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2012-2013 Media Guide Credits

Quick Facts 32012-13 Season Information 4Coaching Staff 5-6 Martin 5 Shelby / Kalmikova 62012-13 Falcon Roster 72012-13 Falcon Player Bios 8-19 Seniors 8 Beatty 9 Bennet 10 Harris 11 Kain 12 Juniors 13 Scheps 14 Szekely 15 Waller 16 Sophomores 17 Boyle & Nieminen 18 Reynolds & Roberts 19 Young 20 Freshmen 21 Bullock & Capouch 22 Carpenter & Carrillo 23 Effinger&Hranchook 24 McDonald & Newman 25 Pavlik & Poitinger 26Fun Photos 2 72011-12 Season In Review 2 8Falcon Swimming History 29-32 All-Time Records 29-30 Honors & Awards/Coaching History 31-32BGSU 33-35 Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey 33 Greg Christopher 34 Cooper Pool 35

The2012-13BowlingGreenStateUniversitySwimmingMediaGuideisaproductionof theBGSUAthleticCommunicationsOffice.ThemediaguidewascreatedbyDannySierra, BGSU Athletic Communications Graduate Assistant. Photos by BGSU Media and Communications.

Bowling Green State UniversityLocation ................................................................................. Bowling Green, OHFounded .............................................................................................................1910Enrollment .....................................................................................................17,000Nickname .....................................................................................................FalconsColors ........................................................................................Orange and BrownAthleticAffiliation ....................................................................NCAA-Division IConference .......................................................................................Mid-AmericanHome Facility ......................................................................................Cooper PoolCapacity ............................................................................................................1,500President ............................................................................. Dr. Mary Ellen MazeyFaculty Representative ................................................................Dr. Lee MeserveDirectory of Athletics .............................................................. Greg ChristopherAssociate AD/SWA ...........................................................................Lesley IrvineAthletic Department Phone ......................................................... (419) 372-2401

Coaching StaffHead Coach ......................................................................................... Petra MartinExperience (Alma Mater) ..................................Third Season (Maryland, 2003)OfficePhone/E-mail ............................. (419) 372-2060 / mpetra@bgsu.eduAssistant...........................................................................................Michael Shelby Experience (Alma Mater) .......................................Second Season (Ohio, 2005)OfficePhone/E-mail .................................................................... 419-372-7478Volunteer Assistant .......................................................................Rita KalmikovaExperience (Alma Mater) ...................Second Season (Lewis University, 2005)Home Meet Manager/Operations Coordinator..............................Gary LayneEmail ............................................................................................glayne@bgsu.eduSRC/Swimming Fax ...................................................................... (419) 372-8454

Team InformationStarted Women’s Swimming .................................................................... 1968-69Athletes Returning/Lost .................................................................................11/7Newcomers ........................................................................................................... 112011-12 MAC Championship Finish .........................................................Eighth

Athletic CommunicationsGraduate Assistant/Swimming Contact ........................................ Danny SierraOfficePhone ...................................................................................(419) 372-7105Cell Phone .......................................................................................(615) 308-1523Email ...........................................................................................dsierra@bgsu.eduDirector .............................................................................................. Jason KnavelAssistant Director ................................................................................Mike CihonAssistant Director ...............................................................................Dave MeyerIntern ...................................................................................................John EnrightStudent Intern ....................................................................................Scott SweganWebsite ............................................................................www.BGSUFalcons.comFax ....................................................................................................(419) 372-6015Mailing Address ...............................................................249 Perry Stadium East

Bowling Green, OH 43403-0030

Table of Contents

2012-13 SWIMMING MEDIA GUIDE

EMILY WALLER


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2012-13 SEASoN INFoRMATIoN

September29 Jean Campbell Alumni Meet 11:00 a.m.

october 5 Orange vs. Brown (Intrasquad Meet) 3:00 p.m.12 Tom Stubbs Relays 4:00 p.m.26 Wayne State/Ashland 3:00 p.m.

November 2 at Miami * 4:00 p.m.3 at Ball State * 1:00 p.m.16-18 at Northwestern TYR Invitational TBA29-1 at U.S. Short Course Nationals TBA January 12 at Eastern Michigan * 1:00 p.m.19 Michigan State/Buffalo * 1:00 p.m.

February 1 at Akron * 3:00 p.m.2 at Youngstown State 12:00 p.m.28-2 MAC Championships (Buffalo, NY) All Day

March 15-17 NCAA Championships (Indianapolis, Ind.) All Day

* Denotes MAC meetAll home meets are in BOLD and are held at Cooper Pool

2012-13 Swim Schedule

The 2012-13 Falcons celebrate homecoming with the Jean Campbell Alumni Swim Meet, where alumni are invited back to

BGSU to participate in a fun day of races at Cooper Pool.

2012-13 NCAA Qualifying Standards

25-Yard Course 25 Yard CourseEVENT A Standard B Standard A Standard B Standard50 Freestyle 0:22.05 0:22.99 100 Breaststroke 0:59.51 1:02.49100 Freestyle 0:48.03 0:49.99 200 Breaststroke 2:08.70 2:15.99200 Freestyle 1:43.99 1:47.99 200 Ind. Medley 1:55.96 2:01.59500 Freestyle 4:38.13 4:47.79 400 Ind. Medley 4:05.98 4:19.391650 Freestyle 16:01.12 16:30.59 200 Free Relay 1:29.80 1:30.62100Butterfly 0:52.11 0:54.49 400FreeRelay 3:17.27 3:19.49200Butterfly 1:54.60 1:59.59 800FreeRelay 7:07.89 7:12.59100 Backstroke 0:52.13 0:55.09 200 Medley Relay 1:38.42 1:39.14200 Backstroke 1:53.37 1:59.19 400 Medley Relay 3:35.39 3:37.56

1-Meter Diving Points -- 265; 3-Meter Diving Points -- 280(qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard D.D.)

Swimmers can also qualify for the NCAA Championships with times on 25-meter courses. Those times must be converted to 25-yard equivalent times.

The converted times must meet the 25-yard A or B qualifying standards.

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Petra Martin will begin her third season as the head coach of the Bowling Green StateUniversitywomen’sswimmingteaminthefallof 2012.Duringherfirsttwo seasons, her athletes have accomplished many impressive feats.

During the 2011-12 season, the Falcons established themselves early by dominatingJohnCarrollandOaklandinatriangularmeetandthenfinishingthirdat the TPSC Invitational in December. By February, the team was ready to shine at the MAC Championships. During the three-day event, the team established 35 personal records, 11 season-best times and four school records -- including new individual records in the 200 backstroke (Alexa Harris) and 100 breaststroke (Alexis Kain). Kain earned second-team All-MAC honors by winning silver medals in the 100- and 200-breaststroke.

Priortotheseason,KainandteammateAmandaRomqualifiedforthe2012U.S.Olympic Trials in the 100-meter breaststroke event. The pair also competed at the 2011 U.S. National Championships.

The 2010-11 season marked a culture change in Falcon swimming that resulted in improvement in the team’s fortunes. The team won three of its seven dual meets during the regular season after winning only once in 2009-10. Even in its losses, the team was competitive, falling to Eastern Michigan by only 22 points and to Michigan State by only 37.

TheFalconsshowedstrengthattheEasternMichiganInvitationalbyfinishingfourth overall, ahead of Michigan State and Toledo. At the Mid-American ConferenceChampionships,theteamplacedsixthforitsbestleaguefinishinthreeyears. Alexis Kain broke school records in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke, and school records were also set in the 200 freestyle and 400 medley relays. TeammembersalsoeclipsedNCAA“B”qualifyingstandardsfivetimesattheMAC title meet.

Since the end of the season, two Falcons (Jen Beatty and Sarah Reinink) were named to the Academic All-MAC team. Three others (Alexis Kain, Amanda Rom, Vicky Yu) were named Mid-Major All-American honorable mention by CollegeSwimming.com.

Martin has extensive international, collegiate and amateur experience as an athlete and coach. She came to the Falcons with eight years of experience with the Czech National Swim Team, three years of experience as a member of the University of Maryland swim team, four years of experience as an assistant coach in the collegiate ranks and several years of experience through stints as coach of various amateur swim teams.

Prior to becoming head coach at BGSU, she spent three seasons as an assistant coach at George Mason University.

While at George Mason, Martin coached several World Championship trials qualifiersandworkeddirectlywithswimmerswhofinishedashighassecondatthe NCAA National Championships. Her sprinters broke numerous school and Colonial Athletic Association records, and they achieved NCAA Division I “A” and “B” qualifying standards.

During the 2009-10 season, Martin coached Ashley Danner to a second place finishattheWomen’sNCAADivisionIChampionshipsinthe100breaststroke

and sixth place in the 200 breaststroke. Danner earned All-American honors in 2010 and honorable mention All-American status in 2009. She was also named the Female Break-Out Swimmer of the Year by the Collegiate Swimming Association.

In addition, Martin coached Eric Knight to Division I top 25 performances in the 50 and 200 freestyle. He broke the CAA record in the 200 freestyle in 2010 and received the Male Career Improvement Award by the Collegiate Swimming Association.

Martin further assisted in the coaching of Kate Zeigler, an Olympian and world record holder.

Before her work at George Mason, Martin served as the assistant swimming coach at the University of Maryland from 2003-2004, after graduating from the university in 2003.

During her time at Maryland, Martin assisted in virtually every aspect of the team. She held recruiting duties, assisted international student-athletes, supervised workouts and training, and performed fundraising and promotional work for the Terrapins.

Martin also has experience with several different amateur teams.

She worked as the associate head coach for the Fort Belvoir Swim Team in Alexandria, Va. and coached 80 adult triathletes as the head coach of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training.

Martin served as both general manager and head coach of the Potomac Raiders Swim Club from 2003-2005 and was also the head coach of the Maryland Masters Swim Team.

Martin’s international and collegiate swimming experience served as a starting point to her coaching career. She swam for the University of Maryland from 2000-2002 and earned honorable mention All-American status in 2001 for the 200- and 400-meter freestyle relays. She also earned All-Atlantic Coast Conference status in 2001 by helping her 200-meter freestyle relay team set a school record time of 1:31.34.

Martin earned Academic All-American honors in each of her seasons as a collegiate swimmer.

She competed internationally for the Czech National Swim Team from 1996-2004 and represented the team at various events, including the European Championships.Martinwasrankedinthetop25worldwideinthe50butterflyand the 50 freestyle during the year 2000. In that same year, she broke a Czech national record.

After earning three separate degrees at Maryland, Martin secured a bachelors degree in physical education from Emory University’s Oxford College in 2004.

She is married to Andrew Martin, a former All-American swimmer at Kenyon College, and the couple has a daughter, Caden.

2012-13 BGSU CoACHING STAFF

Petra MartinHead CoachThird SeasonMaryland, ‘03


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Michael Shelby is in his second season as Bowling Green State University’s assistant swimming coach after helping the Falcons continue their growth in 2011-12 under new head coach Petra Martin.

Prior to BGSU, Shelby served as assistant coach to Paul Graham at Ashland University for three seasons.

While at Ashland, Shelby was involved in every aspect of the men’s and women’s teams -- teams that Shelby helped coach to enormous success in the pool.

In2010-11,Ashlandfinishedfifth(women)and11th(men)attheNCAADivision II National Championships. The women’s team won the national championship in the 200 freestyle relay for the second consecutive year. Those are Ashland’s first-ever relay championships and the first nationaltitles in swimming in any event for Ashland since 1998.

The two teams combined for eight medals, including a silver and six bronze.

Thewomen’steamfinishedseventhatthenationalmeetin2009-10,whilethemen’steamplacedtenthoverall.EachteamfinishedthirdattheGLIACchampionships.

Also in that season, Ashland senior Sean McGraw was named an ESPN the Magazinefirst-teamAcademicAll-American.InShelby’sfirstyearatAsh-land, 2008-09, eight of Ashland’s male swimmers earned All-America hon-ors for their work in the pool.

Prior to coaching at Ashland, Shelby coached for two years as a graduate as-sistant at Ohio University. While with the Bobcats, he was active in recruiting. He also designed and implemented workout regimens for the sprint group.

Shelby videotaped for the team, and he helped coach stroke technique, as well as proper starts and turns.

Shelby also attended Ohio University as an undergraduate and graduated in 2005. While an undergrad, he swam for the Bobcats.

During his time at OU as an athlete and coach, the Bobcats won six indi-vidual Mid-American Conference gold medals and captured the 2008 team conferencechampionship.HisteamsincludedtwoOlympictrialsqualifiersandtenfirst-teamAll-MACswimmers.

As a swimmer, Shelby qualified for and competed at theWorldChampi-onship trials in April 2005. He holds OU records in the 200 medley and 200freestylerelaysandwonMACgoldmedalsinthe100butterflyand200freestyle relay.

Shelby also owned the 18-24 year-old Masters national record in the 50 but-terflyandwasnamedteamMostValuablePlayerin2005.

He earned his masters degree in coaching education from Ohio University in 2008.

2012-13 BGSU CoACHING STAFF

Michael Shelby

Assistant CoachSecond SeasonOhio, ‘05

Rita Kalmikova enters her second season as volunteer assistant coach of the Bowling Green State University swimming team in the 2012-13 season.

Kalmikova arrived at Bowling Green after spending four successful sea-sons as the assistant coach at the other Bowling Green – Western Ken-tucky University in Bowling Green, Ky.

At WKU, Kalmikova was primarily responsible for the individual medley and breaststroke swimmers. She was also responsible for developing men-tal preparation techniques for all Hilltopper swimmers and divers. She de-signed, planned and implemented workout regimens and scouted oppos-ing teams. She served as the team’s recruiting coordinator and arranged team travel. She also assisted with competition scheduling.

Kalmikova’s teams enjoyed conference and national success during her four seasons. The women’s swimming and diving team won three consec-utiveSunBeltConferencechampionshipsfrom2008-2010andfinishedsecond in 2011. The men’s team won the SBC championship in 2010 and alsofinishedsecondlastspring.

At the 2011 SBC Championships, Kalmikova’s swimmers won the men’s 100 breaststroke, men’s 400 medley relay and women’s 200 medley relay. They also won silver medals in the women’s 100 breaststroke, women’s 400 IM, men’s 200 medley relay and women’s 400 medley relay.

Kalmikova’s swimmers set 11 SBC and 53 school records during her four yeartenure.ShealsohelpedtrainbutterflyswimmerClaireDonahue,whowasthesilvermedalistinthe100butterflyatthe2011NCAASwimmingandDivingChampionships.Donahue,whofinishedfourthattheNCAAmeet in 2010, set a school record while setting a new WKU standard for highest-everfinishatanNCAAmeet.

Prior to coaching at WKU, Kalmikova was an assistant coach at Union (N.Y.) College. While there, she helped the Union women’s team set a school record for most points scored at an NCAA championship meet. The team also broke several records under her watch. She helped develop strength programs at Union and was the Head Master’s swimming coach.

She also has experience as a volunteer coach for the Latvian National Swim Team (1997-2001) and as a senior swim coach for the Bolingbrook Swim Club (2001-2004).

Kalmikova’s amateur career included collegiate swimming at Lewis (Ill.) University, where she graduated in 2005. At Lewis, she was named Most ValuableSwimmertwiceandservedastheteamcaptain.Shefinishedinsecond-place in the 200 breaststroke at an NCAA Division II Swimming andDivingChampionships,asshequalifiedforthenationalmeetthreetimes.ShewasalsonamedAll-Americanfivetimes.

Kalmikova is a two-time Olympian for Latvia. She was a world champi-onship team member and a four-time World Cup team member. She was named “Best Latvian Female Swimmer” in 1996 and 2000. She also holds the Latvian national record in the 200 breaststroke.

Rita Kalmikova

Volunteer AssistantSecond SeasonLewis (Ill.) Univ., ‘05

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2012-13 Bowling Green State University Swimming Falcons

Name Event Class Hometown (High School/Previous School) Jennifer Beatty Mid-Distance/Distance Free Sr. Indiana, Pa. (Indiana Senior High School)Emily Bennet ! Sprint/Backstroke Sr. Seaforth, Australia (MacKellar Girls Campus)Stephanie Boyle Breast/IM Fr. Ann Arbor, Mich. (Saline High School)Jordan Bullock Mid-Distance Free/Fly/IM Fr. Zeeland, Mich. (Zeeland West)Tara Capouch Sprint/Freestyle Fr. Orland Park, Ill. (Carl Sandburg)Jessica Carpenter Sprint Free/Fly/Backstroke Fr. Lancaster, Ohio (Bishop Hartley)Ana Daniela Carrillo Avilez Breaststroke/Freestyle Fr. Hermosillo, Mexico (CBTis 132)KaylaEffinger SprintFreestyle/Fly Fr. Carmel,Ind.(Westfield)Alexa Harris ! Backstroke/Freestyle Sr. Moline, Ill. (Moline High School)Nicole Hranchook Breaststroke/IM Fr. Harrison Township, Mich. (L’Anse Creuse)Alexis Kain ! Breaststroke/Sprint Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio (Oak Hills High School)Audrey McDonald Breaststroke Fr. Bay Village, Ohio (Bay)Hannah Newman Sprint/Freestyle Fr. Champaign, Ill. (Champaign Central)Erica Nieminen Backstroke/Freestyle So. Vasa, Finland (Upper Secondary School of Vasa)Allison Pavlik Sprint Freestyle/Fly Fr. Aurora, Ill. (Benet Academy)Alexandra Poitinger Sprint/Freestyle Fr. Akron, Ohio (Revere)Allie Reynolds Sprint/Freestyle So. Port Clinton, Ohio (Port Clinton High School)Haley Roberts Back/Mid-Distance So. Toledo, Ohio (St. Ursula Academy)Joëlle Scheps Mid-Distance Free/IM/Back Jr. Waddinzveen, Netherlands (Coornhert)Brittany Szekely ! Sprint/Freestyle Jr. Missoula, Mont. (Loyola Sacred Heart High School)Emily Waller ! Sprint/Mid-Distance/Free Jr. Dekalb, Ill. (Dekalb High School)Carmen Young Breaststroke/IM So. Manassas, Va. (Osbourn Park High School)

! - denotes BGSU Record Holder

2012-13 FAlCoNS

(From Left to Right)TOP: Michael Shelby (Asst. Coach), Daniela Carrilo, Nicole Hranchook, Kayla Effinger, Anise Foreman, Jessica Carpenter, Joelle Scheps, Allison Pavlik, Jordan Bullock; MIDDLE: Alexandra Poitinger, Tara Capouch, Audrey McDonald, Erica Nieminen, Carmen Young, Liz Tearney, Haley Roberts, Sandra Johnson, Hannah Newman, Petra Martin (Head Coach); BOTTOM: Stephanie Boyle, Allie Reynolds, Brittany Szekely, Jen Beatty, Emily Waller, Emily Bennet, Alexis Kain, Alexa Harris, Rita Kalmikova (Volunteer Asst.

Coach)


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2012-13 BGSU SENIoRS

Seniors

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JenniFeR Beatty

As A Falcon Swimmer...

2011-12: Named to the Capital One Academic All-America® At-Large Second Team, becoming only the third BGSU swimmer to earn that honor ... also named to the Academic All-MAC Team for the second consecutive year ... finished 16th in 200 free at MAC Championships (1:52.11) after setting career-best time (1:51.73) in prelims ... placed sixth in 200 free (1:54.07) at TPSC Invitational ... won 200 free (1;55.54) versus Youngstown State ... took 12th in 100 free at TPSC (0:53.10) and set career-best (0:52.27) at MAC Championships .. posted fifth-best time in 100 back in BGSU history (0:56.92) at MAC Championships ... in 200 back, finished third or better in three dual meets ... also finished 16th in 200 back (2:09.07) at TPSC Invite.

2010-11: An Academic All-MAC Team selection ... won 500 free vs Youngstown State (5:16.99) and 1000 free vs Cleveland State (10:37.51) ... finished second in four races, including personal-best 2:11.21 in 200 backstroke against Cleveland State ... placed third in 1000 free at Michigan State (10:37.86) ... set personal bests in the 200 and 500 free at the MAC Championships ... swam the 1650 free in 17:28.04 for 20th at MAC Championshp and finished first 1000 yards in 10:29.00 for 9th place in BGSU history.

2009-10: Was redshirted due to a shoulder injury.

2008-09: Placed 18th in the 1650-yard freestyle (17:19.08) and 32nd in the 500-yard freestyle (5:11.10) at the MAC Championships.

High School: Four year letter winner ... senior athlete of the year...scholar athlete in 2005 and 2008...most out-standing swimmer in 2004-08...at high school states placed third in 200-Free, fifth in 500-Free in 2007, eighth in 200-Free in 2008 and 15th in 200-Free ... at YMCA states placed first in 100-Free, second in the 500-Free in 2007, third in the 200-Free, Third in the 500-Free in 2008 and first in 100-Free.

Personal: Full name is Jennifer Grace Beatty ...daughter of Robert and Kathy Beatty ... born Feb. 1, 1990 ... has two brothers, Greg and Mike ... a physical education teacher education major with a perfect 4.00 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester ... minor in adapted physical activity.

Beatty’s StatsYear: SeniorEvents: Mid-Distance/Distance FreeHometown: Indiana, Pa.High School: Indiana Senior

Beatty on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists100 free 0:52.27 (8th)200 free 1:51.73 (8th)1000 free 10:29.00 (10th)1650 free 17:19.08 (10th)100 back 0:56.92 (5th)

Other Personal Bests50 free 0:25.92500 free 5:03.69200 back 2:08.10200 IM 2:18.67


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emiLy Bennet


2011-12: For second consecutive year, helped 200 freestyle relay team set BGSU record at MAC Championships (1:31.50) ... relay team placed fourth ... finished tenth in 50 free at MAC Championships with second-best time in BGSU history (0:23.25) ... also set second-best BGSU time in 100 free during prelim race at MAC Championships (0:50.68) ... finished eighth in championship race of 100 free ... won nine races during dual meet schedule including 50 free (two), 200 free (one) and 100 back (two) ... won four of six possible 100 free races.

2010-11: Swam legs for 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams that set BGSU records at 2011 MAC Championships ... 200 free relay (1:32.37) won silver medal ... 400 medley team (3:44.47) placed fourth ... earned fourth place in BGSU history in both 50 and 100 freestyle at MAC Championship ... placed tenth (0:23.51) in 50 free and 11th (0:51.40) in 100 free ... won 100 backstroke and set personal best time of 1:00.78 versus Youngstown State ... placed first or second 12 times (six each) in individual events at dual meets during season ... swam in nine different winning relays at 2010-11 dual meets.

2009-10: Was a member of the record-breaking 800-Free Relay squad (7:23.42), that finished sixth at the 2009-10 MACs … posted personal best times that landed her in the BGSU record books, including an 11th-place finish in the 200-Free (1:50.78) ... won the 200 backstroke (2:05.42) at the 2009 Calvin Winter Invitational.

High School: Named captain in 2007 and vice-captain in 2006.

Personal: Full name is Emily Frances Bennet ... daughter of Geoff and Kas Bennett ... born March 4, 1991 ... has one brother, Joel, and one sister, Crystal ... apparel merchandising & product development major with a 3.17 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester.

Bennet’s StatsYear: SeniorEvents: Sprint/BackstrokeHometown: Seaforth, AustraliaHigh School: MacKellar Girls Campus

Bennet on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists50 free 0:23.25 (2nd)100 free 0:50.68 (2nd)200 free 1:50.78 (4th)100 back 0:57.19 (7th)200 back 2:05.42 (9th)200 free relay 1:31.50 (1st)800 free relay 7:23.27 (1st)

Other Personal Bests100 fly 0:58.71200 IM 2:13.00

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2011-2012: Named Mid-Major Honorable Mention All-American ... became BGSU’s all-time record-holder in 200 back-stroke (1:58.73) with fourth place finish at MAC Championships ... also set career-best time and fourth-best all-time mark in 100 backstroke (0:56.59) at MAC Championships ... in 200 IM, had season-best time by nearly four seconds (2:05.95) at MACs ... won 200 back (2:02.59) and finished third in 100 back (0:57.20) at TPSC Invitational ... finished first or second in 10 of 16 backstroke races during dual season, including wins in 200 back versus Ball State, Youngstown State and John Carroll / Oakland ... swam on five winning relay teams during dual meets ... in the summer of 2012 competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 backstroke.

2010-2011: Recorded second-best time in BGSU history (2:00.23) in the 200 backstroke and finished seventh at 2011 MAC Championships ... placed eighth at MAC title meet in the 200 IM (2:04.13) for third place in the Falcon record book ... swam the opening leg for the BGSU record-setting 400 medley relay team (3:44.47) ... her 100 backstroke time to open the relay (0:56.66) is fourth in school history ... swept backstroke events at Michigan State dual meet with winning times of 0:58.92 and 2:06.92 ... finished first and second in backstroke events at four other dual meets during regular season, win-ning the 200-back three times and the 100-back once.

2009-2010: Was added to the BGSU top ten record book in the 100- and 200-Back events … Finished 23rd in 100-Back, posting a personal and season best time of 58.37 … Swam to a 15th place finish in the 200-Back for another personal and season best time of 2:03.15 in the 200-Back … Nabbed 21st in the 200-IM, improving her previous season-best time in the event by five seconds, for a new season-best time of 2:07.90.

High School: Four-year letter winner .. from 2005 through 2007, was a member of the All-Conference All-Stars ... made state team from 2005 through 2009 ... earned All-State Honorable Mention and All- American in 100 back in 2008 ... earned Most Outstanding Award in 2008 ... was named team captain in 2008 ... was a member of the National Honors Society.

Personal: Full name is Alexa Elle Harris ... daughter of Todd Harris and Jill Valdes ... born November 28, 1990 ... has four sisters, Kalli, Emme, Devon and Baylee ... early childhood education major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.39 through the Spring 2012 semester.

aLexa haRRiSharris’s Stats

Year: SeniorEvents: Backstroke/FreestyleHometown: Moline, Ill.High School: Moline

harris on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists100 back 0:56.59 (4th)200 back 1:58.73 (1st)200 IM 2:04.13 (3rd)400 medley relay 3:42.98 (1st)

Other Personal Bests50 free 0:26.71100 free 0:56.77100 fly 1:01.58


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2011-12: Named Mid-Major Honorable Mention All-American ... named MAC Swimmer of the Week once ... qualified for 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials (100-meter breaststroke) in August 2011 ... broke TPSC Invitational meet record for 100 breaststroke (1:02.43) and won event ... also won 200 breaststroke at TPSC (2:16.87) ... won two silver medals at MAC Championships in breaststroke events ... finished 100 breast in BGSU-record time of 1:01.61 ... had season-best time of 2:14.06 in 200 breast but fell just shy of her own BGSU record in event ... during dual-meet schedule, won 100- or 200-breaststroke nine times, including three sweeps (Miami, Eastern Michigan, John Carroll / Oakland) ... finished first or second in all breaststroke races she participated in ... finished second in 50 free versus Youngstown State.

2010-11: Set two individual BGSU records and took part in a third at 2011 MAC Championships ... established records in the 100- and 200-breaststroke (1:02.05 and 2:12.78) ... the 200-breast time earned fourth place at the MAC title meet ... swam second leg of record-setting 400 medley relay (3:44.47) that finished fourth overall ... during regular season, won both breaststroke events at five of team’s seven dual meets, including at Michigan State ... finished second in the 100-breast at the Eastern Michigan Invitational (1:03.86) ... also swam in third-place 200 medley relay at EMU Invite ... competed in relays at each dual meet with eight 1st- or 2nd-place finishes (four each).

2009-10: Posted the third fastest time in school history in the preliminary round of the 100-Breast (1:03.90), also a per-sonal and season best time at the 2010 MACs … swam another personal and season-best time in the 200-Breast, finish-ing in 20th (2:25.23) … finished in 36th-place out of 62 swimmers in the 50-Free (24.60) … swam the second leg of the 400-Medley relay squad that took sixth (3:46.92).

High School: Four-year letter winner ... earned team MVP title in 2005-06 ... named first-team GMC in 2006, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

Personal: Full name is Alexis Mariah Kain ... daughter of Mike and Joy Kain ... born May 23, 1991 ... has two brothers, Griffin and Pierce, and two sisters, Gabriella and Halley ... mild/moderate intervention specialist major at BGSU, with a 3.02 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester.

aLexiS Kain


Kain’s Stats

Year: SeniorEvents: Breaststroke/SprintHometown: Cincinnati, OhioHigh School: Oak Hills

Kain on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists100 breast 1:01.61 (1st)200 breast 2:12.78 (1st)50 free 0:23.87 (10th)200 free relay 1:31.50 (1st)400 medley relay 3:42.98 (1st)

Other Personal Bests100 free 0:54.50

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2012-13 BGSU JUNIoRS

Juniors


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JoËLLe SChePS


Prior to Becoming a Falcon...

Attended Eindhoven Technical University in the Netherlands for two years, lettering in swimming ... holds the Dutch record for 18-year-old women in the 200 and 400 IM.

Personal: Daughter of Rudolph and Lenie Scheps ... has two brothers, Clemence and Niels ... Majoring in individualized businesses at BGSU.

Scheps’s Stats

Year: Junior

Events: Mid-Distance Free/IM/Breaststroke

Hometown: Waddinxveen, Netherlands

High School: Coornhert

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BRittany SzeKeLy


2011-12: Placed in four events at TPSC Invitational in December ... won 50 free (0:23.66) ... set season-best time in 100 free prelims (0:51.85) then finished fifth in championship heat (0:52.59) ... finished 14th in 100 butterfly (0:58.41) ... earned 24th place in only 200 free swim of her season (1:58.13) ... at MAC Championships, placed 13th (0:23.49) in 50 free and 16th (0:56.86) in 100 fly after setting career records in both events during prelim heats ... won 100 free versus Youngstown State and finished third a total of five times during dual meet schedule.

2010-11: Earned two spots on BGSU’s all-time top-ten performance lists in first MAC Championships appearance ... tied for second in BGSU history with 0:23.41 swim in the 50-free, which earned ninth overall in MAC final ... swam sixth-best MAC time in prelims of 100-free (0:51.11) for second-best mark in Falcon annals ... was opening leg for 200-free relay team that placed second and set BGSU record (1:32.37) at MAC Championships ... fell just shy of Falcons’ top-ten list for 100 butterfly with 0:57.00 time at MACs ... finished second in 50-free four times during dual meet schedule ... placed fourth (0:23.89) in 50-free at 2010 EMU Invitational.

High school: Personal bests: 0:52.86 (100 Free - 2009 PN Western Region Speedo Championship Series), 0:23.95 (50 Free - 2010 PN Washington Open) ... club team: Missoula YMCA Swim Team.

Personal: Full name is Brittany Katalin Szekely ... daughter of Peter and Diane Szekely ... born June 2, 1991 ... is the old-est of six: four brothers and one sister Peter, John, Michael, Joe, and Bridget ... Interpersonal Communications Major ... Brittany’s aunt, Andrea Szekely, is a former BGSU school record holder.

Szekely’s Stats

Year: JuniorEvents: Sprint/FreestyleHometown: Missoula, Mont.High School: Loyola Sacred Heart

Szekely on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists50 free 0:23.34 (4th)100 free 0:51.11 (4th)100 fly 0:55.83 (5th)200 free relay 1:31.50 (1st)

Other Personal Bests200 free 1:56.47


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As A Falcon Swimmer...2011-2012: Posted second-best time in BGSU history and finished sixth overall in 200 free (1:50.31) at MAC Champion-ships ... also finished 12th at MACs in 500 free (4:56.46), fifth best time in BGSU history ... won both 200 free (1:52.43) and 500 free (5:00.42) at TPSC Invitational ... also at TPSC, placed fourth in 1650 free, eighth in 400 IM and 14th in 200 IM ... had five total first-place finishes in four different events during dual meet season ... finished in the top three in 17 of 22 total races at dual meets, including six of seven in the 500 free ... qualified for and finished 34th in 2012 U.S. Open Water Championships (in Fort Myers, Fla.).

2010-2011: Redshirted due to injury.

2009-2010: Posted season and personal best times in three individual races, including a 19th-place finish in the 200-Free (1:51.76), a 28th-place finish in the 500-Free (5:03.51) and a 16th-place finish in the 1,650-Free (17:22.05--dropping approximately 23 seconds off of her previous personal-best time in the event) … swam the fourth leg of the record-setting 800-Free relay squad that finished sixth (7:23.27) … swam fourth leg of the fourth-place finishing 400-Free relay team (3:25.78).

High School: Four-year letter winner ... four-time MVP from 2005 through 2008 ... won Coaches Award in 2005, 2007 and 2008 ... at high school states in 2007, placed 12th in 100 free ... in 2008, placed 8th in 100 free ... named to the All-State Team twice ... elected team captain in 2006, 2007 and 2008 ... was a member of the 2008 Athletic Council

Personal: Full name is Emily Anne Waller ... daughter of Brad and Jacque Waller ... father played basketball at North-ern Illinois ... born January 4, 1991 ... has one brother, Kyle, and one sister, Grace ... brother, Kyle played basketball at

Augustana College ... AYA/ILA education major with a 3.02 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester.

Waller’s StatsYear: JuniorEvents: Sprint/Mid-Distance/FreestyleHometown: Dekalb, Ill.High School: Dekalb

waller on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists200 free 1:50.31 (2nd)500 free 4:56.46 (5th)1000 free 10:21.54 (8th)1650 free 17:10.11 (8th)800 free relay 7:23.27 (1st)

Other Personal Bests100 free 0:54.67100 back 1:03.46100 fly 1:01.45200 IM 2:10.59400 IM 4:31.91

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Sophomores

2012-13 BGSU SoPHoMoRES


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StePhanie BoyLeAs A Falcon Swimmer...

2011-12: Made collegiate debut with fifth place (200 IM) and two sixth place (100, 200 breaststroke) finishes in tri-meet versus John Carroll and Oakland ... placed seventh in 200 breaststroke (2:25.77) and 11th in 100 breaststroke (1:07.47) at TPSC Invita-tional ... posted season-best 200 breaststroke time (2:23.35) at MAC Championships ... also had season-best time in 200 IM at MAC Championships (2:08.94) ... during dual meet season, had second place results in 200 IM (versus Miami) and 400 IM (versus Youngstown State).

High School: Led Saline High School to Michigan state cham-pionships in 2009 and 2010 ... received 12 different All-State honors ... four-time All-American swimmer ... two-time Southeast Conference breaststroke champion ... finished third in the 100 breaststroke at the 2010 Division I state finals ... holder of school records in the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM and three relay events.

Personal: Daughter of Mark and Wendy Boyle ... has one younger sister, Michelle ... Moderate/intensive intervention specialist major at BGSU, with a 3.40 cumulative GPA through the Spring 2012 semester.

eRiCa nieminenAs A Falcon Swimmer...

2011-12: Earned fifth-best time in BGSU history and placed 11th overall in 200 free (1:51.29) at 2012 MAC Championships ... also had season-best time in 500 free (5:01.37) at MACs ... at TPSC Invite, finished eighth in 200 backstroke (2:09.87) after qualifying in season-best 2:05.59 ... also finished 21st in 400 IM and 22nd in 100 free at TPSC Invite ... in dual meet season, won 500 free ver-sus Youngstown State and 1000 free versus Ball State ... had eight other top-three finishes during dual meet races.

High School: Member of the 2010 Finnish national team at Swe-den’s Stockholm Grand Prix ... won numerous Finnish national championship medals ... at the senior championships in 2010, won a bronze medal in the 200 backstroke ... in 2009, qualified for the senior Finnish championships final in the 200 freestyle ... traveled to Italy for an international competition where she won a bronze, also in the 200 free ... also won her first Grand Prix medal, a bronze in the 200 backstroke, in the same year.

Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1992 ... daughter of Peter and Anna-Lena Nieminen ... younger sister Henrietta also swims ... international business major at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.27 through the Spring 2012 semester ... minor in entrepreneurship.

Boyle’s Stats

Year: SophomoreEvents: Breaststroke/IMHometown: Ann Arbor, Mich.High School: Saline

Boyle‘s Personal Bests100 breast 1:07.47200 breast 2:23.35200 IM 2:08.94400 IM 4:35.1650 free 0:26.05200 free 1:56.10100 back 1:05.61

nieminen’s Stats

Year: SophomoreEvents: Backstroke/FreestyleHometown: Vasa, FinlandHigh School: Upper Secondary School of Vasa

nieminen on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists200 free 1:51.29 (5th)200 back 2:05.59 (10th)

nieminen’s Personal Bests100 free 0:53.85500 free 5:01.371000 free 10:42.32100 back 1:00.95400 IM 4:40.36

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aLLie ReynoLdS

As a Falcon Swimmer...2011-12: Competed in five different events during her debut collegiate season ... posted season-best times at MAC Championships in three of those ... swam 50 free in 0:25.54, 100 free in 0:53.52 and 200 free in 1:56.44 at MACs ... finished eighth in 500 free against Eastern Michigan in season-best 5:36.04 ... competed in preliminary heat of 100 butterfly at TPSC Invitational and finished in 1:00.34 ... had season-best fourth place finish in 100 fly against Buffalo (1:04.67).

High School: Qualified for and medaled at Ohio state championships in swimming as well as track and field ... during the 2009-10 season, swam in four events (including two relays) at Ohio state meet ... finished as high as seventh (400 free relay) ... school-record holder in both the 100 and 200 freestyle events ... currently a swim team captain ... in her junior year, earned the Port Clinton High School Scholar Athlete Award ... member of the Port Clinton Piranha USA Swim Club for the last several years.

Personal: Biology major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.58 through the Spring 2012 semester.

As a Falcon Swimmer...2011-12: Finished freshman season with personal records at MAC Championships in three of her four events ... posted eighth-best time in BGSU history with 0:57.33 in 100 back-stroke .... also had personal best in 200 backstroke (2:06.43) ... completed 100 fly at MACs in 0:58.07 .. at TPSC Invite, swam 200 free in 1:57.55 (personal best) ... finished season-best fifth in ten different races during dual meet schedule.

High School: At St. Ursula, set personal-best times in the 200 free and 200 IM ... owns the number one time in the 500 freestyle among northwest Ohio Division I swimmers ... claims the same in the 100 backstroke ... the 100 backstroke time was set as Roberts finished tenth overall at the 2011 Ohio state championships.

Personal: Born Oct. 8, 1992 ... daughter of Denis and Kelly Roberts ... sister Gabrielle also attends BGSU ... applied health science major at BGSU, with a cumulative GPA of 3.20 through the Spring 2012 semester.

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Reynolds’s Stats

Year: SophomoreEvents: Sprint/FreestyleHometown: Port Clinton, OhioHigh School: Port Clinton

Reynolds’s Personal Bests50 free 0:25.54100 free 0:53.52200 free 1:56.44500 free 5:36.04100 fly 1:00.34

Roberts’s Stats

Year: SophomoreEvents: Backstroke/Mid-DistanceHometown: Toledo, OhioHigh School: St. Ursula Academy

Roberts on BGSU’s all-time top 10 Lists100 back 0:57.33 (8th)

Roberts‘s Personal Bests200 back 2:06.43100 fly 0:58.07200 free 1:57.55


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As A Falcon Swimmer...2011-12: Primarily competed in the breaststroke events ... took eighth in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.90) and tenth in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.18) at TPSC Invitational ... finished in second place in both the 100- and 200-breaststroke in dual meet versus Youngstown State ... placed third in 100 breast-stroke during triangular meet with John Carroll and Oakland ... earned fourth place in 200 IM (2:18.35) versus Miami ... posted season-best 200 IM time (2:10.18) at MAC Champion-ships.

High School: Has been a district, regional and Virginia state AAA finalist from 2008-2010 ... is a co-owner of the school record in the 200 freestyle relay ... an All-American 400 freestyle relay member ... owns OCCS records in the 100 and 200 breaststroke for 15-16 and 17-18 year olds, as well as 200 and 400 IM records (15-16) ... the 2010 Most Outstanding Swimmer for the OCCS ... has been a junior national quali-fier (2009-11) and a Speedo LCM sectional finalist (2009-10).

Personal: Daughter of Dan and Pam Young ... has one younger brother, Cameron ... Majoring in dietetics at BGSU ... has a cumulative GPA of 3.57 through the Spring 2012 semester ... minor in biology.

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“The focus is on now. We need to do things correctly every day, every stroke, every minute of the day to get where we want to be.”

-Head Coach Petra Martin

young’s Stats

Year: SophomoreEvents: Breaststroke/IMHometown: Manassas, Va.High School: Osbourn Park

young‘s Personal Bests100 breast 1:06.90200 breast 2:25.1850 free 0:25.83200 IM 2:10.18400 IM 4:53.82

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2012-13 BGSU FRESHMEN

Freshmen


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High School: Competed for Zeeland West from 2008-12, serving as team captain in 2011-12 ... led the team to four straight top-10 finishes at the Michigan state championships ... finished fourth in the 100 fly at the 2012 state championships ... notched top-8 finishes in state in the 100 fly from 2008-10 ... was named the team’s MVP in her junior and senior seasons ... earned All-America status in the 100 fly in 2012 ... was 9 times named to the all-state team and an all-confer-ence member all four years ... had a part in setting 7 school records during her career.

Personal: Daughter of Charles and Lori Bullock ... has two younger siblings, Matthew and Morgan ... Majoring in biology at BGSU.

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High School: Competed for the Carl Sandburg Eagles from 2008-11 ... elected team captain for the 2011-12 season ... led the Eagles to four sectional and conference titles during her career ... notched top-16 finishes at the 2009 Illinois state championships in the 200 and 100 free ... also placed 11th in the 200 free relay and tenth in the 400 free relay that year ... finished ninth in the 200 free, seventh in the 400 free relay and 11th in the 200 free relay at the 2010 state championships ... earned All-America status in 2010 and 2011.

Personal: Daughter of Glenn and Mary Capouch ... has two brothers, Maxwell and Henry ... Majoring in special education at BGSU.

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Bullock’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Mid-Distance Free/Fly/IM Hometown: Zeeland, Mich. High School: Zeeland West

Capouch’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Sprint/FreestyleHometown: Orland Park, Ill.High School: Carl Sandburg

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High School: Competed for Bishop Hartley High School from 2008-12, serving as team captain from 2011-12 ... had her best season in 2009-10, becoming state champion in the 200 medley relay and helping the Falcons earn a second-place finish at the Ohio state championships ... earned multiple All-Ohio, All-CCL and All-America honors ... twice named the team’s MVP.

Personal: Daughter of Scott and Heidi Carpenter ... has two younger siblings, Dylan and Carsyn ... Majoring in psychology at BGSU.

Carpenter’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Sprint Free/Fly/BackstrokeHometown: Lancaster, Ohio High School: Bishop Hartley

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Prior to BGSU: Holds the national record for all ages in Mexico for the 100m breaststroke, swim-ming a 1:10.64 in June 2012 ... competed on a club team in Mexico, the Delfines.

Personal: Daughter of Guadalupe Edgardo Carrillo Lopez and Nona Marcela Avilez Martinez ... has one sister, Sara Lucía Carrillo Avilez ... Majoring in architecture at BGSU.

Carrillo’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Breaststroke/FreeHometown: Hermosillo, MexicoHigh School: CBTis 132

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Effinger’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Sprint Freestyle/FlyHometown: Carmel, Ind.High School: Westfield


High School: Competed for Westfield High School for four years, elected captain from 2010-12 ... led her team to a tenth-place finish at the 2010 Indiana state meet ... was named Westfield’s MVP in 2011 and 2012.

Personal: Daughter of Eric and Melissa Effinger ... has two sisters, Aubrey and Kerry ... majoring in biology at BGSU.

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hranchook’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Breaststroke/IMHometown: Harrison Township, Mich.High School: L’Anse Creuse


High School: Competed for L’Anse Creuse High School for four years, elected team captain in her junior and senior seasons ... held team records in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM ... earned fresh-man of the year, coach’s award and MVP honors on her team ... helped set team records in two relays ... finished in the top ten at the Michigan state champi-onships in the 100 breaststroke (twice) and the 200 IM (three times).

Personal: Daughter of Matthew and Brigid Hranchook ... has two brothers, Thomas and Christopher ... Majoring in pre-physical therapy.

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newman’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Sprint/FreestyleHometown: Champaign, Ill.High School: Champaign Central


High School: Competed for the Champaign Central Maroons from 2008-12 ... elected team captain in 2011-12 ... was named team MVP in 2011-12 ... led the Maroons to four straight first-place finishes at sectionals during her career ... placed first in the ISHA in the 100 free, 100 fly, 200 free, and 400 free relay (twice) in her career.

Personal: Daughter of Karl and Jackie Newman ... has two siblings, Andrew and Emma ... Majoring in exer-cise science at BGSU.


High School: Four year letter winner for Bay High School ... named team MVP and All-Ohio selection in 2012 as a senior ... also swam for the Lake Shore Swim Club.

Personal: Daughter of Brian and Iris McDonald ... has two brothers, Nathan and Eric ... majoring in nursing at BGSU.

mcdonald’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: BreaststrokeHometown: Bay Village, Ohio High School: Bay

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Pavlik’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Sprint Freestyle/FlyHometown: Aurora, Ill.High School: Benet Academy


High School: Was a four-year letter earner at Benet Academy, helping the Redwings to a first-place fin-ish at sectionals in 2011.

Personal: Daughter of Steve and Nancy Pavlik ... has one sister, Lauren ... majoring in social work at BGSU.


Poitinger’s Stats

Year: FreshmanEvents: Sprint/FreestyleHometown: Akron, OhioHigh School: Revere


High School: Competed for the Revere High School Minutemen ... elected as team captain for the 2011-12 seasons ... holds school records in the 200 and 500 free and three relay events ... was a two-time recipient of the coach’s award ... helped her team win the Suburban League Championship in 2011-12.

Personal: Daughter of Michael Poitinger and Tammy Toler-ton ... has one brother, Seth, and one sister, Ashley ... Tourism, leisure and event planning major at BGSU.

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2012-13 BGSU FAlCoNS

Things get heated at the team’s annual Orange vs. Brown meet.


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2011-12 SEASoN IN REVIEW

2011-12 ToP INDIVIDUAl EVENT TIMES

50 Free Emily Bennet* 0:23.25100 Free Emily Bennet* 0:50.68200 Free Emily Waller* 1:50.31500 Free Emily Waller* 4:56.461000 Free Megan Bomicino 10:13.731650 Free Megan Bomicino 17:00.72200 IM Alexa Harris* 2:05.95400 IM Emily Waller* 4:31.91100 Fly Vicky Yu 0:55.76200 Fly Vicky Yu 2:01.40100 Breast Alexis Kain* 1:01.61 #200 Breast Alexis Kain* 2:14.06100 Back Alexa Harris* 0:56.59200 Back Alexa Harris* 1:58.73 #

# Bowling Green Record* Denotes Current Student-Athlete

2011-12 RESULTS DATE OPPONENT RESULT RECORD

10/22/11 JOHN CARROLL W, 218-43 1-0

10/22/11 OAKLAND W, 133-129 2-0

10/28/11 OHIO L, 121-168 2-1 (0-1 MAC)

10/29/11 at Ball State L, 127-167 2-2 (0-2 MAC)

11/05/11 EASTERN MICHIGAN L, 123, 171 2-3 (0-3 MAC)

11/18/11 at Akron L, 109-185 2-4 (0-4 MAC)

12/01/11 at TPSC Invitational 3rd Place (878.5 pts.)

01/21/12 at Buffalo L, 123-146 2-5 (0-5 MAC)

01/27/12 at Youngstown State W, 177-115 3-5 (0-5 MAC)

01/28/12 MIAMI L, 111-178 3-6 (0-6 MAC)

02/23-25/12 at MAC Championships 8th Place (268 pts.)

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individUaL ReCoRdS

50 FREESTYlE Meg Richardson (2010) 0:23.09



500 FREESTYlE Caroline Keating (2006) 4:54.25

1000 FREESTYlE Keely Yenglin (1992) 10:10.55

1650 FREESTYlE Cheryl Patteson (1993) 16:50.56

100 BUTTERFlY Sarah Burston (2009) 54.67(Record shared with Vicky Yu).

200 BUTTERFlY Vicky Yu (2009) 2:00.26

100 BACkSTRokE Alisha Yee (2008) 55.30

200 BACkSTRokE Alexa Harris* (2012) 1:58.73

100 BREASTSTRokE Alexis Kain* (2012) 1:01.61

200 BREASTSTRokE Alexis Kain* (2011) 2:12.78 200 INDIVIDUAl MEDlEYCheryl Patteson (1993) 2:02.98

400 INDIVIDUAl MEDlEYCheryl Patteson (1993) 4:19.21

All-TIME RECoRDS

ReLay ReCoRdS200 FREESTYlE RElAYEmily Bennet*, Alexis Kain*, Brittany Szekely*, Sarah Reinink (2012) 1:31.50

400 FREESTYlE RElAYMeg Richardson, Alisha Yee, Vicky Yu, Sami Jordan (2009) 3:24.52

800 FREESTYlE RElAYMeg Richardson, Emily Bennet*, Vicky Yu, Emily Waller* (2010) 7:23.27

200 MEDlEY RElAYAlisha Yee, Meg Richardson, Sarah Burston, Carrie Enright (2009) 1:41.83

400 MEDlEY RElAYAlexa Harris*, Alexis Kain*, Vicky Yu, Sarah Reinink (2012) 3:42.98

* denoteS CURRent StUdent-athLete

Josie McCullough

Shari Williams

Cheryl Patteson

Andrea Szekely


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50 FREESTYlEMeg Richardson 23.09 2010Sarah Reinink 23.27 2012emily Bennet 23.27 2012Brittany Szekely 23.34 2012Carrie Enright 23.71 2009Sheri Williams 23.72 1988Sami Jordan 23.73 2009Stephanie Buckner 23.82 2005Alissa Davies 23.83 2003alexis Kain 23.87 2012

100 FREESTYlEMeg Richardson 50.36 2010emily Bennet 50.68 2012Sarah Reinink 51.05 2012Brittany Szekely 51.11 2011Stephanie Buckner 51.15 2005Shari Williams 51.70 1989Carrie Enright 51.77 2011Jennifer Beatty 52.27 2012Frankie Houck 52.45 2009Caroline Keating 52.49 2004

200 FREESTYlEMeg Richardson 1:49.82 2010emily waller 1:50.31 2012Caroline Keating 1:50.61 2006emily Bennet 1:50.78 2010erica nieminen 1:51.29 2012Andrea Szekely 1:51.43 1988Jen Wright 1:51.58 2008Jennifer Beatty 1:51.73 2012Cheryl Patteson 1:51.96 1993Keely Yenglin 1:52.10 1992

500 FREESTYlECaroline Keating 4:54.25 2006Megan Bomicino 4:54.57 2011Andrea Szekely 4:54.59 1989Keely Yenglin 4:55.83 1992emily waller 4:56.46 2012Kelley O’Hara 4:59.79 2003Jamie Akenberger 5:00.21 2010Cheryl Patteson 5:00.24 1993Kara Ohngren 5:00.26 2005Michelle Pilling 5:00.41 1994

1000 FREESTYlEKeely Yenglin 10:10.55 1992Cheryl Patteson 10:12.10 1993Megan Bomicino 10:13.73 2012Caroline Keating 10:15.30 2006Andrea Szekely 10:16.87 1989Kara Ohngren 10:18.78 2005Kristina Roop 10:19.48 2011emily waller 10:21.54 2011Michelle Pilling 10:26.64 1994Jennifer Beatty 10:29.00 2011

1650 FREESTYlECheryl Patteson 16:50.56 1993Andrea Szekely 16:56.02 1988Kelly Yenglin 16:57.70 1992Megan Bomicino 17:01.70 2011Kara Ohngren 17:02.75 2005Caroline Keating 17:05.73 2006Katie Thompson 17:06.34 1990emily waller 17:10.11 2011Kristina Roop 17:10.52 2011Jennifer Beatty 17:19.08 2009

100 BUTTERFlYVicky Yu 54.67 2009Sarah Burston 54.67 2009Michael Carriaga 55.41 2008 Andrea Szekely 55.71 1986Brittany Szekely 55.83 2012Erica Cutler 56.12 2011Liz Harper 56.54 2009Dana Schultz 56.65 2004Carrie Enright 56.66 2011Alisha Yee 56.80 2008

200 BUTTERFlY Vicky Yu 2:00.26 2009Sarah Burston 2:00.92 2009Andera Szekely 2:03.35 1986Cheryl Patteson 2:03.41 1991Dana Schultz 2:03.62 2004Liz Harper 2:04.79 2008Terry Alexander 2:05.34 1982Kristina Roop 2:05.61 2011Jill Bowers 2:06.09 1990Amanda Applegate 2:06.21 1992

100 BACkSTRokEAlisha Yee 55.30 2008Sami Jordan 55.79 2009Nancy Simpson 56.20 1997alexa harris 56.59 2012Jennifer Beatty 56.92 2012Jody Reed 57.17 1993emily Bennet 57.19 2012haley Roberts 57.33 2012Sarah Abell 58.49 1999Kristen Tetuan 58.56 2009

200 BACkSTRokEalexa harris 1:58.73 2012Alisha Yee 1:58.99 2009Sami Jordan 2:01.58 2009Nancy Simpson 2:01.82 2000Jody Reed 2:03.17 1993Jamie Akenberger 2:05.14 2010Jen O’Roarke 2:05.21 1994Britt O’Connor 2:05.37 2004emily Bennet 2:05.42 2010erica nieminen 2:05.59 2011

100 BREASTSTRokEalexis Kain 1:01.61 2012Amanda Rom 1:03.03 2009Josie McCulloch 1:03.21 1993Cheryl Patteson 1:04.25 1996Meg Richardson 1:04.26 2009Bethany Budde 1:04.78 1999Erin Dilkes 1:04.89 2005Sarah Agnew 1:05.26 2004Katie Womack 1:05.86 2009Jenn Betts 1:06.05 2004

200 BREASTSTRokEalexis Kain 2:12.78 2011Josie McCulloch 2:15.97 1993Amanda Rom 2:16.16 2011Cheryl Patteson 2:17.91 1996Sarah Agnew 2:18.61 2003Bethany Budde 2:20.96 1998Erin Dilkes 2:21.06 2004Katie Womack 2:21.93 2009Alicia Kelso 2:22.75 1994Sheri Kraus 2:23.00 1993

200 IMCheryl Patteson 2:02.98 1993Alisha Yee 2:03.08 2009alexa harris 2:04.13 2011Sarah Burston 2:04.28 2009Michael Carriaga 2:04.29 2008Josie McCulloch 2:05.64 1994Kim Albin 2:06.85 2007Katie Womack 2:07.02 2009Jody Reed 2:07.45 1993Stacy Iles 2:07.57 1988

400 IMCheryl Patteson 4:19.21 1993Vicky Yu 4:25.69 2009Kim Albin 4:26.94 2008Kara Ohngren 4:28.11 2005Kristina Roop 4:28.63 2011Katie Womack 4:29.25 2010Josie McCulloch 4:30.35 1992Sarah Agnew 4:30.39 2004Jessica Cutler 4:30.98 2011Leanne Shelly 4:31.50 1996

BoLd - Denotes Current Athlete

Meg Richardson

50 Free100 Free200 Free

Alisha Yee

100 Back

Cheryl Patteson 1650 Free

200 IM 400 IM

keely Yenglin 1000 Free

Caroline keating 500 Free

Vicky Yu100 Fly200 Fly

women’S Swim ReCoRd hoLdeRS

toP ten individUaL event timeS

All-TIME RECoRDS

Sarah Burston

100 Fly

Alexiskain

100 Breast200 Breast

Brittany Szekely

Alexa Harris

200 Back

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maC ChamPionSindividUaL eventS

Event Name Time/Pts. Year50 Freestyle Shari Williams :23.72 198850 Freestyle Shari Williams :23.99 198950 Freestyle Shari Williams :23.75 1990

100 Freestyle Shari Williams :52.03 1988100 Freestyle Stephanie Buckner :51.15 2005

200 Freestyle Donna Homberger 1:54.01 1982200 Freestyle Andrea Szekely 1:51.43 1986

500 Freestyle Amy Kindy 5:03.51 1982

1,650 Freestyle Cheryl Patteson 16:50.56 1993

100Butterfly AndreaSzekely :55.71 1986

200Butterfly TerryAlexander 2:05.34 1982200Butterfly AndreaSzekely 2:03.35 1986200Butterfly CherylPatteson 2:03.89 1994200Butterfly CherylPatteson 2:03.43 1995200Butterfly VickyYu 2:00.26 2009

100 Backstroke Donna Homberger 1:00.23 1982

200 Backstroke Donna Homberger 2:10.04 1982

100 Breaststroke Pam Reinhart 1:07.15 1984100 Breaststroke Stacey Iles 1:08.42 1987100 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 1:03.83 1991100 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 1:04.17 1992100 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 1:03.21 1993

200 Breaststroke Pam Reinhart 2:24.36 1984200 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 2:16.17 1991200 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 2:18.85 1992200 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 2:15.97 1993200 Breaststroke Josie McCulloch 2:16.45 1994200 Breaststroke Sarah Agnew 2:18:86 2004

200 Individual Medley Andrea Szekely 2:08.73 1986200 Individual Medley Andrea Szekely 2:07.84 1987200 Individual Medley Cheryl Patteson 2:03.03 1993200 Individual Medley Cheryl Patteson 2:04.14 1996

400 Individual Medley Cheryl Patteson 4:19.21 1993400 Individual Medley Cheryl Patteson 4:25.03 1994400 Individual Medley Cheryl Patteson 4:22.21 1995400 Individual Medley Cheryl Patteson 4:19.89 1996

One-Meter Diving Lisa Fry 389.40 1981One-Meter Diving Mary Pfeiffer 399.75 1985One-Meter Diving Mary Pfeiffer 439.45 1986One-Meter Diving Mary Pfeiffer 400.70 1987One-Meter Diving Mary Pfeiffer 436.10 1988

Three-Meter Diving Mary Jane Harrison 395.76 1981Three-Meter Diving Carolyn Valencik 387.35 1985Three-Meter Diving Mary Pfeiffer 432.85 1986Three-Meter Diving Mary Pfeiffer 458.65 1988Three-Meter Diving Angie Gillett 434.00 1992

ReLay eventS400 Free Alexander, Nichols, Kindy, Homberger 3:34.52 1982800 Free Kindy, Hill, Nichols, Homberger 7:46.52 1982800 Free Kindy, Hill, Green, Homberger 7:49.40 1983800 Free Manning, Westendorf, Kelley, Szekely 7:36.31 1987200 Medley Homberger, Schmitz, Alexander, Dourlain 1:52.97 1981400 Medley Homberger, Schmitz, Alexander, Kindy 4:00.83 1982

maC awaRdSoUTSTANDING MAC WoMEN’S SENIoR SWIMMER Cheryl Patteson (1996)

oUTSTANDING MAC DIVERLisa Fry & Mary Jane Harrison (Co-Recipients) (1981)Mary Pfeiffer (‘85, ‘86, ‘87, ‘88)

oUTSTANDING MAC SWIMMERAndrea Szekely (1986)Josie McCulloch (1992)Cheryl Patteson (1993, ‘94, ‘95)

MAC CoACH oF THE YEARBrian Gordon (1988)Brian Gordon (1993)Randy Julian (1997)Keri Buff (2003)

MAC DIVING CoACH oF THE YEARChuck O’Brien (1991)Michael Poindexter (1992)

All-MACFirst TeamCheryl Patteson (1995-96)Bethany Budde (1997-98)Nancy Simpson (1999-00)Sarah Agnew (2003-04)Stephanie Buckner (2004-05)Alisha Yee (2007-08)Vicky Yu (2008-09)Second TeamCheryl Patteson (1995-96)Nancy Simpson (1996-97)Caroline Keating (2004-05)Kara Ohngren (2004-05)Dana Schultz (2004-05)Michael Carriaga (2007-08)Alexis Kain (2011-12)Honorable MentionSarah Agnew (2002-03)Kelley O’Hara (2002-03)

WoMEN’S MAC All-ACADEMICFirst TeamSheila Westendorf (1986-87)Andrea Szekely (86-87, 88-89)Jenny Kent (1991-92)Jenny Kent (1992-93)Alicia Kelso (1996-97)Michelle Pilling (1996-97)Leanne Shelly (1996-97)Jacqui McRae (1997-98)Bethany Budde (1997-99)Sarah Abell (1998-99)Amy Smith (2002-04)Sarah Burston (2008-09)Jennifer Beatty, Sarah Reinink (2010-11)Jennifer Beatty (2011-12)Honorable MentionAndrea Szekely (1987-88)Sheila Westendorf (1987-88)Katie Thompson (1989-90)Heather Williams (1993-94)Alicia Kelso (1994-95)Leanne Shelly (1994-96)Alicia Kelso (1995-96)Jacqui McRae (1995-97)Karin Painter (1996-97)Erin Dilkes/Jessica Guiness/Kara Ohngren/Dana Schultz/Amy Smith (2004-05)Jessica Guiness/Kara Ohngren/Dana Schultz (2005-06)Michael Carriaga (2007-08)Meg Richardson/Kristen Tetuan (2009-10)Megan Bomicino/Andrea Brown/Sarah Burston/Katie Womack (2010-11)Megan Bomicino/Andrea Brown/Sarah Reinink/Amanda Rom/ (2011-12)Katie Womack/Alexa Harris

Sarah Agnew Lisa Fry Mary Jane Harrison Donna Homberger Stacey Iles Mary Pfeiffer Pam Reinhart Carolyn ValencikAngie Gillett

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aLL-time maC CoaCheS ReCoRd

Year MAC Coach1980-81 +1st Tom Stubbs1981-82 2nd Ron Zwierlein1982-83 2nd Zwierlein1983-84 2nd Zwierlein1984-85 2nd Rich Draper1985-86 2nd Draper1986-87 2nd Draper1987-88 2nd Brian Gordon1988-89 3rd Gordon1989-90 4th Gordon1990-91 2nd Gordon1991-92 3rd Gordon1992-93 2nd Gordon1993-94 4th Gordon1994-95 6th Gordon1995-96 6th Randy Julian1996-97 5th Julian1997-98 6th Julian1998-99 6th Julian1999-00 7th Julian2000-01 9th Julian2001-02 8th Julian2002-03 6th Keri Buff2003-04 3rd Buff2004-05 5th Buff2005-06 4th Buff2006-07 6th Buff2007-08 6th Buff2008-09 7th Buff2009-10 7th Buff2010-11 6th Petra Martin2011-12 8th Martin2012-13 Martin

nationaL awaRdSWoMEN’S INDIVIDUAl All-AMERICA HoNoRS

(CSCAA)Josie McCulloch--100 breast15th (1:03.99) -- HM ...............................................................................1991Josie McCulloch--100 breast14th (1:03.52) -- HM ...............................................................................1993Josie McCulloch--200 breast16th (2:16.79) -- HM ...............................................................................1994

AIAW INDIVIDUAl All-AMERICA HoNoRS (WSCA)

Barb McKee--100 backNot Available ............................................................................................1974Barb McKee--100 backNot Available ............................................................................................1975

AIAW RElAY All-AMERICA HoNoRS (WSCA)Gail Sailor, Valerie Newell, Betsy Fisher, Becky Siesky--200 freeNot Available ............................................................................................1974Becky Siesky, Valerie Newell, Betsy Fisher, Barb McKee--400 freeNot Available ............................................................................................1974Gail Sailor, Valerie Newell, Betsy Fisher, Becky Siesky--200 freeNot Available ............................................................................................1975Becky Siesky, Valerie Newell, Betsy Fisher, Barb McKee--400 freeNot Available ............................................................................................1975Holly Oberlin, Lee Wallington, Barb Simmons, Leslie Heuman--200 free16th (1:41.0) ..............................................................................................1977Debbie Dourlain, Leslie Heuman, Holly Oberlin, Cathy Bujorian--200 free16th (1:38.34) ............................................................................................1980

NCAA WoMAN oF THE YEARJenny Kent - 1993

NoN-SCoRING NCAA PARTICIPANTS (‘90-)•JodyReed-1991(100back/30th;200back/27th)

•JosieMcCulloch-1991(200breast/22nd),1992(100breast/21st;200breast/DQ), 1993 (200 breast/18th),

1994 (100 breast/NA)•CherylPatteson-1993(200IM/41st;400IM/18th;1,650free/27th),

1996 (200 IM/31st; 400 IM/DQ; 200 breast/22nd)

NCAA ACADEMIC All-AMERICANS

Jen Jarjosa (second team) 2001

4.0 Biology/Pre-Med Rhodes Scholarship

NomineeBob James Memorial

Scholarship

Jessica Guiness (second team) 2005

4.0 Biology/Pre-Med Rhodes Scholarship

Nominee

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HoNoRS AND AWARDS / CoACHING HISToRY

Jennifer Beatty (second team) 2012

4.0 Physical Education Teacher Education

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After a national search, Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey was appointed Presi-dent of Bowling Green State Uni-versity on March 22, 2011. Dr. Mazey’s extensive experience in Ohio public universities and with implementing strategic plans, cou-pled with her understanding of the role higher education has to play in the state’s well-being, led the BGSU trustees to select her as the

next president of the University.

Before becoming president of BGSU, she served from 2009-2011 as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Auburn Uni-versity. In that capacity, she oversaw the academic programming for twelve colleges and was responsible for fostering the advancement of the university’s strategic plan. While at Auburn, Dr. Mazey was chair of the Enrollment Management Council, the University Campaign FeasibilityTaskForce, and theEfficiencyTaskForce. In addition,she served on the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ Council on Academic Affairs Executive Committee.

From 2005-2009, she was Dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University (WVU), where she led a college-wide implementation of the WVU 2010 Strategic Plan and served on the Council to Implement the University’s Strategic Plan. In addition, she served on the Presidential Search Committee, the Enrollment Management Council, and the WVU Research Corporation. She also played a leadership role in the university’s Advanced Energy Initiative and nanotechnology research effort. She was a board member of the West Virginia Humanities Council, the Monongalia/Preston County United Way and the West Virginia NASA Space Grant Consortium.

Prior to being appointed Dean at WVU, Dr. Mazey served for seven years as Dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Wright State Univer-sity. She was founding director of the Center for Urban and Public Affairs at Wright State and served in that capacity for eleven years, from 1983-1994. During that time, she was the university’s repre-sentative to the Ohio Board of Regents’ Urban University Advisory Committee. In addition, she served as chair of the Department of Urban Affairs and Geography and led the creation of a Master of Public Administration Program. From 1993-1996, Dr. Mazey held the title of Distinguished Professor of Professional Service at WSU.

Dr. Mazey received her Ph.D. from the University of Cincinnati in urban geography in 1977 and taught at that institution for two years before joining the faculty of Wright State University in 1979.

In1996-1997,Dr.MazeywastheappointedDirectorof theOfficeof University Partnerships for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). In that capacity, she had oversight of HUD’s $25 million in grant programs to colleges and universities across the country. In addition, she served as HUD’s liaison to higher educational associations, other federal agencies, and colleges and uni-

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versities. Dr. Mazey has served as a grants reviewer and consultant to HUD and the U.S. Department of Education in addition to being a consultant to the Appalachian Regional Commission and numerous local governments, colleges and universities.

She and her late husband of 40 years, Bruce, had two sons, Bryan and Zackary. The older, Bryan, has a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from Wright State University and a master’s in engineering management from the University of Dayton. He works for GE Aviation in the aerospace industry. He and his wife, Michele, have two young children and live near Cincinnati. The younger son, Zackary, earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Miami University inaccountancyandfinanceandreceivedaJurisDoctoratefromtheUniversity of Dayton School of Law. He practices law in Charleston, W.Va.


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Greg Christopher is in his sixth year as the Director of Intercollegiate Athletics at Bowling Green State University. Christopher, the 12th full-time athletic directer in school history, began his duties in July of 2006 and has accomplishedagreatdealinhisfirstfiveyears in Northwest Ohio.

Christopher oversees an 18-sport program which has a budget of $17 million and 75 full-time employees. BGSU, which is a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and

Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA), is one of 13 programs in the country which sponsor Division I-A football and compete in men’s and women’s basketball and men’s ice hockey on the Division I level.

A native of West Lafayette, Ind., Christopher has moved the BGSU athletic departmentforwardinmultipleareasinhisfirstfiveyears.TheSeboAthleticCenter was completed in the fall of 2007, featuring expanded and state-of-the-art sports medicine and rehabilitation facilities as well as a strength and conditioning area for all University student-athletes. The new front entrance forDoytL.PerryStadium,thebuildingalsohousesadministrativeofficesaswellasofficesandmeetingroomsforthefootballFalcons.

The Sebo Athletic Center is part of $57 million in new or renovated athletics facilities completed during Christopher’s tenure. That facilities list includes the new Keefe Tennis Complex, a renovation to Whittaker Track, improvements at baseball’s Steller Field, the FieldTurf inside Perry Stadium, renovations to the BGSU Ice Arena, and the new $36 million Stroh Center. Incremental facility improvement plans are also underway for other BGSU athletics venues.

Athletic achievements of Christopher’s five years include nine conferencebanners. Highlights include the remarkable run of women’s basketball. The women’s hoops Falcons became the first team in conference history toadvance to the ‘Sweet 16’ of the NCAA in 2006-07, winning a MAC record 31gamesalongtheway.CurtMiller’steammadeitsfifthtriptotheNCAATournament in 2011, following the Falcons’ seventh straight conference title.

In Christopher’s tenure, football has played in two post-season bowl games, including the 2008 GMAC Bowl in Mobile, Ala., and the 2009 Roady’s Humanitarian Bowl in Boise, Idaho. The 2007 football team also shared the MAC East Division title. In 2008-09, the men’s basketball team won its first regular season MAC title in decade, advancing the NIT post-seasontournament. And baseball won three consecutive MAC East Division titles, including overall conference regular season championships in 2008 and 2009.

In the classroom, the Falcons have flourished, as the number of student-athletes with a GPA of 3.0 or above has increased in each of the last four years. In 2010-11, BGSU student-athletes set a new bar for cumulative GPA record, charting a 3.08 mark, and 196 BG student-athletes had a GPA of at least 3.0. The student-athlete graduation rate is greater than the overall student body’s graduation rate.

Christopher implemented the Falcon Leadership Academy, a leadership development program for BGSU student-athletes. Christopher, along with several other administrators in the athletics department, serves as an instructor for the class, which represents each of the department’s 18 varsity sports.

Christopher’s background in fundraising and development has been evident in hisfirstfiveyearsatBGSU.Therehavebeendouble-digitpercentageincreasesin the external funding areas, including development, corporate marketing, licensing and concessions. Christopher has furthered the department’s logo transition and integrated an external communications plan.

Christopher came to BGSU after spending nearly a decade at Purdue University in his hometown. He served as Associate A.D. for External Relations and

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John Purdue Club Director at Purdue University. Christopher, who had been at the school since 1997, was a member of the department’s senior staff. He was accountable for external and revenue-related areas for Purdue’s $50 million department. In his role, he oversaw several areas, including development, marketing, promotions and advertising, athletic licensing and sports information.

Under his leadership, Purdue raised $17.2 million in total giving for Athletics inhisfinalyearthere.Healsoplayedasignificantroleinaseven-yearcampus-wide capital campaign which raised $111 million for Athletics during that period. Projects that came to fruition in that time frame include tripling the number of endowed athletic scholarships and several facility additions or renovations. Among the facility projects were an indoor golf training center, football stadium renovation, aquatic center, indoor tennis center, and basketball video board campaign. He also was the advisor for Purdue’s chapter of Athletes-in-Action, and served a period of time as the sport administrator for Purdue’s men’s and women’s tennis programs.

Christopher served as Executive Director for the Society of Professional Journalists in Greencastle, Ind., from 1994 to 1997 after joining the organization in 1991 as its Marketing and Development Director. During that time,hemanagedastaffof15forthenation’slargestnot-for-profitjournalismorganization. His tenure focused largely on external relations, fueling growth that doubled the net worth of the foundation and association. He also improved relations with SPJ’s 250 local chapters and negotiated contracts and corporate partnerships.

Prior to joining SPJ, Christopher was an Account Executive at WWWV-FM in Charlottesville, Va., from 1988-90. In that capacity, he designed and managed station promotions, including partnerships with the athletics program at the University of Virginia. He also was part of the “Page Program” at NBC in New York in 1988 where he served as a research analyst, assisting the Manager of Sports Programming and Market Analysis in research of television sports. Christopher also produced network sports tracking reports and surveys of major league sports.

He earned a bachelor’s degree in Mass Communication from MAC-member Miami University in 1988 and earned his MBA from the institution in 1991. He played football for one season before the former linebacker’s career was cut short due to injury. In 1987-88 and 1990-91, Christopher was involved as a television color commentator in football and play-by-play voice for men’s ice hockey which aired on regional cable television and WPTD-TV in Dayton. HealsoservedasagraduateassistantintheOfficeofAdmissionsatMiamiin 1990-91.

Christopher is a member of the Mid-American Conference’s External Relations Committee, current Chair of the CCHA Council, and is the women’s basketball administrative chair for the MAC. In the spring of 2008, he was appointed to the NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Committee. Christopher is active in Northwest Ohio with the Bowling Green Community Foundation, the American Red Cross and Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

Christopher, 45, is married to the former Tina Smith of Leetonia, Ohio. The couple has a son, Zachary, 15, and two daughters, Megan and Allison, ages 13 and 11.

The Christopher Family(left to right) Greg, Megan, Zachary, Allison and Tina.

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The home of the Falcon swimmers, Cooper Pool received a face lift in the summer of 2001. Included in the upgrades were: Retiling of the deck, installations of five windows,

and air-conditioning installed throughout the student recreation center.

Cooper doubles as the home site for the Falcon Intercollegiate women’s swimming team and the Bowling Green Swim Club age group team. The pool is 50 meters long by 25 yards wide and contains 22 lanes with depths ranging from four to 17 feet. Diving sta-tions with one and three-meter spring boards are utilized for intruction, recreation and

competition. Five-and-seven and one-half meter diving towers are utilized for competi-tion.

Is it a popular spot for recreational lap swimming, water basketball, water polo and water aerobics. It is also utilized for instruction by the School of HMSLS.

CooPER Pool

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