HEAD COACH DAN ROSS. The Ross Family: Andy, Sally, Matt, Dan and Eric

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1 HEAD COACH DAN ROSS Dan Ross begins his 17th year as head coach of the Purdue men s swimming team and his 25th year of association with Boilermaker aquatics. With an all-time dual meet record of (.545), Ross has seen and implemented many improvements in the Boilermaker program. While at Purdue, Ross has built quite a reputation for both himself and the program, which continues to be on the rise as Purdue opened the Boilermaker Aquatic Center this fall. One of Ross most significant accomplishments has been to guide Purdue to the third-most Big Ten individual Big Ten titles and the third-most Big Ten top eight finishes at the NCAA Championships since Most recently, Ross coached the Old Gold and Black to a 7-3 (4-3 Big Ten) dual meet record, an eighth-place finish at the 2001 Big Ten Championships and a 25th-place finish at the 2001 NCAA Championships, while ending the season with a 23rd-place College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) national ranking. During the season, he guided Hungarian and freshman phenom Tamas Bessenyei to the Big Ten title in the 100-yard breaststroke, as well as the Purdue freshman record, the 100 breast Purdue varsity record and his first career NCAA Championships appearance. At the NCAA level, Bessenyei earned a 15th-place finish in the 100 breaststroke and a 12th-place finish in the 200 breaststroke for NCAA All-America Honorable Mention honors. Ross also led senior distance freestyler Matthew Martin to top-eight finishes in the 500 free, 1,650 free and the 400 IM at the 2001 Big Ten s, as well as a 17th-place finish in the 500 free, a 6th-place finish in the 1,650 free, and a 16th-place finish in the 400 IM at the 2001 NCAA Championships. As head of a program that has continually been on the rise, both at the Big Ten level and within the NCAA, Ross most outstanding season was, perhaps, the campaign. At the 1997 Big Ten Championships, the Boilermakers claimed six Big Ten titles with five individuals and one relay taking the top spots. Matt Brown won both the 200 and 400 individual medleys, while Vilmos Kovacs collected wins in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Frank Smardo won the 50 freestyle and the 400 medley relay team of Gene Sutherland, Kovacs, Brown and Mike Ullom won the first relay crown in school history. The fourth-place finish tied the highest Big Ten team finish in school history, as well. The 1997 Boilermakers continued on to the NCAA Championships, where they earned a 19thplace finish, their highest since 1969, and both Kovacs and Brown earned NCAA All-America honors for their top-eight finishes. Previewing the success of the squad, Ross also coached Brown and Kovacs to their first Big Ten titles at the 1996 Big Ten Championships in the 400 IM and the 200 breast. This marked the first time that two Purdue men s swimmers captured Big Ten titles in the same year. Both Brown and Kovacs went on to qualify for the 1996 NCAA Championships, where they both earned top-eight finishes and a 27th-place team finish. During the 1998 season, Ross coached the Boilermakers to a CSCAA ranking of 23rd, a dual meet record of 12-1 (3-0 Big Ten) and a sixthplace Big Ten Championships finish, tying the school record for the most dual meet wins in a season. He also coached Kovacs to his third consecutive Big Ten title in the 200 breaststroke to make him the most decorated swimmer in Purdue history with four individual Big Ten titles and one relay title. Adding to his personal successes, Ross has been named Big Ten Coach of the Year twice for his leadership of the and squads. During his career at Purdue, Ross has coached 10 individual Big Ten champions and one relay team, 16 NCAA All-Americans and several international competitors. Among the international competitions that Ross swimmers have participated in are the Olympics and the Olympic Trials, FINA World Championships, FINA Open Water World Championships, World University Games, Southeast Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pan Pacific Games and the Maccabian Games. He has coached six Purdue swimmers to the U.S. Olympic Trials, as well as current senior Javier Diaz, who is a two-time Mexican Olympian (1996, 2000). In 1992, Brian Daly and John Klinge swam the 200 back. In 1996, Matt Brown competed in the 200 and 400 IM s. And in 2000, Matt Martin swam the 400 free, the 1,500 free and the 400 IM; junior Tad Sayce swam the 100 fly, and senior Jon Duncan swam the 100 free. Ross has also established a program known for its academic excellence. During the season, the Boilermakers finished ninth in the nation in the Div. I men s swimming and diving grade-point average rankings from CSCAA. With a 3.08 on a scale of 4.0, it was the highest team GPA in school history. The Ross Family: Andy, Sally, Matt, Dan and Eric Dan Ross continues to strive for excellence both in the pool and in the classroom as he leads the Boilermakers into the season. Ross encourages a balance between school, swimming and social activities in his swimmers lives. Because of that balance, Ross has produced three Academic All-Americans in Brian Daly (1993), Dean Fredette (1994) and Matt Brown (1997) and six honorable mention selections since his start at Purdue. He has also coached seven CSCAA Academic All-America selections and six honorable mention selections, as well as 36 Academic All-Big Ten athletes and three Big Ten Medal of Honor winners in Daly (1992), Brown (1997) and Kovacs (1999). The academic accomplishments of his teams and the constant improvement of their season records proves that he emphasizes careful time management with his student-athletes. Ross involvement with Purdue swimming and diving began in 1977, when he walked on to the swim team. He then competed in the individual medley and middle distance freestyle events. In 1980, Ross received the Most Improved Swimmer Award and was named team co-captain in After graduating, Ross continued at Purdue in a quarter-time position during the season and then served as a half-time assistant coach the next year. He was given the full-time assistant position from 1983 to 1985, and in 1985 he landed the head coaching position. In Sept. of 2001, Ross was named to the NCAA Swimming and Diving Rules Committee as the Div. I representative. As a member of the committee, he assists with the review of all rules and championship details for NCAA Swimming and Diving with his term expiring in A native of South Carolina, Ross earned a B.A. in exercise physiology in 1984 from Purdue and is married to the former Sally Johnson, also a Purdue graduate, former swimmer and 1980 twoevent Big Ten champion. Sally is also employed by Purdue, as she works in the Office of University Development as a research associate. The Rosses reside in West Lafayette and have three sons: Eric (12), Matt (10), and Andrew (6). 18

2 ASSISTANT COACH TIM KELLY Tim Kelly enters his fourth season at Purdue as assistant coach for the men s swim team. Besides his ondeck coaching duties, he also is responsible for recruiting. Prior to coming to Purdue, Kelly spent three years coaching at the Curl-Burke Swim Club in Damascus, Md. Additionally, he was the aquatics director and assistant manager at Sport and Health in McLean, Va., for a year and a half. As an undergraduate, he attended and swam for Southern Illinois where he was a NCAA national qualifier and co-captain. He earned his bachelors degree in exercise science in He later returned to SIU in 1992 to take the assistant coach position in charge of recruiting and earned his master s in administrative recreation. A native of Aurora, Ill., Kelly resides in West Lafayette with his wife, Abby, who also swam at SIU. The Kelly Family: Abby and Tim Tim Kelly has been the assistant men s swimming coach for four years. DIVING COACH WENBO CHEN Wenbo Chen enters his first year at the helm of the Purdue diving program. Chen comes to Purdue from Moultrie, Ga., and the Moss Farms Diving Tigers program, where he was head coach since While at Moss Farms, Chen compiled an impressive record. Among his proteges: 2001 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifiers, 1996 Canadian Olympians, Senior World champions and team members, Junior World champions and team members, U.S. and Canadian Senior National champions and team members, U.S. and Canadian Junior National champions and team members, Can-Am-Mex Championships medalists and team members, and U.S. Goodwill Games team members. Prior to his Moss Farms stint and his immigration to the United States in 1992, Chen began his coaching career and was one of the premier coaches of the Peoples Republic of China. From 1983 to 1991, he was the head coach of the Chinese National Team. During that time, he coached Olympic Gold, Silver and Bronze medalists, as well as Chinese National champions and gold medalists in the World Championships, the World University Games and the Asia Championships. Chen has had collegiate coaching experience as the head coach at Florida State in 1998 and as a visiting assistant coach at Illinois from 1992 to Himself a decorated diver, Chen was one of the best divers in China from 1973 to 1982 as a member of the Chinese National Team. In 1976, he was the Chinese Junior National champion on the 3-meter springboard. Then, from 1977 to 1982, he was a finalist at the Chinese National Championships on both the 3- and 10-meter platforms. A native of Beijing, Chen earned his bachelor s degree at Beijing Sports University in He currently resides in West Lafayette and is married to Wenyin Han, a former Chinese ballerina. The Chens have two daughters, Amy Yao (9) and Annie Yuan (9 months). The Chen Family: Amy, Wenbo, Wenyin and Annie 19

3 SEASON OUTLOOK With head coach Dan Ross at the helm for his 17th year, the Boilermakers are poised to make a big jump into their new facility. Last year was the farewell to Lambert Pool, which was home to the swimming and diving teams since The new $17.1 million Boilermaker Aquatic Center and the Doris Z. Holloway Pool has the program energized and focused for the season. The Boilermakers have waited for this opportunity and relish the chance to prove themselves. Moving into a new facility, we have much higher expectations for ourselves and our program this coming season, Dan Ross says. We are moving from probably the worst facility in Division I to one of the best and fastest. With this drastic improvement, we feel we have a strong nucleus for our swimming and diving programs to continuously rise over the next several years. The team is looking forward to building on a 25th-place finish at last year s NCAA Championships. The Boilermakers top returning swimmer likely will be sophomore two-time NCAA All-American Honorable Mention Tamas Bessenyei. Bessenyei posted the top time in the Big Ten in the 100 breast (53.78) and swam the third-fastest time in the 200 breast (1:57.95). The Boilermakers also will rely heavily on the experience and leadership of tri-captains Javier Diaz and Donovan Crowley, both seniors, and junior Gui Rego to provide the leadership for an energetic and youthful team. The Boilermakers will find it hard to replace NCAA and Academic All-American Matthew Martin. Martin set individual team records in the 500 free (4:21.37), 1,000 free (9:00.18) and 1,650 free (14:50.56) and also was a member of the 800 free relay team that set a team record. Senior Tom Drejer, along with freshmen Rion Epping and Steuart Martens, will help ease the loss of Martin. Expectations are high for the six Boilermaker seniors. This group of seniors continues to make some great strides, and they have the opportunity to do something special, Ross says. They are embracing this season as leaders and are off to a great start. That will force some of them to step out of their comfort zones and expose themselves a little. They will be the first graduating class to swim in the new facility and are the jump start in helping us reach another level. The coaching staff will also look to a talented incoming freshman class to make an immediate impact. Our incoming freshman class may be one of the strongest we have ever had here at Purdue, Ross says. This is a group of swimmers and divers that has not even scratched the surface of their abilities. I am excited about the potential that every one of them has to improve and make an immediate impact on this program, especially the divers. With the help of a newly revived diving program led by first-year coach Wenbo Chen, sophomore transfer Eric Warrick and freshman Clayton Davis, the Boilermaker divers will look to add some help on the boards. The hiring of Chen, a former diver and coach with the Chinese National Team and a mentor to champion divers on two continents, is certain to boost Purdue diving fortunes. We have scored only one point in the last nine years at the Big Tens, but that will change this year. With the addition of Wenbo Chen as the new diving coach and the facilities to train and compete, we will improve greatly on the boards, Ross says. 20

4 SEASON OUTLOOK Sprint Events Seniors Jon Duncan, Javier Diaz and Jeremy Wright will pace the Boilermakers in the sprint free events. Purdue will also look for help from freshman Ignatius Goh of Singapore to contribute. Look for seniors Ryan Sprengel and Donovan Crowley as well as freshmen Eric Prugh, Louis Paul and John Arzner to add depth and make some big improvements as the season progresses. Jon and Ignatius will be our front-runners in the true sprint events. Our depth in the sprint events is better, and we look for several new faces to impact the team as they continue to get stronger, says Ross. Senior Jon Duncan should be a key returner for Purdue in the sprint free, backstroke and relay events. We have added some important depth to our distance lane, Ross says. They have some big shoes to fill, but if this group likes to work hard and race, they have the tools to be good. Tom Drejer is coming off a strong summer of training, and I look for him to rebound this year and be a leader in the group. Junior Jeremy Wright will be a force in both the sprint and middle distance free events for the Boilermakers in Middle Distance Javier Diaz and Jeremy Wright will help pace the team in the middistance free events. Diaz is coming off a strong showing this summer at the FINA World Championships. Wright dropped more than three seconds off his personal best last year in the 200 free. Diaz and Wright continue to improve as their confidence grows. The Boilermakers saw great improvements last season from Kyle Jackson, Ehud Dekter, and Will Seelbach, and similar strides are expected this season. Freshmen Eric Prugh and John Arzner should help the Boilermakers remain deep in these events. According to Ross, Early on, it looks like this will be a strength for us with Wright and Diaz coming off strong seasons. Our depth keeps getting stronger, and I look for help to come from at least six other guys in the middle-distance events. Distance With the departure of All-American Matthew Martin, the Boilermakers will look for freshman Rion Epping to pace a deep distance lane. Senior Tom Drejer, freshman Steuart Martens and sophomore Garth Bringman will add support to the very strong event for the team. Drejer, who scored in the mile at Big Tens two seasons ago, will be looking to move up and give the Boilermakers a strong punch in the distance events. Bringman, a walk-on a year ago, continues to impress the coaches with his work ethic and attitude. Backstroke The backstroke corps has undergone the greatest personnel change for the Boilermakers. With the loss of two Big Ten scorers from a year ago, Purdue will look for freshman David Hughes and mid-semester addition Louis Paul to help solidify the team in these events. The team also will count on continued improvement by Kyle Jackson, Will Seelbach and Jon Duncan in the backstroke. We are young in this event, but we have some definite talent, Ross says. David already has good underwater skills and with added strength to his legs, he will only get better. Louis is a tremendous talent and will immediately impact our team at the semester from the 50 to the 200 back. We also hope to see continued improvement from a couple of freshmen (Arzner and Prugh), as well as senior Jon Duncan. Tom Drejer, in his senior year, will step up to lead the distance and middle distance crew with several freshmen aboard. 21

5 SEASON OUTLOOK Junior Gui Rego is a tri-captain breaststroker and a leader both in and out of the pool. Individual Medley The Boilermakers will look for big points from Javier Diaz and Tad Sayce in the 200 and 400 IM. Both scored in the 200 IM last season at the Big Tens, and both also improved in the 400 IM last season. Louis Paul has showed some recent improvement in the 200 IM that could surprise a lot of the teams in the conference. A host of others will add some much-needed depth for the Boilermakers in the IM events: Tony Ten Haagen, Tamas Bessenyei, Gui Rego, Garth Bringman and Nick Cenci. We need to get help in the IM s from everyone, Ross says. We have another eight or nine swimmers who we will look for to improve and become better all-around swimmers. The IM events are a great indicator of the versatility of a team, and in our conference that is essential to be a top-tier team. Javier and Tad have showed that versatility, but we will continue to look for others to help our team here. Breaststroke Tamas Bessenyei returns as the Big Ten champion in the 100 breaststroke for the Boilermakers and was Honorable Mention All- American at last year s NCAA s in both the 100 and the 200 breaststroke. Returning Big Ten scorers Gui Rego and Mike Miller will both look to improve on last year s consolation swims at the Big Ten meet. Additional depth will come from junior Tad Sayce and sophomore Tony Ten Haagen. Our young and talented breaststrokers and Tamas should have an immediate impact, Ross says. We have talent and depth and have all three of our scorers back. The breaststroke events were probably the most improved at the Big Ten conference meet and hopefully it will be stronger this season because of our guys returning. Butterfly The 100 fly looks to be a strength for the Boilermakers. Led by school record-holder Tad Sayce and senior Donovan Crowley, the Boilermakers will look for their experience at the Big Ten meet to help them make the move to the top tier of the conference. Look for freshman Ignatius Goh to add some depth in the sprint fly events. Sayce and Javier Diaz will look to improve the Boilermakers in the 200 fly. Both swam the 200 fly at Big Tens last season but it was the first time either had swum the event shaved in a championship meet. The Boilermakers will look for added depth from Ehud Dekter, Tamas Bessenyei, Nick Cenci and Ian Lehman. The 100 looks to be a strong event again this year, led by Tad and Donovan, Ross says. However, we need to continue to improve in the 200 like we did last year. At the beginning of last season, it looked like we had no one that could swim the event. It was probably our most improved event last season, but to compete at the Big Ten level in this event we need to make similar improvements this season. Tad Sayce will lead Purdue s attack in both the fly and IM events. Sayce returns for his junior campaign after being a 2001 Big Ten scorer. Junior Ehud Dekter comes off a strong summer in which he participated in the Maccabian Games for the Israeli National Team. He will be a key force in the fly and relay events. 22

6 SEASON OUTLOOK Medley Relays The Boilermakers were greatly improved a year ago in both the 200 and 400 medley relays. In the 200 medley relay, Donovan Crowley had the fastest 50 fly split last year at the Big Ten meet, and along with Tamas Bessenyei, who had the third-fastest split in the 50 breast, the Boilermakers plan to continue to improve on a school-record 1: Look for freshmen David Hughes and Louis Paul to help the team on the backstroke leg. Jeremy Wright and Jon Duncan will battle for the freestyle anchor leg. The front half for the 400 medley relay looks to be led by freshmen David Hughes and Louis Paul in the backstroke and sophomore Tamas Bessenyei. The strength of the Boilermakers depth in the fly and free legs will have several fighting for the back half relay spots. Tad Sayce and Donovan Crowley will battle for the fly leg, and Jon Duncan, Javier Diaz and Jeremy Wright will compete again this season for the freestyle anchor spot. It should be fun to watch the competition for the medley relay spots, and there should be plenty of it, Ross says. We missed making the NCAA s in the 200 medley relay by.11 seconds last season, and we feel we can all be better. To make the biggest improvement at the NCAA level as a team, you have to qualify your relays, so we need to improve here. We never put our best four relay splits together last year in the 400 medley, so we know we can and must improve there. We need to improve our Big Ten finishes in all three free relays if we want to move into the elite teams in the Big Ten race, Ross says. We feel we have the personnel to greatly improve in all relays, especially the freestyles. We still need several key people to step up and have the big breakthrough swims they are capable of, and that needs to start with our most experienced relay swimmers. If they show the confidence needed to compete at a national level, it will be contagious and filter down to the rest of the team. Diving The diving events will be the most significant program changing events this season. With the arrival of Chen and the outstanding facility upgrade, there is a strong chance for the divers to make an immediate impact at the conference level and possibly at the NCAA level. With newcomers Clayton Davis and Eric Warrick along with returnee Kevin Young, the divers will look to solidify both the one- and three-meter boards as the most improved events this season for the Boilermakers. We have a lot of work to do, but we have the talent to work with, Chen says. Clayton and Eric are strong in the platform events and have some talent. They need to improve on the springboard events and I expect that they will. There is a better chance to have an NCAA qualifier on the platform than in the springboard events. Kevin, on the other hand, is better in his springboard events and we think he can continue to improve this season. Senior Donovan Crowley will provide leadership and depth to the fly and the sprint free events during the schedule. Freestyle Relays Competition for a spot on the free relays should be tough this season. Front-runners for the 200 and 400 relays look to be seniors Jon Duncan and Javier Diaz, as well as junior Jeremy Wright. They will look to help make significant improvements in these events in order for the team to move up in the team standings at the Big Ten and NCAA levels. Look for Tad Sayce, Donovan Crowley and newcomers Louis Paul, Ignatius Goh, Eric Prugh, John Arzner and Ryan Sprengel to fight for spots on both relays. Diaz and Wright, and sophomore Kyle Jackson return from last year s school record-breaking relay in the 800 free relay. The Boilermakers will look for help from a slew of others to help improve on last year s efforts. Tad Sayce, Ehud Dekter, Will Seelbach, Eric Prugh, John Arzner, Steuart Martens and Rion Epping are among the hopefuls to fill relay spots. Senior Kevin Young will lead the Boilermakers men s diving squad as they adjust to their new facility and work hard to improve their finishes at the Big Ten level. 23

7 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT/EVENT TIME LOCATION Oct. 19 Intrasquad (Co-Ed) 6 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Oct. 20 Indiana Intercollegiates (Co-Ed)# noon West Lafayette, Ind. Oct. 26 Alumni Meet (Co-Ed) 7 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Nov. 2 Miami (Ohio) 6 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Nov. 10 Iowa 11 a.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Nov Northwestern Invitational (Co-Ed)^ 6 p.m./noon Evanston, Ill. Nov. 30- U.S. Open Long Island, N.Y. Dec. 2 prelims 9:30 a.m. finals 6 p.m. Dec Swimming Training & Competition Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Dec Diving Training & Competition Orlando, Fla. Dec. 22 Florida Atlantic, Texas A&M 1 p.m. Boca Raton, Fla. Jan. 4-5 Indiana Invite (Diving only) Bloomington, Ind. Jan. 12 Michigan State (Co-Ed) 2 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Jan. 18 Penn State, Michigan 6 p.m. University Park, Pa. Jan. 19 Penn State, Michigan 1 p.m. University Park, Pa. Feb. 1 Minnesota, Wisconsin 6 p.m. West Lafayette, Ind. Feb. 2 Minnesota, Wisconsin noon West Lafayette, Ind. Feb. 9 Indiana 4 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. Feb. 28- Big Ten Championships noon/7 p.m. Bloomington, Ind. March 2 March 10 Go-Pher-It Invitational 1/4 p.m. Minneapolis, Minn. March NCAA Regional Diving Zones 11 a.m. West Lafayette, Ind. March U.S. Senior Nationals 9:30 a.m. Minneapolis, Minn. March NCAA Championships noon/7 p.m. Athens, Ga. April 6-8 U.S. Diving Zone Championships All Day Orlando, Fla. April U.S. Diving Nationals All Day TBA # - Teams include Ball State ^ - Teams include Kentucky Butler Louisville Indianapolis Northwestern IUPUI Purdue Purdue Southern Illinois Valparaiso SMU Vincennes 24

8 SWIMMING COAST TO COAST An International Program - Where the Boilermakers Hail From Colorado Evergreen (David Hanisch) Connecticut Cromwell (Tomasz Drejer) Florida Largo (Eric Warrick) Plantation (Michael Miller) Indiana Columbus (Garth Bringman, Jeremy Wright) Crawfordsville (John Arzner) Floyds Knobs (Will Seelbach) Indianapolis (Jonathan Duncan, Eric Prugh) La Porte (Kevin Young) Newburgh (Ryan Sprengel) Peru (Ian Lehman) Illinois Alsip (Josh Karshen) Naperville (Oliver DiBlasi) Normal (Kyle Jackson) Maryland Bethesda (Steuart Martens) Michigan Dexter (Nick Cenci) New Hampshire Nashua (Tad Sayce) Newington (Tony Ten Haagen) Ohio Beavercreek (David Hughes) Texas Austin (Donovan Crowley) Spring (Clay Davis) Wisconsin Darien (Rion Epping) Outside the U.S.A. Australia (Louis Paul) Brazil (Gui Rego) Hungary (Tamas Bessenyei) Israel (Ehud Dekter) Mexico (Javier Diaz) Singapore (Ignatius Goh) 25

9 PURDUE BOILERMAKERS ROSTER NAME CLASS EVENT(S) HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL) Arzner, John Fr. Sprint Free/Back Crawfordsville, Ind. (Crawfordsville) Bessenyei, Tamas So. Breast Szentes, Hungary (Horvath) Bringman, Garth So. Dist. Free Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) Cenci, Nick So. IM/Fly Dexter, Mich. (Dexter) Crowley, Donovan Sr. Fly/Breast Austin, Texas (Westlake) Davis, Clayton Fr. Diving Spring, Texas (Spring) Dekter, Ehud Jr. Mid./Dist. Free Omer, Isreal (Orf-Hof-Hasaronsffair) Diaz, Javier Sr. Free/IM Satillo, Mexico (Monterrey) DiBlasi, Oliver Fr. Diving Naperville, Ill. (Waubonsie Valley) Drejer, Tomasz Sr. Dist. Free Cromwell, Conn. (Mercersburg Prep) Duncan, Jonathan Sr. Free/Back Indianapolis, Ind. (Ben Davis) Epping, Rion Fr. Dist. Free/IM Darien, Wis. (Delavan-Darien) Goh, Ignatius Fr. Sprint Free/Fly Singapore, Singapore (Rafflef) Hanisch, David R-Fr. Diving Evergreen, Colo. (Conifer) Hughes, David Fr. Back Beavercreek, Ohio (Beavercreek) Jackson, Kyle So. Mid./Dist. Free Normal, Ill. (University) Karshen, Josh Fr. Diving Alsip, Ill. (Alan B. Shepard) Lehman, Ian So. Mid./Dist. Free/Fly Peru, Ind. (Maconaquah) Martens, Steuart Fr. Dis. Free Bethesda, Md. (Walt Whitman) Miller, Mike Jr. Breast Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (American Heritage) Paul, Louis Fr. Back/IM Sydney, Austrailia (Knox Grammer) Rego, Gui Jr. Breast Recife, Brazil (Damas) Prugh, Eric Fr. Sprint Free/Back Indianapolis, Ind. (North Central) Sayce, Tad Jr. IM/Fly Nashua, N.H. (Nashua) Seelbach, Will Jr. Free Floyds Knobs, Ind. (Floyd Central) Sprengel, Ryan Sr. Sprint Free/IM Newburgh, Ind. (Castle) Ten Haagen, Tony So. IM Newington, N.H. (St. Thomas Aquinas) Warrick, Eric So. Diving Largo, Fla. (Admiral Farragut Academy) Wright, Jeremy Jr. Free Columbus, Ind. (Columbus North) Young, Kevin Sr. Diving La Porte, Ind. (La Porte) Head Coach: Dan Ross (Purdue 84), 17th year Assistant Coach: Tim Kelly (Southern Illinois 90), 4th year Diving Coach: Wenbo Chen (Beijing Sports University, China 87), 1st year Pronunciation Guide John Arzner ARZ - nur Tamas Bessenyei ta - MASH BESS - in - yeah Nick Cenci SEN - see Donovan Crowley DON - uh - vun CROW - lee Ehud Dekter AY - hood Javier Diaz HAV - ee - air DEE - az Tom Drejer DRAY - er Rion Epping Ryan Ignatius Goh ig - NAY - shus GO Ian Lehman EE - un LAY - men Steuart Martens Stewart Louis Paul Louie Gui Rego GEE RAY - go Eric Prugh PROO Tony Ten Haagen TEN haah - gun Wenbo Chen WHEN bo Chin Roster Break-Down By year: Seniors (6) Crowley, Diaz, Duncan, Drejer, Sprengel, Young Juniors (6) Dekter, Miller, Rego, Sayce, Seelbach, Wright Sophomores (7) Bessenyei, Bringman, Cenci, Jackson, Lehman, Ten Haagen, Warrick Freshmen (11) Arzner, Davis, DiBlasi, Epping, Goh, Hanisch, Hughes, Karshen, Martens, Paul, Prugh By stroke: Freestylers (15) Arzner, Bringman, Dekter, Diaz, Drejer, Duncan, Epping, Goh, Jackson, Lehman, Martens, Prugh, Seelbach, Sprengel, Wright Backstrokers (5) Arzner, Duncan, Hughes, Paul, Prugh Breaststrokers (4) Bessenyei, Crowley, Miller, Rego Butterflyers (5) Cenci, Crowley, Goh, Lehman, Sayce IMers (7) Cenci, Diaz, Epping, Paul, Sayce, Sprengel, Ten Haagen Divers (6) Davis, DiBlasi, Hanisch, Karshen, Warrick, Young 26

10 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Tamas Bessenyei Sophomore Breaststroke Szentes, Hungary Horvath Garth Bringman Sophomore Distance Freestyle Columbus, Ind. Columbus North H.S : Reigning Big Ten Champion and record-holder in the 100 breaststroke with a time of that time also broke the Purdue varsity 100 breast record previously held for four years by fellow countryman Vilmos Kovacs and was an NCAA A cut time... breaststroke leg of the 200 medley relay that recorded a third-place finish and a school record of 1:28.34 at the Big Ten Championships... earned a 15th-place finish in the 100 breast at the NCAA Championships for honorable mention All-America status... tallied a 12th-place finish at the NCAA Championships in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 1:58.36 for his second All-America honorable mention award... earned a personal best during the 200 breast prelims of NCAA s... set a pool record at Iowa in the 200 breast on Nov. 10, won his first collegiate race with a time of in the 50 free against Vincennes on Oct. 27, High School: 1997 long course Hungarian champion in the 100 meter breast with a time of 1: long course Hungarian champion in the 50 meter breast with a time of finished fifth at the 1999 European Championships in the 50 meter breast and was a semifinalist in the 200 meter breast... finished fifth in the 100 meter breast (1:03.82) at the Junior Swimming Championships in finished sixth in the 100 meter breast (1:04.16) at the Junior Swimming Championships in finished the 100 meter breast in 1:01.72 at the 1998 World Cup... world-ranked in three events: 11th in the 50 meter breast (28.46); 53rd in the 100 meter breast (1:03.43); 31st in the 200 meter breast (2:16.49). Personal: Born Sept. 4, given name is Tamas Bessenyei... parents are Mihaly Bessenyei and Eva Varga... has a younger sister, Agnes... majoring in agriculture. BESSENYEI S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Breast Fly 1: Breast 1: IM 1: : Swam the Boilermakers second-fastest 1,650 free time in 15:49.34 with his 21st-place finish at Big Ten s... recorded the team s third-best 1,000 free time at 9: finished the year with the fourthbest 500 free time at 4:32.55 with a 30th-place finish at Big Ten s... his 30th-place finish in the 400 IM at the conference championships was a personal best... swam to a 21st-place finish at Big Ten s in the 1,650 free with a personal best time... won his first collegiate race in the 1,000 free against Evansville on Nov. 4, also saw time in the IM events. High School: Named most improved swimmer sophomore year... two-time Mental Attitude Award winner... member of three-time team state champions. Personal: Born June 23, given name is Garth Ryan Bringman... parents are Ralph and Diane Bringman... majoring in computer integrated manufacturing technology. BRINGMAN S PERSONAL BESTS 500 Free 4: ,650 Free 15: ,000 Free 9: IM 4:04.96 Off the Block with... Garth Bringman. My favorite food is... blackberry pie. Purdue Pete or Rowdy? Pete. The best thing about Purdue swimming & diving is... the people. Off the Block with... Tamas Bessenyei. My favorite song is... Don t Tell Me by Madonna. One word that describes me competing is... machine. I chose Purdue because... Coach Dan Ross and the education. Sophomore Garth Bringman 27

11 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Nick Cenci Sophomore Butterfly/Individual Medley Dexter, Michigan Dexter H.S. Donovan Crowley Senior Butterfly/Breaststroke Austin, Texas Westlake H.S : Swam to a 31st-place finish in the 400 IM at the Big Ten Championships... finished 46th in the 200 IM at Big Ten s... finished 30th in the 200 fly at the conference championships for the sixth-best team time of won his first collegiate race with a time of in the 100 fly against Vincennes on Oct. 27, High School: Four-time Michigan state champion... team captain and Dexter High Athlete of the Year his senior year... Academic All- American... graduated cum laude. Personal: Born Aug. 29, given name is Nicholas Aaron Cenci... parents are Richard and Sandra Cenci... has two younger brothers, Dan and Joe... aerospace engineering major. CENCI S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly Back 1: Fly 1: IM 4:03.21 Off the Block with... Nick Cenci. My favorite athlete is... Steve Yzerman. Coke or Pepsi? Pepsi. One thing that impresses me about Coach Ross is... his ability to motivate us, while keeping everyone positive : Academic All-Big Ten... swam the fifth-fastest team time of for 36th place in the 100 free at the Big Ten Championships... scored with a time of for 16th-place at Big Ten s in the 100 fly... finished 23rd in the 100 breast with a time of that was fourthbest for the Boilermakers... butterfly leg of the 200 medley relay that recorded a third-place finish and a school record of 1:28.34 at the Big Ten Championships : Academic All-Big Ten... had the team s third-fastest 100 fly (49.52) and 200 breast (2:05.78) times... swam on the top 200 and 400 medley relay teams... had the fourth-fastest 100 breast (57.63) and fifth-fastest 50 free (21.70) times : Placed seventh in a Purdue varsity-best time of in the 100 fly at Big Ten s... member of 200 medley relay team that captured third place at the conference championships with a Purdue varsity-best time of 1: swam third leg of 200 medley relay that set a Michigan State pool record of 1: placed first in the 100 fly against MSU in a time of captured second place in the 100 fly (51.44) against Florida Atlantic and Brown... finished the year tops on Purdue s top times list in the 100 fly (48.91); second in both the 100 (57.94) and 200 breast (2:04.05); and third in the 200 IM (1:53.87). High School: Five-time athletic All-American... Academic All-American... named to Scholastic All-American team. Personal: Born May 12, given name is Donovan Duane Crowley... parents are Duane and Sondra Crowley... has two older sisters, Cathleen and Carolyn... mechanical engineering major. CROWLEY S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly Breast Free Off the Block with... Donovan Crowley. My favorite Web site is... Ebay.com. My favorite class at Purdue has been... Intro to Environmental Engineering. My favorite thing about Purdue is... always having friends around to hang out with. Sophomore Nick Cenci 28

12 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Ehud Dekter Junior Middle & Distance Freestyle Omer, Israel Orf-Hof-Hasaronsffair H.S. Javier Diaz Senior Freestyle/Individual Medley Saltillo, Mexico Technologico de Monterrey Summer 2001: Participated in the 2001 Maccabia Games on the Israeli National team meter free relay team champion... finalist in the 200 meter free... placed 11th in the 400 meter free : Swam to a third-best team time of 1:51.19 in the 200 fly at Big Ten s for 24th place... placed 28th at Big Ten s in the 200 free with a time of 1: finished 41st at the conference meet in the 100 free with a time of tallied a Boilermaker top-six finish in the 500 free in 4: : Had the team s fourth-fastest 200 fly time at 1: had the fifth-fastest 200 free (1:42.78), 500 free (4:36.22) and 1,000 free (9:48.49) times. High School: Three-time Israeli National champion in the 400 meter free Maccabia Games champion in the 200 meter free member of the 400 and 800 free relay team that set Israeli national records... member of Israeli National Team... member of Hapoel Jerusalem Swim Club, the eight-time defending Israeli National champions. Personal: Born July 5, given name is Ehud Dekter... parents are Muses and Bilha Dekter... has an older brother, Nir, and an older sister, Merave... industrial management major. DEKTER S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free 1: ,000 Free 9: Free 4: Fly 1:51.19 Off the Block with... Ehud Dekter. My favorite book is... Rainbow Six by Tom Clancy. The perfect day is... just relaxing in the sun. One thing that impresses me about Coach Ross is... his honesty. Summer 2001: Qualified as a member of the Mexican National Team and competed at the FINA World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan... swam to a 28th-place finish of 98 swimmers in the 200 free (LCM)... finished 23rd of 145 swimmers in the 200 IM (LCM) with a time of 2: placed 20th of 145 swimmers in the 400 IM (LCM) with a time of 4: swam lead-off leg of the ninth-place 800 free relay team (7:41.12, LCM)... swam breast leg of the 15thplace 400 medley relay team (3:54.24, LCM)... in Mexico, nationally ranked first in the 200 free and 200 and 400 IM : Academic All-Big Ten...recorded the team s top times in the 200 free (1:38.16) and the 200 IM (1:49.35)... scored in the 200 IM (16th, 1:51.29) and the 200 free (14th, 1:38.31) at the conference championships... finished 21st in 1:49.80 in the 200 fly at Big Ten s... swam the lead-off leg on both the 400 and 800 free relays that finished seventh and fifth with NCAA B cut times at Big Ten s... member of 800 free relay team that set Purdue varsity record with a time of 6: Summer 2000: Represented Mexico in the 2000 Olympic Summer Games... finished 30th of 120 swimmers in the prelims of the 200 free with a time of 1:53.00 (LCM)... placed 28th of 115 swimmers in the prelims of the 200 IM with a time of 2:07.00 (LCM)... in Mexico, nationally ranked first in the 200 free and 200 and 400 IM : Placed ninth in the 200 IM (1:49.74), 12th in the 200 free (1:38.71) and 13th in the 100 free (45.06) at Big Ten s... had team s top times in the 100 free (45.03), 200 free (1:38.48) and 200 IM (1:49.74)... member of the season s top 200, 400 and 800 free relay and 400 medley relay teams... had the team s third-fastest 1,000 free time... earned the team s fifth-fastest 400 IM time : Placed 12th in the 100 free (44.89) at Big Ten s... member of 200 free relay team that finished fourth at Big Ten s... set Purdue freshman records in the 100 and 200 free... set a Lambert Pool record against Indiana in the 200 free in 1: finished first on the Purdue squad in the 100 (44.86) and 200 free (1:37.74). High School: Named Sportsman-of-the-State (Coahuila) and Sportsman-ofthe-City (Saltillo) at ages 16 and member of the Mexican team at the Centroamerican and Caribbean Games... placed 18th in the 100 free at the Pan- Pacific Games in Fukuoka, Japan... set national records in the 50, 100 and 200 free and 200 IM as a sophomore... finished second in the 100 and 200 free at Mexican Nationals as a senior. Personal: Born Sept. 13, given name is Javier Diaz... parents are Javier and Ana Catalina Gonzales de Diaz... has two younger brothers, Jose Alejandro and Rodrigo, and a younger sister, Maria Catalina... economics major. DIAZ S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Free Fly 1: Free 1: IM 1:49.35 Off the Block with... Javier Diaz. My favorite article of clothing is... a sweater. Purdue Pete or Rowdy? Rowdy. The best thing about Purdue swimming & diving is... the unity of our team. 29

13 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Tomasz Drejer Senior Distance Freestyle Cromwell, Connecticut Mercersburg Academy Jonathan Duncan Senior Freestyle Indianapolis, Indiana Ben Davis H.S : Finished 30th at Big Ten s in the 400 IM with a time of 4: placed 36th at conference championships in the 500 free with a time of 4: swam to a 26th-place finish in the 1,650 free at Big Ten s for the Boilermakers third-best time of the year... finished the year with the second-best 1,000 free time of the squad at 9: : Had team s second-fastest 1,000 (9:28.98) and 1,650 (15:51.49) free times... swam Purdue s third-fastest 500 free (4:35.14) and 400 IM (4:10.14) times... placed 15th in the 1,650 free at Big Ten s... won the 500 free with a season-best time against Iowa... took second in the 1,000 free (9:29.10) against Northwestern : Cruised to a victory in the 1,000 free (9:23.80) against Northwestern... second on Purdue s top times list in the 500 (4:35.80), 1,000 (9:23.80) and 1,650 freestyle (15:46.34). High School: Swim team captain as a senior... Senior National qualifier in the 1,000 free... Junior National qualifier in the 800 free... member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born Aug. 28, given name is Tomasz Waldemar Drejer... parents are Waldemar and Sophie Drejer... has an older sister, Ania... meteorology major. DREJER S PERSONAL BESTS 500 Free 4: ,650 Free 15: ,000 Free 9: IM 4:05.07 Off the Block with... Tom Drejer. My best memory watching sports is... UConn s Tage George & Scott Burrell s buzzer-beater shot. The best vacation spot is... Middlefield, Conn., or wherever there s a lake. I chose Purdue because... it fit me and I knew that my major would be challenging : Scored at Big Ten s with a 10th-place finish in the 100 free with a time of for the top Purdue finish of the year... finished 23rd in the 50 free at Big Ten s for the second-best Purdue time of the year... swam a in the 100 back for a 20th-place finish at the conference championship... swam on both the 200 and 400 free relay teams at Big Ten s : Competed in open competition, recording a time of 44.4 in the 100 free : Member of 200 medley relay team that captured third at Big Ten s with a varsity record time of 1: member of 200 free relay team that swam to a fourth-place finish in 1:21.48 at Big Ten s... swam anchor leg of 200 medley relay that set a Michigan State pool record (1:32.44)... ranked second on Purdue top times list in the 100 free (45.05) and third in the 50 free (20.72) and 100 fly (50.39)... captured first place in the 50 free (20.96) against Michigan... placed 16th in the 100 free at Big Ten s with a personal season-best time of High School: Junior National champion and record holder in the 100 free as a senior... state runner-up in the 50 and 100 free as a senior... state finalist in the 50 and 100 free as a sophomore and junior free relay state qualifier as a freshman. Personal: Born July 3, given name is Jonathan Lee Duncan... parents are Don and Sandy Duncan... has a younger brother, Matt, and a younger sister, Stacy... health and fitness major. DUNCAN S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free 1: Free Fly Off the Block with... Jon Duncan. My favorite food is... popcorn. The perfect day is... a Saturday night at home, relaxing. My favorite thing about Purdue is... the team. 30

14 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES David Hanisch R - Freshman Diving Evergreen, Colorado Conifer H.S. Kyle Jackson Sophomore Middle & Distance Freestyle Normal, Illinois University H.S : Redshirt. High School: Varsity letter-winner in basketball, soccer and diving... three-time all-conference award winner... finished seventh at state his senior year. Personal: Born Jan. 16, given name is David Edward Hanisch... parents are Robert and Donna Hanisch... has three brothers, R.C., Doug and John, and one sister, Gretchen... majoring in aeronautical engineering. HANISCH S PERSONAL BESTS 1-Meter N/A 3-Meter N/A Off the Block with... Dave Hanisch. My favorite book is... Ender s Game. My favorite class at Purdue has been... IT 104. One thing that impresses me about Coach Chen is... his ability to watch a lot of divers at once : Finished 19th in the 200 free with a time of 1:39.22 at Big Ten s... finished 26th in the 200 back with a time of 1:50.52 at Big Ten s for the third-best Purdue time... placed 23rd in the 500 free for the thirdfastest Boilermaker swim of year with a time of 4: swam second leg of the 800 free varsity record-breaking relay team at the conference championships... won his first collegiate race in the 500 free against Vincennes on Oct. 27, High School: Three-time team most valuable swimmer... ranked 12th in the nation in the 500 free and 37th in the 100 back... Illinois state champion in the 500 free as a senior... third place finisher in the 100 back at state as a senior... two-time All-American... University High Sportsmanship award recipient as a senior... senior team captain. Personal: Born July 31, given name is Kyle William Jackson... parents are Ed and Mary Jackson... has a younger sister, Ashley... majoring in advertising with minors in psychology and organizational leadership and supervision (OLS). JACKSON S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free 1: ,000 Free 9: Free 4: Back 1:50.52 Off the Block with... Kyle Jackson. My favorite athlete is... my younger sister, Ashley Jackson. My favorite CD is... Quad City DJ s. I chose Purdue because... the new pool, the excellent coaches and it s a respected school. R-Freshman Dave Hanisch Sophomore Kyle Jackson 31

15 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Ian Lehman Sophomore Middle & Distance Freestyle/ Butterfly Peru, Indiana Maconaquah H.S : Finished 37th in the 200 fly in 1:56.76 at Big Ten s... placed 48th in the 500 free with a time of 4:44.28 at the conference championships and 49th in the 200 free with a time of 1: High School: Four-year varsity letter-winner in swimming... also ran cross country and track... graduated with academic honors. Personal: Born June 13, given name is Ian James Lehman... parents are James and Diane Lehman... has a younger sister, Ashley... majoring in computer technology. LEHMAN S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free 1: Free 4: Fly 1:55.37 Michael Miller Junior Breaststroke Fort Lauderdale, Florida American Heritage H.S : Scored at Big Ten s with a 12th-place finish in the 100 breast with an NCAA B cut time of as the second-fastest Purdue season time... scored in the 200 breast with a 13th-place finish in 2:02.99, also the second fastest season time... finished 45th in the 200 IM in 1: : Had the team s second-fastest 200 breast time at 2: owned third-fastest unshaved team time in the 100 breast at High School: Two-time high school most valuable swimmer and team captain... Junior National qualifier in the 100 meter and 200 meter breast... Junior National qualifier in the 200 IM... three-time All-American... club team was Pine Crest Swim Club/Fort Lauderdale Swim Team. Personal: Born March 19, 1980 in Campinas, Brazil... given name is Michael Edward Miller... parents are John and Maria Miller... has a younger sister, Christine... plant genetics and plant breeding major. Off the Block with... Ian Lehman. My favorite class at Purdue has been... physics. Michael Jordan or Larry Bird? Jordan. One thing that impresses me about coach Ross is... his ability to connect with us on a more personal level. MILLER S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Breast Breast 2: Breast 1:05.00 (LCM) Off the Block with... Mike Miller. My favorite stores are... pet stores. One word that describes me in real life is... alert. I chose Purdue because... I could tell the coaches had the same ambitions I do. Sophomore Ian Lehman Junior Mike Miller 32

16 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Guilherme Rego Junior Breaststroke Recife, Brazil Damas H.S. Tad Sayce Junior Butterfly/Individual Medley Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua H.S : Scored at Big Ten s with a 14th-place finish in the 200 breast with a time of 2: finished 21st in the 100 breast with an NCAA B cut time of at the conference championships... placed 38th in the 200 IM in 1:53.83 at Big Ten s : Had a 12th-place finish in the 200 breast in 2:02.58 and a 13thplace finish in the 100 breast... had the team s top times in both the 100 and 200 breast... had several first-place finishes against Big Ten rivals... won the 200 breast (2:05.68) vs. Iowa... finished first in the 200 breast against eighth-ranked Michigan. High School: 1999 Brazilian Senior National finalist... four-time Brazilian Junior National champion... finished second in the 1998 U.S. Junior National West (SCM) South American Junior National champion. Personal: Born Oct. 15, given name is Guilherme De Moraes Pinheiro Rego... parents are Joao Jose Do Rego Neto and Elbe De Moraes Piuheiro Rego... has two older brothers, Maurilio and Ricardo... management major : Scored as a finalist in the 100 fly with an eighth-place finish and a NCAA B cut time of at Big Ten s... scored with a 14thplace finish and a NCAA B cut time of 1:49.60 in the 200 IM at the conference championships... finished 19th in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.60 at Big Ten s... swam fly leg of the 400 medley relay team that placed 7th at Big Ten s : Finished 12th at Big Ten s in the 100 fly with a time of had team s second-fastest times in the 100 and 200 fly and 200 IM... had team s fourth-fastest time in the 400 IM... won the 200 IM with a time of 1:52.48 against Iowa... claimed first with a lifetime-best of 1:53.22 in the 200 fly against Eastern Michigan. High School: 1998 Junior National runner-up in two events Junior National Long Course champion in the 200 breast and 100 fly... Senior National qualifier... swam with Mass Bay Marlins club team. Personal: Born Oct. 27, given name is Edward W. Sayce... parents are Edward and Jean Sayce... has two sisters, Erin and Heather... electrical engineering technology major. REGO S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Breast IM 1: Breast 2:02.58 SAYCE S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly IM 1: Fly 1: IM 4:00.64 Off the Block with... Gui Rego. My favorite color is... black. Michael Jordan or Larry Bird? Who? Are they swimmers? Something that impresses me about Coach Ross is... he is a great person and communicator. Off the Block with... Tad Sayce. My favorite athlete is... Tom Dolan. My best memory watching sports was... when Eric Vendt broke the 1,500m free American record. I chose Purdue because... of the School of Technology and the new Aquatic Center. 33

17 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Will Seelbach Junior Freestyle Floyds Knobs, Indiana Floyd Central H.S. Tony Ten Haagen Sophomore Individual Medley Newington, New Hampshire St. Thomas Aquinas H.S : Placed 25th in the 200 free with a time of 1:40.10 at Big Ten s... finished 28th in the 50 free with a time of at the championships... recorded a finish of 27th at Big Ten s in the 200 back with a time of 1: had Purdue s fourth-fastest 50 and 200 free and 200 back times : Had the team s fourth-fastest 50 free at and 200 free at 1: High School: Three-time varsity most outstanding swimmer... Indiana State finalist in the 200 meter free... All-American in the 200 and 500 meter free... Junior National qualifier in the 50, 100 and 200 meter free events... swam for Lakeside Swim Club. Personal: Born Feb. 22, given name is William Harrison Seelbach... parents are Bill and Nancy Seelbach... has one younger sister, Courtney... organizational leadership and supervision (OLS) major. SEELBACH S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free 1: Free Back 1:50.52 Off the Block with... Will Seelbach. My favorite food is... fried potatoes. The best professor that I ve had at Purdue is... Dan Lybrook. One thing that impresses me about Coach Ross is... his ability to have a metaphor for anything : Finished 27th in the 400 IM at Big Ten s with a time of 4: placed 19th in the 200 breast with a time of 2:04.74 at the conference championships... had the third-best 200 IM time on the season... won his first collegiate race on Oct. 27, 2000 against Vincennes. High School: Two-time Scholastic All-American... most valuable swimmer all four years... New Hampshire state champion in the 500 free as a freshman... two-time state champion in the 100 breast IM state champion and state record holder... five-time Junior National finalist. Personal: Born Feb. 16, given name is Anthony Roy Ten Haagen... parents are Chris and Joyce Ten Haagen... has one younger sister, Kristy... majoring in journalism with minors in history and computer technology. TEN HAAGEN S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Breast 2: Fly 1: IM 1: IM 4:00.80 Off the Block with... Tony Ten Haagen. My favorite CD is... Ten by Pearl Jam. Coke or Pepsi? Coke. The best thing about Purdue swimming & diving is... being a part of the team that has crazy fun! Junior Will Seelbach Sophomore Tony Ten Haagen 34

18 BOILERMAKER BIOGRAPHIES Jeremy Wright Junior Freestyle Columbus, Indiana Columbus North H.S. Kevin Young Senior Diving La Porte, Indiana La Porte H.S : Scored at Big Ten s with a 12th-place finish in the 200 free with a NCAA B cut time of 1: placed 17th in the 500 free with another B cut time of 4:28.17 at the conference championships... captured a second 17th-place finish at Big Ten s in the 100 free... member of varsity record-setting 800 relay team... member of 200 free, 400 free and 400 medley relay teams that placed 8th, 7th and 7th, respectively, at Big Ten s... recorded the team s second-fastest 500 free time of the year : Received the Most Improved Swimmer Award... had the team s second-fastest time in the 500 free (4:311.35)... had the thirdfastest 200 free (1:41.27) and fourth-fastest 100 free (46.18) times... swam on the Boilermakers top 200, 400 and 800 free relay teams... swam a lifetime best in the 200 free in 1:41.83 for second place against Michigan State... anchored the winning 400 free relay against eighthranked Michigan. High School: Winner of Mental Attitude Award junior and senior years... member of Indiana state championship team... Junior National finalist in the 100 free... four-time All-American in the relay events... honorable mention All-American in the 200 meter free... club team was Donner Swim Club. Personal: Born June 14, given name is Jeremy Ryan Wright... parents are Jerry and Rose Wright... has a younger brother, Nicholas, and a younger sister, Kristen... computer graphics technology major : Placed 25th on the 1-meter board at Big Ten s with a score of finished second on the 1-meter board against Miami (Ohio) and Iowa... gathered a second-place finish against Wisconsin on the 1- meter and 3-meter boards and a third against Minnesota on the 3- meter board : Received Most Valuable and Most Improved Diver awards : Claimed first place in the 1-meter diving competition voluntary with against Northwestern... received Purdue s Most Improved Diver award. High School: Finished seventh and ninth at state meet during senior and junior years, respectively... named all-conference as a senior... received Coach s Award and Most Valuable Diver Award all four years... posted career-high six-dive score of and 11-dive score of Personal: Born Feb. 16, given name is Kevin Michael Young... parents are Roy and Kathleen Young... has an older sister, Amy... management and accounting major. YOUNG S PERSONAL BESTS 1-Meter Meter WRIGHT S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Free Free 4: Free 1: ,000 Free 9:34.33 Off the Block with... Jeremy Wright. My favorite article of clothing is... my train hat. Who plays you in a movie about yourself? Bill Murray. The best thing about Purdue swimming and diving is... the great competition. Off the Block with... Kevin Young. My favorite pro sports team is... Da Bears (NFL). Iced tea or lemonade? Lemonade. My favorite thing about Purdue is or 13 credit hour semesters. 35

19 BOILERMAKER NEWCOMER BIOGRAPHIES John Arzner Freshman Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke Crawfordsville, Indiana Crawfordsville H.S. Clay Davis Freshman Diving Spring, Texas Spring H.S. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner... also lettered in football... four-time sectional team champs... most improved award freshman year... three-time winner of the most inspirational award... All-State selection junior year... All-American junior year... most valuable swimmer senior year... received mental attitude award senior year... captain senior year... finished seventh in the 100 free and eighth in the 100 back at the state championship in his senior year... earned Indiana Academic Honors diploma... Hoosier Boys State delegate. Personal: Born Jan. 31, given name is John Dominic Arzner... parents are Gus and Andrea Arzner... dad Gus was John s high school coach... has three brothers, Ryan, Nick and Adam... plans on majoring in management. ARZNER S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Back Free Back 2:01.00 Off the Block with... John Arzner. My favorite pro sports team is... Washington Redskins (NFL). Michael Jordan or Larry Bird? Jordan. My favorite thing about Purdue is... my freshman swimming class. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner , 2000 and 2001 Texas State runner-up on the 1-meter board... three-time high school All-American on the 1-meter board... diving team captain his senior year... member of National Honor Society and Student Council. Other Club Experience: Member of Woodlands Diving Team coached by Ken Armstrong... platform qualifier at the 2000 Senior Nationals... six-time Junior Olympic Summer Nationals participant... has qualified on all boards since finished fourth on the platform in won third place on the 3-meter and 12th place on the platform in took fifth-place on the platform in semi s in 2000, 12th in finals... was first on all boards in 1997 s Texas Age Group Diving (TAGDA)... took second on the 1-meter and first on 3-meter and platform in Personal: Born June 25, given name is Clayton Whitney Davis... parents are Larry and Rose Davis... has two older sisters, Kristen and Brooke... plans on majoring in building construction management. DAVIS PERSONAL BESTS 1-Meter Meter Off the Block with... Clay Davis. My favorite vacation spot is... Guadalupe River, New Braunfels, Texas. Who plays you in a movie about your life? Leon Phelps (the Ladies Man). The best thing about Purdue swimming & diving is... I have a new family. 36

20 BOILERMAKER NEWCOMER BIOGRAPHIES Oliver DiBlasi Freshman Diving Naperville, Illinois Waubonsie Valley H.S. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner... earned sportsmanship award and most improved freshman year... sectional runner-up sophomore year... sectional champ junior and senior years... two-time all-state team... sixth at state junior year and fourth senior year... also played football and volleyball... all-conference academic award winner. Personal: Born Aug. 3, given name is Oliver E. DiBlasi... parents are Anthony and Joy Safo... has one sister, Krystle, and one brother, Chaun... plans on majoring in engineering. DIBLASI S PERSONAL BESTS 1-Meter Meter Off the Block with... Oliver DiBlasi. Coke of Pepsi? Pepsi. My favorite athlete is... Walter Payton. My favorite thing about Purdue is... everyone is so open. Rion Epping Freshman Distance Freestyle/Individual Medley Darien, Wisconsin Delavan - Darien H.S. High School: Four-year varsity letterwinner... four-time MVP... allstate honorable mention freshman year... three-time all-state honoree... state champion in 500 free sophomore, junior and senior years IM state champion sophomore year... All-American honorable mention sophomore year... All-American honoree junior and senior years... two-time Division Two Swimmer of the Year... qualified for the Olympic Trials junior year... state champion in 200 free senior year... team conference champs in also ran cross country... MVP and All-Conference honoree junior year. Personal: Born March 12, given name is Rion Gregory Epping... parents are Greg and Kim Epping... has two sisters, Brittney and Mallory, and one brother, Zachary... plans on majoring in biology. EPPING S PERSONAL BESTS 1,000 Free 9: IM 1: ,650 Free 15: IM 4:06.36 Off the Block with... Rion Epping. My favorite other sport is... cross country. My favorite CD is... Dave Matthews, Live At Red Rocks. The best things about Purdue swimming and diving are... EVERYTHING! We have the best facilities, coaches and team. 37