2006 - 2007 S ta N ford S YN C H ro N I ZE D swimmi N G Table of Contents 2006 - 07 Schedule ..................... Inside Front Cover Quick Facts ............................................................... 3 Avery Aquatic Center The Stanford Student .............................................. 4 Sports Medicine ....................................................... 6 The recently rebuilt and remodeled 2006-07 Season Preview .......................................... 7 Avery Aquatic Center is home to Head Coach Heather Olson .................................... 8 Stanford water polo, swiming and Assistant Coaches ..................................................... 9 diving, and women’s synchronized Stanford Synchro History ...................................... 10 swimming. It is widely regarded as the Synchro All-Americans ................ ......................... 10 finest outdoor facility in the United 2005-06 Season Recap ............................................ 11 States, and one of the best in the world. Team Roster ............................................................ 13 One of the highlights of the facility is a Team Profiles .................................................... 14-19 37-meter and 14-feet deep competition Home of Champions ............................................. 20 pool, which can seat 2,530 spectators in Directors Cup ......................................................... 22 a stadium-like setting. The facility also Stanford Olympians ............................................... 23 features a 25-meter diving well with a About the University .............................................. 24 10-meter diving tower. The variety of The Bay Area .......................................................... 26 pools within the entire facility gives Stanford athletes and coaches tremendous flexibility when designing Alumni .................................................................... 28 training programs and scheduling practices and competitions for all five home teams. Construction Stanford Stadium ................................................... 30 recently began on the Avery Video Center, which will add 2,000 square feet to the existing Avery Aquatic Center. At a cost of $1.4 million, the Avery Video Center will provide a meeting facility for all aquatic 2006 Quick Facts sports programs. The Avery Aquatic Center was host to the first-ever NCAA Women’s Water Polo Championship in May of 2001, and most recently hosted the 2004 Men’s Water Polo MPSF and NCAA Championships. General Information Location ............................................... Stanford, CA Founded ............................................................. 1891 Enrollment ............................. 6,556 undergraduates Media Information Media Relations Office Nickname .................................................... Cardinal Welcome: The Stanford Media Relations Office Gary Migdol, Assistant AD, Media Relations School Colors ............................... Cardinal & White appreciates your interest in the 2006-2007 Stanford Bob Vazquez, Media Relations Director Conference ..................................................... Pac-10 Synchronized Swimming Team. We hope the 2006- Aimee Dombroski, Assistant Director President ....................................... John L. Hennessy 2007 Stanford Synchronized Swimming Media Jeane Goff, Assistant Director Athletic Director .................................. Bob Bowlsby Guide is a helpful tool for you as cover the Cardinal. Kyle McRae, Assistant Director Home Pool ............................. Avery Aquatic Center We look forward to serving members of the media Brian Risso, Assistant Director Media Relations - throughout the 2006-2007 season and will make Kendall Johnson, Media Relations Assistant Office Phone .................. (650) 723-4418 every effort to ensure your working experience is (Synchronized Swimming Contact) Office Fax ....................... (650) 725-2957 an enjoyable one. Following are some guidelines Email ..................................... [email protected] Website ................................... www.gostanford.com and information to help you with your coverage of Office Phone ..................................... (650) 723-4418 Stanford Synchronized Swimming. Please contact Fax ..................................................... (650) 725-2957 Mailing Address: Stanford Media Relations Assistant Kendall Johnson Synchronized Swimming (650-723-4418/ [email protected]) or any other World Wide Web Department of Athletics member of our Media Relations staff (650-723- The Stanford Athletics Home Page is available Arrillaga Family Sports Center Suite #210 4418) with any questions. on the World Wide Web. Rosters, press releases, Stanford, CA 94305-6150 General Information: The Stanford Athletics schedules and current information can be Media Relations Office can provide media members accessed at the following address: Coaching Staff with biographical information on coaches and stu- http://www.gostanford.com Head Coach ....................... Heather Olson (6th Year) dent-athletes, historical and statistical information, Assistant Coach ..................... Bridget Finn (1st Year) photographs and more. Stanford Sportsline Phone ................................................ (650) 724-2395 Interviews: All coach and student-athlete interviews For tickets, schedules, directions to athletic should be directed through Kendall Johnson to facilities, and other athletic department information, Avery Aquatic Center arrange a convenient time for all parties. Post event call the Stanford Sportsline at Directions and Parking interviews will be conducted on the pool deck or 1-800-STANFORD. All Stanford home Synchronized Swimming events in an alternate location arranged by the Media are to be held on campus at the Avery Aquatic Ce- Relations staff after a warm-down period. Media Credits nyer. Off Highway 101, use the Embarcadero Road members should inform the Media Relations staff The 2006 Stanford Women’s Synchronized West exit. After crossing El Camino Real, you will which coaches and student-athletes are requested Swimming Media Guide was written and edited by be on the Stanford campus and the road becomes for post-event interviews. Kendall Johnson and Bridget Finn. Photography by Galvez Drive. Take your first left onto Nelson Road, Media Credentials: Requests for all media creden- David Gonzales. Design and layout by Greg and the road will lead directly to a parking lot for tials should be addressed to Kendall Johnson via Bacchetti. Printing by db Print Solutions. the Avery Aquatic Center, which will then be located email ([email protected]), fax (650-725-2957), off to your right when Nelson Road dead ends in or phone (650-723-4418). the parking lot. Off interstate 280, use the Page Mill Photography Guidelines: Please contact our Media Road exit and head east. Turn left onto El Camino Relations office for photography guidelines. Real and then left onto Galvez Drive. Take your first left onto Nelson Road, and the road will lead di- rectly to a parking lot for the Avery Aquatic Center, which will then be located off to your right when Nelson Road dead ends in the parking lot. Parking is free after 4:00 p.m. on weekdays, all day Saturday and Sunday as well as event days. 2006 - 2007 S ta N ford S YN C H ro N I ZE D swimmi N G 3 Life as a Cardinal The Stanford Student Student-athletes at Stanford have accepted the challenge of pursuing excellence both in the classroom and on the playing field. It is often said that Stanford offers the best of both worlds – top flight academics and unparalleled athletics. Stanford's 6,500 undergraduates and 7,700 graduate students are distinguished by their initiative, love of learning and commitment to the larger world. Independent thinkers and relentlessly curious, students at Stanford bring passion and imagination to everything they do. Stanford students work hard, and they play with equal energy and enthusiasm. From public service to performing arts, from intramural sports to student government, undergraduates take part in dozens of activities beyond the classroom. 2006 - 2007 S ta N ford S YN C H ro N I ZE D swimmi N G 4 The Best College Athletic Program in the Women’s Tennis Nation Three-time defending NCAA champions Stanford Athletics is one of the most respected and admired collegiate Stanford Athletics: athletic programs in the nation. During Home of Champions each of the past 12 years, Stanford has won the prestigious Directors’ Cup, awarded to the most outstand- ing Collegiate Athletic program in the nation. NCAA CHAMPIOnsHIPS SUccEss: 52 NCAA Championships since 1990 (most in the nation!) 75 NCAA Championships since 1980 (most in the nation!) Stanford captured 15 NCAA titles during the past six years, with 19 runner- up finishes during that time. THE Pac-10 COnfEREncE Stanford teams excel in the Pac-10, one of the nation’s deepest conferences. With over 40 Pac-10 Conference titles in Candice Wiggins the past five years, Cardinal teams have Two-time All American and dominated league play. Pac-10 Player of the Year IntERnatiOnaL COMPEtitiON Many Stanford athletes continue their success in international competition, with numerous Olympic and World champions. Every four years, many current Stanford athletes and coaches participate in the Olympics in a variety of sports. 2006 - 2007 S ta N ford S YN C H ro N I ZE D swimmi N G 5 Sports Medicine Athletic Staff The Lacob Family Sports