The Spartan Men s and Women s Swimming & Diving Teams

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1 The Spartan Men s and Women s Swimming & Diving Teams M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 7

2 WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING OUTLOOK READY TO LEAD With a young, but experienced roster, the Spartans are ready to take the next step Without one senior on last season s roster, the Michigan State women s swimming and diving team is ready for several upperclassmen to step up and lead. The lack of seniors last season allowed several young swimmers to compete in more events and gain valuable experience in the always tough Big Ten Conference. With four, full classes, the Spartans will have the depth and experience to be competitive in all events this season. We have a good, solid senior class of women who stayed here this summer, trained hard and had good summers in terms of performance, said head coach Matt Gianiodis. Those women were leaders as juniors last year so this is the second time around for them. With so much experience returning this season, Gianiodis is excited about the depth and experience of this year s team. Last year, especially at the Big Ten Championships, we had to use the same people in a number of events, Gianiodis explained. We had people that swam on a lot of relays so it was draining for them. Now that we have a full compliment of classes, it will be interesting to see how that works this year. The balance of swimmers among classes adds to the team s competitiveness, which, combined with the experience, gives the Spartans a bright outlook heading into this year. Here is an event-by-event breakdown of the Spartans: Sprint Freestyle Last season, senior Julie Kahn and junior Erin Wertz, had what Gianiodis described as a breakout years, and they will be counted on heavily again this year. Kahn fi nished recorded her best time of the year at the Big Ten Championships (51.97) in the 100 meter free and took part in four other events at the meet. Erinn Wertz saw action in seven events at last year s Big Ten Championships and swam team season-bests in the 50 free (23.74) and 100 free (51.72). The Spartans are also expecting contributions from incoming freshmen Abby Nelson and Laura Leslie. While Nelson s biggest strength lies in butterfl y, she will also be counted on to contribute right away in freestyle. A four-year All-American selection in high school, Gianiodis expects Nelson to have an immediate impact. Leslie brings an immense amount of potential to the sprint freestyle corps. Mid-Distance Freestyle Throughout her career, the Spartans have heavily relied on Heather Kiluk in several events. Last season was no different as the senior posted several fi rst-place fi nishes in multiple events and was named MSU s Swimmer of the Year. Junior Mara Loniewski also competed well for the Spartans last season in the mid-distance free events and was a key ingredient in the all freestyle relay events. Another bright spot last season was the 800-meter relay team of Kiluk, Loniewski, Marlys Fuqua and Stephanie Fisher set a varsity record by breaking the 7:30 mark at the Big Ten Championships. The Spartans hope last year s stong relay performances will translate into individual success in the middle-distance events. Distance Freestyle If there is one area where this year s team lacks depth, it is in distance freestyle events. However, senior Marlys Fuqua, recipient of the last two year s Spartan of the Year awards, is one of the Spartans strongest and most experienced swimmers. Marlys holds this event down for us and she ll have to hold it down almost all by herself this year, Gianiodis said. Last season, she registerd MSU season-best and top-10 varsity times in 500 and 1,000 free. Sarah Biasello Breaststroke Two key breaststrokers who carried a majority of the load last season, juniors Laura DeFord and Sarah Biasello return this year. Breaststroke is one event where the Spartans have a considerable amount of experience and depth. We have a group that needs to step up and do the job. We have women on the team that have the ability to do it and now they have to do it, Gianiodis explained. Last season, Biasello proved she has the ability to to be a top breastroker with eight top-three fi nishes. She also turned in the team s top time of the year in the 200 breast. DeFord is one of team s most versatile swimmers with breaststroke being one of her strongest events. Should one or more individuals emerge from this group, all the pieces will be in place for a strong medley relay team M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

3 WOMEN S SWIMMING & DIVING OUTLOOK Freshman Carrie Sodonis will also see time in the breaststroke event. As a high school junior, she earned All-American honors in the 100 breast. Butterfl y The team s butterfl y will likely be lead by a pair of underclassmen in sophomore Becka Ebner and Nelson. Becka Ebner had a great year for us last year, Gianiodis said. She was awesome in the 100 and 200 meter events. As a freshman last season, Ebner swam the team s top times of the year in the 100 and 200 fl y. Nelson brings strong credentials to the fl y events, having won the Missouri state championship in the 100 fl y as a freshman and senior. Backstroke The Spartans excelled last season in backstroke and Gianiodis expects this year s corps to continue their success. Heather Kiluk, Abby Nelson, Stephanie Fisher and Sasha Lawerenze are all good backstrokers, said Gianiodis. Fisher was named Freshman of Year last season and posed the team s quickest times of the year in the 100 and 200 back. Both times were good for varsity all-time top-10 marks. She also scored for MSU in last year s Big Ten Championships in the 100-meter event. Gianiodis will also be looking for contributions from other returning swimmers. Sasha Lewerenz almost scored for us at the Big Ten Championships as a freshman last year and she is coming off a pretty good summer, noted Gianiodis. Lewerenz will look to springboard off her strong summer into becoming a consistent scorer for MSU in the backstroke events. Individual Medley While the Spartans are not tremendously deep in the IM events, they do have one of the program s best ever in the IM back for one more season. As a junior last season, Kiluk set two varsity records in the 200 and 400 IM. With three school records under her belt, Kiluk will look to lead MSU in the IM events once again this season. Diving Like last season, diving will again be the team s strongest area of competition. Senior standout Danielle Williams placed seventh at this year s Canadian Diving Olympic Trials in the open three-meter fi nals. In her junior year, Williams took sixth in the three-meter diving at the Big Ten Championships and added a 13th-place fi nish in one-meter diving. We have a strong returning team with Danielle and Alicia Mokedanz leading the way, said diving coach Eric Best. Mokedanz earned three fi rst-place fi nishes last season prior to scoring in the top 16 on both the one and three-meter boards at the Big Ten Championships. Junior Kayla Kalmbach, who competed well in several meets last year, including the Big Ten Championships, will add to the Spartans already strong diving corps. While Williams, Mokedanz and Kalmbach have the most experience and will be counted on to lead the team, sophomore Jordan Jackson also expects to contribute after fi nishing strong last season. Despite being just a sophomore, Jackson may be the Spartans most explosive diver. Jordan had hardly any diving experience in high school and she actually fi nished better in the Big Ten Championships than she did in high school, Best said. The Spartans will expect even more from Jackson this season, after training with Australian Olympic coaches this past summer. Freshman Sarah Clay brings a solid resume to MSU, taking third in the Indiana state high school championships last year as well as being a U.S. national qualifi er. Sarah is probably the most fully developed diver that we ve had come into the program since I ve been here, said Best. Another freshman, Ashley Borgman, will also look for her chance to compete this year, along with walk-ons Andrea Blohm and Brooke Sauchak. Danielle Williams Schedule Unlike last season, when the Spartans had just two home meets, this year s team will have the opportunity to swim in their home pool six times this season. MSU has 10 dual meets this season and two multi-team invitationals at Northwestern and Notre Dame, respectively. Perennial Big Ten power Minnesota visits East Lansing on Oct. 11 for the fi rst meet of the year. Despite taking on the conference s toughest opponent in the season-opener, Gianiodis is pleased with this year s schedule. We have so many opportunities for competition, especially in the fi rst semester. I m really, really happy with the way that part of our schedule panned out, Gianiodis said. In addition to the Gophers, Big Ten foes Iowa, Purdue and Michigan all visit East Lansing, as well as non-conference opponents Houston and Ball State. The Spartans will visit Illinois, Grand Valley State, North Carolina State and Oakland for dual meets. It s a comprehensive, balanced schedule that should give our team multiple opportunities to swim well and swim different events, said Gianiodis. Laura DeFord M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 9

4 SARAH BIASELLO JUNIOR BREASTSTROKE MOBILE, ALA. WESTWOOD GIANIODIS ON BIASELLO: SARAH HAD A GOOD HER EXPERIENCE IN THE BIG TEN IS GOING TO PROVIDE HER THE BASIS FOR A BETTER 09. ANDREA BLOHM FRESHMAN DIVING SPRING LAKE, MICH. SPRING LAKE BEST ON BLOHM: A VERY TALENTED ATHLETE WHO WITH IN- CREASED EXPERIENCE HAS THE ABILITY TO BECOME A GREAT DIVER. Sophomore Season: Posted the team s top time of the year in the 200 breaststroke (2:21.92) in a dual meet vs. Oakland (1/25), also a MSU varsity top-10 time Took fi rst place in the 100 breast with a time of 1:06.20 in MSU s win over Valparaiso (1/11) Took fi rst place with a time of 2:23.47 in the 200 breast in a win over Ball State (12/8) Posted a total of eight top-three fi nishes last season Swam the 200 and 400 medley relays a total of eight times Competed in the 400 medley relay, 100 breast and 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Recorded eight top-three fi nishes in dual competition...captured runner-up fi nishes in the 100 breast (1:08.36) and 200 breast (2:26.36) in the season opener against Akron (10/20)...Clocked a time of 2:25.94 in the 200 breast versus Illinois, good for a third place fi nish (10/21)...Placed second in 100 breast (1:08.46) against Iowa (10/28)...Placed third in the 200 breast (2:26.05) in MSU s win over Ball State (12/9)...Captured fi rst place with season-best 2:24.11 in 200 breast against Oakland in the regular season fi nale (1/19)...Also added a third place swim in the 100 breast (1:07.13) against Oakland...Competed in the 200 IM, 100 breast and swam the second leg of the 400 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Two-time letterwinner in swimming at Westwood High School Earned all-state and All-America honors Competed for the Capital of Texas Aquatics club team. Personal: Born April 20, 1988 in Mobile, Ala Daughter of Michael and Catherine Biasello. High School: All-State and All-America selection Placed fourth at the regional meet as a senior Elected team captain senior year...member of East Grand Rapids Club Team. Personal: Born Aug. 14, 1990 in Grand Haven, Mich Daughter of Kent and Patti Blohm Agriculture and Natural Resources ASHLEY BORGMAN FRESHMAN DIVING ZEELAND, MICH. ZEELAND EAST BEST ON BORGMAN: A VERY TALENTED ATHLETE WHO WITH INCREASED EXPERIENCE HAS THE ABILITY TO BECOME A GREAT DIVER. High School: Earned All-State and All-America honors at Zeeland East High School Two-year letterwinner Member of the East Grand Rapids Diving Club. Personal: Born June 12, 1990 in Zeeland, Mich Daughter of Ronald and Debra Borgman History and Secondary Education SARAH CLAY FRESHMAN DIVING FISHERS, IND HAMILTON BEST ON CLAY: SARAH BRINGS A LOT OF DIVING EXPERIENCE TO THE TEAM. I EXPECT HER TO CONTRIBUTE IMMEDIATELY. High School: All-State selection as a senior three-time All-America selection Elected team captain in her senior season Four-year varsity letterwinner Team was the runner-up in 2005, 2006 and Personal: Born June 27, 1989 in Indianapolis, Ind Daughter of David and Ellen Clay Pre- Nursing Sarah Biasello recorded two fi rst-place fi nishes last season M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

5 LAURA DEFORD JUNIOR BREASTSTROKE BAY CITY, MICH. JOHN GLENN GIANIODIS ON DEFORD: LAURA HAD SOME HARD LUCK LAST YEAR WITH HEALTH ISSUES. SHE IS A HARD WORKER AND SHE IS WILL- ING TO SWIM MANY EVENTS. SHE HAS MATURED GREATLY AND THIS IS GOING TO BE A GOOD YEAR FOR HER. Sophomore Season: Recorded two fi rst-place fi nishes in the 200 IM (2:09.88) and 500 free (5:10.39) in a win over Valparaiso (1/11) Swam to second-place fi nishes in the 200 breast vs. Iowa (10/26) and 100 breast vs. St. Bonaventure (11/8) Her 2:07.73 in the 200 IM and 4:23.63 in the 400 IM at the OSU Invitational (11/30) were each good for MSU varsity top-10 times Was a part of 200 medley relay team that took fi rst place in a dual meet vs. Valparaiso (1/11) and the 400 medley relay team that took fi rst place vs. Oakland (1/25) Swam the 200 medley relay, 400 IM, 100 breast and 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Won team s Most Improved Swimmer award...notched 10 top-three fi nishes in three different events...opened the season by winning the 200 breast (2:24.82) in MSU s win over Akron (10/20)...Registered second-place swims in the 100 breast (1:06.82) and 200 breast (2:25.62) against Illinois (10/21)...Scored in two other Big Ten meets, posting a thirdplace performance in the 100 breast against Iowa (10/28) and a second-place 200 breast swim against Purdue (1/13)...Closed the regular season by fi nishing third in the 200 breast (2:24.80) and 200 IM (2:10.99) versus Oakland (1/19). REBECCA EBNER SOPHOMORE BUTTERFLY OKEMOS, MICH. OKEMOS GIANIODIS ON EBNER: BECCA IS A REAL SUCCESS STORY IN OUR PROGRAM. SHE DROPPED A LOT OF TIME LAST YEAR WHILE MAIN- TAINING SPECTACULAR GRADES. I LOOK FOR MORE OF THE SAME FROM HER AND I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HER SEASON. Freshman Season: Swam to a fi rst-place fi nish in the 200 fl y (2:05.07) in win over Oakland (1/25) Placed second in the 100 fl y (58.38) at Ohio State (1/25) Key part of two 200 medley relay fi rst-place fi nishes vs. Ball State (12/8) and Valparaiso (1/11) 400 medley relay team took fi rst place vs. Oakland (1/25) Swam the team s best time of the year in the 100 fl y (57.95) at the Big Ten Championships and best time in the 200 fl y (2:05.07) at Oakland (1/25) Competed in 12 meets as a freshman. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Okemos for coach Liz Watkins. Personal: Born Dec. 8, 1988 in Lansing, Mich...Daughter of Karl and Isabel Ebner... Professional writing High School: Four-year letterwinner for coach Tony Bachigalupo Earned all-state and Independent Swim Conference Swimmer of the Meet honors twice Participated in the YMCA Nationals for two years Named team captain and team MVP her senior year Swam for the Flint Falcons club team for two years. Personal: Born April 13, 1988 in Bay City, Mich Daughter of Michael and Rose Ann DeFord Zoology ERIN DUKATZ FRESHMAN FREESTYLE/BREASTSTROKE TROY, MICH. MARIAN GIANIODIS ON DUKATZ: ERIN HAS A SUBSTANTIAL BACKGROUND IN HER CLUB SWIMMING. SHE IS GOING TO TRANSITION INTO LON- GER EVENTS AND WE LOOK FOR HER TO BE A GREAT SPARTAN. High School: Swam for coach Bill Thompson at Marian High School...Competed for the Oakland Live Y ers club team for fi ve years. Personal: Born March 16, 1990 in Santa Monica, Calif Daughter of Eric and Cathy Dukatz Kinesiology, Pre-Med major Rebecca Ebner will be a key conttibutor to the Spartan butterfl y corps this season M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 11

6 SARAH FALCONER FRESHMAN IM/BREASTSTROKE MUNDELEIN, IL MUNDELEIN GIANIODIS ON FALCONER: SARAH IS A GOOD STUDENT AND SHE IS TRANSITIONING INTO DIFFERENT EVENTS. SHE WILL HELP US IN THE BREASTSTROKE AND IM S. High School: Four-year letterwinner Three-time Illinois state qualifi er All-conference team all four years All-sectional team all four year three-time school record holder. Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1989 in Mundelein, Ill Daughter of Tim and Eileen Falconer Sister, Caitlin, swims for Illinois State University Enrolled in the James Madison College at MSU. LISA FITTON FRESHMAN SPRINT FREE/BACKSTROKE SOUTH HAVEN, MICH. SOUTH HAVEN GIANIODIS ON FITTON: LISA WILL BE A SOLID CONTRIBUTOR FOR OUR PROGRAM. High School: Team MVP as a junior and senior Garnered second team all-state All-conference in two events as a freshman and in four events in sophomore, junior and senior year fouryear letterwinner. Personal: Born April 29, 1990 in South Haven, Mich Daughter of Paul and Patricia Fitton Mother Patricia played golf at Michigan State No-preference STEPHANIE FISHER SOPHOMORE SPRINT FREESTYLE HARTLAND, WIS. ARROWHEAD UNION GIANIODIS ON FISHER: STEPHANIE HAD A GREAT FRESHMAN SEA- SON AND SHE IS SUCH A GREAT COMPETITOR. HER SOPHOMORE YEAR WILL BE MORE OF THE SAME AND SHE WILL HELP US IN RELAYS. Freshman Season: Named Freshman of the Year Posted the team s fastest times of the year and school varsity top-10 times in the 100 back (56.03) and 200 back (2:02.95) Finished fi rst in the 100 back with times of and vs. Purdue (1/12) and Ohio State (1/19), respectively Placed fi rst in the 200 back vs. Ball State (12/8) and took second place at Purdue (1/12) 200 free relay team took fi rst place vs. Ball State (12/8) and Valparaiso (1/11) Swam in seven events at the Big Ten Championships (200 free relay, 200 medley, 400 medley, 100 back, 800 free relay, 200 back, 400 free relay). High School: Four-time High School All-American and all-state performer for coach Bob Jenkyns...Led Arrowhead Union to four straight team state championships...state champion as a sophomore...contributed on multiple state record relay teams, including a national relay record her junior year...was an honor roll student and member of the student senate...elected team captain as a senior. Personal: Born March 3, 1989 in Madison, Wis...Daughter of Scott and Melissa Fisher...Life science/pre-dental MARLYS FUQUA SENIOR DISTANCE FREE FAIRPORT, N.Y. FAIRPORT GIANIODIS ON FUQUA: MARLYS HAD A REALLY GREAT YEAR LAST SEASON AND IT REALLY VALIDATED HER HARD WORK. SHE IS A GREAT KID AND I THINK SHE WILL FINISH HER CAREER AT MSU WITH A GREAT FINISH IN Junior Season: Named Spartan of the Year Academic All-Big Ten honoree...took fi rst twice in the 500 free at Iowa (10/26), clocking a time of 5:02.44, and at Ball State (12/8) with a time of 5:06.90 Turned in season-best and varsity top-10 times in the 500 free (4:56.46) at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) and 1,000 free (10:15.87) at Iowa (10/26) 200 free relay team took fi rst place at Ball State (12/8) with a time of 1:39.03 and at Valparaiso (1/11) with a time of 1:40.62 Placed fi rst in the 1,000 free at Purdue (1/12) with a time of 10: Sophomore Season: Named team s Spartan of the Year...One of the team s leading scorers, registering dual meet points in seven contests...opened the season with a fi rst-place swim in the 1,000 free (10:32.29) versus Akron (10/20) and clocked a time of 10:25.06 to win the 1,000 free the next day against Illinois...Placed second in the 1,000 free and third in the 500 free against Iowa (10/28)...Posted a third-place performance in the 1,000 free versus Ohio State (11/11)...Won the 500 free against Ball State (12/9) with a season-best time of 5: Added a fi rst-place 1,000 free eff ort against Purdue (1/13)...Scored in the 500 and 1,000 freestyle events in regular season fi nale against Oakland (1/19)...Competed in the 200 and 500 free and also swam the anchor leg of the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Finished 12th in the 200 back (2:09.24) at the Ohio State Invite Took second place in the 1,000 free (10:38.77) and third place in the 500 free (5:15.88) against Ball State Finished third in the 200 free (1:58.04) against St. Bonaventure. High School: Named team MVP in Earned All-America honors in 2003 and Was a High School Academic All-American in Personal: Born Aug. 30, 1987 in Frederick, Md...Daughter of Michael and Sandra Fuqua... marketing Stephanie Fisher was named Freshman of the Year last season M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

7 CASSIE HAMILTON JUNIOR BACKSTROKE/IM KENNEWICK, WASH. SOUTHRIDGE GIANIODIS ON HAMILTON: CASSIE HAD A VERY GOOD BIG TEN MEET LAST YEAR AND SHE GOT THROUGH SOME TRYING TIMES IN THE PROCESS. IF WE CAN KEEP DISTRACTIONS AT A MINIMUM THIS YEAR, SHE CAN HAVE A GREAT YEAR. Sophomore Season: Took third place with a time of 2:10.97 in the 200 back vs. Oakland (1/25) Posted the team s second-best time in the 100 back (58.30) Swam the preliminaries of the 200 IM, 100 back and 200 back at the Big Ten Championships. Marlys Fuqua was named Spartan of the Year back-to-back seasons. NICOLE GOLEN JUNIOR BUTTERFLY ALPHARETTA, GA. CHATTAHOOCHEE GIANIODIS ON GOLEN: NICKI HAD A GOOD SUMMER AND SHE HAS MATURED A LOT. SHE WILL HELP US IN THE BUTTERFLY EVENTS. Sophomore Season: Swam the 50 free, 200 fl y and 200 fl y preliminaries at the Big Ten Championships Competed in fi ve meets as a sophomore. Freshman Season: Posted three third-place performances in the 200 fl y...clocked a time of 2:10.61 against Ball State (12/9) before posting a season-best 2:09.72 versus Purdue (1/13)...Finished regular season with a 2:11.91 swim against Oakland (1/19)...Competed in the 100 and 200 fl y and the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Two-time swim team captain and Cougar Award winner at Chattahoochee for coach Bill Folkins Earned All-America honors Led team to state championship Swam for the Swim Atlanta club team. Personal: Born Feb. 28, 1988 in Pitsfi eld, Mass Daughter of Larry and Chris Golen Special education Freshman Season: Scored in fi ve different dual meets, posting seven top-three placings in the 100 and 200 backstroke events...opened season by fi nishing third in the 200 back (2:10.65) versus Akron (10/20)...Posted third-place performances in the 100 and 200 back against Iowa (10/28)...Placed second in the 200 back (2:09.67) and third in the 200 breast (2:33.29) at Notre Dame (11/10)...Placed second in the 100 back (1:00.35) and third in the 200 back (2:09.40) versus Ball State (12/9)...Capped the season with a season-best time of 2:08.90 in the 200 back against Oakland...Competed in the 100 and 200 back and the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Earned four varsity letters in swimming at Southridge High School Three-time All-American Named Big 9 Swimmer of the Year twice Won the district championship all four years and the state championship her senior year for Coach Jason Hart Named team captain her senior year Swam for the Tri-City Channel Cats USS team for nine years Also earned varsity letters in basketball and tennis. Personal: Born Feb. 5, 1988 in Kennewick, Wash Daughter of Bob and Kellie Hamilton Kinesiology SAMANTHA HILK FRESHMAN SPRINT FREE/BACKSTROKE SAGINAW, MICH. HERITAGE GIANIODIS ON HILK: SAMANTHA DOESN T HAVE A LOT OF EX- PERIENCE AT THIS LEVEL, BUT SHE DOES HAVE POTENTIAL. WE EXPECT HER TO CONTRIBUTE IN THE SPRINT EVENTS. High School: Earned all-state honors as a junior and senior All-academic member all four years Four-year lettterwinner. Personal: Born Feb. 27, 1990 in Saginaw, Mich Daughter of Tim and Jeannie Hilk Parents both swam at Youngstown State University Mechanical engineering M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 13

8 JORDAN JACKSON SOPHOMORE DIVING FLUSHING, MICH. FLUSHING BEST ON JACKSON: JORDAN IS AN INCREDIBLE TALENT. SHE IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE FEW DIVERS TO FINISH HIGHER IN HER FIRST BIG TEN CHAM- PIONSHIPS THAN SHE DID IN HER HIGH SCHOOL STATE MEET. WITH THE EXPERIENCE SHE GAINED LAST YEAR AND HER TRAINING THIS SUMMER, SHE IS READY TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT ON THE CONFERENCE. Freshman Season: Registered a season-high on the three-meter board vs. Michigan (1/18)...Won the one-meter dive at Valparaiso (1/11) with a score of Competed at the Big Ten Championships in the one and three-meter dives. High School: Two-time letterwinner for coach John Maxwell...Two-time diving conference champion...an academic all-conference and all-state selection...captured all-conference accolades in track three times and qualifying for the state championships in Named a scholar athlete all four years of high school...also competed on cheerleading team for three years. Personal: Born Dec. 4, 1988 in Charleston, S.C...Daughter of David and Jill Jackson...Ranked in the top 10 in her high school class...named to the National Honor Society and also served on the student council...kinesiology ALISON JOHNSON SENIOR FLY/FREE ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. ADAMS GIANIODIS ON JOHNSON: ALLISON HAS HAD A SOLID CAREER AT MSU AND SHE HAS SWAM A NUMBER OF EVENTS IN THE PROCESS. SHE WILL HAVE A GOOD SENIOR SEASON IN Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree...took second in the 100 fl y vs. Valparaiso (1/11) with a time of 1:01.66 Swam in 11 meets. Sophomore Season: Posted season-best eff ort in 200 fl y (2:12.69) at Notre Dame (11/10)...Also swam on two relay teams against the Irish... Scored a team point with a fi fth-place swim in the 1,000 free (10:55.13) versus Ball State (12/9)...Competed in the 100 and 200 fl y and the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Took third in the 200 fl y against Ball State Recorded a third-place fi nish in the 400 IM against Oakland Finished second in the 200 IM against St. Bonaventure, with a time of 2: High School: Earned all-state and All-American honors in Member of Oakland Live Y ers club team...was also an Academic All-American in Personal: Born May 12, 1987 in Rochester Hills, Mich...Daughter of Phil and Barb Johnson... Economics Jordan Jackson will look to improve after a solid freshman campaign. Alison Johnson is one of six seniors on this year s team M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

9 KELSEY JOHNSON FRESHMAN BUTTERFLY ROCHESTER, MICH. ADAMS GIANIODIS ON JOHNSON: KELSEY WILL BE LOOKED TO CONTRIB- UTE IN THE BUTTERFLY EVENTS. High School: Four year varsity letterwinner Team captain as a senior Medley relay team earned all-state recognition in 2007 Personal: Born Feb. 9, 1990 in Rochester, Mich Daughter of Phil and Barb Johnson Sister, Alison, is a senior on the MSU swim team Marketing JULIE KAHN SENIOR SPRINT FREESTYLE SALINE, MICH. SALINE GIANIODIS ON KAHN: JULIE HAS REALLY IMPROVED AT MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. SHE HAS HAD PRODUCTIVE SUMMERS AND SHE HAS BECOME A VERY SOLID BIG TEN LEVEL SWIMMER. SHE IS A GREAT LEADER AND SHE IS BOUND TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree...took fi rst place in the 100 free vs. Ball State (12/8), clocking a time of free relay team took fi rst place in back-to-back meets vs. Purdue (1/12) and Michigan (1/18) 200 relay team swam at 1:39.02 to claim fi rst place vs. St. Bonaventure (11/8) Posted a varsity top-10 time of in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships. Sophomore Season: Recorded a top-three swim in every dual meet except at Notre Dame... Placed fi rst in the 50 free (24.75) and 100 free (53.32) in season opener against Akron (10/20)...Season-best 50 free time of came against Illinois (10/21)...Won the 50 free (24.59) versus Iowa (10/28)...Notched a second-place swim in the 100 free (54.25) against Ohio State (11/11...Scored team points in three events, including second-place eff orts in the 50 and 100 free events, in MSU s win over Ball State (12/9)...Placed second in the 50 free (24.52) and 100 free (53.37) against Purdue (1/13)...Closed regular season by winning the 100 free with a season-best time of in the 100 free versus Oakland (1/19)...Competed in fi ve events (50, 100 and 200 free and two relays) at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Member of the 400 free relay that took 11th at the Big Ten Championship Placed fi rst against St. Bonaventure in both the 100 free and the 400 medley relay Finished third in the 200 free relay at the Ohio State Invitational. High School: Earned all-district and all-state selections in Also earned Academic All- America honors in Member of the Ann Arbor Swim Club, Plymouth Y National Team and Michigan Zone club team...four-year letterwinner. Personal: Born Sept. 24, Daughter of William and Sandra Kahn...Psychology Julie Kahn is an intregal part of the Spartan free-relay teams. KAYLA KALMBACH JUNIOR DIVING GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. EAST GRAND RAPIDS BEST ON KALMBACH: KAYLA HAS ADDED SOME NEW DIVES TO HER REPERTOIRE FOR THIS SEASON. SHE WILL BE ONE OF VERY FEW WOMEN IN THE NATION WHO WILL BE COMPETING A REVERSE 2 1/2 ON THE ONE METER DIVING BOARD. Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree...posted a season-high score of as well as a sixth-place fi nish on the one-meter board at PSU (11/9)...Earned a pair of third-place fi nishes at St. Bonaventure (11/8) one the one meter (223.13) and three meter (230.40)...Competed at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Competed on one-meter boards in fi ve dual meets...added three-meter diving appearance versus Ball State (12/9)...Posted season-high one-meter score of against Michigan (10/25). High School: Earned four varsity letters in diving under former MSU diving graduate assistant Anne Williamson at East Grand Rapids...Academic All-American also earned MHSAA Scholar- Athlete Honors...Also a four-year letterwinner in track...owns the East Grand Rapids record for long jump...received all-conference award...elected captain of the track team as a junior and senior...a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born June 10, Daughter of Kevin and Deb Kalmbach...Chemical engineering M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 15

10 HEATHER KILUK SENIOR IM/BACKSTROKE LIBERTYVILLE, ILL. LIBERTYVILLE GIANIODIS ON KILUK: HEATHER HAS HAD A MODEL CAREER AT MICHIGAN STATE. SHE OWNS THREE VARSITY RECORDS AND SHE IS SO VERSATILE. I EXPECT HER TO FINISH HER MSU CAREER WITH EVEN MORE SUCCESS. Junior Season: Named MSU Swimmer of the Year Academic All-Big Ten honoree...set varsity records in the 200 IM (2:04.20) and 400 IM (4:20.95) and posted a varsity top-10 time (1:51.08) in the 200 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) Won the 200 IM four times: at Ball State (12/8), at Purdue (1/12), at Ohio State and vs. Oakland (1/25) Placed fi rst in the 500 free with a time of 4:59.05 vs. Oakland and took second with a time of 5:03.91 at Purdue Part of the 400 free relay that took fi rst at Michigan (1/18) Swam in fi ve events at the Big Ten Championships. Sophomore Season: Consistently scored points in the distance free, IM, backstroke and butterfl y events...opened the season by winning the 500 free (5:05.25) and placing second in the 200 fl y (2:09.62) against Akron (10/20)...Recorded third-place swims in the 200 fl y (2:10.00) and 400 IM (4:32.10) the next day versus Illinois...Posted season-best 200 IM eff ort (2:08.24) in fi rst-place swim against Iowa (10/28)...Added another winning 200 IM eff ort versus Ohio State (11/11)...Won the 1,000 free (10:35.63) in MSU s win over Ball State (12/9)...Placed third in the 200 back (2:09.11) and 400 IM (4:34.47) against Purdue (1/13)... Competed in the 200 and 400 IM, the 200 fl y and swam the second leg of the 800 free relay at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Finished 12th in the 400 IM (4:22.04) at the Big Ten Championships Took fi rst place in the 400 IM (4:29.38) and in the 200 backstroke (2:08.51) against Oakland Finished 11th in the 200 IM (2:08.64) at the Ohio State Invitational...Earned the women s John Narcy Most Improved Award. High School: Four-year letterwinner...all-state and All-American selection all four years... Earned all-sectional and all-state honors in Member of the CATS Aquatic club team. Personal: Born Feb. 2, 1987 in Orange County, Calif...Daughter of Robert Edwards and Joni Kiluk...Advertising LAURA LESLIE FRESHMAN FREESTYLE ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. ADAMS GIANIODIS ON LESLIE: LAURA IS A TALENTED SPRINTER WHO HAS A GOOD CHANCE TO IMPROVE AND BECOME A BIG TEN LEVEL TALENT. SHE HAS GOOD BACKGROUND AND SHE IMMENSE PO- TENTIAL. High School: Letterwinner at Adams High School...Swam for Oakland Live Y ers club team for nine years. Personal: Born Aug. 17, 1990 in Rochester, Mich Daughter of Brian and Cynthia Leslie Pre- Med SASHA LEWERENZ JUNIOR BACKSTROKE/IM ROCHESTER HILLS, MICH. ADAMS GIANIODIS ON LEWERENZ: SASHA HAD A TOUGH YEAR LAST YEAR, BUT SHE DID SOME GOOD THINGS THIS SUMMER AND I LOOK FOR HER TO REBOUND WELL THIS YEAR AND BECOME ONE OF THE CONFERENCES TOP BACKSTROKERS. Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten honoree...competed in 11 meets as a sophomore Swam season best in the 100 back (58.93) at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) Placed in the top three in the 100 and 200 back a total of three times Clocked her season best in the 200 back at the Ohio State Invitational (12/2) with a time of 2: Freshman Season: Named team s Swimmer of the Year...Dominated the backstroke events throughout the season, winning four 100 back heats and fi ve 200 back races during the dual meet season...won both backstroke events against Akron, Illinois, Iowa and Oakland...Posted regular season bests in 100 back (57.14) and 200 back (2:03.38) against Illinois (10/21)... Recorded a trio of top-three 200 IM fi nishes, including a second-place swim (2:09.85) versus Ball State (12/9)...Also placed third in the 50 free against Ball State...Concluded regular season with a time in the 100 back and a 2:04.26 performance in the 200 back against Oakland (1/19)...Tied for 18th in the 100 back at the Big Ten Championships with a season-best time of Clocked a season-best 2:02.07 in the 200 back at the conference meet, good for 20th place. High School: Earned four letters under coach Tim Hickey at Adams Earned All-America honors her freshman, junior and senior years Swam for the Oakland Live Y ers club team. Personal: Born Dec. 1, 1988 in Detroit, Mich Daughter of Fred and Kris Lewerenz Pre-med Heather Kiluk was MSU s Swimmer of the Year last season M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

11 MARA LONIEWSKI JUNIOR SPRINT FREESTYLE FARMINGTON HILLS, MICH. MERCY GIANIODIS ON LONIEWSKI: MARA SHOWED GREAT DETERMINA- TION LAST SEASON COMING OFF SHOULDER SURGERY AND HELPING SET A VARSITY RECORD IN THE 800 FREE RELAY. MARA WILL BE A BIG PART OF OUR TEAM THIS YEAR. Sophomore Season: Clocked a varsity top-10 time in the 200 free (1:52.23) at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) Took fi rst in the 200 free (1:54.79) vs. Oakland (1/25) Part of the 400 free relay team that placed fi rst at Michigan (1/18) Swam in four events at the Big Ten Championships. Freshman Season: Swam to fi ve fi rst-place fi nishes on the season...opened the campaign by winning the 200 free (1:53.70) in MSU s win over Akron (10/20)...Followed that with another 200 free win the next day against Illinois (10/21)...Placed fi rst in the 200 free and third in the 100 free versus Michigan (10/25...Posted season-best 500 free time (5:03.38) in fi rst-place swim against Iowa and then added a victory in the 200 free (1:54.25) and a third-place eff ort in the 100 free (53.86) against the Hawkeyes (10/28)...Notched second-place fi nishes in the 200 free and 500 free versus Ohio State (11/11)...Placed second in the 200 free (1:54.91) and third in the 500 free (5:09.20) against Purdue (1/13)...Competed in fi ve events at the Big Ten Championships, posting a team-best 1:53.32 in the 200 free...also saw action in the 100 and 500 free and the 800 and 400 free relays. High School: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at Mercy High School for coach Shannon Dunworth Won the state championship in the 200 freestyle...high School All-American Earned all-state and all-area honors Named team captain twice Competed for the Ann Arbor Swim Club. Personal: Born June 29, 1988 in Farmington Hills, Mich Daughter of Joseph and Kelly Loniewski Aunt, Cathy, swam for Albion College Advertising TORI MERRITT FRESHMAN FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY TECUMSEH, MICH. TECUMSEH GIANIODIS ON MERRITT: I HAVE KNOWN TORI A LONG TIME AND SHE IS A GREAT KID. SHE IS A GREAT STUDENT AND A VERY HARD WORKER. I AM EXCITED FOR HER CAREER AT MSU. High School: Four-year letterwinner...earned All-State honors in the 200 All-league selection League relay champions four consecutive years. Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1990 in Tecumseh, Mich Daughter of William and Jenny Merritt Enrolled in the James Madison College at MSU. EMILY MICHAELS SOPHOMORE DISTANCE FREESTYLE ROCHESTER, MICH. STONEY CREEK GIANIODIS ON MICHAELS: EMILY HAD A SOLID FRESHMAN YEAR LAST YEAR AND WE LOOK FOR MORE IMPROVEMENT THIS YEAR. Freshman Season: Competed in six meets as a true freshman Swam the 100, 200 and 500 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) Swam a season-best 2:01.56 in the 200 free at Iowa (10/26) and season-best in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Three-time state fi nals qualifi er in 200 and 500 free...placed eighth in the state meet in the 500 free as a junior...earned three letters at Stoney Creek for coach Traci Valasco...Elected team captain as a senior. Personal: Born Feb. 23, 1989 in Rochester, Mich...Daughter of Anthony and Clarice Michaels... Brother, Joey, plays tennis at Connecticut...Communication ALYCIA MOKEDANZ SENIOR DIVING PICKERING, ONTARIO NORTHVIEW HEIGHTS BEST ON MOKEDANZ: ALYCIA RETURNED TO SCORING IN THE TOP 16 ON BOTH BOARDS LAST YEAR AT THE BIG TEN CHAM- PIONSHIPS. THE GOAL NOW IS TO GET BACK INTO THE TOP EIGHT. Junior Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection...won the three-meter dive at Iowa (10/26) with a score of Placed fi rst in back-to-back meets on the one the one-meter board at St. Bonaventure (11/8) with a score of and at PSU (11/9) with a score of Placed second vs. Oakland (1/25) on the one-meter board, posting a Placed 14th in the one-meter dive (148.15) and 15th in the three-meter dive (250.15) at the Big Ten Championships (2/21)...Competed at the NCAA Zones (3/15), scoring in the one-meter dive. Sophomore Season: Registered team points in fi ve dual meets...posted third-place one-meter dive (278.54) against Illinois (10/21)...Placed fi fth off three-meter board (235.80) and second in one-meter diving (257.77) against Ball State (12/9)...Concluded regular season with a second-place showing in the three-meter (264.07) versus Oakland (1/19)...Registered MSU s best three-meter score (253.70) at the Big Ten Championships...Also competed on the one-meter board at the league meet. Freshman Season: Named MSU Freshman of the Year after becoming a fi nalist at the NCAA Regional Diving Zones Placed eighth on the one-meter board (264.15) at the Big Ten Championships Claimed fi rst place in the one-meter (288.53) against Oakland (1/20)...Registered third-place eff ort (297.61) on three-meter board against Notre Dame (1/21). High School: Earned an 11th place fi nish in the one-meter competition in the Canadian Jr. Nationals Member of the Etobicoke diving club. Personal: Born Sept. 12, 1987 in Scarborough, Ontario...Daughter of Roy and Elizabeth Mokedanz...Kinesiology M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 17

12 ABBY NELSON FRESHMAN FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY BLUE SPRINGS, MO. BLUE SPRINGS GIANIODIS ON NELSON: ABBY IS ONE OF OUR TOP RECRUITS AND SHE WON A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP LAST YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL. SHE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE VERY VERSATILE IN THIS CONFER- ENCE AND WE THINK SHE WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE AN IMPACT RIGHT AWAY IN THE BUTTERFLY EVENTS. High School: All-American selection four consecutive years High school team won state title her freshman, sophomore and senior years State champion in 100 fl y in her freshman and senior year 400 free relay team holds the Missouri state high school record. Personal: Born Aug. 8, 1989 in Kansas City, Kan Daughter of Douglas and Stacia Nelson Sister rowed at the University of Kansas Nursing MORGAN PIASECKI FRESHMAN FREESTYLE WOODRIDGE, ILL. DOWNERS GROVE NORTH GIANIODIS ON PIASECKI: MORGAN HAS GREAT POTENTIAL. SHE SHOWED GREAT IMPROVEMENT LAST SEASON. SHE IS A POSITIVE PERSON AND WE LOOK FOR HER TO HELP OUR PROGRAM IN THE FREESTYLE EVENTS. High School: Elected captain her senior year Earned All-America honors...swam for the Express Swim Club. Personal: Born Aug. 28, 1990 in Chicago, Ill Daughter of Mike and Patty Piasecki Nursing SHANNON REGAN FRESHMAN BREASTSTROKE AUSTIN, TEXAS WESTLAKE GIANIODIS ON REGAN: SHANNON HAS WALKED ON THE TEAM FROM AUSTIN, TEXAS. SHE HAS GREAT EXPERIENCE BEING ON A NATIONALLY RANKED HIGH SCHOOL TEAM AND SWIMMING FOR LONGHORN AQUATICS. High School: All-American and All-State selection four consecutive years High school team won the state championship in 2007 and 2008 Scholastic All-American in 2007 and 2008 Personal: Born Sept. 27, 1989 in Austin, Texas Daughter of Michael and Vickie Regan Psychology EMMA SCHAEFER JUNIOR IM /DISTANCE FREESTYLE BLOOMFIELD HILLS, MICH. LAHSER GIANIODIS ON SCHAEFER: EMMA HAD AN UP AND DOWN SOPH- OMORE YEAR AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR BETTER CONSISTENCY. SHE IS A VERY VERSATILE PERFORMER AND SHE WILL HELP US IN A NUMBER OF EVENTS THIS YEAR. Sophomore Season: Posted two top-three fi nishes at St. Bonaventure (11/8) and at Ball State (12/8) Earned third place fi nish at Ball State in the 500 free with a time of 5:14.31 Finished the season competing in the 200 IM, 400 IM and 200 back at the Big Ten Championships Competed in 10 meets. Freshman Season: Registered at least one top-three fi nish in six different dual meets... Opened the season with second-place eff orts in the 1,000 free (10:36.27) and the 200 IM (2:11.16)...Followed that with season-best 1,000 free time (10:33.52) versus Illinois (10/21)...Clocked a time of 10:37.41 to place third in 1,000 free and added a second-place swim in the 200 IM versus Iowa (10/28)...Placed third in 1,000 free (10:36.12) at Notre Dame (11/10)...Swam to a second-place fi nish in the 200 fl y (2:09.08) against Ball State... Concluded regular season with a second-place eff ort in the 200 IM (2:10.25) versus Oakland (1/19)...Competed in the 200 and 400 IM and mile free at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Earned one varsity letter at Lahser for coach Mike Rado Earned All-America honors in 2002 Two-time all-state selection Swam for coach Jeff Cooper on the Oakland Live Y ers club team. Personal: Born July 9, 1988 Daughter of Kevin and Anne Schaefer Father, Kevin, played football for Albion College Kinesiology KERRY SODONIS FRESHMAN BACKSTROKE TROY, MICH. TROY GIANIODIS ON SODONIS: KERRY WILL HELP US IN THE BREAST- ROKES AND THE RELAYS. SHE IS A TRUE SPARTAN AND A FAN OF THE 300. I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HER CAREER HERE AT MSU. High School: Earned All-American honors as a junior in the 100 breast Two-time All-State selection All-League honoree her junior and senior seasons Elected team captain her senior year. Personal: Born July 24, 1990 Daughter of Jerome and Ann Marie Sodonis No preference BROOKE SAUCHAK FRESHMAN DIVING OKEMOS, MICH. OKEMOS GIANIODIS ON SAUCHAK: VERY TALENTED ATHLETE WHO WITH INCREASED EXPERIENCE HAS THE ABILITY TO BECOME A GREAT DIVER. High School: Two-time all-conference honoree Two year letterwinner. Personal: Born Sept. 30, 1990 in Dearborn, Mich Daughter of John and Gayle Sauchak Mother, Gayle, was a member of the MSU gymnastics team Pre-Dental M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

13 KARA WACKERLE JUNIOR SPRINT FREESTYLE AUBURN, MICH. WESTERN GIANIODIS ON WACKERLE: KARA EARNED A SCHOLARSHIP THIS PAST SUMMER THROUGH HER HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION. SHE IS A GREAT PERSON AND SHE IS A REAL ASSET TO OUR PRO- GRAM. Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection...part of the 200 medley relay team that took fi rst place swimming a 1:49.04 at Valparaiso (1/11) Posted season-best times of in the 50 free and free at the Ohio State Invitational (11/30) Competed in 11 meets. Freshman Season: Competed in every meet, primarily in free relay events...swam on fourth-place 400 free relay team in season opener against Akron (10/20)...Contributed on 200 medley relay team that placed fourth versus Illinois (10/21)...Also swam on 200 free relay team that registered points against Michigan (10/25)...Competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Four-time letterwinner in swimming at Western Earned fi rst-team All-Valley and Valley MVP honors Named team MVP and team captain her senior year Holds the Western High School records in the 100 free, 200 medley relay, and the 400 free relay Swam for coach Betsy Kolm on the Midland Barracudas club team. Personal: Born June 17, 1988 in Midland, Mich Daughter of Kenn and Kathy Wackerle Pre-med ERINN WERTZ JUNIOR SPRINT FREESTYLE ROCKFORD, MICH. ROCKFORD GIANIODIS ON WERTZ: ERINN HAD A SPECTACULAR YEAR LAST YEAR AND SHE WAS OUR MOST IMPROVED PERSON ON THE TEAM LAST YEAR. SHE HAS BECOME ONE OF THE BETTER SPRINTERS IN THE BIG TEN AND SHE HAS THE CHANCE TO BE ONE OF THE BEST SPRINTERS IN OUR PROGRAM. Sophomore Season: Academic All-Big Ten selection...clocked a season best and varsity top-10 time of in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) Earned MSU s John Narcy Award for most improved Took fi rst in the 100 back at Valparaiso (1/11) with a time of 1:01.04 Part of the 200 free relay team that took fi rst place at St. Bonaventure (11/8) and Ball State (12/8) Won the 50 free (24.09) and 100 free (52.75) vs. Oakland (12/5) 400 free relay team took fi rst place at Purdue (1/12) and Michigan (1/18) Closed out the season competing in eight events at the Big Ten Championships. GIANIODIS ON WILLLIAMS: DANIELLE IS ONE OF THE BEST COMPETITORS THAT I HAVE EVER WORKED WITH. HER EXPERI- ENCE AT OLYMPIC TRIALS AND THE CONFIDENCE OF A SEVENTH PLACE FINISH THERE SHOULD HELP HER TOWARD ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR. Junior Season: Placed sixth in at the Big Ten Championships (2/21) on the three-meter board and added at 13th place fi nish in one-meter diving Academic All-Big Ten honoree...was one of 14 divers to qualify for the Canadian Olympic Trials and fi nished seventh Placed fourth at the Senior Nationals...Named MSU women s diver of the year Took fi rst place on the threemeter board at St. Bonaventure (316.95) and Ball State (271.50) Won the one-meter at Ball State (268.35) and vs. Oakland (261.00) Season high on the one-meter was at Iowa Placed 16th at the NCAA Diving Zone Season: Redshirted. DANIELLE WILLIAMS SENIOR DIVING DORCHESTER, ONTARIO CLARK ROAD SECONDARY Sophomore Season: Named MSU Diver of the Year Qualifi ed for the NCAA Regional Diving Zones Placed sixth on the one-meter and ninth on the three-meter board at the Big Ten Championship Placed 10th at the 2006 Canadian Nationals On the three-meter, took fi rst (313.85) against Michigan, fi rst (264.97) against Ball State, topped the competition with a score of vs. Notre Dame Took third (275.55) in one-meter diving against Michigan (10/28)...Placed third (259.65) on one-meter board versus Ball State (12/10), placed second (270.07) against Oakland and earned third (289.27) against Notre Dame (1/21). Freshman Season: Earned team s Freshman of the Year Award...Swept the diving competition at Michigan, taking the one meter with a score of , setting a career best, and tallying in the three meter...won the three meter against Ball State (306.30)...Took fi rst in the three meter against Purdue (282.22) and Oakland (285.30)...Finished second in both the one meter (249.90) and three meter (275.25) in meet with Notre Dame/Pittsburgh... Took eighth in the three meter (429.80) and 10th in the one meter (243.25) at the Georgia Invitational...Finished 17th in the Big Ten Championships in the three meter (435.80), setting a career best...placed 14th in the one-meter board at the NCAA Diving Zone C Qualifying Meet with a mark of Finished seventh on three meter and ninth on one meter at the 2005 Canada Games...Placed 10th on the three-meter board at Senior Nationals. High School: Competed for the Forest City Diving Club...Won the Ontario provincial championship in the summer of Qualifi ed for Canadian Junior Nationals in 2003 and Qualifi ed for the Canadian Senior Nationals in Personal: Born Sept. 16, 1986 in London, Ontario...Daughter of the late Steven and Jody Williams...Kinesiology Freshman Season: Registered fourth-place swims in the 200 free against Akron (10/20) and Illinois (10/21)...Placed third in 100 free (54.36) versus Ohio State (11/11)...Clocked a time of 1:03.13 en route to a fourth-place eff ort in the 100 back against Ball State (12/9)...Competed in 50, 100 and 200 free in addition to swimming the second leg of the 400 free relay at the Big Ten Championships. High School: Four-time letterwinner at Rockford for coach Tom Parks Earned all-conference and all-state honors all four years Named team captain twice Swam for the Rockford Riptide club team Earned all-regional ( ), all-district ( ), all-conference (2006), all-state (2005, 06)...Earned four varsity letters in water polo, serving as team captain twice... Captured All-America honors in water polo as a senior. Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1987 in Zeeland, Mich Daughter of Jim and Diane Wertz Father Jim played baseball at Grand Valley State...Mother, Diane, swam at Central Michigan Brother, Andrew, plays baseball at Morehead State. Danielle Williams competed at last year s Canadian Olympic Trials M I C H I G A N S T A T E S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G 19