2012-13 SWIMMING & DIVING | KUATHLETICS.COM 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2012-13 KANSAS SWIMMING AND DIVING GENERAL INFORMATION Table of Contents ...............................................................1 Quick Facts ......................................................................... 2 Schedule ............................................................................. 3 2012-13 Roster ................................................................4-5 Season Outlook .............................................................6-8 Opponents’ Information............................................. 9-10 Training Regimen ............................................................. 11 Training Trip ..................................................................... 12 Jayhawk Memories .................................................... 13-14 FACILITIES Robinson Natatorium ................................................ 16-17 Team Locker Room .................................................... 18-19 Anderson Strength Center............................................ 20 STUDENT ATHLETE BIOS Laura Bilsborrow .............................................................22 Meredith Brownell ...........................................................23 Brooke Brull..................................................................... 24 Christy Cash .....................................................................25 Sofiia Filatova ................................................................. 26 Alyssa Golden ..................................................................27 Svetlana Golovchun ....................................................... 28 Bryce Hinde ..................................................................... 29 Malia Johnson ................................................................. 30 Kaja Kolsek ....................................................................... 31 Alison Lusk .......................................................................32 Deanna Marks ..................................................................33 Madeline Martin .............................................................. 34 Chelsie Miller ....................................................................35 Alison Moffit .................................................................... 36 Haley Molden ................................................................... 37 Caroline Patterson.......................................................... 38 Cora Powers .................................................................... 39 Brittany Rospierski ......................................................... 40 Alyssa Rudman ................................................................ 41 Morgan Sharp ................................................................. 42 Sara Snow........................................................................ 43 Rebecca Swank............................................................... 44 Alina Vats......................................................................... 45 Madison Wagner ............................................................ 46 COACHES/ADMINISTRATION Head Coach Clark Campbell ................................... 48-49 Diving Coach Eric Elliott ........................................... 50-51 Assistant Coach Jen Fox.................................................52 Volunteer Assistant Joy Bunting ..................................53 Senior Woman Administrator Debbie Van Saun....... 54 Director of Operations Tegan Thornberry ...................55 Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger ............................. 56 Chanceller Bernadette Gray-Little................................ 57 Support Staff................................................................... 58 2011-12 IN REVIEW Season in Review ..................................................... 60-62 Awards and Accolades .................................................. 63 Top Times ........................................................................ 64 HISTORY All-Time Records ............................................................ 66 Robinson Natatorium Records ......................................67 Big 12 Records................................................................. 68 Conference Results ........................................................ 69 All-Americans ............................................................ 70-71 Kansas at NCAA Championships .................................. 72 The 2012-13 University of Kansas Swimming and Diving Media Guide was produced by the Kansas Communications Office. Written by Zach Carnahan. Design by Jackie Berra. Editorial assistance provided by Alissa Bauer, Mike Cummings, Kevin McCarty and Erin Penning. Photography by Jeff and Laura Jacobsen. Printed at Pittcraft Printing, Inc., Pittsburg, Kan. KU’s 2012-13 Captains: Rebecca Swank, Brooke Brull and Alyssa Rudman.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
2012-13 KANSAS SWIMMING AND DIVING
GENERAL INFORMATION
Table of Contents ...............................................................1
Caroline Patterson Sophomore Back Boulder, Colo./Fairview HS
Cora Powers Senior Breast/IM Olathe, Kan./Olathe South HS
Brittany Rospierski Senior Breast/Back/IM Valley View, Ohio/Hawken School
Alyssa Rudman Senior Back Baldwin City, Kan./Home-schooled
Morgan Sharp Junior Free Houston, Texas/Langham Creek HS
Sara Snow Junior Back/IM Springfi eld, Mo./Glendale HS
Rebecca Swank Senior Distance Free Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy
Alina Vats Sophomore Breast/Free Lugansk, Ukraine/Physical School
Madison Wagner Senior Sprint Free Fort Myers, Fla./South Fort Myers HS
S e n i o r Sve t l a n a G o l ovc h u n S e n i o r A l y s s a R u d m a n
H e a d Co a c h : C l a r k C a m p b e l l ( 1 1 t h S e a s o n )
H e a d D i v i n g Co a c h : E r i c E l l i o t t ( N i nt h S e a s o n )
A s s i s t a n t Co a c h : J e n Fox ( 1 0 t h S e a s o n )
Vo l u n te e r A s s i s t a n t : J oy B u nt i n g (S e co n d S e a s o n )
Te a m M a n a g e r : E r i c S p a r k s (S e co n d S e a s o n )
D i re c to r o f Te a m O p e ra t i o n s : Te g a n Th o r n b e r r y (S e co n d S e a s o n )
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ROSTER BREAKDOWN
T h e 2 01 2-1 3 Ka n s a s J ay h aw k s
S e n i o r s ( 8 ) :• B ro o ke B r u l l• C h r i s ty C a s h• Svet l a n a G o l ovc h u n• Co ra Powe rs• B r i t t a ny Ro s p i e rs k i• A l yss a R u d m a n• Re b e cc a Swa n k• M a d i s o n Wa g n e r
J u n i o r s ( 7 ) :• S o f i i a F i l a tova• A l yss a G o l d e n• M a l i a J o h n s o n• A l i s o n L u s k• A l i s o n M o f f i t• M o rg a n S h a r p• S a ra S n ow
S o p h o m o re s (4 ) :• Ka j a Ko l s e k• D e a n n a M a r k s• C a ro l i n e Pat te rs o n• A l i n a Vat s
F re s h m e n ( 7 ) :• L a u ra B i l s b o r row• M e re d i t h B row n e l l• B r yce H i n d e• M a d e l i n e M a r t i n• C h e l s i e M i l l e r• H a l ey M o l d e n
BY CLASS
F re e s t y l e ( 9 ) :• B ro o ke B r u l l• S o f i i a F i l a tova• Svet l a n a G o l ovc h u n• M a l i a J o h n s o n• Ka j a Ko l s e k• D e a n n a M a r k s• A l i s o n M o f f i t• H a l ey M o l d e n• M o rg a n S h a r p• Re b e cc a Swa n k• A l i n a Vat s• M a d i s o n Wa g n e r
B a c k s t ro ke ( 7 ) :• L a u ra B i l s b o r row• B ro o ke B r u l l• C a ro l i n e Pat te rs o n• B r i t t a ny Ro s p i e rs k i• A l yss a R u d m a n• S a ra S n ow• A l i n a Vat s
B re a s t s t ro ke ( 6 ) :• B r yce H i n d e• Ka j a Ko l s e k• A l i s o n L u s k• C h e l s i e M i l l e r• Co ra Powe rs• B r i t t a ny Ro s p i e rs k i
B u t te r f l y ( 5 ) :• S o f i i a F i l a tova• Svet l a n a G o l ovc h u n• M a l i a J o h n s o n• D e a n n a M a r k s• C h e l s i e M i l l e r
I n d i v i d u a l M e d l ey ( 6 ) :• B ro o ke B r u l l• B r yce H i n d e• C h e l s i e M i l l e r• Co ra Powe rs• B r i t t a ny Ro s p i e rs k i• S a ra S n ow
D i ve r s (4 ) :• M e re d i t h B row n• C h r i s ty C a s h• A l yss a G o l d e n• M a d e l i n e M a r t i n
BY POSITION
S o f i i a F i l a tova . . F I L L-a h -TO E-va hSve t l a n a G o l ovc h u n . . S -V E T- L a n a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G OA L- ov- C H O O NB r yce H i n d e ( r hy m e s w i t h m i n d )K a j a Ko l s e k . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . K I E-a h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . KO L E- s e cB r i t t a ny Ro s p i e r s k i . . R u h - s p e a r- S K IA l yss a R u d m a n . . . . . . . . . . . R u d d - m a nA l i n a Va t s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A h - L E E- n a h. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Va h - t s
PRONUNCIATIONS
S e n i o r B r i t t a ny R o s p i e r s k i
A r i zo n a :• M a l i a J o h n s o n (S co t t s d a l e)
Co l o ra d o :• C a ro l i n e Pat te rs o n ( B o u l d e r )
F l o r i d a :• M a d i s o n Wa g n e r ( Fo r t M ye rs)
K a n s a s :• B ro o ke B r u l l ( L a ke Q u i v i ra )• C h r i s ty C a s h ( Le n exa )• B r yce H i n d e ( Fu l to n )• H a l ey M o l d e n ( To p e ka )• Co ra Powe rs (O l at h e)• A l yss a R u d m a n ( B a l d w i n C i ty)• Re b e cc a Swa n k ( Wi c h i t a )
Ke n t u c ky:• M e re d i t h B row n e l l ( U n i o n )
M i c h i g a n :• A l yss a G o l d e n ( Po r t a g e)
M i s s o u r i :• L a u ra B i l s b o r row (C h e ste r f i e l d )• S a ra S n ow (S p r i n g f i e l d )
N o r t h C a ro l i n a :• M a d e l i n e M a r t i n (A p ex)O h i o :• Brittany Rospierski (Val ley View)
Te n n e s s e e :• A l i s o n L u s k (C h at t a n o o g a )
Texa s :• D e a n n a M a r k s ( P l a n o)• C h e l s i e M i l l e r ( H o u sto n )• A l i s o n M o f f i t ( F l owe r M o u n d )• M o rg a n S h a r p ( H o u sto n )
R u s s i a :• S o f i i a F i l a tova (S t . Pete rs b u rg )• Svet l a n a G o l ovc h u n (S u rg u t )
S l ove n i a :• Ka j a Ko l s e k ( L j u b l j a n a )
U k ra i n e :• A l i n a Vat s ( L u g a n s k )
BY STATE/COUNTRY
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SEASON OUTLOOK
JAYHAWKS LOOK FOR IMPROVEMENT IN 2012-13
SWIMMING
A strong group of upperclassmen and an infl ux of young talent has this year’s
swimming and diving team looking to improve its 5-5 dual meet record and fourth-
place fi nish at Big 12 Championships from a season ago.
Led by senior captains Brooke Brull, Alyssa Rudman, Rebecca Swank, the junior and
senior classes, make up a majority of this year’s roster. Three sophomores and a
talented group of seven freshmen, including two that come in with Olympic trial
qualifying times already under their belts, round out the Kansas roster. Head coach
Clark Campbell knows that in order for his team to be successful this season, he will
need both groups in sync and ready to go right away.
“It is a good blend of top heavy with the upperclassman, which is good because of
the leadership, but on the underclassmen side, we have a lot of ability,” Campbell
said. “We are going to need everyone fi ring on all cylinders and doing really well and
staying competitive, but it is reasonable.”
After recently fi nishing an Olympic quadrennium, this year’s team is more
experienced, well rested and looking to improve at the conference meet this year.
“We had a little more energy and excitement starting the year, which is good,
Campbell said. “The potential for this group from what we learned last year, going
into this year, is good. I think everyone is in a really good place.”
Big 12 newcomers TCU and West Virginia will make it that much tougher for the
Jayhawks to improve on their fourth-place fi nish from a year ago. However,
Campbell’s squad is looking forward to the challenge and believe they can be right
in the thick of things come February.
“We really feel we can be in that hunt,” Campbell said. “TCU and West Virginia
are coming in and they are a lot like us in many ways. It is just going to be really
competitive, but it is not something that isn’t attainable, we can do this.”
Six home events highlight the Jayhawk schedule, which includes defending Big 10
champion Minnesota and a fi ve-team championship style meet, hosted by the team
in the fall.
“We are really excited about this year, because we have more home meets than we
are generally used to,” Campbell said. “We have a good mix of teams coming in and
we are really excited about going to Topeka for our fall championship meet. It will be
the fi rst multi-day meet we have had, in a championship format, since I have been
coaching here.”
The highlight of the road schedule comes just after the holidays, when the team
travels west to Los Angeles for a tri-meet on Jan. 12 with the Mountain West runner-
up San Diego State and host UCLA. After spending a few days in California, the team
will leave the lower 48 to travel farther west to Honolulu for a week of training. The
week will conclude with a dual meet against Hawaii, who placed third in the WAC
a season ago.
“Hawaii is something that will be a fi rst for our team,” Campbell said. “Getting to
spend a few days to do the Hollywood thing in LA and getting to swim really good
UCLA and San Diego State teams, helps to break up the trip a little bit.”
S e n i o r B ro o ke B r u l l l e a d s KU ’ s g ro u p o f u p p e rc l a s s m e n .
J u n i o r C a ro l i n e P a t te r s o n e n j oye d a s t a n d o u t s o p h o m o re c a m p a i g n .
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FREESTYLE
Plenty of returning talent and blend of newcomers, fuels the belief that freestyle
will be a strong group for this year’s Jayhawks. On the sprinting side, the team
returns Svetlana Golovchun, who had a top-15 fi nish in the 50 at last year’s Big
12 Championships, and Kaja Kolsek, who will look to have a solid year after
transitioning from long-course to short-course racing during her freshman
campaign. Senior Madison Wagner, who set her career-best time in the 50 at last
year’s Big 12 Championships, will also be counted on heavily to contribute in the
shorter-distance events.
In the middle distance events, Campbell has confi dence in Kansas native, freshman
Haley Molden who currently holds all the freestyle records at Washburn Rural, to
turn heads in the coming years.
“(Haley) has big goals right now,” Campbell said. “She is defi nitely on that 2016
track, so she is going to come in and make a statement right away.”
Swank and Morgan Sharp, KU’s record holder in the 500 free, will be relied upon
to score in the long distance events. Also in that group is junior Alison Mo� t, who
fi nished in the top-eight at the Big 12 Conference Championships a year ago.
“We are well represented in freestyle,” Campbell said. “We have people who can do
the short stu� , all the way to the long stu� , so we should be pretty strong.”
BACKSTROKE
Another deep group for the Jayhawks, the backstroke core is led by Brull and
Rudman, who scored in the 100 and 200 at the Big 12 Conference Championships
last year. Freshman Alina Vats has competed in big meets and is another newcomer
the Jayhawks will be looking at to make an impact right away.
“(Alina) is a very, very good backstroker,” Campbell said. “She has world
championship experience and she was really close to making the Ukrainian Olympic
team this past year. She is going to make some noise.”
Sophomore Caroline Patterson and junior Sara Snow, set new career-best times at
the Big 12 Championships last year and will also be counted on to add depth in both
the 100 and the 200-yard events, to round out the group for Campbell.
IM
Led by senior Rebecca Swank, who scored last year at the Big 12 Conference
Championships in the 400, the individual medley is the least represented group on
the Jayhawk roster, but one of the most talented. Senior Brooke Brull will anchor the
200-yard event, while freshmen Chelsie Miller, who had Olympic trial cuts in both
distances, and Bryce Hinde will add depth in their respective distances.
“We were defi nitely hit hard by graduation,” Campbell said. “We are bringing in a
young hot shot in Chelsie Miller, so she, along with Brooke Brull in the 200 IM, will
be leading the way.”
BUTTERFLY
The loss of Olympic trial qualifi er Stephanie Payne and Kath Liggett, who graduated
last spring, will certainly be felt in the butterfl y this season. However, the young
talent of Sofi ia Filatova and Deanna Marks, as well as junior Malia Johnson, who had
top-15 fi nishes in the 100 and 200 at the Big 12 Championships, has optimism about
the future of the position rising.
“We are probably not as deep as we could be, but we are young,” Campbell said.
“They are going to be around awhile and that is their thing, but they are very good,
so it is a good group.”
BREASTSTROKE
Senior breaststroker Brittany Rospierski and junior Alison Lusk return after scoring
last season at the Big 12 Conference Championship meet. Freshman Bryce Hinde
made her Olympic trial cut in the 100 just after the trials and will be looking to
improve on that time this year.
“Breaststroke is defi nitely one of our more solid events,” Campbell said. “We have
good talent and good depth, which should defi nitely be a strong point for us.”
Senior Cora Powers, who placed fi fth in the 200-yard event at the Big 12
Championships, and freshman Chelsie Miller, who had an Olympic trial cut in the
200, will also be counted on to contribute.
SEASON OUTLOOK
Kaja Kolsek finished 13th in the 100 free at the 2012 Big 12 Championship
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DIVING
Diving coach Eric Elliott is excited for the start of the season and what his team
will be able to accomplish after returning both of his top divers from a season ago.
Senior Christy Cash and junior Alyssa Golden both qualifi ed for the Zone Diving
championships last season and will be looking to improve on their marks this year.
“I think it is going to be really great,” Elliott said. “The level of competition is pretty
steep, but having those experiences under their belt going into their junior and
senior year is going to have them really ready to go this year.”
In addition to his returning talent, Elliott welcomes two newcomers to the roster.
Freshmen Meredith Brownell and Madeline Martin will give the Jayhawks depth that
they haven’t seen in a few years.
“Their eyes are pretty wide open,” Elliott said of his fi rst-year divers. “I am excited to
have some young blood in here and have the upperclassmen guide them and really
show them how the program works and what is expected of them.”
ONE-METER DIVE
Last season Cash and Golden both set career best scores in the one-meter, scoring
289.04 and 269.02. Both will be looking to improve on their fi nishes last year at
the Zone Diving Championships, where they fi nished 30th and 35th respectively.
Freshman Meredith Brownell will add depth to the Jayhawk rotation.
“(Meredith) will be one of our strongest one-meter divers,” Elliott said. “She has the
tools, she has the dives, she has the mechanics. I think she is going to do very well,
especially as a freshman coming in.”
THREE-METER DIVE
Cash also set a career best in the three-meter event last season, scoring 257.02 on six
dives in a dual against Arkansas and fi nished 28th at the Zone Diving Championships
with a score of 241.15. Golden placed 38th at Zones with a score of 189.15.
PLATFORM
Cash and Golden both set career bests in the platform event at the 2012 Big 12
Championships, scoring 240.00 and 145.95, respectively. Both divers also qualifi ed
for the Zone Diving Championships where they placed 18th (214.55) and 28th
(128.75).
“(Christy’s) strongest event is platform,” Elliott said. “I think she can really crank it up
there. She is defi nitely our strongest competitor as far as knowing how to compete
and keep it together when it counts.”
Senior Alyss a Golden dives at the 2012 Big 12 Championships
SEASON OUTLOOK
S e n i o r C h r i s t y C a s h b r i n g s ex p e r i e n ce to KU ’ s d i ve r s .
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2012-13 OPPONENTS
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M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . . . . J o h n B a r r yP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 0 8 . 95 6 .75 0 6E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j b a r r y@ h awa i i .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . h awa i i a t h l e t i c s .co m
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COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D u a n e S o re n s o nA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . B e m i d j i S t ate ( 1 97 7 )Ye a r a t I S U : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ke l l y N o rd e l lD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . J e f f Wa r r i c k
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -32 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F i f t h2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /a
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . . . . . . A l i Ro t hP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1 5 . 2 9 4 . 3 372E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . a d ro t h @ i a st ate .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . cyc l o n e s .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . Minneapolis, Minn.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 51E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . 5 1 ,0 0 0N i c k n a m e : G o l d e n G o p h e rsCo l o rs : . . . M a ro o n a n d G o l dCo nfe re n ce : . . . . . . B i g Te n
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . U n i ve rs i ty Aq u at i c Ce nte rS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 , 5 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 9 0
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h e s : . . . . . . Ke l l y K re m e r/ Te r r y N i e sz n e rA l m a M ate rs : . . K re m e r : D r u r y ; N i ez n e r : M i n n e s o t a Ye a rs a t U M : . . K re m e r : S e co n d ; N i e sz n e r : S eve nt hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h e s : . . . . . S teve M i l l e r, R ya n P u rd yD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . We n b o C h e n
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 - 02 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F i r s t2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 t h
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . S a ra h Tu rco t teP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 2 .6 2 5 .4 0 9 0E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . s t a ra s ew@ u m n .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . g o p h e rs p o r t s .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . . . . Lincoln, Neb.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 69E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . 24 ,61 0N i c k n a m e : . . . Co r n h u s ke rsCo l o rs : C a rd i n a l a n d C re a mCo nfe re n ce : . . . . . . B i g Te n
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . D eva n ey Ce nte r N at ato r i u mS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,0 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 976
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pa b l o M o ra l e sA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . S t a nfo rd ( 1 9 87 )Ye a r a t N e b ra s ka : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 2 t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h e s : . . . . . . . . . . . . . Pat r i c k Rowa nD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . N at a s h a C h i k i n a
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 -22 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 t h2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /a
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . C h a s e Wu rd e m a nP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 02 .472 . 2 263E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . cw u rd e m a n @ h u s ke rs .co mAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h u s ke rs .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . . . . Omaha, Neb.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 0 8E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . 1 5 ,4 4 8N i c k n a m e : . . . . . M ave r i c k sCo l o rs : . . C r i m s o n a n d B l a c kCo nfe re n ce : S u m m i t Le a g u e
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S a p p F i e l d h o u s eS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 , 5 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 95 0
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To d d S a m l a n dA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . N e b ra s ka - O m a h a ( 1 9 8 4 )Ye a r a t U N O : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 6 t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h e s : . . . . . . . J e a n A p ke r, B i l l H e n r yD i v i n g Co a c h e s : . . . . . . . . . . . A j a Wu r t h , D o c H i l l
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 82 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . n /a ( re c l a ss i fy i n g )2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /a
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . . B o n n i e R ya nP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 02 . 55 4 . 3267E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . b r ya n @ u n o m a h a .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . o m avs .co m
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2012-13 OPPONENTS
NORTH DAKOTA NOTRE DAME RICE
SAN DIEGO STATE TCU UCLA
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . Grand Forks, N.D.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 8 3E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . 1 4 ,1 9 4N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . . . . n /aCo l o rs : Kelly Green and WhiteCo nfe re n ce : Western Athletic
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . H ys l o p S p o r t s Ce nte rS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,0 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 8 2
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S teve Pa rs o n sA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . A s h l a n d ( 1 9 97 )Ye a r a t U N D : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fo u r t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kev i n R a p i e nD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B r i a n S t ro m
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7- 82 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . E i g ht h2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /a
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . M i tc h Wi g n e ssP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 701 .7 7 7.42 1 0E m a i l : . . . . . . m i tc h e l l .w i g n e ss @at h l et i c s .u n d .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . u n d s p o r t s .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . Notre Dame, Ind.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 8 42E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . 1 1 ,0 62N i c k n a m e : . . F i g ht i n g I r i s hCo l o rs : . . . . .N avy a n d G o l dCo nfe re n ce : . . . . . B i g E a st
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ro l f s Aq u at i c Ce nte rS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 8 5
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B r i a n B a r n e sA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . I n d i a n a ( 1 9 95 )Ye a r a t N o t re D a m e : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F i f t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kate Kove n o c kD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C a i m i n g X i e
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 - 62 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . S e co n d2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 2 n d
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . . R u ss e l l D o r nP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 .63 1 .478 0E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D o r n .7@ n d .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . u n d .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . . Houston, TexasFo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 89 1E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . 5 ,76 0N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . . . O w l sCo l o rs : . . . . . B l u e a n d G rayCo nfe re n ce : . Conference USA
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . R i ce Aq u at i c s Ce nte r N at ato r i u mS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /aYe a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 9
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S et h H u sto nA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ta m p a ( 1 9 8 8 )Ye a r a t R i ce : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 0 t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . A m a n d a C a l d we l l
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 -72 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . S e co n d2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /a
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . . J o h n S u l l i va nP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 3 . 3 4 8 . 5 63 6E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . j s u l l y@ r i ce .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r i ce ow l s .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . . San Diego, Calif.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 897E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . 32 , 8 1 7N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . A z te c sCo l o rs : . . S c a r l e t a n d B l a c kCo nfe re n ce : M o u nt a i n We st
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A z te c Aq u a p l exS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 07
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M i ke S h ra d e rA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . Texa s A & M ( 1 9 8 1 )Ye a r a t S DS U : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F i f t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B re n d o n B rayD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ro l a n d M c D o n a l d
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 - 02 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . S e co n d2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 t h
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . . . . D ave Ku h nP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 9 . 59 4 . 5242E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . d ku h n @ m a i l . s d s u .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g o a z te c s .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . Fort Worth, TexasFo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 873E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . . . 9 , 5 1 8N i c k n a m e : . . H o r n e d Fro g sCo l o rs : . . P u r p l e a n d Wh i teCo nfe re n ce : . . . . . . . B i g 1 2
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . U n i ve rs i ty Re c re at i o n Ce nte rS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ,0 0 0Ye a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 03
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . R i c h a rd Sy b e s m aA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . Texa s Te c h ( 1 975 )Ye a r a t TC U : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 4 t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h e s : Ke e g a n I n g e l i d o , A n d y Wa e g e rD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Way n e C h e ste r
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 - 62 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F i f t h2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /a
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . . Pat r i c k Ta r b oxP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1 7-2 57-79 6 4E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . p . t a r b ox@ tc u .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . g o f ro g s .co m
G E N E R A L I N F O R M AT I O NLo c at i o n : . . . Los Angeles, Calif.Fo u n d e d : . . . . . . . . . . 1 9 1 9E n ro l l m e nt : . . . . . . 37, 5 0 0N i c k n a m e : . . . . . . . . B r u i n sCo l o rs : . . . . . B l u e a n d G o l dCo nfe re n ce : . . . . . . . Pa c-1 2
FAC I L I T Y I N F O R M AT I O NFa c i l i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . S p i e ke r Aq u at i c s Ce nte rS e at i n g C a p a c i ty : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n /aYe a r O p e n e d : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 0 0 9
COAC H I N G STA F FH e a d Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cy n d i G a l l a g h e rA l m a M ate r ( Ye a r ) : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U C LA ( 1 9 8 3 )Ye a r a t U C LA : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 t hA ss i s t a nt Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . N aya H i g a s h i j i m aD i v i n g Co a c h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To m S te b b i n s
T E A M I N F O R M AT I O N2 01 1 -1 2 D u a l Re co rd : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 - 52 01 1 -1 2 Co nfe re n ce F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F i f t h2 01 1 -1 2 N C AA F i n i s h : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 t h
M E D I A R E L AT I O N SSw i m m i n g & D i v i n g Co nt a ct : . . . . . J a m e s Yb i e r n a sP h o n e N u m b e r : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1 0 . 2 0 6 .6 8 3 1E m a i l : . . . . . . . . . . . . . j a m e sy@at h l et i c s .u c l a .e d uAt h l et i c We b S i te : . . . . . . . . . . . . u c l a b r u i n s .co m
20 1 2 - 1 3 S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G | K U AT H L E T I C S . C O M 11
TRAINING REGIMEN
“O u r fa l l s ta d i u m wo r ko u ts a re a n i m p o r ta nt p a r t o f o u r
d eve l o p m e nt a s a te a m . Th ey c h a l l e n g e o u r at h l e te s i n
n ew ways , h e l p t h e m g et f i t a n d b u i l d te a m b o n d s .
Th e wo r k we d o at t h e s ta d i u m d e f i n i te l y m a ke s u s
s t ro n g e r p hys i ca l l y a n d m e nta l l y.”
— H e a d Co a c h C l a r k C a m p b e l l
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TRAINING TRIP
“O u r w i nte r t ra i n i n g t r i p i s o n e o f t h e m o st i m p o r ta nt
p a r ts o f o u r ove ra l l se a so n . I t i s re a l l y i m p o r ta nt
f ro m a t ra i n i n g s ta n d p o i nt to g et to so m e p l a ce t h at
i s s u n ny a n d wa r m i n t h e m i d d l e o f w i nte r to set u s
u p we l l fo r t h e c h a m p i o n s h i p se a so n . I t g i ve s o u r
at h l e te s so m et h i n g to fo c u s o n a n d set g o a l s by
a n d i s a t a p l a ce t h at ca n h e l p ra i se t h e i r g a m e to
a n ot h e r l eve l .”
— H e a d Co a c h C l a r k C a m p b e l l
TRAINING TRIPS
2007: San Luis Potosi , Mexico
2008: Puerto Rico
2009: Miami, Fla.
2010: Los Angeles, Calif.
2011: South Florida
2012: Mayaguez, Puerto Rico
2013: Honolulu, Hawai’ i
20 1 2 - 1 3 S W I M M I N G & D I V I N G | K U AT H L E T I C S . C O M 13
JAYHAWK MEMORIES
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o f Ka n s a s f ro m 20 02- 0 6 . I co u l d n ot h ave a s ke d fo r b et te r
co a c h e s , te a m m ate s , s u p p o r t s ta f f, a n d w h at I re ce i ve d fo r
a n e d u cat i o n . I h a d so m e of t h e b e st m e m o r i e s o f my l i fe a s a
m e m b e r o f t h e KU sw i m te a m , a n d i t m a d e m e w h o I a m to d ay.
Sw i m m i n g fo r a B i g 1 2 sc h o o l i s a n a m a z i n g ex p e r i e n ce , b u t
b e i n g a J ay h aw k a n d re p re se nt i n g t h e U n i ve r s i ty o f Ka n s a s
wa s t r u l y p r i ce l e ss .”
“Th e re a re so m a ny u n i q u e a n d wo n d e r f u l t h i n g s a b o u t co m i n g
to sc h o o l h e re . KU h a s p rov i d e d m e w i t h a g re at co l l e g e
ex p e r i e n ce a n d h a s ta u g ht m e h ow to b a l a n ce a ca d e m i c s
a n d at h l e t i c s s u cce ss f u l l y. B e i n g a m e m b e r o f t h e J ay h aw k
sw i m m i n g a n d d i v i n g te a m i s i n l a rg e p a r t w hy my ex p e r i e n ce
h a s b e e n so g re at . C l a r k a n d J e n h ave d o n e so m u c h fo r m e
i n t h e ye a r s I h ave b e e n h e re , n ot o n l y i n t h e p o o l b u t i n a l l
a s p e cts o f s t u d e nt l i fe . M o st i m p o r ta nt l y, b e i n g o n t h i s te a m
m e a nt s h a r i n g t h e se ex p e r i e n ce s w i t h a g ro u p o f g i r l s , w h o
a re n ot o n l y my te a m m ate s b u t my f r i e n d s fo r l i fe . I co u l d n ot
h ave a s ke d fo r a b et te r p l a ce to b e! ”
GINA GNATZIGKa n s a s , 2 0 0 6
KU Re co rd : 5 0 0 Fre e
DANIELLE HERRMANNKU P h a r m a cy, 2 01 1
N C AA Q u a l i f i e rKU Records: 100/200 Breast, 200 IM
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JAYHAWK MEMORIES
“I was recruited by more than 20 different Division I universities when I was
applying to college. Through my experiences, I found that many of them
offered me what I was looking for, but it became clear to that I was looking
for something more than just a good program and quality school. What I was
searching for was a group of people, who would serve as a family that would
help me grow as a person, a swimmer and a student. After speaking with
(head coach) Clark (Campbell) and (assistant coach) Jen (Fox) for the first
time, it did not take long to realize that these people were the ones I needed
to trust in and believe. Once I stepped foot on campus, my experiences were
much more than I could have imagined. Girls on the team were welcoming and
nice, coaches were respectful and dedicated, and the place was beautiful and
felt like home. ”
MARIA MAYROVICHKa n s a s , 2 0 0 8
N C AA Q u a l i f i e rKU Re co rd : 2 0 0 Fre e
“ I a m fo reve r a J ay h aw k a n d fo reve r c h a n g e d b e ca u se o f my ex p e r i e n ce
sw i m m i n g fo r t h e U n i ve r s i ty o f Ka n s a s . Th i s i n c re d i b l e p ro g ra m g ave m e
t h e o p p o r t u n i ty to m ax i m i ze my p ote nt i a l n ot o n l y a s a sw i m m e r, b u t a s a
s t u d e nt a n d a s a n i n d i v i d u a l . Th e co a c h e s a n d t h e s ta f f a re t r u l y u n i q u e
b e ca u se t h ey ca re a b o u t e a c h a n d eve r y p e r so n t h at i s a p a r t o f t h e J ay h aw k
fa m i l y. Exce l l e n ce i s so m et h i n g t h at i s n ot o n l y ex p e cte d o f s t u d e nt-at h l ete s
h e re , b u t i s d e m o n st rate d to u s by o u r s u p p o r t s ta f f o n a d a i l y b a s i s . Th e
U n i ve r s i ty o f Ka n s a s i s a p l a ce w h e re I e s ta b l i s h e d l i fe - l o n g re l at i o n s h i p s ,
w h i l e wo r k i n g h a rd i n t h e p o o l a n d i n t h e c l a ss ro o m . I t i s a l so so m ew h e re
t h at I w i l l a l ways c h e r i s h b e ca u se I h ave l e a r n e d a n d g row n so m u c h t h ro u g h
a l l o f my h a rd wo r k , co m p et i t i o n a n d f u n . Ro c k C h a l k J ay h aw k ! ”AMANDA MAEZ
Ka n s a s , 2 01 22 01 0 -1 1 A l l -A m e r i c a nAc a d e m i c A l l - B i g 1 2
A m a n d a M a e zA m a n d a M a e zM a r i a M ay rov i c h
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ROBINSON NATATORIUM
Th e J ay h aw k s h o st eve nts at Ro b i n so n N atato r i u m ,
w h i c h h a s se r ve d a s t h e h o m e fo r Ka n s a s sw i m m i n g
a n d d i v i n g fo r ove r 4 0 ye a r s . Th e fa c i l i ty h a s g o n e
t h ro u g h n u m e ro u s u p g ra d e s t h ro u g h o u t t h e ye a r s .
Th e c u r re nt s t r u ct u re fe at u re s a 25 - m ete r, e i g ht- l a n e
co m p et i t i o n p o o l ; a 25 -ya rd , s i x- l a n e p o o l fo r wa r m -
u p s a n d a d i v i n g we l l w i t h a o n e - m ete r, t h re e - m ete r
a n d p l at fo r m b o a rd s . Ka n s a s re ce nt l y ove r h a u l e d t h e
l o c ke r ro o m p r i o r to t h e 201 1 -1 2 se a so n .
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LOCKER ROOM
Ka n s a s re ce nt l y ove r h a u l e d t h e sw i m m i n g a n d
d i v i n g l o c ke r ro o m fo r t h e 201 1 -1 2 se a so n . Th e
reva m p e d l o c ke r ro o m fe at u re s 32 n ew s i t- i n
l o c ke r s t h at a re 1 8 - i n c h e s w i d e , w i t h u n d e r- se at
a n d ove r h e a d s to ra g e , re d o n e f l o o r s w i t h e p oxy
a n d a J ay h aw k l o g o i n t h e m i d d l e . A so fa a n d
c h a i r s w i l l a cco m p a ny t h e l o c ke r s to se r ve a s a
g at h e r i n g p l a ce fo r s t u d e nt at h l e te s a n d co a c h e s
b e fo re a n d a f te r m e ets .
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LOCKER ROOM
An ot h e r p a r t o f t h e p ro j e ct ca l l e d fo r a n ew re st ro o m ,
seve n i n d i v i d u a l s h owe r s a s we l l a s a t ra i n i n g a re a
w i t h a n i ce m a c h i n e . Two sw i m s u i t d r ye r s a n d
1 4 - i n c h va n i ty m i r ro r s w i t h u n d e r co u nte r s to ra g e
ca n a l so b e fo u n d b eyo n d t h e l o c ke r a re a . A b ra n d
n ew 4 0 - i n c h f l a t sc re e n TV a l so h a n g s o n t h e wa l l i n
b etwe e n t h e l o c ke r s a n d t h e t ra i n i n g a re a .
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ANDERSON STRENGTH CENTER
Th e $ 8 m i l l i o n , 42 ,0 0 0 - sq u a re - fo ot An d e r so n
Fa m i l y S t re n g t h a n d Co n d i t i o n i n g Ce nte r fe at u re s
s tate - of- t h e -a r t we i g ht t ra i n i n g e q u i p m e nt , a
ca rd i ova sc u l a r wo r ko u t a re a , m e et i n g ro o m s
a n d l o c ke r s . Lo s An g e l e s re s i d e nts D a n a a n d
S u e An d e r so n p l e d g e d t h e f u n d s to t h e Ka n s a s
U n i ve r s i ty E n d ow m e nt A sso c i at i o n o n b e h a l f o f
t h e i r fa m i l y, i n c l u d i n g t h e i r fo u r c h i l d re n , fo r
t h e o n e - of-a - k i n d s t re n g t h a n d co n d i t i o n i n g
ce nte r. B u i l t o n ex i s t i n g u n i ve r s i ty p ro p e r ty at
t h e n o r t hwe st co r n e r o f An sc h u t z S p o r ts Pav i l i o n ,
t h e two - sto r y ce nte r re p l a ce d t h e S h a f fe r- H o l l a n d
S t re n g t h Ce nte r.
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BIOS COVER
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LAURA BILSBORROWFreshmanBackstrokeChesterfi eld, Mo. • The Principia Upper SchoolCAREER BEST TIMES:
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HIGH SCHOOL
Lettered two years for coach Dan Sheets, while swimming at The
Principia Upper School in St. Louis, Mo... While swimming for the
Panthers, Bilsborrow broke school records in the 200-yard IM, the
200-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke... Named a principal
scholar athlete in 2009 and 2010... Received the distinction of USA
Swimming Scholastic All-American in 2011... Swam for the Clayton
Shaw Park club team, under coach Dave McCrary.
PERSONAL
Born Laura Christine Bilsborrow in Boulder, Colo... Daughter of
Kent and Jan Bilsborrow... Has one brother, Jason Konzak, and one
sister, Kari... Father Kent played baseball and football at Principia
College... Undecided on major.
LAURA BILSBORROWFreshmanBackstrokeChesterfi eld, Mo. • The Principia Upper SchoolCAREER BEST TIMES:
N/A
LAURA BILSBORROW FreshmanBackstrokeChesterfi eld, Mo. • The Principia Upper SchoolCAREER BEST TIMES:
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Why did you choose KU: I chose KU for its competitive athletics, for its beautiful campus, for its friendly atmosphere and for its challenging academics.
Favorite KU tradition: Rock Chalk Chant
Songs at the top of my iPod: “Magic” (B.o.B), “Call Me Maybe” (Carly Rae Jepsen), “Good Feeling” (Flo Rida)
Websites you visit the most (how often?): Facebook (2-3 times/day), Yahoo (2-3 times/day)
Favorite athlete: Natalie Coughlin
Favorite TV show: “Castle”
Farthest place you have ever traveled: Spain
Describe yourself in one word: Genuine
G E T T I N G TO K N OW A B I G A L :G E T T I N G TO K N OW A B I G A L :G E T T I N G TO K N OW L AU R A :
STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS
Co a c h C a m p b e l l a n d t h e J ay h aw k s o f f e r e n co u ra g e m e n t d u r i n g t h e B i g 1 2 C h a m p i o n s h i p .
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ABIGAL ANDERSONSeniorButterfl y, Backstroke
Henderson, Tenn. • Hendersonvill HS CAREER BEST TIMES:
Profi cient in all three dives... Started the season with two top-three fi nishes
in a dual meet against Minnesota (10/21), totaling a score of 261.97 (third)
in the one-meter dive and 262.20 (second) in the three-meter dive... Placed
second in the one-meter dive in a double-dual against Northern Iowa and
North Dakota (10/22) after recording a score of 245.65... Finished fi rst in the
three-meter dive in a dual against Illinois (10/29) with a score of 264.75...
Swept the dual against Nebraska-Omaha (11/19), winning the one-meter
dive with a career-high total of 289.04 points and the three-meter dive
with a season-best total of 269.78... Placed fi rst in the three-meter at the
Mayaguez Invitational (1/7) with a total score of 254.02... Grabbed two
top-three fi nishes in a dual against Iowa State (2/3-4), fi nishing second
in the one-meter with a total of 269.85 and third in the three-meter with
a 247.05 score... Placed seventh at the Big 12 Championships (2/22-25) in
the platform dive, with a season and career-best score of 240.00... Finished
30th (228.50) in the one-meter, 28th in the three-meter (241.15) and 18th
on the platform (214.55), at the NCAA Zone Diving Championships (3/8-10).
2010-11 (SOPHOMORE)
Had a stellar season, representing the Jayhawks in the 2011 NCAA Zone
`D’ Diving Championships, where she fi nished 22nd in the platform dive
(182.20), 30th in the 1-meter (225.40) and 33rd on the 3-meter (224.40)...
Had season and career best performance on the platform dive (225.60)
during the 2011 Big 12 Championships, which placed her seventh in that
event. Cash then racked up a score of 224.45 in the 1-meter which put her in 17th place
overall... Dove a personal best (272.25) in the 1-meter dive against South Dakota/UNI ...
Had team best dives in the 1-meter, 3-meter and platform during the 2010-11 season.
2009-10 (FRESHMAN)
Placed 18th in the one-meter dive (224.50), 19th in the three-meter dive (220.35), and set
a career-high on the platform (195.80) at the Big 12 Championships... Recorded a career-
best on the three-meter board (246.90), fi nishing fourth against Iowa State... Placed fourth
in the one-meter dive, recording a career-best 233.15 points at the UNI/USD double dual.
HIGH SCHOOL
A three-year letterwinner for diving, gymnastics and dance team... Placed fi rst at the
All-City dive meet in 2006... A member of the 2006 Kansas All-Sun second team for
gymnastics... Placed eighth at the Kansas State High School swim and dive meet in 2008.
PERSONAL
Born in Shawnee, Kan... Parents are Mike and Julie Cash... An exercise science major....
plans to work as a physical therapist after graduating.Reason you chose KU: I have been a Jayhawk fan for as long as I can remember and wanted to become a part of all the great tradition here the minute I could
Favorite KU tradition: Rock Chalk Jayhawk chant
Favorite sport to compete in other than swimming: Gymnastics
Favorite sport to watch other than swimming: KU basketball
Favorite TV show: “Criminal Minds”
Farthest you have ever traveled: London, England
Describe yourself in one word: “Sparkle”
G E T T I N G TO K N OW C H R I STY:
STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS
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SOFIIA FILATOVA JuniorFreestyle, Butterfl ySt. Petersburg, Russia • Gymnazia N76CAREER BEST TIMES:
U s e d p r i m a r i l y a s a s p r i nte r. . . P l a ce d f i r s t i n t h e 1 0 0 -ya rd
b a c k st ro ke i n a d o u b l e - d u a l m e et w i t h h o st N o r t h e r n I owa
a n d N o r t h D a ko t a ( 1 0/2 2 ) w i t h a t i m e o f 59. 52 . . . Swa m
t h e f i r s t l e g o f t h e 2 0 0 -ya rd m e d l ey re l ay t h at to o k f i r s t
( 1 : 4 6 .7 7 ) a n d p l a ce d s e co n d i n t h e 5 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e
( 24 . 2 9 ) i n a d u a l m e et w i t h I l l i n o i s ( 1 0/2 9 ) . . . P l a ce d s e co n d
i n t h e 5 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e w i t h a t i m e o f 24 .1 3 , d u r i n g a d u a l
m e et w i t h M i ss o u r i ( 1 1 / 1 1 ) . . . F i n i s h e d f i r s t i n t h e 5 0 -ya rd
f re e sty l e w i t h a t i m e o f 24 .1 3 i n a d u a l a g a i n st N e b ra s ka -
O m a h a ( 1 1 / 1 9 ) . . . S et t h re e c a re e r- b e st t i m e s i n t h e 5 0 -ya rd
f re e sty l e ( 2 3 .0 6 ) , t h e 1 0 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e ( 5 0. 3 8 ) a n d t h e
1 0 0 -ya rd b a c k st ro ke ( 5 6 .47 ) , a t t h e M i z zo u I nv i t at i o n a l
( 1 2 / 1 -3 ) . . . P l a ce d f i r s t i n t h e 5 0 - m ete r l o n g co u rs e f re e sty l e
( 27.7 7 ) a n d s e co n d i n t h e 5 0 - m ete r l o n g co u rs e B a c k st ro ke
( 32 .6 8 ) a t t h e M aya g u ez I n i v i te ( 1 /7 ) . . . F i n i s h e d t h i rd i n t h e
5 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e w i t h a t i m e o f 24 . 3 0, i n a d u a l a g a i n st
N e b ra s ka ( 1 / 1 4 ) . . . Re co rd e d two to p - t h re e f i n i s h e s i n a d u a l
m e et w i t h A r ka n s a s ( 1 /2 1 ) , i n c l u d i n g t h i rd i n t h e 1 0 0 -ya rd
b a c k st ro ke ( 59. 8 4 ) a n d s e co n d i n t h e 1 0 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e
( 53 .1 7 ) . . . F i n i s h e d s e co n d i n t h e 5 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e , w i t h a
t i m e o f 24 .4 6 , i n a d u a l a g a i n st I owa S t ate ( 2 /3 - 4 ) . . . Swa m
t h e f i r s t l e g o f t h e 2 0 0 -ya rd m e d l ey ( 1 : 41 .6 8 ) a n d t h e 4 0 0 -
ya rd f re e sty l e ( 3 : 26 . 24 ) re l ay te a m s t h at s et s e a s o n b e st
t i m e s at t h e B i g 1 2 C h a m p i o n s h i p s ( 2 /2 2-2 5 ) . . . A l s o p l a ce d
1 3 t h i n t h e 5 0 -ya rd f re e sty l e , w i t h a t i m e o f 2 3 . 35 , a t t h e
co nfe re n ce m e et .
PERSONAL
M o t h e r i s Le l ya G o l ovc h u n .
Reason you chose KU: The coaches
Favorite sport to compete in other than swimming: Only swimming!
Songs at the top of my iPod: “Not to love you” and “Say Goodbye” (Ryan Tedder)
Website you visit the most often: vkontakte.ru (Russian Facebook)
Favorite movies: “Cruel Intentions”, “The Notebook”
Favorite food: Chocolate
Favorite place on campus to study: Computer lab at Wagnon Student Athlete Center
Farthest you have ever traveled by plane or car: USA
Time your alarm clock is set: 5:10 a.m.
Describe yourself in one word: Kind
G E T T I N G TO K N OW SV E T L A N A :
STUDENT-ATHLETE BIOS
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BRYCE HINDEFreshmanBreaststroke, IM
Fulton, Kan. • Fort Scott HS CAREER BEST TIMES:
HIGH SCHOOL
Swa m fo r Fo r t S co t t H i g h S c h o o l i n Fo r t S co t t , Ka n . . . H e l p e d l e a d t h e
T i g e rs to Re g i o n E i g ht S e ct i o n a l C h a m p i o n s h i p s i n 2 0 0 9, 2 01 1 a n d
2 01 2 . . . S e l e cte d a s a U SA Sw i m m i n g Ac a d e m i c A l l -A m e r i c a n f ro m 2 0 0 9 -
1 2 . . . A l s o n a m e d to t h e M i ss o u r i Va l l ey H o n o r Ro l l f ro m 2 0 0 9 -1 2 . . . Swa m
fo r t h e Ka n s a s C i ty B l a ze rs c l u b te a m u n d e r G a rd n e r H o u l a n d .
PERSONAL
B o r n B r yce L a u re n H i n d e i n J o p l i n , M o. . . D a u g hte r o f R a n d y a n d J e n n i e
H i n d e. . . P l a n s to m a j o r i n exe rc i s e s c i e n ce .
Ka n s a s sw i m m e r s c h e e r o n t h e i r te a m m a te s a t t h e 2 01 2 B i g 1 2 C h a m p i o n s h i p .
Why did you choose KU: My teammates immediately made me feel like part of the family. The coaches are so wonderful and talented, KU is an all-around amazing place!
Favorite KU tradition: KU men’s basketball
Websites you visit the most (how often?): KUAthletics.com (once/day) and Facebook (5 times/week)
Favorite athlete: Ryan Lochte
Favorite TV show: “Criminal Minds”
Favorite Lawrence restaurant: Free State Brewery
Farthest place you have ever traveled: Cancun, Mexico
Describe yourself in one word: Easy-going
G E T T I N G TO K N OW B RYC E :
N/A
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MALIA JOHNSON JuniorFreestyle, Butterfl yScottsdale, Ariz. • Chaparall HSCAREER BEST TIMES:
Now in his 11th season at Kansas, head coach Clark Campbell is looking for continued
excellence. During Clark Campbell’s 10th season as the head swimming coach at Kansas,
the team fi nished with a 5-5 dual meet record. The Jayhawks were strong at home in 2011-
12, recording a 3-1 record at Robinson Natatorium. The team also placed 13 members on
the Academic All-Big 12 team and posted a 3.62 GPA during the spring 2012 semester,
earning a spot on the College Swimming Coaches Association’s Scholar All-America Team
Award list.
During Campbell’s ninth season as head swim coach, KU compiled its second highest dual
meet win total since 2008-09, with a 10-5 record and a 2-1 mark in the Big 12. KU was also
a strong performer at its home pool, amassing a 5-1 record inside Robinson Natatorium.
Under his guidance, senior Iuliia Kuzhil represented KU at the 2011 NCAA Championships in
Austin, Texas, where she competed in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke events.
Outside of the pool, Campbell’s team compiled a combined 3.21 GPA for the fall 2010
semester, which was the fourth highest of any team in the Kansas athletic program.
Twin sister swimmers, Alyssa and Brittany Potter were inducted into Rho Chi, a national
academic honor society for pharmacy following the 2010-11 season and senior Joy Bunting
was named the 2011 Outstanding Woman Student in Athletics.
The Jayhawks fi nished a successful 2009-10 season with a 9-4 dual record under the
leadership of Campbell. KU had two representatives at the NCAA Championships, one
Honorable Mention All-American and 13 swimmers and divers named to the 2010 Academic
All-Big 12 Team.
At the 2010 NCAA Championships, backstroke swimmer Iuliia Kuzhil placed ninth in both
the 100-yard (52.02) and 200-yard (1:53.44) backstroke events. Diving standout Meg
Proehl also competed, placing 23rd on the one-meter board and 32nd on the three-meter
board. For her outstanding performances throughout the season, Proehl was named Big 12
Diver of the Week twice.
Campbell led the Jayhawks to an exceptional 2008-09 campaign, securing an 11-3 record.
The team shattered nine school records, including all fi ve relay records, during the season.
Kansas had 18 swimmers and divers named to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Team, with six
Jayhawks maintaining perfect 4.00 grade point averages.
Three Jayhawks qualifi ed for the 2009 NCAA Championships, including freestyle swimmer
Maria Mayrovich, backstroke standout Iuliia Kuzhil and diver Erin Mertz. Campbell coached
Mayrovich to a 20th-place fi nish in the 50 yard freestyle, 21st in the 200 yard freestyle
and 19th in the 100 yard freestyle. Mayrovich’s 200 yard freestyle time of 1:46.19 smashed
the school record by 0.82 seconds. Kuzhil broke her own school record in the 100 yard
backstroke at the Championships with a time of 53.06 seconds, which was strong enough for a 21st-place
fi nish.
Campbell and the Jayhawks raced to a winning 7-2 dual meet record in the 2007-08 season, capping it
o! with a fourth-place fi nish at the 2008 Big 12 Championships in Austin, Texas. Seventeen of Campbell’s
swimmers and divers were named to the Swimming and Diving Academic All-Big 12 team in February, the
most in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks collaboratively shattered four Robinson Natatorium records,
adding fi ve Kansas all-time records at the Big 12 Championship meet. The Jayhawks additionally broke 14
records in opponents’ pools, for a grand total of 23 new records for Campbell’s swimmers and divers on the
impressive season.
Campbell coached junior Danielle Herrmann to her second-consecutive NCAA appearance in the 200 IM,
100 and 200-yard breaststroke events. Herrmann set Kansas all-time records in all three of her NCAA-swum
events, while also capturing two of the four Robinson Natatorium records. Mayrovich contributed to Kansas’
home pool records, shattering the last two Robinson Natatorium records in the 100 and 200-yard free events.
For her performances, Mayrovich was named Big 12 Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 8.
In addition to an emphasis on academics and athletics, Campbell and the Jayhawks place an importance on
community service. For her community service e! orts, diver Meghan Proehl was named to the Big 12 Winter
Good Works team. Mertz joined Mayrovich and Proehl as the three Jayhawks to receive Big 12 individual
accolades when Mertz was named Big 12 Diver of the Week Feb. 20 for her fi rst-place fi nishes on the one and
three-meter boards against Iowa State the previous week.
During Campbell’s fi fth season at Kansas (2006-07), Kansas achieved an overall season record of 6-1 in dual
meet action and a 2-1 fi nish in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks paved a path to a third-place fi nish at the
Big 12 Conference Championships in College Station, Texas, the best conference fi nish for Kansas since 2004,
when Kansas also placed third. Seven broken records completed the 448.50 point fi nish behind swimming
and diving powerhouses Texas A&M and Texas.
Under Campbell in 2006, the Jayhawks established 12 Kenyon Athletic Center Natatorium records, while
cruising to a third-place fi nish at the Nike Cup-Kenyon Invitational in December. Senior diver Shelby Noonan
reeled in Big 12 co-Diver of the Week accolades for her performance in College Park, Md., in November at the
Terrapin Cup Invitational where Kansas rallied for a second-place fi nish.
Three Kansas swimmers received invitations to compete in the 2007 NCAA Swimming and Diving
Championships March 8-10 in Minneapolis, Minn., at the Minnesota Aquatic Center. Kansas’ three swimmers,
sophomore Danielle Herrmann, freshman Ashley Robinson and senior Jenny Short, were the most since 1998
when the Jayhawks also sent three competitors. Campbell coached Short to the 200-yard Kansas backstroke
record following her record-breaking stint at the Big 12 Championships where she additionally broke the 100-
yard backstroke record and was a member of the 200 and 400-yard record-breaking medley relay teams.
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Continuing the high academic standards set forth by Campbell and the Kansas coaching
sta� , the Jayhawks placed 16 swimmers and divers on the Academic All-Big 12 team, with
14 on the fi rst team (3.2+ GPA) and two on the second team (3.0-3.19 GPA) during the
2006-07 season. In addition, the Jayhawks attained the highest GPA of all Kansas athletics
teams during the spring 2006 semester, accumulating a 3.39 GPA.
Campbell completed his fourth year at Kansas with an 8-2 dual meet record and a perfect
3-0 mark in Big 12 competition. He also recorded his 100th career win during the 2005-06
season and coached the Jayhawks to a fourth-place fi nish at the Big 12 Championships.
Kansas set four school records and had had six swimmers qualify for the NCAA
Championships. The Jayhawks jumped into the College Swimming Coaches Association of
America (CSCAA) Division I Top-25 Poll for the fi rst time since 1997, an outstanding honor
for both Campbell and the team. The Jayhawks accepted Academic All-America team
honors for the second year in a row. Their team GPA of 3.26 during the fall semester placed
them fi rst in the Big 12 Conference. Fourteen Jayhawks were selected as Academic All-Big
12 First Team honorees. While two Jayhawks received second team accolades.
As an Academic All-America team, Kansas repeated its outstanding performance in the
classroom during the spring semester, improving its team GPA to 3.39. The achievement
placed the Jayhawks 22nd highest among all Division I swimming and diving programs and
fi rst within the Big 12 Conference. The swimming and diving team also recorded the highest
GPA among all athletic teams at the University of Kansas. Seven Jayhawk swimmers were
selected Academic All-America honorable mention.
Under Campbell, freshman Ashley Leidigh earned Academic All-American status for her
accomplishments, both academically and athletically, during the spring semester. Leidigh
made her fi rst appearance at the NCAA Championships in Athens, Ga., competing in both
the 100 and 200-yard butterfl y.
During the 2004-05 season, the Jayhawk swimmers had 16 entries into KU’s top-fi ve
record books. Two swimmers, Amy Gruber and Jenny Short, qualifi ed for the 2005 NCAA
Championships.
Campbell’s team not only performed well in the pool, but also in the classroom. Jenny
Short, Jackie Krueger, Lindsey Urbatchka and Terri Schramka were all honored by the
CSCAA as Academic All-Americans for the 2004-05 season. The Jayhawks’ 3.21 team GPA
also landed Kansas on the CSCAA Academic All-America team’s list, where KU ranked 40th
overall for highest team GPA. The swimming and diving team had 17 members named
to the Academic All-Big 12 Team, 15 to the fi rst team and two on the second team. In
Campbell’s fi rst four seasons, the swimming and diving program has produced two Senior
Scholar-Athletes of the Year in Gwen Haley and Gruber.
COACHING AT EVANSVILLE
Campbell, the 2000 Missouri Valley Conference Men’s and Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year,
led several athletes to success at the national level and helped the Evansville program reach new
heights. Impressively, the Purple Eagles established school records in all 19 men’s and women’s events
while Campbell was at the helm of the program in 1998. Those top marks included 12 Missouri Valley
Conference records. During his four year tenure at Evansville, his squads were named Academic All-
America by the CSCAA all eight semesters.
Prior to his appointment at Evansville, Campbell served as an assistant men’s coach at the University
of Minnesota from 1995-98. During his time in Minneapolis, the Golden Gophers captured Big
Ten Conference titles in 1996 and 1998 while earning top-15 fi nishes all three years at the NCAA
Championships. Campbell served as the head coach of the men’s and women’s programs at West
Virginia Wesleyan from 1993-95 and directed that school into a top 10 NAIA program in just two years.
He was named the NAIA Swimming Coach of the Year in 1995.
PERSONAL
Campbell competed as a professional triathlete for seven years before his coaching career began. After
turning professional at the age of 19, he became one of the most consistent top-10 fi nishers on the pro circuit.
During his career, Campbell was self-coached. He was the 1986 National Long Course Champion and the
1990 runner-up at the United States Triathlon Series National Championship. Campbell received a Bachelor’s
degree from Kansas in 1993, and a Master’s in physical education/coaching from West Virginia University in
1995. Campbell and his wife, Cassie, have three children, Canaan,Cierra and Claire.
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ERIC ELLIOTT Diving CoachNinth SeasonAlexandria, Va.HONORS:
2008 Big 12 ChampionshipCoach of the Meet
CAREER AT KANSAS (2005-PRESENT)
During the 2011-12 season, Elliott saw two divers represent Kansas at
the Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships. Junior Christy Cash, qualifi ed for
the second time, fi nishing 30th (228.50) in the one-meter, 28th in the
three-meter (241.15) and 18th on the platform (214.55). Sophomore
Alyssa Golden, a fi rst time qualifi er, fi nished 35th (211.65) in the one-
meter, 28th (128.75) on the platform and 38th (189.15) in the three-
meter event. With Elliott’s assistance, both set career-high marks in
all three events during the 2011-12 season.
Under Elliott’s guidance, sophomore diver Christy Cash represented
KU in the Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships, where she fi nished 22nd
in the platform (182.20), 30th in the 1-meter (225.40) and 33rd on
the 3-meter (224.40). With Elliott’s assistance, Cash also had career
best performances during the 2010-11 season in three events, (one
meter, 272.25), (three meter, 246.90), and (platform, 225.60). Divers
Taylor Ilten and Alyssa Golden also recorded career best scores, in
the one meter and three meter dives during the 2010-11 season.
Throughout the 2009-10 season, Elliot helped diver Meghan
Proehl reach the NCAA Championships through her outstanding
performances. Proehl set career-highs on both the one-meter (299.97 points)
and three-meter (303.38) boards. She was named Big 12 Diver of the Week for
her accomplishments. Both Proehl and diver Allison Ho were also named to the
Academic All-Big 12 teams for their performances in the classroom.
During the 2008-09 season, Elliot coached diver Erin Mertz to All-America status
at the Zone D Diving meet with her seventh-place fi nish on the one-meter board.
She became the fi rst Jayhawk to earn All-America honors since Kristin Nilsen
accomplished the feat in 1998 with her 15th place performance in the 200 yard
breaststroke. Mertz was the fi rst KU diver to earn the honor since Michelle Rojohn
won the three-meter diving event in 1996.
Under the direction of Elliott during the 2007-08 campaign, four Kansas divers
competed at the 2008 NCAA Zone D meet at the University of Houston. Mertz,
junior Hannah McMacken, sophomore Meghan Proehl and senior Jenny Roberts
collaborated to represent the Jayhawks in Texas. Four KU divers were named to
the 2007-08 Academic All-Big 12 team, while two Jayhawks received individual
Big 12 accolades on the season.
Proehl was named to the Big 12 Winter Good Works Team for her excellence in
academics, combined with her signifi cant community service e! orts with Habitat
for Humanity and Big Brothers Big Sisters of America. Additionally, for her
outstanding freshman campaign, Mertz received Big 12 Diver of the Week honors
Feb. 20.
The Kansas divers completed an impressive 2006-07 season with three NCAA
Zone Diving Championship qualifi ers, contributing to Kansas’ 6-1 overall record
and 2-1 record in the Big 12 Conference. Then senior Shelby Noonan, junior
Jenny Roberts and freshman Meghan Proehl represented Kansas at the NCAA
Zone D Diving Championships at the Jamail Texas Swim Center March 2-4 on
the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas. Noonan, Roberts and Proehl all
placed in the top-20 in their respective events as Noonan reeled in an eighth-
place fi nish on the one-meter board and a 12th-place fi nish in the three-meter
competition.
In early 2006 competition, Noonan, Roberts and Proehl swept fi rst, second
and third in the one-meter diving competition in the double-dual meet against
Nebraska-Omaha and South Dakota State. That fi nish followed their domination
against the University of Northern Iowa, where the trio qualifi ed for the Zone D
Championships at the third meet on the Jayhawks’ schedule. Later in the season,
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under the instruction of Elliott, Noonan reeled in Big 12 co-diver
of the week accolades for her performance at the Terrapin Cup
Invitational. Noonan fi nished second on both the one-meter board
(255.30) and three-meter board (275.85) in the competition.
In addition to success on the diving board, the Kansas divers excelled
in the classroom. Sophomore Hannah McMacken and Roberts were
named to the Academic All-Big 12 First Team, posting a GPA of 3.2 or
higher, while Noonan earned second team accolades, posting a GPA
between 3.0-3.19. Sixteen swimmers and divers earned Academic
All-Big 12 team accolades, with 14 receiving fi rst team nominations
and two receiving second team honors.
During the 2005-06 season, Elliott had three Jayhawks qualify for
the Zone D Diving Championships in Columbia, Mo. Senior Robyn
Karlage, Noonan, and senior Casey Topol scored in the top-25 in
the one-meter competition. In three-meter competition, Karlage,
Noonan, and Topol all placed in the top-30.
Under Elliott, Noonan led the 2005-06 team with fi rst-place fi nishes
against Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa State and Drury. She
also earned a fourth-place fi nish at the Minnesota Invitational,
where the swimming and diving team placed third.
CAREER BEFORE KANSAS
Elliott joined the Jayhawks for the 2004-05 season after one year as
the head diving coach at the University of Louisiana-Monroe. Prior
to coaching at Louisiana-Monroe, he was a volunteer assistant coach
with the University of Georgia diving team. He started an age-group
program with Dan Laak in 1995 in Athens, Ga. In eight years with
the program, he coached divers that reached the Junior National
fi nals and represented the Junior U.S. Diving team in international
competitions.
Elliott began his coaching career at Upper Marion High School
in Pennsylvania before serving as the head diving coach at Old
Dominion University from 1993-94 and Virginia Tech from 1994-95.
A native of Alexandria, Va., Elliott was an accomplished diver himself. He earned
high school All-American diving honors at Mount Vernon High School and NCAA
Division II All-American honors at West Chester University in Pennsylvania.
He graduated from West Chester with a secondary education degree with an
emphasis in history in 1992.
PERSONAL
Elliott is married to Kirsteen Bennington and they have a son, Liam, and daughter,
Doran.
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JEN FOX Assistant Coach and Recruiting Coordinator 10th SeasonMansfi eld, Ohio
CAREER AT KANSAS (2003-PRESENT)
While assisting Campbell and Elliott, Fox helped the Jayhawks to a 5-5 dual
meet record in 2011-12. Outside of the pool, the team placed 13 members on
the Academic All-Big 12 team and posted a 3.62 GPA during the spring 2012
semester, earning a spot on the College Swimming Coaches Association’s
Scholar All-America Team Award list.
Fox’s leadership helped KU compile a 10-5 record in dual competition during
the 2010-11 season and a 2-1 mark in the Big 12. Under her guidance, senior
swimmer Iuliia Kuzhil represented KU at the 2011 NCAA Championships in
Austin, Texas, where she competed in the 100 and 200 yard backstroke
events.
Collaboratively with Campbell and Elliott, Fox assisted in leading Kansas to
a 9-4 dual record during the 2009-10 season. KU had two representatives
at the NCAA Championships, one All-America Honorable Mention and 13
swimmers and divers named to the 2010 Academic All-Big 12 Team.
Fox helped lead the Jayhawks to a successful 2008-09 campaign, securing
an 11-3 record. The team shattered nine school records, including all fi ve
relay records during the season. Kansas had 18 swimmers and divers named
to the 2009 Academic All-Big 12 Team, with six Jayhawks maintaining
perfect 4.0 grade point averages.
During the 2007-08 season, Fox assisted in leading the Jayhawks to a winning 7-2 dual meet
record, capping the season o� with a fourth-place fi nish at the 2008 Big 12 Championships
in Austin, Texas. Under Campbell, Fox and Elliott, 17 swimmers and divers were named
to the Swimming and Diving Academic All-Big 12 team, the most in the conference. The
Jayhawks collaboratively shattered four Robinson Natatorium records, fi ve Kansas all-time
records and 14 records in opponents’ pools, for a grand total of 23 broken records for the
Kansas swimmers and divers in the impressive 2007-08 season.
Fox assisted in guiding the 2006-07 Jayhawks to one of their most successful seasons yet,
including a third-place fi nish at the Big 12 Conference Championships, which marked the
second time in four seasons that Kansas accomplished the feat.
That team broke eight Kansas records on the season, seven at the 2007 Big 12 Championship
meet and one at the NCAA Championship meet. In addition, 12 Kenyon Athletic Center
Natatorium records were established by Kansas swimmers in Gambier, Ohio, at the Nike
Cup-Kenyon Invitational in December 2006.
Fox returned to KU in 2003 to take the position of assistant coach and head recruiting
coordinator under Campbell. She was a student assistant under former KU head coach
Cathy Burgess during the 2000-01 season. She graduated from KU in 2001 with a general
studies degree in communications.
After graduation, the Mansfi eld, Ohio, native, joined the full-time sta� of Athletes in Action.
Athletes in Action is a Christian-based sports group that helps student-athletes throughout
the country. AIA sent her to the University of Virginia where she became a volunteer
assistant under head coach Mark Bernardino and worked with the men’s and women’s
swimming teams. Both teams fi nished in the top 10 in the NCAA.
SWIMMING CAREER AT KU (1996-2000)
Former head coach and former assistant athletic director Gary Kempf recruited Fox to swim
for Kansas. Fox competed in the backstroke and the freestyle events. She was a seven-time
scorer at the Big 12 Championships during her tenure as an athlete at KU from 1996-2000.
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JOY BUNTINGVolunteer Assistant CoachSecond Season
Greeley, Colo.
CAREEER AT KANSAS (2011-PRESENT)
Former Jayhawk breaststroke and butterfl y specialist Joy Bunting enters
her second season as a volunteer assistant coach for coach Clark Campbell
and the 2012-13 Kansas swimming and diving team.
Bunting completed her four year swimming career at the Big 12
Championships in February 2011, where she tallied 43 total points for the
Jayhawks, including a career best time of 2:02.58 in the 200 Butterfl y.
She made an immediate impact on the program during her freshman
season as she earned Newcomer of the Year honors and the Karen Dionne
Award for Most Inspirational Swimmer.
She was named to the Academic All-Big 12 Team on numerous occasions
and was honored by KU following her season with the 2011 Outstanding
Woman Student in Athletics as part of The University of Kansas Women’s
Recognition Program.
“Joy will be an awesome addition to our sta� ,” said head coach Clark Campbell. “Her
presence as a leader and coach will help our athletes get better because Joy has the ability
to develop our team in and out of the water.”
“Joy brings a lot of enthusiasm, heart and energy to this program,” assistant coach Jen Fox
said. “I can’t wait to start working with her on deck.”
Bunting was a four-year letter winner in swimming and holds school records in the 100 fl y,
100 breast and 200 IM, as well as the 200 medley relay, 200 and 400 freestyle relays. She
was named 2004 Rookie of the Year and received all-conference honors 2004-07 as well
as All-American honors in the 200 IM and 200 breast in 2006 and 2007.
Bunting graduated in May 2012, with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.
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DEBBIE VAN SAUN Senior Associate AD/Senior Woman Administrator
Debbie Van Saun joined the Kansas Athletics sta� as an Associate Athletics
Director and Senior Woman Administrator in August 2007. In July 2011, Van
Saun was named Senior Associate Athletics Director. At Kansas, Van Saun
directly supervises selected sports and provides administrative guidance to
those coaches and their programs. Those selected sports include women’s
basketball, rowing, men’s golf, women’s golf, softball, and swimming and
diving. In addition, Van Saun oversees Student-Athlete Development, Sports
Medicine, Travel, Risk Management, and works closely with student-athletes
regarding fi nancial aid, housing, summer school, fi fth-year aid and other
pertinent areas. It is Van Saun’s responsibility to monitor Kansas Athletics’
e� orts to comply with Title IX and NCAA gender equity principles, as well as
monitor NCAA governance issues and contribute to the University’s position
on new NCAA legislation.
Van Saun came to KU from the City of Lawrence, where she served in
numerous positions: as assistant city manager, assistant utilities director,
assistant fi nance director and collections supervisor. Her roles with the City
date back to 1979 and concluded when she came to KU in 2007.
Van Saun earned two degrees from KU, a Bachelors in Education and a
Masters in Public Administration.
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TEGAN THORNBERRYDirector of OperationsSecond Season
Tegan Thornberry started at Kansas Athletics in August, 2003 and served as
the travel manager until September, 2011. In September, 2011 Thornberry’s
position changed to Director of Team Operations for Swimming/Diving &
Track/Cross Country. She is responsible for Director of Operations duties for
both sports, including a liaison role with Student Athlete Services (fi nancial
aid, textbooks, housing, etc.), coordinating team travel, and working
with the head coaches on submitting weekly practice logs to Compliance
through JumpForward software. In her new role, Thornberry will continue
her current travel-related duties with Olympic Sports and, as time allows in
her primary role with both sports, continue to work on post-season travel
arrangements.
Thornberry was a member of the Kansas golf team and also worked as a
men’s basketball manager while in school. She also spent time as a baseball
operations intern for the Kansas City Royals.
Thornberry earned her bachelor’s degree in sports and fi tness management and her
master’s in sport studies at KU.
She was born in Seoul, South Korea and attended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in
Overland Park, Kan. While in high school she played softball and golf.
Thornberry is a member of the Society of Collegiate Travel Management. Her main hobby
is golf.
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SHEAHON ZENGER Athletics DirectorSecond Year
Dr. Sheahon (SHAY-un) Zenger is a coach at heart. But when KU Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little introduced the Hays, Kan., native as KU’s Athletics Director January 3, 2011,
he promised not to call any plays for the coaches. That doesn’t mean, though, that he
won’t be right there with them - and their student-athletes - every step of the way. For
it’s his genuine care for coaches and student-athletes that has stamped his career in
intercollegiate athletics.
Zenger comes to KU after serving for fi ve years as athletics director at Illinois State
University, helping steer ISU Athletics to a place of prominence in the Missouri Valley
Conference. The Redbirds won a conference-leading seven league titles during the 2009-
10 season and captured their second Valley All-Sports Trophy in three years.
ISU’s Weisbecker Scholarship Fund membership grew 65 percent during his tenure, and
capital projects boomed. The Illinois State Baseball Stadium at Du� y Bass Field was
o� cially dedicated in May 2009 to culminate the completion of that $3.5 million project. In
addition, funding for the Redbird Arena locker room improvements has also been secured.
With experience as an educator, coach, fundraiser and administrator, Zenger brought
a plan to Illinois State, and with the help of the head coaches and administrative sta� ,
personalized that strategic plan for Redbird Athletics. As a result, the athletics department
saw record-high grade-point averages (GPA) in each of the last four years, including a best-
ever department-wide 3.13 GPA in fall 2009. Redbird student-athletes now regularly carry a
GPA of 3.0 or better. ISU student-athletes have also contributed more than 2,000 hours of
community service in each of the last fi ve years, including 3,500 hours during the 2009-10
athletic season.
In addition to Valley All-Sports titles in 2008 and 2010, in his last three years at ISU Zenger
led the department to 16 top-fi ve fi nishes in its 17 Valley sports - the highest percentage of
top-fi ve fi nishers in league history.
Zenger secured a fi ve-year apparel contract for Redbird Athletics, and signifi cantly
increased the marketing of the program in the Central Illinois region, most notably with a
campaign centered on the award-winning marketing campaign “Spread the Red.” He also
witnessed record-setting attendance fi gures in football, men’s basketball and women’s
basketball, while seeing 17 Redbird teams advance to postseason play.
At the beginning, Zenger wasn’t headed toward a career in administration. He was nine
years old when he told his father he wanted to be a coach, and it didn’t take long for that
dream to materialize. After playing football at Fort Hays State and Mid-American Nazarene
College, he fi nished his undergraduate degree at Kansas State. Even before he received
his bachelor’s degree in English and secondary education in 1988, Zenger was assisting
the football coaches at Manhattan (Kan.) High School. His fi rst college football coaching job came at Drake
University right after graduation.
In 1989, at age 23, Zenger joined Bill Snyder’s sta� at Kansas State as one of the nation’s youngest full-time
football sta� members; he served in key roles as assistant recruiting coordinator and director of football
operations. Zenger completed his master’s degree in journalism and mass communication in 1992 while
helping Snyder bring Wildcat football to unprecedented success.
It became evident, though, that more than coaching was in store for Zenger. He sought advice from then-KU
Chancellor Gene Budig, who convinced him to pursue a Ph.D. at KU. As he completed his Ph.D. in educational
policy and leadership (1996), Zenger contributed communications and special projects support to the o� ce
of the executive vice-chancellor, Ed Meyen, and wrote the professional life history of then-chancellor Del
Shankel, while strengthening his understanding of university leadership at the highest levels.
While focusing his attention on academics, he managed to stay involved in the world of intercollegiate
athletics, and specifi cally football. ‘Involved’ may be an understatement. In 1993 Zenger and a friend founded
American Football Quarterly, a magazine for coaches. Zenger served as publisher - and then editor - until
1995, when he sold his share of the by-then-thriving magazine.
Still, coaching stayed in his blood. After earning his doctorate, Zenger in 1996 signed on as the recruiting
coordinator for the brand-new NCAA Division I football program at the University of South Florida. A year
later he joined the University of Wyoming football sta� as recruiting coordinator and within two years rose to
assistant head coach, a position he still considers one of the crowning achievements of his career.
Zenger stayed at Wyoming through the 2000 season before returning to Kansas State. He spent a year in
the KSU College of Business, raising more than $2 million and restructuring its development program with
research and planning. He rejoined KSU Athletics in 2001 as assistant athletics director for major gifts, helping
KSU initiate important development strategies. In 2002 he was appointed KSU’s associate athletics director
for development, a position he held until 2005, when he was named Athletics Director at Illinois State.
A published author and researcher, Zenger served for three years on the NCAA Division I Committee on
Student-Athlete Reinstatement. He also served on two NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
(FCS) Division committees, and was a member of the Executive Committee of NACDA’s Division I FCS Athletic
Directors Association.
He is also a member of many professional and university organizations, including the National Association
of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Association for the Study of Higher Education and the
American Football Coaches Association.
Zenger is married to the former Pam McAnarney. The couple has three children: Luke (14), Abby (12) and
Jake (10).
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BERNADETTE GRAY-LITTLEUniversity ChancellorThird Year
A highly-regarded scholar, teacher and university leader, Bernadette Gray-
Little began her tenure as the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas
on Aug. 15, 2009. As KU chancellor, Gray-Little is the chief executive o� cer
of the university, overseeing campuses in Lawrence, Kansas City, Overland
Park, Salina and Wichita, as well as research and educational centers in
Garden City, Hays, Parsons, Pittsburg, Topeka and Yoder.
Chancellor Gray-Little’s goals for KU include enhancing student achievement
so that more KU students graduate in four years, as well as spurring more
research and scholarly activities that enhance quality of life and create
economic growth. During her service as chancellor she also has made it a
point to meet with Kansans and with KU alumni throughout the state and
nation to learn about their aspirations for the university.
Gray-Little was one of four university leaders selected to represent the
Association of Public and Land-grant Universities at a White House
summit on math and science education in January 2010. She is also on the
board of trustees for the Online Computer Library Center, an international
organization dedicated to expanding public access to information and
research.
Gray-Little previously was executive vice chancellor and provost from
2006 to 2009 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. A professor
of psychology, she rose to the post of UNC’s chief academic o� cer after
successive administrative appointments, including dean of the College
of Arts and Sciences. While at UNC, she earned a reputation as a champion for the highest
quality educational experience for students and a strong advocate for faculty and for
research.
A native of eastern North Carolina, Gray-Little received her bachelor’s degree from
Marywood College in Scranton, Pa., and her master’s and doctoral degrees in psychology
from Saint Louis University. She earned a Fulbright Fellowship to study in Denmark. She
also served as a Social Science Research Council Fellow and received a Ford Foundation
Senior Scholar Fellowship through the National Research Council.
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LUKE BRADFORD
STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING COACH
AARON CARBUHN
TEAM NUTRITIONIST
ZACH CARNAHAN
COMMUNICATIONS
DEMETRIUS DANIELS
EQUIPMENT MANAGER
CARIE GALLAGHER
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
SHERIECE SADBERRY
SPORTS PSYCHOLOGIST
LAURA JACOBSEN
ACADEMIC ADVISOR
BETH MORFORD
MASSAGE THERAPIST
BERNIE KISH
NATATORIUM DIRECTOR
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Senior Stephanie Payne and junior Brooke Brull both recorded Olympic Trial times,
while junior Christy Cash and sophomore Alyssa Golden competed at the NCAA
Zone ‘D’ Championships for the Jayhawks, who fi nished the season with a 5-5
record and placed fourth at the Big 12 Championships with 423 points.
Out of the water, the team welcomed brand new locker room facility. The $200,000
renovation included 32 lockers, seven individual showers, a new training area
complete with an ice machine, two new swimsuit dryers and a 40-inch fl at screen TV.
“We are absolutely thrilled to have the new locker room and it is a big upgrade
for us,” said head coach Clark Campbell at the time. “We really appreciate all the
donors and supporters of the program, who without their help could not have
completed this project.”
With its new facilities in place, the team started the season on the road, traveling to
Tucson, Ariz., to take on the University of Arizona on Oct. 8 in a dual meet. Payne
was the lone winner for the Jayhawks, with a 2:08.23 time in the 200-yard IM, as
they fell to the Wildcats, 170-80.
Two weeks later, the Jayhawks faced another tough road test, traveling to Minnesota
on Oct. 21 for a dual with Golden Gophers who fi nished the season ranked 15th. A
206-87 defeat dropped the team’s record to 0-2.
A clean sweep would welcome Clark Campbell and his swimmers in Cedar Falls, Iowa,
the site of their fi rst double dual meet of the season on Oct. 22, as they defeated host
Northern Iowa (186-105) and North Dakota (176-117) en route to evening their season
record at 2-2. Junior transfer Svetlana Golovchun captured her fi rst event victory in
collegiate competition, as she fi nished with a 59.52 time in the 100-yard backstroke.
After a stretch of meets on the road to open up the season, the team returned to
Robinson Natatorium to host a dual with Illinois on Oct. 29. Junior Vanessa Hanbury
and sophomore Alison Lusk captured two events apiece, as KU swam
past the Illini 174.5-118.5 and brought its dual meet record to 3-2 for
the season.
The Jayhawks had more than two weeks to rest before welcoming Big
12 Border Showdown rival Missouri Nov. 11 into Robinson Natatorium.
KU hung with the No. 15 Tigers for the majority of the meet. Three
straight fi rst-place fi nishes by junior Rebecca Swank (1,000-yard
freestyle), senior Shannon Garlie (200-yard freestyle), and freshman
Deanna Marks (100-yard backstroke) in the meet’s fi rst four events
gave the Crimson and Blue a solid start, but the Tigers proved to be
too much, reeling o� a 185-102 victory.
A week later, KU would break the .500 barrier yet again, with one of
their most successful meets all season against the Mavericks from
Nebraska-Omaha on Nov. 19. The Jayhawks swam past UNO by a
150-78 score, but it was the divers who made the biggest splash
inside Robinson. Junior diver Christy Cash would secure her second-
straight spot at the NCAA Zone ‘D’ Diving Championships with her
fi rst-place fi nish in both the one and three meter events. Sophomore
Alyssa Golden would make sure she gave her teammate company at
Zones, qualifying for the fi rst time in her career.
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2011-12 RESULTS
Date Opponent Event Location Result9/30 Intrasquad Lawrence, Kan. Blue 144, Crimson 123 10/8 at Arizona Tucson, Ariz. L, 170-8010/21 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. L, 206-8710/22 at UNI Cedar Falls, Iowa W, 186-105 vs. North Dakota W, 176-11710/29 Illinois Lawrence, Kan. W, 174.5-118.511/11 Missouri Lawrence, Kan. L, 185-10211/19 Nebraska-Omaha Lawrence, Kan. W, 150-7812/1-3 Mizzou Invite Columbia, Mo. 3rd (604)1/7 vs. LaSalle/St. Michaels Mayaguez, Puerto Rico 1st (238)1/14 Nebraska Lawrence, Kan. W, 155-1451/21 at Arkansas Fayetteville, Ark. L, 199-962/4 at Iowa State Ames, Iowa L, 158-1422/25 Big 12 Championships Columbia, Mo. 4th (423)3/9-11 NCAA Zone D Diving Iowa City, Iowa Cash (18th), Golden (28th)
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“It is really nice to get that qualifying score done this early,” said diving coach Eric
Elliott following the dual accomplishment. “Now we can work on some dives that we
are really going to need once we get to the Championships.”
KU would make its fi rst of two trips to the Mizzou Aquatic Center in Columbia
during the season, this time for the Mizzou Invite, which took place during a three-
day stretch in December. Out of eight schools, Kansas would fi nish in third place
behind host Missouri and Boise State. The Jayhawks earned 604 points, which was
119 points ahead of fourth place fi nisher North Texas, to close out the fall season.
The highlight of the invitational came on the fi rst day, as sophomore Morgan Sharp
set a new school record in the 500-yard freestyle with her time of 4:48.01, which
surpassed the old KU mark of 4:48.77, set by Gina Gnatzig in 2006.
“It doesn’t happen too often to have a record fall this early in the season, but Morgan
just did an awesome job,” Campbell said following his swimmer’s record-breaking
performance. “We have been working with her and tweaked her stroke a bit and she
has taken to it really well.”
After a light December slate, Kansas boarded a plane and traveled to Mayaguez,
Puerto Rico for its annual training trip. The Jayhawks arrived on Jan. 3 for their
eight-day stay in the Spanish-speaking territory. Night swimming, land and water
workouts all led up to the Mayaguez Invite, which took place on Jan. 7. The event
pitted KU against fi rst time opponents LaSalle and St. Michael’s and took place in a
long course format. The Jayhawks fi nished fi rst during competition with a total of
238 points, (103 in front of second place LaSalle). Kansas would perform well in the
warm waters under the Puerto Rican sun, claiming fi rst place honors in all but one
event.
A mere four days after returning to the continental U.S., the Jayhawks jumped back
into their home waters for a Senior Day match-up with former Big 12 foe Nebraska
on Jan. 14. Seniors Shannon Garlie, Sarah Hettenbach, Kath Liggett and Stephanie
Payne were all honored in a pre-meet ceremony as KU looked to fi nish their home
season strong. The ‘Hawks would do just that handing Nebraska a 155-145 defeat. The
Kansas juniors would steal some of their senior counterparts’ thunder as Rebecca
Swank and Brooke Brull won a total of three events, giving KU a 3-1 home record
on the season. The senior day victory also pushed Kansas’ record to 5-3 on the year,
which marked the 11th-straight season a KU team has reached the fi ve win plateau.
Kansas would close out the busy month of January in Fayetteville, Ark., with a loss to
the Razorbacks on Jan. 21, 199-96. The Razorbacks would take the meet’s fi rst seven
events heading into the diving break, while KU fi nished fi rst in a total of only two
down the stretch. Senior Stephanie Payne was the fi rst in the 400-yard IM (4:29.21)
and the Jayhawks were the fastest in the 800-yard freestyle relay with a time of
7:38.18. The loss dropped Kansas to 5-4 on the season, heading into its fi nal regular
season dual meet.
The team’s fi nal regular season test came in Ames, Iowa, against Big 12 opponent
Iowa State on Feb. 2-3. The Cyclones would get the best of the Jayhawks on the
fi rst day of the two-day dual meet, leading by a score of 82-68. The next day, KU
would push ISU to the brink, keeping the meet close with just two events left to
go, but Iowa State would muster only its third victory over KU in program history
by the slimmest of margins, taking the fi nal relay event and in return, the meet,
158-142. Payne kept the ‘Hawks in it up until the fi nal solo event, thanks to her fi rst-
place fi nish and 3:16.69 time in the 300-yard IM. The loss gave Kansas a fi nal regular
season record of 5-5 and made the Jayhawks 0-2 in a pair of Big 12 match-ups
during the season.
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Christy Cash placed seventh in platform diving at the Big 12 Championship.
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With the regular season over, KU shifted its attention to the Big 12 Championships on
Feb. 22-25 in Columbia, Mo. During the four day competition, Kansas would amass
a total of 423 points, which was good for fourth place. A total of 20 KU swimmers
would earn top times in 36 di� erent events, while two Jayhawk divers achieved
lifetime best performances on the platform. It was KU’s highest point total at the
Big 12’s in four years and capped o� the swimming portion of the 2011-12 schedule.
The Kansas divers closed out their season with a successful trip to the NCAA Zone
‘D’ Championships (3/9-11) in Iowa City, Iowa. Junior Christy Cash made her second
straight appearance in the event and fi nished 30th (228.50) in the one-meter, 28th
(241.15) in three-meter competition and 18th (3/8-10) in the platform. In her fi rst
career appearance at Zones, sophomore Alyssa Golden placed 35th (211.65) in the
one-meter, 38th (189.15) o� of the three-meter boards and 28th (128.75) in the
platform.
The Jayhawk swimmers and divers earned a number of academic accolades during
the month as 13 of them wound up on the Academic All-Big 12 Team following their
performances during the fall 2011 semester. Nine student-athletes would fi nd a spot
on the fi rst team (3.20-4.00 GPA), while four placed on the conference’s second
team (3.00-3.19 GPA).
As a team, KU earned a spot on the Scholar All-America Team list, which is compiled
by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA). The Jayhawks
studied their way to a 3.02 GPA during the fall 2011 semester, which added them to
six current or future member schools of the Big 12 Conference on that list. Senior
Sarah Hettenbach would garner one of the Big 12’s highest academic honors, as she
was one of three Jayhawks named a winner of the Dr. Gerald Lage Award.
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S e n i o r S te p h a n i e P ay n e q u a l i f i e d f o r t h e U. S . O l y m p i c Tr i a l s i n O m a h a , N e b .
Alison Lusk placed fifth in the 200 breaststroke at the Big 12 Championship.
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ALL-BIG 12 ACADEMIC FIRST TEAM
NAME MAJOR HOMETOWN
Christy Cash Accounting Lenexa, Kan.
Shelby Cox Journalism Little Rock, Ark.
Shannon Garlie Comm. Studies Fort Collins, Colo.
Alyssa Golden Community Health Portage, Mich.
Sara Hettenbach Excersise Science Abilene, Kan.
Stephanie Payne Journalism Derby, Kan.
Cora Powers Psychology Olathe, Kan.
Morgan Sharp Psychology Houston, Texas
Rebecca Swank Marketing Wichita, Kan.
ALL-BIG 12 ACADEMIC SECOND TEAM
NAME MAJOR HOMETOWN
Brooke Brull Community Health Lake Quivira, Kan.
Malia Johnson Psychology Scottsdale, Ariz.
Alison Lusk Chemical Engineering Chattanooga, Tenn.
Sara Snow Psychology Springfi eld, Mo.
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SWIMMING
50 FREESTYLE (22.13)1. Sveta Golovchun MU Invite 23.062. Sofi ia Filatova Big 12 23.503. Kaja Kolsek Big 12 23.684. Brooke Brull Big 12 23.895. Shelby Cox Big 12 23.96
100 FREESTYLE (48.40)1. Sveta Golovchun MU Invite 50.382. Kaja Kolsek Big 12 51.453. Morgan Sharp MU Invite 51.794. Shannon Garlie MU Invite 51.935. Kara Stranski Big 12 52.10
200 FREESTYLE (1:46.19)1. Shannon Garlie Big 12 1:48.83 2. Brooke Brull Big 12 1:50.183. Morgan Sharp MU Invite 1:50.26 4. Rebecca Swank MU Invite 1:50.89 5. Kath Liggett Illinois 1:52.38
500 FREESTYLE (4:48.01)1. Morgan Sharp MU Invite 4:48.01 2. Rebecca Swank Big 12 4:49.683. Malia Johnson Big 12 4:51.814. Shannon Garlie Big 12 4:52.815. Alison Mo! t MU Invite 4.56.01
1000 FREESTYLE (9:53.51)1. Rebecca Swank Big 12 10:01.292. Alison Mo! t Big 12 10:11.803. Shannon Garlie Big 12 10:12.514. Morgan Sharp Big 12 10:16.125. Malia Johnson UNI/UND 10:22.80
1650 FREESTYLE (16:24.91)1. Rebecca Swank Big 12 16:38.182. Alison Mo! t Big 12 16:48.593. Shannon Garlie Big 12 17:02.95
100 BACKSTROKE (52.02)1. Brooke Brull Big 12 56.062. Sveta Golovchum MU Invite 56.473. Deanna Marks MU Invite 56.524. Alyssa Rudman Big 12 57.055. Caroline Patterson Big 12 57.97
200 BACKSTROKE (1:53.44)1. Brooke Brull Big 12 1.58.132. Deanna Marks MU Invite 2:02.603. Alyssa Rudman Big 12 2:03.93 4. Caroline Patterson Big 12 2:04.555. Sara Snow Big 12 2:08.15
100 BUTTERFLY (53.08)1. Sofi ia Filatova Big 12 54.172. Deanna Marks MU Invite 55.143. Malia Johnson Big 12 56.064. Kara Stranski Big 12 56.525. Kath Liggett Big 12 57.07 200 BUTTERFLY (1:59.09)1. Stephanie Payne Big 12 2:00.65 2. Deanna Marks Big 12 2:01.67 3. Sofi ia Filatova Big 12 2:02.994. Malia Johnson Big 12 2:04.59 5. Rachel Snyder Big 12 2:06.41
100 BREASTSTROKE (1:02.01)1. Alison Lusk Big 12 1:02.832. B. Rospierski Big 12 1:02.97 3. Kaja Kolsek Big 12 1:05.85 4. Stephanie Payne MU Invite 1:05.87 5. Cora Powers Big 12 1:06.39
200 BREASTSTROKE (2:14.57)1. Alison Lusk Big 12 2:14.732. B. Rospierski Big 12 2:16.223. Cora Powers Big 12 2:22.574. Stephanie Payne MU Invite 2:23.225. Alison Mo! t MU Invite 2:25.08
200 IM (2:00.21)1. Stephanie Payne Big 12 2:00.65 2. Brooke Brull Big 12 2:02.263. B. Rospierski Big 12 2:03.09 4. Alison Lusk Big 12 2:05.91 5. Caroline Patterson Big 12 2:07.74
400 IM (4:11.94)1. Stephanie Payne Big 12 4:13.822. Alison Mo! t Big 12 4:27.84 3. Rebecca Swank Big 12 4:28.20
200 Free Relay (1:31.39)1. Golovchun, Filatova,Brull, Kolsek Big 12 1:32.91
400 FREE RELAY (3:19.18)1. Golovchun, Filatova,Brull, Garlie Big 12 3:23.17
800 FREE RELAY (7:13.86)1. Garlie, Brull,Sharp, Swank Big 12 7:17.39
200 MEDLEY RELAY (1:38.45)1. Golovchun, Rospierski,Filatova, Kolsek Big 12 1:41.68
400 MEDLEY RELAY (3:38.45)1. Brull, Lusk,Filatova, Golovchum Big 12 3:42.95
DIVING
ONE-METER DIVING (461.95)1. Christy Cash UNO 289.04 2. Alyssa Golden UNO 268.02
THREE-METER DIVING (584.90)1. Christy Cash UNO 269.78 2. Alyssa Golden UNO 254.48
PLATFORM (454.25)1. Christy Cash MU Invite 216.30
Bold = school record set in 2011-12 season( ) – indicates school records
2011-12 TOP TIMES
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SWIMMING RECORDS
50 FREESTYLE22.13 Tammy Thomas, USS Nationals 198322.37 Maria Mayrovich, Big 12 200922.86 Iuliia Kuzhil, Big 12 201022.92 Amy Gruber, Big 12 200523.10 Kim Bolin, Big 12 2004
100 FREESTYLE48.40 Tammy Thomas, NCAA 198348.45 Maria Mayrovich, Big 12 200949.49 Amy Gruber, Big 12 200549.93 Monica Johannessen, Big 12 201050.41 Emily Lanteigne, Big 12 2009
200 FREESTYLE1:46.19 Maria Mayrovich, NCAA 20091:47.01 Amy Gruber, Big 12 20051:48.79 Emily Lanteigne, Big 12 20091:48.83 Shannon Garlie, Big 12 20121:48.88 Jennifer Peltier, Big Eight 1996
500 FREESTYLE4:48.01 Morgan Sharp, Mizzou Invite 20114:48.77 Gina Gnatzig, Big 12 20064:49.67 Alicia Casillas, Big 12 20074:49.68 Rebecca Swank, Big 12 20124:50.58 Emily Peters, Big Eight 1994
1650 FREESTYLE16:24.91 Ashley Robinson, Big 12 200716:31.52 Frankie Hanson, NCAA 199316:33.05 Alicia Casillas, Big 12 200716:34.45 Barbara Ann Smith, Big Eight 198816:34.73 Rebecca Swank, Big 12 2011
100 BACKSTROKE52.02 Iuliia Kuzhil, NCAA 201053.48 Abigail Anderson, Big 12 201154.70 Jenny Short, Big 12 200755.38 Whitney Sondall, Big 12 200455.46 Katie Chapeau, NCAA 1993
200 BACKSTROKE1:53.44 Iuliia Kuzhil, NCAA 20101:57.26 Abigail Anderson, Big 12 20111:58.13 Brooke Brull, Big 12 20121:58.77 Carrah Haley, Big 12 20091:58.82 Jenny Short, NCAA 2007
100 BREASTSTROKE1:02.01 Danielle Herrmann, Big 12 20081:02.83 Alison Lusk, Big 12 20121:02.97 Brittany Rospierski, Big 12 20121:03.18 Joy Bunting, Georgia Invite 20101:03.31 Carolyn Grevers, Big 12 2000
200 BREASTSTROKE2:14.57 Alison Lusk, Big 12 20112:15.30 Danielle Herrmann, Big 12 20082:15.37 Kristin Nilsen, Big 12 19972:16.22 Brittany Rospierski, Big 12 20122:16.52 Kelly Williams, Speedo Cup 1995
100 BUTTERFLY53.08 Ashley Leidigh, Minn. Invite 200653.47 Abigail Anderson, Big 12 201153.54 Tammy Thomas, USS Nationals 198353.59 Amy Gruber, Big 12 200554.17 Sofi ia Filatova, Big 12 2012
200 BUTTERFLY1:59.09 Stephanie Payne, Big 12 20111:59.78 Jenny Wagsta! , USS Nationals 19831:59.97 Ashley Leidigh, Minn. Invite 20062:00.36 Adrienne Turner, NCAA 19962:00.41 Malia Johnson, Big 12 2011
200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY2:00.21 Danielle Herrmann, Big 12 20082:00.28 Joy Bunting, Big 12 20102:01.37 Stephanie Payne, Big 12 20112:01.90 Brooke Brull, Big 12 20102:02.42 Krista Cordsen, Big Eight 1992
400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY4:11.94 Stephanie Payne, Big 12 20114:14.46 Joy Bunting, Big 12 20104:19.70 Kristin Nilsen, Speedo Cup 19954:19.87 Alison Mo! t, Big 12 20114:20.24 Krista Cordsen, Big Eight 1994
200 FREE RELAY Mayrovich, Kuzhil, Goetz, Lanteigne Big 12 at Columbia, 2009 1:31.39
400 FREE RELAY Mayrovich, Goetz, Lanteigne, A. Liggett Big 12 at Columbia, 2009 3:19.18
800 FREE RELAY Lanteigne, A. Liggett, Goetz, Garlie Big 12 at Columbia, 2009 7:13.86
200 MEDLEY RELAYKuzhil, Herrmann, Anderson, Mayrovich Big 12 at Columbia, 2009 1:38.45
400 MEDLEY RELAYKuzhil, Herrmann, Anderson, Mayrovich Big 12 at Columbia, 2009 3:38.45
