2010-11 providence college swimming & diving online team guide

2010-11 PROVIDENCE COLLEGE SWIMMING & DIVING

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2010-11 QUICK FACTSGENERAL INFORMATIONLocation ............................................................ Providence, R.I. 02918Founded ................................................................................... 1917Enrollment ............................................................................... 3,837President ..................................................Reverend Brian J. Shanley, O.P.Denomination ......................................................... Catholic (Dominican)Associate VP/Athletics Director .................................. Robert G. Driscoll, Jr.Assistant VP/Executive Associate Athletics Director/SWA ................ Jill La PointAssociate Athletics Director/Finance and Business ............................Mac HartAssociate Athletics Director/Marketing & Communications ..............Arthur ParksAssociate Athletics Director/Facilities .................................. Carl LaBrancheAssociate Athletics Director/Student-Athlete Development ..............Nick ReggioAssociate Athletics Director/External Relations ....................... Steve NapolilloAssociate Athletics Director/Compliance ...................................Joe NicastroAssociate Athletics Director/Sports Medicine .................................John RockDirector of Athletic Marketing ................................................. Kate MooreAffiliation......................................................................NCAA Division IConference ........................................................................... BIG EASTNickname ................................................................................. FriarsColors .................................................... Black, White, & Silver (PMS 877)Facility .....................................................................Taylor Natatorium

SWIMMING & DIVING STAFFHead Coach ..................................John O’Neill (Springfield ‘81, 21st season)Assistant Coach .......................Kevin Salisbury (Rhode Island ‘86, ninth season)Assistant Coach/Diving Coach ....... Newell Roberts (Keene State ‘79, 17th season)Assistant Coach ..................... Mike Lane (UMass-Dartmouth ‘02, fourth season)Managers ........................................... Colleen Hayes & Annie Montemarano Swimming & Diving Office Phone ........................................... 401.865.2268

TEAM INFORMATION2009-10 Head-to-Head Record [Men] ...................................................5-42009-10 Head-to-Head Record [Women] ............................................... 1-82009-10 BIG EAST Finish [Men] .................................................. 10th of 11 2009-10 BIG EAST Finish [Women] .............................................. 11th of 12Returning/Lost [Men] .................................................................... 15/5Returning/Lost [Women] ................................................................ 17/5Newcomers [Men] ............................................................................ 9Newcomers [Women] ........................................................................ 9

SPORTS INFORMATIONSports Information Director ................................................ Jen Rynearson Phone ......................................................................... 401.865.2208 E-mail ..........................................................jrynears@providence.eduSwimming & Diving Sports Information Contact........................... Sean Driscoll Phone ......................................................................... 401.865.1967 Fax ............................................................................ 401.865.2583 E-mail .......................................................... [email protected] .............................................................................Friars.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS2010-11 Team Photos ........... Inside Front CoverMEET THE FRIARS Coaching Staff......................................2 Roster ...............................................3 Player Bios ....................................... 4-9 Taylor Natatorium ............................... 10 Managers .......................................... 10 Team Awards ..................................... 10 2009-10 Highlights ............................... 11HISTORY Records & Awards ............................ 12-13FRIARTOWN About the College ............................... 14 Academics ........................................ 15 Athletics Director ............................... 16 President ......................................... 17 Facilities .......................................... 18The Renaissance City ............Inside Back Cover2010-11 Schedule ........................Back Cover

Credits: The 2010-11 Providence College Swimming & Diving Media Guide is pub-lished by the Providence College Athletic Department and all rights are reserved. The guide was written by Sean Driscoll and Pam Flenke. Layout and design: Sean Driscoll. Editor: Sean Driscoll. Editorial Assistance: sports information staff. Photography: Tom Maguire and Sean Driscoll.


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COACHING STAFFJOHN O’NEILL

NEWELL ROBERTS

KEVIN SALISBURY

HEAD COACH 21st SEASON • SPRINGFIELD ‘81

DIVING COACH 17th SEASON • KEENE STATE ‘79

ASSISTANT COACH NINTH SEASON • RHODE ISLAND ‘86

John O’Neill begins his 21st year at Providence College as the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs. The 2010-11 season marks his fourth- consecutive season with the Friars, after serving five years as head coach at the United States Military Academy at West Point. O’Neill founded the Friars program in 1984-85 and spent 17 seasons leading the program through the 2000-2001 season. As head coach of the Friars, O’Neill has presided

over some of the most successful squads in the history of the program. In 1986, he coached PC’s first BIG EAST individual champion, Horace Bowden. On the women’s side, O’Neill coached five different BIG EAST Champions who have won a total of 12 different events at the BIG EAST Swimming & Diving Championships. O’Neill has received many coaching accolades, including men’s New England Coach of the Year (1999), New England Women’s Coach of the Year (1990, 1992, 1993) and BIG EAST Women’s Coach of the Year (1998). O’Neill was the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs at West Point from 2001-2006. O’Neill was named Patriot League Co-Coach of the Year in men’s swimming and diving in 2004. During his tenure on Army’s pool deck, he coached 15 swimmers who set Academy records, 32 All-Patriot League performers, 11 Patriot League

Champions and 16 CSCAA Academic All-Americans. O’Neill is a 1981 graduate of Springfield College where he swam for three seasons on the varsity squad. A past President of both the BIG EAST and New England Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Associations, O’Neill was inducted into the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame in 1994. He currently serves as Vice President of the BIG EAST Swimming and Diving Coaches Association. O’Neill and his wife Cindy have three children, Shannon, 25, a graduate of Springfield College, Tom, 23, a graduate of Providence College, and Meghan, 17. The O’Neills reside in Cumberland, R.I.

Long time Friar Diving Coach Newell Roberts leads the Providence diving teams. Roberts has served as diving coach for virtually all of Coach O’Neill’s tenure at PC. All of the Friars’ school record holders on the boards have competed for the veteran coach. Roberts, a former All-American swimmer and diver at Keene State College, also competed on the national level as a Masters diver. Roberts has also coached club diving for over 20

years. He and wife Patrice have two children, Santana, 16, and Newell Jr., 13. Roberts and his family reside in West Greenwich, R.I.

Kevin Salisbury enters his ninth season with the Providence College men’s and women’s swimming and diving program. Salisbury brings a wealth of experience to the position, having served as head coach at Clark University from 1990 to 2000. He also coached at Brown University. In addition to his duties with the Friars, Salisbury is the Associate Athletic Director at CCRI, as well as an adjunct professor in

physical education and psychology. He is a 1986 graduate of the University of Rhode Island and a 1993 inductee in the Rhode Island Aquatic Hall of Fame. Salisbury has coached camps and clinics for many years, and currently serves as an Assistant Coach with the Little Rhody Aquatic Club. Salisbury and his wife, Lisa reside in North Smithfield, R.I. and have three daughters, Kaitlyn, 20, Jessica, 17, and Rachel, 16.

MIKE LANEASSISTANT COACH

FOURTH SEASON • UMASS-DARTMOUTH ‘02

Mike Lane is a third generation competitive swimmer who has over 13 years of Division I coaching experience. He has worked with swimmers on almost every level, from beginners to world-class athletes. He has worked with Olympians, World and NCAA Champions, American record holders and Senior and Junior National Champions.

Lane is a two-time recipient of the American Swim Coaches Association Coach of the Year Award for New England Swim-ming. In 2003, he was selected to coach the U.S. National Team Distance Training Camp. As a swimmer, Mike has over thirty years of competitive swimming experience. During that time he was a 16-time All-American and a five-time national individual and relay champion in collegiate and masters swimming. In 2006, at age 35, Lane was a finalist at the 2006 Speedo Sectional Championships in both breaststroke events. In the summer of 2006 at the Fina Masters World Championships, he took three individual top-five places and three relay top-three finishes including a World and American record-breaking finish in the 200 medley relay. Lane is also an active triathlete. In the fall of 2009, Lane competed in the Iron-man World Championship 70.3 triathlon in Clearwater, Fla. Lane finished eighth in the 1.2-mile swimming leg and 275th overall. Lane is a graduate and Hall of Fame member of the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth and Broward Community College in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Mike also serves as LRAC’s Senior/National Coach at Providence. He resides in East Providence, R.I.


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NAME EVENT YEAR HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOLAlexandra Black Diving So. Mystic, Conn./Robert E. FitchEthan Brosnan Freestyle/Butterfly Fr. Westford, Mass./St. John’s PrepEric Burtchell Freestyle/IM So. Pawtucket, R.I./Bishop FeehanCaroline Caliri Freestyle Jr. Marblehead, Mass./MarbleheadCollin Casciano Freestyle/Butterfly Jr. Hewitt, N.J./Don Bosco PrepJames Cebulski Diving Sr. Trumbull, Conn./TrumbullEileen Colliton Freestyle So. Bloomfield, Conn./Kingswood-OxfordMeghan Condon Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Stratford, Conn./BunnellAllison Curran Freestyle So. Wethersfield, Conn./WethersfieldKathleen Degnan Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Narragansett, R.I./NarragansettSamantha DeGroff Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Berlin, Conn./BerlinErica Devine Freestyle Jr. Attleboro, Mass./Bishop FeehanMelanie Dubois Diving Jr. Springfield, Mass./CathedralJordan Emerick Diving Sr. Southington, Conn./SouthingtonAlexis Fatigati* Freestyle Sr. New Milford, N.J./Immaculate HeartAmie Fracker Diving So. Trumbull, Conn./Lauralton HallMarc Freda Freestyle/Backstroke So. Lincroft, N.J./Christian BrothersMatt Green Freestyle Jr. Westfield, N.J./WestfieldKelly Hall Butterfly/IM Fr. Morristown, N.J./MorristownKimberly Hall Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Morristown, N.J./MorristownJessica Havard Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Atlantic Highlands, N.J./Red Bank Catholic Benjamin Kardian Diving So. Valhalla, N.Y./WestlakeKelly Lamoreaux Breaststroke/Freestyle So. East Greenwich, R.I./East GreenwichCourtney Larcom* Freestyle Sr. Morristown, N.J./MorristownMorgan Lee Breaststroke/IM Fr. Vernon, Conn./East CatholicConnor Lui Butterfly/Backstroke Fr. Monroe, Conn./MasukMichael Luiz Freestyle Fr. New Bedford, Mass./Bishop StangStephen Lynch Diving Sr. Saunderstown, R.I./ProutSean McBride Freestyle/Backstroke Sr. East Providence, R.I./East ProvidenceZach McKeown Freestyle Fr. South Windsor, Conn./Kingswood-OxfordNicole Monanian Breaststroke/Freestyle So. Manahawkin, N.J./Southern RegionalChris Morales Butterfly/IM So. Ridgewood, N.J./RidgewoodJillian Mullany Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Monroe, Conn./Lauralton HallErin Nanna Breaststroke/Freestyle So. Westwood, Mass./WestwoodJohn Nash Freestyle/Butterfly Fr. Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach SeniorSarah Riley Breaststroke/IM Jr. Berwyn, Pa./ConestogaJordan Rivera Breaststroke/Freestyle Jr. Rockville, Md./GonzagaJulia Rivera Breaststroke/Freestyle Fr. Rockville, Md./Our Lady of Good CounselKenny Savage Freestyle/IM Fr. Basking Ridge, N.J./RidgeSamantha Schlich Freestyle So. Massepequa, N.Y./St. Anthony’sBrian Silva^ Freestyle Sr. Seekonk, Mass./SeekonkPatrick Smith Freestyle Fr. Berkeley Heights, N.J./Seton Hall PrepAndrew St. Pierre IM/Breaststroke Fr. Fairhaven, Mass./Bishop StangKevin Tente Freestyle Fr. East Providence, R.I./East ProvidenceJoe Welch Freestyle/Butterfly Sr. New Bedford, Mass./New BedfordJeffrey Zak Breaststroke So. Clifton, N.J./Montclair KimberleyStephen Zapf Freestyle/Butterfly Jr. Freehold, N.J./Christian BrothersJenna Zullo Freestyle So. Branford, Conn./Branford

2010-11 ROSTER

^ - MEN’S CAPTAINBrian Silva

*- WOMEN’S CAPTAINSAlexis Fatigati & Courtney Larcom


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MEET THE FRIARSJames Cebulski

Senior • DivingTrumbull, Conn. • Trumbull

Jordan EmerickSenior • Diving

Southington, Conn. • Southington

Courtney LarcomSenior • Freestyle

Morristown, N.J. • Morristown

Sean McBrideSenior • Freestyle/Backstroke

East Providence, R.I. • East Providence

Brian SilvaSenior • Freestyle

Seekonk, Mass. • Seekonk

Joe WelchSenior • Freestyle/Butterfly

New Bedford, Mass. • New Bedford

Major: BiologyHonors in High School: Earned four varsity let-ters in diving...Captained the diving team his senior year...Also earned two letters in cross country and one in volleyball.Family: Born September 2, 1989...Son of Re-gina and Jim Cebulski...Has one brother, Jon, and four sisters, Katie, Amy, Megan and Lauren.

Major: MarketingHonors in College: John O’Neill Award as the most valuable male freshman and the Sears Diving Award in 2007-08.Honors in High School: Earned four letters in swimming & diving...Won the Diving Award 2003-07... 2005 All-Conference...Member of the

conference championship team in 2005 and 2006...Ranked within the top 25 academically... National Honor Society member.Family: Born August 16, 1989...Son of Brian and Maureen Emerick.

Major: MarketingHonors in College: John O’Neill Award as the most valuable female freshman in 2007-08...Earned the David Hardy Coach’s Award in her junior year (2009-10).Honors in High School: First-Team All-County in 2005-2007...First-Team All-New Jersey in

2006 and 2007...First-Team All-League in 2005-2007...Member of state championship squad in 2004 and 2005...County Champions 2004-2007...League Champions 2004-2007.Family: Born April 22, 1989...Daughter of Michael and Roseann Fati-gati...Has one brother, John.

Major: Political ScienceHonors in College: School record holder in the 1650 and 1500 freestyle...Recipient of the 2008-2009 Most Improved Female Athlete. Honors in High School: Member of the Berkeley Aquatic Club 2001-2007...Senior team member 2002-2007.

Family: Born December 14, 1988...Daughter of Peter and Thina Lar-com...Has one brother, Brian, and one sister, Kristin.

Major: English and Secondary EducationHonors in High School: Competed in cross country, track and lacrosse at Prout...Named most improved in 2004 for cross country...Team MVP in 2005 and 2006...Lacrosse team was the Division II State ChampionsFamily: Born November 23, 1988...Son of

Suzanne and Stephen Lynch...Has two sisters, Katie and Hannah.

Major: BiologyHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming at East Providence High School...Earned the Townie Award in 2006...Member of the Rhode Island Honor Society.Family: Born October 15, 1989...Son of John and Carla McBride...Has one brother, Nicolas

and three sisters, Mary, Bridget and Alison...Sister Alison is a member of the softball and swim teams at Elms College.

Major: AccountingHonors in High School: Earned four letters in swimming at Seekonk...Captained the team his senior season...Earned the Warrior Award and the Richard L. Dias Dedication Award his senior year...A member of the Honor Roll all four years.

Family: Born October 18, 1988...Son of Tony and Nancy Silva...Has two sisters, Jen and Kerry.

Major: Global StudiesHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming, two in volleyball and one in cross country... Named a Standard Times Swimming All-Star all four years...Awarded the Abigale Adams Scholarship...Voted class president 2004-2007.

Family: Born March 12, 1989...Son of Thomas and Andrea Welch...Has one sister, Ellen.

Alexis FatigatiSenior • Freestyle

New Milford, N.J. • Immaculate Heart

Stephen LynchSenior • Diving

Saunderstown, R.I. • The Prout School


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MEET THE FRIARSCaroline Caliri

Junior • FreestyleMarblehead, Mass. • Marblehead

Collin CascianoJunior • Freestyle/Butterfly

Hewitt, N.J. • Don Bosco Prep

Erica DevineJunior • Freestyle

Attleboro, Mass. • Bishop Feehan

Melanie DuboisJunior • Diving

Springfield, Mass. • Cathedral

Matt GreenJunior • Freestyle

Westfield, N.J. • Westfield

Sarah RileyJunior • IM/BreaststrokeBerwyn, Pa. • Conestoga

Major: Studio ArtHonors in College: Recipient of the John O’Neill Award for 2008-09.Honors in High School: Scholastic All-America Team in 2007...2008 Marblehead MVP...Herald Scholastic All-Star...200 medley relay team record holder...State champion in 200 medley

relay...Ranked third in the state in 100-free...Northeast Conference record holder in 100-free...National Art Honor Society member.Family: Born August 30, 1990...Daughter of Elizabeth and Ronald Caliri...Has one brother, Ryan.

Major: FinanceHonors in College: Recipient of the John O’Neill Award for 2008-09.Honors in High School: Holds the Don Bosco record in the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly...Member of the county and league championship teams...First-Team All-County for 100 fly...

Member of the YMCA State Championship team with the Ridgewood Breakers.Family: Born January 7, 1990...Son of Stuart and Elizabeth Casciano...Has one sister, Sara, who is a member of the TCNJ swim team.

Major: Political ScienceHonors in High School: Earned three letters in swimming while at Bishop Feehan...Also competed in track for four years...President of the Political Society.Family: Born November 26, 1989...Daughter of Ann and William Devine...Has one brother,

Liam, and one sister, Ashley...Father played football at Boston Uni-versity.

Major: BiologyHonors in High School: Earned four letters in swimming and diving, three letters in track and two letters in cross country...Captained the swimming and diving team in 2008...Earned the AP Scholar Award and the Harvard Book Award...Member of the National Honor Society.

Family: Born December 9, 1990...Daughter of Patrice and Fabienne Dubois...Has three brothers, Simeon, Nicolas and Jeremy, and one sister, Heloise.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming while at Westfield...Named Most Valuable Senior in 2008...First Team All-Union County in 2007 and 2008...First Team Central Jersey in 2008...Member of the state championship team in 2008...County champions

2005-2008...Sectional champions in 2007.Family: Born October 6, 1989...Son of Robert Green and Anne Pel-legrini...Has one sister, Catherine.

Major: Elementary and special educationHonors in College: Recognized as the Most Improved Swimmer for the 2009-10 season.Honors in High School: Member of the 2007-08 District IAAA championship team...Captained the swim team senior year...Conestoga was undefeated all four years of her career, win-

ning four-consecutive league championships...Named Second Team All-Central League senior year.Family: Born May 18, 1990...Daughter of Paul and Anne Riley...Has one brother, Patrick, and one sister, Lindsay...Mother swam for Villanova and sister currently swims for Elizabethtown.

Jordan RiveraJunior • Freestyle/Breaststroke

Rockville, Md. • GonzagaMajor: PsychologyHonors in High School: Earned three varsity letters in swimming and one in water polo...Named Most Improved Swimmer in 2007...WMPSSDL Champions in 2006 and 2008...Placed second at Metros in 2006 and third in 2008...Dean’s List student 2004-2008.

Family: Born July 15, 1990...Son of Sam and Linn Rivera...Has two brothers, John and Jake, and two sisters, Jessica and Julia.

Stephen ZapfJunior • Freestyle/Butterfly

Freehold, N.J. • Christian BrothersMajor: EconomicsHonors in High School: Earned three varsity letters for swimming...Member of the team that earned four Shore Conference Championships and four Monmouth County Championships...Earned the Student-Athlete Award in 2008...Pirate Invitational Champions in 2008.

Family: Born February 9, 1990...Son of George and Patricia Zapf...Has one sister, Alicia.


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MEET THE FRIARSAlexandra BlackSophomore • Diving

Mystic, Conn. • Robert E. Fitch

Eric BurtchellSophomore • Freestyle/IM

Pawtucket, R.I. • Bishop Feehan

Amie FrackerSophomore • Diving

Trumbull, Conn. • Lauralton Hall

Marc FredaSophomore • Freestyle/BackstrokeLincroft, N.J. • Christian Brothers

Benjamin KardianSophomore • Diving

Valhalla, N.Y. • Westlake

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming & diving, gymnastics and track & field while at Robert E. Fitch Senior…Captain her senior year…2009 All-American in diving…Received All-State accolades her sophomore, junior and senior years…Her swim-

ming & diving team went undefeated in 2007…All-State in gymnastics all four years…Student Council President. Family: Born June 28, 1991…Daughter of Scott and Lou Black…Has two brothers, Daniel and AJ, and one sister, Megan.

Major: PhilosophyHonors in High School: Member of the varsity swimming team for three years at Bishop Fee-han…Set school records in the 200m & 400m freestyle relay and 200m medley relay…Placed fifth in 2009 and seventh in 2008 in the New England Open… Sectional Champions in 2007…

Conference Champions in 2006, 2007 and 2009…Earned Eagle Scout status in Boy Scouts.Family: Born April 27, 1991…Son of Wayne and Laurie Burtchell.

Major: BiochemistryHonors in High School: Member of the varsity swimming team all four years while at King-swood-Oxford…Named Most Improved in 2007…Received “The Swimming Award” in her senior season…Also a member of the varsity track (four years) and soccer teams (two years)…

Earned cum laude…Member of Peer Mentors and Senior Advisors.Family: Born August 22, 1991…Daughter of Felice and Matthew Col-liton…Has one brother, Brendan, and one sister, Mary…Mother is a 1981 graduate of PC.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and three letters in bas-ketball while at Wethersfield…Captained the swim team in her senior season…Earned All-Conference accolades for three years…2007 Conference Champions in swimming…Keane

Foundation Board member…Special Olympics volunteer.Family: Born April 13, 1991…Daughter of John and Barbara Curran…Has one brother, Ryan, and one sister, Melissa…Sister is a 2005 gradu-ate of Providence College.

Major: UndecidedHigh School: Earned three varsity letters in swimming and two in gymnastics while at Lauralton Hall…Placed second individually at the SWC & state championships her senior year…2007 SWC Team Champions…Team was runner-up at the State Championships for

three years…Member of the National Honor Society. Family: Born March 22, 1991…Daughter of Jim and Sue Fracker…Has one brother, Chris, who swims for Southern Connecticut StateUniversity and two sisters, Mandy and Julie.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters during his time at Christian Brothers Academy…Monmouth & Shore Conference Team Champions all four years …Member of the varsity lacrosse team in 2006.Family: Born July 19, 1991…Son of Jerry and

Maryanne Freda…Has one brother, Chris.

Major: ManagementHonors in High School: Four-year member of the varsity diving team at Westlake High School…Captain all four years…Three-year member of the varsity soccer and tennis teams…Captained tennis team for two years… Captain of the varsity volleyball team for one

year…Participated in student government.Family: Born August 1, 1991…Son of Edward and Bridgette Kardian…Has two brothers, Edward and Zachary.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Four-year member of the varsity swimming team and played two seasons of varsity lacrosse…Captained the swimming team her senior year…Earned 2008 All-State Honors and 2008 All-Division Honors in the 200m freestyle relay…Honor Roll student.

Family: Born December 20, 1990…Daughter of Greg and Nancy Lam-oreaux…Has one sister, Kristina…Sister competed in swimming at the

University of Delaware from 2004-08.

Kelly LamoreauxSophomore • Breaststroke/Freestyle

East Greenwich, R.I. • East Greenwich

Eileen CollitonSophomore • Freestyle

Bloomfield, Conn. • Kingswood-Oxford

Allison CurranSophomore • Freestyle

Wethersfield, Conn. • Wethersfield

Amie FrackerSophomore • Diving

Trumbull, Conn. • Lauralton Hall


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MEET THE FRIARSChris Morales

Sophomore • Butterfly/IMRidgewood, N.J. • Ridgewood

Samantha SchlichSophomore • Freestyle

Massepequa, N.Y. • St. Anthony’s

Major: BiologyHonors in High School: Member of the varsity swimming team for four years while at Southern Regional…Received MVP and Rookie of the Year honors…Also earned Outstanding Breaststroke Award (four times) and Outstanding Distance Freestyle award (twice)…Set seven high school

records…National Honor Society and National Latin Honor Society member…Earned Honor Roll and High Honor Roll.Family: Born January 15, 1991…Daughter of Karina and Charles Mo-nanian…Has one brother, Charlie.

Major: UndecidedHonors in College: Recipient of the O’Neill Family Award for the 2009-10 season.Honors in High School: Earned a varsity letter in swimming all four years at Ridgewood High School…Team captain his senior year…Helped lead his team to the Bergen County Champion-

ship in 2009… Also captained the Wychoff YMCA swim team for one year.Family: Born September 26, 1990…Son of Luis and Jane Morales…Has one brother, Matt, and one sister, Megan.

Major: UndecidedHonors in College: Recipient of the O’Neill Family Award for the 2009-10 season.Honors in High School: Member of the varsity swimming team all four years…Captain her senior year…Named 2008 MVP…Top–10 finisher at the Massachusetts State Championships all

four years…Won the 2005 Shawmut Award…2007 and 2008 Conference Champion…Named Boston Globe Scholastic All-Star 2005-08.Family: Born November 11, 1991...Daughter of Kyle and Wayne Nanna…Has three brothers, Dylan, Patrick and Casey.

Major: Global StudiesHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and one varsity letter in golf while at St. Anthony’s…Named All-State in the 50m freestyle for her senior year and All-League in the 50m and 100m freestyle for her freshman and sophomore years…Catholic

Athletic Association League Champions in her sophomore and junior years...Member of the National Honor Society.Family: Born April 22, 1991…Daughter of Dawn and Bill Schlich…Has one brother, Billy.

Nicole MonanianSophomore • Breaststroke/Freestyle

Manahawkin, N.J. • Southern Regional

Erin NannaSophomore • Breaststroke/Freestyle

Westwood, Mass. • Westwood

Jeffrey ZakSophomore • Breaststroke

Clifton, N.J. • Montclair KimberleyMajor: BiologyHonors in High School: Member of the varsity swimming team for four years, varsity track team for three years and varsity soccer team for one year while at Montclair Kimberley Academy…Captained the swimming and soccer teams his senior year…Named swimming team

MVP his senior year…Earned Second Team All-Conference and All-Prep for soccer…Honor Roll student throughout his high school career.Family: Born July 13, 1991…Son of Bogdan and Maria Zak…Has one brother, Jeremy, and one sister, Joanna.

Jenna ZulloSophomore • Freestyle

Branford, Conn. • BranfordMajor: Health Policy and ManagementHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming while at Branford…Cap-tain in her senior year…2006-2007 Class “L” State Champions…2005-2006 Class “M” State Champions…Received the Distance Award in her freshman and sophomore seasons… Earned

Honor Roll all four years…Participant in Model Congress and Youth in Government.Family: Born May 25, 1991…Daughter of Eda and Louis Zullo…Has one brother, Gregory...Father graduated from Providence in 1975.

Ethan BrosnanFreshman • Freestyle/Butterfly

Westford, Mass. • St. John’s Prep

Major: PsychologyHonors in High School: Garnered four varsity letters for both swimming and water polo while at St. John’s Prep…Member of four State Cham-pionship teams…Also ran track for one season…Awarded the Physics Medal…Member of the National & Spanish Honor Societies.

Family: Born May 22, 1992…Son of Deborah and Michael Brosnan…Has one brother, Aaron, and one sister, Taryn.

Meghan CondonFreshman • Freestyle/Backstroke

Stratford, Conn. • BunnellMajor: Elementary educationHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming, two in indoor track and two in outdoor track…Captained the swim-ming team during her senior year…Two-time All-SWC…Named to the South West Confer-ence All-Academic Team three times…Earned

the South West Conference Leadership Award and the Fourth Year Varsity Award…Graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Family: Born February 20, 1992…Daughter of Lawrence and Patricia Condon...Has three sisters, Eileen, Alicia, and

Marybeth…Mom is a 1980 PC grad.


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MEET THE FRIARSSamantha DeGroff

Freshman • Freestyle/BackstrokeBerlin, Conn. • Berlin

Katie DegnanFreshman • Freestyle/BackstrokeNarragansett, R.I. • Narragansett

Kelly HallFreshman • Butterfly/IM


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Michael LuizFreshman • Freestyle

New Bedford, Mass. • Bishop Stang

Jessica HavardFreshman • Freestyle/Backstroke

Atlantic Hlds., N.J. • Red Bank

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming…Captained her club team, Swimming MCY, for three years (2008-10)…Set Morristown High records in the 200-medley relay, 200-free relay and the 400-free relay…Named First Team NJAC/Morris County in the

200-free relay for the 2009-10 season…Helped guide her team to a 10-3 record and the Dual Meet Championship during her senior year.Family: Born February 10, 1992…Daughter of Kathy Hall...Mother swam and ran for William Paterson…Her twin sister, Kelly, also swims for Providence.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Member of the var-sity swim team all four years…Captained her club team for three seasons (2008-10)…Three-time MVP (2007, 2008, 2010)…Helped set records in the 200-medley relay, 200-free relay and 400-free relay…Helped lead her

team to a 10-3 record and the Dual Meet Championship (2010)…National Honor Society member.Family: Born February 10, 1992…Daughter of Kathy Hall…Mother swam and ran for William Paterson…Her twin sister, Kim, also swims for Providence.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Swam on the varsity squad during all four years of high school…Captained both, her high school and club team, the Monmouth Barracudas, during the 2009-10 season…Named First Team All-Shore (2010)…Monmouth County Champions and

Shore Conference Champions (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)…Set the Monmouth Barracuda team record in the 200-backstroke (2:08.50).Family: Born July 3, 1992…Daughter of Scott and Jane Havard…Has two brothers, Scott, and Kyle, a runner at Marist.

Major: PsychologyHonors in High School: Earned four varsity let-ters in swimming and three in softball…Cap-tained the swim team during her senior year and the softball team during her junior and se-nior years…Earned All-Conference honors each year…Named to the All-Herald Team (2009,

2010) and team MVP (2010)…Earned High Honors during her junior and senior years…Named All-Academic Athlete (2008, 2009, 2010).Family: Born January 12, 1992…Daughter of Rick and Nancy DeGroff...Has two siblings, Ryan, and Olivia…Mother was an All-American swim-mer in college.

Major: Elementary/special educationHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters as a swimmer…Competed for the track and field squad (2008)…Captained the swimming team in her senior year…RIIL Fe-male Swimmer of the Year Nominee…Named First Team All-State in the 200-medley and

200-free relay…Division II State Champions (2009)…National Honor Society member and Honor Roll student.Family: Born February 6, 1992… Daughter of Joe and Jane Degnan...Has four brothers, Ryan, Brendan, Patrick and Owen, and one sister, Michaela…Father is a 1982 PC grad.

Major: BiologyHonors in High School: Earned four varsity let-ters in swimming…Captain in his senior year…Three-time Southern Conference All-Star…Three-time Standard Times and Fall River Her-ald All-Star…10-time MIAA State Finalist…Two-time New England Open Finalist…Captured the

Southern Conference Meet Championship in 2008 and 2010…Ranked third in his class academically…National Honor Society member.

Family: Born June 22, 1992…Son of Eugenia and Michael Luiz...Has one sister, Jennifer…Both parents are PC grads.

Morgan LeeFreshman • Breaststroke/IM

Vernon, Conn.• East CatholicMajor: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming during her time at East Catholic…Captained the squad her senior year…Earned All-State honors in the 200 and 400 freestyle relay events…Led her team to three undefeated seasons and three state

championships…Member of the Executive Board throughout.Family: Born January 28, 1992…Daughter of Heide and King Lee…Has two younger brothers, Alex and Conner.

Connor LuiFreshman • Butterfly/Backstroke

Monroe, Conn.• MasukMajor: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and captained the team in his senior year...Holds three school re-cords...2010 MVP and 2010 All-State Recipi-ent...2010 Connecticut Post All-Star Team... 2009 Southwest Conference Second Team...

Honor Roll - four years...Recipient of the Mitchell B DeMay Scholar Athlete Scholarship.Family: Born May 28, 1992…Son of Eddie and Helene Lui…Has one brother, Julian.


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FRIARS.comFRIARS.com MEET THE FRIARSJillian Mullany

Freshman • Freestyle/BackstrokeMonroe, Conn. • Lauralton Hall

Julia RiveraFreshman • Breaststroke/Freestyle

Rockville, Md. • Our Lady of Good Counsel

Patrick SmithFreshman • Freestyle

Berkeley Heights, N.J. • Seton Hall Prep

Kenny SavageFreshman • Freestyle/IM

Basking Ridge, N.J. • Ridge

Zach McKeownFreshman • Freestyle

S. Windsor, Conn. • Kingswood-OxfordMajor: UndecidedHonors in High School: Competed on the var-sity swimming team all four years…Captained her team as a senior…Recognized as the Most Valuable Swimmer in 2010…Honored with the Robin Lewis-McGovern Memorial Award in 2010…Earned All-State honors in the 50-free

and 200-medley relay (2010)…Named to the New Haven Register All-Area Team (2010)…National Honor Society member (2008-10).Family: Born August 21, 1992…Daughter of David and Nancy Mullany…Has one brother, David.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming…Captained his high school and club teams…Was honored with the Coach-es’ Award twice (2008, 2010) for his club team and once for his high (2010) school squad…Named to the Honor Roll throughout high

school.Family: Born January 2, 1992…Son of Brian and Patricia Smith…Has one brother, Jake.

Major: MarketingHonors in High School: A member of the swim-ming team all four years…Played lacrosse his freshman year…Captained the swimming team in his senior year…Four-time All-Conference and All-County selection…Two-time All-Area selection…Helped guide his team to the State

Sectional Finals.Family: Born June 4, 1992…Son of Debbie and Mike Savage…Has one sister, Becky, a senior at Trinity College.

Major: Elementary educationHonors in High School: Four-year varsity swimmer…Captained her senior year squad…Earned the Falcon Award in 2010 for commit-ment and dedication to the team…Helped her team to four WMPPSL Championships, four Catholic National Championships and one Met-

ros Championship…Awarded a Gazette Honorable Mention.Family: Born September 24, 1992…Daughter of Linn and Sam Rivera…Has three brothers, Jordan, John and Jake, and one sister, Jessica, a recent graduate of South Carolina…Older brother, Jordan, swims for Providence.

John NashFreshman • Butterfly/FreestyleLong Beach, N.Y. • Long Beach

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Andrew St. PierreFreshman • IM/Breaststroke

Fairhaven, Mass. • Bishop Stang

Kevin TenteFreshman • Freestyle/Butterfly

East Providence, R.I. • East ProvidenceMajor: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity let-ters in swimming, two in football and three in baseball…Also played baseball for one season…Captained both swimming and tennis teams his senior year…Division II State Champion in 2009 and 2010…Member of the National Honor Soci-

ety and Rhode Island Society.Family: Born on June 19, 1992…Son of Carol and Fred Tente…Has two

sisters, Meghan and Jill.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming and one in cross country while at Kingswood-Oxford…Also ran track for two years…Captained the swim team his se-nior year…Received the Senior Thesis Award…Member of the Debate Team and A Cappella

Group.Family: Born November 29, 1991…Son of Dennis and Christine McK-eown…Has three brothers, Alex, James and Sam.

Major: BiologyHonors in High School: Earned four swimming varsity letters…Three-time Standard Times Swimmer of the Year…2010 Boston Globe All- Scholastic…State Champion in the 200 IM (2010)…Four-time Southern Conference All-Star…Earned most points of all time in Stang

history…Three-time team MVP….Holds six school records…Member of the National Honors Society…2010 Standard Times Leadership Award.Family: Born April 29, 1992…Son of Paul and Jayne St.Pierre…Has one sister, Kathryne who graduated from Providence in 2008…Has one brother, Will.

Major: UndecidedHonors in High School: Swam from 2006-10 while at Long Beach…2009 & 2010 County Champion in the medley…Placed fourth in the 100 fly at the 2009 Nassau County Champion-ship…Placed fourth in the 100 back at the 2010 Nassau County Championship…Nassau County

Team Champions 2006-08…National Honor Society member…Honor student throughout.Family: Born May 13, 1992…Son of Janet and John Nash…Has one younger sister, Jennifer.


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TAYLOR NATATORIUM

TEAM AWARDSTHE HORACE BOWDEN AWARD & THE CINDI LUCIANI AWARD Named for Horace Bowden ’89 and Cindi Luciani ‘91, these awards honor the respective men’s and women’s Most Valuable Student-Athlete in dual and championship meet competition, as voted by the team members and coaching staff.

THE O’NEILL FAMILY AWARD Created in 2008 and previously known as the John O’Neill Award, the O’Neill Family Award honors the most valuable female and male freshmen athletes in dual and champion-ship meet competition, as voted by the team members and coaching staff.

THE MOST IMPROVED AWARD This award honors the student-athlete who has improved the most in his and her specialty events, as voted by team members and coaching staff.

THE DAVID HARDY COACH’S AWARD Named for David Hardy ’89, this award honors the male and female student-athletes who exhibit those qualities which Hardy brought to the Providence Swimming and Diving teams: loyalty, dedication, good sportsmanship and outstand-ing effort, both academically and athletically.

THE SEARS DIVING AWARD Named for Patrick Sears ’88 and Kevin Sears ’93, this award honors the diver who, selected by the coaching

staff, makes an outstanding contribution to the sport of div-ing at Providence College.

Colleen HayesSophomore • Manager

Bradford, Mass. • Haverhill

Annie MontemaranoJunior • Manager

Uniondale, N.Y.• Kellenberg Memorial

Hayes joins the Friars for her second season after having spent the last season co-manag-ing the squad with Christina Marchitto (‘10).

A decorated swimmer in her own right, Hayes swam at Haverhill High School all four years and captained her senior squad. While at

Haverhill, Hayes was Class President in 2008, a member of the Ex-ecutive Committee and Latin Club President. Hayes is currently a member on the Providence College dance team and is majoring in Psychology.

Taylor Natatorium, the home of PC Swimming & Diving, is a facility that features a 50m pool, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, coaches’ offices and a 50” HD television and TiVo system that allows divers to review their own dives using video playback.

The 2010-11 season marks Montemarano’s first season with the Friars.

Prior to managing the Friar swimming and diving teams, she swam for 10 years includ-ing four years at Kellenberg Memorial High School where she served as captain in her

senior year. At Kellenberg, Montemarano was heavily involved in extracurricular activities. She is currently a junior at Providence College. Montemarano plans to earn a degree in accountancy and is the junior class representative of the Accounting Association.

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2009-10 SEASON HIGHLIGHTS• The Providence men’s swimming & diving team finished the season with a 5-4 overall record and a 1-1 mark in the BIG EAST Conference. The women’s swimming & diving team finished the season with a 1-8 overall record and a 1-1 mark in the BIG EAST Conference.

• Providence sent a total of 13 swimmers (six women; seven men) and four divers (two women; two men) to the BIG EAST Champion-ships held at the University of Pittsburgh’s Trees Pool.

• Friar seniors Mathew Card (Bow, N.H.), Tim Reilly (Floral Park, N.Y.) and Mike Loftis (Branford, Conn.) finished their careers at Providence ranked second (889.50 points), third (771.75 points) and fourth (761.00 points) all-time in career scoring, respectively.

• Women’s team captain, Carrie Lamb (New Paltz, N.Y.), ended her career at Providence ranked seventh all-time in career scoring with 582.75 points.

• On February 19, senior Mike Loftis (Branford, Conn.) broke the Providence College school record in the 100y butterfly with a time of 51.05. The record was set in an individual time trial at Trees Pool in Pittsburgh, Pa. during the BIG EAST Championships.

• On November 18, senior Mathew Card (Bow, N.H.) became the first Friar ever to earn the honor of BIG EAST Swimmer of the Week thanks to his four first-place finishes against intra-state rival Bryant on Friday, November 13, 2009.

• On January 16, seniors Mathew Card (Bow, N.H.), Owen Hughes (Portland, Maine), sophomore Matt Green (Westfield, N.J.) and senior captain Dave Wilson combined to set the school record in the 200m freestyle relay (1:38.56) in a dual home meet against Maine and Syracuse. In the same meet, Card set the school record in the 50m freestyle (24.66) and Loftis set the school record in the 100m butterfly (57.78) during a time trial.

• On December 4-5, the Friars competed in the Harold Anderson Invitational held on the cam-pus of the University of Rhode Island. In the meet, 11 Friars made Class A BIG EAST qualifying cuts. The men finished second out of five teams with 694.5 points. The second-place finish marks the highest finish ever for the Friars in the Invitational, which the team has competed annually in since its inception in 1996.

• Freshman Erin Nanna (Westwood, Mass.) led the women’s swimming team in scoring, posting 240.75 points on the year. Nanna is on pace to shatter the women’s career scoring record of 796.50 points held by Katelyn Flynn (‘07).

The 2009-10 Men’s and Women’s Swimming & Diving Teams kicked off last season in Newport, R.I. with the Open Water Challenge. The mile-long swim helped raise funds for the Tuesday Night Athletic Foundation, a non-profit foundation that provides scholarships to deserving amateur athletes to participate

in athletic programs at all types of swimming levels.

Erin Nanna (‘13) led the women in points

Mathew Card (‘10) earned BIG EAST Swim-mer of the Week honors for the week of

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FRIARS.comRECORDS & AWARDSEVENT TIME NAME DATE SITE 50 Freestyle 21.51 Kevin Yalicki ’92 2/8/89 Pittsburgh 100 Freestyle 46.89 Paul Nathe ’96 2/26/93 Pittsburgh 200 Freestyle 1:40.50 Jed Michnowicz ’99 3/1/96 Gloucester500 Freestyle 4:29.60 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/24/96 Pittsburgh1000 Freestyle 9:45.36 Horace Bowden ’89 2/22/86 Pittsburgh 1650 Freestyle 16:04.21 Jed Michnowicz ’99 12/3/95 Connecticut100 Backstroke 52.92 Jed Michnowicz ’99 12/2/95 Connecticut200 Backstroke 1:54.13 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/25/96 Pittsburgh100 Breaststroke 58:81 John Sievers ’94 2/9/91 Pittsburgh 200 Breaststroke 2:08:95 Kurt Yates ’98 2/26/95 Pittsburgh100 Butterfly 51.56 Mike Shaw ’96 2/19/93 Connecticut 200 Butterfly 1:53.76 Steven Brown ’98 2/26/95 Pittsburgh200 IM 1:58.60 Chris Holt ’94 2/8/91 Pittsburgh 400 IM 4:11.31 Horace Bowden ’89 2/21/86 Pittsburgh

EVENT TIME NAME DATE SITE50 Freestyle 21.16 Mark Tartaglione ’96 2/23/96 Pittsburgh100 Freestyle 45.98 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/21/98 Pittsburgh200 Freestyle 1:40.50 Jed Michnowicz ’99 3/1/96 Gloucester500 Freestyle 4:29.11 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/24/96 Pittsburgh1000 Freestyle 9:32.56 Jed Michnowicz ’99 12/4/98 Rhode Island1500 Freestyle 17:43.20 Tim Reilly ’10 1/23/09 Providence1650 Freestyle 16:04.21 Jed Michnowicz ’99 12/3/95 Connecticut100 Backstroke 52.92 Jed Michnowicz ’99 12/2/95 Connecticut200 Backstroke 1:54.13 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/22/97 Rutgers 100 Breaststroke 57.84 Kurt Yates ’98 2/20/98 Pittsburgh200 Breaststroke 2:05.31 Kurt Yates ’98 2/21/98 Pittsburgh 100 Butterfly 51.05 Mike Loftis ’10 2/19/10 Pittsburgh200 Butterfly 1:53.21 Steven Brown ’98 12/3/95 Connecticut200 IM 1:54.13 Steven Brown ’98 2/29/96 Gloucester400 IM 4:06.53 Chris Holt ’94 2/14/92 Bowdoin 200 Medley Relay 1:35.11 Sean Connell ’99 2/18/98 Pittsburgh Kurt Yates ’98 Steven Brown ’98 Jed Michnowicz ’99400 Medley Relay 3:27.02 Sean Connell ’99 2/19/98 Pittsburgh Kurt Yates ’98 Steven Brown ’98 Jed Michnowicz ’99 200 Free Relay 1:24.98 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/24/96 Pittsburgh Mark Tartaglione ’96 Sean Walker ’99 Paul Nathe ’96 400 Free Relay 3:05.86 Jed Michnowicz ’99 2/25/96 Pittsburgh Mark Tartaglione ’96 Steven Brown ’95 Paul Nathe ’96800 Free Relay 6:54.14 Paul Nathe ’96 12/2/95 Connecticut Steven Brown ’98 Mike Ahearn ’97 Jed Michnowicz ’99One-Meter Diving11 Dives 484.15 Pat Sears ’88 1/30/885 Required 186.65 Pat Sears ’88 1/30/886 Optional 298.73 Kevin Sears ’93 2/1/92 Three-Meter Diving11 Dives 473.25 Kevin Sears ’93 12/5/92 6 Dives 272.05 Kevin Sears ’93 1/30/93

MEN’S SCHOOL RECORDS (YARDS)

MEN’S FRESHMAN SCHOOL RECORDS (YARDS)

Jed Michnowicz ’99 1029.75 Mathew Card ’10 889.50 Tim Reilly ’10 771.75 Mike Loftis ’10 761.00 Seth Brockman ’06 751.25 Patrick Kavanaugh ’04 623.50 Gaylord Garraway ’91 599.00 Steve Brown ’98 579.00 Frank LaMonaca ’06 573.00 Ryan Clark ’09 558.00 Michael Frenza ’01 536.25 Bryan Flynn ’04 517.25 Nick Trilla ’09 498.25 Horace Bowden ’89 492.00 Andrew Zockoff ’08 483.25 Kevin Yalicki ’92 469.50 Tom Darrow ’03 458.00

Chris Ray ’09 433.25 Paul Nathe ’96 430.75 Collin Casciano ’12 419.00 Sean Connell ’99 412.25 Kevin Reeder ’00 409.75 Chris Holt ’94 409.00 Kurt Yates ’98 388.50 Justin Rich ’09 386.50 Matthew Raske ’05 348.75 Michael Ahearn ’96 331.50 Owen Hughes ’10 297.75 Pat Sears ’88 296.00 Pat Franzen ’04 293.50 Josh Donahue ’98 291.75

MEN’S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS

HORACE BOWDEN AWARDNamed for Horace Bowden ’89, this award honors the men’s Most Valuable Student-Athlete in dual and championship meet competition, as voted by the team members and coaching staff. 1994 ................................................Paul Nathe ’96 1995 ................................................Paul Nathe ’96 1996 ................................................Jed Michnowicz ’99 1997 ................................................Jed Michnowicz ’99 1998 ................................................Jed Michnowicz ’99 1999 ...............................................Jed Michnowicz ’99 2000 ................................................Michael Frenza ’01 2001 ................................................Michael Frenza ’01 2002 ................................................Patrick Kavanagh ’04 2003 ................................................Tom Darrow ’03 & Patrick Kavanagh ’04 2004 ................................................Patrick Kavanagh ’04 2005 ................................................Frank LaMonaca ’06 2006 ................................................Frank LaMonaca ’06 2007 ................................................Tim Reilly ’10 2008 ................................................Mathew Card ’10 2009 ................................................Mathew Card ’10 2010 ................................................Mathew Card ’10 & Mike Loftis ’10

MOST IMPROVED MALE ATHLETEAs voted by team members and the coaching staff, this award honors the athlete who has improved the most in his specialty events. 1994 ................................................Mark Tartaglione ’96 1995 ................................................Josh Bischoff ’95 1996 ................................................Josh Donahue ’98 1997 ...............................................Kevin Kosiorek ’99 1998 ................................................Kurt Yates ’98 1999 ................................................Mike Maloney ’02 2000 ................................................Keith Chobot ’02 2001 ................................................Michael Bien ’03 2002 ................................................Bryan Flynn ’04 2003 ................................................Jon Pitts ’06 2004 ................................................Nick Taylor ’06 2005 ................................................Tom McLoughlin ’07 2006 ................................................David Kerley ’08 2007 ................................................Nick Trilla ’09 2008 ................................................Dave Wilson ’10 2009 ................................................Owen Hughes ’10 2010 ................................................Owen Hughes ’10

THE DAVID HARDY COACH’S AWARDNamed for David Hardy ’89, this award honors the male and female student-athletes who exhibit those qualities which David brought to the Providence Swimming and Diving teams: loyalty, dedication, good sportsmanship and outstanding effort, both academically and athletically. 1994 ................................................Heidi Paskowski ’94 and Eric Mohr ’96 1995 ................................................Colleen Doyle ’97 and Joel Kline ’95 1996 ................................................Michelle McWeeney ’96 and Mike Ahearn ’97 1997 ................................................Stacy Sweetser ’97 and Stephan Joe ’97 1998 ................................................Shannon Najjar ’98 and Sean Connell ’99 1999 ................................................Karen Cardwell ’00 and Sean Connell ’99 2000 ................................................Allison Buckley ’02 and Gregory Whitney ’00 2001 ................................................Maggie Singler ’01 and Thomas Darrow ’03 2002 ................................................Nicole Mancini ’02 and Keith Chobot ’02 2003 ................................................Lyndsay Taylor ’04 and Brian Dorgan ’05 2004 ................................................Lyndsay Taylor ’04 and Bryan Flynn ’04 2005 ................................................Katy Bednar ’05 and Nick Taylor ’06 2006 ................................................Christine Bonagura ’09 and Seth Brockman ’06 2007 ................................................Annie Nemeth ’07 and Tom McLoughlin ’07 2008 ................................................Danielle Matook ’08 and Ryan Clark ’09 2009 ................................................Carrie Lamb ’10 and Mike Loftis ’10 2010 ........................................Alexis Fatigati ’11 and Tim Reilly ’10

THE JOHN O’NEILL AWARD This award honors the Most Valuable female and male freshmen athletes in dual and championship meet competition, as voted by the team members and coaching staff. 2008 .............................................Alexis Fatigati ’11 and Jordan Emerick ’11 2009 .............................................Caroline Caliri ’12 and Colin Casciano ’12 2010 .............................................Erin Nanna ’13 and Chris Morales ’13

Horace Bowden................................................................................................1985 - 1600 free, 50 free

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EVENT TIME NAME DATE SITE50 Freestyle 24.30 Kierstin Newll ’98 2/23/96 Pittsburgh100 Freestyle 51.96 Kierstin Newell ’98 2/24/95 Pittsburgh200 Freestyle 1:51.28 Cathy Ritch ’92 2/10/90 Pittsburgh500 Freestyle 4:58.10 Michele Debari ’95 2/12/93 Rhode Island1000 Freestyle 10:31.96 Michele Debari ’95 1/11/92 Williams1650 Freestyle 17:47.22 Courtney Larcom ’11 2/20/09 Indianapolis100 Backstroke 57.18 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/12/93 Rhode Island200 Backstroke 2:02.02 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/28/93 Pittsburgh100 Breaststroke 1:06.61 Stacy Sweetser ’97 2/24/96 Pittsburgh200 Breaststroke 2:23.94 Annie Nemeth 2/27/05 Pittsburgh100 Butterfly 57.95 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/13/93 Rhode Island200 Butterfly 2:04.05 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 2/22/92 Pittsburgh200 IM 2:06.91 Cindi Luciani ’92 2/9/90 Pittsburgh400 IM 4:26.98 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 2/27/93 Pittsburgh200 Medley Relay 1:49.25 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/27/93 Pittsburgh Rita Bopp ’94 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 Jessica Lee ’96 400 Medley Relay 3:54.69 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/26/93 Pittsburgh Rita Bopp ’94 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 Jennifer Porter ’94200 Free Relay 1:37.31 Michele Debari ’95 2/26/93 Pittsburgh Jessica Lee ’96 Jennifer Porter ’94 Michele Tamburo ’95 400 Free Relay 3:31.55 Michele Debari ’95 2/14/93 Rhode Island Jennifer Porter ’94 Nancy Harkins ’96 Michele Tamburo ’95800 Free Relay 7:42.78 Michele Debari ’95 2/13/93 Rhode Island Jennifer Porter ’94 Nancy Harkins ’96 Allyson Dunleavey ’95One-Meter Diving 10 Dives 438.38 Sue Kilgallen ’92 2/1/92 Providence5 Required 164.63 Sue Kilgallen ’92 2/1/92 Providence5 Optional 273.75 Sue Kilgallen ’92 2/1/92 ProvidenceThree-Meter Diving11 Dives 417.14 Sue Kilgallen ’92 2/8/91 Rhode Island6 Dives 243.60 Sue Kilgallen ’92 1/28/89 Syracuse

WOMEN’S FRESHMAN SCHOOL RECORDS (YARDS)

WOMEN’S SCHOOL RECORDS (YARDS)

EVENT TIME NAME DATE SITE50 Freestyle 24.36 Kierstin Newell ’98 2/22/95 Pittsburgh100 Freestyle 51.96 Kierstin Newell ’98 2/24/95 Pittsburgh200 Freestyle 1:51.90 Kierstin Newell ’98 2/23/95 Pittsburgh 500 Freestyle 5:01. 68 Michele Debari ’95 2/20/92 Pittsburgh1000 Freestyle 10:44.28 Julee Stearns ’94 1/18/91 Massachusetts1650 Freestyle 17:53.10 Colleen McGarry ’96 2/14/93 Rhode Island100 Backstroke 58.20 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/21/92 Pittsburgh200 Backstroke 2:06.55 Michele Debari ’95 2/23/92 Pittsburgh100 Breaststroke 1:06.93 Rita Bopp ’94 2/9/91 Pittsburgh200 Breaststroke 2:26.50 Ann Bentz ’96 2/14/93 Rhode Island100 Butterfly 58.14 Michele Tamburo ’95 2/21/92 Pittsburgh200 Butterfly 2:04.05 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 2/22/92 Pittsburgh200 IM 2:08.00 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 2/21/92 Pittsburgh400 IM 4:28.90 Allyson Dunleavey ’95 2/22/92 Pittsburgh

Katelyn Flynn ’07 796.50Annie Nemeth ’07 751.25Lori Cosman ’01 686.00Cindi Luciani ’90 682.00Colleen Doyle ’97 639.25Carla Clemente ’99 591.50Carrie Lamb ’10 582.75Karen Crossman ’91 569.25Blair Flynn ’09 563.25Emily Corocoran ’08 559.50Kate Fuller ’03 535.00Bridget McKenna ’04 507.50Sue Killgallen ’92 505.00Alexis Fatigati ’11 489.50

Kierstin Newell ’98 465.50Lori Bezinsky ’06 424.25Michelle Debari ’95 422.75Caryoln Rider ’07 419.50Christine Bonagura ’09 395.25Jamie Moden-Cohen ’05 387.00Danielle Matook ’09 386.75Allyson Dunleavey ’95 374.00Lauren Sepe ’09 361.50 Kate Bradley ’90 338.25Megan Anderson ’92 337.50Karen Cardwell ’00 337.25Shannon Najjar ’98 333.50Alison Meleski ’05 331.00Stacy Sweetser ’97 329.00Katie Donovan ’04 316.00Ann Marie Stephan ’92 311.50

MOST IMPROVED FEMALE ATHLETEAs voted by team members and coaching staff, this award honors the student-athlete who has improved the most in her specialty events. 1994 ......................................................Michelle McWeeney ’96 1995 ......................................................Molly O’Connor ’98 1996 ......................................................Stacy Sweetser ’97 1997 ......................................................Leah McLean ’98 1998 .....................................................Melissa Kennedy ’00 1999 ......................................................Meghan Robinson ’00 2000 ......................................................Lauren DeGray ’02 2001 ......................................................Bridget McKenna ’04 2002 ......................................................Bridget McKenna ’04 2003 ......................................................Jill Fortier ’06 2004 ......................................................Caitlin Ferrarini ’07 2005 ......................................................Abby Long ’06 2006 ......................................................Jessica McCarthy ’08 2007 ......................................................Emily Corcoran ’07 2008 ......................................................Patricia Osmolak ’10 2009 .............................................Courtney Larcom ’11 2010 .............................................Sarah Riley ’12

CINDI LUCIANI AWARDNamed for Cindi Luciani ’91, this award honors the women’s Most Valuable Student-Athlete in dual and championship meet competition, as voted by team members and coaching staff. 1994 ......................................................Allyson Dunleavey ’95 1995 ......................................................Kierstin Newell ’98 1996 .....................................................Colleen Doyle ’97 1997 ......................................................Kierstin Newell ’97 1998 ......................................................Carla Clemente ’99 1999 ......................................................Lori Cosman ’01 2000 ......................................................Lori Cosman ’01 2001 ......................................................Lori Cosman ’01 2002 .....................................................Lee Barnum ’02 2003 ......................................................Bridget McKenna ’04 2004 ......................................................Bridget McKenna ’04 2005 ......................................................Annie Nemeth ’07 2006 ......................................................Katelyn Flynn ’07 2007 ......................................................Katelyn Flynn ’07 2008 ......................................................Blair Flynn ’09 2009 ......................................................Blair Flynn ’09 2010 ......................................................Carrie Lamb ’10

THE SEARS DIVING AWARDNamed for Patrick Sears ’88 and Kevin Sears ’93 this award honors the diver who, selected by the coaching staff, makes an outstanding contribution to the sport of diving at Providence College. 1994 ......................................................Dan Corgan ’96 1995 ......................................................Kelly Mankin ’96 1996 ......................................................April Amoroso ’98 1997 ......................................................Leah McLean ’98 1998 ......................................................April Amoroso ’98 1999 ......................................................Adam Letrouneau ’99 2000 ......................................................Andrea Liporace ’00 2001 ......................................................Amanda Pymm ’03 2002 ......................................................Jamie Modon-Cohen ’05 2003 ......................................................Jamie Modon-Cohen ’05 2004 ......................................................Jamie Modon-Cohen ’05 2005 ......................................................Jamie Modon-Cohen ’05 2006 ......................................................Kellie Ryan ’08 2007 ......................................................Kellie Ryan ’08 2008 .............................................Jordan Emerick ’11 2009 ......................................................Ryann Dillon ’10 2010 ......................................................Ryann Dillon ’10

Allyson Dunleavey ‘95 ..................................................................................... 1992 - 200 Fly, 400 IMMichele Tamburo ‘95 ......................................................................................................1992 - 100 Fly 1993 - 200 BackCindi Luciani ‘90 .........................................................................................................1988 - 200 Back 1989 - 200 Back, 400 IM 1990 - 200 Back, 200 IM 400 IMCathy Ritch ‘92 ............................................................................................1990 - 100 Back, 200 FreeKaren Crossman ‘91 ....................................................................................................1988 - 100 Back

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PROVIDENCE COLLEGE

AFFILIATION Roman Catholic Dominican Friars

ENROLLMENT 3,837 undergraduates 18 foreign countries 13% from Rhode Island 65% from New England 43% men, 57% women

THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE 175,255 residents 27,204 full-time college students in Providence 61,168 full-time college students in Rhode Island

CAMPUS 105 acres Seven Computer Labs Nine Dormitories Five Apartment Buildings One Suite Hall

CONCANNON FITNESS CENTER PETERSON RECREATION CENTER Basketball Courts Indoor Track Swimming Pool Racquetball Courts Nautilus Tennis Courts Dance Studio Weight Room

PHILLIPS LIBRARY 560,975 total volumes

ALBERTUS MAGNUS-HICKEY SCIENCE COMPLEX State of the Art Labs Computer Work Stations Research Facilities

SMITH CENTER FOR THE ARTS Angell Blackfriars Theatre Concert Hall Film Screening Classroom Dance Studio Keyboard Piano Lab Music Library

FACULTY 410 members, 400 teaching faculty Dominican priests or sisters (8.0% Dominican, 7.3% Friars) 12.1:1 student to faculty ratio 96% Ph.D. or the highest degree in their field

COLLEGE PROFILEResponding to the needs of Rhode Island, the Dominican Order of Preachers made

a special commitment to the state in 1917 and founded Providence College — the only institution of higher learning in North America that is conducted by the Order. In 92 years, Providence College has steadily moved to a position of national prominence, while maintaining a personal, community-like atmosphere that fosters growth and development among its student population.

Providence College’s rich heritage dates back to 1216, or the origins of the Dominican Order in Spain. Through the ages, the Dominican Friars became known as the “champions of the faith,” spreading the gospel message through the centuries into every corner of the globe. Today, Dominican Friars continue to spread the gospel in a wide range of remote areas of the world, to teach at every level of the United States educational system.

With the Dominican tradition as its foundation, Providence College focuses on de-veloping the entire person through its values-oriented education. The college seeks to complement a student’s knowledge with knowledge of his own values — values that will remain the foundation for sound judgement throughout a lifetime.

To that end, Providence College aims to relate its curriculum to the problems of con-temporary society, offering diverse programs of study that remain grounded in the liberal arts. Students may choose from some 60 concentrations ranging from computer science to labor relations to theatre arts. In addition, qualified students who wish to structure a program not specifically provided under the regular concentrations may develop their own program with the approval of the dean of the college.

As part of the core curriculum, all students take a two-year, team-taught course, Devel-opment of Western Civilization (DWC) which integrates the study of literature, philosophy, history and religious studies through the ages into a cohesive interdisciplinary unit.

Situated just on the fringe of downtown Providence, the College’s location enables students to have easy access to the many social, cultural, educational and recreational amenities of urban life - the Providence Public Library; entertainment at the Providence Performing Arts Center; sporting events, entertainment and trade shows at the Dunkin’ Donuts Center and the Providence Convention Center and dozens of fine restaurants. With several other major educational institutions located in Providence, the city has become a hub of collegiate activity.

ABOUT THE COLLEGE

Providence College is a primarily undergraduate, liberal arts, Catholic institution of higher education. Committed to fostering academic excellence through the sciences and humanities, the College provides a variety of opportunities for intellectual, social, moral and spiritual growth in a supportive environment.

The College actively cultivates intellectual, spiritual, ethical and aesthetic values within the context of the Judaeo-Christian heritage. These values are nurtured by the unique tradition of the Dominican Order which emphasizes quality teaching and scholarship.

Providence College recognizes the unity of the human family that proceeds from its one Creator. It therefore encourages the deepest respect for the essential dignity, freedom and equality of every person and welcomes qualified women and men from all religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Providence College prepares its students to be responsible and productive citizens to serve in their own society and the greater world community.

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Providence College is primarily a coeducational four-year undergraduate college of liberal arts and sciences. Its main objective is the intellectual development of its students through the disciplines of the sciences and the humanities, equipping them to become productive and responsible citizens of a democratic society.

To be eligible for a degree, a student must accumulate 116 credit hours over an eight semester period with an overall quality point average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. In addition, a student must complete a minimum of 24 upper-division credits in the field of their major with an overall 2.0 cumulative average unless stipulated. Included in the total credit hours are the following prerequisites for any degree: Development of Western Civilization (20); Social Sciences (6); Natural Science (6); Philosophy (6); Theology (6); Mathematics (3) and Fine Arts (3). The remaining credit hours are elective with at least nine coming from areas outside one’s major. In addition, all students establish English (writing) Proficiency by coursework or standards designated by the English Department.

The most popular majors for the Class of 2010 were Marketing, English, Finance, Biology and Elementary/Secondary Education.Although this may seem overwhelming on paper, our staff goes to great lengths to monitor each student’s academic progress. It’s a system

that Providence is quite proud of and one which we’ve worked long and hard to establish.Any student-athlete who feels the need for tutorial assistance can utilize the college’s tutorial center, as well as the athletic department’s

advisors who can supply them with individuals capable of assisting them in their particular course of study.

UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

The Office of Academic Services (OAS) provides specialized support to student-athletes in light of the unique time demands, responsibilities, and rules governing participation in intercollegiate athletics. Holistic services are provided in a safe, personal environment where academic growth is a priority, personal development and independence are enhanced, and long-term success is nurtured by a staff which models these same commitments.

Student-athletes who have distinguished themselves in the classroom as well as on the field or court, may be nominated for the BIG EAST Academic All-Star Team, the HOCKEY EAST Academic Honor Roll, NFHCA Division I Academic Team or ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Program presented by CoSIDA. The Providence College Athletic Department also honors student-athletes each semester who have achieved a 3.00 grade point average or higher.

ACADEMIC SERVICES

TUTORIAL SERVICES / WRITING CENTERThe Tutorial Center, which is nationally certified by the College Reading & Learning Association, provides peer tutoring in most all subject areas. The Tutorial Center is open until 9:00 pm weeknights. The Writing Center provides more intensive and specialized writing support and also maintains evening hours for student-athletes’ convenience.

ACADEMIC MONITORINGProgress report slips (i.e., requesting information regarding class attendance and performance) are sent to each instructor for all student-athletes at least once per semester. The staff tracks individual progress, schedules meetings with student-athletes as appropriate, and personally contacts instructors as necessary.

COUNSELING / MENTORINGThe staff meets with student-athletes, individually and in-groups, regarding academic, athletic, career, and/or personal issues.

PRE-REGISTRATIONThe staff assists student-athletes with planning and course registration. In conjunction with the Office of Academic Records, dates are determined for pre-registration each semester.

STUDY HALLQuiet, monitored study time is available, during daytime and evening hours. Student-athletes are required and/or recommended to attend, on a sport-by-sport basis, by their respective head coach.

TRAVEL NOTIFICATIONSAt the beginning of each semester, student-athletes are provided with letters for their instructors, notifying them of travel/competitive schedules.

LIFE SKILLS / SPECIAL PROJECTSPrograms and workshops on select life skills (i.e., NCAA/CHAMPS Life Skills Program) are presented, covering the following five component areas: academics, personal development, community service, athletics, and career development. The OAS has collaborative relationships with many units on campus to help provide these services.

ACADEMIC SERVICES AVAILABLE TO STUDENT-ATHLETES

Jonathan Gomes Assistant Director for Student-Athlete Services

Meghan KileyAcademic/Life Skills Coordinator for Student-Athletes

Kaitlyn O’MalleyAcademic Skills Specialist

Kyle Mushaweh Graduate Assistant for Academic Services

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Since Robert G. Driscoll was hired as the Associate Vice President for Athletics on November 2, 2001, Providence College athletics has experienced unprecedented growth in academic and athletic performance, fundraising, facilities and community involvement. Driscoll has reinvigorated the Provi-dence College Athletics program, leading the charge with a vision of creating one of the most respected programs in the nation, where each student-athlete graduates and has the opportunity to compete for championships. Driscoll was recognized for his efforts on June 10, 2008 as he was named the 2007-08 Astro Turf Athletics Director of the Year for Division I Northeast Region at the 43rd National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Annual Convention. He also was honored in 2009 by his alma mater, Ithaca College, where he received the Distinguished Sport Industry Leader award during alumni week-end. Most recently, he was elected as treasurer of the Division I-AAA Athletic Directors Association.

Providence College athletics experienced success in 2009-10. Part of Driscoll’s vision is to achieve a 100-percent graduation rate. In the most recent NCAA Graduation Success Rate data, Providence student-athletes graduated at a 93-percent rate, which was one of the highest rankings in the country for a Division I program.

Athletically, Providence finished seventh out of 95 Division I-AAA schools in the 2009-10 Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup. The men’s and women’s cross country teams advanced to the NCAA Champion-

ships and the indoor and outdoor track teams participated in the BIG EAST Championships. The men’s soccer and field hockey teams advanced to the BIG EAST Championship semifinals, while the softball squad earned a berth in the BIG EAST quarterfinals. The women’s hockey team captured the Hockey East regular season crown for the third time and earned the right to host the league tournament at Schneider Arena. The women’s basketball team enjoyed its most successful season since 1991-92 as it posted 19 wins and made it all the way to the Women’s National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) quarterfinals.

There also have been numerous facility improvements. The men’s soccer program received a generous donation from John Murphy ‘80 and renovated the soccer offices. The Joyce Murphy Soccer Suite opened in November of 2008. The suite features new offices, meeting spaces and a lounge area equipped with flat screen televisions. In addition, the men’s soccer locker room also was refurbished thanks to a donation by Kerry and Karl Anderson ‘87. With the creation of the BIG EAST Lacrosse Conference, the lacrosse offices were renovated to go along with a new locker room. The volleyball locker room also was renovated and a new women’s basketball video room was created. Furthermore, the track/cross country offices and the women’s soccer offices also were refurbished. The Helen Bert Student-Athlete Study Lounge, which was opened in 2007, was recently expanded. Thanks to a generous donation from Judge Bill Leary ’60 and his wife, Emily, the Friends of Friar Hockey Room also was renovated at Schneider Arena and the Bob O’Connor ’62 media library was opened.

In August of 2007, the Concannon Fitness Center, a state-of-the-art $18 million facility, was opened. The Concannon Fitness Center is adjacent to the $6 million Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex, which was completed in August 2005. The Fitness Center houses the Friars’ Jimmy Walker Strength and Conditioning Center as well as administrative and coaching offices, conference rooms and locker rooms. The construction project also provides the department with a state-of-the-art sports medicine complex and a new ticket office. The Canavan Sports Medicine Center, which was completed in August of 2008, is equipped with a hydrotherapy room, which includes a SwimEx rehab pool and two plunges for cold/hot therapy.

Many of the College’s athletic improvements were made possible through Driscoll’s fundraising efforts. In each of the eight years that Driscoll has led the Friars, the athletic department has exceeded its fundraising goals and has generated millions of dollars that have been utilized for student-athlete development and facility enhancements.

Driscoll is currently a member of the NCAA Ice Hockey Championship Committee and will serve as the Committee Chair in 2010-11. He also represents the BIG EAST’s Athletic Directors on the Student-Athlete Advisory Council, serves on the BIG EAST Finance Committee and the HOCKEY EAST Television Negotiations Committee. He previously served on the NCAA Division I Management Council and was an NCAA Fel-lows Programs Executive Mentor.

Driscoll joined the Providence community after 14½ years in athletic administration at the University of California, Berkeley. At Cal, Driscoll served as the Executive Associate Athletic Director and was responsible for the day-to-day operations of the department as well as overseeing football, men’s basketball, men’s and women’s swimming, men’s and women’s water polo, rugby, strength training, equipment and the sports medicine programs.

Driscoll was hired at Cal as the Associate Athletic Director for Student Services, a position he held for five years. He then assumed the position of Executive Associate Athletic Director, at which point he was responsible for the administration of 27 varsity sports. During his tenure at Cal, he oversaw 25 club sports, a staff of 250 and a $36 million budget. Prior to coming to Providence, he served as the Acting Executive Director for Intercollegiate Athletics and Recreational Sports. During his tenure, Cal won over 20 national championships, competed in the Citrus, Copper, Alamo and Aloha Bowls, NCAA Basketball Tournaments and the College World Series for baseball and softball. The Bears also finished as high as 12th in the NACDA Directors’ Cup.

Before arriving at Cal, Driscoll served six years (1981-87) as the Athletic Director and Chair of the Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Intramural Sports at Mills College in Oakland, Calif. Prior to arriving at Mills, Driscoll was Assistant Athletic Director and Head Baseball and Hockey Coach at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y. from 1977-81. Driscoll was a stand-out hockey and baseball player at Ithaca College (N.Y.), where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education in 1974. He earned his Master of Science in Physical Education/Psychology of Sports from Ithaca in 1975.

A native of West Concord, Mass., Driscoll was inducted into the inaugural class of Concord-Carlisle High School’s Athletic Hall of Fame (football, ice hockey and baseball) in 1993. He is the proud father of three children: Tara, Kelly, and Sean, a graduate of Providence College. He and his wife Cathy reside in North Kingstown.

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PRESIDENT

On February 1, 2005, Providence College announced the election of Reverend Brian J. Shanley, O.P., to serve as the 12th president of the College. Prior to his arrival at Providence, Father Shanley served as an associate professor in the School of Philosophy at The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.

Father Shanley is a native of Warwick, Rhode Island. A parishioner at St. Gregory the Great Church, he attended local public schools, graduating from Toll Gate High School in 1976.

In 1980, Father Shanley earned his undergraduate degree in history at Providence College. He holds a doctorate degree in philosophy from the University of Toronto, where he completed the Collaborative Providence in Philosophy and Medieval Studies. He also holds a master of divinity degree (theology) and the Licentiate in Sacred Theology (S.T.L.), both from the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. (Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception)

Ordained to the priesthood in 1987, Father Shanley has devoted his entire career to teaching and administration in Catholic higher education. Following teaching assignments at Providence College and the University of Toronto, he began his tenure at The Catholic University of America in 1994, achieving the rank of associate professor in 2001. Father Shanley’s first teaching assignment was at Providence

College from 1988-91. He was an instructor of philosophy, and taught in the Development of Western Civilization Program. Father Shanley spent the Fall 2002 semester as a visiting professor at the Candler School of Theology at Emory University. He previously

engaged in a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Notre Dame’s Center for Philosophy of Religion in 1998-99. As the Regent of Studies for the Dominican Province of St. Joseph, Father Shanley holds a seat on the Provincial Council, a body of 12

Dominican Friars serving as cabinet-level advisors to the Prior Provincial. He advises the Prior Provincial on all matters pertaining to the intel-lectual and academic life of the Province and oversees the academic endeavors of members of the Province, including those in preparation for the priesthood and those engaged in graduate studies.

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The Canavan Sports Medicine Center opened during the 2007-08 academic year and became fully operational in August 2008. The cen-ter is the primary sports medicine facility for each of the College’s 300+ student-athletes and its working space is roughly 4,000 square feet. This state-of-the-art facility includes nine treatment tables with assorted mo-dality equipment, office space for the eight certified athletic trainers on staff. The space also provides two physician clinic offices, where primary care, orthopedic, chiropractic and podiatric physicians evaluate our stu-dent-athletes on a weekly basis. There also is a large rehabilitation/exer-

cise area in the facility that houses a SwimEx rehab pool, one eight-person hot plunge pool and one eight-person cold plunge pool. On October 17, 2008, Athletics Director Robert G. Driscoll, Jr. and Providence College President Reverend Brian J. Shanley welcomed Joe Canavan `65 and wife, MaryBeth, to Alumni Hall to officially open The Canavan Sports Medicine Center with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

The Concannon Fitness Center is a $15-million facility, which opened in August of 2007. The Concannon Fitness Cen-ter is adjacent to the Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex. It houses the Friars' varsity weight room as well as offices, conference rooms and locker rooms. The multi-level facil-ity also houses a wide variety of nautilus, cardiovascular and free-weight equipment, which is open to the student body. Memberships also are available to the local community, alum-ni, faculty and staff. The Jimmy Walker Strength and Condi-tioning Center is designed for use by student-athletes only, and is located on the first floor. The majority of the strength and conditioning curriculum is conducted in the facility - in addition to the Astroturf field, the Peterson Recreation Center and Taylor Natatorium.

The Friar Field Hockey & Lacrosse Complex is a $6-million state-of-the-art Astroturf facility located in the heart of the Providence College campus. The "Complex" serves as the home venue for the Provi-dence field hockey and men's lacrosse teams, and also serves as a training facility for all varsity athletes as part of the strength & conditioning program. In ad-dition to its use by Providence College athletics, the complex also is used for various recreation & intramu-ral sports activities, summer camps and clinics.

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FRIARS.comFRIARS.com THE RENAISSANCE CITY

Providence, Rhode Island is among America’s most dynamic, diverse and exciting new destination cities. Come and see it for yourself. Gather with thousands in the reju-venated downtown for a magical WaterFire display. Catch a Broadway-bound show. Enjoy dinner in one of the city’s many award-winning restaurants, then head to Federal Hill to sip an authentic caffe latte. Mingle with the more than 26,000 students who attend the city’s five colleges and universities. Explore internship opportunities with the city’s businesses and nonprofits and see a real-world path to career success. Providence College’s scenic 105-acre campus is located just 10 minutes away from one of the most historic and cosmo-politan city centers in the United States. Come to Providence and embrace all that America’s Renaissance City has to offer.

It’s where Colonial-era cobblestone streets intersect with gleaming new office buildings. Where young men and women from across the nation intern with some of the most recognized names in finance, business, technology and health-care. In Providence, there’s always something happening, al-ways a new exhibition, bookshop or bistro to check out. The New York Times describes it as “one of the hippest towns in New England.” And Money Magazine calls it “the best city in the East for young professionals.”

• Providence is a short drive from T.F. Green Airport. Known as the “hassle-free gateway to New England,” the airport is conveniently located close to Interstate 95 and offers non-stop flight connections to cities throughout the United States and Caribbean.

• The Providence Performing Arts Center is the second largest indoor theater in New England.

• The Dunkin’ Donuts Center (home of Providence Col-lege basketball) has hosted the NCAA Hockey Champi-onship and NCAA Basketball Tournament among other major sporting events.

• At the upscale Providence Place Mall, you’ll find more than 160 shops, theaters, acclaimed restaurants and an IMAX Theater.

A CITY IN RENAISSANCE...

A LIVELY DOWNTOWN SCENE

YOU’RE CLOSE• The renowned WaterFire display on the Providence River is one of the many attractions that draw thousands to the city’s dynamic downtown.

• With seven historic districts featuring beautifully pre-served 18th-and-19th century architecture, Providence is one of the most historic cities in America.

• Providence has the country’s largest per capita con-centration of college students (26,000 in a city of just over 175,000), making it one of the nation’s most stu-dent-friendly cities.

• Providence has a rich diversity of neighborhoods offer-ing a wide selection of ethnic cuisine, from pad thai to paella.

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DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIMEFRI., OCT. 15 VS. LEHIGH PROVIDENCE, R.I. 7:00 P.M.Sat., Oct. 23 Husky Invitational Storrs, Conn. 12:00 p.m.Wed., Oct. 27 at Boston College (Women) Chestnut Hill, Mass. 6:00 p.m.Sat., Oct. 30 at Fairfield Fairfield, Conn. 12:00 p.m.Sat., Nov. 6 at Seton Hall South Orange, N.J. 2:00 p.m.WED., NOV. 10 VS. BOSTON COLLEGE (Men) PROVIDENCE, R.I. 6:00 P.M.FRI., NOV. 12 VS. BROWN PROVIDENCE, R.I. 5:00 P.M.SAT., NOV. 13 VS. BRYANT PROVIDENCE, R.I. 11:00 A.M.WED., NOV. 17 VS. RHODE ISLAND (Women) PROVIDENCE, R.I. 6:00 P.M.Fri.-Sat., Dec. 3-4 Harold Anderson Invitational Kingston, R.I. 5:00 p.m.&10:30 a.m.Tues.-Tues., Jan. 4-11 Winter Training St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. All DaySat., Jan. 15 at Maine Orono, Maine 11:00 a.m.SAT., JAN. 22 VS. VILLANOVA (Men) PROVIDENCE, R.I. 11:00 A.M. SAT., JAN. 29 VS. HOLY CROSS PROVIDENCE, R.I. 11:00 A.M.Sat., Feb. 4-5 at Syracuse Syracuse, N.Y. 5:00 p.m. & 10:00 a.m.Fri.-Sun., Feb. 11-13 Diving BIG EAST Championships Louisville, Ky. 12:00 p.m.Wed.-Sat., Feb. 16-19 Swimming BIG EAST Championships Louisville, Ky. 10:00 a.m.

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