More Information About Former THSC Swimmers’ Accomplishments
Quincy Edmund Lee
Born: 12/2/1988
Son of Margaret Wittenauer-Lee and Danny J. Lee
Brother to Carlin Lee, Chloe Lee-Zorn, Paige Lee, and Blaise Wittenauer-Lee
THSC 1994-2007
THSC record holder, 8 and under 200 medley relay
Multiple State Championships at Regional and Western Zones, Junior Nationals
Jesuit High School
Varsity Swimmer for four years
Individual State Championship in 100 butterfly 2007 and second place in 2006.
Led Jesuit to first ever State Championship 2006 and 2007
MVP award 2006 and 2007
Most improved award 2005
Attended The Ohio State University 2007- 2011
4 year Varsity “O” Letterman
4 year Big Ten Conference Qualifier
Big 10 Conference B finalist in 100 fly 2008
Big 10 Conference A finalist in 2009, 2010 2011
Big 10 Conference 3rd place 2011 in 200 fly
School record holder 200 fly 2011 1:43.51
NCAA qualifier
2010, 2011, 200 fly and 100 fly
2011 B finalist 11th place 200 fly
All American Consideration
2011 7th place 200 medley relay
All American Honors
Midwest Sectional Individual Champion 2011 in the 100 and 200 fly
Olympic Trial Qualifier 2012, 100 and 200 fly
Education:
Jesuit high school 2007
The Ohio State University 2012
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with an emphasis on Structural Engineering
Oregon State University Master of Structural Engineering: Due to Graduate 2013
Connor McCarroll - University of Michigan
Freshman (2009-10) ... Earned first varsity letter ... U-M Athletic Academic Achievement award ... Championship Meets ... Placed 13th in both the 100-yard backstroke (49.00) and 200-yard backstroke (1:46.65 finals, 1:45.96 prelims) at the Big Ten Championships (Feb. 24-27) ... Regular Season ... Swept the backstroke events against Oakland (Nov. 13), winning the 100-yard (50.59) and 200-yard (1:49.16) while taking second in the 200-yard freestyle (1:42.48) ... Took second in both the 100-yard backstroke (50.84) and 200-yard
backstroke (1:50.02) against Toronto (Oct. 23) ... Member of winning 400-yard backstroke relay (3:19.41) at the Dennis Stark Relays (Oct. 9).
Prep ... Jesuit High School (2009) ... Honor Roll ... Four-year varsity letterwinner ... Two-time All-America selection ... Led Jesuit to two state titles.
Personal ... Enrolled in the College of Engineering ... Birthday is April 27, 1991.
Morgan Scroggy - University of Georgia
Personal
• Born Aug. 2, 1988.
• Daughter of Joel and Debbie Scroggy.
• Majoring in Engineering.
Collegiate Personal Bests
100 Freestyle 47.73 03/21/2009
200 Freestyle 1:42.90 03/20/2009
200 Backstroke 1:54.79 12/07/2008
200 Individual Medley 1:55.56 03/19/2009
August 26, 2010: Morgan Scroggy, formerly of Tualatin Hills before moving on to college in Georgia, recently competed at the Pan Pacific Championships in Irvine, California. At the meet, Morgan placed second in the 200 free with a time of 1:57.13. She placed second in the B final of the 200 IM with a time of 2:13.08. The women's 800 free relay placed first with Morgan joining Dana Vollmer, Katie Hoff and Allison Schmitt and finished in 7:51.21. Great job Morgan.
2008-2009 (Sophomore Season)
• Finished second and fourth in the 200 and 100 freestyle, respectively, and sixth in the 200 individual medley at the NCAAs.
• Placed second with the 800 freestyle relay, fourth with the 400 freestyle relay, fifth with the 400 medley relay and eighth with the 200 freestyle relay at the NCAAs.
• Recorded school records in the 200 individual medley and 200 freestyle, and was part of the school record 200, 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams at the NCAAs.
• Won the conference title in the 100 freestyle and was named First Team All-SEC.
• Finished second with the 400 and 800 freestyle relay teams that set new school records, was third in the 200 individual medley, 200 freestyle and with the 200 freestyle relay at the SECs.
• Scored 52 points at the SECs, ranking third in the individual high-point standings.
• Owns the third-fastest time in the 100 freestyle, the fourth-fastest 200 backstroke time and is a member of the second-fastest 400 medley relay team in school history.
2007-2008 (Freshman Season)
• Finished seventh in the 200 freestyle, 20th in the 200 backstroke, 30th in the 100 backstroke and fourth in the 800 freestyle relay at the NCAAs.
• Swam on with the 200 and 800 freestyle relays at the NCAAs.
• Finished ninth in the 200 backstroke and 10th in the 200 freestyle at the SECs.
• Helped the 800 freestyle relay take second at the SECs.
• Named to the Fall Semester Athletic Director’s Honor Roll as the Lady Bulldogs recorded the highest GPA among Georgia’s women’s sports.
High School
• Graduated from Canby High School.
• Swam under Link Bergen with the Tualatin Hill Swim Club.
• Finished second in the 100 butterfly in 2004 at the Oregon State Championship.
• Made Olympic Trial cuts in the 100 and 200 backstroke, the 100 butterfly and the 200 freestyle.
• Was the state champion in the 100 and 200 freestyle in 2006 and 2007.
• Named the Oregon Swimmer of the Year in 2003 and 2004.
Cody Deacon - Air Force Academy
2008-09 Highlights: Consolation finalist in the 100 breaststroke at the Mountain West Conference Championships ... ranks sixth in the Air Force record books in the 100 breaststroke with a time of 56.05 ... named to the MWC All-Academic team ... also named an MWC Scholar-Athlete.
High School: Lettered four years in swimming for coach Don King ... team captain in junior and senior seasons ... four-time state finalist ... All-American in the 100 breaststroke as a senior ... Academic All-American in senior year ... four-year member of National Honor Society ... also swam for Tualatin Hills Swim Club, coached by Linck Bergen.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 37 ... son of Gregg and Shauna Deacon ... has one brother, DJ (28) ... planning to major in engineering ... plans to become a pilot ... hobbies include SCUBA, skydiving and traveling ... greatest moment in sports was Jason Lezak finishing the 400 free relay in Beijing ... favorite movie is Kiss Kiss Bang Bang ... biggest influence on his career have been his parents, because "they allowed me to participate in any sport I wanted and always provided positive motivation" ... favorite athlete is Brendan Hansen, because "he's not that big, he just has an amazing work ethic" ... if he could be on any reality TV show, it would be Deal or No Deal, because "I don't want to have to think to win money" ... favorite quote: "Don't take life too seriously. No one makes it out alive anyway."
Sean O'Keefe - Air Force Academy
2008-09 Highlights: Earned all-conference honors in the 200, 500, and 1650 freestyle events ... placed third in both the 200 and 500 free races and fifth in the 1650 free ... also swam on the all-conference 400 free relay and 800 free relay teams which finished third and second, respectively ... the 400 free relay team set a new school record with a mark of 2:58.63, while the 800 free relay team posted a school-record mark of 6:32.32 ... ranks among the Academy top 10 in four individual events ... ranks third in the
500 free (4:24.80), 1000 free (9:15.14) and 1650 free (15:24.41) and fourth in the 200 free (1:37.51).
2007-08 Highlights: All-conference performer in the 200, 500 and 1650 freestyle events ... finished fourth in the 1650 free, fifth in the 500 free and sixth in the 200 free ... posted NCAA `B' standard marks in both the 500 and 1650 free ... also swam on the all-conference 800 free relay team which finished second ... ranks third in the Academy record books in both the 500 free (4:25.83) and 1650 free (15:24.43), fourth in the 200 free (1:39.10) and fifth in the 1000 free (9:28.15).
2006-07 Highlights: Finished ninth in the 1650 free at the MWC Championships ... consolation finalist in the 200 and 500 free ... recorded Academy top 10 times in the 500 free, 1000 free and 1650 free.
High School: Lettered four years in swimming ... two-time high school All-American in the 200 free and 200 free relay ... team captain as a senior, leading Jesuit to state title ... team MVP all four years ... junior national finalist and US Open qualifier for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club.
Personal: Member of cadet squadron 26 ... majoring in management ... hobbies are cooking, politics and go-cart driving ... has a younger brother, Kyle (18) ... father, Neil, played tennis at LSU ... son of Neil and Cindy O'Keefe.
Brent Lang made the decision to start his swimming career with T-Hills at the veteran age of 7. His older brother, Eric, was already swimming with the club but Brent was torn between the local basketball team and swimming. He made his decision using a complicated scientific approach. His mom told him she would make him one sports outfit and took him to the market to pick out the color of cloth to use. The basketball team uniforms were orange. The swim club colors were green and white. He had to choose between orange and green. He liked green better so got a green sports outfit and joined his brother on the swim team.
Brent and Eric actually swam twice for T-Hills. Their father was sent to England for work just as Brent was ready to start middle school; and just as construction began on the fifty meter pool. It actually turned out to be a good move for his swimming career. Not leaving T-Hills so much as having nothing else to do in England. While in grade school, Eric and Brent both were involved in multiple sports, often showing up for swimming in their soccer uniforms. They were good swimmers but it was just another sport at the time. In England, they had three sports to choose from; cricket, soccer and swimming. Cricket was too strange and the young English soccer players were genetically altered to play the sport leaving swimming as their only hope to be competitive, which they were.
By the time Brent and Eric returned to T-Hills three years later, they were both in club record breaking form. They were put under Alan Cardwell’s care immediately. Brent remembers Coach Cardwell having a huge impact on his swimming. He also remembers his father being on deck all the time as an official, referee, starter or anything else that needed to be done plus being club president for awhile. Great swimmers, great parents, great coaches. Even though Alan was not there for Brent’s last season with T-Hills, he followed Brent’s swimming career through his Olympic success and they remain in contact with each other to this day.
2007 - Inge de Bruijn is now the official ambassador of KiKa. www.KiKa.nl is a Dutch website for the Dutch KiKa foundation. (Dutch: Kinderen Kankervrij; English: Children Cancer free) KiKa collects money needed for the research to cure children with cancer faster. There are 7 children’s hospital centers specialized in cancer treatment in The Netherlands. They all receive money from KiKa. The exact goal is to collect money to make therapy available for better treatment and cure children with cancer. Less pain and struggle. More cure and quality.
Katie Wright, a former Florida State swimmer 1994 - 1999, and THSC swimmer competed along with a group of other lifeguards for Team Hawaii in the 2001 World Ocean Games in Hawaii. The 5-foot-10 Atlanta native began swimming competitively at age 5 and comes from a long line of swimmers. Her grandfather swam for the University of Hawaii and was a world-record holder. Her father was an All-American at the University of Alabama. She also has done some acting including a part in a Baywatch episode.
Pattie Shagam: THSC Swimmer
I swam under Gary Leach and Ben Davis from 1995 through 1998. Went to
Sacramento State University and ended up on the rowing team for 4 years
(since they had no swim team!). I joined the Air Force, spent four
years as a military police officer, and got out recently to become a
firefighter for the Austin Fire Dept. I'm about to start swimming for a
masters team again, so I'm looking to break some of my old times (haha).
Kevin Tollefson: THSC Swimmer, Washington University swimmer
I swam for THSC from about 1978 through about 1984. Since that time, I graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a Bachelors degree (1985) where I swam all 4 years. Since college, I have been with SBC Communications primarily in St. Louis, MO but have also spent time in Mexico City. I also have earned 2 masters degrees, also from Washington University
Emile Ewing - Auburn University
Career Best Times (SCY)
50 Free - 23.27
100 Free - 50.65
200 Free - 1:48.67
200 IM - 2:03.26
CSCAA Academic All-American
SEC Academic Honor Roll
Freshman Season (2005-06)
Received the Bradley Ernest Schade Freshman Unity Award ... Earned a spot at the NCAA Championship and was first alternate on the team ... Had NCAA provisional qualifiers in three events - 50, 100 and 200 free's ... Swam the fastest 50 free third leg split, 22.55, of the season at the SEC Championship to help relay finish as runner-up ... Had career best swims in the 50 free prelim (23.27) and 200 free prelim (1:48.67), went on to finish 11th and 12th in the events, respectively ... Swam a career high 50.65 100 free final at SEC's to take 13th. High School: Attended Madisonville North Hopkins ... Swam with Charles Rothe during the year and Paul Bergen and the Tualatin Hills Swim Club in the summer. Graduated valedictorian with 4.0 GPA.
Anne Liggett – THSC swimmer now Assistant Coach Hillsboro HEAT
Anne Liggett joined the HEAT coaching staff in December 2006. She will be coaching the Devy group until she leaves for Ecuador in mid-February. Anne is no stranger to competitive swimming. She began swimming when she was in middle school and swam for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club throughout her middle and high school years. Anne swam for the HEAT during her breaks from college. In 2001, Anne was the Oregon High School State Champion in the 50 yd. freestyle. Anne also was a Sr. Sectional qualifier in the Freestyle and Butterfly events and a Sr. National Qualifier in 100 yd freestyle.
She was also part of two age group national record relay swims with her THSC team mates. After high school, Anne continued her competitive swimming career as a member of the Kansas University’s swim team in 2004-2005. Anne is currently a junior at Kansas University majoring in Linguistics. As part of Anne’s education, she will be traveling to Ecuador in February to work on Bible translation.
Elizabeth Roberson - Whitman College
Sophomore season (2005-06) - Won the 200-yard and 500-yard freestyle races in a dual meet with Willamette; also contributed to the winning 200-yard medley relay team ... Was part of the victorious 200-yard freestyle relay that clinched a dual meet victory over Whitworth ... Also shared in a 200-yard relay victory over Puget Sound ... Placed seventh in the 200-yard freestyle and 11th in the 100-yard freestyle at the Northwest Invitational ... Made her best showing at the NWC Championships in the 500-yard freestyle, placing 10th; her 5:25.98 time in the preliminaries moved her into sixth place all-time at Whitman for that event ... Also finished 12th and 13th in the 200-yard and 100-yard freestyle races at the conference meet.
Freshman season (2004-05) - Won four freestyle races and was part of six victorious relay teams during the dual meet season ... Placed third in the 200-yard freestyle and ninth in the 100-yard freestyle ... Finished ninth in the 100-yard freestyle and 11th in the 200-yard freestyle at the NWC Championships ... Also placed 15th in the 50-yard freestyle at the conference championships.
Prep - Swam four seasons for the Tigard Tigers. She also swam 10 years for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club.
Academics - Pursuing graduate studies in marine biology and a career in research or as a high school biology teacher. She studied at the School for Field Studies in Baja, Mexico during the 2006 fall semester. She was her high school class valedictorian.
Doug Wells: THSC swimmer, Masters Swimmer, father of Olympic Way swimmer After swimming with THSC and Sunset High School, I attended Purdue University for engineering and graduate business degrees. I swam very regularly for several years, doing a variety of oceans swims, triathlons, 10Ks and so forth. I worked at Ford Motor Company in Detroit for several years, and swam for the company masters swim team, both at the Ford Fitness Center (which was the decommissioned Edison High School) and at the very ornate and old pool in the back halls of the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. In 1997 I came in 1st in the 50 Fly in the 30-35 age group at the Michigan masters state meet at the University of Michigan pool, and that same year I ran the Detroit marathon. But that was ten years ago. Since then, I’ve moved back to Portland, completed a law degree at Lewis & Clark Law School (I’m now a patent attorney with a firm in downtown Portland), and now have a family with three kids. And I’m alternating swimming one day and running the next, but only for a half hour to 40 minutes or so, just enough for a routine 200-swim-kick-pull, short set of 10x100’s on the 1:30 or so, and a cool down. Yes, it’s a short, very short workout, and only half as long in the pool as my son Jamieson’s Olympic Way group. But it’s a workout in the pool that’s doable…
Bryan Addleman: THSC Swimmer, 1996 Olympic Trials qualifier
I moved to Oregon and started swimming for T-Hills back when Back to the Future (the original) was still in the theaters. After swimming age group for Gary Leach, and senior for Ben Davis, I swam 4 years of college and retired from swimming for several years, only to return to swim a 50 free on the Thunderbolt Team under Paul Bergen at the Halloween Meet one year. ("Inky" kindly pointed out that I didn't kick very much for a sprint 50). My wife and I moved to San Diego in '02 and have been here since.
Melissa Greene THSC Swimmer, Olympic Trials Qualifier
University of Southern California
Hometown: Portland, OR
High School: Westview
Height: 5-9
Event: Fly
2004: Melissa Greene, a 2004 junior, is a skilled butterflyer who hopes to return to the NCAA Championships after getting there as a freshman.
2003: Greene raced in three events at the 2003 Pac-10 Championships as a sophomore, taking 25th in both the 100y fly (56.96) and the 200y fly (2:05.86) and was also 51st in the 200y IM (2:12.62) … At the 2003 U.S. Summer Nationals, she competed in the 100m fly.
2002: Greene competed in both fly events at the NCAAs as a 2002 freshman, taking 43rd in the 200y fly (2:03.66) and 45th in 100y fly (56.01) … At the 2002 Pac-10s, she was 15th in the 200y fly (2:03.70), 22nd in the 100y fly (56.77) and 43rd in the 200y IM (2:08.53) … Her 100y fly time of 55.49 at the Texas Invitational made her USC’s third fastest in the event this year.
HIGH SCHOOL: Greene prepped at Westview High in Portland, Ore., where she was a two-time U.S. Olympic Trials finalist in 2000 ... She was sixth in the 200m fly and eighth in the 100m fly ... She was a prep state champion in the 100y butterfly as a junior and senior in 2000-01.
PERSONAL: Greene was born on March 17, 1983 … She is a sociology major.
GREENE'S PERSONAL RECORDS: As of 2004
Event Time
100-yard fly 55.49
200-yard fly 1:59.8
100-meter fly 1:00.7
200-meter fly 2:13.1
Kristen Kilroy
THSC Swimmer, Olympic Trials Qualifier
Northwestern University
Hometown: Portland, Ore.
High School: Jesuit
Height: 5-11
Event: Fly
2004-05: Set a personal best in the 50 free at the Big Ten Championships, touching the wall in 24.35 seconds ... Earned two top-five finishes in dual events throughout the season, finishing fifth in the 100 back against Purdue (11/11) and Michigan (1/22) ... Swam to a 14th-place finish in the 50 fly at the TYR NU Invite ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2003-04: Had NU's second best time of the year, 56.24, in the 100 fly while earning a first-place finish at the NU Invite ... Also earned the 'Cats second best time of the year in the 200 fly when she recorded a time of 2:05.59 at the Big Ten Championships ... Member of 200 medley relay that swam to a season-best time of 1:43.50 at the Big Ten Championships ... Swam to three top-three finishes in the 200 fly throughout the year.
High School: State champion in the 100 fly, 100 free and 50 free ... Broke school records in the 100 fly, 100 free and 50 free ... Broke 37-year-old Oregon high school record in the 100 fly ... Led team to a state championship in 2002 ... Named 2001-02 Speedo National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association Swimmer of the Year ... 2002 finalist for Oregon Prep Athlete of the Year ... Multiple awards as Portland area student-athlete of the week ... Four-time team MVP ... All-conference and All-state four years straight ... Four year Academic All-American ... Member of National Age Group record relay ... Finished 17th at the 2000 U.S. Olympic trials in the 100-meter butterfly.
ersonal: Born Kristen Leigh Kilroy on 10/17/84 ... Daughter of Tom and Kathy Kilroy ... Chose Northwestern over Notre Dame and Texas ... Plans to major in communications.
Trent Staley THSC Swimmer, Olympic Trials Qualifier
University of Southern California
Hometown: Beaverton, OR
High School: Sunset HS
Height: 6-3
Event: Back/Free
Birthdate: 01/08/1982
Co-Captain: First Year
2004 senior co-captain Trent Staley is USC’s top returning backstroker and is also strong in the middle distance freestyle. A returning All-American, Staley looks to build on a strong summer in 2003.
2003: Staley earned his first career All-America honors as a 2003 junior, swimming third on USC’s fifth-place 800y free relay. He also competed on the Trojans 15th-place 400y free relay. Individually, he was 20th in the 200y back (1:45.87), 22nd in the 500y free (4:21.99) and 27th in the 200y free (1:37.65) … At the 2003 Pac-10s, he was fifth in the 500y free (4:23.17) and seventh in both the 200y free (1:38.20) and the 200y back (1:45.58) … At the 2003 U.S. Spring Nationals, Staley was 12th in the 200m back (2:04.38) and 42nd in the 400m free (4:06.42) … He earned Pac-10 All-Academic second team honors with a 3.21 GPA in communications … Staley competed for the U.S. at the 2003 World University Games, taking fourth in the 200m back (2:01.68). He also earned a bronze medal swimming in the prelim of the 400m medley relay that went on to a third-place finish … At the 2003 U.S. Summer Nationals, he finished third in the 200m back (2:01.44), 13th in the 100m back (57.49) and 26th in the 400m IM (4:26.00). He also was 12th in the 200m back (2:04.38) at the 2003 U.S. Spring Nationals.
2002: For the second consecutive year, Staley competed in three events at the 2002 NCAAs, taking 20th in the 500y free (4:23.21), 23rd in the 200y back (1:46.21) and 25th (1:37.85) in the 200y free. He also swam leadoff on USC’s 16th-place 200y medley relay … At the 2002 Pac-10s, he was fifth in the 500y free (4:22.36), sixth in the 200y back (1:44.25) and 12th in the 100y back (49.08) … His 1:44.25 in the 200y back was USC’s top time of the year in the event … Reached the finals of the 200m back at the 2002 U.S. Summer Nationals, finishing eighth (2:01.18). He was 20th in the 400m free (3:58.48) and 27th in the 200m free (1:52.84).
2001: Staley competed in three events at the 2001 NCAA Championships as a freshman, taking 26th in the 200y back (1:46.35), 29th in the 500y free (4:25.47) and 42nd in the 200y free (1:40.48) … At the 2001 Pacific-10 Championships, Staley was fourth in the 200y back (1:45.16), fifth in the 500y free (4:23.31) and 10th in the 100y back (49.36) … He won a Canadian national title in the 200m back.
HIGH SCHOOL: Staley was an All-American swimmer at Sunset High in Beaverton, Ore., in the 200y free and the 100y back as a junior and senior in 1999 and 2000 ... He first made junior nationals in 1996, made senior nationals in 1998 and competed at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2000 ... At the trials, he made the semifinals of the 200m back, finishing 10th, and was 22nd in the 100m back. Staley competed for the U.S. Junior National team from 1999-2000.
PERSONAL: He was born on Jan. 8, 1982 ... His sister, Larssyn, is the current world champion in the points race in cycling ... Another sister, Allie, is a swimmer who has aspirations of competing for USC … Trent is on the Athletics Executive Committee for USA Swimming and also serves on USC’s and the Pac-10’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council.
STALEY'S PERSONAL RECORDS: as of 2004
EVENT TIME
100-YARD BACK 49.04
200-YARD BACK 1:44.25
100-METER BACK 56.80
200-METER BACK 2:00.12
200-YARD FREE 1:37.65
David Adams THSC Swimmer, University of Wisconsin
Hometown: Lubbock, Tex.
High School: Tigard High School, Oregon
Height: 6-0
Event: Distance
2005-06: Set season-best times in four events at the Horizon League Championships, placing 10th in the 1650 freestyle, 11th in the 1000 free and 15th in the 500 free ... finished second in both the 500 and 1000 free against UIC and at Wheaton ... also placed second in the 1000 free versus Northwestern and Western Illinois. Prior to UWM: Swam for the Tualatin Hills Swim Club in Tualatin, Ore., while attending Portland State University. High School: Went to state in the 500 free in back-to-back seasons ... was Tigard High School's only representative at state his first year ... made it to sectionals two consecutive years. Personal: Parents are Scott and Beth Adams ... majoring in business administration and minoring in human resources
Kara Nelson THSC swimmer, Olympics Trials Qualifier
Auburn University
Hometown: Portland, Ore. High School: Jesuit
Height: 5-4
Event:Butterfly
Freshman Season (2005-06)
Swam two new career best times at the SEC Championship in the 50 free (24.50) and the 200 fly (2:02.11) ... Also swam exhibition at the conference meet in the 100 fly (55.77) ... Swam anchor on the winning 400 free relay team at LSU ... Split a 53.18 on the relay ... Against South Carolina, swam the fly leg on the victorious 200 medley relay, splitting 25.93.
High School: Attended Jesuit HS ... Competed with the Tualatin Hills Swim Club with coaches Paul and Linck Bergen ... 2004 Olympic Team Trials qualifier in 100 fly ... Six-time state champion in the butterfly ... Two-time state record holder in 100 fly ... Two-time national medley relay team record holder in the 200 and 400 yards ... Honor roll every semester.
Personal: Full name is Kara Sloan Nelson ... Parents are Jim and Michele Nelson ... Born on August 6, 1987 ... Majoring in sports medicine.
Career Best Times (SCY)
50 Free - 24.50
100 Free - 52.99
100 Fly - 55.42
200 Fly - 2:02.11
Rebecca Fausel THSC Swimmer,
Yale University
Event: 200 Butterfly, 400 IM
Home Town: Portland, OR
High School: St. Mary's Academy
Club: Tualatin Hills Swim Club
Best times
Event Meet Date Time
100yd Butterfly Women's 2001 Ivy League Champs 2/22/2001 58.01
200yd Butterfly Women's 2003 Ivy League Champs 2/27/2003 2:05.37
200yd Individual Medley Women's Harvard-Yale-Princeton 1/31/2003 2:08.09
400yd Individual Medley Women's 2001 Ivy League Champs 2/22/2001 4:30.38
200M Freestyle King International Invite 6/29/2001 2:15.13p
400M Freestyle King International Invite 6/29/2001 4:40.74p
800M Freestyle Canadian Summer Nationals 8/5/2001 9:35.98
200M Backstroke King International Invite 6/29/2001 2:35.56p
KENDRA SMITH THSC swimmer, Vassar College swimmer
June 13, 2001
HAMILTON, N.Y. - Colgate University head swimming coach Bill Roberts has named Kendra Smith assistant swimming coach.
"Kendra will be a significant plus for our program,” Roberts said. “I am excited that she will be with us and really look forward to her contributions to Colgate Swimming & Diving.”
Smith comes to Colgate after serving as the swim training coordinator at the MIT Triathlon Club in the spring of 2001. Her duties included writing and administering workouts, working with running and cycling training coordinators to establish a coherent training plan and assisting with club administration, planning club races and events.
“I'm excited about the position. Colgate seems like a place where I can really make a difference in the program, and learn a lot myself at the same time,” Smith said. “I'm excited about working with Bill, and have high hopes for a great year.”
“Kendra was a collegiate swimmer at Vassar College for four years including being team captain her senior year,” Roberts said. “She understands the commitment and energy required to be a successful student-athlete at the collegiate level.“
At Vassar, Smith gained New York State Women’s Collegiate Athletic Association All Academic recognition from 1997-2000. To receive this award, candidates must score at the NYSWCAA Swimming and Diving Championships and must have a GPA of 3.3 or higher for the preceding year.
“Kendra comes from one of the top swim clubs in the country, Tualatin Hills Swim Club in Oregon, where she was an Oregon State Championships qualifier from 1991-1997, and will no doubt provide a boost to our recruiting as well,” Roberts said.
Ryan Pachciarz Former THSC swimmer,
Ryan swam for T-Hills from 1992-1996 then went to the University of South Dakota to swim. He swam there for four years and graduated with a B.S. in Math and Psychology in 1999. He also graduated with my M.A. in Exercise Science and Athletic Administration in 2001. His last two years at school he was the Assistant coach for the Swim team. He and his wife moved back to the great northwest in Seattle; Aug. 2006. He is currently working with Issaquah Swim Team as their Head Age Group Coach.
IST is pleased to announce the addition of Ryan Pachciarz as the Head Age Group Coach for the 2006-2007 season. Ryan comes to IST from Space City Aquatic Team in the Houston area where he has been the Head Age Group Coach since 2001. Ryan is originally from Portland, OR and has been involved with swimming both as a competitor and coach since age 10. Ryan coached in the Pacific Northwest as Head Age Group coach at Portland Parks Swim Team. Ryan competed for the University of South Dakota for four years. After earning his Bachelors in Psychology and Math, Ryan was the age group coach for the Vermillion (SD) Vipers and was the assistant coach for the USD Coyotes while completing his Masters in Exercise Science.
Adam Kennedy begins his third season as a member of the Navy coaching staff and his fourth year as an assistant to head Coach Bill Roberts. In addition to his coaching duties, Kennedy also serves as the assistant director of the Navy swimming camp. Kennedy has guided Navy's sprint and breaststroke groups to multiple NCAA 'B' cut times during each of his first two years, during which time they also competed in national events such as the 2005 World Championship Trials and the '06 USA Swimming Spring Championship.
Prior to his arrival at Navy, Kennedy was an assistant coach to Roberts at Colgate before serving as a graduate assistant at Ohio. He swam on the collegiate level at Davidson, earning four letters during his career. His prep career included swimming for Ben Davis and the Tualatin Hills Swim Club and for Sunset High School in Portland, Ore.
