2011-12 Auburn Swimming And Diving 13 NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS • 22 SEC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 2,130 ALL-AMERICANS 2011 SEC CHAMPIONS 2011 SEC Champions Auburn’s men captured their 15th consecutive SEC Championship in 2011 in Gainesville, Fla., holding off the host Florida Gators in the closest SEC meet ever. 3 THE AUBURN PROGRAM THE AUBURN PROGRAM When swimmers come into the Auburn program, they do not just improve, but they flourish. Headed by Olympian Brett Hawke, along with assistants Frank Bradley, Cesar Cielo Richard Long, Carrie Karkoska and Sam 50 Free 100 Free Busch, the Auburn coaching staff works Entered the Program Entered the Program 19.20 42.58 every day in refining technique in strokes, Left the Program Left the Program *18.47 *40.92 starts, turns and underwater work. * - NCAA Record The work in the pool is coupled with the dry land workouts in the fall and weight training with strength and condition- ing coach Bryan “PK” Karkoska. Working Michael Silva through PK’s dryland training, Auburn swimmers are physically prepared for 100 Breast 200 Breast Entered the Program 56.27 Entered the Program Left the program 2:15.87 the training necessary to challenge for a 52.09 Left the program 1:58.65 championship every year. Maggie Bird 500 Free 1650 Free Entered the Program Entered the Program 4:55.09 17:43.55 Left the program Left the program 4:36.63 15:52.35 4 THE AUBURN PROGRAM THE AUBURN PROGRAM Auburn swimmers are also aided in their training by top-notch facilities. Swimming daily in the James E. Martin Aquatic Center, a facility that has hosted SEC Championships, NCAA Champion- Ava Ohlgren ships and the U.S. Open, the Tigers have the advantage of training in one of the 200 IM 400 IM Entered the Program Entered the Program finest aquatic facilities in the country. In 1:59.23 4:16.82 Left the program Left the program the summer of 2007, Auburn added its 1:53.94 *4:03.70 * - Auburn Record outdoor pool, a new 50-meter facility next to the Martin Aquatics Center. Show- ing the team’s commitment to excellence, the addition of the new outdoor pool is another way for Auburn swimmers to enhance their training and prepare for in- Tyler McGill ternational meets that are held outdoors. 100 Fly 200 Fly Entered the Program Entered the Program 49.63 1:55.06 Left the program Left the program The results of an excellent coaching *44.63 1:41.49 * - Auburn Record staff and one of the top facilities in the country are seen every day in the times produced by Auburn swimmers. With re- cords constantly being broken, Auburn’s coaching staff and student-athletes never rest on the previous year’s success, always Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace setting new goals - to be faster and better 50 Free 100 Free than anyone else in the pool. Entered the Program Entered the Program 23.10 50.96 Currently Currently *21.34 *46.81 * - Auburn/SEC Record *- NCAA Record 5 ACADEMICS Jordan Anderson became the first Auburn student to receive the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship in almost 30 years. The recent Auburn graduate from Roanoke, Va., is attending Oxford Univer- sity and plans to earn his graduate degree in global health systems. Anderson was also named the 2010 McWhorter SEC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. 40 Forty swimming & diving student- athletes were honored at the AUSPY Awards for posting a GPA of 3.0 or higher Erica Meissner and Dan Mazzaferro were named the 2011 H. Boyd McWhorter SEC Scholar-Athletes of the Year. Mazzaferro received the Cliff Hare Award and Meissner was awarded the Leah Rawls 41 Atkins Award, the highest two honors afforded Auburn student- Forty-one Tigers were athletes. In addition, Meissner was a Rhodes Scholarship finalist in named to the SEC 2010 and Mazzaferro was a finalist in 2011. Academic Honor Roll in 2010-11 6 ACADEMICS Charlotte G. Lowder Student Athlete Development Center The Charlotte G. Lowder Student Athlete Develop- ment Center, with 33,000 square feet of dedicated space to students and learning, gives Auburn University the physical infrastructure that allows the ability to implement and expand the array of programs designed to enhance the academic performance of Auburn student-athletes. Located adjacent to the Auburn Athletic Complex, the facil- ity is centrally located for easy access for all Tiger athletic teams. The goals of the Charlotte G. Lowder Student Ath- lete Development Center are to create an opportu- nity for one-stop learning for all services including academic counseling, life skills, and tutorial ser- vices; to utilize the technology available to support academic missions; and to create a showplace that honors achievements of student-athletes. In addi- tion, programs are designed to develop leadership skills and a strong altruistic attitude, which are fun- damental characteristics of the Auburn graduate. Within the walls of the center are the Academic Hall of Honor designed by Auburn student-athletes, two “smart” classrooms with new and innovative technology that hold 50 people per room, seven counselor offices as well as administrative support, the PAW (Promoting Academic Winners) office, Operation Follow-Through, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee office, 40 four-person tutorial Erica Meissner (top) and Andrew Mitchell (bot- rooms, a library resource area, a soft-study lounge, tom) were both honored by the SEC and Auburn, a 25-station computer classroom, the student “Cantina” for snacks and beverages and the tutor being placed on the SEC Academic Honor Roll coordinator office. and named Top Tigers for their efforts in the in the classroom. The construction of the Student Athlete Develop- ment Center was made possible by the generos- ity of Robert and Charlotte Lowder and from the Lowder Family Foundation. Student-Athlete Sup- port Services The Tiger CHAMPS/Life Skills program focuses on five commitments that the NCAA has speci- fied as necessary to a holistic approach to student development programming. Auburn University is committed to the growth and development of its student-athletes by promoting the following areas: • Commitment to Academic Excellence • Commitment to Athletic Excellence • Commitment to Personal Development • Commitment to Service, Outreach and Leadership • Commitment to Career Development 7 ACADEMICS College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CS- Kristen Hastrup (So.) ................................4.00 Chip Crush (So.) .........................................3.53 CAA) Scholar All-Americans Eric Shanteau (Sr.) .....................................4.00 Spring 1996 Anne Wenglarski (Jr.) ...............................3.90 Kara Denby (So.) ........................................3.94 Spring 1995 Ty Richardson (Sr.) .....................................4.00 Academic Term Athlete (Class)................................. GPA Alicia Jensen (Fr.) .......................................3.89 Chris Walton (Jr.) ........................................4.00 Spring 2011 James Disney-May (Fr.) .................................... Daniel Slocki (Jr.) .......................................3.77 Anne Wenglarski (So.) ..............................3.89 Stuart Ferguson (So.) ....................................... Kurt Cady (Sr.) .............................................3.75 Oliver Gumbrill (Jr.) ...................................3.61 Zane Grothe (Fr.) ................................................ Julie Stupp (Jr.) ...........................................3.75 Keri Reynolds (Sr.) .....................................3.57 Adam Klein (Sr.).................................................. Chelsea Haser (Fr.) .....................................3.75 T.J. Herrington (Jr.) ....................................3.53 TJ Leon (Fr.) .......................................................... Erin Volcan (Sr.) ..........................................3.63 Spring 1994 Bill Pilczuk (Sr.) ............................................4.00 Chris Manning (Fr.)............................................ Emile Ewing (Fr.) ........................................3.62 Ty Richardson (Jr.) .....................................3.90 Dan Mazzaferro (Gr.) ........................................ Jeri Moss (Sr.) ..............................................3.56 Oliver Gumbrill (So.) .................................3.77 Max Murphy (Jr.) ................................................ Jana Kolukanova (Sr.) ...............................3.54 Stephanie Bowers (So.) ...........................3.67 Becca Jones (So.) ............................................... John Scott (Jr.) ............................................3.50 Erin Meyer (So.) ..........................................3.57 Micah Lawrence (Jr.)......................................... Spring 2005 Jenni Anderson (Sr.) .................................4.00 Iian Mull (So.) ..............................................3.54 Lauren Norberg (So.) ........................................ Alessandra Lawless (Sr.) ..........................4.00 Spring 1993 Oliver Gumbrill (Fr.) ..................................3.88 Lindsey Norberg (So.) ...................................... Kara Denby (Fr.)..........................................4.00 Hannah Riordan (Fr.) ........................................ Kristen Hastrup (Fr.) ..................................4.00 Honorable Mention CSCAA All-Americans Spring 2010 Jordan Anderson (Sr.) ..............................4.00 Lauren Duerk (Jr.) ......................................3.91 Academic Term Athlete (Class) ..................................... GPA Stuart Ferguson (Fr.) .................................4.00