Miami University Women s Swimming & Diving

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1 Miami University Women s Swimming & Diving Table of Contents Table of Contents/Quick Facts... 1 Season Preview Roster... 4 Nixon Aquatic Center... 5 Coach Dave Jennings... 6 Coach Todd Spohn/Assistant Coach Phil Kraus... 7 Meet the RedHawks RedHawk Newcomers In Review MAC Opponents MAC Individual Champions MAC Champions Miami Records Academic Accolades Miami Athletic Hall of Fame Mid-American Conference Support Staff Strength and Conditioning Miami University MIAMI UNIVERSITY, PLEASE When referring to Miami, please use Miami University, Miami University (Ohio) or Miami (Ohio) University. Please do not use Miami of Ohio, University of Miami of Ohio, etc. The latter are not the proper names for our institution. Also, in 1997, the University began using its new nickname, the RedHawks. It is one word with a capital H. Thank you. Miami Quick Facts Address Millett Hall Location... Oxford, Ohio Population... 18,937 Founded Enrollment... 16,300 Nickname... RedHawks Colors... Red and White Affiliation... NCAA I President... Dr. James C. Garland Miami University s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is appreciative of the student body s spirit and financial support of our department, which enables us to produce quality athletic programs and continue our strong athletic traditions. Miami is devoted to an equal opportunity policy and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, or sexual orientation in its educational programs, activities, admissions, or employment policies. Swimming and Diving Information Head Coach... Dave Jennings Alma Mater... Ashland College, 78 Jennings ... jenninda@muohio.edu Diving Coach... Todd Spohn Alma Mater... Miami, 86 Spohn s ... spohntm@muohio.edu Assistant Coach... Phil Kraus Alma Mater... Ball State, 97 Kraus ... krauspa@muohio.edu Record MAC Record/Finish /First Facility... Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center Conference... Mid-American Letterwinners Returning/Lost... 28/9 Athletic Media Relations Assistant AD... Mike Harris Associate... Angie Renninger Asst./Pub. Coord.... Vince Frieden Assistant... Ryan Erb Intern/Swimming & Diving... Kevin Conway Conway s Phone... (513) Conway s .. conwaykm@muohio.edu Sr. Program Assistant... Norma McClure Office Phone... (513) Office Fax... (513) Website... Athletic Department Staff Athletic Dept. Phone... (513) Athletic Director... Brad Bates Executive Associate AD... Karen Womack Senior Associate AD... Steve Cady Associate AD... Mike Watson Assistant AD... Ken Peters Assistant AD... Mike Harris Assistant AD... Troy Hartman Assistant AD... Dan Dalrymple Assistant AD... Chris Otto Director of Marketing... Joe Cobbs Faculty Representative... Susan Lipnickey Ticket Manager... Judy Worley Academic Coordinators... David Graham... Cynthia Veraldo... Christyn Chambers Strength Coach... Dan Dalrymple Athletic Trainer... Gale Newton Athletic Trainer... Jolene Atkins Facility Manager... John Walker Team Doctors... Dr. Steven Dailey... Dr. Ron Hess Credits Editor: Kevin Conway Assistant Editors: Mike Harris, Angie Renninger, Vince Frieden, Ryan Erb, Dave Jennings, Phil Kraus Layout and Design: Kevin Conway Photography: Bill Hicks, Jeff Sabo, Virgil Sweeden and Igor Osatuke of Miami Applied Technologies, Jeff Blatnik, Brett Hansbauer, Phil Kraus Printing: A&B Printing, Dayton, Ohio 1

2 Preview The best thing a conference champion has going for itself is the experience of winning, and understanding what it takes to win again. We have a veteran squad with national-level experience, said head coach Dave Jennings. These swimmers know how to win. This year s installment of Miami University s women s swimming and diving team has plenty of experience, as the RedHawks have dominated the Mid-American Conference, claiming the last two MAC Championships, and not losing a conference dual meet over the last two seasons. There are 16 swimmers on the roster that have swam for Miami in each of its last two MAC Championship seasons, while an additional 11 were with the team for last year s title, providing the RedHawks with plenty of experience. For a program that has won 13 MAC Championships, including 12 under its current Hall of Fame coach, Dave Jennings, the key has been, not just depth, but a deep talent base. On paper this is, without a doubt, one of the best Miami teams I ve coached, said Jennings. Last year, the team was split between the MAC Championships and the Midwestern Conference Championships. At the MCC, the RedHawks swam to a third-place finish against other regional schools top swimmers, while Miami won the MAC Championship. From last year s squad, Miami s two MAC Champions and four of its five all-mac selections will return this season. With the addition of a talented class of incoming and transfers, the RedHawks will remain the team to beat in their quest for a MAC-record 14th conference championship. We brought in a very solid class, said Jennings. Some of our freshmen will have an immediate impact on our program, and replace some of the seniors from last year. Hopefully I can stay out of their way and let them succeed. Sprints In the sprint events, juniors Christel Frantz and Andrea Hocevar will look to guide a young contingent. Frantz finished with the sixth-fastest finals time in the 50 free, while swimming with successful relays in the 200 medley and 800 free with Hocevar. Hocever posted top-10 finishes in the 100 and 200 free, while finishing with the eighth-fastest finals time in the 50 free. Hocevar and Frantz really picked it up towards the end of last year, said Jennings. My hope is that they can pick up where they left off. The return of a healthy Maggi Bulla, who redshirted last season, and newcomer Ashley Seymour, should solidify the sprinting events from Jennings. Distance The distance stands as the strongest events for the RedHawks, as two of the top distance swimmers return. Senior Amy Miranda, junior Cara Magee and sophomore Katie Forster posted the top Katie Forster two times in multiple events. The distance is the cornerstone of our program, says Jennings. Miranda won her third-straight MAC Championship in the 1650 free and won her second 500 free in a row at the MAC Championships. While setting school records in both the 1000 and 1650 free during the season, Miranda qualified for the NCAA Championships in both her MAC-winning events. Her 1650 time also broke the MAC mark. After finishing in the top-five in three events at the MAC Championships, Magee was named second-team all-mac, posting top-10 league times in five events. Forster was met with similar success last season. As a, she topped the MAC in the 500 free, while breaking Miranda s school mark in the event at the Minnesota Invitational. Forster also topped the MAC in the 500 free and won a total of 12 events during the season. Also providing depth will be seniors Katie Scott and Liz Roble. Scott s top times are just behind those of Miranda and Forster in both the 1000 and 1650 free events. Roble will rejoin the team for a senior season after studying abroad in Luxemburg last year. We have a very veteran group of distance swimmers, Jennings added. They know how to race and they have been there for us. Newcomer Julie Madden, a junior transfer from UCLA, will also look to make a dent in her first season with the Red and White. Backstroke All-MAC first-team member, junior Trisha Lamb, returns to lead the backstroke corps for Miami. While finishing with the second-fastest 200 back in MAC history, Lamb captured league championships in both the 100 and 200 back events. Trisha is picking up where she left off last year, said Jennings. She has a great opportunity to defend her titles. The backstroke is another event that will benefit from a healthy Maggi Bulla, as she has posted times that rival Lamb s in both events. Junior Katie Miles and senior Emily Maier are additional options for Jennings in the backstroke. Their times were third and fourth on the team last year, respectively. 2

3 Freshmen Rachel Parker and Brittany Hocker will look to contribute as both swimmers posted promising times in high school. Breaststroke First-team all-mac selection Katie Unger, senior Casey Mangano and sophomore Laura Armbruster all return in the breast stroke events, giving Laura Armbruster Miami a formidable trio. Unger finished third in the 100 and fifth in the 200 breast at the MAC Championships as a, while posting the second- and third-best times in the MAC in those events, respectively. We have a lot of depth returning in the breaststroke events, said Jennings. We like our odds, with our combination of veterans and our. Mangano took sixth at the MAC Championships in the 100 breast, while winning 10 events on the season, including a pool-record performance in the 100 breast at Kenyon. Armbruster also took sixth at the conference meet, but in the 200 breast. She also swept the breast events against MAC-foe Marshall. Freshmen Sarah Baumert, Ashley Seymour and Ashley Petak will be the newcomers called on to contribute in this event. Baumert and Seymour combined to be named high school all-americans 30 times. Baumert can make a big impact in the breaststroke, added Jennings. Along with Armbruster, we will have a solid tandem at the MAC Championships. Butterfly The butterfly is the RedHawks deepest event with 12 swimmers posting sub-minute times. Leading the way is junior Michelle Reynolds, who won a MAC Championship in the 100 fly as a, and took third in the 200 fly, as well. Junior Courtney Dice and sophomore Ellen Koch also return this year. Dice had a productive sophomore year, while Koch is rebounding from injury that hampered her last year, and will provide experienced depth. We have a lot more depth than last year (in the butterfly events), said Jennings. Newcomers will play a large factor as we have a slew of freshmen with scoring potential. Sarah Baumert, in particular, will look to make waves in the 100 fly, as her personal-best time is one-half second off Reynolds team-leading mark. Individual Medley Katie Unger, Casey Mangano and Laura Armbruster. Lamb posted Miami s top IM times last year, and has eclipsed the RedHawks 400 record before, while topping out just Preview seconds off the 200 mark. Armbruster and Katie Unger are two of our top IMers, said Jennings, while we ll also have Trisha Lamb in the 400 and Ashley Seymour, who could be at her best here. Ashley Seymour s personal-best times in the IM are encouraging as to her ability to step up and earn points for the RedHawks come MAC Championship time. Diving Sophomore Christin Eberst and senior Heidi Willemssen are the lone returning divers for Jennings. Diving is another one of our strong points, said Jennings. We have two of the top divers in the MAC. Eberst, who was an NCAA Championship qualifier as a, won 17-of-22 diving events entering the MAC Championships where she took third in the one-meter and fourth in the three-meter events. Eberst has rapidly become one of the better divers in the MAC. She qualified for the Christin Eberst NCAA Championships in the three-meter as a. Willemssen took fourth in the one-meter and sixth while jumping from three meters at the MAC Championships. Heidi has been one of the top divers in the MAC for a while, and has built on that over the last three years. The that will look to contribute on the springboard will be Katie Meister and Emilie Armer. Meister was one of five divers in the nation to be name an all-american, as well as academic all-america. The addition of these two (Meister and Armer) will fortify our diving team. Outlook While the RedHawks will have the daunting task of seeking their third consecutive MAC title, they will also try to expand their impact to a regional, and even national, stage. Last year was a great year for our swimming and diving program, said Jennings, not just as a team, but individually as well. With a pair of NCAA qualifiers, we will be able to keep moving forward and hopefully have an impact on the national level. But Jennings knows that to achieve national acheivements, you have to get the job done at home first. We are looking forward to hosting the MAC Championships this year, said Jennings. We would like to keep the (MAC Championship) trophy in Oxford. It s going to be a lot of fun. 3

4 roster Name Year Event Hometown/High School (Transfer) Laura Armbruster... So.... Breast, IM, Fly... North Royalton, Ohio/North Royalton Emilie Armer... Fr.... Diving... Libertyville, Ill./Libertyville Kelly Barcza... Jr.... Free, Fly... Westerville, Ohio/St. Francis DeSales Sarah Baumert... Fr.... Breast, Fly... Columbus, Ohio/Upper Arlington Julia Bayard... So.... Breast, IM... Los Angeles, Calif./Notre Dame Academy Laurie Brenner... Fr.... Diving... Cincinnati, Ohio/Colerain Maggi Bulla... So.... Sprints, Back... Cincinnati, Ohio/Ursuline Erin Darrah... Fr.... Back, IM... Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Scioto Beth Davidson... So.... Free... Powell, Ohio/Olentangy Chelsi Day... Fr.... Breast/IM... Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Christian Cortney Dice... Jr.... Fly... Pittsburgh, Pa./Hampton Christin Eberst... So.... Diving... Clifton Park, N.Y./Shenendehowa Katie Forster... So.... Free... Centerville, Ohio/Centerville Christen Fout... Jr.... Free, Fly... Shaker Heights, Ohio/Hawken School Christel Frantz... Jr.... Back, Sprints... Westlake, Ohio/Westlake Andrea Hocevar... Jr.... Free... Richmond Heights, Ohio/Hawken School Brittney Hocker... Fr.... Back, Fly... Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro Kyndra Huff... Fr.... Breast, IM... Oxford, Ohio/Talawanda Amy Javornik... So.... Breast... Amherst, Ohio/Marion L. Steele Morgan Kautz... Jr.... Free... Long Grove, Ill./Stevenson Amber Kerek... Fr.... Fly, Free... Hudson, Ohio/Hudson Lindsey Kessler... So.... Free... Evanston, Ill./Evanston Township Ashley Kinker... Jr.... Free... Carmel, Ind./Brebeuf Jesuit College Prep Ellen Koch... So.... Fly, IM... Pittsburgh, Pa./Mt. Lebanon Trisha Lamb... Jr.... Back, IM... Oregon, Ohio/Notre Dame Academy Laura-Ashley Lossing... Fr.... Fly, Free... Granville, Ohio/Granville Julie Madden... Jr.... Free/Distance... Canton, Ohio/Hawken (UCLA) Cara Magee... Jr.... Free... Wauseon, Ohio/Wauseon Emily Maier... Sr.... Back, IM... Fort Wright, Ky./Notre Dame Academy Casey Mangano... Sr.... Breast, IM... Cincinnati, Ohio/St. Ursula Darcy Meek... Fr.... Fly, IM... Wilton, Conn./Wilton Katie Meister... Fr.... Diving... Cincinnati, Ohio/McAuley Katie Miles... Jr.... Free, Fly... Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern Amy Miranda... Sr.... Free... Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart Academy Rachel Parker... Fr.... Back, IM... Brookeville, Md./Our Lady of Good Margaret Patrick... Fr.... Fly, Free... Marietta, Ga./Holy Innocents Ashley Petak... Fr.... Breast, IM... North Potomac, Md./Quince Orchard Michelle Reynolds... Jr.... Free, Fly... Wyoming, Ohio/Wyoming Elizabeth Roble... Sr.... Free... Englewood, Colo./Kent Laura Rosenbarger... So.... Free... Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove Allison Schaser... Fr.... Free, Fly... Waukesha, Wis./Waukesha South Katie Scott... Sr.... Free, Fly... St. Louis, Mo./Lindbergh Ashley Seymour... Fr.... Free, IM... Wilmette, Ill./New Trier Tyler Smith... Fr.... Free, Back... Milledgeville, Ga./Baldwin Jessica Swider... Fr.... Beast, Fly... St. Charles, Ill./St. Charles East Chelsea Theaker... Fr.... Diving... Mansfield, Ohio/Mansfield Katie Unger... So.... Breast, IM, Fly... Hartland, Wis./Arrowhead Susan Waizenhofer... Fr.... Free, Fly... Mason, Ohio/Mason Randi Webber... So.... Fly... Hamilton, Ohio/Lakota West Heidi Willemssen... Sr.... Diving... Prior Lake, Minn./Lakeville Chloe Young-Hyman... Fr.... Breast, Back... Baltimore, Md./St. Paul s School Diana Zeleznikar... Fr.... Free, Fly... Rocky River, Ohio/Rocky River 4

5 Corwin M. nixon aquatic center The world-class home of RedHawk swimming is housed in Miami s $22 million Recreational Sports Center. The Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center is highlighted by an eight-lane, 50-meter pool and a separate 25-meter well, containing one-, three-, five-, seven- and 10-meter platforms. The diving facilities at the Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center have been the site of several major national competitions and a training facility for Olympic divers. The Nixon Aquatic Center offers equipment for divers to practice spotting-belt work and dry-land training without immersing themselves in water. The Corwin M. Nixon Aquatic Center has served as host to many prestigious events such as: 2004 USA Sectional Swimming Championships 2004 MAC Women s Swimming and Diving Championships 2002 Diving Junior National Championships 2002 Synchonized Swimming Championships 1997/1999/2002 Women s Division III National Championships 1997/2001 MAC Men s Swimming and Diving Championships 2000 Ohio Senior USS Championships 1995 and 1999 Mid-American Conference Women s Swimming and Diving Championships 1996 Phillips 66 Senior Indoor Diving Championships 1995 NCAA Division I Regional Diving Championships 5

6 head coach dave jennings dave JENNINGS ASHLAND 78 22nd year at Miami Head Coach Swimming & Diving After claiming his 12th Mid-American Conference Championship, Miami head swimming coach Dave Jennings looks to direct his squad in defense of the coveted MAC crown. Entering his 22nd season as Miami mentor, Jennings swimming formula has produced an MAC record (.804) in dual meets. Miami teams not only have collected dual meet victories but also have hoarded the hardware come MAC Championship time. His RedHawks have won six of the last eight conference titles. On two different occasions, Jennings has directed the RedHawks to four straight titles and has steered six different classes to perfect careers at the MAC title meet. The 1998 MAC Coach of the Year award is his latest honor in a long line of awards and achievements. A 1996 inductee into the Miami Athletic Hall of Fame, Jennings has earned MAC Coach of the Year honors on nine occasions, including four consecutive seasons from 1983 through Jennings has led the RedHawks to 12 of the school s 13 MAC team titles and has coached 168 MAC individual and relay champions. Under Jennings, 25 Miami swimmers have been NCAA qualifiers, 79 have been U.S. Senior National qualifiers, and six have been Olympic trial qualifiers. He also has instructed four MAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year, a Miami Athlete of the Year and the Miami Athlete of the Decade for the 1980s, Tish Bucher. Before arriving in Oxford, Jennings was a teacher and head men s swimming coach at Upper Arlington High School from 1979 through He was voted Coach of the Year in Ohio following the 1982 season. During his tenure at Upper Arlington, Jennings also was director of the Amateur Upper Arlington Swim Club. Prior to assuming the coaching position at Upper Arlington, Jennings served as a swimming instructor and coach of Coshocton High School, where he led the school to a top ten team placing and first conference championship. Jennings is a 1978 graduate of Ashland College where he earned a bachelor of science degree in physical education. While at Ashland, Jennings was a member of a swimming team that placed second at the Penn-Ohio Championships and ninth at the NCAA Division III Championships. Originally from Lexington, Ohio, Jennings and his wife Kathy have two sons, Blake (18) and Tyler (15), and reside in Oxford. Jennings Record at Miami Year W L Pct. MAC Finish First First First First First First Second Second Third Second Fourth Second Second First First First First Second Second First First Total MAC Individual/Relay Champions 12 MAC Championships 25 NCAA Participants 2 MAC Outstanding Swimmers 2 MAC Outstanding Divers 4 MAC Scholar-Athletes of the Year 2 NCAA All-Americans 79 Senior National qualifiers 6 Olympic Trial qualifiers 6

7 todd SPOHN MIAMI 86/ 93 18th year at Miami Diving Coach Swimming & Diving Todd Spohn begins his 18th season as Miami s diving coach. A nine-time Mid-American Conference Diving Coach of the Year, Spohn also coaches the men s diving team. Over the past four seasons, Spohn s men s and women s divers have taken 10 titles in the one- and three-meter diving events at the MAC Swimming and Diving Championships. Miami alumnae Kelly Harper and Cassie Eakins are the only divers in Miami history to win MAC diving championships on both boards in back-to-back years. Spohn also led Harper and Eakins to MAC Diver of the Year honors and Miami Athlete of the Year accolades. Todd has been able to develop one of the premier Division I programs in the Midwest, coach Dave Jennings says. He does a good job of working with each individual to make sure that they give their best effort every time they compete. Spohn earned his bachelor s degree from Miami in 1986 and his master s degree in sport studies, also from Miami. During his diving career, Spohn was a six-time MAC Championship finalist and three-time NCAA Zone Championship qualifier. Since graduation, Spohn has competed and medaled internationally at the Pan Pacific Masters Diving Championship as well as performed professional high diving. Spohn and his wife, Monica, live in Oxford. They have three children: Hannah (15), Andy (14) and Molly (11). Miami RedHawk Women s Swimming & Diving diving coach todd spohn/assistant coach phil kraus phil KRAUS BALL STATE 97 3rd year at Miami, 5th Overall Assistant Coach Swimming & Diving Phil Kraus is in his third season as assistant coach at Miami. In his first two seasons, the RedHawks won a pair of MAC Championships along with posting an incredible 28-4 (.875) overall record and a 16-0 record in the MAC. Kraus came to Oxford via Northern Illinois, where he spent two years as the Over his 17 years of coaching Miami s men s and women s diving teams, Todd Spohn has solidified himself as one of the top coaches in the Mid-American Conference. While Spohn s coaching achievements span a 17-year period, since 1998 his divers have racked up the accolades. Here is a list of Spohn s divers accomplishments over the past four seasons. women Women s MAC one-meter champion Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Women s MAC three-meter champion Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Women s MAC Diver of the Year Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Women s MAC Outstanding Senior Kelly Harper Women s MAC Coach of the Year Todd Spohn / Miami s Female Athlete of the Year Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins men Men s MAC one-meter champion Brian Davis Dylan Nichol / Men s MAC three-meter champion Brian Davis Dylan Nichol / Men s MAC Diver of the Year Brian Davis Dylan Nichol / Men s MAC Coach of the Year Todd Spohn / / assistant coach for NIU s men s and women s swimming and diving teams. Kraus duties with the Huskies included coordinating recruiting, team workouts, travel and fundraising. In his time there, the Husky men s and women s teams combined to have a co-mac Swimmer of the Year and five all-mac selections, while setting 15 school records in the process. In Kraus last year in Dekalb, the Northern Illinois men posted their second-best record (11-3) in team history. Phil brings a very good background in the Mid-American Conference to Miami, head coach Dave Jennings said. He is a Ball State graduate, and he has coached at Northern Illinois. He has a very detail-oriented personality. He fits in very well with the team. From , Kraus was the head swimming and diving coach at Lebanon High School. In that time, he tutored five state qualifiers and two academic all-state selections, and three school records were broken under his watch. Kraus also was head swimming coach at Woodland Country Club, which under his tutelage won the Interclub Championship in 1996, the first time the club accomplished the feat in 25 years. A four-year letterwinner at Ball State, Kraus graduated in 1997 with a degree in secondary education. He was named academic all-mac twice as a Cardinal. Kraus brother, Leonard, is the head women s swimming coach at Marshall. 7

8 redhawk profiles emily MAIER senior Backstroke/IM accountancy Fort Wright, Ky. Notre Dame Academy : Finished 16th in the 400 IM at the MAC Championships : Swam at the MAC Championships in the 200 back and the 400 IM where she set season-best times... took third in the 200 back at Ball State and fourth against Wright State... took fifth in both the 100 and 200 backstroke at Kenyon : Finished 11th in the 200 back and 15th in the 400 IM at the MAC Championships, setting a personal best in the former... missed the finals of the 100 back at the MAC Championships by one spot. High School: Top-eight finisher at the state meet in all individual events... regional and conference Swimmer of the Year in participated in the state meet all four years... swam on the Cincinnati Marlins junior national teams in 1996 and Personal: Born Dec. 9, daughter of Rae and Mike Maier... majoring in accountancy. MAIER S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Back... 2: IM... 2: IM... 4:36.08 casey MANGANO senior Breaststroke/IM accountancy Cincinnati, Ohio St. Ursula : MAC Swimmer of the Week (11/20)... posted MAC top-10 times in three events, including the third-fastest 200 medley relay... competed in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, as well as the 200 IM, at the MAC Championships... finished sixth in the 100 and 14th in the 200 breast, and posted the eighth fastest finals time in the 200 IM... also swam a leg on the second-place 200 medley and third-place 400 medley relays... had 10 first-place finishes on the season, including a pool-record 100 breast time at Kenyon... won the 200 breast and was a part of two top-finishing relays at Ohio State : Placed 14th and 16th in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively at the MAC Championships... set a seasonbest time in her finish in the 200 IM at the MAC Championships : Came in fourth in the 100 and 200 breast and ninth in the 200 IM at the MAC Championships, setting personal bests in all three events... won the 200 breast against Pittsburgh/Notre Dame/Kenyon. High School: Four-year letterwinner... most valuable swimmer her, sophomore and senior seasons... holds the team record in the 200 medley relay... named first-team Greater Catholic League and all-america... participated in the Ohio state championship all four years... came in fifth in the 100 breast her senior year... was district champion in the 100 breast and a member of the district champion 200 medley relay team. Personal: Born Sept. 23, daughter of Debbie Romarello and Jerry Mangano... majoring in accountancy. amy MIRANDA senior Freestyle marketing and management Louisville, Ky. Sacred Heart Academy : All-MAC First Team... Academic All-MAC... MAC Swimmer of the Week (11/26)... set a Miami and MAC records with a time of 16:30.70 in the 1650 freestyle at the Minnesota Gopher Invitational... set another school record over the first 1000 meters (10:01.93)... posted the MAC s top time in two events, including the 1650 free, in which her time was seconds better then the next best time... also finished atop the 1000 free time chart, and in the topthree in three other events... competed at the NCAA Championships... won MAC Championships in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle events... set a pool record with her 1650 time... also swam a leg on the second-place 800 free relay and in the 200 freestyle, taking fifth... finished the season with 16 top-three finishes, including five first-place, and eight second-place finishes : All-MAC First Team... won the 500 and 1650 free events at the 2002 MAC MIRANDA S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free... 1: Free... 4: Free... 10: Free... 16:30.70 MANGANO S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Breast... 1: Breast... 2: IM... 2:

9 amy MIRANDA (cont.) Championships... also finished fourth in the 200 free... met the NCAA Provisional Qualifying Standard with her time in the 1650 free... was a member of the second-place 800 free relay team : All-MAC First Team... captured first in the 1650 free, second in the 500 free and fourth in the 200 free at the MAC Championships... set school records in the 500 free and the 1650 free... her time in the 200 free at the conference meet was a season best... also was a member of the third-place 800 free relay team at the MAC meet. High School: All-Kentucky her senior year... four-time state champion... voted her school s athlete of the year three times... most valuable swimmer her year... named most inspirational swimmer her sophomore and senior years. Personal: Born Dec. 22, daughter of Debbie and John Miranda... majoring in marketing and management. AMY MIRANDA Three-Time All-MAC Selection First Team First Team First Team Five-Time MAC Champion 500 Free , Free , 2002, 2003 Record Holder 1000 Free (Miami Varsity/Freshman) 1650 Free (MAC/Miami Varsity/Freshman) 800 Free Relay (Miami Varsity) elizabeth ROBLE senior marketing Freestyle Englewood, Colo. Kent : Spent the season studying abroad in Luxemburg : Was a finalist in both the 500 and 1650 free at the MAC Championships... took 6th in the 1650, while finishing eighth in the 500 free : Placed 10th in the 500 free and 12th in the 1650 free at the MAC Championships, setting a personal best in the former... swam her fastest 1650 free against Akron in finishing second... won the 500 free against Valparaiso/Xavier. High School: High school team qualified for the state meet in each of her last three seasons... lettered as a cross country runner, as well. Personal: Born Feb. 3, daughter of Beverly and Tim Roble... majoring in marketing. ROBLE S PERSONAL BESTS 500 Free... 5: Free... 17:12.34 Miami RedHawk Women s Swimming & Diving redhawk profiles katie SCOTT senior Freestyle/Butterfly speech pathology St. Louis, Mo. Lindbergh : Swam in the 1650 freestyle at the MAC Championships... won both the 500 and 1000 free against Valpo and Xavier... finished the season with five other top-three finishes, including four in the 1000 free : Finished eighth and 12th in the 1650 free and 500 free at the MAC Championships, recording her season-best times... swam her season-best time in the 200 fly at Bowling Green : Placed sixth in the 1650 free and 11th in the 500 free at the MAC Championships, posting a personal best in the latter... was a member of the third-place 800 free relay team at the MAC meet. High School: School record-holder in the 100 fly, 100 free and 200 IM... finished second in the 100 fly at the state meet... received all-state honors as a senior in the 100 free, 100 fly and 200 medley and 200 free relays. Personal: Born June 21, daughter of Barbara and Mitchell Scott... majoring in speech pathology. SCOTT S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free... 1: Fly... 2: Free... 5: Free... 17:

10 redhawk profiles heidi WILLEMSSEN senior Diving mass communication Prior Lake, Minn. Lakeville : Posted the fifth-best onemeter diving score in the MAC in competed at the NCAA Zone C Regional... took fourth in the onemeter diving at the MAC Championships... also dove in the three-meter, placing sixth... finished in the top three in both one- and three-meter events at four-straight meets... finished with five third-, three second- and a first-place finish on the season : Placed second in the one-meter and sixth in the three-meter diving event at the MAC Championships... finished 25th and 29th in the three-meter and onemeter diving events at the NCAA Zone C Meet : Placed third in the platform, seventh in the one-meter and eighth in the three-meter diving events at the MAC Championships... finished 31st in the one-meter and 35th in the three-meter at the NCAA Zone C Qualifying meet. High School: Fouryear letterwinner... all-conference, allstate and honorable mention all- America... all-state in gymnastics and all-conference in cheerleading. Personal: Born May 3, daughter of Kathy and Jerry Willemssen... majoring in mass communication. kelly BARCZA junior Freestyle/Butterfly psychology Westerville, Ohio St. Francis DeSales : Swam a leg on the secondplace 200 medley relay at the Midwest Conference Classic... competed in three other events, taking fourth in the 100 fly, ninth in the 50 free and finishing with the 11th-fastest finals time in the 100 free... took first place in the 400 medley relay and third in the 100 fly at Marshall... helped the 200 medley relay to a second-place finish against Valpo and Xavier : Set a personal record in the 100 fly after her ninthplace finish in the Midwest Classic... had season-best times in the 50 free and 100 free placing eighth and 13th, respectively. High School: Named to the alldistrict and all-state teams as a junior... member of the state-qualifying 200 free, 400 free and 200 medley relay teams, the latter of which placed ninth... team captain. Personal: Born Jan. 22, daughter of Mary and Don Barcza... majoring in psychology. BARCZA S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free Fly... 1:01.96 cortney DICE junior exercise science Butterfly Pittsburgh, Pa. Hampton : Swam the eighth-fastest 100 fly time in the MAC in at the MAC Championships, swam in the 100 and 200 fly... competed in the consolation heat of both events, finishing with the ninth-fastest finals time in the 100 and 12th-fastest in the took first in the 100 and third in the 200 fly events at Ohio State... claimed the top spot in the 200 fly and with the 200 medley relay against Valparaiso and Xavier... swam to four second-place finishes in individual events on the season : Placed ninth in the 200 fly with a personal record at the MAC Championships... also set a personal best in the 100 fly at the MAC Championships... tallied her seasonbest time in the 200 IM at Bowling Green. High School: Qualified for the state finals in the 100 fly all four years... member of the school record-setting 200 medley relay team... team captain. Personal: Born Jan. 7, daughter of Paula and Wayne Dice... majoring in exercise science. DICE S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly Fly... 2: IM... 2:

11 christen FOUT junior Freestyle/Butterfly zoology Shaker Heights, OH Hawken School : MAC Swimmer of the Week (2/25)... won three-of-four events she participated in at the Midwest Conference Classic and placed second in the other... won the 100 butterfly and 200 IM, while swimming with the topfinishing 400 medley relay... took second in the 200 butterfly at the meet... had a pair of third-place finishes in the 200 fly and IM at Oakland... exhibitioned and took second in the 400 IM, while taking second in the 100 fly at Marshall... also took third in the 200 fly : Set a personal record at the Midwest Classic in the 100 fly while placing sixth... finished third in the 200 fly and seventh in the 200 free at the Midwest Classic. High School: Member of an all-america 400 free relay team as a and senior... firstteam all-star as a... member of district championship team all four years and state championship team last three years. Personal: Born Oct. 20, daughter of Karen and Michael Fout... majoring in zoology. FOUT S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly IM... 2: Fly... 2:11.90 christel FRANTZ junior Backstroke/Sprints zoology Westlake, Ohio Westlake : Competed in the 50 and 100 free at the MAC Championships... posted the sixth-fastest finals time in the 50, and finished 14th in the also swam a leg on the second-place 200 medley and 800 free relays, as well as third-place 200 free relay... helped the 200 free relay to three top finishes and a second-place showing on the season, including a pool-record performance at Kenyon... took second in the 100 free and fifth in the 50 free against Cincinnati : Placed 16th while setting a personal record at the MAC Championships in the 50 free... set a personal record at the Miami Invitational in the 100 free. High School: Made all-conference as a butterflier, freestyler, breaststroker, IMer and relay swimmer... team record-holder in the 100 breast and 100 back... state qualifier in the 50 free and 100 breast as a junior and 100 back and 200 IM as a senior. Personal: Born Aug. 18, daughter of Anne and Dan Frantz... majoring in zoology. FRANTZ S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free Back... 1: Free... 1:55.55 redhawk profiles andrea HOCEVAR junior sociology Freestyle Richmond Hts., Ohio Hawken School : Posted the second-fastest time of the year in the MAC with the 400 free relay... swam in five freestyle events at the MAC Championships... completed legs on the second-place 400 and 800 free relays... also placed fifth in the 100 and seventh in the 200 free and posted the eighth-fastest finals time in the 50 free... set a pool record with the first-place 200 free relay at Kenyon... placed in the topthree in three events against Wright State... won the 50 and 200 free events, and took second in the 500 free against Valparaiso and Xavier : Finished 12th in the 200 free at the MAC Championships... set personal records in the 50 free and the 100 free at the MAC Championships. High School: Part of five all-america relay teams... member of three-time state championship team... recipient of the Coaches Award as a junior and senior. Personal: Born May 4, daughter of Livia and Tony Hocevar... majoring in sociology. HOCEVAR S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free Free... 1: Free... 5:

12 redhawk profiles morgan KAUTZ junior accountancy Freestyle Long Grove, Ill. Stevenson : Took third in both the 100 and 200 free events at the Midwest Conference Classic... also took seventh in the 50 free... at Oakland, competed in four events, including finishes of second with the 400 free relay and third in the 100 free and with the 400 medley relay... swam to a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 100 and 200 free events at Marshall... also competed for the third-place 400 medley relay : Placed sixth in the 50 free and ninth in both the 100 and 200 free at the Midwest Classic. High School: All-American and school record-holder in the 50 free... qualified for the state championship in four events all four years... member of the state championship 800 free relay team when she was also an all-state water polo player who played for the Junior National team... majoring in accountancy. Personal: Born Sept. 1, Marlene and Ted Kautz... majoring in accountancy. KAUTZ S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free Free... 1:55.59 trisha LAMB junior Backstroke/IM accountancy Oregon, Ohio Notre Dame Academy : All-MAC First Team... finished the season with the second-best time in MAC history in the 200 back, and in the top-10 of four other events... won MAC Championships in both the 100 and 200 backstroke... took second place in the 400 IM... also swam legs on secondplace 200 medley and third-place 400 medley relays... finished the regular season with 13 first-place finishes and nine seconds... swept the 100 and 200 back events four times on the season, including at the MAC Championships : All-MAC Second Team... took fifth in the 200 and 400 IM at the MAC Championships... finished second at the MAC Championships in the 200 back. High School: 2000 Summer Junior National Champion in the 100 and 200 back... qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 100 and 200 back, finishing in the top 70 in both events... placed 16th in the 200 back at the 2001 Summer Senior U.S. National Championships... qualified for the state and Junior National championships as a... member of the 2000 Women s Summer Junior National championship team. Personal: Born Aug. 10, daughter of Roberta and James Lamb... majoring in accountancy. LAMB S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Back Back... 2: IM... 2: IM... 4:22.34 cara MAGEE junior physical education Freestyle Wauseon, Ohio Wauseon : All-MAC Second Team... completed the fourth-fastest 500 free in the MAC in posted top-10 times in four other events... swam in three events at the MAC Championships, finishing as high as third in the 500 freestyle... finished fifth in the 1650 free and posted the sixth-fastest finals time in the 200 freestyle... also took second as a part of the 800 free relay... had 14 top-five finishes during the regular season : All-MAC Second Team... finished seventh in the 200 free, fourth in the 500 free, and second in the 1650 at the MAC Championships... made NCAA B cut in the set personal records in all of her events at the MAC Championships. High School: Made all-district all four years and all-state as a junior and senior... set school records in the 200 and 500 free and 200 IM... member of school record-holding 200 and 400 free relay teams... team qualified for the state championship all four years. Personal: Born Sept. 22, daughter of Nadine and Jay Magee... majoring in physical education. MAGEE S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free... 1: Free... 4: Free... 10: Free... 17:

13 katie MILES junior Freestyle/Butterfly marketing Fishers, Ind. Hamilton Southeastern : Finished with the sixth-fastest finals time in the 200 backstroke at the MAC Championships... against Marshall, paced the field in both the 100 and 200 back... also swam a leg for the firstplace 400 medley relay at the same meet : Set season-best times at the MAC Championships in the 50 free, 100 back and the 200 back. High School: Named all-county all four years, all-state last three years and all-america as a senior... school record holder in the 50 free and 100 back... five-time state finalist... three-time Junior National qualifier... inducted into high school s Hall of Fame. Personal: Born Jan. 1, daughter of Deborah and Michael Miles... majoring in marketing... her aunt, Jennifer, was a member of the 1976 Olympic swim team. MILES PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free Back Back... 2:06.40 michelle REYNOLDS junior Freestyle/Butterfly accountancy and finance Wyoming, Ohio Wyoming : Participated in four events at the MAC Championships... posted the sixth-best 200 fly time in the MAC in swam a leg on the 400 medley relay and took sixth place in both the 200 fly and 500 free... also finished with the 10th-fastest finals time in the 100 fly... swept the 100 and 200 fly races at Kenyon : All-MAC First Team... academic all-american... set a personal record in the 200 fly and 500 free at the MAC Championships while garnering first-place and third-place, respectively... her time of 2:03.10 in the 200 butterfly made the NCAA B cut... finished sixth in the 100 fly at the MAC Championships. High School: State champion and honorable mention all- America in the 100 fly as a senior... academic all-america... made allconference and qualified for the state championship in the 100 fly and 500 free all four years fly champion at the Ohio Classic meet... holds school records in the 100 fly and 200 IM. Personal: Born March 31, daughter of Chris and Randy Reynolds... majoring in accountancy and finance. REYNOLDS PERSONAL BESTS 500 Free... 4: Fly Fly... 2: IM... 4:36.49 Miami RedHawk Women s Swimming & Diving redhawk profiles ashley KINKER junior julie MADDEN Junior Newcomers excercise science High School: Qualified for state as both a junior and senior in the 400 free relay... also qualified in the 200 free as a senior... team also made it to state both years... won her team s chief award and served a year as team captain... set the school record in the 100 free... lettered as a goalkeeper in soccer and as a cheerleader. Personal: Born Dec. 9, daughter of Kandy and Carl Kinker... exercise science major... did not swim competitively as a or sophomore at Miami. junior Freestyle/Distance psychology Freestyle Carmel, Ind. Brebeuf Jesuit College Prep Canton, Ohio Hawken/UCLA Before Miami: Swam a season at UCLA... redshirted last year at Miami. High School: Earned all-state recognition all four seasons in the 200 and 500 free... was a Junior National finalist in the spring of 1999 in the 1650 Free... also a state finalist for four years in the 200 and 500 Free Junior Nationals qualifier in the 500,1000 and 1650 Free. Personal: Born April 17, daughter of Terry Henschen... psychology major... mother swam for Indiana University. 13

14 redhawk profiles laura ARMBRUSTER sophomore Breaststroke/IM/Butterfly zoology North Royalton, Ohio North Royalton : Ranked in the top-10 times in the MAC in three events... took fourth place in the 400 IM at the MAC Championships... also swam in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, finishing 11th and sixth, respectively... posted firstplace finishes in three events at Marshall... won both the 100 and 200 breast at the event, and exhibitioned the 400 IM, taking first... topped the field in both the 100 fly and 200 breast against Valparaiso and Xavier... also swam a leg on the first-place 200 medley relay. High School: Was a threetime state qualifier... holds Pioneer Conference records in the 100 fly, 100 breast, and 200 IM... finished sixth in the breast at the state tournament... MVP of the Pioneer Conference... undefeated in the sectionals from in the 100 breast... MVP in her conference in volleyball... ran track. Personal: Born Dec. 17, daughter of Charles and Joan Armbruster... majoring in zoology. ARMBRUSTER S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly Breast... 1: Breast... 2: IM... 2: IM... 4:26.63 julia BAYARD sophomore Breaststroke/IM business Los Angeles, Calif. Notre Dame Academy : Competed in five events, finishing lower than third in just one, at the Midwest Conference Classic... swam on the first-place 400 medley and second-place 200 medley relays... took second in the 100 and third in the 200 breast... also participated in the 200 IM, finishing eighth... against Valpo and Xavier, took first in the 100 breast, and swam to a third-place finish in the also completed a leg for the second-place 200 medley relay. High School: First swimmer to earn California Scholastic Federation first-team honors in school history during year... set school records in 50 free, 100 free, 200 IM, 100 breast, and 100 fly... named to CIF team all four years. Personal: Born Jan. 26, daughter of David Bayard and Margie Dietz... both mother and father attended Miami... majoring in business. BAYARD S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Breast... 1: Breast... 2:29.20 maggi BULLA RS-Freshman Sprints/Backstroke microbiology Cincinnati, Ohio Ursuline Academy : Redshirted and will retain eligibility. High School: Acheived all-america honors all four years of high school in the 100 back, 100 free, 200 IM, 200 medley relay and 200 free relay... broke the Ursuline school record in the 100 back with a time of swam on the state championship team during the 2000, 2001 and 2002 seasons. Personal: Born Aug. 29, daughter of Sally and Bob Wallace... majoring in microbiology. BULLA S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Free Back Free... 1: Back... 2:

15 beth DAVIDSON sophomore Freestyle finance Powell, Ohio Olentangy : Swam in the 100, 200 and 500 free at the Midwest Conference Classic, with her top finish being fourth in the also placed eighth in the 200 and finished with the eighthfastest finals time in the had a pair of top-five finishes in a dual meet at Marshall, finishing fourth in the 500 free and fifth in the 1000 free. High School: Was a state qualifier in 2002 in the 200 medley relay and backstroke... all-conference all four years... all-district in 2000 and set school records in the 100 free, 200 free, 500 free, 100 fly, 100 back, 200 IM, 200 medley relay, 200 free relay, and 400 free relay. Personal: Born Aug. 5, daughter of Roger and Gayle Davidson... majoring in finance. DAVIDSON S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Free Free... 1: Free... 5:16.33 christin EBERST sophomore undeclared major Diving Clifton Park, NY Shenendehowa : Earned Academic All-America honors from the CSCAA... won 17-of-22 diving events prior to the MAC Championships, going 9-2 in threemeter and 8-3 in one-meter events placed first in at least one event at each meet, except one posted the second-highest one-meter score, and ninth-best three-meter score, in the MAC in 2003 competed at the NCAA Championships, finishing 36th in the one-meter and 41st in the three-meter diving preliminaries took fourth place in the three-meter event at the NCAA Zone C Diving Regional took 14th in the one-meter event at the MAC Championships, took third in the one-meter diving and fourth in the three-meter. High School: Went to the New York State competition in eighth, ninth, and tenth grade where her highest finish was sixth place... set the school record in both the six and eleven-meter dive. Personal: Born Aug. 30, daughter of Bill and Carin Eberst... father graduated from Miami... undeclared major. Miami RedHawk Women s Swimming & Diving redhawk profiles katie FORSTER sophomore Freestyle physical health education Centerville, Ohio Centerville : Set a new Miami record, completing the 500 freestyle in 4:48.96 at the Minnesota Gopher Invitational won 12 events on the season, finishing second four times... posted the MAC s top time in the 500 free, and as a part of the 800 free relay also had top-10 times in five other events, including three number-two times participated in both the 500 and 1650 freestyle at the MAC Championships took second place in the 1650, while finishing seventh in the headed into the MAC Championships having won her last 10 freestyle races. High School: Set a school record in 1999 in the 500 free... established a school mark in 2002 in the 200 free... four-time state finalist in the 500 free and 200 free... all-state and all-america accolades from all-conference honors in Personal: Born Aug. 13, daughter of Richard and Patricia Forster... majoring in physical health education. FORSTER S PERSONAL BESTS 200 Free... 1: Free... 4: Free... 10: Free... 16:

16 redhawk profiles amy JAVORNIK sophomore Breaststroke psychology Amherst, Ohio Marion L. Steele : Finished in the top-four in each of her three events at the Midwest Conference Classic... took second in the 200 breaststroke, while placing fourth in both the 100 breast and 400 IM... took third in the 200 and fifth in the 100 breast in a dual meet at Marshall... also swam on the thirdplace 400 medley relay. High School: Was a USA sectional qualifier in the 200 breast... was a four-year district qualifier in multiple events... set several school records, both individually and as part of a relay... twice named second-team allconference in the IM... was a three-year team MVP... named team captain three times. Personal: Born Aug. 12, daughter of Rod and Kathi Blakey... majoring in psychology. JAVORNIK S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Breast... 1: Breast... 2: IM... 4:51.01 lindsey KESSLER sophomore business Freestyle Evanston, Ill. Evanston Township : Competed in four events at the Midwest Conference Classic, posted her best finish with the second-place 200 medley relay... finished fifth in the 50 free and notched the eighth-best finals time in the 100 free... also swam in the 200 free, taking 16th... took third place in the 50 free and swam a leg on the first-place 400 medley relay at Marshall. High School: Was a part of the 200 medley relay team that set the school record... named to Illinios allstate team. Personal: Born Sept. 23, daughter of Daughter of Ken and Ann Kessler... majoring in business. KESSLER S PERSONAL BESTS 50 Free Free Free... 2:01.90 ellen KOCH sophomore Butterfly/IM zoology Pittsburgh, Pa. Mt. Lebanon : Competed at two meets, before missing the rest of the season due to injury... finished third and fourth in the 100 and 200 fly, respectively, against Ball State. High School: Holds the school records in the 200 medley, 200 free and 400 free relay... earned all-america honors from named to the Academic/ Scholastic all-american team. Personal: Born March 6, daughter of Conrad Koch and Karen Kanell... sister, Elizabeth, swam at William and Mary... majoring in zoology. KOCH S PERSONAL BESTS 100 Fly Fly... 2:

17 laura ROSENBARGER sophomore Freestyle marketing Arlington Heights, Ill. Buffalo Grove : Highlighted her efforts at the Midwest Conference Classic with a firstplace finish in the 1650 free... also swam in the 200 and 500 free, taking fifth in the 500 and 11th in the two of her three third-place finishes have come in the 1000 free... posted two third-place finishes at Marshall in the 500 and 1000 free. High School: Conference and sectional medalist in the 200 and 500 free... team earned conference championships from Personal: Born Sept. 20, daughter of Robert and Maureen Rosenbarger... majoring in marketing. ROSENBARGER S CAREER BESTS 1000 Free... 10: Free... 17:57.92 katie UNGER sophomore Breaststroke/IM/Butterfly microbiology Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead : All-MAC First Team... ranked in the MAC s top 10 times in six events, including second in the 100 breast, and third in both the 200 breast and 400 medley... took third place in the 100 breaststroke at the MAC Championships... also had a pair of fifth-pace finishes in the 200 breaststroke and 200 IM... competed in eight different events on the season, taking top-three honors at least once in seven... had nine first-place finishes on the season, including three in the 200 IM... three first-place finishes came with the 200 and 400 medley relays. High School: Holds the school record in the 200 IM and the 100 fly... swam on the state team from 1998 to received all-state and all-america honors. Personal: Born Aug. 16, daughter of Doug and Sally Unger... majoring in microbiology UNGER S CAREER BESTS 100 Free Breast... 1: Fly... 2: IM... 2: Breast... 2: IM... 4:32.65 redhawk profiles randi WEBBER sophomore Butterfly Spanish education Hamilton, Ohio Lakota West : Swam in the 100 and 200 butterfly, as well as the 50 free, at the Midwest Conference Classic... finished fourth in the 200 and sixth in the placed 14th in the 50 free... posted a pair of fourth-place finishes at Marshall in the 100 and 200 fly events... also took third place with the 400 medley relay. High School: Established the team record in the 100 fly... holds the team relay record in the 200 medley relay... named team swimmer of the year in and given the team s most improved award during the and seasons... swam in the state championships in 2000 and Personal: Born July 15, daughter of Randy and Patricia Webber... majoring in Spanish education. WEBBER S CAREER BESTS 50 Free Fly Fly... 2:

18 newcomer profiles emilie ARMER undeclared major Diving Libertyville, Ill. Libertyville High School: Was all-conference as a sophomore, junior and senior... qualified for state her last three years... finished as high as 14th at the state meet, as a senior... finished in the top five in her sectional in each of the last three years... as a senior, finished third in her sectional. Personal: Born June 22, daughter of Deb and Alan Armer... undeclared on a major. sarah BAUMERT Breastroke/Butterfly business Columbus, Ohio Upper Arlington High School: Was a 13-time all- American over four events... twotime Ohio state champion in the 100 breast... team won state championship her senior year, after finishing second as a junior... swam a leg with a 200 medley relay that set a school and national record in the event... also holds school records in 100 breast and 200 free relay. Personal: Born July 19, daughter of Sandra and John Baumert... business major... brother, Michael, is a senior at Miami... is in the process of earning her private pilots license. laurie BRENNER architecture Diving Cincinnati, Ohio Colerain High School: Was named all-state as a senior... qualified for state three times... named all-conference all four years, and was a conference champion once... also was a scholarathlete all four years... was the first diver in her school s history. Personal: Born April 12, daughter of Terri and Mike Brenner... architecture major. erin DARRAH Backstroke/IM early childhood education Dyblin, Ohio Dublin Scioto High School: Was a state qualifier as a senior... named team MVP as a junior and senior... holds school records in 100 back, 200 IM, 500 free and both the 200 and 400 free relays. Personal: Born May 29, daughter of Linda and Chuck Darrah... early childhood education major. chelsi DAY Breaststroke/IM psychology Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield Christian High School: Was an Ohio state finalist as both a junior and senior... placed 14th at the state meet as a senior, and 19th as a junior... senior year finish was the highest by anyone in the Mansfield area. Personal: Born Aug. 13, daughter of Lori and Jeff Day... will major in psychology. britney HOCKER Backstroke/Butterfly finance Owensboro, Ky. Owensboro High School: Lettered five years as a swimmer... competed at state in both the 100 fly and back four times... placed top-six in the 100 back for three-straight years and posted four top-10 finishes in the 100 fly... holds school records in the 100 back and fly, 200 free and IM, as well as the 500 free... also swam with the school record 200 medley and freestyle relays... served as team captain for two years... was a Kentucky All-Star and five-time Kentucky Zone team member. Personal: Born April 12, daughter of Rosemary and Talmage Hocker... finance major. 18

19 kyndra HUFF amber KEREK newcomer profiles laura-ashley LOSSING early childhood education High School: Qualified for the final heat of the 50 breast at the Southwest Classic swim meet, all four years... team won MML Championships in both her junior and senior years... her mother was the team s coach. Personal: Born Feb. 9, daughter of Jackie and Cliff Huff... majoring in early childhood education... mother, as well as three aunts and uncles, graduated from Miami. darcy MEEK Breaststroke/IM Oxford, Ohio Talawanda Butterfly/IM early childhood education Wilton, Conn. Wilton High School: Was a national YMCA qualifier... took 11th at the 2002 YMCA Nationals in the 200 fly... named all-state in 200 IM and both the 200 medley and 400 free relays as a junior and senior... in the 200 IM, finished second as a senior and third as a junior... placed seventh in both years the 100 fly. Personal: Born April 29, daughter of Debbie and Thomas Meek... early childhood education major. Butterfly/Freestyle political science Hudson, Ohio Hudson High School: Team was undefeated her and senior seasons... won conference cup championship three times, and conference championship all four years... finished fifth at districts... qualified for the state meet all four years with relay teams, and as a junior and senior in the 500 free... was named all-conference a total of 12 times... named the team MVP twice and won the Ray Heiser Sportsmanship Award... earned all-america consideration with the medley relay. Personal: Born Jan. 24, daughter of Kathy and John Karpiel... chemistry major. katie MEISTER chemistry Diving Cincinnati, Ohio McAuley High School: Named an NISCAA Diving All-American and Academic All-American... only senior diver in Ohio to earn both honors, one of just five, nationally, to do so... honored as first-team all-state selection three times... finished as district runner-up as a junior, and won districts as a senior... selected to the all-ggcl team last three years, including a first-team nod as a senior... broke school record with a diving score of Personal: Born Nov. 19, daughter of Mary and Gene Meister... majoring in chemistry. Butterfly/Freestyle chemistry Granville, Ohio Granville High School: Earned academic all- America status... competed at state and earned all-state honors all four years... holds school records in the 100 fly, 200 free, as well as the 200 and 400 free relays... also lettered all four years in soccer and track... as a senior, served as team captain for soccer and swimming... named alldistrict in soccer... first female in school history to earn 12 letters. Personal: Born Jan. 7, daughter of Charlene and Roger Lossing... chemistry major. rachel PARKER Backstroke/IM undeclared major Brookeville, Md. Our Lady of Good Counsel High School: Earned all-american status in the 200 medley relay twice and 100 back once... won the Catholic National Championship in the 200 medley relay... was a threetime Metro champion in the 200 medley relay... also was Metro runner up three times in the 100 back (twice) and 400 free... earned team s Radcliffe Award as a junior and team MVP award as a senior... served as team captain those years, as well. Personal: Born Feb. 3, daughter of Jackie and Robert Parker... undeclared on a major 19

20 newcomer profiles margaret PATRICK Butterfly/Freestyle dietetics Marietta, Ga. Holy Innocents High School: Qualified for the Georgia state meet in all four seasons... named to the Georgia All- Star team last three years... also lettered in track and volleyball. Personal: Born June 4, daughter of Joan and Wayne Patrick... dietetics major... sister is a sophomore at Miami. ashley PETAK Breaststroke/IM undeclared major North Potomoac, Md. Quince Orchard High School: Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American three times... was a Metropolitan Championship finalist all four years... won the county championship in the 100 breast in named team MVP all four years... honored as a Potomac Valley Swimming Scholar Athlete... competed at the Junior National Championship... earned second-team all-county honors, as well as all-gazette honors from the Gathersburg Gazette, all four years. Personal: Born Sept. 26, daughter of Linda and David Petak... is undecided on a major. allison SCHASER Freestyle/Butterfly speech pathology Waukesha, Wis. Waukesha South High School: With the 200 free relay, set a school record and finished second in both the conference and sectional... qualified for the state meet in each of her last three years... qualified in the 50 free, 100 fly and 200 and 400 free relays as both a junior and senior... earned all-state honorable mention in both the 200 and 400 free relays... was conference champ in both the 50 and 100 free, also winning sectionals in the 50 free. Personal: Born Sept. 15, daughter of Julie and Andrew Schaser... will major in speech pathology. ashley SEYMOUR Freestyle/IM physical therapy Wilmette, Ill. New Trier High School: Named all-america 17 times... holds state and national records in the 200 and 400 free relays... also holds the state record in the 200 medley relay... team won national championships through junior years and won state championships all four years... was named all-conference and all-state all four years. Personal: Born March 25, daughter of Mina and Ross Seymour... physical therapy major... father was a two-time all- American swimmer at Oklahoma State, and swam at the 1976 Olympics... sister, Lauren, is a senior swimmer at Louisville. tyler SMITH Freestyle/Backstroke chemistry Milledgeville, Ga. Baldwin High School: Named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... member of the Georgia Zone team that finished second at San Antonio... was a sectional qualifier and member of the Georgia All-Star team... swam on a Junior National relay... qualified for state all four years... won team awards for Distance (2000), Highest GPA (2001) and MVP (2003)... served as team captain as a senior. Personal: Fullname is Brittany Tyler Smith... born Feb. 7, daughter of Linda and James Smith... chemistry major. jessie SWIDER Beaststroke/Butterfly exercise science St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East High School: Was an Illinois State Championship qualifier... finished 10th in the finals of the 100 breast as a sophomore... team finished third at state as a sophomore and 10th as a junior... club team finished fifth at zone championships... finished fourth at Senior Championships in 200 breast with club team... was first in the state at 14 years old. Personal: Born Oct. 22, daughter of Lynn and John Swider... exercise science major... father earned 10 letters at Wheaton College, where her uncle, Mike, is head football coach... aunt, Nancy, was an olympic speedskater. 20

21 newcomer profiles chelsea THEAKER zoology Diving Mansfield, Ohio Mansfield High School: Was a four-year district qualifier is swimming, in addition to diving... qualified for the Ohio State meet as a junior and senior... earned the Northwest Distcrict diving award... named both academic all-america and all-state. Personal: Born Jan. 31, daughter of Ann and Tim Theaker... zoology major. susan WAIZENHOFER Freestyle/Butterfly audio/speech pathology Mason, Ohio Mason High School: Went to the Ohio State Meet in seven events during her junior and senior seasons... was a state finalist three times over that span... set school records in 100 and 200 fly, and as part of the 200 and 400 free and 200 and 400 medley relays... named team MVP last three seasons. Personal: Born Aug. 6, daughter of Vicki and Frank Waizenhofer... audio/speech pathology major. chloe YOUNG-HYMAN Breaststroke/Backstroke psychology Baltimore, Md. St. Paul s School for Girls High School: Was a Maryland allstar three times... swam on the Maryland team as a sophomore, junior and senior... won her team s leaderhsip award... holds team records for the 100 and 200 breast and 50 free... finished in the top five in the state in the 100 breast. Personal: Full name is Gabrielle Clothilde (Chloe) Young-Hyman... born Dec. 15, daughter of Deborah and Paul Young-Hyman... psychology major. diana ZELEZNIKAR Freestyle/Butterfly business Rocky River, Ohio Rocky River High School: Set a school record in the 100 fly... helped team to conference and district titles, as well as state qualifiying in all four years... named first-team all-conference all four years... finished third in the district and eighth in the state in the 100 fly as a senior... also ran track for four years and played soccer for three... captain of both the swim and track teams as a senior... named a scholar-athlete all four years. Personal: Born July 4, daughter of Jennifer and Rick Zeleznikar... business major... sister, Julia, is a senior at Miami. 21

22 in review RESULTS November at Purdue w/ Iowa... L, / L, November at Ball State... W, November Toledo w/akron... W, / W, November Ohio State... W, November at Gopher Invitational (U. of Minnesota)... 8th out of 14 teams November Valparaiso/Xavier... W, / W, December Ninth Annual Miami Invitational... 4th out of 14 teams January at Cincinnati... W, January Wright State... W, January at Kenyon... L, January Ohio w/ Bowling Green... W, / W, February at Buffalo w/eastern Michigan... W, / W, March at Mid-American Conference Championships in Buffalo, NY... 1st out of 9 teams (home meets in BOLD) Rk. 50 Free 4. Jackie Hiltman Colleen Rambasek Christel Frantz Rk. 100 Free 4. Jackie Hiltman Andrea Hocevar Colleen Rambasek Rk. 200 Free 4. Jacki Hiltman... 1: Amy Miranda... 1: Katie Forster... 1: Top Times (including MAC rank) Rk. 400 IM 2. Trisha Lamb... 4: Laura Armbruster... 4: Katie Unger... 4:32.13 Rk. 100 Back 2. Trisha Lamb Katie Miles Maggi Bulla... 1:00.10 Rk. 200 Back 1. Trisha Lamb... 2: Katie Miles... 2: Becca Vianello... 2:07.49 Rk. 200 Free Relay 3. Miami University... 1:35.23 Rk. 400 Free Relay 2. Miami University... 3:27.91 Rk. 800 Free Relay 2. Miami University... 7:33.26 Rk. 200 Medley Relay 2. Miami University... 1:45.80 Rk. 400 Medley Relay 3. Miami University... 3:48.93 Rk. 500 Free 1. Katie Forster... 4: Amy Miranda... 4: Cara Magee... 4:57.13 Rk Free 1. Amy Miranda... 10: Katie Forster... 10: Cara Magee... 10:29.81 Rk Free 1. Amy Miranda... 16: Katie Forster... 16: Cara Magee... 17:04.74 Rk. 200 IM 5. Katie Unger... 2: Casey Mangano... 2: Trisha Lamb... 2:08.97 Rk. 100 Breast 3. Katie Unger... 1: Casey Mangano... 1: Laura Armbruster... 1:06.54 Rk. 200 Breast 5. Katie Unger... 2: Laura Armbruster... 2: Casey Mangano... 2:24.30 Rk. 100 Fly 9. Colleen Rambasek Michelle Reynolds Katie Unger Rk. 200 Fly 6. Michelle Reynolds... 2: Katie Forster... 2: Heather Kelley... 2:06.40 FINAL MAC STANDINGS Team MAC Overall Miami Ohio Ball State Eastern Michigan Toledo Akron Buffalo Bowling Green Marshall

23 mid-american conference opponents AKRON ZIPS Saturday, Nov. 1 Akron, Ohio 1 p.m. Location Akron, Ohio Enrollment 24,300 Colors Blue and Gold Head Coach Brian Vereb Alma Mater Wooster, 92 Record at Akron (6th) Overall Record Same S/D SID Ryan Koslen SID Phone (330) SID rkoslen@uakron.edu Record 8-8 (3-5 MAC) MAC Finish Standings 6th MAC Championships 7th Last Meeting MU, (Nov. 9, 2002 at Miami) BOWLING GREEN FALCONS Saturday, Jan. 31 Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. Location Bowling Green, Ohio Enrollment 20,276 Colors Brown and Orange Head Coach Keri Buff Alma Mater Arizona, 95) Record at BGSU (3rd) Overall Record Same S/D SID Kris Kamann SID Phone (419) SID ckamann@bgsu.edu Record 6-10 (1-7 MAC) MAC Finish Standings 8th MAC Championships 6th Last Meeting MU, (Feb. 1, 2003 at Miami) EASTERN MICHIGAN EAGLES Saturday, Jan. 24 Oxford, Ohio 2 p.m. Location Ypsilanti, Mich Record 9-5 (5-3 MAC) Enrollment 24, MAC Finish Colors Dark Green and White Standings t-3rd Head Coach Sam Jalet MAC Championships 3rd Alma Mater Connecticut, 87 Last Meeting MU, Record at EMU (6th) (Feb. 8, 2003 at Buffalo) Overall Record Same S/D SID Bernadette Vielhaber SID Phone (734) SID bernadette.vielhaber@emich.edu OHIO BOBCATS Friday, Feb. 6 Oxford, Ohio 4 p.m. Location Athens, Ohio Enrollment 28,197 Colors Hunter Green and White Head Coach Greg Werner Alma Mater South Carolina, 85 Record at OU (2nd) Overall Record Same S/D SID P.J. Gradowski SID Phone (740) SID gradowski@ohio.edu Record 10-2 (7-1 MAC) MAC Finish Standings 2nd MAC Championships 2nd Last Meeting MU, (Feb. 1, 2003 at Miami) BALL STATE CARDINALS Saturday, Nov. 8 Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. Location Muncie, Ind. Enrollment 18,528 Colors Cardinal and White Head Coach Laura Siebold-Caudill Alma Mater Michigan State, 76 Record at BSU (25th) Overall Record Same S/D SID TBA SID Phone (765) SID TBA Record 14-4 (5-3 MAC) MAC Finish BUFFALO BULLS Standings t-3rd MAC Championships 5th Last Meeting MU, (Nov. 2, 2002 at Ball State) Friday, Oct. 31 Buffalo, NY 4 p.m. Location Buffalo, NY Record 4-8 (3-5 MAC) Enrollment 25, MAC Finish Colors Royal Blue and White Standings 7th Head Coach Dorsi Raymonds MAC Championships 8th Alma Mater Ithaca, 85 Last Meeting MU, Record at UB (12th) (Feb. 8, 2003 at Buffalo) Overall Record Same S/D SID Ted Wasko SID Phone (716) SID twwasko@buffalo.edu MARSHALL THUNDERING HERD Saturday, Feb. 7 Oxford, Ohio 4 p.m. Location Huntington, W.Va Record 5-9 (0-8 MAC) Enrollment 16, MAC Finish Colors Green and White Standings 9th Head Coach Leonard Kraus MAC Championships 9th Alma Mater Ball State, 94 Last Meeting MU, Record at MU 5-9 (2nd) (Jan. 24, 2003 at Marshall) Overall Record Same S/D SID Brandon Parro SID Phone (304) SID parro1@marshall.edu TOLEDO ROCKETS Friday, Jan. 23 Oxford, Ohio 4 p.m. Location Toledo, Ohio Record 8-8 (3-5 MAC) Enrollment 20, MAC Finish Colors Midnight Blue and Gold Standings t-3rd Head Coach Brian Sharer MAC Championships 4th Alma Mater Ball State, 1984 Last Meeting MU, Record at UT (9th) (Nov. 9, 2002 at Miami) Overall Record (13th) S/D SID Brian DeBenedictis SID Phone (419) SID bdebene@toledo.edu 23

24 Individual mac champions Junior Michelle Reynolds was the 2002 MAC Champion in the 200 fly 50-Yard Freestyle 1977 Pat Lapham Debbie Wilkinson Kim Kinzler Carly Iagulli Colleen Rambasek Kelly Janura Yard Freestyle 1982 Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Jennifer Shea Kim Kinzler Yard Freestyle 1975 Robin Chico... 1: Pat Lapham... 2: Robin Chico... 1: Betsy Weller... 1: Jennifer Shea... 1: Jennifer Shea... 1: Yard Freestyle 1977 Jenny Reed... 5: Vicki Davis... 5: Jennifer King... 5: Jennifer Shea... 5: Kelly Davis... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Michell Brym... 4: Katie Sheridan... 4: Amy Miranda... 4: Amy Miranda... 4: Yard Backstroke 1983 Mo-Jo Murrett... 1: Cheryl Lubeck Cheryl Lubeck Cherie Benz Camilla Johannson Camilla Johannson Heather Unwin Carly Iagulli Carly Iagulli Trisha Lamb Yard Backstroke 1983 Mo-Jo Murrett... 2: Cheryl Lubeck... 2: Cheryl Lubeck... 2: Camilla Johannson... 1: Camilla Johannson... 2: Heather Unwin... 2: Trisha Lamb... 2: Yard Breaststroke 1986 Peggy Groves... 1: Tracy Edmister... 1: Amanda Furlano... 1: Amando Furlano... 1: Amanda Furlano... 1: Yard Breaststroke 1981 Lynn Ferguson... 2: Sue Weersing... 2: Amanda Furlano... 2: Emily Nayes... 2: Yard Butterfly 1975 Robin Chico Robin Chico Robin Chico Robin Chico Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Tish Bucher Shannon Kieley Yard Butterfly 1976 Robin Chico... 2: Robin Chico... 2: Robin Chico... 2: Katy Schroeter... 2: Katy Schroeter... 2: Katy Schroeter... 2: Chris Choromanskis... 2: Chris Choromanskis... 2: Shannon Kieley... 2: Michelle Reynolds... 2: Yard Individual Medley 1977 Robin Chico... 2: Vicki Davis... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tish Bucher... 2: Tracy Edmister... 2: Camilla Johansson... 2: Amanda Furlano... 2: Yard Individual Medley 1977 Robin Chico... 4: Vicki Davis... 4: Sharon Hebestreit... 4: Linda Grondziak... 4: Lisa Etnyre... 4: Tish Bucher... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Kelly Davis... 4: Joanne Harris... 4: Joanne Harris... 4: Michelle Brym... 4: Molly Wiethorn... 4: Emily Nayes... 4: ,650-Yard Freestyle 1977 Jenny Reed... 18: Robin Chico... 18: Linda Grondziak... 17: Jennifer King... 17: Kelly Davis... 17: Katie Sheridan... 16: Katie Sheridan... 16: Amy Miranda... 16: Amy Miranda... 16: Amy Miranda... 16:45.30 Kelly Davis Jennifer Shea Katy Schroeter 24

25 Kelly Harper won the one-meter and three-meter diving events at the 1999 MAC Championships. One-Meter Diving 1982 Dee Boice Julie Kaye Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Three-Meter Diving 1982 Kelly Kurz Kelly Harper Cassie Eakins Yard Medley Relay 1975 Robin Bente... 1:56.74 Robin Chico Nancy Nielander Kay Nielson 1977 Lynn Ellis... 1:54.80 Robin Bente Teresa Tegge Pat Lapham 1982 Mo-Jo Murrett... 1:50.69 Colleen Metzgar Tish Bucher Kennon Blackwell 1986 Cheryl Lubeck... 1:49.47 Beth Steddick Debbie Wilkinson Chris Gurzick 1987 Cheryl Lubeck... 1:48.60 Beth Steddick Debbie Wilkinson Kim Kinzler 1990 Cherie Benz... 1:45.01 Tracy Edmister Karina Goping Kim Kenzler 200-Yard Medley Relay (cont.) 1994 Camilla Johannson... 1:45.80 Kelly Gelein Shannon Kieley Heather Unwin 1996 Courtney Stern... 1:45.09 Kelly Gelein Kami Runzo Carly Iagulli 400-Yard Medley Relay 1986 Cheryl Lubeck... 3:58.01 Peggy Groves Chris Choromanskis Kriste Walsh 1987 Cheryl Lubeck... 3:56.98 Beth Steddick Chris Choromanskis Debbie Wilkinson 200-Yard Freestyle Relay 1976 Robin Chico... 1:41.68 Barb Waud Kay Nielson Pat Nielson 1981 Kennon Blackwell... 1:39.19 Mara Hagan Kristin Ryndress Tish Bucher 1982 Kristin Ryndress... 1:38.61 Suzanne Staysniak Kennon Blackwell Mara Hagan 1984 Suzanne Staysniak... 1:35.67 Betsy Weller Tish Bucher Kennon Blackwell 1985 Jennifer Shea... 1:37.55 Suzanne Staysniak Betsy Weller Debbie Wilkinson 1986 Kriste Walsh... 1:37.02 Jennifer Shea Debbie Wilkinson Chris Gurzick 1987 Kim Kinzler... 1:35.12 Chris Gurzick Jackie Wiersma Debbie Wilkinson 1990 Tracy Edmister... 1:34.29 Kim Kinzler Cherie Benz Valerie Sarfas 1991 Tracy Edmister... 1:35.11 Christi Lipson Cherie Benz Karina Goping 1996 Carly Iagulli... 1:34.69 Courtney Stern Nicole Earhart Heather Unwin Individual mac champions 400-Yard Freestyle Relay 1977 Lori Shawver... 3:41.15 Robin Chico Kay Nielson Pat Lapham 1979 Teresa Tegge... 3:35.89 Mara Hagan Kristin Ryndress Vicki Davis 1984 Betsy Weller... 3:31.78 Jennifer Shea Suzanne Staysniak Tish Bucher 1985 Jennifer Shea... 3:32.34 Suzanne Staysniak Betsy Weller Debbie Wilkinson 1986 Chris Choromanskis... 3:31.09 Debbie Wilkinson Kriste Walsh Jennifer Shea 1987 Kim Kinzler... 3:28.90 Jennifer Shea Chris Gurzick Debbie Wilkinson 2002 Jackie Hiltman... 3:26.23 Kelly Janura Lyndsay Barnes Colleen Rambasek 800-Yard Freestyle Relay 1975 Beth Pershing... 7:58.72 Robin Chico Donna Bugg Vicki Davis 1977 Lynn Ellis... 7:53.22 Robin Bente Teresa Tegge Pat Lapham 1984 Lisa Etnyre... 7:45.01 Leslie Brown Linda Grondziak Jennifer Shea 1986 Chris Choromanskis... 7:41.89 Jennifer Shea Laura Thompson Kelly Davis 1996 Nicole Earhart... 7:32.45 Becky Kling Valerie Hurlbut Christie Danford Kim Kinzler 25

26 mac champions 1982 MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS MAC CHAMPIONS 14-3 All-Time MAC Champions Bowling Green Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Miami Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Ohio Miami Miami Miami Miami Ohio Ohio Miami Miami 26

27 50-Yard Freestyle Varsity: Carly Iagulli (at MAC) Freshman: Kim Kinzler (at MAC) Unshaved: Kelly Janura (vs. UC) Nixon: Joy Gallagher (Ball State) MAC: Joy Gallagher (Ball State) Yard Freestyle Varsity: Kelly Janura (at MAC) Freshman: Kim Kinzler (at MAC) Unshaved: Kelly Janura (vs. UC) Nixon: Joy Gallagher (Ball State) MAC: Joy Gallagher (Ball State) Yard Freestyle Varsity:... 1: Chris Choromanskis (at Mid-West)1989 Freshman:... 1: Michelle Brym (at Miami Invit.) Unshaved:... 1: Michelle Brym (vs. Ohio) Nixon:... 1: Shannon Shakespeare (Mich.) MAC:... 1: Kim Van Selm (Ohio) Yard Freestyle Varsity:... 4: Katie Forster (at Minnesota) Freshman:.. 4: Katie Forster (at Minnesota) Unshaved:.. 4: Katie Forster (vs. Ohio St.) Nixon:... 4: Renate Olaisen (Ohio) MAC:... 4: Kim Van Selm (Ohio) Yard Freestyle Varsity:... 10: Amy Miranda (at Minnesota) 2003 Freshman: 10: Amy Miranda (at MAC) Unshaved:... 10: Katie Sheridan (vs. BGSU/NIU) Nixon:... 10: Kerri Hale (Michigan) MAC:... 9: Kim Van Selm (Ohio) Yard Freestyle Varsity:... 16: Amy Miranda (at Minnestoa) 2003 Freshman: 16: Amy Miranda (at MAC) Unshaved:... 16: Hillary Mason (vs. Ohio) Nixon:... 16: Kerri Hale (Michigan) MAC:... 16: Amy Miranda (at Minnesota) ne-Meter Diving Varsity (6 dives): Sarah Gosno Varsity (10 dives): Indgrid Batnik Nixon: Karen Lesh (Wright St.) MAC: Mary Pfeiffer (BGSU) miami school records 100-Yard Backstroke Varsity: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Freshman: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Unshaved: Camilla Johansson (vs. EMU) Nixon: Sarah Samuel (Missouri) MAC: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Yard Backstroke Varsity:... 1: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Freshman:... 1: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Unshaved:... 2: Camilla Johansson (vs. Ohio) Nixon:... 1: Anne Kampfe (Michigan) MAC:... 1: Camilla Johansson (at NCAA) Yard Breaststroke Varsity:... 1: Amanda Furlano (Miami Invt.) Freshman:... 1: Amanda Furlano (at MAC) Unshaved:... 1: Amanda Furlano (Miami Invt.) Nixon::... 1: Jodi Navta (Michigan) MAC:... 1: Line Nyman (Ohio) Yard Breaststroke Varsity:... 2: Amanda Furlano (at MAC) Freshman:... 2: Amanda Furlano (at MAC) Unshaved:... 2: Amanda Furlano (vs. Ohio) Nixon:... 2: Jodie Navta (Michigan) MAC:... 2: Holly Bonwit (Ohio) Yard Butterfly Varsity: Shannon Kieley (at MAC) Freshman: Michelle Reynolds (at MAC) Unshaved: Shannon Kieley (vs. Purdue) Nixon: Lisa MacNicol (Ohio) MAC: Maureen Newlon (Ohio) Yard Butterfly Varsity:... 2: Chris Choromanskis (at Sr. Nat l.)1989 Freshman:.. 2: Michelle Reynolds (at MAC) Unshaved:.. 2: Michelle Reynolds (vs. Oak.) Nixon:... 2: Cathy O Neill (Michigan) MAC:... 1: Courtney Allen (Ohio) Three-Meter Diving Varsity (6 dives): Sarah Gosno Varsity (10 dives): Dee Boice Nixon: Amy Hutchinson (Wright St.) 1994 MAC: Anca Tilea (at MAC) Michelle Brym Caroline Kelley Camilla Johansson Shannon Kieley 27

28 miami school records 200-Yard Medley Relay Varsity:... 1: Benz, Edmister, Goping, Kinzler (at MAC) Unshaved:... 1: Stern, Gelein, Kieley, Unwin (vs. EMU) Nixon: 1:44.79 Riker, Navta, Stone, Shakespeare (Michigan) MAC:... 1: Bresser, Bonewit, Park, Shumacher (Ohio) Emily Nayes - varsity and unshaved record-holder in both the 200 and 400 individual medley. 200-Yard Individual Medley Varsity:... 2: Emily Nayes (at MAC) Freshman:.. 2: Katie Unger (at MAC) Unshaved:... 2: Emily Nayes (vs. Toledo) Nixon:... 2: Shannon Shakespeare (Mich.) MAC:... 2: Jennifer Brankovsky (at MAC) Yard Individual Medley Varsity:... 4: Emily Nayes (at MAC) Freshman:... 4: Michelle Brym (at MAC) Unshaved:... 4: Emily Nayes (vs. Miami Invit.) Nixon:... 4: Anne Kampfe (Michigan) MAC:... 4: Cheryl Patterson (BGSU) Yard Medley Relay Varsity:... 3: Lamb, Nayes Rambasek, Janura (at MAC) Unshaved:... 3: Johansson, Gelein, Kieley, Unwin (vs. Ohio) Nixon:... 3: Riker, Navta, Stone, Shakespeare MAC:... 3: Bresser, Bonewit, Park, Van Selm (Ohio) 200-Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity:... 1: Edmister, Kinzler, Benz, Sarfas (at MAC) Unshaved:... 1: Janura, Hiltman Sivard, Rambasek (vs. Ohio) Nixon:... 1: Johnson, Stone, Shakespeare, Bendel (Michigan) MAC:... 1: Park, Van Selm, Bresser, Shumacher (Ohio) 400-Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity:... 3: Hiltman, Janura, Barnes, Rambasek (at MAC) Unshaved:... 3: Hiltman, Janura Sivard, Rambasek (vs. EMU) Nixon:... 3: Shakespeare, Eberwein, Stone, Bendel (Michigan) MAC:... 3: Park, Van Selm Bonewit, Bresser (Ohio) Tracy Edmister Carly Iagulli 800-Yard Freestyle Relay Varsity:... 7: Miranda, Magee Hiltman, Reynolds (at MAC) Unshaved:... 7: Cooper, Sheridan Earhart, Kieley (at Nike Cup) Nixon:... 7: Eberwein, Bendel, Johnson, Shakespeare (Michigan) MAC:... 7: Newlon, Silvia, Allen, Vester (Ohio) Amanda Furlano Chris Choromanskis Miami alumnae Tracy Edmister, Carly Iagulli, Amanda Furlano and Chris Choromanskis, all former MAC champions, hold record times in their respective events entering the season. Senior Amy Miranda holds records in five different individual and relay events. 28

29 Miami University is well known for being one of the Public Ivy schools and is noted for its Cradle of Coaches. Many student-athletes have come and gone from the University, taking a piece of Miami with them and leaving a legacy behind. The Miami women s swimming and diving programs, under the direction of Dave Jennings and Todd Spohn, have achieved greatness both in the classroom and the water. The following are some thoughts from Miami women s swimming and diving coach Dave Jennings and alumnae on how their experiences at Miami University have impacted their postgraduate years. As a coach, I have always valued achievement in the pool and in the classroom, and it is rewarding to see our swimmers succeed in both. The members of our team first come to Miami as a student, and second as an athlete. Our goal is to help each athlete achieve in both areas. Dave Jennings Women s Swimming Coach 1983-Present As a speech pathologist undergraduate and graduate student at Miami, as well as a varsity swimmer, I was encouraged to develop my potential in the classroom and in the pool. Both the faculty and Dave Jennings strove for excellence by fostering an environment and attitude that hard work, determination and enthusiasm lead to success. I am grateful and proud that Miami s goal is one of excellence, and that support to achieve it was given to me both inside and outside the classroom, preparing me for my life after Miami. Maura Cuddeback, 93 Speech/Language Pathologist Captain 93 I am often asked the question, Why did you attend Miami University all the way from Atlanta, Ga.?. The answer to that question is simple. The philosophy of the swimming program at Miami is to create an environment with an equal emphasis on academic performance and athletic prowess. My academic and athletic experiences taught me time management, hard work, the ability to succeed under pressure and the value of friendship. Emily Kabe, 95 Regional Manager, Interquest (Darwin Networks) Swimmer/Assistant Coach I learned and refined how to set goals and then focus my energies on the task at hand to a successful conclusion, be it in winning swim meets or maximizing study time to reap success. This has allowed me to apply these same disciplines in the real world so that I can accomplish my goals both personally and professionally. Christie Danford, 96 Staff Accountant, Turner Broadcasting Inc. Captain 96, MAC runner-up My athletic and academic experiences from Miami helped prepare me for my post-college endeavors. I learned the value of teamwork, dedication and persistence, which have led to many successes. Courtney Stern, 97 Account Manager, UPSHOT MAC Champion Relay academic accolades Academic Excellence Miami s women s swimming and diving athletes have often been noted for their prowess in the classroom as well as in the pool, and last year was no different. The following list of members from the women s swimming and diving teams were acknowledged by the MAC for their academic excellence: Verizon Academic All-District IV: Becca Vianello (Exercise Science) MAC Academic Honor Roll Kristen Connelly (Zoology) Christen Fout (Zoology) Andrea Hocevar (Undeclared) Emily Maier (Accountancy) Casey Mangano (Accountancy) Amy Miranda (Marketing) Colleen Rambasek (Early Childhood Ed.) Michelle Reynolds (Early Childhood Ed.) Katie Scott (Speech Pathology) Kristen Sivard (Early Childhood Ed.) Becca Vianello (Exercise Science) Heidi Willemssen (Mass Communications) Marianne Windholtz (Speech Comm.) Sarah Zeiger (English Lit/Criminology) Academic All-MAC Amy Miranda (Marketing) Colleen Rambasek (Early Childhood Ed.) Becca Vianello (Exercise Science) 29

30 miami athletic hall of fame 1969 Charter Members Walter Alston Basketball/Baseball Earl Blaik Football/Baseball Paul Brown Football Jay Colville Athletic Trainer Weeb Ewbank Football/Basketball/Baseball/Coach Ara Parseghian Football/Basketball/Baseball/Coach John Pont Football/Coach George Rider... Athletic Director/Cross Country Coach 1970 Carmen Cozza Football/Baseball Wayne Embry Basketball Jim Gordon Track/Football Virgil Perry Track/Football Chester Pittser... Baseball & Football Coach Tom Sharkey Track/Football 1971 John Brickels... Athletic Director/Basketball Coach Paul Dietzel Football Bill Mulliken Swimming Mel Olix Football 1972 Bob Brown Basketball Ernie Kellermann Football Marvin Pierce Football/Basketball/Baseball/Tennis Bo Schembechler Football/Football Coach Charles Shugert Track/Cross Country 1973 Russell Baker Football George Booth Football Wilbur Cartwright Football Warren Ott Football/Basketball/Track Jim Root Football Bob Schul Track/Cross Country 1974 Tirrel Burton Football/Track Don Knodel Basketball/Baseball George Munns Football/Basketball/Baseball/Track Tom Pagna Football Richard (Doc) Urich Football/Coach 1975 Bob Babich Football Bill Rohr... Basketball Coach/Athletic Director Paul Schnackenburg Basketball Paul Shoults Football/Baseball Harry Stryker Football 1976 Bill Arnsparger Football/Coach Jeff Gehring Basketball Dick Klitch Basketball/Tennis Arthur Thatcher Football/Track 1977 Robert Bronston Football Don Weaver Emery Track/Cross Country Alfred Gansberg Football/Baseball/Basketball Bob Jencks Football John McVay Football/Coach 1978 Vernon Cheadle Track/Basketball Darrell Hedric Basketball/Coach Ray Mears Basketball/Coach Raymond Ray Men s Swimming Coach Edward Sauer Football/Track 1979 Bill Hoover Football W.P. (Pat) Roudebush Jr Football/Baseball Bob Whittaker Football/Track Dave Zeller Basketball 1980 Len Fertig Football/Baseball Bob Hitchens Football Bill Mallory Football Steve Strome Basketball/Tennis Coach 1981 Jack Bacheler Track/Cross Country Wayne Gibson Football Mel Knowlton Basketball/Baseball/Coach Bud Middaugh Baseball/Coach Bill Stewart Football 1982 Howard Brinker Football Ted Downing Track Joe Galat Football/Wrestling/Coach Sherman Smith Football George Vossler Football/Track 1983 David Brown Tennis Phil Lumpkin Basketball John Schael Wrestling Gary Wright Baseball 1984 Stan Lewis Football Jerry Peirson Basketball/Coach Ernie Plank Football Chris Roderick Football Clive Rush Football Scott Wallick Track 1985 Jim Cole Football/Track Jay Fry Football/Wrestling Bob Kappes Football Harry Richardson Football/Basketball Chuck Zody... Track & Cross Country Coach 1986 Larry Bell Track Dick Crum... Football Coach Leann Davidge... Tennis Coach Tom Perrin Swimming John Powell Basketball 1987 Vivian (Chief ) Crawford Football/Baseball Steve Kendall Tennis Tom Nomina Football John Russell Swimming Nobby Wirkowski Football 1988 Rob Carpenter Football Fred Foster Basketball Charlie Liebrandt Baseball Bob Shaw Swimming/Coach Gordon Wilson Football/Baseball 1989 Archie Aldridge Basketball William Beck... Team Physician Robert Howard... Sports Information Director Tom Jones Track/Football Mary Ann Myers Women s Basketball Richard Shrider... Basketball Coach/Athletic Director 1990 Charlie Coles Basketball Rodger Cromer... Golf Coach Dennis Smith Baseball Dave Thelen Football 1991 Randy Ayers Basketball Robin Chico Swimming Tom Dimitroff Football Sid Gillman... Football Coach John Shoemaker Basketball/Baseball 1992 Alain Chevrier Hockey Chuck Goodyear Basketball Bill McCormick Football Randy Walker Football/Coach 1993 Patricia Bucher Swimming Dick Hunter Football/Basketball Bob Lohr Golf Mark Manering Baseball Jim Thomas Basketball 1994 Charles Heimsch Football/Golf/Faculty Rep. Steve Morris Hockey Kathy Tepe Volleyball Wendy Tepe Volleyball Craig Wittus Tennis 1995 Kevin Beaton Hockey Mel Brodt Track & Cross Country Coach John Erisman Football Elizabeth Workum Field Hockey Mike Wren Basketball Dave Young... Sports Information Director 1996 Gary Arthur Football Dave Jennings... Women s Swimming Coach Dennis O Brien Swimming James (Moose) Wilkinson Baseball Woody Wills... Baseball Coach/Asst. Football Coach 1997 Jack Glowik Football Rich Hampton Basketball Kris Livingston Women s Basketball Greg Sullivan Football 1998 Kenneth Daniels Tennis Danny Hall Baseball Frank Lukacs Basketball Bryan Pownall Track Pam Wettig... Women s Basketball/Softball Coach 1999 Bob Dalton Wrestling Elaine Hieber... Associate Athletic Director/Head Coach Karen Lepley Volleyball Mike Stavole Track/Cross Country John Weaver Football 2000 Sue Brozovich Tennis Tom Bryant Basketball Dick Clarke Swimming Cash Powell Jr Track/Cross Country Lester Smith Track Scott Tyler Football/Track 2001 Brian Carlton Track Carolyn Condit... Volleyball Coach Molly Cullen Track/Cross Country Dan Dalrymple Football/Strength & Conditioning Coach Curt McMillan Football Larry Yearwood Tennis 2002 Don Barnette Basketball Kristy Burch Softball Nancy Denny Track Terry Morris Football Russ Pickerington Wrestling Chris Sexton Baseball Bucky Walter Track 30

31 Over the span of 57 years, the Mid- American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive NCAA Division I conferences in the country. Under the guidance of Commissioner Rick Chryst, the seventh commissioner in the history of the league, the MAC has moved its men s and women s basketball championship into a first-class NBA/WNBA facility at Gund Arena. In the coming years, the MAC will co-host the 2006 NCAA Women s Basketball Mideast Regional and the 2007 Women s Final Four at Gund Arena, Rick Chryst MAC Commissioner after successfully hosting the 2000 NCAA Men s Basketball Regional at The Palace in Auburn Hills, Mich. It also continues to be one of three conferences (SEC and Big 12) to sponsor a football championship game. Continuing to lead by example, the MAC provides its student-athletes and member institutions with the best possible opportunities. Since 1946, the MAC has not only stood the test of time, but has thrived and formed a league that its founders could not have imagined or dreamed. Based in Cleveland since July 1999, following a 15-year stay in Toledo, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men s and women s basketball since its move to Northeast Ohio. The athletic season marked the second straight season that the MAC had two teams involved in bowl games with league champion Marshall (GMAC) winning post season competition for the fifth consecutive season while West Division champion Toledo participated in the Motor City Bowl for the second time in as many years. During the off-season, the MAC had its best year in the NFL Draft as a record nine players were drafted in the seven-round draft. Record-setting Marshall quarterback Byron Leftwich, who repeated as the MAC Offensive Player of the Year and the Vern Smith Leadership Award recipient, became the highest football draft pick in MAC history as the Jacksonville Jaguars selected him with the seventh overall pick in the first round. The University of Central Florida, which completed its first year of football in the MAC in 2002, had the most players drafted among league schools with four. Akron Ball State Bowling Green Buffalo Central Michigan Eastern Michigan Kent State Marshall Miami Ohio Northern Illinois Toledo Western Michigan Attendance at the Men s Basketball Tournament championship game surpassed the 10,000 mark for the third straight year, as Central Michigan knocked off defending champion Kent State. The Chippewas then went on to defeat nationally-ranked Creighton in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The MAC has advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in five of the last six years, including the past three seasons. In women s basketball, Western Michigan became the first non-ohio team to win the tournament crown since the Broncos won it in 1985 with a win over Ball State, which appeared in the title game for the second straight campaign. It was also the first non-ohio championship since WMU defeated Central Michigan in The championship game crowd was the 10 th largest among 29 Division I conference tournaments in In men s and women s cross country, the MAC produced five All-Americans while the Eastern Michigan men s squad finished third at the NCAA Championship and the Central Michigan men were ninth. A year after Miami won the MAC s firstever NCAA Tournament women s soccer contest with a victory over West Virginia, the RedHawks again advanced to the second round in 2002 with a win over Michigan State. Danielle Berkemeier, the 2002 MAC Player of the Year, was tabbed a third-team all-american by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). In baseball, Eastern Michigan won the MAC Tournament for the first time since 1982 while Western Michigan claimed the softball crown its first since It also marked WMU s first NCAA Tournament since A total of 23 baseball players were drafted during the MLB s First-Year Player mid-american conference Draft, the second-highest total in league historyand the highest since 27 players were picked in Two of the selections were first round picks Ball State s Brad Snyder (Cleveland Indians) and Toledo s Mitch Maier (Kansas City Royals). It was the first time in 35 years that the MAC produced a pair of first-round selections, and the fourth time in five seasons that the MAC has had a player picked in the first round. Individually, a total of 78 studentathletes from across the league captured Verizon Academic All-District honors. Of that total, 11 student-athletes were tabbed Verizon CoSIDA Academic All-Americans, headlined by three football and three softball team members. Women s soccer had a pair of third-team honorees, while baseball, volleyball and gymnastics (atlarge) had one each. Mid-American Conference 24 Public Square, 15th Floor Cleveland, OH Phone: (216) Fax: (216) Rick Chryst Commissioner Dell Robinson Associate Commissioner/ Legislative and Compliance Services Bob Gennarelli Associate Commissioner/ External Operations Paul Palian Asst. Commissioner/Electronic Media Stephanie McDonald Assistant Commissioner/ Sports Programs & Women s Basketball Operations Gary Richter Assistant Commissioner/Media Relations Krista Plummer Director of Administration Bryan McGowan Asst. Director for Media Relations Lori Montgomery Director of Marketing Tracy Scott Director of Compliance Aimee Chambers Administrative Assistant Brooke Watson Media Relations Intern Mark Brunner Media Relations Intern 31

32 support staff Miami s athletic department strongly emphasizes that its studentathletes succeed not only in their athletic pursuits but in their academic endeavors as well. Realizing the unique demands placed on the student-athlete, the department feels an obligation to provide the best possible academic aid and support. David Graham That s where Miami s Comprehensive Academic Support Program comes into play. Begun during the academic year, the program monitors the completion of the student s course of study and subsequent graduation. The academic coordinators offices are located in the new Walter L. Gross Student-Athlete Development Center and provide Miami s student-athletes Cindy Veraldo with the tools to succeed in the classroom. Miami s academic coordinator staff is comprised of three full-time counselors and one graduate assistant. David Graham, Cynthia Veraldo and Christyn Chambers serve as the academic coordinators. The three coordinators have the responsibility of implementing and coordinating all aspects of the academic support program for both the men s and women s teams and also running the CHAMPS/Life Skills program an NCAA program initiated to develop and enhance the lives of student-athletes through educational programs and resources focusing on gender equity, student-athlete welfare and life skills. Miami student-athletes are in an environment in which The athletic media relations office, under the direction of Mike Harris, provides a variety of publicity services for Miami athletic programs. All pertinent information is provided to local, regional and hometown newspapers. Additional publicity is provided through distribution of schedules, brochures and public address announcements. The athletic media relations office also updates and maintains team and individual statistics and records, and makes weekly reports to the conference office and to various coordinators for regional and national rankings. Interviews with Miami swimmers and coaches throughout the week can be coordinated through the athletic media relations office and Media Relations Intern Kevin Conway. Players and coaches are available for post-meet interviews following a brief cooling off period. Information on Miami athletics is available at Information on Miami and all Mid- American Conference schools is also available through the MAC website at Academic Support Media Relations both a rich athletic tradition and an outstanding academic reputation are important, says Graham. Our student-athletes can feel confident that with the lessons learned in the classroom and on the playing fields, they will be wellprepared for whatever their futures may hold. The academic coordinator s office is available throughout the student-athletes careers at Miami. They supervise academic needs assessments for incoming grant-in-aid freshmen and follow that up by coordinating student academic evaluations and facilitating individual team study tables. The office s responsibilities include assisting studentathletes with registration concerns and career counseling, as well as tracking their academic progress in cooperation with the University Registrar. The academic coordinator s office tracks over 550 student-athletes records. The academic coordinators also serve as a referral source to the Office of Learning Assistance for any athletes who may need tutoring or have other special needs. The students with whom the coordinator s office works with may also be referred to appropriate university agencies such as the Student Counseling Center, Career Assistant Center and Office of Financial Aid. By working with the Career Planning and Placement Office, the academic support personnel can assist undergraduates and alumni of the program with the job-search process. Much of the success of the academic support program lies in the willingness of the student-athletes to utilize support services such as tutoring and help sessions. The Miami coaching staff takes an active role in encouraging good study habits and successful academic strategies with their athletes on a daily basis. The coaching staff is an integral part of the support staff, as they meet individually with the staff to provide academic updates. Mike Harris Director Angie Renninger Associate Vince Frieden Asst./Publications Ryan Erb Assistant Kevin Conway Intern/Swimming and Diving Contact Norma McClure Sr. Program Asst. 32

33 One of the top priorities for the Miami sports medicine staff is to ensure that all student-athletes attain the highest potential for safe and effective participation in their chosen sports. This includes prevention, treatment and rehabilitation of athletic injuries, utilizing the latest techniques and equipment. The main goal of the training staff is to prevent an injury from occurring. This involves getting to know the athletes and Jolene Atkins determining what factors could predispose them to injury, then acting to improve the situation. This process could include anything from routine taping to strengthening exercises for a chronic problem. Despite all precautions, injuries occur, and when they do, the qualifications of the Miami athletic training staff truly become apparent. Regardless of the severity of the injury, the athletic S trength and conditioning in terms of player development is an integral part of any successful athletic program. Miami University recognizes this fact with its strength and conditioning program, led by 1988 Miami graduate Dan Dalrymple, C.S.C.S.D. Dalrymple, who is in his 13th year on the RedHawk staff, is a former captain and all-mac offensive tackle at Miami and will be inducted into Miami s James Carsey Athletic Hall of Fame this year. He is assisted by James Carsey who works with the women s swimming and diving team and a full-time intern and eight to ten students. Athletes are recruited by Miami to be champions, says Dalrymple, who was named the MAC Strength and Conditioning Coach of the Year in 1995, 1997 and You don t just come here to be second-best. So it s our obligation to provide student-athletes with the tools to reach their full potential. The foundation of the program is free weight training. Research data from around the world supports the idea that multi-joint free weight training is the superior method for the training of athletes, for both performance enhancement and injury prevention, Dalrymple says. The free weight regimen includes both explosive Olympic lifting (cleans, snatches, presses and jerks) and power lifting (bench, squat and deadlift). The program is rounded out with free weight and machine supplemental exercises, as well as medicine ball and plyometric training. Sports Medicine Strength & Conditioning Miami RedHawk Women s Swimming & Diving support staff trainers are prepared to give immediate quality evaluations and treatments for the condition. When the athletes return to competition, they do so after completion of a personally designed rehabilitation program with the goal of getting the athlete back to pre-injury status as quickly as possible. Benefiting from one of the finest training rooms in Division I athletics, Miami s athletes are cared for with muscle stimulators, ultrasound, whirlpools and rehabilitation equipment such as the Orthotron II and KinCom. The resources do not end with the equipment, however; the staff of six certified athletic trainers and 20 student trainers have established one of the best sports medicine programs in the country. The educational curriculum has been endorsed by the National Athletic Trainers Association for 10-plus years. Miami s sports medicine department is directed by head trainer Gale Newton, who is aided by assistant trainers Jennifer Beardslee, Dave Donnelly, Jolene Atkins, Kevin Morley, Sam Pittera and David Agbunag. The three main goals of our conditioning program are to enhance performance, prevent injury and eliminate weaknesses, Dalrymple says. Strength enhancement is not the only objective of the total program. Speed is the No. 1 objective in our program, he adds. Team speed is dependent upon two factors: recruiting and our team speed development program. An innovative approach to speed development at Miami is Speed School, which involves frequent testing in the 40-yard dash, video analysis and specific drills to improve speed, strength, running mechanics and flexibility. Other areas emphasized by the strength and conditioning staff include flexibility (static and dynamic), power (speed and strength), aerobic and anaerobic conditioning, agility and body control, nutrition and body composition and motivation. State-of-the-art equipment and techniques employed by Dalrymple and his staff include speed chutes, position-specific training, video analysis, slide boards, computerized strength training program and testing design, and individualized plyometric programs. All in all, the strength and conditioning program at Miami has greatly increased performance on the field. Furthermore, the program has reduced both the occurrence and severity of injuries. Our conditioning program is one of the most demanding around, Dalrymple says. Our student-athletes know that when they step on the field they are in better shape than their opponent. This helps prevent injury and breed success. Pete Wyckoff Success in Miami athletics begins long before the athletes arrive on the deck. It starts with the best clothing, shoes and stateof-the-art equipment to help the players compete at their highest level, avoid injury and represent Miami University in a first-class manner. Miami s equipment room in Withrow Court is operated by Pete Wyckoff, while fellow equipment manager Mary O Leary Equipment coordinates the equipment in Millett Hall and Andy Geshan opperates the Goggin Ice Arena equipment room. A daily check of all protective devices is performed for all players. Maintenance of all equiptment is important, and Wyckoff, who is in his 12th season at Miami, is responsible for assuring the equipment is ready to go at all times. Aided by well-trained student assistants, the staff handles the equipment needs for all 19 men s and women s sports. We believe our entire athletic staff is committed to helping teams be successful off the field as well as on it, says O Leary. 33

34 strength and conditioning Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center The hub of Miami s athletic facilities, the $5 million Walter L. Gross Jr. Family Student-Athlete Development Center was dedicated prior to Miami s September 22, 2001 home football game versus Cincinnati. This facility, which is located between Millett Hall and Yager Stadium, caters to both the academic and physical needs of Miami s student-athletes. One half of the facility is dedicated for an 10,000-square foot physical fitness center, which includes free and machine weights, a circuit training machine, cardiovascular equipment, and speed, agility and jump training facilities. The other portion of the center is devoted to academic enrichment. The new center features two large study areas, an informal study lounge, private tutoring offices and a computer lab. Miami s athletics program has always prided itself with a strong commitment to both athletics and academics, says Steve Cady, associate athletic director and chair of the project design team. This facility epitomizes our philosophy. It is an unbelievable addition to our facilities. Separating the academic and physical fitness centers is a main lobby and reception area, which features a rotunda that dominates the reception lobby ceiling. Miami s rich athletic tradition, headlined by the Cradle of Coaches, will be highlighted on the rotunda. It s a tremendous facility for our strength and conditioning efforts, says strength coach Dan Dalrymple. We re able to do a lot of things we haven t been able to do in the past. The facility opened its doors to student-athletes during the summer of 2001 and had a Grand Opening Gala on Friday, Sept. 21 in conjunction with Miami s football home opener with Cincinnati. This is a showcase facility for Miami University athletics, says former academic coordinator and current assistant Red and White Club director Darcy Shriver. It is a convenient location for our student-athletes to enrich their academic and athletic experience. The Student Development Center represents another Miami commitment to first-rate athletic facilities. 34

35 miami university Facts and Figures Founded in 1809, Miami University is the seventholdest state-assisted university in the nation and the second-oldest state institution west of the Allegheny Mountains. The University offers 10 associate degrees, more than 100 bachelor s degrees, 50 master s degrees and nine doctoral programs. The academic divisions and their percentage of total undergraduate enrollment include: College of Arts and Science (42 percent); Richard T. Farmer School of Business Administration (28 percent); School of Education and Allied Professions (17 percent); School of Applied Science (6 percent); School of Fine Arts (6 percent); and School of Interdisciplinary Studies (1 percent). Miami s central campus is located in Oxford, a classic college town with a population of about 19,000 located 35 miles north of Cincinnati and 45 miles southwest of Dayton. The campus consists of 1,179 acres. In addition, the University owns nearly 700 acres nearby: 300 at the University Airport, 300 in the Bachelor Wildlife and Game Reserve, and the remainder at the Ecology Research Center. What They re Saying About Miami From Selective Guide to Colleges Long regarded as the most elite of Ohio s public institutions, Miami boasts one of the most classic, picture-perfect college campuses in the nation. Miami s well-groomed campus studded with redbrick Georgian buildings evokes the same image as its prestigious private competitors in the East. Miami provides a private school environment at a public school price. Miami offers an intensely collegiate life at a well respected school, beautiful grounds and a great academic agenda that makes every aspect of college life more worthwhile. From Money magazine...miami University is one of the 10 best institutions in the nation. From People magazine The administration exercises strict control so that academic life is paramount. From Newsweek magazine Smart students are opting for prestigious state schools like Miami that are every bit as good as the top institutions but cost half as much. From The Public Ivys...academics tilted toward preparing students for the professions and leadership roles. Miami is all-american, wrapped up in academic gowns....order and beauty on the hill plateau of Oxford... trees and shrubs well groomed... a brick Main Street, modified Georgian buildings, old and new... immaculate everything. From Public Accounting Reports Miami is ranked sixth-best in the country in the quality of its undergraduate accounting program. Miami has done a good job of training its undergraduates and getting them placed. 35

36 miami university Enrollment totals 20,000, including about 14,500 on the Oxford campus and more than 2,000 each on the Hamilton and Middletown campuses. About 235 students attend Miami s John E. Dolibois European Center in Luxembourg. About 18,000 of Miami s 20,000 students are undergraduates, a fact that reflects the University s traditional focus on high quality undergraduate education. Preserving and improving the environment is an important goal at Miami, both in academic research and day-to-day operations. Miami operates a successful Institute of Environmental Sciences and an active Ecology Research Center. Miami is among the top 23 schools for recycling, according to the National Wildlife Foundation. The University removes and recycles 60 percent of items in its waste stream. Adhering to the University s Strength: Teaching In The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2002, Miami is one of only 21 U.S. public institutions identified as a best buy, offering remarkable educational opportunities at a modest cost. The guide says Miami has an outstanding academics program, and excellent faculty, active social life and a beautiful campus all in one location. It is the ninth time Miami has made the Best Buy list. Miami ranks among the top 28 public national universities in U.S. News & World Report 2002 America s Best Colleges. The Public Ivys by Richard Moll proclaims Miami one of eight public institutions most similar to the Ivy League Schools for academic quality and collegiate atmosphere. 69 percent of classes at Miami have 30 or fewer students. Miami s ratio of full-time students to fulltime faculty is 17:1. Average class size is 24, affording the personal attention ordinarily found only at much smaller colleges. In recent years, more prospective freshmen have applied for admission into Miami than at any other time in history, highlighted by the year 2000 when a record 13,100 incoming college freshmen applied for admission. NCAA Division I Graduation Rates Of NCAA Division I public universities, Miami ranks eighth in overall student graduation rate. Eighty percent of students who enroll at Miami graduate the highest graduation rate among Ohio s public universities. Miami s graduation rate for African-American students also is higher than any other public university in Ohio. Other Rankings In addition to the above rankings, Miami s accounting program ranks sixth among the nation s top 20 undergraduate programs, according to CPA Personnel Report s 20th Annual Professors Survey For the first time, Miami s graduate accounting program also made the survey s top 20 graduate programs. Miami ranks 10th nationally for the number of students who study abroad. Miami s Entrepreneurship program was ranked first in the nation in 2001 by the U.S. Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship. During the last five years, Miami graduates have been accepted into medical school at more than 60 percent above the national acceptance rate. Miami s overall acceptance rate is 50 percent (80 percent for zoology majors) compared to 40 percent nationally. Miami s law school acceptance rate is 82 percent, compared to 67 percent nationally. 36