1999-2000
University of Delaware Men's Swimming
&
Diving
Swimmers/Divers
to Watch
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Name
|
Event
|
Class
|
Hometown/High
School
|
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Brian
Aston
***
|
Diving
|
Sr.
|
Cheshire,
CTCheshire
|
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Sam
Blacker
|
Free/Breast
|
Fr.
|
Alexandria,
VA/West Potomac
|
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Bill
Dobbins
|
Breast/Fly
|
So.
|
Jacksonville,
FL/Episcopal
|
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Brendan
Donnelly
|
Free/Back
|
Fr.
|
Delran,
NJ/Delran
|
|
John
Fernandes**
|
Breast/IM/Free
|
Sr.
|
Wilmington,
DE/A.I. duPont
|
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Michael
Gallaher**
|
Free
|
Jr.
|
West
Peabody, MA/Peabody
|
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Nick
Grossman
|
Free
|
Fr.
|
Clemson,
SC/D.W. Daniel
|
|
Jon
Kaczmarczyk
|
Breast/Free
|
Fr.
|
Wilmington,
DE/St. Mark's
|
|
Bryan
Kahner *
|
Free/Fly
|
So.
|
Jericho,
NY/Jericho
|
|
Chris
Karelus
|
Free/Fly
|
Fr.
|
Scotch
Plains, NJ/Scotch
Plains
|
|
Joe
Kavchok
|
Free
|
Fr.
|
Emmaus,
PA/Emmaus
|
|
Adam
Keim
|
Diving
|
Fr.
|
Wilmington,
DE/Mt. Pleasant
|
|
Lavar
Larks
|
Diving
|
Fr.
|
Wilmington,
DE/Mt. Pleasant
|
|
Tom
Maday
***
|
Breast/Free
|
Sr.
|
Lexington
Park, MD/Great Mills
|
|
Neumann
Marlett *
|
Free/Back
|
So.
|
Belvidere,
NJ/Belvidere
|
|
Brian
McGillen
***
|
Free/Back
|
Sr.
|
Newark,
DE/St. Mark's
|
|
Ian
Miller
*
|
Free
|
So.
|
Dover,
PA/Dover
|
|
Scott
Muety *
|
Free
|
So.
|
St.
Charles, IL/St.
Charles
|
|
Peter
Murphy
|
Free
|
Fr.
|
Mt.
Holly, NJ/Rancocas
Valley
|
|
Anthony
Pierce
|
Breast
|
Fr.
|
Wilmington,
DE/Salesianum
|
|
Jim
Reichart ***
|
Free
|
Sr.
|
Emmaus,
PA/Emmaus
|
|
Brian
Salcetti
|
Free
|
Fr.
|
Potomac,
MD/Landon
|
|
Luke
Schenck **
|
Free
|
Jr.
|
Edinboro,
PA/Cathedral Prep
|
|
Rich
Schellenberger
|
Free/Fly
|
Fr.
|
Manheim,
PA/Hempfield
|
|
Andrew
Tokarsky
|
Free
|
Fr.
|
Newark,
DE/St. Mark's
|
|
David
Troskey
|
Diving
|
Fr.
|
New
Castle, DE/William
Penn
|
|
Tim
Wasiewski
|
Breast/IM
|
Fr.
|
Lancaster,
PA/Conestoga Valley
|
|
Kevin
Weisser
|
Free/Fly
|
Fr.
|
Murrysville,
PA/Franklin Regional
|
|
Eric
Youngblood *
|
Free/IM
|
So.
|
Plymouth,
MN/Wayzata
|
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*=Letters
Won
Head Coach:
John
Hayman
Assistant Coaches:
John
Schuster
(Diving), Tom
Steuer,
Eric
Norman,
Eric
Betsko
Captains: Brian Aston,
Brian McGillen, Jim Reichart
Home
Meets held at Harry Rawstrom Pool
at Carpenter
Sports Building
Event
Code: Free=Freestyle;
Breast=Breaststroke; Fly=
Butterfly; IM= Individual Medley;
Back=Backstroke
|
1999-2000
University of Delaware Men's Swimmers
&
Divers to Watch
BRIAN
ASTON • Jr. • Chesire,
CT
At
Delaware: Top diver for the Blue
Hens...three-year letterwinner...school
record holder in three-meters for 11 dives
(493.65)...1998-99: America East runner-up
in three-meter dive and third in
one-meter...placed eight in one-meter and
ninth in three-meter at 1999 ECAC
championships...Delaware Diving
Invitational one-meter champion..1997-98:
Led Delaware to America East title after
placing second in the 1-meter and third in
the 3-meter at the America East
championships...placed sixth in both the
one and three meter events at ECAC
regionals...1996-97: Enjoyed outstanding
freshman season...led Hens to America East
title after placing third in both diving
events...High School: Standout at Cheshire
HS where he was a three-time All-State
selection and the 1996 state open
champion...school and conference record
holder...Personal: Brian Joseph
Aston...born Apr. 19, 1977...son of Edward
and Vivian Aston...business major at
Delaware.
TOM
MADAY • Sr. • Chesire,
CT
At
Delaware: One of the top swimmers in
America East..has the potential to reach
NCAA qualifying times...owner of three
league titles...school record holder in
200 breaststroke (2:05.48)...1997-98: Won
America East titles in 100 breaststroke
(tie, 58.35) and 200 breaststroke
(2:05.48), and was third in the 200
individual medley (1:56.47)...earned
All-East honors, placing fifth in 100
breaststroke at ECAC regionals...was also
16th in 200 breaststroke in
ECAC...1996-97:Won the 200 breaststroke
(2:06.79) in leading Hens to America East
title...also finished second in the 100
breaststroke (59.01)...Personal: Thomas
Joseph "T.J." Maday...born February 13,
1978...son of Tom and Marilyn
Maday...honor student in electrical
engineering major at Delaware...two-time
recipient of UD Miles Power Jr.
Scholarship for outstanding
student-athletes in engineering
major.
JOHN
FERNANDES • So. • Hockessin,
DE
At
Delaware: Two-year letterwinner...1998-99:
Led Delaware to third straight America
East title by placing second in 200
freestyle relay (1:26.39)...also placed
third in 100 breaststroke (59.37) and
ninth in 50 freestyle...placed 14th in 200
freestyle relay at ECAC
championships...1997-98: Placed third in
200 freestyle relay and fourth in 100
breaststroke in leading Delaware to
America East title..High School: Standout
at nearby A.I. duPont High
School...Personal: John Fernanzes born
Oct. 26, 1977 ...son of Pat and Tony
Fernandez...biology major.
MICHAEL
GALLAHER • Sr. • Peabody, MA
At
Delaware: Two-year letterwinner as
freestyle specialist...1998-99: America
East runner-up in both the 500 freestyle
(4:41.38) and 800 freestyle relay
(6:59.94) and also placed third in the 200
freestyle (1:43.80)...placed 19th in 400
freestyle relay at ECAC
championships...received team Chuck Ganci
Award as Most Improved team
member...1997-98: Placed third in 800
freestyle relay (7:02.73), fourth in 500
freestyle, and sixth in 200 freestyle in
leading Delaware to America East team
title...High School: Standout at Peabody
HS...Personal: Michael Allen Gallaher born
Sept. 26, 1979...son of Allen and Ann
Gallaher...criminal justice
major.
BRIAN
MCGILLEN • Sr. • Newark,
DE
At
Delaware: One of the top scholar-athletes
in America East...three-year letterwinner
who has been part of three UD league
titles...98-99: Led Delaware to America
East title by placing in the top 10 in
seven events...placed second in 200
freestyle relay (1:26.39)...also was third
in 400 medley relay (3:30.01), fourth in
200 medley relay, fourth in 400 freestyle
relay, and sixth in 50 freestyle
(22.00)...named America East Men's
Swimming Scholar-Athlete of the
Year....97-98: Placed fourth in 400
freestyle relay and fifth in both 200
medley and 400 medley relays in leading
Hens to America East title...96-97: Placed
12th in both 100 and 200 backstroke events
at America East meet...High School:
Standout at nearby St. Mark's
High...Personal: Brian M. McGillen born
December 26, 1977...son of John and
Suzanne McGillen...Biology major with a
minor in chemistry...named to CoSIDA
District II Academic All-America first
team...earned UD's ECAC Medal of Merit as
the junior student-athlete with the
highest grade point index.
IAN
MILLER • So. • Dover,
PA
At
Delaware: Coming off outstanding freshman
season in 98-99: Led Blue Hens to third
straight America East title with four top
five finishes...placed second in America
East 200 freestyle relay (1:26.39), was
third in the 100 freestyle (47.39), and
fourth in 200 medley relay and 400
freestyle relay...placed 14th in 200
freestyle relay at ECAC
championships...High School: Standout at
Dover High School...Personal: Ian Blaine
Miller born January 14, 1980...son of
Scott and Diane Miller...mechanical
engineering major.
JIM
REICHART • Sr. • Emmaus,
PA
At
Delaware: Tri-captain…one of the top
distance freestylers in UD history...owns
six career top four finishes at America
East championships...three-year
letterwinner...has been a part of three UD
America East championship teams...1998-99:
Placed in the top four in three events in
leading Hens to America East title...was
third in 1,650 freestyle (16:21.68) and
fourth in both the 500 freestyle (4:45.97)
and 400 IM (4:16.32)...1997-98: Placed in
top four in three events in leading Hens
to America East title...third in 500
freestyle (4:40.63) and 1,650 freestyle
(16:13.89), and fourth in 400 IM
(4:14.13)...1996-97: Placed second in 500
freestyle (4:42.27) and second in 1,650
freestyle (16:17.54) in leading UD to
league title...High School: Standout at
Emmaus High School...Personal: Honor
student and a CoSIDA Academic All-American
candidate.
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