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United States Air Force Academy Men’s Swimming & Diving 2011-12 TABLE OF CONTENTS Schedule . .IFC MEET THE FALCONS LIFE AFTER THE ACADEMY Table of Contents . .1 Season Outlook . .7 World Class Athlete Program . .34 Quick Facts/Media Information . .1 Roster . .8 Where Are They Now . .35-36 Athlete Bios . .9-23 THE STAFF THE ACADEMY Head Coach Rob Clayton . .2-3 HISTORY The Air Force Academy . .37 Assistant Coach Anthony Boettcher . .4 2010-11 Season Review . .24-25 Academy Leadership . .38 Support Staff . .4 Swimming History . .26-27 Director of Athletics . .39 Diving Coaches . .5 Diving History . .27 Air Force Athletics . .40 Frequently Asked Questions . .6 Honors and Awards . .28-29 Air Force Records . .30 Cadet Natatorium . .41 Service Academy Records . .31 Letterwinners . .32-33 QUICK FACTS Media Guide Post-Meet Procedures The 2011-12 Air Force men’s swimming and div- Head swim coach Rob Clayton and head diving ing media guide is produced as a source of in- coach Stan Curnow will be available 10 minutes GENERAL INFORMATION formation for the media. Other materials may following the end of the meet on the pool deck. Location. USAFA, Colo. be obtained by contacting the athletic media re- Swimmers and divers will be available immedi- Colors. Blue & Silver lations office: ately after. The Air Force locker room and train- Nickname . Falcons ing room are closed to all media. Final results Enrollment. 4,000 Air Force Athletic Media Relations are available following the meet upon request. Founded . 1954 2169 Field House Dr. Affiliation . NCAA Div. I USAF Academy, CO 80840 In-Season Interviews Conference . MPSF Phone: 719-333-2313 All Air Force athletes and coaches are available Home Pool . Cadet Natatorium Fax: 719-333-3798 for interviews with the following guidelines: All Superintendent . Lt. Gen. Michael Gould interviews must be set up through the athletic Athletic Director . Dr. Hans Mueh Working Press Credentials media relations office at 719-333-9025 or 719- Press and Photograph credentials are issued to 333-2313. All interview requests must be made COACHING STAFF members of the working media only. These cre- at least one day in advance so that the athlete Head Coach . Rob Clayton dentials may be obtained by contacting the ath- or coach can be properly notified. Alma Mater/Year . Wyoming/1991 letic media relations office. Upon acceptance of Phone. 719-333-4726 applications, appropriate passes can be picked Credits E-mail. [email protected] up at the Athletic Media Relations office. The 2011-12 Air Force men’s swimming and div- Career Record/Years . 113-62-1/13 ing guide was written and designed by assistant School Record/Years. Same Press Parking athletic media relations director Nick Arseniak. Head Diving Coach . Stan Curnow There is no press parking available. The earlier Editoral assistance provided by the Air Force Asst. Coach . Anthony Boettcher you arrive, the better parking you’ll find. athletic media relations office and the men’s swimming and diving staff. Photos courtesy of TEAM INFORMATION Air Force Practices DenMar Services, Josh Duplechian, Trevor 2010-11 Dual Record . 11-6 All Air Force practices, both home and on the Brown, Jr., and Stephen Nowland of NCAA Pho- 2010-11 Conference Record . 2-3 road, are open to the media. Media members tos, and the men’s swimming and diving staff. 2010-11 Conference Finish . 3rd wishing to film practice must make arrange- Letterwinners Returning/Lost . 17/12 ments with the athletic media relations office to On the Cover Newcomers. 12 attend practice. A representative from the ath- Featured on the front cover is the 2011-12 team letic media relations office must accompany on the deck of the newly refurbished Cadet ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS you. Natatorium. Assoc. AD/Communications . Troy Garnhart Asst. Director (Swimming SID) . Nick Arseniak Office Phone . 719-333-9251 E-mail . [email protected] Mailing Address . Athletic Media Relations . 2169 Field House Drive . USAFA, CO 80840 Web Site . GoAirForceFalcons.com 2011-12 Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving 1 GoAirForceFalcons.com Head Coach Rob Clayton ROB CLAYTON HEAD SWIMMING COACH 14TH SEASON WYOMING (1991) Head coach Rob At USAFA, Clayton has coached men to 20 con swimmers and divers were the recipients Clayton enters individual conference championships and two of the Academy's Team Excellence Award for his 14th season as the Academy's head men's relay conference championships. Eight of his the 2003-04 school year. swimming coach. After 13 years, his enthusi- swimmers have competed in the Olympic Tri- Clayton is a 1991 graduate of Wyoming asm for the Academy and Falcon swimming als, including in 2008 when five former and cur- where he earned a bachelor's degree in chem- hasn't diminished a bit. "I love coaching at the rent Falcons participated in the Trials. In ical engineering. While at Wyoming, Clayton Air Force Academy. It is the perfect school for addition to the team's success in the pool, Clay- was one of the premier swimmers in the West- the young man who is serious about pursuing ton’s swimmers have earned more than 132 ac- ern Athletic Conference. excellence in school, swimming and life. I'm ademic all-conference honors and 22 MWC A four-year letterman, Clayton swam in thrilled to wake up and go to work in the morn- Scholar-Athlete selections, while six others the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle, ing," said Clayton. were both designated Scholar All-Americans by 200 IM and 400 IM. He stole the show at the Clayton has led the Falcons to a 113-62-1 the College Swimming Coaches Association of 1991 conference championships, winning the overall dual record and eight top-three finishes America. Clearly, Clayton expects excellence in 200 and 400 individual medley, becoming only in the MWC. After a sixth-place league finish his the classroom as well as the pool. the second Cowboy to ever win an IM confer- first season, Clayton led the Falcons to third- "The Academy is the number one under- ence title. His time in the 400 IM set a confer- place finishes in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 and graduate school in the country," the coach said. ence championship record. 2007. In 2003, 2004 and, most recently, 2009, "The men come here primarily to get the best Clayton excelled outside the pool as well. the Falcons finished second at the MWC Cham- education possible and to prepare for a fabu- His 3.75 grade point average in chemical engi- pionships. In addition, Clayton was named lous career in the Air Force and beyond. While neering helped earn him Academic All-Ameri- MWC Men’s Coach of the Year in 2007 and we desire success in the pool, we insist on suc- can honors. He received the WAC's Stan Bates 2010. cess in the classroom." Not surprisingly, the Fal- Award in 1991, as the league's most outstand- ing student-athlete. The Bates Award is the most prestigious award an athlete in the con- ference can win. Following college, Clayton served as an age group coach for the Fort Collins Area Swim Team (FAST). In the fall of 1991, he began a six-year stint as the men's assistant coach at Brigham Young University. While at BYU, Clayton was instru- mental in building one of the most successful swimming programs in the region. The Cougars won the 1996 WAC title, their first since 1979. During Clayton's tenure in Provo, BYU never fin- ished below third at the WAC Championships. Clayton helped coach 11 individual WAC 2011-12 Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving 2 GoAirForceFalcons.com Head Coach Rob Clayton champions and several WAC champion relay opportunity to interact with the rest of the THE CLAYTON FILE teams at BYU. Additionally, he coached an cadets at the Air Force Academy." NCAA finalist and an athlete to a spot on the Full Name: Robert Clayton III Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo. U.S. National team in the summer of 1997. He Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., Clayton High School: Rocky Mountain, four-year was very active in USA Swimming during his was a standout swimmer at Rocky Mountain letterman in swimming. College: Wyoming, 1991 graduate with a time in Utah, serving as a senior coach with Hill- High School where he was a four-year letter- bachelor’s in chemical engineering with a top Aquatic Swim Team in American Fork, Utah. man. The 41-year-old Clayton is married to the 3.75 GPA. Academic All-American, individual Clayton came to the Academy in 1997 and former Kelly Costigan, a 1992 graduate of the conference champion and winner of the 1991 Stan Bates Award as the league’s most made an immediate impact on the program. He Academy who competed for the women's ten- outstanding student-athlete. worked with women's coach Casey Converse to nis team. They have three sons, Robert, Daniel coach the Academy's first woman to qualify for and Joshua, and two daughters, Noel and Anna. Conference Champions Under Clayton 2000 the NCAA Division I Championships. Clayton The Claytons are very active in their church, In- Matt Ihlenfeld (200 Breast) then took over the reins of the men's program ternational Anglican Church, and live in Monu- Charlie Toth (100 free) for the 1998-99 season. ment. 2001 Matt Ihlenfeld (100, 200 breast) In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton 200 Medley Relay also instructs cadets in swimming and water 2002 survival classes. He was recognized for his Paul Brehm (100, 200 back) 400 Medley Relay teaching accomplishments by being named the 2003 2003-04 Department of Athletics Civilian In- Paul Brehm (200 back) structor of the Year and was recently named 2004 Chris Knaute (1650 free) the Aquatics Instructor of the Semester.

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