2005-06 Swimming & Diving Teams

Front Row (L to R): Elyse Perez, Paola Rivas, Karen Brasier, Erica Pass, Kelly Hagen, Ann Degenstein, Tammy Smith, Kristen Funk, Brittany Gale, Nicole Martinez. Second Row (L to R): Mark- Ryan Talma, Val Lindsey, Cassandra Dorl, Dominique DeBruin, Annelie Jonsson, Randi Vogel, Gerdien de Jong, Akvilina Vaicaityte, Lindsey Smith, Nate Diller. Third Row (L to R): Steve Marshall, Sergio Nevarez, Dan Goldberg, Logan White, Eric McComas, Zach Czapla, Bjorn Mates, Jakub Carda, Ryan Yearwood. Top Row (L to R): Shawn King, Aaron Celik, David Gustavsson, Marcel Kleiner, Al Dowling, Steve Wood, Alex Hewitt, Jeff Kaemmerlen.

Men’s Roster Women’s Roster

Name Class Event Hometown/Last School Name Class Event Hometown/Last School Jakub Carda Fr. IM Brno, Czech Republic/Sportovni Gymnasium Karen Brasier Jr. Fly Galveston, Texas/Ball Aaron Celik Jr. Breast Akron, /Firestone HS Gerdien de Jong Jr. Free, Back Bussum, Netherlands/Goois Lyceum Zach Czapla Fr. Free Ann Arbor, Mich./Huron Dominique DeBruin Jr. IM La Jolla, Calif./La Jolla Nate Diller Jr. Free, Breast Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Ann Degenstein Sr. Fly, Free The Woodlands, Texas/The Woodlands Al Dowling Jr. Free Brunswick, Ohio/Brunswick HS Cassandra Dorl Fr. Free Maderia, Ohio/Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy Daniel Goldberg Jr. Back Sylvania, Ohio/Southview HS Kristen Funk Sr. Free Cambridge, Ohio/Cambridge David Gustavsson Sr. Fly, Breast, Free, IM Aby, Sweden/Ebersteinska Brittany Gale Fr. Diving Johnstown, Ohio/Johnstown-Monroe Alex Hewitt Fr. Fly, Free West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West HS Kelly Hagen Sr. Free, IM Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Academy Jeff Kaemmerlen Fr. Free, Back Fairport, N.Y./Fairport Annelie Jonsson Fr. Free, IM Skurup, Sweden/Osterportskolan Shawn King Fr. Free, IM Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carroll HS Val Lindsey Sr. Diving San Antonio, Texas/John Marshall Marcel Kleiner So. Free Heilbronn, Germany/Hohen Staufen Gymnasium Nicole Martinez Fr. Breast/IM Springboro, Ohio/Archbishop Alter Steve Marshall Sr. Breast Akron, Ohio/Walsh Jesuit HS Erica Pass Jr. Breast Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton Bjorn Mates Fr. Back, Free, Fly Eislingen, Germany/Wirtemberg Gymnasium Elyse Perez So. Free Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary Carroll Eric McComas Fr. Free Beverly Hills, Mich./Wylie E. Groves HS Paola Rivas Jr. Free Mexico City, Mexico/Mission Viejo Sergio Nevarez Jr. Free Cerroda de Cadiz, Mexico/Tecnologico de Monterrey Lindsey Smith Sr. Free Cincinnati, Ohio/Wyoming Mark-Ryan Talma Fr. Free Port of Spain, Trinidad/Fatima College Tammy Smith Fr. Free Akron, Ohio/Firestone Logan White Fr. Breast, IM Stow, Ohio/Stow-Munroe Falls HS Akvilina Vaicaityte Sr. Back, Free Kaunas, Lithuania/Kaunas Jesuit Gymnasium Steve Wood So. Free Cincinnati, Ohio/Finneytown HS Randi Vogel Jr. Back, Fly, IM Maineville, Ohio/Mt. Notre Dame High School Ryan Yearwood Sr. Free Port of Spain, Trinidad/Queen’s Royal College

Head Coach: Monty Hopkins (16th season) Assistant Coaches: Jaimi Armstrong (3rd season), Michael Hewitt (3rd season) Diving Coach: Paul Glassman (1st season) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Enrique Bayata (1st season) Cincinnati Staff All Area Code 513

Swimming & Diving Office...... 556-0564 Monty Hopkins ...... Head Coach  Jaimi Armstrong ...... Assistant Coach Michael Hewitt ...... Assistant Coach One Edwards Center, Suite 4150 Quick Facts Table Of Contents Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0021 Location: ...... Cincinnati, Ohio Roster/Team Photo ...... IFC Founded: ...... 1819 Quick Facts/Contents ...... 1 Administration ...... 556-4603 Enrollment: ...... 34,000 The University of Cincinnati ...... 2-3 Mike Thomas ...... Director of Athletics Affiliation: ...... NCAA Division I The City of Cincinnati ...... 4-5 Bob Arkeilpane .... Deputy Director of Athletics Conference: ...... BIG EAST Athletic Excellence ...... 6-7 Dr. Brian Mand ...... Sr. Assoc. AD Nickname: ...... Bearcats Lindner Varsity Village/Keating Natatorium ...... 8-9 Bill Mulvihill ...... Sr. Assoc. AD/Development Colors: ...... Red and Black Academic Services ...... 10 Brian Teter ...... Associate AD Facility: ...... Keating Natatorium 2005-06 Season Outlook ...... 11 Paul Klaczak ...... Associate AD President: ...... Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher Head Coach Monty Hopkins ...... 12 Jeanette Shoecraft ...... Assoc. AD/CFO Athletic Director: ...... Mike Thomas Assistant Coaches...... 13 Michelle McBride ...... Asst. AD/UCATS Faculty Rep.: ...... Dr. Nancy Hamant 2005-06 Bearcats ...... 14-21 Stephanie Rousseau ...... Asst. AD/SWA ...... 22 Rebecca Hackett ...... Admin. Associate to the AD Coaching Staff 2004-05 Season In Review...... 23-24 Bearcat History ...... 25-27 Academics and Compliance ...... 556-3388 Head Coach: ...... Monty Hopkins 2005-06 Schedule ...... IBC Maggie McKinley ...... Assoc. Dir. Compliance Alma Mater: ...... Cincinnati (’78) Jacki Ryden ...... Assoc. Dir./Academic Services Record at UC (yrs.): ...... 194-170 (16 Yrs.) Mike Davis ...... Athletic Academic Advisor Overall Record (yrs.): ...... 194-170 (16 Yrs.) Assistant Coach: ...... Jaimi Armstrong Athletic Ticket Office ...... 556-2287 Year at UC: ...... Third Meagan Kantor ...... Ticket Manager Assistant Coach: ...... Michael Hewitt Year at UC: ...... Third Business Office...... 556-5601 Diving Coach: ...... Paul Glassman Dawn Mays ...... Business Administrator Year at UC: ...... First

Facilities/Operations ...... 556-2170 Bill Frigge ...... Coordinator/Facilities & Oper. Team Information Scott Wilhoit ...... Administrative Coordinator 2004-05 Dual Meet Record: Men: ...... 1-6 Marketing/Promotions ...... 556-0622 Women: ...... 0-7 Joel Barnhill ... Asst. AD/Ticket Sales & Promotions 2004-05 Conference USA Invitational Finish: Men: ...... 4th Sports Medicine ...... 556-4352 Women: ...... 6th Bill Walker ...... Asst. AD/Sports Medicine Lettermen Returning/Lost: Men: ...... 10/5 Strength & Conditioning ...... 556-0551 Women: ...... 13/3 Tim Swanger ... Strength & Conditioning Coach

Sports Communications ...... 556-5191 Tom Hathaway ...... Asst. AD/Media Relations Credits: The 2005-06 Swimming & Diving Media Guide Geoff Wiswell ...... Assistant SID was written, designed and edited by Jeremy Martin. Shawn Sell ...... Assistant SID Cover designed by Geoff Wiswell. Editorial assistance Jeremy Martin .... SID Assistant/Swimming Contact provided by Tom Hathaway, Shawn Sell, Brian Teter, One Edwards Center, Suite 1110 Allison Hoehn and Becky Hart. Photo Credits: Brett University of Cincinnati Hansbauer and UC Photographic Services. Printing by Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0021 UC Printing Services.

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1 Famous UC Alumni and Faculty Cleveland Abbe—founder of U.S. National Weather Service Kathleen Battle—operatic diva Thomas Berger—author (“Little Big Man,” “Neighbors”) Eula Bingham—environmental scientist, head of OSHA David Canary—actor Barbara Daniels—soprano Charles Dawes—U.S. Vice President, Nobel Peace Prize winner Taft Suzanne Farrell—ballet director Heather Renee French—Miss America 2000 Marilyn Gaston—U.S. assistant surgeon general Michael Graves—architect Mark Oswald—baritone Michelle Pawk—Broadway star Faith Prince—Tony Award winner Canary Lee Roy Reams—Broadway star Albert Sabin—developer of polio vaccine William Howard Taft—President, Supreme Court Chief Justice Doris Twitchell—founder of Children’s International Summer Village Jonathan Valin—author (The Lime Pit, Final Notice) Tom Wesselman—artist Sabin Sports Greats Ted Corbitt—Olympic marathoner Miller Huggins—Yankees manager, Baseball Hall of Fame Sandy Koufax—Los Angeles Dodgers, Baseball Hall of Fame Oscar Robertson—Basketball Hall of Fame Becky Ruehl—Olympic diver Jack Twyman—Basketball Hall of Fame Dawes

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2 University of Cincinnati At the University of National Rankings Cincinnati, excellence is a hallmark of the academic National Science Foundation Research & Development Rank: 46th program. U.S. News & World Reports ranks 10 Association of University Technology UC programs among the Managers top 10 in the country, Income on Patents and Licenses: 28th in the U.S., 1st in Ohio. while another 21 programs are ranked U.S. News & World Report among the top 50 in the College of Law: 58th nation. Cooperative Education: 4th College of Pharmacy: 32nd Money Magazine’s College of Medicine: 41st Elite Values In Higher College of Nursing: 48th Education, Kaplan’s Opera/Voice: 3rd Unofficial, Unbiased Insider’s Guide to the 320 Most Interesting Colleges, Octameron’s College Match: A Blueprint Musical Conducting: 5th for Choosing the Best School for You and Yahoo’s Internet Life have all ranked the University of Cincinnati’s Music: 6th Music Composition: 9th programs among the best in the nation. Orchestra/Symphony: 9th Undergraduate students in any college may apply to the University Honors Scholars Program. If selected as Drama: 37th an Honors student, the rewards for being an outstanding student include smaller classes, honors housing, Creative Writing: 46th special advising and scholarships worth up to $60,000 over four years. Paleontology: 9th UC’s cornerstone scholarship program is Cincinnatus, which awards more than 1,400 scholarships totaling Environmental Engineering: 20th Aerospace Engineering: 31st more than $11 million. Industrial Engineering: 37th Civil Engineering: 48th Criminal Justice: 3rd Pediatrics: 4th Otolaryngology: 18th AIDS Center: 26th Neurology: 28th Geriatrics: 29th Pulmonary Disease: 32nd Cancer Center: 33rd Rheumatology: 35th Endocrinology: 39th Speech and Language Pathology: 39th Cardiology: 43rd Audiology: 44th

2005 DesignIntelligence For the sixth straight year, professionals across the na- tion have ranked UC's interior design program as the A Look at the University nation's best. And UC's architecture program is ranked  In fiscal year 2004, UC earned more than $320 million  The University of Cincinnati has an economic impact second-best in the USA. in grants and contracts. Research funding has qua- of over two billion dollars annually on the state’s drupled in the past 20 years, and the university's Na- economy. October 2002 Interior Design Magazine UC’s School of Design was named among the world’s tional Science Foundation ranking has climbed from a top ten, and the only public school on the list. placement of 76th to 46th.  The University of Cincinnati is the home of coopera- tive education. The first co-op program in America was 2004 North American Pharmacist Licensure Exami-  UC’s annual endowment is $987.8 million, ranking offered at UC in 1906, and UC’s co-op program is now the nation: The UC College of Pharmacy had a 91 percent 51st in the U.S. and 12th among public universities. second largest in the country. pass rate, a mark matched by no other Ohio school.

 UC offers 98 doctoral degree programs, 170 master’s  The University of Cincinnati is the Greater Cincinnati 2002 Journal of Criminal Justice degree programs, 167 bachelor’s degree programs and area’s fourth-largest employer with 9,000 employees Criminal Justice program: First in publication of re- 139 associate degree programs. (not counting student workers). search. National Council on Economic Education  The Carnegie Commission has designated UC as a  UC’s library system contains over three million In October 2002, UC’s Economics Center for Education Research I university. books, and subscriptions to 39,787 periodicals—rank- & Research received the nation’s first-ever outstand- ing performance award.

3 The city of Cincinnati provides the perfect comple- opened in 2001, and the Reds' Great American ment to the UC educational experience. Ballpark, opened in 2003. Cincinnati and the surrounding area provides rec- The variety of museums and galleries, fine dining, reational and leisure time activities to meet just about festivals and events, attractions and sports, parks, every interest—from rock-climbing, canoeing and recreational facilities and shopping are the reasons camping for outdoor enthusiasts to theatre and arts millions visit the Queen City year after year. for the culturally-inclined. Paramount’s Kings Island theme park and the Cincinnati is truly a major league city. Fans flock to world-reknowned Cincinnati Zoo are just two of the the waterfront to attend games and events at a pair major attractions that are on the list of “must see” of new venues — the Bengals’ , items on any trip to Greater Cincinnati. Numerous concert facilities attract big-name entertainers and acts to the Cincinnati area. The Ohio River offers a variety of scenic views and Cincinnati and the tri-state are is the corporate entertainment options. headquarters of 11 Fortune 500 companies. Major Five-star dining, revolving corporations, such as Procter & Gamble, Chiquita circular restaurants, and riverboat din- Brands and General Electric, make Cincinnati their ing are just a few of the succulent op- home while carrying the city’s trademark to world- tions that Cincinnati offers. Its visitors wide marketplaces. find themselves coming back for clas- The area’s diversified industry helps create a stable sic “Cincinnati-style” chili, tasty bar- economic climate. becue ribs, and local homemade ice The corporate community has strong ties to UC cream. and provide a wealth of employment opportunities. Annual surveys of the area’s Cincinnati is one of America’s truly spectacular quality of life resulted in Cincinnati cities. Its character provides a prime place to enjoy all being listed as the most liveable city in the best in life. A great place to visit, an even better North America. place to live and learn.

4 Cincinnati Profile Population City: 331,285 Metropolitan Area: 1.99 million U.S. CMSA Rank: 24th

Television Market: 32nd Fortune 500 Company Headquaters: 11 Corporate Headquarters: More Than 1000

• Cincinnati is ranked in the top 10 by Fortune Magazine as a great place to live and work due to its variety of cultural, recreational, entertainment and sports activities, its excel- lent and affordable housing and its low crime rate.

• Cincinnati is one of the seven safest places to live based on crime statistics for metropolitan areas.

• Esquire Magazine ranked Cincinnati No. 7 on its list of “Cities That Rock.”

• Cincinnati’s Fine Arts Fund, the oldest in the nation, ranks among the top three in the U.S. for total dollars raised by a united arts campaign.

• Over 100 museums and galleries are located in the Greater Cincinnati area.

• Cincinnati’s over 20,000 acres of city and county parks give it one of the largest park systems (per capita) of major U.S. cities.

• Cincinnati’s list of festivals and events includes Oktoberfest-Zinzinnati (the world’s second-largest next to the original in Munich), the internationally famous Tall Stacks reunion of historic riverboats, the Cincinnati Flower Show, Riverfest, Kidsfest, A Taste of Cincinnati and the Black Family Reunion.

• The public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County ranks third in the nation in total circulation.

5 6 The tenure of Bob Goin will go down as one of the most successful eras ever at the University of Cincinnati. Bearcat teams have compiled a winning percentage over .600 in the eight years under his direction. As the chart below illustrates, four of the most successful years in Bearcat history have taken place since Goin was hired, including a .677 mark in 1999-2000, the highest percentage in 39 years.

Cincinnati Winningest Athletic Years Year Won Lost Tied Pct... 1960-61 105 33 3 .761 1961-62 96 35 2 .729 1959-60 83 37 2 .689 1957-58 79 37 2 .678 1999-00 181 86 2 .677 1962-63 90 45 1 .662 1973-74 160 83 5 .645 2001-02 177 97 5 .643 1970-71 105 62 0 .629 2000-01 176 104 3 .627 1956-57 56 35 3 .612 1998-99 155 99 4 .609

7 Another milestone in the growth and develop- The Lindner Athletic Center is the crown jewel of Inc. He has been a long-time supporter of UC athlet- ment of the University of Cincinnati's athletic facili- the Richard E. Lindner Varsity Village, a vision for UC's ics and his gift to this project of $10.2 million is the ties will occur in 2005-06 with the opening of the athletic complex to improve current facilities and largest gift from an individual to a project in school Richard E. Lindner Athletic Center. The eight-level address future needs in providing the support to history. building, taking form between and allow Cincinnati's teams and individuals to compete Structured as part of the university's master plan at Shoemaker Center, will become among the elite. for its facility improvement, Varsity Village will en- the new hub of UC's facilities complex as its location Mr. Lindner is president of REL Group, Inc., a Greater hance currently sound facilities such as Nippert Sta- might suggest. Cincinnati-based holding company, and is former dium and Fifth Third Arena at Shoemaker Center and Within the building's unique architecture will pro- owner, chairman of the board and CEO of Thriftway, provide new facilities to address deficient areas. vide centralized administrative and coaching offices for UC's entire intercollegiate program. Included in the new center are: • Reception and meeting space for all programs • A museum detailing the history of the university and athletics. • An academic services center • Easily-accessed ticket office for all events • Locker and meeting room facilities • Centralized sports medicine training/rehabilita- tion suite • Practice gymnasium • New facilities for UC's Student Health Services • A Faculty Club and Restaurant The new athletic center will be accessed from Fifth Third Arena by a below-plaza connection. Existing recreational space in the Shoemaker Cen- ter will be rebuilt for varsity athletics. The most- noted improvement will be a new 18,000 square foot strength and condition center, doubling the size of the current weight room.

8 The term "village" is aptly applied because the concept is to provide ease of use and access to services similar to that of a small town. The first phase of Varsity Village was completed in the spring of 2004 with the opening of the new UC Baseball Stadium. Last fall, the Gettler Soccer and Track Stadium re-opened following extensive renovationsporting new permanent seating, a press box, a new FieldTurf playing surface and a standard field size for soccer. A new tennis center and pool complex will be created while a new practice gym will provide state of the art accommoda- tions. Varsity Village addresses the needs to attract quality stu- dent-athletes to all of Cincinnati's sports programs and provide an environment in which they can succeed, academically, ath- letically and physically. In relation to national trends, it represents a shift not just to current facilities, but to the forefront of comprehensive inte- grated department planning.

Bearcat Athletic Facilities The Myrl H. Shoemaker Center is the hub of the University of Cincinnati’s athletic facilities. The 15-year old structure is a mecca for athletes and fans alike with its electric atmosphere and versatility. The focal point of the Shoemaker Center is the 13,176-seat Fifth Third Arena. The home to UC's basketball and volleyball teams was renamed in 2003 due to Fifth Third Bank's generous support of UC's facilities improvement campaign.

The University of Cincinnati is set to open the new Keating Natatorium in early 2006. The new pool will feature an eight-lane, 50-yard swimming course with an integrated diving well. Located in the new student recreation center adjacent to Varsity Village, Keating Natatorium was designed to create very fast times. It is 25 yards wide and includes a moveable bulkhead. The student recreation center, as well as the natatorium, was designed locally by KZF Design, Inc., working with internationally renowned architect Thom Mayne of Morphosis, based out of Santa Monica, Calif. It is being built by Turner Construc- tion, and will fature a leisure pool as well as the varsity pool, a six court gymnasium, locker rooms, recreation offices, a food court, a juice bar overlooking the gym, a study lounge, administrative offices, weight/fitness areas and a climbing wall.

9 The University of Cincinnati is committed to the total development of its student-athletes, and its comprehensive programs for Academic Services and Student Services is evidence of that commitment. The Academic Services Office works with coaches, faculty and administrators to help make the student-athlete’s academic and athletic experience as enriching and rewarding as possible. The office serves to help student-athletes keep abreast of the eligibility requirements of their particular colleges, assists with the coordi- nation of class schedules and monitors their progress in their respective programs 2004-05 Swimming & Diving and toward graduation. Academic Award Winners Weekly meetings with athletic academic advisors are set up for all first-year student-athletes to better monitor their academic progress and assist with adjust- Top Cat Scholars (3.5 GPA or Above): Al Dowling (F, W,S), David Gustavsson (W,S), ment to college. Tutoring and educational assistance are also readily accessible. Marcel Kleiner (F,W,S), Matt Lobaugh (F,S), Ryan Riesenberg (F), Kyle Shapero (W), Ryan Yearwood (W), Kristen Bluhm (W), Karen Brasier (F), Gerdien de Jong (F,W,S), Ann Degenstein (W,S), Kristen Funk (W,S), Kelly Hagan (F), Jennifer Li (W,S), Elyse The UC TEAM Approach Perez (F,W,S), Lindsey Smith (W), Victoria Thoman (F). To help new student-athletes adjust to college life, Cincinnati utilizes a mentorship program which pairs new student-athletes with members of the local Bearcat Scholars (3.0 GPA or Above): Enrique Bayata (S), Aaron Celik (F,W), David community who are committed to helping the student-athletes enjoy their first Gustavsson (F), Daniel Goldberg (S), Matt Lobaugh (W), Steve Marshall (W), Sergio year college experience. Nevarez (F,W), Kyle Shapero (F), Brandon Unthank (F), Steve Wood (F,S), Karen Brasier UC TEAM, an acronym for University of Cincinnati Together in Excellence for (W), Mary Entinghe (F), Kristen Funk (F), Kelly Hagen (W,S), Jennifer Li (F), Val Lindsey Athletes through Mentoring, familiarizes student-athletes with UC's academic (W), Erica Pass (W), Lindsey Smith (F), Randi Vogel (S). culture, helps them focus on responsibilities, and ultimately enriches their per- sonal development and experience at the university. Academic Services Center The Academic Services Center provides UC student-athletes with a comfort- able environment in which to study and also has many modern amenities to aid the learning process. The 3,300 square-foot facility features a large study room, which is fur- nished to accommodate a variety of study habits. Student-athletes may choose from a relaxed study lounge area for casual reading to more formal individual study carrels or group study in the tutor room. A computer center, equipped with 21 work stations, provides a wide-range of computer and word-processing activities, and access to the internet. In the future, the center will also contain a resource room, private study and tutoring rooms and rooms for group study. The center is staffed to allow for nearly round-the-clock access. Services Provided For Student-Athletes Academic Advising: The UC Academic Services staff provides information regard- Monitoring Academic Progress: Progress reports are used to gather classroom ing policies, procedures, course selection, selection of major and minor areas of performance information from professors. This information is shared with the study as well as NCAA and university guidelines for adequate academic progress. student-athlete and his/her coach so everyone can keep abreast of the current academic progress. Priority Registration: Student-athletes meet with an advisor in their college in order to obtain a checksheet and a graduation plan. The student-athlete then meets Tutorials: Services are provided for one-on-one and small group tutoring. Student- with an athletic academic advisor during priority registration in order to register for athletes may submit requests for a tutor assignment in most courses. the quarter. Priority registration allows student-athletes to register for classes around practice and competition schedules. Career Development and Placement: The interests and strengths of each student- athlete are continually measured to prepare the student-athlete for a career beyond Counseling: Individual work is done with student-athletes with specific concerns college. In addition to aiding career exploration and placement, this program such as decision-making, adjustment to college, communications, relationships, provides assistance in securing vacation employment opportunities and intern- test-anxiety and necessary study skills. Appropriate referrals are made to other ships. campus resources.

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Bearcats Enter Year of Transition in 2005-06

The University of Cincinnati swimming and diving teams will experience of Germany, may have the biggest impact. Carda, a Czech National Cham- a year of transition in the 2005-06 season. The Bearcats will begin competi- pion in 2005, will score in the individual medleys and the freestyles. A tion in the BIG EAST Conference and will open a new natatorium in January. member of the German National Team, Mates can be a BIG EAST scorer in Keating Natatorium is right on the heart of campus and will be an the IM, backstroke, and butterfly. excellent training venue for the Bearcats. Varsity Village and the new pool Fellow freshmen Shawn King and Jeff Kaemmerlen will add depth to the will help UC with recruiting, bringing in the best swimmers out of high Bearcat freestyle, IM, and backstroke events. Eric McComas and Zach school and keeping the Cincinnati prep swimmers close to home. Czapla will also help in the freestyles. The move to the BIG EAST will impact the squad this year and for years to come. Due to the depth of the BIG EAST, swimmers must qualify for the championship meet during the regular season, which will enhance dual meet competition. For the first time in four years, the Bearcats will 2005-06 Outlook be a part of a conference that sponsors men’s swimming. Prior to UC’s four- year stint in Conference USA, which sponsored only women’s swimming, the Bearcat men’s team was the dominant program at the National Inde- pendent Championships on an annual basis, winning five titles in nine years between 1992 and 2000.

Men’s Outlook A mix of experienced upperclassmen and talented youngsters lead the Ann Degenstein balanced men’s squad. Seniors David Gustavsson and Ryan Yearwood each won Conference USA Invitational titles last season, as did sophomore Marcel Women’s Outlook Kleiner. The women’s team will again be led by NCAA-qualifier Ann Degenstein. Gustavsson and Yearwood, both College Swimming Coahces Associa- The senior from The Woodlands, Texas, finished 11th and 14th in the 100 and tion of America Academic All-Americans last season, were NCAA Provi- 200 butterfly events, respectively, at the NCAA Championships last season. sional qualifiers in 2004-05, and have a very good shot at making the Degenstein, the 2004-05 Conference USA Swimmer of the Year and Olympic national championships this year. Kleiner, also a CSCAA Academic All- Trials qualifier, will shore up the butterfly events and will score in freestyles American during his freshman campaign, won the 100 freestyle at the C- and the individual medley events. USA Invitational and swam legs on four school record-setting relay squads. Gerdien de Jong, a native of the Netherlands, will be the Bearcats’ most He will look to make the NCAA meet in the sprint freestyles. consistent scorer in the sprint freestyles. She returns this season fit and Senior Steve Marshall, who sat out the 2004-05 season, has returned in strong and is expected to have a breakout season. A versatile swimmer, the best shape of his career and will be the Bearcats’ main contributor in the Karen Brasier, will be looked upon for points in the butterfly and freestyle breaststrokes. The Akron native also has the ability to score in the indi- events. She will help in the relays and should be a top performer individu- vidual medley events and the freestyles. ally. A large group of freshmen will make their mark on the Bearcat squad Randi Vogel, who sat out last season following her transfer from this season. Jakub Carda, a native of the Czech Republic, and Bjorn Mates, Tennessee, has a good chance to qualify for NCAA competition in the back- stroke. Vogel is a very versatile swimmer, able to score points in the backstroke, IM and nearly all distances in the freestyles. Annelie Jonsson will be expected to fill a void in the breaststroke. The freshman from Sweden will also contribute in the butterfly, backstroke and the IM. Elyse Perez and Paola Rivas will be looked upon to score points in the distance freestyle events. Both swimmers have a strong chance to score at the BIG EAST Championships. Senior Akvilina Vaicaityte has blossomed into a versatile swimmer over the last few years, adding the freestyle events to her resume. She will be looked upon for consistent scoring in the backstroke. Ryan Yearwood

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conference titles, with the men finishing 23rd at the NCAA Champion- Monty ship and the women 25th. Hopkins’ 1995-96 women’s team left its mark when the Bearcats Hopkins placed 16th at the NCAA Championships. Becky Ruehl became UC’s Head Coach first female national champion in any sport when she captured the 10- meter platform diving competition. She was named NCAA Diver of the Year for her efforts. The University of Cincinnati swimming Hopkins became head coach at Cincinnati in 1989 after an 11-year and diving program has reached national club head coaching career, with stints as an assistant coach at Ohio prominence under the tutelage of former Bearcat standout Monty State from 1981-83, Mission Viejo in 1985 and Louisiana State in 1988. Hopkins. He guides the program into its first season in the competi- He coached several world-class swimmers and national qualifiers, as tive BIG EAST Conference. well as over 40 junior national qualifiers in nine years as a USS head In his 18th year as head coach of the men’s and women’s teams, coach at Westerville Aquatic Club (Columbus, Ohio), Texas Aquatics (Ft. Hopkins has used his wealth of competitive and coaching experience Worth, Texas) and perennial national power Lakeside Swim Team (Lou- to annually produce conference champions and NCAA qualifiers. Own- isville, Ky.). ing a 194-170 dual meet record as the Bearcats’ mentor, Hopkins has During his tenure at Lakeside, Hopkins coached a Pan-Am gold established himself as one of UC’s most successful swim coaches. medalist and developed a 1988 Olympian. While at the Westerville Hopkins has coached two NCAA Champions, 15 All-Americans, 12 Aquatic Club, he also coached the Westerville North High boys’ team Academic All-Americans, and five Olympians during his tenure at UC. for two seasons and the girls’ team for one year. His 2004-05 teams had one NCAA qualifier, Ann Degenstein, who Hopkins, 48, was a four-year letterman and an NCAA qualifier for narrowly missed All-American honors after finishing 11th and 14th, UC, serving as co-captain his senior season. A 1978 graduate of Cincin- respectively, in the 100 and 200 butterfly. Four Bearcats earned Aca-

Bearcat Staff nati, Hopkins was a recipient of the Jimmy Nippert Award as the top demic All-America honors in that season, and the men’s and women’s UC male senior athlete. He earned all-state honors at Mariemont High programs each finished 10th nationally in combined grade point aver- School and was an AAU nationals and Olympic Trials qualifier with the age. Cincinnati Marlins before coming to UC. Hopkins directed the 2003-04 men’s and women’s teams to fourth- Hopkins and his wife, Celeste, have a son, Daniel, and a daughter, place finishes at the Conference USA Championships. Louise Gowens Sarah. finished 32nd in the 200 butterfly at the NCAA Championships. UC’s women’s team was named a 2004 Academic All-American Team by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. UC, under Hopkins, claimed two Conference USA Swimmer of the Year awards in 2002-03. Scott Davison qualified for his third consecu- tive NCAA Championship and was named C-USA Men’s Swimmer of the Year after setting a school record in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:24.82, nearly a full second faster than the old mark. Ann Degenstein was named C-USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year after winning the 200 butterfly, setting a new C-USA record of 2:01.50. The 2001-02 women’s team captured the first-ever Conference USA Championship. For his efforts, Hopkins was named C-USA Coach of the Year. Four swimmers qualified for the NCAA Championships, with Ryan McNally and Maria Oberg each earning All-America honors. In 2000-01, Hopkins directed the women’s team to its fifth-straight National Independent Conference (NIC) title and the men to a second- place finish. The teams combined to take home nine individual confer- ence titles, and three Bearcats participated in the NCAA Champion- ships. The 1997-98 campaign proved to be one of the most distinguished in the school’s history. The men’s and women’s teams both claimed

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Hopkins at a Glance Jaimi Armstrong Assistant Coach College: Cincinnati (BS 1978) Year at Cincinnati: 18th Third Season • Cincinnati ‘02 Coaching Experience: 17 years Dual Meet Record: 194-170 Men’s Conference Championships: Five Former Bearcat swimmer Jaimi Armstrong enters her third year NIC (1992, 93, 98, 99, 2000) Women’s Conference Championships: Seven as a member of the Cincinnati coaching staff. She assists head NIC (1992, 97, 98, 99, 2000, 01); C-USA (2002) coach Monty Hopkins in every facet of the swimming program, including recruiting and travel arrangements. NCAA Champions: Two Becky Ruehl 10-meter dive 1996 As a former UC swimmer, Armstrong knows the program and Hopkins well. She competed Pat Evans 3-meter dive 1989 primarily in the 200 butterfly from 1998-02 for the Bearcats, and was well respected as a team Men’s All-America Awards: 13 leader, winning the leadership award her senior season. Armstrong placed in the Conference Ryan McNally Fly 2002 USA Top-10 in the 200 butterfly in 2002 in a time of 2:11.91. She was a member of the Kevin Dupuis Breast 1999 Committee to Promote Athlete Welfare and Success (C.P.A.W.S.). Honza Vitazka IM 1999 After graduating from UC in 2002 with a B.A. in Personal and Industrial Relations, Armstrong Honza Vitazka Fly 1999 became head coach of the Sycamore Flying Fish. Steven McLeod Distance 1998 Honza Vitazka IM 1998 Armstrong has 12 years of competitive swimming experience. She was a four-year Honza Vitazka Fly 1998 letterwinner at Notre Dame Academy. She was a member of two All-American relay squads, Andy Kendrick Diving 1994 while in high school, was a four-year district qualifier and was named team captain as a senior. Brent Ellery IM 1992 She was born August 31, 1980.

Andy Kendrick Diving 1992 Bearcat Staff Steve Bell Diving 1990 Dean Panaro Diving 1990 Steve Bell Diving 1989 Women’s All-America Awards: 11 Michael Hewitt Maria Oberg Free 2002 Maria Oberg Free 2001 Assistant Coach Nelly Jorgensen Free 2000 Becky Ruehl Diving 2000 Third Season • Cincinnati ‘03 Angie Trostel Diving 1999 Becky Ruehl Diving 1998 Angie Trostel Diving 1998 Former UC swimmer Michael Hewitt enters his third year as a Becky Ruehl Diving 1997 full time assistant coach after spending 2002-03 as a volunteer Angie Trostel Diving 1997 undergraduate assistant for the Bearcats. Hewitt assists head coach Monty Hopkins in every Becky Ruehl Diving 1996 facet of the swimming program. Angie Trostel Diving 1996 Hewitt competed in varying distances in the individual medley, breaststroke, freestyle and Lori Rizzuto Diving 1992 Diane Kelly Diving 1990 backstrokes as a Bearcat swimmer from 1998-2002. Hewitt’s times were consistently among Michelle MacPherson Free Relay 1989 the top five on the team all four years. He posted the top time on the team as a senior finishing Michelle MacPherson IM 1989 the 200 IM in 1:53.42, good for a top-five finish in the Conference USA Invitational. He was Michelle MacPherson Medley Relay 1989 second on the team in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.82), placing fifth in the C-USA, and finished Lauren Hart Fly 1989 fourth in the 400 IM in a time of 4:02.59. He was also the president of C.P.A.W.S. his senior year. Academic All-Americans: Originally from the Cincinnati area, Hewitt was a four-year letterwinner at Lakota West High Henrik Cleverdal IM/Fly 1997 School in West Chester, Ohio. He set five school records while in high school, including individual Ann Degenstein Fly 2005 Brent Ponce Fly/Free 1992 records in the 100 breast and 200 IM and was a member of the recording holding 400 free, 200 Becky Ruehl Diving 1997 free and 200 medley relay teams. Becky Ruehl Diving 2000 Hewitt is the oldest of three children. Younger sister, Louise, was a four-year letterwinner at UC from 2000-2004, while younger brother, Alex, is a freshman on the 2005-06 squad. Born June 1, 1980, Hewitt graduated from UC in 2003 with a BS in Biology.

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class. Personal: Born April 5, 1985... son of David and Laurie Celik... MEN’S TEAM majoring in civil engineering.

Jakub Carda Zach Czapla 6-1 • Freshman • IM 6-8 • Freshman • Free Brno, Czech Republic Ann Arbor, Mich.

Prior to UC: Czech junior champion each year High School: Four-year letterwinner at Ann between 1999-2003…took part in European Arbor Huron High School... helped team to four Junior Championships in 2002 and consecutive top 10 finishes in state 2003…placed seventh in the World Cup in 2005…Czech national championships... a four-time scholar athlete...team captain as a champion in 2005. Personal: Born Aug. 27, 1985…son of Miroslav senior...also lettered in water polo...was a member of student council. Carda and Libuse Cardova…majoring in international business and Personal: Born Sept. 9, 1987... son of Dana and Melinda Czapla... information systems. majoring in architectural engineering technology.

Aaron Celik Nate Diller 5-6 • Junior • Breast 5-9 • Junior • Free,Breast Akron, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio

2004-05: Did not participate. High School: 2004-05: 2004-05: Placed in the top 14 in three events Earned first team all-conference honors during th at C-USA Invitational…finished 11 in the 100 senior year at Cincinnati Hills Christian th th breaststroke, 12 in the 200 breast, and 14 in Academy…also earned all-conference academic award…member the 400 IM…Bearcat scholar. 2003-04: Placed eighth at C-USA meet 2003-04: of the National Honors Society. Personal: Born Dec. 18, 1984…son of in 100 breaststroke, finishing in 59.42...also placed 12th in 400 IM, Philip and Linda Diller…one of seven children…majoring in biology. coming in at 4:24.12. High School: Lettered in swimming four years at Firestone High School... helped team to public school national championship freshman and junior years... team won district Bearcat Bios sophomore and junior years... received Academic All-Ohio and All- Al Dowling American honors as a senior and garnered All-American consideration in the 100 breaststroke as a senior…was valedictorian of his senior 6-3 • Junior • Free Brunswick, Ohio

2004-05: Competed in seven meets…placed 14th at C-USA Invitational in the 1650 freestyle…also swam season bests in the 200 free (1:54.64) and the 500 free (5:18.07) in prelims at C-USA Invite…men’s swimming scholar athlete of the quarter for Fall and Winter quarters…Topcat Scholar…inducted into prestigious Legion of Excellence. 2003-04: Finished in 12th place in the 1650 free at conference meet...placed in the top 25 in the 200 and 500 freestyle. High School: Earned a varsity letter in swimming at Brunswick High School… also played football…. member of the National Honor So- ciety… graduated with honors. Personal: Born Nov. 18, 1984… son Aaron Celik of Donald and Mary Dowling… majoring in pharmacy.

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Dan Goldberg Championships in the 100 breast. Personal: Born Jan. 29, 1982 … son of Hans and Ulla Gustavsson … majoring in industrial management. 6-0 • Junior • Back Sylvania, Ohio

2004-05: Placed in three events at C-USA Invitational…finished ninth in 200 backstroke (1:52.09), 10th in 100 backstroke (52.14), and 12th in 100 butterfly (52.18)…swam personal-best in 200 back (1:52.09) in C-USA finals and 100 back (52.12) and 100 fly (51.91) during prelims…Bearcat Scholar. 2003-04: Made an immediate impact at conference meet, placing in top 10 in three events...finished sixth in 200 backstroke, completing the race in 1:53.64. High School: Earned four varsity letters at Sylvania High School... four-year district qualifier... two-time state qualifier... earned MVP honors all four years... David Gustavsson member of the National Honors Society. Personal: Born Aug. 20, 1985... son of Stephen and Nancy Goldberg... majoring in biomedical engineering. Alex Hewitt 5-11 • Freshman • Fly, Free David Gustavsson West Chester, Ohio 6-4 • Senior • Breast, Fly, Free, IM Aby, Sweden High School: Four-year letterwinner at Lakota West High School…qualified for districts all 2004-05: Won second consecutive C-USA four years…a state qualifier as a Invitational title in 200 IM with a time of sophomore…second team all-conference selection in the 200 medley 1:49.96…also finished second in the 100 fly (48.75) and fifth in the relay as a junior and senior….earned all-conference accolades in 100 100 free (45.33) at C-USA…provisionally qualified for NCAA fly as a junior. Personal: Born April 27, 1987…son of Heather Championships in 100 fly and 200 IM…part of four championship Hewitt…brother of former UC swimmers Louise and current UC relay squads (200 free, 200 medley, 400 free, 400 medley) at C-USA assistant coach Michael…majoring in architectural engineering

Invite…set school and meet records in each relay…met NCAA ‘B’ technology. Bearcat Bios standards in 200 free relay and 400 free relay…won three titles (100 breast, 100 fly, 100 free) at Miami Invitational…named honorable mention Academic All-American by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America…Topcat Scholar. 2003-04: Won the 200 IM Jeff Kaemmerlen title at the conference meet with a time of 1:49.30...finished second in 6-0 • Freshman • Free, Back both the 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly...also member of three C- Fairport, N.Y. USA-champion relay teams (400 free, 200 medley, 400 medley). 2002- 03: Won the 100 free in his first collegiate race, and was a member of High School: Earned All-American honors as a a winning relay team against Oakland… went on to win 14 more senior at Fairport High School...led team to titles, including the 200 IM at the conference meet, earning him all- three state championships...was a member of conference honors… fastest on the team in the 200 free (1:38.40) the the fourth-place 400 freestyle relay team at Junior Nationals in 200 butterfly (1:51.37), and the 200 IM (1:50.01)… second in the 100 2005...holds Fairport Area Swim Club records in the 400 and 800 free free (45.27), and the 100 fly (49.78). Previous Experience: Four-time relays. Personal: Born April 11, 1987…son of John and Susan national champion in Sweden winning twice in the 100 IM and 200 IM Kammerlen…undecided on an academic major. ... won a silver medal in the 100 IM and 100 breast at the 2000 World Cup in Hong Kong ... placed seventh at the 1999 European 15

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Shawn King Steve Marshall 5-8 • Freshman • Free, IM 6-1 • Senior • Breast Corpus Christi, Texas Akron, Ohio

High School: South Texas Swimmer of the Year 2004-05: Did not compete. 2003-04: Placed as a senior at Mary Carroll High third at the Conference USA Invitational in the School…earned all-state honors in the 200 IM 100 breaststroke, posting a season-best and 500 freestyle as a senior….won district and regional champion- 56.99...also placed eighth in the 200 breaststroke with a 2:10.28. 2002- ships in 500 freestyle during senior campaign…district and regional 03: Won the 100 breaststroke against Miami… had fast conference champion in 200 IM in sophomore, junior and senior seasons…holds meet, posting season-best times in three events… placed third in the school record in 500 freestyle…National Honor Society member. Per- 100 breaststroke (58:12) and fourth in the 200 breaststroke (2:08.06)… sonal: Born Jan. 9, 1987…son of Michael and Michelle King…majoring also had fast time in the 200 IM (1:59.72). High School: Four-year in architectural engineering technology. letter winner at Walsh Jesuit High … set school records in 200 IM, 100 free and 100 breast while also a member of three school record set- ting relay teams. Personal: Born April 2, 1984 … son of Edward and Marcel Kleiner Barbara Marshall … father was a four-year letterwinner in track and field at Kent State University …majoring in geography. 6-4 • Sophomore • Free Heilbronn, Germany

2004-05: C-USA Invitational 100 freestyle Bjorn Mates champion (44.69)…also finished second in the 6-1 • Freshman • Back, Free, Fly 50 free (20.54) and third in the 200 free Eislingen, Germany (1:39.67) at C-USA…part of four championship relay squads (200 free, 200 medley, 400 free, 400 medley) at C-USA Invite…set school Prior to UC: A two-year member of the Ger- and meet records in each relay…met NCAA ‘B’ standards in 200 free man Junior National team…German age- relay and 400 free relay…named honorable mention Academic All- group national champion in 200 backstroke American by the College Swimming Coaches Association of (2001, 2004)…was third-place finisher in 200 backstroke at German America…men’s swimming scholar athlete of the quarter for spring National Championships in 2004. Personal: Born April 24, 1985…son quarter…Topcat Scholar. Previous Experience: Was a World Cup of Dr. George Mates and Bernadette Voss…majoring in pre-medicine. qualifier in 2002, 2003, and 2004...finished in ninth place at the World

Bearcat Bios Cup in Berlin in 2004...placed third in backstroke at German Junior National Championships in 2000. Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1983...son of Eric McComas Herbert and Beate Kleiner...majoring in marketing. 6-0 • Freshman • Free Beverly Hills, Mich.

High School: Earned all-state honors as a se- nior at Wylie E. Groves High School…led Fal- cons to back-to-back state championships dur- ing junior and senior seasons…earned 11 total letters as part of baseball, water polo and swimming teams. Personal: Born Dec. 13, 1986…son of Greg and Diana McComas…majoring in business.

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Sergio Nevarez 6-0 • Junior • Free Cerroda de Cadiz, Mexico

2004-05: Competed in eight meets in his first year of collegiate swimming…swam per- sonal-bests in 50 free (21.73), 100 free (47.78), 200 free (1:47.81) during prelims at C-USA Invitational...was a fourth- place finisher in 100 free in dual meet vs. Western Kentucky…Bearcat Scholar. Previous Experience: Four-time Mexican champion in 50 Ryan Yearwood free...broke Mexican records in 100 fly and 4x100 relay...Mexican age group national champion in 1997 & 1998. Personal: Born Aug. 25, 1983...son of Sergio H. Nevarez and Alma Hilda Garibaldi...majoring in Ryan Yearwood business. 6-3 • Senior • Free Port of Spain, Trinidad

Logan White 2004-05: Won third consecutive 50 freestyle championship in personal-best 20.33 at C-USA 5-11 • Freshman • Breast, IM Invitational…finished second in the 100 free Stow, Ohio (44.83) behind teammate Marcel Kleiner…also placed fourth in the 100 butterfly (48.90)…captured seven individual titles throughout High School: First team all-conference choice the season…part of four championship relay squads (200 free, 200 as a senior at Stow-Munroe Falls High medley, 400 free, 400 medley) at C-USA Invite…set school and meet School…holds the school’s 100 breaststroke records in each relay…met NCAA ‘B’ standards in 200 free relay and record…four-year letterwinner in swimming and two-year 400 free relay…named honorable mention Academic All-American letterwinner in track and field…member of National Honors Society. by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America…Topcat Personal: Personal: Sept. 3, 1987…son of Tim and Mary White…majoring in Scholar. 2003-04: Won two individual conference championships and biomedical engineering. added three relay crowns...posted a personal-best in winning the 50 free with a 20.57 at the conference meet...won the 100 free in 45.00 Steve Wood and finished third in the 100 fly in 49.57...swam anchor of 400 free and 200 medley relays. 2002-03: Contributed significantly to the relay 6-3 • Sophomore • Free teams, helping UC win five races… got faster throughout the year, Bearcat Bios Cincinnati, Ohio winning the 50 freestyle at the C-USA Invitational in 20.68… was ranked first on the team in the 100 free (44.97) and second in the 50 2004-05: 2004-05: Placed in three events at C-USA free (20.68). Previous Experience: Member of the Trinidad National th Invitational…finished 10 in 1650 free Team... Caribbean Championships gold medalist in 2000. Personal: th th (16:56.19), 11 in 200 free (1:44.98) and 15 in Born Jan. 22, 1983… son of Ralph and Carol Yearwood… majoring in 500 free (4:47.57), recording personal-bests in each event…was a digital design. second-place finisher in 500 free in dual meet vs. Kentucky…Bearcat Scholar. High School: Four-time letterwinner and disctrict qualifier at Finneytown High School...set school records in 50 fly, 50 free, and 100 fly...four-year team captain...coached by father, Raymond. Personal: Born Nov. 7, 1986...son of Raymond and Kimberly Wood...majoring in political science.

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daughter of Reinier and Maria de Jong… older sister Marein swam WOMEN’S TEAM for UC from 1998-2002… majoring in chemistry.

Ann Degenstein Karen Brasier 5-8 • Senior • Fly, Free 5-8 • Junior • Fly The Woodlands, Texas Galveston, Texas Career: Named to the Conference USA All-De- 2004-05: Finished sixth in the 100 fly and cade Team…won seven titles in three years eighth in the 200 fly at the C-USA Champion- of competition at C-USA Championships. 2004- ships… part of four relay teams at the C-USA 05: Named C-USA Swimmer of the Year after winning two event Championships…swam a personal-best 52.50 in the 100 freestyle at crowns (200 fly, 500 free) at C-USA Championships, setting meet records C-USA…Topcat Scholar. 2003-04: Set a personal best in the 100 in both…finished 11th and 14th, respectively, in the 100 and 200 but- butterfly in the preliminaries of the C-USA Championships with a terfly events at the NCAA Championships…named a College Swim- 56.83...part of relay teams that finished fifth (200 free) and second ming Coaches Association of America Academic All-American…Topcat (800 free) at confrerence meet. High School: Lettered four years in Scholar. 2003-04: Set meet records in the 100 (54.70) and 200 (2:00.17) swimming, water polo, cross country and track at Ball High School... butterfly at conference meet, capturing both titles...both times met earned All-American honors in the 100 fly. Personal: Born June 17, NCAA ‘B’ Provisional standards...member of C-USA-champion 400 re- 1985... daughter of Allan and Anne Brasier... majoring in architecture. lay team. 2002-03: Named Conference USA Freshman Swimmer of the Meet after winning the 500 free and the 200 fly and placing second in the 100 fly... she was also a member of a winning relay Dominique DeBruin team... met NCAA provisional times in the 500 freestyle (4:54.14) and High School: 5-8 • Senior • IM the 200 butterfly (2:01.50). High School: Named to Southern All- La Jolla, Calif. State and Gulf Zone teams at Woodlands High School... lettered four years in swimming and water polo. Personal: Born March 20, 1984 ... 2004-05: Did not compete. 2003-04: Did not daughter of Joel and Rachel Degenstein ... majoring in interior design. compete. 2002-03: Redshirted. High School: Lettered four years at La Jolla High.... was the top swimmer on team. Personal: Born Aug. 27, 1984 ... daughter of Andre and Estelle de Bruin ... majoring in communications. Bearcat Bios

Gerdien de Jong 5-10 • Junior • Free, Back Bussum, Netherlands

2004-05: Finished sixth at C-USA Champion- ships in both the 50 and 100 freestyle…placed 10th in the 200 free…posted team-best marks in the 50, 100, and 200 freestyles…won the 100 backstroke in a personal-best 1:00.34 against Wright State…Topcat Scholar. 2003- 04: Finished in the top eight in three events at the C-USA Champion- Ann Degenstein ships, placing fifth in the 200 free, seventh in the 100 free, and eighth in the 50 free...member of second-place 400 and 800 freestyle relays at conference meet. Prior to UC: Placed third in the 50 free at the Netherlands National meet twice. Personal: Born April 3, 1985…

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Cassandra Dorl Kelly Hagen 5-8 • Freshman • Free 5-10 • Senior • Free, IM Madeira, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio

High School: Won Miami Valley Conference 2004-05: Posted personal-best 200 (2:13.66) championship as senior at Cincinnati Hills Chris- and 400 IM (4:45.22) times in preliminaries at tian Academy…Lettered in track (four years), the C-USA Championships…finished 17th in cross country (one) and volleyball (one). Personal: Born Aug. 27, the 1650 freestyle at the C-USA meet…posted a third-place finish in 1986…daughter of Skip & Laura Dorl…undecided on an academic the 200 IM against Ohio State...Topcat Scholar. 2003-04: Placed ninth major. in 1650 freestyle at C-USA Championships...shaved over eight sec- onds off her previous best 500 freestyle at the conference meet to finish 17th. 2002-03: Contributed in IM and freestyle events... placed Kristen Funk in top-eight in 1650 free and Top-16 in 500 free and 400 IM at the 5-5 • Senior • Free conference meet. High School: Four-time Ohio state qualifier at Cambridge, Ohio Ursuline Academy...Ohio state finalist in 200 IM, 100 free and 200 free...named all-conference four years and NISCA All-America two 2004-05: Posted personal-best marks in 50 years...member of 400 free relay state record breaking team fresh- (24.95) and 200 free (1:56.94) in prelims at C- man year...member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born Oct. 31, USA Championships…swam a season-best 1983...daughter of Thomas and Carol Hagen...majoring in biology. 1:02.12 in the 100 fly and finished fourth against Ohio State…Topcat Scholar. 2003-04: Placed 14th at the conference meet in the 100 butterfly in 1:00.31...also placed 16th in the 200 freestyle at C-USA Annelie Jonsson meet in 1:57.35. 2002-03: Contributed in freestyle and butterfly 5-10 • Freshman • Free, IM events… posted her top times against Oakland, swimming the 100 Skurup, Sweden fly in 1:03.05, and the 200 freestyle in 1:59.85. High School: Sectional champion all four years at Cambridge High...district champion junior Prior to UC: Swedish national finalist in the and senior seasons … all-Ohio and USA Swimming Speedo Academic 400 IM...swam for Ystad Simsallskap for 12 All-American junior year. Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1984 ... daughter of years. Personal: Born Aug. 21, 1983…daugh- Ron and Pam Funk … majoring in advanced medical imaging tech- ter of Goran and Eva Jonsson…undecided on a major. nology. Val Lindsey Bearcat Bios Brittany Gale 5-7 • Senior • Diving 5-2 • Freshman • Diving San Antonio, Texas Johnstown, Ohio 2004-05: Did not compete. 2002-03: Won both High School: Earned four varsity letters in div- the one-meter and three-meter events against ing at Johnstown-Monroe High School...state Wright State…placed fourth in Conference USA qualifier in junior and senior seasons...earned on the platform and was in the top 10 on the 3-meter board. 2001-2002: All-Ohio honors as a junior. Personal: Born Oct. 21, 1986...daughter of Earned C-USA Diver of the Week honors while posting season-best scores in Alan and Chris Gale...an exploratory major. both the one-meter and three-meter events against Miami (Ohio)…placed seventh at C-USA Championships…won one-meter event vs. Ball State with a score of 176.55…finished second in three-meter dive against both Ball State and South Carolina. High School: Team captain while setting school 3-meter record at John Marshall High School…state champion in level seven gymnastics. Personal: Born April 10, 1983…daughter of Roger Lindsey and Marian Boler…a chemical engineering major. 19

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Nicole Martinez and regional female swimmer of the year as a sophomore and junior. Personal: Born July 22, 1986...daughter of Daniel and Margaret 4-11 • Freshman • Breast, IM Perez...majoring in fashion design. Springboro, Ohio

High School: Named 2003 conference Swim- mer of the Year at Archbishop Alter High School…first-team all-conference each of four years…four-year letterwinner…state qualifier in 200 IM each of her four seasons…led squad 2003 and 2004 league championships…helped 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams to eighth-place finishes at state championships in 2005. Per- sonal: Born Oct. 2, 1987…daughter of Augusto and Rebecca Martinez…an exploratory major.

Erica Pass 5-7 • Junior • Breast Paola Rivas Cincinnati, Ohio

2004-05: Finished ninth and 10th, respectively, in the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the C-USA Paola Rivas Championships…posted personal bests in 5-6 • Junior • Free three events at the C-USA meet…finished second in the 200 breast Mexico City, Mexico against Kentucky…Bearcat Scholar. 2003-04: Placed 18th at C-USA meet in 400 IM, finishing in 4:52.64...took second in 200 breaststroke 2004-05: Posted personal bests in 200 freestyle on Senior Day with a season-best 2:31.91. High School: Helped (1:56.67), 500 freestyle (5:07.58), and 1650 Princeton High School to a second place finish in the Greater Miami freestyle (17:24.14) at C-USA Conference Championships as a senior… earned honorable mention Championships…finished eighth in 1650 free…also finished 10th in and second team all-state honors… won the GMC championships in the 1650 freestyle at the Indiana Invite…placed third in the 1000 breaststroke… helped set school’s medley relay record… two-time freestyle in dual meets against Ohio State, Kentucky, and Louisville. Bearcat Bios state qualifier in both the medley relay and 100 breast… won Na- 2003-04: Finished seventh at Conference USA meet in 1650 freestyle, tional Scholar Athlete Award. Personal: Born May 9, 1985… daugh- registering a season-best 17:27.52...also placed 15th in 500 free with ter of Warren and Christine Pass… majoring in secondary education. a 5:10.16. Prior to UC: Won the national meet in the 200 breaststroke in 1998, and placed third in the 800 in 2002 while at Mission Viejo High… helped set national record for the 200 free relay… named Elyse Perez MVP her senior year… qualified for the Mexican National Team in 5-4 • Sophomore • Free 2002. Personal: Born Sept. 8, 1984… daughter of Rogelio and Beatriz Corpus Christi, Texas Rivas… majoring in communications.

2004-05: Placed seventh in the 1650 freestyle at the C-USA Championships…also placed ninth in the 500 freestyle and 11th in the 400 IM…won six individual championships in dual meets…swam a per- sonal-best 10:22.09 in winning the 1000 freestyle in dual meet against Western Kentucky…Topcat Scholar. High School: A two-time district and regional champion at Mary Carroll High School...named district

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Lindsey Smith Randi Vogel 5-6 • Senior • Free 5-8 • Junior • Back, Fly, IM Cincinnati, Ohio Maineville, Ohio

Prior to UC: Swam for two years at Ohio State Prior to UC: Attended University of Tennessee, University. High School: Won four varsity let- swimming two seasons for the Volunteers. High ters at Wyoming High School…qualified for School: All-American during sophomore, junior state competition each of her final three seasons…national honor and senior seasons at Mt. Notre Dame High School…district cham- society member. Personal: Born Feb. 3, 1984…daughter of Robert pion in 100 backstroke as a sophomore…earned Archie Griffin Sports- and Debbie Smith…a finance major. manship Award as a senior…team captain during senior season. Per- sonal: Born June 15, 1984…daughter of John Vogel and Diane Lubis…father swam for University of Tennessee while mother swam Tammy Smith at University of Houston...plans to major in communications. 5-5 • Freshman • Free Akron, Ohio

High School: Led Firestone High School to back- to-back fourth-place finishes at state champi- onships during junior and senior seasons…three-time district qualifier in both the 200 and 500 freestyle…four-year letterwinner…team captain as a senior. Per- sonal: Born Feb. 8, 1987…daughter of David and Deborah Smith…majoring in fashion design.

Akvilina Vaicaityte 5-7 • Senior • Back, Free Kaunas, Lithuania

2004-05: Placed in the top 13 in three events

at C-USA Championships…finished eighth in Bearcat Bios the 100 backstroke in personal-best 59.29…also finished 12th in the 200 freestyle and 13th in the 200 backstroke…led off both 200 and 400 medley relay teams that each finished fifth at C-USA meet…finished second in 50 free at dual meet against Wright State. 2003-04: Finished seventh in 200 backstroke in 2:10.08 at the C-USA meet...placed 10th in 100 backstroke at confer- ence meet, finishing in 1:00.46. 2002-03: Won her first collegiate Akvilina Vaicaityte event, taking the 100 backstroke over Oakland… was the second fastest Bearcat in both the 100 and 200 backstroke, posting times of 59.36 and 2:08.22, respectively… finished in the Top-10 in C-USA for both events. Previous experience: Lithuanian champion in 100 and 200 back in 1997 and 1998 ... Lithuanian champion in 100 and 200 free and 200 IM in 2001 and 2002. Personal: Born May 25, 1983 ... daugh- ter of Vidmantas and Virginita Vaicaityte ... majoring in communica- tions.

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The University of Cincinnati's athletic program takes than 300 student-athletes have earned Academic All- While the membership has both increased and a giant leap forward this year when the Bearcats begin America honors. changed, the focus of the BIG EAST has not wavered. The play in the BIG EAST Conference. BIG EAST teams have won two football national cham- conference reflects a tradition of broadbased programs, led That leap will be particularly evident in soccer, where pionships. Over the last five years, the league boasts the by administrators and coaches who place a constant em- UC will compete with three-time final four team St. John's. best winning percentage of any BCS conference in phasis on academic integrity. The BIG EAST Conference has BIG EAST teams have made a total of 58 NCAA College postseason play. enjoyed a leadership role nationally. 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The goal of the BIG The league has long EAST has always been to been considered a leader compete at the highest level in innovative concepts in and to do so with integrity promotion and public- and sportsmanship. ity, particularly regard- BIG EAST institutions ing television. Those ef- reside in nine of the nation's forts have resulted in un- top 33 largest media markets, paralleled visibility for BIG including New York, Chicago, EAST studentathletes. The Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., conference has enjoyed Tampa, Pittsburgh, Hartford, Mil- long-standing relationships waukee and Cincinnati. With the with CBS, ESPN, Inc. and ABC. incoming members, the BIG EAST mar- While BIG EAST bas- kets will contain almost one fourth of all ketball games are regular sellouts at television households in the U.S. campus and major public arenas, in- Since opening its doors in 1979, the league cluding the annual BIG EAST Champion- has won 25 national championships in six different ship in Madison Square Garden, attendance sports and 123 student-athletes have won individual na- figures also are significant at BIG EAST soccer, women's bas- tional titles. Last year the Notre Dame women’s soccer ketball and baseball games. team took the 2004 national title and Providence’s Kim More than 500 BIG EAST athletes have earned All- Smith won the NCAA women’s cross country champion- The BIG EAST continues to thrive in the basketball arena. In America recognition and dozens have won individual NCAA ship. 2003-04, Connecticut became the first school in NCAA his- national championships. The BIG EAST has been well rep- The BIG EAST has always been able to boast that some tory to win the men’s and women’s NCAA titles in the same resented in U.S. or foreign national and Olympic teams. Sev- of its best students are also some of its best athletes. More season. With the Syracuse men and the UConn women eral athletes earned gold medals in each of the last five grabbing NCAA crowns the previous year, the BIG EAST also summer Olympiads. became the first conference in NCAA history to win the The BIG EAST has its headquarters in Providence where Michael men’s and women’s titles in consecutive seasons. In fact, the conference administers to more than 5,500 student- the BIG EAST has won five of the last six women’s basket- athletes in 23 sports. Tranghese ball crowns and three of the last seven men’s titles. Commissioner Whether it’s the student-athletes or the league as a 2004-05 BIG EAST Championships whole, moving proactively has been a consistent strategy MEN WOMEN for the conference that was formed in 1979. The Big East 1. Notre Dame 1. Notre Dame has continually turned challenges into opportunities to bol- 2. Pittsburgh 2. Pittsburgh Headquarters ster its strength. 3. Rutgers 3. Rutgers 222 Richmond Street The BIG EAST became a reality on May 31, 1979, fol- 4. West Virginia 4. Villanova Suite 110 lowing a meeting of athletic directors from Providence Col- 5. Connecticut 5. Connecticut 6. Syracuse 6. Syracuse lege, St. John's, Georgetown and Syracuse Universities. Se- Providence, R.I. 02903 7. Seton Hall 7. West Virginia ton Hall, Connecticut and Boston College completed the www.BIG EAST.org 8. Boston College 8. Boston College original sevenschool alliance. 9. Seton Hall

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Bearcats Close Successful C-USA Run The 2004-05 version of the University of Cincinnati The Bearcat men and women finished swimming & diving teams posted a successful season, fourth at the C-USA Invitational and sixth its final year as a member of Conference USA, continu- at the C-USA Championships, respec- ing the rich tradition of swimming at UC. Head coach tively. The men set four school records in Monty Hopkins led the Bearcat men to nine C-USA event the relays at the C-USA meet. Ann titles in 2004-05 and mentored his second C-USA Degenstein represented the women's women's Swimmer of the Year. team at the NCAA Championships, swim- The dual meet records were not indicative of the level ming in the 100 and 200 butterfly. of success achieved by the 2004-05 Bearcats. Due to the The Bearcats say goodbye to Confer- construction of a new on-campus natatorium, the ence USA and hello to the deeper BIG Bearcats were forced to practice at Keating Natatorium. EAST in 2005-06, but the program's suc- Ann Degenstein The high school facility does not offer a diving area, and cessful run in C-USA has left a mark on

the Bearcats suffered, giving away points in dual meets the conference. Eight of the conference's 2004-05 Review and championships. 18 women's swimming event records are currently held Degenstein Dominates by Bearcats. Junior Ann Degenstein is cementing her name in UC annals as one of its top women's swimmers. Three Bearcats Named To Bearcats 10th Nationally C-USA All-Decade Team Degenstein won her third straight C-USA champi- In the annual Academic All-American report re- onship in the 200 butterfly, while also capturing the Two former University of Cincinnati swimmers leased by the College Swimming Coaches Associa- 500 freestyle title. Prior to the conference champi- and one current Bearcat were named to the Con- tion of America, the UC men's (3.18) and women's onships, she held top 10 times in six different events ference USA All-Decade team. Maria Oberg, Marien (3.44) teams each ranked 10th in the nation in team in C-USA, including the top marks in the 100 and 200 de Jong, and Ann Degenstein each earned a spot grade point average. Along with the team recogni- butterfly. Degenstein was named C-USA Swimmer on the 10-person squad. Conference USA, cel- tion, four individuals earned Academic All-America of the Year after earning Freshman Swimmer of the ebrating its 10th anniversary during the 2004-05 honors, including Ann Degenstein, who was named Meet honors at the 2003 C-USA Championships. season named a Team of the Decade for each of to the first team. David Gustavsson, Ryan Yearwood, Degenstein qualified for NCAA Championship com- the conference’s 19 sports. and Marcel Kleiner each earned honorable mention petition in three events, swimming in the 100 and Oberg, the Conference USA swimmer of the recognition. The Bearcat men posted the best team 200 butterfly at the national meet. She finished 11th year and C-USA swimmer of the meet in 2002, was GPA among all BIG EAST schools, topping perennial and 14th, respectively and, as the lone UC represen- a five-time C-USA Champion. She was also a five- academic powers Notre Dame and Georgetown. The tative, earned a 33rd-place finish in the NCAA team time NCAA All-American. women were second among BIG EAST programs, rankings. A 2002 NCAA Qualifier in three events, de Jong trailing only Georgetown. Degenstein earned C-USA Swimmer of the Week won three individual Conference USA titles (50, honors on Feb. 1, after winning three event crowns 100 Free & 100 Fly) that season. She set three in a Jan. 29 dual meet at Kentucky. The accolades conference records and led the Bearcats to the Fresh Face continued to roll in as the junior earned C-USA All- 2002 C-USA team championship. Decade honors prior to the C-USA Championships. Freshman Marcel Kleiner made an immediate impact Degenstein is a seven-time C-USA individual After the season, Degenstien was named a first team during the 2004-05 season. Kleiner won the 100 event champion. She holds C-USA records in the Academic All-American by the CSCAA. 100 and 200 yard butterfly and earned C-USA freestyle at the C-USA Invitationals and was part of Freshman Swimmer of the Meet honors in 2003 each of the four school record-setting relay champi- while contributing to the C-USA-champion 400 ons. His time of 44.69 ranks third on UC's all-time freestyle relay team. performance list.

Bearcats Finish Fourth, Sixth at C-USA The men's team earned nine event titles on its way to a fourth-place finish at the 2005 Conference USA Invitational. Ann Degenstein won two individual titles in leading the women's team to a sixth-place finish at the C-USA Championships. The men garnered four relay crowns, setting school records in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 medley relays. David Gustavsson, Enrique Bayata, Marcel Kleiner, and Ryan Yearwood each swam a leg in the relays. Gustavsson also earned the individual championship in the 200 IM. Yearwood and Kleiner won the 50 and 100 freestyle races, respectively. Senior Carlo Piccio captured two titles, winning the 400 IM for the thrid straight year and grabbing the 1650 freestyle title. Degenstein captured her third straight 200 butterfly title, while also earning the 500 freestyle crown. She finished second in the 100 butterfly, but set the meet record in preliminary action. Carlo Piccio

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Men's Top Performers Women's Top Perfomers 50 Free Date Time 200 Free Relay 400 IM Ryan Yearwood 2/25/05 20.33 Cincinnati A 2/25/05 1:20.58*# Ann Degenstein 11/20/04 4:32.03 Marcel Kleiner 2/25/05 20.54 (Yearwood, Gustavsson, Kleiner, Bayata) Elyse Perez 2/25/05 4:32.06 Cincinnati A 12/4/04 1:23.00 100 Free (Yearwood, Gustavsson, Kleiner, Bayata) 200 Free Relay Marcel Kleiner 2/25/05 44.69# Cincinnati A 11/20/04 1:40.04 Ryan Yearwood 2/25/05 44.83 400 Free Relay ( de Jong, Brasier, Vaicaityte, Funk) Cincinnati A 2/25/05 2:58.65*# Cincinnati A 2/26/05 1:42.96 200 Free (Yearwood, Kleiner, Gustavsoon, Bayata) (Hagen, Rivas, Nunn, Entinghe) Marcel Kleiner 2/25/05 1:39.67 Cincinnati A 12/4/04 3:00.32 50 Free Date Time David Gustavsson 1/29/05 1:42.01 (Kleiner, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Bayata) Gerdien de Jong 2/25/05 23.65 400 Free Relay Kristen Funk 2/25/05 24.95 Cincinanti A 2/26/05 3:54.62 500 Free 800 Free Relay (Vaicaityte, Degenstein, Brasier, de Jong) Carlo Piccio 11/20/04 4:42.82 Cincinnati A 12/4/04 6:50.07 100 Free Cincinnati A 11/20/04 4:02.70 2004-05 Review Steve Wood 2/25/05 4:47.57 (Piccio, Gustavsson, Shapero, Kleiner) Gerdien de Jong 2/25/05 51.49 (Vaicaityte, Pass, Braiser, de Jong) Cincinnati A 2/25/05 6:51.88 Karen Brasier 2/25/05 52.50 1000 Free (Piccio, Shapero, Goldberg, Wood) 800 Free Relay Carlo Piccio 2/5/05 9:26.29 200 Free Cincinnati A 2/26/05 7:29.81 Steve Wood 1/14/05 10:13.40 200 Medley Relay Gerdien de Jong 2/26/05 1:54.22 (de Jong, Vaicaityte, Brasier, Degenstein) Cincinnati A 2/25/05 1:30.53*# Ann Degenstein 10/29/04 1:54.45 Cincinnati A 11/20/04 7:46.07 1650 Free (Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Kleiner) (Degenstein, Brasier, de Jong, Perez) Carlo Piccio 2/25/05 15:41.36 Cincinnati A 12/4/04 1:32.80 500 Free Marcel Kleiner 11/20/04 16:54.50 (Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Kleiner) Ann Degenstein 2/26/05 4:51.71# 200 Medley Relay Elyse Perez 2/26/05 5:01.94 Cincinnati A 2/26/05 1:47.20 100 Fly 400 Medley Relay (Vaicaityte, Degenstein, Brasier, de Jong) David Gustavsso n 2/25/05 48.75 Cincinnati A 2/25/05 3:19.04*# 1000 Free Cincinnati A 12/4/04 1:51.06 Ryan Yearwood 2/25/05 48.90 (Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Kleiner) Elyse Perez 10/30/04 10:22.09 (Brasier, Hagen, Degenstein, Vaicaityte) Cincinnati A 12/4/04 3:22.54 Ann Degenstein 1/29/05 10:25.04 200 Fly (Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Kleiner) 400 Medley Relay Carlo Piccio 1/14/05 1:53.14 1650 Free Cincinnati A 2/26/05 3:54.62 Matt Lobaugh 2/25/05 1:59.51 Elyse Perez 2/26/05 17:15.19 (Vaicaityte, Degenstein, Brasier, de Jong) Paola Rivas 2/26/05 17:24.14 Cincinnati A 11/20/04 4:02.70 100 Back (Vaicaityte, Pass, Brasier, de Jong) Enrique Bayata 2/25/05 50.81 100 Fly Dan Goldberg 2/25/05 52.12 Ann Degenstein 12/4/04 54.34# Karen Brasier 2/25/05 56.59 200 Back Enrique Bayata 2/25/05 1:50.43 200 Fly Dan Goldberg 2/25/05 1:52.09 Ann Degenstein 12/4/04 1:58.87# + Relay Adjustment (+.7) Karen Brasier 2/25/05 2:07.56 * UC Record 100 Breast # NCAA Provisional Time David Gustavsson 12/4/04 56.05 100 Back ! NCAA Automatic Time Marcel Kleiner 11/20/0 1:01.46 Akvilina Vaicaityte 2/26/05 59.29 Men's Results (1-9) Gerdien de Jong 1/29/05 1:00.34 Women's Results (0-10) 200 Breast Oct... 29 (Louisville) Oct... 29 (Louisville) L - Louisville 118 - UC 84 L - Louisville 132.5 - UC 84.5 David Gustavsson 1/14/05 2:07.03 200 Back Carlo Piccio 2/5/05 2:14.71 Oct... 30 (Western Kentucky) Oct... 30 (Western Kentucky) L - Western Kentucky 119.5 - UC 84.5 Akvilina Vaicaityte 2/26/05 2:08.87 L - Western Kentucky 127 - UC 96 Nov... 6 (Ohio State) Elyse Perez 11/6/04 2:10.21 Nov... 6 (Ohio State) 200 IM L - Ohio St. 153 - UC 97 L - Ohio State 167 - UC 92 David Gustavsson 2/25/05 1:49.96 Nov... 19-21 (Indiana Inv.) 100 Breast Nov... 19-21 (Indiana Inv.) Carlo Piccio 2/25/05 1:53.83 4th of 4 Erica Pass 2/26/05 1:07.81 8th of 8 Dec... 3-5 (Miami Inv.) Jen Li 2/25/05 1:10.55 Dec... 3-5 (Miami Inv.) 400 IM 6th of 7 9th of 9 Jan. 14 vs... Miami/Kenyon Jan. 14 vs... Miami/Kenyon Carlo Piccio 2/25/05 3:54.93 200 Breast Aaron Celik 2/25/05 4:34.07 W - UC 107 - Kenyon 98 L - Miami 160 - UC 67 L - Miami 120 - UC 117 Erica Pass 2/26/05 2:27.10 L - Kenyon 126 - UC 71 Jan. 29 (Wright State) Ann Degenstein 11/20/04 2:27.73 Jan. 29 (Wright State) L - WSU 126- UC 97 L - WSU 141.5 - UC 98.5 Feb... 5 vs... Kentucky 200 IM Feb... 5 vs... Kentucky L - UK 173- UC 56 Ann Degenstein 10/30/04 2:09.97 L - UK 157- UC 67 Feb... 24-26 (C-USA Invitational) Elyse Perez 10/29/04 2:13.44 Feb... 24-26 (C-USA Championships) 4th of 5 6th of 7

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Marein de Jong Michelle MacPherson Maria Oberg Becky Ruehl Sofia Svensson Women’s Relay All-Time Performances

Bearcat Women’s Records 200 Medley Relay Event Time/Score Performer (s) Year 1:45.53 Oberg, Loosova, de Jong, Ellis 2002 50 Free 22.97 Marein de Jong 2002 1:45.61 Pupillo, Bjornstad, Cooper, Schreiber 1987 1:45.92 Oberg, McGibbon, de Jong, Meyer 2001 100 Free 50.13 Caroline Cooper 1988 1:46.13 Smillie, McGibbon, de Jong, Sheil 2000 200 Free 1:47.55 Maria Oberg 2002 1:46.18 MacPherson, Bjornstad, Cooper, Brossart 1986 500 Free 4:42.73 Maria Oberg 2001 400 Medley Relay 1000 Free 9:55.69 Maria Oberg 2001 3:48.41 Jorgensen, McGibbon, Svensson, Sheil 2000 1650 Free 16:25.85 Maria Oberg 2001 3:48.48 Gowens, Gustafsson, Degenstein, Hayes 2003 100 Back 56.62 Tricia Stalf 1992 3:48.66 Degenstein, de Jong, Thoman, Jorgensen2004 200 Back 1:57.88 Sofia Svensson 2000 3:49.03 Pupillo, Bjornstad, Cooper, Schreiber 1987 3:49.10 MacPherson, Bjornstad, Cooper, Brossart 1986 100 Breast 1:03.63 Emma Gustafsson 2003 200 Breast 2:15.70 Helene Bjornstad 1986 200 Free Relay 100 Fly 53.54 Caroline Cooper 1987 1:33.28 Strini, Sheil, Olsson, Zak 1998 1:33.31 Strini, Sheil, Ellis, Smillie 1999 200 Fly 1:58.87 Ann Degenstein 2005 1:33.66 Jorgensen, de Jong, Sheil, Smillie 2000 200 IM 2:02.87 Sofia Svensson 2000 1:34.18 de Jong, Jorgensen, Meyer, Ellis 2002 400 IM 4:19.77 Michelle MacPherson 1988 1:34.29 Cox, Schreiber, Lorrig, Cooper 1988 200 Medley Relay 1:45.53 Oberg, Loosova, de Jong, Ellis 2002 400 Free Relay 400 Medley Relay 3:48.47 Jorgensen, McGibbon, Svensson, Sheil2000 3:24.91 Jorgensen, de Jong, Smillie, Sheil 2000 200 Free Relay 1:33.28 Strini, Sheil, Olsson, Zak 1998 3:25.08 Lorrig, McLay, MacPherson, Cooper 1988 3:25.52 Pheasant, McLay, Andrews, B. Cox 1990

400 Free Relay 3:24.91 Jorgensen, de Jong, Smillie, Sheil 2000 Bearcat History 3:25.98 Brossart, MacPherson, Schreiber, Cooper 1986 800 Free Relay 7:25.35 McLay, MacPherson, Schreiber, Cooper1988 3:25.99 McLay, MacPherson, Schreiber, Cooper 1987 1 M Dive (Dual) 294.10 Della Eveslage 1980 1 M Dive (Champ) 632.40 Becky Ruehl 1996 800 Free Relay 7:25.35 McLay, MacPherson, Schreiber, Cooper 1988 3 M Dive (Dual) 301.95 Angie Trostel 1998 7:27.43 McLay, MacPherson, Schreiber, Jonasson1987 3 M Dive (Champ) 870.65 Becky Ruehl 1996 7:28.14 Brossart, MacPherson, Schreiber, Cooper 1986 10 M Dive (Champ) 636.05 Becky Ruehl 1996 7:29.30 Jorgensen, Oberg, Conrad, de Jong 2000 7:29.81 de Jong, Vaicaityte, Brasier, Degenstein 2005 Women's Individual All-Time Performances 50 Freestyle 1000 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 200 Individual Medley 22.97 M. de Jong 2002 9:55.69 M. Oberg 2001 1:03.63 E. Gustafsson 2003 2:02.87 S. Svensson 2000 22.98 C. Cooper 1988 9:58.57 L. Strong 1983 1:03.67 H. Bjornstad 1986 2:03.85 M. MacPherson 1989 22.99 S. Strini 1999 10:06.17 J. McLeod 1994 1:04.27 S. McGibbon 2001 2:05.49 B. Brochu 1998 23.33 B. Pheasant 1993 10:08.63 F. McLay 1988 1:05.38 T. Rye 2003 2:05.56 T. Rye 2003 23.51 C. Sheil 2000 10:10.00 L. Brafield 1985 1:05.82 P. Shanahan 1982 2:06.45 L. Gowens 2003

100 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 400 Individual Medley 50.13 C. Cooper 1988 16:25.85 M. Oberg 2001 2:15.70 H. Bjornstad 1986 4:19.77 M. MacPherson 1988 50.29 M. de Jong 2002 16:33.41 L. Strong 1983 2:16.30 E. Gustafsson 2003 4:23.77 S. Svensson 1999 50.41 N. Jorgensen 2000 16:44.18 J. McLeod 1994 2:18.25 T. Rye 2003 4:24.60 V. Svensson 1996 50.66 M. Oberg 2002 16:55.33 F. McLay 1987 2:19.48 S. McGibbon 2000 4:23.69 T. Livingston 2003 50.78 C. Sheil 2000 16:56.49 S. Conrad 2003 2:22.33 M. Loosova 2002 4:24.72 B. Brochu 1998

200 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 100 Butterfly Athletes still active for the Bearcats 1:47.55 M. Oberg 2002 56.62 T. Stalf 1992 53.54 C. Cooper 1987 appear in bold. 1:47.87 N. Jorgensen 2000 57.04 S. Svensson 1999 54.34 A. Degenstein 2005 1:48.08 T.Gustafsson 1982 57.43 F. Smillie 1997 55.07 M. de Jong 2002 1:49.44 C. Cooper 1986 57.45 N. Jorgensen 1999 56.20 S. Svensson 1999 Cincinnati Olympians 1:50.10 M. Olsson 1997 57.98 L. Gowens 2003 56.33 M. MacPherson 1986 Nicole Hayes Palau 2000 500 Freestyle 200 Backstroke 200 Butterfly Becky Ruehl USA 1996 4th 4:42.73 M. Oberg 2001 1:57.88 S. Svensson 2000 1:58.87 A. Degenstein 2005 Michelle MacPherson Canada 1980, 84 3rd 4:51.14 F. McLay 1988 2:01.37 T. Stalf 1992 1:58.92 L. Gowens 2003 Tina Gustavsson Sweden 1980 4:51.71 A. Degenstein 2005 2:03.34 L. Gowens 2002 2:01.23 M. MacPherson 1987 Jenny Kemp USA 1972 1st 4:53.80 L. Strong 1983 2:03.68 M. Murphy 1996 2:01.38 S. Svensson 1999 World Record Holders 4:54.76 J. McLeod 1996 2:04.19 T. Gustafsson 1982 2:01.50 A. Degenstein 2003 Alice Jones USA 1970 (2) *100 butterfly 1:04.1 *200 butterfly 2:19.3

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Ryan McNally Pat Evans Blake Layda Steven McLeod Honza Vitazka Bearcat Men’s Records Men’s Relay All-Time Performances Event Time/ScorePerformer(s) Year 200 Medley Relay 50 Free 19.91 Blake Layda 1998 1:30.53 Bayata, Gustavsson, Kleiner, Yearwood 2005 1:31.09 Guzman, Zafft, Elliot, Shapero 2000 100 Free 44.18 Lauren Hart 1989 1:31.68 Gustavsson, Willison, Seither, Yearwood 2003 200 Free 1:36.97 Pelle Wikstrom 1987 1:31.68 Fowler, Willison, Gustavsson, Yearwood 2002 500 Free 4:24.82 Scott Davison 2003 1:31.91 McNally, Willison, Seither, Elliot 2001 1000 Free 9:08.42 Steven McLeod 1998 400 Medley Relay 1650 Free 15:08.96 Scott Davison 2001 3:19.04 Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Kleiner 2005 100 Back 49.60 Honza Vitazka 1997 3:19.68 Vitazka, Dupuis, Zafft, Layda 1998 200 Back 1:47.03 Honza Vitazka 1997 3:20.68 Vitazka, Dupuis, Zafft, Wolfe 1999 3:20.75 Wolfe, Dupuis, McNally, Seither 2001 100 Breast 56.05 David Gustavsson 2005 3:21.40 Bayata, Willison, Seither, Yearwood 2003 200 Breast 1:59.56 Kevin Dupuis 2001 100 Fly 47.53 Ryan McNally 2002 200 Free Relay 1:20.58 Bayata, Gustavsson, Kleiner, Yearwood 2005 200 Fly 1:45.95 Honza Vitazka 1998 1:21.36 Layda, Magan, Guzman, Vitazka 1998 200 IM 1:46.40 Honza Vitazka 1998 1:21.72 Van Pelt, Creaney, Mahnke, Harkrader 1988 400 IM 3:49.79 Honza Vitazka 1999 1:21.75 McNally, Wolfe, Seither, Elliott 2001 200 Medley Relay 1:30.53 Bayata, Gustavsson, Kleiner, Yearwood 2005 1:22.05 Gustavsson, Yearwood, Walkley, Seither 2003 400 Medley Relay 3:19.04 Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood, Kleiner 2005 400 Free Relay 200 Free Relay 1:20.58 Bayata, Gustavsson, Kleiner, Yearwood 2005 2:58.65 Kleiner, Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood 2005 400 Free Relay 2:58.65 Kleiner, Bayata, Gustavsson, Yearwood 2005 2:59.24 Diegel, O.J. Miller, Mahnke, L. Hart 1988 Bearcat History 2:59.33 Van Pelt, L. Hart, Creaney, O.J. Miller 1989 800 Free Relay 6:38.44 Miller, Ornhjelm, Sundahl, L. Hart 1987 2:59.42 Vitazka, Layda, Nielsen, Guzman 1998 1 M Dive (Dual) 360.00 Steve Bell 1990 3:00.11 Fowler, Seither, Yearwood, Gustavsson 2002 1 M Dive (Champ) 588.35 Steve Bell 1990 800 Free Relay 3 M Dive (Dual) 386.03 Pat Evans 1989 800 Free Relay 6:38.44 O.J. Miller, Ornhjelm, Sundahl, L. Hart 1987 3 M Dive (Champ) 649.55 Pat Evans 1989 6:39.80 Nielsen, Lehr, Guzman, Vitazka 1997 10 M Dive (Champ) 708.80 Pat Evans 1989 6:39.95 Hirsch, Fagan, Bannon, T. Hart 1994 6:40.03 Wurth, Wikstrom, Back, Stokke 1982 6:40.34 Hirsch, Bannon, Nielsen, T. Hart 1995 Men's Individual All-Time Performances 50 Freestyle 1000 Freestyle 100 Breaststroke 200 Individual Medley 19.91 B. Layda 1998 9:08.42 S. McLeod 1998 56.05 D. Gustavsson2005 1:46.40 H. Vitazka 1998 20.06 R. McNally 2002 9:08.48 S. Davison 2001 56.38 S.Willison 2003 1:48.95 K. Dupuis 2001 20.16 L. Hart 1989 9:14.41 H. Vitazka 1998 56.44 D. Zafft 2000 1:49.64 D. Zafft 2000 20.33 M. Kleiner 2005 9:19.63 B. Ritter 1978 56.66 S. Dill 1992 1:49.96 D. Gustavsson2005 20.41 R. Yearwood 2005 9:22.89 A. Lehr 1998 56.77 K. Dupuis 1999 1:50.28 R. McLean 1985

100 Freestyle 1650 Freestyle 200 Breaststroke 400 Individual Medley 44.18 L. Hart 1989 15:08.96 S. Davison 2001 1:59.56 K. Dupuis 2001 3:49.79 H. Vitazka 1999

44.50 B.Layda 1998 15:10.36 S. McLeod 1998 2:01.37 B. Ellery 1992 3:50.34 K. Dupuis 1999 s Record Book 44.69 M. Kleiner 2005 15:18.68 B. Ritter 1978 2:02.78 M. Dixon 1995 3:51.11 B. Ellery 1992 ' 44.87 P. Wikstrom 1982 15:29.94 H. Vitazka 1998 2:03.46 S. Dill 1992 3:54.93 C. Piccio 2005 44.97 R. Yearwood 2003 15:36.02 A. Lehr 1996 2:03.66 R. Leyshon 1990 3:55.00 H. Cleverdal 1996 Men 200 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 100 Butterfly Athletes still active for the Bearcats 1:36.97 P. Wikstrom 1982 49.60 H. Vitazka 1997 47.53 R. McNally 2002 appear in bold. 1:37.51 H. Vitazka 1998 50.50 L. Hart 1988 48.08 L. Hart 1989 1:38.01 E. Hirsch 1994 50.52 C. Fowler 2002 48.32 D. Zafft 2000 1:38.08 T. Wildhart 1992 50.79 B. Layda 1998 48.34 H. Vitazka 1998 1:38.40 D. Gustavsson2002 50.81 E. Bayata 2005 48.75 D. Gustavsson2005 Cincinnati Olympians

500 Free 200 Backstroke 200 Butterfly Carlo Piccio Phillippines 2000 4:24.82 S. Davison 2003 1:47.03 H. Vitazka 1997 1:45.95 H. Vitazka 1998 Jeppe Neilsen Denmark 2000 4:25.72 T. Wildhart 1992 1:49.50 E. Bayata 2003 1:47.78 R. McNally 2002 Honza Vitazka Czeck Republic2000 4:26.00 S. McLeod 2000 1:50.20 B. Wolfe 2000 1:48.25 H. Stokke 1983 Pelle Wikstrom Sweden 1984 2nd 4:26.60 E. Hirsch 1993 1:50.43 E. Bayata 2005 1:48.34 J. Wurth 1982 4:27.35 J. Nielsen 1996 1:50.87 P. Sundahl 1986 1:48.68 A. Guzman 2000 Joe Morris USA 1912

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NCAA National Champions Verizon Academic All-Americans Steve Bell 1988 Diving Dana Born 1987 Breast/Free Henrik Cleverdal 1997 IM/Fly Kathy Hoffman 1993 Breast/Free Oyvind Miller 1987 Free Brent Ponce 1992 Fly/Free Becky Ruehl 1997, 2000 Diving

Bearcat Performances in NCAA Women Men Top-10 finish 44 34 Charles Keating Pat Evans Becky Ruehl Top-5 finish 15 23 200 Fly • 1946 3-Meter Dive • 1989 10-Meter Dive • 1996 Champions 1 2 University of Cincinnati All-Americans

2002 1988 1980 Maria Oberg Free Michelle MacPherson FR, MR, IM Kim Cull Breast, MR Ryan McNally Free Steve Bell Diving Michelle Richetto MR 2001 Caroline Cooper Free, Fly, FR Jill Webster Diving Maria Oberg Free Vicki Lorrig FR Sue Yeaworth MR Fiona McLay FR Karen Schmidt MR 2000 Lisa Schrieber FR 1979 Nelly Jorgensen Free Pat Evans Diving Becky Ruehl Diving Della Eveslage Diving 1987 Jill Webster Diving Gary Heinrich

1999 Michelle MacPherson FR, MR, IM Bearcat History 1978 Angie Trostel Diving Caroline Cooper Free, Fly, FR Jill Webster Diving Kevin Dupuis Breast Pat Evans Diving Honza Vitazka IM, Fly Bob Ritter Free 1986 1976 1998 Michelle MacPherson FR, MR, IM Bob Krehnbrink Breast Becky Ruehl Diving Caroline Cooper Free, Fly, FR Angie Trostel Diving Lisa Schrieber FR 1965 Steven McLeod Distance Pat Evans Diving Jack Zakim Back Honza Vitazka IM, Fly Helene Bjornstad Breast, Free, MR 1963 Theresa Brossart Free, MR 1997 Gary Heinrich Fly, Free Caroline Cooper Becky Ruehl Diving Jill Schlabach Diving 1962 Angie Trostel Diving 1985 Book

Joe Alkire Fly, Free 1996 Caroline Cooper Free, Fly, FR Gary Heinrich Fly, Free Becky Ruehl Diving Pat Evans Diving Jim Marchetti FR Angie Trostel Diving Theresa Brossart Free, MR Jim Norman Free, FR Jean Barschow FR Record

Garry Sapadin FR 1994 Lois Brafield FR Andy Kendrick Diving 1961 1982 Gary Heinrich Fly, Free 1992 Della Eveslage Diving Men s Lori Rizzuto Diving Tina Gustafsson Free, Back 1950 Honza Vitazka Brent Ellery IM Pelle Wikstrom Free Roy Stickney IM Andy Kendrick Diving 1981 1949 1990 Della Eveslage Diving Roy Stickney IM Diane Kelly Diving Kim Cull Breast, MR 1946 Steve Bell Diving Michelle Richetto MR Charles Keating Fly, Free Dean Panaro Diving Jill Webster Diving Roy Lagaly Free 1989 Heidi Wiedamann MR Michelle MacPherson FR, MR, IM Sue Yeaworth MR FR = Free Relay Steve Bell Diving MR = Medley Relay Pat Evans Diving IM = Individual Medley Lauren Hart Fly Jill Webster

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OCTOBER SAT... 22 INTRASQUAD PENTATHLON CINCINNATI, OHIO 1 P.M. ET Sat. 29 at Oakland Quad Meet Auburn Hills, Mich. 1 p.m. ET

NOVEMBER Fri. 4 at Toledo (Women) Toledo, Ohio 5 p.m. ET SAT... 5 WESTERN KENTUCKY CINCINNATI, OHIO 1 P.M. ET Fri. 12 at Ohio State (Men) Columbus, Ohio 5 p.m. ET Fri.-Sun. 18-20 at Indiana Invitational Bloomington, Ind. All Day Wed.-Sun.23-27 at Arizona Training Camp Phoenix/Tucson, Ariz. All Day

DECEMBER Fri.-Sun. 2-4 at Miami (Ohio) Invitational Oxford, Ohio All Day Sat.-Fri- 10-24 Training Trip Pine Crest, Fla. All Day

JANUARY SAT... 7 INTRASQUAD PENTATHLON CINCINNATI, OHIO 1 P.M. ET FRI. 13 LOUISVILLE* CINCINNATI, OHIO 1 P.M. ET Sat. 14 vs. Kenyon & Miami (Ohio) Gambier, Ohio 6 p.m. ET Fri. 20 at West Virginia* Morgantown, W. Va. 6 p.m. ET Sat. 21 at Pittsburgh* Pittsburgh, Pa. 1 p.m. ET SAT... 28 WRIGHT STATE (SENIOR CELEBRATION) CINCINNATI, OHIO 1 P.M. ET

FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 1 p.m. ET Thur.-Sat.15-18 BIG EAST Championships Long Island, NY All Day

MARCH Sat. 4 at Hoosier Invitational Bloomington, Ind. All Day Thur.-Sat.16-18 Women’s NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. All Day Thur.-Sat.23-25 Men’s NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. All Day

* BIG EAST meet Home meets in BOLD CAPS All dates and times subject to change 2005-06 Schedule OCTOBER Sat. 29 at Oakland Quad Meet Auburn Hills, Mich.

NOVEMBER Fri. 4 at Toledo Toledo, Ohio Sat. 5 Western Kentucky Silver Lake, Ky. Sat. 12 at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio Fri.-Sun. 18-20 at Indiana Invitational Bloomington, Ind.

DECEMBER Thu. -Sat. 1-3 at Miami (Ohio) Invitational Oxford, Ohio

JANUARY Fri. 13 Louisville Cincinnati, Ohio Sat. 14 vs. Kenyon & Miami (Ohio) Gambier, Ohio Fri. 20 at West Virginia Morgantown, W.Va. Sat. 21 at Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa. Sat. 28 Wright State Cincinnati, Ohio

FEBRUARY Sat. 4 at Kentucky Lexington, Ky. Wed.-Sat. 15-18 BIG EAST Championships Long Island, N.Y.

MARCH Sat. 4 at Hoosier Invitational Bloomington, Ind. Thu.-Sat. 16-18 Women's NCAA Championships Athens, Ga. Thu.-Sat 23-25 Men's NCAA Championships Athens, Ga.

Home meets in Bold. Meets in Cincinnati at Keating Natatorium on UC campus