Wright State University CORE Scholar Athletics Publications Athletics 2004 Wright State University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Media Guide 2004-2005 Wright State University Athletics Follow this and additional works at: https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications Part of the Public Relations and Advertising Commons Repository Citation Wright State University Athletics (2004). Wright State University Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving Media Guide 2004-2005. : Wright State University. This Media Guide is brought to you for free and open access by the Athletics at CORE Scholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in Athletics Publications by an authorized administrator of CORE Scholar. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ACADEMIC HONORS _\cubrmir _\ll-.;.\mrrinm (!..£um [ hrn I' ltt Ct t tt f,, that 1\'n /it . lat 'Univ r ity \c-iJ,al \I ........... \ol1fllll""-~l.f."' ' n .. , .. 1f. l .- .. tt< I ....,._, 211 { '"' 200~ "' Both the Wright State University men's and women's swimming and diving teams were honored last season by being selected as an Academic All-American Tearn by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The women's team was 15th in Division I with a 3.372 grade point average while the men's team was 23rd with a 3.016 grade point average. Wright State was one of only eight teams nationally to have both squads ranked in the Top 25. 28 Raiders return this year to continue WSU's tradition of academic excellence. Front row (Left to Right): Matt Reiners, Ryan Klasmeier, Tina Pandza, Katie Hunter, Rachel Early, Milda Zilinskaite, Katie Rippl, Robert McRae, Pablo Banhos. Middle Row (Left to Right): Andrew Tolan, Maggie Napier, Crystal Grinstead, Sarah Wyant, Erin Reilly, Andrea Hess, Amanda Mueller, Dani DiMasso, Amy Cron, Eric Looney. Back row (Left to Right): Craig Coghlan, Will Ehresman, Matt Mangen, Dan Fleck, Matthew Wadsworth, Rafael Candido, Alex Dolgov, Elvis Cirikovic, Dejan Antolic. wsu SW-IMMING & DIVING Contents Academic Honors .......... ....... ........................... IFC All-Time Conference Awards .......................... 29 Awards ............................................................... 28 Coaches & Support Staff ............................... 5-8 Conference Champions ............................ 30-3 l Dayton ............................................. .................... 4 NCAA Qualifying Standards ............................ 32 Raider All-Americans ........................................ 29 Raider Profiles ................................................ 9-22 Schedule, 2004-05 ........................................... BC School and Pool Records .......................... 26-27 Season Results, 2003-04 ................................... 24 Tearn Rosters, 2004-05 ...... ................................ 23 Team Top Performances, 2003-04 .................. 25 Wall of Fame ..................................................... 22 Wright State University .. .. ........................ .. ...... 2-3 Credits Compilation: Matt Zircher, Wright State Associate SID Cover Design: Universal Technology Corporation Photography: WSU Center for Teaching and Learning Nick Falzerano, Nicholas Studios Trevor Thompson 2004-05 Swimmi:n.g & Di-vi:n.g 1 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY Wright State University offers and in medical technology, as well as many innovative programs in a a Ph.D. in psychology. variety of areas through l 06 un­ Theatre and the arts, along with a dergraduate programs and 46 strong communication program, high­ graduate and professional de­ light the many programs available in gree programs. the College of Liberal Arts. Our mechanical, materials, The Wright State University-Miami electrical, biomedical and com­ Valley College of Nursing and Health puter engineering programs, and offers both bachelor's and master's the engineering physics program, programs to prepare students to meet are accedited by the Accredita­ the current and future challenges of tion Board for Engineering and the health care profession. Technology (ABET). Student Union Market Other care-related professions are Our Raj Soin College of Busi- found in the College of Education and ness programs are accredited by the Association to Human Services, where students prepare for teaching Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). and counseling opportunities in the public and private The College of Science and Mathematics offers school environment and in the corporate arena of programs in life, chemical, and environmental sciences, training and development and employee assistance. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS AND MAJORS College of Business Organizational Leadership Art Spanish Accountancy Rehabilitation Services Art Education Theatre Design/Technology/ Business Economics Vocational Education Art History Stage Management Finance Art History/Art Studio Theatre Studies Financial Services College of Engineering and Classical Humanities Urban Affairs Human Resource Management Computer Science Communication Studies Women's Studies International Business Biomedical Engineering Criminal Justice Management Computer Engineering Dance College of Nursing and Management Information Computer Science Economics Health Systems Electrical Engineering English Nursing Marketing Engineering Physics French Operations Management Human Factors Engineering Geography College of Science and Materials Science and Engineering German Mathematics College of Education and Mechanical Engineering Greek+ Biological Sciences Human Services History Biological Sciences Education • Athletic Training College of Liberal Arts Integrated Language Arts/ Life Sciences Early Childhood Education * Acting English Education • Life Sciences/Chemistry Health and Physical Education Acting-Musical Theatre International Studies Chemistry Integrated Business Education African and African American Latin+ Chemistry Education Marketing Education Studies Liberal Studies Clinical Laboratory Science Middle Childhood Education * Anthropology Mass Communication Environmental Sciences Modern Languages Geological Sciences Modern Languages Education • Geological Sciences Education • Motion Picture History, Theory, Earth and Space Sciences and Criticism Earth Sciences/Chemistry Motion Picture Production Life Sciences/Earth Sciences Music Integrated Science Education * Music Education Mathematics Music History and Literature Mathematics Education • Music Performance Physics Organizational Communication Physics Education • Philosophy Earth Sciences/Physics Political Science Life Sciences/Physics Religion Physical Sciences Education Selected Studies Psychology Social and Industrial Communication (dual major) Graduate degree required Social Sciences Education • for teaching licensure Social Work + Offered by the Department Sociology of Classics 2 Wright State U:n.iV"ersity WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY THE UNIVERSITY THEWSU " The Paul Laurence Dunbar SWIMMING PROGRAM Library's Department of Spe­ "Two Raiders competed at the cial Collections and Archives 2000 Sydney Olympic Games in houses one of the world's most Leonard Ngoma and assistant complete repositories of origi­ coach Sion Brinn. nal documents, memorabilia and personal photographs " Matt Liddy has combined for from the Wright brothers. 212 dual-meet wins in his 15 years as head coach. He has "The university's Ervin J. Nut­ also received 11 conference ter Center, completed in 1990, Coach of the Year awards dur­ provides seating for up to ing that period. 12,000 spectators for events ranging from basketball "The women's swimming and games and entertainment to diving team was chosen last conferences and com­ season as an Acadmic All­ mencements. American Team by the College Swimming Coaches Associa­ tion of America for the 12th " Wright State University has Alumni Tower straight year. The men's team the longest running aerospace medicine resi­ also received the same honor for the fourth con­ dency program for civilians in the nation. secutive year last season, which recognizes pro­ grams with a team GPA of 3.0 or above. " More than 68,000 students have graduated from Wright State since 1967, with nearly half of " Wright State has had an international flavor in them remaining in the greater Dayton area. recent years with athletes from Australia, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, Costa Rica, England, Fin­ "Nearly 3,000 of Wright State's students live in land, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Slovenia, South university-affiliated residences on or adjacent Africa, Spain, Sweden and Zambia. In addition, to the 557-acre main campus. assistant coach Sion Brinn competed for both Jamaica and Great Britain in the Olympics and " An extensive underground tunnel system links diving coach Liyi Wang coached the Chinese most WSU main campus buildings, Olympic diving squads during the l 980's. whose modern architecture is na­ tionally recognized for being com­ pletely accessible to people with disabilities. " Although most WSU students hold jobs on or off campus, many are involved in one or more of the l 00 student clubs and organizations that give vibrancy to campus life. " The university offers 16 Division I intercollegiate athletic programs, and many students participate in the intramural sports programs. 2004--05 Swimmi:ng & Divi:ng 3 DAYTON Where Innovation Meets Tradition From the Wright brothers' first flight experiments in their Dayton bi­ cycle shop to the invention of the first self-starting automobile ignition system by Charles F. Kettering, from the cash register to the automated teller