2009-10 Missouri Swimming and Diving Media Guide

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2009-2010 Media Guide

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Table of Contents ________________________________________________1Quick Facts ___________________________________________________2Media Information _______________________________________________3Men’s Season Preview _________________________________________ 4-5Women’s Season Preview _______________________________________ 6-7The Big 12 Conference ___________________________________________82009-10 COACHING STAFFHead Coach Brian Hoffer _____________________________________ 10-11Associate Head Coach Chris Peters ___________________________________12Diving Coach James Sweeney _____________________________________13Assistant Coach Pat Rowan ______________________________________14Assistant Coach Kelli Stein _______________________________________15Assistant Coach Thomas Baumann ________________________________16Volunteer Coach Phil Garverick ____________________________________17Meghan Anderson (Academic) / Tyler Looney (Strength & Conditioning) ____18Support Staff __________________________________________________19Director of Athletics Mike Alden ____________________________________20Executive Associate Athletics Director Sarah Reesman _________________21Chancellor Brady Deaton ________________________________________222009-10 MIZZOU MEN’S TEAMMen’s Roster __________________________________________________24Matt Burns and Greg DeStephen __________________________________25David Dorak and Jordan Hawley ___________________________________26Jeff Hendricks and Dante Jones ___________________________________27Spenser Lauver and Cameron Sellers ______________________________28Adam Abernathy and John Higgins _________________________________29John Hunt and Max Kervick _______________________________________30Jan Konarzewski and Michael Lopresti ______________________________31Scott Martin and Ethan Rose ______________________________________32Yaniv Shnaider and Anders Melin __________________________________33Dallas Becerra and Michael Beck __________________________________34Eric Blue and Vito Cammisano ____________________________________35Joe Hladik and John Krause ______________________________________36Colin Livasy and Robert McGugan _________________________________37Ryan Sellers and Blas Yslas ______________________________________38Getting to Know the Men’s Returners ____________________________ 39-422009-10 MIZZOU WOMEN’S TEAMWomen’s Roster _______________________________________________44Molly Bollen and Colleen Gordon __________________________________45Kim Jasmer and Jenny Franzone __________________________________46Melissa Jamerson and Lauren Lavigna ______________________________47Morgan McCleery and Mary Sheahen _______________________________48Anastasia Sotiropoulos and Francie Szostak _________________________49Abby Zepeda and Leah Cowperthwaite _____________________________50Emy DiBenigno and Kayla Durnil __________________________________51

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Missouri Swimming and DivingChristina Gailey and Jordan Morcom _______________________________52Lisa Nathanson and Stephanie Rovig _______________________________53Dominique Bouchard and Caitlin Connor ____________________________54Cassie Cunningham and Sharon Finn _______________________________55Lauren Mason and Amanda Masters ________________________________56Sasha Meny Courey and Ashley Paterson ___________________________57Rachel Ripley and Sydney Schaefer ________________________________58Brigette Selbert ________________________________________________59Getting to Know the Women’s Returners _________________________ 60-642008-09 SEASON REVIEW2008-09 Men’s Review _______________________________________ 66-672008-09 Men’s Season Results ___________________________________ 682008-09 Men’s Top Times ________________________________________692008-09 Women’s Season Review ______________________________ 70-712008-09 Women’s Season Results _________________________________722008-09 Women’s Top Times _____________________________________732008-09 Championship Results ___________________________________74MIZZOU HISTORY AND RECORDSMissouri Men’s Record Book ___________________________________ 76-77Missouri Women’s Record Book ________________________________ 78-79Mizzou Aquatic Center Records ___________________________________80Missouri All-Americans __________________________________________81Missouri Conference Champions __________________________________82UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIThis Is Mizzou ______________________________________________ 84-85Campus Life _______________________________________________ 86-87Columbia, Missouri __________________________________________ 88-89Mizzou Athletics _____________________________________________ 90-91Missouri Aquatic Center _______________________________________ 92-93The Sports Park at Mizzou ____________________________________ 94-95Student Rec Center __________________________________________ 96-97Strength and Conditioning and Sports Medicine ____________________ 98-99Missouri Athletic Training Complex and Total Person Program _______ 100-101Mid-Missouri Life __________________________________________ 102-103Mizzou Traditions __________________________________________ 104-105Notable Alumni ___________________________________________ 106-107MUTigers.com ________________________________________________108

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General Information Location: _______________________________________ Columbia, MissouriFounded: ___________________________________________________1839Enrollment: _______________________________________________ 30,200Arena: ______________________________________ Mizzou Aquatics CenterAffiliation: __________________________________________ NCAA Division IConference: ________________________________________________Big 12Nickname: _________________________________________________ TigersColors: _________________________________________ Old Gold and BlackUniversity PersonnelPresident: ____________________________________________Gary ForseeChancellor: _______________________________________ Dr. Brady DeatonDirector of Athletics: ___________________ Michael F. Alden (Evansville, 1980)Executive Associate AD/SWA: __________________________Sarah ReesmanExecutive Associate AD/External Operations: ________________Whit BabcockSenior Associate AD/Administration: _________________________Mark AlnuttSenior Associate AD/Compliance: __________________________ Mary AustinSenior Associate AD/Operations: _________________________ Tim HickmanSenior Associate AD/Student Services: ___________________ Bryan MaggardCoaching StaffHead Coach: _________________________Brian Hoffer (Arizona State, 1986)Overall Record: __________________________________________214-130-1Record at Missouri (Men’s): ____________________________________ 85-74Record at Missouri (Women’s): _______________________________129-56-1Office Phone: _______________________________________ (573) 882-4669E-Mail: _______________________________________ [email protected] Head Coach: ____________________ Chris Peters (Missouri, 1999)E-Mail: ______________________________________ [email protected] Coach: ________________________ James Sweeney (Missouri, 2004)E-Mail: ____________________________________ [email protected] Coach: ___________________ Pat Rowan (Eastern Michigan, 2000)E-Mail: ________________________________________ [email protected] Coach: ___________________________ Kelli Stein (Michigan, 2004)E-Mail: [email protected]

Missouri Quick FactsMen’s Team Information 2008-09 Dual Record __________________________________________ 2-52009 Big 12 Record (Finish) _____________________________ 1-0 (Second)2009 Final Ranking ____________________________________________ NRLetterwinners Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 18/10Newcomers ___________________________________________________12Top Returners

Jordan Hawley _______________Jr. ____________________ Sprint Free Cameron Sellers ______________Jr. _____________________Free/BackGreg DeStephen ______________Sr. _________________________DiverJan Kornazewski______________So. ______________________ Back/FlyScott Martin__________________So. ______________________ Free/Fly

Key Newcomers Yaniv Schnaider ______________So. _______________________Free/IMAnders Melin ________________Jr. _____________Butterfly/Sprint FreeJoe Hladik __________________Fr. ____________________ Sprint Free

Women’s Team Information 2008-09 Dual Record __________________________________________ 5-52009 Big 12 Record (Finish) _______________________________ 3-1 (Third)2009 Final Ranking ____________________________________________ NR2009 NCAA Qualifiers Returning/Lost ______________________________ 4/3Letterwinners Returning/Lost ___________________________________ 19/12Newcomers ___________________________________________________12Top Returners

Colleen Gordon ______________Sr. ___________________ Freestyle/IMFrancie Szostak ______________Jr. ____________________ Sprint FreeKayla Durnil _________________So. _____________________ Breast/IMLisa Nathanson ______________So. _________________________ FreeLauren Lavigna ______________Jr. _____________________Free/BackJordan Morcom ______________So. _________________________Diver

Key Newcomers Dominique Bouchard __________Fr. ______________________ Back/IMCassie Cunningham __________Fr. ____________________ BackstrokeRachel Ripley _______________Fr. _____________________ Breast/IM

Missouri Media InformationMedia RelationsSwimming and Diving Contact _____________________________Clyde VerdinCell Phone __________________________________________ 985-518-9452Office Phone _________________________________________573-882-7826E-Mail _______________________________________ [email protected] A.D. for Media Relations _________________________ Chad MollerAssociate Director _____________________________________ Emily MurrayAssociate Director ______________________________________ Josh MurrayAssociate Director ______________________________________ Dave ReiterAssistant Director _______________________________________ Kate LakinGraduate Assistant ____________________________________ Shawn DavisOffice Main Line _____________________________________ (573) 882-3241Athletics Website __________________________________www.mutigers.comMailing Address ________________ 260 Hearnes Center, Columbia, MO 65211This publication is intended to serve as a primary information source for members of the media who follow the MU swimming and diving teams. Weekly news releases, statistics, photographs and other materials are available to media outlets covering the team by contacting Clyde Verdin at (573) 882-7826 or by faxing a request to (573) 882-4720. Practice Times: The majority of practices throughout the season will take place from 3-5:30 p.m. (CT) at the Mizzou Aquatic Center, located inside the Student Recreation Complex on campus. Please call Clyde Verdin in the Media Relations office at (573) 882-7826 to confirm the practice schedule.Interview Policy: Athletes and coaches are available for interviews throughout the week before and after practices. They will not be available at meets until after the conclusion of competition. All interview requests must be made through the Media Relations Office, preferably with 24 hours notice.Post-meet Interview Policy: At home meets, all post-meet interviews will be conducted on the pool deck. Requests for student-athlete interviews will be taken at the conclusion of the meet and every effort will be made to ensure that requested athletes and coaches are available. For road meets, contact Clyde Verdin in advance for the post-meet interview policy.Photography: Photographers are allowed to take pictures from the pool deck as long as they do not interfere with practice or meet activity. Flash photography is not permitted for use during meets but can be used during practice with the permission of Head Coach Brian Hoffer.Meet Day Services: Media guides, programs, rosters and updated game notes and statistics will be available at the scorer’s table prior to each meet. Single meet results will be distributed following each meet.

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2009-10 Men’s PreviewThe Mizzou men’s swimming and diving team comes into the 2009-10 season with a lot of new talent to go along with a solid class of veterans. The Tigers will return seven letterwinners from last year and will welcome 10 freshmen and one transfer.

“We’re a very young team,” Head Coach Brian Hoffer said. “We graduated over 10 athletes last year, so about 50-percent of our team is new. That includes Yaniv Shnaider, who was here last year but was not able to compete, plus a good class of freshmen. The men’s team is youthful but very talented.”

The captains for the 2009-10 season are juniors Jordan Hawley and Cameron Sellers and senior Greg DeStephen.

SPRINT FREEJunior Jordan Hawley will be the Tigers’ featured competitor in sprints this year. As a sophomore, Hawley posted Mizzou’s top times for the season in both the 50 and 100 free. Hoffer will look to senior Matt Burns and junior transfer Anders Melin to fill the void left by Gilad Kaufman. Freshmen Joe Hladik and John Krause and sophomore Scott Martin will also be used in the sprints on a regular basis.

Hoffer: “I think our sprint free is going to be much improved. Last year, we struggled there a little bit on depth, but I feel like we have been able to get a lot better. Jordan Hawley was a finalist at the Big 12 meet last year and Anders Melin and Scott Martin took big strides. I believe that sprint free is going to be our second-best event this year behind backstroke.”

MID-FREEThe Tigers return three of their top five swimmers in the 200 free in Cameron Sellers, Hendricks and Burns. The losses of Matt Dahlke and Brad Hubbard to graduation have prompted Hoffer to fill out the rest of his roster in these events by committee. Sellers holds the fastest times ever at Mizzou in the 200 and the second fastest in the 500 free. Hoffer said he will rotate several athletes through the mid-free, including Hendricks, sophomore Ethan Rose and freshman Ryan Sellers.

Hoffer: “Cameron Sellers is going to be the man for us, and Jeff Hendricks is developing very nicely and should be able to make much more of an impact this year during the season. There will be various guys we can look at for these events. Sophomore Yaniv Schnaider is an extremely versatile athlete that can race anyone in these events.”

DISTANCE FREEMizzou had a noticeable lack of depth last season in the longer freestyle events. Hoffer will count on junior Spenser Lauver, the Tigers’ leader in the 1000 and 1650 free last season, to anchor the distance squad in 2009-10. Hoffer will look to sophomore John Hunt and freshmen Vito Cammisano and Eric Blue to step in and play important roles.

Hoffer: “Our distance events are much improved. Spenser is our top guy, and he was very good at the end of last year and had a good summer. Vito and Eric are going to provide some much needed depth for us in the distance free. Cameron Sellers can also jump up into these events if needed. “

FlYHoffer had planned to count on junior David Dorak to lead Mizzou in the fly, but he fractured his wrist in August and will redshirt this season. To fill the void left by Dorak’s injury and graduation of the school record-holder, Kaufman, the Tigers will look to Melin, who gained substantial experience swimming in competitive national meets at Limestone College in South Carolina.

Hoffer: “Dorak would’ve been our top flyer. Anders will have to step up in the relays. He’s a guy that has NCAA experience and knows what it takes in March. After that, it just depends on how we use guys. Lauver and Cameron Sellers are very good in the 200 fly, while Scott Martin and sophomore Max Kerwick will swim the 100.”

BREASTIts weakest area in terms of depth and experience, Mizzou will look to develop some of its younger swimmers in the breaststroke. The Tigers lost Ted Harris and school record-holder Martin Cernansky to graduation. Hoffer will count on Martin and sophomore Michael Lopresti for to lead in these events, and may look to Schnaider and incoming freshmen, Joe Hladik and Blas Yslas, and Colin Livasy, for substantial contributions.

Hoffer: “The breaststroke is an event that we need to try to improve. We have some good swimmers in that event, but they’re all young. I think by the end of the year they’ll swim pretty fast. Michael and Scott are going to be our top athletes there. Blas Yslas has also shown great potential since he’s come out of high school. Yaniv can also help us in the breaststroke if needed.

Dante Jones


2009-10 Men’s PreviewBACKThe Tigers’ deepest event coming into the season, Mizzou returns a lot of experience in the backstroke. Hoffer sees great potential in the Tigers’ young corps, led by Jan Konarzewski, the school record holder, and sophomore John Higgins. He also will count on sophomore Adam Abernathy and freshman Ryan Sellers to provide depth. Last year, Higgins posted Mizzou’s fourth-best time in the 100 and third-fastest in the 200, while Abernathy was No. 5 in the 200.

Hoffer: “This is good. We did lose Jake last year who was very powerful, but Konarzewski has developed very well. I think he will be the guy to beat. John is right there, Adam has improved greatly and I think Ryan can be right there too. I’m pretty confident that our backstroke squad is going to be very good at the end, and they’re all young.”

IMSchnaider will be the Tigers’ star in the individual medley. Hoffer said he believes Schnaider has the potential to place against national competition. Things are less clear after the top spot, and Missouri will look to Martin and other swimmers to fill the void left by the losses of Cernansky, Harris and Bryan Difford to graduation.

Hoffer: “Our top guy is Yaniv. We think he’s an NCAA-caliber guy in the IM. After that, you look at Scott, who helped us out last year. Depending on what other direction we go, Lopresti can swim it. This is an event that after Yaniv, we’ll find some other guys to help us out.

RElAYSHoffer is optimistic about the Tigers’ chances in relays, although he has not yet begun to finalize the teams. Mizzou will be strong in the medley, fly and free relays. Like the individual events, Hoffer believes the breaststroke will be the team event with the most uncertainty for Tigers.

Hoffer: “I think our medley relay can be pretty good. The breaststroke is the only leg that I’m concerned about, since we lost Martin Cernansky to graduation. We’ll have to see if some of the young guys can step up, but I think we’re pretty set in the fly and free relays. If our guys can improve throughout the year, I think they can be pretty strong. The 800-free relay was good for us last year, and we look to improve on that. We’ve got a lot of good mid-distance guys.”

DIVINGThe Tigers have enjoyed success recently in diving. They will look to build this year around a strong core of returning athletes. Mizzou returns two former NCAA qualifiers in senior Greg DeStephen and junior Dante Jones, who obviously rank among the best divers in the nation. These two veterans are joined by newcomers Dallas Becerra and Robert McGugan, who are rapidly improving and look to play major roles for the Tigers in the future.

Diving Coach James Sweeney: “Diving at Missouri has gotten increasingly better over the years, and I’m very excited to see how this season will end up. Greg and Dante are training really hard right now and they’re at a good spot. Our goals here are to make the NCAAs and try to score some points. Dallas and Robert are both athletes we are developing, and I think they are going to do really well within the next couple years. DeStephen and Jones were finalists over the summer at senior nationals and that tells me they’re two of the top divers in the country.”

Cameron Sellers


2009-10 Women’s PreviewLast season the University of Missouri Swimming and Diving program experienced one of its finest seasons to date, swimming into the national rankings and breaking numerous school records. Head Coach Brian Hoffer and the Tiger women are excited for the 2009-10 campaign as they welcome 12 new faces to the team, the nation’s 11th-ranked recruiting class, after losing 12 seniors to graduation in May. The Tigers have high expectations with goals to send more than last year’s school-record-setting seven to the NCAA Championships, as well as finishing in the top 20 nationally.“Last year, sending seven to the NCAA’s was very exciting and we want to get more this year. With the freshman that we brought in, plus Kim (Jasmer) and the returnees, we’re going to have a pretty strong team,” Hoffer said. “Our biggest challenge will be getting the young swimmers to believe that they can do it, because I know they can.”

The captains for the 2009-10 season are Colleen Gordon, Molly Bollen and Lauren Lavigna.

SPRINT FREE Last season proved to be historical for the Tigers in the 50 freestyle as three Tigers-- Allie Bennett, Lauren Cox and Lisa Nathanson-- turned times that ranked among the top-10 all-time in the event at Missouri. Nathanson will look to lead the Tigers this year, as she sits atop the all-time list with a time of 22.74 in the event. Others to contribute to MU’s sprint freestyle races will be newcomers Sasha Menu Courey and Cassi Cunningham, along with junior Francie Szostak, who is currently second among Mizzou’s fastest 100 freestyle times.

Hoffer: “Lisa Nathanson is our top sprint freestyler. She made Olympic trials as a high school senior and came here last year. She was pretty good, but she’s going to be even better this year. We’ll also look to Sasha to have some really good speed. I think our sprint relays are going to be better than we ever have.”

MID-FREEFive of the top-10 200-freestyle times and four of the top-10 500-freestyle times were set during the 2008-09 campaign by seven different MU women. While two of those have graduated, the Tigers do return a strong core of swimmers for the mid-free events. Missouri will also expect big contributions from their newcomers, specifically Kim Jasmer who is an All-American transfer from the University of Washington.

Hoffer: “It’s a pretty strong event for us. Though we lost two really strong athletes last year with Jill Granger and Lori Halvorson, I feel like we’re just as strong this year with the addition of Kim, and Francie improving, and Rovig getting better. Colleen Gordon is our anchor in these events and I expect her to lead the way for us.”

DISTANCE FREE The Tigers have several options when it comes to choosing swimmers for the distance freestyle events. Rovig, Gordon and Lavigna will return for the Tigers, but Hoffer expects some of the freshman to step up in the longer freestyle events also.

Hoffer: “I can mix it up. I don’t have to use the same people every meet. I can move different people in and out of that event. Rovig and freshman Ashley Patterson are women we’ll put there.”

BREAST Only a sophomore, Kayla Durnil will be expected to make big contributions for the Tigers in the breaststroke events. In her first year swimming for Hoffer, Durnil topped the 100 and 200 breaststroke times at Missouri with 1:02.06 and 2:11.20 marks, respectively. The Columbia, Mo., native was also just the third-ever Big 12 Champion for MU as she took the title in the 200. Morgan McCleery will also help lead a handful of newcomers in the event for the Tigers.

Hoffer: “We’ve got five women at or right around Olympic trials. We’ve got a lot of options at this event. Obviously, we’ll look at Kayla and Morgan to help us out after having such a stellar season last year in these events.”

BUTTERFlYLast season five Tigers placed themselves on Mizzou’s top-10 list in the 100 butterfly, sitting in consecutive spots. Less than one second separates Carly Sullivan and Melissa Jamerson. Though three mebers of last year’s team were lost to graduation, seniors Gordon and Bollen will return with experience. Hoffer also looks forward to transfer Jasmer to make a splash this season in the butterfly events.

Hoffer: “The people I have in there are all seniors. They are all very experienced. If I put those women in there, I feel like I know what I’m going to get. Melissa Jamerson is one of the best 200 flyers in the conference and should really shine”

Colleen Gordon


2009-10 Women’s PreviewBACKLavigna looks to lead a highly talented Tiger backstroke group. The junior shaved huge amounts of of her time last season, as she set school records, in the 100 and 200 with marks of 54.74 and 1:57.04, respectively. The returning standout will be accompanied by freshmen Dominique Bouchard from North Bay, Canada, and Cassi Cunningham, a Texas-native.

Hoffer: “Our backstroke is probably one of the strongest in the country, with Lauren Lavigna and Dominique Bouchard. These two are one of the best one-two combinations in the country. Cassi Cunnimgham also has great speed in the 50 and 100 back.”

IMThough a few top performers for Missouri in the individual medley graduated in May, there are several options that Hoffer expects to help the Tigers in the event this season. Durnil set the school record in the 200 IM last year with a 2:00.98 mark. She also placed herself second on the all-time 400 IM list with a time of 4:15.41, almost three seconds ahead of third-place in the event. “I think there are going to be some women that are going to be there at the end of the year, but in-season, it’s probably one event we need to get better at. I have a lot of people that can do it, but we’re still pretty young. Sophomore Emy DiBenigio has really come a long way this last year and will be ready to go this season. We will be looking for freshmen Amanda Masters and Dominique Bouchard to develop this season and be competitive at the end of the year.”

DIVINGReceiving the Newcomer of the Year award last season, Jordon Morcom returns to the diving well for the Tigers with high expectations from the Missouri coaches and teammates. The sophomore diver won seven events over the course of last season, capping her freshman campaign with a fifth-place finish on the 3-meter and a sixth-place finish on the 1-meter at the Big 12 Championships.

Diving Coach Jamie Sweeney: “I’m really excited about my women this season. We have a very strong team and they are fun to work with. They work very hard. I am very pleased with what I’ve seen so far and I think we’re going to get better as the season goes.”

Lori Halvorson

The Big 12 Conference has established a consistent level of national success on the field and in the classroom as it enters its 14th season in 2009-10.

Since it began play in 1996-97, the Conference can boast of 34 team crowns and over 400 individual NCAA Championships. The success continued through 2008-09 as Texas A&M captured national titles in men's golf as well as men's and women's outdoor track & field. The league placed two teams in the Bowl Championship Series for the fifth time and had a team play for the BCS National Championship for the sixth season. In addition, two volleyball teams advanced to the semifinals of the NCAA Championship and Oklahoma played in the Women's Final Four. Missouri softball and Texas baseball punched tickets to the College World Series.

For the fourth time in its 13-year history a Big 12 student-athlete won the Heisman Trophy. The Big 12 also established a high-water mark, as for the first time in the 74-year history of the Heisman Trophy four of the top five vote-getters hailed from the same conference, including award-winner Sam Bradford (Oklahoma).

Over the past five seasons a total of 13 NCAA trophies have been hoisted by Big 12 institutions, with at least one national crown won in all but one year for the Conference, including each of the past 12 seasons.

The Big 12 leads all conferences with its six appearances in BCS title games. League squads have played for the football national championship six times in the last nine years with berths in 16 BCS games overall, including two each in 2007 and 2008. The Big 12 led all conferences with five teams ranked in the final 2008 BCS Standings. In addition, an all-time high nine league players earned consensus All-America recognition this past season, more than any other conference.

In basketball, 10 women's and nine men's teams have advanced to their respective Final Fours in the past eight seasons as the Big 12 continues its place among the elite intercollegiate athletic conferences. The six men's Final Four participants since 2002 are tied for the most of any conference. Numerous national honors have been won by basketball student-athletes during the league's history. The Big 12 had a national player of the year honoree for the third straight year when Blake Griffin (Oklahoma) was the consensus winner in 2008-09. Courtney Paris (Oklahoma) gave the conference a consensus All-America selection in women's basketball for the ninth straight season.

The Big 12 and its member institutions are committed to a competitive environment where sportsmanship and fair play take center stage. Whether on the field, in the classroom, or within the community the student-athletes, administrators, coaches and game officials of the Big 12 support the highest ideals in sportsmanship.

Big 12 student-athletes also do well in garnering national academic recognition. Sarah Pavan (Nebraska) was named Academic All-America of the Year in volleyball in 2006 and 2007 by ESPN The Magazine and College Sports Information Directors of America with a 4.0 grade-point average in Biochemistry. She also won the national academic honor presented for all sports in 2006-07 and was named recipient of the prestigious 2006-07 Honda-Broderick Award as Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year. She is the first athlete since the Big

The Big 12 Conference12 was formed to earn the accolade. In its history, the conference has over 330 academic honorees, averaging more than 25 each season.

The Big 12 can boast of other stories that combine on and off the field success. Patience Knight (Texas Tech) was the recipient of the Honda Inspiration Award in 2008, given to an outstanding female college athlete who overcomes adversity to excel in her sport. She was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2007, but rebounded to win All-America honors at the 2008 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships.

Competitive excellence, scholarship and sportsmanship are all equal components of the Big 12 philosophy. All-Big 12 teams and Academic All-Big 12 squads are recognized for each sport at the end of their respective seasons.

At the end of each academic year, the Conference honors its top male and female student-athletes with the Big 12 Athlete of the Year and Big 12 Sportsperson of the Year awards.

Institutions can also nominate student-athletes for the prestigious Dr. Prentice Gautt Postgraduate Scholarships at the end of each academic year. A total of 225 scholars have received over 1.3 million in postgraduate financial aid through the first 13 years of the program.

The Big 12 sponsors 21 sports. Men's squads include baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, swimming & diving, tennis and wrestling. Women's teams are fielded in basketball, cross country, golf, gymnastics, indoor track & field, outdoor track & field, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis and volleyball.

The conference is made up of 12 institutions that have shared many traditional rivalries throughout their histories. Member schools include - Baylor University, University of Colorado, Iowa State University, University of Kansas, Kansas State University, University of Missouri, University of Nebraska, University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State University, University of Texas, Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University.

The institutions created a league that encompasses seven states, over 46 million people and television households in 18 of the top 100 markets within its geographic footprint.

The conference conducts championships for 20 of its 21 sports. Each championship helps to determine teams and/or individuals that will represent the Conference in national postseason competition. The winner of the Big 12 football championship game earns the league's berth into the prestigious Bowl Championship Series.

In the last several years the Big 12 has increased its bowl agreements and expanded television opportunities for all sports through contracts with ABC/ESPN and FSN. Most recently, the league renewed and expanded its multi-year arrangement with ABC/ESPN, Inc. The new contract began in 2008-09.

In its first 13 years, the Conference has distributed more than $1.1 billion to its 12 member institutions.

The Big 12 staff administers to over 4,600 student-athletes in its 21 sports. The conference office is headquartered in Irving, Texas.



Missouri Coaching Staff :: 2009-10


Head Coach :: Brian HofferEntering his 18th season as Head Coach of the

nationally recognized Missouri swimming and diving program, Brian Hoffer looks to build on the success of his 2008-09 team and develop his nationally ranked

freshman class into some of the country’s top competitors.Hoffer has put together a program that has continued to rewrite Missouri

swimming and diving history. During the 2008-09 season alone, 32 records were rewritten in Missouri’s top-10 all-time list, 17 on the men’s side and 15 on the women’s. During Hoffer’s career at Missouri, over 200 school records have been broken.

Additionally, last season, Hoffer and his staff coached a program-high seven women to the 2009 NCAA Championships, led the men’s team to its highest ever Big 12 finish, second, and aided in current sophomore Kayla Durnil’s 2009 Big 12 title in the 200 breastroke. For his work, Hoffer was named the Big 12 Meet Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Co-Coach of the Year.

Over his 17 seasons with the Tigers, Hoffer has a combined dual meet record of 214-130-1 (.622). In dual action, the women are 129-56-1 (.696) overall under Hoffer. This includes a span of 11 straight winning seasons (1997-2008), in which the women have totaled a record of 96-22-1 (.814). The men are 85-74 (.535) combined over the past 16 years, which includes nine winning seasons with Hoffer as head coach.

A three-time Conference Coach of the Year, Hoffer was awarded Big 12 honors following the 2004-05 season after guiding the men’s team to a 6-2 record in dual competition. Hoffer was previously named Big Eight Men’s Coach of the Year in 1993 and Big Eight Women’s Coach of the Year in 1994.

While Hoffer’s swimmers have proven successful in the collegiate scene, they’ve also excelled in competition outside of Mizzou as well. During the summer of 2009, current junior Lauren Lavignia became Missouri’s first World Championship qualifier in swimming after finishing second in the 200 backstroke at the World Champion Trials in Montreal, Canada. Competing in the World Championships in Rome on July 31, Lavigna set a new Canadian National Record in the 200 backstroke with her time of 2:10.03, a mark she set qualifying for the semi-finals. Teammate Dominique Bouchard, a freshman on this year’s squad, also competed at the World Championship Trials and was named to the Canada B National Team. Recent graduates Lori Halvorson, Jill Granger and Ted Harris, and sophomore Lisa Nathanson all qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials and competed for a chance to make the USA Olympic squad. Senior Colleen Gordon was one of 24 individuals from around the nation invited to the 2008 USA Open Water National Championships. Gordon went on to finish second in the 5K swim.

Top performances, state-of-the-art facilities and the opportunity to compete against some of the best swimmers and divers in the nation has helped to

continually recruit strong Tiger squads. Missouri’s 2009-10 women’s team ranked 11th in the nation, while the men ranked 16th.

While Hoffer has recruited numerous top-notch swimmers and divers for the program, he has also recruited student-athletes who have proven successful in the classroom as well. Since Hoffer took over in 1992, 325 of his student-athletes have been named to the league’s All-Academic teams in both the Big Eight Conference and Big 12 Conference. In 2009, 26 student-athletes from the Missouri program were named to the Academic All-Big 12 teams. The women had 12 first team selections and five second team selections, while the men had seven selections for the first team and two for the second team.

On the national level, four Tigers have been awarded ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America honors, while eight claimed College Swimming Coaches Association of American (CSCAA) All-American in Academics accolades during the 2008-09 campaign alone.

As a school, the University of Missouri continues to lead the Big 12 Conference in the NCAA’s Academic Progress Report, a report that looks at eligibility, retention and graduation rates. In 2008, Missouri had 14 of its 20 programs ranked among the Big 12’s top-two overall, with both the men’s and women’s swimming and diving squads ranked No. 1.

Since beginning his career in 1992 as Missouri’s Head Swimming and Diving Coach, Hoffer has guided four Tigers to seven All-American honors. Most recently, 2009 graduate Kendra Melnychuk was awarded her third All-America diving accolade after finishing eighth on the 3-meter.

During his time at Missouri, Hoffer’s squads have turned in impressive campaigns, none more so than the 2007-08 season. Both the men’s and women’s teams made history, as each squad moved into the top-20 of the CSCAA Top-25 poll. The women placed as high as 18th, while the men ranked as high as 19th. It marked the first time in Mizzou history that both squads were ranked in the top-20 at the same time. Both the men and women finished in the top-25. One year later, the Tiger women opened the year ranked 18th in the nation.

Two years ago, 2007-08, the women tied their best dual record of all-time, as they went 13-1 on the season, recording their 11th consecutive winning season. The men recorded the most single-season victories ever by the program, finishing the dual meet season at 11-2.

Two divers from the men’s squad competed at the 2008 NCAA National Championships after their performances at the Zone D Diving Championships. DeStephen and freshman Dante Jones qualified for the National Championship meet after DeStephen took gold in 3-meter diving and Jones silver on the platform. At NCAA’s, DeStephen finished in 12th-place in 3-meter diving, becoming the second Tiger of the season to earn All-America honors, while tying the highest ever finish by a Missouri men’s diver at Nationals.

The top-notch recruiting, along with the growing success of the men’s and

18th Year :: Arizona State, 1986


women’s teams and the Mizzou Aquatic Center inside the Student Recreation Complex has helped increase recognition of the Missouri program all over the country. With the new facilities and program accomplishments over the past few years, Missouri has been the host of the Missouri Grand Prix, a large-scale meet that has hosted the likes of Olympians Katie Hoff, Natalie Coughlin, and Michael Phelps.

Before taking over at Missouri, Hoffer was an assistant coach for the men’s and women’s swim teams at Arizona State for seven years, serving as the primary recruiter for both squads. During his time at Arizona State, the Sun Devil women placed in the top-10 at the NCAA Championships numerous times, while the men finished in ninth in 1991.

Hoffer earned his Bachelor of Science in psychology from Arizona State in 1986 and has also studied education at the graduate level.

Hoffer and his wife, Pam, reside in Columbia with their son, Riley, and daughter, Tatum.

Hoffer Year-By Year Dual Meet RecordYear School Men Women1992-93 ____ Missouri ______ 2-7 ________________ 4-41993-94 ____ Missouri ______ 4-6 ________________ 6-71994-95 ____ Missouri ______ 6-8 ________________ 8-71995-96 ____ Missouri ______ 7-5 ________________ 7-41996-97 ____ Missouri ______ 4-8 ________________ 6-71997-98 ____ Missouri ______ 5-3 ________________ 6-21998-99 ____ Missouri ______ 6-4 ________________ 8-31999-00 ____ Missouri ______ 6-2 ________________ 9-22000-01 ____ Missouri ______ 6-3 ________________ 6-42001-02 ____ Missouri ______ 4-3 ________________ 9-02002-03 ____ Missouri ______ 5-5 _______________ 13-12003-04 ____ Missouri ______ 1-6 ________________ 8-32004-05 ____ Missouri ______ 6-2 ________________ 7-22005-06 ____ Missouri ______ 5-3 _______________ 6-2-12006-07 ____ Missouri ______ 5-2 ________________ 8-22007-08 ____ Missouri ______ 11-2 _______________ 13-12008-09 ____ Missouri _______ 2-5 ________________ 5-517-Year Totals _____________85-74 ___________ 129-56-1

Academic All-Conference Selections Under Hoffer

Year _____ First Team _ Second Team Total1992-93 _____ 5 __________ 4 _____________________ 91993-94 _____ 6 __________ 6 ____________________ 121994-95 _____ 7 __________ 7 ____________________ 141995-96 _____ 12 _________ 10 ___________________ 221996-97 _____ 11 _________ 8 ____________________ 191997-98 _____ 15 _________ 7 ____________________ 221998-99 _____ 18 _________ 6 ____________________ 241999-00 _____ 9 __________ 1 ____________________ 102000-01 _____ 14 _________ 2 ____________________ 162001-02 _____ 19 _________ 2 ____________________ 212002-03 _____ 19 _________ 3 ____________________ 222003-04 _____ 16 _________ 3 ____________________ 192004-05 _____ 13 _________ 2 ____________________ 152005-06 _____ 16 _________ 5 ____________________ 212006-07 _____ 22 _________ 3 ____________________ 252007-08 _____ 25 _________ 3 ____________________ 282008-09 _____ 21 _________ 7 ____________________ 2817-Year Totals 227 ________72 __________________ 299

Of Note: • Entering his 18th year as MU Swimming and Diving’s head coach• 2009 Big 12 Meet Men’s Coach and Women’s Co-Coach of the Year• 1999 Missouri Academic Coach of the Year• 1994 Big 8 Women’s Coach of the Year• 1993 Big 8 Men’s Coach of the Year• 214-130-1 (.622) career record at MU

The Hoffer Family: Brian, Riley, Tatum and Pam.


Assoc. Head Coach: Chris PetersChris Peters is entering his sixth year as a coach and

recruiting coordinator at Mizzou, and his second year as associate head coach for the men’s and women’s swimming teams.

Peters is primarily responsible for the distance free, IM and backstroke events for the Tigers. His coaching style has proven successful for the swimmers with whom he has worked. Peters has worked with juniors Spenser Lauver and Cameron Sellers, who placed third and fourth, respectively in the 1650 free at the 2009 Big 12 Championships held in Columbia, Mo. Competing in the 400 IM, then-senior Martin Cernasky took third on the men’s side, while 2009 graduate Jill Granger recorded a fourth place finish in a school-best time of 4:13.56. Granger left Missouri with her name at the top of the record books in the 500 free, 1000 free, 1650 free, 400 IM and 800 freestyle relay, all coached by Peters.

Other current swimmers seeing success as a result of Peters’ instruction include Colleen Gordon, who stands in the top-two all-time in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free, and was a runner-up at the 2007 USA Open Water National Championships; Lori Halvorson, first all-time in the 100 and 200 backstroke, and a 2008 USA Swimming Olympic Team Trials qualifier, and current junior Lauren Lavigna, owner of the best Missouri time in the 100 backstroke. Lavigna spent her summer competing for Canada in the World Championship Trials, where she took second in the 200 backstroke and qualified for the World Championships. Swimming in Rome at the World Championships, Lavinga finished the meet in 12th place. Her time of 2:10.03, a mark that sent her to the semi-finals, was recorded as a new Canadian National Record.

There has been no lack of success with the backstroke swimmers Peters has coached. Since taking over in 2004, the record books have been completely re-written. Six of the top-10 fastest men’s swimmers of all-time in the 100 back were guided by Peters, along with seven of the top-10 fastest women’s swimmers of all-time. In the 200 back, seven of the men’s top-10 times and five of the women’s all-time swam under the tutelage of Peters. Peters also oversees the 800 freestyle relay teams, who have shattered records since the Tiger coach took over. For the men, eight of the top-10 all-time were coached by Peters, including the seven fastest teams ever at Mizzou. As for the women, six of the top-10 were under Peters’ instruction, including the top-three teams. Last seasons’ relay squad, comprised of Halvorson, Granger, Gordon and Francie Szostak, finished 12th at the NCAA Championships in the school’s second-best time of 7:09.15.

With regard to recruiting, Peters’ efforts have paid dividends over his five years at Missouri. In 2009, a program-high seven Tiger women qualified for the NCAA Championships. Additionally, the number of school record-breaking performances has also grown since Peters returned to his alma mater. In 2004-05, only one record was set. A year later, 15 records were smashed during the course of the season and that number jumped to 26 in 2006-07. To top it off, Peters brought in

top-25 recruiting classes for both the men and the women for the 2007-08 and 2009-10 season. This season, the freshmen women’s class ranked 11th in the nation, while the freshmen men enter at 16th.

Peters swam for Missouri from 1995-98 and graduated in 1999 with a degree in English. During his four-year stint at Mizzou, Peters set the school record in the 200 back (1:48.19). Peters was also an eight-time conference finalist in the 100 and 200 back as well as a 2000 Olympic Trials qualifier.

Upon graduation, the Eureka, Mo., native worked for ESPN before beginning his coaching career in Phoenix, Ariz. He was the head coach for the Country Day School, where he led several swimmers to the state finals. He also coached multiple Junior Nationals finalists while with the Arizona Marlins Club Team.

Peters and his wife, Marianne, have a daughter named Sydney, who turned three in September, and a son, Cole, who was born in June 2008. The family resides in Columbia with their two dogs, Goggle and Ozzie.

Sixth Year :: Missouri, 1999


Diving Coach :: James SweeneyFifth Year :: Missouri 2004

James Sweeney is entering his fifth season as the University of Missouri men’s and women’s diving coach. Under his tutelage, the diving program has seen high levels of success and made its way into the national

spotlight. Since joining the staff in 2005, Sweeney has helped develop several of

Missouri’s top divers and has coached three Tigers to All-America accolades. Last season, Kendra Melnychuk became just the third Missouri diver in program history to earn three All-America honors. Her eighth place showing at the 2009 NCAA Championships in College Station, Texas, marked the best finish ever for a Missouri diver.

In 2008, two Tigers, Melnychuk and current senior Greg DeStephen were awarded All-America accolades. On the women’s side, Melnychuk managed two top-12 finishes, including an 11th place showing on the 3-meter board and 10th place finish on the 10-meter platform. DeStephen, a two-time NCAA qualifier, received his first All-America nod in 2008 after finishing 10th on the 3-meter board.

During the 2006-07 campaign, Melnychuk along with men’s diver’s David Boyko and DeStephen qualified for the 2007 NCAA Championships, marking the first time in Missouri history that three Tigers reached the highest level of competition in collegiate diving in the same year. Boyko and DeStephen’s trip to Nationals also marked the first time that the program sent multiple men’s divers to NCAA’s in the same season.

2006 graduate Evan Watters became the first men’s diving All-American in the program’s 40-year history after placing 12th on the 1-meter board and 13th on the platform at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Atlanta.

Sweeney’s diver’s have had success on the international level as well. During the summer of 2009 DeStephen, Jones and sophomore Christina Gailey qualified for USA Diving Senior Nationals. DeStephen made the finals finishing 11th in the 3-meter event, while Gailey advanced to the semi-finals in the 10-meter platform event. DeStephen and Jones together finished third in the 3-meter synchronized diving event. In the summer of 2007, Melnychuk placed eighth at the Canadian World University Game Trials.

Sweeney dove for the Tigers from 1999-2003 and graduated from Mizzou in 2004 with a degree in leisure service management. During Sweeney’s collegiate career, he was a four-time Big 12 Diver of the Month and held the program’s 1-meter and 3-meter dual meet and championships records. He also had a second-place finish at the Big 12 Championships.

Following graduation, he became the volunteer coach for the Tigers and created the Mizzou Diving Club with former MU diving coach Greg Triefenbach. Within the first six months of the Mizzou Diving Club, Sweeney had a diver place sixth in the country and had three other divers who were national qualifiers. The

club team began with 11 divers and has now blossomed into a team with a total of 45 competitors. Sweeney has also instructed a three-time national champion diver for his age group, aided in the development of a junior national champion on the 3-meter and platform and coached a club diver to a win in the 1-meter event and 3rd on the 3-meter and platform at the 2009 Junior Pan American Games in Calgary, Canada.

The Eureka, Mo., native was a 2001 U.S. Senior Olympics National Qualifier and team MVP. Sweeney is married to the former Anna Jackson.


Assistant Coach :: Pat RowanPat Rowan enters his third year as an assistant with

the Mizzou Swimming and Diving program. In his two seasons at Missouri, Rowan has directed

the sprint group, while also assisting with the middle distance group. In two years, his swimmers have made five NCAA provisional time standards and 20 Big 12 Conference final swims.

Since taking over the sprint group, his swimmers have made huge strides, breaking school records in the men’s 50 and 100 freestyle, 100 butterfly, the women’s 50 freestyle and the both the men’s and women’s 200 and 400 freestyle and medley relays.

Rowan saw three Tigers, 2009 graduate Ted Harris (100-meter breast), sophomore Lisa Nathanson (50-meter free) and junior Jordan Hawley (50 and 100-meter free) qualify for the 2009 USA Swimming World Championship Trials under his guidance.

Since 2007, Rowan has assisted in putting together back-to-back top-25 recruiting class for both the men’s and women’s teams, with this year’s squads both ranked among the nation’s elite. The 2009 women’s class stands 11th in the country while the men enter the year ranked 16th.

Upon his arrival to Missouri, Rowan began contributing to the Dry Land strength program and designing specialized In-Water power workouts to increase muscular strength and speed.

Prior to beginning his career at Missouri, Rowan served as a volunteer assistant coach at the University of Nebraska. His responsibilities ranged from assisting with coaching and designing workouts to providing instruction on stroke improvements and administrative duties. He also provided a hand in research and recruiting.

While at Nebraska, Rowan worked as the head coach of Nebraska Aquatics, a post he gained in 2002. In his capacity as head coach, Rowan worked with both high school and college swimmers. Rowan also had multiple swimmers earn scholarships to NCAA Division I and II universities and a number of his high school students went on to become Nebraska State Champions and record holders under his direction. During his young career, Rowan was named as the Midwestern Coach of the year in 2004-05 and again in 2006-07 before moving to the collegiate coaching ranks. He also served as the age group chairman on the Midwestern Executive Board for four years.

Rowan swam competitively for the Eagles of Eastern Michigan University and enjoyed great success during his four years on the team. Rowan was a 12-time Mid-American Conference (MAC) finalist and a member of two MAC championship teams.

The Lincoln, Neb., native graduated magna cum laude with a degree in psychology from Eastern Michigan in 2000. In 2009 he graduated with his Masters in Sports Psychology from the University of Missouri and is currently

working toward his PhD in Educational School and Counseling Psychology with an emphasis in Sports Psychology and Health Promotion. Rowan lives in Columbia with his wife Miranda.

Third Year :: Eastern Michigan, 2000


Assistant Coach :: Kelli SteinSecond Year :: Michigan, 2004

Kelli Stein is entering her second season as an assistant with the Missouri Swimming and Diving program and works with the Tiger’s middle distance and butterfly swimmers. Additionally, Stein is responsible

for the entire Dry Land Program for the Tiger swimmers. Her creative and challenging workouts have helped numerous Missouri swimmers set records.

Stein brings a wide-range of coaching experience to the Tigers’ squad. After graduating in 2004, Stein returned to her home state of Ohio to serve as an assistant swimming coach for Dublin Scioto High School. There, she assisted with the designing, writing, and running of swim practices, weight training programs and conditioning workouts. During this time, she also assisted with the Scioto Country Club, where she coached over 100 swimmers of all ages and abilities, ranging from novices to high school championship caliber swimmers. From there, she was hired as an assistant coach at Eastern Michigan University in 2006, where she assisted with recruiting, on-deck coaching, conditioning, amongst other duties. In 2007, Stein returned to her alma mater, Michigan, to serve as a graduate assistant, where her main duties included on-deck coaching, recruiting, and administrative assistance of the ninth-place finishers at the 2008 NCAA Championships.

During her swimming career, Stein was a two-time Big Ten Conference Champion and earned All America honors in 2004. She was also a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Academic All-American, three-time Academic All-Big Ten member, a six-time All-American honorable mention selection, and given the University of Michigan Academic Achievement Award three times.

Stein graduated from the University of Michigan in 2004 with a degree in sports management and communication after swimming for three years as a Wolverine. She is currently working on her Master’s degree in health education and promotion at Mizzou.


Assistant Coach :: Thomas BaumannAfter four successful years as a member of

Missouri’s swim team, Thomas Baumann was named an assistant coach with the Tigers during the summer of 2008. Baumann enters his second year working

with the distance freestyle and butterfly swimmers and also assists with the Tiger’s Dryland program and alumni relations outreach efforts.

A 2008 graduate of Missouri, Baumann received his Bachelor’s Degree in fine arts, earning a minor in art history. Baumann was a four-time member of the Big 12 Commissioner’s honor roll and three-time Academic All-Big 12 standout. Swimming the __, Baumann was a four-time Big 12 Championshp finalist.

The Chicago, Ill., native was born in France where he and his family lived for eight years before returning stateside. Baumann’s younger sister, Coralie, also swam for Mizzou, while his younger brother, Matthew, swims for Ohio State. Baumann’s parents are Sylvie and Dominique Baumann.

Second Year :: Missouri, 2008


Volunteer Coach :: Phil GarverickThird Year :: Missouri,

Entering his third year with the Missouri swimming and diving program, volunteer assistant coach Phil Garverick works primarily with the middle distance and breaststroke. Garverick also coaches The Senior

Group and oversees all aspects of team management, the coaching staff and team programming.

After completing his own swimming career with Columbia Swim Club (CSC), Hickman High School and the University of Missouri, Garverick became head coach of CSC in 1999. Under his leadership, the club has quadrupled in size and established national recognition with multiple top-level swimmers. In addition, CSC has hosted prestigious meets such as the Missouri Grand Prix.

In his career with CSC, Garverick has coached three Olympic Trial/World Championship Trial Qualifiers and multiple National, Junior National and Top-16 Swimmers. Garverick was the Missouri Valley Senior Coach of the Year in 2003 and 2006 and received the American Swimming Coaches Association Award of Excellence in 2006.

A native of Columbia, Mo., Garverick is currently serving in his second year as the Senior Vice-Chair for Missouri Valley Swimming.


Academic CoordinatorMeghan Anderson

Strength & ConditioningTyler Looney

Entering her third year as Academic Coordinator for the men’s and women’s swimming and diving team is Meghan Anderson. Anderson is on the Total Person

Program staff and assists Tigers with scheduling and tutors, interaction with professors and helping student-athletes stay on track to earn their degrees from the university.

Anderson came to Columbia, Mo., in 2006 from Texas State University, where she served as the Student Development Specialist for the Bobcats’ baseball and track and field teams. In this capacity, she advised and mentored student-athletes and assisted with recruiting visits for potential student-athletes as well.

A native of Omaha, Neb., Anderson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in criminal justice from the University of Nebraska and a Masters in Recreation and Sports Management from Indiana State. While at Nebraska, Anderson was a four-year starter on the women’s soccer team and still holds the record for most games started at 94.

Tyler Looney enters his second season as Missouri’s graduate assistant strength and conditioning coach in charge of swimming and diving. In his role,

Looney writes and designs lifting and running programs for Missouri’s nationally ranked swimming and diving teams as well as the Tiger gymnastics squad. Additionally, Looney assists with the football team.

A native of Salina, Kan., Looney attended Kansas State University and graduated in 2008 with a Bachelor’s of Science. Looney majored in kinesiology while in Manhattan, Kan.

The son of Joel and Diana Looney and brother to Courtney, Tyler was a member of the Smoky Valley High School basketball and baseball teams and was awarded all-league honors in 2004 for his work on the diamond.

Looney is working toward his Master’s of Education in Health Education and Promotion and is expected to graduate from Missouri in May 2010.

Third Year :: Nebraska, 2001 Second Year :: Kansas State, 2008


Mark AlnuttSenior Associate AD

Administration

Mitzi ClaytonAssistant ADCompliance

Joe ScoginAssistant AD

Academic Services

Mary AustinSenior Associate AD

Compliance

Whit BabcockExecutive Associate

Athletics Director

Tim HickmanSenior Associate AD

Operations

Bryan MaggardSenior Associate AD

Student Services

Sarah ReesmanExecutive Associate

Athletics Director/SWA

Roger CrumptonAssistant AD

Arena Operations

Kevin HaywardAssistant AD

Business

Pat IveyAssistant AD

Athletic Performance

Chad MollerAssistant AD

Media Relations

Rex SharpAssistant AD

Sports Medicine

Bob StanleyAssistant AD

Facilities

Lori FranzFaculty Athletic Representative

Casey HairstonAthletic Trainer

Betsy HingeveldAssistant Director of Game Operations

Marty FinnAssistant AD

Ticket Operations

Andrew GrinchAssistant AD

Marketing

Missouri Support Staff

Jana HeitmeyerDirector of Sports

Nutrition

Kim MartinDirector of Life Skills

Blake WhitneyAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Josie TranAssistant Athletic

Trainer

Ryan ValloAssistant Athletic

Trainer


Director of Athletics: Mike AldenComing off the most successful season in school

history, complete with Big 12 titles in men’s basketball, softball and soccer and a second consecutive Big 12 North Division crown in football, Mike Alden enters his

12th year as the Director of Athletics for the University of Missouri.The 2008 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA)

Athletics Director of the Year has developed into one of the nation’s most revered administrators during his time in Columbia. In 2009, Missouri became the first school in the history of the Big 12 Conference to compete in the title games for Football, Men’s Basketball and Baseball in the same academic year and the Tigers’ four Big 12 championships in 2008-09 were the most in school history.

The third-longest tenured Athletics Director in Mizzou history behind only Don Faurot and Chester Brewer, Alden took over an athletics department that barely ranked among the Top 100 of Division I athletics programs. In 2008-09, Missouri achieved its highest end-of-the-season ranking in the Learfield Sports Director’s Cup Standings, with a 36th-place finish.

Alden has incorporated three core values into the mission of intercollegiate athletics at Missouri. The mission statement of “Preparing Champions for Life through Academic Integrity, Social Responsibility and Competitive Excellence” has guided Missouri in becoming one of America’s most well-regarded athletics programs.

Since his arrival at Missouri, the school has routinely led the Big 12 Conference in graduation and Academic Progress Rates, while the overall health of MU’s athletics programs is at an all-time high. The Tigers ranked as the nation’s leader among BCS public institutions in Academic Progress Rate in 2008 and have consistently ranked in the Top 25 nationally, alongside the likes of Harvard, Yale and Stanford for overall APR success among all Division I programs. Mizzou has also led the Big 12 Conference in Academic Progress Rates each of the past four years.

Socially, Missouri student-athletes have seen tremendous growth under Alden’s tenure, from coach and student-athlete involvement with Big Brothers-Big Sisters and the Central Missouri Humane Society, to local children’s hospitals and Habitat for Humanity. Missouri Athletics not only makes an impact on the playing fields, but in the lives of the community it serves. In addition, Mizzou Athletics is heavily involved in the United Way and prides itself on having 100 percent involvement from its department each fall.

Athletically, it’s hard to argue Mizzou’s advancement on a national level. The Tigers saw 16-of-20 sports qualify for postseason competition during the 2008-09 academic year, highlighted by Big 12 championships in football, basketball, softball and soccer. More than half of those teams (eight) finished in the Top 25 of their respective sports, the most in school history. In fact, Mizzou has enjoyed 57 Top 25 team finishes at NCAA Championships under Alden’s watch

(an average of 5.2 per year). Prior to his arrival, the most Top 25 finishes for Missouri in a single season was just three.

Alden’s legacy will transcend his program’s consistent success in the classroom, socially and in competition. Upon his appointment as Director of Athletics in 1998, Missouri faced an uncertain future as it entered the Big 12 Conference era. Competing with an annual budget of just $13.7 million at the time of his arrival, Alden has grown Missouri’s operating fortunes to a record $50 million and has added state-of-the art facilities and amenities at nearly every venue in the Sports Park at Mizzou. Overall, Alden has helped lead a record $163.2 million facility resurgence for MU athletics since his arrival just 11 years ago.

Highly-regarded by his peers, Alden’s success at Missouri has earned him national notoriety amongst the NCAA hierarchy and garnered him the NACDA Athletics Director of the Year Award for the Central Region presented by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics in 2008. A member of numerous NCAA committees, including the NCAA Management Council, NCAA Championship/Competition Cabinet, NCAA Division I Leadership Council, Division I Athletics Directors Board of Directors, National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics Executive Committee and NCAA Oversight and Monitoring Group, Alden has helped to drive policy that has not only shaped the current landscape of intercollegiate athletics, but has paved the way for the future growth of college sports as a whole.

Alden and his family have also been heavily involved in the Columbia community, working with local figures to help improve the lives area residents through their involvement in the United Way (Board of Directors), Commerce Bank Board of Directors, Salvation Army, Central Missouri Food Bank and as the host of the 15th annual MDA Golf Classic in 2009.

Alden holds strong ties to central Missouri. His family tree has been rooted on his family farm in Williamsburg, Mo., some 30 miles east of Columbia. His mother lives in Williamsburg, while his brother (Jack) is a physician in Lamar, Mo. (Barton County). Several relatives reside in and around Columbia and Kansas City, including his nephew (Michael), who will be a freshman at Mizzou this fall. His uncle, Jack, was a pipefitter in the building of the Hearnes Center and his cousin, Todd, was a pipefitter in the construction of both Mizzou Arena and the Devine Pavilion.

Alden and his wife, Roxanne (Rockie), have a son, Jake (14) who will enter the ninth grade at West Junior High School in Columbia.

12th Year :: Evansville, 1980


Executive Associate A.D./SWA :: Sarah Reesman17th Year :: Missouri, 1986

In her 17th year with the University of Missouri’s Department of Athletics is Senior Associate A.D. Sarah Reesman.

A native of nearby Boonville, Mo., Reesman was elevated to Senior Associate Director of Athletics in 2006 after eight years as the Associate A.D. for Student Services / Senior Woman Administrator.

In her current capacity as Senior Associate A.D., Reesman serves as the administrative liaison for the sports of men’s and women’s basketball, swimming and diving, wrestling and volleyball, while helping to oversee the University’s extensive compliance program. In 2008, Reesman spearheaded the athletics department’s strategic planning process resulting in new goals and objectives to guide the department in the coming years and continues with implementation of the plan.

Reesman spent the previous four years as assistant athletic director supervising MU’s student-athlete services before being elevated to associate director of athletics in 1997. She represents Mizzou as the Senior Woman Administrator (SWA) in dealings with the Big 12 Conference and the NCAA.

Reesman was the chair of the Big 12 Conference SWAs in 1996-97, a role she assumed again in 2008-09, and in 1997, 1998 and 2002 had oversight responsibilities for the organization of MU’s NCAA certification process. She is a founding member and past president of the Women’s Intersport Network for Columbia and currently serves as a mentor for the Mizzou Alumni Association Griffith’s Leadership Society.

For her leadership efforts, Reesman was recognized in the Columbia Business Times as one of the Top 40 business leaders in Columbia under the age of 40.

Reesman graduated from Mizzou with departmental honors in 1986. As an undergraduate, she chaired MU’s Student Athletic Board for two years and also spent two years as a student member of MU’s Intercollegiate Athletic Committee. She was a member of Mystical Seven and Mortar Board Honor Societies.

Following graduation, Reesman attended law school at the University of Minnesota, earning a J.D. degree in 1989. After a year as clerk for former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Missouri Ann K. Covington, Reesman worked as an associate attorney with the firm of Slagle, Bernard and Gorman in Kansas City. She had just been elected vice president of the Tiger Club of Kansas City, after two terms as secretary and member of the board of directors, when she was hired at MU in 1993.

She is married to Bill Tackett and they have one daughter, Kelley, who is 11 years old.


Chancellor : Brady DeatonChancellor Brady J. Deaton became the 21st chief

executive officer of the University of Missouri on October 4, 2004. With 15 years of service to MU and 33 years of experience in public higher education, Dr. Deaton brings

an international perspective, a record of national leadership, and a strong devotion to Mizzou to his new position.

Dr. Deaton began his journey in higher education as a student at the University of Kentucky, where he graduated with a degree in agricultural economics in 1966. Growing up as the second of nine children of a hard-working farm family in Kentucky and furthered by his participation in 4-H, he developed a love of the land and a desire to study agriculture. His dedication deepened during a two-year tour as a Peace Corps volunteer in Nan, Thailand, from 1962-1964, where he taught vocational agriculture in the Thai language.

After receiving his bachelor’s degree, Dr. Deaton pursued a master of arts in diplomacy and international commerce at the University of Kentucky, graduating in 1968. He went on to the University of Wisconsin where he earned a master of science in 1970 and a doctorate in 1972 in agricultural economics.

Moving from the student to the faculty ranks, Dr. Deaton spent the next six years as an assistant and associate professor of agricultural economics and rural sociology at the University of Tennessee. During this time at Tennessee, he was appointed as staff director of the Special Task Force on Food for Peace for the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington, D.C. In 1978, Dr. Deaton took a professorship position at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the Department of Agricultural Economics, where he also served as coordinator of the rural development research and extension program.

Dr. Deaton spent 12 years at Virginia Tech, the last four as associate director of the Office for International Development. In March of 1989, he joined the University of Missouri as professor and chair in the Agricultural Economics Department and as Social Science Unit leader. He transitioned from faculty to administration in December 1993, when he was appointed chief of staff in the Office of the Chancellor. He became deputy chancellor in 1997.

In January 1998, Dr. Deaton was appointed interim provost and was named to the permanent position in October of that year. His duties were expanded in 2001 when he also became the executive vice chancellor for academic affairs. A strong proponent of the University’s role on the global stage, Dr. Deaton was instrumental as the sponsor of the Big 12 Provosts’ delegation to the European Union.

Dr. Deaton holds leadership roles in many university, community and national organizations. He served as chair of the Academic Affairs Council of the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (NASULGC) in 2004, participates in advisory roles with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and maintains active membership in the American and International Agricultural Economics Associations. He has authored over 100 articles, presentations and

book chapters in his career in addition to co-authoring three books. For his contributions to the University, Dr. Deaton has been the recipient of many

honors. He has been awarded the Outstanding Commitment to Multiculturalism and Diversity certificate by the Association of Black Graduate and Professional Students, honored as an invited lecturer at the Japan International Agricultural Council and recognized by Gamma Sigma Delta with an Award of Merit for Outstanding Administrator, among many other honors, grants and fellowships.

Chancellor Deaton and his wife, Dr. Anne Deaton, are the parents of four grown children, Tony, Brady Jr., Christina and David.

Sixth Year :: Kentucky, 1968


Missouri Men’s Team :: 2009-10


2009-10 Men’s RosterName Event(s) Ht. Yr - Exp Hometown (High School)Adam Abernathy Back 6-3 Sophomore Bartlett, Tenn. (Bolton) Dallas Becerra Diver 6-1 Freshman St. Joseph, Mo. (Central) Michael Beck Free 5-10 Freshman Kansas City, Mo. (Lee’s Summit) Eric Blue Distance Free/Fly 6-0 Freshman South Niles, Mich. (South Bend Riley) Matt Burns Sprint Free/Fly 6-6 Senior-2L Blue Springs, Mo. (Blue Springs) Vito Cammisano Distance Free 5-9 Freshman Kansas City, Mo. (Rockhurst) Greg DeStephen Diving 5-8 Senior-2L Columbus, Ohio (Dublin Scioto) David Dorak Fly 6-2 Junior-1L Two Rivers, Wis. (Two Rivers) Jordan Hawley Sprint Free 6-3 Junior-1L Plano, Texas (Plano West) Jeff Hendricks Free 6-0 Junior-TR Southlake, Texas (TCU) John Higgins Back 5-11 Sophomore St. Charles, Ill. (St. Charles North) Joe Hladik Sprint Free 6-1 Freshman Indian Head Park, Ill. (Lyons Township) John Hunt Free 6-2 Sophomore Plano, Texas (Plano Senior) Dante Jones Diving 6-1 Junior-1L Columbia, Mo. (Hickman) Max Kerwick Free 5-11 Sophomore Austin, Texas (L.C. Anderson) Jan Konarzewski Back/Fly 6-3 Sophomore Warszawa, Poland (LO SMS Warszawa) John Krause Sprint Free 5-10 Freshman St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central) Spenser Lauver Fly/Free 5-10 Junior-1L Omaha, Neb. (Westside) Colin Livasy IM/Breast 6-0 Freshman Kansas City, Mo. (Park Hill South) Michael Lopresti Breaststroke 5-11 Sophomore Westerville, Ohio (Columbus Academy) Scott Martin Free/Fly 6-2 Sophomore Columbus, Ohio (St. Charles Prep School) Robert McGugan Diver 5-8 Freshman Barrington, Ill. (Barrington)Anders Melin Butterfly/Sprint Free 6-2 Junior Karlstad, Sweden (Limestone) Ethan Rose Free 6-2 Sophomore Parkville, Mo. (Park Hill South) Cameron Sellers Free/Back 6-0 RS Junior-1L Valley Center, Kan. (Valley Center) Ryan Sellers Free/Backstroke 5-10 Freshman Valley Center, Kan. (Valley Center) Yaniv Shnaider Free/IM 5-10 Sophomore Ma’ale Adumim, Israel (Dekel Vilnaie) Blas Yslas Breast/Sprint Free 6-3 Freshman Aurora, Colo. (Regis Jesvit)


2008-09 (JUNIOR) – Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... finished third in the 50 freestyle at Southern

Illinois ... was sixth in 50 free at Louisville ... placed ninth in the 50 freestyle against Indiana and Ohio State ... took seventh in the 100 freestyle (48.07) and eighth in the 50 freestyle (22.05) against Iowa ... best times came at the Big 12 Championships in the 50 free (20.88), 100 free (46.11) and 200 free (1:40.44).

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE) - A first team academic all-conference honoree ... opened up the season finishing in fifth-place in the 50 free (22.32) against Indiana ... came in fourth in the 50 free (22.53) against Villanova ... closed the year with a fifth-place finish in the 200 free (1:46.95) at the Drury dual.

2006-07 (FRESHMAN) - Made his debut as a Tiger with a top-15 performance in the 200 free (1:47.94) at the Show-Me Showdown ... took fifth in the 100 fly (55.04) as the Tigers tamed Truman State.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam at Blue Springs High School under coaches Robert Sturman and Bill Shalley and for the Team Dolphins club team ... earned All-America honors in the 2005 and ‘06 in both the 200 and 400 free relay ... member of the 2006 Missouri state champions in the 200 and 400 free relay ... set a new state record in the 400 free relay en route to winning the ‘06 state title ... also placed second in the 100 free and finaled in the 50 free at the ‘06 state meet ... a Junior National qualifier in ‘05 and ‘06 ... a four-time all-state and 16-time all-conference honoree ... named 2006 Examiner Swimmer of the Year ... served as high school team captain as a senior ... member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL - Matt Burns is the son of Phil and Linda Burns ... has two older siblings, Angie (29) and Brad (27) … Angie attended Mizzou and Brad swam at Harvard ... majoring in mathematics.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Fly _________________________________________ 53.0950 Free ________________________________________ 20.887100 Free ________________________________________ 46.11200 Free ______________________________________ 1:40.44

Matt BurnsSprint Free/Fly • 6-6 • Senior

Blue Springs, Mo. • Blue Springs

Greg DeStephenDiving • 5-8 • Senior

Columbus, Ohio • Dublin Scioto2008-09 (JUNIOR) – Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... opened the year with a first-place finish in the 3M at the Show-Me Showdown (329.05)

... also took first-place showing against Southern Illinois in both the 1M (320.47) and 3M (377.77) ... finished first in 1M at Louisville (342.67) and in the Mizzou Invitational (329.05) ... also was first in platform at Mizzou Invite (314.18) ... at the Big 12 Championships, took fourth in the 3-meter dive (405.75), fourth in the platform (433.50) and fifth in the 1-meter dive (363.65) ... all three scores set new school records.

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE) - A first team Academic All-Big 12 member ... named Men’s Diver of the Year for the second-straight season ... also named as the Men’s Top NCAA Performer ... earned a 12th-place finish in 3-meter diving at March’s NCAA Championships (350.30), equaling the highest ever finish by a Tiger men’s diver at NCAA’s ... became only the second All-American diver in program history ... took home gold in the three-meter competition (707.90) at Zones, becoming the first diver to capture a Zones title in program history ... also finished in fifth in the 1-meter (594.00) at Zones ... claimed silver in the 1M (341.35) at Big 12s ... ranks second all-time at MU in the one-meter (341.35) and 3-meter dives (377.15) ... finished in first in 17 of 27 regular season duals, including first-place finishes in the 1M (284.92) and 3M (303.98) against Texas A&M ... took first in the 1-meter (305.25) at the Show-Me Showdown, beating the second-place finisher by almost 50 points ... never finished lower than third in dual action ... recognized as the Big 12 Men’s Diver of the Week on Nov. 28, 2007.

2006-07 (FRESHMAN) - Took third in the 1-meter (312.65) and 3-meter (322.80) at Big 12’s ... collected runner-up honors on the 1M (258.60) in his first meet as a Tiger at the Show-Me Showdown ... picked up the win on the platform (315.65) and finished second on the 3M (327.45), helping the Tigers take bronze at the Georgia Fall Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL - Placed ninth at the 2006 Junior Olympic Nationals on the 3-meter springboard competition, and also placed 11th in the same meet on the platform ... finished sixth on the 3-meter and ninth on the 1-meter at the 2005 Spring East Nationals ... dove for US Elite under Drew Johansen.

PERSONAL - Greg DeStephen is the son of Steve and Karen DeStephen ... has an older brother, Chris (23) ... father played soccer at SUNY Canton ... majoring in finance ... plans to attend law school ... career ambition is to become a partner at a law firm.

CAREER BEST SCORES1-Meter _________________________________ 363.653-Meter _________________________________ 405.75Platform ________________________________ 433.50


2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) – Had a pair of fifth place finishes at Southern Illinois in the 100 fly (52.60) and

200 fly (1:59.58) ... swam the third fastest 50 freestyle (20.67) and the second fastest 100 butterfly (48.20) at MU in the prelims of the Big 12 Championship ... 200 fly time of 1:48.94 at the Big 12 Championships was fifth best all-time at Missouri.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Qualified for the finals in the 100 fly (49.61) and 200 fly (1:54.32) at the conference championships ... took ninth in the 100 fly (52.98) at the Show-Me Showdown ... swam to a fourth-place finish in the 100 fly (53.01) in the Mizzou Dual Challenge against Drury ... came in fifth in the 100 fly (53.31) at Drury in the regular season finale.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam for coach Dave Anderson of the Schroeder YMCA ... competed at the 2007 Junior Nationals and 2007 Quebec Coup II Grand Prix ... participant at the YMCA Spring and Summer Nationals ... owns the Two Rivers record in the 50 and 100 free, 100 fly, 100 breast, and the 200 free and medley relays ... served as team captain his senior year ... placed third in state in the 50 free and 100 fly his senior season ... finished fourth in those events as a junior ... state runner-up in the 50 free his sophomore year ... a three-time team MVP ... an All-State selection in the 100 fly in 2007 and in the 50 free in 2005 and 2007 ... also a member of his high school’s cross country and track and field teams ... graduated in the top 10 percent of his class ... has achieved Eagle Scout status.

PERSONAL - David Dorak is the son of Chris and Deb Dorak ... majoring in fisheries and wildlife ... career ambition is to be a swimmer or a swim coach ... father ran cross country and track at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Free _________________________________________ 20.67100 Free ________________________________________ 48.34100 Fly _________________________________________ 48.20200 Fly _______________________________________ 1:48.94

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) – Named a CSCAA Academic All-American and was a member of the Academic All-Big

12 first team ... took first in 50 freestyle at Texas A&M (21.19) and was second in 100 free (46.59) ... won both the 50 freestyle (21.17) and 100 free (46.65) at Southern Illinois ... finished first in the 50 freestyle (20.08) and the 100 freestyle (44.47) at the Mizzou Invitational ... took first in the 50 freestyle (20.84) against Iowa ... swam to a third-place finish at Iowa in the 100 freestyle with a time of 46.23) ... was fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the 50 freestyle (19.72).

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Voted MU Swimming’s Newcomer of the Year for the men’s squad ... owns the second best 100 free (44.46) time in school history ... ranks third all-time in the 50 free (20.17) ...member of the third-fastest 400 free relay team in school history (3:00.80) ... member of the 400 medley team that took second (3:18.99) at Big 12’s ... came in sixth in the 50 free (20.24), ninth in the 100 free (44.87), and 10th in the 100 fly (52.44) at the conference championships ... finished as the runner-up in his first collegiate race against Indiana in the 50 free (21.15) ... earned first career victory in the 50 free (20.92) against Villanova and Pittsburgh ... took third in the 100 free (46.65) and first in the 50 free (21.13) at the Iowa dual.

HIGH SCHOOL - Coached by Steve Mateer and Craig Harris on the City of Plano Swimmers club squad ... a Junior Olympic participant in 2007 ... set school marks in the 50 and 100 free and was a member of the record-breaking 200 free and 200 medley relays while at Plano West ... team captain his junior and senior years ... led the Wolves to their highest ever finish at the Texas State Championships his senior season ... lettered in swimming three years ... also served as the leadership team director for his church’s youth group and took part in numerous mission trips while in high school.

PERSONAL - Jordan Hawley is the son of Jamie and Melissa Hawley ... has two younger siblings, Drew (18) and Brooke (15) ... majoring in business ... professional goal is to run a Fortune 500 company.

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Free _________________________________________ 19.72100 Free ________________________________________ 44.01

David DorakFly • 6-2 • Junior

Two Rivers, Wis. • Two Rivers

Jordan HawleySprint Free • 6-3 • Junior

Plano, Texas • Plano West


Jeff Hendricks Dante JonesFree • 6-0 • Junior

Southlake, Texas • TCUDiving • 6-1 • Junior

Columbia, Mo. • Hickman2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) – Took third in the 200 freestyle at Texas A&M (1:43.65) and was second in the 500 free (4;47.83) ... placed third in the 100 freestyle at

Southern Illinois (47.37) ... took sixth place at Kentucky in the 100 freestyle with a time of 1:41.35 ... was third in the 200 freestyle at Iowa (1:41.90) ... finished in fourth place in the 100 freestyle and was tenth in the 200 freestyle (1:38.51) at the Big 12 Championships (45.92).

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Swam at TCU before transferring to Missouri.

HIGH SCHOOL – Member of the 2007 Texas state champion 400 free relay squad ... state runner-up in the 200 free in 2007 ... holds school records in the 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 back, 200 medley relay and 200 and 400 free relays ... three-time All-American ... swam club for the North Texas Nadadores under Head Coach Bill Christenson.

PERSONAL – Jeff Hendricks is the son of John and Colleen Hendricks ... has one sibling, Brook (18) ... majoring in business ... father graduated from the University of Texas.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Free ______________________________________ 1:38.51500 Free ______________________________________ 4:28.49

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) – Placed second at Texas A&M in the 1M (326.15) and third in the 3M (301.75) ... at Louisville, took first in the 1M (317.17) and second in

the three-meter (290.93) ... was first in the 3M at the Mizzou Invitational (360.55) ... won the 3M dive at Kentucky (338.70) and was second in the 1-meter dive (299.93) ... placed sixth at the Big 12 Championships in the 3-meter dive (356.55) and the ̀ -meter dive (327.30) and was fifth in the platform (339.95) .. finished fifth in the 1M dive (352.00) and sixth in the 3M (707.40) at Zones ... scores at the Zones were career bests.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Earned Men’s Big 12 Diver of the Week honors for the week of Oct. 27, 2007 ... earned top-25 finishes in the 1M (267.75) and platform (240.55) events at the NCAA’s ... came in second at Zones in the platform dive (611.85) ... finished third in the platform (350.85) and fourth in both the 1- (309.4) and 3-meter (347.55) events at Big 12’s ... took home first-place in the 1-meter (312.45) in his first meet as a Tiger in the Indiana dual ... claimed first-place in the 1M (625.80) against Missouri State and Virginia Tech ... completed the dual season by coming in first in the 1-meter (335.18) and second in the 3-meter (343.73) against Drury.

HIGH SCHOOL - A standout prep diver who dove for current Mizzou assistant coach Jamie Sweeney of the Mizzou Diving Club ... a 2006 Junior Olympic West National qualifier ... earned the 2007 Junior Olympic Region IV title on the one-meter ... dove to the Missouri State Championship as a senior ... also involved in Japanese Club and Future Business Leaders of America while at Hickman.

PERSONAL - Dante Jones is the son of Felicia Lloyd ... has two older sisters, Aneiya (24) and Marla (21) ... plans to major in chemical engineering.

CAREER BEST SCORES1-Meter ________________________________________ 352.003-Meter ________________________________________ 388.25Platform _______________________________________ 350.85


Cameron SellersFree/Back • 6-0 • Junior

Valley Center, Kan. • Valley Center2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) – Took fourth at the Big 12 Championships in the 1650 freestyle (15:44.14)

and 13th in the 200 freestyle (1:39.92) ... finished second in the 500 freestyle (4:24.91) and seventh in the 1650 freestyle (15:50.51) at the Mizzou Invitational ... set the Mizzou record in the 200 freestyle (1:38.16) at the Mizzou Invitational ... took first in the 200 freestyle (1:39.96) at the Arlansas/Kentucky Dual meet ... touched first in the 200 free after swimming in 1:40.88, and later won the 500 free, finishing at 4:37.18 against SIU-C ... named Big 12 Conference Swimmer of the Month for October.

2007-08 (RS FRESHMAN) - Awarded Missouri Swimming’s Most Valuable Player Award for the men’s team ... clinched the runner-up spot at the Big 12 Championships in the 1650 free (15:38.50) ... also took seventh in the 200 free (1:40.24) and eighth in the 500 free at Big 12’s ... set the school record in the 200 free (1:38.18) and had the second best time in Mizzou history in the 500 free (4:26.38) ... finished first in the 1000 free (9:34.71) against Iowa ... was runner-up against Drury and Southern Illinois in the 200 free (1:41.04), finishing just .03 seconds behind teammate Matt Dahlke ... came in first in the 500 free (4:36.63) against Virginia Tech ... swept past Pittsburgh, Penn State, Villanova and Maryland in the 200 (1:41.96) and 500 free (4:35.02) ... finished the regular season against Drury by claiming the top spot in the 200 (1:40.96) and 500 free (4:42.35).

HIGH SCHOOL - Junior National qualifier and both a Sectional and Region Eight finalist ... 2005 Central Zone champion in the 200 free and 200 back ... named to the Missouri Valley All-Academic team ... swam for the Wichita Swim Club under coach Eric Nelson.

PERSONAL - Cameron Sellers is the son of Mark and Shannon Sellers ... has two brothers, Justin and Ryan and sister, Krista ... career ambition is to become an entrepreneur.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Free ______________________________________ 1:38.00500 Free ______________________________________ 4:24.911650 Free ____________________________________ 15:38.50

Spenser LauverFly/Free • 5-10 • Junior

Omaha, Neb. • Westside2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) – Took first in the 1000 freestyle at Southern Illinois with a career-best time of

9:30.11, which was the sixth fastest in MU history ... finished third in the 1650 freestyle (15:41.07) at the Mizzou Invitational ... took first in the 1000 freestyle (9:33.30) at the Arkansas/Kentucky dual meet ... closed the dual season finishing third in the 1000 freestyle (9:38.76) against Iowa ... at the Big 12 Championships, placed third in the 1650 freestyle, setting a school record (15:20.87) and was sixth in the 500 freestyle (4:28.01) and seventh in the 200 butterfly (1:49.71).

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Took bronze at the Big 12 Championship in the 1650 free (15:42.79) … also came in ninth in the 200 fly (1:55.25) and 11th in the 500 free (4:32.76) … earned his first career first-place finish in the 1000 free (9:41.34) at the Texas A&M dual … beat out Pittsburgh, Maryland and Villanova to claim the top spot in the 1650 free (16:01.81) … raced to first in the 200 fly (1:53.17) against Iowa … closed out the regular season with a runner-up finish in the 1000 free (9:46.73) at Drury.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam club for coach Docker Hartfield of Swim Omaha … a 2006 and 2007 Junior Olympic qualifier … won the 1500 free at the 2006 Speedo Central Section Regional VIII Championships … took second in the race at the 2007 Summer Championships … captained his Westside squad during his senior campaign … helped lead the Warriors to the state title his first three seasons and to second place his senior year … individual state champion in the 100 fly and 200 free his junior and senior seasons … named Midwest Swimming Inc. Conference Senior Boys Swimmer of the Year in 2006 … earned Scholastic All-America honors three years … named an Academic All-American his junior and senior seasons … received the Metro Conference Outstanding Swimmer Award in 2007 … garnered Academic All-State accolades as a senior … also a member of the National Honor Society, Movie Club, Science Club, and Frisbee Club in high school … graduated with honors and commendation from Westside.

PERSONAL - Spenser Lauver is the son of Doug and Paula Lauver … has an older brother, Alex (25) … plans to major in mechanical engineering … career ambition is to work for a major aeronautical firm.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Free ______________________________________ 1:40.98500 Free ______________________________________ 4:27.271000 Free ______________________________________9:30.111650 Free ____________________________________ 15:20.87200 Fly _______________________________________ 1:49.71


Adam AbernathyBack • 6-3 • SophomoreBartlett, Tenn. • Bolton

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - Best finish came in the 200 backstroke at Louisville (1:56.66) ... swam a 1:52.19 in

the 200 backstroke in the Big 12 Championships prelims ... had a time of 50.98 in the 100 backstroke at the Big 12 Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL – Swam at the 2007 Speedo Junior Nationals and the 2008 NCSA Junior Nationals ... named high school team MVP all four years ... swam club for Bartlett Extreme under coach Dick Fadgen ... holds club records in the 50, 100, and 200 free, 100 and 200 back, 100 breast and 200 IM.

PERSONAL – Adam Abernathy is the son of Bill Abernathy and Susan Shoaf ... has one sister, Erica (15) ... majoring in business ... Grandfather, Ronald Noland, attended Mizzou.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Back ________________________________________ 50.98200 Back ______________________________________ 1:52.19

John HigginsBack • 5-11 • Sophomore

St. Charles, Ill. • St. Charles North2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Took eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 200 backstroke (1:48.03) and the 100 backstroke (50.15), and sixth in the 400 IM (4:02.49

... finished third in the 200 backstroke (1.51.08) at the Mizzou Invitational.

HIGH SCHOOL – Appeared at the 2008 Junior Nationals, where he finished eighth in the 200 medley (1:34.40) ... member of the 2008 Illinois state champion 200 medley relay team ... earned All-America honors ... member of school record holding 200 medley relay and 400 free relay teams ... swam for St. Charles Swim Club under coach Tim Lewarchick.

PERSONAL – John Higgins is the son of John and Bonnie Higgins ... has one sister, Brittany (21) ... majoring in engineering.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Backstroke ___________________________________ 50.15200 Backstroke _________________________________ 1:48.03


John Hunt Max KerwickFree • 6-2 • Sophomore

Plano, Texas • Plano SeniorFree • 5-11 • Sophomore

Austin, Texas • L.C. Anderson2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Finished 19th in the 1650 freestyle (16:32.30) at the Mizzou Invitational ... finished sixth in the 1000 freestyle (9:58.68) at the Arkansas/

Kentucky dual meet ... closed the season finishing sixth in the 1000 freestyle (10:03.25) against Iowa.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam club for the City of Plano Swimmers under head coach Steve Mateer ... at the times was the longest serving member of club team ... 2006-07 USA Swimming Scholastic All-American ... was varsity team captain of his high school squad ... graduated high school with honors ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... named to Who’s Who of Plano Class of 2008.

PERSONAL - John Hunt is the son of John and Mary Hunt ... has nine siblings, Mary Kate (21), Patrick (17), Edward (16), Maureen (14), Neil (12), Nina (10), Jacqueline (8), Theresa (6) and Anne (3) ... father played rugby at Santa Clara University ... mother ran cross country at the University of Dallas ... majoring in journalism-print and digital news and business finance ... aspires to be a sports reporter.

CAREER BEST TIMES500 Freestyle __________________________________ 4:39.601000 Freestyle _________________________________ 9:58.681650 Freestyle ________________________________ 16:12.46

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Tied for fifth in the 50 freestyle at Southern Illinois with a time of 22.88 ... took eighth at Louisville in the 50 free (22.70) ... was 24th at Big 12

Championships in the 50-meter freestyle with a 21.45 time.

HIGH SCHOOL – Swam in Texas State Championship as apart of the 200 free relay team ... awarded all-state and All-America honors ... swam club under head coach Tim O’Brien for Nitro Swimming ... holds club records in the 50 free and 100 fly ... three-time club Scholastic All-American.

PERSONAL – Max Kerwick is the son of Matt Kerwick and Lynne Kammer ... has one brother, Mason (17) ... majoring in journalism ... aspires to work for a professional sports team ... father attended the University of Texas, while mother attended the University of Florida.

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Freestyle _____________________________________ 21.45100 Freestyle ____________________________________ 46.48200 Freestyle __________________________________ 1:44.21100 Fly _________________________________________ 50.99


Jan KonarzewskiBack/Fly • 6-3 • Sophomore

Warszawa, Poland • LO SMS Warszawa2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Took fifth place in the 200 backstroke (1:46.11) in the Big 12 Championships, sixth in the 100 backstroke (50.01) ... finished first in the 200

backstroke (1:47.70) and second in the 100 backstroke (50.76) at the Arkansas/Kentucky dual meet ... took first in the 200 backstroke against Texas A&M (1:50.23), Southern Illinois (1:50.98), Louisville (1:48.15), Kentucky (1:47.70) and Iowa (1:48.73) ... Took second in the 100 backstroke against Kentucky (50.76), and Iowa (50.61) ... finished third at the Polish Senior Nationals and swam at the World University Games.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam club for Polonia Warszawa for Coach Dorota Chylak ... member of the squad that broke the Polish short course record in the 400 medley at the age of 18 ... finished seventh in the 200 backstroke at the 2006 European Junior Championship ... holds the long course Senior Club record in the 200 back ... was twice named the “most famous sportsman in school” at his high school ... has been swimming competitively for 10 years.

PERSONAL - Jan Konarzewski is the son of Tytus and Irmina Konarzewski ... majoring in information technology.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Backstroke ___________________________________ 49.71200 Backstroke __________________________________1:46.11100 Fly _________________________________________ 49.44

Michael LoprestiBreast • 5-11 • Sophomore

Westerville, Ohio • Columbus Academy2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Finished eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 200 breaststroke (2:02.82) ... finished fifth in the 100 breaststroke (59.84) in the dual

season finale against Iowa ... swam a season-best 56.65 in the 100 breaststroke at the Big 12 Championships ... also competed in the 200 IM at the Big 12 Championships, finaling with a time of 1:52.34.

HIGH SCHOOL – Competed at Junior Nationals in 2006 and 2007 ... swam in the 400 medley relay at the 2007 Senior Nationals ... swam in the Ohio State Championships all four years of high school ... holds school records in the 100 breast and 200 IaM ... broke the sectional record in the 100 breast ... holds the conference record in the 100 breast and 200 IM ... two-time district champion ... eight-time sectional champion ... five-time All-American ... two-time Academic All-American ... all-conference and all-state honoree ... named team MVP, team captain, and given the team’s Viking Award for leadership ... member of New Albany Aquatics Club team ... National Age Group Record Holder (17-18) in the 200 medley relay ... swam on same club team as freshman teammate Scott Martin.

PERSONAL – Michael Lopresti is the son of Rick and Debbie Lopresti ... majoring in industrial engineering ... mother graduated from Ohio State ... father played college football for Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Breaststroke __________________________________ 56.65200 Breaststroke ________________________________ 2:02.82


Scott MartinFree/Fly • 6-2 • Sophomore

Columbus, Ohio • St. Charles Prep2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Took eighth at the Big 12 Championships in the 100 butterfly (48.56) ... swam the third fastest time in school history in the 200 IM at the

Big 12 Championships (1:48.67) ... also swam third fastest 100-fly time in Big 12 prelims (48.49).

HIGH SCHOOL – High school team won the 2008 Ohio State Championship team title ... member of school’s state champion 200 and 400 free relay squads ... two-time team MVP ... 13-time high school All-American ... holds the school record in the 100 fly ... swam club for New Albany Aquatics Club under Head Coach Brad Burget … member of the team that broke the national age group record in the 200 medley relay ... swam on same club team as freshman teammate Michael Lopresti.

PERSONAL – Scott Martin is the son of Thomas and Roxanne Martin ... both parents graduated from The Ohio State University … has one sister, Katie (16) ... majoring in journalism ... uncle Randy Rosler swam at the University of South Carolina.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Fly _________________________________________ 48.49100 Breaststroke __________________________________ 55.67200 IM ________________________________________ 1:48.67

Ethan RoseFree • 6-2 • Sophomore

Parkville, Mo. • Park Hill South2008-09 (FRESHMAN) – Finished sixth in the 200 freestyle (1:44.44) at the Arkansas/Kentucky dual meet ... closed the season finishing seventh in the 200

freestyle (1:45.94) against Iowa.

HIGH SCHOOL – Missouri State champion in the 100 and 200 free in his 2008 senior season ... finished runner-up at state in the 100 fly and 100 back to conclude his junior campaign ... post career bests of 1:41.30 in the 200 free, 4:40.67 in the 500 free, 52.31 in the 100 back, and 51.82 in the 100 fly ... named one of the Kansas City Star’s scholar athletes in 2008 ... swam for coach Tom Klieboeker of the Tsunami Swim Team of Kansas City.

PERSONAL – Ethan Rose is the son of Dan and Marlene Rose ... has three siblings, Sarah (25), Jamie (23), and Timothy (16) ... sister, Sarah, also attended MU ... majoring in biology ... grandfather swam and played football at Georgia Tech.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Freestyle ____________________________________ 47.51200 Freestyle __________________________________ 1:40.71500 Freestyle __________________________________ 4:39.29


Yaniv ShnaiderFree/IM • 5-10 • Sophomore

Ma’ale Adumim, Israel. • Dekel VilnaieHIGH SCHOOL – Finished first in the 200 and 400 IM at both the 2006 and 2007 Israeli National Championships

... took 11th at the European Junior Championships in the 200 IM ... swam at the 2006 European Senior Championship i nBudapest ... swam for Greater Jerusalem Swim Club ... holds club records in the 200 and 400 IM (short and long course) and 1500 free ... named squad’s MVP.

PERSONAL – Yaniv Shnaider is the son of Chaim and Esther Shnaider ... has two siblings, Shmuel (40) and Ariel (33) ... majoring in information technology.

Anders Melin

2007-09 (JUNIOR COLLEGE): Swam at Limestone College, where he was a seven-time NCAA Division II

All-American ... was a two-time NCAA Division II National Champion in the 200 freestyle relay.

HIGH SCHOOL - Swam for Goran Westerlund of the Karlstad Swim Club ... holds club record in the 50-meter backstroke and the 50-meter butterfly.

PERSONAL - Anders Melin is the son of Lennart and Anna-Britta Melin ... has two siblings, Gustav (23) and Karin (15) ... plans to major in international business.

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Fly __________________________________________ 20.16100 Fly _________________________________________ 45.05

Butterfly/Sprint Free • 6-2 • JuniorKarlstad, Sweden • Limestone

Getting to Know AndersWhy Mizzou: I wanted Mizzou and Mizzou wanted me

Favorite TV show: Prison Break

Favorite restaurant in Columbia: The Swedish Kafe

Favorite movie: Green Street Hooligans

Dream vacation spot: Anywhere with good friends

Biggest role model growing up: My big brother, Gustav

Something people don’t know about you: Finished second in Swedish Jeopardy at age 12


Dallas Becerra Michael BeckDiver • 6-1 • Freshman

St. Joseph, Mo. • CentralBack • 5-10 • Freshman

Kansas City, Mo. • Lee’s Summit

Getting to Know MichaelWhy Mizzou: Been a life-long Mizzou fan

Favorite TV show: Ultimate Fighter

Favorite musician: Michael Jackson

Favorite holiday: Christmas

Hero or villain you would like to be: Spiderman

Dream vacation spot: Australia

Biggest role model growing up: My mom

Getting to Know DallasWhy Mizzou: Great Facilities

Favorite restaurant in Columbia: Shakespeare’s

Hero or villain you would like to be: Hulk

Dream vacation spot: Bahamas

Favorite TV Show: Flavor of Love

Biggest role model growing up: Blaine Wilson

Something people don’t know about you: I’m afraid of squirrels.

HIGH SCHOOL – Dove at Central High under coach Marnie Lewis ... named Diver of the Year in his junior and senior years ... competed in the state championships in

his final two years of high school ... finished third place at state in senior year.

PERSONAL – Dallas Becerra is the son of Butch and Linda Becerra ... has two siblings, Elizabeth (20) and Joseph (16) ... major is undecided.

HIGH SCHOOL – Has been swimming competitively for 12 years ... was team captain under coach Bruce Holder at Lee’s Summit High School ... named to the all-area

team twice ... was all-state in the 200-medley relay in 2007 ... was an all-state honorable mention in four events in 2008 ... went to the state championships in all four years of high school ... participated at NSCA Junior Nationals on relays ... was a USS Academic All-American in 2007-08.

PERSONAL – Michael Beck is the son of Bob and Alison Beck … Bob and Alison, as well as Michael’s grandfather and two uncles, attended the University of Missouri ... has two siblings, Billy (18) and Jeffrey (16) ... majoring in civil engineering and plans on working as a structural engineer after graduation.


Getting to Know EricFavorite TV show: Eastbound & Down

Favorite musician: 311

Favorite movie: Wedding Crashers

Hero or villain you would like to be: Iron man

Biggest role model growing up: My grandpa

Favorite restaurant in Columbia: Chipotle

Most memorable athletic moment: Winning state in my sophomore year in the 200 freestyle relay.

Eric BlueDistance Free/Fly • 6-0 • FreshmanSouth Niles, Mich. • South Bend RileyHIGH SCHOOL – Swam at South Bend Riley High School under coach John Vandriesche and for the Irish Aquatics club team under coach Will Bernhardt ... holds

club records in the 15-and-over category in the 200-, 500-, and 1650-free ... was a 10-time first team Northern Indiana Conference selection, a four-time All-American and a four-time All-State selection ... holds the 200 free sectional record (1:41.38) ... competed in the 50, 200, 500 and 1500 free at the 2009 NCSA Junior Nationals competition.

PERSONAL – Eric Blue is the son of Scott and Lynn Blue ... Lynn was a collegiate swimmer at Miami (Ohio) ... has two brothers, Kevin (24) and Tim (21) ... Tim is a swimmer at Indiana University ... undecided on a major at this point.

Getting to Know VitoWhy Mizzou: Team is one giant family

Something people don’t know about you: I love teeth! I brush, floss, then brush again

Favorite restaurant in Columbia: Shakespeare’s

Favorite movie: Count of Monte Cristo


Most memorable athletic moment: My best 1500 swim

Biggest role model growing up: My parents

Vito CammisanoDistance Free • 5-9 • FreshmanKansas City, Mo. • Rockhurst

HIGH SCHOOL – Swam for the Kansas City Blazers swim team and for Rockhurst High School ... was

named to the 2006 All-Metro second team in the 500 free ... qualified for Junior Nationals in the 800 free, 1500 free/1650 free from 2006-2009.

PERSONAL – Vito Cammisana is the son of Jerry and Josephine Cammisana ... has two siblings, Antoinette (23) and Mariann (20) ... major is undecided.


Getting to Know JohnWhy Mizzou: Feels like home

Favorite movie: Boondock Saints

Favorite musician: Garth Brooks

Super power you wish you had: Ability to fly


Dream vacation spot: Hawaii

Biggest role model growing up: My brother, Scott

John KrauseSprint Free • 5-10 • Freshman

St. Louis, Mo. • Hazelwood CentralHIGH SCHOOL – Earned All-American honors while swimming at Hazelwood Central High School in St.

Louis ... was named Team MVP ... earned the High Point award.

PERSONAL – John Krause is the son of Donald and Donna Krause ... has seven siblings (five brothers, two sisters) ... majoring in mechanical engineering.

Getting to Know JoeWhy Mizzou: Great team and awesome facilities

Favorite movie: Star Wars

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite holiday: Halloween

Most restaurant in Columbia: Addison’s

Dream vacations spot: Hawaii

Something people don’t know about you: I was on the prom court my senior year of high school.

Joe HladikSprint Free • 6-1 • Freshman

Indian Head Park, Ill. • Lyons TownshipHIGH SCHOOL – Holds Lyons Swim Club records in the 50 free, 100 breast, 200 breast, 100 back, 200 back,

200 IM, 400 free relay, 400 medley relay and the 800 free relay in the 13-14 and 15-18 age groups ... swam at Lyons Township High School under coach Scott Walker ... won the school’s Charles ‘Chuck’ Bennet award for most outstanding male athlete ... named to the all-area team as well as Swimmer of the Year by the Doings newspaper ... was an eight-time All-American and holds six school records ... swam the 50 free, 100 free, 50 back, 100 back, and 100 breast stroke at Junior Nationals in 2008.

PERSONAL – Joseph Hladik is the son of Joseph and Sharon Hladik … Sharon was a collegiate volleyball player at Bradley University ... has one sibling, Nicole (15) ... majoring in health science.


John Krause

Getting to Know ColinWhy Mizzou: Because it’s awesome

Favorite TV show: House

Favorite musician: Bob Marley

Favorite restaurant in Columbia: Bambinos

Hero or villain you would like to be: The Blob

Favorite movie: Fight Club

Biggest role model growing up: My dad

Colin LivasyIM/Breast • 6-0 • Freshman

Kansas City, Mo. • Park Hill SouthHIGH SCHOOL – Holds Tsuami Swim Team records in the 400 medley relay and the 200 LCM breast stroke ... swam at Park Hill South High School under coach Todd

Harvey ... was named to the all-conference, all-metro, all-state, and All-America teams ... holds school records in the 200 IM, 500 free, 200 medley, 400 free relay ... holds conference records in the 200 medley, 200 IM, and 100 breast stroke ... competed in the NCSA Junior Nationals and the Speedo LCM Junior Nationals ... named an Academic All-American.

PERSONAL - Colin Livasy is the son of Don and Maria Livasy ... Don was a collegiate track runner at the University of Central Missouri ... majoring in biochemistry.

Getting to Know RobertFavorite movie: Angels in the Outfield

Favorite musician: T.I.

Favorite holiday: Christmas, especially in Chicago

Dream vacation spot: Switzerland

Biggest role model growing up: My father

Hero or villain you would like to be: Batman

Most memorable athletic moment: Walking on to the Missouri Diving Team

Robert McGuganDiver • 5-8 • Freshman

Barrington, Ill. • BarringtonHIGH SCHOOL – Attended Barrington High School in Illinois ... dove for two years at Barrington

PERSONAL – Robert McGugan is the son of Buck and Lynn McGugan ... grandfather played baseball and basketball at Florida State ... majoring in communications.


Ryan SellersFree/Back • 5-10 • Freshman

Valley Center, Kan. • Valley CenterHIGH SCHOOL – Has been swimming competitively for 10 years … holds Wichita Swim Club records in the 100 back stroke and 200 backstroke ... took part in

Junior Nationals in 2007-2009 ... competed in Short Course Nationals in 2008 ... attended Valley Center High School.

PERSONAL – Ryan Sellers is the son of Mark and Shannon Sellers ... has three siblings, Justin (23), Cameron (21) and Krista (15) ... Justin is a former MU swimmer and Cameron is currently on the MU swim team ... major is undecided.

Getting to Know RyanWhy Mizzou: Loved the team

Favorite TV show: King of Queens

Favorite movie: Anchorman

Favorite restaurant in Columbia: The Diner

Hero or villain you would like to be: Superman

Something people don’t know about you: I flex in the mirror.

Biggest role model growing up: Brother, Cameron

Getting to Know BlasWhy Mizzou: Feels like home

Dream vacation spot: Colorado

Favorite TV show: South Park


Favorite movie: I have too many!

Something people don’t know about you: I used to figure skate

Biggest role model growing up: My dad

Blas YslasBreast/Sprint Free • 6-3 • Freshman

Aurora, Colo. • Regis JesvitHIGH SCHOOL – Swam at Regis Jesuit High School for coach Mike Doherty ... was named a four-time all-city swimmer by the Aurora Sentinel ... received Athlete

of the Week honors from the Denver Post ... selected to the all-state team three times and was a seven-time state champion ... won the state championship in the breast stroke back-to-back in his junior and senior year ... was a nine-time All-American ... holds the Colorado state record in the 200 medley relay.

PERSONAL – Blas Yslas is the son of Blas and Maritza Yslas ... he has one sibling, a sister named Lexie ... majoring in biology.


Matt Burnes Greg DeStephen

David Dorak Jordan Hawley

FavoritesRestaurant in Columbia: Buffalo WingsTV Show: ScubsDream vacation spot: HawaiiHero or villain you would like to be:

SupermanMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Setting the state record to end high school career.

If you could have any superpower what would it be: Ability to fly

Something people don’t know about you: I can balance things on my face

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: The team and coachesMusician: Snow PatrolResturant in Columbia: Addison’sTV Show: GleeBiggest role model growing up: My dadMovie: Mean GirlsMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Earning All-America and 2008 NCAA’s

FavoritesRestaurant in Columbia: Buckingham’sTV Show: EntourageMovie: Enter the DragonDream vacation spot: My cabinBiggest role model growing up: My father

and grandfatherMost memorable moment as an athlete:

2009 Big 12 100 and 200 flySomething people don’t know about you:

Took Tae Kwon Do for six years

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: Sweet poolTV Show: 24Restaurant in Columbia: Les BourgeoisMovie: GladiatorMusician: Jars of ClayDream vacation spot: HawaiiBiggest role model growing up: FatherSomething people don’t know about you: I

have crooked feet


FavoritesWhy Mizzou: The peopleTV Show: HouseMusician: Dave Matthews BandRestaurant in Columbia: Forge and VineSuperhero: Iron ManBiggest role model growing up: James BondSomething most people don’t know about

you: I nearly died from a spider bite.Most memorable athletic moment: Breaking

two school records in one event.

Jeff Henricks

Spenser Lauver Cameron Sellers

FavoritesRestaurant in Columbia: Addison’sMusician: ‘Lil WayneMovie: Shawshank RedemptionTV Show: SportsCenterSuperhero: BatmanDream vacation spot: Any beachBiggest role model growing up: ParentsSomething most people don’t know about

you: I speak Hebrew

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: The coachesRestaurant in Columbia: OsakaTV Show: Will & GraceMovie: Love and BasketballSomething most people don’t know about

you: I was born in HawaiiSuperhero: WolverineMost memorable athletic moment: Winning

second my junior year at State.

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: The peopleRestaurant in Columbia: China KitchenMusician: AC/DCMovie: ZombielandTV Show: Family GuySuperhero: SupermanBiggest role model growing up: DadSuper power you wish you had: Ability to fly

Dante Jones


Adam Abernathy John Higgins

John Hunt

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: The teamTV Show: South ParkHero or villain you would like to be: Iron ManMovie: HangoverDream vacation spot: On the beachRestaurant in Columbia: ColdstoneIf you could have any superpower what

would it be: Ability to teleportSomething people don’t know about you: I’m

afraid of deep water.

Max KerwickFavoritesWhy Mizzou: Great team and Journalism

SchoolRestaurant in Columbia: FlatbranchMovie: Pulp FictionHoliday: Thanksgiving TV Show: The UnitDream vacation spot: ScotlandMost memorable athletic moment: Medaling

at State in high schoolSomething most people don’t know about

you: I hate clowns.

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: Great facilities and fun teamRestaurant in Columbia; CC BroilerTV Show: Family GuyMusician: Dave Matthews BandMovie: HangoverDream vacation spot: Florida KeysBiggest role model growing up: My dadMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Finaling at Big 12 Championships.

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: The team and Journalism

schoolTV Show: SportsCenterHoliday: HalloweenMusician: Brand NewDream vacation spot: CaliforniaBiggest role model growing up: Lance

ArmstrongSomething people don’t know about you:

I don’t like red lights, science class and raisins.


FavoritesWhy Mizzou: Great facilities and atmosphereMove: SuperbadMusician: Dave MatthewsTV Show: MTV CribsMost memorable athletic moment: Setting

national age group record in the 200 medley relay.

Michael LoprestiFavoritesWhy Mizzou: Great swimming programTV Show: How it is MadeMovie: 21Dream vacation spot: MountainsHoliday: ChristmasSuperpower you wish you had: Ability to

teleportMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Qualifying for University games and Wold Championships

Jan Konarzewski

Scott MartinFavoritesWhy Mizzou: Great campus and J-SchoolTV Show: The UnitMovie: The RockDream vacation spot: Deserted IslandBiggest role model growing up: My dadMusician: Dave MatthewsHero or villain you would like to be:

SpidermanSomething people don’t know about you: I

used to play club soccer.

Ethan Rose

Yaniv Scnaider

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: Loved the campus and swim

teamTV Show: It’s Always Sunny in PhiladelphiaMusician: Red Hot Chilli PeppersRestaurant in Columbia: Bambino’sMovie: Ocean’s ElevenHoliday: ThanksgivingMost memorable athletic moment: Getting

an “A” time in the 100 breast.

FavoritesWhy Mizzou: Great team and friendsRestaurant in Columbia: Addison’sMovie: Beautiful MindDream vacation spot: DubaiBiggest role model growing up: My brotherMost memorable athletic moment:

Swimming at the European Championships

Something people don’t know about you: I play the guitar.


Missouri Women’s Team :: 2009-10


2009-10 Women’s RosterName Event (s) Ht. Yr - Exp Hometown (High School)Molly Bollen Free/Fly 5-6 Senior - 3L Carrollton, Texas (Newman Smith)Dominique Bouchard Back/IM 5-9 Freshman North Bay, Ontario (Ecole Secondaire Catholique

Algonquin)Caitlin Connor Free 5-11 Freshman Burr Ridge, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)Leah Cowperthwaite Free 5-6 Sophomore-1L Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior)Cassie Cunningham Back 5-7 Freshman Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville)Emy DiBenigno Breast/IM 5-10 Sophomore-1L Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)Kayla Durnil Breast/IM 5-11 Sophomore Columbia, Mo. (Rock Bridge)Sharon Finn Diving 5-5 Freshman San Antonio, Texas (Churchill)Jenny Franzone Diving 5-7 Junior - 2L San Antonio, Texas (Reagan)Christina Gailey Diving 5-4 Sophomore-1L Lexington, Ky. (Tates Creek)Colleen Gordon Free/IM 5-7 Senior - 3L Missouri City, Texas (Elkins)Melissa Jamerson Fly 5-6 Junior - 2L Jacksonville, Fla. (Bolles)Kim Jasmer Free/Fly 5-9 Senior North Bend, Ore. (Washington)Lauren Lavigna Back/Free 5-8 Junior - 2L Vancouver, Canada (TempletonSecondary)Lauren Mason Sprint Free 6-0 Freshman Marshalltown, Iowa (Marshalltown)Amanda Masters IM/Breast 6-0 Freshman St. Louis, Mo. (Timberland)Morgan McCleery Breast 5-4 Junior - 2L Celina, Texas (Celina)Sasha Menu Courey Sprint Free 5-9 Freshman Toronto, Canada (Michale Power St. Joseph)Jordan Morcom Diving 5-5 Sophomore-1L Grapevine, Texas (Grapevine)Lisa Nathanson Free 5-9 Sophomore-1L West Des Moines, Iowa (Des Moines Valley)Ashley Paterson Distance Free 5-7 Freshman Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. (Satellite)Rachel Ripley Breast/IM 5-8 Freshman Tempe, Ariz. (McClintock)Stephanie Rovig Free 5-8 Sophomore-1L Houston, Texas (Langham Creek)Sydney Schaefer Sprint Free 6-2 Freshman Hinsdale, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)Brigette Selbert Free/Back 6-0 Freshman St. Louis, Mo. (Mehlville)Mary Sheahen Breast 5-7 Junior - 2L Columbia, Mo. (Hickman)Anastasia Sotiropoulus Breast/IM 5-7 Junior - 2L Buena Park, Calif. (Sunny Hills)Francie Szostak Sprint Free 6-2 Junior - 2L Northbrook, Ill. (Glenbrook North)Abby Zepeda Diving 5-3 Junior - 2L Scottsdale, Ariz. (Pinnacle)


MIZZOU SWIMMING AND DIVING

2008-09 (JUNIOR) - Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... placed first in the 100 fly at the Show-

Me Showdown ... took sixth place in the 200 fly at the Mizzou Invite (2:07.54) … member of the 400 medley relay team that recorded the fourth best time of the 2008-09 season (3:53.21) ... currently fourth all-time at Mizzou in the 100 Butterfly (55:55).

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE) - Selected to the conference’s All-Academic second team … currently holds the 10th-best MU time in the 100 fly (56.56) … posted top-20 finishes in the 100 (56.89) and 200 fly (2:05.85) at the Big 12 Championships … swam in the finals in the 100 and 200 fly at the Purdue Invitational … came in third against Missouri State in the 100 fly (58.18) … fastest times of the dual season both came against Nebraska, where she finished third in the 100 fly (57.77) and fifth in the 200 fly (2:08.39).

2006-07 (FRESHMAN) - Recorded a top-10 finish in the 200 fly (2:06.03) at the Big 12 Championships … raced to third in the 100 fly (58.84) at the Show-Me Showdown … recorded her first win as a Tiger in the 100 fly (58.23) and took third in the 200 fly (2:07.57) vs. Truman State … captured third in the 100 fly (58.70) against Iowa State.

HIGH SCHOOL - Two-time US Open qualifier ... earned a spot at both the Spring and Summer Nationals as a junior ... part of a medley relay squad that took eighth at the summer meet ... achieved All-America status in the 100 fly as a junior and received consideration as a sophomore ... Academic All-American as a junior ... named to the Dallas Morning News All-Area team her junior season ... North Texas representative to Texas Chapter of USA Swimming as a junior ... three-time district swimmer of the year ... holds district records in the 50 free, 100 free and 50 fly ... Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA) champion in the 100 fly as a junior and senior and in the 50 free her senior year ... team captain as a senior ... swam for the Dallas Mustangs under coach Mook Rhodenbaugh.

PERSONAL - Molly Bollen is the daughter of Harmen and Genna Bollen ... has two older sisters, Maggie (27) and Holland (22) ... majoring in communication.

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Free _________________________________________ 24.06100 Fly _________________________________________ 55.11200 Fly _______________________________________ 2:04.60

Molly BollenFree/Fly • 5-6 • Senior

Carrollton, Texas • Newman Smith

Colleen GordonFree/IM • 5-7 • Senior

Missouri City, Texas • Elkins2008-09 (JUNIOR) - NCAA QUALIFIER - Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 first team for her success in having a 4.0 GPA … NCAA qualifier in 400 medley relay and 500 free, racing

in the1650 free touching at 16:33.01 … finished sixth in Big 12 finals, making it the second best time in school history … set a school record in 400 medley relay at Big 12 … took third in 500 free at Mizzou Invite (4:50.34) … holds the best time in Mizzou history for the 800 free relay (7:03.77) , 200 medley relay (1:40.18) and 400 medley relay (3:40.74) … also holds best times for Mizzou in 2008-09 season in 1000 and 1650 free.

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE) - A first team Academic All-Big 12 selection … picked as the team’s Most Valuable Player … school-record holder in the 500 free (4:45.78) … tied for the fastest 200 free (1:48.31) time in the history of the program … currently second all-time in the 1650 free (16:28.44) … holds the second-best time in the 1000 free (9:54.61) at MU … third all-time at Mizzou in the 100 fly (55.94), 200 IM (2:03.37) and 400 IM (4:22.23) … member of the record-holding 800 free relay team (7:11.18) that took second at the Big 12 Championships … took fourth in both the 200 (1:48.31) and 500 free (4:45.78) at the conference championships … also added a fifth-place finish in the 1650 free (16.28.44) at Big 12’s … won her first five events to start the 2007-08 campaign, which included three wins at the Show-Me Showdown … was the only competitor to finish with a time under 5:00 in the 500 free (4:57.91) against Texas A&M … won the 1000 free (10:02.30) and 100 fly (56.18) in the Kansas dual … won the 200 free (1:52.12) against Southern Illinois … took first in both the 200 IM (2:03.46) and 1650 free (16:45.60) at the Purdue Invitational … was once again the only swimmer under 5:00 in the 500 free (4:55.72) in the regular season finale against Nebraska … came in first in 27 of the 38 events she competed in during the regular season … only finished lower than third once.

2006-07 (FRESHMAN) - Stole the headlines in her Tiger debut with meet records in the 100 (59.55) and 200 IM (2:06.88) at the Show-Me Showdown … swam to second in the 100 fly (57.24) vs. Texas A&M … won the 200 IM (2:04.99) and 200 (1:50.47) and 500 free (4:52.77) vs. Kansas … recorded top-10 finishes in the 100 fly (57.24) and 500 (4:51.36) and 1650 free (16:58.64) at the Georgia Fall Invitational … took second in the 200 (1:51.17) and 500 free (4:55.46) at Indiana.

HIGH SCHOOL - Senior National qualifier in the 400 IM ... a 2004 and 2005 Scholastic All-American ... took second in the 200 IM and seventh in the 100 free at state in 2005 ... runner-up in both the 200 IM and 100 fly at the 2004 state meet ... finished third in the 200 and 500 free at state as a freshman ... sectional high point winner ... named regional female swimmer of the year in 2003, 2005 and 2006 ... district female swimmer of the year in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006 ... captain of both the Elkins High and Sienna Plantation Aquatic teams ... swam for First Colony Swim Team.

PERSONAL - Colleen Gordon is the daughter of Teresa and John Gordon ... has four siblings, John (26), James (25), Greg (23) and Kelly (21) ... majoring in nursing.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Free __________________________________________ 1:46.92500 Free __________________________________________ 4:45.421000 Free _________________________________________ 9:41.971650 Free ________________________________________ 16:27.80100 Fly ____________________________________________ 55.60


2008-09 (JUNIOR AT WASHINGTON) - Won the Pac-10 Conference 500 free title ... holds Washington

program records in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 free ... helped the Huskies to a 12th place NCAA finish ... team captain as a junior ... competed in the Olympic trials.

2007-08 (SOPHOMORE AT WASHINGTON) - Single-handedly led Huskies to a 35th place national finish ... placed 11th in the 500 free (4:43.71) and 14th in the 1650 free (16:17.03) at NCAA’s to earn All-America honors ... finished 29th in the 200 free (1:48.15) at NCAA’s ... broke the UW school record in the 1650 free (16:14.96) at Pac-10’s, placing second ... placed fourth in the 500 free (4:45.52) and eighth in the 200 free at Pac-10’s ... her preliminary time in the 500 free at the Pac-10’s broke the UW record (4:42.86) ... took first in the 500 free at the Husky Invitational with a time of 4:46.50 ... placed second in the 200 free at the College Cup in a time of 1:52.32.

2006-07 (FRESHMAN AT WASHINGTON) - Posted 20 top-three finishes, including victories in the 500 free against Texas A&M (4:54.75), Washington State (4:53.82), Pacific (4:57.44) and at the Big West Shootout (5:01.70) ... placed second in the 50 free (24.51) against Idaho ... her 200 free time (1:49.10) at the Husky Invitational was fast enough to rank third on the UW all-time list ... ranks seventh on the UW all-time list in the 1000 free (10:08.49) with a fourth place finish at the Husky Invitational ... set the UW record in the 500 free at the Pac-10 Championships with a 4:49.15 to win the consolation final.

HIGH SCHOOL - Four-year letterwinner at North Bend High School ... served as team captain for senior year ... helped lead her team to top three finishes her final three years at the state meet ... finished first in the state in the 500 and 200 freestyles as a sophomore, breaking the the state record in the 500 freestyle ... took first in the state in the 100 and 200 freestyles as a junior, breaking the state record in the 100 freestyle ... placed first in state in the 100 butterfly and 200 freestyle as a senior, both were state records ... swam for the South Coast Aquatic Team under head coach Chris Richmond ... posted Olympic trial times in the 100, 200 an 400 freestyle ... set four national qualifying times in her final year with the team ... six-time All-American ... three-time Scholastic All-American ... 2005 Oregon State Swimmer of the Year ... high school valedictorian.

PERSONAL - Kim Jasmer is the daugher of Debra and Michael Jasmer ... has one sister, Michelle (17) ... majoring in biology.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Free ______________________________________ 1:45.70500 Free ______________________________________ 4:41.541650 Free ____________________________________ 16:14.96100 Fly _________________________________________ 55.59

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - Currently holds the fourth best score for 1-meter diving in Mizzou history (248.85)

… finished the season with the eighth all-time best platform score from five dives (163.76) ... recorded a fifth place finish in the 3-meter at the Show-Me Showdown.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Put herself in the record books three times during her freshman season, a then-10th in the 1-meter (230.11) and 3-meter (249.29) dives, and sixth (now 10th) on the platform (163.75) … took third in the 1-meter (216.90) in her first career dual against Indiana … finished as the runner-up against Southern Illinois and Drury in the 1-meter dive (447.00) … second-place finisher in both the 1- (205.60) and 3-meter (238.60) dives against Missouri State … placed third in the 1-meter (227.10) against Iowa.

HIGH SCHOOL - An accomplished diver who dove for coach Craig Nolder on the San Antonio Divers club squad … a seven-time Junior Olympics qualifier … selected as a 2006 USA Amateur Athletic Union All Star … competed internationally in Shanghai, China, at the 2006 China-U.S.-Canada Exchange … a four-year Diving All-American … chosen first team all-state her sophomore and junior seasons … crowned district and regional diving champion as a sophomore … named the San Antonio Express-News All-Area Diver of the Year her sophomore season … runner-up at districts and regionals as a junior and a finalist her senior year … lettered in diving all four years … also a member of the Federation of Christian Athletes, Spanish Club and Health Occupations Students of America while at Reagan.

PERSONAL - Jenny Franzone is the daughter of Kelly and Phil Franzone ... has an older sister, Elizabeth (21) … plans to major in nursing.


Kim JasmerFree/Fly • 5-9 • Senior

North Bend, Ore. • Washington

Jenny FranzoneDiving • 5-7 • Junior

San Antonio, Texas • Reagan


Melissa Jamerson Lauren LavignaFly • 5-6 • Junior

Jacksonville, Fla. • BollesBack/Free • 5-8 • Junior

Vancouver, Canada • Templeton Secondary2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER (200 FLY) - Honored as a member of the Academic All-Big 12 second team … posted the fifth

best time for Mizzou in the 100 Butterfly (56.06) last season … also recorded the second best time in the 200 butterfly for the 2008-09 season (2:01.44) ... finished first in the 200 fly against Iowa and again in a meet with Louisville ... posted a second place finish in the 200 fly against Kansas.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Given the Bell Memorial Award for her commitment and determination throughout the season … broke the school record in the 200 fly (1:59.48) … currently seventh all-time in the 100 fly (56.46) … finished as the runner-up in the 200 fly (1:59.51) at the conference championships … posted a 12th-place finish in the 100 fly (56.46) at Big 12’s … swam to a runner-up spot in the 100 fly (58.20) against Southern Illinois … claimed her first victory in her young collegiate career against Missouri State in the 200 fly (2:03.62) … swam in the finals in the 500 free and 200 fly at the Purdue Invitational … won again in the 200 fly (2:03.19) in the Iowa dual … finished third in the 1000 free (10:31.51) in the second Drury dual of the season.

HIGH SCHOOL - Recorded lifetime bests of 57.71 in the 100 fly and 2:02.38 in the 200 fly … swam under Coach Rick Bishop of the Bolles Sharks club squad … member of the bronze-winning Spring Nationals team in 2007 … a US Open and Spring Nationals qualifier in the 200 fly her senior year … finished sixth at the YMCA Nationals in the 200 fly as a sophomore … named Central Virginia Swimmer of the Year her sophomore season … owns the 100 fly and 400 free relay records at Albemarle (Va.), her first high school … transferred to Bolles her junior year, where she helped her Bulldog squad to back-to-back titles … individual finalist in the 100 fly all four years, the 100 free her first two years and the 500 free as a senior … member of the National French and Spanish Honor Societies … was also involved in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes.

PERSONAL - Melissa Jamerson is the daughter of Phillip and Terry Jamerson and Tom and Colette Migliozzi … has an older brother, Trevor (24) and Brittney (21) … majoring in journalism … aspires to work for ESPN or a travel magazine … father played football at Virginia Tech … mother and brother swam for the Hokies … sister swims at North Dakota.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Fly _________________________________________ 56.06200 Fly _______________________________________ 1:59.48500 Free ______________________________________ 4:58.00

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS QUALIFER - SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER (100 AND 200 BACK) - Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 first team

… finished 12th in 200-meter back at World Championships after qualifying for the World semifinals with a time of (2:10.03), which set a Canadian National Record … finished semifinals by touching at (2:10.54) … NCAA qualifier for 400 medley relay and 500 free … holds the school record for the 400 medley relay, earned the Big 12 Championships … currently has the fourth-best time in the 500 free at Mizzou with performance at Big 12 Championships, finishing 12 overall (4:48.82) … claimed the best times for the 100 back (54.74) and 200 back (1:57.04) in the 2008-09 season ... recorded seven first place finishes combined in the 100 and 200 back ... finished fifth in the 200 back and sixth in the 100 back at the Big 12 Championships.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Honored by the Missouri swim team as the squad’s Most Improved Player … swan the then-third-best time in program history in the 200 back (1:59.84) … time of 10:11.40 in the 100 free is the fifth-best at MU … has the sixth-fastest time in the 100 back (56.77) in Mizzou history … 10th all-time on the program’s 500 free (4:55.05) list … claimed fourth-place in the 200 back (1:59.84) and 11th in the 100 back (57.18) at Big 12’s ... started her collegiate career with a bang, winning the 1000 free (10:11.40) and 200 back (2:02.42) in the first dual of the season … took first in the 200 free (1:53.42) at the Show-Me Showdown … won the 200 back (2:03.63) event in the Border Showdown dual against Kansas … swam to a first place finish against Missouri State in the 500 free (5:00.37) … beat out Arkansas and Missouri State with a time of 2:04.20 in the 200 back … raced to first in the 200 IM (2:11.65) against Drury … closed out her freshman campaign with victories in the 100 (57.79) and 200 back (2:04.23) against rival Nebraska.

HIGH SCHOOL - Boasts career best times of 51.83 in the 100 free, 1:50.21 in the 200 free, 4:53.64 in the 500 free and 2:02.45 in the 200 back … her 200 free, 500 free and 200 back bests are Mizzou top-five all-time caliber marks … swam club for coaches Derrick Schoof and Claude Yves Bertrand of the University of British Columbia Dolphins … a two-time member of Team British Columbia … was selected to represent the team at the 2005 Canadian Summer Games where she claimed five top-eight finishes … selected to the Canadian Junior National Team in 2005-2006 and competed at the Victorian Championships in Melbourne, Australia as part of the team … won the 800 free and took runner-up honors in the 400 and 1500 free at the 2006 Western Canadian Championships … placed in the top-10 in the 400 free at the 2007 Canadian Pan American Games Trials … took gold in the 200 free relay and bronze in the 100 medley relay at the Canadian Nationals.

PERSONAL – Lauren Lavigna is the daughter of John and Carol Lavigna … has a younger sister, Sara (15) … majoring in psychology … aspires to be a sports psychologist.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Free __________________________________________ 1:51.75500 Free __________________________________________ 4:48.821000 Free ________________________________________ 10:11.40100 Back __________________________________________ 54.74200 Back _________________________________________ 1:57.04


Morgan McCleery Mary SheahenBreast • 5-4 • Junior

Celina, Texas • Celina2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER (400 MEDLEY RELAY) - A second team

Academic-All Big 12 selection … member of the record-holding 400 medley relay team, swam at the Big 12 Championships (3:40.74) … finished sixth in the 100 breast at the Big 12 Championships ... claimed three first place finishes during the year ... also finished second seven times in different events ... currently second all-time in 100 breast (1:02.49) and fourth in 200 breast (2:16.31) … holds best time in 200 medley relay in Mizzou’s history (1:40.18).

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Swam a 2:21.05 in the 200 breast, then the eighth-best time in program history … posted top-15 finishes in both the 100 (1:05.31) and 200 breast (2:21.52) at the conference championships … broke out at the Show-Me Showdown with a third-place finish in the 50 breast (31.37) and a fourth-place showing in the 100 breast (1:06.95) … earned her first collegiate victory in the 50 breast (30.24) against Illinois … posted top-10 finishes in the 100 (1:05.53) and 200 breast (2:21.05) at the Purdue Invitational … runner-up in the 200 breast (2:24.18) against Missouri State … swept through the second dual with victories against Drury in the 100 (1:06.93) and 200 breast (2:23.88).

HIGH SCHOOL - Owns career bests of 1:05.48 in the 100 breast and 2:20.61 in the 200 breast … swam for coach Steve Mateer of the City of Plano Swimmers, the same club team as fellow junior Jordan Hawley … a 2007 Junior Nationals qualifier … member of the 400 medley relay squad that won Sectionals … placed seventh in the 100 breast and ninth in the 200 breast at Sectionals as well … holds the Celina record in the 100 breast and 200 IM … took third in the 100 breast and fourth in the 200 IM at state as a senior … an all-state selection in both events her senior season … earned Academic All-America honors in 2007 … a four-year standout cross country and track athlete … qualified for state in cross country all four years … graduated in the top 10 percent of her class ... also involved in Beta Club, Business Professionals of America and served as class vice president while at Celina.

PERSONAL – Morgan McCleery is the daughter of Walt and Angela McCleery … father ran track at Defiance College ... majoring in biology.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Breast ____________________________________ 1:02.49200 Breast ____________________________________ 2:16.31

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - Named to the Academic All-Big 12 first team ... finished seventh in the 100 breast

and eighth in the 50 breast at the Show-Me Showdown ... posted a seventh place finish against Iowa State in the 200 breast.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Swam to a fourth-place finish in the 50 breast (31.73) in her first career race at the Show-Me Showdown … competed in the finals of the 100 free and 200 breast at the Big 12 Championships … performance in the 100 breast (1:09.15) in the Missouri State dual put her in fifth … best showing of the year came at the Iowa dual in the 200 breast (2:26.40).

HIGH SCHOOL - Recorded personal best times of 1:07.47 in the 100 breast, 2:26.44 in the 200 breast and 5:12.13 in the 500 free … swam for coach Phil Garverick of the Columbia Swim Club … established two records during her club career … member of the record-breaking 100 free relay squad while at Hickman … a three-year Academic All-American team and Missouri Valley Academic team selection … earned 10 All-State honors … lettered in swimming three years … also participated in choir in high school.

PERSONAL - Mary Sheahen is the daughter of David and Dana Sheahen ... has an older sister, Valerie (22) and younger brother, Michael (18) … majoring in biological engineering ... aspires to be a doctor.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Breast ____________________________________ 1:06.63200 Breast ____________________________________ 2:25.34

Breast • 5-7 • JuniorColumbia, Mo. • Hickman


Anastasia Sotiropoulos Francie SzostakBreast/IM • 5-7 • Junior

Buena Park, Calif. • Sunny HillsSprint/Free • 6-2 • Junior

Northbrook, Ill. • Glenbrook North2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - Sits eighth all-time in the 200 fly (2:03.76), the third-best time in 2008-09 … also

recorded the fifth-best time in the 400 IM (4:33.68) last season had a fifth place finish in the 400 IM at the Mizzou Invite and a fourth place finish against Iowa State in the 200 fly.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Came in fifth in her first collegiate race, the 200 IM (2:13.84), against Southern Illinois … took fourth in the 200 breast (2:28.69) against Missouri State and the 500 free (5:16.87) against Drury … closed out the year with another fourth-place finish, this time in the 1000 free (10:40.73) in the conference dual versus Nebraska.

HIGH SCHOOL - A versatile swimmer who boasts lifetime bests of 4:57.63 in the 500 free, 2:21.56 in the 200 breast, 2:05.39 in the 200 fly, 2:07.99 in the 200 IM and 4:27.62 in the 400 IM … her 200 breast time is of Mizzou top-10 all-time caliber … coached by Jeri Marshburn on the Irvine Nova club squad … a Junior Olympic qualifier in 2000-06 … a Junior Nationals qualifier in each of ther four years … owns individual records in the 100 breast and 200 IM and relay records in the 200 free and 200 medley at Sunny Hills … also holds the league’s 400 free relay record … served as team captain her senior year … led the Lancers to the league championship in 2004 and 2006 … league champion all four years in the 100 breast, 200 IM, 500 free and 200 medley and 400 free relays … chosen league Swimmer of the Year as a senior … selected her team’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman … honored as a scholar-athlete at Sunny Hills in 2004.

PERSONAL - Anastasia Sotiropoulos is the daughter of Anastasios and Kathleen Sotiropoulos ... has three older siblings, Akiaterini (27), Athena (25) and Artemis (22) ... majoring in communication ... professional ambition is to own a restaurant and work in real estate.

CAREER BEST TIMES200 Breast ____________________________________ 2:21.56200 IM ________________________________________ 2:07.99400 IM ________________________________________ 4:27.62200 Fly ____________________________________________ 2:

2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - NCAA QUALIFIER - Selected to the Academic All-Big 12 second team … NCAA qualifier

for 500 free … made the third best mark in Mizzou history during prelims of Big 12 Championships, touching in at (4:48.74) … finished seventh overall at Big 12 Championships in the 500 free … swam the 200 free relay at Mizzou Invite, the third fastest time at Mizzou (1:33.35) … took second in 500 free (4:49.94) at Mizzou Invite, with third best ever time at Mizzou … had seven first place finishes during the year ... currently second all-time at Mizzou in 100 free (50.13) and 200 free (1:46.19) … third all-time at Mizzou in 500 free (4:48.74) … holds top-10 times at Mizzou in the 200,400 and 800 free relays.

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Named the Missouri Women’s Newcomer of the Year … sat third all-time in the 200 (1:49.10) and 500 free (4:51.19) after the season … currently holds the fourth-fastest time in the 100 free (51.10) in school history … member of the third-fastest 200 free relay (1:33.42) team at MU … anchor for the third-best 200 medley relay (1:43.62) in program history … part of the record-breaking 800 free relay team (7:11.18) who finished in second at the Big 12 Championships … finished in the top-15 in the 100 free (51.1), 200 free (1:49.10), and 500 free (4:53.92) at the Big 12 Championships … swam to a second-place finish against Kansas in the 500 free (5:00.41) … finished in the runner-up slot again in the 200 free (1:52.75) against Virginia Tech … won her first career event against Missouri State in the 500 free (4:57.73) … earned a victory against Iowa in the 200 free (1:49.98) … beat her Drury opponents in the 100 free (53.02) for another win … finished lower than fourth just twice in 23 races during the regular season.

HIGH SCHOOL - Has posted career best times of 23.93 in the 50 free, 52.65 in the 100 free, 1:51.12 in the 200 free and 4:57.62 in the 500 free … her 200 free mark stands just outside of the MU all-time top-five … swam for coach Karl Milkereit on the Patriot Aquatics club team … distinguished as an 11-time All-American … captained her Glenbrook North squad as a senior … captured the state title in the 200 free in 2006 … also swam to runner-up honors in the 500 free at state in 2006 … voted 2006 Illinois Swimmer of the Year.

PERSONAL - Francie Szostak is the daughter of Marty and Mary Szostak … father played football at Northwestern ... mother ran cross country for the Wildcats ... has a younger sister, Donna (18) and brother, Peter (16) … planning to major in journalism.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Free ________________________________________ 50.13200 Free ______________________________________ 1:46.19500 Free ______________________________________ 4:48.74

Mary Sheahen


Abby Zepeda Leah CowperthwaiteDiving • 5-3 • Junior

Scottsdale, Ariz. • PinnacleFree • 5-6 • Sophomore

Southlake, Texas • Carroll Senior2008-09 (SOPHOMORE) - Put her self in the record books three times during her sophomore year … sits

seventh in the record book at Mizzou with (176.35) on platform diving with five dives … took 10th in Mizzou history for both 1-meter with six dives, (268.50) and 3-meter with six dives, (270.52).

2007-08 (FRESHMAN) - Held the fifth-best score in the platform dive (176.35) and sat eighth in the record books in both the 1- (268.50) and 3-meter dives (269.48) at Mizzou after her freshman season … came in 15th in the 3-meter (470.15) at NCAA Zones … came in third in the 3-meter (227.69) in her first collegiate competition against Indiana … placed second in the 1-meter (223.80) against Texas A&M … runner-up in the 3-meter (495.75) against Illinois … took second in the 1-meter (268.50) at Drury … closed out the year with top-five finishes in the 1- (221.78) and 3-meter (226.88) dives against Nebraska.

HIGH SCHOOL - An accomplished diver who competed for the Clavadistas del Sol club team under coaches Joe Lyons and Josh Rusboldt … qualified for the 2006 Junior Olympic West National Championships … finished first on the one-meter and second on the three-meter at the 2004 Summer Regionals … served as team captain all four years at Pinnacle … captured the state diving title her junior season … runner-up at state her junior and senior years … selected Diver of the Year all four seasons … earned All-America honors in 2005 and 2006 … a four-time letterwinner in high school.

PERSONAL - Abby Zepeda is the daughter of Peter and Claire Zepeda … majoring in general studies ... career ambition is to be a nurse.


2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - Helped record the second best time for the 800 free relay in the 2008-09 season

(7:38.16) ... posted personal bests 1:52.73 in the 200 free and 4:58.99 in the prelims of the Big 12 Championships ... finished fifth in the 200 free against Kansas.

HIGH SCHOOL - Appeared in the North Carolina State Championships three years and the Texas State Championships her senior year of high school … was district champion … two-time All-American … team’s Swimmer of the Year in 2005-06 and 2006-07 … swam for the North Texas Nadadores club team under Bill Christenson.

PERSONAL - Leah Cowperthwaite is the daughter of Daniel and Sherry Cowperthwaite … has two sisters, Marisa (21) and Emily (16).

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Free _________________________________________ 25.10100 Free ________________________________________ 52.41200 Free ______________________________________ 1:52.73500 Free ______________________________________ 4:58.99


Emy DiBenigno Kayla DurnilBreast/IM • 5-10 • Sophomore

Carmel, Ind. • CarmelBreast/IM • 5-11 • SophomoreColumbia, Mo. • Rock Bridge

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - Helped record the second-best time for the 200 free relay in the 2008-09 season

(1:33.24) …. third all- time in the 200 medley relay (1:45.46) … member of the 400 medley relay with fifth-best time in 2008-09 season (3:53.21)… posted the fourth-best time in both 100 breaststroke (1:04.29) and 200 breaststroke (2:17.47) last season … also had the fifth-best time in the 200 IM (2:06.72) in 2008-09 ... had two fifth place finishes against both Kansas and Louisville.

HIGH SCHOOL - Qualified for the Junior and Senior Nationals … 12-time High School All-American … All-Conference award recipient … conference champion … high school won 22 consecutive state championships … swam club for Head Coach Chris Plumb on the Carmel Swim Club … holds club record in the 200 IM (long course) … named club team’s MVP.

PERSONAL - Emy DiBenigno is the daughter of Vince and Ronnie DiBenigno … has one sister, Julia (25), and one brother, Mike (22) … studying human environmental sciences and business.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Breast ____________________________________ 1:03.60200 Breast ____________________________________ 2:17.47100 Fly _________________________________________ 57.50200 IM ________________________________________ 2:04.00

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - BIG 12 CHAMPION - NCAA QUALIFIER- Big 12 Champion in the 200 breast and

broke the school record with a time of 2:11.20 ... also set school record in the 200 IM during preliminaries of the Big 12 Championships, eventually finishing seventh in the event ... Mizzou’s third-ever Big 12 Champion …added a sixth place finish in the 400 IM in the conference meet … NCAA qualifier for 400 medley relay … won “Female Highlight of the Year,” awarded for her 200-meter breaststroke victory at the 2009 Big 12 Championships … named women’s top Big 12 performer … broke three school records and a top 10 time during the Big 12 meet …holds the best times in the 100 breast (1:02.06), 200 breast (2:11.20) and 200 IM (2:00.98) in Mizzou history.

HIGH SCHOOL - Senior National qualifier in the 200 breast ... Junior National qualifier in the 100 breast, 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM … swam for Columbia Swim Club under Head Coach Phil Garverick … holds club records in the women’s open 200 and 400 IM (short and long course) and the 400-meter IM for the 15-16 age group.

PERSONAL - Kayla Durnil is the daughter of Terry and Cindy Durnil … has two siblings, Shane (25) and Ashley (23) … sister, Ashley, attended MU … majoring in graphic design.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Breast ____________________________________ 1:02.06200 Breast _____________________________________2:11.20200 IM ________________________________________ 2:00.98400 IM ________________________________________ 4:15.41


Christina Gailey Jordan MorcomDiving • 5-4 • Sophomore

Lexington, Ky. • Tates CreekDiving • 5-5 • Sophomore

Grapevine, Texas • Grapevine2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - Owns the second highest platform score in school history with five dives (234.45)

… posted the third best score for both 1-meter (268.70) and 3-meter (280.50) from the 2008-09 season … received the “Female Courage Award,” given for overcoming significant adversity to succeed in all areas as a student athlete.

HIGH SCHOOL - National qualifier in 2007 and 2008 … finished 13th on the tower in 2007 at Nationals … 2007 Kentucky State Champion in the 1-meter dive … awarded All-America honors in 2007 and 2008 … named to the all-region and all-state team in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … team MVP in 2006, 2007 and 2008 … dove for the Kentucky Diving Club under coaches Mike Lyden and Taryn Ignacio … placed fifth at the 2007 Senior Nationals in synchronized 10-meter.

PERSONAL - Christina Gailey is the daughter of David and Beth Gailey … has one brother, Michael (25), and one sister, Emma (23) … mother graduated from the University of Hawaii … sister, Emma, was a pole vaulter at Bellarmine University … aspires to become a nurse.

CAREER BEST SCORES1 Meter ________________________________________ 268.703 Meter ________________________________________ 280.50Platform ______________________________________ 2:34.45

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - Earned the third highest scores ever at Mizzou in both the 1-meter and 3-meter

at the Big 12 Championships… finished fifth in the 3-meter and took sixth in the 1-meter (281.35) at the conference meet … scored 295.50 to finish third in the Mizzou invite … recorded seven first place and six second place finishes combined in the 1-meter and 3-meter during the year ... awarded “Female Rookie of the Year.”

HIGH SCHOOL - Dove for Coach Jeff Bro of the GC Diving Club ... 2007 Junior Olympic National Finalist on the 1- and 3-meter boards ... 2007 Summer West National Runner-up on both boards ... 2006 Senior National Qualifier in 1- and 3-meter diving competition ... 2006 Junior Olympic National Finalist on both boards … MVP of high school team in 2005, ’06, ’07 and ’08 … holds Grapevine High School records in the 1-meter (six and 11 dives) … Texas state qualifier in 2006 (third), 2007 (second), and 2008 (second) … member of the Spanish Honor Society.

PERSONAL - Jordan Morcom is the daughter of Michael and Julie Morcom … has two siblings, Jamie (21) and Rachel (14) … majoring in marketing.

CAREER BEST SCORES1 Meter ________________________________________ 293.103 Meter ________________________________________ 327.15


MIZZOU SWIMMING AND DIVING

Lisa Nathanson Stephanie RovigFree • 5-9 • Sophomore

West Des Moines, Iowa • W. Des Moines ValleyFree • 5-8 • Sophomore

Houston, Texas • Langham Creek2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - SCHOOL RECORD HOLDER (50 FREE)- Competed in the Championship heat at the

Big 12 Championships, taking sixth place and setting the school record in the 50 free (22.74) … earned the third fastest time at Mizzou in the 200 free relay (1:33.35) at the Mizzou Invite … had five first and second place finishes during the season ... holds best time in 200 free relay (1:31.29), 400 free relay (3:19.61) and 200 medley relay (1:40.18) in Mizzou history … currently holds the all-time best time in 50 free (22.74) and is sixth all-time at Mizzou in 100 free (50.59).

HIGH SCHOOL - 2008 Olympic Trials qualifier … swam club for Kelly Nordell of the Des Moines Swim Federation ... boasts lifetime bests of 23.33 in the 50 free, 51.15 in the 100 free and 1:53.98 in the 200 free ... an eight-time state champion ... holds state records in the 100 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay ... led off the 200 free relay squad that clocked the third fastest time in U.S. female high school history ... took 11th at Junior Nationals in the 50 free ... Senior National qualifier in the 50 free ... National Merit Semifinalist ... member of National Honor Society.

PERSONAL - Lisa Nathanson is the daughter of Robert and Barbara Nathanson … has one sister, Rachel (22) ... majoring in business.

CAREER BEST TIMES50 Free _________________________________________ 22.74100 Free ________________________________________ 50.59200 Free ______________________________________ 1:50.88

2008-09 (FRESHMAN) - Swam to a sixth place finish in the 200 free relay (1:36.85) at the 2008 Mizzou Invite

… currently sixth all-time at Mizzou in 200 free (1:50.65) … holds the fourth best time in Mizzou history in the 1000 free (10:09.31) and ninth-best in the 1650 free (17:06.84) ... finished first in the 200 free against Iowa State and first in the 1000 free in a meet with Iowa.

FRESHMAN - Swam to a sixth place finish in the 200 free relay (1:36.85) at the 2008 Mizzou Invite … currently sixth all-time at Mizzou in the 200 free (1:50.65) … holds the fourth-best time in Mizzou history in the 1000 free (10:09.31) and ninth-best in the 1650 free (17:06.84)

HIGH SCHOOL - Finalist in the 100 and 200 free at the 2007 Junior Nationals … six-time High School All-American ... 2006 and 2007 USA Swimming Academic All-American ... district and regional champion in the 100 and 200 free ... garnered all-state honors her junior and senior seasons ... finished third in state in the 200 free during her junior year … holds school records in the 200 and 500 free and 400 free relay … swam club for Head Coach Clayton Cagle of the Fleet Swim Team … part of club record-breaking 800 free relay squad.

PERSONAL - Stephanie Rovig is the daughter of Joe and Margaret Rovig … has one sibling, sister Cassie (13) … majoring in communication … minoring in journalism.

CAREER BEST TIMES100 Free ________________________________________ 51.80200 Free ______________________________________ 1:50.65


Dominique BouchardBack/IM • 5-9 • Freshman

North Bay, Ont. • Ecole Secondaire Catholique Algonquin

HIGH SCHOOL - 2008 finalist at Canadian Olympic trials … competed for Canada’s Senior National team in 2009

… currently ranked second in Canada for 200 back (SCM) and third in 200 back (LCM) silver medalist at the Tri-Nations in the 200 back (LCM) … bronze medalist at the British Grand Prix in the 200 back (SCM) … competed for team Ontario … competed in the 2007 Paul Bergan International and earned the Bronze medal in the 200 back (SCM) … 2008 Charlotte Grand Prix finalist … swam for Cliff Noth of the North Bay Titans … 2009 recipient of the Science Award ... 2008 silver medalist for the second highest grade average.

PERSONAL - Dominique Bouchard is the daughter of Yvan and Marise Bouchard … majoring in biology … aspires to go to medical school.

Caitlin ConnorFree • 5-11 • Freshman

Hinsdale, Ill. • Hinsdale Central

Getting to Know CaitlinFavorite TV show: The Office

Favorite holiday: Fourth of July

Favorite Columbia Restaurant: Ingredient

Favorite musician: Pink

Dream vacation spot: Australia or Italy

If could have any super power what would it be: Shape shifting so I could do everything

Most memorable athletic moment: The 400 free relay at state finals my senior year

HIGH SCHOOL - Placed third at the 2008 Illinois State Championships in the 200 free, 500 free, 200 free relay and 400 free relay … holds the conference record in the

200 free … Hinsdale Central High School record holder in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay … nine-time All- American … MVP for 2008 and 2009 … captain her senior year … swam for Coach Matt Rowe of the Hinsdale Swim Club … received the West Suburban Conference Academic Award.

PERSONAL - Caitlin Connor is the daughter of Scott and Yamina Connor … has one brother, Stephan (25) and one sister, Meghan (22) … majoring in criminology and psychology.

Getting to Know DominiqueWhy Mizzou: The facilities, team, coaches and campus.

Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl and America’s Next Top Model

Favorite holiday: Christmas...yum turkey!

Favorite Columbia Restaurant: Chipotle

Dream vacation spot: Greece or the Bahamas

Biggest role model growing up: My mom and dad

Most memorable athletic moment: Making the Senior “B” Canadian National Team this past summer


Cassie Cunningham Sharon FinnBack • 5-7 • Freshman

Pflugerville, Texas • PflugervilleDiving • 5-5 • Freshman

San Antonio, Texas • Churchill

Getting to Know SharonWhy Mizzou: It has great nursing and diving programs.

Favorite TV show: House


Favorite Columbia Restaurant: Noodles and Com-pany

Dream vacation spot: Ireland

Something people don’t know about me: I was born and lived in Hawaii

Most memorable athletic moment: Finaling at Senior Nationals

Getting to Know CassieWhy Mizzou: The team, coaches and pool.

Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl

Favorite holiday: Thanksgiving

Favorite Columbia Restaurant: El Rancho

Something people don’t know about me: I have a blind pug

Biggest role model growing up: Lance Armstrong

Most memorable athletic moment: Signing with Missouri

HIGH SCHOOL - Competed at the 2006 Texas State Championships in the 200 medley relay, 400 free relay

and 100 back … earned all-state and All-American honors in 2006 … holds the Pflugerville High School record in the 100 back … State Champion in the 200 medley relay in 2006 and 2007 … took fourth place in the 100 back at the 2007 State Championships … swam for Aubrey Knapper of the Texas Gold.

PERSONAL - Cassie Cunningham is the daughter of Rory and Sandra Cunningham … has one brother, Ryan (27) … majoring in hotel management … aspires to own a hotel.

HIGH SCHOOL - Was a diver for Coach Craig Nolder of the San Antonio Divers … finished fifth in the 1-meter at

the 2007 Texas State Championship … finished sixth on the 1-meter (nine dives) and finished ninth on the 3-meter (nine dives) at the 2007 AAU Nationals ... member of the National Honor Society … Academic All- American … graduated Summa Cum Laude.

PERSONAL - Sharon Finn is the daughter of Thomas and Gail Finn … has one brother, Brian (20) … majoring in nursing.


Getting to Know LaurenWhy Mizzou: I love the school and team

Favorite TV show: The Office


Favorite Columbia Restaurant: Addison’s

Dream vacation spot: Alps of Switzerland

Favorite musician: Thom Yorke

Biggest role model growing up: My mom and sister

Most memorable athletic moment: My team getting second in state two years in a row

Getting to Know AmandaWhy Mizzou: To be a Tiger

Favorite TV show: Tom & Jerry


Dream vacation spot: Hawaii

Favorite musician: Rascal Flatts

Biggest role model growing up: My parents have always been my biggest role models

If could have any super power what would it be: I wish I could teleport myself anywhere so I would never be late

Lauren Mason Amanda MastersSprint Free • 6-0 • Freshman

Marshalltown, Iowa • MarshalltownIM/Breast • 6-0 • FreshmanSt. Louis, Mo. • Timberland

HIGH SCHOOL - Earned all-state honors as a senior in the 200 IM and the 200 free relay ... all-state selection in

the 200 free, 200 free relay and the 400 free relay in 2006 and 2007 ... received All-America consideration in the 200 free relay in 2007 and 2008.

PERSONAL - Lauren Mason is the daughter of Mike and Jackie Mason ... has a sister, Allison (28), and a brother, Patrick (23) ... undecided on a major.

HIGH SCHOOL - Qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials in the the 100 breast ... was a senior national qualifier

in the 100 breast, 200 breast and 200 IM ... Missouri State Champion in the 100 breast and 200 IM … swam for Mary Liston of Rockford Swim Club.

PERSONAL - Amanda Masters is the daughter of Frank and Grace Masters ... has one brother, David (16), and one sister, Mary Grace (13) ... father played minor league baseball in the Oakland Athletics organization ... mother played basketball at UM-Saint Louis ... intends to major in graphic design.


Getting to Know AshleyWhy Mizzou: I loved the coaching staff and felt like they would help me achieve all my goals

Favorite TV show: 24


Favorite Columbia Restaurant: Addison’s

Dream vacation spot: Italy or Australia

Biggest role model growing up: My older brother Brent

Most memorable athletic moment: Winning state in the 200 and 500 free as a freshman and getting my first Senior National Team cut at the same time

Getting to Know SashaWhy Mizzou: Amazing coaches and team and an up- and-coming program

Favorite TV show: Gossip Girl, Friends, 90210


Favorite Columbia Restaurant: Panera

Dream vacation spot: Any beach

Biggest role model growing up: Catherine Lee-Ha (fellow swimmer)

Most memorable athletic moment: Making the Canadian Junior National Team in 2007

Sasha Menu Courey Ashley PatersonSprint Free • 5-9 • Freshman

Toronto, Can. • Michael Power St. JosephDistance Free • 5-7 • Freshman

Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. • SatelliteHIGH SCHOOL - Won the state championship in 400 free relay and finished third in the 200 and 500 free in

2007 … 2006 won state in 200 and 500 free … Senior Nationals qualifier in the 200 and 500 yard free … earned All-America honors in the 200 and 500 free all four years … won the Cape Coast Conference 200 and 500 free all four years of high school … named team MVP her freshman, sophomore and junior years … swam for coaches John Hughes and Wes Herald of the Brevard Swim Club … on high school’s dean’s list … Scholastic All-American … member of the National Honor Society.

PERSONAL - Ashley Paterson is the daughter of Bob and Nancy Paterson … has one brother, Brent (21) … majoring in nursing … aspires to be a nurse for the U.S. Navy.

HIGH SCHOOL - Qualified for the 2008 Canadian Senior National Championships in the 400 free relay, 50

free, 100 free, 100 back, 50 breast and 50 back … placed ninth in the 100 IM during the Canadian Senior National Championships… swam for Coach Brent Aquim of the Etobicoke … received the bilingual diploma in 2008.

PERSONAL - Sasha Menu Carey is the daughter of Mike Menu and Lynn Courey … has one sister, Kayla (17) … majoring in Psychology … aspires to become a psychologist and humanitarian aid worker.


Getting to Know RachelFavorite TV show: Desperate Housewives, Grey’s Anatomy, Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill



Dream vacation spot: Dubai

Biggest role model growing up: My mom

Something people don’t know about me: I didn’t know how to pump gas for six months after I got my car

Most memorable athletic moment: Getting my Olympic Trials cut last summer

Getting to Know SydneyWhy Mizzou: I loved the team, atmosphere and coaches

Favorite TV show: The Office and Entourage



Favorite musician: Keith Urban.

Dream vacation spot: Australia

Biggest role model growing up: My brother

Most memorable athletic moment: Finishing second at state in high school

Rachel Ripley Sydney SchaeferBreast/IM • 5-8 • FreshmanTempe, Ariz. • McClintock

Sprint Free • 6-2 • FreshmanHinsdale, Ill. • Hinsdale Central

HIGH SCHOOL - Won the Arizona state championship in 100 breast her junior and senior seasons … holds

McClintock records in the 50, 100 and 200 free, 100 breast, 100 back, 100 fly, 200 IM and three relay events … earned All-America honors in the 100 breast her sophomore, junior and senior years … named team MVP her sophomore, junior and senior seasons … swam for coach Dave Tait at the Rio Salado Swim Club.

PERSONAL - Rachel Ripley is the daughter of Rich and Melissa Ripley … has one brother, Erik (17) … mother swam at Arizona State and is a swimming coach … plans to major in fashion merchandising and product development at MU.

HIGH SCHOOL - Junior National qualifier in the 50 free, 100 free, 400 free relay, 200 free relay, 800 free relay

and 400 medley relay … four time All- American … holds Hinsdale Central High School records in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay … placed third in the 200 free relay and 400 free relay at the Ohio State Championships … swam for Coach Adam Cremieux of the Westmont Swim Club … holds club records in the 400 free relay, 200 free relay and 800 free relay … attended the same high school as teammate Caitlin Connor.

PERSONAL - Sydney Schaefer is the daughter of John and Laurie Schaefer … has one brother, John (22) … majoring in education … brother swam for Villanova.


Getting to Know BrigetteWhy Mizzou: The pool, people and coaches

Favorite TV show: Fresh Prince of Bel-Air


Favorite Columbia Restaurant: The Underground Cafe

Dream vacation spot: California

Biggest role model growing up: My sister, Brittnie

Something people don’t know about me: I like the hiccups

Most memorable athletic moment: Breaking the 500 free record at state in 2009

Brigette SelbertFree/Back • 6-0 • Freshman

St. Louis, Mo. • MehlvilleHIGH SCHOOL - Took second at the 2009 state championships in the 200 and 500 free … tied to break

record in 500 during state prelims … 2008 Junior National Champion in the 400 free relay and placed second in 800 free relay … swam for Coach Nick Rudich of the Parkway Swim Club … National Honor Society Student of the Month.

PERSONAL - Brigette Selbert is the daughter of Bill and Barb Selbert … has one sister, Brittnie (23) … father, Bill, played baseball at Missouri State.


Molly Bollen Colleen Gordon

Kim Jasmer Jenny Franzone

FavoritesMovie: Forrest GumpTV Show: Hannah MontanaHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Carrie UnderwoodColumbia restaurant: Sparky’s Ice Cream

Dream vacation spot: Anywhere there is a beach!Most memorable moment as an athlete:

Winning High School State in 100 fly my senior yearIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Be able to teleport so I could travel anywhere.If you could be any hero or villain who would it be: BatmanWhy did you choose Mizzou: Family atmosphere

FavoritesMovie: CRASHTV Show: HouseHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Dave Matthew’s BandColumbia restaurant: Murry’s

Most memorable moment as an athlete: Finaling at the US Open

If you could have any superpower what would it be: The power to cure all illnessesName something people don’t know about you: My nickname is grade school was ‘Colleen the Machine’If you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Flash GordonWhy did you choose Mizzou: Team atmosphere

FavoritesMovie: P.S. I Love YouTV Show: CSIHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Dave Matthews BandColumbia restaurant: Addison’s

Dream vacation spot: GreeceMost memorable moment as an athlete:

When I anchored the King Aquatics 4x100 medley relay at 2007 Summer Nationals and we won the event, outtouching Texas and Arizona. If you could have any superpower what would it be: The ability to fly so I could fly to the beach and be back for a workoutIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Poison IvyWhy did you choose Mizzou: Mizzou has the potential to be a top-10 team and I wanted to help the program reach its potential

FavoritesMovie: Too many to pick oneTV Show: One Tree HillHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Jason AldeanColumbia restaurant: D. Rowe’s

Who was your biggest role model growing up? My grandmaWhy did you choose Mizzou: Diving coach James Sweeny


FavoritesMovie: How to Lose a Guy in 10 DaysTV Show: The Real HousewivesHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Jason AldeanColumbia restaurant: El Rancho

Dream vacation spot: GreeceIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Read mindsIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Wonder WomanSomething people know know about you: Beating KU at KU!Why did you choose Mizzou: The campus and the team

Melissa Jamerson

Morgan McCleery Mary Sheahan

FavoritesMovie: Ice AgeTV Show: Real Housewives of AtlantaHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Enrique Iglesias and Frank SinatraColumbia restaurant: El Rancho

Dream vacation spot: AustraliaMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Getting the school record my freshman year in the 200 fly at Big 12’sIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Read minds so I would know when people lieIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: CatwomanWhy did you choose Mizzou: Journalism school and campus

FavoritesTV Show: Gossip GirlHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Keith UrbanColumbia restaurant: Addison’s

Dream vacation spot: Anywhere warm with a beachMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Placing 12th at Worlds and breaking the Canadian recordIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Be able to eat whatever I want and not get sick or fatWhy did you choose Mizzou: The great team, campus and coaching staff

FavoritesMovie: Indiana Jones and the Temple of DoomTV Show: BonesHoliday: HalloweenMusician: Eve 6Columbia restaurant: El Maguey

Dream vacation spot: ChinaIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Never have to sleep so I would never be tiredIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Captain PlanetSomething people know know about you: I used to want to be an astronaut.

Lauren Lavigna


FavoritesMovie: Little Miss SunshineTV Show: Anything on BravoHoliday: Fourth of JulyMusician: Jason AldeanColumbia restaurant: Noodles & Company

Dream vacation spot: Costa RicaMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Senior Zones the summer of 2009 with the divers in MinnesotaIf you could have any superpower what would it be: InvisibilityIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Cat WomanWhy did you choose Mizzou: Loved campus and the really cool diving coach

Anastasia Sotiropoulos Francie Szostak

Abby Zepeda Leah Cowperthwaite

FavoritesMovie: Anything with Robert Downey, Jr.TV Show: Real Housewives of Orange CountyHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Celine DionColumbia restaurant: Dollar Burgers

Dream vacation spot: ArgentinaSometing people don’t know about you: I can do the worm If you could have any superpower what would it be: InvisibleIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Michelangelo from the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesWhy did you choose Mizzou: To get a different experience

FavoritesMovie: Pride and PrejudiceTV Show: Golden GirlsHoliday: ThanksgivingMusician: Led ZeppelinColumbia restaurant: Cafe Berlin

Dream vacation spot: Woodstock during the summer of 1969Most memorable moment as an athlete:

The 800 free relay my freshman yearIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Be able to eat unlimited amounts of foodIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Bellatrix LestrangeWhy did you choose Mizzou: I loved the team

FavoritesMovie: The Count of Monte CristoTV Show: Law & Order: CI and SVUHoliday: HalloweenMusician: Bob Dylan

Dream vacation spot: The Shire from The Lord of the Rings.Most memorable moment as an athlete:

When Stephanie Rovig missed a 50 on the 400 free relay at Kansas and still almost beat the KU “C” relay.If you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Lucius Malfoy


FavoritesMovie: Blue CrushTV Show: The CityHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Jason AldeanColumbia restaurant: D. Rowes and Taqueria

Dream vacation spot: JamaicaMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Winning summer nationals my first timeIf you could have any superpower what would it be: Read peoples mindsName something people don’t know about you: I’m MalteseWhy did you choose Mizzou: The facilities and coaches

FavoritesTV Show: The OfficeHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Rascal FlattsColumbia restaurant: Ingredient

Dream vacation spot: New ZealandMost memorable moment as an athlete:

2007 summer senior zones If you could have any superpower what would it be: Be able to control timeWho was your biggest role model growing up: My big sisterIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: SpidermanWhy did you choose Mizzou: The team and facilities

FavoritesMovie: The NotebookTV Show: Gossip Girl and The OfficeHoliday: ChristmasMusician: ColdplayColumbia restaurant: Loli Cup

Dream vacation spot: HawaiiMost memorable moment as an athlete:

My 200 breaststroke at Big 12’sIf you could have any superpower what would it be: To stop time. Then my times would be super fast because I could stop at each wall until I was ready to keep swimmingWho was your biggest role model growing up: My sister, JuliaWhy did you choose Mizzou: The team, coaches and campus

FavoritesMovie: Forrest GumpTV Show: SpongeBob SquarePantsHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Carrie UnderwoodColumbia restaurant: House of Chow

Dream vacation spot: FijiMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Winning Big 12’s as a freshmanIf you could have any superpower what would it be: TeleportIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: Buzz LightyearWhy did you choose Mizzou: The team, pool and it is my hometown

Emy DiBenigno Kayla Durnil

Christina Gailey Jordan Morcom


Lisa NathansonFavoritesMovie: Finding NemoTV Show: The OfficeColumbia location: MizzouRec

Dream vacation spot: AustraliaMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Competing at the 2008 Olympic TrialsIf you could have any superpower what would it be: FlyIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: SpidermanSomething people don’t know about you: When I first joined my swim team my nickname was “Shrimpy Shaky”Why did you choose Mizzou: I loved the team and campus

FavoritesMovie: Pride and PrejudiceTV Show: I Didn’t Know I Was PregnantHoliday: ChristmasMusician: Ghostland ObservatoryColumbia restaurant: Murry’s

Dream vacation spot: GreeceMost memorable moment as an athlete:

Singing behind the blocks with my relay team at duel meets.If you could have any superpower what would it be: An endless stomach so I could eat foreverIf you could be any hero or villain who would it be: WormtailWhy did you choose Mizzou: The girls are SO awesome.

Stephanie Rovig


2008-09 Season in Review


2008-09 Men’s Review While the 2007-08 season was the most historic year in terms of the dual record

for the Missouri men’s swimming and diving team, it will be the 2008-09 campaign that will live on as arguably the best in the history of the program. Despite just a 2-5 dual record, the Tiger men battled neck-and-neck with some of the country’s best teams, while completely rewriting the record books and posting the program’s first-ever second-place finish at the 2009 Big 12 Championships.

The men opened the season with a No. 21 national ranking and welcomed four other teams from across the state to compete in the fourth annual Show-Me Showdown. The Tigers won 12 of the 16 events while putting up 393 points to secure their fourth-straight Show-Me Showdown title. Junior Martin Cernansky recorded his first two victories of the season, while junior Greg DeStephen took first place on the 3-meter springboard.

The following week, the Tigers headed to Lawrence, Kan., to face Texas A&M in the team’s first dual meet and to compete in the Big 12 Relays. On Thursday, Mizzou took on the No. 18 Aggies, and pulled off the upset by a 143.5-90.5 total. The next day the Tigers took to the pool with both the Aggies and the Texas Longhorns for the annual Big 12 Relays. For only the second time in program history, the men finished in second place, scoring 92 points. They won three events on the day, including the 150-breast relay, 300-breast relay and the 100-medley relay. DeStephen and Dante Jones teamed up for a relay-style diving event, taking first-place in the 1-meter and second on the 3-meter, respectively.

After two weeks off, the men returned to dual action and traveled to Carbondale, Ill., for a battle with Southern Illinois. The Salukis proved to be no contest for the Tigers, who moved up to No. 20 in the rankings. Mizzou won 10 of the first 11 swimming events before exhibitioning the last three. The Tigers swept the diving events and rolled over SIU, 181.5-110.5.

The Tigers traveled to Louisville, Ky., the next weekend for a special two-day dual meet with Louisville, where the teams would compete in every standard event. Though Missouri fought hard, it could not overcome a tough Louisville squad, falling, 218-135. The only victories for Missouri during the session came from the diving well, where Jones and DeStephen went 1-2 again, with Jones taking gold on the 1-meter.

The men closed out the 2008 portion of their season with the first-ever Mizzou Invite, a three-day event held over the course of the first weekend in December. Five other programs joined Mizzou, who found itself in second after the first day. Over the three days, the men set 22 new top-10 times, which included two school records.

After a month-long break, the men returned to the pool for a road dual against No. 24 Kentucky at the University of Arkansas’ pool in Fayetteville, Ark. Though Missouri captured nine victories on the day, the Tigers still fell short by a slim, 152-148, margin.

No. 25 Missouri then traveled to Bloomington, Ind., the following weekend for a tri-meet against two top-10 teams, Ohio State and Indiana. Indiana defeated Mizzou, 239-61, while the Buckeyes secured a 246-54 victory.

Two weeks later, the Tigers made their way to Iowa City, Iowa, to take on the Iowa Hawkeyes in their last dual meet of the season. The men hung close, but Iowa

had some big swims late to hold off the Tigers, 166-134. Missouri finished the dual season with a 2-5 record.

Though the dual season had come to an end, the season was far from over for the Tiger men. While it wasn’t an NCAA event, several Tigers swam in Missouri Grand Prix, held at their home pool in mid-February.

After another two-week layoff, the event the Tigers had been preparing for all year was finally here – the 2009 Big 12 Championships, held at Missouri’s home pool.

Day one saw the Tigers break school records in both relays and on the men’s 1-meter springboard, kicking off what would be an unbelievable weekend. The 200- medley relay team of Jan Konarzewski, Cernansky, Gilad Kaufman and Jordan Hawley took third place, finishing in 1:27.71. The time was good for an NCAA “B” cut provisional time and broke the old school record of 1:30.06, set back in 1995. Later, the 800-freestyle relay team of Cameron Sellers, sophomore Jeff Hendricks, senior Matt Dahlke and senior Jake Hoffmann broke the record with their second-place finish, racing in 6:31.90. DeStephen also set the school record on the 1-meter with a score of 363.65, breaking the old school record 355.95 and beating out his old personal best by over 22 points.

The men set three more school records on the second day of action, along with several all-time top-10 times, including four in the 500 free. Spenser Lauver posted the third-best time in the event during the preliminaries with a time of 4:27.27, then went on to finish sixth in the race during the finals session. Dahlke’s finals time of 4:28.32 gave him a seventh-place finish while recording the fourth-best time in school history. The fifth-fastest time in school history came at the hands of Hendricks, who finished 10th with his time of 4:28.49. Senior Brad Hubbard’s top-10 time came in the preliminaries, touching in 4:30.52. He went on to finish 11th in the finals.

In the 50 free, Hawley broke a 16-year-old Missouri record. The Plano, Texas, native earned an impressive fourth-place finish in 19.72, good for an NCAA “B” cut time. Hawley’s time broke the old school mark of 19.93, set by Roger Alvarenga in 1995. Bryan Difford, who previously held the second-best 200 IM time ever at Missouri, posted a new school record in the morning preliminaries. His record-breaking time of 1:47.17 put him into the finals, where he went on to finish eighth.

The men shut the door on day two with the 400-medley relay as two Tiger teams posted a new school record and the second-fastest time in program history to finish off the evening. Konarzewski, Cernansky, Kaufman and Hawley teamed up to set their second record in as many days, while seniors Byron Carlisle, Eric Smith, Ted Harris and Difford posted a time of 3:17.00 for the second-best time in Missouri history during the second heat.

After finishing the day 24 points behind second-place Texas A&M, the Tigers significantly closed the gap after day three as they sat just nine points behind the Aggies. Continuing the theme from the previous two days, the Tigers broke five more school records and set 18 new top-10 times.

DeStephen set his second school record of the meet, totaling an astonishing 407.55 points on the 3-meter, becoming the first Missouri diver to ever break the 400-point total in the current six-dive setup. Kaufman broke the school record in the 100 fly, while Dahlke did the same in the 200 free. Cernansky broke the school record in the 100 breast, with Harris, Difford and freshman Scott Martin all posting

Jeff Hendricks

top-10 times in the same event. The fourth and final day of the Big 12 Championships saw the Tigers complete

something they had never accomplished before. The men scored major points on the final day of action pulling ahead of Texas A&M and giving Missouri its first-ever second-place finish.

The Mizzou men fought hard throughout the day, overcoming an Aggie team that went up by 41 points early into the finals session. Finishes of third, fourth, sixth and seventh in the mile helped the Tigers pull back within 19 going into the 200 breast, the men’s best event. After the 200 breast, led by Cernansky’s record-breaking performance, the Tigers were within just six points. The 200 fly followed, and with Kaufman’s school record and Lauver and Smith’s top-eight finishes, the Tigers took the lead and never looked back. They officially clinched second-place with DeStephen’s record-shattering performance on the platform dive, scoring 443.50 to beat the old record by 62 points.

Over the course of the historic weekend, the Tiger men set 40 new top-10 times, broke 16 school records and posted eight NCAA “B” cut times.

After a week off, the divers were back in action with the Zones as they looked to qualify for the NCAA’s. Though neither DeStephen or Jones were able to qualify, both posted impressive scores over the course of the three-day event.

During the first day, Jones scored a 352.00 on the 1-meter, the third-highest at MU. He followed that up the next day with a 388.25 on the 3-meter, good for the second-best score in Missouri history. DeStephen finished in third on the platform on the final day after posting 342.65 during the prelims and 327.80 during the finals.

Though the Tiger men did not send anyone to the NCAA’s, they were extremely close in many instances. More importantly, however, is how the Tigers proved that they are not only a force in the Big 12, but that they can also hang with the best the nation has to offer. With numerous big names returning for the 2009-10 season, along with another solid recruiting class by the coaching staff, the Tigers will be in great shape to continue and improve on the success that they built this past year.

2008-09 Men’s Review2008-09 Men’s Team Awards

Team MVP ___________________________ Gilad Kaufman

Diver of the Year _____________________Greg DeStephen

Most Improved Swimmer _______________ Spenser Lauver

Newcomer of the Year _________________Jan Konarzewski

Top Big 12 Performer __________________Greg DeStephen

Michael J. Pohlkamp Enthusiasm Award _____ Jake Hoffman

Big 12 Swimmer of the Week ______Cameron Sellers (Oct.)___________________________ Martin Cernasky (Feb. 18)

Academic All-Big 12 First Team ______________ Matt Burns___________________________________ Martin Cernasky_______________________________________Matt Dahlke___________________________________Greg DeStephen________________________________________ Ted Harris____________________________________ Jordan Hawley____________________________________ Jacob Hoffman_____________________________________ Brad Hubbard____________________________________ Gilad Kaufman

Academic All-Big 12 Second Team _________ Byron Carlisle________________________________________ Eric Smith

CSCAA All-American in Academics ________ Jordan Hawley____________________________________ Gilad Kaufman

Spenser Lauver


2008-09 Men’s ResultsDate Opponent/Meet Site ResultOct. 18 Show-Me Showdown Columbia, Mo. 1st, 393 pts.Oct. 23 Texas A&M Lawrence, Kan. W, 143.5-90.5Oct. 24 Big 12 Relays Lawrence, Kan. 2nd, 92 pts.Nov. 11 Southern Illinois Carbondale, Ill. W, 181.5-110.5Nov. 14-15 Louisville Louisville, Ky. L, 218-135Dec. 5-7 Mizzou Invite Columbia, Mo. 1st, 921 pts.Jan. 10 Kentucky Fayetteville, Ark. L, 152-148Jan. 17 Indiana Bloomington, Ind. L, 239-61 Ohio State Bloomington, Ind. L, 246-54Jan. 31 Iowa Iowa City, Iowa L, 166-134Feb. 25-28 Big 12 Championships Columbia, Mo. 2nd, 810.5 pts.

Adam Abernathy


2008-09 Men’s Top Times50 FreestyleJordan Hawley __________________ 19.72 (02/26/09)Gilad Kaufman __________________ 20.12 (02/26/09)Dave Dorak ____________________ 20.67 (02/26/09)Jack Dwyer ____________________ 20.67 (12/05/08)Matt Burns _____________________ 20.88 (02/26/09)

100 FreestyleJordan Hawley __________________ 44.01 (02/28/09)Bryan Difford ___________________ 45.31 (12/07/08)Matt Dahlke ____________________ 45.91 (02/28/09)Jeff Hendricks __________________ 45.92 (02/28/09)Cameron Sellers ________________ 45.94 (02/28/09)

200 FreestyleMatt Dahlke __________________ 1:38.01 (02/27/09)Cameron Sellers ______________ 1:38.16 (12/06/08)Jeff Hendricks ________________ 1:38.51 (02/27/09)Brad Hubbard ________________ 1:39.30 (02/27/09)Matt Burns ___________________ 1:40.44 (02/27/09)

500 FreestyleCameron Sellers ______________ 4:24.91 (12/05/08)Spenser Lauver _______________ 4:27.27 (02/26/09)Matt Dahlke __________________ 4:28.32 (02/26/09)Jeff Hendricks ________________ 4:28.49 (02/26/09) Brad Hubbard ________________ 4:30.52 (02/26/09)

1000 FreestyleSpenser Lauver _______________ 9:17.70 (02/28/09)Brad Hubbard ________________ 9:40.14 (01/31/09)John Hunt __________________ 10:01.33 (10/08/08)John Higgins ________________ 10:16.10 (10/08/08)Adam Abernathy _____________ 10:46.83 (10/08/08)

1650 FreestyleSpenser Lauver ______________ 15:20.87 (02/28/09)Cameron Sellers _____________ 15:44.14 (02/28/09)Matt Dahlke _________________ 15:59.45 (02/28/09)Brad Hubbard _______________ 16:06.81 (02/28/09)John Hunt __________________ 16:12.46 (02/28/09)

100 BackstrokeJake Hoffmann _________________ 49.08 (02/27/09)Byron Carlisle __________________ 49.44 (02/27/09)Jan Konarzewski ________________ 49.71 (02/27/09)John Higgins ___________________ 50.15 (02/27/09)Eric Maczko ____________________ 50.55 (02/27/09)

200 BackstrokeJan Konarzewski _______________1:46.11 (02/28/09)Jake Hoffmann _______________ 1:46.36 (02/28/09)John Higgins _________________ 1:48.03 (02/28/09)Byron Carlisle ________________ 1:50.04 (02/28/09) Adam Abernathy ______________ 1:52.19 (02/28/09)

100 BreaststrokeMartin Cernansky _______________ 54.38 (02/27/09)Ted Harris _____________________ 55.42 (02/27/09)Scott Martin ____________________ 55.67 (02/27/09)Bryan Difford ___________________ 56.01 (02/27/09)Michael Lopresti ________________ 56.65 (02/27/09)

200 BreaststrokeMartin Cernansky _____________ 1:57.69 (02/28/09)Ted Harris ___________________ 2:01.00 (12/07/08)Bryan Difford _________________ 2:01.59 (02/28/09)Michael Lopresti ______________ 2:02.82 (02/28/09)Scott Martin __________________ 2:06.24 (02/28/09)

100 ButterflyGilad Kaufman __________________ 48.01 (02/27/09)David Dorak ____________________ 48.20 (02/27/09)Scott Martin ____________________ 48.49 (02/27/09)Eric Smith _____________________ 48.55 (02/27/09)Jan Konarzewski ________________ 49.44 (02/27/09)

200 ButterflyGilad Kaufman ________________ 1:47.03 (02/28/09)David Dorak __________________ 1:48.94 (02/28/09)Cameron Sellers ______________ 1:49.63 (12/07/08)Spenser Lauver _______________ 1:49.71 (02/28/09)Eric Smith ___________________ 1:50.51 (02/28/09)

200 IMBryan Difford _________________ 1:47.17 (02/26/09)Scott Martin __________________ 1:48.67 (02/26/09)Jake Hoffmann _______________ 1:49.49 (12/05/08)Eric Mazcko ___________________ 1:51.83 (2/26/09)Ted Harris ___________________ 1:52.18 (12/05/08)

400 IMMartin Cernansky _____________ 3:55.96 (02/27/09)Jake Hoffmann _______________ 4:01.60 (02/27/09)Eric Maczko __________________ 4:02.83 (02/27/09)Bryan Difford __________________4:11.06 (11/15/08)Ted Harris ____________________4:15.53 (11/15/08)

200 Free RelayHawley, Martin, Difford, Hoffmann ___ 1:20.17 (02/27/09)Kaufmann, Dwyer, Dorak, Burns ____ 1:21.30 (02/27/09)Hawley, Dwyer, Martin, Difford______ 1:21.53 (12/05/08)Hawley, Kaufman, Sellers, Dwyer ___ 1:22.95 (01/10/09)Harris, Sellers, Hendricks, Dahlke ___ 1:23.25 (12/05/08)

400 Free RelayHawley, Sellers, Difford, Dahlke ____ 2:59.38 (12/07/08)Hawley, Kaufman, Difford, Hoffmann _ 3:00.03 (02/28/09)Hendricks, Dwyer, Martin, Dahlke ___ 3:05.31 (12/07/08)Hawley, Dahlke, Sellers, Kaufman __ 3:05.72 (11/15/08)Sellers, Hendricks, Hoffmann, Dahlke ___ 3:07.90 (10/23/08)

800 Free RelaySellers, Hendricks, Dahlke, Hoffmann ___ 6:31.90 (02/25/09)Sellers, Dahlke, Harris, Hendricks ___ 6:38.71 (12/06/08)Martin, Hoffmann, Lauver, Hubbard _ 6:50.87 (12/06/08)Sellers, Hubbard, Harris, Dahlke ____ 6:53.90 (10/24/08)Rose, Higgins, Burns, Hunt ________ 7:15.61 (10/24/08)

200 Medley RelayKonarzewski, Cernansky, Kaufman, Hawley __ 1:27.71 (02/25/09)Konarzewski, Difford, Kaufman, Dahlke__ 1:30.93 (12/06/08)Carlisle, Harris, Smith, Burns ______ 1:31.01 (02/25/09)Higgins, Lopresti, Martin, Dwyer ____ 1:31.07 (02/25/09)Hoffmann, Cernansky, Kaufman, Hawley __ 1:31.69 (11/15/08)

400 Medley RelayKonarzewski, Cernansky, Kaufman, Hawley __ 3:15.33 (02/26/09)Carlisle, Harris, Smith, Difford ______ 3:17.00 (02/26/09)Hoffmann, Harris, Dorak, Hendricks _ 3:23.45 (12/05/08)Hoffmann, Harris, Kaufman, Dahlke _ 3:25.94 (10/18/08)Hoffmann, Harris, Smith, Sellers ____ 3:26.03 (01/10/09)

1-Meter DivingGreg DeStephen ________________ 433.50 (02/25/09)Dante Jones ___________________ 339.95 (01/10/09)Ryan Meeker ___________________ 278.18 (01/31/09)Jeff Wolfert ____________________ 272.85 (02/25/09)

3-Meter DivingGreg DeStephen _________________377.77 (11/07/08)Dante Jones ___________________ 360.55 (12/06/08)Ryan Meeker ___________________ 274.80 (01/31/09)

Platform DivingGreg DeStephen ________________ 363.70 (12/07/08)Dante Jones ___________________ 310.25 (12/07/08)Ryan Meeker ___________________ 218.40 (12/07/08)

Martin Cernasky


2008-09 Women’s ReviewAfter ascending onto the national scene in 2007-08, the Tigers showed they

were a forece to be reckoned with in 2008-09. Though their dual record was only 5-5, they took many nationally-ranked teams down to the wire, broke numerous school records and, most importantly, sent seven competitors to the 2009 NCAA Championships, an all-time high for the program.

The Tiger women opened up the 2008-09 campaign with a No. 18 ranking and a dominating first-place finish at the Show-Me Showdown. The team won 14 of the 16 events and finished with 381 points, 36 ahead of second place Drury.

The next weekend, the women traveled to Lawrence, Kan., for a dual meet against the Texas A&M Aggies, followed by the annual Big 12 Relays. The Aggies, ranked ninth in the country, handed the Tigers their first loss of the young season, winning, 134-104.

The following day, the Tigers tied for third place at the Big 12 Relays, scoring 62 points to put them even with Kansas. The women registered seven top-three finishes on the day, led by the third-place finish in the 1500-free relay by seniors Jill Granger and Carly Sullivan and junior Colleen Gordon. Kendra Melnychuk and Jordan Morcom teamed up for a relay-style diving event and took gold on the 3-meter.

The No. 21 Tigers took on the same Jayhawks the following weekend at their home pool and evened up their dual record with an impressive 173.5-121.5 victory over their arch rivals.

After a much-needed week off, the Tigers traveled to Louisville, Ky., and took on the Louisville Cardinals for two days of action. The women entered the second day down only five points, but Louisville won some big events down the stretch to take the victory.

The Tigers returned to the pool for the Mizzou Invite during the first weekend in December and rolled through the meet, taking first place with 1,279 points while breaking five school records and setting 26 new top-10 times over the three-day event.

The 2009 portion of the season opened with a tri-meet against No. 22 Arkansas and Kentucky. The No. 23 women fought tough, but dropped both competitions, losing 159-141, to Arkansas and 154-144, to Kentucky.

The following weekend brought another tri-meet, this time in Big Ten country. Missouri battled back-and-forth with No. 14 Indiana, but ultimately fell to the powerhouse by a 161-139 final. However, the Tigers earned their first victory since beating Kansas in early November as they routed the Ohio State Buckeyes, 207-93.

Iowa State joined the Tigers at the Mizzou Aquatic Center the following weekend for Missouri’s Senior Day. The Tigers bid farewell to the team’s seniors and to the Cyclones with an impressive 178-117 win. Missouri won 11 events on the day, including victories from freshman Stephanie Rovig, the first of her career, Francie Szostak, sophomore Melissa Jamerson and senior Erin Yeager. Morcom and Melnychuk once again split the springboards, with Morcom winning the 1-meter and Melnychuk taking the top spot on the 3-meter.

The next weekend, Mizzou registered its third-straight dual win, defeating Iowa, 188-111, after winning 12 of the 16 events.

To close out the regular season, the Tigers secured a dominating 175.5-124.5 victory at Nebraska for their fourth-straight dual win to improve to 5-5 on the season and 3-1 in the Big 12 Conference.

With the dual season over, the Tigers turned their attention to the post season. Though not an NCAA event, many Tigers competed in the third-annual Missouri Grand Prix in preparation for the Big 12 Championships.

Two weeks later, the Tigers hit the pool for what they had prepared all season for – the Big 12 Championships, hosted at their own Mizzou Aquatic Center. Competition opened up on Wednesday night with two relays, and the Tigers kicked off their historic weekend by setting school records in both the 200-yard medley relay and 800-yard freestyle relay.

Day two saw new school records set in every women’s event, starting with Granger’s time of 4:43.98 in the 500 freestyle. Durnil broke the school record in the 200 IM, while Lisa Nathanson did the same in the 50 free.

The third day saw the Tiger women set 20 new top-10 times and five more school records, along with a runner-up finish for Melnychuk on the 3-meter springboard.

Granger set the school record in the 400 IM, while five new top-10 times were set in the 200 free.

The final day naturally turned out to be the most exciting, capped off by Durnil taking gold in the 200 breaststroke. The Columbia, Mo., native posted an NCAA “B” cut time of 2:11.20 as she took the gold in the 200 breast while breaking the school record in front of her hometown crowd. She became the first Missouri Big 12 swimming champion since Rebecca Wolfe took top honors in the 200 fly in 2003.

Melnychuk earned her third medal of the weekend as the 2008 Big 12 Platform Champion. As a team, the Tigers finished in third place, scoring 582 points, the most in school history.

The following week, the NCAA announced that six Tigers had qualified for the NCAA Championships, the most Missouri qualifiers ever.

Missouri also hosted the 2009 NCAA Zone “D” Diving Championships as top divers from across the region took their shot at qualifying for NCAA’s. For the third time in as many years, Melnychuk did just that as the two-time All-American finished in third-place on the 1-meter with a 12-dive total of 582.95 to earn the bronze medal. Since Melnychuk dove on all three boards during Zones, she qualified for each event at NCAA’s, making her the seventh Tiger to qualify for nationals.

Just a few short days after Zones concluded, it was time for the Tigers to compete in the NCAA’s. Day one saw Melnychuk post her highest finish ever in the 1-meter at the NCAA Championships. The three-time NCAA Qualifier posted a score of 266.05 during the preliminary round, putting her in 21st place. Melnychuk missed finishing in the top-16 by only 4.50 points. In the competition pool, the Tigers sent four swimmers out to battle in the 500 free. Gordon and Szostak posted very impressive runs, with both finishing right around their career bests. Gordon finished in 41st with a time of 4:45.76, just .34 off of her personal best. Szostak finished in 52nd and only .18 off her career best, racing in 4:48.92.

2008-09 Women’s Review Finishing off the day for the Tigers was the 400 medley relay. While Missouri

did not qualify in the event, they were allowed to compete since they posted an NCAA “B” cut during the season. Durnil and Lori Halvorson joined Lauren Lavigna and Gordon to post a time of 3:41.77, the second-fastest time in school history. Lavigna started off the relay with a time of 54.94 in the backstroke, just .20 off her school record.

The second day saw Melnychuk earn her third-ever All-America honor following her historic performance on the 3-meter. The Canadian, who notched a program-best 10th-place finish at last year’s NCAA’s on the platform, became the highest NCAA finisher in Missouri history after coming in eighth with a finals score of 347.85, setting a new school-record in the 3-meter springboard event.

Also scoring on the night was Missouri’s 800 freestyle relay team. Halvorson, Granger, Gordon and Szostak combined to finish in 12th-place, racing in a time of 7:09.15. Later, Halvorson posted an impressive run of 1:46.24, putting her in 24th-place overall in the 200 free, less than .85 of a second out of the top-16.

The third and final day saw five individuals and two relay teams in action for the Tigers. Lavigna kicked the day off with a 41st-place finish in the 100 back with a time of 1:57.04. Halvorson competed in the 100 back and swam in 50.65, while Durnil placed 38th place in the 200 breast, touching at 2:13.19. Gordon raced in the 1650 free, swimming in a time of 16:33.01.

As a team, the Tigers scored 21 points and finished in 28th out of 48 point-scoring teams, making the weekend a memorable one for the Tigers. With four of their NCAA qualifiers returning for the 2009-10 season, along with an impressive incoming class, the Tigers will surely continue their climb to national prominence.

2008-09 Women’s Team AwardsTeam MVP ____________________________Lori HalvorsonDiver of the Year ___________________ Kendra MelnychukMost Improved Swimmer ________________Lauren LavignaNewcomer of the Year __________________Jordan MorcomTop Big 12 Performer ______________________Kayla KurnilTop NCAA Performer ________________ Kendra MelnychukBell Memorial Award for Commitment ________ Aimee HukillJoe Goldfarg Leadership Award ___________Lori Halvorson

Big 12 Diver of the Month __________Jordan Morcom (Oct.)Big 12 Swimmer of the Week ____ Lauren Lavigna (Feb. 18)Academic All-Big 12 First Team ___________ Allison Bennett______________________________________ Molly Bollen_____________________________________Kayla Bowcutt_______________________________________ Lauren Cox_____________________________________ Kirsten David___________________________ Colleen Gordon (4.0 GPA)_______________________________________ Jill Granger_____________________________________Lori Halvorson____________________________________Lauren Lavigna____________________________________ Mary Sheahen_________________________________ Kendra Melnychuk______________________________________ Kristen VigerAcademic All-Big 12 Second Team ______ Coralie Baumann__________________________________Melissa Jamerson__________________________________ Morgan McCleery___________________________________ Francie Szostak_______________________________________ Erin YeagerCSCAA All-American in Academics _____ Kendra Melnychuk____________________________________Colleen Gordon____________________________________ Taye Patterson____________________________________Lauren Lavigna______________________________________ Arica Jacinto_______________________________________ Jill Granger

Lori Halvorson


2008-09 Women’s ResultsDate Opponent/Meet Site ResultOct. 18 Show-Me Showdown Columbia, Mo. 1st, 381 pts.Oct. 23 Texas A&M Lawrence, Kan. L. 135-104Oct. 24 Big 12 Relays Lawrence, Kan. T3rd, 62 pts.Nov. 1 Kansas Columbia, Mo. W, 173.5-121.5Nov. 14-15 Louisville Louisville, Ky. L, 185-168Dec. 5-7 Mizzou Invite Columbia, Mo. 1st, 1279 pts.Jan. 10 Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, 159-141 Kentucky Fayetteville, Ark. L, 154-144Jan. 17 Indiana Bloomington, Ind. L, 161-139 Ohio State Bloomington, Ind. W, 207-93Jan. 24 Iowa State Iowa City, Iowa W, 188-111Feb. 7 Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. W, 175.5-124.5Feb. 25-28 Big 12 Championships Columbia, Mo. 3rd, 582 pts.

Lauren Lavigna


2008-09 Women’s Top Times50 FreestyleLisa Nathanson _________________ 22.74 (02/26/09)Lauren Cox ____________________ 23.43 (02/26/09)Allie Bennett ___________________ 23.44 (02/26/09)Stephanie Rovig _________________ 23.94 (2/26/09)Lori Halvorson __________________ 23.99 (11/15/08)

100 FreestyleLori Halvorson __________________ 49.50 (02/28/09)Francie Szostak _________________ 50.13 (02/28/09)Lauren Cox ____________________ 50.38 (02/28/09)Lisa Nathanson _________________ 50.59 (02/28/09)Allie Bennett ___________________ 50.60 (02/28/09)

200 FreestyleLori Halvorson ________________ 1:45.05 (02/27/09)Francie Szostak _______________ 1:46.19 (02/27/09)Colleen Gordon _______________ 1:46.92 (02/27/09) Stephanie Rovig ______________ 1:50.65 (02/27/09)Lisa Nathanson _______________ 1:50.88 (02/27/09)

500 FreestyleJill Granger __________________ 4:43.98 (02/26/09)Colleen Gordon _______________ 4:45.42 (02/26/09)Francie Szostak _______________ 4:48.74 (02/26/09)Lauren Lavigna _______________ 4:48.82 (02/26/09)Kirsten David _________________ 4:56.20 (02/26/09)

1000 FreestyleColleen Gordon ______________ 10:05.20 (12/07/08)Stephanie Rovig _____________ 10:09.31 (01/10/09)Jill Granger _________________ 10:10.44 (10/23/08)Carly Sullivan ________________ 10:17.44 (10/23/08)Lauren Lavigna ______________ 10:20.90 (01/24/09)

1650 FreestyleColleen Gordon ______________ 16:28.94 (02/28/09)Carly Sullivan ________________ 16:50.81 (02/28/09)Stephanie Rovig _____________ 17:06.84 (01/17/09)Coralie Baumann _____________ 17:10.78 (02/27/09)Jill Granger __________________17:15.63 (11/15/08)

100 BackstrokeLauren Lavigna _________________ 54.74 (02/27/09)Lauren Cox ____________________ 56.04 (02/27/09)Kirsten David ___________________ 56.52 (02/27/09)Allie Bennett ___________________ 56.83 (02/27/09)Francie Szostak _________________ 57.16 (01/24/09)

200 BackstrokeLauren Lavigna _______________ 1:57.10 (02/28/09)Kirsten David _________________ 2:02.93 (02/28/09) Lauren Cox ___________________2:03.87 (11/01/08)Lori Halvorson ________________ 2:04.22 (01/24/09)Amber Molina _________________2:04.27 (11/01/08)

100 BreaststrokeKayla Durnil __________________ 1:02.06 (02/27/09)Morgan McCleery _____________ 1:02.49 (02/27/09) Erin Yeager __________________ 1:03.59 (02/27/09) Emy DiBenigno _______________ 1:04.29 (02/27/09)Kayla Bowcutt ________________ 1:05.40 (02/27/09)

200 BreaststrokeKayla Durnil ___________________2:11.20 (02/28/09) Erin Yeager __________________ 2:14.01 (02/28/09)Morgan McCleery _____________ 2:16.31 (02/28/09)Emy DiBenigno _______________ 2:17.47 (02/28/09)Aimee Hukill __________________ 2:21.27 (02/28/09)

100 ButterflyCarly Sullivan ___________________ 55.12 (02/27/09)Molly Bollen ____________________ 55.55 (02/27/09)Colleen Gordon _________________ 55.78 (02/27/09)Allie Bennett ___________________ 55.81 (02/27/09)Melissa Jamerson _______________ 56.06 (02/27/09)

200 ButterflyJill Granger __________________ 1:59.81 (02/28/09)Melissa Jamerson _____________ 2:01.44 (01/17/09)Anastasia Sotiropolus __________ 2:03.76 (02/28/09)Carly Sullivan _________________ 2:04.35 (02/28/09)Coralie Baumann ______________ 2:04.60 (02/28/09)

200 IMKayla Durnil __________________ 2:00.98 (02/26/09)Lori Halvorson ________________ 2:01.44 (02/26/09)Jill Granger __________________ 2:04.05 (12/05/08)Colleen Gordon ________________2:05.57 (11/14/08)Emy DiBenigno _______________ 2:06.72 (12/05/08)

400 IMJill Granger __________________ 4:13.56 (02/27/09)Kayla Durnil __________________ 4:15.41 (02/27/09)Colleen Gordon ________________4:25.28 (11/15/08)Coralie Baumann ______________ 4:28.70 (02/27/09) Anastasia Sotiropoulos _________ 4:33.68 (12/06/08)

200 Free RelayNathanson, Halvorson, Bennett, Szostak __ 1:31.29 (02/27/09)Rovig, Gordon, Cox, DiBenigno ________1:33.24 (02/27/09)Bennett, Halvorson, Nathanson, Szostak __ 1:33.35 (12/05/08)Nathanson, Bennett, Cox, Halvorson _1:34.34 (01/17/09)Nathanson, Halvorson, Cox, Szostak _ 1:35.08 (11/14/08)

400 Free RelayHalvorson, Nathanson, Cox, Szostak _3:19.61 (02/28/09)Halvorson, Cox, Nathanson, Bennett _3:22.94 (12/07/08)Szostak, Cox, Nathanson, Halvorson _ 3:26.13 (11/01/08)Halvorson, Nathanson, Bennett, Szostak _ 3:26.15 (11/15/08)Nathanson, Cox, Gordon, Szostak ___3:26.24 (01/31/09)

800 Free RelayHalvorson, Gordon, Szostak, Granger __7:03.77 (02/25/09)Rovig, Cox, Cowperthwaite, Lavigna __7:38.16 (12/06/08)David, Rovig, Lavigna, Jamerson ____7:47.45 (10/24/08)

200 Medley RelayLavigna, McCleery, Gordon, Nathanson _1:40.18 (02/25/09)Lavigna, McCleery, Gordon, Halvorson _1:43.50 (12/06/08) Cox, DiBenigno, Bennett, Nathanson ___1:45.46 (12/06/08)Lavigna, McCleery, Gordon, Nathanson _1:45.67 (01/24/09)Molina, Bowcutt, Bennett, Nathanson __ 1:46.48 (11/01/08)

400 Medley RelayLavigna, McCleery, Gordon, Halvorson _3:40.74 (02/26/09)David, Yeager, Sullivan, Bennett _____3:46.55 (02/26/09)Lavigna, McCleery, Jamerson, Szostak ___3:51.50 (10/18/08)Szostak, Yeager, Bollen, Bennett ____3:52.27 (12/05/08)Molina, DiBenigno, Bollen, Nathanson __ 3:53.21 (11/14/08)

1-Meter DivingKendra Melnychuk ________________ 300.60 (02/26/09)Jordan Morcom __________________ 293.10 (12/06/08)Christina Gailey __________________ 268.70 (12/06/08)Jenny Franzone __________________ 248.85 (10/15/08)Abby Zepeda ____________________ 242.85 (02/26/09)

3-Meter DivingJordan Morcom __________________ 327.15 (11/15/08)Kendra Melnychuk ________________ 324.15 (11/15/08)Christina Gailey __________________ 280.50 (02/07/09)Abby Zepeda ____________________ 270.52 (01/24/09)Jenny Franzone __________________ 251.35 (02/27/09)

Platform DivingKendra Melnychuk ________________ 293.70 (12/07/08)Christina Gailey __________________ 234.45 (12/07/08)Keely Brooks ____________________ 201.75 (12/07/08)Abby Zepeda ____________________ 168.90 (02/28/09)

Jill Granger


2008-09 Championship ResultsMen’s Team Women’s Team

Show-Me-Showdown :: Oct. 18, 2009 :: Columbia, Mo.1 Missouri _________________________________________ 3932 Drury ____________________________________________ 2813 Missouri S&T ____________________________________ 268.54 Washington University _____________________________ 216.55 Lindenwood ______________________________________ 189

Big 12 Relays :: Oct. 24, 2009 :: Lawrence, Kan.1 Texas ____________________________________________1172 Missouri __________________________________________ 923 Texas A&M ________________________________________ 79

Mizzou Invite :: Dec. 5-7, 2009 :: Columbia, Mo.1 Missouri _________________________________________ 9212 Iowa ___________________________________________ 880.53 Missouri State _____________________________________ 6724 Missouri S&T _____________________________________ 5145 Drury ___________________________________________ 393.56 Southern Illinois ___________________________________ 378

Big 12 Championships :: Feb. 25-28, 2009 Columbia, Mo.

1 Texas ___________________________________________11142 Missouri ________________________________________ 810.53 Texas A&M ______________________________________ 797.5

Show-Me-Showdown :: Oct. 18, 2009 :: Columbia, Mo.1 Missouri _________________________________________ 3812 Drury ____________________________________________ 3453 Lindenwood ______________________________________ 2524 Washington University ______________________________ 2335 Stephens College __________________________________ 153

Big 12 Relays :: Oct. 24, 2009 :: Lawrence, Kan.1 Texas ___________________________________________ 1022 Texas A&M ________________________________________ 983 Missouri __________________________________________ 623 Kansas ___________________________________________ 625 Iowa State _________________________________________ 426 Nebraska _________________________________________ 28

Mizzou Invite :: Dec. 5-7, 2009 :: Columbia, Mo.1 Missouri ________________________________________ 12792 Iowa ____________________________________________ 9273 Drury ____________________________________________ 6874 Southern Illinois ___________________________________ 3885 Arkansas ________________________________________ 1036 Kansas ___________________________________________ 96

Big 12 Championships :: Feb. 25-28, 2009 Columbia, Mo.

1 Texas ___________________________________________ 8932 Texas A&M _______________________________________ 8313 Missouri _________________________________________ 5824 Kansas __________________________________________ 4935 Iowa State _______________________________________ 3326 Nebraska ________________________________________ 298


Missouri Records and History :: 2009-10


Men’s Record Book50 Freestyle19.72 ______Jordan Hawley _____________________ 200919.93 ______Roger Alvarenga ____________________ 199519.94 ______Bennett Clark_______________________ 200720.12 ______Gilad Kaufman______________________ 200920.24 ______Ted Fischer ________________________ 199420.28 ______Kevin DeForrest ____________________ 197920.32 ______Aaron Lo __________________________ 200120.37 ______Chris McCrary ______________________ 200520.38 ______Lance Bohlman _____________________ 199620.50 ______Clay Hedges _______________________ 1995

100 Freestyle43.58 ______Bennett Clark_______________________ 200744.01 ______Jordan Hawley _____________________ 200944.72 ______Roger Alvarenga ____________________ 199544.90 ______Tyler Belanger ______________________ 200444.91 ______Aaron Lo __________________________ 200144.93 ______Kevin DeForrest ____________________ 197945.06 ______Stuart Vogt_________________________ 198645.31 ______Bryan Difford _______________________ 200845.36 ______Nathan Fenell ______________________ 199645.42 ______Brian Pearson ______________________ 1985

200 Freestyle1:38.00 ____Cameron Sellers ___________________ 20091:38.01_____Matt Dahlke ________________________ 20091:38.44_____Rusty King _________________________ 19941:38.51 ____Jeff Hendricks _____________________ 20091:38.94_____Bennett Clark_______________________ 20061:39.05_____Mike Cervenka _____________________ 20011:39.30_____Brad Hubbard ______________________ 20091:39.34_____Scott Halliburton ____________________ 19821:39.38_____Jason Lyons _______________________ 20041:39.39_____Matt Ferrarelli ______________________ 2003

500 Freestyle4:24.78_____Dylan Lynn ________________________ 2007 4:24.91 ____Cameron Sellers ___________________ 20084:27.27 ____Spenser Lauver ____________________ 20094:28.32_____Matt Dahlke ________________________ 20094:28.49 ____Jeff Hendricks _____________________ 20094:29.77_____Josh Boyd _________________________ 20024:30.52_____Brad Hubbard ______________________ 20094:31.16_____Scott Halliburton ____________________ 19844:31.71_____Randall Glazer______________________ 19824:32.23_____Brandon Lee _______________________ 2005

1000 Freestyle9:17.70 ____Spenser Lauver ____________________ 20099:19.17_____Dylan Lynn ________________________ 20079:20.29_____Josh Boyd _________________________ 20029:25.01_____Dane Pedersen _____________________ 20019:26.57_____Randall Glaser______________________ 19829:29.90_____Scott Christie _______________________ 19889:30.46_____Peter Willett ________________________ 20059:32.83_____Craig Koenig _______________________ 19959:33.61_____Stephen Durley _____________________ 20019:34.19 ____Brandon Lee _______________________ 2007

1650 Freestyle15:20.87 ___Spenser Lauver ____________________ 200915:30.22____Dylan Lynn ________________________ 2007 15:33.50____Josh Boyd _________________________ 200215:34.05____Dane Pedersen _____________________ 200115:38.50 ___Cameron Sellers ___________________ 200815:41.88____Peter Willett ________________________ 200515:45.84____Craig Koenig _______________________ 199615:49.20____Randall Glazer______________________ 198215:50.05____Stephen Durley _____________________ 200115:51.48____Brandon Lee _______________________ 2007

100 Backstroke49.00 ______Lance Bohlman _____________________ 199549.08 ______Jake Hoffmann _____________________ 200949.44 ______Byron Carlisle ______________________ 200949.60 ______Chris Lukas ________________________ 200649.60 ______Matt Ferrarelli ______________________ 200149.65 ______Chris Peters________________________ 199949.71 ______Jan Konarzewski ___________________ 200949.89 ______Garrett McCaffrey ___________________ 200649.97 ______Travis Floyd ________________________ 200850.08 ______Radu Miclaus_______________________ 2002

200 Backstroke1:46.11_____Jan Konarzewski ___________________ 20091:46.36_____Jake Hoffmann _____________________ 20091:46.57_____Matt Ferrarelli ______________________ 20011:47.21_____Chris Lukas ________________________ 20061:48.00_____Garrett McCaffrey ___________________ 20051:48.03 ____John Higgins ______________________ 20091:48.19_____Chris Peters________________________ 19991:49.24_____Travis Floyd ________________________ 20081:49.24_____Andy Cole _________________________ 20001:49.77_____Joe Wilson _________________________ 2007

100 Breaststroke54.38 ______Martin Cernansky ___________________ 2009 55.23 ______Mike Tucker ________________________ 199955.38 ______Matt North _________________________ 200355.42 ______Ted Harris _________________________ 200955.66 ______Chris Musfeldt ______________________ 200455.67 ______Scott Martin _______________________ 200955.74 ______Bryan Difford _______________________ 200955.83 ______Ryan Ruddy________________________ 199855.90 ______Aaron Lo __________________________ 199956.65 ______Michael Lopresti ___________________ 200956.65 ______Nate Zabel _________________________ 2005

200 Breaststroke1:57.69_____Martin Cernansky ___________________ 20091:59.85_____Mike Tucker ________________________ 19982:00.12_____Matt North _________________________ 20052:01.00_____Ted Harris _________________________ 20082:01.53_____Chris Musfeldt ______________________ 20042:01.59_____Bryan Difford _______________________ 20092:02.06_____Ryan Ruddy________________________ 19982:02.24_____Stephen Darmitzel ___________________ 20042:02.82 ____Michael Lopresti ___________________ 20092:04.16_____Kevin Capps _______________________ 2007

100 Butterfly48.01 ______Gilad Kaufman______________________ 200948.20 ______Dave Dorak________________________ 200948.49 ______Scott Martin _______________________ 200948.52 ______Bennett Clark_______________________ 200748.53 ______Mike Miller _________________________ 199848.54 ______Ted Fischer ________________________ 199548.55 ______Eric Smith _________________________ 200948.69 ______Radu Miclaus_______________________ 200349.06 ______Scott Halliburton ____________________ 198249.07 ______Chris McCrary ______________________ 2005

200 Butterfly1:47.03_____Gilad Kaufman______________________ 20091:47.45_____Radu Miclaus_______________________ 20011:48.02_____Scott Halliburton ____________________ 19841:48.20_____Alex Zasadny_______________________ 2007 1:48.94 ____Dave Dorak________________________ 20091:49.13_____Mike Miller _________________________ 19961:49.17_____Brice Grunert _______________________ 20071:49.19_____Justin Sellers _______________________ 20051:49.63_____Cameron Sellers ____________________ 20081:49.71 ____Spenser Lauver ____________________ 2009

200 Individual Medley1:47.17_____Bryan Difford _______________________ 20091:47.45_____Matt Ferrarelli ______________________ 20011:48.67 ____Scott Martin _______________________ 20091:49.49_____Jake Hoffmann _____________________ 20081:50.90_____Ryan Ruddy________________________ 19991:51.05_____Mike Cervenka _____________________ 20011:51.05_____Matt North _________________________ 20051:51.37_____Martin Cernansky ___________________ 20071:51.44_____Brice Grunert _______________________ 20071:52.18_____Ted Harris _________________________ 2008

400 Individual Medley3:47.38_____Matt Ferrarelli ______________________ 20013:55.96_____Martin Cernansky ___________________ 20093:58.25_____Matt Frentsos ______________________ 19843:58.53_____Brandon Lee _______________________ 20073:58.62_____Brice Grunnert ______________________ 2007 3:59.18_____Dylan Lynn ________________________ 20073:59.21_____David Darmitzel _____________________ 20054:00.86_____Randy Swift ________________________ 19964:01.16_____Peter Willett ________________________ 20054:01.41_____Justin Sellers _______________________ 2005

*Names in bold are current student-athletes

Spenser Lauver


Men’s Record Book200 Freestyle Relay1:20.17_____Hawley, Martin, Difford, Hoffmann ________________________________ 20091:20.74_____Alvarenga, Fischer, Kearby, Bohlman ______________________________ 19951:21.23_____Lo, Smith, Kinsella, Ruddy ______________________________________ 19991:21.30_____Kaufman, Dwyer, Dorak, Burns __________________________________ 20091:21.53_____Hawley, Dwyer, Martin, Difford __________________________________ 20081:21.74_____Fischer, Bohlman, Burke, Alvarenga _______________________________ 19941:21.83_____McCrary, Clark, Lukas, McCaffrey _________________________________ 20051:22.19_____Lo, Smith, Cervenka, Whildin ____________________________________ 20001:22.20_____Alvarenga, Fischer, Bohlman, Kearbey _____________________________ 19991:22.33_____Clark, Lukas, McCaffrey, Buhr ____________________________________ 2006

400 Freestyle Relay2:59.38_____Hawley, Sellers, Difford, Dahlke __________________________________ 20083:00.03_____Hawley, Kaufman, Difford, Hoffmann ______________________________ 20093:00.12_____Clark, Kaufman, Lynn, Difford ____________________________________ 20073:00.52_____Lo, Cervenka, Belanger, Ferrarelli _________________________________ 20013:00.80_____Hawley, Lynn, Kaufman, Floyd ___________________________________ 20083:00.99_____Clark, McCrary, Lukas, McCaffrey ________________________________ 20053:01.03_____Alvarenga, Dougher, Hedges, King ________________________________ 19933:01.75_____Clark, Lukas, Difford, McCaffrey __________________________________ 20063:01.95_____Clark, Kaufman, Floyd, Hubbard __________________________________ 20063:02.36_____Burne, Hammergren, Halliburton, Berg _____________________________ 1982

800 Freestyle Relay6:31.90_____Sellers, Hendricks, Dahlke, Hoffmann ____________________________ 20096:36.40_____Lynn, Clark, Kaufman, Dahlke ____________________________________ 20076:36.95_____Dahlke, Lynn, Hubbard, Sellers __________________________________ 20086:38.71_____Sellers, Dahlke, Harris, Hendricks _______________________________ 20086:39.97_____Lynn, Dahlke, Hubbard, Kaufman _________________________________ 20076:39.98_____Clark, Kaufman, Hubbard, Dahlke _________________________________ 20066:41.40_____Clark, Hubbard, Kaufman, Buhr __________________________________ 20066:41.76_____Clark, Hubbard, Zasadny, Hoffmann _______________________________ 20056:42.50_____Hammergren, Rohlfing, Halliburton, Berg ___________________________ 19816:43.49_____Cervenka, Ferrarelli, Durley, Belanger _____________________________ 2001

200 Medley Relay1:27.71_____Konarzewski, Cernansky, Kaufman, Hawley ________________________ 20091:30.06_____Bohlman, Snow, Fischer, Alvarenga _______________________________ 19951:30.14_____Floyd, Cernansky, Zasadny, Clark _________________________________ 20071:30.18_____Peters, Ruddy, Miller, Lo ________________________________________ 19991:30.40_____Peters, Ruddy, Miller, Smith _____________________________________ 19981:30.51_____Bohlman, Munhoz, Fischer, Alvarenga _____________________________ 19941:30.71_____Floyd, Cernansky, Kaufman, Hawley ______________________________ 20081:30.86_____McCaffrey, North, McCrary, Clark _________________________________ 20051:30.93_____Konarzewski, Difford, Kaufman, Hawley ___________________________ 20081:31.00_____Miclaus, Knudson, Whildin, Belanger ______________________________ 2002

400 Medley Relay3:15.33_____Konarzewski, Cernansky, Kaufman, Hawley ________________________ 20093:17.00_____Carlisle, Harris, Smith, Difford ____________________________________ 20093:17.78_____Floyd, Cernansky, Zasadny, Clark _________________________________ 20073:18.61_____Peters, Ruddy, Miller, Smith _____________________________________ 19983:18.70_____Peters, Ruddy, Miller, Kinsella ____________________________________ 19993:18.97_____Ferrarelli, North, Miclaus, Belanger ________________________________ 20033:18.99_____Floyd, Harris, Kaufman, Hawley __________________________________ 20083:19.26_____Ferrarelli, Lo, Miclaus, Belanger __________________________________ 20013:19.47_____Bohlman, Snow, Fischer, Alvarenga _______________________________ 19953:21.19_____Bohlman Munhoz, Fischer, Alvarenga ______________________________ 19943:21.33_____Peters, Tucker, Miller, Smith _____________________________________ 19973:21.42_____Peters, Miller, Lo, Kinsella _______________________________________ 1998

MeN’S DiviNg ReCoRDS1-Meter Diving – 6 Dives363.65 _____greg DeStephen _____________________________________________ 2009355.95 _____Evan Watters _________________________________________________ 2003352.00 _____Dante Jones _________________________________________________ 2009335.25 _____Jamie Sweeney _______________________________________________ 2003327.90 _____David Boyko _________________________________________________ 2006318.70 _____Aaron Wionzek _______________________________________________ 2003312.05 _____Zac Metcalf __________________________________________________ 2003284.40 _____Ryan Meeker _________________________________________________ 2006

1-Meter Diving – 11 Dives576.65 _____Evan Watters _________________________________________________ 2005529.55 _____Jeff Wolfert __________________________________________________ 2005521.40 _____Scott Harmon ________________________________________________ 1981513.05 _____Aaron Wionzek _______________________________________________ 2005478.55 _____David Boyko _________________________________________________ 2005

3-Meter Diving – 6 Dives405.75 _____greg DeStephen _____________________________________________ 2009388.25 _____Dante Jones _________________________________________________ 2009385.87 _____Evan Watters _________________________________________________ 2005368.25 _____Jamie Sweeney _______________________________________________ 2003334.13 _____Zac Metcalf __________________________________________________ 2003330.45 _____Ryan Meeker _________________________________________________ 2008320.93 _____Aaron Wionzek _______________________________________________ 2003307.05 _____David Boyko _________________________________________________ 2006

3-Meter Diving – 11 Dives566.35 _____Aaron Wionzek _______________________________________________ 2003565.15 _____Evan Watters _________________________________________________ 2003562.75 _____Zac Metcalf __________________________________________________ 2003550.10 _____Jamie Sweeney _______________________________________________ 2002519.65 _____Jeff Wolfert __________________________________________________ 2005

Platform Diving – 6 Dives433.50 _____greg DeStephen _____________________________________________ 2009371.25 _____Evan Watters _________________________________________________ 2006350.96 _____Dante Jones _________________________________________________ 2008272.25 _____David Boyko _________________________________________________ 2006270.35 _____Ryan Meeker _________________________________________________ 2006

Platform Diving – 10 Dives591.75 _____Ryan Day____________________________________________________ 1999488.15 _____Zac Metcalf __________________________________________________ 2003476.15 _____Evan Watters _________________________________________________ 2005470.50 _____Jamie Sweeney _______________________________________________ 2003430.85 _____Aaron Wionzek _______________________________________________ 2005

Jan Konarzweski


Women’s Record Book50 Freestyle22.74 ______Lisa Nathanson ____________________ 200923.07 ______Shannon Hogan ____________________ 200623.16 ______Andrea Nigh _______________________ 200323.28 ______Susan Tietjen ______________________ 198123.43 ______Lauren Cox ________________________ 200923.44 ______Allie Bennett _______________________ 200923.48 ______Jeanna Willi ________________________ 200023.51 ______Liz Schoborg _______________________ 200623.54 ______Lori Sibbers ________________________ 199723.70 ______Kim Lambert _______________________ 1998

100 Freestyle49.50 ______Lori Halvorson ______________________ 200950.13 ______Francie Szostak ____________________ 200950.20 ______Andrea Nigh _______________________ 200350.37 ______Shannon Hogan ____________________ 200650.38 ______Lauren Cox ________________________ 200950.59 ______Lisa Nathanson ____________________ 200950.60 ______Allie Bennett _______________________ 200951.14 ______Susan Tietjen ______________________ 198251.34 ______Lindsay Palbykin ____________________ 200551.36 ______Taye Patterson _____________________ 2007

200 Freestyle1:45.05_____Lori Halvorson ______________________ 20091:46.19 ____Francie Szostak ____________________ 20091:46.92 ____Colleen gordon ____________________ 20091:50.52_____Jill Granger ________________________ 20071:50.53_____Molly Vetter ________________________ 19991:50.65 ____Stephanie Rovig ___________________ 20091:50.82_____Lauren Cox ________________________ 20061:50.88 ____Lisa Nathanson ____________________ 20091:51.10_____Katie Mae Fields ____________________ 19991:51.14_____Katie Chandler______________________ 2003

500 Freestyle4:43.98_____Jill Granger ________________________ 20094:45.42 ____Colleen gordon ____________________ 20094:48.74 ____Francie Szostak ____________________ 20094:48.82 ____Lauren Lavigna ____________________ 20094:53.37_____Lori Halvorson ______________________ 20064:54.39_____Katie Mae Fields ____________________ 19994:54.49_____Carly Sullivan ______________________ 20074:54.54_____Lizza Igoe _________________________ 20014:54.81_____Katie Chandler______________________ 20024:54.92_____Rebecca Wolfe _____________________ 2003

1000 Freestyle9:51.33_____Jill Granger ________________________ 20079:54.61 ____Colleen gordon ____________________ 200810:08.69____Carly Sullivan ______________________ 200610:09.31 ___Stephanie Rovig ___________________ 200910:09.71____Katie Mae Fields ____________________ 199910:11.40____Lauren Lavigna ____________________ 200710:14.00____Alex Kay __________________________ 199010:14.79____Rebecca Wolfe _____________________ 200210:17.00____Lizza Igoe _________________________ 200110:17.03____Jessica Shaw ______________________ 2000

1650 Freestyle16:24.69____Jill Granger ________________________ 200716:28.44 ___Colleen gordon ____________________ 200816:47.39____Katie Mae Fields ____________________ 199916:50.79____Carly Sullivan ______________________ 200716:55.42____Katy Chandler ______________________ 200116:59.79____Alex Kay __________________________ 199017:00.52____Sarah Stowe _______________________ 200217:03.26____Molly Vetter ________________________ 199917:06.84 ___Stephanie Rovig ___________________ 200917:10.78____Coralie Baumann____________________ 2009

100 Backstroke54.74 ______Lauren Lavigna ____________________ 200955.39 ______Sarah Lo __________________________ 200355.53 ______Amanda Morford ____________________ 200255.59 ______Taye Patterson _____________________ 200755.84 ______Sarah Samuel ______________________ 199756.04 ______Lauren Cox ________________________ 200956.47 ______Shannon Hogan ____________________ 200656.52 ______Kirsten David _______________________ 200956.81 ______Rikki Janes ________________________ 199656.83 ______Allie Bennett _______________________ 2009

200 Backstroke1:57.04 ____Lauren Lavigna ____________________ 20091:59.40_____Sarah Lo __________________________ 20031:59.75_____Lori Halvorson ______________________ 20052:01.87_____Rikki Janes ________________________ 19972:02.93_____Kirsten David _______________________ 20092:02.97_____Amy Charley _______________________ 20042:03.03_____Sarah Menefee _____________________ 20052:03.48_____Amanda Morford ____________________ 20052:03.72_____Chrissy Frieh _______________________ 20032:03.73_____Becky Dustin _______________________ 1996

100 Breaststroke1:02.06 ____Kayla Durnil _______________________ 20091:02.49 ____Morgan McCleery __________________ 20091:02.99_____Tiffany Bohon ______________________ 20031:03.20_____Mariona Costa ______________________ 20011:03.29_____Sarah Lo __________________________ 20031:03.59_____Erin Yeager ________________________ 20091:03.97_____Jill Bastien _________________________ 20061:04.01_____Leslie Hoh _________________________ 20001:04.03_____Kayla Bowcutt ______________________ 20071:04.29 ____emy DiBenigno ____________________ 2009

200 Breaststroke2:11.20_____Kayla Durnil _______________________ 20092:14.01_____Erin Yeager ________________________ 20092:16.03_____Mariona Costa ______________________ 20052:16.31_____Morgan McCleery __________________ 20092:17.47 ____emy DiBenigno ____________________ 20092:18.23_____Jill Bastien _________________________ 20072:18.78_____Tiffany Bohon ______________________ 20032:19.09_____Tawney Larm _______________________ 20002:19.75_____Leslie Hoh _________________________ 20022:20.13_____Kara Bramer _______________________ 2001

100 Butterfly54.75 ______Liz Schoborg _______________________ 200654.93 ______Arica Jacinto _______________________ 200855.12 ______Carly Sullivan ______________________ 200955.55 ______Molly Bollen _______________________ 200955.78 ______Colleen gordon ____________________ 200955.81 ______Allie Bennett _______________________ 200956.06 ______Melissa Jamerson __________________ 200956.10 ______Jeanna Willi ________________________ 200056.14 ______Becca Dawson _____________________ 200156.22 ______Belinda Wood ______________________ 2003

200 Butterfly1:59.48 ____Melissa Jamerson __________________ 20081:59.81_____Jill Granger ________________________ 20091:59.82_____Rebecca Wolfe _____________________ 20032:00.84_____Liz Schoborg _______________________ 20062:01.65_____Julie Effinger _______________________ 19792:02.40_____Becca Dawson _____________________ 20022:03.74_____Arica Jacinto _______________________ 20082:03.76 ____Anastasia Sotiropoulos _____________ 20092:04.26_____Belinda Wood ______________________ 20042:04.35_____Carly Sullivan ______________________ 2009

200 Individual Medley2:00.98 ____Kayla Durnil _______________________ 20092:01.44_____Lori Halvorson ______________________ 20092:03.30_____Tawney Larm _______________________ 19992:03.37 ____Colleen gordon ____________________ 20072:03.75_____Leslie Hoh _________________________ 20002:04.05_____Jill Granger ________________________ 20082:04.89_____Sarah Lo __________________________ 20032:04.99_____Kara Bramer _______________________ 19992:05.10_____Megan Morford _____________________ 20022:05.23_____Jill Bastien _________________________ 2009

400 Individual Medley4:13.56_____Jill Granger ________________________ 20094:15.41 ____Kayla Durnil _______________________ 20094:18.29_____Leslie Hoh _________________________ 20004:22.23 ____Colleen gordon ____________________ 20074:24.08_____Jill Bastien _________________________ 20074:25.06_____Megan Morford _____________________ 20024:25.42_____Tawney Larm _______________________ 20004:26.05_____Lori Halvorson ______________________ 20064:26.27_____Belinda Wood ______________________ 20034:26.35_____Amy Charley _______________________ 2007

*Names in bold are current student-athletes

Lisa Nathanson


Women’s Record Book200 Freestyle Relay1:31.29______ Nathanson, Halvorson, Bennett, Szostak _________________________ 20091:32.93______ Hogan, Schoborg, Gates, Halvorson _____________________________ 20061:33.24______ Rovig, Gordon, Cox, DiBenigno _________________________________ 20091:33.24______ Nigh, Lambert, Cross, Brooks __________________________________ 20011:33.35______ Bennett, Halvorson, Nathanson, Szostak _________________________ 20081:33.42______ Patterson, gordon, Szostak, Halvorson __________________________ 20081:33.53______ Nigh, Schoborg, Cross, Lo _____________________________________ 20031:33.65______ Brooks, Cross, Hogan, Schoborg ________________________________ 20001:33.75______ Hogan, Gates, Patterson, Halvorson _____________________________ 20051:34.04______ Hogan, Schoborg, Gates, Palbykin ______________________________ 2005

400 Freestyle Relay3:19.61______ Halvorson, Nathanson, Cox, Szostak ____________________________ 20093:22.94______ Halvorson, Cox, Nathanson, Bennett ____________________________ 20083:23.27______ Hogan, Schoborg, Sullivan, Halvorson ____________________________ 20063:23.40______ Nigh, Schoborg, Cross, Palbykin ________________________________ 20033:23.83______ Halvorson, gordon, Szostak, granger ___________________________ 20093:24.51______ Cross, Lambert, Bramer, Nigh __________________________________ 20013:24.85______ Hogan, Halvorson, Cox, Schoborg _______________________________ 20053:24.90______ Cox, Patterson, gordon, Halvorson _____________________________ 20073:25.29______ Cox, Halvorson, Szostak, gordon ______________________________ 20083:25.45______ Nigh, Cross, A. Morford, Brooks _________________________________ 2002

800 Freestyle Relay7:03.77______ Halvorson, gordon, Szostak, granger ___________________________ 20097:09.15______ Halvorson, Granger, gordon, Szostak ___________________________ 20097:22.55______ Halvorson, gordon, Granger, Sullivan ____________________________ 20077:23.33______ Halvorson, Cox, Granger, Sullivan _______________________________ 20067:25.71______ Palbykin, Igoe, Cross, Chandler _________________________________ 20037:26.86______ Cox, Granger, Halvorson, Hogan ________________________________ 20057:27.09______ Halvorson, Gordon, Granger, Patterson ___________________________ 20067:27.29______ Vetter, Fields, Souza, Brooks ___________________________________ 19997:27.49______ Igoe, Palbykin, Kraus, Nigh ____________________________________ 20047:28.46______ Igoe, Vetter, Chandler, Brooks __________________________________ 2002

200 Medley Relay1:40.18______ Lavigna, McCleery, gordon, Nathanson_________________________ 20091:42.54______ Lo, Bohon, Schoborg, Nigh ____________________________________ 20031:42.75______ Lavigna, Durnil, gordon, Halvorson ____________________________ 20091:43.14______ Patterson, Bowcutt, Jacinto, Halvorson ___________________________ 20071:43.50______ Lavigna, McCleery, gordon, Halvorson _________________________ 20091:43.62______ Patterson, Bastien, Jacinto, Szostak _____________________________ 20081:43.67______ Halvorson, Bowcutt, Schoborg, Hogan ___________________________ 20061:43.76______ A. Morford, Costa, Schoborg, Hogan _____________________________ 20051:43.82______ Lo, Borgo, Schoborg, Nigh _____________________________________ 20041:43.85______ A. Morford, Bohon, Dawson, Nigh _______________________________ 2001

400 Medley Relay3:40.74______ Lavigna, McCleery, gordon, Halvorson _________________________ 20093:41.77______ Lavigna, Durnil, gordon, Halvorson ____________________________ 20093:43.92______ Patterson, Bastien, Jacinto, Halvorson ___________________________ 20083:45.34______ Lo, Bohon, Schoborg, Nigh ____________________________________ 20033:46.49______ Patterson, Bastien, Jacinto, Hogan ______________________________ 20063:46.52______ A. Morford, Costa, Schoborg, Palbykin ___________________________ 20053:46.55______ David, Yeager, Sullivan, Bennett ________________________________ 20093:47.27______ Lo, Costa, Schoborg, Nigh _____________________________________ 20043:47.47______ Lo, Costa, Dawson, Nigh ______________________________________ 20023:47.97______ Patterson, Bastien, gordon, Halvorson ___________________________ 2007

WoMeN’S DiviNg ReCoRDS1-Meter Diving – 6 Dives319.73 _______________ Kendra Melnychuk _______________________________ 2008295.35 _______________ Meg Dierkes ____________________________________ 1996293.10 _______________ Jordan Morcom _________________________________ 2008281.40 _______________ Kristy Wanner ___________________________________ 2001273.45 _______________ Jenny Bird ______________________________________ 1994272.50 _______________ Kim Massaro ____________________________________ 2006270.98 _______________ Nicole Frazier ___________________________________ 2004268.80 _______________ Anna Massey ___________________________________ 2003268.70 _______________ Christina Gailey _________________________________ 2008268.50 _______________ Abby Zepeda ___________________________________ 20081-Meter Diving – 11 Dives470.50 _______________ Meg Dierkes ____________________________________ 1997444.75 _______________ Denise Buchheister _______________________________ 1980441.15 _______________ Kim Massaro ____________________________________ 2005437.75 _______________ Anna Massey ___________________________________ 2005420.00 _______________ Hilary Barber ____________________________________ 1984410.50 _______________ Nicole Frazier ___________________________________ 2005402.60 _______________ Stephanie McCutcheon ___________________________ 1995377.00 _______________ Kristy Wanner ___________________________________ 20003-Meter Diving – 6 Dives340.73 _______________ Kendra Melnychuk _______________________________ 2008327.36 _______________ Kristy Wanner ___________________________________ 2001327.15 _______________ Jordan Morcom _________________________________ 2008293.20 _______________ Kim Massaro ____________________________________ 2006289.35 _______________ Amanda Maret __________________________________ 2003287.78 _______________ Joanna Lawrence ________________________________ 2002280.50 _______________ Christina gailey ________________________________ 2009271.88 _______________ Anna Massey ___________________________________ 2004271.05 _______________ Nicole Frazier ___________________________________ 2004270.52 _______________ Abby Zepeda ___________________________________ 20093-Meter Diving – 11 Dives535.55 _______________ Meg Dierkes ____________________________________ 1997492.30 _______________ Anna Massey ___________________________________ 2003478.35 _______________ Joanna Lawrence ________________________________ 2003469.43 _______________ Denise Buchheister _______________________________ 1980461.95 _______________ Nicole Frazier ___________________________________ 2003460.55 _______________ Kim Massaro ____________________________________ 2004459.40 _______________ Kristy Wanner ___________________________________ 2001400.45 _______________ Erin Wilkie ______________________________________ 2002381.10 _______________ Amanda Maret __________________________________ 2002330.15 _______________ Sara Sprigg _____________________________________ 2002Platform Diving – 5 Dives293.70 _______________ Kendra Melnychuk _______________________________ 2008234.45 _______________ Christina gailey ________________________________ 2008231.95 _______________ Nicole Frazier ___________________________________ 2006204.45 _______________ Kim Massaro ____________________________________ 2007201.75 _______________ Keely Brooks ____________________________________ 2008193.45 _______________ Rachel Witt _____________________________________ 2006176.35 _______________ Abby Zepeda ___________________________________ 2008163.76 _______________ Jenny Franzone ________________________________ 2008Platform Diving – 10 Dives412.35 _______________ Erin Wilke ______________________________________ 2001361.70 _______________ Kendra Melnychuk _______________________________ 2005331.85 _______________ Rachel Witt _____________________________________ 2005325.95 _______________ Anna Massey ___________________________________ 2003324.15 _______________ Kristy Wanner ___________________________________ 2001302.35 _______________ Amanda Maret __________________________________ 2002296.40 _______________ Sara Sprigg _____________________________________ 2002

Morgan McCleery


Mizzou Aquatic Center RecordsWoMeN’S ReCoRDS

50 Meter Freestyle24.59 Kara Lynn Joyce ____________________________________2008100 Meter Freestyle53.95 Natalie Coughlin ____________________________________2007200 Meter Freestyle1:56.08 Katie Hoff _________________________________________2008400 Meter Freestyle4:02.20 Katie Hoff _________________________________________2008800 Meter Freestyle8:27.32 Katie Hoff _________________________________________2008100 Meter Backstroke59.21 Natalie Coughlin ____________________________________2008200 Meter Backstroke2:06.39 Kirsty Coventry _____________________________________2008100 Meter Breaststroke1:06.66 Tara Kirk __________________________________________2008200 Meter Breaststroke2:26.98 Caitlin Leverenz ____________________________________2008100 Meter Butterfly57.92 Rachel Komisarz ____________________________________2008200 Meter Butterfly2:08.22 Kim Vandenberg ____________________________________2007200 Meter Individual Medley2:10.08 Kirsty Coventry _____________________________________2008400 Meter Individual Medley4:34.53 Katie Hoff _________________________________________2008400 Meter Freestyle Relay3:53.74 Mizzou Swim Team __________________________________2006

L. Halvorson, S. Hogan, L. Cox, C. Sullivan800 Meter Freestyle Relay8:30.22 Mizzou Swim Team __________________________________2006

L. Halvorson, J. Granger, L. Cox, C. Sullivan400 Meter Medley Relay4:12.22 King Aquatic Club ___________________________________2007

A. Kukors, M. Jendrick, H. Brand, S. Karpeeva

MeN’S ReCoRDS50 Meter Freestyle22.01 Cesar Cielo ________________________________________2008100 Meter Freestyle48.49 Cesar Cielo ________________________________________2008200 Meter Freestyle1:45.71 Michael Phelps _____________________________________20081500 Meter Freestyle14:47.59 Erik Vendt _________________________________________2008100 Meter Backstroke53.56 Aaron Peirsol ______________________________________2008200 Meter Backstroke1:55.85 Aaron Peirsol ______________________________________2008100 Meter Breaststroke1:00.85 Brendan Hansen ____________________________________2008200 Meter Breaststroke2:10.86 Eric Shanteau ______________________________________2008100 Meter Butterfly51.52 Michael Phelps _____________________________________2008200 Meter Butterfly1:53.31 Michael Phelps _____________________________________2008200 Meter Individual Medley1:59.19 Thiago Pereira _____________________________________2007400 Meter Individual Medley4:11.30 Michael Phelps _____________________________________2007400 Meter Freestyle Relay3:18.25 Tucson Ford Dealers ________________________________2008

R. Schoeman, L. Ferns, R. Neethling, M. Grevers800 Meter Freestyle Relay7:39.29 Scotland __________________________________________2008

L. Smith, S. Houston, E. Johnston, R. Renwick400 Meter Medley Relay3:52.33 Santa Clara SC _____________________________________2008

Michael Phelps


Missouri All-Americans

JiLL eHRHARDt1981: 200 Free Relay

MAtt FeRRAReLLi2003: 400 IM (14th)

evAN WAtteRS2006: 1-Meter Diving

(12th)2006: 10-Meter Platform (13th)

gReg DeStepHeN2008: 3-Meter Diving

(10th)

KeNDRA MeLNyCHuK

2008: 3-Meter Diving (11th)

2008: 10-Meter Platform (10th)

2009: 3-Meter Diving(8th)

pAtRiCiA ANDReWS1977: 200 Free Relay1978: 200 Free Relay

LyNNe AuStiN1977: 200 Free Relay1978: 200 Free Relay1979: 200 Free Relay

JeRRiLyN HuBSCH1977: 200 Free Relay1978: 200 Free Relay1979: 200 Free Relay1980: 200 Free Relay

pAMeLA WRigHt1977: 200 Free Relay1978: 200 Free Relay1979: 200 Free Relay

JuLie eFFiNgeR1978: 100 Butterfly1978: 200 Butterfly1979: 100 Butterfly1979: 200 Butterfly1981: 200 Butterfly

DeNiSe BuCHHeiSteR

1979: 1-Meter Diving1981: 3-Meter Diving1982: 1-Meter Diving

MARy gRACe BeLL1980: 200 Free Relay1981: 200 Free Relay

KeviN DeFoRReSt

1979: 50 Freestyle1979: 100 Freestyle

SuSAN tietJeN1979: 200 Free Relay

1980: 50 Freestyle1980: 200 Free Relay

1981: 50 Freestyle1981: 200 Free Relay

1982: 50 Freestyle

CoLLeeN o’tooLe1980: 200 Free Relay1981: 200 Free Relay

Kendra Melnychuk

LoRi HALvoRSoN2009: 800 Free Relay

JiLL gRANgeR2009: 800 Free Relay

CoLLeeN goRDoN2009: 800 Free Relay

FRANCie SZoStAK2009: 800 Free Relay


Big 12 ConferenceMariona Costa (100 Breast) ____________________________________2002Matt Ferrarelli (400 IM) ____________________________________ 2001, ‘03Rebecca Wolfe (200 Fly) _______________________________________2003Kendra Melnychuk (3-Meter) ____________________________________2008Kayla Durnil (200 Breast) ______________________________________2009

Big Eight ConferenceRoger Alvarenga _____________________________________________1995Patricia Andrews ______________________________________ 1976, ‘77, ‘78Lynne Austin ____________________________________________ 1976, ‘78David Berg ______________________________________________ 1980, ‘82Lance Bohlman ______________________________________________1995Denise Buchheister _________________________________1979, ‘80, ‘81, ‘82Doug Buchheister ____________________________________________1976Debbie Burdette ______________________________________________1975Denny Bush _____________________________________________ 1970, ‘72Tracy Classen _______________________________________________1979Kevin DeForrest ____________________________________1976, ‘77, ‘78, ‘79Patty DeForrest ______________________________________________1975Margaret Eberling ____________________________________________1981Julie Effinger _________________________________________ 1978, ‘79, ‘80Janis Ehrhardt ___________________________________________ 1984, ‘86Robin Faller _________________________________________________1981Ted Fischer _____________________________________________ 1994, ‘95Grace Fritz __________________________________________________1979Matt Frentsos _________________________________________ 1983, ‘84, ‘85Alice Gaertner _______________________________________________1976Scott Halliburton ___________________________________1981, ‘82, ‘83, ‘84Mike Hanley _____________________________________________ 1986, ‘87Julie Harris __________________________________________________1976Steve Harrison ___________________________________________ 1969, ‘70Jerrilyn Hubsch ______________________________________________1978Gerry Jewell _________________________________________________1972Rick Kammerer ______________________________________________1978Ann Kremer _________________________________________________1981Tom Molina _________________________________________________1977Jerry Mossoti ____________________________________________ 1969, ‘70Susan Tietjen ________________________________________________1981Mickey Varner _______________________________________________1967Pamela Wright _______________________________________________1976

Conference Champions

2009 Big 12 Champion Kayla Durnill

1995 Big Eight ChampionLance Bohlman

1984, 1986 Big Eight ChampionJanis Ehrhardt

2001, 2003 Big 12 Champion Matt Ferrarelli

Jacob Thomas, Dustin McKnight, Dane Pederson, Matt Ferrarelli

This is Missouri :: 2009-10

A Global TraditionThe University of Missouri was founded in 1839 as the first public university west of the Mississippi.

As one of the only 34 public U.S. Universities, and the only public institution in Missouri selected for membership into the Associaton of American Universities, Missouri provides all of the benefits of two universities in one - it’s a major land-grant institution and Missouri’s largest public research university.

MU sends more students to study overseas than any other college or university in Missouri. Currently, MU offers more than 375 study abroad programs in 55 countries. Last year, 848 MU students participated in the program.

This Is MizzouThomas Jefferson

statue on the Francis Quadrangle

Memorial UnionThe impressive gothic architecture of MU’s Memorial Union makes it one of the most picturesque landmarks on campus. The central portion of the structure, the Tower, was built as a memorial to those University of Missouri alumni and students who lost their lives in World War I. The tower is approximately 140 feet high and bears a Latin inscription which reads “In Sapientia Ambulate, Tempus Rediments.” This translated says, “Walk in Wisdom, Redeeming the Time.” Since the time of its dedication, the memorial stands as a tribute to all of the MU alumni and students lost in U.S. wars and conflicts.

The ColumnsThe traditional symbol of the University of Missouri is the row of six Ionic columns. The Columns once supported the portico of Academic Hall, the first building erected on campus. Academic Hall was built between 1840 and 1843 from plans drawn by A. Stephen Hills, designer of the Missouri State Capitol. It consisted of a domed central section of three stories with two wings and housed both educational and administrative facilities. Brick for the building was fired on campus. Limestone for the Columns was obtained from the nearby Hinkson Creek Valley and was hauled to the building by ox-drawn carts.

On Jan. 9, 1892, Academic Hall was destroyed by fire and the Columns were all that remained. In August 1893 the Board of Curators voted to remove the Columns, considering them not only unsafe but unsightly. However, supporters of the Columns rallied to their defense, and after inspection showed the foundations were safe, the Board voted to retain them in December 1893. Now the Columns stand as a beloved part of MU’s campus.

Mizzou StudentsIn fall 2009, MU welcomed a record 31,314 students representing every county in Missouri, every state in the nation and more than 100 countries. This is the eighth year in a row that MU has broken numerous enrollment records. With 23,869 undergraduates, Mizzou is the No. 1 college choice for Missouri high school seniors. The number of graduate students, transfer students and African-American and Hispanic students also are at historically high levels.

MU attracts more valedictorians, Curators Scholars and almost twice as many of the state’s Bright Flight Scholars than any other college or university in Missouri.

A Breathtaking CampusDesignated as a botanic garden, MU’s 1,358-acre main campus features more than 5,000 trees and 650 varieties of plants. A number of University buildings also are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Tiger Statue on the South Quad

Jesse Hall and the Columns

Campus Life

Respect and Responsibility Dorms

Stankowski FieldThis multi-use facility opened in 1996 and is named for Anton “Stan” Stankowski, intramural director from 1926-1965. This facility’s features include: three synthetic turf fields used for flag football and soccer, a 1/3 mile, three lane, walking and running track, and lighted fields.

Residential LifeThe Department of Residential Life at MU strives to combine living and learning while creating environments that enhance the academic and personal growth of students. Residential Life offers innovative programs such as Freshman Interest Groups (FIGs) and Sponsored Learning Communities, while offering a range of other activities and events that assist students in being academically successful. With over 20 residence halls on campus, all featuring air conditioning and their own specific amenities, students are certain to find one that fits their lifestyle.

Plaza 900 Dining Hall

An Endless Dining ExperienceCampus Dining Services enhances the student experience by offering a wide variety of quality choices to fit any schedule and please all palates. Campus Dining Services provides top-notch service across campus in inviting facilities. Mizzou Dining Plans simplify and enhance campus life by saving time and money. All-you-can-eat dining and takeout service is offered in six residential locations, along with numerous retail cafes and convenience stores that are scattered along campus.

Quality Health CareThe MU Student Health Center was established to provide students with the highest quality health care, focused on keeping individuals healthy, as well as promoting a healthy campus community.

Students receive care from licensed physicians, advanced practice nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists and health promotion professionals. Students can be assured they’re receiving the same high quality care they would expect from their home health care provider.

A Plethora of AmenitiesBrady Student Commons is often referred to as “the family room of the University of Missouri” because it always seems to be bustling with activity. With the University Bookstore, the Center for Student Involvement, T.A. Brady’s Game Room, Brady Food Court and much more, you don’t have to look too far to find what you need.

In April 2005, MU students voted to renovate and expand the existing Brady Commons building. The first phase of the project, Site Utility Expansion, was completed in Summer 2006. The building expansion phase of the project is now underway, and the final phase, renovation, will begin after that, and be completed by Fall 2010.

Columbia, Missouri

Discover The DistrictThe District, Columbia, Missouri’s bustling and vibrant central city, is nestled between the city’s three colleges. The active, artistic community provides a vibe that wakes up early and stays out late. The District’s lively mix of historic architecture, sidewalk cafes and retail shops provide the perfect setting for a business meeting, lunch with a friend or a night on the town. With 110 unique shops, 70 bars and restaurants, 45 live performances a week, and 5,900 parking spots, you´ll find plenty of things to do.

The Entertainment Capital of MissouriThe District boasts over 45 live performances every week in an eclectic mix of venues, from renovated theaters to bluesy bars, aromatic coffee houses to state-of-the-art clubs. It’s no wonder The District is the entertainment center of Columbia.

A Columbia LandmarkLocated in the heart of Columbia across the street from the Mizzou campus, Shakespeare’s Pizza has been dishing out legendary slices of pizza since 1980. Arguably the most-loved pizza place in Columbia, Shakespeare’s is always booming with business.

The Performances Never StopWhile the downtown-area always has an abundance of performers, the University of Missouri campus has held its fair share of high-profile acts through the years as well. Musical acts such as Kanye West (left), Sheryl Crow (bottom), Nelly, Elton John, Kenny Chesney and the Blue Man Group have played at the Hearnes Center or Mizzou Arena. Jesse Auditorium has also been the host of comedic greats such as the late George Carlin and Bob Saget.

Festivals GaloreColumbia plays host to numerous events throughout the year. Beginning with the annual First Night Festival on New Year’s Eve, the city also gathers people together for the Twilight Festival in June and September and the Roots ‘N Blues ‘N BBQ Festival in October.

FootballMissouri football finished the 2008 season 10-4, reaching the 10-win mark for the second-straight season. The Tigers claimed the Big 12 North Division title and advanced to the Big 12 Championship game for the second year in a row. They capped the year by playing in their fourth-consecutive bowl game for only the secod time in school history, claiming an overtime win over Northwestern in the Alamo Bowl.

It was the first time since 1978 that Mizzou won back-to-back bowl games. The Tigers have scored at least 30 points in each of their last four bowl appearances and have won three of those four games.

Chase Coffman won the John Mackey Award, which is given to the nation’s top tight end. He also claimed First Team All-America honors, as did Jeremy Maclin. Maclin led the nation in all-purpose yards on the year with 2,833. That mark is fifth best in school history.

Chase Daniel set the single season Mizzou record for total offense with 4,616 yards, while Jeff Wolfert closed his career at MU as the most accurate kicker in NCAA history, hitting 243-of-256 career kicks (94.0%), in

Maclin (19th pick to Philadelphia) and defensive end Ziggy Hood (32nd pick to Pittsburgh) were both taken in the first round of the NFL Draft, giving the Tigers two first-round picks for just the second time in school history.

Mizzou Athletics

Wrestling

Mizzou served as co-host for the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships, held in St. Louis, Mo. The Tigers finished seventh overall, marking their sixth-straight top-15 finish. Junior Mark Ellis was crowned the heavyweight National Champion and was one of a program-high five Tigers to earn All-America honors.

SoftballThe Missouri softball team advanced to the Women’s College World Series for the fourth time in program history. The Tigers claimed a Big 12, NCAA Regional and NCAA Super Regional title en route to the WCWS.

BaseballThe Mizzou baseball team advanced to its seventh-straight NCAA Regional in 2009, becoming just one of 14 programs in the nation to make the last seven postseasons. Tiger pitcher Kyle Gibson was selected by the Kansas City Royals in the first round of the MLB Draft.

Men’s BasketballMissouri Basketball enjoyed a record-breaking 31-win season as the club won the school’s first-ever Big 12 Tournament title and advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament. Head Coach Mike Anderson was named the NABC National Coach of the Year.

SoccerThe 2008 Missouri soccer team claimed the Big 12 Tournament title and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. During the season, the squad set eight program records, including wins (16), fewest losses (five), shutouts (12), fewest goals allowed (19) and goals against average (0.80).

GymnasticsFor the first time in program history, the Missouri gymnastics team had two different gymnasts earn All-America honors in the same season. Junior Sarah Shire, became just the third Tiger to earn All-America first team honors, which she accomplished on vault. Senior Adrianne Perry concluded her career with All-America honors as well, earned second team status on floor and the all-around.

Mizzou Aquatic Center

Only the BestThe competition area in the new aquatics center features a 50-meter by 25-yard competition pool that is kept between 78 and 80 degrees at all times and took over one million gallons of water to fill. The pool has a top depth of eight-feet, six inches, but can be reduced to any desired level thanks to a hydraulic moveable floor. It is also equipped with six-inch Competitor Gold Medal racing lines and KDI Paragon starting blocks. The facility also boasts two moveable Stark bulkheads, 18-inch flow over drop gutters and an underwater speaker system.

Top-Notch FacilitiesThe new competitive pools are surrounded by all-tile decks and seating for over 1,000 spectators. Facilities also offer new team locker rooms, aquatic conference rooms and an operations center. With these new amenities, it is no surprise that The Mizzou Aquatic Center was selected as the site of the 2009 Big 12 Championships for Men’s and Women’s swimming and diving.

State-of the-Art ComplexThe 25-yard diving well is stocked with top-of-the-line amenities. Kept at a temperature between 84 and 86 degrees, the diving well in the Mizzou Aquatic Center has two one-meter springboards, two three-meter springboards, and one, three, seven-and-a-half and 10-meter platforms

A Sparger bubble system is positioned under the three-meter springboard and seven-and-a-half and 10-meter platforms. The area is 14 feet around the perimeter, slowing to a depth of 16 feet, with water agitators positioned beneath each diving surface. Divers exit the water via a set of stairs that are accessed by ladders. Divers also have the option of showering in a set of warm showers behind the towers. On top of all that, the diving well houses its own separate hot tub

Fan Friendly EnvironmentA couple of added features will also make this next season of NCAA Swimming and Diving even more enjoyable. One great new service offered to Mizzou swimming and diving fans at the Mizzou Aquatic Center is the Thirsty Tiger. This concession stand will offer spectators food and beverages during special sporting events.

The Sports Park at Mizzou

The Sports Park at MizzouThe Sports Park at Mizzou has evolved into one of the best collegiate sports complexes in the nation. From football and baseball to track and softball, all 20 sports at the University of Missouri have benefitted from a series of new construction projects that began in 1995. With the completion of the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex in 2004, nearly $154 million has been invested in the athletic facilites over the last 10 years.

The aesthetics of the Sports Park at Mizzou are both beautiful and consistent. The outside of each and every sports facility recently built is made of red brick.

Faurot FieldMemorial Stadium has played host to Tiger football games since it first opened in 1926.

On Oct. 6, 2007, 70,049 fans were in attendance as Missouri defeated Nebraska, 41-6. The crowd was the largest since the stadium was reconfigured in 1995.

University FieldSince hosting its first home game in 1981, University Field has been the receipient of numerous renovations. Most recently, the scoreboard moved from left field to center field for an enhanced fan-friendly experience. Also, the on-site locker rooms and lounge area were updated

Mizzou ArenaMizzou Arena, which opened for the 2005-06 season, is the home of the Tiger men’s and women’s basketball teams. The arena is considered one of the nation’s premier on-campus basketball venues and the finest facility in the Big 12.

Audrey J. Walton StadiumThe Audrey J. Walton Track-Soccer Stadium opened in 1996, and is one of the finest soccer and track facilities in the Mid-west. Seating renovations, completed in 1998, brought the complex maximum attendance to 2,500.

Walton Stadium has hosted five different Big 12 Conference Championships and three NCAA Tournaments, both first and second rounds.

Hearnes CenterThe Hearnes Center plays home to the Missouri gymnastics, wrestling and volleyball squads. The complex has hosted many post-season competitions, including most recently the 2007 Big 12 Gymnastics Championships and the 2007 Big 12 Wrestling Championships.

Green Tennis CenterThe Green Tennis Center opened in 2002, providing a home for Mizzou in the state-of-the-art facility. The Green Tennis Center currently boasts four indoor courts, along with the four outdoor courts.

Taylor Stadium at Simmons FieldTaylor Stadium at Simmons Field is home of the Mizzou baseball team. In June 2007, Taylor Stadium was selected to play host for the NCAA Regional. A stadium record 3,481 fans showed up for Missouri’s first game, the first NCAA postseason baseball in Columbia since 1965.

Student Rec CenterBest in the NationIn the September 2005 issue of Sports Illustrated On Campus, the brand new Student Rec Center was voted the number one rec center in the country. The $50 million expansion and renovation was completed in the summer of 2005. The upgrades expanded the existing facilities with an additional 115,000 square feet of new space, bringing the total size to nearly 300,000 gross square feet – enough space to make Mizzou’s Rec Center one of the 10 largest higher education facilities in the nation.

With aspirations to make the new Student Recreation Complex experience more memorable, 100-years worth of buildings were combined and transformed into one community. Several different leisure neighborhoods give the new Recreation Complex a distinct personality. Inviting and welcoming to all its visitors, the streets of Downtown Brewer mimic the charm of downtown Columbia. The Jungle Gym, Pump Room, 1/6-mile track and the bouldering wall are just a few of the additions that make MizzouRec a great place to practice a healthy lifestyle.

Jungle GymSeventeen oversized flat screen monitors, a snack bar and great music make for a workout experience, and with over 100 pieces of cardio equipment, you’ll never have to wait to get your workout in.

If you are in need of some study time, The Jungle Gym’s attached quiet room offers treadmills, steppers and bikes where you can prop up textbook and study away for upcoming tests. It’s multi-tasking made easy.

Other features of the new cardiovascular center include over 60 plate-loaded and strength training pieces of equipment, two multi-station machines, a stretching area and seating overlooking the new 50 meter swimming pool. Additionally, you’ll workout with confidence knowing that the on-site strength-and-conditioning office has a team of professionals that is always happy to assist you, ensuring that your workout experience is always safe and enjoyable.

Tiger GrottoThere is a world of activity at Tiger Grotto. Its Lazy River allows you to float along without any effort while you watch ZouTV on the big screen. Additionally, the new 101° Spa hot tub is big enough to hold you and more than 20 of your friends. In the Vortex, you can swim against the current or let it simply spin you around. And don’t forget: sauna and steam rooms are also available to make your tropical experience as authentic as possible.

Amidst palm trees and other tropical flora, the sound of waterfalls and fountains give Tiger Grotto an atmosphere of complete serenity. In addition to its relaxing atmosphere, Tiger Grotto also offers almost a dozen beach-style rocking chairs in its overlooking balcony, making it possible to enjoy the surroundings without ever stepping foot in the water.

Strength and Conditioning

New and ImprovedThe newly renovated Yeckel Training Center boasts more than 13,000 square feet of workout space, which ranks among the nation’s largest and most comprehensive strength and conditioning facilities.

Strength and ConditioningCollegiate swimming and diving lasts from October until the end of March, however the conditioning program at the University of Missouri runs year-round, under the guidance of strength and conditioning coach Tyler Looney. The program is designed to develop and enhance each student-athlete’s performance through strength, flexibility, conditioning and nutrition.

Sports Medicine

Sports MedicineThe mission of the Missouri Sports Medicine Staff since the arrival of Assistant A.D. and Director of Sports Medicine Rex Sharp in 1996, is to provide the best possible health care for all University of Missouri student-athletes, while promoting an atmosphere conducive to the education of student athlete trainers. The Glenn L. McElroy M.D. Sports Medicine Center, the cornerstone of four intercollegiate athletic facilities at Mizzou, enables the sports medicine team to provide the finest health care in the country.

The Total PackageThere are 20 custom-made treatment tables with high-tech treatment modalities available for Tiger student-athletes in the Glenn L. McElroy MD Sports Medicine Center.

The complex also contains a large therapeutic exercise area that features stairsteppers for conditioning, closed kinetic chain rehabilitation, exercise cycles, upper body ergometers and treadmills.

Quality Equipment

The Glenn L. McElroy M.D. Sports Medicine Center features state-of-the-art equipment, including a Swimex therapeutic exercise and rehabilitation pool (above). The Missouri Athletic Training Staff also recently received a “Best Staff in the Big 12 Conference” award for their expertise.

Mizzou Athletic Training Complex

Mizzou Athletic Training ComplexIn 2005, the athletic department started a massive $16 million expansion complex, nearly doubling the size of the former Tom Taylor Complex to 101,000 square feet.

Sells Family Dining HallThe Sells Family Dining Hall offers full-service meal catering to all 20 of Missouri’s varsity sports programs and has the ability to prepare restaurant-quality meals for up to 250 Mizzou student-athletes at one time.

The dining services staff works with the Missouri strength and conditioning coaches to develop menus that maintain good nutritional value. Nutritional analysis is available for each athlete, allowing for optimal performance in practice, in the weight room and in competition.

Total Person Program

Academic SuccessSuccess in the classroom is a point of pride here at Mizzou. While getting results in one’s respective sport is important, Missouri’s swimming and diving staff recognizes that academic success comes first. Mizzou swimming and diving exemplifies this commitment to success. In 2007-08, 28 members of the men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams were named to the Academic All-Big 12 Conference team. The 28 swimmers and divers named to this list were the most in Tiger Head Coach Brian Hoffer’s 16-year tenure at the University of Missouri.

Total Person ProgramThe primary goal of the Department of Athletics at the University of Missouri is to develop the student-athlete as a total person. This commitment begins by ensuring support for all of our student-athletes in their efforts to obtain meaningful degrees. The Total Person Program has been designed to provide a host of services including tutorial services, academic counseling, study halls and professor interaction.

The Total Person Program demonstrates the University’s commitment to develop the student-athlete not only physically and intellectually, but also socially and emotionally. Mizzou cares about the pressures and special needs of its student-athletes, and the Total Person Program is there to provide assistance and support.

Mid-Missouri Life

Lake of the OzarksThe Lake of the Ozarks, located in Central Missouri and southwest of Columbia, is a popular getaway location that includes boating, swimming, shopping, golf, fishing, state parks and other recreational activities. It is one of Missouri’s premier vacation destinations.

From Kansas City to St. LouisColumbia is located in the center of the state, just two hours away from both Kansas City and St. Louis and sits just north of Jefferson City, the Missouri state capital.

St. Louis (below) and Kansas City (left) were both named one of the “Hippest Cities in the U.S.” by Forbes Magazine.

Missouri constantly welcomes politicians, sports figures, and top-of-the-line musicians and entertainers to the area for concerts, speaking engagements and events, all of which are easily accessible from Columbia.

The State CapitalMissouri’s state capital, Jefferson City, is located just 30 miles south of Columbia. Jefferson City features many shopping areas, holds various forms of entertainment and features numerous dining options.

Professional SportsMissouri is home of six professional sports teams in both Kansas City and St. Louis, including two Major League Baseball and National Football clubs, one National Hockey League franchise and a Major League Soccer team.

With Columbia just two hours away from both major cities, seeing the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium (left) or the St. Louis Cardinals at the new Busch Stadium (top) is just a quick ride away.

Mizzou Traditions

David R. Francis StatueAs tribute to former governor of Missouri and a great proponent of the University, David R. Francis, a statue stands just northeast of the entrance to Jesse Hall. It is said that when a student rubs his nose, they’ll get an “A” on their next exam. Due to this tradition’s popularity, the nose has needed replacement a few times over the years.

Truman the TigerSoon after Missouri's first football team was formed in 1890, the athletic committee adopted the nickname “Tiger” in official recognition of a group of local Civil War militia called “The Missouri Tigers.” Their fighting spirit is now embodied in MU's official mascot, “Truman the Tiger.”

Originally, MU had two tiger mascots, a male and a female, but neither had a specific identity. A contest to name the mascot was held in 1984. The winner, a student, submitted the name Truman (after Missouri-born President Harry S. Truman).

Engineer’s ShamrockThe patio outside Lafferre Hall is home to the stone shamrock symbol of engineering. It is said that you are destined to marry an engineer if you walk across this embedded stone.

HomecomingThe first ever homecoming was born at Mizzou in 1911, when the MU football coach and Director of Athletics, Chester Brewer, invited alumni to "come home" to Columbia for the annual football game against the University of Kansas.While this tradition has spread, Mizzou still boasts the largest student-run Homecoming in the nation. The annual events include a parade, blood drive, talent competition, tailgate and much more.

Switzler HallBuilt in 1871, Switzler Hall is the oldest classroom building on campus. The bell in its tower used to signal the beginning and end of class periods, but now it only rings on Tap Day or to honor the death of a member of the Mizzou family.The Switzler Hall bell has been the focus of many student pranks through the years including stealing the bell’s clapper and placing a cow in the belfry.

Rock MThe ubiquitous stone "M" guarding the north end zone of Faurot Field was actually created as a pre-game stunt by some zealous freshmen following a Tigers win against Kansas State in 1927. In the 1950’s a group of pranksters changed the "M" to an "N" the night before the Missouri-Nebraska football game. A resourceful groundskeeper rallied some volunteers to help return the "M" to its original state before the game. The "M" still receives its traditional whitewash each year by MU student volunteers.

Tiger Walk/Tiger ProwlEstablished in 1995, Tiger Walk takes place each August before classes begin. To symbolize its entrance into Mizzou, the freshman class meets and walks through the Columns toward Jesse Hall.

Tiger Prowl is the corresponding event for seniors upon their graduation. Though their studies are completed, this walk through the Columns does not symbolize their leaving the university. It symbolizes the enduring connection that they will have as alumni.

Notable Alumni

Ben AskrenAskren is undoubtedly the most successful wrestler in the history of the Missouri program. The 174-pounder wrestled at Mizzou from 2003-2007. During this time, he won two National Championships, was a four-time All-America honoree, and ended his career with an 87-match winning streak. In 2008, Askren qualified for and competed in the Olympics in Beijing

Christian CantwellCantwell, who graduated from Mizzou in 2003, took home a silver medal in the shot put at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He has also claimed gold at the 2004 and 2008 World Indoor Championships

Brad PittPitt attended Mizzou in the mid-1980’s. He studied journalism and was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity before leaving for Hollywood in 1986, just two credits short of graduating.

Other Notable AlumniJohn Anderson (ESPN anchor)Gary Barnett (former head football coach)Dwayne Blakely (current NFL player)Gerald M. Boyd (former NY Times editor)Mel Carnahan (former Missouri Governor)Russ Carnahan (U.S. Congressman)Lloyd Carr (former Michigan football coach)Sophia Choi (CNN Headline News)Gen. Enoch Crowder (U.S. WWI General)Keyon Dooling (current NBA player)Carl Edwards (current NASCAR driver)Atiyyah Ellison (current NFL player)Don Faurot (legendary MU coach and player)Pat Forde (ESPN columnist)Justin Gage (current NFL player)Thomas Gardner (current NBA player)Linda Godwin (NASA astronaut)Mike Hall (first ESPN “Dream Job” winner)Robert Horner (NBC News President)Tim Kaine (current Virginia Governor)Michael Kim (ESPNEWS host)Ian Kinsler (current MLB player)Linas Kleiza (current NBA player)E. Stanley Kroenke (co-owner St. Louis

Rams)Claire McCaskill (current junior U.S. senator)Russ Mitchell (CBS Evening News anchor)C.J. Mosely (current NFL player)Damian Nash (former NFL player)James O’Shea (Los Angeles Times Editor)Dave Otto (former MLB player)Ken Paulson (USA Today Editor)Anthony Peeler (former NBA player)Richard N. Richards (NASA astronaut)Kareem Rush (current NBA player)Doug Smith (former NBA player)Norm Stewart (former MU basketball coach)Steve Stipanovich (former NBA player)Jon Sunvold (former NBA player)Brian Tucker (former Fulham FC soccer player)Debbye Turner (former Miss America)Mort Walker (cartoonist - Beetle Bailey)Roger Wehrli (NFL Hall of Famer)Tennessee Williams (playwright)Matt Winer (ESPN anchor)Kellen Winslow (NFL Hall of Famer)Phillip J. Yeckel (founder Hidden Valley Ranch)

Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart

Sheryl Crow, musician

Justin Smith, San Francisco 49ers

Brad Smith,New York Jets

MUTigers.com

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2009-2010 Media Guide

Womens’ ScheduleDate Opponent / Event Location 10/10/09 Show-Me Showdown Mizzou Aquatics Center 10/15/09 vs. Texas * Mizzou Aquatics Center 10/16/09 Big 12 Relays * Mizzou Aquatics Center 10/17/09 vs. Texas A&M * Mizzou Aquatics Center 10/30/09 at Kansas * Lawrence, Kan. 11/14/09 vs. Southern Illinois Mizzou Aquatics Center 12/04/09 Mizzou Invite Mizzou Aquatics Center 12/05/09 Mizzou Invite Mizzou Aquatics Center 12/06/09 Mizzou Invite Mizzou Aquatics Center 01/09/10 vs. Missouri S & T Mizzou Aquatics Center01/16/10 vs. Arkansas Mizzou Aquatics Center 01/23/10 at Iowa State * Ames, Iowa 01/29/10 Shamrock Invite South Bend, Ind. 01/30/10 Shamrock Invite South Bend, Ind. 02/06/10 vs. Nebraska * Mizzou Aquatics Center 02/12/10 Missouri Grand Prix Mizzou Aquatics Center 02/13/10 Missouri Grand Prix Mizzou Aquatics Center 02/14/10 Missouri Grand Prix Mizzou Aquatics Center 02/24/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/25/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/26/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/27/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/28/10 Last Chance Meet College Station, Texas 03/18/10 NCAA Championships West Lafayette, Ind. 03/19/10 NCAA Championships West Lafayette, Ind. 03/20/10 NCAA Championships West Lafayette, Ind.

Men’s ScheduleDate Opponent / Event Location 10/04/09 vs. Saluki Open Water 5K Carbondale, Ill. 10/10/09 Show-Me Showdown Mizzou Aquatics Center 10/23/09 at SW Collegiate Invitational Dallas, Texas 10/24/09 at SW Collegiate Invitational Dallas, Texas 11/14/09 vs. Southern Illinois Mizzou Aquatics Center 12/04/09 Mizzou Invite Mizzou Aquatics Center 12/05/09 Mizzou Invite Mizzou Aquatics Center 12/06/09 Mizzou Invite Mizzou Aquatics Center 01/09/10 vs. Missouri S & T Mizzou Aquatics Center 01/16/10 vs. Minnesota Mizzou Aquatics Center 01/29/10 Shamrock Invite South Bend, Ind. 01/30/10 Shamrock Invite South Bend, Ind. 02/12/10 Missouri Grand Prix Mizzou Aquatics Center02/13/10 Missouri Grand Prix Mizzou Aquatics Center 02/14/10 Missouri Grand Prix Mizzou Aquatics Center 02/24/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/25/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/26/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/27/10 Big 12 Championships * College Station, Texas 02/28/10 Last Chance Meet College Station, Texas 03/25/10 NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio 03/26/10 NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio 03/27/10 NCAA Championships Columbus, Ohio

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