5-time National Champions 57-time SEC Champions 417 All-Americans MEET NO. 4 Fri. Oct. 11, 2019 | Jean K. Freeman Aqautic Center | Minneapolis, MN No. 10 Florida Gators No . 18 Minnesota Gophers COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT Record: 3-0 Record:Rec 0-0 Conference: SEC Conference:Con Big Ten Ryan Sosic MEET NOTES Communications Assistant University Athletic Association Series History Strong Schedule The No. 10 Gators and No. 18 Gophers have faced If you looked at the Gators’ schedule and the fi rst Offi ce: 352-692-6648 ext. 6121 off just four times prior to this year’s meet. UF CSCAA rankings that were released Wednesday, Cell: 440-759-7582 leads the series 2-1-1, winning the fi rst two meets you’d see many similarities. in 2003 and 2004 by just 74 points combined. In 2014, Minnesota defeated the visiting Gators by a Every opponent UF faces in a dual meet was in the tally of 183-117. The two teams fi nished in a dead slotted in the top 25: lock at 150 in their last meeting in 2015. - No. 6 Missouri - No. 8 Georgia Gators Among Nation Leaders - No. 13 Auburn FOLLOWING THE MEET Through the fi rst cycle of the season, the Gators - No. 15 Tennessee have posted some of the fastest times across the - No. 18 Minnesota LIVE UPDATES: Visit @GatorsSwimDv country, putting nine times on the top-10 lists for - No. 24 Florida State on Twitter. various events. Fast Freshmen RESULTS: Check FloridaGators.com - Sherridon Dressel leads the Gators with three The transition from high school to college ath- after each day's competition has top-10 times, highlighted by her 100 back time of concluded for full results and a recap. 25.87, which is second-fastest in the country this letics might be hard for some, but UF freshman season. Dressel’s new personal-best 100 fl y time showed up in their fi rst opportunity in a college of 53.21 ranks fourth in the country. pool. - Kelly Fertel owns the fastest 400 IM time in the country currently at 4:13.03 10 wins by the Gators were posted by fresh- - Three Gators (Leah Braswell, Kathleen Golding man: Four by Kathleen Golding and Talia Bates UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA QUICK FACTS and Nikki Miller) are slated in the top-10 of the and two 200 Fly wins by Allie Piccirillo. 1,000 free. Founded................................................ 1853 - Braswell is also posted the 10th-best 200 free First Meet, First Conference Accolade Location .............................. Gainesville, Fla. time of 1:48.99 against Miami. Enrollment .......................52,367 (as of 2017) - Rosie Zavaros is the lone Gator in the 200 back Ashley McCool was named the Southeastern with a mark of 1:58.97 Conference Women’s Diver of the Week for the Nickname............................................... Gators fi rst time of her career on Tuesday. She won Colors....... Orange (PMS 172) & Blue (PMS 287) New Top Swim fi ve-of-six possible diving events during the Conference ............................. Southeastern Kalie Novosedliak’s 1,000 Free time of 10:41.44 opening week of the season and swept the against FIU was a new personal-best. Her new President........................ Dr. W. Kent Fuchs time was 3.55 seconds faster than her previous diving events against FAU and Miami. This was Athletics Director ............... Scott Stricklin best set last year against FAU during the fi rst McCool’s fi rst weekend in the Orange and Blue Facility......... Stephen C. O'Connell Center opening week of last season. as she transferred from Arizona State this year. Perfect Start to Season Looking Ahead SCOUTING THE GOPHERS Florida’s 3-0 start is just the second time since The Gators will wrap-up their fi ve meet road stand 2010 that they have gotten off to such a start. next Friday when the team will compete in their con- 2019-20 RECORD: 0-0 The only other time- last season. The 2018-19 ference opener at No. 6 Missouri on the 18th. Florida CSCAA RANKING: 18 will then host two meets in a row (No. 8 Georgia Gators got off to 4-0 start before losing to #4 2018-19 RECORD: 7-3 Texas in Austin. and No. 24 Florida State) at the Stephen C. O’Connell Center. - Conference record: 3-1 NCAA FINISH: 11th-place (158.5 points) CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP FINISH: 4th HEAD COACH: Kelly Kremer Future Opponent Info FACILITY: Jean K. Freeman Aqautic Center Team Record Next Meet /Opponent CSCAA Ranking OVERVIEW: The No. 18 Gophers open up their Missouri 0-0 Florida (Oct. 18) 6 2019-20 season with their dual meet with the Georgia 1-0 North Carolina (Oct. 25) 8 Gators. Minnesota will rely on three All-Amer- FSU 0-1 Duke (Oct. 4) 24 ican returners from last year’s squad: Emily Auburn 0-0 SMU Classic (Oct. 11-12) 13 Cook, Lindsey Kozelsky and Tevyn Waddell. The Tennessee 1-0 South Carolina (Oct. 11) 15 trio fi nished seventh in the 400 medley relay at the 2019 NCAA Championship. Total 2-1 13 (avg.) 2019-20 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING ROSTER Name Event Class Hometown/High School Katya Aslanidi Free Jr. Gainesville, Fla. / Gainesville Taylor Ault * Free Jr. La Habra, Calif. / Sonora Kirschtine Balbuena Free So. Gainesville, Fla. / Bucholz Emma Ball Back/Fly/Free Sr. Guelph, Ontario, Canada / John F. Ross Collegiate Vocational Institute Talia Bates Free/Fly/Back Fr. Gainesville, Fla. / Bucholz Tori Bindi Free Sr. Gulf Breeze, Fla. / Gulf Breeze Bettina Boszormenyi Free Jr. Budapest, Hungary / Szent István Gimnázium Leah Braswell Free So. Manchester, Pa. / Home Schooled Madison Conway Back/Fly Sr. Tampa, Fla. / Wiregrass Ranch Kelsey Dambacher Free Sr. Richmond, Va. / Cosby Georgia Darwent Free Sr. Newcastle, England / Ponteland Adrianna DeBoer Breast Jr. Cocoa Beach, Fla. / Cocoa Beach Sherridon Dressel * Back/Fly/Free Sr. Green Cove Springs, Fla. / Clay Savanna Faulconer IM Sr. Greenville, S.C. / J. L. Mann Kelly Fertel* IM Sr. Miami, Fla. / Gulliver Prep Bella Garofalo * Free Sr. St. Augustine, Fla. / St. Joseph Academy Kathleen Golding IM/Free Fr. Cooper City, Fla. / Celi Guzman Back So. Dover, Fla. / Strawberry Crest Jillian Hatch Free Sr. Clovis, Calif. / University of the Pacifi c Ellie Hatton Breast/IM So. Bridgnorth, England Gabby Hillis Free Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. / Prosper Abby Howell Diving rSr. Clermont, Fla./ East Ridge Brooke Madden * Diving Sr. Centerville, Ind. / Centerville Ria Malhotra Free Fr. St. Augustine, Fla. / Allen D. Nease High School Tylor Mathieu Free Fr. Hebron, Conn. / Rham Ashley McCool Diving Jr. Cochrane, Alberta, Canada Nikki Miller Back Jr. Glasgow, Scotland / Mearns Castle Chade Nersicio Free Fr. Lake Worth, Fla. / Trinity Christian Academy Kalie Novosedliak Free So. Carlsbad, Calif./Carlsbad Vanessa Pearl * Breast/IM Fr. McKinney, Texas / McKinney Elizabeth Perez Diving So. Barquisimeto, Venezuela Allie Piccirillo Fly Fr. Crestview Hills, Ky. / Notre Dame Academy Lauren Snider Diving So. Montverde, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep Liz Watts Free Jr. Fleming Island, Florida/Indian River State College Emma Whitner Diving Jr. Orlando, Fla. / Lake Highland Prep Rosie Zavaros Back So. Burlington, Ontario, Canada / Iroquois Ridge Pronunciation Guide Katya Aslanidi COT-e-ya Ass-lan-de-tee Kirschtine Balbuena Kersh-teen Bal-bwe-na Kelsey Dambacher Dom-bawk-er Bella Garofalo Gah-RAWF-ah-lo Chade Nersicio Chaw-DAY Nar-SIS-e-o Kalie Novosedliak KAY-lee No-vo-said-lee-ak Allie Piccirillo PIC-a-rel-o Rosie Zavaros Za-var-os Ellie Zweifel Zwa-eye-full 2019-20 FLORIDA GATORS COACHING STAFF WOMEN’S HEAD COACH | JEFF POPPELL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH | Jeff Poppell enters his second season as the head WHITNEY HITE coach of the women’s head swimming and diving Whitney Hite enters his second season as the coach at the University of Florida. In his fi rst season associate head coach for the women’s swimming and at the helm, the women’s team fi nished ranked diving team. Hite has compiled 21 years of collegiate eighth-nationally and with an overall record of 10-2, coaching experience with some of the nation’s top including a conference mark of 4-2. At the SEC Cham- swimming and diving programs. In his fi rst season, pionships, he led the Gators to their best fi nish since Hite worked closely with sprinters, more specifi cally 2011, fi nishing second overall. In total, the team sent Sherridon Dressel, Emma Ball and Bella Garofalo. The 13 swimmers to NCAA Championships and posted 31 trio gathered three All-American nods, 22 individual times that landed on the top all-time list. victories and 35 relay wins throughout the season. Women’s Associate Head Coach, University of Florida, 2018-present Women’s Head Coach, University of Florida, 2018-Present Head Coach, University of Wisconsin, 2011-18 Associate Head Coach, University of Florida, 2016-2018 Assistant Coach, University of Arizona, 2009-11 Head Coach, Gulliver Preparatory School and Gulliver Swim Club, 2012-2016 Head Coach, University of Washington, 2006-09 Head Coach, University of Arkansas Women, 2006-2012 USA Swimming National Team coach 2011-2016, 2018 Head Women’s Coach for Team USA at the World Maccabiah Games in Israel, 2009 USA Swimming 2012 World Championships men’s assistant coach Head Coach, The Bolles School and Bolles Sharks, 2002-2006 USA Swimming 2015 World Championships men’s assisctant coach Assistant Coach, The Bolles School and Bolles Sharks, 1993-2002 Assistant Coach, University of California-Berkeley, 2003-06 Assistant Coach, University of Georgia, 1998-2003 ASSISTANT COACH | DIVING COACH | BRYAN GILLOOLY CASEY FRANCIS Bryan Gillooly enters his fourth season as the Casey Francis enters her fi rst season as a Florida diving coach in 2019-20.