2009-10 university of miami swimming & diving media guide

75 WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS21 MEN’S DIVING ALL-AMERICANS

19 OLYMPIANS22 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS

2 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS8 COACHES OF THE YEAR

University InformationSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .University of Miami

City/Zip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Coral Gables, Fla./33146

Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1925

Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15,449

Nickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hurricanes

Mascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sebastian the Ibis

Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Orange, Green and White

Facility . . . . . . . . .Norman Whitten Student Union Pool (1,000)

Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Meters/Eight Lanes

Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .NCAA Division I

Conference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Atlantic Coast Conference

President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Donna E. Shalala

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . .Western College for Women (1962)

Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kirby Hocutt

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Kansas State (1995)

Senior Women’s Administrator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Connie Nickel

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Michigan (1982)

Athletic Department Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3822

Ticket Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1.800.GO.CANES

University Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.Miami.edu

Coaching StaffHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Christie Shefchunas

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tennessee (1997)

Years at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entering fourth year

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.9023

Head Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Randy Ableman

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Iowa (1983)

Years at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entering 21st year

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3639

Assistant Swimming Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Tricia Harm

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Georgia (2006)

Years at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entering second year

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3593

Harm Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

QUICK FACTS

2009-10 Season Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-4Roster Breakdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

CoachesHead Swimming Coach Christie Shefchunas . . . . . . . . 6Head Diving Coach Randy Ableman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Assistant Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

The HurricanesAthletes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9-19

2008-09 Review2008-09 Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21ACC Results . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

RecordsSchool Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23All-Time Top Performers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25National Champions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26Olympians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27All-Americans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29

2008-09 Dual Meet ResultsDate Opponent W/L Result

10/4 Florida Gulf Coast W W, 140-103

Florida State L 99-143

10/11 at NC State L 99-144

vs. Md.-Baltimore County W 162-79

10/18 FIU W 150-68

10/25 at Duke L 104-129

vs. Campbell W 179-54

11/8 Florida Atlantic W 129-100

11/15 at Georgia Tech W 147-124

vs. New Orleans W 186-57

vs. Georgia Southern W 183-88

vs.Western Kentucky L 129-155

12/5-7 Ohio State Invitational 5th (371 pts)

1/10 Kansas L 97-142

1/17 Central Connecticut State W 166-73

1/24 at Maryland L 104-183

vs. Richmond L 90-188

1/31 at FIU W 152-79

2/19-21 ACC Championships (College Park, Md.) 8th (219 pts)

3/19-21 NCAA Women’s Championships (College Station,Texas) 24th

3/26-28 NCAA Men’s Championships (College Station,Texas) 18th

Overall: 10-7 (1-4 ACC)

2008-09 ACC AccoladesBrittany Viola . . . . . Women’s ACC Meet Most Valuable Diver Reuben Ross . . . . . . . . Men’s ACC Meet Most Valuable Diver

ACC Male Diver of the YearACC Men’s Scholar-Athlete of the Year

2008-09 All-AmericansJenna Dreyer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-meter (8th)Reuben Ross . . . . 1-meter (7th), 3-meter (7th), Platform (3rd)

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Assistant Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dario DiFazio

Alma Mater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Oakland University (1995)

Years at Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Entering 14th year

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3639

DiFazio Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Athletic Trainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Brian Boyls-White

Strength and Conditioning Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . .Andrew Klich

Team Information2008-09 Dual Meet Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-7 (1-4 ACC)

ACC Finish

Women's Swimming and Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8thNCAA Qualifiers

Men's Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Women's Swimming and Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2Letterwinners Returning/Lost

Men's Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1Women's Swimming and Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/6NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost

Men's Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Women's Swimming and Diving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 swimmers

Media Relations Assistant A.D./Media Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mark Pray

Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3231

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Assistant SID/Swimming & Diving . . . . . . . . . . . .Bryan J. Harvey

Office Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3249

Cell Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.301.9826

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected]

Sports Media Relations Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.3244

Sports Media Relations Fax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .305.284.2807

Athletic Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .www.hurricanesports.com

Mailing Address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Hecht Athletic Center

5821 San Amaro Drive

Coral Gables, FL 33146

The UUniversity of Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30-31Administration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32Compliance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33Athletic Department Success . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35Academics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36Strength and Conditioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Athletic Training . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38The ACC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39South Florida . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

CreditsThe 2009-10 University of Miami Swimming and Diving Media Guide was

written and edited by Bryan J. Harvey with assistance by Etta Schaller,

Christie Shefchunas and Randy Ableman.

Design: Etta Schaller

Contributor: Jim Schaller,Aisha Koonce

Printing: FRANKLIN COMMUNICATIONS, LLC

Photos: J.C. Ridley, Eric Espada, Jessica Marshall, Elaine Cardenas,Toby

Brooks, Mike O’Leary

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SWIMMING AND DIVING OUTLOOKA favorite line from a head coach following a

successful season is, “We don’t want to live off lastyear.We want to build off of it.” That’s exactly whathead swimming coach Christie Shefchunas is think-ing, and saying, as she returns a core group of letter-winners from last year’s 10-win season—the firstsince 1995-96 on the women’s side of things.

Last season, the Hurricanes went 10-7, a winabove the previous season where they went 9-3.Since arriving at UM, Shefchunas has turned the pro-gram around each season with wins increasing everyyear.The 2009-10 year is expected to be one of thebest in recent years, and the UM coaching staff isexcited about the possibilities that lie ahead.

Entering into her fourth season at Miami,Shefchunas has the luxury of returning nine upper-classmen for the first time. She also welcomes a classof 11 newcomers that is easily believed to be thebest group of recruits in her time in Coral Gables.

“Having so many returners this year has reallyhelped with leadership,” admits Shefchunas.“In yearspast, we only had one or two people that were will-ing to step up and lead this team. Now we have theentire group ready to lead this team to greatness.”

Miami welcomes back two swimmers who col-lected NCAA “B” cut times from a year ago in

Annika Saarnak (Puhaleda, Estonia) and Dana Hatic(Coral Springs, Fla.).

Over the summer of 2009, Saarnak competedfor her home country of Estonia at the FINA WorldChampionships in Rome. Saarnak’s ability to performon the national stage will only help in her ability toperform at the highest level in the Atlantic CoastConference (ACC) and NCAA. Last season, Saarnakhelped to post a teamsecond-best 26 topfive times on the yearin several differentevents and relays. Sheplayed a vital part in alltop five season timesfor the ‘Canes, includ-ing a school second-best mark in the 200free relay. That doesnot include the factthat she anchored the school-record breaking 400medley relay team that took a time of 3:43.42 at theACC Championships.

Hatic proved to be a high-quality freshman lastyear for the Hurricanes, posting 12 top five times forUM on the year, including a school-record perfor-

mance in the 100 breaststroke. Hatic also served asa member of the school-record breaking 200 med-ley relay squad at the ACC Championships, swim-ming the second-leg of that event. At that samemeet, Hatic was once again the second leg for the400 medley relay team that laid a time of 3:43.42 atthe ACC Championships.

“Both Dana [Hatic] and Annika [Saarnak] gottheir individual NCAA“B” cuts last season,and we expect themto qualify for the meetthis year,” addsShefchunas. “DeidreNovotny will be a topreturner as well,breaking the schoolrecord in the 200backstroke last year.Lauren Jacoby and

Ryann Labreche, also top returners will be expectedto be at the top in the mid distance free events.”

Miami also welcomes in several newcomers thatShefchunas and her staff believes will have immedi-ate impacts on the team. Among the newcomersexpected to contribute quickly are ChristineAnderson (Chattanooga, Tenn.), Sofia Johansson(Ramlosa, Sweden), Hannah Kling (Miami, Fla.) andKayla Smith (Madison,Wis.).

Kling comes to UM as a highly-touted recruitfrom Miami’s Palmetto Senior High School whereshe was named as a Miami-Herald All-Dade CountyFirst Team member in her junior and senior seasons.Kayla Smith arrives after serving as a team captainand being named an All-State team member seventimes at Madison Memorial High School in Madison,Wis. Johansson helped her team to a first place fin-ish in the Swedish Junior Nationals, in addition toholding the school record in the 50 and 100 breast.Anderson was tabbed an All-American all four yearsof high school in the breaststroke, IM and free relays.She was also selected an All-American in the 200medley relay.

“We have a wonderful group of newcomers thisyear,” said Shefchunas.“Some of the top newcomersare Sofia Johansson, a top breaststroker fromSweden; Hannah Kling, a great backstroker fromMiami; Christine Anderson, a great breaststrokerfrom Tennessee; and Kayla Smith, a sprinter fromWisconsin. A lot of these ladies are very raw andhave never trained like a high-level swimmer. I feelwith a consistent, high-level training program, theywill just get better and better. There are some greatthings to come.”

Additionally, Roxanne Meyer (Johannesburg,Gauteng, South Africa), a swimmer who sat out lastseason for the Hurricanes, and Alicia Casillas(Merida, Spain) will be swimming for the Hurricanes.Casillas sat out last season after transferring fromthe University of Kansas. Shefchunas is excited aboutboth swimmers being able to compete this year, andadds that their strength and experience in the poolwill only help in the Hurricanes striving towards anACC title in 2009-10.

“We don’t want to live offlast year. We want to build

off of it.”-- Head Swimming Coach

Christie Shefchunas

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SWIMMING AND DIVING OUTLOOKin College Station, Texas. However, the Orlandosenior did earn back-to-back ACC titles in the 1-meter springboard and 10-meter platform. Thatnumber goes along with 13 first place finishes inthree different diving areas throughout the year.

As for Reuben Ross, his storied career at UMlooks to continue to new heights in 2009-10 as hewill be looking to gain All-America honors in each of

his four years in CoralGables. In 2009, theRegina, Saskatchewannative became just thefourth male diver inUM history to sweepAll-America honors in all three divingevents at the NCAAChampionships.

“Reuben didn’thave the year he had prior in 2008, but he still justhad a fantastic season last year,” commentedAbleman. “This year, he’s more seasoned and a bet-ter competitor than he was a year ago, and not tomention stronger. This year, he’ll have several moreopportunities to go to a lot of international compe-titions, and his diving over the summer is only goingto increase those possibilities of getting even better.”

Much like Viola on the women’s side, Ross entersthe season as the only male diver for UM. He tooparticipated over the summer in the FINA WorldChampionships, taking home a bronze medal for hishome country of Canada in the 3-meter synchro-nized springboard. Ross was selected as last season’sACC Championships Most Valuable Diver, and laterhonored as the ACC Male Diver of the Year.

He will look to continue his astonishing perfor-mance from 2008-09 this season as he has addednew dives to his repertoire, as well as gettingstronger with rigorous of-season workouts andlengthy diving sessions.

Miami diving has always been a household nameamong the NCAA diving community, and this yearshould be no different, even with just two divers—one on each side.Ableman and his staff have alwaysbeen able to get the best out of their student-ath-letes, and having a pair of All-Americans leading thecharge should provide the staff with extra incentiveto look for even more national titles in the comingyear.

“I think with only two divers we are able to con-centrate on getting the best out of each of them thisseason,” expressed Ableman. “Of course we wouldlove to have more divers, but having just two is finebecause we can concentrate on those two, andmake sure that each is performing to the level ofexcellence we have grown to expect here at theUniversity of Miami.”

Randy Ableman has produced 22 national championsand numerous All-Americans in his 21 years in CoralGables.This season, he returns two prolific divers inBrittany Viola (women) and Reuben Ross (men),both of whom are national champions from the2008 season.

Viola suffered through an injury most of the2008-09 campaign, but has bounced back strongerthan ever. Eventhrough an injury, shewas able to earn MostValuable Female Diveraccolades at the 2009ACC Swimming &Diving Championships.She spent the summerof 2009 competing forthe United StatesDiving Team as teamcaptain during the FINA World Championships inRome. That experience is certainly going to aid inher quest to regain national prominence as one ofthe country best female divers.

“I think we’re motivated to take Brittany’s divingto the next level this season,” stated Ableman. “Sofar’ we’re on track with that, and she’s picked upright where she left off last year. She’s in tremendousshape, and she’s learning a few new dives. Brittany’snot going to beautify what she did a year ago.We’regoing to take it to the next level.”

Viola finished the year just short of back-to-backAll-American honors at the NCAA Championships

“Roxanne [Meyer] and Alicia [Casillas] are goingto make a huge impact this year,” commentedShefchunas. “Roxy is a top backstroker and Im’er.Alicia is a top distance swimmer. Both will con-tribute and have great functions on this team.”

The Hurricanes believe this year should be onethat is special in Coral Gables.The key elements arein place, and the cupboard is full with all the ingredi-ents to bring together a top-caliber team.Shefchunas has shown she can recruit All-Americatalent in the past while she was at SMU, and nowshe is bringing that flavor to the University of Miami.With records continuing to be set every season atUM, this year should be much of the same, if notbetter, for an up-and-coming program in the pool atUM.

“This year is unlike any year since I’ve beenhere,” expressed Shefchunas. “These are all womenthat I've recruited, and they all have excellent atti-tudes and a passion to be great and to make thisteam great. I feel like we've taken baby steps forwardto improve this program in the last three years, andthis is the first year that we have everything in placeto take a leap forward. From the leadership, the atti-tude, the passion to be great, the passion for the ‘U’,the work ethic—all things seem to be in place to dosome amazing things.”

DIVING OUTLOOKRebuilding is never part of the equation for the

University of Miami diving program. Head coach

'We’re going to take it to the next level.”

-- Head Diving Coach Randy Ableman


2009-10 MIAMI ROSTERSwimming

NAME HEIGHT CLASS HOMETOWN

Christine Anderson 5-6 Fr. Chattanooga,Tenn.

Alicia Casillas 5-9 R-Jr. Merida, Spain

Hagar Elgendy 6-0 So. Alexandria, Egypt

Taylor Grenda 5-6 So. Hockessin, Del.

Dana Hatic 6-0 So. Coral Springs, Fla.

Lauren Jacoby 6-2 R-So. Vienna,Va.

Sofia Johansson 5-6 Fr. Ramlösa, Sweden

Hannah Kling 5-11 Fr. Miami, Fla.

Ryann Labreche 6-0 Jr. Fort Myers, Fla.

Gina Mayer 5-9 So. Land O’Lakes, Fla.

Roxanne Meyer 5-7 So. Johannesburg, Gauteng (South Africa)

Haley Nicholson 5-6 Fr. Pensacola, Fla.

Deidre Novotny 5-6 Jr. Palm Harbor, Fla.

Madeline O’Keefe 5-6 Fr. Madison,Wis.

Tiffany Petzold 5-9 Jr. Andover, Mass.

Annika Saarnak 6-1 Jr. Puhaleda, Estonia

Erin Simpson 5-6 So. Lookout Mountain,Tenn.

Susan Smiddy 5-8 Fr. Miami, Fla.

Kayla Smith 5-10 Fr. Madison,Wis.

Nicole Wright 5-10 So. Leesburg,Va.

Diving (women)NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWNBrittany Viola Sr. Diving Orlando, Fla.

Diving (men)NAME CLASS EVENT HOMETOWNReuben Ross Sr. Diving Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada)

Roster BreakdownBy RegionInternational (6)Alicia Casillas Merida, SpainHagar Elgendy Alexandria, EgyptSofia Johansson Ramlösa, SwedenRoxanne Meyer Johannesburg, Gauteng, South AfricaReuben Ross Regina, Saskatchewan, CanadaAnnika Saarnak Puhaleda, Estonia

Delaware (1)Taylor Grenda Hockessin

Florida (8)Dana Hatic Coral SpringsHannah Kling MiamiRyann Labreche Fort MyersGina Mayer Land O’LakesHaley Nicholson PensacolaDiedre Novotny Palm HarborSusan Smiddy MiamiBrittany Viola Orlando

Brittany Viola (Orlando, Fla.)

Virginia (2)Lauren Jacoby ViennaNicole Wright Leesburg

Massachusetts (1)Tiffany Petzold Andover

Tennessee (2)Christine Anderson ChattanoogaErin Simpson Lookout Mountain

Wisconsin (2)Madeline O’Keefe MadisonKayla Smith Madison

By ClassSeniors 2Juniors 5Sophomores 8Freshmen 7


CHRISTIESHEFCHUNASHead Swimming CoachTennessee, 1997Fourth Season

Given the responsibility of leading theUniversity of Miami swimming program back tonational prominence, Christie Shefchunas is nowin her fourth year as head coach at UM, and has

established the Hurricanes swimming program as a contender amongst thenation’s elite once again. She has not only brought in All-America talent, but shehas directed several Hurricanes in school-record breaking performances in justthree full years at the helm in Coral Gables.

Hired on May 19, 2006 by then Athletic Director Paul Dee, Shefchunas’responsibilities included redefining the Hurricanes swimming program alongsidea diving program that is annually considered one of the nation’s best. Now, afterthree seasons, Shefchunas has done that, and much more.

The recruiting class for the 2009-10 season is seen as one of the best inschool history, and certainly the best since Shefchunas has been at UM. Her highlevel of recruiting certainly paid off as she brought in a host of All-America per-formers from high school, as well as three transfers that will eligible to competefor the Hurricanes on the year.

“This year [2009-10] is unlike any year since I’ve been here,” expressedShefchunas. “These are all women that I’ve recruited, and they all have excellentattitudes and a passion to be great and to make this team great. I feel like we’vetaken baby steps forward to improve this program in the last three years, andthis is the first year that we have everything in place to take a leap forward.”

In 2008-09, Shefchunas did something that no other UM women’s swimmingcoach had been able to accomplish since 1995-96—register 10 or more wins ina season. She registered a 10-7 record last year, helping the Hurricanes to aneighth place finish at the ACC Championships in College Park, Md.

At the meet, Miami student-athletes recorded 19 of the season’s Top 10times for the year. The Hurricanes also saw seven school-record times fall in theACC meet, collecting the most school record breaking performances in onemeet in more than a decade. On the season, UM posted a sweep of FIU in twomeets, as well as defeating ACC foe Georgia Tech, New Orleans and GeorgiaSouthern in a five-way meet hosted by Georgia Tech in Atlanta.

UM also saw three swimmers collect NCAA “B” cut times, including two ofShefchunas’ recruits in Annika Saarnak and Dana Hatic.

During the summer of 2009, Shefchunas saw her first UM swimmer competeat the FINA World Championships participant [Saarnak] in Rome. Saarnak com-peted for her home country of Estonia, and the rising junior performed well inher first-ever international event.

“I’m so happy with the progress we’ve made over the last three years, butthere is still so much more we are working on accomplishing,” admittedShefchunas. “We have a long way to go in order to reach our goals that we haveset for this program…winning ACC’s and being in the top 10 at NCAA’s.”

In her first season (2006-07), Shefchunas earned wins over WesternKentucky, Tampa and local opponent Florida International twice while theHurricanes finished with just a 4-5 overall record. She would lead the squad to aseventh place finish at the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Championships in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, followed by a19th place finish atthe NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Those numbers drastically changed in 2007-08 as the level of student-athleteincreased, as well as the talent Shefchunas put so much effort into recruiting dur-ing the off-season. The Hurricanes finished 8-3 in dual meets, but the results atthe ACC Championships was far from what Shefchunas expected.

Shefchunas came to UM as a well-respected coach. She arrived fromSouthern Methodist University where she served as an assistant coach for theMustangs and lead recruiter.

During her tenure at SMU, Shefchunas the Mustangs swimming program fin-ished in the top eight at the NCAA Championships on three occasions from2003-05, as well as earning WAC Conference (2004-05) and Conference USA(2006) Championships. While there, she assisted in the coaching and develop-ment of 22 All-America performers, 33 conference champions and 26 NCAAqualifiers.

In her role as lead recruiter for SMU, Shefchunas was instrumental in bring-ing in 11 student-athletes that earned All-America honors while 20 went on towin conference titles.

Prior to her stint at SMU, she was an assistant coach at Michigan StateUniversity in East Lansing. She served in that capacity from 2000-02 where shewas in charge of the men’s and women’s sprint teams. Shefchunas also served asthe Capital Area assistant coach in the summer of 2001 and ’02. Prior to MSU,she directed the Chartiers Valley Swim Club in Bridgeville, Pennsylvania for near-ly two years after serving for a short time as assistant swim coach at the club.

Christie Shefchunas is a 1997 graduate of the University of Tennessee inKnoxville. While swimming for the Lady Vols program, Shefchunas was tabbed asa four-time All-American while also serving as a team captain during both herjunior and senior seasons. Shefchunas and her teammates still hold numerousTop 10 relay times (200 free, 400 free) for the Lady Vols.

“I said it when I got here, and I will keep saying it until it happens. I’m excitedto be at the ‘U’, and I know we’ll continue to improve in our efforts to be thebest program in the ACC and the nation,” remarked Shefchunas. “We have agreat facility, great administration and great weather that rival any program in thecountry. That makes the University of Miami a premier place for student-ath-letes to want to come. The Hurricane spirit surrounds this program, and I am soexcited about the future here.”

The Shefchunas FileAlma Mater (Year). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee (1997)Seasons as a Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entering 4thAt Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SameOverall Dual Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-15At Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SameNational Champions Coached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1At Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0All-Americans Coached. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22At Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 0

Shefchunas’ Coaching Experience2006-pres. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach, University of Miami2002-06 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Coach, Southern Methodist University2000-02 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Coach, Michigan State University1999-2000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach, Chartiers Valley Swim Club

HEAD COACHES


RANDY ABLEMAN Head Diving Coach21st Season

Randy Ableman is entering into his illustrious21st season at the helm of the University ofMiami diving program. Since joining theHurricanes coaching staff in the spring of 1989,Ableman has developed the Hurricanes divingteam into one of the nation's premier programs,while making his mark as one of the nation's mostrespected diving authorities on the collegiate and

national level, respectively.Ableman is a nine-time NCAA Diving Coach of the Year, earning the national

honor six (6) consecutive years from 1995-2000 and was named the Big EastConference's Men's Diving Coach of the Year in 2000, 2002 and 2003.Alongsidethat, he was selected as the Women's Coach of the Year four consecutive timesfrom 2000-2003.

In 2002, Ableman was honored by U.S. Diving as he was awarded the PhilBoggs Award, presented annually to honor those who have achieved individualexcellence in diving and have given back a part of themselves to assure thesport's continuation and success.

In now his 20 seasons at the University of Miami, Ableman has coached 12National Champions to a NCAA-record 23 individual national titles, includingfour-time NCAA Champions Dean Panaro, Rio Ramirez and Tyce Routson.Recently added to his list of national awardees are Brittany Viola and ReubenRoss who each collected individual titles in 2008.

From 1991-2002, in one of the most impressive streaks in NCAA diving his-tory, the Miami men's and women's diving teams combined for 20 individualNCAA Championships. During which time, the Hurricanes won at least onenational title for 12 consecutive seasons, naming at least two NCAA Championsin six seasons.

Miami swept the field at the 1997 Men's NCAA Championship, winning the1-meter springboard, 3-meter springboard and 10-meter platform and in 1996the Hurricanes placed first, second and third in both the 3-meter springboardand 10-meter platform.Ableman led the Hurricanes to another NCAA record in1996 with the trio of Tyce Routson, Brian Gillooly and Chris Mantilla becomingthe first freshman in NCAA history to sweep the 10-meter platform at theNCAA Championships.

Under Ableman's guidance, 24 Hurricanes have garnered All-America honorswith at least one (1) UM diver earning All-America status every year since 1989.In 1995, the Hurricanes became the first school in NCAA history to have fivedivers - Jose Gil, Brian Ramos, Chris Mantilla, Brian Gillooly and Tyce Routson -earn All-America honors in the same year. Needless to say, national title holdersViola and Ross were added to the long list of All-Americans coached underAbleman in 2008.

Hurricane divers have also excelled on the Olympic level during Ableman'stenure, with a total of 11 divers, representing seven different countries, compet-ing at the Olympic Games since 1992, including U.S. Diving Team member andformer Hurricane Kyle Prandi.

In 2004,Ableman made his third trip to the Olympic Games as a member ofthe U.S. Olympic Diving Team coaching staff. He also served on the 1996 and2000 Olympic teams and in the summer of 2003,Ableman served as the U.S. PanAm Games head coach.

But, more recently,Ableman served as head coach of the diving team for theRepublic of South Africa and coached two more Hurricanes in Summer OlympicGames. Current diver Jenna Dreyer (South Africa) made her second trip to theOlympic Games to represent her home country under the guidance of Ablemanin 2008 in Beijing, China.Also participating for the Hurricanes as a member of anational team was Dreyer's teammate Reuben Ross--representing his homecountry of Canada. Dreyer was also a member of the South African nationalteam in 2004 during the Olympic Game sin Athens, Greece.

Ableman came to Miami in 1989 after a four-year stint as the head divingcoach at the University of South Carolina from 1985-1989 and a one-year stay asthe head coach at Wright State in 1984.

A native of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Ableman graduated from the University ofIowa with a Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Education in 1983.

A four-time All-American diver at Iowa, Ableman was the 1981 NCAAChampion in the 1-meter springboard and still to this day holds the Hawkeyesschool record in the 3-meter springboard. Ableman was inducted into theUniversity of Iowa Athletics Hall of Fame in 2005.

In 1980, Ableman was named to the U.S. Olympic Diving Team, but wasforced to miss the 1980-Moscow games due to an American boycott. From1978-1984, he was a member of the U.S. National Team.

He is married to the former Karen Gorham, who was the 1980 U.S. Indoorchampion in the 1-meter springboard. The couple has two daughters, CharlottePatricia and Samantha Rose.

The Ableman FileAlma Mater (Year) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa (1983)Seasons as a Head Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25At Miami . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Entering 21stNational Champions Coached . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23At Miami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23All-Americans Coached. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57At Miami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Olympians Coached. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11At Miami. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Ableman's Coaching Experience1989-Current. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach, University of Miami1985-1989 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach, University of South Carolina1984-1985 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head Coach,Wright State

HEAD COACHES


DARIO DI FAZIO Assistant Diving Coach14th Season

Dario Di Fazio is in his 14th season as anassistant diving coach at the University of Miami.Di Fazio brings a wealth of diving experience andhistory to Miami as he, along with head coachRandy Ableman, lead one of the nation's mostprestigious diving programs.

Since coming to Miami in 1996, a total of 10Hurricane divers have gone on to win 14 national

titles. As a diver, Di Fazio's resume is highlighted by appearances in the 1992Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain and the Centennial Olympic Gamesof 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia as a member of the Venezuelan Olympic Diving Team--registering top-20 finishes at both.

Di Fazio was also a 32-time Venezuelan National Champion as well as aseven-time South American Champion and a member of the 1995 VenezuelanPan American team that competed in Argentina. In 1994 placed 16th at theWorld Championships in Rome, Italy. In 1989 he moved to the U.S. to train andpractice under the supervision of current UM head coach Randy Ableman beforegoing on to dive at Oakland University on the collegiate level.

At Oakland, Di Fazio was a three-time NCAA Division II champion from1993-95 and was named the NCAA Division II Diver of the Year in 1994.

The native of Venezuela earned his Bachelor's Degree in ManagementInformation systems from Oakland (Mich.) in 1995 and an Associate's Degree inComputer Science from Miami-Dade Community College in 1992.

Di Fazio is married to the former Gigi Goebel.

Di Fazio’s Coaching Experience1996-Current . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Diving Coach, University of Miami

TRICIA HARMAssistant Swimming Coach2nd Season

An up-and-coming coach with a proven back-ground in and out of the water on the collegiatelevel of athletics,Tricia Harm is entering into hersecond year at the University of Miami as anassistant coach for the Hurricanes swimming pro-gram. Harm arrived to Miami after spending the2007-08 season as a volunteer assistant at TheOhio State University.

Harm was an All-American swimmer for the University of Georgia from2002-06. She was a member of the 2005 NCAA Championship squad, as well asthe 2006 team that captured the Southeastern Conference title by upsettingheavy-favorite Auburn. In 2006, Harm participated in the 200-yard medley relaysquad that won the NCAA championship.

In her career at Georgia, Harm was named as an All-American eight times.She is also a three-time qualifier at the United States Olympic Swimming trials.

She held the school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay until it was brokenin 2007. Harm is ranked third all-time for the Bulldogs in the 200-yard individualmedley and 200-yard medley relay. On her way to helping the Bulldogs collectthe 2006 NCAA title in the 200-yard medley relay, she also finished as a runner-up in the 200-yard individual medley. Harm went on to collect a second placefinish in both the 200 and 400-yard freestyle relay.

She is currently ranked fourth all-time in UGA history in the 100-yard but-terfly, fourth in the 100-yard backstroke, and is a part of the fifth place all-timeteam in school history for the 200-yard freestyle relay. Harm was named as ateam captain in her senior season.

As a coach, Harm ventured back down south to coach the Athens BulldogSwim Club team in Athens, Ga., in 2006. She used time during the 2007 springand summer seasons instructing the Spirit Swim Club team in Newtown,Pennsylvania. In the summers between 2000 and 2002, she served as assistantcoach for the Somerton Springs Swim Club team in Feasterville, Pa. While assist-ing at The Ohio State University, Harm volunteered her time with the GreaterColumbus Swim Team of Ohio.

Tricia Harm is a native of Philadelphia, Pa. She earned a degree in SportsStudies from the University of Georgia in 2006, as well as a minor in Sociology.She went on to attain a master’s degree in Sport and Exercise Management fromOhio State University.

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in the 1-meter springboard where she netted a score of 324.65, a new career-best for that event … Had a total of nine (9) first place finishes in the 1-meterspringboard throughout the year … Set a pool record for women in the 1-meterevent against Florida Atlantic when she scored a 296.10 … Her winning score of296.45 was one of her top performances on the road at the Georgia tech FallInvitational … Picked up seven (7) first place finishes in the 3-meter springboard,including 12 top three performances overall … Failed to collect a top three fin-ish in just one (1) event on the campaign … Her best performance came at theACC Championships where she put in a score of 340.55 through five dives, alsoa career-best for the Orlando native … Posted a score of 308.70 for first placeat the Georgia Tech Invite … Best performance at home was against FloridaInternational with a score of 290.00 in the 3-meter event … Recorded a scoreof 286.70 in a tri-meet against FAU and Florida Gulf Coast

Freshman (2006-07)Named the 2007 Atlantic Coast Conference Freshman of the Year ...Was also

an All-American team in her first season at UM ... Placed sixth in the women’s10-meter platform finals with a score of 285.50 at the NCAA Championships inMinnesota after a preliminary score of 294.55 ...At the ACC Championships, fin-ished in second place in the platform event with a score of 303.45 ... Earned hon-orable mention All-American in the three-meter springboard with a 14th placefinish at the NCAA’s.

High School/PrepParticipated in the Junior World Championships, finishing in second place on

the 10 meter platform ...Turned in a first-place finish in the one-meter event atthe state championships ... As a freshman, captured second place in the statechampionships and finished fourth her sophomore year at the state champi-onships.

PersonalBorn in St. Paul, Minnesota … Majoring in Electronic Media & Sports

Administration … Strives to be a sports commentator one day in the future …Daughter of Frank and Kathy Viola … Has two siblings, Frankie (24) and Kaley(19) … Chose to attend UM because of Coach Ableman, the diving team and thecampus atmosphere.

Around the Pool with ViolaEnjoys dancing, billiards, bowling and volleyball away from the pool … Says

her first impression of Miami was that it was beautiful and relaxing … Herfavorite athlete is her father, Frank Viola, the 1987 World Series MVP with theMinnesota Twins, as well as the 1988 American League Cy Young Award winner… Favorite television show is One Tree Hill … Says the one thing she’d tell chil-dren is to enjoy the sport you do, and to do it for yourself and have fun … Hermother has been the biggest influence in her life because she’s an amazingwoman and caring individual.

BRITTANY VIOLASenior • DivingOrlando, Fla.Lake Highland Prep

Viola’s Career Bests1-Meter . . . . . . . . . 324.65 (Feb. 23, 2008)3-Meter . . . . . . . . . 340.55 (Feb. 23, 2008)Platform. . . . . . . . . 702.50 (March 22,2008)

For a young lady from the “Sunshine State”, this up-and-coming star certainlyshowed there are bright days ahead in Coral Gables. In 2008, sophomore diverBrittany Viola added one more dream to that equation as she not only collectedthree Atlantic Coast Conference Championships by sweeping the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform diving events, but she also collected the first women’s indi-vidual national diving title for the Hurricanes since 2000. The Orlando, Floridanative added her name to the short list of just four, including Viola, women’s div-ing national champions in Hurricanes history. She owns almost every sophomoreclass record at UM, including NCAA participation and ACC individual meetrecords.

Junior (2008-09)Competed over the summer of 2009 as the team captain for the United

States Diving Team at the FINA World Championships in Rome … CollectedAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Championship titles in the 1-meter spring-board and 10-meter platform at College Park, Md. … The second time in asmany years she has claimed ACC titles in those two events … Named the 2009ACC Championships Most Valuable Diver … Claimed a total of 13 first place fin-ishes in her three diving events (1m, 3m and platform) over the course of theseason … Picked up a first place finish on the platform at the Ohio StateInvitational, posting a total score of 308.80 … Earned a season second-bestscore of 316.20 on the 1-meter springboard in a dual meeting with FloridaAtlantic as she posted a score of 316.20 … Had her best score on the 1-meterboard at the ACC Championships in claiming the crown with a score of 341.85… On the 3-meter board, collected her highest score of the year (360.60) at FIUon Jan. 30 … Finished third on the 3-meter board at the ACC Championshipswith a score of 357.90 … Picked up an honorable mention All-American title atthe NCAA Championships on the 1-meter board with a performing point totalof 301.60 … Only competed in two platform events for the season, one being atop place finish at the ACC Championships, turning in a score of 361.85 – thehighest mark for her on the year … Did not compete in many platform eventsdue to a nagging injury … Picked up first place honors on the 3-meter board in atri-meet with ACC foe Duke and Campbell with a score of 318.15 … Hadanother first place total (299.63) in a non-conference dual meet with theUniversity of Kansas at home.

Sophomore (2007-08)Placed herself beside some of the great names in Miami women’s diving his-

tory, wiping away several records for the Hurricanes … National Champion inthe 10-meter platform … Posted a score of 362.60 in the finals to walk awaywith the first women’s individual title at UM since former All-American JennyKeim in the same platform event … Just the fourth women’s national championin diving for the Hurricanes all-time, joining Jenny Keim (1999, 2000), WendyWilliams (1989) and Doris Glenn Easterly (1998) … Collected top finishes in allfour of the platform events for which she competed on the year … Blew awaythe scores at the NCAA Zone “B” Championships on six dives where she col-lected a score of 702.50 … Tabbed an All-America performer following a seventhplace finish at the NCAA Championships in the 1-meter springboard … Sweptall three diving events at the 2008 ACC Championships for first place titles inthree events … Picked up her best score of the year at the ACC Championships

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REUBEN ROSSSenior • DivingRegina, Saskatchewan(Canada)W.P. Wagner SchoolRoss’ Career Bests1-Meter . . . . . . . . . 425.90 (Nov. 18, 2007)3-Meter . . . . . . . . . 466.80 (March 28,2008)Platform. . . . . . . . . 796.70 (March 16,2008)

After competing for Canada in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing,China, junior Reuben Ross is certainly well on his way to etching his name toseveral categories in the University of Miami history books for men’s diving.Ross captured the school’s 20th NCAA individual title for men’s diving, and justthe fifth all-time in UM history for the 3-meter springboard. The Regina,Saskatchewan native of Canada was able to capture his first-ever NCAA champi-onships closer to his hometown as the championships were held in Federal Way,Washington, a suburb of nearby Seattle. In the process, Ross also collected All-America honors in the 3-meter springboard in order to complete his “collec-tion” of being named an All-American in all three events, after collecting theesteemed honor as a freshman in the other two events. Ross is the 15th All-American from the University of Miami in the 3-meter event on the men’s sideof collegiate diving. He ended his sophomore season as one of the best in hisclass at UM in school history, alongside former greats Greg Louganis, GregGarlich, Rio Ramirez and Bryan Gillooly as sophomore All-American performersas Hurricanes.

Junior (2008-09)Competed for his home country of Canada in several events at the FINA

World Championships in Rome over the summer of 2009 … Earned a 10thplace finish with partner Riley McCormick on the 10-meter synchronized plat-form … Picked up three finals appearances at the FINA World Championships,including a bronze medal with partner Alexandre Despatie on the 3-meter syn-chro springboard … Named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Men’sSwimming and Diving Scholar Athlete of the Year … Named to the ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-District Team … Tabbed the ACC Male Diver of the Year… Ross earned his second consecutive ACC Diver of the Year honor after post-ing three All-America finishes at the NCAA Championships in College Station,Texas … The Regina, Saskatchewan (Canada) native was a unanimous selectionafter he finished third on the platform as well as seventh on both the 1-meterand 3-meter boards … Claimed a score of 379.80 in the NCAA finals of the 1-meter springboard … Earned a score of 400.60 on the 3-meter board … At the2009 ACC Championships, Ross earned first place on both the 1m and 3mboards, as well as a runner-up finish on the platform … The Hurricane diverearns Miami's fourth Diver of the Year accolade in the fifth year of the award …The 2008 Summer Olympian--diving for Canada, finished his storied 2008-09season as the Most Outstanding Diver on the men's side of this year's ACCSwimming & Diving Championships … He left this year's platform championshipsas just the fifth diver in Miami's storied history of men's diving to earn All-American honors in all three diving events (1-meter, 3-meter and platform) atthe NCAA Championships … Only Miguel Velazquez (2004), Tyce Routson(1996, '97, 2000), Chris Mantilla (1996, '97, '98) and Bryan Gillooly (1996, '97) hadaccomplished that task before … He earned his highest finish on the platform(third) at the NCAA's in his career, collecting a finals score of 452.75 … Earnedfour first place finishes on the year in the 1-m and 3-m events combined …Registered his highest score of the year on the 1-m board at the ACCChampionships, posting a score of 453.10 … Finished second on the platform atboth the Georgia Tech Invite (400.30) and Ohio State Invite (383.90) … Had asecond place finish on the platform at the ACC Championships with a score of431.30 … Claimed a first place finish at the Georgia Tech Diving Invite on the 3-meter board with a total score of 433.00 … Helped UM to an 18th place finish

THE HURRICANESat the NCAA Championships with 40 points scored … Also helped the UMmen’s diving team to be recognized as having posted multi-year APR scores inthe top 10 percent of all squads in their respective sports … Those teams recog-nized during the 2008-09 year had an APR score of between 976 and a perfect1000.

Sophomore (2007-08)Established himself among the great names in Miami history by collecting a

national title in the 3-meter springboard … Joined the long list of All-Americansas Hurricane divers … Became the first male diving national champion for theHurricanes since 2002 (Imre Lengyel) in the 10-meter platform … All-Americanand All-ACC performer in back-to-back years at UM … First 3-meter spring-board UM national title holder since Bryan Gillooly in 1998 … Collected a scoreof 466.80 in the NCAA Finals of the 3-meter springboard to collect the title …Had just a 359.25 score after the first round of action … Also collected a firstplace finish at the Ohio State Invitational (431.85) … Again, bounced back strongin the finals at OSU after a preliminary round score of 341.90 … Had a regular-season best mark of 441.30 at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational … In 1-meteraction, Ross placed first, second and third, respectively, in three events through-out the campaign … Enjoyed a first place finish at the Georgia Tech Fall Invite inthe 1-meter springboard with a score of 425.90 (career-best) … Placed secondin a tri-match with Florida State and Florida A&M with a score of 347.20 …Participated in just four platform diving events on the year—one being a firstplace finish at the GT Fall Invite (377.45) … Finished fourth at the NCAAChampionships with a total score of 445.50 … Ended second at the NCAAZone “B” Championships with a career-best score of 796.70 for the weekendevent.

Freshman (2006-07)Collected numerous accolades during his freshman campaign ... Earned an

Atlantic Coast Conference Championship title in the three-meter diving eventwith a score of 439.15 ...Also earned All-American honors with an eighth-placefinish in the one-meter springboard with a score of 315.15 and a fourth-place fin-ish in the men’s 10-meter platform with a score of 369.15 at the 2007 NCAASwimming and Diving Championships ... Prior to the NCAA Championships,Ross finished second in both the 10-meter platform and the three-meter plat-form at the Zone B Diving Championships ... Was also named to the 2006-07ACC Academic Honor Roll and the 2006-07 All-ACC Academic Swimming andDiving Team.

High School/PrepCompeted in the Age Group Nationals in 2004 and the Canadian Olympic

trials ... Placed second on the one meter and finished third on the three meter atthe Age Group Nationals ...At the Olympic trials, turned in a fourth-place finishin the three meter diving event ... In 2003, competed in the Senior Nationals aswell as the Age Group Nationals ... Scored a 426 on the three meter at the 2005World Championship trials.

PersonalFull name is Reuben Daniel Ross … Majoring in Civil Engineering at UM …

Son of Nat and Mary Ross … Born in his home town of Regina, Saskatchewan inCanada … Has four siblings in Timothy (32), Elliott (22),Azelia (28) and Madeline(26) … Chose to attend UM because of the excellent balance of good athletesand good academics.

Around the Pool with RossLists a hobby as working with wood and reading … Says his first impression

of Miami was that it was completely different from anything he was used to …Lists his favorite sports team as the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL … Favoritemovies include Crash, Fight Club and The Shawshank Redemption … Favoritetelevision show is Firefly … Says his favorite book is What’s So Amazing AboutGrace … Advice he would give to young people would be to stay optimisticabout life and not to let other people tell you what to think.


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PersonalDaughter of Manuel and Francisca Casillas …

Has two siblings, brother Manuel (13) and sisterIrene (22) … Majoring in Art at Miami.

RYANN LABRECHEJunior • FreestyleFort Myers, Fla.Bishop Verot HS

Labreche’s Career Bests100 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53.40 (Feb. 21, 2009)200 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:50.60 (Feb. 20, 2009)500 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:50.91 (Feb. 19, 2009)1000 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . 10:13.81 (Oct. 19, 2007)

Sophomore (2008-09)Collected eight individual wins on the year, as

well as posting 11 of UM’s top 5 times on the year… Posted four of the top times on the season in the1000 free … Helped to set a new UM record in the800 free relay with a time of 7:16.62 at the ACCChampionships, also earning an NCAA “B” cut timein the process … Finished the race with a split of1:48.43 as the third leg … Established a new career-best time in the 100 free with a mark of 53.40 at theACC Championships … Came in fourth againstCentral Connecticut State with a mark of 54.51 …Had three wins in the 200 free, including a mark of1:54.35 against cross-town foe FIU … Posted acareer-best mark of 1:50.60 at the ACCChampionships … Picked up another win in the 200free (1:54.55) in a dual matchup against CentralConnecticut State … Had a total of three wins inthe 500 free on the year … Established a career-best mark of 4:50.91 in the 500 free at the ACCChampionships, placing 18th overall for the event …

Came in fourth in a tri-match with Maryland andRichmond with a mark of 5:03.79 … Followed witha second-place time of 5:04.86 in a tri-match withNC State and Maryland-Baltimore County … Pickedup a win against FIU (5:05.46) … Also had a winagainst Florida Atlantic (5:06.11) … Picked up twowins in the 1000 free, including a team season-bestmark of 10:21.88 in a home meet versus Kansas …Also had a winning time of 10:25.25 against FloridaAtlantic, the second-fastest time on the year for theHurricanes … Finished second (10:26.44) in a tri-meet with ACC opponent NC State and Maryland-Baltimore County … Picked up a second-place timeof 10:28.35 in the season-opener against FloridaGulf Coast and Florida State … Anchored the 400free relay team to a season third-best mark of3:31.91 at the Ohio State Invitational, pulling in asplit time of 52.18 … Helped the 400 FR to a winagainst ACC foe Duke and Campbell with a time of3:33.14, swimming second leg on that team.

Freshman (2007-08)Competed in several distance freestyle, including

the 1000 and 1650 free … Turned in either firstplace or runner-up finishes in all seven distancefreestyle events … Had her best mark againstFlorida State and Florida A&M with a second placefinish and season-best time in the 1000 free with atime of 10:13.81 … Had a first place finish againstFlorida Gulf Coast with a time of 10:21.30 …Season-best time of 17:09.31 at the Georgia TechFall Invitational in the 1650 free … Posted a winningtime of 1:54.24 in the 200 free versus Vanderbilt …Served as anchor for the 400 freestyle relay team infive of six races … Helped the ‘Canes to a winningtime of 3:33.63 in the 400 free relay against FloridaGulf Coast and Florida International … Registeredher best split-time of the campaign (53.32) at theGeorgia Tech Fall Invitational … Established threetop finishes in the 500 free, including a time of5:07.39 against Vanderbilt … Posted her best time ofthe year in that event at the ACC Championships

ALICIA CASILLASRedshirt Junior •Backstroke/Freestyle/Mid-DistanceMerida, SpainOrtega Y Gassett /University of Kansas

Casillas’ Career Bests200 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:51.28 (’07)500 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:49.67 (‘07)1000 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9:53.51 (’07)1650 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16:24.91 (’07)

Before MiamiTransferred to Miami from the University of

Kansas … An immediate factor for the Jayhawks as afreshman … Joined the Jayhawks for the second halfof the 2006-07 campaign … Earned All-Americahonors at KU in 2006-07 and 2007-08 … Finishedthe 1650-yard freestyle in 16:33.05, placed seventhand landed second on the Kansas all-time list …Also was second on the 2006-07 KU best times list… Placed 10th in the 500-yard freestyle at the Big12 Championships (4:49.67), landing first on the2006-07 KU top-five list in the event, as well as sec-ond on the Kansas all-time list … Finished 12th inthe 200-yard freestyle at Big 12s with a time of1:51.28 (third on the KU 2006-07 top-five list in theevent) … Member of the 800-yard freestyle relayteam that finished fifth at the Big 12 Championshipswith a time of 7:25.07—a Kansas season-best mark… Selected as an All-Academic performer for theJayhawks in the Big 12 for two years.

High School/PrepSwam under head coach Belen Fernandez at

Ortega Y Gassett … Competed in the 500, 1000and 1650-yard events … Academic excellence allfour years … Professional swimmer Maria Pelaezattended the same school as she did.

Deidre Novotny (Jr., Butterfly/IM/Backstroke)Scoreboard presentation of former UM head coach Bill DiazRyann Labreche (Jr., Freestyle)

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Championships … Had five (5) top five marks in the200 IM, including a third place finish (2:08.69) at theGeorgia Tech Fall Invite … Swam the third leg forthe school-record breaking 200 medley relay teamthat collected a time of 1:42.95 at the ACCChampionships … Had a split of 25.31 in that race… Took part in four of the team’s top five marks inthe 200 MR … Team finished first in two meetsagainst Florida Atlantic (1:48.15) and FIU (1:48.77)… Swam third leg in both races … Helped the teamto a top 10 finish at the Ohio State Invitational inthe 400 MR, picking up a time of 3:50.54 where sheserved third-leg with a split time of 56.77 … Servedthird-leg for the 400 MR winning team (3:56.66)against Central Connecticut State.

Freshman (2007-08)Took home a second place and two (2) third

place finishes in the 100 backstroke … Had her besttime in the event at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitationalwith a time of 59.41 … Posted six top five times inher main event—100 butterfly … Posted a firstplace time of 59.09 against FIU … Recorded a sea-son-best mark of 57.89 in a tri-match with FloridaAtlantic and Florida Gulf Coast … Had a secondplace time of 2:11.16 in the 200 backstroke againstVanderbilt … Against Florida Atlantic, secured athird place finish in the 200 fly with a mark of2:10.83 (season-best) … Registered her best finish(second) against Houston with a time of 2:12.99 …Helped the 200 freestyle relay team to a win againstVanderbilt (1:40.01), serving in the second leg of theevent with a split-time of 25.07 … Had four top fivetimes in the 200 IM, including a win (2:09.74) versusFlorida International … Posted her best time(2:08.10) at the Georgia Tech Fall Invitational …Participated in the 200 medley relay four times, help-ing the Hurricanes to a win once against FIU(1:47.13) with a split-time of 27.92 in the leadoffportion of the event … Third in her only 400 IMrace (4:38.10) versus FGCU.

DEIDRE NOVOTNYJunior • Butterfly/IMPalm Harbor, Fla.East Lake HS

Novotny’s Career Bests100 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58.90 (Dec. 6, 2008)200 Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:59.98 (Feb. 20, 2009)100 Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.90 (Feb. 20, 2009)200 IM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:02.11 (Feb. 19, 2009)

Sophomore (2008-09)Picked up 13 top five finishes on the year …

Established 13 top five times for the Hurricanes indifferent events … Posted a team season-best timeof 2:02.11 for the 200 IM in the preliminary roundof the ACC Championships in College Park, Md. …Held the top three times, including four of the topfive marks overall, for UM on the year in the 200back … Registered a school-record mark of 1:59.98at the ACC Championships … Collected a winagainst Central Connecticut State with a mark of2:09.32 … Had her third-fastest time on the year inthe 200 back at the Ohio State Invitational (2:05.32)… Performed a new career-best time in the 100butterfly at the ACC Championships, toughing thewall in 55.90 … Collected a third place time of25.24 for the 50 free in a dual match against CentralConnecticut State … Recorded a new career-bestmark in the 100 back at the Ohio State Invite with atime of 58.90 … Posted the best time for UM onthe year in the 200 IM at the ACC Championships,turning in a time of 2:02.11 … Collected a thirdplace time of 56.78 in the 100 fly in a tri-meet withMaryland and Richmond … Competed in one (1)200 fly event, picking up a mark of 2:16.80 (5thplace) against Florida Atlantic … Had the fifth-fastesttime on the year for the ‘Canes in the 200 IM with atime of 2:03.60 in the finals of the ACC

where she turned in a time of 4:54.98 in the finals… Bounced back from a preliminary round time of5:00.25 … Took part in the 800 free relay where shehelped UM to a sixth place finish in the ACCChampionships (7:25.74) … She had a split-time of1:51.24 in the event—a season-best for Labreche.

High School/PrepHigh School All-American ... Competed in the

100 and 200 freestyle events as a senior ...Won dis-trict championships in both the 100 free (:53) and200 free (1:51) ... Also named an All-American andCatholic state champ in the 200 free ... Awardedteam captain and MVP her senior season while set-ting four school records ... Swam the 200 and 500freestyle events her junior season ... Named an All-American in the 500 free her junior year while alsobeing named team MVP and News-Press All-AreaFirst Team.

Personal…Parents are Brent and Erin Labreche … Majoring

in Sports Administration … Chose to attend theUniversity of Miami because it’s close to home andbecause of the climate.

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Randy Ableman (Head Diving Coach)The Hurricanes have produced 19 OlympiansMiami competes at the Norman Whitten Student Union Pool


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High School All-American while swimming forhead coach Sybil Lotz at East Lake ... Competed inboth the 100 butterfly and 100 backstroke duringher career ...At the state championships, timed in at56.55 in the 100 fly and 58.2 in the 100 back event ...Earned district and regional championships in the100 back and runner-up in both in the 100 fly...Broke own school record in the 100 fly ... Namedteam MVP as a junior and a senior ... Earned All-American status as a sophomore swimming the 100back.

PersonalMajoring in business at Miami … Born in Mission

Viejo, California … Parents are John and DeenaNovotny … Has an older brother, Michael (23).

TIFFANY PETZOLDJunior • FreestyleAndover, Mass.Andover HS

Petzold’s Career Bests500 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4:59.52 (Feb. 19, 2009)1000 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:27.24 (Jan. 24, 2009)1650 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . 17:09.43 (Feb. 21, 2009)

Sophomore (2008-09)Performed four (4) top five Miami season-best

times on the year in individual events, as well ashelping the 800 freestyle relay team to a top fiveseason time … Took to the waters mostly for the500 and 1000 freestyle … Also swam the 1650freestyle, including picking up a career-best time of17:09.43 at the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Championships … Had a third place showing in the200 free with a mark of 1:56.14 in a dual race

against Central Connecticut State … Collected four(4) top five finishes in the 500 free … Performed anew career-best at the ACC Championships(4:59.52) … Placed sixth in a tri-meet with ACC foeMaryland and Richmond, turning in a time of 5:04.19… Also sixth in a tri-meet with NC State andMaryland-Baltimore County, touching the wall at5:11.57 … Posted the fourth-fastest time on theyear for UM in the 1000 free against Maryland andRichmond, turning in a performance of 10:27.24 toplace third overall … Also collected a fourth placefinish against Kansas (10:36.56) … Timed at 10:39.37at the Georgia Tech Invite, placing fifth for the event… Helped UM to the season’s third-fastest mark inthe 800 free relay (7:52.28) at the Ohio StateInvitational, registering a split time of 1:55.20 as theanchor leg on that squad.

Freshman (2007-08)Had three top five performances in the 1000

freestyle, including a third place showing againstVanderbilt (10:57.57) … Had her best time of theyear at the ACC Championships where she turnedin a time of 10:37.28 … Posted her best time of2:12.20 in the 200 IM versus Villanova … Had afourth place time of 2:13.91 against Houston …Swam leadoff in the 400 freestyle relay againstVillanova where the team earned third place(3:41.91) … She had a split-time of 54.71 for the‘Canes … Established seven top five times in the500 free, as well as one win … Collected her lonevictory against Florida International (5:12.48) …Had a second place time of 5:04.40 in a tri-matchwith Florida Atlantic and Florida Gulf Coast … Alsohad a second place time of 5:07.25 versus Houston… Took a third place finish (5:22.91) againstVanderbilt in the 500 free.

High School/PrepPlaced first with a time of 2:09.34 in the 200-

yard IM event at the MIAA State Championshipswhile also placing second in the 100-yard free eventwith a mark of 53.19 ...Competed in the 200 IM and

100 freestyle events as a senior and the 100 back-stroke and 100 free as a junior ... Named the BostonGlobe Massachusetts Division I Swimmer of the Yearher senior season ... Named team MVP twice andMVP of the Merrimack Valley Conference Division 1her season year ... A two-time Boston Herald All-Scholastic performer.

PersonalDaughter of Terri and Kevin Petzold … Full

name is Tiffany Lynne Petzold … Majoring in MarineBiology … Born in Lawrence, Massachusetts … Hasone sister, Courtney (18).

ANNIKA SAARNAKJunior •Butterfly/FreestylePuhaleda, EstoniaPiritaMajandusgumnaasium

Saarnak’s Career Bests50 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.36 (Feb. 19, 2009)100 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.16 (Feb. 21, 2009)200 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:47.22 (Feb. 20, 2009)100 Butterfly . . . . . . . . . . . . 55.62 (Feb. 20, 2009)

Sophomore (2008-09)Helped to post a team second-best 26 top five

times on the year in several different events andrelays … A part of all five (5) top five season times,including a school second-best mark in the 200 freerelay … Anchored the school-record breaking 400MR team that took a time of 3:43.42 at the ACCChampionships … Helped the 200 free relay teamto a time of 1:33.54 at the ACC Championships …Turned in a career-best mark of 23.36 in the 50 freeserving as leadoff for the 200 FR team at the ACCChampionships … Had a season fourth-fastest markof 23.71 in the 50 free at the Ohio State Invitational… Posted four of the five top five times on the year

Hagar Elgendy (So.,Butterfly/Sprint Freestyle)UM has produced 75 Women’s All-AmericansAnnika Saarnak (Jr.,Butterfly/Freestyle)


THE HURRICANESfor UM in the 100 free, including a leadoff relay timeof 50.16 at the ACC Championships for the 400 FRsquad … That 400 FR team earned an NCAA “B”cut qualifying time of 3:21.21 … Set a new career-best time of 1:47.22 in the 200 free, serving as theleadoff swimmer on the 800 free relay team that fin-ished with a school-record and NCAA “B” qualifyingtime of 7:16.62 … Picked up a winning time of 23.95in the 50 free in a dual matchup against cross-townfoe FIU … Had a fourth-place time of 24.44 duringthe second meeting against FIU … Posted a winningtime in the 100 free, touching the wall at 51.22against Florida Atlantic … Grabbed second place(51.44) in a tri-match with Richmond and Maryland… Posted the second of her four 100 free wins onthe year with a mark of 51.54 in a tri-match againstDuke and Campbell … Added victory at theGeorgia Tech Invite, touching the wall at 52.02 …Picked up a first place mark of 52.94 in a tri-matchagainst Maryland-Baltimore County and ACC oppo-nent NC State … Had three wins in the 200 freeevent, including a time of 1:51.62 in the Georgia TechInvite … Earned an NCAA “B” cut time of 1:48.04at the ACC Championships … Collected secondplace against Kansas with a time of 1:52.51 …Finished in first place in the 500 free (5:01.30)against Central Connecticut State … Had two winsin the 100 fly, including a time of 57.68 against FIU… Also posted a win in her only 200 IM event of theyear, touching at 2:07.15 … Swam second leg for the200 MR team that gathered a time of 1:45.26 at theOhio State Invitational … 400 MR team took a timeof 3:50.54 at the OSU Invite—the second-fastesttime on the year for the Hurricanes.

Freshman (2007-08)Picked up 12 first place finishes as she wiped

away several freshman records in the 100 freestyle… Had nine top five finishes in the 100 free out of10 events that she participated in … Posted a sea-son-best time of 51.16 in the Georgia TechInvitational … Turned around and had a 51.20against Florida Atlantic—also a first place time …

Won seven 100 free races throughout the year …Also took part in the 200 free where she won fourof five races … Posted a season-best mark of1:53.07 against Florida Atlantic and Florida GulfCoast … Won her race against FAU with a mark of1:53.22 … Helped the 200 freestyle relay team to afirst place time of 1:36.52 against FAU … Produceda split-time of 24.01 in that race … Turned in herbest split-time of the 200 free relay in the GeorgiaTech Fall Invitational (23.49) where she swamanchor leg … Recorded a first place finish (2:12.53)in her only 200 IM race against Vanderbilt … Swamin three different legs of the 400 free relay through-out the year … Part of the team that took a season-best time of 3:26.97 and a third place finish at theGT Fall Invite … Had her best split-time in the ACCChampionships with a time of 50.15 … Had a win-ning time of 23.82 in the 50 free against FIU … Herseason-best time in the 50 free (23.56) came in theprelims of the ACC Championships … Tied seasonsecond-best marks twice at the ACCChampionships and the GT Fall Invite with a time of23.67 … Third in the 100 butterfly (1:02.44) againstVanderbilt.

High School/PrepRecorded times of 27.00 in the 50-meter free,

58.40 in the 100-meter free and 29.12 in the 100-meter fly at the 2007 Estonian Nationals ... Set indi-vidual team records in five different events, includingher two freestyle events at nationals.

PersonalMajoring in Sports Administration … Daughter

of Kaja and Urmas … Has a brother, Allar (22) …Says she chose to attend UM because of the friendlyteammates, good location and Coach [Christie]Shefchunas.

HAGAR ELGENDYSophomore •Butterfly/Sprint FreestyleAlexandria, EgyptMonterey (Calif.) HS

Elgendy’s Career Bests50 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24.19 (Feb. 19, 2009)100 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52.62 (Feb. 21, 2009)200 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:54.37 (Feb. 20, 2009)

Freshman (2008-09)Collected three (3) top five finishes on the year

in the 50 freestyle … Turned in a season-best markof 24.19 in the 50 free at the Atlantic CoastConference (ACC) Championships … Collected athird place time of 25.14 in a dual meet with FloridaAtlantic … Posted a fourth place showing in a tri-meet with ACC opponent Duke and Campbell,touching at 25.26 … Registered second place againstFIU, picking up a time of 25.38 in the meet … Hadthree (3) top five finishes in the 100 free, including afourth place showing against Florida Atlantic (54.36)… Recorded her best time of the season at theACC Championships with a mark of 52.62 …Turned in a second place time of 54.64 at FIU …Took part in three (3) 200 free events, earning afourth place time against Central Connecticut State(1:57.69) … Posted a season-best mark of 1:54.37 atthe ACC Championships … Participated in the 200free relay for the ‘Canes on several occasions, help-ing her team to a time of 1:39.60 serving second-leg(24.28) for that race … Team earned a win againstFIU with a time of 1:40.59 as she swam leadoff witha mark of 25.48 … Swam second for the 400 freerelay squad at the Ohio State Invitational, posting atime of 3:31.91, collecting a split of 53.20 … Servedsecond-leg in a win over FAU (3:32.64) with a splitof 53.62 … Swam third-leg for the 800 free relayteam that earned a time of 7:52.28 at the Ohio StateInvite, collecting a split of 1:57.44.

2009 University of Miami Swimming & Diving TeamReuben Ross - 2009 ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year


High School/PrepCompeted in the 50 and 100 freestyle … Head

coach was Dezi Pettas … Helped her team to aCCS Championship in her senior year … Finished asa finalist in the 50 free of the state championships asa senior with a time of 24.8 seconds … Named aScholastic All-American … MVP of MHS athletics asa senior … Holds four school records including the100 free, 100 butterfly and the 200 IM … Had thetop time in Egypt in the 50 free for her age group …14-time All-League (CSS) champion … Earned aCCS title as a junior in the 200 IM (2:12) and 100 fly(1:01) … Also finished as a runner-up in the 100backstroke (1:01.9).

PersonalBorn in Alexandria, Egypt … Moved to Seaside,

California prior to high school … Born to parentsHanan Khaled and Tarek Elgendy … Both of her par-ents work at the Defense Language Institute asArabic Professors … Majoring in AthleticTraining/Pre-Med … Served as a drum line leader atMHS.

DANA HATICSophomore • BreaststrokeCoral Springs, Fla.Coral Springs HS

Hatic’s Career Bests100 Breast . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:01.93 (Feb. 20, 2009)200 Breast . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:15.67 (Feb. 21, 2009)200 IM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:07.41 (Feb. 19, 2009)

Freshman (2008-09)Posted 12 top five times for UM on the year,

including a school-record performance in the 100breaststroke … A part of four of the team’s top five

times in the 200 medley relay, as well as four toptimes in the 400 medley relay … Member of theschool-record performing 200 MR team thatclaimed a time of 1:42.95 at the ACCChampionships, swimming the second-leg of thatevent for a split time of 28.34 … Also a part of theschool-record 400 MR team that laid a time of3:43.42 at the ACC Championships, swimming thesecond leg (1:02.44) … Helped the ‘Canes to a winin the 400 MR in a dual meet against CentralConnecticut State with a time of 3:56.66 … Becamethe first freshman in more than 10 years to claim aschool-record time, registering a mark of 1:01.93 atthe Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)Championships … Collected two wins in the 100breast—both coming against rival FIU, including atime of 1:05.56 at home … Finished second in a tri-match with ACC foe Maryland and Richmond(1:04.62) … Finished ninth at the Ohio StateInvitational with a time of 1:03.96 … Recorded two(2) top five season times in the 200 breast …Grabbed a winning time of 2:20.80 in the 200 breastagainst Florida Atlantic … Earned a top 15 showing(13th) at the ACC Championships, turning in a per-formance of 2:15.75 … Had another top 15 mark atthe Ohio State Invite, touching the wall at 2:22.22 …Had three (3) second place finishes, including a2:22.68 showing in a tri-meet with Campbell andACC opponent Duke … Saw action in five (5) 200medley relay events, picking up a win (2:13.22) atFIU … Had her best time in the ACCChampionships, posting a mark of 2:07.41, earningher an NCAA “B” cut performing mark … Finishedthird against CCSU (2:13.02) … Swam second-leg atthe Ohio State Invite with a split of 29.53, while theteam finished with a season second-fastest mark of1:45.26.

High School/PrepCompeted in the 100 breaststroke at Coral

Springs under head coach Michael Lohberg …Finished fourth in the FHSAA State Championships

Erin Simpson (So., Butterfly/Freestyle)UM swimming has two national championshipsLauren Jacoby (R-So., Freestyle/IM)

THE HURRICANESin the 100 breast (1:06.05) … An All-District, All-region and All-State Team member as a senior … Asa junior, finished second in the 100 breast (1:05.27)at the FHSAA State Championships … Her junioryear, collected All-District, All-Region and All-Statehonors … Named to the Sun-Sentinel BrowardCounty First Team for swimming … Selected as the2005 Sun-Sentinel Broward County “Swimmer ofthe Year” … Selected to the 2005 Miami HeraldFirst team … National Honor Society ServiceProject Coordinator at Coral Springs … BCAAScholar-Athlete.

PersonalSister of former UM swimmer Meredith Hatic

… Daughter of Deborah and Haas Hatic … Fatheris a lawyer in the Miami area, and is a graduate of theUniversity of Miami … Majoring in Journalism at UM… Attended the same high school as 2008 SummerOlympic medalist (USA) in track & field Walter Dix.

LAUREN JACOBYR-Sophomore • Freestyle/IMVienna, Va.Andover HSFlint Hill HS / SMU

Jacoby’s Career Bests50 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23.76 (Feb. 19, 2009)100 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50.64 (Feb. 21, 2009)200 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1:49.40 (Feb. 20, 2009)500 Free . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:04.64 (Nov. 15, 2008)

Redshirt Freshman (2008-09)Was a part of 17 of Miami’s top five season-best

times on the year … Helped to set a new UMrecord in the 800 free relay with a time of 7:16.62 atthe ACC Championships, also earning an NCAA “B”cut time in the process … Finished the race with a


THE HURRICANESsplit of 1:48.94 as the second leg … Posted the fifth-fastest time on the year for UM in the 50 freestyle,collecting a time of 23.76 in the Atlantic CoastConference (ACC) Championships … Followed thatwith a mark of 23.83 in the finals at the Ohio StateInvitational, while going 23.95 in the prelims …Grabbed a winning time of 53.46 in the 100 free in adual race against Central Connecticut State …Registered her fastest time on the year (50.64) atthe ACC Championships—with that also being thethird-fastest time for UM on the campaign …Produced both the second- and third-fastest timesof the season for the Hurricanes in the 200 free atthe ACC Championships, with the better being amark of 1:49.40 in the prelims … Recorded secondplace finishes against Florida Atlantic (1:54.53) andMaryland/Richmond (1:54.09) … Grabbed a secondplace finish in the 500 free at the Georgia Tech FallInvitational, touching at 5:04.64 … Registered a timeof 5:04.97 at the Ohio State Invitational … Swamsecond-leg for the 200 free relay team that collecteda UM season-best mark of 1:33.54 at the ACCChampionships, picking up a split of 23.32 … Swamthird-leg for the third-fastest time on the seasonagainst Maryland and Richmond (1:37.19), collectinga split of 24.44 … Also second-leg for the 400 freerelay team that had the season’s fastest mark and anNCAA “B” cut time of 3:21.21 at the ACCChampionships … Took part in the 200- and 400-medley relay, helping the 200 MR squad to a time of1:45.26 at the Ohio State Invite, producing a split of23.68 as the anchor leg.

High School/PrepAs a senior, competed in the 50, 100 and 200

freestyle … Named as an All-State selection …State Champion in the 100 free … Holds schoolrecords in the 50, 100 and 200 free … Also holdsschool-best mark in the 100 breaststroke … Didnot compete her junior year in high school becauseof shoulder surgery … Earned four-time All-American honors … Northern Virginia Region 200

free Champion (2004) … Patriot District 200 freerecord-holder (1:52.14) … 100 and 200 freestylestate champion (2005).

PersonalBorn in her hometown of Vienna, Virginia …

Majoring in Exercise Physiology … Daughter ofIrene and Joe Jacoby … Father is Joseph Jacoby, win-ner of three Super Bowls with the WashingtonRedskins from 1981-93 … Has one sister, Jenna (18)… Hopes to become a physical therapist or a doc-tor after graduation.

ERIN SIMPSONSophomore •Butterfly/FreestyleLookout Mountain, Tenn.Baylor HS

Simpson’s Career Bests100 Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56.97 (Dec. 6, 2008)200 Fly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:02.73 (Feb. 20, 2009)200 IM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:09.28 (Feb. 19, 2009)

Freshman (2008-09)Picked up four individual top five performances

for UM on the season, while being a part of four relaytop five times … Had the third-fastest time on theyear for the ‘Canes in the 100 backstroke with a timeof 58.54 at the Ohio State Invitational as part of the400 medley relay … Finished second in the 100 backagainst FIU with a time of 1:02.60 … Picked up herbest time in the 200 back at the Georgia Tech Invite,finishing with a time of 2:12.54 … Went 2:12.60 in atri-meet with Maryland and Richmond … Picked upher best time in the 100 butterfly at the Ohio StateInvite, touching at 56.97 … Turned in a time of 57.03in the prelims … Finished second against FIU (59.64)… Collected a personal-best time of 2:02.69 at the

Ohio State Invite for the 200 fly … Registered hersecond-best performance at the Atlantic CoastConference (ACC) Championships with a mark of2:02.73 in the preliminary round … Turned in a sec-ond place time (2:06.20) against Florida Atlantic …Also finished second against Central ConnecticutState (2:07.69) … Posted her best time in the 200individual medley at the Ohio State invite, recording atime of 2:09.28 … Had her second-fastest mark inthat event at the ACC Championships with a time of2:09.67 … Swam leadoff for the 200 medley relayteam at the Ohio State Invite—the third-fastest timeon the year for UM in the event … Collected a lead-off split of 27.87 in the race … Helped post the third-fastest time for UM on the year in the 400 MR at theOhio State Invite, grabbing a time of 3:52.14, includinga leadoff split of 58.54 … Also helped the 400 MRsquad to a win over CCSU (3:56.66) with a split of1:01.24 from the leadoff position.

High School/PrepSwam for coach Dan Flack at Baylor High School

… Mainly competed in the 100 butterfly and back-stroke, as well as the 200 fly and backstroke …Tabbed an All-American in the 100 fly during herjunior and senior season … Held the state andnational record in the 200 medley relay as a senior… Team Captain … Helped her team to a statechampion title in 2005, ’07 and ‘08 … Named as anAcademic All-American … Took home best times inthe 200 fly (2:05.3) and 200 backstroke (2:08.9) atJunior National Championships in March 2008 …Also collected a career-best in the 100 fly as a juniorwith a time of 57 seconds flat … Had a time of5:17.3 as a sophomore in the 500 free.

PersonalParents are Tammye and Rick Simpson … Born

in her hometown of Lookout Mountain, Tennessee… Majoring in Broadcast Journalism and Theatre …Career objective is to work at ESPN after gradua-tion … Says she attended Miami because of theatmosphere, coaches and the team.

Roxanne Meyer (So., Backstroke/IM)Alicia Casillas (R-Jr., Backstroke/Freestyle/Mid-Distance)National Champion divers Brittany Viola and Reuben Ross


THE HURRICANESNICOLE WRIGHT

Sophomore • FreestyleLeesburg, Va.Heritage HS

Wright’s Career Bests200 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2:08.25 (Oct. 18, 2008)500 Free. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5:35.91 (Dec. 5, 2008)

Freshman (2008-09)Competed strictly in freestyle events for the

Hurricanes … Took part in three 200 free events,collecting a season-best performance (2:08.25)against FIU … Followed that up with a mark of2:09.36 in a dual meet against Kansas at home …Saw action in six (6) 500 free races on the year …Scored a season-best time of 5:35.91 at the OhioState Invitational … Collected a top 10 finish in atri-meet with Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC)opponent Duke and Campbell, earning a time of5:40.76 … Had her highest individual finish of theyear against Kansas, turning in a time of 5:43.69 …Swam the third leg for the 400 free relay squad inthe season-opener against ACC opponent FloridaState and Florida Gulf Coast, carding a time of3:48.53, and collecting a split of 56.61.

High School/PrepSwam at Heritage High School under head

coaches Kathleen Touve and Sue Wright (Nicole’smother) … Competed in the 100-, 200- and 500-yard freestyle, as well as the 200- and 400-yardfreestyle relay as a senior … Received the Coach’sAward and named Team Captain in both 2007 and‘08 … Helped her team to a sixth place finish in theVHSL Championships … Earned four varsity lettersin swimming … Had a time of 58.10 in the 100 free

as a senior … Collected a best time of 27.2 in the50 free during her junior season … Named to theHonor Roll all four years … National Honor Societymember … Spanish National Honor Society … Tri-M Music Honor Society.

PersonalBorn in Providence, Rhode Island … Has one

bother, Geoffrey (17) … Daughter of Sue and KenWright … Plays the guitar and loves art … Firstimpression of Miami was that she loves the area andthe weather.

ROXANNE MEYERSophomore •Backstroke/IMJohannesburg, Gauteng(South Africa)Crawford College

Freshman (2008-09)Did not compete for Miami during her freshman

year.

High School/PrepAttended Crawford College and swam for head

coach Dean Price … Events were the 100m and200m backstroke … Also saw action in the 200mand 400m IM … Class 5-A Champion in 2006 forthe 200m backstroke (2:14), 200m breaststroke(2:34) 200m IM (2:22) and 100m backstroke …Central Gauteng Champion in the 100m and 200mbackstroke in 2006 … Team captain in 2006 and ’07… Helped Gauteng to the Provincial Championshipin 2006 … Earned a second place finish in 2006 inthe 100m backstroke, as well as the 50m backstroke.

PersonalParents are Juliet and David … Born in

Bloemfontein, South Africa … Chose to attendMiami because the weather is good year-round andthe facilities were amazing … Majoring in theatreand motion pictures … Has two siblings in sister,Samantha (11) and brother, Michael (6).

CHRISTINEANDERSON

Freshman • BreaststrokeChattanooga, Tenn.Girls Preparatory School

High School/PrepSaw action in the 100- and 200-yard breast-

stroke, as well as the 200- and 400-yard individualmedley … Prepped under head coach John Woods… Clocked a time of 1:04.72 in the 100 breast atthe Tennessee State Championships during hersenior year … Also picked up a time of 2:06.27 inthe 200 IM at the state meet … Tabbed an All-American all four years in the breaststroke, IM andfree relays … Also selected All-American in the 200medley relay … Team captain in 2008 and ’09 …Holds school record for the 200 IM, 400 freestylerelay and 200 free relay … Team finished fifth at theTennessee State Championships during her senioryear … As a junior, posted a time of 2:06.68 in the200 IM at the Tennessee State Championships …Registered a mark of 1:06.38 in the 100 breast inthat same meet … Finished fourth at the StateChampionships in the 200 IM as a freshman.

PersonalDaughter of David and Debbie Anderson … Has

three siblings – David, Laura and Gregory …Looking to earn a degree in Marine Science …

UM set seven school records at the 2009 ACC ChampionshipsHannah Kling (Fr., Backstroke/Freestyle)Nicole Wright (So., Freestyle)


THE HURRICANESHopes to work for National Geographic someday… Enjoys photography and scuba diving … Choseto attend UM because she enjoyed the team, andshe wanted to study Marine Science … Favoritemovies include Across the Universe, Fight Club andFinding Nemo … Favorite music artists include BobMarley and Kings of Leon … Says her favorite mealis her mom’s chicken parmesan.

TAYLOR GRENDASophomore • ButterflyHockessin, Del.UrsulineAcademy/University ofMichigan

Before MiamiTransferred to Miami from the University of

Michigan, spending one year with the Wolverinesprogram … Lettered one year while swimming pri-marily in the 100 butterfly event … Prepped atUrsuline Academy under head coach BruceGemmell … Competed in the 200 butterfly, 400individual medley and 500 freestyle … Finished theDelaware State Championships in fourth place in the200 IM as a senior, collecting a time of 2:09.00 …Picked up First Team All-State honors as a senior, aswell as Second Team All-State in her junior year …Tabbed First Team All-Conference back-to-backyears to finish her career … Selected a team captainas junior and senior, while also being a Team MVPduring her junior season … Member of the NationalHonor Society and student council.

PersonalBorn Taylor Alexis Grenda … Parents are Tom

and Debbie Grenda … Has two siblings – Tyler andDane … Hopes to work towards a degree inCommunications … Lists going to the beach as ahobby, as well as playing beach volleyball … Says asuperstition before every race is making sure hergoggles are on very tight … Favorite television showis What I Like About You … Favorites sports team isthe Philadelphia Phillies … Says pizza is her favoritemeal … Brothers both swam collegiately at NotreDame (Tyler) and Michigan (Dane) … Brother Danewas an All-American at the University of Michigan.

SOFIA JOHANSSONFreshman • BreaststrokeRamlösa, SwedenFilbornaskolan

High School/PrepAttended Filborna School (Filbornaskolan) …

Swam under club coach Sten Williamsson … Swamlong course style in the 50-, 100- and 200m breast-stroke … Also took part in the 50- and 100mfreestyle … Served with the relay team while alsoswimming the individual medley … Finished thirdplace at the Swedish Nationals … Turned in a timeof 32.8 in the 50m breast … Registered a time of1:09.8 in the 100m breast … Helped her team to afirst place finish in the Swedish Junior Nationals …Holds the school record in a variety of events,including the 50 and 100 breast … Also holds schoolrecord in the 4x100m medley relay (long and shortcourse) … Tuned in her best time in the 50 and 100breast (short course) with 32.1 and 1:09.8 marks,respectively.

PersonalDaughter of Peter and Carina Johansson … Has

a brother, Richard … Looking to major inCriminology … Enjoys dancing, meeting friends,spending time with family and shopping … Chose toattend UM because she feels head swimming coachChristie Shefchunas can help her achieve her goals… Lists her favorite sports memory as this pastsummer when she and three friends beat theSwedish Junior Nationals record in the 4x100mmedley relay … Lists her two favorite movies asMadagascar and Yes Man … Favorite magazine isVecko Revyn (Swedish) … Likes almost all types ofmusic and any artist … Favorite meals include roastbeef and pasta.

HANNAH KLINGFreshman •Backstroke/FreestyleMiami, Fla.Palmetto Senior HS

High School/PrepSwam under high school coach Cullen Bullock at

Miami Palmetto Senior High School … Swam the

100 backstroke and 100 freestyle during junior and

senior year … Finished fourth in the 100 back and

second in 100 free at the FHSAA State Meet …

Named Team MVP and Team Captain … Named

Miami Herald All-Dade County First Team her last

two years … Helped Palmetto Senior to a District

and Regional title in 2008 and ‘09 … Collected her

best time in the 100 free as a junior, earning a mark

of 52.38 seconds … Took best time in 100 back with

a performance of 57.18 in 2008 … Named to the

Honor Roll as a senior.

The 2009-10 recruiting class is the best in the Shefchunas eraIn 2008-09,UM posted 10 wins for the first time since 1998UM returns nine letterwinners from last year’s squad


THE HURRICANESPersonal

Daughter of David and Barbara Kling … Hasthree siblings – Elizabeth, Phillip and Justin … Saysher favorite sports memory is winning the 200 back-stroke at zones when she was 14 years-old …Enjoys snorkeling and going to the beach … Listsher favorite movie as the original Willie Wonka andthe Chocolate Factory … Lists her favorite book asThe Makedown … Favorite meal is peanut butterand jelly with extra crunchy peanut butter.

MADELINE O’KEEFEFreshman • BreaststrokeMadison, Wis.Madison West HS

High School/PrepPrepped at Madison West High School under

coaches Jacob Johnson and Jean Shearer … Swamthe 100 breaststroke and 100 butterfly her last twoyears … Owns a career-best time of 1:07.33 in the100 breast, while holding a career time of 1:00.72 inthe 100 fly … Finished with a season-best time of1:08.43 in the 100 breast her senior year at the statechampionships … Claimed a mark of 1:01.2 in the100 fly … Claimed a time of 1:07.33 in the 100breast as a junior … Posted a time of 1:02.3 in the100 fly at sectionals in 2007 … Member of theNational Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society… Graduated with honors.

PersonalFull name is Madeline Barbara O’Keefe … Goes

by Maddy to the team … Has two siblings, Jesse (15)and Jack (12) … Intends to major in Chemistry,while her career objective is to become a sportsmedicine doctor … Enjoys playing soccer and

watching football … Says her favorite sportsmoment is beating her city rival during her sopho-more year to become city and conference champs… Says her favorite athlete is Brett Favre …Favorite sports team is Green bay Packers … ThePrestige is her favorite movie … Enjoys watchingThe Office on television.

GINA MAYERSophomore • DistanceFreestyleLand O’Lakes, Fla.Berkeley Prep / FIU

Before MiamiCompeted one season for Florida International

University in distance freestyle events … Swam pri-marily in the mile and 500 freestyle … Prepped atBerkeley Prep … Competed in the 500 free and 200individual medley in high school … Served as a teamcaptain during her senior season … Held the teamrecord in the 200 and 400 IM relays … Set theschool record in the 200 IM as a senior … Recipientof the Coach’s Award … Helped her team to aDistrict and Regional title as a senior … Named tothe Headmaster’s and Dean’s List … Awarded theAthletic Training Book Award.

PersonalFull name is Regina Ann Mayer … Daughter of

Tom and Kathy Mayer … Has two siblings in Tamiand Chase … Lists country music as her favoritemusic to listen to … Dumb and Dumber is herfavorite movie … Says her favorite book is Twilight… Favorite meal is her mom’s homemade chickenenchiladas … Her older sister Tami graduated fromthe University of Miami.

HALEY NICHOLSONFreshman • Butterfly/IMPensacola, Fla.Booker T. Washington HS

High School/PrepSwam for head coach Megan Blyth at Booker T.

Washington High School … Swam primarily at the100 butterfly and 200 individual medley … Namedteam MVP her junior and senior year … Finishedthird in the state in the 200 IM as a junior.

PersonalDaughter of Brendon and Stephanie Nicholson

… Has two siblings, Caitlin and Jamison … Chose toattend UM because she intends on majoring inMarine Biology … Enjoys reading and mountain bik-ing … Favorite television show is SpongebobSquarepants … Lists her favorite movie asForgetting Sarah Marshall … Favorite book isWuthering Heights … Says her favorite food isasparagus.

SUSAN SMIDDYFreshman • FreestyleMiami, Fla.Gulliver Prep

High School/PrepAttended home school, but competed athletical-

ly for Gulliver Prep … Took part in the 100- and 200freestyle … Finished first in the consolation final ofthe Class A State Meet in the 200 free as a senior …Named All-Dade First Team in the 200 free five

Miami helps out with Habitat for Humanity every year.Miami boasts 22 individual National Champions1946 to present UM has been a force in the water.


THE HURRICANEStimes (2003, ’04, ’05, ’06 and ’08) … Selected a teamcaptain in 2006 and ’08.

PersonalParents are Bill and Julie Smiddy … Has six sib-

lings – Matt, Rebecca, Andrew, Sam, Clara and Rose… Enjoys singing and playing both the guitar andpiano … Says her best sports memory came duringher senior year when she swam with her little sisteron the same team … Favorite movie is Phantom ofthe Opera … Favorite book is Blue Like Jazz …Lists Indie Folk Rock as her favorite music.

KAYLA SMITHFreshman • SprintFreestyleMadison, Wis.Madison Memorial HS

High School/PrepPrepped at Madison Memorial High School in

her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin …Participated in swimming and soccer at MMHS …Mainly competed in the 50- and 100 freestyle in highschool and anchored relays … Qualified as an indi-vidual for Wisconsin State Championships all fouryears and on relays … State runner up in the 50free in both her junior and senior years … Posted aseason-best time of 23.29 during her senior year inthe 50 free … Finished fourth as a junior and thirdas a senior in the 100 free, with a time of 51.33 inher senior season … School record holder in the 50free, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay and 400 freerelay … All Area Team member … All State Honors(seven-time individual and eight-time relays) … All-American Honors four times as an individual, andseven times on relays … Team MVP in 2007 and ’08… Junior National Qualifier 2007 and ’08 … YMCANational Qualifier five consecutive years (2005-09)

… Has a best time of 58.25 in the 100 butterfly …Owns a career-best time of 59.25 in the 100 back-stroke … National Honor Society Member … All-State Academic Honors … Scholastic All-American.

PersonalDaughter of Steve and Kathy Smith … Has four

siblings in Kelly, Cody, Kayce and Connor … Enjoysplaying soccer, sleeping and watching television …Chose to attend Miami because she loved the teamand coaches … Lists her favorite sports moment asbeating a rival soccer team to get to the state cham-pionship and scoring the winning goal … Lists herfavorite athlete as David Beckham … Favorite sportsteam is Liverpool (soccer) … Favorite movie is“Now and Then” … Says her favorite book is TheTime Traveler’s Wife … Prized possession is herphone.

Former Hurricane Manon Van Rooijen - 2008 Summer OlympianBrittany Viola (Sr., Diver)The ‘Canes finished eighth at the 2009 ACC Championships

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2008-09 REVIEW2009 NCAA Results (women)

Team Scores Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Final1. California 126 176 109.5 411.5

2. Georgia 133 162.5 105 400.5

3. Arizona 141.5 141 106.5 389

4. Stanford 105 108.5 99 312.5

5. Texas 75 94 138 307

24. Miami 18 7 0 25

Women’s 1-Meter Diving8. Jenna Dreyer 282.70/296.2510. Brittany Viola 270.55/301.60

Women’s 3-Meter Diving10. Jenna Dreyer 314.05/319.35

2009 NCAA Results (men)Team Scores Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Final1. Auburn 141 201 187 526

2. Texas 171 177 139 487

3. Stanford 130 168.5 162 460.5

4. California 101 138 111 350

5. Florida 107 118 99 324

18. Miami 12 12 16 40

Men’s 1-Meter Diving7. Reuben Ross 367.35/379.80

Men’s 3-Meter Diving7. Reuben Ross 395.35/400.60

Men’s Platform Diving3. Reuben Ross 406.20/452.75

50 Yard Freestyle (21.93 – A, 22.80 – B)UM Record: Christy Cech – 22.96 (1999)NCAA Record: Laura Jackson (Arizona) – 21.27 (2009)

1. Annika Saarnak 23.36r ACC 2/18-212. Kirsten Pomerleau 23.44p ACC 2/18-213. Kirsten Pomerleau 23.51 ACC 2/18-214. Annika Saarnak 23.71p OSU 12/5-75. Lauren Jacoby 23.76p ACC 2/18-21

100 Yard Freestyle (47.84 – A, 49.75 – B)UM Record: Manon Van Rooijen – 49.08 (2002)NCAA Record: Natalie Coughlin (California) – 47.00 (2003)

1. Annika Saarnak 50.16r ACC 2/18-212. Annika Saarnak 50.18p ACC 2/18-213. Lauren Jacoby 50.64p ACC 2/18-214. Annika Saarnak 50.77 ACC 2/18-215. Annika Saarnak 50.82 OSU 12/5-7

200 Yard Freestyle (1:44.02 – A, 1:48.18 – B)UM Record: Manon Van Rooijen – 1:46.44 (2003)NCAA Record: Dana Vollmer (California) – 1:41.53 (2009)

1. Annika Saarnak 1:47.22r ACC 2/18-212. Annika Saarnak 1:48.04 ACC 2/18-213. Lauren Jacoby 1:49.40p ACC 2/18-214. Lauren Jacoby 1:49.50 ACC 2/18-215. Annika Saarnak 1:49.88p ACC 2/18-21

500 Yard Freestyle (4:38.46 – A, 4:49.59 – B)UM Record: Kim Small – 4:43.22 (1993)NCAA Record: Caroline Burckle (Florida) – 4:33.60 (2008)

1. Ryann Labreche 4:50.91 ACC 2/18-212. Ryann Labreche 4:54.60p ACC 2/18-213. Tiffany Petzold 4:59.52 ACC 2/18-214. Annika Saarnak 5:01.30 CCSU 1/175. Ryann Labreche 5:03.79 MDUR 1/24

1000 Yard FreestyleUM Record: Kim Small – 9:39.59 (1991)

1. Ryann Labreche 10:21.88 KU 1/102. Ryann Labreche 10:25.25 FAU 11/83. Ryann Labreche 10:26.44 NCSU/MBC 10/114. Tiffany Petzold 10:27.24 MDUR 1/245. Ryann Labreche 10:28.35 FGCU/FSU 10/4

1650 Yard Freestyle (16:23.54 – A, 16:53.04 – B)UM Record: Kim Small – 15:59.72 (1991)NCAA Record: Janet Evans (Stanford) – 15:39.14 (1990)

1. Tiffany Petzold 17:09.43 ACC 2/18-212. Tiffany Petzold 17:33.72 OSU 12/5-7

100 Yard Backstroke (54.47 – A, 56.10 – B)UM Record: Britta Boesing – 56.04 (2009)NCAA Record: Natalie Coughlin (California) – 49.97 (2002)

1. Britta Boesing 56.04r! ACC 2/18-212. Britta Boesing 57.44r OSU 12/5-73. Erin Simpson 58.54r OSU 12/5-74. Britta Boesing 58.73 GTFI 11/155. Britta Boesing 58.76 KU 1/10

200 Yard Backstroke (1:53.37 – A, 1:57.90 – B)UM Record: Deidre Novotny – 1:59.98 (2009)NCAA Record: Gemma Spofforth (Auburn) – 1:48.34 (2009)

1. Deidre Novotny 1:59.98p! ACC 2/18-212. Deidre Novotny 2:01.22 ACC 2/18-213. Deidre Novotny 2:05.32 OSU 12/5-74. Britta Boesing 2:05.70 NCSU/MBC 10/115. Deidre Novotny 2:06.38 MDUR 1/24

100 Yard Breaststroke (59.99 – A, 1:02.38 – B)UM Record: Dana Hatic – 1:01.93 (2009)NCAA Record: Rebecca Soni (Southern California) – 58.10 (2009)

1. Dana Hatic 1:01.93! ACC 2/18-212. Britta Boesing 1:02.57 ACC 2/18-213. Dana Hatic 1:02.67p ACC 2/18-214. Britta Boesing 1:03.14p ACC 2/18-215. Katie Eason 1:03.46 ACC 2/18-21

200 Yard Breaststroke (2:10.32 – A, 2:15.53 – B)UM Record: Britta Boesing – 2:14.29 (2009)NCAA Record: Rebecca Soni (Southern California) – 2:04.75 (2009)

1. Britta Boesing 2:14.29p! ACC 2/18-212. Britta Boesing 2:14.83 ACC 2/18-213. Dana Hatic 2:15.67 ACC 2/18-214. Dana Hatic 2:15.75 ACC 2/18-215. Britta Boesing 2:17.05 OSU 12/5-7

2008-09 TOP TIMES


2008-09 REVIEW400 Yard Medley Relay (3:32.56 – A, 3:41.06 – B)UM Record: Boesing, D. Hatic, Lallier, Saarnak – 3:43.42 (2009)NCAA Record: Arizona – 3:28.31 (2009)

1. Boesing, D. Hatic, Lallier, Saarnak 3:43.42! ACC 2/18-212. Boesing, D. Hatic, Novotny, Saarnak 3:50.54 OSU 12/5-73. Simpson, Eason, Lallier, Jacoby 3:52.14 OSU 12/5-74. Simpson, D. Hatic, Novotny, Pomerleau 3:56.66 CCSU 1/175. Simpson, D. Hatic, Eason, Elgendy 3:59.87 FGCU/FSU 10/4

1-meter Women’s Diving (Dual – 255; 6 option – 265)1. Brittany Viola 341.85 ACC 2/18-212. Jenna Dreyer 333.70 ACC 2/18-213. Jenna Dreyer 327.35 NCSU/MBC 10/114. Kelci Bryant 322.05 CCSU 1/175. Kelci Bryant 320.45 OSU 12/5-7

3-meter Women’s Diving (Dual – 270; 6 option – 280)1. Jenna Dreyer 382.80 ACC 2/18-212. Brittany Viola 360.60 FIU(2) 1/313. Brittany Viola 357.90 ACC 2/18-214. Jenna Dreyer 353.63 FIU 10/185. Kelci Bryant 346.35 OSU 12/5-7

Women’s Platform (Dual – 260; 6 option – 225)1. Brittany Viola 361.85 ACC 2/18-212. Brittany Viola 343.35p ACC 2/18-213. Brittany Viola 308.80 OSU 12/5-7

1-meter Men’s Diving (Dual – 290; 6 option – 300)1. Reuben Ross 453.10 ACC 2/18-212. Reuben Ross 381.10p GDI 11/21-233. Reuben Ross 380.45p ZONE 3/13-154. Reuben Ross 379.80 NCAA 3/26-285. Reuben Ross 375.25 ZONE 3/13-15

3-meter Men’s Diving (Dual – 310; 6 option – 320)1. Reuben Ross 474.30 ACC 2/18-212. Reuben Ross 445.40p GDI 11/21-233. Reuben Ross 433.00 GDI 11/21-234. Reuben Ross 420.45p ACC 2/18-215. Reuben Ross 409.60 OSU 12/5-7

Men’s Platform (Dual – 290; 6 option – 300)1. Reuben Ross 452.75 NCAA 3/26-282. Reuben Ross 431.30 ACC 2/18-213. Reuben Ross 412.80p ACC 2/18-214. Reuben Ross 400.30 GDI 11/21-235. Reuben Ross 383.90 OSU 12/5-7

EVENTFGCU/FSU – vs. Florida Gulf Coast & Florida State (Oct. 4, 2008)

NCSU/MBC – vs. NC State & UMBC (Oct. 11, 2008)

FIU – vs. FIU (Oct. 18, 2008)

CUDU – vs. Campbell & Duke (Oct. 25, 2008)

FAU – vs. Florida Atlantic (Nov. 8, 2008)

GTFI – Georgia Tech Fall Invitational (Nov. 15, 2008)

GDI – Georgia Tech Diving Invitational (Nov. 21-23, 2008)

OSU – Ohio State Invitational (Dec. 5-7, 2008)

KU – vs. Kansas (January 10, 2009)

CCSU - vs. Central Connecticut State (January 17, 2009)

MDUR - vs. Maryland/Richmond (January 24, 2009)

FIU(2) - vs. FIU (January 31, 2009)

ACC - vs.ACC Championships (February 18-21, 2009)

ZONE – vs. NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Championships (March 13-15, 2009)

NCAA – vs. NCAA Men’s Championships (March 26-28, 2009)

KEY! - Miami record

r – relay leadoff

p – preliminary round

100 Yard Butterfly (52.02 – A, 54.10 – B)UM Record: Julie Goreman – 54.18 (1986)NCAA Record: Natalie Coughlin (California) – 50.01 (2002)

1. Cori Lallier 55.25 ACC 2/18-212. Cori Lallier 55.52p ACC 2/18-213. Annika Saarnak 55.62p ACC 2/18-214. Deidre Novotny 55.90p ACC 2/18-215. Annika Saarnak 56.18p OSU 12/5-7

200 Yard Butterfly (1:58.99 – A, 2:02.55 – B)UM Record: Julie Gorman – 1:59.32 (1986)NCAA Record: Elaine Breeden (Stanford) – 1:49.92 (2009)

1. Cori Lallier 2:01.57 ACC 2/18-212. Erin Simpson 2:02.69 OSU 12/5-73. Erin Simpson 2:02.73p ACC 2/18-214. Cori Lallier 2:02.75p ACC 2/18-215. Erin Simpson 2:03.08 ACC 2/18-21

200 Yard IM (1:56.13 – A, 2:00.77 – B)UM Record: Jennifer Weir – 2:01.43 (2000)NCAA Record: Julia Smit (Stanford) – 1:52.79 (2009)

1. Deidre Novotny 2:02.11p ACC 2/18-212. Britta Boesing 2:02.38p ACC 2/18-213. Britta Boesing 2:02.95 ACC 2/18-214. Britta Boesing 2:03.35 OSU 12/5-75. Deidre Novotny 2:03.60 ACC 2/18-21

400 Yard IM (4:07.33 – A, 4:17.22 – B)UM Record: Kristel Tellegen – 4:17.80 (1997)NCAA Record: Julia Smit (Stanford) – 4:00.56 (2009)

1. Cori Lallier 4:33.25 OSU 12/5-72. Cori Lallier 4:40.97p OSU 12/5-7

200 Yard Free Relay (1:28.35 – A, 1:31.88 – B)UM Record: Van Rooijen, Johns, MacLennan, Williams – 1:33.41 (2001)NCAA Record: Arizona – 1:26.20 (2009)

1. Saarnak, Jacoby,Torres, Pomerleau 1:33.54 ACC 2/18-212. Saarnak, Jacoby,Torres, Pomerleau 1:35.79p ACC 2/18-21

Saarnak, Jacoby,Torres, Pomerleau 1:35.79 OSU 12/5-74. Saarnak, Pomerleau, Jacoby,Torres 1:37.19 MDUR 1/245. Saarnak, Pomerleau,Torres, Jacoby 1:37.34 GTFI 11/15

400 Yard Free Relay (3:14.93 – A, 3:22.72 – B)UM Record: Williams, Johns, Kinsella, Van Rooijen – 3:20.86 (2002)NCAA Record: California – 3:11.05 (2009)

1. Saarnak, Jacoby, Boesing, Pomerleau 3:21.21 ACC 2/18-212. Saarnak, Pomerleau,Torres, Jacoby 3:25.90 OSU 12/5-73. Boesing, Elgendy, Lozier, Labreche 3:31.91 OSU 12/5-74. Saarnak, Jacoby,Torres, Labreche 3:32.15 FGCU/FSU 10/45. Saarnak, Elgendy,Torres, Jacoby 3:32.64 FAU 11/8

800 Yard Free Relay (7:02.07 – A, 7:18.95 – B)UM Record: Saarnak, Jacoby, Labreche, Boesing – 7:16.62 (2009)NCAA Record: California – 6:52.69 (2009)

1. Saarnak, Jacoby, Labreche, Boesing 7:16.62! ACC 2/18-212. Boesing, Jacoby, Labreche, Saarnak 7:29.89 OSU 12/5-73. M. Hatic, Lozier, Elgendy, Petzold 7:52.28 OSU 12/5-7

200 Yard Medley Relay (1:37.81 – A, 1:41.72 – B)UM Record: Boesing, D. Hatic, Novotny, Pomerleau – 1:42.95 (2009)NCAA Record: Arizona – 1:35.29 (2009)

1. Boesing, D. Hatic, Novotny, Pomerleau 1:42.95! ACC 2/18-212. Boesing, D. Hatic, Saarnak, Jacoby 1:45.26 OSU 12/5-73. Simpson, Eason, Novotny, Pomerleau 1:47.47 OSU 12/5-74. Eason, D. Hatic, Novotny, Pomerleau 1:48.15 FAU 11/85. Boesing, D. Hatic, Novotny, Pomerleau 1:48.22 GTFI 11/15


2008-09 ACC RESULTS2009 ACC WOMEN’S CHAMPIONSHIPSFeb. 18-21, 2009Eppley Recreation CenterCollege Park, Md.

Final Team Scoring1. Virginia 8482. North Carolina 602.53. Virginia Tech 4514. Florida State 398.55. Maryland 3326. Duke 3077. Clemson 3028. Miami 219t9. NC State 166t9. Georgia Tech 16611. Boston College 64

Most Valuable Female SwimmerMei Christensen, Virginia

Most Valuable Female DiverBrittany Viola, Miami

MIAMI ACC CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS200-Yard Medley Relay

1. Virginia 1:37.50a2. Virginia Tech 1:38.56a3. North Carolina 1:38.99c4. Maryland 1:39.76c5. Florida State 1:39.91c6. Clemson 1:40.01c7. Duke 1:40.63c8. NC State 1:42.089. Georgia Tech 1:42.6410. Miami 1:42.9511. Boston College 1:46.26

800-Yard Freestyle Relay1. Virginia 7:05.72c2. North Carolina 7:08.07c3. Florida State 7:10.42c4. Clemson 7:12.08c5. Maryland 7:14.56c6. Virginia Tech 7:15.10c7. Miami 7:16.62c8. Duke 7:22.499. NC State 7:23.9510. Boston College 7:34.94

Georgia Tech DQ

500-Yard Freestyle Prelims/Finals18. Ryann Labreche 4:54.60/4:50.9129. Tiffany Petzold 4:59.52

200-Yard Individual Medley Prelims/Finals16. Deidre Novotny 2:02.11/2:03.6020. Britta Boesing 2:02.38/2:02.9537. Cori Lallier 2:06.1244. Dana Hatic 2:07.4148. Erin Simpson 2:09.6755. Sagette Van Embden 2:14.78

50-Yard Freestyle Prelims/Finals24. Kirsten Pomerleau 23.44/23.5134. Lauren Jacoby 23.7635. Lizzi Torres 23.7844. Hagar Elgendy 24.1961. Sarah Lozier 25.05

One-Meter Diving (WOMEN) Prelims/Finals1. Brittany Viola 299.50/341.852. Jenna Dreyer 319.60/333.70

200-Yard Freestyle Relay1. Virginia 1:29.33c2. Clemson 1:29.70c3. Virginia Tech 1:29.73c4. North Carolina 1:30.24c5. Florida State 1:30.336. Maryland 1:31.917. Duke 1:31.968. NC State 1:32.879. Georgia Tech 1:33.1610. Miami 1:33.5411. Boston College 1:35.78

100-Yard Butterfly Prelims/Finals20. Cori Lallier 55.52/55.2526. Annika Saarnak 55.6230. Deidre Novotny 55.9041. Erin Simpson 57.18

200-Yard Freestyle Prelims/Finals15. Lauren Jacoby 1:49.40/1:49.5017. Annika Saarnak 1:49.88/1:48.0430. Ryann Labreche 1:51.0737. Lizzi Torres 1:52.5045. Hagar Elgendy 1:54.3747. Tiffany Petzold 1:54.5551. Sarah Lozier 1:55.8052. Meredith Hatic 1:59.09

100-Yard Breaststroke Prelims/Finals9. Dana Hatic 1:02.67/1:01.9311. Britta Boesing 1:03.14/1:02.5717. Katie Eason 1:03.99/1:03.4630. Sagette Van Embden 1:07.31

100-Yard Backstroke36. Meredith Hatic 1:00.04

Three-Meter Diving (WOMEN) Prelims/Finals2. Jenna Dreyer 333.90/382.803. Brittany Viola 297.60/357.90

400-Yard Medley Relay1. Virginia 3:33.49c2. Virginia Tech 3:36.50c3. North Carolina 3:36.79c4. Maryland 3:39.80c5. Florida State 3:40.49c6. Duke 3:40.97c7. Clemson 3:41.258. Georgia Tech 3:42.179. Miami 3:43.4210. Boston College 3:49.86

NC State DQ

1650-Yard Freestyle19. Tiffany Petzold 17:09.43

200-Yard Backstroke Prelims/Finals24. Deidre Novotny 1:59.98/2:01.2238. Sagette Van Embden 2:13.51

100-Yard Freestyle Prelims/Finals15. Annika Saarnak 50.18/50.7722. Lauren Jacoby 50.64/50.8526. Kirsten Pomerleau 51.0340. Lizzi Torres 52.0844. Hagar Elgendy 52.6251. Ryann Labreche 53.4053. Sarah Lozier 54.3854. Meredith Hatic 54.71

200-Yard Breaststroke Prelims/Finals6. Britta Boesing 2:14.29/2:14.8313. Dana Hatic 2:15.67/2:15.7520. Katie Eason 2:18.73/2:18.83

200-Yard Butterfly Prelims/Finals19. Cori Lallier 2:02.75/2:01.5722. Erin Simpson 2:02.73/2:03.08

Platform Diving (WOMEN) Prelims/Finals1. Brittany Viola 343.35/361.85

400-Yard Freestyle Relay1. Virginia 3:15.22c2. Virginia Tech 3:16.33c3. North Carolina 3:17.10c4. Maryland 3:18.65c5. Florida State 3:20.07c6. Georgia Tech 3:20.64c7. Clemson 3:21.03c8. Miami 3:21.21ct9. Duke 3:23.67t9. NC State 3:23.6711. Boston College 3:27.95

c – NCAA consideration timea – NCAA automatic qualifier


In 1999, former Miami standout Rhiannon Leierset the record in the 100 breaststroke.

ALL-T IME INDIVIDUAL RECORDS

ALL-T IME RELAY RECORDS

1000 FreestyleKeith Frostad 9:10.98 1989

1650 FreestyleKeith Frostad 15:08.84 1989

100 ButterflyMatt Gribble 47.26 1983

200 ButterflyRichard Green 1:45.88 1985

100 BackstrokeTamas Deutsch 48.68 1994

200 BackstrokeTamas Deutsch 1:42.52 1994

100 BreaststrokeIain Campbell 55.21 1985

200 BreaststrokeIain Campbell 2:00.09 1985

200 IMJesse Vassallo 1:48.07 1984

400 IMJesse Vassallo 3:48.16 1981

200 BackstrokeDeidre Novotny 1:59.98 2009

100 BreaststrokeDana Hatic 1:01.93 2009

200 BreaststrokeBritta Boesing 2:14.29 2009

200 IMJennifer Weir 2:01.43 2000

400 IMKristel Tellegen 4:17.80 1997

Men50 Freestyle

Mark Pinger 19.82 1996

100 FreestyleMark Pinger 43.41 1996

200 FreestyleKurt Wienants 1:36.80 1985

500 FreestyleMike Bakinowski 4:21.65 1985

Women50 Freestyle

Christy Cech 22.96 1999

100 FreestyleManon Van Rooijen 49.08 2002

200 FreestyleManon Van Rooijen 1:46.44 2003

500 FreestyleKim Small 4:43.22 1993



100 ButterflyJulia Gorman 54.18 1986

200 ButterflyJulia Gorman 1:59.32 1986

100 BackstrokeBritta Boesing 56.04 2009

Women200 Medley Relay

B. Boesing, D. Hatic,D. Novotny, K. Pomerleau 1:42.95 2009

400 Medley RelayB. Boesing, D. Hatic,C. lallier,A. Saarnak 3:43.42 2009

200 Freestyle RelayM.Van Rooijen, E. Johns,K. MacLennan, C.Williams 1:33.41 2001

400 Freestyle RelayC.Williams, E. Johns,M. Kinsella, M.Van Rooijen 3:20.86 2001

800 Freestyle RelayA. Saarnak, L. Jacoby,R. Labreche, B. Boesing 7:16.62 2009

Men200 Medley Relay

T. Deutsch, P. Klepchick,D. Bell, M. Pinger 1:30.76 1996

400 Medley RelayR. Cahalan, I. Campbell,K.Wienants, N. Schippert 3:17.53 1985

200 Freestyle RelayN. Folker, B. Cline,E, Lovell, M. Swift 1:21.58 1998

400 Freestyle RelayT. Jamison,T. Deutsch,A. Bermudez, M. Pinger 2:59.02 1995

800 Freestyle RelayJ.Vassallo, M. Gribble,K.Wienants, R. Green 6:34.15 1984


ALL -T IME TOP 10 PERFORMERS50 Freestyle1. Christy Czech 22.96 19992. Manon Van Rooijen 23.14 20033. Christine Zwiegers 23.22 20064. Annika Saarnak 23.36 20095. Kirsten Pomerleau 23.44 20096. Kirsten Pomerleau 23.51 2009

Kirsten Pomerleau 23.51 2007Christine Williams 23.51 2002

9. Janet Mayville 23.54 1996Anne Kelly 23.54 1986

100 Freestyle1. Manon Van Rooijen 49.08 20022. Annika Saarnak 50.16 20093. Annika Saarnak 50.18 20094. Christy Czech 50.22 19995. Lauren Jacoby 50.64 20096. Annika Saarnak 50.77 20097. Kirsten Pomerleau 50.79 20078. Annika Saarnak 50.82 20099. Lauren Jacoby 50.85 2009

10. Janet Mayville 50.94 1996

200 Freestyle1. Manon Van Rooijen 1:46.44 20032. Annika Saarnak 1:47.22 20093. Annika Saarnak 1:48.04 20094. Stacey Stiver 1:48.98 19915. Kim Small 1:49.08 19916. Christy Czech 1:49.20 19997. Lauren Jacoby 1:49.40 20098. Lauren Jacoby 1:49.50 20099. Annika Saarnak 1:49.88 2009

10. Janet Mayville 1:49.90 1997

500 Freestyle1. Kim Small 4:43.22 19932. Bonnie Glasgow 4:47.15 19783. Amy Lindblom 4:48.89 19974. Julie Daigneault 4:49.64 19855. Ryann Labreche 4:50.91 20096. Brittany White 4:51.65 20007. Stacey Staver 4:52.42 19918. Ryann Labreche 4:54.60 20099. Ryann Labreche 4:54.98 2008

10. Tara Erwin 4:55.92 2007

1000 Freestyle1. Kim Small 9:39.59 19912. Julie Mitchell 10:01.27 19953. Amy Lindblom 10:03.68 19974. Julie Diagneault 10:05.85 19865. Barb Shockey 10:08.76 19826. Julie Kemp 10:08.79 19977. Tara Erwin 10:12.17 20078. Ryann Labreche 10:13.81 20089. Heather Gravlin 10:14.06 1989

10. Lauren Shue 10:14.16 2005

1650 Freestyle1. Kim Small 15:59.72 19912. Amy Lindblom 16:24.51 19973. Julie Kemp 16:36.37 19984. Tara Erwin 16:40.23 20045. Julie Mitchell 16:42.65 19956. Bonnie Glasgow 16:43.98 19787. Tara Erwin 16:45.58 20038. Lauren Shue 16:46.23 20059. Tara Erwin 16:55.92 2007

10. Heather Gravlin 16:59.14 1991

100 Butterfly1. Julia Gorman 54.18 19862. Cori Lallier 55.25 20093. Christine Zwiegers 55.43 20064. Cori Lallier 55.52 20095. Nancy Gajos 55.54 20036. Annika Saarnak 55.62 20097. Deidre Novotny 55.90 20098. Andrea Hughes 56.12 20049. Annika Saarnak 56.18 2009

10. Adrien Ferguson 56.52 2002

200 Butterfly1. Julia Gorman 1:59.32 19862. Cori Lallier 2:01.57 20093. Elaine Schwartz 2:01.78 20024. Gai Gathercole 2:01.85 19855. Bonnie Glasgow 2:02.39 19786. Julie Kemp 2:02.62 19987. Erin Simpson 2:02.69 20098. Erin Simpson 2:02.73 20099. Cori Lallier 2:02.75 2009

10. Julie Daigneault 2:02.78 1985

100 Backstroke1. Britta Boesing 56.04 20092. Britta Boesing 56.37 20083. Britta Boesing 56.40 2008

Britta Boesing 56.40 20075. Britta Boesing 57.04 20086. Britta Boesing 57.18 20087. Ashley Knapp 57.23 20058. Katalin Ferenczi 57.26 2003

Katalin Ferenczi 57.26 20039. Britta Boesing 57.44 2009

10. Britta Boesing 57.51 2008

As a freshman in 2007-08, Annika Saarnak established six new Top 10 times in four categories for UM,including the 50-, 100- and 200 freestyle.

Brittany Viola claimed her first diving nationalchampionship in 2008 in the platform event.


200 Backstroke1. Deidre Novotny 1:59.98 20092. Deidre Novotny 2:01.22 20093. Katalin Ferenczi 2:01.69 20054. Amey Bosseler 2:01.95 19925. Ashley Knapp 2:02.71 20066. Gai Gathercole 2:02.75 19857. Margaret Ravenna 2:03.07 20068. Margaret Ravenna 2:03.59 20089. Taylor McFarlane 2:03.79 2005

10. Julia Gorman 2:04.59 1986

100 Breaststroke1. Dana Hatic 1:01.93 20092. Rhiannon Leier 1:02.44 19993. Britta Boesing 1:02.57 20094. Dana Hatic 1:02.67 20095. Britta Boesing 1:03.14 20096. Martyna Krawczyk 1:03.19 20047. Magdalena Waszkiewicz 1:03.30 20078. Katie Eason 1:03.46 20099. Britta Boesing 1:03.92 2009

10. Dana Hatic 1:03.96 2009

200 Breaststroke1. Britta Boesing 2:14.29 20092. Britta Boesing 2:14.83 20093. Martyna Krawczyk 2:15.34 20044. Kristel Tellegen 2:15.66 19975. Dana Hatic 2:15.67 20096. Rhiannon Leier 2:15.71 19977. Dana Hatic 2:15.75 20098. Britta Boesing 2:17.05 20099. Wendy DeTray 2:18.67 1991

10. Kelly Peloquin 2:18.45 2006

200 IM1. Jennifer Weir 2:01.43 20002. Deidre Novotny 2:02.11 20093. Manon Van Rooijen 2:02.27 20024. Britta Boesing 2:02.38 20095. Kristel Tellegen 2:02.70 19976. Britta Boesing 2:02.87 20077. Britta Boesing 2:02.95 20098. Britta Boesing 2:03.03 20089. Britta Boesing 2:03.20 2008

10. Britta Boesing 2:03.35 2009

400 IM1. Kristel Tellegen 4:17.80 19972. Elaine Schwartz 4:19.46 20003. Julia Gorman 4:20.80 19864. Gai Gethercole 4:21.49 19855. Julie Kemp 4:22.59 19996. Bonnie Glasgow 4:23.32 19787. Katie Eason 4:27.51 20078. Britta Boesing 4:28.42 20089. Adrien Ferguson 4:28.56 2004

10. Britta Boesing 4:28.85 2008

200 Medley Relay1. B. Boesing, D. Hatic,

D. Novotny, K. Pomerleau 1:42.95 20092. B. Boesing, M.Waszkiewicz,

K. Eason, K. Pomerleau 1:43.11 20083. A. Knapp, M.Waszkiewicz,

A. Hughes, C. Zwiegers 1:43.61 20064. A. Knapp, M.Waszkiewicz,

K. Eason, K. Pomerleau 1:44.20 20075. T.Watts, C. Caples,

K. MacLennan, C.Williams 1:45.12 20016. B. Boesing, M.Waszkiewicz,

K. Eason,A. Saarnak 1:45.21 20087. B. Boesing, D. Hatic,

A. Saarnak, L. Jacoby 1:45.26 20098. M. Sessoms, R. Leier,

E. Schultz, E. Brelsford 1:45.86 19979. M. Sessoms, R. Leier,

J.Weir, E. Brelsford 1:46.38 1998\10. A. Kelly, S. Bowman,

J. Gorman, D. Gore 1:46.46 1986

400 Medley Relay1. B. Boesing, D. Hatic,

C. Lallier,A. Saarnak 3:43.42 20092. K. Ferenczi, C. Caples,

K. MacLennan, C.Williams 3:47.28 20013. J. Kemp, J.Weier,

K.Weier, C. Cech 3:47.73 19984. B. Boesing, M.Waszkiewicz,

K. Eason,A. Saarnak 3:49.20 20085. A. Knapp, M.Waszkiewicz,

A. Hughes, C. Zwiegers 3:49.36 20066 A. Bosseler, K. Evans,

S. Staver, D. Chapmney 3:49.39 19927. B. Boesing, M.Waskiewicz,

N. Gajos, K. Pomerleau 3:49.51 20078. R. Leier, J.Weir,

J. Kemp, C. Cech 3:49.93 19989. M. Sessoms, R. Leier,

J. Mayville, K.Tellegen 3:50.10 199610. B. Boesing, D. Hatic,

D. Novotny,A. Saarnak 3:50.54 2009

ALL-T IME TOP 10 PERFORMERS200 Freestyle Relay1. M.Van Rooijen, E. Johns,

K. MacLennan, C.Williams 1:33.41 20012. A. Saarnak, L. Jacoby,

L.Torres, K. Pomerleau 1:33.54 20093. C. Cech, E. Brelsford,

Martens, J.Weir 1:34.10 19974. L. Baigeneault, K. Mortell,

L. Zeiser, C. Conlin 1:34.50 19815. C.Williams,W. DeTray,

D. Champney, S. Staver 1:34.52 19916. A. Saarnak, L. Jacoby,

L.Torres, K. Pomerleau** 1:35.79 20097. K. Pomerleau, E. Davis,

M. Dadic,A. Saarnak 1:35.93 20088. A. Saarnak, K. Pomerleau,

E. Davis, K. Eason 1:35.94 2008K. Pomerleau, M. Dadic,N. Gajos, B. Boesing 1:35.94 2007

10. J. Mayville,V. Davis,E. Brelsford, K.Tellegen 1:36.05 1996

400 Freestyle Relay1. C.Williams, E. Johns,

M. Kinsella, M.Van Rooijen 3:20.86 20012. A. Saarnak, L. Jacoby,

B. Boesing, K. Pomerleau 3:21.21 20093. K. Small, D. Champney,

S. Staver, J.Williams 3:24.08 19934. A. Saarnak, K. Pomerleau,

L.Torres, L. Jacoby 3:25.90 20095. B. Boesing,A. Saarnak,

E. Davis, K. Pomerleau 3:26.79 20086. D. Gore,A. Kelly,

D. Lieberman, J. Gorman 3:26.99 19867. J. Mayville, D. Champney,

K. Small, S. Staver 3:27.30 19938. J. Mayville,V. Davis,

L.Ackley, K.Tellegen 3:27.32 19969. D. Champney, J.Williams,

G. Gravlin, S. Staver 3:27.66 199210. K. Pomerleau, M. Dadic,

E. Davis, B. Boesing 3:27.74 2007

800 Freestyle Relay1. A. Saarnak, L. Jacoby,

R. Labreche, B. Boesing 7:16.62 20092. S. Staver, J.Williams,

K. Small, D. Champney 7:20.46 19933. S. Staver, D. Champney,

H. Gravlin, K. Small, 7:22.80 19914. A. Saarnak, B. Boesing,

R. Labreche, E. Davis 7:25.74 20085. J. Mayville, E.Ackley,

L. Nessel, K.Tellegen 7:28.22 19866. S. Staver, J.Williams,

G. Gravlin, D. Champney 7:28.93 19927 K.Tellegen, E.Ackley,

L. Nessel, J. Mayville 7:29.13 19958. B. Boesing, L. Jacoby,

R. Labreche,A. Saarnak 7:29.89 20099. K. Ferenczi, N. Gajos,

L. Shue,T. McFarlane 7:31.13 200510. C. Cech, R. Leier,

E. Brelsford, J.Weir 7:31.69 1999

** - Team recorded this time twice

Tara Erwin (2003-06) has six top 10 times atMiami.


NATIONAL CHAMPIONSNCAA/AIAW TITLES BYATHLETEName No. EventsSharon Berg 2 200 free, 400 freeRobin Brannman 2 200 MR, 200 IMJ.B. Buchanan 5 200 MR (3), 50 breast, 100 breastDawn Frady 2 200 free, 400 freeJanet Freudenstein 1 200 MRJosé “Chemi” Gil 1 1-meterBryan Gillooly 2 3-meter, PlatformBonnie Glasgow 1 500 freePat Hines 2 200 MR (2)Jenny Keim 2 Platform, 3-meterImre Lengyel 1 PlatformGreg Louganis 3 1-meter (2), 3-materChris Mantilla 1 3-meterDean Panaro 4 1-meter (3), 3-meterKyle Prandi 1 PlatformRio Ramirez 4 1-meter (3), PlatformReuben Ross 1 3-meterTyce Routson 4 Platform (2), 3-meter (2)Leesa Sward 1 200 MRBrittany Viola 1 PlatformDavid Wilkie 3 200 breast, 200 free, 400 freeWendy Williams 4 PlatformDenise Wrist 1 200 MRJodi Yambor 3 200 MR (3)

NCAA/AIAW TITLES BY EVENT200 free 3 Sharon Berg (1972)

Dawn Frady (1975)David Wilkie (1974)

400 free 2 Sharon Berg (1972)Dawn Frady (1975)David Wilkie (1974)

500 free 1 Bonnie Glasgow (1977)50 breast 1 J.B. Buchanan (1975)100 breast 1 J.B. Buchanan (1975)200 breast 1 David Wilkie (1973)200 MR 13 Robin Brannman (1976, 1977)

J.B. Buchanan (1975, 1976, 1977)Janet Freudenstein (1977)

Pat Hines (1975, 1976)Leesa Sward (1976)Denise Wrist (1975)

Jodi Yambor (1975, 1976, 1977)1-meter 9 José “Chemi” Gil (1994)

Greg Louganis (1979, 1980)Dean Panaro (1991, 1992, 1993)Rio Ramirez (1997, 1998, 1999)

3-meter 8 Bryan Gillooly (1998)Jenny Keim (1999)

Greg Louganis (1980)Chris Mantilla (1996)Dean Panaro (1993)Reuben Ross (2008)

Tyce Routson (1995, 1997)Platform 13 Bryan Gillooly (1996)

Jenny Keim (2000)Imre Lengyel (2002)

Kyle Prandi (2002)Rio Ramirez (1999)

Tyce Routson (1997, 2000)Brittany Viola (2008)

Wendy Williams (1986, 1987, 1988, 1989)

NCAA/AIAWCHAMPIONSHIPRESULTS2008 – Federal Way, Wash. (men)3-meter Reuben Ross 466.80

2008 – Columbus, Ohio (women)Platform Brittany Viola 362.60

2002 – Austin, Texas (men)Platform Imre Lengyel 620.25

2001 – Long Island, N.Y. (men)Platform Kyle Prandi 591.75

2000 – Minneapolis, Minn. (men & women)Platform Jenny Keim 538.80Platform Tyce Routson 596.10

1999 – Indianapolis, Ind. (men)1-meter Rio Ramirez 643.10Platform Rio Ramirez 901.60

1999 – Athens, Ga. (women)3-meter Jenny Keim 576.90

1998 – Auburn, Ala. (men)1-meter Rio Ramirez 630.703-meter Bryan Gillooly 631.40

1998 – Minneapolis, Minn. (women)3-meter Doris Glenn Easterly 520.30

1997 – Minneapolis, Minn. (men)1-meter Rio Ramirez 610.053-meter Tyce Routson 643.10Platform Tyce Routson 811.80

1996 – Austin, Texas (men)3-meter Chris Mantilla 648.00Platform Bryan Gillooly 789.75

1995 – Indianapolis, Ind. (men)Platform Tyce Routson 785.70

1994 – Minneapolis, Minn. (men)1-meter José “Chemi” Gil 562.50

1993 – Indianapolis, Ind. (men)1-meter Dean Panaro 590.05

1992 – Indianapolis, Ind. (men)1-meter Dean Panaro 562.80

1991 – Austin, Texas1-meter Dean Panaro 555.80

1989 – Indianapolis, Ind. (women)Platform Wendy Williams 631.55

1983 – Indianapolis, Ind. (men)100 Butterfly Matt Gribble

1982 – Brown Deer, Wisc. (men)100 Butterfly Matt Gribble

1981 – Austin, Texas (men)400 IM Jessie Vassallo

1980 – Cambridge, Mass. (men)1-meter Greg Louganis 557.203-meter Greg Louganis 608.10

1979 – Cleveland, Ohio (men)1-meter Greg Louganis 513.75

1977 – Providence, R.I. (AIAW Championships)500 freestyle Bonnie Glasgow200 medley relay Janet Freudenstein

J.B. BuchananRobin BrannmanJodi Yambor

1976 – Providence, R.I. (men)200 breaststroke David Wilkie 2:00.73

1976 – Coral Gables, Fla. (AIAW Championships)200 IM Robin Brannman200 medley relay Pat Hines

J.B. BuchananLeesa SwardDenis Wrist

1975 – Tempe, Ariz. (AIAW Championships)50 backstroke J.B. Buchanan100 backstroke J.B. Buchanan100 freestyle Dawn Frady400 freestyle Dawn Frady200 medley relay Pat Hines

J.B. BuchananJodi YamborDenise Wrist

1974 – Long Beach, Calif.100 breaststroke David Wilkie 56.30

1974 – State College, Pa. (AIAW Championships)200 freestyle Sharon Berg400 freestyle Sharon Berg

1973 – Knoxville, Tenn.200 freestyle Robert Van Der Merwe 1:44.38200 breaststroke David Wilkie 2:10.24100 butterfly Robert Thornton 52.65400 medley relay Jim Craine 3:34.04

David WilkieTodd FordRobert Thornton

Matt Gribble was a two-time NCAA Champion inthe 100 Butterfly.


M IAMI AT THE OLYMPICS1956 Swimming

Kyle Prandi – United States 12004 Diving

Mark Pringer – Germany 21996 Swimming1992 Swimming

Gaither Rosser – United States 11952 Swimming

Manon Van Rooijen – Netherlands 22008 Swimming2000 Swimming

Reuben Ross – Canada 12008 Diving

Robert Strauss – Mexico 21976 Swimming1972 Swimming

Jesse Vassallo – United States 11984 Swimming

David Wilkie – Great Britain 21976 Swimming1972 Swimming

Wendy Williams – United States 11988 Diving

Kenneth Yeo – Singapore 11992 Diving

OLYMPIC MEDALISTSGreg Louganis 51988 10-meter platform Gold

3-meter springboard Gold1984 10-meter platform Gold

3-meter springboard Gold1976 10-meter platform Silver

Mark Pringer 11996 Swimming Bronze

Manon Van Rooijen 22008 4x100 freestyle relay Gold2004 4x100 freestyle relay Silver

David Wilkie 31976 100 breaststroke Silver1976 200 breaststroke Gold1972 200 breaststroke Silver

Wendy Williams 11988 10-meter platform Bronze

ALL-TIMEOLYMPIANSStefan Ahrens – Germany 12000 Diving

Alejandro Bermudez - Colombia 32000 Swimming1996 Swimming1992 Swimming

Melissa Briley-Mieras – United States 11976 Diving

Kelci Bryant – United States 12008 Diving

Michelle Davison – United States 12000 Diving

Tamas Deutsch – Hungary 21996 Swimming1992 Swimming

Jenna Dreyer –South Africa 22008 Diving2004 Diving

Nick Folker – South Africa 12000 Swimming

Keith Frostad – United States 11996 Diving

José “Chemi” Gil – Spain 42000 Diving1996 Diving1992 Diving1988 Diving

Matt Gribble – United States 11984 Swimming

Daphne Jongejans – Netherlands 31992 Diving1988 Diving1984 Diving

Edwin Jongejans – Netherlands 11988 Diving

Jenny Keim 22000 Diving1996 Diving

Martyna Krawczyk - Poland 12000 Swimming

Rhiannon Leier – Canada 22004 Swimming2000 Swimming

Imre Lengyel – Hungary 12000 Diving

Greg Louganis – United States 31988 Diving1984 Diving1976 Diving

Nelson Mora – Venezuela 11996 Swimming

Jack Nelson – United States 1

2008 – Beijing, ChinaKelci Bryant United States DivingJenna Dreyer South Africa DivingReuben Ross Canada DivingManon Van Rooijen Netherlands Swimming

2004 – Athens, GreeceJenna Dreyer South Africa DivingRhiannon Leier Canada SwimmingKyle Prandi United States Diving

2000 – Sydney, AustraliaStefan Ahrens Germany DivingAlejandro Bermudez Colombia SwimmingMichelle Davison United States DivingNick Folker South Africa SwimmingJosé “Chemi” Gil Spain DivingJenny Keim United States DivingMartyna Krawczyk Poland SwimmingRhiannon Leier Canada SwimmingImre Lengyel Hungary DivingManon Van Rooijen Netherlands Swimming

1996 – Atlanta, Georgia (United States)Alejandro Bermudez Colombia SwimmingTamas Deutsch Hungary SwimmingJosé “Chemi” Gil Spain DivingJenny Keim United States DivingNelson Mora Venezuela SwimmingMark Pringer Germany Swimming

1992 – Barcelona, SpainAlejandro Bermudez Colombia SwimmingTamas Deutsch Hungary SwimmingKeith Frostad United States DivingJosé “Chemi” Gil Spain DivingDaphne Jongejans Netherlands DivingMark Pringer Germany SwimmingKenneth Yeo Singapore Diving

1988 – Seoul, South KoreaJosé “Chemi” Gil Spain DivingDaphne Jongejans Netherlands DivingEdwin Jongejans Netherlands DivingGreg Louganis United States DivingWendy Williams United States Diving

1984 – Los Angeles, California (United States)Matt Gribble United States SwimmingDaphne Jongejans Netherlands DivingGreg Louganis United States DivingJesse Vassallo United States Swimming

1976 – Montreal, Quebec (Canada)Melissa Briley-Mieras United States DivingGreg Louganis United States DivingRobert Strauss Mexico SwimmingDavid Wilkie Great Britain Swimming

1972 – Munich, GermanyDavid Wilkie Great Britain SwimmingRobert Strauss Mexico Swimming

1956 – Melbourne, AustraliaJack Nelson United States Swimming

1952 – Helsinki, FinlandGaither Rosser United States Swimming

Wendy Williams - 1988 Olympic Bronze Medalist


MEN’S & WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS2009Jenna Dreyer 1-meterReuben Ross 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

2008Brittany Viola 1-meter, PlatformJ.J. Kinzbach 3-meterReuben Ross 3-meter

2007Heather Bounds PlatformJenna Dreyer 1-meterReuben Ross 1-meter, PlatformBrittany Viola Platform

2006Derek Starks 1-meter

2005Jenna Dreyer 1-meterDerek Starks PlatformMiguel Velazquez 3-meter, Platform

2004Derek Starks PlatformMiguel Velazquez 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

2003Katie Beth Bryant 3-meterMiguel Velazquez 3-meter

2002Stefan Ahrens 1-meterKatie Beth Bryant 1-meterMichelle Davison 1-meter, 3-meterImre Lengyel 3-meter, PlatformManon Van Rooijen 100 free, 200 freeMiguel Velazquez Platform

2001Katie Beth Bryant 1-meterMichelle Davison 3-meterJenny Keim 1-meter, 3-meterEmily Spychala 3-meter

2000Stefan Ahrens 1-meter, 3-meterJenny Keim 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformImre Lengyel 1-meter, 3-meterKyle Prandi 3-meter, PlatformTyce Routson 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformEmily Spychala 1-meter, 3-meter

1999Stefan Ahrens 3-meterJenny Keim 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformImre Lengyel 3-meterRio Ramirez 1-meter, Platform

1998Doris Glenn Easterly 3-meterBryan Gillooly 3-meterChris Mantilla 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformRio Ramirez 1-meter

1997Tammy Christensen 1-meter, 3-meterDoris Glenn Easterly 1-meter, 3-meterBryan Gillooly 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformAmy Lindblom 1650 freeChris Mantilla 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformRio Ramirez 1-meter, 3-meterTyce Routson 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

1996Doris Glenn Easterly 1-meter, 3-meterBryan Gillooly 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformChris Mantilla 1-meter, 3-meter, PlatformTyce Routson 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform

1995Doris Glenn Easterly 1-meterJosé “Chime” Gil 1-meter, 3-meterBryan Gillooly 3-meter, PlatformChris Mantilla 1-meter, PlatformBrian Ramos 1-meterTyce Routson 3-meter, Platform

1994Doris Glenn Easterly 1-meterKristen Tellegen 400 IM

1993José “Chime” Gil 1-meter, 3-meterDean Panaro Men’s DivingBrian Ramos 1-meter

1992Robbi Dalton Women’s DivingJosé “Chime” Gil 1-meter, 3-meterBetsy Girvan Women’s DivingDean Panaro Men’s DivingBrian Ramos 1-meter

1991Dena Champney Women’s SwimmingRobbi Dalton Women’s DivingBetsy Girvan Women’s DivingDean Panaro Men’s DivingBrian Ramos 1-meterChristi Ramos Women’s DivingKim Small Women’s SwimmingStacey Staver Women’s SwimmingBeth Wadlington Women’s DivingJulia Williams Women’s Swimming

1990Christi Ramos Women’s DivingScott Whiddon Men’s Diving

Heather Bounds collected All-America honors in2007 in the platform diving event for theHurricanes.

Four-time Olympic Medalist and diving great GregLouganis represented the United States in four dif-ferent Olympic Games.

Dean Panaro earned All-America honors threetimes in hIs storied career at UM.


MEN’S & WOMEN’S ALL-AMERICANS1989Lisa Decker Women’s SwimmingScott Whiddon Men’s DivingWendy Williams Platform

1988Lisa Decker Women’s SwimmingDaphne Jongejans 1-meter, 3-meterScott Whiddon Men’s DivingWendy Williams Platform

1987Daphne Jongejans 1-meter, 3-meterWendy Williams Platform

1986Sandra Bowman Women’s DivingDebbie Gore Women’s SwimmingJulie Gorman Women’s SwimmingDaphne Jongejans 1-meter, 3-meterAnne Kelly Women’s SwimmingWendy Williams Platform

1985Daphne Jongejans 1-meter, 3-meter

1984Lenny Layland Men’s DivingTim O’Brien Men’s Diving

1982Lisa Dunlap Women’s SwimmingSylvie Kennedy Women’s SwimmingLenny Layland Men’s DivingKate Mortell Women’s SwimmingMegan Wright Women’s Swimming

1981Julie Capps 1-meter, 3-meterCathy Conlin 200 free relay, 400 free relay

800 free relay, 400 medley relayLois Daigneault 200 free relay, 400 free relayJody Ford 800 free relay, 400 medley relayMatt Gribble 100 butterfly, 200 butterflyLenny Layland 1-meter, 3-meterKate Mortell 50 backstroke, 100 backstroke

200 backstroke, 200 free relay, 400 free relay800 free relay, 400 medley relay

Lisa Sharpe 3-meterJesse Vassallo 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 backstrokeLisa Zeiser 200 free relay, 400 free relay

800 free relay, 400 medley relay

1980Lenny Layland 3-meterGreg Louganis 1-meter, 3-meterLisa Sharpe 3-meter

1979Helmut Levy 200 breaststrokeGreg Louganis 1-meter, 3-meterGary Rees 1650 freeRichard Talley 400 IM

1978Dan Olson 3-meterPaul Naisby 200 breaststroke

1977Greg Garlich 1-meter, 3-meter

1976Greg Garlich 1-meter, 3-meterPaul Naisby 200 breaststrokeDavid Wilkie 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke

200 IM

1975Greg Garlich 3-meterSteve Lichtner 100 free, 400 free relay

400 medley relaySean Maher 400 medley relayKevin McGarity 400 medley relayChris McKee 400 free relayPaul Naisby 200 breastRobert Van Der Merwe 400 free relayDavid Wilkie 100 breast, 200 IM, 400 free relay

400 medley relay

1974Paul Bischoff 800 free relayTodd Ford 400 free relaySteve Lichtner 400 medley relay, 400 free relayKevin McGarity 400 medley relayJohn Spire 400 free relay, 800 free relayBob Thornton 400 medley relayTyrone Tozer 800 free relayRobert Van Der Merwe 400 free relay

800 free relayDavid Wilkie 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM

400 medley relay

1973Paul Bischoff 800 free relayTodd Ford 400 free relaySteve Lichtner 400 free relayJohn Spire 400 free relay, 800 free relayTyrone Tozer 800 free relayGregg Tye 800 free relayRobert Van Der Merwe 400 free relay

800 free relayDavid Wilkie 200 backstroke, 100 breast

1958Jack Nelson 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly

1949Dick Fetterman 150 backstroke

Wendy Williams is the only female diver to win anOlympic medal in the history of Miami’s programearning a bronze medal in the 10-meter platformduring the 1988 Olympics in Seoul.

Manon Van Rooijen became the first Miami swimmer to win a medal in the Olympic Games.

Jenny Kiem was a two-time National Champion,winning the 3-meter board during the 1999 seasonand the platform in 2000.


T H I S I S U N I V E R S I T Y O F M I A M I

Administration

President Shalala with the2009 football earlyenrollees in January.

President Shalala andPulitzer Prize-winning newspaper columnist George Will.

President Shalala and former‘Canes Dwayne “The Rock”Johnson and Dany Garcia.

President Shalala and momEdna Shalala.

P R E S I D E N TD O N N A E . S H A L A L A

Donna E. Shalala became the fifth President of the University ofMiami on June 1, 2001. President Shalala is an accomplishedscholar, teacher, and administrator whose career has beenmarked by a variety of leadership positions reflecting her inter-est in young people. While attending college, she played tennisand still plays a competitive game of doubles. She also enjoysgolf, skiing, and other outdoor activities.

Recognizing that first-rate facilities are a key part of achievingsuccess on the field, last year Hurricanes football embarked in anexciting new chapter with the move to Land Shark Stadium. Thisstate-of-the-art complex offers both players and fans world-classamenities that are unparalleled in college sports.

In 1987 President Shalala, a distinguished political scientist,became chancellor of a Big Ten university, the University ofWisconsin-Madison. She led what was then the nation’s largestpublic research university. In 1992, Business Week magazinenamed her one of the top five managers in higher education, andin 2005 was named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S.News & World Report and the Center for Public Leadership atHarvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

President Shalala’s success at Wisconsin was reflected in athleticsas well. She hired a new football coach, recruiting Barry Alvarezfrom Notre Dame. Four years later, Wisconsin won the Big Tenfootball championship and represented its conference in the RoseBowl for the first time in 30 years. President Shalala served onthe first Knight Commission, a committee to review college athlet-ics, and has served on the board of the National CollegiateAthletic Association Foundation. In May 2008, she was selectedas an Independent Director of the U.S. Soccer Federation.

In 1993, she was named U.S. Secretary for Health and HumanServices (HHS) and served for eight years, becoming the nation’slongest-serving HHS Secretary. In 2000, she led the official U.S.delegation to the Olympics in Sydney, Australia. At the end ofher tenure as HHS Secretary, The Washington Post described heras “one of the most successful government managers of moderntimes.”

In 2007, U.S. President George W. Bush calledupon her healthcare expertise to co-chair theCommission on Care for Returning WoundedWarriors, to evaluate how wounded service mem-bers transition from active duty to civilian society.In June 2008, President Bush presented her withthe Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’shighest civilian award, at a ceremony in the WhiteHouse. The medal recognizes exceptional meritori-ous service to individuals who have contributed tonational security, world peace, or cultural endeav-ors.

As leader of the University of Miami, PresidentShalala presides over one of the most successfulcollege athletic programs in the country. TheHurricanes football program has consistentlyranked in the top of the polls. In 2001, the base-ball team won its fourth College World Series andthe football team won its fifth national champi-onship. In 2003, the men and women’s basketball

teams began playing in a new, on-campus facility, theBankUnited Center. Other Hurricanes sports, from tennis to track,have also earned national recognition. UM celebrated the open-ing of the newly renovated Mark Light Stadium at AlexRodriguez Park and a new basketball training and practice com-plex in 2009.

The Black Coaches Association honored her with its Image ofExcellence Award for 2007.

As to her commitment to UM athletics, President Shalala said,“College sports are a vital part of our students’ experience whileat the University. They also help build community and instill agreat sense of pride in our athletes and their accomplishments.The young men and women who play Hurricanes sports aredevoted to their game both on a personal and team level, and itshows in their inspired performances time after time. Now it’s upto the fans to show their support and cheer them on to manymore victories.” For a sports fan like President Shalala, there isno better place to call home than the University of Miami.

C A R E E R H I G H L I G H T S2001-present . . . . . . . . . President, Professor of Political Science,

University of Miami1993-2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Secretary,

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 1987-1993 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chancellor,

Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison1980-1987 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President,

Hunter College of the City University of New York1977-1980 . . . . . . . . Assistant Secretary for Policy Development

and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

1975-1977 . . Director and Treasurer of the Municipal AssistanceCorporation for the City of New York

1972-1979 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Professor and Chair,Program in Politics and Education, Teachers College,

Columbia University1970 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ph.D., Syracuse University1962-1964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer, Iran1962 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A.B. Western College for Women


Hocutt addressing the mediaat his Feb 8, 2008 press con-ference.

Hocutt, wife Diane, and sonsBrooks and Drew, withPresident Shalala after hishiring is announced.

Hocutt talks to running backJavarris James before aHurricanes game in 2008.

Hocutt and Randy Shannonat the Orange BowlCommittee’s 7th Annual BlueCross Blue Shield Benefit.

Hocutt and former UM foot-ball player and radio coloranalyst Don Bailey Jr. at theOrange Bowl Committee’sBenefit.

Hocutt and former UM headfootball coach Jimmy Johnsonduring the 2008 football season.

D I R E C T O R O F A T H L E T I C SK I R B Y H O C U T T

Kirby Hocutt is in his second year as the Directorof Athletics at the University of Miami. Introducedas UM’s Director of Athletics on Feb. 8, 2008,Hocutt began his tenure as the university’s 11thDirector of Athletics on June 1, 2008.

Hocutt, 37, came to Miami after serving as theathletic director at Ohio University since 2005.Prior to that, he spent six years at the University ofOklahoma serving as associate athletic directorfor external operations and sports administration.

In his first year in Coral Gables, Hocutt establisheda master plan for major facilities improvements inaddition to initiating the development of a strate-gic plan for the University of Miami athleticdepartment. He oversaw a number of facilityimprovements in his initial year, including the construction of abasketball practice facility, as well as upgrades to AlexRodriguez Park at Mark Light Field, the Neil Schiff Tennis Centerand Cobb Stadium. For the first time in nine years, a new Ring ofHonor class was inducted under Hocutt’s direction, as EdgerrinJames, Jim Kelly, Cortez Kennedy, Jim Otto and Gino Torrettawere added to the prestigious class of UM football greats.

Two UM head coaches – Paige Yaroshuk-Tews (Women’s Tennis)and Nicole Lantagne Welch (Volleyball) – earned Atlantic CoastConference Coach of the Year honors in Hocutt’s first year atMiami, while UM student-athletes earned 15 All-America honorsduring the 2008-09 season. The women’s tennis team alsobecame the first women’s program at UM to win an ACC title,claiming the regular season championship after going 25-4 over-all and 10-1 in league play.

A former star linebacker at Kansas State, Hocutthas a total of 18 years experience in intercolle-giate athletics, including five as a student-athlete.

At Ohio, Hocutt significantly reorganized the ath-letic department’s annual giving program. Hisleadership led to an increase in fundraising bymore than 75 percent - including the securing ofthe second-largest major gift in school athletics his-tory. He also increased season ticket sales in foot-ball by 112 percent and in men’s basketball by50 percent.

In his three years at Ohio, the school won 11 teamchampionships and four head coaches were recog-nized as conference Coaches of the Year. In 2006,the football team played in its first bowl game in38 years.

At Oklahoma, Hocutt was the primary administra-tor for football and the sport supervisor for base-ball, men’s and women’s golf, and men’s andwomen’s tennis. His duties included supervision ofthe athletics development office, athletics ticketoffice, special events, stadium suite program, ath-letics endowment program, letter winners associa-tion and the department’s facility use and rental program.

Hocutt led Oklahoma’s athletics fundraising to an all-time high inannual giving and capital campaigns. From 1998 to 2005,

Oklahoma’s annualgiving increasedfrom $3.4 million tomore than $17 mil-lion. That 400 per-cent increase inannual giving wasone of the highestpercentage increasesin intercollegiate ath-letics history.

Beginning in 1999,Hocutt served in aleadership position inthe strategic plan-ning for a $100 mil-lion capital cam-paign. The $120 mil-lion campaign wasunique in that itfocused on facility

construction or improvements for each of Oklahoma’s 20 sports.

Prior to joining the Oklahoma staff, Hocutt served as the assistantdirector of licensing at the NCAA. In that position, he worked withcorporate partners and licensees to create new revenue produc-ing initiatives to support and promote all 81 NCAA champi-onships.

He began his career in sports administration as the assistantdirector of marketing and promotions at Kansas State University.While at Kansas State, he implemented revenue-producing activi-ties for the athletics department, including corporate partnersponsorships and ticket sales.

Hocutt was a four-year letterman at linebacker at KSU, leadingthe Big 8 Conference in tackles and earning All-Big 8 Conferenceteam honors as a junior. In 1993, The Sporting News selected himas one of the top 20 underrated players in the nation. Hocutt

also served as ateam captain his sen-ior season. Two ofHocutt’s coaches atKansas State wereBob Stoops, headfootball coach atOklahoma and JimLeavitt, the headfootball coach atUSF.

A member of theOrange BowlCommittee, Hocuttwas also named tothe Miami-DadeSports CommissionBoard of Directorson Oct. 1, 2008.

He earned his bach-elor’s degree fromKansas StateUniversity in 1995

and his master’s of education degree from the University ofOklahoma in 2001. He and his wife Diane have two sons, 7-year-old Drew and 5-year-old Brooks.

Brooks, Diane, Drew and Kirby Hocutt


Administration


The University of Miami is one of the largest, most comprehensiveprivate research universities in the southeastern United States,with a well-earned reputation for academic excellence. Morethan 15,000 undergraduate and graduate students from everystate and 110 nations around the world call UM home during theacademic semesters. The University has grown from its main loca-tion in the city of Coral Gables to the Leonard M. Miller Schoolof Medicine campus located in Downtown Miami, the RosenstielSchool of Marine and Atmospheric Science on Virginia Key, theJohn J. Koubek Center in Little Havana, the James L. KnightCenter in downtown Miami, and the South and Richmond campus-es in southwest Miami-Dade County. With more than 10,000 full-and part-time faculty and staff, UM is one of the largest privateemployers in Miami-Dade County.

Enrollment: Total enrollment for the 2008-09 academic year was15,323 students. Of that number, 10,008 were undergraduatestudents, 4,901 were graduate students. During the 2007-2008academic year, the University awarded 2,445 bachelors, 989master’s, 380 J.D.’s, 150 M.D.’s, 116 Ph.D.’s, and 57 other doctor-ates.

New Freshman Standings: 46% of new freshmen graduated inthe top 5 percent of their high school class. Almost two-thirdsgraduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class. MeanSAT was 1282.

International Students: The University continues to attract studentsfrom South Florida, as well as from other parts of the nation andaround the world. It was one of the country’s first universities tohave an organized international recruitment program. TheUniversity of Miami sends representatives worldwide to seekqualified students. Students come from 110 foreign countries, the50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia.

Honors Program/Honor Societies: Approximately 940 studentsparticipate in the Honors Program. UM has 54 academic honorsocieties, including Phi Beta Kappa.

Research: Research and sponsored program expenditures totaled$326 million (FY 08). According to the National ScienceFoundation, UM ranked 66th of all universities in expenditures offederal funds for research and development (FY 07).

Budget: The budget for 2008-09 was $2.1 billion, with $1.4 bil-lion projected for the medical campus. At the end of FY 08, theendowment for the University was $736 million.

Development: In FY 08, contributions reached $200.5 million intotal private cash, gifts, and grants, and in FY 07, UM ranked34th among all U.S. institutions in this category. In January 2006,UM increased the goal of its Momentum Campaign to $1.25 bil-lion and raised $1.4 billion by the close of the campaign inDecember 2007 to support scholarships, chairs, interdisciplinarycenters and research initiatives.

A W O R L D - C L A S S S T U D E N TB O D YEnrollment at the University of Miami continues to experiencetremendous growth.

The student body also has become more diverse. For fall 2008,Hispanics accounted for 28 percent and African-Americans for10 percent, while Asian students accounted for 7 percent of allundergraduate students.

For fall 2008, women accounted for approximately 50 percentof the new freshman class, 53 percent of all undergraduates and49 percent of the graduate and professional students.

Education outside the traditional classroom is an important partof student life at the University of Miami. The University has over80 programs offered in more than 33 countries on a full aca-demic year, semester, or summer basis as well as UM faculty-ledprograms during intersession, spring break and summer.

C A M P U S E S A N D S C H O O L SCoral Gables Campus: The Coral Gables campus, with its twocolleges and seven schools, is located on a 230-acre tract in sub-urban Coral Gables.

Medical Campus: The University of Miami Leonard M. MillerSchool of Medicine campus consists of 68 acres within the 153-acre University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Medical Center com-plex. The medical center includes three University-owned hospi-tals that make up the University of Miami Health System(UHealth): University of Miami Hospital, Sylvester ComprehensiveCancer Center and Anne Bates Leach Eye Hospital, home to thetop-ranked Bascom Palmer Eye Institute which was ranked thenumber one eye hospital in the country for the fifth year in a rowin the 2008 annual survey of “America’s Best Hospitals” pub-lished in U.S. News & World Report; three other programs alsoranked among the best. Our primary affiliated hospitals on themedical campus include Jackson Memorial Hospital, HoltzChildren’s Hospital and the Miami VA Medical Center. MillerSchool of Medicine faculty conduct more than 1,700 researchprojects in basic science and clinical care in facilities totalingmore than 500,000 square feet of research space. TheBiomedical Research Building and a two-story wet lab buildingare scheduled to be completed in 2009, adding 200,000 squarefeet of research space. Plans are underway to build the UM LifeScience Park on 2 million square feet of space adjacent to themedical campus..

Rosenstiel Campus: The Rosenstiel School of Marine andAtmospheric Science is located on an 18-acre waterfront campuson Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay.

South Campus: The south campus, located ten miles southwest ofCoral Gables, is on a 136-acre site used for conducting researchand development projects.

Richmond Campus: The Richmond campus, established in 2001, isa 76-acre site near south campus. Research facilities for theRosenstiel School’s Center for Southeastern Tropical AdvancedRemote Sensing (CSTARS) and Richmond Satellite OperationsCenter (RSOC) are located on a portion of the new campus.

Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; 24professional accrediting agencies.

U N I V E R S I T YA D M I N I S T R A T I O NOfficers: Donna E. Shalala, President; Dr. Philip George,Chairman, Board of Trustees; Thomas J. LeBlanc, Executive VicePresident and Provost; Joseph Natoli, Senior Vice President forBusiness and Finance; Pascal J. Goldschmidt, Senior VicePresident Medical Affairs.

W E L C O M E T O

The University of Miami


T H I S I S M I A M I F O O T B A L L

City of MiamiW H E R E T H E H E A T I S O N

“Welcome to Miami... bienvenidos a Miami.” With 84 miles ofAtlantic coastline, yearlong sunshine and a boasted averagedaily temperature of 75 degrees, it is no wonder in his hit single,Will Smith dubbed Miami “the city where the heat is on.”

THE HEAT ON THE COURTThanks to South Florida’s year-round, sports-friendly climate,Miami has a lot to offer in outdoor recreational activities. Fromsome of the PGA’s finest golf courses to almost 700 parks, thereis something for everyone. With countless opportunities for kayak-ing, scuba-diving, fishing, beach volleyball and rollerblading,there is no excuse for going without a tan.

South Florida truly has the perfect weather for sports and is oneof only eight metropolitan areas in the United States that canboast of a professional franchise in each of the four majorsports. The Major League’s Florida Marlins had everybody“doing the fish” when they won the World Series in 1997 and2003. The NFL’s Miami Dolphins have thrilled fans for decades atDolphin Stadium, which hosted the Super Bowl in 1995, 1999and 2007. Despite the warm weather, South Florida’s own hockeyteam, the Florida Panthers, keep up on the ice. And for basket-ball fans, the 2006 NBA Champion Miami Heat keep things hotat the American Airlines Arena.

MIAMI IS CALIENTETruly a melting pot, Miami is home to a variety of cultures, cre-ating a totally unique, vibrant cultural mosaic. With representa-tives of every Hispanic nation in the world, Spanish serves as asecond language to most of Miami’s residents. Little Havana isthe heart of Miami’s Cuban community, where churro vendors linethe streets, the aroma of high-octane cafe Cubano fills the airand the spirit of friendly competition fills Domino Park.

The spirit of the Caribbean is alive in Little Haiti, where manyHaitian artists, musicians and entrepreneurs get their start inMiami. The proud focal point of this neighborhood is theCaribbean Market, an open-air replica of Port-au-Prince’s IronMarket, where Creole is the dominant language.

SIZZLING THE SILVER SCREENWith tropical weather, a high-quality labor pool, low productioncosts and direct links to Latin America, Miami has become one ofthe most important entertainment centers in the world. Dubbed asthe Latin-American Hollywood by the New York Times, suchblockbusters as Big Trouble—written by Miami Herald columnistDave Barry, Any Given Sunday, There’s Something About Mary,The Birdcage and Wild Things were all filmed in Miami.

A Hollywood favorite off-screen as well, Miami is home to dozensof celebrities and even more consider it a favorite weekend get-away. Glorida and Emilio Estefan’s Star Island estate and GianniVersace’s Ocean Drive mansion-turned-museum are just a coupleexamples of Miami’s celebrity appeal. It is not uncommon to spotSean “Diddy” Combs or Jamie Foxx dancing at a South Beachclub or former president Bill Clinton playing golf at the BiltmoreHotel.

MIAMI HOT SPOTSFor shopping, dancing or just plain people watching, Miami offersseveral places to see and be seen.

With over 800 buildings designed in the ‘30s and ‘40s, SouthBeach serves as the largest collection of Art Deco architecture inthe world. Celebrity-owned restaurants, like Cameron Diaz’sBambu, night clubs such as Level—based on the format of NewYork’s Studio 54, and a medley of huge anchor stores and uniqueboutiques create the flavor of miami’s most famous hot spot.

Coconut Grove, just a 10-minute drive from the University ofMiami, is another student favorite. Built mainly by West Indiancraftsmen brought in from the Bahamas, it still holds onto theCaribbean appeal its name suggests. Attracting writers, artistsand non-conformists, this hub of the bohemian arts contributed toMiami’s cultural renaissance. Fast-forward a century and theGrove is still one of Miami’s hottest nightspots, with more than 75cafes, restaurants and clubs that line the streets.

THE WARMTH OF CORAL GABLES, THE “CITY BEAUTIFUL”The University of Miami campus is located in Coral Gables,dubbed the “City Beautiful”. Founded by George Merrick almosta century ago, the Gables is one of Miami’s most beautiful areas.The palm-lined streets are all named after European villages,each one bordered by Old Spanish style homes.

Downtown Coral Gables is bustling with the many offices ofmulti-national corporations, while the city’s central boulevard—Miracle Mile—is home to a wide array of designer boutiquesand art galleries. One Gables favorite is the Venetian Pool, abeautiful swimming lagoon carved out of coral, which featurescascading waterfalls and underwater caves.


T H E U N I V E R S I T YO F M I A M IA T H L E T I CD E P A R T M E N TM I S S I O NS T A T E M E N T

The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics ofthe University of Miami exists that, through itsprograms, student-athletes have the opportuni-ty to achieve their full potential academicallyand athletically, and that the University and itsconstituents benefit from their being represent-ed by students engaged in intercollegiatecompetition.

THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI DEPARTMENTOF INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS IS COM-MITTED:

1) To meet the obligations of the mission of theUniversity of Miami.

2) To provide the opportunity for student-ath-letes to seek and achieve their potentialthrough growth and development academical-ly and athletically.

3) To provide through leadership, thoughtfulguidance and quality programs, a positiveenvironment for athletic excellence andachievement while developing leaders in theirfields, in the classroom and for our community.

4) To support through its resources the aca-demic objectives of its student-athletes, and toensure their progress toward the goal of theacademic degree which each seeks.

5) To provide and support athletic programsat the highest level of competition.

6) To recruit student-athletes of academicquality, good character and high athletic abili-ty.7) To comply with the rules and policies of allgoverning bodies and the University of Miami.

8) To provide equitable opportunities regard-less of gender, race or creed.

9) To represent the University, its Board ofTrustees, administration, faculty, students, staff,alumni and friends appropriately.

10) To develop the values of leadership,teamwork, discipline, sportsmanship andintegrity among its student-athletes and staff.

Athletic Success


B R I T T A N Y V I O L A2009 U.S. Diving Team Captain2009 ACC Championships Most Valuable DiverThree-Time All-American2008 NCAA Champion

TI’ERRA BROWNTwo-Time All-American2009 National Runner-UpAll-ACC Performer

SEAN SPENCE2008 ACC Defensive Rookie

of the Year2008 Freshman All-American

LAURA VALLVERDUThree-Time All-American2009 NCAA Singles

Championship Runner-upThree-Time All-ACC

SHENISE JOHNSON2009 ACC All-Freshman2009 ACC Honorable

Mention

REUBEN ROSSSeven-Time All-AmericanTwo-Time ACC Men’s Diver

of the Year2008 NCAA Champion

CHRIS HERNANDEZ2008 National Freshman of

the Year2008 All-AmericanTwo-time All-ACC Performer

BRITTNEY STEINBRUCH2007 Freshman All-American2007 ACC Freshman of the

Year2007 First-Team All-ACC

LANE CARICO2008 All-America Honorable Mention2008 East Region Freshman of the Year2008 All-East Region Performer2008 ACC Freshman of the Year2008 Second Team All-ACC2008 ACC All-Freshman


Kelly PierceAcademic Advisor/TutorCoordinator

Chris DoellAssistant Director ofAcademics

Barbara StrattonLearning Specialist

David WymanAssistant AD for Academics

Allen AugustinAcademic Advisor

Erica BrownAcademic Advisor

T H E R E T E N T I O NP R O G R A M S

The University of Miami offers unique pro-grams designed to assist student-athletes intheir pursuit of a college education. These area few of the programs offered to assist stu-dent-athletes:

1. UMX Freshman Experience Course - Aunique class designed to assist freshman stu-dent-athletes with the transition from highschool to college.

2. Proactive Mentorship Program - This pro-gram is designed to assist student-athletes withthe transition skills necessary to be successfulcollege students. All freshmen are required toparticipate and meet once a week with amentor covering issues such as time manage-ment, goal-setting, class preparation, testpreparation, etc.

3. Study Table Program - Provides valuablelocations and time to accomplish academicgoals. Structured times, group and individualtutorials, computer labs, and quiet areas aredesignated for this program.

4. F.A.S.T. Program (Freshman AcademicSuccess Training) - The main purpose of thisprogram is to ensure a smooth and successfultransition from high school to college throughacademic success training. This will be accom-plished through closely monitoring incoming at-risk student-athletes so as to ensure the use ofefficient time management and study skills.Assumptions are made that all of our student-athletes come to us with good study habits,academic knowledge, and social judgment.This program will address all these areas andbe reinforced throughout the semester.

5. Computer Lab - Located within the HechtAthletic Center, student-athletes have access to30 personal computers with Internet accessand conduct research. The lab also has 20laptop computers that student-athletes cancheck out and take with them on team trips, orwhen they want to work on their own.

6. Tutors - Level 1 certified tutors by theCollege Reading and Learning Associationprovide individual and group assistance uponrequest. The tutor program at the University ofMiami is one of a small number of athleticprograms in the country to be awarded CRLAcertification.

7. Learning Resource Room - Student-athleteswith disabilities have access to computer pro-grams that aid in their educational skill devel-opment.


Academic Services


Compliance


FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

WHO IS A PROSPECTIVE STUDENT-ATHLETE (PROSPECT)?You are a prospect if you have started classes for the ninth grade. Before the

ninth grade, you may become a prospect if a university provides you (or your fami-ly or friends) any financial aid or other benefit that is not usually provided toprospective student-athletes.

YOU ARE NO LONGER A PROSPECT IF YOU HAVE DONE ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:(1) Officially register and enroll in a minimum full-time program of studies and

have attended classes in any four-year collegiate institution’s regular academic year(excluding summer); or (2) Participated in a regular squad practice or competitionat a four-year collegiate institution that occurs before the beginning of any term; or(3) Officially register and enrolled and attend classes during the summer prior toinitial enrollment and receive institutional athletics aid.

HOW DO I KNOW IF I’M BEING RECRUITED?A coach is recruiting you if they try to convince you directly, or through your

family, to attend their school and participate in intercollegiate athletics. There areseveral ways to be recruited: (1) a coach may provide you with an official paidvisit to view the campus, (2) a coach may arrange an in-person, off-campus meetingwith you (or your family), or (3) a coach or staff member may call you (or yourfamily) on more than one occasion for the purpose of recruitment.

Coaches and authorized institutional staff members are the only individuals whomay recruit you. Representatives of athletic interests (boosters) may not call, write ormake in-person contact with you anywhere for the purpose of recruiting you to auniversity and participating in athletics.

WHEN CAN A COACH CONTACT ME?OFF CAMPUS CONTACT

In the sport of basketball, a coach can arrange a face-to-face meeting withyou, off the University’s campus, beginning the first day of classes of your senioryear.

In all other sports, a coach can arrange a face-to-face meeting with you, offthe University’s campus, beginning July 1 after your junior year.

TELEPHONE CALLSIn all sports other than football and basketball, a coach may call a prospect

one time per week after July 1 following the completion of the prospect’s junioryear in high school.

In the sport of football, a coach may initiate one telephone call to a prospectbetween April 15th and May 31st of the prospect’s junior year. Additional calls arenot permitted prior to September 1st of the beginning of the prospect’s senior yearin high school.

In the sport of men’s basketball, coaches may make one telephone call permonth from June 15 of the prospect’s sophomore year through July 31 of the junioryear. Beginning August 1 of the senior year a coach may make two telephone callsper week. Only one call per week may be made to a two-year or four-year col-lege prospect.

In the sport of women’s basketball, coaches may make one telephone call permonth during the months of April (on or after the Thursday after the conclusion ofthe NCAA Division I Final Four) and May of the prospect’s junior year in highschool, one telephone call between June 1 and June 20 and one telephone callbetween June 21 and June 30 of the prospect’s junior year in high school. Threetelephone calls to a prospect are permitted during the month of July, with no morethan one call per week.

In the following circumstances unlimited calls to a prospect are permitted: (1)during the five days immediately preceding an official visit to the University ofMiami, (2) on the initial date for signing the National Letter of Intent and the twodays following the signing date, and (3) on the day of a coach’s off-campus contactwith a prospect

For all sports, coaches may receive telephone calls placed by a prospect at theprospect’s expense at anytime, including before July 1 following the prospect’s jun-ior year in high school.

LETTERSIn sports other than men’s basketball, letters and recruiting information may be

sent to you starting September 1 at the beginning of your junior year in high school.In men’s basketball, recruiting materials may be provided starting June 15 at theconclusion of the prospect’s sophomore year.

WHAT IS A CONTACT?A contact is any face-to-face encounter between a prospect or the prospect’s

parent(s) or legal guardian and an institutional staff member or athletic representa-tive during which any dialogue occurs in excess of an exchange of a greeting.NOTE: At the Division I level, athletic representatives (boosters) may not contact youfor the purpose of recruiting.

WHAT CAN A SCHOOL OFFER ME TO ATTEND THEIR UNIVERSITY?You (or your family) may not receive any benefit, inducement or arrangements

such as cash, clothing, cars, gifts or loans to encourage you to sign a National Letterof Intent or to attend a NCAA school.

A University may offer you a one-year scholarship that covers room and board,tuition and fees, and required course-related books, or any part of these. The insti-tution can recommend that this aid is renewed each year, as is the general practiceat the University of Miami but this renewal is not guaranteed. In addition, they canoffer you quality academic and medical support, as well as the opportunity to com-pete for one of the nation’s top programs.

WHAT CAN I DO DURING THIS PROCESS?Enjoy your high school years and work hard both in the classroom and in your

sport. At the beginning of your junior year you should sign up for the NCAAClearinghouse. Your high school guidance office can provide you with the informa-tion to register.

A DIVISION I INSTITUTION MAY PROVIDE A RECRUIT WITH THE FOLLOWING PRINTED MATERIALS:• General correspondence, including letters, U.S. Postal Service postcards and

institutional note cards;• Game programs, which may not include posters, and one Student-Athlete

Handbook;• NCAA educational information;• Pre-enrollment information subsequent to signing a National Letter of Intent with

the university;• One athletic publication (e.g., media guide or recruiting brochure);• Official academic, admissions and student services publications published or

videos produced by the institution and available to all students;• Schedule and business cards;• Questionnaires which may be provided prior to your junior year; and Camp

brochures which may be provided prior to your junior year.

COMPLIANCE CONTACT INFORMATIONNCAAP.O. Box 6222Indianapolis, IN 46206(317) 917-6222(800) 638-3731www.ncaa.org

David Reed,Assistant

Athletic Directorfor Compliance

Jamie Israel,Director ofCompliance

Karen Kelly,Assistant

ComplianceDirector

Debbie Foley,Administrative

Assistant

Steve Shults,ComplianceSpecialist

Chris Davis,Compliance

Intern

University of Miami Compliance Office5821 San Amaro DriveCoral Gables, FL 33146(305) [email protected]



Athletic Training Staff

Scott McGonagle is in his 15th season as Miami’s head athletic trainer.McGonagle and his staff are responsible for the year-round health care of everyUM student-athlete. In his 32nd year as an athletic trainer, McGonagle oversees thesports medicine program for Miami’s 17 intercollegiate varsity sports.

A native of Syracuse, Kan., McGonagle became a part of the Miami Hurricanesstaff in 1995 as head athletic trainer. He oversees a staff of nine full-time assistanttrainers and seven graduate assistant trainers, and he works in conjunction with oneof the nation’s most respected staffs of physicians to assure the finest medical carefor UM student-athletes.

McGonagle’s extensive experience includes 13 seasons as head athletic trainerat the University of Tulsa (1982-1995), one year as the head athletic trainer atCrowley (Texas) High School (1981-82) and one year as head athletic trainer atSahuarita High School (1980-81).

McGonagle began his collegiate athletics career as a student trainer at theUniversity of Kansas from 1977 to 1980. During that time, McGonagle worked as astudent athletic trainer for the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1978, 1979 and 1981 sea-sons.

He received his bachelor of science in physical education from the University ofKansas in 1980. He later added a master’s of science in athletic training from theUniversity of Arizona in 1981. McGonagle and his wife, Lynette, have a son,Matthew (27) and a daughter, Megan (23). Matthew and his wife Kelli have adaughter Madilin.

SCOTT McGONAGLEDirector of Athletic Training

The strength & conditioning program for the University of Miami’s women’s bas-ketball team is under the guidance of assistant strength & conditioning coachAndrew Klich. Klich, who is in his fifth year with the Hurricanes, also oversees thewomen’s track & field and swimming & diving programs for Miami.

He came to UM after serving a year as a graduate assistant strength & condi-tioning coach at the North Carolina, where he worked with the Tar Heel women’sbasketball and football teams.

In 2002, he served a year as the assistant nutrition coordinator of the Universityof Connecticut, and prior to that worked as the performance coach at ASK Fitnessfrom 1996-2002. While working towards his degree in human performance fromUConn, Klich worked as a student athletic trainer from 1994-96.

A member of the National Strength & Conditioning Association, Klich is also acertified United States Olympic Weightlifting Coach.

ANDREW KLICHAssistant Strength and Conditioning Coach


Strength and Conditioning

KEVIN BLACKEAssociate Athletic

Trainer

MEGAN ROGERSAssistant Athletic

Trainer

WES BROWNAsst. Athletic Trainer

LISA SAHAGUNAsst. Athletic Trainer

RON LECLAIRAsst. Athletic Trainer

SCOTT BROOKSAsst. Athletic Trainer

PRISCILLA DOBBSAsst. Athletic Trainer

BRIAN BOYLS-WHITEAsst. Athletic Trainer

NAOKI NEGISHIAsst. Athletic Trainer

ALANA EICHMANAsst. Athletic Trainer

ANDREU SWASEYHead Strength andConditioning Coach

VICTOR ISHMAEL

JIMMY GOINS MAC CALLOWAY

COLS COLAS


ACC Tradition of Excellence


The SchoolsSchool AffiliationsBOSTON COLLEGE — Charter member of the Big

East Conference in 1979; joined the ACC in July,2005.

CLEMSON — Charter member of the SouthernIntercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; a chartermember of the Southern Conference in 1921; a char-ter member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in1953.

DUKE — Joined the Southern Conference inDecember, 1928; charter member of the ACC in1953.

FLORIDA STATE — Charter member of the DixieConference in 1948; joined the Metro Conference inJuly, 1976; joined the ACC July, 1991.

GEORGIA TECH — Charter member of theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894;charter member of Southern Conference in 1921;charter member of the SEC in 1932; joined the ACC inApril, 1978.

MARYLAND — Charter member of the SouthernConference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in1953.

MIAMI — Charter member of the Big EastFootball Conference in 1991; joined the ACC in July,2004.

NORTH CAROLINA — Charter member of theSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894;charter member of the Southern Conference in 1921;charter member of the ACC in 1953.

NC STATE — Charter member of the SouthernConference in 1921; charter member of the ACC in1953.

VIRGINIA — Charter member of the SouthernIntercollegiate Athletic Association in 1894; chartermember of the Southern Conference in 1921; resignedfrom Southern Conference in December 1936; joinedthe ACC in December, 1953.

VIRGINIA TECH — Charter member ot heSouthern Conference in 1921; withdrew from theSouthern Conference in June, 1965; became a chartermember of the Big East Football Conference in Feb. 5,1991; joined the ACC in July, 2004.

WAKE FOREST — Joined the Southern Conferencein February, 1936; charter member of the ACC in1953.

2008-09 National ChampionshipsField Hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MarylandWomen’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North CarolinaMen’s Soccer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MarylandMen’s Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North CarolinaWomen’s Tennis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke

The ChampionshipsThe conference will conduct championship competi-

tion in 25 sports during the 2009-10 academic year -12 for men and 13 for women. The first ACC champi-onship was held in swimming on February 25, 1954.The conference did not conduct championships in crosscountry, wrestling or tennis during the first year.

The 12 sports for men include football, cross coun-try, soccer, basketball, swimming, indoor and outdoortrack, wrestling, baseball, tennis, golf and lacrosse.Fencing, which was started in 1971, was discontinuedin 1981.

Women’s sports were initiated in 1977 with thefirst championship meet held in tennis at Wake ForestUniversity.

Championships for women are currently conductedin cross country, field hockey, soccer, basketball, swim-ming, indoor and outdoor track, tennis, golf, lacrosse,softball and rowing with volleyball deciding its cham-pion by regular season play.

A HistoryThe Atlantic Coast Conference was founded on

May 8, 1953, at the Sedgefield Inn near Greensboro,N.C., with seven charter members - Clemson, Duke,Maryland, North Carolina, North Carolina State, SouthCarolina and Wake Forest - drawing up the confer-ence by-laws.

The withdrawal of seven schools from the SouthernConference came early on the morning of May 8,1953, during the Southern Conference’s annual springmeeting. On June 14, 1953, the seven members met inRaleigh, N.C., where a set of bylaws was adoptedand the name became officially the Atlantic CoastConference.

Suggestions from fans for the name of the newconference appeared in the region’s newspapers priorto the meeting in Raleigh. Some of the names suggest-ed were: Dixie, Mid South, Mid Atlantic, East Coast,Seaboard, Colonial, Tobacco, Blue-Gray, Piedmont,Southern Seven and the Shoreline.

Duke’s Eddie Cameron recommended that thename of the conference be the Atlantic CoastConference, and the motion was passed unanimously.The meeting concluded with each member institutionassessed $200.00 to pay for conference expenses.

On December 4, 1953, conference officials metagain at Sedgefield and officially admitted theUniversity of Virginia as the league’s eighth member.The first, and only, withdrawal of a school from theACC came on June 30, 1971, when the University ofSouth Carolina tendered its resignation.The ACC oper-ated with seven members until April 3, 1978, when theGeorgia Institute of Technology was admitted. TheAtlanta school had withdrawn from the SoutheasternConference in January of 1964.

The ACC expanded to nine members on July 1,1991, with the addition of Florida State University.

The conference expanded to 11 members on July1, 2004, with the addition of the University of Miamiand Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.On October 17, 2003, Boston College accepted aninvitation to become the league’s 12th member start-ing July 1, 2005.

The Tradition

Consistency. It is the mark of trueexcellence in any endeavor.

However, in today’s intercollegiateathletics, competition has become sobalanced and so competitive that it isvirtually impossible to maintain a highlevel of consistency.

Yet the Atlantic Coast Conferencehas defied the odds. Now, in its 57thyear of competition, the ACC has longenjoyed the reputation as one of the

strongest and most competitive intercollegiate confer-ences in the nation. And that is not mere conjecture,the numbers support it.

Since the league’s inception in 1953, ACC schoolshave captured 114 national championships, including60 in women’s competition and 54 in men’s. In addi-tion, NCAA individual titles have gone to ACC student-athletes 257 times.

The year 1980 marked the inception of volleyballin the ACC and conference play began in 1981. Nowentering its 29th season of play, the league has seenits member institutions enjoy great success from bothacademic and athletic perspectives.

Duke University’s Rachael Moss headed a list of10 volleyball student-athletes who earned ESPN TheMagazine Academic honors. A second-team ESPN TheMagazine Academic All-American®, Moss was joinedby the University of Virginia’s Lauren Dickson as afirst-team Academic All-District III, and eight more whogarnered second- or third-team All-District III acco-lades.

Clemson University’s Danielle Hepburn was theonly ACC student-athlete to receive All-America statuswith a third-team selection by the American VolleyballCoaches Association. Nine more took HonorableMention accolades in addition to All-East Region hon-ors.

The University of Miami highlighted the AVCA EastRegion as Lane Carico was selected as the East RegionFreshman of the Year and seventh-year head coachNicole Lantagne was picked as the East Region Coachof the Year.

The ACC again proved to be the nation’s premierathletic conference both academically and athletically.

2008-09 in ReviewThe 2008-09 academic year saw league teams

capture five national team titles and 20 individualNCAA crowns. In all, the ACC has won 47 nationalteam titles over the last 13 years and has won two ormore NCAA titles in 27 of the past 29 years.

A total of 128 ACC teams placed in NCAA post-season competition in 2008-09. League teams com-piled a 139-84-1 (.623) mark against opponents inNCAA championship competition. In addition, the ACChad 198 student-athletes earn first team All-Americahonors this past year. Overall, the league had 266first-, second-, or third-team All-Americans and theACC produced nine national Players of the Year andfive national Coach of the Year honorees. A total of88 teams finished their respective seasons ranked inthe Top-25 poll, including 33 teams ranked in the Top10 and six teams that held the nation’s top spot.

JOHN D.SWOFFORD

ACCCommisioner

UNIVERSITY OF MIAMISWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE 2009-10Date Opponent/Event Location TimeOct. 10 Georgia Tech/Clemson/Western Kentucky Atlanta, Ga. 11 a.m.Oct. 17 Florida Gulf Coast/Florida State Ft. Myers, Fla. 1 p.m.Nov. 7 Virginia Tech/Duke Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m.Dec. 4-6 Ohio State Invitational Columbus, Ohio All DayJan. 2 Maryland Coral Gables, Fla. 11 a.m.Jan. 8 Illinois/Nebraska Coral Gables, Fla. 11 a.m.Jan. 16 Central Connecticut State Coral Gables, Fla. 11 a.m.

Senior Appreciation DayJan. 22 at Florida Atlantic Boca Raton, Fla. 5 p.m.Feb. 1-2 USA Diving Winter Nationals Qualifying TBD TBDFeb. 4-8 USA Diving Winter National Championships TBD TBDFeb. 11-14 All-Star Diving Invitational Orlando, Fla. All DayFeb. 17-20 ACC Swimming & Diving Championships Chapel Hill, N.C. All DayMar. 12-14 NCAA Zone ‘B’ Diving Championships Atlanta, Ga. All DayMar. 18-20 Women’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships West Lafayette, Ind. All DayMar. 25-27 Men’s NCAA Swimming & Diving Championships Columbus, Ohio All Day

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