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Rice Owls Swimming 2013-2014 Rice Swim Roster Name Ht. Anniina Ala-Seppala 5-9 Taylor Armstrong 6-0 Dominique Bessette 5-2 Quincy Christian 5-10 Casey Clark 5-11 Lauren FitzGerald 5-9 Erin Flanigan 5-9 Chelsea Fong 5-7 Shannon Foreman 5-6 Michelle Gean 5-8 Savanna Golson 6-0 Faith Hirschi 5-8 Marissa Konicke 5-8 Catherine Levins 5-9 Madison Livingston 5-9 Lilly Marrow 5-8 Cora McKenzie 5-7 Rachel Moody 5-6 Shelly Patton 5-6 Shelbi Ragsdale 5-10 Marita Sailor 5-5 Kim Steinhouse 5-8 Meaghan Wisenbaker 5-6 Karina Wlostowska 5-8

Event Distance Back/Free Fly/Bk/Free IM/Distance Fly/Free Back/IM Free/Fly Sprints Sprints/Back/Fly Free/Bk/Br/IM Br./Sprints Bk/Free Free/Fly Br/IM Br/IM/Free Fr/Br/Bk/Fly Free/Fly Sprints/Br IM/Free IM/Br. Free/Bk/Fly Sprints Butterfly Free/Fly

Cl.-Exp Fr.-HS So.-1L Jr.-2L Sr.-3L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-3L So.-1L Jr.-1L Jr.-2L Fr.-HS Jr.-2L Sr.-3L So.-1L Jr.-2L So.-Tr. So.-1L Fr.-HS Sr.-3L So.-1L Sr.-3L

Hometown/Previous School Hollola, Finland/Lahden Lyseon Lukio Tauranga, New Zealand/Otumoetai College Antioch, Ill./Antioch Community HS Granite Bay, Calif./Granite Bay HS Spring/Klein HS Folsom, Calif./Granite Bay HS Austin/Bowie HS Cupertino, Calif./Monta Vista HS Charlotte, N.C./Ardrey Kell HS Kingwood/Kingwood HS Kingwood/Kingwood Park HS El Paso/Loretto Academy HS Plano/Plano HS Mercersburg, Pa./Mercersburg Academy Kentfield, Calif./Redwood HS Houston/Stratford HS Tuscaloosa Ala./Tuscaloosa Academy Houston/Memorial HS Denver, Col./Northwestern University Flower Mound/STEM Academy Portland, Ore./Sunset HS Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West The Woodlands/John Cooper School Podgorzyn, Poland/Secondary Comprehensive

Club Lahden Uimaseura Greerton SC Lake Forest SC Sierra Marlins Premier Aquatics Sierra Marlins Swim Team Longhorn Aquatics De Anza Cupertino Swim Mac Carolina Blue Tide Aquatics Eagle Swimming Assoc. West Texas Typhoon SC City of Plano Swimmers Burlington County YMCA North Bay Aquatics Dad’s Club Crimson Tide Aquatics Rice Aquatics Denver Hilltoppers Swim Club Lakeside Aquatic Club Tualatin Hills Swim Club Parkway Swim Club The Woodlands SC

Staff Head Coach: Seth Huston (B.S., Univ. of Tampa, 1988; M.S., TCU, 1990), 12th season at Rice Assistant Coach: Amanda Caldwell (B.S., Youngstown State, 2006; M.S., James Madison, 2008), 2nd season at Rice

2013-2014 Rice Swim Schedule Date Opponent / Event

Location

Time

Oct. 11

Austin

4 pm

Oct. 25-26 Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Med Center Invitational

Rice Aquatics Center

4 pm

(with Houston and Incarnate Word)



9:30 am & 2 pm

Nov. 1 SMU

Rice Aquatics Center

4 pm

Nov. 2 North Texas *

Rice Aquatics Center

Noon

Nov. 21-23

at Houston Invitational

U.H. Rec Center

All Day

Dec. 6-7

at Longhorn Invitational

Austin

All Day

Dec. 20 Texas A&M

College Station

tba

Jan. 25 Arkansas

Fayetteville, Ark.

Noon

Jan. 26 Arkansas-Little Rock

Little Rock, Ark.

11 am

Jan. 31-

U.H. Rec Center

5 pm

Feb. 1 (with Houston, LSU, Tulane)

U.H. Rec Center

11 am

Feb. 26-

Atlanta, Ga.

All Day

Mar. 1 (nine C-USA teams)

Atlanta, Ga.

All Day

Mar. 20-22

Minneapolis, Minn.

All Day

at Texas

at Quad Meet at Conference USA Championships at NCAA Championships

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Meet The Owls Personal — Full name: Taylor Danielle Armstrong. Born: Dec. 4, 1993, in Auckland, New Zealand. Parents: Garry Armstrong and Sue Walsh of Tauranga, New Zealand (one brother and two sisters). Rice College: Martel College.

Anniina Ala-Seppälä Distance

Rice Bests 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke

5-9 w Fr.-HS Hollola, Finland

55.98 2:00.41

200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle

1:52:87 4:56:39

Lahden Lyseon Lukio * 1,500 freestyle 16:48.63 SCM (17:01.74 conversion) * 800 freestyle 8:46.76 SCM (10:07.35 conversion) * 400 freestyle 4:14.20 SCM (4:53.09 conversion) * Youth Nordic Champion in 400-meters * Swam for Finland in Youth Olympic Festival and Youth European Championships * Coached by Ben Davis (one year of high school in Lexington, KY) * Coached by Ari Palve (club) Coach Huston said: “Anniina will really fill a hole left by (2013 graduate) Danielle Spence in our distance events. I expect Anniina to be very competitive in training and competing as a part of our one-two punch in the distance events with teammate Erin Flanigan. Anniina’s experience in international competitions will serve her well at the NCAA Division I level.” Anniina Ala-Seppälä said: “I got along with the coaches and the team extremely well from the first time we talked. I instantly felt like I was a part of the team. I also knew Rice University to be a great school academically; even very well known in Finland. This is important to me. The beautiful campus and warm climate were also tempting to me.”

Taylor Armstrong Backstroke/Freestyle 6-0 w So.-1L Tauranga, New Zealand Otumoetai College Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Simultaneously made a smooth transition to life in the United States and collegiate swimming... Scored 26 points at the C-USA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... The 26 points tied for the second-most scored by an Owl freshman... Registered the fifthfastest 200-yard backstroke in school history (2:00.41) with a fifth-place finish in the event at the C-USA championships... Won the consolation finals of the 100-backstroke with a season-best 55.98, the sixth-fastest mark in Rice history... Scored for the team at conference in the 500-freestyle after a steady season-best 4:56.39 in the morning prelims... Top time in the 200-free was a 1:52.87 at the Incarnate Word Invitational in December. International — Swam on two New Zealand age-group national teams... Competed in the country’s 2012 Olympic Trials. High School — A 2012 graduate of Otumoetai College in Tauranga, New Zealand... Earned her school’s top award for excellence in a single sport. Club — Competes for the Greerton Swim Club... Set three national age group records and a host of school records... Coached by Tai Daniela... times (converted from short-course meters) 100 backstroke 55.45; 200 backstroke 2:00.18; 100 freestyle 50.87; 200 freestyle 1:48.55.

Dominique Bessette Fly/Free/Back 5-2 w Jr.-2L Antioch, Illinois Antioch Community HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Posted four new Rice bests in second season on the team, including a 2:07.31 in the 200-yard backstroke at the C-USA Championships... Went 1:02.70 in the 100-backstroke at the annual Quad Meet against LSU, Houston and Tulane... Swam a 26.12 in the 50-freestyle and a 54.24 in the 100-free at the Incarnate Word Invitational... 2011-2012: Swam a host of events in her first year at the Division I level, but made her biggest contribution in the butterfly... Swam a Rice-best 2:05.06 in the 200-fly at the Conference USA Championships, the fourth-best time on the team... Top 100-fly was a season-best 57.16 at the C-USA meet... Also competed in the rugged 400-IM at conference, swimming a season-best 4:35.13... Posted three season-bests while at the Phill Hansell Invitational across town at the University of Houston, including a 56.52 in the 100-freestyle, a 1:02.82 in the 100-backstroke, and a 2:12.65 in the 200-backstroke... Swam a 26.82 in the 50-freestyle at the Incarnate Word Invitational... Contributed to the team in relay events. High School — The 2011 Valedictorian of Antioch Community High School in Antioch, Illinois... First athlete in school history to qualify for the Illinois state championships all four years, and did so competing individually as ACHS did not field a swim program... Trained with her club team and qualified for the sectionals and state meet as an individual... Earned all-state in the 200-individual medley as a sophomore... Three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American... Maintained a 4.8 grade point average on a 4.0 scale to finish first in a senior class of 338... National Merit Scholar Commended Student... Spanish National Honor Society... AP Scholar with Distinction. Club — Veteran competitor for the Lake Forest Swim Club. Personal — Full name: Dominique Alexandra Bessette. Born: July 3, 1993, in Antioch, Ill. Parents: George and Debby Bessette of Antioch (one brother, one sister). Both parents were Division I student-athletes at Indiana State. Father was on the wrestling team (1983-85). Mother was on the Sycamores’ gymnastics team (1982-85) and a member of the 1980 national team for The Netherlands. Chose to attend Rice over Vanderbilt, Emory and John Hopkins. Rice College: Duncan Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke

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26.12 54.24 1:02.70 2:07.31

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57.16 2:05.06 2:09.58 4:35.13

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Quincy Christian IM/Distance 5-10 w Sr.-3L Granite Bay, Calif. Granite Bay HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Medalist; C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Kathryn E. Scholl True Blue Spirit Award (presented to the Owl who has shown dedication, discipline and leadership, but most importantly consistent hard-work and commitment, to the team concept)... Won her third-straight C-USA individual title in the 400-individual medley (4:16.45) in as many years... Was a full three seconds behind first place midway through the breaststroke leg of the C-USA’s 400-IM before rallying with a steady 57.51 in the final 100-freestyle to win the league title by more than two seconds over second place... Won the 400-IM then came back the next day to win the silver medal in the mile behind teammate Erin Flanigan after a career-best 16:33.48... The first 1,000-yards of her C-USA mile was the fastest of her career (10:02.71)... Finished fifth in the conference in the 200-IM with a career-best 2:02.61, part of a Rice scoring barrage where the Owls claimed four of the top six spots... Scored 51 points at the C-USA meet to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... The 51 points was the seventh-highest on the team... 2011-2012: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Defended her C-USA individual championship in the 400-yard individual medley with an NCAA provisional qualifying time of 4:18.67, becoming the first Owl to win backto-back league titles since All-American Mandy Mularz claimed the WAC championship in the 50-freestyle in 2002 and 2003... Led a 1-2 Rice finish in the 400-IM with Shelby Bottoms for the league’s fastest times of the year... Reached the championship finals of two other C-USA events and notched a pair of fifth place finishes in the 200-IM and the mile... Swam a career-best 2:03.83 in the 200-IM... Posted a season-best 16:49.01 in the mile as the Owls claimed three of the top five spots in the event... Scored a total of 48 points at the C-USA meet, the sixth-highest total on the team... Best mark in the 1,000-freestyle was from the intermediate split of the C-USA mile (10:13.15)... 2010-2011: Shared Rice’s Rookie of the Year award (with Michelle Gean) as the program’s top freshman; C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll; Won the C-USA individual championship in the 400-yard individual medley with a time of 4:16.13 that broke the oldest Rice record in the books (16 years)... Finished second in the mile at conference with a career-best time of 16:45.58, the fifth-fastest mark in school history... Fastest mile by an Owl freshman in five years... Placed tenth in the league in the 500-freestyle with a career-best 4:58.63... Scored a total of 44 points for the Owls at the C-USA meet, the sixth-highest total on the team... Posted the Owls’ best 1,000-free of the season (10:11.34) at the intermediate mark during the C-USA mile.

High School — A 2010 graduate of Granite Bay High School in California... Two-time High School All-America in the 500-freestyle and in the 200individual medley... Helped lead the Grizzlies to the Sierra Foothill League championship and 2009 Section title... Finished second in the 500-freestyle (4:57.78) and fourth in the 200-individual medley... Named the program’s Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2007... Coached by John Sherman... Advanced Placement Scholar. Club — Competed for the Sierra Marlins... National qualifier in longcourse 400-IM... Short-course national qualifier in the 200-IM and 400-IM... Coached by Jeff Pearson (club)... USA Swimming Academic All-America. Personal — Full name: Quincy Elizabeth Christian. Born: January 16, 1992 in Austin. Parents: Al and Jan Christian of Granite Bay, Calif. (one brother, one sister). Chose to attend Rice over Princeton, Notre Dame and the University of San Diego. Rice College: Wiess Rice Bests 200 IM 400 IM 100 Butterfly

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2:02.16 4:16.13 59.98

500 Freestyle 1,000 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle

4:58.63 10:02.71 16:33.48

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Casey Clark Fly/Free 5-11 w Jr.-2L Spring Klein HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Recipient of the swim program’s Catherine Hannah Award, which has been presented by the team to the top Owl swimmer every year since 1979... Scored a team-leading 90 points at the C-USA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... Won two C-USA individual events, taking first place in both the 100- and 200-butterfly... Owls’ first multi-event individual conference champion since Mandy Mularz in the Western Athletic Conference in 2002... Tallied three new school records with a 53.01 in the 100-butterfly, a 1:57.35 in the 200-butterfly and a 1:45.78 in the 200-freestyle... Shattered the previous 100-fly record that had stood for 16 years (1997)... Set 200-free record as the lead leg of the C-USA 800-relay... Finished third at conference in the 100-free with a 49.47, the best by an Owl since Mularz in 2002... One of two Owls to swim on four relays at conference, and three of her four set new school records in the 400-medley, 400-free and 800... Posted the second-fastest 100-backstroke in school history (55.31) when given a rare opportunity to compete in that event at the Incarnate Word Invitational in December... Named the C-USA Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 18... 2011-2012: Participated in two events at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials... Swam a 2:05.87 in 200-meter freestyle prelims (June 27) where she finished 87th out of the top women’s swimmers in the United States... Went 1:02.38 in the 100-meter butterfly prelims (June 25) to place 108th out of the top 162 U.S. women (did not advance to the finals of either event)... Shared the team’s Rookie of the Year award (with Erin Flanigan) as the Owls’ top new swimmer; Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Won three individual bronze medals, and swam on four medal-winning relays, to lead the Owls in scoring with 82 points at the C-USA Championships... Broke a 15-year-old school record to take third place in the C-USA’s 100-yard butterfly with time of 54.15... Posted the second-fastest marks in Rice history in both the 100- and 200-freestyle with times of 50.02 and 1:47.75, respectively... Finished third in the 100-free at conference (50.05) after a 50.02 in the morning prelims... The 1:47.75 in the 200-free was on the lead leg of the school record-setting 800-free relay that finished second at the C-USA meet... Lead leg on both the 200- and 400-free relays which are among the best in school history... Swam butterfly on the second-fastest 400-medley relay in school history that took second in the C-USA meet... Finished third in the C-USA’s 200-fly on the strength of a season-best 2:02.15, then came right back and closed out the meet in the 400-relay... Split from the sprint relay (23.22) was the Blue & Gray’s second-fastest 50-free all season long... Registered the fastest 100-fly ever recorded by an Owl at home at the Aquatics Center with a 56.37 during the Rice Invitational. High School — A 2011 graduate of Klein High School in Klein, Texas... U.S. Open qualifier/participant... Twice named the District 13-5A Swimmer of the Year at Klein who helped lead the Bearkats to four district titles and three Top 5 finishes at the state championships... Set five individual Klein records and swam on three record-setting relays... Earned 20 NISCA high school All-America awards during prep career... Won the regional championship in the 100-yard butterfly and four 13-5A titles...

State runner-up in both the 100-fly and 200-freestyle... Served two seasons as the Bearkats team captain... Coached by Tom Harwood... Outstanding student... Member of the National Honor Society and Latin Honor Society... USA Swimming Scholastic All-America. Club — Qualified for the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in the 100meter butterfly (1:01.80) at the 2011 USA Swimming Junior National Championships... U.S. Senior Nationals qualifier/participant... Swam for Premier Aquatics under head coach Mike McCauley... Short-course national qualifier. Personal — Full name: Casey Leigh Clark. Born: April 27, 1993, in Jacksonville, Fla. Parents: David and Donna Clark of Spring, Tex. (two brothers). Chose to attend Rice over Georgia Tech and Texas A&M. Volunteers with the National Charity League. Rice College: Baker Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle

23.22 49.47 1:45.78

100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 100 Backstroke

53.01 1:57.35 55.31

Lauren FitzGerald Backstroke/IM 5-9 w Fr.-HS Folsom, Calif. Granite Bay HS * 100 backstroke 56.48; * 200 backstroke 2:01.04; * 200 IM 2:04.40; * 400 IM 4:25.38; * 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials Qualifier * Granite Bay HS record holder in the 200-back (LCM) * Coached by John Sherman (HS) * Coached by Adam Schmidt (club) * USA Swimming scholastic All-American; Granite Bay Academic Honor Roll * Sierra Marlin of the Year Coach Huston said: “Lauren is coming off an awesome year, in which she qualified for U.S. Olympic Trials in the 200 backstroke. Even better is that Lauren can swim great IM’s and some mid-distance freestyle. She knows what it takes to commit to lofty goals and achieve them. We look forward to Lauren being a Rice Owl. She will make instant contributions to the personality of the team as well as in her athletic performance.” Lauren FitzGerald said: “I loved everything Rice had to offer: the team, the coaches, the academics, and the campus. It was such a great fit and I am so happy to be a part of it.”

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Distance/Fly

Rice Bests 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,000 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle

5-9 w Jr.-2L

* LCM conversion

Erin Flanigan Austin

1:48.34 4:49.19 10:02.01 16:29.02

100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 200 IM

*56.57 2:00.54 *2:02.61

Bowie HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Recipient of the program’s new Natalie Kirchhoff Inspiration Award (presented for a singular moment of inspiration during the season)... Won the Kirchhoff after coming back from an illness at the C-USA meet that required two IVs for dehydration. Not only did she return to the competition on the final day of the meet, she 1) won the rugged 1,650-freestyle with a 16:29.02 that is the second-fastest time in school history and then 2) finished fourth in the 200-butterfly with a 2:04.54 that is Rice’s fifth-best-ever mark. The comeback performance inspired her Owl teammates to come from behind and win the conference team title... Finished third in the league in the 500-freestyle (4:49.54)... Best 500 of the season was a 4:49.32 in December at the Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio... Swam the third leg of the Owls’ school record-setting 800-free relay (7:11.57) that finished second in C-USA... Scored a total of 59.5 points at the conference, the fifth-highest on the team... Best 1,000-freestyle (10:02.01) was on the intermediate split of her C-USA mile, the third-best mark in school history... Steady performer who was named the C-USA Swimmer of the Week three times over the course of the season (Oct. 16, Dec. 4 and Jan. 29)... 2011-2012: Swam in two events at the 2012 United States Olympic Trials... Registered a 2:16.94 in the morning preliminary round of the 200-meter butterfly (June 28) to finish 70th out 135 of the top women’s swimmers in the country... Logged a 4:21.99 in the 400-meter freestyle prelims (June 26) to place 85th out of the top 113 entries (did not advance to the event finals of either event)... Shared the team’s Rookie of the Year award (with Casey Clark) as the Owls’ top new swimmer; Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Posted some the fastest individual times in Rice history in six different events, including the 200-butterfly (2:00.90), 200-individual medley (2:02.61), 200-free (1:48..34), 500 (4:49.19), 1,000 (10:04.58) and the mile (16:40.79)... Won three individual silver medals in the 200-free, 500 and the mile, and swam on the Owls’ school-record-setting 800-free relay that won the silver medal at the C-USA Championships... Scored a total of 59.9 points at the conference meet, the second-highest total by any of the Rice freshmen... Part of a 1-2 Rice finish in the C-USA mile, where her 10:04.58 split at 1,000 yards was the fifth-best mark in school history... Best 200-fly was at the Last Chance meet in Rockwall, Tex... Tallied the fastest 500-free (4:58.93) and 200-fly (2:04.86) ever recorded by an Owl at home at the Rice Aquatics Center. High School — A 2011 graduate of Bowie High School in Austin... Multiple prep All-America and four-time state qualifier... Finished second in the state for the Bulldogs in both the 200- and 500-yard freestyle events... Coached by Aaron Vohl... Outstanding student... Member of the National Honor Society... National Spanish Honor Society. Club — Qualified for the 2012 United States Olympic Trials in the 400meter freestyle (4:18.99) at the USA Swimming Senior National Championships... Also participated in the 2008, United States Olympic Trials while competing for Longhorn Aquatics... Coached by Doug Rusk... USA Swimming Scholastic All-America. Personal — Full name: Erin Rachel Flanigan. Born: October 17, 1992, in Austin. Parents: Ed and Sally Flanigan of Austin (two brothers). Chose to attend Rice over Texas A&M, Duke, Indiana and Florida State. Rice College: Hanszen

Chelsea Fong Freestyle Sprints 5-7 w Sr.-3L Cupertino, Calif. Monta Vista HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Scored 61.5 points at the C-USA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... The 61.5 points was the fourth-highest on the team... Reached the championship finals of three events at conference, including sixth in the 200-free (1:49.92), seventh in the 100-free (50.61), and eighth in the 50-free (23.37) - all were season-bests set in the respective morning prelims... Member of three silver medal-winning relays at the conference meet, including two that set school records, 3:21.03 in the 400-freestyle and 7:11.57 in the 800... Recorded the best 50-yard freestyle ever recorded by an Owl at home in the Competition Pool (23.87)... Swam on three Rice relays that tallied the program’s fastest-ever home marks... 2011-2012: Won the Catherine Hannah Award as the program’s Swimmer of the Year for a second-straight season; Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Hard work in the off-season set the stage for an outstanding sophomore campaign that included an individual silver medal at the C-USA Championships, 78 points scored at the conference meet, six new career-bests, setting a new facility record at the Rice Competition Pool and a new school record with her teammates in the 800-freestyle relay... Finished second in the conference in the 50-yard freestyle with a career-best 23.21... Placed fourth in the C-USA 200-free and seventh in the 100 after a 1:49.19 and 50.78 in the respective prelims of both events... Swam on four of the five Owl relays that all took second place at the league championships, including the 800-free foursome that broke a three-year old school record... Anchor leg of both the 400-medley sprint relay squads... Set the Rice Competition Pool facility record in the 200-IM (2:05.61) in the seasonopening dual meet against nationally-ranked SMU... Also registered the fastest Rice times ever recorded at the Competition Pool in the 50-free (23.97) and 100-free (51.78)... Tallied a career-best 4:55.81 while steppingup to the 500-freestyle in the annual Quad Meet with Houston, LSU and Tulane... Registered a personal-best 56.62 in the 100-butterfly at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the Fall... 2010-2011: Shared Rice’s Catherine Hannah Award (with Shelby Bottoms) as the program’s Swimmer of the Year; C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll; C-USA Swimmer of the Week (Dec. 9); Scored the most points (76) of any Owl at the C-USA Championship meet... Reached the championship finals of three individual events and swam on four relays at the conference meet... Finished third in the C-USA’s 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:03.73, the sixth-fastest mark in school history... Placed fourth in the league in the 200-freestyle with a 1:50.10, the sixth-fastest mark in school history and the best-ever

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by an Owl freshman... Took seventh in the conference in the 100-free with a 51.03, the ninth-fastest time in school history and fourth-best ever by any Rice freshman... Swam the third leg of the second-fastest 400-medley relay in Rice history... Was the lead leg of the fourth-fastest 800-freestyle relay in school history... Set the facility record at the Rice Aquatics Center in the 200-free (1:51.12) in a meet against the Miami Hurricanes... Posted a 52.37 in the 100-free at the Aquatics Center, the best mark by an Owl at the venue... Member of the Owls’ medley relay that set the Aquatics Center facility record... Tallied a season-best 23.74 in the 50-free at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the fall, which remained as one of the top sprints on the team until the conference meet in the spring... Finished fourth on the squad in the 100-butterfly with a season-best 58.20. High School — A 2010 graduate of Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, Calif... Three-time High School All-America honoree... Helped the Matadors win 2009 league championship... First place at CCS for two years... Won the CCS individual title in the 200-freestyle (1:48.98)... Named the team’s MVP as a sophomore in 2008... Coached by Don Vierra... California Scholarship Federation for three years... Maintained a 3.9 grade point average. Club — Veteran competitor for De Anza Cupertino Aquatics... U.S. Open qualifier... Coached by Pete Raykovich. Personal — Full name: Chelsea Katelyn Fong. Born: March 13, 1992 in Los Gatos, Calif. Parents: Carl and Cathy Fong of Cupertino, Calif. (one sister). Rice College: Wiess Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle

23:21 50:61 1:49.19 4:55.81

200 IM 100 Backstroke 100 Butterfly

2:03.73 58.88 56.62

Shannon Foreman Sprints/Back/Fly 5-6 w So.-1L Charlotte, N.C. Audrey Kell HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Scored 21 points at the C-USA Championships in first season of Division I swimming to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... Qualified third for the finals of the 100-yard backstroke at the C-USA Championships with a career-best 55.59 in the morning prelims, the fourthfastest time in school history and fastest-ever by any Owl freshman... Went on to finish sixth in the league in the 100-backstroke (56.25)... Scored for the team with an 11th place finish in the 200-back after a season-best 2:01.94 in the prelims (just missing the C-USA’s championship final by .01-seconds)... Swam a season-best 23.52 in the morning prelims of the 50-freestyle before finishing 15th in the conference overall... Registered a season-best 56.84 in a timed trial of the 100-butterfly at the C-USA meet held across town at the University of Houston. High School — A 2012 graduate of Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, N.C... Twice named the swim team’s Most Valuable Player... Served as the team captain in 2011-2012... Earned the Knight Pride Award as the best all-around athlete as a senior... Anchored the 200-freestyle relay team that won the 2012 North Carolina state championship... Coached at Ardrey Kell by William Keith... Also attended Charter School of Wilmington (DE) where she won four state titles as a freshman... Appeared in Sports Illustrated’s Faces In The Crowd (Feb. 28, 2011)... Outstanding student who graduated 10th in her class of 548... Member of the National Honor Society and National Technical Honor Society. Club — Competed for Swim MAC Carolina... Junior National Qualifier in the 50-freestyle... Coached by James Wike... Two-time USA Swimming scholastic All-American. Personal — Full name: Shannon Nicole Foreman. Born: August 28, 1993, in Wilmington, Delaware. Parents: John and Lisa Foreman of Charlotte, N.C. (two sisters). Father was a basketball letterman at Delaware in 1983-84. Three uncles all played college football. Worked with age group swim club and volunteered community service with Special Olympics, Shoeboxes for Soldiers and Make A Splash... Rice College: McMurtry Rice Bests 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 50 Freestyle

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52:68 56:84

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Michelle Gean Backstroke/Free/IM 5-8 w Sr.-3L Kingwood, Tex. Kingwood HS Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Sensational finish to the season included 72 points at the C-USA Championships, the second-highest on the team to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... Won the CUSA silver medal in a 1-2 Rice finish in the 200-IM with a time of 2:00.86, the third-fastest mark in school history... Placed third in the league’s 100-backstroke after a season-best 55.24 in the morning prelims... Finished seventh in the C-USA’s 200-backstroke after a season-best 1:59.92 in the prelims... Versatile relay contributor who helped establish three new school records, including the C-USA winning 200-medley (1:40.52)... Lead leg of the 400-medley that set a new school record (3:41.86) and finished second in the conference... Anchor leg of the record-setting 800-free relay 7:11.57 that finished second in conference... Notched career-best marks in both the 50-free (24.19) and 100-free (52.42) at the Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio... 2011-2012: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Big sophomore season featured breaking her own Rice record in the 100-backstroke (55.05) and swimming the lead leg of the school record-setting 200-medley relay that finished second in the C-USA championships with a time of 1:41.31... Broke her 100-backstroke record in the morning prelims before finishing fifth in the finals... Placed fifth in the C-USA’s 200-backstroke after a 1:59.43 in the prelims that was three one-hundredths of a second from breaking the school record... Finished fourth in the conference in the 200-individual medley with a time of 2:01.84, the fourth-fastest mark at Rice... Also swam backstroke on the 400-medley relay which registered the second-fastest time in school history (3:43.11) on the way to a second place C-USA finish... Scored a total of 60 points at the C-USA championships, the fourthhighest total on the squad... Tallied the fastest 100-backstroke by any Owl at the Rice Competition Pool with a 57.86 against nationally-ranked SMU... Didn’t swim a lot of 100-freestyle during the course of the regular season, but stepped-up at the Texas Grand Prix to post a LCM-converted 52.44 that was the Owls’ sixth-fastest time of the year... Swam a seasonbest 24.74 leadoff split in the 50-freestyle at the Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio... 2010-2011: Shared Rice’s Rookie of the Year award (with Quincy Christian) as the program’s top freshman; Conference USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll; Set the Rice record in the 100yard backstroke (55.07) by swimming the lead leg of the 400-medley relay at the C-USA Championships... The record-setting start help spark the second-fastest 400-medley relay in school history... Finished third in the C-USA’s 100-backstroke with a time of 55.35 (which also would have broke the previous school record had she not already set it the day before)... Scored 59 points at the conference meet, the fourth-highest individual total on the team... Reached the championship finals of the 200-backstroke after a 2:00.87 in the morning prelims, the fifth-fastest time in school history and best-ever by a Rice freshman... Placed sixth overall in the C-USA’s 200-backstroke... Posted the Owls’ third-best mark of the year in the 100-breaststroke (1:05.60), and finished 12th in the conference meet... Swam the lead leg of the third-fastest 200-medley relay in school history at the conference meet... As the lead swimmer on the 200-medley relay at the C-USA Championships, she was the first Owl to compete in the meet’s first event on the way to the 2011 conference title... Tallied a solid 52.64 in

the 100-freestyle on a relay split at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the fall... Owns Rice’s best time at home in the Aquatics Center in the 100-backstroke (57.34)... Member of the 200-medley relay team that set the Aquatics Center facility record against North Texas. High School — A 2010 graduate of Kingwood High School just north of Houston... Four-year varsity swimmer with a host of individual finishes in the championship finals of the state meet... A 14-time All-America selection, All-State honoree and Academic All-America selection... Named the Mustangs’ MVP, Hardest Worker, team captain and Rookie of the Year during her career... Coached by Russell Duin... Graduated 15th in a class of 628 (the top three percent)... Member of the National Honor Society... Spanish National Honor Society... National Charity League. Club — Competed for Blue Tide Aquatics... Nine-time All-America honoree... Three-time Scholastic All-America selection... Coached by Kevin Milak. Personal — Full name: Michelle Louise Gean. Born: March 24, 1992 in Dallas. Parents: Jon and Marcia Gean of Kingwood (one brother). Father was a varsity letterman in swimming at SMU (1972-76). Was also recruited by SMU, Penn and Texas A&M. Rice College: McMurtry Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke

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24:19 52:42 55.05 1:59.43

200 IM 2:00.86 100 Breaststroke 1:05.60 200 Breaststroke 2:27.79

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Savanna Golson

Faith Hirschi

Sprints

Back/Free

6-0 w So.-1L

5-8 w Jr.-1L

Kingwood

El Paso

Kingwood Park HS

Loretto Academy

Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Completed first season of Division I swimming contributing in the freestyle sprints... Season-bests were a 24.86 in the 50-free, 54.51 in the 100, and a 1:57.34 in the 200, all at the Incarnate Word Invitational in December... Showed some versatility by competing in the 100-backstroke in the home dual meet against nationally-ranked Texas A&M. High School — A 2012 graduate of Kingwood Park High School in Kingwood, Tex.... Earned all-state honors in the 100-breaststroke (1:06.26) and 50-freestyle (23.91)... Four-time state finalist in the 100-breaststroke... Coached by Brad Griffin... Versatile athlete who was also a letter-winner for the Panthers in volleyball and as a high-jumper for the track & field team... Outstanding student who was a member of the National Honor Society with a 4.8 grade point average on a 5.0 scale... Earned school awards in Economics and English. Club — Member of the Eagle Swimming Association... Made the U.S. Open cut in the 100-breaststroke... Coached by Bill Bailey... Named a USA Swimming scholastic All-American. Personal — Full name: Savanna Jane Golson. Born: July 29, 1994, in Kingwood. Parents: Kyle and Sheila Golson of Kingwood (one brother and one sister). Father was a four-year football letterman at Texas A&M. Participates in a host of community service initiatives through her high school and swim club. Chose to attend Rice because, “I fell in love with the campus and the swim team the moment I got there. The prestige that goes along with being a Rice student is incredible and cannot be compared. I am ecstatic to be part of the school.” Rice College: Martel College Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle

24:86 54:51 1:57.34

Rice — 2012-2013: Contributor in early dual meets before being sidelined the second half of the season... Swam both backstroke events and the 400-individual medley in the season-opening meet against Kansas. 2011-2012: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Scored in both backstroke events at the C-USA Championships in her first season of Division I swimming... Placed third in the consolation finals of the 200-backstroke with a career-best 2:02.88, the second-fastest time by an Owl all season... Finished 13th in the conference in the 100-backstroke with a personal-best 57.75, the Owls’ fourth-best mark of the year... Also swam the 400-individual medley at conference, posting a season-best 4:35.53... Competed on different Owl relays during the course of the year... Swam the 200-free in a home dual meet against the Miami Hurricanes and the 500-free at the Incarnate Word Invitational. High School — A 2011 graduate of Loretto Academy in El Paso... Named the El Paso Athletic Hall of Fame Private School Female Athlete of the Year as a senior in 2011... Four-year varsity letterwinner for Loretto under head coach Wright Stanton IV... Helped lead the Angels to a fifthplace finish at the Association of Private & Parochial Schools (TAPPS) state meet... Earned TAPPS first team All-State in 2010 and honorable mention all-state accolades in 2009 and 2008... Four-time first team allstate honoree by the Texas Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (TISCA)-Private Schools... Three-time first team all-city selection by the El Paso Times... Outstanding student who maintained a 3.73 grade point average... USA Swimming Scholastic All America in 2010... Two-time TAPPS Academic All State as a junior and senior... Member of the National Honor Society... Wrote for the school newspaper (The Prax). Club — Veteran competitor for the West Texas Typhoon Swim Club... NSCA Junior National Qualifier... Coached by Jack Lin. Personal — Full name: Faith Elizabeth Hirschi. Born: August 12, 1993, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Parents: Nathan and Janice Hirschi of El Paso, Tex. Volunteers time in a number of community service outreach programs. Rice College: Hanszen Rice Bests 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 400 IM 100 Butterfly

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57.75 2:02.88 4:35.53 1:01.52

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Marissa Konicke

Cathernie Levins

Free/Fly

Breaststroke/IM

5-8 w Jr.-2L

5-9 w Fr.-HS

Plano

Mercersburg, Pa.

Plano HS

Mercersburg Academy

Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Breakthrough season included scoring 62.5 points at the C-USA Championships, the third-highest total on the team to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... Won the C-USA bronze medal in the 100-butterfly behind teammate and first-place finisher Casey Clark with a careerbest time of 54.50... Displayed successful versatility at various freestyle distances, where she was one of only two swimmers in the entire conference to score in both the 100- and 500-yard freestyle events... Finished 11th in the 100-free with a career-best time of 50.72... Placed 12th in the rugged 500 with a career-best 4:55.05... One of two Owls to swim on four relays at conference, and three of her four set new school records in the 200-medley, 400-medley and 400-free.. Swam the third leg of the 200-medley relay that won conference with a time of 1:40.52... Anchor leg of the 400-medley 3:41.86... Sprint relay member who won a silver medal and posted the fastest time at Rice in five years... 2011-2012: C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Won the consolation finals of the 50-yard freestyle at the CUSA Championships as a true freshman with a season-best time of 23.44, the Owls’ third-fastest mark of the season... Scored a total of 22.5 points at the C-USA meet by placing in two individual events and an Owl relay... Finished 12th in the league in the 100-freestyle with a personal-best 51.39... Swam the second-leg of the 200-freestyle relay that was third in the conference with the fourth-fastest time in school history... One of three truefreshmen on the sprint relay... Also swam the 200-free at the C-USA meet where she posted a season-best 1:54.06... Posted a season-best 5:09.18 in the 500-free at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the fall. High School — A 2011 graduate of Plano Senior High School in Plano, Tex.... Eight-time High School All-America... Junior National qualifier/finalist... Individual finalist at the state championships... Helped the Wildcats win the District 7-5A title and regional championship, and finish third overall in the state meet... Swam a career-best 23.66 in the 50-yard freestyle as a senior... Member of the Dallas Morning News Relay Team of the Year... Coached by Philip Wiggins... National Honor Society and National French Honor Society member. Club — Veteran competitor for the heralded City of Plano Swimmers... Coached by Steve Mateer. Personal — Full name: Marissa Anne Konicke. Born: August 18, 1993, at Elgin Air Force Base near Valparaiso, Florida. Parents: Thomas and Patricia Konicke of Flower Mound, Tex. (two sisters). Both sisters swam at the Division I level, including Kelsey for four years at New Mexico State and Genny, who will be a senior at SMU in 2011-2012. Chose to attend Rice over Missouri, Illinois and SMU. Active in community service and charity work through the National Honor Society. Rice College: Baker Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle

* 100 breaststroke 1:04.33; * 200 breaststroke 2:19.64; * 200 IM 2:11.87; * Coached by Pete Williams (club) * Coached by Emily Kennedy (HS) * Two-time YMCA National qualifier; Coach Huston said: “Catherine is a diamond in the rough. Her prep school coach, Pete Williams, told me that Catherine has so much upside and that she is very coachable. Like many of our breaststroke specialists at Rice, I think Catherine’s best days in the pool are ahead of her.” Catherine Levins said: “I fell in love with the school and the team within my first hour on campus. The team was so out-going and coach Seth and Amanda answered all my questions and made me feel right at home. The school has amazing academic and is a gorgeous campus. After visiting, I could not picture myself spending my next four years anywhere else but Rice.”

23.44 50.72 1:54.06 4:55.05

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Madison Livingston

Lilly Marrow

Breast/IM/Free

Free/Breast/Back/Fly

5-9 w Jr.-2L

5-8 w Sr.-3L

Kentfield, Calif.

Houston

Redwood HS

Stratford HS

Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Scored 31 points in three events at the C-USA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... Finished sixth in the C-USA’s 400-yard individual medley with a career-best time of 4:21.37... Placed seventh in the league’s 200-breaststroke with a career-best 2:18.01... Scored for the Blue & Gray with an eleventh place finish in the 500-freestyle on the strength of a career-best 4:54.33... Was named the C-USA Swimmer of the Week on Oct. 30 after winning three individual events to pace the squad on the final day of competition at the Rice Invitational (a win over 17 other competitors in the 400-IM, led a 1-2 Rice finish in the 100-breaststroke with Lilly Marrow, followed by a victory in the 200-breaststroke over 16 other entries)... Notched the best marks by any Owl at home in the Competition Pool in the 400-IM (4:24.77) and 200-breaststroke (2:19.79) in the seasonopening dual meet against Kansas... 2011-2012: Earned Rice University’s Kathryn Scholl True Blue Spirit Award as the Owls’ swimmer with the best enthusiasm and positive attitude at meets and during daily practice; Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Reached the championship finals of the 200-breaststroke at the C-USA meet where she swam a career-best 2:20.27 to finish eighth overall with the Owls’ second-best mark of the season... Swam both individual medley events at conference, finishing tenth in the 200 (2:05.26) as the Owls claimed five of the league’s top ten spots... Placed eleventh in the 400-IM with a career-best 4:27.30 as the Blue & Gray took five of the first eleven places... Scored a total of 24 points at the C-USA Championships in first year of Division I swimming... Contributed on a host of relay events throughout the year... Showed her versatility by swimming a 5:07.61 in the 500-free at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the fall. High School — A 2011 graduate of Redwood High School in Corte Madera, Calif.... Prep All-American in the 100-breaststroke and two relays... Four-year varsity swimmer who was a North Coast Section finalist every year at Redwood... Was named the Giants’ MVP as a sophomore in 2009... Helped lead the team to Marin County League titles... Coached by David Winters. Club — Junior Nationals qualifier for the North Bay Aquatics Club. Coached by Ken DeMont and Don Swartz. Personal — Full name: Madison Paige Livingston. Born: June 15, 1993, in Greenbrae, Calif. Parents: George and Susan Livingston of Kentfield, Calif. (one brother, one sister). A highly athletic and academic family includes her father, a former varsity rower at the University of California; her sister (Emily Livingston) is on the track & field team at Princeton; and two uncles (Michael and Cleave Livingston) were on the rowing team at Harvard. Chose to attend Rice over Columbia and UC San Diego. Volunteers community service time at a local hospital. Rice College: Wiess Rice Bests 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 IM 400 IM 500 Freestyle 100 Butterfly

1:05.54 2:18.01 2:05.26 4:21.37 4:54.33 1:00.82

At Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Scored 45 points at the C-USA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... The 45 points was the ninth-highest total on the team... Posted the second-fastest 100-breaststroke (1:02.84) in school history with a fourth-place finish at conference, and was less-than a second behind record-setting teammate Kylee Talwar (1:01.92) in the same race... Swam the breaststroke leg of the of the Owls’ C-USA champion 200-yard medley relay team that set a new school record (1:40.52)... Was tenth overall, and part of a 1-2-3 Rice finish, in the consolation finals of the 200-breaststroke after a career-best 2:18.10... Scored big with a sixth place finish in the C-USA’s 200-butterfly thanks to a career-best 55.34 (where Rice claimed three of the top six spots in the event... 2011-2012: Earned the team’s Most Improved Swimmer award; Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Finished fourth in the conference in the 100-breaststroke with a time of 1:03.09, the third-fastest mark in school history and best by any Owl in the last 11 years... Posted the No. 4 Rice mark in school history to win the C-USA’s consolation final of the 200-breastsroke with a 2:18.25... Swam the breaststroke leg of the 200-medley relay that set a new school record as the Blue & Gray finished second in the conference with a time of 1:41.31... Also swam breaststroke on the 400-medley relay which registered the second-fastest time in school history (3:43.11) on the way to a second place C-USA finish... Didn’t swim a lot of butterfly during the course of the regular season, but stepped-up to finish eleventh in the C-USA 100-fly with a 56.56 that was the Owls’ fourth-fastest time of the year... Scored a total of 47 points at the C-USA championships, the seventh-highest total on the squad... Swam a career-best 24.15 in the 50-freestyle and a season-best 53.33 in the 100-free at the Phill Hansel Invitational held across town at the University of Houston... 2010-2011: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll; Scored for the Owls at the C-USA Championships with an 11th place finish in the 100-yard breaststroke (1:05.65), the team’s fourth-best mark of the year... Posted two of the team’s top-five times of the year at the C-USA meet across town at the University of Houston... Swam the fourthbest mark on the team in the 100-backstroke (58.60)... Fifth on the team in the 50-yard freestyle (24.44)... Competed in the 200-individual medley (2:12.40) at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the fall. High School — A 2010 graduate of Stratford High School... Finished fifth in the 50-freestyle in back-to-back years at the state championships... Notched a career-best 23.59 in the 50-free for the Spartans... Four-time senior sectionals finalist... Placed 13th in the 100-breaststroke at the 2008 state meet... Two-time Stratford Swimmer of the Year and Freshman Swimmer of the Year in 2007... Coached by Rey Aguilar... Member of the National Honor Society. Club — Competed for the Dad’s Club... Gulf zones finalist... Coached by Mike Hoskovec... Multiple All-America honoree... Two-time Scholastic All-America selection. Personal — Full name: Lillian Irene Marrow (prefers “Lilly”). Born: January 23, 1992 in Dallas. Parents: Tom and Georgia Marrow of Houston (one brother). Completed final phase of Girl Scouts Gold Award. Enjoys art and charity work. Rice College: McMurtry

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24:11 53:13 55.34 58.60

Rachel Moody

100 Breaststroke 1:02.84 200 Breaststroke 2:18.10 200 IM 2:05.44

Free/Back/Breast 5-6 w Jr.-2L Houston

Cora McKenzie

Memorial HS

Freestyle/Butterfly 5-7 w So.-1L Tuscaloosa, Ala. Tuscaloosa Academy At Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Registered a sound and solid debut season of Division I swimming... Scored 26 points at the C-USA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... The 26 points tied for the secondmost scored by an Owl freshman... Reached the championship finals of both the C-USA’s 100 and 200-yard freestyle events, placing seventh in the 200 after a season-best 1:50.46 in morning prelims... Touched eighth in the 100-free after a season best 50.82 in the prelims... Scored for the Owls in the 50-free with a season-best 23.56 in the prelims... Registered the best mark by any Owl at home in the Competition Pool in the 100-free with a 51.59 in the season-opening dual meet against Kansas... Showed versatility with a steady 56.01 in a timed trial of the 100-butterfly at conference. High School — A 2012 graduate of Tuscaloosa (Ala.) Academy... No swim program at the school, but was a two-year letterwinner for the Knights in both track & field and cross country... All-state honoree in cross country and was the AISA runner-up in 2010... Helped lead the CC team to the state championship in 2009... Won two AISA track & field titles in the 3,200-meters and won state championship in the mile... Earned the Knights’ Most Dedicated Award and was the JV state MVP in 2009... Outstanding student who maintained a 4.4 grade point average (weighted scale) for selection to the Headmaster’s Honor Roll, National Honors Society and the National Society of High School Scholars... Member of national honor organizations for math, journalism, music and Latin... Recipient of President’s Outstanding Academic Excellence Award... Served as class treasurer, member of Key Club, the yearbook staff and Tuscaloosa Belles. Club — Multiple Junior National Qualifier in the freestyle sprints for Crimson Tide Aquatics under head coach John Boxmeyer... Helped lead club to the 2012 Southeastern Short Course Championship title... Selected to the 2010 Southeastern Swimming Zone Team... Two-time Southeastern Champion in the 100-freestyle... Earned the club’s Don Gambril Award (presented to the Senior Elite Group member who has the best achievement in goal times... Named a Scholastic All-America by USA Swimming... Worked as a kid’s swim instructor for the Bower’s Park Swim Team. Personal — Full name: Cora Leigh McKenzie. Born: June 29, 1994 in Cleveland, Ohio. Parents: Rick and Gwenn McKenzie of Tuscaloosa, Ala.... Accomplished musician who studies, and teaches youths to play, the flute... Volunteered at Temporary Emergency Services when tornadoes struck Tuscaloosa in the spring of 2011... Served as a Civinettes volunteer in Northport, Ala... Chose to attend Rice over Duke, Vanderbilt, Auburn and the University of Alabama. Rice College: Sid Richardson Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle

23:56 50:82

200 Freestyle 100 Butterfly

At Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Delivered a faster and improved sophomore season to help the Owls win their second league title in the program’s history... Scored 23 points at the C-USA Championships... Held-off a hard charge from the competition to finish fifth in the 100-yard breaststroke at the C-USA meet... Swam a career-best 1:03.14 in the morning prelims of the event, the fifth-fastest mark recorded at Rice... Rallied from two spots back to win the consolation finals of the 200-breaststroke with a career-best 2:17.89, the fifth-fastest time in school history... Tied for 21st in the league in the 50-freestyle with a season-best 23.99... Valuable contributor on relays over the dual meet portion of the schedule... 2011-2012: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Finished the year as the No. 3 scoring Owl freshman at the C-USA Championships with 26.5 points... Scored in three individual events and one relay at the C-USA meet... Finished tenth in the league’s 100-breaststroke with a personal-best 1:04.65... Placed 12th in the 200-breaststroke with a seasonbest 2:20.35... Both breaststroke times were the third-fastest on the team as a true freshman... Stepped-up and clocked a 23.62 to finish 12th in the 50-freestyle with a career-best 23.62... Swam the third-leg of the 200-freestyle relay that was third in the conference with the fourth-fastest time in school history... One of three true-freshmen on the sprint relay (where her split as the third leg was 22.91)... Best mark in the 100-free was a 53.91 at the Phill Hansel Invitational in the fall. High School — A 2011 graduate of Memorial High School in Houston... Three-time prep All-American on Mustang relays who helped lead the team to an eighth place finish at the state championships as a senior... Swam the second-fastest 100-breaststroke in school history (1:05.76) to win the regional finals and earn second-team all-state honors... Member of Memorial’s record-setting 200-medley and 200-freestyle relays... Coached in swimming by Jason Mauss... Also a four-year starter on the water polo team who earned All-Region honors under coach Mauss... Varsity cheerleader for the Mustangs... Outstanding student who was named an Academic All-America... Member of the National Honor Society... Maintained a 6.19 grade point average on a 6.0 scale... Served as president of the Health Occupational Students of America club. Club — Local standout who competed for Rice Aquatics... Coached by Jason Wedlick. Personal — Full name: Rachel Irene Moody. Born: March 28, 1993, in Houston. Parents: Wright and Nancy Moody of Houston (four sisters). Father was a Rice football letterman from 1969-71 who led the Owls on the offensive line. Rice College: Wiess Rice Bests 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle

1:50.46 56.01 2013-2014 RICE OWLS SWIMMING

1:03.14 2:17.89 23.62 53.91

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Shelly Patton

Shelbi Ragsdale

IM/Freestyle

Breaststroke/IM

5-6 w So.-Tr.

5-10 w So.-1L

Denver, Col.

Flower Mound

Northwestern University

STEM Academy

* 200 IM 2:02.48; * 400 IM 4:18.08; * 200 backstroke 1:59.54; * 100 breaststroke 1:03.59; * Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Nov. 20, 2012); * Coached by Shawn Smith (club) * Coached by Tom Byorick (HS) Coach Huston said: “Shelly got away from us last year, but we are happy that she reconsidered her decision and will be transferring to Rice this fall. She is incredibly versatile and will be able to swim where we need her most. Her greatest attribute is her desire and will to be the absolute best she can be. Shelly will achieve great things at Rice.” Shelly Patton said: “The size of the school is just what I wanted, as is the quality of the teachers and the friendly atmosphere. The climate in the winter is a definite perk, but what really made me choose Rice was the coaching staff that really gets me, and the unique closeness of the team. The girls are crazy-amazing, and I can’t wait to be an Owl!”

At Rice — 2012-2013: Recipient of the program’s Rookie of the Year award after a sensational Division I debut... Scored 42 points at the CUSA Championships to help the Owls win the second league title in the program’s history... The 42 points was the tenth-highest on the team and the most by any of the Owl freshmen... Made the championship finals of three events at the conference meet... Won the bronze medal in the 400-individual medley with a career-best 4:18.73 that is the fourth-fastest time in school history... Finished sixth in the league in both the 200-breaststroke (2:17.65) and the 200-IM (2:01.63)... The 200-IM is Rice’s fifth-best all-time... Not only did she post a 200-breaststroke mark that was the fourth-fastest in Rice history and was a provisional qualifying mark for the NCAA Championships, she was the only freshman to make the C-USA finals of that event... Best 100-breaststroke was a 1:07.00 split from from her prelim 200 at conference. High School — The 2012 Salutatorian of iSchool High STEM Academy in Lewisville, Tex... Maintained a 5.17 grade point average on a 5.0 scale... Scholastic All-American and member of the National Honor Society... Participated in speech and debate... Learned American Sign Language as an extracurricular activities. Club — Set a host of individual and relay records with Lakeside Aquatics... Achieved short course winter Junior National and National Standards in both 2011 and 2012, three AAAA time standards, and several NCSA Junior National times... Coached by Jason Walter... Eight-time USA Swimming scholastic All-American. Personal — Full name: Shelbi Lynn Ragsdale. Born: May 16, 1994, in Dallas, Tex. Parents: Tom and Lisa Ragsdale of Lantana, Tex. (one brother, two sisters). Has volunteered in host of community service programs, including Relay for Life, Locks of Love and working with her church for underprivileged children. Rice College: Sid Richardson Rice Bests 200 IM 400 IM 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 200 Backstroke

2013-2014 RICE OWLS SWIMMING

2:01.63 4:18.73 1:07.00 2:17.65 2:04.59

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Marita Sailor

Kim Steinhouse

Free/Back/Fly

Sprints

5-5 w Fr.-HS

5-8 w Sr.-3L

Portland, Ore.

Ballwin, Mo.

Sunset HS

Parkway West HS

* 200 freestyle 1:51.29; * 100 backstroke 57.42; * 200 Backstroke 2:04.79; * 2012 U.S. Winter Nationals Qualifier * Member of three age-group state record-setting relays * Led Sunset HS to a third-place finish at the state championships * Selected to compete in USA Swimming Diversity-Select Camp * Coached by Linck Bergen (club) * Coached by Adam Farber (HS) * Two-time USA Swimming scholastic All-American * Two-time member of the National Honor Society; Coach Huston said: “Marita is a versatile athlete. We really look for multitalented athletes and Marita fits the bill. She can swim IM and excels in free, back and butterfly. We are very high on Marita’s upside for swimming in college. I think she will really make our team better and she fit in so well with the team.” Marita Sailor said: “I chose Rice for its academic excellence, faculty-tostudent ratio, and because of the wonderful girls on the swim team. I felt like it was the perfect place for me.”

Rice — 2012-2013: Battled back from some nagging injuries to post some of the Owls’ top marks in the sprints... Swam a career-best 1:51.12 at the Conference USA championships that was the fifth-best mark on the team... Registered a season-best 23.55 in the 50-freestyle and a 51.34 in the 100-free at conference... Tallied a 1:00.41 in the 100-butterfly, at UIW... 2011-2012: Swam the sprints in the program’s opening meet of the year against nationally-ranked SMU, but was sidelined the rest of the season with an injury... Gained a redshirt season... Best marks were a 24.38 in the 50-yard freestyle and a 53.12 in the 100-free... 2010-2011: Earned the program’s Most Improved award; Sensational showing at the Conference USA Championships helped lift the Owls to the program’s first team title in school history... Scored 63 points at conference, the third-highest total on the team... Reached the championship finals of three events and swam on three relays at the league meet... Took sixth in her first event with a careerbest 23.46 in the 50-yard freestyle... Finished fifth overall in the 200-yard freestyle with a career-best 1:51.23... Placed eighth in the 100-free after a career-best 51.09 in the morning prelims... Swam the anchor leg of the second-fastest 400-medley relay in school history... Served as the lead leg on both the 200- and 400-freestyle relays at conference... Owns the Owls’ fastest time in the 50-free at home in the Rice Aquatics Center (24.04)... 2009-2010: C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Rice University Honor Athlete; Fough through a late injury to compete at the C-USA Championships held across town at the University of Houston… Swam a season-best 52.43 to score for the team at the conference meet with a 16th in the 100-freestyle… Also registered a season-best 24.34 in the prelims of the C-USA’s 50-free. High School — A 2009 graduate of Parkway West High School in Ballwin, Mo.... Three-time all-state and two-time all-metro selection in swimming... Finished second in the satte in both the 50- and 100-yard freestyle... Helped lead the Longhorns to a conference title and fifth place finish in the state meet... Coached by Dr. Lane Page... Earned varsity letter in track & field, competing in the pole vault... Outstanding student who was a fouryear Scholar-Athlete Honoree. Club — Junior National qualifier in the freestyle sprints and Junior National champion in the 400-free relay for the Parkway Swim Club... Coached by Nick Rudich... Best times are 23.43 in the 50-free, 50.51 in the 100, and 1:53.74 in the 200... Short Course National Qualifier in the 50 and 100. Personal — Full name: Kimberly Ann Steinhouse (prefers Kim). Born: November 7, 1990, in Indianapolis, Ind. Parents: Eric and Michele Steinhouse of Ballwin, Mo. (two brothers, one sister). Both parents swam competitively at Duke. Rice College: Brown. Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle

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Meaghan Wisenbaker Butterfly/Breaststroke 5-6 w So.-1L The Woodlands The John Cooper School At Rice — 2011-2012: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; Scored seven points at the C-USA Championships to help contribute to the second league title in the history of the Rice swim program... Finished tenth in the conference in the 100-butterfly with a Rice-best 56.11 in the consolation finals... Competed in the 100-breaststroke at the conference meet, swimming a season-best 1:08.01... Also swam the C-USA’s 200-butterfly after a season-best 2:08.96 in the event at the Incarnate Word Invitational in December. High School — A 2012 graduate of The John Cooper School in the The Woodlands, Tex.... Named the 2012 Female Athlete of the Year... Set seven school records to help the Dragons win three state championships (2010, 2011 and 2012) in the Southern Preparatory Conference (SPC)... Served as the team captain... Coached by Sabine Weiser... Outstanding student who maintained a 3.2 grade point average... Three-year member of the Academic Honor Roll. Club — Veteran swimmer of The Woodlands SC... Coached by Brad Radford. Personal — Full name: Meaghan Kendall Wisenbaker. Born: March 27, 1994, in Houston, Tex. Parents: Randall and Tracy Wisenbaker of Houston (one brother, one sister). Has worked with the National Charity League and Habitat for Humanity. Rice College: McMurtry Rice Bests 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 100 Breaststroke

56.11 2:08.96 1:08.01

Karina Wlostowska

her career-best 50-free at Incarnate Word (23.33), the team’s second-best mark all season... Placed eleventh in the C-USA 50-free after a 23.45 in the prelims... Unselfishly stepped-up to the 200-free at conference and scored with a 1:51.66 for 15th... Member of two different relays in the fall that recorded Rice’s best marks at the Owls’ home Competition Pool (400-free and 200-medley)... 2011-2012: C-USA Academic Honor Roll; Registered a Rice-best 56.15 to finish tenth in the 100-yard butterfly in the C-USA Championships, the second-fastest mark by an Owl all season... Swam the butterfly leg of the school record-setting 200-medley relay as the Blue & Gray finished second in the conference with a time of 1:41.31... Best 50-free of the season was a dual meet at nationally-ranked Texas A&M held in long-course meters... Swam a 27.29 against the Aggies, converting to a season-best 23.77 for short-course yards... Fastest 100-free was a 52.83 at the Incarnate Word Invitational... 2010-2011: C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll; Saved her best for last in her first season of Division I swimming and first year to compete in the United States... In March she registered a career-best 52.36 in the 100-freestyle at the American Short Course Championships in Austin, the ninth-fastest time in the event recorded by a Rice freshman... Posted a career-best 23.71 in the 50-free and a 56.47 in the 100-butterfly at the same Short Course Austin meet... The 50free was the fastest time by an Owl freshman in six years and the 100-fly was the fastest by an Owl rookie in four years... Contributed key points to the Owls’ C-USA Championship... Scored 29 points at the C-USA meet by competing in two individual events and on two relays... Finished eighth in the conference in the 50-yard freestyle after recording a 23.81 in the morning prelims... Placed 15th in the 100-butterfly after a prelim time of 57.94... Swam the anchor leg of the third-fastest 200-medley relay in school history... Was the anchor-leg swimmer on both of the 200- and 400-free relays that set Rice’s best facility marks at home in the Aquatics Center. High School — A 2010 graduate of Secondary Comprehensive and Sport School Complex in Karpacz, Poland... Top student 2007-2010... Threetime government academic scholarship recipient. International — Multi-medalist at the Polish Junior National Championships... Competed in the European Youth Olympic Festival in Italy... Member of the Polish Senior Swimming Federation... Named the 2009 top junior swimmer in home province... Coached by her father, Witold Wlostowski. Personal — Full Name: Karina Anna Wlostowska. Born: June 22, 1991, in Warsaw. Parents: Witold and Malgorzala Wlostowska of Podgorzyn, Poland (one sister). Older sister, Kamila, swims competitively for Poland. Also enjoys tennis. Rice College: Wiess Rice Bests 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle

Freestyle/Butterfly 5-8 w Sr.-3L Podgorzyn, Poland Secondary Comprehensive At Rice — 2012-2013: Conference USA Academic Honor Roll; One of the go-to veterans for the Owls at the C-USA championships, scoring a total of 48 points in three individual events and three relays help the Blue & Gray win the second league title in the program’s history... Swam the anchor leg on two record-setting relays, including the Owls’ C-USA champion 200-yard medley (1:40.52) and the 400-freestyle (3:21.03)... Anchor of the sprint relay that was second in the conference with the third-fastest time in school history (1:31.83)... Finished sixth in the league in the 100-freestyle after a 50.53 in the morning prelims... Career-best mark in the 100free (50.26) was a few weeks earlier at the Incarnate Word Invitational in San Antonio, the third-fastest individual time in school history... Also swam

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University of Tampa, 1988; M.S. TCU, 1990 w 12th Year at Rice Three-Time Conference USA Coach of the Year Rice is an institution with an elite academic curriculum, but when it came time for the University to make a commitment to its swim program and its dynamic head coach, Seth Huston, the mathematics was pretty simple. When looking at the work coach Huston put in and the results he achieved in just a few short years at the helm of the Owls’ swim program — such as developing Rice student-athletes into making the U.S. National team, qualifying for the United States Olympic Trials, and to do so while having a team grade point average that is annually among the highest of any Division I swim program in the nation (including women’s & men’s teams) — Rice University didn’t so much as blink about writing a $5.4 million check for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art on-campus Aquatics Center for Huston’s Owls to call home. The $5.4 million is a substantial amount to put behind a college swim program, particularly in the current economic climate. Rice University believes that when it comes to a program like coach Huston’s (with the type of student-athletes he recruits) it is money well-spent. In each of his eleven previous years at Rice, Huston has helped every member of the team achieve her best personal level of success. Improvement in the individual’s performance has made for better team results, but that’s not all. With the fantastic, picturesque and fast (or “crazy-fast” as one Owl described it) Rice Aquatics Center to train in, there is every reason to expect more of the same from Huston’s teams for years and years to come. Leading the program to the Conference USA league title in 2013, the Owls’ second in the last three years, may have been some of his best coaching yet. The Blue & Gray stormed to the league crown by winning six event championships (five individual and one relay). Seven school records fell (three individual and four relays) and there were eleven NCAA provisional qualifiers. Sophomore Casey Clark marked Rice’s return to the NCAA Championships before a host of Owls went on to swim at the U.S. Nationals over the summer. For his efforts Huston was named the 2013 C-USA Coach of the Year for the third time in the last four seasons, After he led the team to a come-from-behind second place finish at the 2012 Conference USA Championships, he coached two Owls (Casey Clark and Erin Flanigan) competing at the U.S. Olympic Trials. Rice set a total of five new school records in 2012. The 2011 season proved to be a dramatic breakthrough for the Rice swim program. Huston’s Owls sent a buzz through the nation’s collegiate swimming circles by winning the C-USA Championship. It marked Rice’s first league title in women’s swimming dating back to the start of the program in the early 1970s. The most interesting, if not eye-opening, aspect of the Owls’ two CUSA Championships is that the Blue & Gray won the titles despite not competing in, nor getting any points for, the three conference diving events. The second-most interesting aspect of the 2011 championship season is that Rice won only one event at the meet (the 400-IM, by then true freshman Quincy Christian). Even with only one individual champion, the Owls had so many other personal bests and high finishes across the roster that the points simply began to pile up. The absence of diving points, or having just one individual champion, did not matter. In either case it’s important to note that it was a swim team,

Now in his 12th season at the helm of the Rice Swim program, and with one of the best on-campus swimming facilities in the country to call home, head coach Seth Huston has the Owls ready to reach new heights.

behind the training of a true swim coach, that won the conference title. Huston’s C-USA peers voted him as the 2011 Coach of the Year, the second-straight year for him to earn the honor (after he won it for the first time in 2010). At the end of Rice’s 2010-2011 school year it was a Huston-coached and recruited swimmer, senior Karen Gerken, who was named the winner of the Joyce Pounds-Hardy Award. The Pounds-Hardy Award is presented to the top female Rice student-athlete who achieves the most in academics, community service, campus involvement and her respective athletic competition. As it turns out, all the criteria for the University’s PoundsHardy Award have long-been part of Huston’s recruiting checklist. In 2009-2010 the program moved into the beautiful new pool and the team responded. The junior tandem of Karen Gerken and Alex O’Brien won Conference USA individual championships in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyle events, respectively. The Owls won five dual meets overall and earlier claimed the team title of the Delta State Invitational meet over five other opponents. There were nine new entries in the school record books, but swimming fast was only part of the story. In the classroom the 2010 Owls won college swimming’s “Academic National Championship.” According to the National Collegiate Swim Coaches’ Association (NCSCAA), Huston’s Owls had the highest cumulative grade point average (3.62) of any of the 347 women’s and men’s swim teams from the country’s 238 Division I schools. The C-USA named him the 2010 Coach of the Year. Rice swimming was the repeat national academic winner from 2009. In the pool, the Owls posted a huge road win at the Nebraska Cornhusker Invitational in Lincoln, Neb. Senior Skylar Craig and sophomore Erin Mattson both broke individual school records in the backstroke and butterfly, respectively. Four Huston-coached relays set new school records to close out the competitive season. Rice’s 2008 season was sensational. Huston led the Owls to a Top 40 finish at the NCAA National Championships and a second place finish at the Conference USA meet. He coached Brittany Massengale to All-

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America status in her final year of eligibility, but the Owls’ season didn’t end with the NCAA meet. He went on to coach Massengale and fellow Owl Carlyann Miller into qualifying for the 2008 United States Olympic Trials. At the end of the 2008 school year Diane Gu was named the winner of the Joyce Pounds-Hardy Award. The 2007 season was a solid year. Not only did Huston coach Rice to its (then) highest-ever finish at a conference championship meet (as the Owls took second at the 2007 C-USA Championships), he coached league champions for both an individual and relay event. In 2006 his Owl swimmers participated in the U.S. Swimming’s Senior Nationals and, for the first time ever, a Rice swimmer made the United States National Team and represent the country in an international meet. After coaching Massengale to set new school records in the 500, the 1,000 and 1650-freestyle, she competed for the U.S. national team at the Open Water World Championships in Italy. In no small part to her Rice head coach, Massengale also went on to swim in the U.S. Olympic Trials in two pool events and could compete in the international open water events in the future. Huston coached both Massengale and Diane Gu, then a freshman, to qualifying for the 2006 NCAA Championships. By getting all the members of the Blue & Gray to perform at their peak, the Owls have stepped up with some solid dual meet wins in his tenure such as defeating Miami on the road in Florida, LSU on the road in Baton Rouge, and finishes ahead of Ohio State, Arkansas, Nebraska, TCU, Houston, Colorado State, Nevada and Washington State at multi-team events. The victories have certainly grabbed some attention for Rice swimming, but Huston still has his eye on the bigger picture.

The Dynasty Starts Here! - Just when the college-swimming experts thought the first-ever conference championship Rice won in 2011 might have been a one-time fluke (above), Seth Huston led the Owls back to the top of the medal stand with a second league title in 2013 (below).

Rice University now has one of the top aquatics facilities in the nation.

The head coach and his staff have worked hard at training the individual athletes to reach their best, but Huston has worked equally hard at identifying the best student-athletes across the country and bringing them to Rice. In its annual summer wrap up of the top high school performers in the country (a list including both public and private schools), the National Interscholastic Swim Coaches Association (NISCA) listed three incoming Owl recruits among the nation’s top seniors in their respective events. As a result, winning is nothing new to a Huston-coached team. Prior to joining Rice in May of 2002, Huston spent eight years at Truman State University in Kirksville, Mo., where he was the head coach of both the men’s and women’s teams. He is a four-time Division II women’s coach of the year and has won back-to-back Division II national championships in 2001 and 2002. The Truman men tied their best-ever result with a ninthplace finish in 2002. Huston, 49, has been named the College Swim Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) coach of the year four times and he was the Mid East Championships coach of the year from 1995-98. He has coached the Division II women’s swimmer of the year. Truman State swimmers set eight NCAA Division II meet records during Huston’s tenure, and the school produced more than 100 Division II all-Americas. While at Truman State, Huston coached 22 academic all-Americas (16 women and six men) and both teams have posted 16 consecutive semesters as CSCAA all-academic teams. The St. Louis native earned a bachelor’s degree in physical education from the University of Tampa in 1988 and a master’s from TCU in 1990, serving as an assistant swim coach at both schools. Before landing the head coaching job at Truman State, Huston spent four years as the head coach and program director of Katy Aquatics in Houston, where he was named age-group coach of the year in 1992. He built a program that produced three top-seven finishes at the Texas Age Group Championships, numerous state champions and a ninth-place men’s finish at the 1994 Junior National Swimming Championships. An active participant in the U.S. Swimming program, Huston is a member of the CSCAA as well as the American Swimming Coaches Association. He is an ASCA certified coach, having coached swimmers at all levels of excellence from NCAA all-Americas to Olympic Trial qualifiers and U.S. National Team members. Huston trains and competes in masters swimming and open-water swimming. He enjoys cycling and other fitness-testing events. He and his wife Amy have been married for 25 years, and the couple have three children: Hobie, 21; Hanna, 19; and Eli, 15.

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Amanda Caldwell, Assistant Coach

Youngstown State, 2006; M.S. James Madison, 2006 Second Year on Rice Coaching Staff Amanda Caldwell is in her second season with the Rice Owls swim team after joining the program as an assistant coach in June, 2012. Caldwell’s influence is easy to see. In her very first season with the program Rice won the 2013 Conference USA meet championship. The Owls claimed a total of six C-USA events (five individual and one relay race), amassed a total of 11 NCAA “B” cuts and set six new school records. All that’s seemingly left to see is what she has lined up for an encore in year two. Before Rice Caldwell had served as a volunteer assistant swim coach at Georgia Tech, and also the past four seasons as an age group coach for the Dynamo Swim Club in Atlanta, Ga. While at Georgia Tech she worked with the distance coach in implementing a specific training program for those events. A total of three of the distance swimmers who she worked with went on to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. At Rice Caldwell assists with all areas of the Owls’ swim program and have a primary focus on training sessions, video, team travel and recruiting. Head coach Seth Huston is impressed with her credentials and competitiveness.

“Amanda has been a great addition to our staff,” said coach Huston. “She brings in a different skill set and a tremendous passion for coaching and the sport of swimming.” Caldwell was a four-year letterwinner at Youngstown State, where she routinely scored for the Penguins at the Horizon League Championships. To complete her bachelor’s degree in 2006, she had an intern coaching position at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. Caldwell went on to earn her Masters from James Madison University in 2008. At the Dynamo she coached several Senior Sectional qualifiers, one swimmer who earned NCSA Jr. cuts, and the rest who competed on the state level. Caldwell has coached age group state champions (individual and relays), as well as age group sectional champions (relays). In her career she served an internship at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. Caldwell has also worked at different swim camps across the country, including multiple camps in Texas. A native of Martins Ferry, Ohio, Caldwell is a 2001 graduate of Martins Ferry High School where she served as the swim team’s co-captain. She set a host of school records in multiple events. Caldwell is certified as a member of the American Swim Coaches Association (Level II) and a member of United States Swimming.

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Rice Swimming Statement of Purpose The purpose of Rice swimming is to provide team members the opportunity to grow both physically and emotionally through daily challenges within the context of the team and season and to help each individual learn how to be productive and successful. Rice swimming promotes respect for others, personal integrity, selfless support of team members, positive peer interaction and the highest level of committment to training and preparation, thus preparing the team members to compete at the highest levels of collegiate, national and international swimming.

25-Yard Course 50 Freestyle 100 Freestyle 200 Freestyle 500 Freestyle 1,650 Freestyle 100 Backstroke 200 Backstroke 100 Breaststroke 200 Breaststroke 100 Butterfly 200 Butterfly 200 I.M. 400 I.M. 200 Free Relay 400 Free Relay 800 Free Relay 200 Med. Relay 400 Med. Relay

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Automatic 21.99 47.96 1:43.91 4:37.01 15:58.41 51.97 1:52.71 59.19 2:08.29 51.90 1:54.54 1:55.72 4:05.44 1:29.65 3:16.84 7:07.31 1:38.01 3:34.65

Provisional 22.99 49.99 1:47.99 4:47.79 16:30.59 55.09 1:59.19 1:02.49 2:15.99 54.49 1:59.59 2:01.59 4:19.39 1:30.43 3:18.99 7:12.21 1:38.81 3:36.46

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Top Times From 2012-13 50 Freestyle

200 Breaststroke

Rice Record: Mandy Mularz, 22.17, March 21, 2002 in Austin

Casey Clark Karina Wlostowska Chelsea Fong Kim Steinhouse Shannon Foreman

2/21 12/15 2/21 2/21 2/21

Houston San Antonio Houston Houston Houston

23.27# 23.33 23.37 23.46 23.52

100 Freestyle

2/23 12/17 2/23 2/23 2/23

Houston San Antonio Houston Houston Houston

49.47 B 50.26 50.61 50.72 50.82

200 Freestyle

2/20 12/16 12/16 2/22 2/22

Houston San Antonio San Antonio Houston Houston

1:45.78 B# 1:49.84 1:49.84 1:50.46 1:51.12

500 Freestyle

Rice Record: Brittany Massengale, 4:42.13, March 20, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio

Erin Flanigan Madison Livingston Marissa Konicke Taylor Armstrong Chelsea Fong

12/15 2/21 2/21 2/21 12/15

San Antonio Houston Houston Houston San Antonio

4:49.32 4:54.33 4:55.05 4:56.39 5:00.21

1,000 Freestyle

Rice Record: Brittany Massengale, 9:47.86, March 22, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio

Erin Flanigan Quincy Christian Madison Livingston Danielle Spence Taylor Armstrong

2/23 2/23 12/1 2/23 12/1

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

10:02.01# 10:02.72# 10:19.83 10:22.64# 10:54.23

Rice Record: Brittany Massengale, 16:17.73, March 22, 2008 in Columbus, Ohio

2/23 2/23 2/23

Houston Houston Houston

16:29.02 B 16:33.48 17:02.51

2/22 12/16 2/22 2/22 2/22

Houston San Antonio Houston Houston Houston

55.24 55.31 55.59 55.98 56.98

Casey Clark Marissa Konicke Lilly Marrow Cora McKenzie Meaghan Wisenbaker

2/22 2/22 2/22 2/23 2/22

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

53.01 B 54.50 55.34 56.01 56.11

Rice Record: Casey Clark, 1:57.35, Feb. 23, 2013 in Houston

Casey Clark Erin Flanigan Dominique Bessette Quincy Christian Meaghan Wisenbaker

2/23 2/23 12/17 11/3 12/17

Houston Houston San Antonio Dallas San Antonio

1:57.35 B 2:00.54 2:07.16 2:08.14 2:08.96

200 Individual Medley

Rice Record: Kylee Talwar, 2:00.13, Feb. 21, 2013 in Houston

Kylee Talwar Michelle Gean Shelbi Ragsdale Quincy Christian Stephanie Wei

2/21 2/21 2/21 2/21 2/21

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

2:00.13 B 2:00.86 B 2:01.63 2:02.16 2:04.97

400 Individual Medley

Rice Record: Quincy Christian, 4:16.13, Feb. 25, 2011 in Houston

Quincy Christian Shelbi Ragsdale Madison Livingston Kylee Talwar

2/22 2/22 2/22 12/16

Houston Houston Houston San Antonio

4:16.45 B 4:18.73 B 4:21.37 4:29.54

Rice Record: 1:31.16, March 15, 2001 in Long Island, N.Y. (Mandy Mularz, Rachel Armstrong, Kim Maher, Katie Hermann)

C. Clark, C. Fong, 2/21 M. Konicke, K. Wlostowska

Rice Record: Skylar Craig, 1:59.41, Feb. 28, 2009 in Houston

2/23 2/23 2/23 2/23 12/17

Houston Houston Houston Houston San Antonio

1:59.92 2:00.41 2:01.94 2:02.26 2:02.74

100 Breaststroke

Houston

1:31.83

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

Houston

3:21.03

800 Freestyle Relay

Rice Record: 7:11.57, Feb. 20, 2013 in Houston (Casey Clark, Erin Flanigan, Chelsea Fong, Michelle Gean)

2/20

Houston

7:11.57 B

200 Medley Relay

Rice Record: 1:40.52, Feb. 20, 2013 in Houston (Michelle Gean, Lilly Marrow, Karina Wlostowska, Shelby Bottoms)

M. Gean, L. Marrow, 2/20 M. Konicke, K. Wlsotowska

Houston

1:40.52

400 Medley Relay

Rice Record: Kylee Talwar, 1:01.92, Feb. 22, 2013 in Houston

2/22 2/22 2/22 2/23 2/23

C. Clark, C. Fong, 2/23 M. Konicke, K. Wlostowska

C. Clark, E. Flanigan, C. Fong, M. Gean

200 Backstroke

Kylee Talwar Lilly Marrow Rachel Moody Madison Livingston Shelbi Ragsdale

Rice Record: Casey Clark, 53.01, Feb. 22, 2013 in Houston

Rice Record: 3:21.03, Feb. 23, 2013 in Houston (Casey Clark, Chelsea Fong, Marissa Konicke, Karina Wlostowska)

Rice Record: Michelle Gean, 55.05, Feb. 17, 2012 in Houston

Michelle Gean Taylor Armstrong Shannon Foreman Stephanie Wei Erin Flanigan

2:17.65 2:17.89 2:18.01 2:18.10 2:18.68

400 Freestyle Relay

100 Backstroke Michelle Gean Casey Clark Shannon Foreman Taylor Armstrong Stephanie Wei

Houston Houston Houston Houston Houston

200 Freestyle Relay

1,650 Freestyle Erin Flanigan Quincy Christian Danielle Spence

2/23 2/23 2/23 2/23 2/23

200 Butterfly

Rice Record: Casey Clark, 1:45.78, Feb. 20, 2013 in Houston

Casey Clark Chelsea Fong Erin Flanigan Cora McKenzie Kim Steinhouse

Shelbi Ragsdale Rachel Moody Madison Livingston Lilly Marrow Kylee Talwar

100 Butterfly

Rice Record: Mandy Mularz, 49.35, March 2, 2002 in San Antonio

Casey Clark Karina Wlostowska Chelsea Fong Marissa Konicke Cora McKenzie

Rice Record: Lauren Hill, 2:14.84, March 2, 2002 in San Antonio

1:01.92 B 1:02.84 1:03.14 1:05.54# 1:07.00#

Rice Record: 3:41.86, Feb. 22, 2013 in Houston (Michelle Gean, Kylee Talwar, Casey Clark, Marissa Konicke)

M. Gean, K. Talwar, C. Clark, M. Konicke

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2012-13 Meet Results

Record: 3-4 overall, *2-1 in C-USA dual meets; 1st at C-USA Championship

1. Quincy Christian

4:16.45

2. Shelbi Ragsdale 6. Madison Livingston

4:18.73 4:21.37

Oct. 6

Kansas

L, 132-166

Oct. 26-27

Rice Invitational

2nd of 4 teams

Nov. 2

at North Texas

W, 150-144

Nov. 3

at SMU *

L, 106-156

1. Casey Clark

Nov. 16-18

Kansas Classic (at Topeka, Kan.)

5th of 6 teams

Dec. 1

Texas A&M

L, 94-168

Dec. 15-17

at Incarnate Word Invitational

3rd of 5 teams

3. Marissa Konicke 54.50 6. Lilly Marrow 55.34 10. Meaghan Wisenbaker 56.11

Jan. 7

at Tampa Relays

1st of 7 teams

Jan. 25-26

Houston *

W, 201.5-142.5



at LSU

L, 143-203



Tulane *

W, 223-118

Feb. 15-18

C-USA Championships

1st of 6 teams



(meet held at UH; see Rice results below)

100 Butterfly

Final Team Standings

1. Rice Owls 739 2. Houston 694.5 3. SMU 664.5 4. East Carolina 605 5. Tulane 373 6. Marshall 255

1650 Freestyle

CHAMPION

50 Freestyle

8. Chelsea Fong 11. Karina Wlostowska 14. Cora McKenzie 15. Shannon Foreman

200 Freestyle Relay

2. Quincy Christian 9. Danielle Spence

16:33.48 17:02.51

100 Freestyle

3. Casey Clark 6. Karina Wlostowska 7. Chelsea Fong 8. Cora McKenzie 11. Marisa Konicke

200 Individual Medley

2:00.86 2:02.16 2:02.25 (2:01.63) 2:04.97

55.34 (55.24) 56.25 (55.59) 55.98 57.23 (56.98)

16:29.02

5. Taylor Armstrong 7. Michelle Gean 10. Stephanie Wei 11. Shannon Foreman

4:49.54 4:54.33 4:55.05 4:56.96 (4:56.39)

2. Michelle Gean 5. Quincy Christian 6. Shelbi Ragsdale 13. Stephanie Wei

1:01.92 1:02.84 1:03.42 (1:03.14)

1. Erin Flanigan

200 Backstroke

2. Rice University 7:11.57 Casey Clark, Chelsea Fong, Erin Flanigan, Michelle Gean

2:00.13

1:50.15 (1:49.92) 1:50.69 (1:50.46) 1:51.77 (1:51.66)

2. Rice University 3:41.86 Michelle Gean, Kylee Talwar, Casey Clark, Marissa Konicke

800 Freestyle Relay

1. Kylee Talwar

3. Kylee Talwar 4. Lilly Marrow 5. Rachel Moody

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400 Medley Relay

200 Medley Relay

3. Erin Flanigan 11. Madison Livingston 12. Marissa Konicke 14. Taylor Armstrong

100 Breaststroke

3. Michelle Gean 6. Shannon Foreman 9. Taylor Armstrong 14. Stephanie Wei

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500 Freestyle

6. Chelsea Fong 7. Cora McKenzie 15. Karina Wlostowska

100 Backstroke

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1. Rice University 1:40.52 Michelle Gean, Lilly Marrow, Marissa Konicke, Karina Wlostowska

200 Freestyle

53.20 (53.01)

CHAMPION

CHAMPION

23.45 (23.37) 23.52 (23.45) 23.64 (23.56) 23.74 (23.52)

2. Rice University 1:31.83 Casey Clark, Chelsea Fong, Marissa Konicke, Karina Wlostowska

200 Breaststroke

6. Shelbi Ragsdale 7. Madison Livingston 9. Rachel Moody 10. Lilly Marrow 11. Kylee Talwar

200 Butterfly

2:00.41 2:01.30 (1:59.92) 2:02.62 (2:01.94) 2:02.48

49.47 50.57 (50.53) 50.90 (50.61) 51.02 (50.82) 50.72

2:17.65 2:18.01 2:17.89 2:18.10 2:18.68

1. Casey Clark

1:57.35

4. Erin Flanigan

2:00.54

400 Freestyle Relay

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CHAMPION

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Rice Swimming History Rice’s NCAA Division I All-America Honorees

Rachel Armstrong 2001 200 Free Relay Houston, Tex. Lovett

Carrie Bowden 1995 100 Fly Canajoharie, NY Brown

Ginny Farmer 1996 200 IM San Luis Obispo, Calif. Baker

Katie Hermann 2001 200 Free Relay Corpus Christi, Tex. Lovett

Kim Maher 2001 200 Free Relay Richardson, Tex. Lovett

Brittany Massengale 2008 500 Free, 1650 Free Alma, Ark. Sid Richardson

Rice’s NCAA Division I Championship Participants Rachel Armstrong (2001: 200 Free Relay) Carrie Bowden (1995: 100 Butterfly) Casey Clark (2013: 100 Butterfly, 200 Butterfly, 200 Freestyle) Robin Davidson (1999: 100 Breaststroke) Heather Draper (1998: 100, 200 Backstroke) Ginny Farmer (1995: 200 IM, 400 IM; 1996: 200 IM, 400 IM) Diane Gu (2006: 50, 100 Free) Katie Hermann (2001: 200 Free Relay) Lauren Hill (2002: 200 Breaststroke) Kim Mahler (2001: 200 Free Relay) Brittany Massengale (2006: 500, 1,650 Free; 2008: 200 Free, 1,650) Cori Miller (1994: 500, 1650 Freestyle, 400 IM) Mandy Mularz (2001: 200 Free Relay; 2002: 50, 100 Freestyle) Urska Ros (2005: 100, 200 Butterfly) Cory Teague (1995: 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly; 1997: 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly; 1998: 50 Free, 100 Back, 100 Fly)

Not only did Brittany Massengale earn All-America honors, she was the first Rice swimmer in school history to make the United States National team.

Mandy Mularz 2001 - 200 Free Relay 2002 - 50, 100 Free 2003 - 50 Mobile, Ala. Wiess

1997 - 100 Fly 1998 - 100 Fly Foster City, Calif. Jones

Rice’s NCAA Division II All-Americas

The Rice Owls competed in both the AIAW and the NCAA’s Division II through the 1985-86 academic year. Beginning with the 1986-87 season, the Owls competed as members of the Southwest Conference in the NCAA’s Division I. 1977 *Lisa Pena 1978 Lisa Pena 1979 Bethanne Breisacker Karen Hight Sherry Page Karen Warren Wendy Young 1980 Gina Gaskin Karen Hight Sherry Page *Kay Snell Wendy Young 1981 Kathy Batho Suzy Deetz Gina Gaskin Karen Hight Kay Snell Wendy Young 1982 Kathy Anderson Barb Demorotski Gina Gaskin Karen Hight Jane Picker Kay Snell

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Cory Teague

1983 Kathy Batho Kathy Benzick Barb Demorotski Gina Gaskin Anita Heil Kathy Jenkins Kay Snell 1984 Kathy Batho Anita Heil Kathy Jenkins Stacy Jones Becky Nelson Barbara Snell 1985 Michelle Dokter Anita Heil Stacy Jones Kathy Jenkins Jill Pritchard Barbara Snell Carol Snell Regina Truax 1986 *Tammy Burch Michelle Dokter Anita Heil Kathy Jenkins Stacy Jones Barbara Snell Carol Snell

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Annual Awards From Rice University

Individual Academic & Yearly Awards

Joyce Pounds-Hardy Award

1989 Rice Scholar Athlete — Carey Sympson GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Gretchen Wasserstrom

This prestigious award is presented annually to the outstanding female studentathlete at Rice University. Not only does it take into account athletic and academic achievement, but community service and campus involvement. Three Rice swimmers have earned the honor since it began in 1975. 1981 1999

2008 2011

Kay Snell Liz Corneliuson

Diane Gu Karen Gerken

1990 Rice Scholar Athlete — Gretchen Wasserstrom 1991 Rice Scholar Athlete — Amy Henninger Hubert E. Bray Scholar-Athlete Award — Amy Henninger Clyde Ferguson Ball Fellowship — Mary Roth GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Gretchen Wasserstrom 1992 Rice Scholar Athlete — Amy Henninger Hubert E. Bray Scholar-Athlete Award — Amy Henninger Fred Stancliff/”R” Association Scholarship — Amy Henninger Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa graduate — Amy Henninger

Kay Snell

1981 Mission Viejo, Calif. Hanszen

Liz Corneliuson

Diane Gu

1999 Fresno, Calif. Jones

2008 Orlando, Fla. Brown

Karen Gerken 2011 Austin Hanszen

1994 Rice Scholar Athlete — Chris Logar College Swim Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team — Cori Miller GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Chris Logar

Catherine Hannah Award

Presented annually to the outstanding Rice female swimmer. 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

Sherry Page Kay Snell Kay Snell Kay Snell Kay Snell Kathy Jenkins Michelle Dokter Stacy Jones Stacy Jones Regina Truax Michelle LeBlanc Gretchen Wasserstrom Michelle LeBlanc Michelle LeBlanc Kristen Pauley Cori Miller Ginny Farmer Ginny Farmer Cory Teague

1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Cory Teague Robin Davidson Rachel Armstrong Kim Maher Mandy Mularz Mandy Mularz Jackie Corcoran Urska Ros Brittany Massengale/ Diane Gu Carlyann Miller Brittany Massengale Erin Mattson Shelby Bottoms Shelby Bottoms/ Chelsea Fong Chelsea Fong Casey Clark

1995 Rice Scholar Athlete — Carly Snyder GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Missy Cole College Swim Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team — Cory Teague 1996 Rice Scholar Athlete — Hilary Grabe GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-District VI — Cory Teague GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Cory Teague College Swim Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team — Cory Teague (honorable mention)

Kathryn E. Scholl Award

This winner has shown dedication, discipline and leadership, but most importantly, has been an inspiration to her teammates with her consistent hard work and commitment of the team concept. The award began in 1999, but was renamed in 2003 after Katie Scholl, who served as the team captain in 2002 despite being unable to swim due to a heart condition. 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Jada Sanders Kim Maher Katie Scholl Katie Scholl Toni Ciffolilli Laura Arjona/ Kirstin Doyle-Cooney Amy Halsey

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Natalie Kirchhoff Natalie Kirchhoff Natalie Kirchhoff Ashten Ackerman Karen Gerken Ashten Ackerman Madison Livingston Quincy Christian

Individual Academic & Yearly Awards 1988 Rice Scholar Athlete — Carol Snell GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Carol Snell

1993 Rice Scholar Athlete — Chris Logar GTE/SWC Academic All-Honor Team — Chris Logar

1997 Rice Scholar Athlete — Cory Teague GTE/CoSIDA Academic All-District VI — Cory Teague College Swim Coaches Association of America All-Academic Team — Cory Teague, Carrie Covington (honorable mention), Hilary Grabe (honorable mention) WAC Scholar Athletes — Julie Birch, Liz Corneliuson, Carrie Covington, Rachel Doyle, Hilary Grabe, Meghan Marty, Cory Teague WAC Academic All-Conference — Julie Birch, Carrie Covington, Meghan Marty, Cory Teague 1998 Rice Scholar Athletes — Cory Teague, Meghan Marty Rice Honor Athletes — Ginny Farmer, Carrie Covington, Julie Birch WAC Scholar Athletes — Julie Birch, Carrie Covington, Rachel Doyle, Lindsay Germano, Meghan Marty, Erin McDonough, Cory Teague WAC Academic All-Conference — Julie Birch, Liz Corneliuson, Carrie Covington, Rachel Doyle, Lindsay Germano, Meghan Marty, Cory Teague WAC Freshman Academic All-Conference — Lindsay Germano 1999 Academic All-America – Jada Sanders, Rachel Doyle Joyce Pounds Hardy Award — Liz Corneliuson Rice Scholar Athletes — Liz Corneliuson, Rachel Doyle Rice Honor Athletes — Liz Corneliuson, Rachel Doyle, Lindsay Germano, Jordan Hollsten, Kim Maher, Suzy Nicoletti, Jada Sanders, Elizabeth Williams WAC Academic All-Conference — Liz Corneliuson, Rachel Doyle, Lindsay Germano, Suzy Nicoletti, Jada Sanders, Elizabeth Williams 2000 Academic All-America — Jada Sanders, Rachel Armstrong, Elizabeth Williams Rice Scholar Athlete — Liz Corneliuson

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Gerken, Diane Gu, Amy Halsey, Natalie Kirchhoff, Megan Land, Allyson Lemay, Brittany Massengale, Erin Mattson, Carlyann Miller, Angela Wo, Pam Zlenick

Rice Honor Athletes — Rachel Armstrong, Amber Castleberg, Liz Corneliuson, Robin Davidson, Katie Hermann, Jordan Hollsten, Kim Maher, Suzy Nicoletti, Jada Sanders, Elizabeth Williams WAC Academic All-Conference — Liz Corneliuson, Rachel Doyle, Katie Hermann, Suzy Nicoletti, Jada Sanders, Elizabeth Williams 2001 Academic All-District VI — Jada Sanders Fred Stancliff/ “R” Association Scholarship — Jada Sanders Rice Scholar Athletes — Jada Sanders, Elizabeth Williams WAC Academic All-Conference — Rachel Armstrong, Katie Hermann, Mandy Mularz, Jada Sanders, Elizabeth Williams WAC Freshman Academic All-Conference — Katie Carey, Toni Ciffolilli, Jackie Corcoran 2002 Rice Scholar Athletes — Elizabeth Williams WAC Academic All-Conference — Toni Ciffolilli, Jackie Corcoran, Lauren Hill, Mandy Mularz Rice Honor Athletes — Rachel Armstrong, Toni Ciffolilli, Jackie Corcoran, Katie Hermann, Lauren Hill, Mandy Mularz 2003 Rice Scholar Athletes — Jackie Corcoran, Mandy Mularz WAC Academic All-Conference — Jackie Corcoran, Laura Healey, Lauren Hill, Mandy Mularz Fred Stancliff/ “R” Association Scholarship — Elizabeth Williams NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship — Mandy Mularz 2004 Rice Scholar Athletes — Jackie Corcoran, Lauren Hill Rice Honor Athletes — Adi Bichman, Toni Ciffolilli, Elaine Lee, Mandy Mularz, Kiana Taheri, Jenny Voight WAC Academic All-Conference — Toni Ciffolilli, Jackie Corcoran, Laura Healey, Lauren Hill WAC Scholar Athlete — Laura Arjona, Denise Bear, Toni Ciffolilli, Jackie Corcoran, Kirstin Doyle-Cooney, Laura Healey, Lauren Hill, Urska Ros, Kiana Taheri, Jenny Voight 2005 Rice Scholar Athlete — Urska Ros Rice Honor Athletes — Carey Hain, Amy Halsey, Laura Healey, Lauren Hill, Urska Ros, Kiana Taheri, Sarah Taylor, Jenny Voight, Jenni Whitcomb WAC Academic All-Conference — Carey Hain, Laura Healey, Lauren Hill, Urska Ros, Kiana Taheri, Sarah Taylor, Jenny Voight WAC Scholar Athlete — Carey Hain, Laura Healey, Lauren Hill, Urska Ros, Kiana Taheri, Sarah Taylor, Jenny Voight, Jenni Whitcomb 2006 Rice Scholar Athlete — Laura Healey Rice Honor Athletes — Kirstin Doyle-Cooney, Jenni Whitcomb C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Hannah Blakeley, Skylar Craig, Anna Dogger, Kirstin Doyle-Cooney, Diane Gu, Carey Hain, Amy Halsey, Laura Healey, Jennifer Hill, Natalie Kirchhoff 2007 Rice Scholar Athlete — Amy Halsey Rice Honor Athletes — Carey Hain, Jenni Whitcomb C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalist — Stephanie Eberhardt, Allyson Lemay, Angela Wo (Inaugural) C-USA Swimming All-Academic Team - Diane Gu C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Stephanie Eberhardt, Diane Gu, Amy Halsey, Natalie Kirchhoff, Megan Land, Justine Lin, Allyson Lemay, Erin Mattson, Carlyann Miller, Angela Wo, Pam Zlenick 2008 Joyce Pounds Hardy Award — Diane Gu Rice Scholar Athletes — Diane Gu, Natalie Kirchhoff Rice Honor Athletes — Skylar Craig, Amy Halsey, Keri Hyde, Brittany Massengale, Carlyann Miller C-USA Swimming All-Academic Team - Diane Gu C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Stephanie Eberhardt, Karen

2009 Rice Scholar Athletes — Diane Gu, Angela Wo Rice Honor Athletes — Skylar Craig, Jennifer Hill, Natalie Kirchhoff, Megan Land, Justine Lin, Erin Mattson, Carlyann Miller, Pam Zelnick C-USA Swimming All-Academic Team — Angela Wo C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalists — Nicole Delaloye, Louise Gliga, Angela Wo C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Shelby Bottoms, Kait Chura, Skylar Craig, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Karen Gerken, Alison Godbe, Diane Gu, Natalie Kirchhoff, Sarah Korellis, Megan Land, Erin Mattson, Carlyann Miller, Alex O’Brien, Angela Wo, Pam Zelnick 2010 Rice Scholar Athlete — Angela Wo Rice Honor Athletes — Shelby Bottoms, Kait Chura, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Karen Gerken, Louise Gliga, Sarah Korellis, Megan Land, Lauren Lewis, Erin Mattson, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence, Kim Steinhouse, Angela Wo, Pam Zelnick. C-USA Swimming All-Academic Team — Karen Gerken, Alex O’Brien, Angela Wo C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalists — Shelby Bottoms, Karen Gerken, Louise Gliga, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence, Angela Wo C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Shelby Bottoms, Kait Chura, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Karen Gerken, Louise Gliga, Alison Godbe, Sarah Korellis, Megan Land, Lauren Lewis, Erin Mattson, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence, Kim Steinhouse, Stephanie Wei, Angela Wo, Pam Zelnick 2011 Joyce Pounds Hardy Award — Karen Gerken Rice Scholar Athlete — Karen Gerken, Louise Gliga Rice Honor Athletes — Shelby Bottoms, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Alison Godbe, Sarah Korellis, Erin Mattson, Alex O’Brien. CoSIDA Academic All-District VI — Shelby Bottoms (second team) C-USA Swimming All-Academic Team — Shelby Bottoms, Karen Gerken C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalists — Shelby Bottoms, Karen Gerken, Louise Gliga, Carter Graves, Danielle Spence C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Ashten Ackerman, Shelby Bottoms, Quincy Christian, Kait Chura, Emily Crowder, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Chelsea Fong, Michelle Gean, Karen Gerken, Louise Gliga, Alison Godbe, Carter Graves, Sarah Korellis, Lauren Lewis, Lilly Marrow, Erin Mattson, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence, Stephanie Wei, Karina Wlostowska 2012 Rice Scholar Athlete — Louise Gliga, Danielle Spence Rice Honor Athletes — Shelby Bottoms, Quincy Christian, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Chelsea Fong, Michelle Gean, Louise Gliga, Alison Godbe, Carter Graves, Lauren Lewis, Lilly Marrow, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence, Kylee Talwar. C-USA Swimming All-Academic Team — Shelby Bottoms, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalists — Louise Gliga, Carter Graves, Danielle Spence C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Shelby Bottoms, Allyson Bremer, Quincy Christian, Casey Clark, Nicole Delaloye, Alexandra Ernst, Erin Flanigan, Chelsea Fong, Michelle Gean, Louise Gliga, Alison Godbe, Carter Graves, Faith Hirschi, Marissa Konicke, Lauren Lewis, Madison Livingston, Lilly Marrow, Rachel Moody, Alex O’Brien, Danielle Spence, Kylee Talwar, Karina Wlostowska 2013 Rice Scholar Athlete — Danielle Spence Rice Honor Athletes — Quincy Christian, Chelsea Fong, Michelle Gean, Lauren Lewis, Lilly Marrow, Kylee Talwar. C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Medalists — Quincy Christian, Rachel Lu, Danielle Spence C-USA Commissioner’s Academic Honor Roll — Taylor Armstrong, Dominique Bessette, Allyson Bremer, Quincy Christian, Casey Clark, Erin Flanigan, Chelsea Fong, Shannon Foreman, Michelle Gean, Savanna Golson, Carter Graves, Marissa Konicke, Lauren Lewis, Madison Livingston, Rachel Lu, Lilly Marrow, Cora McKenzie, Rachel Moody, Danielle Spence, Kylee Talwar, Stephanie Wei, Meaghan Wisenbaker, Karina Wlostowska

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Top Five Times At Rice 50-Yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

22.17 22.78 22.91 22.96 23.10

Mandy Mularz Diane Gu Cory Teague Carlyann Miller Laura Healey

100-Yard Freestyle 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

49.35 49.47 50.26 50.39 50.61

Mandy Mularz Casey Clark Karina Wlostowska Carlyann Miller Chelsea Fong

200-Yard Freestyle 1. 1:45.78 2. 1:46.74 3. 1:47.98 4. 1:48.34 5. 1:48.71

Casey Clark Brittany Massengale Erin Mattson Erin Flanigan Rachel Armstrong

500-Yard Freestyle 1. 4:42.13 2. 4:48.70 3. 4:48.83 4. 4:49.19 5. 4:49.28

Brittany Massengale Cori Miller Katie Scholl Erin Flanigan Jackie Corcoran

1,000-Yard Freestyle 1. 9:47.86 2. 10:01.66 3. 10:02.01 4. 10:02.41 5. 10:02.71

Brittany Massengale Katie Scholl Erin Flanigan Rachel Doyle Quincy Christian

1,650-Yard Freestyle 1. 16:17.73 2. 16:29.02 3. 16:33.48 4. 16:35.75 5. 16:37.80

Brittany Massengale Erin Flanigan Quincy Christian Cori Miller Danielle Spence

100-Yard Backstroke 1. 2. 3. 2. 4.

55.05 55.31 55.53 55.59 55.95

Michelle Gean Casey Clark Skylar Craig Shannon Foreman Cory Teague

200-Yard Backstroke 1. 1:59.41 2. 1:59.43 3. 1:59.48 4. 1:59.98 5. 2:00.41

Skylar Craig Michelle Gean Heather Draper Kait Chura Taylor Armstrong

3/21/02 2/23/06 3/20/97 3/1/08 2/24/06 3/2/02 2/23/13 12/17/12 3/1/08 2/23/13

Mandy Mularz set a host of records on the way to All-America honors.

2/20/13 3/1/08 2/25/09 2/17/12 2/23/01

100 Yard-Breaststroke

3/20/08 2/24/94 12/1/00 2/16/12 2/28/02

200-Yard Breaststroke

3/22/08 2/26/00 2/23/13 1/28/00 2/23/13

100-Yard Butterfly

3/22/08 2/23/13 2/23/13 2/24/94 2/18/11

200-Yard Butterfly

1. 1:01.92 2. 1:02.84 3. 1:02.91 4. 1:02.96 5. 1:03.14 1. 2:14.84 2. 2:15.58 3. 2:17.31 4. 2:17.65 5. 2:17.89 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

53.01 54.30 54.54 54.55 54.63

2. 1:57.35 1. 1:58.94 3. 2.00.11 4. 2:00.41 5. 2:00.54

Kylee Talwar Lilly Marrow Elizabeth Williams Robin Davidson Rachel Moody Lauren Hill Elizabeth Williams Alex O’Brien Shelbi Ragsdale Rachel Moody Casey Clark Cory Teague Skylar Craig Marissa Konicke Erin Mattson

Casey Clark Erin Mattson Urska Ros Elaine Lee Erin Flanigan

2/17/12 12/16/12 2/26/09 2/22/13 2/2/97

200-Yard Individual Medley

2/28/09 2/18/12 2/26/98 2/27/10 2/23/13

400-Yard Individual Medley

1. 2:00.13 2. 2:00.48 3. 2:00.86 4. 2:01.55 5. 2:01.63 1. 4:16.13 2. 4:17.83 3. 4:18.73 4. 4:19.12 5. 4:19.74

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Kylee Talwar Shelby Bottoms Michelle Gean Ginny Farmer Shelbi Ragsdale Quincy Christian Ginny Farmer Shelbi Ragsdale Elizabeth Williams Alex O’Brien

2/22/13 2/22/13 12/2/00 2/26/99 2/22/13 3/2/02 12/3/00 2/27/10 2/23/13 2/23/13 2/22/13 3/29/97 2/27/09 2/22/13 2/27/09 2/23/13 2/28/09 2/26/05 2/26/03 2/23/13 2/21/13 2/16/12 2/21/13 2/25/95 2/21/13 2/25/11 2/24/95 2/22/13 2/23/01 2/25/11

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Top Five Times At Rice

1. 1:40.52 2. 1:41.31 3. 1:41.98 4. 1:42.27 5. 1:42.49

200-Yard Freestyle Relay 1. 1:31.16 2. 1:31.57 3. 1:31.83 4. 1:31.87 5. 1:32.15

M. Mularz, R. Armstrong, 3/15/01 K. Hermann, K. Maher C. Miller, P. Zelnick, 2/29/08 S. Craig, D. Gu C. Clark, C. Fong, 2/21/13 M. Konicke, K. Wlostowska P. Zelnick, S. Craig, 2/27/09 E. Mattson, C. Miller C. Clark, M. Konicke, 2/17/12 R. Moody, C. Fong

400-Yard Medley Relay

1. 3:41.86 M. Gean, K. Talwar 2/22/13 C. Clark, M. Konicke 2. 3:41.91 S. Craig, P. Zelnick, 2/26/09 A. Wo, C. Miller 3. 3:43.11 M. Gean, L. Marrow 2/16/12 C. Clark, C. Fong 4. 3:43.39 T. Armstrong, L. Marrow 12/15/12 C. Clark, K. Wlostowska 5. 3:45.13 M. Gean, S. Bottoms 2/24/11 C. Fong, K. Steinhouse

400-Yard Freestyle Relay

1. 3:21.03 C. Clark, C. Fong, 2/23/13 M. Konicke, K. Wlostowska 2. 3:21.66 E. Mattson, P. Zelnick, 2/28/09 S. Craig, C. Miller 3. 3:21.81 C. Clark, C. Fong, 2/18/12 A. Godbe, S. Bottoms 4. 3:22.03 C. Miller, S. Craig, 2/25/06 L. Healey, D. Gu 5. 3:23.15 B. Massengale, C. Miller, 2/17/07 S. Craig, D. Gu

800-Yard Freestyle Relay 1. 7:11.57 2. 7:13.91 3. 7:18.01 4. 7:21.75 5. 7:22.10

C. Clark, C. Fong, E. Flanigan, M. Gean C. Clark, E. Flanigan C. Fong, A. O’Brien E. Mattson, N. Delaloye S. Bottoms, C. Warner B. Massengale, C. Miller, P. Zelnick, K. Hyde E. Mattson, A. O’Brien S. Wei, S. Bottoms

M. Gean, L. Marrow 2/20/13 M. Konicke, K. Wlostowska M. Gean, L. Marrow 2/15/12 K. Wlostowska, S. Bottoms A. Wo, P. Zelnick 2/25/09 S. Craig, C. Miller A. Wo, P. Zelnick 2/24/10 E. Mattson, S. Bottoms M. Gean, L. Marrow 12/16/12 C. Clark, K. Wlostowska

National Finishes

Year Place Points Division II 1983 7th 145.5 1984 21st 19 1985 13th 120 1986 8th 233 Division I 1995 31st 13 1997 31st 12 1998 t 33rd 6 2001 29th 22 2002 25th 23 2003 t 33rd 12 2008 t 39th 9

2/20/13 2/15/12 2/25/09 2/27/08 2/24/10

Thirteen years after Ginny Farmer set school records in both individual medley events, she competed for American Samoa (and Rice) in the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China.

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Year Place Points Southwest Conference 1983 8th 117 1984 8th 58 1985 8th 157 1986 7th 212 1987 7th 231 1988 7th 214 1989 7th 229 1990 7th 247 1991 7th 277 1992 4th 413 1993 5th 350 1994 5th 349.5 1995 4th 424.5 1996 4th 381 Western Athletic 1997 5th 381 1998 5th 275 1999 3rd 401 2000 3rd 582.5 2001 3rd 481.5 2002 3rd 541 2003 3rd 506.5 2004 4th 551 2005 4th 476 Conference USA 2006 4th 540.5 2007 2nd 653.5 2008 2nd 635 2009 3rd 595 2010 3rd 596 2011 1st 702 2012 2nd 718 2013 1st 739

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Letterwinners •A• Ackerman, Ashten Anderson, Kathleen Arjona, Laura Armstrong, Rachel Armstrong, Taylor

2008-11 1982 2004 1999-2001 2013

•B• Batho, Kathy Bear, Denise Benzick, Kathyrn Berry, Sue Besselman, Patricia Bessette, Dominique Bichman, Adi Bieber, Christine Birch, Julie Blakeley, Hannah Bottoms, Shelby Bowden, Carrie Bowlin, Erika Breisacher, Bethanne Bremer, Allyson Brintlinger, Angie Brown, Meg Brown, Sarah Burch, Tammy Burmester, Mary Ann

1981-84 2004 1983 1985-88 1996-97 2012-13 2002-05 1984 1996-98 2006-07 2009-12 1995 1992-95 1977-80 2012-13 1984-85 2003-06 1980-81 1986-88 1981

•C• Cadenhead, Kristin Caldwell, Stacey Carey, Katie Castleberg, Amber Christian, Quincy Chura, Kait Ciffolilli, Toni Clark, Casey Clark, Theresa Cole, Missy Coniglio, Giuli Corcoran, Jackie Corneliuson, Liz Covington, Carrie Craig, Skylar Crowder, Emily Crowley, Karin

1979-82 1997-98 2001 2000 2011-12 2008-11 2001-04 2012-13 1982 1992, 94 1980 2001-04 1997-2000 1995-98 2006-09 2011 1990-93

•D•

Daniels, Debbie Davidson, Robin Deez, Suzanne Delaloye, Nicole Demorotsi, Barbara Denton, Diane DeWitt, Sally Dogger, Anna Dokter, Michelle Doyle, Rachel Doyle-Cooney, Kirstin Draper, Heather

1987-90 1996-99 1981-82 2009-12 1981-84 1983 2008 2006 1985-86 1997-2000 2004, 2006 1995-98

•E• Eberhardt, Stephanie Edmonds, Danielle Ehlers, Monika Eicher, Susan Erhhardt, Harryette Ernst, Alexandra

2007-08 1990-93 1986-89 1981-84 1978 2009-11

•F• Farmer, Ginny Ferranti, Amy Flanigan, Erin Fong, Chelsea Foreman, Shannon

1994-97 1993-96 2012-13 2011-13 2013

•G• Gaskin, Gina Gean, Michelle Germano, Lindsay Gerken, Karen Gliga, Louise Godbe, Alison Golladay, Virginia Golson, Savanna Gourley, Pamala Grabe, Hilary Graves, Carter Griffin, Barbara Grosz, Jennifer Gu, Diane

1980-83 2011-13 1997-99 2008-11 2009-12 2009-12 1984 2013 1980 1994-97 2011-12 1984 1983, 85-86 2006-09

•H• Haase, Jennifer Habegger, Beth Hague, Allison Hain, Carey Halsey, Amy Healey, Laura Heil, Anita Henninger, Amy Hermann, Katie Hill, Jennifer Hill, Lauren Hight, Karen Hirshi, Faith Hollsten, Jordan Hurn, Andrea Hutchinson, Amber Hutton, Adrienne Hyde, Keri

1990-91 1981 1993 2005-06 2005-06 2003-06 1983-86 1989-92 1999-2001 2005-09 2002-05 1979-82 2012 1999-2000 2004-07 1989 1991 2006-08

Ingram, Patricia Jenkins, Kathy Jones, Stacy

•I• •J•

•K• Keith, Jane Ketterer, Ann Kirchhoff, Natalie Kinney, Julie Kneipp, Carla Konicke, Marissa Korellis, Sarah Kristick, Corrie

1984-85 1983-86 1984-87 2002-05 1975-76 2006-09 1976-77 1992-93 2012-13 2008-11 2002-05

•L• Land, Megan Larson, Erika Lau, Krystal LeBlanc, Michelle Lee, Elaine Lemay, Allyson LeSueur, Mary Lewis, Lauren Lieskovsky, Ahsi Lin, Justine Littlejohn, Linda Livingston, Madison Logar, Chris Lorenson, Kristina Luikens, Annie Lu, Rachel Lushao, Jennifer

2007-10 1989-91 2010 1989-92 2001-04 2007-08 1975 2010-13 1991-93 2007-09 1981 2012-13 1991-93 1991-93 1993-96 2013 1998-2000

•M• Machen, Heather Maher, Kim Mann, Emily Marrow, Lilly Martin, April Marty, Meghan Massengale, Brittany Mattson, Erin McDonough, Erin McEachen, Sarah McKenzie, Cora Miller, Carlyann Miller, Cori Miller, Jennifer Moody, Rachel Mularz, Mandy Musgrove, Susan

1988, 90 1998-2001 1993 2011-13 1999-2000 1996-97 2005-08 2007, 2009-11 1995-98 1990 2013 2006-09 1994 1989 2012-13 2000-03 1977

•N•

Nagle, Kirstin Nelson, Becky Nelson, Stephanie Nevils, Anna Nicoletti, Suzy Nugent, Rebecca O’Brien, Alex Page, Sherry Pauley, Kristin Pena, Lisa Penry, Sandie Pereira, Cathy Picker, Jane Pritchard, Jill

•O• •P•

•R• Ragsdale, Shelbi Ramiller, Katrina Rice, Anne Rice, Katie Ros, Urska Roth, Mary

2013-14 RICE OWLS SWIMMING

1996-97 1983-84 1981-83 1983-87 1999-2000 1995-96 2009-12 1980 1990-93 1977-79 1988 1988-91 1982-83 1985-86 2013 1989 1975-76 1988-91 2004-05 1988-91

•S• Sample, Susan Sanders, Jada Schauerte, Margaret Scholl, Katie Scholl, Stephanie Scown, Susan Sharpe, Mary Shepard, Susanna Silberberg, Stephanie Slettedahl, Martha Smith, Carla Snell, Barbara Snell, Carol Snell, Kathrine Snyder, Carly Spence, Danielle Steinhouse, Kim Stone, Laurie Strawn, Lisa Sympson, Carey

1983 1998-2001 1976-77 1999-2002 1984-87 1983 1974-77 1997 1986-89 1977-79 1986 1983-86 1985-89 1980-83 1993-95 2010-13 2010-13 1989-90 1977-79 1988-91

•T• Taheri, Kiana Talwar, Kylee Taylor, Sarah Teague, Cory Truax, Danyll Truax, Regina Tucker-Huth, Junia Tullis, Joanne

2002-05 2010-13 2005 1995-98 1990 1985-88 2004 1975-76

•U• Uebele, Jenny Upadhyaya, Anjali

1984-85 1992-95

Vocke, Cheryl Voight, Jenny

•V•

•W• Warner, Caitlin Warren Quata Wasserstrom, Gretchen Wei, Stephanie Whitcomb, Jenni Wiese, Caroline Wisenbaker, Meaghan Wilczak, Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Wingenroth, Kris Wlostowska, Karina Wo, Angela Wright, Brandeis Young, Wendy Zelnick, Pam

•Y• •Z•

1982 2002-05 2006-09 1978-81 1987, 89-91 2010-13 2004-06 1989-91 2013 1992-95 1999-2001 1975-76 2011-13 2007-10 1991-93 1979-82 2007-10