Meet The Team. - Head Coach Greg Werner. - Assistant Coaches Russ Dekker and Brian Peresie. - the ohio university swimming and diving team

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1 Meet The Team - Head Coach Greg Werner - Assistant Coaches Russ Dekker and Brian Peresie - the ohio university swimming and diving team - support staff and services

2 The season will be Greg Werner s 16th year as head coach of the Ohio swimming and diving program. While at Ohio, he has extended the Bobcats tradition of success, guiding the team to numerous league and national accolades, including Mid-American Conference Women s Championships in 2000, 2001 and Werner is coming off a solid campaign in which his squad went 10-2 in dual meets and earned third place at the MAC Championships. While at the helm in , Werner s studentathletes earned three spots on the Mid-American Conference First Team (Rachel Heim, Amanda Traylor, Chelsey Bower) and one spot on the Second Team (Lindsay Hamilton). Junior Rachel Heim powered her way to four first-place finishes at the MAC Championships en route to earning co-mac Swimmer of the Year honors. Senior Chelsey Bower was also named the conference s Senior Swimmer of the Year for her great season. In addition to the great aforementioned athletic accomplishments, four Bobcats (Caitlin Drozin, Stella Johnson, Rachel Heim and Chelsey Bower) were named to the conference All-Academic Team in Greg Werner Head Coach Under the tutelage of Werner, Ohio swimmers have gained many accolades. He has coached seven MAC Swimmers of the Year (Joanne Park 98; Hollie Bonewit 99; Kim van Selm 2000, 01; Shannon Kelly 02; Ashley Marion 08, Rachel Heim 10), 19 Academic All-Americans and one All- American (Hollie Bonewit 2000). In addition, Werner has guided eight Bobcat swimmers to MAC Outstanding Senior Awards (MacNicol 97; Park 2000; Bresser 01; van Selm 02; Kessler 03; Kelly 04, Marion 09, Heim 10). Divers have also excelled under Werner s watch as Bobcat aerial specialists have landed the conference s top honor by being named Mid-American Conference Diver of the Year in 1998 (Kacy Culver) and in 2002, 2003 and 2004 (Robert Krichbaum). In addition to these great feats, four of Werner s student-athletes competed in the U.S. Nationals in July of Chelsey Bower, Amanda Cecere, Rachel Heim and Stacey Huber all competed in the competition. Werner has compiled a (.640) overall record at Ohio, including an impressive (.796) mark in women s dual meets. He has also guided the Bobcats in the classroom, where both his squads have been named NCAA Academic All-America teams for their COACHING RECORD AT OHIO Year Men Women Total TOTAL WIN% scholarly performance every season since After an extensive career on the collegiate and club levels, Werner came to Ohio following eight years at Southern Methodist University, where he helped the swimming and diving teams make the jump from a top-25 national ranking to four-consecutive national top-four finishes. At SMU, he helped the Lady Mustangs capture the 1992, 1993 and 1994 U.S. Open team titles. Those teams spawned seven NCAA Division I national champions, 32 Southwest Conference champions and over 75 NCAA All-America honors. Werner has made a splash nationally and internationally as he has been named to ten USA National Team staffs. Most recently, Werner was tabbed the team manager for the USA Swimming 2008 MAC CHAMPIONS

3 2009 World Championships squad, which competed in Rome, Italy. This latest appointment follows his service with the national teams representing the United States in the 1998 (New York City) and 2001 (Brisbane, Australia) Goodwill Games, the 2002 Pan- Pacific Championships (Yokohama, Japan) and the 2005 and 2007 World Championships in Montreal, Canada and Melbourne, Australia. In 1990 and 1993, Werner was on staff at the U.S. Olympic Festivals in Minneapolis and San Antonio. In 1995, he served on the U.S. staff at the Pan-American Games in Mar Del Plata, Argentina. Additionally, Werner was on the 1999 World University Games staff in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. In 1991, he was the head coach of the North Texas Southern Zone championship team as well as the North Texas age group and national racing camps. Werner began his coaching career at South Carolina as a student assistant. During the season, the Gamecocks won the Metro Conference title and logged national finishes of 14th (women) and 23rd (men), while fielding 15 All-Americans. Werner poses with his 2008 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year award Werner records times with Assistant Coach Russ Dekker Upon graduation, Werner traveled to Portland, Ore., where he served as the assistant senior coach and head age group coach for the T.O.P. Swim Team. In just under 22 months, the U.S.S. Club leaped from 35th in the state to the second-ranked program. Werner is a native of New York City and was raised in the San Francisco Bay area where he earned All- America honors at Campolindo High School. He competed collegiately at the University of South Carolina, where he served as the captain of the conference-championship team and qualified for the NCAA Championships. Werner earned his bachelor s degree in hotel, restaurant and tourism administration from the University of South Carolina in Werner s 2008 MAC Championship team in Buffalo, N.Y. THE GREG WERNER FILE Coaching Experience: 1995-Present Head Coach, Ohio Assistant Coach, Southern Methodist Student Assistant, South Carolina Awards and Honors: Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2008 (women s) Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2004 (men s) Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in 2000 (women s) Participated in (staff): 2005, 2007 and 2009 USA Staff at World Championships 2002 Pan-Pacific Championship 1998, 2001 Goodwill Games 1999 World University Games 1995 Pan-American Games 1990, 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival Numerous NCAA Championships Captain of the conference-championship South Carolina squad All-American swimmer at Campolindo High School in Moraga, Calif. Education: B.S. in Hotel, Restaurant and Tourism Administration South Carolina, MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 8

4 Russ Dekker Diving Coach The season will be Russ Dekker s seventh year as the head diving coach at Ohio. Under Dekker s guidance, Ohio divers Lindsay Hamilton and MaryRose Hillstrom broke the school record for points in both the 1-meter and 3-meter six-dive events during en route to competing at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships. Prior to Ohio, Dekker completed three seasons as the men s and women s diving coach at the University of Wyoming. During his tenure in Laramie, the Cowboys and Cowgirls established themselves as one of the elite diving programs in the Mountain West Conference, highlighted by six divers qualifying for the 2004 NCAA Zone E pre-qualification meet. Wyoming divers routinely were named to the all-conference team under Dekker s tutelage. Before going to Wyoming, Dekker was the Ypsilanti High School diving coach from and the assistant coach of the Legacy and Chippewa USA Diving clubs. During his time in Ypsilanti, Dekker coached three Michigan state diving champions, nine NISCA All-Americans and the 2001 national high school runner-up. Dekker was named the Michigan State High School Diving Coach of the Year for both 1999 and While with the Legacy Diving Club, he coached 11 junior national qualifiers and three senior national qualifiers. Dekker competed collegiately at Eastern Michigan University. He was selected the Mid-American Conference Diver of the Year in 1995 and was a four-time NCAA zone diving qualifier and a three-time Academic All-MAC selection. He helped lead Eastern Michigan to three MAC team championships in the four years he competed. While attending Eastern Michigan, Dekker earned a Bachelor of Science degree in physical education with a minor in communications. Brian Peresie Assistant Coach The season will mark Brian Peresie s eighth year as the assistant coach of the Ohio swimming and diving team and his 13th as a Bobcat. Since returning to Ohio University as a coach in 2003, Peresie has played an integral role in developing 37 Mid- American Conference champions, 28 NCAA Qualifying performances and four USA World Championship qualifiers. During the season, Peresie served as the Macedonian National Team Coach at the FINA World Championships, held in Indianapolis, Ind. From , Peresie was an assistant coach and the recruiting coordinator at Ashland University. While at Ashland he helped produce 19 NCAA All-American performances and 11 school records were broken. Prior to that, he was an age group assistant coach for the Lake Shore Swim Club in Rocky River, Ohio. Peresie attended Ohio from and went from a walk-on in 1996 to letter all four years in the freestyle events. He was also voted captain of the team as a junior and senior and served as a student-assistant for the fall quarter in Peresie is certified by the American Swim Coaches Association (ASCA) as a Level 4 coach - ranking among the top 8 percent of ASCA member coaches. Peresie and his wife, Emily, have one son, Brayden, and reside in Athens MAC CHAMPIONS

5 Courtney Werner Volunteer Assistant Coach Courtney Werner returns to Ohio University after a four year stint as the head assistant coach with the University at Buffalo Men s and Women s swimming & diving teams. During her stay at Buffalo, the Bulls steadily improved upon their conference championship finish culminating in a second-place finish at the 2010 Men s MAC Championships. As the primary coach for the distance group, Courtney used her experiences as a collegiate swimmer, both in and out of the water, to motivate the team to succeed beyond their own expectations. Two Buffalo swimmers broke school records in the 1650 Freestyle, two of the oldest records remaining in the program s history, and another swimmer reset the 500 Free standard. After finishing her collegiate eligibility at Ohio in 2004, Courtney began her coaching career as a graduate assistant coach from while earning her master s degree in Coaching Education. Her primary coaching responsibilities during this time involved working with the distance group, where she mentored the conference champion in the 1650 freestyle. While a swimmer at Ohio, Courtney focused mainly on the distance Freestyle events, specifically the 500 Free and the 1650 Free. She began her collegiate career as a walkon and graduated as a scholarhip student-athlete and a conference finalist in both the 500 and 1650 freestyles. It was a journey that she is very proud of and wouldn t change for any other. Randee Duffy Academic Services Elaine Goodfellow Administrative Assistant Annika Ludewig Athletic Trainer Ryan McFann Equipment Manager Tara Cardenas Team Manager Darrin Bates Media Relations 10 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 10

6 Roster MAC CHAMPIONS

7 Seniors Lindsay Hamilton RACHEL HEIM RS-Senior ~ Diving White City, Saskatchewan Greenall HS SR- fly, Back, Free San Diego, California Horizon hs : Second Team All-MAC honoree... Named Leader of the Month in March 2010 for her athletic and charitable efforts... Qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships, finishing 23rd and 27th on the one and three meter boards, respectively... Won the team s Tad Potter Award for the second year in a row, an honor that recognizes the Bobcat swimmer or diver that displays the best conduct, character, citizenship and courage... Finished third at the MAC Championships on both the one and three meter boards... Set a program record with her three meter score of in an October 30 dual meet against Akron : Finished third at the MAC Championships on the 1m with a score of and 8th on the 3m with a score of Season-high on the 3m was her at the NCAA Diving Pre-Quals... Season-high on 1m was at Miami, where she took first place : Won 1-meter and 3-meter diving versus Akron with scores of and , respectively... Finished first in 1-meter diving against Buffalo with a score of Season cut short due to injury : Broke the school record in both the 1-meter and 3- meter dive as a freshman... Set a school record in the 1-meter dive with a score of against Xavier (Jan.19)... Posted a score of in the 3-meter dive against Xavier (Jan.19) to break the previous school record... Placed fourth and had the top freshman score in the 3-meter dive at the MAC Championships with a mark of , which automatically qualified her for the NCAA Zone C Championships... Took seventh at the MAC Championships in the 1-meter dive with a score of Placed 10th in the 1-meter (247.05) and 12th in the 3-meter (234.85) at the NCAA Zone C Championships... Placed first in the 1-meter dive and 3-meter dive in the final six meets leading up to the MAC Championships from Jan High School: Top senior female at Western Diving Championships... Fifth at Canadian Nationals in Synchro Partner...Junior national finalist. Personal: Exercise physiology major... Daughter of Grant and Doreen Hamilton... Born Sept. 1, Personal Bests: 1-Meter: (MAC)... 3-Meter: : Finished 21st at Nationals with Olympic trial cut time of 1:00.42 LCM in the 100 Fly... Co-SIDA Third Team Academic All-American... First Team Academic All-District... Named co-mac Swimmer of the Year at the conference championships... Academic All-MAC... Was awarded the team s Ed Wright trophy, which is given to the most valuable swimmer or diver on the team... Earned a team-leading four first-place finishes at the MAC Championships (200 Free Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Backstroke, 200 Fly) Fly, 200 Fly and 100 Backstroke times turned in at MACs were all lifetime bests... Won four conference Swimmer of the Week awards during the season... Was named a MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week on February 5... Set the program record in the 100 Backstroke with her time of Set the program record in the 100 Fly with her Was a member of the 200 Free Relay team that set a program record (1:30.05) during a time trial at the MAC Championships : Academic All-MAC... Second Team Academic All- District... MAC Champion in the 200 Free Relay, 100 Fly, 100 Back and 400 Free Relay... Swam a career-best 100 free at Miami with a Shattered former career-best 100 fly time by almost two full seconds at the MAC Championship with a time of Also set career a career-best in the 10 back at the MACs with a time of : Named a CSCAA Academic All-American... Named First-Team All-MAC... Won the 100 fly in the tri-meet with Ohio State and Kenyon... Member of the 800 free relay team that placed first in the tri-meet with Ohio State and Kenyon in a time of 7: Member of the first-place 400 medley relay team at the Akron Invitational... Placed first in the 100 fly at the Akron Invitational... Member of the 800 free relay team that finished third at the MAC Championships in a school-record time of 7: Won the 100 fly at the MAC Championships in a personal-best 55.17, becoming the thirdfastest swimmer in Ohio history... Placed sixth in the 100 back at the MAC Championships in a personal-best 57.43, ranking ninth on Ohio s all-time list... Finished third in the 200 fly at the MAC Championships in a personal-best time of 2:00.87, ranking fourth all-time at Ohio. High School: All-American in the 100 back and 100 fly in 2005, 2006 and Junior National qualifier in 2006 and Three-time CIF Champion. Personal: Biochemistry major... Daughter of Walter and Beverly Heim... Born Aug. 2, Personal Bests: 100 Free: Fly: (2/26 at MAC) Fly: 2:00.28 (2/27 at MAC) Back: (2/26 at MAC) IM: 2: IM: 4: Lindsay Hamilton Rachel Heim 10 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 12

8 Seniors stacey huber Stella Johnson Sr- Free, Fly Gainesville, florida gainesville hs Sr- Free, im Jacksonville, florida Bartram trail hs : At the MAC Championships, finished ninth in the 500 Free, 14th in the 400 IM and fifth in the 1650 Free... Set three season-best times at the MAC Championships, in the 1650 Free (16:39.18), the 500 Free (4:52.79) and the 400 IM (4:33.24)... Touched in a season-best 10:19.68 while swimming the 1000 Free during a January 29 dual meet at Xavier... Swam a season-best 200 Free time of 1:57.28 during a January 19 dual meet against Marshall : Set a personal best at the MAC Championships in the 1650 free with a time of 16: Set two other season-bests at this event, in the 500 free and the 400 IM IM time was a career best, clocking in at 4: : Named a CSCAA Academic All-American... Named First-Team All-MAC... Member of the first-place 800 free relay team at the Akron Invitational... Finished second in the 1650 free at the Akron Invitational... Finished fifth at the MAC Championships in the 500 free, swimming a personal-best during the prelims with a time of 4:51.63, ranking third alltime at Ohio... Finished 12th at the MAC Championships in the 400 IM... Won the 1650 free at the MAC Championships in a school-record 16: High School: Was a member of the relay team that won the Florida High School State 400 freestyle relay in Finalist in the 200 free and 500 free at the state championships in Two-time open water national participant. Personal: Fine arts major... Daughter of Jeff and Carol Huber... Born Nov. 29, Personal Bests: 200 Free: 1: Free: 4: Free: 9: Free: 16: Fly: Fly: 2: IM: 4: : Academic All-MAC honoree... Finished 15th in the 1650 Free at the MAC Championships... Was a very versatile member of Ohio s squad, swimming seven different events throughout the season... Set two season-best times during a January 23 dual meet against Miami, swimming a 10:24.70 in the 1000 Free and a 5:08.88 in the 500 Free... Swam two season-best times during a January 19 dual meet against Marshall, touching with times of 2:31.47 (200 Breast) and 4:44.54 (400 IM) : Swam a career-best in both the 200 free and 400 IM against Denison with 1:56.11 and 4:36.74, respectively... Achieved a career best in the 100 free at the double-meet against Kenyon and Xavier with a 10: : Finished fourth in the 200 free against Akron in a season-best 1: Placed second in the 1650 free versus Denison... Finished second in the 200 IM versus Youngstown State in a personal-best 2: Swam a season-best 10:32.87 in the 1000 free against EMU. High School: Senior captain and Academic All-American... Conference champion in the 500 free all four years (2003, 2004, 2005, 2006)... Team MVP as a sophomore... Rookie of the Year in District champion in the 200 free and 500 free as a freshman. Personal: Finance and business economics major... Daughter of Mike and Rhonda Johnson... Born March 7, Personal Bests: 200 Free: 1: Free: 5:02.01 (MAC) Free: 17:19.88 (MAC) Breast: 2: IM: 2: IM: 4:31.74 (MAC) Free: 10: Stacey Huber Stella Johnson MAC CHAMPIONS

9 Seniors Kasey Tolbert Amanda Traylor Sr- Breaststroke, im Yorktown, Indiana Yorktown, hs Sr- Free, Im, Back Los Alamitos, California Los Alamitos HS : Was very successful during Mid-American Conference dual meets, setting all five of her season-best times during these events... Swam lifetime bests in both the 500 Free (5:30.00) and 1000 Free (11:08.97) during a November 6 dual meet at Bowling Green... Swam two season-best times--1:13.10 (100 Breaststroke) and 2:38.36 (200 Breaststroke)--during an October 30 dual meet against Akron... Swam a season-best in the 400 IM (4:58.18) during a November 17 dual meet at Toledo : Swam a personal best in the 200 breaststroke at MACs with a time of 2:23:59, as well as a personal best in the 100 breast with a time of 1: Touched for a 2:12.75 in the 200 IM for a season-best time at the Mid- American Conference Championships : Swam a season-best 1:10.54 in the 100 breast against Marshall... Swam a season-best 2:31.57 in the 200 breast against Marshall... Member of the third-place 200 medley relay team versus Ball State. High School: Captain of the team as a senior... Four-time HHC conference champions... Four-year sectional runner-up... Second place team at the IHSSA meet in Placed third in the 200 free relay at state in 2007 and seventh in the medley relay at the IHSAA State Meet in Earned four letters in swimming, two letters in cross country and one in track. Personal: Marketing and Management major... Daughter of David and Jacquie Tolbert... Born Feb. 9, Personal Bests: 100 Breast: 1: Breast: 2:23.59 (MAC) IM: 2:12.75 (MAC) IM: 4: Free: 11:08.97 (11/6 vs. Bowling Green) Free: 5:30.00 (11/6 vs. Bowling Green) : First Team All-MAC honoree... Finished 22nd in the 200 Free with an Olympic trial cut of 4:16.09 in the summer of Had a very strong weekend at the MAC Championships, swimming on the 800 Free Relay team (2nd), 500 Free (2nd), 200 Free (2nd) and the 1650 Free (4th)... Set career-best times in the 200 Free (1:47.67) and the 1650 Free (16:39.14) at the MAC Championships... Was an incredibly versatile member of the team, swimming ten different events throughout the season... Had a great dual meet on January 29 at Xavier, setting season-best marks in both the 100 Free (52.97) and 1000 Free (10:12.91) : Set a career record time in the 400 IM against Denison with a 4: Had a great showing at the MAC Championships, earning career bests in the 500 free and 200 free with 4:49.18 and 1:49.49, respectively... Also set a season-best in the 1650 free at the same event : Named a CSCAA Academic All-American... Named Second-Team All-MAC... Member of the 800 free relay team that placed first in the tri-meet with Ohio State and Kenyon in a time of 7: Finished second in the 500 free at the Akron Invitational... Member of the 800 free relay team that finished third at the MAC Championships in a schoolrecord time of 7: Finished seventh at the MAC Championships in the 500 free... Finished ninth in the 200 free at the MAC Championships... Placed second in the 1650 free at the MAC Championships in a personal-best 16:48.85, placing fifth on Ohio s all-time list. High School: High School All-American... Named swimmer of the year all four years at Los Alamitos... Holds school records in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay... As a senior won the state championship in the 200 free and 500 free. Personal: Gerontology major... Daughter of Patrick and Cheryl Traylor... Born May 2, Personal Bests: 100 Free: Free: 1:47.67 (2/26 at MAC) Free: 4:47.16 (MAC) Free: 9: Free: 16:39.14 (2/27 at MAC) Fly: 1: Fly: 2: Back: 1: Back: 2: IM: 2: IM: 4:17.65 Amanda Traylor Kasey Tolbert 10 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 14

10 Juniors Amanda Cecere Petra Chomicz JR- Fly, Back, Free Chemlsford, MA Chemlsford HS JR- Breaststroke, Im King s Lynn, Norfolk, england Springwood hs : Did not compete due to injury : Named First-Team All-MAC for second-straight year... Placed second in the 200 fly at MAC Championships, swimming a 1:59.93 during the prelims, which is second in Ohio history... Was also second in the 100 fly at the league championships and had a prelim time of 54.26, also the second-fastest all-time at Ohio (it was a school-record at the time, but was later broken by teammate Rachel Heim)... Swam the third leg on the 400 medley relay team that took third at the MAC Championships in a school-record time of 3: Took sixth in the 1650 free at MACs with a season-best time of 16:48.59, the fifth-fastest time in Bobcat history : Named a CSCAA Academic All-American... Named First-Team All-MAC... Member of the 200 medley relay team that placed first in the tri-meet with Ohio State and Kenyon in a time of 1: Member of the first-place 800 free relay team at the Akron Invitational... Finished first in the 200 fly at the Akron Invitational... Member of the 200 medley relay team that finished third at the MAC Championships in a school-record time of 1: Finished ninth at the MAC Championships in the 500 free in a personal-best 4: Placed third in the 100 fly at the MAC Championships... Member of the third-place 400 medley relay team at the MAC Championships that finished in 3:46.04, the secondfastest team in Ohio history... Won the 200 fly at the MAC Championships in a time of 2:00.01, ranking second all-time in Ohio history : Was a very versatile swimmer for Ohio, competing in more than six events throughout the season... Set a lifetime best in the 200 Breaststroke (2:19.61) at the MAC Championships, finishing 11th... Set a lifetime best in the 500 Free during a January 29 dual meet at Xavier, finishing first with a 5: Finished ninth at the MAC Championships in the 400 IM : Took ninth in the 400 IM at MAC Championships in a personal-best 4:23.65, the fourth-best time in Ohio history... Touched in 14th in the mile (1650 free) at MACs with a season-best 17: Placed 17th in the 200 breast at MAC Championships, but swam an Ohio season-best and lifetime-best 2:20.90 in the event Feb. 7 at Eastern Michigan, finishing third in the seventh-best time by a Bobcat ever... Swam a personal-best 2:08.60 in the 200 IM at Miami Jan. 24, finishing third. High School: Attended Springwood High School in England. Personal: Early childhood education major... Daughter of Edd and Jo Chomicz... Born June 30, Personal Bests: 100 Breast: 1: Breast: 2:19.61 (2/27 at MAC) IM: 2: IM: 4: Free: 5:08.93 (1/29 at Xavier) Free: 10:20.51 (11/6 vs. Bowling Green) Free: 17:08. High School: Massachusetts state champ in the 100 back and 100 fly in As a junior won the state championship in the 100 free... Junior National qualifier in 2006 and Spring Championship and U.S. Open qualifier in Personal: Health service administration major... Daughter of Bruce and Laurel Cecere... Born May 31, Personal Bests: 100 Fly: Back: 2: Fly: 1:59.93 (MAC) Free: 4: Amanda Cecere Petra Chomicz MAC CHAMPIONS

11 Juniors Abby Corcoran AnnIe Donovan JR- Free, BK Tucson, Arizona Catalina Foothills HS JR- FREE, BK Findlay, Ohio Findlay HS : Finished 16th in the 100 Free at the MAC Championships, setting a season-best time of Swam anchor on the 400 Free Relay team that took sixth at MACs... Set a career-best time of 5:22.1 in the 500 Free during a January 8 dual meet at Youngstown State, finishing second... Touched in a career-best mark of 2:10.23 in the 200 Backstroke during a January 19 dual meet against Marshall, taking third place : Swam a lifetime-best in the 50 free at MAC Championships, finishing 12th... In the 100 free, placed eighth at MACs in a personal-best Finished 16th in the in 200 free at MAC Championships in a season-best 1: Swam the third leg on Ohio s 400 free relay MAC champion team that finished in a school-record 3: Touched in a lifetime-best 1:00.72 in the 100 back Dec. 6 at the Zippy Invitational... Took fourth in a season-best 2:13.44 in the 200 back Nov. 15 at Youngstown State. High School: Finished second in the state in the 50 freestyle... Finished third in the state in the 100 freestyle... High school team won state all four years... Captain of high school swim team... Lettered in swimming. Personal: Family Studies major... Daughter of John and Denise Corcoran... Sister, Jackie, swam at Rice... Born July 7, Personal Bests: 50 Free: Free: Free 1: Free: 5:22.1 (1/8 at YSU) Back: 1: Back 2:10.23 (1/19 vs. Marshall) : Was a member of the MAC Champion 200 Free Relay team... Won the 50 Free at the MAC Championships with a career-best time of Finished seventh in the 100 Free at MACs with a career-best time of Swam on the 400 Medley Relay team that finished fifth at the MAC Championships... Was a member of the school record-setting 200 Free Relay team that earned Ohio s Scott Hammond Award, which is given to the individual(s) that record the most outstanding performance of the year... Won the Fletcher Gilders Award, an honor that is given to the most improved member of the team... Set a lifetime best in the 200 Free (1:53.61) at the 2010 MAC Championships : Swam a personal-best 23.32, the third-fastest time in Ohio history, in the prelims of the 50 free at the MAC Championships and finished fourth (was the top freshman finisher too)... Clocked in a personal-best in the 100 free at MACs, claiming 18th... Swam a season-best 1:00.83 at in the 100 back at MACs, finishing 25th... Swam the anchor leg on Ohio s MAC champion 200 free relay team that touched in a MAC and school-record 1: High School: Three-time conference champion in the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 backstroke... Team won district championships in 2006, 2007 and Team won the conference championship in Broke Northwest Ohio s district record in the 50 freestyle... Three-time district champion in the 50 freestyle... Two-time district champion in the 100 freestyle... Four-time All-Ohio First Team... Twotime All-American... Earned four letters in swimming and was team captain during her senior year. Personal: Psychology major... Daughter of Daniel and Catherine Donovan... Born April 23, Personal Bests: 50 Free: (MAC) Free: (2/25 at MAC) Free: 1:53.61 (2/27/10 at MAC) Back: 1:00.83 (2/28/09 at MAC). Abby Corcoran Annie Donovan 10 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 16

12 Juniors Annika Games Sarah Owen JR- BK, Free Brea, California Brea Olindia HS JR- BK, Free Portsmouth, hampshire, england Hampshire HS : Finished eighth in the 200 Backstroke at the MAC Championships, swimming a season-best time of 2: Took 15th in the 500 Free at the MAC Championships, swimming a season-best 5: Had a very solid day in a January 9 dual meet against Denison, setting season-best marks in the 200 Free (1:55.96) and 400 IM (4:35.42) : Swam career bests in the 500 free and 200 back at the MAC Championships with times of 4:56.67 and 2:01.15, respectively medley relay at the Washington State Invitational was her first career event. High School: Set records at her high school in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke... Named first-team all-league and scholar athlete... Qualified for CIF all four years... Won 100 backstroke at the CIF meet. Personal: Family Studies major... Daughter of Greg and Silvia Games... Born May 21, Personal Bests: 100 Back: Back: 2:01.07 (MAC) Free: Free: 1: Free: 4:56.67 (MAC) Free: 10: Free: 17: IM: 2: IM: 4:27.97 (MAC) : At the MAC Championships, was on the 800 Free Relay team that finished second, swam on the 400 Medley Relay squad that took fifth and competed on the 400 Free Relay team that earned sixth... In individual MAC Championship events, she swam the 500 Free (DNP), 100 Backstroke (DNP) and the 200 Backstroke (9th) Backstroke time of 2:01.22 was a season-best... Swam a career-best 2:14.51 in the 200 IM during a January 13 dual meet against Kenyon : Swam first event of her career at the Akron Invitational... Was a member of the 400 free relay team that placed first in the Invitational... Swam personal bests in the 500 free, 100 back and 200 back at the MAC Championships with a 4:55.56, and 2:00.68, respectively. High School: In 2005, qualified for European Juniors in the 50 back, 100 back and 200 back, making the semifinals in the 200 back... In 2006, earned three medals at British Nationals in the age group; a gold in the 200 backstroke, a silver in the 100 backstroke and a bronze in the 800 freestyle... In September 2006, represented England Southwest in the UK School Games in Glasgow, Scotland, where she won three gold medals. Personal: Sociology major... Daughter of David and Kim Owen... Born March 5, Personal Bests: 100 Back: (MAC) Back: 1: Free: 1:56.20 (LCM) Free: 4:21.94 (LCM) 500 Free 4: Free: 8:54.66 (LCM) IM: 2:14.51 (1/13 vs. Kenyon). Annika Games Sarah Owen MAC CHAMPIONS

13 Juniors & Sophomores Kristen Witham Liz Bishop JR- Free, IM Fort Wayne, Indiana Homestead HS SO- BR Hales Corners, Wisconsin Whitnall HS : At the MAC Championships, swam the 200 IM (9th), 400 IM (6th) and 200 Fly (14th)... Was an extremely versatile member of the team, swimming nine different events throughout her sophomore season... Set two careerbests at the MAC Championships, swimming a 2:04.61 (200 IM) and a 2:06.33 (200 Fly)... Set a career best in the 1000 Free (10:29.00) during a January 19 dual meet against Marshall... Swam a season-best 17:39.68 in the 1650 Free at the 2009 Akron Zippy Invitational : First career event was the 400 IM at the Washington State Invitational... Swam a career-best 200 fly at Miami with a time of 2: Shattered career records in the 400 IM and 1650 free at the MAC Championships, with times of 4:25.58 and 17:07.33, respectively. High School: Qualified for state all four years... Finished second in the 500 freestyle and ninth in the 200 IM at state as a senior... Team won conference and sectionals all four years... Team finished third at state in Named high school s Senior Female Athlete of the Year in Earned four letters in swimming. Personal: Broadcast Journalism major... Daughter of Karen and Mark Witham... Brother, Matt, wrestled at Ohio for two years and both parents graduated from Ohio... Born Oct. 20, Personal Bests: 200 IM: 2:04.61 (2/25 at MAC) IM: 4:25.58 (MAC) Fly: 2:04.33 (2/27 at MAC) Breast: 2: Free: Free: 1: Free: 5: Free: 10: Free: 17:07.33 (MAC) Back: 2: : Swam Breaststroke and IM events for Ohio during her freshman season... Season-best 100 Breaststroke mark (1:03.91) was set on February 26 during a 12th place finish at the MAC Championships... Season-best 200 Breaststroke mark (2:18.98) was set on February 27 during a 7th place finish at the MAC Championships... Swam a season-best 200 IM time (2:07.98) at the MAC Championships. High School: State finalist all 4 years in 4 events... State champion for club swim in 100 and 200 breast... MVP all 4 years... Conference champions all four years... Played basketball for 2 years. Personal: Nutrition major... Daughter of Gary and Rae Bishop... Father, Gary, swam for the University of Wisconsin... Born June 3, Personal Bests: 100 Breast: 1:03.92 (2/26 at MAC) Breast: 2:18.98 (2/27 at MAC) IM: 2:07.98 (2010 MAC) IM: 2: Katey Brooks SO- free, im, br North Royalton, Ohio North Royalton HS : Swam her best at the end of the season... Swam a 1:08.87 in the 100 Breaststroke against Eastern Michigan on February 6... Set what was then a career-best mark in the 50 Free (24.40) in an October 30 dual meet against Akron... Recorded her best performances of the year at the MAC Championships, placing 19th in the 50 Free with a careerbest 23.81, 17th in the 100 Free with a career-best and 18th in the 100 Breast with a 1:06.05, also a careerbest. High School: Four-time state qualifier and finalist... Female athlete of the year in Played golf and soccer in HS... District champ in 50 free Conference champions 08 & HS MVP all 4 years... Junior National qualifier time YMCA national qualifier. Personal: Special Education major... Daughter of Wendy Mosko and Tony Brooks... Father, Tony, played football at Miami... Born October 19, Kristen Witham Personal Bests: 50 Free: Free: Breast: 1:06.05 (all at 2010 MAC Championships. 10 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 18

14 Sophomores Lauren Funk Deidre Geroni SO- Free, BR Springfield, Ohio Kenton Ridge HS SO- Fly, Back, Free Emmaus, Pennsylvania Emmaus HS : Finished 10th in the 100 Free at the MAC Championships, swimming a career-best time of Won the first MAC title of her career, swimming anchor on the winning 200 Free Relay team... Was a member of the school record-setting 200 Free Relay team that earned Ohio s Scott Hammond Award, which is given to the individual(s) that record the most outstanding performance of the year... Took fifth in the 50 Free at the MAC Championships, swimming a career-best High School: YMCA Nationals 4 years... Placed 9th overall in the 50 free in HS State 3 years... Placed 2nd in DII 50 free 2 years... 4th and 3rd in 100 free... Won HS DII Districts 50 free in 08 and MVP all 4 years... Team captain senior year. Personal: Family Studies major... Daughter of Thad and Ann Funk... Born July 6, Personal Bests: 50 Free: (2/25 at MAC) Free: (2/27 at MAC) Free: 1:55.55 (2010 MACs) Breast: 1:08.07 (1/19 vs. Marshall). Megan Gegesky : Swam in three events at the MAC Championships (100 Backstroke, 200 Fly, 100 Fly) but did not place Swam season-best times in five events at five separate dual meets Touched in a season-best 2:11.01 in the 200 Fly during a February 6 dual meet against Eastern Michigan Finished with a season-best time (59.83) in the 100 Fly during a January 23 dual meet against Miami Swam a season-best 100 Backstroke on January 19 against Marshall. High School: Four time state qualifier and finalist Two time state record holder in 200 MR Three time state team champion Two time state champion in 200 MR... Team record-holder in 22 MR. Personal: Commuication Studies major Daughter of Diane and Bill Geroni Born March 25, Personal Bests: 200 Fly: 2: Fly: Back: 1: Back: 2:17.75 (10/30 vs. Akron) 50 Free: (11/6 vs. Bowling Green). Alexa Gordish SO- Free, Fly Grosse Ile, Michigan Mercy HS SO- Diving North Canton, Ohio Hoover HS : First event of her collegiate career was the 200 Free during a November 6 dual meet at Bowling Green... Swam a season-best in the 200 Free (1:57.93) on January 23 against Miami... Swam a season-best in the 500 Free (5:12.56) on January 19 against Marshall... Touched in a season-best 2:11.67 in the 200 Fly at the Akron Invitational... Best 100 Fly time of the season (1:01.87) was set on January 30 at Ball State. High School: Two time All American... One time state champ... Four time all county... Two time state champions... One time state runner up... Four time catholic league champions... Four time Oakland County Champions : Set season-best marks on the one-meter (205.41) and three-meter (214.80) diving boards during an October 31 dual meet against Buffalo Dual meet against Akron on October 30 was the first appearance of her college career. High School: First team federal league three years Stark County Diver of the Year 08 and 09 Repository Athlete of the Week All-Ohio Won Sectionals twice 12th at state. Personal: Journalism major Born November 25, Personal Bests: 1 meter: meter: Personal: Mechanical engineering major... Daughter of Pamela and Scott Gegesky... Born on July 20, Personal Bests: 200 Free: 1: Free: 5: Fly: 2: Fly: Back: 2: MAC CHAMPIONS

15 Sophomores MaryRose Hillstrom Katie Power SO- Diving Dimondale, Michigan HOlt HS SO- Back, Fly Ottawa, Ontario AY Jackson HS : Qualified for the NCAA Zone C Championships, placing 27th and 25th on the one and three meter boards, respectively Finished 12th at the MAC Championships on the one-meter board and 14th from three meters Had an incredible January 9 dual meet against Denison, setting a program record from one meter (298.05) and a season best from three meters (294.90) First competition of college career was an October 30 dual meet against Akron. High School: Two-time conference winner. One-time regional winner Voted MVP senior year Won third place at state meet senior year All-American Diver and Academic All- American... Also participated on state champion gymnastics squad for one year. Personal: Integrated Mat Studies major Daughter of Claudia and Joe Hillstrom Born February 13, Personal Bests: 1 meter: meter: : At the MAC Championships, competed in the 100 Fly (DNP), 100 Backstroke (15th) and the 200 Backstroke (14th) Season-bests in both the 100 Back (57.47) and 200 Back (2:03.99) set at MACs Set a season-best in the 200 IM (2:18.25) during an October 31 dual meet against Buffalo First competition of her collegiate career was an October 30 dual meet against Akron. High School: Swam for club team Nepean Kanata Barracudas Qualified for Eastern Nationals... Qualified for Senior Nationals... Participated in soccer and cross country, in addition to swimming. Personal: Exercise Physiology major Daughter of Sandra and Cletus Power Born April 2, Personal Bests: 100 Back: Back: 2:03.01 (SCM) 100 Fly: 1:08.20 (SCM) 200 IM: 2:27.77 (SCM) 400 IM: 5:15.58 (SCM). Katie Power MaryRose Hillstrom 10 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 20

16 Sophomores & Freshmen Caroline Meyer Anastasia BocHarnikova SO- Fly, Free HOlland, Michigan Holland HS FR- BK Nizhny Tagil, Russia : Competed in the 50 Free, 100 Fly and 200 Fly at the MAC Championships, but did not place First competition of her collegiate career was an October 30 dual meet against Akron, in which she set a career-best in the 200 Free (2:02.05) Swam a career-best in the 200 Fly (2:12.16) during the final dual meet of the season, February 6 against Eastern Michigan. High School: Competed at state finals all four years Received All-conference, All-American, All-state, All-area awards all four years State champion in Medley Relay Finalist in 100 fly, 200 IM, 50 Free at state. High School: Swam for the Ypiter Club in Russia. Personal: Daughter of Andrey and Elena... Plans to major in Sport Management. Personal Bests: 100 Back: 1:02 (SCM) Back: 2:13.19 (SCM). Personal: Exercise Physiology major Daughter of Philip and Gloria Meyer Born December 20, Personal Bests: 200 Free: 2:02.05 (10/30 vs. Akron) 100 Fly: Fly: 2:12.16 (2/6 vs. EMU) 50 Free: Free: Kristyn Repke Kristin Capcik SO- Free, Back, Fly Cary, North Carolina Cardinal Gibbons HS FR- Diving Milwaukee, Wisconsin Milwaukee Lutheran : At the MAC Championships, competed in the 100 Fly (DNP), 100 Backstroke (DNP) and 100 Free (DNP) Had a great day on January 9 against Denison, setting seasonbest times of 1:00.89 and 1:00.79 in the 100 Fly and 100 Back, respectively First competition of her collegiate career was an October 30 dual meet against Akron. High School: Qualified for Junior Nationals in 2009 Fourtime NC Swimming 2A State Champion HS team captain MVP of HS team in 08 Four-time state champs. Personal: Journalism major Daughter of Joe and Colleen Repke Born February High School: Featured on Preps Plus and was Student- Athlete of the Year...Attended Milwaukee Lutheran High School in Wisconsin where she won an individual state championship with All-State honors... Four varsity swim letters and three varsity diving letters... On One Meter had six dives with and 11 with dives: On Three Meter had nine dives with 318. Personal: Daughter of Gary and Diana... Has two older siblings, Leigh and Jon... Plans to major in Pre-Med... Likes to read, sing, and play with her Rubix Cube. Personal Bests: 100 Fly: Back: Back: 2:14.25 (2/6 vs. EMU) 50 Free: Free: MAC CHAMPIONS

17 Freshmen Molly Slattery Rachel Stearns FR- Free, Fly, BK Fredericksburg, Virginia Mountain View HS FR- BK, IM Minnetonka, Minnesota Hopkins HS High School: Three-time MVP at Mountain View High School in Virginia... Led team to a District and Regional Championship... State finalist senior year in the 100 Fly and 100 Back. Personal: Daughter of David and Joy... Plans to major in Aviation... In spare time likes to hang out with friends, shop, read, dance and Facebook... Wants to be a pilot for the military after graduation. Personal Bests: 100 Fly: Free: High School: High school All-American and team captain at Hopkins High School... Holds high school record in 200 Individual Medley and 100 Back... Finished second in the 200 Individual Medley and fourth in the 100 Back at the state championships as a sophomore... Concluded high school career with a state second place finish in the 200 Individual Medley and third place finish in the 100 Back. Personal: Daughter of Paul and Kaye... Has one older sibling, Doug... Plans to major in Business... After college aspires to live in Australia and travel the world. Personal Bests: 100 Back: Back: 2: IM: 2: Morgan Sprosty Laurin Williams FR- Fly, BK Irvine, California Northwood HS Free, IM Shoreline, Wash. Shorewood HS High School: Received four letters in swimming at Northwood High School in California... Six-time All-American Swimmer... Holds all-time record in the girls Fly for AZOT Swim Club... Earned three-time high school MVP honors and received Rookie of the Year award... Four-time California Interscholastic Federation winner... Earned third and fourth place finish at the Division 1 AF Championships in the 100 Fly and 100 Back, respectively. Personal: Daughter of Dale and Barbara...Intends to major in Early Childhood Education... Enjoys relaxing at the beach and listening to music...wants to be an elementary school teacher and swim coach. Personal Bests: 100 Fly: Fly: 2: Back: Back: 2: High School: Went to the Washington State Championships four straight years at Shorewood High School... Four-year letterwinner... Placed third in the 500 Free with an All-American time her junior year... Holds four school records in 500 Free, 200 Individual Medley, 200 Medley Relay and 400 Free Relay... Named Shorewood HS Female Athlete of the Year... Team captain as a junior and senior. Personal: Daughter of Ed and Paul... Has two older siblings, Taylor and Troy... Brother, Taylor, ran track at California Lutheran University... Hobbies include shopping, hanging out with friends and reading. Personal Bests: 500 Free: 4: Free: 10: Free: 16: IM: 4: MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS 22