9th (SEC) 33rd1993-94 Martin Smith 5-3 9th (SEC) –1992-93 Martin Smith 7-4 9th (SEC) 32nd1991-92 Martin Smith 9-1 8th (SEC) 39th1990-91 Martin Smith 9-1 3rd (SWC) 27th1989-90 Martin Smith 5-2 3rd (SWC) 25th1988-89 Martin Smith 5-1 3rd (SWC) 22nd1987-88 Martin Smith 8-3 3rd (SWC) 17th1986-87 Kent Kirchner/Martin Smith 6-3 6th (SWC) –1985-86 Kent Kirchner 3-4 6th (SWC) 25th1984-85 Sam Freas 4-3 6th (SWC) 16th1983-84 Sam Freas 4-3 5th (SWC) –1982-83 Sam Freas 6-3 5th (SWC) 22nd1981-82 Patty Praxel 3-3 – –1980-81 Patty Praxel 2-4 – 26th1979-80 Patty Praxel 3-7 – 26th1978-79 Patty Praxel 2-2 – 40th

Poppell Has Coached

8 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifiers 7 Swimmers who competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece

6 NCAA All-Americans

4 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials competitors

4 Swimmers ranked in the top 25 in the world

2 U.S. National Champions

2 18 & Under U.S. National Champions

2 Top-10 swimmers at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials

2 Swimmers who competed at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China

1 Two-time SEC Individual Champion (200 breaststroke)

brought NHSCA Coach of the Year and Florida Dairy Farmers High School Coach of the Year accolades for his work with the girl’s team at Bolles. As a student-athlete at University of Georgia, Poppell was a four-year letterwinner and team captain for the Bulldogs’ swimming team. He qualified for NCAA’s twice and was an Honorable Mention All-SEC and academic All-SEC honoree. He earned one gold, one silver and two bronze medals while competing at the 1993 Maccabiah Games. He was the honoree and recipient of Georgia’s Jeff Poppell Award for Leadership and Overall Contribution to the University of Georgia. A 1993 graduate of the University of Georgia, Poppell and his wife, Joanna, have two children, Jack and Jenna.

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Veteran diving coach Dale Schultz returned to the Razorbacks as the diving coach in 2008. Schultz served for 11 seasons as the Razorbacks diving coach from 1989-2000 before leaving to enter private business. Schultz coached the Hogs divers to a fourth place finish in the Southeastern Conference in 2011, its best ever under the current coaching staff. The season was highlighted by the accomplishments of Kesha

Naylor, who earned SEC all-freshman team honors, and placed in Arkansas’ all-time top five in each of the three diving events, including first in three-meter and platform diving. Since returning to Arkansas, Schultz has turned out an All-American in 1-meter diver Madison Palmer, and a conference all-freshman team honoree in Naylor, who was also a finalist at the 2011 Canadian

Nationals. The 2011-12 squad will look to continue its upward swing with the improvement of junior Alyssa Tomlinson and the experience of seniors Alex House and Liana Bugslag. During his previous tenure, Schultz was named the SEC Diving Coach of the Year and coached seven Arkansas athletes to a total of 18 All-America honors. Upon Schultz’s return to the pool, Palmer earned All-America honors in 2008 in the one-meter dive. In the early 1990s, Becky Martin was a three-time All-American for Schultz, and Karen Straley was a 1996 finalist at the NCAAs on platform. In the SEC, Schultz produced a pair of platform championships, with P.J. Murphy taking the men’s title in both 1993 and 1994. His 1994 Razorback divers scored 38 points at the men’s NCAA Championship to place Arkansas 20th as a team. Prior to his first term with Arkansas, Schultz coached at Purdue, Northern Michigan and Idaho. With the Boilermakers, Schultz coached a Canadian Games gold medalist as well as Big 10 diving finalists and NCAA top 20 finishers. At Northern Michigan, he had five Division II All-Americans and three CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. In one season at Idaho, Schultz added another All-American. Schultz served as the team leader for the United States team at the World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y., in 1993. A native of Akron, N.Y., Schultz is a 1984 graduate of Kansas State. Prior to KSU, Schultz dove for the University of Maine from 1979-81. He earned his master’s degree in physical education at Northern Michigan. Schultz and his wife Darby have three children, Hayden, Brooke and Collin.

Diving Coach

DalE sChUltZ15th season

Kansas state, 1984

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Todd Mann begins his sixth year as the assistant swimming coach at the University of Arkansas after helping the Razorbacks to a 9-2 regular season record and eighth place SEC finish in 2010-11. Mann, who came to Arkansas with head coach Jeff Poppell five years ago, has been elemental in the turnaround of the Arkansas swimming and diving program, which earned its top College Swimming Coaches Association of America national ranking of 17th this past season.

With the help of Mann, the Razorbacks broke seven school records in 2010-11 and sent two swimmers to the NCAA National Championships. In 2010, senior Yi-Ting Siow won back-to-back individual SEC titles under the tutelage of Poppell and Mann. A crucial component of the recruiting process at Arkansas, Mann helped Poppell sign the 14th-ranked recruiting class for the upcoming 2011-12 season. In 2007-08, Mann assisted the Razorbacks to a 7-5 regular season record in dual meets, the first winning campaign for the program since 2000-01. The team has never had a losing record under Poppell and Mann. With their recruiting efforts, the 2007-08 recruiting class was ranked fifth in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com, and the 2008-

09 recruiting class once again ranked in the Top 25. Prior to Arkansas, Mann worked with Poppell as a senior assistant coach and assistant aquatics director at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. He worked alongside Poppell for four years and brought his wealth of experience working with world-class athletes to his position with the Razorbacks. Throughout his 15 years of coaching experience, Mann assisted with the development of athletes who competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials and various international competitions. Most recently, Mann was an assistant coach for the Cayman Islands swim team at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, Australia. He also worked with the Cayman team at the CARIFTA Championships.

At the Bolles School, Mann handled dry land activity for the national group swimmers and assisted Poppell with four-consecutive undefeated squads and four men’s and women’s Florida high school state championship teams. In addition, Mann developed great relationships with many of the nation’s top high school and club coaches, an aide to Poppell in recruiting for Arkansas. Before joining Bolles, Mann worked for four seasons as the assistant aquatics coach and senior coach for Lake Highland Preparatory School in Orlando, Fla., where he coached two women’s runner-up Florida state championship teams. He started his coaching career in 1994 as the head coach of Swim Florida Bradenton in Bradenton, Fla. A 1994 graduate of Florida State, Mann and his wife, Jaime, have two sons, Cade and Cooper and a daughter, Casey.

assistant Coach

toDD Mannsixth season

Florida state, 1994

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Former Razorback Megan Haskins begins her second year as the graduate assistant for the Hogs swimming and diving team. Her main duties include handling video editing and the day-to-day office duties for head coach Jeff Poppell. As a student-athlete, Haskins set career-best times in each of her three

years at Arkansas and departed the Razorbacks with her name at the top of two UA records. She helped set the record in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:40.66 and the 400-medley relay in 3:40.47. Haskins and her teammates in the 400 freestyle relay also tied

graduate assistant

Megan haskinssecond season

arkansas, 2010

Chris George joins the Arkansas Razorbacks swimming and diving team for his first year as Volunteer Assistant Coach. George graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and was a four year varsity letterwinner. He was a

four time Big East All-Conference selection. George was a model student athlete at Pittsburgh, serving on the Student Athlete Advisory Committee for three years and making the University of Pittsburgh Panther Club Academic Honor Roll all four years. In 2004, George qualified for the U.S. Olympic Trials and placed ninth in the country in the 1,500 meter freestyle.

Volunteer assistant

Chris georgeFirst season

Pittsburgh, 2008

George attended The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla. and swam under Razorbacks head coach Jeff Poppell. At Bolles in 2004, he earned the Ettan Van Bent Award for leadership. George has experience as a swim coach in Florida and volunteered four years at the Special Olympics. George is the son of Don and Linda George of Jacksonville, Fla.

the school record that was set in 2003. She placed first in the 50 free against Utah and set a career-best time in the same event at the Southeastern Conference Championships when she stopped the clock at 23.11 seconds. Also at the SEC meet, Haskins set a career best in the 100 freestyle with a time of 50.36 seconds. That time qualified Haskins 16th for the consolation final. Haskins earned a spot on the SEC Honor Roll each of her three years as a Razorback and earned Arkansas athletics’ highest academic honor when she was named an academic champion in the fall of 2009 and spring of 2010 for holding a 4.0 grade point average. In her first season with the UA, Haskins made the athletic department’s Honor Roll as well. Haskins is the daughter of Allen and Rachel Haskins of Orlando, Fla.

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Casey Glass joined the University of Arkansas strength and conditioning staff as a full-time assistant in May 2010. She is back for her second year

working specifically with Razorback divers. Glass, who interned with the Razorbacks in 2009-2010, also works directly with volleyball, women’s track and field, and men’s golf at Arkansas. Prior to joining the Razorbacks, Glass worked as a strength and conditioning graduate assistant at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind. During

her time with the Boilermakers, Glass designed the programs and worked with diving, women’s golf, soccer, softball, cheerleading and volleyball while assisting with football, track and men’s and women’s basketball. Glass also had the distinction of training Olympic diver David Boudia after the 2008 Beijing Games. Glass began her career at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, where she worked as an intern with soccer, volleyball, women’s golf, basketball and football. She hails from Corsicana, Texas.

A former Arkansas swimmer and assistant coach, Keith Line begins his 23rd season as the Razorbacks’ computer and timing system operator. When it comes to running and scoring an event, there is none better than Line. His

résumé is stacked with a number of major swimming and diving events including the Women’s NCAA Division I Championships, several USS Regional Championships, four Southeastern Conference Championships and numerous U.S. Swimming meets, including the 1992 Central Zone Meet. In 2001-02, Line stepped away from the computer and assisted Arkansas with the administration of the 2002 SEC Swimming and Diving Championship as technical director. Line brings more to Arkansas than just his meet expertise. He was a standout performer in the pool for Arkansas’ swimming team and served as assistant coach for both the men’s and women’s programs for four years. Line earned a bachelor’s degree in early childhood education from Arkansas and his master’s in education technology. When he is not assisting with the Razorbacks’ home meets, Line is the network and telecommunications administrator for Bentonville Public Schools in Arkansas. Line and his wife, Mary, have two children, Jessica and Jayme.

Meet Coordinator

Keith line Josh Morgan enters his fifth year at Arkansas and third with the Olympic Strength and Conditioning staff. Morgan is primarily responsible for swimming, men’s track and field and women’s golf as well as assisting in swimming camps.

Prior to Arkansas, Morgan was an assistant dean of students at The Bolles School in Jacksonville, Fla., where he assisted with the Bolles swim camps for several years under Poppell. He was also a member of the boarding staff and a defensive backs coach for the Bolles Bulldogs’ football team. Morgan earned his bachelor’s degree in history in 2000 from the University of Florida. After graduating, he spent one year as an assistant football coach at Hampden-Sydney College before a short stint as a teacher at Dupont Middle School in Jacksonville, Fla. Morgan is a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and is the oldest son of John and Vicky Morgan. He has two sisters, Alissa and Taylor. He is pursuing his master’s degree in history at Arkansas.

strength & Conditioning

Josh Morgan

strength & Conditioning

Diving

Casey glass

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Emily Durand begins her second season with Arkansas’ Athletic Training staff where she is responsible for the swimming and diving program. Durand graduated from Purdue University in 2010 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. She has previously

worked with a variety of sports including swimming, football and cheerleading. Durand is a Carmel, Ind., native where she is an avid horse rider and owns two horses. She is currently pursuing a master’s degree in sports marketing at Arkansas.

Shannon Samluk serves as the manager for Arkansas’ swimming and diving program. Samluk was a sprint freestyler for the Razorbacks prior to taking on the roll of manager.

Samluk was a four-year letterwinner at Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas. She helped MHS to a district championship in her junior season. Samluk was also part of the Lakeside Aquatic Club beginning at age 11. Samluk is a native of Flower Mound, Texas, and is the daughter of Frank and Nora Samluk. She has three younger brothers, John, Ryan and TJ. Samluk was a member of the National Honor Society, English Honors Society and Math Honors Society. She plans to study kinesiology.

team Manager

shannon samlukathletic trainer

Emily Durand

academic Counselor

Justin Johnson

Justin Johnson joined the Razorbacks as a graduate assistant in the academic center in 2006. He was promoted to a full-time position in August 2008. Johnson currently works

with the swimming and diving team, baseball, men’s golf and women’s tennis. His responsibilities include monitoring academic progress to ensure student-athletes are meeting University, Southeastern Conference, and NCAA requirements, tracking continuing eligibility, and providing registration and advising services. A 2006 graduate of the University of Arkansas, Johnson holds a bachelor of science in education and earned his master’s degree in sports management at Arkansas in 2008.

Johnson served as a manager for the Razorback basketball team under the direction of Stan Heath for two years and has coached at several basketball camps and with AAU programs. In addition, Johnson interned and worked as a guest services representative for the Northwest Arkansas Naturals, a AA affiliate of the Kansas City Royals. A native of Checotah, Okla., Johnson is married to Ali Harter of Fayetteville.

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ATHLETE PROFILES

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SeniorDiving

Victoria, Canada

Career Best ScoresEvent TimeOne Meter 287.18Three Meter 312.38Platform 283.43

Liana BugslagJUNIOR (2010-11): Liana Bugslag dove her way to three first-place finishes as a junior for the Razorbacks. She had her best performance on the one-meter board during the Razorbacks’ winter training trip in Indianapolis, Ind. She scored 291.75 against Wyoming/Penn State during the training week for first overall. Bugslag also finished first in her first meet of the season at Vanderbilt. She was first on the one-meter with 269.55 and first on the three-meter with 272.55. The junior improved her three-meter mark to a season and career best 312.38 against Kansas when she finished second at the dual. Bugslag shined on the platform at the 2011 SEC Championships when she marked 249.65 in the prelims. She finished sixth on the platform with a finals score of 347.30. Bugslag finished in the top three seven times throughout the season and improved her best mark on the platform with a career-high 283.43 points, good for second on the all-time list. Bugslag had four scores on the one-meter board that qualified her for the NCAA Zone ‘D Diving Championships as well as four on the platform and three on the three-meter board.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Bugslag was the anchor for the Arkansas diving team as a sophomore. Bugslag pushed through a wrist injury to finish the season with 12 top four finishes including three wins. She swept the one-meter and three-meter events against Vanderbilt and added a first-place finish on the one-meter against Utah. Her four second-place finishes came against Utah, Florida and Kansas, North Texas and Kentucky and University of the Cumberlands. At the 2010 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships, Bugslag advanced to the finals of the platform event for the first time and scored with an eighth-place finish. Her mark of 254.65 in the event preliminaries set a school record. She just missed qualifying for the NCAA championships as she finished sixth on the platform at the NCAA Zone Diving event.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Bugslag came out strong as a freshman for the Razorbacks, posting seven top four finishes during the season. Bugslag’s best performance was a second-place finish on tower at the Mizzou Invite. Bugslag placed fourth on the one-meter springboard in a dual meet with No. 10 Tennessee and Vanderbilt in her Razorback debut.

AT BOARDWORKS: Bugslag built her diving records for the Boardworks Diving program in the absence of a high school swimming program. Bugslag was provincial champion in the one and three-meter platform dives four times. She earned a silver medal at Australian Nationals, three golds and two silvers diving at the Finnish Nationals along with a second and third place at the Canadian Nationals. In 2008, Bugslag was a finalist in the Canadian Olympic trials.

PERSONAL: Born Nov. 26, 1990, Liana Nicole Bugslag is the daughter of Bob and Linda Bugslag of Victoria, B.C., Canada. Bugslag chose Arkansas because of the Arkansas staff and the strong business program. Bugslag is majoring in public relations.

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ATHLETE PROFILES

SeniorDiving

Wildwood, Mo.

Alex House

Career Best ScoresEvent ScoreOne Meter 287.48Three Meter 337.65Platform 217.88

JUNIOR (2010-11): Alex House earned two first-place finishes on the three-meter board for the Razorbacks during the 2010-11 season. She combined for five top three finishes on the season in each of the three diving events. She picked up her first win on the three-meter board against BYU when she scored 315.98 on the springboard. She came back against Drury to top the pack with her season and career-best mark of 337.65. House also set a new career-high score on the one-meter when she finished second at Kansas with a score of 287.48. She earned NCAA Zone qualifying scores at five meets throughout the season on the three-meter board. She finished sixth against Missouri and South Carolina, helping the Razorbacks to a win over each opponent. House was sixth on the platform at the Purdue Invitational, marking her best finish of the season on the tower. Her best score in the event came in the dual vs. Drury when she earned a score of 217.88. House was named to the SEC Community Service Team for the second straight year.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): House posted the first two wins of her collegiate career against North Texas as she swept the diving events with a pair of strong performances. The St. Louis native scored 256.73 on the one-meter followed by a then career-high 291.38 on the three-meter. She bettered her mark on three-meter with a 324.53 against Utah. House finished the season with 11 top-five finishes. At the 2010 SEC Championships, her best performance came on the three-meter where she finished 13th with a mark of 283.85, a 70-point improvement from her freshman season. House qualified for NCAA Zone Diving for the second straight season, this year in all three events. Alex was named to the 2009-10 SEC Academic Honor Roll for her work in the classroom, and to the SEC Community Service Team for her volunteer efforts.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): House impressed throughout her freshman season as one of the Razorbacks’ most improved athletes. In the final regular season meet against Drury, House qualified for her first NCAA Zone Diving Championships. The meet versus Drury included House’s best performance of the season, a second-place finish on the one-meter springboard.

AT EUREKA: House was the dive captain at Eureka and qualified for state championships three years in a row. As a senior, House finished fourth at the state championships. She also broke one-meter dive records in six dive and 11 dive meets at Eureka before coming to Arkansas. House excelled in the classroom as well, graduating with a cumulative GPA of 3.89.

PERSONAL: Alex House, formerly Alex Roman, was born to Alan and Denice Roman on April 25, 1990, in Wildwood, Mo. She married Hunter House in the summer of 2011. House has a sister and a brother and volunteers weekly with the Campus Crusade for Christ. She is majoring in Spanish/Latin American Studies.

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SeniorDistance FreestyleWinter Haven, Fla.

Sarah Howard

JUNIOR (2010-11): Sarah Howard collected three third-place finishes as a junior for the Razorbacks as well as 10 finishes in the top five. Howard was third in the 500 freestyle against Vanderbilt but had her best performance in the event at the Southeastern Conference Championships in Gainesville, Fla., when she stopped the clock at 4:55.25 in an exhibition swim. The SEC Championship proved to be a good one for Howard, as she earned her season-best time in the 1,000 free in that meet as well. She finished the race in 10:13.62. While competing at the Purdue Invitational, Howard earned her best performances in the 100 and 200 breaststrokes, helping the team to place first in the invitational event by more than 100 points. She finished 12th in the finals of the 200 breast with a time of 2:20.78. Howard was fourth in the 200 breast event at BYU and came back the next day and collected her best finish in the event against Utah when she was third in her race.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Howard competed in five events as a sophomore, posting six top five finishes throughout the season. Her best outing came in the 1,000 free when she finished second, helping the Razorbacks defeat Vanderbilt 206-87. At the 2010 SEC Championships, Howard competed in the 500 free, 1,650 free and the 200 breast. She recorded personal-best times in the mile and breaststroke events. At the Purdue Invitational in November, Howard swam career-best times in the 500 free and the 100 breast. For her second year, Howard was named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll for her work out of the pool.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Six top four finishes highlighted Howard’s first year with the Razorbacks. Howard’s best result of the season came against Drury where she finished second in the 1,000 free. She also earned two third-place finishes at the Mizzou Grand Prix, in the 1,650 free and 200 breast. Howard received Academic Champion status for her 4.0 GPA.

AT HAVEN CHRISTIAN ACADEMY: Howard built an impressive résumé at Haven Christian Academy. As she was the team’s most valuable player all four years and a three-time district champion in the 500 free. Howard was co-captain on the school swim team her senior year. She was a recipient of the High School Scholar-Athlete Award and graduated second in her class with a 4.0 GPA.

PERSONAL: Sarah Howard was born to Fred and Linda Howard on Aug. 29, 1990, in Winter Haven, Fla. She chose Arkansas because she believes in the coaching staff’s ability to make her a stronger competitor. Howard is studying political science and journalism while at Arkansas.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 26.43100 Freestyle 54.75200 Freestyle 1:52.79500 Freestyle 4:54.811,000 Freestyle 10:04.661,650 Freestyle 16:44.95100 Breaststroke 1:06.32200 Breaststroke 2:19.41

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ATHLETE PROFILES

SeniorButterfly

Derby, Kan.

Lisa Lunkenheimer

JUNIOR (2010-11): Lisa Lunkenheimer continued to build on her success as a Razorback in her junior season. She had two first-place finishes on the season and six in the top three. Proving herself in each butterfly event, Lunkenheimer earned her best time of the year in the 100 fly at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships where she finished in 56.04 seconds. Her best finish in the 100 fly came just two weeks earlier at the Drury dual (Jan. 29) when she finished first. In the first dual of the year, she placed first in the 200 fly, marking her second best time of the season with 2:04.58. Lunkenheimer posted career-best times in the 50 freestyle (24.27), the 100 free (53.14) and the 200 IM (2:04.55). Her best time in the 200 IM also came at the 2011 SEC Championship meet during the prelims. At the end of the 2010-11 season, Lunkenheimer was honored as a Capital One Academic All-District at-large second team selection.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Lisa Lunkenheimer continued to build on the success of her freshman season with 10 top-four finishes as a sophomore. She placed first in two events, the 200 IM and 200 free, both against Vanderbilt. Lunkenheimer placed and scored at the 2010 SEC Championships, finishing 11th in the 200 fly with an NCAA “B” cut time of 2:00.03. She also competed in the 200 IM and the 100 fly, where she just missed scoring with a 19th-place finish. Also at the conference meet, Lunkenheimer was a member of the 200-medley relay team that set a school record with a time of 1:40.66. She was named to the 2009-10 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Lunkenheimer showcased her talent as a freshman with five top four finishes, four of those coming in the butterfly events. Lunkenheimer’s best outing was against No. 14 SMU, North Texas, Colorado State and New Mexico State where she placed third in the 100 fly. After the 08-09 season, Lunkenheimer was recognized as an Academic Champion for earning a 4.0 GPA.

AT DERBY: Lunkenheimer was named to the all-state first team in each of her three seasons at Derby. In her junior year, Lunkenheimer earned a state championship title in both the 200 free and the 100 butterfly. She holds individual school records in the 200 free, 50 free, 100 fly, 500 free and was part of the relay teams that broke records in the 200 and 400 free relay.

PERSONAL: Lisa Marie Lunkenheimer was born to Fritz and Donna Lunkenheimer of Wichita, Kan., on April 30, 1990. She chose Arkansas for its coaching staff, location and because it was the most comfortable fit for her as a student and an athlete. Lunkenheimer is majoring in biology.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 24.27100 Freestyle 53.14200 Freestyle 1:54.25100 Breaststroke 1:08.56100 Butterfly 55.04200 Butterfly 2:00.03200 Individual Medley 2:05.18400 Individual Medley 4:30.77

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SeniorBreaststrokeOrlando, Fla.

Courtney O’Grady

JUNIOR (2010-11): Courtney O’Grady finished her junior season with Arkansas by earning her best finish at the dual meet against Vanderbilt when she was third in the 200 butterfly. Her best time in the 100 fly came at the Purdue Invitational when she stopped the clock at 59.95 in the preliminary session. Stellar in the breaststroke, O’Grady clocked 1:07.46 in the 100 breast, also at the Purdue Invitational. Her best performance of the season in the 100 breast came against Drury and the NCAA Last Chance Bulldog Invitational when she finished fifth at each meet. The Purdue meet and the Bulldog Invitational proved to be O’Grady’s best performances of the season. She earned her best time of 2:25.91 in the 200 breast at Purdue, helping Arkansas to win the invitational meet by more than 100 points. Her top finish in the event was fifth at the Bulldog Invitational to finish her junior season.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): O’Grady competed in four meets during her sophomore season for Arkansas. Her top finish came in the 100 breast against Utah, where she placed sixth. During the 2009-10 season, she set personal best times in four events including the 100 and 200 breast. O’Grady was named to the 2009-10 SEC Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): O’Grady competed in one meet as a freshman, finishing sixth in the 200 breaststroke against Drury in the Razorbacks’ final regular season meet. O’Grady was named to the Athletic Director’s academic list.

AT LAKE BRANTLEY: O’Grady was swim team captain during her junior and senior years and swam a leg of the school record-setting 200-medley relay team. In her sophomore and junior seasons at Lake Brantley, O’Grady was named an Academic All-American and held a 4.46 GPA when she graduated.

PERSONAL: Courtney O’Grady was born May 10, 1990, to Lynn and Patrick O’Grady in Longwood, Fla. Not limiting herself to swimming, O’Grady also enjoys wakeboarding and surfing. She has a younger sister, Casey. O’Grady is majoring in business with plans to attend graduate school and receive her MBA.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 26.39100 Freestyle 57.59100 Breaststroke 1:07.46200 Breaststroke 2:25.91100 Butterfly 59.43200 Butterfly 2:10.31

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ATHLETE PROFILES

SeniorBackstroke

Webster Groves, Mo.

Jillienne Schilling

JUNIOR (2010-11): Jillienne Schilling worked her way to a stellar junior season with the Razorbacks. She highlighted her season by swimming the pool record time of 4:22.73 at the Robinson Center at Kansas in the 400 individual medley. Her career-best time was set at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships in Gainesville, Fla., when she clocked 4:20.41 during the prelims of the event. Schilling’s best time of the season in the 200 IM also came at the conference championship meet when she went 2:04.26 in the prelims as well. In the first meet of the season, she paced the 200 IM against North Texas and Tulane earning her first of two top finishes throughout the season. Schilling was second in the 200 back during the dual meet against Vanderbilt as well as the Houston dual. Her best time of the year in the event came at the Purdue Invitational when she clocked 2:01.46. Also a strong competitor in the freestyle events, Schilling posted a second-place finish versus Vanderbilt in the 200 free and second in the 500 free against Tulane and North Texas.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Schilling finished her second season with the Razorbacks with 16 top five finishes including wins against Kentucky and the University of the Cumberlands in the 500 free, Utah with the 1,000 free and Vanderbilt in the 100 fly. She had her best meet against No.25 Missouri, picking up three top five finishes, including a second-place finish in the 200 IM. At the 2010 SEC Championships, Schilling swam in the 500 free, 200 back and 400 IM for the Razorbacks. During the season, she set personal best times in seven different

events. Schilling was named to the 2009-10 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Schilling competed in six events as a freshman, posting eight top four finishes, including a win against Drury in the 500 free. Schilling’s strongest event of the season was the 200 backstroke where she picked up three third-place finishes. Schilling was named to the Athletic Director’s list for her academic achievements.

AT WEBSTER GROVES: Schilling was named to the second team all-metro in her sophomore and junior seasons. In 2003, Schilling was a Junior National Qualifier in the one-meter dive in the 13 and older age group. At age 15, Schilling was the 500 freestyle state champion in Missouri during her senior season as well as runner-up in the 200 IM. She was named to the all-metro team of St. Louis the same year.

PERSONAL: Jillienne Wagner Schilling was born on Jan. 27, 1990 in St. Louis, Mo., to Kenneth and Jacqueline Schilling. Schilling named swimmer Brendan Hansen as her favorite athlete and her parents as the people she admires most. Upon graduation, Schilling hopes to find a job in her degree field of speech pathology.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 25.37100 Freestyle 53.11200 Freestyle 1:51.44500 Freestyle 5:02.231,000 Freestyle 10:14.43100 Backstroke 1:00.09200 Backstroke 2:01.15100 Breaststroke 1:07.92200 Breaststroke 2:26.24x100 Butterfly 58.36200 Individual Medley 2:04.26400 Individual Medley 4:19.17

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SeniorDistance Freestyle

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Alison Templin

JUNIOR (2010-11): Alison Templin posted career-best times in nearly every event during the 2010-11 season with the Razorbacks. Her best time in the 200 freestyle was posted at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships when she clocked 1:50.27. She earned three NCAA ‘B cut times in the 500 free, including her best time of the season and her career, 4:46.92 at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 19). She finished first in the event at the Houston dual (Jan.21), marking her first top finish in the event as a Razorback. The junior also collected two ‘B cut times in the 1,650 free. Her first qualifying time came at the Purdue Invitational and her second was at the SEC Championships when she stopped the clock at 16:19.31. Templin also had her best performance in the 1,000 free at the SEC Championships when she clocked 9:48.50 as a leadoff time of the 1,650 race.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Templin posted 10 top five finishes as a sophomore. Templin’s two second-place finishes came in the 200 free against Vanderbilt and against Utah in the 500 free. For the second straight year, Templin placed and scored at the SEC Championships in the 1,650 free event. She competed in five events throughout the course of the season, setting personal bests in the 200 free and the 200 back.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Templin scored 10 top four finishes as a freshman, earning the Razorback swimming and diving Rookie of the Year award. Templin had seven third-place finishes, one coming against No. 14 SMU in the 1,000 free. Her two second-place finishes of the year came against Kansas in the 500 free and LSU in the 1,000 free. Templin also placed and scored in the 500 free and 1,650 free events at the 2009 SEC Championships. She also set personal bests in the 800 free and 1,500 free events at the 2009 U.S. Open Swim Championships. Academically, Templin earned a spot on the Razorback Honor Roll.

AT SUNCOAST: Templin was most successful at Suncoast during the 2007 season, winning the Palm Beach County, Palm Beach Post Girls Swimmer of the Year and the High School County Swim Meet Top Female Swimmer awards. With those achievements, Templin earned All-American status in the 200 and 500 free in 2008.

PERSONAL: Alison Templin was born to Catherine Templin on Feb. 15, 1990, in West Palm Beach, Fla. Templin came to Arkansas after being impressed by the swimming and diving coaching staff and Arkansas’ education program. She is studying education and hopes to work as a second grade teacher.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 26.52xr100 Freestyle 55.68200 Freestyle 1:50.27500 Freestyle 4:46.921,000 Freestyle 9:48.501,650 Freestyle 16:19.31200 Backstroke 2:16.45 r Relay Leadoff x Exhibition

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SeniorFreestyle

Oklahoma City, Okla.

Katie Whitbeck

JUNIOR (2010-11): Katie Whitbeck continued to be a crucial member of the Razorback swim program as a junior during the 2010-11 season. She built on the success she had as a sophomore and broke her way into the second and third spots in the all-time record book for her efforts in the 100 butterfly at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships. Whitbeck tallied nine first-place finishes throughout the season and 18 top three places. The SEC Championships proved to be one of Whitbeck’s best meets of the season as she collected NCAA ‘B cut times in the 200 freestyle, as well as the 100 and 200 butterfly. Her season-best time of 54.61 in the 100 fly at the conference meet earned her the second spot in the Arkansas records. In the dual meets against Vanderbilt (Oct. 15) and South Carolina/Missouri (Nov. 5), Whitbeck finished first against the conference opponents in the 100 fly. Her best time in the 200 free was during the prelims of the conference meet when she clocked 1:48.47. She managed to clock the second-best time of the season in the 50 free with a leadoff time of 24 seconds when she paced the race against Houston (Jan. 21). Whitbeck helped 800 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams to take over the second and fourth best spots in Razorback history. She was also part of the 400 free relay team that successfully claimed the third spot in the Razorback record book.

SOPHOMORE (2009-10): Whitbeck built on the success of her freshman season and continued to be a critical piece to the Razorbacks success as a sophomore. Whitbeck finished the season with 16 top-four finishes including wins in the 500 free and 200 fly against Vanderbilt and in the 100 fly against Kentucky and the University of the Cumberlands and Florida and Kansas. Whitbeck placed and scored in the 200 free, 100 and 200 fly at the 2010 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships. Her time of

54.33 in the 100 fly at the championships set a new Arkansas school record for the event. Whitbeck was a member of the record-setting 400-medley relay team along with the 400-freestyle relay team, which tied the school record. The Razorbacks’ 800-freestyle relay team that posted the second-fastest time in school history at the 2010 championships. She also swam three of the five fastest times in school history in the 200 free. In the classroom, Whitbeck was named to the 2009-10 SEC Winter Academic Honor Roll.

FRESHMAN (2008-09): Whitbeck had a solid freshman year with Arkansas with nine top-4 finishes, including five second-place finishes. Her best performance was a second place finish in the 200 free against No. 14 SMU. Whitbeck was also part of the record-setting 800 free and 400-medley relay teams. Whitbeck was named to the Athletic Director’s list.

AT BISHOP MCGUINSESS: Whitbeck broke every school swim record with the exception of the 100 breast while in high school. As a sophomore, Whitbeck finished first in the 100 free at state championships and first in the 100 fly her junior year. During her freshman through junior seasons, she placed first in the 200 free at state championships.

PERSONAL: Katherine Ann Whitbeck is the daughter of Craig and Ann Whitbeck and was born on Feb. 5, 1990, in Oklahoma City, Okla. She participated in cross country and track at Bishop McGuinness. Whitbeck helped her cross country team to a state championship four years in a row. Whitbeck hopes to find a job in engineering or attend medical school after graduating.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 23.92100 Freestyle 51.23200 Freestyle 1:48.40500 Freestyle 4:59.36100 Butterfly 54.33*200 Butterfly 1:59.43200 Individual Medley 2:10.05x

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JuniorFreestyle

Fort Myers, Fla.

Chelsea Franklin

SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Chelsea Franklin had a standout sophomore campaign for the Razorbacks. She highlighted her career with three school records, two facility records and a seventh-place finish at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Franklin broke her first facility record at the Arkansas Natatorium in the double dual meet against South Carolina/Missouri. She clocked 9:50.16 in the 1,000 freestyle to top the previous record. The second came just weeks later at the Richards Building Pool on the BYU campus. Her time of 9:58.93 in the 1,000 free was nearly six seconds faster than the previous record. At the 2011 NCAA Championships, Franklin shattered the 1,650 free record by more than eight seconds and placed seventh overall, earning her first All-America honors as a Razorback. Her time of 15:59.05 blew past the previous record set by Jamie Marks in 2010. With that record-breaking swim, Franklin also posted the program’s best time in the 1,000 free with a leadoff time of 4:42.32. Franklin also earned the third and fifth spot on the all-time records list in the mile for her efforts as a sophomore. Franklin’s other record-breaking performance came in the 500 free at the Purdue Invitational when she surpassed the previous record and clocked 4:42.43. She came back at the 2011 SEC Championships to improve that time and set the record at 4:42.32. The sophomore also worked her way into the record books for the 200 free. She holds the third and fourth best times, which she earned during the prelims and finals of the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Fla.

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Franklin scored 10 top four finishes as a freshman. She had three wins, the first of which came against Vanderbilt in the 1,650 free with a time of 16:22.29. Franklin had four second-place finishes one of which came against No. 25 Missouri in the 500 free. Her two third-place finishes came in the 1,000 free against Missouri and in the 1,650 free at the Purdue Invitational. Franklin also placed and scored in the 500 free and the 1,650 free events at the 2010 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships. Both her times in those events represented career-best times for the freshman.

AT CYPRESS LAKE: Franklin, a distance freestyler, lettered each of her four years at Cypress Lake High School. While at Cypress, Franklin earned multiple All-America honors in the 200 and 500 free, winning conference championships in the 200 free and a Florida high school state title in the 500 free. At age 14, Franklin was a member of the National Junior Team. In the summer of 2008, she was the sole female from the Gulf Coast Swim Team to qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials, competing in the 400 freestyle.

PERSONAL: The youngest daughter of Rick and Sandy Franklin, Chelsea Lynn Franklin was born in Fort Myers, Fla., on Sept. 7, 1990. Franklin plans to study elementary education and become a teacher after college. She chose Arkansas because she loved the coaches and the atmosphere around the program.

Career Best TimesEvent Score200 Freestyle 1:47.76500 Freestyle 4:42.32*1,000 freestyle 9:44.59*1,650 Freestyle 15:59.05*200 Backstroke 2:11.03200 Butterfly 2:01.80

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Courtney HubbardJunior

FreestylePlano, Texas

SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Courtney Hubbard capped off her sophomore season as a Razorback by competing in each of Arkansas’ 11 dual meets and taking to the pool in four different events. She earned her best finish of the season placing first in the 200 freestyle at the dual meet against Drury (Jan. 29). Her time of 1:52.04 was a season-best time in the freestyle event. Hubbard’s best time in the 100 free came at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 19) when she stopped the clock at 52.72, helping the Razorbacks to place first in the invitational event by more than 100 points. She placed fifth in the 500 freestyle against Houston (Jan. 21), marking her best finish of the season in the event as well as a career-best time.

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Hubbard competed in five events for Arkansas as a freshman, posting five top five finishes. Her best finish of the year came in the 50 free against Vanderbilt where she placed third. She set a personal-best time in the 50 free in a dual meet at Missouri with a time of 25.08, good for sixth place. In all three events at Missouri, Hubbard placed in the top 10. Hubbard swam personal-best times in the 100, 200 and 500 free at the 2010 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships.

AT PLANO WEST: Hubbard, a freestyle and butterfly competitor, was a four-time All-American, four-year varsity letterman and captain of the swim team her senior year at Plano West in Texas. Hubbard helped Plano West to a fifth place finish at the Texas 5A State Championships, competed at the district, regional and state championships and was a Texas Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association finalist in her sophomore, junior and senior seasons. A school record holder in the 200 and 400 free relay, Hubbard earned a place on the all-state team in three events and was district champion in the 100 free as a senior.

PERSONAL: Born in Carrollton, Texas on Sept. 24, 1990, Courtney Kay Hubbard is the only daughter of Robert and Gina Hubbard and has a younger brother, Connor. She is studying advertising and public relations at Arkansas.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 25.08100 Freestyle 52.21x200 Freestyle 1:51.42x500 Freestyle 4:59.83100 Butterfly 59.38x200 Butterfly 2:04.04x

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JuniorBackstroke

Leawood, Kan.

Haley Smith

SOPHOMORE (2010-2011): In her sophomore season, Haley Smith broke into the school records for the 200 backstroke at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships in both the prelims and the finals with times of 1:57.53 and 1:57.80, respectively. The times now sit second and third behind fellow freshman Liz Braun. Smith also earned her way into the school record books at the second spot for the 100 back at the SEC Championships where she clocked a 55.36 as a leadoff time in the 400 medley relay. She also clocked a 55.52 in the 100 back prelims at SECs to put her fourth in Arkansas history. Smith had an exceptional year in 200 back, having top-spot finishes at both the Utah (Dec. 4) and Houston (Jan. 21) dual meets. Her career-best time in the 200 individual medley came at the SEC Championships where she finished in 2:03.10. Her best finish in the race came at the double dual versus Tulane and North Texas (Oct. 9) where she clocked 2:10.75 to place fifth.

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Smith had a solid freshman year with Arkansas with 11 top 10 finishes including four first-place finishes. Her first collegiate victory came in the 200 back against Kentucky and the University of the Cumberlands. Smith competed in three events at the 2010 SEC Swimming and Diving Championships: the 100 and 200 back along with the 200 IM. Smith posted a time of 1:59.58 in a time trial at SEC’s, a mark that ranks in the top five in school history and represented a new career-best time. She also set personal bests in the 200 and 400 IM at the Purdue Invitational.

AT BLUE VALLEY NORTH: Smith was a three-time All-American at Blue Valley North High. Smith helped lead Blue Valley North to a state championship as a freshman and league championships in her sophomore and junior seasons. As a senior in 2009, Smith led Blue Valley North to its third league championship with wins in the 200 IM and 100 back and swam on the winning 200 medley relay and 200 free relay teams. An all-state swimmer in the backstroke and individual medley, Smith also was one of the top backstroke competitors for the Kansas City Blazers, consistently one of the top-8 swimmers in the region.

PERSONAL: Haley Madison Smith was born Aug. 15, 1991 in Houston, Texas, to Kris and Belinda Smith. She has a younger brother, Harrison. Attending high school in Overland Park, Kan., Smith participated in vocal music and Latin Club and was a member of the National Honor Society, a Kansas Honor Scholar, a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American and was named to the Missouri Valley All-Academic Team. She chose Arkansas because of the coaching staff and the academic opportunities.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 25.29100 Freestyle 57.97r200 Freestyle 1:55.29x500 Freestyle 5:01.37100 Backstroke 55.36r200 Backstroke 1:57.53200 Individual Medley 2:03.10400 Individual Medley 4:26.82

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Junior Freestyle

Reykjavik, Iceland

Sigrun Sverrisdottir

SOPHOMORE (2010-2011): In her second year with the Razorbacks, Sigrun Sverrisdottir established herself among Arkansas greats when she broke into the records books with her personal best 200 freestyle time of 1:47.63 at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Her mark puts her second behind Katie Kastes. In the 50 free she set a season-best time of 24.39 at the Razorbacks’ first home dual against Missouri and SEC foe South Carolina (Nov. 5). Her top finish in the event came against the Tennessee Lady Volunteers when she placed fourth with a time of 24.46. Sverrisdottir marked a season-best finish of fifth in the 100 free at both the BYU meet (Dec. 3) and the Tulane/North Texas (Oct. 9) double dual meet. Her season-best time for the event came in the middle of the season at the Purdue Invitational where she clocked 51.77.

FRESHMAN (Spring 2010): Sverrisdottir competed in five events as a freshman, posting seven top 10 finishes, including a win against Utah in the 500 freestyle. Sverrisdottir posted her three best times of the season at the 2010 SEC Championships, her top finish in the 200 free was 20th in the preliminaries.

BEFORE ARKANSAS: Sverrisdottir joined the Arkansas team in January 2010. Before arriving in Fayetteville, she represented her home country of Iceland at the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, competing in the 200 free. She also competed at the 2008 European Championships and is the Icelandic National Champion and National Record Holder in the 100, 200, and 400 freestyle events.

PERSONAL: Sigrun Bra Sverrisdottir was born March 23, 1990 in Reykjavik, Iceland, to Sverrir Benjaminsson and Malfridur Sigurhansdottir. She has a sister named Gudrun Sverrisdottir and one brother named Benjamin Sverrisson. She chose Arkansas because of the great swimming program and good academics.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 24.39100 Freestyle 51.31200 Freestyle 1:47.63500 Freestyle 4:48.521,000 Freestyle 9:54.841,650 Freestyle 16:30.51100 Butterfly 57.97200 Butterfly 2:12.96

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JuniorDiving

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Alyssa Tomlinson

Career Best ScoresEvent TimeOne Meter 185.55Three Meter 247.65Platform 204.00

SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Coming on strong in the second half of the 2010-11 season, Alyssa Tomlinson earned her best mark on the three-meter board with 247.65 against Drury. The meet also marked her best finish on the platform when she posted 204.00. She collected her best finish in the one-meter just a week earlier versus Houston. She finished third in both springboard events at Vanderbilt.

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Alyssa Tomlinson was strong in the first half of the season for the Razorbacks as she posted four top four performances. Her top finishes came in the dual meet against Vanderbilt as she placed third on both the one-meter and three-meter. She competed in the platform diving event at the Purdue Invitational where she placed fifth. Tomlinson missed the spring due to injury.

AT BROKEN ARROW: Tomlinson was a two-year letterwinner as a diver at Broken Arrow High School in Broken Arrow, Okla.

PERSONAL: Alyssa Michelle Tomlinson was born Oct. 17, 1990 in Fort Smith, Ark., to Scott and Terri Tomlinson. She has two younger brothers, Alex and Anthony. Attending high school in Broken Arrow, Okla., Tomlinson participated in the marching band. Tomlinson plans to study kinesiology and pursue a career in athletics after college.

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Junior Backstroke

Greeneville, Texas

Kelsea Vance

SOPHOMORE (2010-11): Improving on the success of her freshman campaign, Kelsea Vance placed first in the 100 backstroke against Drury (Jan. 29), marking the first win of her Razorback career. She improved her career-best time at the 2011 NCAA Last Chance Bulldog Invitational (Feb. 26) when she clocked 56.62 and placed ninth in the prelims. She went back to finish sixth in the event. Her best time in the 200 back was also at the Bulldog Invitational. Her 2:04.23 was good for fifth overall. Her best finish of the season in the 200 back came against Houston (Jan. 21) when she was third with a time of 2:07.71.

FRESHMAN (2009-10): Kelsea Vance scored four top five finishes as a freshman for the Razorbacks. Vance had four sixth-place finishes, including one at a double-dual meet against Kentucky and University of the Cumberlands. Vance’s two fourth-place finishes came in the 1,000 free and the 100 back events just two weeks later against Vanderbilt.

AT GREENVILLE: Vance, a backstroke and butterfly competitor, was a first team all-state honoree three times. Vance competed at the Texas 4A State Championships all four years including a second-place finish her junior season.

PERSONAL: Kelsea Danielle Vance was born Jan. 10, 1991 in Greenville, Texas, to John and Carmen Vance. She has a younger brother, Chase, and a younger sister, Kacie. Strong academically, Vance was valedictorian and named a Superintendent Scholar and Outstanding Senior. She was also a member of Fellowship of Christian Athletes, National Honor Society and Interact Club. Vance is studying biology and plans to attend optometry school after college.

Career Best TimesEvent Score50 Freestyle 25.49100 Freestyle 55.48200 Freestyle 1:49.301,000 Free 10:50.90100 Backstroke 56.62200 Backstroke 2:04.23100 Breaststroke 1:07.92100 Butterfly 57.13

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SophomoreButterfly

Marietta, Ga.

Liz Braun

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Liz Braun finished her freshman campaign as a Razorback with 11 top three finishes. She highlighted her inaugural season by breaking the all-time record in the 200 back at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships with a time of 1:56.94 in both the preliminary and finals rounds. Her time at the SEC Championships was an NCAA ‘B cut time and broke the record set by teammate Haley Smith just minutes before. Her top finish of the season came in the third dual meet of her Razorback career at Vanderbilt when she placed first in the 200 back with a time of 2:03.70. She also marked career-best times in the 100 fly when she clocked 55.92 and the 200 fly with 2:01.92. In the first dual meet of the season against North Texas/Tulane, Braun finished second in the 200 free, but her best time in the event came against Houston when she stopped the clock at 1:54.42.

AT SPRAYBERRY HS: Braun, a butterfly and freestyler, is an eight-time All-American out of Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Ga. As a junior, she won the Georgia High School 4A State Championship in the 200 free

and finished second in the 100 butterfly. She is a U.S. Olympics Trials Qualifier and was ranked in the National Top-10 in the 200 backstroke for her age group.

PERSONAL: Elizabeth Ashley Braun was born August 26, 1992 in Atlanta, Ga., to Robert and Jamie Braun. She has an older brother, Robert, and an older sister, Christina. Braun was a USA Swimming All-American in 2007-08 and 2008-09. Braun plans to study psychology.

Career Best TimesEvent Time100 Freestyle 54.33200 Freestyle 1:54.42500 Freestyle 4:52.52100 Backstroke 58.45200 Backstroke 1:56.94*100 Butterfly 55.92200 Butterfly 2:01.92 * Arkansas Record

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SophomoreIM

Noblesville, Ind.

Aubrey Hertzler

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Aubrey Hertzler wrapped up her freshman season by competing mainly in the backstroke events. She had her best finish in the 100 and 200 back against Drury (Jan. 29) when she finished third in each event. Hertzler’s best time in the 100 back came at the Houston dual meet (Jan. 21) when she stopped the clock at 56.55 as the leadoff leg of the 400 medley relay. At the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships, Hertzler earned a time of 2:00.90 in the 200 back for a season-best time. She placed first in the 200 individual medley against Vanderbilt (Oct. 15) and second against Houston with a time of 2:05.47. She collected her season-best time in the event at the SEC Championships.

AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN: Hertzler, who excels in both the individual medley and backstroke specialties, is a two-time High School All-American who took third place in the 200 individual medley and the 100 backstroke events at the Indiana 5A State Championships as a junior. She was also a member of the 400 freestyle relay that broke the Indiana state record at Hamilton Southeastern High School in Noblesville, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern’s 200 and 400 freestyle relays ranked among the top ten in the nation in 2009.

PERSONAL: Aubrey Kayee Hertzler was born July 26, 1991 in Lafayette, Ind., to David and Melinda Hertzler. She has an older brother, Jeffery, and an older sister, Whitney. She was a member of the student council, the Academy of Finance and Fellowship of Christians Athletes at Hamilton Southeastern. She was a high-school teammate of Carly Mercer and Molly Milborn. Hertzler will study finance at Arkansas as a member of the Honors College.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 24.83100 Backstroke 56.55r200 Backstroke 2:00.90200 IM 2:05.01

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SophomoreIM

York, PA

Julia Kucherich

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Julie Kucherich proved to be a vital part of the Razorback team in her freshman season. She made her mark with five first-place finishes and 14 top three places in her respective events. The freshman earned an NCAA ‘B cut time on four occasions in the 400 individual medley, with her best time of the season coming at the Southeastern Conference Championships with a season-best time of 4:14.25. She earned her first ‘B cut time at the Purdue Invitational when she placed second in both the prelims and the finals. Her efforts at the Purdue Invitational helped Arkansas to place first in the meet by more than 100 points. The 200 backstroke proved to be Kucherich’s top event as she finished first three times throughout the season. She won her first event as a Razorback at the double-dual meet against North Texas and Tulane (Oct. 9) with a time of 2:03.30. In the 200 IM, Kucherich had her best finish of the season at the Purdue Invite as well and finished third in the prelims with a time of 2:02.47. She competed in the 1,000 free at four different meets and earned her best finish at the Houston dual (Jan. 21) when she took third. She raced in the 200 fly just once during her freshman season, but came in first at the dual at Vanderbilt (Oct. 15).

AT YORK SUBURBAN: Kucherich, one of the top 400 individual medley swimmers in the country, was a U.S. National Junior Team Member in the 400m IM and a 2008 Olympic Trials Qualifier in both the 200 back and 400 IM.

PERSONAL: Julia Anne Kucherich was born December 18, 1991 in Hershey, Penn., to Gerry and Karen Kucherich. She has an older brother and an older sister, Robert and Laura. At York Suburban High School, she was involved with Big Brothers/Big Sisters, Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) and Habitat for Humanity. Kucherich was a member of the National Honors Society and was a Scholastic All-American. Kucherich will study kinesiology/pre-med at Arkansas and wants to pursue medical school following graduation.

Career Best TimesEvent Time1,000 Freestyle 10:01.351,650 Freestyle 16:42.58100 Backstroke 58.14r200 Backstroke 1:59.89200 Breaststroke 2:26.92200 Butterfly 2:06.18200 IM 2:02.47400 IM 4:14.25

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At IDAHO: Shana Lim, a backstroke specialist, joins the Razorbacks as a transfer student after spending one year at the University of Idaho, and will sit out the 2011-12 season. As a freshman at Idaho, Lim earned All-Western Athletic Conference first team honors, became the WAC champion and record holder in the 100 back, and set Idaho records in the 100 and 200 back. Lim was also part of relay teams that broke Idaho records in the 4x50 and 4x100 medley relays.

PERSONAL: Shana Jia Yi Lim was born May 11, 1993 in Singapore to Lim Jit Dong and Corinne Lim. Lim competed on the Singapore Junior National Swim Team starting at the age of nine, and at 14 became the youngest member of the national team. She represented Singapore in both the 2011 and 2009 FINA World Swimming Championships. Lim swam for Swimfast Aquatic Club in Singapore. She has one younger brother Darren, and plans to major in criminal justice at Arkansas.

SophomoreBackstrokeSingapore

Shana Lim

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 freestyle 23.56i100 Freestyle 53.72i100 Backstroke 53.00i^*200 Backstroke 1:58.64i^

i Achieved while at Idaho ^ Idaho record holder * WAC Championship Meet Record

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SophomoreFreestyle

Hilton Head, S.C.

Nicole Menzel

FRESHMAN (2010-2011): Proving to be one of the Razorbacks’ top competitors in her freshman campaign, Nicole Menzel picked up 10 first-place finishes throughout the season. She highlighted her season by earning a spot with her relay team in the Arkansas Record book for the third-best time in the 400 free relay with a time of 3:22.17. Menzel was also part of the 800 free relay team that collected the second and fourth spots on the all-time record list. Her best time in the 200 free came at the Purdue Invitational when she clocked 1:50.15, good for sixth. At the Bulldog Invitational at the end of the 2011 portion of the season, Menzel finished with her season-best 500 free marking a time of 4:46.74 and a first-place finish. She also finished first in the 500 free in the first meet of her Razorback career, the double dual against Tulane and North Texas and at Utah dual where she clocked 5:01.10 and 5:02.34, respectively. Menzel’s season best 1000 free time came as a leadoff time in the 1650 free where she clocked 9:49.31 at the 2011 Southeastern Conference Championships. She placed first in the 1,000 free at four meets throughout the year, including the Houston dual where she finished with a time of 10:04.06 and the Utah

dual where she finished in 10:11.40. Her season-best 1,650 free came at the SEC Championships where she clocked a time of 16:20.34.

AT HILTON HEAD: Menzel won both the 200 and 500 freestyle events at the South Carolina High School State Championships in 2010. She finished in the top-24 of the 400, 800, and 1,500 freestyle races at the U.S. Junior National Championships and qualified for the U.S. Summer Nationals in 2010.

PERSONAL: Nicole Mary Menzel was born March 2, 1992 on Hilton Head Island, S.C., to Paul and Mary Menzel. She has older twin brothers named Chris and Carl. At Hilton Head High School, Menzel was a member of the National Honors Society along with honors societies for Spanish, math and art. She was also an all-state member of the cross country team. Menzel will study sports marketing and recreation at Arkansas and wants to attend law school and become a sports agent following graduation.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 25.47r100 Freestyle 53.17r200 Freestyle 1:50.15500 Freestyle 4:46.741,000 Freestyle 9:49.311,650 Freestyle 16:20.34200 Individual Medley 2:10.74400 Individual Medley 4:20.92

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SophomoreButterfly

Fishers, Ind.

Molly Milborn

FRESHMAN (2010-2011): Molly Milborn capped her freshman campaign by clocking her season-best 100 free time of 54.31 at the NCAA Last Chance Bulldog Invitational to end the 2010-11 season. In the 200 free at the Purdue Invitational she finished with a season best time of 1:57.49. Her best 200 free finish came against Vanderbilt (Oct. 15) where she placed sixth. Milborn received her season-best time and finish in the 500 free at the Bulldog Invitational where she finished seventh in 5:11.21. Also at the Last Chance meet, she placed eighth in the 100 fly with a time of 58.06. Milborn captured yet another best time at the Bulldog Invitational in the 200 fly where she clocked 2:08.66. Her best finish in the event came at the Vanderbilt meet where she placed fifth.

AT HAMILTON SOUTHEASTERN: Milborn, a butterfly specialist, is one of three signees to hail from Hamilton Southeastern High School along with Carly Mercer and Aubrey Hertlzer. Milborn finished third in the 100 butterfly at sectionals her first two seasons followed by a second-place finish as a junior. Also in her junior season, she was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed first at sectionals. Milborn helped her team to a runner-up finish at the Indiana State Championships three straight years.

PERSONAL: Molly Kathryn Milborn was born January 10, 1992 in Fishers, Ind., to Jim and Janette Milborn. She has a 15-year-old sister, Allie. As a Scholastic All-American, Milborn excelled in the classroom and was a member of the National Honor Society as well as the student council and Fellowship of Christian Athletes. She plans to study nursing at Arkansas.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 26.16x100 Freestyle 54.31200 Freestyle 1:57.49500 Freestyle 5:11.21100 Butterfly 58.06200 Butterfly 2:08.66

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Kesha Naylor

Sophomore Diving

Saskatchewan, Canada

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Kesha Naylor proved to be a vital part of the Razorbacks’ success during her freshman season. She finished first four times in the one-meter and twice on the three-meter board. Naylor earned an NCAA Zone qualifying mark in the one-meter in her inaugural meet finishing first against Tulane and North Texas with her second-highest score of the season with 296.80. Her best mark on the one-meter board came at the dual meet at Kansas when she was first with a score of 315.52 to claim the third spot on the Arkansas record list. She broke the all-time record in the three-meter and the platform at the Drury dual. She surpassed fellow Razorback Liana Bugslag’s record mark on the platform scoring 286.43. Her mark of 348.60 on the three-meter springboard was also an Arkansas record, topping Mandy Moran’s record set in 2003. Named to the Southeastern Conference All-Freshman Team for her efforts at the conference championships, Naylor worked her way to the finals round in the platform competition. She posted a prelims score of 260.30 for fifth place and came back to finish seventh overall on the tower. The freshman earned Zone qualifying marks at every meet during the season and was named SEC Diver of the Week for her success against BYU and Utah. She battled on the three-meter at BYU to place second and first on the one-meter, then came back the following day against Utah to top each event.

AT SASKATOON DIVING CLUB: Naylor is a diver who will bring extensive international competition experience to the Razorbacks. She attended the Olympic trials in April 2008 and placed 14th in the three-meter diving event. She also earned a 10th-place finish at Senior Nationals in three-meter.

PERSONAL: Kesha Karlyn Naylor was born February 25, 1992 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Kent and Sharon Naylor. She has three siblings: Marli, Tandon and Kael. She lettered two years in volleyball. She plans to study kinesiology and chose Arkansas because of Diving Coach Dale Schultz.

Career Best ScoresEvent ScoreOne Meter 315.52Three Meter 348.60*Platform 286.43*

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ATHLETE PROFILES

SophomoreFreestyle

Pompano Beach, Fla.

Alexandria Sutton

FRESHMAN (2010-2011): In her first year as a Razorback, Alexandria Sutton competed in several events. In the 50 free, she earned her personal best mark of 24.18 at the NCAA Last Chance Bulldog Invitational to cap off the season. She placed first in the event at the Vanderbilt dual (Oct. 15) with a time of 24.47. In the 100 free, Sutton marked her personal best time of 53.57 at the Bulldog Invitational. Her season-best finish in the race came at Utah (Dec. 4) where she finished seventh in 55.96. Her personal best 100 fly mark of 1:02.22 was at the Purdue Invitational (Nov. 19). Her season-best finish in the 100 fly was 14th at the Bulldog Invitational where she clocked 1:02.41.

AT CARDINAL GIBBONS: Sutton was an All-American at Cardinal Gibbons High School in Pompano Beach, Fla. As a senior, she finished fourth in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 free at the Florida 1A State Championships. Sutton earned first team All-Miami-Broward honors and was named to the Sun Sentinel’s All-County swim team at season’s end.

PERSONAL: Alexandria Katherine Sutton was born December 29, 1991 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., to Donald and Anne Sutton. Sutton comes from a family of swimmers as her older brother Donald is a member of the 2010 NCAA Swimming and Diving Champion team at the University of Texas. She also competed on the water polo and track teams during high school. She chose Arkansas because she loved everything about the campus and the team. Sutton plans to study business.

Career Best TimesEvent Time50 Freestyle 24.18100 Freestyle 53.57200 Freestyle 1:53.88100 Backstroke 1:02.55100 Butterfly 1:01.98

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Lizzy Whitbeck

FRESHMAN (2010-11): Lizzy Whitbeck worked her way to having a successful freshman campaign. Her best finish of the season was third at the Vanderbilt dual meet (Oct. 15) with a time of 2:13.10 in the 200 individual medley. She improved that time throughout the year for a season-best 2:08.81 at the 2011 NCAA Last Chance Bulldog Invitational (Feb. 26). Also competitive in the breaststroke, Whitbeck finished sixth with a season-best time of 1:10.14 in the 100 breast at the Last Chance meet as well. The double dual with Missouri and Southeastern Conference foe South Carolina (Nov.5) proved to be Whitbeck’s best showing in the 200 breast. She clocked a time of 2:29.44.

AT BISHOP McGUINNESS: Whitbeck was named Swimmer of the Year in the state of Oklahoma in 2010 after helping Bishop McGuinness to back-to-back state titles in 2009 and 2010. Also in her senior season, Whitbeck was named as a 2010 Jim Thorpe Scholar Athlete. As a sophomore, she won gold in the 100 breaststroke as well as the 200 IM title. She was a four-time All-City first team selection as a swimmer. Whitbeck was part of the three-time state champion cross country team at Bishop

McGuinness and placed in the top-15 all four years. Her best time in the 200 IM was 2:08.1 and clocked 1:07.6 in the 100 breast.

PERSONAL: Elizabeth Whitbeck is was born August 26, 1992 to Ann and Craig Whitbeck of Yukon, Okla. Her older sister Katie is also on the Arkansas swimming and diving team. Her mom was her high school swim coach at Bishop McGuinness.

Career Best TimesEvent Time100 Freestyle 54.62100 Breaststroke 1:10.05200 Breaststroke 2:29.44x100 Butterfly 1:01.55x200 Individual Medley 2:08.81400 Individual Medley 4:36.06

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HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Julia Banach, an accomplished breaststroker, graduated from Hof Hasharon High School in 2011. She swam for Happoel Eilat Club in Eilat, Israel and brings a wealth of international experience to the Razorbacks. She swam at the European Junior Championships in Belgrade in 2008, the World Championships in Rome in 2009, and the European Championships in Budapest in 2010. Banach is the Israeli record holder in the 50, 100, and 200 breaststroke.

PERSONAL: Julia Banach was born May 3, 1992 in the Ukraine to Sergey and Olga Banach. She grew up in Israel and has one younger sister, Anna. Her father Sergey is a swim coach in Israel. Banach came to Arkansas because of the combination of high level athletics and academics and plans to major in graphic design.

FreshmanBreaststrokeEilat, Israel

Julia Banach

ROUND ROCK HS: Tera Bradham swam in high school only her sophomore year. She broke school records in the 100 Breast, 100 individual medley, and 200 medley relay, and received All-American honors in all three events. Bradham swam for Nitro Swimming and is a 34-time Texas age-group State Champion. She also holds six Texas age-group state records.

PERSONAL: Tera Elizabeth Bradham was born on May 1, 1993 in Greenville, South Carolina to Charlie and Krista Bradham. She has one older brother named Taylor, and plans to major in kinesiology or Spanish.

Freshman IM

Round Rock, Texas

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ATHLETE PROFILES

FreshmanDiving

Frisco, Texas

Meghan Clark

LIBERTY HS: Meghan Clark was the district and regional champion in one meter diving at Liberty her senior year, and placed fifth in the 4A State Championships. She was also named to the all-state 4A first team. Clark competed for the Mustangs in the Sun Diving Club.

PERSONAL: Meghan Elizabeth Marilyn Suzanne Clark was born April 20, 1993 in Houston, Texas to David and Cindy Clark. Clark has three brothers, William, Colman and Jason, and two sisters, Maddie and Kate. She plans to major in kinesiology at Arkansas in pursuit of a career as a personal trainer or physical therapist.

ROCK BRIDGE HS: Boyle, likely to be a distance freestyler, holds records in the 500 free and 400 free relay at Rock Bridge, where she swam only her freshman year. Boyle swam for Columbia Swim Club and holds club records in the 1,650 free, 800 free, and 500 free.

PERSONAL: Allison Nancy Boyle was born April 24, 1993 in Bedford, Ind. to Matt and Julie Boyle. She has one older sister, Christine, and plans to major in engineering. Boyle chose Arkansas because she loved the team and coaching staff, and because the campus and school seemed like a great fit.

Freshman Freestyle

Columbia, Mo.

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BIXBY HS: Sevannah Vekas, a backstroke specialist, lettered four years at Bixby and holds ten school records. She was the 5A state champion in the 100 free her sophomore year and state runner up in the 100 back and 200 free her junior year. Vekas garnered All-State honors as a senior.

PERSONAL: Sevannah Camille Vekas was born July 17, 1993 in Broken Arrow, Okla. to Frank and Misti Vekas. She has a younger sister, Franchesca. Vekas plans to major in kinesiology, and would like to become a physical therapist or sports psychologist after her time at Arkansas.

FreshmanBackstroke

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Sevannah Vekas

AT WICHITA NORTHWEST HS: Nikki Daniels, a breaststroke specialist, was honored as an All-American all four years at Wichita Northwest, including first team All-State honors her sophomore and junior years. She was the state champion in the 100 breast her sophomore, junior and senior years, and was state champion in the 200 IM her senior year. Daniels holds school records in the 100 breast, 100 fly, 100 IM, 200 medley relay, and 400 free.

PERSONAL: Nicole Marie Daniels was born June 11, 1993 in Wichita, Kan. to Bob and Debbie Daniels. She has one older brother named Bobby, and has an interest in art. Daniels chose Arkansas because of the coaches and team, and because she liked the UA campus.

Freshman BreaststrokeWichita, Kan.

Nikki Daniels

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ATHLETE PROFILES

AT JEFFERSON FOREST HS: Susanna White, who specializes in the individual medley, sprint freestyle and breaststroke events, was ranked the No. 38 prospect in the nation by CollegeSwimming.com. White holds the records for the 100 freestyle, 100 breaststroke, and 200 individual medley at Jefferson Forest. She set the school record and was the state champion in the 100 breaststroke as a freshman. As a junior, she was the state champion in the 100 breast and 100 free. As a senior, she was the state champion in the 50 free and 100 free events.

PERSONAL: Susanna Wheeler-Martin White was born April 21, 1993 in Lynchburg, Va. to Jay and Teresa White. White was the 2011 YMCA National Champion in the 200 IM the summer of 2011, and broke the national record with her performance. Swimming for her club Lynchburg YMCA in 2011, White was the state champion in the 100 breast and 50 free and became the state and pool (Va. Tech) record holder in each event. White has an older sister Jaime, a younger sister Callie, and a younger brother Ean. She plans to study kinesiology.

AT HEBRON HS: Taylor Temple garnered 11 All-American Awards in her four year career at Hebron and holds school records in the 100 breast, 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, and 400 medley relay. As a senior, Temple was the Texas 5A state champion in the 100 breast, and the Region 3 champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM. She was also an Academic All-American and All-State selection her senior year. As a freshman, Temple was named Dallas Morning News Newcomer of the Year.

PERSONAL: Taylor Paige Temple was born August 25, 1993 in Marion, Ohio to Steve and Kelly Temple. Temple’s

father was a swimmer at Ohio State University. Temple has a younger brother Chase and plans to study kinesiology at UA with the hope of pursuing a career in physical therapy after graduation. She was drawn to the Arkansas swimming program because of the great team unity and excellent coaching staff.

FreshmanBreaststroke

Carrolton, Texas

Taylor Temple

Susanna WhiteFreshmanFreestyle

Forest, Va.

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Julia BanachFr • BreastEilat, Israel

Allison BoyleFr • Free

Columbia, Mo.

Tera BradhamFr • IM

Round Rock, Texas

Liz BraunSo • Fly

Marietta, Ga.

Liana BugslagSr • Diving

Victoria, Canada

Meghan ClarkFr • Diving

Frisco, Texas

Nikki DanielsFr • Breast

Wichita, Kan.

Chelsea FranklinJr • Distance FreeFort Myers, Fla.

Sarah HowardSr • Distance Free

Winter Haven, Fla.

Courtney HubbardJr • Free

Plano, Texas

Julia KucherichSo • IMYork, Pa.

Shana LimSo • BreastSingapore

Nicole MenzelSo • Free

Hilton Head, S.C.

Lisa LunkenheimerSr • Fly

Southlake, Texas

Molly MilbornSo • Fly

Fishers, Ind.

Kesha NaylorSo • Diving

Saskatchewan, Canada

Courtney O’GradySr • Breast

Orlando, Fla.

Aubrey HertzlerSo • IM

Noblesville, Ind.

Alex HouseSr • Diving

Wildwood, Mo.

Jillienne SchillingSr • Back

Webster Groves, Mo.

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ATHLETE PROFILESARKANSAS RAZORBACKS SWIMMING AND DIVING

Haley SmithJr • Back

Leawood, Kan.

Taylor TempleFr • Breast

Carrolton, Texas

Alexandria SuttonSo • Free

Pompano Beach, Fla.

Sigrun SverrisdottirJr • Free

Reykjavik, Iceland

Alyssa TomlinsonJr • Diving

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Kelsea VanceJr • Back

Greeneville, Texas

Sevannah VekasFr • Back

Broken Arrow, Okla.

Katie WhitbeckSr • Free


Lizzy WhitbeckSo • Breast


Dale SchultzDiving Coach

Kansas State • 1984

Todd MannAssistant Coach

Florida State • 1994

Megan HaskinsGraduate Assistant

Arkansas • 2010

Susanna WhiteFr • Free

Forest, Va.

Chris GeorgeVolunteer Assistant

Jacksonville, Fla.

Alison TemplinSr • Distance Free

West Palm Beach, Fla.

Jeff PoppellHead Coach

Georgia • 1993

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Season Rewind The Arkansas Razorbacks built great success during the 2010-11 season with the help of a strong group of freshmen in the pool alongside 21 returners. Arkansas finished the season with a 9-2 dual meet record with wins over Southeastern Conference opponents Vanderbilt and South Carolina. The Razorbacks also out-swam four ranked opponents to win the Purdue Invitational. Arkansas placed eighth at the 2011 edition of the SEC Championships in Gainesville, Fla., and senior Jamie Marks and sophomore Chelsea Franklin represented the Hogs at the NCAA Championship meet in Austin, Texas, moving up two spots from last year to 32nd. Franklin finished seventh in the 1,650 freestyle race at the NCAA meet, collecting All-America status for her efforts.

Rewriting the books The 2010-11 Razorbacks produced seven school records and 30 performances that broke into the Arkansas Swimming and Diving top five records list. Among those, Franklin topped three lists while freshman Carly Mercer collected the top two times in the 100 freestyle. Freshman diver Kesha Naylor also worked her way to setting two school records. She broke the record in the three-meter and the platform at the Drury dual when she surpassed fellow Razorback Liana Bugslag’s record mark on the platform, scoring 286.43. She also scored 348.60 on the three-meter to break Mandy Moran’s record, which had stood since 2003.

Top finish, once again The Razorbacks finished 24th in the CSCAA poll after posting a 9-2 record overall and 2-1 in the SEC. UA achieved a rank of 17th after the first four meets of the season, the highest rank in program history. Arkansas stayed in the top 20 all season before finishing the year with a rank of 24th.

Franklin at NCAAs Chelsea Franklin proved to be one of the top swimmers in the country, finishing seventh in 1,650 freestyle at the 2011 NCAA Championships. She clocked an Arkansas record-setting time of 15:59.05 in the mile race, good for seventh overall at the national meet as well as All-American status. Her 1,000 leadoff time in the race also set the school record when she clocked 9:42.59. Franklin and senior Jamie Marks worked the Razorbacks to a 32nd-place finish at the meet, two spots better than UA’s 2010 finish.

Eighth at SEC Championships Arkansas swam to an eighth-place finish at the 2011 edition of the Southeastern Conference Championships. After 14 Hogs made finals, Arkansas finished with a seven-day total of 210 points including diving and swimming competition. The Hogs set three new school records in the 100 free, the 500 free and the 200 backstroke. Franklin finished sixth in the 1,650 freestyle on the final day of competition while Bugslag and Naylor dove their way to sixth and seventh place

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in the platform competition, respectively. Naylor was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team for her efforts.

Facility Records Three facility records were crushed by the Razorbacks during the 2010-11 season. First, Franklin took down the Arkansas Natatorium’s 1,000 freestyle record. Her time of 9:50.16 topped the previous pool record. She came back to get her name on the Richards Building Pool’s record list on the BYU campus when she clocked the facility’s swiftest time of 9:58.93, nearly six seconds faster than the previous record. Junior Jillienne Schilling grabbed a piece of the action herself when she picked up the new pool record in the 400 IM at the Robinson Center at Kansas. She clocked a time of 4:22.73, topping the previous site record set in 2003.

Naylor Garners SEC Honors Freshman Kesha Naylor was named SEC Diver of the Week for her success against BYU (Dec. 3) and Utah (Dec.4). She battled at BYU to place first on the one-meter and second on the three-meter, then came back the following day against Utah to top each event. She was also named to the SEC All-Freshman Team for her efforts at the conference championships in February when she finished seventh on the platform, 10th on the one-meter and 13th on the three-meter board.

Academic Success Senior Jamie Marks and sophomore Chelsea Franklin were named 2011 CSCAA Academic All-Americans for their work in the classroom. Seniors Ashley Largo, Erin Neumann and Erica Totten, sophomores Sigrun Sverrisdottir and Haley Smith, and freshmen Liz Braun, Julia Kucherich and Carly Mercer each also garnered Honorable Mention Academic All-American status. The ten Academic All-American honors were the most in program history. Sixteen Razorbacks were also named to the 2010-11 Southeastern Conference Honor Roll for maintaining a GPA above 3.0. Largo, Marks, Neumann, Smith, Sverrisdottir and Totten made the list, along with Gina Bargiachi, Maddie Fogel, Sarah Howard, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Alicia Meinz, Courtney O’Grady, Alex Roman, Jillienne Schilling, Kelsea Vance and Katie Whitbeck. Lunkenheimer was later named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District At-Large Second Team.

2010-11 RESulTS(9-2, 2-1 SEC)

North Texas Relays 2nd 100 ptsTulane W 155 - 66 North Texas W 153-68 Vanderbilt W 194-43Tennessee L 129-171Missouri W 181-119South Carolina W 194-106Purdue Invitational 1st 811.5 ptsBYU L 118-125Utah W 158-84Kansas W 170-130Houston W 153-90Drury W 190-76SEC Championships 8thNCAA Championships t32nd (Franklin 7th 1,650 free)

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ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS SWIMMING AND DIVING50 Freestyle Carly Mercer 22.84 B SEC 2/16/11Katie Whitbeck 24.00 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Alex Sutton 24.18 Bulldog Invite 2/26/11Lisa Lunkenheimer 24.27 Drury 1/29/11Sigrun Sverrisdottir 24.39 Missouri/S. Carolina 11/5/10 100 Freestyle Carly Mercer 49.51 B SEC 2/16/11Katie Whitbeck 51.26 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Sigrun Sverrisdottir 51.77 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Courtney Hubbard 52.72 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Jillienne Schilling 53.11 Purdue Invite 11/19/10

200 Freestyle Sigrun Sverrisdottir 1:47.63 B SEC 2/16/11Chelsea Franklin 1:47.76 B SEC 2/16/11Katie Whitbeck 1:48.47 B SEC 2/16/11Carly Mercer 1:48.84 B SEC 2/16/11Nicole Menzel 1:50.15 Purdue Invite 11/19/10

500 Freestyle Chelsea Franklin 4:42.32 B SEC 2/16/11Jamie Marks 4:45.37 B Purdue Invite 11/19/10Nicole Menzel 4:46.74 B Bulldog Invite 2/26/11Alison Templin 4:46.92 B Purdue Invite 11/19/10Sigrun Sverrisdottir 4:48.52 B Purdue Invite 11/19/10 1,000 Freestyle Chelsea Franklin 9:42.59 NCAA 3/19/11Chelsea Franklin 9:44.14 SEC 2/16/11Alison Templin 9:48.50 SEC 2/16/11Nicole Menzel 9:49.31 SEC 2/16/11Jamie Marks 9:49.84 Purdue Invite 11/19/10

1,650 Freestyle Chelsea Franklin 15:59.05 NCAA 3/19/11Chelsea Franklin 16:09.18 B SEC 2/16/11Jamie Marks 16:15.18 B Purdue Invite 11/19/10Alison Templin 16:19.31 B SEC 2/16/11Nicole Menzel 16:20.34 B SEC 2/16/11

50 Backstroke Haley Smith 26.03 SEC 2/16/11Aubrey Hertzler 27.47 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Kelsea Vance 27.88 Drury 1/29/11Gina Bargiachi 29.66 Drury 1/29/11Amee Pena 29.81 Tulane/North Texas 10/9/10

100 Backstroke Haley Smith 55.36 SEC 2/16/11Aubrey Hertzler 56.55 Houston 1/21/11Kelsea Vance 56.62 Bulldog Invite 2/26/11Julia Kucherich 58.42 Missouri/S. Carolina 11/5/10Elizabeth Braun 58.45 Drury 1/29/11

200 Backstroke Elizabeth Braun 1:56.94 B SEC 2/16/11Haley Smith 1:57.53 B SEC 2/16/11Julia Kucherich 1:59.89 SEC TT 2/16/11Aubrey Hertzler 2:00.90x SEC 2/16/11Jillienne Schilling 2:01.46 Purdue Invite 11/19/10

100 Breaststroke Erin Neumann 1:02.43 B SEC 2/16/11Gabrijela Korac 1:02.68 B SEC 2/16/11Carly Mercer 1:05.45 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Sarah Howard 1:06.32 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Erica Totten 1:07.09 Tennessee 10/16/10

200 Breaststroke Gabrijela Korac 2:14.86 B Drury 1/29/11Erin Neumann 2:16.16 B Purdue Invite 11/19/10Jamie Marks 2:16.49 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Sarah Howard 2:20.78 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Erica Totten 2:23.57 Houston 1/21/11

100 Butterfly Katie Whitbeck 54.61 B SEC 2/16/11Elizabeth Braun 55.92 SEC 2/16/11Lisa Lunkenheimer 56.04 SEC 2/16/11Kelsea Vance 57.13 Bulldog Invite 2/26/11Sigrun Sverrisdottir 57.97 Purdue Invite 11/19/10

200 Butterfly Katie Whitbeck 1:59.43 B SEC 2/16/11Erin Neumann 2:00.78 SEC 2/16/11Erica Totten 2:00.99 SEC 2/16/11Jamie Marks 2:01.25 SEC 2/16/11Chelsea Franklin 2:01.80 Purdue Invite 11/19/10

200-Individual Medley Julia Kucherich 2:02.47 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Haley Smith 2:03.10 SEC 2/16/11Erin Neumann 2:03.93 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Jillienne Schilling 2:04.26 SEC 2/16/11Lisa Lunkenheimer 2:04.55 SEC 2/16/11

400-Individual Medley Jamie Marks 4:10.73 B SEC 2/16/11Julia Kucherich 4:14.25 B SEC 2/16/11Jillienne Schilling 4:20.41 SEC 2/16/11Nicole Menzel 4:20.92 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Erica Totten 4:22.98 SEC 2/16/11

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200-Freestyle Relay Mercer, K. Whitbeck, Lunkenheimer, Sverrisdottir 1:34.00 SEC 2/16/11K. Whitbeck, Sverrisdottir, Sutton, Mercer 1:34.65 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Mercer, K. Whitbeck, Sverrisdottir, Sutton 1:35.56 Tennessee 10/16/10Korac, Lunkenheimer, Totten, Sutton 1:37.00 Drury 1/29/11Mercer, K. Whitbeck, Sutton, Sverrisdottir 1:37.20 Kansas 1/13/11

400-Freestyle Relay Mercer, Sverrisdottir, Menzel, K. Whitbeck 3:22.17 SEC 2/16/11Mercer, Sverrisdottir, Menzel, K. Whitbeck 3:26.56 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Mercer, K. Whitbeck, Menzel, Sverrisdottir 3:27.24 Missouri/S. Carolina 11/5/10K. Whitbeck, Sverrisdottir, Schilling, Menzel 3:30.16 BYU 12/3/10K. Whitbeck, Lunkenheimer, Menzel, Smith 3:32.06 Houston 1/21/11

800-Freestyle Relay K. Whitbeck, Sverrisdottir, Menzel, Franklin 7:15.49 SEC 2/16/11Sverrisdottir, K. Whitbeck, Menzel, Franklin 7:18.45 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Templin, Mercer, Schilling, Braun 7:26.28 Purdue Invite 11/19/10 200-Medley Relay Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 1:44.27 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Smith, Neumann, Lunkenheimer, Mercer 1:45.43 Tennessee 10/16/10Smith, Korac, Lunkenheimer, Sverrisdottir 1:46.07 Drury 1/29/11Smith, Korac, Lunkenheimer, Mercer 1:46.48 Kansas 1/13/11Hertzler, Neumann, Totten, Sutton 1:47.19 Drury 1/29/11

400-Medley Relay Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 3:42.39 SEC 2/16/11Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 3:42.95 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 3:47.18 Missouri/S. Carolina 11/5/10Smith, Neumann, Totten, K. Whitbeck 3:49.18 Houston 1/21/11Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 3:51.65 Utah 12/4/10 Three-Meter Diving (Dual) Kesha Naylor 348.60 Drury 1/29/11Alex Hosue 337.65 Drury 1/29/11Liana Bugslag 312.38 Kansas 1/13/11Kristin Keith 255.90 Vanderbilt 10/15/10Alyssa Tomlinson 247.65 Drury 1/29/11

One-Meter Diving (Dual) Kesha Naylor 315.52 Kansas 1/13/11Liana Bugslag 291.75 Wyoming/Penn State 1/2/11Alex House 287.48 Kansas 1/13/11Kristin Keith 259.20 Vanderbilt 10/15/10Alyssa Tomlinson 185.55 Houston 1/21/11 Platform Diving (Championship) Kesha Naylor 260.30 SEC 2/16/11Liana Bugslag 249.65 SEC 2/16/11Alex House 211.60 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Kristin Keith 171.30 Purdue Invite 11/19/10Alyssa Tomlinson 123.70 SEC 2/16/11

Bold denotes Arkansas record^ - converted from long course metersr - relay leadoff legx - exhibition time/scoreTT - timed trialsA - NCAA ‘A’ qualifying timeB - NCAA ‘B’ qualifying time

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Mandy MoranAll-American

Peggy Stoner50-Freestyle Record Holder

Katerina KordioukovaAll-American

Yi-Ting SiowTwo-time SEC Champion

Natalia Kodajova1996 Olympian

The history of the Arkansas Razorbacks swimming and diving program dates back to the first team in 1972. The program was under the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). The Razorbacks recorded their first winning season in 1983 (6-3) when they tallied wins over Oklahoma, North Texas and Missouri. The same year, Arkansas was taken over by the NCAA and recorded a 22nd-place finish. While still under the helm of the AIAW in 1979, Diane Doucet, a highly touted diver from New Orleans, La., put together an incredible performance on the one-meter springboard at the AIAW National Championships and became the first ever swimming and diving All-American at the University of Arkansas. The swimming and diving program garnered its first national champion in Karen Gorham in 1981. Gorham captured the one-meter diving title at the 1981 AIAW Championships and was named the AIAW Diver of the Year. A seven-time All-American, Gorham also won the U.S. Diving title in 1980. Shortly after Gorham’s history-making performance as a Razorback, Robin Ford earned the three-meter title at the 1985 NCAA Championships and was a two-time All-American. Following in Gorham and Ford’s footsteps were highly touted divers like Diane Dudeck, Becky Martin, Karen Straley and Alicia Turner, each of whom received All-America honors during their Arkansas career. Following the 1996 season, however, Arkansas diving hit a lull until Katerina Kordioukova made Razorback diving relevant once more. Kordioukova placed ninth on the three-meter board at the 2001 NCAA Championships, missing the championship finals by .05 points. She also scored points for Arkansas in the one-meter competition with a 17th-place finish at the National Championships. In 2003, Mandy Moran was the runner-up in the three-meter dive at the NCAA National Championships. Also in 2003, Moran set the three-meter dual school record that was broken by freshman standout Kesha Naylor in 2011. Several Razorbacks have earned multiple All-America honors in the pool. New Yorker Kris Sheedy and Dallas native Missy Allert picked up seven All-America certificates while Arkadelphia’s Nancy Duncan had five. Sheedy and Duncan swam on the powerful relay teams of the late 1980s, while

Allert was a strong freestyle specialist. Kastes joined this elite group as a freshman in 2008, earning two All-America honors and adding two more certificates in 2009. Olympians have been no strangers to the Razorbacks roster throughout the years. Canadian Cheryl McArton became the first Razorback to reach the Olympics when she swam for her native country in the 1984 summer games. She held six Arkansas records when she finished her career. Coming to Arkansas in 1998, Natalia Kodajova competed at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta in the 100 and 200 breaststroke events for Slovakia. Kodajova earned the Arkansas outstanding swimmer award two times. In 2001, she represented Slovakia in the World University Games for the second time in Beijing, China. In 1999, she finished 11th in the 100 breaststroke. Razorback Zsuzsa Csobanki represented Hungary in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, and is a four-time Hungarian National Champion in the 50 free. Most recently, current Razorback Sigrun Sverrisdottir represented Iceland and Yi-Ting Siow represented Malaysia in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. At the games, Siow finished 19th in the 200 breast with a Malaysian record time of 2:27.80. She joined the Hogs in 2008 and has three Olympic appearances under her belt. At the 2009 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships, the Razorbacks garnered five All-America honors split between four swimmers. Sophomore Katie Kastes received two nods in 2009 (200 fly, 400 IM) to go along with her two All-America certificates from 2008 (200 fly, 500 free). Jamie Marks (1,650 free), Leah Pierce (200 breast) and Yi-Ting Siow (200 breast) also earned All-America status, giving Arkansas its highest number of All-American honorees in a single season. The 2010-11 team took Arkansas swimming and diving to a new level, earning a program-best No. 17 ranking during the season and breaking seven school records. The 2008-09 season saw a program-high 10 dual meet wins and a fifth place finish in the Southeastern Conference, the best SEC finish in Razorback history. In 2010, Siow became the first Razorback swimmer to win back-to-back SEC Championships with her dominance in the 200 breaststroke. Siow’s excellence in the 200 breast also made her the first swimmer at Arkansas to ever finish as high as fourth in any NCAA championship event.

Razorbacks Records and History

HISTORY AND RECORDS

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50-YARD FREESTYLE1. 22.73 Peggy Stoner 20032. 22.84 Carly Mercer 20113. 22.88 Peggy Stoner 20034. 22.90 Zsuzsa Csobanki 20055. 22.91 Peggy Stoner 2004

100-YARD FREESTYLE1. 49.51 Carly Mercer 20112. 49.99 Carly Mercer 20113. 50.02 Leslie Johns 20034. 50.20 Missy Allert 19915. 50.20 Missy Allert 1993

200-YARD FREESTYLE1. 1:46.44 Katie C. Kastes 20092. 1:47.63 Sigrun Sverrisdottir 20113. 1:47.76 Chelsea Franklin 20114. 1:48.22 Chelsea Franklin 20115. 1:48.40 Katie Whitbeck 2010

500-YARD FREESTYLE1. 4:42.32 Chelsea Franklin 20112. 4:42.43 Chelsea Franklin 20103. 4:42.92 Stephanie Carr 20094. 4:43.59 Stephanie Carr 20095. 4:43.93 Katie C. Kastes 2008

1,000-YARD FREESTYLE1. 9:42.59 Chelsea Franklin 20112. 9:44.14 Chelsea Franklin 2011 3. 9:44.46 Stephanie Carr 20082. 9:45.18 Stephanie Carr 20093. 9:45.90 Jamie Marks 2010

1,650-YARD FREESTYLE 1. 15:59.05 Chelsea Franklin 20112. 16:08.40 Jamie Marks 20103. 16:08.42 Jamie Marks 20094. 16:09.18 Chelsea Franklin 20115. 16:11.63 Chelsea Franklin 2010

100-YARD BACKSTROKE1. 55.26 Lynette Ng 20102. 55:36 Haley Smith 20113. 55.46 Lynette Ng 20104. 55.52 Haley Smith 20115. 55.55 Lynette Ng 2009

200-YARD BACKSTROKE1. 1:56.94 Liz Braun 20112. 1:57.53 Haley Smith 20113. 1:57.80 Haley Smith 20114. 1:58.71 Dannica Brennan 20105. 1:59.43 Babsi Auer 2003

100-YARD BREASTSTROKE1. 1:00.77 Leah Pierce 20092. 1:01.02 Yi-Ting Siow 20093. 1:01.11 Yi-Ting Siow 20094. 1:01.17 Yi-Ting Siow 20095. 1:01.20 Yi-Ting Siow 2009

200-YARD BREASTSTROKE1. 2:07.73 Yi-Ting Siow 20102. 2:08.41 Yi-Ting Siow 20093. 2:09.01 Yi-Ting Siow 20094. 2:09.23 Yi-Ting Siow 20105. 2:10.00 Yi-Ting Siow 2010

100-YARD BUTTERFLY1. 54.33 Katie Whitbeck 20102. 54.61 Katie Whitbeck 20113. 54.71 Katie Whitbeck 20114. 54.80 Katie Whitbeck 20095. 54.85 Katie Whitbeck 2010

200-YARD BUTTERFLY1. 1:55.66 Katie C. Kastes 20082. 1:55.96 Katie C. Kastes 20093. 1:56.47 Katie C. Kastes 20094. 1:56.72 Katie C. Kastes 20095. 1:57.86 Katie C. Kastes 2009

Katie Kastes

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ALL-TIME RECORDS

200-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. 1:56.59 Yi-Ting Siow 20102. 1:56.75 Yi-Ting Siow 20103. 1:57.82 Yi-Ting Siow 20094. 1:58.24 Yi-Ting Siow 20095. 1:58.64 Yi-Ting Siow 2009

400-YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. 4:07.29 Yi-Ting Siow 20102. 4:07.92 Katie C. Kastes 20093. 4:09.24 Katie C. Kastes 20094. 4:10.73 Jamie Marks 20115. 4:12.30 Katie C. Kastes 2009

200-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY1 1:31.71 Csobanki, Stoner, Johns, Shepherd 20032 1:32.36 Ng, Silver, Gregory, Ka. Kastes 20083 1:32.77 Allert, Kimble, Hindson, Sheedy 19914 1:32.87 Ng, Jackson, K. Whitbeck, Ka. Kastes 20095 1:33.04 Csobanki, Orwig, Stoner, Johns 2004

400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY1. 3:22.15 Csobanki, Shepherd, Stoner, Johns 20031. 3:22.15 Sverristoddir, Siow, K. Whitbeck, Haskins 20103. 3:22.17 Mercer, Sverrisdottir, Menzel, K. Whitbeck 2011 4. 322.81 Csobanki, Auer, Stoner, Johns 20045. 3:24.21 Ng, Jackson, Haskins, Silver 2008

800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY1. 7:10.91 Ka. Kastes, K. Whitbeck, Carr, Siow 20092. 7:15.49 K. Whitbeck, Sverrisdottir, Menzel, Franklin 20113. 7:17.09 Whitbeck, Siow, Franklin, Sverrisdottir 2010 4. 7:18.45 Sverrisdottir, K. Whitbeck, Menzel, Franklin 2010 5. 7:19.14 Ka. Kastes, Haskins, Totten, Carr 2008

200-YARD MEDLEY RELAY 1 1:40.66 Ng, Siow, Lunkenheimer, Haskins 20102 1:41.57 Ng, Pierce, Ka. Kastes, Siow 20093 1:41.73 Ng, Jackson, Gregory, Ka. Kastes 20084 1:42.97 Ng, Siow, Lunkenheimer, K. Whitbeck 20095 1:42.99 Orwig, Shepherd, Csobanki, Stoner 2003

400-YARD MEDLEY RELAY1. 3:40.47 Smith, Siow, K. Whitbeck, Haskins 20102. 3:42.39 Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 20113. 3:42.69 Ng, Siow, Lunkenheimer, K. Whitbeck 20094. 3:42.95 Smith, Neumann, K. Whitbeck, Mercer 20105. 3:43.65 Ng, Siow, Ka. Kastes, K. Whitbeck 2009

ONE-METER DIVING1. 318.83 Madison Palmer 20082. 313.43 Madison Palmer 20093. 315.52 Kesha Naylor 20114. 306.85 Karen Gorham 19814. 302.81 Christa Hykaway 1997

THREE-METER DIVING1 348.60 Kesha Naylor 20112. 344.00 Mandy Moran 20033. 343.28 Mandy Moran 20034. 342.53 Madison Palmer 20095. 338.48 Lisa Trombley 1983

PLATFORM DIVING- 5 Dives1 286.43 Kesha Naylor 20112. 283.43 Liana Bugslag 20113. 254.65 Liana Bugslag 20104. 251.925 Liana Bugslag 20095. 246.35 Liana Bugslag 2010

Bold denotes times set during 2010-11 season

Madison Palmer

Yi-Ting Siow

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Year Arkansas Finish Champion1992 8th Florida1993 9th Florida1994 9th Florida 1995 9th Florida1996 9th Florida1997 9th Georgia1998 9th Georgia1999 9th Georgia2000 9th Georgia2001 9th Georgia2002 8th Florida2003 8th Auburn2004 7th Auburn2005 9th Auburn2006 9th Georgia2007 9th Auburn2008 7th Auburn2009 5th Florida2010 6th Georgia2011 8th Georgia

SEC Freshman of the YearBrie Kushner 2005

SEC All-Freshman TeamKesha Naylor 2011

SEC Athlete of the Week2004Mandy Moran Diving 2/10/042007Kristen Thibdeaux Swim 1/10/072008-09Madison Palmer Diving 10/16/08Katie Kastes Freshman 10/16/08Madison Palmer Diving 11/20/08Katie Kastes Freshman 11/20/08Madison Palmer Diving 1/22/092009-10Leah Pierce Swim 11/17/09Yi-Ting Siow Swim 10/20/09Yi-Ting Siow Swim 10/27/09Yi-Ting Siow Swim 11/24/092010-11Kesha Naylor Diving 12/7/10

2009 SEC Champion - 200yd Breasrstroke (2:10.33)2010 SEC Champion - 200yd Breasrstroke (2:09.23)

1992 SEC Champion - 1,500m Freestyle (16:56.02)1992 SEC Champion - 200m Butterfly (2:16.28)

Nicola Atkinson

Yi-Ting Siow

SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE HISTORY

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NCAA HISTORY

50 FreestyleNancy Duncan 1988, 89Kris Sheedy 1989Toady Kimble 1991Missy Allert 1991, 92, 93Zsuzsa Csobanki 2003

100 FreestyleCheryl McArton 1985, 88Nancy Duncan 1988, 89Stacey Benesch 1989Kris Sheedy 1991Missy Allert 1991, 92, 93Leslie Johns 2003

200 FreestyleCheryl McArton 1985Stacey Benesch 1989Zsuzsa Csobanki 2003Leslie Johns 2003Stephanie Carr 2008Chelsea Franklin 2011

500 FreestyleWhitney Lynn 2003Katie Kastes 2008Stephanie Carr 2009Ashley Largo 2008Chelsea Franklin 2011

1,650 FreestyleNicola Atkinson 1992Whitney Lynn 2003Stephanie Carr 2009Ashley Largo 2008Jamie Marks 2010Chelsea Franklin 2011

100 ButterflyZsuzsa Csobanki 2003

200 ButterflyKatie Kastes 2008, 09

200 Individual MedleyCheryl McArton 1988Stacey Benesch 1989Katie Kastes 2009Yi-Ting Siow 2009, 10

400 Individual MedleyCheryl McArton 1988Katie Kastes 2009Yi-Ting Siow 2010Jamie Marks 2011

200-Freestyle Relay Sheedy, McArton, Hindson, Duncan 1988Duncan, Pease, Benesch, Sheedy 1989Allert, Duncan, Benesch, Reynolds 1990Kimble, Allert, Hindson, Sheedy 1991Stoner, Johns, Csobanki, Shepard 2003

400-Freestyle RelayAllert, Kimble, Benesch, Reynolds 1991

Year UA Finish (pts) Champion1982 -- Florida1983 t22nd (16) Stanford1984 -- Texas1985 16th (76) Texas1986* t25th (30) Texas1987 -- Texas1988 t17th (42) Texas1989 22nd (38) Stanford1990 25th (30) Texas1991 27th (18) Texas1992 39th (5) Stanford1993 32nd (10) Stanford1994 -- Stanford1995 t33rd (11) Stanford1996 t36th (2) Stanford1997 -- Southern California1998 -- Stanford1999 -- Georgia2000 -- Georgia2001 38th (9) Georgia2002 -- Auburn2003 31st (18) Auburn2004 27th (24) Auburn2005 -- Georgia2006 -- Auburn2007 -- Auburn2008 35th (14) Arizona2009 27th (23) California2010 34th (15) Florida2011 t32nd (12) California*Arkansas hosted the 1986 NCAA Swim-ming and Diving Championships.

200-Medley Relay Sheedy, McArton, Dick, Duncan 1988Sheedy, Pease, Duncan, Ter Poorten 1989

400-Medley RelaySheedy, McArton, Hindson, Duncan 1988Sheedy, Pease, Duncan, Ter Poorten 1989

100 Backstroke Kris Sheedy 1988, 89, 91

100 BreaststrokeLeah Pierce 2009Yi-Ting Siow 2009

200 BreaststrokeLeah Pierce 2010Yi-Ting Siow 2009, 10

1-Meter Dive Karen Gorham 1983Anne Barnet 1985Lisa Trombley 1985Karen Straley 1995Alicia Turner 1996Mandy Moran 2003, 04Madison Palmer 2008

3-Meter DiveRobin Ford 1983, 85*Lisa Trombley 1985Becky Martin 1989, 90Karen Straley 1995Alicia Turner 1996Katerina Kordioukova 2001Mandy Moran 2003, 04Madison Palmer 2008

Platform Dive Becky Martin 1989, 90Karen Straley 1995Alicia Turner 1996Mandy Moran 2003, 04Madison Palmer 2008

* denotes NCAA ChampionNo results were available for 1986

1985 NCAA CHAMPION3 Meter Dive

ROBIN FORD

NCAA Participants

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1978-79 (2-2) Oklahoma State W 81-55LSU W 82-49SE Missouri L 61-66Colorado L 61-68

AIAW Championships - 40th

1979-80 (3-7) Cottey College L 68-70Kansas L 27-124Oklahoma L 27-124Missouri L 46-94Cornhusker Invitational 8th of 8Cottey College W 71-64SE Missouri L 50-81Texas Christian L 45-85Tulsa W 100-21Hendrix W 85-54Central Arkansas L 67-71


1980-81 (2-4) Oklahoma L 50-99Cottey College W 84-37Missouri L 46-84Cornhusker Invitational 6th of 9Texas Christian L 50-92Central Arkansas W 107-31Kansas L 56-87


1981-82 (3-3) Oklahoma L 67-82Houston Invitational 3rd of 4Lamar L 57-83Texas Christian L 57-92Central Arkansas W 102-33Southwest Texas W 87-34Missouri W 72-68

1982-83 (6-3) Oklahoma W 85-64North Texas W 57-20Arkansas Relays 1st of 7Lamar L 60-69SWC Invitational 2nd of 7SMU L 60-80Texas Christian W 80-55Kansas L 67-82Northeast Louisiana W 123-23Missouri W 83-66Central Arkansas W 86-36

SWC Championships - 5thNCAA Championships - 22nd

1983-84 (4-3) Oklahoma W 63-49Big Eight Invitational 3rd of 6Texas A&M L 56-57Northeast Louisiana W 65-39Tulane W 65-45Nebraska L 53-60Missouri W 57-56Alabama L 40-73

SWC Championships - 5th

1984-85 (4-3) Texas Tech W 75-38Oklahoma W 67-46Alabama L 32-81Northeast Louisiana W 78-33Missouri W 62-46Nebraska L 47-66Kansas L 53-60

SWC Championships - 6thNCAA Championships - 16th

1985-86 (3-4) SWC Relays 6th of 6Texas Tech W 67-46Texas A&M L 41-64Missouri W 63-50Nebraska L 50-63Northeast Louisiana W 62-51Alabama L 43-69Kansas L 41-72


1986-87 (6-3) SWC Relays 3rd of 5Missouri W 70-42South Carolina L 42-71Miami (Fla.) W 13-0New Orleans W 67-37Tulane W 58-53Kansas L 40-73Texas Christian W 13-0Northeast Louisiana W 66-43Nebraska L 43-71

1987-88 (8-3) Houston W 155-113SWC Relays 3rd of 7Kansas W 120-97Missouri W 79-29Arizona L 51-89Kansas L 54-86South Carolina L 91-126New Orleans W 86-41Kansas W 68-45Texas A&M W 114-103Texas Christian W 81-32Nebraska W 116-101

SWC Championships - 3rdNCAA Championships - 17th

1988-89 (5-1) SWC Relays 1st of 7Texas A&M W 122-115Harvard Invitational 4th of 7Ed Kennedy Classic 1st of 4Kansas W 60-53Northeast Louisiana W 88-21Texas Christian W 64-40SMU L 63-77Nebraska W 95-45

SWC Championships - 3rdNCAA Championships - 22nd

1989-90 (5-2) Texas A&M W 58-53Texas Christian W 83-30Razorback Invitational 1st of 7Kansas L 65-75SMU W 62-51Nebraska L 67-73Drury W 78-32Southern Illinois W 72-40


1990-91 (9-1) SWC Relays 168-69Arizona W 144-100Arizona State W 153-146Razorback Invitational 1st of 5Texas Christian W 154-68SMU L 115-128Southern Illinois W 139-97Kansas W 126-117Nebraska W 152-148Missouri W 160-116American University W 84-27

SWC Championships - 3rdNCAA Championships - 27th

1991-92 (9-1, 1-0 SEC) Notre Dame W 135-100Purdue W 132-111Texas A&M W 155-84Kansas W 163.5-136.5Razorback Invitational 2nd of 5Southern Illinois W 131-109Nebraska W 150-90LSU W 124-119Rice W 79-31SMU L 105.5-192.5Drury W 115-83

SEC Championships - 8th

1992-93 (7-4, 1-2 SEC) Louisville W 137-82Kentucky W 131-112SMU L 100-141Texas Christian W 145-93Drury W 157-65Missouri W 170.5-120.5Tennessee L 100-143Kansas L 100-143Houston W 43-27LSU L 118-123Southern Illinois W 164-79

SEC Championships - 9thNCAA Championships - 32nd

1993-94 (5-3, 0-1 SEC) Kentucky L 56-58Texas Christian W 126-117Southern Illinois W 72-40Drury W 129-108Missouri W 142-96New Mexico Invitational 1st of 4Michigan State L 39-40Kansas L 45-68Drury W 153-83



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YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS1994-95 (7-3, 0-2 SEC) Southern Illinois W 75-39Missouri W 135-108Xavier W 77-27Louisville W 89-15Kentucky L 106-137Speedo Cup 2nd of 21LSU L 47-86Houston W 75-58Drury W 164-76Iowa State W 181-122Kansas L 121.5-169.5

SEC Diving Championships- 7thSEC Swimming Championships- 9th

NCAA Championships- 33rd

1995-96 (1-3, 0-1 SEC) LSU L 119-123Kansas L 82-160Razorback Invitational 1st of 2Evansville W 83-30Reveille Invitational 4th of 6Drury L 114-127

SEC Championships - 9thNCAA Championships - 36th

1996-97 (1-7, 0-3 SEC) LSU L 52-78Houston L 60-76Drury L 114-118Georgia Invitational 6th of 8Arizona St. Invitational 3rd of 4Texas Christian L 124-157Kansas Invitational 3rd of 4South Carolina L 36-74Alabama L 26-85Northeast Louisiana W 173-75Missouri L 87-176


1997-98 (1-10, 0-4 SEC) Bowling Green L 103-133Houston L 59-81LSU L 29-111Tennessee L 26-81Miami (Fla.) L 40-65Kentucky L 108-139Long Center College Classic 1st of 3Texas Christian L 124-160Northeast Louisiana W 79-29Missouri L 82-158South Carolina L 33-79Drury L 41-72


1998-99 (6-6, 0-4 SEC) Miami Relay Carnival 3rd of 3Miami (Fla.) L 105-181Houston W 75-65LSU L 52-87Southwest Missouri W 90-23Tennessee L 49-63Indiana Univ. Invitational 6th of 8North Texas W 169-79Colorado/Mt. Holyoke 2nd of 3Kentucky L 50-84South Carolina L 45-54Texas Christian L 138-160Northeast Louisiana W 144-93Southwest Missouri W 94-19Truman State W 73-37


1999-2000 (8-2, 1-2 SEC) LSU L 115-176Drury W 62-42Houston W 70-34Drury W 79-25Houston W 69-35Southwest Missouri W 138-103Indiana Univ. Invitational 5th of 6TCU Classic 2nd of 5Georgia Southern W 152-70South Carolina W 123-117Kentucky L 99-138Louisiana-Monroe W 198-83


2000-01 (8-4, 2-1 SEC) SEC West Meet 3rd of 4Missouri L 101-199Texas A&M L 49.5-90.5North Texas W 121-19Houston W 154-77LSU W 161-139Georgia Southern W 157-84Arkansas Invitational 2nd of 5Kansas L 138-162Eastern Michigan W 31-23South Carolina W 88-50Kentucky L 55-85Drury W 151-90SMSU W 146-96


2001-02 (4-5, 0-4 SEC) LSU L 120-175SEC West Meet 3rd of 4SEC West Meet (2) 1st of 4Houston W 199-95Drury W 170-73SMS W 179-116Texas A&M W 157-143Arkansas Invite 2nd of 3USD Invite 2nd of 4Kentucky L 86.5-156.5South Carolina L 95-148Tennessee L 137-163Kansas L 130-169


2002-03 (5-5, 1-3 SEC) Drury W 169-61Texas A&M L 100-198Southern Methodist L 96-200North Texas W 225-69Houston W 132-104LSU L 128-166Alabama W 159-144Indiana Invitational 3rd of 9Georgia L 99.5-135.5South Carolina L 116-127Kansas W 181-119

SEC Championships - 8thNCAA Championships - 31st

2003-04 (5-9, 0-4 SEC) Auburn L 58-81Missouri L 59-81Florida L 121.5-164.5Drury W 107-96Texas A&M L 113-178 Rice Invitational 2nd of 4Indiana Invitational 4th of 9Houston Invitational Moran 2nd,

Bradley 6thPurdue L 88-206Tennessee L 130-170Georgia L 85-138SMU L 82-153Houston W 184-115Kansas L 119-181


2004-05 (3-12, 0-4 SEC) Drury W 136-103LSU L 60-73Alabama L 59-74Tulane L 67-74New Orleans W 126-7Washington State L 86-119Aggie Invitational 4th of 4Pacific L 37-66Houston L 44-60Tennesssee L 111-121Kentucky L 54-84Louisville W 89-51 Kansas L 133-163 All Star Challenge Kushner 8th & 9th,

Hyslop 10thSEC Championships - 9th

2005-06 (1-7, 0-4 SEC) Nebraska L 121-178Drury W 158.5-140.5Houston L 112-122Rice Invitational 4th of 4Indiana Invitational Jackson, 3rd; Fulop, Jackson, Heidloff, Thibodeaux, 3rdKentucky L 120-150Alabama L 34-104Florida L 42-91Florida State L 56-180Auburn L 69-149

SEC Championship - 9th

2006-07 (4-4, 0-3 SEC) South Carolina L 89-149Nebraska L 132-168LSU L 132-168Georgia L 114-178Emory W 161-138Ohio State Invitational 6th of 12Denver W 168-130Missouri State W 185-115Drury W 130-110


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2007-08 (7-5, 1-3 SEC) Georgia L 127-168North Texas W 210-90Denver W 167-130Utah W 176-121Kansas W 150.5-149.5Hoosierland Open Carr, 1st Ka. Kastes, 2ndFlorida L 86-114Indian River CC W 161-41Missouri L 149-151Missouri State W 247-53Vanderbilt W 195-38Auburn L 113-182Florida State L 106-194


2008-09 (10-1, 3-1 SEC) Tennessee L 103-197Vanderbilt W 252-48LSU W 151-149Colorado State W 210.5-89.5New Mexico State W 215-84North Texas W 237-63Southern Methodist W 152.148Minnesota U.S. Grand Prix Individual ResultsMizzou Invitational Individual ResultsKentucky W 159-134Missouri W 159-141Kansas W 165-135Drury W 160-112Missouri Grand Prix Individual ResultsAustin Grand Prix Individual Results


2009-10 (6-2, 2-1 SEC) Red and White R 123 - W 117Kentucky W 166 - 132 Univ. of Cumberlands W 254 - 40 Florida L 133 - 175 Kansas W 196 - 112 Vanderbilt W 206 - 87 Purdue Invitational 3rd 680 pts North Texas W 192 - 106 Missouri L 118 - 177 Utah W 195 - 100


2010-11 (9-2, 2-1 SEC) North Texas Relays 2nd 100 ptsTulane W 155 - 66 North Texas W 153-68 Vanderbilt W 194-43Tennessee L 129-171Missouri W 181-119South Carolina W 194-106Purdue Invitational 1st 811.5 ptsBYU L 118-125Utah W 158-84Kansas W 170-130Houston W 153-90Drury W 190-76

SEC Championships - 8thNCAA Championships - t32nd

ALL-TIME OPPONENT RECORDS

Alabama 1-6American 1-0Arizona 1-1Arizona State 1-0Auburn 0-3Bowling Green 0-1BYU 0-1Central Arkansas 3-1Colorado 0-1 Colorado State 1-0Cottey College 2-1Cumberland 1-0Denver 2-0Drury 17-3Eastern Michigan 1-0Emory 1-0Evansville 1-0Florida 0-4Florida State 0-2Georgia 0-4Georgia Southern 2-0Hendrix 1-0Houston 11-4Iowa State 1-0Kansas 11-15Kentucky 3-10Lamar 0-2LSU 4-11Louisiana-Monroe 10-0 Louisville 3-0Michigan State 0-1Miami (Fla.) 1-2Missouri 14-7Missouri State 7-0Navy First MeetingNebraska 4-7New Mexico State 1-0New Orleans 3-0North Texas 8-0Notre Dame 1-0Oklahoma 3-3Oklahoma State 1-0Pacific 0-1Penn St. First MeetingPurdue 1-1Rice 1-0South Carolina 3-8Southeast Missouri 0-2Southern Illinois 6-0Southern Methodist 2-7SW Texas 1-0Tennessee 0-8Texas A&M 6-5Texas Christian 8-6Texas Tech 2-0Truman State 1-0Tulane 3-1Tulsa 1-0Utah 2-0Vanderbilt 5-0Washington State 0-1Xavier 1-0

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Natalia Kodajova

Yi-Ting Siow

Cheryl McArton

Zsuzsa Csobanki

Sigrun SverrisdottirSigrun Sverrisdottir was a representative of Iceland during the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. She competed in the 200 freestyle at the 2008 Games and is the Icelandic Na-tional Champion. She broke the national record in the 100, 200, and 400 freestyle events in 2008.

Zsuzsa CsobankiPart of the Hungarian National Team, Zsuzsa Csobanki com-peted at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She raced in the 50-meter freestyle at the Games and is a four-time Hungarian National Champion.

Cheryl McArtonAt age 18, Cheryl McArton competed with the Canadian team at the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles. She was part of the 4x100 meter freestyle relay team and helped Cana-da place fifth at the games. McArton held six Arkansas records at the end of her career.

Yi-Ting SiowYi-Ting Siow marked her third Olympic appearance at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. As part of the Malaysian team, Siow competed in the 200 breast and the 200 and 400-individual medley. She picked up 19th overall in the 200 breast, where she set the Malaysian record with a time of 2:27.80. Siow also competed in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece. Siow is a two-time SEC Cham-pion in the 200 breast.

Natalia KodajovaNatalia Kodajova competed in the 1996 Olympic Games for the country of Slovakia. She swam in the 100 and 200 breast events for Slovakia and was also a part of the 1999 and 2001 World University games. She was honored as the team’s most valuable player in 1999 and 2001.


RAZORBACKS IN THE OLYMPICS

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Missy Allert 1990-93 50 Free100 Free200-Free Relay400-Free Relay

Anne Barnett 1985One-meter DivingPhoto not available

Stacey Benesch 1989-91200-Free Relay400-Free Relay

Stephanie Carr 20081,650 Free

Zsuzsa Csobanki 2003200-Free Relay

Debbie Dick 1988200-Medley Relay

Diane Doucet 1979One-meter Diving

Diane Dudeck 1986One-meter Diving Three-meter Diving

Nancy Duncan 1988-90200-Free Relay400-Free Relay200-Medley Relay

Robin Ford 1985Three-meter Diving

Karen Gorham 1980-83One-meter Diving Three-meter Diving

Julie Hindson 1988, 91200-Free Relay400-Free Relay

Leslie Johns 2003200-Free Relay

Katie Kastes 2008-09200 Butterfly500 Free400 IM

Toady Kimble 1991200-Free Relay400-Free Relay

Katerina Kordioukova 2001Three-meter Diving

Whitney Lynn 2003500 Free1,650 Free


Chelsea Franklin 20111,650 Free

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ALL-AMERICANS

Becky Martin 1989, 90Three-meter Diving Ten-meter Diving

Cheryl McArton 1985, 88200 Free Relay400 Free Relay200 Medley Relay

Mandy Moran 2003, 04One-meter Diving Three-meter DivingPlatform Diving

Madison Palmer 2008One-meter Diving

Heidi Pease 1989200-Free Relay200-Medley Relay

Tara Reynolds 1990, 91200-Free Relay400-Free Relay

Kris Sheedy 1988, 89, 91100 Backstroke200-Free Relay400-Free Relay200-Medley Relay

Kattie Shepherd 2003200 Free Relay

Peggy Stoner 2003200-Free Relay

Karen Straley 1995Platform Diving

Cynthia TerPoorten 1989200-Free Relay

Lisa Trombley 1985One-meter Diving

Yi-Ting Siow2009, 10200 Breaststroke

Leah Pierce2009200 Breaststroke

Karen Gorham, Robin Ford and Lisa Trombley with coach Scott Pyle

Jamie Marks20091,650 Free

Alicia Turner 1996Ten-meter Diving

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BY YEAR1979 .................................Doucet1980 ................................Gorham1981 ................................Gorham1982 ................................Gorham1983 ........................Gorham, Ford1985 ......... Barnett, Ford, McArton,

Trombley1986 ................................ Dudeck1988 ........... Dick, Duncan, Hindson,

McArton, Sheedy1989 .......Benesch, Duncan, Martin,

Pease, Sheedy, TerPoorten1990 ........ Allert, Benesch, Duncan,

Martin, Reynolds1991 ........Allert, Benesch, Hindson,

Kimble, Reynolds, Sheedy1992 ................................... Allert1993 ................................... Allert1995 ................................. Straley1996 ..................................Turner2001 ..........................Kordioukova2003 Csobanki, Johns, Lynn, Moran,

Stoner, Shepherd2004 .................................. Moran2008 .............. Carr, Kastes, Palmer2009 ....Kastes, Marks, Pierce, Siow2010 ....................................Siow2011 ................................ Franklin

BY EVENT100 Backstroke ...................Sheedy200 Breaststroke .........Pierce, Siow200 Butterfly .......................Kastes50 Free ................................ Allert100 Free .............................. Allert500 Free ....................Kastes, Lynn1,650 Free .........Carr, Lynn, Marks,

Franklin400 IM ...............................Kastes200 Free Relay .......Allert, Benesch,Csobanki, Duncan, Hindson, Johns, Kimble, McArton, Pease, Reynolds,

Sheedy, Stoner, Shepherd, TerPoorten

400 Free Relay .......Allert, Benesch, Duncan, Hindson, Kimble,

McArton, Reynolds, Sheedy200 Medley Relay ..... Dick, Duncan,

McArton, Pease, SheedyOne-meter diving ....Barnett, Doucet,

Dudeck, Gorham, Moran, Palmer, Trombley

Three-meter diving .... Dudeck, Ford, Gorham, Kordioukova,

Martin, MoranTen-meter diving ..... Martin, Straley,

TurnerPlatform diving ......... Moran, Straley

Karen Gorham

Leslie Johns

Katie Kastes

Jamie Marks

Mandy Moran

Leah Pierce

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A Karen Ablard 1983-86Debbie Adam 1976-77Erin Adams 1995-99Missy Allert 1989-93Barb Anderson 1978-79Geri Andrews 1976-77Lindy Andrews 1978-80Nicola Atkinson 1990-94Barbara Auer 2001-04Heather Aust 1981-82

B Julia Banach 2011-presentGina Bargiachi 2007-2011Ann Barnett 1984-85Karen Barnicoat 1984-88Sheryl Barnicoat 1984-88Jennifer Becker 1992-96Cheyne Bees 1998-2003Betsy Beinke 1978-79Stacey Benesch 1988-92Penney Berryman 2001Katie Borkovec 2004Jenna Boyd 1988-92Allison Boyle 2011-presentBetsy Bracy 1972-73Tera Bradham 2011-presentAlicia Bradley 2003-04Bonnie Brandecker 1995-96Lisa Bransby 1986-90Liz Braun 2010-presentDannica Brennan 2009-2010Claire Bridwell 1974-75Kim Brown 1989-93Francie Brungardt 1983-85Marcella Buechley 1976-77Liana Bugslag 2008-presentSara Bunyard 1973-77Juliette Burks 2004-05Scottie Burton 1973-74

C A.K. Campbell 2001-05Sue Ellen Cannon 1997Ruth Carey 1973-75Renata Carneiro 1991-93Stephanie Carr 2006-09Lori Casey 1990-92Kelly Chambers 1980-81Clara Chan 2001-03Ginny Chandler 1997-2001Allison Chinn 2006-08Tami Christianson 1978-80Jessie Clark 2007-09Meghan Clark 2011-presentHannah Clegg 2003-05Deirdre Cochran 1979-80Irene Conn 2000-04Nancy Conley 1972-73Linda Cook 1972-73Kelly Cook 1996-97Dede Cravens 1979-80Claire Croston 1973-74Zsuzsa Csobanki 2001-05MacKinley Culp 1995-97Exa Curtis 1976-77

D Nikki Daniels 2011-presentCheryl Darling 1972-75Carol Davis 1974-75Katie Davis 2008-2010Beth Davoli 1987-89Kristin DeArmond 1992-96Jennifer DeJongh 1997-2001Martha Denison 1980-82Rita Diana 1984-86Debbie Dick 1987-91Tammy Ditter 1983-85Laurie Dolgas 1998-2002Renee Doty 1992-93Diane Doucet 1980-81Erin Draper 1997-98Diane Dudeck 1978-79Torborg Duesten 1986-87Nancy Duncan 1987-90Amy Dunning 1979-80

E Katie Ebersole 1973-74Rebecca Ebert-Whitson 1986-87Sarah Eherkircher 1987-88Elizabeth Engs 2005-09Linda Ernst 1978-80

F Mary Farmer 1987-91Wynne Favorite 1979-80Susan Fedosky 1974-77Sara Finan 1999-2002Emily Fletcher 2005-09Maddie Fogel 2008-2011Robin Ford 1983-85Missy Fourney 1992-93Missy Fowlkes 1992-96Shannon Fox 1994-98Chelsea Franklin 2009-presentPatricia Frisk 1982-85Mariann Fulop 2003-07

G Susan Gabbard 1974-75Kim Garland 1993Jill Gentry 1973-74Alex Gikalov 1987-90Teresa Gillogly 1972-73Sandy Gleed 1980-82Mary Lew Gilker 1982-85Heather Gleghorn 1988-93Natalie Glover 1980-85Karen Gorham 1980-83Helen Gorman 1994-97Karen Graeff 1985-90Emily Gregory 2004-08Brit Gubrandsen 1982-85

H Chelsea Hahn 2003-04Stacy Hahn 1987-91Malu Hammans 1979-80Paula Hamp 1978-82Karen Hansen 1980-81Mary Hardcastle 1976-77Cari Hart 1998-99Alana Hartmann 1989-92Megan Haskins 2007-10

Lana Hass 2002-04Jenifer Hauser 1989-91Laura Hays 1985-89Carrie Helgeson 1986-90Jesika Heidloff 2005Aubrey Hertzler 2010-presentJulie Hindson 1987-82Heidi Holland 1989-90Andrea Horsfield 1984-85Alex House 2008-presentSarah Howard 2008-presentTaylor Hryorchuk 2009-10Courtney Hubbard 2009-presentTricia Hufnagel 1989-92Jennifer Hutter 1987-91Christa Hykaway 1996-2000Jamie Hyslop 2004-06

I Gerri Inscho 1974-75

J Betsy Jaicks 1976-77Candy Jacobs 1972-73Summer Jackson 2005-09Leslie Johns 2000-04Stephanie Johnson 1973-74Tracie Johnson 1980-81Stacey Jones 1989-93Mandy Jordan 1997-2001

K Katie C. Kastes 2007-09Kylie A. Kastes 2007-09Robin Kearney 1978-80Hillary Keeton 1998-2000Tori Kennedy 2004, 2006-07Kristen Keith 2009-2011Susan Kemp 1978-79Toady Kimble 1990-91Dashya Kimmel 2005-08Brittany Kimmitt 2007-08Karla Klein 1994-95Theresa Knight-Williams 1990-94J. Lynn Knox 1992-95Kristol Kochner 1978-81Natalia Kodajova 1998-2002Jordan Kohl 1999-2000Angela Kora 2002-06Katerina Kordioukova 1998-2002Gayle Kordsmeier 1973-74Leah Krueger 1975-77Anita Kruger 1997-2000Julia Kucherich 2010-presentShelly Kunkel 1980-82Teresa Kuran 1994-98Brieanne Kushner 2004-07

L Lesa Lackey 1972-73Lisa Lambert 1976-77Alissa Landrum 1974-75Ashley Largo 2007-2011Mindy Lauchle 1990-94Wanda Leding 1973-74Julie Leep 1982-85Kim LeMarca 1984-85Tina Leone 1996-97Lindsey Leopard 1972-73

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Shana Lim 2011-presentCandice Little 2002-03Cindy Lockerd 1973-74Kaye Lovett 1983-84Christi Lund 1993-96Lisa Lunkenheimer 2008-presentKari Lupien 1992-93Whitney Lynn 2001-05

M Lora Magnum 1980-81Kathy Mainard 1972-73Jan Marak 1973-74Cynthia Marks 1974-75Jamie L. Marks 2007-2011Amie Marshall 1995-97Becky Martin 1986-90Cindy Martin 1973-77Debbie Matejicka 1992-93Judy Mathews 1972-73Melissa Mays 1986-87Cheryl McArton 1984-85Kathy McCoy 1983-85Keri McCoy 1994-96Lianne McCraw 1982-83Pam McFarland 1972-73Katie McGraw 2006-08Suzie McLaughlin 1981-82Genny McNeill 1999-2003Lindsey McVey 1993-95Robin Meek 1976-77Nicole Menzel 2010-presentAlicia Meinz 2009-2011Janice Meggers 1973-74Nancy Melching 1975-77Carly Mercer 2010-2011Hannah Mertz 2006-08Janet Meyer 1976-77Molly Milborn 2010-presentValarie Miller 1981-82Lynn Mittelstaedt 1973-74Sarah Moll 2003-05Laura Mondello 1989-93Janet Moody 1980-81Mandy Moore 2001-02Mandy Moran 2000-04Vivian Morley 1973-74Karen Morrison 1987-91Molly Muck 2003-05Barbara Murphy 1976-77Beth Myers 1991-92

N Kimberly Nail 1983-84Kesha Naylor 2010-presentDotty Neely 1976-77Kay Nelson 1983-85E. Katy Nelson 1987-91Erin Neumann 2007-2011Julie Neumann 2001-02Lynette Ng 2007-presentSusie Nieder 2000-04Kenyon Norman 1997-2001

O Becky O’Daniel 1998-2001Courtney O’Grady 2008-presentMeredith Oliver 2000-04Drue Orwig 2000-04

P Madison Palmer 2004-09Heidi Pease 1988-92Amee Peña 2010-2011Lisa Petry 2001-05Wendy Petty 1988-93Leah Pierce 2008-2010Angela Pillers 1993Karlyn Pipes 1980-82Tanra Plummer 1979-80

R Becky Ralph 1997-2001Maggie Reagan 1972-74Nicole Reinhardt 1986-87Tara Reynolds 1988-92Pam Rice 1973-74Paula Ross 1987-90Kathy Rowland 1977-79Sarah Rowland 2008-2010Kimberly Roy 1993-94Eimear Ryan 2002-03Francie Russell 1981-82

S Shannon Samluk 2009-2010Liz Samoore 1980-81Kim Sauer 1979-80Caryn Scharlau 1973-74Marti Scharlau 1984-85Jillienne Schilling 2008-presentChrissy Schreiner 2001-04Maggie Schwindt 1980-82Denise See 1978-79Lorraine Sessions 1975-79Gerri Shankle 1972-73Kris Sheedy 1987-91Kattie Shepherd 1999-2003Tracy Shilkett 1973-74Tifanie Silver 2004-08Nannette Simmons 1976-77Yi-Ting Siow 2008-2010Maria Skwarlo 1992-94Corey Smith 1999-2003Gwen Smith 1973-74Haley Smith 2009-presentSunny Sokol 1987-90Darci Springer 1985-87Meg Steele 1987-91Tisha Stojkovic 1991-93Peggy Stoner 2000-04Karen Straley 1992-95Lonnie Strange 2005-06Amy Stroup 1992-96Shara Sutphen 2007-2010Alexandria Sutton 2010-presentSigrun Sverrisdottir 2010-presentRhona Swain 1992-96Amy Swanson 1973-74Brenda Swearingin 1988-92

T Nicky Talarom 1992-93Mary Taylor 1985-89Shelley Taylor 1982-85Taylor Temple 2011-presentAlison Templin 2008-presentCynthia Ter Poorten 1988-93

Kristen Thibodeaux 2002-07Carri Thomas 1972-73Mary Jane Tietze 1972-74Alyssa Tomlinson 2009-presentErica Totten 2007-2011Lisa Trombley 1982-86Alicia Turner 1994-98

V Leslie Van Pelt 1973-74Kelly Van Horn 2000-01Kelsea Vance 2009-presentChristi Veenstra 1997-2000Sevannah Vekas 2011-presentTa-Neisha Verley 1997-99

W Diane Walton 1974-75Marla Walker 1979-80Angela Wallenfelsz 1998-99Cheryl Watson 1996-97Vicki Wattles 1994-98Macey Webb 2005-09Stephanie Welch 1999-2000Leith Weston 1982-86Katie Whitbeck 2008-presentLizzy Whitbeck 2010-presentJenny White 1999-2002Susanna White 2011-presentMargo Whiteside 1976-77Carol Wilke 1990-91Kara Wilkerson 2009-2010Kellyn Williams 2004-09Lyndli Williams 2001-03Hilarie Wilson 2004-06, 2007-08Mary Wilson 1972-73Rosalind Wislon 1979-80Allison Wolters 1998-2000Diana Wood 1980-81Kathryn Wynn 1980-82

Y Stephanie Young 1988-90

Z Kenda Zwayer 1976-77

Current Razorbacks in bold.


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The Arkansas Razorbacks have enjoyed a rich tradition of academic success through the years. The swimming and diving team maintains one of the highest grade point averages in the University of Arkansas Athletics Department, as well as among the top Division I swimming and diving programs in the country. For four straight years, the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) has named the Razorbacks a Top 25 Division I Academic All-America Team. 2011 was a standout year for the Razorbacks, who garnered a program-record ten individual Academic All-America honors. Additionally, sixteen athletes were named to the Southeastern Conference Winter Academic Honor Roll, the most of any sport at Arkansas. Seven freshmen were named to the SEC First Year Honor Roll, and eight Razorbacks were named Arkansas Athletic Department Academic Champions for obtaining 4.0 Grade Point Averages. The 2010 Razorbacks were ninth in the country with a 3.51 GPA, and the 2009 team was eighth. In 2002-03, Arkansas was the top academic team in the nation according to the CSCAA. Razorback swimmers and divers have also been honored with numerous individual awards. In 2011, senior Erin Neumann was a recipient of the NCAA 1A FAR Academic Excellence Award and art student Gina Bargiachi had her photography published in the June 2011 publication of Best of College

Photography. Lisa Lunkenheimer was a Capital One Academic All-District second team selection. Seniors Lunkenheimer (above) and Sarah Howard (below) have been Academic Champions every semester of their careers at Arkansas. In 2009, Stephanie Carr, Katie Kastes and Leah Pierce were named CSCAA Scholastic All-Americans. Carr, who served as graduate assistant for the team in 2010, was also named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District team for the second consecutive year. Carr and Angela Kora were named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VI First Team in 2008 and 2006, respectively. Proud of its academic standing, the swimming and diving team issues an award for the top scholar-athlete. Each year, beginning in 1992, a new student-athlete is selected by the coaching staff for her achievement and commitment to both the pool and the classroom. Jamie Marks, a 2011 CSCAA Academic All-A m e r i c a n , was the award recipient for the 2010-11 season.

College Swimming Coaches Association of America

Scholastic All-America2011 .......................... Chelsea Franklin Jamie Marks2009 ............................ Stephanie Carr Katie Kastes Leah Pierce2008 ............................ Stephanie Carr Ashley Largo Madison Palmer2004 .............................. Peggy Stoner2003 ...........................Kattie Shepherd Peggy Stoner Mandy Moran Leslie Johns Zsuzsa Csobanki

Scholastic All-America Honorable Mention

2010 .................................... Liz Braun Julia Kucherich Ashley Largo Carly Mercer Erin Neumann Haley Smith Sigrun Sverrisdottir Erica Totten2009 .........................Summer Jackson

Erin Neumann2008 ............................. Emily Gregory Summer Jackson Erin Neumann Shara Sutphen Erica Totten2005 ............................ Emily Gregory2004 ..................................Babsi Auer Drue Orwig Leslie Johns2003 .................................Babsi Auer Cheyne Bees2002 .............................. Cheyne Bees Kattie Shepherd2001 ................................Becky Ralph Kattie Shepherd

CoSIDA Academic All-District

First Team2009 ............................ Stephanie Carr2008 ............................ Stephanie Carr2006 ............................... Angela Kora2002 ...........................Kattie Shepherd1994 ........................... Nicola Atkinson

Second Team2004 .............................Mandy Moran2003 ................................. Babsi Auer1992 .......................... Nicola Atkinson

Academic Success

ACADEMIC HONORS

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The University of Arkansas Ath-letic Department Honor Roll recogniz-es those student athletes who main-tain at 3.49 GPA or above. Academic Champion is the highest honor roll achievement, reserved for students with a perfect 4.0 GPA.

Academic Champions (4.00 GPA)

Current Razorbacks:Aubrey HertzlerSarah HowardLisa LunkenheimerKesha NaylorCourtney O’GradyKelsea Vance

Athletic Director’s List(3.50-3.99 GPA)

Current Razorbacks:Elizabeth BraunChelsea FranklinMolly MilbornJillienne SchillingHaley SmithSigrun Sverrisdottir

Athletic Department Honor Roll (3.00-3.49)

Current Razorbacks:Julia KucherichAlex HouseCourtney HubbardKatie WhitbeckLizzy Whitbeck

All-Time Academic Champions

(4.00 SEMESTER GPAs)

Fall 1990 - Stacey Benesch, Lori Casey, Mary Farmer, Karen Morrison, Cynthia Ter Poorten and Carol WilkeSpring 1991 - Mary Garmer and Carol WilkeFall 1991 - Nicola AtkinsonSpring 1992 - Nicola Atkinson, Stacey Ben-esch, Kim Brown, Julie Hindson and Cynthia Ter PoortenFall 1992 - Nicola Atkinson and Cynthia Ter PoortenSpring 1993 - Kim Brown, Karen Straley and Cynthia Ter PoortenFall 1993 - Mindy Lauchle, Lindsey McVey and Rhonda SwainFall 1995 - Rhonda Swain and Alicia TurnerSpring 1996 - Kristin DeArmond and Vicki WattlesSpring 1997 - Kristina LeoneFall 1997 - Christina Veenstra and Alicia TurnerFall 1998 - Allison WoltersFall 1999 - Sara FinanSpring 2000 - Laurie Dolgas, Sara Finan, Kat-erina Kordioukova and Kattie ShepherdFall 2000 - Jennifer DeJongh, Laurie Dolgas, Sara Finan, Susie Nieder and Becky RalphSpring 2001 - Cheyne Bees, Sara Finan, Drue Orwig, Kattie Shepherd.Fall 2001 - Babsi Auer, Sara Finan, Leslie Johns, Susie Nieder, Christine Schreiner and Kattie ShepherdSpring 2002 - Babsi Auer, Sara Finan, Leslie Johns, Susie Nieder, Christine Schreiner and Kattie ShepherdFall 2002 - Babsi Auer, Angela Kora, Drue Or-wig, Christine Schreiner and Kattie Shepherd Spring 2003 - Babsi Auer, Miriam Conn, An-gela Kora, Susie Nieder, Drue Orwig, Chris-tine Schreiner, Kattie Shepherd and Kristen ThibodeauxFall 2003 - Angela Kora, Drue Orwig, Lisa Pet-ry, Christine Schreiner and Kristen ThibodeauxSpring 2004 - A.K. Campbell, Irene Conn, Lana Hass, Molly Muck and Christine SchreinerFall 2004 - Emily Gregory and Angela KoraSpring 2005 - Angela KoraSpring 2006 - Angela KoraSpring 2007 - Stephanie Carr, Allison Chinn, Emily Gregory, Katie McGraw, Kristen ThibodeauxFall 2007 - Stephanie Carr, Allison Chinn, Jes-sie Clark, Megan Haskins, Katie McGraw, Erica TottenSpring 2008 - Gina Bargiachi, Stephanie Carr, Allison Chinn, Jessie Clark, Megan Haskins, Katie McGraw, Erin Neumann, Lynette NgFall 2008 - Gina Bargiachi, Stephanie Carr, Jes-sie Clark, Sarah Howard, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Erin Neumann, Madison Palmer, Leah PierceSpring 2009 - Gina Bargiachi, Stephanie Carr, Jessie Clark, Sarah Howard, Summer Jackson, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Erin Neumann, Madison PalmerFall 2009: Gina Bargiachi, Sarah Howard, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Erin Neumann, Lynette Ng, Leah PierceSpring 2010: Megan Haskins, Sarah Howard, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Erin Neumann, Lynette Ng, Alexandra Roman, Haley Smith, Kelsea VanceFall 2010: Sarah Howard, Ashley Largo, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Erica TottenSpring 2011: Maddie Fogel, Aubrey Hertzler, Sarah Howard, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Kesha Nay-lor, Courtney O’Grady, Erica Totten, Kelsea Vance

2007-08 - Gina Bargiachi, Jessie Clark, Megan Haskins, Kylie Kastes, Brittany Kimmitt, Ashley Largo, Erin Neumann, Shara Sutphen, Erica Tot-ten. FRESHMEN: Gina Bargiachi, Jessica Clark, Megan Haskins, Kylie Kastes, Brit-tany Kimmitt, Ashley, Erin Neumann, Shara Sutphen, Erica Totten 2008-09 - Gina Bargiachi, Stephanie Carr, Jessie Clark, Emily Fletcher, Sum-mer Jackson, Katie Kastes, Kylie Kastes, Ashley Largo, Jamie Marks, Erin Neu-mann, Lynette Ng, Madison Palmer, Shara Sutphen, Erica Totten, Macey Webb, Kellyn Williams. FRESHMEN: Katherine Davis, Madeline Fogel, Sarah Howard, Lisa Lukenheimer, Courtney O’Grady, Sarah Rowland, Jillienne Schil-ling, Alison Templin, Katherine Whit-beck 2009-10 - Gina Bargiachi, Katherine Davis, Madeline Fogel, Megan Haskins, Sarah Howard, Ashley Largo, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Erin Neumann, Lynette Ng, Courtney O’Grady, Leah Pierce, Al-exandra Roman, Jilliene Schilling, Erica Totten, Katherine Whitbeck. FRESH-MEN: Dannica Brennan, Haley Smith, Kelsea Vance 2010-11 - Gina Bargiachi, Maddie Fogel, Sarah Howard, Alex House, Ash-ley Largo, Lisa Lunkenheimer, Jamie Marks, Alicia Meinz, Erin Neumann, Courtney O’Grady, Jillienne Schilling, Haley Smith, Sigrun Sverrisdottir, Erica Totten, Kelsea Vance, Katie Whitbeck. FRESHMEN: Liz Braun, Aubrey Hertz-ler, Julia Kucherich, Carly Mercer, Molly Milborn, Kesha Naylor, Lizzy Whitbeck

SEC Academic Honor Roll

1991-92 - Nicola Atkinson, Stacey Benesch, Jennifer Boyd, Kim Brown, Lori Casey, Heather Gleghorn, Trish Hufna-gel, Cynthia Ter Poorten and Liz Corey1992 -93 - Nicola Atkinson, Kim Brown, Heather Gleghorn, Mindy Lauchle, Lau-ra Mondello and Cynthia Ter Poorten 1993-94 - Nicola Atkinson, Jenni-fer Becker, Kristin DeArmond, Jennifer Knox, Mindy Lauchle and Rhona Swain 1994-95 - Jennifer Becker, Kristin DeArmond, Jennifer Knox, Christi Lund, Karen Straley, Rhona Swain and Lindsey McVey 1995-96 - Jennifer Becker, Kristin DeArmond, Missy Fowlkes, Shannon Fox, Kim Garland, Helen Gorman, Chris-ti Lund, Rhona Swain, Alicia Turner, Vicki Wattles and Courtney Carson 1996-97 - Erin Adams, Shannon Fox, Helen Gorman, Alicia Turner and Vicki Wattles 1997-98 - Erin Adams, Shannon Fox, Kristina Leone, Alicia Turner, Christine Veenstra and Vicki Wattles1998-99 - Erin Adams, Ginny Chandler, Caroline Hart, Mandy Jordan and Chris-tina Veenstra 1999-2000 - Cheyne Bees, Ginny Chandler, Laurie Dolgas, Christa Hyk-away, Mandy Jordan, Katrina Kordiou-kova, Becky O’Daniel and Becky Ralph 2000-01 - Cheyne Bees, Ginny Chandler, Laurie Dolgas, Sara Finan, Mandy Jordan, Angela Wallengelsz, Katerina Kordioukova, Becky O’Daniel, Becky Ralph, Kattie Shepherd, Corey Smith and Jenny White 2001-02 - Ginny Chandler, Irene Conn, Jennifer DeJongh, Laurie Dolgas, Sara Finan, Leslie Johns, Mandy Jordan, Katerina Kordioukova, Mandy Moran, Susie Nieder, Becky O’Daniel, Drue Or-wig, Becky Ralph, Kattie Shepherd, Corey Smith and Jenny White 2002-03 - Babsi Auer, Cheyne Bees, Anne Katherine Campbell, Irene Conn, Laurie Dolgas, Sara Finan, Leslie Johns, Katerina Kordioukova, Mandy Moran, Susie Nieder, Drue Orwig, Lisa Petry, Christine Schreiner, Kattie Shepherd, Corey Smith, Peggy Stoner and Jenny White 2003-04 - Babsi Auer, A.K. Campbell, Irene Conn, Zsuzsa Csobanki, Lana Hass, Leslie Johns, Angela Kora, Mandy Mo-ran, Susie Nieder, Drue Orwig, Lisa Petry, Christine Schreiner, Peggy Stoner and Kristen Thibodeaux 2004-05 - A.K. Campbell, Zsuzsa Csobanki, Angela Kora, Sarah Moll, Mol-ly Muck and Lisa Petry 2005-06 - Emily Gregory, Angela Kora, Madison Palmer, Tifanie Silver, Kristen Thibodeaux, Kellyn Williams, Hi-larie Wilson. FRESHMEN: Emily Fletch-er, Summer Jackson, Dashya Kimmel, Lonnie Strange 2006-07 - Emily Fletcher, Mariann Fulop, Emily Gregory, Summer Jackson, Dashya Kimmel, Madison Palmer, Ti-fanie Silver, Kristen Thibodeaux, Kellyn Williams. FRESHMEN: Allison Chinn, Hannah Mertz


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Auburn TigersOct. 5 || Auburn, Ala. || 5 p.m.

Penn State Nittany LionsJan. 14 || University Park, Penn. || 10 a.m.

Florida GatorsOct. 20 || FAYETTEVILLE || 5 p.m.

Navy MidshipmenJan. 14 || University Park, Penn. || 10 a.m.

Kansas JayhawksJan. 21 || FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

Vanderbilt CommodoresFeb. 4 || FAYETTEVILLE || 1 p.m.

SEC ChampionshipsFeb. 15-18 || Knoxville, Tenn.

Location ................ Knoxville, Tenn.Host .............................TennesseeHost Contact .............Todd MouncePhone ................... (865) 974-1212Email ................. [email protected] Champion ............ Georgia

Location ......................Auburn, Ala.Nickname ............................. TigersColors .................. Navy and OrangeConference ................. SoutheasternAthletics Director ...........Jay JacobsMedia Contact ...............Kendra LeeHead Coach ................. Brett HawkeDiving Coach ................Jeff ShafferAsst. Coach ...............Frank Bradley2010-11 Dual Record ................5-0

Location ..................Lawrence, Kan.Nickname ....................... JayhawksColors .................. Crimson and BlueConference .......................... Big 12Athletics Director ....Sheahon ZengerMedia Contact ..........Matt FranzblauHead Coach ..............Clark CampbellDiving Coach ...................Eric ElliottAsst. Coach ...................... Jen Fox2010-11 Dual Record ..............10-5

Location ............ University Park, Pa.Nickname ................... Nittany LionsColors ..................... Blue and WhiteConference .........................Big TenAthletics Director ........... Tim CurleyMedia Contact .............Greg KincaidHead Coach ..................John HargisDiving Coach ............... Craig BrownAsst. Coach ........... Aaron Mahaney2010-11 Dual Record ................7-2

Location ..................Gainesville, Fla.Nickname ............................ GatorsColors ................... Orange and BlueConference ................. SoutheasternAthletics Director ........Jeremy FoleyMedia Contact ........Jennifer MerebyHead Coach ...................Gregg TroyDiving Coach .............Donnie CraineAsst. Coach ...............Martyn Wilby2010-11 Dual Record ................6-4

Location .................. Annapolis, Md.Nickname .....................MidshipmenColors ....................... Blue and GoldAthletics Director ......Chet GladchukMedia Contact ...... Justin KischefskyHead Coach .............. John MorrisonDiving Coach ................ Joe SurianoAsst. Coach .................Rob Lias Jr.2010-11 Dual Record ..............10-0

Location ................. Nashville, Tenn.Nickname ................... CommodoresColors ...................... Back and GoldConference ................. SoutheasternVice Chancellor for Athletics ....David Williams, IIMedia Contact .......... Michael SchollHead Coach ...............Jeremy OrganAsst. Coach ......... Krysten Nemecek2010-11 Dual Record ................1-7

2011-12 DUAL MEET OPPONENTS

NCAA ChampionshipsMarch 15-17 || Auburn, Ala.

Location .....................Auburn, Ala.Host ..................................AuburnHost Contact ..................Wes ToddPhone ................... (334) 844-9182Email ............ [email protected] Champion ..........California

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OlD MAIN One of the original buildings on Arkansas’ campus, Old Main symbolizes the strong connection to the past and the focus upon the future which come together in the present at the University of Arkansas. Completed in 1875, Old Main stood the test of time until the mid-1980s when age and modern building codes threatened to send it to the wrecking ball as had happened to its sister building at the University of Illinois. A major fund-raising campaign by alumni totally renovated Old Main. Reopening in 1992, the building maintains the feel of a Victorian-era building with high ceilings and elaborate wooden trim. Just below the surface of the period hardwood floors, Old Main is hard-wired to the internet and built to last well into its second century. Even with renovation, Old Main remained unfinished until 2005. One of the gifts during the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century specified the installation of a clock, originally planned for the blank faces of the south tower. As mentioned, Old Main was built from shared plans with its counterpart on the Illinois campus, with one important difference. The north tower of Arkansas’ Old Main is taller than the south tower. Legend says this was symbolic of the Civil War as the lead engineer was a northern veteran.

Founded in 1871, The University of Arkansas is the flagship institution of the University of Arkansas System. Located in Fayetteville in Arkansas’ northwest corner, the U of A is the state’s foremost partner and resource for education and economic development. The U of A offers 213 baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, professional and specialist degree programs. In keeping with its status as Arkansas’ land-grant university, the U of A has a 140-year-old mandate to educate, to conduct basic and applied research, and to extend knowledge and resources to the people of Arkansas and beyond through public engagement and service. The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recently classified the U of A as a national research university with a very high level of research activity, based on the number of doctoral degrees awarded, research grants received, and other factors. The U of A is the only Arkansas institution with such a ranking, and is among just 108 institutions in the United States (out of 4,633) to have received that classification. The U of A has enormous influence over Arkansans’ social, cultural, and recreational life, especially the widespread passion for the university’s athletics teams, the Arkansas Razorbacks. The U of A’s location in northwest Arkansas is viewed as one of the university’s strongest attributes. Fayetteville is widely recognized as one of the best college communities in the U.S. The city’s Dickson Street district abuts the U of A campus and features scores of restaurants, shops, and entertainment venues. Northwest Arkansas is a vibrant economic region with a national reputation for its high quality of life. Three of the U.S.’s largest corporations have their world headquarters in the region: Tyson Foods, J.B. Hunt Transportation, and the world’s largest retailer, Walmart Corp. Because of their

IMpORtANt lINKS fOR futuRe RAZORBACKS-ArkansasRazorbacks.com -- the official site of the Razorback Athletic Department

-http://www.uark.edu -- the official site of the University of Arkansas

-http://admissions.uark.edu - the official site of the Arkansas Admissions Office

-http://finaid.uark.edu - the official site of the Arkansas Financial Aid Office

-http://www.uark.edu/home/visitor.php - welcome visitors

-http://www.uark.edu/home/11374.php - about Fayetteville /Northwest Arkansas

-http://parking.uark.edu/ - where to park

-http://www.uark.edu/ua/bookstor/ - the bookstore

-http://www.arkansasalumni.org/traditions/index.php - Arkansas traditions

-http://www.uark.edu/home/11028.php - campus life

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ARKANSAS RAZORBACKS SWIMMING AND DIVINGpresence, many other corporations have established primary or secondary headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. Their close proximity to the U of A campus, along with their executives’ and employees’ active involvement in university life, offers students and faculty exceptional opportunities for research partnerships, internships, and post-graduation employment. The U of A boasts one of the most unique features and traditions found on any college or university campus: Senior Walk, a nearly three-mile stretch of concrete sidewalks criss-crossing campus into which the names of every U of A graduate is engraved. More than 140,000 names currently appear, grouped alphabetically by year of graduation. Senior Walk epitomizes the university’s emphasis on “putting students first,” a philosophy captured in its tag line, “the YOU of A.” The U of A features distinctive architecture, including its signature building, Old Main, finished in 1875. As the original administrative facility, the iconic building now houses the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. The college is named in honor of former U of A President (and, later, U.S. Senator) J. William Fulbright, who helped create the prestigious international scholarship and fellowship programs that bear his name. The U of A’s distinctive Fulbright Peace Fountain, designed by architect Fay Jones, recognizes its namesake’s role in promoting peaceful resolution of world conflicts. Academically, the U of A is organized into ten schools and colleges: the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences; the College of Education and Health Professions; the College of Engineering; the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences; and the Sam M. Walton College of Business. The university also features the Fay Jones School of Architecture, the Graduate School, the Honors College, the School of Law and the Global Campus, which provides academic outreach and programs to more than 15,000 learners a year. The U of A’s total annual operating budget for FY2011 is $528 million. Tuition and fee revenues make up the largest source of revenues, followed by an annual state appropriation. Almost 77 percent of all full-time undergraduate students receive some form of financial aid. U of A undergraduate tuition rates were ranked 38th lowest in the nation among land-grant universities, in keeping with the university’s emphasis on keeping itself accessible and affordable. In September 2010, the U of A enrolled a record 21,406 students. The student body consisted of students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. More than 300 student organizations also exist on campus. There are plenty of things to do on- and off-campus. The HPER Center, the university’s state-of-the-art recreational facility, offers a great place to climb, swim, run, lift weights, do aerobics and yoga, or play basketball. Cultural and recreational options include attending lectures, readings, and theatrical performances, shopping opportunities, and listening to live music on nearby Dickson Street. In 2009, University Chancellor G. David Gearhart presented a long-range strategic plan that was formally endorsed by the elected leaders of the faculty, staff, and student body. The plan emphasizes a commitment to “students first,” and outlines goals and strategies to ensure that all students receive the resources and support they need to achieve their academic goals. The plan also emphasizes the U of A’s commitment to transparency and accountability to the people of Arkansas in its operation. More information about the U of A may be found at www.uark.edu.

COlleGeS AND SChOOlS Honors College - http://honorscollege.uark.edu/

Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences - http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/

Fay Jones School of Architecture - http://architecture.uark.edu/ J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences - http://fulbright.uark.edu/

Sam M. Walton College of Business - http://waltoncollege.uark.edu/

College of Education and Health Professions - http://coehp.uark.edu/

College of Engineering - http://www.engr.uark.edu/home/ Global Campus - http://globalcampus.uark.edu/

Graduate School - http://grad.uark.edu/ School of Law - http://law.uark.edu/

SeNIOR WAlK The University of Arkansas is proud to be the last university in the nation maintaining what once was a common tradition of etching its graduates’ names into the campus sidewalks. The 100,000th graduate’s name went down in cement during the 1990s. The names on Senior Walk stretch over three miles of campus sidewalks. The story of Senior Walk is a perfect example of how the University of Arkansas brings its commitment to the past together with innovations for the future. When the costs involved in hand-etching names into concrete forced numerous other universities to give up, the University of Arkansas turned to its physical plant and engineering school grads to create a one-of-a-kind computerized sandblasting machine -- the SandHog. Each summer, the SandHog roars across the front lawn of Old Main, etching the names of graduates into sidewalks.

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Dr. G. David Gearhart became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas on July 1, 2008, following 10 years of service to the university as vice chancellor for university advancement. Previously he was senior vice president of Penn State University, during which time he was named a Fulbright Scholar, studying at Oxford University in Oxford, England. His Bachelor of Arts degree is from Westminster College in Missouri. Both his law degree and his doctor of education degree are from the University of Arkansas. He is a native of Fayetteville. Prior to being appointed chancellor, Dr. Gearhart oversaw the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century, the most successful capital campaign in Arkansas history, which raised more than $1 billion for academic programs. As chancellor, Dr. Gearhart instituted the first tuition freeze in 24 years and implemented a $220 million campus building renovation and refurbishment plan, as well as a campus-wide energy savings plan. He has also undertaken a renewed emphasis on the arts on campus, including the establishment of the “All Steinway Campus.” Dr. Gearhart has additionally implemented a major cost savings program that has already resulted in over $29.4 million in cost reduction and savings to the flagship campus. Campus enrollment has also grown by nearly 4,000 students in the past three years to almost 22,000 students. At the same time, diversity in the student body has increased significantly. He and his wife of more than 35 years, Jane, have two children and two grandchildren.

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fACulty AthletIC RepReSeNtAtIVe DR. ShARON huNt Chancellor G. David Gearhart appointed Dr. Sharon Hunt to be the faculty athletics representative (FAR) for the University of Arkansas in August 2010. Dr. Hunt is the first woman and non-lawyer to hold the post. Dr. Hunt has been on the University of Arkansas faculty for 21 years and has served as head of the recently renamed Department of Health, Human Performance and Recreation in the College of Education and Health Professions for that entire time except for the 2000-01 academic year, when she served as interim dean of the college. On June 30, 2011 Dr. Hunt stepped down as Department Head and returned to the faculty at the rank of Professor giving her more time to devote to the FAR position. A high school athlete, Hunt’s involvement with collegiate athletics dates back to her own college days at the University of Arkansas when she played extramural sports with the women’s basketball and tennis teams prior to the enactment of Title IX. After receiving her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in physical education from the university, she went on to earn a doctor of education degree from the University of Georgia, where she taught a variety of sport-activity courses as a graduate assistant. Upon the completion of her doctoral degree, she joined the faculty of the University of Kentucky for 13 years, where she taught both undergraduate and graduate courses and served as the graduate coordinator for the Department of Health, Physical Education and Recreation. In 1990, she and her family returned to Fayetteville. The FAR’s responsibilities lie in three broad areas: academic integrity within the athletics program, student-athlete well-being, and institutional control of the athletics program. Dr. Hunt is involved in the student-athlete advisory council on campus and chairs the Academic Credential Review Committee and Athletic’s Academic Integrity Committee, and serves as an ex-officio member of the Faculty Athletics Committee. In addition, she travels to represent the University of Arkansas at various SEC and NCAA meetings. Dr. Hunt was instrumental in establishing the graduate athletic training education program in the College of Education and Health Professions, and she has worked closely with athletics on that program. The athletics department provides support to students in the athletic training education program in the form of a stipend, books and travel to the Arkansas Athletic Trainers’ Association annual meeting. Two endowed scholarships for athletic training students in honor of longtime Razorback trainers Dean Weber and the late Bill Ferrell were established through the athletics department. Dr. Hunt has been married to David Hunt since 1973, and they have an adult son and daughter as well as a grandson.

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Entering his fourth full year as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics, Jeff Long has guided the University of Arkansas’ Department of Intercollegiate Athletics through a period of unprecedented transition while revitalizing a tradition-rich athletics program encompassing 19 sports and more than 460 student-athletes. Long leads a comprehensive athletics program uniformly committed to the development of student-athletes academically, athletically and socially. A part of Chancellor G. David Gearhart’s Executive Committee, Long is helping to chart the course for the future of higher education at the University of Arkansas while integrating Razorback Athletics into the campus community. In each of the past two years, Razorback Athletics has made a $1 million gift to support the university’s academic mission bringing the department’s support of the greater university community to nearly $4 million. In Long’s tenure, Arkansas has captured eight conference championships and advanced to 53 post-season competitions, including the school’s first Bowl Championship Series appearance in football, while drawing more than a million fans annually to campus to cheer on the Razorbacks. In 2010-11, Arkansas finished in the top 25 of the NACDA Sports Directors Cup for the third time in the past four years, marking the first time in school history that has been accomplished. In the classroom, the Razorbacks continue to set new standards including posting a student-athlete grade point average exceeding 3.0 for an unprecedented third consecutive year. Arkansas exceeds the national APR multi-year rate by more than 10 points in 18 sports and has seen a steady rise in graduation success rates. Student-athlete development has also been a priority including the establishment of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the Southeastern Conference. In the community, Razorback student-athletes are more active than ever volunteering more than 3,300 hours of time for more than 80 agencies, organizations and schools. Long was selected to replace legendary athletic director and former Razorback football coach Frank Broyles and even before he officially took the reins on Jan. 1, 2008, Arkansas announced that it would combine its previously independent men’s and women’s athletic programs into one combined athletic program. Long adeptly blended the men’s and women’s athletic departments into one unified department and established a new administrative structure. He has recruited some of the nation’s most successful coaches to Arkansas including head football coach Bobby Petrino and head men’s basketball coach Mike Anderson. He also signed head baseball coach Dave Van Horn to a long-term deal to remain in Fayetteville. In fact, Arkansas is one of only four schools in the nation to boast coaches who have made a BCS bowl game, the Elite Eight and the College World Series. Long has also worked tirelessly to maintain long-time relationships and to forge new relationships for the benefit of the Razorback program including extending Arkansas’ relationship with War Memorial Stadium and helping re-establish the Razorbacks’ presence in Texas, partnering with former Razorback Jerry Jones to develop the Southwest Classic, a 10-year football series with Texas A&M played at the spectacular Cowboys Stadium. As economic indicators were beginning to point toward challenging economic times, Long signed Arkansas to a deal with IMG College to

form Razorback Sports Properties that guarantees the Razorback program $73 million during the course of the decade-long agreement. Long also negotiated an extensive all sports apparel and footwear agreement with NIKE, Inc. that will outfit all 19 Razorback sports programs through the 2014-15 season. Working alongside the Razorback Foundation leadership team, the athletic department recently launched the “Answer the Call” campaign to help meet the growing financial needs of fielding a nationally competitive all sports program. More than 2,600 new members have joined the Razorback Foundation while helping generate much needed support for Razorback student-athletes. A number of athletic facilities have also seen a transformation with Bud Walton Arena undergoing extensive renovations, including replacement of the lower seating bowl and the addition of courtside seating, ribbon boards and a courtside club room. In the spring of 2009, a new synthetic playing surface was installed at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. With an eye towards the future, Long commissioned a master plan to assess the future facility needs of the program. Construction of a new football center is already underway with a targeted completion date in 2013. A veteran administrator with a track record of the highest commitment to the concept of “student-athlete,” Long has had more than two decades experience in athletic administration at the Division I level including at the University of Pittsburgh, University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech University, Eastern Kentucky University and Rice University. Long also understands the coach’s perspective from time spent in coaching staff positions at Duke University, University of Michigan and North Carolina State University. His experience as an athletic director and administrator in America’s most prestigious conferences – the Big 12, Big Ten, Big East, Atlantic Coast and now SEC - gives Long a uniquely informed perspective on intercollegiate athletics. During his career, Long has served in five of the six Bowl Championship Series leagues. On the forefront of NCAA governance, Long has served on the NCAA Management Council, the NCAA’s Sports Wagering Task Force and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Division I-A Athletic Directors’ Association. Long currently serves on the NCAA Championships\Sports Management Cabinet. Prior to assuming his current roles at Arkansas, Long served for four years as the athletic director at the University of Pittsburgh. Long redefined Pitt athletics, most notably through the “Quest for Excellence” campaign that raised nearly $34 million to enhance the student-athlete experience. During his tenure the Panthers’ were selected as the No. 17 overall program in the nation in the December 2006 Sports Illustrated on Campus’ All-Sport Rankings. Before arriving at Pitt, Long was senior associate athletic director at Oklahoma for two and a half years overseeing external affairs for the Sooners. In addition, Long was the primary administrator for the Sooners’ highly successful football and men’s basketball programs, along with sport supervision of baseball, wrestling and both golf teams. Long’s first appointment as a director of athletics was at Eastern Kentucky where he served for two and a half years. Prior to Eastern, Long had a brief stay with Virginia Tech as an associate athletics director. He began his career in college athletic administration at Michigan, hired by legendary coach and athletics director, the late Bo Schembechler. During his seasons with the Wolverines, Long was promoted through a series of posts to the position of associate athletics director. A former two-sport athlete at Ohio Wesleyan, Long earned seven varsity letters for the Bishops in football and baseball before completing his degree in economics in 1982. He started his post-graduate career in athletics working on head coach Tom Reed’s staff as a graduate assistant football coach at the cradle of coaches, Miami University of Ohio. Long earned his master’s in education at Miami in 1983, moving on to football staff positions at Rice, Duke and N.C. State prior to joining Michigan. An Ohio native from Kettering, Long is married to the former Fanny Gellrich of Ann Arbor, Mich. The Longs have two daughters, Stephanie and Christina.

VICe ChANCellOR fOR INteRCOlleGIAte AthletICS & DIReCtOR Of AthletICS Jeff lONG

The Longs: (l-r): Stephanie, Christina, Jeff and Fanny.

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exeCutIVe ASSOCIAte AD Bev Lewis has served the University of Arkansas and its Razorback athletic programs for more than three decades. The former women’s athletic director prior to the department merger in 2007-08, Lewis now serves as the associate vice chancellor and executive associate athletic director for administration and sport programs. Lewis is also the coordinator of a five-member sport administrator group that provides day-to-day administrative support for each of Arkansas’ 19 sports. Lewis is the sport administrator for men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s track and field, men’s and women’s golf, gymnastics, softball and volleyball. In addition, Lewis is the primary administrator working with the Razorbacks’ strength and conditioning units and athletic training and sports medicine program as well as overseeing the media relations and new media divisions. She also serves as a liaison to the faculty senate and the faculty athletic committee, and coordinates the department’s NCAA certification, Title IX compliance and strategic planning. Lewis was elected to the 2011-12 Southeastern Conference Executive Committee assisting the league office in a leadership role. The largest portion of her service to the university was her 19-year tenure as the Director of Women’s Athletics. As a result of her strong emphasis on the classroom, Razorback female student-athletes received numerous academic honors including national academic All-American of the year, team academic national titles and the university’s first two SEC/H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Her leadership was also a part of the success of the university’s Campaign for the Twenty-First Century. Lewis directed Women’s Athletics to over $11.5 million in direct support for women’s teams. During the campaign, Lewis received one of her greatest personal honors as Bob and Marilyn Bogle requested that Arkansas’ $6 million facility be named the Bev Lewis Center for Women’s Athletics. In 1998, she was voted into the University Of Arkansas Hall Of Honor by the university’s letterwinners in recognition of her contributions both as a coach and an administrator. Lewis served collegiate athletics at the highest level as an administrator, first with the NCAA Championship Cabinet and recently on the NCAA Management Council. Prior to assuming the duties of AD, Lewis was women’s cross country and track coach. Her Arkansas coaching milestones included the first women’s squad to achieve a national ranking and the first conference championship team with the 1988 Southwest Conference Cross Country Championships. Lewis earned her bachelor’s degree from Central Michigan in 1979 and followed it with her master’s from Purdue prior to her arrival at Arkansas in 1981. Her husband, Harley, is the former athletic director at the University of Montana, former assistant director of championships with the NCAA, and former development officer at Arkansas.

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DeVelOpMeNt Chris Wyrick joined the University of Arkansas in May 2008 and returns to the Athletic Department as a senior associate athletic director for development after spending the past year leading the highly successful Razorback Seat Value Plan (RSVP) as part of the Answer the Call Campaign for the Razorback Foundation. Wyrick’s duties for Razorback Athletics include leading the capital gifts and major gift fund-raising efforts to support of the department’s facilities master plan. He will continue to be the primary contact between Razorback Athletics and the Razorback Foundation. He also oversees the Razorback Ticket Office and serves as the liaison with Associated Student Government. Prior to spending the past year assisting the Razorback Foundation, Wyrick served as the senior associate athletic director for external affairs, which included oversight for marketing and promotions, collegiate licensing program, media relations, multi-media partners and the athletic department web site. He also worked with the associate athletic director for finance and business in supervision of the Razorback Ticket Office while also serving as the sport administrator for men’s basketball and men’s and women’s golf at Arkansas In 2010, Wyrick served as the executive director of RSVP, or Razorback Seat Value Plan, working with the department to develop a plan that aligned fans’ seat locations with their Razorback Foundation donor classifications. The year-long effort, which generated more than 2,600 members, encouraged fans to “Answer the Call” giving them the opportunity to select their football seat location. A native of Greensboro, N.C., Wyrick joined Arkansas after two years at South Carolina where he was associate athletics director for development. Prior to USC, he spent six years at Vanderbilt as an administrator. A 1992 graduate of North Carolina State with a degree in political science, Wyrick and his wife Merrily have two daughters, Caroline and Caitlin.

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Jon Fagg joined the University of Arkansas as a senior associate athletic director for compliance and student-athlete services in the summer of 2008, overseeing all aspects of compliance and academics. He serves as a member of the senior management group for the Razorbacks. Fagg supervises NCAA and Southeastern Conference rules compliance and education. He reports directly to the vice chancellor and director of athletics, and has an informational reporting relationship on compliance issues with the university’s Office of the General Counsel. In addition to compliance, Fagg also supervises the student-athlete services department which advises and offers support to more than 450 Razorback student-athletes. Fagg joined the Razorback staff after spending the past seven years at North Carolina State. Hired in March 2001, he served four and half years as an assistant athletics director for compliance before being promoted to associate athletics director for compliance in the fall of 2005. While with the Wolfpack, Fagg’s responsibilities included coordinating all aspects of the NCAA compliance program, including rules education for intercollegiate staff and related university personnel, and advisement, education and interpretations regarding NCAA rules and regulations. Prior to his tenure at North Carolina State, Fagg spent three years as the assistant athletics director for compliance at Fresno State. He also served one year as director of compliance for the Big South Conference. His first athletics administrative experience came at Mars Hill College where he handled compliance duties as well as serving as an assistant coach for the football team for three seasons. His coaching experience also includes a stint as an assistant coach at Davidson from February 1992 to June 1993 and as a GA coach at his alma mater, the University of Arizona, from January 1991 to February 1992. Fagg and his wife Amanda have three children: Jon Madison and twins, Reed and Ellie.

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INteRNAl OpeRAtIONS Overseeing Razorback facilities, event management and equipment operations, Matt Trantham joined the University of Arkansas in 2008 as the senior associate athletic director for internal operations. Supervising several major projects in his first year with the Razorbacks, Trantham guided the $2.5 million renovation of Bud Walton Arena and the $1.3 million restoration of synthetic playing surface at Donald W. Reynolds Razorback stadium in 2008-09. This year, he is overseeing the Master Plan currently underway for all athletic facilities. One of the first projects within the master plan is scheduled to begin in the 2011-12 academic year with the expansion of the football practice facilities including meeting rooms, academic center and offices. Prior to joining Arkansas, Trantham began his career with the University of Oklahoma in July 1999 as the promotions director for the athletic department where he worked with all 20 of OU’s teams. He was named assistant athletic director for event management in 2004 and was promoted to associate athletic director in 2006. In his role as associate AD for event management, Trantham oversaw more than 500 events a year, coordinated the efforts of more than 1,500 event staff members and was responsible for activities within 13 athletic facilities. He also served as OU’s liaison with all postseason events including both Big 12 and NCAA championship competitions. Prior to joining the Sooners, Trantham spent five seasons in professional sports in Washington, D.C. Trantham earned his bachelor’s of science degree in business management from Centenary College in 1990 and a master’s degree in sports management from the United States Sports Academy in 1998. Trantham and wife Kristen are parents of two sons, Will and Davis; and two daughters, Morgan and Paige.

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Tracey STehlikAssociate AD for Compliance Starting her 28th year with the University of Arkansas, Tracey Stehlik serves as associate athletic director for compliance. In addition, Stehlik serves as the sport administrator for women’s basketball, swimming and diving and men’s and women’s tennis. She began her career as an assistant women’s basketball coach, and was a part of the staff that won the only women’s hoops conference championships

at Arkansas. Stehlik worked in a variety of administrative roles since leaving the court including compliance and game management. She and husband

Wayne have two daughters, Mollie and Maggie.

kevin TrainorAssociate AD for Public Relations Starting his 17th season at Arkansas, Kevin Trainor is in his fourth year as associate athletic director and his second as the department’s Public Relations Director. He also serves as a sports administrator for baseball. Trainor was a nearly 20-year veteran in the media relations office before assuming his current role. A university graduate in journalism in 1994, he earned his master’s at

Arkansas in 2005. Trainor and his wife, the former Ruth Whitehead, are the parents of two daughters, Emma and Ellie.

JuSTin MalandAssistant AD for Facilities Justin Maland joined the Razorbacks in 1999 and is beginning his fifth year as an assistant AD for facilities in 2011. A Harrison, Ark., native and former college student-athlete, Maland oversees all competition and practice venues, offices and facility expansion for the Razorbacks. He is currently working on the Razorbacks’ master plan for facilities which includes upcoming additions for football.

Maland earned his master’s in sports management from Arkansas in 2001. He is married to the former Sarah Parnell, and the Malands are the parents of two children, Macy and Jack.

eric a. WoodAssistant AD for Student-AthleteDevelopment Eric A. Wood joined the university in 2009 working to develop programs that contribute to the personal growth and character development of Razorback student-athletes. Wood worked in a similar role at the ACC and is the current chair of the NCAA Student-Athlete Affairs Advisory Committee.

He also spent a year at Wake Forest and at the University of New Haven. Wood is a 1998 graduate of Sacred Heart University and was a three-year letterman in football. He earned his Master’s Degree from Clemson in 2000. Wood and his wife Celia have a daughter,Eliana Jewel.

clayTon haMilTonAssociate AD Chief Financial Officer Clayton Hamilton joined the Razorbacks in January 2010, assuming the role of Chief Financial Officer with oversight of the department’s financial affairs, business operations, and human resources. Hamilton has over 15 years of financial management experience, including stops at Colorado, Florida State, the Dallas Cowboys, and the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is an active member of the College

Athletic Business Management Association, having most recently served as president in 2009, and has served on various NCAA strategic task forces. He is also a past recipient of the College Athletic Business Manager of the Year Award. A native of Arkansas, Hamilton graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He obtained a master’s degree in sports management from the US Sports Academy in 1997, and his CPA certification from the State of Arkansas in 1998. Hamilton and his wife Stephanie have two children, Lauren and Caylee.

MeliSSa harWood-roMAssociate AD for Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement Serving as the lead coordinator for academic support for all 19 Razorback sports, Melissa Harwood-Rom brings over 20 years of experience at Arkansas. Joining the university in 1989 after working with football and men’s basketball at Washington State, she developed the former women’s athletics department academic system before being named to oversee all

teams in the summer of 2008. She and university professor Curt Rom have two children, Zoe and Clio.

chriS PohlAssociate AD for Events A former championships director for the NCAA, Chris Pohl joined Arkansas in 2002 to manage marketing and promotion for the women’s sports after 11 years at the NCAA. Pohl moved into event management in 2008 and oversees the event management department which coordinates all home and postseason events for the Razorbacks. Her primary sport responsibilities include football, men’s

and women’s basketball and swimming and diving. A 1981 graduate of Central Michigan and basketball letterwinner, she earned her master’s in 1984 from Penn State.

Brian PrachTAssociate AD for Marketing Brian Pracht joined the Razorbacks in July 2010, with more than 15 years of collegiate marketing and promotions experience working at Wichita State, Long Beach State and the Southland Conference. His responsibilities at Arkansas include overseeing marketing, promotions, ticket sales, licensing, in addition to serving as the staff liaison

with International Sports Properties (IMG College) and Razorback Sports Properties (RSP). Pracht graduated in 1994 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Emporia State in Kansas. He and his wife Amy have two daughters, Caroline and Lily.

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STudenT-aThleTe develoPMenT The mission of the Student-Athlete Development Office is to contribute to the personal growth and character development of Razorback student-athletes through holistic programming for success in life. The Student-Athlete Development Office continues to expand its commitment to the offerings and opportunities in the following areas:* Academic Excellence* Athletic Excellence* Career Development and Graduate School Preparation* Community Service* Personal Development* Health and Wellness* Leadership and Character Development* Financial Planning

Our Goals* Provide the resources to support the academic progress toward intellectual development and graduation for our student-athletes.* Provide career development programs that will enable our student-athletes to develop and pursue career and life goals. * Engage our student-athletes in experiences involving the university, local, state, national, and global communities through services.* Support the development of a well-balanced lifestyle, decision-making skills, encouraging emotional well-being, and personal growth for our student-athletes.* Invest in the personal development of our student-athletes through various programs that enable them to be successful in the classroom, the community, and in their athletic activities.

The Student-Athlete Development Office coordinated more than 3,000 hours dedicated to service in Northwest Arkansas and worldwide. Razorback student-athletes worked with more than 80 agencies giving of their time and energy last season. Razorback student-athletes took advantage of the Razorback Leadership Academy, the first of its kind in the SEC in 2010-11 as well. Student-athletes, coaches and staff were shown steps to become better leaders on their teams, in the classroom, in the workplace and in life. Finally, student-athletes participated in Hogs in Transition, a program designed to help Razorbacks make the move to life after college and athletics. Student-athletes took part in career fairs, corporate office visits and interview training.

acadeMic ServiceS Recognizing the difficulty of balancing the demands of athletic competition at the highest level and completion of the rigorous academic standards of a Carnegie research-level university, the Razorback Athletic Department provides support services through both facilities and personnel to guide Arkansas student-athletes to their ultimate goal: University of Arkansas diploma. The key components of the Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement (SAASA) are personal development, career development, academic tutoring, study hall facilities, class attendance monitoring and incentive awards recognizing academic achievement.

The Bogle acadeMic cenTer There is no higher priority for the University of Arkansas Athletic Department than the academic progress of its scholar-athletes. Thanks to the generous gift of Bob and Marilyn Bogle, the home of the Razorback Athletic Department’s Student-Athlete Academic Support and Achievement program is the Bob and Marilyn Bogle Academic Center. The 15,000-square foot Bogle Academic Center is located in the east side of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium. Under the overall direction of Senior Associate Athletic Director Jon Fagg, the Bogle Academic Center houses the Arkansas Razorbacks Academic Support Program, the Razorback Office of Student Life and the Career Development Program. Associate Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Support Services Melissa Harwood-Rom oversees the staff of professionals dedicated to directing student-athletes to reach their personal academic goals, and to do so in ways that balance their academic, athletic and personal lives.

STudy hall and TuTorS A quiet setting for uninterrupted study, the Bogle Academic Center provides three types of study hall space. The computer lab has more than 30 stations for individual computer-based study. An open study hall is available for group or individual study, and monitored by staff members of the SAASA. There are 17 individual study carrels that provide space for tutors to meet with student-athletes for individual instruction in specific subjects. Each Razorback team sets its own criteria for study hall attendance. The use of tutors is a key element for academic success, allowing for individualized assistance and for reaching academic excellence in advanced subjects.

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coMPliance The University of Arkansas Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is proud to have your interest and support in the Razorbacks. The Razorback Athletics Compliance Office works hard to educate its student-athletes, coaches, staff and boosters on the rules and regulations mandated by the Southeastern Conference and the NCAA. SEC and NCAA rules and regulations can be complex, and every situation is different. The Razorback Compliance Office makes every effort to disseminate information, and they encourage student-athletes, coaches, staff and boosters to contact them if there are questions. The Razorback Athletics Department is proud of your support of the Razorbacks, but we caution you that inadvertent actions by our fans may jeopardize the department, current student-athletes or potential student-athletes.

MarkeTing The excitement of the University of Arkansas athletic teams continues to grow each season in the Southeastern Conference. Razorback football began a new era under head coach Bobby Petrino. Basketball coaches Mike Anderson and Tom Collen are bringing great excitement to Bud Walton Arena. Razorback baseball has witnessed an explosion of fans at Baum Stadium. State-of-the-art facilities, the nation’s best coaches and players and the greatest fans in college athletics come together for some of the most exciting events that take place in the state of Arkansas. The Razorback marketing staff is a big part of the behind-the-scenes success of all 19 teams at the university. They assist in the branding of our image, getting information to our fans and helping to fill our venues.

RAZORBACK SuppORt SeRVICeS Their work is evident in our stadiums, on the scoreboards and during pre-event, halftime and post-events. They work with sponsors, maintain the department’s Facebook page and welcome new fans with creative ticket and suite packages. The Razorback Marketing Office also handles the department’s licensing and trademark guidelines making sure the fans get the Razorback quality they have come to expect.

SPiriT Squad Along with being a Razorback, serving as a Razorback cheerleader has a long tradition at the University of Arkansas. Currently, the Razorbacks have two squads, a Red and White, that inspire the crowds at all home sporting events. Arkansas also has a dance team, the Razorback Pom Squad, which performs at halftime of many events. Members of the Pom Squad also serve at baseball games as RBI Girls. Arkansas has a team of uniformed mascots, led by the original Big Red, the Fighting Razorback. Sue E. joined the family along with kid-sized Pork Chop in the late 1990s. Boss Hog is a 9-foot-tall inflatable mascot that rounds out the team. Jean Nail serves as the coordinator for cheerleaders and mascots. She is assisted by Kraig Jimenez and Brooke Bailey. For more information on the cheer squads and tryouts, go to the Spirit Squad section of ArkansasRazorbacks.com.

SPorTS Medicine The University of Arkansas Sports Medicine staff is committed to provide each Razorback student-athlete with state-of-the-art medical care. The goal of our sports medicine program is to assist every student-athlete in staying healthy and injury free. The athletic training staff, in conjunction with our team physicians, will coordinate the delivery of professional and comprehensive preventative, treatment, rehabilitation, and counseling services.

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fRANK BROyleSAthletic Director Emeritus J. Frank Broyles and long-time assistant, Donita Ritchie, joined forces with the Razorback Foundation in 2008 and are instrumental in all facets of the fundraising process. Coach Broyles closed out a 50-year career of service to the university and now offers consultation and expertise for various fundraising opportunities, facility planning and donor relations.

Performing the vital role of supporting the student-athletes at the University of Arkansas with financial support, the Razorback Foundation, Inc., is in its fourth decade of working alongside the athletic department to advance Razorback Athletics. The goal of the foundation is ensuring that the more than 460 student-athletes at Arkansas have the equipment, facilities and overall support to achieve the goals of graduation and athletic achievement. The Foundation embarked on a new campaign “Answer the Call” for the 2011 football season. At the close of this campaign, approximately 2,600 new donors joined the Razorback Foundation. Every membership level saw an increase with a thirty percent increase in the top three classifications. The number of former letterwinners supporting the Razorback Foundation has grown to over 1,000, and with the recent hiring of head basketball coach Mike Anderson, membership numbers are expected to continue to increase. The Foundation, officially incorporated and relocated off campus in 1988, has helped provide financial aid for the construction of the Broyles Athletic Center (football and administrative offices), Charlie Baum Stadium at George Cole Field (baseball), John McDonnell Field (outdoor track and field), Randal Tyson Track Center (indoor track and field), Dills Indoor Tennis Center, the George M. Billingsley Tennis Center (outdoor), Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium (football) and has already begun fundraising efforts for several of the Capital Campaign Master Plan facilities.

Mission Statement The stated mission of the Razorback Foundation, Inc., is to support the athletic endeavors of the University of Arkansas Razorbacks. The Foundation assists our student-athletes by providing for scholarships, facilities and various programs that enable them to realize their dreams of achieving a quality college education while participating in athletics on a nationally competitive level.

Membership Levels The opportunity to participate in the annual fund giving to the Razorback Foundation, Inc., has several levels, beginning at the $50 Razorback level and continuing up to Broyles-Matthews Scholarship Platinum ($20,000 or more). For more information about levels of giving and benefits, please visit the foundation’s website at RazorbackFoundation.com.

Donita RitchieAdmin. Asst. toFrank Broyles

RAZORBACK fOuNDAtION, INC.

Harold HortonExecutive Director

Sean RochelleAssociate Director

Marvin CastonAssistant Director

Jessica DorrellAssistant Director

Jackie RollinsChief Financial

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Norm DeBriynAssociate Director

Charlotte FaucetteMember Relations

Debbie ScogginMember Relations

Julia WoodsMember Relations

Stacy AllenReceptionist

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