RAYS’ Annual Picnic and Meeting May 7, 2011 Agenda Lunch Guest Speaker – Jeremy Linn Awards – Coaches Parent Meeting – Kathleen Shafer Election of Officers Closing remarks – Kathleen Shafer Dear RAYS Swimmers and Parents, I would like to say that it has truly been an honor and a privilege to work so closely with such an amazing group of coaches, parents, and board members. It is inspiring to witness the enduring dedication of our coaches who work so hard to evoke passion, devotion, and fortitude within our children for the love of swimming. They teach our children skills that they can use not only within the swimming community, but skills that our children can take with them for the rest of their lives. It is through this commitment of our coaches, and the strong commitment from our swimmers that they generate, that our own RAYS’ Swim Team is ranked in the top 5% of all the teams in the nation. Being a part of such an elite team is an opportunity that will change our children’s lives! They learn responsibility, discipline, the value of hard work, time management skills, and so much more. I hope that every parent on this team is able to realize what an amazing opportunity is before our children and that they are inspired to unite, for the betterment of our children, to support the team, and help volunteer at our RAYS’ swim functions. Volunteering is not only beneficial to our children and our team, but it provides us, the parents, with an opportunity to get to know one another, to make friends, and to unify as a community. I appreciate everyone’s belief and trust in me by electing me into this presidency and I only hope that this year has been as amazing for you as it was for me. Best Wishes, Kathleen Shafer RAYS’ President – 2010-2011 Jeremy Linn In his four years at the University of Tennessee, Jeremy fulfilled every dream an athlete could have. The Harrisburg, Penn. native established records, won both team and individual championships and carried the name of Tennessee swimming into international competition. He was crowned SEC Champion six times as an individual in addition to leading five relay squads to first place finishes. A three-time SEC Swimmer of the Year, he became only the third swimmer to win the same event, the 100-yard breaststroke, for four consecutive years at the SEC Championships. The crowning accomplishment of Jeremy's SEC dominance, however, was helping the Volunteers claim the 1996 SEC team title. On the NCAA Championship stage, Linn was no less spectacular. The spunky Pennsylvanian won individual national titles a total of four times. Jeremy became the first Vol to claim two individual titles (100 & 200 Breaststroke) at a single NCAA meet since Andy Coan in 1979. All told, Jeremy won 17 All-America honors in his four years at UT. Outside the scope of collegiate competition, Jeremy has proven himself to be one of the top breaststroke swimmers in the world. At the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta, he won the silver medal in the 100-meter breaststroke, establishing an American record. Jeremy also played a vital role on America's gold medal winning 400-meter medley relay that bested an eight-year-old world record by two seconds. He followed his 1996 Olympic effort with a gold medal performance in the 100-meter breaststroke at the 1997 U.S. Open Championships. In his twenty five years of swimming experience, Jeremy has had the opportunity to learn from many of the greatest swimming minds ever. Combined with experience at the highest level of competition and a degree in Psychology, Jeremy has created theories and philosophies of swimming and competition that he delivers like only he can. He has traveled nationally and internationally to administer swimming clinics and motivational talks. STINGRAYS COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Bob Herlinger Head Ron Rosner Y Site Coach: Mike Clesner Head Massad Y Site Coach: Delwyn Jones Assistant Coaches: Liz Bradley Stacy Butler Jordan Filchock Michele Golles Matt Harrison Joey Hess Lauren Hopkins Missy Kobiela Kate Merinar Laura Pinkerton Michelle Pugh Caroline Rezendes Christopher Shifflett Andy Steuart Ryley Trahan Recognition for special service to RAYS Swim Team Board of Directors: Kathleen Shafer – President Greg Allison – Vice-President Karen Sizemore – Treasurer Anne Reeves – Social Chair @ Spotsy Y Becky Faust – Social Chair @ Massad Y Leonard Philippart – Meet Director Jenee Pins – Secretary Anna Sell – Team Manager House of Delegates for Virginia Swimming: Bob Herlinger – Senior and Technical Planning committees’ representative Mike Clesner – Age group coach representative Delwyn Jones – Coach Representative Greg Allison – Alternate Representative Michael Sell – Board of Directors at-large athlete representative Catie Schmitz – Athlete representative Bailie Monahan – Alternate Athlete representative Awards: Jenee Pins Manna: Jenny Eichberg Thanks to all our parents who volunteer to officiate: Stroke and Turns: Mike Camper Tom Clyborne Bill Downs Liz Hunt Mike Johnson John Lloyd Pete O’Hara Kathleen Shafer Sherri Simons Colorado Timing System: John Karlovich Chief Judge (Also Stroke and Turn, Clerk of Course, Timing Judge): Jenee Pins Starters (Also Stroke and Turn and some Chief Judges): Mike Friedel Don Goidas Kelly Miller Glenn Minnich Rich Schmitz Joy Slattery Referees (Also Admin. Ref, Starter, Chief Judge, Timing Judge, Stroke and Turn, Clerk of Course and Recorder): Wally Hunt Michael Sizemore Stephanie Suhling We are losing Mike Camper, Mike Friedel, Don Goidas and Kathleen Shafer with their children graduating from high school and moving onto college. We will miss you all and thanks for all the time you have given to our team and our sport. BEST OF LUCK TO OUR 2011 GRADUATING SENIORS! Michael Camper – North Carolina State University Josh Friedel – Florida State University Angelina Goidas – Marymount University Hannah Melkun – Washington and Lee University Catie Schmitz – Georgia Southern University Jake Shafer – Virginia Military Institute Eric Whalen-Kelly – Randolph-Macon College Courtney Wilkerson – George Mason University Claire Winkler – University of Mary Washington Zoe Wuckovich – Davidson College Marie Yacone – Coast Guard Academy “Life is a Dance for you to Dance...” by Maria Luisa Taylor Life is everywhere Life Life is a challenge Life is a gift Life is a chance Life is a tragedy Life is lonely Life is pain Life is full of frustration Life is a mystery Life is love Life is made of hurt Life is not a bed of roses Life is a dance for you to dance Life is every state of mind What is life? Life is a puzzle, solve it Life is full of unexpected Life is unexplainable Life 2010-2011 RAYS’ TEAM ACCOMPLISHMENTS Top 5% of teams in country! 2010 STINGRAY AWARDS – USA & YMCA TOP 10/16 FINAL RANKINGS 2009-2010 USA Top 10 Results Short Course – Yards 17 year old Boy Josh Friedel – 6th-200 BK 2009-2010 YMCA Top 10/16 Results Short Course – Yards 12 year old Girl Hannah Motsenbocker – 10th-50 BR 11-12 Girls 400 Free Relay – 16th-Karah Sizemore, Laura Wood, Katie Sell, Lauren Lipkin 200 Medley Relay – 9th-Maggie Howell, Hannah Motsenbocker, Karah Sizemore, Laura Wood 400 Medley Relay – 7th-Maggie Howell, Gillian Downs, Laura Wood, Katie Sell 15 year old Girls Kayla Brumbaum – 2nd-100 BR, 4th-200 BR th Bailie Monahan – 10 -100 FLY 16 year old Girl Bailie Monahan – 5th-100 FLY, 3rd-200 FLY 15 & Older Girls 200 Free Relay – 9th-Bailie Monahan, Mary Flinn, Molly Slattery, Dani Fletcher th 200 Medley Relay – 4 -Mary Flinn, Kayla Brumbaum Bailie Monahan, Molly Slattery th 400 Medley Relay – 8 -Mary Flinn, Kayla Brumbaum Bailie Monahan, Molly Slattery 12 year old Boy Brad Allison – 6th-200 FR, 9th-100 IM 11-12 Boys 200 Free Relay – 11th-Brad Allison, Ryan Schmitz, Jeff Pfannenstein, Charlie Garbutt 400 Free Relay – 7th-Ryan Schmitz, Justin Courtney, Ethan Glover, Brad Allison 200 Medley Relay – 15th-Brad Allison, Nolan Monahan, Ryan Schmitz, Justin Courtney 400 Medley Relay – 4th-Brad Allison, Nolan Monahan, Ryan Schmitz, Justin Courtney 14 year old Boy Matt Halliburton – 9th-1650 FR 13-14 Boys 400 Free Relay – 16th-Michael Faust, Matt Halliburton, Jonathon Pins, Billy Howell 15 year old Boy Michael Sell – 9th-1650 FR 16year old Boy Michael Camper – 9th-100 FR, 2nd-200 FR, 5th-500 FR, 7th-1000FR, 4th-100 BK, 6th-200 BK, 8th-100 FLY 17 year old Boy Josh Friedel – 2nd-200 FR, 5th-500 FR, 2nd-100 BK, 2nd-200 BK, 9th-100 FLY, 4th 200 FLY, 6th-200 IM 15 & Older Boys 200 Free Relay – 16th-Mike Johnson, Ian Morales, Josh Friedel, Michael Camper 2010 Long Course Championships Senior Nationals – Irvine, CA – August Josh Friedel Junior Nationals – Irvine, CA – August Kayla Brumbaum Mike Camper Josh Friedel YMCA Nationals – University of MD – July th th rd Team-T-17 , Girls-10 , Boys-33 Kayla Brumbaum Mike Camper Dani Fletcher Mary Flinn Josh Friedel Matt Halliburton Laurie Herbek Tommy Hunt Mike Johnson Hannah Melkun Shannon Minnich Bailie Monahan Dylan Philippart Jonathon Pins Jared Redding Catie Schmitz Karaline Schmitz Michael Sell Jake Shafer Michael Slattery Molly Slattery Daniel Stockner Maggie Suhling Claire Winkler Zoe Wuckovich Senior Champs – Christiansburg, VA – July Trevor Carr Matt Halliburton Laurie Herbek Molly Slattery Maggie Suhling Claire Winkler Lina Zimmerman Eastern Zone All-Stars – Rockville, MD – August Brad Allison Michael Faust Maggie Howell Ryan Schmitz Katie Sell Age Group Champs – Christiansburg, VA – July/August Team-13th, Girls-19th, Boys-10th Brad Allison Alexa Collins Gillian Downs Dylan Eichberg Michael Faust Deanna Friedel Haylie Harbin Matthew Halliburton