Grimm s Career Bests One-Meter ( 07) Three-Meter ( 08)

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1 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Women s Profiles 11

2 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Rachel Grimm Diving 5-7 Grafton, Wis. Grafton HS Kinesiology Grimm s Career Bests One-Meter ( 07) Three-Meter ( 08) : Was fifth on the three-meter and sixth on the one-meter at the Horizon League Championships... second with a season-high point total on the three-meter against Western Illinois Jan. 24; also took third on the one that meet... second on the three-meter and third on the one against Wright State Oct third on both boards in win over the University of Chicago Jan second on the strength of a season-high point total on the one-meter Nov : Took fourth on the one-meter board and fifth on the three-meter at the Horizon League Championships... placed second on the three-meter board in three-straight meets Oct. 19 to Nov second on the three versus South MORE ON RACHEL: Why UWM?: Close to home and I love Milwaukee Age started swimming: Fourteen years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: Brett Favre Meet looking forward to most in : Horizon League Championships How many texts per month on cell phone: Around 500 What is playing on your ipod right now: Alot of random stuff... Lil Wayne, MGMT, Akon Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Green Bay Packers Dakota State Dec set a career best on the three-meter versus Green Bay Feb also set a new personal best on the one-meter at Wisconsin Oct : Dove in the finals on both boards, placing seventh on the three-meter board and 11th on the one at the Horizon League Championships... named Horizon League Diver of the Week after winning the three-meter and taking third on the one-meter at the Bill Ritter Invitational Jan recorded season bests on both boards at that meet... took second on the three against Wright State Oct placed third on the three against Butler/UIC Nov. 12 and also third on the one against Valparaiso Nov. 11. High School: Finished second at the WIAA girls high school state meet as a senior, helping her team to an overall victory for the third year in a row... also finished second in three-meter diving and third in one-meter at YMCA nationals that spring... lettered four times in the pool, three times in track and twice in gymnastics as a high school athlete... honor roll member. Personal: Daughter of Joseph and Linnae Grimm... hobbies and interests include diving, gymnastics, traveling and track... lists YMCA National in Florida as her most memorable sports experience. 12

3 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Nelson s Career Bests 200 Free... 2:01.18 ( 07) 500 Fre...5:07.73 ( 09) 1000 Free...10:28.17 ( 09) 1650 Free... 17:22.30 ( 09) : Established career-best times in three events at the Horizon League Championships, taking fifth in the 1650 freestyle, sixth in the 1000 free and 13th in the 500 free... claimed a win in the 1000 free against Wheaton Nov second in the 1000 free in wins over Valparaiso Nov. 22 and Western Illinois Jan second in the 500 free against IU- PUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov placed third in the 500 free in the season-opener against Wisconsin Oct : Took ninth in the 1650 freestyle, 11th in the 1000 free and 15th in the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships, setting career-best times in all three events... placed Alex Nelson Distance 5-8 Edina, Minn. Edina HS Psychology second in the 1000 free against Valparaiso Dec placed third in the same event the day before against South Dakota State... finished fifth in the mile and set a personal-best time in the 200 free at the Wheaton Invitational Dec named to the 2008 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll : Made an impression as a freshman with nine topfive finishes, including three victories... swam the 500, 1000, and 1650 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships, setting a season-best time in the had her best meet of the season against Butler/UIC Nov. 12, winning both the 500 and 1000 free and setting a season-best time in the also topped the field in the 1000 in win over Valparaiso Nov placed second in the 1000 against Western Illinois Jan fastest time in the 500 came at the Wheaton Invitational Dec. 2. High School: Was a captain and all-conference selection at Edina High School... lettered all four years... helped her team to state championships in 2004 and 2003 and runnerup finishes in 2005 and Edina Scholar-Athlete. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Sue Nelson... lists winning the high school state championship in 2004 as her most memorable sports experience... loves baseball and hockey. MORE ON ALEX: Why UWM?: I liked it here and it was the perfect distance from home... Age started swimming: Eight years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: Justin Morneau Meet looking forward to most in : Horizon League Championships How many texts per month on cell phone: About 4,000 What is playing on your ipod right now: Everything from rap to country Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Minnesota Wild 13

4 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Bailey Nennig IM/Freestyle 5-9 Grafton, Wis. Grafton HS Psychology : Solid showing at the Horizon League Championships, taking fourth in the 400 IM, sixth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 200 breaststroke top-five finishes on the season... great day in the pool against Valparaiso Dec. 8, winning the 200 and 500 freestyle to lead the team to a win... second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 backstroke versus Wheaton Nov third in the 200 breast and fourth in the 200 IM in win over South Dakota State Dec. 7. Nennig s Career Bests 200 IM... 2:04.95 ( 09) 400 IM...4:26.05 ( 09) 100 Breast.. 1:06.18 ( 08) 200 Breast..2:20.21 ( 09) : Will serve as a team captain : Enjoyed a breakout season as a junior, capped with Horizon League Second Team honors in the 400 IM and 400 freestyle relay at the league championships, setting a school record in the 400 IM in the process... also placed third at the league meet in both the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM... member of the schoolrecord 200 free, 400 free and 800 free relay teams... finished in the top three 18 times on the year, winning seven times... placed first or second in all seven swims in the 400 IM on the season... earned Horizon League Swimmer of the Week honors after sweeping the prelims and finals of both the 200 and 400 IM at the Falcon Invitational Dec. 5-6, while also placing fourth in the 100 breast... won the 400 IM against Wheaton Nov touched the wall first in the 200 IM in win over UIC/North Dakota/Butler Nov earned the team s most-improved award. MORE ON BAILEY: Why UWM?: The chance to swim NCAA D-I, great loca- tion and developing research opportunities. Age started swimming: I have been competing since age five Favorite non-swimming athlete: Rafael Nadal! Meet looking forward to most in : Conference and dual against Green Bay How many texts per month on cell phone: 2, give or take What is playing on your ipod right now: Anything... techno, rap or rock Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Misty May & Kerri Walsh (volleyball) : Placed sixth in the 400 IM and won the consolation heat in both the 200 IM and 200 breaststroke at the Horizon League Championships, establishing season-best times in all three events... consistent swimmer for UWM, recording 20 top-five finishes, including 10 in the top three... second in the 400 IM against Western Illinois Jan placed second in both the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM against Wheaton Oct second in the 200 breast and third in the 200 IM versus Wright State Oct. 20. High School: Helped lead Grafton to back-to-back WIAA Division 2 State Championships... state champion in the 200 IM and runner-up in the 500 free as a senior... also helped team place second at state in the 200 free and medley relays... named MVP of team all four years time all-state selection... state champ in 500 free as a junior... holds eight school records: 200 IM, 200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 100 back and as a member of three relays... team captain as a senior and two-time all-conference... DECA Club member... scholar-athlete award. Personal: Daughter of Timothy and Holly Nennig... lists music, shopping with friends, photography and all outdoor activities as hobbies... lists back-to-back state titles as most memorable sports experience... volunteers at the Schroeder YMCA. 14

5 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Kerry Rossow Breaststroke 5-9 Beaver Dam, Wis. Beaver Dam HS Psychology the season in the breaststroke events, including 10 victories... finished the season with five-straight wins in the 100 breast... swept the breaststroke events against Valparaiso Dec. 8, setting a new Klotsche Natatorium record in the 100 breast... first in the 100 breast and second in the 200 breast against UIC/Butler Nov won the 100 breast at the Wheaton Invitational Nov topped the field in the 200 breast in win over Western Illinois Jan. 27. Rossow s Career Bests 100 Breast...1:04.10 ( 08) 200 Breast... 2:20.33 ( 08) 200 IM...2:14.02 ( 08) : Recorded season-best times in all three events she swam in at the Horizon League Championships, placing sixth in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke and 18th in the 200 IM... member of the school record-breaking 200 and 400 medley relay teams... did place in the top three 14 times on the season, winning five times... won the 100 and 200 breast on back-to-back days against IUPUI/ Xavier/Saint Louis Nov topped the field in the 200 breast against Wheaton Nov. 1 and Western Illinois Jan claimed the 100 breast against UIC/North Dakota/Butler Nov second in the 100 breast against Wisconsin in the season-opener Oct : Won a league title in the 100 breaststroke and second team all-league honors in the 200 breast at the Horizon League Championships... swam to career-best times in each event... also earned second team all-league honors as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams, with the 200 medley team setting a new school record... finished first or second 14 of 16 times on : Saved her best for last, winning All-Horizon Second Team honors in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke events at the Horizon League Championships (finishing second to teammate Shannon Berndt in each)... her time in the preliminaries of the 100 breast established a new UWM freshman record in the event and she also set season bests in both and in the 200 IM... finished out of the top five in the breaststroke events just once on the season in 18 tries... took third in the 200 IM against Valparaiso Nov. 11. High School: Was a WIAA Division I State finalist in the 100 breaststroke in each of her last three years... broke the Beaver Dam school record in the 100 breast - a record that had stood for 20 years... Little Ten Conference 100 breaststroke champion as a sophomore, junior and senior... was a captain as a senior and junior... team MVP three times... lettered four times as a swimmer and also spent three years on the soccer team as a goalie... National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Mary Rossow... lists swimming, tennis, racquetball and USA Swim Club as hobbies... counts qualifying and participating in WIAA State finals as a sophomore with Kristi Parker as most memorable sports experience... thanks Peggy Broome and her mom for all of their support. MORE ON KERRY: Age started swimming: Eight years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: LeBron James Meet looking forward to most in : Horizon League Championships because the Lady Panthers are going to win! How many texts per month on cell phone: 1,000,000 (just to Ali Winius) What is playing on your ipod right now: Country Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Cleveland Cavaliers 15

6 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Jenny Westfall Freestyle 5-7 Neenah, Wis. Neenah HS Communications season-best in the 500 and 200 free at the meet... won the 1000 free against Western Illinois Jan took third in the 1000 free in a career-best time and third in the 500 free in big UWM win versus Green Bay Feb fourth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 free against Wheaton Nov named to the 2008 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. Westfall s Career Bests 100 Free ( 07) 200 Free...1:58.14 ( 06) 500 Free... 5:09.60 ( 09) 1000 Free... 10:33.28 ( 09) : Will serve as a team captain : Took ninth in the 1000 freestyle, 12th in the 1650 free and 14th in the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships... set career-best times in each of those events, as well as in the 200 free... recorded a victory in the 1000 free against Valparaiso Nov second in the 1000 free in meets against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov. 14, the University of Chicago Jan. 23 and against Green Bay Feb also placed fourth in the 500 free against the Phoenix... third in the 500 free in win over UIC/North Dakota/Butler Nov : Finished 15th in the 1000 freestyle and 16th in the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships, setting a MORE ON JENNY: Why UWM?: It offered everything I wanted for my education and only two hours from home. Age started swimming: Nine years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: Alex Nelson Meet looking forward to most in : Conference and Wheaton - against my little sister. How many texts per month on cell phone: Around 200 What is playing on your ipod right now: Everything Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Chicago Bears : Swam in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyles at the Horizon League Championships, setting a season-best in the 100 free... recorded 11 top-10 finishes on the season... had a great meet against Valparaiso Nov. 11, winning the 500 free and taking second in the 200 free... recorded season-best times in both the 200 and 500 free at the Wheaton Invitational Dec. 2. High School: State qualifier and letterwinner all four years... named team MVP as a senior, junior and sophomore... Academic All-State in Fox Valley Association Conference and Appleton Post Crescent Swimmer of the Year... also an all-state honorable mention selection... holds school records in 100, 200 and 500 freestyle, the 200 free and 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay... two-time state qualifier for the track team... National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Jean Westfall... earned the Gold Tassel senior graduation award in high school... has volunteered at the local soup kitchen and church nursery. 16

7 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Ali Winius Mid-Distance/IM 5-8 Brookfield, Wis. Brookfield Central HS Business Winius Career Bests 200 IM... 2:09.55 ( 09) 400 IM...4:36.77 ( 09) 100 Breast.. 1:09.81 ( 09) 200 Breast... 2:24.95 ( 09) : Placed seventh in the 400 IM and 11th in both the 200 IM and the 200 breaststroke at the Horizon League Championships... recorded career-best times in each event... best finish of the season was second in the 400 IM in win over Wheaton Nov third in the 200 breast against the University of Chicago Jan fourth in the 200 breast the next day against Western Illinois... took fourth in her only attempt of the season at the 500 freestyle against Valparaiso Nov season-best time in the 100 breast at the Falcon Invitational Dec : Recorded finishes of 10th place in the 200 breaststroke, 11th in the 400 IM and 12th in the 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships... set career-best times in both MORE ON ALI: Why UWM?: Because it s close to home and I get homesick - I love you mom! Age started swimming: Seven years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: John Winius Meet looking forward to most in : Horizon League Championships How many texts per month on cell phone: 1,000,000 (all to Kerry Rossow) What is playing on your ipod right now: Rap Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Green Bay Packers IM events at the meet... set a career best in the 500 freestyle in a fifth-place showing and took fifth in the 200 IM against Green Bay Feb also fifth in the 200 IM Jan, 26 against Western Illinois : Finished fifth in the 400 IM at the Horizon League Championships, as well as 10th in the 200 breaststroke and 12th in the 500 freestyle... set season-best times in the free and IM events... her time in the 500 free was the fastest of any UWM freshman and third-best on the squad... won the 500 free and took third in the 200 IM in a win over Western Illinois Jan fourth in the 500 free and seventh in the 1000 free against Green Bay Feb. 3. High School: Four-year letterwinner... served as captain her senior season... member of the 400 free relay team that holds the school record... named team MVP as a sophomore... honor roll member. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Chris Winius... enjoys going to concerts, shopping, tubing, going to the beach, watching movies and hanging out with friends... career goal is to become a successful accountant... lists her high school 400 free relay team breaking the school record as her most memorable sports experience... helped out with the 2004 Presidential Election as a member of the National Republican Committee... sister, Rachel, swims for Southern Illinois. 17

8 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Kelsey George Diving 5-4 Middleton, Wis. Middleton HS Kinesiology Ellie Gross Freestyle 5-7 Eau Claire, Wis. Memorial HS Kinesiology George s Career Bests One-Meter ( 09) Three-Meter ( 09) Gross Career Bests 50 Free ( 07) 100 Free ( 08) 200 Free... 1:52.80 ( 09) 500 Free...5:01.98 ( 09) : Named Horizon League Co-Diver of the Meet at the Horizon League Championships after winning a league title on the one-meter board and placing third on the three-meter... both of her scores at the league meet were career-bests... competed at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships on both boards... topped the field on the one-meter against Wright State Oct. 31 with a zone-qualifying point total... won the one-meter and took second on the three against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov claimed a win on the one-meter at the University of Chicago Jan other win was in the prelims on three-meter at the league meet Feb earned the team s coaches award : Placed sixth on the one-meter and seventh on the threemeter board at the Horizon League Championships... set seasonhigh on the one-meter at the meet... placed second on the onemeter against Western Illinois Jan third on the three versus WIU the same day... recorded season-high total on the three-meter board against Valparaiso Dec. 8. High School: Helped her high school team to state runner-up finishes in 2004, 2005 and team went 7-1 in the Big Eight Conference as a senior, when she went on to finish in fifth place at the Wisconsin state meet... holds numerous Top 10 records at Middleton Indoor Pool and was named high school team MVP as a junior and as a senior... also served as a captain one year... a four-year member of the soccer team, serving as captain two years... also participated in gymnastics... honor roll member. Personal: Daughter of Doug and Karen George... lists diving, soccer, gymnastics and choir as hobbies and interests... lists being on the podium at the state meet as a senior as her most memorable sports experience... grandfather, Jim, played baseball at Iowa... born Aug. 20, : Strong part of freestyle group, placing in the top three 17 times during the season, winning nine races... took fifth in the 200 freestyle, 10th in the 500 free and 14th in the 100 free at the Horizon League Championships, setting career-best times in the 200 and 500 free... member of the school-record 200 and 800 free relays teams... won both of her attempts at the 50 free on the year, claiming wins against Wheaton Nov. 1 and the University of Chicago Jan claimed a win in the 500 free against Wheaton as well... earned victories in the 200 free on back-to-back days against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov recorded a win in the 500 free over Valparaiso Nov named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll : Solid freshman season, recording 12 top-three showings and two victories... took sixth in the 200 freestyle, 11th in the 100 backstroke and 16th in the 100 free at the Horizon League Championships... also swam with the 800 freestyle relay team that set a school record at the meet... topped the field in the 200 free against South Dakota State Dec. 7 and versus Western Illinois Jan set a UWM freshman record in the 200 free in a relay split at the Wheaton Invitational Nov. 30 High School: Earned First Team All-Big Rivers Conference honors in the 200 freestyle, 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and 400 free relay as a senior... was a state qualifier in the 200 free, finishing 15th at the state meet... went to state all four years, earning four letters... was an Academic All-America honorable mention... state record holder in the 200 back... honors list all four years, maintaining 4.0 grade point average... Chancellor s Award in Personal: Daughter of Gary and Anne Gross... lists watching movies and hanging out with friends as hobbies... considers swimming a 1:55 in the 200 freestyle at the 2007 YMCA State Meet as her most memorable sports experience... has taught Vacation Bible School at Trinity Lutheran Church... YMCA national qualifier in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles... given name is Elizabeth... born March 14,

9 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Kelly Jarvis Sprints 5-6 Arlington Heights, Ill. Buffalo Grove HS Business Kelsey Ogle Freestyle 5-10 West Bend, Wis. West Bend West HS Finance Jarvis Career Bests 50 Free ( 07) 100 Free ( 07) 200 Free...2:03.11 ( 08) Ogle s Career Bests 200 Free... 1:54.62 ( 08) 500 Free...5:04.27 ( 08) 1000 Free...10:36.58 ( 08) 200 Back... 2:13.83 ( 07) : Placed third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 free in win over the University of Chicago Jan time in the 100 was a season-best... fifth the next day in the 50 free in victory over Western Illinois... season-best time in the 50 free against Green Bay Feb. 7, taking sixth... fifth in the 50 free against Wheaton Nov. 1 and Valparaiso Nov : Highest finish of the season was a third-place effort in the 50 freestyle against South Dakota State Dec first race of UWM career was a sixth-place showing in the 50 free against UIC/Butler Nov took seventh in the 100 free against Green Bay Feb named to the 2008 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Was an all-conference high school swimmer... helped her high school to back-to-back second-place finishes in conference... selected as team captain... also played basketball two years and spent four years on the track team, where she served as a team captain and was a two-year state qualifier... National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Will and Elaine Jarvis... lists cooking, basketball, running and swimming as hobbies... enjoys hanging out with her teammates... career goal is to be a cafe owner... has worked as a lifeguard... born Nov. 22, : Missed the second half of the season due to injury... placed third in the 200 freestyle in win over Valparaiso Nov fourth in the 200 free against UIC/North Dakota/Butler Nov fourth in the 50 free in victory over Wheaton Nov : Made an immediate impact for UWM in the middle distance events... took 10th in the 500 and 1000 freestyle and fifth in the 200 free at the Horizon League Championships... member of the school-record 800 freestyle relay team as well... set UWM freshman records in the 200 and 500 free at the championship meet top-three finishes on the season, including four wins... posted UWM s top times in the 200 and 500 free... big day against Wheaton Nov. 2, claiming wins in the 200 and 500 free... helped UWM to a win over Green Bay Feb. 2 with a victory in the 200 free (with a freshman-record time) and a second-place effort in the 500 free... claimed a win in the 1000 free against Valparaiso Dec. 8. High School: Named Wisconsin Little 10 Conference Swimmer of the Year all four seasons... placed sixth in the 200 and 500 freestyles at the state meet as a senior and also holds conference records in each of those events... earned first team allconference honors in those same events as a senior and was also named to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel All-Area Second Team in all-conference selection all four years... fivetime all-state honorable mention in 200 and 500 freestyle... holds school records in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 IM, 100 back and as a member of the 400 free relay. Personal: Daughter of Brian and Mary Ellen Ogle... sister, Jenny, swam at UW-Whitewater... lists swimming, golfing, basketball and cooking as hobbies... considers when her 400 free relay team broke the school record and qualified for state as a freshman as her most memorable sports experience... born April 15,

10 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Rachel Rebitski Mid-Distance/Freestyle 5-8 Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port HS Psychology Lauren Roy Diving 5-5 Plymouth, Minn. Benilde-St. Margaret s HS Kinesiology Rebitski s Career Bests 50 Free ( 08) 100 Free ( 09) 200 Free... 1:58.25 ( 09) 500 Free...5:24.77 ( 09) Roy s Career Bests One-Meter ( 07) Three-Meter ( 07) : Established career-best times in four events over the course of the season... best finish was a third-place showing in the 200 freestyle in win over the University of Chicago Jan also set a personal-best in the 500 free that meet... fourth the next day in the 200 free with a career-best time... also set a career best against Western Illinois Jan. 24 in the 100 free, placing fourth... recorded a fourth-place showing three-straight times in the 100 free Oct. 10 through Nov named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll... earned the team s captain s award : Top finish on the season was a fourth-place showing in the 1000 freestyle in UWM s win over Green Bay Feb fifth in the 200 free in win over Western Illinois Jan sixth in the 100 free and seventh in the 50 free at Eastern Michigan Oct. 20. High School: Helped lead her team to its best-ever finishes at the Wisconsin State meet, taking 10th as a senior and 12th as a junior... placed 10th in the 100 freestyle and 11th in the 200 freestyle at the state meet as a senior... helped her team to an undefeated regular season and sectional championship in named MVP as a senior... lettered four years... First Team All-Metro as a senior after honorable mention honors as a junior... earned various first and second team all-conference accolades... captain as a junior and senior... National Honor Society... high honor roll every semester... Scholar-Athlete Award in All-State Academic Team. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Diane Rebitski... lists her last high school meet at state as her most memorable sports experience... hobbies and interests include swimming, boating, skiing and camping... has done volunteer work for the American Heart Association and Bay Port Athletics... a psychology major in school... born May 21, : Finished the season with a fifth-place showing on the one-meter and sixth-place showing on the three-meter board at the Horizon League Championships... best finishes of the season were second on the one-meter in victory over Valparaiso Nov. 22 and second on the three-meter in win over the University of Chicago Jan season-best point total against Chicago on threemeter... career-best point total on one-meter at Falcon Invitational Dec placed third on the three-meter against Green Bay Feb named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll : Placed eighth on both boards at the Horizon League Championships... big day in the pool against Western Illinois Jan. 26, claiming victories on both boards... second on the one-meter board with a season-high point total and fourth on the three against Wright State Oct third place on the three-meter in win over South Dakota State Dec set season-high on the three-meter Dec. 8 against Valparaiso... named to the 2008 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. High School: Dove to a fourth place finish as a senior and seventh place as a junior at the Minnesota State Championship meet... was named team MVP three times in four years and to the all-state team twice... holds the school record on the one-meter board... earned all-conference recognition for her diving to go along with conference and allstate academic awards... earned six varsity letters. Personal: Daughter of David and Julie Roy... lists water skiing, shopping and skiing as hobbies... has worked as a gymnastics coach... considers her fourthplace finish at state as her most memorable sports experience... career goal is to win conference... born June 15,

11 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Danielle Wenger Distance/Freestyle 5-11 Hartford, Wis. Hartford Union HS Education Wenger s Career Bests 200 Free... 1:55.91 ( 08) 500 Free...4:55.29 ( 09) 1000 Free...10:06.65 ( 09) 1650 Free... 16:53.14 ( 09) : Named Horizon League Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year after an impressive showing at the league championships... broke school records in the 500 freestyle, 1000 free and 1650 free, while also establishing a new Horizon League record in the 1000 free... claimed league titles in the 1000 and mile and placed second in the 500 free after taking first in the prelims... also received second-team all-league honors as a member of the 400 free relay team... member of the 400 and 800 free relay teams that broke school records... placed first or second 23 times in 28 races on the season, winning 15 times on the year... lowered the school mark in the 500 free three times and in the 1000 twice... first broke the league mark in the 1000 in win at the University of Chicago Jan did not lose in the 1000 after Oct. 31 and won all three attempts on the year in the mile... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Jan. 28 after winning six events... won the 500 twice and the 1000 and mile once each against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov placed first in the 500 and the 1000 against Green Bay Feb named to the Academic All-Horizon League Team and Horizon League Academic Honor Roll... earned the team s coaches award : Capped an illustrious campaign by becoming just the third UWM freshman to win two league titles at the Horizon League Championships... broke school records in the 1000 freestyle and 1650 freestyle at the meet en route to league titles in each event... also placed seventh in the 500 free at the meet... earned second team all-league honors as a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams, with the 200 medley squad setting a school record... also swam with the record-setting 800 free relay team Feb broke UWM freshman records in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free over the course of the season... recorded 17 topthree finishes on the season, including nine victories... victorious in both the 500 and 1000 free against South Dakota State Dec won the 500 free and took second in the 1650 free against UIC/ Butler Nov took first in the 500 free and third in the 200 free versus Western Illinois Jan placed second in her only attempt at the 200 backstroke in win over Green Bay Feb. 2. Personal: Daughter of Joel Wenger and Kristen Jenkyns... plans on teaching high school history and psychology... hopes to coach a high school swim team as well... loves being a Panther and looks forward to the men s and women s teams being Horizon League champions... born July 14, Katelyn Brittain Butterfly/Breaststroke 5-9 Green Bay, Wis. Bay Port HS Business Brittain s Career Bests 100 Fly... 1:00.88 ( 07) 200 Fly...2:16.14 ( 07) 100 Breast... 1:11.69 ( 07) 200 Breast... 2:41.56 ( 07) : Competed at the season-opening meet against Wisconsin Oct placed third in the 100 butterfly and fourth in the 100 breaststroke : Swam in seven different events as a freshman... placed sixth in the 200 backstroke against Green Bay Feb seventh in the 200 breaststroke against Eastern Michigan Oct. 20 and Wheaton Nov. 2. High School: Helped high school team to an undefeated regular season and sectional championship in 2005 and a 10th place finish at the state meet as a senior, swimming in breaststroke and butterfly events... earned first and second team all-conference honors in various events all four years... four-year letterwinner... also played four years for the soccer team at goalkeeper and defender... student council member. High School: Served as team captain and was a four-year letter winner while competing in all freestyle events... all-state selection as a senior in the 500 freestyle... all-state honorable mention as a junior in the 500 and 200 free... holds school records in both events as well... state qualifier in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay... high honors all four years. Personal: Daughter of Brad and Carol Brittain... sister, Meggin, swam at Lawrence University... lists swimming, soccer, hunting, fishing and spending time with family and friends as interests and hobbies... put in over 1,500 community service hours for groups such as Ducks Unlimited and the Howard Lions Club... swam for Howard Swamico Stormbreakers and the Green Bay YMCA... born July 16,

12 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Danielle Chapman Sprints 5-8 New London, Wis. New London HS Undecided Morgan Hearn Diving 5-3 Madison, Wis. Edgewood HS Physical Therapy Chapman s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 100 Free ( 09) 100 Back... 1:00.96 ( 08) 200 Back...2:05.45 ( 09) Hearn s Career Bests One-Meter ( 09) Three-Meter ( 09) : Placed sixth in the 200 backstroke, 15th in the 50 freestyle and 17th in the 100 butterfly at the Horizon league Championships... broke the UWM freshman record in the 200 back in the preliminaries and again in the finals at the championships... recorded season-best times in each of her events at the meet... member of the school-record 200 free relay squad... took first in the 200 back in win over Wheaton Nov won the 100 fly against Valparaiso Nov second in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 back against University of Chicago Jan second in the 200 back and third in the 50 free in meet against UIC/Butler/North Dakota Nov. 8. High School: Named the 2007 Bay Conference Swimmer of the Year... member of state champion 200 medley relay as a senior, helping team set a new school record... two-time state champ and 16-time state qualifier... placed sixth in the 50 freestyle and seventh in the 100 free at the state meet... at state, took sixth in the 100 free as a junior and sixth in the 50 free and fifth in the 200 individual medley as a sophomore... named a member of the Appleton Post Crescent Athlete of the Week Honor Roll... four-year honor student... also lettered twice in track & field : Placed ninth on the three-meter board and 12th on the one-meter board at the Horizon League Championships... took fifth on both boards against Western Illinois Jan. 24, recording season-high point totals on each... third on the one-meter in win over Valparaiso Nov fifth on the three against the University of Chicago Jan. 23 and on the one against Wright State Oct. 31. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Karie Chapman... considers taking first at state in 2008 in the 200 medley relay as her most memorable sports moment... lists watching movies, going to the beach and spending time with friends and family as hobbies and interests... born May 13, High School: An accomplished high school diver, was named the WIAA Division II Diver of the Year after winning the state championship as a senior... also named the Wisconsin State Journal Diver of the Year and to the Capital Times Dream Team... named all-state as a junior and senior and dove at state all four years of her career. Personal: Daughter of Daniel and Dawn Hearn... lists diving, singing, acting, lifeguarding and coaching as hobbies... considers being a two-time WIAA Diver of the Year as her most memorable sports experience... cousin, Nick Toon, plays football for the Wisconsin Badgers... has done community work for Ironman and Eldercare... born March 18,

13 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Heidi Niespodzany Mid-Distance/Freestyle 6-1 Pulaski, Wis. Pulaski HS Kinesiology Maggie Pease Backstroke 5-2 Mukwonago, Wis. Mukwonago HS Business Niespodzany s Career Bests 100 Free ( 09) 200 Free...1:53.57 ( 09) 500 Free... 5:01.55 ( 09) 1000 Free..11:03.71 ( 08) Pease s Career Bests 100 Back... 1:01.10 ( 09) 200 Back...2:10.86 ( 09) 500 Free...5:22.18 ( 08) : Consistent swimmer as a freshman, placed in the top three on 16 occasions, taking second place eight times... finished sixth in the 200 freestyle, eighth in the 100 free and won the consolation finals of the 500 free at the Horizon League Championships... set UWM freshman records in the 200 and 500 free at the championship meet... member of the school-record 400 and 800 free relay teams free relay squad earned second-team all-league honors... second in the 200 and 500 against Wright State Oct second in the 200 free and third in the 100 free in wins over Valparaiso Nov. 22 and the University of Chicago Jan first broke the 200 free freshman record in the 200 free at the Falcon Invitational Dec. 5, placing third... second in the 500 free at the Falcon Invite Dec. 6 and in win over Western Illinois Jan. 24. High School: As a senior, was named the 2007 Fox River Classic Conference swimmer of the year as well as the 2007 Green Bay Press-Gazette girls co-swimmer of the year... placed sixth in the 200 freestyle at state as a senior and also was part of the state 200 free relay team from Pulaski... played soccer and basketball as a high school athlete... a YMCA National qualifier... honors student all four years : Established season-best times in three events at the Horizon League Championships, taking 16th in the 200 backstroke and 17th in both the 100 back and 1650 freestyle... third in the 100 back against Wright State Oct. 31 and Valparaiso Nov third in the 200 back in win over the University of Chicago Jan. 23. High School: Swam for the Mukwonago/Waukesha South team in high school... was a state qualifier in the 100 backstroke and also swam in 200 medley relay at state, helping her team to an eighth-place finish... four-year letterwinner... named most improved as a member of her club team. Personal: Daughter of Joe and Lisa Pease... given name is Margaret... career goal is to work at a successful company and to some day publish a book... lists getting gold at State Games of America as her most memorable sports experience... brother, Scott, plays soccer at Carroll College and mom, Lisa, was a diver at UWM... lists writing, shopping and hanging out with family as hobbies and interests... born Aug. 14, Personal: Lists acrylic painting as a hobby... career goal is to be successful in whatever career she ends up in... most memorable sports experience was when she made her club coach cry... has worked in a daycare... born Jan. 23,

14 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Jennifer Schober Back/IM/Breaststroke 5-0 Whitewater, Wis. Milton HS Health Sciences Sarah Wardecke Sprints/Breaststroke 5-7 Appleton, Wis. Kimberly HS Mathematics Schober s Career Bests 100 Back... 1:00.46 ( 09) 200 Back...2:09.61 ( 09) 200 IM... 2:14.32 ( 08) 400 IM...4:40.71 ( 09) Wardecke s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 100 Free ( 09) 100 Breast... 1:02.49 ( 09) 200 Breast...2:16.73 ( 09) : Established season-best times in each event at the Horizon League Championships, taking 11th in the 200 backstroke, 13th in the 400 IM and 14th in the 100 back... best finish of the season was a second-place effort in the 200 back against the University of Chicago Jan season-best time in the 200 IM at Falcon Invitational Dec third in the 100 back in season-opener against Wisconsin Oct fourth in the 200 IM in win over Valparaiso Nov. 22. High School: A four-time state qualifier who helped her high school team to Southern Lakes Conference championships each season of her high school career... all-state and all-conference swimmer who was named team MVP four times... also served as team captain as a senior... holds school records in the 100 backstroke, 200 freestyle, 500 free and as a member of all three relay teams... as a senior, placed fifth in the 200 IM and seventh in the 100 back at the state meet... as a sophomore, placed second in the 200 free at state... a two-time conference champion in the 100 back... Badger Girls State participant in 2007 and National Honor Society member. Personal: Daughter of Rick and Terry Schober... career goal is to become a first or second grade teacher... lists swimming, soccer, watching movies and spending time with friends and family as hobbies and interests... has done community service for the Milton Food Pantry and Holiday Baskets for the Needy with St. Mary s Church... considers getting her first high school record as a freshman in the 100 back as her most memorable sports moment... born Jan. 4, : Burst on the scene with a terrific freshman campaign, capped with Horizon League titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke in league, school and UWM freshman-record times at the league championships... earned second team honors with the 400 free relay squad... became the fourth-ever swimmer to claim two individual league crowns as a freshman... also placed third in the 50 freestyle at the league meet, lowering the school freshman record in the race for the third time on the year... swam with the school-record 200 free, 400 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relay teams... won an amazing 18 times and took second another seven on the season... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Nov earned the team s rookie of the year award. High School: Four-year all-conference swimmer for the Appleton West/Kimberly swim team... earned All-American honors three years... selected Fox Valley Association Swimmer of the Year twice in her prep career... four-time team MVP and letterwinner... as a senior, was team captain and placed third in both the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at the state meet... recorded a third place finish in the 100 breast and was seventh in the 200 IM at the state meet as a junior... Appleton Post Crescent Girls Swimming Athlete of the Year as a senior, junior and sophomore and to its All-Area Girls Swim Team... four-time scholar-athlete... National Honor Society member... honor roll all four years... high school valedictorian. Personal: Daughter of David and Peggy Wardecke... career goal is to become a high school math teacher and coach a high school swim team... considers the state meet her senior year and the first time she made finals at YMCA Nationals to be her greatest sports moments... has done volunteer work for Harbor House and the Salvation Army... lists coaching, swimming, lifeguarding, music and hanging out with friends as hobbies and interests... born Dec. 5,

15 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Taylor Andrews Distance/IM 5-10 Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead HS Nursing Maggi Beck Backstroke/Fly 5-4 Minot, N.D. Minot HS Undecided High School: Did not compete with her high school team as a senior... three-time letterwinner who was a state qualifier in the 200 IM, 100 breaststroke and 200 freestyle relay... her team won state titles in two of her three seasons... swims for the Oconomowoc Pabst Farms YMCA Club Team... is a YMCA national qualifier. Personal: Daughter of Courtney and Sherry Andrews... career goal is to become a certified nurse practitioner... most memorable sports experience was winning the high school state title in chose UWM because she enjoyed the coaching staff and the team... brother, Conner, swims for the Wisconsin Badgers... has volunteered at Special Olympics swim meets... born Nov. 3, Shea Berg Backstroke 5-6 Hyde Park, N.Y. Franklin Roosevelt HS Business High School: Was a team captain as a senior, qualifying for the New York State High School Championships in the 100 backstroke, 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay... sectional champion in the 100 backstroke... five-time state qualifier... won two sectional relay championships... named Mid-Hudson Athletic League All-Academic... National Honor Society member... honor roll member. Personal: Daughter of Brian and Christine Berg... club teams include the Newburgh Sharks and Marist Swim Club... career goal is to earn a degree in business and become a clothing buyer... most memorable sports experience was when she was a Olympic champion in the 200 backstroke in brother, Kyle, swims at Boston University and sister, Corey, is an assistant coach at Cornell... has volunteered with the Hyde Park Stingrays Swim Team and was an officer for the Freshmen Network Support Team... born June 21, High School: Helped team to a state title each year... West Region Athlete of the Year, won state titles in the 100 backstroke as a junior and in the 100 back and 200 IM as a senior... was a member of the state-champion 200 medley relay team each season, setting the state record as a senior... a five-year all-conference and all-state selection, earned All-American status in three events and was named MVP of her team on two occasions... holds the state record in the 400 IM... earned team awards for hardest worker and team spirit... four-time all-academic. Personal: Daughter of Jeff and Nancy Beck... career goal is to become the editor of People Magazine... member of the Minot Swim Club for 13 years... chose UWM because of her experience on her recruiting trip... born April 24, Emily Blohm Breaststroke/IM 5-8 De Pere, Wis. De Pere HS Graphic Design High School: Three-year letterwinner was a team MVP and captain... holds school records in the 500 freestyle, 200 IM and as a member of the 400 free relay team... an All-Fox River Classic Conference swimmer, winning league titles in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM... four-year honor roll member, lettering in academics... in addition, she is a YMCA national qualifier for the Green Bay YMCA Swim Team. Personal: Daughter of Ted and Sue Blohm... most memorable sports experience was meeting all of the Olympians prior to the 2008 Olympics... career goal is to become a graphic designer for an advertising company... chose UWM because of the art program... born Jan. 16,

16 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Randee Cardinal Sprints 5-7 Blaine, Minn. Blaine HS Undecided Andrea Chvatal Backstroke 5-10 Eagan, Minn. Eastview HS Education High School: Five-time all-conference and six-time all-sectional selection while in high school... a four-time state qualifier, including in both the 50 and 100 freestyle... key member of her high school relay teams, helping the 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relay teams establish school records... holds five school records overall... team MVP two times and named most dedicated three seasons... graduated with high honors and lettered in academics. Personal: Daughter of Rollie and Rochelle Cardinal... career goal is to become a graphic designer or sports psychologist... most memorable sports experience was swimming at juniors in Florida and breaking the school 50 and 100 freestyle records... chose UWM because she loved the city and campus and the team felt like a good fit... has volunteered at homeless shelters and blood drives... born Sept. 23, Aubrey Griffiths Diving 5-6 Racine, Wis. Racine Case HS Biology High School: An an all-state diver as a prep... went to state all four years... set school records for six and 11-dives as a senior... point total in the 11-dive category not only set the school mark but broke the city mark as well... placed fifth at the state meet as a senior, fourth as a junior and won the first sectional championship for a Case diver in over 20 years... selected an academic All- American and to the all-state academic team. Personal: Daughter of Alan and Debbie Griffiths... plans to minor in chemistry... career goal is to become a doctor... most memorable sports experience was breaking the school and city record at sectionals her senior year... has volunteered for church mission trips the past five summers... also competes for the Schroeder Diving Club... chose UWM because she loved the coaches and likes being close to home... born Sept. 10, High School: Earned All-Lake Conference honors twice in her career, qualifying for the state meet two seasons... earned All-American consideration in the 100 backstroke as a senior, placing 10th in the 100 back at state while also swimming in the 50 freestyle at the championship meet... was also an all-conference selection in both the 100 back and 50 free... earned team MVP and rookie of the year honors... holds three school records. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Barb Chvatal... plans to minor in French... chose UWM because it had everything she wanted to be part of her college experience... considers when she broke three records at senior sectional meet to be her most memorable sports experience... career goal is to be a physics teacher in a school, preferably in France... swam for the Black Dog Swimming Club for over 10 years... born Feb. 1, Madeline King Breaststroke 5-6 Madison, Wis. Madison East HS Undecided High School: Led her team to a state championship in 2007 and was runner-up in state qualifier in the 100 breaststroke... four-year letterwinner... earned all-state honors in the 200 medley relay as a senior... was an all-conference and all-sectional selection... earned honors with distinction. Personal: Daughter of Greg and Paula King... nickname is Madie... club team is Badger Aquatics... career goal is to get a good job... chose UWM because the swim team was good, it was a good school and it was not far from home... lists the state meet her senior year as her most memorable sports experience... born Aug. 10,

17 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Shannon Slattery Breaststroke/IM 5-6 Chesterfield, Mo. Marquette HS Graphic Design Karmyn VandeWettering Distance/Freestyle 5-8 DeForest, Wis. DeForest HS Education High School: State qualifier in the 100 breaststroke, 200 IM, 200 medley relay and the 400 medley relay... was a consolation finalist in the 100 breast in 2008 and took 10th as a sophomore... selected to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Honor Roll and as an honorable mention selection to its All-Metro Team... holds school record in 100 breaststroke... also played soccer and softball in high school. Personal: Daughter of Jim and Laurie Slattery... plans to minor in business... career goal is to design page layouts for a major magazine... most memorable sports experience was placing third in the 100 breaststroke at the state meet and breaking the high school record... grandfather played football at West Point... born Dec. 18, Parker Watson Sprints 5-10 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley Northwest HS Engineering High School: A three-time first team all-state swimmer... four-time allconference selection... led her team to a state championship as a junior with second-place individual swims in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle... earned All-America consideration in the 200 free and 400 free relay and won a state title in the 200 free relay... school record holder in 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly... two-year team captain... member of the Kansas City Star s All-Metro Swim team... earned All-Johnson County honors in the 50 free and 200 free relay... two-time scholar-athlete. Personal: Daughter of Perry and Becky Watson... career goal is to improve her times and become a better athlete overall... considers winning the state title in 2008 and being part of the champion 200 free relay team as her most memorable sports experience... sister, Madison, plays soccer at Wentworth Institute of Design... has volunteered on a mission trip to New Orleans... born July 3, High School: Led her team to three state titles in her career... state qualifier in four events... earned all-state honors in the 200 freestyle and as a member of the 200 and 400 free relay teams... team co-captain as a senior and four-year letterwinner... holds school records with two relay teams and was named most improved after her sophomore season... selected as a DeForest Times Tribune Honor Athlete... also ran track & field in high school... a junior national qualifier in 2009 in the 200 and 800 freestyle relays. Personal: Daughter of Joe VandeWettering and Amber Marquardt... also swam for the DeForest Aquatic Club... most memorable sports experience was winning three state titles in a row... career goal is to swim all four years in college and improve her times... chose UWM because she liked the campus, team and location... has volunteered at daycares in her hometown... born Aug. 4, Katie Werner Diving 5-2 Wauwatosa, Wis. East HS Education High School: Was an all-state diver in high school, placing sixth at the Wisconsin State Meet in four-time state qualifier has earned first team all-conference honors and was named team MVP as a senior... two-time Greater Metro Conference champion... honor roll student... achiever award... also a member of the Schroeder Diving Club and placed third on three-meter and sixth on one-meter at 2008 YMCA Nationals. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Valerie Werner... career goal is to be a first grade teacher... older sister swam at UW-La Crosse... has volunteered on church mission trips... chose UWM because she loved the coach, loved the campus and loved being close to home... considers going to YMCA Nationals as her most memorable sports experience... born May 30,

18 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Trinity Whitney Butterfly 5-9 Eau Claire, Wis. Memorial HS Education Jenna Wisdorf Backstroke 5-9 Cheyenne, Wyo. East HS Education High School: Led her team to four-straight conference titles and two sectional titles... four-year state qualifier was an all-conference swimmer each season... won conference titles in the 100 butterfly and with two relay teams as a senior... four-year letterwinner... also swims for the Eau Claire YMCA Marlins, where she was a national qualifier in the 100 fly, 200 medley and freestyle relays and the 400 medley and free relays. Personal: Daughter of Sean and Deborah Whitney... career goal is to get a job that she loves... her mom swam in college at UW- Eau Claire... most memorable sports experience was swimming the 400 free relay at conference; winning the race and beating their rivals... chose UWM because of the combination of the swimming and education programs... born July 1, Ashley Yanzsa Mid-Distance/Free 5-0 West Chester, Ohio Lakota East HS Business High School: Four-time all-conference honoree and state qualifier... team captain as a senior, breaking the school record in the 100 freestyle... named outstanding swimmer of the year as a junior, breaking school records in the 50 and 100 freestyle as well as with the 400 and 200 medley relay teams... named Pulse Journal Athlete of the Week... honor roll member. High School: A five-time Wyoming state champion and All- American swimmer... at state, won the 100 backstroke (2007, 2006), 200 IM (2008, 2006) and was a member of the winning 200 medley relay squad in owns school records in the 100 back, 200 IM and as part of the 200 medley and 200 freestyle relay teams... also holds the Southern Wyoming Athletic Conference records in those events... four-time Wyoming Coaches Association allstate and all-conference honoree and the Wyoming Swimming, Inc. Athlete of the Year in team captain as a junior and senior, Team MVP in 2005 and her school s outstanding athlete during her sophomore, junior and senior years... member of the National Society of High School Scholars. Personal: Daughter of Tim and Jill Wisdorf... chose UWM because she loved the campus and the coaches... career goal is to get a good job working with kids... most memorable sports experience was winning her age group and setting a state record in the 200 back when she was volunteers her time for swim lessons and coaching... born Sept. 24, Personal: Daughter of Peter and Heather Yanzsa... plans to minor in political science... career goal is to go to law school and become a corporate business lawyer... chose UWM because it was a good distance from home and really liked the school... most memorable sports experience was in 2007 when her 400 free relay team broke the school record... has done community service work for four years at St. John s youth group and participated in the National Catholic Youth Conference... born Feb. 12, Jenny Westfall and Bailey Nennig will serve as team captains for the women this season. 28

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20 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Ed Lichinsky Sprints/Butterfly 6-0 West Des Moines, Iowa Valley HS Business the 100 backstroke, 18th in the 50 freestyle and 19th in the 100 butterfly... best finish of the season was a third-place effort in the 50 free in a win over South Dakota State Dec fourth in the 50 against Green Bay Feb member of the 200 free relay squad that posted the best team-time of the season Feb. 20. Lichinsky s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 100 Free ( 09) 100 Back ( 08) 100 Fly ( 09) : Will serve as a team captain : Won the consolation final in the 100 butterfly at the Horizon League Championships... also placed 12th in the 100 freestyle and 15th in the 50 freestyle at the meet... all three of those results were in career-best times... swam with the school record-breaking 200 and 400 free relays... placed second in the 200 free in win over Wheaton Nov finished second in the preliminaries of the 100 butterfly at the Falcon Invitational Dec third in the 100 free against IUPUI/ Xavier/Saint Louis Nov. 14 and Western Illinois Jan : Swam in four events at the Horizon League Championships, setting career-best times in each... placed 16th in MORE ON ED: Why UWM?: Because I wanted to be a Panther. Age started swimming: Six years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: Travis Pastrana Meet looking forward to most in : Horizon League Championships How many texts per month on cell phone: Around 100 What is playing on your ipod right now: Thievery Corporation, Benny Benassi, Daft Punk Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: New York Giants : Placed 15th in the 100 butterfly and 16th in the 100 backstroke at the Horizon League Championships, setting season-best times in both... recorded a victory in the 50 freestyle against Valparaiso Nov had the third-best time in the 50 free on the team... placed second in the 100 butterfly against Western Illinois Jan took third at Butler Nov. 12 and the Ball State Invitational in the 100 fly Nov. 18. High School: Was a six-time high school All-American... holds the Valley High School record in the 200 medley... his team finished third as a senior at the Iowa Boys High School meet, where he had two All-American swims and two topeight finishes. Personal: Son of Alex and Tanya Lichinsky... hobbies include computer gaming and paintball... is also a car enthusiast... played football in high school and lists the 2005 State Championship as one of his most memorable sports experiences. 30

21 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Matt Mahoney Freestyle 6-0 Kenosha, Wis. Tremper HS Finance Mahoney s Career Bests 200 Free... 1:44.19 ( 09) 500 Free...4:47.17 ( 09) 1000 Free.. 10:05.52 ( 09) 1650 Free..16:59.38 ( 09) and fifth in the 500 free in UWM s victory over Wheaton Nov fourth in the 200 free against South Dakota State Dec : Placed 16th in the 100 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships and also competed in the preliminaries of the 50 free and 200 free at the championships... established season-best times in all three events in the process... placed third in the 200 free in win over Valparaiso Nov fourth in 200 free in victory against Western Illinois Jan took fifth in both the 100 and 200 free against Butler/ UIC Nov : Established career-best times in three events at the Horizon League Championships, placing 17th in the 1650 freestyle and 18th in the 1000 free... addition to the distance events as a junior... third in the 1000 free in a win over Valparaiso Nov fourth in the 1000 against Western Illinois Jan fifth in a season-best time in the 100 free against University of Chicago Jan : Set career-best times in the 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships, swimming in the consolation heat of the 500 free... placed third in the 1000 free against Valparaiso Dec third in the 200 free MORE ON MATT: Why UWM?: Because the coach at the time gave me the opportunity to compete here. Age started swimming: Fourteen years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: Brett Favre Meet looking forward to most in : Dual meet versus Green Bay How many texts per month on cell phone: Around 2,500 What is playing on your ipod right now: A little bit of everything, but mostly country Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Green Bay Packers High School: Was a member of three sectional and conference-winning teams in high school... was the conference champion in the 50 and 100 freestyle in member of the relay team that broke the Tremper High School record in the 200 freestyle relay and was a YMCA National qualifier in Personal: Son of Thomas and Patricia Mahoney... was the executive treasurer of student government and also involved with Boy Scouts, National Honor Society and band... very involved in the community, has helped with Relay for Life, Eagle Scout Service Project and Tremper Blood Drive. 31

22 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Jeremy Waldhart Backstroke/IM 6-1 West Bend, Wis. West Bend East HS Biology Winter All-Horizon League team and the Horizon League Scholar Athlete of the Week Feb added ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District honors in the spring... set personal-bests in the 200 IM, 400 IM and both backstroke events during the season... had an eight-race win streak in 200 backstroke from November through February... victorious in the 100 and 200 back versus Valparaiso Dec broke the Klotsche Natatorium record in the 200 back against Green Bay Feb named to the 2008 Horizon League Academic Honor Roll. Waldhart s Career Bests 100 Back ( 09) 200 Back...1:47.68 ( 09) 200 IM... 1:54.80 ( 08) 400 IM...3:58.20 ( 09) : Will serve as a team captain for second-straight year : Team captain... earned Second Team All-Horizon League honors in the 200 backstroke at the Horizon League Championships, breaking the school record in the preliminaries... also took fourth in the 400 IM with a school record-breaking time and seventh in the 100 backstroke... set a school record in the 100 back during the 400 medley relay Feb placed in the top-three on 27 occasions during his junior campaign, winning 14 times... set a Klotsche Natatorium record with his victory in the 200 back against Western Illinois Jan was named to the Academic Winter All-Horizon League team and the ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic All-District for the second-straight season... also named league scholar-athlete of the week twice and the Horizon league Scholar-Athlete of the Month in November... member of the record-breaking 200 and 400 medley relay teams... named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll... earned the team s coaches award : Placed fourth in the 200 backstroke, sixth in the 400 IM and eighth in 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships... won 10 races and took second six times on the season... was named to the Academic MORE ON JEREMY: Why UWM?: It is a great location and place to compete at the NCAA Division I level. Age started swimming: Nine years old Favorite non-swimming athlete: Andy Roddick Meet looking forward to most in : Horizon League Championships How many texts per month on cell phone: Around 2,000 What is playing on your ipod right now: Anything with a good beat. Lots of dance remixes. Sports team you consider yourself a fan of: Misty May & Kerri Walsh (volleyball) : Capped an impressive freshman campaign by taking fourth in the 200 backstroke, fifth in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 IM at the Horizon League Championships, recording season-best times in each event... recorded an impressive 27 top-five finishes on the season, including two wins and 12 second-place showings... placed lower than third just twice in 12 races of the 200 back during the season. High School: Two-time Wisconsin Little Ten Swimmer of the Year... went to state all four years, earning seven medals... a three-time allstate honorable mention selection... holds four school records, including the 200 IM, 100 breaststroke and 500 freestyle... named high school academic All-American... earned eight letters combined as a swimmer and on the tennis team... three-time honorable mention all-conference choice and two-time team all-conference champions on the tennis court... honor roll member all four years... earned Academic Excellence Award, Academic All-State, WIAA Scholar-Athlete, West Bend East Scholar-Athlete and was valedictorian of his class... student government president and National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Steve Waldhart... has volunteered for Habitat for Humanity and at a local food shelter... career goal is to become a physician... lists tennis, volleyball, band and synchronized swimming among his interests... considers taking first at the West Bend Invite the day after mother s funeral as his most memorable sports experience... brother, Jon, plays soccer at Concordia... minoring in Spanish at UWM. 32

23 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Dan Heraly Distance/Freestyle 5-9 Green Bay, Wis. Ashwaubenon HS Architecture Jake Kalinowski Sprints 6-3 Prior Lake, Minn. Prior Lake HS Communications Heraly s Career Bests 200 Free... 1:43.35 ( 08) 500 Free...4:35.79 ( 09) 1000 Free... 9:25.60 ( 09) 1650 Free... 16:11.81 ( 08) Kalinowski s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 100 Free ( 09) 200 Free...1:38.46 ( 09) : Broke the school record in the 1000 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships, placing fourth in the event... set a career-best in the 500 free at the championships, placing fourth... also placed 11th in the 1650 free top-three finishes on the season included an impressive 10 victories... won the 1000 free five of seven times on the year... claimed victories in the 500 and 1000 free on the same day against Wright State Oct. 31, Western Illinois Jan. 24 and Green Bay Feb first in the 200 free in win over Wheaton Nov second in the mile at Falcon Invitational Dec member of the 800 free relay team that broke the school record : Swam season-best times in the 500 freestyle (placing fifth), the 1000 free (taking fourth) and the mile (again taking fourth) at the Horizon League Championships... also swam a season-best time in the 200 free at the championships... missed the UWM freshman record in the 500 free by 74-hundredths of a second at the league meet... solid freshman season, recording 14 top-three finishes on the year... contributed against Wheaton Nov. 2, taking second in both the 200 and 500 free... second in the 500 free versus UIC/North Dakota Nov placed second in the 1000 free against Valparaiso Dec. 8 and Green Bay Feb. 2. High School: Named Fox Valley Association Conference Swimmer of the Year as a senior, helping his team to a conference championship, a sectional championship and a fifth-place finish at the state meet... placed second in the 500 freestyle and third in the 200 freestyle at the state meet... earned all-conference honors in both events... school record holder in each. Personal: Son of Steve and Kim Heraly... lists golf and basketball as hobbies... considers winning the FVA Conference championship his senior year as his most memorable sports experience... born Mar. 15, : Enjoyed a stellar sophomore season, topped off with a Horizon League championship in the 100 freestyle, setting a league record in the process... won eight times, took second eight more and established school records in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles on the season... placed fourth in both the 100 and 200 freestyles at the championships, breaking schools marks in both... won the prelims and finals of the 50 and 100 free at the Falcon Invitational Dec first in the 50 and second in the 100 free in win over Western Illinois Jan topped the field in the 50 free against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov member of four relay teams that broke school records (200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 200 medley)... named team MVP : Impressive freshman campaign where he posted five wins and four second-place showings... placed seventh in the 50 free, 14th in the 200 and 17th in the 100 free at the Horizon League Championships, setting season-bests in all three at the meet... named Horizon League Swimmer of the Week Feb. 4 after playing an important role as Milwaukee snapped its seven-dual losing streak to Green Bay... won both of his individual events versus UWGB Feb. 2 and anchored the winning 400 medley relay... won the 50 free in a win over Valparaiso Dec won the 100 free and placed second in the 50 against Wheaton Nov topped the field in the 100 free in a win at Western Illinois Jan on four relay teams that posted top team times during the season. High School: An all-state sprinter as a junior and senior... as a senior, placed third in the 50 freestyle and fifth in the 100 freestyle at the state meet... set school records in the 100 free and 100 backstroke, as well as just missing the school mark in the 50 freestyle... four-time all-conference selection... an All-American in the 100 freestyle as a senior... two-time conference champ and three-time team MVP... in addition to the 100 free and 100 back, also set school marks in the 200 free, 500 free and with the 400 free relay. Personal: Son of Tom and Bozena Kalinowski... given name is Jakub... was born in Gdańsk, Poland... lists swimming, computers, movies, eating and hanging out with friends as his hobbies... considers the state meet every year in high school as his most memorable sports moment... has worked as a lifeguard... born Aug. 1,

24 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Matt Kluczinske Backstroke/IM 6-0 Mequon, Wis. Homestead HS Engineering Sky Boggio Butterfly/Sprints 6-2 Falcon Heights, Minn. Roseville HS Psychology Kluczinske s Career Bests 100 Back ( 09) 200 Back...1:52.14 ( 09) 200 IM... 1:54.36 ( 09) 400 IM...4:14.14 ( 07) Boggio s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 100 Free ( 08) 100 Fly ( 09) 200 Fly...1:51.51 ( 09) : Competed in eight different events as a sophomore... placed eighth in the 200 IM, won the consolation final in the 100 backstroke and took seventh in the 200 back at the Horizon League Championships... swam to career-best times in all three events... second in the 100 back and third in the 200 back against University of Chicago Jan fourth in both the 200 back and 200 IM against Green Bay Feb third in the 200 back at Falcon Invitational Dec named to the Horizon League Academic Honor Roll : Versatile swimmer, competing in eight different events as a freshman... took seventh in the 100 backstroke, 10th in the 200 IM and 11th in the 200 back at the Horizon League Championships... had a good weekend against South Dakota State and Valparaiso in December, placing second in both the 200 back and 200 IM against SDSU Dec. 7 while winning the 200 breaststroke and taking second in the 100 breast versus Valpo Dec second in the 200 IM and third in the 200 butterfly at Wheaton Nov top-five showings on the year. High School: Led his team to a fifth-place finish at the state championship meet as a senior... took fourth in the 200 individual medley and eighth in the 100 backstroke at the state meet... was a YMCA national finalist in the 400 IM : Steadily improved as the season went on, capped with season-best times in four events at the Horizon League Championships... placed sixth in the 100 butterfly, won the consolation championship in the 200 fly, took 14th in the 100 freestyle and 22nd in the 50 free... took third in the 100 fly against the University of Chicago Jan fourth in both the 50 and 100 free in win over Valparaiso Nov was third in the 100 fly in season-opener against Wisconsin Oct earned the team s most-improved award and the captain s award. High School: A three-time all-conference swimmer who earned allstate honors in the 100 butterfly and two relays... state qualifier in the 200 freestyle and 100 butterfly as a senior, serving as team captain... five-time letterwinner... earned All-American honors as a member of his 200 freestyle relay team that took second in helped his team to an eighth-place finish at the Minnesota State meet as a junior, taking seventh in the 100 butterfly, second with the 200 free relay team and fifth with the 400 free relay team. Personal: Son of Dave and Marlene Kluczinske... most memorable sports experience is scoring points at YMCA Nationals... career goal is to own a company... plays ultimate frisbee as a hobby... born Feb. 19, Personal: Son of Randy Boggio and Janet Schultz... given name is Schuyler... career goal is to make a national meet and be part of a conference championship team... lists volleyball, watching football and running as hobbies... has worked as a youth football coach... born Jan. 31,

25 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Shane Conner Diving 5-10 Racine, Wis. Horlick HS Architecture Jordan Diel Butterfly 5-9 Delefield, Wis. Home-Schooled Business Conner s Career Bests One-Meter ( 09) Three-Meter ( 09) Diel s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 100 Free ( 08) 100 Fly ( 09) 200 Fly...1:51.25 ( 09) : Solid freshman campaign capped with an eighth-place finish on the three-meter board and a 10th-place showing on the one-meter board at the Horizon League Championships... point total on one-meter at championships was a season best... had his best meet of the season against University of Chicago Jan. 23, claiming a victory on the three-meter (season-high points) and a second-place effort on the one-meter... third on the onemeter against UIC/North Dakota Nov. 8. High School: Finished sixth at state as a senior, earning high school student-athlete of the year honors... named all-county and team MVP... Racine Journal Times Athlete of the Week... qualified for state as a junior, named all-county, team MVP and men s swimming athlete of the year for the second time in his career... named team s most improved as a sophomore... three-year letterwinner... three-time member of high honor roll... also golfed for two years as a high school athlete... member of the dive team at Schroeder YMCA. Personal: Son of Patrick and Pamela Conner... lists tennis, golf, film and games as hobbies and interests... lists his first meet as a sophomore as his most memorable sports experience... career goal is to be an architect... born Feb. 2, : Had an impressive freshman campaign, recording five victories, six second-place finishes and 16 top-three showings overall... concluded the season with a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly, fifth-place in the 200 fly and 19th in the 50 freestyle at the Horizon League Championships... broke the school record in the 100 fly at the league championships; also lowered the freshman record in the event three times during the season... did set a new UWM freshman mark in the 200 fly as well... won the 200 fly against Wright State Oct claimed a win in the 100 freestyle in victory over Wheaton Nov won the 100 fly at the IUPUI Invitational Nov broke the freshman record for the first time with a victory in the 100 fly at Falcon Invitational Dec top times on team in the 100 and 200 fly on the season... member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that set school records. High School: Was home-schooled and did not compete with a high school team... a consolation finalist in the 100 butterfly at the YMCA Nationals... member of the Pabst Farms YMCA Club Team. Personal: Son of Jim and Diane Diel... career goal is to be an NCAA qualifier... enjoys bowhunting and the outdoors... lists being able to swim with his sister, Diana, and making top eight at junior nationals as his most memorable sports experiences... born Sept. 6,

26 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Evan Green Butterfly/IM 6-0 Eau Claire, Wis. Memorial HS Architecture Brady Huemann Breaststroke/IM 5-11 Burnsville, Minn. Burnsville HS Biology Green s Career Bests 100 Fly ( 09) 200 Fly...1:51.27 ( 09) 200 IM... 1:58.24 ( 08) 400 IM...4:22.95 ( 09) Huemann s Career Bests 100 Breast ( 09) 200 Breast.2:07.40 ( 09) 200 IM... 1:56.59 ( 09) 400 IM...4:06.38 ( 09) : Fourth in the 200 butterfly, 12th in the 200 IM and 13th in the 100 fly at the Horizon League Championships, setting season-best times in all three events... claimed first win of the season in the 200 fly against Wheaton Nov second in the 200 fly at Falcon Invitational Dec won the 200 fly on back-to-back days in wins over the University of Chicago Jan. 23 and Western Illinois Jan second in the 200 fly against Green Bay Feb. 2. High School: Four-year letterwinner who holds the school record in the 200 IM... earned First Team All-Big Rivers Conference honors in the 200 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay as a senior, leading his team to a conference title... swam at the state meet as a senior, placing fourth in the 100 butterfly and also as a member of the 200 medley relay team... named an academic All-American : Set season-best times in three events at the Horizon League Championships, placing eighth in the 200 breaststroke, ninth in the 400 IM and 12th in the 100 breast... pair of second-place finishes in the 200 backstroke and 200 breast against Green Bay Feb second in the 100 breast against IUPUI/Xavier/St. Louis Nov second in the 100 breast at Wisconsin Oct finished second in the 200 backstroke in win over Wheaton Nov. 22. High School: An All-American, all-state and All-Lake Conference swimmer in high school... four-year letterwinner helped lead team to a state championship as a junior and third-place finish as a senior... placed sixth in the 100 backstroke and 10th in the 200 IM as a senior... placed sixth in the 100 backstroke and 16th in the 200 individual medley at the meet in helped his team to a sectional championship... team captain... graduated with distinction... National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Brian and Lynn Huemann... lists swimming, sleeping, hanging out with friends and movies as hobbies and interests... most memorable sports experience was winning state as a junior... career goal is to work hard and swim fast... has volunteered as a tutor at his high school and also with the Burnsville (Minn.) Police Department... born June 1, Personal: Son of Paul and JoDea Green... familiar with UWM swimming - sister, Katie, was a four-year member ( ) of the women s team at Milwaukee... lists ultimate frisbee as a hobby... considers the state meet his junior year as his most memorable sports experience... has done volunteer work for Special Olympics... career goal is to make it to the NCAA meet... born Aug. 5,

27 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Sam Keele Breaststroke 5-11 Idaho Falls, Idaho Idaho Falls HS Mechanical Engineering Jake Koll Diving 6-0 Racine, Wis. Racine Park HS Engineering Keele s Career Bests 100 Breast ( 09) 200 Breast.2:06.47 ( 09) 200 IM...1:52.90 ( 09) Koll s Career Bests One-Meter ( 09) Three-Meter ( 08) : Took sixth place in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke at the Horizon league Championships... also finished 10th in the 200 IM... recorded season-best times in all three events... established a freshman record in both the prelims and the finals of the 100 breast at the championships... also topped the former freshman standard at UWM in the 200 breast... won the 100 breast and the 200 breast against IU- PUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Dec topped the field in the 100 breast against the University of Chicago Jan. 23 and then won the 200 breast the next day against Western Illinois... second in the 100 breast against UIC/North Dakota Nov member of the school record-breaking 200 and 400 medley relays at the league championships. High School: Idaho high school state champion and state record holder in the 100 breaststroke... earned Idaho Most Valuable Male High School Swimmer accolades during his high school career, leading team to a state crown as a senior... four-year letterwinner... high honors list member... was a finalist at YMCA Nationals in the 100 breast in 2008 and qualified for 2005 YMCA-National Long Course Championships in the 50, 100, and 200-meter breaststroke. Personal: Son of Paul and Linda Keele... lists winning the state title as a senior as his most memorable sports experience... sister, Lauren, is a senior on the swim team at Boise State... lists fishing, boating and sports as interests and hobbies... born April 9, : Capped freshman season with fifth-place finishes on both boards at the Horizon League Championships... recorded season-high point total on one-meter at the championships, topping former best by over 22 points... placed second on both boards against UIC/North Dakota Nov third on three-meter against Wright State Oct third with season-best point total on three-meter at Falcon Invitational Dec earned team s diver of the year award. High School: An all-state diver and four-year letterwinner... was the WIAA D-I State diving runner-up as a senior, taking second by just 1.5 points... earned Racine County Athlete of the Year honors for boys swimming and diving and went undefeated in Southeast Conference dual meets as a senior... named allcounty as a senior, junior and sophomore, setting a conference record for 11-dives as a senior... placed seventh at the state meet as a junior... fouryear high honor roll member... also played football as a high school athlete... scholarathlete four years... National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of James and Mary Loendorf... lists placing second at state as a senior and winning state football in 2006 as his most memorable sports experiences... second-cousin is Tony Romo of the Dallas Cowboys... lists sports, diving and the outdoors as hobbies and interests... has done volunteer work for the Positive Impact Program at Washington Park High School... born Oct. 24,

28 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Josh Lindquist Diving 6-0 Cape Coral, Fla. Rufus King HS Anthropology Nathan Rahe Butterfly/IM 5-10 Ballwin, Mo. Lafayette HS Business Lindquist s Career Bests One-Meter ( 07) Three-Meter ( 07) Rahe s Career Bests 100 Fly ( 08) 200 Fly...1:51.68 ( 09) 200 IM... 1:51.89 ( 09) 400 IM...4:02.03 ( 09) : Redshirted and maintained sophomore eligibility : Placed 12th on the one-meter board and 10th on the three-meter board at the Horizon League Championships... top finish of the season was a second-place showing against South Dakota State Dec. 7 on the three-meter... season-high on the three versus Valparaiso Dec placed third on both boards against Western Illinois Jan season-best performance on one-meter came against Eastern Michigan Oct. 20. High School: Was an all-conference diver in high school... lettered and also holds numerous records... named most improved... all-conference honoree three years... member of a conferencerecord relay team... also played baseball for two years... honors list member. Personal: Son of Norman and Debra Lindquist... qualified for YMCA Diving Nationals as a senior, where he dove under the guidance of UWM diving coach Todd Hill... winning conference in 2007 and setting the school record in one-meter diving are among his most memorable sports experiences... born June 9, : Took fifth place in the 200 IM, sixth place in the 400 IM and 10th place in the 200 butterfly at the Horizon League Championships... set season-best times in all three events in the process... had a record-breaking showing in the IM events, topping the Milwaukee freshman record in the preliminaries and finals of both races... first in the 400 IM at Falcon Invitational Dec also claimed a victory in the 100 butterfly in win over Valparaiso Nov took second in the 200 IM against the Crusaders that day... second in his only attempt at the 1000 freestyle against Wheaton Nov third in the 400 IM against IUPUI/Xavier/Saint Louis Nov. 15. High School: Held top times in five different events as a senior en route to First Team All-Metro honors... finished fifth in the 200 IM and 15th in the 100 butterfly at the state meet as a senior... that followed winning the consolation final in the 100 butterfly and taking 12th in 200 IM at the state meet during his junior campaign... Second Team All-Metro selection that season... four-year letterwinner. Personal: Son of Kurt and Dana Rahe... career goal is to make it to the NCAA meet... lists ATV s, the outdoors and hanging out with friends as interests and hobbies... most memorable sports experience was competing against Michael Phelps in the 200 butterfly... has served as a swim instructor... born July 21,

29 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Kyle Trelka Baskstroke/Freestyle 5-11 Sturgeon Bay, Wis. Sturgeon Bay HS Undecided Greg Wise Butterfly 5-10 Stillwater, Minn. Stillwater HS Undecided Trelka s Career Bests 50 Free ( 09) 200 Free...1:41.82 ( 09) 100 Back ( 09) 200 Back...1:51.35 ( 09) Wise s Career Bests 100 Fly ( 08) 200 Fly...1:54.35 ( 09) 200 IM... 1:56.62 ( 09) 400 IM...4:25.40 ( 09) : Played a large role at the Horizon League Championships, taking third in the 100 backstroke, fifth in the 200 back and 12th in the 200 freestyle at the championship meet... set seasonbest times in each, establishing a UWM school and freshman record in the preliminaries of the 100 back... also swam the 50 free as an exhibition, breaking the freshman record in that event as well... a member of the record-breaking 200 free, 400 free, 800 free and 400 medley relay teams at the championships... took first in the 50 free and in the 200 back against the University of Chicago Jan also won twice against Western Illinois Jan. 24, capturing first in the 100 and 200 free... won the 50 free against Wheaton Nov claimed a victory in his only attempt at the 200 IM of the year in win over Valparaiso Nov second in the 100 back at the Falcon Invitational Dec top-three finishes overall, including six wins... earned the team s rookie of the year award. High School: An All-American and all-state swimmer who competed for the Sturgeon Bay/Southern Door team in high school... four-year letterwinner... won state titles in the 100 freestyle and the 100 backstroke as a senior to cap a fantastic high school career... placed second in the 100 backstroke at state as a junior... placed eighth in the 200 backstroke and 14th in the 100 freestyle during the YMCA spring nationals... also earned three letters as a second team all-conference selection on the soccer team... National Honor Society member : Established season-best times in the 200 butterfly (taking 13th) and 200 IM (14th) at the Horizon league Championships... also competed in the 100 fly at the championship meet, placing 18th... second in the 100 fly and third in the 500 freestyle in win over Valparaiso Nov placed fourth in the 200 fly back-toback days against the University of Chicago Jan. 23 and Western Illinois Jan third in the 100 breast in season-opener at Wisconsin Oct. 10. High School: Led team to a fifth-place showing as a senior and a fourth-place finish as a junior at the state meet... a five-time state qualifier... seven time all-state selection and four-time All-American... won six letters... placed seventh in the 100 butterfly, 14th in the 100 back and second as a member of the 200 medley relay team at the state meet as a senior... as a junior, was a member of the 200 medley relay team that finished second as well as taking eighth in the 100 butterfly and ninth in the 200 IM in his individual events... placed fifth at the state meet in the 200 IM as a sophomore... also lettered for the tennis team... honor roll member. Personal: Son of Thomas and Mollie Wise... career goals are to make Olympic Trials, retire from swimming and become a vet at a zoo... lists tennis, surfing and beach volleyball as hobbies... has done volunteer work at a vet clinic... born Nov. 19, Personal: Son of Dan and Sandy Trelka... career goal is to go fast... lists paintball and fishing as hobbies... has done volunteer work for his church... most memorable sports experience was the state meet his sophomore year... born Dec. 9,

30 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Mike Brady Sprints 6-4 Bartlett, Ill. Bartlett HS Architecture Kevin Ewald Backstroke/Free 6-3 Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead HS Marketing High School: Team captain and four-time letterwinner... finished in the top three in the highly-competitive Upstate Eight Conference meet in both the 50 and 100 free and took fourth in both races at sectionals... leaves as the school record-holder in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle... the top sprinter for his squad, missed the state cut in the 50 freestyle as a senior by eight-hundredths of a second... also lettered three times as a member of the golf team and also ran track. Personal: Son of Jim and Colleen Brady... will minor in finance... club team is the Wheaton Swim Club... career goal is to work as a real estate developer and own his own firm... chose UWM because the swim team is on the rise and the great architecture program... lists his most memorable sports experience as winning the 100 freestyle at the Lockport Invite... has done community service work with the Special Olympics... born Aug. 24, Brady Garner Sprints 6-0 San Antonio, Tex. Churchill HS Engineering High School: Earned all-state honors in the 200 freestyle and as a member of three different relay teams... led his team to a state championship and also helped his relay team win a state crown... claimed district titles in the 100 freestyle and 200 and 400 freestyle relays as a senior... in addition to all-district, all-region and all-area honors, earned All-America consideration in three events... was named the co-outstanding male athlete of his high school... graduated magna cum laude... earned academic all-district accolades. Personal: Son of Randy and Tara Garner... career goal is to qualify for the NCAA championships and win a conference title... has volunteered feeding homeless people... chose UWM because he thought he could get a lot faster and wanted to move up north... considers winning the high school state championship as his most memorable sports experience... born Aug. 15, Prior to UWM: Swam two seasons at the University of Minnesota... helped lead the Gophers to a Big Ten title as a freshman. High School: Had a very impressive prep career, leading his team to two state championships... four-year all-conference swimmer and three-year all-state member, leading Arrowhead to four-consecutive conference championships... state champion in the 500 free... earned All-American honors three years and set school records in the 500 freestyle and as a member of the 400 and 200 freestyle relay teams... was named team MVP and captain as a senior. Personal: Son of Craig and Janet Ewald... chose UWM because of the good program, coaches and opportunity... career goal is to win an individual championship and a team title in the Horizon League... most memorable sports experiences were winning the state title in high school and the Big Ten title in college... brother, Eric, is a professional angler... born March 17, Ryan Goggans Distance/Freestyle 5-9 Appleton, Wis. Appleton North HS Biological Sciences High School: Swam for the Appleton North/East High School swim team and capped his career by earning Appleton Post Crescent Boys Swimming & Diving Athlete of the Year honors... as a senior, finished third in the 200 freestyle and sixth in the 500 free at the WIAA state meet after placing first in the same two events at sectionals... set sectional and pool records in the four-year allconference swimmer was named the Fox Valley Association Swimmer of the Year as a junior and earned all-state honors his final two seasons... a two-year captain in high school... National Honor Society member... also a three-time YMCA national qualifier. Personal: Son of Gary and Mary Goggans... career goal is to go to medical school and become a doctor... chose UWM because the swim team and school were both good fits for him... considers breaking the 200 free sectional record to be his most memorable sports experience... swam for the Fox Cities YMCA swim team for over 10 years... has done volunteer work for the National Honor Society... born Sept. 17,

31 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Justin Hastings Backstroke/IM 6-0 Cheyenne, Wyo. Cheyenne East HS Undecided James Hortman Diving x-x Milwaukee, Wis. Riverside HS Architecture High School: Named the Wyoming Swimming Male Athlete of the Year... all-state swimmer had a very successful high school career, winning state championships in the 100 breaststroke and twice in the 200 freestyle... all-conference swimmer won various league titles in the 200 free, 100 free and 100 backstroke over his career, as well as with the 400 free and 200 medley relay teams... holds several state records and every school record but the 50 freestyle at East... named the school s athlete of the year as a sophomore, junior and senior. Personal: Son of Robert and Lisa Hastings... nickname is J... career goal is to swim at the Olympic games and win at least one NCAA title... grandfather, Jim, played football at the University of Minnesota... considers when he swam with Ryan Lochte at the 2008 Minnesota Grand Prix and making his first junior cut as his most memorable sports experiences... chose UWM because it was the right fit for him athletically and academically... volunteers his time teaching swimming lessons... born July 12, Zachary Kraai Mid-Distance/Free 5-10 Zeeland, Mich. Zeeland East HS Undecided High School: Led his team to a state championship as a senior... earned two state crowns as a member of the 400 freestyle relay team and was All-American in both the 200 and 400 free relays in his career... three-time all-conference swimmer also earned all-state honors on eight occasions in four different events... team captain... earned the team s most improved award as a sophomore and the coach s award as a senior... also was captain for the water polo team, where he was an all-conference selection. High School: A four-year letterwinner as a prep... placed 12th at the Wisconsin State Meet as a senior and 18th as a junior... also competed for the Schroeder YMCA Diving Team. Personal: Son of Elston Hortman... career goal is to earn his architecture degree and get a Masters and work at a firm until he can start his own... most memorable sports experiences have been diving at state his final two years in high school and diving with the Phoenix Diving team... chose UWM because it was close to home... has volunteered his time with various church activities, with the Blood Center of America and with the AIDS Walk. Carlos Rios Diving 5-8 Milwaukee, Wis. Riverside HS Social Work High School: An all-conference and all-sectional diver in high school... was a three-time state qualifier... placed fifth as a senior at the state meet, the best finish by a diver from Riverside in 15 years... in 2006 became the first diver from a Milwaukee city school to qualify for the state finals since placed fifth as a junior and sixth as a sophomore... four-year letterwinner... won team award for most-improved and was also named student of the month. Personal: Son of Keith and Mary Kraai... brother, Ryan, swims at Grand Valley State University... career goal is to continue to improve throughout his career... lists winning the state championship as his most memorable sports experience... club team is the West Michigan Swimmers... chose UWM because he really liked the coaching staff... born March 11, Personal: Son of Fredie Rios and Carmen Hernandez... career goal is to be his own boss and own his own business... most memorable sports experience was going to state his senior year... has volunteered his time with the AIDS Walk, Hike for Hunger and breast cancer walks... born Dec. 8,

32 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in Caleb Sandvold Sprints 6-3 Oconomowoc, Wis. Lakeside Lutheran HS Undecided Mike Schalla Sprints 6-2 West Bend, Wis. Cedarburg HS Engineering High School: Never swam for his high school team at Lakeside Lutheran, but has been swimming with the YMCA at Pabst Farms Club Team for 12 years... did run cross country and track & field in high school... two-year team captain and four-year state qualifier for the cross country team... was a consolation finalist in the 50 freestyle at YMCA Short Course Nationals... YMCA Wisconsin state champion in the 100 freestyle... currently holds seven club records. Personal: Son of Dwight and Janet Sandvold... career goal is to find a job he enjoys and to work his way up and be successful... chose UWM because it was close, has good majors and he liked the swim team... lists his most memorable sports experience as making the finals in the 500 freestyle at nationals and just having fun in practice... has done volunteer work for his church youth group... born Sept. 28, Cris Smith Distance/Freestyle 5-8 Olathe, Kan. Olathe East HS Undecided High School: Helped lead his team to a state title as a senior with a third place finish in the 200 freestyle and a fifth-place showing in the 100 butterfly... named to the First Team All-Metro Kansas Boys Swim Team... a four time all-state and two-time all-american selection... four year letterwinner... also ran track and was an all-league cross country runner. Personal: Son of Danny and Jennifer Smith... sister, Brittany, swam in college at Lindenwood University... club team is Olathe Lightning... career goal is to be a consistent swimmer... lists winning the state meet at his most memorable sports experience... chose UWM because he liked the team and town... born July 3, Prior to UWM: A a transfer to UWM from Wisconsin, where he did not swim as a freshman. High School: Very distinguished prep career, earning team MVP honors as a senior in leading his team to a second-place finish at the state meet state champion in the 50 freestyle... he earned allstate honors in four events and all-conference accolades in six... team captain... holds several Cedarburg High School and Ozaukee Aquatics Center records... scholar-athlete for all four years... was recognized by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel as its Swimmer of the Week in January of received academic honors all four years... also played tennis and soccer... National Honor Society member. Personal: Son of Larry and Susan Schalla... plans to major in mechanical engineering... uncle, Gary, played football for the Eagles... career goal is to own his own business... chose UWM because of the good campus, fun team and the variety of activities available... was a 4-H camp volunteer counselor... born Feb. 18, Brian Verink Distance/Freestyle 5-10 Cedar Falls, Iowa Cedar Falls HS Civil Engineering High School: The 2008 Iowa state champion in the 500 freestyle... earned four medals at the state meet as a senior, missing out on a repeat in the 500 free by three-tenths of a second... swam at state with the 200 medley and 400 free relay teams and took sixth in the 200 IM... school-record holder in the 500 free has earned All-America consideration in the event... helped his squad win a district championship in Personal: Son of Bruce and Shelley Verink... brother, Tyler, swam in college at the University of Iowa... considers beating his brother in the 1500m for the first time to be his most memorable sports experience... career goal is to graduate and find a job... club team is the Black Hawk area swim team... born April 29,

33 UWM Men: Broke 22 School/League Records in Nathan Welchlin Mid-Distance/Freestyle 6-2 Overland Park, Kan. Blue Valley NW HS Education Sho Young Breaststroke/IM 5-9 Mequon, Wis. Homestead HS Psychology High School: Won the state championship in the 50 freestyle and 200 medley relay as a senior and in the 200 free as a junior... twotime first-team all-state swimmer has earned All-America honors in the 50 free and was named to the Kansas City Star All-Metro Team in two events... earned East Kansas League crowns in the 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke... four-year letterwinner. Personal: Son of Bob and Maxine Welchlin... swam club for the Kansas City Blazers... career goal is to become a teacher and eventually become a high school administrator... considers winning the 200 freestyle as a junior at the state meet as his most memorable sports experience... born April 16, The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men s and women s swimming & diving teams were once again named to the list of the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-America teams, announced in July by the organization. The Panthers were one of five Horizon League schools to make one of the lists, but Erica Janssen was the only head coach to have both women s and men s teams honored. The inclusion of each extends long established streaks for the UWM swimming & diving program. High School: Transferred to Homestead High School as a senior, but did not swim his final season... was a Classic Lake All-Conference swimmer at Wayzata (Minn.) High School before that, earning All-America consideration in the 200 medley relay... four-year letterwinner was named team captain at the end of his junior year (before moving) and voted team MVP the same season... all-state swimmer holds the Wayzata record in the 100 breaststroke... twotime state qualifier. Personal: Son of Richard and Mari Young... will minor in Chinese... born in Delaware... considers his most memorable sports experience to be when he set his high school record in the 100 breast at the state meet his junior year... swam for the Schroeder YMCA National Team after moving to Wisconsin... chose UWM because he liked the team, like the city and the affordability... born Aug. 16, The women have now been honored for 40-straight semesters with their 3.15 GPA this past spring semester. Cleveland State, Green Bay, UIC and Youngstown State also represented the Horizon League on the women s side. For the men, Milwaukee earned the distinction for the 15th time in the past 16 semesters with its 3.10 GPA as the lone league honoree. The team awards capped an impressive year for the student-athletes in the classroom. Four Panther swimmers/divers were named to the Winter Horizon Academic All-League Team (Molly Finn/ Ashley Hall/Danielle Wenger/Jeremy Waldhart) and Hall earned First Team and Waldhart Second Team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District honors as well. Ed Lichinsky and Jeremy Waldhart will serve as team captains for the men this season. 43

34 UWM Women: Broke 25 School/League Records in WISCONSIN October 9, 2009 Madison, Wis. IOWA October 23, 2009 Iowa City, Iowa MICHIGAN STATE October 23, 2009 Iowa City, Iowa Nickname...Badgers Location...Madison, Wis. Conference...Big Ten Facility...The Natatorium Head Coach... Eric Hansen (9 years) league finish... 6th of 10 (M)... 5th of 11 (W) Website... Nickname... Hawkeyes Location...Iowa City, Iowa Conference...Big Ten Facility...Recreation & Wellness Center Head Coach...Marc Long (6 years) league finish... 9th of 10 (M)... 9th of 11 (W) Website... Nickname...Spartans Location... East Lansing, Mich. Conference...Big Ten Facility...McCaffree Pool Head Coach... Matt Gianiodis (13 years) league finish... 10th of 10 (M)...10th of 11 (W) Website... WRIGHT STATE October 30, 2009 Dayton, Ohio EASTERN MICHIGAN October 31, 2009 Ypsilanti, Mich. TOLEDO (Women Only) October 31, 2009 Ypsilanti, Mich. Nickname...Raiders Location...Dayton, Ohio Conference...Horizon League Facility... Nutter Center Head Coach...Sion Brinn (4 years) league finish...2nd of 6 (M)...3rd of 8 (W) Website... WHEATON COLLEGE November 6, 2009 Wheaton, Ill. Nickname...Thunder Location...Wheaton, Ill. Conference...CCIW (NCAA D-III) Facility...Chrouser Pool Head Coach... Jon Lederhouse (33 years) ...jonathan.e.lederhouse@wheaton.edu league finish...2nd of 7 (M)...1st of 7 (W) Website... NORTH DAKOTA November 7, 2009 Chicago, Ill. Nickname... Fighting Sioux Location... Grand Forks, N.D. Conference...North Central (NCAA D-II) Facility... Hyslop Sports Center Head Coach... Steven Parsons (1st year) ... stevenparsons@und.nodak.edu league finish...5th of 8 (M)... 4th of 8 (W) Website... Nickname...Eagles Location... Ypsilanti, Mich. Conference...Mid-American Facility... Jones Natatorium Head Coach... Peter Linn (20 years) ...peter.linn@emich.edu league finish... 1st of 8 (M)... 4th of 8 (W) Website... UIC November 7, 2009 Chicago, Ill. Nickname...Flames Location...Chicago, Ill. Conference...Horizon League Facility...UIC Natatorium Head Coach... Paul Moniak (9 years) ... pmoniak@uic.edu league finish... 1st of 6 (M)... 4th of 8 (W) Website... WISCONSIN-STEVENS POINT November 13-14, 2009 Stevens Point, Wis. Nickname...Pointers Location...Stevens Point, Wis. Conference...WIAC (NCAA D-III) Facility... UWSP Pool Head Coach... Al Boelk (12 years) ... aboelk@uwsp.edu league finish... 1st of 6 (M)... 2nd of 6 (W) Website...athletics.uwsp.edu Nickname... Rockets Location...Toledoa, Ohio Conference...Mid-American Facility... UT Pool Head Coach...Lars Jorgensen (5 years) ...lars.jorgensen@utoledo.edu league finish rd of 6 (W) Website... BUTLER (Women Only) November 7, 2009 Chicago, Ill. Nickname...Bulldogs Location...Indianapolis, Ind. Conference...Horizon League Facility... Carmel High School Pool Head Coach... Maurice Stewart (4 years) ...mstewart@butler.edu league finish th of 8 (W) Website... VALPARAISO November 21, 2009 Milwaukee, Wis. Nickname... Crusaders Location...Valparaiso, Ind. Conference...Horizon League Facility...Athletics-Recreation Center Head Coach... Howard Hunte (1 year) ... Howard.Hunte@valpo.edu league finish...6th of 6 (M)... 7th of 8 (W) Website... UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO January 23, 2010 Chicago, Ill. WESTERN ILLINOIS January 30, 2010 Macomb, Ill. GREEN BAY February 6, 2010 Milwaukee, Wis. Nickname... Maroons Location...Chicago, Ill. Conference... University Athletic Association Facility...Ratner Athletics Center Head Coach...Jason Weber (3 years) ... jrweber@uchicago.edu league finish...4th of 8 (M)... 4th of 8 (W) Website... www. athletics.uchicago.edu/ Nickname...Leathernecks (M)/Westerwinds (W) Location...Macomb, Ill. Conference... Summit League Facility...Brophy Hall Head Coach... Greg Naumann (1st year) ...GJ-Naumann@wiu.edu league finish...4th of 6 (M)... 2nd of 6 (W) Website... Nickname... Phoenix Location... Green Bay, Wis. Conference...Horizon League Facility... Phoenix Sports Center Head Coach... Jim Merner (19 years) ...mernerj@uwgb.edu league finish...5th of 6 (M)...1st of 8 (W) Website