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08-09 Men's Guide3:Layout 1.Qxd Table of Contents/Quick Facts QUICK FACTS TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION Schedule . .IFC HISTORY Location . .USAFA, Colo. Table of Contents . .1 2007-08 Season Review . .19 Colors . .Blue & Silver Quick Facts/Media Information . .1 Swimming History . .20-21 Nickname . .Falcons Diving History . .21 Enrollment . .4,400 THE STAFF Honors and Awards . .22-23 Founded . .1954 Head Coach Rob Clayton . .2 Air Force Records . .24 Affiliation . .NCAA Div. I Diving Coach Stan Curnow . .3 Service Academy Records . .25 Conference . .Mountain West Assistant Coach Capt. Charlie Toth . .3 Letterwinners . .26-27 Home Pool . .Cadet Natatorium Academic Support . .4 Superintendent . .Lt. Gen. John Regni Frequently Asked Questions . .4 LIFE AFTER THE ACADEMY Athletic Director . .Dr. Hans Mueh World Class Athlete Program . .28 Vice Athletic Director . .Brad DeAustin MEET THE FALCONS Where Are They Now . .29-30 Season Outlook . .5 COACHING STAFF Roster . .6 THE ACADEMY Head Coach . .Rob Clayton Cadet Athlete Bios . .7-18 The Air Force Academy . .31 Alma Mater/Year . .Wyoming/1991 Academy Leadership . .32 Phone . .719-333-4726 E-mail . [email protected] Career Record/Years . .92-40-1/10 Media Guide Post-Meet Procedures School Record/Years . .Same The 2008-09 Air Force men’s and Head swim coach Rob Clayton and head Assoc. Head Coach . .Casey Converse women’s swimming and diving media diving coach Stan Curnow will be available Head Diving Coach . .Stan Curnow guide is produced as a source of informa- 10 minutes following the end of the meet Asst. Coach . .Capt. Charlie Toth tion for the media. Other materials may on the pool deck. Swimmers and divers be obtained by contacting the athletic will be available immediately after. The TEAM INFORMATION communications office: Air Force locker room and training room 2007-08 Dual Record . .4-7 are closed to all media. 2007-08 Conference Record . .1-4 Air Force Athletic Communications 2007-08 Conference Finish . .4th 2169 Field House Dr. Final results are available following the Letterwinners Returning/Lost . .20/6 USAF Academy, CO 80840 meet upon request. Newcomers . .11 Phone: 719-333-2313 Fax: 719-333-3798 In-Season Interviews ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS All Air Force athletes and coaches are Assoc. AD/Communications . .Troy Garnhart Working Press Credentials available for interviews with the following Asst. Director (Swimming SID) . .Melissa McKeown Press and Photograph credentials are guidelines: All interviews must be set up Office Phone . .719-333-9025 issued to members of the working media through the athletic communications Fax . .719-333-3798 only. These credentials may be obtained office at 719-333-9025 or 719-333-2313. E-mail . [email protected] by contacting the athletic communica- All interview requests must be made at Mailing Address . .Athletic Communications tions office. Upon acceptance of applica- least one day in advance so that the ath- . .2169 Field House Drive tions, appropriate passes can be picked up lete or coach can be properly notified. .USAFA, CO 80840 at the Athletic Communications office. Web Site . .GoAirForceFalcons.com Credits Press Parking The 2008-09 Air Force men’s swimming There is no press parking available. The and diving guide was written and Pictured below is the OKCCC Aquatic Center, site of the earlier you arrive, the better parking designed by assistant athletic communi- 2009 Mountain West Conference Championships. you’ll find. cations director Melissa McKeown. Editoral assistance provided by the Air Air Force Practices Force athletic communications office and All Air Force practices, both the men’s swimming and diving staff. home and on the road, are Photos courtesy of DenMar Services, Josh open to the media. Media Duplechian and Trevor Brown, Jr., of members wishing to film NCAA Photos, and the men’s swimming practice must make and diving staff. Printing done by arrangements with the ath- McCormick Armstrong, Wichita, Kan. letic communications office to attend practice. A repre- On the Cover sentative from the athletic Featured on the front cover are 2008 communications office Olympic Trial qualifiers Bryan Avery, must accompany you. Justin Day and Benjamin Gunn, and 2008 MWC platform diving champion Kyle Van Valkenburg. 2008-09 Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving 1 Coaching Staff Rob Clayton The Clayton File Head Swimming Full Name: Robert Clayton III Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo. Coach High School: Rocky Mountain, four-year 11th year letterman in swimming. College: Wyoming, 1991 graduate with a Wyoming (1991) bachelor’s in chemical engineering with a 3.75 GPA. Academic All-American, individ- ual conference champion and winner of the Head coach Rob "The Academy is the number one under- 1991 Stan Bates Award as the league’s most Clayton enters graduate school in the country," the coach outstanding student-athlete. his 11th season said. "The men come here primarily to get the as the Academy's head men's swimming best education possible and to prepare for a Inside the Numbers with Clayton coach. After 10 years, his enthusiasm for the fabulous career in the Air Force and beyond. Year W L T Pct. Finish Academy and Falcon swimming hasn't dimin- While we desire success in the pool, we insist 1999 11 2 .846 6th ished a bit. "I love coaching at the Air Force on success in the classroom." Not surprisingly, 2000 8 3 .727 3rd Academy. It is the perfect school for the young the Falcon swimmers and divers were the 2001 9 4 .692 3rd man who is serious about pursuing excellence recipients of the Academy's Team Excellence 2002 6 4 .600 3rd in school, swimming and life. I'm thrilled to Award for the 2003-04 school year. 2003 12 2 .857 2nd wake up and go to work in the morning," said Clayton is a 1991 graduate of Wyoming 2004 8 4 .667 2nd 2005 13 7 .650 5th Clayton. where he earned a bachelor's degree in chem- 2006 8 4 1 .654 3rd Clayton has led the Falcons to a 92-40-1 ical engineering. While at Wyoming, Clayton 2007 13 3 .813 3rd overall dual record and seven top-three finish- was one of the premier swimmers in the 2008 4 7 .364 4th es in the MWC. After a sixth-place league fin- Western Athletic Conference. Totals 92 40 1 .695 -- ish his first season, Clayton led the Falcons to A four-year letterman, Clayton swam in third-place finishes in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle, WAC champions and several WAC champion and 2007. In 2003 and 2004, the Falcons fin- 200 IM and 400 IM. He stole the show at the relay teams at BYU. Additionally, he coached ished second at the MWC Championships. In 1991 conference championships, winning the an NCAA finalist and an athlete to a spot on addition, Clayton was named MWC Men’s 200 and 400 individual medley, becoming only the U.S. National team in the summer of 1997. Coach of the Year in 2007. the second Cowboy to ever win an IM confer- He was very active in USA Swimming during At USAFA, Clayton has coached men to 18 ence title. His time in the 400 IM set a confer- his time in Utah, serving as a senior coach with individual conference championships and two ence championship record. Hilltop Aquatic Swim Team in American Fork, relay conference championships. Eight of his Clayton excelled outside the pool as well. Utah. swimmers have competed in the Olympic His 3.75 grade point average in chemical engi- Clayton came to the Academy in 1997 Trials, including this past summer when five neering helped earn him Academic All- and made an immediate impact on the pro- former and current Falcons participated in the American honors. He received the WAC's Stan gram. He worked with women's coach Casey Trials. In addition to the team's success in the Bates Award in 1991, as the league's most out- Converse to coach the Academy's first woman pool, Clayton’s swimmers have earned more standing student-athlete. The Bates Award is to qualify for the NCAA Division I than 115 academic all-conference honors and the most prestigious award an athlete in the Championships. Clayton then took over the 17 MWC Scholar-Athlete selections, while five conference can win. reins of the men's program for the 1998-99 others were both designated Academic All- Following college, Clayton served as an season. Americans by the College Swimming Coaches age group coach for the Fort Collins Area Swim In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton Association of America. Clearly, Clayton Team (FAST). also instructs cadets in swimming and water expects excellence in the classroom as well as In the fall of 1991, he began a six-year survival classes. He was recognized for his the pool. stint as the men's assistant coach at Brigham teaching accomplishments by being named Young University. the 2003-04 Department of Athletics Civilian While at BYU, Instructor of the Year and was recently named Clayton was instru- the Aquatics Instructor of the Semester. mental in building Clayton comments on his teaching duties, "I one of the most enjoy teaching aquatics classes. It provides me successful swim- with opportunity to interact with the rest of ming programs in the cadets at the Air Force Academy." the region. The Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., Clayton Cougars won the was a standout swimmer at Rocky Mountain 1996 WAC title, High School where he was a four-year letter- their first since man. The 39-year-old Clayton is married to the 1979. During former Kelly Costigan, a 1992 graduate of the Clayton's tenure in Academy who competed for the women's ten- Provo, BYU never nis team.
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