2005-06 Opponents Sophomore Tara Hyer, who finished second in three-meter diving at the 2005 BIG EAST Championships, will lead Notre Dame’s diving group through a challenging schedule in 2005-06. On The Road With The Irish With Since 1981-82, the Notre Dame women’s swimming and diving team has traveled to 28 states, the District of Columbia, Mexico, Ontario, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Saint Lucia. Notre Dame’s widespread travel is befitting of a student body and swimming and diving roster that draw from all corners of the United States, as the program has included student-athletes from 35 states and six foreign countries. Below is a listing of the all-time Irish Greencastle (DePauw, Indiana State New York travel locales. (• = places Championships) Bronx (Fordham) traveled; @/ = road Indianapolis (Vincennes, NCAA @ East Meadow (BIG EAST Championships, opponents in 2005-06). Championships), NCAA Zone C Diving NCAA Championships) Championships Fordham (National Catholic Invitational) Muncie (Ball State) Jamaica (St. John’s) South Bend (Notre Dame, Saint Mary’s, St. Bonaventure (St. Bonaventure) Alabama Midwest Independent Championships, Auburn (NCAA Championships) MCC Championships, National Catholic North Carolina Championships) Durham (Duke) Arizona Valparaiso (Valparaiso) Raleigh (North Carolina State) Tucson (Arizona) @ West Lafayette (Purdue, NCAA Zone Diving Championships, NCAA Championships) Ohio Arkansas @ Bowling Green (Bowling Green) Fayetteville (NCAA Championships) Maryland Cleveland (Cleveland State, Eastern Annapolis (Navy) Intercollegiate Championships) California Baltimore (Johns Hopkins, Eastern Columbus (Ohio State, NCAA Regional Mission Viejo (vs. Wyoming, Northeastern) Intercollegiate Championships) Diving Championships) Gambier (Kenyon College Invitational) Colorado Massachusetts Oxford (Miami, NCAA Zone Diving Denver (Metro State) Boston (National Catholic Championship) Championships) Fort Collins (Colorado State) Chestnut Hill (Boston College) Toledo (vs. Northern Illinois) Worcester (Holy Cross) Connecticut Ontario Storrs (Connecticut) Michigan London (Western Ontario) @ Ann Arbor (Michigan, Wolverine Invitational, NCAA Championships) Pennsylvania District of Columbia Big Rapids (Ferris State) Washington (Georgetown) Meadville (AIAW Div. III National @ East Lansing (Michigan State) Championships) Kalamazoo (Western Michigan, Kalamazoo) Philadelphia (La Salle, National Catholic Florida Marquette (Northern Michigan) Championships, MCC Championships) Boca Raton (Florida Atlantic) Rochester (Oakland) @ Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, BIG EAST Coral Gables (Miami) Championships) Ft. Lauderdale (Collegiate Classic) Minnesota Villanova (Villanova) Minneapolis (Minnesota, NCAA Georgia Championships, Minnesota Invitational, Rhode Island @ Athens (NCAA Championships, Bulldog NCAA Zone C Diving Championships) Providence (Providence) Invitational, Georgia Fall Invitational) St. Paul (NCAA Championships) Texas Hawaii Missouri Austin (Texas, NCAA Championships) Honolulu (Hawaii, UH Rainbow St. Louis (Saint Louis, Midwest City College Station (Texas A&M, Texas A&M Invitational) Championships, North Star Conference Invitational, NCAA Championships) Championships, Oral Roberts, MCC San Antonio (U.S. Open) Illinois Championships) Champaign (Illinois) Utah Chicago (Illinois-Chicago, Midwest Nevada Provo (Brigham Young) Independent Championships, Midwest Reno (AIAW Division III Championships) Salt Lake City (Utah) Invitational) DeKalb (Northern Illinois) New Jersey Edwardsville (Southern Illinois) Washington New Brunswick (Eastern Intercollegiate Federal Way (U.S. Open) Evanston (Northwestern) Championships) Normal (Illinois State) Piscataway (BIG EAST Championships) West Virginia Indiana Morgantown (Eastern Intercollegiate Bloomington (Indiana Invitational, NCAA Championships) Zone Diving Championships) Wisconsin Evansville (North Star Conference Milwaukee (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Championships, MCC Championships) @ - indcates 2005-06 destinations UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 48 CALIFORNIA All-Time Series: 0-0 All-Time Series vs. First Meeting 2005-06 Opponents ILLINOIS MICHIGAN STATE PITTSBURGH All-Time Series: 8-2 All-Time Series: 4-0 All-Time Series: 9-0 Date W/L Score Place Date W/L Score Place Date W/L Score Place 11/23/91 L 68-79 A 10/19/01 W 208-92 H 11/15/96 W 187-113 H 1/18/97 L 107-193 A 11/8/02 W 181-119 H 11/7/97 W 201-99 A 1/17/98 W 175-125 H 1/30/04 W 160-138 A 11/7/98 W 194-106 H 1/15/99 W 195.5-153.3 A 11/12/04 W 199-101 H 11/12/99 W 198-102 N* 1/22/00 W 183.5-116.5 H 11/3/00 W 196-98 A 1/12/01 W 200.5-145.5 N* MINNESOTA 10/5/01 W 223-77 H 1/18/02 W 247-123 H All-Time Series: 0-3 12/7/02 W 195-105 A 1/17/03 W 192.5-172.5 A Date W/L Score Place 11/7/03 W 184-116 H 1/17/04 W 197-173 N* 11/12/04 W 172-128 H 1/14/05 W 183-181 H 1/18/87 L 13-100 N* * - Oxford, Ohio * - Ann Arbor, Mich. 1/12/91 L 21-92 N$ 1/19/97 L 124-176 H PURDUE LOUISVILLE * - Evanston, Ill. All-Time Series: 2-6-1 $ - Columbus, Ohio All-Time Series: 2-0 Date W/L Score Place Date W/L Score Place MISSOURI 11/24/91 L 51-61 N* 1/25/03 W 70-43 N* All-Time Series: 0-0 1/22/94 L 114-179 A 11/14/03 W 188-89 H First Meeting 1/21/95 L 114-129 H * - Bowling Green, Ohio 1/19/96 L 111-252 A OAKLAND 11/7/98 W 195-105 H MICHIGAN All-Time Series: 2-0 11/4/00 L 138-161 A 11/1/01 W 209.5-90.5 A All-Time Series: 4-6 Date W/L Score Place Date W/L Score Place 10/30/02 T 150-150 H 2/7/04 W 176-117 H 10/29/04 L 130-169 A 2/5/93 L 131-156 A 2/5/05 W 163.5-134.5 H * - Champaign, Ill. 2/1/97 L 58-82 A 1/31/98 L 124-166 A 1/30/99 L 136-162 A 1/29/00 W 170-128 H 1/26/01 W 157-143 H 2/2/02 W 175-124 A 2/1/03 W 153-147 H 1/31/04 L 166-134 H 1/28/05 L 138-161 A Kayla Graham posted the team’s fifth-fastest 200 freestyle time last season (1:54.00) in a dual- As a freshman in 2004-05, Katie Hopkins scored 15 individual points meet matchup with Michigan. during Notre Dame’s dual meet season and added another 3.5 as a member of the Irish relays. As a freshman in 2004-05, Kelly Battle was strong in both the individual medley and freestyle for the Irish. 2004-05 WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING 49 2005-06 Opponents California Bears Purdue Boilermakers Friday, Oct. 28 • 5:00 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 • 1:00 p.m. Notre Dame, IN • Rolfs Aquatic Center West Lafayette, IN First Meeting Boilermaker Aquatic Center Location: Berkeley, CA Purdue Leads Series 6-2-1 Enrollment: 33,050 Location: West Lafayette, IN Conference: Pacific 10 Enrollment: 38,563 Dennis Stark Website: www.calbears.com Conference: Big Ten Facility: Spieker Aquatic Complex Website: www.purduesports.com Dennis Stark Relays Athletic Director: Sandy Barbour Facility: Boilermaker Aquatic Center Athletic Director: Morgan J. Burke Friday, Oct. 7 • 6:30 p.m. Head Coach: Teri McKeever (USC ’83) Notre Dame, IN • Rolfs Aquatic Center Record at California: 110-42 Head Coach: Cathy Wright-Eger (Ball State ‘82) Host School: Notre Dame Overall record: Same Record at Purdue (Yrs.): 135-78-2 Assistant: Whitney Hite Assistant: Darlene Renie Teams Participating: Notre Dame, Illinois Diving: Ron Kontura Diving: Adam Soldati State, Cleveland State, Ball State, Marquette, Valparaiso, Oakland, Wisconsin-Milwaukee 2004-05 Dual-Meet Record: 8-2 2004-05 Dual-Meet Record: 4-4 ND History in Event: Notre Dame won the Conf. Championships Result: 3rd, 1088.5 pts. Conf. Championship Result: 5th, 399 pts. 22nd Dennis Stark Relays on Oct. 7, 2005, in NCAA Result: 8th, 149 pts. NCAA Result: 8th, 149 pts. the Rolfs Aquatic Center. The Irish women Final CSCAA National Ranking: 11th Final CSCAA National Ranking: 24th scored 240 points in the meet, winning seven Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 32/7 consecutive events at one point and setting Women’s Swimming & Diving Contact: two meet records along the way. Christina Teller Women’s Swimming & Diving Contact: Phone/Fax: (510) 643-2938/(510) 643-7778 Chris Macaluso E-mail: [email protected] Phone/Fax: (765) 494-3198/(765) 494-5447 E-mail: [email protected] Pittsburgh Panthers Minnesota Golden Gophers Minnesota Invitational Friday, Nov. 4th • 4:00 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 • 4:00 p.m. November 18-20 Pittsburgh, PA • Trees Pool Notre Dame, IN • Rolfs Aquatic Center Prelims: 12:00 p.m., Finals: 6:00 p.m. Notre Dame Leads Series 9-0 Minnesota Leads Series 3-0 Minneapolis, MN • University Aquatic Center Location: Pittsburgh, PA Location: Minneapolis, MN Host School: Minnesota Enrollment: 34,003 Enrollment: 47,518 Teams Participating: Minnesota, Iowa State, St. Conference: BIG EAST Conference: Big Ten Olaf, North Dakota, Wisconsin, Carleton, Gustavus, Website: www.pittsburghpanthers.com Website: www.gophersports.com Nebraska, St. Cloud, South Dakota State, Facility: Trees Pool Facility: Minnesota Aquatic Center Washington State, Notre Dame and Kansas. Athletic Director: Jeff Long Athletic Director: Joel Maturi ND History in Event: Notre Dame first appeared in Head Coach: Chuck Knoles (Northern Arizona ’76) Co-Head Coach: Terry Nieszner (Minnesota ’77) the Minnesota Invitational in 1997-98, finishing third Record at Pittsburgh: 24-16 Co-Head Coach: Kelly Kremer (Drury ’92) with 785 points. That season marked the first of five Overall Record: Same Record at Minnesota: 7-1 (one year) appearances for the Irish, highlighted by a meet Assistants: Jeff Berghoff, Marian Clark, Eric Overall Record: Same victory in 2001-02 (1,039 points). Limkemann, Eric Stanski Diving: Jason Baumann Notre Dame’s Minnesota Invitational results: Diving: Julian Krug 1997-98 (third, 765 points) 2005-06 Dual-Meet Record: 7-1 1998-99 (third, 473 points) 2004-05 Dual-Meet Record: 10-3 Conf.