2011-12 Air Force Men's Swimming & Diving Guide

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United States Air Force AcademyMen’s Swimming & Diving 2011-12

Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .IFCTable of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1Quick Facts/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . .1

THE STAFFHead Coach Rob Clayton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2-3Assistant Coach Anthony Boettcher . . . . . . . .4Support Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Diving Coaches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

MEET THE FALCONSSeason Outlook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Roster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9-23

HISTORY2010-11 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25Swimming History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27Diving History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27Honors and Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28-29Air Force Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30Service Academy Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31Letterwinners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33

LIFE AFTER THE ACADEMYWorld Class Athlete Program . . . . . . . . . . . .34Where Are They Now . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35-36

THE ACADEMYThe Air Force Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37Academy Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Director of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39Air Force Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Cadet Natatorium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41

TABLE OF CONTENTS

QUICK FACTS

GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USAFA, Colo.Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue & SilverNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FalconsEnrollment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Div. IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MPSFHome Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet NatatoriumSuperintendent . . . . . . Lt. Gen. Michael GouldAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Hans Mueh

COACHING STAFFHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob ClaytonAlma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming/1991Phone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-333-4726E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . 113-62-1/13School Record/Years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SameHead Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan CurnowAsst. Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . Anthony Boettcher

TEAM INFORMATION2010-11 Dual Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-62010-11 Conference Record . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-32010-11 Conference Finish . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rdLetterwinners Returning/Lost . . . . . . . . . 17/12Newcomers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSAssoc. AD/Communications . . . . . . Troy GarnhartAsst. Director (Swimming SID) . . Nick ArseniakOffice Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-333-9251E-mail . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Address . . . . Athletic Media Relations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2169 Field House Drive. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USAFA, CO 80840Web Site . . . . . . . . . . . GoAirForceFalcons.com

Media GuideThe 2011-12 Air Force men’s swimming and div-ing media guide is produced as a source of in-formation for the media. Other materials maybe obtained by contacting the athletic media re-lations office:

Air Force Athletic Media Relations2169 Field House Dr.USAF Academy, CO 80840Phone: 719-333-2313Fax: 719-333-3798

Working Press CredentialsPress and Photograph credentials are issued tomembers of the working media only. These cre-dentials may be obtained by contacting the ath-letic media relations office. Upon acceptance ofapplications, appropriate passes can be pickedup at the Athletic Media Relations office.

Press ParkingThere is no press parking available. The earlieryou arrive, the better parking you’ll find.

Air Force PracticesAll Air Force practices, both home and on theroad, are open to the media. Media memberswishing to film practice must make arrange-ments with the athletic media relations office toattend practice. A representative from the ath-letic media relations office must accompanyyou.

Post-Meet ProceduresHead swim coach Rob Clayton and head divingcoach Stan Curnow will be available 10 minutesfollowing the end of the meet on the pool deck.Swimmers and divers will be available immedi-ately after. The Air Force locker room and train-ing room are closed to all media. Final resultsare available following the meet upon request.

In-Season InterviewsAll Air Force athletes and coaches are availablefor interviews with the following guidelines: Allinterviews must be set up through the athleticmedia relations office at 719-333-9025 or 719-333-2313. All interview requests must be madeat least one day in advance so that the athleteor coach can be properly notified.

CreditsThe 2011-12 Air Force men’s swimming and div-ing guide was written and designed by assistantathletic media relations director Nick Arseniak.Editoral assistance provided by the Air Forceathletic media relations office and the men’sswimming and diving staff. Photos courtesy ofDenMar Services, Josh Duplechian, TrevorBrown, Jr., and Stephen Nowland of NCAA Pho-tos, and the men’s swimming and diving staff.

On the CoverFeatured on the front cover is the 2011-12 teamon the deck of the newly refurbished CadetNatatorium.

Head Coach Rob Clayton


Head coach Rob

Clayton enters

his 14th season as the Academy's head men's

swimming coach. After 13 years, his enthusi-

asm for the Academy and Falcon swimming

hasn't diminished a bit. "I love coaching at the

Air Force Academy. It is the perfect school for

the young man who is serious about pursuing

excellence in school, swimming and life. I'm

thrilled to wake up and go to work in the morn-

ing," said Clayton.

Clayton has led the Falcons to a 113-62-1

overall dual record and eight top-three finishes

in the MWC. After a sixth-place league finish his

first season, Clayton led the Falcons to third-

place finishes in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2006 and

2007. In 2003, 2004 and, most recently, 2009,

the Falcons finished second at the MWC Cham-

pionships. In addition, Clayton was named

MWC Men’s Coach of the Year in 2007 and

2010.

At USAFA, Clayton has coached men to 20

individual conference championships and two

relay conference championships. Eight of his

swimmers have competed in the Olympic Tri-

als, including in 2008 when five former and cur-

rent Falcons participated in the Trials. In

addition to the team's success in the pool, Clay-

ton’s swimmers have earned more than 132 ac-

ademic all-conference honors and 22 MWC

Scholar-Athlete selections, while six others

were both designated Scholar All-Americans by

the College Swimming Coaches Association of

America. Clearly, Clayton expects excellence in

the classroom as well as the pool.

"The Academy is the number one under-

graduate school in the country," the coach said.

"The men come here primarily to get the best

education possible and to prepare for a fabu-

lous career in the Air Force and beyond. While

we desire success in the pool, we insist on suc-

cess in the classroom." Not surprisingly, the Fal-

con swimmers and divers were the recipients

of the Academy's Team Excellence Award for

the 2003-04 school year.

Clayton is a 1991 graduate of Wyoming

where he earned a bachelor's degree in chem-

ical engineering. While at Wyoming, Clayton

was one of the premier swimmers in the West-

ern Athletic Conference.

A four-year letterman, Clayton swam in

the NCAA Championships in the 200 freestyle,

200 IM and 400 IM. He stole the show at the

1991 conference championships, winning the

200 and 400 individual medley, becoming only

the second Cowboy to ever win an IM confer-

ence title. His time in the 400 IM set a confer-

ence championship record.

Clayton excelled outside the pool as well.

His 3.75 grade point average in chemical engi-

neering helped earn him Academic All-Ameri-

can honors. He received the WAC's Stan Bates

Award in 1991, as the league's most outstand-

ing student-athlete. The Bates Award is the

most prestigious award an athlete in the con-

ference can win.

Following college, Clayton served as an

age group coach for the Fort Collins Area Swim

Team (FAST).

In the fall of 1991, he began a six-year stint

as the men's assistant coach at Brigham Young

University. While at BYU, Clayton was instru-

mental in building one of the most successful

swimming programs in the region. The Cougars

won the 1996 WAC title, their first since 1979.

During Clayton's tenure in Provo, BYU never fin-

ished below third at the WAC Championships.

Clayton helped coach 11 individual WAC

ROB CLAYTONHEAD SWIMMING COACH

14TH SEASON

WYOMING (1991)

Head Coach Rob Clayton


champions and several WAC champion relay

teams at BYU. Additionally, he coached an

NCAA finalist and an athlete to a spot on the

U.S. National team in the summer of 1997. He

was very active in USA Swimming during his

time in Utah, serving as a senior coach with Hill-

top Aquatic Swim Team in American Fork, Utah.

Clayton came to the Academy in 1997 and

made an immediate impact on the program. He

worked with women's coach Casey Converse to

coach the Academy's first woman to qualify for

the NCAA Division I Championships. Clayton

then took over the reins of the men's program

for the 1998-99 season.

In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton

also instructs cadets in swimming and water

survival classes. He was recognized for his

teaching accomplishments by being named the

2003-04 Department of Athletics Civilian In-

structor of the Year and was recently named

the Aquatics Instructor of the Semester. Clay-

ton comments on his teaching duties, "I enjoy

teaching aquatics classes. It provides me with

opportunity to interact with the rest of the

cadets at the Air Force Academy."

Originally from Fort Collins, Colo., Clayton

was a standout swimmer at Rocky Mountain

High School where he was a four-year letter-

man. The 41-year-old Clayton is married to the

former Kelly Costigan, a 1992 graduate of the

Academy who competed for the women's ten-

nis team. They have three sons, Robert, Daniel

and Joshua, and two daughters, Noel and Anna.

The Claytons are very active in their church, In-

ternational Anglican Church, and live in Monu-

ment.

THE CLAYTON FILEFull Name: Robert Clayton IIIHometown: Fort Collins, Colo.High School: Rocky Mountain, four-yearletterman in swimming.College: Wyoming, 1991 graduate with abachelor’s in chemical engineering with a3.75 GPA. Academic All-American, individualconference champion and winner of the1991 Stan Bates Award as the league’s mostoutstanding student-athlete.

Conference Champions Under Clayton2000Matt Ihlenfeld (200 Breast)Charlie Toth (100 free)2001Matt Ihlenfeld (100, 200 breast)200 Medley Relay2002Paul Brehm (100, 200 back)400 Medley Relay2003Paul Brehm (200 back)2004Chris Knaute (1650 free)2005Chris Knaute (400, IM, 500, 1650 free)2006Chris Knaute (400 IM, 500, 1650 free)Paul Parmenter (200 IM)2007Chris Knaute (400 IM, 500 free)Paul Parmenter (200 IM)2009Benjamin Gunn (200 IM)2010Benjamin Gunn (200 IM)2011Benjamin Gunn (200 fly)

Inside the Numbers with ClaytonYear W L T Pct. Finish 1999 11 2 .846 6th2000 8 3 .727 3rd2001 9 4 .692 3rd2002 6 4 .600 3rd2003 12 2 .857 2nd2004 8 4 .667 2nd2005 13 7 .650 5th2006 8 4 1 .654 3rd2007 13 3 .813 3rd2008 4 7 .364 4th2009 7 12 .368 2nd2010 3 4 .429 2nd2011 11 6 .647 3rdTotals 113 62 1 .645 --

Assistant Coach Anthony Boettcher/Support Staff


New to the Academy is men's swimmingassistant coach, Anthony Boettcher. Boettcheris a lifelong resident of Colorado and bringsnearly 30 years of experience as a club coach inthe state. He is excited about bringing that ex-perience to the USAFA men's team.

Boettcher comes to the Academy most re-cently from Falfins Swimming, a USA Swimmingclub team in the Colorado Springs area, and hascoached seasonally in the Denver area as thehead coach for the Wheat Ridge Piranhas(1982-1990), and as a year round USA Swim-ming Coach in the town of Evergreen.

As the head coach for the Evergreen swimteam from 1990- 2005, Boettcher built whathas become known as a small town power-house, posting consistent top 10 finishes at theColorado State Junior Olympics. His athletesthere won over 60 individual state titles, fiverelay titles, and set numerous state records.Athletes from the Evergreen Swim Team havecompeted at Zones, Sectionals, Junior and Sen-ior Nationals, and Olympic Trials, with 20-plusathletes going on to compete at NCAA Division

I schools, and one representing the USA at theWorld University Games in 2000.

While at Evergreen, Boettcher alsocoached the boy's and girl's high school teamsat Evergreen High School. He began concen-trating only on the boy's team in 1995, and hadunprecedented success there until leaving in2005. His boys won 58 straight dual meets from1995 through 2003, winning 9-of-11 JeffersonCounty titles in the process, and finished in thetop three at the Boys 4A state meet numeroustimes. Many athletes achieved all-conference,all-state and All-American status. He retired asthe winningest coach in the history of JeffersonCounty men's swimming.

During his time at Evergreen, Boettcherwas named the Colorado Swimming Age GroupCoach of the Year in 1998, 2003 and 2005 forhis work at the club level, and was the ColoradoHigh School Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002as well. In 2003, the American Swim CoachesAssociation bestowed it's Colorado Swim Coachof the Year on him. In addition, Boettcher wonthe Jefferson County High School Swim Coach

of the Year 10 times, and the Jeffco Leaguehonored him with their 2001 Boy's Coach of theYear Award for all sports.

Moving on to a new challenge in 2005, asthe age group coach at Falfins Swimming in Col-orado Springs, he continued to produce statechampions and state record holders, andhelped that club grow from 130 swimmers toover 200. Boettcher took the reins as the headcoach in April, 2007 and has remained thereuntil his recent move to the Academy.

Boettcher has also invested 17 years as avolunteer for Colorado Swimming, Inc., andUSA Swimming. Among his duties were stintsas the Age Group Chair and Coaches Represen-tative. He has attended the Western Zone Meetan unprecedented 13 times as a coach on theColorado Staff, serving as head coach six ofthose times. He also served as Head Coach ofthe Colorado Swimming All Star team six times.In 1998 and again in 2003, USA Swimming gaveBoettcher it's Phillips 66 Outstanding ServiceAward for his role as a volunteer.

ANTHONY BOETTCHERASSISTANT COACH

FIRST SEASON

WYOMING (1986)

2011-12 OFFICER REPRESENTATIVES

MAJ. CHRISTINADUGAN

MAJ. JASON RENTER

LT. COL. SARAHSTRACHAN

LT. COL. SEAN LONDRIGAN

CAPT. CAITLINTHORN

Diving Coaching Staff


Stan Curnow be-gins his 19th

year with the Falcons as head diving coach, thelongest tenure in Academy history for a divingcoach.

During his first 18 years, Curnow has con-tinued Air Force’s proud tradition in diving.Three women have earned first-team All-Amer-ican honors at the Division II level while themen annually place among the conference’selite. For the last four years, a Falcon has wonthe men’s platform dive at the MWC Champi-onships (Brady Lindberg in 2006 and 2007, KyleVan Valkenburg in 2008 and 2009).

Outside of the pool, Curnow has been anasset to the Academy as well, being named the1998 athletic department Instructor of theYear.

Curnow came to Air Force from BYU,where he coached for 14 years. His record therewas impeccable, including 26 conference titles,

17 All-Americans and two NCAA Division Ichampions.

A native of Denver, Colo., Curnowwas named a high school All-American indiving and was a champion performer onthe trampoline. He attended BYU andgraduated in 1977 with a degree in physi-cal education. He completed his master’sdegree in the same field in 1978. As a com-petitor at BYU, Curnow was the WesternAthletic Conference diving champion threeout of four years and earned All-Americanhonors in 1972 and 1974. He was also a fi-nalist in the 1972 Olympic Trials.

Curnow was named the MountainWest Conference’s diving coach of theyear in 2001, 2002 and 2006, and was for-merly a member of the NCAA Diving RulesCommittee.

STAN CURNOWHEAD DIVING COACH

19TH SEASON

BYU (1997)

Curnow, shown with his family, is a three-time Moun-tain West Conference Diving Coach of the Year.

Capt. Lauren Bursey enters her second year as the assistant diving coach for both men's and women's div-ing teams at Air Force. In addition to diving coach duties, Bursey works in the Academy athletic department assisting

in managing the scheduling and grading office. Bursey is a 2007 graduate of USAFA. The Englewood, Colo., native was a four-year letter winner in diving and team captain as a junior while at

the Academy. Bursey was a standout in the classroom at the Academy, earning Mountain West Conference All-Academic honors all four years. Bursey received her commission through the United States Air Force Academy in May 2007. Upon receiving her commission, she received her

first assignment and moved to Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas, where she assumed her duties with the 33rd Network Warfare Squadron.

CAPT. LAUREN BURSEYASSISTANT DIVING COACH

SECOND SEASON

USAFA (2007)

FAQ


� WHAT IS YOUR TRAINING PHILOSOPHY AT AIR FORCE?We are a military academy, so there is a balance between academics,athletics and military. However, we are a Division I program and trainaccordingly. We compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Conference(BYU, Cal State Bakersfield, Hawai’i, North Dakota, Pacific, Seattle,UNLV, Wyoming) and continually strive to qualify guys for the NCAAChampionships.

� HOW MANY DIFFERENT COACHES AND TRAINERS DO YOURSWIMMERS WORK WITH?I have been at the Academy for 13 years and assistant coach AnthonyBoettcher enters his first year. We also have a strength and condi-tioning coach and a full-time athletic trainer assigned to our team. Inaddition, the women’s team has a head coach and an assistant coachbut we generally train as men’s teams and women’s teams.

� WHAT IS THE TEAM ATMOSPHERE LIKE? (i.e. Does the team dorandom activities outside of swimming just to hang out with eachother? Do swimmers room with other swimmers? etc.)The team atmosphere is a complete cohesive unit. The team goes tofootball games as a team, camping trips as a team and many other ac-tivities. Because of the challenges that are involved with a militaryacademy, the team forms a very tight bond. The pool is the placewhere they come together, work hard and achieve goals together. Inregards to the question about rooming together, each student is putinto a squadron (roughly 100 students per squadron, 40 squadrons,total student body of approximately 4000) randomly, so most of theswimmers do not room with other swimmers. Last year, we had twofreshmen room together.

� WHAT IS AN AVERAGE WEEK OF TRAINING LIKE IN TERMS OFPRACTICE TIME, YARDAGE, DRYLAND, ETC.?We train every other morning (lift and swim) and every afternoon forroughly 2.5 hours (to include dryland). The distance varies by workoutbut usually it is about 6000 yards for our middle distance group. How-ever, when we do power days, we swim much less. Our weight roomtraining is designed especially for swimmers by our strength and con-ditioning coach. Additionally, we TIVO normally every other day be-fore practice for about 30 minutes and concentrate onstarts/turns/strokes. As far as our regimen is concerned, during ouroff-season, we generally train as one team but our distance guys fre-quently receive additional training. Then during the season, we havedifferent groups (distance, middle distance, strokes, sprinters, IM) thatwill have individualized workouts. � WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT OF THE ATHLETIC DEPARTMENT

IN TERMS OF FUNDING FOR TRAVEL, EQUIPMENT, ETC.?We have unsurpassed support from our athletic department. We nor-mally travel 16-20 guys on our trips and everything is paid for. We alsotake a winter training trip (San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, Hawaii, Tuc-son) every year and everything is paid for there as well. There is nocost put on the swimmers and there is NO fundraising. Additionally, weare sponsored by Nike, so every swimmer receives a good supply of AirForce Swimming gear every year. We swim in Nike suits during theseason and then compete in Speedo for the Championship meets.

� WHAT IS YOUR TEAM'S AVERAGE GPA?Our team’s average GPA this year was 3.0 and usually hovers rightaround there.

� IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO TELL MEABOUT YOUR PROGRAM THAT I HAVE FAILED TO ASK ABOUTABOVE?I just wanted to explain the Academy and how things work. No one

here is on an “athletic scholarship.” Everyone receives an appointmentand everything is paid for while you are here (room, board, meals, etc).In fact, the students receive a monthly stipend in addition that startsat about $120/month as a freshman and goes up to about $800/monthas a senior. All students are undergraduate students. There are 32 dif-ferent majors that range in many possibilities. The big difference isthat when you graduate, you are commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant inthe Air Force. About half (about 500) of the graduates will go off topilot training. The other half will go off to various other jobs to includeadditional schooling. Think of an Air Force base as a little communityand all the jobs that are required. The Air Force requires doctors, civilengineers, meteorologists, police officers, etc. If you decide not to fly,the service commitment is five years; for flyers, the commitment is 10years. You can think of that in one of two ways—as a service commit-ment, or as a guaranteed job that pays you a competitive salary and in-cludes unsurpassed benefits.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS...Head coach Rob Clayton answers some frequently asked questions about the Air Force swimming program:

2011-12 Season Outlook


New beginnings are all around for the Air Forcemen’s swimming & diving team as it enters the 2011-12 season. The Falcons begin compe��on in a newconference, while swimming in their newly refur-bished pool. In addi�on, AFA will be looking to moveforward a�er gradua�ng one of its strongest seniorclasses ever last season.

Despite all the changes in and around the pro-gram, head swim coach Rob Clayton remains quite op-�mis�c about his team as he enters his 14th season atthe helm.

The Falcons depart the Mountain West Confer-ence and join the Mountain Pacific Sports Federa�on(MPSF) for the 2011-12 season. The MPSF featuresnine schools par�cipa�ng in men’s swimming & div-ing, including former MWC rivals BYU, UNLV andWyoming.

“The MPSF is going to be a tough swimming con-ference,” Clayton said. “We’re taking all the top swimprograms from the Mountain West and adding themwith some other already strong programs, so it’s goingto be a very compe��ve league at the championship.”

One of Air Force’s biggest addi�ons this seasonis the renova�on of the Cadet Natatorium. A�er hav-ing to train in mul�ple venues last year--including thewater polo pool and the USAFA community centerpool--the Falcons return to a refurbished state-of-the-art Cadet Natatorium. The new natatorium featuresan Olympic sized pool with the ability to convert fromlong-course to short-course distances. In addi�on,the pool can convert from yards to meters. The div-ing wells have also been re-done, with all new 1m, 3mand pla�orm wells.

“Having the ability to switch from long-courseto short-course is going to allow us to train morespecifically and be much be�er prepared for the typeof pool we will be swimming in for compe��on,” Clay-ton said. “The new video board and new diving facil-ity puts the Cadet Natatorium in a short list of eliteswimming facili�es in the country.”

Air Force returns 18 le�erwinners from the2010-11 squad and welcome 11 freshmen. The Fal-cons lose six seniors off the 2010-11 team, includingMW Senior Recogni�on Award winner BenjaminGunn and MW Scholar Athlete of the Year Eric Robin-son. Gunn was a three-�me MW Champion andleaves the Academy holding five school individual andthree relay records.

“We graduated some great swimmers from lastyear,” Clayton said. “Obviously, we have our work cutout for us this year, in terms of finding guys to step

up. We have several returners I feel are ready to stepinto bigger roles. We also have a very talented fresh-man group that will come in here and contribute rightoff the bat.”

Air Force will be led by its four seniors, high-lighted by Cody Deacon and Corydon Butler. Deaconis coming off a stellar Mountain West Championships,where he was a finalist in both breaststroke events.In addi�on, Deacon is an Olympic Trials qualifier in the100 breast. Butler earned All-MW honors last year inthe 200, 500 and 1650 free events. Butler was theMountain West runner-up in the 500 free and was atop-five finisher in his three distance free events.

“Cody and Corydon are coming off excellent jun-ior seasons for us,” Clayton said. “Cody is our teamcaptain this year and we look for him to lead our teamin both breaststroke events. Corydon was one of thetop swimmers in the distance free events last yearand we expect him to do well in all three of thoseevents this year.”

Nate Roesler has been a constant contributor inthe fly events and Cole Smith will look to have strongswims in the sprint-free events.

“Both Nate and Cole have scored points for usat the conference championships and we expect themto be great leaders for our team as seniors,” Claytonsaid.

The junior class features seven swimmers andone diver. Ma� Millikin is coming off a strong show-ing at the championships, cracking the school’s Top10 list in both the 100 and 200 backstroke events. TimMar�nelli also had a strong showing at the MWchampionships in the sprint-free events.

“Ma� and Tim had excellent conference meetsfor us,” Clayton said. “Ma� has been solid for us inthe back and Tim was outstanding in the 200. OnceTim perfects his race strategy, he will be very toughto beat at the conference championships.”

Anthony Chiaro and Kaleb Jenkins had greatend-of-season meets last year, with Chiaro scoring sig-nificant points at the MW Championships and Jenkinscracking into the USAFA Top 10 in the 100 Breast-stroke. Chiaro will swim the fly and free events. Jenk-ins will see ac�on in several events, focusing onbu�erfly and breaststroke. Ryan Brigman and JonJones will provide depth in the distance free eventsand Mark Hansen can help the team out in severalevents, with the ability to swim the breast, fly andmedley.

“The junior class features a strong, capablebunch,” Clayton said. “We look for Anthony and Kaleb

to be much improved from last year and do well forus.”

The sophomore class features several swimmerslooking to break out in their second season at theAcademy. Micah Newmann is coming off a yearwhere he swam the fastest 100 free ever by an Acad-emy freshman and looks to be one of the Falcons’ topsprint freestylers. Not to be outdone by his classmate,Angus MacDonald swam the fastest 200 back �meever by a freshman at the Academy and can also con-tribute in the bu�erfly events and relays. Paul Leon-hardt is another sophomore that had a standoutrookie season. Leonhardt was an All-MW selec�on inthe 200 fly and cracked the schools’ top 10 in fourevents, the 200 free, 200 IM and 100 and 200 fly.Newcomer Jonathan Eng will also contribute in thesprint-free events.

“Micah is one of our fastest sprinters and Angusgives us a strong presence in the backstroke events,“Clayton said. “Paul is a very talented swimmer andwe look for a big season out of him this year. Oursophomore group is strong and talented across theboard.”

The freshman group will be led by Max Evans-Nolan and diver Ma� Bumgarner. Evans-Nolan willcompete in the distance free events. Bumgarnercomes to the Academy a�er an accomplished highschool career.

“Max has been training neck-and-neck withCorydon. That is very exci�ng when we think aboutthe distance events,” Clayton said. “Ma� was one ofthe top high school diving recruits in the country. Hecomes from Oklahoma. We expect big things out ofhim from the beginning.”

Ryan Dunne will be looked upon to contribute inmany different events, including the mid-distancefree, fly and medley events. Ryan Haas and SamSloan have swam well in the back and fly events sofar in preseason workouts. Sam Wieser will adddepth to the breast and medley events. Kyle Casiaswas a na�onal qualifier in the fly events during hishigh school career. Peter Shelbourne will swim thefly and free events, Alex Strom will see ac�on in thedistance free events and Shane Toner will swim thefree and fly events.

“Our freshmen are very strong across theboard,” Clayton said. “We look for several of them tostep right in and swim well for us.”

Air Force will have five divers this season on themen’s team. Junior Brent White is the elder states-man. Sophomores Peter Cialkowski and Alex Pecciare both coming off strong freshman campaigns. Thereturners will be joined by the freshmen Bumgarnerand Greg Copeland.

“Diving coach Stan Curnow has added somegood young divers this season,” Clayton said. “Withour returning divers coming back with more experi-ence, our new facility, and our biggest diving meets—MPSF Championships and NCAA ZoneChampionships—being right here at USAFA, we arelooking forward to a tremendous year on the boards,”Clayton said.

While the team is young, there is great reasonfor op�mism on the pool deck at the Air Force Academy.

CODY DEACON CORYDON BUTLER

2011-12 Roster


Name Year Height Event Hometown/High SchoolRyan Brigman Jr. 5-9 Free Las Vegas, NV/Bishop GormanMa� Bumgarner Fr. 6-1 Diving Tu�le, OK/Tu�leCorydon Butler Sr. 6-3 Free Williamsburg, VA/JamestownKyle Casias Fr. 6-1 Fly/Free Jacksonville, Fl/Fleming IslandAnthony Chiaro Jr. 6-0 Free Tucson, AZ/SahuaroPeter Cialkowski So. 5-10 Diving Allentown, PA/SalisburyGregory Copeland Fr. 6-1 Diving Richmond, VA/Douglas S. FreemanCody Deacon Sr. 5-9 Breast/IM Portland, OR/Lake OswegoRyan Dunne Fr. 6-0 Free Bristow, VA/Brentsville DistrictJonathan Eng So. 5-11 Sprint Free Elon, NC/HomeschooledMax Evans-Nolan Fr. 5-9 Distance Free New Berlin, WI/Waukesha SouthRyan Haas Fr. 5-11 Fly/Back Crescent Springs, KY/St. XavierMark Hansen Jr. 5-9 IM/Fly Berkeley Heights, NJ/Governor LivingstonKaleb Jenkins Jr. 5-11 Fly/IM/Breast Savannah, GA/Richmond HillJon Jones Jr. 6-3 Free Highlands Ranch, CO/HeritagePaul Leonhardt So. 5-9 IM/Fly Plano, TX/Plano SeniorAngus MacDonald So. 6-1 Back/Fly/Free Woodbridge, VA/Bishop IretonTim Mar�nelli Jr. 6-6 Free Vero Beach, FL/Sebas�an RiverMa� Millikin Jr. 6-0 Back/Fly/Free Pi�sburgh, PA/CarlyntonMicah Newmann So. 5-10 Fly/Free Duncanville, TX/HomeschooledAlexander Pecci So. 6-1 Diving Oviedo, FL/Trinity PrepNate Roesler Sr. 6-1 Fly Has�ngs, MN/Has�ngsPeter Shelbourne Fr. 5-11 Fly/Free Charleston, SC/SummervilleSam Sloan Fr. 5-11 Fly/Back/IM Murfreesboro, TN/SiegelCole Smith Sr. 6-1 Free/Fly Charlo�e, NC/Hickory Grove Chris�anAlex Strom Fr. 6-1 Distance Free Fort Walton Beach, FL/ChoctawhatcheeShane Toner Fr. 6-0 Free/Fly Palm City, Fla./The Pine SchoolSamuel Wieser Fr. 6-0 Breast/IM Las Vegas, NV/BonanzaBrent White Jr. 5-6 Diving Loveland, CO/Homeschooled

* Captain

Head Coach: Rob Clayton (Wyoming 1991) 14th seasonDiving Coach: Stan Curnow (BYU 1997) - 19th seasonAssistant Coach: Anthony Boe�cher (Wyoming 1986) - 1st seasonAssistant Diving Coach: Capt. Lauren Bursey (USAFA 2007) - 2nd season

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: All-MW in the 200,500 and 1650 freestyle and 800 free relay... top swimmer on team in the 200, 500,1000 and 1650 free events ... placed thirdin the 500 free at the MW Championshipswith an NCAA B-Cut time of 4:29.46 ... an-chored the 400 and 800 free relay groupsat the MW championships ... set career-best times in the 200, 500 and 1000 freeevents.2009-10 Highlights: All-MW in the 500 and 1650 freestyle ... cracked theAir Force top 10 in the 500 and 1650 free events....swam the teams’fastest 1650 free time of 15:31.09, which is the fifth-fastest in school his-tory ... swam second-fastest 500 free time on the season (4:29.46), whichis the seventh-fastest at AFA ... also swam the second-fastest 1000 free(9:26.61 split in 1650) on the season, which was fifth-fastest in school his-tory...swam the second-fastest 200 free time (1:39.20) on the season,which was sixth all-time at AFA.2008-09 Highlights: One of the Falcons’ top distance swimmers … postedthe team’s second-fastest time in both the 1000 free and 1650 free … fin-ished seventh at the MW Championships in the 1650 free, while advanc-ing to the consolation finals in the 500 free … won the consolation finalsin the 400 IM.High School: Lettered two years in swimming ... coached by Molly San-dling and Matt Dryden … swam for the Williamsburg Aquatic Club,coached by Harold Baker. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 39 ... son of Cory and Allison Butler… has three siblings … major is systems engineering management ... nick-name is Bleu ... plans to become a pilot … on the Commandant’s list twice...hobbies include fishing, sailing and winning … favorite food is pasta … fa-vorite movie is Wedding Crashers ... credits his parents as having thebiggest influence on his sports career ... enjoys listening to country music... most noteworthy things about his hometown (Williamsburg, Va.) areJamestown 1607 and the “757 athletes” … if he could trade places withany of his teammates for a day, it would be former teammate ChrisKnaute because he got to particpate in the World Class Athlete Program(WCAP).

CORYDON BUTLER

SR. • 6-3 • FREEWILLIAMSBURG, VA.

(JAMESTOWN)

CODY DEACON

SR. • 5-9 • BREASTSTROKEPORTLAND, ORE.(LAKE OSWEGO

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the fastest 100and 200 breast time on the team ... swamthe second-fastest 200 breast time andfourth-fastest 100 breast times in schoolhistory at the MW Championships ... tookfirst -place in both the 100 and 200 breastconsolation finals at the MW Champi-onships ... Earned NCAA B-cuts at theMW Championships in the 100 breast and 400 medley relay ... earnedthird Academic All-MW and MW Scholar-Athlete honors ... U.S. OlympicTrials qualifier in the 100 meter breast after placing 20th at the Indi-anapolis Grand Prix.2009-10 Highlights: Swam the second-leg of all-conference 200 medleyrelay team ... swam team’s second-fastest 100 breaststroke and third-fastest 200 breast times ... clocked a 55.76 mark in the 100 breast at MWCChampionships, for the seventh-fastest time in school history ... clockeda 2:03.72 in the 200 breast at MWC Championships, for the eighth-fastestmark in school history ... also swam the medley events in several meets ...named to the MWC All-Academic team … also named an MWC Scholar-Athlete. 2008-09 Highlights: Consolation finalist in the 100 breaststroke at theMountain West Conference Championships … ranks sixth in the Air Forcerecord books in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.05 … named to theMWC All-Academic team … also named an MWC Scholar-Athlete. High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Don King ... teamcaptain in junior and senior seasons … four-time state finalist … All-Amer-ican in the 100 breaststroke as a senior … Academic All-American in sen-ior year … four-year member of National Honor Society … also swam forTualatin Hills Swim Club, coached by Linck Bergen. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 34 ... son of Gregg and Shauna Dea-con … has one brother … major is aeronautical engineering … plans to be-come a pilot … nicknames is peanut ... hobbies include SCUBA, skydiving,snowboarding and traveling … greatest moment in sports was Jason Lezakfinishing the 400 free relay in Beijing … favorite movie are anything withBruce Willis or Angelina Jolie ... biggest influences on his career have beenhis parents, because “they allowed me to participate in any sport I wantedand always provided positive motivation” … credits Eric Robinson as hav-ing biggest influence on his sports career because, “he showed me how tojet JACK3D!” … if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be JerseyShore, because “those are my bros” … if he could trade places with a team-mate for a day it would be 6-foot-6 Tim Martinelli because, “he can see somuch more of the world from up there.”

personal bests

200 free 1:38.85500 free 4:25.831000 free 9:23.921650 free 15:31.09400 IM 4:06.02

personal bests

100 breast 55.37200 breast 2:00.9050 free 21.38200 IM 1:53.29

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’ssixth-fastest 100 fly time ... swam theteam’s seventh-fastest 200 fly and sixth-fastest 100 back time.2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’sfourth-fastest 100 butterfly with a time of49.61 ... swam the team’s sixth-fastest200 fly with a time of 1:54.15 ... also swam the 50 and 100 free and 100back in meets.2008-09 Highlights: Competed in several dual meets throughout the sea-son.High School: Lettered six years in swimming for coach Jerry Rupp ... two-time All-American in the 100 butterfly … three-time all-state honoree …five-time all-conference performer … holds school record in 100 fly and200 medley relay … team captain in junior and senior seasons … named toacademic honor roll all four years of high school … member of NationalHonor Society … also swam for the Black Dog club team, coached by RockyO’Neill. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 4 ... son of Mark and Laura Roesler… has three siblings … sister, Leah, is a sophomore at the University ofWyoming and swims mid-distance free and butterfly events ... majoring inpolitical science … nickname is Bigfoot ... hobbies include playing the sax-ophone and liquid carbohydrate loading … favorite food is his mom’s tunanoodle casserole ... favorite movie is 28 Days Later … most noteworthything about his hometown is that it used to have a spiral bridge … favoriteathlete is Kirby Puckett … credits his mom as having the biggest influenceon his sports career ... enjoys listening to the Electric Light Orchestra ...pre-race ritual is usually getting nervous … if he could trade places withone of his teammates for day, it would be Anthony Chiaro, “so I couldachieve chandelier-type lamping status.” ... favorite quote: “Rack ‘em!” -Willie.

NATE ROESLER

SR. • 6-1 • BUTTERFLYHASTINGS, MINN.

(HASTINGS)

COLE SMITH

SR. • 6-1 • SPRINT FREECHARLOTTE, N.C.

(HICKORY GROVE CHRISTIAN)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s sec-ond-fastest 50 and third-fastest 100 freetime ... swam the 50 free in 20.93 and 100free in 45.58 ... swam the team’s fifth-fastest 100 fly time ... shaved .73 secondsoff his previous career-best 50 free timeand over two seconds off his previous 100free times. 2009-10 Highlights: Swam teams’s fourth-fastest 50-freestyle with a timeof 21.66 ... 100 free time of 47.64 was sixth-fastest on team ... also swamthe 200 and 500 free events.2008-09 Highlights: Advanced to the consolation finals of the 400 IM atthe MWC Championships … also competed in the 500 free and 200 but-terfly at the conference championships.High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach David Haynes ...state champion in the 200 and 500 freestyle events as a senior … alsoswam for the Mecklenburg Aquatic Club, coached by David Marsh, ThadSchultz and Kathy McKee … class president freshman through junior years… student body president as a senior … Eagle Scout.Personal: Full name is Warren Cole Smith … member of cadet squadron8 ... son of Warren and Anna Marie Smith … has three siblings … major isEnglish ... hobby is labeling soup cans ... nickname is “Gerber” for his babyface ... person in history he’d like to meet is teammate Ryan Brigman atage five … if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Jersey Shoreso, “I could learn to fist pump as hard as cheese” ... has played the pianofor 11 years and guitar and drums for five years … on his iPod: smoothjazz, Celtic chants and Mormon Tabernacle choir ... favorite quote: “Safeat sound at home again, let the waters roll Jack!” ... credits his mom andaunt as having the biggest influence on his sports career.

personal bests

100 fly 49.61200 fly 1:55.14100 back 55.02

personal bests

50 free 20.93100 free 45.58100 fly 50.23

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s sec-ond-fastest 1000 and 1650 free times andfourth-fastest 500 free time ...shaved 37seconds off his previous 1650 best time,15 seconds off his previous 1000 free besttime and 17 seconds off his previous 500free best time.2009-10 Highlights: Competed in several dual meets throughout the sea-son ... specialties are the 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyle events ... also swamthe 200 butterfly and the 200 and 400 individual medley events last sea-son.High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Ron Aitken … All-American in the 500 freestyle … regional champion in the 500 free ... four-time state qualifier in the 200 and 500 free ... also swam for the BoulderCity Henderson club team, coached by Mike Polk … member of NationalHonor Society … Scholastic All-American. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 33 ... son of Michael and NadineBrigman … has two siblings … major is foreign area studies with a minorin German ... plans to become a pilot … nickname is bleeps ... hobbies in-clude skydiving and golfing … favorite food is steak … favorite movie isGladiator … most notable thing about his hometown is The Strip … some-thing most people don’t know about him is that he has been on TV before... person in history he’d like to meet is Lord Nelson … biggest influence onhis sports career has been his mother ... if he could be on any reality TVshow, it would be Pawn Stars ... favorite quote is: “One Dollar 2012.”

RYAN BRIGMAN

JR. • 5-9 • DISTANCE FREELAS VEGAS, NEV.

(BISHOP GORMAN)

ANTHONY CHIARO

JR. • 6-0 • FREETUCSON, ARIZ.

(SAHUARO)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sfourth-fastest 100 and 200 fly times andfifth-fastest 50 free ... shaved .55 secondsoff his 50 free time ... also swam career-bests in the 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 free.2009-10 Highlights: Ranked in the team’stop five in the 50 & 100 freestyle and 100& 200 butterfly events ... best times were21.89 in the 50 free, 47.63 in the 100 free,50.77 in the 100 fly and 1:53.87 in the 200 fly.High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Lou Sassi … statechampion in the 500 freestyle in 2007 … state champion in the 200 freein 2008 … three-time All-American ... broke the 400 free national agegroup record at 2:58.33 … also swam for the Tucson Ford club team,coached by Roric Fink … member of National Honor Society … three-timeUSA Swimming Academic All-American. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 30 ... son of Ken Chiaro and DonnaDrilling … has an older sister … major is management ... career plans areto become a pilot ... nickname is cheese ... favorite foods are pizza andwings … favorite movie is Zoolander … hobbies are bro-ing out, shootingand hanging out with friends ... person in history he’d like to meet is BillyMays … something not many people know about him is that he wishes hewas a professional badminton player … favorite athlete is T.J. Tollakson,a “great triathlete, friend, and the hardest worker I’ve had the chance totrain with.” ... credits his club coach Roric Fink as having the biggest in-fluence on his sports career ... if he could be on any reality TV show, itwould be Jersey Shore..

personal bests

500 free 4:27.541000 free 9:36.171650 free 15:49.80

personal bests

50 free 21.34100 free 47.63200 free 1:43.97100 fly 49.81200 fly 1:51.97

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sfourth-fastest 400 IM and 100 breasttimes ... also swam the fifth-fastest 200fly time and the sixth-fastest 200 IM time... set career-best in the 200 IM.2009-10 Highlights: Ranked in team’s topfive in the 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and200 and 400 individual medley events ...time of 1:52.48 in the 200 IM was third-fastest on team ... time of 4:02.22 in 400 IM was also third-fastest on team... recorded both top times in the IM events in the MWC Championship fi-nals.High School: Swam for the Berkeley Aquatic Club, coached by Jim Wood… New Jersey Junior Olympics champion in the 200 IM in 2009 … memberof Mu Alpha Theta.Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23 ... son of Paul and TheresaHansen … has four siblings … older brother, Tom, is a 2011 USAFA grad andwas a member of the swim team … major is military history ... plans tobecome a pilot … hobbies are outdoor stuff and video games ... favoritefood is cassoulet … favorite movie is The Princess Bride … person in historyhe’d like to meet is George Washington … favorite athlete is ManchesterUnited defender Nemanya Vidic … pre-meet ritual is to listen to rock …his iPod includes Muse, Metallica, Arctic Monkeys and British rock …cred-its high school club coach Jim Wood as having the biggest influence on hissports career ... favorite quote: “If everything seems under control, you’rejust not going fast enough.” – Mario Andretti

MARK HANSEN

JR. • 5-9 • IM/FLYBERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J.

(GOVERNOR LIVINGSTON)

KALEB JENKINS

JR. • 5-11 • FLY/IM/BREASTSAVANNAH, GA.

(RICHMOND HILL)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sthird-fastest 100 and 200 breaststroketimes ... swam a 59.61 in the 100 breastand a 2:13.95 in the 200 breast.High School: Lettered four years in swim-ming for coach Pat Paruso ... also swamfor the Georgia Costal Aquatic Team, coached by Bill Forrester.Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15 ... son of Mike and Kim Jenkins... has two siblings ... major is foreign area studies ... plans to become apilot ... nickname is "Leroy" ... hobby is deep sea fishing in Colorado ... fa-vorite food is ice cream ... if he could trade places with any of his team-mates for a day, it would be Cole Smith becuase he likes to play volleyballtoo ... pre-race rituals are to stretch and listen to music ... most note-worthy thing about his hometown is that it was the only city not burnedin Sherman's March during the Civil War ... if he could be on any reality TVshow, it would be the Bachelorette ... favorite quote: “It sucks to suck” –Jon Jones.

personal bests

100 breast 1:00.06200 breast 2:16.87200 fly 1:52.48200 IM 1:53.47400 IM 4:02.22

personal bests

100 breast 59.61200 breast 2:13.95

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’sthird-fastest 500 and 1650 free events ...swam the fourth-fastest 200 and 1000free events ... set career-best’s in the 500,1000 and 1650 free ... shaved 24 secondsoff his 1650 time.2009-10 Highlights: Ranked in the team’stop five in the 200, 500, 100 and 1650freestyle events ... time of 1:39.27 in the 200 free is the seventh-fastestin school history ... swam the third-leg of team’s fastest 800 free relaygroup, which clocked a time of 6:45.11.High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coaches Bob Schlegeland Tom Bynek … six-time All-American … school record-holder … JuniorNationals qualifier … also swam for the ACES club team, coached by EricCraven.Personal: Member of cadet squadron 23 ... son of Robert and MarciaJones … has a sister … attended the Academy Prep School … greatest mo-ment in sports was winning the 400 free relay at states … hobbies includehunting, climbing 14ers and biking … favorite movie is Fight Club … personin history he’d like to meet is Lance Armstrong … biggest influence on hissports career has been his parents.

JON JONES

JR. • 6-3 • FREEHIGHLANDS RANCH, COLO.

(HERITAGE)

TIM MARTINELLI

JR. • 6-6 • SPRINT FREEVERO BEACH, FLA.

(SEBASTIAN RIVER)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s sec-ond-fastest 100 free time, the third-fastest 200 free and fourth-fastest 50 freetimes ... 100 free time of 45.27 is the 10thfastest in school history ... swam thethird-leg of the team’s fastest 400 and800 free relay groups, which earnedNCAA B-cuts ...earned all-MW in the 800 free relay ... set career-bests inall three individual events. 2009-10 Highlights: Competed in several dual meets throughout the sea-son ... specialiazes in the 50, 100 and 200 freestyle events.High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Scott Barlow …two-year team captain … All-American in the 100 and 200 freestyle … alsoswam for Treasure Coast Swimming, also coached by Scott Barlow …named Treasure Coast Swimmer of the Year … team co-MVP … finishedthird at the state championships in the 100 and 200 free. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 6 ... son of Frank and Joan Martinelli… has five sisters … nickname is Tiny ... major is aerospace engineeringand plans on becoming a pilot … hobbies include sports, movies, eatingand sleeping … favorite movie is Zoolander … person in history he’d like tomeet is Enzo Ferrari ... biggest influence on his sports career has been hisdad … favorite athlete is Ed Reed ... pre-race rituals are to listen to musicand stretch … favorite quote: “Challenge Accepted.”

personal bests

200 free 1:39.27500 free 4:32.571000 free 9:43.881650 free 16:11.86

personal bests

50 free 21.01100 free 45.27200 free 1:39.37

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Swam the team’s sec-ond-fastest 100 and 200 back times andthird-fastest 100 fly event ... placed sev-enth at the MW Championships in the100 back with a time of 49.45, swimmingthe fourth-fastest time in school history... swam the sixth-fastest 200 back time inschool history, placing 10th.2009-10 Highlights: Swam the team’s third-fastest 100 backstroke (52.08)and fourth-fastest 200 back (1:53.70) ... also swam the 100 fly.High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Mike Schneider-lochner … two-time All-American (in the butterfly and backstroke) …WPIAL record-holder … three-time WPIAL champion … four-time all-statehonors recipient … academic All-American … member of National HonorSociety. Personal: Member of cadet squadron 4 ... son of Sam and Diane Millikin… has a younger sister … major is mechanical engineering ... hobbies in-clude sleeping, watching the Steelers, cars, guns and photography … fa-vorite movie is Inception … favorite food is anything off the grill … biggestinfluence on his sports career has been his dad because “he was my sec-ond coach and always went the extra mile for me” … pre-race rituals arestretching and listening to music … listens to country, rock, pop and 90’smusic … if he could trade places with one of his teammates for a day, itwould be Cole Smith because, “He’s a sprinter and everyone wants to bea sprinter. Plus he has less than a year left until graduation.” ... favoritequote is: “Never doubt in the dark, what you knew in the light.”

MATT MILLIKIN

JR. • 6-0 • BACK/FLYPITTSBURGH, PA.

(CARLYNTON)

BRENT WHITE

JR. • 5-6 • DIVINGLOVELAND, COLO.(HOMESCHOOLED)

2010-11 Highlights: Competed in the 1-meter diving event ... had a career-high381.65 points at the IntermountainShootout, which was second-best on theteam ... earned second MW all-academichonor.2009-10 Highlights: Competed in allthree-diving events ... had a career-high 249.60 points in the 1-meterspringboard against BYU ... had a career-high 223.13 points in the 3-meterspringboard against Utah ... had a career-high 175.15 points in the plat-form dive at the AF Diving Invitational ... Mountain West Conference all-academic.High School: Lettered three years in diving for coaches Amon McCraryand Randy Huff at Thompson Valley High School … placed 13th in the state4A meet as a sophomore, sixth as a junior and third as a senior … letteredone year in soccer and one year in basketball … also competed for FortCollins Dive Club, coached by Kevin Witt … named to President’s List atFront Range Community College in Fort Collins in spring 2008 … memberof National Honor Society.Personal: Member of cadet squadron 38 ... major is environmental engi-neering ... on the Commandant’s, Dean’s and Superintendent’s list ... sonof John and Sharlane White … has a younger sister … hobbies include ul-timate frisbee, guitar, hiking, rappelling, skiing, climbing, mountain bik-ing, herpetology, photography, church activities and essentially anythingoutdoors … most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that it holdsthe second-largest community of artists in the nation … things most peo-ple don’t know about him is that he wrestled seven alligators this pastsummer ... credits diving coach Stan Curnow as having the biggest influ-ence on his sports career ... favorite quotes: "when God throws you acurveball don't duck, you might miss something"—Extreme Days "I be-lieve in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because Isee it, but because by it I see everything else." --C.S. Lewis.

personal bests

100 back 49.45200 back 1:47.93100 fly 49.18

personal bests

1m 381.653m 223.13Platform 175.15

Meet The Falcons


2010-11 Highlights: Highest scorer for AirForce in the 1m diving with 393.55 pointsat the Intermountain Shootout ... secondon the team in the 3m diving with 381.10points at the Intermountain Shootout ...placed 11th in the platform finals, 12th inthe 3m and 16th in the 1m prelims at theMW Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL (Salisbury): Lettered four years in diving ... two-time NISCAAll-American ... two-time all-state ... four-time PIAA District 11 medalist ...finished fourth in states as a senior ... helped lead Salisbury to district run-ner-up finish... high school diving coach was Amy Simpson ... also dovefor Parkland Aquatic Club and was coached by Cary Lehman ... NationalHonors Society member.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 16 ... has two siblings ... hobbiesare playing frisbee and listening to music ... favorite movie is Caddyshack... most noteworthy thing about his town is that its the one Billy Joel sangabout ... credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports ca-reer ... favorite athlete is Phil Mickelson ... if he could trade places with ateammate for one day it would be Nate Gilbert because, “he’s a firstie” ...son of Edward and Mary Cialkowski.

PETER CIALKOWSKISO. • 5-10 • DIVINGALLENTOWN, PA.

(SALISBURY)

JONATHAN ENG

SO. • 5-11 • SPRINT FREEELON, N.C.

(HOMESCHOOLED)

PRIOR TO THE ACADEMY: Le�ered inswimming two years at Coronado highschool in Colorado Springs ... placed fi�hin the 100 free in Colorado States class5A ... Na�onal Honor Society Vice Presi-dent ... high school swim coach was BobBell ... swam club for YBAC and CSSTcoached by Sco� Bowser and MikeDoane.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 6 ... has nine siblings ... nick-name is Jenga ... major is computer science ... hobbies are being out-doors and computers ... favorite food is fried rice ... person in historyhe’d like to meet is Richard Marcinko ... something most people don’tknow about him is that he loves penguins ... credits his father as havingthe biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is Pat Till-man ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Survivor ... fa-vorite quote: “History teaches that when you become indifferent andlose the will to fight, someone who has the will to fight will take over” –Col Bull Simons ... son of Edward and Donna Eng.

personal bests

1m 393.553m 381.10Platform 200.95

personal bests

100 fly 49.13200 fly 1:48.97200 IM 1:49.78200 free 1:39.21

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the teams’ sec-ond-fastest 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IMtimes ... cracked the school top 10 in fourevents: the 100 fly (6th), 200 fly (7th), 200IM (7th) and 200 free (8th) ... All-MW inthe 200 fly and 800 free relay ... part ofNCAA B Cut swim in the 800 free relay atMW Championships ... fourth place in the200 fly at MW Championships ... eighth in 100 fly and 14th in 200 IM atMW Championships.

HIGH SCHOOL (Plano Senior): Lettered four years in swimming ... three-time All-American ... Texas State Champion in the 100 butterfly ... on theTexas state record-setting 400 free relay team ... National relay recordholder ... Junior nationals runner up ... also swam at the National selectcamp ... high school swimming coach was Philip Wiggins.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 39 ... has two siblings ... major ismanagement ... nicknames are big daddy, shadoweave and doom ham-mer ... favorite team is the Chicago Bears and favorite athletes are DevinHester, Mike Singletary, Walter Payton and Dick Butkus ... if he could tradeplaces with somebody on the swim team it would be coach Rob Clayton... Favorite quote: “I have enjoyed dis conversation in English”…. “I haveintroduced myself, you have introduced yourself, this is a very good con-versation” –Katsumoto, the Last Samurai ... son of Michael Leonhardt

PAUL LEONHARDT

SO. • 5-9 • IM/FLYPLANO, TEXAS

(PLANO)

ANGUS MACDONALD

SO. • 6-1 • BACK/FLY/FREEWOODBRIDGE, VA.(BISHOP IRETON)

2010-11 Highlights: Swam third-fastest100 and 200 back times for team ...cracked school top 10 in both backevents, ranking sixth in the 100 andeighth in the 200 back events ... placed13th in the 100 back and 14th in the 200back at the MW Championships ... alsoswam the 50 free and 100 fly.

HIGH SCHOOL (Bishop Ireton): Lettered four years in swimming and twoyears in water polo ... All-American in 100 backstroke ... All-American con-sideration in the 50, 100 and 200 free and 100 fly ... Virginia IndependentSchools State Champion in the 100 back ... four-time all-state ... two-timeall-league ... school record holder in the 100 and 200 free, 100 fly and 100back ... two-time team captain ... two-time team captain in water polo ...school single-season record holder with 55 goals in water polo ... was onthe first-ever water polo team at Biship Ironton ... high school swimmingcoach was John Gullickson ... also swam club for Occoquan Swimming Inc.,coached by Aaron Dean.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 7 ... has four siblings ... major issystems engineering management ... on the dean’s list as a freshman ...hobby is kickin’ it ... favorite movie is The Natural ... something most peo-ple don’t know about him is that he is not very sarcastic ... person in his-tory he’d like to meet is Ted Williams ... favorite athlete is Gale Sayers ...ifhe could be on any reality TV show, it would be Ninja Warrior ... son ofAngus and Gail MacDonald.

personal bests

100 fly 49.13200 fly 1:48.97200 IM 1:49.78200 free 1:39.21

personal bests

50 free 21.80100 fly 50.27100 back 50.16200 back 1:48.36

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2010-11 Highlights: Swam the fastest 100free time on the team ...swam the third-fastest 50 free ... swam the fifth-fastest100 free time in school history in the lead-off leg of the 400 free relay at the MWChampionships, which was also an NCAAB-cut swim ... swam the fifth-fastest 100fly time on the team ... also swam the 100 breast in one meet.

Prior to AFA: Swam for South West Aquatics of Texas (SWAT) junior na-tional team ... MVP and team captain ... was the high point swimmer forTeam North Texas at the 2009 Southern Zones championships ... swim-ming coach was Jason Chagnon ... National Honors Society member.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 34 ... has three siblings ... brother,Scott, swam at Texas A&M from 2002-06 and earned All-American honors... also attended Cedar Valley College ... hobbies are video games, movieswith his family, golf with his dad and swimming ... credits brother, Scott,as having biggest influence on his sports career ... favorite athlete is JasonLezak ... son of Scott and Lori Newmann.

MICAH NEWMANN

SO. • 5-10 • FLY/FREEDUNCANVILLE, TEXAS

(HOMESCHOOLED)

ALEX PECCI

SO. • 6-1 • DIVINGOVIEDO, FLA.

(TRINITY PREP)

2010-11 Highlights: Top Falcon in theplatform and 1m diving at the MW Cham-pionships, placing 10th in the platformand 12th in the 1m ... placed 14th in the3m diving at MW Championships ... had acareer-high for points in the 3m diving atthe Georgia Tech Invite.

HIGH SCHOOL (Trinity Prep - Winter Park, FL): Lettered four years in div-ing ... finished third in states on the 1-meter springboard as a senior ...dove for back-to-back state champion The Bolles School in Jacksonville, FL,as a freshman and sophomore ... diving MVP as a senior ... set school 1-meter diving record ... high school diving coach was Katie Adams ... alsodove for team Orlando and was coached by Jay Lewer ... National HonorsSociety member.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 15 ... has four siblings ... hobbiesare playing outdoors, hiking and tumbling ... favorite movie is EmpireRecords ... credits his mother as having the biggest influence on his sportscareer ... most notable thing about his hometown is that Disney and Uni-versal Studios are located there ... if he could trade places with a team-mate for one day it would be Nate Gilbert because, “he’s a senior and I’ma doolie” ... favorite quote is: “Don't cry because it's over. Smile becauseit happened.” -Dr. Seuss ... son of Alexander and Leslie Pecci.

personal bests

50 free 20.99100 free 44.84100 fly 50.12

personal bests

1m 253.353m 251.60Platform 222.95

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HIGH SCHOOL (Tuttle): Lettered one year in diving ... Oklahoma statechampion in diving ... diving All-American ... first-team all-state ... NationalHonor Society, NHS of High School Scholars, Student Council member andSpanish Club Vice President ... also dove for USA Diving Regional TrainingCenter in Oklahoma City.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 29 ... nickname is Bum ... has twoyounger sisters ... hobbies are diving, paintballing, snowboarding, skate-boarding and computer programming ... favorite movie is Inception ... themost noteworthy thing about his home town is that it has only two restau-rants ... favorite athlete is diver David Boudia ... credits his first divingcoach, Alik Sarkisian, as having the biggest influence on his sports career... Favorite quote: “The higher you climb the mountain the windier it gets.You must be strong in order to stand on the top when you reach it”. – AlikSarkisian ... son of Mark and Angela Bumgarner.

MATT BUMGARNER

FR. • 6-1 • DIVINGTUTTLE, OKLA.

(TUTTLE)

KYLE CASIAS

FR. • 6-1 • FLY/FREEJACKSONVILLE, FLA.(FLEMING ISLAND)

HIGH SCHOOL (Fleming Island): Lettered three years in swimming ...three-time top 10 finisher in the Florida 3A 100 Fly Finals ... placed 10thin the 100 fly at the 2011 YMCA Nationals ... two-time scholastic All-Amer-ican ... Winter National Qualifier ... high school swim coach was JordanBright ... swam club for YMCA of Florida’s First Coast coached by ShawnDelifus ... Florida Medallion scholar.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 2 ... has seven siblings ... is anEagle Scout ... greatest moment in sports was swimming the 100 flyagainst Ryan Lochte at the Florida Winter Senior Championships ... hob-bies are swimming, classic cars and the great outdoors ... favorite food isanything his mother makes ... something most people don’t know abouthim is that he once ate a spider to win a bet at a swim meet ... credits clubcoach Shawn Delifus as having the biggest influence on his sports career... favorite quote is: “I hated every minute of training, but I said, ‘don’tstop, suffer now, and live the rest of your life as a champion” –Muham-mad Ali ... son of David and Ruth Casias.

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HIGH SCHOOL (Douglas S. Freeman): Graduated with 4.2 GPA ...dove forCapitol Dive Club (CDC), coached by Erika Matheis and Eliot Clark.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 25 ... has two older brothers ...hobbies are mountain biking, playing frisbee, hiking and hanging out withfriends ... favorite food is steak ... something most people don’t knowabout him is that he’s solved a Rubik’s cube in under a minute ... creditshis mom as having the biggest influence on his sports career ... favoriteathlete is Pat Tillman ... favorite quote: “There is no limit to the good youcan do if you don’t care who gets the credit”- General George C. Marshall... son of John and Tina Copeland.

GREG COPELANDFR. • 6-1 • DIVINGRICHMOND, VA.

(DOUGLAS S. FREEMAN)

RYAN DUNNE

FR. • 6-0 • FREEBRISTOW, VA.

(BRENTSVILLE DISTRICT)

HIGH SCHOOL (Brentsville District): Lettered four years in swimming...four-time state champ ... helped lead Brenstville District to two state ti-tles ... three-time team MVP ... is a state record holder ... scholastic All-American ... National Beta Club member ... high school swim coach wasAshleigh Krzywicki ... swam club for the Curl Burke Swim Club, coachedby Jeremy Linn.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 28 ... has two older sisters ... hob-bies are Xbox, paintball and long walks on the beach ... favorite food isChipotle ... favorite TV show is the Office ... favorite movie is Fight Club ...something most people don’t know about him is that he can solve aRubik’s cube in under a minute ... credits his parents as having the biggestinfluence on his sports career ... favorite quote is: “This is your life andit’s ending one minute at a time.” ... son of Richard and Catherine Dunne.

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HIGH SCHOOL (Waukesha South): Lettered four years in swimming ... all-city, all-area, all-conference and all-state consideration in the 200 and 500free ... National Honor Society member ... National Society of High SchoolScholars ... high school swimming coach was Blaine Carlson ... swam clubfor the Waukesha Express Swim Team, also coached by Blaine Carlson.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 29 ... has four siblings ... nick-names are Prius, Rolls and Blueberry ... hobbies are swimming, having funand making movies ... favorite foods are cheese burgers in paradise, pastaand steak ... favorite movie is Caddyshack ... credits his mom and coachas having the biggest influence on his sports career ... has Lady Gaga andpop music on is iPod ... favorite quote is: “To give anything less than yourbest is to sacrifice the gift” -Steve Prefontane.” ... son of Jerry Nolan, stepfather Jim Gatzke and Eliesha Gatzke.

MAX EVANS-NOLAN

FR. • 5-9 • DISTANCE FREENEW BERLIN, WISC.

(WAUKESHA SOUTH)

RYAN HAAS

FR. • 5-11 • FLY/BACKCRESCENT SPRINGS, KY

(ST. XAVIER)

HIGH SCHOOL (St. Xavier): Lettered three years in swimming ... three-time All-American ... USA Nationals quaifier ... helped lead Xavier to a statetitle ... two-time academic All-American ... National Honor Society mem-ber ... high school coach was Jim Brower ... swam club for Northern Ken-tucky Clippers, coached by Jason Roberts.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 32 ... sister, Sarah, is a junior atthe Air Force Academy ... hobby is relaxing ... favorite food is filet mignon... favorite movie is Dumb & Dumber ... credits his parents as having thebiggest influence on his sports career ... if he could be on any reality TVshow, it would be the Amazing Race ... Favorite quote: “Life moves prettyfast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”-Ferris Bueller ... son of Marty and Deb Haas.

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HIGH SCHOOL (Summerville): Lettered four years in swimming ... statechampion in the 200 free and 200 fly ... high school coach was CarolynKeller ... swam club for Southern Marlins Racing Team, coached by DanMcDonough.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 12 ... has five siblings ... nicknameis Shelby ... hobbies are backpacking, scuba diving and anything on or inthe water ... person in history he’d like to meet is Winston Churchill ... themost noteworthy thing about his hometown is that it’s known as the Holycity ... pre-race/meet rituals are sleeping and listening to music ... son ofBrandt and Pam Shelbourne.

PETER SHELBOURNEFR. • 5-11 • FLY/FREECHARLESTON, S.C.

(SUMMERVILLE)

SAM SLOAN

FR. • 5-11 • FLY/BACK/IMMURFREESBORO, TENN.

(SIEGEL)

HIGH SCHOOL (Siegel): Lettered four years in swimming ... eight-timestate finalist ... Junior Nationals qualifier ... Academic All-American ...swam club for Nashville Aquatic Club, coached by John Morse.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 36 ... has two siblings ... hobby isworking on cars ... favorite food is steak ... favorite movie is Lord of theRings ... credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports ca-reer ... favorite athlete is Steve Prefontaine ... if he could be on any real-ity TV show, it would be Iron Chef ... son of Kevin and Cathy.

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HIGH SCHOOL (Choctawhatchee): Lettered four years in swimming andtwo years in track ... All-American in the 200 and 500 free ... NorthwestFlorida Daily news swimmer of the year in 2010 and 2008 ... graduatedSumma cum Laude ... Grand Prize Science Fair winner ... Scholastic Athleteof the Year ... high school swimming coach was Jamie Garea ... swam clubfor Emerald Coach Swimming, coached by father Len Strom.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 8 ... has three younger sisters ...nickname is Jar Jar ... hobby is gaming ... favorite movie is Monty Pythonand the Holy Grail ... something most people don’t know about him is thathe used to pole vault ... credits his father as having the biggest influenceon his sports career ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would bethe Amazing Race ... has mostly classic rock on his iPod ... son of Len andTracy Strom.

ALEX STROM

FR. • 6-1 • DISTANCE FREEFORT WALTON BEACH, FLA.

(CHOCTAWHATCHEE)

SHANE TONER

FR. • 6-0 • FREE/FLYPALM CITY, FLA.

(THE PINE SCHOOL)

HIGH SCHOOL (The Pine School): Lettered four years in swimming ... teamcaptain ... state finalist all four years ... two-time team MVP ... Headmas-ters honor roll all four years ... high school swimming coach was father,Patrick Toner ... swam club for Treasure Coast Aquatics, also coached byhis father.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 36 ... has a younger sibling ... hob-bies are surfing, lifting weights, snowboarding and playing guitar ... fa-vorite food is lobster tail dipped in butter ... favorite movie is Shooter ...credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ...most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that it’s the sailfish capitalof the world ... favorite athlete is Shaun White ... Favorite quote: “Men atsome times are masters of their fates. The fault is not in our stars, but inourselves, that we are underlings” –Shakespeare ... son of Patrick andDarla Toner.

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HIGH SCHOOL (Bonanza): Lettered four years in swimming ... placed thirdat in the 200 IM at states twice and the 100 free once ... placed fourth inthe 200 IM once and 100 breast twice at states ... graduated with a 3.9grade-point average ... high school swimming coach was mother, MaryWieser ... swam club for the Sandpipers, coached by Ron Aitken.

PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 11 ... has two older siblings ...hobby is video games ... favorite food is bacon ... favorite movie is Troy ...credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career ...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Wipeout ... favoritequote: “Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll never get out alive.” ... son ofDaniel and Mary Wieser.

SAM WIESER

FR. • 6-0 • BREAST/IMLAS VEGAS, NEV.

(BONANZA)

2010-11 Season Review


Date Opponent Results (3-4 overall, 2-3 MWC/2nd)10/9 Utah^ W, 223-14810/9 Mesa State^ W, 284-8710/9 Adams State^ W, 300-2710/16 Denver Relays+ 2nd10/22 TCU* L, 138-16210/23 SMU W, 124-11910/29 Colorado School of Mines W, 139-9310/29 Mesa State W, 131-10611/5-6 USC Diving Invite NTS11/5 Arizona State+ W, 163.5-93.511/6 Grand Canyon+ W, 164-9211/18-20 Arena Invitational% 2nd11/19-21 Georgia Tech Invitational #12/18 Cincinnati&+ W, 182-8012/18 Denver&+ L, 64.5-215.512/18 Florida Atlantic+ L, 91-189 1/14 Denver L, 98-2001/14 UNLV*! L, 114-1791/20 BYU* W, 155-1451/22 Utah* W, 152-1421/28-29 UNLV Invitational#2/5 Wyoming* L, 135-1652/23-26 MWC Championships 6th

* Denotes Mountain West Conference meet+ Denotes Swimming Only meet# Denotes Diving Only meet^ Intermountain Shootout - Grand Junction, Colo.% Arena Invitational - Long Beach, Calif.& FAU Invitational - Boca Raton, Fla.! In Denver, Colo.

2010-2011 Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving Season Recap

Record: 11-6MWC Record/Place: 2-3/3rdMWC Championships Finish: 6th

Men’s Swimming & Diving MVP - Benjamin GunnSenior Benjamin Gunn capped off a stellar four-year career at Air Force,winning the 200 yard butterfly title at the 2011 MWC Swimming & Div-ing Championships. Gunn set three school records as a senior in the100 fly, 100 back and 200 back and earned All-MWC in those events.Gunn graduates with two MWC titles and six school records.

Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving 2011 MWC Championships RecapThe Air Force men’s swimming & diving team capped off a successful2010-11 season at the 2011 Mountain West Conference Swimming &Diving Championships in Oklahoma City, Okla. The Falcons broke threeschool records, had 19 swims that cracked the school’s all-time top-10list and nine NCAA B-cut swims.

Leading the way were senior Benjamin Gunn and junior Corydon Butler.

Gunn, a senior, earned Air Force's first-ever conference title in the 200yard butterfly event with a time of 1:46.21. It was Gunn's third overallMWC title. The Gainesville, Ga., native earned All-MWC honors in the200 individual medley, where he was runner up, the 200 backstrokeand was the leadoff leg of the all-conference 800 free relay team. Gunnset a new school records in the 100 butterfly (47.64), 100 (48.13) and200 backstokes (1:45.60) and also earned the MWC Senior Recognitionaward.

Butler, a junior, earned all-conference honors in the 200, 500 and 1650freestyle events. The Williamsburg, Va. native was a top-five finisher inall three events, earning NCAA B-cut swims in the 500 and 1650 freeevents. In addition to the middle and distance free events, Butler an-chored the 800 free relay group.

Air Force finished sixth at the MWC Championships.

Benjamin GunnMWC Champion200 Fly

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MWC Titles200 Fly Benjamin Gunn

All-MWCCorydon Butler200, 500, 1650 free

Benjamin Gunn200 back, 200 fly, 200 IM

Paul Leonhardt200 fly

800 free relayGunn, Leonhardt, Tim Martinelli, Butler

MWC Senior Recognition AwardBenjamin Gunn

School Records100 Fly - Benjamin Gunn 47.64 in time trails100 Back - Benjamin Gunn 48.13 split in 400 medley relay200 Back - Benjamin Gunn 1:45.60

Air Force Academy All-Time Top 10 SwimsEvent/Time/Rank100 FreeMicah Newmann 44.84 (5) split in 400 free relayTim Martinelli 45.27 (10)

200 FreeCorydon Butler 1:38.85 (5)Benjamin Gunn 1:38.90 (6) split in 800 free relay

500 FreeCorydon Butler 4:25.83 (5)

1000 FreeCorydon Butler 9:23.92 (5) split in 1650 free

100 FlyBenjamin Gunn 47.64 (1) time trialsPaul Leonhardt 49.13 (6)Matt Millikin 49.18 (7)

200 FlyPaul Leonhardt 1:48.97 (7)

100 BackBenjamin Gunn 48.13 (1) split in 400 medley relayMatt Millikin 49.45 (4)Angus MacDonald 50.16 (6)Paul Young 50.48 (9)

200 BackBenjamin Gunn 1:45.60 (1)Matt Millikin 1:47.93 (6)Angus MacDonald 1:48.36 (8)

100 BreastCody Deacon 55.37 (4)

200 BreastCody Deacon 2:00.90 (2)

NCAA B-Cut SwimsEvent/Time/Rank

500 FreeCorydon Butler 4:25.83

1650 FreeCorydon Butler 15:33.87

100 FlyBenjamin Gunn 47.64

200 FlyBenjamin Gunn 1:46.21

200 BackBenjamin Gunn 1:45.60

100 BreastCody Deacon 55.37

400 Free RelayNewmann, Leonhardt, Martinelli, Butler 2:59.06

800 Free Relay Gunn, Leonhardt, Martinelli, Butler 6:34.15

400 Medley RelayGunn, Deacon, Chiaro, Dawson 3:15.83

Additional HonorsCody Deacon - Olympic Trials Qualifier, 100 BreastEric Robinson - NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship

Academic All-MW(# of times academic all-conference)Fr. Peter Cialkowski (1) Aeronautical Engineering 3.28Jr. Cody Deacon (3) Aeronautical Engineering 3.83Sr. Nathaniel Gilbert (4) Electrical Engineering 3.14Sr. Benjamin Gunn (1) Foreign Area Studies 3.04Sr. Tom Hansen (3) Foreign Area Studies 3.04Fr. Alex Pecci (1) Mechanical Engineering 3.21Sr. Eric Robinson (4) Mathematics 3.98So. Brent White (2) Undeclared 3.46So. Paul Young (2) Biology 3.26

MW Scholar-Athlete(# of times MW Scholar-Athlete)Jr. Cody Deacon (3) Aeronautical Engineering 3.83Sr. Eric Robinson (4) Mathematics 3.98

Corydon ButlerAll-MW200, 500, 1650 Free

History


The Falcon swimming program had its begin-nings in 1955 with the first Air Force Academy class.The Academy in Colorado Springs was not yet builtand the cadets attended school in Denver at LowryAFB. Dr. M.M. MacKenzie was the first head coachand compiled a 15-11 record during the first fouryears. The Cadet Natatorium was completed in 1959and the Falcons hosted their first home meet that fall.

The 1960s were an exciting decade for the Fal-cons as Air Force swimmers qualified for the NCAAChampionships eight out of 10 years. Capt. Paul Cle-land was head coach for three years, achieving a 25-10 record. Capt. Bob Nugent took over in 1963 andwent 23-19 in a three-year stint. Backstroker BarryBeilinski became the swimming program's first All-American in 1963.

In 1966, the NCAA brought the Division I cham-pionships to the Academy. Swimming World Maga-zine complimented the meet organization: "TheAcademy, nestled in an 18,000 acre site at the foot ofthe Rocky Mountains, matched its architecturalgrandeur with outstanding organizational efficiencyto make the championships one of the greatest everheld."

Nugent and Colonel E.A. Rafalko, the Falcons'athletic director and meet director, were commendedfor their contributions, especially for securing elec-tronic timing. Later, this proved that the equipmentshould be mandatory for all important meets. The"7,000 plus feet above sea level" conditions createdcomment and controversy as coaches predicted andevaluated their swimmers' performance at the highaltitude.

That year, breaststroker Steven Seigler was theswimming team's second All-American. He repeatedin 1967, the year Maj. Paul Arata began his tenure ashead coach. The final year of the 1960s was one ofthe highlight years of the decade as the Falcons were19-0 in dual meets. One of the most exciting dualmeets came against Colorado State. The meet camedown to the last relay. If the Falcons won, they wouldwin the meet by a point. The packed stands cheeredBob Nieman, Warren Flaherty, D.K. Martin and BryanRye to a victory and an NCAA qualifying time of3:12.02 (fastest in the country up to that point) , fourseconds ahead of the Rams. The Air Force team tooknine to the NCAAs that year and the same relay teamplaced 10th, good for All-American status.

Rye, a transfer from Colorado State, would godown in Falcon history after that year. In the meetversus the Rams, he won the 50 and 100 free and an-chored the 400 free relay team with a 45.6 split, oneof the fastest splits in the country. Rye also beat CSU's

All-American sprinter, Dennis O'Connor, three timesthat day. After graduation, Rye flew helicopters andserved in Vietnam where he was awarded the Meri-torious Service Medal for a successful rescue mission.Rye was killed in action in 1975 and posthumouslypromoted to the rank of Captain. The Most ValuableSwimmer Award is named in his honor and given eachyear at the Annual Individual Awards Banquet.

In 1970, Nieman was an All-American in twoevents as he won the consolation heat in both the 100and 200 freestyle at the NCAAs. A few years later, Nie-man would become the Academy's first Olympian ashe competed in the 1976 Games in modern pen-tathlon. He would qualify for the team again in 1980.

The men entered the Western Athletic Confer-ence (WAC) in 1981 and a period of adjustment fol-lowed. The men had the depth to win dual meets asthey were 4-0 in WAC contests that first year but hada tough time at the WAC Championships. In 1981,John Sayre was the program's first WAC champion(200 IM) as he also qualified for the NCAAs. MikeBrown qualified for the Olympic trials in the 200meter butterfly, after placing ninth (2:03.71) at theNCAAs in 1984.

Arata, after 16 years at the helm, retired afterthe 1983 season. His record was 188-10 for the menand 113-5-1 for the women, a combined total of 301-15-1, an unreal winning percentage of 95 percent. Themen also had an undefeated home victory streak of108, covering 16 years beginning in 1967. DuringArata's reign, there were six All-Americans in eightevents and one national champion on the men'steam. On the women's side there were six nationalchampions in 12 events with 27 different womenachieving All-America honors in 112 different events.

Maj. Kelly Kemp was the next head coach andremained in that position until 1987. Maj. Jim Hogue took over in 1988, while Lt. Col. MikkiKing returned to coach the diving team. The next fewyears were diving dominant, as Hogue was Division IIcoach of the year in both 1987 and 1988. In the fall of1988, Keith "Casey" Converse began his first year ashead coach.

In 1990, the Falcons beat WAC rivals BYU andUtah in home dual meets. That same year, DrewWhitting became the team's second WAC championby winning the 500 and 1,650 free and qualifying forthe NCAAs. The 1991 WAC Championships saw theFalcons ascend to a second-place finish behind Utah,their highest WAC finish ever. The team garnered fourWAC individual titles, Whitting again in the 500 and1650 free, Bucky MacLaughlin in the 50 free and TonyBamsey in the 100 breaststroke. The team also won

its first-ever relay championship(200 free relay comprised of Bam-sey, MacLaughlin, Sheesley andSquires). For this remarkable finish,Converse was named WAC Coachof the Year. Whitting also becamethe first All-American (HM) on themen's team since 1975 as he placed13th in both the 500 and the 1650free at the NCAA Division I Champi-onships.

The men continued to farewell, going 7-2 in dual meets in1992 with Bamsey winning anotherWAC title (50 free). Joining him inthe winner's circle was Sam Chest-nut (1650 free) as the Falconsplaced fifth at the WAC Champi-onships. The following year broughtan end to one great swimmer's ca-

reer but the beginning of another's. Whitting won histhird WAC title by winning a title in the 500 meterfree. His time of 4:20.09 is still the WAC record. Fresh-man Matt Davis also won a WAC championship in the400 IM as the men went 6-3 in dual meets.

Davis continued his excellence, as the Falcons'only WAC champion in 1994, repeating in the 400 IM.Jon Kalberer (distance freestyle) joined Davis on theAll-WAC team. Davis won a total of three WAC cham-pionships during his career (400 IM in 1993 and 1994and 200 fly in 1995).

The 1998-99 season saw Rob Clayton take overas head coach. He replaced Converse, who movedover to coach the women's program full-time. Theteam continued to climb up the ranks in the confer-ence standings. After finishing 11-2 in dual meets, theteam improved to a fifth-place finish at the WACChampionships. With 11 dual wins, Air Force reachedthe double-figure mark in victories for the secondconsecutive year and only the second time since1986. The effort at the WAC Championships was oneof the best ever for the Falcons, with seven recordsbeing established, three of them in individual eventsand four in relay events.

In the fall of 1999, the Academy joined theMountain West Conference as a founding institution.Charlie Toth became the Academy's first MWC cham-pion in any sport when he won the 100 freestyle atthe 2000 MWC Championships. Matt Ihlenfeld addedan individual title in the 200 breast, as the teammoved up again in the conference standings to finishthird.

The highlight of the 2001 MWC Championshipswas the team's victory in the 200 medley relay. PaulBrehm, John Dayton, Nate Amidon and Toth broughthome the title in record-setting time to claim theAcademy's first relay championship in 10 years. Ih-lenfeld swept the breaststroke events, establishingnew MWC records of 54.70 and 1:58.67. The Falconsalso sent two swimmers to the NCAA Championships(Toth and Ihlenfeld) for the first time since 1995.

At the 2002 MWC Championships, the Falconswon the 400 medley relay (Brehm, Dayton, EricPounds, Amidon) and Brehm won both the 100 and200 backstroke. For the third consecutive year, theFalcons finished third at the MWC Championships.

After a 12-2 season (3-1 in MWC) in 2002-03, theFalcons finished as conference runners-up at 2003MWC Championships. It marked just the second timein Academy history that the program had finished thishigh. Brehm again led the effort, as he successfullydefended his championship in the 200 backstroke.

At the 2004 Championships, the Falcons re-peated as runners-up. This came on the heels of fin-ishing the regular season with an 8-4 record in dualmeets. Freshman Chris Knaute capped off a stellarrookie campaign by winning the 1650 free with a timeof 15:28.21, then an MWC record and second-fastestmark in school history.

As a sophomore, Knaute dominated the 2005MWC Championships, winning the 500 and 1650 freeand 400 IM. His accomplishments led to his beingnamed MWC Swimmer of the Year. He became thefirst in the history of the program to receive Confer-ence Swimmer of the Year Honors. Joining him on theAll-MWC team were sophomore Justin Lapin and sen-ior Evan Parr.

In 2006, the Falcons took third place at the MWCChampionships, setting four school records in theprocess. Knaute defended his titles in the 500 and1650 free and 400 IM, while Paul Parmenter won the200 IM and Brady Lindberg won the platform divingevent. Stan Curnow was named co-diving coach of the

BRYAN RYEALL-AMERICA, 1969

History


year. Knaute also participated in the NCAAs, earninghonorable mention All-America honors in the 400 IMand 500 free.

Once again, the Falcons finished third in theMWC in 2007. Knaute was named the MWC Men’sSwimmer of the Year for the second time, winningtwo more conference titles in the 400 IM and 500free. Parmenter and Lindberg defended their titles inthe 200 IM and platform dive, respectively, while RobClayton was honored as the men’s swimming coachof the year. In addition, the 800 free relay team ofBryan Avery, T.J. Cowling, Parmenter and Knaute seta new school record, shattering the previous mark bythree seconds. Knaute went on to compete at theNCAA Championships for a second year. Knaute andParmenter also competed at the U.S. Open, both qual-ifying for the Olympic Trials.

The Falcons, who lost conference championsKnaute, Lindberg and Parmenter, were forced to re-build in 2008, but still finished fourth at the confer-ence championships. Sophomore Kyle VanValkenburg was the MWC champion in the platformdive, giving the Falcons the title in the event for thethird-straight season. In addition, Avery set a new

school record in the 100 fly, while he, fellow juniorJustin Day and freshman Benjamin Gunn all earnedqualifying marks for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.

Air Force managed to put together one of itsbest-ever MWC Championship finishes in 2009, plac-ing second behind UNLV. The Falcons claimed two in-dividual titles, with Gunn winning the 200 IM inschool-record fashion and Van Valkenburg defendinghis championship in the platform. In addition, a totalof eight school records (four individual, four relay)were set during the conference meet. Gunn led theway by turning in Academy-best marks in the 200 IM,100 fly and 200 fly, while Day set the new standard inthe 100 breast. The Falcons also set new schoolrecords in the 400 and 800 freestyle relays and the200 and 400 medley relays.

In 2010, the Falcons followed up the stellar 2009season with another second place finish at the MWCChampionships. Gunn won his second 200 IM title,setting a new conference and school record. Gunnalso set a school record in the 100 back. Nine indi-viduals earned all-conference honors across 21events. In addition, Clayton was named MWC Coachof the Year for the third time in his career.

In 2011, Air Force graduated a stellar seniorclass, led by Gunn. Gunn was the 200 fly champion atthe MW Championships, in addition to setting schoolrecords in the 100 fly and 100 and 200 back events.Gunn also earned the MW Senior Recognition award.In addition to Gunn, Corydon Butler and Paul Leon-hardt earned all-MW honors. The 800 free relaygroup of Gunn, Leonhardt, Tim Martinelli and Butleralso earned all-MW honors. In addition, senior EricRobinson was named MW Scholar Athlete of the Year,becoming the third Falcon men’s swimmer to earn thehonor.

As with the Falcons’ swimming program, the AirForce diving team has also enjoyed enormous successover its history.

Air Force has had a total of 16 first-team All-Americans and three national champions (Division Iand Division II) in just over four decades of competi-tion.

The first great diver in Academy history was DonMcLean. A 1966 graduate, McLean was an All-Ameri-can in 1965 and placed ninth in the nation on one-meter and 12th on three-meter. He was the firstFalcon diver to qualify for the NCAAs and earn All-America status.

In the 1970s, the diving coach position was filledby Olympic diving coach Dick Smith, who began layinga solid foundation that would benefit future Air Forcedivers. He was replaced in 1973 by Capt. Micki King, aspringboard diving gold medalist in the 1972 OlympicGames. Included in this era is Rick McAlister, one ofthe best athletes to ever attend the Academy.Coached by both Smith and King, McAlister is themost successful diver in Academy history. In 1974, hewas the three-meter NCAA national champion andplaced fourth on one-meter, single-handedly scoring27 points as the Falcons placed 13th in the nation. Afour-time All-American, he won five national inde-pendent titles and took three second-place finisheson the one-meter board at the National AAUs.

In 1976, Chuck Kennedy replaced King as thecoach and a new era began as women entered theAcademy. Janet Peterson, class of 1981, was theAcademy’s first female All-American in diving. Shewon the award eight times, twice each year on bothboards, at the AIAW Division II National Champi-onships. Shawn Whitson, an ‘82 graduate and an-other outstanding diver, was a seven-timeAll-American. In 1982, Linda Telkamp became the firstfemale diver to claim a national title, winning thethree-meter competition. Telkamp was also an eight-time All-American as the 1980s produced several div-ing legends including Nancy Burdick (‘83), a five-timeAll-American. In 1983, Micki King returned to coachfour more All-Americans. They were Tina Landschultz(five times), Dana Strong (three times), Pam Klein(one time) and Mary Rainaldi (one time).

In 1990, King was replaced by Capt. Brian Shimel

and both had a hand in coaching the strongest duo ofwoman divers in the history of the Academy, KimDornburg and Dawn Dishner. Dornburg, a six-time All-American, was national champion on one-meter andthree-meter in 1988 and again won the one-metertitle in 1991. Dishner, a seven-time All-American, wasthe three-meter national champion in 1989. Dorn-burg won the Academy’s Most Valuable Swim-mer/Diver award three times, while Dishner won ittwice. Only one other women’s swimmer or diver(Patty Martinez) has ever won the award more thantwice. In addition to the success of the women divers,the men also fielded strong competitors. Jeff Faleyqualified for the NCAAs in 1987 on both boards.

In 1991, another great Academy diver, BoBloomer, became Air Force’s first WAC championdiver by winning the three-meter competition.

In 1992, Stan Curnow took over the diving reins.In his tenure at the Academy, he has produced sev-eral female All-Americans. In his first year, SarahSaxer, class of 1993, earned All-American honors onboth boards while Rebecca Currie was an All-Ameri-can in the three-meter. The two repeated as All-Americans in 1993. With Saxer gone, Casey Cornishearned honorable mention on both boards in 1994while Currie finished out her career with her first top-eight finish in one-meter. In 1995, three womenearned honorable mention All-American honors andhelped the Falcons to the Division II national champi-onship. They were Lauren Eckert, Cornish and DawnMcCown. Cornish, finishing out a brilliant career, wasthe only Falcon to score on both boards at the 1996NCAAs, a year that brought another national champi-onship to Air Force.

Sophomore Elly Bunzendahl became the pro-gram’s first first-team All-American since Currie in1993 when she earned the honor by placing seventhin the three-meter.

As the Academy’s diving program forges ahead inthe new millenium, a commitment to improve on boththe men’s and women’s side has been evident. In theirfinal season competing in the WAC, the divers con-tributed to Air Force's fifth-place finish. Doug Hulseadded a top-eight finish on the platform while JimMarion placed in the one-meter.

After their strong showing at the WAC, the

divers went on to record impressive performances atthe NCAA Zone E Championships. Marion and Hulseeach placed in two events while Dave Devemarkplaced in the platform competition.

In 2002, Sarah Law won the one- and three-meter diving titles at the 2002 Mountain West Con-ference Swimming and Diving Championships. Law,who was also named the Diver of the Year, is a repeatwinner in the one-meter. The four-time conferencediving champion was also awarded with the confer-ence’s senior recognition award for excellence in andout of the pool. Jessica Williams won the 2002 MWCplatform title. She also holds the conference recordon platform (384.55).

In 2004, Ben Chapman earned a trip to theNCAA Zone E Diving Regionals with his win in thethree-meter dive at the AFA Diving Invitational.

The 2005-06 season was a solid year for Falcondiving, as junior Brady Lindberg was the conferencechampion in the men’s platform diving. SophomoreDanielle Dowds was the lone first-team all-conferenceselection on the women’s team, earning the honors inthe platform diving and coach Stan Curnow wasnamed co-diving coach of the year. Lindberg then de-fended his conference title in the platform dive in2007, winning the event for a second time, whilefreshman David Arlington garned All-MWC honors atthree-meters.

Despite the graduation of Lindberg, the strengthof the diving program remained evident in 2008, asKyle Van Valkenburg was the lone conference cham-pion for the Falcons, winning the men’s platform dive.The sophomore’s title marked the third straight yearthat an Air Force diver had won the event. Mean-while, Dowds earned All-MWC honors once again inthe platform dive.

In 2009, the Falcons’ success on the platformcontinued, with Van Valkenburg defending his title,while junior Chelsea Tompkins earned all-conferencehonors on the women’s platform. In addition, VanValkenburg posted all-conference honors on thethree-meter springboard, while Arlington added anall-conference performance on the one-meter board.

Air Force Diving Program Has Rich HistoryAir Force Diving Program Has Rich History

Honors & Awards


Team MVP(Sponsored by the family of

Captain Bryan Rye, Class of ‘71)

1969 Bob Nieman1970 Bob Nieman1971 Bruce Fisher1972 Jim Thompson1973 Rick McAlister, Diver1974 Rick McAlister, Diver1975 Rick McAlister, Diver1976 Frank Snyder1977 Frank Snyder1978 Doug Poorman1979 Steve Waters1980 Steve Waters1981 John Sayre1982 John Sayre1983 Garrett Thompson1984 Garrett Thompson1985 James Boegman1986 James Boegman1987 Tom McGinnis1988 Bucky MacLaughlin1989 Bucky MacLaughlin1990 Drew Whitting1991 Drew Whitting1992 Sam Chesnut1993 Matt Davis1994 Matt Davis1995 Matt Davis1996 Jon Kalberer1997 Matt Davis1998 Tim Paschke1999 Cody Rasmussen2000 Charlie Toth2001 Charlie Toth2002 Paul Brehm2003 Paul Brehm2004 Chris Knaute2005 Chris Knaute2006 Chris Knaute2007 Chris Knaute2008 Bryan Avery2009 Benjamin Gunn2010 Benjamin Gunn2011 Benjamin Gunn

Diving National ChampionsRick McAlister

1974 Three-meters

Swimming All-AmericansBarry Bielinski

1963 100 BackstrokeStephen Seigler

1966 200 Breaststroke1967 200 Breaststroke

Warren Flaherty1969 400 Freestyle Relay

Douglas Martin 1969 400 Freestyle Relay

Bob Nieman 1969 400 Freestyle Relay1970 100 Freestyle1970 200 Freestyle

Bryan Rye 1969 400 Freestyle Relay

Drew Whitting1993 500 Freestyle

Matt Davis1995 200 Butterfly

Chris Knaute2006 400 IM2006 500 Freestyle

Diving All-AmericansDaniel McLean

1965 One-meter1965 Three-meters

Rick McAlister1973 Three-meters1974 One-meter 1974 Three-meters1975 One-meter

U.S. Olympic TrialsDrew Whitting

1992 400 Freestyle2000 1,500 Freestyle

Matt Davis1996 200 Butterfly

Matt Horner2000 200 Backstroke

Matt Ihlenfeld2000 100 Breaststroke2000 200 Breaststroke

Charlie Toth2000 50 Freestyle2000 100 Freestyle

Bryan Avery2008 100 Butterfly

Justin Day2008 100 Breaststroke

Benjamin Gunn2008 100 Butterfly

Chris Knaute2008 200 IM2008 400 IM

Paul Parmenter2008 100 Backstroke2008 100 Butterfly2008 200 IM

U.S. World Championships TrialsChris Knaute

2005 200 Freestyle2005 400 Freestyle

Olympic TeamBob Nieman

1976 Modern Pentathlon1980 Modern Pentathlon, fencing1988 Modern Pentathlon

Eli Bremer2008 Modern Pentathlon

WAC Swimming Coach of the YearCasey Converse, 1991

MWC Swimming Coach of the YearRob Clayton, 2007, 2010

MWC Diving Coach of the YearStan Curnow, 2001, 2002, 2006

MWC Men’s Swimmer of the YearChris Knaute, 2005, 2007

Conference Champions**John Sayre

1981 200 IM 1982 200 IM

Tony Bamsey1991 100 Breaststroke1992 50 Freestyle

Bo Bloomer1991 Three-meters

Bucky MacLauglin1991 50 Free1992 50 Free

Drew Whitting1991 500 Free1991 1,650 Free1993 500 Free

Bamsey, MacLaughlin, Sheesley, Squires2001 200 Medley Relay

Sam Chesnut1992 1,650 Freestyle

Matt Davis1993 400 IM1994 400 IM1995 200 Butterfly

Matt Ihlenfeld2000 200 Breast2001 100 Breast2001 200 Breast

Charlie Toth2000 100 Free

Brehm, Dayton, Amidon, Toth2001 200 Medley Relay

Paul Brehm2002 100 Backstroke2002 200 Backstroke2003 200 Backstroke

Brehm, Dayton, Pounds, Amidon2002 400 Medley Relay

Chris Knaute2004 1650 Free2005 1650 Free2005 500 Free2005 400 IM2006 1650 Free2006 500 Free2006 400 IM2007 500 Free2007 400 IM

Brady Lindberg2006 Platform Diving2007 Platform Diving

Paul Parmenter2006 200 IM2007 200 IM

Kyle Van Valkenburg2008 Platform Diving2009 Platform Diving

Benjamin Gunn2009 200 IM2010 200 IM2011 200 Fly

** Western Athletic Conference (1981-1999)Mountain West Conference (2000-pres.)

Honors & Awards


MWC Senior Recognition AwardMatt Horner, 2002Paul Brehm, 2004Matt Karmondy, 2006Chris Knaute, 2007Benjamin Gunn, 2011

MWC 10th-Anniversary TeamChris Knaute

MWC Scholar-Athlete of the YearJohn Dayton, 2003Matt Karmondy, 2006Eric Robinson, 2011

NCAA Postgraduate ScholarshipBill Lauritzen, 1973Shawn Whitson, 1982Charlie Toth, 2001John Dayton, 2003Matt Karmondy, 2006Eric Robinson, 2011

ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDAAcademic All-American

John Dayton, 2003Eric Robinson, 2010

College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA)

Scholar All-AmericanJohn Dayton, 2000-03Tim Paschke, 2000Charlie Toth, 2000Paul Brehm, 2001Paul Parmenter, 2007Eric Robinson, 2009 (honorable mention)Eric Robinson, 2010Cody Deacon 2010Eric Robinson, 2011

Academy AwardsAthletic Leadership

1960 Derry Adamson1968 John Graham1969 Chris Curtis

Scholar Athlete1966 Ronald Grabe1967 Gary Reid1979 Frank Synder1980 Dirk Jordan2003 John Dayton2006 Matt Karmondy2011 Eric Robinson

Athletic Excellence1975 Rick McAlister2001 Charlie Toth2007 Chris Knaute

Outstanding Athletic Achievement2006 Chris Knaute

Rhodes ScholarKen Davison, 1984

Mountain West Conference Scholar-Athlete

John Dayton, 2003Matt Karmondy, 2003-06Rory Peterson, 2003-04Matt Sievers, 2004-07Spencer Liedl, 2005-08Paul Gannett, 2007Eric Robinson, 2008-11Johnathan Cox, 2009Cody Deacon, 2009-11

Academic All-ConferenceAndrew Badgett (1999, 00)James Bales (1998, 99, 00, 01)Andrew Bergman (2004, 05, 06, 07)Casey Bowen (2001, 02, 03, 04)Paul Brehm (2001, 02, 03, 04)Spencer Butt (2006, 08, 09)Ben Chapman (2001, 04)Peter Cialkowski (2011)T.J. Cowling (2005, 06, 07)Johnathan Cox (2009)John Dayton (2000, 01, 02, 03)Cody Deacon (2009, 10, 11)Dave Devemark (1997)Matt Dunker (1997)Matt Durkin (1995, 96, 97)Dave Dutcher (1995, 96)Nathan Erickson (2009)John Fitzsimmons (1991, 92)Mike Foster (1997, 98, 99)Steve Frank (1994)Paul Gannett (2007)Nathaniel Gilbert (2008, 09, 10, 11)Nathan Glandon (2008)Benjamin Gunn (2011)Josh Hammervold (2008)Tom Hansen (2008, 09, 11)Andrew Hauffe (2006)Justin Hauffe (2004)Marshall Haylett (2000, 01, 02)Matt Horner (2000, 01, 02)Scott Hudson (1997, 98, 99)Matt Ihlenfeld (2000, 01)Matt Karmondy (2003, 04, 05, 06)Greg Kraus (1995)Coby Leslie (1996)Spencer Liedl (2005, 06, 07, 08)Brady Lindberg (2007)Sean Londrigan (1991, 92)Rolf Lundemark (1993, 95)James Marion (2000)James McCroan (2001, 02)Karl Mohrmann (2008, 09)McKay Morgan (2000)Chris Morin (2007, 08)Ryan Moss (2004, 05, 06, 07)John Olson (2000)Paul Parmenter (2004, 05, 06. 07)Evan Parr (2002, 03, 04, 05)Tim Paschke (1998, 99, 00)Eric Patten (1991)Alex Pecci (2011)Scott Percival (1998, 99, 00, 01)Rory Peterson (2001, 02, 03, 04)Mason Phelps (2001, 02, 03, 04)Eric Pounds (2001, 02, 03, 04)Cody Rasmussen (1997, 98, 99)Beau Reibe (2010)Eric Robinson (2008, 09, 10, 11)Nate Rump (1991)Matt Shipstead (1998, 99, 00)Matt Sievers (2004, 05, 06, 07)Tim Songster (1992, 93)Race Steinfort (2000, 01, 02)Andrew Stolee (2001)Shawn Strabley (2001)Derek Tharaldson (1997)Charlie Toth (2000, 01)Nick Uzelac (2005, 06, 07)Patrick Vandam (2003)Kyle Van Valkenburg (2008, 09, 10)Mike Vetter (1991, 92)Brent White (2010, 11)Layne Wilson (2006, 07, 08)Paul Young (2010, 11)

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Year W L Coach1957 3 4 Dr. M.M. MacKenzie1958 4 5 Dr. M.M. MacKenzie1959 8 2 Dr. M.M. MacKenzie 1960 10 1 Capt. Paul Cleland1961 9 3 Capt. Paul Cleland1962 6 6 Capt. Paul Cleland 1963 5 6 Capt. Bob Nugent1964 5 6 Capt. Bob Nugent1965 7 2 Capt. Bob Nugent1966 6 5 Capt. Bob Nugent 1967 6 7 Capt. Paul Arata1968 12 1 Capt. Paul Arata1969 19 0 Maj. Paul Arata1970 12 0 Maj. Paul Arata1971 13 1 Maj. Paul Arata1972 13 3 Maj. Paul Aehnlich 1973 12 0 Maj. Paul Arata1974 11 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1975 12 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1976 6 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1977 10 1 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1978 9 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1979 12 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1980 13 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1981 13 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1982 13 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata1983 15 0 Lt. Col. Paul Arata 1984 14 2 Capt. Kelly Kemp1985 13 5 Capt. Kelly Kemp1986 12 4 Maj. Kelly Kemp 1987 4 5 Capt. Jim Hogue1988 6 3 Maj. Jim Hogue 1989 7 3 Casey Converse1990 9 3 Casey Converse1991 9 4 Casey Converse1992 7 2 Casey Converse1993 6 3 Casey Converse1994 5 5 Casey Converse1995 7 5 Casey Converse1996 6 4 Casey Converse1997 3 6 Casey Converse 1998 10 1* Casey Converse 1999 11 2 Rob Clayton 2000 8 3 Rob Clayton2001 9 4 Rob Clayton2002 6 4 Rob Clayton2003 12 2 Rob Clayton2004 8 4 Rob Clayton2005 13 7 Rob Clayton2006 8 4* Rob Clayton2007 13 3 Rob Clayton2008 4 7 Rob Clayton2009 7 12 Rob Clayton2010 3 4 Rob Clayton2011 11 6 Rob Clayton

495-170-2 (74.4 % winning percentage)* season record includes a tie

Record Book (USAFA Top 10)


50 FREESTYLE1. Charlie Toth ('01) 19.99 20012. Trevor Kildare ('97) 20.17 19953. Bucky MacLaughlin ('91) 20.28 19914. John Dayton ('03) 20.32 20015. Tim Paschke ('00) 20.37 19986. Robert Dawson (‘11) 20.44 20097. Tyler Paige ('01) 20.58 20008. Tony Bamsey ('92) 20.61 19929. Chris Morin ('10) 20.63 201010. Garrett Lowe ('95) 20.68 1994

100 FREESTYLE1. Charlie Toth ('01) 43.79 20012. Bucky MacLaughlin ('91) 44.50 19913. Tim Paschke ('00) 44.67 19984. Robert Dawson (‘11) 44.73 20105. Micah Newmann (‘14) 44.84 20116. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 44.90 20107. John Dayton ('03) 45.17 20028. Tyler Paige ('01) 45.21 19999. Chris Morin (‘10) 45.24 201010. Tim Martinelli (‘13) 45.27 2011 10. Garrett Thompson ('84) 45.27 1984

200 FREESTYLE1. Chris Knaute ('07) 1:36.98 20062. Bryan Avery (‘09) 1:37.22 20083. Drew Whitting ('93) 1:37.49 19934. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 1:37.51 20095. Corydon Butler (‘12) 1:38.85 20116. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 1:38.90 20117. Eric Robinson (‘11) 1:38.98 20098. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 1:39.12 20109. Jon Jones (‘13) 1:39.27 200910. Garrett Thompson ('84) 1:39.32 1983

500 FREESTYLE1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 4:20.00 20062. Drew Whitting ('93) 4:20.09$ 19933. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 4:24.80 20094. Corydon Butler (‘12) 4:25.83 20115. Tom Hansen (‘11) 4:26.70 20096. Jon Kalberer ('96) 4:29.07 19947. Sam Chesnut ('92) 4:29.10 19918. Bryan Avery (‘09) 4:31.26 20079. Steve Sharpe ('91) 4:31.45 199110. Brian Smith ('81) 4:31.46 1978

1,000 FREESTYLE1. Drew Whitting ('93) 9:07.72 19912. Chris Knaute ('07) 9:11.98 20063. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 9:15.14 20094. Sam Chesnut ('92) 9:19.24 19915. Corydon Butler (‘12) 9:23.92 20116. James Boegman ('86) 9:26.53 19867. Tom Hansen (‘11) 9:29.80 20098. Matt Karmondy (‘06) 9:31.02 20069. James McCroan ('03) 9:33.55 200010. Jon Kalberer ('96) 9:33.91 1994

1,650 FREESTYLE1. Chris Knaute ('07) 15:09.15 20052. Drew Whitting ('93) 15:10.13 19913. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 15:24.41 20094. Sam Chesnut ('92) 15:30.33 19915. Corydon Butler (‘12) 15:31.09 20106. James Boegman ('86) 15:39.85 19857. Matt Karmondy (06) 15:41.03 20068. Steve Sharpe ('91) 15:43.32 19919. Tom Hansen (‘11) 15:46.60 200810. Jon Kalberer ('96) 15:47.46 1994

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 1:47.22 20102. Paul Parmenter (‘07) 1:48.72 20063. Nick Burton (‘07) 1:48.87 20064. Matt Davis (‘97) 1:49.07 19975. Chris Morin (‘10) 1:49.58 20106. Cody Rasmussen (‘99) 1:49.68 19997. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 1:49.78 20108. Chris Knaute (‘07) 1:49.86 20069. Justin Lapin (‘07) 1:49.98 200510. Spencer Liedl (‘08) 1:50.44 2008

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 3:48.98 20062. Matt Davis (‘97) 3:51.82 19943. Justin Lapin (‘07) 3:53.52 20064. Drew Whitting (‘93) 3:56.44 19915. Paul Parmenter (‘07) 3:57.45 20066. Matt Horner (‘02) 3:57.64 20017. Cody Rasmussen (‘99) 3:57.72 19998. Tom Hansen (‘11) 3:58.15 20109. Josh Finch (‘01) 3:58.80 199910. John Sayre (‘84) 3:59.04 1982

100 BUTTERFLY1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 47.64 20112. Chris Morin (‘10) 48.08 20093. Bryan Avery (‘09) 48.38 20084. Nick Burton (‘07) 48.90 20065. Eric Pounds (‘04) 48.91 20036. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 49.13 20117. Matt Millikin (‘13) 49.18 20118. Robert Dawson (‘11) 49.23 20099. Bucky MacLaughlin (‘91) 49.29 199110. Charles Lebeau (‘06) 49.30 2004

200 BUTTERFLY1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 1:45.57 20102. Matt Davis ('97) 1:46.71 19943. Cody Rasmussen ('99) 1:47.06 19994. Mike Brown ('86) 1:47.65 19845. Eric Pounds ('04) 1:48.14 20036. Nick Dixon (‘09) 1:48.81 20097. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 1:48.97 20118. Chris Knaute (‘07) 1:49.31 20079. Eric Robinson (‘11) 1:49.51 200910. Paul Parmenter (‘07) 1:49.71 2006

100 BACKSTROKE1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 48.13 20112. Paul Brehm ('04) 48.85 20033. Kai Yamashiro (‘09) 49.37 20094. Matt Millikin (‘13) 49.45 20115. Charles Lebeau ('06) 49.76 20036. Angus MacDonald (‘14) 50.16 20117. Evan Parr ('05) 50.16 20058. Justin Lapin (‘07) 50.36 20079. Paul Young (‘13) 50.48 201110. Lance Bohlman ('94) 50.59 1992

200 BACKSTROKE1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 1:45.60 20112. Paul Brehm ('04) 1:46.27 20033. Kai Yamashiro (‘09) 1:46.44 20094. Matt Horner ('02) 1:47.19 20015. Justin Lapin ('07) 1:47.21 20066. Matt Millikin (‘13) 1:47.93 20117. Paul Young (‘13) 1:48.05 20108. Angus MacDonals (‘14) 1:48.36 20119. Tom Hansen (‘11) 1:48.49 200910. Race Steinfort ('02) 1:49.39 2001

100 BREASTSTROKE1. Justin Day (‘09) 53.87 20092. Matt Ihlenfeld ('01) 54.70 20013. John Dayton ('03) 54.98 20034. Cody Deacon (‘12) 55.37 20115. Josh Hammervold (‘11) 55.54 20096. Greg Edmonds (‘10) 55.76 20107. Shanon Anderson ('99) 55.93 19998. Andrew Bergman (‘07) 56.49 20079. Chris Morin (‘10) 56.52 200910. Spencer Butt (‘09) 56.57 2009

200 BREASTSTROKE1. Matt Ihlenfeld ('01) 1:58.67 20012. Cody Deacon (‘12) 2:00.90 20113. Josh Hammervold (‘11) 2:01.13 20104. Greg Edmonds (‘10) 2:01.85 20105. Shanon Anderson ('99) 2:02.20 19996. Justin Day (‘09) 2:02.46 20097. John Dayton ('03) 2:02.60 20018. Nick Burton (‘07) 2:02.62 20069. Ellis Eaton (‘93) 2:03.78 199210. Spencer Butt (‘09) 2:03.80 2008

200 FREE RELAY1:20.94 (1999 - Paschke, Nguyen, Toth, Paige)

400 FREE RELAY2:58.63 (2009 - Morin, O’Keefe, Gunn, Dawson)

800 FREE RELAY6:32.32 (2009 - Hansen, O’Keefe, Robinson, Gunn)

200 MEDLEY RELAY1:28.68 (2009 - Yamashiro, Day, Morin, Dawson)

400 MEDLEY RELAY3:15.01 (2009 - Yamashiro, Day, Gunn, Dawson)

Record Book (Service Academy Top 10)


50 FREESTYLE1. Noah White Navy 19.74 20042. Charlie Toth Air Force 19.99 20013. Mike Linn Navy 20.04 20054. Clinton Cornell Navy 20.07 20015. Joe Novak Army 20.12 19986. Joseph Smutz Navy 20.13 20067. Coll Haddon Army 20.17 1987

Trevor Kildare Air Force 20.17 19959. Terrence Fenningham Navy 20.25 200410. Bucky MacLaughlin Air Force 20.28 1991

Alex Oldenkamp Navy 20.28 2009

100 FREESTYLE1. Charlie Toth Air Force 43.79 20012. Mike Linn Navy 43.96 20063. Joseph Smutz Navy 44.08 20064. Joe Novak Army 44.13 19985. James Anthony Navy 44.34 20096. Noah White Navy 44.37 20037. Aaron Aiken Navy 44.47 20098. Bucky MacLaughlin Air Force 44.50 19919. Tim Paschke Air Force 44.67 1998

Brett Cline Navy 44.67 2002

200 FREESTYLE1. James Anthony Navy 1:36.29 20092. Aaron Aiken Navy 1:36.80 20093. Chris Knaute Air Force 1:36.98 20064. Bryan Avery Air Force 1:37.22 20085. Drew Whitting Air Force 1:37.49 19936. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 1:37.51 20097. Efri Ruthenberg Army 1:38.20 20048. Britton Smith Navy 1:38.23 19979. Zach Disbrow Army 1:38.61 200710. Lucas Meyers Army 1:38.62 2002

500 FREESTYLE1. Erik Hunter Navy 4:18.56 20092. James Anthony Navy 4:19.75 20093. Chris Knaute Air Force 4:20.00 20064. Drew Whitting Air Force 4:20.09 19935. James Lascara Navy 4:23.15 20096. Justin Vagts Navy 4:24.25 20107. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 4:24.80 20098. Mark Mathson Army 4:24.99 19909. Corydon Butler Air Force 4:25.90 201010. Sam Martinette Navy 4:26.27 2009

1000 FREESTYLE1. Drew Whitting Air Force 9:07.72 19932. Erik Hunter Navy 9:09.24 20083. Chris Knaute Air Force 9:11.98 20064. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 9:15.14 20095. Sumner Rollings Navy 9:18.60 20006. Mark Matheson Army 9:18.87 19887. Eric Winter Navy 9:19.04 19928. Eric Shangle Navy 9:19.20 19949. Sam Chesnut Air Force 9:19.24 199110. Cody Reeb Navy 9:20.90 2006

1650 FREESTYLE1. Erik Hunter Navy 14.58.72 20092. Chris Knaute Air Force 15:09.15 20053. Drew Whitting Air Force 15:10.13 19914. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 15:24.41 20095. Mark Matheson Army 15:25.48 19906. Eric Winter Navy 15:25.61 19927. Sam Chesnut Air Force 15:30.33 19918. Tim Gallaudet Navy 15:30.71 19869. Dan Warner Navy 15:31.73 200910. Corydon Butler Air Force 15:31.09 2010

100 BACKSTROKE1. Kevin Mukri Navy 48.61 20072. Ben Gunn Air Force 48.64 20103. Andrew Hetzner Navy 48.69 20094. Paul Brehm Air Force 48.85 20035. Kai Yamashiro Air Force 49.37 20096. Charles Lebeau Air Force 49.76 20037. Matt Millikin Air Force 50.09 20108. Evan Parr Air Force 50.16 20059. Justin Lapin Air Force 50.36 200710. James Anthony Navy 50.37 2010

200 BACKSTROKE1. Andrew Hetzner Navy 1:45.35 20092. Kevin Mukri Navy 1:45.62 20073. Paul Brehm Air Force 1:46.27 20034. Ben Gunn Air Force 1:46.28 20095. Kai Yamashiro Air Force 1:46.40 20096. Matt Horner Air Force 1:47.19 20017. Justin Lapin Air Force 1:47.21 20068. Paul Young Air Force 1:48.05 20109. Tom Hansen Air Force 1:48.49 200910. Matt Millikin Air Force 1:48.76 2010

100 BREASTSTROKE1. Justin Day Air Force 53.87 20092. Matt Ihlenfeld Air Force 54.70 20013. John VanSant Army 54.73 19874. John Dayton Air Force 54.98 20035. Ian Johnston Navy 55.05 19966. James McLaughlin Army 55.20 20097. Josh Hammervold Air Force 55.54 20098. Cody Deacon Air Force 55.59 20109. Coll Hadden Army 55.72 198710. Greg Edmonds Air Force 55.76 2010

200 BREASTSTROKE1. Adam Meyer Navy 1:57.26 20092. John VanSant Army 1:57.65 19873. Ian Johnston Navy 1:58.51 19964. Matt Ihlenfeld Air Force 1:58.67 20015. Luke Hoffer Navy 2:00.55 20106. Jake Mentele Army 1:59.47 20077. Josh Hammervold Air Force 2:01.13 20108. Greg Edmonds Air Force 2:01.85 20109. James McLaughlin Army 2:02.04 200910. Shanon Anderson Air Force 2:02.20 1999

100 BUTTERFLY1. Adam Meyer Navy 47.33 20092. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 47.83 20093. Chris Morin Air Force 48.08 20094. Bryan Avery Air Force 48.38 20085. Joe Novak Army 48.44 98, 996. Andrew Hetzner Navy 48.57 20097. Mike Linn Navy 48.67 20068. John Kilroy Army 48.72 19879. Zach Disbrow Army 48.73 200710. Nick Burton Air Force 48.90 2006

200 BUTTERFLY1. Adam Meyer Navy 1:42.54 20092. Mark Meyer Navy 1:45.92 20093. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 1:46.40 20094. Matt Davis Air Force 1:46.71 19945. Patrick Veltman Navy 1:46.90 20096. Cody Rasmussen Air Force 1:47.06 1999

Jesse Cohen Navy 1:47.06 20098. John Kilroy Army 1:47.61 19879. Mike Brown Air Force 1:47.65 198410. Steve Dukleth Navy 1:47.96 2009

200 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. Adam Meyer Navy 1:44.49 20092. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 1:47.22 20103. Paul Parmenter Air Force 1:48:72 20064. Nick Burton Air Force 1:48.87 20065. Matt Davis Air Force 1:49.07 19976. Billy Vey Navy 1:49.30 20097. John VanSant Army 1:49.56 19868. Cody Rasmussen Air Force 1:49.68 19999. Chris Knaute Air Force 1:49.86 200610. Patrick Veltman Navy 1:49.74 2010

400 INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY1. Chris Knaute Air Force 3:48.98 20062. Erik Hunter Navy 3:51.24 20093. Matt Davis Air Force 3:51.82 19944. Adam Meyer Navy 3:52.76 20085. Justin Lapin Air Force 3:53.52 20066. Billy Vey Navy 3:53.60 20097. James Lascara Navy 3:53.90 20098. Patrick Veltman Navy 3:55.43 20099. Daniel Warner Navy 3:55.80 200910. Drew Whitting Air Force 3:56.44 1991

200 FREESTYLE RELAY 1 Navy 1:18.92 2004(Smutz, Linn, Fenningham, White)2 Air Force 1:20.94 1999(Paschke, Nguyen, Toth, Paige)3 Army 1:21.23 1990(Sarakatsannis, Tieke, Welch, Anderson)

400 FREESTYLE RELAY 1 Navy 2:57.16 2004(Smutz, Boyd, Fenningham, White)2 Air Force 2:58.63 2009(Morin, O’Keefe, Gunn, Dawson)3 Army 3:00.10 1990(Anderson, Welch, Sarakatsannis, Williams)

800 FREESTYLE RELAY 1 Air Force 6:32.32 2009(Hansen, O’Keefe, Robinson, Gunn)2 Navy 6:33.89 2009(Anthony, Aiken, Curran, Durham)3 Army 6:40.98 2007(Disbrow, Soderberg, Ciliske, Ruthenberg)

200 MEDLEY RELAY1 Air Force 1:28.68 2009(Yamashiro, Day, Morin, Dawson)2 Navy 1:29.11 2009(Hetzner, Molina, Meyer, Oldenkamp)3 Army 1:31.47 2009(W. Blickle, McLaughlin, B. Blickle, Murphy)

400 MEDLEY RELAY1 Air Force 3:15.01 2009(Yamashiro, Day, Gunn, Dawson)

Navy 3:15.01 2009(Hetzner, Molina, Meyer, Oldenkamp)3 Army 3:19.56 2007(Walsh, Mentele, Disbrow, Ruthenberg)

Team BreakdownTop 10 #1’s

Air Force 46.8% 7Navy 30.0% 13Army 14.2% 0

All-Time Letterwinners


Letterwinners are listed as following:Name, graduation year in parenthe-ses, and years letters were earned.Current athletes in bold.

AAbbott, Robert L. (64) 62 63 64Abramson, Richard S. (68) 65 66 68Abrigo, Joseph (88) 85 86 87 88Adamson, Derry (60) 57 58 59 60Alexander, James (Gary)(99) 96 97Alfred-Ockya, John (04) 01 02 03 04Alkire, Joe (97) 94 95 96 97Alonzo, Chuck (00) 97 98Amidon, Nate (03) 00 01 02 03Anderson, David K. (85) 82Anderson, Shanon (99) 96 97 98 99Anderson, Tom (91) 88 89 90 91Ans, Aleks (12) 09Arata, Alan (83) 80 81 82 83Arlington, David (10) 07 08 09 10Arnholt, Mark (93) 90 91 92 93Ashe, Jesse (86) 83 84 85 86Avery, Bryan (09) 06 07 08Ayres, Auston (07) 04

BBaake, Paul (95) 92 93Baber, Eric (04) 01 02Badgett, Andrew (01) 98 99Bailey, Steven D. (68) 66Bales, James (01) 98 99 00 01Bamsey, Tony (92) 89 90 91 92Bandow, Mike (90) 87Barnett, Robert (95) 92Barraza, Daniel T. (80) 77Bates, Stanley (84) 82 83Baudendistel, Joseph M. (77) 75 76 77Becker, Kurt (89) 86 87 89Benson, Gerald (93) 90 91 92 93Bergman, Andrew (07) 04 05 06 07Bertmaring, Tyson (05) 02Bicknell, Jesse (12) 09 10Biederman, Joshua (02) 99Bielinski, Barry T. (63) 61 62 63Blaisdell, Michael P. (62) 60 61 62Bloomer, Bo (T.B.) (92) 89 90 91Boegman, James (86) 83 84 85 86Bohn, Chris (01) 98Bolt, Russell T. (72) 70 72Bone, Michael J. (73) 71Bouma, Dirk (90) 87 88 89 90Bourland, Walter B. (78) 76 77 78Bowen, Casey (04) 01 02 03Boyd, John E., Jr. (70) 68Braun, Jeff (94) 91Brehm, Paul (04) 01 02 03 04Bremer, Eli (00) 97 98

Brigman, Ryan (13) 10 11Brower, Douglas R. (72) 70Brown, Jeffrey H. (73) 70 71 72Brown, Kevin (89) 86 87 88Brown, Michael L. (86) 83 84 85 86Bruskewitz, James W. (74) 71Buchanan, Robert J. (88) 85 86 87 88Burton, Nick (07) 03 04 06 07Burwell, John C. (63) 61 62 63Butler, Corydon (12) 09 10 11Butt, Spencer (09) 06 07 08 09

CCallaway, Bernard B. (73) 73Cannon, Lovick E. (68) 66Canterbury, Alfred L. (60) 58 59 60Carnes, Gary J. (81) 81Carpenter, Thomas J. (77) 74 75 76Carrier, Michael H. (69) 67 68Carrington, George W. (74) 71 72 73 74Chaney, Blake (98) 95 96 97Chapman, Ben (04) 01 02 04Chesnut, Sam (92) 89 90 91 92Chiaro, Anthony (13) 10 11Chun, Mark C. (73) 70 71 72 73Chung, Tommy (05) 02Cialkowski, Peter (14) 11Clark, Cheyne (12) 09 10Clark, Howard, III (90) 87 88 89 90Cleary, James (89) 86Clegg, Charles S. (72) 69 70 71Cline, Clinton E. (73) 70 71Cole, Phillip (09) 06Collier, Mark (96) 93Congdon, Norman B. (60) 58Cook, Christopher A. (81) 78 79 80 81Cooper, Ralph C. (68) 66Corbett, Jason (99) 96Cormier, Hank (91) 88Coryn, Charles E. (61) 59Cotton, Daniel (85) 82Covington, Gary N. (70) 68 69Cowling, Trebor (T.J.) (08) 05 06 07 08Cox, Johnathan (12) 09Curtis, Christopher L. (69) 67 68 69

DDavis, Matt (97) 94 95 96 97Davison, Kenneth (84) 82 83Dawson, Robert (11) 08 09 10 11Day, Justin (09) 06 07 08 09Dayton, John (03) 00 01 02 03Deacon, Cody (12) 09 10 11Deardorf, Erick W. (85) 82 83Deeley, William F. (72) 69 70Derrick, Marvin J. (77) 74 75Devemark, Carl (99) 96 97 98 99Dixon, Matthew (84) 82 83

Dixon, Nick (09) 06 07 08 09Doolittle, John (92) 89 90 91 92Dow, John W. (73) 70Dunker, Matt (98) 95 96 97 98Durkin, Matt (97) 94 95 96 97Dutcher, David (96) 93 94 95 96

EEast, Jack (94) 93 94Eaton, Ellis (93) 90 91 92 93Eberthardt, James A. (69) 67Edmonds, Gregory (10) 07 08 09 10Edwards, Matt (98) 95Erickson, Nathan (12) 09 10Evans, Kyle (14) 11Everard, Joel (98) 95

FFairlamb, Richard C. (61) 59 60Faley, Jeff (89) 86 87 88 89Falk, Eric (04) 01 02 Farquhar, Jerry (60) 58 59 60Fay, Robert (59) 57Feaster, Stephen J. (70) 68Fedel, Gary A. (67) 65 67Ferguson, Michael L. (63) 61 62 63Fiechtner, Robb (01) 98Fields, Philip (92) 89 90 91 92Finch, Josh (01) 98 99 00 01Finch, Samuel P., III (64) 63 64Fisher, Bruce D. (71) 69 70 71Fitzgerald, Ryan (05) 02 03 04 05Fitzsimmons, John (93) 90 91 92 93Flaherty, Warren T. (70) 68 69 70Fletcher, Derek (90) 87 88Flores, Frank (92) 89 90 91 92Foster, Michael (99) 96 97 98 99Foutch, Mike (95) 93 94 95Francis, John J., Jr. (63) 61 62Frank, Steve (96) 93 94 95 96

GGannett, Paul (10) 07Gee, Matt (86) 83 84 85 86Gempler, Gregory J. (73) 70 71 72 73Gentice, Nicholas (90) 87Gilbert, Nathaniel (11) 08 09 10 11Gillaspie, Tim (95) 92 94 95Glandon, Nathan (08) 07 08Grabe, Ronald J. (66) 64 65 66Grace, Stephen (10) 07 08Grados, Mike (01) 98 99 00 01Graham, John G. (72) 69 70 71Graham, John, Jr. (68) 66 67 68Graham, Patrick (04) 01 02Greer, Davey (08) 05Griffith, William M. (69) 67 68 69Gunn, Benjamin (11) 08 09 10 11

HHackbarth, Gary (78) 75 76 77 78Hackbarth, Joey R. (79) 76 77 78 79Hagelin, Richard H., III (69) 67 68 69Hale, Aaron (01) 96 98 99Hale, Ira D. (77) 74 75Hall, Matt (96) 93 94 95 96Hall, Zach (98) 95 96Hallman, Wes (90) 87 88 89 90Halvorsen, Steven A. (79) 76 77 78 79Hamlin, Richard P., Jr. (79) 76 77 78 79Hamme, Doug (87) 84 85 86Hammervold, Joshua (11) 08 09 10 11Hampson, Robert J. (72) 70 71 72Hansen, Mark (13) 10 11Hansen, Thomas (11) 08 09 10 11

Happ, William K. (70) 68 69Harris, Rufus D. (63) 61 62Hatelid, Carl M. (65) 63 64 65Hauck, Les (98) 95 97 98Hauffe, Andrew (09) 06Hauffe, Justin (05) 03 04 05Haylett, Marshall (02) 99 00 01 02Heath, Kevin (04) 01 02 03Heitmeyer, Paul (96) 93 94 95 96Hembrough, William M. (68) 66 67 68Henry, Tom (91) 88 89Hepburn, Philip R., Jr., (62) 60 62Hepler, William (98) 95 96 97 98Hickok, John (88) 86 87 88Higham, James L. (66) 64 65 66Hill, Lincoln (95) 92 93 94 95Hillen, Kimberly E. (82) 79 80 81Hogan, Dan (96) 94Hogue, James E. (76) 73 74 75 76Holloway, Charles D. (75) 72Horner, Matthew (02) 99 00 01 02Hourin, James J. (61) 59 60 61Hudson, Scott (99) 96 97 98 99Hughes, John S. (75) 72 73Hulse, Douglas S. (04) 99 00 04Hutchinson, Karl T. (70) 69 70

I • JIhlenfeld, Matt (01) 98 99 00 01Jackson, Don E. (67) 65 66 67Jaep, William F., Jr. (67) 65Jaime, Jared (11) 09Jamerson, James L. (63) 61 62 63Jenkins, Kaleb (12) 09 11Jett, Andrew (97) 94 95 96 97Johns, Brad (87) 84 85 86Johnson, Eric M. (89) 86Johnson, Richard K. (62) 60 61 62 63Jones, Brad (87) 85 85 86 87Jones, Francis V. (63) 61Jones, Jon (13) 10 11Jordan, Jarrett D. (80) 77 78 79 80Jurcak, Matt (09) 06 07 08 09

KKalberer, Jon (96) 93 94 95 96Kane, Timothy E. (82) 79 80Karmondy, Matt (06) 03 04 05 06Kattau, Richard (97) 94Kechter, Todd (90) 87 89Keddington, David (84) 82 83Keltner, Tyler (06) 03Kemp, Kelvin P. (74) 71 72Kennon, John W., III (75) 72 73 74 75Kildare, Trevor (97) 94 95 96Kincaid, David (95) 92 93Kirch, Robert K. (65) 63 64 65Kitko, Paul (02) 01Knaute, Chris (07) 04 05 06 07Koraly, Steven C. (74) 72 73 74Korsedal, Brian (98) 95Korsedal, John (97) 94 95 96Krauss, Greg (97) 94 95 96Kux, Steven A. (68) 66Kyrazis, Theodore G., II (83) 80

LLansford, Lars (90) 89Lapin, Justin (07) 04 05 06 07Laughrey, Wallis (98) 95 96Lauritzen, William G. (73) 70 71 72 73Lazarus, Karim (95) 94 95LeBeau, Charles (06) 03 04Lee, Steve (05) 05Leek, Warren J. (66) 64 65 66

JUSTIN DAY

All-Time Letterwinners


Lennon, Jay (90) 87 88 89Leonard, Michael C. (67) 65 66Leonhardt, Paul (14) 11Leopold, Richard A. (76) 73Leslie, Coby (99) 95 96 98 99Leverett, David H. (63) 63Lewandowski, Ronald (85) 82 83Liedl, Spencer (08) 05 06 07 08Limbird, Keith G. (82) 79 80Lindberg, Brady (07) 03 04 06 07Linder, Cameron (08) 05Lindgren, Jason (95) 92 93 94 95Lipp, John R. (70) 68 69Livingood, John M. (82) 80 81Londrigan, Sean (92) 89 90 91 92Lorenz, Mark J. (82) 80Losey, Brian L. (83) 80 81 82 83Lowe, Chris (88) 85 86 87 88Lowe, Garrett M. (95) 92 93 94 95Lowell, Jay (90) 87 88Luette, Glen J. (84) 81 82Lundmark, Rolf (95) 92 93 94 95

MMacDonald, Angus (14) 11Mackow, John (99) 96MacLaughlin, Bucky (91) 88 89 90 91Magee, Donald W. (77) 74 75 76 77Mallard, John (95) 94 95Marion, James (00) 97 98 99 00Marshall, David L. (71) 69 70Marshall, Jeff (94) 91 92 94Marshall, William C. (77) 74 75 77Martignetti, Edward (89) 86Martin, Douglas K. (69) 67 68 69Martin, Timothy S. (76) 73 74 75 76Martinelli, Tim (13) 10 11Masin, John L. (69) 67Mason, William M. (84) 81Massey, John P. (73) 71 72 73Matchefts, Marco J. (87) 84 85 86 87May, Mike (95) 94McAlister, Richard W. (75) 72 73 74 75McCall, Grant (01) 98McCorkle, Ben (09) 06McCorry, Daniel C., Jr. (75) 72 73 74 75McCoy, Andy (91) 88 89 91McCrackin, Thomas M. (63) 62 63McCroan, James (03) 00 01 02McGarrity, John (86) 83 84 85 86McGinnis, Tom (87) 84 85 86 87McKeon, Matthew P. (83) 80 81McLain, George E. (70) 68 69 70McLean, Daniel P. (66) 64 65 66McLeod, William C., II (65) 64 65McSwain, Donald L. (69) 67Merrell, John C. (69) 67Merrill, David L. (76) 73 74 75Meyers, Jeff (87) 84 85 86Miller, Robert F. (69) 67Millikin, Matt (13) 10 11Mitchell, Andrew (01) 98 99 00 01Mohrmann, Karl (11) 08 09Morgan, Mark E (79) 76 77 78 79Morgan, Matthew (85) 82Morin, Christopher (10) 07 08 09 10Morse, Bob (87) 84 85 86 87Moss, Ryan (07) 04 05 06 07Mueller, Allan E., Jr. (67) 65Murra, Craig L. (77) 74 75 76 77Murray, Ronald W. (65) 64 65Muttilainen, Mark A. (78) 75 76

NNeedham, Theodore E. (79) 76 77 78 79Nelson, Bruce M. (76) 73 74 75 76Nelson, George J. (82) 79 80 81Newmann, Micah (14) 11Nguyen, Quoc-Nam (02) 99Nichols, David C. (81) 78 79 80 81Nield, George C., IV (72) 72Nieman, Robert L. (70) 68 69 70Nofziger, Ryan (99) 96 97

OO’Donnell, Terrence (66) 64 65 66Offutt, Frederick W. (75) 72 73 74 75O’Keefe, Richard D. (60) 58 59 60O’Keefe, Sean (10) 07 08 09 10Oliver, Carl W. (63) 63Olson, Matt (88) 86 87 88O’Neal, James W., III (70) 68 69 70Outlaw, Mike (89) 86 87 88

PPaige, Tyler (01) 98 99 00 01Paquette, Michael P. (77) 77Parker, David (06) 03Parker, Robert H. (62) 60 61 62Parker, Stewart (02) 99 00 01Parmenter, Paul (07) 04 05 06 07Parr, Evan (05) 02 03 04 05Paschke, Tim (00) 97 98 99Patten, Eric (91) 88 89 90 91Paulson, Ralph W. (68) 66Paxton, Aerick (97) 94 95 96Pecci, Alex (14) 11Pendergast (97) 94Percival, Scott (01) 98 99 00 01Perich, Ty (11) 08Perkowski, Raymond P. (65) 63 64 65Peterson, Rory (04) 01 02 03 04Phelps, Mason (04) 01 02 03 04Phenicie, Dan (07) 04 05Phillips, Benjamin W., Jr. (75) 72 73Pickrell, Robert L. (85) 82Pilling, Richard A. (74) 72Plescha, Franz (87) 84 85 86 87Poehler, Marcus (11) 08Poole, James C., Jr. (61) 60Poorman, Douglas A. (78) 75 76 77 78Pounds, Eric (04) 01 02 03 04Prior, Rich (86) 83 84 85 86

RRasmussen, Cody (99) 96 97 98 99Rechsteiner, Roger W. (76) 73 74Reed, David J. (60) 58Reid, Jarve G. (670 65 66 67Riba, Bryan T. (84) 81Riebe, Beau (13) 10Roberson, Jeff (03) 00 01 02 03Robertson, Greg (92) 89 90 91 92Robinson, Eric (11) 08 09 10 11Roesler, Nathaniel (12) 09 10 11Rogas, Peter N. (79) 77Rogers, Randy (09) 06 07 08 09Ross, Billy (14) 11Rough, Matt (90) 87 88Rump, Nathan (91) 88 89 90 91Ryan, Thomas M. (83) 80Rye, Bryan A. (71) 69 70

SSaitz, Ted (09) 06Sayre, John R. (84) 81 82Schenck, Roswell M. (67) 65Scherm, Todd (95) 92 93 95

Schiffl, Louis (97) 94Schmidt, Paul M. (72) 69Scholtz, Joe (98) 95Schrott, John W., III (67) 66Schulenberg, Michael S. (85) 82 83Scott, Christopher S. (71) 69 70Seamster, Robert A. (79) 76 77Seigler, Stephen S. (67) 65 66 67Selz, Scott (92) 89 90 91 92Shaffer, Timothy A. (76) 74 75 76Sharif, Khalil (04) 01 03 04Sharpe, Steve (91) 88 89 90 91Sheehan, Stephen D. (65) 64Sheridan, Jim (91) 88Shinnick, Joseph T. (85) 82Shipstead, Matt (01) 98 99 00 01Sievers, Matt (07) 04 05 06 07Simmons, Barry N. (81) 81Simpson, James R. (82) 79 80 81Simpson, Wendell P., III (80) 78 79 80Sittig, Ryan (13) 10 11Skillman, Thomas C. (75) 72 73 74 75Smiley, Floyd M., Jr. (70) 68Smiley, Jeffrey L. (69) 67 68 69Smith, Andrew (00) 97 98 99Smith, Brian C. (81) 78Smith, Peter (89) 86Smith, Warren (Cole) (12) 09 10 11Snyder, Francis E. (79) 76 77 78 79Songster, Timothy (93) 90 91 92 93Soukup, Greg (92) 89 90 91 92Specht, David J. (83) 80 81Spees, Jason (95) 92Spires, Dan (88) 85 86 87 88Squires, Dave (94) 91 92 93 94Steadman, Drew (00) 97Stedman, Randall S. (81) 78 79 80 81Stein, Eugene (93) 90 91 92 93Steinfort, Edward (02) 99 00 01Steipp, Chad (01) 98Steward, Parker (02) 99Stinson, Robert W. (75) 72Stoddard, Jeffrey J. (84) 81 82Stolee, Andrew (04) 01Strabley, Shawn (03) 00Straw, William E. (67) 65Stronko, Jake (13) 10 11Stump, Hugh D. (65) 63 64Sullivan, Paul B. (81) 78 79 80 81Sumrall, Rich (86) 83 84 85 86Symens, Terry M. (75) 72 73 74 75

TTalbott, Donald R. (65) 63 64 65Tharaldson, Derek (98) 95 96 97 98Thompson, Garrett J. (84) 81 82 83Thompson, James M. (73) 70 71 72 73Thompson, Jeffrey G. (81) 78 79 80Thurber, Alan (90) 85 86 89 90

Tibbitts, Stephen W. (75) 73 74 75Toepfer, Michael W. (89) 85 86 87 88Toth, Charles (01) 98 99 00 01Treason, Thomas A. (65) 64 65Trimble, Eric (03) 00 03Trimble, Jack R. (70) 68 69 70Tritico, Hans (99) 96

U • VUmberger, Ryan (13) 10Uzelac, Nick (07) 04 05 06 07Vance, Brian A. (73) 70 71Vandam, David K. (77) 74 75 76 77Vandam, Patrick (06) 03Van Valkenburg, Kyle (10) 07 08 09 10Vetter, Mike (92) 89 90 91 92Vivadelli, J.H. (13) 10

WWalker, Weston (13) 10 11Walsh, Brian J. (83) 80Ward, Timothy J. (83) 80Warner, John J. (69) 67 68 69Waters, Steven C. (80) 77 78 79 80Watson, Charles D. (66) 64 65 66Weber, David B. (71) 71Weinberg, Norman A. (76) 74 75 76Welling, Karol R. (83) 80Whinnery, Cyrus C. (88) 85 86 87 88White, Bishop, III (64) 62 63White, Brent (13) 10 11White, Gordon (06) 03 05White, Richard H. (69) 67Whitted, James M. (62) 60Whitting, Drew (93) 90 91 93Wiegman, Stanley F. (80) 77 78 79 80Wierzbanowski, Jason (95) 92 93 94 95Wilcoxon, Robert B. (82) 79 80Willhite, Brian (10) 07Williams, David L. (82) 79 80Williams, Earl R. (67) 65Williams, John (83) 82 83Williams, Thomas A. (80) 77 78 79 80Wilson, Layne (09) 06 07 08Wise, Richard M. (78) 75Woodward, Jasper S. (82) 79 80 81Wooton, Joseph (81) 78 79 80 81

YYamashiro, Kai (09) 06 07 08 09Yamashiro, Kimo (06) 03 05Yee, Alex (10) 07Young, George O., III (65) 64 65Young, Paul (13) 10 11

ZZappia, Michael A. (80) 77Zuber, Jay (89) 86Zwyer, James (95) 92 93 94 95

KAI YAMASHIRO

World Class Athlete Program


WORLD CLASS ATHLETE PROGRAM (WCAP)

The Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) is a two-year program that provides active duty, national guard andreserve Air Force personnel the opportunity to train and com-pete at national and international sports competitions withthe ultimate goal of selection to the United States Olympic

team. The WCAP is not adevelopmental program;it targets athletes whohave achieved world classstatus in their sport. If se-lected, the athlete will beassigned to HeadquartersAir Force Services Agency,San Antonio, Texas, witha duty location near elitecoaches and/or worldclass training facilities.Candidates must remain competitive for a U.S Olympicteam position to remain in the program, which endswith the Olympic Trials or after competing with the na-tional team at the Olympics.

James Bales, a 2001 graduate, is currentlytraining in Colorado Springs under the WCAP in an at-tempt to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in the triathlon.

Former Air Force swimmers that have servedas members of the WCAP in 2008 include Capt. Eli Bre-

mer, 2nd Lt. Chris Knaute and 2nd Lt.Paul Parmenter. Bremer, a 2000graduate of the Academy, competedin the 2008 Beijing Olympics in themodern pentathlon. Meanwhile,Knaute and Parmenter, both 2007graduates, participated in the U.S.Olympic Trials in swimming in 2008.

Both spent a year in Charlotte, N.C., training at the Mecklenburg Aquatic Center, men-tored by former Auburn head coach Dave Marsh.

“The Air Force WCAP has allowed me tocontinue to swim and compete to pursuemy athletic goals, while I still get to pur-sue my long-term goal of becoming apilot.” -2nd Lt. Chris Knaute, class of 2007

Capt. Eli Bremer, a 2000 gradute,competed in the Beijing Olympics.

2nd Lt. Chris Knaute (left) and 2nd Lt. Paul Parmenter (right) both trained for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials at the Mecklenburg(N.C.) Aquatic Center, a USA Swimming Center of Excellence.

James Bales (two photos above), a2001 graduate, is training for the

2012 Olympics.

Where Are They Now?


Matt Ihlenfeld (’01) USAF ReservesKC-135 PilotUniversity of Indiana Law Student

Matt Dunker (’98) JP Morgan Executive Director, Emerging Markets TradingMBA - Johnson School, Cornell UniversityLondon, UK

Capt. Evan Parr (‘05)F-22 Pilot, 19th Flight Squadron,

Elmendorf AFB, Alaska

Capt. Mike Foster (‘99) Ph. D. CandidateRochester Institute of Technology, N.Y.

Where Are They Now?


1st Lt. T.J. Cowling (‘07) and 1st Lt.Spencer Liedl (‘07)

Attending pilot trainingPensacola, Fla.

Capt. Matt Karmondy (‘06)Received Master’s Degree in Aeronau-tics/Astronautics from MIT; Attending pilottraining

Capt. Stewart Parker (‘02)Air Force Special Tactics

Combat Controller

Capt. Eric Pounds (‘04)C-17 PilotDover AFB, Del.

The Air Force Academy


The United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year pro-gram of instruction and experience designed to educate,train and inspire men and women to become officers ofcharacter, motivated to lead the United States Air Force inservice to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelorof science degree and a commission as a second lieutenantin the Air Force.

COURSE OF STUDYCadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that pro-

vides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential toa career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience isintegrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired out-comes in every graduate.

The core academic curriculum includes courses in basicsciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities.Cadets take additional elective courses to complete re-quirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadetscomplete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the socialsciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management,aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civilengineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering me-chanics.

FACULTY COMPOSITIONThe majority of the Academy's faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air

Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who haveestablished outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at leasta master's degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal de-grees in their field of study.

About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of discipli-nary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity.

Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part oftheir officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in thenation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row.

To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has severaldistinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or moreyears. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are alsomembers of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also sharetheir expertise with the cadets during the academic year.

ATHLETIC PROGRAMThe Academy's athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach

athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academyoffers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and in-tercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three differentphysical education courses each year.

MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAININGAn air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education,training and leadership program begins with basic cadettraining and continues throughout the four years. Seniorsare responsible for the organizational leadership of thecadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to developteam and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills.Cadets are projected into as many active leadership rolesas possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force offi-cers.Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill,ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- areemphasized the first summer during basic cadet training.Freshmen then study the military role in United States so-ciety as well as the mission and organization of the AirForce. Sophomores receive instruction in communicationskills and juniors study the combat and operational aspects

of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting,

building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraftwith the Cadet Flying Team.

Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods.There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to completetwo training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All newcadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer.

Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets' sec-ond summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options suchas working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborneparachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training.

During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as su-pervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above.

Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program.The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few ofthe programs available.

NOMINATIONSNominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional spon-

sor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition establishedby law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025 or go to www.usafa.edu.

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY

In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needsof the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service acade-mies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay.

In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, Pres-ident Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commis-sion narrowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs,Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property.

In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficientlycompleted for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million.

Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.

Senior Leadership


Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic,military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force offi-cer.

The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments,ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of theUnited States.

He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of CheyenneMountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Trans-portation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R.

The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Su-perior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf clus-ter, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Commandant of Cadets

Brig. General

Richard Clark

Dean of Faculty

Brig. General

Dana Born

Vice Superintendent

Colonel

Tamara Rank

Commander,

10th Air Base Wing

Col. Thomas Gibson

Director of Athletics


Dr. Hans J.Mueh is in hiseighth year asthe director ofathletics at theAir Force Acad-emy. A retiredAir Force

brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of facultyfor two years prior to his retirement from activeduty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavilyinvolved in Academy athletics before becomingdirector of athletics. He was the Academy's fac-ulty athletics representative from 1996-2004 andwas a long-time member of the board of direc-tors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Associa-tion.

Since becoming the director of athletics,Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkablefeats. In 2007, the Academy was one of onlythree schools (Michigan State and Boston Col-lege) to reach post-season play in football (2007),men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). Itmarked the first time a service academy has everhad a team compete in the post-season in allthree sports.

In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’sbasketball team has played in another NCAAtournament and the National Invitational Tour-nament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team haswon the conference championship and advancedto the NCAA tournament four of the last fiveyears. Mueh was on the selection committee thathired current head coach Frank Serratore and ledthe Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey As-sociation.

The football program, the Academy’s flagshipsport, has gone through a major overhaul underMueh. He led the transition from the retirementof the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years atthe helm to hiring current head coach Troy Cal-houn, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s im-pact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4overall mark and a second-place finish in theMountain West Conference in 2007. The Falconsqualified for their first bowl game in five years,playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. Theprogram then posted back-to-back eight-win sea-sons and was 9-4 last year while qualifying forbowl games every year. The school has averaged9,000 bowl tickets sold during the four-year run.

Mueh has been just as successful behind thescenes with the administration of the depart-ment. Mueh restructured the department withan internal/external model that has streamlinedresources and made the department more effec-tive from top to bottom. In addition, he has thedepartment on course to become a federallychartered non-profit organization which will leadto more fund-raising opportunities.

Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endow-

ment and the announcement of the Holaday Ath-letic Center, an indoor training facility. The $15million facility was completed in July 2011.

Mueh has also been active within the confer-ence and the NCAA. He was recently selected tobe part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabi-net and has been active on the NCAA’s academ-ics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golfcommittee and the region 7 postgraduate schol-arship committee. Mueh has been equally activewithin the conference on various leadership com-mittees. He is currently on the awards and recog-nition committee and has previously served onthe joint council executive committee, and com-mittees on championships, television and sports-manship.

Before assuming his duties as vice dean at theAcademy, Mueh was permanent professor andhead of the department of chemistry at the Acad-emy, a position he held since October 1987where he oversaw the annual design and in-struction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500cadets annually.

Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Ger-many, and emigrated to the United States in1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as amember of the Academy's eighth graduatingclass, and graduated with a bachelor of sciencedegree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Acad-emy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soc-cer as a goalie. He still holds the Academyrecord for saves in a game with 30, accomplishingit twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Bene-dictine. In his junior and senior years, Muehhelped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Inter-collegiate Soccer League championship and quar-terfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He wasa first-team all-league selection in 1965.

Following graduation, Mueh completed twoassignments in intelligence before attending theUniversity of Wisconsin where he earned his mas-ter's degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned

a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsinin 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has alsocompleted Squadron Officer School, Air Com-mand and Staff College and Air War College.

Between earning the two degrees, Mueh re-turned to the Academy as an instructor in the de-partment of chemistry from 1970-72. He alsoserved as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Den-ver during those two years, leading theInternationals to the Colorado state title in 1971.He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and servedas an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic ofVietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand,in 1972 and 1973.

After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh re-turned to the Academy in 1976 as an associateprofessor of chemistry. He remained at the Acad-emy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the specialassistant for technical matters at the Defense In-telligence Agency at the Pentagon.

In 1986, he assumed the position of actinghead, department of chemistry, before being se-lected for his position of permanent professorand head of the department of chemistry in 1987.As faculty athletics representative, he was activein both the Western Athletic Conference andMountain West Conference, and was the Acad-emy's representative on the transition team toform the new MWC, the only faculty athleticsrepresentative on the team. He competes in golf,racquetball, handball and tennis, and has pro-moted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sportsthroughout his tenure, beginning with work aschairman of the hockey eligibility committee, of-ficer representative to the men's golf team andfive years as the officer representative to thefootball team.

Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax ofCincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kris-tine, Kurt and Deborah.

Dr. Hans J. MuehDirector of Athle�cs l Eighth Year

Dr. Hans Mueh entershis eighth season as theAcademy’s Director ofAthletics. At halftime ofthe Utah game on Oct.30, 2010, Mueh congrat-ulated the men’s gym-nastics team for winningthe USAG NationalChampionship.

Air Force Athletics


Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the AirForce Academy's.

The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning ofall cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach lead-ership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three sub-divisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals andphysical education.

The intercollegiate program has 17 men's and 10 women's NCAA-sanctionedteams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are foot-ball, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, in-door and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, waterpolo and wrestling. The Academy fields women's teams in basketball, cross-coun-try, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving,soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAAprograms; boxing and cheerleading.

The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at theNCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete inthis conference against teams from Boise State, Colorado State, New Mexico, SanDiego State, TCU, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-con-ference opponents, including many nationally-ranked teams.

The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy,which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons havewon the trophy 17 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner ofthe annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by thePresident of the United States.

The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in thecountry. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three foot-ball fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketballarena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a com-bined seating capacity of more than 9,000.

Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470,while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions.

The department’s newest facility, the Holaday Athletic Center (pictured left),was completed in July 2011.

John Coulahan

Associate AD

Finance

Jim Trego

Senior Associate AD

External Affairs

William Carpenter

Associate AD

Recruiting Support

Wayne Kellenbence

Associate AD

Support

Troy Garnhart

Associate AD

Info./Communications

Karen Warner

Associate AD

Human Resources

Dermot Coll

Associate AD

Development/Gov’t

Col. Billy Walker

Vice Director of Athletics

Marti Gasser

Associate AD/SWA

Intercollegiate Program

Cadet Natatorium


Newly Refurbished Cadet NatatoriumThe Air Force Academy Cadet Natatorium under-

went a complete renova�on during the 2010-11 sea-son and re-opened during the summer of 2011.

The upgrades make the Cadet Natatorium one ofthe premier and state-of-the-art on-campus swim-ming venues in college athle�cs.

- All new pool with ability to prac�ce and compete at

short-course and long-course lengths.

- Star�ng blocks on both ends of pool.

- New pla�orm diving tower.

- Added pool deck space during prac�ces and com-

pe��on.

- Stairways leading up to stands (previously ladders).

- One of the na�on’s finest Swimming Fitness Rooms

located adjacent to the Natatorium.

- New team rooms.

- New lockers for both teams.

- LED video board.

- Updated ligh�ng.

- New roof design.

Documents

2011-12 Air Force Men's Swimming & Diving Guide