2008-09 Women s Team m Navy s Class of 2009 Back Row (L-R) Jennie Spencer, Desiree Robison, Carmen Meier; Front Row (L-R): Team Captain Erika Hubbard, Lauren Milliron, Clare McKenna. 11
2008-09 Women s Team Season Outlook Overall Outlook Returners 21 of 27 2008 letter winners 396.5 of 493 individual event points scored at the 2008 Patriot League Meet Newcomers Navy welcomes 12 newcomers to its program John Morrison on the Overall Outlook We are coming off an outstanding 2007-08 campaign. Our team experienced several great annual moments during the course of the year, including our 19th consecutive victory over Army, a strong battle for our conference championship, and re-writing the record boards. Our team also achieved program highs with Thuy-Mi Dinh representing Navy at Division I NCAA Championship, with Dinh and Mallory Dietrich also taking part in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials. Our 2007-08 season raised the bar for our program, and our 2008-09 team is inspired to push it higher. Navy Notes Navy enjoyed one of its best regular seasons in school history last year as the team tied the school standards for the most wins and the highest winning percentage (13-1, 92.9%) in program history... the majority of the pieces to the puzzle that led to the success of last year s team return for the Mids this season... the returning swimmers who hold Navy individual event records includes Jennie Spencer (200 back), Mallory Dietrich (100 breast, 100 fly), Kelly Zahalka (200 fly, 400 IM), Thuy-Mi Dinh (50 free, 100 free) and Tara Chapmon (200 free, 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free)... returning swimmers have totaled 39 Patriot League individual event or relay titles over their careers. Breaststroke Returners Allison Aichele 13th in 200 breast at 08 PL Meet Mallory Dietrich won both breast events at 08 PL Meet; Navy 100 breast record holder (1:02.94) Sarah Duffy top 100 breast time last year was at PL Meet (1:11.61) Stephanie Hebda best 100 breast time is 1:14.01 Erika Hubbard best 200 breast time is 2:31.37 Tessa Snow 5th in 200 breast, 16th in 100 breast at 08 ECAC Meet Kelly Zahalka top 200 breast time is 2:27.36 Newcomers Alicia Gaidry m Team Captain Erika Hubbard m Mallory Dietrich John Morrison on the Breaststroke This was by far our weakest event last year, especially the 100 breaststroke. The return of Mallory Dietrich, the Patriot League and Navy record holder in the 100 breast, will quickly mend this event. Our 200 breaststroke will continue to improve as upperclassmen Erika Hubbard, Allison Aichele, Tessa Snow and Sarah Duffy will remain strong in this event. Breaststroke Notes Mallory Dietrich missed the majority of last season due to an injury... Dietrich recovered in time to compete in the 100 breast at the U.S. Olympic Trials... Tessa Snow showed a great deal of potential by placing fifth in the 200 breast and 16th in the 100 breast at the ECAC Championship. Backstroke Returners Natalie Albertson 13th at 08 PL Meet in 200 back Brooke Besche competed in the 100 back once during the 2007-08 season Tara Chapmon top 200 back time is 2:07.03 Thuy-Mi Dinh 3rd at 08 PL Meet in 100 back Allison Ranzau Navy s fastest 200 back time last year Jennie Spencer holds Navy s 200 back record Newcomers Sarah Lindberg John Morrison on the Backstroke Backstroke is an event that took a hit by graduation. However, we still have school record holder Jennie Spencer pushing her way back to the top following surgery last season. Additionally, we will look to sophomore Allison Ranzau to improve upon where she left off one year ago in the 200 backstroke. Natalie Albertson will continue to improve in hopes of another great finish this season, while freshman Sarah Lindberg will add instant firepower to this event in the 100 and 200 distances. Backstroke Notes Despite not being at full strength last year, Jennie Spencer still placed fifth in the 200 back and ninth in the 100 back at last year s Patriot League Meet... previously, she totaled three secondplace showings and a third-place finish in the backstroke events at the 2006 and 07 league meets... Allison Ranzau was second in the 200 back at last year s championship, with Dinh placing third in the 100 back... Dinh previously placed fourth in the 100 back at the 07 meet. Butterfly Returners Brooke Besche competed in the 100 fly once during the 2007-08 season Mallory Dietrich Navy record holder in 100 fly (55.77) Clare McKenna scored points in 200 fly at 07 & 08 PL Meets Kalea Middendorf 3rd in 200 fly, 7th in 100 fly at 07 PL Meet Claire Miller best 100 fly time is 1:04.14 Lauren Milliron tied career-best 100 fly time of m Mallory Dietrich 1:00.63 at 08 PL Meet Colleen Quinn best 100 fly time is 1:00.20 Cate Sheerin only Mid to score in both fly events at 08 PL Meet Tessa Snow 5th in 200 fly at 08 PL Meet Annika Thomas top-10 placings in 200 fly at 07 and 8 PL Meets Kelly Zahalka has Navy s 200 fly record (2:02.77); 07 & 08 league titlist in event Newcomers Sarah Freshwater Tracy Fridye Katherine Jones Kelly Reightler m Jennie Spencer John Morrison on the Butterfly In the 200 butterfly, league champion and team record holder Kelly Zahalka will make this event solid for us. She will be backed up by returners Kalea Middendorf, Annika Thomas and Tessa Snow. Mallory Dietrich will return to the lineup this year and pick up where she left off as Navy s all-time best in the 100 fly. Mallory will be joined by fellow junior Colleen Quinn and freshmen Sarah Freshwater and Kelly Reightler to solidify our sprint fly event. Butterfly Notes Navy returns both of its record holders in the fly events... Mallory Dietrich has posted Navy s top 100 fly time, while Kelly Zahalka holds the school standard in the 200 fly... Dietrich won the 2007 Patriot League crown in the 100 fly, with Zahalka winning the 200 fly title in each of the past two years... Cate Sheerin scored points in both fly events at the 2008 Patriot League Championship. 12
Sprint Freestyle Returners Brooke Besche posted a 25.47 in the 50 before transitioning to diving Thuy-Mi Dinh Navy and PL record holder in both sprint events; 08 NCAA qualifier in 50 and 100 free Stephanie Hebda best sprint times are 26.30 in the 50 and 57.17 in the 100 Sylvia Knap top times are 25.45 in the 50 free and 55.42 in the 100 free Lauren Milliron 13th in 100 free at 08 ECAC Meet Colleen Quinn posted times of 26.04 in the 50 free and 58.11 in the 100 free Annika Thomas has a career-best time of 24.89 in the 50 free Heather Waldorf top times are 25.24 in the 50 free and 54.34 in the 100 free Alli Warwick best clockings are 25.88 in the 50 free and 54.30 in the 100 free Newcomers Mary-Elyse Janowski John Morrison on the Sprint Freestyle As with the backstroke, our sprint freestyle corps lost a lot due to graduation. Thuy-Mi Dinh is coming off a very strong 2007-08 season that saw her win league titles in both sprint events and advance to the NCAA Championship and U.S. Olympic Trials. We will need Lauren Milliron, Sylvia Knap and Mary-Elyse Janowski to step up and fill in our losses from last year. Sprint Freestyle Notes Thuy-Mi Dinh made Navy and league history last year, posting the first sub-23 second time in the 50 free and the first sub-50-second clocking in the 100 free... she became the first league female swimmer to post an A cut qualifying time for the NCAA Championship with her time of 22.37 in the 50 free... she would also compete in the 100 free at the national meet... Dinh is the only returning Navy swimmer from last year who scored points in either sprint freestyle event at the Patriot League Meet. Individual Medley Returners Allison Aichele 10th & 7th (200/400) at 07 PL Meet; 14th in 200 IM at 08 PL Meet Natalie Albertson finalist in both IM events at 08 PL and ECAC Meets Mallory Dietrich best 200 IM time is 2:08.19 Clare McKenna has scored points in 400 IM in each of her three P.L. Meets Cate Sheerin best 200 IM time of 2:16.29 came at 08 PL Meet Tessa Snow placed 4th (200 IM) and 5th (400 IM) at 08 PL Meet Jennie Spencer 9th in 200 IM at 07 PL Meet Kelly Zahalka 4 career PL titles in the IM events; holds Navy/PL record in 400 IM Newcomers Alicia Gaidry Sarah Lindberg Kelly Reightler m Thuy-Mi Dinh m Kelly Zahalka John Morrison on the Individual Medley Individual medley is a big part of our training background, so I am sure we will find one or two break-out swimmers to add to our IM group. Kelly Zahalka has had a tremendous three seasons with winning three straight 400 IM titles at the league championship. We will look to Tessa Snow, Natalie Albertson and Allison Aichele for breakthrough performances, along with Mallory Dietrich. Individual Medley Notes Kelly Zahalka has totaled three consecutive 400 IM titles at the Patriot League Meet and won the 200 IM crown at the at the 2007 championship meet... she holds seven of the top-10 Navy times in the 400 IM and five of the top-10 200 IM clockings... Tessa Snow and Natalie Albertson both reached the championship final in each IM event at the 2008 league meet. Mid/Long Distance Freestyle Returners Tara Chapmon Navy s 200/500/1000/1650 free record holder Stephanie Hebda has posted times of 2:01.57 in 200 free and 5:26.64 in 500 free Erika Hubbard career finishes of 9th ( 06, 07) and 16th ( 08) in 1650 at PL Meet Heather Klein 14th in 500 free and 13th in 1650 free at 08 PL Meet Clare McKenna 10th in 1650 at 06 PL Meet, 12th in event at 08 Meet Claire Miller best 500 free time is 5:25.57 Allison Ranzau 2nd to Chapmon in 200 and 500 free at 08 PL Meet Heather Waldorf top times are 1:59.50 in 200 free and 5:20.42 in 500 free Alli Warwick best 200 free clocking is 1:57.66 Newcomers Ana Broere Nicole Glab Maddie Heilman Katherine Jones John Morrison on the Middle/Long Distance Freestyle Our one-two punch of Tara Chapmon and Allison Ranzau attacked every practice last year and reaped the benefits at the league championship. We expect these two to bring the same tenacity to training and competition everyday. They will be pushed by seniors Clare McKenna and Erika Hubbard. In our short training period this fall, freshmen Maddie Heilman and Katherine Jones have already displayed a tremendous work ethic and will work to stabilize the depth in this formidable group. Middle/Long Distance Freestyle Notes Tara Chapmon earned Patriot League Swimmer of the Year honors last year after winning the 200, 500 and 1650 free events at the league championship... Ranzau is the second-fastest swimmer in Navy history (to Chapmon) in the 200 and 500 free events... team captain Erika Hubbard, Claire Miller and Clare McKenna provide more than just depth for Navy in these events. Diving Returners Desiree Robison finaled on both boards at 08 PL and ECAC Meets Newcomers Carmen Meier Courtney Vandament m Tara Chapmon Joe Suriano on the Divers Desiree has steadily improved over the last three years. She m Desiree Robison should be able to fill in the shoes of (2008 graduate) Katie Griffin. Desiree is a very talanted diver who has a chance of winning a conference title. She is working on new trister dives to add difficulty to her excellant list of dives. An accomplished diver on springboard and platform. Courtney Vandament is a freshman diver who will help our program this year. Great toe point and great ability to get into the water without a splash. We need to perfect her three-meter list. Carmen Meir is a talanted gymnast who could be of help to the team. Diving Notes Desiree Robison is ready to take the next step and become one of the top divers in the Patriot League and possibly challenge for an NCAA Championship berth... she placed third on the three meter and fifth on the one meter at the 2008 Patriot League Meet, which came one year after a pair of top-six showings on the two boards at the 07 league championship... Carmen Meier and Courtney Vandament will battle it out all season to see who will become Navy s No. 2 diver. 13
2008-09 Women s Roster Name Cl. Event Hometown (High School) Allison Aichele Jr. Breaststroke/Individual Medley Middletown, Md. (Middletown) Natalie Albertson So. Backstroke/Individual Medley St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Academy) Brooke Besche So. Backstroke/Butterfly/Freestyle Severna Park, Md. (Severna Park) Ana Broere Fr. Freestyle Silverdale, Wash. (Central Kitsap) Tara Chapmon Jr. Backstroke/Freestyle Virginia Beach, Va. (Cox) Mallory Dietrich Jr. Breaststroke/Butterfly/Individual Medley Pittsburgh, Pa. (Oakland Catholic) Thuy-Mi Dinh Jr. Backstroke/Freestyle Anaheim, Calif. (Kennedy) Sarah Duffy So. Breaststroke Pittsburgh, Pa. (Mt. Lebanon) Sarah Freshwater Fr. Butterfly Mount Vernon, Ohio (Mount Vernon) Tracy Fridye So. Butterfly Missouri City, Texas (Lawrence E. Elkins) Alicia Gaidry Fr. Breaststroke/Individual Medley Fort Myers, Fla. (Cypress Lake) Nicole Glab Fr. Freestyle Scarborough, Maine (Scarborough) Stephanie Hebda Jr. Breaststroke/Freestyle Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Hills) Maddie Heilman Fr. Freestyle Toms River, N.J. (Toms River North) Erika Hubbard Sr. Breaststroke/Freestyle Madison, Wis. (Madison Memorial) Mary-Elyse Janowski Fr. Freestyle New Hyde Park, N.Y. (Kellenberg Memorial) Katherine Jones Fr. Butterfly/Freestyle Dallas, Texas (Ursuline Academy) Heather Klein So. Freestyle Chicago, Ill. (Loyola Academy) Sylvia Knap So. Freestyle Chicago, Ill. (Fenwick) Sarah Lindberg Fr. Backstroke/Individual Medley Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier) Clare McKenna Sr. Butterfly/Freestyle/Individual Medley Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City) Carmen Meier Sr. Diving Wyoming, Ohio (Wheaton Warrenville South) Kalea Middendorf Jr. Butterfly Aurora, Ill. (Rosary) Claire Miller So. Butterfly/Freestyle Roswell, Ga. (Pope) Lauren Milliron Sr. Butterfly/Freestyle Richmond, Va. (Walker Governor s School) Colleen Quinn Jr. Butterfly/Freestyle Lighthouse Point, Fla. (Pine Crest) Allison Ranzau So. Backstroke/Freestyle Alpharetta, Ga. (Northview) Kelly Reightler Fr. Butterfly/Individual Medley Stafford, Va. (North Stafford) Desireé Robison Sr. Diving Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic) Cate Sheerin So. Butterfly/Individual Medley College Park, Md. (St. John s) Tessa Snow So. Breaststroke/Butterfly/Individual Medley Hamlin, N.Y. (Brockport) Jennie Spencer Sr. Backstroke/Individual Medley Smithburg, W. Va. (Doddridge County) Annika Thomas Jr. Butterfly/Freestyle Pittsburgh, Pa. (Keystone Oaks) Courtney Vandament Fr. Diving Coppell, Texas (Coppell) Heather Waldorf Jr. Freestyle Virginia Beach, Va. (Peddie School) Alli Warwick So. Freestyle Lansdale, Pa. (North Penn) Kelly Zahalka Sr. Breaststroke/Butterfly/Individual Medley Richmond, Va. (Walker Governor s School) Head Coach John Morrison (Fifth Season, North Carolina 91) Assistant Coach Rob Lias Jr. (Third Season, Mount Union 00) Diving Coach Joe Suriano (31st Season, Michigan 70) Officer Representative TBA Faculty Representative Maria Schroeder Team Captain Erika Hubbard Mids by Class Seniors (7) Erika Hubbard Clare McKenna Carmen Meier Lauren Milliron Desiree Robison Jennie Spencer Kelly Zahalka s (9) Allison Aichele Tara Chapmon Mallory Dietrich Thuy-Mi Dinh Stephanie Hebda Kalea Middendorf Colleen Quinn Annika Thomas Heather Waldorf s (11) Natalie Albertson Brooke Besche Sarah Duffy Tracy Fridye Heather Klein Sylvia Knap Claire Miller Allison Ranzau Cate Sheerin Tessa Snow Alli Warwick Freshmen (10) Ana Broere Sarah Freshwater Alicia Gaidry Nicole Glab Maddie Heilman Mary-Elyse Janowski Katherine Jones Sarah Lindberg Kelly Reightler Courtney Vandament Pronunciation Guide Allison Aichele Brooke Besche Ana Broere Thuy-Mi Dinh Tracy Fridye Alicia Gaidry Lauren Milliron AY chul BESS chee BREW er TWEE me DINN FRY day GAY dree MILL iron Allison Ranzau Kelly Reightler Desiree Robison Catherine Sheerin Kelly Zahalka Rob Lias Joe Suriano RAN zow RIGHT ler DES uh ray ROW buh son SHEAR in zuh HALL kuh LIE us sir ee ON oh 14
Erika Hubbard Senior Madison, Wis. Breaststroke Freestyle 2008-09 Team Captain Clare McKenna Senior Garden City, N.Y. Butterfly Freestyle IM Academic Honors Was named to Navy s Commandant s List for the 2006 fall semester... 2007-08 Finished in 16th place in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Meet... recorded a pair of secondplace finishes in the 800 free against Catholic and George Washington... 2006-07 Placed ninth in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Meet with a career-best time of 17:44.89... recorded a career-best time of 5:16.96 in the 500 free at the league championship... won four 1000 freestyle races during the regular season... 2005-06 Scored points in a trio of events at the Patriot League Meet... placed ninth in the 1650 free and 16th in both the 200 breast and 500 freestyle events... set season-best times in each of 200 Breast 2:31.37 F23, 08 500 Free 5:16.96 F16, 07 1000 Free 10:46.71 N11, 06 16 17:44.89 F18, 07 the three events at the meet... her top 1000 free time was a 10:50.17 at Richmond... High School Graduated from James Madison Memorial High School... was a four-year letterwinner for the swimming team... served as captain of the team as a senior... garnered academic All- America honors in 2004... Personal Erika Joan Hubbard... born Nov. 7, 1986, in Danbury, Conn.... is majoring in ocean engineering with a French minor. Academic Honors Has twice been named to Navy s Commandant s List and was placed onto the Dean s List for the 2007 fall term... 2007-08 Placed 12th in the 1650 free and 13th in the 400 IM at the Patriot League Meet... posted career-best times in both events at the championship... her 1000 split of 10:44.83 as part of her 1650 free race (17:58.00) also was a career-best clocking... 2006-07 Recorded a season-best time of 4:41.78 in the trials of the 400 IM at the Patriot League Meet... would go on to place 15th in the event finals... 2005-06 Scored points in a trio of events at the Patriot League Meet... posted a time of 18:13.08 in placing 10th in the 1650 free, recorded a 4:43.15 in finishing 13th in 200 Fly 2:10.76 F25, 06 1000 Free 10:44.83 F23, 08 16 17:58.00 F23, 08 400 IM 4:40.06 F22, 08 the 400 IM and was clocked in 2:10.76 in finishing 13th in the 200 fly... won a par of 100 fly events during the regular season and recorded a season-best time of 1:01.82 in placing fifth at the Navy Invite... High School Graduated from Garden City High School... garnered all-county honors in swimming during each of her four years... served as team captain and selected as team MVP as a senior... presented with the sectional sportsmanship award in 2004... Personal Clare M. McKenna... born Aug. 23, 1987, in Rockville Centre, N.Y.... history major. m Erika Hubbard m Clare McKenna 15
Lauren Milliron Senior Richmond, Va. Butterfly Freestyle Desireé Robison Senior Tucson, Ariz. Diving Academic Honors Has been named to the Naval Academy s Commandant s List in five semesters, to the Dean s List in two semesters and to the Superintendent s List once... named to the 2007 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... 2007-08 Set a pair of career-best times at the Patriot League Meet... recorded a 25.39 in the 50 free and a 54.03 in the 100 free... also tied her career-best time of 1:00.63 in the 100 fly at the championship... placed 13th overall in the 100 free at the ECAC Meet... 2006-07 Recorded a season-best time of 55.07 in the 100 free at the Terrapin Invite... 100 Fly 1:00.63 F24, 06/F22, 08 25.39 F21, 08 100 Free 54.03 F23, 08 2005-06 Recorded a trio of season-best times during the trial heats at the Patriot League Meet... posted a 1:00.63 in the 100 fly, a 25.41 in the 50 free and a 55.26 in the 100 free... her best time of the season in the 200 fly was a 2:22.80 and it placed her fifth at the Navy Invite... High School Graduated from the Maggie L. Walker Governor s School... earned four letters in swimming... was a member of relay teams which won regional titles in both 2004 and 05... Personal Lauren Emery Milliron... born Nov. 10, 1987, in Richmond, Va.... oceanography major. Athletic Honors Named Second-Team All-Patriot League in 2007... 2007-08 Placed third on the three meter and fifth on the one meter at the Patriot League Meet... also finished in fifth place on the three meter and eighth on the one meter at the ECAC Meet... tallied 16 secondplace finishes (finishing behind teammate Katie Griffin each time) during the regular season... 2006-07 Placed fourth on the three meter and sixth on the one meter at the Patriot League Meet... won the one meter against Johns Hopkins... placed second (behind teammate Katie Griffin) a combined 10 times during the regular season... 2005-06 Placed fourth on the three meter (231.30) and seventh on the one meter (212.00) at the Patriot League Meet... recorded a trio of second-place showings on the three meter during the regular season... High School Graduated from Salpointe Catholic High School... earned four letters in diving and two in track (pole vault)... placed first regionally and among the top-12 divers at the state meet during each of her four years... garnered All-America honors during her junior year... Personal Desiree Nickole Robison... born Jan. 23, 1986, in Denver, Colo.... oceanography major. m Lauren Milliron m Desiree Robison 16
Jennie Spencer Senior Smithburg, W.Va. Backstroke Ind. Medley 2006, 07 All-Patriot League Kelly Zahalka Senior Richmond, Va. Breaststroke Fly Ind. Medley 2007 League Swimmer of the Meet Two-Time Academic All-American 2008 P.L. Scholar-Athlete of the Year Harry S. Truman Scholar Academic Honors Has been named to Navy s Superintendent s List once and to the Commandant s List twice... named to the 2008 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Athletic Honors Named First-Team All-Patriot League in 2006 and earned second-team honors in 2007... 2007-08 Placed fifth in the 200 back and ninth in the 100 back at the Patriot League Meet... recorded season-best times of 2:06.34 and 59.95, respectively, in the two events... 2006-07 Was a member of two medley relay-winning teams at the Patriot League Meet... additionally, placed second in the 200 back, third in the 100 back and ninth in the 200 IM at the championship... her time of 2:07.83 in the latter event was a career-best effort... posted Navy s top 100 (57.24) and 200 (2:03.40) backstroke times on the season... both times came against Army and won her the respective race... totaled 10 individual event victories during the regular season... 2005-06 Placed second in both backstroke events and fifth in the 50 free at the Patriot League Meet... recorded 100 Back 57.07 F24, 06 200 Back 2:01.72^ F25, 06 24.35 F23, 06 200 IM 2:07.83 F16, 07 ^ Navy record 2 Career Patriot League Titles ( 2 relay events) career-best times in each of the three events at the meet 57.07 in the 100 back, 2:01.72 in the 200 back and 24.35 in the 50 free... her 200 back time is a Navy record, while she has posted the Nos. 2 and 3 100 back times in school history... totaled 16 victories and four second-place finishes in the two backstroke events during the regular season... also won a pair of 50 free races... competed at the USA Swimming Spring Championship in both backstroke events... High School Graduated from Doddridge County High School... earned four letters in both cross and country and track, while earning three letters in swimming... totaled six state titles in swimming and two in track... cross country team also won the 2003 state title, with the track team winning the state meet during each of her final three years... selected as an All-American in swimming in the 50 free and 100 back in 2003... earned all-state recognition three times in cross country and four times in track... Personal Jennie Rae Spencer... born Nov. 14, 1986, in Clarksburg, W. Va.... information technology major. Academic Honors Selected as a 2008 Harry S. Truman Scholar, one of just 65 students across the country to receive the scholarship... earned First-Team Academic All-America honors from ESPN the Magazine and CoSIDA in 2008 after earning third-team accolades in 07... also garnered 07 Academic All-America accolades from the Collegiate Swimming Coaches Association of America... voted as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for women s swimming and diving in both 07 and 08, as well as the 2008 Patriot League Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year for all sports... inducted into the National Society of Collegiate Scholars during the fall of 06... Athletic Honors Tabbed as the 2007 Patriot League Swimmer of the Meet... also named First-Team All-Patriot League in 06 and 08... holds Navy records in the 200 fly and 400 IM events... wrote a diary for a week for www.swimmingworldmagazine.com during Jan. of 2007... 2007-08 Won a pair of individual events and placed second (by eight-hundredths of a second) in another while helping Navy win a pair of relay crowns at the Patriot League Meet... won her third-straight 400 IM title and picked up her second 200 fly crown... her 200 IM clocking of 2:03.38 was a career-best time 200 Breast 2:27.36 N3, 07 200 Fly 2:02.77^ N30, 06 200 IM 2:03.38 F21, 08 400 IM 4:22.95^ F17, 07 ^ Navy record Patriot League record 10 Career Patriot League Titles (6 individual events / 4 relay events) and placed her second in the event at the league meet... helped Navy win the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay events at the championship... won 24 individual events during the regular season... 2006-07 In addition to winning three individual events at the Patriot League Meet, also was a part of Navy s victorious 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams... set a Navy, league and league meet record of 4:22.95 in winning the 400 IM at the league meet... also recorded a season-best time of 2:03.44 in winning the 200 IM at the championship... totaled 20 individual event victories during the regular season, including the 200 fly (career-best and Navy-record 2:02.77) and 200 IM against Army... competed in three individual and relay events at the USA Swimming Spring Championship... 2005-06 Originally broke the Navy record in the 400 IM in winning the event at the league meet... also placed third in the 200 IM and fourth in the 100 free at the meet... totaled 26 individual event victories during the regular season while competing in 10 different events... selected as the Patriot League Swimmer of the Week Oct. 18 after winning the 100 breast, 100 free and 200 IM and helping Navy set a poolrecord in the 800 free relay against George Washington and Loyola... would go compete in both IM events at the USA Swimming Spring Championship... High School Graduated from the Maggie L. Walker Governor s School... earned four letters in swimming... team won the state title during each of her four seasons... individually, selected as the league swimmer of the year in 2003 and 04 and earned the high point award at the state meet during the same years... Personal Kelly Marie Zahalka... born Aug. 11, 1987, in St. Charles, Ill.... is majoring in history and minoring in Chinese. m Jennie Spencer m Kelly Zahalka 17
Allison Aichele Middletown, Md. Breaststroke Ind. Medley Tara Chapmon Virginia Beach, Va. Backstroke Freestyle 2008 League Swimmer of the Meet 2007, 08 First-Team All-League Academic Honors Has recorded a 4.00 grade-point average during three semesters... named to both the Superintendent s and Commandant s lists in each of her four completed semesters... named to the 2007 and 08 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... 2007-08 Placed 13th in the 200 breast and 14th in the 200 IM at the Patriot League Meet... posted season-best times of 2:28.04 and 2:12.37, respectively, in the events at the championship... 2006-07 Placed seventh in the 400 IM (4:34.50), 10th in the 200 IM (2:09.17) and 11th in the 200 breast (2:26.91) at the Patriot League 200 Breast 2:26.91 F18, 07 200 IM 2:09.17 F16, 07 400 IM 4:34.50 F17, 07 Meet... each of her clockings were her career-best times in the events... placed second in the 100 breast and both individual medley events at the Bison Invite... additionally tallied a trio of second-place finishes during the dual meet season... High School Graduated from Middletown High School... earned three letters in swimming and two in track... the swimming team won the 2004 Frederick County Championship... individually, garnered all-county honors from 2003-05 and was selected as the 2004 county swimmer of the year... also earned a pair of all-county awards in track as a distance runner... was a member of the National Honor Society... Personal Allison Christine Aichele... born March 16, 1988, in Modesto, Calif.... sister, Sarah, swam at UMBC... honors applied math major. Academic Honors Was named to Navy s Dean s and Commandant s lists for the 2008 spring semester... named to the 2008 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... Athletic Honors Tabbed as the 2008 Patriot League Swimmer of the Meet after winning a trio of individual events during the championship... named First-Team All-Patriot League in both 07 and 08... 2007-08 Set four Navy and three Patriot League records in winning three events at the league meet... won the 200 free with a time of 1:48.82, the 500 free with a 4:46.70 and the 1650 free with a 16:34.63... additionally, her 1000 split of 10:02.16 as part of her 1650 free effort also is a new Navy record... helped Navy win the 400 and 800 freestyle relays at the championship... won 28 individual event races during the regular season... 2006-07 In addition to winning the 200 free at the Patriot League Championship (with a season-best time of 1:50.19), also placed second in the 500 and 1650 free and was a member of Navy s victorious 800 free relay team at the meet... totaled 28 victories during the dual meet season... competed in the 200 and 400 freestyle and in a pair of relay events at the USA Swimming Spring Championship... High School Graduated from Cox High School... the swimming team won both district and regional titles during each of her four seasons... after earning the team s 200 Back 2:07.03 N17, 07 200 Free 1:48.82^ F22, 08 500 Free 4:46.70^ F21, 08 1000 Free 10:02.16^ F23, 08 16 16:34.63^ F23, 08 ^ Navy record Patriot League record 7 Career Patriot League Titles (4 individual events / 3 relay events) top newcomer award as a freshman, was selected as the MVP of the squad in her remaining three seasons... was a member of the National Honor Society and the French Honor Society... Personal Tara Marie Chapmon... born Nov. 15, 1988, in Virginia Beach, Va.... father is a Commander in the Navy while mother works as a Navy career counselor... oceanography major. m Allison Aichele m Tara Chapmon 18
Mallory Dietrich Pittsburgh, Pa. Breaststroke Fly Ind. Medley 2007 League Rookie of the Meet 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Patricipant Thuy-Mi Dinh Anaheim, Calif. Backstroke Freestyle 2007, 08 First-Team All-League 2008 NCAA Champ. Participant 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials Patricipant Athletic Honors Selected as the 2007 Patriot League Rookie of the Meet after winning the 100 fly and both breaststroke events at the league meet... tabbed as the National Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 6, 2006, after five record-setting performances during the Army-Navy Meet... 2008 Summer Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 100 breaststroke (102nd)... 2007-08 Her season was slowed due to her recovery from knee surgery... won a trio of individual events on the year, but did not compete from mid- November through the end of the season... 2006-07 Set the Navy and Patriot League record in the 100 breast against Army with a time of 1:02.94... also set a school, league and league-meet record of 55.77 in winning the league title in the 100 fly... was a member of four victorious relay teams at the championship... totaled 32 victories in her 34 individual event races during the dual meet season... placed third in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast at the Terrapin Invite... competed in four individual and two relay events at the USA Swimming Spring Championship... High School Graduated from Oakland Catholic High School... placed eighth at the 2006 USA Swimming Championship with a 1:12.16, a time that qualifies her for the 2008 Olympic Trials... helped the school s 100 Breast 1:02.94^ N30, 06 200 Breast 2:17.60 F18, 07 100 Fly 55.77^ F17, 07 200 IM 2:08.19 O14, 06 ^ Navy record Patriot League record 7 Career Patriot League Titles (3 individual events / 4 relay events) swimming team to a pair of state titles... totaled 12 individual state titles, as well... selected as the PIAA Swimmer of the Meet in 2003 and the NISCA High School Swimmer of the Year in 02 and 03... garnered All-America honors during each of her four seasons... served as the president of her school s senior class... Personal Mallory Anne Dietrich... born Dec. 15, 1987, in Pittsburgh, Pa.... international relations major... sister, Dianna, graduated from Navy in 2008 and was a member of the school s swimming team. Athletic Honors Named First-Team All-Patriot League in 2007 and 08... became the first female swimmer in Navy and Patriot League history to qualify for the NCAA Championship with an A cut time in 2008... 2008 Summer Competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 50 freestyle (60th)... 2007-08 Set Navy and Patriot League records in winning the 50 and 100 freestyle events at the league meet... became the first league swimmer to go under 23 seconds in the 50 free with her time of 22.37, as well as the first to go under 50 seconds in the 100 free with a time of 49.91... finished in third place in the 100 back at the championship... also helped Navy win league titles in the 200 and 400 freestyle relay events... her 50 free time of 22.37 was an NCAA A cut qualifying time... placed 38th in the 50 free and 64th in the 100 free at the national championship... totaled 17 wins (in 21 races) in the sprint freestyle events during the regular season... 2006-07 Swept the sprint freestyle titles and placed fourth in the 100 back at the Patriot League Meet... also was a member of four winning relay teams at 100 Back 58.36 F22, 08 22.37^ F21, 08 100 Free 49.91^ F23, 08 ^ Navy record Patriot League record 10 Career Patriot League Titles (6 individual events / 4 relay events) the championship... totaled 21 victories in 27 individual event races during the dual meet season... posted a 10-0 record in the 50 free and a 9-3 record in the 100 free during the regular season... competed in a trio of individual and relay events at the USA Swimming Spring Championship... placed 20th in the 50 free... High School Graduated from Kennedy High School... earned letters in swimming, track and cross country during her prep career... served as the captain of the swimming team as a senior... individually in swimming, won league titles in both sprint freestyle events during each of her four years, as well as the CIF title in the 50 free as a freshman... selected as the county s athlete of the year in 2006... Personal Thuy-Mi Thi Dinh... born March 9, 1988, in Garden Grove, Calif.... information technology major. m Mallory Dietrich m Thuy-Mi Dinh 19
Stephanie Hebda Pittsburgh, Pa. Breaststroke Freestyle 2007-08 Recorded a season-best metric time of 1:23.90 in the 100 breaststroke, while her top 400-meter freestyle time was 4:49.30 against Army... 2006-07 Set a pair of career-best times at the Bison Invite, recording a 26.30 in the 50 free and a 57.17 in the 100 free... her best 100 breast clocking of the year was a 1:14.01 at Bucknell... High School Graduated from North Hills High School... earned four letters in both swimming and lacrosse... in swimming, earned a pair of medals at the WPIAL meet... served as president of the Latin Club... Personal Stephanie Grace Hebda... born Sept. 5, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pa.... economics major. 100 Breast 1:14.01 N11, 06 26.30 F10, 07 100 Free 57.17 F10, 07 200 Free 2:01.57 F22, 08 500 Free 5:26.64 F21, 08 m Stephanie Hebda Kalea Middendorf Aurora, Ill. Butterfly Colleen Quinn Lighthouse Point, Fla. Butterfly Freestyle Academic Honors Named to Navy s Superintendent s List for the 2007 semester and to a trio of Commandant Lists... named to the 2007 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... 2007-08 Did not compete on the swimming team... 2006-07 Finished in third place in the 200 fly and seventh in the 100 fly at the Patriot League Championship... posted career best times of 57.86 in the 100 fly and 2:07.05 in the 200 fly at the league meet... won the 100 fly 100 Fly 57.86 F17, 07 200 Fly 2:07.05 F18, 07 against Loyola, George Washington and Catholic during the regular season... High School Graduated from Rosary High School... swimming team won its sectional title in 2005, as well as a trio of conference titles during her prep career... individually, was a two-time all-state selection in the sport and garnered All-America honors in 2004... was a member of the National Honor Society... Personal Kalea Marie Middendorf... born May 27, 1988, in Richland, Wash... is majoring in math and minoring in Russian. 2007-08 Set a career-best time of 58.11 in the 100 free at the Terrapin Invite... 2006-07 Posted a career-best time of 26.04 in the 50 free at the Bison Invite... her best 100 fly clocking of the year was a 1:00.95 against Army... High School Graduated from Pine Crest High School... also attended Red Bank Catholic High School... swimming teams totaled one state and three district titles... individually, garnered all-county honors in the sport as a freshman... Personal Colleen Marie Quinn... June 27, 1987, in Summit, N.J.... oceanography major. 100 Fly 1:00.20 F2, 08 26.04 F10, 07 100 Free 58.11 N17, 07 20
Annika Thomas Pittsburgh, Pa. Butterfly Freestyle Heather Waldorf Virginia Beach, Va. Freestyle 2007-08 Placed eighth in the 200 fly at the Patriot League Championship with a season-best time of 2:10.73... also posted a season-best time of 25.26 in the trial heats of the 50 free... 2006-07 Placed 10th in the 200 fly, 12th in the 100 fly and 13th in the 50 free at the Patriot League Meet... set career-best times in each event at the championship... won the 200 fly at the Bison Invite... High School Graduated from Keystone Oaks High School... her swimming team won one sectional and one state title during her career... individually, totaled a pair of medals at both the WPIAA 100 Fly 59.61 F17, 07 200 Fly 2:09.85 F18, 07 24.89 F16, 07 and PIAA meets... Personal Annika Lee Thomas... born March 28, 1988, in Pittsburgh, Pa.... sister, Aubra, graduated from Navy in 2007 and captained the swimming team during her final season... general science major. Academic Honors Has been named to the Naval Academy s Commandant s List in a pair of terms... 2007-08 Posted a season-best time of 2:06.29 in the 200 free... her top 500 free clocking on the year was 5:33.61... 2006-07 Recorded a pair of careerbest times in the 50 (25.24) and 100 (54.34) free events during the trial heats of the Patriot League Meet... her best 200 free clocking of the year was a 1:59.50 in leading off Navy s 800 free relay team at the Terrapin Invite... High School Graduated from the Peddie School... also attended Bayside High School... named team MVP and earned all-state honors during each of her three seasons at Bayside... was a member of the 2006 Peddie School team which 25.25 F21, 08 100 Free 54.34 F18, 07 200 Free 1:59.50 N17, 06 500 Free 5:20.42 N16, 06 won its sectional title... was a member of both the National and Spanish honor societies... Personal Heather Rochelle Waldorf... born Jan. 16, 1987, in Honolulu, Hawaii... international relations major. Natalie Albertson St. Paul, Minn. Backstroke Ind. Medley 2008 Second-Team All-Patriot League Academic Honors Has been named to Navy s Commandant s List twice and to the Dean s List once... Athletic Honors Named Second-Team All-Patriot League in 2008... 2007-08 Scored points in a trio of events at the Patriot League Meet... placed fourth in the 400 IM, eighth in the 200 IM and 13th in the 200 backstroke... set career-best times in each event at the meet, as well... would go on to placed fifth in the 400 IM and seventh in the 200 IM at the ECAC Championship... High School Graduated from St. Paul Academy... was a member of the school s swimming and golf teams 200 Back 2:09.92 F23, 08 200 IM 2:10.10 F21, 08 400 IM 4:34.26 F22, 08... earned all-conference and all-state accolades in swimming... set four school records during her career... also named as the MVP of the swimming team... Personal Natalie Ann Albertson... born May 12, 1989, in St. Paul, Minn.... naval architecture major. m Natalie Albertson 21
Brooke Besche Severna Park, Md. Backstroke Fly Freestyle Sarah Duffy Pittsburgh, Pa. Breaststroke 2007-08 Spent the first half of the season as a swimmer, then competed as a diver over the last half of the year... placed 13th on the one meter and 17th on the three meter at the Patriot League Meet... won the 50 free against Johns Hopkins... her top 50 free clocking of the year was 25.47... High School Graduated from 25.47 N3, 07 Severna Park High School... competed in water polo, swimming and diving on the club level... Personal Brooke Caroline Besche... born Aug. 2, 1989, in Baltimore, Md.... ocean engineering major. Academic Honors Was named to Navy s Superintendent s List for the 2007 fall term and to the Dean s List for the 08 spring semester... named to the 2008 Patriot League Academic Honor Roll... 2007-08 Recorded season-best times in the 100 breast (1:11.61) and 200 IM (2:20.60) during the trial heats at the Patriot League Meet... her best 200 breast clocking of 2:36.81 was posted during the Navy Invite... High School Graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School... earned four letters in swimming... selected as the team captain as both a junior and senior... Personal Sarah Elizabeth Duffy... 100 Breast 1:11.61 F22, 08 200 Breast 2:36.81 F2, 08 200 IM 2:20.60 F21, 08 born Dec. 31, 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pa.... father played football at Duquesne... chemistry major. Heather Klein Chicago, Ill. Freestyle 2007-08 Placed 13th in the 1650 free at the Patriot League Meet with a season-best time of 17:58.79... her 1000 split of 10:47.54 also was a career-best time... after recording a season-best time of 5:12.29 in the 500 free during the trial heats, would go on to place 14th in the finals of the event... High School Graduated from Loyola Academy... earned letters in both swimming and water polo... her swimming team won the MCAC Catholic League title and placed third in the state during the 2004-05 season... individually, garnered all-conference honors in the sport as a junior... Personal Heather Klein... born April 2, 1989, in Chicago, Ill.... information technology major. 200 Free 1:57.14 F22, 08 500 Free 5:12.29 F21, 08 1000 Free 10:47.54 F23, 08 16 17:58.79 F23, 08 m Heather Klein 22
Sylvia Knap Chicago, Ill. Freestyle Claire Miller Roswell, Ga. Butterfly Freestyle 2007-08 Set season-best times in both the 50 and 100 free at the Navy Invite... recorded a time of 25.45 in the 50 free and 55.42 in the 100 free... High School Graduated from Fenwick High School... swam on the club level for the Arlington Alligators and the Millennium Swim Club... Personal Sylvia Maria Knap... born July 24, 1989, in Chicago, Ill.... sister, Margaret, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2007 and was a member of the basketball team... economics major. 25.45 F2, 08 100 Free 55.42 F2, 08 Academic Honors Was named to Navy s Commandant s List for both semesters of her freshman year... 2007-08 Recorded a pair of season-best times at the Navy Invite... posted a time of 1:04.14 in the 100 fly and 5:25.57 in the 500 free... her best 100 free clocking of the season was 1:00.07 and was recorded at the Terrapin Invite... High School Graduated from Alan C. Pope High School... earned four letters in swimming... garnered all-state honors during three of her four years... earned honorable mention all-county accolades in her remaining season... Personal Claire Alexandra Miller... born 100 Fly 1:04.14 F2, 08 100 Free 1:00.07 N17, 07 500 Free 5:25.57 F2, 08 April 13, 1989, in Atlanta, Ga.... mother played college tennis at Middle Tennessee State... math major. Allison Ranzau Alpharetta, Ga. Backstroke Freestyle 2008 First-Team All-Patriot League Athletic Honors Named First-Team All-Patriot League in 2008... 2007-08 Placed second in the 200 back, 200 free and 500 free at the Patriot League Meet... recorded career-best times in all three events at the championship... helped Navy win the 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay events at the meet, as well... totaled 19 individual event victories during the regular season, with another 12 second-place finishes coming during the course of the year... High School Graduated from Northview High School... tabbed as her school s most outstanding swimmer during each of her final two seasons... her swimming team won 2007 sectional and state titles... Personal Allison Kate Ranzau... born Feb. 8, 1989, in Oakland, Calif.... father and sister both swam at Texas A&M... history major. 200 Back 2:04.39 F23, 08 200 Free 1:49.50 F22, 08 500 Free 4:49.74 F21, 08 3 Career Patriot League Titles (3 relay events) m Allison Ranzau 23
Cate Sheerin College Park, Md. Butterfly Ind. Medley Tessa Snow Hamlin, N.Y. Breaststroke Fly Ind. Medley 2008 First-Team All-Patriot League 2007-08 Placed 11th in the 200 fly and 15th in the 100 fly at the Patriot League Meet... recorded a career-best times of 2:11.20 in the 200 fly at the championship... also posted her best 200 IM clocking of the year 2:16.29 at the meet... High School Graduated from St. John s College High School... served as the captain of her swimming team as a senior... earned all-county accolades in three of her four seasons... set four school records... was the salutatorian of her graduating class... Personal Catherine Maura Sheerin... born March 13, 1989, in Washington, D.C.... English major. 100 Fly 59.50 F22, 08 200 Fly 2:11.20 F23, 08 200 IM 2:16.29 F21, 08 Athletic Honors Earned First-Team All-Patriot League honors in 2008... 2007-08 Tied for fourth place in the 200 IM and placed fifth in the 200 fly and 400 IM at the Patriot League Meet... set career-best times in all three events at the championship... would go on to place fifth in the 200 breast, 12th in the 200 IM and 16th in the 100 breast at the ECAC Championship... won the 200 fly and 200 IM events against Catholic, George Washington and Loyola during the regular season... High School Graduated from Brockport High School... selected as the MVP of her swimming team during each of her four years... selected as the sectional swimmer of the year as a senior, while also winning the sectional sportsmanship award... Personal Tessa Lillian Snow... born Jan. 31, 1989, in Anchorage, Alaska... oceanography major. 100 Breast 1:09.58 M1, 08 100 Fly 1:01.93 F23, 08 200 Fly 2:08.34 F23, 08 200 IM 2:08.42 F21, 08 400 IM 4:34.69 F22, 08 Alli Warwick Lansdale, Pa. Freestyle 2007-08 Recorded a trio of season-best times at the Navy Invite... posted season-best clockings of 25.88 in the 50 free, 54.30 in the 100 free and 1:57.66 in the 200 free at the event... High School 25.88 F2, 08 Graduated from North Penn High School... competed in swimming, 100 Free water polo and track... swimming team won a pair of district and 54.30 F2, 08 league titles, the water polo team won the 2007 state title and the 200 Free track team won a league title during her prep career... individually, 1:57.66 F2, 08 twice selected as the MVP of the swimming and water polo teams... also named as an All-American in swimming... Personal Allison Leigh Warwick... born July 4, 1989, in Bryn Mawr, Pa.... international relations major. m Tessa Snow 24
Carmen Meier Senior Wyoming, Ohio Diving Tracy Fridye Missouri City, Texas Butterfly Academic Honors Has been named to Navy s Commandant s List in four semesters and to the Dean s List once... At Navy Has not previously competed for a varsity sport at Navy... High School Graduated from Wheaton Warrenville South High School... competed as a member of the school s gymnastics and track teams, earning a trio of letters in both sports... Personal Carmen Leigh Meier... born March 1, 1987, in Ann Arbor, Mich.... English major. Academic Honors Posted a 4.00 GPA during the 2007 fall semester... was named to Navy s Commandant s and Dean s lists for that term... At Navy Competed as a member of the Navy rowing team during the 2007-08 school year... High School Graduated from Elkins High School... earned two letters as a member of the school s swimming team... Personal Tracy Michelle Fridye... born Aug. 11, 1989, in Stafford, Texas... aerospace engineering major. Ana Broere Silverdale, Wash. Freestyle Sarah Freshwater Mount Vernon, Ohio. Butterfly High School Graduated from Central Kitsap High School... earned four letters in swimming... tabbed as the team MVP as a junior and senior, while also serving as the team captain during her final year... additionally earned most inspirational and most dedicated laurels on the team during her career... Personal Antoinette Grace Broere... born April 1, 1990, in Bethesda, Md. High School Graduated from Mount Vernon High School... earned four letters in swimming and two in softball... earned a pair of all-state accolades in the 100 fly... holds the school record in the event... also selected as team captain, team MVP and to the all-conference team during her prep career... Personal Sarah Catherine Freshwater... born July 30, 1989, in McCall, Idaho. Alicia Gaidry Fort Myers, Fla. Breaststroke Ind. Medley Nicole Glab Scarborough, Maine Freestyle High School Graduated from Cypress Lake High School... competed in swimming, track and tennis at the school... won the 2007 district title in the 100 breaststroke... was the valedictorian of her graduating class... Personal Alicia Diane Gaidry... born April 10, 1990, in Dallas, Texas... sister, Lauren, is a junior at Navy. High School Graduated from Scarborough High School... was a member of the school s 2005 swimming team that won the state title... individually, won the state crown in the 500 free the following year... her club team won five consecutive state titles from 2004-08... twice was selected as the club s Most Outstanding Swimmer... was a member of the National Honor Society... Personal Nicole Glab... born Nov. 7, 1989, in Portland, Maine. 25