ITHACA COLLEGE 2009-10 men’s SWIMMING & DIVING SCHEDULE Date Day Opponent Time Oct. 23 Fri. LE MOYNE TBA 31 Sat. at Rensselaer 2 p.m. Nov. 7 Sat. CORTLAND 1 p.m. 14 Sat. at Bloomsburg 1 p.m. 14 Sat. DIVING INVITATIONAL 10 a.m. 21 Sat. at Hamilton w/Geneseo and Hartwick Noon Dec. 4 - Fri.- Don Richards Invitational at 6 Sun. Rochester Institute of Technology Jan. 16 Sat. at Rensselaer Invitational Noon 23 Sat. at Rochester 1 p.m. 30 Sat. ALFRED 1 p.m. Feb. 6 Sat. UNION 2 p.m. 7 Sun. DIVING INVITATIONAL 10 a.m. 24 - Wed.- Empire 8/UNYSCAA 10:30 a.m. Trials 27 Sat. Championships * 6:30 p.m. Finals Mar. 18 - Thurs.- NCAA Division III 11 a.m. Trials 20 Sat. Championships 6:30 p.m. Finals * at Nottingham High School (Syracuse) ITHACA COLLEGE ITHACA COLLEGE Information Location 953 Danby Road, Ithaca, N.Y. Press Information Enrollment 6,700 Founded 1892 President Thomas R. Rochon MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA Nickname Bombers For information, photos, stories, statistics, Colors Blue and Gold and videotape highlights, or to arrange an Affiliation NCAA Division III interview with a coach or athlete, please Conference Empire 8 contact Joe Gladziszewski in the sports infor- Home Pool Hill Center Pool DAN ANDERSSON mation office, Ithaca College, Ithaca, N.Y. (Capacity) (200) 14850; phone: (607) 274-3825. ACCESSIBILITY Division of Athletics/ Questions about accommodation for individu- Sports Information als with disabilities should be directed to the Office of Equal Opportunity Compliance Directory at (607) 274-3909 (voice), (607) 274-1767 Men’s Swim Head Coach Kevin Markwardt (TDD) or [email protected] as much in Phone (607) 274-3181 advance of the event as possible. Fax (607) 274-1185 CREDITS Head Diving Coach Nate Brisley This Bomber media guide is produced by the Phone (607) 274-5144 Ithaca College Office of Sports Information, Director of DAVE BALTA Mike Warwick, director; Joe Gladziszewski, Intercollegiate Athletics Ken Kutler assistant director; Chris Lewis, assistant direc- Phone (607) 274-3209 tor; Donna Mosher, department assistant. Associate Director of Intercollegiate Athletics Mike Lindberg Photographic services by Tim McKinney, Phone (607) 274-3199 Patricia Reynolds and Roy Alvarez unless Assistant Director of otherwise indicated. Intercollegiate Athletics Ernie McClatchie Phone (607) 274-5708 Operations and Events Coordinator Andrea McClatchie Phone (607) 274-3793 Senior Woman Administrator Deb Pallozzi DAN GUERRERA Phone (607) 274-1270 A Preferred Partner Supervisor of Athletic Trainers Kent Scriber Phone (607) 274-3178 Sports Information Director Mike Warwick Phone (607) 274-1401 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Sports Information Director Joe Gladziszewski Phone (607) 274-3825 E-mail [email protected] Assistant Sports SASHA KUZNEZOV Information Director Chris Lewis Phone (607) 274-5124 E-mail [email protected] Sports Hotline (607) 274-1161 College Information (607) 274-3011 Admissions Office (607) 274-3124 Job Hall (800) 429-4274 The Bombers won their third UNYSCSA Financial Aid Office (607) 274-3131 championship during the 2003-04 season as Campus Center (800) 429-4275 Sean Kavanaugh was the state champion in two events and runner-up in four events. Head coach College Web Page www.ithaca.edu TODD POLUDNIAK Kevin Markwardt was named Coach of the Year. Athletics Web Page bombers.ithaca.edu ITHACA COLLEGE Contents Men’s Swimming and Diving History ..................2-3 Hill Center Pool Records ......................................... 3 Kevin Markwardt, Head Coach ............................... 4 Mark Tedeschi, Assistant Coach ............................ 4 Bomber Coaching Records ..................................... 4 Nate Brisley, Head Diving Coach ............................ 5 Year-By-Year Results ............................................ 5-6 2008-09 Review ......................................................... 6 Swimmer/Diver Profiles .............................7-9, 12-16 2008-09 Men’s Swimming and Diving Roster ...... 10 2008-09 Men’s Swimming and Diving Results .... 11 Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees ............................ 17 All-Americans ......................................................... 17 Men’s Swimming and Diving Record Book ....18-20 Press Information ................................................. IBC 2008-09 Schedule .................................................. BC ITHACA COLLEGEMen’s Swimming & ITHACA COLLEGE he Ithaca College men’s swimming and diving program completed its 44th year in 2008-09 and has posted a 396-201-2 mark for a .663 Twinning percentage. One of the top individual performances came in 1996 when Colin Herlihy captured first place at the NCAA Division III championship in both the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke events and became the first Ithaca swimmer to win an individual national title. His time in the 100-yard breaststroke set a new NCAA record. The Bombers posted top-10 finishes in the Upper New York State Swimming Association (UNYSSA) championship in 11 of 14 years through the 1979-80 season, but a schedule that included a number of upper- division opponents held the team’s dual-meet mark below the .500 level. An individual standout during that time was diver Scott Handler, a 1976 all-American in the one- and three-meter competitions. Ithaca College Athletic Hall of Fame member Bill Ware coached the team during its first 16 seasons. His final two seasons resulted in 7-6 and 13-3 dual-meet records and seventh- and sixth-place finishes at the state meet. Following Ware as coach was Jim Perkins, who guided the Bombers to a 28-9 mark while going 24-7 with the women’s swimming team during the same time. In his first season with Ithaca, Perkins led the team to sixth at the UNYSSA meet and completed the slate in the NCAA Division III championship, where the Bombers finished 18th. It was the first time Ithaca had placed at the NCAA meet. Freestyle specialist Don McVeigh was a star of that team, finishing with three all-American honors. Perkins may have done his finest work in 1982- 83, when he led the team to a 12-1 dual-meet record, a second-place finish at the UNYSSA meet and 20th place at the NCAA championship. Dick Comanzo, Ithaca’s most successful diver, earned all-American honors in the one- and three-meter events at the national competition. Paula Miller was next to coach the Bombers and set a new standard for success during her three years. The Bombers went 29-5 in dual-meet competition and DICK COMANZO placed in the top four in the UNYSSA championship all three seasons. In addition, Ithaca broke into the top 10 at the NCAA championship for the first time, placing ninth in 1985-86. Pacing the team to its best finish ever were two-event all-Americans Brian Bennett, Chris Martin, Bryan Rice, John Van Cott and Clayton York. Martin completed his career with a school-record 15 all-American finishes. When Miller left the men’s program to concentrate solely on the women’s team, current coach Kevin Markwardt picked up on her success. Under Markwardt, the Bombers have placed in the top five at the state meet 20 times in 22 years and have compiled a 255-66 dual-meet record. Rob D’Alessandro posted two top-five results at the 1988 NCAA meet and graduated with 13 all-American honors. Another top performer was Jeff Ungvary, a 10-time all-American. Ithaca posted a perfect 14-0 dual-meet record in 1990-91. Thanks in part to the efforts of Dan Guerrera, an eight-time all-American, the Bombers were state runners-up and 14th at the Division III championship that season. In 1995-96 Ithaca went 13-0 with Herlihy and Todd Poludniak earning their fourth and fifth all-American honors, respectively. The following year the Bombers finished 10-4, placing 24th at the national championship with 2 Men’s Swimming and Diving 2008-09 ITHACA COLLEGE Diving History ITHACA COLLEGE four athletes combining for nine all-American honors. Over the next three seasons the Bombers placed fourth, fourth and sixth, respectively, at the UNYSCSA championship, with three swimmers earning all-American hon- ors. Ithaca finished 13-1 during the 2000-01 season, winning the state cham- pionship for the first time in the program’s history. In the 2001-02 season, Ithaca finished with a perfect (16-0) record for the third time in school history, repeating as state champions and winning the program’s eighth conference title. Steve Barnes earned all-America honors, placing 15th in the 1,650-yard freestyle. In 2002-03 the Bombers compiled a 15-1 record and finished runner-up in the conference and at the UNYSCSA champion- ship. In the 2003-04, Ithaca won its third state and conference championship and posted a perfect 15-0 dual meet record. Barnes earned all-America honors in the 1,650-yard freestyle for the second time in his career. The 800-yard freestyle relay team also earned all-America honors. Ithaca has turned in back-to-back winning seasons over the last two years, a 25-10 combined dual-meet record and a pair of second-place fin- ishes at the Empire 8 Championship Meet. STEVE BARNES SEAN KAVANAUGH DON McVEIGH JEFF UNGVARY HILL CENTER POOL RECORDS Event Swimmer (school) Year Time 50 Freestyle Elliot Sequin (Union) 2005 20.87 100 Freestyle Elliot Sequin (Union) 2005 46.71 200 Freestyle Chris Martin (Ithaca) 1988 1:45.01 500 Freestyle Don McVeigh (Ithaca) 1982 4:37.84 1,000 Freestyle Steve Barnes (Ithaca) 2005 9:44.34 1,650 Freestyle Dave Balta (Ithaca) 2001 17:10.04 100 Butterfly Dan Andersson (Ithaca) 1989 52.37 200 Butterfly Stakel (Alfred) 1990 1:58.49 100 Backstroke Sean Kavanaugh (Ithaca) 2004