2015 Swimming and Diving Championship Program

The American Athletic Conference will crown champions in 42 events this week as six member schools send representatives to the second annual American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships at the Greensboro Aquatic Center in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The American Athletic Conference Championships will feature six women’s teams and four men’s teams in Greensboro. The women’s meet will include teams from Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, Houston, SMU and Tulane. The men’s field includes Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina and SMU.

The American Digital Network coverage will include live and on-demand finals coverage of all 42 events of the four-day men’s and women’s championships, beginning with relay and diving finals Feb. 18 and ending with the evening finals of Feb. 21. The ADN coverage will also include interviews with student-athletes and coaches, award ceremonies and senior recognition festivities prior to the Feb. 21 finals as well as instant highlight clips published to the @American_Swim Twitter handle.

For complete coverage of the American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, visit The American’s Championship Central at www.theamerican.org/swimdive.

The 2015 American Athletic Conference Swimming & Diving ChampionshipsFebruary 18-21 • Greensboro Aquatic Center • Greensboro, North Carolina

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Wednesday, February 18Diving Noon; Finals: 6 p.m.Event 1 1 Meter Diving Preliminaries - WomenEvent 2 3 Meter Diving Preliminaries - MenEvent 1 1 Meter Diving Consolation - WomenEvent 2 3 Meter Diving Consolation - MenEvent 3 800 Yard Freestyle Relay - WomenEvent 4 800 Yard Freestyle Relay - MenEvent 1 1 Meter Diving Final - WomenEvent 2 3 Meter Diving Final - MenEvent 5 200 Yard Medley Relay - WomenEvent 6 200 Yard Medley Relay - Men

Thursday, February 19Preliminaries: 10 a.m.; Diving 12:30 p.m.; Finals: 6 p.m.Event 7 1 Meter Diving Preliminaries - MenEvent 7 1 Meter Diving Consolation - MenEvent 8 500 Yard Freestyle - WomenEvent 9 500 Yard Freestyle - MenEvent 10 200 Individual Medley - WomenEvent 11 200 Individual Medley - MenEvent 12 50 Yard Freestyle - WomenEvent 13 50 Yard Freestyle - MenEvent 7 1 Meter Diving Final - MenEvent 14 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - WomenEvent 15 200 Yard Freestyle Relay - Men

Friday, February 20Preliminaries: 10 a.m.; Diving: 12:30 p.m.; Finals: 6 p.m.Event 16 3 Meter Diving Preliminaries - WomenEvent 16 3 Meter Diving Consolation - WomenEvent 17 400 Individual Medley - WomenEvent 18 400 Individual Medley - MenEvent 19 100 Yard Butterfly - WomenEvent 20 100 Yard Butterfly - MenEvent 21 200 Yard Freestyle - WomenEvent 22 200 Yard Freestyle - MenEvent 23 100 Yard Breaststroke - WomenEvent 24 100 Yard Breaststroke - MenEvent 25 100 Yard Backstroke - WomenEvent 26 100 Yard Backstroke - MenEvent 16 3 Meter Diving FinalEvent 27 400 Yard Medley Relay - WomenEvent 28 400 Yard Medley Relay - Men

Saturday, February 21Preliminaries: 10 a.m.; Diving: 12:30 p.m.; Finals: 6 p.m.Senior Recognition Ceremonies 5:35 p.m.Event 29 Platform Diving Preliminaries - MenEvent 30 Platform Diving Preliminaries - WomenEvent 31 1,650 Yard Freestyle - WomenEvent 32 1,650 Yard Freestyle - MenEvent 33 200 Yard Backstroke - WomenEvent 34 200 Yard Backstroke - MenEvent 35 100 Yard Freestyle - WomenEvent 36 100 Yard Freestyle - MenEvent 37 200 Yard Breaststroke - WomenEvent 38 200 Yard Breaststroke - MenEvent 39 200 Yard Butterfly - WomenEvent 40 200 Yard Butterfly - MenEvent 29 Platform Diving Final - MenEvent 30 Platform Diving Final - WomenEvent 41 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - WomenEvent 42 400 Yard Freestyle Relay - Men

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CincinnatiName Events Class Hometown/Last SchoolHope Andrews Distance Freestyle Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./ShorecrestAndrea Bartel Backstroke/IM So. Euclid, Ohio/EuclidKendra Bierman Sprint Freestyle Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Cincinnati ChristianAmanda Coffey Diving Jr. Beavercreek, Ohio/BeavercreekCatherine Dunn Sprint Freestyle GS Richmond, Calif./Albany/OberlinIuliia Fedoreeva Freestyle/Butterfly Jr. Barnaul, Russia/BarnaulEmily Gibson Breaststroke Fr. Irvine, Calif./Santa Margarita CatholicEmma Gresser IM/Butterfly So. Akron, Ohio/Richfield RevereKennedy Herbert Breaststroke/IM Fr. Green, Ohio/GreenAleksandra Kaminska Freestyle/IM Sr. Warsaw, Poland/Wroclaw No. 24Jackie Keire Freestyle So. Burlington, Ontario/NelsonStacy Loushin Fly/Freestyle Sr. Amherst, Ohio/SteeleLindsey Miller Diving Fr. Loveland, Ohio/LovelandTaylor Myzska Distance Freestyle Jr. Dayton, Ohio/CentervilleCaroline Neely Distance Freestyle Fr. Saint Petersburg, Fla./NortheastLindsey Niehaus Backstroke Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/SetonHelena Pikhartova Breaststroke Sr. Prague, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Jana NerudyMonika Pikhartova Sprint Freestyle Fr. Cernosice, Czech Republic/Gymnasium Jana NerudyJessica Piper Backstroke/IM Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./St. PetersburgMilli Puth Distance Freestyle Jr. Mainz, Germany/Gymnasium Mainz-GonsenheimShelby Spitz IM/Backstroke Fr. Carmel, Ind./CarmelBrenna Stout Freestyle/Butterfly Jr. Circleville, Ohio/Amanda-ClearcreekSara Wanasek Freestyle Fr. Burlington, Wis./BurlingtonSamantha Wheatley IM Fr. Maple Glen, Pa./Upper DublinElizabeth Williams Distance Freestyle Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio/TurpinSamantha Wolkoff Freestyle So. Cincinnati, Ohio/SycamoreKaitlyn Woods Diving Fr. Dayton, Ohio/Centerville

Head CoachMandy Commons-DiSalle

Diving CoachTory McKenna

Assistant CoachMatt Ense

Assistant CoachJaclyn Rosen

Assistant CoachJosh Schneider

Women’s Rosters


UConnName Events Class HometownSammi Bassman Breaststroke Fr. Austin, TexasEmily Boyko Butterfly Jr. Poughkeepsie, N.Y.Jaimie Lynn Brookover Backstroke So. Cherry Hill, N.J.Alexandra Butera Diving So. Havertown, Pa.Emily Caplis Breaststroke Fr. Chillicothe, Ill.Christina Cirillo Backstroke Fr. Kinnelon, N.J.Caitlin Cole Distance Freestyle Jr. Trumbull, Conn.Amanda Craig Diving So. Woodbridge, Conn.Jordan Drake Breaststroke/IM/Sprint So. Marietta, Ga.Michelle Faykes Distance Freestyle So. Cherry Hill, N.J.Caroline Finkle Butterfly So. Johns Creek, Ga.Holly Gallagher Butterfly Sr. Haddon Township, N.J.Madeleine Hoopes Sprint/Butterfly So. Greensburg, Pa.Laura Hyland Breaststroke Jr. Southport, EnglandDarrah Jampo Fly/Free/Back So. West Chester, Pa.Michelle Kalupski Diving So. Chicago, Ill.Sophia King Freestyle/Butterfly Fr. Chesterfield, Va.Margot Manning Freestyle So. Frederick, Md.Monica Marcello Diving Fr. Middletown, Conn.Kennedy Meier Backstroke Jr. Winnipeg, ManitobaRachel Mulligan Distance So. Raleigh, N.C.Katy Munzenmaier Freestyle/IM Sr. Lake George, N.Y.Sara Nestrowitz Freestyle Fr. Washington Township, N.J.Sophie Nothnagle Butterfly So. Victor, N.Y.Tara O’Prey Sprint Freestyle So. Ridley Park, Pa.Emily Parillo Butterfly/IM Fr. Phillipston, Mass.Samantha Park Backstroke So. Washington Crossing, Pa.Deanna Parsons Freestyle/IM So. Ellicott City, Md.Christine Pedersen Backstroke So. Vinterbro, NorwayTessa Pena IM Sr. Apex, N.C.Hannah Perna Freestyle Sr. Hillsborough, N.J.Chinyere Pigot Freestyle Sr. Miami, Fla.Nicole Ricci Backstroke So. Forest Hill, Md.Laura Ruttan Breaststroke Jr. Stittsville, OntarioTaryn Urbanus Diving Jr. Quincy, Mass.Emilia Weihenig Backstroke Fr. Upper Saddle River, N.J.

Head CoachBob Goldberg

Diving CoachJohn Bransfield

Assistant CoachT.J. Natal

Assistant CoachMatt Donovan

Women’s Rosters


East CarolinaName Events Class Hometown/Last SchoolAnastasia Amoiroglou Butterfly/Freestyle Jr. Thessaloniki, Greece/15th LyceumTori Angermeier Freestyle So. Spartanburg, S.C./DormanLily Armstrong Diving So. Greensboro, N.C./Weaver AcademyLauren Baker Butterfly/Freestyle Jr. Midlothian, Va./CosbyLiz Browne Freestyle So. State College, Pa./State College AreaBridie Burke Butterfly/Freestyle Fr. Washington, D.C./Georgetown Visitation PrepLauren Chew Freestyle Sr. Gibbstown, N.J./Paul VILauren Early Breaststroke/IM So. Glen Mills, Pa./Garnet ValleyDelaney Fox Freestyle/IM Jr. Kennett Square, Pa./KennettLauren Gray Butterfly/Freestyle Sr. Roanoke, Va./Hidden ValleyTaylor Hague Backstroke/IM So. Chesterfield, Va./CosbyAlexandra Jones Backstroke/Free/IM Jr. St. Petersburg, Fla./NortheastJulie Lajoie Backstroke/Freestyle Fr. East Longmeadow, Mass./East LongmeadowCara Leeney Diving Jr. Munster, Ind./MunsterCharlsie Lincoln Breaststroke Sr. Raleigh, N.C./Leesville RoadIsabelle Little Breaststroke/Freestyle So. Richmond, Va./GodwinJera Majeric Backstroke So. Prevalje, Slovenia/Gimnazija Ravne na KoroskemCaitlin Mehaffey Butterfly/IM Jr. Clyde, N.C./TuscolaBailie Monahan Butterfly/IM Jr. Stafford, Va./Colonial ForgeDanielle Morrin Butterfly/IM Sr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C./WandoVendela Norrman Breaststroke Fr. Tyreso, Sweden/Kunskapsgymnasiet GoldenErin Polich Backstroke/Freestyle Fr. High Point, N.C./Home SchooledSara Morgan Pou IM Jr. Greenville, N.C./J.H. RoseMegan Rossi Freestyle Sr. Clearwater, Fla./ClearwaterAlicia Roueche Diving So. Greensboro, N.C./GrimsleyAshley Sams Diving So. Pittsburgh, Pa./Bethel ParkMegan Sellers Breaststroke Jr. Aurora, Ill./Metea ValleyAnna Maria Svanbergsson Freestyle So. Copenhagen, Denmark/Falkonergaardens

Head CoachRick Kobe

Diving CoachRyan Hunt

Associate Head CoachMatthew Jabs

Head Assistant CoachKate Moore

Assistant CoachKevin Woodhull-Smith

Assistant CoachMike Jolly

Women’s Rosters


HoustonName Class Hometown/Last SchoolMackenzie Alspaugh Jr. Leander, Texas/Rouse High SchoolCameron Balkom So. Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s AcademyDoroteja Bednjanec Jr. Zagreb, Croatia/Gornjogradska GimnazijaMicaela Bouter Fr. Johannesburg, South Africa//St. Stithians CollegeNatasha Burgess Sr. Adelaide, Australia/Annesley CollegeHolly Criscuolo Jr. Haymarket, Va./Battlefield High SchoolTaylor Derevyanik Jr. Southlake, Texas/Southlake Carroll High SchoolTaylor Gregory Sr. El Paso, Texas/Eastwood HSAshley Grijalva Fr. Gilbert, Ariz./Gilbert HSMichaela Hamrick So. Montgomery, Texas/Montgomery HSRachel Hobbins So. Austin, Texas/McNeil HSCaitlin Horner Fr. Yorktown, Va./Grafton HSMarissa Lehman So. Dayton, Ohio/Carroll HSEmma Moore Fr. Richardson, Texas/Richardson HSTaylor Olanski So. London, Ontario/Mother Terresea Catholic Secondary SchoolLeah Ortiz So. Houston/Cypress Creek HSMaya Owens Jr. Converse, Texas/Judson High SchoolVictoria Padial Fr. Baton Rouge, La./St. Joseph’s AademySharo Rodriguez Fr. Queretaro, Mexico/Prepa UCODanielle Shedd Jr. Converse, Texas/Judson High SchoolJasmine Williams So. Orange Park, Fla./Fleming Island HS

Interim Head CoachKeith Dawley

Assistant Coach for DivingYulia Pakhalina

Women’s Rosters


SMUName Events Class Hometown/Last SchoolIsabella Arcila Back/Sprint Free Sr. Cali, Colombia/Clegio la ArboledaRachel Balke Back/Sprint Free Sr. Richardson, Texas/Plano EastUrsa Bezan Freestyle So. Kranj, Slovenia/Gimnazija KranjSamantha Butz Fly/Back So. Fort Wayne, Ind./CarrollKathleen Charron IM/Freestyle Fr. Atlanta, Ga./Holy Innocents’ Episcopal SchoolErica Donadon Breast/Free Sr. Belluno, Italy/Istituto Santa Giovanna D’arcoMarne Erasmus Sprint Fly/Free So. East London, South Africa/Grens HoerskoolCaitlin Gutschenritter Backstroke Jr. Plano, Texas/Plano WestBrooke Jensen Distance So. Plano, Texas/PlanoKyra Kondis Sprint Freestyle Fr. Sandy Spring, Md./Sandy Spring Friends SchoolElizabeth Krane Individual Medley Jr. St. Louis, Mo./ClaytonLauren Lamb Diving So. San Antonio, Texas/JohnsonEleonor Lindborg Back/Free Sr. Trelleborg, Sweden/Procivitas Privata GymnasiumNathalie Lindborg Freestyle Sr. Trelleborg, Sweden/Procivitas Privata GymnasiumAlexandra Manasso Freestyle Fr. Austin, Texas/WestwoodKirsty McLauchlan Free/IM/Breast So. Johannesburg, South Africa/St. Catherines CoventMadison Meyer Freestyle Jr. Washington Crossing, Pa./Council RockTara-Lynn Nicholas Breaststroke So. Pietermaritzburg,South Africa/The Wykeham CollegiateRachel Nicol Breaststroke Sr. Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada/Catholic CentralNicole Parmenter Back/Fly/Free Sr. San Diego, Calif./San MarcosAdrienn Santa Freestyle/Butterfly Fr. Pecs, Hungary/Megyervarosi Altalanos IskolaNatalie Schauwecker Fly/Free Sr. Arlington, Texas/OakridgeTiffany Sudarma Back/Butterfly Jr. Austin, Texas/MiamiAnna Volchkov Backstroke/Freestyle Jr. Yoqneam Illit, Israel/ShpaimMadeline Wainman Diving Fr. Coquitlam, British Columbia/Centennial Secondary School

Head CoachSteve Collins

Head Diving CoachJim Stillson

Assistant CoachAshley Dell

Women’s Rosters


TulaneName Events Class Hometown/Last SchoolLauren Arnold Diving Jr. Victoria, Australia/East Doncaster SecondaryAlex Brindisi Fly/IM Fr. Sudbury, Mass./Lincoln-SudburyElizabeth Cook Back/Free Jr. Texarkana, Texas/Texas HSMorgan Evans Breast/IM Sr. Concord, Mass./Concord-CarlisleJonna Frantz Sprint Free So. Mandeville, La./MandevilleHolly Grender Back/Free/IM Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton HSJoy Jason Breast/Free/IM So. Port Allen, La.Molly Jubas Breast/Distance Free Sr. Ivrine, Calif./UniversityMaren Kjell Diving Jr. Moraga, Calif./Campolindo HSAlex Lakota Free/Fly/IM Fr. Burleson, Texas/Trinity Valley SchoolEmma Lincoln Free/Fly Fr. Weston, Fla./Cypress BayVanessa Loewen Back/Fly Sr. Victoria, B.C./Claremont SecondaryRoni Meyer Dist. Free/IM Jr. El Cajon, Calif./Granite Hills HSAmy Needham Back/Fly Sr. Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass./Manchester EssexTirol Palmer Back/Free/IM Fr. Aukland, New Zealand/Westlake GirlsMia Schachter Sprint Free/Breast/Fly Jr. Arroyo Grande, Calif./Arroyo Grande HSClaire Schelske Distance Free/Breast Sr. Bloomfield Hills, Mich./MarianRachel Schneider Dist. Free Jr. Medina, Wash./Bellevue HSEllie Sills Fly/Free/IM So. Suwanee, Ga./LambertKaitlin Simpson Free/Fly Fr. Beaconsville, Que/Phillips AndoverAli Talwar Dist. Free So. Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles SchoolLaura Turpen Fly/IM Sr. Vacaville, Calif./Vacaville

Head CoachKatie Robinson

Diving CoachChris Devine

Assistant CoachSarah Woodbury

Graduate AssistantRyan Rich

Women’s Rosters


CincinnatiName Events Class Hometown/Last SchoolNathan Anderson Butterfly Jr. Scottsdale, Ariz./ArcadiaMichael Arnold Diver Sr. Gahanna, Ohio/Bishop HartleyNik Balmer Breaststroke/IM So. Rio Rancho, N.M./Rio RanchoMitch Beerse Diving Fr. Morrow, Ohio/Little MiamiJoe Bott Distance Freestyle Jr. Clive, Iowa/Dowling CatholicTodd Brannon IM/Backstroke So. Duluth, Ga./Norcross/Colorado School of MinesChris Bready Distance Freestyle Fr. Missouri City, Texas/Lawrence E. ElkinsRyan Charbonneau Sprint Freestyle Fr. Broadview Heights, Ohio/Brecksville-Broadview HeightsConnor Davis Freestyle So. Cincinnati, Ohio/AndersonRyan DePietro IM/Butterfly Fr. Lancaster, Ohio/LancasterTommy Easley Freestyle/Backstroke Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio/TurpinJoey Ferreri Distance Freestyle/IM Sr. Mission Viejo, Calif./Capistrano Valley/WyomingCody Green Distance Freestyle/IM So. College Station, Texas/A&M ConsolidatedSean Gregor Freestyle Fr. Itasca, Ill./Lake ParkTrenton Harper Breaststroke/IM So. Worthington, Ohio/Thomas WorthingtonEitan Holder Freestyle So. Caracas, Venezuela/Aviv (Israel)Alex Hutchinson Freestyle Jr. Harrison, Ohio/Harrison/Ohio StateMike Kaplan Fly/Freestyle Sr. South Euclid, Ohio/Charles F. BrushNick Lafleur Freestyle/Fly Fr. Montreal, Quebec/LoyolaBill Magill Diving Sr. Perrysburg, Ohio/St. John’sJimmy McMahon Diving So. Cincinnati, Ohio/La SalleJohn Miller Distance Freestyle Fr. Baton Rouge, La./Parkview BaptistTim O’Brien Backstroke/IM Sr. Dublin, Ohio/Dublin CoffmanMichael Palleros Sprint Freestyle Sr. Perth, Australia//Indian River JCHunter Pasek Fly/Freestyle Jr. Villa Hills, Ky./Covington CatholicTyler Roehr Breaststroke/Freestyle So. Cottage Grove, Wis./Monona GroveJon Satre Freestyle/Backstroke Fr. Hilliard, Ohio/Hilliard BradleyDean Waite Freestyle/Backstroke So. Valrico, Fla./BloomingdaleChris Weinstein IM Fr. Hebron, Ky./BeechwoodZachary Wolcott Diving So. Dayton, Ohio/Oakwood

Head CoachMandy Commons-DiSalle

Diving CoachTory McKenna

Assistant CoachMatt Ense

Assistant CoachJaclyn Rosen

Assistant CoachJosh Schneider

Men’s Rosters


UConnName Events Class HometownJeffrey Aselin Diving Fr. Riverside, Conn.Greg Baliko Breaststroke/IM Jr. Fanwood, N.J.Spencer Beaulieu Diving So. Portland, Conn.Wyatt Boliek Breaststroke Sr. Greenville, S.C.John Brice Diving Jr. Bala Cynwood, Pa.Jerry Burton Freestyle/Backstroke So. Chesapeake, Va.Vincent Camin Breaststroke Fr. Andover, Mass.Brandon Cole Breaststroke/IM Fr. Trumbull, Conn.James Donlevy Sprint So. Lake Grove, N.Y.Greg Dziopa Breaststroke Fr. Rocky Hill, Conn.Sawyer Franz Freestyle/IM Sr. Pine, Colo.Chris Girg Butterfly So. Burbach, GermanyWalker Hill Backstroke/IM Fr. Jacksonville, Fla.Michael Hopkins Breaststroke/IM So. Stamford, Conn.Patrick Kavanaugh Butterfly/Freestyle Fr. Frederick, Md.Kyle Kimura Butterfly/Freestyle Fr. Tampa, Fla.Daniel Kinney Diving Fr. Middletown, Conn.Kevin Konarski Freestyle So. Lindenhurst, N.Y.Daniel Krensta Sprint Freestyle Fr. Brookfield, Conn.Mike Lennon Freestyle Jr. Williston Park, N.Y.Jeff Magin Backstroke Jr. Brookfield, Conn.Jack Malespini Freestyle Fr. Rocky Hill, Conn.Felix Samuels Sprint Sr. London, EnglandLachezar Shumkov Breaststroke Sr. Sofia, BulgariaKeon Songui-Samuel Sprint Freestyle So. Dorchester, Mass.Ryan Walsh Butterfly/Freestyle Jr. Monroe, N.Y.Luke Zalewski Freestyle Sr. Burlington, Conn.

Head CoachBob Goldberg

Diving CoachJohn Bransfield

Assistant CoachT.J. Natal

Assistant CoachMatt Donovan

Men’s Rosters

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East CarolinaName Events Class HometownWill Beliveau Diving So. Morrisville, Pa./PennsburyTaylor Berkey Diving Fr. Goshen, Indiana/NorthridgeRokas Cepulis Breaststroke Sr. Siauliai, LithuaniaAlex Clark Diving Jr. Elkhart, Ind./NorthridgeDavid Craig Freestyle/IM So. Raleigh, N.C./MillbrookMacon Crowder Backstroke/Freestyle Jr. Zebulon, N.C./East WakeBolek De Pawlikowski Backstroke/Freestyle/IM Fr. Miami, Fla./Belen Jesuit PrepAdam Dear Butterfly/IM So. Pawley’s Island, S.C./WaccamawJulien Dodu Freestyle Jr. Oshawa, Ontario/Maxwell HeightsMichael Dugan Backstroke/Freestyle Jr. Marietta, Ga./MariettaEyan Eagle Backstroke/Freestyle Fr. Greenville, N.C./RoseShawn Hunter Butterfly/Freestyle/IM Jr. Wilson, N.C./HuntTrevor Irish Freestyle Jr. College Park, Md./DeMathaScott Kent Diving Fr. Knightdale, N.C./WakefieldFran Krznaric Freestyle/IM So. Zagreb, Croatia/Sports Gymnasium ZagrebJoey Lupacchino Breaststroke So. South Chesterfield, Va./Thomas DaleBailey Maloney Freestyle So. Raleigh, N.C./Cardinal-GibbonsJeffrey Mead Freestyle Sr. Lexington, S.C./LexingtonJake Minasi Backstroke/Butterfly Fr. Bluffton, S.C./BlufftonMatt Mullen Diving Fr. Harrisburg, Pa./Central DauphinJake Pierce Freestyle So. Hickory, N.C./Fred T. FoardDrew Queen Breaststroke Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Lake Norman CharterNikola Simic Freestyle Sr. Nori Sod, Serbia/Gimnazija Jovan Jovanovic SchoolAndre Smedstad Backstroke Sr. Slidell, La./NorthshoreAustin Taylor Breaststroke/IM Jr. Columbia, Md./AtholtonZach Webb Butterfly/IM Fr. Warrenton, Va./Kettle RunReed Wheeler Backstroke Jr. Mooresville, N.C./NC StateDaniel Woods Butterfly Sr. Pontypool, UK/St. Albans RCTyler Zieg Butterfly Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley

Head CoachRick Kobe

Diving CoachRyan Hunt

Associate Head CoachMatthew Jabs

Head Assistant CoachKate Moore

Assistant CoachKevin Woodhull-Smith

Assistant CoachMike Jolly

Men’s Rosters


SMUName Events Class HometownGabriel Andonie Free Sr. Monterrey, Mexico/Saint Mary’sJustin Bertelsman Back/IM Fr. Friendswood, Texas/FriendswoodMax Bryant Fly/IM Fr. Aspen, Colo./AspenDavid Bunn Diving Fr. Altadena, Calif./MaranathaDevin Burnett Diving Sr. Plano, Texas/Plano EastJake Camp Free/Fly Fr. Plano, Texas/Plano SeniorZiga Cerkovnik Free/Fly So. Velenje, Slovenia/Splosna In Strokovna Gimnazija VelenjeMatthew Colket Free So. Fredrick, Md./Good Counsel OlmeyThomas Colket Back/Free/IM So. Ljamsville, Md./Good Counsel OlmeyHayden Corley Breast/IM So. Napa, Calif./Justin SienaBrad Dorsey Free/Breast Fr. Phoenix, Ariz./Brophy College PreparatoryMichael Fowler, III Back/IM Fr. Friendswood, Texas/FriendswoodJustin Gibson Free Jr. Allen, Texas/AllenTristan Hejny Fly/IM Fr. Arlington, Texas/HomeschooledHayden Hodges Diving Sr. Corpus Christi, Texas/Mary CarrollEastman Holloway Free Jr. Tulsa, Okla./UnionNicholas Hook Free So. Frisco, Texas/FriscoBryce Klein Diving So. Southlake, Texas/Southlake CarrollBartosz Krzyzaniak Back/Fly/Free Fr. Zielona Gora, Poland/SMS Zielona GoraPablo Lara Carrillo Free Sr. Veracruz, Mexico/Highland ParkDavid Li Breast Fr. Jacksonville, Fla./Stanton College PreparatoryBrooks Logan Free Fr. Evansville, Ind./Reitz MemorialKyle Lux Free Fr. Austin, Texas/Regents School Of AustinGrayson Magruder Free/IM Fr. Southlake, Texas/Southlake CarrollMarshall McCann Back/Free/IM Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo./Cheyenne MountainParker Meinecke Diving Jr. Fayetteville, Ark./FayettevilleDaniel Pitts Diving Jr. Anthem, Ariz./Boulder CreekStefan Popov Breast Fr. Sofia, Bulgaria/Sofia High School Of MathematicsTyler Rauth Fly/Free/IM Sr. Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown WestChristian Scherubl Free Fr. Gratwein, AustriaSam Straughan Back/Fly Jr. Maidenhead, U.K./Loughborough UniversityTucker Wells Back/Fly/Free/IM So. Paradise Valley, Ariz./Saguaro

Head CoachEddie Sinnott

Head Diving CoachJim Stillson

Assistant CoachMitch Dansky

Men’s Rosters


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Women’s 1-Meter Diving Wednesday

NCAA Record361.55

Cassidy Krug, Stanford, March 2007

Meet Record289.25

Natasha Burgess, Houston, Feb. 20, 2014

NCAA Zone Qualifying265.00

American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Natasha Burgess, Houston ...................................................289.25

2015 PreviewNatasha Burgess of Houston was the Most Outstanding Diver at last year’s American Athletic Conference Championships and returns to de-fend her title on the one-meter board. The Cougars’ Danielle Shedd was the runner-up in this event last year, while UConn’s Taryn Urbanus took third. Tulane’s Lauren Arnold took sixth at last year’s Conference-USA Championships and could push for a podium spot.

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Men’s 3-Meter Diving Wednesday

NCAA Record494.90

David Boudla, Purdue, March 28, 2010

Meet Record389.45

Devin Burnett, SMU, Feb. 21, 2014


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Devin Burnett, SMU ...............................................................389.45

2015 PreviewSMU’s Devin Burnett swept the diving events at last year’s American Athletic Conference Championships and was the runaway choice as the Most Outstanding Diver in 2014. Burnett has picked up where he left off in the 2014-15 season and is the clear favorite across the board once again. He could be challenged by his Mustang teammate, Hayden Hodges, who took third on the three-meter springboard at last year’s conference championship, or by UConn’s John Brice, who was fourth last year on the three-meter board and enjoyed an outstanding dual meet season.

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Women’s 800-Yard Freestyle Relay Wednesday

NCAA Record6:52.64

Georgia, Feb. 19, 2013

Meet Record7:08.67

Louisville, Feb. 19, 2014

Pool Record7:01.39

Virginia, Feb. 19, 2014

NCAA Automatic7:07.20

NCAA Provisional7:11.28

American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Worrell, Kneppers, Houck, McDowell) ...........7:08.67

2015 PreviewSMU’s depth in the freestyle events makes the Mustangs the favorite in the 800 freestyle relay. The Mustangs were six seconds faster than any other American Athletic Conference quartet during the regular season, but the next four teams were separated by slightly more than three sec-onds. Cincinnati, East Carolina, UConn and Tulane all turned in sub-7:27 times during the season and could be ready to take the top spot should the Mustangs falter.


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Men’s 800-Yard Freestyle Relay Wednesday

NCAA Record6:10.16

Texas, March 27, 2009

Meet Record6:19.25


Pool Record6:15.58

North Carolina State, Feb. 26, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Carroll, De Lucca, Lindenbauer, Dahlia) .........6:19.25

2015 PreviewCincinnati turned in the fastest time in the 800 freestyle relay during the regular season (6:37.62), though East Carolina clocked 6:39.42 to put the Pirates in contention as well. UConn has two swimmers back from last year’s group, which took second at last year’s American Champion-ships, while SMU will replace three members from last year’s relay unit.

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Women’s 200-Yard Medley Relay Wednesday

NCAA Record1:34.24

California, March 16, 2012

Meet Record1:38.43


Pool Record1:36.16




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Brandenburg, Cottrell, Worell, McDowell) ....1:38.43

2015 PreviewSMU turned in a 1:39.35 performance in the regular season, which sug-gests that the Mustangs could make a serious run at the meet record and NCAA automatic qualifying time at this year’s American Champi-onships. The Mustangs were just 0.15 seconds off the winning pace last year and lose just one student-athlete from that squad. Tulane and Cincinnati have turned in impressive times during the regular season and should be in contention if SMU stumbles. East Carolina was the Conference USA runner-up last year and has three athletes back from that group.

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Men’s 200-Yard Medley Relay Wednesday

NCAA Record1:22.27

Michigan, March 29, 2013

Meet Record1:26.21


Pool Record1:23.78




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Tarasevich, Chastain, Coutinho, Blondell) .....1:26.21

2015 PreviewThe men’s 200 medley relay shapes up as one of the potentially close-ly competed events of The American Championship as the four teams were separated by just 1.22 seconds in the regular season. SMU, UCo-nn and Cincinnati finished second, third and fourth, respectively, at last year’s American Athletic Conference meet, but East Carolina comes in with the fastest regular-season time this year (1:30.38).


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Men’s 1-Meter Diving Thursday

NCAA Record473.75

Kristian Ipsen, Stanford, March 28, 2013

Meet Record386.80




2015 PreviewSMU’s Devin Burnett led a 1-2-3 Mustangs finish on the one-meter springboard at last year’s American Athletic Conference Championship and is the clear favorite to repeat atop the medal stand. Hayden Hodges of SMU took third last year, while UConn’s John Brice was fourth. UCo-nn’s Tony Cortright and Spencer Beaulieu join SMU’s Parker Meinecke as returning divers from last year’s championship final.

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Women’s 500-Yard Freestyle Thursday

NCAA Record4:32.53

Brittany MacLean, Georgia, March 21, 2014

Meet Record4:43.02

Jackie Keire, Cincinnati, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record4:29.54

Katie Ledecky, Dec. 4, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Jackie Keire, Cincinnati .......................................................4:43.02

2015 PreviewCincinnati’s Jackie Keire, the 2014 American Athletic Conference champion in the 500 freestyle, enjoyed an outstanding regular season that saw her turn in a 4:46.27 performance that is an NCAA provisional qualifier. With a solid performance in Greensboro, Keire should make a run at her own meet record, though SMU’s Ursa Bezan could challenge for the first-place points as well. Bezan swam 4:46.67 in the regular sea-son and looks to improve on last year’s eighth-place finish at The Amer-ican Championships. UConn’s Kaitlyn Munzenmaier and East Carolina’s Lauren Chew could contend as well.

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Men’s 500-Yard Freestyle Thursday

NCAA Record4:08.60

Peter Vanderkaay, Michigan, March 23, 2006

Meet Record4:19.24

Christopher Girg, UConn, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record4:13.72

Connor Jaeger, Dec. 4, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Christopher Girg, UConn ......................................................4:19.24

2015 PreviewThe men’s 500 should be one of the better races during the four-day American Championships. UConn’s Christopher Girg turned in a terrif-ic final 50 to win last year’s title, but SMU’s Christian Scherubl, a 2012 Olympian from Austria, comes in with the fastest regular-season time. That duo will be pushed by Cinicnnati’s Eitan Holder, who could also find himself with an NCAA-qualifying time with a solid performance Thursday.


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0 Women’s 200-Yard Individual Medley Thursday

NCAA Record1:51.77

Caitlin Leverenz, California, March 15, 2012

Meet Record1:56.34

Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record1:54.24

Katie Meili, Dec. 4, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Tanja Kyilliainen, Louisville ..................................................1:56.34

2015 PreviewSMU’s Rachel Nicol is the top returning finisher from last year’s Amer-ican Athletic Conference Championship in the 200 individual medley as the Mustang senior took fifth in 2:01.60. Nichol has already bettered that mark in the regular season and looks to improve upon her NCAA-qual-ifying time of 2:00.61. The Mustangs’ Kirsty McLauchlan expects to be in contention, as does the East Carolina duo of Bailie Monahan and Danielle Morrin. Morrin took seventh in the Conference USA meet last season.

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1 Men’s 200-Yard Individual Medley Thursday

NCAA Record1:40.49

Bradley Ally, Florida, March 26, 2009

Meet Record1:45.30

Nolan Tesone, Louisville, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record1:41.65

Dylan Bosch, Michigan, Dec. 6, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Nolan Tesone, Louisville ......................................................1:45.30

2015 PreviewLook for East Carolina’s Rokas Cepulis to lead the field in the men’s 200 individual medley. The Pirate senior was fourth at last year’s Confer-ence USA Invitational and had the fastest regular-season time among American Athletic Conference swimmers by nearly four seconds. Cepulis turned in a 1:47.86 this year to hit the NCAA provisional mark, and he could make a run at the meet record in a fast Greensboro facil-ity. The Pirates’ Fran Krznaric was the Conference USA runner-up last year and should challenge his teammate for the top spot on the podium, while UConn’s Greg Balko and Cincinnati’s Hunter Pasek are returning championship finalists from last year’s American meet.

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t 12 Women’s 50-Yard Freestyle Thursday

NCAA Record21.27r

Lara Jackson, Arizona, March 19, 2009

Meet Record22.61

Chinyere Pigot, UConn, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record22.02

Tiffany Oliver, Florida State, Feb. 20, 2014Kelsi Worrell, Louisville, Dec. 4, 2014

NCAA Automatic21.99

NCAA Provisional22.99

American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Chinyere Pigot, UConn .............................................................22.61

2015 PreviewThe women’s 50 freestyle should be the most intense individual race of The American Championships as four swimmers turned in sub-23.00 times during the regular season. SMU’s Isabella Arcila has the fastest regular-season time (22.30), but UConn’s Chinyere Pigot comes in as the defending champion and meet record-holder. The 2012 Olympian from Suriname will be pushed by Tulane’s Mia Schachter and SMU’s Na-thalie Lindborg and Marne Erasmus. All five of those swimmers could challenge the meet and pool records as well as the automatic NCAA qualifying mark.


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3 Men’s 50-Yard Freestyle Thursday

NCAA Record18.47

Cesar Cielo, Auburn, March 27, 2008

Meet Record19.58

Joao De Lucca, Louisville, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record18.81

Nathan Adrian, Dec. 4, 2014

NCAA Automatic19.25


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville .......................................................19.58

2015 PreviewSMU’s Ziga Cerkovnik took third at last year’s American Athletic Con-ference meet, but a pair of East Carolina swimmers — Nikola Simic and Shawn Hunter — could challenge for the top spot as well. UConn’s Felix Samuels reached the championship final last year and could be in the mix. Eleven American Athletic Conference swimmers turned in sub-21.00 times in the regular season.

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4 Women’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay Thursday

NCAA Record1:26.20

Arizona, March 19, 2009

Meet Record1:29.83

SMU, Feb. 20, 2014

Pool Record1:28.71




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 SMU (Erasmus, Arcila, Babok, Lindborg) ..........................1:29.83

2015 PreviewSMU has three swimmers back from last year’s 200 freestyle relay squad that cruised to the conference title, making the Mustangs the favorite to take the top spot this time around. Cincinnati, East Carolina and UConn can’t be counted out, however. The Bearcats took second at last year’s American meet, while the Pirates look to bounce back after a disqualification took a talented squad out of last year’s Conference USA final. UConn’s regular-season times should keep the Huskies in contention as well.

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t 15 Men’s 200-Yard Freestyle Relay Thursday

NCAA Record1:14.08

Auburn, March 26, 2009

Meet Record1:18.34


Pool Record1:16.16




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Blondell, De Lucca, Dahlia, Carroll) ................1:18.34

2015 PreviewThe four American Athletic Conference entrants were fairly close in terms of their regular-season seedings as SMU had the fastest time of the 2014-15 campaign (1:21.22). The Mustangs took second at last year’s American Championship, but have just one swimmer back from that quartet. UConn, which was third last year, could be in position to take the top spot, while Cincinnati will be heard from as well.


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6 Women’s 3-Meter Diving Friday

NCAA Record361.55

Cassidy Krug, Stanford, 2007

Meet Record313.55

Taryn Urbanus, UConn, Feb. 19, 2014


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Tyler Urbanus, UConn ............................................................313.55

2015 PreviewFive of the eight divers from last year’s championship final are back in action in 2015, including UConn’s Tyler Urbanus, who won the American Athletic Conference title as a freshman last season. Urbanus leads a UConn contingent that includes Ali Butera and Michelle Kalupski, who both made the championship final. Houston’s duo of Natasha Burgess and Taylor Olanski are contenders for the top spot this year.

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7 Women’s 400-Yard Individual Medley Friday

NCAA Record3:56.54

Katinka Hosszu, USC, March 17, 2012

Meet Record4:04.96

Tanja Kyllainen, Louisville, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record4:08.48

Cari Blalock, North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2013



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Tanja Kyllainen, Louisville ....................................................4:04.96

2015 PreviewSMU’s Kirsty McLauchlan, who took fourth in the 400 individual medley in the 2014 American Championships, outpaced the field in the regular season with a 4:15.66 seed time that is more than six seconds faster than any other swimmer in the event and nearly two seconds faster than her finals time from last year. McLauchlan, who has already pro-visionally qualified for the NCAA Championship is the clear favorite, but East Carolina’s Danielle Morin, Tulane’s Holly Grender and UConn’s Kaitlyn Munzenmaier could be heard from as well.

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t 18 Men’s 400-Yard Individual Medley Friday

NCAA Record3:34.50

Chase Kalisz, Georgia, March 28, 2014

Meet Record3:47.59

Nolan Tesone, Louisville, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record3:41.10

Kyle Whitaker, Dec. 5, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Sawyer Franz, UConn ...........................................................3:47.88

2015 PreviewCincinnati could stack the championship final in the men’s 400 individ-ual medley as Ryan DePietro leads a group of four Bearcat swimmers among the top five seeds. DePietro’s 3:54.46 is an NCAA provisional qualifying time. But watch for the 2014 American Athletic Conference champion, UConn’s Sawyer Franz, who captured the championship fi-nal after finishing fourth in the preliminaries last season.


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9 Women’s 100-Yard Butterfly Thursday

NCAA Record50.01

Natalie Coughlin, California, March 22, 2002

Meet Record51.73

Marne Erasmus, SMU, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record50.91

Kelsi Worrell, Louisville, Dec. 5, 2014

NCAA Automatic51.70


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Marne Erasmus, SMU .............................................................51.73

2015 PreviewSMU’s Marne Erasmus enters this year’s American Athletic Conference meet as the defending champion in the 100 butterfly and has a seed time that is more than two seconds faster than the rest of the field. East Carolina standout Bailie Monahan looks to make an impact after she missed the championship portion of the 2014 season due to injury. Monahan was the Pirates’ top scorer at the 2013 C-USA meet.

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0 Men’s 100-Yard Butterfly Thursday

NCAA Record44.18

Austin Staab, Stanford, March 27, 2009

Meet Record46.62

Aaron Young, Louisville, March 21, 2014

Pool Record44.19

Giles Smith, Dec. 5, 2014

NCAA Automatic45.91


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Pedro Coutinho, Louisville ......................................................47.04

2015 PreviewThe 100 butterfly should be among the most closely contested events at the men’s championship. SMU’s Samuel Straughan and Cincinnati’s Eitan Holder turned in sub-49.00 marks during the regular season, while SMU’s Tucker Wells, Tyler Rauth and Ziga Cerkovnik were all champi-onship finalists from last year. Any of those swimmers could make a run at the provisional NCAA qualifying time.

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t 21 Women’s 200-Yard Freestyle Thursday

NCAA Record1:40.31

Missy Franklin, California, March 21, 2014

Meet Record1:44.73

Jackie Keire, Cincinnati, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record1:42.39




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Jackie Keire, Cincinnati .......................................................1:44.73

2015 PreviewCincinnati’s Jackie Keire is back to defend her title in the 200 freestyle. Keire showed no signs of a sophomore slump as she has the fastest seed time in the field (1:46.67) and could make a legitimate run at the automatic NCAA qualifying mark. SMU’s Ursa Bezan was fourth in the 200 last year, while the Mustangs’ Nathalie Lindborg just missed a spot in the championship final. UConn’s Kaitlyn Munzenmaier should be a contender for the podium as well.


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2 Men’s 200-Yard Freestyle Thursday

NCAA Record1:31.20

Simon Burnett, Arizona, March 24, 2006

Meet Record1:32.29


Pool Record1:32.83




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville ....................................................1:32.29

2015 PreviewSMU freshman Christian Scherubl has delivered first-place finishes against elite competition in his first year with the Mustangs and has es-tablished himself as the favorite in a deep 200 freestyle field. Scherubl swam 1:37.20 in the regular season to hit the provisional NCAA quali-fying mark, but Cincinnati’s Eitan Holder should be in the mix as well. UConn’s Christopher Girg, the conference champion in the 500 last year, took fifth in the 200 and could be a factor once again.

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3 Women’s 100-Yard Breaststroke Thursday

NCAA Record57.23

Breeja Larson, Texas A&M, March 21, 2014

Meet Record59.35

Andee Cottrell, Louisville, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record58.42

Molly Hannis, Dec. 5, 2014

NCAA Automatic59.12


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Andee Cottrell, Louisville ........................................................59.35

2015 PreviewSMU’s Rachel Nicol won Conference USA titles in the 100 and 200 breaststroke in 2013 and was the runner-up in both events last year at The American Championships. Nicol’s time of 1:00.18 in the regular season is the fastest in the field and puts her in position to make a run at the NCAA automatic-qualifying time this year. East Carolina’s Megan Sellers was last year’s Conference USA champion, while Tulane’s Mia Schachter took third in the C-USA meet. SMU’s Tara-Lynn Nicholas, meanwhile, could challenge her Mustang teammate for the top spot this year.

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t 24 Men’s 100-Yard Breaststroke Thursday

NCAA Record50.04

Kevin Cordes, Arizona, March 28, 2014

Meet Record52.74

Thomas Dahlia, Louisville, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record52.36

Richard Funk, Michigan, Dec. 5, 2014

NCAA Automatic52.29


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Thomas Dahlia, Louisville .......................................................52.74

2015 PreviewEast Carolina’s Rokas Cepulis was an NCAA Championships qualifier last season and has the fastest regular-season time in the 100 breast-stroke among American Athletic Conference swimmers. Cepulis went 54.22 to outpace the field by more than a second. UConn’s Lachezar Shumkov was fifth at last year’s American Championships, while the Huskies’ Greg Baliko was sixth.


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5 Women’s 100-Yard Backstroke Friday

NCAA Record49.97

Natalie Coughlin, California, March 22, 2002

Meet Record52.97

Joanna Wu, Rutgers, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record51.50

Courtney Bartholomew, Virginia, Feb. 21, 2014

NCAA Automatic51.63


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Joanna Wu, Rutgers ................................................................52.97

2015 PreviewSMU’s Isabella Arcila was nearly two seconds ahead of the American Athletic Conference field during the regular season, making her the fa-vorite to win the 100 backstroke after she was the runner-up in last year’s meet. Arcila’s 53.47 seed time is 0.33 seconds faster than her championship final time from last year. UConn’s Christine Pedersen and Houston’s Taylor Gregory were both championship finalists last year who could contend for podium finishes. Elizabeth Cook from Tulane and Jamie Lynn Brookover from UConn should be in the hunt as well.

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6 Men’s 100-Yard Backstroke Friday

NCAA Record44.60r

Ryan Lochte, Florida, March 23, 2006

Meet Record47.08

Aaron Young, Louisville, March 21, 2014

Pool Record44.91

Junya Koga, Dec. 5, 2014

NCAA Automatic45.62


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Grigory Tarasevich, Louisville ................................................47.23

2015 PreviewSMU’s Sam Straughan has the fastest seed time in the 200 backstroke by a wide margin as the junior from the United Kingdom clocked 48.13 in the regular season — more than 1.5 seconds faster than the rest of the 22-man field. If Straughan is going to be challenged in the 200, it could be from the East Carolina duo of Fran Krznaric and Andre Smedstad, who both swam 49.68 in the regular season. UConn’s Jeff Magin was fifth in the championship final last season and expects to contend once again.

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t 27 Women’s 400-Yard Medley Relay Friday

NCAA Record3:27.51

Stanford, March 20, 2014

Meet Record3:33.21

SMU, Feb. 21, 2014

Pool Record3:29.94




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 SMU (Arcila, Nicol, Erasmus, Rangelova) .........................3:33.21

2015 PreviewSMU’s relays have been strong all season, most notably in a double-du-al meet with No. 6 Texas and No. 11 Arizona, when the Mustangs won three of the four relay events. The 400 medley relay might well be SMU’s strongest event as the Mustangs clocked 3:35.77 in the regular season, a full seven seconds better than their conference counterparts. Three of the four swimmers from last year’s American Athletic Conference championship quartet are back as SMU looks to better its own meet re-cord and hit an automatic qualifying time for the NCAA Championship.


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8 Men’s 400-Yard Medley Relay Friday

NCAA Record3:01.39

Auburn, March 26, 2009

Meet Record3:10.94


Pool Record3:04.47

Florida State, Feb. 28, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Tarasevich, Dahlia, Young, De Lucca) ............3:10.94

2015 PreviewSMU has the best seed time in the 400 medley relay and the Mustangs should be hungry to show what they can do after they were disquali-fied in last year’s American Athletic Conference Championship. UConn and Cincinnati took second and third, respectively, last season, but East Carolina expects to challenge for the top spot in its first entry to The American Championship.

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9 Men’s Platform Diving Saturday

NCAA Record548.90

Nick McCrory, Duke, March 26, 2011

Meet Record399.65




2015 PreviewSMU standout Devin Burnett completed his sweep in the diving well with a runaway win on the platform last season at The American Cham-pionships, finishing more than 77 points ahead of the field. Burnett par-layed that success to a third-place finish at the NCAA Championships. Burnett is the clear favorite at this year’s American Athletic Conference Championships and a legitimate national title contender in the stron-gest of his three events. SMU’s Hayden Hodges was the runner-up in The American last year, while the Mustangs’ Parker Meinecke should challenge for a top-three finish. UConn’s John Brice is a returning championship finalist from last year as well.

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t 30 Women’s Platform Diving Saturday

NCAA Record396.75

Haley Ishimatsu, USC, March 23, 2013

Meet Record281.70

Taylor Olanski, Houston, Feb. 22, 2014


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Taylor Olanski, Houston .........................................................281.70

2015 PreviewHouston should be able to count on considerable points from its diving contingent as the Cougars bring a talented group to Greensboro. Taylor Olanski won The American title on the platform as a freshman, while teammate Danielle Shedd took sixth in the championship finals a year ago. The Cougars’ Natasha Burgess just missed a spot in the cham-pionship round last season and should be in contention for a podium finish this season.


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1 Women’s 1,650-Yard Freestyle Saturday

NCAA Record15:27.84

Brittany MacLean, Georgia, March 22, 2014

Meet Record16:35.63

Carly Munchel, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record15:30.30




American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Carly Munchel, Louisville ...................................................16:35.63

2015 PreviewEast Carolina’s Lauren Chew swam 16:39.21 in the 1,650 freestyle in the regular season and should be a top contender at her first Ameri-can Athletic Conference Championships after she finished seventh in the Conference USA meet last season. UConn’s Michelle Faykes took fourth at last year’s American Championships, while Cincinnati saw Hope Andrews take fifth and Milena Puth finish sixth.

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2 Men’s 1,650-Yard Freestyle Saturday

NCAA Record14:24.08

Martin Grodzki, Georgia, March 24, 2012

Meet Record15:13.57

Bryan Draganosky, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record14:23.52

Connor Jaeger, Dec. 6, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Bryan Draganosky, Louisville ............................................15:13.57

2015 PreviewCincinnati has designs on the men’s 1,650 freestyle title as the Bearcats have three of the top four performers in that event from the regular sea-son. Cody Green, who was eighth at the 2014 American Championships, turned in a time of 15:40.85 to lead the conference, while Christopher Brady is not far off the pace at 15:42.92. UConn’s Michael Lennon was the runner-up at last year’s American Championships and should battle for top honors as well.

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t 33 Women’s 200-Yard Backstroke Saturday

NCAA Record1:47.84

Elizabeth Pelton, California, March 22, 2002

Meet Record1:54.07

Joanna Wu, Rutgers, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record1:51.22

Brooklynn Snodgrass, Indiana, Dec. 6, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Joanna Wu, Rutgers .............................................................1:54.07

2015 PreviewSimilar to her ledger in the 100 backstroke, Isabella Arcila is the favorite to take the 200 after she was the runner-up in The American last sea-son. Arcila touched the wall in 1:55.72 in the regular season to hit the NCAA provisional mark. Arcila should expect to face competition from UConn’s Christine Pedersen, who was seventh at last year’s American Championships and swam a 1:58.76 seed time in the regular season. Cincinnati’s Jackie Piper and SMU’s Ursa Bezan are both returning championship finalists from last season.


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4 Men’s 200-Yard Backstroke Saturday

NCAA Record1:37.35

Ryan Murphy, California, March 29, 2014

Meet Record1:41.50

Grigory Tarasevich, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record1:40.53

Stephen Coetzer, North Carolina State, March 1, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Grigory Tarasevich, Louisville .............................................1:41.50

2015 PreviewEast Carolina’s Boleck De Pawlikowski swam a 1:47.88 in the 200 back-stroke in Greensboro during the AT&T Winter Nationals and has the fastest time among American Athletic Conference swimmers from the regular season. De Pawlikowski can expect a challenge from a pair of returning championship finalists from last year’s American Athletic Conference Championships — UConn’s Sawyer Franz and Jeff Magin, who took sixth and seventh, respectively, in 2014.

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5 Women’s 100-Yard Freestyle Saturday

NCAA Record46.61r

Arianna Vanderpool-Wallace, Auburn, Feb. 18, 2012

Meet Record48.47

Kelsi Worrell, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record48.18

Katie Melli, Dec. 6, 2014

NCAA Automatic47.85


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Kelsi Worrell, Louisville ...........................................................48.47

2015 PreviewCincinnati’s Jackie Keire was the runner-up in the 100 freestyle at last year’s American Athletic Conference Championships and would like nothing more than to complement her 200 and 500 freestyle titles with a win in the 100 this season. UConn’s Chinyere Pigot, who on the 50 freestyle last season also has her eyes on the 100 after she took third last season. SMU’s Marne Erasmus is a returning championship finalist from last year, while Tulane’s Mia Schachter took third in the 100 at last year’s Conference USA Championship.

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t 36 Men’s 100-Yard Freestyle Saturday

NCAA Record40.76

Vlad Morozov, USC, March 30, 2013

Meet Record41.95


Pool Record41.31


NCAA Automatic42.51


American Athletic Conference Champions2014 SMU (Arcila, Nicol, Erasmus, Rangelova) .........................3:33.21

2015 PreviewA talented field should make the 100 freestyle one of the most com-petitive events on the men’s docket. SMU’s Ziga Cerkovnik took fifth last seaosn and is the only man from last year’s championship final in this year’s competition. East Carolina’s Nikola Simic has the fastest reg-ular-season time (44.47), while SMU freshman Christain Scherubl and Cincinnati’s Eitan Holder are all within a half-second of Simic’s mark. East Carolina’s Shawn Hunter and Trevor Irish expect to make their marks in their first American Championships as well.


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7 Women’s 200-Yard Breaststroke Saturday

NCAA Record2:04.06

Emma Reaney, Notre Dame, March 22, 2014

Meet Record2:10.10

Tara-Lynn Nicholas, SMU, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record2:04.34

Emma Reaney, Notre Dame, Feb. 22, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Tara-Lynn Nicholas, SMU ....................................................2:10.10

2015 PreviewSMU’s Tara-Lynn Nicholas and Rachel Nicol went 1-2 in the 200 breast-stroke last season at The American Championships and they have the top two seeding times from the regular-season, suggesting that a re-peat performance is a distinct possibility. East Carolina’s Megan Sellers expects to be in the hunt as well following her third-place finish in Con-ference USA last season. Any of those swimmers could challenge the NCAA automatic qualifying mark.

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8 Men’s 200-Yard Breaststroke Saturday

NCAA Record1:48.66

Kevin Cordes, Arizona, March 29, 2014

Meet Record1:54.68

Kameron Chastain, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record1:53.34

Zachary Stephens, Notre Dame, March 1, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Grigory Tarasevich, Louisville ................................................47.23

2015 PreviewUConn has a chance to score big in the 200 breaststroke this year as the Huskies’ Lachezar Shumkov comes in as the top returner in the event from last year’s American Athletic Conference Championships. Shumkov took fifth in the event, while teammate Greg Baliko finished sixth. East Carolina’s Rokas Cepulis could be the overall favorite, how-ever, on the strength of his 1:55.88 seed time that provisionally qualified him for the NCAA Championships.

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t 39 Women’s 200-Yard Butterfly Saturday

NCAA Record1:49.92

Elaine Breeden, Stanford, Feb. 28, 2009

Meet Record1:53.94

Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record1:54.29

Kelsi Worrell, Louisville, Dec. 6, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville ...................................................1:53.94

2015 PreviewUConn placed three swimmers into the championship final of the 200 butterfly last season and all three are back to contend for the top spot in 2015. Sophie Nothnagle took fifth last season to highlight the Huskies’ contingent, while Holly Gallagher and Caroline Finkle tied for seventh. East Carolina’s Bailie Monahan was the only sub-2:00 swimmer in the regular season as she registered a 1:59.88 seed time to lead the con-ference. Monahan and Danielle Morin, who was fourth in Conference USA last year, give the Pirates a pair of strong contenders for the top spot this season.


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0 Men’s 200-Yard Butterfly Saturday

NCAA Record1:39.33

Dylan Bosch, Michigan, March 29, 2014

Meet Record1:45.29

Josh Quallen, Louisville, Feb. 22, 2014

Pool Record1:41.65

Dylan Bosch, Michigan, Dec. 6, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Josh Quallen, Louisville ........................................................1:45.29

2015 PreviewThe 200 butterfly could be wide open this year as five of the eight swim-mers from last year’s American Championships final are back in this year’s meet. SMU’s Tyler Rauth leads that group after he took fourth last season and turned in a 1:49.20 seed time that ranks second in the conference this year. East Carolina’s Daniel Woods has the top time in the regular season, however, (1:49.10) and could have something to say about the order of finish. Look for Christopher Girg and Ryan Walsh of UConn, Hunter Pasek of Cincinnati and Tucker Wells of SMU to be in the mix as well.

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1 Women’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay Saturday

NCAA Record3:09.40

Georgia, March 23, 2013

Meet Record3:16.15


Pool Record3:14.39

North Carolina, Feb. 22, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (Worrell, Kylliainen, Brandenburg, McDowell) ...........3:16.15

2015 PreviewSMU has the fastest seed time in the 400 freestyle relay (3:19.94), but the other five schools were not far off the pace in the regular season. Tulane, Cincinnati and UConn were separated by just two seconds during the year, while East Carolina and Houston were just two seconds from that group.

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t 42 Men’s 400-Yard Freestyle Relay Saturday

NCAA Record2:46.03

Auburn, Feb. 21, 2009

Meet Record2:50.41


Pool Record2:50.06

North Carolina State, March 1, 2014



American Athletic Conference Champions2014 Louisville (De Lucca, Blondell, Lindenbauer, Dahlia) ......2:50.41

2015 PreviewThe American Athletic Conference Championships conclude with what should be one of the more thrilling races of the week. East Carolina enters the 400 freestyle relay as the only team to break three minutes in the regular season, but Cincinnati, SMU and UConn can put together quartets that should make for a competitive finish. UConn and Cincin-nati return two swimmers from last year’s groups that competed for the American title, while SMU has just one competitor back from last sea-son’s entrant.


Greensboro Aquatic CenterHaving opened in August of 2011, the 78,323-square-foot indoor Greensboro Aquatic Center is a state-of-the-art facility featuring leading edge concepts in aquatic design.

The GAC is located on the campus of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex, the premier sports and entertainment facility in the Southeast. The placement of the GAC at the Coliseum Complex creates numerous advantages including the adjacent Coliseum Complex’s Special Events Center that provides accommodations for meet registration, coaches’ meetings and hospitality and vendor displays. In addition, the GAC will be located in close proximity to the Greensboro Visitors Center and area hotels and restaurants.

This GAC br ings together a l l major aquatic sports – competitive swimming and diving, water polo, synchronized swimming and other unique sports all in one venue. The GAC fully meets NCAA and FINA standards and offers Greensboro the opportunity to host high school and collegiate events, USA Swimming meets, Master ’s swimming and U.S. Water Polo events as well as a myriad of local, regional, national and international competitions.

In light of the intense demand for this type of facility, the GAC operates 15 hours a day. In addition, this multi-purpose facility serves local citizens through its diverse programming, including therapeutic rehabilitation and “Learn to Swim” classes in conjunction with the Guilford County School system and other instructional organizations


Not entirely unlike the nation that provides its namesake, the American Athletic Conference was born from an ideal in which members with ambitious goals are pro-vided with the means to succeed in their quests for excellence.

With roots that extend to three conferences,

the American Athletic Conference member-ship in 2014-15 consists of 11 institutions: the University of Central Florida, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Connecticut, East Carolina University, the University of Houston, the University of Memphis, the University of South Florida, Southern Methodist University, Temple University, Tulane University and the University of Tulsa.

The 2015-16 season sees the U.S. Naval Academy join the ranks in football only.

Under the leadership of commissioner Mike Aresco, The American, which operated as the Big East Conference from 1979 to 2013, has immediately taken a place at the fore-front of Division I athletics, with schools that have played in four Bowl Championship Series games, won four NCAA men’s basketball titles since 1999, and won nine NCAA women’s bas-ketball championships since 1995.

Two American Athletic Conference football teams were ranked in the top 15 of the final 2013 Associated Press poll. Five were selected for bowl games, including UCF, which won the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl and finished the season

ranked No. 10 nationally. The conference pro-duced 14 players who received All-America recognition by a major outlet.

The American had four players chosen in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft, trailing only the SEC and the ACC among FBS conferences. UCF quarterback Blake Bortles highlighted a group of 12 American Athletic Conference players chosen when he was taken No. 3 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The success of The American in Year 1 was not limited to the gridiron. UConn won NCAA titles in both men’s and women’s basketball. The conference had the best postseason winning percentage of any league in men’s basketball, while The American produced top-10 teams in baseball, men’s soccer and men’s golf and sent half of its participating teams to the NCAA Softball Championship.

The American Athletic Conference holds tele-vision partnerships with ESPN and CBS Sports which will give the conference unprecedented national exposure. The football portion of the contract, which begins in the 2014 season, calls for nearly 90 percent of conference-con-trolled games on national broadcast or national cable platforms. The first American Athletic Conference Football Championship, which will be played in 2015, will be carried either on ABC or ESPN on Championship Saturday.

In men’s basketball, the television deal calls for all conference-controlled games to be tele-vised, with more than 63 percent slotted for national broadcast or national cable – a min-imum of 107 games. The entire postseason tournament will be televised, including the championship game, which will be either on

ABC or ESPN. Sixty percent of the American’s women’s basketball games will be carried on either national cable, regional sports networks or ESPN3.

American Athletic Conference teams will have access to the pinnacle of college foot-ball’s postseason structure. An American rep-resentative would be chosen for the College Football Playoff semifinals if it is among the top four teams following the regular season. Otherwise, the league would place its cham-pion in either the Cotton Bowl, Fiesta Bowl or Peach Bowl if it is ranked higher than the cham-pions of Conference USA, the Mid-American Conference, the Mountain West Conference and the Sun Belt Conference.

Additionally, The American has announced primary or secondary partnerships with 12 bowls for the next six-year cycle, ensuring multiple annual matchups against the nation’s top conferences and providing desirable post-season destinations to member institutions and their fans.

The American Athletic Conference adminis-ters to its membership from a state-of-the-art office located in Providence, R.I. The location of the conference headquarters – just steps from the city’s Amtrak station and 10 minutes from T.F. Green International Airport – gives the conference easy access to its member schools.

The conference headquarters is equipped with a complete video production studio, serving as the home of the American Digital Network, and small- and large-scale meeting rooms to accommodate the many coaches’ and adminis-trators’ meetings held on-site each year.

Men’s & Women’s Cross CountryOct. 31, 2014

Mohawk Park • Tulsa, Okla.Men’s Champion: Tulsa

Women’s Champion: Tulsa

Women’s SoccerFirst Round: Oct. 31, 2014 (campus sites)

Quarterfinals: Nov. 2, 2014 (campus sites)

Semifinals & FinalNov. 7-9, 2014

Corbett Soccer Stadium • Tampa, Fla.Champion: UConn

Men’s SoccerQuarterfinals: Nov. 8, 2014 (campus sites)

Semifinals & FinalNov. 14-16, 2014

Joseph J. Morrone Stadium • Storrs, Conn.Champion: Tulsa

Men’s & Women’s Swimming & DivingFeb. 18-21, 2015

Greensboro Aquatics CenterGreensbro, N.C.

Men’s & Women’s Indoor Track & FieldFeb. 27-28, 2015

New Balance Track& Field Center at The ArmoryNew York, N.Y.

Women’s BasketballMarch 6-9, 2015

Mohegan Sun ArenaUncasville, Conn.

Men’s BasketballMarch 12-15, 2015

XL CenterHartford, Conn.

Women’s TennisApril 15-18, 2015

Michael D. Case Tennis CenterTulsa, Okla.

Men’s TennisApril 16-19, 2015

Michael D. Case Tennis CenterTulsa, Okla.

Women’s GolfApril 19-21, 2015

Hammock Beach Golf & Spa ResortPalm Coast, Fla.

Men’s GolfApril 26-28, 2015

Black Diamond Ranch, The Quarry CourseLecanto, Fla.

SoftballMay 7-9, 2015

UCF Softball ComplexOrlando, Fla.

Men’s & Women’s Outdoor Track & FieldMay 14-17, 2015

George J. Sherman Family Sports ComplexStorrs, Conn.

Women’s RowingMay 16, 2015Mercer Lake

West Windsor, N.J.

BaseballMay 20-24, 2015

Bright House FieldClearwater, Fla.

2014-15 American Athletic Conference Championship Schedule


WOMEN

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS2014 (Louisville, Ky.) 1. Louisville ........................... 977 2. SMU ................................ 624.5 3. Rutgers .............................. 572 4. UConn ............................ 459.5 5. Cincinnati .......................... 431 6. Houston ............................. 337

Most Outstanding Swimmer:Tanja Kylliainen, Louisville

Most Outstanding Diver:Natasha Burgess, Houston

Swimming Coach of the Year:Phil Spinello, Rutgers

Diving Coach of the Year:Yulia Pakhalina, Houston

Championship Records & ResultsMEN

CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS2014 (Louisville, Ky.) 1. Louisville ...................... 1072.5 2. SMU ................................... 768 3. UConn ............................ 683.5 4. Cincinnati .......................... 535

Most Outstanding Swimmer:Joao De Lucca, Louisville

Most Outstanding Diver:Devin Burnett, SMU

Swimming Coach of the Year:Arthur Albiero, Louisville

Diving Coach of the Year:Jim Stillson, SMU

NCAA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS100-Yard Freestyle2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville ................... 41.70

200-Yard Freestyle2014 Joao De Lucca, Louisville ................ 1:31.96


Documents

2015 Swimming and Diving Championship Program