2014-15 Coast Guard Swimming and Diving

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INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

TABLE OF CONTENTS

www.CGASports.comwww.CGASports.comCREDITSThe 2014-15 Swimming and Diving Media Guide is a publicationof the Coast Guard Academy’s Athletic Media Relations Offi ce.

Table of Contents 12014-15 Women’s Roster 2Women’s Season Preview 32014-15 Men’s Roster 4Men’s Season Preview 5The Coast Guard Academy 6-7Coast Guard Superintendent 8Director of Athletics 9Athletics Facilities 10-11Strength & Conditioning 12Staff Directory 13

Coast Guard Swimming and Diving

Coaching Staff 14-15Women’s Bios 16-17Men’s Bios 18-19Women’s Schedule/Program History 20Men’s Schedule/Program History 21

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2014-15 WOMEN’S ROSTERName Yr. Event(s) Hometown Carly Campbell Jr. Free/Fly Lakewood, Col.Sara Cantrell Sr. Diving Jupiter, Fla.Patricia Eidenire Jr. Free Miami, Fla.Miranda Fay So. Fly/Free Avon, Ind.Ainsley Fruhwirth Fr. Breast/IM/Free Exton, Pa.Elizabeth Furman Sr. Fly Bellingham, Wash.Caitlyn Gever Sr. Free/Back Hope Valley, R.I.Carlie Gilligan So. Breast/IM Tolovana Park, Ore.Kelsey Gray Sr. Free Norfolk, Mass.Madison Heist Fr. Free/IM Fort Mitchell, Ky.Abigail Isaacs Jr. Back/Free Chapel Hill, N.C.Jacklyn Kokomoor Fr. Free Groton, Conn.Lexi Laboy Fr. Free Chicago, Ill.Monica Luebke So. Breast Madison, Wis.Michaela McKeown So. Breast Boulder, Col.Haley McWilliams Jr. Free/Fly Niceville, Fla.Rebekah Muller So. Free/Fly Denair, Calif.Hailey Naramore So. Free Gilbert, Az.Katie Neubig So. Free Falls Church, Va. Sarah Ritchie So. Back Seven Fields, Pa.Julianna Rogers Fr. Breast/Free/Back Fredericksburg, Va.Darlene Sao Sr. IM/Breast Carbondale, Ill.Rachel Seaman So. Free Virginia Beach, Va.Carolyn Slife Sr. Back/IM Frederick, Md.Patricia Talens Fr. Free/Back/IM Antioch, Calif.Victoria Talens Fr. Free/Fly Antioch, Calif.Megan Toomey Jr. Fly/Free San Antonio, TexasKaitlyn Toth So. Breast/Fly/IM Silver Spring, Md.Sydney Wagner So. Free/Back Livermore, Calif.

Coaching Staff Head Coach John Weskott (16th season)Assistant Coach Mary WestkottDiving Coach Ken PancoastCaptains Kelsey Gray and Darlene Sao

2014-15 COAST GUARD WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING CAPTAINSDARLENE SAO AND KELSEY GRAY

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SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW

2014-15 Women’s

Season Preview

The Bears, who placed seventh at the NEWMAC last

season will be led by a great senior class featuring

several athletes that will be counted for outstand-

ing seasons.

Senior captains Darlene Sao, one of the most ver-

satile swimmers the Bears have had in years, along

with diver Sarah Cantrell will lead the senior class

while Kelsey Gray, who is vastly improved from

last season, will be a solid breaststroke performer

along with Caitlin Geever (back/free) and Caro-

lyn Slife (backstroke), who returns from an injury

which caused her to miss all of last season and is

the leadoff leg of the school-record holding 200

medley relay team.

Sao placed third in the 100 freestyle (52.88) and

fi fth in the 200 IM (2:10.38) at the NEWMAC Cham-

pionships last season. She was also part of four

relays with two sixth place fi nishes and a pair of

seventh place fi nishes last season. In 2013, she

placed fi fth in the 200 IM at the NEWMAC Champi-

onships with a time of 2:10.33.

Cantrell made her fi rst appearance at the NCAA

Division III Championship as a sophomore in 2013

and placed 17th on the 1-meter board and 22nd

on the 3-meter board. She earned a spot at the

NCAA Championships by placing sixth at the NCAA

Division III Diving regional that season. Last year

at the NEWMAC Championships, she placed fi fth

on the 3-meter (451.35) and sixth on the 1-meter

(405.40). Sara broke all four diving school-records

in 2013: 1-meter (6 dive) 249; 1-meter (11 dive),

423.25; 3-meter (6 dive) 280.55 and 3-meter dive

(11 dives) 453.75.

Kaitlyn Toth, the Bears top butterfl y performer is

the leader of the sophomore class while Coast

Guard has a very good young group of sprinters

led by sophomore newcomer Rebekah Muller

along with a talented freshmen class led by Madi-

son Heist (distance), Ainsley Fruhwirth (breast-

stroke/IM) and twin sisters Victoria and Patricia

Talens. Victoria is a talented sprinter while Patricia

will contribute in the back, sprint and IM.


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2014-15 MEN’S ROSTERName Yr. Event(s) Hometown

Taylor Aguirre Fr. Breast Cummings, Ga.Andy Anderson Jr. Diving Alta Loma, Ca.Matthew Brigham Sr. Free California, Md.Christian Brindamour Sr. Free/Back Manchester, Conn.Nicholas Buch Fr. Back Minot, N.D.Ryan Buys Sr. Fly/Free Higganum, Conn.Andrew Campbell Fr. Back/Free Orange, Fla.Timothy Dion Jr. Free/Breast Manchester, Conn.Tim Early Jr. Fly/IM Oregonia, OhioMike Franco So. Fly/Free Miramar, Fla.John Frank Fr. Breast/Fly/IM Colorado Springs, Col.Carl Fuhs So. Breast/Free Virginia Beach, Va.Ross Garrett Fr. Fly/Free Columbiana, Ala.Tyler Kotchman Sr. Fly/Free North Royalton, OhioJacob Kramb Sr. Back/Free Waynesville, OhioCyril Kurland So. Free Fort Myers, Fla.Ben Morseth Jr. Back/IM Zachary, La.Aaron Overheim So. Free/Fly Pfl ugerville, TexasAdam Peterson Fr. Free/Back/Fly Boulder City, Nev.Jacob Rupp Fr. Fly/Free Moore, S.C.Alexander Simpson So. Free Sandwich, Mass.Londen Thomas So. Free/Fly Tempe, Az.Elliot VanDeren So. IM/Breast/Free Collierville, Tenn.Zachary Weeks So. IM/Back/Free Albuquerque, N.M.

Coaching Staff

Head Coach John Weskott (16th season)Assistant Coach Mary WestkottDiving Coach Ken PancoastCaptains Christian Brindamour and Tim Early

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SEASON PREVIEWSEASON PREVIEW

2014-15 Men’s Season Preview

Coast Guard returns 50 freestyle national

champion senior co-captain Christian Brindamour,

who also earned All-America honors in the 100

freestyle last season will once again lead the Bears

in the 2014-15 season.

Brindamour swam a school-record time of 20.06

seconds in the 50 meter freestyle preliminaries to

earn a spot in the fi nals, just 0.02 seconds behind

the top time in the preliminaries. In the fi nals he

tied his time from earlier in the day to edge Ross

Spock (Emory) for the national championship – the

fi fth in Coast Guard swimming history and the fi rst

since Darby Schlaht won the 200 breaststroke in

2000.

He would later a school-record time of 44.81

seconds during the 100 meter freestyle

preliminaries. Seeded 19th in the fi eld entering

the championships, his time was good enough for

fi fth place and a spot in the fi nals. In the fi nals he

posted an even better time of 44.65 seconds to

re-break the school record and place fi fth to gain

All-America honors.

Ryan Buys, who lost just once last season during

dual meets in the 100 butterfl y, along with Tyler

Kotchman, the Bears most improved swimmer last

season, and co-captain Tim Early (IM/fl y) will lead

the senior class.

Diver Andy Anderson along with classmates

Timothy Dion and Ben Morseth will lead the junior

class. Anderson placed 13th at the NCAA Division

III Diving Regional as a sophomore while setting a

pair of school records both on the 3-meter board.

He set the six dive record (315.50) last season

and the 11 dive record (504.50) in 2013. Last year,

he placed third on the 1-meter board (469.25)

and fourth on the 3-meter board (435.85) at the

NEWMAC Championships. He has improved the

degree of diffi culty on some of his dives for this

season and looks to earn a berth in the Diving

regional once again this season.

Sophomore Elliott VanDeren, who placed fourth

in the 400 IM (4:09.86) and was part of the 400

free relay team which placed fourth and the 800

free relay team which placed fi fth at the NEWMAC

Championships last season leads a talented

sophomore class which includes Aaron Overheim

(fl y/free), Londen Thomas (fl y/free) and Carl Fuhs

(breast/free) that will be counted on heavily this

season.

The Bears were 7-3 in duals meets last season and

placed third at the NEWMAC Championships for

the second straight season.


One of the smallest of the fi ve U.S. One of the smallest of the fi ve U.S.

Military AcademiesMilitary Academies

Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree Four-Year Bachelor’s of Science degree

programprogram

Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner Founded in 1876 aboard the schooner

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Highly selective admissions standardsHighly selective admissions standards

No tuition, traditional application No tuition, traditional application

processprocess

No congressional nomination necessaryNo congressional nomination necessary

Education includes academics, physical Education includes academics, physical

fi tness, character and leadership fi tness, character and leadership

developmentdevelopment

85 percent of graduates choose to serve 85 percent of graduates choose to serve

beyond their fi ve-year commitmentbeyond their fi ve-year commitment

Two graduates have been NASA Two graduates have been NASA

AstronautsAstronauts

80 percent of graduates go to graduate 80 percent of graduates go to graduate

school (most paid for by Coast Guard)school (most paid for by Coast Guard)

COAST GUARD ACADEMYCOAST GUARD ACADEMY

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COAST GUARD QUICK FACTSThe Coast Guard Academy has 25 Intercollegiate

sports (12 men’s, 10 women’s, 3 co-ed)

The Bears have been members of the New England

Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) in

15 sports since 1999

Coast Guard has won NEWMAC championships

in Volleyball, Men’s Swimming, Men’s Basketball,

Women’s Crew and Softball

Teams have competed in the ECAC Championship

tournament in men’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s

basketball, baseball and softball in the past fi ve years

The Bears have advanced to the NCAA Tournament

Elite 8 in both Volleyball (2006) and Men’s Basketball

(2007-08)

COAST GUARD ACADEMY CORPS OF CADETS

DEMOGRAPHICS

- about 1,000 cadets enrolled- 48 states and 11 foreign nations represented- 100% of students housed on campus- 20 NCAA Division III athletic teams- 31% of cadets are women- 22% of cadets are minorities- 1 faculty member for every 8 students- 19 Cadets in an average class


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REAR ADMIRAL SANDRA L. STOSZACADEMY SUPERINTENDENTFOURTH YEAR

Rear Admiral Sandra L. Stosz assumed the duties of the 40th Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New

London, Connecticut, June 3, 2011. She reported to the Academy after serving as the Director of Reserve and Leadership at

Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, D.C. There she was responsible for developing policies to recruit, train and support

approximately 8,100 Coast Guard Reservists.

Rear Admiral Stosz is a surface operations offi cer with 12 years at sea, including command of two cutters – an icebreaking

tug on the Great Lakes and a medium endurance cutter that patrolled North Atlantic and Caribbean waters. She and her

crews executed many of the Coast Guard’s 11 missions such as drug and alien migrant interdiction, fi sheries enforcement,

search and rescue, polar and domestic icebreaking and ports and waterways security.

Between sea duty tours Rear Admiral Stosz specialized in personnel and resource management and program review. She

served tours of duty as Chief of Offi cer Assignments and as Program Reviewer and Acquisition Funds Coordinator for Coast

Guard major systems acquisitions, including the 225-foot buoy tenders and 87-foot coastal patrol boats. She broadened her

experience as the Secretary of Transportation’s military assistant and years later as the Commandant’s executive assistant.

She has served as Commanding Offi cer of the Coast Guard’s recruit training center in Cape May, New Jersey and as Director of

Coast Guard Enterprise Strategic Management and Doctrine where she was responsible for aligning enterprise level strategic

and management functions with the Commandant’s strategic intent.

Rear Admiral Stosz graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1982 with a bachelor of science degree in Government.

She was awarded a Master of Business Administration degree from Northwestern University’s J. L. Kellogg Graduate School

of Management in 1994. In 2000 she completed an executive fellowship in national security through the MIT Seminar XXI

program, and she earned a Master of National Security Strategy from the National War College in 2004. In 2009 she attended

the Navy’s Executive Business Course at University of North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler business school.

Rear Admiral Stosz’s personal awards include three Legion of Merit Medals, four Meritorious Service Medals, two Coast

Guard Commendation Medals and two Coast Guard Achievement Medals.

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DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

TIM FITZPATRICKDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICSFOURTH YEAR

Tim Fitzpatrick just completed his third academic year as Director of Athletics at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, and on his watch the USCGA’s athletic program has seen growth in several key areas. In addition to securing a comprehensive, fi ve-year shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America for the academy’s 23 NCAA sports, has overseen a rebranding initiative that has resulted in new logos and marks and created an athletic booster organization (the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Bear Club). Under Fitzpatrick’s guidance, the department produced its fi rst-ever women’s professional development seminar (the Women’s LeadHERship Symposium) for female USCGA athletic staff members as well as attendees from colleges and universities throughout New England, and has launched an external program for sale of corporate sponsorships and partnerships.

Fitzpatrick was the Director of Athletics at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi for two years prior to his arrival at USCGA, after spending the previous four years as the Deputy Athletic Director at Indiana University. At Texas A&M – Corpus Christi, Fitzpatrick secured major gifts for construction of a new outdoor tennis center, as well as renovation of the university’s baseball and softball stadiums. He additionally served on the NCAA’s Division I Women’s Basketball Issues Committee while in south Texas, and executed a strategic plan which increased the department’s corporate sponsorship revenue by nearly 40%.

While at Indiana, he was responsible for internal administration of the department, oversaw capital construction and facilities management, and had oversight of the football, men’s basketball and women’s basketball programs. Additionally, Fitzpatrick managed IU’s external units, including marketing, ticket operations, licensing, merchandising, website, and publications.

Additionally, he negotiated a 6-year, $21,000,000 shoe and apparel agreement with adidas America and administered the Hoosiers’ multi-media partnerships with Learfi eld Sports and the Big Ten Network. During his tenure, Indiana realized a ticket sales revenue increase of 15-percent over annual budgeted projections.

Fitzpatrick came to IU after spending the previous fi ve years as COO and associate athletics director for external operations at the U.S. Military Academy. Fitzpatrick directed a fundraising eff ort that saw Army’s “A Club” donor base grow from 750 to 6,700 and annual giving grow from $500,000

to $1.8 million. He also cultivated the Army Sports Network from two radio stations to 18, including 50,000-watt ESPN 1050 in New York City. During his tenure at West Point, corporate sponsorship revenue jumped from $250,000 to $920,000 annually.

He arrived at West Point from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where he served as the associate athletics director for external aff airs and executive director of the athletic foundation. Fitzpatrick’s work at Charlotte resulted in a 26-percent increase in annual gifts and a 39-percent increase in planned gifts.

Prior to Army and Charlotte, Fitzpatrick served in a similar role at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to serving as the men’s basketball sport administrator, he directed a staff that generated a school record $1.4 million in sponsorship revenue and a $125,000 increase in annual giving.

Fitzpatrick was a senior associate athletics director at the University of North Texas from May 1994 to June 1996. He was instrumental in UNT’s transition from NCAA Division I-AA football to the Big West Conference, and during the 1994 football season, North Texas was one of three programs nationally to have every football game televised in its home market. This local television package generated more than $700,000 in corporate sponsorship revenue.

He gained considerable experience as Assistant Commissioner of the Southwest Conference from 1992-94. Fitzpatrick negotiated a $2.25 million, three-year men’s basketball tournament title sponsorship with the Dr. Pepper Company, and he also oversaw the league’s national and local television syndication eff orts.

Fitzpatrick began his athletic administration career as the assistant marketing director at Army before moving on to Virginia Commonwealth as the director of marketing and Ticket Sales (1984-87) and Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing and Public Relations from 1987-92.

A 1981 graduate of Hampden-Sydney College with a bachelor’s degree in English, Fitzpatrick earned his master’s degree in sports administration from Ohio University in 1982.

Tim is married to Kerry Marks, and they have a son, James.


COAST GUARD ACADEMYCOAST GUARD ACADEMYNITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEXNITCHMAN TRACK & FIELD COMPLEX

The Track & Field Complex was The Track & Field Complex was

constructed in the summer of 2007 constructed in the summer of 2007

fi rst used for the men’s and women’s fi rst used for the men’s and women’s

soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf soccer games that Fall. The FieldTurf

surface lies on the banks of the surface lies on the banks of the

beautiful Thames River and is also beautiful Thames River and is also

home to the men’s and women’s track home to the men’s and women’s track

& fi eld program.& fi eld program.

COMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYMCOMMANDER JOHN MERRIMAN GYM

Merriman Gymnasium is home to Merriman Gymnasium is home to

the women’s volleyball program and the women’s volleyball program and

the men’s and women’s basketball the men’s and women’s basketball

programs. The gym holds three programs. The gym holds three

basketball courts used for varsity basketball courts used for varsity

practices and games, as well as practices and games, as well as

intramural competition. The 1200-seat intramural competition. The 1200-seat

facility has been home to numerous facility has been home to numerous

league and regional championships.league and regional championships.

ROLAND POOLROLAND POOL

Roland Pool is home to our men’s Roland Pool is home to our men’s

and women’s swimming and diving and women’s swimming and diving

program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool program. The eight-lane, 50-yard pool

is also used daily for athletic training is also used daily for athletic training

programs for our cadet-athletes, programs for our cadet-athletes,

physical education courses, as well as physical education courses, as well as

military training programs necessary military training programs necessary

to carry out the missions of the Coast to carry out the missions of the Coast

Guard for all cadets. Guard for all cadets.

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NITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELDNITCHMAN BASEBALL FIELD

Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the

Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The Coast Guard Academy baseball team. The

picturesque view from the fi eld overlooks picturesque view from the fi eld overlooks

the Thames River.the Thames River.

NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD NITCHMAN SOFTBALL FIELD

Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the Nelson Nitchman Field is home of the

softball team. The Bears have enjoyed softball team. The Bears have enjoyed

tremendous success winning three of tremendous success winning three of

the last four NEWMAC tournament the last four NEWMAC tournament

championships and going to the NCAA championships and going to the NCAA

tournament four straight seasons (2009-tournament four straight seasons (2009-

2012).2012).

CADET MEMORIAL FIELDCADET MEMORIAL FIELD

Cadet Memorial Field was made into a Cadet Memorial Field was made into a

FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the FieldTurf surface in 2004 as a gift from the

Class of 1952. The facility features a two-Class of 1952. The facility features a two-

story press box that includes two coaches story press box that includes two coaches

rooms, a room for radio broadcasting rooms, a room for radio broadcasting

and video recording, space for media and video recording, space for media

personnel, and two lounge lounge areas personnel, and two lounge lounge areas

for additional for additional

seating. The 1500-seating. The 1500-

seat stadium seat stadium

overlooks the overlooks the

Thames River and the Thames River and the

Gold Star Memorial Gold Star Memorial

Bridge.Bridge.

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Coast Guard Athletics has two weight Coast Guard Athletics has two weight

rooms, each featuring state-of-the-rooms, each featuring state-of-the-

art equipment for our cadets and art equipment for our cadets and

cadet-athletes to use to improve their cadet-athletes to use to improve their

overall health and fi tness. The facility overall health and fi tness. The facility

in Roland Hall is dedicated to free-in Roland Hall is dedicated to free-

weight exercising while our Billard weight exercising while our Billard

Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio, Hall facility holds our nautilus, cardio,

and other guided machine equipment.and other guided machine equipment.

Joe CrozierJoe CrozierStrength and Conditioning CoachStrength and Conditioning CoachJoe Crozier is in his second year as the head of the Joe Crozier is in his second year as the head of the Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Strength and Conditioning Program with the Coast Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Guard Athletic Department. Crozier came to the Academy from California State University-Chico Academy from California State University-Chico where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise where he earned his bachelor’s degree in exercise physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. physiology and his masters degree in kinesiology. Joe is a Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Coach Joe is a Certifi ed Strength and Conditioning Coach with distinction through the National Strength and with distinction through the National Strength and Conditioning Association and Certifi ed Personal Conditioning Association and Certifi ed Personal Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine. Joe designs and implements workout regimens Joe designs and implements workout regimens for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with for all of our varsity sport programs. Working with teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus teams both in-season and out-of-season, Joe’s focus is to better prepare athletes for competition by is to better prepare athletes for competition by concentrating on sport-specifi c programs designed concentrating on sport-specifi c programs designed to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s to achieve the ultimate level of success. Coast Guard’s strength and conditioning program is dedicated strength and conditioning program is dedicated to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the to ensure each cadet-athlete is equipped with the correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to correct instruction, knowledge and guidance to reach their peak performance level and to decrease reach their peak performance level and to decrease the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the potential for injuries. Our program also preaches the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced the importance of a proper, nutritionally balanced diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game diet as well as appropriate pre-game and post-game routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and routines to ensure safe preparation, performance, and recuperation for each contest.recuperation for each contest.

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STAFF DIRECTORYSTAFF DIRECTORY

ADMINISTRATIONName Title Phone Tim Fitzpatrick Director of Athletics 860-444-8600 Dan Rose Associate AD/Director of 860-701-6798 Physical Education Tim Opstrup Assistant AD/Business Manager 860-444-8602 Chris Parsons Assistant AD/Compliance 860-701-6197 Jason Southard Director of Media Relations 860-701-6800 Casey McGarvey Media Relations Assistant Art Lamoureux Director of Athletic Operations 860-444-8601 Andrea Stewart Senior Women’s Administrator 860-701-6799Donna Koczajowski Senior Women’s Administrator 860-444-8604 Katherine Bossardet Associate Offi ce Manager 860-444-8600 Vi Oliver Administrative Assistant 860-444-8580 Joe Crozier Strength and Conditioning Coach 860-444-8409 Bruce Cobb Head Equipment Manager 860-444-8608 Marc Grindstaff Assistant Equipment Manager 860-444-8606

ATHLETIC TRAININGName Title Phone

Ken Niedzwiecki Head Athletic Trainer 860-444-8619 Kevin Colasurdo Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6618 TBA Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6415 Jake Ibey Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6416 Shannon Nickels Assistant Athletic Trainer 860-701-6617

BASEBALLName Title Phone

C.C. Grant Head Coach 860-444-8581 Kevin Jaskiewicz Assistant Coach 860-701-6132

FOOTBALLName Title Phone

Bill George Head Coach 860-444-8584 Dana Fleischmann Co-Defensive Coordinator/ 860-444-8605 Recruiting CoordinatorC.C. Grant Co-Defensive Coordinator 860-444-8581 Ray LaForte Off ensive Coordinator 860-701-6805Jordan Berrian Wide Receivers 860-701-6767 Jay Driscoll Defensive Line Pat Knowles Tight Ends/Quality Control Don Miller Running Backs

MEN’S BASKETBALLName Title Phone

Kevin Jaskiewicz Head Coach 860-701-6132 Bob Bono Associate Head Coach 860-444-8588

MEN’S CREWName Title Phone

Colin Regan Head Coach Mike Shugrue Interim Men’s Head Coach 860-444-8679

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRYName Title Phone

Ethan Brown Head Coach 860-444-8590 Greg Ahnrud Assistant Coach Mariette Ogg Assistant Coach

MEN’S LACROSSEName Title Phone

Ray LaForte Head Coach 860-701-6805 Mike Higbie Assistant CoachPat Powers Assistant Coach MEN’S SOCCERName Title Phone

Chris Parsons Head Coach 860-701-6197 Patrick McCarney Assistant Coach Anthony Occhialini Goalkeeper Coach

MEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGName Title Phone

John Westkott Head Coach 860-444-8586 Mary Westkott Assistant Coach 860-701-6374 Ken Pancoast Diving Coach

MEN’S TENNISName Title Phone

TBA Head Coach

PISTOL & RIFLEName Title Phone Richard Hawkins Shooting Sports Coach 860-701-6886 SAILINGName Title Phone

Doug Clark Director of Sailing 860-444-8577 Jack Neades Head Off shore Coach 860-701-6291 Brian Swingly Head Intercollegiate Coach 860-444-8325

SOFTBALLName Title Phone

Donna Koczajowski Head Coach 860-444-8604 Amanda Illinger Associate Head Coach Dana Fleischmann Assistant Coach WOMEN’S BASKETBALLName Title Phone Alex Ivansheck Head Coach 860-701-6594 TBA Assistant Coach 860-701-6960 Catherine Lewis Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S CREWName Title Phone

Jen Meuse Rowing Coordinator/Head Coach 860-444-8679 Jodi Hope Assistant Coach LT Vicky Futch Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S LACROSSEName Title Phone

Ruth Ness Head Coach 860-701-6744

WOMEN’S SOCCERName Title Phone Susan Grant Head Coach 860-444-8582 Amanda Illinger Assistant Coach Beth Nakagawa Assistant Coach Anthony Occhialini Goalkeeper Coach

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVINGName Title Phone John Westkott Head Coach 860-444-8586 Mary Westkott Assistant Coach 860-701-6374

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALLName Title Phone

Aylene Ilkson Head Coach 860-444-8589 Alex Amaylon Assistant Coach Sarah Lang-Rodean Assistant Coach

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRYName Title Phone

Ethan Brown Head Coach 860-444-8590 Greg Ahnrud Assistant Coach Mariette Ogg Assistant Coach WRESTLINGName Title Phone Kevin Bratland Head Coach 860-701-6595


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JOHN WESTKOTT HEAD COACH [email protected] SEASON

Coach John Westkott is in his 16th season as head coach of both the men’s and women’s swim teams. He is the fi rst coach at the Academy to coach both men and women and in his time has had marked success. The athletes in his program have represented the Academy well, and earned conference and national accolades.

In April of 2013, Westkott was inducted into the Rhode Island Aquatics Hall of Fame.

In John’s time at the Academy there have been 47 diff erent individuals achieve NCAA qualifying times, and 37 school records have been broken, most of those records broken numerous times. John has coached an NCAA champion, as well as many All-America selectees and honorable mention selectees. There have been four diff erent swimmers selected as NEWMAC athletes of the year since 1999, and two of those were multiple year recipients of that award. The Coast Guard swimmers and divers are consistently some of the best performers at the conference championship and have earned team success.

John has been honored as NEWMAC Coach of the Year fi ve times and the men’s team has won six conference championship (1999, 2001, 2004 and 2006-2008). Seven other seasons the men have been runners up at the NEWMAC meet. The women have consistently improved to being within the top four fi nishers in recent years.

The men’s team has a pheonominal dual meet record of 111-29 for a winning percentage of .793 under Westkott.

The swimmers and divers also boast success in the classroom, with numerous Scholar All-American selections for individuals and as a program. The men won the prestigious Dean’s Trophy in 2011 for highest grade point average at the Academy. There have been many swimmers and divers selected for aviation training directly from the Academy, a prized posting for commissioned ensigns.

Coach Westkott states, “The goal for our program is to off er the individual a challenging environment that allows the athlete to develop in the sport, as well as a future offi cer and a student. The swimming and diving program has been able to have athletes show dramatic improvement and be successful within the corps of cadets.”

John arrived at the Academy after fi nishing his Master’s Degree in Education at Springfi eld College, where he was an assistant coach for the swimming and diving program, and teaching fellow for the Physical Education Department. John graduated with a Bachelors of Arts from the University of Rhode Island in English and History where he swam and played water polo. After graduating, he served as an assistant coach for URI as well as the Rams Swimming Club, the local USS team.

MARY WESTKOTTASSISTANT COACH15TH SEASON

Mary is in her 15th season as assistant coach, and her ninth as a faculty member at the Academy. As an undergraduate at Springfi eld College, Mary was a 4-event school record holder, and 10-time NCAA Division III All-American.

She brings that wealth of knowledge to the deck at the Academy. Instrumental in the development of the dry-land training program and in the sprint group, Mary has developed some of the better swimmers at the Academy.

Westkott also teaches Physical Education in both the cadet and the Leadership Development Center curriculums at the Academy. In the summer of 2005, Mary competed in the Ironman Lake Placid and had the third fastest time in the women’s swimming out of over 500 entrants.

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KEN PANCOASTDIVING COACHFIRST SEASON

Ken is in his fi rst season as the Bears diving coach.

He is a 2013 graduate of Springfi eld College, with a degree in Movement and Sports Studies - Physical Education, where he an honorable mention All-American and two-time New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Diver of the Year.

Ken won the both the 1-meter and 3-meter board at the NEWMAC Championship in 2012 and 2013 and placed 11th on the3-meter board in 2012 at the NCAA Division III Championships to earn honorable mention All-America honors.

Pancoast was the diving coach at Masuk High in Monroe, Connecticut before moving onto become diving coach at Ohio Northern and then Keene State last season.

KEN NIEDZWIECKIATHLETIC TRAINER

Ken joined the Athletic Training staff in 2000 and was named the head athletic trainer in 2001. As the Head Athletic Trainer, Ken oversees the day to day operations of the Athletic Training Facility, and coordinates Sports Medicine Staff coverage for the NCAA varsity sports teams, HPE run Physical Fitness Exam’s (PFE’s) and Swab Summer Training Programs.

Over the years, Ken worked at several high schools and sports medicine clinics in Connecticut. He spent four years a the head athletic trainer with the Connecticut Pride of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA).

On two separate occasions, Ken was honored as one of two athletic trainers invited to provide services for the “CBA Players Showcase Camp”. The camp allowed top CBA players the opportunity to market their basketball skills for NBA coaches and scouts in attendance.

After graduating from Farmington High School in Farmington, Conn. in 1984, Ken later attended Springfi eld College in Massachusetts. While at Springfi eld, Ken was the team student athletic trainer. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Athletic Training in 1991, Ken worked full-time as an employee of Valley Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, in East Hampton, CT., providing clinical rehabilitation and sports medicine services at East Hampton High School and other local schools.


SARA CANTRELL SENIOR - DIVERJUPITER, FLORIDA

Sara made her fi rst appearance at the NCAA Division III Championship as a sophomore in 2013 and placed 17th on the 1-meter board and 22nd on the 3-meter board. She earned a spot at the NCAA Championships by placing sixth at the NCAA Division III Diving regional that season. Last year at the NEWMAC Championships, she placed fi fth on the 3-meter (451.35) and sixth on the 1-meter (405.40). Sara broke all four diving school-records in 2013: 1-meter (6 dive) 249; 1-meter (11 dive), 423.25; 3-meter (6 dive) 280.55 and 3-meter dive (11 dives) 453.75. She is a Management major.

BEFORE CGA

Captain for coach Paul Hall at South Fork High ... also member of JV volleyball team and track team ... has an older brother Chris, who is commissioning in the ROFC Marine Corps from the University of Florida in December ... daughter of Chris and Donna Cantrell.

GETTING TO KNOW SARA

Her favorite food is sushi, her favorite snack food is pretzels. Sara’ s favorite place to visit is Paris, her favorite TV show is Revenge while her favorite movie is Raising Helen. A University of Florida fan, her favorite athlete is Laura Wilkinson and if she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be her grandfather.

CARLIE GILLIGANSOPHOMORE - BREASTSTROKE/ INDIVIDUAL MEDLEYTOLOVANA PARK, OREGON

Carlie was part of the 400 medley relay which placed seventh at the NEWMAC Championships last season with a time of 4:02.06 and she placed 10th in the 200 breaststroke in 2:31.57. She is a Marine and Environmental Sciences major.

BEFORE CGA

Captain for coach Gary Terranova at Seaside High ... also member of soccer and track teams ... was the valedictorian of the class ... has an older sister Jessica ... daughter of David and Stacie Gilligan.

GETTING TO KNOW CARLIE

Carlie’s favorite food is rice krispies, her favorite TV show is Big Brother and her favorite movie is Surf’s Up. Her favorite actress is Cameron Diaz and her favorite athlete is Natalie Coughlin.

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KELSEY GRAYSENIOR - FREESTYLENORFOLK, MASSACHUETTS

Kelsey was part of the 400 freestyle relay team that placed sixth with a time of 3:36.86 at the NEWMAC Championships last season. She was part of the 200 medley relay team that holds the school record of 1:51.51 set at the 2013 NEWMAC Championships. Gray is also a member of the Coast Guard softball team and is majoring in Management.

BEFORE CGA

Swam at King Philip High and was also a member of the fi eld hockey and softball teams ... has four younger brothers, Will, Matt, Tyler and Kyle ... daughter of Richard and Cheryl Gray.

GETTING TO KNOW KELSEY

Her favorite food is grilled cheese and her favorite TV show is Arrow. Kelsey’s favorite movie is Miracle and her favorite actress is Jennifer Lawrence. Her favorite bands are Third Eye Blind and U2. A New York Giants and Boston Bruins fan, her favorite athlete is Partice Bergeron. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Elvis.

DARLENE SAOSENIOR - FREESTYLE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY/BREASTSTROKECARBONDALE, ILLINOIS

Darlene placed third in the 100 freestyle (52.88) and fi fth in the 200 IM (2:10.38) at the NEWMAC Championships last season. She was also part of four relays with two sixth place fi nishes and a pair of seventh place fi nishes last season. In 2013, she placed fi fth in the 200 IM at the NEWMAC Championships with a time of 2:10.33. A Marine and Environmental Science major, she is on both the Commandant of Cadet’s List and the Regimental Commanders List. Darlene is also a member of the Coast Guard water polo and dance team.

BEFORE CGA

Captain for coach Jay Newton at Carbondale Community High ... was named the Most Valuable Swimmer during her senior season ... member of both the Honor Roll and National Honors Society ... has been involved in ballet since she was three-years old ... has an older brother Johnny ... daughter of Texieng and Linda Sao.

GETTING TO KNOW DARLENE

Her favorite food is fettucini alfredo and her favorite snack food is goldfi sh. Darlene’s favorite TV show is Friends and her favorite movie is The Little Rascals and her favorite singe is Taylor Swift. A University of Illinois fan, her favorite athlete is Natalie Coughlin and she lists John Wooden as the greatest coach to ever live. If she could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Dr. Seuss.


ANDY ANDERSONJUNIOR - DIVERALTA LOMA, CALIFORNIA

Andy placed 13th at the NCAA Division III Diving Regional as a sophomore while setting a pair of school records both on the 3-meter board. He set the six dive record (315.50) last season and the 11 dive record (504.50) in 2013. Last year, he placed third on the 1-meter board (469.25) and fourth on the 3-meter board (435.85) at the NEWMAC Championships.

BEFORE CGA

Captain for all four seasons for coach Jimmy Adams at Alta Loma High where he holds every school diving record and was the Baseline League champion while fi nishing with a 3.8 GPA ... son of Scott Anderson.

GETTING TO KNOW ANDY

His favorite food is In-N-Out Burger while his favorite snack food is cheez-its. Andy’s favorite movie is The Pursuit of Happyness while his favorite actor is Robert Downey Jr. A USC Trojans fan, his favorite athlete is snowboarder Jed Anderson while is favorite band is Two Door Cinema Club. His favorite book is That Was Then, This is now and if he could meet anyone living or deceased it would be his mom.

CHRISTIAN BRINDAMOURSENIOR - FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKEMANCHESTER, CONNECTICUT

Christian won the the national championship in the 50 freestyle last season with a school-record time of 20.06 while also earning All-America honors in the 100 freestyle with a fi fth place fi nish in a school-record 44.65. He also competed in the 100 backstroke at the NCAA Championships, he is also the school-record holder in that event (51.72). He became the fi fth national champion in CGA swimming history and the fi rst since Darby Schlaht won the 200 breaststroke in 2000. He was the only CGA competitor at the NCAA Championships last season and garnered enough points (34) to give the Bears a 24th place fi nish at the Championships. He won both the 50 free (20.30) and 100 freestyle (45.23) at the NEWMAC Championships to earn Swimmer of the Meet honors last season. In 2013, he placed 25th in the 100 freestyle (45.40) and 33rd in the 100 backstroke (51.81) and his best fi nish was 13th in the 50 freestyle (20.46). He is also part of the school record holding 200 freestyle relay (1:23.16) set during his freshman season. Christian earned All-NEWMAC honors with a second place fi nish in both the 50 freestyle and the 100 freestyle while he was part of the NEWMAC champion 200 freestyle relay team and the 400 freestyle relay team which placed second in 2013. He is a Government major.

BEFORE CGA

Captain, Connecticut High School Open Champion and All-American for coach Ted Brindamour at Manchester High ... earned High Honor ... his cousin Chad is in the Army ... son of Bob and Pat Brindamour.

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TIM EARLY SENIOR - BUTTERFLY/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEYOREGONIA, OHIO

Tim placed ninth in the 200 butterfl y at the NEWMAC Championships last season with a time of 1:58.67. He is a Mechanical Engineering major.

BEFORE CGA

Captain for coach Brad Isham at Oregonia High ... placed ninth in the 100 butterfl y at the state championships ... his grandfather, Calvin Early, ran track and graduated from the Coast Guard Academy in 1952 ... has a sister Anna ... son of Kevin and Cindy Early.

GETTING TO KNOW TIM

Tim’s favorite food is tacos and his favorite snack food are pringles ... his favorite TV show is House and his favorite movie is Avenger’s while his favorite actress is Scarlett Johansson ... A Seattle Seahawks fan, his favorite athlete is Peyton Manning and his favorite band is Linkin Park ... if he could meet anyone living or deceased it would be General Patton.

ELLIOT VANDERENSOPHOMORE - INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY/BREASTSTROKE/FREESTYLECOLLIERVILLE, TENNESSEE

Elliot placed fourth in the 400 IM (4:09.86) and was part of the 400 free relay team which placed fourth and the 800 free relay team which placed fi fth at the NEWMAC Championships last season. He is majoring in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering.

BEFORE CGA

Captain, county champion and fi nalist at state championships for coach Dan Schultz at Collierville High ... member of National Honor Society and graduated in top ten percent of his class ... has a younger brother Adam ... had relatives serve in both the Air Force and the Army ... son of David and Becky VanDeren.

GETTING TO KNOW ELLIOT

His favorite food is pad thai and his favorite snack food is pretzels. Elliot’s favorite TV show is Walking Dead and his favorite movie is Schindler’s List. His favorite actor is Liam Neeson and his favorite singers are Florida Georgia Line. A Memphis Grizzlies fan, Elliot’s favorite athlete is Zach Randolph. He lists the greatest coach to ever live as John Wooden and if he could meet anyone living or deceased it would be Mother Theresa.

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REVIEW & HISTORYREVIEW & HISTORY

2013-14 WOMEN’S RESULTS --- 3-7Date Opponent Result

Oct. 26 @ Union Relays 3rd place

Nov. 2 vs. Rhode Island @ Springfi eld L 52-235

Nov. 3 @ Springfi eld L 58-238

Nov. 9 @ Wheaton W 156-131

Nov. 15 Providence L 82-198

Nov. 15 WPI L 138-139

Nov. 23 @ Connecticut College L 80-200

Dec. 7-8 @ WPI Winter Invitational Non-Scoring Meet

Jan. 11 @ MIT L 83-195

Jan. 18 @ Merchant Marine W 175-114

Jan. 25 Clark W 142-89

Feb. 1 Wesleyan L 124-71

Feb. 20-23 @ NEWMAC Championships 7th place

WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING -- ALL-AMERICANS2000 - DARBY SCHLAHT (100 Breaststroke), National Champion

2000 - DARBY SCHLAHT (200 Breastroke), 2nd place

2001 - DARBY SCHLAHT (200 Breastroke), 3rd place

2001 - DARBY SCHLAHT (100 Breaststroke), 6th place

2002 - DARBY SCHLAHT (200 Breaststroke), 3rd place




2011 - KIM SHADWICK (200 Freestyle), 4th place

2011 - KIM SHADWICK (500 Freestyle), 6th place

2011- KIM SHADWICK (1,650 Freestyle), 7th place

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REVIEW & HISTORYREVIEW & HISTORY

2013-14 MEN’S RESULTS ---7-3Date Opponent Result

Oct. 26 @ Union Relays 2nd place

Nov. 2 vs. Rhode Island @ Springfi eld W 224-53

Nov. 3 @ Springfi eld W 170-126

Nov. 9 @ Wheaton W 188-100

Nov. 16 @ Providence W 141-136

Nov. 15 vs. WPI @ Providence W 146-128

Nov. 23 @ Connecticut College L 128-152

Dec. 7-8 @ WPI Winter Invitational Non-Scoring Meet

Jan. 11 @ MIT L 74.5-203.4

Jan. 18 @ Merchant Marine L 110.5-183.5

Jan. 25 Clark W 145-75

Feb. 1 @ Wesleyan W 172-108

Feb. 20-23 @ NEWMAC Championships 3rd place

MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING HISTORY

NEWMAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

1998-1999 2000-2001 2003-2004

2005-2006 2006-2007 2007-2008

2014-15 SCHEDULE2014-15 SCHEDULE

November 1 @ Rhode Island w/Springfi eld 1:00November 1 @ Rhode Island w/Springfi eld 1:00

NOVEMBER 8 WHEATON NOONNOVEMBER 8 WHEATON NOON

November 15 @ WPI w/Providence November 15 @ WPI w/Providence

November 22 @ Connecticut College 1:00November 22 @ Connecticut College 1:00

December 6/7 @ WPI Winter Invitational 9:00December 6/7 @ WPI Winter Invitational 9:00

January 7 @ Wellesley w/Babson 4:00January 7 @ Wellesley w/Babson 4:00

JANUARY 10 MIT NOONJANUARY 10 MIT NOON

JANUARY 17 MERCHANT MARINE NOONJANUARY 17 MERCHANT MARINE NOON

January 24 @ Clark 1:00January 24 @ Clark 1:00

January 31 @ Wesleyan 1:00January 31 @ Wesleyan 1:00

February 19-22 @ NEWMAC Championships @ WPIFebruary 19-22 @ NEWMAC Championships @ WPI

March 19-22 @ NCAA Championships @ IUPUIMarch 19-22 @ NCAA Championships @ IUPUI

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