| DIVING |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Ali Bunting |
5-7 |
So.-1L |
Earned All-Big 12 Conference honors last year in the platform |
| Monica Maxwell |
5-2 |
Sr.-3L |
Two-time All-Big 12 honoree in the platform |
| Nicole Pohorenec |
5-0 |
Sr.-3L |
2004 NCAA Platform Champion |
| Nikki Triplett |
5-1 |
Fr.-RS |
2003 Texas state champion in the one-meter springboard |
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| Coach Scoggin's Perspective... "Last year was a real positive year. We had quite a few people step up and do the hard work necessary to see vast improvement. We lost Ally Hartzell and Katura Horton-Perinchief to graduation and they'll be missed a lot. Having said that, we have four returnees who did a lot of hard work last year and over the summer. I look to see us continuing to help the swimming effort at dual meets and the end of the year in championship competition. I think the returnees are very dedicated and excited about this year. We're a little smaller than usual as far as team size and as far as depth. But they're ready to work hard and I expect really good things out of all four of them." |
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| SPRINT FREESTYLE: Returnees |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Jaclyn Faulkner |
5-11 |
Jr.-2L |
Posted career-best time of 23.04 in the 50-yard freestyle in 2004 |
| Kaela Humphries |
5-11 |
Sr.-3L |
Placed seventh in the 100- and 200-yard freestyles at the Big 12 Championships |
| Michelle Molina |
5-7 |
Sr.-3L |
2003 Big 12 champion in 400-yard the freestyle |
| Ashley Razo |
5-6 |
Jr.-2L |
Posted career-best time of 52.70 in the 100-yard freestyle in 2004 |
| Jennifer Robbins |
5-8 |
Jr.-2L |
Posted a career-best and NCAA consideration time of 50.86 in the 50-yard freestyle at the Big 12 Championships |
| Katie Robinson |
5-6 |
So.-1L |
Posted NCAA consideration times in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles |
| Kristy Siminski |
5-6 |
Jr.-2L |
2004 Big 12 champion in 200-yard freestyle and 200-yard freestyle relay |
| Erin Wehrmann |
6-0 |
Jr.-2L |
Posted a career-best time of 51.50 in the 100-yard freestyle in 2004 |
| Sarah Wanezek |
5-7 |
Sr.-3L |
Placed fifth in the 50-meter freestyle at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials and was sixth in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2004 NCAA Championships |
| SPRINT FREESTYLE: Newcomers |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Hayley McGregory |
6-0 |
Fr.-HS |
Backstroke specialist who is versatile enough to swim freestyle, a two-time Texas state champion in the 100-yard freestyle |
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| Coach Sterkel's Perspective... "Although we're not as deep in the sprint events as we traditionally have been, we've had some people take some big steps forward. Sarah Wanezek's fifth-place finish at the Olympic Trials solidifies some strength there. We had some people make significant strides last year that put them in a position to where they can be a force this year. You look at Jaclyn Faulkner and Jennifer Robbins who were participating in the NCAAs and taking those steps forward." |
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| MIDDLE DISTANCE AND DISTANCE FREESTYLE: Returnees |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Stephanie Anderson |
5-6 |
So.-1L |
Big 12 champion in the 500- and 1,650-yard freestyles as a freshman |
| Elizabeth Hoffman |
5-6 |
Sr.-3L |
Posted career-best time of 4:49.87 and finished second at the 2004 Big 12 Championships in the 500-yard freestyle |
| Amanda Larence |
5-7 |
Jr.-2L |
NCAA qualifier in the 200-yard freestyle |
| Kristina MacLeish |
5-8 |
So.-1L |
Distance freestyle specialist with the range to swim anywhere from the 200-yard freestyle to the mile |
| Kristy Siminski |
5-6 |
Jr.-2L |
2004 NCAA All-American in the 200- and 400-meter freestyle relays as well as the Big 12 champion in the 200-yard freestyle |
| MIDDLE DISTANCE AND DISTANCE FREESTYLE: Newcomers |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Macie Garrett |
5-7 |
Fr.-HS |
Posted marks in high school that would have qualified as NCAA consideration times in the distance events |
| Delia Huang |
5-5 |
Fr.-HS |
2003 Junior National Champion in the 400-meter freestyle |
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| Coach Sterkel's Perspective... "We have three returnees who will add to the core of the distance group and make it quite strong. We have a solid corps of returning distance-freestyle specialists. They're good but they are going to get even better. Each freshmen coming in this year already has an Olympic qualifying time. We have some depth in the middle distance events. Traditionally, we haven't had quite as much depth there as we do going into this season." |
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| BACKSTROKE: Returnees |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Connie Brown |
5-7 |
So.-1L |
2004 NCAA qualifier in the 100-meter backstroke and posted second-fastest time nationally in the 50-yard backstroke |
| Elaine Ferritto |
5-8 |
So.-1L |
Competed in the 100- and 200-meter backstrokes as well as the 200-meter IM at the NCAA championships as a freshman |
| Elizabeth Wycliffe |
5-10 |
Jr.-2L |
NCAA All-America Honorable-Mention award in the in 200-meter backstroke at the 2004 NCAA Championships |
| BACKSTROKE: Newcomers |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Diana MacManus |
5-9 |
Fr.-HS |
2003 Pan Am Games gold medalist in 100-meter back |
| Hayley McGregory |
6-0 |
Fr.-HS |
2004 National Champion in the 100- and 200-meter backstroke |
| Lindsay Voyles |
5-6 |
Fr.-HS |
Posted eighth-place finish in the 100-meter backstroke at the 2004 National Championships
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| Coach Walker's Perspective... "The returning crew has improved and they had a great season in terms of performance and improvement, but you throw three freshmen - Lindsey, Diana and Hayley - into the mix and the backstroke becomes our strongest event. All three are capable of scoring at the NCAAs in their freshman year. Last year, we were pretty deep and we are returning almost everyone so we should be real powerful." |
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| BREASTSTROKE: Returnees |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Leah Avilla |
5-5 |
So.-1L |
Posted an NCAA qualifying marks in the 100- and 200-yard breaststrokes in 2004 |
| Tracy Hemmerle |
5-7 |
Jr.2L |
Earned all-conference honors in the 200-yard breaststroke as a sophomore |
| Amanda Larence |
5-7 |
Jr.-2L |
Big 12 champion in the 100-yard breaststroke as a freshman |
| Elizabeth Tinnon |
6-0 |
So.-1L |
2004 Big 12 champion in the 100- and 200-yard breaststroke |
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| Coach Sterkel's Perspective... "For Elizabeth to score at the NCAAs her freshman year and get that type of experience, we're going to call on her to help lead the way in that department. All three of our returnees in the breaststroke have competed in NCAA events. It's a very young, but experienced group of breaststrokers. There are only a few of them, but they all have the experience to get it done." |
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| BUTTERFLY: Returnees |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Elaine Ferritto |
5-8 |
So.-1L |
Team tri-captain who is one of Texas' top performers in the backstroke and butterfly, as well as the individual medley |
| Paige Nath |
5-10 |
Sr.-3L |
Posted fastest overall time in the 200-yard butterfly at the Big 12 Championships |
| Ashley Razo |
5-6 |
Jr.-2L |
Posted NCAA consideration time in the 100-yard butterfly |
| Katie Robinson |
5-6 |
So.-1L |
Clocked a personal-best time in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials |
| SarahWanezek |
5-7 |
Sr.-1L |
School record holder in the 100-yard butterfly at 52.39 |
| Erin Wehrmann |
6-0 |
Jr.-2L |
Continues to emerge as a contributor in the butterfly events |
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Coach Walker's Perspective... "The butterfly is actually the event that has the most upside for us. We came off a fantastic summer in the national events and we have depth and experience in all the events. Katie had a great summer and Ashley made her Olympic cut. Sarah is a proven commodity at the NCAA level. We have Julie Galloway coming in, who has proven herself in the 200 fly. Again, we've got a lot depth and experience in the fly - similar to the backstroke - and has the potential to be a very good event for us."
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| INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Returnees |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Stephanie Anderson |
5-6 |
So.-1L |
A distance-event specialist who also has the ability to score in the IM |
| Leah Avilla |
5-5 |
So.-1L |
NCAA qualifier in the 200 IM |
| Kaela Humphries |
5-11 |
Sr.-3L |
2004 Big 12 champion in the 200-yard IM |
| Amanda Larence |
5-7 |
Jr.-2L |
Posted fifth-fastest overall time in the 200-yard IM at the Big 12 Championships |
| Alisa Schuknecht |
5-7 |
Sr.-3L |
Placed fourth with a personal-best time of 4:52.12 in the 400-meter IM at the 2004 National Championships |
| INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY: Newcomers |
| Name |
Ht. |
Cl.-Exp. |
Notes |
| Julie Galloway |
5-7 |
Fr.-HS |
A U.S. Nationals top 16 finalist in the 200- and 400-meter individual medley, as well as the 200-meter butterfly |
| Macie Garrett |
5-7 |
Fr.-HS |
Distance freestyle specialist who also excels in the IM |
| Lindsay Voyles |
5-6 |
Fr.-HS |
Four-time Texas state champion in the 200-yard IM |
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Coach Sterkel's Perspective... "One of the unique things about this team, and many teams for that matter, is that we have quite a few different swimmers who can fill the role of IM. We have some exceptional 400-meter swimmers. We have Alisa Schuknecht, who had a great summer, we've got some swimmers coming out who we hope will contribute in the IM events as well. Amanda Larence had a breakout swim this summer at Nationals. The experience that they have all gained helps us look pretty good this season."
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