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2009-10 Media Guide Facilities Gordon Field House Judson Competition Pool Hale Recreational Pool Lighted Turf Field Baseball and Softball Fields George H. Clark Gymnasium RIT Tennis Courts Tiger Power Den Gordon Field House Indoor Track Varsity Track and Field Frank Ritter Memorial Ice Arena Wiedman Fitness Center Contents & Information 2009-10 Swimming and Diving PROGRAM CONTENTS Admissions Website . .www .rit .edu/admission Coaching Staff . .2 Admissions Office Phone . (585)475-6631 2009-10 Season Preview . .3 2009-10 Rosters . 4 Admissions E-mail . admissions@rit .edu 2009-10 Player Profiles . .5-15 All-Americans . .16-17 Financial Aid Deadline . FAFSA due March 1, 2010 Records . .18-19 Financial Aid Office Phone . (585)475-2186 Academic and Athletic Success . .20 sports information SwiMMiNG ANd diviNG QuiCk FACTS Sports Information Director . .Steve Jaynes Head Coach . Mike Cahill Office Phone/E-mail . .(585) 475-6154/skjsid@rit .edu Office Phone/E-mail . (585) 475-5666/mlcatl@rit .edu Sports Information Director . Joe Venniro Years at RIT . .7 Office Phone/E-mail . (585) 475-5598/jtvsid@rit .edu 2008-09 Men’s Record . .6-4 Tiger Sports Hotline . (585) 475-6180 2008-09 Women’s Record . .5-6 Athletics Website . .www ritathletics. .com Twitter . .Ritsports university quick facts Location . Rochester,NY COvER ANd CREdiTS Address . Athletics, Clark Gymnasium The 2009-10 Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving Media Guide . 51 Lomb Memorial Drive is a publication of the Rochester Institute of Technology Sports Infor- . Rochester, NY 14623 mation Office . Cover and brochure designed by University Publica- Founded . 1829 tions Graphic Designers Peter Bella, ’03 and Mary McConnell ’88 . Enrollment . 16,800 Content written and edited by Sports Information Director Steve President . Dr . Bill Destler Jaynes, Associate Director of Sports Information Joe Venniro, and Nickname . Tigers Sports Information Intern Chris Ferry . Photos by RIT Student Pho- Colors . .OrangeandBrown tographers Ashley Conti ’09, Kelsey Evans ’09 and Josh Lehrer ’09, and Affiliations . NCAADivisionIII Bryan Edwards ’11 . Aerial photos by Stratus Imaging . Conference . Empire8 2009-10 Swimming & Diving Schedule RiT STAFF diRECTORY - AREA COdE (585) DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Lou Spiotti Jr ., Director of the Center for Athletics and Recreation . .475-2615 Wed ., Oct . 28 SUNY Oswego Oswego, NY 6 p .m . Gregg Moss, Senior Associate Director . .475-2610 sat., oct. 31 suny fredonia Judson pool 1 p.m. Scott McVean, Assistant Director for Athletics . .475-7448 Thur ., Nov . 5 Alfred Alfred, NY 6 p .m . Lex Sleeman, Assistant Director of NCAA Compliance . 475-7372 Ben Emke, Head Athletic Trainer . .475-4513 Sat ., Nov . 7 St . Lawrence Canton, NY 1 p .m . Adam Platzer, Development Officer . .475-2414 fri., Dec. 4 Don richards invitational Judson pool 6 p.m. Jan Strine, NTID Support Facility . .475-6104 sat., Dec. 5 Don richards invitational Judson pool 10 a.m. Karen Wagner Beck, Athletics Secretary . .475-5814 sun., Dec. 6 Don richards invitational Judson pool 10 a.m. Sue Benson, Senior Financial Assistant . 475-2412 sat., Dec. 12 university of rochester Judson pool 1 p.m. AdMiSSiONS/FiNANCiAl Aid Thur ., Jan . 7 SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY 6 p .m . Early Admission Deadline . .December1,2009 Sat ., Jan 9 Utica Utica, NY 1 p .m . Regular Admission Deadline . .February1,2010 sat., Jan 16 suny Geneseo/new paltz Judson pool 1 p.m. sat., Jan. 23 Le moyne Judson pool 1 p.m. Visits to campus are encouraged and may be arranged in advance by sat., feb. 6 nazareth Judson pool 1 p.m. calling (585) 475-6631 . Visits to the National Technical Institute for the Deaf may be arranged by calling (585) 475-6700 (voice/TTY), or toll- Feb . 17- Feb . 20 UNYSCSA Championships (W) Syracuse, NY TBA free in the U .S . and Canada at (866) 644-6843 (voice/TTY) . Feb . 25- Feb . 28 UNYSCSA Championships (M) Syracuse, NY TBA March 18-20 NCAA Championship Minneapolis, Minn . TBA www.ritathletics.com 1 200-P0882-12/09-HUB-MEM Coach Profiles 2009-10 Season Preview Rochester Institute of Technology Mike Cahill enters his seventh season as the head coach his tenure at West Irondequoit, 14 swimmers were named of RIT’s swimming and diving teams . In that time, he has Monroe County MVPs and eight swimmers earned re-established RIT as one of the top swimming and diving Outstanding Swimmer of the Section Five Championship squads in the Northeast region . Meet honors . In 2009, he led the men’s team to a 6-4 overall record, Cahill is the founder of the West Irondequoit Swim and an eighth place finish in the UNYSCSA Champion- Club and works at several swimming camps in the area, ships . He also coached the women to a 5-6 overall record . including the University of Rochester . During the 2007-08 season, Cahill led the Tigers Earning a bachelor’s degree in business administration men’s team to a fifth place finish at the UNYSCSA from RIT in 1972, Cahill was a standout swimmer for the Championships and had 11 athletes earn All-Empire 8 Tigers for four seasons . In 1993, Cahill was inducted into honors . Divers Quinn Donahoe and Matt Joseph earned the RIT Sports Hall of Fame and in 2002 he was inducted All-American honors . The women broke several school into the Aquinas Institute Hall of Fame . Head Coach records and had four swimmers earn All-Empire 8 hon- Cahill is the director of the Judson Pool at RIT’s ors . In 2005-06, he led the men’s team to a 7-3 record and Gordon Field House and Activities Center . He lives in Mike Cahill produced two All-Americans, Donahoe and sprinter Erik West Henrietta with his wife, Amy . They have two sons, Zelbacher . Chris and Mike . From 1972 to 2003, Cahill was the head varsity and junior varsity swim coach for both the boys and girls swim programs at West Irondequoit High School . During Phil Baretela is entering his fifth season as an Cliff Devries enters his eighth year as the assistant swimming coach at RIT . Baretela diving coach for the Tigers . Under his tutelage, joined the RIT staff after coaching five years divers Quinn Donahoe and Matt Joseph at Monroe Community College, where he was earned All-American honors in 2007 and the primary coach for the sprinters . During his 2008 . Devries was named the Upper New York time at MCC, Baretela coached several NJCAA State Athletic Conference Diving Coach of the All-Americans and Region III champions in Year in 2007 and 2008 . the sprint events . It is Devries’ second stint with RIT . From Swimming Coach Baretela has coached in the Rochester area Diving Coach 1999 to 2002, he led RIT on the diving board, Phil Baretela for more than a decade . Prior to coaching at Cliff Devries earning Upper New York State Athletic Con- MCC, he served as an assistant swimming ference Diving Coach of the Year honors in coach at The Aquinas Institute . He is excited 2000 and 2002 . to bring this experience to RIT as the Tigers After a three-year hiatus, Devries returned continue their recent success . to lead the Tiger divers in 2005 . Devries has Earning his bachelor’s degree in criminol- a tremendous amount of experience, having ogy from SUNY Cortland in 1994, Baretela coached in the Rochester area for the last 13 was a standout sprinter for the Red Dragons, years . Devries began his coaching career at helping to lead the squad to the 1993 SUNYAC Monroe Community College, serving as the championship . founder of the Maverick Dive Club . After his Baretela is a deputy sheriff for the Monroe stints at MCC and RIT, Devries was the diving County Sheriff’s Office . He lives in Henrietta coach at the University of Rochester . with his wife, Michelle, and their son, Chris- Devries graduated from RIT with a bach- topher . elor’s degree in accounting in 2002 . He currently is the director for Upstate New York Diving, the largest diving club in all of New York state . 2 Celebrating 42 years of swimming and diving at RIT Coach Profiles 2009-10 Season Preview 2009-10 Swimming and Diving The RIT men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams return is healthy and ready to return as a strong competitor . Hopson, who a majority of members from last season’s squad, which gives the Tigers improved as last season progessed, is in great shape this year and is experience along with veteran leadership that should provide excellent expected to contribute for the Tigers . results in 2009-10 . Coach Mike Cahill, now in his seventh season with This year’s freshman class has impressed Cahill thus far . “There are the Tigers, is very optimistic for this season . several girls who will contribute to our success this season,” said Cahill . “There is a lot of talent returning form last year’s team,” stated Cahill, “They will provide support to our returning team, and will help prepare a 1993 RIT Athletics Hall of Famer . “I look for us to compete alongside us for states ”. Jenelle Freeborn, Jenna Hoffman, and Rachel Redfearn the top teams in our conference, and make a run in the state meet ”. enjoyed plenty of success before coming to RIT, and are expected to be Returning for the women is 2009 Division III All-American Caitlyn top competitors . Burr . Burr, who enters her fourth season with the Tigers, garnered On the men’s side, there are several top returners who will make an honorable mention All-American honors for the 200-yard individual impact this season . Senior Steve Rois, who holds the school record in medley and 200-butterfly . She was named the 2009 UNYSCSA Swimmer the 200-freestyle and made the NCAA cut times last season, has of the Meet after winning three individual titles, setting three individual improved and is ready to make another run at NCAAs .