2008-09 ROSTER BREAKDOWN

NAME EVENT(S) HT. CL. HOMETOWN (HIGH/LAST SCHOOL) BREAKDOWN BY EVENT Backstroke (5): Chalene Dirks-Ryan, Cassie Anderson Diving 5-6 Fr. Portland, Ore. (University) Claire Ferro, Kristen Hamilton, Ashley Tami Binek Freestyle 5-7 Sr. Volcano, Hawaii (San Diego State) Kurtz, Lindsey Miller Elizabeth Brook Freestyle 5-2 Sr. Kingwood, Texas (Kingwood) Breaststroke (6): Danielle Filipp, Lana Christensen Diving 5-7 So. Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh) Maria Hechanova, Jessi Jones, Kim Megan Collier Diving 5-1 So. Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope) Kopra, Monica Veit, T.J. Williams Chalene Dirks-Ryan Back/Free/IM 5-6 Fr. Kelowna, B.C. (Mount Boucherie Secondary) Butterfly (5): Rachael Foe, Kristen Meredith Egloria Freestyle 5-4 RSo. Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei) Hamilton, Krista Maier, Kimber Claire Ferro Backstroke/Free 5-9 So. Litchfield Park, Ariz. (Millennium) Morelli, Renee Rother Danielle Filipp Free/IM/Breast 6-1 Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill. (John Hersey) Diving (5): Cassie Anderson, Lana Rachael Foe Freestyle/Fly/IM 5-9 Jr. Ada, Mich. (Forest Hills Central) Christensen, Megan Collier, Holly Holly Frost Diving 5-3 Fr. Seattle, Wash. (Mercer Island) Frost, Taryn Harris Kristen Hamilton Butterfly/Back 5-8 Jr. Columbus, Ohio (Upper Arlington/Oakland) Freestyle (15): Tami Binek, Elizabeth Taryn Harris Diving 5-5 So. East Wenatchee, Ore. (Wenatchee) Brook, Chalene Dirks-Ryan, Meredith Maria Hechanova Breaststroke 5-4 Sr. Glendale, Ariz. (Ironwood) Egloria, Claire Ferro, Danielle Filipp, Rachael Foe, Kristin Jones, Ashley Jessi Jones Breaststroke 5-6 Jr. Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial) Kurtz, Vivian Landeck, Krista Maier, Kristin Jones Freestyle/IM 5-4 Fr. Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas) Lindsey Miller, Kimber Morelli, Kate Kim Kopra Breaststroke 5-3 So. Kamuela, Hawaii (Hawaii Prep) Schafer, Haley Willoughby Ashley Kurtz Freestyle/Back 6-0 So. Peoria, Ariz. (Sandra Day O'Connor) Individual Medley (9): Chalene Dirks- Vivian Landeck Freestyle 5-6 So. Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) Ryan, Danielle Filipp, Rachael Foe, Krista Maier Free/Fly/IM 5-4 Fr. Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Kealakehe) Kristin Jones, Krista Maier, Kimber Lindsey Miller Freestyle/Back 5-11 Jr. Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge) Morelli, Renee Rother, Monica Veit, Kimber Morelli Fly/IM/Free 5-3 Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon) T.J. Williams Renee Rother Butterfly/IM 5-5 Jr. Oregon City, Ore. (Gladstone) Kate Schafer Freestyle 5-10 So. Renton, Wash. (Hazen) BREAKDOWN BY CLASS Monica Veit Breaststroke/IM 5-6 So. Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) Senior (4): Tami Binek, Elizabeth T.J. Williams Breaststroke/IM 5-10 Jr. Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Brook, Danielle Filipp, Maria Haley Willoughby Freestyle 5-5 Jr. Corpus Christi, Texas (Mary Carroll) Hechanova Junior (8): Rachael Foe, Kristen Head Coach: Andy Johns (East Carolina 1989), 13th year Hamilton, Jessi Jones, Lindsey Miller, Diving Coach: Nikki Huffman (Oakland 1991), 13th year Kimber Morelli, Renee Rother, T.J. Assistant Coach: Dave Rollins (Arizona 2007), second year Williams, Haley Willoughby Volunteer Assistant Coach: Liz Hobbs (Illinois State 1985), ninth year Sophomore (10): Lana Christensen, Team Manager: Christina Suarez Megan Collier, Meredith Egloria, Claire Ferro, Taryn Harris, Kim Kopra, PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ashley Kurtz, Vivian Landeck, Kate Schafer, Monica Veit Tami Binek ...... tommy Rachael Foe...... RAY-chull Lana Christensen...... lanna Maria Hechanova ...... hetch-a-NO-va Freshman (5): Cassie Anderson, Chalene Dirks-Ryan ...... SHAY-lean Renee Rother...... ROW-ther Chalene Dirks-Ryan, Holly Frost, Meredith Egloria ...... e-GLORY-ya Monica Veit ...... vite Kristin Jones, Krista Maier Danielle Filipp ...... FILL-ipp Haley Willoughby ...... WILL-oh-bee GEOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN Alaska (2): Kristin Jones, Monica Veit Arizona (7): Megan Collier, Claire Ferro, Maria Hechanova, Jessi Jones, Ashley Kurtz, Lindsey Miller, Kimber Morelli Hawaii (4): Tami Binek, Meredith Egloria, Kim Kopra, Krista Maier Illinois (1): Danielle Filipp Michigan (1): Rachael Foe Missouri (1): T.J. Williams Ohio (1): Kristen Hamilton Oregon (3): Cassie Anderson, Taryn Harris, Renee Rother Texas (3): Elizabeth Brook, Vivian Landeck, Haley Willoughby Washington (2): Holly Frost, Kate Schafer Wyoming (1): Lana Christensen British Columbia (1): Chalene Dirks- 2008-09 NAU Swimming & Diving before the annual Labor Day hike up Mt. Elden. Ryan 14 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING 2008-09 SEASON OUTLOOK

There's a special kind of energy that surrounds WAC Championships, and the competition season a team that knows it has the ability, belief and will- is starting earlier than ever as the Lumberjacks will ingness to be the best, and that's the energy that take on five opponents in a dual meet scoring for- has taken hold of the NAU swimming and diving mat at the WAC Shootout in early October. team as it heads into the 2008-09 season. The "We have a lot of early season competitions Lumberjacks, who compete as an affiliate member which is new and different for us," noted Johns, of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), fin- "but it's nice, especially the October dates, ished second among the eight teams at last year's because it helps you get through the tough training conference championship. This time around, times when a meet seems so far away." improving the team standing would mean NAU's The WAC Shootout in particular will help test first team title in the WAC. the team early on. "It really lets you know where Head Coach Andy Johns, now in his 13th year you are as a team and as an individual when you at the helm of the program, is excited for what the start competing that early, especially since we get year could bring. to compete against some of our conference oppo- "I think overall there's a lot of optimism in the nents that we don't normally see or haven't ever Junior Jessi Jones program and high expectations for continuing to seen before the WAC meet," said Johns. "Then we improve," said Johns, "which, to improve on our have a meet every other week for awhile which is format, both in dual meets and championship overall team standing at the conference meet, good and allows us to train and race." meets, there's a lot more sprint events and a lot means that we're winning a championship. That's Just like years past, the Lumberjacks will see more relays. So it's definitely one of our strengths." been a clearly stated goal since last March when their toughest competition immediately after the Foe, senior Tami Binek, sophomore Meredith we got back from San Antonio, and I think we have holiday break. NAU will face the 2008 NCAA Egloria and sophomore Claire Ferro are the four a lot of committed girls and committed coaches." Champion Arizona Wildcats on the first weekend in returning relay members for the sprint events. NAU's biggest foe at the conference meet is January, as well as the Pac-10 Washington Huskies "Danielle Filipp and Vivian Landeck start to come in Nevada, last year's champion. But Johns thinks and the Big East West Virginia Mountaineers. "It's at those middle distances," says Johns, "and great for our girls to go and race Lindsey Miller is a strength for us in the relays and against the best," said Johns. in the 50 and 100 freestyle." Newcomer Chalene Two home meets in January Dirks-Ryan is someone Johns will look to in the bring Loyola Marymount and San sprint and middle distance freestyle events as well. Diego to Flagstaff, with the latter In the distance events, freshman Krista Maier will serving as the final home meet add depth along with veterans senior Elizabeth for NAU's four seniors. The WAC Brook and junior Haley Willoughby. Championships will once again "We have some veterans that have done well take place in San Antonio, Texas, for us," said Johns. "Kristin Jones is also a newcom- in the final week of February. "I er that will help us out in some of the distance think our schedule sets us up events. So obviously freestyle is a strength for us well for the conference meet," and the freestyle relays are huge. With a few more Sophomore Claire Ferro said Johns. "I really like the bal- bodies now and a few more options, it's a nice sit- ance of our schedule in terms of uation overall." other teams have continued and are continuing to having time to train and also having a lot of oppor- improve, which makes the situation more ideal for tunities to race." BREASTSTROKE the Lumberjacks. "I think overall the potential to score more FREESTYLE The Lumberjacks return a strong core group of points in swimming than we did last year is there," breaststroke swimmers in senior Maria Hechanova, said Johns. "I think with the right kind of approach Freestyle and freestyle relays in particular look juniors Jessi Jones and T.J. Williams and sopho- and attitude, we can go in and get the additional to be the greatest strength for the Lumberjacks. All more Monica Veit. One blow NAU must deal with is points that we need. I also think that the entire four swimmers return from the school-record set- the loss of Kim Kopra for the season as Kopra will conference is better, which means there won't be ting and bronze-medal winning 200 freestyle relay be recovering from shoulder surgery. She set indi- as many overall points needed to win as in the past. team at last year's WAC meet. Individually, junior vidual school records in both the 100 and 200 I think that's to our benefit in a championship Rachael Foe earned silver medals in both the 50 breaststroke as a freshman last year, and was part meet." and 100 free at the conference meet, and she also of two school-record setting medley relays. took bronze in the 100 butterfly. "Obviously not having Kim is going to affect SCHEDULE "For the first time in a long time we are prob- our relays and the individual races," said Johns, ably better at the sprints than we are at the longer "but we do have a very strong core group return- NAU has a loaded schedule leading up to the distances, overall," said Johns, "and in the college ing. Those other four are all going to contribute 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING 15 2008-09 SEASON OUTLOOK and have to contribute. Right now I'd say Jessi and 200 back last year. Chalene Dirks-Ryan is the new- DIVING Maria are battling for the relay spots and on any comer with the talent to do well in both the 100 given day it could be either one of them. Monica and 200, so backstroke is becoming one of our The most notable losses for NAU this year are and T.J. are more 200-oriented." strengths and we feel good about the options that divers Natalie Hughes and Danielle Borth who fin- Senior Danielle Filipp is a contributor in the we have to be able to do some different things with ished up their eligibility last season. Hughes was breaststroke and someone who Johns says "shows some different people. Lindsey Miller, Ashley Kurtz named the WAC Diver of the Year, and between up big for us at the conference meet every year." and Rachael Foe can also all do backstroke when the two they represented NAU at seven NCAA Zone Hechanova will also look to step up in her final sea- necessary." Diving Regionals. "It will be impossible to replace son with NAU. "For Maria, it's about consistency in those two," said diving coach Nikki Huffman, "but I practice and in meets so when we get to the WAC also think we have five very good divers. Taryn meet she can just go and do what she's been doing Harris was a top four finisher on the 1-meter last all year long," said Johns. Assistant coach Dave year. We just need to keep her healthy. She's dealt Rollins, who works with the breaststroke group in with a lot of injuries." particular, says Hechanova has "always given every- Harris and fellow sophomore Megan Collier thing I could have asked for from her." both competed for NAU at last year's NCAA Zone "The loss of Kim is something we're going to Diving Regional meet. "Megan is coming off a sec- have to overcome," says Rollins, "but it's some- ond wrist surgery but is doing much better and thing that we can overcome. Everyone will have to back diving again," said Huffman. "She's been look- step up and fill greater roles and they all know it." ing pretty good and will be someone we can count on at the conference level." BUTTERFLY Sophomore Lana Christensen is the one Huffman calls "our most improved diver last year "The junior class is where the butterfly leader- by far. If she improves by that much again she'll be ship comes from for sure," said Johns. He is count- a dominant player for us as well." ing on three returning juniors in Kimber Morelli, "As far as the newcomers, Cassie Anderson is Renee Rother and Rachael Foe, and one junior very solid and I think she can do something right transfer in Kristen Hamilton. "Kimber and Renee away for us at the conference level. She's also a are better at the 200 fly," said Johns, "and Rachael very strong platform diver so she might start us off is our top swimmer in the 100 fly. Kristen is the a little stronger there than we have been. Holly biggest addition to the group, mostly in the 100. Sophomore Taryn Harris Frost is a freshman out the Pacific Northwest club She was solid in her first two years at Oakland and team, which was Danielle's club team as well as the hopefully we can take advantage of her being here. club team of a lot of our former divers, so we're That's a strong group of juniors for us." INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY excited to have someone from their program "Senior Tami Binek can occasionally help us because they always seem to do great things. I think out in the butterfly and we would possibly use her Senior Danielle Filipp is NAU's best returner in she'll help us out at the conference level as well." at the end of the year but we're not quite sure yet," the 200 individual medley after placing sixth at the "I think some of these girls are coming in with said Johns. "Freshmen Kristin Jones and Krista WAC Championships last year. In dual meets, junior more talent than even Natalie and Danielle had," Maier can also add depth to the 200 butterfly Rachael Foe is often looked to in the 200 IM. "At notes Huffman. "Whether or not they'll improve at group if necessary." the longer distances, Kimber Morelli and Renee the same rate or whether they’ll have the same Rother probably stand out," said Johns. mental toughness, we don't know. Taryn has BACKSTROKE "Newcomers Kristin Jones and Krista Maier can also shown that she can be a player at the big meets do the IM and their versatility is really important. I mentally, so that's always a huge bonus." Sophomore Meredith Egloria is in her third think we have enough people in the group to fill For NAU, Johns thinks the biggest difference year at NAU but was only able to start contributing the requirement." this year may be in their approach. "I'm probably beginning in the middle of last season due to injury. the one who was guilty of this the most," he says, She made an immediate impact as part of two RELAYS "but I didn't believe we could win it last year until school-record setting relays at the WAC we were two or three sessions into the meet and Championships, and individually she finished "Relays are big," said Johns, "and at the conference found ourselves right in the mix. The difference this eighth in the 100 backstroke. "In the short back- meet they're double the points so that's huge. We year is that right from the start we're all of the stroke events, Meredith ended up having a great feel good about what we can put up for our top mindset and of the belief that yes, we will win the year for us last year and we expect her to continue four people. That's what relays are all about- your WAC Championship. We've talked a lot about our on that path," said Johns. best four going against someone else's best four, goals and what it takes in order for that to happen. "Claire Ferro ended up being huge for us in the and we feel good about that group." We're on that path."

16 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING HEAD COACH ANDY JOHNS

Over 12 years at the helm of the Northern Arizona swimming the "total" program - one that also succeeds in the classroom. and diving program, head coach Andy Johns has continued to take Since the fall of 1996, his student-athletes have posted cumulative on new challenges and keeps striving to take his program to the grade-point averages of 3.00 and higher in 20 of 22 academic next level. semesters, with the 2007-08 squad earning 28 NAU Golden Eagle Last year NAU recorded its highest-ever finish in the Western Scholar Athlete Awards. NAU has been recognized four times as an Athletic Conference (WAC), placing second among the eight teams, Academic All-America Team by the Collegiate Swim Coaches earning 39 All-WAC Awards, setting six school records and earning Association of America (CSCAA). In 12 years, Johns' charges have two special awards. Diving Coach Nikki Huffman earned co-WAC earned 202 Golden Eagle Awards. Diving Coach of the Year and senior Natalie Hughes was named the Now in a conference that boasts an All-Academic Team, NAU WAC Diver of the Year. Twenty of Johns’ student-athletes earned arrived in style by placing 12 members on the team in 2004-05; the honor of Academic All-WAC. eight more than any other WAC team. In 2005-06, nine swimmers Two years ago NAU finished third among the eight teams in the and divers earned the honor, and eight were honored in 2006-07. WAC and set seven school records at the conference meet. Then- Twenty earned the honor in 2007-08, four more than the next senior Alexis Buckley earned an individual WAC title for the second team on the list, Nevada. year in the row, winning the 400 IM in a school-record time. In Johns came to NAU in 1996 from Clemson, where he trained 2005-06, the Lumberjacks earned third place at the WAC meet for the sprinters, including one NCAA All-America. Prior to that, he ANDY JOHNS the first time, and also set three school records. Johns coached spent three years as head coach at Northeast Missouri State (now Buckley, a distance freestyle swimmer, to a qualifying time for the Head Coach Truman State). During his tenure, his teams set 45 school records NCAA Championships. Buckley swam in both the 1,650 and 500 and five athletes posted their first national qualifying times. freestyle at the championships in Athens, Ga., and was the first 13th Season Johns is well-respected in the swimming research community, female swimmer at NAU to represent the Lumberjacks in 12 years. having presented at the American College of Sports Medicine East Carolina, 1989 Four years ago, 2004-05 marked NAU’s first as an affiliate national meeting twice, first about the effects of warm-up in 1991 member of the WAC. Johns not only led the team to a fifth-place JOHNS VS. ALL FOES and tapering in 1992. Johns is published in many sports medicine finish at the conference championships among a field that included (DUAL MEETS ONLY) journals, including the International Journal of Sports Medicine and Opponent Rec. Stk. nationally-ranked SMU and Hawai’i, but was named the WAC Coach Air Force ...... 1-0 W 1 Medicine and Science in Sport in Exercise. He was awarded a of the Year in NAU’s rookie season. The team placed 12 swimmers Arizona ...... 0-12 L 12 research fellowship from the Institute of Nutrition at the University Arizona State ...... 0-8 L 8 and divers on the WAC All-Academic Team, and set a total of nine Boise State ...... 1-0 W 1 of North Carolina in 1990. school records at the championships. BYU ...... 0-4 L 4 As a collegian at East Carolina, Johns helped his team to the California ...... 0-1 L 1 In 2003-04, the year before joining the WAC, NAU finished sec- Colonial Athletic Association title in 1989. Prior to ECU, he was a Cal Poly ...... 2-0 W 2 ond at the National Independent Conference (NIC) Championships Cal State Northridge ...... 1-0 W 1 junior-college All-America, earning the honor eight times in two Centenary ...... 1-0 W 1 and Johns was named the NIC Women’s Swimming Coach of the years at Broward (Fla.) Community College. Colorado State ...... 0-5 L 5 Year. NAU had seven individual conference champions, tying the Denver ...... 1-0 W 1 Johns has performed with the Flagstaff Light Opera Company Florida Atlantic ...... 0-1 L 1 team record for the most champions in a single conference meet. over the past three years, including the musicals Oliver and The Fresno State ...... 1-1 W 1 The Lumberjacks also set 10 school records, and earned two other Grand Canyon ...... 2-0 W 2 Secret Garden, and is currently a member of The Flagstaff Master Hawai’i ...... 0-2 L 2 honors in addition to Johns’, as assistant coach Nikki Huffman Houston ...... 1-0 W 1 earned her fourth Diving Coach of the Year honor and then-sopho- Chorale. Idaho ...... 2-0 W 2 Johns received his bachelor's degree in physical education Loyola Marymount ...... 1-0 W 1 more Blair Buder was named the Female Diver of the Year. Missouri ...... 0-2 L 2 Over the years, Johns has put NAU swimming and diving on the from ECU in 1989 and followed that with a master's in exercise Nebraska ...... 1-0 W 1 physiology in 1991. Johns has a daughter, Ali (15). Nevada ...... 0-3 L 3 map on several levels, including being competitive on a regional Nevada-Las Vegas ...... 0-7 L 7 level and a perennial conference-title contender when he moved New Mexico ...... 9-6 W 1 New Mexico State ...... 13-1 L 1 the program from the Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference into North Texas...... 1-0 W 1 the all-Division I NIC in 1998-99. Oregon State...... 0-3 L 3 Pacific ...... 1-0 W 1 In 10 years against exclusively Division I competition at the Purdue ...... 0-1 L 1 conference level, Johns has led NAU to five second-place finishes Rice ...... 0-1 L 1 San Diego ...... 5-2 W 5 (including three straight from 2001-04) and three third-place San Diego State ...... 5-3 W 1 efforts. Success for NAU not only shows in the team standings, but Stanford ...... 0-1 L 1 TCU ...... 1-1 W 1 also in the record book. In Johns' 12 years, NAU has earned 39 indi- Texas ...... 0-1 L 1 vidual and relay conference titles, 74 school records (a high of 10 set Texas A&M ...... 0-1 L 1 at the 2004 NIC meet), nine conference records and 14 NCAA qual- UC Irvine ...... 1-0 W 1 UC San Diego ...... 2-1 W 1 ifying marks. UC Santa Barbara ...... 0-1 L 1 In 2001, NAU earned its first individual NIC champions (Chelsey Utah ...... 1-0 W 1 Washington ...... 0-2 L 2 JOHNS’ MEET RECORD Urban and Kate Washington State ...... 0-2 L 2 Morgan) and finished Wyoming ...... 3-0 W 3 Year Overall*Pct. Duals Pct. Conf. Overall Dual Record 59-73 .447 96-97 15-11 .577 3-8 .273 2nd a strong third in the 97-98 18-10 .643 5-5 .500 1st conference meet. 98-99 15-6 .714 6-5 .545 2nd vs. Big 12 Conference: 1-3 L 2 Johns then raised the vs. Big Ten: 0-1 L 1 99-00 9-14 .391 4-11 .364 6th vs. Big West: 5-1 L 1 00-01 13-10 .565 4-6 .400 3rd bar even higher and vs. Conference USA: 1-1 L 1 01-02 9-9 .500 2-7 .222 2nd led NAU to a second- 02-03 9-10 .474 6-9 .400 2nd vs. Mountain West: 20-26 W 2 place NIC finish in vs. National Independent: 0-1 L 1 03-04 13-7 .650 6-5 .545 2nd vs. Pacific-10: 0-28 L 28 04-05 11-8 .579 5-2 .714 5th 2002, just a few vs. Sun Belt: 10-0 W 10 05-06 15-10 .667 3-4 .667 3rd points shy of the pro- vs. WAC: 12-7 L 1 06-07 12-8 .600 6-6 .500 3rd gram's first Division I vs. West Coast: 2-2 W 3 07-08 15-6 .714 9-5 .643 2nd Total 154-109 .586 59-73 .447 conference title. vs. Non-Division I: 5-1 W 4 *Overall record includes conference meets Johns has always 2008-09 opponents in bold italics and scored invitationals. been a proponent of Andy Johns with daughter Ali and dog Mia. 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING 17 DIVING COACH NIKKI HUFFMAN

Nikki Huffman begins her 13th year at the helm of the Northern Arizona diving pro- NAU WOMEN’S DIVERS gram, a squad that she has consistently led to representation at the NCAA Zone Diving UNDER HUFFMAN Championships. A four-time National Independent Conference (NIC) Diving Coach of the Year, Huffman now takes her team into its fifth year of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) NCAA Zone Diving Championships competition, a league which boasts some of the top divers in the country. Huffman and her Appearances (38 by 17 divers) divers had a hugely successful year in 2007-08, as senior Natalie Hughes became NAU’s first- Danielle Borth (3) - 2006, 07, 08 ever gold-medal winner in diving in the WAC (3-meter) and was named the WAC Diver of the Year. Huffman herself earned her first WAC Diving Coach of the Year Award, sharing the Blair Buder (3) - 2003, 04, 05 honor with Mike Brown of Hawaii. Shayne Carnahan (1) - 1997 In the eight years prior to joining the WAC, the Lumberjacks dominated conference Kelly Cochran (3) - 1997, 98, 99 competition in the NIC and were, and still are, among the elite in the NCAA Zone Diving Megan Collier (1) - 2008 Championships in terms of amount of representation in the region, represented by schools Anna Deem (2) - 2002, 04 from the Pacific-10, Western Athletic, Big West and Mountain West conferences. NAU won 11 Michelle Guglielmo (1) - 1999 individual conference diving titles in eight years in the NIC women's competition under Taryn Harris, (1) - 2008 Huffman's guidance, and earned four conference diver-of-the-year awards (including back-to- Natalie Hughes (4) - 2005, 06, 07, 08 back honors by Kate Morgan in 2002 and 2003, and the most recent by Blair Buder in 2004). Huffman was named the Women's Diving Coach of the Year four times (1997, 2002, 2003, Nichole Kotchka (1) - 2001 2004). Dara Marin (1) - 2006 NIKKI HUFFMAN Four divers represented NAU at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships in 2007-08, and Amy Martin (1) - 1999 Diving Coach two of those return this year. Natalie Hughes (‘08) represented NAU all four years of her Courtney McKenzie (4) - 2000, 01, 02, 03 13th Season career, and finished seventh on both 1-meter and 3-meter last season. Danielle Borth (‘08) Kate Morgan (4) - 2000, 01, 02, 03 Oakland University, 1991 was a three-time representative, and placed 10th on the 1-meter and 12th on the platform as Maryann Wagener (4) - 2000, 01, 02, 03 a senior. Both divers finished in the top-8 on all three events at the WAC Championships their 2008 WAC Co-Diving Coach of the Year Bobbie Wallace (1) - 2000 junior and senior years, with Hughes earning the bronze medal on the 1-meter as a junior and Kristin Wright (3) - 1997, 98, 99 the gold as a senior, and Borth taking bronze on 1-meter and 3-meter as a senior. Not only has NAU been dominant on the conference level, but it is starting to gain a name for itself on a national level. Over the last seven years, Lumberjacks have taken 25 spots at the NCAA Zone E Diving Championships, which is the fourth-most among all schools rep- NCAA Zone E* Diving Competitors resented at the meet over that span (trailing only UCLA, Stanford and Arizona) - ahead of most Pac-10 and all Mountain West, WAC and Last Seven Years (2001-08) Big West schools. The senior class of 2003 for Huffman was the most successful, as all three - Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener and 1. UCLA, 35 Courtney McKenzie - participated in the zone meet in all four years they were at the Mountain Campus, led by Morgan as the top finish- 2. Arizona, 30 er every year and even being a second alternate to the NCAA Championships in 2003. 3. Stanford, 27 Over the last 10 years, Huffman has produced at least eight divers that qualified for the zone meet every year. All in all, 17 different 4. Northern Arizona, 25 divers have represented NAU at the zone diving meet on the women's side since Huffman arrived; that is nearly twice the number that 5. Nevada, 20 represented the school in the previous 13 years of the program's existence. While success on the boards has been prominent in describing Huffman, her charges have also been superior in the classroom. The *Zone E consists of schools from Pac-10, divers have helped the Lumberjacks be named an Academic All-America Team by the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America WAC, Mountain West, Big West, Big Sky (CSCAA) four times - an honor given to a team with a grade-point average of 2.90 and higher. NAU had a GPA among the top-20 in all of conferences Division I in 2003-04, with divers Anna Deem and Courtney McKenzie leading the way. Deem was named an honorable-mention Academic All-America by the CSCAA. McKenzie also earned the CSCAA honor but, in addition, was named the NAU Golden Eagle Female Scholar- Conference Titles (12 by 4 divers) Athlete of the Year in 2002-03. She also earned selection to the CoSIDA Academic All-America Women's At Large District VIII First Team, Blair Buder (2) - 2004 making her a nominee for Academic All-America consideration. Natalie Hughes (1) - 2008 Recently graduated senior Danielle Borth was the first diver to be named Academic All-WAC every year of her career. Borth earned Kate Morgan (6) - 2001, 02 (2), 03 (3) another first when The Leadership Consortium (TCL) in Phoenix named her one of their 2008 Community Leadership Award winners. Borth contributed 132 hours of community service as a senior, and was also named the female Lumberjack Service Award winner. Kristin Wright (3) - 1997 (2), 98 Prior to NAU, Huffman spent two years at Clemson, where she was voted the 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Men's Diving Coach of the Year. With the Tigers, Huffman coached both men's Conference Divers of the Year and women's diving teams to winning seasons, with the Blair Buder - 2004, NIC women's team being ranked in the top-25 of the nation- Natalie Hughes - 2008, WAC al coaches' poll in 1996. She had one ACC champion each Kate Morgan - 2002, NIC; 2003, NIC year and took five divers to the zone meet in 1996. Kristin Wright - 1997, PCSC Huffman began her coaching career at her alma mater, Oakland University. She coached six All- CoSIDA Academic All-America Americans and three Division II national champions, being named Division II National Men's Diving Coach of Women’s At-Large District VIII the Year in 1994. At Oakland, she coached Dario D'Fazio, Courtney McKenzie, First Team (2003) who represented Venezuela in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics. CSCAA Honorable Mention As an athlete, Huffman was a seven-time All- Academic All-America America and two-time national champion during her Anna Deem, Courtney McKenzie (2003) career at Oakland, where she returned every time the NIC Championships were held at the Rochester, Mich., school. A 1991 graduate of Oakland, the former Nikki Kelsey was married in the summer of 2001. She gave birth to a daughter, Kayla, in the summer of 2003, and to a son, Darren, in the spring of 2005. Huffman with current NAU divers Megan Collier and Taryn Harris (left) and former divers Danielle Borth and Natalie Hughes (right). 18 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING COACHING STAFF

Dave Rollins enters his second year with the Northern Arizona swimming and diving staff under 13th-year head coach Andy Johns. Rollins is no stranger to Arizona, having graduated from the University of Arizona in 2007 where he was a nine-time NCAA All-American and an NCAA National Champion. In his first year, Rollins, helped lead the Lumberjacks to a second-place finish at the WAC Championships, coaching two individual school record holders as well as members of school-record relay teams. Rollins was a member of the DAVE ROLLINS University of Arizona swimming and div- ing team from 2002-06, and a team cap- Assistant Coach tain as a senior. He earned nine All- Second Season American honors from 2003-06 and in his senior year was part of the 200 med- Arizona, 2007 ley relay team that captured the NCAA title. That relay team, on which Rollins swam the breaststroke leg, also holds the US Open record. Rollins is a U of A record-holder in the 100 breaststroke, the 200 individual medley and the 200 medley relay. From April of 2006 until he left Tucson for NAU, Rollins was an assistant coach with the Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics Club where his athletes ranged from beginners to Olympic Trial qualifiers. Now in Flagstaff, Rollins is also the head coach of the Flagstaff Peaks Aquatic Club, and in his first year, every member of the team swam 100 percent lifetime best times. Under Rollins’ coaching, Flagstaff also saw its first ever Junior National qualifier. Rollins is a native of Brockton, Mass., and South Burlington, Vt., until the summer of 1997 when his family moved to Tucson. He graduated from The University of Arizona with a bachelor’s degree in interdisciplinary studies in May, 2007. Liz Hobbs begins her ninth year as As a coach, she has served in several capacities at the club and collegiate an assistant coach for the Lumberjack levels. Since 1997, she has been the head coach of the Arizona Mountain swimming and diving program. She has Masters club team based in Flagstaff. She also had been a men's and women's been a familiar face around the program assistant swim coach at Illinois Wesleyan (1987-92) and a women's assistant at for several years, including serving as the Illinois State (1985-86). She has coached several club teams in Illinois, New "Voice of Wall Aquatic Center" perform- Jersey and Pennsylvania before coming to Flagstaff. ing public-address duties during swim Other opportunities within the sport have come in marketing and sales. meets. Since 1995, Hobbs has been national marketing manager for Speedo Authentic Hobbs has a long pedigree in Fitness, and has worked with Dolphin International (1994-95) as national sales swimming, both as a competitor and a manager and as assistant director of team sales and promotions for The Finals coach. As a swimmer, she is a 15-time Swimwear (1992-94). U.S. Masters Swimming national champi- Hobbs earned her bachelor's degree in marketing/management from on and set a Masters world record for Illinois State. She is married to Dr. Brandon Cruickshank, an assistant professor the 50-meter freestyle in 1988. She was of chemistry at NAU. The couple have two children, Baden (4) and Camden (3). LIZ HOBBS a 10-time All-America performer over Volunteer Assistant Coach four years at Alabama (1979-83), also winning Southeastern Conference indi- Ninth Season vidual titles. She was a qualifier for the Illinois State, 1985 U.S. Olympic Trials in 1980, 1984 and 1988. She was a state sprint champion and record holder in both the 50 and 100 freestyles in Florida (1977-79) and Illinois (1976).

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Two things I want to do in my lifetime: Save a life, and GET TO KNOW TAMI... travel. Pet Peeves: Dirty feet, and people who act like they’re better than other people. What I like best about Coach Johns/Coach Huffman: Their belief and motivation towards great expecta- Favorites: Food: sushi; TV Shows: Heroes and The tions. Office; Movie: Life is Beautiful; Color: sea-foam green; Number: 11. Three words that best describe me to others: I’m from Hawaii. Favorite Quote: “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is a gift of God: Not I would love to switch places for a day with: Harry of works, lest any man should boast.” -Ephesians 2:8- Potter. 9. The most famous person I’ve met is: Ben Cayetano My dream job would be: Traveling the world, experi- (former Governer of Hawaii). TAMI BINEK encing new cultures and meeting happy people. Personal goal I’d like to achieve this year: Place top Freestyle My favorite pastimes are: Surfing, bodyboarding, any- eight in all my events while smiling and having uber 5-7 Senior thing to do with the ocean, hiking, exploring, painting, fun. Volcano, Hawaii (SDSU/Waiakea) laughing, reading The Bible.

CAREER BESTS 2007-08 (JUNIOR): Part of PRIOR TO NAU: Redshirted her first year at NAU after transferring 50 FREESTYLE - 23.93 three school-record setting ... Swam one season at San Diego State ... Member of 400 freestyle 100 FREESTYLE - 52.79 relays at the WAC relay that swam a time of 3:34.48 at the Mountain West meet to 100 BUTTERFLY - 58.52 Championships ... Earned a sil- finish seventh. ver medal and a school record on the 200 medley relay team (1:43.18) ... Earned another silver HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Waiakea High School ... Four- medal and school record on the 400 medley relay team (3:48.44) ... year letterwinner for Dan Lyons, father of NAU teammate Cassie Took bronze and a school record on the 200 free relay team Lyons ... Named MVP her final three years ... Team won 2002 and (1:34.33) ... Finished eighth to earn All-WAC in the 100 freestyle ... 2003 state championships ... Earned four letters in cross country Took ninth in the 50 freestyle and 12th in the 100 butterfly at the and was three-time MVP ... MVP in water polo as a senior ... Earned WAC meet ... Part of the first-place 200 medley relay team at New two letters in track & field ... Named Athlete of the Year all four Mexico State ... Earned six individual wins during the season ... Took years. first in the 100 free and 100 fly at San Diego as well as first in the 200 medley relay, and was later named the WAC Athlete of the PERSONAL: Tamarah Mika Binek was born December 31, 1985 in Week for her efforts ... Won both the 50 free and 100 free vs. New Honolulu, Hawaii ... Daughter of Richard and Lori Binek ... Has three Mexico ... Took first in all four events she competed in at TCU, the sisters, Summer (26), Tara (20) and Sierra (24) who swam at 200 medley relay, the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free relay ... Named Northern Colorado from 2001-2004 ... Father Richard wrestled at Academic All-WAC for the second straight year and earned her sec- Iowa State in the 1970s ... Majoring in mechanical engineering. ond NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2006-07 (REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE): Made a huge impact in her first eligible season, particularly in relays ... Part of two second-place and two-third place relays at the WAC Championships, two of which set school records (1:34.35 in the 200 freestyle relay and 3:26.69 in the 400 freestyle relay) ... Earned four first-team All-WAC awards ... Took first place in the 50 freestyle at Idaho ... Earned five individual second-place finishes and was part of six winning relay teams over the course of the season ... Named Academic All-WAC and earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

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My dream job would be: Working for Disney as a GET TO KNOW ELIZABETH... financial analyst. Pet Peeves: People who give up before they start something, smoke, mosquitoes that bite you, scream- Favorites: Food: planked fish with caesar salad, and ing music, animals that shed all over you, dishes left in cookies; TV show: Project Runway; Movie: Ratatouille; the sink for days. Book: Confessions of a Shopaholic; Color: pink; Number: 7; Vacation spot: Disneyworld. Two things I want to do in my lifetime are: Go to the Mall of America, and sightsee in Europe. Personal goal I’d like to achieve this year: I want to enjoy and be thankful for everything and everyone. To What I like best about Coach Johns: At the end of the cherish the experiences, relationships and memories day, he always wants you to achieve your potential and by not taking any of it for granted! perform at the highest level. He uses different tactics depending upon how he feels you will react to differ- Favorite Quote: “If you dream it, you can do it!” - Walt ent situations, and I think that is very beneficial. Disney ELIZABETH BROOK What I like best about Coach Rollins: He is really relat- Three words that best describe me to others: Freestyle/Butterfly able and knowledgeable. I feel like he knows what does Energetic, motivated, crafty. 5-2 Senior and does not work about swimming from personal experience. He just wants to share that with us, and I would love to switch places for a day with: Steve Kingwood (Kingwood) help us reach, achieve, and surpass our goals. Ballmer, CEO of Microsoft. CAREER BESTS 2007-08 (JUNIOR): Earned her ishes in relays ... Earned NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete honors. 200 BUTTERFLY - 2:15.43 third-straight 10th-place finish 500 FREESTYLE - 5:07.91 in the 1,650 freestyle at the HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Kingwood High School ... Four- 1,650 FREESTYLE - 17:33.75 WAC Championships ... Also year letterwinner in swimming including two years at Carmel High advanced to the finals of the School ... Kingwood team won the state championship in 2003-04 500 freestyle and placed 19th in a career-best time of 5:07.91 ... and placed fifth in 2004-05 ... Team was also district and regional Earned her first-ever individual win vs. Grand Canyon in the 800 champs both years ... Team at Carmel was undefeated state champs freestyle ... Took second in the same event vs. New Mexico ... both years ... Earned a RAOK (Random Acts of Kindness) Award as a Placed third in the 1,650 freestyle at New Mexico State and third in sophomore. the 800 freestyle vs. Idaho and New Mexico State ... Named Academic All-WAC for the second time and also earned her third PERSONAL: Elizabeth Ann Brook was born June 15, 1987 in NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. Waukesha, Wis. ... Daughter of Bonnie and James Brook ... Has one sister, Kristine (24) who swam at Western Kentucky for a year ... 2006-07 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 10th in the 1,650 freestyle at the Enjoys scrapbooking and shopping in her free time ... Majoring in WAC Championships in a career-best time of 17:33.75 ... Also business economics. placed 22nd in the 500 freestyle and 23rd in the 200 freestyle ... Finished third in the 1000 freestyle at Loyola Marymount ... Part of the third-place 200 freestyle relay team vs. TCU ... Named Academic All-WAC and also earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN): Earned a top-10 finish and two other top-25 finishes at the WAC Championships ... Placed 10th in the 1,650 freestyle in a time of 17:46.02 ... Finished 21st in the 500 freestyle (5:15.52) and 23rd in the 200 but- terfly (2:20.98) ... Competed in every meet for the Lumberjacks ... Placed third in the 100 freestyle at New Mexico State, third in the 800 freestyle vs. New Mexico and third in the 200 butterfly at San Diego ... Earned five individual top-five finishes during the season, and two additional top-five fin- 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING 21 MEET THE LUMBERJACKS

ous they want the best for our team. GET TO KNOW DANIELLE... Nicknames: MJ, DF, Flip. Three words that best describe me to others: Sarcastic, outgoing, tall. Pet Peeves: People that smoke and chew/dip, being lied to, and people who are fake. Two things I want to do in my lifetime: Own a horse and study abroad in Germany after perfecting my Favorites: Food: all kinds of bread; TV show: Friends; German. Movie: Practical Magic; Colors: blue, green: Number: 13. I would love to switch places for a day with: One of the kids I’ve worked with who have Autism, so I could Favorite Quote: “It’s not the years in your life that fully understand what they’re going through, how the matter. It’s the life in your years.” -Abe Lincoln world is to them, and the best way to help them to succeed. My dream job would be: Speech pathologist, or dol- phin trainer. The most famous person I’ve met is: George W. Bush.

DANIELLE FILIPP My favorite pastimes are: Camping in Wisconsin, Personal goal I’d like to achieve this year: Qualify for Freestyle/Breaststroke/IM being outside. NCAA in at least one event.

6-1 Senior What I like best about Coach Johns and Coach Arlington Heights, Ill. (John Hersey) Huffman: They work well together, and it’s very obvi-

CAREER BESTS 2007-08 (JUNIOR): Earned two winner and team captain as a senior in swimming under coach Rob 200 FREESTYLE - 1:52.84 All-WAC Awards by placing in Lindgren ... Holds the 50 freestyle record at John Hersey and was a the top eight at the WAC member of the school-record 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams ... 200 BREASTSTROKE - 2:21.28 Championships ... Took sixth Team was Mid-Suburban League East champs in 2002 and second 200 IM - 2:07.54 place in the finals of the 200 in 2003 and 2004 ... Named to the Daily Herald Honor roll for the 50 individual medley after finish- and 100 freestyle ... Three-year letterwinner and starter and team ing fourth in the prelims with a career-best time of 2:07.54 ... captain as a senior in water polo ... Named all-sectional, all-confer- Placed eighth in the 200 freestyle after swimming a career-best ence and team MVP for water polo in 2005 ... Also a two-year let- time of 1:52.84 in the prelims ... Earned a 10th-place finish in the terwinner and starter in basketball as a freshman and sophomore 200 breaststroke in a career-best time of 2:21.28 ... Part of the win- on a team that finished first in the MSL both years. ning 200 medley relay team vs. Grand Canyon ... Placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke and fifth in the 200 freestyle at San Diego ... PERSONAL: Danielle Annette Filipp was born February 25, 1987 in Took third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 breaststroke at TCU Park Ridge, Ill. ... Daughter of Robert and Jeanne Filipp ... Has two in the first meet of the season. sisters, Erin (23) and Sandra (18) ... Enjoys reading, roller blading, camping, climbing and singing in her free time ... Is majoring in 2006-07 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 17th in three events at the WAC speech pathology. Championships, the 200 IM (2:10.95), the 200 freestyle (1:56.59) and the 200 breaststroke (2:25.87) ... Placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke at Loyola Marymount and fifth in the same event vs. TCU.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN): Earned three top- 20 finishes at the WAC Championships, placing 17th in the 200 breaststroke (2:28.09), and 19th in both the 200 freestyle (1:56.75) and the 200 individual medley (2:13.15) ... Earned six top-five individual finishes over the course of the season and competed in eight meets ... Placed third in the 200 breaststroke at San Diego ... Earned fourth place in the 100 butterfly, the 100 freestyle and the 200 breaststroke at New Mexico State.

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Things I want to do in my lifetime: Reach my career GET TO KNOW MARIA... goals, get married/have kids and visit the Philippines. Pet Peeves: Disorganization, miscommunication, and pedestrians who wear their iPods, walk in the bike lane What I like best about Coach Johns: I like structure and don't move because they can't hear me yelling at and order. Andy lays out the expectations clearly. It's them to get out of the way. easy to complain and be negative, but he constantly reminds us to be thankful. By being consciously aware Favorite foods: Mom's home cooking, fried eggs (over- of our thoughts and actions, we're able to be strong, hard), rice, coffee ice cream, chocolate-covered focused, and positive. raisins, and dried mango slices. I would love to switch places for a day with: KPNX-TV Favorite colors: NAU colors (navy blue, gold, and sage) NBC Channel 12 News anchor/reporter Scott Light, and purple. because he got to report and interact with the athletes at the 2008 Summer Olympic trials and Beijing My dream job would be: To be a reporter/anchor for Olympics. a television station in Phoenix. Mottos I live by: "I believe in over-communication. I'd MARIA HECHANOVA My favorite pastimes are: Taking an obnoxious rather know what's going on, then not know at all." Breaststroke amount of pictures. "Opportunity doesn't just come to you. Don't wait for it. You have to find it and once you do, don't just 5-4 Senior Words that best describe me to others: Organized, knock on its door. Kick it open." Glendale, Ariz. (Ironwood) tenacious, enthusiastic, feisty.

CAREER BESTS 2007-08 (JUNIOR): Placed 12th in 2003 and 2004 ... Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke at the 100 BREASTSTROKE - 1:06.10 in the 100 breaststroke and 2004 5A State Championships and fifth in the same event in 2003. 200 BREASTSTROKE - 2:24.57 19th in the 200 breaststroke at the WAC Championships ... PERSONAL: Maria Elyse Hechanova was born Nov. 13, 1987 in Fort Had a solid meet to start the season at TCU, placing second in the Polk, La. ... Daughter of Rodolfo and Henny Hechanova ... Enjoys 100 breaststroke, third in the 200 medley relay and fourth in the Polynesian dancing ... Grandfather Lorenzo played college basket- 200 freestyle relay ... Took third place in the 100 breaststroke vs. ball in the Philippines ... Is majoring in electronic media and film Washington State and fifth in the 200 breaststroke ... Took third in with an emphasis in journalism and a minor in public the 100 breaststroke vs. WAC opponents Idaho and New Mexico relations/advertising ... Hopes to become a news anchor/reporter. State.

2006-07 (SOPHOMORE): Placed ninth in the 100 breaststroke at the WAC Championships in a career-best time of 1:06.10 ... Finished 12th in the 200 breaststroke in 2:25.53 ... Earned three individual wins over the course of the season, taking first in the 100 breast- stroke vs. San Diego, and first in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at Loyola Marymount.

2005-06 (FRESHMAN): Placed 14th in the 100 breaststroke at the WAC Championships in a time of 1:08.47 after placing 10th in the prelims of the event with a time of 1:07.65 ... Competed in eight meets over the season, earning 11 top-five individual finishes ... Placed third in all three events at New Mexico State (100 breast- stroke, 200 breaststroke and 50 freestyle) ... Helped NAU earn a win in the 200 medley relay vs. New Mexico ... Also placed second in the 100 and 200 breaststroke in that meet ... Earned NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete honors.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Ironwood High School ... Four- year letterwinner under coach Sue Turner ... Team co-captain as a senior ... Four-time region champion in the 100 yard breaststroke ... School record-holder in the 100 yard breaststroke ... Four-time state qualifier ... Team was two-time region champions ... Earned All-American consideration in the 100 yard breaststroke ... Named Region Swimmer of the Year in 2002 ... Named Team's Most Valuable Swimmer twice ... Named Ironwood Swimmer of the Year

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2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Earned the 2006 state championships … Team placed fourth at the Michigan High four silver medals and two bronze School State Championships … Also competed in track and water polo. medals at the WAC Championships ... Broke her own school record and PERSONAL: Rachael Dawn Foe was born Feb. 15, 1988 in Grand Rapids, Mich. earned silver in the 50 freestyle in … Daughter of Larry and Becky Foe … Has one brother, Chris … Hobbies include 23.25 (NCAA “B” standard) ... Also hiking … Majoring in history/secondary education. took an individual silver in the 100 freestyle in a per- sonal-best 51.03 ... Part of silver-medal winning and school- record setting 400 medley relay team RACHAEL FOE (3:48.44) ... Part of Freestyle/Butterfly/IM silver-medal win- 5-9 Junior ning and school- record setting 200 Ada, Mich. (Forest Hills Central) medley relay team CAREER BESTS (1:43.18) ... Earned bronze medal and a 50 FREESTYLE - 23.25 school record as 100 FREESTYLE - 51.03 part of the 200 100 BUTTERFLY - 55.53 freestyle relay team (1:34.33) and earned an individual bronze medal in the 100 butterfly with a personal-best time of 55.53 ... Earned a total of six first-team All-WAC awards ... Competed in PRIOR TO NAU: Earned first team the 100 fly and 100 free at the USA Short Course Nationals in December, plac- all-league honors in three events at ing 58th and 87th, respectively (among more than 130 competitors) ... Earned The Summit League Championships seven individual and six relay wins over the course of the season ... Finished as a sophomore at Oakland first in the 50 free and second in the 100 fly, 400 medley relay and 200 free relay University ... Swam the sixth-fastest vs. Pac-10 Washington State on Nov. 16 ... Started off the season with wins in time in school history (57.43) to suc- cessfully defend her 100-yard but- the 100 fly, 200 free relay and 200 medley relay against TCU on Oct. 26 ... terfly title ... Swam on the champi- Earned wins in the 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay vs. onship 200 and 400 medley relay New Mexico on Dec. 6 ... The 200 medley relay time of 1:59.94 was a new pool teams ... Qualified for the champi- record ... Named Academic All-WAC ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar onship finals in the 100 backstroke Athlete Award. (seventh) and 200 fly (fourth) ... As a freshman was named first team All- 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Made a huge impact in her rookie campaign, setting an Mid-Con … Won the 100 butterfly in individual school record and three relay school records ... Earned five first team 58.29, the fastest time in the confer- All-WAC awards and two second team awards ... Led-off the school-record and KRISTEN HAMILTON ence … Was third in the 100 back- bronze medal-winning 200 freestyle relay team at the WAC Championships Butterfly/Backstroke stroke (1:00.20) and fifth in the 200 with a school-record 50 freestyle time of 23.41 (NCAA “B” standard) ... Also part 5-8 Junior Transfer butterfly (2:10.56) … Swam on the of school-record 400 freestyle and 400 medley relays at the WAC meet which first place 400 medley relay squad. earned second and third place, respectively ... Earned an individual bronze in Columbus, Ohio (Oakland/Upper Arlington) the 100 freestyle in a time of 51.11 ... Took fourth at the WAC meet in both the HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of 200 IM and the 100 butterfly ... Earned six individual wins over the course of CAREER BESTS Upper Arlington High School ... the season and was part of eight winning relays ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle 100 BUTTERFLY - 57.43 Four-year letterwinner and team co- Scholar Athlete Award. captain as a senior ... Was a five-time All-American ... Helped her team win three state championships ... Was state runner-up in the 100 butterfly. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Forest Hills Central High School … Swam for coaches Tim Jasperse and Mike Brady … Four-time letterwinner and one year PERSONAL: Kristen L. Hamilton was born Nov. 11, 1987 in Columbus, Ohio ... team captain … Named to the all-state team four straight years … Earned All- Daughter of Dale and Mary Jane Hamilton ... Has one brother, Nicholas (22) ... American nods in the 100 yard butterfly … Holds team records in the 200 IM Enjoys writing ... Both parents were divers at Bowling Green State University in (2:10.0) and the 100 butterfly (57.48) … 200 freestyle relay team placed first at the early 1980’s ... Is majoring in exercise science.

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2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 11th 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 24th in the 100 breaststroke and 13th in in the 100 freestyle at the WAC the 200 breaststroke at the WAC Championships in 53.97 ... Swam a Championships ... Swam a career- career-best 53.07 in the time trials of best time of 1:06.65 in the prelims of the 100 free and a career-best the 100 breast and a career-best time 1:00.60 in the prelims of the 100 of 2:24.50 in the finals of the 200 backstroke ... Part of two first-place breast ... Earned first career individ- relay teams over the course of the ual win in the 100 breast vs. Grand season, the 200 medley relay team at Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Also placed sec- San Diego and the 200 medley relay ond in the 200 breast in that meet ... team vs. Grand Canyon ... Took sec- Part of the winning 200 medley relay ond place in the 100 freestyle vs. team at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... New Mexico on Dec. 6 and second in Placed third and fourth in the 100 the 50 freestyle vs. Grand Canyon on breast and 200 breast, respectively, Jan. 26 ... Part of two 400 freestyle JESSI JONES vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 ... Took LINDSEY MILLER relay teams that swam a top time fourth in both the 100 and 200 but were exhibitioned when NAU Breaststroke breast at New Mexico State on Feb. Freestyle/Backstroke was already the winner vs. New 5-6 Junior 2 ... Academic All-WAC honoree and 5-11 Junior Mexico and Grand Canyon ... recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle Academic All-WAC honoree and Peoria, Ariz. (Centennial) Tucson, Ariz. (Ironwood Ridge) Scholar Athlete Award. recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. CAREER BESTS 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Placed 14th CAREER BESTS 100 BREASTSTROKE - 1:06.65 in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke 100 FREESTYLE - 53.07 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Placed 17th 200 BREASTSTROKE - 2:24.50 at the WAC Championships ... Swam 100 BACKSTROKE - 1:00.60 in the finals of the 100 freestyle at a season-best time of 1:07.32 in the the WAC Championships and 23rd in finals of the 100 and a season-best time of 2:27.18 in the prelims of the 200 ... the finals of the 100 backstroke ... Part of the winning 400 freestyle relay team Earned five individual top-three finishes over the course of the season includ- at Loyola Marymount, and part of the winning 200 freestyle relay teams at both ing a pair of third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke vs. TCU ... TCU and Idaho ... Earned 10 individual top-five finishes over the course of the Placed second in the 100 breaststroke vs. San Diego and third in the 200 ... season, including a third-place finish in the 100 freestyle at Washington State Placed third in the 200 breaststroke at Loyola Marymount and fourth in the 100 and a fourth-place finish in the 100 backstroke at Loyola Marymount ... Earned ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Centennial High School … Four-year letter- HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Ironwood Ridge High School … Four-year let- winner for coach Shannon Orcutt and one-year team captain … Two-time terwinner for coach Mark Chatigny … Holds every swimming record except the regional champ in the 100 breaststroke … State runner-up in the event in 2004 100 butterfly and breast- … Three-time Most Valuable Swimmer … Team placed third in 2005 in 5A II stroke … Four-time MVP … Division … Recognized as the Scholar Athlete of the Year as a senior … Posted a Swam for the Pusch Ridge 3.8 GPA … Named the 2004 Piper Jaffray Student Athlete of the Year … Also Club Team … Two-year cap- swam for the Arizona Swimming Gauchos club team. tain in basketball … Three- time team MVP … First team PERSONAL: Jessi Joan Jones was born May 7, 1988 in Glendale, Ariz. … All-Southern Arizona … Daughter of Kimberly Jones … Has one younger brother, Nick … Hobbies include Holds record for most points shopping, dancing and watching movies … Majoring in health sciences. scored in a game … Team reached the state quarterfi- nals twice … Competed in track and field for three years … Placed second at states for high jump twice.

PERSONAL: Lindsey Rose Miller was born May 22, 1988 in San Diego, Calif. … Daughter of Robert and Shelley Miller … Has one sis- ter, Courtney … Majoring in accounting ... Also consid- ered Arizona and Southwestern University.

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2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 11th ninth in the 400 individual medley at in the 100 butterfly at the WAC the WAC Championships in 4:34.55 Championships in a career-best time ... Also finished ninth in the 200 but- of 58.02 ... Finished 14th in the 200 terfly in 2:07.71 ... Earned first fly ... Earned the second individual career win at NAU in the 200 butter- win of her NAU career in the 200 fly fly vs. Idaho and New Mexico State at New Mexico State on Feb. 2 ... Part on Nov. 10 and second career win in of the winning 200 medley relay the 200 fly vs. Grand Canyon on Jan. team at TCU on Oct. 26 ... Took third 26 ... Placed second in the 200 fly vs. in the 200 fly vs. Idaho and New Washington State, vs. New Mexico Mexico State on Nov. 10 ... Took third and at San Diego. in the 100 fly, fourth in the 200 fly and second in the 200 medley relay 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Earned sec- at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Swam the ond-team All-WAC honors by placing top time in the 200 IM vs. Grand KIMBER MORELLI fourth in the 400 individual medley RENEE ROTHER Canyon and took second in the 200 at the WAC Championships with a fly and 200 medley relay ... Butterfly/IM/Freestyle time of 4:33.98 ... Placed 12th at the Butterfly/IM Academic All-WAC honoree and 5-3 Junior meet in the 200 butterfly and 18th in 5-5 Junior recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle the 200 IM ... Earned second-place Scholar Athlete Award. Oregon City, Ore. (Gladstone) Scottsdale, Ariz. (Horizon) finishes in the 200 butterfly vs. NMSU/Boise State and vs. TCU ... 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Earned first- CAREER BESTS Placed third in that same event at CAREER BESTS team All-WAC honors as part of the 200 BUTTERFLY - 2:07.62 Idaho and vs. San Diego ... Earned 10 200 IM - 2:08.24 third-place 200 medley relay team at 200 IM - 2:11.12 top-five finishes over the course of 400 IM - 4:37.07 the WAC Championships ... Placed 400 IM - 4:33.98 the season ... Earned a NAU Golden 100 BUTTERFLY - 58.02 seventh in the 400 IM and ninth in Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. the 200 IM at the WAC meet, and 200 BUTTERFLY - 2:07.52 also earned an 11th-place finish in HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Horizon High School … Competed for four the 200 butterfly ... Won the 200 butterfly vs. San Diego in a time of 2:26.69 and years under coach Maryanne Keever … Team captain … Named Horizon swim- was also part of the winning 200 medley relay team at that meet ... Earned seven ming class MVP three times … Team MVP as a senior … A National Age Group top-three finishes over the course of the season, including second-place finishes Award winner (sixth place) in the 800 freestyle relay … Western Sectional final- in both the 100 and 200 butterfly at Idaho ... Placed second in the 100 butterfly ist in the 200 butterfly … NISCA Junior National qualifier in the 200 butterfly and at Arizona and second in the 200 butterfly at Washington State. 400 IM … Second team all-state in 2004 … Holds the Horizon record in the 200 medley relay. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Gladstone High School … Swam for four years under coach Jackie Holstrom … Broke state record in the 100 breaststroke as a PERSONAL: Kimberly Rose Morelli was born Sept. 14, 1987 in St. Charles, Mo. freshman … Seven-time district champion … State finalist as an individual eight … Daughter of Glen and Carla Morelli … Has two sisters, Krista, and Kara who times … Two-time state champion in the 100 breaststroke (2003 and 2006) … was on the swim team at Texas A&M … Father played football at Central Also won state in the 200 freestyle in 2006 … Placed second in the 200 IM and Methodist … Majoring in nursing. third in the 100 butterfly at the 2005 state championships … State runner-up in the 200 freestyle in 2004 … Earned third in the 200 IM at the 2003 state meet.

PERSONAL: Reneé Whitney Rother was born Dec. 13, 1987 in Portland, Ore. … Daughter of Bill and Sue Rother … Majoring in biology with a minor in chemistry.

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2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Earned a 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Placed 12th pair of ninth-place finishes at the in the 1,650 freestyle at the WAC WAC Championships in the 100 Championships in 17:37.39 ... Placed breaststroke and 200 breaststroke ... 16th in the 500 freestyle after swim- Swam career-best times in both ming a career-best time of 5:07.82 in (1:06.12 and 2:20.89) ... Earned the prelims to finish 12th ... Swam a eight individual second-place finish- career-best time of 1:56.86 in the es over the course of the season ... prelims of the 200 freestyle ... Took Took second in the 100 breast and third in both the 400 free and 800 200 breast vs. Idaho and NMSU on free vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 ... Nov. 10, vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 Took second in the 800 free and and at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Took fourth in the 100 free vs. Grand third in the 200 breast and fourth in Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Placed fourth in the 100 breast vs. Pac-10 the 1,650 free and the 800 free relay Washington State on Nov. 16. at New Mexico State on Feb. 2. T.J. WILLIAMS HALEY WILLOUGHBY 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Placed eighth 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Placed 19th Breaststroke/IM in the 200 breaststroke at the WAC Freestyle in both the 200 freestyle and 500 5-10 Junior Championships in 2:25.05 ... Swam a 5-5 Junior freestyle at the WAC Championships season-best time of 2:24.57 in the ... Placed third in the 100 butterfly at Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Corpus Christi, Texas (Mary Carroll) prelims of the event to place sixth ... Washington State ... Part of the third Finished 15th in the 200 IM and 16th place 200 freestyle relay team vs. CAREER BESTS in the 100 breaststroke at the WAC CAREER BESTS TCU ... Placed sixth in the 100 back- 100 BREASTROKE - 1:06.12 meet ... Earned wins in the 200 200 FREESTYLE - 1:56.86 stroke and 500 freestyle at Idaho. 200 BREASTSTROKE - 2:20.89 breaststroke vs. NMSU/Boise State 500 FREESTYLE - 5:07.82 200 IM - 2:10.58 and vs. San Diego ... Placed third in 1,650 FREESTYLE - 17:37.39 HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of the 200 IM vs. San Diego and third in Mary Carroll High School … Four- the 200 breaststroke at Idaho and at Washington State. year letterwinner under coach Bruce Swart … Team captain in 2005 and 2006 … Honored as the District/Regional Swimmer of the Year in 2004 … Earned all- HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Blue Springs High School … Swam for coach- state nods in 2003, 2004 and 2005 … Holds regional record in the 50 yard es Bill Shalley and Robert Sturman … Four-year letterwinner … Team captain … freestyle … School record-holder in the 500 yard freestyle … Team was district Earned six All-American honors … Named all-state 11 times and received 12 all- and regional champions three years straight, from 2003 to 2005 … Awarded conference honors … Holds conference and high school records in the 100 yard Swimmer of the Year in 2006 … Named Tiger Athlete of the Year at Mary Carroll breaststroke and the 200 yard IM … Team won state championships in 2005 and in 2004. 2006 … Swam the breaststroke leg for the medley relay team that broke the state record. PERSONAL: Haley Dawn Willoughby was born Nov. 23, 1987 in Corpus Christi … Daughter of Kurt and Kelly Willoughby … Has two younger brothers, Matthew PERSONAL: Taryn Jean Williams was born Dec. 23, 1987 in Blue Springs … and Jackson … Is majoring in elementary education. Daughter of Mitch and Kathy Williams … Has one sister, Tobie … Majoring in speech pathology.

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2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Competed in 2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Represented eight meets for NAU ... Placed third NAU at the NCAA Zone Diving among NAU divers on the 1-meter Championships in her first year, plac- on Nov. 16 with a score of 244.05 ... ing 30th on the 3-meter and 34th on Earned a season-high score of the 1-meter ... Earned a pair of sev- 253.64 on the 1-meter at Arizona on enth-place finishes at the WAC Jan. 4 to place ninth ... Also earned a Championships on the 3-meter and season-high score of 260.77 on the platform, scoring a season-high 3-meter at that meet to finish eighth 198.00 on platform ... Placed fifth on ... Placed third on the 1-meter and the 1-meter at Arizona on Jan. 4 with fourth on the 3-meter at San Diego a season-high score of 270.23 and on Dec. 15 ... Academic All-WAC seventh on the 3-meter with a score honoree and recipient of a NAU of 269.85 ... Scored a season-high Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. 282.98 on the 3-meter vs. Idaho and New Mexico State on Nov. 10 to LANA CHRISTENSEN HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of MEGAN COLLIER place third ... NAU Golden Eagle Kelly Walsh High School … Four-year Scholar Athlete Award recipient. Diving letterwinner and team co-captain as Diving 5-7 Sophomore a senior for coach Dean Hawks … 5-1 Sophomore HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Four-time all-conference … All-state Sunnyslope High School … Four-year Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh) Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope) for one year … Also dove for the starter … Named the district's Midwest Diving Academy and did Freshman Athlete of the year… All- CAREER BESTS gymnastics at the Wyoming CAREER BESTS American as a junior and senior … 1 METER - 253.64 Gymnastics Center which earned 1 METER - 270.23 Two-time region champ… Two-time 3 METER - 260.77 nine team state championships. 3 METER - 282.98 state runner-up… Set the school's 1- PLATFORM - 198.95 PLATFORM - 198.00 meter record … Team captain as a PERSONAL: Lanette Marie senior … Team was state champs in Christensen was born Jan. 27, 1989 in Casper, Wyo. … Daughter of Brian and 2005 and runner-up in 2006 … Dove for the Arizona Marlins club team from Patti Christensen … Has one sister, Carissa (22) … Enjoys horseback riding … Is 2003-06 and the Clavadistas del Sol (CDS) club team in 2006-07 … Qualified for majoring in microbiology … Also considered the University of Kansas, the West Zones, getting 13th on the 3-meter and 16th on the 1-meter at Senior University of New Mexico and the University of North Dakota. Zones in 2005 … Competed in gymnastics for 11 years for the Arizona Sunrays.

PERSONAL: Megan Elizabeth Collier was born Dec. 27, 1988 in Beech Grove, Ind. … Daughter of Tim and Joyce Collier … Has one brother, Ethan (10) … Enjoys movies, hanging out with friends and dancing … Is majoring in computer sci- ence.

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2007-08 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN): 2007-08 (SOPHOMORE): Earned two Recovered enough from shoulder bronze medals at the WAC surgery to begin swimming for NAU Championships as part of the 800 in January ... Finally able to prove freestyle relay and the school-record her talents at the WAC setting 200 freestyle relay (1:34.33) Championships where she was part ... Took home a third first team All- of two silver-medal winning and WAC Award by placing fourth in the school record relay teams (200 med- 200 backstroke in a career-best time ley relay and 400 medley relay) and a of 2:04.72 ... Part of the pool-record third bronze-medal winning and setting and winning 200 medley relay school-record setting relay team team vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 ... (200 freestyle relay) ... Also earned Took first individual career win at two second team All-WAC Awards, NAU in the 200 backstroke vs. Grand placing seventh in the 50 freestyle in Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Swam on win- 23.99 and eighth in the 100 back- ning 400 medley relay team vs. Idaho MEREDITH EGLORIA stroke in 58.38 ... Swam a career- CLAIRE FERRO and New Mexico State on Nov. 10 best time of 57.31 (second best time and the winning 400 freestyle relay Freestyle/Backstroke ever at NAU) in the prelims of the Backstroke/Freestyle teams vs. New Mexico and Grand 5-4 Redshirt Sophomore 100 backstroke to place first ... 5-9 Sophomore Canyon ... Took second place in four Placed 13th in the 100 freestyle events vs. Pac-10 Washington State Kapolei, Hawaii (Kapolei) Litchfield Park, Ariz. (Milennium) finals in 53.05 ... Swam a lead-off on Nov. 16, the 100 back, 200 back, 100 freestyle leg in a career-best 200 free relay and 400 medley relay CAREER BESTS time of 52.75 in the 400 freestyle CAREER BESTS ... Academic All-WAC honoree and 50 FREESTYLE - 23.99 relay ... Took third in the 100 free 50 FREESTYLE - 24.69 recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle 100 FREESTYLE - 52.75 and 100 back at New Mexico State 200 FREESTYLE - 1:53.86 Scholar Athlete Award. 100 BACKSTROKE - 57.31 on Feb. 2 ... Part of the winning 200 200 BACKSTROKE - 2:04.72 medley relay team at that meet ... PRIOR TO NAU: Attended Glendale Placed first in the 50 free and 200 medley relay vs. Grand Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Community College and Estrella Mountain Community College … Is a 2005 grad- Recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. uate of Millennium High School … Four-year starter and letterwinner as well as three-time team captain for coach Sonny Culbreth … Placed first in the 200 2006-07 (FRESHMAN): Forced to redshirt her first season due to a shoulder freestyle relay and fourth in the 100 backstroke at the state meet in 2005 … injury ... Recovering from shoulder surgery as she begins her first year of eligi- Holds team record in the 100 backstroke at 59.62, the 100 freestyle at 54.32 and bility ... Earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. the 50 freestyle at 25.18 … Member of the Westside Silver Fins club team in 2006. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of Kapolei High School … Four-year letterwin- ner and four-year starter for coach Dexter Lee … Team captain as a senior … PERSONAL: Claire Lyn Ferro was born June 4, 1988 in Phoenix … Daughter of Three-year high school state champion … Named team MVP … Earned All- Robert and Robyn Ferro … Has a brother, Brian (17) and a sister, Michelle (19) American nods … Also a two- … Hobbies are hanging out with friends, watching movies and ice cream … Most year letterwinner and two-year memorable high school experience was when her 200 freestyle relay team tied starter in water polo. for first in the state with Cactus Foothills High School .. Is majoring in elemen- tary education. PERSONAL: Meredith Ashlyn Egloria was born Jan. 3, 1988 in Honolulu … Daughter of Maurice and Joyce Egloria … Has three siblings, a brother, Jeremy (31), and sisters Melissa (27) and Melanie (16) … Father is a member of the Hawaii Air National Guard … Is majoring in elementary education … Enjoys spending time with family and friends and going to the beach ... Also considered Hawai’i and Northern Colorado.

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2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Competed in PERSONAL: Vivian Martine Landeck was born May 17, 1989 in Singapore … four meets in her first season with Daughter of Christopher and Carin Landeck … Has two sisters, Stefanie and the Lumberjacks ... Part of the sec- Romy … Enjoys going to the beach, skiing, hiking, boating and shopping … Plans ond-place 200 medley relay team at to major in exercise science and pursue a career in physical therapy … Also con- San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Swam on sidered attending North Texas and Colorado State ... Most memorable moment fifth-place 200 freestyle relay and in her high school career was her relay team that made it to the state meet. sixth-place 400 medley relay vs. Pac- 10 Washington State on Nov. 16.

HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Sandra Day O'Connor High School … Four-year starter and one-year team captain … Two-time MVP … Finished second in the 100 back at states as a senior … Holds school records in the 50 free and 100 back … Swam for the ASHLEY KURTZ Brophy East club team for coach Dave Freestyle/Backstroke Gibson … Also swam for four years with the Arizona Desert Fox team. 6-0 Sophomore Peoria, Ariz. (Sandra Day O’Connor) PERSONAL: Ashley René Kurtz was born Jan. 11, 1989 in Glendale, Ariz. 2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Swam in four CAREER BESTS … Daughter of John and Lori Kurtz … different events at the WAC Has one brother, Andrew (16) and Championships but was an exhibition 50 FREESTYLE - 25.50 two sisters, Gretchen (18) and swimmer in all four ... Earned six indi- 100 FREESTYLE - 54.95 Natalie (14) … Is majoring in histo- vidual top-five finishes in the seven ry/secondary education … Most meets she competed in ... Took sec- memorable moment in her high school career was finishing second in the 100 ond in the 200 freestyle vs. Idaho and backstroke at the state meet as a senior. New Mexico State on Nov. 10 ... Placed fourth in the 200 individual medley and fifth in the 200 free vs. Pac-10 Washington State on Nov. 16 ... Took fifth in both the 100 and 500 free at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Earned an All- KATE SCHAFER HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of WAC second team award by placing Freestyle Hazen High School … Team captain as eighth in the 500 freestyle at the a junior and a four-year starter … WAC Championships ... Had swum a 5-10 Sophomore Named MVP … State champion in the season-best 5:06.64 in the prelims to Renton, Wash. (Hazen) 200 freestyle in 2004 … Named the place seventh ... Part of the bronze- Seattle Times Prep Athlete Of The medal winning 800 freestyle relay CAREER BESTS Week three times … Named a Seattle team (7:35.90) ... Placed 10th in the 200 FREESTYLE - 1:56.10 P.I. All Star Athlete in 2004 … Earned 200 freestyle in a season-best a Wendy's High School Heisman 1:53.61 ... Earned her first career win 500 FREESTYLE - 5:15.21 in the 100 freestyle vs. Grand Canyon Award in 2006 … Scholar-athlete all four years on Jan. 26 ... Had a strong meet vs. … Placed in the top 10 at states all four years Pac-10 Washington State on Nov. 16, … Holds high school records in the 200 med- placing third in the 200 free and 400 ley and 200 free relays … Swam for the free and fifth in the 100 free. Bellevue Club Team and earned the atten- VIVIAN LANDECK HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of dance award three years in a row. Freestyle Clements High School … Four-year starter and one-year team captain PERSONAL: Katherine Lee Schafer was born 5-6 Sophomore for coach Justin O'Sullivan … Two- Dec. 12, 1988 in Seattle, Wash. … Daughter Sugar Land, Texas (Clements) time All-American … Two-time 5A of Randy and Cynthia Schafer ... Enjoys bak- state qualifier … Region finalist all ing, sleeping and shopping … Is majoring in CAREER BESTS four years of her high school career exercise science … Most memorable high 200 FREESTYLE - 1:53.61 … Competed at the Junior Nationals school moment was winning state in the 500 FREESTYLE - 5:06.64 in 2005. 200 freestyle. 2008-09 NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING 31 MEET THE LUMBERJACKS

2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Competed in HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of seven meets for the Lumberjacks ... Sunset High School ... Was a diver for Earned seven top-five finishes over the Tualatin Hills Club and coach Joe the course of the season ... Placed Lyons for eight years ... Was an ath- fifth in the 100 breaststroke vs. New lete representative for two years for Mexico on Dec. 6 ... Placed fifth in the Oregon Dive Association ... the 100 breast and the 200 medley Qualified for the U.S. Diving Junior relay at San Diego on Dec. 15 ... Olympic Nationals on platform this Placed second in the 200 medley past summer. relay, fourth in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast vs. Grand PERSONAL: Cassandra Marie Canyon on Jan. 26 ... Part of fourth- Anderson was born Feb. 18, 1990 in place 200 medley relay team at New Mexico State on Feb. 2 ... Academic Portland, Ore. ... Daughter of Daniel MONICA VEIT All-WAC honoree and recipient of a CASSIE ANDERSON and Judith Anderson ... Has one Breaststroke/IM NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Diving brother, Josh (26) and one sister, 5-6 Sophomore Award. 5-6 Freshman Allie (17) ... Enjoys going out with friends and spending time on her Anchorage, Alaska (South Anchorage) Portland, Ore. (University) HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of family’s boat ... Brother, Josh, was a CAREER BESTS South Anchorage High School … collegiate diver at the University of Arizona ... Also considered attending 100 BREASTSTROKE - 1:07.23 Three-year letterwinner and one- Nevada in the recruiting process ... Plans to major in elementary education. 200 BREASTSTROKE - 2:26.87 year team captain for coach Troy Christensen at South Anchorage and one-year letterwinner at Service High School … Runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at the conference and regional meets in 2006 and third in both in 2005 … Took fourth in the 100 breaststroke at states in 2006 … Voted "Most Inspirational" in 2006 … Holds high school records in the 200 medley and freestyle relays as well as the 200 IM … Team took first in the conference and region in 2006 and second in 2005 as well as third in the state in 2006. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Mount Boucherie Secondary School PERSONAL: Monica Marie Veit was born Dec. 27, 1988 in Anchorage … ... Swam for the Liquid Lightning Daughter of Mark and Debbie Veit … Has one sister, Lindsey (16) … Enjoys trav- Swim Club and coach John Douglas eling and hanging out with friends and family … Is majoring in accounting. for 10 years ... Three-time Team MVP ... Earned the team’s Most Dedicated Award twice ... Took home three gold medals, two silver medals and a bronze at the 2007 B.C. Provincials ... Held 30 short course meter records.

PERSONAL: Chalene Rose Dirks- CHALENE DIRKS-RYAN Ryan was born August 26, 1990 in Backstroke/Freestyle/IM Victoria, B.C. ... Daughter of Barb Turik and Rod Dirks ... Enjoys sleep- 5-6 Freshman ing, eating, shopping and baking ... Kelowna, B.C. (Mount Boucherie) Father, Rod, played professional baseball in the 1970’s for the Pittsburgh Pirates and Montreal Expos ... Also considered North Texas and New Mexico in the recruiting process ... Is planning to major in exercise science.

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2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Represented 2007-08 (FRESHMAN): Earned three NAU at the NCAA Zone Diving silver medals and one bronze medal Championships in her first year, finish- at her first WAC Championships, also ing 22nd on 3-meter and 30th on 1- setting two individual school records meter ... Took fourth on the 1-meter and two relay school records ... Took at the WAC Championships with a silver in the 100 breaststroke with an season-high score of 289.95 ... Placed NCAA “B” qualifying and school- eighth on the 3-meter at the WAC record time of 1:03.33 ... Set a meet ... Took third on 3-meter and school record in the prelims of the fifth on 1-meter vs. USC on Jan. 25 ... 200 breaststroke in 2:19.25 and Took third on 1-meter vs. Idaho and went on to earn a bronze medal with New Mexico State on Nov. 10 and a time of 2:19.29 ... Part of the silver- scored 277.05 on the 3-meter ... medal winning and school-record Academic All-WAC honoree and relay teams in the 200 medley relay recipient of a NAU Golden Eagle (1:43.18) and the 400 medley relay TARYN HARRIS Scholar Athlete Award. KIM KOPRA (3:48.44) ... Competed at the USA Short Course Nationals in December Diving HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Breaststroke and placed 36th of 91 competitors in 5-5 Sophomore Southridge High School … Member of 5-3 Sophomore the 100 breaststroke with a time of S.P.O.R.T. Gymnastics (owned by her 1:04.17 ... Earned a total of 10 indi- East Wenatchee, Ore. (Wenatchee) Kamuela, Hawaii (Hawaii Prep) mother) … Member of THDC (Tualatin vidual wins over the course of the Hills Dive Club) … Diver of the year season as well as five relay wins ... CAREER BESTS from 2004-2006 … Diving district CAREER BESTS Part of the first-place and pool- 1 METER - 289.95 champion in 2005 and placed second 100 BREASTSTROKE - 1:03.33 record setting 200 medley relay 3 METER - 280.05 at state … Held the 1- meter diving 200 BREASTSTROKE - 2:19.25 team vs. New Mexico on Dec. 6 with record at Wenatchee High School a time of 1:59.94 ... Earned three (426.25 points) where she lettered for two years … Earned two artistic awards on wins and three second-place finishes in the first two meets of her career in floor in gymnastics. Texas to earn the WAC Athlete of the Week Award the very first time she was eligible ... Had a perfect meet vs. WAC foes Idaho and New Mexico State on PERSONAL: Taryn Danielle Harris was born Sept. 28, 1988 in Eugene, Ore. … Nov. 10, finishing first in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 400 medley relay ... Daughter of Chance and Sue Harris … Has one brother, Trace (16) and one sis- Took first in the 100 breast vs. Pac-10 Washington State on Nov. 16 ... Named ter, Tori (25) … Enjoys reading … Is majoring in management … Brother Trace is Academic All-WAC and earned a NAU Golden Eagle Scholar Athlete Award. a high school pole vaulter … Most memorable experience in high school career was winning the floor event at the Cascadian Elite Gymnastics Challenge in HIGH SCHOOL: A 2007 graduate of Hawai'i Preparatory ... Three-year letter- 2002 ... Most exciting event she remembers is skydiving with her father in 2007. winner and one-year team captain … MVP all three years ... Three-time All- American … Holds the 100 breaststroke record and the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay records … Named the Big Island Interscholastic Federation (B.I.I.F.) Athlete of the Year … Three-year letterwinner in soccer and volleyball and four-year letterwinner in water polo as well as three-time MVP ... Named All-American in water polo … Team placed third at states in 2007 and swim team placed third at states in 2006 and 2007.

PERSONAL: Kimberly Kopra was born Feb. 11, 1989 in Seaside, Ore. … Daughter of David and Barbara Kopra … Has two brothers, David and Michael, and a sis- ter, Karlyanna … Michael was a USA National Team rugby player and Karly swam and played water polo at Brown University … Is majoring in hotel and restaurant management.

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HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of HIGH SCHOOL: A 2008 graduate of Seattle Prep ... Team captain and Kealakehe High School ... Four-year letterwinner for coach Tom letterwinner and one-year team cap- Campbell as a senior ... Broke her tain for coach Steve Borowski ... high school’s diving record as a Holds seven school records including senior ... Dove for the Pacific individual records in the 100, 200 Northwest Club Team under coach and 500 freestyle and 100 butterfly Jim Southerland and former ... Also a three-year starter and two- Olympian Kelly McCormick- time team captain on the water polo Robertson ... Was a Junior Olympic team ... Swam for the Kona Aquatics National qualifier from 2004-2008 Swim Team. and an AAU National qualifier from 2006-2008 ... Placed third by less PERSONAL: Krista Rae Metcalfe HOLLY FROST than a point at the state champi- KRISTA MAIER Maier was born Jan. 10, 1990 in Diving onships as a senior at Seattle Prep. Freestyle/Butterfly/IM Calgary, Alberta ... Daughter of Kim 5-3 Freshman 5-4 Freshman and Carol Maier ... Has two brothers, PERSONAL: Holly Victoria Frost was Ben (32) and Nick (28), and one sis- Seattle, Wash. (Mercer Island) Kailua-Kona, Hawaii (Kealakehe) born March 3, 1990 in Seattle, ter, Jen (31) ... Is contemplating a Wash. ... Daughter of Mark and Nancy Frost ... Has one brother, Patrick, who profession as an ER doctor ... Also considered Northern Colorado and Colorado played college basketball at the University of Redlands ... Enjoys shopping, College in the recruiting process. sleeping, eating and baking ... Is planning to major in sociology and political sci- ence ... Also considered attending Purdue, Kansas and Nevada.

HIGH SCHOOL: A December, 2007, graduate of Juneau-Douglas High School ... Four-year letterwinner for coach John Wray ... Team captain as a senior ... Three-time state champi- on in 2007 (500 freestyle, 200 indi- vidual medley and 400 freestyle relay) ... State champ in the 200 IM in 2005 and in the 500 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay in 2004 ... Holds high school records in the 200 IM (2:11.37), the 500 freestyle (5:05.50) and the 400 freestyle relay KRISTIN JONES (3:34.50) ... Team was state champi- Freestyle/IM ons the last three years and runner- up in 2004 by one point. 5-4 Freshman

Juneau, Alaska (Juneau-Douglas) PERSONAL: Kristin J. Jones was born Jan. 16, 1990 in Juneau, Alaska ... Daughter of Elizabeth and Charlie Jones ... Has three brothers, Ryan (20), Owen (14) and Trevor (11) ... Enjoys playing the piano, yoga, sleep and food ... Is con- templating a career in psychology or sociology ... Also considered Idaho and Freshmen Holly Frost (left), Chalene Dirks-Ryan (center) and Kristin Jones (right) on Alaska Fairbanks in the recruiting process. the swimming and diving team’s hike to the top of Mt. Elden in Flagstaff.

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