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3 TABLE OF CONTENTS Outlook Roster...5 Student-Athlete Profiles Head Coach Dennis Dale Assistant Coach Bill Tramel...19 Diving Coach Jason Baumann...19 Support Staff...19 University Aquatic Center...20 The University of Minnesota...A-C University Campus...D The Land of 10,000 Lakes...E The Twin Cities...F-G The Twin Cities Sports Scene...H-I University of Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletics...J-K Athletics Facilities...L-M Academic Counseling & Student Services...N Student-Athlete Development...O University President Robert Bruininks...P Athletics Director Joel Maturi...P Flashback Honors and Awards All-Americans since Big Ten Champions...43 Records All-Time Top 20 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. Photography: Jerry Lee, Eric Miller 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: 48,484 (27,096 undergraduate) 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: (20 years) Assistant Coach: Bill Tramel (Missouri, 1992) Diving Coach: Jason Baumann (Indiana, 1996) Volunteer Swimming Coaches: Nate Leopold, Nathan Bernier Volunteer Diving Coach: Mike Hilber Aquatic Director: Duane Proell Swimming & Diving Office Phone: (612) TEAM INFORMATION Dual Record: Big Ten Championships: 1st place (720 points) 2005 NCAA Championships: 11th place (175 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: Mike Lockrem Senior Associate Director: Kyle Coughlin Associate Directors: Becky Bohm, Shane Sandersfeld Assistant Directors: Steve Geller, Kevin Kurtt, John Romo, Michelle Traen Assistant Director of Athletic Communications/Publications: Sara Berhow Creative Director: Jeff Keiser 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. 1

4 S E A S O N P R E V I E W Season Preview Gophers Gun for third straight Big Ten title and fifth in last six years. It wasn t long ago that the Minnesota Swimming and Diving program was considered, at best, an average Big Ten program. For a 45-year span stretching from 1944 to 1989, the Gophers finished in the top three at the conference meet just once. How times have changed. In 1989, the Gophers finished third at the Big Ten Championships under fourth-year head coach Dennis Dale. The next year, Minnesota claimed second, commencing a streak of 17 consecutive top two finishes at the Big Ten meet. Recently, the Gophers haven t settled for second often, winning four of the last five conference titles and six since The success hasn t stopped at the conference level. Minnesota has posted 14 straight top 15 NCAA finishes and earned over 170 All-America certificates in the process. The Golden Gophers will look to carry on the winning tradition and capture a third consecutive Big Ten title. Minnesota returns nine All-Americans and 15 competitors that have scored at the Big Ten Championships. The one hurdle that head coach Dennis Dale will face in his 21st season at the helm, will be replacing two of the most decorated swimmers in school history, Justin Mortimer and Terry Silkaitis. Minnesota will miss the versatility of Mortimer, a 13- time All-American and the school record holder in the 500, 1000, and 1650 free and the 400 individual medley. Silkaitis was a four-time Big Ten individual champion in sprint freestyle and was a 23-time All-American during his career. They were two of the best swimmers to ever compete here, Dale said. We lost some other strength in Big Ten finalists Sean McCaffrey and Lucas Petersen as well, but great swimmers like Justin and Terry are not replaceable by freshmen. Freshmen just don t take the place of great seniors. We know that one person is not going to fill Justin or Terry s shoes. Multiple people maybe can fill their shoes. A talented and versatile freshman class and some rising stars hope to fill some of the void left by last year s seniors. They will combine with a group of decorated upperclassmen, led by six-time All-American senior Adam Mitchell. Expect the Gophers to take a run and a third straight conference crown and a top five finish at the NCAA Championships. Igor Cerensek Travis Beckerle David Plummer 2 SPRINT FREESTYLE Perhaps the Gophers best discipline entering the season will be sprint freestyle. The Gophers scored huge points in these events last season, posting four finalists and five scorers overall in both the 50 and 100 freestyle at the 2005 Big Ten Championships. Sprint free will be one of our strengths again this season, head coach Dennis Dale said. We have four swimmers returning that were Big Ten finalists in the sprints. We also have some youngsters that will provide some help. Short freestyle is our greatest strength. Leading the way will be a crew of Croatian juniors, Igor Cerensek, Mario Delac and Ales Volcansek. All three have finaled in both the 50 and 100 free at the Big Ten Championships and are multiple All-Americans. Olympians for Croatia in 2004, Cerensek and Delac both continued to compete internationally over the summer, posting strong finishes at the 2005 Mediterranean Games. Volcansek proved to be a clutch performer last season, beating Indiana s Lee Houchin in a swim-off for the final slot in the finals of the 100 free at last year s Big Ten meet. Volcansek s performances secured two points that helped vault the Gophers to their fourth conference title in the last five years. The trio will also be key elements of both the 200 and 400 freestyle relays that have traditionally been key point scoring events for Minnesota. Fifth-year senior Neil Osten will also swim the sprint free events and has been a key cog in the 200 and 400 free relays over the last three seasons. He has scored in the 50 and 100 free individually at each of the last two Big Ten Championships. Minnesota has plenty of additional scoring options on the roster. Freshman Colin Lee-To broke the U.S. Junior National record in the 50 freestyle en route to winning the title this past summer. Lee-To was also a two-time Minnesota State High School champion in the 50 free and won the 100 title in Sophomore Tyler Schmidt and Evan Bernier also figure to be in the mix in the short free events as well as senior Kiel Ochalek, who has Big Ten Championships experience. MIDDLE DISTANCE FREESTYLE In the 200 freestyle, the Gophers must overcome the loss of the Silkaitis and All-American Sean McCaffrey in addition to Mortimer. The three made up three-quarters of Minnesota s All-American 800 freestyle relay. However, the Gophers were very deep in the event last year and have returning talent. Cerensek and Delac have finaled at Big Tens. Cerensek made huge improvements in the event as a sophomore, finishing third in 1:36.49, the sixth-fastest time in school history. Dale will also use Mitchell in the 200 free as well as distance specialist Travis Beckerle. He competed in the 800 free relay in the postseason last year and has the ability to be an All-American in the event. Schmidt is an excellent 200 freestyler and showed his talent in winning the 200 free at the Speedo Champions Series last spring. Dale also has the versatile Bernier at his disposal in the event, in addition to junior Jimmer Dorweiler and senior Pavel Zhuravlev. DISTANCE FREESTYLE Despite the loss of the greatest distance swimmer in school history in Mortimer, Minnesota returns solid performers. Beckerle, a senior All-American in the 1650 free the last two seasons, heads the group. He also finished fourth in the 1650 at last year s Big Tens while taking fifth in the 500 and 13th in the 200. Junior Zach Wood, an NCAA qualifier in the 1650 free in 2004, scored three times at Big Tens last year including the 500 and 1650 free. Junior Fabian Toth and sophomores Tim Loeffler and Erich Welton have the potential to be scorers this season at Big Tens. Freshmen Mike Holmes and Frisk Driscoll may be factors this season as well. BACKSTROKE Another of Minnesota s stronger disciplines will be backstroke. I expect us to be stronger in backstroke than we were last year. Everybody is back for us, plus they will be a year better, Dale said. It may seem difficult to improve on an event that produced four scorers in both the 100 and 200 back at Big Tens, but it s certainly a strong possibility. David Plummer, who earned All-America honors in both the 100 and 200 as a freshman and was the conference runner-up in the 200, leads the pack. He also had an outstanding summer of competition, placing third in both events at U.S. Summer Nationals. Junior Dan Berve, a finalist in the 100 back last year, and Volcansek, who has scored in each of the last two Big

5 S E A S O N P R E V I E W Adam Mitchell Ten meets in the 100, also return. Dale expects sophomore Mike Woodson to also be a big contributor in both events after scoring in the 100 at Big Tens as a freshman. We think Woodson will do a good job this year, Dale said. Last season, he scored in the 100 back but he should be able to score in both this year. We expect big things from him. Plummer, who set the school record last year at Big Tens, leads the way in the 200 back as well. Mitchell, a two-time finalist and an All-American in the event, and sophomore Russ Payne return as well. Sophomore Dan Abrahamson will add depth in both backstroke events. BUTTERFLY Perhaps the Gophers weakest stroke event will be butterfly. In the 100, fifth-year senior Neil Osten provides great experience after finaling the last two years at the Big Ten Championships. Berve, a surprise finalist in the event a year ago, also returns. Dale will also rely on Bernier, whose best event may be the 100 butterfly. Evan is very versatile, Dale commented. He was one of the outstanding high school seniors in the nation and I expect to use him in a variety of areas but one of his best events will be the 100 fly. Sophomore Matt Engel, who narrowly missed the consolations at Big Tens last year, also returns and should improve. Freshman Anthony Portela brings talent and experience to the event as well. In the 200 fly, the Gophers lost two-time Big Ten finalist Lucas Petersen to graduation. Wood, who scored each of the last two Big Ten Championships, is the top returner. Freshman Adam Weis, the Minnesota state champion in the 100 butterfly, has experience in the 200 and could swim both events as can Bernier. Steadily improving junior Mike Natali may also figure in the mix in the 200. Dale may also utilize Adam Mitchell as well in the 200 fly. BREASTSTROKE Dale has three Big Ten scorers and one of the top freshmen in the nation in the mix for breaststroke. Sophomore Jason Timmer made a splash as a freshman, finishing sixth in the 100 breast at Big Tens. He also scored in the 200 and earned All-America honors on both medley relays. Junior Drew Knoechel also had a breakthrough Big Ten meet, scoring in both the 100 and 200. Jason and Drew were a big surprise last year, Dale explained. Neither had really swum breaststroke competitively before. The fact that they had such a great year was crucial for us. They will only continue to improve. Also returning is senior Sean Kelly, who was off to a great season before injuring his knee. He continued to compete but did not have the Big Ten Championships that he had hoped for. Kelly is healthy entering his senior year and hopes to be a key performer. It s great to have Sean healthy again, Dale said. He injured his knee in January and he was not able to kick from then on pain-free. He rehabbed all summer and spring and has no pain for the first time in eight months. The newcomer in the breaststroke crew will be freshman Colin Lee-To, who was the 2005 Minnesota State High School champion in the 100. He has also competed well at Junior Nationals in the event and should play a prominent role in INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY One of the top individual medley swimmers in the nation, Adam Mitchell, heads Minnesota s list in both IM events. He has earned All-America honors in both events in each of the last two NCAA Championships and swam well at the 2005 World Championship Trials, placing eighth in the 200. He also owns the second-fastest times in school history in both the 200 and 400 IM entering his senior year. Sophomore Russ Payne will also be counted upon heavily after winning the consolation final of the 400 at Big Tens and qualifying for the NCAA Championships in both events. Plummer displayed his versatility last year by winning the consolation final of the 200 IM at Big Tens in addition to his prowess in the backstroke events. Bernier has the ability to swim both IM events as does Weis. Dale also expects to try Timmer in the 200 IM this season in addition to his slate of breaststroke events. Aside from Mitchell and Payne, the Gophers lack additional experienced 400 IM competitors but Dale feels that John Schmidt Zach Wood Ales Volcansek Dan Berve Sean Kelly Russ Payne 3

6 S E A S O N P R E V I E W Schedule an underclassman will step up. We lost Justin (Mortimer) in the 400 IM, who set our school record last year. So, the 200 should be stronger than the 400 IM, he said. We will find somebody, but there is no one who has been swimming that as part of their event list. We have some youngsters that we feel have the potential to contribute. DIVING There is a new face of the Gopher diving program this season. Former Indiana assistant coach Jason Baumann takes over the reins in , bringing a long list of accomplishments in tow. He helped the Hoosiers to four combined team U.S. National Championships and four women s U.S. National Championships in addition to many All- American and All-Big Ten honorees. In his first season, Baumann inherited several talented divers. Leading the corps are senior John Schmidt and junior Shaun Kennedy. Schmidt finaled on the 1-meter and platform at the Big Ten Championships while Kennedy finaled on platform and scored on the 1-meter. Right now, I feel like I m fortunate to have guys that are pretty well-rounded, Baumann said. Our three returners are capable on all three events and are making progress. We are focused on Big Tens at the end of the year. Schmidt, being a finalist on the one-meter at Big Tens. Both he and Shaun Kennedy finaling on platform was a huge step forward. They were integral parts of the team championship last year. We look to expand on that and become more wellrounded as far as our athletes go. Everyone needs to improve and they are realizing that. The Gophers other returner is sophomore Joe Skeate who showed flashes of ability in his first season. Joey s background is gymnastics. There is some really great carry over from that, Baumann said. We are trying to bring out some of those skills that he does really well and build on those. He has to relax and be confident. He doesn t have a ton of experience, but he is a great athlete and he will continue to improve. The final member of the diving team is freshman Cole Young. Hailing from Overland Park, Kan., Young was the Kansas State High School runner-up as a junior and is a high school All-American. I was fortunate to work with him when we was younger. He is a fantastically bright individual, Baumann noted. He s definitely very talented. He had to take some time off because of a knee injury this summer and that allowed him to focus on physical skills and get in great shape. He will definitely help us through this year. SCHEDULE Dale put together a challenging ledger of competitions for the season, including several new opponents. The Gophers open the season at Iowa before returning home on October 29 for a thrilling dual meet with Indiana. The Gophers and Hoosiers went to the wire at the 2005 Big Ten Championships with Minnesota emerging with the title at the meet s final event. The next weekend, Minnesota hosts ACC power North Carolina and North Dakota at University Aquatic Center. Minnesota travels to the site of the 2006 NCAA Championships on November 12 to face rising power Georgia Tech. The meet will not only give the Gophers a stiff challenge in the pool, but it also gives them a chance to test the waters of the facility hosting the national meet in March. After hosting the annual Minnesota Invitational the next weekend, November 18-20, the Gophers visit Columbus, Ohio and the Buckeyes new aquatic facility for the Ohio State Invitational. That event caps six straight weekends of competition. In fall we have more competitions than usual, Dale said. I think that we are a younger team, so we need more racing. We need to find out more things about the team. When you are a veteran team, you don t have to race as much. After a winter training trip in Hawaii, Minnesota travels to Tempe, Ariz. for the first time on January 12 to face Pac-10 power Arizona State. The Gophers will return to Big Ten competition on January to host Purdue and Wisconsin in conference triple dual action. The Big Ten Championships will be hosted by Indiana, February while the NCAA Championships visit Georgia Tech, March Oct. 15 INTRASQUAD MEET 1:00 p.m. Oct. 21 at Iowa 4:00 p.m. Oct. 29 INDIANA 1:00 p.m. Nov. 4 NORTH CAROLINA/NORTH DAKOTA 6:00 p.m. Nov. 5 NORTH CAROLINA/NORTH DAKOTA 12:00 p.m. Nov. 12 at Georgia Tech 1:00 p.m. Nov. 18 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 12 p.m./6 p.m. Nov. 19 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 11 a.m./6 p.m. Nov. 20 MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 10 a.m./3 p.m. Dec. 2 at Ohio State Invitational 11 a.m./6 p.m. Dec. 3 at Ohio State Invitational 11 a.m./6 p.m. Dec. 4 at Ohio State Invitational 9 a.m./3 p.m. Jan. 6 at Hawaii 4:00 p.m. Jan. 14 at Arizona State TBA Jan. 27 PURDUE/WISCONSIN 6:00 p.m. Jan. 28 PURDUE/WISCONSIN 12:00 p.m. Feb. 3 MINNESOTA CHALLENGE 6:00 p.m. Feb. 4 MINNESOTA CHALLENGE 12/6 p.m. Feb at Big Ten Championships (Bloomington, Ind.) Prelims: 12 p.m. Diving: 1:30 p.m. Finals: 7 p.m. Mar. 5 GO-PHER IT INVITATIONAL 1/4 p.m. Mar at Speedo Sectionals (Chicago, Ill.) 9 a.m. Mar at NCAA Championships (Atlanta, Ga.) Prelims: 12 p.m. Diving: 1:30 p.m. Finals: 7 p.m. 4

7 R O S T E R Minnesota Men s Swimming & Diving Roster NAME YEAR LTRS EVENTS HOMETOWN PREVIOUS SCHOOL Dan Abrahamson So. 0 Back, Free Oakdale, Minn. North HS Travis Beckerle Sr. 3 Distance Free St. Louis, Mo. DeSmet Jesuit HS Evan Bernier Fr. 0 IM, Fly, Free Woodinville, Wash. Inglemoor HS Dan Berve Jr. 2 Back, Fly, Free Papillion, Neb. Papillion-La Vista HS Igor Cerensek Jr. 2 Sprint Free Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia Mario Delac Jr. 2 Freestyle Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia Jimmer Dorweiler Jr. 0 Freestyle Urbandale, Iowa Dowling Catholic HS Frisk Driscoll Fr. 0 Back, Free Westport, Conn. Staples HS Matt Engel So. 0 Free, Fly Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead HS Mike Holmes Fr. 0 Free Eagan, Minn. Eagan HS Sean Kelly Sr. 2 Breast Omaha, Neb. Creighton Prep Shaun Kennedy Jr. 2 Diving Deerwood, Minn Brainerd HS Andrew Knoechel Jr. 1 Free, Breast, IM Kalamazoo, Mich. Kalamazoo Central HS Colin Lee-To Fr. 0 Free, Breast Excelsior, Minn. Minnetonka HS Tim Loeffler So. 1 Distance Free Elmhurst, Ill. Fenwick HS Adam Mitchell Sr. 3 Backstroke, IM Des Moines, Iowa Dowling Catholic HS Mike Natali Jr. 0 Fly, Free Appleton, Wis. Appleton North HS Kiel Ochalek Sr. 1 Freestyle Milan, Mich. Milan HS Neil Osten Sr. 3 Sprint Free, Fly Verona, Wis. Verona Area HS Russ Payne So. 1 IM, Back Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield HS Anthony Portela Fr. 0 IM, Fly Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State HS David Plummer So. 1 IM, Back Oklahoma City, Okla. Westmoore HS John Schmidt Sr. 2 Diving Lakeland, Minn. Stillwater HS Tyler Schmidt So. 0 Free, Fly Topeka, Kan. Topeka HS Joe Skeate So. 0 Diving New Brighton, Minn. Mounds View HS Jason Timmer So. 1 Free, Breast, IM Sauk Rapids, Minn. Sauk Rapids-Rice HS Fabian Toth Jr. 1 Distance Free Coppell, Texas Coppell HS Ales Volcansek Jr. 2 Sprint Free, Fly, Back Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia Adam Weis Fr. 0 Free, Fly St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall HS Erich Welton So. 0 Distance Free Madison, Wis. Middleton HS Zach Wood Jr. 2 Distance Free, Fly Alma, Mich. Alma HS Michael Woodson So. 1 Free, Back St. Louis, Mo. Parkway South HS Cole Young Fr. 0 Diving Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission HS Pavel Zhuravlev Sr. 0 Freestyle Mahtomedi, Minn. Mahtomedi HS *Captains Head Coach: Dennis Dale (21st year/university of Minnesota, 1967) Assistant Coach: Bill Tramel (2nd year/university of Missouri, 1992) Diving Coach: Jason Baumann (1st year/indiana University, 1996) Roster By State Roster By Class MINNESOTA (9) Dan Abrahamson Mike Holmes Shaun Kennedy Colin Lee-To John Schmidt Joe Skeate Jason Timmer Adam Weis Pavel Zhuravlev WISCONSIN (4) Matt Engel Mike Natali Neil Osten Erich Welton KANSAS (3) Anthony Portela Tyler Schmidt Cole Young MICHIGAN (3) Andrew Knoechel Kiel Ochalek Zach Wood IOWA (2) Jimmer Dorweiler Adam Mitchell MISSOURI (2) Travis Beckerle Mike Woodson NEBRASKA (2) Dan Berve Sean Kelly COLORADO (1) Russ Payne CONNECTICUT (1) Frisk Driscoll ILLINOIS (1) Tim Loeffler OKLAHOMA (1) David Plummer TEXAS (1) Fabian Toth WASHINGTON (1) Evan Bernier CROATIA (3) Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Ales Volcansek SENIORS (7) Travis Beckerle Sean Kelly Adam Mitchell Kiel Ochalek Neil Osten John Schmidt Pavel Zhuravlev JUNIORS (10) Dan Berve Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Jimm Dorweiler Shaun Kennedy Andrew Knoechel Mike Natali Fabian Toth Ales Volcansek Zach Wood SOPHOMORES (10) Dan Abrahamson Matt Engel Tim Loeffler Russ Payne David Plummer Tyler Schmidt Joe Skeate Jason Timmer Mike Woodson Erich Welton FRESHMEN (7) Evan Bernier Frisk Driscoll Mike Holmes Colin Lee-To Anthony Portela Adam Weis Cole Young 5

8 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S DAN ABRAHAMSON Backstroke Sophomore Oakdale, Minn. North High School FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished ninth in the 100 back and sixth in the 200 back at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) took 15th in the 200 back at the Minnesota Invitiational (11/21). HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of North High School (Minn.) high school coaches were Nancy Chada and Luke Kuhl two-time NISCA High School All-American in 2003 and 2004 in the 100 backstroke earned all-state honors in 2003 and 2004 four-time Classic Suburban Conference honoree member of National Honor Society ranked in top five percent of his high school graduating class. PERSONAL: Majoring in architecture parents are Gordon and Karen Abrahamson has an older brother and sister born June 13, ABRAHAMSON S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /19/ back /10/ back...1: /10/05 Dan Abrahamson TRAVIS BECKERLE Two-Time All-American Distance Free Senior St. Louis, Mo. DeSmet Jesuit High School CAREER NOTES: Two-time All-American ranks second all-time at Minnesota in 1000 freestyle and in the 1650 free and fifth in the 500 free won the 800 and 1500-meter freestyles at the USA Swimming Speedo Champion Series this past summer two-time CSCAA Academic All-American JUNIOR SEASON: Competed in three individual events at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in the 1650 freestyle by finishing 16th in a career-best 15:09.24 placed 22nd in the 500 free (4:21.64) and 39th in the 200 free (1:38.88) scored three times individually at Big Ten Championships made best individual finish at Big Ten Championships with fourth place mark in the 1650 free posted career-best 15:09.48, which ranks as the secondbest time in school history behind teammate Justin Mortimer finished fifth in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships in a career-best 4:20.96 (2/24) placed 13th in the 200 free in a career-best 1:38.86 won the 500 free at the Minnesota Invitational in 4:27.02 (11/20) finished second in the 500 and 1650 free at the Minnesota Challenge took third in the 500 free at the Georgia Invitational won the 1000 free against Iowa (1/22) won the 800 and 1500-meter freestyles at the USA Swimming Speedo Champion Series over the summer finished 17th in the 1500-meter free at US Summer Nationals in August CSCAA First Team Academic All-American Academic All-Big Ten selection letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Finished 12th and earned honorable mention All-America honors in the 1500-meter freestyle at the NCAA Championships, swimming a 15:09.34 also qualified for the NCAAs in the 400 freestyle where he finished 23rd (3:50.40) finished sixth in the 500 free at the Big Ten Championships in a career-best 4:24.42 (2/26) placed fifth in the 1650 free at Big Tens on 15:18.57 won the 500 free against Northwestern (11/1) won the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21) took second in the 400-meter free and the 1500 free at the Georgia Invitational (12/5) won the 1000 free in Big Ten Triple Dual against Wisconsin and Purdue (1/30) won the 500 and 1650 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/6-7) CSCAA Academic All-American letterwinner Academic All-Big Ten selection FRESHMAN SEASON: Made his first trip to the NCAA Championships as a freshman placed 13th at the Big Ten Championships in the 500 freestyle with a time of 4:26.24 placed seventh at the Big Ten Championships owning the 19th fastest time in the nation and the third fastest time in Gopher history in the 1650 freestyle with a time of 15:12.67 holds the second-fastest time in school history in the 1000 free, finishing in 9:08.23 finished second in the 1650 free and third in the 500 free at the Minnesota Invite (11/22) honorable mention CSCAA Academic All-American free and 9:18 in the 1000-yard freestyle. PERSONAL: Majoring in physics enjoys rock climbing in his free time son of Tom and Abbie Beckerle born June 3, BECKERLE S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /25/ free...4: /24/ free...9: /2/ free...15: /26/ IM...4: /27/03 Travis Beckerle EVAN BERNIER Free, Fly, IM Freshman Woodinville, Wash. Inglemoor High School HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Inglemoor High School (Wash.) high school coach was Monica Mayes 2004 and 2005 Washington State Swimmer of the Year holds nine school records won five individual state titles won the state title in the 100 butterfly as a sophomore, junior and senior and two crowns in the 200 IM multiple NISCA All- American competed at the 2005 World Championship Trials in the 200-meter IM and 200 free. PERSONAL: Majoring in management brother, Nathan, swam for the Gophers from enjoys wakeboarding, paintball, poker and guitar son of Alan and Coral Bernier born November 19, HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of DeSmet Jesuit High in St. Louis high school coach was Kevin Fober took second in both the 500 and 200-yard free at 2001 state championships won the 2000 Junior National Championship in the 1650-yard freestyle swam for the Rockwood Swim Club under Jim Haliburton and Mary Liston participated in the 2000 U.S. Olympic trials top times include 15:29 in the

9 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S DAN BERVE (19.96) finished eighth in 200 free at Big Tens in 1:39.45 placed fourth in 100 free at Big Tens in was a regular leg of the 400 free relay team that went unbeaten during the regular season placed third in the 100 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/23) letterwinner. All-American Back, Fly, Free Junior Papillion, Neb. Papillion-LaVista High School CAREER NOTES: 2005 All-American ranks ninth all-time at Minnesota in 100 butterfly and 10th in the 100 backstroke CSCAA Academic All-American SOPHOMORE SEASON: Competed in first NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in the 200 medley relay that took 10th swam the back leg in the relay swimming a split of in the consolation final placed 37th in the 100 fly at NCAAs in finaled twice at the Big Ten Championships finished seventh in the 100 backstroke after posting career-best in the prelims and placed fourth in the 100 butterfly in a career-best also swam career-best 1:49.69 in 200 backstroke at Big Tens to place 22nd swam backstroke leg of 200 medley relay that took second place placed third in the 100 fly in Triple Duals with Purdue and Wisconsin (1/29) finished third in 100 back at Minnesota Challenge (2/5) letterwinner CSCAA First Team Academic All-American Academic All-Big Ten FRESHMAN SEASON: Made strong showing at Big Ten Championships, finishing 10th in the 100 butterfly (48.87) and 11th in the 100 backstroke (49.42) his time in the 100 back ranks 10th all-time at Minnesota also competed in the 200 back at Big Tens, finishing 24th placed fourth in the 200 back at the Minnesota Invitational (11/23) finished second in the 100 back in Triple Duals with North Carolina and North Dakota (11/7) letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year all-state selection and an NISCA All-American selection in 2003 high school coaches were Lynn Weaver, Eric Rees and Jamie Blinn member of the Papillion-La Vista swim team that won the Nebraska state championship in 2003, finished second in 2002 and 2001 finished first in the state in the 100 back in 2001 and 2002 won the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Nebraska state championship in the 200-yard freestyle won the state championship in the 500 free as a sophomore was the 2002 Central Zone champion in the 200-meter freestyle. PERSONAL: Majoring in Spanish studies lists winning the 2003 Nebraska men s high school state championship as his most memorable sports thrill son of Tom and Cyndi Berve born April 1, BERVE S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /24/ free /28/ free...1: /28/ back /25/ back...1: /26/ fly /25/05 Dan Berve IGOR CERENSEK Six-Time All-American Freestyle Junior Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia CAREER NOTES: Competed for Croatia in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, swimming on the 400 free relay team six-time All-American three-time Big Ten champion on relays owns seventh-fastest time in school history in the 50 free (19.89), third-fastest in the 100 free (43.45) and the sixth-best in the 200 free (1:36.49) competed for Croatia at the 2005 Mediterranean Games where he finished 10th in the 200-meter free, fifth in the 4x200-meter free relay and 4x100-meter free relay CSCAA Academic All-American SOPHOMORE SEASON: Earned three All-America certificates on relays at the NCAA Championships swam anchor leg of 200 and 400 free relays that finished seventh and fifth respectively split a in the 400 also swam anchor of 200 medley relay that placed 10th missed the consolation final of 100 free by.20 seconds and finished 19th in also finished 35th in the 50 free (20.05) and 32nd in the 200 free (1:37.72) swam the anchor leg of the 400 freestyle relay that clinched the Big Ten title for the Gophers, touching out Northwestern his split for the winning leg was an impressive and made up over a body-length deficit swam all career-best times at Big Ten Championships tied for third with teammate Ales Volcansek in the 50 freestyle at Big Tens (2/24) in careerbest also took third in the 200 free in career-best 1:36.49 and third in the 100 free in career-best swam anchor leg of 200 free relay that took second in school record time of 1:18.24 finished third in 50 free at Georgia Invitational (12/3) in and second in 100 free (44.21) placed second in 100 free at Minnesota Invitational (11/21) finished second in 100 free at Minnesota Challenge (2/5) CSCAA First Team Academic All-American Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned three All-America certificates swam anchor leg on all three of Minnesota s All- American freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships 200 free relay team finished fifth, 800 free relay placed eighth and 400 free relay took fifth competed individually at NCAA Championships in 50 free (40th), 200 free (41st) and 100 free (19th) named All-Big Ten first team as part of Big Ten champion 200 and 400 free relay teams swam anchor leg on Big Ten champion 200 and 400 free relay teams that both shattered conference records (200-1:18.28; 400-2:51.65) was Big Ten runner-up in 50 free HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the HAPK Mladost swimming club in Croatia 2002 Croatian national champion in the 100 and 200 freestyle has competed in the World Championships with Croatia holds personal best times of 22.5 in the 50 free, 48.7 in the 100 free and 1:48.6 in the 200 free. PERSONAL: Psychology major lists his most memorable sports thrill as competing in the Olympic Games son of Vesna and Damir Cerensek born April 22, CERENSEK S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /24/ free /26/ free...1: /25/05 Igor Cerensek 7

10 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S MARIO DELAC Five-Time All-American Freestyle Junior Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia CAREER NOTES: Competed for Croatia in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, swimming on the 200 and 400 free relay team five-time All-American three-time Big Ten champion on relays ranks second in school history in the 100 free (43.15) and eighth in the 50 free (19.95) competed in the 2005 Mediterranean Games for Croatia, finishing fifth on the 4x100 and 4x200-meter free relay teams also competed individually in the 50, 100 and 200- meter freestyles SOPHOMORE SEASON: Two-time All-American swam lead leg of 200 free relay that placed seventh in 1:18.13 swam lead leg of 400 free relay that tied for fifth in 2:53.70 also competed in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyles at the NCAA Championships top individual finish was 20th in the 100 free (43.75) posted career-best in the 50 free to finish sixth at the Big Ten Championships also placed sixth in the 100 free at Big Tens (43.91) swam lead leg of on Big Ten record-breaking 400 free relay at Big Tens that clinched the conference crown for the Gophers was part of 200 free relay team that finished second as well posted five individual event victories during the regular season won the 50 free at the Georgia Invitational (12/5) in won the 50 free against Iowa (1/22) in finished second in the 50 and 100 free against Florida (10/29) won the 100 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21) in claimed first place in the 100 free in Big Ten Triple Dual action with Wisconsin and Purdue (1/29) in won the 100 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) in letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Earned three All-America certificates swam lead leg on two of Minnesota s All-American freestyle relays at the NCAA Championships 200 free relay team finished fifth and 400 free relay took fifth earned All-America honorable mention honors individually in the 100 free, placing 13th in also competed individually at NCAA Championships in 50 free (34th) and 200 free (45th) named All-Big Ten first team as part of Big Ten champion 200 and 400 free relay teams swam lead leg on Big Ten champion 200 and 400 free relay teams that both shattered conference records (200-1:18.28; 400-2:51.65) finished third in 100 free at Big Ten Championships in finished ninth in 200 free at Big Tens in 1:37.09 took fifth in 50 free at Big Tens (20.08) was a regular leg of the 400 free relay team that went unbeaten during the regular season won the 100 free at the Aileen Soule Classic in won the 50 and 100 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/6) won the 100 free in Triple Duals with Purdue and Wisconsin (1/31) letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the HAPK Mlladost swimming club in Croatia has competed in the World Championships with Croatia. PERSONAL: Business marketing education major lists his most memorable sports thrill as competing in the 2004 Olympic Games son of Ivan and Ivanka Delac born March 15, DELAC S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /24/ free /26/ free...1: /26/04 Mario Delac JIMMER DORWEILER Freestyle Sophomore Urbandale, Iowa Dowling Catholic High School SOPHOMORE SEASON: Finished 11th in the 200 free and 14th in 500 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4) placed 12th in the 50-meter free at the USA Swimming Speedo Series this summer in Academic All-Big Ten swimming and diving s representative on the Student- Athlete Advisory Committee FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished fourth in the 200 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21) in 1:42.98 also competed in the 500 free (16th) and 100 free (12th) at the Minnesota Invite competed in the 200 free and 200 back at the Aileen Soule Classic in Hawaii. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Dowling Catholic High School (Iowa) four-time all-conference, all-state and All- American named a 2002 and 2003 Academic All-American earned NISCA All-America honors as a member of the free relay national champions high school coach was Mark Crouch member of Dowling team that won four state team titles and went undefeated in dual meets a twotime state championship in the 200 free his sophomore and junior seasons member of the state champion 400-yard freestyle relay team, which broke the state record. PERSONAL: Majoring in finance high school teammate of fellow Gopher swimmer Adam Mitchell sister Katey is on the women s swim team at Denver and younger sister Annie is a junior in high school son of Bob and Jody Dorweiler born February 7, DORWEILER S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /10/ free...1: /21/ free...4: /4/04 FRISK DRISCOLL Free, Back Freshman Westport, Conn. Staples High School HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Staples High School in Westport, Conn. four-time all-state swimmer won 2005 Connecticut state title in the 100 backstroke finished third in the state in the 500 free as a senior after winning the title as a junior NISCA All-American as a junior and senior four-time all-conference selection helped Staples to fourth place finishes at the Connecticut State Championships in 2004 and PERSONAL: Majoring in chemical engineering full name is Francis Driscoll son of Pam and Frank Driscoll father played football at Notre Dame while sister, Tara, rowed for the Irish plays several musical instruments born June 18, Jimmer Dorweiler 8

11 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S MATT ENGEL Fly, Free Sophomore Nashotah, Wis. Arrowhead High School 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). HIGH SCHOOL: 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 seventhfastest high school time in the nation in also swam for the Lake Country Phoenix Swim Team under Dave Joyce. PERSONAL: Majoring in chemical engineering sister Katie is on U of M rowing team son of Kathy and John Engel born June 6, ENGEL S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /24/ free /26/ free...1: /10/ fly /10/05 Matt Engel MIKE HOLMES Free Freshman Eagan, Minn. Eagan High School HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Eagan High School (Minn.) high school coach was Steve Van Dyne nine-time allstate 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. PERSONAL: 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, Sean Kelly SEAN KELLY CAREER NOTES: 2004 All-American. All-American Breast, Free Senior Omaha, Neb. Creighton Prep High School JUNIOR SEASON: Named Big Ten Swimmer of the Week after winning 100 and 200 breaststroke at Florida (10/29) times were and 2:04.13 respectively picked up two more victories in the 100 and 200 breast the following week against North Carolina and Virginia Tech (11/5-6) finished 17th in 100 breast and 22nd in 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships swam leg of the 400 medley relay at Big Tens that finished third in 3:14.15 placed third in the 200 breast at the Minnesota Invitational (11/20) won the 100 breaststroke against Hawaii (1/11) won the 200-meter breaststroke at the USA Swimming Speedo Series at University Aquatic Center in 2:23.95 Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Earned first All-America certificate of career in the 200 medley relay where the team finished 14th in 1:39.00 swam breast leg of 200 medley relay team that finished third at Big Tens placed 19th in the 100 breast and 21st in 200 breast at Big Ten Championships won the 100 breast in Triple Duals with North Carolina and North Dakota (57.76) was Minnesota s top 200 breast finisher (third place) in Triple Duals with Purdue and Wisconsin (1/31) finished seventh in the 100 and 200 breast at Georgia Invitational (12/5-7) placed third in 100 and 200 breast at Minnesota Invitational (11/22) CSCAA Academic All-America honorable mention letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at the US Open finishing 14th in the 100 breast was the second leg of the seventh-place 200 medley relay at the Minnesota Invite won the 100 breaststroke event and placed third in the 200 breast at the Minnesota Challenge (2/7/03) earned the third-best finish for the team in the 200 breast at the Big Ten Championships finished second in the 200 breaststroke and third in the 100 breast against North Dakota. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Creighton Prep in Omaha, Neb. high school coach was Tom Beck high school team went undefeated all four years he lettered state champion in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard breaststroke part of state record holder in the 200-yard medley relay an NISCA All- American. PERSONAL: Majoring in journalism and marketing son of Mike and Mary Kelly hobbies include basketball and drawing nickname is Gorilla most memorable sports thrill is winning state title born September 7, KELLY S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date breast /26/ breast...2: /27/ free /26/04 9

12 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S SHAUN KENNEDY Diving Junior Brainerd, Minn. Deerwood High School ANDREW KNOECHEL Breast, Free Junior Kalamazoo, Mich. Kalamazoo Central High School COLIN LEE-TO Free, Breast Freshman Excelsior, Minn. Minnetonka High School SOPHOMORE SEASON: Posted clutch sixth place finish on the platform at the Big Ten Championships 10-dive score of is the third-best in school history placed 16th on 1-meter board with a score of and 17th on the 3-meter with a tally of at Big Tens won the 3- meter event against Iowa (1/22) won the 3-meter event against North Carolina and Virginia Tech (11/6) placed fourth on the platform and fifth on the 3-meter at the Georgia Invitational (12/3-5) took third on the 3-meter and fourth on the platform at the Minnesota Invitational (11/29-21) CSCAA Academic All-America honorable mention Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished fifth in platform diving at Big Ten Championships with a score of finished third on the 3-meter at Big Tens (424.35) and 23rd on the 1-meter (203.85) finished 10th on the 3-meter at the Georgia Invitational (12/6) and fifth on the platform finished fourth in all three diving events at the Minnesota Invitational CSCAA Academic All-America honorable mention letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Brainerd High School (Minn.) was on the 2003 Minnesota High School State championship team named a two-time All-American, fouryear all-state and a three-year all-conference high school coach was Owen Trout was a four-time U.S. Junior National qualifier a member of Team USA at the 2003 U.S. vs. Canada Challenge earned the Academic Athletics and Arts Award. PERSONAL: Plans to major in biomedical engineering lists most memorable sports moment was winning the state championship son of Lorie and Tracy Kennedy father played tennis at Minnesota born August 30, KENNEDY S TOP SCORES Year...Event...Score...Date meter /21/ meter /4/ platform /26/05 Shaun Kennedy SOPHOMORE SEASON: Scored valuable team points at the Big Ten Championships placed 12th in the 200 breaststroke in career-best 2:01.83 also touched 14th in the 100 breaststroke in also placed 24th in the 500 freestyle at Big Tens finished fourth in the 500 freestyle at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19) took second in the 200 breast and third in the 100 breast at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4-5) Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished third in 500 free at Minnesota Challenge (2/6) placed sixth in 200 and 500 free in Triple Duals with Iowa and Indiana (1/24) placed eighth in 400-meter free at the Georgia Invitational (12/5) finished fifth in the 200 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21). HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Kalamazoo Central High School (Mich.) as a four-year all-area, all-city and all-conference selection for Kalamazoo Central earned two All- America honors in the 200 free and 100 breaststroke was a two-year all-state honoree coached by Tom Belco earned four letters in swimming and one in soccer. PERSONAL: Entrepreneurial management major son of Don and Teresa Knoechel has a 16-year old sister Katy and a eight-year old brother Sam father swam at Kalamazoo College mother played volleyball at Western Michigan grandfather Ron Jackson played professional baseball with the Chicago White Sox and Boston Red Sox. KNOECHEL S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /4/ free /4/ free...1: /4/ free...4: /24/ free...16: /19/ breast /25/ breast...2: /26/05 Drew Knoechel HIGH SCHOOL: 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. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major son of Sandy and David Lee-To born April 23, TIM LOEFFLER Distance Free Sophomore Elmhurst, Ill. FenwickHigh School FRESHMAN SEASON: Posted career-best times in winning the 1650 and 1000 freestyles at the Speedo Champions Series (3/10) at University Aquatic Center times were 15:33.41 and 9:18.87 respectively placed seventh in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21) in 16:05.70 finished 19th in the 800-meter free at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions Series in 4:14.09 competed at the TYR Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, Calif. and the USA Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif. over the summer letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Fenwick High School (Ill.) high school coach was Dave Perry 2004 Illinois state champion in the 500 freestyle nine-time high school All- American eight-time sectional champion four-time conference champion earned two varsity letters in water polo and four in swimming helped Fenwick HS to state title in water polo his freshman year also swam for the Lake Forest Swim Club. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major has two younger sisters son of Mary and Michael Loeffler father played football and baseball at Cornell College born May 12, LOEFFLER S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /10/ free...4: /10/ free...9: /10/ free...15: /10/05 10

13 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S ADAM MITCHELL Six-Time All-American Freestyle Junior Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia CAREER NOTES: Six-time All-American owns the secondfastest time in school history in the 200 IM (1:45.44) and the 400 IM (3:47.05) also has the third-fastest time in the 200 back (1:43.72) and the fifth-best in the 100 back (48.12) qualified for the 2004 U.S.Olympic Trials and finished 21st in the 400 IM, 25th in the 100 back and 18th in the 200 IM swam at the 2005 World Championships Trials this past summer and finished eighth in the 200 IM, 15th in the 400 IM and 18th in the 100 and 200-meter backstrokes finished 10th in the 200-meter individual medley at the 2005 US Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif JUNIOR SEASON: Four-time All-American placed eighth in the 200 IM in 1:47.05 and 15th in the 400 IM in 3:50.23 clocked career-best 1:43.72 in the prelims of the 200 back at NCAAs and ended up with a 12th place mark in the finals (1:43.92) also swam leg of the 800 freestyle relay that placed sixth in 6:23.65 had strong Big Ten Championships with three top-five individual finishes while posting career-best times in each event finished third in the 200 individual medley in 1:45.44 placed fifth in the 400 IM in 3:47.97 after posting the top prelim time of 3:47.05, a time that broke the school record his time was broken in the finals session by teammate Justin Mortimer finished fourth in the 200 backstroke in 1:43.90 swam key legs of the 400 and 800 free relay teams that set school records at Big Tens his third leg of the 400 free relay helped put the Gophers in position to win and clinch the team conference crown Minnesota's third-highest dual point scorer won the 200 back at Florida (10/29) was victorious in the 100 back against North Carolina and Virginia Tech (11/5) won the 200 IM at the Minnesota Invitiational (11/19) in a meet record time of 1:48.28 had a dominant performance at the Georgia Invitational, winning all three of his individual events touched first in the 200 IM with an impressive 1:46.59 and also won the 400 IM in 3:49.20 and the 200 backstroke in 1:45.45 won the 200 IM and 100 backstroke at Hawaii (1/11) won three events against Iowa (1/22), including the 100 and 200 back and the 400 IM cruised to a win in the 400 IM at the Minnesota Challenge in 3:56.69 Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Set personal-best times finishing 11th in the 200 IM (1:49.84), the 100 back (49.94) and the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships finished first in the 200 IM against North Dakota competed in the U.S. Open placing 15th in the 200 back and 17th in the 100 back finished third in the 200 back and seventh in the 100 back at the Minnesota Invite earned the team s Most Improved Award. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Dowling High School in West Des Moines, Iowa high school coach was Mark Crouch two time All-American led team to three state championships set Iowa state record in the 400 free relay top times include in 100-yard freestyle and in the 100-yard backstroke. PERSONAL: Majoring in architecture son of William and Vicki Mitchell high school teammate of Jimmer Dorweiler currently trains with Big Ten record holder and former Gopher Todd Smolinski also enjoys playing paintball and guitar and snowboarding born January 6, MITCHELL S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /26/ free...4: /19/ back /26/ back...1: /26/ fly...1: /3/ IM...1: /24/ IM...3: /25/05 Adam Mitchell MIKE NATALI Fly, Free Junior Appleton, Wis. Appleton North High School SOPHOMORE SEASON: Placed 12th in the 200 butterfly at the Minnesota Invitational (11/21) finished 10th in the 100 fly and eighth in the 200 fly at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4-5) finished third in the 200-meter fly in 2:05.62 at the USA Swimming Speedo Series at University Aquatic Center over the summer FRESHMAN SEASON: Placed 13th in the 100 butterfly at the Minnesota Invitational took fifth in the 200 fly at the Minnesota Invite finished eighth in the 200-meter fly at the USS Grand Prix. HIGH SCHOOL: Swam for Appleton North High School and coach Scott Stepanski was a three-year all-state selection in the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard freestyle completed his senior season finishing second in the state in the 200 free and fourth in the 100 fly earned All- America honors senior year also competed for the Fox Cities YMCA Marlins under coach Curt Beutler finished second in the 200 fly and fourth in the 100 fly at the 2002 YMCA National Championships qualified and competed in the 2002 U.S. Open, hosted on the University of Minnesota campus. PERSONAL: History major teammate of former Gopher swimmer Chris Forrest son of Dr. Dan and Debbi Natali born May 20, NATALI S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date fly /10/ fly...1: /10/ free...1: /3/ free...4: /10/ SOPHOMORE SEASON: Multiple All-American finished seventh in the 200-meter IM at the NCAA Championships (1:59.34) also placed seventh in the 400 IM in 4:15.65 also competed in the 200 back at NCAAs, finishing 21st swam the lead leg of the 800 free relay that earned All- America honors with an eighth place finish at NCAAs was the Big Ten runner-up in the 200 IM, swimming the secondbest time in school history (1:46.05) took third place in the 400 IM at Big Tens in 3:49.33, making him the third-fastest in school history took sixth in the 200 back at the Big Ten Championships in 1:46.16 Minnesota s top dual meet scorer during the season went unbeaten in 200 back during regular season won the 100 back at the Georgia Invitational (12/6) placed third at the USS Grand Prix (1/17) won the 100 and 200 back against Indiana and Iowa (1/24) won the 200 back at the Minnesota Invitational won the 100 and 200 back in triple duals with North Carolina and North Dakota won the 100 and 200 back against Northwestern (11/1) twice named the Big Ten and collegeswimming.com Swimmer of the Week letterwinner. 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14 A T H L E T E NEIL OSTEN P R O F I L E S Free, Fly Senior Verona, Wis. Verona Area High School CAREER NOTES: Six-time All-American on relays team captain owns sixth-fastest time in school history in 100 free and 10th-fastest in 50 free has seventh-fastest time in school history in 100 fly three-time Big Ten champion on relays SENIOR SEASON: Earned three All-America certiticates on relays swam butterfly legs of All-American 400 and 200 medley relay teams that both finished 10th also swam leg of fifth place 400 free relay team swam individually at NCAAs in 100 free (30th), 100 fly (34th) and 50 free (45th) placed sixth in the 100 fly at Big Tens in won the consolation final of the 50 free in and finished 11th in the 100 free swam legs of Big Ten runnerup 200 medley relay and 200 freestyle relay letterwinner JUNIOR SEASON: Earned All-America honors in the 400 free relay, swimming the second leg for team that finished fifth swam fly leg on 200 medley relay (14th place) competed individually in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly first team All-Big Ten finished fourth in 100 fly at Big Ten Championships in took sixth in the 50 free in and sixth in the 100 free in posted a career-best in the 100 prelims part of Big Ten champion 200 and freestyle relays that both shattered Big Ten records placed second in the 100 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/23) finished third in 100 fly at Georgia Invitational (12/5) letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Made his first trek to the NCAA Championships, earning honorable mention All-America honors member of the Big Ten champion 200 free relay team first team All-Big Ten owned the third-fastest time on the Gopher squad in the 100-yard freestyle at finished 11th in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships FRESHMAN SEASON: Recorded the eighth-best time on the team in 2002 with a time of in the 100-yard butterfly at the Minnesota Challenge also had the ninthbest time on the team in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100- yard backstroke. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2001 graduate of Verona Area High School (Wis.) high school coaches were Paul Yetter and Bill Wuerger 2000 Wisconsin state champion in 100-yard butterfly 1999 state champion in 100-yard backstroke three-time MVP of high school swim team three-time allstate helped his high school team to a state title during his junior year 2000 NISCA and USA Swimming All- American captain of baseball team all-conference firstbaseman who batted.388 National Honor Society member USA Swimming 2000 Scholastic All-American. PERSONAL: Mechanical engineering major lists swimming at the NCAA and Big Ten Championships as his most memorable sports thrill son of Mark and Julie Osten father played baseball in college and great grandfather played semi-professional baseball in Milwaukee born on May 28, OSTEN S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date Free /26/ Free /26/ Fly /26/04 KIEL OCHALEK Freestyle Senior Milan, Mich. Milan High School JUNIOR SEASON: Finished eighth in the 100 free and 13th in the 200 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19) placed fifth in the 200 free and sixth in the 100 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4) Academic All-Big Ten swam well at the USA Swimming Speedo Champions meet over the summer, finishing sixth in the 200-meter free and ninth in the 50-meter free SOPHOMORE SEASON: Finished 11th in the 200 free at the Georgia Invitational member of third place 200 free relay and 400 free relay teams at Georgia Invite member of second place 400 free relay team at Minnesota Invitational placed eighth in 100 and 200 free at Minnesota Invite took fourth in 200 free against North Carolina and North Dakota (11/7) lettered FRESHMAN SEASON: Finished second in the 100 free against North Dakota member of the third-place 200 free relay and the fifth-place 400 medley relay at the Minnesota Invite placed second as the third leg of the 200 free relay, third in the 50 free and 200 free at the Minnesota Challenge competed at the Big Ten Championships and had a personal-best times of :21.04 (50 free) :45.98 (100 free) and 1:42.30 (200 free). HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Milan High School (Mich.) high school coach was Kyle Lott five-time All-American 12- time all-state four-time all-county pick was a 16-time all-conference selection state champion in the 100-yard and 50-yard freestyle as well as swimming on the state champion 200 and 400-yard freestyle relay teams was a member of the 2000 state championship team National Honor Society president. PERSONAL: Majoring in psychology son of Edward and Mary Ochalek born October 1, OCHALEK S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /27/ free /10/ free...1: /10/ free...4: /10/05 RUSS PAYNE IM, Back Sophomore Broomfield, Colo. Broomfield High School CAREER NOTES: Owns sixth-fastest time in school history in the 400 IM and the 11th-best in the 200 IM also recorded the eighth-fastest 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) 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 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. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Broomfield High School (Colo.) coaches were Jen Whalen and Emily Austin 2004 Colorado High School Swimmer of the Year twotime 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. PERSONAL: Plans to major in business son of Tom and Chris Payne father played football at Michigan Tech born May 6, PAYNE S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date back /3/ back...1: /26/ fly...1: /5/ IM...1: /24/ IM...3: /25/05 Kiel Ochalek 12 Neil Osten Russ Payne

15 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S DAVID PLUMMER Three-Time All-American Back, IM Sophomore Oklahoma City, Okla. Westmoore High School CAREER NOTES: Three-time All-American in 2005 school record holder in the 200 backstroke (1:43.52) and ranks third all-time in the 100 back 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 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. HIGH SCHOOL: 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 NISCA All-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 all-state athlete member of the U.S. National Championship team finished third in the 100 back at the U.S. Nationals. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major son of Don and Kathy Plummer brother Ryan was an All-American swimmer at Minnesota from born October 9, PLUMMER S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date back /25/ back...1: /26/ IM...1: /24/05 ANTHONY PORTELA IM, Fly Freshman Lawrence, Kan. Lawrence Free State High School HIGH SCHOOL: A 2005 graduate of Lawrence Free State High School (Kan.) six-time 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. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major son of Tony and Dorie Portela enjoys paintball and poker born May 31, 1987 JOHN SCHMIDT Diving Senior Lakeland, Minn. Stillwater High School JUNIOR SEASON: Scored twice at the Big Ten Championships posted career-best fourth place finish on the 1-meter with a score of , the fourth-best 6-dive tally in school history finished eighth on the platform with a score of , which ranks fourth all-time also placed 18th on the 3-meter placed 11th on the platform, 13th on the 1-meter and 16th on the 3-meter at the NCAA Zone Diving Regional placed sixth on the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform at the Georgia Invitational finished second on the platform to highlight performance at the Minnesota Invitational CSCAA Academic All-America honorable mention Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner SOPHOMORE SEASON: Finished 11th on the 3-meter board and 14th on the 1-meter at the Big Ten Championships also placed eighth on the platform at Big Tens won the 1-meter and 3-meter competitions against North Carolina and North Dakota (11/7-8) finished sixth on the platform at the Georgia Invitational (12/7) scored a third place finishes on the 1-meter and 3-meter at the Minnesota Invitational established new career-high scores in all three events during season Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at the Big Ten Championships finishing 13th in the 3-meter diving competition placed third in the 1-meter and second in the 3-meter against North Dakota finished 13th in the platform Diving at the Minnesota Invite won the 1-meter and the 3-meter at the Minnesota Challenge. pionships to his name a four time section qualifier with three section championships. PERSONAL: Architecture major lists painting, reading and playing video games as hobbies son of Ellen and Melvin Schmidt born June 25, SCHMIDT S TOP SCORES Year...Event...Score...Date meter /24/ meter /7/ Platform /26/05 John Schmidt David Plummer HIGH SCHOOL: Graduate of Stillwater High School high school coach was Brian Luke named an All-American and All- American honorable mention three time all-state and allconference a three time state qualifier with two state cham- 13

16 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S TYLER SCHMIDT JASON TIMMER FABIAN TOTH Free, Fly Sophomore Topeka, Kan. Topeka High School Two-Time All-American Freestyle Junior Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia Freestyle Junior Coppell, Texas Coppell High School 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. HIGH SCHOOL: 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. PERSONAL: Undecided on a major son of Mike and Vicki Schmidt enjoys wakeboarding born September 23, SCHMIDT S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /10/ free /10/ free...1: /10/ fly /10/05 JOE SKEATE CAREER NOTES: Two-time All-American on relays in ranks fifth all-time at Minnesota in 100 breaststroke (54.91) 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 careerbest 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. HIGH SCHOOL: 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. PERSONAL: Pre-computer science major parents are Wendell and Carla enjoys dirtbiking, wakeboarding and weightlifting born March 15, TIMMER S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /4/ free /19/ breast /25/ breast...2: /26/ IM...1: /3/ SOPHOMORE SEASON: Competed at the USA Summer Nationals in Irvine, Calif. finished third in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/5) placed sixth in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/20) finished 13th in the 1500-meter free at the TYR Meet of Champions in Mission Viejo, Calif. over the summer FRESHMAN SEASON: Swam the 400-meter free at the USS Grand Prix finished fourth in the 1650 free and 14th in the 500 free at the Minnesota Invitational. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate from Coppell High School (Texas) competed with the Dallas Mustangs Club Team. PERSONAL: Economics major son of Nandor and Georgeta Toth born November 11, TOTH S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /10/ free...4: /10/ free...9: /10/ free...15: /10/05 Diving Senior Lakeland, Minn. Stillwater High School Fabian Toth FRESHMAN SEASON: Top finish came at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19) where he placed sixth on the 3-meter with a score of and fifth on the 1-meter with a score of also placed eighth on the platform at the Minnesota Invite competed in all three events at the Georgia Invitational, highlighted by a seventh place mark on the platform. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2004 graduate of Mounds View High School (Minn.) finished sixth on the 1-meter at the 2004 Minnesota State Championships placed 11th on the platform and 13th on the 3-meter board at 2003 junior nationals two-time NISCA high school All-American two-time all-conference selection also competed for the Twin City Divers. 14 PERSONAL: Undecided on major son of Gary and Jonnel Rivet born May 20, Tyler Schmidt Jason Timmer

17 ALES VOLCANSEK Three-Time All-American Free, Back, Fly Junior Zagreb, Croatia Sportska Gymnazjia CAREER NOTES: Three-time All-American on relays 2004 Big Ten Champion in 200 free relay holds sixth-fastest time at Minnesota in the 50 freestyle SOPHOMORE SEASON: Earned All-America honors swimming third leg of 200 freestyle relay that placed seventh in school record 1:18.13 also swam individually at NCAAs in the 50 free (38th) and 100 free (45th) had perhaps the most clutch swim of the Big Ten Championships when he secured the eighth and final spot in the final of the 100 freestyle on Saturday by fending off Indiana's Lee Houchin in a swim off posted career-best in the swim off to give team valuable overall points had best career individual finish at Big Tens by tying for third in the 50 free with Igor Cerensek in his time of in the prelims is the sixth-fastest ever at Minnesota finished eighth in the 100 free and 14th in the 100 backstroke at Big Tens as well swam leg of Big Ten runner-up 200 free relay swam anchor free leg of 200 medley relay that also finished second at Big Tens placed fourth in the 50 free at the Georgia Invitational (12/3) won the consolation final of the 50 free at the Minnesota Invitational (11/19) Academic All-Big Ten letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at the NCAA Championships, earning All-America honors in the 200 free relay that finished fifth earned second All-America honor by swimming the backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay that placed 14th competed individually in the 50 free at the NCAA Championships, finishing 23rd All-Big Ten first team swam leg of Big Ten champion 200 free relay team that shattered the conference record in 1:18.28 finished seventh in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships in swam backstroke leg of the 200 medley relay that finished third at Big Tens in 1:27.64 also scored in the 100 free, finishing 15th in won the 50 free in against Wisconsin and Purdue (1/30) finished fourth in teh 50 free at the USS Grand Prix (1/16) letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A graduate of Sportska Gymnazjia competed with the Zagreb swimming club competed at 2003 World Championships sports best times of in the 50 free, in the 50 fly, in the 50 back and in the 100 free. PERSONAL: Majoring in electrical engineering lists participating at World Championships as his most memorable sports moment son of Boris and Dafna Volcansek born April 26, ADAM WEIS Free, Fly Freshman St. Paul, Minn. Cretin-Derham Hall High School HIGH SCHOOL: 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. PERSONAL: Undecided on major son of Jill and Frank Weis lists writing as a hobby born December 28, ERICH WELTON Distance Freestyle Sophomore Madison, Wis. Middleton High School 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 HIGH SCHOOL: 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. PERSONAL: Pre-architecture major son of Cathy and Kevin Welton father swam at Indiana born March 25, A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S WELTON S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /10/ free...4: /10/ free...9: /10/ free...16: /10/05 Erich Welton ZACH WOOD Distance Free, Fly Junior Alma, Mich. Alma High School SOPHOMORE SEASON: Scored three times at the Big Ten Championships placed 13th in the 1650 free in 15:34.08 placed 14th in the 500 free in 4:27.59 and 15th in the 200 butterfly in 1:50.98 won the 200 butterfly (1:49.73) and the 500 freestyle (4:27.51) at the Speedo Champions Series (3/10) finished fourth in the 1000 free against Purdue and Wisconsin (1/28) took eighth in the 1650 free at Georgia Invitational swam at U.S. Summer Nationals, competing in the 1500-meter free (35th), 400 free (38th) and 200 butterfly (32nd) sixth place mark in the 800 free was top swim at the USA Swimming Speedo Series in August letterwinner FRESHMAN SEASON: Qualified for first NCAA Championships in the 1500-meter free finished 31st in the 1500 free in 15:35.84 scored in the 1650 and 500 free at the Big Ten Championships finished sixth in the 1650 free in 15:21.20 and 13th in the 500 free in 4:28.24 also placed 16th in the 200 butterfly at Big Tens after posting career-best time of 1:49.82 in prelims his 1650 time is the VOLCANSEK S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /24/ free /26/ back /25/05 Ales Volcansek Zach Wood 15

18 A T H L E T E P R O F I L E S sixth-fastest in school history placed seventh in the 1650 free at the Minnesota Invitational letterwinner. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2003 graduate of Alma High School where he swam under coach Jeff Huxley member of three-time state championship team earned NISCA All-America honors three straight years all-state selection four consecutive years four-year letterwinner holds a personal-best time of 1:40.03 in the 200 free and a 4:30.34 in the 500 free. PERSONAL: Geography major son of Steve and Laura Wood born May 9, WOOD S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free...1: /10/ free...4: /10/ free...9: /10/ free...15: /26/ fly...1: /26/05 MIKE WOODSON Back, Free Sophomore St. Louis, Mo. Parkway South High School 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. HIGH SCHOOL: 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. PERSONAL: Civil engineering major son of John and Janice Woodson middle child of three boys born February 19, WOODSON S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /10/ free...1: /19/ back /10/ back...1: /3/04 Mike Woodson COLE YOUNG Diving Freshman Overland Park, Kan. Shawnee Mission West High School HIGH SCHOOL: 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 PERSONAL: 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, PAVEL ZHURAVLEV Freestyle Senior Mahtomedi, Minn. Mahtomedi High School JUNIOR SEASON: Finished eighth in the 200 free at the Minnesota Challenge (2/4) in 1:42.67 and sixth in the 500 free in 4:41.71 won the consolation final of the 100 and 200 free at the Minnesota Invitational established career-best times in three events swam well at the USA Swimming Speedo Series in Minneapolis, taking fifth in the 50-meter free and 10th in the 100 and 200 free SOPHOMORE SEASON: Swam leg of the 400 free relay team that finished fifth at the Minnesota Invitational finished 13th in the 200 free in 1:43.76 at the Minnesota Invite placed seventh in the 200 free at the Aileen Soule Classic finished eighth in 500 free at Minnesota Challenge FRESHMAN SEASON: Competed at the USA Swimming Sectionals. HIGH SCHOOL: A 2002 graduate of Mahtomedi High School (Minn.) top times include 1:02.52 in the 100-meter backstroke and in the 50-meter freestyle. PERSONAL: Majoring in biolsystems and agricultural engineering son of Elena and Eric Jacobsen mom was a member of the USSR Olympic Swim Team born March 5, ZHURAVLEV S TOP TIMES Year...Event...Time...Date free /10/ free...1: /10/ free...4: /10/ free...9: /13/03 Pavel Zhuravlev 16

19 DENNIS DALE C O A C H I N G S T A F F HEAD COACH 21ST YEAR SIX-TIME BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR COACHED SIX BIG TEN CHAMPION TEAMS 14 CONSECUTIVE TOP 15 NCAA FINISHES The list of accomplishments is lengthy. Four Big Ten titles in the last five years and six in the last 10. Fourteen straight top 15 finishes at the NCAA Championships. Fifteen consecutive top-two finishes at the Big Ten Championships. A hundred different All-Americans. As Dennis Dale enters his 21st 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 15 years. Dale has coached at least nine All-Americans for 11 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 13 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 70-6 mark over the last 10 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 21st season. He is the only active coach with a conference title under his belt and has entered elite waters for his tenure. With six career titles, he ranks fifth alltime 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 the last 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 walks away from the Twin Cities armed with 23 All-America awards 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. 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 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 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. He also directed the Gophers to conference titles in 1996 and Prior to winning the title in 17

20 18 C O A C H I N G S T A F F 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 best prior NCAA mark since All five relays earned All- America honors and Paul Nelsen was the runner-up on the 200 individual medley. 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. DALE S RECORD TOTAL YEAR W-L PCT BIG TEN CHAMPIONS NCAA ALL-AMERICANS th DNC th rd th nd rd th nd th nd th nd th nd th nd th nd th st th nd th st th nd th nd th st th st th nd th st th st th Career Keam Ang (Malaysia) 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) RECENT GOPHERS IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION 2000 Olympics 2002 Commonwealth Games (bronze medalist) 2004 Olympics 2004 World Championships (silver medalist) 1998 Goodwill Games 1999 World University Games 2004 Olympics 2005 Mediterranean Games 2004 Olympics 2005 Mediterranean Games 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 Jono McLeod (Canada) Yoav Meiri (Israel) Justin Mortimer (USA) Allen Ong (Malaysia) Sean Quackenbush (USA) Terry Silkaitis (USA) Todd Smolinski (USA) Martin Zielinski (USA) Bengt Zikarsky (Germany) 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 1991 World Championships 2005 World University Games (silver, bronze medalist) 2001 World University Games (silver, bronze medalist) 1998 Goodwill Games 1988 Olympics 1992 Olympics 1996 Olympics DALE AT A GLANCE COACHING ACCOMPLISHMENTS Has led the Golden Gophers to a top 15 NCAA national finish for 14 consecutive seasons and in the top 10 five of the past six seasons. Has coached a total of 104 athletes to 263 first team All-America certificates. Has coached 82 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 and He guided Minnesota to its first back-to-back titles in 2001 and With six 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). 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 152 Academic All-Big Ten selections. NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL COACHING EXPERIENCE 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.

21 BILL TRAMEL ASSISTANT COACH SECOND SEASON Bill Tramel is in his second year as assistant coach at the University of Minnesota. Prior to his hiring at Minnesota, the 14-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 his first season in Minneapolis, Tramel made a huge impact and 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 last season. 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. 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. JASON BAUMANN DIVING COACH FIRST SEASON Jason Baumann enters his first 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. During Baumann s tenure, 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 Carleton 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 Trail qualifiers. In 1999, Baumann became the head diving coach at the University of Wyoming. In his DUANE PROELL AQUATIC CENTER PROGRAM DIRECTOR C O A C H I N G S T A F F 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 finance 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. 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 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 Baumann is married to Jenifer, a native of Belgrade, Mont., who earned a Juris Doctorate from Indiana University in The couple have a daughter Sidney, who is two years old. Duane Proell begins his 15th 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. MIKE HILBER Volunteer Diving Coach DR. ELIZABETH ARENDT Medical Director CHRIS CORDS Academic Counselor CAROLAN WHITNEY Athletic Trainer CAL DIETZ Strength Coach JEFF KEISER Athletic Communications 19

22 U N I V E R S I T Y A Q U A T I C C E N T E R UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER The University Aquatic Center, located east of Cooke Hall on the Minneapolis campus, 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 Aquatic Center has been the site for some of the top swimming and diving events in the country: nine Big Ten Championships, six NCAA Championships, many national and international competitions and countless State High School Championships. Rhe Aquatic Center was the site of the Men s Big Ten Championships and hosted the the meet again in 1994, 1998, 2001 and The Women s Big Ten meet has been held at the Aquatics Center four times, in 1991, 1996, 1999 and The Aquatic Center EVENTS HOSTED AT UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER NCAA Men s Championships 1994, 1997, 2000, 2005 NCAA Women s Championships 1993, 1998 U.S. Olympic Festival 1990 Big Ten Men s Championships 1992, 1994, 1998, 2001, 2005 Big Ten Women s Championships 1991, 1996, 1999, 2004 U.S. Diving Championships 1991 Phillips 66 USS National Championships 1998, 2002 U.S. Open 1991, 2003 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 1994, and again in 1997, 2000 and In 2007, the facility will host the NCAA men s and women s swimming and diving championships. 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 20

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38 Robert H. Bruininks was appointed the 15th president of the University of Minnesota on Nov. 8, He has served the University for 38 years, previously as professor, dean, and executive vice president and provost. Positioning for the future Bruininks is managing a major strategic positioning effort aimed at making the University one of the top three public research universities in the world within a decade. In many ways, we are already a leading research university, but the rapidly changing world of higher education requires that we not rest on our laurels and instead anticipate future needs and opportunities for education and research, Bruininks said. If we do not become more intentional about priorities and directions, our ability to serve our students and Minnesota will suffer. Bruininks vision for the University includes continued improvements to the student experience, building on recent successes such as special programming for first-year students, new and newly renovated residence halls and classrooms, improved academic counseling, and streamlined registration and financial aid processes. These innovations have helped fuel increased student satisfaction rates, increased numbers of applicants for admissions and enrollment, and significantly improved graduation rates. With more than 50,000 students enrolled in , the University of Minnesota Twin Cities is the second largest campus in the nation. To maintain that level of access for students there and at the University s three coordinate campuses, Bruininks has made funding for scholarships his No. 1 private fundraising priority. That includes a major new scholarship program for low income students called the Founders Opportunity Scholarship. Students at the University have unparalleled opportunities from which to choose among, from laboratories on the cutting edge of science to study abroad experiences to the chance to serve their communities through service learning. I want to be sure they re able to choose the University of Minnesota, he said. About President Bruininks Initially joining the University s faculty as an assistant professor of educational psychology, Bruininks s career has centered on accountability, policy research and development, and strategic improvement in the fields of prekindergarten to grade 12 and higher education. As a researcher, he has authored or coauthored nearly 90 journal articles and more than 70 book chapters, as well as training materials and several nationally standardized tests. Throughout his tenure at the University, he has founded and co-founded centers including the National Center on Educational Outcomes, the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Community Living, and the Institute on Community Integration. Bruininks has been honored with numerous awards, including a Kellogg Foundation National Leadership Fellowship. He is president emeritus of the American Association on Mental Retardation, serves on the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, and is a member of the Board of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. Bruininks and his wife, Dr. Susan Hagstrum, have three grown sons, two of whom played sports at the Division I level, one grandson and another on the way in late July. Athletics Administration Senior Associate Athletics Director (Sport Administrator) Regina Sullivan Senior Associate Athletics Director (Finance & Administration) Liz Eull Associate Athletics Director (Development) Mike Halloran Associate Athletics Director (Championships & Sports Administration) Marc Ryan Associate Athletics Director (Facilities & Sports Administration) Scott Ellison Associate Athletics Director (External Relations) Gregg Shimanski Director of Athletic Compliance Frank Kara Director of Academic Counseling & Student Services Mark Nelson Director of Administrative Projects Sue Graupmann Faculty Athletic Representatives Richard Weinberg, Linda Brady In just three years as Director of Athletics at the University of Minnesota, Joel Maturi has develop the Golden Gopher athletic department into one of the elite programs in the country while maintaining a vision for a bright future. This past year, Maturi was instrumental in getting Gopher football one step closer to returning to campus when Twin Cities Federal (TCF) agreed to a $35 million corporate sponsorship, the largest corporate sponsorship of its kind involving college football. Gopher athletics is a window to our great university and we are fortunate that TCF realized the importance of what we are trying to accomplish, Maturi said. Bringing football Saturday s back to campus will not only reward our football program, but the students, alumni, fans and anyone else associated with the event. Maturi has led a department that has produced 412 Big Ten All-Academic selections the past two years, the highest two-year total in the history of athletics at Minnesota. Over 50 percent of Gopher student-athletes maintain a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Since Maturi s arrival, more than 20 Gopher student-athletes have earned Academic All-America honors. During the academic year, the Gophers climbed to sixth-place in the NACDA Director s Cup standings following the winter sports season, the highest ranking ever for Minnesota in the competition. The Director s Cup recognizes overall athletic excellence by awarding points for NCAA competition in 10 men s and 10 women s sports. Eight Gopher teams advanced to NCAA post-season competition; with six teams ending the year with top 20 national finishes. Among the highlights from the past year was the football program s accomplishment of earning its third consecutive bowl win for the first time in school history with a victory over Alabama in the Music City Bowl. The Gopher women s hockey team won its second consecutive NCAA championship by defeating Harvard, 4-3, while the men s hockey team reached its third NCAA Frozen Four in the past four seasons. The Gopher women s volleyball team advanced to its second consecutive Final Four and reached the national championship game for the first time in school history. After a six-year absence from the NCAA Tournament, the men s basketball team returned to the NCAA tournament, while the women s basketball team reached its third consecutive Sweet 16. Two other Gopher teams finished the season in the top 20 with men s swimming & diving earning an 11th-place finish and men s cross country had an 18th-place showing at the NCAA Championships. Everyone associated with Golden Gopher athletics should be proud of our accomplishments this past year, Maturi said. The student-athletes, coaches, campus community and people of Minnesota all had a hand in our success. It is a credit to the quality student-athletes we have at Minnesota when you are able to combine academic accomplishments with athletic success. Maturi increased his leadership role within the Big Ten and NCAA during the past couple of years by being named to several prominent committees, most notably the NCAA Division I Management Council. He will serve as the Management Council s liaison to the NCAA Division I Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. Maturi is also a member of the NCAA Division I Men s Ice Hockey Committee. Maturi was named the Director of Athletics at the U of M on July 12, The University s Board of Regents unanimously voted to name him the first Athletics Director of a combined athletics department. Maturi, a native of Chisholm, Minn., came to the U of M from Miami University (Ohio). He was the Director of Athletics at Miami since At Miami, Maturi was responsible for the management and leadership of 19 sports programs; all support staffs and nearly 600 student-athletes. His first season at Miami was an extremely successful one. The synchronized skating team won a national championship, the men s basketball team reached the NCAA Sweet 16, the volleyball team earned its first NCAA Tournament win, the men s cross country team advanced to the NCAA meet and the football team won 10 games against an impressive schedule. That year, six teams won Mid-American Conference titles while five coaches garnered Coach of the Year honors. The men s program captured the school s 20th Reese Trophy, an award that measures overall success of men s teams in the MAC. During his tenure at Miami, Maturi spearheaded fund-raising efforts for two important and necessary projects. In his final year, the Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center was opened and a new baseball field, McKie Field at Hayden Park, was dedicated. Prior to Miami, Maturi served as the Director of Athletics at the University of Denver from At Denver, Maturi led the school s move from Division II to Division I and oversaw the search for Division I conference affiliation. Maturi also assisted in the planning and the development of a $50 million Sports and Wellness Center and a $2.1 million tennis complex. Maturi is no stranger to the Big Ten. From , he worked at the University of Wisconsin. While there, he assisted in taking the financially challenged and struggling athletics program to profitability and unparalleled success. From , he was the Associate Director of Athletics with direct responsibility for all aspects of the football, ice hockey, wrestling, softball, men s and women s cross country, men s and women s rowing, men s and women s indoor and outdoor track and field, and the office of academic affairs. Maturi was named the Wisconsin Sports Person of the Year in Before entering the college ranks, Maturi spent 19 years as a high school coach and administrator at Madison Edgewood High School. He coached football, basketball, baseball and track and field, leading his teams to 10 state tournaments. Maturi was inducted into the Wisconsin Basketball Hall of Fame in Maturi received a B.A. in government from the University of Notre Dame in He also served on the support staff of Ara Parseghian s first national championship team. He earned a master s degree and certification for educational administration from the University of Wisconsin - Platteville in Maturi and his wife, Lois, have three children, Mark (29), Katie (28) and Anne (25).

39 GOPHERS PLACE 11TH AT NCAAS Minnesota finished 11th at the NCAA Championships at University Aquatic Center, March The Gophers played host to the NCAA meet for the fourth time in the building s history. Senior Justin Mortimer wrapped up his illustrious Gopher career with his 10th All-American honor on Saturday. He finished eighth in the 1650 freestyle in 14: He earned first team All- America certificates in all three of his individual events (500 freestyle, 400 individual medley and 1650 freestyle) and the 800 freestyle relay. His career also ended with four individual school records. Adam Mitchell was the other individual to earn first team All-America honors by taking eighth in the 200 individual medley on Thursday. He also ended up with a 12th place mark in the 200 backstroke. All five of the Gopher relays reached All- America status, including three first teamers (200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays). David Plummer earned All-America honorable mention accolades by placing 13th in the 100 backstroke and 15th in the 200 back. Senior Terry Silkaitis finished an amazing career by taking 14th in the 200 freestyle. He added four All-America certificates on relay teams to bring his career total to 23 certificates. MORTIMER NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN Senior swimmer Justin Mortimer was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America First Team in the at-large division, which includes the sports of golf, gymnastics, hockey, swimming, wrestling and tennis. Mortimer is the first swimming & diving First Team Academic All-American since Mortimer capped an amazing career in 2005 by earning four All-America citations at the NCAA Championships, bringing his career All-America certificate total to 13. A physics major, Mortimer carries a 3.43 grade point average. He placed third in the 500 free, fourth in the 400 IM and eighth in the 1650 free at the 2005 NCAA meet. He was also the 2005 Big Ten runner-up in the 500 and 1650 free. He was recently selected to represent the United States at the 2005 World University Games in Turkey after placing in the top five in five events at the World Championships Trials. GOPHERS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT BIG TEN TITLE IN HOME POOL Minnesota won the Big Ten title in hits home pool for the third straight time. Minnesota has hosted the meet six times at University Aquatic Center and fared no worse than second. BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS AT UNIVERSITY AQUATIC CENTER Year Finish Points st st st nd nd nd 613 GOPHERS DEFEND BIG TEN TITLE In the closest Big Ten Championships in the modern era, Minnesota defended its conference crown this at University Aquatic Center. Trailing Indiana by five points entering the final event of the Big Ten Championships, Minnesota's Igor Cerensek chased down Northwestern in the final length of the pool to win the relay and give the Gophers the title. Minnesota finished with 720 points and Indiana ended with 717. The three-point margin is the closest since 1948 (three points) and 1920 (two points) but those meets consisted of fewer events. The title is the fourth in the last five years for the Gophers and their second in a row. Leading by just one point at the beginning of the day, the Gophers built a lead during the swimming events this evening. In the first event, the 200 backstroke, freshman David Plummer finished second in a school record time of 1: Michigan's Chris DeJong took the title in 1:42.55, repeating as Big Ten champion. Adam Mitchell set a personal-best time of 1:43.90 to take fourth place. Russ Payne gained huge team points by winning the consolation SEASON IN REVIEW final in 1:45.89 while Scott Young took 12th in 1: The Gophers increased their lead to 40 following the backstroke. Terry Silkaitis won his second individual title of the meet in the 100 freestyle. Silkaitis chased down Northwestern's Matt Grevers in the final lap and won in It is also his second career 100 free crown. Cerensek finished third in and Mario Delac took sixth in Ales Volcansek, who won a swim-off over Indiana's Lee Houchin to make the final, took eighth place in Minnesota strengthened its lead to 82 points with its performance in the 100 free. In the 1650 freestyle, Justin Mortimer and Michigan's Peter Vanderkaay raced neck-andneck for the entire race with Vanderkaay emerging by under a second. Vanderkaay finished in 14:44.52 while Mortimer clocked a 14: Mortimer made a huge late surge and finished just a stroke behind. Travis Beckerle posted a lifetime best 15:09.48 to take fourth place. The Hoosiers began their comeback in the 200 breaststroke. Kevin Swander won the event in 1:56.16 while the Gophers did not have a finalist. However, the Gophers went in the consolation final. In the 200 butterfly, Indiana posted three finalists to close on the Gophers. Lucas Petersen led Minnesota with a seventh place finish in 1:50.12 and Sean McCaffrey took 10th in 1: At this point, Minnesota owned a 54-point lead entering the platform diving competition. All eight of the Hoosier divers scored points and had four finalists on the platform, led by Marc Carlton, who won with a score of Indiana recorded 82 total points while the Gophers had just 24, taking a five-point lead with just the 400 freestyle relay remaining. Shaun Kennedy took sixth on the platform with a score of and John Schmidt took eighth with a score of To win the meet, Minnesota had to win the 400 free relay. The Gophers took a slim lead over Northwestern's team after legs by Delac and Silkaitis. Then the Wildcats' Matt Grevers, who had already won two events during the meet, swam one of the quickest legs in Big Ten history to take a body-length lead heading into the final leg. Cerensek chased down the Cats' David Kormushoff in the final lengths to give the Gophers the title. Their time of 2:51.24 set a new Big Ten record. The Gophers tacked on 40 team points for the event win while Indiana, who posted its top time of the year in the race, finished third for 32 points, giving the Gophers a threepoint overall team victory. In the previous two days of competition, depth gave the Gophers a slim lead over the Hoosiers. In the 500 free, Mortimer broke his own school record (4:15.98) to finish second behind Vanderkaay while Beckerle was fifth and McCaffrey was eighth. In the 200 individual medley, Mitchell posted another lifetime best to take third while Plummer won the consolation final. The Gophers tacked on huge points in the 50 free, posting four finalists led by Volcansek and Cerensek, who finished in a tie for third. The Gophers were the runner-up in the 200 free relay in a school record time of 1: Minnesota kicked off the second day by finishing second in the 200 medley relay. In the 400 individual medley, Mitchell broke the school record in the prelims but Mortimer came back with another school record swim in the finals to take fourth place (3:46.76). Mitchell finished fifth while Payne gained important team points by winning the consolation final. Dan Berve had a huge final swim in the 100 butterfly, swimming a lifetime-best to finish fourth while Neil Osten was sixth. Silkaitis picked up his fifth career Big Ten title by coasting R E V I E W RESULTS (5-1 dual record; Big Ten champions; 11th in NCAA) Date Opponent/Meet Result Oct. 29 at Florida L, Nov. 5-6 at North Carolina W, Nov. 5-6 vs. Virginia Tech (at UNC) W, Nov MINNESOTA INVITATIONAL 1st/10 teams Dec. 3-5 at Georgia Invitational 1st/8 teams Jan. 11 at Hawaii no team scores Jan. 22 IOWA W, Jan at Purdue W, Jan vs. Wisconsin W, Feb. 4-5 MINNESOTA CHALLENGE no team scores Feb BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1st, 720 pts Mar. 6 GO-PHER IT INVITATIONAL no team scores Mar NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 11th, 175 pts Home Events in Bold 2005 BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIPS 1. Minnesota Indiana Michigan Northwestern Purdue Auburn Stanford Arizona California Florida Michigan Texas Northwestern USC Georgia Ohio State Wisconsin Penn State Michigan State Iowa NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS 11. Minnesota Kentucky Virginia Alabama Texas A&M Indiana Tennessee Miami (Fla.) Wisconsin Purdue to a win in the 200 freestyle in a school record time of 1: Cerensek finished third and McCaffrey was fourth. Freshman Jason Timmer posted a lifetime-best in the 100 breaststroke to lead the Gophers with a sixth place mark. Plummer continued an impressive rookie Big Ten meet with a third place finish in the 100 backstroke while Berve took seventh place. Minnesota ended the second day by breaking the school record in the 800 free relay but finished second to Michigan. 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 four of the last five conference championships and six since Even more impressive is the program s consistency. They have finished either first or second every season since In that 16-year span, the Gophers have posted 78 individual or relay conference champions. DEPTH BRINGS SUCCESS For the third straight year, the Gophers scored points in every event at the Big Ten Championships. Although they only won three events, they had at least three finalists four times. Minnesota had at least one finalist in each event except for the 200 breaststroke. However, the Gophers did score points in the event, going Overall, 21 Gophers scored individually at the Big Ten Championships and 19 of them scored at least twice. Travis Beckerle, Igor Cerensek, Sean McCaffrey, Adam Mitchell, Justin Mortimer, Neil Osten, Russ Payne, David Plummer, Terry Silkaitis, Ales Volcansek and Zach Wood scored in all three of their individual events. 37

40 R E V I E W 2005 BIG TEN PLACEWINNERS Name Event Place Time Travis Beckerle 500 free 5th 4: free 13th 1: free 4th 15:09.48 Nate Bernier 100 breast 16th breast 11th 2:01.73 Dan Berve 100 fly 4th back 7th Igor Cerensek 50 free 3rd free 3rd 1: free 3rd Mario Delac 50 free 6th free 6th Drew Knoechel 100 breast 14th breast 12th 2:01.83 Shaun Kennedy 1-Meter Diving 16th Platform 6th Sean McCaffrey 500 free 8th 4: free 4th 1: fly 10th 1:49.69 Adam Mitchell 200 IM 3rd 1: IM 5th 3: back 4th 1:43.90 Justin Mortimer 500 free 2nd 4:15.98* 400 IM 4th 3:46.76* 1650 free 2nd 14:45.20* Neil Osten 50 free 9th fly 6th free 11th Russ Payne 200 IM 16th 1: IM 9th 3: back 9th 1:45.89 Lucas Petersen 100 fly 9th fly 7th 1:50.12 David Plummer 200 IM 9th 1: back 3rd back 2nd 1:43.52* John Schmidt 1-Meter Diving 4th Platform 8th Terry Silkaitis 50 free 7th free 1st 1:34.24* 100 free 1st Jason Timmer 100 breast 6th breast 10th 2:01.69 Ales Volcansek 50 free 3rd back 14th free 8th Zach Wood 500 free 14th 4: free 13th 15: fly 15th 1:50.98 Mike Woodson 100 back 12th Scott Young 200 back 12th 1:47.62 Delac, Osten 200 free relay 2nd 1:18.24* Volcansek, Cerensek Delac, Silkaitis 400 free relay 1st 2:51.24* Mitchell, Cerensek Mortimer, Mitchell 800 free relay 2nd 6:23.11* McCaffrey, Silkaitis Berve, Timmer 200 medley relay 2nd 1:27.04 Osten, Volcansek Plummer, Kelly 400 medley relay 3rd 3:14.15 Petersen, Silkaitis *school record 2005 NCAA QUALIFIERS * DENOTES ALL-AMERICANS (TOP 16 FINISH) Name Event Place Time (split) Travis Beckerle 1650 free 16th* 15: free 22nd 4: free 39th 1:38.88 Dan Berve 200 medley relay 10th* 1:27.81 (22.29) 100 fly 37th Igor Cerensek 400 free relay 5th* 2:53.70 (42.85) 200 free relay 7th* 1:18.13* (19.31) 200 medley relay 10th* 1:27.81 (19.63) 100 free 19th free 32nd 1: free 35th Mario Delac 200 free relay 7th* 1:18.13* (20.21) 400 free relay 5th* 2:53.70 (44.20) 100 free 20th free 45th free 43rd 1:39.92 Sean McCaffrey 800 free relay 6th* 6:23.65 (1:35.84) 200 free 24th 1:37.05 Adam Mitchell 200 IM 8th* 1: IM 15th* 3: back 12th* 1: free relay 6th* 6:23.65 (1:35.20) Justin Mortimer 500 free 3rd* 4:14.45* 400 IM 4th* 3:45.24* 1650 free 8th* 14: free relay 6th* 6:23.65 (1:36.23) Neil Osten 400 free relay 5th* 2:53.70 (43.78) 400 medley relay 10th* 3:13.86 (48.10) 200 medley relay 10th* 1:27.81 (20.76) 100 free 30th fly 34th free 46th Russ Payne 400 IM 24th 3: IM 32nd 1: back 28th 1:46.36 David Plummer 100 back 13th* back 15th* 1: medley relay 10th* 3:13.86 (48.38) Terry Silkaitis 200 free 14th* 1: free relay 7th* 1:18.13* (19.23) 400 free relay 5th* 2:53.70 (42.87) 400 medley relay 10th* 3:13.86 (42.80) 800 free relay 6th* 6:23.65 (1:36.38) 100 free 21st free 30th Jason Timmer 400 medley relay 10th* 3:13.86 (54.58) 200 medley relay 10th* 1:27.81 (25.13) 100 breast 37th Ales Volcansek 200 free relay 7th* 1:18.13* (19.38) 50 free 38th free 45th Relay split times listed in parenthesis following overall relay times *school record TEAM AWARDS Most Valuable Swimmer: Justin Mortimer Hardest Worker: Dan Berve, Jason Timmer, Russ Payne Most Improved: Sean McCaffrey, Travis Beckerle, Adam Mitchell Iron Fish Award: Neil Osten, Pavel Zhuravlev Jerry McCaul Award: Lucas Petersen 38

41 NCAA CHAMPIONS 50-Yard Freestyle 1962/63 Steve Jackman / Yard Freestyle 1961/62 Steve Jackman / Yard Backstroke (Last Contested in 1950) 1926 Jim Hill : Lowell Marsh : Yard Breaststroke 1925 John Faricy : Virgil Luken : Yard Butterfly 1963/64 Walt Richardson / Meter Diving 1972 Craig Lincoln Meter Diving 1995/96 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 ALL-BIG TEN A W A R D S & H O N O R S (Award initiated in 1984) 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, AllenOng, 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 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1962 John Bergman, Ralf Allen, T3:15.9 Danny Crocker, Steve Jackman 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 Jeff Hackler Terry Silkaitis Jerry McCaul Alex Massura 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. BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR 1989 Sean Quackenbush 1990 Paul Nelsen 2000 Jeff Hackler BIG TEN COACH OF THE YEAR 1989 Dennis Dale 1996 Dennis Dale 1998 Dennis Dale 2001 Dennis Dale 2002 Dennis Dale 2003 Dennis Dale P.J. Bogart 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 39

42 A W A R D S & H O N O R S 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 John Bergman 62, 64 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 Del Cerney 90, 91, 92 Dan Croaston 00, 01 Brandon Crook 00, 02 Dennis Dale 67 Mario Delac 04, 05 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 Rex Hudson 37 Eriek Hulseman 97, 98 Steve Jackman 61, 62, 63 Eric Jorgensen 91, 92, 93, 94 Scott Hart 92 Sean Kelly 04 Leonard Klun 37 Marty Knight 67, 68, 69 Chad Krastins 00, 01, 02 Andy Kurtz 91 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 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 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 Brett Outcalt 89 Chip Petersen 59, 60 David Peterson 62 Ralph Peterson 69 David Plummer 05 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 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 Max von Bodungen, 99, 00 Bruce Walker 67 Scott Walker 93, 94, 95 George Wendt 67 Derek Williams 93, 94, 95, 96 Martin Zielinski 97, 98 Bengt Zikarsky 89 David Zarns 92, 93 Bernie Zeruhn 93, 94, 95, 96 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, Brain 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 (Award initiated in 1987) 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) 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. 40 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS Bernie Zeruhn P.J. Bogart, Derek Williams, Bernie Zeruhn Matt Schlessman John Cahoy, Martin Zielinski John Cahoy, Martin Zielinski Chris Forrest, Brian Gettelfinger, Bjorn Lundin Travis Beckerle, Brian Gettelfinger, Justin Mortimer Bjorn Lundin, Allen Ong Travis Beckerle Justin Mortimer, Igor Cerensek, Travis Beckerle, Dan Berve GTE/COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR Bernie Zeruhn John Cahoy 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

43 ALL-AMERICANS BY EVENT SINCE 1987 EVENT NAME PLACE TIME 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) 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) 100 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 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 Meter Diving Dan Croaston 9th Platform Diving Dan Croaston 9th Free Relay 7th 1:28.32 A L L - A M E R I C A N S (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) 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 Martin Zielinski was a nine-time All-American from

44 A L L - A M E R I C A N S 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 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) 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. Chad Krastins was the 2002 Big Ten champion in the 100 butterfly and was a four-time All-American. Sean Quackenbush was a 12-time All-American from Breaststroke Dan Egeland 8th Breaststroke Dan Egeland 10th 55.36

45 B I G T E N C H A M P I O N S TEAM 6 (1922, 1926, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2005) 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: 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: INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1990 Paul Nelsen 3: FREESTYLE RELAY (LAST HELD IN 1930) 1921 NA 1: 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 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 1994 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

46 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 Todd Smolinski 2002, Back David Plummer : Breast Jeff Hackler Breast Mike Brown : Fly Martin Zielinski Fly Keam Ang : I.M. Paul Nelsen : I.M. Justin Mortimer : 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 M Diving P.J. Bogart Paul Nelsen, 200 IM varsity record holder Current athletes in bold P.J. Bogart, Big Ten Diver of the Year, 1993, '94, '95 and '96. FRESHMAN RECORDS Todd Smolinski, 100 backstroke, 200 and 400 medley relay and 800 free relay varsity record holder 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 Martin Zielinski 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 Current athletes in bold 44 Ricardo Dornelas, 50 freestyle varsity record holder

47 Jeff Hackler, 100 breaststroke, 200 and 400 medley relay arsity record holder G O P H E R R E C O R D S AQUATIC CENTER RECORDS Event Athlete (School) Date Time 50 Free Fred Bousquet (Auburn) 3/24/ Free Duje Draganja (California) 3/26/ Free Simon Burnett (Arizona) 3/25/05 1: Free Peter Vanderkaay (Michigan) 3/24/05 4: Free Chris Thompson (Michigan) 2/24/01 8: Free Chris Thompson (Michigan) 2/24/01 14: Back Neil Walker (Texas) 3/27/ Back Ryan Lochte (Florida) 3/26/05 1: Breast Jeremy Linn (Tennessee) 3/28/ Breast Vladislav Polyakov (Alabama) 3/26/05 1: Fly Duje Draganja (California) 3/25/ 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 Draganja, Gimbutis (California) 3/24/05 1:15.78 Relay Tilly, Cavid 400 Free Draganja, Cavic (California) 3/26/05 2:47.70 Relay Tilly, Gimbutis 800 Free Lochte, Townsend (Florida) 3/25/05 6:16.53 Relay Hartley, Sioui 200 Medley Cavid, Barbosa (California) 3/25/05 1:25.30 Relay Draganja, Gimbutis 400 Medley Cramer, Marshall (Stanford) 3/24/05 3:06.45 Relay McDonald, Wildman-Tobriner 1 M Diving Joona Puhakka (USC) M Diving 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 Alex Massura, 1999 and 2000 Big Ten Swimmer of the Year Martin Zielinski, 100 butterfly varsity record holder 45

48 A L L - T I M E T O P FREESTYLE 1. Ricardo Dornelas Del Cerney Ty Bathurst Steve Busse Terry Silkaitis Ales Volcansek Igor Cerensek Mario Delac Allen Ong Brandon Schindler Neil Osten Eric Jorgensen Arthur Griffith Jeremy Rients Luis Lopez Brian Gettelfinger Bengt Zikarsky Alex Massura Derek Williams Matt Schlessman FREESTYLE 1. Terry Silkaitis Mario Delac Igor Cerensek Bengt Zikarsky 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 Bill Asmus FREESTYLE 1. Terry Silkaitis 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Matt Taylor 1: Justin Mortimer 1: Manolis Lentaris 1: Sean McCaffrey 1: Igor Cerensek 1: Alex Massura 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Brandon Crook 1: Adam Mitchell 1: Mario Delac 1: Dan Egeland 1: Max von Bodungen 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Jeremy Rients 1: Bill Asmus 1: Mark Granovsky 1: Brett Outcalt 1: Tyler Schmidt 1: FREESTYLE 1. Justin Mortimer 4: Bernie Zeruhn 4: Manolis Lentaris 4: Matt Taylor 4: Travis Beckerle 4: Brandon Crook 4: Bill Bishop 4: Can Ergenekan 4: Sean McCaffrey 4: Scott Hart 4: Zach Wood 4: Matt Granovsky 4: Adam Mitchell 4: Preben Olsen 4: Max von Bodungen 4: Tim Sheely 4: Ryan L Roy 4: Adam Apprill 4: Brett Outcalt 4: Andrew Lorys 4: FREESTYLE 1. Justin Mortimer 8: Travis Beckerle 9: Bill Bishop 9: Bernie Zeruhn 9: Manolis Lentaris 9: Scott Hart 9: Zach Wood 9: Ryan L Roy 9: Tim Loeffler 9: Fabian Toth 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: Justin Mortimer 1650 FREESTYLE 1. Justin Mortimer 14: Travis Beckerle 15: Bill Bishop 15: Scott Hart 15: Manolis Lentaris 15: Zach Wood 15: Ryan L Roy 15: Can Ergenekan 15: Preben Olsen 15: David Moulder 15: Tim Loeffler 15: Tim Sheely 15: Adam Apprill 15: Jeff Miller 15: Andrew Lorys 15: Fabian Toth 15: Brett Outcalt 15: Chris Carlisle 15: Stefin vonhartitzsch 15: Mike Gerber 15: BACKSTROKE 1. Todd Smolinski Alex Massura David Plummer Ben Bartell Adam Mitchell Duane Dobko Ryan Crosby Martin Zielinski Eriek Hulseman Dan Berve Andy Kurtz Paul Kaump Mike Woodson Ales Volcansek Michael Melrose Scott Tripps Scott Young Diego Urreta Adam Frankow Russ Payne Del Cerney 46

49 A L L - T I M E T O P BACKSTROKE 1. David Plummer 1: Alex Massura 1: Adam Mitchell 1: Todd Smolinski 1: Ben Bartell 1: Scott Tripps 1: Diego Urreta 1: Russ Payne 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: Dan Berve 1: Michael Melrose 1: BREASTSTROKE 1. Jeff Hackler Martin Gustavsson Paul Nelsen Mike Brown Jason Timmer Dan Egeland Mitch Henke Matt Brown Paul Domer Ty Bathurst Chris Forrest Dov Malnik Oscar Godoi Alejandro Jacobo Andrew Knoechel Brian Porter Nathan Bernier Dustin Chalfant Sean Kelly Jay Epping Ryan Plummer 200 BREASTSTROKE 1. Mike Brown 1: Martin Gustavsson 1: Jeff Hackler 1: Dov Malnik 1: Paul Nelsen 1: Paul Domer 1: Matt Brown 1: Chris Forrest 1: Dan Egeland 1: Alejandro Jacobo 1: Dustin Chalfant 2: Mitch Henke 2: Nathan Bernier 2: Oscar Godoi 2: Brian Porter 2: Ryan Plummer 2: Jason Timmer 2: Andrew Knoechel 2: Sean Kelly 2: Jeff Rodriguez 2: BUTTERFLY 1. Martin Zielinski John Cahoy Derek Williams Chad Krastins Sean Quackenbush Bjorn Lundin Neil Osten Keam Ang Dan Berve Lucas Petersen Brian Gettelfinger Allen Ong Del Cerney Darren Heydanek Mark Dillon Yoav Meiri Matt Taylor Can Ergenekan Mike Schoknecht Matt Schlessman BUTTERFLY 1. Keam Ang 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Bernie Zeruhn 1: Can Ergenekan 1: Yoav Meiri 1: Matt Taylor 1: Chad Krastins 1: Martin Zielinski 1: Matt Moseman 1: Jono McLeod 1: Matt Mesenbourg 1: Derek Williams 1: Robert Barrett 1: Lucas Petersen 1: Darren Heydanek 1: Erik Engnell 1: Zach Wood 1: Brian Gettelfinger 1: Sean McCaffrey 1: Mark Dillon 1: INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Paul Nelsen 1: Adam Mitchell 1: Ryan Plummer 1: Dan Egeland 1: Matt Brown 1: Jono McLeod 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: Allen Ong 1: Sean Quackenbush 1: Scott Trips 1: Terry Silkaitis 1: INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY 1. Justin Mortimer 3: Adam Mitchell 3: Ryan Plummer 3: Jono McLeod 3: Paul Nelsen 3: Russ Payne 3: Diego Urreta 3: Bill Bishop 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: Names in Bold indicate active swimmers Only swimmers top career times are listed Matt Taylor 47

50 L E T T E R W I N N E R S 48 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 Jay Fischer Travis Beckerle, 2003 Laurence Benjamin, 1961 Richard Bennett, 1926 Carl Benson, 1949 Donald Benson, 1946 Robert Benson, 1954 Mark Bergemann, 1970 Wilton Berger, 1958 Clark Bergman, 1960 John Bergman, 1962 Nathan Bernier, 2002 Dan Berve, 2004 Michael Besel, 1945 Frank Bessesen, 1925 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 David Doten, 1966 Arthur Downey, 1953 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 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

51 L E T T E R W I N N E R S Steve Jackman was a four-time NCAA champion for Minnesota from Hibbert Hill, 1922 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 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 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 Ty Bathurst 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 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 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 Brian Porter,

52 L E T T E R W I N N E R S Todd Wing, 1987 David Wise, 1981 Jeremy Witikko, 1996 Jim Wise, 1984 Warren Wold, 1962 Michael Woodson, 2005 YYY John Young, 1949 Scott Young, 2002 ZZZ Dave Zarns, 1990 Mike Zarns, 1986 Mike Zechmeister, 1986 Bernie Zeruhn, 1993 Martin Zielinski, 1996 Bengt Zikarsky, Bernie Zeruhn was a 17-time All-American from 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, 1933 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 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 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 Bold indicates current athletes Date indicates first year a letter was earned. Dan Croaston was a four-time Big Ten diving champion and a six-time All-American.

53 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 available 5th 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 (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 A L L - T I M E 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 R E S U L T S YEAR W L T BIG TEN NCAA rd 4th th 5th 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 th 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 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 51

54 A L L - T I M E (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 R E S U L T S 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 (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 52 Cooke Hall was the home of Golden Gopher swimming until 1990.

55 (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 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 A L L - T I M E R E S U L T S Minnesota s 400 medley relay team of Afred Bud Ericksen, Virgil Luken, Walt Richardson and Steve Jackman won the 1963 NCAA title (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 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 53

56 A L L - T I M E R E S U L T S (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 (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 (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 (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 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

57 (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 (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 A L L - T I M E (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 Minnesota won the 2001 Big Ten Championships at the University Aquatic Center. R E S U L T S (10-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Wisconsin W Michigan State L Michigan W Northwestern W North Carolina W Sacred Heart W Kansas W Nebraska W Purdue W Southern Illinois W Notre Dame st Minnesota Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships 12th NCAA Championships (8-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W North Carolina W Nebraska W Miami W Kansas W Northwestern W Iowa W Wisconsin W Purdue st Place Minnesota Invitational 1st Place Gold Country Invite 2nd Place Big Ten Championships 12th Place NCAA Championships (7-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Iowa W No. Carolina W Hawaii W Northwestern W Texas A&M W Nebraska W Wisconsin W Purdue st Place Minnesota Invitational 1st Place Gold Country Invitational 1st Place Big Ten Championships 14th Place NCAA Championships 55

58 A L L - T I M E R E S U L T S ALL-TIME DUAL MEET RECORDS Opponent First Meet W L T Pct. Arkansas Bemidji State BYU Carleton Chicago Chicago State Chisholm High School Colorado Colorado State Dartmouth Florida 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 (6-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Northwestern L North Carolina W South Carolina W Michigan/Pitt W Nebraska W Purdue W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Gold Country Invitational 3rd Dallas Morning News Invite 2nd Big Ten Championships 15th NCAA Championships (7-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Nebraska W North Carolina W Northwestern W Pacific W Iowa W Purdue W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Minnesota Challenge 2nd Big Ten Championships 7th NCAA Championships (5-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W Northwestern W Indiana L North Carolina W Iowa W Purdue W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Georgia Invitational 3rd Dallas Morning News Invite 1st Big Ten Championships 9th NCAA Championships (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 8th NCAA Championships (5-0) Head Coach: Dennis Dale W North Carolina W North Dakota W Iowa W Wisconsin W Purdue st Minnesota Invitational 1st U.S. Open 3rd Dallas Morning News Invitational 2nd Big Ten Championships 7th NCAA Championships (7-1) Head Coach: Dennis Dale L Florida W Northwestern W North Carolina W North Dakota W Iowa W Indiana W Purdue W Wisconsin st Minnesota Invitational 1st Georgia Invitational 1st Big Ten Championships (at Purdue) 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 11th NCAA Championships 56 Minnesota won the 2004 Big Ten Championship.

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