INDIANA MEN S SWIMMING AND DIVING

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1 INDIANA MEN S SWIMMING AND DIVING Six NCAA Team Championships 79 NCAA Ind. and Relay Titles 204 All-Americans 814 Swimming A-A Certificates 153 Diving A-A Certificates 967 Total A-A Certificates 23 Big Ten Team Championships 193 Big Ten Ind. Swimming Titles 43 Big Ten Relay Titles 26 Big Ten Diving Titles

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION (1-22) Schedule...3 Media Information...4 Tradition...6 World Class Facilities Roster Swimming Preview Diving Preview...22 STAFF (23-36) Ray Looze...24 Dr. Jeff Huber...27 Mike Westphal...30 Donny Brush...31 Pam Swander...32 Support Staff...33 MEET THE HOOSIERS (37-62) Hank Baldwin...38 Thomas Clavier...39 Ryan Fagan...40 Sergiy Fesenko...41 Mike Jones...42 Jesse Rappaport...43 Kevin Swander...44 Lee Houchin/Matt Jensen...45 Brian Mariano/Ryan McNeill...46 Ryan Millard/Drew Ossakow...47 Colin Russell...48 Paul Sigfusson/Scott Tanner...49 Will Bohonyi/Alex Brunfeldt...50 Joe Cramer...51 Norman Ference/Alec Haley...52 Ronald Hehn/Ben Hesen...53 John Kevin Koehler/David Legler...54 The Indiana Men s Swimming and Diving Media Guide is a production of the Indiana Media Relations Office. Individuals wishing to reproduce any portion should get consent from the Media Relations staff. Cover Design Writing Editing Graphic Design Layout Todd Patrick/Taylor Roberts...55 Redshirt Freshmen/Newcomers...56 Returner Career Bests IN REVIEW (63-66) Season in Review Season Bests...66 HISTORY & RECORDS (66-152) All-American Breakdown...67 All-Americans...70 Olympians...98 Hoosier Honor Roll NCAA Championship Recaps All-Time Top Performers/Performances-Yards All-Time Top Performers/Performances-SCM All-Time Top Performers/Performances-LCM All-Time Top Performers/Performances-Diving Letterwinners Former Head Coaches James Doc Counsilman Hobie Billingsley Endowment Counsilman Center for Science of Swimming IU EXPERIENCE ( ) Indiana University Special thanks to the IU Coaching Staff, Alumni and everyone else that helped renovate the history and records section INDIANA MEN S SWIMMING AND DIVING MEDIA GUIDE Beth Feickert Jason Marsteller IU Media Relations Staff, David Tanner Beth Feickert Jason Marsteller Photography Presswork Paul Riley Metropolitan Printing, Bloomington, Ind. 2 INDIANA HOOSIERS

3 SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 6-11 Olympic Medal Potential (OMP) Performance Enhancement Camp Indianapolis, Ind. All Day OCTOBER 7 Cream vs. Crimson Bloomington, Ind. 4 p.m. 14 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6:30 p.m. 29 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. TBA NOVEMBER 4 Louisville, Southern Illinois, Wisconsin Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m Indiana Invitational Bloomington, Ind. All Day DECEMBER 2 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m Holiday Training Trip Nassau, Bahamas All Day JANUARY 1 Michigan State Nassau, Bahamas 4 p.m. 1-5 Holiday Training Trip Nassau, Bahamas All Day 7 Ohio State Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m. 14 Michigan Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m OMP Performance Enhancement/Selection Camp TBA All Day 20 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 5 p.m. FEBRUARY 4 Purdue Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m Big Ten Championships Bloomington, Ind. All Day MARCH 4 IU Open Bloomington, Ind. 10 a.m NCAA Zone C Diving Championships Columbus, Ohio All Day NCAA Championships Atlanta, Ga. All Day USA Nationals Federal Way, Wash. All Day APRIL 1 USA Nationals Federal Way, Wash. All Day U.S. Open/American Cup Indianapolis, Ind. All Day MAY World Cup Selection Camp TBA All Day JUNE 1-4 World Cup Selection Camp TBA All Day World Cup Selection Camp - Final TBA All Day JULY 1-2 World Cup Selection Camp - Final TBA All Day Schedule is subject to change Home meets Held at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center All Times EST INDIANAHOOSIERS 3

4 MEDIA INFORMATION INDIANA QUICK FACTS Location: Bloomington, Ind. Founded: 1820 Colors: Cream and Crimson Nickname: Hoosiers Enrollment: 38,903 Swimming Facility: Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center President: Dr. Adam Herbert Director of Athletics: Rick Greenspan Conference: Big Ten Athletic Department Phone: IU SWIMMING AND DIVING First year of varsity competition: 1923 All-Time Record: NCAA Championships: 6 ( ) Big Ten Championships: 23 ( , ) NCAA Individual Swimming & Diving Titles: 79 Swimming All-America Honors: 814 Diving All-America Honors: 153 Big Ten Swimming Champions: 193 Big Ten Relay Team Champions: 43 Big Ten Diving Titles: COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Ray Looze, Jr. Alma Mater: Southern California, 1990 Indiana Record: (3 Years) Career Record: (8 Years) Assistant Coach: Donny Brush Assistant Coach: Pam Swander Assistant Coach: Mike Westphal Head Diving Coach: Jeff Huber Alma Mater: Wisconsin, Record: Big Ten Record: Big Ten Championships: 2nd, 717 pts NCAA Championships: 16th, 76 pts. RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMERS: Sergiy Fesenko, Junior Ben Hesen, Freshman Lee Houchin, Sophomore Todd Patrick, Freshman Colin Russell, Sophomore Kevin Swander, Junior Scott Tanner, Sophomore RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN DIVERS Ryan Fagan, Junior Brian Mariano, Sophomore ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Media Relations Director: Pete Rhoda Swimming and Diving Contact: Jason Marsteller Office Phone: jsmarste@indiana.edu Fax: Media Relations Mailing Address: Assembly Hall 1001 East 17th Street Bloomington, IN Web Site: IUHOOSIERS.com FOR THE MEDIA Media Relations Staff: The main contact for the swimming and diving program is Jason Marsteller. Feel free to contact him with any questions or to arrange interview requests. Credential Requests: Please direct all credential requests to Jason Marsteller. Requests may be made by telephone, fax, or . Credentials are mailed when possible. Weekly Interviews: All swimming and diving interviews must be arranged through the IU Media Relations Department. Please contact Jason Marsteller at least 24 hours in advance of the interview to make your request. Post-Meet Interviews: Post-meet interviews of swimmers, divers, and coaches at home meets should take place on the pool deck following the event. All post-meet interview requests should be requested through the Media Relations Department. IUHOOSIERS.COM: IUHOOSIERS.com is the official web site of the Indiana men s swimming and diving program. Media and fans may receive up-to-date information on the swimming program, including press releases, postmeet reports, news, stats, player features and player bios. 4 INDIANA HOOSIERS

5 INDIANA MEDIA RELATIONS STAFF Pete Rhoda Director Aaron Jordan Associate Director Kristen Jacob Assistant Director Jeff Keag Assistant Director Jason Marsteller Assistant Director Kris Sears Staff Assistant Kevin Martinez Staff Assistant Ashley Thornburg Staff Assistant Paul Riley Photographer Meyumi Ortiz Secretary INDIANA MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Main Phone Fax: Web site: Address: Swimming and Diving Contact: IUHOOSIERS.COM 1001 E. 17th Street Bloomington, IN Jason Marsteller Direct Phone: BIG TEN OPPONENT WEB SITES Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Ohio State Penn State Purdue Wisconsin MEDIA CONTACT LIST Associated Press...(317) Bloomington Herald Times...(812) Indiana Daily Student...(812) Indianapolis Star...(317) Inside Indiana...(812) IU Radio Network...(317) Louisville Courier Journal...(502) USA Today...(703) WGCL Radio...(812) WBWB Radio...(812) WISH-TV...(317) WRTV-TV...(317) WTHR-TV...(317) WXIN-TV...(317) IU MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION Director Pete Rhoda Phone: Associate Director Aaron Jordan Phone: Assistant Director Jeff Keag Phone: Assistant Director Kristen Jacob Phone: Staff Assistant Kris Sears Phone: Staff Assistant Ashley Thornburg Phone: Staff Assistant Kevin Martinez Phone: Photographer Paul Riley Phone: Secretary Meyumi Ortiz Phone: INDIANAHOOSIERS 5

6 TRADITION When Ray Looze was handed the reins of one of the nation s most storied swimming programs, his goal was simple, lead it back to the top. With an already well accomplished diving program under the direction of Dr. Jeff Huber, the coaching duo has led the program to the brink of winning its first Big Ten Championship since In 2005, Indiana nearly accomplished the coaching staff s goal of earning a Big Ten Title a year earlier than planned as the Hoosiers came up just three points shy of knocking off Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. The future looks bright, as IU returns more Big Ten points than the rest of the league. Additionally, the 16th-place finish was the highest since a pair of 17th-place efforts in 2004 and Meanwhile, Marc Carlton claimed the three-meter and platform titles at Big Tens, while Kevin Swander joined him on the podium with a crown of his own in the 200 breaststroke. At the NCAA Championships, IU boasted 10 All-Americans with Carlton, Colin Russell, Swander, Ryan Fagan, Brian Mariano, Scott Tanner, Todd Patrick, Lee Houchin, Sergiy Fesenko and Ben Hesen all picked up certificates for their performances. In 2004, the Hoosiers had success unparalled since the mid-1990 s. IU finished 17th at the 2004 NCAA Championships with 75.5 points. The Hoosiers also finished near the top of the James Doc Counsilman and Hobie Billingsley led Indiana to six NCAA Championships and 23 Big Ten Championships during their 30 years together at Indiana. Indiana won six consecutive NCAA Championships from 1968 to 1973 under legendary coaches Doc Counsilman (swimming) and Hobie Billingsley (diving). Only Southern California, Michigan, Stanford and Texas have won five or more national titles. The banners at left hang in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center. Big Ten for the second straight season. IU finished the 2004 Big Ten Championships in fourth place, one-spot lower than in In 2004, the swimming program had its first individual Big Ten Champion and first Big Ten Champion relay since Swander also won the 100-yard breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships and was the first Hoosier male ever to win the Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships award. The 400-yard medley relay team of Matt Leach, Murph Halasz, Swander and Claes Andersson won the Big Ten Championship as well. The Hoosier contingent had four first-team All-Big Ten selections and three second-team honorees. At the NCAA Championships, six Hoosiers earned All- America accolades. The 400 medley relay of Leach, Halasz, Swander and Andersson were the first relay since 1995 to earn All-America honors with a seventh-place finish. IU s 200 freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams also earned honorable mention All-America honors. In his first year with the Hoosiers, Russell earned honorable mention distinction in the 200 and 400 freestyle events with a pair of 11thplace finishes. Halasz earned honorable mention honors in the 200 butterfly while Swander earned the distinction in the 100 and 200 breaststroke event. Ryan Fagan, the lone diver to compete for IU collegiately in 2004, earned honorable mention honors as well on the 10-meter platform. The diving program also continued its dominance as Huber earned the Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year for both the men and the women and garnered the National Diving Coach of the Year award for the women. Since its inception in 1923, the Indiana men s swimming 6 INDIANA HOOSIERS

7 TRADITION program has won six national championships, captured 23 Big Ten titles, and compiled an overall record of Its all-time roster is a who s who of American swimming and includes such names as Mark Spitz, who won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympic Games and is the world s most famous swimmer. While the bottom-line accomplishments are staggering, a deeper evaluation of the history of the Indiana program reveals staggering statistics and accolades. Under the direction of head coach James Doc Counsilman, who compiled a overall record from , Indiana won six consecutive NCAA Championships ( ) and, possibly even more impressive, 20 straight Big Ten titles. From , Indiana won an amazing 140 dualmeet victories in a row. Individually, IU has produced 79 swimming and diving champions, 193 Big Ten swimming champions, 26 individual conference diving titles, and 43 relay events at Big Ten Championships. To put these numbers in perspective, 79 national champions ranks third among Big Ten schools, while the Big Ten diving (26 Big Ten titles), relay (43) and individual (193) swimming crowns all rank second. Former Hoosier Mark Spitz, quite possibly the most recognized swimmer in history, won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. Charlie Hickcox won seven NCAA Championships from At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, he won three gold medals (200 IM, 400 IM and 400 Medley Relay) and a sliver medal (100 Baclstroke). In the diving well, current head coach Huber is one of the most decorated coaches in history, having been presented with the Mike Peppe Award, which goes to the nation's Outstanding Senior Diving Coach, seven times. He has successfully followed in the large footsteps of Hobie Billingsley, Indiana s first diving coach, who was recognized as Diving Coach of the Year seven consecutive seasons from While Indiana has been remarkably successful throughout its entire history, it was Counsilman who placed the IU men s swimming program squarely on the map. After inheriting a team that had finished ninth in the Big Ten only three years prior to his arrival, the Indiana head coach went on to dominate the Big Ten Conference like no program has in the history of major college athletics. Counsilman, coupled with Billingsley, led the men to their first conference crown in At the time, little did anyone know that Indiana would not relinquish the crown until finishing second in A second-place finish that year certainly didn t signify an end to IU s success as Counsilman led the Hoosiers to four Big Ten titles in the 1980s, in addition to three second-place and two third-place finishes. Since its string of six NCAA titles from , the Hoosiers have placed among the top 20 teams at NCAAs in 19 of the past 30 years. From , Indiana fell just shy of bringing home national titles with three second-place finishes and a third-place standing. INDIANAHOOSIERS 7

8 TRADITION During the remarkable run of six consecutive NCAA Championships, Indiana featured 35 individual national champions and two relay champions. The squad s average margin of victory at NCAA championship meets during that span was 80.8 points, including a 121-point winning margin in At the present time no collegiate program in Division I-A history has won more consecutive swimming titles than the Hoosiers string of six consecutive victories. Michigan, with five titles from , is the only other team to win at least five consecutive national titles. Overall, only Michigan (11), Ohio State (11), USC (9), Texas (9) and Stanford (8) have won more NCAA men s swimming and diving titles than IU s six. In addition to the six NCAA titles, the squad has also traditionally performed well in NCAA championship meets. IU squads have placed among the top 20 teams in 40 different years and in the top 10 on 22 different occasions, including 17 top-five finishes. During Doc s tenure, the names and faces that made up the Indiana swimming and diving program were familiar to people all over the world, including many who are still recognizable today. In 1971, a writer for Sports Illustrated said, A good case can be made for the 1971 Indiana swimming team being the best college team ever in any sport. That statement has stood the test of time. Headlining the 1971 team was Mark Spitz, one of the most decorated Olympic athletes in history. Spitz held both the school records in the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events until recently. Murph Halasz reset Spitz s 200 mark during and has since bettered it by nearly two seconds. He also bettered Spitz s 100 record duing the 2004 Big Ten Championships. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Spitz won four medals. That mark, however, paled in comparison to the 1972 Munich Games. In Germany, Spitz won seven gold medals, including individual gold in both the 100 and 200 freestyle and 100 and 200 butterfly. In addition, he was a member of the three gold medal-winning relays. His 11 overall medals in two different Olympiads ties him with two other athletes as the most highly-decorated Olympic swimmers in the history of the United States. Spitz is far from the only Hoosier to achieve success in the Olympics. Since 1952, 28 different IU swimmers or divers have competed in the Olympics, winning a total of 57 medals, including 31 gold (by a total of 17 athletes). Hoosier swimmers have captured 111 individual U.S. National Championships and 14 relays titles at the U.S. Spring and Summer Nationals. The Hoosiers dominated the national scene in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2004, Swander became the first Hoosier since Djan Madruga to win a U.S. National Championship as he won the 100-meter breaststroke at the Summer Nationals. It was a first under the direction of Looze, who is quickly helping the program regain its storied form. In diving, nine Hoosiers have competed in the Olympic Games, including Mark Lenzi, the 1992 three-meter gold medalist and 1996 three-meter bronze medalist. From the first Olympic gold medalist, Bill Woolsey in 1952, to Lenzi and beyond, Indiana University has been well represented in national and international competition. Indiana s first NCAA swimming and diving championship in 1968 saw Hobie s Heroes lead the way on multiple boards. The five-man NCAA contingent scored 96 points and every IU diver placed on both the one- and three-meter. One year later, incredibly, Indiana finished first, second, and third on onemeter and first and second on three-meter. Overall, Billingsley coached 14 NCAA champion divers, seven outdoor diving champions, 14 indoor diving champions and 23 Olympic divers. He served as coach for Team USA in 1968 and 1972, while also coaching Austria (1976) and Denmark (1980). Most recently, Huber has coached 17 divers who have scored at NCAA Championships, including Mark Lenzi, the men s one-meter champion in Hoosier divers have won the 11 U.S. National Combined (men and women) Championships under Huber s guidance. In the summer of 2001, Huber served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Diving Team as Indiana s Sara Reiling, now Hildebrand, represented the United States in the platform event. Additionally, Huber served as a coach at both the World Championships and World University Games in INDIANA HOOSIERS

9 FACILITIES COUNSILMAN-BILLINGSLEY AQUATIC CENTER The Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center (CBAC), which was completed in 1996, is widely regarded as housing the fastest pool in the Big Ten Conference. The Student Recreational Sports Center, a 137,832 square foot-facility located on the corner of Jordan Avenue and Law Lane on the Bloomington campus, includes the 44,651 square foot aquatic center, which is utilized by Indiana s varsity swimming and diving programs. HOME OF INDIANA SWIMMING AND DIVING The Billingsley Diving Center, host to multiple national and international diving competitions, features two one-meter and threemeter springboards as well as one, three-, five-, seven- and 10-meter platforms. The Billingsley Diving Center has played host to well known diving competitions. The NCAA Zone C Diving Championships were held at the Billingsley Diving Center in 2001 and During the season, the Center was the host of the American Cup Meet with some of the top divers in the world. INDIANAHOOSIERS 9

10 FACILITIES INDOOR POOL The Counsilman Aquatic Center features an eight-lane, Olympic-sized facility spanning 30,512 square feet. Pool depths range from seven to eight feet to allow for faster times because of reduced waves. In addition to the actual pool and diving well, nearly 3,500-square feet of spectator seating provides optimum comfort and sight lines for swimming and diving fans. Also, locker rooms for Indiana s varsity swimming and diving squads, as well as the visiting team, are housed at the facility along with on-deck coaches offices. During the 1997 Men s Big Ten Swimming and Diving Championships, an in-depth study was conducted to determine the relative speed of the pool at the Counsilman Aquatic Center. The study evaluated the speed of pools that had hosted other Big Ten meets and compared them to the 1997 meet. In addition to Counsilman Pool, the Donald B. Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, the University of Minnesota Natatorium, and the Indiana University Natatorium in Indianapolis were also analyzed in the study. To conduct the study, times were gathered from the finals of Big Ten Championships from After the times were collected, they were compared in two ways. First, there was a comparison of the average times of the event (mean time). The second comparison was of the top 16 times in each event (field time). After all of the numbers were averaged for each event and facility, it was determined that Counsilman Aquatic Center at Indiana University- Bloomington was the fastest pool overall. Of the 18 events at the Big Ten Championships, Counsilman had the fastest mean times in 10 events and the fastest field time in 14 events. 10 INDIANA HOOSIERS

11 FACILITIES INDOOR DIVING WELL The TIVO system provides immediate and external feedback for divers. A TV/VCR is installed behind each level. For dryland training, two separate TV monitors are available for educational purposes. A total of six TVs, three TIVOs and six VCRs are used everyday. A warming pool is available for athletes to use during training and competitions. INDIANAHOOSIERS 11

12 FACILITIES OUTDOOR POOL With the warmest climate in the Big Ten Conference, Indiana also utilizes its outdoor pool for training purposes. It features a 10-lane, 50- meter facility along with a separate diving well. 12 INDIANA HOOSIERS

13 FACILITIES OUTDOOR DIVING Indiana s outdoor dryland training facilities include two trampolines and one dryboard. The Hoosiers outdoor diving facility features two three-meter boards, one-, three-, five-, seven-and-a-half and 10- meter platforms and a hot tub. INDIANAHOOSIERS 13

14 FACILITIES DRY LAND FACILITIES The Indiana diving facilities offer five trampolines, a total of seven spotting belts, including one above the one-meter springboard at the indoor pool, and 16 springboards for dryland training. 14 INDIANA HOOSIERS

15 SPORTS MEDICINE SPORTS MEDICINE The Hoosier swimmers and divers have access to their own training room located at the CBAC. Ruth Ann Allen, who worked with the U.S. Swimming and Diving teams at the 2003 World Championships, serves as the athletic trainer for both the men s and women s swimming and diving teams and the IU water polo team. Allen also worked at the 2004 World Short Course Championships in Indianapolis and the 2005 FINA World Championships. INDIANAHOOSIERS 15

16 WEIGHT ROOM SRSC WEIGHT ROOM The IU swimming and diving teams have the luxury of on-site weight and training equipment at the SRSC. A weight room and a cardiovascular workout room are both fullystocked with equipment. A running track is also available for use. 16 INDIANA HOOSIERS

17 SRSC WEIGHT ROOM WEIGHT ROOM INDIANAHOOSIERS 17

18 ROSTER NAMES CL./ELG. HT. WT. EVENT(S) HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE Hank Baldwin Sr./Sr Breast LaGrange Park, Ill./Fenwick Will Bohonyi So./So Diving Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley Tyler Boulden Fr./Fr Breast Indianapolis, Ind./North Central Alex Brunfeldt So./So Free Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State Joe Cramer Jr./So Free Indianapolis, Ind./St. Xavier/Connecticut Thomas Clavier 5th/Sr Fly/Breast Covington, La./Mandeville/Tennessee Keith Dawley Fr./Fr Fly Allen, Texas/Allen Ryan Fagan 5th/Sr Diving Pittsburgh, Pa./Jefferson Norman Ference So./So Free/IM Brecksville, Ohio/Hunting Valley Sergiy Fesenko Sr./Sr Free/Fly Kiev, Ukraine/Kiev George Grcevich Fr./Fr Breast/IM Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton Alec Haley So./So Breast/IM Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsch Ronald Hehn So./So IM/Breast Moorehead, Minn./Moorehead Ben Hesen So./So Back/Free Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville Lee Houchin Jr./Jr Free/Back Nashville, Tenn./Martin Luther King Jr. Matt Jensen Jr./Jr IM/Fly Valencia, Calif./Chaminade Prep Mike Jones Sr./Sr Back Louisville, Ohio/Firestone John Kevin Koehler, Jr. So./So Free/IM Springfield, Ohio/Central Catholic David Legler So./So Diving Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs Brian Mariano Sr./Jr Diving Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck Richard Martin So./Fr Free/IM Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville Ryan McNeill Jr./Jr Free/Fly Yorba Linda, Calif./Valencia Ryan Millard Jr./Jr Free/IM Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North/Ball State A.J. Miller Fr./Fr Breast Middlebury, Ind./Northridge Justin Montrie So./So Diving Barrington, Ill./Barrington/Kentucky Steven Murry Fr./Fr Free/IM Memphis, Tenn./Gateway Christian Matt O Neal Fr./Fr Free/Fly Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli Drew Ossakow Jr./Jr Free/Breast North Canton, Ohio/Hoover Todd Patrick So./So Free/IM Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette Justin Peterfish Fr./Fr Breast Delaware, Ohio/Worthington Christian Jesse Rappaport Sr./Sr Diving Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro/Rowan David Richardson-Rossbach Fr./Fr Back/Free Detroit, Mich./Grosse Point South Taylor Roberts Jr./So Diving Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill Colin Russell Jr./Jr Free/Breast Barrie, Ontario/Innisdale Secondary Jimmy Schwartz Fr./Fr Breast/IM Mount Laurel, N.J./The Peddie School Paul Sigfusson Jr./Jr Free Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central Michael Son Fr./Fr Free/Fly West Lynnwood, Wash./Edmonds Woodway Kevin Swander Sr./Sr Breast/IM Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove/Auburn Heath Tameris Fr./Fr Breast Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore Scott Tanner Jr./Jr Fly/Back Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier Steffan Troxel Fr./Fr Free Jackson, Mo./Jackson Nick Walkotten So./So Fly/Back Hudsonville, Mich./Jenison Max Weyermann Fr./Fr Diving Katy, Texas/James E. Taylor Jeff Wood Fr./Fr Back/Free Fairport, N.Y./Fairport HEAD SWIMMING COACH Ray Looze (4th Year) ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH Mike Westphal (3rd Year) ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH Donny Brush (1st Year) ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH Pam Swander (1st Year) HEAD DIVING COACH Dr. Jeff Huber (17th Year) 18 INDIANA HOOSIERS

19 SWIMMING PREVIEW Last season, Indiana head coach Ray Looze nearly advanced his plans to return Indiana to the glory land of Big Ten-title ownership a year sooner than planned. This season, the Hoosiers will look to capitalize on the momentum created by coming just three points shy of the Big Ten crown. After three seasons, Looze is well on his way to placing IU back among the elite programs in the country. In , Indiana turned in another amazing performance at the Big Ten Championships, taking second. During the league meet, the Hoosiers grabbed another swimming title, with senior Kevin Swander snaring the 200 breast title. We are heading into our fourth year, and we have the same goals as we always have, Looze said. Our goal for the Big Ten level is to win the conference championship. At the NCAA level, we want to finish in the top 10. We would like to have anywhere from individual swimmers make NCAAs and would like to qualify all five of our relays. While the Hoosiers did extremely well at the Big Ten level, they responded just a month later with an impressive outing at the NCAA Championships. Indiana accumulated 76 total points to claim 16th place, which was the best finish for IU since posting a 15th-place effort in I think we can be very successful at the NCAA level this season, Looze said. The first and most important thing is to make sure that we qualify the right people. Then, those people have to perform once they get there. On top of returning nine All-Americans, the Hoosiers welcome in a class that includes a plethora of high school All-Americans as well. The IU recruiting class also adds a variety of top distance freestylers, breaststrokers and butterflyers to an already deep Hoosier squad. The recruiting class is even better than what we could have hoped for, Looze said. I am really excited about some of the incoming freshmen. They have improved a lot over the summer. They are extremely motivated and excited to be Hoosiers. What more could you ask for? FREESTYLE According to Looze, the Hoosiers have improved what he had seen as the biggest team weakness last season in the 50-yard freestyle. IU s sprint crew will include junior Colin Russell, junior Lee Houchin, sophomore Todd Patrick and freshman Nick Walkotten. Last season, Russell earned four All-American certificates. He also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle at Big Tens and swam in the championship heat six times at the conference meet. Additionally, Russell picked up a silver medal at the World Championships as a member of the Canadian 800 LCM freestyle relay. The 10-time school record holder also took eighth in the 400 LCM free at the World University Games. Obviously, Colin Russell will help us, Looze said. He was under 20 last year. He is the top returning swimmer in the 50. I think Lee Houchin will improve quite a bit. He is a great swimmer, and if we can help him make strides in his starts and turns, he is going to be an NCAA-level sprinter. I think Todd Patrick will be able to help us as well as Nick Walkotten. Those will probably be our top four guys. The Hoosiers will rely on the same group of swimmers from the 50 free in their attack on 100-yard freestyle points in the upcoming season. Houchin claimed seven event titles last season and set or reset four of his five personal bests. Additionally, Houchin earned second team All-Big Ten with a second-place effort as the anchor of the 400- Junior Colin Russell should be one of Indiana s most versatile freestylers in the season. yard medley relay. Meanwhile, he garnered a trio of All-American certificates as a member of the 10th-place 800 free, 12th-place 200 free and 13th-place 400 free relays. The Nashville, Tenn., product can also be found in the school record books 17 times. Colin is our top returning guy, with Houchin coming close behind in the 100 free, Looze said. Patrick played a great role as a freshman. He improved a lot and made his Olympic Trial cut over the summer. Walkotten made nationals in the 100 free. It is the same crew in the 50 that will be big players in the 100 freestyle. We are far better off this year than we were last year in the sprint frees. That will also have a great impact on how we do in the relays. According to Looze, the 200-yard freestyle will be one of the strengths of the team in The top returning swimmers in the event are Russell and senior Sergiy Fesenko. Fesenko, a dominant distance specialist, posted NCAA provisionals in three different individual events. He also won 15 event titles and obliterated IU s record books by setting or helping to set six standards. He posted a 4:17.96 at NCAAs in the 500 free to break Rich Granneman s old record of 4:17.98 set in March of He also became the only sub-nine minute Hoosier in the 1,000-yard freestyle with an 8: ,650-yard free split at NCAAs. Meanwhile, Fesenko broke the school mark in the mile with a 15:00.49 at Big Tens. Both his distance records snapped previous James Sweeney efforts. Additionally, Fesenko snagged a pair of gold medals at the Ukrainian National Championships over the summer. This is one of the strengths of the team, Looze said. Colin and Sergiy are the top two guys. Lee and Todd will also play major roles. We finished 10th in the country in the 800 freestyle and that was our top relay. I think we are going to go big final this year. The longer the distance in the freestyle events, the more points Indiana will tend to gain over its opponents, according to Looze. On INDIANAHOOSIERS 19

20 SWIMMING PREVIEW Senior Sergiy Fesenko was as good as advertised during the season as he obliterated IU s record books. He will be looked to for leadership this season. top of Fesenko and Russell swimming in the 500 free, Indiana will field a large crew of distance swimmers in sophomore John Kevin Koehler, sophomore Alex Brunfeldt, junior Paul Sigfusson and junior Ryan McNeill. In , Koehler won four event titles and finished in the top three 15 times. He claimed points at the Big Ten Championships in the 200, 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle events. He finished eighth in the mile at Big Tens and placed just outside the points in the 1,650-yard free at NCAAs. He can be found in the IU record books on 11 occasions. Again, the 500 free should be another strength of the team, Looze said. Sergiy is our top returning guy. I think he can go big final at NCAAs. He is going to be right up there at the top one or two at the conference level, but we have the NCAA champion in our conference, so it makes it hard to get a win there. I think Colin will return to that event. He had a great summer in the 400-meter free. He is most likely going to return to that event. We will have J. K. Koehler, as well as Alex Brunfeldt, Paul Sigfusson and Ryan McNeill. We have a whole slew of guys that can help us in the 500 free. We probably go six deep in that event with people that have the potential to score. That is a great event for us. In the distance free, Indiana will not only rely on Fesenko and Koehler as some of the top returning talent in the mile, IU will also add freshmen Steffan Troxel, Michael Son and Norman Ference to the marathon corps. We return three NCAA qualifiers in the mile, Looze said. I think we could have upwards of four guys from that to make NCAAs. We added a couple good freshmen with Steffan Troxel, who has national cuts, as well as Michael Son. With what we return with Norm Ference coming off a freshman redshirt, we go six-to-seven deep in that event. The mile will score us quite a few points at the conference meet as well as the NCAAs. BACKSTROKE According to Looze, the 100-yard backstroke should be much improved from last season with the return of Walkotten from a medical redshirt. Also helping the IU campaign in the 100 back will be sophomore Ben Hesen, senior Mike Jones, junior Scott Tanner and Patrick as well as freshman Jeff Wood. Last season, Hesen garnered CollegeSwimming.com National Collegiate Swimmer of the Week recognition. He also won 14 titles throughout the year and earned All-American honors by advancing the 200-yard medley to finals at NCAAs. Meanwhile, Hesen finished in the points in four events at Big Tens. Hopefully, this event should be improved for us, Looze said. Ben Hesen was pretty much our main guy last year. I expect Ben and Nick Walkotten to really push each other to something great, and that happened over the summer. I see that happening in the college season, too. I think we will end up with an elite-level backstroke. Beyond that, I expect Jeff Wood to help out quite a bit. Scott Tanner and Michael Jones were just off being able to score. I think they can get into the scoring realm. Todd Patrick is also a really good 100 backstroker to boot. I think we go five deep in the 100 back this year, which is nice. As per Looze, the 200 backstroke could be one of the few weak areas for the Hoosiers. Jones, the top returner in the event, will be joined by Hesen, Wood and Patrick. Jones provided valuable depth last season with 21 top-three finishes for the Hoosiers, five of which were second-place efforts. Meanwhile, he set or reset five personal records and owns the school record in both the 100 SCM backstroke and 200 SCM backstroke. This is probably one of our weak areas, Looze said. Mike Jones is the top returning guy and he went consolation finals at Big Ten. We really need to get some guys to step up. Ben is going to swim this event. He can be a real good 200 backstroke, but we have to get him experienced enough to know how to do it right. Jeff Wood is another guy that could potentially step in and help us in this event. Obviously, Todd Patrick was our second fastest guy last year and he will swim some 200 back for us during the year. This is an event where we need some guys to step up. We have some talent, but people will have to improve if we are going to score some needed points in this area. BUTTERFLY The 100-yard butterfly will be another strength of the squad in Walkotten, Tanner, Hesen and senior Thomas Clavier will look to amass points for the Hoosier cause. Clavier is coming off a gritty year for Indiana. The Covington, La., native demonstrated uncommon toughness by swimming both the 100 fly and 100 breaststroke without a right anterior cruciate ligament after snapping it in a freak accident shortly after the Michigan dual meet. Not only did he swim with the injury, he finished seventh in the 100 fly at the conference championships. The 100 fly is a strength of the team, Looze said. We have Walkotten back as one of the top butterflyers in the country. We have Scott Tanner and Thomas Clavier and also Ben Hesen. There is a tremendous amount of talent in the 100 fly. I think we can have four in the big final this next year at Big Tens. While the 100 fly could be a major strength for IU, the 200 fly could be an area of weakness. IU loses All-American and school record holder Murph Halasz to graduation. Tanner and Walkotten will be looked to for points, while junior Matt Jensen will also help. 20 INDIANA HOOSIERS

21 SWIMMING PREVIEW Tanner came out of nowhere to break Halasz s 100 fly school standard with a at NCAAs in Previously, the record had stood since Mark Spitz s days at IU in Additionally, Tanner earned All- American recognition as the third leg of the 12th-place 200 medley and swam in the championship final in both the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly at Big Tens. This could be a weakness for us, Looze said. We lose Murph Halasz, and he was a critical player. I think Nick is going to swim the fly for us and I think he is going to be really good in it. We have Scott Tanner back. He will play a good role. The person with the most ability to improve is probably Matt Jensen. I think he is ready for a breakthrough year. He has gotten a lot stronger over the summer. The talent is there, we just need people to step up and get the job done. BREASTSTROKE The breaststroke events should return to the vaunted level previously known as one of Indiana s best events during its run of 23 Big Ten Team Championships in the 60s and 70s. Not only will IU field Swander, Clavier, sophomore Ronnie Hehn and senior Hank Baldwin, the Hoosiers welcome freshmen Heath Tameris and A.J. Miller. Tameris just came off a breaststroke sweep at the junior national championships over the summer. We should be fine here, Looze said. We have Kevin Swander, Thomas Clavier, Ronnie Hehn, Hank Baldwin, Heath Tameris and A.J. Miller. I think those guys are all going to play a role in what happens in the 100 breast. We go five-to-six deep in that event. Indiana returns the defending Big Ten champion in the 200 breast with Swander heading into his senior season. Additionally, Tameris and Miller will join Baldwin, Hehn and sophomore Alec Haley in the 200 breaststroke crew. Swander earned a pair of silver medals at the World University Games with a second-place finish in the 100 LCM breast and as the second leg of the runner-up United States 400 LCM medley relay in Izmir, Turkey. He also claimed third place in the 100 LCM breaststroke at the World Championship Trials, while earning four All-American certificates to move his total to 10 for his IU career. He either owns or is a member of 13 school standards. I think we are going to be pretty good in this, too, Looze said. Kevin, Heath and A.J. all have the potential to go well under two minutes, which will make big finals at Big Tens. Kevin has the ability to win an NCAA title next year if he continues to improve. Hopefully, Hank and Ronnie can step up with Alec Haley to score. We could go five deep in potential scorers at Big Tens and have several make NCAAs. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY In the 200 IM, IU will return Swander and Patrick, while Miller is one of the top high school performers in the event. Additionally, Indiana will swim Jones, Clavier, Haley and Jensen in the event for depth points. In , Patrick was IU s most active and dominant swimmer of the season. He earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for his performance against Evansville and won 20 event crowns. He captured points for IU in five events at Big Tens and earned All-American status in four relays at NCAAs. He is found in IU s record book 23 times. This is going to be another strength of the team, Looze said. We return Kevin and Todd Patrick. Both of them are NCAA guys. We add an A.J. Miller who is one of the top high school people in this event. We have three front line 200 IMers. Hopefully, a fourth will step up between Mike Jones, Thomas Clavier, Alec Haley or Matt Jensen. Somebody that can get well under 1:50 and be a good fourth guy for us. The 400 IM closed out the individual events for the Hoosiers. Indiana will swim Jensen, Haley, Miller and freshman Steven Murry in the event. Last season, Jensen placed in the top three eight times for the Hoosiers. He also set or reset five personal best and moved into IU s record chronicles 16 times. Matt Jensen is our top returning guy, Looze said. We aren t going to have Todd Patrick swim this. Matt is going to be an important player as will Alec Haley. A.J. Miller might swim the 400 IM, because of the depth we have at breaststroke. I expect the 400 IM to be pretty good for us. Steven Murry is one of the top high school 400 IMers. I think we are going to have four guys that are pretty competitive. I am just wondering if one or two of them can make the big final at Big Tens. Also, can anybody step up and make NCAAs? RELAYS Indiana is optimistic about its relays for the upcoming year after qualifying all five to the NCAA Championships in Even though the 400-yard medley was disqualified, IU placed its four other relays in the points. The 800-yard freestyle took 10th, while the 200-yard freestyle and medley relays placed 12th. The 400-yard freestyle event rounded out the IU effort at NCAAs with a 13th-place effort. Our medley relays are very strong, Looze said. We have a really good stroke guy in each of those. We have two good backstrokers, a slew of good breaststrokes and flyers and now several freestylers to pick from. Our freestyle relays are vastly improved. Our 800 was one of the best in the country. Overall, Looze is hopeful for the season after coming so close at the 2005 Big Ten Championships. We have a pretty good team, Looze said. It is deep. We have improved our weaknesses and enhanced our strengths. Senior Kevin Swander moved his career All-American certificate total to 10 in He will look to add to that tally in the upcoming season. INDIANAHOOSIERS 21

22 DIVING PREVIEW After what may have been the most outstanding diving year in recent memory, the Indiana University men s diving program looks to blast into the stratosphere as it boasts an incredible amount of top-level talent and depth. The combination of veteran divers, with an influx of fresh and vibrant newcomers, should rocket IU Diving to unparalleled heights. We should be very competitive on all three levels this year, Indiana head diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber said. Perhaps, we may be more competitive than we have ever been before, especially on the 10-meter. The upcoming year s squad boasts eight members with six returnees and a pair of fresh faces. The crop of divers includes two seniors, one junior, three sophomores, a transfer and a freshman. Leading the way for the Hoosiers will be returning All-American Ryan Fagan and fellow senior Jesse Rappaport. Fagan continued a solid run for IU during his junior season. He garnered an All-American certificate with a 15th-place effort in the one-meter at NCAAs. Additionally, he helped IU blast the record books at Big Tens with a pair of fourth-place finishes on the threemeter and platform. Overall, IU Diving amassed 233 points to best the previous conference mark of 183 established by Indiana in Meanwhile, Fagan is currently among the top 10 in three categories in IU s record books. Ryan has improved even from his finish two summers ago when he made finals at senior nationals, Huber said. He is experienced and will be very competitive on all three levels and will provide us with a great deal of leadership. Ryan should contend for a Big Ten title. Rappaport made an immediate impact after transferring to IU from Rowan University. The Glassboro, N.J., product cleared the zone qualifying standard eight times in Additionally, he finished no lower than seventh at Big Tens to help IU destroy the conference diving point record. He placed fifth on the platform at the conference meet for his best effort at Big Tens. He also claimed eighth on the tower at the Zone C meet. Jesse is an explosive athlete and has really improved over the summer, Huber said. As his back and reverse optionals become more consistent, he will be very competitive on all three levels at both the Big Tens and NCAAs. He should contend for a Big Ten title and provide leadership for our team. Junior Brian Mariano is IU s second returning All-American. The Naugatuck, Conn., native provided Indiana with an incredible onetwo punch when diving with Big Ten Diver of the Year Marc Carlton last season. Not only did Mariano pick up an All-American honor with a 13th-place finish on the tower at NCAAs, he earned second team All-Big Ten recognition with a second-place effort on the platform at Big Tens. Meanwhile, Mariano gobbled up points for IU during the dual meet season by placing in the top four on 10 occasions. After taking the summer off, Brian will have to spend the first part of the season getting back in shape, Huber said. Depending on how quickly he does that, he could have a good year and make finals on 3m at the Big Tens and possibly contend for a Big Ten title on 10m. Sophomore Will Bohonyi helped the Hoosiers by providing solid depth to the diving corps. The Mechanicsburg, Pa., product competed in seven meets for IU last year. He also finished in the points for the Hoosiers with a 12th-place effort on the tower at Big Tens. Additionally, he finished 18th on the one-meter and 21st on the threemeter at the league meet. Meanwhile, he competed at the Zone C meet and took 19th on the one-meter and 29th on the three-meter. Will has really improved over the summer and will be competitive on all three levels, Huber said. He is just now starting to get comfortable with his 10m optional list, which has a great deal of high degree of difficulty dives. Will scored at Big Tens last year on 10m but he should score on all three levels this season. Fellow sophomore David Legler will look to contribute to Indiana in the upcoming season. He competed in seven meets for Indiana last season and posted plenty of personal-high marks throughout the year. David has a great rip, a lot of athletic talent and he is slowly learning how to use his quickness and ability to consistently hit his dives, Huber said. As he becomes more consistent, he will be a major factor for the team at the Big Ten Championships. Redshirt sophomore Taylor Roberts may see his opportunity to shine come now. The Aurora, Colo., native claimed Big Ten Diver of the Week for his performance against Iowa and Southern Illinois last season. Additionally, he eclipsed the NCAA zone-qualifying standard nine times. At the Big Ten Championships, Roberts consumed a massive amount of points by tallying points in all three events at the conference meet. His highest finish came with a fifth-place effort on the one-meter. Meanwhile, Roberts placed in the top-four all 14 times he was a scoring diver during the dual meet season. Taylor had some surgery immediately after last season and it seems to have really eliminated the discomfort he was feeling in his shoulder, Huber said. Taylor had a great summer of training, better than we probably anticipated, because his surgery went so well. Although he did not have a good senior national championship this summer, I am convinced that he is ready to take a big step forward with his diving. He will be very competitive in vying for a Big Ten title, especially on 3m, and will provide leadership for the team. Sophomore Justin Montrie, a transfer from Kentucky, should provide an immediate boost to IU s already amazing depth. As a Wildcat, Montrie placed 17th on the platform, 30th on the three-meter and 36th on the one-meter at the NCAA Zone Diving Championship. Additionally, he took 14th on the platform, 18th on the one-meter and 21st on the three-meter at the Southeastern Conference Championships. Justin has been a great addition to the team, Huber said. He is an outstanding athlete who has to become more technically sound with his diving. As he continues to make corrections and improve, he will be competitive at the Big Tens and NCAAs. He is in the process of learning several new dives on 10m and a few on 1m and 3m. With more practice his diving will rise to the next level. The final newcomer to IU Diving is Max Weyermann. The high school All-American from James E. Taylor High School out of Katy, Texas, claimed a state championship during his time at the prep level. Additionally, he garnered the Texas Diver of the Year award in Max is a talented diver whose best diving is really ahead of him, Huber said. He is a great athlete and will be competitive on all three levels. He needs to learn a few dives on 10m and make a few corrections in his hurdle. Once these are in place, he will be competitive at the Big Tens and NCAAs as a freshman. 22 INDIANA HOOSIERS