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2 WILDCAT MEN S SWIMMING QUICK FACTS OUTLOOK WILDCATS ARE CHAMPIONS COACHING STAFF RETURNERS NEWCOMERS WILDCAT ALL-AMERICANS BIG TEN CHAMPIONS NORRIS AQUATICS CENTER TOP TIMES northwestern

3 ROSTER/QUICK FACTS MEN S SWIMMING ROSTER Name Event Ht. Cl. Hometown/High School Adam Beckman IM 6-5 Sr. Kearney, Neb./Kearney Nathan Butler Breast 6-1 Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Turpin Chris Doman Free/Fly 5-10 Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa./St. Charles Prep (Columbus, Ohio) John Franklin Breast/Fly 6-1 Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla./North Broward Prep John Frutiger Free 6-5 Fr. Alma, Mich./Alma Brian Kerr Free/Fly 6-0 So. East Grand Rapids, Mich./East Grand Rapids Alex Kiaie Diving 5-6 Sr. Milwaukee, Wis./Nicolet Kalister Harmon Diving 5-6 So. Olympia, Wash./Capital Truman Liang Sprint Free 6-3 So. Brooklyn, N.Y./Hunter College High School Sean Mathews Fly/Free 6-0 So. St. Louis, Mo./Lafayette Eric Nilsson Free 6-0 Sr. Weston, Mass./Weston Kyle O Brien Free/Back/IM 5-11 So. Juneau, Alaska/Juneau Douglas Peter Park Distance Free 5-8 So. Princeton, N.J./Peddie School Bryan Pinkston Fly 6-4 Jr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s Alex Tyler Free 6-1 So. Birmingham, Mich./Birmingham Groves Jake Vogel IM/Back 6-2 Jr. Canton, Ill./Canton Head Coach: Bob Groseth (20th season), Indiana, 67 Assistant Coach: Jarod Schroeder (First season), Northern Illinois, 95 Head Diving Coach: Alik Sarkisian (Third season), USSR State University of Physical Education, 80 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS (Record: 7-6 Big Ten 2-4/6th NCAA Finish: 12th) DATE OPPONENT RESULT Oct. 26 No. 8 INDIANA * L, Oct. 27 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO W, Nov. 3 at Purdue * L, vs. No. 22 Texas A&M L, Nov No. 4 MICHIGAN * L, WISCONSIN * W, Nov. 30- at Georgia Invitational 3rd/6 Dec. 2 Dec. 19 at Florida Atlantic W, vs. Denver L, Jan at The Classic at SMU 3rd/4 Jan. 12 CARTHAGE W, OLIVET W, Jan. 19 No. 21 NOTRE DAME W, Feb. 1-2 vs. No. 13 Ohio State * L, vs. No. 16 Penn State * W, (at Ann Arbor, Mich.) Feb. 28- at Big Ten Championships 6th/10 March 1 (at Ann Arbor, Mich.) March at NCAA Championships 12th/41 (at Seattle, Wash.) * Big Ten dual meet Home meets in ALL CAPS MEDIA SERVICES For press credentials, interviews, statistics, photos or other information regarding Northwestern Wildcat Swimming and Diving, contact: Doug Meffley Athletic Media Services 1501 Central St. Evanston, IL Media Services Office Anderson Hall Main Phone: (847) Meffley Direct: (847) Meffley d-meffley@northwestern.edu Web site: Watch LIVE coverage of home meets via Live Results on! The Northwestern University Swimming and Diving Media Guide was produced by the Northwestern University Athletics Media Services Department. Assistant Athletic Director: Mike Wolf Assistant Director/Swimming Contact: Doug Meffley Associate Director: Nick Brilowski Assistant Director/Publications Coordinator: Julie Dunn Assistant Director: Rand Champion Intern: Scott Hammer Big Ten Network Liaison: Dan Platt Program Assistant: Jocelyn Serranilla Photography: Stephen Carrera, Mark Hefner Printing and Cover Design: Multi-Ad Services, Inc. QUICK FACTS Location: Evanston, Ill. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 8,000 President: Henry S. Bienen Faculty Representative: Bob Gundlach Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Purple and White Conference: Big Ten Director of Athletics and Recreation: Jim Phillips Sport Administrator: Noreen Morris Head Coach: Bob Groseth, Indiana, 67 Career Record/Years: (34 seasons) NU Record/Years: (19 seasons) Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 15/10 Assistant Coach: Jarod Schroeder Assistant Coach: Mac Guy Head Diving Coach: Alik Sarkisian Director of Aquatics: Ed Martig Overall Record: 7-6 Big Ten Record/Finish: 2-4/6th NCAA Finish: 12th 30

4 OUTLOOK Some news, notes and other goodies to keep in mind as Northwestern prepares for the men s swimming and diving season... Though the Wildcats admittedly are entering a rebuilding year, Northwestern has enjoyed a run of success during the past half decade that is unparalled in the program s modern history. NU has won more individual and relay Big Ten titles than any other conference school during that timespan, and has placed in the top-12 nationally in each of the last five seasons often as the Big Ten s highest finisher in the nation. NU also won five individual NCAA championships during that timespan. Northwestern returns two All-Americans from last year, senior Eric Nilsson and sophomore Brian Kerr. Nilsson has five-career All-America accolades, four earned with relays from and one picked up as an individual in the 500 free in Kerr was a member of the Wildcats 200- and 400-free relays at last year s NCAA Championships, picking up a first-team nod with the 400 squad and an honorable mention laurel with the 200 relay. In addition to Nilsson, Northwestern returns a solid core group which scored points at last year s Big Ten Championships. Seniors Adam Beckman, John Franklin and Alex Kiaie along with sophomores Sean Mathews and Alex Tyler all earned spots in the consolation final heats during events they swam at last year s Big Ten meet. In addition to the swimmers listed above, Jake Vogel and Bryan Pinkston earned spots in bonus finals at last year s Big Ten Championships, giving them second swim experience on the big stage. Eric Nilsson already is the school record holder in the 500 free, a mark he set as a sophomore at the 2007 NCAA Championships when he finished 16th to earn an honorable mention All-America honor. Nilsson now has Kellan O Connor s 2003 record in the 200 butterfly in his sights. Nilsson was NU s top swimmer in the event last year, finishing 17th in the nation in the event and fifth in the Big Ten. After Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov and Kyle Bubolz swept through the program and re-wrote the record books, O Connor s mark in the 200 fly is the oldest school mark still on the books. Speaking of Matt Grevers, the 2007 graduate s performance at the Beijing Olympic Games garnered a lot of attention for NU swimming. Grevers earned two gold medals as a member of the 4x100-meter medley and 4x100-meter freestyle relays. He also won an individual silver, combining with Aaron Peirsol to form a 1-2 American sweep of the 100-meter backstroke. Grevers set an Olympic and world record during his swims, though both marks would later be broken. Grevers appeared on Oprah, the Bonnie Hunt Show and threw out the first pitch before a standing ovation at Wrigley Field. He also served as grand marshal of NU s homecoming parade. The NORTHWESTERN WILDCATS: Top Row, from left: Adam Beckman, John Franklin, Peter Park, John Frutiger, Alex Kiaie. Middle Row, from left: Bryan Pinkston, Brian Kerr, Alex Tyler, Kyle O Brien, Nathan Butler. Bottom Row, from left: Assistant Coach Jarod Schroeder, Head Coach Bob Groseth, Sean Mathews, Chris Doman, Jake Vogel, Eric Nilsson, Truman Liang, Kalister Harmon, Head Diving Coach Alik Sarkisian. 31

5 OUTLOOK Following is head coach Bob Groseth s analysis of Northwestern s stroke groups entering the seasons: Sprint Freestyle: Brian Kerr returning from his All-American freshman year will lead the way. Watch for classmate Truman Liang to challenge Brian for the No. 1 spot on the team and for Chris Doman to be a factor as well. Mid-Distance Freestyle: Eric Nilsson leads the way and will be competing for Big Ten titles in the 200 and 500. Junior Chris Doman has gained tremendous experience, while sophomores Sean Mathews, Peter Park and Alex Tyler have really developed this past year and will be factors. Freshman John Frutiger shows real promise and will be a factor by year s end. All of these guys are capable of swimming the 1,650 but may be more valuable in other events. Backstroke: Senior Adam Beckman and junior Jake Vogel will carry the burden in backstroke. Both have show they are capable of scoring in both the 100 and 200 at Big Ten s. Their development will be a key factor in whether our medley relays place high at Big Ten s and qualify for NCAA s. Breaststroke: This event has the depth along with the butterfly stroke on the team. Senior John Franklin is one of the better 100 and 200 breaststrokers returning in the Big Ten. He is backed up by freshman Nathan Butler in the 100 and sophomore Alex Tyler in the 200. All of these men are capable of scoring at Big Ten s. Butterfly: Another strong event and maybe the best for Northwestern. Senior Eric Nilsson heads up this strong group. A consistent finalist in the 200 at Big Ten s, Eric missed All-America at last year s NCAA s by the slightest of margins. He is backed up by junior Bryan Pinkston, who has shown he wants to be a player this year. Sophomores Peter Park and Sean Mathews in the 200 and Chris Doman and possibly Brian Kerr in the 100 also bolster the butterfly corp. Individual Medley: This could prove to be an interesting event for Northwestern this year. While no one individual stands out at this time their are a number of swimmers who could excel in this event including seniors Adam Beckman and Eric Nilsson. Sophomores Alex Tyler and Peter Park both have shown they could be successful in the IM. Beckman in the 200 and Tyler in the 400 already have scored at Big Ten s. This could be a very fun event to watch this year. QUOTING HEAD COACH BOB GROSETH On the program s success in the last half decade... We have been fortunate these past five years to be blessed with talented and driven swimmers who have elevated our program both in the Big Ten and nationally. During that time Northwestern has won more Big Ten individual and relay Championships than any other Big Ten team. In addition we have placed in the top 12 at the NCAA Championships and again placed higher in relays and won more individual championships than any other Big Ten team. Most of those years Northwestern was the Big Ten s highest finishing team. On NU s smaller squad size in As always we will be stressing our relay performance at both the Big Ten s and NCAA s. This truly is going to be one of those rebuilding years. Our strategy is to use the positive experience of the juniors and seniors to maintain the success and the development of the freshman and sophomores to lay the groundwork for the future of the program. We have picked up a lot of fans of Northwestern swimming and I hope they become as excited about the development of the team over the next few years as we are on the coaching staff. On who is poised for a breakout season... Look out for that sophomore class. Peter Park, Sean Mathews and Alex Tyler have already made contributions as freshmen and Truman Liang has started this year on a mission. Also, watch the development of transfer diver Kalister Harmon. He is doing some amazing things in practice already and will surprise his Big Ten opponents. If Bryan Pinkston s performance in practice is any indication look for him to have a breakout year in the butterfly. On the relays in Unlike the past few years there is no relay that stands out. We will be solid but not outstanding in all the relays. At the end of the year we could be pretty good or one man short depending the the development of the younger swimmers. We will be working a lot of combinations to give ourselves the best chance to score high at Big Ten s and perhaps find a way to the NCAA Championships in a relay. On the return of former volunteer assistant coach Jarod Schroeder as a full-time assistant... As expected Jarod stepped right in without missing a beat. Many of our swimmers already were familiar with Jarod, and Jarod was familiar with the program. His reputation within the state and the region gives him instant credibility with recruits in the Midwest. His experience as interim head coach at Maryland is like having two head coaches on our staff. I am excited about Jarod s contributions already and know that Northwestern s future looks bright with him on board. On Matt Grevers Olympic performance and its impact on Northwestern s program... Matt s performance this past Olympic Games has brought even more recognition to Northwestern s program. It s one thing as a coach to be able to talk to a recruit and say that you can take them to the highest level and another to have the example that Matt has provided as proof of that statement. Matt s performance in Beijing validated Northwestern s swimming BOB GROSETH program. On returning All-American and senior Eric Nilsson... Eric has been a very important part of the success we have had the past few years. He has made himself a major factor in our success by filling out relays that have placed high at the NCAA Championships and won Big Ten Championships. In addition Eric has placed individually at the NCAA s in the 500 free. This year Eric will be shooting to win an individual Big Ten Championship and place in three events at the NCAA s including making a big final in at least one. With the development of some of our younger swimmers Eric could also be part of some Relays that could make it to the NCAA s. Eric has lived in the shadows of some great Northwestern swimmers these past few years. This is his year to shine. He has contended and been in position to win all the events he will be swimming this year. Winning one or more of those titles would be a great way to finish an outstanding career at Northwestern. On the Big Ten race this season... Michigan has emerged as the top team in the Big Ten this year. They will be followed in no special order by Minnesota, Indiana and Ohio State. Expect Indiana s diving to be a big factor among those three. Purdue has a strong team and is probably next along with Wisconsin. Northwestern will be contending with the remaining teams as the best of the rest this year. 32

6 WILDCATS ARE CHAMPIONS It had been 47 years since an NCAA champion in men s swimming resided in Evanston, but with a school-record in the 100 backstroke finals at the 2005 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis, Matt Grevers ended that drought with the best race of his career. Grevers qualified first for the final heat by defeating 2004 Olympian Ryan Lochte of Florida by.36 seconds with a time of 46.01, at the time his personal best and a school record. The victory also brought back to Northwestern a national title for a program with a storied tradition at the national championship meet. The Wildcats have won 28 event national titles in their history, ranking 14th all-time among their collegiate brethren. Al Schwartz was the first swimmer in the nation to win three individual national championships in one year (1930), and has been joined by just 23 others in the last 77 years. In the nine years from 1924 to 1933, NU captured an astounding 16 national championships. In the last three seasons, the Wildcats have returned to their winning ways of the past. Led by the two most decorated swimmers in Northwestern history, Grevers and Mike Alexandrov, NU has won five NCAA titles over that three-year stretch. At the 2007 NCAA Championships, the Wildcats won three gold medals third most of any school in the country and set a pair of NCAA records in the process. Grevers became the second Wildcat to win a national championship in three-consecutive years with two victories in the 100 back ( ) and a crown in the 200 back (2007), joining Wally Colbath, who won the 1-meter diving championship from Those two feats also mark the last and most recent times Northwestern as a program has stood atop the medal podium in three-consecutive seasons. In 2007, Alexandrov took down a 10-year-old NCAA record in the 100 breast with a time of 51.56, then joined Grevers and teammates Kyle Bubolz and Bruno Barbic to break another NCAA standard with a goldmedal winning time of 3:04.40 in the 400 medley relay. Both of those records still stand entering the season marked the third year in program history with three or more national championships, with the other two coming in 1930 and graduate MIKE ALEXANDROV waited until his senior year to win gold at the NCAA Championships, but set NCAA records with both his individual win in the 100 breast and in NU s 400 medley relay victory in Prior to winning three medals at the Beijing Olympic Games, 2007 graduate MATT GREVERS was the first Wildcat in 77 years to win three individual national championships. Northwestern s 400 MEDLEY RELAY set an NCAA record in 2007, becoming the second Wildcat relay to win a national championship. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Year Name Event 1924 s3 Dick Howell 400 Free 1924 s3 Dick Howell 1,500 Free 1924 s3 Ralph Breyer 100 Free 1924 s3 Ralph Breyer 200 Free 1925 s Dick Howell 220 Free 1925 s Ralph Breyer 100 Free 1927 s Wally Colbath 1-Meter Diving 1928 s Dick Hinch 150 Back 1928 s Wally Colbath 1-Meter Diving 1929 s3 Al Schwartz 100 Free 1929 s3 Wally Colbath 1-Meter Diving 1930 s3 Al Schwartz 50 Free 1930 s3 Al Schwartz 100 Free 1930 s3 Al Schwartz 220 Free 1932 s Paul Troup, Volney Wilson, 400 Free Relay Arthur Highland, Merton Wilcox 1933 s3 Don Horn 200 Breast 1936 s Dan Zehr 150 Back 1942 Bob Amundsen 50 Free 1943 Henry Kozlowski 50 Free 1948 Bill Heusner 1,500 Free 1949 Bill Heusner 1,500 Free 1956 Al Kuhn 100 Free 1958 Dave Pemberton 200 Back 2005 Matt Grevers 100 Back 2006 Matt Grevers 100 Back 2007 Matt Grevers 200 Back 2007 Mike Alexandrov 100 Breastv 2007 Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, 400 Medley Relayv Kyle Bubolz, Bruno Barbic s Championships before NCAA recognized men s swimming in Northwestern also won team championships in these seasons v Performances are the current NCAA records 33

7 HEAD COACH BOB GROSETH BOB GROSETH 20th Season Head Coach GROSETH AT-A-GLANCE Born: August 18, 1944 Alma Mater: Indiana University, 1967 Degree: Bachelor s Degree (Indiana, 67) History and Physical Education 34 Bob Groseth returns for his 20th season at the helm of the Northwestern men s swimming program in the midst of a golden age of swimming at the school. The Wildcats have finished in the top-12 or better in the nation in each of the past five seasons, winning five NCAA titles and 30 Big Ten Championships in that time frame. Northwestern currently is one of the most exciting programs on the national stage, and is enjoying success unparalled since the Wildcats earned a quartet of national championships in the 1920 s and 30 s. The 2008 campaign saw the Wildcats prove outside prognosticators wrong with a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Following the graduations of future 2008 Olympians Matt Grevers and Mike Alexandrov in 2007, conventional wisdom said Northwestern could not keep up its current pace, but the Cats four-man NCAA contingent placed just one spot behind 15-man Minnesota at the national meet, winning 13 All-America accolades. In 2007, Northwestern won three NCAA Championships, set two NCAA records and finished in sixth place as a team to record the best finish for the Wildcats in the modern era. At the Big Ten Championships, Northwestern won 10 individual conference titles, nearly double the total of its next competitor. Groseth was named 2007 Big Ten Co-Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons. In 2006, all four of Northwestern s participating relays at the NCAA Championships qualified for the championship heats for the first time ever to lead the Wildcats to a 10th-place team finish, and Grevers won his second-straight NCAA title in the 100 back. Those accomplishments came on the heels of an eighth-place showing in Groseth was tabbed NCAA Co- and Big Ten Coach of the Year following the 2005 campaign. In the past five seasons, Groseth s teams have produced a staggering 107 All-America honors. In 2005, Grevers won the national title in the 100 back, and Mike Alexandrov picked up a silver and bronze medal in the two breaststroke events NU s first NCAA medals since Since 2005, NU has eight NCAA Championship medals. In 34 seasons as a collegiate head coach, Groseth has produced more than 65 swimmers who have participated at the NCAA Championships, including world record-setter Scott McCadam, World Games gold medalist Eric Hansen, Olympic gold medalist Grevers and NCAA record holders Grevers, Alexandrov, Bruno Barbic and Kyle Bubolz. Northwestern has won an incredible 30 Big Ten championships over the last five seasons under Groseth, averaging six per season. In 2005 alone the Cats produced seven Big Ten champions the most of any conference school. In addition to four individual titles, NU s 200 free and 400 medley relays set Big Ten records en route to championships, while the 200 medley relay also earned a title. The Wildcats repeated that feat in 2006, this time getting individual titles in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 back from Grevers, a crown in the 100 fly from Kyle Bubolz and a gold in the 200 breast from Alexandrov. In the relays, the Cats captured titles in the 200 free and 400 medley to make it a total of seven for the second-straight year. In 2007, Northwestern blew away that total with 10 Big Ten championships, nearly doubling the total of the next-best school (Michigan with six). Coaching Experience: Fenwick High School, Head Coach Cincinnati, Head Coach Tulane, Head Coach Iowa State, Head Coach Northwestern, 1989-present Head Coach BOB GROSETH has coached Northwestern to five-straight top-12 finishes at the NCAA Championships. A big part of that run was 2007 graduate Matt Grevers (foreground), who won three medals at the 2008 Olympic Games.

8 COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF Groseth has long been a respected coach on the national level. In 1992, he instructed some of the nation s top distance swimmers at the U.S. National Distance Camp. In 1993, he took the U.S. Junior National Team to compete in Paris, France, and in 2007 was an assistant with the USA s World University Games team. In 2008, he earned the John Newman Award for contributions to Illinois swimming. He was the recipient of the American Swimming Coaches Association Bob Ousley Award for contributions to the sport in Following the season, Groseth was honored as the recipient of the Richard E. Steadman Award by the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). Prior to coming to NU, Groseth coached 10 seasons at Iowa State, compiling a dual-meet record. Under his tutelage, 16 Cyclones combined to win 41 Big Eight Conference titles. Groseth twice earned Big Eight Coach of the Year accolades. Groseth began his coaching career in 1974 at Cincinnati, where he compiled a 21-9 record in three seasons. In 1977, he left for Tulane, where he led the Green Wave to a 4-6 dual-meet mark and second place at the Metro Seven Championship. NU has earned fivestraight NCAA top-12 finishes, a staggering 107 All-America honors, 30 Big Ten titles, five individual NCAA crowns and two NCAA recordsetting performances both which still stand today in the last five years under BOB GROSETH. A Hinsdale, Ill., native, Groseth attended Hinsdale Township High School before enrolling at Indiana, where he was a student-assistant coach. Groseth accepted his first coaching position at Fenwick High School in Oak Park, Ill., where his teams won seven consecutive Catholic League titles in addition to four National Catholic Championships. During his stay at Fenwick, Groseth produced 28 All-America swimmers. In 1982, he was inducted into the Chicago Catholic League Hall of Fame. Groseth earned bachelor s degrees in history and physical education from Indiana in He resides in Evanston. JAROD SCHROEDER First Season Assistant Coach Jarod Schroeder, who served as the interim head coach at Maryland in, joined Northwestern as an assistant coach prior to the season. The move for Schroeder was essentially a homecoming. The 1995 graduate of Northern Illinois served as the head age group coach with the Northwestern Aquatic Swim Association (NASA) beginning in 2000 while also working as a volunteer assistant with both NU s men s and women s varsity programs. In addition to his duties with the Wildcats which continued until 2006, Schroeder served as the head coach of the New Trier Swim Club beginning in While at New Trier, he developed Olympic Trials qualifiers, U.S. Open finalists and U.S. National finalists, and was named the Illinois Swimming Coach of the year on two occasions. Schroeder then became the assistant coach for the Terrapins prior to the season, serving as the primary coach for the sprint group and placing three athletes in the top eight at the ACC championships. He assumed the role of interim head coach for the campaign. After finishing a career at Northern Illinois in which he served as team captain and was a two-time Illinois Collegiate Swimmer of the Year, Schroeder was elected to the Northern Illinois Athletics Hall of Fame in He was a three-time Mid-West Collegiate Conference Swimmer of the Year, earned seven individual conference titles and set three conference records. He was co-captain of the 1999 Pan-American Games team, where he was a double silver medalist. The previous year, he was a member of the 1998 USA Goodwill Games Team. Following his time as a student-athlete, Schroeder took on volunteer assistant coaching jobs at his alma mater and the University of Wisconsin. Schroeder and his wife, Liz, enjoy traveling and the fine arts. The couple had their first child, Tate, in September of MEN S AND WOMEN S SWIMMING SUPPORT STAFF ELIzABETH DE FELICE Assistant Equipment Manager BILL CLARK Intern Marketing KARI TAGGART Intern Athletic Trainer ED MARTIG Director of Aquatics KATIE AUSTIN Assistant Director Strength & Conditioning 35

9 WILDCATS ADAM BECKMAN ADAM BECKMAN 6-5 Senior Individual Medley Kearney, Neb. Kearney 36 Northwestern s top dedicated backstroke and individual medley swimmer... Swam an NCAA B standard and season-best time of 1:46.15 during prelims of the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships, later finishing 10th overall in the event... Also swam in the 100 back and 200 IM at the conference meet... Held the Wildcats top times of the year in the 200 back and 200 IM... Had three dual-meet event victories, capturing the 200 back against No. 21 Notre Dame on Jan. 19, and the 200 back and 200 IM during NU s training trip dual versus Florida Atlantic and Denver... Had three other top-three finishes in dual-meet races... Qualified for the championship final in the 200 back at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2), finishing third... Also won the consolation final in the 200 IM and qualified for the consolation final in the 100 back at the UGA Invite Got his first taste of NCAA Championships action, swimming on the 800 free relay that finished 17th... Finished 14th in the 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships, swimming a season-best and NCAA B cut time of 1:48.30 during prelims... Also made the consolation final in both the 100 and 200 back, swimming personal-best times of and 1:47.39, respectively, during the prelims... Part of the 800 free relay that finished fourth at the Big Ten Championships... Recorded a secondplace finish in the 200 back against Indiana and Notre Dame, his highest finishes of the season... Made the final heat in a pair of events at the TYR Invitational, earning a third-place finish in the 200 back and fourth-place finish in the 200 IM to help the Cats to victory... Ended the regular season on the Cats top times list in the 200 back, 200 IM and 400 IM Had the team s second-best time in the 200 IM on the year with a 1:51.31 at the Big Ten Championships... Recorded the team s third-best time in the 200 back at the Big Ten meet with a 1: Swam in the 200 back bonus final at the Big Ten Championships... Placed fourth in the 200 back versus No. 11 Indiana with a 1: Holds the Nebraska state record in the 200 IM with a time of 1: Honored as an All-America for his swimming... Three-year Speedo Academic All-American... Recorded seven NICSA All-America swims... NICSA Academic All-America... Member of All-state and All-region teams... Captain of Kearney swim team... Swam five years with the Kearney Area Swim Club, three years for the Bakersfield Swim Club and one year with Swim Omaha... National Honor Society member... Named to the honor roll 7-of-8 semesters in high school. Born Adam Robert Beckman on 1/25/87... Son of Bob and Chris Beckman... Chose Northwestern over Penn State and Ohio State... Majoring in communication studies. BECKMAN S CAREER BESTS 100 back 200 back 200 IM : :48.30 CHRIS DOMAN 5-10 Junior Freestyle/Butterfly Pittsburgh, Pa. St. Charles Prep (Columbus, Ohio) Participated in the 100 fly, 50 free and 100 free at the Big Ten Championships, turning his best finish with a 31st-place effort in the 100 fly... Best dual-meet finish was a second-place effort in the 200 free against Carthage and Olivet (1/8)... Had a third-place finish in the 200 free on Oct. 26 against No. 8 Indiana... Qualified for the consolation final in the 100 fly while earning a spot in the bonus final in the 100 free at the UGA Invite... Academic All-Big Ten Made bonus final in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 21st in the final after swimming a personal-best time of in the prelims... Also participated in the 100 and 200 free at the Championships... Earned the first victory of his collegiate career in the 200 free against Carthage, swimming a time of 1:43.78 to take home the win... Also earned a second-place finish in the 100 free against Carthage... Started the season strong, swimming his season-best time in the 100 free (47.18) in the opening meet against Indiana... Swam his then-season-best time in the preliminaries of the 200 free at the TYR Invitational to earn a spot in the B final... Bested that time by.02 seconds with a 1:43.35 in a double-dual meet against Ohio State and Michigan. Grew up in Pittsburgh, Pa., before attending high school at St. Charles Prep in Columbus, Ohio... State champion in the 200 free relay... State runner-up in the 200 free and fourth-place in the 100 fly... Six-time district champion... Three-time team and school MVP time All- American... Columbus Dispatch Scholar-Athlete WTVN Athlete of the Week... Columbus Dispatch Athlete of the Week... Holds three

10 WILDCATS team records and six pool records... Swam eight years with the Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio... Finished second in the 100 fly at the U.S. Sectionals... Set year-old team records in the 100 fly, 200 fly, 100 free and 200 free... National Honor Society and student council member... Honor roll student every quarter at St. Charles. Born Christopher Ryan Doman on 8/8/88... Son of Bernard and Susan Doman... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame and North Carolina... Majoring in economics. DOMAN S CAREER BESTS 100 free 200 free 100 fly : JOHN FRANKLIN 6-1 Senior Breaststroke/Butterfly Fort Lauderdale, Fla. North Broward Prep Captained team of only four guys to a second-place finish in the Florida class 1A championship... Named team s Most Valuable Swimmer twice... Four-time All-American... Earned All-State honors during his team s runner-up performance... Honored as a member of both the Miami Herald and South Florida Sun-Sentinel first teams... Finished as a runner-up in five events at the state meet... Earned four region titles and seven district championships... Member of the 200 medley relay that set the Southern Zone record... Swam for the Florida Atlantic club team... Qualified for the U.S Open... Member of the National Honor Society... National T-16 swimmer... Earned highest honors all four years... Recipient of the Outstanding Community Service Award... Also played water polo and ran track. Born John E. Franklin on 4/3/87... Son of Ron and Juana Franklin... Chose Northwestern over Texas, Florida, USC and North Carolina... Majoring in communication studies with a business institutions minor. FRANKLIN S CAREER BESTS 100 breast 200 breast :00.10 JOHN FRANKLIN Northwestern s top breaststroker... Held NU s top times of the year in the 100 breast and 200 breast... Swam a career-best and NCAA B cut of 2:00.10 in the 200 breast during prelims of the Big Ten Championships, earning a spot in the consolation final, where he later finished 10th overall... Also competed in the 100 breast (finishing 23rd overall) and 50 free at the conference meet... Member of the Wildcats top 200 medley and 400 medley relays, which both earned NCAA B provisional qualifying standards at the Big Ten Championships... Won the championship in the 100 breast at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2) while finishing second in the 200 breast... Swept the breaststroke events against No. 21 Notre Dame on Jan. 19, recording both of his two dual-meet event wins on the season against the Irish... Had three other top-three finishes in dual-meet races on the year... Academic All-Big Ten Swam a personal-best time of in the prelims of the 100 breast at the Big Ten Championships to make the consolation final, where he would finish 16th... Clocked a personal-best time in the 200 breast (2:02.28) at the Championships as well, finishing 18th in the bonus final... Also participated in the 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships... Swept the breaststroke events as the Cats defeated No. 16 Notre Dame... Showed significant improvement from his freshman campaign, setting personal bests in the 100 (55.76) and 200 breast (2:02.28)... Won the 100 breast at the TYR Invitational, setting a then personal-best in the process... Also claimed second place in the 200 breast at the TYR Invitational... Recorded 12 top-four finishes in the breaststroke events... Ended the season in second for both the 100 and 200 breast on Northwestern s top times list Was the team s third-fastest swimmer of the year in the 100 breast with a at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 21st... Swam the 200 breast at the Big Ten meet, earning a personal best 2: BRIAN KERR 6-0 Sophomore Freestyle/Butterfly East Grand Rapids, Mich. East Grand Rapids Strong member of Northwestern s sprint free group... Earned a first-team All-America honor with the 400 free relay which finished seventh at the NCAA meet... Picked up an honorable mention All-America nod with the 200 free relay, which took 10th at the NCAA meet... Swam in the 100 fly (25th), 50 free (25th) and 100 free (27th) at the Big Ten Championships... Member of NU s 200 free and 400 free relays at the Big Ten Championships, both of which earned NCAA B times... Ranked third on Northwestern s top times list in the 50 free... Swept the 50 and 100 free events against Carthage and Olivet (1/12)... Qualified for the consolation final in the 100 free, and the bonus final in the 100 fly and 100 back at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2). 37

11 WILDCATS Five-time All-American... Four-time all-state honoree... Three-time state champion and two-time USS state champion... Two of his state titles came in the 100 butterfly with the other coming in the 50 free... All-area and all-conference honoree... MISCA Scholar-Athlete... Holds high school records in the 50 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay... Swam with East Grand Rapids Aquatics from Won two state titles and was a nine-time record holder... National Honor Society member... Four year Suma Cum Laude honoree... National Merit finalist. Born Brian Patrick Kerr on 7/28/89... Son of Curtis and Lisa Kerr... Played violin for nine years, becoming concertmaster with the Grand Rapids Youth Symphony... Chose Northwestern over Indiana, Michigan State and Princeton... Majoring in civil engineering. the 100 free... PSAL and school record-holder in the 50 and 100 free... Swam club with Asphalt Green Unified Aquatics for three years... National qualifier USA Junior National Team member... Club record-holder in the 50-meter, 100-meter and 100-yard freestyles. Born Truman Liang on 4/14/ Son of Julie and Eric Liang... Sister Carmen rowed for SUNY Binghamton... Chose Northwestern over SUNY Binghamton... Majoring in economics. LIANG S CAREER BESTS 100 fly 50 free 100 free BRIAN KERR KERR S CAREER BESTS 100 fly 50 free 100 free SEAN MATHEWS 6-0 Sophomore Butterfly/Freestyle St. Louis, Mo. Lafayette TRUMAN LIANG 6-3 Sophomore Sprint Freestyle Brooklyn, N.Y. Hunter College High School Member of Northwestern s deep sprint freestyle group... Competed in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships, swimming season-best times in all three events... Recorded a dual-meet event victory with a first-place finish in the 100 free against Illinois-Chicago (10/27)... Missed two months during the year, last swimming against Wisconsin and No. 4 Michigan on Nov. 16 before returning in NU s final dual meet of the year against No. 13 Ohio State and No. 16 Penn State on Feb Seven-time Public Schools Athletic League Champion... New York State Team all four years of high school New York state champion in Emerged as a strong swimmer for NU in the 200 free and 200 fly... Qualified for the bonus final in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships, scoring points with a 15th-place overall finish... Took 27th in the 200 free and also competed in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships... Led off the 800 free relay at the conference meet, which turned in an NCAA B provisional qualifying time... Ranks second on Northwestern s top times list for the year in the 200 free and 200 fly... Won his first-career dual-meet event with a victory in the 500 free against Illinois-Chicago (10/27)... Also won races in the 100 fly and 1,000 free against Carthage and Olivet (1/12)... Has three other top-three dualmeet finishes on the year... Qualified for the consolation finals in both the 200 fly and the 200 free at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2). Missouri state champion in the 100 and 200 free in 2006 and Placed third in the 200 free and fifth in the 100 free at the 2005 state meet... Three-time first-team member of the St. Louis All-Metro team... Wendy s High School Heisman National Honoree... Holds high school records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles... Swam with the Rockwood Swim Club for four years... NCSA All-American team in Club record-holder in the 200 fly... Won the 2007 Steve Crocker Award... National Merit Commended Scholar... National Honor Society... Bright Flight Scholar... McCormick School of Engineering Dean s Scholar... Won the George Washington Carver Award. Born Sean Aric Mathews on 7/20/89... Son of Rod and Rita Mathews... Chose Northwestern over Yale, Minnesota, Kentucky and Louisville... Major is undeclared. MATHEW S CAREER BESTS 200 fly 200 free 500 free 1: : :

12 WILDCATS ERIC NILSSON 6-0 Senior Freestyle/Butterfly Weston, Mass. Weston Northwestern s most versatile swimmer, earned spots on NU s top times list in 9-of-14 individual events... Earned two All-America honors as a member of the 200 free and 400 free relays, bringing his career All- America total to five... Swam a career-best 1:35.91 in the 200 free to finish 18th at the NCAA Championships... Also had a career-best time of 1:45.25 in the 200 fly to end up 17th overall at the NCAA meet, just.05 of a second out of the points and an All-America accolade... Competed in the 500 free at the NCAA Championships... Qualified for the championship final in all three of his individual events at the Big Ten Championships, finishing fourth in the 200 free, fifth in the 200 fly with a career-best 1:45.73 and sixth in the 500 free... All six of his preliminary and finals swims were NCAA B marks... Member of NU s 200 free, 400 free, 800 free and 400 medley relays at the Big Ten Championships, finishing second with the 400 free squad and earning NCAA B cuts in all four events... Held NU s top times of the year in the 200 free, 500 free, 1,000 free, 1,650 free, 100 back and 200 fly, earning NCAA B cuts in the 200 free, 500 free and 200 fly... Also ranked on NU s top times list in the 100 free, 200 IM and 400 IM... Had nine first-place finishes in dual-meet races... Won the 200 fly, 200 free and 500 free against No. 21 Notre Dame (1/19)... Won both the 400 IM and the 500 free while finishing second in the 200 free in a double-dual meet against Purdue and No. 22 Texas A&M (11/3)... Won the championship in the 200 free at the Georgia Invitational, while finishing third in the 500 free and sixth in the 200 fly (11/30-12/2)... Finished first among all collegiate entries (and second overall behind several Olympic gold medalists) in the 500 free, 200 free and 200 fly at the prestigious Classic at SMU (1/11-1/12) Earned an All-America honor during his first NCAA Championships, swimming with the seventh-place 400 free relay... Recorded the team s best times of the year in the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free... Recorded the team s second-best times of the year in the 200 free and 200 fly... Recorded the team s third-best time of the year in the 400 IM... Member of the relay team that had a 1:18.25 in the 200 free relay at the Big Ten Championships... Finished fourth in the 500 free at the Big Ten meet in 4:22.61 after swimming a career-best 4:22.47 in the prelims... Finished second in the consolation final of the 200 free at the Big Ten meet with a 1: Swam a personal-best 1:36.33 in the 200 free at the NCAA Championships, earning a 17th-place overall finish... Won three individual events against Notre Dame: the 200 free, the 200 fly and the 500 free... Placed second in the 500 free at the Dallas Morning News Classic... Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week on 1/24... Second-team All-Big Ten honoree. Named Boston Globe s Swimmer of the Year twice... Received multiple All-American honors... NISCA Massachusetts Swimmer of the Year... Holds Weston High School records in the 100, 200 and 500 free, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay... Member of three state championship teams... Swam eight years of club with the New England Barracudas... Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... Honor roll student. Born Eric Thomas Nilsson on 6/30/87... Son of Robert and Beth Nilsson... Chose Northwestern over Harvard, Michigan and Virginia... Majoring in statistics with a minor in pyschology. NILSSON S CAREER BESTS 200 fly 200 free 500 free 1,650 free 1: : : : Made the first NCAA individual final of his collegiate career, finishing 16th in the 500 free after swimming a school-record time of 4:18.86 in the prelims... Swam on the Cats record-setting 400 free relay at the NCAA Championships that finished third... Narrowly missed qualifying for the finals in the 200 free, setting a personal-best time of 1:36.08 en route to an 18th-place finish... Finished 22nd in the 200 fly at the NCAA Championships... Also swam on the 800 free relay that finished 17th... Earned two All-America honors to push his career total to three... Recorded NU s best time of the year in the 500 free, 1000 free and 200 fly... Finished fourth in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships with a 4:21.48 after swimming a school-record 4:19.20 in the prelims... Took third in the 200 free with a 1:36.58 at the Big Ten meet... Finished eighth in the finals at the Big Ten Championships in the 200 fly after posting a career-best time of 1:46.61 to take fifth during the prelims... Won 20 events throughout the season... Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for November 7... Set a Norris Aquatics Center pool record in the 200 free when he swam a time of 1:36.79 for the Cats leadoff leg in the 800 free relay at the TYR Invitational... Also broke the Norris Aquatics Center pool record in the 500 free during preliminaries for the TYR Invitational (4:20.78)... Broke Notre Dame s pool record in the 500 free (4:23.27)... Set personal bests in the 200 fly and 500 free... Won three different events at the TYR Invitational (500 free, 200 fly and 400 IM). ERIC NILSSON 39

13 WILDCATS KYLE O BRIEN 5-11 Sophomore Freestyle/Backstroke/IM Juneau, Alaska Juneau Douglas PETER PARK 5-8 Sophomore Distance Freestyle Princeton, N.J. Peddie School Competed in all three sprint free, both backstroke and the 200 individual medley events during the year... Swam in the 100 free, 200 free and 200 IM at the Big Ten Championships, swimming season-best times in all three events... Best dual-meet finish was a second-place effort in the 200 IM against Carthage and Olivet (1/12)... Qualified for the bonus finals in the 200 free and 200 IM at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2). Three-time Alaska State High School Swimmer of the Year... Two-time state champion in the 100 and 200 free... Also won state titles in the 500 free, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay... State winner and national nominee for the Wendy s High School Heisman award... Three-time high school MVP... Two-time high school All-American in the 200 free... Team won Alaska state championship in Holds Alaska state record in the 200 free, and school records in the 100, 200 and 500 free... Swam 10 years of club with the Glacier Swim Club... Alaska Junior Olympic runner up in 2002 and winner of the Great Alaska Open in 2006 with club team... Class valedictorian and 4.0 Honor Roll all four years... National Honor Society... Regional Science Fair Finalist and winner of the Science Consortium Award. Born Kyle Jamie O Brien on 8/9/89... Son of Sandy and Mark O Brien... Attended the same high school as former Duke basketball player Carlos Boozer... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, UC Davis and Missouri... Major is undeclared. O BRIEN S CAREER BESTS 100 free 200 free 200 IM : :53.16 Emerged as part of a strong freshman distance duo for Northwestern along with Alex Tyler... Competed in the 200 fly, 500 free and 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships... Best finishes at the meet came in two 24th-place efforts in the 400 IM, swimming a season-best 3:58.40, and the 200 fly, where he went a season-best 1: Ranked second on Northwestern s top times list for the year in the 1,000 free and 400 IM while coming in at third in the 200 fly... Had two dual-meet race victories on the year, winning both the 1,000 free and 400 IM against No. 21 Notre Dame (1/19)... Had six other top-three dual-meet finishes on the year... Qualified for the championship heat in the 400 IM at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2)... Also made the consolation finals in the 200 fly and 500 free at the UGA Invite. First-team All-Prep selection of The Star-Ledger... Selected to attend the men s 16 and under USA Swimming National Select Camp in High school won the Easterns Championship for the season... Team captain of his high school squad... Swam four years of club for the Peddie Aquatics Association... Former New Jersey age-group record holder in the 200 IM and 200 breast. Born Peter Y. Park on 9/3/89... Son of Sung Chan and Mi Kyong Park... Served as a U.S. Ambassador to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Youth Camp... As part of his involvement with the Olympic Youth Camp, wrote a blog for the Chicago 2016 Olympic campaign... Chose Northwestern over Indiana... Major is undeclared. PARK S CAREER BESTS 200 fly 500 free 400 IM 1: : :

14 WILDCATS BRYAN PINKSTON 6-4 Junior Butterfly Richmond, Va. St. Christopher s ALEX TYLER 6-1 Sophomore Freestyle Birmingham, Mich. Birmingham Groves Member of Northwestern s butterfly group... Swam the 100 fly, 200 fly and 50 free at the Big Ten Championships... Turned in a career-best in the 100 fly at the conference meet, earning an alternate spot for the bonus final with a 20th-place overall finish... Ranked second on Northwestern s top-times list for the year in the 100 fly... Had two second-place dual-meet finishes on the year, earning second-place points in the 200 fly on Oct. 26 against No. 8 Indiana and picking up a No. 2 finish in the 100 fly against Carthage and Olivet (1/12)... Qualified for the consolation finals in the 100 fly and 200 fly at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2) Made the bonus final in the 200 fly at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 23rd... Also competed in the 50 free and 100 fly at the Big Ten Championships... Swam his best times of the year in the butterfly events at the Big Ten meet... Claimed the first victory of his collegiate career when he won the 200 fly against Carthage... Made the B final in the 100 back, 100 fly and 200 fly at the TYR Invitational... Ended the season ranked as Northwestern s second-best swimmer in the 200 fly... Recorded a pair of fourth-place finishes in the fly events against Indiana... Earned a third-place in the 100 fly against Notre Dame. Three-time All-American who holds three Virginia state high school records... Two-time Male Swimmer of the Year in the Virginia NISCA conference... Four-time all-metro selection... High school won the state title two years in a row... Swam four years of club with Poseidon Swimming... Three-year Merit List honoree. Born Bryan Simpson Pinkston on 6/18/87... Son of Keith and Leslie Pinkston... Father played football at Georgia Tech... Chose Northwestern over Virginia and Columbia... Majoring in history. Emerged as part of a strong freshman distance duo for Northwestern along with Peter Park, while also adding depth for the Wildcats in the breaststroke... Blazed to his first-career NCAA B provisional qualifying standard with a 3:52.88 in the prelims of the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships to qualify for the consolation final, ending up 12th overall after his evening swim of 3: Took 24th overall in the 200 breast at the conference meet with a 2: Ranked first on NU s top times list for the year in the 400 IM, second in the 200 breast and third in the 100 breast, 500 free and 1,000 free... Best dual-meet finish of the year was a second-place effort in the 100 breast against Illinois-Chicago (10/27)... Also had a third-place finish in that meet in the 400 IM... Qualified for the consolation finals in the 200 breast, 500 free and 400 IM at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2). All-American and Michigan All-State in the 500 free and 200 IM... Conference champion in the 200 IM... Team won three conference and state championships... Swam club with OLY for two years... Was the high-scorer at the Buffalo Star Invitational in New York... OLY men s team won the open title at the 2006 Central Zone Championships... Honor roll member. Born Alexander Gibbs Tyler on 3/5/89... Son of Scott and Sally Tyler... Father attended Auburn on a swimming scholarship in 1980 before earning a MAC title in the 200 free at Eastern Michigan... Chose Northwestern over Duke, Louisville and Michigan... Major is undeclared. TYLER S CAREER BESTS 200 breast 400 IM 500 free 2: : :30.75 PINKSTON S CAREER BESTS 50 free 100 fly 200 fly :

15 WILDCATS JAKE VOGEL 6-2 Junior Individual Medley/Backstroke Canton, Ill. Canton NATHAN BUTLER 6-1 Freshman Breaststroke Cincinnati, Ohio Turpin Member of NU s backstroke group, competing primarily in the Finished 20th overall in the 100 back with a season-best at the Big Ten Championships... Also swam in the 200 back and 200 IM at the conference meet... Member of the 200 medley relay at the Big Ten Championships, earning an NCAA B cut... Ranked second on NU s top times list in the 200 back and 200 IM, and third in the 100 back... Recorded four second-place dual meet finishes, his best of the season... Took second in both the 400 IM and 100 back against UIC (10/27)... Finished second in the 100 back against Carthage and Olivet (1/12) and against No. 21 Notre Dame (1/19)... Qualified for the consolation final in the 100 back at the Georgia Invitational (11/30-12/2) while making the bonus finals in the 200 back and 200 IM... Academic All-Big Ten Swam season-best times in the 100 back (49.37), 200 back (1:49.79) and 200 IM (1:50.19) at the Big Ten Championships... Finished 14th in the consolation final of the 100 back and 19th in the bonus final of the 200 back at the Championships... Ended the season as the Cats third-best backstroke swimmer on the Northwestern top times list... Won the first event of his career with a 1:54.37 in the 200 back against Carthage, also taking second in the 200 IM... Swam top times of the dual year in the back races versus Michigan and OSU... Won four second-place marks. Canton had no swim team, swam 11 years with Canton YMCA... Four-time high school All-American... Two-time All-State honoree... Four-time team MVP... Holds team records in 14 events... Won the 2006 IHSA 100-back state title... Three-year qualifier for the state meet... Class valedictorian, graduating with a perfect 4.0 GPA... National Honor Roll and National Honor Society member. Born Jacob Nathaniel Vogel on 1/20/88... Son of Matthew and Rhonda Vogel... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Princeton and Texas... Majoring in psychology. VOGEL S CAREER BESTS 100 back 200 back 200 IM : :50.19 Won the 2007 Ohio state title in the 100 breaststroke... Earned an Olympic Trial cut in the 100 breaststroke time All-American... Three-time Scholastic All-American... Named Fort Ancient Valley Conference (FAVC) Swimmer of the Year... Two-time Cincinnati Enquirer All-City selection... Won All-FAVC honors all four years of high school... Owned 10 team and pool records... Swam one year of club with the Anderson Barracudas... Set team records in both breaststroke distances... Named to the 4.0 and Above Honor Roll... Magna Cum Laude in Latin... Earned the Spartan Academic Gold Medal Award. Born Nathan Michael Butler on 7/26/89... Son of Mike and Karla Butler... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Purdue, Virginia, Penn State and Clemson... Plans to major in economics. JOHN FRUTIGER 6-5 Freshman Freestyle Alma, Mich. Alma Four-year varsity swimmer, earning team MVP honors three times... Named Michigan s Division III Swimmer of the Year in Fourtime All-American and 11-time All-State honoree... Won three state titles, two in the 500 free and one in the 200 IM... Led team to state runner-up performance in Swam 12 years with the Alma Swim Club and East Grand Rapids Aquatics, where he was teammates with current Wildcat Brian Kerr... Also played two years of tennis, earning team MVP honors as a sophomore... Class valedictorian... Student Council vice-president and National Honor Society member. Born John Charles Frutiger on 1/7/90... Son of Richard Frutiger and Sara Wassenaar... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame, Clemson and Kenyon... Majoring in biology with a pre-medicine emphasis. 42

16 WILDCAT ALL-AMERICANS The Northwestern Men s Swimming and Diving team has won the National Championship four times in the program s history 1924, 1929, 1930 and 1933 with all of the crowns coming before the NCAA began to sponsor men s swimming in All the titles came under head coach Tom Robinson, who led the team from its start in 1910 until Dick Howell (1st 400 free, 1st 1,500 free) Ralph Breyer (1st 100 free, 1st 200 free) 1925 Dick Howell (1st 220 free) Ralph Breyer (1st 100 free) 1927 Wally Colbath (1st 1M diving) 1928 Dick Hinch (1st 150 back) Wally Colbath (1st 1M diving) 1929 Al Schwartz (1st 100 free) Wally Colbath (1st 1M diving) 1930 Al Schwartz (1st 50 free, 1st 100 free, 1st 220 free) 1931 Volney Wilson (100 free) Free Relay (1st Paul Troup, Volney Wilson, Art Highland, Morton Wilcox) Morton Wilcox (100 free) 1933 Art Highland (100 free) Don Horn (1st 200 breast) 1936 Dan Zehr (1st 150 back) 1942 Bob Amundsen (1st 50 free) Dick Fahrbach (50 free) Howie Jaynes (2nd diving) 1943 Henry Kozlowski (1st 50 free) 1944 Ronnie Trumble (diving) 1948 Bill Heusner (1st 1,500 free) 1949 Bill Heusner (1st 1,500 free) 1953 Keith Peterson (50 free, 100 free) 1956 Al Kuhn (3rd 50 free, 1st 100 free) Dave Pemberton (4th 100 back) 1957 Paul Schutt (5th 440 free) 1958 Dave Pemberton (1st 200 back, 2nd 100 back) 1964 Rich Abrahams (50 free) 1966 Pete Skoglund (4th 100 back) 1973 Ric Phillips HM (10th 1,650 free) 400 Free Relay HM (Phil Dodson, Jeff Lukens, Mark Killien, Roger Wood) 1996 Rob Rausch HM (14th 200 breast) 1997 Rob Rausch HM (14th 100 breast, 15th 200 breast) Scott Smale HM (16th 200 free) 1999 Brian Walters (4th 200 back) Steve Steketee HM (16th 200 free) 2001 Kellan O Connor (5th 200 fly) Tony Swanson (7th 200 IM, 16th 200 back) 2002 Kellan O Connor (8th 200 fly, 9th 100 fly) Tony Swanson (10th 200 IM, 12th 200 back) 200 Free Relay HM (Tony Swanson, Kellan O Connor, Mark Hamming, Adam Kennedy) 400 Medley Relay HM (Tony Swanson, Kellan O Connor, Mark Hamming, Adam Kennedy) 2003 Kellan O Connor (7th 200 fly, 15th 200 IM) Mark Hamming (11th 200 fly) 2004 Matt Grevers (6th 100 back, 9th 50 free, 12th 100 free) Mike Alexandrov (9th 400 IM, 11th 200 IM, 11th 100 breast) Tony Swanson (11th 100 fly, 15th 200 IM) 400 Medley Relay (6th Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Mark Hamming, Tony Swanson) 400 Free Relay (10th Tony Swanson, Matt Wever, Ben Dexter, Matt Grevers) 200 Medley Relay (13th Matt Grevers, Louis Torres, Tony Swanson, Ben Dexter) 200 Free Relay (14th Matt Grevers, Tony Swanson, Matt Wever, Ben Dexter) 800 Free Relay (16th Brian Davis, Matt Wever, Mike Alexandrov, Mark Hamming) 2005 Matt Grevers (1st 100 back, 6th 100 free, 7th 50 free) Mike Alexandrov (2nd 200 breast, 3rd 100 breast, 9th 200 IM) Kyle Bubolz (13th 100 fly) 400 Medley Relay (4th Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, Mike Alexandrov, David Kormushoff) 200 Medley Relay (5th Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, Mike Alexandrov, David Kormushoff) 400 Free Relay (7th Mike Alexandrov, Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, David Kormushoff) 200 Free Relay (9th Mike Alexandrov, Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, David Kormushoff) 2006 Matt Grevers (1st 100 back, 6th 100 free, 10th 50 free) Mike Alexandrov (6th 200 breast, 9th 100 breast) Kyle Bubolz (5th 100 fly) 200 Free Relay (7th Kyle Bubolz, Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Ben Dexter) 400 Free Relay (7th Matt Grevers, Kyle Bubolz, Eric Nilsson, Mike Alexandrov) 200 Medley Relay (4th Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz, Ben Dexter) 400 Medley Relay (4th Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz, Ben Dexter) 2007 Matt Grevers (1st 200 back, 2nd 200 IM, 3rd 100 back) Mike Alexandrov (1st 100 breast, 6th 200 IM) Bruno Barbic (7th 100 free, 12th 50 free) Kyle Bubolz (4th 100 fly) Eric Nilsson (16th 500 free) 200 Free Relay (4th Bruno Barbic, Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz) 400 Free Relay (3rd Matt Grevers, Bruno Barbic, Eric Nilsson, Kyle Bubolz) 400 Medley Relay (1st Matt Grevers, Mike Alexandrov, Kyle Bubolz, Bruno Barbic) 2008 Bruno Barbic (10th 50 free, 13th 100 free) Kyle Bubolz (4th 100 fly, 7th 100 free, 9th 50 free) 200 Free Relay (10th Bruno Barbic, Eric Nilsson, Brian Kerr, Kyle Bubolz) 400 Free Relay (7th Eric Nilsson, Bruno Barbic, Brian Kerr, Kyle Bubolz) 43

17 BIG TEN CHAMPIONS 40-yard Freestyle 1915 V. Johnson : Ralph Breyer : Ralph Breyer : Ralph Breyer : Albert Swartz : yard Freestyle 1942 Robert Amundson : Keith Peterson : Al Kuhn : Rich Abarhams : Matt Grevers : Matt Grevers : Matt Grevers : Matt Grevers : Kyle Bubolz : yard Freestyle 1915 V. Johnson : V. Johnson : Richard Howell : Ralph Breyer : Albert Swartz : Albert Swartz : Volney Wilson : Merton Wilcox : Art Highland : Robert Amundson : Keith Peterson : Al Kuhn : Rich Abrahams : Matt Grevers : Matt Grevers : Bruno Barbic : yard Freestyle 1998 Steve Steketee 1: yard Freestyle 1914 I. Wood 2: V. Johnson 2: V. Johnson 2: M. Hayford 2: Ralph Breyer 2: Richard Howell 2: Richard Howell 2: Albert Swartz 2: Albert Swartz 2: Albert Swartz 2: yard Freestyle 1911 A. Little 6: I. Wood 6: Simonsen 5: H. Grove 6: Simonsen 5: H. Grove 6: Ralph Breyer 5: Ralph Breyer 5: William Heusner 4: meter Freestyle 1947 William Heusner 19: William Heusner 19: yard Butterfly 2004 Tony Swanson : Kyle Bubolz : Kyle Bubolz : Kyle Bubolz : yard Butterfly 2002 Kellan O Connor 1: Kellan O Connor 1: yard Backstroke 2004 Matt Grevers : Matt Grevers : Matt Grevers : yard Backstroke 1917 Raymond 1: Raymond 2: Dick Hinch 1: Dick Hinch 1: Zehr 1: Tribble 1: yard Backstroke 1957 Dave Pemberton 2: Brian Walters 1: Tony Swanson 1: Matt Grevers 1: yard Breaststroke 2005 Mike Alexandrov : Mike Alexandrov : yard Breaststroke 1919 Daniels 3: Don Patterson 2: Robert Howlett 2: Donald Horn 2: Donald Horn 2: Mike Alexandrov 1: Mike Alexandrov 1: yard Breaststroke 1916 Scoles 2: yard Individual Medley 2002 Tony Swanson 1: Mike Alexandrov 1: yard Freestyle Relay 1912 Northwestern 1: Northwestern 1: Northwestern 1: Northwestern 1: Northwestern 1: Northwestern 1: yard Freestyle Relay 2005 Northwestern 1: Northwestern Northwestern 1: yard Freestyle Relay 1932 Northwestern 3: Northwestern 3: yard Medley Relay 2005 Northwestern 1: Northwestern 1: yard Medley Relay 1929 Northwestern 3: Northwestern 3: yard Medley Relay 2004 Northwestern 3: Northwestern 3: Northwestern 3: Northwestern 3:06.99 Plunge for Distance 1912 F. Blakesley : Simonson :39.0 Fancy Diving 1917 McDonald N/A 1918 McDonald N/A 1920 A. Crawley N/A 1921 A. Crawley Walter Colbath Ralph Trumble Neil Kaneshiro, Peter McWeeny, Sig Muller 1988 Neil Kaneshiro, Brent Malelo, John McGuire, Peter McWeeny 1989 Matthew Keller, Karl Kriegsman, John McGuire, Chip Rubin, Steve Shewfelt, David Walls 1990 David Fite, Matt Jonson, Matthew Keller, Chris Ritter, Chip Rubin, Steve Shewfelt, David Walls 1991 Matt Johnson, Matt Keller, Mike Perkins, Chris Ritter, Steve Shewfelt, David Walls 1992 Nate Bradley, Mark de Venecia, Daniel Greyber, Matt Johnson, Brian Nickel, Mike Perkins, Chris Ritter, David Sprowls, Brock Williams 1993 Aaron Bare, Nathan Bradley, Daniel Greyber, Franklin Mitvalsky, Brian Nickel, Charles Perkins, Timothy Sjobek, David Sprowls, Douglas Williams 1994 Aaron Bare, Daniel Greyber, Jonothan Kletzel, Franklin Mitvalsky, Brian Nickel, Timothy Sjobeck, Brock Williams 199 Aaron Bare, Elias Cooley, Jonothan Kletzel, Franklin Mitvalsky, Rob Rausch, Timothy Sjobeck, Scott Smale 1996 Jonothan Kletzel, Jonathan Koshiba, Rob Rausch, Scott Smale ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN HONOREES 1997 Josh Carothers, Bill Johnson, Jonathan Koshiba, Rob Rausch, Scott Smale, Steve Vongluekiat 1998 Mike Brinkley, Josh Carothers, Noah Eckert, Dan Frank, Bill Johnson, Jonathan Koshiba, Jeremy Schmit, Steve Vongluekiat 1999 Adam Conway, Dan Frank, Bill Johnson, Jeremy Schmit 2000 Adam Conway, Jason Merchant, Craig Readler 2001 Jeff Blatnik, David Hersh, Steve Henry, Jason Merchant 2002 Shelby Clark, Jeff Blatnik, Mark Hamming, David Hersh, Tommy Lockman, Chris Meyer, Mike Shue, Tony Swanson, Dan Williams 2003 Shelby Clark, Mark Hamming, David Hersh, Tommy Lockman, Mark Shue, Tony Swanson, Dan Williams 2004 Shelby Clark, Michael Gustafson, Mark Hamming, Thomas Lockman, Michael Oxman, Steven Petric, Tony Swanson, Dan Williams 2005 Mike Gustafson, Michael Oxman 2006 Adam Lewno, Michael Oxman, Eric Simpson 2007 John Franklin, Adam Lewno, Andy Long, Eric Simpson, Jimmy Sourbeer 2008 Chris Doman, Jon Ehret, John Franklin, Adam Lewno, Andy Long, Eric Simpson, Jake Vogel 44

18 NORRIS AQUATICS CENTER The Dellora A. and Lester J. Norris TAquatics Center includes a 750,000-gallon, 50-meter-by-25-yard pool with movable walls that run on a track system, enabling the pool to be custom-fitted. The complex, which includes an innovative heat recycling system, also features an electronic scoreboard and seating for 800 spectators. The facility also includes the Henry Crown Sports Pavilion and the Ivan Combe Tennis Center, located adjacent to the Norris Aquatics Center. The sports pavilion features a jogging track, three basketball courts, four racquetball and three squash courts, a weight room and lounge areas. The tennis center features six indoor tennis courts. Large windows on the running track provide a view of picturesque Lake Michigan. Large windows also overlook the pool from a workout room and a treadmill area in the main Sports Pavilion area. The facility also features an outdoor patio and sundeck that overlook the beach and Lake Michigan. With such easy access to Northwestern s North Beach, Wildcat swimmers are able to exercise and do dryland activities in the sand. The aquatics center has been the site of numerous competitions, including the United States Swimming Elite National training camp and 1999 s Swim Meet of Champions featuring the USA National Team against the Big Ten All-Stars. The facility also is the home of NASA Wildcat Aquatics, an agegroup swimming club with youth members all the way up to Masters competitors. NORRIS CENTER POOL RECORDS Event Name Team Time Year 50 Freestyle Matt Grevers Northwestern Freestyle Matt Grevers Northwestern Freestyle Eric Nilsson Northwestern 1: Freestyle Eric Nilsson Northwestern 4: ,000 Freestyle Matt Patton Michigan 8: ,650 Freestyle Elliot Rushton Kenyon College 15: Backstroke Matt Grevers Northwestern Backstroke Matt Grevers Northwestern 1: Butterfly Matt Grevers Northwestern Butterfly Kellan O Connor Northwestern 1: Breaststroke Mike Alexandrov Northwestern Breaststroke Mike Alexandrov Northwestern 1: Individual Medley Matt Grevers Northwestern 1: Individual Medley Mike Alexandrov Northwestern 3: Free Relay Northwestern 1: Free Relay Northwestern 2: Free Relay Northwestern 6: Medley Relay Northwestern 1: Medley Relay Northwestern 3: KELLAN O CONNOR 45