2005-06Swimming & Diving Media Guide

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2005-06 Pitt Swimming & Diving ScheDule

Date Opponent Site Time

Fri., Oct. 14 Blue/Gold Meet Trees Pool 4 pm

Fri., Oct. 28 at St. Bonaventure Olean, N.Y. 10:30/1:30 am

Sat., Oct. 29 at Syracuse* Syracuse, N.Y. 9/11 am

Fri., Nov. 4 Notre Dame* Trees Pool 4 pm

Fri., Nov. 11 Oakland Trees Pool 4 pm

Fri.-Sun., Nov. 18-20 at IU Invitational Bloomington, IN All Day

Thu.-Sat., Dec. 1-3 at U.S. Open Auburn, Ala. All Day

Fri.-Sun., Dec. 16-18 Pitt Invitational Trees Pool All Day

Thu.-Sun., Jan. 6-8 at Georgia Diving Invitational Athens, Ga. All Day

Sat., Jan. 7 at West Virginia* Morganown, W.Va. 11 am

Fri.-Sat., Jan. 13-14 Maryland w/ Villanova* Trees Pool All Day

Sat., Jan. 21 Cincinnati* Trees Pool 11 am

Sat., Jan. 28 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, Va. 11 am

Sat., Jan. 29 at Virginia Charlottesville, Va. 11 am

Sat., Feb. 4 Clarion, Duquesne Trees Pool 11 am

Wed.-Sat., Feb. 15-18 at Big East Championships TBA 10:30/6 pm

Thu.-Sun., Feb. 23-26 ECAC Championships Trees Pool 10:30/6 pm

Thu.-Sat., Mar. 9-11 NCAA Diving Prequals TBA TBA

Thu.-Sat., Mar. 16-18 NCAA Women’s Championships Athens, Ga. TBA

Thu.-Sat., Mar. 23-25 NCAA Men’s Championships Atlanta, Ga. TBA

Bold denotes home meets held at Trees Pool.

* Big East Conference Meet

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Editor: Sophia DuckContributing Editors: E.J. Borghetti,Greg Hotchkiss, Brad Cuprik, Nicole Amato,Celeste Welsh and Matt Parsons.Computer Page Design: Sophia DuckPhotography: Harry Bloomberg, HerbFerguson, Gary Guydosh, Clem Marion,Michael E. Haritan, Bob Stowell, Chaz Palla,Tony Firoini, Chuck Knoles, Sean Brady,Mike Drazdzinski, Joe Kapelewski, MichelleRay, Patricia NaglePrinting: Schiff Printing, Inc.Cover Design: Sophia Duck, Schiff Printing, Inc

2005-06 PITTSBURGH SWIMMING & DIVING

Table of ContentsMedia Information ................................... 1Quick Facts ............................................ 12005-06 Schedule .................................. 12005-06 Outlook .................................2-3Coaching Staff/Support Staff ................4-8Team Rosters ................................. 10, 19Panthers Profiles ............................. 11-17

20-25Joseph C. Trees Pool .......................26-27The Panthers in the Community ........ 28-302004-05 Year in Review ...................31-33All-Time Records ............................. 34-35Big East Champions .......................... 36-37Swimming History ............................ 38-39Women’s All-Americans ........................ 40

Media Outlets

Associated Press, 6 Gateway Center,Suite 222, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. (412)281-3747. Fax: (412) 281-1869. (AlanRobinson, sports editor).

Beaver County Times, 400 Fair Avenue,Beaver, PA 15009. (724) 775-3272. Fax:(724) 728-0190. (Ed Rose, sports editor;Eric Hall, beat writer).

Fox Sports Net Pittsburgh, TwoAllegheny Center, Suite 1000, Pittsburgh,PA 15212. (412) 322-9500. Fax: (412)323-9740. (Paul Kotsuth, executiveproducer).

Panther Sports Network, William PittUnion, Room 502, 3959 Fifth Avenue,Pittsburgh, PA 15213. Phone: (412) 401-5994. (Yannick Skemitt, sports director).

The Pitt News, 414 William Pitt Union,Pittsburgh, PA 15213. (412) 648-7981.Fax: (412) 648-8491. (Geoff Dutelle,sports editor).

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 34 Boulevardof the Allies, Pittsburgh, PA 15222. (412)263-1621. Fax: (412) 263-1926. (JerryMicco, asst. managing editor/sports)

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, D.L. ClarkBuilding, 503 Martindale Street, Third Floor,Pittsburgh, PA 15212. (888) PIT-TRIB. Fax:(412) 320-7964. (Kevin Smith, sportseditor).

Media InformationCONTACT: Overseeing the Media Relationsduties for the Pittsburgh swimming anddiving team is Sophia Duck.

PRESS SERVICES: Members of the mediaare supplied with weekly updates containingstatistics, meet summaries and informationregarding upcoming events.

MEDIA RELATIONS DEPARTMENT:Located in Petersen Events Center. Asst. AD/Dir. of Media Relations:

E.J. Borghetti Associate Director: Greg Hotchkiss Assistant Director: Brad Cuprik Media Relations Assistants:

Nicole Amato, Sophia Duck Administrative Assistant:

Celeste Welsh Phone Number: (412) 648-8240 Fax Number: (412) 648-8248 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 7436

Pittsburgh, PA 15213Overnight Address:

Petersen Events Center Event Level 3719 Terrace Street

Pittsburgh, PA 15261

Acknowledgments

Pittsburgh Quick FactsGENERAL INFORMATIONSchool: University of PittsburghLocation: Pittsburgh, PA 15213Founded: 1787Enrollment: 33,796Nickname: PanthersColors: Blue and GoldHome Pool: Joseph C. Trees PoolAffiliation: NCAA Division IConference: Big East ConferenceChancellor: Mark A. NordenbergAlma Mater: Thiel ‘70Athletic Director: Jeff LongAlma Mater: Ohio Wesleyan ‘82Athletic Dept. Phone: (412) 648-8200

SWIMMING AND DIVING INFOHead Coach: Chuck KnolesAlma Mater: Northern Arizona ‘76Record at School (Yrs.): Men -- 125-42(15 years); Women -- 24-16 (3 years)Diving Coach: Julian KrugAlma Mater: Wisconsin-Madison ‘72Assistant Coaches: Marian Clark, EricStefanski, Jeff Berghoff, Eric Limkemann2004-05 Men’s Overall Record: 10-32004-05 Men’s Big East Record: 3-12004-05 Men’s Big East Finish: 2nd2004-05 Women’s Overall Record: 10-32004-05 Women’s Big East Record: 3-12004-05 Women’s Big East Finish: 2ndOffice Phone: (412) 648-8342Fax Number: (412) 648-1264Recruiting Hotline: 1-800-767-PITT

MEDIA RELATIONS INFORMATIONMedia Relations Contact: Sophia DuckE-mail Address: sduck@athletics.pitt.eduMedia Relations Phone: (412) 648-9014Media Relations Fax: (412) 648-8248Web Address:www.pittsburghpanthers.com

2005-06 Swimming & Diving ScheduleDay(s) Date Opponent TimeFri. Oct. 14 Blue/Gold Intrasquad 4 p.m.Fri. Oct. 28 at St. Bonaventure 10/1:30 p.m.Sat. Oct. 29 at Syracuse* 9/11 a.m.Fri. Nov. 4 Notre Dame* 4 p.m.Fri. Nov. 11 Oakland 4 p.m.Fri.-Sun. Nov. 18-20 at IU Invitational All DayThu.-Sat. Dec. 1-3 at U.S. Open All DayFri.-Sun. Dec. 16-18 Pitt Invitational All DayThu.-Sun. Jan. 6-8 at Georgia Diving Invitational All DaySat. Jan. 7 at West Virginia* 11 a.m.Fri.-Sat. Jan. 13-14 Maryland w/ Villanova* All DaySat. Jan. 21 Cincinnati* 11 a.m.Sat. Jan. 28 at Virginia Tech 11 a.m.Sat. Jan. 29 at Virginia 11 a.m.Sat. Feb. 4 Clarion, Duquesne 11 a.m.Wed.-Sat. Feb. 15-18 at Big East Championships 10:30/6 p.m.Thu.-Sun. Feb. 23-26 ECAC Championships 10/6:30 p.m.Thu.-Sat. Mar. 9-11 NCAA Diving Prequals TBAThu.-Sat. Mar. 16-18 NCAA Women’s Championships TBAThu.-Sat. Mar. 23-25 NCAA Men’s Championships TBA

Bold denotes home meets held at Trees Pool. * Big East Conference Meet

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WOMEN’S 2005-06 OUTLOOK

I mpressive. After finishing second at theBig East Championships last year, thatsthe one word to decribe the women’s

swimming and diving team’s performance.The 2004-05 Panthers’ season

marked the best team finish since the1990-91 season when Pitt claimed firstplace.

With 27 placewinners, Pitt nearlydoubled the amount of top-eight finishers inthe conference championship from the pre-vious season. In addition, six school recordswere broken last season, including four dur-ing the conference championship.

Five members of the squad recievedAll-Big East honors-an improvement fromthe 2003-04 season. The women took sec-ond place in three events, while finishing inthird six times.

Now entering his fourth year at thehelm, Head Coach Chuck Knoles saysthat his team is ready to start a new tra-dition of winning and will compete for theconference title.

“We have seen the women’s teamprogress, recently,” said Knoles. “All thework that the team and staff have beendoing for the last two years came to frui-tion in the third year with the squad placingso well in the Big East.”

After opening last season with a 3-2record in dual meets, the Panthers wenton to win seven of the last eight contests,including a five-meet winning streak. Theteam looked impressive with back-to-backwins over Princeton and conference rivalWest Virginia.

Now that Pitt is in one of the largest,major swimming and diving D-I conferenceswith 12 teams, thanks to the addition ofCincinnati and Louisville, winning the Big Eastwill be tough. Adding these two teams toan already strong conference elevates theconference on a national level.

With the addition of 12 newcomersand the loss of only five top performers,the Panthers have a very positive outlookon moving forward this year.

FreestyleThe Panthers have made great strides

improving freestyle performances with sixtop-three finishes at the 2005 Big EastChampionships.

Returning to lead the freestylers aresprinters Jordan Wallace, Kelly

Redcay, Kristin Brown and KellyO’Hara. Wallace, a senior, contributed toall three relay records that were set (200-free, 400-free and 800-free) last year. Inaddition, she was first in the 50 free(23.30), 100 free (50.15) and swam an-chor for the 200-medley relay. Redcay,another senior, assisted on two relays thatplaced among the top two, earning All-BigEast honors. Brown’s sophomore campaignearned her individual and relay Big East hon-ors in addition to her school record-settingswim in the 200 freestyle (1:49.43). Re-turning from an exciting rookie season,O’Hara looks to make an even bigger splashafter assisting on the 200 and 400-freerelay teams. O’Hara also placed fifth in the50 free (23.69) at the conference meet.

Providing depth for the Panthers aresenior Kristin Criner, sophomoresKimmie Baird and Colleen Sullivan andnewcomers Shannon Barr, KendraDecelle, Erin Meehan, Amanda Rich,Stacy Safritt, and Ruth Seifert.

Junior Kathy Siuda will pace the dis-tance core this year. Siuda turned in theteam’s returning top times in both the 500and 1,000 freestyles at 4:55.09 and10:09.54, respectively. Brown and seniorco-captain Amy Miteff will also be countedon for points in the distance events, as eachcontributed to the team’s top-three per-formances.

BreaststrokeSince Big East Champion Cynthia

Snyder graduated last year, the team willrely on the immediate impact of newcom-ers Karla Leite, Ruth Seiffert and ErikaRodriguez.

Leite, a senior national qualifier in the200 breast, will be looked at to replaceSnyder. Seiffert was a four-year All-Stateswimmer during her high school campaign,while Rodriguez was a standout in Venezu-ela with All-Conference honors.

Returning for the Panthers will beSamantha Nasakaitis, who finished withthe team’s third-fastest mark in the 200breast and fourth-fastest time in the 100breast last season.

“The girls that we brought in the lasttwo years have helped us to advance,” com-mented Knoles. “They are as tough as nailsand are going to be a big help in making useven better this year.”

ButterflyLeading the way in the butterfly events

will be Miteff and Florida State transferBrittany Stevens. Miteff placed in boththe 100 and 200 fly in the Big East Cham-pionships, and Stevens was a consolationfinalist in the 100 fly at the ACC Champi-onships.

O’Hara and sophomore SarahWagner will be counted on to add pointsfor the Panthers, while rookie AmandaRich will add depth.

BackstrokePitt returns the bulk of the

backstrokers from last year’s roster. Jun-ior Andrea Shoust will lead the group forthe second consecutive year. Shoust fin-ished third in the 200 back, while takingsixth in the 100 back at the Big East Cham-pionships. She also held the top time in boththe 100 and 200 back for the Panthers.

Other key returners are Redcay andWallace, who will look to add strong scoringopportunities.

Freshman Laura Rosenberg will pro-vide depth in the backstroke events.

DivingThree divers stepped up and made Pitt

a contender on the boards last season, in-cluding Megan McCandless, KristinCaiazzo and Colleen Kristobak.

As a freshman, McCandless broke intothe conference championships with two third-place finishes, earning All-Big East accolades.

In the three-meter event Caiazzo andKristobak took fourth- and fifth-place fin-ishes to complete the conference’s top-fivedivers.

Backing up the returners will be fresh-men Rebecca Brown, Naomi Orlandoand Kaylee Riggs.

“We have become considerably deeperwith the addition of our freshmen,” said As-sistant Head Coach Julian Krug. “Our goalis to make an appearance in the NCAA Tour-nament for the first time in four years. Thisis a solid group to work with. One that canbe very productive in the upcoming years.”

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MEN’S 2004-05 OUTLOOK

Until last season’s surprise second-place performance, Pitt’s men’sswimming and diving team sat at

the top of the Big East for eight consecu-tive years, earning the title the ‘Beast ofthe East.’ Since the emergence of the BigEast Championships in the 1982-83 sea-son, Pitt has won 19 of the 23 confer-ence championships, one hundred and thirtyindividual Big East titles and forty-five con-ference relay wins for a total of 175 first-place finishes.

Last season, Pitt earned first place infour events, while claiming 14 top-threehonors. Nine members of the squad earnedAll-Big East honors, Dennis Nemtsanovwas named Big East Diver of the Year andJulian Krug was named Big East DivingCoach of the Year for the second consecu-tive season.

But the question remains, since theteam was used to being chased, prior tolast season, how will they respond afterbeing caught?

“The men have had a tradition of beingone of the toughest teams in the east,”said Head Coach Chuck Knoles. “Whenyou have a tradition of being the ‘Beast ofthe East’ and then you’re second-best, itdoesn’t taste very good. I have seen oneof the biggest turnarounds in competitivespirit and heart than I have ever seen. Theirgoal is to regain the tradition one day at atime and become one of the best teams inthe east and a player on the national level.”Pitt returns 19 veteran swimmers anddivers and adds eight freshmen who areready to fill the holes left to help the teamregain its top position in the conference.

Chuck Knoles enters his 16th seasonas the head coach of the Panthers. Knolesis committed to upholding a tradition in thepool and his goals for national successhaven’t changed.

FreestylePitt placed in the top eight at the con-

ference meet seven times in freestyleevents last year. Four of the five top sprint-ers are back for another year, including spe-cialist and tri-captain Darryl Washing-ton.

Washington won the 50 free (20.11)and was the leadoff swimmer for the BigEast champion 200 free relay team. Wash-

ington earned four All-Big East honors lastseason.

Seniors Tommy Bird and JasonMiller were also on that champion relayteam and return to the lineup this season.Other returnees set to make an impactare juniors Jeff Leath and NathanMcCutcheon.

“Miller and Washington are vocal lead-ers,” noted Knoles. “They will give you theiropinion on anything and everything and mo-tivate the team constantly. They are alsoeffective by leading by example.”

Washington is the top-returner for the200 free. Chris George should lead thecharge in the 500, but will compete againstSteve Jackson, McCutcheon and fresh-man Jonathan Buchanan for that posi-tion.

Junior Ross Lannan will provide depthin the free, backstroke and IM. SeniorMichael Bernardi, junior AndrewSheaff, sophomore Scott Shearer andfreshman Patrick Mansfield are all ex-pected to move into key roles in thefreestyle events.

BreaststrokeWarren Barnes, who had a success-

ful freshman campaign, will look to lead thePanthers in the breaststroke. Barnes fin-ished among the top six at the Big EastChampionships in both the 100 and 200breaststroke events and is the returningtop finisher in the 200 breast with a timeof 2:02.74.

Barnes is joined by junior Dave Mont-gomery and sophomore Jared Martinon the breaststroke roster.

ButterflyMiller is a tri-captain and returns for his

senior campaign as the Panthers’ top-flyerfor three consecutive seasons. Miller hasa total of nine All-Big East honors to hiscredit.

Also returning are seniors Chad White,Bernardi and Bird, as well as sophomoresDavid Anderson and George. Look forWashington, a freestyle specialist, in thisevent as well.

Along with the others, Miller’s guidanceover freshmen Chris Howard and An-drew Kyrejko will be a key to the team’ssuccess.

BackstrokeLast season the Panthers had a tremen-

dous amount of depth in the backstroke andthis year most of the top performers areback.

Bird and Leath will lead Pitt, as bothearned Big East honors after they turned insecond-place finishes in the conferencechampionships. Bird placed in the 100, whileLeath paced the team in the 200 back.

As a junior, Bernardi provided depth inthe 100 and Anderson, Jackson and Lannanall return from the squad’s 200 back top-five list.

Backing up the experienced upper classwill be freshman Andrew Burkey.

“Our goal is to be a great swimming teamand the experience we have coming back inour backstroke helps us,” said coach Knoles.“We don’t want to be just a good regionalor D-I team. We want to be a great D-Iswimming team, and all the coaches sharethat philosophy.”

DivingPitt’s diving roster has consistently pro-

vided the squad with points and has keptthe event as the Panthers’ most success-ful part of the meet.

Senior Dennis Nemtsanov and sopho-more Jeremy Stultz return as the one-two punch on the board. AlthoughNemtsanov owns a title in both the 1M and3M diving events in his career, the two ofthem combined to capture the gold and sil-ver medals at the Big East Championshipsin both events in 2005. As a freshman,Stultz impacted the squad with a title in the1M diving event and placed second in the3M diving event, while it was vice-versa forNemtsanov.

“Even though we have less divers thisyear, we have an exceptionally stronggroup,” said Assistant Head Coach for Div-ing, Julian Krug. “The addition of the fresh-men will add competition to the divers inthe top half, while Stultz’s return this sea-son will give us a chance to make a pres-ence in the NCAAs.”

Senior tri-captain Adam Natishyn re-turns to the diving roster, while newcom-ers Eric Becker and AleksandrVolovetski look to have a breakthrough intheir first year.

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HEAD COACH CHUCK KNOLES

Personal Info

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.

High School: J.E.B. Stuart (FallsChurch, Va.)

College Education: Northern ArizonaUniversity, 1976, B.A. dual major inSpanish translation/Journalism and edi-torial writing; M.A.Ed. in secondary edu-cation and journalism, 1981.

Chuck Knoles’ commitment to suc- cess reaches far beyond just win- ning swim meets. As he enters

his 16th year with the men’s programand his fourth year with the women’sprogram, Knoles has shown that beinga dominant fixture in the Big East raceand a competitor on the national sceneis far more than just a dream, but areachable reality.

Due to the fact that the men haveplaced in the top three at the confer-ence championships in all 15 years un-der the guidance of Knoles, including 11titles, and the women’s darting perfor-mance to the runner-up spot last sea-son, he knows it takes a commitment toperforming at the highest level to win.

The commitment in his student-ath-letes is clearly evident. After taking overthe reigns of the women’s team in 2002-03, the Panthers promptly broke 13school records in his first season at thehelm. The following season, morerecords fell and the women’s team re-ceived votes in the CSCAA nationalrankings for the first time in nearly a de-cade.

Last year, the women established astrong freestyle core and broke morerecords, setting the Panthers up for achance in the postseason.

His unparalleled enthusiasm and de-sire to place Pittsburgh among the top15 schools in the nation remains an at-tainable goal as the Panthers enter the2005-06 season.

In the past three seasons, Knoleshas had two Honorable Mention All-Americans earn three plaudits and acombined 14 Big East individual and re-lay titles.

“We are on track to being one ofthe best combined programs in the east,”Knoles said. “I have surrounded myselfwith the finest coaching staff in Division Iswimming and diving.”

During his tenure, Knoles has con-sistently maintained the Panthers’ repu-tation as one of the top collegiate pro-grams in the East and continues to leadhis teams to success year after year.

But it hasn’t been easy. Knoles isaware of how competitive collegiateswimming has become, and demandsthat his student-athletes strive to main-tain the right edge to compete.

“You must go into every competi-tion as tough as nails,” Knoles said. “Youlearn from winning, just as you learnfrom losing. Hard work is part of theformula for success, and we keep onour kids to stay in shape and to trainhard. There is no real ‘off’ period. Youmust do it year-round to compete andto win at the big-time NCAA Division Ilevel.”

By following Knoles’ formula for suc-cess, his goal for a national top-15 fin-ish for the men’s team fell just shortthe past three years as the Panthersfinished 17th in the dual meet rankingsand in last year’s preseason poll.

Knoles has demonstrated his abilityto win as a coach. In addition to the Pan-thers’ 11 men’s Big East champion-ships, his teams have also recordedthree second-place finishes and onethird-place finish. His teams have a com-bined 149-58 dual meet record, while15 of Knoles’s Pittsburgh swimmershave been either Olympic Trial qualifiers

Knoles’ CareerHead Coaching Record

MEN’ S TEAMYEAR SCHOOL RECORD1990-91 Pittsburgh 8-31991-92 Pittsburgh 7-31992-93 Pittsburgh 9-31993-94 Pittsburgh 10-21994-95 Pittsburgh 9-31995-96 Pittsburgh 9-11996-97 Pittsburgh 8-31997-98 Pittsburgh 6-31998-99 Pittsburgh 5-71999-00 Pittsburgh 7-22000-01 Pittsburgh 9-22001-02 Pittsburgh 7-12002-03 Pittsburgh 9-42003-04 Pittsburgh 12-22004-05 Pittsburgh 10-3TOTAL (15 years) 125-42

WOMEN’ S TEAMYEAR SCHOOL RECORD2002-03 Pittsburgh 6-72003-04 Pittsburgh 8-62004-05 Pittsburgh 10-3TOTAL (3 years) 24-16

“We are on track to beingone of the best combined pro-grams in the east. I have sur-rounded myself with the finestcoaching staff in Division Iswimming and diving.”

—Chuck Knoles

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Coaching Career Highlights

During his head coaching tenure,Knoles has helped produce...

• An Olympic bronze medalist(Andy Jameson, Arizona State)

• 15 Olympic Trials Qualifiers

• One Olympic Trials Finalist

• An NCAA Champion(Mariusz Podkoscielny, Arizona)

• 46 NCAA Qualifiers

• 25 Different Individual Big EastChampions (61 titles)

• 25 Big East Champion Relay teams

• 11 Big East Championship teamtitles

Awards and Recognition...• Six-time Big East Men’s Coach of

the Year• 2002, 2000, 1998, 1997,

1992, 1991• Seven-time High School Coach of

the Year• College Swim Coaches Association

Outstanding Achievement Award• Four-time American Swimming

Coaches Association Award of Excellence

• CSCAA’s Master Coach Award

Coaching Positions...PITTSBURGH 2002-present

Men’s and Women’s Head Coach 1990-2002

Men’s Head Coach

Fort Lauderdale Swim Team1989-90

Head Coach

Arizona 1988-89Interim Head Coach

Arizona State 1986-88Assistant Men’s Coach

Shadow Mountain High School1979-88

Head Coach

Melrose Recreation Association1977-88

Head Coach

The Knoles File...

or finalists. He has garnered six Big EastMen’s Swimming Coach of the Yearawards in 1991,1992, 1997, 1998,2000 and 2002.

True to the student-ath-lete ideal, Knoles’s swim-mers have also performedexceptionally well in the class-room. The College Swim-ming Coaches Associationof America recognized Pitts-burgh as an All-Americanteam on both the women’sand men’s side a total of ninetimes.

Knoles has had exten-sive experience and successcoaching at the collegiatelevel, even prior to Pitts-burgh. As the interim headcoach at the University ofArizona in 1988-89, he ledboth the men’s andwomen’s squads to a 15th-place finish at the NCAA

Championships, andcoached 13 All-Ameri-cans, including the school’sfirst NCAA champion inany sport.

Knoles was also headcoach at Shadow MountainHigh School in Phoenix, Ari-zona, from 1977-1988,where he coached both themen’s and women’steams, and was namedHigh School Skyline Coachof the Year seven timeswhile leading his teams toan amazing 132-23 com-bined record.

In 1989, Knoles wasthe recipient of the CollegeSwim Coaches AssociationOutstanding AchievementAward. He also won theAmerican SwimmingCoaches AssociationAward of Excellence fourtimes from 1990-1994and was awarded theCSAA’s Master CoachAward in 1996.

Knoles, a native of Flag-staff, Ariz., was also the president andfounder of the Desert Swim Leaguewhile in North Phoenix.

HEAD COACH CHUCK KNOLES

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PANTHERS COACHING STAFF

Personal Info

Hometown: San Jose, Calif.

High School: Blackford H.S. (SanJose, Calif.)

College Education: Wisconsin-Madi-son, 1972, B.A. in economics.

Family: Wife Dorothy, daughter Cassidy(20), son Kyle (16).

Coaching Career Highlights*1986 Big East Diving Co-Coach of the Year**2001 Big East Men’s Diving Coach of theYear**2004 Big East Men’s Diving Coach of theYear**2005 Big East Men’s Diving Coach of theYear*

During his head diving coach tenure,Krug has produced...• 14 Individual Big East Diving Champions• 35 titles overall• Six All-Americans• Eight Honorable Mention All-Americans• Four School Record Holders• 12 Big East Championship Outstanding

Divers

Coaching Positions...PITTSBURGH ...............1979-Present

Head Diving CoachSouthern Illinois ................. 1976-79

Head Diving CoachNavy .................................. 1973-76

Head Diving Coach

The Krug File...

A fixture on the Panther athletic scene for over two decades, Julian Krug

enters his 27th season asPittsburgh’s head diving coach in2005-06.

Krug’s success has earned himthe title of Assistant Head Coachfor diving. For two years, diverDennis Nemtsanov has earnedHonorable Mention All-Americahonors under Krug’s tutelage.This is all after a 2001-02NCAA qualifier in Michael Wells.The last three out of five years(2001, 2004 and 2005) Krug has beennamed the Big East’s Men’s Diving Coach ofthe Year.

Krug believes that preparing oneself to thebest of his or her abilities is the most impor-tant thing his performers should strive for,as opposed to focusing on first-place finishes.

“I believe that if you train hard with a posi-tive attitude, winning will take care of itself,”Krug said.

Success has been synonymous with Krug’sdivers, as they have consistently garneredhigh honors. During the past 12 seasons, hehas produced six repeat NCAA qualifiers, threeAll-Americans and five Honorable Mention All-Americans.

Head Coach Chuck Knoles is very impressedwith Krug’s contributions to the Panthersswimming and diving program.

“We have one of the fewest swimmingand diving teams, where the divers get upfor morning workouts. Rarely do divers getup and they do it here because the teamfeels like one. We have a diving coach thatagrees with that idea,” said Knoles.

A standout diver himself, in 1974 Krug

Julian KrugAssistant Head Coach for Diving

became the first person to successfully ex-ecute a 5½ front somersault dive from 10meters. He performed the dive at Kimball’sDiving Camp in Brandon, Fla.

During the 2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, Greece, Krug and his wife, Dorothy,worked as statisticians for NBC-TV. Theyalso spent three weeks in Sydney, Australia,in 2000 and in Atlanta doing the same forthe 1996 Summer Olympics.

From 1997-2003, Krug served as acoach for members of the Senior Nationalteam at the Mexico Cup. He additionallyhelped develop two Olympian divers in DavidPichler (1996, 2000) and Karen LaFace(1992).

Krug was elected to the United StatesDiving Board of Directors in 2000 and wasalso appointed to the NCAA Rules Commit-tee. A member of the U.S. Diving EducationCommittee, Krug is a National Spotting Cer-tifier and has served as a member of theSenior National Rules Committee.

Krug and his wife reside in Kennedy Town-ship, and have two children, Cassidy (20)and Kyle (16).

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M arian Clark will now at as the Director of Operations/Senior Assistant Coach for both the men’s and women’sswimming teams. She is in her fourth season working

with both the squad after serving as head coach of the women’steam at Pittsburgh for nine seasons from 1993-2002.

Helping guide the men’s team to its seventh and eighth con-secutive Big East titles and having almost every women’s teamrecord fall over the past two seasons are some of the accomplish-ments Clark enjoyed in her first two seasons with the combinedprogram.

Clark actually began her coaching career as an assistant coachat Pittsburgh after graduating from the University in 1988. Sheserved as an assistant coach at both Florida State and Miami be-fore being appointed to head the Pittsburgh women’s program inthe summer of 1993. Her appreciation for the rewards and ben-efits intercollegiate athletics can provide for its young participantsis not lost in her coaching.

“I enjoyed my undergraduate years at Pittsburgh,” Clark said.“I learned not only how to set goals within a team structure, butalso how to achieve them by working and interacting with teammembers. A team commitment is essential for success. Obviously,I want individuals to excel, but I also want them to bring the otherson the team along with them.”

Clark was a major contributor to four Big East Conferencechampionships during her undergraduate years at Pittsburgh. Shewas a Big East champion in the 500 freestyle in 1986, and in the400 individual medley in 1988.

Her teamwork was also on display when she swam for eightPittsburgh relay teams that captured Big East first-place finishes.An exercise physiology major as an undergraduate, Clark gradu-ated cum laude and understands the main reason a student-athletecomes to college.

“We need to continue to develop student-athletes in all as-pects of life,” she said. “We are very committed to improving inthe pool and on the boards. But we also want to emphasize thatgaining a college education is the top priority for our team mem-bers. We encourage them to grow mentally, physically and emo-tionally.”

The results have been nothing but impressive. For six consecu-tive years under the guidance of Clark, the Panthers were selectedto the College Swim Coaches’ Association All-America AcademicTeam list. In 2001, Pittsburgh ranked 17th in the country amongwomen’s swimming and diving teams. The team was also rewardedwith the University’s Academic Award for three consecutive years,which is given annually to the Pittsburgh athletic team that boaststhe highest grade-point average.

“We take great pride in our academics,” said Clark. “I reallybelieve that bright student-athletes find a way to succeed both inthe classroom and in the pool.”

MarianClark

Director of Operations/Senior Assistant Coach

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.High School: Ursuline Acad-emy (Wilmington, Del.)Education: Pittsburgh, 1988,B.S. in exercise science.Family: Husband Todd anddaughters Maiti (8) and Mara(7).

JeffBerghoff

Assistant Head Coach forWomen’s Swimming

Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa.High School: Franklin Regional(Murrysville, Pa.)Education: Carnegie Mellon,1994, B.A. in economics.Family: Wife Michelle, sonsRyan (11), Justin (5) and Jacob(2).

J eff Berghoff opens the 2005-06 season as the AssistantHead Coach for Women’s Swimming and is in his seventhseason on the Panthers coaching staff. He served his first

three years as an assistant for the women’s team before workingwith both squads for the last three years.

He has helped establish the women’s team into a competitiveforce in the Big East Conference and also helped guide the men’steam to two league titles in 2003 and 2004.

Berghoff is familiar with the Pittsburgh swimming program ashe has been involved with Team Pittsburgh Aquatics since 1997. Inaddition, he was the head coach at nearby Oakland Catholic HighSchool for four years, where he coached eight different NISCA HighSchool All-Americans and the 1999 Pennsylvania state champion-ship team.

A native of Murrysville, Pa., Berghoff is in his fifth year as theHead Coach of Team Pittsburgh Aquatics after having served asthe Head Age Group Coach for four years. In his first season assenior coach, he had three senior national qualifiers on the team. Hehas also coached several Allegheny Mountain Swimming record hold-ers.

Berghoff earned his bachelor’s degree in economics fromCarnegie Mellon University in 1994.

Erin StacyTeam Manager

Barb OsmanAdministrative

Assistant

Sophia DuckMedia Relations

NOT PICTURED:Saki Oyama, (athletic trainer) and Lauren McElroy (team manager)

Chris DobsonTeam Manager

Alison MartinMarketing

Support Staff

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PANTHERS COACHING STAFF

E ric Stefanski enters his second season as an assistantcoach with the University of Pittsburgh. He joins thestaff from the University of Rochester, where he coached

the Yellowjackets’ men’s and women’s teams in 2003-04 andearned the University Athletic Association’s Women’s Coach ofthe Year award.

A former standout swimmer with the Panthers in the late1990s, Stefanski will assist in the operations of home meets andhelp with the on-deck training of both the men’s and women’ssprinters.

“This is an opportunity of a lifetime — to return to coach as analumnus of a swimming program of this stature,” Stefanski said.“I will lend my talents to the team in aggressively promoting thehigh standards of excellence that Pitt swimming and diving hasenjoyed over the years.”

He led the Yellowjackets’ women’s team to a third-place finishlast season, an improvement of four places in the standings andhad the first U of R NCAA qualifier in seven seasons.

Prior to his appointment as head coach of the Yellowjackets,Stefanski was an assistant coach for both teams during the 2002-03 season. He earned his Master’s of Science degree in kinesiol-ogy with an emphasis in sport psychology from Georgia Southernin 2002, where he also served as a teaching assistant and aswimming coach for the Statesboro Bulloch County Sharks.Stefanski was a swimming coach at nearby Seneca Valley HighSchool from 1998-2000.

His swimming career had many highlights, including the 1992and 1993 U.S. Opens, the1994 U.S. Olympic Festival, the 1997Fina World Cup and the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. Stefanskicame to Pittsburgh as one of the most highly recruited athletesthe men’s program had to date and won a Big Easttitle in the 100 freestyle and the 200 freestyle relayas a senior in 1998. He also qualified for the 1997NCAA Division I National Championships.

“Eric was one of Division III’s up-and-coming suc-cess stories,” Head Coach Chuck Knoles said. “Hewas able to have a tremendous impact on the Univer-sity of Rochester swimming program in the two yearshe was there.”

The Pittsburgh school-record holder in the 200freestyle, Stefanski swam the event in 1:37.18 in1997 and is a part of the school-record 200 medleyrelay team that finished in 1:29.38 at the 1998 BigEast Championships.

Stefanski is a 1998 graduate of Pittsburgh witha bachelor’s degree in psychology.

EricStefanski

Assistant Coach

Hometown: Wexford, Pa.High School: North Allegh-enyEducation: Pittsburgh,1998 B.S. in psychology.Georgia Southern, 2002M.S. in sport psychology.

EricLimkemann

Assistant Coach

Hometown: New Haven, Ind.High School: WoodlanEducation: Pittsburgh, 2004,B.A. in exercise science.Family: Wife Ashley

E ric Limkemann enters his second season on the Panthers’coaching staff after a successful collegiate career, wherehe was named a Big East champion swimmer, setting

new records at Pitt.Limkemann assists in the day-to-day training of the athletes

and also in meet operations on the days of competition.“We’re very happy to have Eric on board with us as a coaching

assistant,” Head Coach Chuck Knoles said. “He was a championswimmer here at Pittsburgh and can share a large amount ofcompetitive experience to this year’s squad.”

Limkemann won a total of nine Big East Championships in hiscareer with the Panthers. A four-time conference winner in the1650 freestyle, Limkemann is only the second Panther to win anevent all four years, joining John Sharkey (1-meter diving, 1987,89-91). He was also a winner in the 500 freestyle in both 2002and 2003 and the 400 IM champion in 2002.

Limkemann also won two 800 freestyle relay titles with thePanthers as a sophomore in 2002 and as a senior in the 2003-04 season.

A 2002 NCAA Championships qualifier, Limkemann earned theUniversity’s prestigious Blue-Gold Award in 2004 for his work inthe pool and in the classroom.

Just this past fall Limkemann took third place in the 20-24 agebracket of the 2005 JAL Honolulu ITU Triathlon World Champion-ships. The triathlon included a 1500m swim, 40 K bike ride and a10 K run. Limkemann’s 17:52 split in the 1500m swim was thethird fastest time.

Limkemann graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2004with a degree in exercise science. He and his wife currently residein Oakland.

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PITT SWIMMING AND DIVING

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING ROSTER2005-06 Women’s Swimming and Diving Roster

Name Yr. Event Hometown/Previous SchoolKimmie Baird SO Sprint Free Upper Dublin, Pa./Upper DublinShannon Barr FR Free Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland CatholicKristin Brown* JR Free East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian SpringsRebecca Brown FR Diving Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. ClairKristen Caiazzo SO Diving Princeton, N.J./Hopewell ValleyKristin Criner SR Sprint Free Bryn Mawr, Pa./RadnorKendra Decelle FR Free Manchester, N.H./ManchesterCaitlin Harrington SO Free Richboro, Pa./Council Rock North/UConnColleen Kristobak SR Diving Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel ParkKarla Leite FR Breast Massapequa, N.Y./FarmingdaleMegan McCandless SO Diving Bensalem, Pa./Nazareth AcademyErin Meehan FR Back/Free West Chester, Pa./West Chester EastAmy Miteff* SR Fly/Free Wellington, Fla./WellingtonSamantha Nasakaitis SO Breast Washington, D.C./Bishop O’ConnellKelly O’Hara SO Sprint Free/Fly Voorhees, N.J./Timber CreekNaomi Orlando FR Diving Reading. Pa./LaureldaleKelly Redcay SR Free/Back Reading, Pa./WilsonAmanda Rich FR Fly/Free Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone OaksKaylee Riggs FR Diving Meadville, Pa./MeadvilleErika Rodriguez FR Breast Caracas, Venezuela./Colegio Mader del Divino PastorLaura Rosenburg FR IM/Back Newtown, Pa./NewtownStacie Safritt FR Free Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca ValleyRuth Seiffert FR IM/Free/Breast Boothwyn, Pa./Garnet ValleyAndrea Shoust JR Back/Free Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./White Pines C & VSKathy Siuda JR IM/Free Waterloo, Ont./Bluvale CollegiateBrittany Stevens SO Fly Peachtree City, Ga./Starr’s Mill/Florida StateColleen Sullivan SO Sprint Free Alexandria, Va./Bishop IretonSarah Wagner SO Fly/IM Newtown, Pa./Council Rock NorthJordan Wallace SR Free/Back Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic/Georgia

Head Coach: Chuck Knoles (4th season)Assistant Head Coach for Diving: Julian KrugDirector of Operations/Senior Assistant Coach: Marian ClarkAssistant Head Coach for Women’s Swimming: Jeff BerghoffAssistant Coaches: Eric Stefanski, Eric Limkemann

*denotes captains

Panthers by State

Pronunciation GuideKristen Caiazzo..... kye-OZ-ohKarla Leite ................ lay-teeAmy Miteff ............. ma-TEFFS. Nasakaitis .. nas-ah-KYE-tisStacie Safritt ............ sAy-fritRuth Seiffert ........... SEE-furtKathy Siuda ........... SHOO-da

Panthers by ClassSeniors ............................. 5Juniors ............................. 3Sophomores ...................... 9Freshmen ....................... 12

District of Columbia ............ 1Florida .............................. 1Georgia ............................ 1New Hampshire ................. 1New Jersey ...................... 2New York ......................... 1Pennsylvania .................... 18Virginia ............................. 1

Ontario, Canada ................ 2Caracas, Venezuela ........... 1

The 2005-06 PanthersFront Row (left to right): CaitlynHarrington, Laura Rosenberg, KayleeRiggs, Ruth Seiffert, Jordan Wallace, KelliKrallman, Kimmie Baird, SamanthaNasakaitis, Colleen Sullivan and MeganMcCandless. Middle Row: SarahWagner, Erin Meehan, Naomi Orlando,Amanda Rich, Kristen Caiazzo, AndreaShoust, Kathy Siuda, Rebecca Brown,Kendra Decelle, Karla Leite and BrittanyStevens. Back Row: Colleen Kristobak,Kristin Brown, Shannon Barr, Erin Meehan,Kelly O’Hara, Kelly Redcay, Kristin Criner,Amy Miteff and and manager Erin Stacy.

Not pictured: Erika Rodriguez

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILESKristin Criner

SeniorSprint Freestyle

Bryn Mawr, Pa./Radnor

2004-2005: Kristin Criner provided depth in the freestyle events lastseason...member of the third-place 200 free relay team during the St. Bonaventuremeet... 2003-2004: Criner swam in numerous events for the Panthers as asophomore, earning first place finishes on freestyle relay teams against both St.Bonaventure and Syracuse...also competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyleevents throughout the season...a Big East Academic All-Star. 2002-2003:Criner competed in the sprint freestyle events in her first season and was a fixtureon the Panthers’ freestyle relay teams...recorded the team’s fourth-best time inthe 100 free (52.78) at the Pittsburgh Invitational...also qualified for the BigEast Championships in the 50, 100, and 200 free and swam on the Panthers’400 free relay team at the conference meet...a Big East Academic All-Star.HIGH SCHOOL: Criner qualified in the 100 and 200 free all four years andplaced in her sophomore, junior and senior years at Radnor…was all-CentralRegion and all-county all four years and all-state her last three years…captain andmember of the Suburban Swim Team for 10 years…also ran cross-country atRadnor. PERSONAL: Born April 30, 1984…daughter of Dr. Jerry and HelgaCriner…has three sisters and one brother…a biology major.

Top Times

50 Free 24.69100 Free 52.78200 Free 1:55.34

Colleen KristobakSeniorDiving

Bethel Park, Pa./Bethel Park

2004-2005: Colleen Kristobak made her second trip to the Big East Cham-pionships as a junior, finishing seventh on the 3M dive with a score of 410.30and fifth with a score of 225.35 in the 1M dive competition...awarded theteam’s Most Valuable Diver by her peers for the second time in her career.2003-2004: Kristobak earned her first All-Big East honor as a sophomore in the1-meter competition, placing third with a score of 253.4 points...just missed outon another All-Big East honor by finishing fourth on the 3-meter board with 429.1points...her performances at the conference meet culminated a season of leadingthe Panthers on the boards for the second consecutive season. 2002-2003:Kristobak made an immediate impact in her freshman season for the Panthers astheir top diver...placed fourth in the 1-meter competition at the Big East Champi-onships, just missing out on All-Big East honors...also finished fifth on the 3-meterboard at the conference meet. HIGH SCHOOL: Kristobak placed in the top threein the WPIAL in her junior and senior years as well as in states at nearby BethelPark High…awarded MVP her junior and senior year and All-American honors inher senior year…qualified for junior nationals as a senior…member of the PittAquatic Club for two years…a National Honor Society member. PERSONAL:Born May 31, 1984…daughter of Mike and Carol Kristobak…has one brother…apsychology major.

Top Scores

Colleen Kristobak

1M Diving 434.153M Diving 429.10

Amy MiteffSenior Co-captainButterfly/Freestyle

Wellington, Fla./Wellington

2004-2005: Amy Miteff comes back to the Panthers after making her thirdconsecutive trip to the Big East Championships...placed fourth in the fly at theBig East Championships with a time of 2:03.68 and ninth in the 100 fly...hertime in the 1000 free placed her in the top-10 Big East swimmers in 2005...hadthe team’s highest GPA-a perfect 4.0. 2003-2004: Miteff had a break-through sophomore year with the Panthers, scoring in both the 100 and 200 flyat her second Big East meet...finished seventh in the 200 fly with a career-besttime of 2:03.32...also placed 14th in the 100 fly for the Panthers...a Big EastAcademic All-Star. 2002-2003: Miteff paid immediate dividends in her fresh-man year with the Panthers, placing in the top five on the team in six differentevents...ranked third on the team in the 200 back (2:08.74), 100 fly (56.97),and the 200 fly (2:03.90)...competed in her first Big East Championships andscored in the 100 and 200 fly...a Big East Academic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL:Miteff was a two-time county and district champ at Wellington High School foreach of her four seasons...holds the school record in the 100 fly and 100back...named All-American in the 100 fly for three years and All-American in the100 back in her last year...a National Honor Society member. PERSONAL:Born April 14, 1984...daughter of Daniel and Kathy Miteff...has one sister...arehabilitation science major.

Top Times

500 Free 5:05.48100 Fly 56.32200 Fly 2:03.19

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILES

Kelly RedcaySenior

Freestyle/BackstrokeReading, Pa./Wilson

2004-2005: Kelly Redcay swam to her third consecutive appearance at theBig East Championships...honored as a member of the All-Big East 200 freestylerelay team (2nd) and the 200 medley relay team (1st)...swam to a top 10 BigEast time in the 50 free. 2003-2004: Redcay continued to serve as one of thePanthers’ top sprint freestylers in her second season...held top five team times inthe 50 and 100 free, as well as the 100 back...won her first Big East title as partof the 200 medley relay team and earned her second All-Big East honor of the yearin the 400 freestyle relay, placing third...a Big East Academic All-Star. 2002-2003: Redcay was one of the Panthers’ top sprinters in her first season and addedher skill to the backstroke team, qualifying for the Big East Championships in the100 back and placing second on the team with a time of 57.89 seconds...alsosecond on the team in the 50 free with a time of 23.69 seconds at the PittsburghInvitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Redcay placed in the top ten at states while atWilson HIgh…named all-county, all-district, all-state, and All-American…holds schoolrecords at Wilson in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 medley relay, and 400 freerelay…played water polo and named all-state, All-American, and all-county. PER-SONAL: Born September 16, 1984…daughter of William and SharonRedcay…has one brother…an elementary education major.

Top Times

Jordan WallaceSenior

Freestyle/BackstrokePittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic

(University of Georgia)

2004-2005: Jordan Wallace, in her first year as a Panther, became one ofthe team’s biggest assets...she earned a trip to the Big East Championshipsand won the 50 and 100 freestyle...took second as a member of the 200 freerelay team...assisted on two third-place relay team perfomances (400 and800 freestyle)...served as the top Panther swimmer in the 50 and 100 freeevents...also named the first team All-Big East swimmer in the 50 and 100free events...a member of three All-Big East relay teams...swam to a teamtop-five time in each of her events. AT GEORGIA: Wallace qualified for theSEC and NCAA Championships as a freshman in 2002-03 for theBulldogs...competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle, as well as the 100 and 200backstroke at nationals. HIGH SCHOOL: Wallace is a two-time OlympicTrials qualifier in the 50 and 100 freestyle...led Oakland Catholic to two PIAAtitles in 1999 and 2001...swam for Team Pittsburgh club under the directionof current Pitt assistant Jeff Berghoff. PERSONAL: Born April 22,1984…daughter of Mark and Heather Wallace…has one sister…a sociologymajor.

Top Times

50 Free 22.94100 Free 50.12100 Back 55.15

50 Free 23.69100 Free 52.41200 Free 1:55.06

Jordan Wallace

Kelly Redcay

Amy Miteff

2005-2006 Seniors

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILESKristin Brown

Junior Co-CaptainFreestyle

East Berlin, Pa./Bermudian Springs

2004-2005: Kristin Brown continued making her mark on the women’s teamby improving her times in all four events during her sophomore season...in hersecond trip to the Big East Championships Brown recorded a new team recordin the 200 free with a 1:49.43...at the Big East Championships she helped theWomen’s 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team place third...after the season shewas named the Most Valuable Swimmer by the coaches...also named amongthe Taper & Shave College Quick 50, the All-Big East team for the 100 free aswell as a member of four All-Big East relay teams. 2003-2004: Brownproved to be a tremendous asset to the team in her first year with thePanthers...held top five times on the team in the 50, 100, 200 and 500freestyle events...finished in 14th at the Big East Championships in the 50free...earned her first All-Big East honor as a part of the 400 freestyle relay...aBig East Academic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL: Brown was the two-time statechampion in the 100 free as well as a state champion in the 50 free...awardedAll-America honors her senior year...a three-year All-State and All-Conferenceswimmer...a three-time competitor in the YMCA Nationals...a member of theHanover YMCA Stingrays for 12 years...a member of Bermudian Springs highschool track team and National Art Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born Sep-tember 20, 1984...daughter of Michael and Sherry Brown...has one brotherand one sister...a studio arts/art history major.

Top Times50 Free 23.79100 Free 50.62200 Free 1:49.43

2004-2005: Andrea Shoust, in her second year with the Panthers, was thePanthers’ top swimmer in the backstroke events...obtained All-Big East honorfor her time in the 200 backstroke and as a member of the 400 free, 200medley and 400 medley relay...had a Big East top time in both backstrokeevents...participated in the Big East Championships for a second time...placedthird in the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:01.81, fourth in the 100 back-stroke with a time of 56.13...voted the Panther Triad for representing com-mitment, pride and teamwork. 2003-2004: Shoust made an immediateimpact for the Panthers as a freshman, serving as one of the team’s topbackstrokers in single and relay events...had the team’s fastest time in the100 back with 57.0 seconds and placed ninth at her first Big East Champion-ships in that event...helped the 400 medley relay team to a fourth-place finish,just missing All-Big East honors...a Big East Academic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL:Shoust qualified for the Canadian Olympic trials at age 14...was a provincialchampion in the freestyle while at White Pines...has been a nationally rankedswimmer in Canada since age 10...was a Junior National medalist and cham-pion. PERSONAL: Born November 6, 1985...daughter of Fred and RileyShoust...has one brother...a secondary education major.

Top Times

Andrea ShoustJunior

Backstroke/FreestyleSault Ste. Marie, Ontario/White Pines C & VS

Kathy SiudaJunior

IM/FreestyleWaterloo, Ontario/Bluvale Collegiate

2004-2005: Kathy Siuda, in her second season with the Panthers, continuedmaking her mark on the team...she made her second appearance at the BigEast Championships...competed in the 1650 free where she placed seventh,placed fourth in the 400 IM...also competed in the 500 free...set the schoolrecord in the 400 IM with a 4:20.46...the teams top 500 free swimmer witha 4:55.09. 2003-2004: Siuda was one of the Panthers’ top middle freestyleand individual medley competitors as a freshman...competed in the 200 and400 IM at her first Big East Championships, placing eighth in the latter...helpedthe 800 freestyle relay team to a sixth-place finish at the conferencemeet...competed in the Polish Nationals and Canadian Olympic Trials in theoffseason, winning the 400 IM national championship in Poland...also placedseventh at the Canadian Trials in the 800 freestyle and ninth in the 400 IM...aBig East Academic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL: Siuda was the Canadian JuniorNational Champion and United States Senior National qualifier in the 400IM...was the top-ranked Canadian swimmer in her age group in the 400IM...placed fourth at the European Junior Championships representingPoland...competed in 22 Junior National Championship events in Poland...wasa Polish National team member...earned two first-place finishes in her senioryear high school championships...member of the Region of Waterloo swim cluband the Brontford Aquatic Club. PERSONAL: Born September 2,1985...daughter of Joseph and Grace Siuda...has one brother...an undecidedmajor.

Top Times1650 Free 16:45.83200 IM 2:05.41400 IM 4:20.46

50 Back 26.41100 Back 55.89200 Back 2:01.81

Kathy Siuda

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILES

Kimmie BairdSophomore

Sprint FreestyleUpper Dublin, Pa./Upper Dublin

2004-2005: Kimmie Baird swam a time of 53.64 in the 100 freestyleagainst Clarion/Duquesne for the team’s fifth best time in the event...finishedfourth in the 50 free against St. Bonaventure...swam a season-best 50 free inthe TYR NU meet...took sixth place in the 100 free against Virginia Tech.HIGH SCHOOL: Baird finished ninth at the PIAA Championships in the 50freestyle and 16th in the 100 freestyle during her senior year at Upper DublinHigh School in eastern Pennsylvania…awarded All-America status in the 50 and200 freestyle…participated in numerous swim clubs, including GermantownAcademy Aquatic Club, Upper Dublin Aquatic Club and Maple Manor SwimTeam…competed as a member of the varsity soccer team. PERSONAL:Born July 1, 1986…daughter of Leslie and Peggy Baird…has one brother andone sister…an undecided major.

50 Free 24.38100 Free 53.40

Top Times

Kristin CaiazzoSophomore

DivingPrinceton, N.J./Hopewell Valley

2004-2005: Caiazzo appeared on behalf of the Panthers at the Big EastChampionships on the 3-meter dive...placed fourth with a 421.60. HIGHSCHOOL: Caiazzo received all-area, All-CVC, and All-America first team hon-ors in 2002, 2003 and 2004…competed in Junior Nationals nine times infive years…member of the Blue Dolphin Diving Team as well as her high school’sswim team in Princeton, N.J.…member of National Honors Society and alsowas awarded an International Foreign Language award. PERSONAL: BornJune 22, 1986…daughter of Rick and JoAnn Caiazzo…has one sister…abusiness major.

Top Score

Megan McCandlessSophomore

DivingBensalem, Pa./Nazareth Academy

2004-2005: Megan McCandless placed third at the Big East Championshipswith a score of 423.85 in the 3M dive...placed third at Big East Championshipsin the 1M dive with a 226.80...she also was named to the All-Big East list forthe 1M and 3M dive events...she was also named the Most Improved Diver byher teammates. HIGH SCHOOL: McCandless placed second at the Pennsyl-vania state championships during her senior year at Nazareth Academy inPhiladelphia, Pa…placed fourth in states during her junior season…was a mem-ber of the high school field hockey team…participated in Blue Dolphin Diving forfour years…received top academic honors as well at Nazareth Academy. PER-SONAL: Born September 12, 1985…daughter of James and MaryMcCandless…has one sister…an undecided major.

Top Scores1M Diving 247.953M Diving 423.85

Kristin Caiazzo

1M Diving 235.203M Diving 434.40

Caitlyn harringtonSophomore

Distance FreestyleRichboro, Pa./Council Rock North

(Connecticut)Top Times

500 Free 5:08.781650 Free 17:47.68400 IM 4:40.13

AT UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT: Caitlyn Harrington joins the Panthersafter transferring from UConn...was a Big East qualifier in the 500 free, 1650free and 400IM. HIGH SCHOOL: Harrington was two-time league championin the 500 free...led her team to the league championship, twice...finished 13thin the 500 free at states...earned All-Catholic honors in the 200 and 500free...set a 100 free record at 57.2...also was a district qualifier in track.PERSONAL: Born February 9, 1986...daughter of Fran and LauraHarrington...has two brothers...a communications major.

Megan McCandless

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WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILES

Kelly O’HaraSophomore

Sprint Freestyle/ButterflyVoorhees, N.J./Timber Creek

2004-2005: Kelly O’Hara swam to the team’s fourth-best time in the 100butterfly...and was a part of the Taper & Shave College Quick 50 as a memberof Pitt’s 200 and 400 Freestyle Relay teams...member of the third team All-Big East 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams...placed fifth at the Big EastChampionships in the 50 Free. HIGH SCHOOL: O’Hara swam sprint freestyleand butterfly events and finished second and third in league her last two seasonsin the 50 freestyle…competed in the 50 freestyle on the Junior Nationallevel...member of Timber Creek High’s honor society…received most achievedaward. PERSONAL: Born March 18, 1986…daughter of Michael and EdiliaO’Hara…has two sisters…a mathematics major.

Top Times50 Free 23.69100 Free 52.20100 Fly 58.20

Colleen SullivanSophomore

Sprint FreestyleAlexandria, Va./Bishop Ireton

2004-05: Colleen Sullivan provided depth in the freestyle events last seasonand will impact the squad in the same events this year. HIGH SCHOOL:Sullivan specialized in sprint freestyle events while swimming at the high schoollevel...a Junior National qualifier in the 50 and 100 freestyle...earned multipleAll-American and All-Virginia honors...holds Bishop Ireton school records in the50 and 100 free as well as the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. PERSONAL:Born June 25, 1986…daughter of David and Kathleen Sullivan…has one brotherand one sister…an undecided major.

Top Times50 Free 24.45100 Free 53.72200 Free 1:59.51

Sarah WagnerSophomoreButterfly/IM

Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North

2004-2005: Sarah Wagner, in her debut season with the Panthers, made herpresence known by swimming to a team top-five time in the 400 IM (4:50.24)during the TYR meet...finished with the team’s fourth-fastest time in the 200fly...member of the third place 400 free relay team during the Big East openeragainst Syracuse. HIGH SCHOOL: Wagner was a district champion at Coun-cil Rock North High School in Newtown, Pennsylvania…was a four-time statequalifier in the butterfly/IM events…earned All-American and Golden Teamhonors…was captain for three years of the NRG swim club team…member ofNational Honor Society. PERSONAL: Born January 3, 1986…daughter ofDavid and Rosemary Wagner…has one sister…a biology major.

Top Times50 Fly 28.47100 Fly 59.40200 Fly 2:08.40

AT FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY: Brittany Stevens joins the Panthersafter transferring from FSU...during her career she placed 15th at the ACCChampionships in the 100 fly. HIGH SCHOOL: Stevens was a state qualifier& finalist all four years in 100 fly & 50 free...Fayette County Swimmer of theyear her freshman and senior years...team captain senior year...an honor rollstudent all four years...qualified for Junior Nationals in 100 fly and Georgia Zoneteam member in 2003 and 2004...finalist all four years at her StateChampionships...a third team All-American in the 100 fly...member of theSouthern Crescent Aquatic Team. PERSONAL: Born February 18,1986...daughter of David and Rose Ann Stevens... has one brother...a psychol-ogy major.

Brittany StevensSophomoreButterfly

Peachtree City, Ga./Starr’s Mill High(Florida State)

Top Times50 Fly 24.50100 Fly 56.50

Kelly O’Hara

Samantha NasakaitisSophomore

BreaststrokeWashington, D.C./Bishop O’Connell

2004-2005: Samantha Nasakaitis in her freshman year showed the skillsthat will make her a stand out at Pitt in the coming years…swam the team’sthird best time in the 200 breaststroke...and the team’s fourth best time inthe 100 breaststroke. HIGH SCHOOL: Nasakaitis was a team captain atBishop O’Connell High School outside of Washington, D.C…was aW.M.P.S.S.D.L. breaststroke champion in 2004…member of the SpanishHonors Society, National Honor Society and student council. PERSONAL:Born September 12, 1986…daughter of Jim and Emilia Nasakaitis…has onebrother…a biology major.

50 Breast 33.69100 Breast 1:10.00200 Breast 2:29.70

Top Times

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FRESHMEN SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILES

100 Free 55.70

Naomi OrlandoDiving

Reading, Pa./Laureldale

HIGH SCHOOL: Karla Leite ended her high school career after earning sixschool records...named an All-American in the 100 breaststroke...placed sev-enth in the 200 breast at junior nationals...was a participant in the winternationals for the breaststroke...was an All-Long Island honoree in the 100breaststroke...won the Peter Nistad Award for dedication and outstandingachievement in sport. PERSONAL: Born January 27, 1987...daughter ofEduardo and Barbara Leite...has one brother...undecided major.

Erin MeehanBackstroke/Freestyle

West Chester, Pa./West Chester East

HIGH SCHOOL: Becca Brown joins the Panthers after being a two-timeWPIAL-AAA Qualifier in 2004 & 2005...during her high school career sheparticipated in cheerleading where she was an All Star National Champion andwas her squad captain...she also was an honor roll student. PERSONAL:Born September 11, 1986...daughter of Kenneth and Kimberly Brown...hasthree siblings...an undecided major.

Karla LeiteBreaststroke

Massapequa, N.Y./Farmingdale

HIGH SCHOOL: Naomi Orlando leaves high school after being named All-County in 2003-2005, an All-State Honorable mentiion in 2004 and a mem-ber of the All-State team in 2005...led her team to the District IIIChampionships...was a District III runner-up and a PIAA State Finalist...set theMuhlenberg High School diving record... was a cheerleader for the NCA, and theUCA All-Star Team...in 2003 and 2004 she was the BCSA Berks CountyDiving champion... was a participant in the YMCA Nationals in 2004.PERSONAL: Born July 15, 1987...daughter of Lewis Blanck and ColleenOrlando...has two siblings...a communications major.

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Kendra DecelleFreestyle

Manchester, N.H./Manchester

HIGH SCHOOL: Kendra Decelle specialized in sprint freestyle events whileswimming for the Manchester swim team where she won two New HampshireState Championships...earned first-place finishes in the 50 and 100 freestylesand the 200 IM...member of the winning 200 freestyle relay team as a junior...asa senior she assisted on the championship 200 freestyle and 200 medley relayteams...named the 2005 Female Athlete of the Year...played basketball andwas an All-Conference, All-State, Class Five Athlete of the Year and a 1,000-point scorer...member of the All-Academic team as a junior and senior. PER-SONAL: Born April 23, 1987…daughter of George and Katherine Decelle…apharmacy major.

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HIGH SCHOOL: Shannon Barr comes to Pitt after a high school career inwhich she competed in WPIALs, States and Sectionals…a three-time statechampion, she earned All-State and All-America status…a member of the statetop-16 relay team and in the 50 free…a member of the National HonorSociety…swam with Team Pittsburgh for four years. PERSONAL: Born July11, 1987…daughter of Tim and Sandy Barr…has one brother…a nursingmajor.

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100 Breast 1:06.20200 Breast 2:20.20

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Rebecca BrownDiving

Pittsburgh, Pa./Upper St. ClairTop Times

HIGH SCHOOL: Erin Meehan comes to Pitt after a successful high schoolcareer in which she was named All-Area, All-State and an All-American…shehelped her team win the Tri-county championships in 2005 and was a memberof the District 1 400 freestyle relay championship team…she was a memberof the National Honor Society and the French National Honor Society…in addi-tion to her career at West Chester East HS, Erin was a member and captain ofthe Malvern Swim Association. PERSONAL: Born February 25,1987…daughter of Mike and Helen Meehan…has two siblings…an undecidedmajor.

50 Back 28.2100 Back 1:00.00100 Free 54.6

Shannon BarrFreestyle

Pittsburgh, Pa./Oakland Catholic

1M Diving 401 Top Score

50 Free 24.98100 Free 54.18200 Free 1:59.29

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Kaylee RiggsDiving

Meadville, Pa./Meadville

Top Score1M Diving 411.85

HIGH SCHOOL: Kaylee Riggs joins the Panther squad after a successful highschool career at Meadville...two second-place finishes at dictricts on the boards in2005...finished 16th in the state in that same year...she was also an eight yearparticipant in qymnastics. PERSONAL: Born April 29, 1987...daughter of Timand Marci Riggs...has one sister...undecided major.

Laura RosenbergIM/Backstroke

Newtown, Pa./Newtown

Top Times200 IM 2:06.64400 IM 4:29.12200 Back 2:05.12

HIGH SCHOOL: Laura Rosenberg joins the Panthers after participating indistricts as well as PIAA State Championships...she was named to the All-Stateteam all four ears of high school for the 200 IM and her senior year for the 100back... during her freshman year she earned an All-American honor in the 200IM...she qualified for the Junior Nationals in the 400 IM...took third place insectionals in the 200 backstroke event. PERSONAL: Born October 29,1986...daughter of Alan and Carolyn Rosenberg...has two sisters...a undecidedmajor.

Erika RodriguezBreaststroke

Caracas, Venezuela/Colegio Mader delDivino Pastor

HIGH SCHOOL: Erika Rodriguez enters her first year after completing sixyears of qualifying for states in Venezuela...in 2001 she earned a bronze medalat nationals and was named one the the top three breaststrokers...placedfourth and fifth in the breaststrokes at the Central American Championship in2001...set two state records in the same year won gold at nationals...earnedsix national medals and won the bronze medal in the Open Games as asophomore...was a finalist in the South American Championships in Chile in2005. PERSONAL: Born January 30, 1988…daughter of Juan CarlosRodriguez and Viviana Hernandez…has one sister…a molecular biology major.

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200 Breast 2:48.20 (LCM)

Stacy SafrittFreestyle

Cranberry Township, Pa./Seneca Valley

HIGH SCHOOL: Stacie Safritt comes to Pitt after a stellar senior season atSeneca Valley HS...she earned four gold WPIAL medals...was the State Cham-pion in the 200 Medley Relay and a bronze medalist in the 50 and 100free...she was also named the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Athlete of the Week, anAll-American and All-State swimmer...member of the Seneca Valley SwimClub...qualified for the Junior Nationals in 2005...awarded the Bertha MurryScholarship Award. PERSONAL: Born July 29, 1987...daughter of Myronand Melissa Safritt...has one brother... a business & marketing major.

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Ruth SeiffertIM/Freestyle/Breaststroke

Waterloo, Ont./Bluvale Collegiate

HIGH SCHOOL: Ruth Seiffert was named a four-time Pennsylvania HighSchool All-State swimmer...state champion in the 200 freestyle and runner upin both the 100 backstroke and the 400 freestyle... a 2005 YMCA Nationalsfinalist in the 200 breaststroke and the 400 IM...earned Delaware CountySwimmer of the year, four times...a 7th Congressional District Scholar Ath-lete... member of the National Honor Society, National German Honor Society,National Music Honor Society...was a Brandywine YMCA three-year nationalfinalist from 2003-05. PERSONAL: Born June 18, 1987 in Paderborn,Germany...daughter of Dr. Dietmar Seiffert and Dr. Christiane Seiffert...hastwo sisters...a pre-med major.

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Amanda RichButterfly/Freestyle

Pittsburgh, Pa./Keystone Oaks

HIGH SCHOOL: Amanda Rich qualified and medaled in the WPIAL Champion-ships four times... contributed to three relay and one individual school record(200 medley relay, 200 free relay, the 400 free relay and the 200 free)...namedthe Keystone Oaks Scholar Athlete...200 medley relay All-American in2003...member of the National Honor Society...earned the 2005 PittsburghTribune-Review outstanding Young Citizen, Green Tree Mayors Award. PER-SONAL: Born December 11, 1986...daughter of David and Susan Rich...hasone sister...a pre-pharmacy major.

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50 Free 25.19100 Free 54.64100 Fly 1:00.28

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MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING ROSTER2005-06 Men’s Swimming and Diving Roster

Name Yr. Event Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School/CollegeDavid Anderson SO Fly 5-10 190 Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins HillWarren Barnes SO Breast 6-2 185 Pickering, Ont./DunbartonEric Becker FR Diving 5-10 175 Lancaster, Pa./HempfieldMichael Bernardi SR Back/Fly/Free 6-0 195 Middlesex, N.J./MiddlesexTommy Bird SR Back/Fly/Free 6-0 170 Charleston, W.Va./CapitalJonathan Buchanan FR Distance Free 5-10 170 Beavercreek, OH/BeavercreekAndrew Burkey FR Back 6-2 167 Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport AreaB.J. Conklyn FR Free 6-3 175 Stroudsburg, Pa./StroudsburgChris George SO Distance Free 5-9 170 Jacksonville, Fla/The Bolles SchoolChris Howard FR Fly/IM 5-10 180 Medford, N.J./Bishop Eustace PrepSteve Jackson SO Dist. Free/Back 5-9 165 Moon Township, Pa./Moon AreaAndrew Kyrejko FR Fly/IM/Free 5-11 175 West Orange, N.J./The Montclair

Kimberly AcademyRoss Lannan JR Distance Free 6-1 175 Wayne, Pa./Valley Forge Military Acad.Jeff Leath JR Back 6-5 200 Mechanicsville, Va./New CommunityPatrick Mansfield FR Free 5-11 170 Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-JulienneJared Martin SO IM/Free 5-9 165 Richmond, Va./NovaNathan McCutcheon JR Distance Free 5-11 190 Apollo, Pa./The Kiski SchoolJason Miller* SR Fly/Free 6-2 180 Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland ValleyDave Montgomery JR Breast 6-1 180 Thorton, Pa./Salesianum SchoolAdam Natishyn* SR^ Diving 5-8 160 Easton, Pa./Easton AreaDennis Nemtsanov SR Diving 5-9 155 Calhoun, Ga./Robert E. Lee/LSUAndrew Sheaff JR Free 6-1 190 Yardley, Pa./PennsburyScott Shearer SO Free 6-0 160 Allison Park, Pa./North AlleghenyJeremy Stultz SO Diving 5-8 160 Pittsburgh, Pa./North HillsAleksandr Volovetski FR Diving 5-11 160 Seffner, Fla./ArmwoodDarryl Washington* SR Free/Fly/IM 6-2 180 Aldan, Pa./Penn WoodChad White SR Fly/Back 5-10 175 Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg

Head Coach: Chuck Knoles (16th season)Assistant Head Coach for Diving Coach: Julian KrugDirector of Operations/Senior Assistant Coach: Marian ClarkAssistant Head Coach for Women’s Swimming: Jeff BerghoffAssistant Coaches: Eric Stefanski, Eric Limkemann

*denotes captains^ denotes redshirt

Panthers by State

Pronunciation GuideAndrew Kyrejko .......... Cray-koAdam Natishyn ...... nah-TISH-inDennis Nemtsanov NEM-sa-novAlex Volovetski .... vol-O-vet-SKI

Florida ............................. 2Georgia ........................... 2New Jersey ..................... 3Ohio ................................ 2Pennsylvania ................... 14Virginia ............................ 2West Virginia ................... 1

Ontario, Canada ............... 1

Seniors ............................ 7Juniors ............................ 5Sophomores..................... 7Freshmen ........................ 8

Panthers by Class

Front Row (left to right): AdamNatishyn, Jared Martin, Chad White,Dave Montgomery, Michael Bernardi,Darryl Washington, Jeremy Stultz, SteveJackson and Eric Becker. Second Row:Manager Chris Dobson, Chris George,David Anderson, Aleksandr Volovetski,Warren Barnes, B.J. Conklyn, AndyBurkey, Andrew Kyrejko, Tommy Birdand Chris Howard. Third Row: PatrickMansfield, Nathan McCutcheon, An-drew Sheaff, Jason Miller, Jeff Leath,Ross Lannan, Scott Shearer, DennisNemtsanov and Jonathan Buchanan.

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100 Fly 48.65200 Fly 1:47.75200 IM 1:50.24

Jason MillerSenior Tri-CaptainButterfly/Freestyle

Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley

2004-2005: Jason Miller was named one of the team’s two Most ValuableSwimmers...posted season-best times of 21.19 in the 50 free, 45.91 in the100 free, 1:44.79 in the 200 free, 49.32 in the 100 butterfly, and 1:48.21in the 200 butterfly…aided in the 200 and 400 medley relay team’s thirdplace finishes…contributed to the fifth-place finish of the 400 free relay teamat the Big East Championship…was a key member in the 200 free Big EastChampion relay team…placed third at the Big East Championships in the 200IM… finished sixth in the 100 fly and second in the 200 fly at the Big EastChampionships. 2003-04: Miller was the Panthers’ top butterfly swimmer forthe second consecutive year, earning the team’s top times in the 100 and 200fly events...earned four All-Big East honors for a total of six in his first twoyears...was part of three second-place relay teams and finished third in the 200butterfly...just missed out on a fifth honor, placing fourth in the 100 fly...a BigEast Academic All-Star. 2002-03: Miller swam one of the more exciting racesfor the Panthers in his freshman year and came out on top in the 200 fly for hisfirst Big East Championship with a season-best time of 1:47.75...also com-peted and scored in the 100 fly for the Panthers at his first conference meet,placing fourth with a time of 48.65 seconds...also helped the 400 medley relayteam to a second-place finish for his second All-Big East honor. HIGH SCHOOL:Miller placed in the top ten at states in the butterfly and freestyle in his sopho-more, junior and senior years…was a four-time all-state honoree…also namedfirst team All-American his junior and senior years…placed third in states with hiswater polo team his senior year at Cumberland Valley…also participated involleyball, tennis and track. PERSONAL: Born January 8, 1984…son of Boband Nancy Miller…has four sisters…a history and sociology teaching major.

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILESMichael Bernardi

SeniorBackstroke/Butterfly/Freestyle

Middlesex, N.J./Middlesex

2004-2005: Had season-best times of 51.36 in the 100 backstroke and51.05 in the 100 fly at the Big East Championship meet...returns with theteam’s fourth-best time in the 100 backstroke and 100 fly...holds the fifth-best time in the 200 fly at 2:02.40...a member of the 800 freestyle relayteam that finished the season with the team’s top time. 2003-2004: Bernardidid not compete as a sophomore due to an injury. 2002-2003: Bernardi had animpressive first season with the Panthers, finishing fourth at the Big East Cham-pionships in the 100 back with a time of 49.88 seconds, his best race of theseason...also competed in freestyle, butterfly, and IM events...had season-besttimes of 1:51.14 in the 200 IM and 49.6 seconds in the 100 fly, both at theconference meet...also helped 200 medley relay team to fourth-place finish at theBig East Championships. HIGH SCHOOL: Bernardi has experience in the springand summer nationals where he placed in the top five…member of the ScarletAquatic Club for five years where he was a member of the 2002 summersectional team champions…a team record holder in the 100 fly, 100 and 200free, and the long course 100 back…is the state record holder for the 800 freerelay. PERSONAL: Born December 7, 1983…son of Louis and KathleenBernardi…has three sisters…an english writing major.

50 Free 21.94100 Free 47.43100 Fly 49.60

Tommy BirdSenior

Backstroke/Butterfly/FreestyleCharleston, W. Va./Capital

2004-2005: Tommy Bird recorded season-best times of 20.56 in the 50free, 46.18 in the 100 free, 50.02 in the 100 backstroke, and a 50.71 inthe 100 butterfly…also helped the 200 medley relay team to a third placefinish and the 800 free relay team to a fifth place finish at the Big EastChampionships…Big East Champion in the 200 free relay…placed second inthe Big East Championship meet in the 100 backstroke. 2003-2004: Birdhad a breakthrough sophomore campaign with the Panthers, placing amongPittsburgh’s top time leaders in eight different events...won his first Big East titleas part of the 800 freestyle team and earned a total of five All-Big East honors,including second-place finishes in the 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relayteams and third-place finishes in the 100 backstroke and 400 freestylerelay...swam three career-best times at the conference meet, including an eighth-place swim in the 200 backstroke. 2002-2003: Bird served as one of thePanthers’ top freestyle and backstroke swimmers in his freshman campaign...heldtop five team times in six individual events, including the team’s third-fastesttime in the 200 back (1:50.06)...scored in his first Big East meet, placing 11thin the 100 back (50.96) and 15th in the 200 back with his season-best time.HIGH SCHOOL: Holds the record in the 100 back and 100 fly at Capital HighSchool…named all-tournament and All-American…was a three time YMCA na-tional finalist…also was a member of the University of Charleston Aquatic team.PERSONAL: Born March 3, 1984…son of Rick and Alice Bird…has twobrothers and one sister…an anthropology major.

50 Free 20.56100 Free 46.18100 Back 49.52

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MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILESAdam Natishyn

Senior^ Tri-CaptainDiving

Easton, Pa./Easton Area

2004-2005: Adam Natishyn finished third with a dive of 269.93 againstSyracuse...finished in the top-10 of the 1M event at the tri-meet against Missouriand Notre Dame with a score of 250.30...point-winner in the 3M boards duringthe same tri-meet with a score of 415.50...in the upset over Princeton, heplaced second in the 3M with a dive of 293.85. 2003-2004: Natishyn placedfourth on the platform and had a career-best seventh-place showing on the 3-meter board at the Big East Championships...improved his top score in the 3-meter competiton by over 100 points with 438.0 at the league meet...finishedin 12th place on the 1-meter board to score in both competitions. 2002-2003:Natishyn competed throughout his freshman campaign on both the 1-meter and3-meter springboards and helped the Panthers in his only two appearances on theplatform...earned his first All-Big East honor with a third-place finish on theplatform at the conference meet in February...scored a season-best 353.1points...also had a career-high on the 3-meter board at the Big East Champion-ships with 347.35 points. HIGH SCHOOL: Natishyn was a district finalist indiving his last three years at Easton Area High School…was also a district finalistin pole vault. PERSONAL: Born July 8, 1982…son of Thomas and LouiseNatishyn…has one brother…a political science major.

1M Diving 497.053M Diving 564.20Platform Diving 572.95

Dennis NemtsanovSeniorDiving

Calhoun, Ga./Robert E. Lee(Louisianna State)

2004-2005: Dennis Nemtsanov was named the Big East Diver of theYear...claimed titles in the 3-meter and platform dives, while placing second onthe 1-meter board at the Big East Championships…earned the meet title fourtimes in the 1-meter and three times in the 3-meter boards...voted the mostvaluable diver by his peers. 2003-2004: Nemtsanov won his first Big Easttitle, taking first place on the 1-meter board and earned two All-Big East honorson both the 1-meter and 3-meter boards...advanced to his second straightNCAA Championship meet and again earned Honorable Mention All-Americastatus by finishing 11th on the 1-meter board, becoming only the secondPanther to earn Honorable Mention status in more than one year. 2002-2003: Nemtsanov became Pittsburgh’s top diver in the second half of hisfreshman campaign and was the only men’s team qualifier for the NCAAChampionships...earned honorable mention All-America status with an 11th-place finish in the platform event in Austin, Texas...earned three All-Big Easthonors with second-place finishes in the 1-meter and 3-meter springboardcompetitions as well as the platform event...scored a season-best 564.2points on the 3-meter board at the Big East Championships. AT LSU: A nativeof Russia, Nemtsanov attended Louisiana State University but did not competeso he transferred to Pittsburgh with freshman eligibility. PERSONAL: BornNovember 1, 1982…son of Sergey and Marina Nemtsanov…has one sister…aninformation sciences major.

Darryl WashingtonSenior Tri-Captain

Freestyle/Butterfly/IMAldan, Pa./Penn Wood

2004-2005: Darryl Washington enters his senior year as co-captain of theswim team after making his third consecutive Big East Championshipperformance…vital member of the 200 free relay team which won the Big EastChampionship…member of the 400 medley relay team that placed third andthe 400 free relay that finished fifth in the conference championships…Big EastChampion in the 50 free…placed second in the 100 free at thechampionships…named Most Valuable Swimmer…awarded the Panther Triadfor his commitment, teamwork and pride to the Panthers…selected to com-pete in the ConocoPhillips National Championships. 2003-2004: Washingtonearned his first Big East title with the 800 freestyle relay team and a total of fiveAll-Big East honors in his sophomore year, giving him a total of eight in twoseasons...placed third in the 50 freestyle and fifth in both the 100 and 200 freeat the league meet...helped 200 freestyle and 400 medley relay teams tosecond-place finishes and the 400 freestyle relay to a third-place finish...electedto participate in the NCAA Leadership Council over the summer. 2002-2003:Washington was one of the Panthers’ top sprinters in just his first season with theteam...had an outstanding conference meet, finishing in fourth place in the 100freestyle and placing sixth in the 200 free...also helped the 400 freestyle relayteam to a Big East title and two other relay teams to All-Big East honors...was anintegral part of four relays throughout the season. HIGH SCHOOL: Washingtonwas the Del-Valley champion and record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, and 100breaststroke…was a US Open qualifier in seven events…three-time district quali-fier at Penn Wood High School…holds the record in the 100 breast, 100 free and50 free…also played varsity soccer. PERSONAL: Born July 22, 1983…son ofLottie Washington…an Africana studies/secondary education major.

50 Free 20.11100 Free 44.51200 Free 1:39.00

Chad WhiteSenior

Butterfly/BackstrokeChambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg

100 Fly 49.79200 Fly 1:51.19100 Back 51.77200 Back 1:53.50

2004-2005: Chad White sat out his junior season. 2003-2004: Whiteprovided depth and competed for top times in his sophomore year...finished thirdin the 100 fly during the St. Bonaventure meet...placed fourth in the 200backstroke against Syracuse...took fifth in the 200 fly againstWashington...swam to a sixth-place finish in the 200 backstroke during theVirginia Tech meet. 2002-2003: White qualified for the Big East Champion-ships in his debut year with the Panthers...competed in both butterfly andbackstroke events and had career-best times in the 100 fly and 100 back atthe conference meet with marks of 50.85 and 52.62 seconds. respectively.HIGH SCHOOL: White had a strong senior season with a second-place finishat states in the 100 fly and a fourth-place finish in the 100 back…also placedfourth at the YMCA Nationals in the 100 and 200 fly…named three-time All-American…holds YMCA state record in 100 fly…was the senior class presi-dent at Chambersburg High School. PERSONAL: Born June 1, 1983…son ofDr. Daryl and Toni White…has one sister…a business major.

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Nathan McCutcheonJunior

Distance FreestyleApollo, Pa./The Kiski School

2004-2005: Nathan McCutcheon was among the squad’s top-five in fivedifferent freestyle events last season...he was the lead swimmer in on the 800freestyle team that finished with a team’s second-best time if 6:46.64 and tookfifth at the Big East Championships...against Maryland, he swam to a season-best 16:25.09 in the 1650 free and 9:55.03 in the 1000 free. 2003-2004: McCutcheon swam a variety of events for the Panthers as a freshman,recording top-five team times in four of them...placed ninth in the 1650 freestylein his first Big East Championships...also among the team leaders in the 500 and1000 free and the 400 IM. HIGH SCHOOL: McCutcheon qualified for SeniorNationals in the 1650 free...earned All-America honors in the 200 free and wasan All-American in the 500 free as well...won the league championship as afreshman and placed second as a sophomore...set records for The Kiski School inthe 200 free...set league record for Kiski School Aquatics in the 500 free.PERSONAL: Born January 7, 1985...son of Calvin and Julie McCutcheon...hasone brother...a humanities major.

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Dave MontgomeryJunior

BreaststrokeThorton, Pa./Salesianum School

2004-2005: Dave Montgomery continued to compete strongly in the breast-stroke events in his second year... ranked third amongst his teammates in boththe 100 and 200 breaststroke events and swam to a season-best 57.05 and2:05.64 in the Big East Championships. 2003-2004: Montgomery wasamong the Panthers’ strongest in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke eventsas a freshman...placed fifth and sixth in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively,at the Indiana Invitational in November...competed and scored in his first BigEast Championship in the 200 breast. HIGH SCHOOL: Montgomery swam inthe Junior National championships...was named first team All-State his senioryear and second team his junior year...placed first in state championships eachyear...a North Texas sectionals champion in the 100 and 200 breast andcompetitor in the 100 breast...competed in the US Open in the 200 breast.PERSONAL: Born September 14, 1984...son of David and JaniceMontgomery...has one sister...a psychology major.

100 Breast 56.70200 Breast 2:05.37200 IM 2:00.78

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILESRoss Lannan

JuniorDistance Freestyle

Wayne, Pa./Valley Forge Military Academy

2004-2005: Ross Lannan turned in a season-best time of 4:41.59 in the500 free earning him the fifth-best time on the squad... at the Big East Cham-pionships he swam to a time of 9:47.51 in the 1,000 free...owns the team’sfourth-best time in the 1650 free (16:12:42) and a fifth-best 4:11.32 in the400 IM. 2003-2004: Lannan finished among the team leaders in three differ-ent events...swam season-best times in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle atthe Indiana Invitational in November...also swam a career-best time in 1000free (9:52.04) at the Christmas Meet Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: Lannanswam for the Souderton League for nine years and for the GAAC for a totalofthree years...competed mostly in freestyle and IM events...attended ValleyForge Military Academy in 2002-03. PERSONAL: Born February 18,1984...son of Kenneth and Susan Lannan...has one brother...a communicationsmajor.

200 Free 1:45.95500 Free 4:41.591650 Free 16:12.42

Jeff LeathJunior

Backstroke/FreestyleMechanicsville, Va./New Community

2004-2005: Jeff Leath is an experienced sprint freestylist, who owned aseason-best time of 20.88 in the 50 free, ranked fourth on the team...in the200 free (1:43.68) he was fourth as well, while his 100 backstroke time of50.34 was third and took sixth at the conference championships...he held thebest 200 backstroke time at 1:47.53 and finished second at the Big Eastmeet...was a member of the 400 medley relay team that finished third and the400 free relay team that finished fifth at the Big East Championships. 2003-2004: Leath won his first Big East title as a freshman, taking the 200 back-stroke championship at the league meet in February...had season-best times inthe 50 freestyle and both the 100 and 200 backstroke at the Big EastChampionships...barely missed out on his second All-Big East honor, finishingfourth in the 100 back. HIGH SCHOOL: Leath competed in the Senior Nation-als in the 100 and 200 backstroke...member of the short course state champi-ons his senior year...placed first in sectionals as a junior in the 200 back and firstas a senior in the 100 and 200 back...a two-time member of the RichmondTimes-Dispatch All-Metro team...swam for TRAC club team his freshman andsophomore years and for Poseidon his junior year and senior year. PERSONAL:Born August 12, 1985...son of Scott and Peggy Leath...has one sister...acommunications major.

50 Free 20.88100 Back 49.90200 Back 1:46.97

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David AndersonSophomoreButterfly

Lawrenceville, Ga./Collins Hill

2004-2005: David Anderson competed well in his rookie season...swam to aseason’s best 1:54.86 in the 200 backstroke against Maryland for the team’ssecond fastest time...at the TYR meet, he turned in a 4:09.41 performance inthe 400 IM and held a top-five position among his teammates. HIGH SCHOOL:Anderson helped his team to a Georgia state championship at Collins Hill HighSchool in Atlanta as a senior…participated in Junior Nationals, earning Texasshort course titles in two years of competition…participated in the Swim At-lanta Club. PERSONAL: Born December 12, 1985…son of Ken and SharonAnderson…has two brothers…an undecided major.

200 Back 1:54.86100 Fly 52.20200 Fly 1:51.30

Warren BarnesSophomore

BreaststrokePickering, Ontario/Dunbarton Secondary

2004-2005: Warren Barnes placed in the top eight in two events at the BigEast Championships in his first year...just missed All-Conference honors in the200 breaststroke with a fourth-place finish...swam to a 56.16 effort in the100 breaststroke for sixth-place...finished the season with the team’s top-time in the 200 breaststroke and second-best in the 100 breaststroke. HIGHSCHOOL: Barnes placed in the top six at Canadian Nationals for three straightyears from 2001-03...competed in the Canadian Olympic Trials and finishedsixth in the 100 breaststroke and seventh in the 200 breaststroke...won aCanadian Junior National title in the 100 breaststroke. PERSONAL: BornMay 6, 1985…son of Ron and Debbie Barnes…has one sister…an undecidedmajor.

50 Breast 26.34100 Breast 55.39200 Breast 2:01.69

Steve JacksonSophomore

Distance Freestyle/BackstrokeMoon Township, Pa./Moon Area

2004-2005: Steve Jackson proved himself to be valuable in the middle dis-tance and distance freestyle events...held one of the team’s top-five times in fourevents, including three third-place finishes...had his best meet at the Big EastChampionships, where he improved upon all of his times...the time of 9:44.18 inthe 1000 freestyle and the 4:34.24 in the 500 freestyle rank third on theteam...named the Most Improved Swimmer by his teammates. HIGH SCHOOL:Jackson won a district championship as a freshman at nearby Moon Area HIghSchool…was also part of the team’s second-place finish at states…received All-State honors in his freshman and sophomore years…participated in Club TeamPittsburgh for two years…also competed in soccer for the Moon Tigers. PER-SONAL: Born July 3, 1986…son of Scott and Sallie Jackson…has onebrother…an engineering major.

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Andrew SheaffJunior

FreestyleYardley, Pa./Pennsbury

2004-2005: Andrew Sheaff saw action in the freestyle and the butterfly thispast season...swam season-bests in the 50 and 200 freestyle events in theNotre Dame and Missouri tri-meet... held the team’s highest GPA. 2003-2004: Sheaff swam in several events for the Panthers in his freshmanseason...competed in the 50 and 100 freestyle in the fall semester, earningseason-best times in both events at the Indiana Invitational...a Big East Aca-demic All-Star. HIGH SCHOOL: Sheaff earned All-State honorable mentionhonors for Pennsbury High School...competed in All-District competition in the50 free and 200 free relay...member of the County Golden Team in the 50 freeand 200 free relay...participated in All-Suburban competition in 100 free, 200free relay, and 400 free relay...swam for Brookside Swim Club and PennsburyAquatic Club...NISCA High School Academic All-American and National HonorSociety Member. PERSONAL: Born August 29, 1984...son of Kenneth Sheaffand Elizabeth Young...has one brother and one sister...an undecided major.

50 Free 22.14100 Free 48.06200 Free 1:47.32

Top Times

2004-2005: Chris George battled for the top times in the distance freestyleraces and claimed two-of-three by season’s end...earned Big East honors in the1650 freestyle with a 15:26.26 second-place effort, while posting the team’sfastest time...turned in the top time in the 1000 freestyle with a 9:17.74finish during that same 1650 freestyle race...at the TYR meet he swam the500 freestyle in 4:33.64, second on the squad. HIGH SCHOOL: George wona district title during his high school career in Jacksonville at The BollesSchool…was awarded Ettan Van Bent Award for team’s topswimmer…participated in Bolles Club since 1991…participated in the 2004U.S. Olympic trials and placed 10th in the 1500 meter freestyle event. PER-SONAL: Born April 6, 1985…son of Don and Linda George…has threesisters…an undecided major.

500 Free 4:31.201000 Free 9:14.201650 Free 15:26.26

Chris GeorgeSophomoreFreestyle

Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School

Top Times

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MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILES

HIGH SCHOOL: Jonathan Buchanan comes to Pitt after qualifying for theOhio state championships all four years of his high school career...placed third atstates in the 200 and 500 IM his senior year…named conference Swimmer ofthe Year in 2004 and 2005…member of the All-Ohio Interscholastic team in2002...three-time All-Conference first team performer…holds the conferencerecord in the 200 IM and 500 Free…All-America First-Team honoree in 2004and 2005 in multiple events…2005 GWOC Scholar-Athlete…National HonorSociety member…placed third at the Junior Nationals in the 1650 Free…swamwith the Dayton Raiders 1999-2005 qualified. PERSONAL: Born February,23 1987…son of Larry and Karen Buchanan…has two brothers…an engineer-ing major.

Jonathan BuchananFreshmanFreestyle

Beavercreek, Ohio/Beavercreek

Top Times500 Free 4:29.92200 IM 1:53.67400 IM 3:59.381650 Free 15:39.46

Scott ShearerSophomoreFreestyle

Allison Park, Pa./North Allegheny

2004-2005: Scott Shearer added depth to the roster in the freestyle events...inthe opening meet of the season, he posted the team’s third-fastest time in the200 freestyle at 1:49.27...against Virginia Tech he finished with the team’sthird-fastest time of 5:00.85. HIGH SCHOOL: Shearer finished in secondplace at the WPIAL Championships in both the 200 and 500 freestyle during hissenior year at nearby North Allegheny High School…received All-America statusin 400 freestyle relay as a junior, and earned All-American consideration in the200 freestyle as a senior. PERSONAL: Born June 14, 1986…son of Scottand Sharon Shearer…has one sister…an undecided major.

200 Free 1:44.23500 Free 4:45.691650 Free 16:31.13

Jeremy StultzSophomore

DivingPittsburgh, Pa./North Hills

2004-2005: Jeremy Stultz stepped up in his freshman year to add depth andscore points for the Panthers...finished first in the 1-meter board, while takingsecond in the 3-meter dives at the Big East Championshps...earned All-Big Easthonors in diving......consistently placed in the top-three at meets on both boards.HIGH SCHOOL: Stultz was a Senior National Synchronized Diving Finalist onthe 3-meter board and a Senior National 3-meter semifinalist in individual com-petition as well…earned Junior National title in 2004 on both the 1-meter and3-meter boards…was a member of Honor Society and German Club. PER-SONAL: Born August 30, 1985…son of Raymond and Patricia Stultz…hastwo sisters…a pre-pharmacy major.

1M Diving 348.533M Diving 564.85Platform Diving 415.10

Top Times

Top Scores

Jared MartinSophomoreIM/Freestyle

Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin

2004-05: Jared Martin added depth to many of the team’s meets, lastyear...posted a 4:08.25 in the 400 IM and ranked third on the team...againstPrinceton he swam to a season-best 2:14.63 in the 200 breastroke and movedinto the team’s top five. HIGH SCHOOL: Martin won the 400 IM at SpringJunior Nationals in 2004…was an active member of the BETA Club during highschool in Richmond, Va.…received Foreign Language Departmental Award, HighPSAT Award, Presidential Physical Fitness Award and was part of the GermanHonor Society. PERSONAL: Born February 2, 1986…son of Dennis and HilaryMartin…has one brother and one sister…a business major.

200 Breast 2:14.63200 IM 1:57.86400 IM 4:04.55

Top Times

Eric BeckerFreshman

DivingLancaster, Pa./Hempfield

Top Score

HIGH SCHOOL: Eric Becker joins the Panther diving roster after successfullycompeting in four meets during his high school career...was named a league All-Star on the boards...lettered in wrestling three years...compiled a 48-28 recordbefore a season-ending injury. PERSONAL: Born April 22, 1987…son ofDaniel and Pamela Becker…has a set of twin brothers and one sister…a busi-ness/pre-med major.

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FRESHMEN SWIMMING & DIVING PROFILES

HIGH SCHOOL: B.J. Conklyn enters his first season at Pitt after a successfulcampaign at Stroudsburg High School...was a member of the two-time Moun-tain Valley Conference Champion swim team...named the Mountain Valley Con-ference Swimmer of the Year, three times...earned Academic All-Americanstatus...became the first Stroudsburg swimmer to earn 1,000 points in hiscareer...earned the U.S. Army National Scholar-Athlete Award...voted Athleteof the Week by channel 13 in Stroudsburg...school and conferencerecordholder...six-year YMCA summer national qualifier....member of the Na-tional Honor Society...named the class salutatorian. PERSONAL: Born April28, 1987...son of William III and Donna Conklyn...has a sister who graduatedfrom Pitt in 2002...a pharmacy major.

B.J. ConklynFreestyle

Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg

Top Times50 Free 21.86100 Free 48.99100 Breast 1:03.11

HIGH SCHOOL: Chris Howard enjoyed a steller high school career...placedthird in the 100 fly at states...a member of the four-time conference championswim team... named to the New Jersey All-Star team...All-South Jersey firstteam as a junior and senior...All-State honoree...competed at junior nationalsthree times. PERSONAL: Born Jan. 16, 1987...son of Alan and SuzanneHoward...has two brothers and one sister...a business major.

Chris HowardButterfly/IM

Medford, N.J./Bishop Eustace Prep

Top Times100 Fly 51.50200 IM 1:51.70400 IM 4:06.00

Top Times100 Fly 51.24200 Fly 1:53.74200 Free 1:41.50

HIGH SCHOOL: Andy Kyrejko finished his career at The Montclair KimberlyAcademy with many accolades...named to the All-Essex County fist team in2003, 2004 and 2005 for the 200 IM by the Star Ledger…2005 EssexCounty Male Swimmer of the Year…voted All-Parachial first team...receivedthe Headmaster’s Award for Athletic Achievement in 2004…swam withLakeland Hills YMCA and won the 2005 state title...member of the 800 freerelay team that broke the long-standing team record of 6:55.67. PERSONAL:Born July 20, 1987…son of Wally and Sharon Kyrejko…has one brother andone sister…an undecided major.

Andrew KyrejkoButterfly/IM/Freestyle

West Orange, N.J./The MontclairKimberly Academy

Aleksandr VolovetskiDiving

Brandon, Fla./Armwod

Top Scores1M Diving 624.00

HIGH SCHOOL: Aleksandr Volovetski was a four-time Western Conferencechampion on the boards...a AA Florida State champion...2005 team MVP...five-year Jet Stream dive, taking second place in Region 7 summerchampionships...Diver Athlete of Hillsbrough County...member of the honorscourt. PERSONAL: Born Oct. 19, 1986...son of Igor and Olga Volovetski...hastwo brothers...a business major.

Patrick MansfieldFreestyle

Dayton, Ohio/Chaminade-Julienne

HIGH SCHOOL: Patrick Mansfield is in his first season as a Panther...was afirst team league All-Star all four years...two-time swimmer of the Year...placedfifth at districts in the 50 free and third in the 100 and 200 free...broke into thetop-16 of the state polls in the 50 and 100 free...was the first-ever stateswimmer from his high school...took fifth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100free at states...holds numerous school records..took eighth in the YMCA nation-als in the 50, 100 and 200 free...member of the National Honor Society.PERSONAL: Born March 26, 1987...son of Alan and Kathy Mansfield...hasone sister...a studio arts and history of arts architecture major.

Top Times50 Free 21.30100 Free 46.30200 Free 1:41.50

Andy BurkeyBackstroke

Williamsport, Pa./Williamsport Area

HIGH SCHOOL: Andy Burkey joins the Panthers from Williamsport Area HighSchool...was a member of the two-time conference champion team (2004,2005)...earned an All-Conference Championship in the 100 back twice...two-time All-State honoree....earned All-American consideration for the 100Back...holds his high school’s record in the 100 Back...placed sixth at statesand won districts as a senior. PERSONAL: Born Aug. 22, 1986...son ofLyndon and Jane Burkey...has one sister...a pharmacy major.

Top Times100 Back 53.18

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JOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOL

Joseph C. Trees Pool was opened in 1962 on the upper campus of the University ofPittsburgh, with Ben Grady as the Panthers’ head men’s swimming coach. Forty-two yearslater, it remains one of the largest natatoriums in the nation. One of the last 55-yard poolsbuilt in the United States, Trees Pool is home to the Pittsburgh Panthers’ Swimming andDiving program. Numerous banners now hang on the far well, a reminder of the 28 BigEast Conference titles won by the men’s and women’s teams since joining the league in theearly 1980s.

Events held at Trees Pool

— 1963 Amateur Athletic Union(AAU) Championships

— 1982 Women’s College NationalsAIAW Championships

— 15 Big East Swimming and DivingChampionships (1983-1996, 1998)

— Numerous Eastern Collegiate Ath-letic Conference (ECAC) Champion-ships, Summer Long Course Swim-ming Championships and Eastern ZoneChampionships

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JOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOLJOSEPH C. TREES POOL

When it was built in 1962, it was one ofthe first pools with a high-dive (10-meter)tower, underwater windows, underwater soundsystem, and a heated deck and benches. Thepool holds approximately 750,000 gallons ofwater.

Trees Pool Facts

Two Pools In OneAlong with the main pool, the facility houses

a 25-yard, six-lane smaller pool, which wasadded in the summer of 1963, one year afterthe building was completed.

In 2002, a new state-of-the-art Daktronicsscoreboard was installed on the pool’s balconyand was officially dedicated to Ben Grady dur-ing the 2003 ECAC Championships held atTrees Pool.

On October 24, 2003, a new Panthers’Wall of Fame was unveiled by the team’sformer All-Americans and award winners. Thewall features the plaques of every PittsburghSwimming and Diving All-American as well astrophies for the Panthers’ many conferencetitles and meet championships.

New Additions

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PANTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY

Panthers Swimming and Diving hasalways been about giving back tothe community. Five years ago, the

team contacted the local branch of Spe-cial Olympics to see if there was some-thing they could do to help. What theyfound was there were dozens of athletesout there who trained all year, but onlywere able to compete once — at theirofficial Special Olympics meet.

The Panthers decided to help, andhave since annually hosted a meet for Spe-cial Olympics in the spring. They’ve had anumber of teams from the area includingthe JCC, Sunrise, AVS, the North Stars,the Pittsburgh Pros and Twin Rivers. Inthe past three years, they’ve hosted alarge number of incredibly gifted athletesin helping to promote their sport.

Panthers Swimming and Diving andthe community–always a winning combi-nation!

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PANTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY

As part of its commitment to the Pittsburgh community, the Panthers’ swimming anddiving coaching staff and team has held a starts-and-turns clinic for local swimmersthe past three seasons.The members of the Panthers’ swimming and diving teams have embraced the opportunity to

work with and help younger athletes. The Pittsburgh coaches and swimmers demonstrated the properways to conduct starts and turns. The clinics were free and were held at the completion of home dualmeets.

“Giving back to the community is a part of what this program is about,” Head Coach ChuckKnoles said. “I think the Pittsburgh swimmers had as much fun as the clinic attendees.”

In addition, the team leaped to volunteer its time, this fall, following the Hurricane Katrinadisaster by participating in a fundraiser sponsored by the Student-Athlete Association in conjuntionwith the Student Government Body on campus. The fundraiser submitted all funds raised to theAmerican Red Cross.

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PANTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY

E very year, the freshmen from the swimming and diving teamsparticipate in an annual project. This year’s project featureda dunk tank, Athletic Director Jeff Long and tons of fun.

The freshmen gathered at FanFest, prior to the Pitt-YoungstownState football game at Heinz Field in late September.

After getting help from the athletic department, Jeff Long showedhis spirit and sportsmanship by taking a seat in the dunk tank. Fivethrows later with the crowd cheering, Mr. Long met the water!

In years past, they have held mock relay races using blue sheets asthe pool water, and have also tested the reaction times of kids andadults. This was the first year they ran a dunk tank and because ofthe enormous success and popularity, they are already looking for-ward to next year.

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SWIMMING & DIVING AWARDS

WomenJordan Wallace - 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200-R Freestyle, 400-R Freestyle, 800-R Freestyle, 200-R MedleyKristin Brown - 100 Freestyle, 200-R Freestyle, 400-R Freestyle 800-R Freestyle, 400-R MedleyKate Butrie - 1650 Freestyle, 200-R MedleyAndrea Shoust - 200 Backstroke, 400-R Freestyle, 200-R Medley, 400-R MedleyMegan McCandless - 1-Meter Diving, 3-Meter DivingKelly O’Hara - 200-R Freestyle, 400-R FreestyleKelly Redcay - 200-R Freestyle, 200-R MedleyCynthia Snyder - 100 Breaststroke, 400-R MedleyLindsey Tiberio - 100 Breaststroke, 200-R MedleyAmy Miteff - 400-R MedleyKathy Siuda - 800-R Freestyle

MenJason Miller - 200 Individual Medley, 200 Butterfly, 200-R Freestyle, 400-R MedleyDarryl Washington - 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200-R Freestyle, 400-R MedleyDennis Nemtsanov - 1M Diving, 3M Diving, Platform DivingJeremy Stultz - 1M Diving, 3M Diving, Platform Diving.Tommy Bird - 100 Backstroke, 200-R FreestyleJeff Leath - 200 Backstroke, 400-R MedleyDevin Aikins - Platform DivingEric Bugby - 200-R FreestyleChris George - 1650 FreestyleSteve Marcucio - 400-R Medley

2004-05 All-Big East Honorees

2005 Panther Team Awards

Above are the current members of the Pitt swimming and divingteam that hold a school record and the Big East Men’s Diver ofthe Year. Listed from left to right: third row-Kristin Brown,assistant coach Eric Limkemann, Kelly Redcay; second row-KellyO’Hara, Andrea Shoust, Kathy Siuda; first row-assistant coachEric Stefanski, Jordan Wallace and Dennis Nemtsanov.

Panther Triad AwardAndrea Shoust, Darryl WashingtonMost Valuable DiverColleen Kristobak, Dennis NemtsanovMost Imporved SwimmerKate Butrie, Steve JacksonMost Improved DiverMegan McCandless, Rich GrinsteadAcademic AwardAmy Miteff, Andrew Sheaff

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2004-05 Women’s Event Top Times/ScoresEvent Time Name Site Date50 Free 23.28 Jordan Wallace Big East Championships 2/17/05100 Free 50.15 Jordan Wallace Big East Championships 2/19/05200 Free 1:49.43* Kristin Brown Big East Championships 2/16/05500 Free 4:55.09 Kathy Siuda at Notre Dame/MSU 11/12/041000 Free 10:07.76 Kate Butrie vs. Virginia Tech 1/29/051650 Free 16:43.83 Kathy Siuda at Maryland 1/14/05100 Back 55.89 Andrea Shoust Big East Championships 2/18/05200 Back 2:01.81 Andrea Shoust Big East Championships 2/19/05100 Breast 1:03.31 Lindsey Tibero Big East Championships 2/18/05200 Breast 2:19.72* Lindsey Tibero TYR Invitational 11/21/04100 Fly 56.68 Amy Miteff Big East Championships 2/18/05200 Fly 2:03.19 Amy Miteff Big East Championships 2/19/05200 IM 2:05.56 Jennifer Koch Big East Championships 2/17/05400 IM 4:20.46* Kathy Siuda TYR Invitational 11/20/04200 R-Free 1:33.12* Wallace, Redcay Big East Championships 2/17/05

O’Hara, Brown400 R-Free 3:24.96* Brown, Shoust Big East Championships 2/19/05

O’Hara, Wallace800 R-Free 7:25.64* Brown, Butrie Big East Championships 2/16/05

Siuda, Wallace200 R-Medley 1:42.90 Shoust, Tiberio Big East Championships 2/16/05

Redcay, Wallace400 R-Medley 3:46.39 Shoust, Snyder Big East Championships 2/18/05

Miteff, Brown1M Diving (6) 270.53 Colleen Kristobak vs. Syracuse 10/30/043M Diving (6) 434.40 Kristin Caiazzo Big East Championships 2/16/05

*Indicates a School Record

Big EastChampionships

Team Standings1. Notre Dame 8042. PITTSBURGH 6133. Rutgers 5454. Villanova 4235. Connecticut 3356. Syracuse 2467. West Virgina 2408. Boston College 2169. Seton Hall 151

Big East PlacewinnersFirst Place Event TimeShoust, Tiberio, 200 R-Medley 1:42.90Redcay, WallaceJordan Wallace 50 Free 23.30Cynthia Snyder 100 Breast 1:03.53Jordan Wallace 100 Free 50.15

Second Place Event TimeLindsay Tiberio 100 Breast 1:03.81Wallace, Redcay, 200 R-Free 1:33.12*O’Hara, BrownKristin Brown 100 Free 50.62

Third Place Event TimeBrown, Butrie, 800 R-Free 7:25.64*Siuda, WallaceMegan McCandless 1M Diving 226.80Shoust, Snyder, 400 R-Medley 3:49.39Miteff, BrownAndrea Shoust 200 Back 2:01.81Megan McCandless 3M Diving 423.85Brown, Shoust, 400 R-Free 3:24.07*O’Hara, Wallace

Fourth Place Event TimeKathy Siuda 400 IM 4:24.77Kristin Brown 200 Free 1:49.43*Andrea Shoust 100 Back 56.13Amy Miteff 200 Fly 2:03.68Kristin Caiazzo 3M Diving 421.60

Fifth Place Event TimeKelly O’Hara 50 Free 23.69Jordan Wallace 100 Back 56.54Colleen Kristobak 3M Diving 410.30

Sixth Place Event TimeJen Knoch 100 Fly 56.72Kate Butrie 200 Free 1:51.93

Seventh Place Event TimeLindsey Tiberio 200 Breast 2:22.08

Eighth Place Event TimeKelli Krallman 100 Fly 57.43Blair Clark 1650 Free 17:39.74Kelli Krallman 200 Back 2:11.11

* - School Record

2004-05 WOMEN’S YEAR IN REVIEW2004-05 Women’s Final Results

Record: 10-3/3-1 Big East

Date Opponent Score W-L/Place RecordOct. 15 Blue-Gold Meet 135-134 Gold –Oct. 29 St. Bonaventure 188-55 W 1-0, 0-0Oct. 30 Syracuse* 170-73 W 2-0, 1-0Nov. 12 at Notre Dame* 128-172 L 2-1, 1-1

vs. Michigan State 191.5-108.5 W 3-1, 1-1Nov. 19-21 at TYR Invitaional 903 points 3rd 3-1, 1-1Dec. 4 Virginia 109-127 L 3-2, 1-1Jan. 4 at Princeton 213-87 W 4-2, 1-1Jan. 8 West Virginia* 180-62 W 5-2, 2-1Jan. 14-15 at Maryland 108-244 L 5-3, 2-1

vs. N.C. State 231-122 W 6-3, 2-1vs. Villanova* 256-94 W 7-3, 3-1

Jan. 29 Virginia Tech 139.5-103.5 W 8-3, 3-1Feb. 5 Clarion 208-88 W 9-3, 3-1

Duquesne 232-54 W 10-3, 3-1Feb. 17-19 at Big East Championships 613 points 2nd –

*denotes Big East Conference game

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2004-05 Men’s Final ResultsRecord: 10-3/3-1 Big East

Date Opponent Score W-L/Finish RecordOct. 15 Blue-Gold Meet 137-133 Blue –Oct. 29 St. Bonaventure 185-57 W 1-0, 0-0Oct. 30 Syracuse* 177-66 W 2-0, 1-0Nov. 12 at Notre Dame* 145-155 L 2-1, 1-1

vs. Michigan State 185-115 W 3-1, 1-1Nov. 19-21 at TYR Invitational 907 points 2nd –Dec. 4 Virginia 106-128 L 3-2, 1-1Jan. 4 at Princeton 102-141 L 3-3, 1-1Jan. 8 West Virginia* 160.5-82.5 W 4-3, 2-1Jan. 14-15 at Maryland 199.5-153.5 W 5-3, 2-1

vs. N.C. State 201-152 W 6-3, 2-1vs. Villanova* 320-32 W 7-3, 3-1

Jan. 29 Virginia Tech 125-118 W 8-3, 3-1Feb. 5 Clarion 207.5-73.5 W 9-3, 3-1

Duquesne 216-46 W 10-3, 3-1Feb. 17-19 at Big East Championships 627 points 2nd –

*denotes Big East Conference game

2004-05 MEN’S YEAR IN REVIEW

2004-05 Men’s Event Top Times/Scores

Event Time Name Site Date50 Free 20.11 Darryl Washington Big East Championships 2/17/05100 Free 44.51 Darryl Washington Big East Championships 2/19/05200 Free 1:39.54 Darryl Washington TYR Invitational 11/20/04500 Free 4:32.00 Hannes Kohnke Big East Championships 2/17/051000 Free 9:17.74 Chris George Big East Championships 2/19/051650 Free 15:26.26 Chris George Big East Championships 2/19/05100 Back 50.02 Tommy Bird Big East Championships 2/18/05200 Back 1:47.53 Jeff Leath Big East Championships 2/19/05100 Breast 55.82 Steve Marcucio Big East Championships 2/18/05200 Breast 2:02.74 Warren Barnes Big East Championships 2/19/05100 Fly 49.32 Jason Miller Big East Championships 2/18/05200 Fly 1:48.21 Jason Miller Big East Championships 2/19/05200 IM 1:50.24 Jason Miller Big East Championships 2/17/05400 IM 4:02.25 Chris George Big East Championships 2/18/05200 R-Free 1:20.55 Washington, Bird Big East Championships 2/17/05

Bugby, Miller400 R-Free 3:02.65 Miller, Leath Big East Championships 2/19/05

Kilroy, Washington800 R-Free 6:46.64 Washington, Bird Big East Championships 2/16/05

Bernardi, McCutcheon200 R-Medley 1:30.17 Bird, Marcucio Big East Championships 2/16/05

Miller, Bugby400 R-Medley 3:19.59 Leath, Marcucio Big East Championships 2/18/05

Miller, Washington1M Diving (6) 348.53 Jeremy Stultz vs.West Virginia 1/8/053M Diving (11)572.95 Dennis Nemtsanov Big East Championships 2/16/05

Big EastChampionships

Team Standings1. Notre Dame 902.52. PITTSBURGH 627.53. Rutgers 4654. West Virginia 446.55. Connecticut 4166. Syracuse 3387. Seton Hall 185.58. Boston College 124

Big East PlacewinnersFirst Place Event TimeJeremy Stultz 1M Diving 329.05Darryl Washington 50 Free 20.11Dennis Nemtsanov 3M Diving 572.95Washington, Bird 200 R-Free 1:20.55Bugby, Miller

Second Place Event TimeDennis Nemtsanov 1M Diving 315.00Thomas Bird 100 Back 50.02Jeremy Shultz 3M Diving 564.85Chris George 1650 Free 15:26.26Jeff Leath 200 Back 1:47.53Darryl Washington 100 Free 1:20.50Jason Miller 200 Fly 1:48.21

Third Place Event TimeBird, Marcucio, 200 R-Medley 1:30.17Miller, BugbyJason Miller 200 IM 1:50.24Leath, Marcucio, 400 R-Medley 3:19.59Miller, Washington

Fourth Place Event TimeDevin Aikins 3M Diving 467.70Warren Barnes 200 Breast 2:02.74

Fifth Place Event TimeWashington, Bird, 800 R-Free 6:46.64Bernardi, McCutcheonSteve Marcucio 100 Breast 55.82Eric Bugby 100 Back 50.22Miller, Leath, 400 R-Free 3:02.21Kilroy, Washington

Sixth Place Event TimeHannes Kohnke 500 Free 4:32.12Troy Kaczorowski 1M Diving 258.45Jason Miller 100 Fly 49.34Warren Barnes 100 Breast 56.16Jeff Leath 100 Back 50.34Richard Grinstead 3M Diving 450.50

Seventh Place Event TimeDevin Aikins 1M Diving 246.75

Eighth Place Event TimeRichard Grinstead 1M Diving 237.80Troy Kaczoowski 3M Diving 443.40

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Trees Pool Records

Event Time/Pts. Name School Year50 Free ........22.58 ....... Jennifer Boyd ........ Brown ......... 1990100 Free ......49.68 ....... Jennifer Boyd ........ Brown ......... 1990200 Free ......1:48.47 .... Gail Amundrud ...... Arizona St. .. 1979500 Free ......4:48.02 .... Linda Gallo ............. Notre Dame 19981000 Free ....9:44.62 .... Juliane Brossman .. N.J. Wave .. 19831650 Free ....16:23.14 .. Diana Munz ........... LESD .......... 199650 Back .......26.00 ....... Linda Jezek ........... Stanford ...... 1979100 Back .. 55.47 ..... Jordan Wallace ... PITT ..........2001200 Back .....1:58.83 .... Linda Jezek ........... Stanford ...... 1979100 Breast ...1:02.07 .... Shannon Suddarth . Notre Dame 1998200 Breast ...2:13.99 .... Shannon Suddarth . Notre Dame 1998100 Fly ........54.16 ....... Melanie Buddemeyer . Penn Hills .... 1984200 Fly ........1:59.82 .... Tammie Repass ...... CCSU.......... 2002200 IM .........2:00.80 .... Joan Pennington .... Texas .......... 1979400 IM .........4:18.08 .... Kristel Tellegen ..... Miami .......... 1994200 R-Free ..1:33.65 .... M. McCaffrey ....... Villanova ...... 1993

T. KouserM. PulaskiS. Dykstra

400 R-Free ..3:23.66 .... H. McDermid ........ Penn State .. 1990J. KleiderleinD. SonntagK. Lilly

800 R-Free ..7:20.90 .... R. Laravie ............. Florida ......... 1979S. AckumE. JonesB. Borgh

200 R-Medley 1:43.20 .... C. Savini ............... PITT............ 2002R. RedmanK. TielkingJ. Livingstone

400 R-Medley3:44.94 .... T. Kouser ............. Villanova ...... 1993L. FloodE. RothenbachM. McCaffrey

1M Diving .....429.10 ..... Krissa Ratliff ......... PITT............ 19913M Diving .....532.90 ..... Doris Glenneasterly . Miami (FL) ... 1998

School RecordsEvent Name Time/Pts. Year50 Free ......... Carolyne Savini ........ 23.16 ........ 2003100 Free ....... Carolyne Savini ........ 50.13 ........ 2003200 Free ...... Kristin Brown ..... 1:49.43 .... 2005500 Free ....... Nicole Ebert ........... 4:49.54 ..... 20031000 Free ..... Sue Heon .............. 9:57.43 ..... 19831650 Free ..... Sue Heon .............. 16:31.78 ... 198550 Back ........ Carolyne Savini ........ 26.04 ........ 2003100 Back ...... Carolyne Savini ........ 55.43 ........ 2003200 Back ...... Carolyne Savini ........ 1:57.65 ..... 2003100 Breast .... Ryan Redman ......... 1:02.87 ..... 2003200 Breast .... Lindsay Tiberio ........ 2:19.72 ..... 2004100 Fly .......... Kelli Tielking ............ 55.00 ........ 2004200 Fly .......... Nicole Ebert ........... 2:01.38 ..... 2003200 IM .......... Carolyne Savini ........ 2:01.68 ..... 2003400 IM ........ Kathy Siuda ........ 4:20.46 .... 2004200 R-Free ... Jordan Wallace ... 1:33.12 .... 2005

Kelly RedcayKelly O’HaraKristin Brown

400 R-Free....Kristin Brown ..... 3:24.96 .... 2005Andrea ShoustKelly O’HaraJordan Wallace

800 R-Free ... Kristin Brown ..... 7:25.64 .... 2005Kate ButrieKathy SiudaJordan Wallace

200 R-Medley . Carolyne Savini ........ 1:41.74 ..... 2003Ryan RedmanKelli TielkingJenny Livingstone

400 R-Medley . Carolyne Savini ........ 3:45.48 ..... 2003Ryan RedmanKelli TielkingJenny Livingstone

1M Diving ....... Jamie Tomazich ...... 460.35...... 20003M Diving ....... Jamie Tomazich ...... 526.90...... 1999

WOMEN'S ALL-TIME RECORDS

Carolyne SaviniSue Heon Amy Jackson Jan Ujevich

Panthers in the Record Book...

Karin Masal Jamie Tomazich

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Trees Pool RecordsEvent Time/Pts. Name School Year50 Free ...... 19.88 ...... Mark Pinger .......... Miami .......... 1996100 Free .... 43.31 ...... Mark Pinger .......... Miami .......... 1996200 Free .... 1:36.75 ... Miro Vucetic ......... Syracuse ..... 1996500 Free .... 4:22.54 ... Jay Craft .............. Syracuse ..... 19931000 Free .. 9:06.90 ... Sean Killion ...........N.J. Wahoos 19841650 Free .. 15:09.31 . Jay Craft .............. Syracuse ..... 199350 Back ...... 22.59 ...... Tom Tracey .......... Villanova ...... 1996100 Back .... 47.81 ...... Tom Tracey .......... Villanova ...... 1996200 Back .... 1:43.87 ... Tamas Deutsch .....Miami .......... 1994100 Breast . 54.94 ...... Devin Meece ......... PITT ........... 1998200 Breast . 1:59.22 ... Brendan Hansen .... Suburban S.C.1998100 Fly ....... 48.36 ...... Jon Haggerty ........ PITT ........... 1998200 Fly ....... 1:47.80 ... Jon Haggerty ........ PITT ........... 1998200 IM ....... 1:48.51 ... Daniel Karlsson ..... Syracuse ..... 1998400 IM ....... 3:51.30 ... Matt Brady ........... PITT ........... 1995200 R-Free . 1:21.15 ... M. Demos ............ PITT ........... 2001

M. Von BodungenA. WebberM. Heath

400 R-Free 2:59.00 J. Withey ............. Syracuse ..... 1996K. FraasM. VuceticJ. Gonzalez

800 R-Free . 6:34.97 ... N. Mora ...............Miami .......... 1998B. ClineN. FolkerJ. Sibberson

200 R-Med .. 1:29.97 ... B. Elko ................. PITT ........... 1998D. MeeceJ. HaggertyJ. Koller

400 R-Med .. 3:16.65 ... T.Tracey .............. Villanova ...... 1996K. FilipovskiM. SchwanklJ. Lucan

1M Diving(6 dives) ..... 349.60 .... John Sharkey ........ PITT ........... 1990(11 dives) ... 621.95 .... John Sharkey ........ PITT ........... 19913M Diving(6 dives) ..... 342.85 .... John Sharkey ........ PITT ........... 1991(11 dives) ... 644.25 .... Rio Ramirez ........... Miami .......... 1998

MEN'S ALL-TIME RECORDS

Panthers in the Record Book...

Matt Brady Brian Elko Joe KozlinaMike Grube Steve Siler Eric Stefanski

School RecordsEvent Name Time/Pts. Year50 Free ......... Mike Grube .......... 19.87 ......... 2001100 Free ....... Mike Grube .......... 43.69 ......... 2002200 Free ....... Eric Stefanski ....... 1:37.18 ...... 1997500 Free ....... Eric Limkemann .... 4:23:16 ...... 20031000 Free ..... Eric Limkemann .... 9:09.30 ...... 20021650 Free ..... Eric Limkemann .... 15:13.91 .... 200250 Back ........ Brian Elko ............ 23.07 ......... 1998100 Back ...... Steve Siler ........... 49.16 ......... 2002200 Back ...... Steve Siler ........... 1:44.57 ...... 2000100 Breast .... Devin Meece ........ 54.27 ......... 1998200 Breast .... Randy Gertenbach . 1:59.42 ...... 2003100 Fly .......... Mike Kozlina ......... 48.09 ......... 1989200 Fly .......... Jon Haggerty ....... 1:47.53 ...... 1998200 IM .......... Matt Brady .......... 1:49.49 ...... 1992400 IM .......... Matt Brady .......... 3:51.30 ...... 1995200 R-Free .... Mike Grube .......... 1:19.57 ...... 2002

Adam WebberMax Von BodungenMiah Heath

400 R-Free .... Miah Heath .......... 2:55.87 ...... 2002Adam WebberMax Von BodungenMike Grube

800 R-Free .... Eric Limkemann .... 6:33.14 ...... 2002Adam WebberMiah HeathMax Von Bodungen

200 R-Medley . Brian Elko ............ 1:29.38 ...... 1998Devin MeeceJon HaggertyEric Stefanski

400 R-Medley . Brian Elko ............ 3:16.80 ...... 2000Michael PronMiah HeathMike Grube

1M Diving(6 dives) ........... Dennis Nemtsanov 341.80 ...... 2005(11 dives) ........... John Sharkey ....... 621.95 ....... 19913M Diving(6 dives) ............. Phil Cruz .............. 348.90 ....... 1992(11 dives) ........... John Sharkey ....... 579.75 ....... 1991

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Name Year Event(s)Sandy Albright 1987 100 Backstroke

1987 200 BackstrokeJennifer Brown 1985 3-Meter DivingMarian Cassidy 1986 500 Freestyle

1988 400 IMDonna Flatch 1990 1-Meter DivingJudy Haughton 1985 200 Butterfly

1986 200 Butterfly1987 200 Butterfly1988 200 Butterfly

Sue Heon 1983 500 Freestyle1983 1650 Freestyle1983 200 IM1983 400 IM1983 200 Backstroke1985 500 Freestyle1985 1650 Freestyle1985 400 IM1985 200 Backstroke

Susan Hickman 1984 50 Freestyle1984 100 Freestyle1985 50 Freestyle1985 100 Freestyle1986 50 Freestyle1986 100 Freestyle1987 50 Freestyle1987 100 Freestyle

Sunday Lewandowski 1994 1-Meter Diving1995 1-Meter Diving1995 3-Meter Diving1996 1-Meter Diving

Celeste Makiel 1988 500 Freestyle1989 500 Freestyle

Karin Masal 1990 200 Breaststroke

Tricia Ney 1985 1-Meter Diving1986 1-Meter Diving1986 3-Meter Diving1988 1-Meter Diving1988 3-Meter Diving

Jodi O’Neil 1984 400 IM1984 200 Breaststroke

1985 200 Breaststroke

1986 400 IM

WOMEN'S ALL-TIME BIG EAST CHAMPIONSRelay Champions

Big East Individual champions 200 R-Freestyle1983 ................ Jan Ujevich, Alicia Dugan,

Denise Ricketts, Denise Sedlacek1984 .............. Tracy Pfister, Alica Dugan,

Denise Sedlacek, Susan Hickman1985 ........ Susan Hickman, Tracy Pfister,

Cindy Rose, Alicia Dugan1986 ............. Alicia Dugan, Tracy Pfister,

Cindy Rose, Susan Hickman1987 ............ Laure Walczak, Cindy Rose,

Tracy Pfister, Susan Hickman1988 ......... Laure Walczak, Tricia Rickert,

Celeste Makiel, Cindy Rose1989 ......... Laure Walczak, Celeste Makiel,

Tricia Rickert, Christine Gallagher1990 ......... Laure Walczak, Trina Thames,

Celeste Makiel, Christine Gallagher

400 R-Freestyle1984 ............. Tracy Pfister, Alicia Dugan,

Chris Kaucher, Susan Hickman1985 ........ Susan Hickman, Tracy Pfister,

Cindy Rose, Alicia Dugan1986 .......... Denise Ricketts, Alicia Dugan.

Marian Cassidy, Susan Hickman1987 ......... Laure Walczak, Tricia Rickert,

Marian Cassidy, Susan Hickman1988 ............ Cindy Rose, Marian Cassidy,

Celeste Makiel, Tricia Rickert1989 ......... Laure Walczak, Celeste Makiel,

Tricia Rickert, Christine Gallagher1990 ......... Laure Walczak, Trina Thames,

Christine Gallagher, Clare McShane

800 R-Freestyle1985 .................... Jodi O’Neil, Sue Heon,

Alicia Dugan, Marian Cassidy1986 ............... Jodi O’Neil, Tracy Pfister,

Tricia Rickert, Marian Cassidy1987 ............. Jodi O’Neil, Laure Walczak,

Marian Cassidy, Tricia Rickert1988 ............ Celeste Makiel, Kara Moxie,

Marian Cassidy, Tricia Rickert

200 R-Medley1983 ........ Georgia Spolsky, Wendy Morgan

Nordine Burrell, Alicia Dugan1984 .........Tracy Pfister, Wendy Morgan,

Denise Sedlacek, Susan Hickman1985 ........... Cindy Rose, Susan Hickman,

Tracy Pfister, Jodi O’Neil1986 ............... Tracy Pfister, Jodi O’Neil,

Cindy Rose, Susan Hickman1987 .............. Sandy Albright, Jodi O’Neil,

Laure Walczak, Susan Hickman1989 ... Sandy Albright, Laura-Lee Sullivan,

Noelle Barry, Laure Walczak1990 .... Trina Thames, Laura-Lee Sullivan,

Julie Rocks, Laure Walczak2004 .........Carolyne Savini, Ryan Redman, Kelli Tielking, Kelly Redcay2005... Andrea Shoust, Lindsay Tiberio, Kelly Redcay, Jordan Wallace

400 R-Medley1983 .............. Sue Heon, Wendy Morgan,

Nordine Burrell, Jan Ujevich1987 .............. Sandy Albright, Jodi O’Neil,

Pam Murphy, Susan Hickman1990 .... Trina Thames, Laura-Lee Sullivan,

Julie Rocks, Laure Walczak

Name Year Event(s)Tracy Pfister 1984 200 Freestyle

1984 200 IM1984 200 Backstroke1985 200 Freestyle1985 200 IM1985 100 Backstroke1986 100 Backstroke1986 200 Backstroke1986 200 IM

Margie Paulick 1987 1-Meter Diving1987 3-Meter Diving1989 3-Meter Diving

Krissa Ratliff 1989 1-Meter Diving1990 3-Meter Diving1991 1-Meter Diving1991 3-Meter Diving

Ryan Redman 2002 100 Breaststroke

2003 100 Breaststroke

Tricia Rickert 1986 200 Freestyle1987 200 Freestyle1987 500 Freestyle

Julie Rocks 1991 100 Butterfly1991 200 Butterfly

Laura-Lee Sullivan 1989 100 Breaststroke

1989 200 Breaststroke

1989 200 IM1990 100 Breaststroke

Tricia Schultz 1984 3-Meter DivingCynthia Snyder 2005 100 Breastroke

Jan Ujevich 1983 50 Freestyle1983 100 Freestyle1983 200 Breaststroke

Laure Walczak 1987 100 Butterfly1989 50 Freestyle1989 100 Freestyle1990 50 Freestyle

Jordan Wallace2005 50 Freestyle2005 100 Freestyle

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Big East Individual Champions

Name Year Event(s)Tim Adams 1987 100 BackstrokeEd Bahan 1983 100 Freestyle

1984 50 Freestyle1984 100 Freestyle

Ed Bergan 1983 100 Backstroke1983 200 Backstroke1984 100 Backstroke1984 200 Backstroke

Chris Blair 1988 3-Meter DivingDon Boyd 1991 100 Breaststroke

1991 200 Breaststroke1992 100 Breaststroke1992 200 Breaststroke

Matt Brady 1992 100 Backstroke1992 200 Backstroke1992 200 IM1993 400 IM1994 400 IM1995 400 IM

Eric Cornell 1991 50 FreestyleMark Dombroski 1987 100 Breaststroke

1988 100 Breaststroke1988 200 Breaststroke

Pete Doyle 1983 50 FreestyleMartin Durkin 1985 1650 FreestyleZach Economos 1993 50 FreestyleBrian Elko 1997 100 Backstroke

1999 100 ButterflyJim Emore 1985 100 Butterfly

1986 100 Butterfly1987 100 Butterfly1987 200 IM

Charles Fry 1987 1650 Freestyle1988 1650 Freestyle

Randy Gertenbach 2001 200 Breaststroke2002 100 Breaststroke2002 200 Breaststroke2003 200 Breaststroke

Mike Grube 2000 50 Freestyle 2001 50 Freestyle

2001 100 Freestyle2002 50 Freestyle2002 100 Freestyle2003 100 Freestyle

Jon Haggerty 1996 100 Butterfly1996 200 Butterfly1997 100 Butterfly1997 200 IM1998 100 Butterfly1998 200 Butterfly

Miah Heath 2000 100 FreestyleRichard James 1984 200 IM

1985 100 Backstroke1985 200 Backstroke1985 200 IM1986 100 Backstroke1986 200 Backstroke1986 200 IM

Scott Jeffries 1986 50 Freestyle1987 100 Freestyle

Joe Kozlina 1991 200 Butterfly1992 50 Freestyle1992 100 Freestyle

200 Freestyle Relay1989 ................................ Tim Adams, Bill Folger,

John Kesler, Scott Jeffries1990 .............................. Tim Adams, Joe Kozlina,

Eric Cornell, Bill Folger1991 ........................ Joe Kozlina, Zach Economos,

David Dodson, Eric Cornell1992 ....................... Eric Cornell, Zach Economos,

David Dodson, Joe Kozlina1993 .......................... Zach Economos, Eric Stull,

David Williams, Sami Vartiainen1998 ........................ Eric Stefanski, Noah Caplan,

Jon Haggerty, Jerry Koller1999 ........................Michael Demos, Miah Heath,

Noah Caplan, Jerry Koller2000 ........................Michael Demos, Jerry Koller,

Miah Heath, Mike Grube2001 ................... Mike Grube, Max Von Bodungen,

Adam Webber, Miah Heath2002 ......................... Mike Grube, Adam Webber,

Max Von Bodungen, Miah Heath2005 ............. Darryl Washington, Tommy Bird,

Eric Bugby, Jason Miller

400 Freestyle Relay1983 .......................... J.D. McCrillis, Peter Doyle,

Jerry Zaleski, Ed Bahan1984 ............................. J.D. McCrillis, Ed Bahan,

Don Martin, Greg Murphy1985 .......................... Chuck Lersch, Rich James,

Don Martin, Greg Murphy1986 ......................... Rich James, Scott Jeffries,

Chuck Lersch, Don Martin1988 .......................... Tim Adams, Scott Jeffries,

Chuck Lersch, Bill Folger1990 ................................ Tim Adams, Bill Folger,

Joe Kozlina, Mike Kozlina1992 ............................. Matt Brady, Eric Cornell,

David Williams, Joe Kozlina2000 ................................ Mike Grube, Brian Elko

Michael Demos, Miah Heath2001 ............... Max Von Bodungen, Adam Webber,

Miah Heath, Mike Grube2002 ......................... Miah Heath, Adam Webber,

Max Von Bodungen, Mike Grube2003 ........... Darryl Washington, Adam Webber,

Eric Bugby, Mike Grube

800 R-Freestyle1983 ............................. J.D. McCrillis, Rich Lush,

Greg Murphy, Ed Bahan1984 ................................ Ed Bahan, Don Martin,

Rich James, Greg Murphy1985 ........................... Rich James, Greg Murphy,

Tom Shavilinski, Chuck Lersch1986 ............................. Rich James, Don Martin,

Chuck Lersch, Tom Shavilinski1988 ................................ Bill Folger, Tim Adams,

Chuck Fry, Chuck Lersch1992 .............................. Eric Cornell, Joe Kozlina,

David Williams, Matt Brady1999 .......................... Will Eden, Brendan Lupetin,

Regan Drew, Steve Siler2002 .................... Eric Limkemann, Adam Webber

Max Von Bodungen, Mike Grube2004 Eric Limkemann, Adam Webber

Tommy Bird, Darryl Washingtonn

200 R-Medley1990 .............................. Tim Adams, Eric Cornell,

Mike Kozlina, Matt Weist1997 .............................. Brian Elko, Andy Cherep,

Jon Haggerty, Jerry Koller2000 ............................... Brian Elko, Andy Cherep

Patrick Shedlock, Miah Heath

400 R-Medley1983 ............................ Ed Bergen, Doug Condan,

Jim Emore, Ed Bahan1984 ............................... Ed Bergen, Don Martin,

Rich James, Ed Bahan1986 ......................... Rich James, Scott Jeffries,

Jim Emore, Don Martin1987 ...................... Tim Adams, Mark Dombroski,

Jim Emore, Scott Jeffries1988 ............................ Jim Emore, Scott Jeffries

Tim Adams, Mark Dombroski1990 .............................. Tim Adams, Joe Kozlina,

Mike Kozlina, Matt Weist1992 .............................. Matt Brady, Joe Kozlina,

Don Boyd, Eric Cornell1997 .......................... Brian Elko, Scott VanEpps,

Jon Haggerty, Jerry Koller2000 ............................... Brian Elko, Miah Heath,

Michael Pron, Mike Grube2001 ..................... Steve Siler, Randy Gertenbach,

Miah Heath, Max Von Bodungen2002 ..................... Steve Siler, Randy Gertenbach,

Miah Heath, Mike Grube

MEN'S ALL-TIME BIG EAST CHAMPIONS

Name Year Event(s)Mike Kozlina 1989 100 Backstroke

1989 200 Backstroke1989 100 Butterfly1990 100 Backstroke1990 200 Backstroke1990 100 Butterfly

Jeff Leath 2004 200 BackstrokeCharles Lersch 1986 100 Freestyle

1988 500 FreestyleEric Limkemann 2001 1650 Freestyle

2002 500 Freestyle2002 1650 Freestyle2002 400 IM2003 500 Freestyle2003 1650 Freestyle2004 1650 Freestyle

Donald Martin 1983 200 Breaststroke1984 200 Breaststroke1984 400 IM1986 200 Breaststroke

Eric Mattson 1989 400 IM1990 400 IM1992 400 IM

Mike McCalley 1984 3-Meter DivingMark McCormick 1983 1-Meter DivingDevin Meece 1998 100 Breaststroke

1998 200 BreaststrokeJason Miller 2003 200 ButterflyGreg Murphy 1983 200 Freestyle

1984 200 Freestyle1984 500 Freestyle1984 1650 Freestyle

Todd Mulzet 1984 1-Meter Diving1985 1-Meter Diving1986 1-Meter Diving1986 3-Meter Diving

Dennis Nemtsanov 2004 1-Meter Diving2005 3-Meter Diving

Michael Pron 1997 200 Breaststroke2000 200 Breaststroke2000 400 IM

Dave Schepner 1989 1650 Freestyle1990 1650 Freestyle

John Sharkey 1987 1-Meter Diving1989 1-Meter Diving1989 3-Meter Diving1990 1-Meter Diving1990 3-Meter Diving1991 1-Meter Diving1991 3-Meter Diving

Ken Shelhorse 2002 200 BackstrokeJack Shuten 1985 3-Meter Diving

1987 3-Meter DivingSteve Siler 1998 200 Backstroke

1999 200 Freestyle1999 200 Backstroke2002 100 Backstroke

Eric Stefanski 1998 100 FreestyleJeremy Stultz 2005 1-Meter DivingScott VanEpps 1997 100 BreaststrokeDarryl Washington 2005 50 FreestyleMatt Weist 1990 100 Breaststroke

1990 200 BreaststrokeDavid Williams 1993 200 Freestyle

1994 200 FreestyleFrank Williams 1985 400 IM

1986 400 IM

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Year-by-Year Records

Year Coach Record Big East1974-75 Kate Mathison ......... 7-21975-76 Richard Bradshaw .... 11-01976-77 Richard Bradshaw ..... 5-11977-78 Richard Bradshaw ..... 5-11978-79 Richard Bradshaw .... 10-11979-80 Richard Bradshaw ..... 6-41980-81 Richard Bradshaw ..... 9-11981-82 David Belowich ......... 5-31982-83 David Belowich ......... 2-5 ....... 1st1983-84 David Belowich ......... 6-2 ....... 1st1984-85 David Belowich ......... 9-0 ....... 1st1985-86 David Belowich ........ 11-0...... 1st1986-87 David Belowich ......... 9-3 ....... 1st1987-88 David Belowich ........ 10-3...... 1st1988-89 David Belowich ......... 9-1 ....... 1st1989-90 David Belowich ......... 7-2 ....... 1st1990-91 David Belowich ......... 7-3 ....... 1st1991-92 David Belowich ......... 5-5 ....... 3rd1992-93 David Belowich ......... 3-7 ....... 3rd1993-94 Marian Clark ............ 7-4 ....... 4th1994-95 Marian Clark ............ 4-6 ....... 3rd1995-96 Marian Clark ............ 7-4 ....... 6th1996-97 Marian Clark ............ 5-6 ....... 4th1997-98 Marian Clark ............ 9-3 ....... 3rd1998-99 Marian Clark ............ 8-6 ....... 4th1999-00 Marian Clark ............ 7-5 ....... 6th2000-01 Marian Clark ............ 6-7 ....... 6th2001-02 Marian Clark ............ 3-7 ....... 5th2002-03 Chuck Knoles ....... 6-7 ...... 5th2003-04 Chuck Knoles ....... 8-6 ...... 5th2004-05 Chuck Knoles ...... 10-3 ..... 2nd

All-Time Record .............. 216-108

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING HISTORY

KateMathison

(7-2)

RichardBradshaw

(46-8)

DavidBelowich

(83-34)

MarianClark

(56-48)

1986 Big East Champions

Amy Andruskiewicz (2)

Kimberly Baird (1)Jennifer Banks (2)

Leslie Becki (3)

Erin Bissell (4)

Shelly Bowser (1)

Heather Brennan (2)

Erica Brummitt (2)

Kristin Brown (2)Courtney Budd (2)

Candice Burke (2)

Jennifer Burns (1)

Melissa Burns (4)

Kate Butrie (3)

Kristin Caiazzo (1)Julia Carolan (4)

Marian Cassidy (1)

Samantha Chabotar (4)

Diane Chmieleiwski (1)

Rubi Cisneros (3)

Nikki Clifford (3)

Emily Colley (3)

Kristin Criner (3)Aimee Crombie (3)

Kara Crombie (1)

Isabel Dejo (3)

Jenny Doran (1)

Rachel Driver (1)

Jennifer Easter (1)

Nicole Ebert (1)

Rachel Fielder (4)

Donna Flatch (2)

Jill Fletcher (1)

Sarah Grant (4)

Beth Grube (3)

Mindy Hennon (3)

Becca Heynes (2)

Desiree Hileman (2)

Lacey Hlavka (4)

Kiersten Homblette (1)

Marie Houghton (2)

Katie Hunter (4)

Emily Kaszycki (1)

Jennifer Koch (3)

Academic SuccessBig East Academic All-Stars

1986-2005(# of honors)

Melinda Koser (3)

Kelli Krallman (3)

Colleen Kristobak (1)Kate Langdon (4)

Jenny Livingstone (4)

Amanda Lyle (4)

Wendy Marold (1)

Kate Matesa (1)

Megan McCandless (1)

Kait McKenzie (2)

Megan McNallen (1)

Avy Mitchell (1)

Amy Miteff (3)Rebecca Mrljak (1)

Laura Nerone (2)

Lauren Newman (1)

Katie Nicholson (1)

Jodi O’Neil (2)

Kristie Opiola (2)

Dianna Prangley (2)

Krissa Ratliff (2)

Kelly Redcay (2)Ryan Redman (3)

Kristen Roncase (1)Megan Rothney (3)

Jennifer Salmon (1)

Carolyne Savini (4)

Abbey Schaeberle (1)

Megan Senior (4)

Whitney Severino (1)

Andrea Shoust (1)Kathy Siuda (2)Jennifer Slack (2)

Cynthia Snyder (3)

Amy Spinnenweber (1)

Erin Stacy (1)

Lindsay Swiderski (3)

Kristin Swoyer (3)

Karen Thibodeau (4)

Kelli Tielking (4)

Jamie Tomazich (4)

Jaymie Van Kooten (1)

Lindsay Weaverling (2)

ChuckKnoles(24-16)

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Name Year EventJerry DeMuro ............. 1977........1650 FreestyleRon Gainsford ............. 1952........100 Butterfly

1953........100 Butterfly1954........200 Butterfly

Pat Greenwell ............. 1981........1-Meter DivingAl Siocca .................... 1951........1-Meter DivingJohn Soulakis .............. 1997........3-Meter, Platform DivingStu Swanson ............... 1979........200 Backstroke

1980........200 BackstrokeWilliam Wright ............ 1928........50, 100 Freestyle

Honorable MentionT. Adams, B. Folger, S. Jeffries, M. Kozlina ............................. 1989 ....400 R-FreestyleM. Grube, M. Heath, M. Von Bodungen, A. Webber .................. 2002 ....200 R-FreestyleM. Grube, M. Heath, M. Von Bodungen, A. Webber .................. 2002 ....400 R-FreestyleM. Grube, M. Heath, M. Von Bodungen, A. Webber .................. 2002 ....800 R-FreestyleR. Gertenbach, M. Grube, K. Shelhorse, M. Von Bodungen ......... 2002 ....400 R-Medley

Mike Kozlina ........................... 1989 .................. 100 Butterfly1990 ...................100 Butterfly

Dennis Nemtsanov ............ 2003 ................ Platform Diving2004 ................ 1-Meter Diving

Michael Pron .......................... 2000 .................. 200 BreaststrokeJohn Sharkey ......................... 1990 .................. 1-Meter DivingJohn Soulakis ......................... 1994 .................. Platform Diving........................................... 1995 .................. Platform Diving

Year Coach Record Conf. Finish1936-37 ..... Unknown ............... 5-31937-38 ..... Unknown ............... 5-1 .......... 1st1938-39 ..... Unknown ............... 6-2 .......... 2nd1939-40 ..... Ben Grady ............. 3-2 .......... 1st1940-41 ..... Ben Grady ............. 1-5 .......... 2nd1941-42 ..... Ben Grady ............ 5-1-1 ........ 2nd1946-47 ..... Ben Grady ............. 4-2 .......... 3rd1947-48 ..... Ben Grady ............. 6-0 .......... 3rd1948-49 ..... Ben Grady ............. 7-1 ......... T-5th1949-50 ..... Ben Grady ............. 7-1 .......... 3rd1950-51 ..... Ben Grady ............. 6-2 .......... 3rd1951-52 ..... Ben Grady ........... 10-3-1 ....... 1st1952-53 ..... Ben Grady ............ 3-4-1 ........ 1st1953-54 ..... Ben Grady ............. 6-4 .......... 1st1954-55 ..... Ben Grady ............. 7-4 .......... 1st1955-56 ..... Ben Grady ............. 8-4 .......... 1st1956-57 ..... Ben Grady ............. 1-8 .......... 2nd1957-58 ..... Ben Grady ............. 5-5 .......... 2nd1958-59 ..... Ben Grady ............. 7-3 .......... 1st1959-60 ..... Ben Grady ............. 2-8 .......... 2nd1960-61 ..... Ben Grady ............. 6-3 .......... 1st1961-62 ..... Ben Grady ............. 8-3 .......... 1st1962-63 ..... Ben Grady ............. 9-1 .......... 1st1963-64 ..... Ben Grady ............. 4-4 .......... 1st1964-65 ..... Ben Grady ............. 1-8 .......... 1st1965-66 ..... Ben Grady ............. 4-7 .......... 1st1966-67 ..... Ben Grady ............ 4-5-1 ........ 1st1967-68 ..... Bill Grant ............... 3-91968-69 ..... Bill Grant ............... 2-81969-70 ..... Bill Grant ............... 3-61970-71 ..... Bill Grant ............... 3-71971-72 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 4-61972-73 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 6-5

All-Americans

Academic Success

Bill Grant(11-30)

RichardBradshaw(76-24)

Fred Lewis(58-15)

Chuck Knoles(125-42)

Big East Academic All-Stars1986-2005

Tim Adams ..................................... 1989-90David Anderson ............................... 2005Ryan Bair ....................................... 1993-94Kevin Bast ..................................... 2003-05Blair Beal ................................... 1999-2002Michael Bernardi ............................ 2005Chris Blair ...................................... 1986-88Brian Bonczek ................................ 2002-05Don Boyd ............................................ 1993Matt Brady .................................... 1993-95Raymond Brush .............................. 2002-03Eric Daum ...................................... 1991-92Pat Dinan ........................................... 2001Eric Drummond ................................... 2002Will Eden ....................................... 2001-02Matt Erdosy ........................................ 2003Adrian Figueroa .......................... 1999-2002William Folger ..................................... 1990Randy Gertenbach ...................... 2002, 2004Richard Grinstead ........................... 2002-05Mike Grube .................................... 2000-03Michael Hand ...................................... 2003Miah Heath .......................... 1999, 2001-02Troy Kaczorowski ............................ 2003-05Stephen Kilroy ..................................... 2002Hannes Kohnke .............................. 2002-05Jerry Koller .................................... 1999-00Arda Kostem ....................................... 2001Adam Kotkiewicz ............................ 1996-97Joe Kozlina .......................................... 1992Doug Landy ......................................... 1996Eric Limkemann .............................. 2001-04Brendan Lupetin .................................. 1999Jason Miller .............................. 2004-05Chris Perry ......................................... 1994Michael Pron .................................. 1998-00Joshua Quinn ............................. 1999-2002Joe Schuchert ..................................... 1997Matthew Schwartz .............................. 2003Tom Shaulinski .................................... 1987Andrew Sheaff ........................... 2004-05Patrick Shedlock ........................ 1999-2001Steve Siler ................................ 1998, 2002Mike Speerschneider ............................ 1996Jeremy Stultz ................................. 2005Mike Tortorici ............................ 1997, 1999Scott VanEpps ............................... 1998-00Max Von Bodungen ............................... 2002Eric von Dohlen ............................... 1998-99Adam Webber ................................ 2002-04Michael Wells ...................................... 2001Chad White ............................... 2003-05

MEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING HISTORY

Ben GradyHead Coach -- Swimming and Diving

University of Pittsburgh (1939-1966)Ben Grady was a three-time All-America diver in

high school and a three-time All-American at the Uni-versity of Michigan as well. In 1937, Grady was theNCAA 3-meter springboard champion in his senioryear with the Wolverines.

During his coaching career at Pittsburgh, withthe exception of 1942-45 (served as an officer in theU.S. Navy), Grady molded one strong team after an-other at Pittsburgh. He had 14 winning seasons andled the 1948 team to an undefeated season.

From 1939-59, Grady’s teams finished no lowerthan third place in the Eastern Collegiate SwimmingAssociation Championships and won an unprecedentedfive straight ECSA titles from 1952-56. He accom-plished it all without a pool of his own until 1962 whenhe spear-headed the planning and design of Trees Pool.

At the 2003 ECAC Championships, the Panthers’new Daktronics scoreboard was dedicated to Grady,for his commitment to the swimming and diving pro-gram.

1973-74 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 7-31974-75 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 6-31975-76 ..... Richard Bradshaw . 10-11976-77 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 7-21977-78 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 8-01978-79 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 9-01979-80 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 7-11980-81 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 6-21981-82 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 2-31982-83 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 5-2 .......... 1st1983-84 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 6-1 .......... 1st1984-85 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 8-2 .......... 1st1985-86 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 6-4 .......... 1st1986-87 ..... Fred Lewis ............ 9-0 .......... 1st1987-88 ..... Richard Bradshaw . 11-1 ......... 1st1988-89 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 8-2 .......... 1st1989-90 ..... Richard Bradshaw .. 9-1 .......... 1st1990-91 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 8-3 ......... 1st1991-92 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 7-3 ......... 1st1992-93 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 9-3 ......... 2nd1993-94 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 10-2 ........ 1st1994-95 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 9-3 ......... 3rd1995-96 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 9-1 ......... 2nd1996-97 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 8-3 ......... 1st1997-98 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 6-3 ......... 1st1998-99 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 5-7 ......... 1st1999-00 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 7-2 ......... 1st2000-01 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 9-2 ......... 1st2001-02 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 7-1 ......... 1st2002-03 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 9-4 ......... 1st2003-04 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 12-2 ........ 1st2004-05 .... Chuck Knoles ...... 10-3 ........ 2nd

All-Time Record (since 1936-37) ......... 410-205-4

Year Coach Record Conf. Finish

Year-by-Year Records(season records unavailable prior to 1937)

Ben Grady(124-88-4)

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Name Year EventPatti Davis ................. 1978 ..... 200, 400 R-FreeJulie DeHaven ............. 1981 ..... 3-Meter DivingChristy Elston ............. 1978 ..... 200, 400 R-FreeDiana Firth ................. 1982 ..... 800 R-FreeLinda Frankenbach ...... 1979 ..... 400, 800 R-Free; 200 R-Medley

1981 ..... 400, 800 R-FreeNancy Henry .............. 1980 ..... 400 R-Free

1982 400 R-FreeSue Heon* ................. 1981 ..... 800 R-Free

1982 ..... 500, 1650 Free; 400 IM; 400 R-Medley; 800 R-Free1983 ..... 500, 1650 Free; 400 IM; 200 Back1985 ..... 400 IM

Susan Hickman........... 1984 ..... 50 Free1985 ..... 50 Free1986 ..... 50 Free

Amy Jackson* ............ 1979 ..... 100 Fly; 200, 400, 800 R-Free1980 ..... 50, 100, 200 Fly; 100, 200 Free; 400 R-Free1981 ..... 100 Fly; 400, 800 R-Free1982 ..... 50, 100 Fly; 100, 200 Free; 400 R-Medley; 400, 800 R-Free

Angie Lopez ............... 1974 ..... 200 Breast1975 ..... 100 Breast

Sunday Lewandowski ... 1995 ..... 3-Meter Diving1996 ..... 1, 3-Meter Diving

Suzanne Pulley* .......... 1978 ..... 400 R-Free1979 ..... 200 R-Medley; 200, 800 R-Free1980 ..... 400 R-Free1981 ..... 400 R-Free

Kathy Stetler* ............ 1976 ..... 50 Fly; 50 Free1977 ..... 50 Fly; 100 Free1978 ..... 50, 100, 200 Free; 50, 100 Fly; 200, 400 R-Free1979 ..... 50, 100 Free; 50, 100 Fly; 200,400, 800 R-Free

Sandy Taylor .............. 1979 ..... 200 R-MedleyJulie Terrell ................ 1979 ..... 200, 400 R-Free; 200 R-Medley

1980 ..... 400 R-Free1982 ..... 400 R-Free; 400 R-Medley

Jamie Tomazich .......... 1997 ..... 1-Meter DivingJan Ujevich ................. 1980 ..... +100, 200 Free; 100, 200 IM; 200 Breast; 400, 800 R-Free

1981 ..... 100 Free; 100, 200 IM; 400, 800 R-Free1982 ..... 100 Free; 100, 200 IM; 400, 800 R-Free, 400 R-Medley

*Indicates four-year All-American +All-America status while at Florida

Honorable Mention All-Americans

Sue Heon ................. 1985 .... 1650 FreeSusan Hickman ......... 1987 .... 200 R-FreeSunday Lewandowski .. 1994 .... 1, 3-Meter Diving

1995 .... 1-Meter DivingTracy Pfister ............ 1987 .... 200 R-FreeCindy Rose ............... 1987 .... 200 R-FreeCarolyne Savini .......... 2003 .... 200 BackKara Sixbury ............. 1995 .... 1-Meter DivingJamie Tomazich ......... 1997 .... 3-Meter Diving

1999 .... 1-Meter Diving2000 .... 1-Meter Diving

Laure Walczak .......... 1987 .... 200 R-Free

WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING ALL-AMERICANS

Kathy Stetler1976-79

Suzanne Pulley1978-81

Amy Jackson1979-82

Sue Heon1981-83, 1985

Angie Lopez1976

Sue Heon1984

Four-YearAll-Americans

Olympians

Carolyne Savini

All-Americans