2015 purdue men's swim-dive media guide

4 – HEAD COACH DAN ROSS

HEAD DIVING COACH ADAM SOLDATI – 6

8-13 – STAFF ASSISTANTS

NCAA CHAMPION & OLYMPIAN DAVID BOUDIA – 14-17

18 – BOILERMAKER AQUATIC CENTER

AQUATIC CENTER DIVING WELL – 20

22 – STRENGTH TRAINING & CONDITIONING

MACKEY ARENA FACILITIES & SUPPORT STAFF – 24-27

28-31 – 2013-14 HIGHLIGHTS & BOILERS IN HAWAII

TEAM PICTURE – 32

34-45 – MEET THE BOILERMAKERS

NCAA CHAMPIONS – 46

48-51 – NATIONAL CHAMPIONS & ALL-AMERICANS

BIG TEN CHAMPIONS – 52

54 – OLYMPIANS

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – 56-59

60 – THIS IS PURDUE UNIVERSITY

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_ Three-time Big Ten Coach of the Year: 1988, 1997 & 2009

_ The Dean of Purdue Coaches & Big Ten Swimming Coaches

_ Coached 15 Individual Big Ten Champions

_ Coached 25 All-Americans, Five Academic All-America Honorees & U.S. Open Champ Danny Tucker

_ Served as an Assistant Coach for Team USA at the 2007 World University Games

_ Helped the Program win six consecutive “25/85 Awards,” recognizing excellence in the Pool & the Classroom

_ Purdue Graduate swam for the Boilermakers from 1977-81

_ Team Co-Captain as a Senior

_ Served as a Purdue Assistant Coach from 1981-85 before becoming Head Coach


Dan RossHEAD COACH • 30tH YEAr


_ Three-Time NCAA National Coach of the Year: 2009-11

_ Coached David Boudia to an Olympic Gold Medal, 6 NCAA Championships & 3 National Diver of the Year Awards

_ Coached Casey Matthews to 2013 3-Meter Women's NCAA Title

_ Two-time finalist for USOC’s National Coach of the Year

_ 6-Time Big Ten Coach of the Year

_ Coach of 14 Big Ten Champions

_ Coach of 5 Big Ten Divers of the Year

_ Received Benjamin Foundation Coaches Performance & Fred A. Cady Memorial Awards from USA Diving at 2013 Winter Nationals

_ Driving force behind Purdue Diving's selection as a "Center of Excellence" by USA Diving

_ Seven of Purdue's 9 divers (men & women) qualified for 2014 NCAA Championships

_ Purdue was represented by 3 divers in the platform finals at the 2011 NCAAs

_ Coach of 11 U.S. National Champions & 23 International Medialists with USA Diving

aDam solDaTiHEAD DIVING COACH • 10tH YEAr


J agnewASSISTANT COACH & RECRUITING COORDINATOR • 8tH YEAr

_ Served as lead coach of Danny Tucker’s training that led to 100m Free National Title at 2013 U.S. Open

_ His Purdue Recruits have teamed up for: • 21 Freshman Records • 15 Individual School Records • 1 U.S. Open Water 5K Crown

_ Helped Purdue post a 48-23 record in dual meets over his first seven seasons

_ Recruiting Coordinator’s 2010-11 Class ranked 10th nationally by CollegeSwimming.com

_ Ball State Graduate was previously a successful coach with Yorktown High School & Swim Club of Yorktown, Ind.

_ 2004 Indiana High School Girl’s Swimming Coach of the Year

_ Coached Eight State Champions & 22 All-Americans during his tenure at Yorktown High School


_ As a Purdue women’s assistant coach from 1997-2011, recruited & coached 20 Boilermaker All-Americans

_ Currently assists with day-to-day operations of both the men's & women's programs

_ Helped build the women’s roster that led Purdue to its best-ever Big Ten & NCAA finishes in 2010

_ 1990 Purdue alumnus was the program’s first All-American honoree

_ 1989 & 1990 All-American; Finished Fifth in the 200 Butterfly at the 1989 NCAAs

_ 1988 & 1990 Big Ten Conference Champion in the 200 Butterfly

_ Also helped Purdue’s 1990 Medley Relay Team qualify for NCAAs

_ Finished her Purdue career as the school record holder in the 100 & 200 Fly & as part of 800 Free & 400 Medley Relay Teams

DaRlene RenieSUPERVISOR OF OPERATIONS • 18tH YEAr

KimiKo solDaTi & luKe meaDoRDIVING ASSISTANTS

Meador Soldati

KIMIKO SOLDATI, VOLUNTEER ASST. DIVING COACH_ 2004 Olympic Diver for Team USA

_ Won a Silver Medal at the World Cup & Bronze Medal at the Goodwill Games

_ 1996 NCAA 1-Meter Champion & NCAA Female Athlete of the Year

_ Has worked Big Ten Network Telecasts of Big Ten Championship Meets LUKE MEADOR, DIVING ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATOR_ Also serves as the head coach of the Boiler Diving Academy sports club

_ Founded Indy Area Diving club in Indianapolis

_ Served as the Diving Coach at Avon High School & Floyd Central High School before coming to Purdue

_ Competed at Louisville during the 2006-07 season before transerring to Indiana University Southeast where he earned bachelor’s & master’s degrees


TWO-TIME MEDALIST AT 2012 OLYMPICS WON GOLD _ First American Man to Win Platform Gold at Olympics since Greg Louganis in 1988 _ Teamed with Nick McCrory to Win Bronze in Syncronized 10-Meter Platform _ Silver Medalist at FINA World Championships in 2011 & 2013 _ Set New American Records for Single Dive & Six-Dive List from Platform

SIX-TIME NCAA CHAMPION _ Three-Time NCAA Diver of the Year Won Two Titles each year from 2009-11 _ First Diver in NCAA History to Win in all Three Events _ Eight-Time Big Ten Champion Swept the Three Titles in 2009 & 2011 _ 2011 Jesse Owens Big Ten Male Athlete of the Year

18 CAREER USA DIVING NATIONAL TITLES _ Five-Time USA Diving Athlete of the Year: 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012 & 2013

DaviD bouDiaNCAA CHAMPION & OLYMPIAN


10-METER PLATFORM GOLD MEDALIST _ After being the final qualifier to advance out of prelims, Boudia rallies in semis & finals _ Scored 90-plus points on 5 of 6 dives, including an award of 102.60 on his final dive _ Claimed Team USA’s first individual diving medal since 2000 Olympics _ First American man to medal in 10-Meter Platform at Olympics Since 1992

SYNCHRONIZED PLATFORM BRONZE MEDALIST _ Boudia & Nick McCrory team up to medal in Synchronized 10-Meter Platform _ Duo became first American Team to medal in the event _ Claimed first of Team USA’s four diving medals at 2012 Olympics _ Boudia competes in two events at 2008 & 2012 Olympics _ Boudia & Purdue’s Steele Johnson also win bronze together at 2014 FINA World Cup

SOLDATI PART OF USA DIVING COACHING STAFF _ Adam Soldati was on deck at Olympics serving as USA Diving staff assistant _ Boudia’s family & fiancée (now wife) in attendance to witness him medal in London _ Boudia selected as a judge for diving reality show “Splash” on ABC TV _ “The Boudia” sandwich debuts at Triple XXX restaurant in summer 2013

bouDia wins golD in lonDonPURDUE ALUMNUS MEDALS TWICE IN HIS SECOND OLYMPICS

_ Host of the 2006 U.S. Open; Host of the 2003 & 2009 Men’s Big Ten Championships

_ Host of the 2005 & 2010 Women’s NCAA Championships; Host of the 2004 & 2010 Women’s Big Ten Championships

_ Host of a 2012 USA Swimming Grand Prix; Host of 2006 & 2013 Indiana Long Course Senior State

_ Seating for 1,400 Spectators

_ The Doris Z. Holloway Pool Features an Eight-Lane, 25-yard Competition Pool for Collegiate Events that can Expand to 50 Meters for Long Course Competition

_ A Daktronics Scoreboard Provides State-of-the-Art Scoring & Allows Live Video Coverage of Events

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_ Host of the 2002, 2005, 2010 & 2013 NCAA Zone C Diving Championships

_ The Diving Pool Features 1- & 3-Meter Springboards as well as Platforms at 1, 3, 5, 7 ½ & 10 Meters

_ 12-Person Spa on Deck

_ Dartfish Live Video Playback System that Allows Divers to watch a Replay of their Dive Seconds after Exiting the Water

_ The Dryland Practice Equipment Includes two Trampolines, four Boards and a Tumbling Floor that Covers 40 Feet of the Boilermaker Aquatic Center’s Mezzanine Level

_ Diving-Specific Scoreboard on the West Wall

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Dan Ross, Adam Soldati and J Agnew contribute much of Purdue’s success to the strides made while training. The coaching staff takes com-plete advantage of the Boilermaker Aquatic Center, whether the team is working in the pool or doing dryland workouts on the mezzanine level. After weight training was moved to the new Sports Performance Center at Mackey Arena, the weight room at the pool was converted to a team lounge. The ability to train in so many different ways in the same building enhances the natural abilities of all three coaches and allows them to continually bring out the best in the Boilermakers.

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MACkEY ArENA FACIlItIEs SPORTS PERFORMANCE SPORTS MEDICINE & ATHLETIC TRAINING

Purdue Sports Medicine utilizes on-site daily care by the athletic training staff & team physicians, as well as consultants in orthopedics, dentistry, ophthalmology, neurology & other medical specialties in Greater Lafayette & Indianapolis. With the Mackey Project renovation, the athletic training area was expanded to 3 1/2 times its original size. It now includes the latest equipment and methods for:

• Cardiovascular Rehab & Training• Hydrotherapy• Exam/Taping Tables• Private Doctor’s Suites

The sports performance program at Purdue aims to provide a world-class training program to the school’s 500 student athletes, spanning 18 sports.

With consideration of each sport coaching staff’s desires & the skills required by each sport, the sports performance team seeks to bring about improvement in:

• Power Development• Mobility• Strength• Recovery & Regeneration• Movement• Flexibility• Speed


The facilities in the Drew & Brittany Brees Student Athlete Academic Center & the academic support services staff are available to help student-athletes reach their academic goals.

Student-athletes have acccess to:• Monitored study tables• Individual and group tutoring• A 74-station computer lab• Walk-in tutoring• Supplemental instruction• Laptop computers for traveling• Note takers

With the Mackey Project renovation complete, the entire upper level of Brees Center has been transformed into an academic center consisting of approximately 10,000 square feet with formal & informal studying & tutoring areas & offices for the academic support services staff.

suppoRT seRviCes & sTaffSUPPORT STAFFACADEMIC SUPPORT SERVICES

Lauren LinkSports Dietitian• Develops diets• Educates student-athletes on good nutritional habits• Supervises what food is served at training table meals

Kara KessansAthletic Trainer• Responsible for overseeing & facilitating the healthcare for the student-athletes• Creates & maintains rehabilitation programs for athletes who have undergone surgery

Chris CarrSports Psychology• Conducts neuropsychological evaluations & directs interventions to assist student-athletes in both the academic setting & the application of mental skills in the sports arena

Wally BeckerSports Performance• Responsible for overseeing strength training & conditioning• Creates & maintains programs that focus on injury prevention &proper mechanics

Cathy Wright-EgerLeadership Advisor• Oversees Boilermaker Athletic Council (SAAC)• Meets with individuals & teams: leadership & problem solving• Coordinates community service

Nicole McKinneyAcademic Support• Coordinates the team’s academic support needs at the Brees Academic Center• Advises on academic requirements, helps build class schedules & organizes study tables

Nina HasemannTeam Manager• Class: Senior• Year with Program: 4th• Major: Dietetics• Hometown: Bartlett, Ill.

Killian WagnerTeam Manager• Class: Senior• Year with Program: 4th• Major: Nuclear Engineering• Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio


_ Austin Flager, Adam Johnston, Sean Mokhtari, Blanco & Cox qualify for NCAAs for the first time, joining vets Bisett, Dias, Friede, Rogers & Tucker at the national championship meet

_ Filip Bujoczek (200 & 500 Free), Austin Flager (50 Free) & Josh Brooks (400 IM) establish new Purdue freshman records; Bujoczek & Flager also part of new 400 Free Relay record with Friede & Tucker

_ Jamie Bissett's Academic All-America award headlines list of academic honors, including... • 4 Distinguished Big Ten Scholars (3.7+ GPA) • 4 CSCAA Scholar All-Americans (3.5+ GPA plus B Cut) • 13 Academic All-Big Ten (3.0+ GPA) honorees

_ Matt Friede selected as the male Big Ten Medal of Honor recipient for all of Purdue Athletics

_ Purdue student-athletes help Boilermaker Aquatics post top team score at Indiana Senior State meet over the summer

2013-14 HIGHlIGHts

_ 10 Boilermakers – six swimmwers & four divers – qualify for NCAA Championships; Seniors Matt Friede & Danny Tucker lead Freestyle Relay Team to NCAAs for third year in a row

_ Layne Rogers (3-meter), Jamie Bissett (3-meter HM) & Nate Cox (platform HM) earn All-America honors at NCAAs after Purdue divers claim 4 of the 8 berths available to men from Zone C

_ Lyam Dias earns Honorable Mention All-America acclaim in 200 Breaststroke as Purdue's first swimmer recognized in an individual event since 2010

_ Dias also establishes new program records in the 100 & 200 Breast, breaking a 200 Breast mark that had stood since 2005

_ Guillermo Blanco named the MVP of the prestigious six-team Classic @ SMU in January as the top individual scorer in Dallas; at the meet he broke a Purdue record in the 400 IM that had stood since 2007

_ Jamie Bissett, Nate Cox and Lyam Dias named Second Team All-Big Ten after runner-up finishes in A finals of events at Big Tens; Bissett was runner-up in both springboard diving events


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DIVING_ 2014 Academic All-American & 3-Meter H.M. All-American after qualifying for NCAAs again

_ 2013 Honorable Mention All-American in Platform Diving & CSCAA Scholar All-American

_ Scored in all three diving events at 2013 Big Tens to share team lead with 34 team points

_ Five-time provincial springboard champion qualified for Canada’s World Championships Trials

_ Favorite Actor: Daniel Craig Favorite Pro Team: Ottawa Senators

JAMIE BISSETTsENIOr • OttAwA, ONtArIO • sIr rOBErt BOrDEN

BACKSTROKE/SPRINT FREESTYLE_ 2014 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten honoree

_ Season-best time in the 200 Back as a freshman ranked second best on the team

_ Four-year Wisconsin state qualifier was a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

_ Won 100 & 200 Back state titles for the 15-to-16 age groups at the club level

_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Ireland Another Sport He Enjoys: Table Tennis

EVAN BARTAJuNIOr • HArtlAND, wIs. • ArrOwHEAD

ALEC BACKsENIOr • POrtAGE, IND. • POrtAGE

DIVING_ Represented Purdue as its lone diving competitor at 2012 & 2014 Classic @ SMU meets

_ Scored in all three events at 2012 & 2013 Big Tens, tallying 23 team points as a sophomore

_ After redshirting in 2010-11, won Big Ten Diver of the Week after first collegiate competition

_ Placed third at the Indiana state meet as a senior, establishing a new school record

_ Favorite Coach: Phil Jackson Other Sports He Enjoys: Basketball & Skiing

BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/IM_ Broke team record in the 400 IM that had stood since 2007 en route to winning MVP at Classic @ SMU

_ Also ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in 100 & 200 Back, 200 Fly & 200 IM

_ Qualified for 2014 NCAA Championships in three individual events & also raced with relays

_ Established new Purdue freshman records in the 100 Back & 400 IM at 2012 Big Ten Championships

_ Favorite Food: Sushi Favorite Pro Team: Real Madrid

GUILLERMO BLANCOsENIOr • MADrID, sPAIN • OrtEGA & GAssEt

MARAT AMALTDINOVFrEsHMAN • OrENBurG, russIA • MOsCOw OlYMPIC rEsErVE

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Medalist for his study habits at Moscow School of Olympic Reserve N3

_ Grew up in Orenburg, Russia, a community located in the southwest part of the country

_ Brother to younger sisters Dina & Amina

_ In His MP3 Player: AC/DC Favorite Author: Mikhail Lermontov

_ Favorite Food: Steak Unqiue Travel Locale: Peru

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Four-year all-conference honoree & three-time Scholastic All-American at St. Joe's

_ Multi-year sectional champion & Junior Nationals qualifier in the 100 Beast

_ Helped lead St. Joe’s to four straight South Bend city meet championships

_ Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Cubs Favorite Athlete: Greg Maddux

_ Favorite Food: Lasagna Country He’d Like to Visit: Germany

CHRIS BALSFrEsHMAN • sOutH BEND, IND. • st. JOsEPH



NATE COXsENIOr • MENOMONEE FAlls, wIs. • MENOMONEE FAlls

DIVING_ Runner-up on platform at 2014 Big Tens & H.M. All-American in same event in first trip to NCAAs

_ Won from the 1-Meter board as Purdue’s diving rep at the prestigious 2013 Classic @ SMU

_ Three-time All-American was the Wisconsin state champion twice & runner-up as a junior

_ Won YMCA national championship titles in all three diving events

_ Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers Last Concert He Attended: Summerfest

FILIP BUJOCZEKsOPHOMOrE • sOsNOwEIC, POlAND • wrOClAw Zs4

JOSH BROOKSsOPHOMOrE • CENtErVIllE, OHIO • CENtErVIllE

TED CURTISSsOPHOMOrE • BrENtwOOD, tENN. • rAVENwOOD

INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY/SPRINT FREESTYLE_ Set a new Purdue freshman record in 400 IM while winning B Final of event at 2014 Big Tens

_ Ranks among Purdue all-time Top 10 in 200 & 400 IM; 2014 CSCAA Honorable Mention Scholar All-American

_ Ohio state champ in the 200 IM & 400 Free Relay also finished as runner-up in 500 Free as a junior

_ Two-time team MVP set new school records in the 200 IM & 500 free

_ Favorite Purdue Building: Armstrong Hall Another Sport He Enjoys Playing: Soccer

MID & DISTANCE FREESTYLE_ Broke the Purdue record in the 500 Free that had stood since 2001

_ Two-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week also set a new Purdue freshman mark in the 200 Free

_ 12-time European Championships qualifier competed in 800 Free Relay at 2013 FINA World Championships

_ Bronze medal winner in Free Relays at World Junior & European Junior Nationals

_ Favorite Pro Team: Real Madrid Would Like to Have Dinner With: Howard Hughes

BACKSTROKE_ Season-best times as a freshman in 100 & 200 Back ranked among top five on the team

_ Part of 200 Medley Relay Tennessee state champ & RHS’s state runner-up team as a senior

_ Two-time Scholastic All-American had a 4.0 GPA in multiple years; Purdue Merit Scholar

_ Favorite Director: J.J. Abrams Favorite Pro Team: St. Louis Cardinals

_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Spain Would Like to Have Dinner With: George Washington

DANNY CONWAYJuNIOr • GrAYslAkE, Ill. • wArrEN tOwNsHIP

BUTTERFLY/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in the 200 & 400 IM as well as the 200 Fly

_ Was among the eight Boilers selected to compete at both the 2013 & 2014 Classic @ SMU meets

_ Four-year Illinois state qualifier also qualified for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials & Junior Nationals

_ USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

_ Would Like to Race Against: Matt Grevers Other Sports He Enjoys: Surfing & Disc Golf

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Helped his 200 Free Relay team at Penn HS win the state title in 2014

_ Moved from Spokane, Wash., to Indiana midway through his high school years

_ Older siblings Barkley Perry & Addisynn Bursch are swimmers at Arizona St. & North Carolina St.

_ Favorite Pro Team: Seattle Seahawks Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Ryan Lochte

_ Country He’d Like to Visit: New Zealand Would Like to Have Dinenr With: Daniel Tosh

HUDSON BURSCHFrEsHMAN • GrANGEr, IND. • PENN



NATE HOPKINSJuNIOr • CArMEl, IND. • wEstFIElD

DISTANCE FREESTYLE_ Ranks second & third in the Mile & 1000 Free in Purdue history, respectively

_ 2014 Academic All-Big Ten; 2013 CSCAA H.M. Scholar All-America & U.S. Open qualifier

_ Four-year Indiana state qualifier won the 500 Free as a junior

_ WHS most improved honoree as a freshman after making it to state in 100 & 200 Free

_ Favorite Pro Team: Indiana Pacers Favorite Dessert: Banana Pudding

MANUEL GUTIERREZsENIOr • CINCINNAtI, OHIO • sYCAMOrE

DISTANCE FREESTYLE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Raced with 800 Free Relay at 2013 Big Tens that posted fourth-fastest time in team history

_ 2014 Distinguished Big Ten Scholar & two-time Academic All-Big Ten honoree

_ Three-year Ohio state meet qualifier was a 200 Free All-American as a senior; also a 200 IM state finalist

_ Set new records in the 200 Free & 400 Free Relay while leading Sycamore to back-to-back conference titles

_ Favorite Big City: Toronto Other Sports He Enjoys: Running & Skiing

JOSH EHRMANsOPHOMOrE • YPsIlANtI, MICH. • sAlINE

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Season-best times in 100 & 200 Breast and 200 IM as a freshman ranked among top five on the team

_ Two-time Michigan Swimmer of the Year as an upperclassman was a four-year All-American

_ Helped SHS win four straight state titles; individual state champ in 100 Breast & IM events

_ Part of a Medley Relay team that set a national record as a senior

_ Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Red Wings Would Like to Have Dinner With: Muhammad Ali

LYAM DIASsENIOr • l’OrIGNAl, ONtArIO • ECOlE lE sOMMEt

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ 2014 H.M. All-American in the 200 Breast, Purdue's first individual swimmer recognized since 2009

_ Established new Purdue records in 100 & 200 Breast at 2014 Big Tens; Second Team All-Big Ten

_ Competed for Team Canada at 2014 Pan Pacific Games & 2011 Pan American Games

_ Set Canadian provincial records in the 200 Breast and multiple distances in IM events

_ Furry Friend: Molly, Australian Border Collie Favorite Purdue Building: Lily Hall of Life Sciences

KONNOR De veneCiaFrEsHMAN • ENGlEwOOD, COlO. • CHErrY CrEEk

BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Two-time A finalist at western sectional championships; Helped his team win the western region sectionals

_ Competed in Speedo Champions Series meets in Oregon and Washington in the summer of 2014

_ Graduated with a 4.3 weighted GPA as a member of National Honor Society as an upperclassman

_ Favorite Athlete: Aaron Piersol Favorite Pro Team: Green Bay Packers

_ Favorite Big City: Rome Would Like to Have Dinner With: Albert Einstein

SEAN GARTLANDFrEsHMAN • CArlsBAD, CAlIF. • PACIFIC rIDGE

DISTANCE FREESTYLE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Speedo Junior Nationals & USA Swimming Junior Nationals qualifier with North Coast Aquatic club

_ Father attended the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy where he was a competitive swimmer

_ Favorite Pro Team: San Diego Chargers Swimmer He’d Like to Race Against: Mark Spitz

_ In His MP3 Player: Arctic Monkeys Favorite Actress: Scarlett Johansson

_ Unique Travel Locale: China Favorite Outdoor Activity: Surfing


DIVING_ 2014 NCAA Championships qualifier after finishing as runner-up on platform at Zones

_ Ranks among Purdue all-time Top 10 in Platform & 3-Meter Diving

_ Finished less than one point shy of berth in 2012 NCAA Championships with 3rd-place finish at Zones

_ Three-time Texas state qualifier was runner-up as a senior, breaking a Stratford pool record

_ Favorite Food: Etouffee Country He’d Like To Visit: Argentina

SEAN MOKHTARIsENIOr • HOustON, tExAs • strAtFOrD

ADAM JOHNSTONJuNIOr • HIGHlAND, IND. • HIGHlAND

BO ILGENFRITZJuNIOr • FAIrFAx stAtION, VA. • wOODsON

SPRINT FREESTYLE_ Qualified for 2014 NCAA Championships with Purdue's 200 Free Relay team

_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in the 50 Free & 200 Free Relay

_ Indiana state champion in the 50 Free & HHS disttinguished athlete award winner as a senior

_ Comes from a Purdue family: brother, mother, aunt & uncle are all alumni

_ Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bulls Last Book He Read: The Count of Monte Cristo

BREASTSTROKE_ Purdue's top finisher in 50 Free at Michigan while also posting his best times in 100 & 200 Breast

_ Two-time championship finalist in the 100 Breast at the Virginia state meet

_ Established a new high school record in the 100 Breast & club mark in the 200 Breast

_ NISCA All-American in the 100 Breast; two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

_ Another Sport He Enjoys: Lacrosse Country He’d Like to Visit: France


COLIN MOTHERSEADsOPHOMOrE • AVON, IND. • AVON

JAMES NGUYENsOPHOMOrE • MErIDIAN, IDAHO • CENtENNIAl

BREASTSTROKE_ Posted season-best times in three events at the 2014 Michigan First Chance meet

_ Qualified for the Indiana state meet & broke the school record in 100 Breast twice

_ Helped lead AHS to county & sectional titles as an upperclassman & senior captain

_ Qualified for 2013 Junior Nationals & medaled at Indiana Senior State several times

_ Another Sport He Enjoys: Triathlons Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Kosuke Kitajima

BREASTSTROKE_ Posted season-best time in the 100 Breast while winning Heat 1 at Big Ten Triple Duals

_ Two-time Junior Nationals qualifier also was a YMCA Nationals finalist

_ Scholastic All-American as a high school upperclassman is a Purdue Merit Scholar

_ Favorite Pro Team: Chelsea FC Another Sport He Enjoys: Cricket

_ Favorite Holiday: Chinese New Year Country He’d Like To Visit: South Africa

STEELE JOHNSONFrEsHMAN • CArMEl, IND. • lAurEl sPrINGs

DIVING_ Won bronze with David Boudia in Synchronized 10-Meter at 2014 FINA Diving World Cup

_ Six-time senior USA Diving national champ, including 10-meter winner at 2013 Winter Nationals

_ 15-time junior national champion & four-time champion at the junior Pan-Am Games

_ Brother Race plays football at Purdue & his father Bill played baseball at Sam Houston St.

_ Favorite Big City: Sydney Favorite Actor & Actress: Will Ferrell & Rose Byrne



BACKSTROKE/BUTTERFLY/SPRINT FREE_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in the 100 Back & 100 Fly as well as the Medley Relays

_ Qualified for 2013 NCAA Championships with 200 Medley Relay, the first freshman swimmer to make it since 2006

_ Four-year Virginia state qualifier competed in three different strokes as a senior

_ Set new school records in 100 Back & 200 Free as two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American

_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Fiji Favorite Dessert: Carrot Cake

STEPHEN SELISKARJuNIOr • MClEAN, VA. • JEFFErsON s&t

JAN KAREL PETRICsENIOr • krANJ, slOVENIA • GIMNAZIJA krANJ

DISTANCE FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE/IM_ Two-time CSCAA H.M. Scholar All-America & Academic All-Big Ten honoree

_ Ranks among the Purdue all-time Top 10 in four events – 500, 1000 & 1650 Free and 400 IM

_ Three-time Swimmer of the Year among his age group in Slovenia; won multiple national titles

_ Sister Nika Karlina is currently a junior swimmer on the Purdue women’s team

_Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Gergely Gyurta Would Like to Have Dinner With: John Lennon

MATT QUINLANsOPHOMOrE • MICHIGAN CItY, IND. • MICHIGAN CItY

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Top times in 100 & 200 Breast from Michigan First Chance were among top three on the team

_ Two-time Indiana state meet qualifier in the 100 Breast also qualified in the 200 IM as a senior

_ Set new MCHS records in the 50 Free as well as three relays, helping relay teams qualify for state

_ Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bears Favorite Dessert: Sister’s Chocolate Chip Cookies

_Favorite Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald Favorite Outdoor Activity: Beach Volleyball

JIM RIEGGERJuNIOr • ANN ArBOr, MICH. • HurON

BACKSTROKE_ Posted season-best times in 100 & 200 Back at Michigan First Chance in his return to Ann Arbor

_ Four-year Michigan state qualifier was a five- time All-State honoree as an upperclassman

_ Helped Club Wolverine win state championships yearly; part of record-setting 400 Medley Relay

_ 2014 Academic All-Big Ten Favorite Pro Team: Detroit Lions

_Favorite Author: Marcus Luttrell Country He’d Like To Visit: New Zealand

ADAM NOENSFrEsHMAN • INDIANAPOlIs, IND. • lAwrENCE NOrtH

BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Four-year letterwinner at Lawrence North was an Indiana state qualifier

_ Honor roll student also ran cross country as an upperclassman

_ Older sister Christina swam at Univ. of Toledo; Uncle Fred is a Purdue alumnus

_ Favorite Pro Team: Indianapolis Colts Swimmer He’d Like to Race: Nathan Adrian

_Favorite Food: Pears Unique Travel Locale: Island of Bonaire

MID FREESTYLE/BUTTERFLY_ Two-time Peoria Journal Star Area Swimmer of the Year as well as an All-American & all-state honoree

_ Four-year Illinois state qualifier took second in the 200 Free & third in the 500 Free as a senior

_ Part of long course Illinois senior state championship teams in 2013 & 2014 with his Redbird Swim Club

_ Favorite Actor: Clint Eastwood Favorite Food: Bacon Cheeseburger with a Fried Egg

_ Country He’d Like to Visit: Australia Favorite Outdoor Activity: Four Wheeling

JARED SCHIMMELPFENNINGFrEsHMAN • PEkIN, Ill. • PEOrIA NOtrE DAME


ALEX TOETZsOPHOMOrE • BluFFtON, IND. • BluFFtON

PAUL STOCKETTsOPHOMOrE • MEDIA, PA. • MAlVErN PrEP

BREASTSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Posted season-best times in three events, including the 200 & 400 IM, at Michigan First Chance

_ Senior year All-American helped Malvern win the 2013 Inter-Ac championship title

_ Three-time runner-up in the 200 IM at the Inter-Ac championship meet in Philadelphia

_ Favorite Pro Team: Manchester United Last Book He Read: Phoenix Island

_ Favorite Dessert: Tiramisu Furry Friend: Sneakers, Cat

BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Season-best times in the 100 & 200 Back from Big Tens ranked among the top five on the team

_ Won the 100 Back & his heat of the 200 IM at the 2013 Indiana Intercollegiates

_ Three-year Scholastic All-American & four-year honor roll student

_ Favorite Pro Team: Los Angeles Lakers Last Book He Read: Brave New World

_ Favorite Big City: Denver Country He’d Like to Visit: England


SPRINT FREESTYLE/BACKSTROKE_ 2014 Academic All-Big Ten honoree posted season-best times in three events at Big Ten Championships

_ Team's top performer in the 200 Free at 2013 Big Tens, finishing season with second-best time of year

_ Four-year high school All-American & Maryland state champ in 100 Back; qualified for U.S. Olympic Team Trials

_ Accomplished golfer won the JV conference title & helped varsity team win conference titles

_ Favorite Director: Francis Ford Coppola Favorite Pro Teams: Baltimore Ravens & Orioles

JES STEPHENSJuNIOr • COCkEYsVIllE, MD. • MCDONOuGH

BACKSTROKE/INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY_ Indiana state qualifier in the 100 Back & 200 IM as a junior at Central Catholic

_ Junior Nationals qualifier on the club level as a senior; Four-year honor roll student also played soccer

_ His parents John & Deanna are Purdue alumni and his sister Catherine also attends the university

_ Favorite Pro Team: Calgary Flames Would Like to Have Dinner With: Genghis Khan

_ Favorite Food: Guacamole Favorite Outdoor Activity: Tree Climbing

JAKE THOMASFrEsHMAN • lAFAYEttE, IND. • CENtrAl CAtHOlIC

SPRINT FREESTYLE_ Florida state champion in the 100 Free as a senior & two-time runner-up in the state finals of the 50 Free

_ Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American also raced in the 100 Breast, 200 Free & Relays at state

_ His parents Larry & Dawn were athletes at Franklin College of Indiana; Nate was born in Munster, Ind.

_ Favorite Food: Lasagna Favorite Pro Team: Chicago Bears

_ Furry Friend: Teddy, Dachshund Favaorite Outdoor Activity: Padle Boarding

NATE THOMASFrEsHMAN • PACE, FlA • PACE

Keith Carter1949 NCAA Champion: 200 Breaststroke

David Boudia1-Meter NCAA Champion: 2010 & 2011

3-Meter NCAA Champion: 2009, 2010 & 2011Platform NCAA Champion: 2009

Purdue has produced a pair of individual NCAA national champions. David Boudia and Keith Carter have each represented the Boilermakers as the nation’s top collegiate competitors in their respective events in a given year. In 2010, Boudia became the first diver in NCAA history to win a national championship in each diving event – 1-meter, 3-meter and platform. He won six NCAA titles as a Boilermaker.


nCaa Champions


tuCkEr 100M NAtIONAl CHAMPSPRINT STANDOUT CLAIMS PROGRAM’S FIRST TITLE AT U.S. OPEN

100M FREE NATIONAL CHAMPION AT 2013 U.S. OPEN _ Won the A Final of the 100m Free with time of 49.11 _ Also won Heat 11 with the top preliminary time (49.26) of the day _ Broke Purdue’s 100m LCM record twice at USA Swimming’s national meet in Irvine, Calif. _ First Purdue swimmer to eclipse the 50-second mark in a 100m LCM race _ Also raced in the 50m & 100m Free at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

TWO-TIME NCAA HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICA _ Part of Purdue’s NCAA-qualifying Free Relay teams in 2012, 2013 & 2014 _ Set new Purdue SCY record (42.84) in 100 Free at 2013 Big Ten Championships _ Runner-up in the 50 & 100 Free at 2013 Big Tens; Second Team All-Big Ten _ Helped Purdue’s 400-yard Free Relay team break school record at 2014 Big Tens _ Helped Purdue’s 200-yard Free Relay team break school record at 2012 Big Tens _ Qualified individually for the 2013 NCAA Championships in 50 & 100 Free

Vilmos Kovacs5-Time All-American

Breaststroke • 1996-97

Tamas Bessenyei4-Time All-American

Breaststroke • 2001-03

2013-14 PURDUE ALL-AMERICANS3-Meter Diving: Layne Rogers & Jamie Bissett (HM)

200 Breast: Lyam Dias (HM)Platform Diving: Nate Cox (HM)

2012-13 PURDUE HONORABLE MENTION ALL-AMERICANSPlatform Diving: Jamie Bissett & Layne Rogers

1-Meter Diving: Layne Rogers200 Free Relay Team: Chuck Destro, Matt Friede

Danny Tucker & Ben Ziolkowski

All-AMErICANsPurdue swimmers & divers have combined to bring 120 All-America honors back to West Lafayette. The awards have been earned by 43 dif-ferent individuals and 11 relay teams.

Matthew Martin3-Time All-American

Freestyle & IM • 2000-01

Steve LoBue4-Time All-American

Diving • 2005-06

OTHER ALL-AMERICANS HONORED MULTIPLE TIMESFred Bautz, 5xJamie Bissett, 2xDavid Boudia, 9xEverett Brooks, 5xMatt Brown, 4xKeith Carter, 5xDavid Colturi, 7xDanny Cox, 4xBrian Daly, 2xBob Dunlop, 2x

Walt Eversman, 2xMatt Friede, 2xAndrew Forrest, 2xGeorge McElligott, 3xDan Milne, 3xBruce Myles, 2xJ.P. Perez, 2xLouis Paul, 4xGiordan Pogioli, 5x

Layne Rogers, 3xZach Schultz, 3xRich Steinmetz, 3xDick Talbot, 3xCharles Thomas, 4xDanny Tucker, 2xJohn Vogel, 3xMajor Willis, 2xBen Ziolkowski, 2x



Brian Daly1992 Big Ten

Champion200 Back

OTHER PURDUE BIG TEN CHAMPIONSKeith Carter: 50 Free (1948) & 200 Breast (1948 & ‘49)

Matt Brown: 200 IM (1997) & 400 IM (1996 & ‘97)Vilmos Kovacs: 100 Breast (1997) & 200 Breast (1997 & ‘98)

Frank Smardo: 50 Free (1997)

Andrew Langenfeld2009 Big Ten

Champion50 Free

big Ten ChampionsPurdue has claimed 32 Big Ten event titles that have been won by 12 athletes and one relay team. The Boilermakers have had conference champions in the 50 Freestyle, 100 Freestyle, 200 Backstroke, 100 Breaststroke, 200 Breaststroke, 200 Individual Medley, 400 Individual Med-ley, 400 Medley Relay and all three diving events. In 2011, David Boudia became the first man to sweep the three diving events at the Big Ten Championships twice in a careeer

Dan Milne4-Time Big Ten

Champion • 1967-6950 & 100 Free

Louis Paul4-Time Big Ten

Champion • 2003-05200 Back & 200 IM

OTHER PURDUE BIG TEN CHAMPIONS1997 400 Medley Relay Team:

Gene Sutherland, Vilmos Kovacs, Matt Brown & Mike UllomTamas Bessenyei: 100 Breast (2001)Giordan Pogioli: 200 Breast (2004)

David Boudia & David ColturiBoudia: 8-time Big Ten Champion

Diving Events, 2009-11Colturi: Big Ten Champion

2010 1-Meter Diving



David BoudiaUSA

2008 Beijing2012 London

Olympics

Javier DiazMexico

1996 Atlanta2000 Sydney2004 Athens

Olympics

Keith CarterUSA

1948 LondonOlympics

Dick PapenguthUSA

Women’s Coach1952 Helsinki

Olympics

The Boilermakers have qualified five athletes & two coaches to eight different Olympic Games. Purdue is currently on a streak of five con-secutive Olympics with at least one representative, a run that began with the 1996 Games in Atlanta and has continued all the way through the 2012 Games in London. David Boudia won two medals at the 2012 Olympics, a Gold in the 10-meter platform and a Bronze in the synchronized 10-meter platform. Current Purdue head diving coach Adam Soldati served as an official memeber of the 2012 USA Diving coaching staff.

Gerald KohSingapore

1996 Atlanta2000 Sydney

Olympics

Mark VirtsUSA

1980 MoscowOlympics

Did not compete due to U.S. Boycott

PurDuE OlYMPIANs

Adam SoldatiUSA Diving

Staff Assistant2012 London

Olympics


Matt Brown – USA1997 World

University GamesSicily, Italy

David Boudia – USA4-Time FINA World

ChampionshipsQualifier

2011 & 201310-Meter Platform

Silver Medalist

In addition to the Olympics, Purdue has turned out athletes selected to represent their country in many different international competitions. David Boudia won Silver Medals from the 10-Meter Platform at the 2011 & 2013 FINA World Championships, in 2011 becoming the first American man to medal in the event since 1986. That same summer, Danny Cox was selected to represent Team USA at the World University Games, also held in China. In previous years, Purdue swimmers and divers have competed in the Open Water Championships, Southeast Asian Games, Pan American Games, Pan Pacific Games and Maccabi Games. Most recently, Vinny Donnelly & Luke Trimmer competed in the 2011 Open Water Championships and Lyam Dias represented Team Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games.

Danny Cox – USA2011 World

University GamesShenzhen, China

Giordan Pogiloi – USA2006 FINA WorldChampionshipsShanghai, China

2006 WorldUniversity Games

Izmir, Turkey

inTeRnaTional CompeTiTion

Lyam Dias – Canada2011 Pan

American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico

2014 PanPacific ChampionshipsGold Coast, Australia


LoBue

LoBue

Purdue diving alumni Steven LoBue (2004-07) and David Colturi (2008-10) have continued their careers by competing in the Red Bull Cliff Div-ing World Series. LoBue finished third and Colturi fifth among the 2014 final standings to clinch berths on the 2015 tour. Both Boilers have been part of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series since 2012. Fellow alumnus Kyle Mitrione (2007-10) has also competed on the tour as a wildcard entry. A true international tour with stops in Asia, Europe, Mexico and the USA, the majority of the competitions are held along scenic coastlines and at lakes. Divers compete from cliffs 26 to 28 meters above the water. LoBue also won bronze at the inaugural FINA High Diving World Cup in Russia in the August 2014.

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