Northern Arizona LUMBErjacks

2013-14 SWIMMING & DIVING MEDIA GUIDE Lowther • Smithberg • Palmer • Jackson • Burnes • Morrissey Lumberjacks

THIS IS NAU SWIMMING & DIVING 2013-14 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving Schedule

Sept. 27 • PENTATHLON (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 2:00 PM Oct. 11 • BLUE VS. GOLD (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 2:00 PM Oct. 26 • NEW MEXICO (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 11:00 AM Nov. 2 • IDAHO (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 11:00 AM Nov. 8 • at Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colo.) 5:00 PM Nov. 9 • at Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colo.) 11:00 AM Nov. 21-23 • at UNLV Invite (Las Vegas, Nev.) All Day Nov. 22-24 • at Wildcat Diving Invite (Tucson, Ariz.) All Day Dec. 7 • at New Mexico State (Las Cruces, N.M.) 11:00 AM Jan. 3 • at Arizona/vs. Oregon State (Tucson, Ariz.) 2:00 PM Jan. 25 • at Grand Canyon/vs. New Mexico State (Phoenix, Ariz.) TBD Jan. 31-Feb. 1 • at Air Force Diving (Colorado Springs, Colo.) All Day Feb. 8 • GRAND CANYON (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 11:00 AM Feb. 26-March 1 • at WAC Championships (San Antonio, Texas) All Day March 13-15 • at NCAA Zone Diving Regional (Colorado Springs, Colo.) All Day March 20-22 • at NCAA Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.) All Day

1 #NAUTakeover Table of Contents M Quick Facts...... 3 Media Information...... 4 Academics...... 5-6 O Season Outlook...... 7-9 Roster...... 10 E 2012-13 Season in Review...... 11 Head Coach Andy Johns...... 12-13 R Diving Coach Nikki Huffman...... 14-15 Assistant Coaches...... 16 L Seniors...... 17-22 R Returners...... 23-27 Newcomers ...... 28-29 L Program Records...... 30 I All-Time Conference Champions...... 31 Hall of Fame Inductees/NCAA Participants... 32 I Year-by-Year Results/Program History...... 33 S All-Time Results...... 34-35 All-Time Roster...... 36-37 E Wall Aquatic Center...... 38 NAU: Where the World Trains...... 39 S President Dr. John Haeger...... 41 Vice President Dr. Lisa Campos...... 42 E Y

• 2013 WAC Freshman of the Year • NAU Female Newcomer of the Year • School Record Holder in 100 Free and 200 IM • Part of three school record relay teams • Two gold medals, five All-WAC honors (four first team) Lumberjacks

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location...... Flagstaff, Ariz. Founded ...... 1899 Enrollment (statewide)...... 26,002 Nickname...... Lumberjacks Mascot...... Louie Colors ...... Blue, Gold and Sage Affiliation...... NCAA Division I TEAM INFORMATION Conference...... Western Athletic (WAC) 2012-13 Dual Record...... 5-6 President ...... Dr. John Haeger Letterwinners Returning/Lost:...... 24/5 VP for Intercollegiate Athletics ...... Dr. Lisa Campos Newcomers...... 7 Senior Associate AD/SWA...... Tanya Vogel Conference Meet Finish...... 2nd out of 9 Faculty Athletics Representative...... Dr. Debbie Craig MEDIA INFORMATION POOL INFORMATION Assistant Director for Athletics Communications...... Home Facility...... Wall Aquatic Center Swimming & Diving Contact...... Stayson Isobe Opened...... 1983 Office Phone...... 928-523-6330 Dual Record at Wall Aquatic Center...... 64-39 (.621) Press Row Phone...... 928-523-5192 Fax...... 928-523-6793 COACHING STAFF E-Mail...... [email protected] Head Coach...... Andy Johns Assistant AD/Communications...... Denise Thompson Alma Mater...... East Carolina, 1989 Communications Graduate Assistants...... Steven Gonzalez Years at NAU...... 18th ...... Durant Harvin IV Office Phone...... 928-523-6325 Mailing Address...... P.O. Box 15400 E-Mail...... [email protected] ...... Flagstaff, AZ 86001 Diving Coach...... Nikki Huffman ...... (Overnight: 1 Skydome Dr.) Alma Mater...... Oakland, 1991 Website...... www.nauathletics.com Years at NAU...... 18th Facebook...... facebook.com/LumberjackCountry Office Phone...... 928-523-8010 Twitter...... @NAUAthletics E-Mail...... [email protected] NAU Swimming & Diving on Twitter...... @NAUSwimDive Assistant Coach...... Laura Thomas Alma Mater...... Georgia, 1988 Years at NAU...... Second Office Phone...... 928-523-6944 E-Mail...... [email protected] Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Liz Hobbs, 14th Year

2013-14 NAU Swimming & Diving Media Guide Guide and Cover Design Photography The 2013-14 NAU Swimming & Diving Media Denise Thompson, Stayson Isobe Matt Beaty, Elizabeth Brook, Becky Fairchild, Guide was designed and produced by the Jerry Foreman, Maria Hecahnova, Jeff Huehn, NAU Athletics Communications Department Cover Photography Ian Johnson, Ben Kirkby, David Patten, Will in Flagstaff, Ariz., using Adobe InDesign and Preston Trauscht Seberger, Preston Trauscht and NAU Athletics Adobe Photoshop. Communications. Contributors Denise Thompson, Steven Gonzalez, Durant Harvin IV, Brian Gosset and previous NAU Athletics Communications staff members.

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Media Policy and Procedures

The athletics communications of- mailed unless the request is made at least MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME fice is located in the press box on the west two weeks in advance. Arizona does not move its clock side of the Walkup Skydome. The phone ahead in the spring or back in the fall. As number is (928) 523-6792 or 6330 while PHOTOGRAPHERS a result, Flagstaff time coincides with the the fax number is 523-6793. Photographers and videographers Pacific time zone through Nov. 3. The rest are permitted on the deck area but not of the season, NAU is compatible with the MEDIA OPPORTUNITY in the team areas around the pool. Please Mountain time zone. Head coach Andy Johns is avail- contact the athletics communications of- able every day before and after practice. fice if you wish to shoot photos at a prac- LUMBERJACKS ONLINE Individual athletes may be requested at this tice or event. All media must wear their Releases, statistics, rosters and time also. Special requests for availability credentials at all times. Due to space limits, breaking news are available at the athletics may be made to the athletics communica- credentials will be issued only to photogra- web site, located at www.nauathletics.com. tions office. phers on assignment. The Western Athletic Conference web site Meet programs with lane and heat is located at www.wacsports.com. Oth- INTERVIEW POLICY assignments are available upon request. er sites of interest for swimming include All athlete interviews must be co- www.collegeswimming.com and www.us- ordinated through the athletics communi- MEDIA SERVICES aswimming.org. cations office at least one day in advance. Regular services on meet day in- No interviews or photo shoots will be clude results at the conclusion of the meet. LUMBERJACKS BY E-MAIL conducted on days prior to meets. Out- A postmeet release, complete The athletics communications of- of-town media should contact the athletics with event-by-event results, will be emailed fice is always compiling a media directory communications office to make arrange- to media outlets following the meet. Those to send out weekly advance releases, event ments for phone interviews. Athletes are media who wish to receive these results stories and results. Media members inter- also available for interviews after practice, are encouraged to provide their informa- ested in this service should e-mail Stayson. and, if prior arrangements have been made, tion to the athletics communications of- [email protected]. Meet previews will be before practice. The NAU locker room and fice. available on the website prior to that training room are closed. week’s meets. Call Stayson Isobe at 928- POSTMATCH 523-6330 for more information. JOHNS’ INTERVIEWS The NAU locker room is closed Andy Johns and his staff are gen- on the road and in Wall Aquatic Center. THE SCORE erally available for interviews before each At home, postmeet interviews will be The Score is a monthly show practice. Contact Stayson Isobe in the held poolside with requested athletes and produced by NAU Television Services that athletics communications office at 928- coaches from both teams following a short highlights Lumberjack athletics and recre- 523-6330 to coordinate all interviews with “cooling-off” period. A member of the ational activities on the Mountain campus. head coach Andy Johns. athletic communications office will collect It airs weekly on FS Arizona, Fox College requests immediately following the conclu- Sports and Flagstaff cable channels 4 and PRACTICE sion of the meet. 104 in HD. Daily workouts are generally open to both the public and the media unless otherwise noted. Media planning to attend practice should notify the athletics communications office in advance to con- firm start times and to arrange interviews.

CREDENTIALS Credentials will be issued only to working media on a first-come, first-serve basis, with priority given to daily newspa- pers and television crews. The pool deck is closed to those not involved in meet cov- erage. Credentials may be requested for the season or on a per-meet basis. All re- quests should be submitted to the athletics communications office no later than two days prior to each home meet. Requests on official letterhead may be faxed to (928) 523-6793. Credentials may be picked up from a member of the athletics com- munications office. No credentials will be

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Academics

The NAU swimming and diving program continued its strong academic excellence during the 2012-13 school year. The team posted a team GPA of 3.60 during the fall 2012 semester and a 3.55 GPA during the spring 2013 semester, both of which were the highest of any program at NAU during the respective semesters. The squad’s cumulative GPA has been above 3.20 every semester since the spring 2006 semester. The Lumberjacks tied for the sixth-best team GPA among all NCAA Division I women’s swimming and diving programs on the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-America Team. They had the highest GPA in the Western Athletic Conference and the top GPA of any Division I program west of Texas. Four student athletes - Fi Connell, Gwen Smithberg, Ellie Morrissey and Chelsea Jackson - each earned CSCAA NCAA Divi- sion I Women’s Swimming and Diving Scholar All-American Honorable Rachel Palmer Mention honors while Rachel Palmer was named to the Capital One Academic All-District 8 Women’s At-Large First Team. 2013 Capital One Twenty-six Lumberjacks were 2012-13 Golden Eagle Schol- ar-Athlete Award recipients while the squad also totaled 26 WAC Academic All-District 8 All-Academic selections. WAC ALL-ACADEMIC HONOREES Cassie Anderson...... 2011-12 Rachael Foe...... 2008-09-10 Ellie Morrissey...... 2013 Kristy Ardavanis...... 2011-2012-13 Trinity Frazee...... 2013 Katie Munch...... 2005-06-07-08 Tami Binek...... 2007-08-09 Carolyn Fries...... 2005 Shannon Packard...... 2006 Danielle Borth...... 2005-06-07-08 Holly Frost...... 2012 Rachel Palmer...... 2011-12-13 Tori Braudaway...... 2012 Ashani Gottlieb...... 2011-12-13 Eva Pold...... 2013 Brooke Brittain...... 2013 Leann Hamblen...... 2005 Monica Pruett...... 2013 Elizabeth Brook...... 2007-08-09 Taryn Harris...... 2008-09-10-11 Cassie Ronai...... 2013 Kendall Brown...... 2013 Maria Hechanova...... 2007-08-09 Renee Rother...... 2008-09 Blair Buder...... 2005-06 Alex Huff...... 2013 Becky Russell...... 2013 Jordan Burnes...... 2011-12-13 Chelsea Jackson...... 2013 Jennifer Ruthrauff...... 2006 Kelly Busche...... 2005-06 Jessi Jones...... 2008-09-10 Kate Schafer...... 2011 Wendy Bustamante...... 2008 Kristin Jones...... 2010-11-12 Stirling Smith...... 2011-12-13 Katie Cattolica...... 2005 Alexis Juergens...... 2012-13 Gwen Smithberg...... 2012-13 Lana Christensen...... 2008-09-10-11 Kim Kopra...... 2008 Heather Thomas...... 2005 Fi Connell...... 2011-12-13 Ali Kronebusch...... 2005 Carlye Townsend...... 2013 Corie Collins...... 2005 Kali Lents...... 2012 Rebecca Triemstra...... 2005-07-08 Shannon Colvin...... 2005-06-07 Emily Lewandowski...... 2012-13 Monica Veit...... 2008-09-10-11 Laura D’Aniello...... 2008 Emma Lowther...... 2011-12-13 Jane Wakefield...... 2013 Andrea Derflinger...... 2012-13 Kelsey Loy...... 2012-13 Julie Ward...... 2006-07-08 April Divine...... 2008 Krista Maier...... 2010-11-12 T.J. Williams...... 2009-10 Meredith Egloria...... 2009-10-11 Lindsey Miller...... 2008-09-10 Caitlin Wright...... 2012-13 Claire Ferro...... 2008-09-10-11 Kimber Morelli...... 2009-10 Danielle Filipp...... 2008-09 Meagan Morrison...... 2012-13

Senior Fi Connell was named the 2013 Female Senior Scholar-Athlete of the Year at last year’s Golden The NAU Swimming & Diving team graduated four seniors in the spring 2013 semester. (From left to Eagle Awards. Connell, pictured with assistant coach Laura Thomas, diving coach Nikki Huffman and right) Danielle Palbykin, Kelsey Loy, Fi Connell and Kristy Ardavanis. head coach Andy Johns, was also a recipient of the prestigious university Gold Axe Award.

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Academics

NAU GOLDEN EAGLE TOP SCHOLAR-ATHLETE AWARD RECIPIENTS Alyson Aggers...... 2002-03-04 Rachael Foe...... 2007-08-09-10 Ellie Morrissey...... 2013 Lacey Aldrich...... 1995-96-97-98 Kristina Fox...... 1997 Katie Munch...... 2005-06-07-08 Cassie Anderson...... 2011-12 Trinity Frazee...... 2013 Kaci Nation...... 1990 Heather Anderson...... 2002-03-04 Carolyn Fries...... 2005 Kristy O’Connell...... 1990-91 Sofi Appelberg...... 2005-07-08 Holly Frost...... 2012 Shannon Packard...... 2004-05-06 Kristy Ardavanis...... 2010-11-12-13 Sharon George...... 1989 Hadas Pade...... 1994-95-96 Nichole Atkin...... 2005 Tricia Gillespie...... 1987 Rachel Palmer...... 2011-12-13 Anita Bailey...... 1990 Gina Gioco...... 1993-94-95 Kristin Pereyra...... 2000 Ali Beerthuis...... 2003 Lisa Gorsline...... 1996 Lindsay Peterson...... 2001-02-03-04 Jessica Betts...... 2001-02-03-04 Ashani Gottlieb...... 2011-12-13 Cathy Petry...... 1986 Joanna Bieri...... 1998-99 Michelle Guglielmo...... 1998 Eva Pold...... 2013 Tami Binek...... 2006-07-08-09 Heather Halliday...... 1990 Ellen Potter...... 1990 Jordan Bixler...... 2003-04 Leann Hamblen...... 2004-05-06 Monica Pruett...... 2013 Danielle Borth...... 2005-06-07-08 Niki Hanson...... 1997 Michelle Quigley...... 1994 Jaclyn Branning...... 2010 Kelly Hardin...... 1992 Andrea Redman...... 1996-97-98-99 Genta Branstetter...... 1992 Taryn Harris...... 2008-09-10-11 Kristi Richardson...... 1989 Tori Braudaway...... 2011-12-13 Trina Havlick...... 1991-92 Megan Riesmeyer...... 1996 Liz Breiland...... 2002-03-04 Maria Hechanova...... 2006-07-08-09 Cassie Ronai...... 2013 Cindy Brickhouse...... 1988 Trudy Henkels...... 1995-96 Jocelyn Rossi...... 1997-98-99 Brooke Brittain...... 2013 Katherine Horak...... 1997-98-99-2000 Renee Rother...... 2008-09-10 Elizabeth Brook...... 2006-08-09 Cari Houtz...... 1990-91 Becky Russell...... 2012-13 Blair Buder...... 2003-04-05-06 Megan Howell...... 2004 Holly Russell...... 1994-95-96 Jordan Burnes...... 2011-12-13 Kensie Howlett...... 2003-04 Jennifer Ruthrauff...... 2003-04-05-06 Kelly Busche...... 2003-04-05-06 Alex Huff...... 2012-13 Kate Schafer...... 2008 Wendy Bustamante...... 2008 Chelsea Jackson...... 2013 Emily Simon...... 2003-04-05 Dana Butts...... 1990 Alanna Janssens...... 2002-03-04 Ida Smit...... 1991-92-93-94 Katie Cattolica...... 2005-06-08 Jacqueline Jenner...... 2003-04 Stirling Smith...... 2011-12-13 Lana Christensen...... 2008-09-10-11 Jessi Jones...... 2007-08-09-10 Gwen Smithberg...... 2012-13 Jayne Clark...... 1988 Kristin Jones...... 2009-10-11-12 Natalie Strohmeyer...... 1990 Kelly Cochran...... 1996-98-99 Alexis Juergens...... 2012-13 Christina Suarez...... 2008 Kim Cochran...... 2001 Margot Kirkpatrick...... 1990 Lonnie Sullivan...... 1991 Megan Collier...... 2008 Sandi Kline...... 1990 Heather Thomas...... 2003-04-05 Corie Collins...... 2004-05 Kim Kopra...... 2008-09 Cari Thomson...... 1989-90 Shannon Colvin...... 2005-06-07-08 Jayne Koprowski...... 1992-93-94-95 Carlye Townsend...... 2013 Fi Connell...... 2010-11-12-13 Nichole Kotchka...... 1999-2000-01 Becky Triemstra...... 2005-06-07-08 Jennifer Cowperthwaite...... 1990 Ali Krastins...... 1992 Chelsey Urban...... 2001-04 Stephanie Cox...... 1998 Ali Kronebusch...... 2002-03-04-05 Erika Van Steenberg...... 1992 Fiona Curnow...... 1986 Kristen Kursiss...... 2001-02 Aubrey Varga...... 2001-02 Brittany Curry...... 2008 Brooke Larson...... 1999-2000-01-02 Monica Veit...... 2008-09-10 Laura D’Aniello...... 2008 Amanda Lasik...... 2001-02-03-04 Maryann Wagener...... 2000-02-03 Anna Deem...... 2001-02-03-04 Jennifer Lattig...... 1994-95 Jane Wakefield...... 2011-2013 Andrea Derflinger...... 2011-12-13 Emily Lewandowski...... 2012-13 Julie Ward...... 2006-07-08 Hilary Devine...... 1994 Michelle Lovata...... 2003 Annie Warner...... 1999-2000-01-02 April Diez...... 1993-94-95-96 Katie Lowe...... 2001-02-03-04 Julie White...... 1990-91 April Divine...... 2008 Emma Lowther...... 2011-12-13 Dawn Williams...... 1996-99 Kiernan Donahoe...... 2000 Kelsey Loy...... 2010-11-12-13 Jennifer Williams...... 1993 Sharon Dugan...... 1998-99 Krista Maier...... 2009-10-11-12 Kelsey Williams...... 1997-99 Meredith Egloria...... 2007-08-09-10-11 Amy Martin...... 1998-99-2000 Megan Williams...... 2000 Ellen Erick...... 1999-2000 Sasha Martin...... 1993-94-95 T.J. Williams...... 2009-10 Monika Fajardo...... 2002-03-04 Courtney McKenzie...... 2000-01-02-03 Caitlin Wright...... 2012-13 Leia Fazio...... 1999-2000-01-02 Amie Michael...... 1990-91 Kristin Wright...... 1997-99 Claire Ferro...... 2008-09-10-11 Lindsey Miller...... 2007-08-09-10 Christen Zybura...... 1993 Danielle Filipp...... 2008-09 Kimber Morelli...... 2007-09-10 Tara Florschuetz...... 1990 Meagan Morrison...... 2012-13

Twenty-six members of the 2012-13 NAU Swimming & Diving team earned Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Awards last year, which recognizes Lumberjack student-athletes who maintain a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average. Swimming & diving only trailed football’s 38 athletes and women’s cross country and track & field’s 28 athletes and was tied with soccer who also had 26 student-athletes honored.

Pictured (from left to right): Back Row: Cassie Ronai, Fi Connell, Alex Huff, Ashani Gottlieb Third Row: Emma Lowther, Caryle Townsend, Caitlin Wright, Trinity Frazee Second Row: Ellie Morrissey, Meagan Morrison, Stirling Smith, Emily Lewandowski, Jordan Burnes, Chelsea Jackson Front Row: Head Coach Andy Johns, Andrea Derflinger, Eva Pold, Brooke Brittain, Monica Pruett, Becky Russell

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Season Outlook Hungry for a WAC Championship, the Lumberjacks have their eyes on the prize...

Seven points. That was the slim margin between San Jose State, Freestyle the 2013 Western Athletic Conference champions, and Northern Arizona, the WAC runner-ups. Seven points was all that stood Johns not only boasts strong seniors, but he also has a talent- in the way of the Lumberjack swimming & diving team from ed group of underclassmen to fill out his roster. That group of claiming its first-ever WAC title and first conference champion- underclassmen starts with sophomore Ellie Morrissey, who was ship since the 1997-98 season when it won the Pacific Collegiate named the WAC’s Freshman of the Year as well as NAU Female Swimming Conference. Newcomer of the Year after a fabulous freshman season. Mor- rissey broke the school records in the 100 free and 200 indi- But the chase continues after four second-place finishes in the vidual medley and was also a part of three school record relay last six years and with a deep roster loaded with 24 returning teams in her first year and totaled five All-WAC honors at the letterwinners and led by a decorated group of seniors, the Lum- conference meet. berjacks are primed to win the WAC in 2013-14. The sophomore from Huntington Beach, Calif. gives the Lumber- Head coach Andy Johns loses four graduated seniors from his jacks a strong edge in any meet in the 50 and 100 free. Fellow squad a year ago, including six-time WAC champion Fi Connell sophomores Alexis Juergens and Halle Wilson provide depth in and four-time NCAA Zone Diving participant and 2013 NCAA the 50 free. Moving into the 100 and 200 freestyles, Lowther and Championships alternate Kristy Ardavanis, but has a stellar senior junior Caitlin Wright provides the Lumberjacks with a presence class to rely on this year. With Rachel Palmer, Emma Lowther, Jor- that few teams can counter. dan Burnes and Gwen Smithberg, who own five school records and have seven conference championships between themselves, Lowther, the school’s record holder in the 200 free, has back- among nine seniors, Johns hopes to send them out with a WAC to-back third-place finishes in the 200 free at the WAC Cham- title to cap their careers. pionships and is a two-time CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American. Wright, NAU’s Female Newcomer of the Year in “We have an outstanding senior class and I’m really looking 2011-12, finished seventh in the 200 free at the conference meet, forward to seeing them enjoy their final year,” Johns said. “We one of three top-seven finishes for her in freestyle events. have a great shot at winning a conference title and it would be rewarding for me to send off our senior class with a champion- Sophomore Kendall Brown comes into play in the long distance ship. We lost two really big leaders and point scorers in Fi and freestyle events after she had quite the debut season herself. Kristy, but I think overall we are deeper and better. We are built She won the gold medal in the 1,650 free at the WAC Champi- for a championship meet.” onships with a time of 16:31.73, which is the third fastest time

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in NAU history. Along with Lowther and Wright, the trio each The Lumberjacks return senior Ashani Gottlieb and sophomores holds a spot in the all-time top-five times in both the 500 free Alex Huff, Brooke Brittain and Frazee among their top return- and the mile. Brown, Lowther and Wright also all placed in the ing backstrokers. Two years ago, Gottlieb won the B final at the top-five in both events last season. WAC Championships and finished ninth overall in the 200 back with of a time of 2:02.17 that ranks fifth in school history. She Sophomore Eva Pold can provide depth in the distance events followed that up with a 14th-place finish in the 200 back last year while sophomore Trinity Frazee as well as freshmen Jori Lind- and is the team’s most experienced swimmer in the backstroke quist and Kathryn Palomino are expected to compete for the events. Lumberjacks anywhere from the 50 to the 200. Huff, Brittain and Frazee all earned top-20 finishes in the two “Overall we have a lot of solid depth in the freestyle from the 50 backstroke events at the conference championships last season. up to the mile,” Johns said. “It’s definitely a strong point for us as Huff was the top finisher among the bunch as she posted a ca- a team.” reer-best time of 55.61 to finish 17th in the 100 back. That time is the second-best 100 backstroke time in school history. Brittain Backstroke meanwhile finished 19th in the 200 back and Frazee posted NAU’s fifth fastest 100 back time in finishing 20th. Connell’s departure leaves a big hole at the top of NAU’s back- stroke list as she ended her career as the record holder in both Newcomers Lindquist, sophomore Lindsay Clark-Warren and the 100 and 200 back. However, with a steady stable of returners freshman Sara Lenhoff will also add to the mix of backstrokers in in addition to a few talented newcomers the Lumberjacks have 2013-14. enough to fill the void collectively. Breaststroke “We’re missing Fi but I think we’re deeper overall,” Johns said. “For dual meets we’re looking for that person that will be solid In the breaststroke, Burnes enters her final season after a great for us in both the 100 and 200 backstrokes and it’s a different WAC Championship meet where she totaled two individual story when it comes to the conference meet. Right now every- top-three finishes in the 100 and 200 breast. Burnes finished one is battling it out and it’s a different person that tends to be runner-up in the 200 breast with a school record and NCAA B the fastest backstroker every day.” Standard time of 2:14.13 and in addition to breaking her own school record in the 100 breast with a B time time of 1:02.04,

WAC Champion & School Record Holder on Platform

WAC1,650 Champion Free & in School Record Holder in 400 IM

Kendall Brown Gwen Smithberg

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Palmer and Burnes both own top-five times in the 200 and 400 “Jordan and Stirling are the seniors of this group and they defi- IM. Smith, Pruett, Morrison and Pold each qualified for the finals nitely lead the way,” Johns said. “Breaststroke is a strength for us in at least one of the two individual medley events at the WAC and we have a lot of depth. For a home meet, to pick the three Championships bringing the NAU total to seven swimmers that that will race for us is hard to do.” advanced past the preliminaries. Baker has also shown to be capable in swimming the 400 IM. The depth is exemplified with the likes of juniors Meagan Morri- son and Emily Lewandowski and sophomores Monica Pruett and “We have a lot of people training in the IM right now,” Johns said. Cassie Ronai. Pruett and Morrison both posted career-best times “Rachel is so solid in dual meets but last year at the conference in the 200 breast at the conference meet where the pair finished meet, Ellie turned out to be our fastest 200 IM-er and Kendall 11th and 19th overall respectively. set the school record in the 400. Again, we’ve got good depth here.” Two freshmen – Caitlin Baker and Urte Kazakeviciute – will bring a lot of competition to this experienced group in their Diving first season. Baker won the 150 breast at the team’s annual Blue vs. Gold meet knocking off both Burnes and Smith in the event, Although the Lumberjacks lose Ardavanis, the conference cham- while Kazakeviciute comes to Flagstaff as the Lithuanian record pion on 1-meter last season and one of the top divers in school holder in the 200 breast. history, they do return both Smithberg and sophomore Chelsea Jackson who both earned multiple All-WAC honors themselves Butterfly among four returning divers in all. Smithberg shattered her own school record on platform en route to winning the gold with a The group of swimmers that compose the butterfly event is a NCAA Zone Meet qualifying score of 261.10. She earned all-con- highly versatile bunch led by Palmer, the school’s record holder in ference honors on all three boards with a fourth place finish the 200 fly. Palmer, a four-time WAC gold medalist, won the 200 on 3-meter and a fifth place finish on 1-meter. Jackson earned fly at the 2012 WAC Championships and finished fourth in the first team honors on 1-meter with a third place finish and then event last season. The senior from Bucklands Beach, Auckland, finished fifth on platform with the fifth-highest score in program New Zealand is just one of many options Johns has to turn to in history of 211.75. the 100 and 200 fly. Both divers made their first appearances at the NCAA Zone Juergens leads the Lumberjacks in the 100 fly after an 11th-place E Diving Championship and came away with top-20 finishes. finish at the conference championship with a time of 55.84, the Jackson finished 15th on 1-meter and Smithberg finished 19th on fifth fastest time in school history. Juergens also picked up a platform. 12th-place finish in the 200 fly as she was one of two swimmers, with senior Andrea Derflinger being the other, to register two Diving Coach Nikki Huffman also has the services of senior Jane top-15 finishes in the butterfly last season. Pold also had a posi- Wakefield and sophomore Carlye Townsend as well as freshman tive showing at the WAC meet as she finished one spot ahead of Alexa Geiger to round out her group of divers for the 2013-14 Juergens in the 200 fly. season. Wakefield brings a wealth of experience to a fairly young unit while Townsend advanced to the B final on both platform Brown, Lowther and senior Becky Russell also swam butterfly and 3-meter at the WAC Championships. Geiger begins her first events last year as the Lumberjacks return five athletes (Palmer, season at NAU after a fantastic high school career that includes Lowther, Brown, Derflinger and Juergens) who currently hold a winning the AAU National 3-meter synchronized diving champi- spot in the top-five all-time performances in either the 100 and onship in 2012. 200 fly, the most in any stroke. “Kristy is a tough loss because she knew how to mentally bring it “We’ve got a deep group in the butterfly events,” Johns said. “The every meet but I really think Chelsea and Gwen are starting out trick is figuring out who the hot swimmer is on any given day.” so much further than even Kristy was last year,” Huffman said. “I expect those two to take off. They’re all starting close to where Individual Medley they were a few weeks before conference and Lexi Geiger has a lot of talent. We’re excited for the season.” Palmer tends to lead the way in the individual medleys during 9 #NAUTakeover 2013-14 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving

Alphabetical Roster Breakdown by Event

NAME EVENT CL.-EXP. HT. HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Backstroke (9): Brooke Brittain, Lindsay Caitlin Baker Breast/IM Fr.-HS 5-5 Newhall, Calif./Saugus Clark-Warren, Trinity Frazee, Ashani Gottlieb, Brooke Brittain Back So.-1L 5-3 Wichita, Kan./Independent School Alex Huff, Sara Lenhoff, Jori Lindquist, Rachel Kendall Brown Free/Fly/IM So.-1L 5-8 Aliso Viejo, Calif./Laguna Hills Palmer, Halle Wilson Jordan Burnes Breast/IM Sr.-3L 5-6 Berkeley Vale, Australia/Tuggerah Lakes Breaststroke (8): Caitlin Baker, Jordan Lindsay Clark-Warren Back So.-HS 5-8 Santa Rosa, Calif./Windsor Burnes, Urte Kazakeviciute, Emily Lewandowski, Andrea Derflinger Fly/Free Sr.-3L 5-7 Anthem, Ariz./Boulder Creek Meagan Morrison, Monica Pruett, Cassie Ronai, Trinity Frazee Free/Back So.-1L 5-10 Mesa, Ariz./Red Mountain Stirling Smith Alexa Geiger Diving Fr.-HS 5-5 Fullerton, Calif./Troy Butterfly (10): Kendall Brown, Andrea Der- Ashani Gottlieb Back/Free Sr.-3L 6-1 Boulder, Colo./Fairview flinger, Alexis Juergens, Emma Lowther, Rachel Alex Huff Free/Back So.-1L 5-10 Highland Park, Texas/Highland Park Palmer, Kathryn Palomino, Eva Pold, Becky Chelsea Jackson Diving So.-1L 5-6 Flagstaff, Ariz./Northland Prep Russell, Halle Wilson, Caitlin Wright Alexis Juergens Fly/Free Jr.-2L 5-4 South Jordan, Utah/Skyline Diving (5): Alexa Geiger, Chelsea Jackson, Urte Kazakeviciute Breast Fr.-HS 5-3 Kaunas, Lithuania/Varpas Gymnasium Gwen Smithberg, Carlye Townsend, Jane Wake- Sara Lenhoff Back Fr.-HS 5-6 Santee, Calif./Santana field Emily Lewandowski Breast/Free Jr.-2L 5-4 Tempe, Ariz./Corona Del Sol Freestyle (17): Kendall Brown, Andrea Jori Lindquist Free/Back Fr.-HS 5-4 Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak Derflinger, Trinity Frazee, Ashani Gottlieb, Alex Emma Lowther Free/Fly Sr.-3L 5-10 Cockle Bay, New Zealand/Howick Huff, Alexis Juergens, Emily Lewandowski, Jori Meagan Morrison Breast/Free Jr.-2L 5-8 Flagstaff, Ariz./Flagstaff Lindquist, Emma Lowther, Meagan Morrison, Ellie Morrissey Free/IM So.-1L 5-9 Huntington Beach, Calif./Edison Ellie Morrissey, Kathryn Palomino, Eva Pold, Rachel Palmer IM/Fly/Back Sr.-3L 5-4 Bucklands Beach, New Zealand/Macleans Cassie Ronai, Becky Russell, Halle Wilson, Kathryn Palomino Free/Fly Fr.-HS 5-6 Tempe, Ariz./Chandler Caitlin Wright Eva Pold Free/Fly So.-1L 5-6 San Diego, Calif./Torrey Pines Individual Medley (7): Caitlin Baker, Kendall Monica Pruett Breast/IM So.-1L 5-3 Houston, Texas/Clear Brook Brown, Jordan Burnes, Ellie Morrissey, Rachel Cassie Ronai Free/Breast So.-1L 5-5 Chandler, Ariz./Perry Palmer, Monica Pruett, Stirling Smith Becky Russell Fly/Free Sr.-1L 5-8 Arlington, Texas/Nolan Catholic Stirling Smith Breast/IM Sr.-3L 5-7 Stoughon, Wis./McFarland Breakdown by Class Gwen Smithberg Diving Sr.-2L 5-6 Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Catholic Carlye Townsend Diving So.-1L 5-7 San Clemente, Calif./San Clemente Seniors (9): Jordan Burnes, Andrea Derflinger, Jane Wakefield Diving Sr.-2L 5-1 Peoria, Ariz./Greenway Ashani Gottlieb, Emma Lowther, Rachel Palmer, Halle Wilson Free/Back/Fly So.-1L 5-4 Phoenix, Ariz./Desert Vista Becky Russell, Stirling Smith, Gwen Smithberg, Caitlin Wright Free/Fly Jr.-2L 5-6 Tucson, Ariz./Sabino Jane Wakefield Juniors (4): Alexis Juergens, Emily Lewandows- HEAD COACH: Andy Johns (18th Year, East Carolina ‘89) ki, Meagan Morrison, Caitlin Wright DIVING COACH: Nikki Huffman (18th Year, Oakland ‘91) Sophomores (12): Brooke Brittain, Kendall ASSISTANT COACH: Laura Thomas (2nd Year, Georgia ‘88) Brown, Lindsay Clark-Warren, Trinity Frazee, VOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH: Liz Hobbs (14th Year, Illinois State ‘85) Alex Huff, Chelsea Jackson, Ellie Morrissey, Eva Pold, Monica Pruett, Cassie Ronai, Carlye Townsend, Halle Wilson Freshmen (6): Caitlin Baker, Alexa Geiger, Urte Kazakeviciute, Sara Lenhoff, Jori Lindquist, Kathryn Palomino

Geographic Breakdown

Australia (1): Jordan Burnes Lithuania (1): Urte Kazakeviciute New Zealand (2): Emma Lowther, Rachel Palmer United States (27): Alaska (1): Jori Lindquist Arizona (10): Andrea Derflinger, Trinity Frazee, Chelsea Jackson, Emily Lewandowski, Meagan Morrison, Kathryn Palomino, Cassie Ronai, Jane Wakefield, Halle Wilson, Caitlin Wright California (8): Caitlin Baker, Kendall Brown, Lindsay Clark-Warren, Alexa Geiger, Sara Len- hoff, Ellie Morrissey, Eva Pold, Carlye Townsend Colorado (1): Ashani Gottlieb Kansas (1): Brooke Brittain Texas (3): Alex Huff, Monica Pruett, Becky Russell Utah (1): Alexis Juergens Washington (1): Gwen Smithberg Wisconsin (1): Stirling Smith @NAUAthletics 10 Lumberjacks

2012-13 Season in Review

2012-13 Meet Results 2013 WAC Results

5-6 dual 1. San Jose State 695 O13 ARIZONA STATE W, 57-49 2. Northern Arizona 688 2012-13 Top Times O20 at New Mexico W, 152-148 3. Denver 631.5 N3 NORTHERN COLORADO W, 178-119 4. Idaho 409 (Some In-Season Converted for Yards) N9 at Washington State L, 146-116 5. New Mexico State 331.5 N10 at Idaho L, 177.5-122.5 6. Northern Colorado 289 7. North Dakota 230 Event Regular Season Conference Meet D1 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 176-116 8. CSU Bakersfield 188 D20 vs. Northwestern 2nd 50 Free 23.85, Ellie Morrissey 23.07, Ellie Morrissey 9. Seattle 144 J4 at #6 Arizona L, 221-76 24.51, Kelsey Loy 23.73, Kelsey Loy J4 vs. Oregon State L, 147-146 Swimmer of the Year 100 Free 51.67, Ellie Morrissey 49.22, Ellie Morrissey* J19 COLORADO STATE W, 177-120 Samantha Corea, So., Denver F2 at Arizona State L, 146-91 53.50, Emma Lowther 51.34, Kelsey Loy F27-M2 at WAC Championships! 2nd out of 9 Diver of the Year 200 Free 1:53.57, Emma Lowther 1:49.17, Emma Lowther Paige Hunt, Jr., Idaho 1:55.25, Caitlin Wright 1:51.38, Caitlin Wright Freshman of the Year 500 Free 5:03.04, Emma Lowther 4:50.09, Emma Lowther Ellie Morrissey, Northern Arizona 5:04.44, Kendall Brown 4:50.84, Caitlin Wright New NAU Records 1,000 Free 10:14.53, Kendall Brown 9:56.02, Kendall Brown Diving Coach of the Year Nikki Huffman, Northern Arizona 10:21.77, Emma Lowther 10:03.49, Caitlin Wright 100 Free - Ellie Morrissey 49.22 1,650 Free 17:18.00, Emma Lowther 16:31.73, Kendall Brown Old Record (2009) - 50.77 Coach of the Year Sage Hopkins, San Jose State 17:47.40, Kendall Brown 16:41.68, Caitlin Wright 100 Breast - Jordan Burnes 1:02.04 100 Back 55.63, Fi Connell 54.24, Fi Connell Old Record (2012) - 1:02.77 NCAA Zone Diving 59.36, Alex Huff 55.61, Alex Huff 200 Breast - Jordan Burnes 2:14.13 Participants 200 Back 2:04.66, Fi Connell 1:57.38, Fi Connell Old Record (2009) - 2:16.02 2:06.86, Rachel Palmer 2:02.32, Ashani Gottlieb Kristy Ardavanis 100 Breast 1:04.52, Stirling Smith 1:02.04, Jordan Burnes* 200 IM - Ellie Morrissey 2:01.00 Chelsea Jackson Old Record (2012) - 2:01.29 Gwen Smithberg 1:05.59, Jordan Burnes 1:03.26, Stirling Smith 200 Breast 2:22.86, Jordan Burnes 2:14.13, Jordan Burnes* 400 IM - Kendall Brown 4:17.46 NCAA Top-100 Times Old Record (2012) - 4:18.46 2:23.62, Stirling Smith 2:18.40, Stirling Smith y100 Fl 56.40, Alexis Juergens 55.84, Alexis Juergens Platform - Gwen Smithberg 261.10 100 Free 57.94, Rachel Palmer 56.74, Andrea Derflinger Ellie Morrissey - 49.22...... #63 Old Record (2008) - 221.75 200 Fly 2:05.49, Rachel Palmer 2:00.03, Rachel Palmer 400 Free Relay - 3:23.85 1,000 Free 2:07.15, Emma Lowther 2:01.96, Emma Lowther 9:56.02...... #37 Kelsey Loy, Emma Lowther, Kendall Brown - 200 IM 2:08.61, Rachel Palmer 2:01.00, Ellie Morrissey* Caitlin Wright, Ellie Morrissey 2:10.66, Ellie Morrissey 2:02.10, Jordan Burnes Old Record (2009) - 3:24.62 1,650 Free Kendall Brown - 16:31.73...... #69 400 IM 4:32.92, Rachel Palmer 4:17.46, Kendall Brown* 800 Free Relay - 7:17.93 200 Back 4:36.19, Kendall Brown 4:18.36, Rachel Palmer Emma Lowther, Rachel Palmer, Fi Connell - 1:57.38...... #100 e1m Div 325.65, Kristy Ardavanis 291.10, Kristy Ardavanis Ellie Morrissey, Caitlin Wright Old Record (2011) - 7:18.32 285.15, Chelsea Jackson 270.70, Chelsea Jackson 400 Free Relay 3:23.85...... #80 3m Dive 329.93, Kristy Ardavanis 308.40, Kristy Ardavanis 200 Medley Relay - 1:40.99 308.55, Chelsea Jackson 299.30, Chelsea Jackson Fi Connell, Jordan Burnes, 800 Free Relay Alexis Juergens, Kelsey Loy 7:17.93...... #53 Platform 222.50, Gwen Smithberg 261.10, Gwen Smithberg* Old Record (2012) - 1:41.93 174.60, Chelsea Jackson 211.75, Chelsea Jackson 200 Medley Relay 400 Medley Relay - 3:38.69 1:40.99...... #61 Fi Connell, Jordan Burnes, Returners in Bold Rachel Palmer, Ellie Morrissey 400 Medley Relay * School Record Old Record (2012) - 3:41.74 3:38.69...... #36

11 #NAUTakeover 2013-14 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving

Head Coach Andy Johns

18th Season • East Carolina ‘89

Andy Johns enters his 18th season as the Northern Arizona head swim- rissey as well as divers Gwen Smithberg and Chelsea Jackson earned CS- ming and diving coach. Throughout his NAU career, Johns has continued CAA NCAA Division I Scholar All-American Honorable Mention honors, to take on new challenges and strives to take his program to the next while 26 total athletes earned Academic All-WAC honors. Junior Rachel level. Palmer wrapped up the Lumberjacks’ academic honors with a Capital One Academic All-District 8 Women’s At-Large First Team selection. The 2012-13 season was almost a historical one for Johns’ team as the Lumberjacks narrowly missed capturing their first WAC Championship, Johns’ squad reach new heights during the 2011-12 season, as his team finishing seven points behind San Jose State for their fourth runner-up won five individual titles and placed second overall at the WAC Champi- finish in six years. Still, the Lumberjacks totaled onships. Junior Fi Connell and sophomore Rachel Palm- five titles at the conference meet with 10 school The Johns File er each won two individual titles and NAU won the records, eight NCAA ‘B’ times and 20 top-three fin- 800 freestyle relay, its first WAC relay title in program ishes overall. Freshman Kendall Brown claimed gold Year Duals Pct. Conf. history. The Lumberjacks combined for a program-re- in the 1650 freestyle, while fellow freshman Ellie 96-97 3-8 .273 2nd cord 11 NCAA ‘B’ Standard times and broke eight Morrissey broke the school record in the 100 free- school records during the meet. 97-98 5-5 .500 1st style en route to winning gold in the event. NAU also won its first WAC medley relay title in the 400 98-99 6-5 .545 2nd NAU also earned dual meet wins during the season medley relay, shattering the previous school record 99-00 4-11 .364 6th over Washington State, Idaho, New Mexico State and by nearly two seconds in the process. Diving coach 00-01 4-6 .400 3rd Colorado State, among others, before placing second Nikki Huffman was named the WAC Diving Coach 01-02 2-7 .222 2nd among the eight teams competing at the conference of the Year at the conclusion of the meet. 02-03 6-9 .400 2nd meet. Connell, Palmer, and sophomores Emma Lowther 03-04 5-5 .500 2nd and Jordan Burnes were all named CollegeSwimming. During the dual season, the Lumberjacks recorded 04-05 5-2 .714 5th com Mid-Major All-Americans, while Palmer was five regular season dual wins, including the first win 05-06 3-4 .429 3rd named NAU’s Female Athlete of the Year and freshman over Arizona State in program history. They finished Caitlin Wright was named Newcomer of the Year. NAU 06-07 6-6 .500 3rd the season tied for sixth in the final CollegeSwim- continued to excel in the classroom as well, posting ming.com Mid-Major Poll and had nine swimmers 07-08 9-5 .643 2nd program-record GPA’s during both semesters including and three divers garner All-WAC honors. Senior 08-09 7-9 .438 2nd a 3.52 mark in the spring, the 10th highest GPA among diver Kristy Ardavanis was named NAU’s Female 09-10 3-7 .300 5th all Division-I women’s swimming & diving programs. Athlete of the Year and Morrissey was named the 10-11 3-6 .333 3rd WAC Freshman of the Year as well as NAU’s Female 11-12 7-5 .583 2nd Johns led his Lumberjack squad to a third place finish at Newcomer of the Year after winning six total med- 12-13 5-6 .454 2nd the WAC Championships in 2010-11, with the Lumber- als at the WAC Championships. Senior Fi Connell Total 83-106 .439 jacks collecting 21 All-WAC awards during the four-day was honored as NAU’s Female Senior Scholar-Ath- championship meet. NAU broke six school records and lete of the Year as she was just one of the many Lumberjacks responsible produced 41 top 16 individual finishes and five point-scoring relays. Soph- for the team’s high academic standing. Johns’ Lumberjacks tied for the omore Fi Connell repeated as the 200 backstroke champion, won silver in sixth best team GPA among all NCAA Division-I women’s swimming & the 100 backstroke, and bronze in the 200 individual medley. diving programs and was named to the 2013 College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) All-America Team. Connell and Mor- Connell built off her sensational freshman season in which she won gold medals in both the 100 and 200 backstroke. She became the first multi- The Johns File ple winner for NAU at a championship meet since Emily Simon in 2004 and hit NCAA qualifying times in both events. Connell was named to Born: March 11, 1966 the 2010 and 2011 Division I Mid-Major All-America team by www.col- Hometown: Hollywood, Fla. legeswimming.com. She was joined on the 2011 squad by Emma Lowther College: East Carolina, 1989 (BS in Physical Education) after the freshman took home a silver medal at the WAC meet. East Carolina, 1991 (MA in Exercise Physiology) Family: Daughter, Ali Johns led NAU to a pair of second place finishes at the WAC Champi- onships prior to a fifth place finish in 2010. The Lumberjacks earned the Johns’ Coaching Chronology runner-up title among nine teams in 2008-09 and finished second among 1991-94 Northeast Missouri State University, Head Coach eight teams during the 2007-08 season. 1994-96 Clemson University, Assistant Coach 1996-Pres. Northern Arizona University, Head Coach At the 2009 WAC Championships, the Lumberjacks earned 43 All-WAC

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Awards and set 11 school records, marking the most records set at the Johns is published in many sports medicine journals, including the Inter- WAC meet in the five years NAU has been a member as well as the most national Journal of Sports Medicine and Medicine and Science in Sport records ever set at a conference meet in Johns’ 14 years. The 43 All-WAC in Exercise. He was awarded a research fellowship from the Institute of Awards are also the most to date, and were four more than NAU had Nutrition at the University of North Carolina in 1990. earned the previous year. As a collegian at East Carolina, Johns helped his team to the Colonial Johns coached an individual gold medalist as then-junior Rachael Foe Athletic Association title in 1989. Prior to ECU, he was a junior-college earned the honor in the 200 individual medley. Two of NAU’s relay teams All-American, earning the honor eight times in two years at Broward also earned silver medals along with school records. (Fla.) Community College.

Along with its second-place team finish in 2007-08, NAU earned 39 All- Outside of his time as a coach, Johns has performed with the Flagstaff WAC Awards, set six school records and earned two special awards. Div- Light Opera Company, including the musicals Oliver and The Secret Gar- ing Coach Nikki Huffman received co-WAC Diving Coach of the Year and den, and is currently a member of The Flagstaff Master Chorale whom he senior Natalie Hughes was named the WAC Diver of the Year. sang with at Carnegie Hall in March 2012.

During NAU’s first three seasons as an affiliate member of the WAC, Johns received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from ECU in Johns helped improve the Lumberjacks’ fifth-place finish in their inaugural 1989 and followed that with a master’s in exercise physiology in 1991. season in 2004-05 to a pair of third-place finishes. He was named WAC Johns has one daughter, Ali. Coach of the Year in NAU’s rookie season and was pivotal in coaching Alexis Buckley to the 2006 NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga. Buckley All-Time Series Records swam in both the 1,650 and 500 freestyle and became the first female (Dual Meets Only) swimmer at NAU to represent the Lumberjacks in 12 years. Opponent Record Streak Air Force...... 2-0...... W2 Prior to joining the WAC, NAU finished second at the National Indepen- Arizona...... 0-17...... L17 Arizona State...... 1-11...... L1 dent Conference (NIC) Championships in 2003-04 and Johns was named Boise State...... 2-2...... L2 the NIC Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year. NAU had seven individual Brigham Young (BYU)...... 0-5...... L5 conference champions, tying the team record for the most champions in California...... 0-1...... L1 a single conference meet. The Lumberjacks also set 10 school records, Cal Poly...... 2-0...... W2 and earned two other honors in addition to Johns’, as assistant coach Cal State Northridge...... 1-0...... W1 Centenary...... 1-0...... W1 Nikki Huffman earned her fourth Diving Coach of the Year honor and Colorado State...... 2-5...... W2 then-sophomore Blair Buder was named the Female Diver of the Year. Denver...... 1-1...... L1 Florida Atlantic...... 0-1...... L1 Over the years, Johns has put NAU swimming and diving on the map on Fresno State...... 1-1...... W1 several levels, including the regional stage as well as producing perennial Grand Canyon...... 3-0...... W3 Hawaii...... 0-2...... L2 conference-title contenders when he moved the program from the Pacific Houston...... 1-0...... W1 Collegiate Swimming Conference into the all-Division I NIC in 1998-99. Idaho...... 6-1...... L1 Iowa...... 0-1...... L1 In 15 years against exclusively Division I competition at the conference Kansas...... 0-1...... L1 level, Johns has led NAU to nine second-place finishes (including three Loyola Marymount...... 2-0...... W2 Missouri...... 0-2...... L2 straight from 2001-04) and four third-place efforts. Success for NAU not Nebraska...... 1-0...... W1 only shows in the team standings, but also in the record book. In Johns’ Nevada...... 0-4...... L4 17 years, NAU has earned 43 individual and relay conference titles, 119 Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV)...... 0-8...... L8 school records (a high of 11 set at the 2009 WAC meet), nine conference New Mexico...... 11-7...... W3 records and 35 NCAA qualifying marks. New Mexico State...... 16-3...... W2 North Texas...... 1-0...... W1 Northwestern...... 0-1...... L1 Johns has always been a proponent of the “total” program - one that also Northern Colorado...... 4-0...... W4 succeeds in the classroom. Since the fall of 1996, his student-athletes Oregon State...... 1-7...... L2 have posted cumulative grade-point averages of 3.00 and higher in 32 of Pacific...... 1-0...... W1 34 academic semesters. The Lumberjacks have consistently had the most Purdue...... 0-1...... L1 Rice...... 0-1...... L1 student-athletes earn WAC All-Academic honors among the schools in San Diego...... 8-2...... W7 the league, with 26 earning the honor last year. NAU has been recognized San Diego State...... 5-4...... L1 seven times as an Academic All-America Team by the Collegiate Swim San Jose State...... 0-1...... L1 Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) including last year’s squad Seattle...... 1-0...... W1 which posted a 3.55 grade point average in the spring. Stanford...... 0-1...... L1 Texas...... 0-1...... L1 Texas A&M...... 0-1...... L1 Johns came to NAU in 1996 from Clemson, where he trained the sprint- Texas Christian (TCU)...... 1-1...... W1 ers, including one NCAA All-American. Prior to that, he spent three years UC Irvine...... 1-0...... W1 as head coach at Northeast Missouri State (now Truman State). During UC San Diego...... 2-1...... W1 his tenure, his teams set 45 school records and five athletes posted their UC Santa Barbara...... 0-2...... L2 Utah...... 1-0...... W1 first national qualifying times. Washington...... 0-3...... L3 Washington State...... 1-6...... L1 Johns is well-respected in the swimming research community, having Wyoming...... 3-0...... W3 presented at the American College of Sports Medicine national meeting Overall Dual Record...... 83-106...... 439 twice, first about the effects of warm-up in 1991 and tapering in 1992. 2013-14 opponents in bold

13 #NAUTakeover 2013-14 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving

Diving Coach Nikki Huffman

18th Season • Oakland ‘91

Nikki Huffman begins her 18th year at the helm of the Northern Arizona school history. Senior Lana Christensen was the top finisher posting an diving program, a squad that she has consistently led to the NCAA Zone 11th-place finish on 3-meter. NAU combined to take home five All-WAC Diving Championships. A four-time National Independent Conference selections, while senior Taryn Harris named WAC Diver of the Week (NIC) Diving Coach of the Year and two-time Western Athletic Con- twice and Christensen was named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America ference (WAC) Diving Coach of the Year, Huffman now takes her team At Large Team. into its 10th year of Western Athletic Conference (WAC) competition, a league which boasts some of the top divers in the country. In 2009-10, the diving team picked up nine All-WAC honors including medals from Harris and freshman Kristy Ardavanis. Ardavanis won bronze Huffman earned WAC Diving Coach of the Year after her trio of divers on 3-meter springboard and Harris won silver on 1-meter. Huffman qual- performed spectacularly at the WAC Championships. Senior Kristy Ar- ified four divers for the NCAA Zone Diving Regional Championships. davanis took gold on the 1-meter, NAU’s first WAC diving championship Harris went on to place 12th on the 1-meter at the Zone meet. since 2008 and first 1-meter WAC title since 2004, and was later fol- lowed by junior Gwen Smithberg’s victory on the platform. The trio of In 2008-09, Harris earned bronze medals at the WAC Championships on Ardavanis, Smithberg and freshman Chelsea Jackson combined for four both 1-meter and 3-meter. Harris went on to earn eighth place at the All-WAC first team honors and four All-WAC second team honors be- NCAA Zone Diving Championships on the 1-meter, joining two other fore proceeding onto the NCAA Zone meet where Ardavanis finished as Lumberjacks at that meet. an alternate for the national championship meet following a sixth-place finish on the 1-meter. Huffman’s guidance of Ardavanis over her four-year Huffman and her divers had a breakout year in 2007-08, as senior Natalie career culminated in Ardavanis being voted NAU’s Female Athlete of the Hughes became NAU’s first-ever gold-medal winner in diving in the WAC Year as she left NAU with 10 WAC Diver of the Week honors in her final (3-meter) and was named the WAC Diver of the Year. Huffman herself two seasons as well as the Wall Aquatic Center records on the 1-meter earned her first WAC Diving Coach of the Year Award, sharing the honor and 3-meter. with Mike Brown of Hawaii.

NAU placed four divers in the NCAA Zone meet in 2011-12, including In the eight years prior to joining the WAC, the Lumberjacks dominated All-WAC First Team performer Kristy Ardavanis, who was named Verizon conference competition in the NIC. Huffman has brought the Lumber- WAC Diver of the Week five times during the regular season. She took jacks to an elite status at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships, rep- the silver on 1-meter and placed fourth on 3-meter to lead NAU at the resented by schools from the Pacific-10, WAC, Big West and Mountain WAC Championships and posted the second-highest scores in program West conferences. NAU won 11 individual conference diving titles in history on both boards during the season. Seniors Holly Frost and Cassie eight years in the NIC women’s competition under Huffman’s guidance, Anderson and freshman Kali Lents joined Ardavanis as qualifiers for the and earned four conference diver-of-the-year awards (including back-to- NCAA Zone meet, and Lents’ score of 221.00 on platform at the WAC back honors by Kate Morgan in 2002 and 2003, and the most recent by Championships was the second-best platform score in program history. Blair Buder in 2004). Huffman was named the Women’s Diving Coach of the Year four times (1997, 2002, 2003, 2004). The program reached new heights in 2010-11, as the Lumberjacks sent six divers to the NCAA Zone Regional Championships, the most in A year prior to Harris’ impressive eighth-place finish at the Zone meet, Hughes, who represented NAU all four years of her career, finished sev- The Huffman File enth on both 1-meter and 3-meter. Danielle Borth was a three-time rep- resentative, and placed 10th on the 1-meter and 12th on the platform as Born: November 17, 1968 a senior. Both divers finished in the top-8 on all three events at the WAC Hometown: Saginaw, Mich. Championships their junior and senior years, with Hughes earning the College: Oakland, 1991 (BGS, emphasis in Health Sciences) bronze medal on the 1-meter as a junior and the gold as a senior, and Family: Husband, John; Children, Kayla and Darren Borth taking bronze on 1-meter and 3-meter as a senior.

Huffman’s Coaching Chronology Not only has NAU been dominant on the conference level, but it is start- 1987-91 Precision Diving Association Club ing to gain a name for itself on a national level. Over the last nine years, 1990-91 Oakland University, Volunteer Assistant Diving Coach Lumberjacks have taken 32 spots at the NCAA Zone E Diving Champi- 1992-94 Oakland Diving Club, Head Diving Club onships, which is the fourth-most among all schools represented at the 1992-94 Oakland University, Head Diving Coach meet over that span (trailing only UCLA, Stanford and Arizona) - ahead 1994-96 Clemson University, Head Diving Coach of most Pac-12 and all Mountain West, WAC and Big West schools. The 1996-Pres. Northern Arizona University, Head Diving Coach senior class of 2003 for Huffman was the most successful, as all three - 1997-Pres. Northern Arizona Divers Club, Head Diving Coach Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener and Courtney McKenzie - participated in

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Over the last 13 years, Huffman has produced multiple divers that quali- NCAA Zone Diving Championships fied for the zone meet every year. All in all, 23 different divers have repre- Appearances (58 by 24 divers) sented NAU at the zone diving meet on the women’s side since Huffman arrived; that is nearly twice the number that represented the school in Cassie Anderson (2) - 2011, 2012 the previous 13 years of the program’s existence. Kristy Ardavanis (4) - 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Danielle Borth (3) - 2006, 2007, 2008 While success on the boards has been prominent in describing Huffman, Blair Buder (3) - 2003, 2004, 2005 her charges have also been superior in the classroom. The divers have Shayne Carnahan (1) - 1997 helped the Lumberjacks be named an Academic All-America Team by the Lana Christensen (3) - 2009, 2010, 2011 Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) six times Kelly Cochran (3) - 1997, 1998, 1999 - an honor given to a team with a grade-point average of 2.90 and higher. Megan Collier (4) - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 Anna Deem was named an honorable-mention Academic All-America by Anna Deem (2) - 2002, 2004 the CSCAA and Courtney McKenzie also earned the CSCAA honor but, Holly Frost (2) - 2011, 2012 in addition, was named the NAU Golden Eagle Female Scholar-Athlete of Michelle Guglielmo (1) - 1999 the Year in 2002-03. She also earned selection to the CoSIDA Academic Taryn Harris (4) - 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 All-America Women’s At Large District VIII First Team, making her a nom- Natalie Hughes (4) - 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 inee for Academic All-America consideration. Chelsea Jackson (1) - 2013 Nichole Kotchka (1) - 2001 Danielle Borth was the first diver to be named Academic All-WAC ev- Kali Lents (1) - 2012 ery year of her career. Borth earned another first when The Leadership Dara Marin (1) - 2006 Consortium (TCL) in Phoenix named her one of their 2008 Community Amy Martin (1) - 1999 Leadership Award winners. Borth contributed 132 hours of community Courtney McKenzie (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 service as a senior, and was also named the female Lumberjack Service Kate Morgan (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Award winner. Gwen Smithberg (1) - 2013 Maryann Wagener (4) - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 Prior to NAU, Huffman spent two years at Clemson, where she was vot- Bobbie Wallace (1) - 2000 ed the 1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Diving Coach of the Year. Kristin Wright (3) - 1997, 1998, 1999 With the Tigers, Huffman coached both men’s and women’s diving teams to winning seasons, with the women’s team being ranked in the top-25 of Conference Titles (14 by 6 divers) the national coaches’ poll in 1996. She had one ACC champion each year and took five divers to the zone meet in 1996. Kristy Ardavanis (1) - 2013 Blair Buder (2) - 2004 Huffman began her coaching career at her alma mater, Oakland Univer- Natalie Hughes (1) - 2008 sity. She coached six All-Americans and three Division II national champi- Kate Morgan (6) - 2001, 2002 (2), 2003 (3) ons, being named Division II National Men’s Diving Coach of the Year in Gwen Smithberg (1) - 2013 1994. At Oakland, she coached Dario D’Fazio, who represented Venezuela Kristin Wright (3) - 1997 (2), 1998 in the 1992 and 1996 Summer Olympics.

As an athlete, Huffman was a seven-time All-America and two-time na- Conference Divers of the Year tional champion during her career at Oakland, where she returned every time the NIC Championships were held at the Rochester, Mich., school. Blair Buder - 2004, NIC Natalie Hughes - 2008, WAC A 1991 graduate of Oakland, the former Nikki Kelsey was married in the Kate Morgan - 2002, NIC; 2003, NIC summer of 2001. She gave birth to a daughter, Kayla, in the summer of Kristin Wright - 1997, PCSC 2003, and to a son, Darren, in the spring of 2005. CoSIDA Academic All-District Women’s At-Large District VIII

Courtney McKenzie, First Team (2003) Lana Christensen, Second Team (2011)

CSCAA Honorable Mention Academic All-America

Anna Deem (2003) Courtney McKenzie (2003)

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Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Coach Laura Thomas Liz Hobbs

2nd Season • Georgia ’88 14th Season • Illinois State ‘85

Laura Thomas enters her second season as an assistant Liz Hobbs begins her 14th year as an assistant coach for the coach for the Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving program. A Lumberjack swimming and diving program. She has been a familiar face two-time NCAA All-American swimmer at Georgia, Thomas has around the program for several years, including serving as the “Voice founded two aquatic clubs and been a head coach for three club of Wall Aquatic Center” performing public-address duties during swim teams and a high school team with more than 15 years of experi- ence in the state of Georgia. meets. Thomas earned her first coaching position in 1997 as Hobbs has a long pedigree in swimming, both as a competitor the head coach for the Deer Run swim team in Conyers, Ga., a and a coach. As a swimmer, she is a 15-time U.S. Masters Swimming position she held for more 15 years during which time she led national champion and set a Masters world record for the 50-meter swimmers to six county championships. Thomas founded both the freestyle in 1988. She was a 10-time All-America performer over four Cobia Aquatic Club in Conyers and the Swim Oconee Aquatic years at Alabama (1979-83), also winning Southeastern Conference in- Club in Watkinsville, Ga., and served as head coach, president and CEO of both organizations. dividual titles. She was a qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Trials in 1980, Thomas also has a wealth of experience in teaching, hav- 1984 and 1988. She was a state sprint champion and record holder in ing taught at three different middle schools since 1997. Since 2006 both the 50 and 100 freestyles in Florida (1977-79) and Illinois (1976). Thomas taught math and social studies to seventh and eighth grad- As a coach, she has served in several capacities at the club ers at Oconee County middle school in Watkinsville while also and collegiate levels. Since 1997, she has been the head coach of the serving as the head coach of the Oconee County High School Arizona Mountain Masters club team based in Flagstaff. She also had swimming & diving team for the last three seasons. In addition to been a men’s and women’s assistant swim coach at Illinois Wesleyan those duties, she served as an assistant coach to Harvey Hum- phries, Associate Head Coach at the University of Georgia, while (1987-92) and a women’s assistant at Illinois State (1985-86). She has working for the Athens Bulldogs Swim Club. coached several club teams in Illinois, New Jersey and Pennsylvania Thomas put together a storied career both in the pool before coming to Flagstaff. and in the classroom at Georgia where she was a two-time NCAA Other opportunities within the sport have come in market- All-American. She was named All-SEC all four years of her career ing and sales. Since 1995, Hobbs has been national marketing manager and was named team captain her senior year. Thomas participated for Speedo Authentic Fitness, and has worked with Dolphin Interna- in the 1984 US Olympic trials and was the UGA school record holder in the 200 butterfly at the time of her graduation. Academ- tional (1994-95) as national sales manager and as assistant director of ically, Thomas was a three-time Academic All-American, earned team sales and promotions for The Finals Swimwear (1992-94). the NCAA Post Graduate scholarship, and was a Rhodes Scholar In addition to her coaching dutes, Hobbs is in her third year nominee. as a part-time lecturer in marketing in the NAU Franke College of Thomas graduated Magna Cum Laude from the Universi- Business. ty of Georgia in 1988 with a Bachelor’s in marketing before earn- Hobbs earned her bachelor’s degree in marketing/manage- ing a Master of Education in instructional technology from Troy ment from Illinois State. She is married to Dr. Brandon Cruickshank, an University in 2005. Thomas has a daughter, Zoe, who is in seventh grade. assistant professor of chemistry at NAU. The couple have two children, Baden and Camden. The Thomas File

Born: December 16, 1964 Hometown: Athens, Ga. College: Georgia, 1988 (Bachelor’s in Marketing) Troy, 2005 (Master’s in Instructional Technology) The Hobbs File Lincoln Memorial, 2005 (EdS in Leadership and Supervision) Born: December 5, 1961 Thomas’ Coaching Chronology Hometown: Bloomington, Ill. 1989-1992 Indian Valley Aquatic Club - Novato, Calif. College: Illinois State, 1985 (Bachelor’s in Marketing/Management) 1997-2006 Deer Run Swim Team - Conyers, Ga. 1999-2003 Cobia Aquatic Club - Conyers, Ga. Hobbs’ Coaching Chronology 2006-2010 Swim Oconee Aquatic Club - Watkinsville, Ga. 1985-86 Illinois State University, Assistant Coach 2010-2012 Oconee County High School - Watkinsville, Ga. 1987-92 Illinois Wesleyan, University Assistant Coach Athens Bulldog Swim Club - Athens, Ga. 1997-Pres. Arizona Mountain Masters Club - Flagstaff, Ariz. 2012-Pres. Northern Arizona University, Assistant Coach 2000-Pres. Northern Arizona University, Volunteer Assistant Coach

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Senior Bios fastest time in program history...Finished sixth in the 200 breast in 2:17.55, JORDAN the third fastest time in program history...Also swam the second leg of the 400 BURNES medley relay team that finished second with a school record and NCAA B time of 3:41.74 and swam the second leg of the 200 medley relay team that finished 5-6 • 3L third with a school record and NCAA B time of 1:41.93...Swam an exhibition in the 200 IM in 2:04.15, the fourth fastest time in program history...Won three Berkeley Vale, NSW, individual titles and four relays during the regular season with six total second Australia place finishes.

BREAST/IM 2010-11 (Freshman): Earned All-WAC second team honors in the 200 breast- stroke for finishing fourth at the WAC Championship with a season best time of 2:18.58...Finished 11th in the 100 breaststroke at the WAC Championship SR with a season best time of 1:04.68...Also recorded season bests in the 200 IM (2:06.64) and 400 IM (4:29.30, second best season time for team) and swam a Academic Notes: Majoring in criminology and criminal justice with a minor in 50 breaststroke time trial at the WAC Championship...Posted two of the top-four psychology...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection...Three-time Golden Eagle times on the team in both the 200 breast and 400 breast during the season. Scholar-Athlete award recipient. High School: Graduate of Tuggerah Lakes Secondary College, The Entrance Career Notes: School record holder in the 100 Breaststroke (1:02.04) and 200 Campus…Swam for club coach Dave Negus in pool and open water swimming... Breaststroke (2:14.13)...Part of school records in 200 Medley Relay (1:40.99) Also active in surf live saving, netball and soccer during high school…Recipient and 400 Medley Relay (3:38.69)...Has also recorded top-five times in program of the Australian Olympic Committee Pierre de Coubertin Award in 2009 for history in 200 IM (2:02.10), and 400 IM (4:20.35). sporting achievements…Recipient of a New South Wales Blue for swimming… Club captain for Mingara Aquatic Club (2008-10)…School sports person of 2012-13 (Junior): Totaled one gold medal with three All-WAC first team honors the year (2009)…School swimmer of the year (2006-09)…Winner of five silver and one second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 medals Australian School Swimming Titles in 2009…Winner of two gold medals breaststroke, 200 IM and 200 and 400 medley relays at the WAC Champion- and one silver in 2008…Broke 17 year and under 400 individual medley record ships...Swam the second leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that won gold with a at NSW Country Championships in 2009…Broke 16 years and under 50 breast- school record time of 3:38.69...Finished second in 200 Breast with school record stroke record NSW Country Championships in 2008…Central Coast New South and NCAA B Standard time of 2:14.13 after fifth-best time in prelims...Broke her Wales Sports Person of the Month for September 2007. own school record in the 100 Breast, finishing third with a NCAA B Standard time of 1:02.04...Swam the second leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished Personal: Jordan Scarlett Burnes was born Oct. 3, 1991 in Sydney, New South second with a school record time of 1:40.99...Totaled 14 top-three finishes with Wales, Australia…Daughter of Geoff and Robyn Burnes…Three brothers, two individual titles and one relay...Won 100 and 200 Breast against Washing- Michael, Tyler, and Nicholas (Nic)…One sister, Erin…Hobbies include shopping, ton State and was part of 200 Medley Relay winning team against New Mexico bike riding, and the beach. State...Also swam in 400 IM during the season.

2011-12 (Sophomore): CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American...Earned two All-WAC first team honors and two second team honors at WAC Champi- onship...Placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke with a school record and NCAA B standard time of 1:02.77...Placed second in the 400 IM in 4:20.35, the second

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Senior Bios ANDREA DERFLINGER ASHANI GOTTLIEB

5-7 • 3L 6-1 • 3L Anthem, Ariz. Boulder, Colo. FLY/FREE BACK/FREE SR SR

Academic Notes: Double major in psychology and criminology and criminal Academic Notes: Majoring in hotel and restaurant management...Three-time justice...Two-time WAC All-Academic selection...Three-time Golden Eagle Schol- WAC All-Academic selection...Three-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award ar-Athlete award recipient. recipient.

Career Notes: Fourth fastest time in program history in 200 Butterfly (2:02.28). Career Notes: Fifth fastest time in program history in 200 Backstroke (2:02.17).

2012-13 (Junior): Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly and 200 IM at the WAC 2012-13 (Junior): Swam in 100 and 200 backstroke and 50 freestyle at the Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in 200 Fly with a WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 14th in 200 Back career-best prelim time of 2:02.28...Advanced to the B final and finished 15th in with a time of 2:02.32...Advanced to the C final and finished 24th in 100 Back 100 Fly with a career-best prelim time of 56.74...Recorded career-best time of with time of 58.99...Recorded a career-best time of 25.52 in the 50 Free...Placed 2:12.37 in 200 IM...Totaled six top-three finishes with one individual 200 Fly title fourth in 200 Back versus Northern Colorado, Idaho and New Mexico State. versus Northern Colorado...Also swam in 200 Medley Relay during the season. 2011-12 (Sophomore): Swam in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 50 freestyle 2011-12 (Sophomore): Swam in 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle at at the WAC Championship...Won the B final and placed ninth overall in the 200 WAC Championship...Earned All-WAC second team honors after advancing to Back with a career best time of 2:02.17, the fifth fastest time in program history... the final and placing eighth overall in the 200 Fly following a career best prelim Advanced to the C final in the 100 Back with a career best prelim time of 57.90... time of 2:04.40...Advanced to the C final in the 100 Fly with a prelim time of Recorded a career best time of 25.55 in the 50 Free...Also swam a time trial in 58.51 and touched in 27.30 in the 50 Free...Also swam a time trial in the 200 IM the 50 Back in 27.57...Totaled three individual and two relay third place finishes in 2:13.89...Placed second in 200 Fly vs Idaho and third at UNLV Winter Invita- during the regular season. tional...Recorded career best 50 Free time of 26.80 at Northern Colorado. 2010-11 (Freshman): Swam in the 100 and 200 backstroke and 50 freestyle at 2010-11 (Freshman): Swam in the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and 50 freestyle the WAC Championship...Advanced to the C Final and finished 19th with a best at the WAC Championship...Advanced to the B Final of the 200 Fly with a prelim time of 58.50 in the 100 back, advanced to the C Final and finished 19th with a time of 2:06.96, the fifth fastest time on the team for the season, and finished best time of 2:06.18 in the 200 back (both times season bests)...Swam season 15th...Advanced to the C Final of the 100 Fly with a prelim time of 57.81, the best time of 26.96 in the 50 free...Also swam on the 400 medley relay (season third fastest time on the team for the season, and finished 21st...Season best best time of 4:03.95 vs. Boise State), 200 medley relay (season best time of time of 27.33 in the 50 free at the WAC Championships...Also swam medley 1:53.51 vs New Mexico State) and 400 freestyle relay (season best time of relays during the season. 4:19.24 vs New Mexico State).

High School: Boulder Creek High School graduate in 2010…Swam two years High School: Graduated from Fairview High School in 2010…Swam four years for head coach Axel Birnbrich…Finished third at State in 100 butterfly as a for head coach Bob Smartt…Part of four teams to place in top three at Colorado junior…Top eight in 200 individual medley junior year…Regional champion in 5A state championships. 100 butterfly…Finished second in Regionals in 200 individual medley…Top eight finish in 100 butterfly as a senior…Team captain senior season…Homeschooled Personal: Ashani Lin Gottlieb was born July 17, 1992 in Boulder, Colo....Daugh- freshman and sophomore year. ter of Madhuri Martin and Jia Gottlieb…Two sisters, Jhana and Satya...Hobbies include singing and sailing. Personal: Andrea Lynn Derflinger was born June 4, 1993 in Baltimore, Md.... Daughter of Don and Cheryl Derflinger…One younger brother, Daniel…Enjoys photography, music and movies…Aunt Sandy Story played softball and basket- ball at Mount St. Mary’s College…Also considered Grand Canyon University, Concordia, UC Irvine, and Seattle University.

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Senior Bios time in program history, and placed second in the 1650 free with a career best EMMA time of 16:36.50, the third fastest time in program history...Swam the fourth leg LOWTHER of the 400 Medley Relay team that finished second with a program record and NCAA B time of 3:41.74 and swam the lead leg in the 400 Free Relay...Named 5-10 • 3L Verizon WAC Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 19...Won eight individual titles and one relay title during regular season...Also totaled seven second place individual Cockle Bay, Manukau, finishes and six second place finishes in relays. New Zealand 2010-11 (Freshman): CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American...Earned FREE/FLY All-WAC first team honors in the 1650 freestyle and All-WAC second team hon- ors in the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly at the WAC Championships...Finished sixth in the 200 fly with a school record prelim time of 2:01.99...Finished second SR in the 1650 free with an NCAA “B” standard and team season-best time of 16:39.56...Finished sixth in the 500 free with a team season-best prelim time of Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciences - community health...Three-time 4:54.21...Part of 800 free relay team that finished third with a NCAA “B” standard WAC All-Academic selection...Three-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award time of 7:18.32, part of 400 medley relay team that finished fourth with a time of recipient. 3:43.82...Also competed in the 100 fly at the WAC Championships, recording the second-best season time on the team with 57.36...Also posted best season Career Notes: Two-time CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American... times on team for the 1000 free (10:21.97 vs UNLV/UCSB), 800 free (9:19.45 School record holder in the 200 Freestyle (1:48.26)...Part of school record 400 vs Boise State) and 400 free (4:30.23 vs Boise State)...Won seven individual Freestyle Relay (3:23.85) and 800 Freestyle Relay (7:17.93)...Has recorded top- events during dual season and had three second place finishes and four third five times in program history in 500 Free (4:47.31), 1650 Free (16:36.50), and place finishes...One second place finish and one third place finish in team events 200 Fly (2:01.99). during dual season.

2012-13 (Junior): Earned two All-WAC first team honors and two second team High School: Graduate of Howick College High School…Sportswoman of the honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle, 200 Year at Howick in 2008 and 2009…High School Sports Committee Chairperson butterfly and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam and Sports Captain in 2009…Placed first in 200 butterfly at 2009 Nationals, sec- the first leg of the 800 Freestyle Relay team that finished second with a school ond in 400 freestyle and 400 IM, and third in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly and record time of 7:17.93...Finished second in 500 Free with time of 4:50.09... 800 freestyle…First woman 15 years and under in 100, 200 butterfly at Nationals Finished third in 200 Free with time of 1:49.17...Finished fourth in 1650 Free with in 2008…New Zealand national record in 16 and under 200 butterfly (2.16.80) time of 16:45.46...Recorded career-best time of 2:01.96 in 200 Fly...Swam the at 2009 Nationals…Selected for New Zealand team for Trans-Tasman Tri Series second leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished third with a school record Tour in Australia in 2008 and 2009…Finished first in New Zealand Ocean Swim time of 3:23.85...Totaled 18 top-three finishes with eight individual titles and two Series for 15-19 year women and third overall woman in March 2009…First in 50 relay...Won individual titles in 200, 400, 500 and 1000 Free and 100 Fly and was butterfly and 400 freestyle at Auckland High Schools Champs of Champs com- part of 400 and 800 Free Relay winning teams during the season...Also swam in petition for girls 17 and 18…First in 800 freestyle, third in 200 butterfly and fourth 100 Free and 200 Medley Relay and 200 Free Relay during the season. in 100 butterfly at New Zealand Nationals Short course for 17 and overs…First at Auckland High School Aquathon Championships Senior mixed teams event. 2011-12 (Sophomore): CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American...Earned four All-WAC first team honors and one second team honor at WAC Champion- Personal: Emma May Lowther was born March 12, 1992 in Auckland, New ship...Swam the lead leg on the 800 free relay team that won one the first WAC Zealand…Daughter of Sheryl and John Lowther…One sister, Jessica, and one relay title in program history in an NCAA B time of 7:18.76...Placed third in the brother, Nick…Sister and brother are both world champions in underwater hock- 200 Free with a school record and NCAA B time of 1:48.26...Placed second in ey…Enjoys photography. the 500 Free with a career best and NCAA B time of 4:47.31, the second fastest

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Senior Bios first team honors and one second team honor at WAC Championship...Won the RACHEL 200 Fly with a school record and NCAA B time of 1:58.82...Won the 400 IM with PALMER a school record and NCAA B time of 4:18.46...Swam the second leg of the 800 Free Relay team that won the first WAC relay title in program history with an 5-4 • 3L NCAA B time of 7:18.76...Swam the third leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that Bucklands Beach, finished second with a school record and NCAA B time of 3:41.74 and swam the Auckland, third leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished third with a school record and NCAA B time of 1:41.93...Also placed fourth in the 200 IM in 2:02.67, the New Zealand third fastest time in program history, and swam the third leg in the 200 Free Re- lay...Named Verizon WAC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 14...Won 11 individual IM/FLY/BACK titles and three relay titles during the regular season.

SR 2010-11 (Freshman): Earned All-WAC second team honors in the 400 IM and the 200 backstroke at the WAC Championships...Finished sixth in the 400 IM Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciences-public health with a minor in with a team season best time of 4:26.34...Finished seventh in the 200 back psychology...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection...Three-time Golden Eagle with a season best time of 2:01.48...Posted a 12th place finish in the 200 IM Scholar-Athlete award recipient...Capital One Academic All-District 8 Women’s with a prelim time of 2:05.67 to advance to the B Final...Also was member of At-Large First Team selection in 2013. the 200 medley relay team that finished seventh with a team season best time of 1:43.92...Won 200 medley relay vs New Mexico State...Season best time of Career Notes: School record holder in 200 Butterfly (1:58.82)...Part of school 54.61 in the 100 free and 2:09.29 in the 200 fly vs ASU/Oregon State...Season records in 800 Freestyle Relay (7:17.93) and 400 Medley Relay (3:38.69)... best time of 58.92 in the 100 fly vs New Mexico State. Has also recorded top-five times in program history in 200 IM (2:02.67), 400 IM (4:18.36) and 200 Backstroke (2:01.48). High School: Graduate of Macleans College in Auckland, New Zealand…Na- tional gold medal in the 200 butterfly at the New Zealand Open Championships 2012-13 (Junior): Totaled one gold medal with one All-WAC first team honor and in 2009…Posted three other top three finishes at the NZ Open Championships four second team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 200 butterfly, 200 that year…Won first ever national gold medal in the 400 individual medley and 400 IM and 800 freestyle relay and 400 medley relay at the WAC Champi- in 2008…Posted six top three finishes at the National Spring Competition in onships...Swam the third leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that won gold with 2008…Holds Counties Manukau (regional) records in 50, 100, and 200 butterfly, a school record time of 3:38.69...Swam the second leg of the 800 Free Relay 100, 200, and 400 individual medley, and 100 and 200 backstroke…Part of New team that finished second with a school record time of 7:17.93...Finished fourth Zealand Youth Olympic Team. in 400 IM with career best and NCAA B Standard time of 4:18.36...Finished fourth in 200 Fly with time of 2:00.24...Finished seventh in 200 IM with time of Personal: Rachel Elizabeth Palmer was born March 9, 1991 in Christchurch, 2:03.26 after eighth-best time in prelims...Totaled 18 top-three finishes with five New Zealand…Daughter of Andrew and Chris Palmer…One brother, Harrison, individual titles and one relay...Won four individual titles in 200 Fly and one in and one sister, Kirsten…Enjoys shopping, movies, watching sports, and eating. 200 IM versus New Mexico and was part of 400 Medley Relay winning team versus Northern Colorado during the season...Also swam in 100 Fly, 200 Free, 200 Back and 200 Medley Relay during the season.

2011-12 (Sophomore): CollegeSwimming.com Mid-Major All-American...Named NAU Female Athlete of the Year...Totaled three gold medals with three All-WAC

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Senior Bios BECKY RUSSELL STIRLING SMITH

5-8 • 1L 5-7 • 3L Arlington, Texas Stoughon, Wis. FLY/FREE BREAST/IM SR SR

Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science with a minor in psychology… Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science with minors in chemistry and WAC All-Academic selection in 2013...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete psychology...Three-time WAC All-Academic selection...Two-time Golden Eagle award recipient...Named an Academic All-American in high school. Scholar-Athlete award recipient.

2012-13 (Junior): Swam in 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the WAC Career Notes: Second fastest time in program history in 100 Breaststroke Championships...Recorded career-best time of 24.74 in 50 Free...Recorded (1:03.26)...Fifth fastest time in program history in 200 Breaststroke (2:18.40). career-best time of 54.96 in 100 Free...Recorded career-best time of 59:38 in 100 Fly...Placed fourth in 100 Fly versus Northern Colorado...Placed fourth in 2012-13 (Junior): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 IM at the WAC 100 Free versus Arizona State...Also swam in 200 and 400 Free Relays and 200 Championships...Finished eighth in 200 Breast after career-best prelim time Medley Relay during the season. of 2:18.40...Advanced to the B final and finished 10th in 100 Breast with a career-best time of 1:03.26...Advanced to the C final and finished 19th in 200 IM 2011-12 (Sophomore): Competed in home meets vs Idaho and Washington with a career-best time of 2:05.93...Totaled 19 top-three finishes with four individ- State and dual at New Mexico State before a season-ending injury...Career best ual titles and one relay...Won three individual titles in 200 Breast and one in 100 time of 25.82(c) in 50 Free vs Idaho...Career best times of 57.71 in 100 Free and Breast versus Arizona State and was part of 400 Medley Relay winning team 1:02.93 in 100 Fly at New Mexico State...Also swam in 200 and 400 Free Relay versus Northern Colorado during the season...Also swam in 200 Free Relay and and 200 Medley Relay. 200 Medley Relay during the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter, one-year team captain at Nolan 2011-12 (Sophomore): Swam in 100 and 200 Breaststroke and 200 Individual Catholic HS…Earned first team All-State honors…Member of high school record Medley at the WAC Championship...Placed second in the B final and 10th over- breaking 400 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay teams. all in the 200 Breast in a career best 2:18.44, the fifth fastest time in program history...Placed third in the B final and 11th overall in the 100 Breast in a career Personal: Rebecca Analicia Russell was born Jan. 24, 1992 in Dallas, Texas… best 1:04.50...Advanced to the B final and finished 16th overall in the 200 IM in a Daughter of Steve and Alicia Russell…One older brother, Thomas...Aspires for a career best 2:06.54...Also swam a time trial in the 50 Breast in 29.78...Won both career as a physical therapist…Hobbies include running, volleyball and playing the 100 Breast and 200 Breast at Grand Canyon and won the 200 Breast vs the viola. Washington State...Also won the 200 Medley Relay at Northern Colorado and to- taled three second-place and five third-place finishes during the regular season.

2010-11 (Freshman): Swam in four events at the WAC Championship... Advanced to the B Final of the 200 breaststroke and finished 12th with a time of 2:21.82...Advanced to the C Final of the 100 breast with a prelim time of 1:06.10...Was part of the 200 medley relay team that finished 7th with a season best time of 1:43.92 and also swam in the 200 IM...Competed during the regular season in the 400 medley relay and the 200 and 400 free relays.

High School: McFarland High School graduate in 2010…Four-year letterwinner in swimming under head coach Bill Martin…All-State swimmer 2007-09 … 2009 Scholastic All-American…Swimmer of the Year in 2008…High Point Award recip- ient in 2006-07…Prep Huddle Hero of the Week (2006, 2009)…Holds 12 team yards, team meters, or pool records at McFarland in individual events or relays… Part of two Badger Conference Championship teams (2007, 2009)…Played one season of lacrosse at Lafollette High School…Started on Lafollette Lancers Ladies Lacrosse team MALA Conference Champions.

Personal: Stirling Chenet Smith was born Aug. 20, 1992 in Madison, Wis.… Daughter of David Smith and Renee Gouaux…Parents are both professors… Two older sisters, Gaither and Ada…Gaither ran cross country at Kenyon College (Ohio)…Ada runs cross country at Wellesley College (Mass.)…Enjoys traveling.

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Senior Bios GWEN SMITHBERG JANE WAKEFIELD

5-6 • 2L 5-1 • 2L Seattle, Wash. Peoria, Ariz. DIVING DIVING SR SR

Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...Two-time WAC All-Academic Academic Notes: Majoring in health sciences-public health with a minor in selection...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient. biology…WAC All-Academic selection in 2013...Two-time Golden Eagle Schol- ar-Athlete award recipient...Scholar-Athlete in high school. Career Notes: School record holder on platform (261.10). 2012-13 (Junior): Competed on all three boards at the WAC Championships... 2012-13 (Junior): Totaled one gold medal with one All-WAC first team honor Recorded score of 191.20 on 1-meter...Recorded score of 196.05 on 3-me- and two second team honors at WAC Championships...Competed on all three ter...Recorded score of 138.95 on platform...Career-high scores of 223.95 on boards at the WAC Championships...Won on platform with a school record 1-meter and 222.38 on 3-meter versus Northern Colorado...Career-high score of and NCAA Zone Meet qualifying score of 261.10 after fourth best prelim score 152.10 on platform at Air Force Diving Invitational...Fifth-best score on team on of 204.95...Finished fourth on 3-meter with a score of 283.50 after fourth best platform and sixth-best scores on 1-meter and 3-meter for the season. prelim score of 272.20...Finished fifth on 1-meter with a score of 268.55 after a prelim score of 260.50...Career-high and NCAA Zone Meet qualifying scores of 2011-12 (Sophomore): Competed during the regular season and as exhibi- 272.93 on 1-meter and 294.98 on 3-meter versus Colorado State...Third-best tion at WAC Championship...Career best 1-meter score of 216.50 at Arizona... scores on team on 1-meter and 3-meter in addition to top score on platform for Season best 3-meter score of 203.55 at UNLV Winter Invitational...Career best the season. platform score of 138.85 at WAC Championship...Won the 1-meter competition and placed third on 3-meter in NAU dual win over Washington State. 2011-12 (Sophomore): Competed on all three boards at WAC Championship... Advanced to final and finished sixth on platform with a career best score of 2010-11 (Freshman): Competed in the Blue vs Gold meet...Scored 214.20 on 217.10, the fourth-highest platform score in program history...Advanced to B the 3-meter springboard...Scored 176.25 on the 1-meter springboard. final and finished 12th on 3-meter with a career best score of 279.55 and ad- vanced to B final and finished 15th on 1-meter at 234.55...Career high 1-meter High School: Graduate of Greenway High School in Phoenix…Three-sport score of 240.68 vs Idaho...Second best platform score on team, fourth best athlete…Four-year starter and letterwinner in diving…Four-year starter and 3-meter and fifth best 1-meter score for the season. letterwinner on danceline…Two-year starter and letterwinner in tennis…Finished second in region and fourth in state in diving. Bellevue College (2009-11): Attended Bellevue College in Bellevue, Wash. Personal: Jane Ashley Wakefield was born May 22, 1992 in Glendale, Ariz.… High School: Lettered one year in diving at Kennedy Catholic HS…Finished Daughter of Joel and Lisa Wakefield...One brother, Ben…Enjoys dancing…Con- 20th in the state of Washington in 2006…Took first place on 3-meter at Pacific sidered Concordia University and Mesa State in the recruiting process. Northwest Diving competition…Took second place on 1-meter and platform at Oregon State Games…Also lettered three years in gymnastics…Was 2008 all-around Washington state champion…Named Seattle Post Intelligencer MVP gymnast of winter season in 2008, three time team MVP.

Personal: Gwendolyn Marie Smithberg was born March 13, 1991 in Seattle, Wash…Daughter of Stacey and Matthew Smithberg…Two older sisters, Laura and Christine…Hobbies include camping and playing cards.

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Returner Bios State and 1000 Free against New Mexico...Also swam in 400 Free during the BROOKE BRITTAIN season. High School: Three-year letterwinner and team captain at Laguna Hills HS... CIF finalist in two events and league champion in two events in 2011...Was also a CIF qualifier in 2009 and 2010...Led team to a second place finish in the Sun- 5-3 • 1L set League in 2011...CIF master’s 2011 All-Star team selection and was selected Wichita, Kan. for the North American Challenge Cup (NACC) team to represent southern California against Mexico and Canada...Placed 23rd in the 1500 free at the 2011 USA Swimming Junior Nationals...Also swam for the Aquazots club team.

BACKSTROKE Personal: Kendall Nicole Brown was born April 9, 1994 in Laguna Hills, Calif... Daughter of Greg and Mary Brown...One younger brother, Connor, and one SO younger sister, Gabrielle...Both siblings also swim for Aquazots club team...Is deaf in her left ear and has a hearing loss in her right ear...Chose NAU because Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science and aspires for a career in of the landscape of Flagstaff, the unity of the team, and the coaches...Hobbies occupational therapy...WAC All-Academic selection in 2013...Golden Eagle include bodyboarding, skiing, kayaking, and paddle boarding...Also considered Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013...3.6 high school GPA. Arizona, UCLA, Oregon State, San Diego State, and Ohio during the recruiting process. 2012-13 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 backstroke and 200 IM at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the C final and finished 19th in 200 Back with a career-best prelim time of 2:03.72...Competed in 200 IM for first time at the WAC TRINITY FRAZEE Championship with time of 2:13.83...Also swam a time trial in the 100 Back and recorded career-best time of 58:43...Totaled seven top-three finishes with one individual 100 Back title versus Northern Colorado. 5-10 • 1L High School: Three-year letterwinner and team captain at The Independent School, one-year letterwinner at North HS...Two time state champion in the Mesa, Ariz. 100 back...Also a state runner-up in the 100 fly and placed fourth at regionals in 200 back...Three time first team All-State selection...Broke school records in FREE/BACK 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM, and 500 free...Independent School team was state runner-up in 2010 and 2011. SO Personal: Brooke Ruthmarie Brittain was born April 7, 1994 in Wichita, Kans... Daughter of Bart and Lisa Brittain...Only child...Member of the Fellowship of Christian Students in high school...Hobbies include painting and being with Academic Notes: Majoring in psychology... WAC All-Academic selection in friends. 2013...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013...3.6 high school GPA.

KENDALL BROWN Career Notes: Fifth fastest time in program history in 100 Backstroke (57.03).

2012-13 (Freshman): Swam in 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the C final and finished 20th in 100 Back 5-8 • 1L with a career-best time of 57.03...Recorded career-best time of 53.47 in the 100 Free...Recorded career-best time of 24.67 in the 50 Free...Also swam a time trial Aliso Viejo, Calif. in the 50 Back for first time with a time of 27.65...Placed third in 100 Free versus Northern Colorado...Also swam in 200 and 400 Free Relay and 200 Medley Relay during the season. FREE/FLY/IM

High School: Four-year letterwinner, one-year team captain at Red Mountain SO HS...Placed second in the state in 200 free relay and took fourth in the 50 free... Also placed second in region in the 200 IM...Named most valuable swimmer of state finals...Part of school-record 200 free relay team...Team placed first in the Academic Notes: Majoring in strategic communication...WAC All-Academic city and took fourth place in the state...Also lettered one year in soccer. selection in 2013. Personal: Trinity Ann Frazee was born July 8, 1994 in Mesa, Ariz....Daughter of Career Notes: School record holder in 400 IM (4:17.46)...Has also recorded Tony and Tammy Frazee...One older brother, Caleb, competes in cross country top-five times in program history in 500 Freestyle (4:52.62), 1,650 Freestyle at Mesa CC...Hobbies include hanging out with friends and family...Also consid- (16:31.73) and 200 Butterfly (2:02.00). ered New Mexico State and Saint Bonaventure during the recruiting process.

2012-13 (Freshman): Totaled one gold medal with two All-WAC first team hon- ors and one second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 200 butterfly, 500 and 1650 freestyle and 400 IM at the WAC Championships...Won the 1650 Free with a career-best time of 16:31.73...Finished third in the 400 IM with a career-best time of 4:17.46 after fifth-best time in prelims...Finished fifth in the 500 Free with a career-best time of 4:52.62...Also swam a time trial in the 200 Fly and recorded career-best time of 2:02.00...Totaled 14 top-three finishes with three individual titles...Won 800 Free against New Mexico State and Colorado

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Returner Bios ninth on 3-meter with a score of 299.30 after tenth best prelim score of 233.40... Career-high and NCAA Zone Meet qualifying scores of 285.15 on 1-meter and ALEX HUFF 308.55 on 3-meter versus Colorado State...Second-best scores on team on all three boards for the season.

High School: Competed in gymnastics before taking up diving...Named gym- 5-10 • 1L nast of the year and was Arizona state champion for level six...Placed second in Highland Park, Texas the state for level seven gymnastics and earned third place for level five. Personal: Chelsea Morgan Jackson was born Aug. 31, 1994 in Flagstaff, Ariz....

FREE/BACK Daughter of Steve and Stephanie Jackson...One younger brother, Cort, and two younger sisters, Haley and Shea...Father, Steve, was a professional snowboard- er for 10 years...Father and grandfather both attended NAU...Hobbies include SO reading and hiking.

Academic Notes: Majoring in geology with a minor in philosophy...WAC All-Aca- demic selection in 2013...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013. ALEXIS JUERGENS

Career Notes: Second fastest time in program history in 100 Backstroke (55.61). 5-4 • 2L 2012-13 (RS Freshman): Swam in 50 and 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the C final and finished 17th in 100 South Jordan, Utah Back with a career-best time of 55.61...Advanced to the C final and finished 21st FLY/FREE in 50 Free with a career-best prelim time of 24.01...Recorded career-best time of 51.72 in the 100 Free...Totaled 11 top-three finishes with two relay titles... Was part of 400 Medley Relay winning team against Northern Colorado and 200 Medley Relay winning team against Colorado State...Also swam in 200 and 400 JR Free Relay.

2011-12 (Freshman): Did not compete (injured) Academic Notes: Majoring in criminology and criminal justice…Two-time WAC All-Academic selection...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient. High School: Graduated from Highland Park HS after spending freshman-ju- nior years at Wakeland HS…Was not granted athletic eligibility for senior year Career Notes: Fifth fastest time in program history in 100 Butterfly (55.84)...Part at Highland Park…Held 10 of 11 girls swimming records at Wakeland HS prior of school record in 200 Medley Relay (1:40.99). to transfer…Set Frisco ISD Natatorium record in 100 backstroke after winning event at 4A State UIL competition and making the All-American cut…Second 2012-13 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC second team honor at WAC place in both 100 free and 100 back at state championship junior year…Named Championships...Swam in 100 and 200 butterfly, 50 freestyle and 200 medley Wakeland HS team MVP three years. and 200 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam third leg of the 200 Medley Relay team that finished second with a school record time of 1:40.99... Personal: Alexandra Elizabeth Huff was born July 3, 1993 in Dallas, Texas… Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in 100 Fly with a career-best time of Daughter of Natalie and Joe Huff…One younger brother, Maxwell. 55.84...Advanced to the B final and finished 12th in 200 Fly with a career-best time of 2.05:38...Advanced to the C final and finished 20th in 50 Free with a career-best prelim time of 23.89...Swam the third leg of the 200 Free Relay team CHELSEA JACKSON that finished fifth with a time of 1:33.99...Totaled 15 top-three finishes with one individual title and two relay...Won 100 Fly against Colorado State and was part of 200 Medley Relay winning team against New Mexico State and Colorado State...Also swam in 100 Free during the season. 5-6 • 1L 2011-12 (Freshman): Swam in the 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly, and 50 Freestyle Flagstaff, Ariz. at the WAC Championship...Advanced to B final and placed 11th overall in 100

DIVING Fly in 56.46...Also swam a time trial in the 100 Fly in career-best 56.18, the fifth fastest time in program history...Advanced to the B final and placed 14th overall in the 200 Fly after a career best prelim time of 2:06.21...Career best time of 24.56 in 50 Free...Placed third in 100 Fly vs Grand Canyon and had two third- SO place relay finishes during the regular season. High School: Attended Skyline HS…Swam for club team from 2008 to 2011… Academic Notes: Majoring in biology...WAC All-Academic selectionin 2013... Two year club team captain…Holds eight club team records…Broke club records Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013...3.80 high school GPA. in the 100 and 200 butterfly for 17-18 age group…Team finished first in state in 15 and over age group and second overall in 2011…Utah Swimming Athlete Career Notes: Fifth highest score on platform in program history (211.75). Representative in 2009-2011.

2012-13 (Freshman): Earned one All-WAC first team honor and one second Personal: Alexis Keiko Juergens was born Oct. 31, 1993 in Yokuska, Japan… team honor at WAC Championships...Competed on all three boards at the WAC Daughter of Satomi and Dan Juergens…Only child…Member of high school Championships...Finished third on 1-meter with a score of 270.70 after fifth-best debate club…Also considered Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Maine and prelim score of 252.25...Finished fifth on platform with a career best score of Soka University of America before enrolling at NAU. 211.75 after a prelim score of 206.70...Advanced to the B final and finished

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Returner Bios IM with career-best time of 4:32.25...Advanced to the C final and finished 19th EMILY in 200 Breast with career-best time of 2:23.77...Recorded career-best time of LEWANDOWSKI 2:10.31 in 200 IM...Also swam a time trial in 100 Breast with career-best time of 1:07.74...Also swam in 200 and 400 Free and 200 Medley Relay during the season.

5-4 • 2L 2011-12 (Freshman): Swam exhibitions at WAC Championship in 500 Freestyle, Tempe, Ariz. 400 Individual Medley, 100 Breaststroke, and 200 Breaststroke...Career best times of 5:16.30 in 500 Free, 4:38.50 in 400 IM, and 1:10.07 in 100 Breast...Also swam a time trial in 200 IM in career best 2:14.05...Career best time of 2:34.36 in 200 Breast at Grand Canyon...Competed in five meets during regular season. BREAST/FREE High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner, two-year team captain in JR swimming at Flagstaff HS…Finished second in the state in the 100 breaststroke, 500 freestyle and 200 individual medley (twice) during high school career…Part Academic Notes: Majoring in marketing…Earned NAU Dean’s academic of high school record breaking 4x100 free relay team. scholarship...Two-time WAC All-Academic selection...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient. Personal: Meagan Leigh Morrison was born Sept. 4, 1993 in Alameda, Calif…. Daughter of Steve and Dawn Morrison…One older brother, Brian, and one 2012-13 (Sophomore): Competed in six regular season meets...Placed fifth younger brother, Scott…Brian swam at Grand Canyon University…Enjoys in 200 Breaststroke versus Northern Colorado...Placed fifth in 100 Breast reading. against Arizona State...Recorded season-best time of 2:32.67 in 200 Breast in double-dual versus Arizona and Oregon State...Recorded season-best time of ELLIE 1:05.78 in 100 Butterfly versus Arizona State...Recorded career-best time of MORRISSEY 59.39 in 100 Freestyle and season-best time of 1:11.08 in 100 Breast at AZ Lost Dutchman Invitational...Also swam in 200 IM and 200 Medley Relay during the season. 5-9 • 1L 2011-12 (Freshman): Swam 100 and 200 Breaststroke and 50 Freestyle at Huntington Beach, WAC Championship...Advanced to C final and finished 21st overall in 200

Breast in career best 2:26.88...Placed 25th overall in 100 Breast in career best FREE/IM Calif. 1:09.42...Swam a time trial in the 100 Fly in 1:02.03...Swam a career best 50 Free time of 26.84 at UNLV Winter Invitational and career best 100 Free time of 59.41(a) at Denver. SO High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner in swimming at Corona Del Sol HS…Named HS female swimmer of the year for 2010-11…Finished in the top- eight in the state in the 100 yard breaststroke three times…Also a state qualifier Academic Notes: Majoring in visual communication... WAC All-Academic in the 200 IM…Part of 200 medley relay team that finished second in the state in selection in 2013...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013...3.4 2008-09…Team finished in the top 20 of all D-I Arizona high schools 2009-11. high school GPA.

Personal: Emily Alice Lewandowski was born June 5, 1993 in Mesa, Ariz…. Career Notes: School record holder in 100 Freestyle (49.22) and 200 IM Daughter of Ken and Lisa Lewandowski…Two older brothers, Kenny and Ben, (2:01.00)...Part of school records in 400 Freestyle Relay (3:23.85), 800 Freestyle and one younger brother, Erik…Member of high school marching band, which Relay (7:17.93) and 400 Medley Relay (3:38.69)...Second fastest time in pro- received a top-eight finish in the marching band championships of Arizona…Was gram history in 50 Freestyle (23.07). an Arizona regional qualifier for band playing the bass clarinet in 2010 and 2011. 2012-13 (Freshman): NAU Female Newcomer of the Year...WAC Freshman of the Year...Totaled two gold medals with four All-WAC first team honors and one MEAGAN MORRISON second team honor at WAC Championships...Swam in 50 and 100 freestyle, 200 IM and 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays and 400 medley relay at the WAC Championships...Won the 100 Free with a school record and NCAA B Standard time of 49.22...Swam the fourth leg of the 400 Medley Relay team that won 5-8 • 2L gold with a school record time of 3:38.69...Swam the third leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished second with a school record time of 7:17.93...Finished Flagstaff, Ariz. second in 200 IM with school record and NCAA B Standard time of 2:01.00 after fifth-best time in prelims...Finished third in 50 Free with career-best time of 23:07 after fourth-best time in prelims...Swam the fourth leg of the 400 Free

BREAST/FREE Relay team that finished third with a school record time of 3:23.85...Swam the fourth leg of the 200 Free Relay team that finished fifth with a time of 1:33.99... JR Totaled 19 top-three finishes with seven individual titles and two relay...Won four individual titles in 50 Free and three in 100 Free and was part of 400 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay winning teams during the season...Also swam in 200 Academic Notes: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in math- Free during the season. ematics…Two-time WAC All-Academic selection...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Edison HS...Earned three All-County selections during high school career...Team won the Sunset League champi- 2012-13 (Sophomore): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 IM onships in each of her four seasons and was the 2009 CIF state champion and at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the C final and finished 18th in 400 2010 and 11 state runner-up...Broke school records in the 100 free and 200 IM and was on the 400 free relay team that set a CIF Championship record...Swam 25 #NAUTakeover 2013-14 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving

Returner Bios in the North American Challenge Cup (NAAC) meet and made national cuts in WAC All-Academic selection in 2013...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award the 100 and 200 back...Also swam for Novaquatics, FAST, and Surf City swim recipient in 2013. clubs. 2012-13 (Freshman): Swam in 100 and 200 breaststroke and 200 and 400 Personal: Ellissa Rose Morrissey was born Aug. 11, 1993 in Huntington Beach, IM at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in Calif....Daughter of Mark and Tracey Morrissey...Only child...Father, Mark, was a 200 Breast with a career-best time of 2:20.40 after 13th best time in prelims... two-time national champion in crew at Cornell University...Chose NAU because Advanced to the C final and finished 17th in 400 IM with a career-best time of it had the major she wants, the campus is beautiful, it has a great college 4:29.10...Advanced to the C final and finished 22nd in 200 IM with a career-best atmosphere, and the postive attitude of the girls on the team...Hobbies include time of 2:07.44 after 24th best time in prelims...Also swam a time trial in 100 shopping, movies, and music...Also considered San Jose State, Houston, Grand Breast with career-best time of 1:05.87...Placed fourth in 400 IM versus Arizona Canyon, and Occidental during the recruiting process. State...Placed fourth in 200 Breast versus Northern Colorado...Placed fourth in 100 Breast versus New Mexico State...Also swam in 200 Free and 400 Medley EVA POLD Relays during the season. High School: Four year letterwinner and two year team captain in swimming at Clear Brook HS...Three-time district champion in 100 breaststroke, two-time dis- trict champion in 200 IM...Regional runner up in 100 breaststroke twice...Named 5-6 • 1L team MVP three times...Texas and Florida sectional finalist and NSCA junior national qualifier in 200 breast and 400 IM...School record holder in 400 freestyle San Diego, Calif. relay...Team was district runner-up three times...Member of the Gulf Swimming All-Star team that won the 2008 Texas state championship...Also lettered one FREE/FLY year in cross country.

Personal: Monica Charlene Pruett was born April 3, 1994 in Beaumont, Texas... SO Daughter of Rob and Yudith Pruett...Two older brothers, Keith and Stephen, and one older sister, Judith...Chose NAU because of its academics, swimming and diving program, and the beauty of Flagstaff...Also considered Missouri State and Academic Notes: Major is undeclared...WAC All-Academic selection in 2013... Southern Illinois during the recruiting process...Hobbies include photography and Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013...3.40 high school GPA. making crafts.

2012-13 (Freshman): Swam in 500 freestyle, 200 butterfly and 400 IM at the WAC Championships...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th in 200 Fly after CASSIE RONAI career-best prelim time of 2:05.24...Advanced to the B final and finished 15th in 400 IM with a career-best time of 4:29.85 after 16th best time in prelims... Advanced to the C final and finished 21st in 500 Free with a career-best time of 5:03.47 after 23rd best time in prelims...Also swam a time trial in 200 Free with 5-5 • 1L career-best time of 1:53.80...Totaled four top-three finishes during the season... Placed second in 400 Free versus Northern Colorado...Also swam in 800 and Chandler, Ariz. 1000 Free and 200 and 400 Free Relays during the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain in swimming at FREE/BREAST Torrey Pines High School...Named team MVP her senior year...Team was three- time CIF champions and four-time league champions...Part of school record 200 SO freestyle relay...Earned coaches award her junior year.

Personal: Eva-Lotta Pold was born Nov. 13, 1994 in Los Angeles, Calif.... Academic Notes: Majoring in special and elementary education...WAC All-Aca- Daughter of Menis and Anu Pold...One older sister, Anna-Liisa, and one younger demic selection in 2013...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013. brother, Pearv...Anna-Liisa swam at the University of Florida and competed for Estonia in the 2012 Olympics...Was the first American-born person in her 2012-13 (Freshman): Swam in 50 freestyle and 100 and 200 breaststroke at family...Chose NAU because of the team, coaches, altitude, the team atmo- the WAC Championships...Recorded career-best time of 25.87 in 50 Free... sphere and performance, and Flagstaff...Hobbies include reading and going to Recorded career-best time of 1:07.77 in 100 Breast...Recorded career-best time the beach. of 2:30.65 in 200 Breast...Recorded career-best time of 57.81 in 100 Free versus Northern Colorado...Placed fourth in 100 Breast versus Arizona State...Also MONICA PRUETT swam in 200 and 400 Free Relays and 200 Medley Relay during the season. High School: Swam at Perry HS for two years...Named team MVP in 2012... Holds school records in 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 100 butterfly... Qualified for 2011 state championship...Won the 200 free relay regional cham- 5-3 • 1L pionship in 2011...Ran cross country for two years at Gilbert Classical Academy, earning All-Region and All-State honors in 2010 after placing third at regionals Houston, Texas and seventh in the state...Named cross country team MVP twice.

BREAST/IM Personal: Catherine Kelly Ronai was born Nov. 30, 1993 in Palmdale, Calif.... Daughter of Tom and Julie Ronai...One younger sister, Caralyne...Chose NAU because the team and coaches were very welcoming, she fell in love with the SO campus, and the school offers the programs she was looking for...Also consid- ered Azusa Pacific, Adams State, and Biola before choosing Northern Arizona.

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Returner Bios Personal: Halle Marie Wilson was born May 9, 1994 in Phoenix, Ariz....Daughter of Charles and Jane Wilson...Two older brothers, Trey and Levi...Chose NAU CARLYE TOWNSEND because she wanted to experience a different climate than Phoenix and Flagstaff is beautiful...Hobbies include drawing, hiking, baking, and reading...Also consid- ered Arizona and Arizona State before choosing Northern Arizona. 5-7 • 1L San Clemente, Calif. CAITLIN WRIGHT DIVING

5-6 • 2L SO Tucson, Ariz. FREE/FLY Academic Notes: Majoring in history with a minor in photography... WAC All-Academic selection in 2013...Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete award recipient in 2013...3.80 high school GPA. JR 2012-13 (Freshman): Competed on all three boards at the WAC Champion- ships...Advanced to the B final and finished 11th on platform with a career best score of 176.40 after 16th best prelim score of 152.90...Advanced to the B Academic Notes: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a minor in math- final and finished 16th on 3-meter with a score of 227.40 after a prelim score of ematics…Two-time WAC All-Academic selection...Two-time Golden Eagle 219.25...Recorded a score of 189.40 on 1-meter...Career-high score of 239.03 Scholar-Athlete award recipient. on 1-meter versus Northern Colorado...Career-high score of 244.95 on 3-meter versus Colorado State...Fourth-best scores on team on 3-meter and platform Career Notes: Fourth fastest time in program history in 500 Freestyle and fifth-best score on 1-meter for the season. (4:50.84)...Fifth fastest time in program history in 1650 Freestyle (16:41.68)... Part of school records in 400 Freestyle Relay (3:23.85) and 800 Freestyle Relay High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain in diving at San (7:17.93). Clemente HS...Made CIF State finals as a freshman and senior...Named team MVP in 2010...Also competed for Crown Valley Divers club and was named team 2012-13 (Sophomore): Earned one All-WAC first team honor and three second MVP when the team won the AAU National Championship in 2011...Member of team honors at WAC Championships...Swam in 100, 200, 500 and 1650 free- California Scholastic Federation. style and 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the WAC Championships...Swam the fourth leg of the 800 Free Relay team that finished second with a school record Personal: Carlye Jean Townsend was born June 1, 1994 in Mission Viejo, time of 7:17.93...Swam the third leg of the 400 Free Relay team that finished Calif....Daughter of Craig and Debbi Townsend...Only child...Chose NAU due to third with a school record time of 3:23.85...Finished third in 1650 Free with its academics, diving program, location, and climate...Hobbie include drawing, career-best time of 16:41.68...Finished fourth in 500 Free with career-best time photography, and watching boys lacrosse. of 4:50.84...Finished seventh in 200 Free with a time of 1:51.40 after eighth best prelim time...Recorded career-best time of 52.05 in 100 Free...Totaled 13 top- three finishes with four individual titles...Won 200 and 400 Free against Northern HALLE WILSON Colorado, 400 Free against New Mexico State and 500 Free against Idaho...Also swam in 200 Free Relay and 400 Medley Relay during the season.

2011-12 (Freshman): Named NAU Female Newcomer of the Year...Earned two 5-4 • 1L All-WAC first team honors at WAC Championship...Finished third in the 1650 Free in 16:44.01, the fourth fastest time in program history...Finished fourth in Phoenix, Ariz. the 500 Free in 4:54.45, the fourth fastest time in program history...Won the B final and placed ninth overall in the 200 Butterfly after a prelim time of 2:05.23... Also swam a time trial in the 200 Free in 1:50.95, the second fastest time on the team for the season...Won the 400 Free vs Idaho State and the 200 Free Relay FREE/BACK/FLY at Northern Colorado...Also had five second-place finishes and three third-place SO finishes during the regular season. High School: Four-year letterwinner, one-year team captain in swimming at Academic Notes: Majoring in visual communication. Sabino HS for head coach Lora Wright, her mother…Named team co-most valuable swimmer as a senior…All-American with state and team record in 200 2012-13 (Freshman): Competed in six regular season meets...Placed third in 50 medley relay and team record in 400 free relay…State finalist in 200 free and Freestyle versus Northern Colorado...Recorded career-best times of 24.37 in 50 100 fly…Competed at state meet in all four seasons. Free, 54.68 in 100 Free, 1:01.76 in 100 Backstroke and 59.06 in 100 Butterfly at AZ Lost Dutchman Invitational...Also swam in 200 and 400 Free Relays and 200 Personal: Caitlin Nicole Wright was born Feb. 12, 1993 in Fontana, Calif…. Medley Relay during the season. Daughter of Bob and Lora Wright…Both parents swam at UC Irvine…Mother, Lora, is an elementary school teacher in addition to serving as the Sabino HS High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain in swimming at head swimming coach…One younger brother, Garrett, and one older sister, Desert Vista HS...Named Tempe All-City in the 50 freestyle for 2009-10...Named Courtney…Hobbies include photography and watching movies. to Dr. Voie Stuart Chase Coy Scholar-Athlete AIA Honor Roll in 2009-10... Medaled in the 100 freestyle at the Speedo Invitational during senior season... Also lettered in track and field for three years and was a starter in basketball for one year.

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Newcomer Bios CAITLIN BAKER ALEXA GEIGER

5-5 • HS 5-5 • HS Newhall, Calif. Fullerton, Calif. DIVING BREAST/IM FR FR

Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...3.14 high school GPA. Academic Notes: Majoring in elementary education...3.0 high school GPA.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and one-year team captain at Saugus HS... High School: Three-year letterwinner and starter and two-year team captain at Three-time CIF qualifier...Won team’s Record Breaker Award and Centurian Troy HS...Two-time Freeway League undefeated champion...Team was Freeway Award twice...Member of school record team in 200 medley relay (1:53.11). League champion in 2012...Top-15 CIF Finalist in 2012...Was the AAU National 3-meter synchronized diving champion in 2012 and national top-12 1-meter AAU Personal: Caitlin Shawn Baker was born Dec. 23, 1994 in Vinita, Okla....Daugh- finalist...Team was sixth place All-Around team at AAU Nationals...Also Level 8 ter of Sheri and Tim Baker...One older sister, Jessica, and one younger brother, Regional All-Around champion in gymnastics in 2008. Daniel...Mother, Sheri, played softball at San Diego State...Hobbies include pho- tography and surfing...Swam against Rebecca Soni, six-time Olympic medalist, Personal: Alexa Rae Geiger was born May 24, 1995 in Ventura, Calif.... at Grand Prix in 2011...Chose NAU because of the great academics, amazing Daughter of John and Jenna Geiger...Two older sisters, Penie and Chelsea, and people and wonderful town. one older brother, Adam...Father, John, played football at Cal State Fullerton... Hobbies include skiing and horseback riding...Most memorable athletic moment LINDSAY was winning AAU Nationals for 3-meter synchronized diving with her partner Ale- CLARK-WARREN jandra Gomez...Chose NAU because she loved everything about the university and team and it felt like home...Also considered Arizona State and Kansas.

5-8 • HS URTE KAZAKEVICIUTE Santa Rosa, Calif.

5-3 • HS BACKSTROKE SO Kaunas, Lithuania Academic Notes: Majoring in business management...3.8 high school GPA. BREASTSTROKE FR High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Windsor HS...North Coast Section qualifier all four years...Placed third at NCS in 200 medley relay and fifth in 400 medley...All-American athlete...Broke school Academic Notes: Major is undecided. records in 100 backstroke, 200 and 400 medley relay and 400 freestyle relay... Also played one year of volleyball at Windsor HS...Also swam for Santa Rosa High School: National Lithuanian record holder in 200 breaststroke...First place Neptunes club team for 14 years. in 200 breaststroke at 2011 Baltic Championships...Finalist (8th place) in 50, 100 and 200 breaststroke in first youth Olympics...25th overall in 2009 World Personal: Lindsay Marie Clark-Warren was born Aug. 30, 1994 in Santa Rosa, Aquatics Championships in 200 breaststroke. Calif....Daughter of Troy Warren and Sharon Clark...One older brother, Jim... Mother, Sharon, was a swimmer for ten years...Hobbies include going to the Personal: Urte Kazakeviciute was born Oct. 15, 1993 in Kaunas, Lithuania... beach, being with friends and listening to music...Most memorable athletic Daughter of Tomas and Eurika Kazakeviciute...One older brother, Lukas...Hob- moment was breaking the 200 medley relay time at North Coast Section...Chose bies include reading and drawing...Most memorable athletic moment was break- NAU because she loved the four seasons and fell in love with the beautiful cam- ing the national record in 200 breaststroke which was not broken in 30 years. pus and the swim team...Also considered Pepperdine and Loyola Marymount.

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Newcomer Bios SARA LENHOFF KATHRYN PALOMINO

5-6 • HS 5-6 • HS Santee, Calif. Tempe, Ariz. FREE/FLY BACKSTROKE FR FR

Academic Notes: Majoring in biomedical science...4.73 high school GPA, Academic Notes: Major is undecided. ranked fifth in high school class...AP Scholar and member of Key Club. High School: Two-year letterwinner and starter and one-year team captain at High School: Four-year letterwinner and starter and one-year team captain at Chandler HS after two years at Horizon HS...Team MVP as a sophomore, junior Santana HS...Two-year Scholastic All-American...2012 San Diego Section CIF and senior...Top-eight in state as a freshman, sophomore and senior...First-place champion in the 100 backstroke for Division II...Three-time Grossmont Valley at Broph Invite in the 100 freestyle...Member of 4x100 and 4x50 freestyle and League Swimmer of the Year...Three-time Santana HS Most Valuable Play- 4x50 medley relay record teams at Chandler HS...Team was fourth in state in er...2012 San Diego Section All-CIF...Holds school record in 100 backstroke and 2012. 200 IM...Also swam for Heartland Swim Association. Personal: Kathryn Elizabeth Palomino was born Dec. 18, 1994 in Phoenix, Personal: Sara Catherine Lenhoff was born Sept. 9, 1995 in La Mesa, Calif.... Ariz....Daughter of Elizabeth and Luis Palomino...One sister, Adriana...Father, Daughter of Chris and April Lenhoff...One older brother, Colin...Brother, Colin, Luis, played baseball at Arizona State...Hobbies include music and reading... swims for Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...Chose NAU because she loved the Most exciting event was attending a training camp at the Olympic Training team, the coach and the school and Flagstaff is the perfect college town. Center and being surrounded by world class athletes like Michael Phelps... Chose NAU because she fell in love with the area and location and loved the camaraderie of the team...Also considered New Mexico State, Arizona State and JORI LINDQUIST San Diego State.

5-4 • HS Kodiak, Alaska FREE/BACK FR

Academic Notes: Majoring in exercise science...4.05 high school GPA, ranked sixth out of 153 in high school class...Member of National Honor Society and Student Council...Outstanding Student Award and Valedictorian.

High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year team captain at Kodiak HS... Undefeated at Region III Championships in both 200 freestyle and 100 back- stroke all four years...Region III Outstanding Swimmer of the Year in 2010 and 2012...Four top-four finishes in both 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke at states including two first-place finishes in 200 free as a sophomore and senior...Broke school records in 50, 100, 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke and 200 and 400 free- style relay...Team was four-time Region III champions...Team was state champi- ons in 2011 and 2012 and runner-up in 2010...Also swam for Kodiak Kingfisher Swim Club...Club was Northwest Age Group and Senior Sectional qualifiers.

Personal: Jori Ann Lindquist was born April 12, 1995 in Palmer, Alaska...Daugh- ter of John and Tari Lindquist...One younger sister, Tahna, and one younger brother, Talon...Both parents swam for Central Washington...Hobbies include traveling, surfing and photography...Swam against Missy Franklin, four-time Olympic Gold Medalist, at Northwest Senior Sectionals...Chose NAU because after visiting NAU she couldn’t picture any other college...Also considered Idaho and St. Bonaventure.

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Program Records School Records (Short Course Yards) Event Mark Name(s) Meet-Location Date 50 Freestyle 22.95 Rachael Foe WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/26/2009 100 Freestyle 49.22 Ellie Morrissey WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/2/2013 200 Freestyle 1:48.26 Emma Lowther WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/24/2012 500 Freestyle 4:46.55 April Diez NCAA Championships - Indianapolis, Ind. 3/18/1994 1,000 Freestyle 9:54.38 April Diez San Diego, Calif. 11/21/1994 1,650 Freestyle 16:18.13 April Diez NCAA Championships - Indianapolis, Ind. 3/19/1994 100 Backstroke 54.09 Fi Connell WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/26/2011 200 Backstroke 1:56.56 Fi Connell WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/25/2012 100 Breaststroke 1:02.04 Jordan Burnes WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/1/2013 200 Breaststroke 2:14.13 Jordan Burnes WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/1/2013 100 Butterfly 54.67 Rachael Foe WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/26/2009 200 Butterfly 1:58.82 Rachel Palmer WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/25/2012 200 Individual Medley 2:01.00 Ellie Morrissey WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/28/2013 400 Individual Medley 4:17.46 Kendall Brown WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/1/2013 200 Freestyle Relay 1:33.31 Rachael Foe/Tami Binek/Claire Ferro/Meredith Egloria WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/26/2009 400 Freestyle Relay 3:23.85 Kelsey Loy/Emma Lowther/Caitlin Wright/Ellie Morrissey WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/2/2013 800 Freestyle Relay 7:17.93 Emma Lowther/Rachel Palmer/Ellie Morrissey/Caitlin Wright WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/27/2013 200 Medley Relay 1:40.99 Fi Connell/Jordan Burnes/Alexis Juergens/Kelsey Loy WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 2/27/2013 400 Medley Relay 3:38.69 Fi Connell/Jordan Burnes/Rachel Palmer/Ellie Morrissey WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/1/2013 1m Diving (6) 332.33 Taryn Harris Arizona - Tucson, Ariz. 1/7/2011 1m Diving (10) 408.77 Kristin Wright New Mexico - Flagstaff, Ariz. 11/18/1995 3m Diving (6) 365.18 Taryn Harris Arizona - Tucson, Ariz. 1/7/2011 3m Diving (11) 505.20 Kate Morgan NIC Championships - Rochester, Mich. 2/28/2003 Platform Diving (5) 261.10 Gwen Smithberg WAC Championships - San Antonio, Texas 3/2/2013

Records held by current athletes in bold, Records set last season in bold

Wall Aquatic Center Swimming Records Wall Aquatic Center (Short Course Meters) Diving Records Event Mark Name, School Date Event Mark Name, School Date 50 Freestyle 26.38 Maria Mayrovich, Kansas 10/18/2008 1-meter (6) 300.60 Kristy Ardavanis, Northern Arizona 11/5/2011 100 Freestyle 58.05 Ellie Morrissey, Northern Arizona 1/19/2013 1-meter (10) 408.77 Kristin Wright, Northern Arizona 11/18/1995 200 Freestyle 2:04.67 April Diez, Northern Arizona 11/15/1992 3-meter (6) 327.83 Taryn Harris, Northern Arizona 12/6/2008 400 Freestyle 4:18.53 April Diez, Northern Arizona 12/8/1994 3-meter (11) 451.72 Amy Palmer, Arizona State 12/8/1991 800 Freestyle 9:00.02 Alexis Buckley, Northern Arizona 2/5/2005 100 Backstroke 1:03.02 Breann Fuller, Colorado State 1/19/2013 200 Backstroke 2:19.37 Fi Connell, Northern Arizona 12/1/2012 100 Breaststroke 1:12.03 Danielle Herrmann, Kansas 10/18/2008 200 Breaststroke 2:38.29 Danielle Herrmann, Kansas 10/18/2008 100 Butterfly 1:03.34 Amber Boucher, Boise State 11/20/2010 200 Butterfly 2:19.76 Ashley Leidigh, Kansas 10/18/2008 200 Individual Medley 2:22.27 April Diez, Northern Arizona 11/15/1992 400 Individual Medley 5:04.41 April Diez, Northern Arizona 1/23/1993 200 Freestyle Relay 1:45.66 Boise State 11/20/2010 400 Freestyle Relay 3:54.80 Washington State 11/21/2011 800 Freestyle Relay 8:31.68 Arizona State 1/30/2000 200 Medley Relay 1:57.28 Northern Arizona 12/1/2012 400 Medley Relay 4:15.82 Boise State 11/20/2010

All-Time Top Performances 50-yard Freestyle 1,650-yard Freestyle 200-yard Breaststroke 400-yard Individual Medley 1. 22.95 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 1. 16:18.13 April Diez, 3/1994 1. 2:14.13 Jordan Burnes, 3/2013 1. 4:17.46 Kendall Brown, 3/2013 2. 23.07 Ellie Morrissey, 2/2013 2. 16:27.12 Alexis Buckley, 2/2006 2. 2:16.02 Danielle Filipp, 2/2009 2. 4:18.36 Rachel Palmer, 3/2013 3. 23.51 Corie Collins, 2/2007 3. 16:31.73 Kendall Brown, 3/2013 3. 2:17.29 T.J. Williams, 2/2009 3. 4:20.35 Jordan Burnes, 2/2012 4. 23.60 Fi Connell, 2/2012 4. 16:36.50 Emma Lowther, 2/2012 4. 2:18.05 Jaclyn Branning, 2/2011 4. 4:23.73 Alexis Buckley, 2/2007 5. 23.73 Kelsey Loy, 2/2013 5. 16:41.68 Caitlin Wright, 3/2013 5. 2:18.40 Stirling Smith, 3/2013 5. 4:24.46 Emily Simon, 2/2004

100-yard Freestyle 100-yard Backstroke 100-yard Butterfly 1-meter Springboard (6 Dives) 1. 49.22 Ellie Morrissey, 3/2013 1. 54.09 Fi Connell, 2/2011 1. 54.67 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 1. 332.33 Taryn Harris, 1/2011 2. 50.77 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 2. 55.61 Alex Huff, 3/2013 2. 54.93 Kristen Hamilton, 2/2009 2. 325.65 Kristy Ardavanis, 1/2013 3. 50.97 Corie Collins, 2/2007 3. 56.35 Kristen Hamilton, 2/2009 3. 55.46 Renee Rother, 2/2009 3. 307.13 Blair Buder, 12/2004 4. 51.34 Kelsey Loy, 2/2013 4. 56.95 Kelly Busche, 2/2004 4. 55.52 Kelly Busche, 2/2005 4. 297.30 Danielle Borth, 2/2008 5. 51.38 Chalene Dirks-Ryan, 2/2012 5. 57.03 Trinity Frazee, 3/2013 5. 55.84 Alexis Juergens, 3/2013 5. 293.99 Natalie Hughes, 1/2008

200-yard Freestyle 200-yard Backstroke 200-yard Butterfly 3-meter Springboard (6 Dives) 1. 1:48.26 Emma Lowther, 2/2012 1. 1:56.56 Fi Connell, 2/2012 1. 1:58.82 Rachel Palmer, 2/2012 1. 365.18 Taryn Harris, 1/2011 2. 1:50.17 Vivian Landeck, 2/2011 2. 2:01.12 Chelsey Urban, 2/2001 2. 2:01.96 Emma Lowther, 3/2013 2. 329.93 Kristy Ardavanis, 1/2013 3. 1:50.23 Danielle Filipp, 2/2009 3. 2:01.40 Shannon Packard, 2/2006 3. 2:02.00 Kendall Brown, 3/2013 3. 326.17 Kate Morgan, 2000 4. 1:50.26 April Diez, 3/1994 4. 2:01.48 Rachel Palmer, 2/2011 4. 2:02.28 Andrea Derflinger, 3/2013 4. 318.75 Natalie Hughes, 1/2008 5. 1:50.42 Alexis Buckley, 2/2006 5. 2:02.17 Ashani Gottlieb, 2/2012 5. 2:02.50 Andrea Redman, 2/1999 5. 313.80 Blair Buder, 11/2004

500-yard Freestyle 100-yard Breaststroke 200-yard Individual Medley Platform (5 Dives) 1. 4:46.69 April Diez, 3/1994 1. 1:02.04 Jordan Burnes, 3/2013 1. 2:01.00 Ellie Morrissey, 2/2013 1. 261.10 Gwen Smithberg, 3/2013 2. 4:47.31 Emma Lowther, 2/2012 2. 1:03.26 Stirling Smith, 3/2013 2. 2:01.29 Fi Connell, 2/2012 2. 221.75 Danielle Borth, 2/2008 3. 4:50.56 Alexis Buckley, 3/2006 3. 1:03.33 Kim Kopra, 2/2008 3. 2:01.49 Rachael Foe, 2/2009 3. 221.00 Kali Lents, 2/2012 4. 4:50.84 Caitlin Wright, 2/2013 4. 1:04.12 Danielle Filipp, 2/2009 4. 2:02.10 Jordan Burnes, 2/2013 4. 219.10 Natalie Hughes, 2/2008 5. 4:52.62 Kendall Brown, 2/2013 5. 1:04.33 Maria Hechanova, 2/2009 5. 2:02.67 Rachel Palmer, 2/2012 5. 211.75 Chelsea Jackson, 3/2013

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All-Time Conference Champions

Listed by Year Listed by Name Listed by Event 1986 (2): ...... Valerie Simmons 2 (1m Diving, 3m Diving) Kristy Ardavanis (1)...... 1m Diving (2013) 50 Free (1)...... 1997 (Jenny Wolters) 1987 (7): ...... Trish Gillespie (200 fly) Ana Azevedo (1)...... 200 back (1991) 100 Free (1)...... 2013 (Ellie Morrissey) ...... Cheryl Gillett 3 (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free) Kendall Brown (1)...... 1650 free (2013) 200 Free (4)...... 1987 (Cheryl Gillett) ...... Cari Thomson 3 (100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM) Alexis Buckley (3)...... 1650 free (2004, 2006) ...... 1994 (April Diez), 1995 (April Diez) 1988 (4):...... Heather Eastin (1m Diving) ...... 400 IM (2007) ...... 1998 (Stephanie Cox) ...... Alexia Hotis (200 back) Blair Buder (2)...... 1m Diving, Platform (2004) 500 Free (6)...... 1987 (Cheryl Gillett), ...... Cari Thomson 2 (100 breast, 200 breast) Jordan Burnes (1)...... 400 Medley Relay (2013) ...... 1989 (Doreen Cosenza), 1994 (April Diez), 1989 (5): Fi Connell (6)...... 100 back (201) ...... 1995 (April Diez), 1998 (Stephanie Cox), ...... Doreen Cosenza 3 (500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) ...... 200 back (2010, 2011, 2012) ...... 2004 (Emily Simon) ...... Kathy Pollard (100 back) ...... 200 IM (2012) 1,650 Free (8)...... 1987 (Cheryl Gillett), ...... Cari Thomson (100 breast) ...... 400 Medley Relay (2013) ...... 1989 (Doreen Cosenza), 1994 (April Diez), 1990 (5):...... Shawna Darby (400 IM) Doreen Cosenza (3)..500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM (1989) ...... 1995 (April Diez), 1998 (Stephanie Cox), ...... Kristy O’Connell 2 (1m Diving, 3m Diving) Stephanie Cox (3)... 200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free (1998) ...... 2004 (Alexis Buckley), 2006 (Alexis Buckley), ...... Cari Thomson 2 (100 breast, 200 breast) Shawna Darby (1)...... 400 IM (1990) ...... 2013 (Kendall Brown) 1991 (1):...... Ana Azevedo (200 back) April Diez (8)...... 200 free (1994, 1995) 100 Back (7)...... 1989 (Kathy Pollard), 1992 (1):...... Emily Seuferer (100 back) ...... 500 free (1994, 1995) ...... 1992 (Emily Seuferer), 1993 (Emily Seuferer), 1993 (2):...... Ursula Fryer (200 breast) ...... 1,650 free (1994, 1995) ...... 1994 (Hadas Pade), 1995 (Hades Pade), ...... Emily Seuferer (100 back) ...... 400 IM (1994, 1995) ...... 2004 (Kelly Busche), 2010 (Fi Connell) 1994 (7): Chalene Dirks-Ryan (1)...... 800 Free Relay (2012) 200 Back (8)...... 1988 (Alexa Hotis), ...... April Diez 4 (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) Heather Eastin (1)...... 1m Diving (1988) ...... 1991 (Ana Azevedo), 1994 (Hadas Pade), ...... Gina Gioco (100 fly) Rachael Foe (1)...... 200 IM (2009) ...... 2001 (Chelsey Urban), 2004 (Shannon Packard), ...... Hadas Pade 2 (100 back, 200 back) Ursula Fryer (1)...... 200 breast (1993) ...... 2010 (Fi Connell), 2011 (Fi Connell), 2012 (Fi Connell) 1995 (6): Trish Gillespie (1)...... 200 fly (1987) 100 Breast (4)...... 1987 (Cari Thomson), ...... April Diez 4 (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free, 400 IM) Cheryl Gillett (3)..... 200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free (1987) ...... 1988 (Cari Thomson), 1989 (Cari Thomson), ...... Trudy Henkels (200 fly) Gina Gioco (1)...... 100 fly (1994) ...... 1990 (Cari Thomson) ...... Hadas Pade (100 back) Trudy Henkels (1)...... 200 fly (1995) 200 Breast (5)...... 1987 (Cari Thomson), 1996 (1):...... Andrea Redman (200 fly) Alexia Hotis (1)...... 200 back (1988) ...... 1988 (Cari Thomson), 1989 (Cari Thomson), 1997 (4): ...... Andrea Redman (200 fly) Natalie Hughes (1)...... 3m Diving (2008) ...... 1990 (Cari Thomson), 1993 (Ursula Fryer), ...... Jenny Wolters (50 free) Emma Lowther (1)...... 800 Free Relay (2012) ...... 1998 (Jocelyn Rossi) ...... Kristin Wright 2 (1m Diving, 3m Diving) Krista Maier (1)...... 800 Free Relay (2012) 100 Fly (1)...... 1994 (Gina Gioco) 1998 (6): Kate Morgan (6)...... 1m Diving (2002, 2003) 200 Fly (6)...... 1987 (Trish Gillespie), ...... Stephanie Cox 3 (200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free) ...... 3m Diving (2002, 2003) ...... 1995 (Trudy Henkels), 1996 (Andrea Redman), ...... Andrea Redman (200 fly) ...... Platform (2001, 2003) ...... 1997 (Andrea Redman, 1998 (Andrea Redman), ...... Jocelyn Rossi (200 breast) Ellie Morrissey (2)...... 100 free (2013) ...... 2012 (Rachel Palmer) ...... Kristin Wright (1m Diving) ...... 400 Medley Relay (2013) 200 IM (3)...... 1987 (Cari Thomson), 2001 (2):...... Kate Morgan (Platform) Kristy O’Connell (2)...... 1m Diving, 3m Diving (1990) ...... 2009 (Rachael Foe), 2012 (Fi Connell) ...... Chelsey Urban (200 back) Shannon Packard (1)...... 200 back (2004) 400 IM (8)...... 1989 (Doreen Cosenza), 2002 (2):...... Kate Morgan 2 (1m Diving, 3m Diving) Hadas Pade (3)...... 100 back (1994, 1995) ...... 1990 (Shawna Darby), 1994 (April Diez), 2003 (4): ...... 200 back (1994) ...... 1995 (April Diez), 2003 (Emily Simon), ...... Kate Morgan 3 (1m Diving, 3m Diving, Platform) Rachel Palmer (4)...... 200 fly (2012) ...... 2007 (Alexis Buckley), 2012 (Rachel Palmer) ...... Emily Simon (400 IM) ...... 400 IM (2012) 1m Diving (9)...... 1986 (Valerie Simmons), 2004 (7):...... Alexis Buckley (1650 free) ...... 800 Free Relay (2012) ...... 1988 (Heather Eastin), 1990 (Kristy O’Connell), ...... Blair Buder 2 (1m Diving, Platform Diving) ...... 400 Medley Relay (2013) ...... 1997 (Kristin Wright), 1998 (Kristin Wright), ...... Kelly Busche (100 back) Kathy Pollard (1)...... 100 back (1989) ...... 2002 (Kate Morgan), 2003 (Kate Morgan), ...... Shannon Packard (200 back) Andrea Redman (3)...... 200 fly (1996, 1997, 1998) ...... 2004 (Blair Buder), 2013 (Kristy Ardavanis) ...... Emily Simon 2 (500 free, 400 IM) Jocelyn Rossi (1)...... 200 breast (1998) 3m Diving (6)...... 1986 (Valerie Simmons), 2006 (1): ...... Alexis Buckley (1650 free) Emily Seuferer (2)...... 100 back (1992, 1993) ...... 1990 (Kristy O’Connell), 1997 (Kristen Wright), 2007 (1): ...... Alexis Buckley (400 IM) Valerie Simmons (2)...... 1m Diving, 3m Diving (1988) ...... 2002 (Kate Morgan), 2003 (Kate Morgan), 2008 (1): ...... Natalie Hughes (3m Diving) Emily Simon (3)...... 400 IM (2003, 2004) ...... 2008 (Natalie Hughes) 2009 (1): ...... Rachael Foe (200 IM) ...... 500 free (2004) Platform (4)...... 2001 (Kate Morgan), 2010 (2): ...... Fi Connell 2 (100 back, 200 back) Gwen Smithberg (1)...... Platform (2013) ...... 2003 (Kate Morgan), 2004 (Blair Buder), 2011 (1): ...... Fi Connell (200 back) Cari Thomson (8)..... 100 breast (1987, 1988, 1989, 1990) ...... 2013 (Gwen Smithberg) 2012 (5): ...... Fi Connell 2 (200 back, 200 IM) ...... 200 breast (1987, 1988, 1990) 200 Free Relay (2)...... 1988, 1997 ...... Rachel Palmer 2 (200 fly, 400 IM) ...... 200 IM (1987) 400 Free Relay (2)...... 1987, 1994 ...... 800 Free Relay (Lowther, Palmer, Dirks-Ryan, Maier) Chelsey Urban (1)...... 200 back (2001) 800 Free Relay (4)...... 1987, 1994, 1995, 2012 2013 (5): ...... Kristy Ardavanis (1m Diving) Jenny Wolters (1)...... 50 free (1997) 200 Medley Relay (2)...... 1987, 1988 ...... Kendall Brown (1650 free) Kristin Wright (3)...... 1m Diving (1997, 1998) 400 Medley Relay (3)...... 1988, 1990, 2013 ...... Ellie Morrissey (100 free) ...... 3m Diving (1997) ...... Gwen Smithberg (Platform) .400 Medley Relay (Connell, Burnes, Palmer, Morrissey)

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NAU Hall of Fame Inductees and NCAA Participants Valerie Carter (1984-87), a 2006 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, didn’t know it but right after the ball dropped to start 2006, the ball started rolling on her induction. Keeping it a complete secret, Joe Carter contacted the NAU Athletic Media Relations office in early January to inquire about nominating his wife for the honor and from there, Carter’s numerous accomplishments in diving at NAU began to surface.

Carter (formely Simmons) qualified for the NCAA Championships twice, becoming the first athlete in the program to ever qualify, and also became the school record-holder in both the one and three-meter events as well as the Pac-West Conference champion in both events as a junior. Carter was the team co-captain as a senior, all-academic Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference honoree and was twice named the team’s most outstanding diver.

Carter didn’t just receive a degree, pack up and leave. She has made Flagstaff her home and NAU her career. She has four different degrees from the university in physical therapy including an advanced master’s and a Valerie Carter doctorate. Carter currently works as an associate professor in the Physical Therapy Department and also owns and operates Carter Rehabilitation in town along with her husband.

April Diez-Walker (1992-96), a first-ballot inductee into the NAU Athletics Hall of Fame, was the first female swimmer to compete at the Division I Swimming and Dving Championships and is the only swimming All-American in school history.

Diez-Walker was a two-time NCAA Championships qualifier and still holds three individual school records - the 500 freestyle, 1,000 freestyle and 1,650 freestyle. A 1994 NCAA All-American in the 1,650 freestyle, she finished sixth overall at the NCAA meet and placed ninth in the 500 freestyle, earning honorable mention All-America honors. She was also a championship finalist at the 1993 World University Games in Buffalo, N.Y.

Diez-Walker was also named the top female scholar-athlete in the nation following the 1993-94 academic year based on her athletic and academic accomplishments (a perfect 4.00 grade point average). The former April Diez was named Female Swimmer of the Year following the 1995 Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference Championships after winning the 1,650 free, 200 free, 500 free and 400 individual medley and setting an NAU record in the process. A native of Phoenix, she earned her degree in sociology at NAU, completed law school at the University of April Diez-Walker California, Berkeley, before moving back to Phoenix.

A 2007 graduate of NAU, Alexis Buckley (2003-07) was the first female swimmer in 12 years to participate in the NCAA Championships when she qualified as a junior in the 1,650 freestyle with a time of 16:27.12, second only to All-American April Diez’s time of 16:18.13.

Buckley was the first NAU swimmer to earn a Western Athletic Conference (WAC) title, garnering two of them since the Lumberjacks joined the WAC in 2004-05. As a junior, Buckley won the 1,650 freestyle at the WAC Championships and as a senior she set a school-record time of 4:23.73, that has since been broken, en route to winning her second title in the 400 individual medley.

As a freshman, Buckley also won a conference title in the 1,650 freestyle before the Lumberjacks moved to the WAC.

At the 2006 NCAA Championships, Buckley placed 19th in the 1,650 freestyle and 33rd in the prelims of the Alexis Buckley 500 freestyle.

Pam Rogers, a 2007 NAU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, was the head coach for the swimming and diving program from 1983-96 and also the first coach of the program. Rogers won five Pacific Collegiate Swimming Conference titles during her tenure and was responsible for the addition of the men’s program, which also won five conference titles.

Rogers was the first woman in the sport of swimming and diving to be the head coach of a combined men’s and women’s Division I team. The team finished 29th at the 1994 NCAA Championships behind All-Ameri- can April Diez’s performance in the 500 and 1,650 freestyle. Rogers coached 39 women’s conference champi- ons in individual events and 47 Golden Eagle Scholar Athletes.

She was a four-time All-American, a two-time national champion and an alternate for the U.S. Olympic Team in 1976, and went on to coach Arizona State to two national and four conference titles. Pam Rogers

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Year-by-Year Results/Program History Year Overall Record Dual Record Conf. Finish Conference Head Coach 1983-84 14-7 0-1 6th/9 High Country Athletic Pam Rogers 1984-85 5-11 3-2 6th/7 High Country Athletic Pam Rogers 1985-86 14-10 8-4 4th/10 PacificWest Pam Rogers 1986-87 17-2 11-2 1st/7 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1987-88 14-4 8-4 1st/7 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1988-89 8-4 4-4 1st/5 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1989-90 11-6 4-6 1st/8 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1990-91 19-12 6-3 3rd/9 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1991-92 10-7 3-4 4th/11 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1992-93 20-5 5-3 3rd/8 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1993-94* 52-30 5-2 1st/10 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1994-95 34-11 10-2 2nd/13 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1995-96 14-8 4-6 3rd/13 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Pam Rogers 1996-97 15-11 3-8 2nd/12 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Andy Johns 1997-98 18-10 5-5 1st/13 Pacific Collegiate Swimming Andy Johns 1998-99 15-6 6-5 2nd/11 National Independent Andy Johns 1999-2000 9-14 4-11 6th/9 National Independent Andy Johns 2000-01 13-10 4-6 3rd/8 National Independent Andy Johns 2001-02 9-9 2-7 2nd/6 National Independent Andy Johns 2002-03 9-10 6-9 2nd/5 National Independent Andy Johns 2003-04 13-7 5-5 2nd/5 National Independent Andy Johns 2004-05 11-8 5-2 5th/7 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2005-06 15-10 3-4 3rd/7 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2006-07 12-8 6-6 3rd/8 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2007-08 15-6 9-5 2nd/8 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2008-09 14-10 7-9 2nd/9 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2009-10 7-11 3-7 5th/9 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2010-11 8-8 3-6 3rd/8 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2011-12 13-6 7-5 2nd/8 Western Athletic Andy Johns 2012-13 13-7 5-6 2nd/9 Western Athletic Andy Johns Totals 441-268 (.622) 155-149 (.510) 6 titles 5 conferences 2 coaches * Team finished 29th/67 at 1994 NCAA Championships,Bold indicates conference champions NCAA ALL-AMERICANS LUMBERJACKS AT NCAAS April Diez, 1994 Valerie (Simmons) Carter, 1986 Alexis Buckley, 2006 1,650 freestyle - First Team 3-meter - 17th overall 1,650 freestyle - 19th overall 500 freestyle - Honorable Mention 500 freestyle - 33rd overall April Diez, 1994 1,650 freestyle - 6th overall Team, 1994 500 freestyle - 9th overall 29th place overall (20 points)

NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFIERS “A” or “B” qualifying standards April Diez, 1993...... 200 free, 500 free, 1,650 free Fi Connell, 2011...... 100 back, 200 back April Diez, 1994...... 500 free, 1,650 free Emma Lowther, 2011...... 1,650 free April Diez, 1995...... 500 free Jordan Burnes, 2012...... 100 breast Andrea Redman, 1998...... 200 fly Fi Connell, 2012...... 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM Andrea Redman, 1999...... 200 fly Emma Lowther, 2012...... 200 free, 500 free Chelsey Urban, 2001...... 200 back Rachel Palmer, 2012...... 200 fly, 400 IM Alexis Buckley, 2005...... 500 free, 1,650 free Team, 2012...... 800 free relay, 200 medley relay, 400 medley relay Alexis Buckley, 2006...... 500 free, 1,650 free Kendall Brown, 2013...... 400 IM Corie Collins, 2007...... 100 free Jordan Burnes, 2013...... 100 breast, 200 breast Rachael Foe, 2007...... 50 free Fi Connell, 2013...... 100 back, 200 back Rachael Foe, 2008...... 50 free Ellie Morrissey, 2013...... 100 free, 200 IM Kim Kopra, 2008...... 100 breaststroke Rachel Palmer, 2013...... 400 IM Fi Connell, 2010...... 100 back, 200 back

NCAA ZONE DIVING QUALIFIERS (Since 1994) 1994 (1)...... Holly Russell ...... Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener 1995 (1)...... Holly Russell 2004 (2)...... Blair Buder, Annie Deem 1996 (2)...... Kelly Cochran, Kristin Wright 2005 (4)...... Blair Buder, Natalie Hughes 1997 (3)...... Shayne Carnahan, Kelly Cochran, Kristin Wright 2006 (4)...... Danielle Borth, Blair Buder, Natalie Hughes, Dara Marin 1998 (2)...... Kelly Cochran, Kristin Wright 2007 (2)...... Danielle Borth, Natalie Hughes 1999 (4)...... Kelly Cochran, Michellle Guglielmo, Amy Martin, Kristin Wright 2008 (4)...... Danielle Borth, Megan Collier, Taryn Harris, Natalie Hughes 2000 (4)...... Courtney McKenzie, Kate Morgan, 2009 (3)...... Lana Christensen, Megan Collier, Taryn Harris ...... Maryann Wagener, Bobbie Wallace 2010 (4)...... Kristy Ardavanis, Lana Christensen, Megan Collier, Taryn Harris 2001 (4)...... Nichole Kotchka, Courtney McKenzie, 2011 (6)...... Cassie Anderson, Kristy Ardavanis, Lana Christensen, ...... Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener ...... Megan Collier, Holly Frost, Taryn Harris 2002 (4)...... Annie Deem, Courtney McKenzie, 2012 (4)...... Cassie Anderson, Kristy Ardavanis, Holly Frost, Kali Lents ...... Kate Morgan, Maryann Wagener 2013 (3)...... Kristy Ardavanis, Chelsea Jackson, Gwen Smithberg 2003 (5)...... Blair Buder, Annie Deem, Courtney McKenzie,

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All-Time Meet Results NOTE: Results against 4-year colleges only. J13 FRESNO STATE L, 73-32 N16 at California L, 143-75 F2 at New Mexico State W, 67-44 D14-16 at UNLV Winter Invitational# 3rd/4 1983-84 – 0-1 dual F21-23 at PCSC Championships 1st/8 J11 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 135-99 D2-3 at SDSU-UCSD Invitational 2nd/5 J17 at Arizona State L, 164.5-58.5 D4 at UC Irvine L, 85-54 1990-91 – 6-3 dual J18 at Arizona L, 140-92 J14 at Colorado College Relays 3rd/9 N3 NEW MEXICO W, 159-136 J25 at UNLV L, 184-91 F23-25 at West Coast Ind. Championships 6th/9 N10 NEVADA L, 75-40 J25 vs. CS Northridge W, 165-119 N10 SAN DIEGO W, 90-41 F1 at New Mexico L, 116-88 1984-85 – 3-2 dual N17 BYU L, 143-104 F13-15 at PCSC Championships! 2nd/12 N9 UNLV L, 82-58 J5-6 at UCI Invitational 8th/15 #Las Vegas, Nev. N17 at Wyoming Relays 5th/6 J12 WYOMING W, 137-100 !Long Beach, Calif. N29AH UT W, 84-51 J19 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 151-83 F8 at San Diego W, 87-46 F2 at UNLV L, 131-105 1997-98 – 5-5 dual F8 vs. UC San Diego W, 75-64 F8 at Air Force W, 122-121 N1 UNLV L, 135-108 F10 at UC Irvine L, 74-66 F9 at Northern Colorado W, 126-117 N8 NEW MEXICO W, 149-88 F28-M2 at High Country Championships! 6th/7 F21-23 at PCSC Championships 3rd/9 N21 at Sun Devil Classic I# 4th/4 !Las Cruces, N.M. N22 at Sun Devil Classic II# 3rd/4 1991-92 – 3-4 dual N22 vs. Purdue# L, 183-75 1985-86 – 8-4 dual N7 HAWAII L, 126-93 J3 at New Mexico State W, 155-66 O25 WYOMING W, 87-49 N9 SAN DIEGO W, 140-115 J10 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 110-91 N1 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 91-48 N10 UNLV L, 140-98 J17 at Arizona L, 165-113 D6 at Arizona L, 56-46 J7 NEW MEXICO L, 131-82 J24 vs. Fresno State~ L, 193.5-106.5 D7-8 at Arizona Invitational 4th/4 F1 at New Mexico State L, 123-100 J24 vs. Pacific~ W, 153-140 J4 at UC Irvine W, 70-45 F8 at San Diego W, 93-44 J24 vs. Cal Poly~ W, 221-77 J10 Nevada W, 70-43 F8 vs. CS Los Angeles W, 43-25 J31 ARIZONA STATE L, 149-93 J11 at UNLV L, 86-54 F19-21 at PCSC Championships 4th/11 F11-14 at PCSC Championships! 1st/13 J14 ARIZONA STATE L, 73-49 #Tempe, Ariz. F7 at Northern Colorado W, 98-42 1992-93 – 5-3 dual ~Clovis, Calif. F7 vs. Colorado College W, 96-38 N15 UC SAN DIEGO W, 148-92 !Long Beach, Calif. F8 at Air Force L, 77-38 N21 at San Diego W, 157-81 F8 vs. Colorado Mines W, 101-14 N21 vs. CS Northridge W, 156-84 1998-99 – 6-5 dual F8 vs. Colorado College W, 101-14 J9-10 at UCI Invitational 1st/11 N1 at New Mexico W, 120-85 F20-22 at Pac West Championships! 4th/10 J16 at UNLV L, 156.5-81.5 D4 at UNLV L, 175-123 !Moscow, Idaho J23 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 147-70 J8AH UT W, 123-92 J29 ARIZONA STATE L, 154-68 J16 at Arizona L, 151-106 1986-87 – 11-2 dual J30 SAN DIEGO W, 124-111 J21 vs. San Diego State# W, 131-74 N14 UNLV L, 90-50 F6 NEW MEXICO L, 165-135 J23 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 136-97 N22 PEPPERDINE W, 88-46 F18-20 at PCSC Championships 3rd/8 J30 at Arizona State L, 188.5-95.5 D10 at Arizona State L, 111-56 F5 at Air Force W, 113-112 J3 at UC Irvine W, 69-44 1993-94 – 5-2 dual F6 at Colorado State L, 141-62 J3 vs. Pacific W, 75-36 29th in the nation F6 vs. Wyoming W, 103-100 J9 vs. Pepperdine W, 152-91 O30 NEW MEXICO L, 135-109 F13 at Hawaii L, 187-103 J9 Nevada W, 157-87 N7 UNLV L, 157-106 F24-27 at NIC Championships! 2nd/11 J9 vs. San Diego W, 146-66 N13 at San Diego W, 179-47 #Phoenix, Ariz. J13 at UC San Diego W, 174-82 N13 vs. UC Irvine W, 172-56 !Rochester, Mich. J31 vs. Colorado College W, 134-115 D2-4 at Speedo Cup 4th F6 at Northern Colorado W, 72-64 J6 WYOMING W, 77-33 1999-2000 – 4-11 dual F6 vs. Colorado College W, 90-42 F5 at New Mexico State W, 135-101 O30 NEW MEXICO L, 153-138 F7 at Colorado W, 135-106 F8 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 131-48 N5-6 at UC Irvine# W, 64-48 F26-28 at PCSC Championships 1st/7 F17-19 at PCSC Championships 1st/10 vs. New Mexico State# W, 79-30 M18-20 at NCAA Championships 29th/67 vs. Cal Poly# W, 72-40 1987-88 – 8-4 dual vs. UNLV# L, 76-34 O31 NEW MEXICO L, 84-58 1994-95 – 10-2 dual vs. Washington# L, 108-29 N13 ARIZONA STATE L, 178-141 N11 at UC Irvine W, 147-87 vs. Hawaii# L, 100-30 N13 UC IRVINE W, 57-56 N12 at San Diego W, 156-129 vs. UNLV# L, 98-39 N13 FRESNO STATE W, 81-27 N12 vs. CS Northridge W, 173-83 N19 at Arizona L, 224-67 N21 vs. Utah L, 158-110 N19 at UNLV L, 125-113 N19 vs. UC San Diego L, 164-83 N21 vs. Pacific W, 177-79 N19 vs. Cal Poly W, 141-77 J6 COLORADO STATE L, 160-136 N21 vs. UC Davis W, 182-84 D1-3 at Speedo Cup 14th/22 J8 WYOMING W, 148-95 N21 at Nevada W, 192-72 J13 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 148-84 J13 vs. San Diego State~ L, 48-17 J9 at San Diego W, 130-67 J13 WASHINGTON STATE W, 135-86 J15 at Arizona L, 158-107 F5 at Colorado W, 86-49 J13 ARIZONA STATE L, 145-88 J30 ARIZONA STATE L, 141-97 F5 vs. Northern Colorado W, 87-53 J13 SAN DIEGO W, 169-31 F23-26 at NIC Championships! 6th/9 F6 at Air Force L, 113-102 J28 at New Mexico W, 150-81 #Big West Shootout (Irvine, Calif.) F18-20 at PCSC Championships 1st/7 F4 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 118-95 ~Phoenix, Ariz. F5 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 107-72 !Boca Raton, Fla. 1988-89 – 4-4 dual F16-18 at PCSC Championships 2nd/13 2000-01 – 4-6 dual N4 AIR FORCE W, 153-147 1995-96 – 4-6 dual N4 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 160-138 N5 BYU L, 166-134 O27 at Arizona State L, 215-72 N9 at New Mexico L, 125-117 N19 at Nevada W, 156-106 N3 UNLV L, 146-88 N9 vs. BYU L, 152-90 J4 at UC Irvine L, 151-92 N4 at Arizona L, 143-96 N9 vs. Houston W, 162-74 J4 vs. Fresno State L, 127-78 N10 at San Diego L, 126-117 N10-11 at Lobo Invitational# 3rd/7 J13 SAN DIEGO W, 163-112 N10 vs. UC Irvine W, 160-82 N18 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 200-98 J17 WYOMING W, 68-41 N18 NEW MEXICO L, 124-113 J12 at Arizona L, 157-120 F9AH UT L, 159-141 J10 BROWN L, 87-60 J21 at Arizona State L, 186-107 F23-25 at PCSC Championships 1st/5 J27 at New Mexico State W, 123-120 J21 vs. San Diego L, 152-146 F3 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 95-61 F2 at Wyoming W, 105-99 1989-90 – 4-6 F3 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 73-39 F3 at Colorado State L, 165-118 N3 NEVADA W, 73-49 F15-17 at PCSC Championships! 3rd/13 F21-24 at NIC Championships! 3rd/8 N3 COLORADO W, 93-47 !Cerritos, Calif. #Albuquerque, N.M. N10 UNLV L, 167-128 !Rochester, Mich. N10 PURDUE L, 97-42 1996-97 – 3-8 dual N17 at Utah L, 135-108 N9 at San Diego L, 165-107 2001-02 – 2-7 dual N18 at BYU L, 131-103 N9 vs. UC San Diego W, 151-129 O27 NEW MEXICO W, 142-101 D2 SAN DIEGO W, 65-46 N15 at Stanford L, 118-22 N8 at New Mexico L, 133-110 J13 WYOMING L, 59-54 N15 vs. Nevada L, 104-36 N8 vs. Colorado State L, 151-92

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All-Time Results N9-10 at Lobo Invitational# 2nd/5 2007-08 – 9-5 dual D1 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 176-116 N17 at New Mexico State W, 146-94 O26 at TCU W, 57-45 D20 vs. Northwestern 2nd D8 at San Diego State L, 185-111 O26 vs. Centenary W, 87-14 J4 at #6 Arizona L, 221-76 J4 at Arizona L, 127-96 O27 at North Texas W, 158-142 J4 vs. Oregon State L, 147-146 J9 Texas (via fax) L, 117-80 O27 vs. Texas A&M L, 180-113 J19 COLORADO STATE W, 177-120 J10 MISSOURI L, 123-75 N3 at Grand Canyon W, 160-145 F2 at Arizona State L, 146-91 F3 at Arizona State L, 150-91 N10 IDAHO W, 163-126 F27-M2 at WAC Championships! 2nd/9 F21-24 at NIC Championships 2nd/6 N10 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 164-131 !San Antonio, Texas #Albuquerque, N.M. N16 WASHINGTON STATE L, 157-137 !Rochester, Mich. D6 NEW MEXICO W, 169-125 D15 at San Diego W, 174.5-106.5 2002-03 – 6-9 dual J4 at #4 Arizona L, 174-122 O25 at Arizona State L, 228-70 J4 vs. Oregon State L, 176-123 O25 vs. UNLV L, 181-117 J26 GRAND CANYON W, 150-41 N7 at New Mexico L, 144-99 F2 at New Mexico State L, 153-109 All-Time Series Records N7 vs. BYU L, 139-104 F23 at WAC Championships! 2nd/8 (Dual Meets Only) N7 vs. San Diego State W, 134-107 !San Antonio, Texas Opponent...... Record...... Streak N9 at Denver W, 92-21 N9 vs. Colorado State L, 141-94 2008-09 – 7-9 dual Air Force...... 4-2...... W4 N23 FRESNO STATE W, 187.5-112.5 O10 vs. Boise State W, 139-103 Arizona...... 0-19...... L19 N23 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 82-47 O10 vs. Nevada L, 130-112 Arizona State...... 1-17...... L1 D20 at Florida Atlantic L, 182.5-116.5 O11 vs. Air Force W, 130-107 Boise State...... 2-2...... L2 J3 SAN DIEGO W, 26-18 O11 vs. Northern Colorado W, 149-88 Brigham Young (BYU)...... 0-8...... L8 J6 NEBRASKA W, 125-117 O11 vs. San Jose State L, 130-112 J10 at Arizona L, 166-108 O18 KANSAS L, 193-103 Brown...... 0-1...... L1 F1 at UNLV L, 170-127 N1 at New Mexico W, 177-123 California...... 0-1...... L1 F1 vs. UC Santa Barbara L, 195-103 N1 vs. BYU L, 177.5-122.5 Cal Poly...... 3-0...... W3 F26-M1 at NIC Championships! 2nd/5 N14 at Idaho W, 146-95 Cal State Los Angeles...... 1-0...... W1 !Rochester, Mich. N15 at Washington State L, 146-59 D6 NEW MEXICO L, 167.5-132.5 Cal State Northridge...... 3-0...... W3 2003-04 – 5-5 dual J2 at Arizona L, 254.5-45.5 Centenary...... 1-0...... W1 O31 ARIZONA STATE L, 172-71 J2 vs. Oregon State L, 161-139 Colorado...... 3-0...... W3 N6 at New Mexico W, 140-104 J2 vs. Washington L, 201-98 Colorado College...... 4-0...... W4 N8 at Lobo Invitational 2nd/6 J17 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT W, 172.5-82.5 Colorado School of Mines..... 1-0...... W1 N22 NEW MEXICO W, 172-120 J24 SAN DIEGO W, 176-120 D13 at San Diego W, 55-30 F28 at WAC Championships! 2nd/9 Colorado State...... 2-5...... W2 D13 at San Diego State L, 126-119 !San Antonio, Texas Denver...... 1-1...... L1 D20 at UC San Diego W, 117-86 Florida Atlantic...... 0-1...... L1 J9 at Arizona L, 183-58 2009-10 – 3-7 dual Fresno State...... 2-3...... W1 J9 vs. Missouri L, 149-88 O31 at New Mexico State L, 152-147 J17 NEVADA L, 159-139 O31 vs. Northern Colorado W, 224-75 Grand Canyon...... 3-0...... W3 J31 at New Mexico State W, 208-149 N6 WASHINGTON STATE L, 149-142 Hawaii...... 0-3...... L3 F26-29 at NIC Championships! 2nd/5 N13 at Boise State L, 185.5-114.5 Houston...... 1-0...... W1 !Rochester, Mich. D19 at Arizona State L, 192-107 Idaho...... 6-1...... L1 J8 at #2 Arizona L, 216-83 Iowa...... 0-1...... L1 2004-05 – 5-2 dual J8 vs. Oregon State L, 164.5-97.5 N4 vs. BYU/at New Mexico W vs. UNM/L vs. BYU J9 IDAHO W, 173-127 Kansas...... 0-1...... L1 N5-6 at Lobo Invitational 2nd/5 F6 at San Diego W, 169-125 Loyola Marymount...... 6-0...... W6 N12 at Nevada L, 161-139 F6 vs. San Diego State L, 153-116 Missouri...... 0-2...... L2 J2 NEW MEXICO W, 79-52 F24-27 at WAC Championships! 5th/9 Nebraska...... 1-0...... W1 J8 vs. Minnesota/Cal-B. 2nd/3 !San Antonio, Texas J22 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 166-116 Nevada...... 5-5...... L5 J29 vs. San Diego W, 176-86 2010-11 – 3-6 dual Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV).....0-18...... L18 F5 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 180-94 N12 at Washington State L, 164-93 New Mexico...... 13-12...... W1 F23-26 at WAC Championships! 5th/7 N13 at Idaho W, 136-106 New Mexico State...... 23-4...... W2 !San Antonio, Texas N20 BOISE STATE L, 161-139 North Texas...... 1-0...... W1 D4 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 170-130 2005-06 – 3-4 dual D18 at Arizona State L, 150-68 Northwestern...... 0-1...... L1 N5 at Lobo Invitational 2nd/4 J7 at Arizona L, 157-122 Northern Colorado...... 8-0...... W8 N19 at New Mexico State W, 146-91 J7 vs. Oregon State W, 160-133 Northern Illinois...... 1-0...... W1 D3 NEW MEXICO W, 190-107 J22 at UNLV L, 162-95 Oregon State...... 1-7...... L2 D17 at Rebel Invitational 4th/10 J22 vs. UC Santa Barbara L, 150-98 Pacific...... 3-0...... W3 J6 at Arizona L, 201-93 F23-26 at WAC Championships! 3rd/8 J6 vs. Oregon State L, 170-124 !San Antonio, Texas Pepperdine...... 2-0...... W2 J6 vs. Washington L, 183.5-110.5 Purdue...... 0-2...... L2 J9 RICE L, 124-81 2011-12 – 7-5 dual Rice...... 0-1...... L1 J20 at San Diego W, 180-114 N5 IDAHO W, 155.5-133.5 oSan Dieg ...... 21-3...... W8 F22-25 at WAC Championships! 3rd/7 N10 at Colorado State W, 134-109 !San Antonio, Texas N11 at Northern Colorado W, 160.5-82.5 San Diego State...... 5-4...... L2 N12 at Denver L, 148-92 San Jose State...... 0-1...... L1 2006-07 – 6-6 dual N12 vs. Seattle W, 171-65 Seattle...... 1-0...... W1 N2 at New Mexico L, 175.5-123.5 N21 WASHINGTON STATE W, 161-133 Stanford...... 0-1...... L1 N2 vs. New Mexico State W, 179-118 D3 at New Mexico State L, 161-138 Texas...... 0-1...... L1 N2 vs. BYU L, 221-77 J6 at Arizona L, 201-96 D2 BOISE STATE W, 197-27 J6 vs. Oregon State L, 180-114 Texas A&M...... 0-1...... L1 D2 NEW MEXICO STATE W, 137-102 J6 vs. Iowa L, 181-113 Texas Christian (TCU)...... 1-1...... W1 D18 at Loyola Marymount W, 155-107 J6 vs. New Mexico State W, 150-148 UC Davis...... 1-0...... W1 J5 at Arizona L, 184-105 J28 at Grand Canyon W, 152-110 UC Irvine...... 7-3...... W4 J6 vs. Oregon State L, 171-123 F22-25 at WAC Championships! 2nd/8 J8 TCU L, 145-115 !San Antonio, Texas UC San Diego...... 5-1...... W1 J12 at Idaho W, 138-124 UC Santa Barbara...... 0-2...... L2 J13 at Washington State L, 161-92 2012-13 – 5-6 dual Utah...... 2-3...... W1 J27 SAN DIEGO W, 185-108 O13 ARIZONA STATE W, 57-49 Washington...... 0-3...... L3 F14-17 at WAC Championships! 3rd/8 O20 at New Mexico W, 152-148 Washington State...... 2-6...... L1 !San Antonio Texas N3 NORTHERN COLORADO W, 178-119 N9 at Washington State L, 146-116 Wyoming...... 7-1...... W5 N10 at Idaho L, 177.5-122.5 Overall Dual Record.... 154-149...... 508

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All-Time Roster

A-A-A Lindsay Clark-Warren...... 2013- Carolyn Fries...... 2001-05 Jennifer Kilborn...... 1988-91 Alyson Aggers...... 2001-04 Kelly Cochran...... 1995-99 Holly Frost...... 2008-12 Margot Kirkpatrick...... 1989-91 Andrea Akerelrea...... 1998-99 Kim Cochran...... 1997-2001 Ursula Fryer...... 1992-94 Sandi Kline...... 1989-90 Lacey Aldrich...... 1994-98 Alison Cole...... 1992-94 Kim Kopra...... 2007-08 Cassie Anderson...... 2008-12 Megan Collier...... 2007-11 G-G-G Jayne Koprowski...... 1992-94 Heather Anderson...... 2001-04 Corie Collins...... 2003-07 Casandra Gardner...... 1985-86 Nichole Kotchka...... 1997-2001 Nicole Anderson...... 1991-92 Shannon Colvin...... 2004-07 Alexa Geiger...... 2013- Aleksandra Krastins...... 1990-92 Sofi Appelberg...... 2003-07 Fi Connell...... 2009-13 Sharon George...... 1986-88 Ali Kronebusch...... 2001-05 Kristy Ardavanis...... 2009-13 Doreen Cosenza...... 1988-90 Abbi Gerstmar...... 2007-08 Kerri Kuehn...... 1988-91 Michelle Armiger...... 1987-88 Amy Cotner...... 1984-95 Trish Gillespie...... 1987-88 Kristen Kursiss...... 2000-02 Rachelle Atrasz...... 2000-02 Jenny Cowperthwaite...... 1989-90 Cheryl Gillett...... 1986-87 Ashley Kurtz...... 2007-11 Alyson Austill...... 1983-84 Stephanie Cox...... 1997-98 Gina Gioco...... 1992-94 Nicole Craft...... 1998-2000 Hayley Gonnason...... 2002-03 L-L-L B-B-B Susan Craig...... 1983-84 Lisa Gorsline...... 1994-95 Stephanie LaFrance...... 1995-98 Katy Bahn...... 1987-88 Fiona Curnow...... 1984-86 Ashani Gottlieb...... 2010- Vivian Landeck...... 2007-11 Anita Bailey...... 1987-90 Brittany Curry...... 2007-08 Shelly Gravel...... 1987-88 Kendall Landry...... 1989-90 Caitlin Baker...... 2013- Michelle Guglielmo...... 1997-99 Donna Lane...... 1983-84 Melinda Barnes...... 1983-84 D-D-D Stacy LaPlante...... 1998-99 Stacy Bechel...... 1991-92 Katie Dallmann...... 2011-13 H-H-H Brooke Larson...... 1998-2002 Alissa Beerthuis...... 2002-03 Laura D’Aniello...... 2007-08 Heather Halliday...... 1989-90 Amanda Lasik...... 2000-04 Mercedes Bergeron...... 2005-06 Ashleigh Danielson...... 2006-07 Leann Hamblen...... 2003-05 Jennifer Lattig...... 1993-94 Monica Bernhard...... 2005-07 Shawna Darby...... 1990-92 Kristen Hamilton...... 2008-10 Sharon Latto...... 1983-84 Erin Bethel...... 1995-96 Anna Deem...... 2000-04 Abby Hanke...... 2003-05 Sara Lenhoff...... 2013- Jessica Betts...... 2000-04 Claudia Delaney...... 1983-87 Niki Hanson...... 1994-97 Kali Lents...... 2011-12 Joanna Bieri...... 1997-2000 Andrea Derflinger...... 2010- Kelly Hardin...... 1991-93 Laura Leslie...... 2001-03 Tami Binek...... 2005-09 Catherine Desimone...... 1988-89 Taryn Harris...... 2007-11 Vicki Lesperance...... 1985-86 Jordan Bixler...... 2002-04 Hilary Devine...... 1993-94 Jodi Hashagen...... 1999-2003 Debbie Lessard...... 1988-89 Lysa Blakely...... 1984-85 April Diez...... 1992-96 Catherine Hatling...... 1999-2001 Emily Lewandowski...... 2011- Danielle Borth...... 2004-08 Joy Dill...... 1992-94 Trina Havlick...... 1989-92 Jori Lindquist...... 2013- Nicole Bourne...... 1988-89 Chalene Dirks-Ryan...... 2008-12 Maria Hechanova...... 2005-09 Megan Logan...... 1992-96 Beth Bowen...... 1985-88 April Divine...... 2007-08 Susanne Hendrickson...... 1988-89 Lori Long...... 1991-92 Jaclyn Branning...... 2009-11 Karen Dobias...... 1985-89 Trudy Henkels...... 1994-96 Cyndi Loomis...... 1993-94 Genta Bransetter...... 1990-93 Kiernan Donahoe...... 1999-2000 Jodi Hering...... 1983-84 Michelle Lovata...... 2002-03 Tori Braudaway...... 2010-12 Angie Dovidio...... 1993-94 Chris Hite...... 1983-84 Katie Lowe...... 2000-04 Liz Breiland...... 2000-04 Sharon Dugan...... 1997-99 Chanel Hone...... 1990-91 Emma Lowther...... 2010- Jeanie Bresnehan...... 1984-87 Katherine Horak...... 1996-2000 Kelsey Loy...... 2009-13 Cindy Brickhouse...... 1985-89 E-E-E Alexia Hotis...... 1987-91 Marybeth Luttrell...... 1983-84 Brooke Brittain...... 2012- Heather Eastin...... 1988-90 Cari Houtz...... 1989-91 Amy Lynch...... 1992-93 Elizabeth Brook...... 2005-09 Patty Egan...... 1983-84 Megan Howell...... 2003-05 Cassie Lyons...... 2003-07 Denise Brown...... 1986-89 Meredith Egloria...... 2006-11 Kensie Howlett...... 2002-04 Jill Brown...... 1986-87 Tracy Elias...... 1985-86 Alex Huff...... 2011- M-M-M Kendall Brown...... 2012- Molly Elkins...... 2012-13 Natalie Hughes...... 2004-08 Krista Maier...... 2008-12 Alexis Buckley...... 2003-07 Ellen Erick...... 1998-2002 Lisa Mancuso...... 1987-91 Blair Buder...... 2002-06 I-I-I Dara Marin...... 2005-09 Jordan Burnes...... 2010- F-F-F Kari Randall Ingram...... 1995-99 Amy Martin...... 1997-2000 Kelly Busche...... 2002-06 Candace Fajardo...... 2004-08 Andrea Irion...... 1989-90 Sasha Martin...... 1992-94 Wendy Bustamante...... 2007-08 Monika Fajardo...... 2000-04 Beth Maxwell...... 1987-90 Darcy Butt...... 1997-2001 Leia Fazio...... 1998-2002 J-J-J Denise McCarthy...... 1986-87 Dana Butts...... 1989-90 Claire Ferro...... 2007-11 Chelsea Jackson...... 2012- Jenny McKay...... 1991-93 Cheryl Bylski...... 1987-90 Danielle Filipp...... 2005-09 Alanna Janssens...... 2001-04 Courtney McKenzie...... 1999-2003 Kim Fitzmaurice...... 1983-84 Jacqueline Jenner...... 2002-04, 2005-06 Keri McManus...... 1999-2000 C-C-C Tara Florschuetz...... 1989-90 Stacy Johnson...... 1984-86 Traci McTeer...... 1990-91 Casandra Caarder...... 1985-86 Brigitta Flydal...... 1986-88 Jessi Jones...... 2006-10 Lauren Meding...... 2002-05 Kim Carlin...... 1987-88 Rachael Foe...... 2006-10 Kristin Jones...... 2008-12 Amie Michael...... 1989-91 Shayne Carnahan...... 1994-98 Vicky Forconi...... 1989-92 Alexis Juergens...... 2011- Kristen Miernicki...... 2007-08 Katie Cattolica...... 2004-06 Lindy Fordem...... 1997-2000 Lindsey Miller...... 2006-10 Lana Christensen...... 2007-11 Kristina Fox...... 1996-98 K-K-K Kimber Morelli...... 2006-10 Jayne Clark...... 1984 Trinity Frazee...... 2012- Anna Kathol...... 1997-99 Kate Morgan...... 1999-2003 Jeanne Clark...... 1984-88 Sue Fredricks...... 1983-84 Urte Kazakeviciute...... 2013- Meagan Morrison...... 2011- Mary Clark...... 1991-94 Heather Freeman...... 1993-97 Kim Kelly...... 1990-91 Ellie Morrissey...... 2012-

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All-Time Roster

Katie Munch...... 2004-08 Q-Q-Q Tysa Slade...... 1984-85 W-W-W Mary Carol Myerchin...... 1990-92 Michelle Quigley...... 1993-94 Ida-Louise Smit...... 1990-94 Maryann Wagener...... 1999-2003 Megan Smith...... 1997-98 Jane Wakefield...... 2010- N-N-N R-R-R Patsy Smith...... 1985-86 Annie Wallace...... 1988-89 Catherine Nagy...... 1990-92 Jennifer Raphael...... 1989-90 Shannon Smith...... 1989-91 Bobbie Wallace...... 1999-2001 Kathryn Nation...... 1988-90 Noelle Rasmussen...... 1986-87 Stirling Smith...... 2010- Kim Wallis...... 1988-89 Mary Neyland...... 1984-86 Andrea Redman...... 1995-99 Gwen Smithberg...... 2011- Julie Ward...... 2005-08 Cathy Niemeyer...... 1985-86 Heidi Rentfrow...... 1991-92 Celeste Soder...... 1986-87 Annie Warner...... 1998-2002 Mary Norwood...... 1989-90 Adana Reynolds...... 1984-85 Sherry Stalley...... 1984-88 Kori Weick...... 1983-86 Kristi Richardson...... 1986-89 Amy Stiak...... 1985-86 Nicole Wieland...... 1997-2000 O-O-O Megan Riesmeyer...... 1995-96 Leanne Stoelb...... 1999-2001 Rykka Wienert...... 1989-91 Kristy O’Connell...... 1988-91 Christi Rogers...... 1983-84 Natalie Strohmeyer...... 1988-89 Julie White...... 1989-91 Michele Owara...... 1988-92 Cassie Ronai...... 2012- Christina Suarez...... 2007-08 Dawn Williams...... 1983-84 Alyson Roney...... 1993-94 Annette Swetish...... 1985-89 Dawn Williams...... 1995-99 P-P-P Jocelyn Rossi...... 1996-99 Jenn Williams...... 1992-93 Shannon Packard...... 2002-06 Renee Rother...... 2006-10 T-T-T Kelsey Williams...... 1996-2000 Hadas Pade...... 1993-97 Lani Runcorn...... 1983-84 Heather Thomas...... 2002-04 Megan Williams...... 1999-2000 Danielle Palbykin...... 2009-13 Becky Russell...... 2011- Debbie Thompson...... 1983-84 T.J. Williams...... 2006-10 Keli Palmer...... 1986-87 Holly Russell...... 1992-96 Madelon Thompson...... 1983-84 Haley Willoughby...... 2006-08 Rachel Palmer...... 2010- Stephanie Russell...... 1994-95 Cari Thomson...... 1987-90 Halle Wilson...... 2012- Kathryn Palomino...... 2013- Sarah Ruthenberg...... 1995-96 Jaimee Topf...... 1985-86 Tracy Wilson...... 1992-96 Lynn Pattison...... 1983-84 Jennifer Ruthrauff...... 2002-06 Carlye Townsend...... 2012- Heather Windom...... 1988-89 Kristin Pereyra...... 1999-2003 Becky Triemstra...... 2004-08 Jenny Wolters...... 1995-98 Cathy Perry...... 1983-84 S-S-S Jan Woodbury...... 1985-87 Lindsay Peterson...... 2000-04 Kate Schafer...... 2007-11 U-U-U Caitlin Wright...... 2011- Nikie Peterson...... 1986-88 Cathey Schuler...... 1983-84 Victoria Upton...... 1983-84 Kristin Wright...... 1995-99 Cathy Petry...... 1984-88 Susan Scott...... 1997-2001 Chelsey Urban...... 2000-04 Eva Pold...... 2012- Christine Seip...... 1989-93 Vicki Uthe...... 1983-84 Z-Z-Z Kathy Pollard...... 1988-91 Emily Seuferer...... 1991-94 Christen Zybura...... 1992-93 Kelly Pollard...... 1991-93 Anne Shassetz...... 1989-90 V-V-V Ellen Potter...... 1988-92 Kendra Shirley...... 1988-92 Erika Van Steenberg...... 1991-93 Bold indicates current student-athletes Monica Pruett...... 2012- Valerie Simmons...... 1984-87 Aubrey Varga...... 2000-04 Trista Pszwaro...... 1992-94 Emily Simon...... 2002-06 Monica Veit...... 2007-11 Michelle Sirrott...... 1988-89 July Vurpillat...... 1985-86

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37 #NAUTakeover 2013-14 Northern Arizona Swimming & Diving Douglas J. Wall Aquatic Center

The Douglas J. Wall Aquatic Center (formerly the Na- NAU vs. All Foes tatorium) opened in November 1983, just in time to house the At Wall Aquatic Center inaugural Northern Arizona University women’s swimming and (Dual Meets Only) diving team. Thirty years later, the facility is considered a world- Opponent Record. Streak Air Force...... 1-0...... W1 class training facility for national teams worldwide. Arizona State...... 1-7...... W1 Wall Aquatic Center is an Olympic-size swimming and Boise State...... 1-1...... L1 diving complex, which is open not only to the NAU swim team Brigham Young (BYU)...... 0-2...... L2 Brown...... 0-1...... L1 but also to the public, students, faculty and staff as well as the Colorado...... 1-0...... W1 NAU water polo club teams. It also houses a small weight room, Colorado State...... 1-1...... W1 featuring free weights and a Universal weight machine. The car- Fresno State...... 2-1...... W1 Grand Canyon...... 1-0...... W1 peted mezzanine level, which overlooks nearly the length of the Hawaii...... 0-1...... L1 50-meter pool, can accommodate 350 spectators. Idaho...... 3-0...... W3 The 704,000-gallon pool features two one-meter and Kansas...... 0-1...... L1 Loyola Marymount...... 5-0...... W5 two three-meter diving boards, a 13-foot-deep diving tank, six Missouri...... 0-1...... L1 25-meter lap lanes (seven feet deep), eight 50-meter lap lanes Nebraska...... 1-0...... W1 (four to 13 feet deep) and a three-foot therapy pool area as well Nevada...... 1-2...... L2 Nevada-Las Vegas (UNLV)...... 0-7...... L7 as handicap access. New Mexico...... 7-7...... L1 The building itself is 45,000 square feet, including under- New Mexico State...... 13-0...... W13 ground tunnels around the pool walls - complete with underwa- Northern Colorado...... 1-0...... W1 Northern Illinois...... 1-0...... W1 ter viewing, mechanical and storage rooms, locker rooms, offices, Pepperdine...... 1-0...... W1 a classroom and 10,000 square feet of pool deck. Purdue...... 0-1...... L1 The swimming and diving complex and the 7,000-foot el- Rice...... 0-1...... L1 San Diego...... 9-0...... W9 evation have attracted Olympic medal winners such as Pablo Mo- San Diego State...... 3-0...... W3 rales, Summer Sanders, Lea Loveless and most recent medalists TCU...... 0-1...... L1 Gary Hall Jr., Anthony Ervin and Dana Vollmer to train in Flagstaff. UC Irvine...... 1-0...... W1 UC San Diego...... 1-0...... W1 In 1990 the High Altitude Challenge was held in the Wall Aquatic Utah...... 2-1...... W1 Center, featuring former world-record holders Matt Biondi and Washington State...... 2-2...... W1 Tom Jager. Several national teams used the facility in the year prior Wyoming...... 5-1...... W3 Overall Dual Record 64-39 .621 to the recent Beijing Games to enhance their training regimens. Twenty-one medals were won by swimmers at the Games who vs. Big 12: 0-2 L2 used the Wall Aquatic Center in conjunction with the Center for vs. Big Ten: 1-1 W1 vs. Big West: 1-0 W1 High Altitude Training as part of their preparations. vs. Conference USA: 0-1 L1 The facility added a bulkhead in 2000 to enhance its ver- vs. Ivy League: 0-1 L1 satility as a world-class training facility. The 2000-01 season-open- vs. MAC: 1-0 W1 vs. MPSF: 14-3 W11 ing meet vs. San Diego State was the first to use the bulkhead in vs. Mountain West: 21-20 L2 competition, producing the first collegiate meet in Flagstaff held vs. Pac-12: 6-10 W2 on a 25-yard course. vs. PCSC: 2-0 W2 vs. SEC: 0-1 L1 vs. Western Athletic: 18-0 W18

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NAU: Where the World Trains The Wall Aquatic Center, home to the NAU swimming and diving program, is a prom- inent training facility for world class athletes, which have included several national teams from around the world, American gold-medal swimmers like Gary Hall Jr. and Anthony Ervin, as well as World and Olymic champion Australian swimmer Ian Thorpe and four-time Olympic gold medalist and Japanese swimmer Kosuke Kitajima. Kitajima trained in Flagstaff prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics and went on to win gold medals in both the 100-meter and 200-meter breast- stroke. As Kitajima said to Swimming Techinique magazine, “Whenever I come here (to Flagstaff), I always improve my time.” Flagstaff works for an Olympic gold medalist; just imagine what it can do for you. Living and training in an environment such as Flagstaff, at an elevation of 7,000 feet above sea level, provides many benefits to athletes and coaches in pursuit of peak performances. Unlike the international teams which only come to Flagstaff for relatively short altitude training camps, the athetes at Northern Arizona University enjoy the benefits of long-term exposure to altitude. Although not researched in depth, anecdotal evidence suggests that the benefits of living and training at a significant elevation result in long-term improvement of athletic performance. Crucial to the success of our athletes is an application of years of knowledge and continual learning from the best coaches in the world, who visit NAU regularly for altitude training cycles. Sophie Pascoe, the world Paralympic record holder in the 200 butterfly who won six medals at the 2012 London games, trained in Flagstaff prior to competing at the The development of a “need to rest or ready to work” baseline test set has helped fine-tune London Paralympics. Pictured: Pascoe (right) with her coach Roly Critchon (left) and the science of swimming at NAU. Being smart about the timing, duration and intenstiy of work NAU junior swimmer Meagan Morrison (center). has resulted in NAU swimmers going to the NCAA Championships in events ranging from the 50 freestyle to the mile. Smart, scientific, efficient training with a common goal of improved performance over the long haul is challenging, but the Lumberjacks of Northern Arizona University are primed to meet the challenge. In 2012, 152 athletes from 22 countries who trained in Flagstaff competed in the Olympics or Paralympics. HYPO2 Sport Management worked with athletes in swimming and track & field that desired to train at high altitude in NAU’s world-class facilities. In swimming, 10 Olympians and eight Paralympians that trained in Flagstaff brought back medals from London in representing six different countries. Tunisian Olympian Oussama Mellouli brought home gold in the Men’s 10k Open Water while four Paralympians earned gold, three of them earning multiple gold medals. New Zealand Paralympian Sophie Pascoe led the medal charge with three Golds and three Silvers. London 2012 Medalists Who Trained in Flagstaff

Olympics Netherlands Amber Thomas Japan Hinkelien Schreuder Silver - Women’s 400m Freestyle S11 Ryosuke Irie Silver - Women’s 4x100 Freestyle Relay Bronze - Women’s 200m IM SM11 Silver - Men’s 200m Backstroke Silver - Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay Tunisia New Zealand Bronze - Men’s 100m Backstroke Oussama Mellouli Sophie Pascoe Gold - Men’s 10k Open Water Gold - Women’s 200m IM S10 Takeshi Matsuda Bronze - Men’s 1500m Freestyle Gold - Women’s 100m Butterfly S10 Gold - Women’s 100m Freestyle S10 Silver - Men’s 4x100 Medley Relay Paralympics Bronze - Men’s 200m Butterfly Silver - Women’s 50m Freestyle S10 Canada Silver - Women’s 100m Backstroke S10 Ryo Tateishi Nathan Stein Silver - Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB9 Bronze - Men’s 200m Breaststroke Silver - Men’s 50m Freestyle S10 Norway Natsumi Hoshi Valerie Grand Maison Sarah Louise Rung Bronze - Women’s 200m Butterfly Gold - Women’s 200m IM SM13 Gold - Women’s 50m Butterfly S5 Silver - Women’s 50m Freestyle S13 Gold - Women’s 200m Freestyle SM5 Yuka Kato Silver - Women’s 100m Freestyle S13 Silver - Women’s 200m IM SM5 Bronze - Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay Silver - Women’s 100m Breaststroke SB4 Summer Mortimer Satomi Suzuki Gold - Women’s 100m Backstroke S10 Silver - Women’s 200m Breaststroke Gold - Women’s 50m Freestyle S10 Bronze - Women’s 100m Breaststroke Silver - Women’s 200m IM S10 Bronze - Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay Bronze - Women’s 100m Freestyle S10

Aya Terakawa Brianna Nelson Bronze - Women’s 100m Backstroke Silver - Women’s 50m Butterfly S7 Bronze - Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay Silver - Women’s 200m IM SM7

Haruka Ueda Aurelie Rivard Bronze - Women’s 4x100 Medley Relay Silver - Women’s 400m Freestyle S10

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University President • Dr. John Haeger

John D. Haeger leads North- collaboration with the University of Arizona College ern Arizona University in its of Medicine. commitment to undergraduate • Commitment to research. President Hae- education-a commitment en- ger instituted NAU’s first office of Vice President for hanced by the university’s ongo- Research in 2008, signifying the role universities play ing efforts in research, graduate in advancing science and improving our world. The education and distance learning. emphasis on science extends to NAU-Yuma, where a Dr. Haeger has been NAU 12,225-square-foot building provides critical space for president since November 2001 research in human physiology, molecular biology, bota- after joining the university to serve as NAU provost ny and ecology. On the Flagstaff campus, a partnership in June 2000. with the Translational Genomics Research Institute During his term as president, Dr. Haeger has brings undergraduate students research opportunities guided the university to new heights in student enroll- in pathogen genomics and biodefense. ment. He also has ushered the university into its larg- • High Country Conference Center. Dr. est building boom since the 22-year term of former Haeger initiated a joint partnership between the NAU President J. Lawrence Walkup. city of Flagstaff, Drury Hotels and Sodexo to build Further, he has expanded accessibility and a 42,000-square-foot conference center and an ad- affordability in higher education in Arizona, through joining hotel and parking structure. Consultants have statewide partnerships including NAU-Yavapai and estimated the economic benefit to northern Arizona 2NAU programs, and competency-based education to be about $7 million annually. innovation through Personalized Learning. • 1899 Bar & Grill. The university has opened Among university achievements under his leadership: an upscale steakhouse in the old north union that is • Tuition guarantee. Dr. Haeger instituted a open to the public and complements the conference Pledge plan that guarantees first-time, full-time fresh- center men and transfer students the same tuition rate for • Largest gift in university history. The eight semesters. College of Business Administration was able to ac- • Access and affordability. The university quire the largest gift in university history, a $25 million established the 2NAU program, a partnership with 17 donation from prominent business leader William A. community colleges throughout the state. The initia- Franke. The college was renamed The W.A. Franke tive streamlines the credit transfer process, allowing College of Business, and the gift continues to support students enrolled at partnering community colleges to program and faculty development and student schol- save time and money by being admitted to NAU while arships. they are earning an associate degree. Dr. Haeger is a member of the board of gover- • Innovation. NAU recently launched Person- nors for the Translational Genomics Research Insti- alized Learning, a pioneering competency-based online tute, Greater Phoenix Leadership, Arizona Commerce degree program in which students can earn credit for Authority and the Flagstaff 40. He is a former member knowledge gained in previous college courses or in of the Arizona State Board of Education and served as the workplace. The self-paced program offers a path- chair of the AASCU Committee on International Ed- way to a degree at a lower cost in time and money. ucation. Dr. Haeger is a former commissioner for the • Expansion of nursing and the health Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education professions. The university has placed emphasis on and is past chair of the Big Sky Conference Presidents’ graduating more students in nursing and developing Council. or expanding occupational therapy, athletic training and physicians assistant programs. NAU is offering more opportunities for Arizona residents to enter the health professions through its presence at the Phoenix Biomedical Campus, a program conducted in

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Vice President for Intercollegiate Athletics • Dr. Lisa Campos

Lisa Campos was named the Vice Weekly. Dr. Campos also assisted with athletic facility enhancements and co-di- President for Intercollegiate Athletics at North- rected the planning and design of the $2.6 million Helen of Troy Softball Complex, ern Arizona University on March 30, 2012. which opened in September 2005. In her first year at NAU, Campos In 2006, Campos served as the NCAA liaison for the Self Study Report guided the Lumberjacks to the prestigious Pres- for NCAA Certification and continued to oversee all gender, minority equity, and idents’ Cup as the NAU Athletics Department student welfare strategic plans. She was responsible for Title IX staff education and was recognized for their overall excellence in staff diversity training. In 2005, she created the Athletics Diversity Graduate Assis- competition and in the classroom. The Lumber- tantship Program and served on the UTEP Women’s Resource Advisory Board. jacks finished first in overall athletic points and She was promoted to the Senior Associate position after serving as tied for second in overall academic performance the Associate Athletic Director and Senior Woman Administrator since August of as they became the fourth institution to win mul- 2003. She also served two years as the Assistant Dean of Students within the UTEP tiple Presidents’ Cups, winning their second Pres- Division of Student Affairs. idents’ Cup (first was 2005-06). Dr. Campos had the opportunity to serve on a number of NCAA Com- In competition, Campos saw her department capture 22 total confer- mittees, including the NCAA Division I Championships/Competition Cabinet, the ence championships, four of which were team titles - men’s cross country, men’s NCAA Rifle Committee, and chaired the NCAA Women’s Soccer Committee. indoor track & field, men’s outdoor track & field, women’s golf all won Big Sky She was a member of the Conference USA Joint Group and served on Championships – and 18 coming individually from cross country and track & field the Senior Woman Administrator administrative group. In 2005-2006, when UTEP in the Big Sky and swimming & diving in the WAC. Beyond championships, the joined Conference USA, she served on the Conference USA Strategic Planning Lumberjacks produced 94 all-conference honorees and 20 student-athletes that Committee and assisted in the development of the realigned Conference USA’s combined for 32 All-American honors. vision, core values, mission, and strategic objectives. She also represented UTEP on In the classroom, the Lumberjacks once again proved that academics is conference committees, including the budget subcommittee, legislative committee, at the forefront of the student-athlete experience as NAU finished with a depart- championships selection committee, and various sport committees. ment-wide 3.09 cumulative GPA. Twelve of the department’s 15 programs achieved Dr. Campos previously served as the Assistant Dean of Students at a GPA of at least 3.00 led by the women’s soccer team, who recorded a 3.49 GPA. UTEP from 2001-03. Campos coordinated and administered the university’s stu- Four student-athletes received CoSIDA/Capital One Academic All-District honors dent discipline system, interpreted the University of Texas System Regents’ Rules and 119 total student-athletes were named All-Academic by the Big Sky and WAC. and Regulations governing the student academic honesty and conduct code, and A total of 56 student-athletes earned their degrees during the 2012-13 academic provided information to the university community on discipline policies, rules, reg- year, while the Lumberjacks also performed well on the APR Report published by ulations, and procedures. She served as a mentor to an undergraduate student the NCAA in June. participating in the NASPA Minority Undergraduate Fellows Program and served All 15 sponsored sports exceeded NCAA academic standards for the on a variety of campus committees including the UTEP President’s Advisory Com- fourth consecutive year and the department’s overall APR of 977 was 28 points mittee on Women, Student Affairs Staff Development Committee, Faculty Senate higher than 2010-11. Twelve squads carried multi-year totals above 960, while sev- Student Conduct Committee, and the University Health Awareness Committee. en teams accomplished perfect single-year scores of 1000 led by the women’s In the community, Campos was a member of the Girl Scouts of the Rio Grande tennis team who received the APR Public Recognition Award from the NCAA for board and the Junior League of El Paso. earning a perfect single-year APR each of the last four years. Dr. Campos holds a doctorate degree in Educational Leadership from Campos’ leadership also continued NAU’s commitment to community the University of Texas at El Paso. She graduated from Colorado State University service as her student-athletes completed 3,850 hours of community service and where she earned a bachelor’s of science degree in Business Administration and a outreach during the 2012-13 year. That total was 134 hours more than the previ- master’s of science degree in Student Affairs in Higher Education. ous academic year as the department continues to strive towards a goal of 4,000 Campos is a member of the National Association of Collegiate Women hours. Athletics Administrators (NACWAA), National Association of Collegiate Direc- Campos made two coaching hires, changing the culture of NAU bas- tors of Athletics (NACDA), Football Championship Subdivision Athletics Directors ketball with the hires of Jack Murphy from the University of Memphis to lead the Association (FCS ADA) and Flagstaff Leadership Program. Lumberjack men’s team and Sue Darling from the University of Arizona to head A native of Las Animas, Colo., Campos is married to Darren D’Attilio. the women’s squad. Campos took over the leadership of the Lumberjack Athletics depart- ment after serving as the Senior Associate Athlet- ic Director at the University of Texas at El Paso since August of 2006. With her hiring at NAU, Campos, 35, became one of 26 females and the youngest in the country to lead a Division I program, includ- ing 13 head athletic administrators at the Football Championship Subdivision level. Campos served as the sport admin- istrator for the Miner men’s and women’s cross country, women’s soccer, women’s volleyball, women’s basketball, and men’s and women’s track and field programs at UTEP. Campos also was the primary administrator for compliance, CHAMPS/ Life Skills, strength and conditioning, sports medi- cine, and cheerleading. She was the advisor for the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and served as the liaison to the Intercollegiate Athletic Coun- cil, Office of Student Life, Miner Village, and the UTEP Police Department. In her tenure at UTEP, she also had oversight of the women’s golf, rifle, and soft- ball programs, served as championship director for numerous conference championships, and co-hosted a weekly television show, Miner Sports

41 #NAUTakeover 2013-14 Lumberjack Swimming & Diving Schedule

Sept. 27 • PENTATHLON (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 2:00 PM Oct. 11 • BLUE VS. GOLD (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 2:00 PM Oct. 26 • NEW MEXICO (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 11:00 AM Nov. 2 • IDAHO (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 11:00 AM Nov. 8 • at Northern Colorado (Greeley, Colo.) 5:00 PM Nov. 9 • at Colorado State (Fort Collins, Colo.) 11:00 AM Nov. 21-23 • at UNLV Invite (Las Vegas, Nev.) All Day Nov. 22-24 • at Wildcat Diving Invite (Tucson, Ariz.) All Day Dec. 7 • at New Mexico State (Las Cruces, N.M.) 11:00 AM Jan. 3 • at Arizona/vs. Oregon State (Tucson, Ariz.) 2:00 PM Jan. 25 • at Grand Canyon/vs. New Mexico State (Phoenix, Ariz.) TBD Jan. 31-Feb. 1 • at Air Force Diving (Colorado Springs, Colo.) All Day Feb. 8 • GRAND CANYON (WALL AQUATIC CENTER) 11:00 AM Feb. 26-March 1 • at WAC Championships (San Antonio, Texas) All Day March 13-15 • at NCAA Zone Diving Regional (Colorado Springs, Colo.) All Day March 20-22 • at NCAA Championships (Minneapolis, Minn.) All Day