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fourth in the 100 butterfly (58.66) and was eighth in the A final of the 100 free BRITTANY DALY (53.71) … Honor roll student. Distance Freestyle High School: Was a varsity swimmer for four years at Sunnyslope High School in Phoenix … Earned All-America honors as a freestyle sprint specialist … Selected 5-8, Senior the team MVP all four years. Bay Shore, N.Y. Personal: Ana Kristina Dowell was born on Jan. 1, 1986, in Phoenix, Ariz. … Bay Shore HS/Univ. of New Hampshire Daughter of Bonnie and Pete Dowell … A pre-med psychology major with career plans in that field. 2006-07: Recorded the fourth-best time ever by an Aztec in the 1,000 free (10:23.96 at USD) in her first year on Montezuma Mesa … Posted three top-10 finishes at the DOWELL’S PERSONAL BESTS UC Irvine/Ayres Invitational, including a victory in the 50 Freestyle – 24.66 1,000 Freestyle – 11:21.81 1,000 free (10:46.52) … Had a stellar performance at the double dual meet vs. 100 Freestyle – 53.71 100 Butterfly – 57.96 Pepperdine and Cal Poly, finishing first in the 500 and 1,000 free … Also took sec- 200 Freestyle – 2:01.65 200 Butterfly – 2:10.92 ond in the 200 butterfly with a personal-best 2:13.87 in Malibu … Notched victo- 500 Freestyle – 5:26.30 100 – 1:02.57 ries in the 1,000 free at five other dual meets including Northern Colorado/Boise State (double dual), Utah, North Texas, Howard and USD … Also finished first in the 500 free at USD … Recorded the team’s second-best time of the season in the 1,650 free (17:44.37) at the UNLV Winter Invitational. CHRISTINE GRAHAM 2004-06 (Univ. of New Hampshire): Competed for two seasons as a member of Breaststroke, Freestyle the swim team at the University of New Hampshire … Owns the UNH school records in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 free … Also a member of the 800 free relay 5-5, Senior squad that owns the UNH record … Finished second in the 200 free (1:52.56), 500 Santa Rosa, Calif. free (4:56.37) and 1,650 free (17:04.00) at the America East Conference champi- Maria Carillo HS/Santa Rosa JC onship meet and swam the second leg on the first-place 800 free relay squad … UNH was ranked No. 1 in the Division I Mid-Atlantic region during the 2005-06 2006-07: Turned in a personal-best in the 100 breast- season. stroke (1:07.11) at the Mountain West Conference cham- High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner at Bay Shore High School pionship meet … That mark was also the Aztecs’ third- … An all-league and all-county selection … Named the county MVP as a senior in fastest time of the season in the event … Posted a per- 2004 … Was the county champion in both the 200 and 500 free as a junior and sen- sonal-best 2:32.12 in the 200 breaststroke at the UNLV Winter Invitational … Also ior … Finished her prep career as the school record holder in all freestyle and but- competed in freestyle events and the 100 butterfly. terfly events. 2004-06 (Santa Rosa JC): Competed two years at Santa Rosa Junior College in Personal: Brittany Amanda Daly was born on March 19, 1986, in Bay Shore, N.Y. Santa Rosa, Calif. … Was an All-American and all-conference honoree … Team … Daughter of James and Patricia Daly … Sister, Shannon, was a highly-honored captain … Named team MVP as a sophomore … SRJC won the state championship swimmer at the University of New Hampshire for four years (2002-06) … Enjoys during her freshman season … Also played water polo. going to the beach … Worked last summer as a lifeguard at Jones Beach, N.Y. … High School: Was a member of the varsity swim team for four years at Maria Favorite athlete is Olympic gold medal swimmer … A psycholo- Carillo High School in Santa Rosa … Selected most improved swimmer … Team gy major with aspirations of being a sports psychologist. won the North Bay League title each of her four seasons … Captain of cheerlead- ing squad … Winner of school’s academic award. DALY’S PERSONAL BESTS Personal: Christine Elizabeth Graham was born on March 20, 1986, in Santa Rosa, 100 Freestyle – 56.27 1,650 Freestyle – 17:04.00 Calif. … Daughter of Ken and Lynn Graham … Sister, Jennifer, was a swimmer at 200 Freestyle – 1:52.56 100 Butterfly – 1:02.22 San Diego State from 2002-04 … An interior design major at San Diego State. 500 Freestyle – 4:56.37 200 Butterfly – 2:13.87 1,000 Freestyle – 10:16.00 100 Breaststroke – 1:13.90 GRAHAM’S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Freestyle – 25.88 100 Breaststroke – 1:07.11 ANA DOWELL 100 Freestyle – 56.50 200 Breaststroke – 2:32.12 500 Freestyle – 5:37.10 400 Individual Medley – 5:01.52 Butterfly, Freestyle 100 Butterfly – 1:02.80 200 Individual Medley – 2:18.75 5-8, Senior Phoenix, Ariz. Sunnyslope HS/Univ. of New Hampshire 2006-07: Posted the Aztecs’ top time of the season in the Brittany Daly 100 butterfly (57.96) at the Mountain West Conference championship meet … Also established a team-best 2:10.92 in the 200 butterfly at USD … Placed 10th in the 100 butterfly at the UNLV Winter Invitational … Finished ahead of the pack in the 100 butterfly (59.04) vs. BYU and in the 200 butterfly (2:10.92) at the double dual meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine … Set a personal-best mark of 2:12.96 in the 200 IM with a second-place finish vs. Wyoming … Also finished second in the 50 free at the same meet, posting the Aztecs’ second-best time of the season (25.09). 2004-06 (Univ. of New Hampshire): Competed two years at the University of New Hampshire … Was a teammate of current Aztec Brittany Daly there … At the 2006 America East Conference championship meet, won the B final in the 50 free (24.66) and was a member of the third-place 200 free relay team … Also finished

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against both Northern Colorado and USD. KATHLEEN MERRILL 2004-05: Entered the Aztec record book three times in her first year on Montezuma Breaststroke, Freestyle Mesa … Swam the fourth-fastest time (58.37) in school history and the top time of the season in the 100 backstroke at the conference championship … Also swam on 6-1, Senior two relay teams that entered the school record books at the MWC meet … The 200 Elk Grove, Calif. medley relay squad posted the fifth-fastest time when it finished in 1:49.03, while the Elk Grove HS/Sacramento City CC 400 medley relay team clocked in with a time of 3:55.45, good for fifth in SDSU his- tory … Took first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:01.44 at Northern 2006-07: Recorded personal bests in the 100 breaststroke Colorado … Finished ahead of the pack in the 100 backstroke against Air Force … (1:16.51), 200 breaststroke (2:42.19) and the 200 free Swam on three relay teams that were victorious in the season opener vs. Loyola (2:05.29) at the UNLV Winter Invitational … Notched a Marymount … Owned the top performance of the season in the 100 and 200 back- third-place finish in the 50 free (26.21) at the dual meet stroke … Also competed in freestyle and individual medley events. vs. Howard … Set career bests in the 500 and 1,000 free at the UC Irvine/Ayres High School: Won four letters while attending Notre Dame Academy in Los Invitational … Named to the Mountain West Conference all-academic team. Angeles … Two-time Division IV CIF champion and four-time Sunshine League 2004-06 (Sacramento City CC): Competed as a swimmer for two seasons at champ in the 200 individual medley … Honored with the 2004 Honda Award for Sacramento City College … Named the team’s most improved swimmer as a soph- swimming … Took second place in the 100 breaststroke twice at CIF … Guided the omore … At the 2006 state meet, finished 10th in the 100 free, 15th in the 200 free Regals to two Sunshine League championships and a fourth-place finish in CIF and 13th in the 100 breaststroke … Her times in those three events placed among Division IV. the top-five all-time school bests … Earned scholar-athlete awards both years at Personal: Kathryn Hannah Smith was born on Aug. 11, 1986, in Santa Monica, Sacramento City CC … Also played water polo. Calif. … Daughter of Patty and Dave Smith ... Favorite athletes are High School: Won four varsity letters as a swimmer at Elk Grove High School … and Lenny Krayzelberg … A psychology major at San Diego State. Selected the team MVP two years … Was an academic All-American and lifetime member of the California Scholarship Federation … Winner of six academic letters SMITH’S PERSONAL BESTS during her high school career. 50 Freestyle – 26.16 100 Backstroke – 58.24 Personal: Kathleen Marie Merrill was born on March 17, 1986, in Sacramento, 100 Freestyle – 57.31 200 Backstroke – 2:04.71 Calif. … Daughter of Richard and Karen Merrill … Majoring in art with an empha- 500 Freestyle – 5:41.68 200 Individual Medley – 2:09.38 sis in graphic design. 100 Breaststroke – 1:07.08 400 Individual Medley – 4:44.25 200 Breaststroke – 2:38.98 MERRILL’S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Freestyle – 26.21 1,000 Freestyle – 12:20.24 100 Freestyle – 56.41 100 Breaststroke – 1:16.51 MEGAN FLANAGAN 200 Freestyle – 2:05.29 200 Breaststroke – 2:42.19 500 Freestyle – 6:00.01 200 Individual Medley – 2:24.57 Diving 5-7, Junior Oakdale, Minn. KATIE SMITH North HS Backstroke 2007 NCAA Zone E Diving Regional qualifier 5-10, Senior 2006-07: Along with teammate Caitlin Atkinson, Los Angeles, Calif. became the first Aztecs to ever qualify for the NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals … Recorded her qualifying Notre Dame Academy score of 265.20 in a first-place finish in the three-meter event at the dual meet vs. North Texas … That score was good enough to rank her second all-time in SDSU  2007 all-MWC performer (100 backstroke) history ... Also posted a career-best and the second-best point total ever by an Aztec 2006-07: Earned all-Mountain West Conference honors in the one-meter (256.13) at North Texas. in the 100 backstroke after placing sixth at the champi- 2005-06: Set a personal-best on the one-meter board with 247.41 points in a tri- onship meet with a season-best 58.32 … Also won the B meet vs. Colorado College and McMurray winning the event … Also had a first- final in the 200 backstroke in a time of 2:05.11 at the MWC championships … place finish on the one-meter in meets vs. Northern Colorado and USD … Owned the Aztecs’ top performance of the season in the 100 and 200 backstroke, Recorded second-place finishes in two other dual meets … Her best point total in as well as the 200 IM … Recorded career-bests in the 50 free (26.16), 100 breast- the three-meter diving competition (256.65) came at the UNLV Invitational in Las stroke (1:07.08) and the 200 IM (2:09.38) at the UNLV Winter Invitational ... Also Vegas … Won the three-meter event vs. USD. set a career-best in the 400 IM (4:44.25) vs. BYU ... Was a triple winner at the dual High School: Earned six letters at North High ... Was selected as the league’s MVP meet vs. USD, capturing first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 backstroke as well as three times … Earned all-conference honors five times and was named all-state and the 200 IM … Won the 100 backstroke at two other dual meets including all-section on four occasions … Qualified for the state meet four times and was in Centenary/TCU (double dual) and Howard … Placed fifth in the 100 backstroke the top 12 in Minnesota twice … Won sectionals two times and holds four school (1:02.20) at the UC Irvine/Ayres Invitational … Captured the 200 backstroke vs. records … Also competed for the gymnastics team where she garnered all-state, all- Wyoming and at the double dual meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine … Added victo- section and all-league honors all four years … Set four school records in that sport ries in the 200 IM vs. Wyoming and Howard. … Was a two-time selection as a pole vaulter for the school’s track and field team 2005-06: Recorded the third-best time ever by an Aztec in the 200 backstroke … A member of the National Honor Society and DECA (association for market- (2:04.71) at the conference championship meet … Also had the fifth-best time in ing students). school history in the 100 backstroke (58.24) at that same meet … Her time of Personal: Megan Ann Flanagan was born on July 31, 1987, in St. Paul, Minn. … 1:07.92 in the 100 breaststroke, also at the MWC Championships, was the second- Daughter of Tim and Sandy Flanagan … Majoring in business administration. best time by an Aztec during the season … Placed 10th in both the 100 and 200 backstroke at the conference meet … Had the team’s fourth-best season time in the FLANAGAN’S PERSONAL BESTS 200 IM with a 2:12.25 at Cal Poly … Finished first in the 200 backstroke at four dual 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 256.13 meets including TCU/LMU (double dual), Northern Colorado, Cal 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 265.20 Poly/Pepperdine (double dual) and USD … Added victories in the 100 backstroke 2007-08 SAN DIEGO STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING 7 MeetMeet TheThe AztecsAztecs

KATHLEEN HEURING LEAHY’S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Freestyle – 25.68 100 Backstroke – 1:04.50 Diving 100 Freestyle – 55.56 200 Backstroke – 2:17.40 5-5, Junior 200 Freestyle – 2:02.79 200 Individual Medley – 2:20.29 500 Freestyle – 5:45.94 400 Individual Medley – 5:08.17 La Verne, Calif. Bonita HS 2006-07: Set a career-best on the one-meter board with a score of 253.20 vs. USD … Also posted a career-high LIZETTE PATTERSON point total of 258.75 in the three-meter event at the UNLV Winter Invitational … Swept the one- and three- Breaststroke, Individual Medley meter competitions at the double dual meet vs. Northern Colorado and Boise State. 5-5, Junior 2005-06: Competed in only one meet before an injury ended her season and she Saugus, Calif. medically redshirted … Finished first in one-meter diving against UNLV on Oct. 22 with 223.80 points … Fourth in the three-meter event (226.65 points). Saugus HS 2004-05 : Established the second-best program score in the three-meter (11 dives) 2006-07: Established the Aztecs’ third-best time of the competition with 359.15 points Recorded a season-high score of 250.80 in the season in the 200 breaststroke when she clocked in at three-meter (six dives) at Hawai’i … Owned the second-highest season scores in the 2:31.48 at the dual meet vs. Utah … Also swam the six dive, one-meter competition (250.87) and the 11-dive, three-meter (359.15) com- team’s fourth-fastest time in the 200 IM (2:15.80) at the petition … Scored the second-most points of the season (437.90) in the one-meter UNLV Winter Invitational … Recorded a career-best 2:16.24 in the 200 backstroke (12 dives) … Took first against Air Force in the three-meter with a score of 210.08 vs. Wyoming. … Placed second vs. Utah in the three-meter, earning 207.75 points … Finished 2005-06: Swam all four strokes as well as the IM as a true freshman … Her time of third in both the one- and three-meter competitions at Hawai’i. 2:24.78 in the 200 breaststroke at the MWC championships was the top time for an High School: Won four letters while competing at Bonita High School in La Verne, Aztec in that event during the season … Captured first place in the 200 IM in a time Calif. ... Placed first at the 2003 CIF championships in the diving competition ... of 2:16.12 at the double dual meet vs. Colorado College/McMurray … Her mark Member of the 2004 winter national team. of 4:40.43 in the 400 IM at the MWC meet was the fourth-best for an SDSU swim- Personal: Kathleen Mary Heuring was born on Nov. 17, 1986, in Pasadena, Calif. mer during the year … Finished 13th in both the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke at ... Daughter of Mike and Patrice Heuring ... Enjoys working with crafts ... A social the 10-team UNLV Invitational. science major at San Diego State. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Saugus High School ... Led the Centurions to the Foothill League title for the first time in school history ... Garnered high HEURING’S PERSONAL BESTS school All-America honors in the 100 breaststroke and 100 backstroke ... Named the Foothill League Swimmer of the Year on three occasions and set a league record 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 253.20 in three different events ... CIF Division I finalist three years in the 100 breaststroke 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 258.75 and 200 IM ... Named to the Daily News all-area team four consecutive years. 3-Meter Diving (11 Dives) – 359.15 Personal: Lizette Hermoso Patterson was born on Aug. 7, 1987, in Tarzana, Calif. ... Daughter of Steve and Beth Patterson ... Hobbies include going to the beach and hanging out with friends … Favorite athlete is former NCAA and Olympic cham- KATIE LEAHY pion swimmer … A public administration major at SDSU. Freestyle, Backstroke, Individual Medley PATTERSON’S PERSONAL BESTS 5-5, Junior 50 Freestyle – 26.88 200 Backstroke – 2:16.24 San Diego, Calif. 100 Freestyle – 58.42 100 Breaststroke – 1:08.53 Bonita Vista HS 200 Freestyle – 2:03.53 200 Breaststroke – 2:24.78 500 Freestyle – 5:36.71 200 Individual Medley – 2:12.49 2006-07: Owned the team’s third-fastest time of the sea- 100 Butterfly – 1:05.20 400 Individual Medley – 4:40.43 son in the 50 free (25.68) … Set career bests in the 200 100 Backstroke – 1:04.27 free (2:02.79), 500 free (5:45.94) and the 400 IM (5:08.17) at the UC Irvine/Ayres Invitiational … Added a person- al-best in the 100 free with a time of 55.56 at the UNLV Winter Invitational … Picked up a victory in the 100 backstroke vs. Boise State/Northern Colorado. Kathleen Heuring 2005-06: Recorded personal bests in the 50, 100, 200 and 500 freestyle at four dif- ferent meets … Set career-bests in the 100 and 200 fly in the double dual meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine … Also competed as a member of all three freestyle relay teams in various meets. High School: Lettered four years as a swimmer at Bonita Vista High School … Helped the Barons to four consecutive league championships … A three-time Metro League champion in the 100 backstroke … Was the team captain her senior year … Named the team’s most valuable swimmer after her freshman and sopho- more seasons ... Also played two seasons of basketball and ran cross country for four years. Personal: Katharine Michelle Leahy was born on May 16, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. ... Daughter of John and Holly Leahy ... Two-time Mountain West Conference all- academic selection ... A kinesiology major at SDSU.

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High School: Four-year letterwinner at Granite Bay High School, where she holds ROSALIE RAYMOND three school records ... Helped lead the Grizzly Bears to a sectional championship Freestyle her senior year ... Named an All-American during her junior year in the 200 IM and 200 freestyle ... Among the all-time leaders for the Sierra Marlins Club team, includ- 5-8, Junior ing third in the 100 free, fourth in the 200 breaststroke, sixth in the 200 IM, eighth Las Vegas, Nev. in the 100 breaststroke and the 400 IM, and 10th in the 200 free ... A scholar-ath- Coronado HS lete with a 3.5 GPA. Personal: Kendal Ryan Twilling was born on Sept. 24, 1987, in Sacramento, Calif. 2006-07: Swam the Aztecs’ third-fastest time of the sea- ... Daughter of Greg and Kim Twilling ... Hobbies include hanging out with friends, son in the 1,000 free (10:43.16) … Set a career-best in the listening to music and dancing ... Favorite athlete is former NCAA and Olympic 200 IM with a time of 2:27.49 at the triple dual meet vs. champion Misty Hyman ... Major is criminal justice with aspirations of becoming a Colorado State, Air Force and New Mexico … Finished crime scene investigator. ahead of the pack in the 500 free (5:17.50) at the double dual meet vs. Northern Colorado and Boise State … Also had a second-place finish in the 1,000 free vs. Cal TWILLING’S PERSONAL BESTS Poly/Pepperdine (double dual) … Placed 10th in the 1,000 free at the UC Irvine/Ayres Invitational. 50 Freestyle – 25.83 100 Breaststroke – 1:08.38 2005-06: Recorded the team’s second-best time of the season in the 500 free, going 100 Backstroke – 1:02.98 200 Breaststroke – 2:25.46 5:06.25 at the Mountain West Conference championships … Won that event in the 100 Freestyle – 55.26 200 Individual Medley – 2:10.87 contest at BYU, SDSU’s only first-place finish at that dual meet … Finished 10th in 200 Freestyle – 2:00.25 100 Butterfly – 1:07.91 the 500 free at the UNLV Invitational, a 10-team meet … Had a personal-best time 500 Freestyle – 5:24.99 400 Individual Medley – 4:37.71 in the 1,000 free against New Mexico, going 10:33.45 for the second-fastest time on the team during the season … Won the 1,000 free in the meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine … Had second-place finishes vs. TCU and USD … Also won the 500 CAITLIN ATKINSON free vs. USD. High School: Swam for the Clark County Sandpipers Club team ... Team was Diving Nevada State champions in 2004 ... Competed in the spring 2005 Junior Nationals 5-5, Sophomore in the mile … Earned an All-American Scholastic Award for her achievements in Laguna Niguel, Calif. the water and in the classroom. Personal: Rosalie Louise Raymond was born on June 24, 1987, in Fairbanks, Alaska Santa Margarita HS ... Daughter of Barbara Nickler and James Raymond … Enjoys playing tennis and shopping … A public administration major at San Diego State. 2007 NCAA Zone E Diving Regional qualifier 2006-07: Broke the school record in both the one-meter (273.15) and three-meter (265.50) events in her first year RAYMOND’S PERSONAL BESTS on Montezuma Mesa … Along with teammate Megan 50 Freestyle – 26.57 200 Butterfly – 2:25.61 Flanagan, became the first Aztecs to ever qualify for the NCAA Zone E Diving 100 Freestyle – 57.07 100 Breaststroke – 1:21.05 Regionals, where she finished 23rd out of 39 divers … Swept the one- and three- 200 Freestyle – 2:00.76 200 Breaststroke – 2:54.04 meter events in three dual meets including LMU, Howard and USD … Also took 500 Freestyle – 5:06.45 200 Individual Medley – 2:27.49 first place in the one-meter vs. North Texas and in the three-meter vs. Cal 1,650 Freestyle – 17:39.06 400 Individual Medley – 4:46.52 Poly/Pepperdine (double dual) … Finished fourth in the one-meter B final at the 1,000 Freestyle – 10:33.45 Mountain West Conference championships ... Earned the Aztecs’ only weekly con- ference honor when she was named the MWC Diver of the Week on Feb. 7. High School: Won a pair of varsity letters as a diver at Santa Margarita Catholic KENDAL TWILLING High School in Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. … Won the Serra League champi- onship in the one-meter both as a junior and senior … Placed seventh (as a junior) Breaststroke, Individual Medley and ninth (as a senior) at the CIF finals … Named diver of the year in back-to-back 5-8, Junior seasons … Was selected a 2004-05 NISCA/Speedo one-meter diving All-American … Placed eighth at the 2005 winter Southern Pacific Association championships … Granite Bay, Calif. Finished 13th at that same meet in 2002 ... Was a member of the Crown Valley Granite Bay HS Divers club team … Competed as a member of the varsity track and field team as a freshman and sophomore … Won the Serra League title in the 100 meters and 2006-07: Established a career-best and the team’s top placed sixth at the CIF meet. time of the season in the 400 IM (4:37.71) vs. Utah … Personal: Caitlin McCarry Atkinson was born on March 2, 1988, in Mission Viejo, Posted a second-place finish in the 200 IM with a per- Calif. … Daughter of Jeff and Tracey Atkinson … Enjoys spending time with fam- sonal-best 2:10.87 vs. Wyoming … Also turned in the Aztecs’ second-fastest time ily and going to the beach … Performed as an acrobat in Disneyland’s Block Party of the season in the 200 breaststroke (2:25.46) at the same meet … Had a pair of Bash Parade this past summer … Favorite athlete is cyclist Lance Armstrong ... third-place finishes in the 200 IM and the 200 backstroke, and was a member of the Undeclared major at SDSU. 200 medley relay team that placed second in the double dual meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine. ATKINSON’S PERSONAL BESTS 2005-06: Was a member of the school-record setting 200 freestyle relay squad that 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 273.15 set a new SDSU best during the Mountain West Conference championships in 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 265.50 Oklahoma City, Okla. … Turned in the team’s fastest time of the season in the 200 IM, swimming 2:11.09 vs. New Mexico on Nov. 15 … In that meet, won three events including the 200 IM, 100 and 200 breaststroke … Other top efforts includ- ed first-place finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke during the dual meet win over Northern Colorado … Also won the 200 breaststroke at the double dual meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine.

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MEREDITH BEEBE AMY FREEBERG Butterfly, Freestyle Diving 5-6, Sophomore 5-5, Sophomore St. Charles, Ill. Pasadena, Calif. St. Charles East HS Alverno HS

2006-07: Competed in the freestyle, butterfly, breast- 2006-07: Recorded the third-best point total in school stroke and individual medley as a true freshman … history in three-meter diving with a score of 263.09 vs. Established the team’s fourth-best time of the season in Utah ... Also set a personal-best in the one-meter event the 100 butterfly with a mark of 1:02.06 vs. BYU … (250.79) vs. Howard ... Became the first Aztec to ever Notched personal bests in the 500 free (5:46.47), 100 breaststroke (1:17.90), 200 IM compete in the platform event at the Mountain West Conference championship (2:25.95) and the 400 IM (5:04.50) at the UC Irvine/Ayres Invitational … Also set meet, where she placed 10th with a final score of 197.50 ... Also competed in the personal bests in the 50, 100 and 200 free, as well as the 200 butterfly at the UNLV platform event at the USC Diving Invitational (seventh place) … Added a 12th Winter Invitational. place finish in the three-meter event at USC. High School: Competed for four seasons as a varsity swimmer at St. Charles East High School: Competed as a diver at Alverno High School in Sierra Madre, Calif. High School in St. Charles, Ill. … Was a member of the prep 400 freestyle relay team Junior Diving: Finished 11th at the 2000 Junior Nationals in the 13-U platform div- that finished 11th in the state … Swam on the 200-yard free relay team that earned ing competition … Was 14th in the three-meter event at the same meet … Finished NISCA/Speedo All-America honorable mention accolades in 2004-05 … Third at 18th in the one-meter diving competition at both the 2005 and 2006 spring Junior the 2004 sectional meet in the 100 butterfly ... Winner of the St. Charles Human Olympic Region 9 championships … Also competed in the platform diving event Relation Award, which recognizes positive attitudes and actions towards others as … At the 2004 J.O. Region 9 meet, finished fourth in the one-meter and ninth in demonstrated by care and good citizenship. the three-meter competitions … Was ranked third in Junior Olympic platform div- Personal: Meredith Amerson Beebe was born on Oct. 26, 1987, in Chicago, Ill. … ing in spring 2004. Daughter of Bill and Claudia Beebe … Worked last summer as a lifeguard at St. Personal: Amy Colleen Freeberg was born on Aug. 13, 1987, in Pasadena, Calif. … Charles Country Club … Majoring in liberal studies with career plans to teach Daughter of Janet Freeberg … Worked as a diving instructor at the Rose Bowl kindergarten. Aquatics Center during the summer of 2006 … Undeclared major at San Diego State. BEEBE’S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Freestyle – 26.05 200 Butterfly – 2:18.95 FREEBERG’S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Freestyle – 56.63 100 Breaststroke – 1:17.90 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 250.79 200 Freestyle – 2:05.13 200 Individual Medley – 2:25.95 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 263.09 500 Freestyle – 5:46.47 400 Individual Medley – 5:04.50 Platform Diving – 197.50 100 Butterfly – 1:02.06 LAUREN DAKIN KRISTEN MAURER Breaststroke, Freestyle Diving 5-6, Sophomore 5-5, Sophomore Naperville, Ill. Cincinnati, Ohio Neuqua Valley HS Indian Hill HS 2006-07: Posted the Aztecs’ fourth-fastest time of the 2006-07: Posted SDSU’s third-best point total in school season in the 200 breaststroke with a mark of 2:32.00 in history for the one-meter event with a score of 253.58 the double dual meet vs. Cal Poly and Pepperdine … at North Texas … Also set a personal-best on the three- Also owned the team’s fifth-best mark in the 100 breast- meter board (232.27) vs. Howard … Competed in the stroke (1:10.55) … Competed in the 200 and 400 IM as well as on the 200 medley platform event at the USC Diving Invitational, compiling a score of 159.15 … relay squad that held the Aztecs’ third-best time of the season (1:51.35) … Named Named to the Mountain West Conference all-academic team. to the Mountain West Conference all-academic team. High School: A three-year varsity letterwinner as a diver at Indian Hill High School High School: Was a varsity swimmer for four years at Neuqua Valley High School in Cincinnati, Ohio … Won her team’s most improved award as a sophomore and in Naperville, Ill. … Team finished third in the state during her freshman year and sportsmanship award as a junior … Named MVP during her senior season … was second during her senior season … Swam both the freestyle and butterfly as a Finished 10th at the state meet in the one-meter in 2004 and was sixth in 2005 … prep … Named an Indian Prairie Scholar, an honor given to students with a grade As a senior, was third at the state championships in the one-meter board … Member point average of 3.60 and above after their sixth or seventh semester of high school of the school’s field hockey team as a freshman and sophomore, earning one varsi- … Also competed as a member of the Fox Valley Swim Club. ty letter … Also competed in gymnastics during her freshman season … Finished Personal: Lauren Beth Dakin was born on March 6, 1988, in Simi Valley, Calif. … 12th in platform diving at the 2005 AAU Nationals, earning All-America honors … Daughter of Ronee and Karl Dakin … Worked as a lifeguard last summer … Also competed for the Tri-State Diving Club. Coached nine- and 10-year old girls with the White Eagles Swim Team in Naperville Personal: Kristen Ann Maurer was born on April 16, 1988, in Athens, Greece … during the summer of 2006 … A business major at San Diego State. Daughter of Dan and DeAnn Maurer … Undeclared major at San Diego State.

DAKIN’S PERSONAL BESTS MAURER’S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Freestyle – 26.63 100 Breaststroke – 1:10.55 1-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 253.58 100 Freestyle – 57.80 200 Breaststroke – 2:32.00 3-Meter Diving (6 Dives) – 232.27 200 Freestyle – 2:09.45 200 Individual Medley – 2:21.47 Platform Diving – 159.15 500 Freestyle – 5:57.72 400 Individual Medley – 5:18.33

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JESSICA MORRILL ... A psychology major at San Diego State.

Breaststroke, Individual Medley POWER’S PERSONAL BESTS 5-8, Sophomore 50 Freestyle – 25.78 200 Butterfly – 2:14.10 Rio Vista, Calif. 100 Freestyle – 54.94 100 Backstroke – 1:01.82 Rio Vista HS 200 Freestyle – 1:58.53 200 Backstroke – 2:11.84 500 Freestyle – 5:12.04 200 Individual Medley – 2:17.30 2006-07: Entered the Aztec record book in her first sea- 1,000 Freestyle – 11:18.77 400 Individual Medley – 4:48.76 son on Montezuma Mesa with a time of 2:21.63 in the 200 breaststroke ... That mark also earned her a third- place finish at the UNLV Winter Invitational ... Owned the team’s fastest times of the season in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke … First NEWCOMERS victory as an Aztec came in the 100 breaststroke (1:07.39) vs. BYU … Also captured the same event in the double dual meet vs. TCU and Centenary … Finished ahead of the pack in the 200 breaststroke at two dual meets vs. Utah and Cal Poly/Pepperdine (double dual) … Ended her initial campaign with a 12th-place fin- KEELY BROOKS ish in the 100 breaststroke at the Mountain West Conference championships. High School: A four-year varsity swimmer at Rio Vista High School … An all- Diving Sacramento Valley League selection three years … Also named league MVP … 5-4, Freshman Four-time team MVP … As a senior, finished fifth in the 200 IM and eighth in the St. Louis, Mo. 100 breaststroke at the sectional championship meet … During her junior season, was second in the 200 IM at the section meet … Rio Vista High won the league title Clayton HS all four years … Named a scholastic All-American … Also swam competitively as a High School: Won four letters as a diver at Clayton member of the Vacaville Swim Club. High School in St. Louis, Mo. ... Was the Missouri state Personal: Jessica Renae Morrill was born on Oct. 30, 1988, in Livermore, Calif. … champion in the one-meter event (416.45) in 2007 ... Daughter of John and Juli Morrill … Enjoys ocean fishing … Favorite athlete is for- Holds three of her school's four diving records ... mer NCAA champion and Olympic swimmer … A sociology major at Selected as the Greyhounds' most outstanding freshman in 2003-04 ... Named team SDSU. MVP her senior year ... Also went to the state championships as a member of the 200 medley and the 200 freestyle relay squads three times. MORRILL’S PERSONAL BESTS Personal: Keely C. Brooks was born on March 17, 1989, in St. Louis, Mo. ... 50 Freestyle – 26.53 100 Breaststroke – 1:06.96 Daughter of Jeff and Kathryn Brooks ... Worked as a private diving coach during 100 Freestyle – 55.48 200 Breaststroke – 2:21.63 the summer of 2007 ... Was also recruited by Missouri, Arizona, Illinois and 200 Freestyle – 1:58.54 200 Individual Medley – 2:12.96 Northwestern ... Undeclared major at San Diego State. 500 Freestyle – 5:31.79 400 Individual Medley – 4:44.78 GINA DIDOMENICO KYLA POWER Individual Medley 5-2, Freshman Distance Freestyle La Junta, Colo. 5-8, Sophomore La Junta HS San Jose, Calif. Valley Christian HS High School: A four-year letterwinner as a swimmer at La Junta High School ... Led the Tigers to four league 2006-07: Established the Aztecs’ second-best mark of championships ... Two-time All-American ... A high the season in the 100 backstroke (1:01.82) and the 200 school state champion and junior national qualifier ... Member of the principal's backstroke (2:11.84) as a true freshman … Also notched honor roll (4.0 GPA). the team’s third-fastest times in the 100, 200 and 500 free Personal: Gina DiDomenico was born on May 19, 1989, in La Junta, Colo. ... as well as the 100 and 200 butterfly … Captured the 400 IM in a time of 4:48.76 at Daughter of George and Caroline DiDomenico ... Hobbies include traveling, pho- the double dual meet vs. Boise State and Northern Colorado … Named to the tography and hanging out with family and friends ... Lists Ian Thorpe as her favorite Mountain West Conference all-academic team. athlete ... Majoring in liberal studies with aspirations to be an elementary school High School: Won four varsity letters as a swimmer at Valley Christian High School teacher. in San Jose, Calif. … During her prep career, was named the team’s most inspira- tional swimmer and MVP … Also a team captain … Team finished third at the sec- tional championships in 2005 … Finished sixth in the 500 freestyle, 13th in the 200 IM and was a member of the sixth-place 400 free relay team at the 2006 Central Coast Section (CCS) championship meet … At the 2005 CCS meet, was fifth in the 200 IM, eighth in the 500 free and was on the 200 medley relay squad that placed sixth … A two-time scholastic All-American … Also earned two letters in water polo. Personal: Kyla Rosina Power was born on April 26, 1988, in Olny, Md. … Daughter of Don and Sue Power … Hobbies include reading, wakeboarding, movies and spending time with friends … Favorite athlete is Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps

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STEPHANIE HENDERSON NINO METSAR Freestyle Butterfly, Breaststroke, Individual Medley 5-9, Freshman 5-7, Sophomore La Quinta, Calif. Tallinn, Estonia La Quinta HS Tallinna Kristiine Gymnasium/NM State High School: A CIF finalist at La Quinta High School, 2006-07 (New Mexico State): Made an immediate where she won four varsity letters as a swimmer ... Two- impact as a mid-season addition to New Mexico State's time team MVP ... Currently holds eight school records roster last year ... Placed sixth in the 100 fly (56.75) and in numerous events ... A member of the honor roll all finished 11th in the 100 breaststroke (1:06.94) at the four years ... Also played basketball. Western Athletic Conference championships ... Had the team's best mark in both Personal: Stephanie L. Henderson was born on April 7, 1989, in La Quinta, Calif. the 100 breaststroke and the 100 fly ... Was a member of both the 200 and 400 med- ... Daughter of Ron and Rosemarie Henderson ... Lists Gary Hall, Jr. as her favorite ley relay squads that established the Aggies' top times of the season. athlete ... A liberal studies major with career aspirations to be a teacher or athletic High School: Attended Tallinna Kristiine Gymnasium in Estonia … Was a Baltic trainer. state champion (Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania) … Holds the school record in the 50, 100 and 200 fly … Competed in the European junior championships and short course championships. KRISTEN HENRY Personal: Nino Metsar was born on Sept. 16, 1987, in Estonia … Daughter of Andres and Tina Metsar … Father was a European champion in basketball and Distance Freestyle mother was a competitive swimmer … Majoring in marketing at San Diego State. 5-8, Freshman Lake Forest, Calif. EMILY POOL El Toro HS Breaststroke High School: Competed four seasons as a varsity swim- mer at El Toro High School in Lake Forest, Calif. ... 5-3, Junior Reached the CIF finals in the 200 free relay her senior San Diego, Calif. year ... Named the Chargers' sophomore athlete of the Scripps Ranch HS/Mesa College year in 2005 ... Also a member of the varsity water polo team for three years, gar- nering first-team all-league and third-team all-CIF honors. 2006-07 (Mesa College): Swam one year at Mesa Personal: Kristen I. Henry was born on Aug. 8, 1989, in Fountain Valley, Calif. ... College in San Diego ... Was a conference champion in Daughter of David and Mary Henry ... Worked as a swim instructor in Orange the 50 breaststroke and earned All-America honors. County during the summer of 2007 ... Majoring in elementary education at San 2005-06: Competed one year at San Diego State before Diego State. transferring to Mesa College ... Established the Aztecs’ top time of the season in the 100 backstroke (1:06.84). High School: Competed four years as a varsity swimmer at Scripps Ranch High NOELLE HOLLAND School ... Four-time CIF finalist in the 100 breaststroke ... Was also a city champion Butterfly and junior national qualifier in that event ... Helped lead the Falcons to a Western League championship ... Named a scholastic All-American. 5-5, Freshman Personal: Emily E. Pool was born on Aug. 22, 1987, in San Diego, Calif. ... Casa Grande, Ariz. Daughter of Robert and Susan Pool ... Hobbies include surfing and traveling ... Lists Casa Grande Union HS teammate Katie Smith as her favorite athlete ... Majoring in nursing at SDSU.

High School: Was home-schooled but lettered all four years on the varsity swim team at Casa Grande Union ALEXANDRA ROGERS High School ... Holds school records in nine of the 11 Backstroke swimming events, including both relays ... Was selected as the team MVP all four years and was a captain for two years ... Inducted into her 5-10, Junior high school's sports hall of fame. Los Angeles, Calif. Personal: Noelle D. Holland was born on Dec. 20, 1988, in Casa Grande, Ariz. ... Delphi Academy/Pierce College Daughter of Preston and Laurel Holland ... Hobbies include art, crafts and shop- ping ... Lists her favorite athlete as Misty Hyman ... Plans on majoring in applied 2006-07 (Pierce College): Won the California State design. Championships in both the 50 and 100 backstroke and was ranked No. 1 in the nation at the community college level in both events ... Established school records in the 50 and 100 backstroke and was also a member of two medley relay teams that set new school records ... Named co-MVP in 2006 ... A member of the dean's list and honor roll every semester. High School: Team captain and MVP of the swim team at Delphi Academy ... Competed twice at Junior Nationals and once at the U.S. Open ... Named a scholas- tic All-American by USA Swimming and also earned the Presidential Scholar Award ... Also played basketball and was the high-scorer on Delphi's undefeated team. Personal: Alexandra A. Rogers was born on Oct. 13, 1983, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... Daughter of Ron and Donna Rogers ... Majoring in biology with aspirations to attend medical school. 12 2007-08 SAN DIEGO STATE SWIMMING AND DIVING MeetMeet TheThe AztecsAztecs

JENNA SCHUSTER ALL-TIME MWC HONORS Eleanor Rollings Freestyle ALL-MWC FIRST TEAM Megan Storey 2007 Katie Smith (100 Back) 5-10, Junior Amy Van Dyke 2006 Kimberlee Frith (200 Free) Upland, Calif. 2001 Heather DeFelcie 2004 Megan Storey (1,650 Free) Natalie Pennell Upland HS 2003 Erin Kilpatrick (200 Fly) Hannah Ryan 2002 Erin Kilpatrick (400 IM, 200 Fly) 2006-07: Did not compete on the swim team, but played Amy Van Dyke water polo for two years … Helped lead the Aztecs to the 2000 Heather DeFelice ALL-MWC SECOND TEAM NCAA water polo championships in 2007 … An all- Heidi Matsumoto 2004 Hannah Ryan (200 Free) Mountain Pacific Sports Federation selection … Racked Natalie Pennell 2003 Nicole Castelyn (400 IM) up 84 goals in just two seasons. Erin Stenvers High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Upland High School … Jill Karacozoff (200 Breast) Helped the Highlanders to the 2003 CIF Division II title … Named the Baseline Erin Kilpatrick (400 IM) League co-MVP that same season … Was the 2004 CIF Division II champion in the Megan Storey (1,650 Free) MWC SWIMMERS OF 100 free … Selected as Upland’s female athlete of the year in 2005 … Also an Melissa Webb (200 Back) THE WEEK 2002 Meghan Casillian (100 and 200 Back) accomplished water polo player … Guided the Highlanders to four consecutive 2004 Stella Karoly (1/29/04) league titles and three straight CIF championships … Three-time first-team all- Heather DeFelice (50 Free, 100 and 200 Breast) Aletta Haff (100 Back) Hannah Ryan (11/19/03) league and all-CIF selection … Two-time scholar-athlete. 2003 Emily Schmied (2/5/03) Personal: Jenna Jo Anne Schuster was born on Jan. 14, 1987, in Pomona, Calif. … Tara Johnson (100 and 200 Fly) Erin Kilpatrick (200 IM) 2002 Megan Storey (12/12/01) Daughter of Frederick and Sherry Schuster … Brother played water polo for six Megan Storey (500 and 1,650 Free) Meghan Casillan (11/14/01) years … A graphic design major at San Diego State. 2001 Megan Storey (1/31/01) 2000 Heather DeFelice (1/12/00) BROOKE VESSEY Meghan Casillan (12/8/99) MWC ALL-ACADEMIC Butterfly, Freestyle, Backstroke SELECTIONS MWC DIVERS OF THE 5-2, Freshman WEEK Redlands, Calif. 2007 Lauren Dakin Kimberlee Frith 2007 Caitlin Atkinson (2/7/07) Redlands HS Katie Leahy High School: Earned four varsity letters as a swimmer Kristen Maurer at Redlands High School … A three-time all-league selec- Kathleen Merrill tion … Placed fourth in the 100 butterfly at the CIF Emily Parker Division I championships in 2005 … Had an eighth- Kyla Power place finish (100 fly ) at the same meet in 2007 … Also 2006 Natalie Bricker played water polo … Two-time Citrus Belt League MVP … Earned all-league hon- Kimberlee Frith ors four years in a row … Named the CIF Division V MVP as a senior. Lindsay Hnyda Personal: Brooke Elizabeth Vessey was born on Dec. 9, 1988, in Redlands, Calif. … Katie Leahy Daughter of Jim and Ann Vessey … Sister Jamie is also a member of the swim and Emily Parker water polo teams at SDSU … Lists swimmer as her favorite athlete Emily Schmied … Majoring in child and family development. 2005 Natalie Bricker Stephanie Chambers Adrienne Conte JAMIE VESSEY Lindsey Minnich Butterfly, Freestyle Heather O’Neill Emily Parker 5-2, Sophomore Samantha Peters Former Aztec Erin Kilpatrick was a Redlands, Calif. Emily Schmied two-time first-team all-MWC Redlands HS 2004 Stephanie Chambers performer. Sarah Davis 2006-07: Did not compete on the swim team, but let- Lindsey Minnich tered in water polo … Helped the Aztecs advance to the Emily Parker NCAA water polo championships. Adriana Quirke High School: Led Redlands High School to four league Hannah Ryan championships … Was a member of a 200 free relay Emily Schmied team that earned All-America honors in 2003-04 … Her 400 free relay squad also Amy Van Dyke received the same recognition in 2002-03 and 2003-04 … Won the league champi- 2003 Stephanie Chambers onship in the 100 butterfly four straight years and the 200 free three times … Was Sarah Lattus the Citrus Belt Athletic Directors Association’s female athlete of the year … Also Lindsey Minnich earned four letters in water polo … Received all-Citrus Belt League and all-CIF hon- Emily Schmied ors all four years … A two-time team captain, high school All-American and league Amy Van Dyke MVP … Guided the Terriers to four consecutive undefeated league seasons … Also 2002 Heather DeFelice lettered two years in cross country. Allison Fernandez Personal: Jamie Marie Vessey was born on April 17, 1987, in Redlands, Calif. … Corey Henderson Junior Katie Leahy is a two-time Daughter of Jim and Ann Vessey … Sister Brooke is also a member of the swim Teri Hodgkinson MWC all-academic selection. and water polo teams at SDSU ... Pursuing a teaching credential at San Diego State Sarah Lattus as a social science major.

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