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Wyoming SWimming & Diving

Fri., Oct. 8 Brown and Gold 5:00 PM

Fri., Oct. 15 Mesa State University 1:00 PM

Sat., Oct.16 at DU Relays All Day

Fri., Nov. 5 New Mexico (W) 5:00 PM

Sat., Nov. 6 Denver 1:00 PM

Fri., Nov 12 at Nebraska (W)% 5:00 PM

Fri., Nov. 12 vs. North Dakota% 5:00 PM

Fri., Nov. 19 TCU* 5:00 PM

Thur.-Sat.Dec.2-4 at Texas Invite All Day

Sat., Dec. 4 Northern Colorado 1:00 PM

Sat., Jan. 15 UNLV* 12:00 PM

Fri., Jan 21 at Utah 5:00 PM

Sat., Jan. 22 at BYU 1:00 PM

Fri., Jan 28 at San Diego State (W) 12:00 PM

Sat., Jan 29 vs. Hawaii# 12:00 PM at San Diego#

Fri., Feb. 4 at Colorado State (W)* 5:00 PM

Sat., Feb 5 Air Force* 1:00 PM

Web.-Sat.,Feb. 23-26 MWC Championships All Day

Home Meets in BOLD; % Indicates Meet in Lincoln, Neb.; # Indicates Meet in San Diego, Calif.; * Indicates Mountain West Conference Dual Meet; All Times Mountain

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2010-11 Schedule ..................................................Inside Front CoverUW Swimming Facts/Media Information ........................................1Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff ..........................................2-4Cowgirl Roster .................................................................................. 5Cowgirl Outlook ................................................................................ 6Cowgirl Profiles .............................................................................7-15Cowboy Roster .................................................................................16Cowboy Outlook ..............................................................................17Cowboy Profiles ......................................................................... 18-24Wyoming Swimming and Diving Records ..................................... 25Swimming and Diving Facilities/Corbett Pool Records ................ 26Mountain West Champions/NCAA Participants ............................27First Team All-MWC Performers ..............................................28-29Letterwinners.............................................................................30-31Academics/Strength and Conditioning ......................................... 32Mountain West Conference/www.wyomingathletics.com ............ 33This Is Wyoming Swimming and Diving...................................34-41

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UW Swimming & Diving Quick FactsTable of ContentsLocation: Laramie, Wyo.Enrollment: 13,207Founded: 1886President: Dr. Tom BuchananNickname: Cowboys/CowgirlsColors: Brown and GoldConference: Mountain WestHome Pool: Corbett PoolCapacity: 225Athletic Director: Tom BurmanHead Coach: Tom Johnson (Wyoming ‘86) 13th YearOverall Dual Record (12 years): Men 54-40, Women 72-51 Diving Coach: Pat Bukowski (Penn State ‘08) Assistant Coaches: Matt Leach (Indiana ‘04) Manabu “Manny” Noguchi (Cal Poly ‘98)2009-10 Dual Record: Women (14-1 overall, 7-1 MWC) Men (7-3 overall, 3-2 MWC)

Swimming & Diving Contact: Nicholas Kinney

Athletics Media Relations Office (307) 766-2256UW Swim Office (307) 766-6265UW Athletic Department (307) 766-2292Athletics Media Relations Fax (307) 766-2346Nicholas Kinney’s Cell Phone (307) 534-5546Athletic Counseling (307) 766-5385

The 2010-11 Swimming and Diving Media Guide was produced by the UW Athletics Media Relations Office and designed by Modern Printing, Laramie, Wyo. Photos are courtesy of UW Photo Service, the Mountain West Conference, the NCAA, and Mike Cotterman. The covers were designed by Modern Printing of Laramie, Wyo. This guide was written and edited by Wyoming Athletics Media Relations Graduate Assistant Nicholas Kinney, with additional assistance from the Athletics Media Relations Office.

The University of Wyoming Athletics Media Relations office is always available to assist any media needs. Please contact swimming and diving contact Nicholas Kinney or any member of the media relations staff for assistance. Contact the media relations office via phone (307) 766-2256, fax (307) 766-2346 or by e-mail [email protected]. All interviews for coaches or any student-athlete should be arranged through the office at least 24 hours in advance. Athletes are available as their class schedules, work-outs and team meetings permit. Student-athletes are not available on meet days until after the meet.

2010-11 Team CaptainsMen: Brett Henehan (left), David Schmitt

Women: Lauren Hewson (middle-left), Lesley Young

Team ManagersBob Schmitt

Cassie Swallow

2009-10 Cowgirl Results(14-1, 7-1 MWC, 2nd MWC Championships)

Date Event ResultFri., Oct. 2 Brown vs. Gold (Exhibition) Brn 300-245Sat., Oct. 10 at Denver Relays CancelledFri., Oct. 23 N. Dakota, S. Dakota $ W: 2-0 Sat., Oct. 24 N. Dakota, S. Dakota $ W: 4-0Fri., Nov. 14 at New Mexico W 195-105 New Mexico State W 208-92Sat., Nov. 21 at TCU* W 182-118Thurs.-Sat., Dec. 3-5 at Texas Invite 6th (15 teams)Sat., Dec. 5 at Northern Colorado W 170-124Wed.-Thurs., Jan. 6-7 at Minnesota (diving only) 2ndTues., Jan. 12 at Denver W 178-122Fri., Jan 15 at UNLV* W 196-102Fri., Jan. 22 Utah* W 182-115Sat., Jan. 23 BYU* L 185-115Fri., Jan. 29 San Diego State* W 169-131Fri.-Sat., Jan. 29-30 at Air Force Diving Invite (divers only) No Team ScoresThurs., Feb. 4 Colorado State* W 162-138Sat., Feb. 6 at Air Force* W 183-102Feb. 24-27 at MWC Championships 2nd (9 teams)Mar. 13-15 at NCAA Zone “E” No Team Scores Diving Championship

2009-10 Cowboy Results(7-3, 3-2 MWC, 4th MWC Championships)

Date Event ResultFri., Oct. 2 Brown vs. Gold (Exhibition) Brn 300-245Sat., Oct. 10 at Denver Relays CancelledFri., Oct. 23 N. Dakota, S. Dakota $ W 2-0 Sat., Oct. 24 N. Dakota, S. Dakota $ W 4-0Sat., Nov. 21 at TCU* L 180-114Thurs.-Sat., Dec. 3-5 at Texas Invite 6th (14 teams)Sat., Dec. 5 at Northern Colorado W 170-124Wed.-Thurs., Jan. 6-7 at Minnesota (diving only) 2ndTues., Jan. 12 at Denver L 154-146Fri., Jan 15 at UNLV* L 154-139Fri., Jan. 22 Utah* W 162-137Sat., Jan. 23 BYU* W 178-122Fri.-Sat., Jan. 29-30 at Air Force Diving Invite (divers only) No Team ScoresSat., Feb. 6 at Air Force* W 183-102Feb. 24-27 at MWC Championships 4th (6 teams)Mar. 13-15 at NCAA Zone “E” No Team Scores Diving Championship

Home Meet in Bold/$ Indicates Home Meet in Gillette, Wyo.*Indicates Mountain West Conference Dual Meet

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Fri., Oct. 8 Brown and Gold 5:00 PM

Fri., Oct. 15 Mesa State University 1:00 PM

Sat., Oct.16 at DU Relays All Day

Fri., Nov. 5 New Mexico (W) 5:00 PM

Sat., Nov. 6 Denver 1:00 PM

Fri., Nov 12 at Nebraska (W)% 5:00 PM

Fri., Nov. 12 vs. North Dakota% 5:00 PM

Fri., Nov. 19 TCU* 5:00 PM

Thur.-Sat.Dec.2-4 at Texas Invite All Day

Sat., Dec. 4 Northern Colorado 1:00 PM

Sat., Jan. 15 UNLV* 12:00 PM

Fri., Jan 21 at Utah 5:00 PM

Sat., Jan. 22 at BYU 1:00 PM

Fri., Jan 28 at San Diego State (W) 12:00 PM

Sat., Jan 29 vs. Hawaii# 12:00 PM at San Diego#

Fri., Feb. 4 at Colorado State (W)* 5:00 PM

Sat., Feb 5 Air Force* 1:00 PM

Web.-Sat.,Feb. 23-26 MWC Championships All Day

Home Meets in BOLD; % Indicates Meet in Lincoln, Neb.; # Indicates Meet in San Diego, Calif.; * Indicates Mountain West Conference Dual Meet; All Times Mountain

2 Wyoming SWimming & Diving

Head Swimming Coach

O. THOMAS JOHNSON (Wyoming ‘86)

Wyoming swimming has been a part of Tom Johnson’s life for a total of 18 years now. Johnson swam at the University of Wyoming for four years, he spent one season as an assistant coach, and for the past 13 years has been head coach.

In the past 13 seasons at the helm of the Wyoming swimming and diving program, Johnson has led the Cowboys and Cowgirls to their highest conference finishes ever and has been named conference coach of the year three times. At UW, he has seen 24 individual MWC Champions and five student- athletes earn Academic All-America honors. Possibly his greatest achievement came in 2004 when he helped Scott Usher reach the 2004 Olympic Games.

Last season was one of Johnson’s best years of coaching as he coached the Cowgirls to runner-up at the 2010 MWC Championships and their best dual record ever at 14-1 and 7-1 in the conference. The Cowgirls had 15 individual All-MWC performers, as well as two individual MWC champions. Johnson also saw two of his Cowgirls compete at the 2010 NCAA Championships. The Cowboys also competed well during the 2009-10 season for Johnson. The ’Pokes posed a 7-3 overall dual record and a 3-2 record in the MWC. The Cowboys had nine individual First Team All-MWC performers. Also Cowboy Mark Murdock won the platform diving event at the MWC Championships with a new school and MWC record.

The 2008-09 season started with great momentum from the previous season. At the 2009 MWC Championships the Cowboys matched their highest finish ever in third, while the Cowgirls also placed third for

their highest finish ever. Wyoming won three individual championships, broke 16 school records, had 50 performances that rank in the top-five in school history, and had 21 athletes earn all-conference.

UW had great success at the conference meet, but they also posted great times and strong records in the regular season. The Cowboys finished the regular season with an overall record of 12-1, while the Cowgirls were 12-4. The Pokes’ season did not go unnoticed as they received votes in the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) poll, and finished the season ranked 34th in the nation. In dual meets, the Cowgirls have posted a record of 28-5 over the past three seasons, and have a home pool record of 13-2. The men have also enjoyed success the past three seasons and are 18-10 overall during the same three seasons.

One of Johnson’s proudest coaching moments came during the summer of 2004. Following his junior season, Wyoming’s Scott Usher reached the apex of the swimming world by earning a spot on the coveted United States Olympic Team. Johnson was right by Usher’s side as he wore the bucking horse swim cap and raced to a second-place finish in the 200-meter breaststroke at the US Olympic Team Trials on national television.

In support of Johnson and Usher, the Cowboy Joe Club, along with a local businesses, raised enough money to send Johnson to the Olympic Games where he watched Usher reach the finals of the 200-meter breaststroke and swim to a seventh-place finish in the world. In all, Johnson helped guide Usher to four First Team All-America honors, five overall All-America honors and six MWC Championships during his career at UW.

Johnson’s coaching philosophy emphasizes maximizing the talent and the potential of our student athletes both academically and athletically. “We want to maximize their potential athletically to swim at the highest levels of our sport, academically achieving goals allowing them to graduate.”

The success Wyoming has had in the pool has been matched in the classroom. In fact, over the past four years, 11 UW swimmers and divers have earned Academic All-District VII honors from ESPN the Magazine and CoSIDA. Recently, Aimee Stinson and Tyler Miller were each Academic All-District VII following both the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 seasons. Emily Huth joined this list following her junior season in 2008-09.

Johnson has also coached five individual Academic All-Americans in his time at Wyoming. Aimee Stinson was honored in 2007-08 Kevin Bretting, was honored following the 2006-07 season Erin Spadinger earned the honor following the 2005-06 season and Alex Larkin in 2008-09. Current Cowgirl Lesley Young has earned the award twice in her career, as well. His Cowboy and Cowgirl teams have been honored academically by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America and named Academic All-America teams numerous times.

The achievements his teams have made in the pool and classroom over the past 11 seasons are helping Johnson to continue to build the Wyoming swimming and diving program. “Our student-athletes understand where this program is headed and the success it can accomplish, and they want to be a part of that,” said Johnson. “The goal for us is to continue to strive for consistent and constant improvement in all phases of their life, athletically, academically and socially.” “We want to make them be proud to be a Wyoming Cowboy or Cowgirl, and that they will always be connected to our program and understand the impact they have made over the four years they have been here.”

A native of Camillus, N.Y., Johnson was a four-year Wyoming letterwinner as he swam for the Cowboys from 1982-85. Prior to becoming the head swimming and diving coach at Wyoming in 1998, Johnson was the head coach and program director for the Birmingham Swim League in Birmingham, Ala., from the novice level to Olympic trial qualifiers. He guided the Birmingham Swim League from 1994 to 1997, and had 16 swimmers go on to compete at the NCAA Division I level across the United States.

After lettering at UW, and ending his swimming career as the school record holder in the 200 breaststroke, Johnson became an assistant coach at Wyoming during the 1985-86 season. In 1987-88, he became the head coach at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colo. The following year, he returned to his native state of New York as the head coach for the Liverpool Jets Swim Club in Syracuse. From 1989-94, he was the head coach of the Fort Collins Area Swim Team.

Johnson earned a number of awards during his coaching career before to coming to Wyoming. He was named Colorado Swimming Coach of the Year in 1993, was selected as a coach for the United States Swimming’s Select Camps at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs in 1993, ‘94, ‘96 and ‘97, and was named the Southeastern Swimming Coach of the year in 1996. He has achieved a Level 5 certification by the American Swimming Coaches Association, the highest level of certification, and is also a USS and NCAA Division I Level 5 certified coach. Johnson is also a USA Swimming National Team Coach.

Johnson and his wife, Cheryl, a native of Cheyenne, have two children, Tommy and Alexandra.

Wyoming Coaching Staff


Assistant Coach/Recruiting Coordinator

Manabu “Manny” noguchi (Cal Poly ‘98)

Manabu Noguchi will be entering his first season at the University of Wyoming as assistant swimming coach and recruiting coordinator. Noguchi comes to the UW from Michigan State University where he was an assistant swimming coach and recruiting coordinator since 2004. While at MSU he also taught Kinesiology courses including, weight training and general conditioning.

Before joining the MSU staff Noguchi was a graduate assistant for the University of Georgia, from 2002-04, where he earned a masters degree in education with an emphasis in exercise science. While at the UGA, he served as the Athens Bulldog Swim Club (ABSC) Senior Assistant Swim Coach.

Noguchi’s vast coaching experience also includes serving as the Head Swim Coach for Kyushu University, in Fukuoka, Japan from 2001 to 2002. Also in 2001, Noguchi was a staff member of the United States Swimming National Team during the Swimming World Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

Also adding to Noguchi’s excellent coaching experience he was the pre-senior head coach for Nitro Swimming Club in Austin, Texas leading them to their first ever Texas state title.

Manny was born and raised in Fukuoka, Japan. Upon his HS graduate (age of 18), he went to California to pursue in both academic and athletic excellence in the US. Noguchi received his associate of science degree from Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo, Calif., in 1996, where he also was a member of the swimming team that won the California Junior College Championship. He also earned Academic and Athletic Scholar honors from the Western State Conference in 1996.

Upon graduation from Cuesta, Noguchi went on to attend California Polytechnic State University, where in December 1998 he earned his B.S. in kinesiology. In December 2003, he earned his master’s in education in exercise science from University of Georgia.

Diving Coach

Patrick bukowski (Penn State ‘08)

Patrick Bukowski is entering his first season at the University of Wyoming as the head diving coach. Bukowski joins the UW diving program from St. Bonaventure University, in St. Bonaventure, N.Y., where he served as the head diving coach for the past two seasons.

While at St. Bonaventure, Bukowski coached five Atlantic 10 Conference Diving Finalists, as well as, numerous divers of the week during his two seasons. Also while coaching at St. Bonaventure, he helped lead all of his divers to top 12 finishes at the 2009 and 2010 A-10 Diving

Championships. Throughout his two years he has compiled an impressive record of 16 individual event wins, 10 diving event sweeps, and finalists in three of four diving events at the A-10 championships.

While at St. Bonaventure University, Bukowski was also the head diving coach at the Southern Tier Diving Club in St. Bonaventure, N.Y. He reestablished the club program as a top age group diving program in western New York. While at Southern Tier he coached first, third, and fourth-place finishers at the Cattaraugus/Chautauqua County Diving Championships.

Prior to his stint in St. Bonaventure, Bukowski was the varsity diving coach at a State College, Pa., Area High School from 2007 to 2008, where he led them to a district championship.

Bukowski graduated from Penn State University in 2008, where he was a four-year lettermen, and starter for the varsity diving team.



Assistant Coach

Matt Leach(Indiana ‘04)

Matt Leach will begin his second season as an assistant coach at the University of Wyoming. Leach brings extensive experience and knowledge of collegiate swimming, and will work specifically with the sprint swimmers. He has helped head coach Tom Johnson in leading the Cowboys and Cowgirls to their best finishes in school history at the Mountain West Conference Championships.

In his short time at Wyoming, Leach has coached sprint swimmers to NCAA and Olympic trials competitions. Last season, senior sprint-freestyle swimmer Cassie Stelow swam for the Cowgirls at the NCAA Championships in the 50 freestyle. Leach also coached junior swimmer Kelsey Conci to a 2012 Olympic trials cut time in the 50 freestyle.

Leach cames to Wyoming from Louisiana State University where he began as a graduate assistant in 2004, and then as an assistant coach for two seasons. At LSU, Leach helped guide several athletes to the NCAA Championships, and a top-25 ranking for both the men’s and women’s teams. Leach also served as the head age group coach at Tiger Aquatics from 2006-2009. After a short time there, Leach was named the 2007 Louisiana State Age Group Coach of the Year for his efforts in his first season. Earlier in his career, Leach was the head coach of the men’s and women’s swimming program at Edgewood High School in Ellettsville, Ind.

A native of Portland, Ore., Leach swam in college at Indiana University where he was a four-year letterman and captain. He became a five-time All-American and helped the Hoosiers to a Big Ten Conference Championship in the 200 medley relay as a senior. Leach was a participant in the 2000 and 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials, as well.

Leach graduated from Indiana in December 2004 with a bachelor’s degree in environmental management. He received his master’s degree in environmental studies from LSU in May of 2007.


2010-11 Coaching StaffLeft to Right: Matt Leach, Tom Johnson, Manny Noguchi, and Pat Bukowski


Name Events Yr. Ht. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)Sasha Andrie Diving So. 5-3 SQ Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County HS)Jehan Atoe Freestyle/IM So. 5-3 TR Lompac, Calif. (Nebraska)Jessy Badaracco Butterfly/IM So. 5-3 1L Bailey, Colo. (Platte Canyon)Kristen Bates Sprint Freestyle/Breaststroke Fr. 5-9 HS Senoia, GA (Starr’s Mill HS)Shelby Bull Freestyle Jr. 5-9 2L Salt Lake City, Utah (East)Claudia Carlson Butterfly/IM Fr. 5-7 HS San Antonio, Texas (Claudia Taylor Johnson HS)Kelsey Conci Sprint Freestyle/Backstroke Jr. 5-7 2L Craig, Colo. (Moffat County HS)Amanda Fay Diving Fr. 5-2 HS Jackson, Wyo (Jackson HS)Nikki Finnesand Butterfly/Freestyle Fr. 5-7 HS Aberdeen, S.D. (Aberdeen Central HS)Paige Fischer Freestyle So. 5-8 1L Arvada, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS)Kristen Flachbarth Middle Distance Free/Back Sr. 5-9 2L Grayson, Ga. (Brookwood HS)Hannah Gipson Breaststroke/IM So. 5-7 SQ Caldwell, Idaho (Caldwell HS)Morgan Hartigan Freestyle/Butterfly/Breaststroke Fr. 5-7 HS Cheyenne, Wyo. (Cheyenne East HS)Kenzie Hewson Freestyle/Backstroke Jr. 5-7 1L Estes Park, Colo. (Estes Park HS)Lauren Hewson Breaststroke Jr. 5-8 1L Estes Park, Colo. (Utah) Lizzie Justice IM/Butterfly/Freestyle Fr. 5-11 HS The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)Jade Lubeck Diving Fr. 5-4 HS Salt Lake City, Utah (Judge Memorial HS)Virginia Marcon Diving Sr. 5-5 2L Lake Charles, La. (Klein HS)Mackenzie Norlin Freestyle/IM Fr. 5-11 HS Windsor, Colo. (Windsor HS)Ashley Page Freestyle Jr. 5-9 1L Laramie, Wyo. (South Dakota)Kasey Robinson Distance Freestyle Fr. 5-10 HS Missoula, Mont. (Sentinel HS)Leah Roesler Mid-distance Free/Butterfly Fr. 5-7 HS Hastings, Minn. (Hastings HS)Mandy Schumacher Freestyle/Backstroke So. 5-10 SQ Green River, Wyo. (Green River HS)Allie Smith Diving Sr. 5-10 3L Sandy, Utah (Alta HS)Shayna Swanson Butterfly/Freestyle So. 5-6 SQ Elbert, Colo. (Falcon HS)Meghan Swirzcki Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle So. 5-4 1L Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County HS)Whitney Taylor Butterfly/IM Sr. 5-8 3L Phoenix, Ariz. (Sunnyslope HS)Stephanie Vint Middle Distance Free/IM Sr. 5-8 3L Gardena, Calif. (Redondo Union HS)Carolyn Wallace Diving Fr. 5-7 HS Okemos, Mich. (Okemas HS)Caroline Wells Freestyle/IM/Backstroke Jr. 5-6 2L Corvallis, Ore. (Crescent Valley HS)Lesley Young Breaststroke/IM Sr. 5-7 3L Turlock, Calif. (John H. Pitman HS)

Head Coach: Tom Johnson (Wyoming ‘86)Diving Coach: Patrick Bukowski (Penn State ‘08)Assistant Coaches: Matt Leach (Indiana ‘04) Manabu Noguchi (Cal Poly ‘98) Captains: Lesley Young and Lauren Hewson

Roster BreakdownBy ClassSeniors (6)-- Kristen Flachbarth, Virginia Marcon, Allie Smith, Whitney Taylor, Stephanie Vint, Lesley Young Juniors (6)-- Shelby Bull, Kelsey Conci, Kenzie Hewson, Lauren Hewson, Ashley Page, Caroline Wells Sophomores (8)--Sasha Andrie, Jehan Atoe, Jessy Bada-racco, Paige Fischer, Hannah Gipson, Mandy Schumacher, Shayna Swanson, Meghan SwirzckiFreshmen (11)-- Kristen Bates, Claudia Carlson, Amanda Fay, Nikki Finnesand, Morgan Hartigan, Lizzie Justice, Jade Lubeck, Norlin Mackenzie, Kasey Robinson, Leah Roesler, Carolyn Wallace.By StateWyoming (6)-- Sasha Andrie, Amanda Fay, Morgan Harti-gan, Ashley Page, Mandy Schumacher, Meghan SwirzckiArizona (1)-- Whitney TaylorCalifornia (3)--Jehan Atoe, Stephanie Vint, Lesley YoungColorado (7)--Jessy Badaracco, Kelsey Conci, Paige Fischer, Kenzie Hewson, Lauren Hewson, Mackenzie Norlin, Shayna SwansonGeorgia (2)-- Kristen Bates, Kristen FlachbarthIdaho (1)-- Hannah GipsonLouisiana (1) --Virginia MarconMichigan (1) -- Carolyn WallaceMinnesota (1)-- Leah RoeslerMontana (1)-- Kasey RobinsonOregon (1)-- Caroline WellsSouth Dakota (1)- Nikki FinnesandTexas (2)-- Claudia Carlson, Lizzie Justice Utah (3)-- Shelby Bull, Jade Lubeck, Allie Smith

Cowgirl Roster


The Cowgirl swimming and diving team enters the 2010-11 season coming off the most successful season in team history. The Cowgirls posted a 14-1 record overall in duals last season and a 7-1 record in the Mountain West Conference. They swam their way to second place at the MWC Championships in March. Returning 14 letterwinners and 10 All-MWC performers, the Cowgirls hope to improve on their second-place finish at the MWC Championships from a season ago.

The Following is a look at the 2010-11 Cowgirl Lineup:

Sprint Freestyle“We have a tremendous amount of talent returning in

the sprint free, we return three of the four fastest swimmers in school history in Shelby Bull, Kelsey Conci and Kenzie Hewson,” Wyoming head swimming coach Tom Johnson said. “We are very proud of how this part of our program has developed.”

The top returners for the Cowgirls in the sprint freestyle are Bull, Conci and Hewson, all of whom earned All-MWC honors in 2010. Bull owns the 100 and 200 freestyle school records and will be looking to improve on both. Conci and Hewson bring excellent speed and experience to the sprint squad. Morgan Hartigan will also add young speed to the Cowgirl freestyle.

Mid-distance Freestyle“Bull, Stephanie Vint and Kristen Flachbarth are three

of the fastest swimmers we have ever had at the 200 free,” Johnson added. “Caroline Wells also adds depth, with Paige Fischer who is third fastest in school history in the 500 free.”

Vint currently has the fastest mark in Cowgirl history in the 500 freestyle. Flachbarth and Fischer add excellent experience to this position. Two newcomers in Lizzie Justice and Kasey Robinson will bring depth and speed to the Cowgirl mid-distance squad.

Distance Freestyle“We are very deep in the distance events with two of the

fastest three swimmers in school history returning in Fischer and Flachbarth,” Johnson added. “Justice is an excellent freshman addition who has times faster than our school record in the 1000 free.”

The Cowgirls will welcome excellent young talent in the distance freestyle events, as well as returning some excellent experience in Fischer and Flachbarth. Morgan Hartigan is also a freshman who will make an immediate impact for UW in the distance freestyle.

Backstroke“This is an event that we have made significant

improvements with, two of the top three girls in school history in Conci and Kenzie Hewson,” Johnson said. “Wells is the fifth fastest in the 200 back in school history.”

Returning this season at backstroke are two of the best in

Cowgirl history. Conci currently sits in first place on the Cowgirl 100 back list with a time of 54.68. Conci also holds the Corbett Pool record in the 100 back. Wells adds experience and speed and is second in the 200 back. Hewson adds experience and depth to this squad. Jehan Atoe is an excellent transfer addition to the Cowgirls in the backstroke.

Breaststroke“This position

has always been a tremendous strength in

our program,” Johnson added. “We will have four of the fastest swimmers in school history in our program this year.”

The Cowgirls welcome back perhaps the best breaststroke swimmer in UW history in Young. She holds all the Cowgirl breaststroke records and will lead a very experienced squad. Lauren Hewson is right behind Young on both lists and brings excellent depth and speed. Meghan Swirzcki adds excellent depth, along with freshman Hartigan.

ButterflyReturning in the butterfly is Vint, who is in fourth place

in Cowgirl history in the 200 fly. She brings speed, along with Jessy Badaracco, who adds depth and experience to a thin Cowgirl butterfly position. Claudia Carlson will add instant improvement in this area and Leah Roesler will be another excellent addition.

“We add San Antonio native Carlson in this event to add some serious pop in the butterfly events. She has quickly established herself on the team cracking into the top 10 all time in her fist dual meet in the 100 Butterfly and in the 200 Butterfly,” Johnson added. “Nikki Finnesand and Leah Roesler will also add tremendous depth in the this event.”

Individual Medley“This event may be among the deepest events in the

program not only will Lesley (Young) and Stephanie (Vint) lead this group, Wells has established herself as a terrific IM swimmer, as well as Jessy Badaracco. Newcomers Carlson and Mackenzie Norlin will add even more depth to a very strong group,” Johnson added.

Two Cowgirl seniors lead the way in the IM. Young and Vint both hold the Cowgirl records in the 200 and 400 IM, respectively, and are expected to improve their already stellar times.

Diving“Our divers are pretty young for the most part, but seniors

Allie (Smith) and Virginia Marcon will lead this young but talented group,” Johnson added.

The Cowgirl diving squad will be forced to deal with the loss of NCAA qualifier and MWC champion Stephanie Ortiz, but seniors Smith and Marcon lead a young, talented group of Cowgirl divers. Smith holds both Corbett Pool records on the 1- and 3-meter springboards. She competed very well for the Cowgirls a season ago, making it to the NCAA Zone ‘E’ Diving Championships. Marcon recorded two top-15 finishes at the MWC Championships. Sophomore Sasha Andrie brings depth and experience. Newcomers Amanda Fay, Jade Lubeck and Carolyn Wallace will look to compete early for the Cowgirls.

Cowgirl Outlook


UW This Season: Andrie will look to become a fulltime competitor for the Cowgirl diving squad.

She adds excellent young depth to the unit that lost some key divers from a year ago. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Andrie was a member of the Cowgirl Diving team but saw limited action, because of excellent depth above her. She competed early in the season against North and South Dakota schools placing 12th with a score of 181.20, on the 1-meter board and 13th with a score of 166.55 on the 3-meter board. High School: Andrie was the Wyoming State Diving Champion in 2008 and earned All-State honors her junior and senior seasons. The Campbell County High School swimming and diving team won the state championship all four years Andrie participated. She also lettered her freshman through senior years. Andrie dove for her club team Pronghorn Dive team as well. In the classroom, Andrie was the Salutatorian of her class and was a National Honor Society member. Personal: She was born on August 29, 1991 in Gillette, Wyo. She is the daughter of Cheryl and Paule Andrie. She has one older sister Cami, and a younger sister Paula. She is majoring in civil engineering. Top Dives at Wyoming: 1-meter (6 dives)-211.45; 3-meter (11 dives)-367.55.

The Cowgirls

UW This Season: Bull will be looking to continue her stellar career at UW by setting

more school records in the 100 and 200 freestyle. She also looks to help her 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams win Mountain West Conference Championships again. At Wyoming: Sophomore (2009-10)- Bull continued her tremendous Cowgirl career by helping set new school records on relay teams, as well as setting records in individual events. At the 2010 MWC Championships Bull was part of two MWC Champion relay teams, the 200 and 400 freestyle. In the 200 freestyle relay Bull and her teammates set a new school and MWC record, recording a time of 1:30.55. She was also crowned MWC champion with the 400 freestyle relay team that set a new school record time of 3:20.09. Bull’s season was also very successful individually placing in the top five in two events at the MWC championships. She set two new school records in the 200 and 100 freestyle. In the 100 free she placed second in the MWC with the school record time of 50.02 and in the 100 free she placed fourth with another school record time of 1:48.79. Freshman: (2008-09)-Bull put her name into the Wyoming record books as a freshman. She ranks second in school history in the 100 freestyle, and fourth in both the 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly. She also was apart of the 200 and 400 medley relay and 200 and 400 freestyle relays that are first in school history. Her record breaking times came at the 2009 MWC Championships where she placed 13th in the 100 freestyle, and 14th in the 50 freestyle. She also swam the 100 butterfly and placed 12th. In relays, Bull and the Cowgirls placed 4th in the 200 medley relay, and fifth in the 200 and 400 freestyle relays. She earned her first career letter award. High School: Bull had a successful career at East High School in Salt Lake City as well as swimming for her club team, Wasatch Front Fish Market. She won a state championship in the 50 freestyle two years in a row, and 100 freestyle for three years. She also won the 200 freestyle at state in the 2005-2006 season. She was a part of the 200 medley and 400 freestyle relay teams in high school that set state records in both events, as well as earning All-American honors in the 400 freestyle relay. She helped guide her team to back to back 4A state championships and was a letter winner all four years. Personal: Bull was born in Livermore, California on July, 5, 1990. She is the daughter of Allie and Craig Bull and has an older brother Craig. She is majoring in psychology. Top Times at UW: 50 freestyle- 23:59; 100 free- 50.02.

UW This Season: Badaracco looks to become a fulltime starter for the Cowgirls and add depth to the

medley relay teams and the butterfly events. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)-Badaracco competed for the Cowgirls in the 200 medley relay, 100 butterfly and the 200 IM. She recorded a top 15 finish at the MWC Championships in the 200 IM with a time of 2:08.17. She also recorded a second-place finish in the 200 butterfly during the North Dakota and South Dakota triangular. High School: Badaracco earned All-Conference and All-State honors all four years of high school. She was a team captain for two years and lettered all four years in swimming. Badaracco broke seven school records at Platte Canyon High School throughout her high school career. She placed in the top 16 at the state meet her freshman year, and top eight sophomore through senior years. Badaracco also swam for the Denver University Hilltoppers Club team. The team placed second at the 2009 sectional meet. Academically she was on the honor roll all four years and graduated with academic honors. Personal: She was born February 11, 1991 in Warwick, New York. She is the daughter of Michelle and Joe Badaracco and has one older sister Jaime. She is majoring in health science. Top Times at Wyoming: 100 butterfly-58.24; 200 fly-2:07.99; 200 IM-2:11.49.

UW This Season: Atoe is a transfer swimmer for the Cowgirls and will be looking to make an impact

immediately for the Cowgirls in the IM and freestyle events. At Nebraska: (2009-10)- Atoe swam at the University of Nebraska a season ago. She swam the sprint freestyle and the backstroke events for the Huskers. High School: Aote was the team captain of Rock Canyon High School in Lompoc, Calif. She was a member of the 2009 state champion team, and was named All-American in the 200 IM and the 400 free. Personal: Atoe was born on April 2, 1991. She is the daughter of Laune Atoe. She is planning on majoring in communication at Wyoming. Top Times at Nebraska: 50 freestyle-24.35; 100 free-54.40; 200 free-2:00.98; 50 backstroke-28.39; 100 back-58.49.

UW This Season: Bates brings excellent speed to the Cowgirl freestyle events and will

add excellent depth. High School: Bates comes to the Cowgirls after an excellent high school swimming career. She set team records in three individual events and was a member of three record setting relay events. She currently holds team records in the 50 freestyle, the 100 freestyle and the 100 breaststroke. She was a member of the 200 freestyle relay, 200 medley relay and the 400 free relay school record setting teams. She was named Most Valuable Swimmer her senior year. In the classroom, she was named scholastic All-American her sophomore, junior and senior years. Personal: She was born March 26, 1992 in Middletown, Connecticut. She is the daughter of Doug and Angie Bates and has one younger brother Nathan. She plans to major in pharmacy at UW. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle- 24.34; 100 free- 51.81; 100 breaststroke-1:04.50; 200 breast-2:25.85; 100 backstroke-1:08.65.

SaSha andrie

Sophomore, 5-3DivingGillette, Wyoming (Campbell County HS)

KriSten BateS

Freshman, 5-9 FreestyleSenoia, Georgia (Starr’s Mill HS)

ShelBy Bull

Junior, 5-9Sprint Freestyle/ButterflySalt lake City, Utah(East HS)

Jehan atoe

Sophomore, 5-3IM/FreestyleLompoc, California(University of Nebraska)

JeSSy Badaracco

Sophomore, 5-3Butterfly/IMBailey, Colorado (Platte Canyon HS)


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UW This Season: Conci will look to continue her success at UW as one of the fastest freestyle

swimmers the Cowgirls have. She already owns school records in the 100 back, 200 and 400 freestyle relay, and the 200 and 400 medley relay. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Conci played a key role in the Cowgirls success during the 2009-10 season competing on the MWC champion 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams, the third-place 400 medley relay team and placing in the top ten in three individual events. Conci helped the 200 and 400 freestyle relay teams to MWC championships and new school records, the 200 free team not only set a new school record time, but also an MWC record time of 1:30.55. In her individual events at the 2010 MWC Championships she recorded three top ten finishes, including setting a new school record and a third-place finish in the 100 backstroke with a time of 54.68. She placed fourth in the 50 free and seventh in the 100 free. Freshman: (2008-09)- Conci proved to be one of the fastest Cowgirls in the sprint freestyle and backstroke events. She wrote her name in the UW record book in both events. She is second in school history in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke, as well as first in the 200 and 400 medley, and 200 freestyle relays. During the season, Conci had a great dual meet against Denver. She placed first in both the 100 backstroke and 100 freestyle. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Conci placed 11th in the 100 backstroke and 12th in the 50 freestyle. She earned her first letter award at UW. High School: At Moffat County High School, Conci was a captain for her team that won the state championship for their class in 2008. She holds school records in the 200 medley relay, 200 free, 50 free, 100 free, 100 back, and 400 free relay. She also was the 50 free state champion and earned a place on the All-State team her senior year, after being honorable mention All-State her junior year. Conci was in National Honor Society, a 2-time academic letter, and 4-time scholar athlete. Personal: Born on Feb., 17, 1990 in Craig, Colo., she is the daughter of Kim and Terry Conci and has a twin sister Caitlin who swims at North Dakota, and two older sisters Brenna and Cara. She is majoring in engineering. Top Times at UW: 50 freestyle- 23.17; 100 free- 50.63; 100 backstroke- 54.68.

UW This Season: Carlson will be looking to make an immediate impact for the

Cowgirls in the freestyle and butterfly events. She adds excellent young depth to the Cowgirl squad. High School: Carlson was an excellent swimmer proving to be one of the fastest in her high school. She was selected 5A All-State in the state of Texas all four years of high school. She was named six-time All-American. Carlson was team captain of her high school team her junior and senior years. She holds almost every record at Claudia Taylor Johnson High School, and was the first member of her high school team to compete at a state event. In the class room she was a member of the National Honor Society and graduated with honors. Personal: She was born on September 25, 1991 in San Antonio, Texas. She was born the daughter of Birgit and David Carlson. Carlson has three siblings, Erik, Nikolas and her twin Christian. She plans to major in health science at UW. Top Times in High School: 200 IM- 2:03.82; 100 butterfly- 56.32; 200 fly- 2:05.62; 100 freestyle- 52.18.

UW This Season: Fay, a Wyoming native brings excellent depth to the Cowgirl diving

squad and looks to compete early for UW. High School: Fay had an excellent high school career, she was named an All-State diver her sophomore, junior and senior years, as well as All-Conference her junior and senior years. She was also a member of the three-time team state champions in 3A. She was named team captain her senior year and was given the most inspirational athlete award. In the classroom, she was a member of National Honor Society and was named student representative for NHS. Personal: She was born November 8, 1991 in Long Beach, California. She is the daughter of Jeff Fay and Linda Hanlon, and has one brother Davis Fay. She plans to major in secondary education and math at UW. Top Marks in High School: 6 dives-214.50; 11 dives-364.45.

claudia carlSon

Freshman, 5-7Butterfly/IMSan Antonio, Texas(Claudia Taylor Johnson HS)

KelSey conci

Junior, 5-7Sprint Freestyle/BackstrokeCraig, Colorado(Moffat County HS)

amanda Fay

Freshman, 5-2DivingJackson, Wyoming (Jackson Hole HS)

Kelsey Conci


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UW This season: Fischer looks to build off her top ten finish in the 500 freestyle at the

Mountain West Conference Championships. She is also looking to keep improving in the 1000 free where she recorded three first-place finishes during her freshman season. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Fischer had a successful freshman campaign competing mainly in the 500 and 1000 freestyle. She placed 6th at the MWC Championships in the 500 free with a time of 4:57.40. Fischer also recorded two first-place finishes in the 1000 free, the first at the North Dakota and South Dakota triangular, and the second at the New Mexico and New Mexico State triangular. High School: Fischer broke three school records in the 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 freestyle relay while at Ralston Valley High School. She was named All-Conference her junior and senior years, and All-State her junior season. She competed at the Colorado State Championships two years and League Championships all four years. Fischer also swam for the club team North Jeffco. Fischer was named All-State Academic and Outstanding Academic Athlete freshman through senior seasons. She was an honor roll member every year, a National Honor Society member, and the Valedictorian of her senior class. Personal: She was born on May 12, 1991 in Denver, Colo., and is the daughter of Joetta and Jim Fischer. She has one younger sister Kristina. She is majoring in chemical engineering while at UW. Top Times At UW: 200 freestyle- 1:53.83; 500 free- 4:56.13; 1650 free-16:59.11.

UW This Season: Flachbarth will look to conclude her Cowgirl career by setting

more school records and more top finishes at the conference meets. Flachbarth will add depth and experience to the 200 and 500 freestyle individual events for UW, as well as bring her experience and speed to the 800 freestyle relay. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)-Played a vital role for the Cowgirls providing depth in numerous positions last season. She was a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed third at the MWC championships while setting a new school record of 7:23.02 along the way. Flachbarth also competed in the 500 free at the MWC championships for the Cowgirls recording a top 15 finish with a time of 4:59.49. Sophomore: (2008-09)- In her second year of swimming at UW, Flachbarth earned the right to have her name in the school record book. She holds the third fastest time in UW history in the 200 freestyle and fourth in the 500 freestyle. Flachbarth also contributed in relays and is apart of the fastest 400 and 800 freestyle relays in school history. At the 2009 MWC Championships, the 800 freestyle relay team finished 5th, and individually Flachbarth placed 10th in the 200 freestyle and 12th in the 500 freestyle. In the classroom, Flachbarth was named MWC Academic All-Conference. She also earned her first letter award. Freshman: (2007-08)- Flachbarth helped the Cowgirls in freestyle events and in the backstrokes in her first year at UW. As a freshman, she took part in 10 meets. At the Husky Invitational, Flachbarth added her best times in the 100, 200, and 500 free, as well as the 100 and 200 backstroke. She was also awarded Academic All-Conference. High School: Flachbarth was a Georgia state finalist in the 200 freestyle and 100 backstroke. Her personal best time in the 200 backstroke would already rank her in the top-ten all-time at Wyoming. She had a great USA Swimming sectional meet in the spring of 2007 and had significant time improvements in the 200 freestyle and both backstroke events. As a freshman, she helped lead Brookwood High School to the Georgia 5A State Championship. She was a swimming letterwinner all four years of high school. Personal: She was born on Nov. 16, 1988 in Snellville, Ga. She is the daughter of Lisa and Martin and has an older brother, Justin, and older sister, Melodee. She is majoring in nursing. Top Times at UW: 200 freestyle-1:51.02; 500 free-4:57.10; 100 free-52.96.

UW This Season: Gipson will look to compete for consistent swim time for the

Cowgirls. She adds excellent experience to the UW breaststroke and individual medley events. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Gipson did not earn a letter for the Cowgirls last season, seeing little action for the Cowgirls. Her best performances came during the early part of the Cowgirls’ season. She swam well in the 200 IM at the North and South Dakota triangular, with a time of 2:19.65. High School: Gipson lettered all four years in swimming and was the team captain for two years under head coach John Apgar. She broke the school record in the 100 breaststroke, and holds the district record in the same event. Academically, she graduated with honors after being on the honor roll all four years and a National Honor Society member. Personal: She was born February 18, 1991 in Boise, Idaho. She is the daughter of Carla and Ron Gipson and has a younger sister Megan. She is majoring in dental hygiene at UW. Top Times At UW: 200 freestyle-2:03.90; 100 breaststroke- 1:06.96; 200 breast- 2:28.81; 200 IM-2:19.65.

UW This Season: Finnesand adds young talent to the Cowgirls sprint freestyle

and butterfly events. She will look to compete for a fulltime starting position for the Cowgirls. High School: Finnesand had an excellent high school career winning five individual state championships in the 100 and 200 butterfly, and the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle. She was also named team captain her junior and senior years. She excelled in the classroom being named honor roll her junior and senior years. Personal: She was born in Aberdeen, S.D. on November 19, 1991. She was born the daughter of Nick and Deb Finnesand. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle-24.47; 100 free-52.79; 200 free-1:54.86; 100 butterfly- 58.42.

niKKi FinneSand

Freshman, 5-7Butterfly/FreestyleAberdeen, South Dakota(Central HS)

Paige FiScher

Sophomore, 5-8FreestyleArvada, Colorado(Ralston Valley HS)

KriSten FlachBarth

Senior, 5-9Middle Distance FreestyleGrayson, Georiga (Brookwood HS)

hannah giPSon

Sophomore, 5-7Breaststroke/IMCaldwell, Idaho(Caldwell HS)


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UW This Season: Hewson will look to continue to help her 200 and 400 freestyle

relay teams to another conference championship, as well as continue to improve on her individual finishes in the 50 free and the 100 back. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Hewson became a very important key for the Wyoming Swim team last season as she helped record two MWC relay championships and placed in the top 15 at the MWC in all of her individual events. Hewson, a member of the MWC champion 200 and 400 freestyle teams, helped set two new school records and an MWC record in the 200 free relay. She also recorded two top 10 finishes in individual events placing seventh in the 50 free and 9th in the 100 backstroke. Freshman: (2008-09)-An injury forced Hewson to sit out most of her freshman season. Before the injury, Hewson competed in relays for the Cowgirls and had a first-place finish in the 200 backstroke against Denver. She also placed second against New Mexico in the 100 freestyle and third in the 100 backstroke. High School: Hewson had a very successful high school career in Colorado that ended with earning All-American honors. She was named All-Conference and All-State her sophomore through senior years. She was a part of two state championship relay teams in 2006 and 2008. At the Colorado State Championships in 2008 she was the 4A state champion in the 100 and 50 free. With her efforts, she was named the 2008 4A conference, and state swimmer of the year. She also excelled in the classroom, being in National Honor Society her junior and senior year, and was in student council all four years. Personal: She was born on Jan. 19, 1990 in Ft. Collins, Colo. She is the daughter of Suzanne Jurgens and Sam Hewson and has a twin sister, Lauren that joins her on the team, and younger sister Kate. She is majoring in accounting. Top Times at UW: 100 freestyle-53.97; 50 free- 24.00; 200 free -1:56.13; 100 backstroke-59.44.

UW This Season: Hewson will look to continue her success at UW with more top

five finishes at the Mountain West Conference Championships. She adds depth to the breaststroke and IM events for the Cowgirls. Sophomore: (2009-10)-Hewson completed her first year at UW with two top five finishes at the MWC Championships. She placed fourth in the 200 breaststroke with a time of 2:16.48. She also placed fifth in the 100 breaststroke with 1:03.13. At Utah (2008-09)-Lauren swam her freshman season at the University of Utah. High School: Hewson was an All-American in the 100 breaststroke and 200 medley relay in 2004 and 2008. She was an All-Conference and All-State selection all four years and was a state champion in 2008. She was named the 4A conference and state swimmer of the year as a senior. In the classroom, she was on the honor roll all four years, a National Honor Society member for two years, and served on student council all four years. Personal: She was born January 19, 1990 in Fort Collins, CO. She is the daughter of Sam Hewson and Suzanne Jurgens. Her twin sister Kenzie also swims for the Cowgirls and she also has one younger sister Kate. She is majoring in business at UW. Top Times at UW: 100 breaststroke-1:03.13; 200 breast-2:16.48.

UW This Season: Hartigan will look to compete early for the Cowgirls in the

breaststroke events. She adds depth to an already excellent Cowgirl breaststroke unit. High School: Hartigan was one of the fastest swimmers in Wyoming throughout high school. She was named All-American in 2008 and 2009 in the 100 breaststroke. She was also state champion in the 100 breast and 100 fly. She was named Wyoming female athlete of the year by the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle in 2009. She was also a member of the 4.0 honor roll from her freshman year to her senior year. Personal: She was born on January 19, 1992 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, the daughter of Joseph Hartigan and Kelly Wright. She plans to major in kinesiology at UW. Top Times in High School: 100 breaststroke: 1:04.34.

morgan hartigan

Freshman, 5-7Breaststroke/FreestyleCheyenne, Wyoming(Cheyenne East HS)

lauren hewSon

*Captain*Junior, 5-8Breaststroke/IMEstes Park, Colorado(Utah)

Kenzie hewSon

Junior, 5-7Freestyle/BackstrokeEstes Park, Colorado(Estes Park HS)

Lauren Hewson


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UW This Season: Marcon adds experience and depth to the Cowgirl diving team. She

will look to improve on her top 15 finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Marcon put together an excellent junior campaign for the Cowgirl diving team. She placed 11th at the MWC Championships on the 1-meter springboard and put together a solid diving round at the NCAA Zone ‘E’ diving championships. She competed in both the 1- and 3-meter springboards at the Zone ‘E’ Diving Championships. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Marcon sat out her sophomore season due to an injury. Freshman: (2007-08)- In her freshman season, Marcon competed at the 2008 MWC Championships and earned Academic All-Conference. She was fifth on the Cowgirl roster in the 1-meter, and fourth in the 3-meter. At the Conference Championships, Marcon finished 17th in 1-meter and 19th in platform. She earned her first letter award as a Cowgirl. High School: Marcon was an All-American both in the pool and in the classroom. She earned diving All-America honors her junior and senior years and Academic All-America honors as a senior. She was named the district diver of the year as a senior and placed at the district meet all four years of her high school career. She also placed at the regional meet as a sophomore, junior and senior. She was also a gymnast and competed in the sport until high school. She dove club for the Woodlands Diving Academy. Personal: She was born on June 28, 1989 in Lake Charles, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Angela and Michael and has a sister, Shana, and a brother, Mathew. She is majoring in geology. Top Marks at UW: 1-meter (6 dives)- 276.55; 3-meter (6 dives)- 254.24; platform (5 dives)- 163.90.

UW This Season: Justice will look to compete for the Cowgirls in the freestyle

events. She will add depth to an already stellar unit for the Cowgirls. High School: Justice competed in both swimming and water polo in high school and was named All-State in both sports. As a swimmer she was named All-State her freshman, sophomore and junior campaigns, as well as winning a state championship her junior year. She was named All-State her senior year in water polo. She was a member of the Junior National team in 2007 swimming the 1 mile freestyle. Personal: She was born in Silver Spring, Maryland on January 4, 1992. She is the daughter of Richard and Marty Justice, and has a younger sister Katy. She plans to major in elementary education at UW. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle- 25.33; 100 free- 53.96; 200 free- 1:52.90; 500 free- 4:56.82.

UW This Season: Lubeck will battle for dive time on an already deep Cowgirl diving

unit. High School: Lubeck was a member of her diving team in high school all four years with her highest placing coming at the state meet her senior year. She placed second at the Utah State Championships her senior year. She set two high school pool records on the 1-and 3-meter springboards. She was also named Northeast Diver of the Week during her career. In the classroom she was named scholar athlete and to the honor roll all four years of high school. Personal: She was born July 19, 1991 in Salt Lake City, Utah. She was born the daughter of Arden Lubeck and Emily Lobatto, and she has a younger sibling Cheyenne. She will be majoring in social work at UW.

UW This Season: Norlin brings depth to an already stellar Cowgirl freestyle and IM

squads. She brings Colorado state championship experience and will look to compete early for the Cowgirls. High School: During high school, Norlin was named team captain her senior year. She also was named All-Conference and All-State her senior year. She was the individual state champion in the 100 freestyle and the state runner-up in the 200 IM. She holds all her team school swimming records in the freestyle, breaststroke and the IM. In 2009, Norlin set a Colorado record as a member of the 200 freestyle relay team. Personal: She was born in Fort Collins, Colo., on February 22, 1992. She is the daughter of John and Suzanne Norlin and has one sibling Riley. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle-24.63; 100 free-52.47; 200 free-1:55.43.

lizzie JuStice

Freshman, 5-11FreestyleThe Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)

Virginia marcon

Senior, 5-5DivingLake Charles, Louisiana (Klein HS)

Jade luBecK

Freshman, 5-4DivingSalt Lake City, Utah(Judge Memorial HS)

macKenzie norlin

Freshman, 5-11Freestyle/IM/BreaststrokeWindsor, Colorado(Windsor HS)


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UW This Season: Schumacher will add depth to the Cowgirls freestyle and

backstroke events. She looks to build off the experience she gained last season and compete consistently for the Cowgirls. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Schumacher competed in the backstroke and freestyle relays for the Cowgirls during her freshman season. She recorded several top ten finishes in the 100 and 200 back, as well as competing well for the Cowgirls in the 400 freestyle relay. High School: Schumacher had a successful high school career at Green River High School. She received All-Conference and All-State honors in swimming each year. She owns school records in the 500 freestyle, 200 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay, 400 freestyle relay and two pool records in the 200 IM and 100 backstroke. Her senior year she broke the Southwest Wyoming Conference record in the 500 freestyle and was a conference champion twice. Schumacher also swam for the Green River USA Swim Team. She was a state champion at the USA state meets and was a member of the Wyoming Zone Team for four years. In the classroom, Schumacher was an honor roll member every year in high school and also a National Honor Society Member. She graduated at the top of her class and maintained a 4.0 GPA. Personal: She was born on Nov. 11, 1990 in Rock Springs, Wyo. She is the daughter of Karen Price and David Schumacher and has an older sister Krissy. Top Times at UW: 200 freestyle-1:58.22; 500 free-5:22.37; 100 backstroke-1:01.39; 200 back-2:12.67.

UW This Season: Roesler brings speed to the Cowgirl butterfly squad and will be

looking to contribute right away for the Cowgirls. High School: During high school Roesler was named team captain her senior year, as well as being named team most valuable player her junior and senior years. Roesler was named honorable mention All-American in 2009 on her way to setting her school record in the 100 butterfly. She was named All-State honorable mention her freshman, sophomore and junior years. She not only excelled in the pool, but also in the classroom, she was named honor roll all four years of high school and was a member National Honor Society. Personal: Roesler was born on December 31, 1991 in Minneapolis, Minn. She is the daughter of Mark and Laura Roesler, and has three siblings, Carl, Nathaniel and Telma. Top Times In High School: 50 freestyle-24.68; 100 free-53.66; 200 free-1:54.72; 500 free-5:24.95; 100 butterfly-56.51.

UW This Season: As a junior Page will look to compete for fulltime action for the Cowgirls

in the freestyle and relay events. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Page made an early impact for the Cowgirls after transferring from the University of South Dakota recording several top five finishes and two top two finishes in the 200 freestyle at the Air Force and San Diego State Duals. At South Dakota: Page cames to Wyoming after spending a year at the University of South Dakota. At USD, Page earned College Swimming Coaches of America Association Scholar All-America team honor. High School: At Laramie High School, Page was an All-Conference performer in eight different events, and was also All-State in her four years at LHS. She was the state runner-up in the 100 freestyle her senior year, and runner-up in the 200 freestyle her sophomore year. Page also swam for the Laramie Swim Club. She was the 2007 Wyoming State Swimming High Point Champion, and was a part of the Wyoming Zone Team four years. In the classroom, Page was named to the honor roll, and also earned the President’s Award for Academic Excellence. Personal: She was born November 8, 1989 in Cheyenne, Wyo. She is the daughter of Jennifer and Harold Page. She is majoring in theatre and dance at UW. Top College Times: 50 freestyle-25.09; 100 free-54.95; 200 free-1:56.21; 500 free-5:29.25.

UW This Season: Robinson will add excellent depth to the Cowgirl distance

freestyle events and will be looking to compete early for UW. High School: Robinson accumulated many awards while in high school including, Montana Swimming Sportsmen of the Year. She was also named All-State six times and the most inspirational swimmer of her high school team her senior year. Robinson was named team captain her junior and senior years. Her sophomore and junior years she was named most valuable swimmer. Personal: Robinson was born on January 16, 1992 in Billings, Mt. She is the daughter of Brian and Diana Robinson, and she has three siblings, Caleb, Kirby and Major. Top Times In High School: 200 freestyle-1:50.00, 500 free-5:00.00, 1000 free-10:20.00, 1650 free-17:16.00.

aShley Page

Junior, 5-9FreestyleLaramie, Wyoming(South Dakota)

leah roeSler

Freshman, 5-7ButterflyHastings, Minnesota(Hastings HS)

KaSey roBinSon

Freshman, 5-10Distance FreestyleMissoula, Montana(Sentinel HS)

mandy Schumacher

Sophomore, 5-10Freestyle/BackstrokeGreen River, Wyoming(Green River HS)


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UW This Season: Smith looks to add to her already impressive career as a Cowgirl

diver. She will be hoping to build from her strong junior year and place again at the Mountain West Conference Championships, as well as the NCAA Zone ‘E’ diving Championships. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Smith’s junior diving campaign for the Cowgirls was very successful including two top eight finishes at the MWC championships. Smith placed fourth on the 3-meter springboard at the MWC championships and eighth on the 1-meter spring board. Her top eight finishes at the MWC allowed her to compete at the NCAA Zone ‘E’ diving championships where she placed 14th on the 1-meter springboard. Sophomore: (2008-09)- In her sophomore season, Smith played a key role for the Cowgirl divers. Her season was highlighted at the 2009 MWC Championships with a fifth-place finish on the 1-meter springboard. Smith also finished 10th on platform and earned First Team All-MWC after the meet. Smith qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘E’ Championships and came back with a 12th-place finish in the final round on the platform event. Smith earned her second letter award and also earned Academic All-Conference and Scholar Athlete award honors. Freshman: (2007-08)- As a freshman, Smith competed in 12 events for the Cowgirls including the MWC Championships in Oklahoma City, OK. Smith also had a great year in the classroom. She was Academic All-Conference, and earned the Scholar-Athlete Award with a 4.0 GPA. High School: Smith placed fifth in the 1-meter event in the Utah State Championship meet in 2006. She was a Utah All-State diver all four years of high school and was a team captain as a sophomore and senior. She holds the Alta High School record in the 1-meter (11 dives) event

with a score of 442.55. She qualified for the 2007 West Junior National Championships after placing fifth in Region 10 in the 1-meter event. She was also a Junior National alternate in the 3-meter event after placing ninth in Region 10. She was a member of the Alta Honor Roll and was an Academic All-State selection as a senior. She competed for the Tuck Diving Club. Personal: She was born on Nov. 24, 1989 in Columbus, Ohio. She is the daughter of Cindy and David and has an older sister, Ashley. She is majoring in mathematics. Top Marks at UW: 1-meter (6 dives)-273.60; 3-meter (6 dives)- 322.05; platform (5 dives)- 213.95.

UW This Season: Swirzcki will look to compete for fulltime action for the Cowgirls

and will add depth to the breaststroke events. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Swirzcki had a successful freshman campaign for the Cowgirls, competing in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Swirzcki placed in the top 15 in the 100 breast at the Mountain West Conference Championships. She also recorded four top five finishes in both the 100 and 200 breast during her freshman season. High School: Swirzcki was an All-Conference selection in 2005 through 2008. She was also an was All-State selection 2006 through 2008. Under head coach Phil Rehard, Swirzcki was on the Campbell County High School State Championship team 2005-08 and was the state individual champion in two events in 2007. Swirzcki also swam for the Gillette Gator Swim team that has won 13 consecutive state titles as a team. Academically, she was on the honor roll all four years of high school and was named a High School Academic All-American in 2007. Personal: She was born on January 19, 1991 in Gillette, Wyo. She is the daughter of Mary and John Swirzcki and has two brothers Matt and Aric. She plans to major in kinesiology at Wyoming. Top Times at UW: 100 breaststroke-1:05.45; 200 breast-2:25.94.

UW This Season: Swanson will add depth to the Cowgirl freestyle events and

look to continue to improve her top times from a year ago. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Swanson saw limited action in her freshman year as a Cowgirl, but was able to record two personal best times at the University of Northern Colorado dual. High School: Swanson was the team captain her senior year at Falcon High School. She qualified for state in four events her senior year and holds six district records in the 200 medley relay, 50 freestyle, 100 butterfly, 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle relay and 400 freestyle relay. Swanson also was a coach and swim instructor for the Rampart Summer Swim Club. She also participated in all the meets. Along with lettering in swimming, Swanson also participated in track and cross country. Personal: She was born on November 26, 1990 in Tomball, Texas. She is the daughter of Karen and Eric Swanson and has two siblings Sam and Siina. She is majoring in animal science/pre-vet at UW. Top Times at UW: 50 freestyle-26.16; 100 free-57.94; 100 butterfly-1:04. 80; 200 IM-2:36.38.

allie Smith

Senior, 5-10DivingSandy, Utah(Alta HS)

Shayna SwanSon

Sophomore, 5-6Butterfly/FreestyleElbert, Colorado (Falcon HS)

meghan SwirzcKi

Sophomore, 5-4Freestyle/Breaststroke/IMGillette, Wyoming(Campbell County HS)

Allie Smith


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UW This Season: Vint will look to add to her already impressive career at UW, she

will look to again help the 800 free and 400 medley relay teams to top finishes at the Mountain West Conference Championships, as well as building on her individual success from last season’s championships. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Vint was a key contributor to the Cowgirls’ success, she was a member of the 400 medley relay, and the 800 free relay that both placed third at the MWC Championships and set new school records in both events. She also had an excellent individual season placing in the top six in three individual events at the conference championships. She placed second in the 400 IM while setting a new school record time. She also finished third in the 500 free and set another school record. Finally, she placed sixth in the 200 fly setting a new personal best time. Sophomore: (2008-09)-Vint had a tremendous sophomore season for the Cowgirls. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Vint placed third in the 500 freestyle, fifth in the 400 IM, and 10th in the 200 butterfly. She owns the fastest times in school history in the 200 freestyle, and 400 IM. She also was second in the 500 freestyle, and was a part of the fastest 200 and 400 freestyle relay times in school history. Vint earned First Team All-MWC for her performances in the 500 freestyle and 400 IM. She also excelled in the classroom by earning Academic All-Conference, and she earned second letter award. Freshman: (2007-08)- Vint made an immediate impact for the Cowgirls as a freshman. She was a member of the 400 freestyle relay team that was the fastest in UW history, and the sixth fastest in MWC history. At the 2008 MWC Championships Vint helped the Cowgirls with a third-place finish in the 500 and 200 freestyle, and a fourth-place finish in the 400 IM. In these three events Vint moved into second all-time at UW. Vint earned her first letter award and her first MWC All-Conference honor. High School: Vint was a CIF finalist and an All-Area selection. She was a team captain and set three Redondo Union school records. She lettered all four years of high school in swimming and also lettered twice as a member of the RUHS surf team. She was named to both the President’s Honor Roll and the Redondo High Honor Roll. Personal: She was born on March 22, 1989 in Harbor City, Calif. She is the daughter of Maria and Patrick and has a younger brother, Ryan, and a younger sister, Karina. She is majoring in kinesiology and health promotions. Top Times at Wyoming: 500 freestyle-4:49.76; 200 free-1:49.94; 400 IM-4:17.82; 200 butterfly-2:09.39.

UW This Season: Taylor will play a key role for the Cowgirls as one of their most

experienced swimmers; she will add experience to an already excellent Cowgirl squad. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Taylor swam well for the Cowgirls placing in the top 15 in the 200 butterfly at the Mountain West Conference Championships. She also recorded a new personal record in the 100 fly at the MWC championships. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Taylor earned her second letter award at UW as a sophomore. She competed in relays for the Cowgirls, as well as in butterfly and IM events. In the meet the Cowgirls hosted in Gillette, Wyo., Taylor finished third in the 200 butterfly. She also added a third-place finish in the 100 butterfly against Colorado School of Mines, and fifth in a conference dual meet against TCU in the 200 butterfly. Freshman: (2007-08)- Taylor competed in nine events as a freshman at Wyoming. She posted her top times in the 100 and 200 butterfly early in the season at the Early Bird Invite. High School: Taylor helped lead Sunnyslope High School to a 4A Arizona State Championship and was a member of a state champion 200 medley relay team. That same relay team received All-America honors her freshman year. She was a team captain as a senior and was the Sunnyslope most outstanding freshman, sophomore and junior swimmer. She lettered all four years of high school in swimming. Personal: She was born on June 10, 1989 in Phoenix, Ariz. She is the daughter of Deborah and Gordon and has two older brothers, Denton and Dylan. She is majoring in family and consumer sciences. Top Times at Wyoming: 100 butterfly-57.21; 200 fly-2:04.97; 200 IM-2:08.01; 100 backstroke-1:00.44.

Stephanie Vint

StePhanie Vint

Senior, 5-8Freestyle/IMGardena, Calif.(Redondo Union HS)

whitney taylor

Senior, 5-8Butterfly/IMPhoenix, Arizona(Sunnyslope HS)


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UW This Season: Young is a key returning swimmer for the Cowgirls. She currently holds

three school records in her individual events. She is also a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that hold school records. Young will be looking to close out her Cowgirl career with more top three finishes at the Mountain West Conference Championships, and she will be looking to break the school records she already owns. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Young was one of the key pieces in the Cowgirls success a season ago as she recorded top five finishes in all the events she competed in at the MWC Championships. She was a member of the 200 and 400 medley relay teams that placed third and set new school records. She also recorded three top five finishes in her individual events. She placed second in the 200 breaststroke at the 2010 MWC Championships while breaking the school record she set just a year ago. She also placed second in the 100 breaststroke, coming very close to beating her school record set in 2009. Rounding out her individual events she broke her own personal best and school record in the 200 IM, while placing fifth at the conference championships. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Young’s sophomore year was highlighted by winning the 100 breaststroke championship at the MWC Championships. Her time of 1:01.42 not only was the fastest in Wyoming history, it was also the fastest 100 breaststroke time in MWC history. Young also placed second in the 200 breaststroke, and fifth in the 200 IM. Both of those times are also the best in school history. Young helped the Cowgirls at the conference championships in relays and achieved the fastest Wyoming times ever in the 200 and 400 medley relays. Young earned First Team All-MWC honors in the 100 and 200 breaststroke, along with the 200 IM. Young also excelled in the classroom by earning MWC Academic All-Conference and the Scholar Athlete award. Her academic success was also recognized on the national level. Young was named Division I Academic All-America Honorable Mention. Freshman: (2007-08)- As a freshman, Young came in and helped the Cowgirls roster greatly and was an MWC All-Conference selection. Her season was also highlighted by competing in the 2008 USA Olympic Trials. In her individual events, and in relays, she set the two fastest times in UW history. At the 2008 MWC Championships, Young finished second in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 1:03.21 which is now the fastest in school history. She was also a member of the 400 medley relay team that was fourth at conference, but is the fastest time at Wyoming, and fifth fastest in MWC history. Young also moved into second all-time in the 200 IM with a 10th-place finish at conference. Not only did Young have a successful season in the pool, she also did in the classroom. She was named to the Academic All-Conference team, and received the Scholar Athlete Award. High School: Young, a high school All-American in the 100 breaststroke her junior and senior season, had a very distinguished career at John H. Pitman High School. She won the Central California Conference 100 breaststroke title as a freshman, sophomore, junior and senior and set the CCC record in the event as a senior. Her junior and senior year, she set the CCC record in the 200 IM with a first-place finish. She was an all-league selection as a sophomore, junior and senior. She was the John H. Pitman MVP four times and holds their record in the 100 butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle, as well as the 200 IM and freestyle. She helped lead Pitman High to a Nor-Cal Relay Championship as a senior, the Stanislaus County Championship as a senior and the CCC Championship as a junior and senior. Academically, she was a CCC All-Academic, a Sierra Nevada Scholar Athlete and a Sac-Joaquin Section Scholar Athlete. Personal: She was born on May 16, 1989 in Alameda, Calif. She is the daughter of Emy and Roger and has a younger sister, Stephanie. She is majoring in mechanical engineering. Top Times at UW: 100 breaststroke-1:01.42; 200 breast-2:13.19; 200 IM-2:01.85; 100 butterfly-58.12.

UW This Season: Wells adds excellent experience to the Cowgirl 800 freestyle

relay team that placed in the top three at the 2010 Mountain West Conference Championships, she will also add depth at her individual events for the Cowgirls. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Wells helped the Cowgirl 800 freestyle relay team to a top three finish at the MWC Championships while setting a new school record on the way. She also placed in the top 15 in three individual events at the conference championships, she placed seventh in the 200 back and 13th in both the 200 IM and 100 back. Freshman: (2008-09)- Wells made an immediate impact for the Cowgirls as a freshman individually and in relays. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Wells placed 13th in the 200 IM and 200 backstroke. She also added a 16th-place finish in the 100 backstroke. The times she posted at conference also wrote her name in the UW record books. She now owns the second fastest time in school history in the 100 backstroke and the third fastest in the 200 backstroke. Her 200 IM time at the conference championships was the fifth fastest in UW history, and she also was a part of the best time in school history in the 800 freestyle relay. She also competed over the summer at the 2009 US Open. Wells earned Academic All-Conference as well as the Scholar Athlete award. High School: At Crescent Valley High School, Wells helped lead her team to back-to-back state championship titles her junior and senior year. She set the state record in the 100 back as a junior and set team records in that event, as well as the 200 free and 200 medley relays. As a sophomore, her and her teammates set the state record in the 4x100 relay too. She was a member of National Honor Society and a three time Scholastic and Academic All-American. Personal: She was born on March 10, 1990 in Newport, Rhode Island. She is the daughter of Victoria and Dennis and has four siblings, Trahern, Meredith, Allison, and Charlotte. She is majoring in exercise and sports science. Top Times at UW: 100 backstroke-56.82; 200 back-2:00.80; 200 IM-2:05.64; 100 freestyle-54.19.

leSley young

*Captain*Senior, 5-7Breaststroke/IMTurlock, Calif.(John H. Pitman HS)

UW This Season: Wallace brings young talent to an already deep Cowgirl diving

squad. She will add depth and high school All-American experience to the Cowgirls. High School: Wallace excelled on the diving boards during high school garnering many honors. For three years of high school, she was named All-State in Michigan, and won two conference diving championships. She was named All-American her junior and senior years, as well as being named her high school team captain. She competed in diving all four years during high school. Personal: Wallace was born in St. Louis, Mo., on July 22, 1992. She is the daughter of Alan and Sue Wallace and has an older sister Lauren. She plans to major in kinesiology at UW. Top Dives In High School: 270.00 (Six Dives)

carolyn wallace

Freshman, 5-7DivingOkemos, Michigan(Okemos HS)

caroline wellS

Junior, 5-6Backstroke/IMCorvallis, Ore.(Crescent Valley HS)


Name Events Yr. Ht. Exp. Hometown (Previous School)Matt Anderson Butterfly/Backstroke So. 6-0 TR Fort Collins, Colo. (St. Cloud State)Kendrick Bachman Breaststroke/IM So. 6-0 1L Rochester, Minn. (John Marshall HS)Kyle Bogner Diving Sr. 5-10 3L Centennial, Colo. (Littleton HS)Jayce Calhoon Backstroke Fr. 6-0 HS Sweet Home, Ore. (Sweet Home HS)Derek Campbell Diving Fr. 5-9 HS Laramie, Wyo. (Laramie HS)Tyler Davis Distance Freestyle So. 6-2 1L Colorado Springs, Colo. (Ralston Valley HS)Marshall Dilworth Backstroke/Butterfly/IM Jr. 5-11 2L Peoria, Ariz. (Sunrise HS)Brandon Fischer Breaststroke/IM Jr. 6-0 2L Livermore, Calif. (Granada HS)Jeff Frey Spring Freestyle Fr. 6-3 HS Wasilla, Alaska (Wasilla HS)Nathan Fuller Backstroke/Butterfly Sr. 5-9 3L Brighton, Colo. (Brighton HS)Ethan Griffel Mid-Distance Freestyle Fr. 6-2 HS Idaho Falls, Idaho (Idaho Falls HS)Brett Henehan Distance Freestyle Sr. 5-11 3L Pakuranga, New Zealand (Auckland University)Andrew Huddleston Distance Freestyle So. 5-6 1L Gillette, Wyo. (Campbell County HS)Christian Johnson Sprint Freestyle Sr. 6-1 2L Moscow, Idaho (Moscow HS)Ross Johnson Mid-Distance Freestyle Fr. 5-10 HS Cypress, Texas (Cypress Woods HS)Tyler Kybartas Backstroke/Butterfly/Free Jr. 6-0 2L Tuscon, Ariz. (Sabino HS)Nate Ladner Breaststroke/IM/Freestyle Sr. 6-3 1L Lenexa, Kan. (Davidson College)Trevor LeValley Butterfly/IM So. 6-1 HS Lake Stevens, Wash. (Marysville-Pilchuck)Ben Lonsdorf Freestyle So. 6-2 SQ Lake Tomahawk, Wis. (Rhinelander HS)Mark Murdock Diving Sr. 5-8 3L Flower Mound, Texas (Marcus HS)Narayan Naik Backstroke/IM Fr. 6-2 HS Oklahoma City, Okla. (Heritage Hall HS)Nick Rutecki Sprint Freestyle Fr. 6-2 HS Juneau, Alaska (Juneau HS)David Schmitt IM/Butterfly/Breaststroke Sr. 5-9 2L Casper, Wyo. (Kelly Walsh HS)Valentin Schwarz Diving Jr. 5-7 2L Austin, Texas (Westlake HS)

Head Coach: Tom Johnson (Wyoming ‘86)Diving Coach: Patrick Bukowski (Penn State ‘08)Assistant Coaches: Matt Leach (Indiana ‘04) Manabu Noguchi (Cal Poly ‘98)

Captains: Brett Henehan and David Schmitt

Roster BreakdownSeniors (7)-- Kyle Bogner, Nathan Fuller, Brett Henehan, Christian Johnson, Nate Ladner, Mark Murdock, David SchmittJuniors (4)-- Marshall Dilworth, Brandon Fischer, Tyler Kybartas, Valentin SchwarzSophomores (6)-- Matt Anderson, Kendrick Bachman, Tyler Davis, Andrew Huddleston, Trevor LeValley, Ben LonsdorfFreshmen (7)-- Jayce Calhoon, Derek Campbell, Jeff Frey, Ethan Griffel, Ross Johnson, Narayan Naik, Nick Rutecki By StateWyoming (3)-- Derek Campbell, Andrew Huddleston, David SchmittAlaska (2)-- Jeff Frey, Nick RuteckiArizona (2)-- Marshall Dilworth, Tyler KybartasCalifornia (1)-- Brandon FischerColorado (4)-- Matt Anderson, Kyle Bogner, Tyler Davis, Nathan FullerIdaho (2)-- Ethan Griffel, Christian JohnsonKansas (1)-- Nate LadnerMinnesota (1)--Kendrick BachmanOklahoma (1)-- Narayan NaikOregon (1)-- Jayce CalhoonTexas (3)-- Ross Johnson, Mark Murdock,Valentin SchwarzWashington (1)-- Trevor LeValley Wisconsin (1)--Ben LonsdorfInternational-- New Zealand (1)- Brett Henehan

Cowboy Roster


The ‘Pokes return 15 letterwinners from a season ago with 10 of them upperclassmen. The Cowboys went 7-3 overall and 3-2 in the Mountain West Conference. The Cowboys had nine All-Conference performers last season from a team that placed fourth at the MWC Championships. They are a young but talented team this season.

The Following is a look at the 2010-11 Cowboy Lineup:

Sprint Freestyle “We are very young but athletic in the sprint-free

events,” UW head coach Tom Johnson said. “Jeff Frey, Nick Rutecki, and Christian Johnson are all excellent freestylers and should give us tremendous speed at the sprint free position.”

The Cowboys lose one of their best sprint freestyle swimmers in UW history in Tommy Gregory. They do, however, return an excellent sprint freestyle swimmer in Johnson. Freshmen Frey, and Rutecki will look to fill in the hole left by Gregory.

Mid-Distance Freestyle“Ethan Griffel is here to make an instant and

dramatic impact in middle distance freestyle and has. He has dominated the 100, 200 and 500 Freestyle among the Cowboys and has helped raise the training level in every practice.” Johnson added.

The Cowboys are very deep in the mid-distance returning Tyler Kybartas, Brett Henehan and Tyler Davis, who are all excellent freestyle swimmers.

Distance FreestyleThe Cowboy distance squad took a hit from

graduation last season with the loss of Sam Holmes and Robbie Hilton. However, captain Brett Henehan returns as the senior leader of this group. Tyler Kybartas adds experience and depth to this position for UW. Sophomore Tyler Davis adds excellent depth to the distance squad as he is already in the top ten all-time in the 1000 free.

“I think Manny (Noguchi) is going to do a great job with these guys,” Johnson added. “This is an area we hope to remain strong throughout the season, they have swam excellent already this season.”

Backstroke“This is an event that we are strong in both the

100 and 200, with top 10 record holders returning in Marshall Dilworth and Nathan Fuller,” Johnson said.

The Cowboys backstroke squad will be solid this season returning two excellent swimmers in Dilworth and Fuller. Dilworth is a former MWC champion and

owns the UW record in the 100 back. Senior Nathan Fuller sits in sixth place on the Cowboys 200 back list. The ‘Pokes add two talented freshman to this position in Narayan Naik and Jayce Calhoon.

Breaststroke“This is another

strong event for us with Brandon Fischer returning and he is going to do everything he can to break Scott Usher’s

school records this season,” Johnson added.The breaststroke is another outstanding event for

the Cowboys, led by junior Brandon Fischer, who sits in second on both the 100 and 200 breast career charts. Senior David Schmitt and Nate Ladner add depth and Kendrick Bachman is a sophomore with a lot of experience and sits in fifth place on the 200 breast list.

Butterfly“In the 100 fly we are a little soft, but it is an area we

can get better very quickly with the addition of Naik and Rutecki,” Johnson added. “In the 200 fly we are very strong and deep, Naik is one of the top MWC swimmers already and Kybartas, who is the school record holder, will add great depth.”

Kybartas is the top returner for the Cowboys in the butterfly. He holds the school record in the 200 fly and sits in the top 10 on the 100 fly list. Senior David Schmitt adds experience to this position. Sophomore Trevor LeValley, Nick Rutecki and Matt Anderson will add depth to the fly for UW.

Individual Medley“This is one of the deepest and strongest events for

us,” Johnson added. “Brandon (Fischer) and Marshall (Dilworth) are both excellent IM swimmers.” “This is an event we could do some serious damage at the MWC meet.”

Dilworth and Fischer are the top returners for the Cowboys. They are in second and third, respectively, on the 200 IM all-time list. Seniors Schmitt and Ladner add depth and experience to the squad.

Diving“Our divers are looking amazing already, Mark

Murdock and Kyle Bogner are two excellent seniors that make each other better,” Johnson said. “Tino Schwarz and Derek Campbell are both tremendous assets to the diving squad.”

The top returner for the Cowboys in diving is Murdock, who was the MWC champion on the platform in 2010. Senior Bogner is also an excellent diver for the Cowboys. Both Murdock and Bogner bring NCAA Zone experience and will look to improve on their top 10 finishes. Schwarz adds depth and experience to the UW diving squad. Freshman Derek Campbell will also add depth.

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UW This Season: Bogner will be looking to finish his Cowboy career with more top

finishes at the Mountain West Conference Championships and will look to compete at the NCAA Zone E diving championships for the third consecutive year. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Bogner continued his success as a Cowboy diver during his junior year, placing in in the top 10 in all his diving events at the MWC championships. Bogner could not duplicate his 2009 MWC Championship performance but still was able to place in the top 10, in the 1- and 3-meter springboard, as well as placing ninth on the platform. He placed fifth on the 1-meter springboard with a score of 332.50, he also placed sixth on the 3-meter spring board with a score of 357.80. His finishes on the 1- and 3-meter springboards qualified him for the 2010 NCAA Zone ‘E’ diving championships where he placed 8th on the 3-meter and 12th on the 1-meter. Sophomore: (2008-09)- In his sophomore year, Bogner proved to be one of the top divers in the MWC. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Bogner placed second on the one-meter with a score of 326.40. That score gave Bogner the fourth best score on 1-meter in UW history. He also placed fifth on platform and seventh on 3-meter. Bogner earned First Team All-MWC on 1-meter and platform and qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘E’ Championships. At Zones, Bogner’s highest finish came on the platform where he placed 15th on platform. He also earned a 15th-place finish in the finals on 3-meter. Bogner earned his second letter award and was Academic All-Conference for the first time in his career. Freshman: (2007-08)- As a freshman, Bogner made an immediate impact for the Cowboys on the diving boards that included winning the 1-meter MWC Championship. Against Air Force, Bogner set the third highest mark at UW at the 1-meter (6 dives). The score of 323.25 is also the fourth best in the MWC history. Later in the season Bogner continued his success at the MWC Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. Along with his 1-meter championship, he finished fourth in the 3-meter dives, and fifth in the platform at conference, helping the Cowboys score the most points at the MWC championships. He earned his first UW letter award and was also an MWC All-Conference selection. High School: Bogner was a Colorado State Finalist twice during his high school career and qualified for the state meet three times. He holds the Littleton High School record in both the six and 11 dive events. He was a team captain as a junior and senior. He was a four-year diving letterwinner and also competed for the Mile High Dive Club. Personal: Born July 10, 1989 in Englewood, Colo. He is the son of Diane and Gary and has an older sister, Kara. He is majoring in computer science. Top Marks at Wyoming: 1-meter (6 dives)- 329.10; 3-meter (6 dives)- 332.70; platform (5 dives)- 256.70.

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UW This Season: Bachman has become a key swimmer for the Cowboys. He will look

to build on his freshman campaign. He will add young depth to the Cowboy roster and his experience at last year’s Mountain West Conference Championships will help the Pokes compete at conference. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Bachman competed well for the Cowboys as a freshman, placing in the top ten in two events at the MWC Championships. He placed fifth in the 200 breast and seventh in the 200 IM setting new personal bests in both events. High School: In his senior year, Bachman was a two-time State Champion in the 100 butterfly and 100 breaststroke. He earned All-State honors two years and All-Conference honors all four years. He set a total of 10 school records from 2007-2009, both individual and relays. Along with the school records, he re-wrote 31 pool records in high school as well. Bachman also set the Class AA state record in the 100 breaststroke his senior year. After his accomplishments he was named an All-American in the 200 IM, 100 breaststroke, 100 butterfly in 2009, and 200 IM in 2008. Along with high school success, he also swam for the Rochester Swim Club where he won a total of 18 State Championships, and holds 30 team records. Academically, Bachman’s highest honor was being awarded the Presidential Education Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement. Personal: He was born November 29, 1990 in Rochester, Minn. He is the son of Lori and Paul Bachman and has an older brother Kellen. He is majoring in molecular biology at Wyoming. Top Times at UW: 400 IM-3:56.26; 400 IM- 3:56.26; 200 breaststroke-2:01.56.

UW This Season: Anderson will look to compete early for the Cowboys in the fly

and backstroke events. He is a transfer athlete that will bring excellent depth to the Cowboy roster. St. Cloud State: (2009-10)- Anderson is a transfer from St. Cloud State, in St. Cloud, Minn., where he swam sprint freestyle, butterfly and backstroke events. Personal: Anderson was born on May 31, 1990 in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is the son of Scott and Jane Anderson, and has a sister Amber. Top Times At St. Cloud State: 100 butterfly-51.50; 200 fly-1:55.00; 100 backstroke-54.49; 50 freestyle-23.31; 100 free-51.48.

Kyle Bogner

Senior, 5-10DivingCentennial, Colorado(Littleton HS)

matt anderSon

Sophomore, 6-0Butterfly/Backstroke/FreestyleFort Collins, Colorado(St. Cloud State)

KendricK Bachman

Sophomore, 6-0Breaststroke/IMRochester, Minn.(John Marshall HS)


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UW This Season: Dilworth was a key contributor to the Cowboys’ success during

the 2009-10 season. He brings excellent experience to the Cowboy relays and the freestyle events, he is a junior that has competed at the Mountain West Conference Championships both years he has been a Cowboy. He will look to improve on his already excellent Cowboy career. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Dilworth continued his impact on the Cowboy swim team placing in the top 10 in six events at the MWC Championships. In the 200 and 400 medley relay, Dilworth and his teammates placed third in the 400 and fourth in the 200. Individually, Dilworth placed in the top eight of all the events he competed in at the MWC championships. Freshman: (2008-09)- Dilworth made an immediate impact on the Cowboy swimming program as a freshman. Dilworth won the MWC Championship in the 100 backstroke with a time of 48.33. That time is the fastest in Wyoming school history and the third fastest in conference history. Dilworth also placed fourth in the 200 IM and eighth in the 200 backstroke. He owns the third and second fastest times respectively at UW in those events. Dilworth also wrote his name in the relay record books by being a part of the fastest 200 and 400 medley relays in school history. He earned First Team All-MWC honors in the 100 backstroke and 200 IM. During the summer, he competed at the U.S. Open Championships in the backstroke events. Dilworth earned his first letter award and was named MWC Swimmer of the Week once during the season. In the classroom, Dilworth also earned honors by being named Academic All-Conference. High School: At Sunrise Mountain High School, Dilworth was the four-time swimmer of the year in his region. He also lettered all four years. Personal: He was born on Nov. 30, 1989 in Toledo, Ohio. He is the son of Cris and Jim and has three siblings, Bekah, Weston, and Conni. He is majoring in kinesiology. Top Times at Wyoming: 100 backstroke-48.33; 200 back-1:48.51; 200 IM-1:48.60; 400 IM-4:14.75.50.

UW This Season: Davis will look to continue his success as a Cowboy swimmer

and continue his climb at the Mountain West Conference Championships. He will add depth to the Cowboy freestyle events having placed at last season’s conference championships. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Davis competed well for the Cowboys in his freshman season, he was able to swim himself into several top finishes and he swam well at the MWC Championships. He placed in the top 15 in both the 500 and 200 free at the conference championships. High School: Davis earned First Team All-Conference his senior year. He was also named team captain at Ralston Valley and earned Academic All-State honors. Before his senior year, Davis was an All-Conference selection in Colorado, as well as his previous high school in Maryland. Davis swam three years for the North Jeffco Club team. In the classroom, he was named to the honor roll all four years and was named to the National Honor Society. Personal: He was born August 2, 1990 in Phoenix, Ariz. He is the son of Sandra and Blake Davis and has a younger sister Jordan. He is majoring in petroleum engineering at Wyoming. Top Times at UW: 1650 freestyle-15:52.37; 1000 free-9:35.36; 500 free-4:34.00; 200 free-1:43.70.

UW This Season: Calhoon brings depth to the Cowboys freestyle events and backstroke

events. Calhoon will look to continue his high school success by contributing early for the Cowboys. High School: Calhoon was named All-State swimmer at the state meet and was a member of the two-time state 4A champions. He was named his team’s Most Valuable Player all four years in high school. Calhoon was also selected captain of his swim team his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was named All-American his junior and senior years, as well as Academic All-American his senior year. During high school, Calhoon was a two-time Junior National qualifier. In the classroom, Calhoon graduated a member of the National Honors Society. Personal: He was born October 12, 1991 in Bend Ore. He is the son of James and Junia, and has one sibling Justine Calhoon. He plans to major in pre-veterinarian medicine at Wyoming. Top Times in High School: 1650 freestyle-17:37.60; 500 free-4:51.92; 200 free-1:47.76; 100 free-52.03; 50 free-23.56; 50 backstroke-28.50; 100 back-51.92.

UW This Season: Campbell adds depth to an already very experienced Cowboy

diving squad. He will look to become a full-time performer for the Cowboys dive team. High School: As a member of the Laramie High School diving team Campbell was named All-Conference his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was also named All-State his junior and senior years, as well as being named team captain his senior year. His senior year, Campbell was a member of the undefeated conference and state championship teams. Campbell excelled in the classroom, as well, being named to the honor roll all four years of high school. Personal: Campbell was born on January 29, 1992 the son of Casey and Dodi Campbell. He has two siblings Kari and Cameron. Top Dives in High School: 1-meter (6 dives)-286.55; 3-meter (10 dives)- 421.85.

Jayce calhoon

Freshman, 6-0Middle Distance/Backstroke Sweet Home, Oregon(Sweet Home HS)

marShall dilworth

Junior, 5-11Backstroke/IMPeoria, Arizona(Sunrise HS)

dereK camPBell

Freshman, 5-9DivingLaramie, Wyoming(Laramie HS)

tyler daViS

Sophomore, 6-2Distance FreestyleColorado Springs, Colorado(Ralston Valley HS)

Marshall Dilworth


UW This Season: Fischer has proven himself as one of the best breaststroke

swimmers in Cowboy history and will be looking to continue that success. He brings excellent experience to a Cowboy team that finished fourth at the Mountain West Conference Championships last season. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Fischer has proven to be one of the leaders for the Cowboy swim team and had a very successful sophomore season. Fischer has become one of the best breaststroke swimmers in Cowboy history sitting second place on the fastest 100 breast list with a time of 54.19. Fischer placed second at the MWC Championships in the 100 breast with his second best time of the season at 54.34. Fischer’s 200 breaststroke time of 1:57.51 was also fast enough to earn him MWC runner-up honors and place him in second place on the Cowboy all-time list. He helped lead the Cowboy 200 medley relay team to a fourth-place finish at the MWC Championships. Freshman: (2008-09)- Fischer not only became one of the best at the breaststroke for the Cowboys, he also became one of the best in the conference as a freshman. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Fischer placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke, and fifth in the 200 breaststroke. Fischer also added his talent to the Cowboy relays during the season and was a part of the 400 medley relay team that is the fastest in school history. Fischer earned First Team All-MWC in both the 100 and 200 breaststroke and his first letter award as a Cowboy. High School: Fischer had a very successful high school career that included being a three time All-American. He also competed in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials. In the East Bay Athletic League, Fischer was a champion for four years in the 100 breast, and a three time champion in the 200 IM. He holds the record in the East Bay Athletic League in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. Fischer was an athlete of the year finalist in 2007, and 2008. Academically, he was Scholastic All-American for three years, and Scholar Athlete all four years. Personal: He was born on Jan. 2, 1989 in Livermore, Calif. He is the son of Joy and Richard and has a sister, Ashley. He is majoring in art. Top Times at Wyoming: 100 breaststroke-54.19; 200 breast-1:57.51; 200 IM-1:48.73.

UW This Season: Frey adds speed to the Cowboys’ freestyle events, he will be looking to

make an immediate impact and compete for consistent swim time. High School: Frey had an impressive high school career being named his school’s most valuable swimmer all four years of high school. His senior year he was named captain of his swim team, and he also set the Region III record in the 50 freestyle with a time of 21.13. In the classroom, Frey was named a scholastic All-American his junior and senior years. Personal: Frey was born August 8, 1992 in Palmer, Alaska the son of Douglas and Carolyn Frey. He has one brother Charles Frey. Frey is planning on majoring in engineering at UW. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle-21.13; 100 free-46.63; 200 free-1:45.38.

UW This Season: Fuller will complete his Cowboy career and look to improve his

already impressive resume. Fuller gives the Cowboys excellent experience and depth in the backstroke events. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Fuller competed well for the Cowboys in the backstroke events, he placed in the top ten in both the 100 and 200 back at the Mountain West Conference Championships. The 200 back at the MWC Championships saw Fuller set a new personal best time of 1:48.82 giving him a seventh-place finish. He also placed in the 100 back with a new personal best time of 50.28, which placed him in 10th place. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Fuller provided exceptional depth for the Cowboys in the backstroke events, especially at the 2009 MWC Championships. Fuller placed 10th in the 200 backstroke at conference and gave his team needed points. He also added a 15th-place finish in the 100 backstroke. Fuller also showed his versatility by competing in the butterfly events at the conference championships. Fuller earned his second letter award as a sophomore. Academically, Fuller earned Academic All-Conference for the second consecutive year. Freshman: (2007-08)- Fuller contributed greatly to the Cowboy team individually and on relays. At the 2008 MWC Championships, Fuller led off in both the 200 and 400 medley relays. He helped UW finish second in the 400 medley, and fourth in the 200 medley. He also had two 11th-place finishes in the 100 and 200 backstroke. Not only did Fuller have a great season in the pool, he also excelled in the classroom. He was named to the Academic All-Conference Team, and earned the MWC Scholar Athlete Award. He also earned his first letter award. High School: Fuller earned All-America honors in the 200 medley relay in 2004 after helping lead Brighton to the Colorado 4A State Championship in the event. He was a First Team All-State selection in 2004, as selected by the Denver Post. He helped lead BHS to the 2004 and 2005 Colorado State Championship. He holds Brighton High pool records in the 100 backstroke, 100 butterfly, 200 IM, 200 freestyle and 500 freestyle. Academically, he was a Skyline League All-Academic selection, was a National Honor Society member and received Brighton High academic excellence awards throughout high school. Personal: He was born on Jan. 22, 1989 in Greeley, Colo. He is the son of Jane and Ed and has a brother, Chad, and a sister, Breann. He is majoring in biology. Top Times at Wyoming: 100 backstroke-50.28; 200 back-1:48.82; 100 butterfly-51.57; 200 IM- 1:55.95.

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Brandon FiScher

Junior, 6-0Breaststroke/IMLivermore, California(Granada HS)

JeFF Frey

Freshman, 6-3Sprint FreestyleWasilla, Alaska(Wasilla HS)

nathan Fuller

Senior, 5-9Backstroke/ButterflyBrighton, Colorado(Brighton HS)

Brandon Fischer


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UW This Season: As a senior Henehan will look to improve on his already impressive

Cowboy career. He currently sits in the top 10 on three Cowboy fastest times list. He and his teammates sit in fourth all-time on the fastest 800 freestyle relay, and individually he sits in seventh place on both the 1650 and 500 freestyle lists. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Henehan could not duplicate his record setting sophomore season, but he still proved to be one of the Cowboys’ strongest swimmers. He helped the Cowboys 800 freestyle team to a third-place finish at the Mountain West Conference Championships. Henehan also placed in the top 12 in his individual events during the conference championships. He placed sixth in the 400 IM with a time of 4:01.20. His 500 free time of 4:32.83 was also good enough to give him a 12th-place finish. Sophomore: (2008-09)- In his first season as a Cowboy, Henehan wrote his name in the UW record books and became one of the best distance freestyle and IM swimmers in the MWC. At the conference championships, Henehan swam to a third-place finish in the 400 IM, 11th in the 1650 freestyle, and 12th in the 500 freestyle. Henehan’s 400 IM time at conference was the fifth fastest in school history. He earned First Team All-Conference in the 400 IM and his first letter award at UW. Prior to Wyoming: Henehan, a native of Pakuranga, New Zealand, transferred to the University of Wyoming from Auckland University. Henehan is a distance specialist who will compete in the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events and possibly even the 400 IM. He competed in the 400 and 1500-meter freestyles at New Zealand’s Olympic Trials. Personal: He was born on October 8, 1987 in Auckland, New Zealand. He is the son of Anne and Terry Henehan and has two older brothers Daryl and Andrew. He is majoring in kinesiology and health at Wyoming. Top Times at Wyoming: 400 IM-3:57.38; 500 freestyle-4:29.28; 1000 free-9:32.46; 1650 free-15:38. 85.

UW This Season: Griffel brings speed to the freestyle events for the Cowboys. He

adds great depth to the Cowboy mid-distance freestyle unit. High School: Griffel had an exceptional high school career being named All-American and his team’s swimmer of the year all four years. He also competed in the junior nationals in 2009 and 2010. Griffel com-peted in the YMCA nationals in 2008, ’09 and ’10 while a member of his high school team. Griffel excelled in the classroom, as well as in the pool during high school. He graduated a member of the National Honor Society and was named Scholastic All-American all four years of high school. Personal: Griffel was born July 29, 1991 the son of David and Sally Griffel. He has two siblings Jordan and Colter. He plans to major in pre-veterinary medicine at UW. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle-22.24; 100 free-47.85; 200 free-1:43.49; 500 free-4:42.01; 50 backstroke-26.86; 100 back-54.98; 200 back-1:57.79.

UW This Season: Huddleston will look to battle for pool time for the Cowboys. He adds

depth to a thin Cowboy distance freestyle squad. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Huddleston saw limited action for the Pokes during his freshman season but did compete in the North Dakota-South Dakota Triangular. He placed fourth in the 1000 freestyle with a time of 10:06.31. High School: At Campbell County High School, Huddleston was a part of three state championship teams. He earned All-Conference honors all four years and All-State honors three years of his career. Huddleston holds the school record in the 500 freestyle, as well. In the classroom, Huddleston was named to the honor roll all four years and a National Honor Society member. He also participated on student council. Personal: He was born June 24, 1991 in Roosevelt, Utah. He is the son of Wendi and Michael Huddleston and has two brothers, Austin and Aidyn, and one sister Alissa. He is majoring in chemical engineering at UW. Top Times at UW: 1650 freestyle-15:54.78; 500 free-4:39.32; 200 free-1:46.51; 100 free-49.62; 50 free-22.90.

ethan griFFel

Freshman, 6-2Middle Distance FreestyleIdaho Falls, Idaho(Idaho Falls HS)

andrew huddleSton

Sophomore, 5-6Distance FreestyleGillette, Wyoming(Campbell County HS)

Brett henehan

*Captain*Senior, 5-11Distance FreestylePakuranga, New Zealand(Auckland University)

Brett Henehan


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UW This Season: Kybartas is looking to continue his successful Cowboy career as

a member of three top five relay teams, he also adds depth to the Cowboys’ fly and backstroke events. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Kybartas improved greatly from his freshman season making another big impact for the Cowboys at the 2010 Mountain West Conference Championships. He was a member of the 800 freestyle, 200 and 400 medley relay teams that all placed in the top four at the 2010 conference championships. All three of the relay teams Kybartas was a part of, put themselves in the top ten of all-time Cowboy time lists. The 200 medley relay team was able to put itself in third place with a time of 1:29.82. The 800 freestyle relay teams time of 6:39.28 was good enough to put them in fourth place all-time for the Cowboys. Finally, the 400 medley relay team put itself in fifth place on the Cowboy all-time list with a time of 3:17.94. Kybartas also had an excellent individual season placing third in the 200 fly with a time of 1:49.93. Freshman: (2008-09)- Kybartas made a huge impact for the Cowboys as a freshman, especially at the 2009 MWC Championships. His highest finish came in the 200 butterfly which he placed fifth in. Kybartas’ time proved to be the fastest of any other Cowboy in school history. He also placed 11th in the 100 butterfly and 12th in the 100 backstroke. Along with his first letter award, Kybartas was First Team All-MWC in the 200 butterfly. Kybartas also earned academic awards by being named Academic All-Conference. High School: Kybartas cames to Wyoming after being one of the top high school swimmers in Arizona. He was a team captain his junior year and was a 4A state champion in the 100 fly, 100 back, 200 and 400 medley relays. He was also awarded with the Sabino Swimmer of the Year and the Tuscon Citizen Swimmer of the Year. He was a member of National Honor Society, a four-year honor roll member, and a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American for three years. Personal: He was born on Oct. 23, 1989 in Mesa, Ariz. He is the son of Marlys and Edmund and has two siblings, E.K. and Erika. He is majoring in kinesiology and heath promotion. Top Times at UW: 200 butterfly-1:46.60; 100 fly-49.40; 100 backstroke-50.39; 200 back-1:53.11.

UW This Season: Ladner brings depth and experience to the Cowboy 400 medley

relay team. Individually, Ladner adds to the already excellent Cowboy freestyle and breaststroke events. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)-Ladner transferred to Wyoming from Davidson College. Ladner redshirted and sat out competition in the 2009-10 season to satisfy NCAA rules. At Davidson: Ladner spent two years at Davidson College where he was the former school record holder in the 50 freestyle. However, he still owns the school record in the 100 breaststroke and as a member of the 400 medley relay. High School: Ladner earned First Team All-State honors at Shawnee Mission West High School. He was the State Champion in the 100 breaststroke and 200 IM. He holds the school record in the 200 IM. For his club team, Kansas City Blazers, he is the team record holder in the 100 breaststroke, 200 medley relay and 400 medley relay. Personal: He was born June 6, 1988 in Lenexa, Kan. He is the son of Cindy and Robert Ladner and has a younger sister Sara. He plans to major in finance at UW. Top College Times: 100 breaststroke-55.45; 200 breast-2:06.57; 50 freestyle-20.96; 200 IM-1:51.74.

UW This Season: Johnson will be finishing up his career as a Cowboy, looking

to help his relay teams to improve on their top six finishes at the Mountain West Conference Championships. He will also be looking to improve on his top 15 individual finishes at the conference championships. He has proven to be one of the best Cowboy sprint freestyle swimmers ever. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Johnson again proved to be one of the Cowboys most talented swimmers with five to 15 finishes at the MWC Championships, including three top six finishes. He was a member of the 800 freestyle relay team that placed third at the conference championships and put themselves into fourth place in the Cowboy record books. He also helped the 200 freestyle relay team to a fifth-place finish, and the 400 free relay team to a sixth-place finish. Sophomore: (2008-09)-Johnson showed his talents for the Cowboys in the sprint freestyle events, along with relay teams. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Johnson and his teammates swam the fifth fastest time in the 200 freestyle relay. Johnson earned First Team All-MWC in that event. He also earned his first letter award and was named Academic All-Conference for the second consecutive year. Freshman: (2007-08)- In his freshman season, Johnson helped greatly in the freestyle events. He had the fifth fastest time on the Cowboy roster in the 50 free, and sixth in the 100 free. He had a great season academically by being named to the MWC All-Conference team, and earning the Scholar Athlete Award. High School: A five-time Idaho State Champion, Johnson brought a very impressive swimming resume to Wyoming. He won the Idaho State Championship in the 100 freestyle in 2004, 2005 and 2006 and also won the 200 freestyle in 2005 and 2006. For his accomplishments, he was named the North Idaho Swimmer of the Year twice. He is the Idaho state record holder in the 100 freestyle, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relay. He was a team captain his senior year and was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: He was born on Sept. 1, 1989 in Long Beach, Calif. He is the son of Debra and Brian and has four siblings, Debrianne, Aubrey, Kirby and Reid. He is majoring in business administration. Top Times at UW: 50 freestyle-21.04; 100 free-46.07; 200 free-1:40.06.

UW This Season: Johnson brings four years of high school experience to the

Cowboys and will add excellent depth to the Pokes freestyle events. High School: Johnson was the Co-Captain of his high school in Cypress, Texas, and named All-State. In the classroom, Johnson also was named a scholastic All-American his senior year. Personal: Johnson was born in Houston, Texas on April 12, 1992. He is the son of Scott and Sally Johnson and has a younger brother Ryan. He plans to major in finance at UW. Top Times In High School: 50 freestyle-22.96; 100 free-49.72; 200 free-1:42.39; 500 free-4:34.36; 100 backstroke-59.93.

chriStian JohnSon

Senior, 6-1Sprint FreestyleMoscow, Idaho(Moscow HS)

roSS JohnSon

Freshman, 5-10Freestyle/BackstrokeCypress, Texas(Cypress-Woods HS)

tyler KyBartaS

Junior, 6-0Buttefly/Backstroke/IMTuscon, Arizona(Sabino HS)

nate ladner

Senior, 6-3Breaststroke/IMLenexa, Kansas(Davidson College)


UW This Season: LeValley will look to again be a key member of the Cowboys 400

medley relay team, the individual medley and butterfly events. He adds young depth to the Cowboy roster and will look to improve on his top five finish at the Mountain West Conference championships. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- LeValley competed strong for the Cowboys as a part of the 400 relay team. Individually, LeValley swam his way to a top five finish at the Mountain West Conference championships in the 400 IM, his time of 4:01.14 was good enough to put him in fifth place at the championships. He also competed well for the Cowboys in the 200 butterfly placing 15th with a time of 1:53.44. High School: LeValley had a great senior year of high school by winning the Washington State Championship in the 200 IM. He was also named the team captain his senior year and earned All-Conference. LeValley holds school records in the 200 IM, 100 backstroke, 500 freestyle, and 200 medley relay. He earned the high point award and most inspirational three times at his high school. LeValley was selected Scholastic All-America in 2007, 2008, and 2009. He was a National Honor Society member and earned numerous local academic awards. Personal: He was born September 5, 1990 in Appleton, Wisconsin. He is the son of Debra and Randall LeValley and has two younger siblings Bryton and Jewel. He is majoring in chemical engineering at UW. Top Times at Wyoming: 200 butterfly-1:52.03; 400 IM-4:00.92; 200 IM-1:53.51.

UW This Season: Lonsdorf will look to get more pool time and add depth to the freestyle

events this season for the Cowboys. At Wyoming: Freshman: (2009-10)- Lonsdorf saw limited action for the Cowboys but competed in several early meets for the Cowboys. Lonsdorf competed well in the North Dakota-South Dakota Triangular, in the sprint freestyle events placing third in the 50 free and sixth in the 100 free. Lonsdorf’s time of 22.26 in the 50 free was good enough for third place at the meet. He placed sixth in the 100 free with a time of 49.76. High School: Lonsdorf was one of the top swimmers in the state of Wisconsin before coming to UW. He was named team captain for two seasons and named Rhinelander High School’s Most Valuable and Most Dedicated swimmer for three years. He was a conference champion in the 100 freestyle and runner-up in the 50 freestyle his junior season. He reversed that his senior year and won the conference championship in the 50 freestyle and was runner-up in the 100 freestyle. At state championship meets, Lonsdorf was the 100 freestyle runner-up for three years, and runner-up in the 50 freestyle his junior year. He also swam the breaststroke where he placed fourth in the 100 breaststroke at the state championships. Lonsdorf broke records for his club team the Lakeland Swim Club as well. In the classroom, he was a National Honor Society member. Personal: He was born June 13, 1990 in Woodruff, Wisconsin. He is the son of Eileen and Charlie Lonsdorf, and has an older sister Jenny and twin brother David. He is majoring in biology at Wyoming. Top Times in High School: 50 freestyle-21.43; 100 free-47.65; 100 breaststroke-1:01.75; 200 breast-2:17.51.

UW This Season: Murdock returns to the Cow-boys as the Mountain West Conference champion

on the diving platform. He will look to continue to improve on the one and three meter springboards as he placed in the top five on each last season. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Murdock continued his already outstanding Cowboy career with a first-place finish and two top four finishes in all three diving events at the MWC championships. Murdock set an MWC and UW school record with his score of 427.90 on his way to a first-place finish on the platform. Murdock placed third on the 3-meter springboard with a score of 371.80. He also placed fourth on the 1-meter spring board with a score of 333.10. His scores allowed him to compete at the NCAA Zone ‘E’ Diving championships where he recorded two top ten finishes and one top 15 finish. Murdock dove well at the NCAA Zone ‘E’ meet placing 9th on the platform with a score of 593.40, his score of 577.30 placed him 10th on the 1-meter springboard. He placed 12th at the Zone ‘E’ diving meet on the 3-meter board with a score of 592.75. As well as competing at the 2010 Zone ‘E’ championships, Murdock competed at the AT&T National Diving Championships on the platform over the sum-mer of 2010. In the preliminary rounds Murdock placed 16th, qualifying him for the final round of the championships. Murdock dove exceptional in the final round with a score of 406.45, which was good enough for a seventh-place finish. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Murdock continued his success on the diving boards for the Cowboys as a sophomore. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Murdock placed second on platform, third in 3-meter, and eighth on 1-meter. Murdock broke the school record in the preliminary round on platform dive with a score of 346.45 and set the third best score in school history on 3-meter. He qualified for the NCAA Zone ‘E’ Championships and placed eighth on platform, 10th on 3-meter, and 19th on 1-meter. Murdock continued to dive over the summer at the national level. In the final round of the U.S. Senior Nationals, Murdock placed 12th on platform and pre-qualified for the next year’s competition. Along with his second letter award, Murdock earned Academic All-Con-ference for the first time in his career. Freshman: (2007-08)-Murdock played a huge role in Wyoming having the most diving points at the 2008 MWC Championships. He won second place in the 3-meter, fourth in the platform, and fifth in the 1-meter. Murdock took part in the NCAA Zone ‘E’ Championships, placing 15th in the 3-meter, and 21st in 1-meter dives. Murdock led the way for the Cowboys with a 14th-place finish on platform. High School: Murdock is both an accomplished diver and gymnast and competed in the US National gymnastics meet in the spring of 2007. In the pool, he was a district champion and the district diver of the year as a junior and senior. He was also a region champion as a senior and placed third at regionals as a junior. He received an NISCA All-America Award and was a TISCA All-State diver as a junior. He was the Marcus High School Most Valuable Diver all four years of his career. He placed third at the district meet as a freshman and sophomore. He was a member of the National Art Honor Society. He dove club for Grapevine Colleyville. Per-sonal: He was born on June 7, 1989 in Grapevine, Texas. He is the son of Julie and Rob and has two brothers, Michael and Matthew. He is ma-joring in social sciences. Top Marks at UW: 1-meter (6 dives)-333.10; 3-meter (6 dives)-371.80; platform (5 dives)- 427.90.

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treVor leValley

Sophomore, 6-1Buttefly/IMLake Stevens, Washington(Marysville-Pilchuck HS)

marK murdocK

Senior, 5-8DivingFlower Mound, Texas(Marcus HS)

Ben lonSdorF

Sophomore, 6-2FreestyleLake Tomahawk, Wisconsin(Rhinelander HS)


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UW This Season: Schmitt brings exceptional experience to the Cowboys in the

breaststroke, IM and the butterfly events. He will be looking to improve on his top 15 finishes at the Mountain West Conference Championships. At Wyoming: Junior: (2009-10)- Schmitt competed mostly for the Cowboys in the breaststroke events. He swam well for the Cowboys at the MWC Championships with two top 15 finishes in the 100 and 200 breaststroke. Sophomore: (2008-09)- Schmitt was one of the top butterfly swimmers for the Cowboys as a sophomore. In MWC dual meets, Schmitt added needed points and helped the Pokes to a 4-1 MWC record. Against TCU, Schmitt swam to two third-place finishes in the 100 and 200 butterfly. In the classroom, Schmitt earned his second Academic All-Conference Award. Freshman: (2007-08)- As a freshman, Schmitt was a big part of the Cowboy team. He was fourth on the team in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200. He also added depth to the butterfly and IM events. Schmitt competed in the 2008 MWC Championships and earned his first letter award. He was also an MWC Academic All-Conference selection. High School: While at Kelly Walsh High School, Schmitt had a very decorated career that was highlighted with All-America honors in both the 100 butterfly and 200 IM in 2007. He was an All-State and All-Conference swimmer all four years of high school. He was selected as the Wyoming Swimming Coaches Association Athlete of the State Meet as a senior and was also recognized as the Athlete of the Year as a sophomore and senior. He excelled academically and was a National Honor Society member, the Kelly Walsh Student Body Vice-President and a member of the honor roll. Personal: He was born on May 24, 1988 in Grand Junction, Colo. He is the son of Susie and Chuck and has a younger brother and sister, Robbie and Julie. He is majoring in geology. Top Times at UW: 100 breaststroke-1:00.06; 200 breast-2:10.81; 200 butterfly-1:53.99 200 IM-1:55.47.

UW This Season: Schwarz brings depth to the Cowboys diving unit, as well as

experience from competing at the Mountain West Conference championships. He will be looking to improve on his top 15 finishes from last season’s Mountain West Conference Championships. At Wyoming: Sophomore: (2009-10)- Schwarz proved to be an excellent young diver for the Cowboys with top 15 finishes at the MWC championships. He placed 12th on the platform with a score of 226.80. He placed 14th on both the 1- and 3-meter springboards with scores of 272.50 and 256.00. Freshman: (2008-09)- Schwarz made an immediate impact as a freshman for the Cowboy diving team. At the 2009 MWC Championships, Schwarz placed 11th on platform, and 12th on both 1- and 3-meter springboard. Schwarz earned his first letter award as a Cowboy and also was named MWC Academic All-Conference. High School: Schwarz competed at AAU nationals in high school. He placed 14th on three-meter in 2007 and sixth at one-meter in 2006. Personal: He was born on June, 5, 1990 in Geneva, Switzerland. He is the son of Gabrille and Roland and has two siblings Amelie, and Fabien. He is majoring in management at UW. Top Marks at UW: 1-meter (6 dives)-280.65; 3-meter (6 dives)-284.60; platform (5 dives)- 229.85.

UW This Season: Naik brings excellent speed and depth to the Cowboys IM, butterfly

and backstroke events. As a freshman he will look to compete early for the Cowboys. High School: During his junior and senior years, Naik accumulated many awards and records at Heritage Hall High School. He was named Oklahoma Swimmer of the Year and the Oklahoma Athlete of the Year. On his way to an individual state championship, he was also named All-American, All-State, and All-City during the 2009-10 swim season. He excelled in the classroom just as well as in the pool, Narayan was named Academic All-American and graduated National Honor Society. Personal: Naik was born on April 13, 1992 in Saskatoon, Canada. He is the son of Kam and Jocelyn, and has a younger brother Naresh. He plans to major in chemistry at UW. Top Times In High School: 50 freestyle-22.78; 100 free-49.97; 200 free-1:53.70; 500 free-4:57.80.

UW This Season: Rutecki will add depth and speed to the Cowboy freestyle events

and brings with him an Alaska state record in the 50 freestyle. High School: Rutecki excelled as a swimmer at Juneau High School earning a letter award each year he was in school. He was also named four-time All-American. Rutecki set the Alaska high school record in the 50 freestyle at 20.73. He also excelled in the classroom being named to the honor roll four consecutive years. Personal: Rutecki was born on September 30, 1992 in Juneau, Alaska He is the son of Tom and Mary, and has two siblings Jenna and Sam. He plans to major in mechanical engineering at UW. Top Times In High School: 50 freestyle-20.73; 100 free-46.21; 200 free-1:44.48.

narayan naiK

Freshman, 6-2IM/Butterfly/BackstrokeOklahoma City, Oklahoma (Heritage Hall HS)

daVid Schmitt

*Captain*Senior, 5-9Butterfly/IMCasper, Wyoming(Kelly Walsh HS)

nicK rutecKi

Freshman, 6-2Sprint FreestyleJuneau, Alaska(Juneau HS)

Valentin Schwarz

Junior, 5-7DivingAustin, Texas(Westlake HS)


Wyoming Records

(Bold indicates records set during the 2009-10 season by UW swimmers and divers.)

woMen’s toP FiveMen’s toP Five50 Freestyle Time Year1. Ben Walker :20.33 19952. Tommy Gregory :20.40 20093. Rob Kirk :20.51 19954. Ryan Rigg :20.56 19975. Jim Percy :20.71 1978

100 Freestyle Time Year1. Carl Marais :44.51 20052. Ben Walker :44.80 19973. Rob Kirk :44.95 19954. Eli Bell :45.05 20095. Tommy Gregory :45.15 2009

200 Freestyle Time Year1. Carl Marais 1:36.50 20052. Eli Bell 1:38.02 20093. Steve Davis 1:38.99 19904. Henry Holmberg 1:39.07 20065. Brian Pearson 1:39.11 1988

500 Freestyle Time Year1. J. Chudleigh 4:23.68 20032. Henry Holmberg 4:25.39 20053. Lynn Stetson 4:25.93 19824. Dave Wesley 4:26.62 19975. Matt Urich 4:27.05 2009

1000 Freestyle Time Year1. Henry Holmberg 9:20.78 20052. Lynn Stetson 9:21.30 19824. Robbie Hilton 9:23.23 20104. Robbie Hilton 9:25.59 20095. Damian Storz 9:25.74 2002

1650 Freestyle Time Year1. Lynn Stetson 15:23.52 19822. Henry Holmberg 15:27.62 20053. Robbie Hilton 15:30.79 20104. Robbie Hilton 15:33.85 20095. Kyle Wemhoff 15:34.46 2009

100 Backstroke Time Year1. Marshall Dilworth :48.33 20092. Carl Marais :49.78 20053. Ethan Maclean :49.93 20034. Nathan Fuller :50.28 20105. Tyler Kybartas :50.39 2009

200 Backstroke Time Year1. Carl Marais 1:46.63 20052. J. Chudleigh 1:46.95 20033. Marshall Dilworth 1:48.51 20094. Nathan Fuller 1:48.82 20105. Sam King 1:49.11 2008

100 Breaststroke Time Year1. Scott Usher :53.75 20042. Brandon Fischer :54.19 20103. Mark Miller :54.43 19884. Alex Larkin :54.50 20075. Brandon Fischer 54.69 2009

200 Breaststroke Time Year1. Scott Usher 1:55.33 20052. Brandon Fischer 1:57.51 20102. Mark Miller 1:57.72 19883. Alex Larkin 1:57.97 20094. Brandon Fischer 2:00.60 20095. Kendrick Bachman 2:01.56 2010

50 Freestyle Time Year1. Cassie Stelow :22.45 20102. Kelsey Conci :22.95 20103. Jody Riskowski :23.61 20034. Shelby Bull :23.65 20095. Missy Lewis :23.82 2003

100 Freestyle Time Year1. Shelby Bull :50.01 20102. Cassie Stelow :50.40 20103. Kelsey Conci :50.50 20103. Jody Riskowski :51.97 20034. Tamara Lehnertz :52.00 2006

200 Freestyle Time Year1. Shelby Bull 1:48.79 20102. Stephanie Vint 1:49.94 20093. Aimee Stinson 1:50.10 20084. Kristen Flachbarth 1:51.02 20095. Allison Schmid 1:51.67 2003

500 Freestyle Time Year1. Stephanie Vint 4:49.76 20102. Aimee Stinson 4:50.22 20093. Stephanie Vint 4:50.52 20094. Krista Jones 4:56.42 20085. Kristen Flachbarth 4:57.10 2009

1000 Freestyle Time Year1. Aimee Stinson 10:11.72 20092. Stephanie Vint 10:15.09 20103. Paige Fischer 10:18.40 20104. Jen Rice 10:19.08 20005. Jessica Schiffl 10:19.94 1999

1650 Freestyle Time Year1. Aimee Stinson 16:52.52 20082. Kristen Flachbarth 16:57.22 20103. Paige Fischer 16:59.11 20104. Jessica Schiffl 17:06.04 19995. Jen Rice 17:07.54 2000

100 Backstroke Time Year1. Kelsey Conci :54.27 20102. Norma Hughes :55.62 19923. Makenzie Hewson :55.89 20104. Norma Hughes :56.15 19925. Molly Janak :56.26 2010

200 Backstroke Time Year1. Norma Hughes 1:59.52 19922. Caroline Wells 2:00.77 2010 3. Joy Johnson 2:01.94 19934. Rachel Leyes 2:02.54 20085. Molly Janak 2:02.07 2010

100 Breaststroke Time Year1. Lesley Young 1:01.42 20092. Lauren Hewson 1:02.91 20103. Cassie Stelow 1:03.09 20104. L. Russenberger 1:03.17 20065. Erin Spadinger 1:03.96 2006

200 Breaststroke Time Year1. Lesley Young 2:13.19 20102. Lauren Hewson 2:15.26 20103. J. Fruhwirth 2:16.86 20084. L. Russenberger 2:17.61 20065. Megan Evans 2:17.92 2008

100 Butterfly Time Year1. Heidi Thorson :54.96 20072. Angie Sax :55.87 20003. Maggie Bach :56.22 20084. Shelby Bull :56.25 20105. Norma Hughes :56.73 1994

200 Butterfly Time Year1. Angie Sax 2:02.74 20002. Kari Budd 2:02.88 20103. Stephanie Vint 2:03.03 20104. Maggie Bach 2:03.86 20085. Jen Weidert 2:04.90 1997

200 IM Time Year1. Lesley Young 2:01.85 20102. Megan Evans 2:04.57 20073. Caroline Wells 2:05.45 20104. Jessy Badaracco 2:05.59 20105. Lauren Beard 2:05.63 2005

400 Ind. Medley Time Year1. Stephanie Vint 4:17.82 20102. Megan Evans 4:20.43 20083. Mabry Fiddler 4:26.83 20014. Lauren Beard 4:27.59 20045. Darcrea Corey 4:28.28 2000

1-M Diving (6) Score Year1. Stephanie Ortiz 314.47 20102. B. Wainwright 299.55 20063. Saara Haapanen 294.85 20074. Emily Huth 282.50 20095. C. Heimerdinger 279.60 1989

3-M Diving (6) Score Year1. Stephanie Ortiz 354.05 20102. Allie Smith 322.05 20103 B. Wainwright 311.30 20074. Emily Huth 305.78 20095. G. van Katwijk 297.53 2005

3-M Diving (11) Score Year1. G. van Katwijk 476.75 20052. Kirsten Coates 472.00 19853. Saara Haapanen 462.10 20044. Ginny Freeman 457.05 19865. Emily Keefer 442.45 2004

Platform (5) Score Year1. Emily Keefer 228.10 20072. Stephanie Ortiz 225.15 20103. G. Van Katwijk 219.95 20064. Emily Huth 219.90 20095. B. Wainwright 203.40 2008

Relays Time Year200 Medley 1:41.45 2010(Conci, Young, Bull, Stelow)400 Medley 3:43.88 2010(Conci, Young, Bach, Stelow)200 Freestyle 1:30.55 2010(Stelow, Bull, Vint, Conci)400 Freestyle 3:20.09 2010(Stelow, Conci, Bull, Hewson)800 Freestyle 7:23.02 2010(Vint, Bull, Wells, Flachbarth)

100 Butterfly Time Year1. Matt Urich :47.65 20082. Gene Birks :48.04 20043. Buddy Boysen :48:48 20014. Ron Fogel :49.21 20055. Chris Brookover :49.22 1985

200 Butterfly Time Year1. Tyler Kybartas 1:46.60 20092. Matt Urich 1:46.72 20083. Ron Fogel 1:47.10 20054. Ken Temple 1:47.80 19985. J. Chudleigh 1:47.81 2003

200 Ind. Medley Time Year1. Mark Miller 1:47.38 19882. Marshall Dilworth 1:48.60 20093. Brandon Fischer 1:48.73 20104. Sam King 1:49.55 20085. James Rigg 1:50.02 2009

400 Ind. Medley Time Year1. Mark Miller 3:52.11 19862. Sam King 3:53.41 20083. Damian Storz 3:53.85 20024. Rob Clayton 3:55.65 19915. Kendrick Bachman 3:56.26 2010

1-M Diving (6) Score Year1. Mark Murdock 358.95 20102. Andy Welsh 356.30 19853. Scott Anthony 332.50 19853. Kyle Bogner 332.50 20105. Tyler Miller 329.77 2009

3-M Diving (6) Score Year1. Andy Welsh 374.10 19852. Mark Murdock 371.80 20103. Kevin Bretting 367.42 20074. Mark Murdock 360.97 20095. Kyle Bogner 357.80 2010

3-M Diving (11) Score Year1. Andy Welsh 554.05 19822. Oscar Delgado 533.40 19993. Arlo Liebeler 510.00 19804. Scott Anthony 508.35 19835. John Lynch 504.20 2005

Platform Diving (6) Score Year1. Mark Murdock 427.90 20102. Mark Murdock 346.45 20093. John Lynch 309.05 20074. Kevin Bretting 284.10 20075. Tyler Miller 282.45 2009

Relays Time Year200 Medley 1:28.35 2009(Dilworth, Larkin, Urich, Gregory)400 Medley 3:15.66 2009(Dilworth, Fischer, Urich, E. Bell)200 Freestyle 1:21.80 2009(Rigg, E.Bell, C. Johnson, Gregory) 400 Freestyle 3:00.29 1997(Kershaw, Wesley, McComber, Walker)800 Freestyle 6:34.12 2005(Birks, Marais, Kritzinger, Holmberg)


Women’s Lockerroom

Corbett Pool All-Time RecordsMen’s Records Women’s Records

Event Name / School Time Year50-Freestyle Brett Allen / BYU :20.17 2006100-Freestyle Brett Allen / BYU :45.15 2006200-Freestyle Kris Wiest / Hawaii 1:39.48 1984500-Freestyle Duncan Cruickshank / UNM 4:32.33 19841000-Freestyle John Mendoza / UNLV 9:31.26 20091650-Freestyle Duncan Cruickshank / UNM 15:50.80 1984100-Butterfly Jorge Azevedo / BYU :48.89 2006200-Butterfly Ron Fogel / Wyoming 1:48.95 2005100-Backstroke Kyle Milberg / Denver :50.50 2010200-Backstroke Kyle Milberg / Denver 1:50.89 2010100-Breaststroke Scott Usher / Wyoming :55.45 2004200-Breaststroke Scott Usher / Wyoming 2:01.79 2005200-Ind. Medley Mark Miller / Wyoming 1:52.43 1988400-Ind. Medley Gordy Westerberg / UNM 4:04.84 1984200-Free Relay BYU 1:22.49 2004400-Free Relay BYU 3:02.59 1984800-Free Relay Hawaii 6:45.63 1984200-Medley Relay BYU 1:30.75 2006400-Medley Relay Wyoming 3:20.53 20051-Meter Diving (6) Andy Welsh / Wyoming 356.30 19851-Meter Diving (11) Andy Welsh / Wyoming 501.55 19843-Meter Diving (6) Andy Welsh / Wyoming 374.10 19853-Meter Diving (11) Jeff Carter / Hawaii 530.35 1984

Event Name / School Time Year50-Freestyle Cassie Stelow / Wyoming :23.20 2010100-Freestyle Shelby Bull / Wyoming :51.20 2010200-Freestyle Natasha Menezez / BYU 1:52.56 2010500-Freestyle Lisa Ripken / Utah 5:02.80 19961000-Freestyle Aimee Stinson / Wyoming 10:29.56 20081650-Freestyle Carolyn Shermer / BYU 17:38.73 1986100-Butterfly Amy Van Dyken / CSU :56.17 1994200-Butterfly Rachel Grant / BYU 2:03.37 2010100-Backstroke Kelsey Conci / Wyoming :55.80 2010200-Backstroke Ana Dangalakova / UNLV 2:04.97 2009100-Breaststroke Lesley Young / Wyoming 1:04.02 2008200-Breaststroke Lesley Young / Wyoming 2:20.34 2010200-Ind. Medley Zsu Jakabos / UNLV 2:05.68 2002400-Ind. Medley Rachel Grant / BYU 4:31.69 2008200-Free Relay Wyoming 1:34.89 2010400-Free Relay BYU 3:28.44 2010800-Free Relay Wyoming 7:46.11 2008200-Medley Relay Wyoming 1:43.54 2010400-Medley Relay Wyoming 3:53.00 20101-Meter Diving (6) Allie Smith/Wyoming 307.50 20101-Meter Diving (10) Tristan Baker / BYU 453.35 19863-Meter Diving (6) Allie Smith / Wyoming 329.70 20103-Meter Diving (11) Tristan Baker / BYU 549.40 1986

Swimming and Diving Facilities

Corbett Pool

Dry Land Diving Facility

RAC Weightroom

RAC Training Room


Wyoming Athletes in the NCAA ChampionshipsMenYear Name Events2007 Kevin Bretting Diving2005 Scott Usher 100 and 200 Breaststrokes*2004 Scott Usher 100* and 200 Breaststrokes*2003 Scott Usher 100*** and 200 Breaststrokes*1999 Oscar Delgado Diving1995 Scott Newell 100 and 200 Breaststrokes***1988 Mark Miller 200 Breaststroke*, 100 Breaststroke*, 200 IM*1987 Mark Miller 200 Breaststroke*, 200 IM***, 400 IM***1986 Mark Miller 400 IM 1986 Scott Anthony Diving 1984 Andy Welsh Diving*1983 Andy Welsh Diving1982 Lynn Stetson 1650 Freestyle1980 Arlo Liebeller Diving1978 James Percy 50 and 100 Freestyles1973 Wayne White 200 Freestyle1969 Robert White 100 Breaststroke1968 Robert White 100 and 200 Breaststroke1967 Eric Korsvold 500 Freestyle *, 200 freestyle1960 Jerry Lipman 100 and 200 Butterfly, 200 IM1950 James Nolan 440 and 1500 Freestyles1949 James Nolan 440 and 1500 Freestyles1949 Marcus Hodges 150 Backstroke1948 James Nolan 220 and 440 Freestyles

WomenYear Name Events2010 Cassie Stelow 50 Freestyle2010 Stephanie Ortiz Diving1994 Norma Hughes 100 Butterfly and 100 Backstroke1992 Norma Hughes 100 and 200 Backstrokes***1991 Norma Hughes 100 and 200 Backstrokes1985 Ginny Freeman Diving1985 Kristen Coates Diving1980 200 freestyle relay (Codel Schoengarth, Cathy Cotton, Beth Plevich, Kara Selig)1980 Kara Selig 50 Breaststroke1979 Denise Seal Diving1975 Pam Christensen 100 and 200 Freestyles, 100 and 200 Butterfly1974 Pam Christensen 100 Freestyle*, 200 Freestyle***, 100 Butterfly* First Team All-American** Second Team All-American*** Honorable Mention All-American

Mountain West Conference ChampionsYear Name Events2010 Team 200 Freestyle Relay2010 Team 400 Freestyle Relay2010 Cassie Stelow 50 Freestyle2010 Mark Murdock Platform Diving2009 Lesley Young 100 Breaststroke2009 Stephanie Ortiz Three-Meter Diving2009 Marshall Dilworth 100 Backstroke2008 Kyle Bogner One-Meter Diving2008 Aimee Stinson 1650 Freestyle2008 Matt Urich 100 and 200 Butterfly2007 Saara Haapanen One-meter Diving2007 Ron Fogel 200 Butterfly2007 Alex Larkin 100 Breaststroke2006 Ron Fogel 200 Butterfly2006 Alex Larkin 200 Breaststroke2005 Carl Marais 200 Freestyle2005 Scott Usher 200 Breaststroke2004 Gene Birks 100 Butterfly2004 Scott Usher 100 and 200 Breaststrokes2003 Jerram Chudleigh 500 Freestyle2003 Scott Usher 100 and 200 Breaststrokes2002 Damian Storz 1650 Freestyle and 400 IM2002 Scott Usher 200 Breaststroke2001 Damian Storz 400 IM2000 Oscar Delgado Platform Diving2000 Damian Storz 400 IM

NCAA Participants/MWC Champions

Cowboy Diver Mark Murdock won the MWC Conference title on men’s platform with a score of 427.90. His score also broke both the MWC and UW records on the platform.

Scott Usher

Cassie Stelow


Year Name Events 2010 Kendrick Bachman 200 Breaststroke Kyle Bogner 1 meter, 3 meter Marshall Dilworth 100 Backstroke, 200 IM Brandon Fischer 100 and 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM Brett Henehan 400 IM Robbie Hilton 1650 Freestyle Tyler Kybartas 200 Butterfly Trevor LeValley 400 IM Mark Murdock 1 meter, 3 meter, Platform Diving 800 Freestyle Relay Tyler Kybartas, Christian Johnson, Brett Henehan, Tommy Gregory 400 Medley Relay Marshall Dilworth, Brandon Fischer, Tyler Kybartas, Tommy Gregory 2009 Eli Bell 200 Freestyle Kyle Bogner 1 meter, Platform Diving Marshall Dilworth 100 Backstroke, 200 IM Brandon Fischer 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke Brett Henehan 400 IM Robbie Hilton 1650 Freestyle Tyler Kybartas 200 Butterfly Alex Larkin 200 Breaststroke Tyler Miller 1 Meter, Platform Diving Mark Murdock 3 Meter, Platform Diving James Rigg 200 IM Matt Urich 500 Freestyle, 100 Butterfly 200 Medley Relay Marshall Dilworth, Alex Larkin, Matt Urich, Tommy Gregory 400 Medley Relay Marshall Dilworth, Brandon Fischer, Matt Urich, Eli Bell2008 Eli Bell 100 Freestyle Levi Bell 200 Breaststroke Kyle Bogner 1 meter, 3 meter, Platform Diving Sam King 200 IM, 400 IM Alex Larkin 100 and 200 Breaststroke Will McCallum 100 and 200 Breaststroke Tyler Miller 1 meter, 3 meter, Platform Diving Mark Murdock 1 meter, 3 meter, Platform Diving Matt Urich 100 and 200 Butterfly Colter Yancey Platform Diving 400 Medley Relay Nathan Fuller, Alex Larkin, Matt Urcih, Eli Bell2007 Levi Bell 100 Breaststroke Kevin Bretting 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform Diving Ron Fogel 200 Butterfly Sam King 200 IM Alex Larkin 100 and 200 Breaststroke John Lynch 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform Diving Will McCallum 100 Breaststroke

Cowboys’ First Team All-MWC Performers Tyler Miller 3-meter Diving Matt Urich 100 and 200 Butterfly 400 Medley Relay Sam Shook, Alex Larkin, Matt Urich, Eli Bell2006 Kevin Bretting 1-Meter Diving Ron Fogel 200 Butterfly Alex Larkin 200 Breaststroke John Lynch 3-Meter Diving2005 Ron Fogel 200 Butterfly Henry Holmberg 500 and 1650 Freestyles John Lynch 1-Meter and Platform Diving Carl Marais 200 Freestyle and 200 Backstroke Scott Usher 100 and 200 Breaststrokes Gene Birks 800 Freestyle Relay Carl Marais Grant Kritzinger Henry Holmberg2004 Gene Birks 100 Butterfly Ron Fogel 200 Butterfly John Lynch Platform Diving Scott Usher 100 and 200 Breaststrokes Ethan Maclean 800 Freestyle Relay Scott Usher Gene Birks Grant Kritzinger2003 Jerram Chudleigh 500 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly Damian Storz 400 IM and 1650 Freestyle Scott Usher 100 and 200 Breaststrokes Jake Weidert 400 IM Jerram Chudleigh 800 Freestyle Relay Gene Birks Ted Dibble Grant Kritzinger2002 Jerram Chudleigh 200 Butterfly Guy Fulfer 200 Freestyle Damian Storz 400 IM, 500 and 1650 Freestyles Scott Usher 200 Breaststroke2001 Buddy Boysen 100 Butterfly Oscar Delgado 1-meter, 3-meter diving Damian Storz 400 IM, 1650 Freestyle Jake Weidert 400 IM, 200 Butterfly2000 Oscar Delgado 3-meter and Platform Diving Al Jarrell 200 IM Damian Storz 400 IM Jake Weidert 200 Butterfly


Cowboys’ First Team All-MWC Performers Cowgirls’ First Team All-MWC PerformersYear Name Events2010 Kari Budd 200 Butterfly Shelby Bull 100 Freestyle, 200 Freestyle Kelsey Conci 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 100 Backstroke Kristen Flachbarth 1650 Freestyle Lauren Hewson 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke Kenzie Hewson 50 Freestyle Emily Huth 1 Meter, Platform Diving Paige Fischer 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle Molly Janak 100 Backstroke Stephanie Ortiz 1 Meter, 3 Meter, Platform Diving Cassie Stelow 50 Freestyle, 100 Breaststroke Allie Smith 1 Meter, 3 Meter Diving Stephanie Vint 500 Freestyle, 200 Butterfly, 400 IM Caroline Wells 200 Backstroke Lesley Young 200 IM, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, Kelsey Conci, Shelby Bull 200 Freestyle Relay Kenzie Hewson, Cassie Stelow Kelsey Conci, Shelby Bull 400 Freestyle Relay Kenzie Hewson, Cassie Stelow Stephanie Vint, Caroline Wells,800 Freestyle Relay Kristen Flachbarth, Shelby Bull Kelsey Conci, Lesley Young, 200 Medley Relay Shelby Bull, Cassie Stelow Kelsey Conci, Lesley Young, 400 Medley Relay Stephanie Vint, Cassie Stelow 2009 Emily Huth 1 Meter, 3 Meter, Platform Tiffany Izatt 3 Meter Diving Stephanie Ortiz 1 Meter, 3 Meter, Platform Allie Smith 1 Meter Diving Cassie Stelow 50 Freestyle Aimee Stinson 500 Freestyle Stephanie Vint 500 Freestyle, 400 IM Lesley Young 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 IM 2008 Maggie Bach 200 Butterfly Megan Evans 200 IM, 400 IM, 200 Breaststroke Jessica Fruhwirth 100 and 200 Breaststroke Krista Jones 100 and 500 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke Stephanie Ortiz 1 meter, 3 meter, Platform Diving Cassie Stelow 50 Freestyle Aimee Stinson 200 Freestyle, 500 Freestyle, 1650 Freestyle Stephanie Vint 500 Freestyle, 400 IM Brittany Wainwright 1 meter, 3 meter, PlatformDiving Lesley Young 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststoke2007 Kari Budd 200 Butterfly

Jessica Fruhwirth 200 Breaststroke Saara Haapanen 1-meter and Platform Diving Emily Keefer 3-meter Diving Tamara Lehnertz 200 Freestyle Stephanie Ortiz 1-meter and Platform diving Erin Spadinger 100 and 200 Breaststroke Aimee Stinson 200, 500 and 1650 Freestyle Heidi Thorson 100 Butterfly Brittany Wainwright 1-meter and Platform diving 200 Medley Relay Molly Janak, Erin Spadinger Heidi Thorson, Cassie Stelow2006 Saara Haapanen 3-Meter Diving Lindsey Russenberger 100 and 200 Breaststrokes Aimee Stinson 1650 Freestyle Brittany Wainwright 1-Meter Diving2005 Lauren Beard 200 IM Lindsey Russenberger 100 and 200 Breaststrokes Ginni van Katwijk 3-Meter and Platform Diving Heidi Thorson 200 Freestyle Relay Haley Bonin Kenzie Kotby Tamara Lehnertz2004 Saara Haapanen 1-Meter Diving2001 Darcrea Corey 200 Butterfly Mabry Fiddler 400 IM and 200 Breaststroke2000 Darcrea Corey 400 IM Jen Rice 1650 Freestyle Angie Sax 100 Butterfly Jessica Schiffl 1650 Freestyle


Cowgirl LetterwinnersAAdams, Jennifer, 1995 Ahrens, Lindsay, 2002-03 Albanese, Pamela, 1980 Alderman, Dominy, 1997-00Allen, Jena, 1980 Apostol, JoAnn, 1981

BBach, Maggie, 2007-08Badaracco, Jessica, 2009-10Bastian, Elizabeth, 1987-89Beard, Lauren, 2004-07 Behrens, Carrie, 1998-01Belanger, Krista, 1995-97Bell Casscells, Roxanne, 1980-82Bella, Kim, 1987 Beranek, Ruth, 1982-84Bietz, Eugenie, 1981 -83Bigger, Katie, 2004-07Black, Bridget, 1984-87Blake, Carlyn, 1986-89Boggs, Megan, 2006-07Bohler, Hillary, 2008-09Bonin, Haley, 2005Boyer, Sara, 1994-95 Boyle, Shea, 2002-04 Bray, C.J., 2006Braslins, Leann, 1984 Briggs, Janis, 1980-81Brockman, Nancy, 1981-83 Brown, Yvonne, 1985 Brownlee, Billie, 1981, 83 Brush, Alison, 1981-82Budd, Kari, 2007-10 Bull, Shelby 2008-10Bush, Lauren, 2001

CCalhoun, Amy, 1982-85Campbell, Elizabeth, 1992-95Carlson, Lynn, 1993-96 Cerrezin, Anne, 1980-81Cheramine, Kim, 1990 Christensen, Kali, 1990-94Christensen, Pam, 1974-75Christian, Lisa, 1999Christopher, Vanessa, 1989 Clift, Kathy, 1980-81 Coates, Kristen, 1985Colaric, Lauren, 2001 Conci, Kelsey, 2008-10Corbaley, Donna, 1980-82 Corey, Darcrea, 2000-01 Corsberg, Carol, 1980-81 Cotton, Kathy, 1980 Crawford, Ashley, 1997

DDaird, Cindy, 1989 DeFauw, Deborah, 1988-89 DeWolf, Angela, 2005-08Dupis, Laura, 2008

EEvans, Megan, 2008Everard, Joan, 1991 Evers, Julie, 1988-92

F Flachbarth, Kristen, 2008-10

Fiddler, Mabry, 2002Fischer, Paige, 2009-10Fontcuberta, Anna, 1996 Fornstorm, Kiesa, 1991-94Forrister, Amanda, 2008-09Frazee, Mary, 1995-98Freeman, Ginny, 1985Fruhwirth, Jessica, 2007-08 Fuller, Stephanie, 1999

G Gebhert, Jean, 1993-96Glaab, Laura, 2004, 06Goodner, Kathryne, 1994-97Graham, Elizabeth, 1987-88 Grey, Susan, 1987 Grylevich, Robyn, 1988Gutierrez, Suzanne, 1981-82

HHaapanen, Saara, 2004-07Hansen, Holly, 2004-06Hartigan, Kaella, 2008-10Hauswirth, Jennie, 1995-96 Haywood, Anne, 2000-03Haywood, Katie, 2001-04 Hedges, Dawn, 1990 Heiden, Pamela, 1982-85Heimerdinger, Carlyn, 1985-89Hellenberg, Jayne, 1987-88 Hennings, Erin, 2001-03 Hester, Karen, 1986Hewson, Lauren, 2009-10Hewson, Kenzie, 2009-10Hiatt, Sandra, 1992 Hollon, Emily, 1997-00Holmes, Laura, 1980-81Hughes, Norma, 1991-94Huth, Emily, 2007-10

IIzatt, Tiffany, 2009

JJames, Mary, 1981Janak, Molly, 2007-10 Jankovsky, Kelley, 1982-85Jennings, Jessica, 2003Johnson, Deanna, 1982-83Johnson, Joy, 1992-93 Johnson Stacy, 1983 Jones, Krista, 2006-09Jones, Tracey, 1987-90Jugler, Joni, 1985-87

K Kalber, Susan, 1981Kalocinski, Erika, 1997-98 Kazerooni, Helen, 1990Keefer, Emily, 2004-07Kerr, Christi, 1987 Kiepke, Shannon, 1989-90Kimball, Channing, 2001-04Kinne, Leslie, 1986 Kireilis, Sonja, 1992-94 Kirkwood, Sheri, 1989-92Koithan, Jennifer, 1994-97 Koop, Natalie, 1999 Kopischka, Shauna, 1994 Kotby, Kenzie, 2003 -06Kreger, Jennifer, 2002

LLaBrayere, Jamie, 1998-00 Larsen, Bethany, 1996-99Lasher, Briana, 1995-98Lazecki, Kim, 1982 Lehnertz, Tamara, 2004-07Lewis, Kristin, 2002 -05Lewis, Missy, 2000-02 Leyes, Rachel, 2005 -06, 08Leziy-Miller, Alexandra. 2003-05Lilly, Janelyn, 2001-04 Loveland, M., 1986-89Lynch, Jill, 1981

MMallett, Ashley, 2001-04Malys, Sheri, 1985 Mansfield, Jean, 1980-82 Marcon, Virginia, 2008Massar, Laurie, 1982-83McCullough, Tamra, 1987-89 McFarland, Tolly, 1981-83McNaught, Sarah, 1994-97Mecham, Crystal, 2001 Merriam, Melinda, 1984 Merten, Heather, 1990-93 Meyer, Heather, 1987Meyer, Tara, 1999Michelena, Samantha, 2003-05Miller, Hillarie, 1986-88 Millhouse , Julia, 2002 Mitchum, Twila, 1982 Miyake, Cindy, 1980 Moher, Olena, 2007Monsen, Karen, 1983-85Moore, Carol, 1983 Moore, Kathleen, 1994-97Morgan, Sharon, 1986, 89

N Nakao, Theresa, 1999Naviaux, Nicky, 1987Nelson, Shauna, 2007-08 Niederer, Ashlie, 2002-03 Nishi, Krishanne, 1985Nowak, Elizabeth, 2000-01

OO’Brein, Cathy, 1980 O’Connell, Wendy, 1999-01Ortiz, Stephanie, 2007-10

PParola, Casey, 1990-92 Peters, Kate, 1994-96 Platte, Kirsten, 1983 -86Plevich, Beth, 1980

RRay, Nancy, 1981-83Reid, Diedre, 1994 Rice, Jennifer, 1997-00Riedel, Naria, 1993 Riskowski, Jody, 2000-03Roberts, Penny, 1986-87Russenberger, Lindsey, 2005-06

SSacks, Amy, 1989Sax, Angie, 2000-01 Scala, Nichole, 1993-96Schiffl, Jessica, 1997-00

Schoengarth, Codel, 1980-82Schlesinger, Karen, 1984 Schmid, Allison, 2000-03 Schurz, Jennifer, 1999-00, 02 Scifres, Norma, 1990-94Seal, Denise, 1980 Sebo, Suzanne, 1983Seifert, Kari, 1995-98 Selig, Kara, 1980Seymour, Katie, 2001 Simmons, Jane, 1981 Skinner, Tara, 1982-85Smith, Allie, 2009-10Smith, Kathy, 1981-83Smith, Wendy, 1981 -84Spadinger, Erin, 2004-07Spencer, Cara Sue, 1984-87Springer, Lindsay, 2000-03Springer, Ryan, 2000-01 Stallings, Ganae, 2003Stelow, Cassie, 2007-10Sterns, Margot, 1988-91 Stinson, Aimee, 2006-09Sullivan, Christie, 1983 Susick, Sheila, 1987Swirzcki, Meghan, 2009-10

T Tabert, Kimi, 1982-84Taylor, Lindsay, 2004-06Taylor, Whitney, 2008-10Teets, Briana, 1998Thorson, Heidi, 2004-07Tierney, Laura, 1997-00Timm, Trish, 1983 Timmons, Heather, 1995-96 Tomlinson, Kathy, 1990-93Tomlinson, Patty, 1993 Tristani, Renee, 1986-88Turtle, Carolanne, 1993-96

UUnderwood, Mary Ann, 1986

VVan Duyn, Virginia, 1985-86van Katwijk, Ginni, 2005-06 Vanhala, Helja, 2002-03 Vint, Stephanie, 2008-10Voigt, Debbie, 1980

WWagner, Erin, 2008Wainwright, Brittany, 2005-08Watson, Charlotte, 1983 Wegner, Debbie, 1980 Weidert, Jennifer, 1997-00Wells, Caroline, 2009-10Welsh, Susan, 1983Wendler, Theresa, 1996-99West, Ashley, 1999 West, Sadie, 1999-00 Wiggins-Goodell, Wendy,1980Wiltshire-Woodruff, Carrie, 1991-95Woods, Shawna, 1991

YYarmer, Pamela, 1980Yelton, Tonya, 1986Young, Lesley, 2008-10

ZZans, Nicole, 2007Zenker, Stacey, 2004Zupence, Anna, 1980


Cowboy LetterwinnersAAberle, Mickey, 1995-99Agajanian, Walter, 1975 Agee, Richard, 1962 Aldrich, Allyn, 1957-58 Allen, William, 1978 Allen, John, 1938 Anderson, Robert, 1962Anderson, Kevin, 1990Anderson, Greg, 1990Anderson, Bred, 1992Andrau, William, 1951Anthony, Scott, 1982-86Appleby, Edmund, 1941Austad, Craig, 1989-92Aydin, Emre, 2004

BBachman, Kendrick, 2009-10Baker, William, 1964 Baker, Brent, 2004-06 Baldacci, Michael, 1990-91Bartlett, Brent, 1996-97Baumgardner, Mike,1973-74Baumgardner, Peter,1972-75Beahm, Herschel, 1950 Behney, Charles, 1950-52Bell, Eli, 2005-09Bell, James, 1971-72Bell, Levi, 2004-08 Bell, David, 1979 Bennaton, John, 1963 Benson, John, 1963 Birks, Roger, 1975Birks, Gene, 2003-05Blake, John, 1988-89Blessing, Robert, 1950-52Boettcher, Anthony, 1984-85Bogner, Kyle, 2008-10Booth, Stan, 1962Boysen, Robert, 1999-01Bradley, Bruce, 1949-50Brandenburg, Charles, 1959-61Brashier. William, 1975, 77, 79Breaux, Ronald, 1949 Brennan, Timothy, 1978, 80-81Brenner, Tim, 1971 Breslin, William, 1950 Bretting, Kevin, 2003-07Brienza, Christian, 1998-01Briggs, Robert, 1979-82Briggs, William, 1979-82Brittain, Dennis, 1961-62Brookover, P. Chris, 1982-85Brown, Nicholas, 1980-83Brown, Jim, 1980-81 Bruce, Gordon, 1951-53Buckingham, Dale, 1979-82Bunten, Robert, 1951-52Burnham, Steve, 2005

CCaird, Jeffrey, 1980-82 Carlson, Sven, 1975 Carr, Ralph, 1959 Carroll, William, 1956-58Carter, Dustin, 2001 Chandler, James, 1969-70Channer, John, 1953 Chapin, Ron, 1983 Chapin, James, 1956 Chaplin, Donald, 1954 Chlubna, Richard, 1963-64Christensen, Charles,1938-41Christensen, John, 1940Christianson, Jon, 2001Chudleigh, Jerram, 2002-03Clark, William, 1947 Clayton, Robert, 1988-91Cochran, Bryan, 1994 Cochran, Harold, 1969-72Cole, Geoffrey, 1956-58Collinson, Richard, 1942Colvin, Phil, 1992-95Comrie, Jamie, 2007-10 Cook, Richard, 1978-79Cossairt, Timothy, 1979-81Creek, James, 1985-88

Curtiss, Mike, 1994

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The University of Wyoming recognizes the special needs of today’s Division I student-athlete and has made the commitment to address those needs with a comprehensive counseling program. In addition to the demands of being a student at the University of Wyoming, our student-athletes must also deal with the extra pressures associated with participating athletically in the most competitive major college division in the country.

The Athletic-Academic Counseling Office offers programs designed to assist each student-athlete in achieving their athletic and academic goals. The entire staff is dedicated to achieving the program goal of providing comprehensive services to ensure a successful student-athlete experience -- academically, personally, vocationally and athletically.

The University of Wyoming’s Athletics Counseling Office offers a full range of services in the following four areas:

1. Academic CounselingThe core of our academic-support services is the tutorial and mentor program. A qualified staff of

tutors and mentors assist students in clarifying their study material and, in the case of travel, help students catch up on what material was missed. In addition to the tutorial program, attention is given to each individual in the development of their class schedule. All UW student-athletes must take a minimum of twelve hours of classes each semester which directly apply to their chosen degree, and appropriate scheduling is a critical priority.

Study skills assistance is available for those who need special help in areas including test preparation, note taking and time-management techniques.

Finally, each student-athlete’s academic progress is closely monitored during the semester for such things as attendance, current grade and class participation. Steps are taken to address deficiencies identified by student-athlete progress reports on an individual basis.

2. Personal CounselingCollege life can be a stressful, as well as, rewarding experience. The additional pressures and stress of being a student-athlete can

create problems which may inhibit the effectiveness of the individual in all aspects of life. Issues involving family, friends, school or sport may have a serious impact on the individual and these issues can be addressed with the help of the professional counseling that is available to each student-athlete.

3. Career CounselingThe purpose of obtaining a college education is to prepare an individual for meaningful employment following graduation. Needless

to say, the act of choosing a useful major is indeed a challenging task considering the multitude of possibilities. Career counseling is available to assist student-athletes in the very important process of selecting a major that will lead to a desired career.

4. Personal Growth and DevelopmentThis component of the student-athlete counseling program consists of presentations and workshops that address the needs and

concerns of today’s student-athletes. Presentations feature issues such as Drugs/Alcohol Abuse, Becoming Your Personal Best, Sexual Awareness and Responsibility and Cultural Diversity. Our goal is to provide student-athletes with information that allows them to make informed choices about their personal behavior.

UW Academic Quick Facts

Founded: 1886President: Tom BuchananEnrollment: 13,207Campus Size: 785 acresUndergraduate Colleges: 6Graduate/Professional Colleges: Graduate School, College of LawAverage Class Size of All Undergraduate Courses: 27Average Class size of Freshman Classes: 35Student/Faculty Ratio: 15:1

The University of Wyoming strength and conditioning staff recognizes each UW student-athlete will spend a large amount of their undergraduate experience training and preparing to be successful in their chosen sport. The Wyoming strength and conditioning staff works diligently to enhance this experience using our expertise, knowledge and coaching abilities. Each full time coach is a certified strength and conditioning specialist. The mission of the Wyoming strength and conditioning department is to foster a positive, safe, challenging and properly equipped training environment while developing all of the individuals physical qualities needed to be successful in their sport. Our approach calls for all coaches and athletes to work together towards developing an athlete’s full physical and mental potential and thereby improving sport performance. Training programs incorporate sport specific and scientifically proven training methods to produce a progressive and year-round training program. The focal points of this comprehensive training program includes: mastery of correct training techniques, developing functional strength training, improving sport specific speed, power and agility, improving sport and position specific conditioning, work capacity and flexibility while also increasing the athletes knowledge of proper dietary practices. We feel this holistic approach will facilitate the individual’s and team’s ability to successfully compete in conference, regional and national championships.

Wyoming Strength and Conditioning Program

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Wyoming swimming and diving news releases, event recaps, schedule, roster, records, historical information, photos and biographical sketches of athletes and coaches are all available. Along with features on current swimmers and divers, prospective student-athletes can submit their information to the UW coaching staff at this site.

Launched in 1998, as the official University of Wyoming Athletics website, wyomingathletics.com has annually expanded in both content and usership and boasts a graphic design that is appealing and user friendly for alumni, students, fans and media. Partnered with CSTV-Online, Wyoming’s home on the internet has become the one source for all information on UW’s 17 NCAA scholarship sports.

CSTV-Online and its network of 250 official athletic sites for top colleges and universities, is the number one online source for college sports broadband content, news, information, scores and analysis and e-commerce, generating more than 6.5 million unique users.

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From its inception in 1999, the Mountain West Conference has been committed to excellence in intercollegiate athletics, while promoting the academic missions of its member institutions. Progressive in its approach, the MWC continues to cultivate opportunities for student-athletes to compete at the highest level, while fostering academic achievement and sportsmanship. Now in its 12th year, the MWC has been assertive in its involvement with the NCAA governance structure and has taken a leadership role in the overall administration of intercollegiate athletics.

The Mountain West Conference is noted for its geographic diversity. Some of the most beautiful terrain and landscapes in the nation can be found within Mountain West Conference boundaries, including the majestic Rocky Mountain range, which borders four MWC schools (Utah, BYU, Air Force and Colorado State). The high plains of Wyoming (elevation 7,220 feet – the highest Division I campus in the nation) contrast with the desert city of Las Vegas and the Pacific Ocean locale of San Diego State. The southwestern flavor of New Mexico complements the western heritage and culture of Fort Worth, Texas, home of the MWC’s newest member, TCU.

The Mountain West Conference was conceived on May 26, 1998, when the presidents of eight institutions — Air Force, Brigham Young, Colorado State, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming — decided to form a new NCAA Division I-A intercollegiate athletic conference.

The split from the former 16-team conference re-established continuity and stability among the membership within the new league and signaled the continuation of its tradition-rich, long-standing athletic rivalries. Five of the MWC’s eight members have been conference rivals since the 1960s (BYU, Utah, New Mexico, Wyoming, Colorado State), while San Diego State (1978) and Air Force (1980) were longtime members as well. UNLV entered the fold in 1996 and TCU began its first year of competition in 2005-06, completing the membership in the MWC as it stands today.

All nine MWC schools compete in women’s swimming and diving. Six (Air Force, BYU, TCU, UNLV, Utah and Wyoming) compete in men’s swimming and diving.

Last season, the UNLV men won their fifth consecutive MWC Championship. On the women’s side, BYU won their eighth ever MWC Swimming Championship. Student-athletes from BYU, TCU and UNLV represented the MWC in the NCAA Men’s Swimming and Diving Championships, while BYU, San Diego State and Wyoming provided participants on the women’s side in NCAA postseason action.

The University of Wyoming Cowgirls finished in second place in 2010, their highest finish in team history. The Cowgirls finished the season 14-1 overall in duals last season and 7-1 in the MWC duals. The Cowboys finished in fourth place at the MWC Championships. They finished the season with a 7-3 overall dual record and 3-2 in the MWC.

Mountain West Conference

RAgTIMe COWbOy JOeThe familiar fight song of the University of Wyoming athletics teams is Ragtime Cowboy Joe. This song is performed by the band as UW teams enter the playing surface, following a score or big play, and to fire up the fans. The Cowboy and Cowgirl student-athletes traditionally sing this following each Wyoming victory.

RAGTIME COWBOY JOE“He always sings raggy music to the cattle as he swings back and forward in the saddle, on a horse - a pretty good horse! He’s got a syncopated gaiter, and you ought to hear the meter to the roar of his repeater; how they run - yes run! - when they hear that he’s ‘a-comin’, cause the western folks all know, he’s a high-falootin’, rootin, tootin’, son of a gun from ol’ Wyoming, Ragtime Cowboy, Talk about your Cowboy, Ragtime Cowboy Joe.”

The STAMPeDeThe Stampede is the official athletics fan club for University of Wyoming students. The Stampede is one BIG fan club for all 17 NCAA Division I sports at the University of Wyoming. The Stampede leads Wyoming fans

in spirit, tradition and passion for Wyoming Athletics. Members of the Stampede receive multiple benefits, and as a student at UW, The Stampede is the best way to become involved in Wyoming Athletics.

COWbOy NICkNAMeThe nickname “Cowboys” was applied to Wyoming athletic teams as early as 1891 - two years before the first official football game. The story is that the Wyoming pick-up football team appealed to a 220 pound cowpuncher, Fred Bush, for help in a game against the Cheyenne Soldiers. Bush signed up for a course or two and came out for the team. When he trotted onto the field decked out in a checkered shirt and Cowboy hat, someone yelled, “Hey, look at the Cowboy!” Since many of the members of the team were also ex-cowboys, the name stuck. When women’s sports were added at UW, the nickname of Cowgirls was applied to those squads.

COWbOy JOe PONyCowboy Joe IV, a fourth generation Wyoming mascot, trots around War Memorial Stadium after each Cowboy touchdown, a tradition which started in 1950 when the Farthing Family of Cheyenne made a generous donation of a young pony to become Wyoming’s mascot. Cowboy Joe also represents UW in parades around the region, appears in Tailgate Park on football game days and leads the band and team in the pre-game Cowboy Walk. This beautiful little pony is very popular with Cowboy & Cowgirl fans of all ages.

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SPIRIT SqUADSThe primary purpose of Wyoming’s Spirit Squads is to support the Cowboys and Cowgirls, and to serve as public relations ambassadors for the University of Wyoming. The UW cheer and pom squads work hard to get the crowd involved, lead cheers, entertain, and to boost the level of fan excitement and support to new extremes. In addition to their game-day involvement at UW Athletics’ contests, Wyoming Spirit Squad members also make numerous appearances at university activities, functions, programs, charitable and public events. Cowboy and Cowgirl sports are flying high and the Wyoming Spirit Squads are leading the way.

bROWN AND gOLD COLORSThe story behind the colors of the University of Wyoming dates back to 1895. In the spring of that year, the first ever UW Alumni Banquet was held. Decorations for the banquet included Brown-Eyed Susans, a flower native of Southeastern Wyoming. The Alumni were so impressed with the colors (brown and yellow) and the beauty of the flowers that they decided to select these colors as the official school colors at UW. Currently, the colors are described as brown and gold.

WeSTeRN ThUNDeR MARChINg bANDThe University of Wyoming Marching Band - “Western Thunder” - features musicians from nearly every major on campus, who perform for thousands of football fans each year at home and road Cowboy football games. The Wyoming Pep Band plays at numerous other UW sporting events.

PISTOL PeTePistol Pete is a UW student mascot who works alongside the Wyoming Spirit Squads, encouraging the crowd and getting fans involved in the game.

UW’S LOgO - STeAMbOAT One of the nation’s best, and most distinctive logos, the image on Wyoming’s uniforms depicts a cowboy riding a bucking horse. This symbol has been a part of the University of Wyoming Athletics Department since the early 1920’s, when UW Equipment Manger Deane Hunton obtained a photograph of a cowboy, Guy Holt, riding the world famous bucking horse Steamboat. Hunton had the photo made into a logo, which was then utilized by UW athletic teams. While there are differing opinions on exactly which horse and rider is depicted on all of UW’s athletic uniforms today, it is the symbol that is important. The bucking horse and rider represents the toughness, and the never-say-die spirit that is Wyoming. A statue honoring the symbol called ‘Fanning a Twister’, was erected at the north entrance of UW’s athletics facilities in 1991.

UW Traditions


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UW Campusgreat people, great surroundings, and a great education...it's all here at the University of Wyoming.

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AMeRICA’S beSTIn August of 2010, UW was named one of the nation's best institutions for undergraduate education, according to the Princeton Review.

The University of Wyoming is listed 17th among “America’s Best Public Colleges” in rankings released in 2009 by Forbes.com. Additionally, Forbes ranked UW fifth among its “America’s Best College Buys.”


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Spend some time here and you’ll agree that much of UW’s character is shaped by this great “home on the range.” Laramie, the location of the main campus, is a safe, friendly community of 30,000 people. Nestled between the Laramie and Snowy Range mountains in southeastern Wyoming, it’s a beautiful, unspoiled place with a special life-style.

The campus extends over 785 tree-shaded acres. There’s an attractive mix of modern and traditional structures; many were built with native Wyoming sandstone. It’s a place where the sun shines 320 days each year. It’s hard to be gloomy here. When you view it from 7,200 feet, you see things more clearly. But it’s not just a pretty place; it’s also a place that works.

Up-to-date facilities support the learning and research mission that makes UW special. There are classrooms with state-of-the art computer technology, laboratories with the latest equipment, excellent libraries, computer systems with universal Internet access, and a long list of premier research facilities both on campus and in the surrounding area.

UW Campusgreat people, great surroundings, and a great education...it's all here at the University of Wyoming.

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Wyoming...Like No Place on earth

Photos on this Page:We wish to thank the Wyoming Division of Tourism for the photos featured on this page. (Top) The Tetons and Snake River. (Middle Top) Devil's Tower National Monument. (Middle Bottom) Yellowstone Falls. (Bottom) Old Faithful.

They say it’s beauty is like no other, and you fall in love with its people.

Wyoming, it is like no place on earth. Within it’s boundaries is America’s first and largest national park, Yellowstone. The unbounding beauty there includes “Old Faithful” geyser and Yellowstone Lake, the world’s largest high-mountain lake. There is Yellowstone Falls, so awe-inspiring, it’ll take your breath away. There are over 260 different species of animals and birds located there. Wyoming’s wonders seem to be unending. There is Grand Teton National Park, whose centerpiece is the spectacular Teton Mountain Range. There is Devil’s Tower, America’s first national monument. There is the world’s largest mineral hot springs located in Thermopolis. There is the beauty of Ten Sleep Canyon and a hundred other places.

For breathtaking beauty, Wyoming is unmatched. Its reputation brings millions of visitors to its borders each year. Plus, some of the best skiing in America can be found in Wyoming. Tourists and sportsmen can’t wait to get here to enjoy the clean mountain air and limitless outdoor attractions.

The history of the great American West can be heard whistling through the trees of Wyoming. Wyoming had an historic place in the taming of the West in the late 1800’s. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were two of Wyoming’s most famous citizens during the era of lawlessness. There remain plenty of reminders of an age that will live forever in American lore.

People are Wyoming’s strongest resource. These folks are down to earth, friendly and helpful. And, oh how proud they are of their Cowboys and Cowgirls. Wyoming has some of the best fans in America. As their only four-year university, Wyoming folks are tremendously supportive of their teams.

Yet, as down to earth as they are, many Wyomingites are on the cutting edge of politics, entertainment and business. Among some of the most famous are: former Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney; Dr. Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers; Dean Conger, former chief photographer of the National Geographic Society; Curt Gowdy, the most decorated national sportscaster in history; Alan Simpson, former United States Senator; Gerry Spence, attorney and television personality; and General Pete Schoomaker, former U.S. Army Chief of Staff.

For great people, great scenery and a great education, there is no place quite like Wyoming.

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Things to Check Out In Laramie:

✓ Rappel down a rock face at Vedauwoo ✓ Ski, mountain bike or hike the trails at Happy Jack ✓ Snowboard the slopes at the Snowy Range Ski Area ✓ Catch a trophy fish at Lake Hattie

One of the best things about Laramie is its location between two beautiful mountain ranges. It’s a place of blue skies and clean air. Much of the area surrounding Laramie is public National Forest land. That means great access! You can head for the nearby mountains and find yourself on a hiking, biking or skiing trail within 15 minutes. There’s also nearby rock climbing at the impressive Vedauwoo formations. You can be downhill skiing in the Snowy Range within 45 minutes. Laramie is convenient to the world-class skiing offered in Steamboat Springs and other Colorado resorts.

For a different kind of fun, you can be in Denver within two and a half hours. There is an amazing array of culture throughout the area, plus the tremendous sports heritage of the Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets and Avalanche.

With its colorful Western heritage, cultural activities and outstanding outdoor recreation, the Laramie area offers a unique flavor that delights visitors from all over the world.

Laramie...the Clear Choice


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