2013-14 Air Force 1 Men’s Swimming & Diving
United States Air Force AcademyMen’s Swimming & Diving 2013-14
Schedule. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IFC
Table of Contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Quick Facts/Media Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
The Staff
Head Coach Rob Clayton. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3
Asst. Coach Anthony Boettcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
Diving Staff . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
FAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Meet The Falcons
Roster. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Athlete Bios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-21
History
2012-13 Season Review . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
Air Force Swimming History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-24
Diving HIstory. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Honors & Awards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25-26
Air Force Top 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27
Service Academy Top 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
Letterwinners. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29-30
WCAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Where are they now?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32-33
Cadet Natatorium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
The Academy
The Air Force Academy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35
Academy Leadership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Director of Athletics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Air Force Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Table of Contents
Quick Facts
General InformationLocation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . USAFA, Colo.Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Blue & SilverNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FalconsEnrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,000Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1954Affiliation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NCAA Div. IConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mountain WestHome Pool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cadet NatatoriumSuperintendent . . . . . . . . Lt. Gen. Michelle JohnsonAthletic Director . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Hans Mueh
Coaching StaffHead Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rob ClaytonAlma Mater/Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wyoming/1991Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 719-333-4726E-mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [email protected] Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131-78-1/15School Record/Years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SameHead Diving Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stan CurnowAsst. Coach. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Anthony BoettcherAsst. Diving Coach . . . . . . . . . . . . Capt. Lauren Berg
Team Information2012-13 Dual Record/MPSF Finish . . . . . . . . 10-7/6thLetterwinners Returning/Lost. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20/9Newcomers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
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 2013-14 Air Force men’s swimming and diving media guide is produced as a source of information for the media. Other materials may be obtained by contacting the athletic media relations 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 to members of the working media only. These creden-tials may be obtained by contacting the athletic media relations office. Upon acceptance of applica-tions, appropriate passes can be picked up at the Athletic Media Relations office.
Press ParkingThere is no press parking available. The earlier you arrive, the better parking you’ll find.
Air Force PracticesAll Air Force practices, both home and on the road, are open to the media. Media members wishing to film practice must make arrangements with the athletic media relations office to attend practice. A representative from the athletic media relations office must accompany you.
Post-Meet ProceduresHead swim coach Rob Clayton and head diving coach Stan Curnow will be available 10 minutes following the end of the meet on the pool deck. Swimmers and divers will be available immediately after. The Air Force locker room and training room are closed to all media. Final results are available following the meet upon request.
In-Season InterviewsAll Air Force athletes and coaches are available for interviews with the following guidelines: All inter-views must be set up through the athletic media relations office at 719-333-9025 or 719-333-2313. All interview requests must be made at least one day in advance so that the athlete or coach can be properly notified.
CreditsThe 2013-14 Air Force men’s swimming and diving guide was written and designed by assistant ath-letic media relations director Nick Arseniak. Editoral assistance provided by the Air Force athletic media relations office and the women’s swimming and div-ing staff. Photos courtesy of DenMar Services.
On the CoverFeatured on the front cover is the 2013-14 team on the deck of the Cadet Natatorium.
2013-14 Air Force 2 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Head Coach Rob Clayton
Rob ClaytonHead Swimming Coach
16th SeasonWyoming (1991)
Head coach Rob Clayton enters his 16th season as
the Academy’s head men’s swimming coach. After
15 years, his enthusiasm 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 morning,” said Clayton.
Clayton has led the Falcons to a 131-78-1 overall dual
record and eight top-three finishes in the MW. Af-
ter a sixth-place league finish his first season, Clay-
ton 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 Championships. In addition, Clayton was
named MWC Men’s Coach of the Year in 2007 and
2010.
At USAFA, Clayton has coached men to 20 indi-
vidual conference championships and two relay
conference championships. Eight of his swimmers
have competed in the Olympic Trials, including in
2008 when five former and current Falcons partici-
pated in the Trials. In addition to the team’s suc-
cess in the pool, Clayton’s swimmers have earned
more than 142 academic all-conference honors and
25 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 undergraduate
school in the country,” the coach said. “The men
come here primarily to get the best education pos-
sible and to prepare for a fabulous career in the Air
Force and beyond. While we desire success in the
pool, we insist on success in the classroom.” Not sur-
prisingly, the Falcon 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 chemical engineering.
While at Wyoming, Clayton was one of the premier
swimmers in the Western 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 champi-
onships, winning the 200 and 400 individual medley,
becoming only the second Cowboy to ever win an IM
conference 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 engineering helped
earn him Academic All-American honors. He received
the WAC’s Stan Bates Award in 1991, as the league’s
most outstanding 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 instrumental 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 finished below third at the WAC Champion-
ships.
Clayton helped coach 11 individual WAC champions
and several WAC champion relay teams at BYU. Ad-
ditionally, 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 Hilltop
2013-14 Air Force 3 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Head Coach Rob Clayton
Aquatic Swim Team in American Fork, Utah. Clayton
came to the Academy in 1997 and made an immedi-
ate 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 Champion-
ships. Clayton then took over the reins of the men’s
program for the 1998-99 season.
In addition to his coaching duties, Clayton also in-
structs cadets in swimming and water survival class-
es. He was recognized for his teaching accomplish-
ments by being named the 2003-04 Department
of Athletics Civilian Instructor of the Year and was
recently named the Aquatics Instructor of the Se-
mester. Clayton 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 letterman. The 41-year-old
Clayton is married to the former Kelly Costigan, a
1992 graduate of the Academy who competed for the
women’s tennis team. They have three sons, Rob-
ert, Daniel and Joshua, and two daughters, Noel and
Anna. The Claytons are very active in their church,
International Anglican Church, and live in Monument.
The Clayton File
Full Name: Robert Clayton III
Hometown: Fort Collins, Colo.
High School: Rocky Mountain, four-year letterman in
swimming.
College: Wyoming, 1991 graduate with a bachelor’s
in chemical engineering with a 3.75 GPA. Academic
All-American, individual conference champion and
winner of the 1991 Stan Bates Award as the league’s
most outstanding student-athlete.
Conference Champions Under Clayton
2000
Matt Ihlenfeld (200 Breast)
Charlie Toth (100 free)
2001
Matt Ihlenfeld (100, 200 breast)
200 Medley Relay
2002
Paul Brehm (100, 200 back)
400 Medley Relay
2003
Paul Brehm (200 back)
2004
Chris Knaute (1650 free)
2005
Chris Knaute (400, IM, 500, 1650 free)
2006
Chris Knaute (400 IM, 500, 1650 free)
Paul Parmenter (200 IM)
2007
Chris Knaute (400 IM, 500 free)
Paul Parmenter (200 IM)
2009
Benjamin Gunn (200 IM)
2010
Benjamin Gunn (200 IM)
2011
Benjamin Gunn (200 fly)
Inside the Numbers with Clayton
Year W L T Pct. Place
1999 11 2 .846 6th
2000 8 3 .727 3rd
2001 9 4 .692 3rd
2002 6 4 .600 3rd
2003 12 2 .857 2nd
2004 8 4 .667 2nd
2005 13 7 .650 5th
2006 8 4 1 .654 3rd
2007 13 3 .813 3rd
2008 4 7 .364 4th
2009 7 12 .368 2nd
2010 3 4 .429 2nd
2011 11 6 .647 3rd
2012 8 9 .471 6th
2013 10 7 .588 6th
Totals 131 78 1 .626
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Assistant Coach Anthony Boettcher
Anthony BoettcherAssistant Swimming Coach
Third SeasonWyoming (1986)
Anthony Boettcher enters his third sea-
son as Air Force men’s swimming assistant coach.
Boettcher is a lifelong resident of Colorado and
brings nearly 30 years of experience as a club coach
in the state.
Boettcher comes to the Academy most
recently from Falfins Swimming, a USA Swimming
club team in the Colorado Springs area, and has
coached seasonally in the Denver area as the head
coach for the Wheat Ridge Piranhas (1982-1990), and
as a year round USA Swimming Coach in the town of
Evergreen.
As the head coach for the Evergreen swim
team from 1990- 2005, Boettcher built what has
become known as a small town powerhouse, post-
ing consistent top 10 finishes at the Colorado State
Junior Olympics. His athletes there won over 60 in-
dividual state titles, five relay titles, and set numer-
ous state records. Athletes from the Evergreen Swim
Team have competed at Zones, Sectionals, Junior
and Senior Nationals, and Olympic Trials, with 20-
plus athletes going on to compete at NCAA Division
I schools, and one representing the USA at the World
University Games in 2000.
While at Evergreen, Boettcher also
coached the boy’s and girl’s high school teams at
Evergreen High School. He began concentrating only
on the boy’s team in 1995, and had unprecedented
success there until leaving in 2005. His boys won 58
straight dual meets from 1995 through 2003, winning
9-of-11 Jefferson County titles in the process, and fin-
ished in the top three at the Boys 4A state meet nu-
merous times. Many athletes achieved all-conference,
all-state and All-American status. He retired as the
winningest coach in the history of Jefferson County
men’s swimming.
During his time at Evergreen, Boettcher
was named the Colorado Swimming Age Group
Coach of the Year in 1998, 2003 and 2005 for his
work at the club level, and was the Colorado High
School Coach of the Year in 2000 and 2002 as well.
In 2003, the American Swim Coaches Association
bestowed it’s Colorado Swim Coach of the Year on
him. In addition, Boettcher won the Jefferson County
High School Swim Coach of the Year 10 times, and
the Jeffco League honored him with their 2001 Boy’s
Coach of the Year Award for all sports.
Moving on to a new challenge in 2005, as
the age group coach at Falfins Swimming in Colorado
Springs, he continued to produce state champions
and state record holders, and helped that club grow
from 130 swimmers to over 200. Boettcher took the
reins as the head coach in April, 2007 and has re-
mained there until his recent move to the Academy.
Boettcher has also invested 17 years as
a volunteer for Colorado Swimming, Inc., and USA
Swimming. Among his duties were stints as the Age
Group Chair and Coaches Representative. He has at-
tended the Western Zone Meet an unprecedented
13 times as a coach on the Colorado Staff, serving
as head coach six of those times. He also served as
Head Coach of the Colorado Swimming All Star team
six times. In 1998 and again in 2003, USA Swimming
gave Boettcher it’s Phillips 66 Outstanding Service
Award for his role as a volunteer.
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Diving Coaches
Stan CurnowHead Diving Coach
21st SeasonBrigham Young University (1977)
Stan Curnow begins his 21st year with the Falcons
as head diving coach, the longest tenure in Academy
history for a diving coach.
During his first 20 years, Curnow has continued Air
Force’s proud tradition in diving. Three women have
earned first-team All-American honors at the Division
II level while the men annually place among the con-
ference’s elite. A recent four-year stretch saw the Fal-
cons win the men’s platform dive at the MWC Cham-
pionships (Brady Lindberg in 2006 and 2007, Kyle
Van Valkenburg in 2008 and 2009).
Outside of the pool, Curnow has been an asset to
the Academy as well, being named the 1998 athletic
department Instructor of the Year.
Curnow came to Air Force from BYU, where he
coached for 14 years. His record there was impecca-
ble, including 26 conference titles, 17 All-Americans
and two NCAA Division I champions.
A native of Denver, Colo., Curnow was named a high
school All-American in diving and was a champion
performer on the trampoline. He attended BYU and
graduated in 1977 with a degree in physical educa-
tion. He completed his master’s degree in the same
field in 1978. As a competitor at BYU, Curnow was
the Western Athletic Conference diving champion
three out of four years and earned All-American
honors in 1972 and 1974. He was also a finalist in
the 1972 Olympic Trials.
Curnow was named the Mountain West Confer-
ence’s diving coach of the year in 2001, 2002 and
2006, and was formerly a member of the NCAA Div-
ing Rules Committee.
Capt. Lauren BergAssistant Diving Coach
4th SeasonUSAFA (2007)
Capt. Lauren Berg enters her fourth year as the assistant
diving coach for both men’s and women’s diving teams
at Air Force. In addition to diving coach duties, Berg works
in the Academy athletics department assisting in manag-
ing the athletic department scheduling and grading office.
Berg 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 Moun-
tain West Conference All-Academic honors all four years.
Berg received her commission through the United States
Air Force Academy in May 2007. Upon receiving her com-
mission, 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.
Formely Lauren Bursey, she was married in 2012, to Andy
Berg, who is an assistant coach with the Air Force Hockey
team.
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FAQ
• What is your training philosophy at Air Force?
We are a military academy, so there is a balance between academ-
ics, athletics and military. However, we are a Division I program and
train accordingly. We compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Con-
ference (BYU, Cal State Bakersfield, Hawai’i, North Dakota, Pacific,
Seattle, UNLV, Wyoming) and continually strive to qualify guys for
the NCAA Championships.
• How many different coaches and trainers do your swim-
mers work with?
I have been at the Academy for 13 years and assistant coach An-
thony Boettcher enters his first year. We also have a strength and
conditioning coach and a full-time athletic trainer assigned to our
team. In addition, the women’s team has a head coach and an as-
sistant coach but we generally train as men’s teams and women’s
teams.
• What is the team atmosphere like? (i.e. Does the team do
random activities outside of swimming just to hang out with
each other? Do swimmers room with other swimmers? etc.)
The team atmosphere is a complete cohesive unit. The team goes
to football games as a team, camping trips as a team and many
other activities. Because of the challenges that are involved with
a military academy, the team forms a very tight bond. The pool is
the place where they come together, work hard and achieve goals
together. In regards to the question about rooming together, each
student is put into a squadron (roughly 100 students per squadron,
40 squadrons, total student body of approximately 4000) random-
ly, so most of the swimmers do not room with other swimmers.
Last year, we had two freshmen room together.
• What is an average week of training like in terms of prac-
tice time, yardage, dryland, etc.? We train every other morning (lift and swim) and every afternoon
for roughly 2.5 hours (to include dryland). The distance varies by
workout but usually it is about 6000 yards for our middle distance
group. However, when we do power days, we swim much less. Our
weight room training is designed especially for swimmers by our
strength and conditioning coach. Additionally, we TIVO normally
every other day before practice for about 30 minutes and concen-
trate on starts/turns/strokes. As far as our regimen is concerned,
during our off-season, we generally train as one team but our
distance guys frequently receive additional training. Then during
the season, we have different groups (distance, middle distance,
strokes, sprinters, IM) that will 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
normally travel 16-20 guys on our trips and everything is paid for.
We also take a winter training trip (San Diego, Fort Lauderdale,
Hawaii, Tucson) every year and everything is paid for there as well.
There is no cost put on the swimmers and there is NO fundraising.
Additionally, we are sponsored by Nike, so every swimmer receives
a good supply of Air Force Swimming gear every year. We swim in
Nike suits during the season 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 right
around there.
• Is there anything else that you would like to tell me about
your program that I have failed to ask about above?
I just wanted to explain the Academy and how things work. No
one here is on an “athletic scholarship.” Everyone receives an ap-
pointment and everything is paid for while you are here (room,
board, meals, etc). In fact, the students receive a monthly stipend
in addition that starts at about $120/month as a freshman and
goes up to about $800/month as a senior. All students are un-
dergraduate students. There are 32 different majors that range in
many possibilities. The big difference is that when you graduate,
you are commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the Air Force. About
half (about 500) of the graduates will go off to pilot training. The
other half will go off to various other jobs to include additional
schooling. Think of an Air Force base as a little community and all
the jobs that are required. The Air Force requires doctors, civil en-
gineers, meteorologists, police officers, etc. If you decide not to fly,
the service commitment is five years; for flyers, the commitment
is 10 years. You can think of that in one of two ways—as a service
commitment, or as a guaranteed job that pays you a competitive
salary and includes unsurpassed benefits.
Frequently Asked Questions...Head coach Rob Clayton answers some frequently asked questions about the Air Force swimming program:
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Team Roster
Air Force Men’s Swimming & Diving
2013-14 Roster
Name Year Event Height Hometown/High School Matt Ankerholz Fr. Breast 6-0 Lake Mary, FL/SeminoleMichael Barnosky So. Breast/IM 6-3 Cedaredge, CO/CedaredgePeter Cialkowski Sr. Diving 5-10 Allentown, PA/Salisbury Greg Copeland Jr. Diving 6-1 Richmond, VA/Douglas S. Freeman Jordan Dahle Fr. Free/IM 6-1 Salt Lake City, UT/Cottonwood Devon Davis Fr. Fly/Breast/Back 6-2 Colorado Springs, CO/Air AcademyRyan Dunne Jr. Free 6-0 Bristow, VA/Brentsville District A.J. Eckebrecht Fr. Diving 5-9 Mission Viejo, CA/Calif. Virtual Academies Andrew Faciszewski Fr. Medley/Distance 5-9 Bluffton, SC/BlufftonKevin Fanter Fr. Breast/IM 6-2 Boise, ID/Boise George Frank So. Sprint-Free 6-1 Jacksonville, FL/Bolles School Robert Graves So. Distance Free 6-2 Brentwood, TN/Brentwood Kevin Jackson So. Free/IM 6-0 Memphis, TN/GermantownAlex Keller Fr. Medley 5-9 Effingham, IL/St. AnthonyZach Knoche Fr. Breast 6-3 Lee’s Summit, MO/Lee’s Summit Sean Ledford So. Fly/IM 5-10 Sebastain, FL/Sebastain River Paul Leonhardt Sr. IM/Fly 5-9 Plano, TX/Plano SeniorJackson Locke Fr. Free/Back 6-2 Santa Cruz, CA/Bellarmine College PrepAngus MacDonald Sr. Back/Fly/Free 6-1 Woodbridge, VA/Bishop Ireton Kevin Mitchell Sr. Fly/Free/IM 6-1 London, England/TASIS Micah Newmann Sr. Fly/Free 5-10 Duncanville, TX/Homeschooled Alexander Pecci Sr. Diving 6-1 Oviedo, FL/Trinity Prep Kyle Perez Fr. IM/Free 6-0 Riverside, CA/North Kevin Pollard Fr. Fly 6-2 Fairhope, AL/FairhopeSam Sloan Jr. Fly/Back/IM 5-11 Murfreesboro, TN/Siegel Alex Strom Jr. Free 6-1 Fort Walton Beach, FL/Choctawhatchee Sam Stronko Fr. Distance Free 5-11 Woodbridge, VA/Osbourn Park Jaron Swinburn So. Diving 5-11 Rancho Cucamonga, CA/Rancho CucamongaKristopher Tillery Fr. Back/Free 6-0 Albuquerque, NM/La CuevaDominic Vallejo So. Diving 5-11 Laguna Hills, CA/Laguna Hills Matt Walls So. Back/Free 6-1 Ellicott City, MD/Chapelgate Christian Sam Wieser Jr. Breast/IM 6-0 Las Vegas, NV/Bonanza Nate Zillweger So. Diving 5-10 Phoenix, AZ/Willow Canyon
Head Coach: Rob Clayton (Wyoming 1991) 16th season Diving Coach: Stan Curnow (BYU 1997) - 21st season Assistant Coach: Anthony Boettcher (Wyoming 1986) - 3rd season Assistant Diving Coach: Capt. Lauren Berg (USAFA 2007) – 4th season
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Meet The Falcons
Peter
Cialkowski
Sr. • 5-10 • DivingAllentown, PA
(Salisbury)
Paul
Leonhardt
Sr. • 5-9 • Medley/FlyPlano, TX
(Plano Senior)
2012-13 (JUNIOR): Notched season-high’s in both the
1-meter and 3-meter at the AFA Diving Invitational...
scored 205.60 points in the 1m and 206.15 in the 3m.
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): Fourth on the team in 1-meter
diving...missed most of the season due to injury.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Highest scorer for Air Force in the 1m diving with 393.55 points at
the Intermountain Shootout...second on the team in the 3m diving with 381.10 points at
the Intermountain Shootout...placed 11th in the platform finals, 12th in the 3m and 16th in
the 1m prelims at the MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL (Salisbury): Lettered four years in diving...two-time NISCA All-American...
two-time all-state...four-time PIAA District 11 medalist...finished fourth in states as a se-
nior...helped lead Salisbury to district runner-up finish...high school diving coach was Amy
Simpson...also dove for Parkland Aquatic Club and was coached by Cary Lehman...National
Honors Society member.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 16...has two siblings...hobbies are playing frisbee
and listening to music...favorite movie is Caddyshack...most noteworthy thing about his
town is that its the one Billy Joel sang about...credits his father as having the biggest
influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Phil Mickelson...son of Edward and Mary
Cialkowski.
2012-13 (JUNIOR): Took season off to focus on aca-
demics.
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): Top time on team in 200
IM (1:50.97)...second-fastest 100 fly (49.73) and 200
fly (1:50.53) times on the team...was on four of Air
Force’s top relay teams (200 free, 800 free, 200 med-
ley, 400 medley).
2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Swam the teams’ second-fastest 100 fly, 200 fly and 200 IM times...
cracked the school top 10 in four events: the 100 fly (6th), 200 fly (7th), 200 IM (7th) and
200 free (8th)...All-MW in the 200 fly and 800 free relay...part of NCAA B Cut swim in the
800 free relay at MW Championships...fourth place in the 200 fly at MW Championships...
eighth in 100 fly and 14th in 200 IM at MW Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL (Plano Senior): Lettered four years in swimming... three-time All-Amer-
ican...Texas State Champion in the 100 butterfly...on the Texas state record-setting 400
free relay team...National relay record holder...Junior nationals runner up...also swam at the
National select camp...high school swimming coach was Philip Wiggins.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 39...has two siblings...major is management...nick-
names are big daddy, shadoweave and doom hammer...favorite team is the Chicago Bears
and favorite athletes are Devin Hester, Mike Singletary, Walter Payton and Dick Butkus...if
he could trade places with somebody on the swim team it would be coach Rob Clayton...
Favorite quote: “I have enjoyed dis conversation in English”...“I have introduced myself, you
have introduced yourself, this is a very good conversation” -Katsumoto, the Last Samurai...
son of Michael Leonhardt
Personal Bests
1M 381.65
3M 314.18
Platform 228.10
Personal Bests
100 Fly 49.13
200 Fly 1:48.97
200 IM 1:49.78
200 Free 1:39.21
2013-14 Air Force 9 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Angus
MacDonald
Sr. • 6-1 • Back/Fly/FreeWoodbridge, VA(Bishop Ireton)
Micah
Newmann
Sr. • 5-9 • Fly/FreeDuncanville, TX(Homeschooled)
2012-13 (JUNIOR): Named team most inspirational for
junior class...All-MPSF second-team in the 100 back...
swam two Academy Top 10 times at MPSF champion-
ships...swam the fourth-fastest 100 back time (49.23)
and eighth-fastest 200 back time (1:48.15) in school
history...set career-high and ranked second on team
in 50 free (20.66)...MPSF Championship finalist in the
100 back, placing eighth...consolation finalist in the 200 back, placing 10th overall and
second in the consolation finals.
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): Fastest swimmer on team in the 100 and 200 back...fourth in
the 100 fly and fifth in the 100 free...100 back time of 49.98 was the 6th-fastest in school
history...led off fastest 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays...named team sopho-
more that contributed most to AF swiming...MPSF All-Academic.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Swam third-fastest 100 and 200 back times for team...cracked
school top 10 in both back events, ranking sixth in the 100 and eighth in the 200 back
events...placed 13th in the 100 back and 14th in the 200 back at the MW Championships...
also swam the 50 free and 100 fly.
HIGH SCHOOL (Bishop Ireton): Lettered four years in swimming and two years in water
polo...All-American in 100 backstroke...All-American consideration in the 50, 100 and 200
free and 100 fly...Virginia Independent Schools State Champion in the 100 back...four-time
all-state...two-time all-league...school record holder in the 100 and 200 free, 100 fly and
100 back...two-time team captain...two-time team captain in water polo...school single-
season record holder with 55 goals in water polo...was on the first-ever water polo team
at Biship Ironton...high school swimming coach was John Gullickson...also swam club for
Occoquan Swimming Inc., coached by Aaron Dean.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 7...has four siblings...major is systems engineering
management...nickname is Woody...on the dean’s list as a freshman...favorite food is ice
cream...favorite book is Girl with the Dragon Tattoo...favorite movie is The Natural...credits
his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Ted Wil-
liams...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Surreal World...favorite quote:
“The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” -- Mark Twain...son of Angus and Gail
MacDonald.
2012-13 (JUNIOR): Took season off to focus on aca-
demics.
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): Second-fastest 100 free time
(45.35) on team...fourth-fastest 50 free time (21.25)...
third on team in 100 back (52.64) and fifth in 100 fly
(50.68)...anchored the fastest times in the 200 free
and 400 medley relays.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Swam the fastest 100 free time on the team...swam the third-
fastest 50 free...swam the fifth-fastest 100 free time in school history in the leadoff leg
of the 400 free relay at the MW Championships, which was also an NCAA B-cut swim...
swam the fifth-fastest 100 fly time on the team...also swam the 100 breast in one meet.
Prior to AFA: Swam for South West Aquatics of Texas (SWAT) junior national team...
MVP and team captain...was the high point swimmer for Team North Texas at the 2009
Southern Zones championships...swimming 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, movies with his family, golf with his dad and swim-
ming...credits brother, Scott, as having biggest influence on his sports career...favorite ath-
lete is Jason Lezak...son of Scott and Lori Newmann.
Personal Bests
50 Free 20.66
100 Fly 50.27
100 Back 49.23
200 Back 1:48.15
Personal Bests
50 Free 20.99
100 Free 44.84
100 Fly 50.12
100 Back 52.64
2013-14 Air Force 10 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Alex
Pecci
Sr. • 6-1 • DivingOviedo, FL
(Trinity Prep)
Greg
Copeland
Jr. • 6-1 • DivingRichmond, VA
(Douglas S. Freeman)
2012-13 (JUNIOR): All-MPSF second-team in platform
diving...set career-high and ranked second on team in
platform with 286.55 points...set career-high in 3m
with 305.05 points...placed sixth in platform diving at
MPSF Championships...consolation finalist in 1m div-
ing...MPSF All-Academic for second-straight season.
2011-12 (SOPHOMORE): Top Falcon in the 1-meter and platform diving...MPSF All-Conference
in Platform diving...career-best 288.80 points in the 1-meter at AF Invite...scored 287.10
points at Denver...278.55 points in platform at MPSF Championships...MPSF All-Academic.
2010-11 (FRESHMAN): Top Falcon in the platform and 1m diving at the MW Champion-
ships, placing 10th in the platform and 12th in the 1m...placed 14th in the 3m diving at MW
Championships...had a career-high for points in the 3m diving at the Georgia Tech Invite.
HIGH SCHOOL (Trinity Prep - Winter Park, FL): Lettered four years in diving...finished
third in states on the 1-meter springboard as a senior...dove for back-to-back state Cham-
pion 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...also
dove for team Orlando and was coached by Jay Lewer...National Honors Society member.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 15...has four siblings...major is mechanical engi-
neering with a minor in Japanese...plans on becoming a pilot...hobbies are anything with
water (lakes, beaches, etc.)...favorite food is Japanese...credits his parents as having the
biggest influence on his sports career...most notable thing about his hometown is that
Disney and Universal Studios are located there...favorite athlete is David Boudia...if he could
be on any reality TV show, it would be Great Escape...favorite quote is: “Don’t cry because
it’s over. Smile because it happened.” -Dr. Seuss...son of Alexander and Leslie Pecci.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Set career-high’s in both the
1-meter and 3-meter dives...scored 252.75 points in
the 1m vs. Denver...scored 249.20 points in the 3m at
the AFA Diving Invite.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Third on the team in the 1-meter and 3-meter diving...scored career-
high 242.65 points in 1m at AF Diving Invite...scored 184.73 points in 3m against Wyoming.
HIGH SCHOOL (Douglas S. Freeman): Graduated with 4.2 GPA ...dove for Capitol Dive Club
(CDC), coached by Erika Matheis and Eliot Clark.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 2...has two older brothers...hobbies are moun-
tain biking, playing frisbee, hiking and hanging out with friends...favorite food is steak...
something most people don’t know about him is that he’s solved a Rubik’s cube in under
a minute...credits his mom as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite
athlete is Pat Tillman...favorite quote: “There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t
care who gets the credit”- General George C. Marshall...son of John and Tina Copeland.
Personal Bests
1M 288.80
3M 305.05
Platform 286.55
Personal Bests
1m 252.75
3m 249.20
2013-14 Air Force 11 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Ryan
Dunne
Jr. • 6-0 • Free/Fly/IMBristow, VA
(Brentsville District)
Sam
Sloan
Jr. • 5-11 • Fly/Back/IMMurfreesboro, TN
(Siegel)
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Fastest swimmer on team
in the 50, 100 and 200 free and 100 fly, cracking
the Academy Top 10 in all four events...50 free time
(20.61) is the ninth-fastest time at Academy...100 free
time (44.47) is second and 200 free time (1:38.67) is
seventh...100 fly time is (48.91) is fifth...ranked second
on the team in the 200 IM (1:51.28)...anchored the fast-
est 200 and 400 free relays...led-off the 800 free relay and was part of the fastest 400
medley relay as well.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Third-fastest swimmer in the 100 and 200 free on the team...time of
1:39.16 in 200 free is 10th fastest in school history...also swam the 400 IM in a meet...swam
the opening leg of the fastest 800 free relay and anchored the 400 free relay group...
named freshman who contributed most to Air Force swimming.
HIGH SCHOOL (Brentsville District): Lettered four years in swimming...four-time state
champ...helped lead Brenstville District to two state titles...three-time team MVP...is a
state record holder...scholastic All-American...National Beta Club member...high school
swim coach was Ashleigh Krzywicki...swam club for the Curl Burke Swim Club, coached
by Jeremy Linn.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 16...has two older sisters...hobbies are Xbox, paint-
ball and long walks on the beach...favorite food is Chipotle...favorite book is The Last
Lecture...favorite movie is Warrior...something most people don’t know about him is that
he can solve a Rubik’s cube in under a minute...credits his parents as having the biggest
influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Erik Vendt...if he could be on any reality
TV show, it would be The Buried Life...favorite quote is: “This is your life and it’s ending
one minute at a time.”...son of Richard and Catherine Dunne.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Fastest 400 IM on team
(4:01.91), set at MPSF championships...ranked third
on team in 200 fly and 100 back and fourth in 200
back...lowered his career-best time in 100 back by
three seconds.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Second fastest 400 IM, third
fastest 200 back and fourth fastest 200 fly on team...also swam the 100 back and 200 IM.
HIGH SCHOOL (Siegel): Lettered four years in swimming...eight-time state finalist...Junior
Nationals qualifier...Academic All-American...swam club for Nashville Aquatic Club, coached
by John Morse.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 8...has two siblings...nickname is Nuwana...hobbies
are working on cars and woodworking...favorite food is steak and potatoes...favorite book
is Where the Red Fern Grows...favorite movie is Little Soldiers...credits his father as having
the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Michael Phelps...if he could be
on any reality TV show, it would be Overhaulin...favorite quote: “1$ 2013”...regards Tennes-
see as the best state ever...son of Kevin and Cathy Sloan.
Personal Bests
50 Free 20.61
100 Free 44.47
200 Free 1:38.67
100 Fly 48.91
Personal Bests
100 Back 51.54
200 Back 1:52.04
200 Fly 1:53.98
400 IM 4:01.25
2013-14 Air Force 12 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Alex
Strom
Jr. • 6-1 • Distance Freestyle
Fort Walton Beach, FL
(Choctawhatchee)
Sam
Wieser
Jr. • 6-0 • Breaststroke/Medley
Las Vegas, NV
(Bonanza)
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Second-team All-MPSF in
1650 free...ranked third on team in 1000 and 1650 free
and fourth in 500 free...1650 free time of 15:32.03 and
his 1000 split of 9:21.00 in the same swim both rank
seventh in Academy history...MPSF All-Academic.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Swam the third fastest 1000
and 1650 free times on the team...fourth fastest 500 free and fifth-fastest 200 free...
Mountain West Scholar-Athlete.
HIGH SCHOOL (Choctawhatchee): Lettered four years in swimming and two years in
track...All-American in the 200 and 500 free...Northwest Florida Daily news swimmer of
the year in 2010 and 2008...graduated Summa cum Laude...Grand Prize Science Fair win-
ner...Scholastic Athlete of the Year...high school swimming coach was Jamie Garea...swam
club for Emerald Coach Swimming, coached by father Len Strom.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 40...has three younger sisters...sister, Olivia, is a
sophomore at the Academy and on the swim team...nickname is Jar Jar...hobby is gaming...
favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail...something most people don’t know
about him is that he used to pole vault...credits his father as having the biggest influence
on his sports career...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be the Amazing Race...
has mostly classic rock on his iPod...son of Len and Tracy Strom.
2012-13 (SOPHOMORE): Second on team in 100
breast and third in 200 breast...third on team in 200
IM...set career-high’s in both breast events and 200
IM...MPSF All-Academic...MW Scholar Athlete.
2011-12 (FRESHMAN): Third on team in 100 and 200
breast...also third on team in 400 IM and fourth in
200 IM.
HIGH SCHOOL (Bonanza): Lettered four years in swimming...placed third at in the 200 IM
at states twice and the 100 free once...placed fourth in the 200 IM once and 100 breast
twice at states...graduated with a 3.9 grade-point average...high school swimming coach
was mother, Mary Wieser...swam club for the Sandpipers, coached by Ron Aitken.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 20...has two older siblings...nickname is Weezy...
major is economics...hobbies are any and all sports...favorite food is bacon...favorite book
is Ender’s Game...favorite movie is Troy...person in history he’d like to meet is Teddy Roo-
sevelt...something most people don’t know about him is that he has the same interests
in movies and music as most teenage girls...enjoys listening to Justin Bieber...credits his
parents as having the biggest influence on his sports career...if he could be on any reality
TV show, it would be The Real World...favorite quote: “Don’t take life too seriously. You’ll
never get out alive.”...son of Daniel and Mary Wieser.
Personal Bests200 Free 1:41.45500 Free 4:34.021000 Free 9:21.001650 Free 15:32.03
Personal Bests100 Breast 56.79200 Breast 2:03.59200 IM 1:53.25400 IM 4:04.75
2013-14 Air Force 13 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Michael
Barnosky
So. • 6-3 • Breaststroke/MedleyCedaredge, CO(Cedaredge)
George
Frank
So. • 6-1 • Sprint FreestyleJacksonville, FL(Bolles School)
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Second team All-MPSF in 100
breast...fastest time on team in 100 breast and sec-
ond in 200 breast...fourth in 200 and 400 IM...100
breast time of 54.99 is fourth-fastest and 200 breast
time of 2:02.53 is eighth-fastest in Academy history...
voted team most inspirational.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...All-American...Scholastic All-American...
National Honors Society member...high school swimming coach was Silas Almgren...swam
club for the Montrose Marlins, also coached by Silas Almgren.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38...owns private pilot license and is also a hot air
balloon pilot...hobbies are flying and swimming...favorite foods are pasta and steak...favor-
ite movie is Prometheous...person in history he’d like to meet is Neil Armstrong...credits
his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career...pre-race/meet ritual is to play
Holding for a Hero by Bonnie Tyler...favorite quote: “To give anything less that your best, is
to sacrifice the gift.”...son of Joseph and Susan Barnosky.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Second-fastest 50 and 200
free time on team...third-fastest 100 free time...on
fastest 200, 400 and 800 free and 200 medley re-
lays.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...
All-American...part of 2011-12 National Championship
team...part of national record-setting 400 free relay...part of state record-setting 200 free
relay...two-time team MVP...National Honors Society member...high school coach was Sergio
Lopez...swam club for the Bolles School Sharks, also coached by Sergio Lopez...junior na-
tionals champions and owned the state record in the 100 free for 13-14 year olds.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 40...has two older siblings...hobby is going to the
beach...favorite food is Chipotle...favorite movie is Forrest Gump...person in history he’d
like to meet is Benjamin Franklin...credits his sister as having the biggest influence on his
sports career...favorite athlete is Lebron James...son of Jeffrey and Valerie Frank.
Personal Bests
100 Breast 54.99
200 Breast 2:02.53
200 IM 1:53.12
400 IM 4:14.44
Personal Bests
50 Free 20.66
100 Free 45.33
200 Free 1:39.22
2013-14 Air Force 14 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Robert
Graves
So. • 6-2 • Distance FreestyleBrentwood, TN(Brentwood)
Kevin
Jackson
So. • 6-0 • Freestyle/MedleyMemphis, TN
(Germantown)
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Fastest 500 free time on
team...fourth on team in 1000 and 1650 free and fifth
in 500 free...500 free time of 4:29.80 is eighth and
1000 free time of 9:24.42 is ninth all-time at Academy.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...
beat USAFA teammate Kevin Jackson in the 500 free
and was runner up to Jackson in the 200 free at the state championships...swam club for
Excel Aquatics, coached by Mark Walker.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 31...mother is a USAFA graduate...both his parents
are airline pilots...nickname is Robby...has three younger siblings...favorite food is apple pie...
favorite movie is Endless Summer...credits Luke Herline as having the biggest influence on
his sports career...favorite athlete is Matt Grevers...if he could be on any reality TV show it
would be American Idol...son of Rob and Sandy Graves.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Second team All-MPSF in
1650 free...second on team in 500, 1000 and 1650
free...500 free time of 4:30.89 is ninth-fastest and
1000 free time of 9:20.95 is eighth-fastest in Acad-
emy history...finished seventh in 1650 free at MPSF
Championships.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...All-American in 500 free...school record-
holder in 200 and 500 free...top five swimmer in 500 free all four years...beat USAFA
teammate Robert Graves in the 200 free and was runner up to Graves in the 500 free at
the state championships...Scholastic All-American...French National Honors Society...Third
place winner of Battle of the Brains Science Competition...high school swimming coach
was Scott Robinson...swam club for Germantown Swim Team, also coached by Scott
Robinson...national qualifier.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 15...has a younger sister...hobby is sleeping...favor-
ite food is Chipotle burritos...favorite movie is The Hangover...most noteworthy thing about
his hometown is that its the home of Justin Timberlake and Elvis...pre-race/meet ritual is
listening to music...son of Richard and Karen Jackson.
Personal Bests
200 Free 1:40.95
500 Free 4:29.80
1000 Free 9:24.42
1650 Free 15:43.62
Personal Bests
500 Free 4:30.89
1000 Free 9:29.95
1650 Free 15:29.62
400 IM 4:19.26
2013-14 Air Force 15 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Sean
Ledford
So. • 5-10 • Fly/MedleySebastian River, FL(Sebastian River)
Kevin
Mitchell
So. • 6-1 • Fly/Free/IMLondon, England
(TASIS: The American School in England)
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Fastest 200 fly on team...sixth
on team in 100 fly and 200 IM.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in swimming...
team captain and team MVP...owns three school re-
cords (100, fly, 100 back, 200 IM)...graduated in top 10
percent of class...Gilliam academic award recipient...
high school swimming coach was Scott Barlow...swam club for Treasure Coast Swimming
Conquistadors, also coached by Scott Barlow.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 29...has three younger brothers...hobbies are paint-
ball, scuba diving and swimming...favorite food is brisket...favorite movie is The Avengers...
something most people don’t know about him is that he has two extra ribs...credits his
father as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite athlete is Brenden
Hansen...pre-race/meet rituals are deep breathing, loosening up and visualizing...favorite
quote: “Suffer now and live the rest of your life a champion.”...son of Patrick and Carolyn
Ledford.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Fifth on team in 200 IM and
100 free...eighth on team in 200 free...also fourth on
team in 200 breast and fifth in 100 breast.
HIGH SCHOOL: Swam club for Bracknell & Working-
ham Swim Club, coached by Nigel Willis...team cap-
tain as a senior...Junior Nationals qualifier...10 time
British National qualifier.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 31...greatest moment in sports is swimming the
English Channel and setting the three-person channel swimming world record...had two
younger siblings...hobbies are photography, hiking, playing FIFA soccer...favorite food is
Chicken Tika Marsala...favorite movie is Gladiator...person in history he’d like to meet is
Ronald Reagan...enjoys listening to Blink 182...son of Russ and Susan Mitchell.
Personal Bests
100 Fly 51.50
200 Fly 1:53.17
200 IM 1:57.42
Personal Bests
100 Free 47.04
200 Free 1:42.13
200 IM 1:55.25
2013-14 Air Force 16 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Jaron
Swinburn
So. • 5-11 • DivingRancho Cucamonga, CA(Rancho Cucamonga)
Dominic
Vallejo
So. • 5-11 • DivingLaguna Hills, CA(Laguna Hills)
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Did not see any action in competition.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered one year in swimming and diving...Diver of the year, scholar ath-
lete, placed 11th at California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Championships.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 24...has three siblings...hobbies are snowboard-
ing and skateboarding...favorite food is Nutter Butter...favorite movie is V for Vendetta...
favorite book is Slaughterhouse Five...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be
Fear Factor... Favorite quote:“Tough times don’t last. Tough people do”...son of Michael and
Barbara Swinburn.
Notable: Began diving in 2010 after graduating from
high school...is a junior in terms of eligibility.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Diving MVP...MSPF runner-up in
platform diving...first-team All-MPSF in platform diving
and second-team in 1-meter...first on team in 3-meter
and platform...second on team in 1-meter...competed
in the NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals in all three events.
Saddleback College: California State Diving Champion in 2010 after winning 1m and 3m
diving at the California Community College Athletic Association Swimming and Diving
Championships...went undefeated during his time at Saddleback...also dove for Crown Val-
ley Divers club team, coached by Curt Wilson.
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered three years in wrestling...was runner-up in CIF wrestling cham-
pionships.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 11...has a sister...nickname is Dom...hobbies are
snowboarding and mountain biking...favorite food is chocolate...favorite movie is American
History X...credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports career...son of
Bob and Doris Vallejo.
Personal Bests
1M 307.36
3M 331.35
Platform 293.45
2013-14 Air Force 17 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Matt
Walls
So. • 6-1 • Backstroke/FreestyleEllicott City, MD
(Chapelgate Christian)
Nate
Zillweger
So. • 5-10 • DivingPhoenix, AZ
(Willow Canyon)
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Third on team in 200 back and
fourth in 100 back...fifth on team in 500 and 1650
free.
HIGH SCHOOL: Swam club for Retriever Aquatic Club,
coached by Chris Gibeau...set club team record in 100
and 200 back...multiple state, zone and region win-
ner...won the New England Senior Championship winner in the 200 back.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 18...nickname is Matt...has a younger brother...hob-
bies are cooking, rock climbing and archery...favorite foods are chocolate donuts, buffalo
chicken pizza and zebra cakes...favorite movie is Monty Python and the Holy Grail...person
in history he’d like to meet is George Washington...favorite athlete is Aaron Piersol...pre-
race/meet rituals are kicking everything out of his mind and just relax all his muscles...
favorite quote: “The harder the conquest, the more glorious the triumph.”...son of Stephen
and Linda Walls.
2012-13 (FRESHMAN): Second team All-MPSF in 1-me-
ter diving...second on team in 3-meter and fourth in
1-meter and platform...competed in the NCAA Zone E
Diving Regionals in all three events.
HIGH SCHOOL: High school diving coach was Melynda
Fenn...dove for AZ Heat, coached by Jeff Kunselman.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 38...has two siblings...nicknames are Z, Zilly, Ziggy
and Taterz...major is aeronautical engineering...future plans are to become a pilot or engi-
neer... son of Cliff and Mary Zillweger.
Personal Bests
100 Back 52.24
200 Back 1:50.33
1000 Free 10:05.61
1650 Free 16:10.10
Personal Bests
1M 307.36
3M 331.35
Platform 293.45
2013-14 Air Force 18 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Devon
Davis
Fr. • 6-2 • Fly/Breast/Back
Colorado Springs, CO
(Air Academy)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Two-time Colorado state champion in the 100 fly and 100 breast-
stroke, leading Air Academy, located on USAFA grounds, to back-to-back Class 4A state
titles...set state meet record in the 100 breast in 2012...High School swim coach was Scott
Newell...swam club for the Falfins, coached by Mike Stromberg.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 7...son of Courtney Davis...has two siblings...father
is a retired Air Force chief master sergeant.
A.J.
Eckebrecht
Fr. • 5-9 • Diving
Mission Viejo, CA
(Calif. Virtual Academies)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Competed for the Mission Viejo Nadadores Swim and Dive Team,
coached by Mike Hilde, Janet Ely and Derek Starks...2011-13 National Team Member...junior
nationals competitor.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 21...son of Gary and Allison Echebrecht...has a
younger sister...hobbies are skiing, hiking, surfing and eating...favorite food is poppy seed
muffins...favorite movie is Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol...enjoys reading sports
books...person in history he’d most like to meet is Jackie Robinson...something most peo-
ple don’t know about him is that he was on ABC’s reality diving show Splash...credits his
best friend Mark Anderson as having the biggest influence on his sports career...favorite
athlete is Michael Phelps...pre-meet rituals are to listen to music, get pumped up and
visualize his dives...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be What would Ryan
Lochte do...favorite song is On Top of the World by Imagine Dragons...favorite quote: ‘Pain
is temporary but quitting is forever.’
Matthew
Ankerholz
Fr. • 6-0 • Breaststroke
Lake Mary, FL
(Seminole)
HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years in swimming...Florida State Champion in the 100
breast...swimming All-American...conference gold in the 100 breast and 200 IM...school
record-holder in the 100 breast and 200 IM...high school swim coach was Tony Ackerson...
swam club for Seminole Aquatics, coached by Tony Ackerson.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 17...son of Scott and Shelley Ankerholz...has a
younger brother...nickname is Matt...is a relative of Sir Francis Drake...hobbies are swim-
ming, reading and videogames...favorite food is pasta...favorite movie is Jurassic Park...fa-
vorite book is Black Wind...person in history he’d most like to meet is Einstein...credits his
mom as having the biggest influence on his sports career...most noteworthy thing about
his hometown is that it has a lot of lakes...favorite athlete is Michael Phelps...pre-race ritual
is to eat a bag of red bell peppers and a bite-sized Snicker’s bar...favorite song is Dissidents
by Thomas Dolby...favorite quote: ‘What is better--to be born good, or to overcome your evil
nature through great effort.” -- Anonymous.
Jordan
Dahle
Fr. • 6-1 • Freestyle/Medley
Salt Lake City, UT
(Cottonwood)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming and water polo...100, 200 and 500
free state champion...school record holder in the 200 IM, 100, 200 and 500 free...gradu-
ated with 3.99 GPA...high school swim coach was Brian Sorensen and Ron Lockwood...
swam club for Cottonwood Heights Aquatics, coached by Todd Etherington...holds club
record in 200 IM and was the 100 free state champion.
PERSONAL: Member of squadron 28...son of Rob and Joni Dahle...has two older sisters...
sister, Jill, swims at Loyola Marymount...hobbies are outdoors, reading, golfing and barbe-
quing with friends and family...favorite food is PB & J sandwich...favorite movie is Pearl
Harbor...favorite book is The Power of One...person in history he’d like to meet are the
Wright brothers...something not many people know about him is that he loves history...
credits his coaches as having the biggest influence on his sports career...most noteworthy
things about his home town is the beautiful mountains and hiking trails...favorite athlete
is Demarre Carol...pre-race ritual is to visualize his finish...if he could be on any reality
TV show, it would be Jersey Shore...enjoy’s listening to Coldplay and John Mayer...favorite
quote: ‘You must be the change you wish to see in the world.’ --Gandhi.
2013-14 Air Force 19 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Alex
Keller
Fr. • 5-9 • Medley
Effi ngham, IL
(St. Anthony)
Notable: Citizen of Panama and part of the Panamanian National Team, competing in
several international meets, including the 2012 FINA Short Course World Championships
in Istanbul, Turkey.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming...IHSA All-State Athlete and All-
American...USA Swimming All-American Scholar...National Honor Society member...class
president as a junior and vice president as a senior...class salutatorian...high school swim
coach was Larry Jukes...swam club for Centralia Barracudas, coached by Larry Jukes...club
team captain for three years...junior and senior Nationals qualifier...club team record-holder
in nine events.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 24...son of Charles and Fanny Mae Keller...has
three younger siblings...father played basketball at the University of Illinois...hobbies are
aviation, traveling and being with friends...favorite food is junk food...favorite movis is The
Dark Knight Rises...favorite book is Unbroken...people in history he’d like to meet are Jesus,
Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan...credits his coach Larry Jukes and grandfather, Pedro
Alvarado, as having the biggest influences on his sports career...favorite athlete is Pele...if
he could be on any reality TV show, it would be The Biggest Loser...Favorite quote: ‘…it is
proper to remind all of us of this self-evident truth that as long as this country trusts in
God, it will prevail.’ --Honorable Charles Edward Bennett.
Zach
Knoche
Fr. • 6-3 • Breaststroke
Lee’s Summit, MO
(Lee’s Summit)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming..lettered three years in swimming,
two in golf and one year in track...three-time all-conference, three-time conference cham-
pion, two-time all-metro and four-time all-state...2013 Missouri State Champion in the 100
breast...Academic All-American...owns two school records...National Honor Society mem-
ber...high school swim coach was Bruce Holder...swam club for the Kansas City Blazers,
coached by C.J. Roberts...sectional and junior national qualifier.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 13...son of Scott and Lori Knoche...has an older
sister...hobbies are golf, skiing and mountain biking...favorite movie is Forrest Gump...fa-
vorite books are the Berenstain Bears series...person in history he’d like to meet is John
Wooden...something not many people know about him is that he ripped his speedo at his
first-ever swim meet...credits his dad as having the biggest influence on his sports career...
favorite athlete is Bo Jackson...pre-race rituals are to mentally and physically prepare and
eat oatmeal the morning of...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Survivor...
enjoys listening to Eminem...favorite quote: ‘Nobody makes me bleed my own blood...
nobody.’ -- Ben Stiller.
Andrew
Facizewski
Fr. • 5-9 • Medley/Distance
Bluff ton, SC
(Bluff ton)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned four letters for six years of swimming in high school...school
record-holder in the 200 and 500 free...two-time team MVP...2012 and 2013 South Caro-
lina All-State...high school swim coach was Eric Kemeny...swam club for Fins Swim Team,
coached by Eric Kemeny...club record holder in seven events...Junior Nationals qualifier in
the 1650 free and 400 IM and Winter Nationals qualifier in the 1000 free.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 3...son of Edward and Nanette Faciszewski...had
three younger siblings...father is a 1986 USAFA graduate...hobbies are drawing and play-
ing the trumpet...favorite food is cheeseburgers...favorite movie is 21 Jump Street...favorite
books are the Lord of the Rings series...something not many people know about you is
that he hates writing in pen...credits his club coach as having the biggest influence on his
sports career...most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that is was the site of many
Civil War battles...favorite athlete is Aaron Peirsol...pre-race rituals are stretching, listening
to music and shaking hands with the competitor in the next lane...favorite quote: ‘The best
pace is suicide pace and today is a great day to die.’ --Steve Prefontaine.
Kevin
Fanter
Fr. • 6-2 • Breaststroke/Medley
Boise, ID
(Boise)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming...Boise High School State Champion
in the 100 breast...set state record in the 100 breast in 2012...also part of record-setting
200 medley relay...scholastic All-American and YMCA All-American...high school swim
coach was Jeff Erwin...swam club for Boise Y Swim Team, coached by Todd Marsh...placed
11th in the 100 breast and 13th in the 200 breast at YMCA Nationals...Summer Nationals
qualifier.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 23...son of Charles and Kim Fanter...has a younger
sister...father ran track & field at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo...hobbies are long boarding,
mountain biking, water skiing, wakeboarding and surfing...favorite food is Asian...favorite
books are the Eragon series...credits his father as having the biggest influence on his sports
career...most noteworthy things about his hometown are the amazing potatoes and out-
standing outdoor opportunities...favorite athlete is Brendan Hanson...pre-race ritual is to
shake it out...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be White Collar... favorite song
is The Outsider by G-Eazy...favorite quote: ‘The voices of fear and doubt only get louder as
you do work that matters.’ --Jon Acuff.
2013-14 Air Force 20 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Kevin
Pollard
Fr. • 6-2 • Butterfl y
Fairhope, AL
(Fairhope)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered six years in swimming...all-state, county champion and
holds school record in 100 fly and 200 free...National Honor Society member and is a Scho-
lastic All-American...high school swim coach was Cathy Hudson...swam club for Southern
Waters Aquatic Team, coached by Rich Suhs...was a junior nationals qualifier.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 37...son of Philip and Kimberly Pollard...had a older
sister...hobbies are video games, juggling and swimming...favorite food is seafood...favorite
movie is Anchorman...favorite book is The Junction Boys...person in history he’d most like
to meet is Paul “Bear” Bryant...credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his
sports career...favorite athlete is Tim Duncan...pre-race ritual is to relax, deep breathing and
listing to music...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Storage Wars...favorite
quote: ‘Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations, unless they begin with
some wild expectations.’
Jackson
Locke
Fr. • 6-2 • Freestyle/Backstroke
Santa Cruz, CA
(Bellarmine College Prep)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: School record-holder in the 100 free and High School All-American...
led Bellarmine to 31st Central Coastal Conference title and 29th in a row...conference
champion in 100 free and 200 and 400 free relays...high school swim coach was Larry
Rodgers...swam club for Santa Clara Swim Club, coached by John Bitter.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 34...son of Glen Locke and Judy Maitland-Locke...
has two sisters...hobby is archery...favorite food is pizza...favorite movie is Taken...person in
history he’d most like to meet is Jesus...something not many people know about him is
that he likes Dr. Pepper...credits his parents as having the biggest influence on his sports
career...most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that its a surf city...favorite athlete
is Michael Phelps...pre-race ritual is to sleep a lot and eat good...enjoys listening to Imagine
Dragons and Jack Johnson.
Kyle
Perez
Fr. • 6-0 • Medley/Freestyle
Riverside, CA
(North)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming...school record-holder in the 200
IM, 500 free and 200 and 400 free relays...team captain...high school swim coaches were
Rodney Pilman and Joseph Perez...swam club for Riverside Aquatics Association, coached
by Rodney Pilman...swam several qualifying times for junior nationals.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 9...son of Joseph Perez and Susan Weber-Perez...
has a younger sibling...both of his parents swam in college (mom at Cal Poly San Luis
Obispo and father at Riverside CC)...hobbies are cycling and swimming...favorite food is
Mexican...favorite movie is Grown Ups...favorite book is Ender’s Game...something not many
people know about him is that he can’t stop listening to music...credits McKay Palmer
has having the biggest influence on his sports career...most noteworthy thing about his
hometown is that the first golf course and polo field in Southern California were built in
Riverside location of March Air Reserve Base...favorite athlete is Michael Phelps...pre-race
ritual is to stretch, warm up and listen to music...if he could be on any reality TV show, it
would be, Duck Dynasty...favorite song is Strobe by Deadmau5...favorite quote: ‘Keep going,
don’t stop.’ --Jayson Krum.
2013-14 Air Force 21 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Meet The Falcons
Kristopher
Tillery
Fr. • 6-0 • Backstroke/Freestyle
Albuquerque, NM
(La Cueva)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming...eight-time Albuquerque Metro
Champion, leading La Cueva to back-to-back New Mexico State Championships...state
record-holder in the 400 free relay...team captain as a senior...high school swim coach
was Vince Sanchez...swam club for Vipers of Albuquerque Swim Team (VAST), coached by
Gordy Westerberg...NCSA junior nationals qualifier.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 12...son of Gary and Julie Tillery...has three sib-
lings...hobbies are hunting, mountain biking and going to the lake...favorite food is enchi-
ladas...favorite movie is Caddyshack...favorite book is Marley & Me...person in history he’d
most like to meet is Ronald Reagan...something not many people know about him is that
he’s a triplet...credits his family as having the biggest influence on his sports career...most
noteworthy thing about his hometown is it hosts the biggest balloon fiesta...favorite ath-
lete is Jason Witten...pre-race ritual is to wear his lucky shoes...if he could be on any reality
TV show, it would be Survivor...enjoys listening to Third Eye Blind...favorite quote: “To laugh
often and much; To win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children; To
earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; To appreci-
ate beauty, to find the best in others; To leave the world a bit better, whether by a healthy
child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social condition; To know even one life has breathed
easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.’ – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Sam
Stronko
Fr. • 5-11 • Distance Freestyle
Woodbridge, VA
(Osbourn Park)
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Lettered four years in swimming...second place at Virginia States...
first-team all-area, honorable mention all-metro and team captain...scholastic All-Ameri-
can, graduated Summa Cum Laude, AP scholar with honors...high school swim coach was
Matt Ragghianti...swam club for QDD (Quantico Swimming), coached by Rick Benner....club
scholastic All-American.
PERSONAL: Member of cadet squadron 31...son of Gary and Lesli Stronko...had two broth-
ers...brother, Jake, swam one year for USAFA then transferred to William and Mary...hobbies
are golfing and hanging out with friends...favorite food is apples...favorite movie is Anchor-
man...favorite book is Farenheit 451...person in history he’d like to meet is Larry Bird...
something not many people know about him is that he lives in the same neighborhood as
teammate Angus MacDonald...most noteworthy thing about his hometown is that a Civil
War battle took place nearby...favorite athlete is Joey Porter...pre-race ritual is to just relax
and stretch out a little before the race...if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be
The Mac Miller and the Most Dope Family...enjoys listening to all types of music.
Class of 2017
2013-14 Air Force 22 Men’s Swimming & Diving
2012-13 Season Recap
2012-13 Season Recap(10-7 record)
Date Opponent/Meet Location Place/Score Oct. 5 Intermountain Shootout Grand Junction, CO W, 114Oct. 6 Intermountian Shootout Grand Junction, CO W, 107Oct. 13 Denver Relays Denver, CO 3rdOct. 19 AF Duals (vs. CC, CMU, CSM) USAFA 3-0 vs. Colorado College W, 169-62 vs. Colorado Mesa W, 154-84 vs. Colorado Mines W, 169-62Nov. 2 at SIU Carbondale, Ill. L, 121-120Nov. 3 at SIU Carbondale, Ill. W, 126-115 vs. Missouri State L, 167-76Nov. 10 Wyoming USAFA L, 180-120Jan. 18 North Dakota USAFA W, 180-63 Seattle W, 183-54 Wyoming L, 80-163Jan. 19 North Dakota USAFA W, 178-43 Seattle W, 149.50-71.50 Wyoming L, 87-137Jan. 25 at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. L, 93-150Jan. 26 at UNLV Las Vegas, Nev. L, 116-126Feb. 20-23 MPSF Championships Monterey Park, Calif. 6th, 339 pts
Record: 10-7MPSF Championships Finish: 6th, 339 pts
Men’s Swimming & Diving MVP - Matt MillikinSenior Matt Millikin was named Air Force men’s swimming team MVP. Millikin was AFA’s top swim-mer in the backstroke events. His 100 back time of 49.02 is the third-fastest mart at AFA and his 200 back time of 1:45.81 is the second-fastest in AFA his-tory. The Pittsburgh, Pa., native earned All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation First Team honors in the 200 back and second team honors in the 100 back.
Team Awards
Diving MVPDominic Vallejo - Fr.Most InspirationalMichael Barnosky - Fr.Most InspirationalClass of 2013 - Tim MartinelliClass of 2014 - Angus MacDonaldClass of 2015 - Max Evans-NolanClass of 2016 - Sean LedfordCoaches AwardTim Martinelli - Sr.Senior who contributed most to AFA men’s swim-mingMatt MillikinCaptain’s AwardAnthony Chiaro - Sr.
All-MPSFFirst TeamMatt Millikin - 200 backDominic Vallejo - platform divingSecond TeamMichael Barnosky - 100 breastMax Evans-Nolan - 1650 freeKevin Jackson - 1650 free
Angus MacDonald - 100 backMatt Millikin - 100 backAlex Pecci - platform divingAlex Strom - 1650 freeDominic Vallejo - 1-meter divingBrent White - 1-meter divingNathaniel Zillweger - 1-meter diving
Air Force men’s Swimming & Diving 2013 MPSF ChampionshipsRecapThe Air Force men’s swimming & diving team capped off a successful 2012-13 season at the 2013 Mountain Pacific Swimming & Diving Championships in Mon-terey Park, Calif. The Falcons finished 6th with 339 points.The Falcons had 14 swims crack the school top 10 list. Senior Matt Millikin swam the second-fastest 200 back time in school history. Sophomore Max Evans-Nolan placed fourth in the 1650 free, swimming the third-fastest time in school history.Freshman Dominic Vallejo was runner-up in the plat-form diving.
Air Force Academy All-Time Top 10 Swims (16)Event/Time/Rank50 FreeRyan Dunne 20.61 (9)100 FreeRyan Dunne 44.47 (2)Tim Martinelli 44.93 (8)200 FreeRyan Dunne 1:38.67 (7)500 FreeRobert Graves 4:29.80 (8)Kevin Jackson 4:30.89 (9)1000 FreeKevin Jackson 9:20.95 (6)Alex Strom 9:21.00 (7)Robert Graves 9:24.42 (9)1650 Free
Max Evans-Nolan 15:24.04 (3)Kevin Jackson 15:29.62 (5)Alex Strom 15:32.03 (8)100 FlyRyan Dunne 48.91 (5)100 BackMatt Millikin 49.02 (3)Angus MacDonald 49.23 (4)200 BackMatt Millikin 1:45.81 (2)Angus MacDonald 1:48.15 (8)100 Breast Michael Barnosky 54.99 (4)200 BreastKaleb Jenkins 2:02.46 (6)Michael Barnosky 2:02.53 (8)
MPSF All-AcademicAngus MacDonaldAlex PecciAlex StromSam WieserBrent White
Team MVP
Matt Millikin
2013-14 Air Force 23 Men’s Swimming & Diving
Air Force Men’s Swimming History
The Falcon swimming program had its beginnings in
1955 with the first Air Force Academy class. The Academy
in Colorado Springs was not yet built and the cadets at-
tended school in Denver at Lowry AFB. Dr. M.M. MacKenzie
was the first head coach and compiled a 15-11 record during
the first four years. The Cadet Natatorium was completed
in 1959 and the Falcons hosted their first home meet that
fall.
The 1960s were an exciting decade for the Falcons
as Air Force swimmers qualified for the NCAA Champion-
ships eight out of 10 years. Capt. Paul Cleland was head
coach for three years, achieving a 25-10 record. Capt. Bob
Nugent took over in 1963 and went 23-19 in a three-year
stint. Backstroker Barry Beilinski became the swimming
program’s first All-American in 1963.
In 1966, the NCAA brought the Division I champion-
ships to the Academy. Swimming World Magazine compli-
mented the meet organization: “The Academy, nestled in
an 18,000 acre site at the foot of the Rocky Mountains,
matched its architectural grandeur with outstanding orga-
nizational efficiency to make the championships one of the
greatest ever held.”
Nugent and Colonel E.A. Rafalko, the Falcons’ athletic
director and meet director, were commended for their con-
tributions, especially for securing electronic timing. Later,
this proved that the equipment should be mandatory for
all important meets. The “7,000 plus feet above sea level”
conditions created comment and controversy as coaches
predicted and evaluated their swimmers’ performance at
the high altitude.
That year, breaststroker Steven Seigler was the
swimming team’s second All-American. He repeated in
1967, the year Maj. Paul Arata began his tenure as head
coach. The final year of the 1960s was one of the high-
light years of the decade as the Falcons were 19-0 in dual
meets. One of the most exciting dual meets came against
Colorado State. The meet came down to the last relay. If
the Falcons won, they would win the meet by a point. The
packed stands cheered Bob Nieman, Warren Flaherty, D.K.
Martin and Bryan Rye to a victory and an NCAA qualifying
time of 3:12.02 (fastest in the country up to that point) ,
four seconds ahead of the Rams. The Air Force team took
nine to the NCAAs that year and the same relay team
placed 10th, good for All-American status.
Rye, a transfer from Colorado State, would go down
in Falcon history after that year. In the meet versus the
Rams, he won the 50 and 100 free and anchored the 400
free relay team with a 45.6 split, one of the fastest splits
in the country. Rye also beat CSU’s All-American sprinter,
Dennis O’Connor, three times that day. After graduation,
Rye flew helicopters and served in Vietnam where he was
awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for a successful
rescue mission. Rye was killed in action in 1975 and post-
humously promoted to the rank of Captain. The Most Valu-
able Swimmer Award is named in his honor and given each
year at the Annual Individual Awards Banquet.
In 1970, Nieman was an All-American in two events
as he won the consolation heat in both the 100 and 200
freestyle at the NCAAs. A few years later, Nieman would
become the Academy’s first Olympian as he competed in
the 1976 Games in modern pentathlon. He would qualify
for the team again in 1980.
The men entered the Western Athletic Conference
(WAC) in 1981 and a period of adjustment followed. The
men had the depth to win dual meets as they were 4-0 in
WAC contests that first year but had a 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. Mike Brown qualified for the Olympic trials in the
200 meter butterfly, after placing ninth (2:03.71) at the
NCAAs in 1984.
Arata, after 16 years at the helm, retired after the
1983 season. His record was 188-10 for the men and 113-
5-1 for the women, a combined total of 301-15-1, an unreal
winning percentage of 95 percent. The men also had an
undefeated home victory streak of 108, covering 16 years
beginning in 1967. During Arata’s reign, there were six All-
Americans in eight events and one national champion on
the men’s team. On the women’s side there were six na-
tional champions in 12 events with 27 different women
achieving All-America honors in 112 different events.
Maj. Kelly Kemp was the next head coach and re-
mained in that position until 1987. Maj. Jim
Hogue took over in 1988, while Lt. Col. Mikki King returned
to coach the diving team. The next few years were diving
dominant, as Hogue was Division II coach of the year in
both 1987 and 1988. In the fall of 1988, Keith “Casey” Con-
verse began his first year as head coach.
In 1990, the Falcons beat WAC rivals BYU and Utah in
home dual meets. That same year, Drew Whitting became
the team’s second WAC champion by winning the 500
and 1,650 free and qualifying for the NCAAs. The 1991 WAC
Championships saw the Falcons ascend to a second-place
finish behind Utah, their highest WAC finish ever. The team
garnered four WAC individual titles, Whitting again in the
500 and 1650 free, Bucky MacLaughlin in the 50 free and
Tony Bamsey in the 100 breaststroke. The team also won
its first-ever relay championship (200 free relay comprised
of Bamsey, MacLaughlin, Sheesley and Squires). For this
remarkable finish, Converse was named WAC Coach of the
Year. Whitting also became the first All-
American (HM) on the men’s team since
1975 as he placed 13th in both the 500
and the 1650 free at the NCAA Division I
Championships.
The men continued to fare well,
going 7-2 in dual meets in 1992 with
Bamsey winning another WAC title (50
free). Joining him in the winner’s circle
was Sam Chestnut (1650 free) as the
Falcons placed fifth at the WAC Cham-
pionships. The following year brought an
end to one great swimmer’s career but
the beginning of another’s. Whitting won
his third WAC title by winning a title in
the 500 meter free. His time of 4:20.09
is still the WAC record. Freshman Matt
Davis also won a WAC championship in
the 400 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 Kalber-
er (distance freestyle) joined Davis on the All-WAC team.
Davis won a total of three WAC championships during his
career (400 IM in 1993 and 1994 and 200 fly in 1995).
The 1998-99 season saw Rob Clayton take over as
head coach. He replaced Converse, who moved over to
coach the women’s program full-time. The team contin-
ued to climb up the ranks in the conference standings.
After finishing 11-2 in dual meets, the team improved to a
fifth-place finish at the WAC Championships. With 11 dual
wins, Air Force reached the double-figure mark in victories
for the second consecutive year and only the second time
since 1986. The effort at the WAC Championships was one
of the best ever for the Falcons, with seven records being
established, three of them in individual events and four in
relay events.
In the fall of 1999, the Academy joined the Mountain
West Conference as a founding institution. Charlie Toth
became the Academy’s first MWC champion in any sport
when he won the 100 freestyle at the 2000 MWC Cham-
pionships. Matt Ihlenfeld added an individual title in the
200 breast, as the team moved up again in the conference
standings to finish third.
The highlight of the 2001 MWC Championships was
the team’s victory in the 200 medley relay. Paul Brehm,
John Dayton, Nate Amidon and Toth brought home the
title in record-setting time to claim the Academy’s first
relay championship in 10 years. Ihlenfeld swept the breast-
stroke events, establishing new MWC records of 54.70 and
1:58.67. The Falcons also sent two swimmers to the NCAA
Championships (Toth and Ihlenfeld) for the first time since
1995.
At the 2002 MWC Championships, the Falcons won
the 400 medley relay (Brehm, Dayton, Eric Pounds, Ami-
don) and Brehm won both the 100 and 200 backstroke. For
the third consecutive year, the Falcons finished third at the
MWC Championships.
After a 12-2 season (3-1 in MWC) in 2002-03, the
Falcons finished as conference runners-up at 2003 MWC
Championships. It marked just the second time in Acad-
emy history that the program had finished this high. Brehm
again led the effort, as he successfully defended his cham-
pionship in the 200 backstroke.
At the 2004 Championships, the Falcons repeated as
runners-up. This came on the heels of finishing the regular
season with an 8-4 record in dual meets. Freshman Chris
Knaute capped off a stellar rookie campaign by winning
the 1650 free with a time of 15:28.21, then an MWC record
and second-fastest mark in school history.
As a sophomore, Knaute dominated the 2005 MWC
Championships, winning the 500 and 1650 free and 400
IM. His accomplishments led to his being named MWC
Swimmer of the Year. He became the first in the history of
the program to receive Conference Swimmer of the Year
Honors. Joining him on the All-MWC team were sophomore
Justin Lapin and senior Evan Parr.
In 2006, the Falcons took third place at the MWC
Championships, setting four school records in the process.
Knaute defended his titles in the 500 and 1650 free and
400 IM, while Paul Parmenter won the 200 IM and Brady
Lindberg won the platform diving event. Stan Curnow was
named co-diving coach of the year. Knaute also participat-
ed in the NCAAs, earning honorable mention All-America
honors in the 400 IM and 500 free.
Once again, the Falcons finished third in the MWC
in 2007. Knaute was named the MWC Men’s Swimmer of
the Year for the second time, winning two more confer-
Bryan Rye
All-America, 1969
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Air Force Men’s Swimming History
ence titles in the 400 IM and 500 free. Parmenter and
Lindberg defended their titles in the 200 IM and platform
dive, respectively, while Rob Clayton was honored as the
men’s swimming coach of the year. In addition, the 800
free relay team of Bryan Avery, T.J. Cowling, Parmenter and
Knaute set a new school record, shattering the previous
mark by three seconds. Knaute went on to compete at
the NCAA Championships for a second year. Knaute and
Parmenter also competed at the U.S. Open, both qualifying
for the Olympic Trials.
The Falcons, who lost conference champions Knaute,
Lindberg and Parmenter, were forced to rebuild in 2008,
but still finished fourth at the conference championships.
Sophomore Kyle Van Valkenburg was the MWC champion
in the platform dive, giving the Falcons the title in the event
for the third-straight season. In addition, Avery set a new
school record in the 100 fly, while he, fellow junior Justin
Day and freshman Benjamin Gunn all earned qualifying
marks for the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials.
Air Force managed to put together one of its best-
ever MWC Championship finishes in 2009, placing second
behind UNLV. The Falcons claimed two individual titles, with
Gunn winning the 200 IM in school-record fashion and Van
Valkenburg defending his championship in the platform. In
addition, a total of eight school records (four individual,
four relay) were set during the conference meet. Gunn led
the way by turning in Academy-best marks in the 200 IM,
100 fly and 200 fly, while Day set the new standard in the
100 breast. The Falcons also set new school records in the
400 and 800 freestyle relays and the 200 and 400 med-
ley relays.
In 2010, the Falcons followed up the stellar 2009
season with another second-place finish at the MWC
Championships. Gunn won his second 200 IM title, set-
ting a new conference and school record. Gunn also set
a school record in the 100 back. Nine individuals earned
all-conference honors across 21 events. In addition, Clayton
was named MWC Coach of the Year for the third time in
his career.
In 2011, Air Force graduated a stellar senior class, led
by Gunn. Gunn was the 200 fly champion at the MW
Championships, in addition to setting school records 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 Leonhardt earned all-MW hon-
ors. The 800 free relay group of Gunn, Leonhardt, Tim
Martinelli and Butler also earned all-MW honors. In addi-
tion, senior Eric Robinson was named MW Scholar Athlete
of the Year, becoming the third Falcon men’s swimmer to
earn the honor.
The 2012 team made the jump to the Mountain Pa-
cific Sports Federation, going 8-9 on the season and fin-
ishing sixth at the championships. The Falcons had six
all-conference swims, led by senior Corydon Butler. Butler
earned first-team honors in the 500 free and second-team
in the 200 and 1650 free. Senior Cody Deacon qualified
for the U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 breast and was also
a First-team Academic All-American.
The 2013 team took sixth place again at the MPSF
championship. The Falcons went 10-7 in dual competition.
The Falcons posted 12 all-conference swims, including a
runner-up finish in the platform diving by freshman Domi-
nic Vallejo. Senior Matt Millikin was named team MVP.
As with the Falcons’ swimming program, the Air Force diving team has also enjoyed enormous success over its history. Air Force has had a total of 16 first-team All-Ameri-cans and three national champions (Division I and Division II) in just over four decades of competition. The first great diver in Academy history was Don McLean. A 1966 graduate, McLean was an All-American in 1965 and placed ninth in the nation on one-meter and 12th on three-meter. He was the first Falcon diver to qualify for the NCAAs and earn All-America status. In the 1970s, the diving coach position was filled by Olympic diving coach Dick Smith, who began laying a solid foundation that would benefit future Air Force divers. He was replaced in 1973 by Capt. Micki King, a springboard diving gold medalist in the 1972 Olympic Games. Included in this era is Rick McAlister, one of the best athletes to ever attend the Academy. Coached by both Smith and King, McAlister is the most successful diver in Academy history. In 1974, he was the three-meter NCAA national champion and placed fourth on one-meter, single-hand-edly scoring 27 points as the Falcons placed 13th in the nation. A four-time All-American, he won five national in-dependent titles and took three second-place finishes on the one-meter board at the National AAUs. In 1976, Chuck Kennedy replaced King as the coach and a new era began as women entered the Academy. Janet Peterson, class of 1981, was the Academy’s first female All-American in diving. She won the award eight times, twice each year on both boards, at the AIAW Divi-sion II National Championships. Shawn Whitson, an ‘82 graduate and another outstanding diver, was a seven-time All-American. In 1982, Linda Telkamp became the first female diver to claim a national title, winning the three-meter competition. Telkamp was also an eight-time All-American as the 1980s produced several diving legends including Nancy Burdick (‘83), a five-time All-American. In 1983, Micki King returned to coach four 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 of woman divers in the history of the Academy, Kim Dorn-
burg and Dawn Dishner. Dornburg, a six-time All-American, was national champion on one-meter and three-meter in 1988 and again won the one-meter title in 1991. Dishner, a seven-time All-American, was the three-meter national champion in 1989. Dornburg won the Academy’s Most Valuable Swimmer/Diver award three times, while Dish-ner won it twice. Only one other women’s swimmer or diver (Patty Martinez) has ever won the award more than twice. In addition to the success of the women divers, the men also fielded strong competitors. Jeff Faley qualified for the NCAAs in 1987 on both boards. In 1991, another great Academy diver, Bo Bloomer, became Air Force’s first WAC champion diver by winning the three-meter competition.In 1992, Stan Curnow took over the diving reins. In his tenure at the Academy, he has produced several female All-Americans. In his first year, Sarah Saxer, class of 1993, earned All-American honors on both boards while Rebec-ca Currie was an All-American in the three-meter. The two repeated as All-Americans in 1993. With Saxer gone, Casey Cornish earned honorable mention on both boards in 1994 while Currie finished out her career with her first top-eight finish in one-meter. In 1995, three women earned honorable mention All-American honors and helped the Falcons to the Division II national championship. They were Lauren Eckert, Cornish and Dawn McCown. Cornish, finishing out a brilliant career, was the only Falcon to score on both boards at the 1996 NCAAs, a year that brought another national championship to Air Force. Sophomore Elly Bunzendahl became the program’s first first-team All-American since Currie in 1993 when she earned the honor by placing seventh in the three-meter. As the Academy’s diving program forges ahead in the new millenium, a commitment to improve on both the men’s and women’s side has been evident. In their final season competing in the WAC, the divers contributed to Air Force’s fifth-place finish. Doug Hulse added a top-eight finish on the platform while Jim Marion placed in the one-meter. After their strong showing at the WAC, the divers went on to record impressive performances at the NCAA Zone E Championships. Marion and Hulse each placed in two events while Dave Devemark placed in the platform competition.
In 2002, Sarah Law won the one- and three-me-ter diving titles at the 2002 Mountain West Conference Swimming and Diving Championships. Law, who was also named the Diver of the Year, is a repeat winner in the one-meter. The four-time conference diving champion was also awarded with the conference’s senior recogni-tion award for excellence in and out of the pool. Jessica Williams won the 2002 MWC platform title. She also holds the conference record on platform (384.55). In 2004, Ben Chapman earned a trip to the NCAA Zone E Diving Regionals with his win in the three-meter dive at the AFA Diving Invitational. The 2005-06 season was a solid year for Falcon diving, as junior Brady Lindberg was the conference cham-pion in the men’s platform diving. Sophomore Danielle Dowds was the lone first-team all-conference selection on the women’s team, earning the honors in the plat-form diving and coach Stan Curnow was named co-diving coach of the year. Lindberg then defended his conference title in the platform dive in 2007, winning the event for a second time, while freshman David Arlington garned All-MWC honors at three-meters. Despite the graduation of Lindberg, the strength of the diving program remained evident in 2008, as Kyle Van Valkenburg was the lone conference champion for the Fal-cons, winning the men’s platform dive. The sophomore’s title marked the third straight year that an Air Force diver had won the event. Meanwhile, Dowds earned All-MWC honors once again in the platform dive. In 2009, the Falcons’ success on the platform con-tinued, with Van Valkenburg defending his title, while ju-nior Chelsea Tompkins earned all-conference honors on the women’s platform. In addition, Van Valkenburg posted all-conference honors on the three-meter springboard, while Arlington added an all-conference performance on the one-meter board. in 2013, freshman Dominic Vallejo earned runner-up in the platform diving at the MPSF championships. The Falcons sent three divers to the NCAA Zone E Regionals.
Air Force Diving Program Has Rich History
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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 Gunn2012 Corydon Butler2013 Matt Millikin
Diving National ChampionsRick McAlister 1974 Three-meters
Swimming All-AmericansBarry Bielinski 1963 100 BackstrokeStephen Seigler 1966 200 Breaststroke 1967 200 BreaststrokeWarren Flaherty 1969 400 Freestyle RelayDouglas Martin 1969 400 Freestyle RelayBob Nieman 1969 400 Freestyle Relay 1970 100 Freestyle 1970 200 FreestyleBryan Rye 1969 400 Freestyle Relay
Drew Whitting 1993 500 FreestyleMatt Davis 1995 200 ButterflyChris Knaute 2006 400 IM 2006 500 Freestyle
Diving All-AmericansDaniel McLean 1965 One-meter 1965 Three-metersRick McAlister 1973 Three-meters 1974 One-meter 1974 Three-meters 1975 One-meter
U.S. Olympic TrialsDrew Whitting 1992 400 Freestyle 2000 1,500 FreestyleMatt Davis 1996 200 ButterflyMatt Horner 2000 200 BackstrokeMatt Ihlenfeld 2000 100 Breaststroke 2000 200 BreaststrokeCharlie Toth 2000 50 Freestyle 2000 100 FreestyleBryan Avery 2008 100 ButterflyJustin Day 2008 100 BreaststrokeBenjamin Gunn 2008 100 ButterflyChris Knaute 2008 200 IM 2008 400 IMPaul Parmenter 2008 100 Backstroke 2008 100 Butterfly 2008 200 IM
U.S. World Championships TrialsChris Knaute 2005 200 Freestyle 2005 400 Freestyle
Olympic TeamBob Nieman 1976 Modern Pentathlon 1980 Modern Pentathlon, fencing 1988 Modern PentathlonEli Bremer 2008 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 IMTony Bamsey 1991 100 Breaststroke 1992 50 FreestyleBo Bloomer 1991 Three-metersBucky MacLauglin 1991 50 Free 1992 50 FreeDrew Whitting 1991 500 Free 1991 1,650 Free 1993 500 FreeBamsey, MacLaughlin, Sheesley, Squires
2001 200 Medley RelaySam Chesnut 1992 1,650 FreestyleMatt Davis 1993 400 IM 1994 400 IM 1995 200 ButterflyMatt Ihlenfeld 2000 200 Breast 2001 100 Breast 2001 200 BreastCharlie Toth 2000 100 FreeBrehm, Dayton, Amidon, Toth 2001 200 Medley RelayPaul Brehm 2002 100 Backstroke 2002 200 Backstroke 2003 200 BackstrokeBrehm, Dayton, Pounds, Amidon 2002 400 Medley RelayChris Knaute 2004 1650 Free 2005 1650 Free 2005 500 Free 2005 400 IM 2006 1650 Free 2006 500 Free 2006 400 IM 2007 500 Free 2007 400 IMBrady Lindberg 2006 Platform Diving 2007 Platform DivingPaul Parmenter 2006 200 IM 2007 200 IMKyle Van Valkenburg 2008 Platform Diving 2009 Platform DivingBenjamin Gunn 2009 200 IM 2010 200 IM 2011 200 Fly
** Western Athletic Conference (1981-1999)Mountain West Conference (2000-11)Mountian Pacific Sports Federation (2011-Present)
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-AmericanJohn Dayton, 2003Eric Robinson, 2010Cody Deacon, 2012
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Honors & Awards/Dual W-L
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 Adamson 1968 John Graham 1969 Chris CurtisScholar Athlete 1966 Ronald Grabe 1967 Gary Reid 1979 Frank Synder 1980 Dirk Jordan 2003 John Dayton 2006 Matt Karmondy 2011 Eric RobinsonAthletic Excellence 1975 Rick McAlister 2001 Charlie Toth 2007 Chris KnauteOutstanding Athletic Achievement 2006 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, 2009-12Sam Wieser, 2012-13
Academic All-Conference Andrew 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, 12)Dave Devemark (1997)Matt Dunker (1997)Matt Durkin (1995, 96, 97)Dave Dutcher (1995, 96)Nathan Erickson (2009)Jonathan Eng (2012)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)Angus MacDonald (2012, 13)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, 12, 13)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)Alex Strom (2013)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)Sam Wieser (2012, 13)Brent White (2010, 11, 12, 13)Layne Wilson (2006, 07, 08)Paul Young (2010, 11)
Men’s Swimming & Diving
Men’s Dual Records
Year W L Coach 1957 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 Clayton2012 8 9 Rob Clayton2013 10 7 Rob Clayton 513-186-2 (73.3 % winning percentage)* season record includes a tie
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Air Force Top 10
50 Free1. 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. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 20.51 20108. Tyler Paige (‘01) 20.58 20009. Ryan Dunne (‘15) 20.61 20139. Tony Bamsey (‘92) 20.61 1992
100 Free1. Charlie Toth (‘01) 43.79 20012. Ryan Dunne (‘15) 44.47 20123. Bucky MacLaughlin (‘91) 44.50 19914. Tim Paschke (‘00) 44.67 19985. Robert Dawson (‘11) 44.73 20106. Micah Newmann (‘14) 44.84 20117. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 44.90 20108. Tim Martinelli (‘13) 44.93 20139. John Dayton (‘03) 45.17 200210. Tyler Paige (‘01) 45.21 1999
200 Free1. 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. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 1:38.18 20116. Corydon Butler (‘12) 1:38.41 20127. Ryan Dunne (‘15) 1:38.67 20128. Eric Robinson (‘11) 1:38.98 20099. Tim Martinelli (‘13) 1:39.13 201210. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 1:39.21 2010
500 Free1. 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) 4:25.14 20125. Tom Hansen (‘11) 4:26.70 20096. Jon Kalberer (‘96) 4:29.07 19947. Sam Chesnut (‘92) 4:29.10 19918. Robert Graves (‘16) 4:29.80 20129. Kevin Jackson (‘16) 4:30.89 201310. Bryan Avery (‘09) 4:31.26 2007 1,000 Free1. Drew Whitting (‘93) 9:07.72 19912. Chris Knaute (‘07) 9:11.98 20063. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 9:15.14 20094. Max Evans-Nolan (‘15) 9:17.78$ 20115. Sam Chesnut (‘92) 9:19.24 19916. Kevin Jackson (‘16) 9:20.95$ 20137. Alex Strom (‘15) 9:21.00$ 20138. Corydon Butler (‘12) 9:21.76$ 20129. Robert Graves (‘16) 9:24.42$ 201310. James Boegman (‘86) 9:26.53 1986
1,650 Free1. Chris Knaute (‘07) 15:09.15 20052. Drew Whitting (‘93) 15:10.13 19913. Max Evans-Nolan (‘15) 15:24.04 20134. Sean O’Keefe (‘10) 15:24.41 20095. Kevin Jackson (‘16) 15:29.62 20136. Sam Chesnut (‘92) 15:30.33 19917. Corydon Butler (‘12) 15:31.09 20108. Alex Strom (‘15) 15:32.03 20139. James Boegman (‘86) 15:39.85 198510. Matt Karmondy (06) 15:41.03 2006
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 Fly1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 47.64 20112. Chris Morin (‘10) 48.08 20093. Bryan Avery (‘09) 48.38 20084. Nick Burton (‘07) 48.90 20065. Ryan Dunne (‘15) 48.91 20125. Eric Pounds (‘04) 48.91 20037. Paul Leonhardt (‘14) 49.13 20118. Matt Millikin (‘13) 49.18 20119. Robert Dawson (‘11) 49.23 200910. Bucky MacLaughlin (‘91) 49.29 1991
200 Fly1. 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 Back1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 48.13 20112. Paul Brehm (‘04) 48.85 20033. Matt Millikin (‘13) 49.02 20134. Angus MacDonald (‘14) 49.23 20135. Kai Yamashiro (‘09) 49.37 20096. Charles Lebeau (‘06) 49.76 20037. 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 Back1. Benjamin Gunn (‘11) 1:45.60 20112. Matt Millikin (‘13) 1:45.81 20133. Paul Brehm (‘04) 1:46.27 20034. Kai Yamashiro (‘09) 1:46.44 20095. Matt Horner (‘02) 1:47.19 20016. Justin Lapin (‘07) 1:47.21 20067. Paul Young (‘13) 1:48.05 20108. Angus MacDonald (‘14) 1:48.15 20129. Tom Hansen (‘11) 1:48.49 200910. Race Steinfort (‘02) 1:49.39 2001
100 Breast1. Justin Day (‘09) 53.87 20092. Matt Ihlenfeld (‘01) 54.70 20013. John Dayton (‘03) 54.98 20034. Michael Barnosky (‘16) 54.99 20135. Cody Deacon (‘12) 55.37 20116. Josh Hammervold (‘11) 55.54 20097. Greg Edmonds (‘10) 55.76 20108. Shanon Anderson (‘99) 55.93 19999. Kaleb Jenkins (‘13) 56.29 201110. Andrew Bergman (‘07) 56.49 2007
200 Breast1. 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. Kaleb Jenkins (‘13) 2:02.46 20136. Justin Day (‘09) 2:02.46 20098. Michael Barnosky (‘16) 2:02.53 20139. John Dayton (‘03) 2:02.60 200110. Nick Burton (‘07) 2:02.62 2006
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)
(updated 2/23/13)
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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 Freestyle 1. Zach Ingold Navy 43.61 20122. Charlie Toth Air Force 43.79 20013. Mike Linn Navy 43.96 20064. Joseph Smutz Navy 44.08 20065. Joe Novak Army 44.12 19986. Mac Anthony Navy 44.34 20097. Noah White Navy 44.37 2003 Aaron Aiken Navy 44.37 20119. Ryan Dunne Air Force 44.47 201210. Bucky MacLaughlin Air Force 44.50 1991 200 freestyle 1. Mac Anthony Navy 1:36.29 20112. 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. Ben Gunn Air Force 1:38.18 20118. Efri Ruthenberg Army 1:38.20 20049. Britton Smith Navy 1:38.23 199710. William Norton Navy 1:38.34 2011 500 freestyle 1. 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. Justin Vagts Navy 4:21.12 20126. James Lascara Navy 4:23.15 20097. Sam Martinette Navy 4:23.98 20118. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 4:24.80 20099. Mark Mathson Army 4:24.99 199010. William Norton Navy 4:25.27 2011
1000 freestyle 1. Erik Hunter Navy 8:59.52 20092. Drew Whitting Air Force 9:07.72 19933. Justin Vagts Navy 9:08.73 20114. Chris Knaute Air Force 9:11.98 20065. Sam Martinette Navy 9:15.94 20116. Deni Cullum Navy 9:16.43 20117. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 9:17.35 20088. Sumner Rollings Navy 9:18.60 20009. Tim Gallaudet Navy 9:18.75 198610. Mark Mathson Army 9:18.87 1988 1650 Freestyle 1. Erik Hunter Navy 14:58.72 20092. Justin Vagts Navy 15:04.11 20113. Chris Knaute Air Force 15:09.15 20054. Drew Whitting Air Force 15:10.13 19915. Sam Martinette Navy 15:19.61 20116. Sean O’Keefe Air Force 15:24.41 20097. Mark Mathson Army 15:25.48 19908. Eric Winter Navy 15:25.61 19929. William Norton Navy 15:26.63 201110. Max Evans-Nolan Air Force 15:28.95 2012
100 Backstroke 1. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 48.13 20112. Gage Trotter Navy 48.34 20123. Kevin Mukri Navy 48.61 20074. Andrew Hetzner Navy 48.69 20095. Paul Brehm Air Force 48.85 20036. Zach Ingold Navy 48.90 20127. Kai Yamashrio Air Force 49.29 20098. Matt Millikin Air Force 49.45 20119. Angus MacDonald Air Force 49.65 2012
200 Backstroke1. Andrew Hetzner Navy 1:45.35 20092. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 1:45.60 20113. Matt Millikin Air Force 1:45.85 20124. Kevin Mukri Navy 1:45.62 20075. Paul Brehm Air Force 1:46.27 20036. Kai Yamashiro Air Force 1:46.40 20097. Conor Campbell Navy 1:46.79 20128. Mac Anthony Navy 1:47.13 20119. Matt Horner Air Force 1:47.19 200110. Justin Lapin Air Force 1:47.21 2006
100 Breaststroke 1. 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. Sean Murphy Navy 55.32 20127. Cody Deacon Air Force 55.37 20118. James MacLaughlin Army 55.47 2009 Luke Hoffer Navy 55.47 201210. Joshua Hammervold Air Force 55.54 2009 200 Breaststroke1. Adam Meyer Navy 1:57.26 20092. Luke Hoffer Navy 1:57.55 20123. John VanSant Army 1:57.65 19874. Ian Johnston Navy 1:58.51 19965. Matt Ihlenfeld Air Force 1:58.67 20016. Pete Donahue Navy 1:59.95 20117. Jake Mentele Army 2:00.87 20088. Cody Deacon Air Force 2:00.90 20119. Sean Murphy Navy 2:01.02 201210. Josh Hammervold Air Force 2:01.13 2010 100 Butterfly 1. Adam Meyer Navy 47.33 20092. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 47.64 20113. Ayman Andrews Army 47.82 20124. Steve Duklueth Navy 48.01 20125. Ben Bondurant Navy 48.02 20126. Chris Morin Air Force 48.08 20087. Bryan Avery Air Force 48.38 20088. Joe Novak Army 48.44 1998, 999. Andrew Hetzner Navy 48.57 200910. Mike Linn Navy 48.67 2006 200 Butterfly 1. Adam Meyer Navy 1:42.54 20092. Mark Meyer Navy 1:44.80 20113. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 1:45.57 20104. Ben Bondurant Navy 1:46.21 20125. Matt Davis Air Force 1:46.71 19946. Patrick Veltmann Navy 1:46.90 19877. Cody Rasmussen Air Force 1:47.06 1999 Jesse Cohen Navy 1:47.06 20099. Steve Dukleth Navy 1:47.26 201110. John Kilroy Army 1:47.61 1987
200 Individual Medley1. Adam Meyer Navy 1:44.49 20092. Benjamin Gunn Air Force 1:47.22 20103. Ben Bondurant Navy 1:47.60 20124. Paul Parmenter Air Force 1:48.72 20065. Nick Burton Air Force 1:48.87 20066. Matt Davis Air Force 1:49.07 19977. Billy Vey Navy 1:49.30 20098. John van Sant Army 1:49.56 19869. Mark Meyer Navy 1:49.57 201110. Cody Rasmussen Air Force 1:49.68 1999 400 Individual Medley 1. Chris Knaute Air Force 3:48.98 20062. Erik Hunter Navy 3:51.24 20093. Justin Vagts Navy 3:51.27 20124. Matt Davis Air Force 3:51.82 19945. Adam Meyer Navy 3:52.76 20086. Justin Lapin Air Force 3:53.52 20067. Billy Vey Navy 3:53.60 20098. James Lascara Navy 3:53.90 20099. Patrick Veltmann Navy 3:55.43 200910. Dan Warner Navy 3:55.80 2009 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 2:56.27 2012(Ingold, Bomberger, Davison, Anthony)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 Navy 6:31.95 2011(Anthony, Martinette, Hunter, Norton)2 Air Force 6:32.32 2009(Hansen, O’Keefe, Robinson, Gunn)3 Army 6:40.98 2007(Disbrow, Soderberg, Ciliske, Ruthenberg) 200 Medley Relay 1 Navy 1:28.60 2012(Trotter, Murphy, Dukleth, Ingold)1 Air Force 1:28.68 2009(Yamashiro, Day, Morin, Dawson) 3 Army 1:31.47 2009(W. Blickle, McLaughlin, B. Blickle, Murphy) 400 Medley Relay 1 Navy 3:13.59 2012(Trotter, Murphy, Dukleth, Anthony)2 Air Force 3:15.01 2009(Yamashiro, Day, Gunn, Dawson)3 Army 3:19.56 2007(Walsh, Mentele, Disbrow, Ruthenberg)
Team Breakdown
Top 10 #1’s
Navy 50.7% 16
Air Force 38.6% 3
Army 10.7% 0
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Letterwinners
Letterwinners are listed as following:Name, graduation year in parentheses, 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 01Barnosky, Michael (16) 13Bamsey, 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 98Brigman, Ryan (13) 10 11 12 13Brower, Douglas R. (72) 70
Brown, 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 11 12Butt, 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 74Casias, Kyle (15) 12 13Castro, Kyle (16) 13Chaney, Blake (98) 95 96 97Chapman, Ben (04) 01 02 04Chesnut, Sam (92) 89 90 91 92Chiaro, Anthony (13) 10 11 12 13Chun, Mark C. (73) 70 71 72 73Chung, Tommy (05) 02Cialkowski, Peter (14) 11 12 13Clark, 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) 66Copeland, Greg (15) 12 13Corbett, 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 11 12Deardorf, Erick W. (85) 82 83Deeley, William F. (72) 69 70Derrick, Marvin J. (77) 74 75Devemark, Carl (99) 96 97 98 99Dixon, Matthew (84) 82 83Dixon, Nick (09) 06 07 08 09Doolittle, John (92) 89 90 91 92
Dow, John W. (73) 70Dunker, Matt (98) 95 96 97 98Dunne, Ryan (15) 12 13Durkin, 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) 95Eng, Jonathan (14) 12Erickson, Nathan (12) 09 10Evans, Kyle (14) 11Evans-Nolan, Max (15) 12 13Everard, 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, George (16) 13Frank, 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 02Graves, Robert (16) 13Greer, Davey (08) 05Griffith, William M. (69) 67 68 69Gunn, Benjamin (11) 08 09 10 11
HHaas, Ryan (15) 12Hackbarth, 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 11 12Hansen, Thomas (11) 08 09 10 11Happ, William K. (70) 68 69
Harris, 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 67Jackson, Kevin (16) 13Jaep, William F., Jr. (67) 65Jaime, Jared (11) 09Jamerson, James L. (63) 61 62 63Jenkins, Kaleb (12) 09 11 12 13Jett, 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 11 12 13Jordan, 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 04Ledford, Sean (16) 13Lee, Steve (05) 05Leek, Warren J. (66) 64 65 66Leighton, Alex (16) 13Lennon, Jay (90) 87 88 89Leonard, Michael C. (67) 65 66Leonhardt, Paul (14) 11
Benjamin Gunn
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Letterwinners
Leopold, 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) 11 12 13Mackow, 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 11 12 13Masin, 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 11 12 13Mitchell, Andrew (01) 98 99 00 01Mitchell, Kevin (16) 13Mohrmann, 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) 72
Nieman, 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) 11 12 13Pendergast (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 11 12Rogas, 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 95Schiffl, 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 91
Sheehan, Stephen D. (65) 64Shelbourne, Peter (15) 12 13Sheridan, 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 75Sloan, Sam (15) 12 13Smiley, 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 11 12Snyder, 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) 65Strom, Alex (15) 12 13Stronko, Jake (13) 10 11Stump, Hugh D. (65) 63 64Sullivan, Paul B. (81) 78 79 80 81Sumrall, Rich (86) 83 84 85 86Swinburn, Jaron (16) 13Symens, 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 90Tibbitts, Stephen W. (75) 73 74 75Tipton, Aaron (16) 13Toepfer, Michael W. (89) 85 86 87 88Toner, Shane (15) 12Toth, Charles (01) 98 99 00 01Treason, Thomas A. (65) 64 65Trimble, Eric (03) 00 03Trimble, Jack R. (70) 68 69 70
Tritico, Hans (99) 96
U • VUmberger, Ryan (13) 10Uzelac, Nick (07) 04 05 06 07Vance, Brian A. (73) 70 71Vallejo, Dominic (16) 13Vandam, 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 11Walls, Matt (16) 13Walsh, 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 76Weiser, Sam (15) 12 13Welling, Karol R. (83) 80Whinnery, Cyrus C. (88) 85 86 87 88White, Bishop, III (64) 62 63White, Brent (13) 10 11 12 13White, 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) 77Zillweger, Nathaniel (16) 13Zuber, Jay (89) 86Zwyer, James (95) 92 93 94 95
Cody
Deacon
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World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)
World Class Athlete Program (WCAP)
The Air Force World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) is a two-year program that
provides active duty, national guard and reserve Air Force personnel the opportu-
nity to train and compete at national and international sports competitions with
the ultimate goal of selection to the United States Olympic team. The WCAP is
not a developmental program; it targets athletes who have achieved world class
status in their sport. If selected, the
athlete will be assigned to Head-
quarters Air Force Services Agency,
San Antonio, Texas, with a duty
location near elite coaches and/or
world class training facilities. Can-
didates must remain competitive
for a U.S Olympic team position to
remain in the program, which ends
with the Olympic Trials or after
competing with the national team at the Olympics.
James Bales, a 2001 graduate, is currently
training in Colorado Springs under the WCAP in an attempt to qual-
ify for the 2012 Olympics in the triathlon.
Former Air Force swimmers that have served
as members of the WCAP in 2008 include Capt. Eli Bremer, 2nd Lt.
Chris Knaute and 2nd Lt. Paul Parmenter. Bremer, a 2000 graduate
of the Academy, competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the
modern pentathlon. Meanwhile, Knaute and Parmenter, both 2007
graduates, participated in the U.S. Olympic Trials in swimming in
2008. Both spent a year in Charlotte, N.C., training at the Mecklen-
burg Aquatic Center, mentored by former Auburn head coach Dave
Marsh.
Capt. Eli Bremer, a 2000 gradute, competed
in the Beijing Olympics.
“The Air Force WCAP has allowed me
to continue to swim and compete
to pursue my athletic goals, while I
still get to pursue my long-term goal
of becoming a pilot.” -2nd Lt. Chris
Knaute, class of 2007
James Bales (two photos above), a 2001
graduate, trained for the
2012 Olympics.
Lt. Chris Knaute (left) and 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.
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Where Are Thy Now?
Capt. Evan Parr (‘05)F-22 Pilot, 19th Flight Squadron,
Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
Matt Ihlenfeld (’01) USAF ReservesKC-135 PilotUniversity of Indiana Law Student
Capt. Mike Foster (‘99) Ph. D. Candidate
Rochester Institute of Technology, N.Y.
Matt Dunker (’98) JP Morgan
Executive Director, Emerging Markets Trading
MBA - Johnson School, Cornell University
London, UK
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Capt. Matt Karmondy (‘06)Received Master’s Degree in
Aeronautics/Astronautics from MIT;
Attending pilot training
Capt. Eric Pounds (‘04)C-17 Pilot
Dover AFB, Del.
Capt. Stewart Parker (‘02)Air Force Special Tactics
Combat Controller
1st Lt. T.J. Cowling (‘07) and
1st Lt. Spencer Liedl (‘07)Attending pilot training
Pensacola, Fla.
Where Are Thy Now?
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Cadet Natatorium
Newly Refurbished Cadet Natatorium The Air Force Academy Cadet Natatorium underwent a
complete renovation during the 2010-11 season and re-opened
during the summer of 2011.
The upgrades make the Cadet Natatorium one of the
premier and state-of-the-art on-campus swimming venues in
college athletics.
- All new pool with ability to practice and compete at short-
course and long-course lengths.
- Starting blocks on both ends of pool.
- New platform diving tower.
- Added pool deck space during practices and
competition.
- Stairways leading up to stands (previously ladders).
- One of the nation’s finest Swimming Fitness Rooms located
adjacent to the Natatorium.
- New team rooms.
- New lockers for both teams.
- LED video board.
- Updated lighting.
- New roof design.
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The Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience de-signed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science de-gree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.
Course of Study Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate. The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include manage-ment, aeronautical engineering, foreign area stud-ies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics.
Faculty Composition The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of perfor-mance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study. About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and con-tinuity. Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer develop-ment. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several distinguished vis-iting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year.
Athletic Program The Academy’s athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and intercol-legiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year.
Military Education and Training An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues through-out the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills. Ca-dets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers. Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen then study the mili-tary role in United States society as well as the mis-sion and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and ju-niors study the combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, naviga-tion, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with 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 complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first sum-mer. Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an op-erational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall para-chute training. During their last two summers, all cadets are of-fered leadership training as supervisors or instruc-tors 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 of the programs available.
Nominations Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eli-gibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025 or go to:
www.usafa.edu
History of The Academy
In 1948, a board of leading civil-
ian and military educators was ap-
pointed to plan the curriculum for an
academy that would meet the needs
of the newly established Air Force.
The board determined that Air Force
requirements could not be met by ex-
panding the other service academies
and recommended an Air Force Acad-
emy 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, President
Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized
creation of the United States Air Force
Academy. After considering 580 sites
in 45 states, the commission narrowed
the choice to three locations. The
summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air
Force Harold Talbott selected a site
near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colo-
rado 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 sufficiently
completed for occupancy by the cadet
wing in late August 1958. Initial con-
struction cost was $142 million.
Women entered the Academy on
June 28, 1976, as members of the class
of 1980.
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Senior Leadership
Lt. Gen. Michelle D. Johnson is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. She directs a four-year academic,
military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer. The
general is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1981. After graduating from the Academy, she completed
graduate studies as a Rhodes Scholar before earning her pilot wings in 1984.
Johnson has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered Air Force level, and came to the Academy after
serving as the Deputy, Chief of Staff, Operation and Intelligence, Supreme Headquarters Allies Powers Europe, North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, Casteau, Belgium. She has served in various assignments in air mobility, airlift and tanker flying operations and training,
academic instruction and personnel. A command pilot, the general has more than 3,600 flying hours in the C-141, T-41, KC-10, C-17, C-5 and
the KC-14 aircraft.
The general’s military awards and decorations include the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit
with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Aerial Achievement Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air
Force Achievement Medal, Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster, National Defense Service Medal with bronze star, Armed Forces
Expeditionary Medal, Southwest Asia Service Medal with bronze star and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Commandant of CadetsBrig. General
Gregory Lengyel
Dean of FacultyBrig. General
Andrew Armacost
Vice SuperintendentColonel
Evan Miller
Commander, 10th Air Base WingCol. Stacey Hawkins
Senior Leadership
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Director of Athletics
Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his 10th year as the direc-
tor of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired
Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of
faculty for two years prior to his retirement from
active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heav-
ily involved in Academy athletics before becoming
director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty
athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a
long-time member of the board of directors for the
Air Force Academy Athletics Association.
Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh
has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In
2007, the Academy was one of only three schools
(Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-
season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and
ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the first time a ser-
vice academy has ever had a team compete in the
post-season in all three sports.
In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s bas-
ketball team has played in another NCAA tourna-
ment and the National Invitational Tournament’s
Final Four. The ice hockey team has won the confer-
ence championship and advanced to the NCAA tour-
nament five of the last six years. Mueh was on the
selection committee that hired current head coach
Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into
the Atlantic Hockey Association.
The football program, the Academy’s flagship
sport, has gone through a major overhaul under
Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of
the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the
helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a
1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was im-
mediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark
and a second-place finish in the Mountain West
Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their
first bowl game in seven years, playing in the Armed
Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has gone to a
school-record six consecutive bowl games and aver-
aged over 9,000 bowl tickets sold.
Mueh has been just as successful behind the
scenes with the administration of the department.
Mueh restructured the department with an internal/
external model that has streamlined resources and
made the department more effective from top to
bottom. In addition, the athletic department made
the transition to a federally-chartered non-profit or-
ganization in the summer of 2013, which will lead to
more fund-raising opportunities.
Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment
and the announcement of the Holaday Athletic Cen-
ter, an indoor training facility. The $15 million facility
was completed in July 2011.
Mueh has also been active within the conference
and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part
of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has
been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibility com-
pliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the
region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh
has been equally active within the conference on
various leadership committees. He is currently on
the awards and recognition committee and has pre-
viously served on the joint council executive commit-
tee, and committees on championships, television
and sportsmanship.
Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the
Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and
head of the department of chemistry at the Acad-
emy, a position he held since October 1987 where
he oversaw the annual design and instruction of
25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annu-
ally.
Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany,
and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He
entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the
Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated
with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in
1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year
letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the
Academy record for saves in a game with 30, ac-
complishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina
and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh
helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercol-
legiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal
berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team
all-league selection in 1965.
Following graduation, Mueh completed two as-
signments in intelligence before attending the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s
degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned a doc-
torate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976
as a distinguished graduate. He has also completed
Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff Col-
lege 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 also served
as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soc-
cer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during
those two years, leading the Internationals to the
Colorado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty
in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in
Saigon, Republic of Vietnam 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 associate pro-
fessor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy
except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant
for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence
Agency at the Pentagon.
In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head,
department of chemistry, before being selected
for his position of permanent professor and head
of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty
athletics representative, he was active in both the
Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West
Conference, and was the Academy’s representative
on the transition team to form the new MWC, the
only faculty athletics representative on the team. He
competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis,
and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate
sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as
chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer
representative to the men’s golf team and five years
as the officer representative to the football team.
Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cin-
cinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine,
Kurt and Deborah.
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Air Force Athletics
Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as
the Air Force Academy’s.
The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical
conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for
officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to
build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program:
intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education.
The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAA-
sanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation.
Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-
country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse,
rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling.
The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fenc-
ing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving,
soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two
non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading.
The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs
compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Confer-
ence. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise
State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i (football only), Nevada,
New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also
compete against non-conference opponents, including many national-
lyranked teams.
The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s
Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy.
The Falcons have won the trophy 18 times, which is more than any
other academy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House
to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States.
The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive build-
ings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly
endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396
feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The
structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena
and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined 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.
John CoulahanAssociate AD
Finance
William CarpenterAssociate AD
Recruiting Support
Wayne KellenbenceAssociate AD
Support
Troy GarnhartAssociate AD
Info./Communications
Karen WarnerAssociate AD
Human Resources
Dermot CollAssociate AD
Development/Gov’t
Col. Billy WalkerDeputy AD
Marti GasserAssociate AD/SWA
Intercollegiate Program
Jim TregoSenior Associate AD
Col. Bart WeissVice Athletic Director
George NelsonAssociate AD
Athletic Programs
Air Force Athletics