WISCONSIN MEN S SWIMMING & DIVING February 23, 2009 Contact: Brian Mason Office: 608-262-2311 / Cell: 608-279-8659 E-mail: bm3@athletics.wisc.edu 2008-09 schedule/results DATE EVENT TIME/R ESULT Oct. 10 UW-MILWAUKEE W, 154-65 Oct. 17 at Iowa* L, 166-134 Oct. 31 at Arizona L, 173-126 Nov. 13 NORTHWESTERN* W, 188-103 Nov. 21-23 at Arizona (diving) NTS Dec. 4-6 at Texas Invitational 3rd Jan. 10 at Hawaii W, 168-132 Jan. 23 ST. OLAF W, 216-80 Jan. 24 UW-GREEN BAY W, 156-82 Jan. 30-31 vs. Purdue L, 222-131 at Minnesota L, 237-116 Feb. 26-28 Big Ten Championships All Day March 7 Go-Pher It Invitational 1 p.m. March 13-15 NCAA Zone Diving All Day March 26-28 NCAA Championships All Day All times Central. Home meets in BOLD CAPS and held at UW Natatorium. * denotes Big Ten Conference meet general information Location Madison, Wis. (223,869) Nickname Colors Conference Chancellor Director of Athletics Badgers Cardinal and White Big Ten Carolyn Biddy Martin Barry Alvarez program information 2007-08 Dual Meet Record 4-5, 1-4 Big Ten 2007-08 Big Ten Finish 7th, 363 pts. Letterwinners Returning/Lost 19/5 All-Americans Returning/Lost 3/1 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost 3/2 All-Big Ten Returning/Lost 0/0 coaching staff Head Coach Eric Hansen (Iowa State, 88) Asst. Head Coach Geoff Hanson (Arizona, 98) Assistant Coach Carrie Nixon (Notre Dame, 02) Assistant Coach Robert Pinter (Wisconsin, 94) Diving Coach Tom Michaël (E. Michigan, 86) 2009 big ten men s swimming and diving championships Thursday-Saturday, Feb. 26-28, 2009 TV: Big Ten Network (Mark Neely, Rowdy Gaines, Kimiko Soldati) Tape Delay Broadcast: March 7 (11 a.m.) THE WEEK ahead After competing for more than four months, the Wisconsin men s swimming and diving team begins the most important stretch of the campaign this weekend, kicking off its championship season with the Big Ten Men s Championships in West Lafayette, Ind. The Badgers will go head-to-head with nine other league teams over the course of three days at Purdue s Boilermaker Aquatic Center. The meet will consist of a preliminaries session each morning at 11 a.m. and a finals session for the same events at 6 p.m. Last time out The Badgers closed out their dual meet season with a pair of losses in the Big Ten Tri Duals in Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 30-31. Minnesota defeated the UW, 237-116, while the Badgers also fell to Purdue, 222-131. Previewing the championships UW enters the Big Ten Championships unranked in the CSCAA Top 25 but ranked 17th according to Swim- Rankings.com. In all, seven of the league s 10 teams are among the top 25 in at least one of the major rankings. The Badgers return nine athletes who scored at last year s Big Ten championships, including seniors Scott Rice and Kyle Sorensen, who each scored top-10 finishes in six different events. As was the case in the women s conference meet last week, numerous Big Ten records are expected to fall at the men s championships. Already this season, Rice has set new school records in the 100 fly (46.54) and 200 fly (1:42.53), while Phil Davies clocked a new school standard in the 100 freestyle (43.50). Rice enters the meet as the Badgers top championship threat, leading the conference and ranking fourth nationally in the 200 fly. He also is a close second to Michigan s Chris Brady in the 100 fly and ranks fourth in the league in the 400 IM. Davies, meanwhile, is ranked fourth in the conference in the 100 freestyle and fifth among league swimmers in the 50 freestyle entering the meet. By the numbers 26 Boilermaker Aquatic Center West Lafayette, Ind. Live Results: www.purduesports.com Preliminaries: 11 a.m. each day Finals: 6 p.m. each day Returning big ten scorers Phil Davies (7): 11th 50 free, 7th 100 free, 12th 100 fly, 5th 200 free relay, 4th 400 free relay, 8th 800 free relay, 7th 400 medley relay Nick Fulton (1): 16th 200 back Mike Hopkins (1): 7th 200 back Derrick O Donnell (3): 18th 100 breast, 6th 200 medley relay, 7th 400 medley relay Caleb Percevecz (2): 9th 1-meter diving, 10th Platform diving Scott Rice (6): 5th 100 fly, 7th 200 fly, 9th 200 IM, 8th 800 free relay, 6th 200 medley relay, 7th 400 medley relay Kyle Sorensen (6): 6th 50 free, 8th 100 free, 5th 200 free relay, 4th 400 free relay, 8th 800 free relay, 6th 200 medley relay Jesse Stipek (1): 15th 100 back Kyle Thompson (2): 18th 200 fly, 8th 800 free relay Athletes who have won Big Ten Conference championships for the Badgers. The 400 freestyle relay team of Matt Marshall, Adam Mania, Eric Wiesner and Dale Rogers was the last to do so, in 2003. Athletic Communications Office University of Wisconsin Kellner Hall 1440 Monroe Street Madison, WI 53711
2008-09 Wisconsin Men s Swimming & diving roster school records 50 freestyle Matt Marshall 19.77 3/27/03 100 freestyle Phil Davies 43.50 12/6/08 200 freestyle Dale Rogers 1:35.92 2/27/04 500 freestyle Valter Kalaus 4:19.81 3/26/92 1,000 freestyle Ola Stromberg 9:11.44 2/3/95 1,650 freestyle Roddy Kirschenman 15:03.87 4/4/87 100 backstroke Adam Mania 46.86 2/25/05 200 backstroke Adam Mania 1:42.75 3/26/05 100 Breaststroke Eric Johnson 54.03 2/25/07 200 breaststroke Adam Mania 1:58.91 12/4/04 100 butterfly Scott Rice 46.54 12/4/08 200 butterfly Scott Rice 1:42.53 12/6/08 200 individual medley Adam Mania 1:45.75 12/2/04 400 individual medley Tim Liebhold 3:46.08 2/25/05 200 medley relay 1:26.39 Coyne, Jones, Marshall, Rogers 3/29/02 400 medley relay 3:11.81 Coyne, Jones, Marshall, Rogers 2/28/02 200 freestyle relay 1:18.71 2/28/08 Desautels, Sorensen, Davies, Buenger 400 freestyle relay 2:54.05 2/28/04 Mania, Marshall, Wiesner, Rogers 800 freestyle relay 6:28.37 3/28/03 Wiesner, Rogers, Torpey, Zuiderhof 1-meter diving Terry Butler 552.4 12/28/92 3-meter diving Josh Bonner 373.95 11/10/05 platform diving Caleb Percevecz 305.70 3/1/08 Name event year Height Hometown (High School/Last School) Conner Andrews Sprint Free So./So. 6-2 Nashotah, Wis. (Arrowhead) Ben Bruce IM/Back Sr./Sr. 6-0 Seattle, Wash. (Mount Rainier) Phil Davies Sprint Free Jr./Jr. 6-5 Rye, N.Y. (Fordham Prep) Tyler Dorshorst Diving Fr./Fr. 5-11 Colleyville, Texas (Heritage) Tim Feyereisen Diving Jr./Jr. 6-0 Hudson, Wis. (Hudson) Nick Fulton Back/Free Sr./Sr. 6-4 New Brighton, Minn. (Irondale) Mike Hopkins Backstroke Sr./Sr. 6-2 Wilmington, Del. (Concord) Eric Johnson Breaststroke Sr./Sr. 5-11 Federal Way, Wash. (Decatur) Dan Koenig IM/Breast Jr./Jr. 6-4 Madison, Wis. (West) Wes Lagerhausen Sprint Free Fr./Fr. 6-5 Fontana, Wis. (Badger) Luke Lengfeld Freestyle So./So. 6-2 Cross Plains, Wis. (Middleton) Jeff Morris Distance Free Fr./Fr. 6-3 Fort Thomas, Ky. (Highlands) Al Morrison Diving Jr./Jr. 5-9 Fenton, Mich. (Fenton) Brett Nagle Free/Fly/IM Fr./Fr. 6-0 Portland, Ore. (David Douglas) Chris Nemeth Sprint Free Fr./Fr. 6-3 Highland Hills, Ohio (Mayfield) Derrick O Donnell IM/Breast/Back Jr./Jr. 6-0 McFarland, Wis. (McFarland) Caleb Percevecz Diving So./So. 5-11 Scottsdale, Ariz. (Desert Mountain) Scott Rice Free/IM/Fly Sr./Sr. 5-10 Des Moines, Wash. (Mount Rainier) Cole Scarbrough Free/Back Fr./Fr. 6-1 University Place, Wash. (Mount Tahoma) Louis Schiff Diving So./So. 5-6 Chicago, Ill. (New Trier) Dan Smith Diving Jr./Jr. 6-0 Rockford, Mich. (Rockford) Kyle Sorensen Sprint Free/Fly Sr./Sr. 6-0 Palatine, Ill. (Palatine) Jesse Stipek Backstroke So./So. 6-1 Tacoma, Wash. (Covenant) Kyle Thompson Butterfly/Free So./So. 5-8 New Berlin, Wis. (West) Steven Wiesner Butterfly/IM Jr./Jr. 6-0 Montrose, Colo. (Montrose) Bryan Weinstein Diving Jr./Jr. 5-11 Great Neck, N.Y. (South) Big Ten Tri Duals Highlighting the action were senior Scott Rice and junior Derrick O Donnell. Rice was a member of the third-place 200 medley relay team, as well as a second-place finisher in both the 200 butterfly and 400 individual medley. O Donnell picked up the lone win for the Badgers on the day in the 100 backstroke. Freshman Brett Nagle kicked off the individual competition for Wisconsin, taking third in the 1000 freestyle in 9:24.70. His time was the fastest for the Badgers this season. In the 50 freestyle, Sorensen took sixth in 21.02, Davies placed eighth in 21.09, sophomore Conner Andrews finished 10th in 21.45 and Lengfeld was 11th in 21.77. O Donnell claimed the Badgers only win in the 100 yard backstroke. His time of 50.19 was enough for first, while Stipek and senior Mike Hopkins took fourth and fifth with times of 51.78 and 52.11, respectively. The Badgers picked up fifth- and 10th-place finishes in the 200 breaststroke as Thompson and Koenig finished with times of 2:06.99 and 2:15.29. Rice was next for the Badgers, finishing second in the 100 butterfly with a time of 48.93. Junior Steven Wiesner, O Donnell and Andrews finished in the ninth through 11th positions in the race with times of 51.50, 51.54 and 52.14. The Badgers had four competitors in the 200 freestyle who took the ninth through 12th positions. Nagle placed ninth in 1:43.57, followed by Lengfeld in 1:44.56, Thompson in 1:44.79 and freshman Wes Lagerhausen in 1:46.17. Rice completed his individual competition on the day with a second-place finish with a time of 4:02.63 in the 400 individual medley. Hopkins placed sixth in 4:06.59, senior Ben Bruce took 11th in 4:13.81 and Nagle was 12th with a time of 4:14.71. The Badgers ended the meet taking fourth and fifth place in the 400 freestyle relay. The A team of Davies, Sorensen, freshmen Cole Scarbrough and Chris Nemeth finished in 3:04.12. The B relay of Andrews, Lagerhausen, Lengfeld and Wiesner came in with a time of 3:07.41. texas invitational The Badgers enjoyed plenty of success in their first major meet of the season, claiming a third-place finish at the Texas Invitational, Dec. 4-6. The UW finished behind only topranked Texas and defending NCAA champion Arizona.
NCAA QUALIFYING STANDARDS short-course yards A B 50 Freestyle 19.35 20.02 100 Freestyle 42.26 43.73 200 Freestyle 1:33.61 1:36.88 500 Freestyle 4:15.68 4:24.62 1,650 Freestyle 14:51.15 15:22.34 100 Butterfly 46.04 47.65 200 Butterfly 1:42.95 1:46.55 100 Backstroke 46.69 48.32 200 Backstroke 1:41.53 1:45.08 100 Breaststroke 52.87 54.72 200 Breaststroke 1:54.25 1:58.24 200 Individual Medley 1:44.13 1:47.77 400 Individual Medley 3:44.88 3:52.75 200 Freestyle Relay 1:17.69 1:20.40 400 Freestyle Relay 2:52.47 2:58.50 800 Freestyle Relay 6:23.26 6:36.67 200 Medley Relay 1:25.66 1:28.65 400 Medley Relay 3:08.22 3:14.80 2008-09 NCAA QUALIFIERS (10 athletes with 12 total marks in 12 events) Conner Andrews (2) So. Sprint Free Nashotah, Wis. (Arrowhead) 200 freestyle relay (1:19.26 B) Phil Davies (7) Jr. Sprint Free Rye, N.Y. (Fordham Prep) 50 freestyle (19.90 B) 100 freestyle (43.50 B) 200 freestyle relay (1:19.26 B) 200 medley relay (1:28.39 B) Mike Hopkins (1) Sr. Backstroke Wilmington, Del. (Concord) 200 backstroke (1:44.78 B) Dan Koenig (2) Jr. IM/Breast Madison, Wis. (West) 200 medley relay (1:28.39 B) Brett Nagle (2) Fr. Free/Fly/IM Portland, Ore. (David Douglas) 500 freestyle (4:21.83 B) Derrick O Donnell (2) Jr. IM/Breast/Back McFarland, Wis. (McFarland) 200 medley relay (1:28.39 B) Scott Rice (5) Sr. Fly/IM Des Moines, Wash. (Mount Rainier) 100 butterfly (46.54 B) 200 butterfly (1:42.53 A) 200 individual medley (1:46.65 B) 200 medley relay (1:28.39 B) Kyle Sorensen (3) Sr. Sprint Free/Fly Palatine, Ill. (Palatine) 200 freestyle relay (1:19.26 B) DIVING 1-Meter 290 300* 3-Meter 310 320* Platform 290 300* * qualifying total when using six optional dives Wes Lagerhausen (2) Fr. Sprint Free Fontana, Wis. (Badger) 200 freestyle relay (1:19.26 B) Kyle Thompson (1) So. Fly/Free New Berlin, Wis. (West) honors and awards Big ten swimmer of the week N/A Big ten DIVER of the week Caleb Percevecz Oct. 14 Caleb Percevecz Nov. 4 In all, 10 UW athletes posted a total of 19 NCAA qualifying marks in 12 different events during the course of the three-day meet. The Badgers saw three school records fall while in Austin, with senior Scott Rice toppling the previous UW marks in both the 100 and 200 butterfly. Rice s time of 1:42.53 in the 200 fly obliterated the record he previously held in the event and earned him an automatic berth in the NCAA championships. Also, junior Phil Davies put himself atop the school s all-time list with a swim of 43.50 in the 100 freestyle. Rice actually lowered the school record in both events twice, in each case setting a new mark in the prelims before lowering it in the event finals. In the finals of the 200 fly, Rice battled Arizona s Alexander Tipton for a runner-up finish in an outstanding race. Tipton took the event by just one-tenth of a second. In addition to NCAA marks in both butterfly events, Rice also earned NCAA consideration with his time of 1:46.65 in the 200 individual medley and was part of the Badgers teams that scored NCAA B cuts in the 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Davies, meanwhile, was part of all five UW relays that earned NCAA consideration, including both medley relays and the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relays. Davies also posted an NCAA B cut in the 50 freestyle, meaning he will receive NCAA consideration in seven different events. Also posting NCAA B qualifying times in individual events were freshman Brett Nagle in the 500 freestyle (4:21.83) and senior Mike Hopkins in the 200 backstroke (1:44.78). Along with Davies, Kyle Sorensen had his hand in all three of the Badgers freestyle relays, with the duo joined by Conner Andrews and Wes Lagerhausen in the 200 and 400 free relays. Nagle and Kyle Thompson were the other half of UW s entry in the 800 free relay. Northwestern DUAL The Badgers evened their overall record (2-2) and record in Big Ten Conference duals (1-1) with a win over Northwestern last Thursday (Nov. 13) at the UW Natatorium. The victory, which came after the Badgers claimed wins in 12 of the meet s 16 events, snapped a four-meet losing streak against the Wildcats.
In total, 10 different Badgers won an event, either individually or as part of a relay team, for the Badgers. Senior Scott Rice continued his winning ways for the Badgers by winning the 200-yard butterfly with a time of 1:50.72 and then claiming the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.36. Rice also contributed to a UW win in the 200 medley relay, combining with junior Derrick O Donnell, junior Dan Koening and junior Phil Davies to take the race in a season-best time of 1:32.77. O Donnell also picked up a pair of individual wins in the 200 breaststroke (2:06.94) and in the 100 backstroke (50.58). The Badgers made it 2-for-2 in the relay events, with the foursome of senior Kyle Sorensen, sophomore Fraser Roberts, freshman Cole Scarbrough and sophomore Conner Andrews winning in the 200-yard freestyle relay in 1:22.95. Sorensen also won the 50 free (21.01) and took third in both the 100 freestyle (46.27) and 100 butterfly (51.35). Davies captured first in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 45.55. It was the second time Davies had won the event this year and matched the team s top time for the season. Freshman Brett Nagle was victorious for the fourth time this year, winning the 1000-yard freestyle. It was his second win in the event, finishing in a time of 9:33.21. The Badgers also swept the two diving events, with sophomore Caleb Percevecz taking the 1-meter and 3-meter events. He won the 1-meter competition with a score of 300.08 and the 3-meter board with a 338.03. arizona DUAL Wisconsin put up a strong fight, but it wasn t enough as the team fell to the third-ranked Arizona Wildcats, 173-126. The Badgers captured first in six of the evening s events, including two individual wins by senior Scott Rice (Des Moines, Wash.) and two overall by senior Kyle Sorensen (Palatine, Ill.) and junior Phil Davies (Rye, N.Y.). Rice continued his impressive 2008 campaign with victories in the 100 and 200-yard butterfly. After finishing the events in times of 50.15 and 1:50.28, respectively, Rice upped his season win total to seven in just three meets. Sorensen garnered his first-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 21.00, while Davies picked his up grabbed his in the 100-yard freestyle in a time of 45.55. The two then teamed up with freshman Wes Lagerhausen (Fontana, Wis.) and sophomore Conner Andrews (Nashotah, Wis.) to win the 200-yard freestyle relay race with a mark of 1:22.78. Wisconsin s other top finish came in the 500-yard freestyle. Freshman Brett Nagle (Portland, Ore.) posted his third victory of the season as he finished the race in a time of 4:37.02. iowa Meet Senior Scott Rice (Des Moines, Wash.) won three races and the University of Wisconsin men s swimming and diving team won five of the final seven events, but it wasn t enough to overcome Iowa. The Hawkeyes defeated the Badgers 166-134. Rice was the bright spot on the night for the Badgers winning three events. His first victory came in the 200-yard butterfly as he finished in a time of 1:52.31. He then went on to win the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.32 and the 200-yard IM with a time of 1:52.71. Junior Derrick O Donnell (McFarland, Wis.) broke through for Wisconsin in the 100-yard backstroke. He won the race with a time of 50.36. Senior Mike Hopkins (Wilmington, Del.) also proved victorious Friday night. He captured the 200-yard backstroke in a time 1:50.72. Freshman Brett Nagle (Portland, Ore.) won his second race of the season as he claimed first in the 500-yard freestyle. He finished the race in a time of 4:35.99. The Badgers also picked up a victory in the 400-yard freestyle relay. The quartet of freshman Wes Lagerhausen (Fontana, Wis.), junior Phil Davies (Rye, N.Y.), sophomore Conner Andrews (Nashotah, Wis.) and senior Kyle Sorensen (Palatine, Ill.) took first with a time of 3:02.80. UW-Milwaukee DUAL Wisconsin swept all 12 events as it opened its season with a 154-65 win over UW-Milwaukee. Senior Scott Rice and junior Derrick O Donnell each won two races on the evening. Rice won the 100-yard butterfly and the 200-yard IM, while O Donnell captured first in the 100-yard backstroke and the 100-yard breaststroke. Two diving events took place on Friday and sophomore Caleb Percevecz won them both. He won on the 1-meter board with a score of 333.98 and on the 3-meter board with a 334.73. The freshman class did not disappoint in its collegiate debut as three of its members won events. Brett Nagle won the 1000-yard freestyle while Wes Lagerhausen won the 200-yard freestyle and Jeff Morries captured the 500-yard freestyle. Other indvidual winners on the evening were senior Kyle Sorensen (100 Free) and sophomore Conner Andrews (50 free), In the 400-yard medley relay, Andrews, senior Nick Fulton, junior Steven Wiesner and freshman Chris Nemeth teamed up to take first. The other relay race on the night was an exhibition in the 200-yard freestyle relay. The race had an interesting twist as each Wisconsin foursome represented a class. On this night, the sophomores prevailed as Andrews, Fraser Roberts, Luke Lengfeld and Kyle Thompson won the race. NOTEWORTHY The Badgers entered the 2008-09 season with one of the nation s top recruiting classes. The six-member class was ranked ninth according to CollegeSwimming.com. The class was ranked the highest among any Big Ten school, which is especially notable because five teams in the conference earned top-20 marks. Lagerhausen and Nagle are the top-ranked recruits as they were 13th and 16th, respectively. 12 members of the men s swimming team represented Wisconsin as qualifiers for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. Seniors Fulton (100 Back), Rice (100, 200 Fly), Sorensen (50, 100 Free), Ben Bruce (200 Back), Mike Hopkins (100, 200 Back) and Eric Johnson (100 Breast), juniors O Donnell (100 Back), Phil Davies (50, 100 Free) and Dan Koenig (100 Breast), sophomore Thompson (200 Fly) and freshmen Lagerhausen (100 Free) and Nagle (200 Free, 200 Fly) all competed.
CSCAA MEN s top 25 Released 2/12 School Points Previous 1 Stanford (10) 300 2 2 Arizona 290 4 3 Texas 280 1 4 Michigan 268 3 5 Auburn 257 5 6 California 255 6 7 Indiana 236 7 8 Florida 234 8 9 Ohio State 214 9 9 Tennessee 214 10 11 Minnesota 200 11 12 Georgia 189 12 13 Louisville 176 13 14 Purdue 169 16 15 Virginia 168 14 16 North Carolina 150 15 17 Princeton 129 21 18 LSU 127 17 19 SMU 116 20 20 Penn State 102 19 21 Florida State 100 18 22 Harvard 96 25 23 Kentucky 77 22 24 UNLV 45 NR 25 Washington 40 NR Also receiving votes: Southern California 38, Navy 35, Missouri 30, Wisconsin 30, Alabama 26, Iowa 23, Texas A&M 11, Missouri State 10, Notre Dame 6, Wyoming 5, Denver 4 Swim-rankings.com top 25 Released 2/17 School Pts. Per Meet 1 Texas 236.4 2 Stanford 227.2 3 Arizona 224.1 4 Tennessee 220.1 5 Auburn 211.8 6 Michigan 207.5 7 Cal 203.0 8 Ohio State 197.2 9 Florida 196.0 10 Georgia 195.2 11 Minnesota 193.3 12 Indiana 190.2 13 Virginia 188.7 14 Princeton 179.2 15 USC 175.8 16 Purdue 170.2 17 Wisconsin 167.0 18 Harvard 166.6 19 Florida State 162.3 20 Louisville 160.9 21 UNC 158.4 22 Alabama 156.9 23 Penn State 150.1 24 LSU 146.5 25 Kentucky 142.7 head coach eric hansen X Eric Hansen, a Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year, accomplished United States national team coach and former member of the U.S. national team, begins his 10th year as Wisconsin s men s and women s swimming head coach. Among his many accomplishments, Hansen has led the women s program to seven top-20 finishes at the NCAA championships and has revitalized the men s program. His men s and women s programs own a combined dual record of 138-43 in Hansen s nine years as coach. Between the men s and women s programs, he has coached 24 athletes who have earned a combined 31 individual Big Ten titles, as well as another 11 relay crowns. The UW women s team won a total of 13 individual conference championships in the 18 seasons before Hansen arrived. In the nine seasons since, the Badgers have claimed 41 titles. Hansen s coaching can be measured on a national scale, as well, with 45 of his athletes (27 women, 18 men) earning a total of 249 All-America honors during his tenure at the UW. That also includes a pair of Olympic athletes (Adam Mania and gold medalist Carly Piper). In 2007-08, Hansen guided the Badger women to an unblemished record in Big Ten Conference duals for the eighth-consecutive season (41-0 in that span) and an 8-1 overall record. A total of seven swimmers earned All-America distinction at the NCAA championships, as the Badgers finished 22nd. Following the season, Hansen saw an astounding 29 athletes with UW ties compete in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, including several coached by Hansen as part of the Wisconsin Aquatics team. At the 2007 NCAA Championships, the women s team scored 36 points and finished tied for 24th place.the men s team also returned to the NCAA championships and finished 29th. In 2006, the women s team qualified a school-record 11 athletes for the NCAA championships and finished in ninth place, best in Wisconsin history. In 2005, Hansen guided former Badgers Carly Piper and Tim Liebhold to national titles. Piper claimed the 400-meter freestyle title at the World Championship trials, while Liebhold captured first in the 200-meter IM at the U.S. Championships. Before the start of the 2004 season, Hansen s team had 10 of its members qualify for the U.S. Olympic Trials, where Piper earned a spot on the U.S. team. At the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Piper went on to win a gold medal as part of the 800-meter freestyle relay team that broke a 17 year-old record in the event. Mania, meanwhile, competed in Athens as a member of the Polish team. Later in the year, Hansen led the women s and men s teams to a 10th-place and 16th-place finish, respectively, at the NCAA championships. In his first year at Wisconsin, Hansen led the Badger women to their then-best NCAA finish in 11th place. The 2002 03 season saw the Badger women tie for their highest finish at the Big Ten championships (second), and subsequently, Hansen was named the Big Ten Coach of the Year. Prior to Wisconsin, Hansen spent three years as an assistant coach at Arizona, mentoring six national champions, 11 All-Americans and numerous Pac-10 champions. He also spent one year as an assistant coach at Florida, where he coached seven All-Americans. From 1992 95, the Sioux City, Iowa, native was the head coach of the Phoenix Swim Club, coaching two world record holders, four American record holders and five members of the U.S. national team. A nationally-recognized coach, Hansen continues to be very active with the U.S. national program. In 2006, Hansen was part of the staff of two national teams, serving as the men s head coach for the World Short Course Championships in Shanghai and as a men s assistant coach for the Pan Pacific Championships in Victoria, British Columbia. In addition to leading the Pan American squad in the summer of 2003, he also served as the U.S. men s coach at the FINA Short Course World Championships in Moscow in 2002 and was an assistant coach at the 1994 World Championships in Rome. There, he coached two gold and two silver medalists. A member of the U.S. national team from 1987 to 1992, Hansen served as captain of the U.S. team for the 1991 World University Games. He also was the 1990 U.S. champion in the 100 backstroke. As a collegian, Hansen was a six-time All-American at Iowa State and was named Big 8 Conference swimmer of the year in 1987 and 1988. He also was tabbed as Iowa State s athlete of the year in 1988. Hansen was inducted into the Iowa State University Hall of Fame in 2004 and was then inducted into the Siouxland Hall of Fame in the spring of 2005. Hansen graduated from Iowa State in 1988 with a bachelor s degree in exercise science. He received his master s degree in exercise physiology from Arizona in 1990 ERIC HANSEN 10th Season at Wisconsin Iowa State, 1988 Dual Record (W): 91-12 Big Ten Record (W): 48-3 Dual Record (M): 59-37 Big Ten Record (M): 18-26 National Coaching Career X 2007 U.S. Coach, Japanese International Grand Prix (Chipay, Japan) X 2006 U.S. Men s Assistant Coach, Pan Pacific Championships (Victoria, British Columbia) X 2005 U.S. Men s Head Coach, World Short Course Swimming Championships (Shanghai) X 2003 U.S. Men s Head Coach, Pan American Games (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) X 2002 U.S. Men s Head Coach, World Short Course Swimming Championships (Moscow) X 1994 U.S. Men s Assistant Coach, World Championships (Rome) YEAR-BY-YEAR DUAL ReCORD Overall Big Ten X 1999-00 7-2 3-2 X 2000-01 9-0 6-0 X 2001-02 8-2 4-0 X 2002-03 12-1 5-0 X 2003-04 11-1 6-0 X 2004-05 10-1 5-0 X 2005-06 12-1 7-0 X 2006-07 7-1 4-0 X 2007-08 8-1 4-0 X 2008-09 7-2 4-1 Totals 91-12 48-3