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2007-08 Bucknell QQuickuick FFactsacts aandnd RRostersosters Swimming & Diving Quick Facts Bucknell Men’s Swimming & Diving Roster University Information Name Cl. Event(s) Hometown/High School Location ..................... Lewisburg, PA 17837 Christopher Amato Jr. Mid. Free/Back East Norwich, N.Y./Kellenberg Memorial Founded .............................................. 1846 Jeffrey Ayres Jr. Dist. Free/IM Randolph, N.J./Randolph ...................... as the University at Lewisburg Bradford Bennett, Jr. Sr. Sprint Free/Breast Harleysville, Pa./Souderton Area Enrollment .......................................... 3,400 Nickname............................................ Bison Ben Bible So. Breast/IM Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Saint Thomas Academy Colors ...............................Orange and Blue Brett Carey So. Breast/IM West Chester, Pa./Malvern Prep Affi liation ................NCAA Division I, ECAC Michael Deighan Jr. Breast/IIM Wyomissing, Pa./Wilson Conference ...........................Patriot League Gonzalo DeLeon Fr. Back/IM Ringwood, N.J./Lakeland Regional .............(American, Army, Bucknell, Colgate, Daniel Fletcher So. Free/IM/Fly Cedar Grove, N.J./Cedar Grove ......Holy Cross, Lafayette, Lehigh and Navy) Spencer Hallowell So. Back/Free Bath, Maine/Morse President ...........................Brian C. Mitchell Director of Athletics ..............John P. Hardt David Iselin So. Back/Mid. Free Potomac, Md./Churchill Associate Dir. of Athletics/SWA ................ Mark Kawczenski Jr. Sprint Free/Back Wilkes-Barre, Pa./Hanover Area ............................................Amanda Backus Ben Leboza So. Free Green Oaks, Ill./Libertyville Theo Leriotis Sr. IM/Breast Murrysville, Pa./Franklin Regional Senior High Swimming & Diving Information Jeffrey Manning Jr. Dive Bringhurst, Ind./Carroll Jr./Sr. High Head Coach ........................ Dan Schinnerer Daniel Marsteller Fr. Breast York, Pa./York Suburban Alma Mater ..................................... Yale ’01 Experience .........................Second Season Matthew McGraw Sr. IM/Back/Fly Penfi eld, N.Y./Fairport Assistant Coaches ..................................... Joseph Metcalf Sr. Breast/Free Knoxville, Tenn./Phillips Exeter Academy (N.H.) .............................Dan Schupsky (TCNJ ’01) John Peterman Sr. Sprint Free Conestoga, Pa./Penn Manor ............Liz Tierney (Wisconsin-Oshkosh ’03) Steven Schmaltz Jr. Dive Waverly, Pa./Abington Heights ............... Sandy Elion (Connecticut College) Tyler Sowell Sr. Dist. Free Tacoma, Wash./Charles Wright Academy Diving Coach ..... Errol Carter (Connecticut ’96) Grant Steadman Sr. Sprint Free/Fly Richmond, Va./Collegiate Swimming & Diving Phone ... 570-577-1530 Email [email protected] Patrick Stummer Jr. Free Fulton, N.Y./G. Ray Bodley Webpage ............... www.BucknellBison.com Luke Trafton So. Free/IM Bath, Maine/Morse Athletic Dept. FAX Phone ....570-577-1660 Andrew Vogl Fr. Dive New Market, Md./Linganore Swimming & Diving Address ..................... Michael Volpe Fr. Fly/Back Pottstown, Pa./Owen J. Roberts ........................................Bucknell University Brendan Wills Fr. Fly/Free Plymouth Meeting, Pa./LaSalle College HS ...................................... Gerhard Fieldhouse .................................... Lewisburg, PA 17837 Athletic Communications Bucknell Women’s Swimming & Diving Roster Swimming & Diving Contact ...................... .................................................Jillian Jakuba Name Cl. Event(s) Hometown/High School Phone .....................................570-577-1835 Lauren Arey So. Free Charlotte, N.C./South Mecklenburg Email [email protected] Abigail Atkinson So. Back/IM Newtown, Conn./Newtown Susan Bentley Fr. Sprint Free Jamestown, N.Y./Jamestown Application Information Rebecca Bersani So. Dive Fairport, N.Y./Fairport Admissions Phone ............... 570-577-1101 Whitney Brown So. Fly/Free York, Pa./York Suburban Application Deadlines Lauren Butrie Sr. Free Orefi eld, Pa./Parkland Early Decision I .....................Nov. 15, 2007 Allison FitzPatrick So. Dive Berwyn, Pa./Episcopal Academy Early Decision II ......................Jan. 1, 2008 Emmie Gallardo Sr. Breast Wayne, N.J./Wayne Hills Regular Decision .................... Jan. 1, 2008 Molly Goebel Fr. Sprint Free/Fly New Canaan, Conn./New Canaan Financial Aid .................Nov. 15, 2007 (ED) Susan Horstmann Jr. Free Havertown, Pa./Cardinal O’Hara ....................................... Jan. 1, 2008 (Reg.) Katie John Fr. Free Barrington, R.I./Barrington Macey Keath Fr. Breast/IM Lebanon, Pa./Cedar Crest Alexandra Lovallo Jr. Free Ridgefi eld, Conn./Ridgefi eld Katalin Lyons Sr. Dist. Free Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional Eliza Massie So. Dive Rochester, N.Y./Pittsford Sutherland Elizabeth Molzon Sr. Breast/Dist. Free Durham, N.C./Saratoga (Calif.) Megan Mongan So. Free/IM Malvern, Pa./Villa Maria Academy Kelly Morris Jr. Sprint Free/Breast Metuchen, N.J./Metuchen Christopher Sinead O’Dwyer Fr. Back/IM Green River, Wyo./The Peddie School (N.J.) Meghan O’Neill Jr. Dist. Free Dunwoody, Ga./Marist School Amato ’09 Abigail Paules So. Back/Fly/IM York, Pa./Baltimore Lutheran EEmmiemmie GGallardoallardo ’’0808 Sarah Pease So. Fly/Free Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin Senior High Lauren Russell So. IM/Back Lower Burrell, Pa./Burrell Nikki Seaman Jr. Breast/IM Cleveland, Ohio/The Hawken School Credits Kristen Skroski Sr. Free North Haven, Conn./Hopkins This book was written, designed and ed- Ally St. Claire Jr. Dist. Free/Back Silver Spring, Md./Edmund Burke ited by Bucknell’s Offi ce of Athletic Com- Laura Twichell Fr. Fly/IM Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius munications. Photography by: Bob Hanes, Mark Hagemeier, Art Foxall and Bucknell Caroline Walsh So. Breast/IM Watchung, N.J./Kent Place School Athletic Communications Archives. Courtney Warren So. Sprint Free/Back Montour Falls, N.Y./Watkins Glen 1 Bucknell University • 114 Academic All-Americans • 13 Presidents’ Cups Perennial Leader in Graduation Rates • 65 Patriot League Championships in 17 Years 2007-08 BBeingeing a BBisonison Bucknell Swimming & Diving WWhathat iitt mmeanseans ttoo Both of Bucknell’s be a bison swimming & diving teams “Pride. Standing on the blocks as a earned Academic Bison, representing Bucknell, is one of All-America the best experiences of my life. A sense rankings from of joy and accomplishment coexists the CSCAA in with every Bucknell student-athlete 2006-07. from freshman to senior classes.” — Senior Co-Captain SSeniorenior Co-Captain,Co-Captain, Bradford Bennett EElectricallectrical EngineeringEngineering MajorMajor BBradfordradford BennettBennett The term “student-athlete” signifi es something extraordinary on the campus of Bucknell University. Being a Bison means that you have the rare blend of physical skills along with the drive and passion needed to succeed at the highest level of collegiate athletics. Being a Bison also means that you are a scholar fi rst and foremost. You be- lieve that values associated with Division I athletics, such as time management, leadership, teamwork and grace under pressure, are but a part of a well-rounded college experience. At Bucknell, our students, faculty and staff pride themselves as national lead- ers in upholding the scholar-athlete ideal that balances a challenging academic program with the demands of successful Division I athletics. Being a Bison means that you have pledged to be a student-athlete in the purest sense. In do- ing so, you will be rewarded for a lifetime. “Swimming at Bucknell is like noth- ing I’ve ever done before. Even though I’ve had to push myself harder than I ever thought possible, I have enjoyed the past three years more than I can put into words. Being able train with such a talented group of athletes has SSeniorenior Co-Captain,Co-Captain, AAnimalnimal BehaviorBehavior MajorMajor helped me improve both in the water KKristenristen SSkroskikroski and out of it.” — Senior Co-Captain Kristen Skroski Bucknell University • 114 Academic All-Americans • 13 Presidents’ Cups 1 Perennial Leader in Graduation Rates • 65 Patriot League Championships in 17 Years Bucknell Bison Athletics Setting the Standard of Excellence Bucknell takes great pride in its commitment to excellence on and • With six more Patriot League championships in 2006-07, off the playing fields. From Presidents’ Cups to Academic All-Amer- Bucknell has now earned 65 crowns in 17 years in the league. icans to graduation rates that are ranked annually in the national In addition, Bucknell has had 85 conference players of the top-10, Bucknell is clearly at the head of the class when it comes to year, 76 PL coaches of the year and a whopping 442 individual upholding the scholar-athlete ideal. league champions from sports such as cross country, track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and golf. • According to federal data released in the fall of 2006 by the NCAA and reported on by the Associated Press and The • Bucknell has captured the Patriot League Presidents’ Cup, Chronicle of Higher Education, Bucknell’s four-year student- signifying the league’s all-sports champion, 13 times in the athlete graduation rate was highest in the nation among stu- 17-year history of the affiliation, including nine of the last 10 dent-athletes who entered college between the 1996-97 and years. Bucknell captured the overall, men’s and women’s Cup 1990-2000 academic years. Bucknell was one of four institu- standings in 2006-07, when the Bison teams