Miami University Women s Swimming and Diving Miami University Quick Facts

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1 Miami University Quick Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts Season Preview Head Swim Coach Dave Jennings... 4 Head Diving Coach KongRong Li... 5 Assistant Coach Mark Davis... 5 Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center Roster... 7 Returning Athlete Bios Newcomer Bios Season Recap Miami Invitational...19 MAC Individual Champions MAC Team Champions Miami School Records All-Time Top Year-by-Year Records...28 Coaching History...28 Words From Alumnae...29 Becoming a RedHawk...30 The Mid-American Conference...31 President David Hodge...32 Director of Athletics Brad Bates...32 Swimming and Diving Support Staff. 33 Miami University Quick Facts...34 Miami University Points of Pride...35 The Walter L. Gross Center...36 Miami Quick Facts Address Millett Hall Location... Oxford, Ohio Population...22,000 Founded Enrollment...15,766 Nickname... RedHawks Colors...Red and White Affiliation...NCAA Division I President... Dr. David Hodge Swim/Dive Information Head Swim Coach...Dave Jennings Alma Mater...Ashland College jenninda@muohio.edu Phone... (513) Diving Coach... KongRong Li ...krli@muohio.edu Phone... (513) Assistant Coach... Mark Davis ... davism4@muohio.edu Phone... (513) Facility...Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center Conference...Mid-American Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 22/ Record...6-6; 3-4 MAC MAC Finish...4th of 8 teams Top Returnees... Megan Brunn (So.), Paige Iversen (Sr.), Melissa Roemmele (Sr.), Alyson Schmidt (Sr.), Malarie Schmidt (Sr.), Kelsey Vehr (So.), Allison Way (Jr.), Allison Stevens (Sr.) SWIMMING AND DIVING SCHEDULE Oct LOUISVILLE/PURDUE...L /W Oct XAVIER... W Oct at Buffalo...W Nov at Akron...W Nov TOLEDO... W Nov. 8...BOWLING GREEN... W Nov at Kenyon... W Dec MIAMI INVITATIONAL...Won team title Jan at Cincinnati...W Jan OHIO... W Jan at Eastern Michigan...L Feb BALL STATE... W Feb at MAC Swimming & Diving Championships... Bowling Green, OH Mar OHIO SR.ST. MEET...OXFORD (8 a.m./5:30 p.m.) Mar at NCAA Diving Regional...Minneapolis, MN Mar at NCAA Swimming & Diving Champions...College Station, TX Athletic Media Relations Director...Mike Pearson Associate...Angie Renninger Assisant... Mike Roth Assistant...Jim Stephan Assistant...Jeff Symonds Swim/Dive Contact...Mike Pearson Office Phone...(513) Cell Phone...(513) pearsomg@muohio.edu Office Fax...(513) Website... Athletic Department Staff Athletic Dept. Phone...(513) Athletic Director...Brad Bates Deputy Athletic Director...Jason Lener Senior Associate AD... Steve Cady Associate AD...Jennie Gilbert Associate AD...Jude Killy Assistant AD... Steve Baker Assistant AD... Josh Fenton Assistant AD...Mike Pearson Assistant AD...Ken Peters Assistant AD...Keanah Smith Faculty Representative...Susan Lipnickey Academic Coordinators.. Cynthia Veraldo Elysa Appel Craig Bennett Athletic Trainer... Gale Newton Swim/Dive Trainer... Becky Way Team Doctors...Dr. Steven Dailey Dr. Ron Hess Credits Editor: Mike Pearson Assistant Editor: Zack Butterfield Layout and Design: Angie Renninger Cover Design: Zack Butterfield Photography: Jeff Sabo, Scott Kissell and Igor Osatuke of Miami Applied Technologies; Mike Pearson, Athletic Media Relations Printing: Post Printing MIAMI UNIVERSITY, PLEASE When referring to Miami, please use Miami University, Miami University (Ohio) or Miami (Ohio) University. Please do not use Miami of Ohio, University of Miami of Ohio, etc. The latter are not the proper names for our institution. Also, in 1997, the University began using its new nickname, the RedHawks. It is one word with a capital H. Thank you. 1

2 Season Preview With 22 letter winners returning in , Miami University s 27th-year head coach Dave Jennings quietly anticipates that his women s swimming and diving team has the potential to be a championshipcaliber squad. Having won eight of the last 13 Mid- American Conference titles, including four straight titles from and , it has been four long years since the RedHawks have collected any league hardware. That all could change in late February at Bowling Green when the RedHawks drive up I-75 for the MAC Championships. WHO TO WATCH IN A talented senior class of nine provides exceptional leadership both in and out of the pool. The upper-class group is led by the battle-tested trio of Malarie Schmidt, Alyson Schmidt and Allison Stevens. Each member of the threesome has the potential to be a multiple-title winner at the MAC meet. Collectively, they claim 11 spots on Miami s varsity record board. Malarie Schmidt holds both the Miami and MAC records in the 100 backstroke with a sizzling time of : In addition, she is the RedHawk standard-bearer in the 200 butterfly (2:01.95) and the 200 individual medley (2:01.92). She is also a member of four record-setting relay teams. Alyson Schmidt owns the school s best-ever marks in two events and also is a member of four record-setting relay units. Her mark of :22.87 in the 50-yard freestyle is just a third of a second shy of the current MAC record. In the 100 free, Schmidt also reigns as Miami s record holder (:49.57). Not to be out-done by the Schmidt girls is Stevens. She owns the school s best mark in the 200 freestyle (1:48.66) and also has swum legs on four recordsetting relay teams. The balance of the senior class includes distance freestyle Jenn Flaherty, freestyle specialist Maggie French, breastroker Paige Iversen, backstroker Tenley Marsteller, multi-event swimmer Jennifer Nemeth, and diver Melissa Roemmele. the MAC meet. Way also is a member of three different record-setting relay units. Jennings also will be counting upon sophomore breaststroker Kelsey Vehr to score league championship points. Other underclassmen swimmers with point-scoring potential include sophomore distance freestyler Sarah Bullock, junior breaststroker Claire Fogarty, sophomore freestyler and butterflyer Carly Gibson, sophomore freestyler Jensen Henry, sophomore freestyler Miranda Kaltenborn, sophomore butterfly specialist Taylor Koplow, junior sprint freestyler Jenna Long, sophomore backstroker and butterflyer Katherine Reinmann, and versatile sophomore Nicole Roddenbery. HITTING THE BOARDS Miami also is very fortunate to have a strong diving contingent, led by senior Melissa Roemmele and junior Kelsey Anagnos. Junior Rachel Smith also provides solid depth. FRESH FACES Jennings s newcomers include nine freshmen and three transfers. The rookies include freshman ace freestyler Chelsey Bruington, freestyler Shaina Cooper, freestyler Anne Golembeski, freestyler Jordan Koletic, freshman butterflyer Kelsey Mallon, freshmen freestylers Kelsey Novotny and Sarah Radke, butterflyer Katie Spoelman and distance freestyler Lauren Wallace. Three transfers also are expected to make waves. Junior Kasey Carpenter, who came to Miami from Wisconsin, is already a RedHawk record-holder in the 200 backstroke. Missouri transfer Margaret Eppright will swim freestyle events. Xavier sophomore Ashley Sohngen, a freestyle specialist, rounds out a strong group of newcomers. RETURNING LETTERWINNERS: Seniors: Jenn Flaherty, Maggie French, Paige Iversen, Tenley Marsteller, Jenn Nemeth, Melissa Roemmele, Alyson Schmidt, Malarie Schmidt, Allison Stevens Juniors: Kelsey Anagnos, Claire Fogarty, Jenna Long, Rachel Smith, Allison Way Sophomores: Megan Brunn, Sarah Bullock, Carly Gibson, Jensen Henry, Miranda Kaltenborn, Taylor Koplow, Katherine Reinmann, Nicole Roddenbery, Kelsey Vehr REDHAWK NEWCOMERS: Freshmen: Chelsey Bruington, Shania Cooper, Anne Golembeski, Jordan Koletic, Kelsey Mallon, Kelsey Novotny, Sarah Radke, Kaite Spoelman, Lauren Wallace Transfers: Kasey Carpenter, Margaret Eppright, Ashley Sohngen REDHAWKS BY EVENT Backstroke: Kasey Carpenter, Anne Golembeski, Tenley Marsteller, Jennifer Nemeth, Katherine Reinmann, Nicole Roddenbery, Malarie Schmidt Breaststroke: Megan Brunn, Claire Fogarty, Paige Iversen, Kaite Spoelman, Kelsey Vehr Butterfly: Chelsey Bruington, Carly Gibson, Anne Golembeski, Paige Iversen, Jordan Koletic, Taylor Koplow, Jenna Long, Kelsey Mallon, Tenley Marsteller, Katherine Reinmann, Nicole Roddenbery, Alyson Schmidt, Malarie Schmidt, Kaite Spoelman, Allison Stevens, Allison Way Diving: Kelsey Anagnos, Melissa Roemmel, Rachel Smith Freestyle: Chelsey Bruington, Sarah Bullock, Margaret Eppright, Jenn Flaherty, Maggie French, Carly Gibson, Jensen Henry, Miranda Kaltenborn, Jordan Koletic, Jenna Long, Kelsey Mallon, Kelsey Novotny, Jennifer Nemeth, Sarah Radke, Alyson Schmidt, Ashley Sohngen, Allison Stevens, Kelsey Vehr, Lauren Wallace, Allison Way Individual Medley: Megan Brunn, Sarah Bullock, Jenn Flaherty, Claire Fogarty, Miranda Kaltenborn, Taylor Koplow, Nicole Roddenbery, Malarie Schmidt, Allison Way REDHAWK UNDERCLASSMEN The names of three other underclassmen are on the record board at Miami s Nixon Aquatic Center. Junior transfer Kasey Carpenter (200 backstroke, 1:58.73), junior Allison Way (100 butterfly, :54.90) and sophomore Megan Brunn (200 breaststroke, 2:15.53) also are highly capable of winning titles at Media Guide

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4 Head Coach Dave Jennings Dave Jennings Years at Miami: 27th Year Alma Mater: Ashland 78 Head Swimming Coach Now in his 27th season at the helm of the Miami University women s swimming and diving team, head coach Dave Jennings continues to lead a program that defines excellence in the Mid-American Conference. Under his tutelage, the RedHawks have won 14 MAC titles, including four in the last seven seasons, and produced a conference dual-meet record of that included a streak of 48 straight MAC dual-meet victories from Jennings s team is expected to compete for the MAC title, having been chosen as the No. 2-ranked team in the conference s pre-season poll. Last year s RedHawks placed fourth at the MAC Championships, while Karen Frazier, Allison Stevens and Kelsey Vehr all earned all-mac honors. Frazier also qualifed for the U.S. Olympic Trials. She, Stevens and diver Melissa Roemmele all were chosen for the MAC s all-academic team. The campaign was a banner season for the RedHawks, as Jennings guided Miami to a 12-0 dual-meet record, the program s first perfect regular season in 30 years. After opening their season with a victory over Akron, Jennings and the RedHawks steamrolled through their regular-season slate, winning their 12 dual meets by an average of 80 points. Miami also posted its sixth straight season with an unblemished MAC dual-meet mark after defeating all seven conference opponents. Jennings and the RedHawks ended the season ranked No. 4 in the CollegeSwimming.com Division I Mid-Major Poll. During Jennings career, the one common theme has been his ability to win championships. His RedHawks have won eight of the last 13 MAC titles, and they have finished as the champion or the runner-up in the conference in 22 of his 25 seasons. Five classes 1986, 1987, 1988, 1999 and 2005 have won every MAC title for which they competed, and the season marked the third time in his career that Jennings achieved a conference title four-peat. Jennings began his career at Miami by winning six straight titles from , and he also won four in a row from A 1996 inductee into the Miami Athletic Hall of Fame, Jennings has earned MAC Coach of the Year plaudits on nine occasions, including four consecutive seasons from 1983 through Most recently, Jennings was named MAC Coach of the Year in Over Jennings 26 seasons, 189 MAC individual and relay champions have worn the Red and White. In addition, 27 Miami athletes have been NCAA qualifiers, 81 have been U.S. Senior National qualifiers and eight have been Olympic trial qualifiers. Jennings also has mentored four MAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, one Miami Female Athlete of the Year (Carly Iagulli, 1998) and the Miami Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s, Tish Bucher. Prior to arriving in Oxford, Jennings was a teacher and head men s swimming coach at Upper Arlington High School from 1979 through He was voted Coach of the Year in Ohio following the 1982 season. During his tenure at Upper Arlington, Jennings also was director of the Amateur Upper Arlington Swim Club. Prior to assuming the coaching position at Upper Arlington, Jennings served as a swimming instructor and coach at Coshocton High School in Coshocton, Ohio, where he led the school to a top-ten team finish and its first conference championship. Jennings is a 1978 graduate of Ashland College where he earned a bachelor s of science degree in physical education. While at Ashland, Jennings was a member of a swimming team that placed second at the Penn-Ohio Championships and ninth at the NCAA Division III Championships. Originally from Lexington, Ohio, Jennings and his wife, Kathy, have two sons, Blake (23) and Tyler (20), and reside in Oxford. DAVE JENNINGS COACHING CREDENTIALS Head Swimming Coach, Miami University (1983-Pres.) Head Swimming Coach, Upper Arlington HS ( ) Head Swimming Coach, Coshocton HS ( ) DAVE JENNINGS By the Numbers 222 Career Dual Meet Wins at Miami 189 Mid-American Conference Individual/Relay Champions 27 Senior National Qualifiers 27 NCAA Qualifiers 14 Mid-American Conference Championships ( ; ; ) 8 Mid-American Conference Runner-Up Finishes 8 Olympic Trial Qualifiers 4 Mid-American Conference Scholar Athletes of the Year 4 Mid-American Conference Divers of the Year 2 Mid-American Conference Swimmers of the Year 2 NCAA All-Americans 1 Miami Female Athlete of the Year (Carly Iaguli-1998) Media Guide

5 KongRong Li/Mark Davis KongRong Li Years at Miami: Second Year Mark Davis Years at Miami: Second Year Head Diving Coach Entering his second season as the head diving coach at Miami is KongRong Li. Li brings 26 years of national and international coaching experience to Miami after spending seven seasons as the co-head diving coach at U.S. Elite Diving Academy in Columbus. We are very fortunate to have someone of Li s ability, head swimming coach Dave Jennings said. Having coached Olympians and some of the best divers in the country, Li is a great addition to our program. Li joined the U.S. Diving Elite Academy in 2001, serving as the co-head diving coach for six seasons and helping more than 20 divers move on to the collegiate ranks. Since 2004, Li coached numerous athletes who went on to dive at Division I institutions in the Big Ten, Southeastern Conference and Atlantic Coast Conference. Li s athletes earned 13 NCAA athletic scholarships from From , Li mentored eight high school state champions, including the 2006 men s state champions in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky. Li also achieved success at the national and junior national levels, guiding the junior team to five straight top-three finishes ( ) and helping the national team to three consecutive top-three showings, including a first-place finish in Additionally, Li served as the head coach of the junior world championship team in Prior to working at U.S. Diving Elite, Li spent seven years ( ) at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), which is Australia s elite diving program. While at AIS, Li earned a Level 3 accreditation from the National Coaching Accreditation Scheme (NCAS) and worked with 2004 Olympic gold medalist Chantelle Newbery, 2004 Olympic silver medalist Matthew Helm and 2004 Olympic bronze medalist Robert Newbery. At AIS, Li helped develop the training program that aided Australia in lifting its international standing to No. 2 in the world after the 2004 Olympic Games. In addition, Li worked with Diving Australia to conduct a talent Indentification Program (2008 Olympic gold medalist Matthew Mitcham and 5th place Sharleen Stratton) and participated in Australia s national camps, which were held annually for the national and developmental squad athletes. KONGRONG LI COACHING CREDENTIALS Head Diving Coach, Miami University (2008-present) Co-Head Diving Coach, U.S. Elite Diving Academy ( ) Diving Coach, Australian Institute of Sport ( ) Diving Coach, coach in China ( ) Assistant Swimming Coach Mark Davis is entering his second season as an assistant coach at Miami after being hired in June A former head coach at Centerville High School and the WTRC Sharks club team, Davis brings 20 years of coaching experience to the RedHawks swimming and diving program. Serving as the head swimming and diving coach at Centerville High School from , Davis boasts a wealth of success in the prep ranks. During his tenure, Davis guided the Elks to 12 conference championships and 12 sectional titles. With the women s team, Davis squads won two Southwest District championships and finished as the district runner-up five times, each coming in the past seven seasons. In his finest season with the Elks, Davis led his women s squad to the 2004 Ohio Division I State Championship. Centerville swimmers broke all but two school records under Davis watch, and he mentored state champions, state record holders and numerous All-Americans and Academic All-Americans. With a previous connection to Miami, Davis coached former RedHawk standout swimmer Katie Forster, who set three school records with the Red and White, including the 500 freestyle and 200 butterfly varsity records. Also a successful club coach, Davis worked as the head coach of the WTRC Sharks from Helping the program grow from 30 to 200 swimmers, Davis mentored numerous U.S. Open Champions, sectional champions, junior national and senior national finalists and one Olympic Trials semifinalist. He primarily served as the coach of the Sharks senior group, which is for all high-school aged swimmers. The Sharks have been recognized as a Silver Medal Club of Excellence by USA Swimming. Prior to working at Centerville and with the WTRC Sharks, Davis served as the head age group coach at the Kettering YMCA from A native of St. Marys, Ohio, Davis earned his bachelor s degree in computer science from the University of Dayton. He has earned his Level 4 coaching license from the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA). MARK DAVIS COACHING CREDENTIALS Assistant Coach, Miami University (2008-present) Head Coach - Centerville High School ( ) Head Coach - WTRC Sharks ( ) Head Age Group Coach - Kettering YMCA ( ) 5

6 Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center The Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center is highlighted by an eight-lane, 50-meter pool and a 25-meter well for diving that contains one-, three-, five-, seven- and 10-meter platforms. Home to 16 MAC Diving Champions in the last seven years, the Nixon Center also offers equipment for divers to do spotting-belt work and dry-land training without immersing themselves in water. The Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center has hosted pretigious swimming and diving events, including last year s 2008 Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships. In February of 2010, Miami will host the MAC Women s Swimming and Diving Championships. Other events the Nixon Aquatic Center has hosted include: 2008 Division III National Swimming and Diving Championships 2004 USA Sectional Swimming Championships 2002 Diving Junior National Championship 2002 Synchronized Swimming Championship 1997/1999/2002 Women s Division II National Championships 1997/2001 MAC Men s Swimming and Diving Championships 1995/1999/2004 MAC Women s Swimming and Diving Championships Media Guide

7 Miami University Roster NAME YEAR EVENT HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL Kelsey Anagnos... Jr./Jr... Diving... St. Louis, MO/Kirkwood Chelsey Bruington... Fr./Fr... Free/Fly... Mission Viejo, CA/Mission Viejo Megan Brunn... So./So... Breast/IM... Mansfield, OH/Mansfield Sarah Bullock... So./So... Free/IM... Louisville, KY/duPont Kasey Carpenter... Jr./Jr.... Back... Cincinnati, OH/Cincinnati Hills Academy Shaina Cooper... Fr./Fr.... Free/Back... Ann Arbor, MI/Saline Margaret Eppright... So./So.... Free... Shaker Heights, OH/Beaumont Jenn Flaherty... Sr./Sr.... Free/IM... Scarborough, ME/Scarborough Claire Fogarty... Jr./Jr.... Breast/IM... Kettering, OH/Kettering Fairmont Maggie French... Sr./Sr.... Free... Dunwoody, GA/Greater Christian School Carly Gibson... So./So.... Free/Fly... Silver Spring, MD/Academy of Holy Cross Anne Golembeski... Fr./Fr.... Back/Fly... Chicago, IL/ Wilmette Jensen Henry... So./So.... Free.... Omaha, NE/Westside Paige Iversen... Sr./Sr.... Breast/Fly... New Hope, PA/Council Rock North Miranda Kaltenborn... So./So.... Free/IM... Memphis, TN/St. Mary s Episcopal Jordan Koletic... Fr./Fr.... Free/Fly... Matthews, NC/Charlotte Catholic Taylor Koplow... So./So... Fly/IM... Carmel, IN/Carmel Jenna Long... Jr./Jr.... Free/Fly... Yorktown, IN/Yorktown Kelsey Mallon... Fr./Fr.... Free/Fly... Wheaton, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South Tenley Marsteller... Sr./Sr.... Back/Fly... Erie, PA/McDowell Jennifer Nemeth... Sr./Sr.... Free/Back... Highland Heights, OH/Mayfield Kelsey Novotny... Fr./Fr.... Free... Wheaton, IL/Wheaton Warrenville South Sarah Radke... Fr./Fr.... Free... Cincinnati, OH/Ursuline Academy Katherine Reinmann... So./So.... Back/Fly... Alpharetta, GA/Chattahoochee Nicole Roddenbery... So./So.... Back/Fly/IM... Peachtree, GA/McIntosh Melissa Roemmele... Sr./Sr.... Diving... Lexington, KY/Lexington Catholic Alyson Schmidt... Sr./Sr.... Free/Fly... Maineville, OH/Kings Malarie Schmidt... Sr./Sr.... Fly/Back/IM... Batavia, IL/Rosary Rachel Smith... Jr./Jr.... Diving... Amsterdam, NY/Amsterdam Ashley Sohngen... So./So.... Free... Cincinnati, OH/St. Ursala Academy Katie Spoelman... Fr./Fr.... Fly/Breast... Grand Haven, MI/Grand Haven Allison Stevens... Sr./Sr.... Free/Fly... Laurel, MD/James Hubert Blake Kelsey Vehr... So./So.... Breast/Free... Cincinnati, OH/St. Ursula Academy Lauren Wallace... Fr./Fr.... Free... Columbus, OH/Upper Arlington Allison Way... Jr./Jr.... Free/Fly/IM... Omaha, NE/Millard South 7

8 Returning Athlete Bios Kelsey Anagnos Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: St. Louis, MO HS: Kirkwood Megan Brunn Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Mansfield, OH HS: Mansfield Sarah Bullock Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Louisville, KY HS: dupont Diving : Through December of 2008, she has five individual first-place finishes to her credit, including three firsts in one-meter competition and two on the three-meter board... her best marks thus far came at Bowling Green (11/8/08) when she scored in the one-meter and in the three meter... she also swept both events in the dual meet at Toledo (11/7/08) : Established a career-best score of in the three-meter vs. Bowling Green... placed seventh in the one-meter competition and ninth in the three-meter event at the 2008 MAC meet : NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier... was one of five Miamians to qualify for the NCAA Zone Diving Championships... won three individual events during the regular season, sweeping the boards against Akron and taking the one-meter dive at the Marshall/Radford Triangular... registered season-best scores on the boards of (one-meter) and (three-meter)... scored at the MAC meet with an eighth-place finish on the three-meter board (260.05)... placed ninth in the finals of the one-meter dive at the MAC Championships (229.25). High School: Three-time Missouri state diving champion on the one-meter board... won the 2004 state title with an 11-dive score of 447 and followed with state title-winning scores of in 2005 and 446 in two-time high school diving all-american... at the regional meet as a senior, placed second on the one-meter board and third on the three-meter board... four-year letterwinner at Kirkwood... also competed for the St. Louis Diving club. Personal: Daughter of Beth and Tom Anagnos... Kelsey lived in Spain the summer of strategic communications major.... born 2/25/88. ANAGNOS CAREER BESTS 1-Meter Board Meter Board Breast/IM : Information through December of in the prelims of the 200 breaststroke at the Miami Invitational (12/6/08), she swam a varsity, pool and meet record 2: it was an NCAA B qualifying mark and the 37th-fastest time among all Division I swimmers (as of Dec. 2008)... she also recorded PRs at that meet in the 100 breast (1:02.83), the 200 IM (2:05.14) and the 400 IM (4:28.47)... Brunn recorded four first-place finishes 100 & 200 breast, 200 IM and as a member of the 200 medley relay at the Akron meet (11/1/08)... Brunn also has placed first in the 200 breast against Xavier (10/25/08) and Toledo (11/7/08), in the 100 breast vs. Bowling Green, (11/8/08) and in the 200 medley relay vs. Kenyon (11/14/08) : As a freshman she recorded best times of 1:05.40 in the 100 breaststroke, 2:20.25 in the 200 breast, 2:09.30 in the 200 IM and 4:33.26 in the 400 IM.... at the MAC Championships, she placed eighth in the 100 breast, ninth in the 200 breast, and 14th in the 400 IM. High School: Twotime state qualifier and district champion... Mansfield High School record holder in the 100 breaststroke and 200 individual medley... named the 2006 Ohio Cardinal Conference Swimmer of the Year... tabbed for the National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-American (NISCA) Swim Team. Also was an outstanding tennis player. Personal: Daughter of Paula and Mark Brunn... majoring in marketing... born 3/17/89. BRUNN S CAREER BESTS 100 Breast... 1: Breast... 2: IM... 2: IM... 4:28.47 Distance Free/IM : Through December of 2008, her top finish was second place vs. Bowling Green (11/8/08) in the 1000 freestyle : Broke the five-minute barrier in the 500 freestyle (4:59.89) and had the best marks among underclassmen in the 1000 free (10:10.59) and the 1650 free (16:54.97).... placed 16th in 1650 freestyle at MAC Championships. High School: Won the 2006 Kentucky High School Championship in the 500 freestyle... helped dupont Manual High School win back-to-back state championships in 2005 and placed as the state runner-up in the 500 freestyle as a sophomore... two-time all-state honoree... excelled at the club level, swimming for coach Mike DeBoor and the Lakeside Seahawks. Personal: Daughter of Steve and Beth Bullock... dad was a college athlete... majoring in exercise science, she wants to pursue a career in orthopedics... born 6/4/89. BULLOCK S CAREER BESTS 500 Free... 4: Free... 10: Free... 16: IM... 4:33.45 Jenn Flaherty Yr./Elig.: Sr./Sr. HT: Scarborough, ME HS: Scarborough Distance Free/IM Media Guide : Has swum well through December of 2008 in the distance freestyle events... won the 1000 freestyle at Kenyon (10:29.38) and second in the same event at Buffalo (10:34.26).

9 : Placed ninth at the MAC in the 1650 freestyle and 21st in the 500 freestyle... finished first in the 100 at UC... recorded a career-best time of 10: clocked a 4:32.71 in the 400 individual medley : All-MAC First Team... was one of only three Miamians named to the all-mac first team... earned first career all-mac accolades after finishing second in the 1650 free (17:02.77), sixth in the 500 free (4:59.31) and ninth in the 400 IM (4:33.78) at the conference meet... her 1650 free time at the MAC meet was the sixth-fastest in program history... won seven distance freestyle events during the regular season, as she helped Miami finish with a perfect 12-0 dual-meet record : One of Miami s top distance swimmers... won 11 distance freestyle events... swam the seventh-fastest time in program history in the 1000 free against Eastern Michigan (10:15.98)... clocked in with the seventh-fastest time in the 1650 free in a runner-up finish at the MAC Championships... won a silver medal in the 1650 free at the conference meet... also posted a pair of B final finishes in the 500 free (12th; 5:04.48) and 200 breast (16th; 2:27.31)... turned in season-best time in the 500 free against Akron (5:02.52)... finished first in 11 of the 19 distance freestyle events she entered... swam the top Miami times in the 1000 free (10:15.98) and the 1650 free (17:04.95). High School: Named all-state and all-conference all four years... member of two-time high school state championship team with the Red Storm... owns Maine state records in the 1650 free (17:06.90) and 1000 free (10:10.90)... four-year letterwinner... team captain as a senior... placed second at the Speedo Champion Series in the mile... finished in the top 16 at Junior Nationals... owns Scarborough High School records in six events. Personal: Daughter of Heidi and Peter Flaherty... majoring in sport studies... born 1/30/87. FLAHERTY S CAREER BESTS 500 Free... 4: Free... 10: Free... 17: IM... 4:32.71 Returning Athlete Bios Claire Fogarty Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Kettering, OH HS: Kettering Fairmont Breast/IM : Through December of 2008, she is off to a great start, recording a personal bests of 1:04.50 in the 100 breaststroke (No. 2 on Miami s all-time Top 20 unshaved chart) and 2:20.78 in the 200 breaststroke (No. 3) at the Miami Invitational... has also competed in the 200 fly and the 200 IM : Primarily competed in butterfly events and with relay units... one of her best finishes of the year was a fourth-place effort in the 200 breaststroke vs. Ball State : Swam in both the breaststroke and individual medley events... turned in season-best times in the 100 breast (1:06.57) and the 200 breast (2:22.30)... added season-best times in the 200 IM (2:17.54) and the 400 IM (4:51.05)... at the conference meet, placed 18th in the 100 breast prelims, 21st in the 200 breast prelims, and 42nd in the 200 IM prelims. High School: Named first-team GWOC and team captain as a senior... also took home Most Improved Swimmer honors... set two school records during her prep career in the 100 breast and as a member of the 200 medley relay team... competed in both breaststroke events at the YMCA Nationals, turning in a 14th-place finish in the 200 breast in 2006 and a 16th-place finish in the 100 breast in also swam for the Kettering YMCA South Community. Personal: Daughter of Michelle and C.J. Fogarty... accountancy major... born 1/15/88. FOGARTY S CAREER BESTS 100 Breast...1: Breast...2: IM...2:13.01 Maggie French Yr./Elig.: So./Jr. HT: Dunwoody, GA HS: Greater Christian Free : Has recorded two personal bests in (through December)... her 1:51.38 in the 200 freestyle at the Miami Invitational shaved more than a second off her previous best... in the 500 freestyle at the Invitational, she eclipsed the five-minute mark with a clocking of 4:59.82, the second-best time in school history : Placed 14th in the 500 freestyle at the MAC Championships with a personal record of 5: finished 12th at the MACs in the 200 free with a time of 1: : Swam a variety of freestyle events, including the sprint and distance... at her first career conference meet, placed 16th in the 1650 freestyle, 18th in the 200 freestyle prelims, and 25th in the 500 freestyle prelims... turned in season-best times in the 200 freestyle (1:55.83), 500 freestyle (5:08.88) and 1650 freestyle (17:55.41) : Redshirted and did not compete. High School: First-team all-state selection as a junior and senior... Georgia state champion in the 200 Medley relay as a senior... set team records in seven events: 100, 200 and 500 free, 200 IM, 200 and 400 free relay and 200 medley relay... fouryear letterwinner... team captain as a senior... also earned two letters in cross country. Personal: Daughter of Nancy and Steve French... majoring in biochemistry... mom, Nancy, swam at UNC... born 6/26/87. FRENCH S CAREER BESTS 100 Free Free... 1: Free... 4:

10 Returning Athlete Bios Carly Gibson Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Silver Spring, MD HS: Academy of Holy Cross Free/Fly : Through December of 2008, she has performed well, establishing career-best efforts at the 2008 Miami Invitational in the 50 freestyle (:24.26), the 100 free (:52.82), the 200 free (1:52.04) and the 100 butterfly (:56.89) : Swam to a personal best 1:53.93 in the 200-yard freestyle and 5:04.75 in the 500 free... clocked a time of :58.11 in the 100 butterfly. High School: Four-year letter winner... put together a successful prep career at the Academy of the Holy Cross where she was named the team MVP in each of her final three seasons... tabbed as team captain for her senior season. Personal: Daughter of Kevin and Mary Gibson... majoring in English literature... also studying journalism... comes from a strong swimming background as both her parents swam collegiately... born 5/22/89. and 17:30.35 in the 1650 free. High School: Three-time state qualifier... finished as the 2006 Nebraska state runner-up in the 200 freestyle... posted three top-five state finishes in the 200 freestyle, a pair of fourth-place showings in the 500 freestyle (2004 and 2005) and a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly (2006)... two-time team captain... tabbed as a USA Swimming Scholar-Athlete. Personal: Daughter of Bill Henry and Karilyn Kober... majoring in zoology... planning to go to medical school and study neurology... father, Bill, swam at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln... born 4/27/89. HENRY S CAREER BESTS 200 Free... 1: Free... 5: Free... 17:30.35 eight meets... turned in three season-best times at the Miami Invitational in the 100 breast (1:08.04), 200 breast (2:26.90) and 50 free (27.97)... clocked in with fastest 200 IM time of the year against Akron (2:22.78)... turned in season-best mark in the 100 butterfly (1:03.22) in an exhibition swim at the conference meet... high finish of the season was a second-place showing in the 100 breast against Wright State. High School: Threetime high school All-American at Council Rock North... two-time SOL Champion... was an all-state and all-district selection for three seasons... named all-league all four years... named to the Courier Times Golden Team from swam top times in the 100 breast (1:06.30), 200 breast (2:24.20) and 100 fly (1:00.10)... four-year letterwinner... also earned two letters in track and field. Personal: Daughter of Elizabeth and Ronald Iversen... majoring in business economics... mother, Elizabeth, swam at Iowa State... father, Ronald, played football at the U.S. Air Force Academy.. brother, Greg, also attends Miami... born 9/19/87. IVERSEN S CAREER BESTS 100 Breast... 1: Breast... 2: Fly... 2:11.25 GIBSON S CAREER BESTS 50 Free Free Free... 1: Fly Paige Iversen Yr./Elig.: Sr./Sr. HT: New Hope, PA HS: Council Rock North Breast/Fly 10 Jensen Henry Yr./Elig.: Jr./So. HT: Omaha, NE HS: Westside Distance Freestyle : In meets through December of 2008, she had a time of 18:11.06 in the 1650 freestyle at Toledo and a clocking of 10:50.99 in the 1000 free vs. Louisville and Purdue : Recorded times of 1:53.58 in the 200 freestyle, 5:03.79 in the 500 free : Through December of 2008, she has recorded two first-place showings (200 breaststroke vs. Bowling Green, 2:24.74 and vs. Xavier 100 breast, 1:07.95)... season s best times thus far were a 1:04.24 in the 100 breast and 2:19.72 in the 200 breast, and a 2:11.25 in the 200 butterfly at the Miami Invitational : Placed 14th at the MAC Championships in the 200 breaststroke (2:24.64) and just out of the finalists grouping in the 100 breaststroke : Won three individual events during the season, including a sweep of the breaststroke events against Bowling Green... at the MAC Championships, placed in the B final of the 100 breaststroke with a 10th-place time (1:05.91)... placed in the B final of the 200 breaststroke at the conference meet with a 12th-place time (2:23.58)... registered three career-best performances during the season in the 100 breaststroke (1:05.59), 200 breaststroke (2:22.17) and 200 IM (2:18.20) : Competed in a variety of breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley events at Media Guide Miranda Kaltenborn Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Memphis, TN HS: St. Mary s Episcopal Distance Free/IM : Through meets of December 2008, she has placed third on three different occasions... swam to a time of 2:12.46 in the 200 backstroke vs. Xavier, 10:35.64 in the 1000 freestyle vs. Buffalo, and 10:39.51 in the 1000 free vs. Akron : Her top times as a freshman were 5:04.44 in the 500 free, 10:20.34

11 in the 1000 free, 17:10.37 in the 1650 free (fifth at MAC Championships), and 4:33.87 in the 400 IM. High School: Five-time swimming letterwinner... posted three straight top-10 state finishes in the 500 freestyle, including a ninth-place performance as a senior... was a successful club swimmer for the Memphis Tigers and coach Dave Smith... selected to the 2006 Southeastern Zone Team... placed second in the open water 5K at the Southern Zone Championships... set the Tennessee state record for 11- and 12-year-olds in the mile run. Personal: Daughter of Mark and Sherry Kaltenborn, Miranda was born in Japan... majoring in psychology. at Miami, she would like to be a high school counselor... born 5/17/89. KALTENBORN S CAREER BESTS 500 Free... 5: Free... 10: Free... 17: IM... 4:32.54 Taylor Koplow Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Carmel, IN HS: Carmel Fly/IM : Through meets of December 2008, she has registered one first-place finish (2:11.19 in 200 butterfly vs. Buffalo) and a pair of second-place races (2:10.55 in 200 fly vs. Toledo and 2:11.05 in 200 fly vs. Bowling Green) : Registered personal-bests 2:07.71 in the 200 fly, a 2:10.69 in the 200 IM and a 4:34.15 in the 400 IM, all at the MAC Championships. High School: Four-year swimming letterwinner... helped Carmel High School win four straight Indiana state championships from owns top times in the 200 fly (2:08.85), 200 IM (2:10.95), and 400 IM (4:35.74). Personal: Daughter of Cindi and Mark Koplow... majoring in business... born 11/19/88. Returning Athlete Bios KOPLOW S CAREER BESTS 100 Fly Fly... 2: IM... 2: IM... 4:34.15 Jenna Long Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Yorktown, IN HS: Yorktown Sprint Free : Through meets of December 2008, she has season bests of :24.41 in the 50 freestyle, :54.60 in the 100 free, 1:01.32 in the 100 butterfly and 2:20.00 in the 200 fly : Her 1:00.10 in the 100 backstroke ranks 17th among Miami s swimming performances in that event... recorded an all-time best clocking of :24.13 in the 50 freestyle : Competed in the freestyle and butterfly... at the MAC Championships, exhibitioned in the 50 freestyle (:24.89), 100 butterfly (1:00.95) and the 100 freestyle (:56.15)... during the regular season, turned in careerbest times in the 500 free (:24.78), 100 free (:55.52) and the 100 butterfly (1:00.17). High School: Earned All-America honors in four consecutive seasons ( )... four-time IHSAA state qualifier... set school record at Yorktown in the 50 free in as a senior, placed ninth in the 50 free at the IHSAA state meet... helped Yorktown to a secondplace finish at the state meet in also competed for the Yorktown swim club which finished as the top women s team at the 2006 Indiana Senior State meet. Personal: Daughter of Janice and Chris Long... majoring in marketing... born 8/18/87. LONG S CAREER BESTS 50 Free Free Fly... 1:06.10 Tenley Marsteller Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Erie, PA HS: McDowell Back : Through meets of December 2008, she has excelled in the backstroke events (:57.73 in 100 and 2:07.56 in 200), both personal bests at the 2008 Miami Invitational... she has also swum in the 100 fly and the 200 IM : Opened the season in style with a victory (1:10.58) in the 100-yard backstroke against Marshall... also swam the 200 backstroke and with the medley relay squads : Won three backstroke events, placing first in the 100 backstroke against Buffalo, Wright State, and at the Marshall/Radford Triangular... at the MAC Championships, turned in an A final finish with an 8th-place time in the 100 backstroke (:59.10)... in the 200 backstroke, finished 19th in the MAC prelims (2:09.71)... placed 27th in the 200 IM prelims (2:11.64) at the conference meet... her 200 IM time at the MAC meet was a career-best... during the regular season, turned in a career-best time in the 200 backstroke (2:07.72) : Competed in all 12 of Miami s meets, swimming in the 100 and 200 backstroke... turned in one A final finish with an eighth-place time in the 100 back at the MAC Championships (:58.92)... eighth-place time also was a season-best mark... added a B final finish in the 200 back with a 16th-place finish (2:10.96)... clocked in with a season-best time in the 200 back at the Ohio dual meet (2:10.07)... top 100 backstroke finish was second against Eastern Michigan... top 200 back placing was second against Buffalo... also swam in the 50 free (25.73) and 200 IM (2:20.24) during the season. High School: Eight-time all-state selection in the 200 medley relay (four times) and 100 back (four times)... six-time All- American and 14-time District 10 Champion... two-time all-state honorable mention and two-time All-America consideration... member of the Trojans swim team that was undefeated three years in a row ( )... four-year letterwinner and team captain as a senior... also a four-year letterwinner in water polo... water polo team was Pennsylvania state champion in Personal: Daughter of Judy and Tim Marsteller... major is marketing... born 10/9/

12 12 Returning Athlete Bios MARSTELLER S CAREER BESTS 100 Back... 5: Back... 2: Free IM... 2:11.64 Jennifer Nemeth Yr./Elig.: Sr./Sr. HT: Highland Heights, OH HS: Mayfield Free/Back : Through competition of December of 2008, she has established personal bests in four different events, all at the 08 Miami Invitational: 50 free (:24.04), 100 free (:52.27), 100 back (:59.52) and the 100 fly (:59.57) : Had a personal best of :59.81 in the 100 backstroke and the 200 back (2:06.50)... swam on 200 freestyle relay unit that placed fifth at MAC Championships : Won two freestyle events, taking the 100 freestyle at the Marshall/Radford Triangular and the 200 freestyle against Bowling Green... at the MAC Championships, turned in a B final finish in the 200 freestyle with a 14th-place time (1:54.24)... added a B final finish in the 100 freestyle with a 16th-place time (:53.37)... narrowly missed a berth in the 50 freestyle MAC finals with a 19th-place finish (:24.54)... her 200 freestyle time at the conference meet was a career-best performance : Competed in 11 meets, swimming in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events... notched a pair of season-best times in the 100 back (1:01.71) and 200 back (2:10.28) at the Miami Invitational... clocked in with top time of the season in the 100 free (:53.36) in fourth-place finish at the Ohio dual meet... swam season-best time in the 50 free (:24.53) in exhibition swim at the MAC meet... tallied a pair of third-place showings in the 50 free against Wright State and the 200 back against Buffalo. High School: Named Western Reserve Conference MVP in 2003 and varsity record holder in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay... eight-time All-Ohio selection... ranked fourth in the state in the 50 free in team high point scorer from swam top times in the 50 free (:24.30), 100 free (:52.87), 200 free (1:57.24) and 100 back (1:00.18)... placed in the top ten at the 2005 state meet in the 50 free (fourth) and 100 free (seventh)... four-year letterwinner... team captain as a junior and senior. Personal: Daughter of Meg and Bill Nemeth... mother and two cousins attended Miami... majoring in exercise science.... hopes for a career in physical therapy... engaged to be married... born 10/21/86. NEMETH S CAREER BESTS 50 Free Free Back Back... 2:07.09 Katherine Reinmann Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Alpharetta, GA HS: Chattahoochee Back/Fly : Through meets of December 2008, she has competed in the 100 and 200 backstroke events, the 100 and 200 butterfly, and the 200 individual medley : Had personal bests of :59.70 in the 100 backstroke and 2:05.84 in the 200 back. High School: Three-time state qualifier... helped Chattahoochee High School to back-to-back top-three finishes at the Georgia state meet... posted a pair of top-eight state finishes in the 100 backstroke (2004 and 2005)... earned All-American consideration for the 200 medley relay in two-time scholar all-american... tabbed as the swimming team captain for her senior season. Personal: Daughter of John and Karen Reinmann... majoring in communication... born 5/25/89. REINMANN S CAREER BESTS 100 Back Back... 2: Fly... 2: Media Guide Nicole Roddenbery Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Peachtree, GA HS: McIntosh Back/Fly : Including competition of December 2008, she was a member of a RedHawk record-setting 200-yard medley relay unit that established an all-time best time of 1:41.35 at the Miami Invitational... she also had two other personal bests at the Invitational: :56.59 in the 100 backstroke and :53.54 in the 100 freestyle... also competed in the 50 free and the 100 butterfly : Set a Miami record in the 100 fly as a freshman, clocking in at : a member of the 200 medley relay team that placed second at the MAC Championships and the 400 medley relay that finished fourth... finished fourth in the MAC meet in the 100 fly. High School: Three-time all-american... holds six varsity records at McIntosh High School... Georgia state runner-up in the 100 butterfly for three straight seasons ( )... earned team MVP honors on three occasions... two-time team captain... twice honored as a scholastic all-american... served as the Georgia Swimming athlete rep to USA Swimming since Personal: Daughter of Ginger and Rod Roddenbery... majoring in interdisciplinary business management, she hopes to attend law school... born 12/14/88. RODDENBERY S CAREER BESTS 100 Back Fly IM... 2:08.96

13 Melissa Roemmele Yr./Elig.: Sr./Sr. HT: Lexington, KY HS: Lexington Catholic Diving : Through events of December 2008, she has recorded a trio of three-meter diving victories and one one-meter win... she swept both events at the 08 Miami Invitational : At the MAC Championships, she placed fifth in the three-meter event and sixth in the one-meter competition : NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier... All-MAC Academic Team... one of five Miamians who qualified for the Zone Diving Championships... one of four Miamians named to the All- MAC Academic Team... won nine diving events during the regular season, including sweeps of the boards against Bowling Green and Kenyon... at the MAC Championships, posted her highest career MAC finishes with a seventh-place performance on the three-meter board (252.25) and a 10thplace performance on the one-meter board (220.05)... during the regular season, registered career-best performances on both the one-meter (302.48) and three-meter (305.03) boards : NCAA Zone C diving qualifier... Competed on the boards in 13 meets... at the MAC Championships, placed 11th in the preliminaries on the threemeter board (241.65)... won six diving events on the season... swept the one- and threemeter dives against Wright State, Bowling Green and at the Miami Invitational... turned in top one-meter (255.30) and three-meter (287.93) scores at Wright State dual meet... her diving scores were the second-best marks for Miami during the season. High School: Named to the Kentucky All-State Team in member of the Lexington Catholic team that finished as the state runner-up in 2005 and third place in at the 2005 Spring East Nationals, placed 11th in the three-meter dive and 14th in the one-meter dive... finished in 17th place at the 2004 Summer Nationals in the platform... four-year letterwinner. Personal: Daughter of Lise Roemmele... majoring in psychology and linguistics... plans to enter graduate study in cognitive science and become a psychology researcher... born 3/25/87. ROEMMELE S CAREER BESTS 1-Meter Dive Meter Dive Returning Athlete Bios Alyson Schmidt Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Maineville, OH HS: Kings Free/Back : Has performed fantastically through December of 2008, setting two individual RedHawk records and swimming on four record-setting relay units, all at the 08 Miami Invitational... she set school marks in both the 50-yard freestyle (:22.87) and the 100 free (:49.57)... her 100 time is an NCAA B standard qualifying time... she anchored the record-setting 200 medley relay team (1:41.35), led off the all-time best 200 (1:32.71) and 400 (3:22.74) freestyle relay units, and swam the third leg on the 800 freestyle relay team (7:17.42)... altogether, she has recorded eight individual victories in and eight relay wins : At the MAC Championships, her 200 medley relay team placed second, the 200 free relay unit finished fifth, and the 400 free relay placed fourth... individually at the MACs, she placed third in the 100 freestyle, 10th in the 50 freestyle and 10th in the 100 backstyle races : At the MAC Championships, notched three individual scoring finishes, including an eighth-place and A final performance in the 200 backstroke (2:08.19)... registered a B final finish in the 50 freestyle with a 10th-place time (24.13)... added a B final finish in the 100 backstroke with a 10th-place time (58.61)... at the conference meet, swam a leg on Miami s third-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:34.47)... her prelim time in the 200 backstroke (2:05.22) at the MAC meet was a career-best performance : Competed in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events... swam in 11 meets... clocked in with three season-best times at the MAC Championships in the 50 free (23.84), 100 free (53.05) and 100 back (58.39)... top finish of the season was a third-place showing in the 50 free against Ball State... also added three other fourth-place finishes on the season. High School: Three-time state qualifier... highest finish came in the 50 free and 100 back where she finished third... was a YMCA 2005 National Champion in the 200 medley relay... member of the Cincinnati All-City Team... swam top times in the 50 free (:24.25), 100 free (:52.78) and 100 back (:59.23)... four-year letterwinner and team captain as a senior... also lettered in golf (two years). Personal: As a youngster, she was on a famous jumprope team that performed on the David Letterman Show and at the Macy s Day parade... daughter of Nancy and Ross Schmidt... her brother was a Miami graduate... majors in sports studies... plans to attend medical message school... born 8/15/86. SCHMIDT S CAREER BESTS 50 Free Free Free... 1: Fly Malarie Schmidt Yr./Elig.: Sr./Sr. HT: Batavia, IL HS: Rosary Fly/Back/IM : Through December of 2008, she has performed incredibly, establishing two Mid-American Conference records and seven Miami records... her :55.07 effort in the 100 backstroke at the Miami Invitational was both a school record and a MAC mark... she led off a 400 medley relay team at the Invitational that turned in a MAC- and schoolrecord clocking of 3: additionally at the Invitational she set Miami marks in the 200 butterfly (2:01.95) and the 200 individual medley (2:01.92), and swam on three recordsetting relays the 200 medley (1:41.35), the 13

14 Returning Athlete Bios 200 freestyle (1:32.71) and the 400 freestyle (3:22.74)... her unforgettable performance at the Invitational earned her MAC Swimmer of the Week honors (Dec. 10)... combining individual and relay events, she has placed first 18 times in her first eight meets : She had a strong performance at the MAC Championships, swimming legs on the second-place 200 medley relay unit, the fourth-place 800 freestyle relay team, the fifth-place 400 medley relay squad, and placing eighth in the 200 IM : MAC Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 30)... won 12 individual events, including multiple wins at four meets... won MAC Swimmer of the Week honors after taking a pair of events against Bowling Green and Kenyon... at the MAC Championships, swam the lead leg on the MAC title-winning 200 medley relay team, which clocked in with a school and MAC record time of 1: swam the lead leg on the MAC title-winning 400 medley relay team, which set a new school record with a time of 3: finished third in the 100 backstroke at the MAC meet (57.17)... placed seventh in the MAC in the 200 backstroke (2:06.24) : All-MAC Second Team... earned all-conference honors after turning in an A final finish in the 100 back (sixth) and a pair of B final finishes in 200 back (ninth) and 400 IM (ninth)... swam in two relay events at the MAC meet, including the MAC Champion 200 medley relay team... clocked in with a pair of season-best times at the conference meet in the 200 back (2:03.97) and 400 IM (4:33.45)... turned in season-best time in the 100 back (58.24) against Toledo... won nine backstroke events... swept the 100 and 200 back events at the Illinois/Marshall Triangular, against Eastern Michigan and Bowling Green. High School: Named the 2004 Metro Catholic Senior Swimmer of the Year... four-time All- American at Rosary High School... conference champion in 200 medley relay and 200 IM as a senior medley relay team set a Suburban Conference Record and won state title in four-year letterwinner and team captain as a senior. Personal: Daughter of Kris and Tom Schmidt... majoring in psychology... born 10/3/86. SCHMIDT S CAREER BESTS 100 Back Back... 2: IM... 2: Fly... 2:01.95 Rachel Smith Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Amsterdam, NY HS: Amsterdam Diving : Through December of 2008, she has finished third twice in one-meter competition and fourth twice at three meters... her score in the one-meter event at the Miami Invitational was a career best : Best finish of the season was placing second in the one-meter diving competition against Akron... placed fourth among 34 divers in the Miami Invitational s three-meter event : NCAA Zone Diving Qualifier... one of five Miamians to qualify for the Zone Diving Championships... turned in seasonbest performances on the one-meter board (245.70) and three-meter board (281.32) against Cincinnati. High School: Collected All-America honors in 2004 and honored as a Times Union All-Star in her junior and senior seasons... also tabbed as team captain as a senior... placed fourth in the one-meter dive (432.00) at the 2004 New York state championships... followed with a sixth-place finish on the one-meter board (459.20) at the 2005 state meet... also competed for Flip and Rip Diving. Personal: Was a national Gymnastics All Around champion as a youngster; her heroes were the 1996 Olympic female gymnasts... daughter of Christy and George Smith... electrical engineering major... born 5/9/88. SMITH S CAREER BESTS 1-Meter Dive Meter Dive Allison Stevens Yr./Elig.: Sr./Sr. HT: Laurel, MD HS: James Hubert Blake Free/Fly : Her performance through December of 2008 has been spectacular, setting one individual Miami mark and being a part of four school-record-setting relay teams, all at the Miami Invitational... her time of 1:48.66 in the 200 freestyle is the RedHawks all-time best effort... she anchored all four of the record-best relay events 400 medley (3:41.98), 200 freestyle (1:32.71), 400 free (3:22.74) and 800 free... for her six-victory weekend effort vs. Toledo and Bowling Green, she was accorded honors as MAC Swimmer of the Week (Nov.11)... in 34 individual and relay races thus far in 08-09, she s taken first 18 times and has been the runner-up on six occasions : She had a personal-best times of :23.25 in the 50 freestyle, :50.65 in the 100 free, and 1:49.27 in the 200 free... at the 2008 MAC Championships, she placed second in the 50 free, third in the 100 free, fourth in the 200 free, and was a member of the fourth-place 400 medley relay, the fourthplace 400 free relay, and the fifth-place 200 free relay squad : All-MAC Academic Team... MAC Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 23)... MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week (Jan. 26)... was the only RedHawk swimmer to earn MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week accolades... won 15 individual events, including multiple wins at five meets... at the MAC Championships, swam the lead leg on Miami s third-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:34.47)... swam the anchor leg on Miami s MAC title-winning and school-record setting 400 medley relay team (3:48.10)... notched an A final and sixth-place finish in the 100 freestyle (52.08)... posted a B final and ninth-place finish in the 100 butterfly (57.00)... added a B final and 15th-place finish in the 200 freestyle (1:54.31) swam lead leg on Miami s third-place 400 freestyle relay team (3:28.11) : Swam in all 11 meets... at the MAC Championships, posted one A final finish in the 100 fly (eighth) and a B final finish in the 100 free (14th)... swam a leg on the MAC Champion 200 medley relay team at the MAC meet... turned in a pair of first-place showings in the 100 fly and 500 free at the Buffalo dual meet. High School: Named to the Montgomery County All-Star Team as a junior and senior... was the Montgomery County Champion in the 100 fly as a junior and senior... holds four records at James Hubert High School in the 50 free (24.81), 100 free (53.99), 100 breast (1:10.69) and 100 fly (58.21)... fouryear letterwinner and team co-captain as a senior... was a Junior Nationals Qualifier and Finalist in the 100 fly as a member of Media Guide

15 Returning Athlete Bios the Fairland Aquatics Swim Team... earned All-American Consideration in the 100 fly as a sophomore, junior and senior. Personal: Daughter of Joanne and David Stevens... majoring in journalism and marketing... plans are to either go to graduate school for education in visual communications, graphic art and photography, to work as a journalist in Washington, DC, or to join the Peace Corps and freelance... born 6/24/87. STEVENS CAREER BESTS 50 Free Free Free... 1: Fly freestyle relay team, helping the team to third-place state finish in swam on the 200 freestyle relay team, leading the team to a third-place state finish in posted a state runner-up finish in the 500 freestyle as a sophomore... named to the Cincinnati Enquirer all-city team as a junior. Personal: Daughter of Laura and Nick Vehr... majoring in studio arts... born 3/17/89. VEHR S CAREER BESTS 500 Free... 5: Free... 1: Free... 2: notched 20th-place finish in the prelims of the 200 butterfly (2:11.82). High School: Nebraska state butterfly champion in 2005 and also finished as state butterfly runner-up in 2003 and state runnerup in the 50 free as a senior... two-time all- America honoree in 2003 and won eight medals at the Nebraska state meet in her prep career... four-time Metro Conference champion in the 100 butterfly... national relay qualifier in ranks as the second-fastest female in the butterfly in Nebraska high school history... swim team captain in earned four letters in swimming and three letters in tennis... two-time academic all-conference honoree. Personal: Daughter of Gini and Radd Way... mass communication major... born 5/30/88. WAY S CAREER BESTS 50 Free Free... 1: Fly Fly... 2: IM... 2:08.85 Kelsey Vehr Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Cincinnati, OH HS: St. Ursula Academy Breast/Free Allison Way Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Omaha, NE HS: Millard South : Including competition through December of 2008, she has helped Coach Dave Jennings s relay squads set two Miami records and one Mid-American Conference mark... she swam the second leg on the school- and MAC-record-breaking 400 medley relay (3:41.98), and also the varsityrecord-setting 200 medley relay (1:41.35)... individually, she s had personal-best efforts in the 100 breaststroke (1:02.41, 32nd-best in the nation), the 200 breast (2:15.71, 39th-best), and the 500 freestyle (5:02.87)... altogether, she has been part of eight different first-place finishes : As a freshman, she placed fourth in the 400 IM at the MAC Championships, fifth in the 100 breaststroke and fourth in the 200 breast... had personal bests of 5:00.94 in the 500 free, 10:18.55 in the 100 free, 17:18.33 in the 1650 free, 1:04.56 in the 100 breast, 2:19.42 in the 200 breast, 2:06.53 in the 200 IM, and a team-best 4:24.99 in the 400 IM. High School: Three-time all-american in the relay events... anchored St. Ursula Academy s 400 Free/Fly/IM : Through meets of December of 2008, she has established five individual best efforts, including an individual varsity record in the 100 butterfly (:54.90)... relay-wise, she been a member of three varsity-recordsetting units the 200 freestyle (1:32.71), the 400 free (3:22.74) and the 800 free (7:17.42) and a 200 medley team that set both a varsity and a MAC record (3:41.98)... she has placed first in either an individual race or a relay event 12 times in : Placed eighth in the 100 butterfly and 14th in the 200 fly at the 08 MAC Championships : Won one individual event, the 100 butterfly against Cincinnati... at the MAC Championships, swam the third leg on Miami s MAC-title winning 200 medley relay team, which turned in a school and MAC record time (1:44.11)... placed 21st in the prelims of the 50 freestyle (24.56)... placed 19th in the prelims of the 100 butterfly (58.85) 15

16 Newcomer Bios Chelsey Bruington Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Mission Viejo, CA HS: Mission Viejo Free/Fly : Enjoyed a sensational first half of , recording nine first-place finishes through December... she swam the second leg on Miami s school record-breaking 800 freestyle relay unit (7:17.42)... has excelled from nearly every distance in the freestyle, winning at 100, 200, 500 and 1000 yards. High School: Was a six-time All-American and a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... competed in all six freestyle events, plus the butterfly, backstroke and individual medley. Personal: Daughter of Brad and Lynn Bruington... majoring in diplomacy and foreign affairs... born 3/28/90. Kasey Carpenter Shaina Cooper Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Ann Arbor, MI HS: Saline : Through December of 2008, she has competed in the freestyle sprint events and the 100 and 200 backstrokes. High School: Swam for Saline High and for Club Wolverine, qualifying for the state meet in the 50 and 100 free... she was her school s swimmer of the year. Personal: Daughter of Robert and Leslie Cooper... a communications major... born 10/16/90. Margaret Eppright Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Shaker Heights, OH HS: Beaumont Free All-American. Personal: Daughter of Al Golembeski and Jennifer Duboc... majoring in history... born 1/7/90. Jordan Koletic Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Matthews, NC HS: Charlotte Catholic Free : Through December of 2008, she has posted personal-best times in five different events: 50 free (:24.08), 100 free (:52.89), 200 free (1:56.72), 100 back (1:02.43) and 100 fly (:57.51). High School: A member of back-to-back state championship teams at Charlotte Catholic High... swam sophomore through senior seasons after playing soccer as a freshman... captained team as senior, breaking school and regional records... allconference, all-region and all-state pick... chosen to Queen City Cup Team. Personal: Daughter of David and Natalie Koletic... possesses a second-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do... majoring in zoology... born 6/6/ Yr./Elig.: Jr./Jr. HT: Cincinnati, OH HS: Cinci. Hills Academy Back : Though the first half of her first season at Miami, she recorded nine victories and six runner-up finishes, primarily in the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events... named the MAC Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 28 following a great effort vs. Louisville and Purdue... she set a varsity record in the 200 at the Miami Invitational, covering the distance in 1: : Redshirt season : As a freshman at the University of Wisconsin, she placed 10th in the 400-yard individual medley at the Big Ten Championships. High School: At Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy, she won four individual state titles and set 12 school records... was named the prep Swimmer of the Year in Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky. Personal: Daughter of Mike and Kim Carpenter... a communications major... born 7/11/ : Redshirt season : Competed at the University of Missouri as a freshman. High School: Began swimming as a freshman in high school, but eventually became a four-time qualifier for the Ohio State Championships... finalist in the 50 and 100 yard freestyle... was named an allstate selection in both the 50 and 100 free... recorded a career best time of :24.09 in the 50 sprint free and :53.13 in the 100 free. Personal: The daughter Thomas and Janice Eppright... major is early childhood education... ideal job would be to teach second grade... born 7/20/88. Anne Golembeski Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Chicago, IL HS: New Trier Free Back/Fly : Through December of 2008, she has clocked personal-best times in the 100 backstroke (:58.27), the 200 back (2:08.64) and the 200 butterfly (2:14.63). High School: Earned five varsity letters, four in swimming and one in water polo... was swimming captain as senior... four-time all-conference selection and state qualifier... ranks among her school s top ten in the 100 backstroke, the 100 butterfly and the 200 IM... Academic Media Guide Kelsey Mallon Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Wheaton, IL HS: Warrenville South : Through December of 2008, she posted personal-best times in the 100 freestyle (:56.52), the 100 butterfly (:58.03) and the 200 fly (2:08.05). High School: Lettered four times as a butterflyer, serving as captain her senior season... an all-conference pick both athletically and academically... a member of her school s 200 and 400 medley relay record-setting teams... also ranks high on school s all-time 100 fly list. Personal: Daughter of Michael and Nancy Mallon... undecided on her major... born 7/24/90. Kelsey Novotny Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Wheaton, IL HS: Warrenville South Fly Free : Through competition of December 2008, she has exclusively swum in freestyle

17 events... best times thus far are :25.15 in the 50 free and :53.84 in the 100. High School: Qualified for the Illinois state meet in the 100 freestyle... her prep unit placed fourth in the medley relay competition... captained swim team... a four-time academic all-conference selection in both swimming and track... prep All-American from Personal: Daughter of Paul and Kim Novotny... undecided on her major... born 2/5/90. Sarah Radke Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Cincinnati, OH HS: Ursuline Academy Free : Through competition of December 2008, her best collegiate times have been :23.96 in the 50 freestyle, :52.07 in the 100 free, and 1:52.66 in the 200 free... also has been a regular on relay units. High School: Four-time letter winner in swimming, serving as captain her senior season... was a state finalist all four years, taking third place in the 50 free and sixth in the 100 free... team was a four-time state runner-up... first-team all-ggcl. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Elizabeth Radke... majors in marketing... born 6/29/90. Newcomer Bios/ Season Recap Ashley Sohngen Yr./Elig.: So./So. HT: Cincinnati, OH HS: St. Ursula Academy Katie Spoelman Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Grand Haven, MI HS: Grand Haven Free : Through competition of December 2008, her best times have been :24.35 in the 50 freestyle, :57.85 in the 100 free, and a personalbest time of 2:02.84 in the 200 free... also has swum in relay events. High School: Four-year varsity swimmer at St. Ursula Academy and was named a team captain...four-year state qualifier and placed fifth in the 50 Free at the Ohio State Championships... was a part of three All-America relay teams... top times: 50 Free :24.30; 100 Free : Personal: Daughter of David and Kim Sohngen... majoring in communications... born 9/23/89. Fly : Has competed in 10 different events through December of her most frequent events have been the 100 butterfly (1:02.91) and the 100 breaststroke (1:14.51)... she also had a personal-best time of :25.84 in the 50 free. High School: Lettered four years in swimming, captaining the team as a senior... named academic all-state all four years... chosen as Grand Haven s Student-Athlete of the Year her senior year (1/12 from class of 500)... an all-conference and honorable mention all-state selection her last three seasons. Personal: Daughter of Bruce and Margaret Spoelman... dad swam in college... majoring in psychology and eventually hopes to attend medical school... born 12/7/89. Lauren Wallace Yr./Elig.: Fr./Fr. HT: Columbus, OH HS: Upper Arlington Free : Through competition of December 2008, she has primarily competed in distance freestyle events... has posted personalbest times of 1:52.77 in the 200 free and 5:01.92 in the 500 free. High School: Earned eight letters in swimming and water polo, captaining the latter team her senior year... named a swimming All-American in three freestyle events as a senior... four-time Ohio High School State Championship Swim team member and four-time state qualifier... her 400 free relay team was a state champion... three-time member of the Ohio High School State Championship Water Polo Team. Personal: Daughter of Scott and Nancy Wallace... dad played varsity tennis at Miami... majoring in integrated mathematics... born 4/20/90. KAREN FRAZIER U.S. Olympic Trials All-MAC Academic Team All-MAC First Team MELISSA ROEMMELE All-MAC Academic Team Award Winners KATHERINE STEVENS MAC Swimmer of the Week (Oct. 11) ALLISON STEVENS All-MAC First Team All-MAC Academic Team KELSEY VEHR All-MAC First Team MAC Swimming and Diving Championships 1. Ohio Toledo Eastern Michigan MIAMI Swimming Coach of the Year: Lars Jorgensen (UT) Diving Coach of the Year: Marie Canarecci (UT) 5. Buffalo Bowling Green Akron Ball State Swimmer of the Year: Madeleine Pilchard (EMU) Diver of the Year: Sarah Chrzanowski (EMU) 17

18 Season Recap Swimming and Diving Results (6-6; 3-4 MAC) October 6... MARSHALL... W, October 26...at Louisville...L, November 2...BUFFALO...W, November 3... AKRON... W, November 9... at Toledo...L, November 10...at Bowling Green... W, November at Indiana Invitional...non-team scoring November 29- December 1...MIAMI UNIVERSITY INVITIONAL... 1st of 16 teams January 15...CINCINNATI... W, January at Purdue...L, January 26...at Ohio...L, February 1... KENYON... W, February 2... EASTERN MICHIGAN... L, February 9... at Ball State...L, February at MAC Championships...4th of 8 teams Home meets in BOLD Swimming and Diving Top Times/Scores 50 Free 1. Allison Stevens : Alyson Schmidt : Kristen Bezier : Breast 1. Karen Frazier 2: Kelsey Vehr 2: Megan Brunn 2: IM 1. Kelsey Vehr 4: Karen Frazier 4: Malarie Schmidt 4: Free 1. Allison Stevens : Alyson Schmidt : Kristen Bezier : Free 1. Allison Stevens 1: Kristen Bezier 1: Maggie French 1: Free 1. Kathryn Stephens 5: Maggie French 5: Sarah Bullock 5: Free 1. Sarah Bullock 10: Miranda Kaltenborn 10: Kelsey Vehr 10: Free 1. Miranda Kaltenborn 17: Sarah Bullock 17: Jenn Flaherty 17: Breast 1. Karen Frazier 1: Kelsey Vehr 1: Megan Brunn 1: Fly 1. Nicole Roddenbery : Kathryn Stephens : Allison Way : Fly 1.Kathryn Stephens 2: Malarie Schmidt 2: Taylor Koplow 2: Back 1. Malarie Schmidt : Tenley Marsteller : Nicole Roddenbery : Back 1. Malarie Schmidt : Alyson Schmidt : Nicole Roddenbery : Back 1. Malarie Schmidt 2: Jennifer Nemeth 2: Miranda Kaltenborn 2: IM 1. Karen Frazier 2: Malarie Schmidt 2: Kristen Bezier 2: Free Relay 1. Stevens, Bezier, 1:34.86 Nemeth, A. Schmidt 400 Free Relay 1. A. Schmidt, Bezier, 3:26.80 Stephens, Stevens 800 Free Relay 1. French, Bezier, 7:28.38 M. Schmidt, Stevens 200 Medley Relay 1. M. Schmidt, Frazier, 1:43.79 Roddenbery, A. Schmidt 400 Medley Relay 1. M. Schmidt, Frazier, 3:46.68 Roddenbery, Stevens 1-Meter Board 1. Kelsey Anagnos Melissa Roemmele Rachel Smith Meter Board 1. Kelsey Anagnos Melissa Roemmele Rachel Smith Media Guide

19 2008 Miami Invitational Recap The 2008 Miami Invitational December 4-6, 2008 It was a Miami Invitational for the ages as Coach Dave Jennings's women's swimming and diving team cruised to nearly a 1000-point victory in the 15th annual event at the Nixon Aquatic Center. During the three-day event, the RedHawk ladies established two Mid-American Conference records and 14 varsity records, smashing some sort of standard in nearly every event they swam. Altogether, a total of 75 personal bests were recorded. Team-wise, Miami piled up 2,440.5 points, 943 points ahead of runner-up Florida Gulf Coast and 1,140 better than third-place Illinois of the Big Ten Conference. Oakland University from Michigan finished in fourth place with 996 points. Senior Malarie Schmidt was the star of stars for Miami during the five-session invitational, grabbing two MAC and RedHawk records (100-yard backstroke and the 400 medley relay) and four more Miami marks in relay events. "I can't say enough about the effort our ladies gave us this weekend," said Jennings. "Our relays were absolutely outstanding. It's cliche to say it, but I really attribute our success to talented swimmers and terrific team chemistry. This meet sets us up well for the rest of the season. Our ultimate goal, of course, is to win the MAC championship and this team has the potential to do just that." Varsity and MAC Records Set from Dec. 4-6, Freestyle Alyson Schmidt (:22.87) 100 Freestyle Alyson Schmidt (:49.57) 200 Freestyle Allison Stevens (1:48.66) 100 Backstroke Malarie Schmidt (:55.07)* 200 Backstroke Kasey Carpenter (1:58.73) 200 Breaststroke Megan Brunn (2:15.53) 100 Butterfly Allison Way (:54.90) 200 Butterfly Malarie Schmidt (2:01.95) 200 Indiv. Medley Malarie Schmidt (2:01.92) 200 Medley Relay Malarie Schmidt (1:41.35) Kelsey Vehr Nicole Roddenbery Alyson Schmidt 400 Medley Relay Malarie Schmidt (3:41.98)* Kelsey Vehr Allison Way Allison Stevens 200 Freestyle Relay Alyson Schmidt (1:32.71) Malarie Schmidt Allison Way Allison Stevens 400 Freestyle Relay Alyson Schmidt (3:22.74) Malarie Schmidt Allison Way Allison Stevens 800 Freestyle Relay Allison Way (7:17.42) Chelsey Bruington Alyson Schmidt Allison Stevens *MAC Record 19

20 MAC Champions 50-Yard Freestyle 1977 Pat Lapham Debbie Wilkinson Kim Kinzler Carly Iagulli Colleen Rambasek Kelly Janura Yard Freestyle 1982 Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Jennifer Shea Kim Kinzler Yard Freestyle 1975 Robin Chico... 1: Pat Lapham... 2: Robin Chico... 1: Betsy Weller... 1: Jennifer Shea... 1: Jennifer Shea... 1: Yard Freestyle 1977 Jenny Reed... 5: Vicki Davis... 5: Jennifer King... 5: Jennifer Shea... 5: Kelly Davis... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Michell Brym... 4: Katie Sheridan... 4: Amy Miranda... 4: Amy Miranda... 4: Amy Miranda... 4: Yard Freestyle 1977 Jenny Reed...18: Robin Chico...18: Linda Grondziak...17: Jennifer King...17: Kelly Davis...17: Katie Sheridan...16: Katie Sheridan...16: Amy Miranda...16: Amy Miranda...16: Amy Miranda...16: Amy Miranda...16: Yard Backstroke 1983 Mo-Jo Murrett... 1: Cheryl Lubeck Cheryl Lubeck Cherie Benz Current RedHawks in BOLD 1994 Camilla Johannson Camilla Johannson Heather Unwin Carly Iagulli Carly Iagulli Trisha Lamb Yard Backstroke 1983 Mo-Jo Murrett... 2: Cheryl Lubeck... 2: Cheryl Lubeck... 2: Camilla Johannson... 1: Camilla Johannson... 2: Heather Unwin... 2: Trisha Lamb... 2: Trisha Lamb... 2: Yard Breaststroke 1986 Peggy Groves... 1: Tracy Edmister... 1: Amanda Furlano... 1: Amando Furlano... 1: Amanda Furlano... 1: Laura Armbruster... 1: Katie Unger... 1: Kristen Bezier... 1: Karen Frazier... 1: Karen Frazier... 1: Yard Breaststroke 1981 Lynn Ferguson... 2: Sue Weersing... 2: Amanda Furlano... 2: Emily Nayes... 2: Kristen Bezier... 2: Yard Butterfly 1975 Robin Chico Robin Chico Robin Chico Robin Chico Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Shannon Kieley Yard Butterfly 1976 Robin Chico... 2: Robin Chico... 2: Robin Chico... 2: Katy Schroeter... 2: Katy Schroeter... 2: Katy Schroeter... 2: Chris Choromanskis... 2: Chris Choromanskis... 2: Shannon Kieley... 2: Michelle Reynolds... 2: Yard Individual Medley 1977 Robin Chico... 2: Vicki Davis... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tracy Edmister... 2: Camilla Johansson... 2: Amanda Furlano... 2: Yard Individual Medley 1977 Robin Chico... 4: Vicki Davis... 4: Sharon Hebestreit... 4: Linda Grondziak... 4: Lisa Etnyre... 4: Tish Bucher... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Joanne Harris... 4: Joanne Harris... 4: Michelle Brym... 4: Molly Wiethorn... 4: Emily Nayes... 4:22.95 One-Meter Diving 1982 Dee Boice Julie Kaye Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Christin Eberst Three-Meter Diving 1982 Kelly Kurz Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Yard Medley Relay 1975 Chris Nielander... 1:56.74 Robin Chico Robin Bente Kay Nielson 1977 Lynn Ellis... 1:54.80 Robin Bente Teresa Tegge Pat Lapham 20 Trisha Lamb 2003, 2005 MAC Champion 200 Breast Laura Armbruster 2004 MAC Champion 100 Breast Media Guide Katie Unger 2005 MAC Champion 100 Breast Christin Eberst 2005 MAC Champion One-Meter Dive

21 1982 Mo-Jo Murrett... 1:50.69 Colleen Metzgar Tish Bucher Kennon Blackwell 1986 Cheryl Lubeck... 1:49.47 Beth Steddick Debbie Wilkinson Chris Gurzick 1987 Cheryl Lubeck... 1:48.60 Beth Steddick Debbie Wilkinson Kim Kinzler 1990 Cherie Benz... 1:45.01 Tracy Edmister Karina Goping Kim Kenzler 1994 Camilla Johannson... 1:45.80 Kelly Gelein Shannon Kieley Heather Unwin 1996 Courtney Stern... 1:45.09 Kelly Gelein Kami Runzo Carly Iagulli 2006 Malarie Schmidt... 1:45.27 Kristen Bezier Allison Stevens Margaret Patrick 2007 Malarie Schmidt... 1:44.11 Karen Frazier Allison Way Margaret Patrick 400-Yard Medley Relay 1986 Cheryl Lubeck... 3:58.01 Peggy Groves Chris Choromanskis Kriste Walsh 1987 Cheryl Lubeck... 3:56.98 Beth Steddick Chris Choromanskis Debbie Wilkinson 2004 Trisha Lamb... 3:50.08 Katie Unger Katie Forster Maggi Bulla 2007 Malarie Schmidt... 3:48.10 Karen Frazier Kathryn Stephens Allison Stevens MAC Champions 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 1976 Robin Chico... 1:41.68 Barb Waud Kay Nielson Pat Nielson 1981 Kennon Blackwell... 1:39.19 Mara Hagan Kristin Ryndress Tish Bucher 1982 Kristin Ryndress... 1:38.61 Suzanne Staysniak Kennon Blackwell Mara Hagan 1984 Suzanne Staysniak... 1:35.67 Betsy Weller Tish Bucher Kennon Blackwell 1985 Jennifer Shea... 1:37.55 Suzanne Staysniak Betsy Weller Debbie Wilkinson 1986 Kriste Walsh... 1:37.02 Jennifer Shea Debbie Wilkinson Chris Gurzick 1987 Kim Kinzler... 1:35.12 Chris Gurzick Jackie Wiersma Debbie Wilkinson 1990 Tracy Edmister... 1:34.29 Kim Kinzler Cherie Benz Valerie Sarfas 1991 Tracy Edmister... 1:35.11 Christi Lipson Cherie Benz Karina Goping 1996 Carly Iagulli... 1:34.69 Courtney Stern Nicole Earhart Heather Unwin 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1977 Lori Shawver... 3:41.15 Robin Chico Kay Nielson Pat Lapham 1979 Teresa Tegge... 3:35.89 Mara Hagan Kristin Ryndress Vicki Davis 1984 Betsy Weller... 3:31.78 Jennifer Shea Suzanne Staysniak Tish Bucher 1985 Jennifer Shea... 3:32.34 Suzanne Staysniak Betsy Weller Debbie Wilkinson 1986 Chris Choromanskis... 3:31.09 Debbie Wilkinson Kriste Walsh Jennifer Shea 1987 Kim Kinzler... 3:28.90 Jennifer Shea Chris Gurzick Debbie Wilkinson 2002 Jackie Hiltman... 3:26.23 Kelly Janura Lyndsay Barnes Colleen Rambasek 800-Yard Freestyle Relay 1975 Beth Pershing... 7:58.72 Robin Chico Donna Bugg Vicki Davis 1977 Lynn Ellis... 7:53.22 Robin Bente Teresa Tegge Pat Lapham 1984 Lisa Etnyre... 7:45.01 Leslie Brown Linda Grondziak Jennifer Shea 1986 Chris Choromanskis... 7:41.89 Jennifer Shea Laura Thompson Kelly Davis 1996 Nicole Earhart... 7:32.45 Becky Kling Valerie Hurlbut Christie Danford Current RedHawks in BOLD Kelly Harper 1999 MAC Champion One-, Three-Meter Dive Cassie Eakins 2000 MAC Champion One-, Three-Meter Dive Chris Choromanskis 1987, 1988 MAC Champion 200 Fly Tish Bucher 21-Time MAC Champion 21

22 MAC Champions <<< 1982 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS 9-1 <<< 1984 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS 4-4 <<< 1986 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS 7-5 <<< 1988 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS Media Guide

23 MAC Champions <<< 1997 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS 7-5 <<< 1999 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS 14-1 <<< 2003 MAC CHAMPS >>> MAC CHAMPS 12-1 <<< 2005 MAC CHAMPS 13-1 ALL-TIME MAC CHAMPIONS Bowling Green Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Miami Miami Miami Miami Ohio Ohio Miami Miami Miami Miami E. Michigan E. Michigan Ohio 23

24 Miami School Records 50 YARD FREESTYLE Varsity: Alyson Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: Kim Kinzler (at MAC) Unshaved: Margaret Patrick (vs. Cincinnati) Nixon: Joy Gallagher (Ball State) MAC: Joy Gallagher (Ball State) YARD BREASTSTROKE Varsity: 1:02.19 Karen Frazier (Miami Invit.)* Freshman: 1:03.39 Karen Frazier (at MAC)* Unshaved: 1:03.41 Karen Frazier (at Toledo) Nixon: 1:02.04 Kaitlyn Orstein (Wash. & Jeff.) MAC: 1:02.19 Karen Frazier (Miami Invit.)* YARD FREESTYLE Varsity: Alyson Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: Kim Kinzler (at MAC) Unshaved: Allison Stevens (Miami Invit.) Nixon: Alyson Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) MAC: Madeleine Pilchard (EMU) YARD FREESTYLE Varsity: Allison Stevens (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: 1:49.81 Chelsey Bruington (at Miami Invit.) 2008 Unshaved: 1:51.72 Allison Stevens (vs. Toledo) Nixon: 1:46.66 Shannon Shakespeare (Mich.) MAC: 1:45.36 Madeleine Pilchard (EMU) YARD FREESTYLE Varsity: 4:48.96 Katie Forster (at Minnesota) Freshman: 4:48.96 Katie Forster (at Minnesota) Unshaved: 4:59.02 Katie Forster (vs. Toledo) Nixon: 4:46.66 Maria Overg (Cincinnati) MAC: 4:46.83 Madeleine Pilchard (EMU) YARD FREESTYLE Varsity: 10:01.23 Amy Miranda (at Minnesota) Freshman: 10:06.84 Amy Miranda (at MAC) Unshaved: 10:11.79 Katie Sheridan (vs. BGSU/NIU) Nixon: 9:45.42 Alyssa Kiel (LESD) MAC: 9:55.45 Jacy Dyer (Toledo) YARD FREESTYLE Varsity: 16:30.70 Amy Miranda (at Minnesota) Freshman: 16:39.00 Amy Miranda (at MAC) Unshaved: 16:59.54 Hillary Mason (vs. Ohio) Nixon: 16:31.26 Maria Overg (Cincinnati) MAC: 16:25.12 Jacy Dyer (Toledo) YARD BREASTSTROKE Varsity: 2:15.53 Megan Brunn (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: 2:17.93 Karen Frazier (at MAC)* Unshaved: 2:17.63 Karen Frazier (at Toledo) Nixon: 2:15.53 Megan Brunn (at Miami Invit.) MAC: 2:14.19 Hollie Bonwit (Ohio) YARD BUTTERFLY Varsity: Allison Way (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: Nicole Roddenbery (at MAC) Unshaved: Allison Stevens (at Miami Invit.) Nixon: Mila Kuurto (Marshall) MAC: Mila Kuurto (Marshall) YARD BUTTERFLY Varsity: 2:01.92 Malarie Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: 2:03.10 Michelle Reynolds (at MAC) Unshaved: 2:02.09 Katie Forster (at Indiana) Nixon: 1:58.55 Jenny Forster (WTRC) MAC: 1:59.51 Courtney Allen (Ohio) YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Varsity: 2:01.92 Malarie Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: 2:04.30 Katie Unger (at MAC) Unshaved: 2:06.12 Emily Nayes (Miami Invit.) Nixon: 1:58.76 Tami Ransom (Ursuline) MAC: 2:01.24 Meg Reissig (Toledo) YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY Varsity: 4:22.74 Laura Armbruster (at MAC) Freshman: 4:24.67 Michelle Brym (at MAC) Unshaved: 4:27.44 Ashley Seymour (vs. Ohio) Nixon: 4:17.63 Jenny Forster (WTRC) MAC: 4:19.10 Meg Reissig (Toledo) YARD BACKSTROKE Varsity: Malarie Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Unshaved: Malarie Schmidt (vs. Toledo) Nixon: Brittany Sasser (Amherst) MAC: Malarie Schmidt (at Miami Invit.) YARD BACKSTROKE Varsity: 1:58.73 Kasey Carpenter (at Miami Invit.) Freshman: 1:58.98 Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Unshaved: 2:01.43 Camilla Johansson (vs. Ohio) Nixon: 1:56.23 Brittany Sasser (Amhertst) MAC: 1:58.16 Meg Reissig (Toledo) Miami s Allison Stevens set the varsity record (1:48.66) in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2008 Miami Invitational Media Guide

25 200 YARD MEDLEY RELAY Varsity: 1:41.35 M. Schmidt, Vehr, Roddenbery, A. Schmidt (Miami Invit.) Unshaved: 1:45.22 M. Schmidt, Frazier, Way, Patrick (at Miami Invit.) Nixon: 1:41.35 M. Schmidt, Vehr, Roddenbery, A. Schmidt (Miami Invit.) MAC: 1:41.32 Reissig, Gamelier, Thompson, Woodard (Toledo) 400 YARD MEDLEY RELAY Varsity: 3:41.98 M. Schmidt, Vehr, Way, Stevens (at MU Invit.) Unshaved: 3:51.46 M. Schmidt, Frazier Stevens, Patrick (at Miami Invit.) Nixon: 3:41.98 M. Schmidt, Vehr, Way, Stevens (at MU Invit.) MAC: 3:41.98 M. Schmidt, Vehr, Way, Stevens (at MU Invit.) Miami School Records ONE METER DIVING Varsity (6 dives): Alex Enriquez (at Cincinnati)* Nixon (6 dives): Sara Hildebrand (Indiana) MAC (6 dives): Christin Eberst THREE METER DIVING Varsity (6 dives): Christin Eberst (vs. Ohio) Varsity (11 dives): Christin Eberst ( Nixon (6 dives): Christin Eberst (vs. Ohio) Nixon (11 dives): Sara Hildebrand (Indiana) MAC (11 dives): Anca Tilea (E. Michigan) YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Varsity: 1:32.71 A. Schmidt, M. Schmidt, Way, Stevens (at Miami Invit.) Unshaved: 1:36.35 Patrick, Stevens Zeleznikar, Unger (vs. Ohio) Nixon: 1:32.17 Johnson, Stone, Shakespeare, Bendel (Michigan) MAC: 1:32.08 Ricard, Lee Ha, Burandt,Pilchard (EMU) 400 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Varsity: 3:22.74 A. Schmidt, M. Schmidt, Way, Stevens (at Miami Invit.) Unshaved: 3:30.13 Frantz, Armbruster Bulla, Patrick (vs. Toledo) Nixon: 3:20.65 Shakespeare, Eberwein, Stone, Bendel (Michigan) MAC: 3:20.43 Ricard, Lee Ha, Burandt, Pilchard (EMU) 800 YARD FREESTYLE RELAY Varsity: 7:17.42 Way, Bruington, A. Schmidt, Stevens (at Miami Invit.) Unshaved: 7:40.89 Armbruster, Forster Hocevar, Bulla (vs. BGSU) Nixon: 7:17.42 Way, Bruington, A. Schmidt, Stevens (at Miami Invit.) MAC: 7:15.91 Cholyk,Burandt, Ricard, Pilchard (EMU) MIAMI S 400-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY RECORD HOLDERS: (left to right) Allison Stevens, Allison Way, Alyson Schmidt and Malarie Schmidt. MIAMI S 800-YARD FREESTYLE RELAY RECORD HOLDERS: (left to right) Alyson Schmidt, Allison Way, Chelsey Bruington and Allison Stevens. Current RedHawks in BOLD Non-Miami athletes initalics 25

26 Miami All-Time Top YARD FREESTYLE 1. Alyson Schmidt Carly Iagulli Margaret Patrick Allison Stevens Kelly Janura Tracy Edmister Allison Way Kim Kinzler Colleen Rambasek Jackie Hiltman Malarie Schmidt YARD FREESTYLE 1. Alyson Schmidt Allison Stevens Kelly Janura Carly Iagulli Margaret Patrick Kim Kinzler Tracy Edmister Kristen Bezier Jackie Hiltman Valerie Sarfas YARD FREESTYLE 1. Allison Stevens 1: Chelsey Bruington 1: Allison Way Alyson Schmidt 1: Maggi Bulla 1: Maggie French 1: Chris Choromanskis 1: Amy Kirchhoff 1: Katie Forster 1: Amy Miranda 1: YARD FREESTYLE 1. Katie Forster 4: Amy Miranda 4: Katherine Sheridan 4: Michelle Reynolds 4: Cara Magee 4: Hillary Mason 4: Lauren Moschel 4: Chris Choromanskis 4: Michelle Brym 4: Erin Cooper 4: YARD FREESTYLE 1. Amy Miranda 10: Katie Forster 10: Katherian Sheridan 10: Kelly Davis 10: Lauren Moschel 10: Hillary Mason 10: Jenn Flaherty 10: Erin Cooper 10: Cara Magee 10: Amanda Wolfe 10: Alyson Schmidt Kelly Janura Allison Stevens Katie Forster Amy Miranda 1650 YARD FREESTYLE 1. Amy Miranda 16: Katherine Sheridan 16: Katie Forster 16: Hillary Mason 16: Lauren Moschel 17: Jenn Flaherty 17: Cara Magee 17: Michelle Brym 17: Amanda Wolfe 17: Miranda Kaltenborn 17: YARD BACKSTROKE 1. Malarie Schmidt Camilla Johansson Carly Iagulli Cherie Benz Nicole Roddenbery Trisha Lamb Kasey Carpenter Courtney Stern Heather Unwin Lauren Evanosky YARD BACKSTROKE 1. Kasey Carpenter 1: Camilla Johansson 1: Trisha Lamb 2: Malarie Schmidt 2: Heather Unwin 2: Christie Danford 2: Maggi Bulla 2: Cherie Benz 2: Katie Ryan 2: Jen Blum 2: YARD BUTTERFLY 1. Allison Way Nicole Roddenbery Allison Stevens Shannon Kieley Malarie Schmidt Tracy Edmister Kathryn Stephens Alyson Schmidt Colleen Rambasek Jill Bonniwell Cortney Dice YARD BUTTERFLY 1. Malarie Schmidt 2: Katie Forster 2: Allison Way 2: Chris Choromanskis 2: Michelle Reynolds 2: Joanne Harris 2: Shannon Kieley 2: Kami Runzo 2: Katy Schroeter 2: Kathryn Stephens 2: Jenn Flaherty Malarie Schmidt Kasey Carpenter Allison Way Malarie Schmidt Media Guide

27 Miami All-Time Top YARD BREASTSTROKE 1. Karen Frazier 1: Kelsey Vehr 1: Megan Brunn 1: Kristen Bezier 1: Amanda Furlano 1: Paige Iversen 1: Lyndsay Barnes 1: Laura Armbruster 1: Claire Fogarty 1: Katie Unger 1: YARD BREASTSTROKE 1. Megan Brunn 2: Kelsey Vehr 2: Karen Frazier 2: Amanda Furlano 2: Emily Nayes 2: Laura Armbruster 2: Kristen Bezier 2: Katie Unger 2: Paige Iversen 2: Erin O Gorman 2: YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Malarie Schmidt 2: Emily Nayes 2: Laura Armbruster 2: Amanda Furlano 2: Katie Unger 2: Tracy Edmister 2: Karen Frazier 2: Camilla Johanssn 2: Molly Weithorn 2: Megan Brunn 2: YARD INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Laura Armbruster 4: Emily Nayes 4: Michelle Brym 4: Trisha Lamb 4: Kelsey Vehr 4: Karen Frazier 4: Christie Danford 4: Ashley Seymour 4: Molly Weithorn 4: Joanne Harris 4: YARD MEDLEY RELAY 1. Miami Invit. 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: Miami Invit. 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: Karen Frazier Megan Brunn Emily Nayes Laura Armbruster 400 YARD MEDLEY RELAY 1. Miami Invit. 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: Miami Invit. 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Miami Invit. 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: Miami Invit. 1: MAC Finals 1: MAC Finals 1: Miami Invit. 1: YARD FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Miami Invit. 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: Miami Invit. 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: MAC Finals 3: YD. FREESTYLE RELAY 1. Miami Invit. 7: MAC Finals 7: MAC Finals 7: MAC Finals 7: MAC Finals 7: MAC Finals 7: MAC Finals 7: MAC Finals 7: Miami Invit. 7: MAC Finals 7: Current RedHawks in BOLD Times from last season in ITALICS Miami RedHawk seniors 27

28 Yearly Records/Coaching Records MIAMI YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS YEAR...WINS...LOSSES...PCT.... MAC/OASIW Finish Second (OASIW) Fourth (OASIW) Second (OASIW) Second (OASIW) Second (OASIW) Fourth (OASIW) Second First First First First First First First Second Second Third Second YEAR...WINS...LOSSES...PCT....MAC Finish Fourth Second Second First First First First Second Second First First First First Second Third Fourth MIAMI COACHING RECORDS (THRU DEC. 2008) COACH YEARS W L PCT. TITLES Claudia Griggs Grey Wilson Mike Scott Dave Jennings 1983-Pres Now in his 27th season as the head coach of the Miami Swimming and Diving program, head coach Dave Jennings (left) is the all-time winningest coach in Miami history. Since taking over in the season, Jennings has amassed 226 dual meet wins while guiding the RedHawks to 14 Mid-American Conference Titles. ALL-TIME MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS CHAMPIONSHIPS BY SCHOOL Miami...15 Ohio Eastern Michigan...2 Bowling Green...1 CHAMPIONSHIPS BY COACH Dave Jennings (Miami)...14 Scott Hammond (Ohio)...7 Greg Werner (Ohio)...3 Peter Linn (Eastern Michigan) Media Guide

29 Words From Miami Alumnae Miami University is well known for being one of the Public Ivy schools and is noted for its Cradle of Coaches. Many student-athletes have come and gone from the University, taking a piece of Miami with them and leaving a legacy behind. The Miami women s swimming and diving programs, under the direction of Dave Jennings and Todd Spohn, have achieved greatness both in the classroom and the water. The following are some thoughts from Miami women s swimming and diving coach Dave Jennings and alumnae on how their experiences at Miami University have impacted their postgraduate years. I am often asked the question, Why did you attend Miami University all the way from Atlanta, Ga.?. The answer to that question is simple. The philosophy of the swimming program at Miami is to create an environment with an equal emphasis on academic performance and athletic prowess. My academic and athletic experiences taught me time management, hard work, the ability to succeed under pressure and the value of friendship. Emily Kabe, 95 Regional Manager, Interquest (Darwin Networks) Swimmer/Assistant Coach As a coach, I have always valued achievement in the pool and in the classroom, and it is rewarding to see our swimmers succeed in both. The members of our team first come to Miami as a student, and second as an athlete. Our goal is to help each athlete achieve in both areas. Dave Jennings Women s Swimming Coach 1983-Present ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Miami s women s swimming and diving athletes have often been noted for their prowess in the classroom as well as in the pool, and last year was no different. The following list of members from the women s swimming and diving teams were acknowledged for their academic excellence: CSCAA Team Academic Recognition: Team GPA: 3.21 Academic All-MAC Karen Frazier (Psychology) Melissa Roemmele (Psychology) Allison Stevens (Journalism) My studies in speech pathology as both an undergraduate and as a graduate student, as well as my varsity swimming experience, encouraged me to develop my potential in the classroom and in the pool. Both the faculty and Dave Jennings strove for excellence by fostering an environment and attitude that hard work, determination and enthusiasm lead to success. I am grateful and proud that Miami s goal is one of excellence, and that support to achieve it was given to me both inside and outside the classroom, preparing me for my life after Miami. Maura Cuddeback, 93 Speech/Language Pathologist Captain 93 I learned and refined how to set goals and then focus my energies on the task at hand to a successful conclusion, be it in winning swim meets or maximizing study time to reap success. This has allowed me to apply these same disciplines in the real world so that I can accomplish my goals both personally and professionally. Christie Danford, 96 Staff Accountant, Turner Broadcasting Inc. Captain 96, MAC runner-up 29

30 Becoming a RedHawk... We understand that the recruiting process can be confusing. Below is an overview of what you can expect as an athlete being recruited by the Miami Swimming and Diving Team. Unofficial Visits 1) You are allowed to visit Miami as many times as you want unofficially, meaning we do not support your trip financially. 2) We highly recommend that you visit Miami unofficially because it allows you to get to know the program and the school so you can decide whether Miami is the right fit for you. 3) Aside from meeting with the coaching staff, we encourage you to take a campus tour and sit in on an information session given by the Office of Admissions on your unofficial visit. You can schedule a tour online at: Official Visits 1) During your senior year, you can make one expense-paid official visit to Miami University, which generally occurs in late September or October before the early signing date. 2) Student-athletes are allowed no more than five total official visits. 3) You may spend no more than 48 hours on campus during an official visit. 4) Before you can visit Miami officially, we need to have a copy of your high school transcript and a score from the SAT or ACT taken under national testing conditions. Your academic transcript may be a photocopy of your official high school transcript. You can fax this information to us at (513) Scholarship Information 1) Miami is a fully funded scholarship program. We evaluate a prospective student-athlete s potential in our program as well as their current performances in the pool. Scholarship is usually offered once an athlete has visited either unofficially or officially and it will be offered in terms of a percentage of the total cost to attend Miami. We offer scholarship based upon how a prospective student-athlete would score at the Mid-American Conference Championships as well as at the NCAA Championships. Signing a Letter-of-Intent 1) A National Letter of Intent is a legal document where you agree, in writing, to attend your school of choice. 2) Once you have signed the Letter of Intent, you are prohibited from being recruited by another college. 3) By signing the Letter-of-Intent, you are guaranteed the athletic scholarship agreed upon for one academic year. 4) There is two times in the year that you are allowed to sign a Letter of Intent. The early signing period begins November 12, 2008 and concludes November 19, 2008, and the late signing period begins April 8, 2009 and concludes August 1, ) If possible, we strongly encourage our recruited student-athletes to sign during the Early Signing Period, because it allows you to have a normal senior year and it allows us to focus on the team during our season. NCAA Clearinghouse 1) To be able to compete in college, an athlete needs to be certified through the NCAA Clearinghouse. A form can be obtained through high school guidance offices. Coming on an official visit to Miami University is a great way to become better acquainted with our program and with the academic opportunities available at Miami. It is also a perfect way to get to know your potential teammates. Typically, our official visits begin on Thursday evenings and last until Saturday around noon. During your visit, you will stay with our student-athletes in the dorms and spend your time getting to know Miami. You will attend classes in areas of study that interest you, and you will have the opportunity to meet with the many people who help make our program successful. You and your parents may receive meals, lodging and complimentary admission to campus athletic events. Telephone Calls 1) We are permitted to receive an unlimited number of phone calls from you at anytime. 2) Coaches are not allowed to call athletes until July 1st, after the completion of your junior year. 3) After July 1st, we are allowed to contact you by telephone once a week. Off-Campus Contacts 1) Please send us your meet schedule, as we try to attend as many meets as possible to see you compete. 2) Coaches may meet with you off campus on or after July 1st of your junior year once you have completed your last day of competition and your coach has given you permission to speak with us. SCORING GRID: 2008 MAC Championships Event 1st 8th 16th 50 Freestyle : Freestyle : Freestyle 1: : : Freestyle 4: : : Freestyle 16: : : Butterfly Butterfly 2: : : Backstroke Backstroke 1: : : Breaststroke 1: : : Breaststroke 2: : : Indiv. Medley 2: : : Indiv. Medley 4: : : Free Relay 1: : Free Relay 3: : Free Relay 7: : Medley Relay 1: : Medley Relay 3: : Media Guide

31 Mid-American Conference From two-time Super Bowl Champion quarterback Ben Roethlisbereger (Miami University), to British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), to World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University), to Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburg (University of Toledo) and beyond, the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics. Providing leadership in education and in diversity, the Mid-American Conference moves into its 62nd year of service to the student-athlete. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid- American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. Under the guidance of Commissioner Rick Chryst, the seventh commissioner in the history of the league, the MAC has responded to the ever changing landscape of membership issues and member standards in the fast-paced environment of collegiate athletics. In May of 2007, three MAC institutions the University of Akron, Ball State University and the University at Buffalo were among the 10 NCAA Division I-A athletic departments recognized for excellence in the area of diversity. The achievements were honored by the Laboratory for Diversity in Sport at Texas A&M University. In addition, Akron and Kent State were noted for Diversity Strategy; Akron and Toledo for African American Graduation: Female Student-Athletes; Ball State and Kent State for African American Graduation: Male Student-Athletes; Buffalo for Employee Diversity: Sex; and Ball State and Buffalo for Employee Diversity: Values and Attitudes. In a report issued in September of 2006, the MAC had the highest percentage of public institutions with a Graduation Success Rate (GSR) of 70 percent or above (8 of 12 schools) and a GSR of 50 percent or more (12 of 12 schools). In football GSR, the MAC led all other I-A leagues as eight of the 12 schools topped the 70 percent or better rate. The MAC s total of eight at 70 percent-plus accounted for 32 percent of the 25 public institutions nationwide that posted 70 percent or better. MAC football produced five bowl teams in 2008, the most in league history in a single season. The 2007 gridiron season welcomed the addition of Temple University to the East Division. MAC OFFICE 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH Phone: (216) Fax: (216) MAC women s basketball produced two firsts in Bowling Green became the first MAC women s basketball team to advance as far as the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament, and Northern Illinois guard Stephanie Raymond became the first MAC player in the WNBA when she played for the Chicago Sky after being a secondround draft selection. Other recent noteworthy accomplishments include thoset of former Kent State President Dr. Carol Cartwright. She chaired the Executive Committee of the NCAA Board of Directors from during a legislative process that keyed legislation relative to I-A status. In addition, in an NCAA report released in October 2004, the MAC led the 11 I-A conferences in long-term graduation rates for football student-athletes at public institutions. The conference holds over 20 national leadership positions on various NCAA committees and Division I Sport Committees and related governing groups. The committee members representing the MAC consist of coaches, athletic directors, and administration from many of the conference s schools. MAC MILESTONES In March of 2006, Chryst and Cleveland Cavaliers President Len Komoroski announced that the Mid- American Conference Men s and Women s Basketball Tournaments will remain in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena through The MAC also announced a format change for both tournaments, bringing all 12 men s and women s teams to Cleveland beginning in The MAC also co-hosted the 2007 Women s Final Four at Quicken Loans Arena, after successfully hosting the 2006 NCAA Women s Basketball Regional at Quicken Loans Arena. In 2006, Chryst announced a new, five-year relationship with International Sports Properties (ISP), Inc. to oversee and coordinate the league s marketing and sponsorship rights. ISP, which currently manages 29 college properties nationwide, is considered the leader in the collegiate sports marketing industry. The MAC is ISP s first conference property. ISP is responsible for managing and ultimately growing the MAC s stable of corporate partners, which currently stands at nine FirstEnergy, Huntington Bank, Kraft, Marathon Oil, GMAC Financial Services, Aeropostale, Gatorade, Automart. com and Sirius satellite radio. FirstEnergy has been the title sponsor for the men s basketball tournament since its first year in Cleveland in March Kraft has been associated with the women s basketball tournament since Marathon Oil will be sponsoring the football championship for the third time in HISTORY OF THE MAC Based in Cleveland since July 1999, following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men s and women s basketball since its move to Northeast Ohio. The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five-school league on Feb. 24, 1946, in Columbus, Ohio, with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 full-time schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only. Comprising the East Division are the University of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947) and Ohio University (1946). The West Division members are Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University ( , 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan University (1947). In 1946, men s basketball was the first competitive sport in the MAC, which now sponsors a total of 23 sports. Women s sports were brought into the conference s structure in For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and tennis. 31

32 Dr. David Hodge/Brad Bates Dr. David Hodge Years at Miami: Third Year Alma Mater: Macalester College 70 Brad Bates Years at Miami: Seventh Year Alma Mater: Michigan 81 Miami University President Miami University Director of Athletics 32 Since arriving in July 2006 as Miami University s 21st president, David Hodge has been a visible presence among students, staff, faculty, and alumni. Emphasizing the unique qualities of the Miami Experience, President Hodge in his first year created the Top 25 program to redesign Miami s foundation courses and launched the Miami Access Initiative, which provides tuition and fees to Ohio students with family incomes of less than $35,000. In recognition of the tremendous alumni support for Miami, Dr. Hodge raised the goal for Miami s Campaign for Love and Honor to $500 million, extending the campaign through the Bicentennial and incorporating plans for a new Bicentennial Student Center. The Hodges came to Miami three years ago following Dr. Hodge s 31-year tenure at the University of Washington, where he served from 1998 to 2006 as the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, the university s largest college, with 40 departments, 900 faculty, and 500 staff who serve more than 24,000 students. Joining the UW faculty in 1975, Dr. Hodge held the appointment of professor of geography and adjunct professor of civil engineering. In 1990, he earned the prestigious University of Washington Distinguished Teaching Award. Prior to his appointment as dean, he served as chair of the geography department ( ) and divisional dean for computing, facilities, and research ( ). His research, which has attracted grant support from the National Science Foundation and other federal, state, and local agencies, focuses on urban and transportation geography with special interest in the impact of telecommunications. Dr. Hodge served as program director at the National Science Foundation in and was editor of The Professional Geographer from 1994 to Additionally, he has served on numerous Seattle and Washington committees and boards dealing with issues of community development and transportation. A native of Minnesota, Dr. Hodge earned his bachelor of arts degree in geography from Macalester College in 1970 and went on to earn his master s degree (1973) and Ph.D. (1975) in geography from Pennsylvania State University. From 2000 to 2006, he served on Macalester s Board of Trustees; prior to this, he served on the Macalester Alumni Board. An NCAA All-American, he is a member of the Macalester College Athletics Hall of Fame and remains the school s outdoor track and field record holder in the 880 (now 800 meters) with a time of 1:50.2. President Hodge and his wife, Valerie, have two children: Gene, a graduate of the University of Washington, and Meriem, a current Miami University student Media Guide A progressive and driving force behind Miami University s athletic department since his arrival in November of 2002, Brad Bates has been instrumental in not only upholding Miami s storied athletic tradition but also in ushering Miami athletics into the next generation of intercollegiate athletics. Bates unique vision of developing a Culture of Champions at Miami has made the RedHawk athletic program a model for all intercollegiate athletic programs. This past year, Miami president David Hodge rewarded Bates by extending his contract for an additional five years. Over the past six years, Bates has presided over a department that made back-to-back football bowl game appearances for the first time in nearly 30 years, while capturing conference championships in football, ice hockey, baseball, men s and women s basketball, volleyball, men s and women s swimming and diving and synchronized skating. In , Miami s women s teams won the Mid-American Conference s Jacoby Award for athletic excellence, including tournament championships and NCAA berths for both women s basketball and volleyball. The ice hockey program made its third straight NCAA Tournament appearance and was ranked No. 1 in the country for 10 weeks, The men s basketball team made its fourth straight postseason appearance, and synchronized skating s collegiate team won its fourth consecutive national title. Miami also has won the Reese Trophy, an all-sport award presented annually to the MAC institution with the best all-around men s sports programs, in three of his six seasons. In addition to the RedHawks athletic success during his tenure, Bates has spearheaded efforts to improve the athletic classrooms in which Miami s student-athletes compete to rate among the best in the nation. Renovations to Yager Stadium continue, with plans for an indoor facility in the works. Already added to Yager are new stands on the east side, a state-of-the-art scoreboard, permanent lighting, Cradle of Coaches Plaza and a FieldTurf playing surface. Additionally, Miami unveiled several new and renovated facilities two years ago: a brand new softball field, a state-of-the-art ice hockey facility, and a renovated field hockey field that was upgraded with a new artificial turf surface and press box. Paramount among Bates accomplishments has been the department s success in graduating its student-athletes. According to the most recent Federal Graduation Rates report, an extraordinary 85 percent of Miami s student-athletes who started college in graduated within six years. That s a six percent increase over the year before, and a 20 percent jump from three years prior. Additionally, over the first three years of the NCAA s Academic Performance Rate (APR), Miami has consistently ranked among the best Division I-A programs nationally, with a number of its individual programs posting the highest scores nationally. Bates, who came to Miami after 17 years at Vanderbilt University, achieved a doctorate in education at Vanderbilt in This followed the bachelor s and master s degrees he earned in education at the University of Michigan in 1981 and At Vanderbilt, along with overseeing the administration of all 15 sports, Bates, a Senior Associate A.D. when he departed, was highly involved in the department s budgetary, marketing, development, licensing and Title IX compliance decision-making. Athletically, Bates was a walk-on defensive back for Michigan from He played for then-wolverine head football coach Bo Schembechler, a 1951 Miami alumnus and member of Miami s legendary Cradle of Coaches. In his four years as a player, the Wolverines won three Big Ten Championships, posted a record of and played in three Rose Bowls and a Gator Bowl. Bates and his wife, Michele, reside in Oxford.

33 ACADEMIC SERVICES Miami s athletic department strongly emphasizes that its student-athletes succeed not only in their athletic pursuits but also in their academic endeavors. Realizing the unique demands placed on the student-athlete, Miami feels a responsibility to provide the best possible academic support. Miami s Comprehensive Academic Support Program began during the academic year. The program s main focus is to monitor and track student-athlete s progress Cindy Veraldo toward graduation while staying in compliance with Miami University, Mid-American Conference, U.S. Figure Skating Association, Central Collegiate Hockey Association and NCAA guidelines. The Academic Support Program is comprised of four full-time members including Cindy Veraldo, who is the Assistant Director for Student-Athlete Academic Support and Learning Center Services. Veraldo works directly with the women s swimming and diving team. Now in her seventh year as the team s academic coordinator, Veraldo graduated with a bachelor s degree in psychology and a minor in women s studies from Miami in She then went on to get her master s degree in sports organization and sociology of sport in 1995, also from Miami. According to head coach Dave Jennings, Cindy supports our student-athletes in their academic pursuits and also provides them with an opportunity to grow as individuals. Cindy connects student-athletes to resources across campus, and by acting as a secondary advisor, she helps keep our student-athletes informed as to how they in their coursework as well as how are they proceeding toward graduation. The offices of the academic coordinators are located in the Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student Athlete Development Center. The coordinators have the responsibility of implementing and coordinating all aspects of the academic support program for both the men s and women s varsity teams. Cindy Veraldo/James Carsey STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING In today s highly-competitive world of intercollegiate athletics, the guidance and training a student-athlete receives in their strength and conditioning program is every bit as important as the direction they receive on the field. At Miami University, the strength and conditioning program is a source of pride and tradition. Heading Miami s strength and conditioning program is James Carsey, who enters his eighth season at Miami and fourth year as James Carsey head strength and conditioning coach. A former football standout at Ashland University, Carsey understands the direct link between success in the weightroom and success on the field. While the coaching staff is able to provide more direction during the season, it is limited by NCAA regulations as to how much time it can spend with the team at other times of the year, Carsey said. The strength and conditioning staff works with the team all year long and has the opportunity to aid in each student-athletes physical and mental development. Our role in maintaining an individual s drive throughout the year is key in getting the most out of that individual s potential. Carsey succeeded long-time strength and conditioning coach Dan Dalrymple, who was named head strength coach for the New Orleans Saints in 2006 after spending 17 years building Miami s strength and conditioning program from the ground up. Assisting Carsey are full-time assistants Ryan Faehnle, Matt Cady and Cindi Merrill. Coach Dalrymple s philosophy was always that studentathletes come to Miami to be champions, and it s our obiligation to provide those student-athletes with the tools to reach their full potential, Carsey said. We still embrace that mindset, while also working to instill qualities such as pride, integrity, loyalty and dedication. 33

34 This is Miami MIAMI QUICK FACTS Affiliation: Public university of Ohio Philosophy: Miami is a residential university with a focus on teaching undergraduates. A liberal education core complements the more specialized studies of the majors. Established: 1809; named for the Miami Indian Tribe that inhabited the Miami Valley Region of Ohio. Locations: Main campus in Oxford, Ohio (35 miles north of Cincinnati); regional campuses in Hamilton and Middletown, Ohio; European Center in Luxembourg Enrollment: 14,300 undergraduates and 1,500 graduate students on the Oxford campus; 2,500 on the Hamilton campus; 1,900 on the Middletown campus. Diversity: Multicultural students make up 10 percent of the first-year class and nine percent of the undergraduate student body. Degree Programs: Miami offers the bachelor's degree in more than 100 areas of study and the master's degree in more than 50 areas; Miami also offers 13 doctoral degrees. Several associate's degrees are available through study on the regional campuses. Calendar: First semester begins late August, ends mid December; second semester begins early January, ends early May. Summer sessions are also offered. Cost: For tuition and fees, Ohio residents pay $11,443 per year. Non-Ohio residents pay $25,307 per year. Nearly 60 percent of Ohio students receive a Miami grant. ABOUT MIAMI UNIVERSITY The focus at Miami is teaching undergraduates. Professors here get to know their students. Graduate study in selected disciplines enhances this focus. Graduate students and undergrads alike participate with faculty in significant research and scholarship activities. Miami effectively combines a wide range of academic programs with the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller institutions. Our residential programs involve students in life-enhancing activities that build leadership, character, and lifelong friendships. Retention and graduation rates are some of the highest in NCAA Division I schools. More than 180,000 Miami alumni are located around the globe, and, our alumni maintain ties with their alma mater and stand ready to assist students and young graduates as they join the Miami Family Media Guide

35 This is Miami MIAMI POINTS OF PRIDE According to 2007 data, 90 percent of students return for their sophomore year. According to the latest NCAA data, Miami s graduation rates are among the highest nationally, ninth among NCAA Division I public universities (81 percent) and first in Ohio. Of all qualified students applying to medical school, 68 percent of Miami students are accepted, compared to 49 percent nationally. The figure rises to more than 85 percent for Miami students who earn at least a 3.2 g.p.a. and score at least average on the MCATs. (2007) Miami s undergraduate and master s degree programs in accountancy were ranked 11th and 18th in the nation, respectively, by Public Accounting Report. The rankings climb to third and fifth, respectively, among universities without a doctoral program. (2007) In an Institute for International Education report on the number of students studying abroad, Miami remains among the top universities in the nation, ranking 24th among doctoral/research institutions. More than 30 percent of Miami students study abroad before they graduate. (2007) Because our academic reputation is a magnet for employers, Miami sponsors one of the largest collegiate career fairs in the country. Compared with on-campus recruitment programs at other universities our size, nearly twice as many employers recruit at Miami, and four times as many on-campus interviews are conducted. (2006) For the second straight year, three Miami students received the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship, the most prestigious award of its type for undergraduates in mathematics, engineering, or the natural sciences. Nationally, Miami was one of 33 schools to have three or more recipients. (2005) A U.S.News & World Report online ranking for 2005 listed Miami s Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate program in the top 10 among universities nationwide that offer a master s degree in this field. Miami is among a select group of universities in the nation that have produced a Rhodes Scholar, a Truman Scholar, and a Goldwater Scholar in the same academic year. Other schools in this select group are Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Duke, Stanford, Syracuse, and the University of Washington. ATHLETIC DEVELOPMENT THE RED AND WHITE CLUB: The Red and White Club is the membership organization that supports Miami Athletics scholarship needs. Gifts to the Red and White Club go directly into the Red and White Club Scholarship Fund, which provides assistance to varsity sports programs at Miami. Ultimately, your support provides deserving young men and women with educational and developmental opportunities. It helps our student-athletes pursue a degree at one of the finest institutions in the country, and it affords these studentathletes the opportunity to compete for championships at the highest intercollegiate level. THE CAMPAIGN FOR LOVE AND HONOR: The Miami University Campaign For Love and Honor is a $500 million initiative that will take our remarkable university to new heights of excellence in terms of student financial aid, faculty support, student learning opportunities, and facilities and grounds. The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has a substantial impact on the Campaign For Love and Honor. Please support the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics during the Bicentennial Phase of the Campaign for Love and Honor. For more information about the Red & White Club, the Campaign for Love & Honor, or other ways to support Miami student-athletes, contact the Athletic Development office at (513) or RWClub@muohio.edu. Thank you for your support! 35

36 Walter L. Gross Student-Athlete Development Center The hub of Miami s athletic facilities, the $5 million Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center was dedicated in the fall of This facility, which is located between Millett Hall and Yager Stadium, caters to both the academic and physical needs of Miami s student-athletes. One half of the facility is dedicated for a 10,000-square foot physical fitness center, which includes free and machine weights, circuit training machines, cardiovascular equipment, and speed, agility and jump training facilities. The strength and conditioning staff offices are located in the weight facility. The other portion of the center is devoted to academic enrichment. The center features two large study areas, an informal study lounge, private tutoring space and a computer lab. Both the Academic Support Program and the CHAMPS/Life Skills offices are located at the Gross Center. Miami s athletics program has always prided itself with a strong commitment to both athletics and academics, said Steve Cady, senior associate athletic director and chair of the project design team. This facility epitomizes our philosophy. It is an unbelievable addition to our facilities. Separating the academic and physical fitness centers is a main lobby and reception area, which features a rotunda that dominates the reception lobby ceiling. Miami s rich athletic tradition, headlined by a listing of Miami s past and present All-Americans, is highlighted on the rotunda. The facility opened its doors to student-athletes during the summer of 2001 and had a Grand Opening Gala on Friday, Sept. 21 in conjunction with Miami s football home opener with Cincinnati. This is a showcase facility for Miami University athletics, said former academic coordinator Darcy Shriver. It is a convenient location for our studentathletes to enrich their academic and athletic experience. The Student-Athlete Development Center represents another Miami commitment to first-rate athletic facilities Media Guide