INDIANA MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING

Six NCAA Team Championships

79 NCAA Ind. and Relay Titles

204 All-Americans

814 Swimming A-A Certificates

153 Diving A-A Certificates

967 Total A-A Certificates

23 Big Ten Team Championships

193 Big Ten Ind. Swimming Titles

43 Big Ten Relay Titles

26 Big Ten Diving Titles

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INTRODUCTION (1-22) Todd Patrick/Taylor Roberts..............................................................................55

2005-06 Schedule..................................................................................................3 Redshirt Freshmen/Newcomers ......................................................................56
Media Information................................................................................................4 Returner Career Bests.......................................................................................61
Tradition..................................................................................................................6
World Class Facilities ..........................................................................................9 2004-05 IN REVIEW (63-66)
2005-06 Roster.....................................................................................................18 2004-05 Season in Review ................................................................................64
2005-06 Swimming Preview ..............................................................................19 2004-05 Season Bests........................................................................................66
2005-06 Diving Preview......................................................................................22
HISTORY & RECORDS (66-152)
STAFF (23-36) All-American Breakdown..................................................................................67
Ray Looze.............................................................................................................24 All-Americans......................................................................................................70
Dr. Jeff Huber ......................................................................................................27 Olympians.............................................................................................................98
Mike Westphal ....................................................................................................30 Hoosier Honor Roll ...........................................................................................108
Donny Brush........................................................................................................31 NCAA Championship Recaps .........................................................................115
Pam Swander......................................................................................................32 All-Time Top Performers/Performances-Yards ...........................................126
Support Staff .......................................................................................................33 All-Time Top Performers/Performances-SCM.............................................131
All-Time Top Performers/Performances-LCM .............................................135
MEET THE HOOSIERS (37-62) All-Time Top Performers/Performances-Diving ..........................................140
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Hank Baldwin ......................................................................................................38 Letterwinners ....................................................................................................141

Thomas Clavier ...................................................................................................39 Former Head Coaches .....................................................................................145
Ryan Fagan ..........................................................................................................40 James ‘Doc’ Counsilman.................................................................................147
Sergiy Fesenko....................................................................................................41 Hobie Billingsley ...............................................................................................149
Mike Jones ..........................................................................................................42 Endowment ........................................................................................................151
Jesse Rappaport.................................................................................................43 Counsilman Center for Science of Swimming.............................................152
Kevin Swander....................................................................................................44
Lee Houchin/Matt Jensen.................................................................................45 IU EXPERIENCE (153-176)
Brian Mariano/Ryan McNeill............................................................................46 Indiana University.............................................................................................153
Ryan Millard/Drew Ossakow............................................................................47
Colin Russell ........................................................................................................48 Special thanks to the IU Coaching Staff, Alumni and everyone else that
Paul Sigfusson/Scott Tanner ............................................................................49 helped renovate the history and records section.
Will Bohonyi/Alex Brunfeldt .............................................................................50
Joe Cramer ..........................................................................................................51
Norman Ference/Alec Haley ............................................................................52
Ronald Hehn/Ben Hesen ...................................................................................53
John Kevin Koehler/David Legler ....................................................................54

2005-06 INDIANA MEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING MEDIA GUIDE

The 2005-06 Indiana Men’s Swimming and Diving Cover Design Beth Feickert Photography Paul Riley
Media Guide is a production of the Indiana Writing Jason Marsteller Presswork Metropolitan Printing,
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SEPTEMBER
6-11 Olympic Medal Potential (OMP)
Performance Enhancement Camp Indianapolis, Ind. All Day

OCTOBER
7 Cream vs. Crimson Bloomington, Ind. 4 p.m.
14 Auburn Auburn, Ala. 6:30 p.m.
29 Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. TBA

NOVEMBER
4 Louisville, Southern Illinois, Wisconsin Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m.
18-20 Indiana Invitational Bloomington, Ind. All Day

DECEMBER
2 Northwestern Evanston, Ill. 4 p.m.
29-31 Holiday Training Trip Nassau, Bahamas All Day

JANUARY
1 Michigan State Nassau, Bahamas 4 p.m.
1-5 Holiday Training Trip Nassau, Bahamas All Day
7 Ohio State Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m.
14 Michigan Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m.
18-22 OMP Performance Enhancement/Selection Camp TBA All Day
20 Kentucky Lexington, Ky. 5 p.m.

FEBRUARY
4 Purdue Bloomington, Ind. 1 p.m.
23-25 Big Ten Championships Bloomington, Ind. All Day

MARCH
4 IU Open Bloomington, Ind. 10 a.m.

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10-12 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships Columbus, Ohio All Day
23-25 NCAA Championships Atlanta, Ga. All Day
28-31 USA Nationals Federal Way, Wash. All Day

APRIL
1 USA Nationals Federal Way, Wash. All Day
12-16 U.S. Open/American Cup Indianapolis, Ind. All Day

MAY
30-31 World Cup Selection Camp TBA All Day

JUNE
1-4 World Cup Selection Camp TBA All Day
26-30 World Cup Selection Camp - Final TBA All Day

JULY
1-2 World Cup Selection Camp - Final TBA All Day

Schedule is subject to change

Home meets Held at the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center
All Times EST

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INDIANA QUICK FACTS ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

Location: Bloomington, Ind.
Media Relations Director: Pete Rhoda
Founded: 1820
Swimming and Diving Contact: Jason Marsteller
Colors: Cream and Crimson
Office Phone: 812-856-0145
Nickname: Hoosiers
E-mail: [email protected]
Enrollment: 38,903
Fax: 812-855-9401
Swimming Facility: Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center
Media Relations Mailing Address:
President: Dr. Adam Herbert
Assembly Hall
Director of Athletics: Rick Greenspan
1001 East 17th Street
Conference: Big Ten
Bloomington, IN 47408
Athletic Department Phone: 812-855-0866
Web Site: IUHOOSIERS.com
IU SWIMMING AND DIVING
FOR THE MEDIA
First year of varsity competition: 1923
All-Time Record: 546-228 Media Relations Staff: The main contact for the swim-
NCAA Championships: 6 (1968-73) ming and diving program is Jason Marsteller. Feel free to
Big Ten Championships: 23 (1961-1980, 1983-1985) contact him with any questions or to arrange interview
NCAA Individual Swimming & Diving Titles: 79 requests.
Swimming All-America Honors: 814
Diving All-America Honors: 153 Credential Requests: Please direct all credential
Big Ten Swimming Champions: 193 requests to Jason Marsteller. Requests may be made by
Big Ten Relay Team Champions: 43 telephone, fax, or e-mail. Credentials are mailed when
Big Ten Diving Titles: 26 possible.
2005 COACHING STAFF
Head Coach: Ray Looze, Jr. Weekly Interviews: All swimming and diving interviews
Alma Mater: Southern California, 1990 must be arranged through the IU Media Relations
Indiana Record: 23-12 (3 Years) Department. Please contact Jason Marsteller at least 24
Career Record: 58-50 (8 Years) hours in advance of the interview to make your request.
Assistant Coach: Donny Brush
Assistant Coach: Pam Swander Post-Meet Interviews: Post-meet interviews of swim-
Assistant Coach: Mike Westphal mers, divers, and coaches at home meets should take
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Head Diving Coach: Jeff Huber place on the pool deck following the event. All post-meet
Alma Mater: Wisconsin, 1975 interview requests should be requested through the
2004-05 Record: 10-4
Media Relations Department.
2004-05 Big Ten Record: 4-2
2005 Big Ten Championships: 2nd, 717 pts.
2005 NCAA Championships: 16th, 76 pts. IUHOOSIERS.COM: IUHOOSIERS.com is the official web
site of the Indiana men’s swimming and diving program.
RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN SWIMMERS: Media and fans may receive up-to-date information on
Sergiy Fesenko, Junior the swimming program, including press releases, post-
Ben Hesen, Freshman meet reports, news, stats, player features and player
Lee Houchin, Sophomore bios.
Todd Patrick, Freshman
Colin Russell, Sophomore
Kevin Swander, Junior
Scott Tanner, Sophomore

RETURNING ALL-AMERICAN DIVERS

Ryan Fagan, Junior
Brian Mariano, Sophomore

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Pete Rhoda Aaron Jordan Kristen Jacob Jeff Keag Jason Marsteller
Director Associate Assistant Assistant Assistant
Director Director Director Director

Kris Sears Kevin Martinez Ashley Thornburg Paul Riley Meyumi Ortiz
Staff Assistant Staff Assistant Staff Assistant Photographer Secretary

INDIANA MEDIA RELATIONS IU MEDIA RELATIONS CONTACT INFORMATION

CONTACT INFORMATION Director ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Pete Rhoda
Main Phone 812-855-9399
Phone: 812-855-9794 | E-mail: [email protected]
Fax: 812-855-9401
Web site: IUHOOSIERS.COM Associate Director-------------------------------------------------------- Aaron Jordan
Address: 1001 E. 17th Street Phone: 812-856-0553 | Email: [email protected]
Bloomington, IN
47408 Assistant Director-------------------------------------------------------------- Jeff Keag
Swimming and Diving Contact: Jason Phone: 812-855-6209 | Email: [email protected]
Marsteller
Direct Phone: 812-856-0145 Assistant Director -------------------------------------------------------- Kristen Jacob
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 812-855-9402 | Email: [email protected]

Staff Assistant ------------------------------------------------------------------ Kris Sears

BIG TEN OPPONENT WEB SITES
Phone: 812-856-2939 | Email: [email protected]
Iowa www.hawkeyesports.com
Staff Assistant --------------------------------------------------------- Ashley Thornburg
Michigan www.mgoblue.com Phone: 812-855-4770 | Email: [email protected]
Michigan State www.msuspartans.com

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Minnesota www.gophersports.com Staff Assistant------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Martinez
Northwestern www.nusports.com Phone: 812-856-0146 | Email: [email protected]
Ohio State www.ohiostatebuckeyes.com
Penn State www.gopusports.com Photographer -------------------------------------------------------------------- Paul Riley
Purdue www.purduesports.com Phone: 812-856-4415 | Email: [email protected]
Wisconsin www.uwbadgers.com
Secretary--------------------------------------------------------------------- Meyumi Ortiz
Phone: 812-855-9399 | Email: [email protected]
MEDIA CONTACT LIST

Associated Press ..............................(317) 639-5501

Bloomington Herald Times ..............(812) 331-4355
Indiana Daily Student ........................(812) 855-0760
Indianapolis Star ................................(317) 444-6644
Inside Indiana ....................................(812) 334-9722
IU Radio Network ..............................(317) 882-4848
Louisville Courier Journal ................(502) 582-4101
USA Today ..........................................(703) 276-3735
WGCL Radio ........................................(812) 332-3366
WBWB Radio......................................(812) 336-8000
WISH-TV ..............................................(317) 931-2255
WRTV-TV ............................................(317) 269-1433
WTHR-TV ............................................(317) 655-5754
WXIN-TV..............................................(317) 687-6559

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When Ray Looze was handed the reins of one of the

nation’s most storied swimming programs, his goal was sim-
ple, lead it back to the top. With an already well accomplished
diving program under the direction of Dr. Jeff Huber, the
coaching duo has led the program to the brink of winning its
first Big Ten Championship since 1985.
In 2005, Indiana nearly accomplished the coaching staff’s
goal of earning a Big Ten Title a year earlier than planned as
the Hoosiers came up just three points shy of knocking off
Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minn. The future looks bright, as
IU returns more Big Ten points than the rest of the league. Indiana won six consecutive NCAA Championships from
1968 to 1973 under legendary coaches Doc Counsilman
Additionally, the 16th-place finish was the highest since a pair (swimming) and Hobie Billingsley (diving). Only
of 17th-place efforts in 2004 and 1995. Southern California, Michigan, Stanford and Texas have
won five or more national titles. The banners at left hang
Meanwhile, Marc Carlton claimed the three-meter and in the Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center.
platform titles at Big Tens, while Kevin Swander joined him on
the podium with a crown of his own in the 200 breaststroke. Big Ten for the second straight season. IU finished the 2004
At the NCAA Championships, IU boasted 10 All-Americans Big Ten Championships in fourth place, one-spot lower than in
with Carlton, Colin Russell, Swander, Ryan Fagan, Brian 2003.
Mariano, Scott Tanner, Todd Patrick, Lee Houchin, Sergiy In 2004, the swimming program had its first individual Big
Fesenko and Ben Hesen all picked up certificates for their Ten Champion and first Big Ten Champion relay since 1996.
performances. Swander also won the 100-yard breaststroke at the Big Ten
In 2004, the Hoosiers had success unparalled since the Championships and was the first Hoosier male ever to win the
mid-1990’s. IU finished 17th at the 2004 NCAA Championships Big Ten Swimmer of the Championships award. The 400-yard
with 75.5 points. The Hoosiers also finished near the top of the medley relay team of Matt Leach, Murph Halasz, Swander and
Claes Andersson won the Big Ten Championship as well. The
Hoosier contingent had four first-team All-Big Ten selections
and three second-team honorees.
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At the NCAA Championships, six Hoosiers earned All-

America accolades. The 400 medley relay of Leach, Halasz,
Swander and Andersson were the first relay since 1995 to
earn All-America honors with a seventh-place finish. IU’s 200
freestyle, 400 freestyle and 200 medley relay teams also
earned honorable mention All-America honors. In his first
year with the Hoosiers, Russell earned honorable mention dis-
tinction in the 200 and 400 freestyle events with a pair of 11th-
place finishes. Halasz earned honorable mention honors in the
200 butterfly while Swander earned the distinction in the 100
and 200 breaststroke event. Ryan Fagan, the lone diver to
compete for IU collegiately in 2004, earned honorable mention
honors as well on the 10-meter platform.
The diving program also continued its dominance as Huber
earned the Big Ten Diving Coach of the Year for both the men
and the women and garnered the National Diving Coach of the
James ‘Doc’ Counsilman and Hobie Billingsley led Indiana
Year award for the women.
to six NCAA Championships and 23 Big Ten
Championships during their 30 years together at Indiana. Since its inception in 1923, the Indiana men’s swimming

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program has won six national championships, captured 23

Big Ten titles, and compiled an overall record of 546-226. Its
all-time roster is a who’s who of American swimming and
includes such names as Mark Spitz, who won seven gold
medals at the 1972 Olympic Games and is the world’s most
famous swimmer.
While the “bottom-line” accomplishments are staggering,
a deeper evaluation of the history of the Indiana program
reveals staggering statistics and accolades.
Under the direction of head coach James “Doc”
Counsilman, who compiled a 285-41 overall record from 1957-
1990, Indiana won six consecutive NCAA Championships
(1968-73) and, possibly even more impressive, 20 straight Big
Ten titles. From 1966-79, Indiana won an amazing 140 dual-
meet victories in a row.
Individually, IU has produced 79 swimming and diving Charlie Hickcox won seven NCAA Championships from
1967-69. At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City,
champions, 193 Big Ten swimming champions, 26 individual he won three gold medals (200 IM, 400 IM and 400
conference diving titles, and Medley Relay) and a sliver medal (100 Baclstroke).
43 relay events at Big In the diving well, current head coach Huber is one of the
Ten Championships. To most decorated coaches in history, having been presented
put these numbers in with the Mike Peppe Award, which goes to the nation's
perspective, 79 Outstanding Senior Diving Coach, seven times. He has suc-
national champions cessfully followed in the large footsteps of Hobie Billingsley,
ranks third among Big Indiana’s first diving coach, who was recognized as Diving
Ten schools, while the Coach of the
Big Ten diving (26 Big Ten Year seven consecutive seasons from 1964-1970.
titles), relay (43) and indi- While Indiana has been remarkably successful throughout

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vidual (193) swimming its entire history, it was Counsilman who placed the IU men’s
crowns all rank sec- swimming program squarely on the map. After inheriting a team
ond . that had finished ninth in the Big Ten only three years prior to his
arrival, the Indiana head coach went on to dominate the Big Ten
Conference like no program has in the history of major college
athletics.
Counsilman, coupled with Billingsley, led the men to their
first conference crown in 1961. At the time, little did anyone
know that Indiana would not relinquish the crown until fin-
ishing second in 1981. A second-place finish that year cer-
tainly didn’t signify an end to IU’s success as Counsilman led
the Hoosiers to four Big Ten titles in the 1980s, in addition to
three second-place and two third-place finishes.
Since its string of six NCAA titles from 1968-73, the Hoosiers
have placed among the top 20 teams at NCAAs in 19 of the
past 30 years. From 1964-67, Indiana fell just shy of bringing
Former Hoosier Mark Spitz, quite possibly the most
recognized swimmer in history, won seven gold medals home national titles with three second-place finishes and a
at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany. third-place standing.

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During the remarkable run of six consecutive NCAA Hoosier swimmers have captured 111 individual U.S.
Championships, Indiana featured 35 individual national cham- National Championships and 14 relays titles at the U.S. Spring
pions and two relay champions. The squad’s average margin and Summer Nationals. The Hoosiers dominated the national
of victory at NCAA championship meets during that span was scene in the 1960s and 1970s. In 2004, Swander became the
80.8 points, including a 121-point winning margin in 1969. first Hoosier since Djan Madruga to win a U.S. National
At the present time no collegiate program in Division I-A Championship as he won the 100-meter breaststroke at the
history has won more consecutive swimming titles than the Summer Nationals. It was a first under the direction of Looze,
Hoosiers’ string of six consecutive victories. Michigan, with who is quickly helping the program regain its storied form.
five titles from 1937-41, is the only other team to win at least In diving, nine Hoosiers have competed in the Olympic
five consecutive national titles. Overall, only Michigan (11), Games, including Mark Lenzi, the 1992 three-meter gold
Ohio State (11), USC (9), Texas (9) and Stanford (8) have won medalist and 1996 three-meter bronze medalist. From the first
more NCAA men’s swimming and diving titles than IU’s six. Olympic gold medalist, Bill Woolsey in 1952, to Lenzi and
In addition to the six NCAA titles, the squad has also tradi- beyond, Indiana University has been well represented in
tionally performed well in NCAA championship meets. IU national and international competition.
squads have placed among the top 20 teams in 40 different Indiana’s first NCAA swimming and diving championship in
years and in the top 10 on 22 different occasions, including 17 1968 saw “Hobie’s Heroes” lead the way on multiple boards.
top-five finishes. The five-man NCAA contingent scored 96 points and every IU
During Doc’s tenure, the names and faces that made up the diver placed on both the one- and three-meter. One year later,
Indiana swimming and diving program were familiar to people incredibly, Indiana finished first, second, and third on one-
all over the world, including many who are still recognizable meter and first and second on three-meter.
today. Overall, Billingsley coached 14 NCAA champion divers,
In 1971, a writer for Sports Illustrated said, “A good case seven outdoor diving champions, 14 indoor diving champions
can be made for the 1971 Indiana swimming team being the and 23 Olympic divers. He served as coach for Team USA in
best college team ever––in any sport.” That statement has 1968 and 1972, while also coaching Austria (1976) and
stood the test of time. Denmark (1980).
Headlining the 1971 team was Mark Spitz, one of the most Most recently, Huber has coached 17 divers who have
decorated Olympic athletes in history. Spitz held both the scored at NCAA Championships, including Mark Lenzi, the
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school records in the 100-yard and 200-yard butterfly events men’s one-meter champion in 1990. Hoosier divers have won
until recently. Murph Halasz reset Spitz’s 200 mark during the 11 U.S. National Combined (men and women)
2001-02 and has since bettered it by nearly two seconds. He Championships under Huber’s guidance. In the summer of
also bettered Spitz’s 100 record duing the 2004 Big Ten 2001, Huber served as an assistant coach for the U.S. Diving
Championships. Team as Indiana’s Sara Reiling, now Hildebrand, represented
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Spitz won four the United States in the platform event. Additionally, Huber
medals. That mark, however, paled in comparison to the 1972 served as a coach at both the World Championships and
Munich Games. In Germany, Spitz won seven gold medals, World University Games in 2005.
including individual gold in both the 100 and 200 freestyle and
100 and 200 butterfly. In addition, he was a member of the
three gold medal-winning relays. His 11 overall medals in two
different Olympiads ties him with two other athletes as the
most highly-decorated Olympic swimmers in the history of the
United States.
Spitz is far from the only Hoosier to achieve success in the
Olympics. Since 1952, 28 different IU swimmers or divers have
competed in the Olympics, winning a total of 57 medals,
including 31 gold (by a total of 17 athletes).

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COUNSILMAN-BILLINGSLEY
AQUATIC CENTER
The Counsilman-Billingsley
Aquatics Center (CBAC), which
was completed in 1996, is widely
regarded as housing the fastest
pool in the Big Ten Conference.
The Student Recreational
Sports Center, a 137,832 square
foot-facility located on the corner
of Jordan Avenue and Law Lane
on the Bloomington campus,
includes the 44,651 square foot
aquatic center, which is utilized
by Indiana’s varsity swimming
and diving programs.

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The Billingsley Diving Center,
host to multiple national and inter-
national diving competitions, fea-
tures two one-meter and three-
meter springboards as well as one,
three-, five-, seven- and 10-meter
platforms.
The Billingsley Diving Center has
played host to well known diving
competitions. The NCAA Zone C
Diving Championships were held at
the Billingsley Diving Center in 2001
and 2004. During the 2002-03 sea-
son, the Center was the host of the
American Cup Meet with some of
the top divers in the world.

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INDOOR POOL

The Counsilman Aquatic Center features an

eight-lane, Olympic-sized facility spanning 30,512
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square feet. Pool depths range from seven to eight

feet to allow for faster times because of reduced
waves.
In addition to the actual pool and diving well,
nearly 3,500-square feet of spectator seating pro-
vides optimum comfort and sight lines for swim-
ming and diving fans. Also, locker rooms for
Indiana’s varsity swimming and diving squads, as
well as the visiting team, are housed at the facil-
ity along with on-deck coaches’ offices.
During the 1997 Men’s Big Ten Swimming and Diving comparison of the average times of
Championships, an in-depth study was conducted to deter- the event (mean time). The second comparison was of the top
mine the relative speed of the pool at the Counsilman Aquatic 16 times in each event (field time). After all of the numbers
Center. The study evaluated the speed of pools that had host- were averaged for each event and facility, it was determined
ed other Big Ten meets and compared them to the 1997 meet. that Counsilman Aquatic Center at Indiana University-
In addition to Counsilman Pool, the Donald B. Canham Bloomington was the fastest pool overall. Of the 18 events at
Natatorium in Ann Arbor, the University of Minnesota the Big Ten Championships, Counsilman had the fastest mean
Natatorium, and the Indiana University Natatorium in times in 10 events and the fastest field time in 14 events.
Indianapolis were also analyzed in the study.
To conduct the study, times were gathered from the finals of
Big Ten Championships from 1990-97. After the times were col-
lected, they were compared in two ways. First, there was a

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INDOOR DIVING WELL

The TIVO system provides immediate
and external feedback for divers. A
TV/VCR is installed behind each level.
For dryland training, two separate TV
monitors are available for educational
purposes. A total of six TVs, three TIVOs
and six VCRs are used
everyday.

A warming pool is
available for ath-
letes to use during
training and com-
petitions.

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OUTDOOR POOL

With the warmest cli-

mate in the Big Ten
Conference, Indiana also
utilizes its outdoor pool
for training purposes. It
features a 10-lane, 50-
meter facility along with a
separate diving well.
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OUTDOOR DIVING

Indiana’s outdoor dryland training facilities include two tram-

polines and one dryboard.

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The Hoosiers’ outdoor diving facility features two three-meter boards, one-, three-, five-, seven-and-a-half and 10-
meter platforms and a hot tub.

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DRY LAND FACILITIES

The Indiana diving
facilities offer five
trampolines, a total of
seven spotting belts,
including one above
the one-meter spring-
board at the indoor
pool, and 16 spring-
boards for dryland
training.
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SPORTS MEDICINE

The Hoosier swimmers and divers have access to their own training room located at the CBAC.

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Ruth Ann Allen, who worked
with the U.S. Swimming and
Diving teams at the 2003 World
Championships, serves as the
athletic trainer for both the
men’s and women’s swimming
and diving teams and the IU
water polo team. Allen also
worked at the 2004 World Short
Course Championships in
Indianapolis and the 2005 FINA
World Championships.

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SRSC WEIGHT ROOM

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The IU swimming and diving

teams have the luxury of on-site
weight and training equipment at
the SRSC.

A weight room and a cardiovas-

cular workout room are both fully-
stocked with equipment. A run-
ning track is also available for
use.

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SRSC WEIGHT ROOM

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 2005-06 ROSTER
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NAMES CL./ELG. HT. WT. EVENT(S) HOMETOWN/HIGH SCHOOL/COLLEGE
Hank Baldwin Sr./Sr. 6-0 190 Breast LaGrange Park, Ill./Fenwick
Will Bohonyi So./So. 5-7 168 Diving Mechanicsburg, Pa./Cumberland Valley
Tyler Boulden Fr./Fr. 6-2 170 Breast Indianapolis, Ind./North Central
Alex Brunfeldt So./So. 6-4 149 Free Lawrence, Kan./Lawrence Free State
Joe Cramer Jr./So. 6-3 190 Free Indianapolis, Ind./St. Xavier/Connecticut
Thomas Clavier 5th/Sr. 6-2 210 Fly/Breast Covington, La./Mandeville/Tennessee
Keith Dawley Fr./Fr. 5-10 165 Fly Allen, Texas/Allen
Ryan Fagan 5th/Sr. 5-7 145 Diving Pittsburgh, Pa./Jefferson
Norman Ference So./So. 6-1 175 Free/IM Brecksville, Ohio/Hunting Valley
Sergiy Fesenko Sr./Sr. 6-4 185 Free/Fly Kiev, Ukraine/Kiev
George Grcevich Fr./Fr. 6-2 210 Breast/IM Chesterton, Ind./Chesterton
Alec Haley So./So. 6-3 165 Breast/IM Casper, Wyo./Kelly Walsch
Ronald Hehn So./So. 6-1 155 IM/Breast Moorehead, Minn./Moorehead
Ben Hesen So./So. 6-0 165 Back/Free Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville
Lee Houchin Jr./Jr. 6-5 202 Free/Back Nashville, Tenn./Martin Luther King Jr.
Matt Jensen Jr./Jr. 6-2 179 IM/Fly Valencia, Calif./Chaminade Prep
Mike Jones Sr./Sr. 6-3 185 Back Louisville, Ohio/Firestone
John Kevin Koehler, Jr. So./So. 6-0 170 Free/IM Springfield, Ohio/Central Catholic
David Legler So./So. 5-7 145 Diving Blue Springs, Mo./Blue Springs
Brian Mariano Sr./Jr. 5-7 160 Diving Naugatuck, Conn./Naugatuck
Richard Martin So./Fr. 5-9 155 Free/IM Jeffersonville, Ind./Jeffersonville
Ryan McNeill Jr./Jr. 5-11 170 Free/Fly Yorba Linda, Calif./Valencia
Ryan Millard Jr./Jr. 5-11 150 Free/IM Indianapolis, Ind./Lawrence North/Ball State
A.J. Miller Fr./Fr. 5-10 165 Breast Middlebury, Ind./Northridge
Justin Montrie So./So. 5-10 160 Diving Barrington, Ill./Barrington/Kentucky
Steven Murry Fr./Fr. 6-1 170 Free/IM Memphis, Tenn./Gateway Christian
Matt O’Neal Fr./Fr. 5-11 160 Free/Fly Indianapolis, Ind./Roncalli
Drew Ossakow Jr./Jr. 6-2 185 Free/Breast North Canton, Ohio/Hoover
Todd Patrick So./So. 6-3 185 Free/IM Chesterfield, Mo./Marquette
Justin Peterfish Fr./Fr. 6-0 148 Breast Delaware, Ohio/Worthington Christian
Jesse Rappaport Sr./Sr. 5-7 155 Diving Glassboro, N.J./Glassboro/Rowan
David Richardson-Rossbach Fr./Fr. 5-11 155 Back/Free Detroit, Mich./Grosse Point South
Taylor Roberts Jr./So. 5-7 150 Diving Aurora, Colo./Smoky Hill
Colin Russell Jr./Jr. 6-4 198 Free/Breast Barrie, Ontario/Innisdale Secondary
Jimmy Schwartz Fr./Fr. 6-1 165 Breast/IM Mount Laurel, N.J./The Peddie School
Paul Sigfusson Jr./Jr. 5-11 160 Free Hinsdale, Ill./Hinsdale Central
Michael Son Fr./Fr. 5-8 150 Free/Fly West Lynnwood, Wash./Edmonds Woodway
Kevin Swander Sr./Sr. 6-1 215 Breast/IM Greenwood, Ind./Center Grove/Auburn
Heath Tameris Fr./Fr. 6-1 190 Breast Cincinnati, Ohio/Sycamore
Scott Tanner Jr./Jr. 6-0 180 Fly/Back Loveland, Ohio/St. Xavier
Steffan Troxel Fr./Fr. 5-11 140 Free Jackson, Mo./Jackson
Nick Walkotten So./So. 6-1 165 Fly/Back Hudsonville, Mich./Jenison
Max Weyermann Fr./Fr. 5-10 150 Diving Katy, Texas/James E. Taylor
Jeff Wood Fr./Fr. 6-0 170 Back/Free Fairport, N.Y./Fairport
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HEAD SWIMMING COACH -------------------------------------- Ray Looze (4th Year) ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH ---------------------------- Pam Swander (1st Year)
ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH --------------------------- Mike Westphal (3rd Year) HEAD DIVING COACH ------------------------------------- Dr. Jeff Huber (17th Year)
ASSISTANT SWIMMING COACH------------------------------ Donny Brush (1st Year)

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Last season, Indiana head coach Ray Looze nearly advanced his
plans to return Indiana to the glory land of Big Ten-title ownership a
year sooner than planned. This season, the Hoosiers will look to cap-
italize on the momentum created by coming just three points shy of
the Big Ten crown.
After three seasons, Looze is well on his way to placing IU back
among the elite programs in the country. In 2004-05, Indiana turned
in another amazing performance at the Big Ten Championships, tak-
ing second. During the league meet, the Hoosiers grabbed another
swimming title, with senior Kevin Swander snaring the 200 breast
title.
“We are heading into our fourth year, and we have the same goals
as we always have,” Looze said. “Our goal for the Big Ten level is to
win the conference championship. At the NCAA level, we want to
finish in the top 10. We would like to have anywhere from 12-13 indi-
vidual swimmers make NCAAs and would like to qualify all five of our
relays.
While the Hoosiers did extremely well at the Big Ten level, they
responded just a month later with an impressive outing at the NCAA
Championships. Indiana accumulated 76 total points to claim 16th
place, which was the best finish for IU since posting a 15th-place
effort in 1991.
“I think we can be very successful at the NCAA level this season,”
Looze said. “The first and most important thing is to make sure that
we qualify the right people. Then, those people have to perform once
they get there.” Junior Colin Russell should be one of Indiana’s most ver-
On top of returning nine All-Americans, the Hoosiers welcome in satile freestylers in the 2005-06 season.
a class that includes a plethora of high school All-Americans as well.
The IU recruiting class also adds a variety of top distance freestylers, yard medley relay. Meanwhile, he garnered a trio of All-American
breaststrokers and butterflyers to an already deep Hoosier squad. certificates as a member of the 10th-place 800 free, 12th-place 200
“The recruiting class is even better than what we could have free and 13th-place 400 free relays. The Nashville, Tenn., product can
hoped for,” Looze said. “I am really excited about some of the incom- also be found in the school record books 17 times.
ing freshmen. They have improved a lot over the summer. They are “Colin is our top returning guy, with Houchin coming close behind
extremely motivated and excited to be Hoosiers. What more could in the 100 free,” Looze said. “Patrick played a great role as a fresh-
you ask for?” man. He improved a lot and made his Olympic Trial cut over the sum-
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According to Looze, the Hoosiers have improved what he had the 50 that will be big players in the 100 freestyle. We are far better
seen as the biggest team weakness last season in the 50-yard off this year than we were last year in the sprint frees. That will also
freestyle. IU’s sprint crew will include junior Colin Russell, junior Lee have a great impact on how we do in the relays.”
Houchin, sophomore Todd Patrick and freshman Nick Walkotten. According to Looze, the 200-yard freestyle will be one of the
Last season, Russell earned four All-American certificates. He strengths of the team in 2005-06. The top returning swimmers in the
also placed second in the 200-yard freestyle at Big Tens and swam in event are Russell and senior Sergiy Fesenko.
the championship heat six times at the conference meet. Fesenko, a dominant distance specialist, posted NCAA provision-
Additionally, Russell picked up a silver medal at the World als in three different individual events. He also won 15 event titles
Championships as a member of the Canadian 800 LCM freestyle relay. and obliterated IU’s record books by setting or helping to set six stan-
The 10-time school record holder also took eighth in the 400 LCM free dards. He posted a 4:17.96 at NCAAs in the 500 free to break Rich
at the World University Games. Granneman’s old record of 4:17.98 set in March of 1991. He also
“Obviously, Colin Russell will help us,” Looze said. “He was under became the only sub-nine minute Hoosier in the 1,000-yard freestyle
20 last year. He is the top returning swimmer in the 50. I think Lee with an 8:58.94 1,650-yard free split at NCAAs. Meanwhile, Fesenko
Houchin will improve quite a bit. He is a great swimmer, and if we can broke the school mark in the mile with a 15:00.49 at Big Tens. Both his
help him make strides in his starts and turns, he is going to be an distance records snapped previous James Sweeney efforts.
NCAA-level sprinter. I think Todd Patrick will be able to help us as Additionally, Fesenko snagged a pair of gold medals at the Ukrainian
well as Nick Walkotten. Those will probably be our top four guys.” National Championships over the summer.
The Hoosiers will rely on the same group of swimmers from the 50 “This is one of the strengths of the team,” Looze said. “Colin and
free in their attack on 100-yard freestyle points in the upcoming sea- Sergiy are the top two guys. Lee and Todd will also play major roles.
son. We finished 10th in the country in the 800 freestyle and that was our
Houchin claimed seven event titles last season and set or reset top relay. I think we are going to go big final this year.”
four of his five personal bests. Additionally, Houchin earned second The longer the distance in the freestyle events, the more points
team All-Big Ten with a second-place effort as the anchor of the 400- Indiana will tend to gain over its opponents, according to Looze. On

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BACKSTROKE
According to Looze, the 100-yard backstroke should be much
improved from last season with the return of Walkotten from a med-
ical redshirt. Also helping the IU campaign in the 100 back will be
sophomore Ben Hesen, senior Mike Jones, junior Scott Tanner and
Patrick as well as freshman Jeff Wood.
Last season, Hesen garnered CollegeSwimming.com National
Collegiate Swimmer of the Week recognition. He also won 14 titles
throughout the year and earned All-American honors by advancing
the 200-yard medley to finals at NCAAs. Meanwhile, Hesen finished
in the points in four events at Big Tens.
“Hopefully, this event should be improved for us,” Looze said.
“Ben Hesen was pretty much our main guy last year. I expect Ben
and Nick Walkotten to really push each other to something great, and
that happened over the summer. I see that happening in the college
season, too. I think we will end up with an elite-level backstroke.
Beyond that, I expect Jeff Wood to help out quite a bit. Scott Tanner
and Michael Jones were just off being able to score. I think they can
get into the scoring realm. Todd Patrick is also a really good 100
backstroker to boot. I think we go five deep in the 100 back this year,
which is nice.”
As per Looze, the 200 backstroke could be one of the few weak
areas for the Hoosiers. Jones, the top returner in the event, will be
joined by Hesen, Wood and Patrick.
Senior Sergiy Fesenko was as good as advertised during Jones provided valuable depth last season with 21 top-three fin-
the 2004-05 season as he obliterated IU’s record books. ishes for the Hoosiers, five of which were second-place efforts.
He will be looked to for leadership this season. Meanwhile, he set or reset five personal records and owns the
top of Fesenko and Russell swimming in the 500 free, Indiana will field school record in both the 100 SCM backstroke and 200 SCM back-
a large crew of distance swimmers in sophomore John Kevin stroke.
Koehler, sophomore Alex Brunfeldt, junior Paul Sigfusson and junior “This is probably one of our weak areas,” Looze said. “Mike
Ryan McNeill. Jones is the top returning guy and he went consolation finals at Big
In 2004-05, Koehler won four event titles and finished in the top Ten. We really need to get some guys to step up. Ben is going to
three 15 times. He claimed points at the Big Ten Championships in swim this event. He can be a real good 200 backstroke, but we have
the 200, 500 and 1,650-yard freestyle events. He finished eighth in the to get him experienced enough to know how to do it right. Jeff Wood
mile at Big Tens and placed just outside the points in the 1,650-yard is another guy that could potentially step in and help us in this event.
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free at NCAAs. He can be found in the IU record books on 11 occa- Obviously, Todd Patrick was our second fastest guy last year and he
sions. will swim some 200 back for us during the year. This is an event
“Again, the 500 free should be another strength of the team,” where we need some guys to step up. We have some talent, but peo-
Looze said. “Sergiy is our top returning guy. I think he can go big final ple will have to improve if we are going to score some needed points
at NCAAs. He is going to be right up there at the top one or two at the in this area.”
conference level, but we have the NCAA champion in our confer- BUTTERFLY
ence, so it makes it hard to get a win there. I think Colin will return to The 100-yard butterfly will be another strength of the squad in
that event. He had a great summer in the 400-meter free. He is most 2005-06. Walkotten, Tanner, Hesen and senior Thomas Clavier will
likely going to return to that event. We will have J. K. Koehler, as well look to amass points for the Hoosier cause.
as Alex Brunfeldt, Paul Sigfusson and Ryan McNeill. We have a Clavier is coming off a gritty year for Indiana. The Covington, La.,
whole slew of guys that can help us in the 500 free. We probably go native demonstrated uncommon toughness by swimming both the
six deep in that event with people that have the potential to score. 100 fly and 100 breaststroke without a right anterior cruciate ligament
That is a great event for us.” after snapping it in a freak accident shortly after the Michigan dual
In the distance free, Indiana will not only rely on Fesenko and meet. Not only did he swim with the injury, he finished seventh in the
Koehler as some of the top returning talent in the mile, IU will also add 100 fly at the conference championships.
freshmen Steffan Troxel, Michael Son and Norman Ference to the “The 100 fly is a strength of the team,” Looze said. “We have
marathon corps. Walkotten back as one of the top butterflyers in the country. We have
“We return three NCAA qualifiers in the mile,” Looze said. “I think Scott Tanner and Thomas Clavier and also Ben Hesen. There is a
we could have upwards of four guys from that to make NCAAs. We tremendous amount of talent in the 100 fly. I think we can have four in
added a couple good freshmen with Steffan Troxel, who has national the big final this next year at Big Tens.”
cuts, as well as Michael Son. With what we return with Norm While the 100 fly could be a major strength for IU, the 200 fly could
Ference coming off a freshman redshirt, we go six-to-seven deep in be an area of weakness. IU loses All-American and school record
that event. The mile will score us quite a few points at the confer- holder Murph Halasz to graduation. Tanner and Walkotten will be
ence meet as well as the NCAAs.” looked to for points, while junior Matt Jensen will also help.

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Tanner came out of nowhere to break Halasz’s 100 fly school stan- The 400 IM closed out the individual events for the Hoosiers.
dard with a 47.82 at NCAAs in 2005. Previously, the record had stood Indiana will swim Jensen, Haley, Miller and freshman Steven Murry
since Mark Spitz’s days at IU in 1972. Additionally, Tanner earned All- in the event.
American recognition as the third leg of the 12th-place 200 medley Last season, Jensen placed in the top three eight times for the
and swam in the championship final in both the 100-yard and 200-yard Hoosiers. He also set or reset five personal best and moved into IU’s
butterfly at Big Tens. record chronicles 16 times.
“This could be a weakness for us,” Looze said. “We lose Murph “Matt Jensen is our top returning guy,” Looze said. “We aren’t
Halasz, and he was a critical player. I think Nick is going to swim the going to have Todd Patrick swim this. Matt is going to be an impor-
fly for us and I think he is going to be really good in it. We have Scott tant player as will Alec Haley. A.J. Miller might swim the 400 IM,
Tanner back. He will play a good role. The person with the most abil- because of the depth we have at breaststroke. I expect the 400 IM to
ity to improve is probably Matt Jensen. I think he is ready for a break- be pretty good for us. Steven Murry is one of the top high school 400
through year. He has gotten a lot stronger over the summer. The tal- IMers. I think we are going to have four guys that are pretty compet-
ent is there, we just need people to step up and get the job done.” itive. I am just wondering if one or two of them can make the big final
BREASTSTROKE at Big Tens. Also, can anybody step up and make NCAAs?”
The breaststroke events should return to the vaunted level previ- RELAYS
ously known as one of Indiana’s best events during its run of 23 Big Indiana is optimistic about its relays for the upcoming year after
Ten Team Championships in the 60s and 70s. Not only will IU field qualifying all five to the NCAA Championships in 2005. Even though
Swander, Clavier, sophomore Ronnie Hehn and senior Hank Baldwin, the 400-yard medley was disqualified, IU placed its four other relays
the Hoosiers welcome freshmen Heath Tameris and A.J. Miller. in the points. The 800-yard freestyle took 10th, while the 200-yard
Tameris just came off a breaststroke sweep at the junior national freestyle and medley relays placed 12th. The 400-yard freestyle
championships over the summer. event rounded out the IU effort at NCAAs with a 13th-place effort.
“We should be fine here,” Looze said. “We have Kevin Swander, “Our medley relays are very strong,” Looze said. “We have a real-
Thomas Clavier, Ronnie Hehn, Hank Baldwin, Heath Tameris and A.J. ly good stroke guy in each of those. We have two good backstrokers,
Miller. I think those guys are all going to play a role in what happens a slew of good breaststrokes and flyers and now several freestylers
in the 100 breast. We go five-to-six deep in that event.” to pick from. Our freestyle relays are vastly improved. Our 800 was
Indiana returns the defending Big Ten champion in the 200 breast one of the best in the country.”
with Swander heading into his senior season. Additionally, Tameris Overall, Looze is hopeful for the 2005-06 season after coming so
and Miller will join Baldwin, Hehn and sophomore Alec Haley in the close at the 2005 Big Ten Championships.
200 breaststroke crew. “We have a pretty good team,” Looze said. “It is deep. We have
Swander earned a pair of silver medals at the World University improved our weaknesses and enhanced our strengths.”
Games with a second-place finish in the 100 LCM breast and as the
second leg of the runner-up United States’ 400 LCM medley relay in
Izmir, Turkey. He also claimed third place in the 100 LCM breaststroke
at the World Championship Trials, while earning four All-American
certificates to move his total to 10 for his IU career. He either owns

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or is a member of 13 school standards.
“I think we are going to be pretty good in this, too,” Looze said.
“Kevin, Heath and A.J. all have the potential to go well under two
minutes, which will make big finals at Big Tens. Kevin has the ability
to win an NCAA title next year if he continues to improve. Hopefully,
Hank and Ronnie can step up with Alec Haley to score. We could go
five deep in potential scorers at Big Tens and have several make
NCAAs.”
INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY
In the 200 IM, IU will return Swander and Patrick, while Miller is
one of the top high school performers in the event. Additionally,
Indiana will swim Jones, Clavier, Haley and Jensen in the event for
depth points.
In 2004-05, Patrick was IU’s most active and dominant swimmer of
the season. He earned Big Ten Swimmer of the Week for his per-
formance against Evansville and won 20 event crowns. He captured
points for IU in five events at Big Tens and earned All-American sta-
tus in four relays at NCAAs. He is found in IU’s record book 23 times.
“This is going to be another strength of the team,” Looze said.
“We return Kevin and Todd Patrick. Both of them are NCAA guys.
We add an A.J. Miller who is one of the top high school people in this
event. We have three front line 200 IMers. Hopefully, a fourth will
step up between Mike Jones, Thomas Clavier, Alec Haley or Matt Senior Kevin Swander moved his career All-American
Jensen. Somebody that can get well under 1:50 and be a good fourth certificate total to 10 in 2005. He will look to add to
guy for us.” that tally in the upcoming season.

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After what may have been the most outstanding diving year in meter at the league meet. Meanwhile, he competed at the Zone C
recent memory, the 2005-06 Indiana University men’s diving program meet and took 19th on the one-meter and 29th on the three-meter.
looks to blast into the stratosphere as it boasts an incredible amount “Will has really improved over the summer and will be competi-
of top-level talent and depth. The combination of veteran divers, with tive on all three levels,” Huber said. “He is just now starting to get
an influx of fresh and vibrant newcomers, should rocket IU Diving to comfortable with his 10m optional list, which has a great deal of high
unparalleled heights. degree of difficulty dives. Will scored at Big Tens last year on 10m
“We should be very competitive on all three levels this year,” but he should score on all three levels this season.”
Indiana head diving coach Dr. Jeff Huber said. “Perhaps, we may be Fellow sophomore David Legler will look to contribute to Indiana
more competitive than we have ever been before, especially on the in the upcoming season. He competed in seven meets for Indiana
10-meter.” last season and posted plenty of personal-high marks throughout the
The upcoming year’s squad boasts eight members with six year.
returnees and a pair of fresh faces. The crop of divers includes two “David has a great rip, a lot of athletic talent and he is slowly
seniors, one junior, three sophomores, a transfer and a freshman. learning how to use his quickness and ability to consistently hit his
Leading the way for the Hoosiers will be returning All-American dives,” Huber said. “As he becomes more consistent, he will be a
Ryan Fagan and fellow senior Jesse Rappaport. major factor for the team at the Big Ten Championships.”
Fagan continued a solid run for IU during his junior season. He Redshirt sophomore Taylor Roberts may see his opportunity to
garnered an All-American certificate with a 15th-place effort in the shine come now. The Aurora, Colo., native claimed Big Ten Diver of
one-meter at NCAAs. Additionally, he helped IU blast the record the Week for his performance against Iowa and Southern Illinois last
books at Big Tens with a pair of fourth-place finishes on the three- season. Additionally, he eclipsed the NCAA zone-qualifying standard
meter and platform. Overall, IU Diving amassed 233 points to best the nine times. At the Big Ten Championships, Roberts consumed a mas-
previous conference mark of 183 established by Indiana in 2003. sive amount of points by tallying points in all three events at the con-
Meanwhile, Fagan is currently among the top 10 in three categories ference meet. His highest finish came with a fifth-place effort on the
in IU’s record books. one-meter. Meanwhile, Roberts placed in the top-four all 14 times he
“Ryan has improved even from his finish two summers ago when was a scoring diver during the dual meet season.
he made finals at senior nationals,” Huber said. “He is experienced “Taylor had some surgery immediately after last season and it
and will be very competitive on all three levels and will provide us seems to have really eliminated the discomfort he was feeling in his
with a great deal of leadership. Ryan should contend for a Big Ten shoulder,” Huber said. “Taylor had a great summer of training, better
title.” than we probably anticipated, because his surgery went so well.
Rappaport made an immediate impact after transferring to IU Although he did not have a good senior national championship this
from Rowan University. The Glassboro, N.J., product cleared the summer, I am convinced that he is ready to take a big step forward
zone qualifying standard eight times in 2004-05. Additionally, he fin- with his diving. He will be very competitive in vying for a Big Ten title,
ished no lower than seventh at Big Tens to help IU destroy the con- especially on 3m, and will provide leadership for the team.”
ference diving point record. He placed fifth on the platform at the Sophomore Justin Montrie, a transfer from Kentucky, should pro-
conference meet for his best effort at Big Tens. He also claimed vide an immediate boost to IU’s already amazing depth. As a Wildcat,
eighth on the tower at the Zone C meet. Montrie placed 17th on the platform, 30th on the three-meter and 36th
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“Jesse is an explosive athlete and has really improved over the on the one-meter at the NCAA Zone Diving Championship.
summer,” Huber said. “As his back and reverse optionals become Additionally, he took 14th on the platform, 18th on the one-meter and
more consistent, he will be very competitive on all three levels at both 21st on the three-meter at the Southeastern Conference
the Big Tens and NCAAs. He should contend for a Big Ten title and Championships.
provide leadership for our team.” “Justin has been a great addition to the team,” Huber said. “He is
Junior Brian Mariano is IU’s second returning All-American. The an outstanding athlete who has to become more technically sound
Naugatuck, Conn., native provided Indiana with an incredible one- with his diving. As he continues to make corrections and improve, he
two punch when diving with Big Ten Diver of the Year Marc Carlton will be competitive at the Big Tens and NCAAs. He is in the process
last season. Not only did Mariano pick up an All-American honor of learning several new dives on 10m and a few on 1m and 3m. With
with a 13th-place finish on the tower at NCAAs, he earned second more practice his diving will rise to the next level.”
team All-Big Ten recognition with a second-place effort on the plat- The final newcomer to IU Diving is Max Weyermann. The high
form at Big Tens. Meanwhile, Mariano gobbled up points for IU dur- school All-American from James E. Taylor High School out of Katy,
ing the dual meet season by placing in the top four on 10 occasions. Texas, claimed a state championship during his time at the prep level.
“After taking the summer off, Brian will have to spend the first Additionally, he garnered the Texas Diver of the Year award in 2004.
part of the season getting back in shape,” Huber said. “Depending on “Max is a talented diver whose best diving is really ahead of him,”
how quickly he does that, he could have a good year and make finals Huber said. “He is a great athlete and will be competitive on all three
on 3m at the Big Tens and possibly contend for a Big Ten title on 10m.” levels. He needs to learn a few dives on 10m and make a few cor-
Sophomore Will Bohonyi helped the Hoosiers by providing solid rections in his hurdle. Once these are in place, he will be competitive
depth to the diving corps. The Mechanicsburg, Pa., product compet- at the Big Tens and NCAAs as a freshman.”
ed in seven meets for IU last year. He also finished in the points for
the Hoosiers with a 12th-place effort on the tower at Big Tens.
Additionally, he finished 18th on the one-meter and 21st on the three-

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