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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Outlook Roster...5 Student-Athlete Profiles Head Coach Dennis Dale Assistant Coach Bill Tramel...20 Diving Coach Jason Baumann...21 Support Staff...22 University Aquatic Center The University of Minnesota...A-C University Campus...D-E The Twin Cities...F-G Twin Cities Entertainment...H-I University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics...J-K Life Skills...L-M Academics...N-O Athletics Facilities...P Flashback National Honors...43 All-Americans since Big Ten Champions/All-Big Ten Honors and Awards Academic All-Americans...48 Records All-Time Top 25 Performers All-Time Letterwinners Year-By-Year Results The Minnesota Men s Swimming & Diving Yearbook is published by the University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Communications. Additional copies of may be purchased for $8 (shipping & handling included) by sending a check made payable to the University of Minnesota and mailing to: University of Minnesota Athletic Communications 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building th Ave. SE Minneapolis, Minn For more information, please contact the athletic communications office at: Phone: (612) Fax: (612) gophers@umn.edu CREDITS The Minnesota Men s Swimming & Diving Yearbook was written, compiled and designed by Jeff Keiser and Doug Vose. Photography: Alicia Jerome, Eric Miller, Chris Mitchell, Brad Person, Jerry Lee, Stacy Bengs Printing: University of Minnesota Printing Services Special thanks to Bob Swoverland and the staff at University of Minnesota Printing Services. QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Location: Minneapolis, Minn. Founded: 1851 Enrollment: 50,042 Nickname: Golden Gophers Colors: Maroon and Gold Conference: Big Ten University President: Robert H. Bruininks Director of Athletics: Joel Maturi Home Facility (capacity): University Aquatic Center (2,500) COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Dennis Dale (Minnesota, 1967) Record at Minnesota: (22 years) Assistant Coach: Bill Tramel (Missouri, 1992) Diving Coach: Jason Baumann (Indiana, 1996) Volunteer Swimming Coach: Tony Peterson Volunteer Diving Coach: Jim Zagaria Aquatic Director: Duane Proell Swimming & Diving Office Phone: (612) TEAM INFORMATION Dual Meet Record: Big Ten Championships: 1st place (612.5 points) 2007 NCAA Championships: 10th place (131 points) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Creative Director/Men s Swimming & Diving Contact: Jeff Keiser Office Phone: (612) Fax: (612) keise004@umn.edu Athletic Communications Address: 244 Bierman Field Athletic Building, th Avenue S.E. Minneapolis, MN Website: Director of Athletic Communications: Garry Bowman Associate Directors: Becky Bohm, Matt Slieter Assistant Directors: Steve Geller, Jim Strick, Michelle Traen Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/Publications: Sara Berhow Creative Director: Jeff Keiser Assistant Creative Director: Chris Lagasse Director of Internet Services: John Romo Communications Intern: Ryan Maus The University of Minnesota is committed to the policy that all persons shall have equal access to its programs, facilities, and employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, disability, public assistance status, veteran status, or sexual orientation. GOLDEN GOPHER ATHLETICS MISSION STATEMENT To serve as a window to the University, in an environment of integrity and equity, that enables student-athletes to achieve excellence in their academic and athletic pursuits. M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

4 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R E V I E W SEASON PREVIEW Gophers look to defend Big Ten Title and pursue sixth title in last eight years. The goals of the Minnesota men s swimming and diving program remain the same just about every year, to win the Big Ten championship and finish in the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. The Gophers reached this goal in 2007, pulling off a dramatic come-from-behind victory at the Big Ten Championships and finishing 10th at the NCAA Championships held at University Aquatic Center. Seven swimmers with 28 combined All-America certificates return to give Minnesota a strong chance at reaching these goals once again under the guidance of head coach Dennis Dale. Senior David Plummer is the Gophers most decorated swimmer, holding 10 All-America awards and school records in the 100 and 200 backstrokes. Plummer will look to challenge for NCAA and Big Ten titles in his final campaign after placing fifth in the 200 back at the 2007 NCAA meet and ninth in the 100. The co-captain will have additional resources this season with the addition of junior transfer Jon Roberts from Auburn. One of the nation s top returning breaststrokers will give the Gophers a new dimension. Proven Big Ten performers and All-Americans Tyler Schmidt, Colin Lee-To, Mike Woodson, Jason Timmer and Mike Holmes. A seasoned group of upperclassmen including Russ Payne, Matt Engel and Adam Weis along with sophomores Ray Betuzzi and Alex Wold will also bolster Minnesota s chances this season. Junior Cole Young leads the Gopher diving corps under the direction of coach Jason Baumann. Young is a four-time Big Ten scorer and had a strong summer of competition that included a trip to U.S. Nationals. Highly recruited freshman Drew Brown and sophomore Tyler Jepsen will also figure prominently as well. Minnesota returns as a favorite for the Big Ten title race after winning five of the last seven Big Ten crowns. The Gophers will be heavily challenged by Michigan, who finished just four points behind Minnesota last season and return every point scorer from their roster. Indiana, the 2006 conference champions, will also challenge for the title while Purdue, Penn State and Ohio State figure to be contenders for top positions in the conference race. Alex Wold Russ Payne Colin Lee-To BREASTSTROKE The Gophers collection of breaststrokers is easily the most improved group for the version of Minnesota Swimming. Paramount to the improvement of this unit is the transfer of junior Jon Roberts from Auburn. Roberts had a breakout summer during the 2007 offseason that was highlighted by a third-place finish in the 100- meter breaststroke while representing Team USA at the Japan International Grand Prix, where his time of 1:00.28 was the 10th-fastest in the world to that point and was the second-fastest by an American behind world record-holder Brendan Hansen. Roberts also finished fifth at U.S. Nationals in the 100 breaststroke and won three events at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series at the University Aquatic Center in July. Roberts accomplished all of this after helping Auburn to the 2007 NCAA title where he earned All-America honors in the 100 and 200 breast and the 200 IM. When we first talked to Jon about transferring, his main motivation was to find a school with an excellent engineering program and that s what ultimately led him to choose Minnesota, assistant coach Bill Tramel said. He was thinking that he needed to have a post-swimming plan in case he wasn t going to have a chance to make the Olympic team. Now things are a little different; he s ranked third in the country and 10th in the world. We re very glad to have Jon as a part of the program. The Gophers contingent of breaststrokers will also include native Minnesotans and Big Ten veterans Jason Timmer and Colin Lee-To. Timmer and Lee-To finished fifth and seventh in the 100 and ninth and 19th in the 200 respectively at the Big Ten Championships a year ago and will look to continue to contribute this year. Both have earned All-America honors in their careers on the Gophers medley relay teams at the NCAA Championships. Minnesota s freshman class is laden with breaststrokers and includes, among others, Rob Schnitzler, Zach Weis and Ivan Gutesa. The gathering of breaststrokers is by design. I ve had some success working with breaststrokers before and our experience on teams with and without a strong breaststroke contingent clearly shows that breaststroke is very important to the success of the team, Tramel said. Gutesa is ranked in the top 100 in the world in short course meters breaststroke. Schnitzler, another Wisconsin native, has a lot of front-end speed and in the brief time he s been with us, he s shown some potential which we re excited about. Zach Weis is a very talented in the long-course events and has a lot of room to improve with his technique. Tramel and head coach Dennis Dale are also encouraged by a group of experienced Gophers that are capable of scoring breaststroke points this season. Sophomore Mark Solfelt, a Minnesota high school state champion in the breaststroke event, is expected to see more action in the breaststroke events after a departure from the stroke during his freshman campaign. Minnesota will also seek depth from sophomore Rob Schaefer and Rutgers transfers Stephen Miller and Josh Griffey. BACKSTROKE The backstroke events should be a strength for the Gophers for the campaign. Led by senior captain David Plummer, the Minnesota school record holder in both the 100 (46.64) and 200 (1:42.41) backstroke disciplines, the Gophers will also feature Plummer s fellow senior captains Mike Woodson and Russ Payne at times this season in the backstroke. Woodson scored in the 100 backstroke each of his first two years before concentrating on spring freestyle events his junior year. Payne was a ninth place finisher at last year s Big Ten s in the 200 backstroke (1:45.09). Any time you have your current school record holder returning, that s very significant, Tramel said. [David] is the greatest backstroker we ve ever had here and we ve had some great ones from Todd Smolinski and a number of other guys. Plummer had a banner year for the Gophers last season, setting both school backstroke records and swimming to All-American honors as a member of the Gophers 200 and 400 freestyle relays as well as in the 100 backstroke (ninth) and 200 backstroke (fifth) at the NCAA meet. Plummer also was a heavy contributor to the fifth Big Ten title in seven years for Minnesota, as he led off the each of the Gophers two third place finishing medley relays and notched top-16 finishes in the 100 backstroke (third), 200 backstroke (fourth) and 200 IM (15th). Plummer also gained international experience over the summer, competing for Team USA at the World University Games in Thailand. 2 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

5 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R E V I E W Matt Engel The Gophers do lose captain Dan Berve, who scored in both backstroke events at 2007 Big Tens and also provided medley relay depth at backstroke and butterfly. Although Berve is impossible to replace, Tramel and the Gopher coaching staff are expecting big things out of a few talented freshmen, namely Jared White. I m really excited about [White]. I m really excited about getting him up here I ve been trying to get a kid from North Carolina ever since I left four years ago and we ve got a great one in Jared, Tramel said. He s a little less experienced than the average college swimmer because he s only been swimming consistently since his sophomore year [of high school]. He had a great, breakout summer and surprised a lot of people. He s a lot better now than when he decided to come to Minnesota, which is surprising considering how good he was when he made that decision, but definitely going to contribute. The Gophers also will look to freshman Philip Greenberg and sophomore Peter Mullee to add depth in backstroke events. BUTTERFLY If there is a weaker event for the Gophers in , it will likely be in the butterfly events. Losing captain Dan Berve and consistent contributor Hiro Sugimoto is challenge enough to replace, but the Gophers will also have to find someone to fill the shoes of Evan Bernier, who transferred to the University of Washington to be closer to his family. We d still love to have Dan [Berve] and Evan [Bernier] back, but someone is going to step up. We are going to try a lot of different people in the butterfly event this year, whether that be freshmen or other older guys, Tramel said. This event will be an exploration process. Freshman Kevin Baseheart and junior Anthony Portela will be keys to the Gophers success in the butterfly. Baseheart, who narrowly missed an Olympic Trials cut time last summer, became the first ever Milwaukee City Conference swimmer to win a Wisconsin state crown in the butterfly in his junior season before successfully defending his title last spring. Sophomore Alex Wold and junior Adam Weis will also contribute in the 200 butterfly after scoring at the Big Ten meet a year ago. Seniors Erich Welton, Matt Engel and Russ Payne could be turned to for depth as will senior Mike Woodson, Roberts and Lee-To. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY The Gophers will look to the individual medley events to be a strength this season. In addition to Roberts, who was an All-American for Auburn in the 200 IM in 2007, the Gophers return Plummer, Payne and Wold who all scored in either the 200 or 400 IM at last year s Big Ten Championships. Payne was a finalist in the 400 IM at Big Tens and followed with a strong sixth place showing in the event at the U.S. Spring Nationals in New York. Plummer has placed all three years at the Big Ten Championships in addition to his national showings in the backstroke events. Transfers Miller and Griffey both come to the U after Rutgers University disbanded their program following the campaign. Both Miller and Griffey scored valuable points for the Scarlet Knights at the Big East meet last year and hope to continue to score valuable conference points swimming for the Gophers this season. We feel very good about the IM, we ve got a lot of guys that we expect to score points swimming those events, Tramel said. We hope that having Roberts, Griffey and Miller added to the solid group that we already had from last year will help us out. Tramel and the rest of the Gopher coaching staff is expecting big things from Wold, especially after an impressive summer season. Wold, who finished eighth in the 400 IM and 18th in the 200 IM at the 2007 Big Ten meet, impressed his coaches this August by notching U.S. Olympic trials cut time of 2:02.49 in the 200-meter IM at U.S. Nationals in Indianapolis. Alex had an unbelievable summer after a very solid freshman year, Tramel said. We re looking to him to help out a lot. Wold will also team with Schaefer, Jon Menozzi, Nico Zebley, Timmer, Solfelt and Gutesa to provide significant depth in the IM. Jason Timmer David Plummer Ray Betuzzi Mike Holmes M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

6 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R E V I E W Cole Young SPRINT FREE A perennial strength for Minnesota has been its wealth of spring freestyle talent. The season was the last for a highly decorated group that included All- Americans Ales Volcansek, Igor Cerensek and Mario Delac. Minnesota s approach this season in the sprint freestyle would be more accurately classified as reloading than rebuilding. The 2007 freshman class for the Gophers includes two of the most highlytouted sprint freestyle swimmers in the country in Maple Grove s Curt Carlson and Michael Richards out of Roseville High School. Carlson, a Minnesota state champion and state record holder, comes the U with a high school resume that includes erasing Olympic gold medalist Tom Malchow s 12-year-old Minnesota state record in the 200 freestyle. In Richards, the Gophers boast the only high school swimmer from 2007 that has already qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 50 freestyle. Richards also captured the 2006 U.S. Junior National title in the 50. Curt Carlson is as-advertised. He s a big-bodied guy and he s already contributing, Tramel said. He is going to be a great collegiate swimmer. We ve got a lot of great sprinters, but he might be the best of the group. Mike Richards is obviously a big signing for us and he ll also contribute in the spring freestyle and relays. Along with their heralded freshman, the Gophers will also turn to some of their older swimmers to provide leadership in the spring freestyle events. Seniors Tyler Schmidt and Mike Woodson were staples of the Gopher All-American relays in and return this year to add to their impressive resumes. Both were members of the Gophers 400 freestyle relay that clinched the Gophers ninth Big Ten championship a year ago. Schmidt is a four-time individual Big Ten finalist and owns the fourth and fifthbest times in school history in the 200 and 100 freestyle events respectively. Woodson is a seven-time scorer at Big Tens and a two-time finalist individually. Lee-To is also one of the Gophers top returning sprinters and will lead a group that includes White, Schnitzler and Mullee that will add depth. DISTANCE FREE Junior Mike Holmes and sophomore Ray Betuzzi will lead an impressive group of Minnesota distance specialists. Holmes season a year ago was punctuated by his performance at the Big Ten Championships that saw him drop 22 seconds off his personal-best time in the 1650 to notch a runner-up finish for the Gophers that sparked their Saturday night rally to nab the Big Ten crown. Holmes went on to garnish All-America honors with a ninth place showing at the NCAA meet a few weeks later. Betuzzi, who finished third at Big Tens in the 500 freestyle, was the highest-qualifying freshman at the NCAA meet a year ago. Schmidt, the fastest returning Gopher in the 200 freestyle, will also contribute in the middle distance events. We ve got an army of 500 swimmers, Tramel said. We re really excited with what we ve got in Alex Wold, Erich Welton, and Chris Peterson, who was an Illinois state champion in the 500 freestyle. There are a lot of guys that will contribute in the 500. David Hawker, a freshman from Wausau, is the third Wisconsin 500 freestyle champion in four years to choose to become a Golden Gopher, joining Welton and sophomore Kevin Ewald. The Gophers will also look to sophomores Nico Zebley, Jon Menozzi, Jacob Kittilstad, Michael Daup and freshman Matt Crees to provide depth. Zebley had a strong freshman season, just missing scoring in the 1650 free (18th) at the Big Ten Championships. DIVING The Gophers diving contingent, consisting of junior captain Cole Young, sophomore Tyler Jepsen and freshman Drew Brown, regroup after losing captain and NCAA All-American Shaun Kennedy to graduation. The group, led by third-year coach Jason Baumann, will lean on a aggressive attitude and attention to detail to cultivate success and score significant points for a swimming and diving program that will be seeking its SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Sept. 28 ALUMNI MEET Oct. 6 INTRASQUAD MEET Oct. 13 FLORIDA 11:00 a.m. Oct. 19 at Iowa 4:00 p.m. Nov. 2 NORTH CAROLINA 6:00 p.m. Nov. 3 NORTH CAROLINA 12:00 p.m. Nov. 9 MINNESOTA GRAND PRIX/DIVING INVITE 12/6 p.m. Nov. 10 MINNESOTA GRAND PRIX/DIVING INVITE 12/6 p.m. Nov. 11 MINNESOTA GRAND PRIX/DIVING INVITE 12/6 p.m. Nov Indiana Invitational (Divers only) Nov. 30 Ohio State Invitational 11 a.m./6 p.m. Dec. 1 Ohio State Invitational 10 a.m./6 p.m. Dec. 2 Ohio State Invitational 9 a.m./3 p.m. Jan. 13 Rainbow Invitational (Honolulu, Hawaii) 4:00 p.m. Jan. 19 ARIZONA STATE 12:00 p.m. Feb. 1 at Purdue w/wisconsin 6:00 p.m. Feb. 2 at Purdue w/wisconsin 12:00 p.m. Feb. 8 MINNESOTA CHALLENGE 6:00 p.m. Feb. 9 MINNESOTA CHALLENGE 12/6 p.m. Feb. 28-Mar. 1 Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) Prelims: 12 p.m. Diving: 1:30 p.m. Finals: 7 p.m. Mar NCAA Zone Diving (Columbus, Ohio) Mar. 23 GOPHER-IT INVITATIONAL 1/4 p.m. Mar NCAA Championships (Federal Way, Wash.) Prelims: 12 p.m. Diving: 1:30 p.m. Finals: 7 p.m. sixth Big Ten title in eight years this season. We ve got two great returning divers in Cole and Tyler, Baumann said. Although we don t have numbers, we feel that we ve got a pretty good group here, and I think we ll come with some force by focusing on some of the little things to do well and to do things right. Young, one of four swimming and diving team captains, had a breakout season a year ago. After finishing 15th at the Big Ten Championships in 2006 in the 1-meter competition and just out of the scoring in the 3-meter and platform competitions, Young scored in all three events as a sophomore. His most significant contribution to the Gophers Big Ten title were ninth-place finishes in the platform and 1- meter events. Baumann sites Young s first trip to U.S. Senior Nationals this offseason as something that could take Young s career to the next level. I think he got there and realized that it the other guys there were not really better than he is, Baumann said. Cole is really starting to take the next steps toward being outstanding. As he starts to see the qualities in those other divers, he s able to focus on the details, the technical things that will make him better. Jepsen returns for his sophomore year after a solid freshman season that saw him compete and score valuable points in several meets, namely dual meet victories over Iowa, Purdue and Wisconsin. Baumann points out Jepsen s aggressive approach as a valuable tool that could lead to success this season and throughout his career as a Gopher. Tyler always has a tremendous attitude and comes into practice willing to try anything you tell him to do; if you asked him to run through a brick wall, he probably would. Having that attitude in practice creates an atmosphere that s contagious, Baumann said. We re really looking for him to take that next step this year and make some more contributions. Drew Brown, the only newcomer to the Gopher diving contingent, is anything but inexperienced. Brown represented Team USA this summer while traveling to Thailand for the World University Games where he competed against he best divers in the world in the 3-meter synchronized competition, The experience [in Thailand] will serve him well. Some of the divers he competed against will be diving in the Olympics in Beijing next summer, Baumann said. Drew has a lot of raw ability that we think will really develop this year. With Young leading this promising group of young divers, the Gophers will focus on improvement and development as they gear up for another championship run this spring. We re really set to really have a good year, Baumann said. Drew s got all the ability coming in from a club program and we re just trying to fine-tune some skills. Between the three of them working together, we feel good about where we are and where we can go. 4 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

7 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R R O S T E R MINNESOTA MEN S SWIMMING & DIVING ROSTER NAME YEAR HT WT LTRS EVENTS HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Kevin Baseheart Fr Free, Fly Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee King HS Ray Betuzzi [beh-two-zee] So Freestyle Calgary, Alberta Bishop Carroll HS Andrew Brown Fr Diving Centennial, Colo. Grandview HS Curt Carlson Fr Freestyle Maple Grove, Minn. Maple Grove HS Matt Crees Fr Distance Free Chanhassen, Minn. Chaska HS Michael Daup [DAWP] So Distance Free Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS Matt Engel Sr Free, Fly Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead HS Kevin Ewald [E-wahld] So Free, Back Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead HS Philip Greenberg Fr Free, Fly Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS Josh Griffey Jr Back, IM Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Rutgers/Kenosha Tremper HS Ivan Gutesa [goo-tessa] Fr Breast, IM Novi Sad, Serbia Zrenjanin HS David Hawker Fr Distance Free Wausau, Wis. Wausau East HS Mike Holmes Jr Distance Free Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS Tyler Jepsen So Diving Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South HS Jacob Kittilstad So Free Thiensville, Wis. Homestead HS Colin Lee-To [LEE-toe] Jr Breast, Free, Fly Excelsior, Minn. Minnetonka HS Jon Menozzi [men-oz-ee] So Distance Free Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North HS Stephen Miller Jr Free, IM Windham, N.H. Rutgers/Salem HS Peter Mullee So Back, Free Madison, Wis. Memorial HS Russ Payne* Sr IM, Back Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield HS Chris Peterson Fr Freestyle St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles North HS Anthony Portela Jr Fly, IM Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS David Plummer* Sr Back, IM Oklahoma City, Okla. Westmoore HS Michael Richards Fr Sprint Free Falcon Heights, Minn. Roseville Area HS Jon Roberts Jr Breast, IM Raleigh, N.C. Auburn/Cardinal Gibbons HS Rob Schaefer So Breast, IM Moorhead, Minn. Moorhead HS Tyler Schmidt* Sr Freestyle Topeka, Kan. Topeka HS Rob Schnitzler Fr Breast, Free Wausau, Wis. Wausau East HS Mark Solfelt So IM, Breast, Free Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie HS Jason Timmer Sr Free, Breast, IM Sauk Rapids, Minn. Sauk Rapids-Rice HS Adam Weis Jr Free, Fly St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall HS Zach Weis Fr Breast St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall HS Erich Welton Sr Free, Fly Madison, Wis. Middleton HS Jared White Fr Back, Free Matthews, N.C. Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School Alex Wold So IM, Fly, Free Wayzata, Minn. Wayzata HS Michael Woodson Sr Free, Back St. Louis, Mo. Parkway South HS Cole Young* Jr Diving Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission West HS Nico Zebley So Free, IM Baltimore, Md. The Friends School * captains Head Coach: Dennis Dale (23rd year/university of Minnesota, 1967) Assistant Coach: Bill Tramel (4th year/university of Missouri, 1992) Diving Coach: Jason Baumann (3rd year/indiana University, 1996) ROSTER BY STATE/COUNTRY MINNESOTA (14) Curt Carlson Matt Crees Michael Daup Philip Greenberg Mike Holmes Colin Lee-To Jon Menozzi Michael Richards Rob Schaefer Mark Solfelt Jason Timmer Adam Weis Zach Weis Alex Wold WISCONSIN (9) Kevin Baseheart Matt Engel Kevin Ewald Josh Griffey David Hawker Jacob Kittilstad Peter Mullee Rob Schnitzler Erich Welton KANSAS (3) Anthony Portela Tyler Schmidt Cole Young COLORADO (2) Andrew Brown Russ Payne ILLINOIS (2) Tyler Jepsen Chris Peterson NORTH CAROLINA (2) Jon Roberts Jared White MARYLAND (1) Nico Zebley MISSOURI (1) Mike Woodson NEW HAMPSHIRE (1) Stephen Miller OKLAHOMA (1) David Plummer CANADA (1) Ray Betuzzi SERBIA (1) Ivan Gutesa ROSTER BY CLASS SENIORS (7) Matt Engel Russ Payne David Plummer Tyler Schmidt Jason Timmer Mike Woodson Erich Welton JUNIORS (8) Josh Griffey Mike Holmes Colin Lee-To Stephen Miller Anthony Portela Jon Roberts Adam Weis Cole Young SOPHOMORES (11) Ray Betuzzi Michael Daup Kevin Ewald Tyler Jepsen Jacob Kittilstad Jon Menozzi Peter Mullee Rob Schaefer Mark Solfelt Alex Wold Nico Zebley FRESHMEN (12) Kevin Baseheart Andrew Brown Curt Carlson Matt Crees Philip Greenberg Ivan Gutesa David Hawker Chris Peterson Michael Richards Rob Schnitzler Zach Weis Jared White RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS SENIORS (4) David Plummer Tyler Schmidt Jason Timmer Mike Woodson JUNIORS (3) Mike Holmes Colin Lee-To Jon Roberts M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

8 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S KEVIN BASEHEART Freestyle/Butterfly Freshman Milwaukee, Wis. Milwaukee King High School Schroeder YMCA RAY BETUZZI Freestyle Sophomore Calgary, Alberta Bishop Carroll High School Calgary Swim Club ANDREW BROWN Diving Freshman Centennial, Colo. Grandview High School Mile High Dive Club BASEHEART S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free free fly A 2007 graduate of Milwaukee King High School (Wis.) 2006 and 2007 Wisconsin 100 butterfly state champion, making him the first City Conference swimmer to win that event at the state meet competed in five individual events at the 2006 Speedo USA Junior Nationals also placed third in the 200 free at the Wisconsin Athletic Association state meet finished second in the 200 butterfly, third in the 100 free and fourth in the 100 fly at the 2007 YMCA Short Course National Championships in Fort Lauderdale also helped his club team win three national titles four-time All- Milwaukee City, All-City Conference, All-State and All-American honoree owns school records in all individual events also competed for Schroeder YMCA. Born January 27, 1989 lists qualifying for Senior Nationals as his greatest sports thrill undecided on major son of John and Marianne Baseheart. OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER BETUZZI S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date Free /1/ Free /19/ Free 1:37.02 [15] 2/16/ Free 4:19.08 [2] 2/15/ Free 9:12.22 [23] 2/17/ Free 15:13.88 [6] 2/17/07 CAREER NOTES: Two-time Big Ten finalist NCAA qualifier in 2007 as a freshman ranks second all-time at Minnesota in the 500 free, sixth in the 1650 free and 15th in the 200 free competed for Canada at the 2006 Pan Pacific Championships holds numerous Canadian provincial records won a record nine medals at the 2005 Canada Games was a member of the Canadian Junior National Team FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished third in the 500 freestyle to open his Big Ten Championships career in 4:19.08 time is the second-fastest in school history clocked a 15:13.88 in the 1650 free to place seventh finished 11th in the 200 freestyle in 1:38.37 after going 1:37.02 in the prelims qualified for the NCAA Championships as a freshman, finishing 41st in the 500 free and 37th in the 200 free won nine events during the regular season claimed the 500 free in first collegiate meet against Iowa (10/20) won the 200 free and 500 free against North Carolina (11/3) won the 200 and 500 free at the Minnesota Invitational won the 500 free in 4:23.38 at the Ohio State Invitational claimed the 500 free in Triple Duals action with Purdue and Wisconsin (1/19) won the 200 and 500 free at the Minnesota Challenge letterwinner. PREVIOUS: A 2006 graduate of Bishop Carroll High School (Alberta) competed for the University of Calgary Swim Club and coach Bill Humby holds Canadian provincial records in the 200 free (long course) and 400 free (short and long course) set National age group records (15-17) in the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays won a meet record, for any sport, nine medals (seven golds and two bronze) at the 2005 Canada Games in Regina, Sask. took Gold in the 400m freestyle, 50m butterfly, 200m freestyle, 100m butterfly, 4x200 freestyle relay, 4x100 IM relay and 4x100m freestyle relay swam for Canada at the 2006 Pan Pacific Games in Victoria, B.C., swimming the 50, 200 and 400-meter freestyle top finish was a 22nd place mark in the 400-meter free member of the Canadian Junior National team finished junior career as Canada s top ranked swimmer in the 50, 100, 200 and 400 freestyle won five gold medals at the 2006 Speedo Western Canadian Swimming Championships (50 fly, 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 400 free) won the 2004 Canadian National Short Course title in the 400-meter freestyle. Undecided on a major son of Greg and Conny Betuzzi enjoys computers, reading and music born September 21, CAREER NOTES: Competed for Team USA at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand in three-meter synchronized diving finished sixth in the event with teammate Sean Moore earned spot on Team USA after finishing sixth in the three-meter synchro event at the U.S. Senior Nationals. A 2007 graduate of Grandview High School (Colo.) was a Senior National qualifier, an AAU National champion and a high school All- American finished first on the 1-meter at the Junior Spring Regionals and second on the 3-meter went on to sixth on the 3- meter and seventh on the 1-meter at Junior Nationals and advanced to the finals in two events at the US Open achieved Senior National qualifying scores in two events as well won the AAU National title on the 1-meter in 2006 and took sixth on the 3- meter named a NISCA High School All-American in 2006 after placing third at the Colorado State meet on the 1-meter placed eighth as a sophomore and ninth as a freshman holds the Grandview school record for six and 11 dives. Majoring in architecture and pursuing business minor son of Craig and Nita Brown lists greatest sports thrill as competing at the 2007 Summer World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand born December 10, CURT CARLSON S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free free free 1:38.35 CARLSON Freestyle Freshman Maple Grove, Minn. Maple Grove High School Team Foxjet A 2007 graduate of Maple Grove High School (Minn.) high school coach was Ron Jacobson won consecutive Minnesota State Class AA titles in in the 100 and 200-yard freestyles in 2006 and 2007 and was one of the state s most highly-recruited swimmers shattered a 12-year old record in the 200 free set by former U.S. Olympian and silver medalist Tom Malchow, winning in a time of 1:38.35 contributed to Maple Grove s state titles in the 200 and 400 free relays as a senior multiple NISCA High School All- American and a Scholastic All-American finished fourth in the 200- meter free at the 2007 U.S. Junior Nationals won the state title as a junior in the 200 free in a then-class AA record time of 1:39.46 and the 100 free in as a sophomore, placed third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free swam well at the NCSA Junior Nationals in Orlando, Fla. March 20-24, finishing third in the 100 freestyle (45.56) and the 200 freestyle (1:39.32) also competed for the Team Foxjet club program under head coach Anne Urschel. Undecided on major son of John and Karol Carlson grandfather played in the NBA lists winning the 400 freestyle relay at the 2007 Minnesota Class AA Meet as his greatest sports thrill born September 19, Ray Betuzzi 6 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

9 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S MATT CREES TOP TIMES Year Event Time free 1: free 4: free 9: free 16:11.60 CREES Freestyle Freshman Chanhassen, Minn. Chaska High School Team Foxjet A 2007 graduate of Chaska High School (Minn.) finalist in the 200 and 500 freestyle events at 2007 MSHSL State meet, taking third in the 500 and seventh in the 200 while guiding his team to a sixth place finish three-time All-Conference selection a Junior Nationals qualifier while competing for Team Foxjet honor roll student owns Chaska school records in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events. Born June 30, 1988 management major lists winning his first state championship in the 1000 freestyle at the age of 14 as his biggest sports thrill son of Bob and Jan Crees. MICHAEL DAUP Freestyle Sophomore Eagan, Minn. Eagan High School Blackline Aquatics DAUP S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date Free 4: /17/ Free 9: /3/ Free 15:48.14 [26] 11/19/06 CAREER NOTES: Finished 11th at the 2007 FINA World Open Water Championships Trials in Fort Myers, Fla FRESHMAN SEASON: Posted a career-best time of 15:48.14 in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational to finish third also placed sixth in the 500 free at the Minnesota Invite finished fourth in the 1650 free and ninth in the 500 free at the Minnesota Challenge. A 2006 graduate of Eagan High School (Minn.) high school coach was Steve Van Dyne three-time All-Lake Conference pick twotime all-state three-time finalist in the 500 free at the Minnesota State AA meet finished third in the 500 free as a senior at the state meet multiple NISCA All-American USA Swimming Scholastic All-American as a sophomore, junior and senior helped Eagan to a section title and a sixth place finish at the 2005 state meet. Aerospace engineering major sister Tina swims for Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) son of Scott and Lori Daup high school teammate of fellow Gopher Mike Holmes born August 8, MATT ENGEL Freestyle/Butterfly Senior Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead High School Lake Country Phoenix Swim Club ENGEL S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free [28] 2/15/ free [23] 2/17/ free 1: /2/ fly [18] 2/24/06 CAREER NOTES: Swam at the 2006 U.S. Summer Nationals where he reached the C Final of the 100 butterfly and placed 24th overall also swam legs of the U of M 400-meter free relay that placed second and the 800 free relay that took fourth ranks in the top 30 in three events on Minnesota s all-time list 2008 Olympic Trials qualifier JUNIOR SEASON: Competed at third Big Ten Championships finished 18th in the 100 freestyle in a career-best also placed 18th in the 100 butterfly (49.07) and 23rd in the 50 free (20.48) posted career best times in the 50 and 100 free at Big Tens Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Swam at second Big Ten Championships placed 18th in the 50 free (20.57), 20th in the 100 fly (48.98) and 18th in the 100 free (45.43) set career-best times in each event during Big Tens posted Olympic Trials cut in winning the 100-meter butterfly at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series event at University Aquatic Center placed seventh in the 100 fly at the Ohio State Invitational took third in the 100 free and sixth in the 100 butterfly at the Minnesota Invitational Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 18th in the 100 free, 21st in the 100 fly and 29th in the 50 free won the 100 free in at the Speedo Section Meet (3/10) placed 10th in the 100 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21) placed seventh in the 100 free, ninth in the 50 free and eighth in the 100 fly at the Minnesota Challenge (12/4-5). A 2004 graduate of Arrowhead High School (Wis.) high school coach was Bob Jenkyns two-time Wisconsin state champion and state high school record holder in 200 freestyle (1:39.69) helped Arrowhead to state title three straight years ( ) state runner-up in 100 free in 2004 qualified for the 2004 Olympic Trials in 100 fly multiple time NISCA All-American held seventh-fastest high school time in the nation in also swam for the Lake Country Phoenix Swim Team under Dave Joyce. Majoring in chemical engineering sister Katie is on U of M rowing team son of Kathy and John Engel born June 6, Michael Daup OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER Matt Engel KEVIN EWALD Freestyle/Backstroke Sophomore Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead High School Lake Country Phoenix Swim Club EWALD S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date Free 1: /18/ Free 4: /3/ Back /26/ Back 1: /27/ FRESHMAN SEASON: Made a fourth place finish in the 200 backstroke at the Minnesota Challenge posted a third place finish at the Minnesota Invitational in the 200 backstroke also placed 11th in the 500 free and 14th in the 100 back at the Minnesota Invitational. A 2006 graduate of Arrowhead High School (Wis.) high school coach was Bob Jenkyns NISCA All-American in 2003, 2005 and 2006 four-time all-state 2006 Wisconsin State champion in the 500 freestyle improved from a fifth-place finish in 2005 was state runner-up in 200 free in 2006 to Gopher teammate Jacob Kittilstad helped Arrowhead to two state swimming titles also competed for the Lake Country Swim Team. Plans on majoring in business son of Janet and Craig Ewald high school teammate of fellow Gopher Matt Engel born March 17, PHILIP GREENBERG S TOP TIMES Year Event Time fly fly 1:55.58 GREENBERG Freestyle/Butterfly Freshman Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie High School Team Foxjet A 2007 graduate of Eden Prairie High School (Minn.) finalist in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle at the MSHSLAA Championships as a junior, earning All-State honors best times are in the 100 butterfly and 1:55.58 in the 200 butterfly also competed for Team Foxjet where he was a Junior Nationals qualifier. Majoring in electrical engineering son of Lisa and Gary Greenberg mother, Lisa, played volleyball at University of Connecticut born May 19, M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

10 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S JOSH GRIFFEY S TOP TIMES Year Event Time IM 1: IM 3: back 1:49.77 GRIFFEY Backstroke/IM Junior Pleasant Prairie, Wis. Rutgers University Kenosha Tremper High School SOPHOMORE SEASON [RUTGERS]: Scored three times for the Scarlet Knights at the 2007 Big East Championships, finishing fourth in the 400 individual medley, ninth in the 200 IM and 12th in the 200 breaststroke owns top times of 1:51.11 in the 200 IM (short course yards), 3:56.95 in the 400 IM, in the 100 back and 1:49.77 in the 200 back Big East Academic All-Star FRESHMAN SEASON [RUTGERS]: Placed third in the 100 backstroke and ninth in the 200 back at 2006 Big East Championships. A 2005 graduate of Kenosha Tremper High School (Wis.) Wisconsin State champion in the 200 IM as a senior. Comes to Minnesota after Rutgers dropped its men s swimming program following the season majoring in English son of Tom and Andrea Griffey also enjoys competing in triathlons born October 15, IVAN GUTESA GUTESA S TOP TIMES Year Event Time breast (SCM) 1: breast (SCM) 2:14.32 Breaststroke/IM Freshman Novi Sad, Serbia Zrenjanin High School A 2007 graduate of Zrenjanin Gymnazjia won the 2007 Serbian National championship in the 100-meter breaststroke (1:01.50) and 200-meter breaststroke (2:14.32) in Novi Sad set national record in the 200 breast Balkan Junior Games champion in the 100 breaststroke ranked 108th in the world in the 100-meter breaststroke (short course) with a time of 1:01.50 and 102nd in the world in the 200-meter breast (2:14.32) for the season won a bronze medal at the Spela Memorial 2006 in Slovenia. Born September 24, 1987 son of Gutesa Dusan and Markov Andelka undecided on a major enjoys tennis, basketball and volleyball. DAVID HAWKER S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free 4: free 9: free 15:58.69 HAWKER Freestyle Freshman Wausau, Wis. Wausau High School Wausau Tide A 2007 graduate of Wasusau East High School (Wis.) 2007 Wisconsin state champion in 500 freestyle first individual state champion from Wausau East is the third Wisconsin 500 freestyle champion in the past four years to attend Minnesota, joining Erich Welton (2004) and Kevin Ewald (2006) All-State and All-American honoree in 2007 two-time All Wisconsin Valley Conference selection set top times of 4:36.55 in the 500 freestyle, 9:28.99 in the 1000 freestyle, and 15:58.69 in the 1650 freestyle. Born December 29, 1988 undecided on major Mother, Holli swam at Hamline University and sister, Michal, swim at University of Wisconsin-Milwakee son of Steve and Holli Hawker. MIKE HOLMES Freestyle Junior Eagan, Minn. Eagan High School Blackline Aquatics ALL-AMERICAN OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER HOLMES TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 1: /24/ free 4:24.23 [11] 3/15/ free 9:02.77 [2] 2/17/ free 14:58.20 [2] 2/17/07 CAREER NOTES: 2007 All-American runner-up at the 2007 Big Ten Championships in the 1650 freestyle ranks second all-time at Minnesota in 1650 free (14:58.20) and 11th in the 500 free (4:24.23) Olympic Trials qualifier in the 1500-meter free won the 1500 free at the Speedo Champions Series event this summer in Minneapolis finished 17th in the 1500 free at the 2007 U.S. Summer Nationals SOPHOMORE SEASON: Earned first All-America honors, finishing ninth at the NCAA Championships in the 1650 free in 15:01.67 also qualified in the 500 free at NCAAs where he placed 30th in a career-best mark of 4:24.23 was a catalyst for Minnesota s 2007 Big Ten title by dropping 22 seconds off his career-best time in the 1650 free to open the last night of finals in Columbus ended with a Big Ten runnerup finish in the 1650 in 14:58.20 and earned All-Big Ten Second Team accolades the time is the second-fastest in school history and automatically qualified him for the NCAA Championships finished 11th in the 500 freestyle at Big Tens in a career-best 4:24.30 also swam the 200 free at Big Tens, placing 33rd in a career-best 1:40.54 won the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational won the 1000 free against Wisconsin and Purdue (1/19) won the 1650 free at the Minnesota Challenge letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Walk-on had a breakthrough performance at the Big Ten Championships finished seventh in the 1650 freestyle in 15:20.09, shaving 40 seconds off his personal-best time time also ranks as the seventh-fastest in school history also scored in the 500 freestyle by placing 15th also competed in the 200 free at Big Tens, taking 45th in 1:41.99 earned a spot on the Big Ten travel team after winning the 500 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3) in a career-best 4:26.30 named Most Improved with Tyler Schmidt letterwinner. A 2005 graduate of Eagan High School (Minn.) high school coach was Steve Van Dyne nine-time all-state swimmer four-time NISCA All-American 2005 Minnesota State runner-up in the 500 freestyle also took third in the 200 free as a senior and fourth as a junior captained Eagan to first section championship in school history as a senior four-time all-conference selection. Plans on majoring in mechanical engineering son of Chris and Linda Holmes has three sisters lists most memorable sports thrill as helping Eagan win first section championship in 2005 born November 9, Mike Holmes 8 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

11 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S TYLER JEPSEN Diving Sophomore Downers Grove, Ill. Downers Grove South High School Windy City Diving JEPSEN S TOP SCORES Year Event Time All-Time Rk Date Meter /20/ Meter /20/ Platform /19/ FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed in dual meet against Iowa, finishing fifth on the 1-meter and sixth on the 3-meter placed ninth on the 3-meter, seventh on the platform and 10th on the 1-meter at the Minnesota Invitational competed in the Big Ten Triple Duals with Purdue and Wisconsin, finishing seventh on the 1-and 3-meter boards. A 2006 graduate of Downers Grove South High School (Ill.) high school coach was Mark Doc Antonoff AAU and NISCA All- American in 2006 three-time West Suburban Conference champion in diving won the sectional crown as a sophomore and senior finished 10th at the 2006 Illinois State Championships also earned two letters in soccer and was in the band also competed for Windy City Diving. Plans on majoring in engineering son of Thomas and Joan Jepsen comes from an athletic family father, Thomas, swam at Illinois brother, Kevin, dives at St. Mary s University (Minn.) and cousin, Britta, plays golf at Central Connecticut State born May 7, JACOB KITTILSTAD Freestyle Sophomore Thiensville, Wis. Homestead High School Schroeder YMCA KITTILSTAD S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free /27/ free 1: /26/ free 4: /18/ free 16: /19/ FRESHMAN SEASON: Placed eighth in the 200 free to highlight swims at the Minnesota Challenge (1/27) posted top 16 finishes in the 500 free, 200 free, 100 free and 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational made a seventh place finish in the 200 free against North Carolina (11/3). A 2006 graduate of Homestead High School (Wis.) high school coaches were Blaine Carlson and Mark Gwidt 2006 Wisconsin State champion in the 200 freestyle and placed fifth in the 100 free North Shore Conference champion in the 100 and 200 free helped Homestead to third place finish at the Wisconsin State meet as a senior and two conference titles NISCA All-American and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American also swam for the Schroeder YMCA. Undecided on a major son of Ann and Scott Kittilstad enjoys born April 26, COLIN LEE-TO Breast/Free/Fly Junior Excelsior, Minn. Minnetonka High School Mach 3 Flyers THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER LEE-TO S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free [27] 2/16/ free /2/ breast [3] 3/17/ breast 2:02.41 [20] 2/18/07 CAREER NOTES: Three-time All-American ranks third all-time at Minnesota in 100 breaststroke (54.09) two-time Big Ten finalist 2008 Olympic Trials qualifier SOPHOMORE SEASON: Earned All-America honors in the 200 and 400 medley relays, swimming the breaststroke legs 200 medley relay finished fifth with a time of 1:27.09 and the 400 took 12th in 3:11.86 recorded careerbest time in the 100 breast at NCAAs, placing 19th in finished seventh in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships in timed a career-best in the 50 free and finished 20th also placed 19th in the 200 breast in 2:02.41 swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 and 400 medley relays that each finished third respectively at Big Tens won nine events during the regular season won the 50 free against Iowa (10/20) and helped the Gophers beat No. 3 Florida with another win in the 50 free won the 50 free and 100 breast at North Carolina (11/3) claimed the 100 breast title at the Minnesota Invitational clocked a to win the 100 breast at the Ohio State Invitational won the 100 breast and 50 free against Wisconsin and Purdue (1/19) won the 100 breast at the Minnesota Challenge letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Made first trip to NCAA Championships and earned All-America honors on the 400 medley relay that placed eighth swam breaststroke leg of relay also finished 29th in the 100 breast at NCAAs in placed seventh in the 100 breaststroke at the Big Ten Championships in career-best swam the breaststroke leg of the 200 and 400 medley relays that both finished third at Big Tens clocked a in the 50 free prelims, missing the consolation final by.03 placed 21st in 200 breast in 2:03.88 posted seven individual wins on the season won the 100 breast against Indiana (10/29) won the 100 breaststroke against Iowa (10/21) also won the 50 free and 100 breast against UNC and UND (11/4) was victorious in the 100 breast against Georgia Tech (11/12) won the 100 breast at Minnesota Invitational (11/19) also took 100 breast at Arizona State (1/14) letterwinner. A 2005 graduate of Minnetonka High School (Minn.) high school coaches were Tim Daly and Chris Guerrera 2005 U.S. Junior National champion in the 50-meter freestyle in 23.79, setting a new Junior National record 2004 Minnesota State High School champion in the 50 and 100 free state record holder in the 50 free (20.42) 2005 state champ in the 100 breast and 50 free time of in the 100 breast won by almost two seconds multiple NISCA All-American earned Olympic Trial cuts in 50 free and 100 breast earned all-state honors all four years of high school led Minnetonka to four straight top four finishes at the state meet also competed for the Mach 3 Flyers swim club. Communications studies major son of Sandy and David Lee-To born April 23, Colin Lee-To JONY MENOZZI Freestyle Sophomore Lakeville, Minn. Lakeville North High School Team Foxjet MENOZZI S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 4: /17/ free 16: /19/ fly 1: /19/ IM 4: /28/ FRESHMAN SEASON: Made three top-five showings at the Minnesota Challenge, headed by a third place finish in the 400 individual medley (4:06.09) placed fifth in the 200 fly and ninth in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational. A 2006 graduate of Lakeville North High School (Minn.) high school coach was Dan Schneider helped Lakeville North to the 2006 Minnesota state title two-time NISCA All-American won state titles on the Lakeville North 200 and 400 freestyle relays in 2006 finished fifth in the 500 free as a junior and senior at the state meet placed sixth in the 200 free as well as a senior four-time All- Lake Conference selection earned six letters in swimming. Undecided on a major son of Craig and Vicky Menozzi brother, Bill, plays hockey at St. Thomas born February 24, Jake Kittilstad Jony Menozzi M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

12 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S STEPHEN MILLER S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free free free 1: IM 1:51.26 MILLER Free/IM Junior Windham, N.H. Rutgers University/Salem High School Solo Aquatics SOPHOMORE SEASON [RUTGERS]: Scored three times at the 2007 Big East Championships; placed 10th in the 200 freestyle, 11th in the 200 IM and 13th in the 100 freestyle posted top times are in the 50 freestyle, in the 100 free, 1:40.13 in the 200 free and 1:51.26 in the 200 IM FRESHMAN SEASON [RUTGERS]: Competed as a freshman at Rutgers. A 2005 of Salem (N.H.) High School was a five-time New Hampshire State High School champion for Salem High School and was named the 2005 State Swimmer of the Year. Transferred to Minnesota after Rutgers University dropped men's swimming as a varsity sport majoring in geography son of Steve and Patty Miller born June 30, PETER MULLEE Backstroke/Free Sophomore Madison, Wis. James Madison Memorial High School Badger Aquatics Club FRESHMAN SEASON: Placed third in the 100 back against Iowa (10/20) made an eighth place finish in the 100 back at the Minnesota Invitational (11/18) placed fourth in the 100 back and seventh in the 50 and 100 free at the Minnesota Challenge. A 2006 graduate of James Madison Memorial High School (Wis.) high school coaches were Gary Kolpin and Tim Ritchie led James Madison Memorial to two WIAA state titles and three Big Eight conference crowns won the 100 backstroke, 200 medley and 400 free relay state titles as a senior also placed third in the 100 free as a senior won the 100 free, 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay state titles as a junior swam legs of the 2005 U.S. Junior National champion 400 free relay and 200 free relays (Badger Aquatics Club) multiple NISCA All-American holds three school records earned four varsity letters in swimming also competed for Badger Aquatics Club. Undecided on a major son of Peggy and Michael Mullee brothers Kevin and Tim swim at St. Thomas one of eight children born June 15, MULLEE S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free /26/ free /27/ back [26] 1/26/ back 1: /25/07 RUSS PAYNE IM/Backstroke Senior Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield High School North Jeffco Swim Club OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER PAYNE S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date back [21] 12/3/ back 1:45.09 [6] 2/16/ fly 1: /5/ IM 1:48.67 [13] 2/24/ IM 3:50.39 [6] 2/25/05 CAREER NOTES: 2007 team captain owns sixth-fastest time in school history in the 400 IM and the 13th-best in the 200 IM also recorded the sixthfastest time in the 200 backstroke in school history qualified for the 2005 World Championships Trials in Indianapolis scored in the 400-meter IM, placing 16th in 4:32.18 also swam the 100 back (finished 33rd) and the 200 IM (finished 23rd) finished sixth in the 400-meter IM at the 2007 U.S. Spring Nationals in East Meadow, N.Y Olympic Trials qualifier JUNIOR SEASON: Had a strong Big Ten Championships headed by a seventh place finish in the 400 individual medley (3:53.66) also won the consolation final at Big Tens in the 200 backstroke (1:45.09) also scored in the 200 IM, taking 16th competed at the U.S. Spring Nationals in March and had a strong performance, placing sixth in the 400- meter IM (4:31.30) and 16th in the 200-meter backstroke won six events during the regular season won the 200 IM at Iowa (10/20) claimed the 400 IM title at the Minnesota Invitational claimed the 400 IM against Purdue and Wisconsin (1/19) won three events at the Minnesota Challenge including the 200 and 400 IM and the 200 back Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Won the consolation final of the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships in 1:46.18 also placed 20th in the 200 IM reached the final of the 400 IM but was disqualified won the 400 IM at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19) in 4:00.48 and finished third in the 200 IM won the 400 IM in 4:00.90 at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3) and finished third in the 200 back and fifth in the 100 back took fifth in the 400 IM at the Ohio State Invitational (12/5) Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at first NCAA Championships finished 32nd in the 200 IM (1:48.95), 24th in the 400 IM (3:53.06) and 28th in the 200 back (1:46.36) scored key team points at Big Ten Championships by winning the consolation final of the 400 IM in a career-best 3:50.39 also won the consolation final of the 200 backstroke in 1:45.89 finished 16th in the 200 IM after swimming career-best 1:48.67 in the prelims won the 200 back at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4) in 1:48.69 finished seventh in the 400-meter IM at the TYR Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, Calif. over the summer competed at the USA Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif. A 2004 graduate of Broomfield High School (Colo.) coaches were Jen Whalen and Emily Austin 2004 Colorado High School Swimmer of the Year two-time Colorado state champion in the 200 IM 2004 state champion in the 100 backstroke owns the Colorado state record in the 200 IM posted third-fastest time in the nation in the 200 IM in 2004 seven-time NISCA All-American four-year all-conference swimmer 2004 junior national champion n the 400 IM Western section high point scorer at junior nationals honor roll student. Majoring in business son of Tom and Chris Payne father played football at Michigan Tech born May 6, CHRIS PETERSON S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free 1: free 4: free 9:36.43 PETERSON Freestyle Freshman St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles North High School St. Charles Swim Team A 2007 graduate of St. Charles North High School (Ill.) three-time Illinois state champion, winning the 500 freestyle in 2006 and the 200 and 500 freestyle events in 2007 two-time All-State selection and a four-time NISCA All America honoree earned three high school letters in water polo named Academic All-Conference A Wendy s High School Heisman nominee. Born August 10, 1989 father, Eric swam at Bradley University son of Eric and Jennifer Peterson Lists scuba diving as a hobby majoring in chemical engineering. Russ Payne 1 0 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

13 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S DAVID PLUMMER Back/IM Senior Oklahoma City, Okla. Westmoore High School Kerr-McGee Swim Club 10-TIME ALL-AMERICAN OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER PLUMMER S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date back [1] 3/16/ back 1:42.41 [1] 3/17/ IM 1:48.31 [12] 2/16/07 CAREER NOTES: team captain 10-time All-American school record holder in the 100 backstroke (46.64) and 200 backstroke (1:42.89) and 12th in the 200 IM (1:48.77) made a splash at the 2006 U.S. Summer Nationals, placing fifth in the 100-meter backstroke and sixth in the 200 back two-time member of Team USA in international competition competed for Team USA at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok where he swam the 50 and 100- meter backstrokes reached the B Final of both events at the WUG earned a spot on the Team USA roster for the 2006 Mutual of Omaha Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, B.C. was the only Big Ten Conference athlete named to the team finished seventh in the prelims of the 100 back and 15th in the 200 at the Pan Pacs qualified for the 2005 World Championship Trials in Indianapolis, where he finished 11th in the 100-meter back and 25th in the 200 back finished third in the 100 and 200-meter backstroke at the 2005 USA Summer Nationals six-time Big Ten finalist JUNIOR SEASON: Earned four All-American certificates broke the school record in the 100 backstroke, leading off the 400 medley relay that placed 12th shattered his own school record in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1:42.41 (broke previous mark of 1:42.89 he set in 2006) finished fifth in the 200 back at NCAAs won the consolation final of the 100 back in to place ninth placed also swam lead leg of the 200 medley relay that finished fifth in 1:27.09 finished third in the 100 and backstroke and fourth in the 200 back at Big Tens, both in NCAA automatic qualifying times also finished 15th in the 200 IM swam backstroke leg of the 200 and 400 medley relays that each finished third won seven events during the regular season on the 100 and 200 back at Iowa (10/20) was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after winning two events against the Hawkeyes won the 100 back at No. 3 Florida (10/27) won the 100 back at North Carolina (11/3) took the 100 back title at the Minnesota Invitational won the 100 and 200 back at the Ohio State Invitational won the 100 and 200-meter back events at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series event at University Aquatic Center in July letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Earned Three All-America honors including individual First Team accolades in the 100 and 200 backstroke posted best individual finish by a Gopher at NCAA Championships with a fifth place mark in the 200 backstroke his finish was the best in the event since Alex Massura took third in 2000 time of 1:42.89 shattered the school record set by Adam Mitchell at the Big Ten Championships placed eighth in the 100 back at the NCAA meet with a time of also swam back leg of the 400 medley relay that finished eighth finished third in the 100 and 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships posted career-best time and second-best mark (46.91) in school history in the 100 backstroke to lead the NCAA automatic performance in the 400 medley relay that placed third also finished 11th in the 200 IM in 1:48.93 posted 11 individual event victories in regular season won 200 back against Indiana (10/29) won the 200 backstroke against Iowa (10/21) took the 100 and 200 back against North Carolina and North Dakota (11/4) won the 100 back at Georgia Tech (11/12) won the 100 back at Triple Duals (1/27) won the 100 back at Arizona State (1/14) took the 100 and 200 back at Minnesota Challenge (2/4) letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned All-America honorable mention honors in the 100 and 200 backstroke events, finishing 13th and 15th, respectively swam the backstroke leg of the 400 medley relay that finished 10th in 3:13.86 opened eyes by posting the top prelim time of 1:43.81 in the 200 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships he bettered his time and broke the school record in the finals (1:43.52) but was the runner-up to Michigan s Chris DeJong also finished third in the 100 back in a time of won the consolation final of the 200 IM in 1:48.77 led off the 400 medley relay at Big Tens with a the thirdbest time in school history at won the 100 back and finished second in the 200 back at the Georgia Invitational (12/5) in won the 100 back and finished second in the 200 back at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) finished third in the 200 and 100-meter backstroke at USA Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif. letterwinner. A 2004 graduate of Westmoore High School (Okla.) coach was Wade Williams was the 2003 U.S. National Champion in the 18- and-under 100 back competition holds the Oklahoma state record in the 100 and 200 back multiple-time NISCAAll-American owned the high school fastest time in the nation in 2004 in the 100 back (48.42) as a member of the Westmoore High School swim team, was a multiple Oklahoma state high school champion 2004 Oklahoma State High School Swimmer of the Year four-time allstate athlete member of the U.S. National Championship team finished third in the 100 back at the U.S. Nationals. English major son of Don and Kathy Plummer brother Ryan was an All-American swimmer at Minnesota from born October 9, David Plummer ANTHONY PORTELA Fly/IM Junior Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State High School Lawrence Aquahawks PORTELA S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date fly [23] 2/16/ fly 1: /2/ IM 1:51.77 [27] 2/15/ SOPHOMORE SEASON: Made first Big Ten Championships appearance made the Bonus Final of the 100 butterfly after a career-best time of in the prelims ended up 20th with a time of also finished 30th in the 200 individual medley (1:51.77) and 34th in the 200 butterfly (1:53.79) placed fourth in the 100 fly and fifth in the 200 IM at the Minnesota Challenge (1/26-27) finaled in the 100 fly at the Ohio State Invitational, finishing sixth posted a sixth place finish in the 100 fly at the Minnesota Invitational Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Won the consolation final of the 200 IM at the Minnesota Invitational (11/18) in 1:54.91 also placed 13th in the 100 fly at the Minnesota Invite clocked a season-best time of 1:54.37 to finish fifth in the 200 IM at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3) also posted a season-best to finish fifth in the 100 fly at the Minnesota Challenge. A 2005 graduate of Lawrence Free State High School (Kan.) sixtime individual Kansas State High School champion won the 100 butterfly title as a senior and junior also won the 200 individual medley state crown as a senior led Lawrence Free State to 2005 Kansas team title first team all-state swimmer all four years holds eight school records including five individual events named the Lawrence Journal World Athlete of the Year for honor roll student owns top times of (100 fly), 1:55.07 (200 IM) and 1:43.84 (200 free) competed on same club team (Lawrence Aquahawks) as Gopher sophomore Tyler Schmidt. Psychology major son of Tony and Dorie Portela enjoys paintball and poker born May 31, Anthony Portela M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

14 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S MICHAEL RICHARDS Sprint Free Freshman Falcon Heights, Minn. Roseville Area High School STAR Swim Club OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER A 2007 graduate of Roseville Area High School burst on the national scene in 2006, winning the Junior National title in the 50- meter freestyle held the second-fastest high school time in the nation in the 50-yard freestyle at after winning the 2006 Minnesota State Class AA title in the event crushed the all-time Minnesota state record in the 50 free en route to defending the state crown with a time of broke the record set by Gopher teammate Colin Lee-To of also took second in the 100 free in finished third in the 100 freestyle at the 2006 Minnesota State meet was the runner-up in the 50 free and took third at the state meet as a sophomore in 2005 has already achieved an Olympic Trials cut in the 50 free, making him the only high school swimmer in the country with the qualifying time also competed for the Star Swim Club under head coach Paul Lundsten. Plans to major in either physiology or biology son of Tom Richards and Diane Cushman born July 14, RICHARDS TOP TIMES Year Event Time free free JON ROBERTS Breast/IM Junior Charlotte, N.C. Auburn Cardinal Gibbons High School Greater Rochester Racing Raiders THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER CAREER NOTES: Transferred to Minnesota following his sophomore season at Auburn named to the U.S. National Team in October in the 100 breaststroke represented Team USA and finished third in the 100 breaststroke at the 2007 Japan International Grand Prix, where his time of 1:00.82 was the 10th fastest in the world in 2007 at the time and was the second fastest time by an American, behind world record-holder Brendan Hansen won three events at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series at University Aquatic Center in July finished fifth at 2007 U.S. Nationals in the 100 breaststroke Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 and 200 breast and 200 IM SOPHOMORE SEASON [AUBURN]: A three-time All-American competing for Auburn as a sophomore helped Auburn win the national title finished sixth in the 100 breaststroke (53.01), 15th in the 200 breaststroke (1:57.37) and 14th in the 200 IM (1:46.21) at the NCAA Championships * finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke, sixth in the 200 IM and 10th in the 200 breaststroke at the SEC Championships FRESHMAN SEASON [AUBURN]: Finished 12th at U.S. Senior National Championships in the 100 breaststroke (1:03.28) and the 200 IM (2:05.46) and also competed in the 200 breaststroke earned NCAA B cuts in the 100 breaststroke (55.12) and 200 breaststroke (1:59.88) finished eighth in the 200 breaststroke and 10th in the 100 breaststroke at the SEC Championships recorded a then career-best time of 1:48.45 in the 200 IM to take 15th at SEC Championships finalist at the U.S. Open in the 100 breaststroke, 200 breaststroke and 200 IM pion competed in the 100 meter breaststroke at the U.S. World Championship Trials finished 7th in the 100 meter breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Nationals made Olympic Trials cuts with 1:04.20 in 100 meter breaststroke Honor roll student. Son of Charles and Rebecca Roberts father swam for University of Iowa majoring in engineering. ROBERTS TOP TIMES Year Event Time breast breast 1: IM 1:46.07 ROB SCHAEFER Breast/IM Sophomore Moorhead, Minn. Moorhead High School Moorhead Marlins FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed in the 100 and 200 breast against Iowa (10/20), finishing third in the 200 and fourth in the 100 made the trip to North Carolina where he placed fifth in the 200 breast took fifth in the 400 individual medley, sixth in the 200 breast and 12th in the 100 breast at the Minnesota Invitational made a fourth place showing in the 100 breast in at the Minnesota Challenge (1/26-27) to go with a third place finish in the 200 breast (2:05.43). A 2006 graduate of Moorhead High School high school coach was Pat Anderson was the 2006 Minnesota AA State runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and placed third in the 200 IM NISCA All- American as a senior led Moorhead to three section titles during high school career earned five varsity letters in swimming. Plans to major in biology son of James and Junell Schaefer enjoys sailing, jetskiing and camping born February 28, SCHAEFER S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 1: /25/ breast [28] 1/26/ breast 2: /27/ IM 1: /26/ IM 4: /6/07 Rob Schaefer TYLER SCHMIDT Freestyle Senior Topeka, Kan. Topeka High School Lawrence Aquahawks SIX-TIME ALL-AMERICAN OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER SCHMIDT S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free [13] 2/15/ free [5] 2/17/ free 1:35.76 [4] 3/16/ fly /10/05 CAREER NOTES: Six-time All-American voted as a team captain part of 2006 and 2007 Big Ten champion 400 free relay team ranks fourth all-time at Minnesota in 200 free (1:35.76) and fifth in the 100 free (43.63) competed at the 2006 U.S. Summer Nationals in the 50, 100 and 200 free also swam leg of 400-meter free relay that finished second at U.S. Nationals 2006 CSCAA Academic All- American JUNIOR SEASON: Three-time All-American on relays swam lead leg on 400 free relay that won the consolation final in 2:53.50 swam leg in swam second leg of 800 free relay that finished eighth in 6:26.41 also competed in the 200 free relay that posted a 10th place finish in 1:85.85 narrowly missed scoring in the 200 freestyle, finishing 17th overall in 1:35.76 also competed in the 100 free, placing 27th in and the 50 free, taking 43rd in posted career-best times in two of three individual events at the Big Ten Championships placed fourth in the 200 freestyle in 1:36.84 finished fifth in the 100 freestyle in career-best won the consolation final of the 50 free in career-best also swam legs of the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays that finished second, first and second respectively swam second leg of 400 free relay that clinched the Big Ten title for Minnesota in a blazing First Team All-Big Ten Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Had career meet at first Big Ten Championships posted the seventh-best time in school history in the 200 free (1:36.48) to finish third took fifth in the 100 freestyle in and 10th in the 50 free A 2005 graduate of Cardinal Gibbons High School (N.C.) began high school career competing for Greater Rochester Racing Raiders in Rochester, New York Nine-time New York state cham- 1 2 Jon Roberts M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G Tyler Schmidt

15 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S (20.24) was a key element of all three freestyle relays swam anchor leg of Big Ten champion 400 free relay that posted NCAA automatic time of 2:52.90 swam leg of second place 800 free relay and third place 200 free relay made first appearance at the NCAA Championships and earned All-America honors on all three free relays swam third leg of sixth-place 200 freestyle relay (1:18.81), second leg of 800 free relay that finished 10th (6:25.65) and anchor leg of 400 free relay that placed eighth (2:54.64) notched 24th place finish individually in the 200 freestyle (1:37.02) and 49th place mark in the 50 free (20.28) at NCAA Championships won the 200 free at Arizona State (1/14) CSCAA Academic All-American Academic All-Big Ten named the Most Improved on the team with Mike Holmes letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Won the 200 freestyle in a career-best 1:38.83 at the Speedo Champions Series at University Aquatic Center finished 11th in the 100 and 200 freestyle at the Minnesota Invitational (11/20) placed 13th in the 200 free at the Georgia Invitational (12/4) placed fourth in the 200 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/6) competed in several events at the TYR Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, Calif. over the summer. A 2004 graduate of Topeka High School (Kan.) coach was Gunner Kelley holds the Kansas high school state record in the 200 freestyle two-time Kansas state champion in the 100 and 200 freestyle school record holder in the 100 and 200 free and the 200 IM also won the 200 IM and 100 fly state titles in Kansas High School Swimmer of the Year NISCA All-American in 2003 and 2004 earned varsity letters in tennis, swimming and soccer also competed for the Lawrence Aquahawks honor roll student. Entrepreneurial management major son of Mike and Vicki Schmidt enjoys wakeboarding born September 23, ROB SCHNITZLER S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free breast breast 2:10.72 SCHNITZLER Breast/Free Freshman Wausau, Wis. Wausau East High School Wausau Tide A 2007 graduate of Wausau East High School (Wis.) the 2007 Wisconsin State runner-up in the 100 breaststroke and placed eighth in the 50 freestyle owns top times of in the 100 breaststroke, 2:10.72 in the 200 breast and in the 50 free. Undecided on a major son of Joan Schnitzler born March 2, MARK SOLFELT Breast/Free/IM Sophomore Eden Prairie, Minn. Eden Prairie High School Team Foxjet SOLFELT S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 1: / breast breast 2: /17/ IM 1: FRESHMAN SEASON: Made first Big Ten Championships appearance placed 35th in the 200 individual medley (1:52.03), 38th in the 200 freestyle (1:41.28) and 29th in the 200 breaststroke (2:05.12). A 2006 graduate of Eden Prairie High School (Minn.) coach was John Riggs 2005 U.S. Junior National champion in the 200-meter IM earned Olympic Trials cut in the event two-time Minnesota State Class AA Swimmer of the Year ( ) state record holder in the 200 individual medley and 400 free relay won 12 state titles during his career led Eden Prairie to state team titles in 2003 and 2005 won three straight 200 IM Minnesota State titles ( ) won 100 breaststroke state titles in 2004 and time all-state honoree and 16-time NISCA All-American placed fifth at the 2006 U.S. Junior Nationals in the 200 IM and the 100 freestyle and eighth in the 200 free five-time All-Lake Conference honoree awarded the Star Tribune Student-Athlete of the Year earned the Excel Award and the Golden Eagle Award for his academic achievements also competed for Team Foxjet. Plans to major in business son of Bob and Jody Solfelt sister, Sarah, was a four-time swimming letterwinner at Minnesota from enjoys playing the piano and building legos born December 30, Mark Solfelt OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER JASON TIMMER Breast/IM Senior Sauk Rapids, Minn. Sauk Rapids-Rice High School Twin Cities Swim Team TWO-TIME ALL-AMERICAN TIMMER S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free [33] 2/3/ free [34] 2/3/ breast [5] 2/16/ breast 1:57.74 [4] 2/17/ IM 1:50.76 [22] 12/2/06 CAREER NOTES: Two-time All-American on relays in ranks fifth all-time at Minnesota in 100 breaststroke (54.21) and fourth in the 200 breaststroke (1:57.74) competed at the 2006 U.S. Summer Nationals, swimming a leg of the 400-meter free relay that took second place two-time Big Ten finalist JUNIOR SEASON: Posted top Big Ten individual finish of career, taking fifth in the 100 breast in a career-best clocked a 1:57.74 to win the consolation final of the 200 breaststroke by almost two seconds time is the fourth-fastest in school history also placed 22nd in the 200 IM in 1:50.76 won the 200 IM at No. 22 North Carolina (11/3) and at the Minnesota Invitational won the 200 breaststroke at the Minnesota Invitational letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Competed at second Big Ten Championships top individual finish came with an 11th place finish in the 100 breast posted a careerbest time of 2:00.05 in the 200 breaststroke to win the C Final at Big Tens also swam the 200 IM, placing 31st in the prelims won the 100 breaststroke and placed second in the 200 IM at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3) finished second in the 200 IM and third in the 100 breaststroke at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19) set career-best times in four events letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned first career All-America laurels by swimming the breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay that finished 10th in 1:27.81 swam breast leg of 400 medley relay that took 10th as well in 3:13.86 also qualified individually for the 100 breast at NCAAs where he finished 37th in key performer at the Big Ten Championships placed sixth in the 100 breast in career-best and 10th in the 200 breast in 2:01.69 also swam leg of the 200 medley relay that finished second in 1:27.04 competed in the 50 free at Big Tens, finishing 27th in won the 100 breast at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4) finished third in 100 breast at Minnesota Invitational (11/20) letterwinner. A 2004 graduate of Sauk Rapids-Rice High School (Minn.) coaches were Tom Swanson and Trent Ziegler named the 2004 Minnesota State Swimmer of the Year led Sauk Rapids-Rice to state title in 2004 multiple NISCA All-American owned the second-fastest time in the nation in the 100 free (45.08) in Minnesota State champion in the 50 and 100 free. Business and marketing education major parents are Wendell and Carla enjoys dirtbiking, wakeboarding and weightlifting born March 15, Jason Timmer M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

16 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S ADAM WEIS Free/Fly Junior St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall High School STAR Swim Club ZACH WEIS Breaststroke Freshman St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall High School STAR Swim Club ERICH WELTON Freestyle/Fly Senior Madison, Wis. Middleton High School Badger Aquatics Club WEIS TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 1:38.56 [22] 2/16/ free 4:28.75 [24] 2/15/ fly 1:48.55 [18] 2/17/ SOPHOMORE SEASON: Scored twice at the Big Ten Championships and posted careerbest times in three events placed 14th in 200 freestyle in 1:38.84 clocked a career-best time of 1:48.55 to finish 12th in the 200 butterfly time in the 200 fly ranks 17th all-time also finished 25th in the 500 freestyle in 4:28.75 was the runner-up in the 200 butterfly at the Minnesota Invitational made a seventh place showing in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Invitational letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Scored in the 200 butterfly at the Big Ten Championships, placing 12th in 1:49.83 also took 26th in the 200 free and 31st in the 500 free finished fourth in the 200 butterfly against Purdue and Wisconsin (1/27) finished sixth in the 200 fly at the Ohio State Invitational (12/4) placed fourth in the 200 fly at the Minnesota Invitational (11/18) placed third in the 1000 free at Georgia Tech (11/12) was the Gophers top finisher in the 200 fly against North Carolina and North Dakota (11/4) in fifth place finished second in the 200 fly against Iowa (10/21) letterwinner. A 2005 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School (Minn.) coach was Mike Steineman three-time state champion in the 100 butterfly double Minnesota State High School champion in 2005 in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle also won the 200 freestyle in 2004 at the state meet took third in the 200-meter fly at 2004 Junior Nationals finished eighth in 200-meter free and 14th in the 200 butterfly at the 2005 Junior Nationals four-time all-state swimmer NISCA All-American from also competed for the STAR Swim Club. Business and marketing education major son of Jill and Frank Weis lists writing as a hobby born December 28, WEIS TOP TIMES Year Event Time breast breast 2:08.27 A 2007 graduate of Cretin-Derham Hall High School (Minn.) three-time High School All-American in 2007, finishing third in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM at the 2007 MSHSL State Meet a 2006 Junior National Finalist, he placed fourth at the Speedo USA Junior Nationals in the 200-meter breaststroke in a time of 2:21.67 finished sixth at the Minnesota State Class AA meet in the 100- yard breaststroke as a junior also competed for STAR Swim Team. Plans to major in criminal justice son of Frank and Jill Weis joins his brother, junior Adam Weis, on the Gopher roster this season an amateur boxer born January 26, WELTON TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 1: /26/ free 4: /18/ free 9:31.37 [27] 3/10/ free 16: /20/ fly 1: /27/ JUNIOR SEASON: Finished eighth in the 1650 free and 12th in the 500 free at the Minnesota Invitational placed fifth in the 500 free and seventh in the 200 free at the Minnesota Challenge (1/26-28) SOPHOMORE SEASON: Swam at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series event over the summer, finishing fourth in the 800-meter free, fourth in the 400 free and fifth in the 200 free set career-best times in three events during the season placed fifth in the 500 free, ninth in the 200 and eighth in the 1650 at the Minnesota Invitational (11/18-20) placed fifth in the 500 free and eighth in the 1650 at the Minnesota Challenge (2/3-4) FRESHMAN SEASON: Swam three individual events at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19-21) highlighted by a 14th place mark in the 1650 free placed fifth in the 500 free at Hawaii (1/11) touched the wall fifth in the 500 free and 1650 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4-5) had impressive meet at the USA Swimming Speedo Series over the summer, finishing fifth in the 800-meter free, ninth in the 200 free and 15th in the A 2004 graduate of Middleton High School (Wis.) high school coach was Bob Joers was the 2004 Wisconsin State champion in the 500 freestyle 2003 and 2004 NISCA high school All-American all-state in 2003 and 2004 school record holder in the 200 and 500 free also swam for the Badger Aquatics Club club coach was Jack Pettinger. Art major son of Cathy and Kevin Welton father swam at Indiana born March 25, Adam Weis Erich Welton 1 4 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

17 JARED WHITE Free/Back Freshman Matthews, N.C. Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School Mecklenburg Aquatic Club ALEX WOLD IM/Fly Sophomore Wayzata, Minn. Wayzata High School Mach 3 Flyers G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S MIKE WOODSON Free/Back Senior St. Louis, Mo. Parkway South High School Parkway Swim Club WHITE S TOP TIMES Year Event Time free free free 1: back A 2007 graduate of Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School won the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association title in the 200-yard freestyle and placed second in the 100 backstroke named all-state by the Charlotte Observer also swam for the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club under head coach Jay Benner had a strong 2007 U.S. Junior Nationals, finishing sixth in the 100-meter freestyle (51.78) also posted a seventh place finish in the 100 backstroke (58.51) and 16th in the 200 backstroke won a Junior National title on the 800-meter free relay, swimming the lead leg in 1:54.08 swam at the 2007 U.S. Spring Championships in East Meadow, N.Y. in March, finishing 32nd in the 100 backstroke and 39th in the 50 freestyle also a 2006 U.S. Junior Nationals qualifier. Undecided on major son of Wade and Carol White born February 7, OLYMPIC TRIALS QUALIFIER WOLD S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date IM 1:49.34 [19] 2/15/ IM 3:52.97 [9] 2/16/ fly 1:47.41 [10] 2/17/ free 4: /19/07 CAREER NOTES: Ranks ninth all-time at Minnesota in the 400 IM, 10th in the 200 butterfly and 19th in the 200 IM placed 12th in the 400-meter IM at the 2007 U.S. Summer Nationals in Indianapolis and made Olympic Trials cuts in the 200 and 400 IM at the meet FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at first Big Ten Championships and scored twice reached first Big Ten championship final, finishing eighth in the 400 individual medley in 3:54.06 his prelim time of 3:52.97 is the ninth-fastest in school history added clutch team points, finishing 10th in the 200 butterfly in 1:47.41 also placed 18th in the 200 IM posted career-best times in all three events at Big Tens took second in the 400 IM and third in the 200 IM at the Minnesota Challenge placed third in the 400 IM at the Ohio State Invitational was the runner-up in the 400 IM at the Minnesota Invitational placed second in the 200 fly against North Carolina letterwinner. A 2006 graduate of Wayzata High School (Minn.) coach was Dan Zrust Junior National qualifier finished third in the 500 free at the Minnesota State AA meet as a sophomore and junior and fourth as a senior was the state runner-up to Mark Solfelt in the 200 IM as senior and placed third as a junior holds eight school records at Wayzata multiple NISCA All-American as a junior and senior earned six varsity letters in swimming led the Trojans to a third place finish at the MSHSL AA state meet as a junior and a fourth place finish as a senior six-time All-Classic Lake selection placed third in the 200-meter fly at the 2006 USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series at University Aquatic Center also placed third in the 200 and 400 IM at the event also competed for the Mach 3 Flyers club teammate of Gopher sophomore Colin Lee-To National Honor Society and AP Scholar. Undecided on major son of Wendy and Gary Wold grandfather swam for the U of M in the late 1920s born June 26, THREE-TIME ALL-AMERICAN WOODSON TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free [22] 2/15/ free [20] 2/17/ free 1:36.86 [14] 2/16/ back [14] 3/10/ back 1:47.98 [14] 12/3/04 CAREER NOTES: Three-time All-American ranks 14th all-time in 200 freestyle and 100 and 200 backstroke at Minnesota competed at 2006 and 2007 U.S. Summer Nationals swam leg of 400-meter free relay that placed second and 800-meter free relay that took fourth in JUNIOR SEASON: Earned All-America honors on the 200 and 400 freestyle relays swam the anchor leg of the 200 free relay that posted a 10th place finish in 1:18.85 swam the third leg of the 400 free relay that won the consolation final in 2:53.50 competed individually at the NCAAs in the 200 free (36th) and the 100 free (50th) closed out Minnesota s Big Ten Championship, swimming the anchor leg of the 400 freestyle relay that won the team championship split a in the leg also swam legs of the Gophers Big Ten runnerup 200 and 800 freestyle relays scored three times individually at Big Tens took sixth in the 200 free in 1:37.45 after clocking a career-best 1:36.86 in the prelims tied for 12th in the 100 free in placed 12th in the 50 free in career-best won the 200 free at No. 3 Florida Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Competed at first NCAA Championships earned All-America honors as part of the 800 freestyle relay that placed 10th in 6:25.65 competed individually in the 200 freestyle and placed 34th in 1:38.11 also swam the 100 free at NCAAs and took 48th in posted best Big Ten individual finish of his career with seventh place showing in the 200 freestyle (1:37.49) also scored in the 100 free by finishing 13th in and took 16th in the 100 backstroke swam leg of 800 freestyle relay that took second place at Big Tens in 6:23.88 won the 200 free against North Carolina and North Dakota (11/4) was victorious in 200 back at Minnesota Invitational (11/20) Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Scored in the 100 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships, finishing 12th in placed 20th in the 200 back in 1:49.59 and 18th in the 200 free (1:39.58) won the 200 back against North Carolina and Virginia Tech (11/6) in 1:49.29 won the 200 back in 1:48.10 and placed second in the 100 back at the Speedo Sectional meet (3/10) took fifth in the 200 free and fourth in the 200 back at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19-21) placed fifth in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 back at the Georgia Invitational (12/3-5) touched second in the 200 back against Purdue and Wisconsin (1/29) finished second in the 100 back at Minnesota Challenge (2/4) letterwinner. A 2004 graduate of Parkway South High School (Mo.) high school coaches were Dennis Shae and Steve Boyce won 12 Missouri State titles including six individual and six relay crowns 2004 state champion in the 50 free and 100 back also won state titles in the 100 and 200 free during high school career multiple NISCA All- American also competed for the Parkway Swim Club under head coach Nick Rudich. Mechanical engineering major son of John and Janice Woodson middle child of three boys born February 19, Alex Wold Mike Woodson M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

18 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R P R O F I L E S COLE YOUNG Diving Junior Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission West High School Kansas City Dive Club YOUNG S TOP SCORES Year Event Score Date meter /18/ meter /27/ platform /27/06 CAREER NOTES: Four-time scorer at the Big Ten Championships placed seventh at the Kaiser Permanente Senior National Diving Championships in the 3-meter synchronized event also qualified for Nationals on the 10-meter platform SOPHOMORE SEASON: Scored on all three events at the Big Ten Championships including a strong ninth place finish on the 1-meter board with a score of matched the 1-meter performance by placing ninth on the platform (287.40) competed well at the NCAA Zone C Championships, placing eighth on the platform, ninth on the 3- meter and 13th on the 1-meter placed 10th on the 3-meter with a tally of posted a career-best score of on the 3- meter at Florida en route to finishing second won the 3-meter title at the Minnesota Invitational Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at Big Ten Championships scored on the 1-meter board, placing 15th (284.25) finished 19th on the 3-meter (267.00) and 17th on the platform (254.70) placed second on the 1-meter and third on the 3-meter at the Minnesota Invitational (11/18-19) finished second on the 1-meter at Iowa (10/21) CSCAA Academic All-America honorable mention letterwinner. A 2005 graduate of Shawnee Mission West High School (Kan.) coaches were Gabe Downey and Tammy Crystal two-time NISCA All-American six-time Junior National qualifier 2004 Kansas State runner-up on the 1-meter finished third on the 1- meter in Majoring in mechanical engineering lists most memorable sports moment as competing for the USA in an international meet in Ottawa as a 15-year old son of Kay Young and Chris Dring born August 3, Cole Young Nico Zebley NICO ZEBLEY Free/IM Sophomore Baltimore, Md. The Friends School of Baltimore North Baltimore Aquatic Club ZEBLEY S TOP TIMES Year Event Time MN All-Time Rk Date free 4:28.71 [22] 2/15/ free 9:19.70 [13] 2/17/ free 15:36.44 [18] 2/17/ IM 3:59.82 [22] 2/16/ FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at the Big Ten Championships finished 18th in the 1650 free in career-best 15:36.44 placed 22nd in the 400 individual medley with a time of 3:59.82 won the 1000 free against Iowa (10/2) in first career dual meet with a time of 9:21.70 took second in the 1000 against Florida (10/27) and North Carolina (11/3) finaled in three events at the Minnesota Invitational, led by a fourth place finish in the 1650 free placed fifth in the 1650 free at the Ohio State Invitational (12/3) took second in the 1000 free against Wisconsin and Purdue (1/19) also placed second in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Challenge in 15:42.14 and in the 500 free (4:32.88) letterwinner. A 2006 graduate of The Friends School of Baltimore (Md.) high school did not have an official swimming team 2005 Maryland Interscholastic Athletic Association champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle holds the MIAA record in the 200 and 500 free multiple NISCA All-American also competes for the North Baltimore Aquatic Club awarded the outstanding male swimmer award at NBAC twice. Undecided on a major son of Joseph and Bernardina Zebley enjoys watching movies born May 7, M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

19 G O L D E N G O P H E R S C O A C H I N G S T A F F The list of accomplishments is lengthy. Five Big Ten titles in the last seven years and seven in the last 12. Sixteen straight top 16 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Seventeen consecutive toptwo finishes at the Big Ten Championships. Over one hundred different All-Americans. As Dennis Dale enters his 23rd year as the head coach at the University of Minnesota, his leadership has taken Minnesota from a bottom level Big Ten program to one of the nation s elite and most respected. Perhaps the most impressive mark of Dale s tenure has been its consistency. Minnesota has finished as either the champion or runner-up in the Big Ten each of the last 17 years. Dale has coached at least nine All-Americans for 13 straight seasons dating to Consistency at the NCAA Championships has been a staple, including five straight top 10 NCAA finishes from In addition, his squads have finished in the top 15 for the last 16 seasons. Dale s teams have been a force during the regular season as well. He owns a overall dual meet record in his tenure including a 75-5 mark over the last 11 years. He hasn t lost more than one dual since the season when the Gophers were Making Dale s progression to a national power even more impressive is the state of the program that he inherited in The program which has over 100 different All-Americans in the last 20 years, hadn t made a top-five Big Ten finish since 1967 and hadn t posted a top-15 NCAA finish since When he guided Minnesota to the Big Ten crown in 1996, it broke a 70- year conference title drought. Dale is the dean of Big Ten coaches in his 23rd season. He is the only active coach with more than one conference title under his belt and has entered elite waters for his tenure. With seven career titles, he ranks fifth all-time in Big Ten history behind only James Doc Counsilman of Indiana (23), Michigan s Matt Mann (16) and Jon Urbanchek (13) and Ohio State s Mike Peppe (12). A six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year, Dale guided the Gophers to back-to-back Big Ten titles in 2004 and 2005, bringing Minnesota s run to four in five years. Terry Silkaitis grabbed conference crowns in the 100 and 200 free, running his career total to five individual wins, the most of any Gopher under Dale s tutelage. Silkaitis also walked away from the Twin Cities armed with 23 All-America certificates over his career. Minnesota finished 11th at the NCAA Championships, held at University Aquatic Center. Justin Mortimer, who finished his illustrious career with 13 All- America awards, finished in the top eight three times, including a third place finish in the 500 free. Mortimer went on to win three medals at the World University Games over the summer. After taking second at the Big Ten Championships in 2006, Minnesota returned to the top in 2007, edging Michigan in the meet s final event to take the conference crown. Dale s team demonstrated amazing depth, winning only the meet s final event en route to the championship. The Gophers also returned to the top 10 at the NCAA Championships. Igor Cerensek ended his career as one of the Gophers greatest sprinters of all-time, finishing with 13 All-America honors and finaling in all 12 of his Big Ten individual events. The 2007 title marked the fifth in the last seven years. The run is tied for the fourth-best over a seven-year period in Big Ten history behind just Indiana s amazing 20-title run from , Michigan s 10- title streak from and an early run of nine in a row by Ohio State from Dale s Gophers have been the most dominant Big Ten program since the mid- 1990s. The Gophers have secured seven titles since 1996 while only Michigan has won multiple conference crowns in that period with three. DENNIS DALE HEAD COACH 23 RD SEASON SIX-TIME BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR COACHED SEVEN BIG TEN CHAMPION TEAMS 16 CONSECUTIVE TOP 15 NCAA FINISHES M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

20 G O L D E N G O P H E R S C O A C H I N G S T A F F Minnesota finished 11th at the NCAA meet and second at Big Tens in 2006 and posted plenty of accomplishments. Adam Mitchell became the Gophers first Big Ten 200 individual medley champ since Paul Nelsen in 1994 and earned five All-America certificates, bringing his career haul to 11 under Dale s guidance. All five of Minnesota s relays reached All-America honors for the second straight year. The Gophers also had an outstanding year in the classroom with 19 athletes earning Academic All-Big Ten honors while eight more earned CSCAA First Team Academic All-America honors. Dale has stressed academics throughout his career. In the last five years, 66 Gophers have been named Academic All-Big Ten, an average of 13.2 per year. In addition, 31 of his student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors. John Cahoy, was named the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in 1999 while Bernie Zeruhn earned the accolade in Travis Beckerle was impressively awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in In , Dale not only earned his fifth Big Ten championship at Minnesota s helm, but nine swimmers earned 22 All-America certificates. The Gophers were remarkably consistent at the Big Ten Championships, scoring in every event en route to a third Big Ten title in the last five years. His squads finished seventh at the 2000 and 2003 NCAA Championships, eighth at the 2002 NCAA Championships, ninth at the 2001 NCAA Championships, 15th at the 1999 NCAA Championships, 14th at the 1998 DALE S RECORD NCAA Championships and 12th at both the 1997 and 1996 NCAA Championships. The team also took ninth (1995), seventh (1994), 11th (1993) and sixth (1992) the previous four seasons. Minnesota ended the season second in the Big Ten, ending the Gophers two-year reign as conference champions. Dale earned his sixth Big Ten Coach of the Year, while Terry Silkaitis was named the Big Ten Swimmer of the Year after winning the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events. The Gophers improved at the NCAA Championships, finishing seventh overall. Minnesota had 14 swimmers participate at nationals, while 12 earned All- America certificates. The season was tremendous for Minnesota. They scored points en route to the Big Ten title. The Gophers claimed seven conference titles in the process, including three of the five relay crowns. En route to an eighth place finish at the NCAA Championships, 13 Golden Gophers earned 31 All-America certificates, including 14 of the first team variety. In addition, Dale led Minnesota to back-to-back Big Ten titles for the first time in school history. It was his fourth Big Ten title at the helm. Minnesota won the Big Ten title as well in and took ninth at the NCAAs. Dale earned his fourth Big Ten Swimming Coach of the Year award. The season was full of successes for Minnesota. The Golden Gophers finished with a perfect 7-0 dual meet record. They finished second in the Big Ten and had their highest NCAA finish (7th) since the season. The season saw the Golden Gophers TOTAL YEAR W-L PCT. BIG TEN CHAMPIONS NCAA ALL-AMERICANS th 0 DNC th 0 33rd th 0 32nd rd 4 11th nd 3 27th nd 3 18th nd 3 6th nd 1 11th nd 5 7th nd 5 9th st 9 12th nd 3 12th st 3 14th nd 8 15th nd 5 7th st 9 9th st 7 8th nd 9 7th st 2 9th st 3 11th nd 2 11th st 1 10th 12 Career DALE AT A GLANCE COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS Has led the Golden Gophers to a top 15 NCAA national finish for 16 consecutive seasons and placed in the top 10 six of the past eight seasons. Has coached a total of 82 different athletes to 432 All-America certificates. Has coached 85 Big Ten event champions, including nine in 2001 and Has coached a Big Ten champion in every event at the conference championships. With Dale leading the way, Minnesota is the only Big Ten program to have the conference swimming and diving coach of the year the same season on two occasions. Led the Golden Gophers to sixth place finish at the 1992 NCAA Championships, the program s best finish in 25 seasons. Guided the U of M to its first Big Ten Championship in 70 years in Then won the title again in 1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and He guided Minnesota to its first back-to-back titles in 2001 and With seven career Big Ten titles, he ranks fifth all-time in Big Ten history behind only James Doc Counsilman of Indiana (23), Michigan s Matt Mann (16) and Jon Urbanchek (13) and Ohio State s Mike Peppe (12). The Gophers have secured seven Big Ten titles since 1996 while only Michigan has won multiple conference crowns in that period with three. Honored as the 1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2003 Big Ten Coach of the Year. Coached Big Ten Freshman of the Year Award recipients in 1989, 1991 and 2000 and Big Ten Swimmer of the Year in Coached 187 Academic All-Big Ten selections including 19 in and 16 in NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE Head men s coach of Team USA at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. American swimmers earned 16 medals, including six golds. Assistant coach of the Brazilian National Team at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia. Assistant coach of the 1998 U.S. Goodwill Games Team and the 2003 World University Games. Member of the 1993 & 1995 Olympic Festival Coaching Staff. Coached the West Team to victory at the 1995 Olympic Festival. Coached the USA Junior National Team to its best finish (second) during its annual summer trip to Paris, France. COACHING TIMELINE Head coach, University of Minnesota (1985-present) Head coach, Burnsville (Minn.) High School ( ) Won four State High School titles as boys and girls coach at Burnsville (Minn.) High School. Four-time Minnesota State High School Coach of the Year. PERSONAL Graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967 with a bachelor s degree in business administration and physical education All-American backstroker and as a member of the 400 medley relay team. 1 8 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

21 G O L D E N G O P H E R S C O A C H I N G S T A F F DALE S GOPHERS IN RECENT INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION finish 8-1 overall and 3-0 in the Big Ten season. During the season, the Golden Gophers went 7-1 in dual meets and 3-1 in the Big Ten. In 1997, Minnesota went 8-0, giving Dale his first undefeated season in 12 years. At the 99 Big Ten Championships, Minnesota placed just behind Penn State with 588 points. The Golden Gophers clinched four relay titles and had a fifth relay team disqualified in the first day of competition, which prevented Minnesota a possible sweep of the relay titles and another conference crown. The Gophers big breakthrough came in 1996 when they broke a 70-year Big Ten title dry spell. The Gophers posted points to beat Michigan by 75 points and end the Wolverines 10-year stranglehold on the Big Ten crown. Bernie Zeruhn won three individual titles at the meet, including the 500 freestyle. He remains the only Gopher to ever win that event at the conference meet. Dale also directed the Gophers to conference titles in 1996 and Prior to winning the title in 1996, Minnesota had not won the conference title since Dale established Minnesota on the national scene in 1989 when his team finished 11th at the NCAA Championships, marking its first top 20 placing at the national meet since Four relays earned All-America honors in 1989 and six individuals earned All-America accolades, including Bengt Zikarsky, who finished fourth in the 100 free. In 1991, Sean Quackenbush finished third in the 200 butterfly. He went on to earn seven individual All-America honors. The 1992 season was Dale s best season to date. His team was the runner-up at the Big Ten Championships and made a huge splash at the NCAA Championships, finishing sixth, Minnesota s best prior NCAA mark since All five relays earned All-America honors and Paul Nelsen was the runner-up in the 200 individual medley. Dale added to his distinguished list of international coaching experience in 2006 when USA Swimming named him the head men s coach for the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. His team earned 16 medals overall, including six golds. He also had the opportunity to coach his own student-athlete, David Plummer, who swam the 50 and 100-meter back at the Games. It was the third time Dale represented the United States at the World University Games and the first as a head coach. Dale, who graduated from the University of Minnesota in 1967 with bachelor s degrees in business administration and physical education, was a senior on the 67 Golden Gopher squad that finished 10th at the national meet. He placed seventh in the 100 backstroke and led off the ninth-place 400 medley relay unit en route to garnering All-America honors. Before taking over the reigns of the Golden Gopher program in 85, he had an outstanding 13-year career as head boys and girls coach at Burnsville (Minn.) High School, where he built the Blaze into a perennial state powerhouse. His teams won four Minnesota state championships, and he was honored as the state Coach of the Year in each of his final four seasons. While there, he coached more than 20 prep All-Americans and a number of Junior Olympic finalists. Under Dale s direction, Minnesota also clinched the USA National Championship in April of 98 at the Aquatic Center, as well as leading the Gopher Swim Club to a second-place finish at the 1991 Long Course Senior Nationals, where former U of M swimmer and All-American Del Cerney won Minnesota s first national title in more than 20 years in the 50 freestyle. Keam Ang (Malaysia) Ray Betuzzi (Canada) Mike Brown (Canada) John Cahoy (USA) Igor Cerensek (Croatia) Mario Delac (Croatia) Ricardo Dornales (Brazil) Can Ergenekan (Turkey) Jeff Hackler (USA) Paul Nelsen (USA) Dov Malnik (Israel) Alex Massura (Brazil) Jono McLeod (Canada) Yoav Meiri (Israel) Justin Mortimer (USA) Allen Ong (Malaysia) David Plummer (USA) Sean Quackenbush (USA) Jon Roberts (USA) Terry Silkaitis (USA) Todd Smolinski (USA) Martin Zielinski (USA) Bengt Zikarsky (Germany) 2000 Olympics 2006 Pan Pacific Championships 2002 Commonwealth Games (bronze medalist) 2004 Olympics 2004 World Championships (silver medalist) 1998 Goodwill Games 1999 World University Games 2004 Olympics 2005 Mediterranean Games 2006 World Championships 2004 Olympics 2005 Mediterranean Games 2006 World Championships 1999 World University Games 1996 Olympics 2001 Goodwill Games (bronze medalist) 1995 Pan Pac Games 2001 World University Games 2003 World University Games 1996 Olympics 1999 Pan Am Games (gold, silver medalist) 2000 Olympics various international meets 2000 Olympics 2003 World University Games (silver medalist) 2004 World Short Course (gold, bronze medalist) 2005 World University Games (gold, silver, bronze medalist) 2000 Olympics 2006 Pan Pacific Championships 2007 World University Games 1991 World Championships 2007 Japan Grand Prix (bronze medalist) 2005 World University Games (silver, bronze medalist) 2001 World University Games (silver, bronze medalist) 1998 Goodwill Games 1988 Olympics 1992 Olympics 1996 Olympics M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

22 G O L D E N G O P H E R S C O A C H I N G S T A F F BILL TRAMEL ASSISTANT COACH FOURTH YEAR Bill Tramel is in his fourth year as assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his hiring at Minnesota, the 16-year collegiate coaching veteran spent nine years at North Carolina as the head assistant coach for the Tar Heel men s and women s swimming teams. In just three seasons, Tramel has made his mark in Minneapolis. Since his arrival, Minnesota has won conference titles in 2005 and 2007 while posting 11th place finishes at the NCAA Championships in 2005 and 2006 and a 10th place performance in In , Tramel helped the Gophers to a second consecutive Big Ten title. The primary coach of the distance and middle distance swimmers, he coached six All-Americans and four school record performances. He guided the outstanding season by Justin Mortimer, who finaled three times at NCAAs and finished third in the 500 freestyle. Under Tramel s tutelage, David Plummer made a statement as as freshman, finishing second in the 100 backstroke at the Big Ten Championships and earning All-America laurels in both back events at the NCAA Championships. Plummer went on to finish third in the 100-meter back and fourth in the 200 at the 2005 USA Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif. In , Tramel coached several swimmers to lifetime-best accomplishments. Plummer finaled twice at the NCAA Championships including a fifth-place finish in the 200 backstroke. Plummer shattered the school record in the event and posted the top individual finish by a Gopher in the event since Plummer also went on to finish fifth in the 100-meter back at the 2006 USA Summer Nationals and fifth in the 100, enough to earn a spot on Team USA s roster for the Pan Pacific Championships. Tramel also worked extensively with Zach Wood, who built on three appearances in the finals at the 2006 Big Ten Championships by finaling in the 200-meter butterfly at U.S. Summer Nationals. Tramel coached Travis Beckerle to an outstanding finish to his career as a Golden Gopher in Beckerle recorded a lifetime-best time in the 1650 free to earn All-America honors at the NCAA Championships. Following the season, the Academic All-American was awarded the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. During the spring, Tramel also coached Team Berve at the USA Spring Nationals. Minnesota returned to the top of the Big Ten in Tramel helped Ray Betuzzi become one of the Big Ten s best middle distance freestylers, highlighted by a third place finish in the 500 free. Plummer continued to excel as one of the nation s best backstrokers, finishing fifth in the 100 back and ninth in the 200. He also shattered the school record in both events at the NCAA Championships. Plummer also earned a spot on Team USA s roster at the 2007 World University Games in Bangkok, Thailand. Wood wrapped up his Gopher career by earning an invitation to the NCAA Championships where he competed in four events and earned All-America honors in the 800 free relay. Perhaps Tramel s top coaching performance has been with Mike Holmes, who burst on the national scene in 2007, finishing second in the 1650 free at the Big Ten Championships and ninth at the NCAA Championships. Holmes became just the second swimmer in school history to swim under the 15-minute mark in the event, joining another of Tramel s disciples, Justin Mortimer. At UNC, Tramel coached over 40 All-America honorees and over 35 NCAA individual qualifiers. He directly coached 15 Atlantic Coast Conference individual champions, four ACC Championship meet record holders and 12 athletes to UNC school record performances. Tramel assisted in the coaching of Jessica Perruquet, who won the 200-yard freestyle at the 2003 NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships. He also coached Sean Quinn, who placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Trials. While at UNC, the Tar Heels had nine top-20 finishes at the NCAA Championships and five top-15 team finishes. In 2001, the UNC women s team finished ninth overall for the first time since Since Tramel's arrival, the Tar Heels have won seven ACC Championships. Before his stint at UNC, Tramel spent a year as an assistant coach at the University of Georgia. While an assistant at Georgia, the St. Louis, Mo., native worked alongside 2000 U.S. Olympic coach Jack Bauerle. He helped lead the Bulldogs women s team to a nine-spot improvement at the NCAA level -- from 15th place in 1994 to sixth place in 1995 as well as to the NCAA women s championship in the 200-yard freestyle relay that year. Tramel also acted as recruiting coordinator and helped lay the foundation of three straight national champion Bulldog teams. Tramel s recruiting class won Georgia s first national title when they were seniors. He also served for two years as the top assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the University of South Carolina s men s swimming program from During Tramel s stay, the Gamecocks moved from a 37th-place finish at the NCAA meet to 19th place. Prior to his work at South Carolina, Tramel spent two years as an assistant coach for both the men s and women s swimming programs at the University of Missouri, his alma mater. He had been a member of the Tiger swimming team and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in consumer economics in His early coaching duties were also as an assistant age group coach at the Sugar Creek Swim Club in St. Louis, Mo, in A year later, he was the assistant age group coach for the St. Louis Aquajets. 2 0 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

23 JASON BAUMANN DIVING COACH THIRD YEAR G O L D E N G O P H E R S C O A C H I N G S T A F F Jason Baumann enters his third season as the diving coach for the University of Minnesota. Prior to his hiring at Minnesota, Baumann served as the assistant coach at Indiana University. In just his second season, Minnesota s diving program made huge strides. Shaun Kennedy became Minnesota s first diving All-American since 2001, finishing 10th on the platform. Kennedy earned an NCAA berth after winning the platform title at the NCAA Zone C Championships. Cole Young had an impressive showing at the Big Ten Championships, scoring in all three events including a ninth place finish on the 1-meter board and platform. Young earned a berth at the U.S. Senior Nationals and placed seventh in the three-meter synchro event. On the women s side, Jacqueline Schroeder earned a berth at the U.S. Senior Nationals and placed fifth on the platform. Baumann also guided Alex Barstad who scored in all three diving events at the Big Ten Championships. Baumann made a huge impact in his first season in Minneapolis. He helped Shaun Kennedy earn a berth at the U.S. Senior Nationals where he went on to place 18th on the platform and eighth in the 3-meter synchronized event. Kennedy also finished fourth on the platform at the Big Ten Championships. John Schmidt also performed well under Baumann s tutelage, scoring in all three events. Overall, Baumann coached the Gophers to six scoring performances at Big Tens in Holly Jakits was a senior national qualifier for the women and posted a strong sixth place finish on the platform at the Big Ten Championships. During Baumann s tenure in Bloomington, the Hoosiers won four combined team U.S. National Championships and four women s U.S. National Championships. At the 2005 Men s and Women s Big Ten Championships, three Indiana divers earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Cassandra Cardinell, a 2004 U.S. Olympian, went on to become a NCAA champion in the platform event, while freshman diver Christina Loukas was named the Big Ten Diver of the Year. Marc Carlton also earned Big Ten Diver of the Year and first-team All-Big Ten honors. Along with his Division I experience, Baumann was also involved in both the Indiana Diving Club and the Indiana Diving Academy. With the diving club, Baumann served as the junior team head coach and was the assistant coach of the senior team. In his career, Baumann has coached a three-time Junior National champion, eight Junior National qualifiers, 25 Zone qualifiers and two Olympic Trial qualifiers. In 1999, Baumann became the head diving coach at the University of Wyoming. In his two years in Laramie, eight divers made the finals at the Mountain West Conference Championships. In 2000 he coached the men s conference platform champion, and in 2001 he SUPPORT STAFF Baumann with All-American Shaun Kennedy at the 2007 NCAA Championships. was named the Mountain West Men s Diving Coach of the Year after all but one of his divers was a finalist in all three events. A native of Lincoln, Neb., Baumann won the Nebraska State High School Championship his junior season and was a two-time high school All-American. Following his high school career, Baumann was a four-year team captain for Indiana, a five-time Big Ten Championship finalist and was runner-up in the platform event in As a senior, Baumann qualified for the NCAA Championships and earned All-America honors in the platform. Along with his college experience, Baumann went on to compete at the U.S. National Championship 10 times. Baumann graduated from Indiana in 1995 with a bachelor s degree in political science and criminal justice with a minor in Mathematics. He later earned his master s degree in applied sport science in TONY PETERSON Volunteer Swimming Coach JIM ZAGARIA Volunteer Diving Coach TIM LOEFFLER Student Assistant Coach SARAH STALLKAMP Aquatic Director for Programs/Events JENNIFER NOVAK Athletic Trainer DR. ELIZABETH ARENDT Medical Director STUDENT MANAGERS KASEY GRAMS CHRIS REDMAN JEFF KEISER Athletic Communications MARC RYAN Associate Athletics Director DEB DIAMOND Marketing EMILY WHITTEN Graduate Asst. Athletic Trainer M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

24 G O L D E N G O P H E R S S U P P O R T S T A F F DUANE PROELL AQUATIC CENTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR CAL DIETZ STRENGTH & CONDITIONING COACH Duane Proell begins his 17th season with the Golden Gophers. He is responsible for operations and management of the University Aquatic Center and five related aquatic facilities on the U of M campus. Proell, who has held several teaching and coaching positions, most recently was the aquatic coordinator and building director at the the Campbell County School Aquatics Center in Gillette, Wyo. A nationally certified pool operator and certified teacher, Proell has received several awards for aquatic expertise, including the Outstanding Aquatic Achievement Award from the National Spa and Pool Institute. In addition, he won the Citation and Exhibit Award at the 1983 American Association of School Administration Convention. He was chosen as the 1988 Supervisor of the Year by the Campbell County School District, and in 1989 was selected as the Educator of the Year by the Gillette Chamber of Commerce. A native of St. Cloud, Minn., Proell is a 1972 graduate of Mankato State University. Proell and his wife, Cindy, have two daughters, Katie and Anna. CHRIS CORDS ACADEMIC COUNSELOR Chris Cords is in his fifth season working as the academic counselor for Golden Gopher Swimming and Diving. Cords, who began working with the Gophers in August of 2003, also works with the Minnesota men's gymnastics teams, men's and women's tennis, and the women's swimming and diving teams. Since arriving in Minneapolis, Cords has helped the Gophers make strides in the classrooms. Over the last three years, the Gophers have finished in the top 20 highest team GPA's in the country every year, 14 different Gophers have been named Academic All-Americans, including three-time Academic All-American Travis Beckerle, who earned the NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship in Cords is a University of Minnesota Duluth alum, graduating in 2000 with a bachelor's degree in psychology. He earned his master's degree from Springfield College (Mass.) in He previously worked with football and women's basketball on the academic counseling staff at the University of Houston. Cal Dietz enters his fifth season as the strength and conditioning coach for the men s swimming and diving team. He is also the strength and conditioning coach for Golden Gopher Hockey, Basketball, and five other varsity sports. During his tenure, Dietz has trained athletes that have earned 228 All-America honors, two Big Ten Athletes of the Year and a Hobey Baker Award winner. Dietz conditioned teams have won 17 conference championships, seven NCAA Team Championships and 10 of his squads have finished in the top four in the nation. He has consulted with Olympic and World Champions in various sports and professional athletes in the NHL, NFL, NBA and MLB. Dietz describes his philosphy as not just lifting weights and running sprints, but a varied and extensive knowledge of all the facets of strengthening and conditioning the modern athlete. In our Strength and conditioning program student-athletes can expect a program where it is common practice to explore the scientific approach of training athletes, said Dietz. It encompasses numerous aspects of strength and conditioning, through implementation of extensive research theories and applied knowledge in the multi-discipline field of strength and conditioning. Prior to returning to Minnesota, Dietz was the strength coordinator at The University of Findlay, overseeing 21 men s and women s sports, in addition to coordinating the university s fitness center, coaching the offensive line with the football program and teaching strength and conditioning classes. The Shelby, Ohio, native earned his bachelor s degree in physical education from the University of Findlay in Between his playing and professional careers at Findlay, Dietz served as a graduate assistant strength coach at Minnesota and earned his master s degree in kinesiology in May, During his athletic career at the University of Findlay Dietz won three National team championships, two in football and one in wrestling. Highlights of his career were earning two All- America honors in football and winning the NAIA National Duals Most Valuable Wrestler Award. In 1995, he received the NAIA College Sports Magazine Athlete of the Year and was inducted into the University s of Findlay s Hall of Fame in Dietz is married to Karyn Bye, a member of the U.S. Olympic Women s Hockey Team which captured the gold medal in Nagano in 1998 and the silver medal in Salt Lake City in The couple resides in Hudson, Wis., with their daughter, Tatum Lynn (3) and son Brody Michael (2). ROBERT BRUININKS University President JOEL MATURI Athletics Director 2 2 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

25 G O L D E N G O P H E R S A Q U A T I C C E N T E R UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER HOME OF THE GOLDEN GOPHERS The University Aquatic Center, renowned as one of the nation s finest and most complete aquatic facilities, is located east of Cooke Hall on the Minneapolis campus and was built in It was fashioned to meet or exceed Olympic standards so that it could host major swimming and diving events. Nearly two acres in size, the Aquatic Center houses the Dorothy L. Sheppard Pool, a 50-meter competition pool, eight lanes wide and eight feet deep, with a movable bulkhead. The separate diving well features a pair of one-and three-meter boards, as well as 1, 5, 7.5 and 10-meter diving platforms. In addition to the 1,346 permanent seats, there is room for 1,200 temporary bleachers. In 2005, the Aquatic Center added a new state-of-the-art video display system completed at a cost of $250,000. Purchased and installed through Colorado Timing Systems, the 21-foot by 10-foot digital video display is the largest permanent video installation in an aquatic facility in the United States. Skylights run the length of the ceiling, reducing the need for electric lighting at daytime events. Fifty-four loudspeakers surrounding the pool give it the best acoustics in the country, according to aquatics director Duane Proell. The facility is located adjacent to the University Recreation Center and Cooke Hall, which houses an additional six-lane pool that served as Minnesota s home pool until The Aquatic Center has been the site for some of the top swimming and diving events in the country: 10 Big Ten Championships, eight NCAA Championships, many national and international swimming and diving competitions and countless State High School Championships. The 2007 season was a memorable one for the 18-year old facility. The U of M became the first university to host the NCAA men s and women s championships in consecutive weeks. Also on the docket in 2007 was the Big Ten Women s Championships in February. In 2008, the U.S. Summer Junior and Senior Nationals will visit the Aquatic Center. The Aquatic Center was the site of the Men s Big Ten Championships for the first time in 1992 and hosted the the meet again in 1994, 1998, 2001 and The Women s Big Ten meet has been held at the Aquatics Center five times, in 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 and The Aquatic Center also hosted the Phillips 66 USS National Championships in 1998 and 2002, and was the site of the U.S. Open in The Men s NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships were held for the first time in M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

26 G O L D E N G O P H E R S A Q U A T I C C E N T E R MAJOR EVENTS HOSTED AT UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER NCAA MEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS [5] 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2007 NCAA WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS [3] 1993, 1998, 2007 U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL [1] 1990 BIG TEN MEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS [5] 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2005 BIG TEN WOMEN S CHAMPIONSHIPS [5] 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004, 2007 U.S. DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS [1] 1991 U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS [3] 1998, 2002, 2008 U.S. OPEN [2] 1991, 2003 NCAA ZONE DIVING CHAMPIONSHIPS [3] 1992, 1997, , and again in 1997, 2000 and The Aquatic Center is also the site for Minnesota amateur, high school, and small college meets annually, and has a full schedule of recreational sports for the campus and the community. It gives us one of the top three swimming and diving facilities in the country, said Head Coach Dennis Dale. It s another indication that the University of Minnesota is committed to a first-class swimming and diving program. The best aspect of the facility is the way we maintain it. It s a true credit to the staff. It s a fast pool and the lighting is sensational, but the best part of it is that it s never run down. If something needs attention, they give it attention. Other pools just aren t maintained at the same level. It s a credit to our aquatics staff and University in the investment they have made. We take care of our investment. Minnesota s Aquatic Center is one of the most comfortable facilities that I have ever dived in. The lighting is excellent and the boards are smooth. I usually do not like to dive indoors, but of the indoor facilities that I have had to dive indoors in, this has to rate as one of the best. GREG LOUGANIS, OLYMPIC AND WORLD CHAMPION DIVER The (Aquatic Center) is probably the finest training facility anywhere. The pool is fast; it s just a great competitive center. I had the best race of my life in the Aquatic Center at the U.S. Open. I raced unrested, unshaved and untapered against the best two or three swimmers in the world and won. It s a great facility. MIKE BARROWMAN, 1992 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST University Aquatic Center (right) is located adjacent to University Recreation Center. 2 4 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

27 SEASON IN REVIEW G O L D E N G O P H E R S S E A S O N R E V I E W GOPHERS FINISH 10TH AT NCAAS On the strength of a fifth-place finish in the 200 backstroke by junior David Plummer, Minnesota finished 10th with 131 points at the NCAA Men's Swimming and Diving Championships at University Aquatic Center. The Gophers steadily moved up the team standings from 15th on the first day into the top 10 on the competition's final night. Auburn won its fifth straight team title with 566, easily beating second place Stanford (397). Arizona was third (371), followed by Florida (321), Texas (296), Northwestern (221), Michigan (207), California (176), Southern Cal (145) and Minnesota (131). Minnesota wrapped up its 16th straight top 15 NCAA finish and returned to the top 10 for the first time since The Gophers have made top 10 finishes in nine of the last 16 years. Overall, 12 Gopher swimmers earned All-America honors, running head coach Dennis Dale's career tally to 197 All-Americans. Plummer became Minnesota's first individual First Team All- American of the meet, finishing fifth in the 200 backstroke with a time of 1: Plummer equaled his fifth place finish from 2006 and earned his 10th career All-America honor. Plummer concluded an outstanding meet, finishing fifth in the 200 back and ninth in the 100 back. He also contributed to Minnesota's fifth-place 200 medley relay and the 11th-place 400 medley relay. He also shattered the 100 and 200 back school records in the process. The Gophers picked up 18 valuable team points in winning the consolation final of the 400 freestyle relay. Taking the blocks for the Gophers were Tyler Schmidt (43.86), Mario Delac (43.32), Mike Woodson (43.82) and Igor Cerensek (42.50). Minnesota finished the meet with All-America honors in all five of its relays, marking the third straight season for that feat. Mike Holmes had a very strong outing in the 1650 freestyle, earning All-America honors with a ninth place with a time of 15: Holmes finished sixth in the championship final and ninth overall among the four timed final heats. Senior diver Shaun Kennedy became Minnesota's first All- American diver since 2001, finishing with a strong 10th place finish on the platform at the NCAA Championships with a career-best score of in the consolation final. GOPHERS WIN BIG TEN TITLE IN DRAMATIC FASHION The 2007 Big Ten men's swimming and diving championships came down to the final event for the second time in three years. And just like 2005 Big Ten Championships, Minnesota came out on top in dramatic fashion. The Gophers' 400 freestyle relay team pulled out a clutch win in the meet's final event, the 400 freestyle relay, to secure the team title with a narrow four-point victory. Minnesota finished with points, followed by Michigan (608.5), Ohio State (495) and Indiana (494). Minnesota has won five Big Ten titles in the last seven years (2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2007). Trailing Michigan by six points entering the 400 free relay, Minnesota had to win the event to gain the conference championship and the team of Igor Cerensek, Tyler Schmidt, Mario Delac and Mike Woodson came through in a time of 2: Northwestern finished second in 2:52.99 despite featuring the top two finishers in the 100 free earlier in the night (Bruno Barbic and Kyle Bubolz) and Big Ten record holder in the 100 free, Matt Grevers. However, the Gophers were up to the challenge. The Gophers picked up 40 team points while Michigan finished fourth to score 30 points, giving Minnesota the four-point win. Cerensek took the lead leg out in and trailed Grevers of Northwestern who went out in But a sizzling second leg of by Schmidt put the two teams neck-and-neck entering the third leg where Delac opened a small gap on Northwestern's Eric Nilsson. Delac's split gave Woodson a body length lead and he was able to hold off the Wildcats' Kyle Bubolz over the final 100 yards. The victory gave Minnesota four straight Big Ten 400 free relay titles. The title is the ninth overall for Minnesota and the seventh for head coach Dennis Dale in his 22-year tenure. The Big Ten title is the University of Minnesota's first conference championship of the season and the 159th regular season championship amongst all sports. The team lead changed several times during the meet s final day. Michigan took a two-point lead into the final day and expanded it to 22 following the 1650 freestyle. However, a career-best swim by sophomore Mike Holmes kept the Gophers alive. He finished second in 14: The Gophers pulled to within seven following the 200 backstroke and grabbed the lead by nine following the 100 freestyle where five Gophers scored. Both teams scored 23 points in the 200 breaststroke but the Wolverines shot into the lead with a whopping 52 points in the 200 butterfly while Minnesota did not have a finalist. Michigan led by 21 points but Minnesota accumulated 15 points in platform diving to none for Michigan setting the stage for the 400 freestyle relay where Minnesota essentially had to win the relay to secure the Big Ten Championship. STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Since 1989, at least six Gophers have earned All- America certificates, including the 2000 Championships, when 14 earned All-America awards and the Gophers finished seventh as a team. That meet was also held at University Aquatic Center. Minnesota had 12 swimmers or divers earn All-America certificates at the 2007 NCAA Championships in Minneapolis. KENNEDY WINS PLATFORM TITLE AT NCAA ZONES; QUALIFIES FOR NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS Minnesota senior Shaun Kennedy saved his best collegiate diving performance for last, winning the platform title at the NCAA Zone C Diving Championships at Canham Natatorium in Ann Arbor, Mich. With the title, Kennedy qualifies for the NCAA Championships, held March at University Aquatic Center. Kennedy is the first Gopher diver since 2001 to advance to the NCAA Championships. Kennedy took a 17-point lead after the prelims session with a score of Ohio State's Weston Wieser was second at But Kennedy responded with a finals score of to hold off a late charge from Purdue's Danny Cox. Cox posted a finals score of but still finished just under 10 points behind Kennedy. Kennedy's two-list final score was a career-best while Cox finished at Kennedy nailed a reverse two-and-a-half somersault on his final dive to preserve the victory. Kennedy placed 15th on the 3-meter and 21st on the 1-meter early in the three-day meet. He is Minnesota s first NCAA diving qualifier since Dan Croaston in It is also the first diver that Baumann has qualified for the NCAA Championships as a head coach. This is a building block for us and a step forward for our program, Baumann said. We are headed in the right direction. Sophomore Cole Young completed an outstanding meet, placing eighth overall with a score of After a prelims score of , Young improved to a in the finals. Young also placed ninth on the 3-meter on Saturday and 13th on the 1-meter on Friday. BIG TEN SUCCESS Minnesota has had a great deal of success at the Big Ten Championships under head coach Dennis Dale. The Gophers have won five of the last seven conference championships and seven since Even more impressive is the program s consistency. They have finished either first or second every season since In that 18-year span, the Gophers have posted 81 individual or relay conference champions. CERENSEK LEADS THE WAY The most experienced Big Ten swimmer in Minnesota s lineup is senior co-captain Igor Cerensek. The Croatia native reached the finals of all 12 career individual events at the Big Ten Championships and is a five-time conference champion on relays. He has been the runner-up in the 50 free twice (2004 and 2006) and has a pile of third place finishes (100 free, 2005, 2006, 2007; 50 free, 2005; 200 free, 2005). The 2004 Croatian Olympian also earned 13 All-America honors on Minnesota s relays during his career RESULTS (5-0 dual record; Big Ten Champions; 10th in NCAA) Date Opponent/Meet Result Oct. 20 IOWA W, Oct. 27 at Florida W, Nov. 3-4 at North Carolina W, Nov MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 1st place, 1,628 pts Dec. 1-3 at Ohio State Invitational 1st place, 1,193.5 pts Jan. 13 Hawaii Rainbow Invitational NTS Jan at Wisconsin W, Jan vs. Purdue (at Wisconsin) W, Jan MINNESOTA CHALLENGE NTS Feb at Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio) 1st, pts Feb. 25 GO-PHER IT INVITATIONAL NTS Mar at NCAA Championships (Minneapolis) 10th, 131 pts 2007 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Minnesota Michigan Ohio State Indiana Northwestern Auburn Stanford Arizona Florida Texas Northwestern Michigan California USC Minnesota Purdue Penn State Wisconsin Iowa Michigan State NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 11. Tennessee Ohio State Georgia Alabama Indiana Virginia Florida State SMU Texas A&M West Virginia THE BACKBONE Junior David Plummer was Minnesota s top NCAA individual performer for the second straight year. Plummer shattered the school records in the 100 and 200 backstroke events en route to All- America finishes in both events. He placed fifth in the 200 and ninth in the 100 at the NCAA meet. Plummer has accumulated 10 All-America certificates in his career after contributing to the All- America swims by the 200 and 400 medley relays. DALE S THE DEAN Dennis Dale is the dean of Big Ten coaches in his 22nd season. He is one of only two active coaches with a conference title under his belt and has entered elite waters for his tenure. With seven career titles, he ranks fifth all-time in Big Ten history behind only James Doc Counsilman of Indiana (23), Michigan s Matt Mann (16) and Jon Urbanchek (13) and Ohio State s Mike Peppe (12). Dale is also a six-time Big Ten Coach of the Year (1989, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003). TITLE TOWN With the Big Ten title in 2007, Minnesota has nine total crowns, ranking fifth in conference history. Michigan has 32, followed by Indiana with 24, Ohio State with 12 and Northwestern with 10. However, Minnesota has seven of its titles since 1996, the most in the conference during that span. Among the teams ranking ahead of the Gophers in total conference crowns, Indiana ended a 21- year title drought in 2006, Ohio State hasn t won since 1956 and Northwestern since M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

28 G O L D E N G O P H E R S S E A S O N R E S U L T S 2007 BIG TEN PLACEWINNERS Name Event Place Time Evan Bernier 200 IM 12th 1: fly 6th fly 10th 1:49.01 Dan Berve 100 fly 11th back 6th back 10th 1:45.79 Ray Betuzzi 500 free 3rd 4: free 11th 1: free 7th 15:13.88 Igor Cerensek 50 free 5th free 7th 1: free 3rd Mario Delac 100 free 11th Mike Holmes 500 free 11th 4: free 2nd 14:58.20 Shaun Kennedy 1-meter diving 8th platform diving 11th Drew Knoechel 100 breast 8th breast 5th 1:59.06 Colin Lee-To 100 breast 7th Russ Payne 200 IM 16th 1: IM 7th 3: back 9th 1:45.09 David Plummer 200 IM 15th 1: back 3rd back 4th 1:43.16 Tyler Schmidt 50 free 9th free 4th 1: free 5th Hiro Sugimoto 200 fly 9th 1:46.94 Jason Timmer 100 breast 5th breast 9th 1:57.74 Ales Volcansek 50 free 4th back 12th free T-12th Adam Weis 200 free 14th 1: fly 12th 1:48.55 Alex Wold 400 IM 8th 3: fly 10th 1:47.44 Zach Wood 500 free 5th 4: free 11th 15: fly 16th 1:53.41 Mike Woodson 50 free 12th free 6th 1: free T-12th Cole Young 1-meter diving 9th meter diving 10th platform diving 9th Volcansek, Schmidt 200 free relay 2nd 1:18.49 Woodson, Cerensek Cerensek, Schmidt 400 free relay 1st 2:52.83 Delac, Woodson Bernier, Schmidt, 800 free relay 2nd 6:24.63 Woodson, Cerensek Plummer, Lee-To, 200 medley relay 3rd 1:26.86 Berve, Volcansek Plummer, Lee-To, 400 medley relay 3rd 3:10.69 Berve, Cerensek 2007 NCAA QUALIFIERS * DENOTES ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 16 FINISH) Name Event Place Time (split) Evan Bernier 400 medley relay 12th* 3:11.36 (48.17) 800 free relay 8th* 6:26.41 (1:37.13) 100 fly 34th Dan Berve 200 medley relay 5th* 1:27.09 (21.01) 100 back 23rd back 38th 1:47.84 Ray Betuzzi 500 free 41st 4: free 37th 1:39.73 Igor Cerensek 200 free relay 10th* 1:18.85 (19.33) 400 free relay 9th* 2:53.50 (42.50) 800 free relay 8th* 6:26.41 (1:35.92) 400 medley relay 12th* 3:11.36 (42.85) 50 free 34th free 27th free 25th 1:36.28 Mario Delac 400 free relay 9th* 2:53.50 (43.32) 100 free 48th Mike Holmes 500 free 30th 4: free 9th* 15:01.67 Shaun Kennedy 1-meter diving 28th meter diving 28th platform 10th* Colin Lee-To 200 medley relay 5th* 1:27.09 (24.10) 400 medley relay 12th* 3:11.36 (53.70) 100 breast 19th David Plummer 100 back 9th* back 5th* 1: medley relay 5th* 1:27.09 (22.45) 400 medley relay 12th* 3:11.36 (46.64) Tyler Schmidt 200 free relay 10th* 1:18.85 (19.66) 400 free relay 9th* 2:53.50 (43.86) 800 free relay 8th* 6:26.41 (1:36.29) 50 free 43rd free 27th free 17th 1:35.76 Jason Timmer 100 breast 33rd Ales Volcansek 200 free relay 10th* 1:18.85 (20.09) 200 medley relay 5th* 1:27.09 (19.53) 50 free 33rd free 55th Zach Wood 800 free relay 8th* 6:26.41 (1:37.07) 500 free 23rd 4: fly 27th 1:47.72 Mike Woodson 200 free relay 10th* 1:18.85 (19.77) 400 free relay 9th* 2:53.50 (43.82) 200 free 36th 1:39.15 Shaun Kennedy earned All-America honors in 2007 with a 10th place finish on the platform. 4 2 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

29 NATIONAL HONORS NCAA CHAMPIONS 50-Yard Freestyle 1962 Steve Jackman Steve Jackman Yard Freestyle 1961 Steve Jackman Steve Jackman Yard Backstroke (Last Contested in 1950) 1926 Jim Hill : Lowell Marsh : Yard Breaststroke 1925 John Faricy : Virgil Luken : Yard Butterfly 1963 Walt Richardson Walt Richardson Meter Diving 1972 Craig Lincoln Meter Diving 1995 P.J. Bogart P.J. Bogart Platform Diving 1993 P.J. Bogart Yard Medley Relay (Last Contested in 1956) 1927 Jim Hill, Charles Purdy, Sam Hill : Yard Medley Relay 1963 Alfred Bud Ericksen, Virgil Luken, :35.2 Walt Richardson, Steve Jackman 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1962 John Bergman, Ralf Allen, T3:15.9 Danny Crocker, Steve Jackman U.S. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 1993 Del Cerney (50 freestyle, U.S. Summer Nationals) 1993 Paul Nelsen (200 IM, U.S. Summer Nationals) 1998 Martin Zielinski (100 butterfly, U.S. Spring Nationals) 2004 Justin Mortimer (200 free, 400 free, 800 free, 400 IM, U.S. Summer Nationals) Alex Massura was a 16-time All-American ALL-AMERICANS Ralph Allen 63, 64 Keam Ang 00, 01 Bill Asmus 89, 90 Ben Bartell 01, 02 Ty Bathurst 97, 98 Travis Beckerle 04, 05, 06 John Bergman 62, 64 Dan Berve 06 Bill Bishop 97, 98 P.J. Bogart 93, 94, 95, 96 Brent Bordson 79, 80 Omar Boyd 91, 92 Lyman Brandt 37, 38, 39 Matt Brown 92, 93, 94 Mike Brown 03 Steve Busse 91, 92, 93 Grant Butler 00 John Cahoy 97, 98, 99 Bryan Carlson 98 Igor Cerensek 04, 05, 06, 07 Del Cerney 90, 91, 92 Dan Croaston 00, 01 Brandon Crook 00, 02 Dennis Dale 67 Mario Delac 04, 05, 06, 07 Duane Dobko 94, 95 Paul Domer 94, 95 Ricardo Dornelas 00, 01 Dave Doten 67, 68 Dan Egeland 87, 88, 89 Matt Eisenhuth 95 Can Ergenekan 92, 93, 94 Ray Ellis 63 Alfred Bud Ericksen 63, 64 John Faricy 25 Jay Fischer 90, 91, 92 Chris Forrest 02 Mark Gabos 89 Brian Gettelfinger 02, 03 Oscar Godoi 98 Mark Granovsky 89 Art Griffith 80 Martin Gustavsson 01 Ray Hakomaki 43 Jeff Hackler 00, 01, 02, 03 Jim Hill 26 Sam Hill 26 Mitch Henke 97 Mike Holmes 07 Rex Hudson 37 Eriek Hulseman 97, 98 Steve Jackman 61, 62, 63 Eric Jorgensen 91, 92, 93, 94 Scott Hart 92 Sean Kelly 04 Shaun Kennedy 07 Leonard Klun 37 Marty Knight 67, 68, 69 Andrew Knoechel 06 Chad Krastins 00, 01, 02 Andy Kurtz 91 Colin Lee-To 06, 07 Manolis Lentaris 95 Craig Lincoln 72 Jim Lindquist 68, 69 Luis Lopez 97, 98 Dave Lundberg 67, 68, 69 Bjorn Lundin 02, 03 Virgil Luken 62, 63, 64 Dov Malnik 00, 01 G O L D E N G O P H E R S N A T I O N A L H O N O R S Lowell Marsh 31 Alex Massura 98, 99, 00 Sean McCaffrey 03, 04, 05 Jono McLeod 95, 98, 99 Yoav Meiri 97 Adam Mitchell 04, 05, 06 Bill Milota 61, 62, 63 Justin Mortimer 01, 02, 03, 05 Paul Nelsen 90, 91, 92, 94 Vernon Ojampa 45 Allen Ong 00, 01, 02, 03 Neil Osten 03, 04, 05, 06 Brett Outcalt 89 Chip Petersen 59, 60 David Peterson 62 Ralph Peterson 69 David Plummer 05, 06, 07 Ryan Plummer 02 Charles Purdy 27 Sean Quackenbush 89, 90, 91, 92 Duane Quenette 60 Wally Richardson 63, 64, 65 Jeremy Rients 97, 98 John Romstad 65 Vernon Ruotsalainen 45 Brandon Schindler 98 Matt Schlessman 95, 97 Tyler Schmidt 06, 07 Terry Silkaitis 02, 03, 04, 05 Todd Smolinski 00, 01, 02, 03 Don Spencer 65, 67 Mike Stauffer 63, 64, 65 Matt Taylor 00, 02, 03 Jason Timmer 05 Dan Tripps 89 Scott Tripps 89, 90, 92 Scott Upper 91 Ales Volcansek 04, 05, 06, 07 Max von Bodungen, 99, 00 Bruce Walker 67 Scott Walker 93, 94, 95 George Wendt 67 Derek Williams 93, 94, 95, 96 Zach Wood 07 Michael Woodson 07 David Zarns 92, 93 Bernie Zeruhn 93, 94, 95, 96 Martin Zielinski 97, 98 Bengt Zikarsky 89 Jeff Hackler M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

30 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R A L L - A M E R I C A N S ALL-AMERICANS SINCE 1987 EVENT NAME PLACE TIME Backstroke David Plummer 9th Backstroke David Plummer 5th 1: Freestyle Mike Holmes 9th 15:01.67 Platform Diving Shaun Kennedy 10th Free Relay 10th 1:18.85 (Ales Volcansek, Igor Cerensek, Tyler Schmidt, Mike Woodson) 400 Free Relay 9th 2:53.50 (Tyler Schmidt, Mario Delac, Mike Woodson, Igor Cerensek) 800 Free Relay 8th 6:26.41 (Evan Bernier, Tyler Schmidt, Igor Cerensek, Zach Wood) 200 Medley Relay 5th 1:27.09 (David Plummer, Colin Lee-To, Dan Berve, Ales Volcansek) 400 Medley Relay 12th 3:11.26 (David Plummer, Colin Lee-To, Evan Bernier, Igor Cerensek) Backstroke David Plummer 8th Backstroke David Plummer 5th 1: Backstroke Adam Mitchell 13th 1: IM Adam Mitchell 15th 1: IM Adam Mitchell 9th 3: Free Relay 6th 1:18.81 (Ales Volcansek, Neil Osten, Tyler Schmidt, Igor Cerensek) 400 Free Relay 8th 2:54.64 (Igor Cerensek, Adam Mitchell, Ales Volcansek, Tyler Schmidt) 800 Free Relay 10th 6:25.65 (Adam Mitchell, Tyler Schmidt, Mike Woodson, Igor Cerensek) 200 Medley Relay 11th 1:27.70 (Dan Berve, Drew Knoechel, Neil Osten, Ales Volcansek) 400 Medley Relay 8th 3:15.91 (David Plummer, Colin Lee-To, Dan Berve, Mario Delac) Freestyle Terry Silkaitis 14th 1: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 3rd 4: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 8th 14:58.40 Travis Beckerle 16th 15: Backstroke David Plummer 13th Backstroke Adam Mitchell 12th 1:43.92 David Plummer 15th 1: IM Adam Mitchell 8th 1: IM Justin Mortimer 4th 3:45.24 Adam Mitchell 15th 3: Free Relay 7th 1:18.13 (Mario Delac, Terry Silkaitis, Ales Volcansek, Igor Cerensek) 400 Free Relay T-5th 2:53.70 (Mario Delac, Terry Silkaitis, Neil Osten, Igor Cerensek) 800 Free Relay 6th 6:23.65 (Justin Mortimer, Terry Silkaitis, Adam Mitchell, Sean McCaffrey) 200 Medley Relay 10th 1:27.81 (Dan Berve, Jason Timmer, Neil Osten, Igor Cerensek) 400 Medley Relay 10th 3:13.86 (David Plummer, Jason Timmer, Neil Osten, Terry Silkaitis) 2004 (METERS) 100 Freestyle Terry Silkaitis 8th Mario Delac 13th Freestyle Terry Silkaitis 15th 1: Freestyle Travis Beckerle 12th 15: IM Adam Mitchell 7th 1: IM Adam Mitchell 7th 4: Free Relay 5th 1:27.22 (Mario Delac, Ales Volcansek,Terry Silkaitis, Igor Cerensek) 400 Free Relay 5th 3:14.01 (Mario Delac, Neil Osten, Terry Silkaitis, Igor Cerensek) 800 Free Relay 8th 7:12.83 (Adam Mitchell, Sean McCaffrey, Terry Silkaitis, Igor Cerensek) 200 Medley Relay 14th 1:39.00 (Ales Volcansek, Neil Osten, Sean Kelly, Terry Silkaitis) Justin Mortimer was a 13-time All-American from Sean Quackenbush was a 12-time All-American from Freestyle Terry Silkaitis 10th Freestyle Terry Silkaitis 8th 1: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 7th 4:19.27 Matt Taylor 14th 4: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 14th 15: Backstroke Todd Smolinski 5th Backstroke Todd Smolinski 12th 1: Breaststroke Jeff Hackler 6th Breaststroke Mike Brown 3rd 1:55.63 Jeff Hackler 5th 1: IM Ryan Plummer 10th 3: Free Relay 9th 1:18.99 (Brian Gettelfinger, Neil Osten, Terry Silkaitis, Allen Ong) 400 Free Relay 7th 2:54.94 (Allen Ong, Todd Smolinski, Matt Taylor, Terry Silkaitis) 200 Medley Relay 4th 1:26.02 (Todd Smolinski, Bjorn Lundin, Jeff Hackler, Terry Silkaitis) 400 Medley Relay 5th 3:09.69 (Todd Smolinski, Matt Taylor, Jeff Hackler, Terry Silkaitis) Freestyle Todd Smolinski 14th Freestyle Terry Silkaitis 7th 1:36.77 Matt Taylor 12th 1: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 6th 4:18.30 Matt Taylor 15th 4: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 3rd 14: Backstroke Todd Smolinski 5th Breaststroke Jeff Hackler 3rd Breaststroke Jeff Hackler 4th(T) 1:56.33 Chris Forrest 15th 1: IM Ryan Plummer 12th 3: Free Relay 9th 1:19.42 (Ben Bartell, Allen Ong, Brian Gettelfinger, Terry Silkaitis) 400 Free Relay 10th 2:55.37 (Allen Ong, Terry Silkaitis, Todd Smolinski, Matt Taylor) 800 Free Relay 9th 6:28.81 (Brandon Crook, Justin Mortimer, Terry Silkaitis, Matt Taylor) 200 Medley Relay 3rd 1:25.87 (Todd Smolinski, Bjorn Lundin, Jeff Hackler, Terry Silkaitis) 400 Medley Relay 3rd 3:09.73 (Todd Smolinski, Chad Krastins, Jeff Hackler, Terry Silkaitis) Freestyle Justin Mortimer 6th 4: Freestyle Justin Mortimer 4th 14: Backstroke Todd Smolinski 8th INDIVIDUAL AWARDS MOST ALL-AMERICA AWARDS Terry Silkaitis ( ) 23 Bernie Zeruhn ( ) 17 Todd Smolinski ( ) 16 Alex Massura ( ) 16 Jeff Hackler ( ) 15 Igor Cerensek ( ) 13 Justin Mortimer (2001, 03-05) 13 Matt Schlessman ( ) 13 P.J. Bogart ( ) 12 Sean Quackenbush ( ) 12 Derek Williams ( ) 12 Adam Mitchell ( ) 11 Martin Zielinski ( ) 10 Paul Nelsen ( ) 10 David Plummer (2004-) 10 MOST BIG TEN TITLES (TOTAL) Alex Massura ( ) 12 Jeff Hackler ( ) 11 Terry Silkaitis ( ) 10 Ricardo Dornelas ( ) 9 Steve Jackman ( ) 8 P.J. Bogart ( ) 8 MOST BIG TEN TITLES (INDIVIDUAL) P.J. Bogart ( ) 8 Steve Jackman ( ) 6 Terry Silkaitis ( ) 5 Dan Croaston ( ) 4 Jeff Hackler ( ) 4 Craig Lincoln ( ) 3 Alex Massura ( ) 3 Paul Nelsen ( ) 3 Todd Smolinski ( ) 3 MOST BIG TEN TITLES (RELAY) Alex Massura ( ) 9 Jeff Hackler ( ) 7 Allen Ong ( ) 7 John Cahoy ( ) 7 Ricardo Dornelas ( ) 7 Igor Cerensek ( ) 5 Terry Silkaitis ( ) 5 Martin Zielinski ( ) Backstroke Ben Bartell 15th 1: Breaststroke Jeff Hackler 7th Martin Gustavsson 9th Breaststroke Martin Gustavsson 4th 1:56.15 Jeff Hackler 6th 1:56.66 Dov Malnik 16th 1: Butterfly Keam Ang 16th 1: Meter Diving Dan Croaston 16th Meter Diving Dan Croaston 6th Platform Diving Dan Croaston 5th Free Relay 14th 6:36.06 (Ben Bartell, Justin Mortimer, Todd Smolinski, Allen Ong) 200 Medley Relay 8th 1:27.86 (Todd Smolinski, Chad Krastins, Jeff Hackler, Ricardo Dornelas) 400 Medley Relay 5th 3:11.89 (Todd Smolinski, Chad Krastins, Jeff Hackler, Allen Ong) 2000 (METERS) 50 Freestyle Ricardo Dornelas 14th Backstroke Alex Massura 3rd Todd Smolinski 15th Backstroke Alex Massura 3rd 1: Breaststroke Jeff Hackler 13th 1: Breaststroke Jeff Hackler 3rd 2:09.81 Dov Malnik 13th 2: Butterfly Yoav Meiri 15th 1: Meter Diving Dan Croaston 5th M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

31 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R A L L - A M E R I C A N S 3-Meter Diving Dan Croaston 9th Platform Diving Dan Croaston 9th Free Relay 7th 1:28.32 (Ricardo Dornelas, Grant Butler, Allen Ong, Alex Massura) 400 Free Relay 6th 3:15.93 (Max von Bodungen, Allen Ong, Alex Massura, Ricardo Dornelas) 800 Free Relay (Brandon Crook, Matt Taylor, Max von Bodungen, Alex Massura) 200 Medley Relay 6th 1:37.27 (Alex Massura, Chad Krastins, Dov Malnik, Ricardo Dornelas) 400 Medley Relay 8th 3:38.24 (Todd Smolinski, Keam Ang, Jeff Hackler, Allen Ong) Backstroke Alex Massura 4th Breaststroke Dov Malnik 12th 1: Butterfly John Cahoy 11th Butterfly Yoav Meiri 9th 1: Free Relay 13th 1:19.36 (Ricardo Dornelas, Alex Massura, Oscar Godoi, Luis Lopez) 200 Medley Relay 9th 1:28.06 (Alex Massura, Martin Zielinski, Oscar Godoi, Ricardo Dornelas) 400 Medley Relay 12th 3:15.15 (Alex Massura, Martin Zielinski, Oscar Godoi, John Cahoy) Backstroke Alex Massura 8th Backstroke Alex Massura 10th 1: Butterfly Martin Zielinski 6th Free Relay 12th 1:19.99 (Luis Lopez, Alex Massura, Brandon Schindler, Ty Bathurst) 400 Free Relay 9th 2:54.87 (Luis Lopez, Alex Massura, Jeremy Rients, John Cahoy) 800 Free Relay 10th 6:31.49 (John Cahoy, Bryan Carlson, Alex Massura, Jono McLeod) 200 Medley Relay 10th 1:28.54 (Eriek Hulseman, Martin Zielinski, Ty Bathurst, Jeremy Rients) 400 Medley Relay 10th 3:13.58 (Alex Massura, Martin Zielinski, Oscar Godoi, Ty Bathurst) Freestyle Bill Bishop 10th 4: Freestyle Bill Bishop 8th 15: Butterfly Martin Zielinski 4th Butterfly Yoav Meiri 15th 1: Free Relay 12th 1:19.77 (Ty Bathurst, Luis Lopez, Jeremy Rients, Matt Schlessman) 400 Free Relay 12th 2:57.03 (John Cahoy, Luis Lopez, Jeremy Rients, Matt Schlessman) 800 Free Relay 10th 6:33.72 (Bill Bishop, John Cahoy, Jeremy Rients, Matt Schlessman) 200 Medley Relay 5th 1:27.17 (Eriek Hulseman, Martin Zielinski, Ty Bathurst, Matt Schlessman) 400 Medley Relay 11th 3:15.52 (Eriek Hulseman, Martin Zielinski, Mitch Henke, Matt Schlessman) Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 8th 1: Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 15th 4: Butterfly Derek Williams 5th Martin Zielinski 15th Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 1st Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 4th Platform Diving P.J. Bogart 7th Free Relay 14th 1:20.85 (Ty Bathurst, Jeremy Rients, Matt Schlessman, Derek Williams) 400 Free Relay 10th 2:57.74 (Jeremy Rients, Matt Schlessman, Bernie Zeruhn, Derek Williams) 800 Free Relay (John Cahoy, Jremy Rients, Matt Schlessman, Bernie Zeruhn) 200 Medley Relay 11th 1:29.45 (Eriek Hulseman, Ty Bathurst, Martin Zielinski, Derek Williams) Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 5th 1:35.73 Manolis Lentaris 11th 1: Freestyle Manolis Lentaris 7th 4:21.91 Terry Silkaitis racked up a school record 23 All-America certificates during his Gopher career ( ) P.J. Bogart owns a school record for diving All-America awards with 12 in addition two winning three national titles. Bernie Zeruhn 8th 4: Breaststroke Paul Domer 11th Breaststroke Paul Domer 6th 1: Butterfly Derek Williams 5th Butterfly Bernie Zeruhn 5th 1: IM Jono McLeod 9th 3: Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 1st Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 2nd Platform Diving P.J. Bogart 4th Free Relay 13th 1:20.93 (Matt Eisenhuth, Matt Schlessman, Scott Walker, Derek Williams) 800 Free Relay 8th 6:30.10 (Bernie Zeruhn, Matt Schlessman, Manolis Lentaris, Jono McLeod) 200 Medley Relay 9th 1:29.78 (Duane Dobko, Derek Williams, Paul Domer, Scott Walker) 400 Medley Relay 10th 3:16.40 (Duane Dobko, Derek Williams, Paul Domer, Bernie Zeruhn) Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 16th 1: Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 9th 4: Backstroke Duane Dobko 13th Breaststroke Paul Nelson 5th Paul Domer 14th Breaststroke Paul Domer 9th 1:58.34 Paul Nelsen 12th 1: Butterfly Bernie Zeruhn 8th 1:46.57 Can Ergenekan 9th 1: IM Paul Nelson 2nd 1: Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 6th Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 11th Platform Diving P.J. Bogart 9th Free Relay 10th 1:19.85 (Scott Walker, Derek Williams, Matt Schlessman, Eric Jorgensen) 400 Free Relay 9th 2:55.88 (Scott Walker, Derek Williams, Matt Schlessman, Eric Jorgensen) 800 Free Relay 8th 6:29.42 (Bernie Zeruhn, Paul Nelsen, Matt Brown, Can Ergenkan) 200 Medley Relay 9th 1:28.44 (Duane Dobko, Derek Williams, Paul Nelsen, Eric Jorgensen) 400 Medley Relay 9th 3:14.38 (Duane Dobko, Bernie Zeruhn, Paul Nelson, Matt Schlessman) Freestyle Steve Busse 12th Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 11th 1: Freestyle Bernie Zeruhn 7th 4: Breaststroke Matt Brown 12th Breaststroke Matt Brown 8th 1: Butterfly Bernie Zeruhn 8th 1: Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 3rd Meter Diving P.J. Bogart 2nd Platform Diving P.J. Bogart 1st Free Relay 11th 1:19.99 (Steve Busse, Eric Jorgensen, Derek Williams, Scott Walker) 400 Free Relay 16th 3:00.01 (Eric Jorgensen, Derek Williams, Bernie Zeruhn, Steve Busse) 200 Medley Relay 12th 1:31.22 (Can Ergenekan, Matt Brown, Derek Williams, Eric Jorgensen) Freestyle Del Cerney 3rd Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 4th Butterfly Can Ergenekan 5th 1: IM Paul Nelsen 2nd 1: IM Paul Nelsen 4th 3: Meter Diving Omar Boyd 8th Free Relay 5th 1:19.88 (Del Cerney, Steve Busse, Eric Jorgensen, Jay Fischer) 800 Free Relay 8th 6:32.37 (Paul Nelsen, Sean Quackenbush, Del Cerney, Matt Brown) 200 Medley Relay 5th 1:19.88 (Steve Busse, Del Cerney, Eric Jorgensen, Jay Fischer) 400 Medley Relay 8th 3:17.97 (Scott Tripps, Matt Brown,Sean Quackenbush, Jay Fischer) Freestyle Del Cerney 12th Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 12th Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 3rd 1: IM Paul Nelsen 14th 3: Meter Diving Scott Upper 10th Omar Boyd 11th Meter Diving Scott Upper 7th Free Relay 13th 1:20.57 (Steve Busse, Del Cerney, Eric Jorgensen, Jay Fischer) 400 Medley Relay 14th 3:17.55 (Andy Kurtz, Paul Nelsen, Sean Quackenbush, Del Cerney) Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 15th Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 9th 1: IM Paul Nelsen 15th 3: Free Relay 16th 1:22.00 (Bill Asmus, Del Cerney, Sean Quackenbush, Jay Fischer) 400 Medley Relay 15th 3:18.03 (Scott Tripps, Paul Nelsen, Sean Quackenbush, Bill Asmus) Free Bengt Zikarsky 12th Free Bengt Zikarsky 4th Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 12th Butterfly Sean Quackenbush 9th 1: IM Dan Egeland 6th 1: Meter Diving Mark Gabos 15th Free Relay 9th 1:21.03 (Dan Egeland, Bengt Zikarsky, Dan Tripps, Bill Asmus) 400 Free Relay 10th 2:57.60 (Bill Asmus, Mark Granovsky, Bengt Zikarsky, Dan Tripps) 800 Free Relay 11th 6:32.60 (Dan Egeland, Mark Granovsky, Brett Outcalt, Bill Asmus) 400 Medley Relay 9th 3:16.58 (Scott Tripps, Dan Egeland, Sean Quackenbush, Bengt Zikarsky) Breaststroke Dan Egeland 8th Breaststroke Dan Egeland 10th M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

32 G O L D E N G O P H E R S B I G T E N C H A M P I O N S BIG TEN CHAMPIONS TEAM 8 (1922, 1926, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007) INDIVIDUAL 40 FREESTYLE (LAST HELD IN 1930) 1928 Sam Hill NA 50 FREESTYLE 1961 Steve Jackman Steve Jackman Steve Jackman Del Cerney Del Cerney Ty Bathurst Ricardo Dornelas Ricardo Dornelas Terry Silkaitis FREESTYLE 1926 Max Moody Steve Jackman Steve Jackman Steve Jackman Art Griffith Terry Silkaitis Terry Silkaitis FREESTYLE 1969 Martin Knight 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Terry Silkaitis 1: Terry Silkaitis 1:34.24 Steve Jackman won six individual Big TEn titles from Paul Nelsen was the Big Ten 200 IM champion in 1990 and the 400 IM champion in FREESTYLE (LAST HELD IN 1962) 1921 Murray Lampher 5: Murray Lampher 5: Richard Howell 5: FREESTYLE 1996 Bernie Zeruhn 4: FREESTYLE 2003 Justin Mortimer 14: BUTTERFLY 1963 Walter Richardson Walter Richardson Sean Quackenbush Derek Williams Martin Zielinski Martin Zielinski Chad Krastins BUTTERFLY 1963 Walter Richardson 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Keam Ang 1: BACKSTROKE 1999 Alex Massura Alex Massura Todd Smolinski Todd Smolinski Todd Smolinski BACKSTROKE (LAST HELD IN 1930) 1922 John Day 1: Jim Hill 1: Jim Hill 1: Lowell Marsh 1: Max Moulton 1: BACKSTROKE 2000 Alex Massura 1: Ben Bartell 1: BREASTSTROKE 1989 Dan Egeland Matt Brown Jeff Hackler Jeff Hackler BREASTSTROKE 1922 John Faricy 2: John Faricy 2: Vernon Djampa 2: Virgil Luken 2: Paul Domer 1: Jeff Hackler 1: Martin Gustavsson 1: Jeff Hackler 1: BREASTSTROKE 1923 John Faricy 2: INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1967 Martin Knight 1: Dan Egeland 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Matt Brown 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Adam Mitchell 1: INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1990 Paul Nelsen 3: FREESTYLE RELAY (LAST HELD IN 1930) 1921 NA 1:21.4 Terry Silkaitis was a 10-time Big Ten Champion from Stan Morris 1:16.4 Harold Richter Max Moody Sam Hill 200 FREESTYLE RELAY 1926 Harold Richter 1:40.2 Stan Morris Max Moody Sam Hill 1992 Steve Busse 1:19.02 Jay Fischer Del Cerney Eric Jorgensen 1996 Ty Bathurst 1:20.05 Matt Schlessman Jeremy Rients Derek Williams 1997 Ty Bathurst 1:19.90 Jeremy Rients Matt Schlessman Luis Lopez 1998 Ty Bathurst 1:19.16 Brandon Schindler Jeremy Rients Luis Lopez 2000 Ricardo Dornelas 1:19.31 Alex Massura Grant Butler Allen Ong 2001 Ricardo Dornelas 1:18.49 Alex Massura Grant Butler Allen Ong 2003 Allen Ong 1:19.44 Terry Silkaitis Neil Osten Brian Gettelfinger 2004 Terry Silkaitis 1:18.28 Neil Osten Ales Volcansek Igor Cerensek 400 FREESTYLE RELAY 1963 Mike Stauffer 3:13.4 Wally Richardson Ralph Allen Steve Jackman 1989 Dan Tripps 2:56.18 Dan Egeland Bengt Zikarsky Bill Asmus 1996 Bernie Zeruhn 2:58.19 Matt Schlessman Jeremy Rients Manolis Lentaris 1997 Jeremy Rients 2:56.81 Matt Schlessman John Cahoy Luis Lopez 1998 Alex Massura 2:55.03 John Cahoy Jeremy Rients Luis Lopez 1999 Alex Massura 2:55.40 John Cahoy Luis Lopez Ricardo Dornelas 2000 Ricardo Dornelas 2:55.40 Alex Massura Max von Bodungen Allen Ong 2004 Mario Delac 2:51.65 Terry Silkaitis Neil Osten Igor Cerensek 2005 Mario Delac 2:51.24 Terry Silkaitis Adam Mitchell Igor Cerensek 2006 Igor Cerensek 2:52.90 Adam Mitchell Mario Delac Tyler Schmidt 2007 Igor Cerensek Tyler Schmidt Mario Delac Mike Woodson 800 FREESTYLE RELAY 1989 Bill Asmus 6:32.00 Brett Outcalt Dan Egeland Mark Granovsky 1996 Manolis Lentaris 6:31.75 Matt Schlessman John Cahoy Bernie Zeruhn 1999 Alex Massura 6:31.04 John Cahoy Max von Bodungen Jono McLeod 2000 Max von Bodungen 6:30.46 Matt Taylor Brandon Crook Alex Massura 200 MEDLEY RELAY 1992 Paul Kaump 1:29.61 Paul Nelsen Del Cerney Jay Fischer 4 6 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

33 G O L D E N G O P H E R S B I G T E N A W A R D S ALL-BIG TEN (Award initiated in 1984) Igor Cerensek was a key member of the Gophers Big Ten champion 400 freestyle relay teams in 2004, 2005 and Duane Dobko 1:28.12 Paul Nelsen Derek Williams Eric Jorgensen 1997 Eriek Hulseman 1:28.07 Mitch Henke Martin Zielinski Ty Bathurst 1998 Eriek Hulseman 1:27.92 Ty Bathurst Martin Zielinski Brandon Schindler 1999 Martin Zielinski 1:27.58 Oscar Godoi John Cahoy Ricardo Dornelas 2001 Todd Smolinski 1:27.21 Jeff Hackler Chad Krastins Ricardo Dornelas 2002 Todd Smolinski 1:26.23 Jeff Hackler Bjorn Lundin Allen Ong 2003 Todd Smolinski 1:26.13 Jeff Hackler Bjorn Lundin Allen Ong 300 MEDLEY RELAY (LAST HELD IN 1956) 1926 Jim Hill 3:23.7 C.E. Purdy R.T. Bennett 400 MEDLEY RELAY 1963 Bud Ericksen 3:34.8 Wally Richardson Steve Jackman Virgil Luken 1991 Andy Kurtz 3:16.60 Paul Nelsen Del Cerney Sean Quackenbush 1994 Duane Dobko 3:13.92 Paul Nelsen Bernie Zeruhn Matt Schlessman 1996 Duane Dobko 3:17.21 Mitch Henke Martin Zielinski Bernie Zeruhn 1999 Oscar Godoi 3:14.31 Alex Massura Martin Zielinski John Cahoy 2000 Alex Massura 3:14.85 Jeff Hackler Keam Ang Ricardo Dornelas 2001 Todd Smolinski 3:14.85 Jeff Hackler Chad Krastins Alex Massura 2002 Todd Smolinski 3:11.41 Jeff Hackler Chad Krastins Allen Ong 2003 Todd Smolinski 3:09.76 Jeff Hackler Matt Taylor Terry Silkaitis 60-YARD PLUNGE FOR DISTANCE (LAST HELD IN 1925) 1922 Fred Atwood 23.8 FANCY DIVING (LAST HELD IN 1946) 1923 Harold Bird Harold Bird NA 1926 Mickey Carter METER DIVING 1971 Craig Lincoln P.J. Bogart P.J. Bogart P.J. Bogart METER DIVING 1970 Craig Lincoln Craig Lincoln P.J. Bogart P.J. Bogart Dan Croaston Dan Croaston Dan Croaston PLATFORM 1993 P.J. Bogart P.J. Bogart P.J. Bogart Dan Croaston FIRST TEAM 1987 Dan Egeland 1988 Dan Egeland 1989 Bill Asmus Dan Egeland Mark Granovsky Brett Outcalt Sean Quackenbush Dan Tripps Bengt Zikarsky 1990 Paul Nelsen Sean Quackenbush 1991 Del Cerney Paul Nelsen Andy Kurtz Sean Quackenbush 1992 Matt Brown Steve Busse Del Cerney Eric Jorgensen Jay Fischer Paul Nelsen Paul Kaump 1993 Matt Brown 1994 P.J. Bogart Matt Brown Duane Dobko Eric Jorgenson Paul Nelson Matt Schlessman Derek Williams Bernie Zeruhn 1995 P.J. Bogart Paul Domer Derek Williams 1996 Ty Bathurst P.J. Bogart John Cahoy Duane Dobko Mitch Henke Manolis Lentaris Jeremy Rients Matt Schlessman Derek Williams Bernie Zeruhn Martin Zielinski 1997 Ty Bathurst John Cahoy Mitch Henke Eriek Hulseman Luis Lopez, Jono McLeod Jeremy Rients Matt Schlessman Martin Zielinski 1998 Ty Bathurst Bill Bishop John Cahoy Eriek Hulseman Luis Lopez, Alex Massura Jeremy Rients Brandon Schindler Martin Zielinski 1999 Martin Zielinski Dan Croaston Ricardo Dornelas Alex Massura Oscar Godoi, John Cahoy Max von Bodungen Jono McLeod Luis Lopez 2000 Alex Massura Ricardo Dornelas Max von Bodungen Keam Ang Allen Ong, Grant Butler Brandon Crook Jeff Hackler Matt Taylor 2001 Martin Gustavsson Ben Bartell Grant Butler Ricardo Dornelas Allen Ong Todd Smolinski Jeff Hackler Chad Krastins Keam Ang Dan Croaston 2002 Jeff Hackler Chad Krastins Bjorn Lundin Justin Mortimer Allen Ong Todd Smolinski Matt Taylor 2003 Brian Gettelfinger Jeff Hackler Bjorn Lundin Justin Mortimer Neil Osten Allen Ong Terry Silkaitis Todd Smolinski Matt Taylor 2004 Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Neil Osten Terry Silkaitis Ales Volcansek 2005 Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Sean McCaffrey Adam Mitchell Justin Mortimer David Plummer Terry Silkaitis 2006 Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Adam Mitchell Tyler Schmidt 2007 Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Tyler Schmidt Mike Woodson SECOND TEAM 2004 Sean McCaffrey Adam Mitchell 2006 Mike Woodson 2007 Evan Bernier Mike Holmes Ales Volcansek M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

34 G O L D E N G O P H E R S A C A D E M I C A W A R D S ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS VERIZON/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Bernie Zeruhn P.J. Bogart, Derek Williams, Bernie Zeruhn Matt Schlessman John Cahoy, Martin Zielinski John Cahoy, Martin Zielinski Justin Mortimer Travis Beckerle COLLEGE SWIMMING COACHES ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA ALL-AMERICANS Chris Forrest, Brian Gettelfinger, Bjorn Lundin Travis Beckerle, Brian Gettelfinger, Justin Mortimer, Bjorn Lundin, Allen Ong Travis Beckerle Travis Beckerle, Dan Berve, Igor Cerensek Travis Beckerle, Dan Berve, Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Drew Knoechel, Adam Mitchell, Neil Osten, Tyler Schmidt GTE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR Bernie Zeruhn John Cahoy NCAA POSTGRADUTE SCHOLARSHIP Travis Beckerle John Cahoy was named the GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year in Cahoy recorded a perfect 4.0 GPA in all academic terms of his college career. ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN 1987 Darin Lindig, Pawel Stachowicz, Todd Weiss, Mike Zarns, Mike Zechmeister 1988 Darin Lindig, Brett Outcalt, Mike Zechmeister 1989 Mark Granovsky, Darin Lindig, Brett Outcalt, Mike Zarns, Mike Zechmeister 1990 Jay Fischer, Mike Zarns 1991 Omar Boyd, Scott Tripps, Derek Howatt, Jay Fischer, Chris Carlisle, Scott Upper 1992 Matt Brown, Chris Carlisle, Can Ergenekan, Eric Haseman, Mike Hinchcliffe, Derek Howatt, Andy Kurtz, Rob McDonnell, Scott Tripps 1993 Alan Boelk, Matt Bosin, Chris Carlisle, Paul Domer, Can Ergenekan, Travis Fischer, John Haas, Eric Haseman, Darren Heydanek, Mike Hinchcliffe, Andy Kurtz, Matt Mandell, Mike Schoknecht, Mike Sime 1994 Alan Boelk, Paul Domer, Can Ergenekan, Chad Erpelding, Eric Haseman, Darren Heydanek, Mike Hinchcliffe, Andy Kurtz, Pete Lillehei, Brian Morrison, Mike Schoknecht, Mike Sime, Kenji Sudoh, Scott Walker, Bernie Zeruhn 1995 Isaac Bjorklund, Alan Boelk, Paul Domer, Matt Eisenhuth, Darren Heydanek, Brian Morrison, Matt Schlessman, Mike Schoknecht, Mike Sime, Kenji Sudoh, Scott Walker, Bernie Zeruhn 1996 Ty Bathurst, Mike Bauman, Isaac Bjorklund, P.J. Bogart, Cubby Campbell, Adam Duey, Matt Dunkel, Jay Epping, Matt Schlessman, Kenji Sudoh, Bernie Zeruhn 1997 Ty Bathurst, Issac Bjorklund, John Cahoy, Cubby Campbell, Adam Duey, Luis Lopez, Jono McLeod, Jeff Miller, Matt Schlessman, Martin Zielinski 1998 John Cahoy, Cubby Campbell, Oscar Godoi, Brian Howard, Luis Lopez, Jono McLeod, Yoav Meiri, Jeff Miller, Martin Zielinski 1999 John Cahoy, Brian Howard, Luis Lopez, Jono McLeod, Yoav Meiri, Jeff Miller, Martin Zielinski 2000 Shane Hillsley, Brian Howard, Dov Malnik, Yoav Meiri 2001 Chris Forrest, Karl Frisinger, Dov Malnik, Michael Melrose, Allen Ong, Brian Porter 2002 Mark Atwood, Kris Carver, Chris Forrest, Brian Gettelfinger, David Heraly, Dov Malnik, Michael Melrose, Justin Mortimer, Allen Ong, Brian Porter, Erik Wiken Nate Bernier, Brian Gettelfinger, Ben Herdt, Bjorn Lundin, Michael Melrose, David Moulder, Justin Mortimer, Allen Ong, Lucas Petersen 2004 Ben Baumann, Travis Beckerle, Nate Bernier, Brian Gettelfinger, Ben Herdt, Joe Herriges, Sean Kelly, Adam Mitchell, David Moulder, Lucas Petersen, John Schmidt, Scott Young 2005 Travis Beckerle, Dan Berve, Igor Cerensek, Jimmer Dorweiler, Sean Kelly, Shaun Kennedy, Drew Knoechel, Adam Mitchell, Justin Mortimer, David Moulder, Mike Natali, Kiel Ochalek, John Schmidt, Ales Volcansek, Scott Young 2006 Dan Abrahamson, Travis Beckerle, Dan Berve, Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Jimmer Dorweiler, Matt Engel, Sean Kelly, Shaun Kennedy, Drew Knoechel, Adam Mitchell, Mike Natali, Kiel Ochalek, Russ Payne, John Schmidt, Tyler Schmidt, Joey Skeate, Ales Volcansek, Mike Woodson 2007 Evan Bernier, Dan Berve, Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac, Jimmer Dorweiler, Matt Engel, Shaun Kennedy, Drew Knoechel, Mike Natali, Russ Payne, Anthony Portela, Tyler Schmidt Hiro Sugimoto, Ales Volcansek, Mike Woodson, Cole Young (Award initiated in 1987) 4 8 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G BIG TEN ATHLETE OF THE WEEK BIG TEN DIVER OF THE WEEK December P.J. Bogart, Jr Nov. 24 Jan Nov. 24 Feb Nov. 21 Dec. 5 Jan. 23 Feb Dec Nov. 5 Dan Croaston, So. Dan Croaston, So. Dan Croaston, Jr. Dan Croaston, Jr. Dan Croaston, Sr. Dan Croaston, Sr. Dan Croaston, Sr. Dan Croaston, Sr. Ben Herdt, Jr. Ben Herdt, Sr. BIG TEN SWIMMER OF THE WEEK December Manolis Lentaris, Jr December Nov. 18 Nov. 24 Alex Massura, Fr. Alex Massura, So. Jono McLeod, Sr Nov. 24 Jan Feb Nov. 20 Dec. 3 Jan. 15 Jan. 28 Feb Nov. 5 Nov. 26 Jan Nov. 5 Dec. 9 Feb Nov. 2 Nov. 9 Feb Oct. 25 BIG TEN AWARDS BIG TEN SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 1989 Dan Egeland 1999 Alex Massura 2000 Alex Massura 2003 Terry Silkaitis BIG TEN DIVER OF THE YEAR 1993 P.J. Bogart 1994 P.J. Bogart 1995 P.J. Bogart 1996 P.J. Bogart 2000 Dan Croaston 2001 Dan Croaston BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1989 Sean Quackenbush 1990 Paul Nelsen 2000 Jeff Hackler Oct. 24 Dec. 5 BIG TEN SWIMMING COACH OF THE YEAR 1989 Dennis Dale 1996 Dennis Dale 1998 Dennis Dale 2001 Dennis Dale 2002 Dennis Dale 2003 Dennis Dale BIG TEN DIVING COACH OF THE YEAR 1996 Doug Shaffer 2001 KZ Li Jeff Hackler, Fr. Alex Massura, Jr. Todd Smolinski, So. Todd Smolinski, Jr. Jeff Hackler, Jr. Allen Ong, Jr. Todd Smolinski, Jr. Matt Taylor, Jr. Justin Mortimer, Jr. Jeff Hackler, Sr. Terry Silkaitis, So. Adam Mitchell, So. Adam Mitchell, So. Terry Silkaitis, Jr. Sean Kelly, Jr. Justin Mortimer, Sr. Justin Mortimer, Sr. Adam Mitchell, Sr. David Plummer, Jr. Igor Cerensek, Sr.

35 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y U OF M AQUATIC HALL OF FAME Minnesota s Aquatic Hall of Fame was started in The aim of the Hall of Fame is to give recognition to outstanding alumni who have contributed to the University s program. Another purpose is to provide role models for current Golden Gopher student-athletes. A major emphasis is placed on academics, and all members have achieved excellence both academically and athletically Inductee John Wendt 2006 Inductees Art Downey Jean Freeman 2005 Inductees P.J. Bogart Gretchen Hegener Paul Nelsen 2003 Inductees Del Cerney Sean Quackenbush Olga Splichalova Kim Wilson 1996 Inductee George Bledsoe 1995 Inductees Jodi Schirmers Bean Dan Egeland Elyce Iwerks Kastigar Amy Volna Roe 1994 Inductees Art Griffith Sue Roell 1990 Inductees Chip Petersen Britta Wilk 1988 Inductees Cindy Anderson Marty Knight 1987 Inductees Bill Milota Dr. John Bergman Raymond I. Hakomaki 1986 Inductees Dorothy Lestina Sheppard Bud Ericksen Virgil Luken Dr. Walt Richardson Dr. Steve Jackman 1985 Inductees John Faricy Jim Hill Sam Hill Lowell Marsh 1984 Inductees Mary Jablonski Dr. William W. Huesner G. Robert Mowerson Chris Gentz Terry Ganley Nieszner Craig Lincoln Niels Thorpe Martin Zielinski was a nine-time All-American from JERRY MCCAUL MEMORIAL AWARD Awarded to the outstanding Minnesota swimmer or diver who best exemplifies the late Jerry McCaul s ( ) enthusiasm and dedication to the sport. Chad Krastins was the 2002 Big Ten champion in the 100 butterfly and was a four-time All-American. Jerry McCaul 1979 Scott Malm 1980 Craig Juchisin 1981 Erik Nyquist 1982 Dan Endy 1983 Mike Daly 1991 Derek Howatt 1984 Keith Kennedy 1985 Chris Tahti 1986 Tim Knox 1987 Tim Knox, Bill Asmus 1988 Tom Guillou 1989 Preben Olsen 1990 Bill Asmus 1991 Derek Howatt 1992 Jay Fischer 1993 Eric Beazley 1994 Eric Haseman, Mike Hinchcliffe 1995 Brian Morrison 1996 Kenji Sudoh 1997 Isaac Bjorklund, Brian Stroshane 1998 Jeff Rodriguez 1999 Luis Lopez 2000 Brian Howard 2001 Keam Ang 2002 Ryan L Roy 2003 Todd Smolinski 2004 Lucas Petersen 2005 Lucas Petersen 2006 Pavel Zhuravlev 2007 Mike Natali Dan Egeland was the first All-American under head coach Dennis Dale in He earned six All-America awards in his career. Todd Smolinski won three Big Ten titles in the 100 backstroke and earned 16 All-America awards. M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

36 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R R E C O R D S VARSITY RECORDS 50 Free Ricardo Dornelas Free Terry Silkaitis Free Terry Silkaitis : Free Justin Mortimer : Free Justin Mortimer : Free Justin Mortimer : Back David Plummer Back David Plummer : Breast Jeff Hackler Breast Mike Brown : Fly Martin Zielinski Fly Keam Ang : I.M. Adam Mitchell : I.M. Adam Mitchell : Free Relay Mario Delac, Terry Silkaitis :18.13 Ales Volcansek, Igor Cerensek 400 Free Relay Mario Delac, Terry Silkaitis :51.24 Adam Mitchell, Igor Cerensek 800 Free Relay Justin Mortimer, Adam Mitchell :23.11 Terry Silkaitis, Sean McCaffrey 200 Medley Relay Todd Smolinski, Jeff Hackler, :26.02 Bjorn Lundin, Terry Sikaitis 400 Medley Relay Todd Smolinski, Jeff Hackler :09.76 Matt Taylor, Terry Silkaitis 1 M Diving P.J. Bogart M Diving P.J. Bogart Platform Diving P.J. Bogart Adam Mitchell, 200 and 400 IM varsity record holder Current athletes in bold P.J. Bogart, Big Ten Diver of the Year, 1993, '94, '95 and '96. David Plummer, 100 and 200 backstroke varsity record holder FRESHMAN RECORDS 50 Free Ricardo Dornelas Free Mario Delac Free Terry Silkaitis : Free Justin Mortimer : Free Justin Mortimer : Free Justin Mortimer : Back David Plummer Back David Plummer : Breast Martin Gustavsson Breast Mike Brown : Fly Evan Bernier Fly Bernie Zeruhn : I.M. Ryan Plummer : I.M. Justin Mortimer : Free Relay Mario Delac, Igor Cerensek :58.02 Ales Volcansek, Drew Knoechel 400 Medley Relay Ales Volcansek, Alejandro Jacobo :17.62 Dan Berve, Mario Delac 800 Free Relay Mario Delac, Igor Cerensek, :36.71 Drew Knoechel, Jimmer Dorweiler 1M Diving P.J. Bogart M Diving P.J. Bogart Platform Matt Scoggin Current athletes in bold Ricardo Dornelas, 50 freestyle varsity record holder 5 0 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

37 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R R E C O R D S UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER RECORDS Jeff Hackler, 100 breaststroke, 200 and 400 medley relay varsity record holder Event Athlete (School) Date Time 50 Free Cesar Cielo (Auburn) 3/15/ Free Cesar Cielo (Auburn) 3/17/ Free Simon Burnett (Arizona) 3/25/05 1: Free Larsen Jensen (USC) 3/15/07 4: Free Chris Thompson (Michigan) 2/24/01 8: Free Larsen Jensen (USC) 3/17/07 14: Back Albert Subirats (Arizona) 3/16/ Back Ryan Lochte (Florida) 3/26/05 1: Breast Mike Alexandrov (Northwestern) 3/16/ Breast Vladislav Polyakov (Alabama) 3/17/07 1: Fly Albert Subirats (Arizona) 3/16/ Fly Davis Tarwater (Michigan) 3/26/05 1: I.M. Ryan Lochte (Florida) 3/24/05 1: I.M. Ous Mellouli (USC) 3/25/05 3: Free Cielo, Targett, Andkjaer, Goodrich (Auburn) 3/15/07 1:14.71 Relay 400 Free Andkjaer, Cielo, Targett, Lundquist (Auburn) 3/17/07 2:46.56 Relay 800 Free Nilo, Basson, Townsend, Ritter (Arizona) 3/16/07 6:14.14 Relay 200 Medley Goodrich, Maras, Puninski, Cielo (Auburn) 3/16/07 1:23.37 Relay 400 Medley Grevers, Alexandrov (Northwestern) 3/15/07 3:04.40 Relay Bubolz, Barbic 1 M Diving Joona Puhakka (USC) M Diving (6) Steve Segerlin (Auburn) M Diving (10) Mark Lenzi (USD) M Diving Matt Scoggin (Texas) Keam Ang, 200 butterfly varsity record holder MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL RECORDS Event Time Year Swimmer 50 free Ernie Lee, Iowa State 100 free Ernie Lee, Iowa State 200 free 1: Bernie Zeruhn, Minnesota 500 free 4: Brian Barnes, Indiana 1650 free 15: Justin Mortimer, Minnesota 100 back Adam Mania, Wisconsin 200 back 1: Alex Massura, Minnesota 100 breast Giordan Pagioli, Purdue 200 breast 1: Giordan Pagioli, Purdue 100 fly Matt Marshall, Wisconsin 200 fly 1: Bernie Zeruhn, Minnesota 200 IM 1: Adam Mitchell, Minnesota 400 IM 3: Brian Barnes, Indiana 200 free relay 1: Wisconsin 400 free relay 2: Minnesota 800 free relay 6: Minnesota 200 medley relay 1: Minnesota 400 medley relay 3: Wisconsin Justin Mortimer, varsity 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle recordholder Martin Zielinski, 100 butterfly varsity record holder M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

38 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R R E C O R D S MINNESOTA ALL-TIME TOP 25 PERFORMERS 50 FREESTYLE 1. Ricardo Dornelas Del Cerney Ales Volcansek Ty Bathurst Steve Busse Terry Silkaitis Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Allen Ong Brandon Schindler Neil Osten Eric Jorgensen Tyler Schmidt Arthur Griffith Jeremy Rients Luis Lopez Brian Gettelfinger Bengt Zikarsky Alex Massura Derek Williams Matt Schlessman Mike Woodson Grant Butler Jay Fischer John Cahoy Matt Eisenhuth Colin Lee-To Matt Engel Jay Peterson Scott Walker FREESTYLE 1. Terry Silkaitis Mario Delac Igor Cerensek Bengt Zikarsky Tyler Schmidt Ricardo Dornelas Neil Osten Todd Smolinski Alex Massura Allen Ong Matt Schlessman John Cahoy Bernie Zeruhn Del Cerney Jeremy Rients Ales Volcansek Arthur Griffith Matt Taylor Eric Jorgensen Luis Lopez Mike Woodson Bill Asmus Brian Gettelfinger Matt Engel Brandon Schindler Sean Quackenbush Brandon Crook Ty Bathurst Adam Mitchell Scott Walker FREESTYLE 1. Terry Silkaitis 1: Adam Mitchell 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Matt Taylor 1: Justin Mortimer 1: Manolis Lentaris 1: Sean McCaffrey 1: Tyler Schmidt 1: Igor Cerensek 1: Alex Massura 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Evan Bernier 1: Brandon Crook 1: Mike Woodson 1: Ray Betuzzi 1: Mario Delac 1: Dan Egeland 1: Max von Bodungen 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Jeremy Rients 1: Adam Weis 1: Bill Asmus 1: Mark Granovsky 1: Brett Outcalt 1: Travis Beckerle 1: Bryan Carlson 1: Matt Brown 1: Zach Wood 1: Luis Lopez 1: Can Ergenekan 1: FREESTYLE 1. Justin Mortimer 4: Ray Betuzzi 4: Bernie Zeruhn 4: Zach Wood 4: Manolis Lentaris 4: Matt Taylor 4: Travis Beckerle 4: Brandon Crook 4: Bill Bishop 4: Can Ergenekan 4: Sean McCaffrey 4: Mike Holmes 4: Scott Hart 4: Adam Mitchell 4: Matt Granovsky 4: Drew Knoechel 4: Preben Olsen 4: Max von Bodungen 4: Tim Sheely 4: Ryan L Roy 4: Adam Apprill 4: Nico Zebley 4: Brett Outcalt 4: Adam Weis 4: Andrew Lorys 4: David Moulder 4: Chris Carlisle 4: Evan Francen 4: Bryan Carlson 4: Dan Egeland 4: FREESTYLE 1. Justin Mortimer 8: Mike Holmes 9: Travis Beckerle 9: Bill Bishop 9: Bernie Zeruhn 9: Zach Wood 9: Manolis Lentaris 9: Scott Hart 9: Ray Betuzzi 9: Ryan L Roy 9: Tim Loeffler 9: Fabian Toth 9: Nico Zebley 9: Can Ergenekan 9: Adam Apprill 9: Matt Taylor 9: Preben Olsen 9: Tim Sheely 9: Andrew Lorys 9: David Moulder 9: Dan Egeland 9: Jeff Miller 9: Chris Carlisle 9: Brett Outcalt 9: Karl Frisinger 9: Stefin vonhartizsch 9: Jeff Bloomer 9: Erich Welton 9: Joel Bussard 9: Mike Gerber 9: FREESTYLE 1. Justin Mortimer 14: Mike Holmes 14: Travis Beckerle 15: Bill Bishop 15: Scott Hart 15: Ray Betuzzi 15: Zach Wood 15: Manolis Lentaris 15: Ryan L Roy 15: Can Ergenekan 15: Preben Olsen 15: David Moulder 15: Tim Loeffler 15: Fabian Toth 15: Tim Sheely 15: Adam Apprill 15: Jeff Miller 15: Nico Zebley 15: Andrew Lorys 15: Brett Outcalt 15: Chris Carlisle 15: Stefin vonhartitzsch 15: Mike Gerber 15: Evan Francen 15: Bernie Zeruhn 15: Michael Daup 15: Jeff Bloomer 15: Brian Stroshane 15: Karl Frisinger 15: Dan Egeland 15: M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

39 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R R E C O R D S 100 BACKSTROKE 1. David Plummer Todd Smolinski Alex Massura Ben Bartell Dan Berve Adam Mitchell Duane Dobko Ryan Crosby Martin Zielinski Eriek Hulseman Russ Payne Andy Kurtz Paul Kaump Mike Woodson Ales Volcansek Michael Melrose Scott Tripps Scott Young Diego Urreta Adam Frankow Russ Payne Mike Mahoney Matt Dillon Bernie Zeruhn Bengt Zikarsky Peter Mullee Nate Leopold John Cahoy Scott Malm Gerald Rupp BACKSTROKE 1. David Plummer 1: Adam Mitchell 1: Alex Massura 1: Todd Smolinski 1: Ben Bartell 1: Russ Payne 1: Scott Tripps 1: Diego Urreta 1: Dan Berve 1: Duane Dobko 1: Ryan Crosby 1: Scott Young 1: Andy Kurtz 1: Mike Woodson 1: Chris Carlisle 1: Martin Zielinski 1: Eriek Hulseman 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Mark Dillon 1: Michael Melrose 1: Adam Frankow 1: Ryan Plummer 1: Paul Kaump 1: Scott Malm 1: Ben Bishop 1: Nate Leopold 1: Yoav Meiri 1: Mike Mahoney 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Jono McLeod 1: BREASTSTROKE 1. Jeff Hackler Martin Gustavsson Colin Lee-To Paul Nelsen Jason Timmer Mike Brown Drew Knoechel Dan Egeland Mitch Henke Matt Brown Paul Domer Ty Bathurst Chris Forrest Dov Malnik Oscar Godoi Alejandro Jacobo Brian Porter Nathan Bernier Dustin Chalfant Sean Kelly Jay Epping Stelios Sardelas Allen Ong Matt Lindemann Chris Brunson Marc Teichman Chris Wood Rob Schaefer Terry Silkaitis Adam Mitchell BREASTSTROKE 1. Mike Brown 1: Martin Gustavsson 1: Jeff Hackler 1: Jason Timmer 1: Dov Malnik 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Paul Domer 1: Matt Brown 1: Chris Forrest 1: Drew Knoechel 1: Dan Egeland 1: Alejandro Jacobo 1: Dustin Chalfant 2: Mitch Henke 2: Nathan Bernier 2: Adam Mitchell 2: Oscar Godoi 2: Brian Porter 2: Ryan Plummer 2: Colin Lee-To 2: Sean Kelly 2: Jeff Rodriguez 2: Chris Wood 2: Brian Howard 2: Kenji Sudoh 2: Scott Hart 2: Eric Beazley 2: Mark Solfelt 2: Joseph Nagy 2: Jono McLeod 2: BUTTERFLY 1. Martin Zielinski John Cahoy Dan Berve Derek Williams Chad Krastins Sean Quackenbush Evan Bernier Bjorn Lundin Neil Osten Keam Ang Lucas Petersen Brian Gettelfinger Allen Ong Del Cerney Darren Heydanek Mark Dillon Yoav Meiri Matt Taylor Matt Engel Can Ergenekan Mike Schoknecht Matt Schlessman Anthony Portela Hiro Sugimoto Scott Young Bernie Zeruhn Mike Mesenbourg Robert Barrett Terry Silkaitis Christian Anguis BUTTERFLY 1. Keam Ang 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Can Ergenekan 1: Yoav Meiri 1: Matt Taylor 1: Hiro Sugimoto 1: Chad Krastins 1: Martin Zielinski 1: Alex Wold 1: Matt Moseman 1: Jono McLeod 1: Matt Mesenbourg 1: Zach Wood 1: Derek Williams 1: Robert Barrett 1: Adam Weis 1: Lucas Petersen 1: Evan Bernier 1: Darren Heydanek 1: Erik Engnell 1: Brian Gettelfinger 1: Sean McCaffrey 1: Mark Dillon 1: Adam Mitchell 1: Mike Natali 1: Scott Entyre 1: Bjorn Lundin 1: John Cahoy 1: Matt Mandell 1: M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

40 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R R E C O R D S 200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Adam Mitchell 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Ryan Plummer 1: Dan Egeland 1: Matt Brown 1: Jono McLeod 1: David Plummer 1: Evan Bernier 1: Ben Bartell 1: Diego Urreta 1: Todd Smolinski 1: Alex Massura 1: Russ Payne 1: Mike Brown 1: Yoav Meiri 1: Jeff Hackler 1: Dov Malnik 1: Justin Mortimer 1: Alex Wold 1: Allen Ong 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Jason Timmer 1: Scott Tripps 1: Terry Silkaitis 1: Eric Beazley 1: Kris Carver 1: Anthony Portela 1: Chris Forrest 1: Colin Lee-To 1: Manolis Lentaris 1: INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Adam Mitchell 3: Justin Mortimer 3: Ryan Plummer 3: Jono McLeod 3: Paul Nelsen 3: Russ Payne 3: Diego Urreta 3: Bill Bishop 3: Alex Wold 3: Yoav Meiri 3: Scott Tripps 3: Scott Hart 3: Tim Sheely 3: Jeff Rodriguez 3: Brian Howard 3: Kris Carver 3: David Moulder 3: Eric Beazley 3: M. Connolly 3: Kenji Sudoh 3: Jeff Miller 3: Nico Zebley 3: Matt Brown 3: Bret Engnell 3: Steve Lines 4: Manolis Lentaris 4: Andrew Lorys 4: K. McLarty 4: Scott Entyre 4: Bernie Zeruhn 4: METER DIVING (6 DIVES) 1. Dan Croaston Mark Gabos P.J. Bogart Shaun Kennedy Ben Herdt Michael Zarns John Schmidt David Zarns Michael Wermager Scott Upper Cole Young Omar Boyd Ben Wolf Joe Skeate Adam White METER DIVING (11 DIVES) PAST FORMAT (UNTIL 2001) 1. Mark Gabos P.J. Bogart Dan Croaston Steve Hamerski Isaac Bjorklund Scott Upper Michael Zarns Todd Wing Omar Boyd Matt Ninneman METER DIVING (6 DIVES) 1. Dan Croaston Scott Upper P.J. Bogart Mark Gabos John Schmidt Michael Zarns Ben Herdt Cole Young David Zarns Michael Wermager Shaun Kennedy Omar Boyd Steve Hamerski Todd Wing Matt Ninneman METER DIVING (11 DIVES) PAST FORMAT (UNTIL 2005) 1. Mark Gabos P.J. Bogart Todd Wing Dan Croaston Michael Zarns Steve Hamerski Omar Boyd Scott Upper David Zarns Matt Ninneman PLATFORM DIVING (6 DIVES) 1. Shaun Kennedy Joe Skeate John Schmidt Cole Young PLATFORM DIVING (10 DIVES) PAST FORMAT (UNTIL 2005) 1. Dan Croaston P.J. Bogart Shaun Kennedy John Schmidt David Zarns Isaac Bjorklund Scott Upper Ben Herdt Michael Sime Ben Baumann PLATFORM DIVING (14 DIVES) PAST FORMAT (UNTIL 1999) 1. P.J. Bogart Dan Croaston David Zarns Isaac Bjorklund Scott Upper Names in Bold indicate active athletes Only swimmers top career times are listed Del Cerney P.J. Bogart Dan Croaston 5 4 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

41 AAA Richard Acker, 1949 Robert Acker, 1941 Andrew Ackerman, 1936 Warren Adams, 1944 Jeffrey Adamson, 1979 Roger C. Ahlman, 1946 Gordon Alexander, 1970 Ray Allard, 1958 Ralph Allen, 1962 Carl John Allison, 1956 Charles Anderson, 1941 Darrell Anderson, 1964 David Anderson, 1951 Jeffrey Anderson, 1972 Judd Anderson, 1962 Thor Anderson, 1933 Wilbur Andre, 1932 Walter Andrychowicz, 1950 Keam Ang, 2000 Christian Anguis, 2002 Adam Apprill, 2001 Fred Atwood, 1920 Mark Atwood, 2001 Bill Asmus, 1987 A. Bruce Aune, 1952 John Avery, 1964 Ryan Ayres, 1999 BBB Glen Baker, 1941 Richard Bakula, 1959 Clarke Barnacle, 1924 Robert Barrett, 1982 Ben Bartell, 1999 Charles Bartholdi, 1968 Richard Bates, 1929 Ty Bathurst, 1995 Ben Baumann, 2002 John Beard, 1934 Eric Beazley, 1993 Charles Beckmann, 1976 Travis Beckerle, 2003 Laurence Benjamin, 1961 Richard Bennett, 1926 Carl Benson, 1949 Donald Benson, 1946 Robert Benson, 1954 Mark Bergemann, 1970 Wilton Berger, 1958 Jay Fischer was a four-time All-American from Clark Bergman, 1960 John Bergman, 1962 Evan Bernier, 2006 Nathan Bernier, 2002 Dan Berve, 2004 Michael Besel, 1945 Frank Bessesen, 1925 Ray Betuzzi, 2007 Kirby Binder, 1975 Harold Bird, 1923 Bill Bishop, 1997 Isaac Bjorklund, 1994 Gordon Bjornberg, 1925 Ronald Blackmore, 1960 W. Blaisdell, 1931 Theodore Bloom, 1940 Jeff Bloomer, 1993 Alan Boelk, 1992 P.J. Bogart, 1993 Brent Bordson, 1977 Matt Bosin, 1995 David Bowers, 1956 Omar Boyd, 1991 George Brandt, 1940 James Brandt, 1937 Lyman Brandt, 1937 James Bray, 1946 Gary Brewer, 1981 Philip Broderson, 1936 Kevin Brooks, 1990 Matt Brown, 1991 Mike Brown, 2003 Richard Brown, 1949 T. Gordon Brude, 1935 Keith Brueckner, 1947 Donald Brunner, 1921 James Brzezinski, 1982 Blair Buccicone, 2002 Dave Bushell, 1983 Joel Bussard, 1987 Steve Busse, 1991 Grant Butler, 1999 Jeffrey Bynum, 1976 CCC John Cahoy, 1996 Chris Carlisle, 1990 Bryan Carlson, 1988 Wayne Carlson, 1950 William Carney, 1959 Mickey Carter, 1926 Kris Carver, 2002 Thomas Casey, 1976 Igor Cerensek, 2004 Del Cerney, 1989 Dustin Chalfant, 2002 Michael Chopp, 1956 Joseph Clack, 1964 Paul Clayton, 1927 David Colvin, 1962 John Comstock, 1960 John Comstock, 1936 William Comstock, 1958 Melvin Cooley, 1924 Paul Cording, 1979 Hamilton Craig, 1925 Dan Croaston, 1998 Daniel Crocker, 1961 Neal Crocker, 1927 Brandon Crook, 2000 Ryan Crosby, 1997 Donald Crum, 1949 Murray Crummer, 1982 Ezra Curry, 1920 Robert Curry, 1952 DDD Christopher Dale, 1977 Dennis Dale, 1965 Michael Daly, 1981 Timothy Daly, 1977 John Day, 1922 Ross Dekraay, 1971 Mario Delac, 2004 Thomas Delaney, 1969 Philip Didriksen, 1920 William Dietrich, 1977 Richard Digatono, 1966 Andrew Dille, 1980 Mark Dillon, 2000 Harry Dinmore, 1922 Scott Dix, 1981 Duane Dobko, 1994 Lawrence Doffing, 1963 Paul Domer, 1992 Duwayne Dorfner, 1969 Ricardo Dornelas, 1999 James Dorweiler, 2007 David Doten, 1966 Arthur Downey, 1953 G O L D E N G O P H E R S L E T T E R W I N N E R S Sean McCaffrey was an All-American for Minnesota in 2004 and Adam Duey, 1996 James Dragon, 1964 Gene Dryer, 1939 EEE James Earley, 1971 Richard Edberg, 1960 Dan Egeland, 1986 Albert Eiler, 1934 Matt Eisenhuth, 1994 Arnie Elchepp, 1941 Richard Elling, 1937 Ray Ellis, 1963 Daniel Endy, 1982 Daniel Engel, 1970 Matt Engel, 2006 Can Ergenekan, 1991 Bret Engnell, 1988 Erik Engnell, 1988 Jay Epping, 1995 Alfred Bud Ericksen, 1962 Gerald Ericksen, 1965 Chad Erpelding, 1995 Robert Estes, 1962 Scott Entyre, 1982 Richard Evans, 1944 William Ewens, 1942 FFF John Fallon, 1975 John Faricy, 1922 Edward Farrell, 1931 Douglas Felton, 1965 William Ferris, 1935 John Finnegan, 1929 Jay Fischer, 1990 Michael Fisher, 1969 John Fitzgerald, 1943 Gerald Fladeland, 1955 David Fleming, 1961 Donald Flyckt, 1958 Jean Foley, 1922 Chris Forrest, 1999 George Fortier, 1924 Peter Foster, 1975 Regan Foster, 1999 Evan Francen, 1989 Adam Frankow, 1997 Donald Fraser, 1943 James Frazier, 1944 Lawrence Freeborg, 1958 William Freeman, 1974 Karl Frisinger, 2000 GGG Mark Gabos, 1985 Lewis Gade, 2000 Jeremy Gale, 1953 B. Garnaas, 1943 Robert Garnaas, 1971 Don Garniss, 1941 James Gawboy, 1956 Mike Gerber, 1990 Brian Gettelfinger, 2002 J. Walter Gjelhaug, 1934 Oscar Godoi, 1997 Robert Gorgen, 1944 John Gorny, 1965 John Gorski, 1977 Alex Gow, 1921 Mark Granovsky, 1989 Donald Grant, 1965 Richard Grant, 1971 M. Skip Grantham, 1979 William Gray, 1945 Elmer Green, 1939 Arthur Griffith, 1978 J. Rodney Grubb, 1953 Martin Gustavsson, 2001 HHH Jeff Hackler, 2000 Raymond Hakomaki, 1941 R. Scott Hallum, 1971 Steve Hamerski, 1988 Jerry Hammond, 1975 Hugo Hanft, 1923 Richard Hansel, 1955 Chris Hanson, 1972 Charles Hanssen, 1968 L. Rogers Hardy, 1966 Wayne Harmala, 1950 G. Harmon, 1920 Scott Hart, 1990 Richard Harwood, 1977 Eric Haseman, 1993 Richard Hayden, 1928 Lon Helgemo, 1963 William Helgeson, 1974 Melvin Hendrickson, 1941 Mitch Henke, 1994 David Heraly, 2002 Ben Herdt, 2000 Thomas Herrmann, 1965 Darren Heydanek, 1992 Paul Hile, 1960 Hibbert Hill, 1922 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

42 G O L D E N G O P H E R S L E T T E R W I N N E R S Ray Hakomaki was a six-time All-American for Minnesota from James Hill, 1925 John A. Pat Hill, 1949 Sam Hill, 1926 Shane Hillsley, 1999 Mike Hinchcliffe, 1994 Lloyd Hockel, 1966 Thomas Hodgson, 1970 Roger Hoel, 1953 John Hollingshead, 1945 Alfred Holmes, 1922 Clifton Holmes, 1922 Kirk Holmes, 1924 Mike Holmes, 2006 Rick Hoover, 1980 Scott Hopper, 1978 Brian Howard, 1997 Derek Howatt, 1993 A. Huchtausen, 1920 Rex Hudson, 1936 Eriek Hulseman, 1995 Christopher Hussman, 1973 Aalos Hutala, 1930 Marshall Hyde, 1961 III Richard Mel Ivonen, 1947 JJJ Sylvester Jablonski, 1938 Steven Jackman, 1961 Alejandro Jacobo, 2004 Thomas Jenkins, 1972 Waldron Jerome, 1936 Allyn Johnson, 1954 Bert Johnson, 1958 Clifford Johnson, 1924 Jay Johnson, 1961 LaRue Johnson, 1955 Mark Johnson, 1973 Milan Johnston, 1936 Petri Jokiranta, 1985 Reinold Jones, 1945 Donald Jordan, 1970 Francis Jordan, 1922 Eric Jorgensen, 1991 Jeffrey Juliot, 1976 Craig Jurchisin, 1977 KKK J. Timothy Kaine, 1974 John Kalin, 1950 Richard Kastner, 1972 Gerhardt Kaul, 1948 Paul Kaump, 1992 Sean Kelly, 2003 Frank Kelso, 1974 Jeffrey Kennedy, 1981 Keith Kennedy, 1984 Shaun Kennedy, 2004 Stewart Kerr, 1930 Wilson Kerr, 1925 Bruce Ketola, 1959 Charles Ketola, 1932 Philip Killpatrick, 1978 Eugene Klun, 1959 Leonard Klun, 1937 Martin Knight, 1967 Andrew Knoechel, 2005 Tim Knox, 1986 Steven Kowalsky, 1969 William Kraker, 1943 Chad Krastins, 1999 Jon Kronsted, 1971 Frederick Kruger, 1931 Andy Kurtz, 1991 LLL Ryan L Roy, 2000 Sheldon Lagaard, 1938 Harold Lager, 1945 Nick Lahti, 1929 Gilbert Lalonde, 1949 Howard Lambert, 1952 Thomas Lane, 1917 Wallace Lang, 1931 George Langford, 1924 Murray Lanpher, 1922 Luke Larson, 2005 John Latz, 1978 Paul Leba, 1982 Howard Lee, 1973 Colin Lee-To, 2006 Frederick Leicht, 1932 Manolis Lentaris, 1995 Nathan Leopold, 2003 Daniel Levasseur, 1974 Jerome Liedl, 1940 Randall Lien, 1981 Craig Lincoln, 1970 Darin Lndig, 1987 Eugene Lindgren, 1953 Matias Lindholm, 1982 James Lindquist, 1967 Steve Lines, 1985 Richard Livermore, 1939 Tim Loeffler, 2005 Kenneth Lohn, 1952 Luis Lopez, 1996 Andrew Lorys, 1987 Frank Lucke, 1926 Virgil Luken, 1962 Paul Lukens, 1950 David Lundberg, 1967 Leon Lundblad, 1941 Bjorn Lundin, 2002 Alan Luneman, 1967 MMM James MacGibbon, 1954 John Madura, 1967 Ross Mahachek, 1926 Mike Mahoney, 2000 Patrick Mahoney, 1978 David Malban, 1972 Scott Malm, 1978 Dov Malnik, 1999 Dennis Malone, 1958 Matt Mandell, 1993 Lowell Marsh, 1929 Chris Marshall, 1995 Alex Massura, 1998 Hugo Matson, 1928 Sean McCaffrey, 2003 John McCall, 1970 Jerry McCaul, 1977 Kenneth McIntosh, 1974 Jono McLeod, 1995 Robert Mears, 1931 Yoav Meiri, 1997 Michael Melrose, 2000 Roger Mengelkoch, 1973 Mike Mesenbourg, 1998 George Metzger, 1977 Jeff Miller, 1996 Thomas Miller, 1971 William Milota, 1961 Adam Mitchell, 2003 David Monkman, 1978 Max Moody, 1926 Stanley Morris, 1926 Willard Morris, 1936 Brian Morrison, 1996 Brian Mortenson, 1979 Justin Mortimer, 2001 Matt Moseman, 1989 James Moser, 1950 David Moulder, 2002 Max Moulton, 1932 Roger Mueller, 1979 Howard Myers, 1968 John Myers, 1973 NNN Joseph Nagy, 1980 Walter Nappa, 1928 Mike Natali, 2006 Paul Nelsen, 1990 Steven Nelson, 1973 William Nelson, 1973 F. Norman Newcomb, 1954 Clark Newhouse, 1925 William Newhouse, 1958 Rudolph Niemi, 1930 Matt Ninneman, 1996 Ross Noard, 1960 H. Nutting, 1923 Daivd Nybakken, 1954 Ernest Nyman, 1936 Eric Nyquist, 1981 OOO Edward Oberg, 1963 Kiel Ochalek, 2004 Vernon Ojanpa, 1943 Preben Olsen, 1986 Frank Oman, 1961 Allen Ong, 2000 Maurice Ostrander, 1930 Neil Osten, 2003 Donald Otto, 1952 Brett Outcalt, 1987 PPP Harry Paavola, 1932 Russ Payne, 2005 Kenneth Peisch, 1938 Ty Bathurst was the 1998 Big Ten champion in the 50 freestyle. Charles Peitso, 1971 James Pelissier, 1964 Randy Penrod, 1969 Michael Perkins, 1968 Wayne Perrault, 1945 William Perry, 1940 Lucas Petersen, 2003 David Peterson, 1961 Jay Peterson, 1982 Orville Chip Peterson, 1958 Ralph Peterson, 1969 Sheldon Peterson, 1973 Richard Pfeil, 1934 Charles Philip, 1937 Benjamin Phillips, 1947 R. Dexter Phillips, 1941 David Plummer, 2005 Ryan Plummer, 2001 Craig Polson, 1975 Anthony Portela, 2007 Brian Porter, 1999 Michael Prins, 1970 Charles Purdy, 1926 QQQ Sean Quackenbush, 1989 Stephen Quade, 1961 Thomas Quail, 1930 Duane Quennette, 1960 RRR James Ragborg, 1969 John Rebney, 1950 Carey Rehder, 1987 Craig Rettmer, 1971 Walter Richardson, 1963 Steven Richey, 1979 Harold Richter, 1926 Kevin Richter, 1976 Fred Riegel, 1944 Jeremy Rients, 1995 Charles Ringer, 1940 Edwin Robb, 1944 David Robinson, 1941 Harvard Robinson, 1940 Charles Robison, 1948 Jeff Rodriguez, 1995 John Romstad, 1965 Garrett Rose, 1987 Clinton Rosene, M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

43 G O L D E N G O P H E R S L E T T E R W I N N E R S YYY Cole Young, 2006 John Young, 1949 Scott Young, 2002 ZZZ Dave Zarns, 1990 Mike Zarns, 1986 Nico Zebley, 2007 Mike Zechmeister, 1986 Bernie Zeruhn, 1993 Pavel Zhuravlev, 2006 Martin Zielinski, 1996 Bengt Zikarsky, 1989 Bernie Zeruhn was a 17-time All-American from Bold indicates current athletes Date indicates first year a letter was earned. Victor Rotering, 1945 Vernon Ruotsalainen, 1945 Gene Rowland, 1951 Gerald Rupp, 1981 Scott Ruppert, 1983 Harold Rush, 1927 Leonard Rush, 1933 Thomas Rushfeldt, 1971 Vernon Rutlen, 1942 Gerald Ryan, 1943 SSS John Sahlman, 1938 Thomas Sandvik, 1971 Torkel Sanner, 1978 Stelios Sardelas, 1997 Richard Sauers, 1960 Brandon Schindler, 1998 Daniel Schirmers, 1980 Matt Schlessman, 1994 Greg Schmidt, 1986 John Schmidt, 2003 Tyler Schmidt, 2005 John Schmeling, 1988 James Schnobrich, 1958 Herbert Schoening, 1976 Mark Schoening, 1975 Mike Schoknecht, 1993 L. Schonek, 1975 Michael Schrauth, 1973 Lee Scotland, 1971 Robert Scott, 1965 Jeffrey Shea, 1982 Tim Sheely, 1998 Scott Shuppert, 1977 Dennis Sievers, 1970 Terry Silkaitis, 2002 Mike Sime, 1993 Robert Sivertsen, 1942 Perry Skeath, 1975 Milton Skobba, 1928 Howard Smith, 1955 Robert Smith, 1953 Todd Smolinski, 2000 Norman Solberg, 1960 Samuel Solhaug, 1943 Steven Soli, 1982 Gerhard Sonnesyn, 1923 Harry Spannaus, 1951 Walter Spannaus, 1953 Austin Sparling, 1934 Donald Spencer, 1965 Robert Spencer, 1987 Larry Spiczka, 1979 Pawel Stachowicz, 1986 Vance Stanoff, 1960 Michael Stauffer, 1963 Alex Steenson, 1927 James Steivang, 1956 Kristian Stenberg, 1986 Henry Stenquist, 1950 Stephen Stewart, 1972 Richard Stone, 1970 Brian Stroshane, 1998 William Struve, 1968 Bill Stuart, 1973 Kenji Sudoh, 1993 Hiro Sugimoto, 2007 James Sullivan, 1980 John Sullivan, 1957 John Swanson, 1967 Ray Swanson, 1920 Jeffrey Swanum, 1977 Ordway Swennes, 1933 Scott Swisher, 1981 Edwin Sylvester, 1924 TTT Chris Tahti, 1983 James Taylor, 1955 Matt Taylor, 2000 Steven Thompson, 1972 Thomas Thompson, 1947 Rohland Thomssen, 1944 William Thorpe, 1946 Petri Tiitola, 1981 Jason Timmer, 2005 Evert Tomfelt, 1946 Fabian Toth, 2005 Lawrence Tracy, 1975 Dan Tripps, 1988 Scott Tripps, 1989 James Turney, 1970 John Tyrholm, 1944 UUU Scott Upper, 1991 Diego Urreta, 2001 VVV Peter Vanzanden, 1958 Ales Volcansek, 2004 Peter Voneschen, 1954 Max von Bodungen, 1999 Stefin von Hartitzsch, 1992 Timothy Vrudny, 1979 WWW Robert Waataja, 1961 Clarence Waidelich, 1928 Bruce Walker, 1966 Scott Walker, 1993 Thomas Walle, 1979 L. Wallis, 1924 Louis Ward, 1966 William Warner, 1957 Wesley Webb, 1934 Adam Weis, 2006 Mike Wermager, 1989 George Wendt, 1967 Adam White, 2000 Hubert White, 1964 H. Wiesner, 1944 Philip Wilk, 1977 Allen Williams, 1925 Derek Williams, 1993 Kenley Winchester, 1946 Todd Wing, 1987 David Wise, 1981 Jeremy Witikko, 1996 Jim Wise, 1984 Alex Wold, 2007 Warren Wold, 1962 Michael Woodson, 2005 Yoav Meiri was a three-time All-American in the 200 butterfly. Dan Croaston was a four-time Big Ten diving champion and a six-time All- American. M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

44 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y The University of Minnesota s first organized swimming team was established in The first intercollegiate team was established for the season. Unfortunately, complete results are not available for all these years (4-1) Head Coach: Hyatt W Iowa W Minneapolis YMCA NA W Minneapolis YMCA NA St. Paul A.C. NA M.A.C. NA The records do not indicate which of the last two meets Minnesota won, only that one was a loss. 2nd Northwestern Championships t6th Big Ten Championships (2-1) W St. Paul YMCA W Iowa L Northwestern nd Northwestern Championships 2nd Big Ten Championships (4-1) W Minneapolis YMCA W Iowa W Northwestern L Wisconsin W Minneapolis YMCA st Big Ten Championships (5-1) W Minneapolis YMCA W St. Paul A.C W Chicago W Wisconsin L Northwestern W Iowa nd Big Ten Championships (2-3) L St. Paul A.C W Chicago L Iowa W Wisconsin L Northwestern rd Big Ten Championships (5-1) W Minneapolis YMCA W St. Paul YMCA 59-9 W Chicago L Northwestern Two remaining results are unavailable, but both were wins. 4th Big Ten Championships (9-0) W Minneapolis YMCA W St. Paul YMCA W Hibbing J.C W St. Paul YMCA W St. Paul A.C W Chicago W Iowa W Wisconsin W Northwestern st Big Ten Championships YEAR W L T BIG TEN NCAA th (t) nd st nd rd th st nd rd th rd th th th th th th none available5th t9th th t15th rd th rd t5th rd t11th rd 3rd rd 14th t4th t4th th t15th th th th t7th t6th 18th th th th th t9th th th th th th 7th th 3rd rd 4th th 5th (9-1) W Minneapolis YMCA W St. Paul YMCA W Ryan Baths W Hibbing J.C W Virginia J.C W Chicago W Notre Dame W Iowa L Michigan W Northwestern nd Big Ten Championships (6-2) W St. Paul A.C W Virginia J.C W Hibbing J.C W Wisconsin L Michigan W Notre Dame W Iowa L Northwestern YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 3rd Big Ten Championships (at Minnesota) * This was the first year Minnesota hosted the Big Ten Championships. They were held at the Minneapolis Athletic Club (6-4) W Minneapolis YMCA W Carleton W Virginia J.C W Hibbing J.C L Michigan L Iowa L Northwestern W Wisconsin L Chisholm H.S W Washington (St. Louis) th Big Ten Championships YEAR W L T BIG TEN NCAA th 12th th th 10th th 29th th 15th th 19th th 15th th 14th th th th th th th th t24th th t19th th th th th th th th 33rd th 32nd rd 11th nd 27th nd 18th nd 6th nd 11th nd 7th nd 9th st 12th nd 12th st 14th nd 15th nd 7th st 9th st 8th nd 7th st 9th st 11th nd 11th st 10th no NCAA team scores were recorded from (5-4) L Wisconsin W St. Paul YMCA W Chisholm H.S W Hibbing J.C W Chicago L Michigan L Illinois W Washington (St. Louis) L Northwestern rd Big Ten Conference (5-2) W Chicago W Wisconsin W St. Paul YMCA W Iowa L Michigan W Illinois L Northwestern th Big Ten Championships 4th National Intercollegiates 5 8 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

45 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y (4-2) W Minneapolis YMCA W Minneapolis YMCA W St. Paul YMCA L Michigan W Iowa L Northwestern th Big Ten Championships (9-0) W Minneapolis YMCA W Minneapolis YMCA W Carleton W Iowa W Macalester W St. Paul YMCA W Iowa W Carleton W Macalester th Big Ten Championships (8-2) L Minneapolis YMCA W Gustavus Adolphus W Macalester W Carleton W Minneapolis YMCA W Carleton W Wisconsin W Macalester W Gustavus Adolphus L Iowa th Big Ten Championships (7-2) W Minneapolis YMCA W Gustavus Adolphus W Carleton W Gustavus Adolphus W Carleton W Nebraska L Iowa L Illinois W Iowa State th Big Ten Championships (5-2) W Minneapolis YMCA W Nebraska W Carleton W Minneapolis YMCA W Wisconsin L Northwestern L Illinois th Big Ten Championships No meet records for this season are available. The Golden Gophers tied for fifth in the Big Ten Championships. The University of Minnesota also played host to the national championships and finished ninth (4-2-1) L Iowa W Iowa State W Nebraska T Northwestern L Michigan W Wisconsin W Carleton th Big Ten Championships t15th NCAA Championships (7-2) L Illinois W Carleton L Michigan W Chicago W Iowa W Iowa State W Nebraska W Northwestern W Wisconsin rd Big Ten Championships (5-3) W Chicago W Gustavus Adolphus L Michigan L Iowa W Iowa State W Nebraska L Northwestern W Wisconsin th Big Ten Championships (5-2) W Northwestern W Illinois W Chicago W Wisconsin L Ohio State L Iowa W Iowa State st Minnesota Triangular 3rd Big Ten Championships 6th NCAA Championships (7-2) W Chicago L Ohio State W Iowa W Iowa State W Illinois W Northwestern W Nebraska W Wisconsin L Michigan rd Big Ten Championships t11th NCAA Championships (5-0) W Iowa State W Wisconsin W Chicago W Northwestern W Iowa rd Big Ten Championships 3rd NCAA Championships (4-0) W Lawrence College W Wisconsin W Iowa State W Iowa rd Big Ten Championships 14th NCAA Championships (4-2) W Lawrence College W Wisconsin W Iowa State L Northwestern L Michigan W Iowa t4th Big Ten Championships t4th NCAA Championships (3-3) W Illinois L Northwestern W Iowa State L Michigan L Iowa W Wisconsin th Big Ten Championships t15th NCAA Championships Cooke Hall was the home of Golden Gopher swimming until M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

46 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y (5-2) L Iowa State W Illinois W Nebraska W Northwestern W Wisconsin L Michigan W Iowa th Big Ten Championships (3-4) Head Coach:Niels Thorpe W Wisconsin L Michigan L Northwestern L Iowa L Purdue W Nebraska W Iowa State th Big Ten Championships (2-6) L Purdue W Indiana L Northwestern W Nebraska L Iowa State L Michigan L Wisconsin L Iowa th Big Ten Championships (4-4) L Michigan State L Michigan W Nebraska L Wisconsin W Northwestern W Indiana W Iowa State L Iowa t7th Big Ten Championships (1-6) L Iowa State L Northwestern L Michigan State L Michigan L Iowa W Illinois L Wisconsin t6th Big Ten Championships 18th NCAA Championships (1-6) W Carleton L Northwestern L Illinois L Michigan L Wisconsin L Michigan State L Iowa th Big Ten Championships (3-6) L Illinois W Loyola W St. Thomas W Gustavus Adolphus L Northwestern L Iowa L Michigan State L Michigan Minnesota s 400 medley relay team of Afred Bud Ericksen, Virgil Luken, Walt Richardson and Steve Jackman won the 1963 NCAA title. L Wisconsin th Big Ten Championships (0-6) L Purdue L Indiana L Illinois L Northwestern L Iowa L Wisconsin th Big Ten Championships (1-5) W Northwestern L Iowa L Illinois L Wisconsin L Indiana L Purdue th Big Ten Championships (0-6) L Ohio State L Northwestern L Illinois L Purdue L Iowa L Wisconsin t9th Big Ten Championships (1-6) L Purdue L Illinois L Wisconsin L Northwestern L Ohio State W Nebraska L Iowa th Big Ten Championships (5-5) Head Coach: William Heusner L Wisconsin W Iowa State W Gustavus Adolphus W Northwestern W Chicago W Purdue L Michigan State L Illinois L Iowa L Wisconsin th Big Ten Championships (6-6) Head Coach: William Heusner L Michigan L Michigan State W Gustavus Adolphus W Chicago L Illinois W Iowa State W Northwestern W Nebraska L Ohio State W Purdue L Wisconsin L Iowa 8th Big Ten Championships (7-5) Head Coach: William Heusner W Gustavus Adolphus L Michigan L Michigan State W Chicago W Northwestern L Ohio State W Wisconsin L Illinois W Nebraska W Iowa State L Iowa W Purdue th Big Ten Championships (10-2) Head Coach: William Heusner W Gustavus Adolphus W Nebraska L Michigan W Chicago W Wisconsin W Northwestern W Iowa State W Purdue W Ohio State W Iowa L Michigan State W Illinois th Big Ten Championships 7th NCAA Championships (10-2) Head Coach: William Heusner W Gustavus Adolphus W Northwestern W Ohio State W Iowa W Southern Illinois W Michigan State W Iowa State W Illinois L Michigan W Wisconsin W Purdue L Indiana th Big Ten Championships 3rd NCAA Championships (11-1) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson W Gustavus Adolphus W Illinois W Iowa W Iowa State W Michigan State W Ohio State W Purdue W Wisconsin W Michigan W North Central College L Indiana W Southern Illinois rd Big Ten Championships 4th NCAA Championships (7-1) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Indiana W Ohio State W Iowa W Iowa State M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

47 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y W Wisconsin W Purdue W Michigan State W Michigan nd Michigan State meet 4th Big Ten Championships 5th NCAA Championships (4-4) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson W Iowa W Iowa State L Ohio State L Michigan State L Michigan W Purdue W Wisconsin L Indiana th Big Ten Championships 12th NCAA Championships (3-7) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Iowa L Ohio State L Northwestern W Nebraska L Indiana L Michigan W Purdue L Wisconsin W Iowa State L Michigan State th Big Ten Relays 7th Big Ten Championships (6-5) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Ohio State W Nebraska W Iowa W Iowa State L Indiana W Mankato State W Illinois L Wisconsin W Purdue L Michigan State L Michigan th Big Ten Relays 4th Big Ten Championships 10th NCAA Championships (5-7) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Indiana W Iowa W Ohio L Ohio State W Northwestern L Michigan L Illinois L Wisconsin W Purdue L Michigan State L Nebraska L Iowa State th Big Ten Relays 6th Big Ten Championships 29th NCAA Championships (3-5) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Michigan L Michigan State W Iowa W Ohio State W Illinois L Indiana W Purdue L Wisconsin L Iowa State th Big Ten Relays 6th Big Ten Championships 15th NCAA Championships (4-5) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Michigan W Illinois W Northwestern L Indiana W Ohio L Ohio State L Wisconsin W Purdue L Michigan State W Iowa W Iowa State L Colorado State th Big Ten Relays 6th Big Ten Championships 19th NCAA Championships (5-6) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Michigan L Michigan State W Northwestern W Illinois State L Ohio State W BYU L Indiana L Iowa State L Wisconsin W Purdue W Iowa th Big Ten Relays 5th Big Ten Championships 15th NCAA Championships (8-5) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Michigan L Indiana L Michigan State W Iowa State W Northwestern W Illinois L Southern Illinois W Wisconsin State W Illinois State W Purdue L Wisconsin W Iowa W Nebraska th Big Ten Relays 6th Big Ten Championships 14th NCAA Championships (5-7) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson W SW Minnesota State W Stout State L Northwestern W Iowa State L Indiana W Eau Claire W Illinois State L Illinois L Wisconsin L Purdue L Iowa L Michigan State th Big Ten Relays 1st Menomonie Invite 7th Big Ten Championships (7-7) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson W Northwestern L Illinois W Bemidji State L Iowa State W Eau Claire L Ohio State L Purdue L Wisconsin W Illinois State W SW Minnesota State L Michigan W Iowa L Michigan State W Stout State th Big Ten Relays 8th Big Ten Championships Minnesota won the 2001 Big Ten Championships at the University Aquatic Center (5-6) Head Coach: G. Robert Mowerson L Illinois L Iowa State L Northwestern W Eau Claire W Bemidji State W Nebraska W Ohio U L Ohio State L Purdue L Wisconsin W Iowa th Big Ten Relays 8th Big Ten Championships (6-5) Head Coach: Alfred (Bud) Erickson W Southwest L Iowa W Hamline L Nebraska W Northwestern W Bemidji W Manitoba W Stout State L Purdue L Wisconsin L Iowa State th Big Ten Championships (7-5) Head Coach: Alfred (Bud) Erickson L Hawaii W Chicago State W Hamline W Iowa State L Indiana W Northwestern W Southwest L Wisconsin L Purdue W Eau Claire L Iowa W Northern Iowa th Big Ten Relays 10th Big Ten Championships M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

48 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y (7-5) Head Coach: Alfred (Bud) Erickson W Hamline W Lakehead L Kansas W Eau Claire W Bemidji State W Purdue L Wisconsin L Iowa State L Iowa L Illinois W Nebraska W Colorado th Big Ten Championships (5-4) Head Coach: Alfred (Bud) Erickson W Northwestern L Wisconsin W Michigan State L Michigan W Northwestern W Purdue L Wisconsin W Iowa State L Iowa rd Big Ten Relays 5th Big Ten Championships t24th NCAA Championships (5-3) Head Coach: Alfred (Bud) Erickson W Nebraska L Iowa State W Northwestern L Wisconsin W Purdue W Bemidji State W Kansas L Iowa rd Midwinter Invitational 4th Big Ten Championships t19th NCAA Championships Minnesota won the 2004 Big Ten Championship (2-4) Head Coach: Paul Stearns L Nebraska L Wisconsin L Iowa State W Bemidji State W Northwestern L Iowa th Place Big Ten Relays 3rd Place Big Ten Relays 5th Place Nebraska Invitational 6th Place Big Ten Championships (2-3) Head Coach: Paul Stearns W Northwestern L Wisconsin L Carbondale L Iowa W Iowa State rd Big Ten Relays Minnesota celebrates on the way to the 1998 Big Ten title held at the University of Minnesota. 3rd Wisconsin Triangular 2nd Minnesota Invitational 6th Big Ten Championships (4-2) Head Coach: Paul Stearns W Iowa W Northwestern L Hawaii W Bemidji State L Wisconsin W Iowa State nd Big Ten Relays 7th Nebraska Invitational 2nd Kansas Invitational 8th Big Ten Championships (3-2) Head Coach: Paul Stearns W Northwestern L Iowa W Bemidji State W Wisconsin L Iowa State th Canada Cup 8th Big Ten Championships (3-3) Head Coach: Paul Stearns W Northwestern L Hawaii W Bemidji State W St. Olaf L Iowa State L Iowa rd Big Ten Relays 4th Wisconsin Invitational 9th Big Ten Championships (5-7) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Wisconsin L Iowa State L Wisconsin W Eau Claire W North Dakota 43-0 W St. Olaf W Northwestern L Iowa L Purdue L Wisconsin L Illinois W Bemidji State th Big Ten Championships (8-3) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Iowa L Wisconsin W Illinois W Hawaii W Northwestern W Notre Dame W Purdue L Wisconsin W St. Olaf W Iowa State W Bemidji State nd Wisconsin Co-Ed Relays 1st Gold Country Invitational 1st Sioux Invitational 5th Big Ten Championships (5-2) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Illinois L Wisconsin W St. Olaf W Northwestern L Purdue W Iowa State W Bemidji State st Midwest Relays 1st Gold Country Invitational 1st Sioux Invitational 7th Big Ten Championships (11-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W UW-Stout W North Dakota W Wisconsin W Iowa W St. Olaf W Northwestern W Michigan State W Purdue W Illinois L Wisconsin W Iowa State W Bemidji State st Wyoming Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 3rd Big Ten Championships 11th NCAA Championships 6 2 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

49 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y (11-2) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Wisconsin L Iowa W Hawaii L Michigan State W Kansas W Arkansas W St. Olaf W Northwestern W Illinois W Wisconsin W Purdue W Iowa State W Bemidji State st Gillette Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 1st Sioux Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships 27th NCAA Championships (11-2) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Wisconsin W Northern Illinois L Iowa W Hawaii W Utah W Kansas W Indiana W St. Olaf W Northwestern W Wisconsin W Purdue W Illinois W Iowa State st Minnesota Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 1st Gopher Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships 18th Place NCAA Championships (6-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Northwestern W Wisconsin L Michigan W Kansas W Illinois W Purdue W Wisconsin st Place Gold Country Invitational 1st Place Wisconsin Invitational 2nd Place Big Ten Championships 6th Place NCAA Championships Minnesota won the 2005 Big Ten Championship at University Aquatic Center (6-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Iowa W Indiana W Kansas W Northwestern W Purdue W Illinois W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 4th Dallas Morning News Invite 2nd Big Ten Championships 11th NCAA Championships (7-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Penn State W Wisconsin L Michigan W Michigan State W Kansas W Iowa W Purdue W Wisconsin nd Big Ten Championships 7th NCAA Championships (8-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W North Carolina L Iowa W Hawaii W Dartmouth W Penn State W Kansas W Purdue W Indiana W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invite 1st Gold Country Invitational 5th Dallas Morning News Classic 2nd Big Ten Championships 9th NCAA Championships The Gophers captured the Big Ten title in 2004 at the Boilermaker Aquatic Center at Purdue (10-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W at Wisconsin W vs. Michigan State L vs. Michigan W Northwestern W North Carolina W vs. Sacred Heart W at Kansas W vs. Nebraska W vs. Purdue (at IUPUI) W vs. Southern Illinois (at IUPUI) W vs. Notre Dame (at IUPUI) st Minnesota Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships 12th NCAA Championships (8-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W at North Carolina W Nebraska W at Miami W Kansas W at Northwestern W Iowa W Wisconsin W Purdue st Place Minnesota Invitational 1st Place Gold Country Invite 2nd Place Big Ten Championships (Bloomington, Ind.) 12th Place NCAA Championships (Aquatic Center) (7-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L at Iowa W North Carolina W at Hawaii W Northwestern W at Nebraska W vs. Texas A&M W Wisconsin W Purdue st Place Minnesota Invitational 1st Place Gold Country Invitational 1st Place Big Ten Championships (Aquatic Center) 14th Place NCAA Championships (Auburn, Ala.) (6-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W at Northwestern L at North Carolina W vs. South Carolina W vs. Michigan/Pitt W Nebraska W vs. Purdue (at IUPUI) W vs. Wisconsin (at IUPUI) st Minnesota Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 3rd Dallas Morning News Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships (Bloomington, Ind.) 15th NCAA Championships (Indianapolis, Ind.) (7-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Nebraska W North Carolina W Northwestern W at Pacific W Iowa W Purdue W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Minnesota Challenge 5th Texas Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 7th NCAA Championships (Aquatic Center) (5-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W at Northwestern W vs. Indiana (at N Western) L at North Carolina W Iowa W at Wisconsin W vs. Purdue (at Wisconsin) st Minnesota Invitational 1st Georgia Invitational 3rd Dallas Morning News Invite 1st Big Ten Championships (Aquatic Center) 9th NCAA Championships (College Station, Texas) M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G

50 G O L D E N G O P H E R S G O P H E R H I S T O R Y ALL-TIME DUAL MEET RECORDS Opponent First Meet Last Meet W L T Pct. Arizona State Arkansas Bemidji State BYU Carleton Chicago Chicago State Chisholm High School Colorado Colorado State Dartmouth Florida Georgia Tech Gustavus Adolphus Hamline Hawaii Hibbing JC Illinois Illinois State Indiana Iowa Iowa State Kansas Lakehead Lawrence College Loyola (Chicago) Macalester Manitoba Mankato State Miami Michigan Michigan State Minneapolis YMCA Nebraska UNLV North Carolina North Dakota Northern Illinois Northern Iowa Northwestern North Central College Notre Dame Ohio Ohio State Pacific Penn State Pittsburgh Purdue Ryan Baths Sacred Heart South Carolina Southern Illinois Southwest Minnesota St St. Olaf St. Paul Athletic Club St. Paul YMCA St. Thomas Texas A&M Utah Virginia JC Virginia Tech Washington University Wisconsin Wisconsin-Eau Claire Wisconsin State Wisconsin-Stout Minnesota captured the 2007 Big Ten title at Ohio State in dramatic fashion, winning the 400 free relay to escape with its fifth conference crown in the last seven years (8-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W North Carolina W North Dakota W at Hawaii W vs. UNLV (at Hawaii) W at Iowa W vs. Indiana (at Iowa) W at Purdue W vs. Wisconsin (at Purdue) st Minnesota Invitational 1st Georgia Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships (Bloomington, Ind.) 8th NCAA Championships (Athens, Ga.) (5-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W at North Carolina W North Dakota W Iowa W at Wisconsin W vs. Purdue (at Wisconsin) st Minnesota Invitational 1st U.S. Open (Aquatic Center) 3rd Dallas Morning News Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 7th NCAA Championships (Austin, Texas) (7-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Florida W Northwestern W North Carolina W North Dakota W at Iowa W vs. Indiana (at Iowa) W at Wisconsin W vs. Purdue (at Wisconsin) st Minnesota Invitational 1st Georgia Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships (West Lafayette, Ind.) 9th NCAA Championships (Long Island, N.Y.) (5-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L at Florida W at North Carolina W vs. Virginia Tech W Iowa W at Purdue W vs. Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Georgia Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships (Aquatic Center) 11th NCAA Championships (Aquatic Center) (10-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W at Iowa W Indiana W North Dakota W North Carolina W at Georgia Tech W at Hawaii W vs. Wisconsin (at Hawaii) W at Arizona State W Purdue st Minnesota Invitational 1st Ohio State Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships (Bloomington, Ind.) 11th NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga.) (5-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Iowa W at Florida W at North Carolina W at Wisconsin W vs. Purdue (at Wisconsin) st Minnesota Invitational 1st Ohio State Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio) 10th NCAA Championships (Aquatic Center) 6 4 M I N N E S O T A S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G