Tulane Swimming & Diving

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1 Head Coach Daniella Irle... 2 Asst. Coach Lena Darnell... 3 Diving Coach Chris Devine... 3 Asst. Coach Heidi Hester... 3 Support Staff Outlook Samantha Berdine, Tiffany Brown, Elizabeth Carey, Danielle Carrillo... 6 Leslie Christian, Cara Davidoff, Sarah Dicharry... 7 Taylor Emerson, Jessica Hughes, Leeann Laing... 8 Nellie Langeland, Katherine McCoy, Linda McEachrane... 9 Kate Naglick, Lauren Patterson, Devlyn Quinn Table of Contents Roster Maureen Quinn, Jamie Shufflebarger, Nicole Taheri Meggie Underwood, Amanda Williams, Sarah Zomchick Qualifying Times Results/Top Times Program History This Is Tulane University President Scott S. Cowen Athletic Director Rick Dickson Green Wave Athletics Athletic Facilities The Reily Center Student Services Athletic Wellness This Is New Orleans Name Stroke Ht. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Samantha Berdine Free/IM/Breast 5-7 Fr. Southlake, Texas (Carroll Senior HS) Tiffany Brown Back/Free/IM 5-8 Fr. San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo HS) Elizabeth Carey Sprint & Mid Free/Fly 5-11 So. Cincinnati, Ohio (Indian Hill HS) Danielle Carrillo Diving 5-0 Fr. Kirkland, Wash. (Inglemoor HS) Leslie Christian Distance Free 6-0 So. Wahaiwa, Hawa i (Leilehua HS) Cara Davidoff Free/Fly 5-10 Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Palisades HS) Sarah Dicharry Free/IM 5-7 Fr. Gonzalez, La. (St. Joseph s Academy) Taylor Emerson Butterfly/IM 5-7 So. Durham, N.C. (C.E. Jordan HS) Jessica Hughes Distance & Mid Free 5-7 So. Spring, Texas (Klein HS) Leeann Laing Fly/IM 5-6 Fr. Seminole, Fla. (Seminole HS) Nellie Langeland Distance Free 5-6 So. Gainesville, Fla. (Buchholz HS) Katherine McCoy Sprint Free/Back 5-11 So. Tucson, Ariz. (University HS) Linda McEachrane Sprint Free/Breast 5-9 So. Port of Spain, Trinidad (St. Joseph s Convent) Kate Naglick Fly 5-5 Fr. Dearborn, Mich. (Mercy HS) Lauren Patterson Back 5-7 Fr. Shreveport, La. (Caddo Parish HS) Devlyn Quinn Free/Back 5-10 Sr. Slidell, La. (West Virginia University) Maureen Quinn Breaststroke/IM 5-6 So. Cape Coral, Fla. (Bishop Verot HS) Jamie Shufflebarger Breast/Fly 5-5 Fr. Kingshill, V.I. (St. Croix Country Day HS) Nicole Taheri Distance & Mid Free 5-5 So. San Jose, Calif. (Presentation HS) Meggie Underwood IM/Back 5-9 So. Henderson, Ky. (Owensboro Catholic HS) Amanda Williams IM/Back/Free/Fly 5-8 So. Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills HS) Sarah Zomchick Breast/IM 5-9 Fr. Newark, Del. (Newark HS) Head Coach: Daniella Irle (Lamar University, 1987) Assistant Coach: Lena Darnell (Fresno State, 2001) Diving Coach: Chris Devine (Penn State, 1996) Volunteer Coach: Heidi Hester (Davidson, 2002) Student Manager: Vicki Panetta The Official Site of Tulane Athletics The latest news, notes, statistics, schedules and results of Tulane Athletics Profiles and features on Tulane coaches and studentathletes Live audio broadcasts of Tulane football, basketball and baseball games On-line tickets for Green Wave athletic events Free Tulane sports updates delivered weekly to registered accounts Green Wave merchandise and Riptide Kids Club information Quick Facts General Location... New Orleans, La. Founded Enrollment... 11,900 Nickname... Green Wave School Colors... Olive Green and Sky Blue Affiliation... NCAA Division I Conference... Conference USA President... Dr. Scott S. Cowen Alma Mater... Connecticut, 1968 Athletic Director... Rick Dickson Alma Mater... Tulsa, 1976 Athletic Dept. Phone... (504) Staff Head Coach... Daniella Irle Alma Mater... Lamar, 1987 Record at Tulane (1) Career Record (11) Office Phone... (504) Assistant Coach... Lena Darnell Alma Mater... Fresno State, 2001 Diving Coach... Chris Devine Alma Mater... Penn State, 1996 Volunteer Assistant... Heidi Hester Alma Mater... Davidson, 2002 Student Manager... Vicki Panetta Athletic Trainer... Eric Phillips Alma Mater... Georgia, 2002 Team Information Record C-USA Finish... 5th of 7 Lettermen Returning Lettermen Lost... 3 Newcomers Who To Contact Richie Weaver Assistant Director Media Relations O: (504) H: (504) rweaver@tulane.edu Tulane University James W. Wilson Athletics Center Ben Weiner Drive New Orleans, LA Credits The Tulane University Swimming & Diving Media Guide is a publication of the Tulane Office of Athletic Media Relations. Written and Edited By: Richie Weaver Content & Editorial Assistance: Lena Darnell, Daniella Irle, John Sudsbury and Donna Turner Design and Layout: Richie Weaver Cover Design: Richie Weaver Printing: Hauser Printing, Harahan, La. Photography: Paula Burch, Ned Dishman, Barry Lawrence, New Orleans Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Tulane University is an equal opportunity institution whose programs, services, activities and operations are without discrimination as to sex, color or national origin, and are not opposed to qualified disabled persons. 1

2 Coaching Staff Entering her second season at the helm of the Green Wave swimming and diving program, Daniella Irle is intent on continuing the program s rise toward national prominence. From all indications, year one of the plan was a rousing success. In its first season of competition after a 13-year hiatus, Tulane posted an impressive 13-2 record in dual meet action and finished fifth at the Conference USA Championship despite not fielding a diving team. During the course of the season, Irle s swimmers set 19 school records, recorded three NCAA Championship qualifying times, eight U.S. Open qualifying marks and turning in an amazing 286 top-three event finishes. Three Green Wave swimmers combined for six All-Conference USA honors, including Linda McEachrane, who was chosen as the league s Freshman Swimmer of the Year. Under Irle s guidance, McEachrane also went on to participate in the NCAA Championships, and during the summer, earned a spot on the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic team. Irle s charges also fared well in the classroom, with the squad posting an impressive team GPA during the 2004 spring semester, with 11 individuals earning at least a 3.0. Irle officially joined the Green Wave family on Nov. 1, 2002 after a 10-year stint as the head coach at Fresno State where she led the Bulldogs to a (.738) composite dual meet record and had winning seasons in nine of her 10 campaigns. In six of her seasons, the Bulldogs won at least 10 meets, including an 11-1 showing during the season. Her Fresno State teams broke 79 school records during her tenure, and her swimmers account for nearly 90 percent of the school s all-time top five performances in each event. Irle had NCAA qualifiers in nine events and NCAA provisional-cut qualifiers in 11 events. The Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1993 and 1995, Irle coached 17 All-WAC performers and helped swimmers qualify for the USA Olympic Selection Meet in 1996 and In 1996, Holly Ganatt garnered the first All-America awards in school history and she would pick up All- America and honorable mention All-America honors in 1997, 1998 and Irle also saw the revival of Fresno State s diving program in Irle also led her charges to success in the classroom, guiding student-athletes to Academic All- American honors in 1995 and 1998, respectively. During her stay at Fresno State, the Bulldogs had a 100 percent graduation rate for athletes who completed all four years of eligibility, and her teams were recognized as Academic All-American squads by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) for 15 consecutive semesters. During the season, the Bulldog team set 144 personal bests, seven school records and had seven US Open Qualifiers. Her swimmers also produced three National Cuts and 18 Bonus National Cuts. 2 The Irle File Coaching Experience Spindletop Swimming Club, Head Coach LSU, Assistant Coach Univ. of Texas (Austin), Assistant Coach Fresno State, Head Coach Tulane University, Head Coach Present Head Coaching Highlights Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year in 1993 and NCAA Division I Qualifiers in 11 events 2 NCAA All-Americans in 1996 and NCAA Honorable Mention All-Americans in 1997 and Olympic Games participant in all-conference swims by 14 student-athletes 77 USA National Championship Qualifiers Set 79 school records while at Fresno State/19 at Tulane 169 Scholar Athlete Award winners 113 student-athletes have earned Dean s List honors Earned four Top 50 national rankings from Four of her swimmers and divers qualified for the NCAA Championships while her athletes produced top five performances in their respective events on six different occasions. Prior to her arrival at Fresno State, Irle spent the season as an assistant coach at Texas, where she helped lead the Longhorns women s team to a second-place finish at the NCAA Championship meet. She helped coach athletes to 47 different All-America performances, three individual national titles, one relay national title and an American record in the 200 backstroke. She also helped Texas gain one of the best recruiting classes in school history, signing six athletes with national or international level experience. Irle also spent two seasons as an assistant coach at LSU, helping the Tigers to a pair of Top 20 finishes at the NCAA Championships. During her years as a swimming coach, Irle has joined forces with the strength and conditioning coaches she has worked with to develop what many consider to be an extremely progressive and swimming specific conditioning program. Irle also had significant experience coaching at the club swimming level. From , she served as the head coach of the Spindletop Swimming Club, a USS team based in Nederland, Texas. During her tenure there, Irle placed an athlete in the World and Unites States rankings and had Senior and Junior National qualifiers. In 1988, she helped the former Christina Stinson qualify for the U.S. Olympic Selection meet, and in 1989, she helped place Stinson on the U.S. Olympic Sports Festival team. Irle, a 1987 honors graduate of Lamar University, is a member of the American Swimming Coaches Association (ASCA), the World Swimming Coaches Association and the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. She was the recipient of the ASCA Certificate of Excellence in 1989, 1996 and 1998.

3 Coaching Staff Lena Darnell begins her first season with the Tulane swimming and diving program as the top assistant coach. Darnell, who swam for current Tulane head coach Daniella Irle from at Fresno State, will be responsible for coordinating recruiting, on-deck swimming duties, dryland design and administrative support for the swimming and diving programs, as well as all home meet management. Darnell comes to Tulane after two seasons as a graduate assistant at Conference USA rival TCU, where she coached both the men s and women s teams on the pool deck as well as in the weight room. She helped the men s squad win its third consecutive C-USA Championship, was instrumental in leading the women s team to its first league title, and also assisted in the training of four NCAA provisional qualifiers. Prior to her stint at TCU, Darnell was the head women s swimming and water polo coach at Clovis East High School in Clovis, Calif., during the academic year. While at Clovis East, she helped the varsity swim team attain 91 percent lifetime best times at the Tri-River Athletic Conference and Valley Championship swim meets. In addition, every team record was broken several times throughout the season. A standout student-athlete at Fresno State, Darnell helped set a school record in the 400-yard freestyle relay in 2000, as well as breaking team weightlifting standards in the bench press and the squat. She was also named Western Athletic Conference Scholar Athlete and WAC All-Academic Team all four years, and received the Bulldogs Flex Award for leadership in the weight room. In addition to her background as a swim coach, Darnell also worked as an intern in the Fresno State strength and conditioning center in Spring 2001, where she primarily worked with the football team. A certified U.S. Swim Coach and a native of Spring Valley, Calif., Darnell completed her degree in kinesiology from Fresno State in 2001 and is currently working toward completing a master s degree in kinesiology from TCU. Junior Olympic Zone Championships and sent six to the Senior National Championships. The position at Tulane marks Devine s return to the college ranks as he served as a volunteer assistant at Florida State in Devine also spent the season with the Montgomery Dive Club in Rockville, Md., the season at Fort Lauderdale Diving in Florida, and was the assistant camp director of the Penn State Diving Camp from A gifted diver, Devine was a six-time member of the U.S. National Team and a two-time national championship team member. In 2000, he was named USA International Three-Meter Synchro Champion, and finished sixth in the Olympic Trials. Devine starred as a collegian at Penn State from where he was a five-time All-American and was named Big 10 Diver of the Year in 1994 after winning the Big 10 3-Meter championship. A native of Allentown, Pa., Devine graduated with a degree in exercise science from Penn State in 1996, and holds certifications from U.S. Diving in Safety, Level I, Level II, Dryboard and Trampoline Spotting. He is married to the former Liz Elliot of New Orleans, and the couple has two sons, Aiden (16 months) and Reese (born Sept. 16). Beginning her second season as a volunteer assistant coach with the Tulane swimming program is Heidi Hester. Hester will be responsible for helping in all facets of the program, including on-deck coaching as well as weight and dryland training. While her position at Tulane marks her first foray into the coaching ranks, Hester is no stranger to collegiate swimming after lettering four years at Davidson College ( ), where she twice earned All-Southern States Conference honors (1999, 2000) and set five Top 10 times in the Wildcat record book. A distance-freestyler during her days as a student-athlete, Hester ranks fifth in the Davidson record books in the 500 and 1650, sixth in the 1000 and ninth in the 200. Hester also was a member of the record-setting 4x200 free relay. An avid sportswoman, Hester set the 17-Senior age level record in the Hurricane-Man USA Swimming a 2.4 mile rough-water swim in 1998 swimming for St. Petersburg Aquatics with a time of 47:22. Also in her club swimming days, she qualified for Junior Nationals three consecutive years. A native of St. Petersburg, Fla., Hester graduated high school from the Center for Advanced Technologies in 1998 and earned her bachelor of science in chemistry from Davidson in She is currently in her second year as a doctoral candidate in Tulane s prestigious chemistry program. Another new face to the Green Wave program is former U.S. National Team member and five-time All-American diver Chris Devine, who begins his first season as Tulane s diving coach. Devine will be in charge of all aspects of the Green Wave springboard and platform events as the squad will field a diving team for the first time since the season. Devine comes to Tulane from Charlotte, N.C., where he was the director and coach of Queen City Diving since He also served as head coach for Charlotte-Mecklenburg County Aquatics Center and was the sole diving coach for 10 Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools. During his tenure at QCD, Devine helped eight student-athletes qualify for the 2004 North Carolina High School State Championship. Prior to his stay in Charlotte, Devine was a coach and director for the Mission Viejo Nadadores from where he helped 21 athletes qualify for the Support Staff Vince Granito Internal Operations Eric Phillips Athletic Training Pete Maglieri Equipment Heather Ryan Academic Services Maria Ochoa SWA Curtis Tsuruda Strength & Conditioning 3

4 4 After going 13-2 in dual meets and finishing fifth at the Conference USA meet as a first-year program, expectations are even higher for Tulane in Looking back on the Tulane swimming and diving program s first season in over 14 years, the campaign could be considered nothing short of a success. After all, despite not fielding a diving team, the Green Wave went 13-2 in dual meet action, posted a fifth-place finish in Conference USA, had three swimmers earn All C-USA honors, and another was named C- USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year and earned a spot in the 2004 Summer Olympics. With the diving program reinstituted for the upcoming season, nine high school standouts and a Division I transfer joining the returning veterans, head coach Daniella Irle has one statement to make to the rest of the swimming and diving community You ain t seen nothing yet. Our goal is to win a Conference USA championship, Irle said. In order for us to do that, we focused on four things during the offseason attention to detail, improved depth, perform like a team and add more talent. These four elements will characterize this team. We are going to be a team attentive to detail, because they are smart and sharp and can do that. Depth is a no-brainer. We went from 14 swimmers last year to 22, so we are just deeper. Our team mentality is important when you are looking at the pinnacle of things. In addition, we are a bigger, stronger team, and we are a lot more talented. In addition to a solid sophomore class that includes 2004 all-league honorees Leslie Christian, Linda McEachrane, and Nicole Taheri, the Green Wave have added prep All-Americans Tiffany Brown, Cara Davidoff, Sarah Dicharry, Katie Naglick, Leeann Laing and Sarah Zomchick. Irle also brought home the talents of Slidell, La., native Devlyn Quinn, who starred at West Virginia for three seasons and earned several All-Big East honors. I think that we are already a good team, but being good and talented isn t enough, Irle said. That s where the details, the concept of the team and the power of the pack comes into play. Yes, we re bigger and more talented, but that does not translate into success. It translates into the potential for success. Now, we just have to find the reality of that. FREESTYLE For the second time in as many years, the freestylers figure to be a strength of the Tulane team. Tulane returns the talents of C-USA Freshman of the Year and 2004 Summer Olympics participant Linda McEachrane, along with Katherine McCoy in the sprint events, Nicole Taheri and Elizabeth Carey in the middle distance events, and Leslie Christian, Jessica Hughes and Nellie Langeland in the distance events. McEachrane won C-USA titles in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles as a true freshman, Christian paced the league in the 1650-free, and Taheri was second in the mile. Joining McEachrane and McCoy in the sprint events are newcomers Cara Davidoff and Devlyn Quinn. Davidoff earned All-America honors in the 50- and Outlook Linda McEachrane was named Conference USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year after winning C-USA titles in the 50- and 100- yard freestyles in yard freestyles, and Quinn earned All-Big East honors in the 50- and 100- yard freestyles as a junior in 2003 at West Virginia University. Quinn figures to be a factor in the middle distance events as well after earning all-conference honors in the 200 free in 2003, and will be joined by prep standouts Samantha Berdine, Tiffany Brown and Sarah Dicharry. Brown was an 18-time All-American at Rancho Bernardo High School (San Diego, Calif.), and Dicharry earned All-America honors in both the 200 and 400 free at St. Joseph s Academy in Gonzalez, La. Tulane will also be aided by the return of Elizabeth Carey and Nicole Taheri in the middle-distance events. One of the stronger areas on the Green Wave squad a year ago, the distance corps figures to be even stronger in Christian, Taheri, Hughes and Langeland finished first, second, fifth and eighth, respectively, in the mile at the C-USA Championships last season. Berdine could be added to the fold as well, strengthening an area that accounted for 62 points at the conference meet. Our sprinters credentials speak for themselves, Irle said. Linda had an outstanding freshman season, and with the addition of Devlyn Quinn, we ll have a legitimate onetwo punch in that area. The middle distance freestyle is probably our most improved event this year. The newcomers will fill in the gap there that was lacking last year, and I feel that we will have the four fastest 200 freestylers in the conference on our team. The distance swims were our best event last year, and by adding Berdine to Loo (Christian) and the rest of our milers, I don t think we hurt ourselves at all in that area. BACKSTROKE Last season, Tulane s backstroking unit was bitten by the injury bug as Lauren Patterson was lost for the year in the preseason with a shoulder injury. After receiving a medical redshirt and working hard in rehab, she is back, as are sophomores Katherine McCoy, Meggie Underwood and Amanda Williams. The veteran quartet combined to give the Green Wave three individual dual-meet wins and added 28 points at the Conference USA Championship. This year, Tulane will add the talents of prep standout Tiffany Brown and transfer Devlyn Quinn. Brown earned All- America honors in the 100-yard backstroke as a prepster, and Quinn will add much-needed Division I experience from her days at West Virginia. Katherine McCoy is one of four returning lettermen with collegiate experience in the backstroke. During the campaign,mccoy will once again compete in the backstroke as well as the sprint freestyle events.

5 We felt we were a little weak in our sprint backstroke last year, Irle said. Lauren Patterson is back and we brought in some help. Now, we are six-deep in both the 100 and 200, and that will help us in all our meets this year. The addition of Tiffany Brown will be a valuable asset to the team from a relay perspective as well. BREASTSTROKE The Green Wave return sophomores Maureen Quinn and Linda McEachrane among the breaststrokers, who combined to post three individual wins and 17 points at the C-USA meet. Quinn was the workhorse for Tulane as the only true breaststroker, and McEachrane earned third-team all-conference honors in the 100 breast. Joining the foray for the upcoming season are freshmen Samantha Berdine, Jamie Shufflebarger and Sarah Zomchick. Berdine brings solid club experience, Shufflebarger was a consolation finalist in the 100 and 200 breast at the 1999 and 2003 Pan American games as a member of the Virgin Islands World Championship team, and Zomchick won a Delaware state title in the 100 breast at Newark High. We had very little depth in the breaststroke last year, but I think we really helped ourselves here in the recruiting process, Irle said. We have Maureen Quinn coming back and she is the one we will lean on, and Linda will continue to help us. We have three freshmen here, but I am not overly concerned about that. This might be the pivotal event for us. BUTTERFLY A year ago, Tulane had just two swimmers with experience racing butterfly. This year, the Green Wave has three veteran flyers on its roster and has added a glut of talented newcomers at the position. Taylor Emerson returns as the team s top flyer, posting three individual dualmeet wins and scoring 28 points at the Conference USA Championship with a fifth-place finish in the 200 fly and a sixth-place showing in the 100. She will be joined by veterans Nicole Taheri and Amanda Williams, as well as freshmen Cara Davidoff, Leeann Laing, Katie Naglick and Jamie Shufflebarger. Rookies Davidoff and Laing bring All-American rèsumès to the Green Wave, Shufflebarger adds international experience, and Naglick qualified for the Michigan State Championships in the 100 fly. Fly was an event that we were strong in last year, but lacked depth, Irle said. This year, we have filled in some gaps. Taylor Emerson is our No. 1 returnee, but she needs some help. We are still not as deep as we would like to be, but Taylor, Kate and Leeann are so good, we really don t need to be all that deep. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY In what Irle calls the second-most improved group on the team, the Tulane individual medleys will rely on some new faces. The Green Wave will feature a quartet of freshmen in Samantha Berdine, Sarah Dicharry, Leeann Laing and Sarah Zomchick. Also returning to the squad are sophomores Taylor Emerson, Meggie Underwood and Amanda Williams. The veteran trio did a solid job for the Green Wave last season, as the unit Outlook Sophomore Meggie Underwood posted one individual win and helped the Tulane relay teams post four victories in dual meet action last season. combined for 40 points at the C-USA Championship. Berdine posted career-best times of 2:08.20 in the 200 individual medley and 4:33.95 in the 400 event, and Dicharry helped her high school squad post four consecutive Marine League Championships. Laing earned three straight first-team all-county honors to conclude her prep career, and Zomchick won a state title in the 200 IM as a senior. We needed quality bodies for the IM last year, and now we have that, Irle said. Our top four IMers from the preseason are all freshmen the two Sarahs, Samantha and Leeann. The 200 IM is on the first day of the conference meet, and if you can t put up the numbers in the beginning, you really swim from behind the rest of the way. The IM became a major focus for us, and that s why we recruited this event so highly. RELAYS During its first year back in the pool in , Tulane used the learn as you swim approach in its relay events, using different combinations throughout the year. That turned in positive results as the teams showed steady improvement and posted season-best times at the Conference USA Championship. The Tulane relay teams combined for 144 points at the league meet. Once again leading the way in the relay events is Linda McEachrane, who participated in four of the five relays where she provided solid leadoff times as well as a dominating anchor when called on. Our relays will be 100 percent improved this year, Irle said. Our freshmen will fill in some gaps, and our upperclassmen are much improved and more confident. We expect our relay teams to score over 200 points collectively this year at the Conference USA Championships. DIVING While Tulane enjoyed what some may call surprising success in its return to action in , the upcoming season will see the rebirth of the diving program. The Green Wave has just one diver, freshman Danielle Carrillo, but at the very least, Tulane will no longer simply forfeit the diving points in Carrillo earned All-America honors as a senior at Inglemoor High (Kirkland, Wash.) where she also garnered first-team all-district and second-team all-state recognition after finishing runner-up in the state. I feel that Danielle will help lay a solid foundation for the future of our program, Irle said. We are confident in her, but Danielle is only one person. We will need our swimmers to help ease the pressure until we can add more divers in the upcoming years. After simply forfeiting its diving points a year ago, Tulane will field a diving team for the first time since the season. SCHEDULE Tulane will host four meets and will once again face some of the area s top programs on the road during the season. The Green Wave will battle Arkansas and the University of New Orleans at the Riley Student Recreation Center on Oct. 30, Arkansas-Little Rock and UNO on Nov. 13, North Texas on Oct. 8, and Rice on Jan. 29. The road schedule includes a trip to Ohio for the Akron Fall Championship from Dec. 3-5, the Florida International Invitational on Dec. 30, and Nevada and San Jose State on Feb. 5 in Reno before culminating at the C-USA Championships on Feb in Houston, Texas. Tulane will also host its first Swimming & Diving Alumni Day on Jan. 29 prior to its showdown with future Conference USA opponent Rice. We wanted to swim a very competitive schedule that will really challenge what I think is going to be a very good team, Irle said. Arkansas, Florida State, Nevada and Rice are teams that have been nationally ranked year in and year out, and it should be fun to get the rivalry with UNO going again now that they have restarted their program as well. 5

6 Meet The Team High School: Two-year letterwinner at Carroll Senior High for coach Greg Fisher participated in prep athletics as a freshman and sophomore only, earning Female Swimmer of the Meet honors at the district championship both years claimed first-team all-state recognition in the 200 and 500 free as a freshman, and in the 200 IM and the 100 and 500 free as a sophomore also claimed second-team all-state honors in the 200 free as a sophomore away from the pool, graduated in the top 25 percent of her high school class. Club: Swam three years for Irving Swim Club under coach Brad Bridgewater was a Southern Zone Championship qualifier in 2003 and Regional Swimmer of the Meet in 2002 top times are 5:01.60 in the 500 free, 10:18.96 in the 1000 free, 1:09.91 in the 100 breast, 2:29.90 in the 200 breast, 2:08.20 in the 200 IM and 4:33.95 in the 400 IM. Personal: Born Samantha Rae Berdine on Aug. 6, 1986 in San Antonio, Texas daughter of Gilbert and Jill Berdine has two brothers, Andrew and Matt chose Tulane over Texas and North Texas undecided on major : Key member of the Green Wave relay teams that won five titles scored 10 individual points and 88 relay points at the Conference USA Championship helped the Green Wave relay teams post season-best times in the 200 free relay (1:35.66), 400 free relay (3:30.82) and 800 free relay (7:37.43) during the conference championship named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll, Tulane s 3.0 Club and Dean s List. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Indian Hill High for coach Jason Keith won the Cincinnati Hills League and SOSL championship in the 50 and 100 free all four prep seasons earned CHL Swimmer of the Year honors as a sophomore and senior, and claimed the SOSL Swimmer of the Year award as a junior set the district record in the 100 free in 2001 and the 50 free in 2002, and tallied school records in the 50 and 100 free in 2001 and again in 2002 qualified for the U.S. Open in the 50 free as a junior away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society, Latin National Honor Society, Peer Counseling and Student Government earned the Hugh O Brien Youth Leadership Award and the Humanitarian Award. Club: Swam for the Cincinnati Marlins for coach Chris Wolford recorded a Junior National qualifying time in the 50 free in 2000, and a U.S. Open qualifying time in the 50 free in Personal: Born Elizabeth Jane Carey on Aug. 3, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio daughter of William and Susan Carey has one sister, Katie, who swam collegiately at Rice father, William, played basketball at Harvard chose Tulane over Davidson, Emory, Kenyon College, Trinity and Yale majoring in psychology. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Rancho Bernardo High for coach Tim Olgoetz 18-time prep All-American, earning the distinction in the 50 and 100 free, and the 100 back all four years named to the All-CIF, All-North County and All-Palomar League teams all four years as a prepster named high school Athlete of the Year and won CIF titles in 100 free and 100 back as a senior helped lead the Broncos to the CIF Team Championship as a junior and earned CIF Sportsmanship Award as a senior away from the pool, was a member of the Honor Roll, humanities tutoring and class council earned the Silver Star Award every semester of her prep career for holding a 4.0 GPA, received the Fraternity of Civic Excellence Award and was named to both the San Diego All-Academic first-team and the Scholastic All-CIF squad. Club: Swam for Pacific Swim Club for eight years under coach Owen Molenaar was part of the 2003 Junior National Championship winner in the 400 free relay and qualified for the U.S. Open in the event best times are in the 100 free, in the 100 back, 2:04.37 in the 200 back and 4:58.13 in the 500 free. Personal: Born Tiffany Ashton Brown on Aug. 10, 1986 in San Diego, Calif daughter of Kevin and Michele Brown has one brother, Trent chose Tulane over Northwestern, Rice, Rutgers and Yale proposed major is pre-law. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Inglemoor High for coach JoLynn Leitzel earned first-team all-district and second-team all-state honors as a senior after helping lead the Vikings to a Kinco Championship named All-American as a senior after finishing runner-up in the state with a mark of also earned one varsity letter in track and field away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Born Danielle Nicole Carrillo on March 13, 1986 in Kirkland, Wash daughter of Angela Carrillo, who ran track at Puget Sound grandfather, Craig Hoskin, was a diver at Sacramento State chose Tulane over Hawaii- Manoa, Miami (Fla.), Nevada and San Diego State proposed major is pre-med. Tulane Tidbit The Green Wave will have a significant addition to its program during the season as diving was implemented last spring. Tulane will have just one diver this season, freshman Danielle Carrillo, but head coach Daniella Irle will add to the diving corps for next season. 6

7 Meet The Team Summer Note: Participated in the Hawaii State Championship where she won state titles in the 800- and 1,500-meter freestyles : Conference USA champion in the 1,650 free with a personal-best and NCAA provisional qualifying time of 16:52.64 also won 11 individual dual-meet titles earned 36 points at the C-USA Championships with mile win, a third-place finish in the 500 free with a personal-best 4:58.94, and a 22 nd -place finish in the 200 free with a season-low 1:57.80 set meet record at the Giant Eagle Zips Invitational in the 1,650 free with a then personal-best 17:20.44 earned C-USA Swimmer of the Week honors on Feb. 10 after setting a lifetime best in the 1,000 free (10:23.26) and winning the 500 free (5:06.53) at Saint Louis (Feb. 8). High School: Three-year letterwinner in high school, two at Rampart High in Colorado for coach Ron Lockwood before moving to Hawaii where she lettered once at Leilehua High for coach Nate Higa earned second-team all-state honors as a senior when she helped the Mules win the OIA West championship finished second in the 200 and 500 free at the OIA West as a senior helped set Colorado state records in the 400 and 800 free relays as a sophomore. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Palisades Charter High for coaches Adam Blakis and Maggie Nance earned All-America honors in the 50 and 100 free as a junior, and in the 200 free as a senior named Palisadian Post Athlete of the Year as a senior, and set school marks in the 50 and 100 free, and 200 free relay named team MVP all four prep seasons helped Palisades Charter post four consecutive Marine League Championships and the L.A. City Championships as a freshman, sophomore and junior away from the pool, was a member of the Principal s Honor Roll and earned Scholastic All-CIF honors and the Kodak Young Leaders Award. Club: Swam for Palisades Malibu YMCA from under coach Adam Blakis advanced to the YMCA Nationals every season from , and made it all the way to the finals from made the U.S. Open Cut in 2004 in the 50-meter freestyle top times are in the 50 free, in the 100 free and in 100 fly. Personal: Born Cara Beth Davidoff on Jan. 3, 1986 in Los Angeles, Calif daughter of Brian and Bonnie Davidoff has one sister, Chelsea chose Tulane over Duke and Northwestern undecided on major. Club: Swam for Kamehameha Swim Club for coaches Kevin and John Flanagan won the state year-old short-course championship in the 200, 500 and 1,000 free events also swam for Air Force Academy Falfins while in Colorado for coach Greg Winslow where she set state records in the 400 and 800 free relays. Personal: Born Leslie Anne Christian on Sept. 25, 1985 in Monterey, Calif daughter of Stephen and Laura Christian has one brother, Nicholas cousin Brenton Davis, played volleyball at the University of Hawaii and professionally on the AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Tour great grandfather, Mathias Wagner, was a professional boxer chose Tulane over Hawaii-Manoa, Michigan State, Nevada and South Dakota majoring in journalism. High School: Three-year letterwinner at St. Joseph s Academy for coach Nan Murtagh was a member of the City Meet champion 200 and 400 free relay teams that earned All-America honors in both 2002 and 2004 the free relay squad ranked 10 th in the nation, and she earned a city championship and All-America honors in the 200 IM as a junior helped lead SJA to city titles in her final three seasons, and state championships as a sophomore and senior away from the pool, was a member of the Beta Club and the French Club. Club: Swam for Crawfish Aquatics and coach Jimmy Roberts for three years and earned the state championship in the 200 IM in 2003 best times are 2:07.59 in the 200 IM, in the 100 free and 1:51.62 in the 200 free. Personal: Born Sarah Yvette Dicharry on July 2, 1986 in New Orleans, La daughter of Chris and Melanie Dicharry has one brother, Chris chose Tulane over LSU, Texas A&M, Centenary and John Hopkins proposed major is pre-med. Tulane Tidbit Despite fielding a team of 14 swimmers with no college experience and not having a diving program, the Green Wave went 13-2 in dual meet action and finished fifth at the Conference USA Championships last February in Houston, Texas. 7

8 Meet The Team : Won six individual dual-meet events and helped the relay teams post five wins scored 34 individual points and 56 relay points at the Conference USA Championship, setting personal-bests and U.S. Open Cut times in the 100 fly (56.80) and 200 fly (2:04.47), to finish sixth and fifth, respectively also posted a personal-best 2:08.40 in the preliminary of the 200 IM in the C-USA meet, and her in the 50 fly leadoff leg of the 200 medley relay was also a personal best best outing came at Spring Hill (Feb. 8) when she won the 100 back (1:02.71), 200 back (2:12.29) and 400 IM (4:38.78) with a trio of seasonbest times. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Jordan High for coaches Marcie Wily and Jim Maxwell named all-state in the 100 fly and 400 free relay as a sophomore and junior, and in the 200 IM and 200 medley relay as a senior earned All- Pac 6 Conference honors all four years as a prepster four-time state finalist finished third at the state high school meet in the 200 medley relay as a junior also played two seasons for the Falcons volleyball team as a setter away from the pool, was a member of the Peer Assistance Program and was a summer league swimming coach. Club: Swam for North Carolina Aquatics since the age of six for coach Randy Erlenbach qualified for the North Carolina Zone team in : Posted three individual dual-meet wins, including a personal-best in the 1,000 free (10:34.22) in Tallahassee, Fla. (Nov. 1) scored 27 individual points and 30 relay points at the Conference USA Championship set personalbest times at the conference meet in the 1,650 free (17:18.69) to finish fourth overall named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and Tulane s 3.0 Club. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Klein High for coach Tom Harwood named second-team all-state as a sophomore and junior while picking up honorable-mention recognition as a freshman, and earned All-District 15 honors all four years voted team captain as a senior and was a Region 4 finalist all four years as a prepster: in the 500 free all four years and the 200 free as a sophomore away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society graduated in the Top 10 percent of her class and was named Academic All-American as a senior. Club: Swam for The Woodlands swim team for coach Tim Bauer. Personal: Born Jessica Caitlin Hughes on Feb. 28, 1985 in Houston, Texas daughter of Jeff and Stacey Hughes has one brother, Campbell chose Tulane over College of Charleston, LSU and the University of the South majoring in political science. Personal: Born Taylor Lauren Emerson on Jan. 6, 1985 in Conroe, Texas daughter of Randall and Drew Emerson has three sisters: Corey, Ellery and Schuyler father, Randall, was a diving coach at the University of North Carolina, and mother Drew, played water polo at Texas A&M chose Tulane over Clemson, East Carolina and UNC-Wilmington majoring in exercise and sport sciences. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Seminole High for coach Tom Haight earned NISCA All-America honors in the 200 free relay as a junior and in the 200 and 400 free relays as a senior named first-team all-county her final three prep seasons won a state championship in the 200 free relay as a senior, the PCAC 100 back as a sophomore and finished runner-up in the event as a junior helped the Warhawks win four consecutive District 3A titles away from the pool, was a member of Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society, and was named to USA Swimming Scholastic All-America Team in 2002 and Tulane Tidbit The Tulane swim team truly lived up to the term studentathlete as eight of the 14 roster members earned Conference USA Commssioner s Honor Roll recognition last season. In addition, all eight were named to Tulane s 3.0 Club and four claimed Dean s List recognition from their respective colleges. Club: Swam eight seasons for West Florida Lightning Aquatics under coach Cashel Mack, serving as team captain her final two seasons finished third in the 2.4 Open Water Swim in 2003 and made Junior National cuts in the 100 free and 400 IM in 2004 best times are 2:07.88 in the 200 fly and 4:31.16 in the 400 IM. Personal: Born Leeann Nicole Laing on Dec. 6, 1985 in St. Petersburg, Fla daughter of Charlie and Lois Laing has one brother, John, and one sister, Meredith chose Tulane over East Carolina and Miami (Fla.) proposed major is communications. 8

9 Meet The Team Sonoran Region championship as a junior and senior, and helped the team finish runner-up at the 4A state championships as a senior as a senior, finished state runner-up in the 100 back and was runner-up in the 50 free as a junior named team MVP as a junior and voted team captain as a senior away from the pool, was a member of the orchestra and ecology club placed in the Top 10 percent at the Arizona State Math Contest and was twice named to Who s Who in High School Sports : Scored 11 points at the Conference USA Championship set personal-best times in all three events she participated in 200 free (1:59.63), 500 free (5:10.61) and 1650 free (17:32.09) to finish 29 th, 18 th and eighth, respectively named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and Tulane s 3.0 Club. Club: Swam for Tucson Ford Dealers Aquatics for coach Roric Fink broke a 20-year old state mark in the 200 free relay which also won the Four Corners Sectional Championship in the summer of 2001 competed in six USA Swimming Sectional Championships posted a national-reportable time of in the 50 free in Personal: Born Katherine Bridget McCoy on March 21, 1985 in Sandy, Utah daughter of Doug and Cindy McCoy has two brothers, Matthew and Patrick chose Tulane over Bucknell, Colgate, Kenyon College, Lehigh, Texas A&M, Trinity and Truman State majoring in business. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Buchholz High for coach Bryan Welter helped the Bobcats win four district championships and the state title as a senior was a state qualifier all four years in the 200 and 500 free served as the team captain as a junior and senior away from the pool, was a member of the French Honor Society, received National Merit Scholar honors, and graduated in the Top 10 percent of her class. Club: Swam for North Central Florida YMCA for coach Scott Caron set YMCA National Times in the short course 500 and 1650 free in 2000, and in the 500, 1,000 and 1,650 free in 2002 and 2003 in the long course, posted YMCA National qualifying times in the 400 and 1,500 free in 2000, 400, 800, 1,500 free and 800 free relay in 2002, and 200, 400, 800, and 1,500 free, and 800 free relay in 2003 also qualified for the Senior Nationals in the 800 free relay in Personal: Born Nellie Howze Langeland on Jan. 27, 1985 in Raleigh, N.C daughter of Ken and Mary Langeland has one sister, Zoee chose Tulane over the University of Florida and Davidson College majoring in international relations. Summer 2004: Represented Trinidad & Tobago in the 2004 Summer Olympics in the 100-meter freestyle qualified for the Olympics after posting a in the 100 free at a meet sanctioned by the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee on July 14 in Trinidad : Conference USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year and NCAA Championship participant led team in scoring at the C-USA Championship with 56 individual points and 118 relay points won league title in the 50 free (23.08) and 100 free (50.13) while finishing third in the 100 breast (1:03.95) set meet record in the 100 free all three finishes were personal bests and U.S. Open Cut qualifying times, while both freestyle times were NCAA B Cut and U.S. National Cut marks posted career times in both the 50- and 100-meter free at the NCAA Championship with times of and 56.82, respectively also won 16 individual dual-meet titles and helped the relay teams post nine victories : Won five individual dual-meet events and helped the relay teams post seven victories scored 28 individual points and 114 relay points at the Conference USA Championship swam personal-best and U.S. Open Cut qualifying time in the preliminaries of the 50 free (23.64) and a season-best in the preliminaries of the 100 back (58.95) at the conference meet helped 200 medley, 400 medley, 200 free and 400 free relay teams post season-best times at the C-USA Championship won the 100 back, 200 back and 50 free vs. Florida A&M and Delta State (Jan. 17) named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll, Tulane s 3.0 Club and Dean s List. High School: Four-year letterwinner at University High for coach Mike Ward earned NISCA All-America honors in five events as a senior, including automatic All-American recognition in the 50 free, 100 back, 200 free relay and 400 free relay named a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American her final two prep seasons, and NISCA All-American in the 50 free and 400 free relay as a junior earned All-Star honors from the Arizona Daily Star and Tucson Citizen all four years as a prepster and helped her team win the Nike Classic as a senior as a sophomore, claimed 5A Southern Region Championship in the 100 back and was a finalist in the 50 free helped lead the Rangers to the 4A High School: Attended St. Joseph s Convent where she focused on business studies represented Trinidad & Tobago at international meets for the past six years, and was named 2002 National Sportswoman of the Year by the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Committee she finished 10 th in the 50-meter free and 19 th in the 100-meter free while helping the relay teams finish sixth in the 4x100 medley relay and eighth in the 4x100 free relay at the 2003 Pan Am Games in Santo Domingo was a finalist in the 100-meter free and won the bronze medal in the 50-meter free at the 2002 Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador also competed in the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Club: Swam for the Marlins Swim Club for coach Edward Tuberoso. Personal: Born Linda Dawn McEachrane on Sept. 7, 1983 in Trinidad daughter of Andrew and Barbara McEachrane has one sister, Karen chose Tulane over Kentucky, Richmond and Southern Illinois majoring in business. Tulane Tidbit Linda McEachrane became the first Tulane student-athlete to compete in an Olympic games while still having college eligibility. Several Tulane students have competed in the Olympics prior to McEachrane earning a spot on the Tridinad & Tobago squad in 2004, but she was the first to do so as a current student-athlete. 9

10 Meet The Team High School: Four-year letterwinner at Mercy High for coach Jim Downs ninetime All-American who earned all-state, All-Catholic League, all-county and allarea honors three times during her prep career as a senior, qualified for the state championship meet in the 100, 200 and 500 free, 100 fly, 200 and 400 free relays and the 200 medley relay helped Mercy win the MISCA Catholic League title all four years as a prepster, claim three Oakland County Championships, and finish second overall in the Division I state meet as a senior away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society and Students Against Drunk Driving, as well as several volunteer charitable organizations. Club: Swam for the Dearborn Dolphins where she qualified for the Junior Nationals in the 100 fly from recorded a Senior National qualifying time in the 4x100 medley relay in winter 2003 best times are in the 100-yard fly, 1:04 in the 100-meter fly, 2:09.72 in the 200 fly and 1:53 in the 200 free. Personal: Born Kathryn Elizabeth Naglick on Feb. 7, 1986 in Livonia, Mich daughter of John Naglick and Kimberly Roberts has two brothers, John and Jackson stepfather, Dave Roberts, swam collegiately at Michigan State chose Tulane over Bowling Green, Indiana and Michigan State proposed major is pre-med. Prior To Tulane: Three-year letterwinner at West Virginia University before redshirting the season a two-time captain of the Mountaineers squad, she twice earned team MVP honors, and claimed All-Big East recognition in the 50, 100 and 200 free as a sophomore and junior as a sophomore, posted a team-high 15 individual victories set school marks in the 100 free with a time of in 2002 and in the 200 free with a time of 1:50.58 in 2003 also was a part of WVU record-setting relay squads that posted times of 1:43.96 in the 200 IM and 3:49.36 in the 400 medley relay was a member of the free relay team that won the league title, earned all-conference honors and set a Big East mark (1:32.40) posted a career-best time of in 50 free earned NCAA Academic All-America honors as a sophomore and junior away from the pool, was a member of the Athletic Director s Honor Roll, served as the president of the Student Athlete Advisory Council and was selected to represent West Virginia at the NCAA Leadership Conference in High School: Four-year letterwinner at Slidell High for coach Ed Kelly earned all-state, all-district, all-metro and all-st. Tammany Parish honors all four years as a prepster away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society, Beta Club and Key Club, and was twice elected class vice president. Club: Swam for Hurricane Swim Club under coach Ed Kelly for 17 years earned all-state honors 12 times : Missed the season with a shoulder injury received a medical redshirt named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and Tulane s 3.0 Club. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Caddo Parish Magnet High for coach Butch Jordan named Louisiana All-Star three times and was the state champion in the 100 back all four years as a prepster voted team captain as a junior and senior away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society and the Z Club named among Who s Who Among American High School Students and Who s Who Among American High School Athletes. Club: Swam for City of Shreveport Swim Team for coach Butch Jordan she set team and city 200 back records with a time of 2:06.32 set team records in the 100 back in yards and meters with times of and 1:08.64, respectively finished second in the 100 back and fourth in the 200 back at the Southern Zone Championships in 2003, third in the 100 and 200 back in 2002, and fourth in the 100 and 200 back in 2000 posted a Junior National Qualifying time in the 100 back in 2001 and 2002, and in the 200 back in Personal: Born Lauren Kathryn Patterson on July 9, 1985 in Shreveport, La daughter of David and Pam Patterson has two sisters, Robyn and Brooke sister Robyn swam collegiately at the University of Louisiana- Monroe chose Tulane over Centenary, LSU and Ouachita Baptist majoring in exercise science. 10 Personal: Born Devlyn Ashley Quinn on March 18, 1982 in New Orleans, La daughter of Jack and Judy Quinn has one brother, Jack, and one sister, Brandi pursuing a master s degree in exercise science with a minor in business. Where They re From ALABAMA (1) Vestavia Hills... Amanda Williams ARIZONA (1) Tucson...Katherine McCoy CALIFORNIA (3) Los Angeles... Cara Davidoff San Diego... Tiffany Brown San Jose...Nicole Taheri DELAWARE (1) Newark... Sarah Zomchick FLORIDA (3) Cape Coral... Maureen Quinn Gainesville... Nellie Langeland Seminole... Leeann Laing HAWAII (1) Wahiawa... Leslie Christian KENTUCKY (1) Henderson... Meggie Underwood LOUISIANA (3) Gonzalez... Sarah Dicharry Shreveport... Lauren Patterson Slidell...Devlyn Quinn MICHIGAN (1) Dearborn... Kate Naglick NORTH CAROLINA (1) Durham... Taylor Emerson OHIO (1) Cincinnati... Elizabeth Carey TEXAS (2) Spring... Jessica Hughes Southlake... Samantha Berdine WASHINGTON (1) Kirkland... Danielle Carrillo TRINIDAD (1) Petite Valley...Linda McEachrane VIRGIN ISLANDS (1) Kingshill... Jamie Shufflebarger

11 Meet The Team 2003 also participated in the Virgin Islands Central American and Caribbean Games, and was a top eight finisher at the Caribbean Island Swimming Championship in both breaststroke events best times are 1:08.73 in the 100 breast and 2:29.20 in the 200 breast. Personal: Born Jamie Laura Ray Shufflebarger on Feb. 28, 1986 in Columbus, Ohio daughter of Patrick Shufflebarger and Laura Ray uncle, David Ray, was an All-American swimmer at Florida chose Tulane over Northwestern, Penn, Boston College and Providence proposed majors are communication and political science : Pillar of stability in the breaststroke events, winning the 200 breast in a double-dual meet against Delta State and Florida A&M (Jan. 17), and finishing 16 th and 18 th at the Conference USA Championships in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively set a personal-best at the C-USA meet in the 200 IM (2:10.67) to finish 14 th, and a season-best time of 2:27.90 in the 200 breast. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Bishop Verot High for coach John Keyes named Scholastic All-American as a senior, and earned all-area honors from The News-Press her final three prep seasons, including first-team recognition as a junior and senior also earned team MVP honors and was the high point scorer as a sophomore, junior and senior set school records in the 200 IM and 100 breast voted team captain as a senior, and won the Catholic State Championship in the 100 breast while finishing second in the IM away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society, National Honor Roll and the yearbook staff graduated cum laude and was recognized in Who s Who Among American High School Students. Club: Member of Swim Florida for coach Mac Kennedy qualified for the Junior Nationals in the medley relay in 2003, qualified for the Southern United States Zone Team from , and qualified for the Florida All-Star Team in 2000 and in 2001, won the Florida Swimming State Championship in the 100-yard, 100-meter, 200-yard and 200-meter breaststroke in 2000, helped her relay team rank in the Top 16 in the U.S. Personal: Born Maureen Shawn Quinn on Nov. 22, 1985 in Waterbury, Conn daughter of James and Lorraine Quinn has one sister, Shannon chose Tulane over Colgate, Cornell and Davidson majoring in business : Second-team All-Conference USA honoree in the 1,650 free and the team s second-leading scorer at the C-USA Championship with 41 individual points and 30 relay points posted six individual dual-meet wins and helped the relay teams post one victory set personal-best times at the C-USA meet in the 1,650 free (17:08.54) and in the preliminaries of the 500 free (4:59.97) mile time was a U.S. Open Cut qualifier tallied wins in the 200 and 500 free in a tripledual meet sweep of Florida A&M, Florida Southern and North Florida (Nov. 2). High School: Four-year letterwinner at Presentation High for coach Marisa Watts earned All-America honors as a senior in the 200 and 500 free as well as the 400 free relay helped the Panthers win the California Interscholastic Federation-Central Coast Section (CIF-CCS) as a sophomore and finish third in the CIF-CCS as a senior finished second in the CIF-CCS in the 500 free and third in the 200 free as a senior, third in the 200 free and fourth in the 500 free as a junior, fifth in the 500 free and seventh in the 200 free as a sophomore, and sixth in the 500 free and 13 th in the 100 fly as a freshman also lettered once in soccer as a midfielder. Club: Swam for Silicon Valley Aquatics for coaches Andy King and Bill Thompson tallied Junior National qualifying times in the 500 free, 1,000 free and 1,650 free in 2001, the 200 free in 2002, and the 200 fly and 400 individual medley in Personal: Born Nicole Anahita Taheri on March 7, 1985 in Winfield, Ill daughter of Reza and Jane Taheri has one sister, Kiana, who swims collegiately at Rice University chose Tulane over Boston College, Duke, Miami (Fla.), Rice, Richmond and UC-San Diego majoring in mathematics. High School: Attended St. Croix Country Day High where she graduated in 2004 was a member of the National Art Honor Society and High Honor Roll, and was the territorial team captain of the Science and Quiz Bowl teams a National Merit Scholar, received Tulane s Dean s Honor Scholarship. Club: Swam for the Virgin Islands National team from was a consolation finalist in the 100 and 200 breast at the 1999 and 2003 Pan American Games, and a member of the Virgin Islands World Championship team in 11

12 Meet The Team : Won the 200 back vs. Saint Louis and helped the relay teams post four victories in dual meet action scored 31 individual points and 54 relay points at the Conference USA Championship, including a fourth-place finish in the 200 back set personal-best times at the C-USA meet in the 200 back (2:07.93) and in the preliminaries of the 400 IM (4:32.91) named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll and Tulane s 3.0 Club. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Daviess County High, Memorial High and Owensboro Catholic for coaches Kay Underwood and Jim Rogers earned all-state honors as a senior and was voted team MVP all four years helped her teams qualify for the state meet four consecutive seasons, set city, county and 10 Regional records during her prep career away from the pool, was a member of the Leadership Team at the Kentucky Youth Assembly, Key Club and Coed Youth Club named Outstanding Speaker three years and was a four-year member of the Honor Roll also participated in the Conference on National Affairs twice and the Henderson (Ky.) Junior Miss program, where she received awards for poise and fitness, and claimed outstanding proposal honors at Kentucky s mock United Nations Assembly. relay as a freshman, finishing third in the 500 free and third in the 200 IM as a junior, and fifth in the 500 free as a senior away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society, Students Against Drunk Driving and the yearbook staff...also a member of the Girl Scouts of America where she earned the Gold and Silver Awards, the highest honor a Girl Scout can earn. Club: Swam for the Hoover Blue Thunder for coach Rick Moulton attended prestigious championships throughout her club career, including the Southeasterns, Sectionals and Youth Nationals. Personal: Born Amanda Patrice Williams on Feb. 14, 1985 in Birmingham, Ala daughter of Jack and Chris Williams has one sister, Katie chose Tulane over Boston College and Emory University majoring in English. Club: Swam for Owensboro Mercy Marlins for coach Jim Rogers set a Youth National qualifying time in the 200 individual medley and 100 fly three consecutive years ( ). Personal: Born Megan Amelia Underwood on Feb. 3, 1985 in Madisonville, Ky daughter of Lennie and Kay Underwood has one brother, Andy, and one sister, Abby uncle, Bud Diehl, played football at the University of Kentucky, and sister, Abby Hampton, swam at the College of Charleston chose Tulane over Johns Hopkins, Colorado State, College of Charleston, University of the South, University of San Diego, San Diego State and UC-San Diego majoring in psychology. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Newark High for coach M.J. Polaski earned All-America honors in the 100 breast, 200 IM and 400 free relay as a senior, helping the Yellow Jackets set a state record in the event also won state titles in the 100 breast, 200 IM and 200 free relay at the state meet in 2004 earned first-team all-state honors her final two prep seasons set school records in the 100 breast, 200 medley relay, and the 200 and 400 free relays away from the pool, was a member of the National Honor Society and National Spanish Honor Society, and received the AAUW award for excellence in science and math : Recipient of the Lowell B. Damonte Memorial Trophy for her swimming ability, scholarship, leadership and attitude after posting seven individual dual meet wins and helping the relay teams earn five victories scored 34 individual points at the Conference USA Championship where she posted career-best times in the 200 IM (2:08.25), 400 IM (4:32.31) and 200 back (2:08.13) won the 200 free, 100 fly and 400 IM in a double-dual sweep of Delta State and Florida A&M (Jan. 17) named to C-USA Commissioner s Honor Roll, Tulane s 3.0 Club and Dean s List. High School: Four-year letterwinner at Vestavia Hills High for coach Rick Grammer named team s Outstanding Swimmer as a senior after finishing state runner-up in the 200 IM qualified for the state championships all four years as a prepster, winning the 200 medley relay title and finishing third in the 400 free 12 Club: Swam for Delaware Swim Team under coach Jay Lynch qualified for Junior Nationals for the first time at age 13 in the 100 breast competed in the 2004 Spring Nationals in the 400 medley relay best times are 1:05.78 in the 100 breast, 2:23.95 in the 200 breast and 2:07.31 in the 200 IM. Personal: Born Sarah Elizabeth Zomchick on July 1, 1986 in Knoxville, Tenn daughter of John Zomchick and Cathy Matson chose Tulane over Brown, Emory, Maryland and Columbia proposed major is life sciences. Tulane Tidbit The Tulane swimming & diving team has 10 student-athletes on the swimming and diving roster that have combined to earn High School All-America honors on 50 occasions. Tiffany Brown leads the team with 18 prep All-America honors, followed by Kate Naglick with nine, Katherine McCoy with seven, Cara Davidoff, Leeann Laing, Nicole Taheri and Sarah Zomchick with three apiece, Sarah Dicharry with two, and Danielle Carrillo and Maureen Quinn with one each.

13 Qualifying Times 2005 Women s NCAA Championship Standards Yard Course Meter Course Meter Course----- Event A Standard B Standard A Standard B Standard A Standard B Standard 50 Free Free Free 1: : : : : : Free 4: : : : : : Free 16: : : : : : Fly : : : Fly 1: : : : : : Back : : : : Back 1: : : : : : Breast 1: : : : : : Breast 2: : : : : : IM 2: : : : : : IM 4: : : : : : Free Relay 1: : : : : : Free Relay 3: : : : : : Free Relay 7: : : : : : Medley Relay 1: : : : : : Medley Relay 3: : : : : :15.24 A Standard B Standard 1M Diving Points Dual 255* 265* Championship 375 3M Diving Points Dual 270* 280* Championship 425 Platform Diving Dual Dives 365 *qualifying point total when using six optional dives with standard degree of difficulty 2005 Spring Conoco Phillips National Time Standards Spring Nationals: 8/1/04 through entry deadline Event SCY SCM LCM 50 Free Free Free 1: : : /500 Free 4: : : /1000 Free 10: : : Free 16: : : Back : : Back 2: : : Breast 1: : : Breast 2: : : Fly : : Fly 2: : : IM 2: : : IM 4: : : Free Relay 3: : : Free Relay 7: : : Medley Relay 3: : : World Championship Trial Time Standards Qualifying period is Feb. 1, 2004 through the entry deadline Event LCM SCM SCY 50 Free Free Free 1: : : /500 Free 4: : : Free 10: : : Free 16: : : Back : : Back 2: : : Breast 1: : : Breast 2: : : Fly : : Fly 2: : : IM 2: : : IM 4: : : Top Conference USA Finishes Event 1st Place 3rd Place 8th Place 50 Free Free Free 1: : : Free 4: : : Free 16: : : Breast 1: : : Breast 2: : : IM 2: : : IM 4: : : Fly Fly 2: : : Back : Back 2: : : Medley 1: : Medley 3: : Free Relay 1: : Free Relay 3: : Free Relay 7: : Meter Meter Platform Tulane All C-USA Honorees Leslie Christian 1st Team 1650 Free Linda McEachrane Freshman of the Year 1st Team 50/100 Free 3rd Team 100 Breast Nicole Taheri 2nd Team 1650 Free 13

14 Results/Top Times Results Date Opponent Result Score Location 11/1/03 at Florida A&M W Tallahassee, Fla. 11/1/03 vs. Florida Southern W 86-9 Tallahassee, Fla. 11/1/03 vs. North Florida W Tallahassee, Fla. 11/15/03 at North Texas W Denton, Texas 11/15/03 vs. Arkansas-Little Rock W Denton Texas 11/23/03 vs. Nevada L Reily Center 11/23/03 vs. Louisiana-Monroe W Reily Center 12/4-6/03 at Zips Invitational 7th of Akron, Ohio 1/3/04 at Tampa Relays 1st of Tampa, Fla. 1/4/04 vs. Radford W Sarasota, Fla. 1/4/04 vs. Georgia Southern W Sarasota, Fla. 1/17/04 vs. Florida A&M W Reily Center 1/17/04 vs. Delta State W Reily Center 1/24/04 at Louisiana-Monroe W Monroe, La. 1/24/04 vs. No. 14 Texas A&M L Monroe, La. 1/30/04 at Spring Hill W Mobile, Ala. 2/8/04 at Saint Louis W St. Louis, Mo. 2/26-28/04 at C-USA Championship 5th of Houston, Texas 50 FREE Linda McEachrane... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship * Linda McEachrane... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship * Katherine McCoy... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 100 FREE Linda McEachrane... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship * Linda McEachrane... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship Linda McEachrane... 12/6/03 at Zips Invitational 200 FREE 1. 1:53.98 Nicole Taheri... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 1:54.79 ** Linda McEachrane... 2/27/04 at Zips Invitational 3. 1:55.26 * Nicole Taheri... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 500 FREE 1. 4:58.94 Leslie Christian... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 4:59.95 * Nicole Taheri... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 5:00.24 Nicole Taheri... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 1000 FREE Leslie Christian...2/8/04 at Saint Louis 2. 10:23.94 Leslie Christian... 1/30/04 at Spring Hill 3. 10:25.08 Leslie Christian... 11/23/03 vs. UL-Monroe, Nevada 1650 FREE 1. 16:52.64 Leslie Christian... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 17:08.54 Nicole Taheri... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 17:17.51 Leslie Christian... 1/24/04 at UL-Monroe/Texas A&M 100 FLY Taylor Emerson... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship * Taylor Emerson... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship Taylor Emerson... 11/1/03 at FAMU, Fla. Southern, N. Fla. 200 FLY 1. 2:04.47 Taylor Emerson... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 2:05.49 * Taylor Emerson... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 2:06.82 * Monica Jones... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 100 BACK * Katherine McCoy... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship Katherine McCoy... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 1:00.56 Amanda Williams... 2/8/04 at Saint Louis 200 BACK 1. 2:07.93 Meggie Underwood... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 2:08.13 Amanda Williams... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 2:08.77 * Meggie Underwood... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 100 BREAST 1. 1:03.95 Linda McEachrane... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 1:05.02 * Linda McEachrane... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 1:05.55 * Monica Jones... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 200 BREAST 1. 2:21.38 * Monica Jones... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 2:22.05 Monica Jones... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 2:25.83 Monica Jones...2/8/04 at Saint Louis 200 IM 1. 2:08.25 Amanda Williams... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 2:08.40 * Taylor Emerson... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 2:08.53 * Amanda Williams... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 400 IM 1. 4:32.31 Amanda Williams... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 4:32.91 * Meggie Underwood... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 3. 4:34.20 * Amanda Williams... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 200 MEDLEY RELAY 1. 1:46.02 Katherine McCoy, Monica Jones, Taylor Emerson, Linda McEachrane... 2/27/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 1:49.69 Amanda Williams, Linda McEachrane, Taylor Emerson, Katherine McCoy...2/8/04 at Saint Louis 3. 1:51.02 Katherine McCoy, Maureen Quinn, Taylor Emerson Linda McEachrane.. 11/1/03 at FAMU, Fla. Southern, UNF 400 MEDLEY RELAY 1. 3:56.40 Meggie Underwood, Monica Jones, Taylor Emerson, Katherine McCoy... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 4:02.57 Amanda Williams, Linda McEachrane, Taylor Emerson, Meggie Underwood... 1/24/04 at UL-Monroe, Texas A&M 3. 4:04.31 Amanda Williams, Monica Jones, Taylor Emerson, Meggie Underwood... 11/15/03 at North Texas, UALR 200 FREE RELAY 1. 1:35.66 Katherine McCoy, Elizabeth Carey, Katie McGuire, Linda McEachrane... 2/26/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 1:39.89 Katherine McCoy, Katie McGuire, Elizabeth Carey, Linda McEachrane... 1/17/04 vs. FAMU, Delta State 3. 1:40.97 Elizabeth Carey, Katherine McCoy, Meggie Underwood, Katie McGuire... 12/4/03 at Zips Invitational 400 FREE RELAY 1. 3:30.82 Meggie Underwood, Katherine McCoy, Elizabeth Carey, Linda McEachrane... 2/28/04 at C-USA Championship 2. 3:36.62 Linda McEachrane, Elizabeth Carey, Meggie Underwood, Nicole Taheri... 11/23/03 vs. UL-Monroe, Nevada 3. 3:37.04 Katherine McCoy, Meggie Underwood, Elizabeth Carey, Linda McEachrane...2/8/04 at Saint Louis Tulane Tidbit *denotes preliminary time **denotes opening leg of 800 free relay The team saved its best outing for last, posting seasonbest marks in all 16 events at the 2004 Conference USA Championship Meet in Houston, Texas from Feb Along the way, Linda McEachrane won both the 50- and 100-yard freestyles, including a meet record time of in the 100 free. In addition, Leslie Christian won the 1,650-yard freestyle with a personal-best time of 16:

15 Tulane Swimming & Diving Timeline * 1977 Katherine Karageorges becomes the first female swimmer to compete for Tulane, joining the already existing men s squad Six women compose the Tulane team; no team record available Coached by Scott Hammond, the Green Wave fielded a team that included Marilyn Morse, Berit Amlie, Terry Lewis, Diana Leng. Marilyn Morse qualified for 200 yard fly at AIAW Nationals as a freshman. Diana Leng also qualified for AIAW Nationals in three events Coached by Scott Hammond, Tulane finished with a 4-7 dual meet record. Team members were Diana Lang (captain), Flora McConnell, Terry Lewis, Berit Amlie, Karen Eslinger, Wendy Thal, Marilyn Morse, Carlin McCoy, Missy Kelly, Marian Barber. Team finished fourth in the nation at AIAW D-II Championships, six swimmers claimed All-America honors. Missie Kelly, a freshman from Newport News, Va., won all seven of her events at the AIAW meet, earning All-America honors in each event. She also won the Dorothy Webb Haller Award as the Most Valuable Athlete in women s athletics. Terry Lewis, a high school All-American, set school records in the 200, 500, 1000 and 1650 freestyles. She earned All-America recognition after posting a third-place finish in the 1000 free Coached by Pete Orscheidt, the Green Wave team members included Marilyn Morse, Berit Amlie, Terry Lewis. Berit Amlie set school records in the 100 and 200-yard fly, qualified for nationals in both and earned All-America honors Finished the year with a 5-5 dual meet record, and according to the Tulane Yearbook, competed in the NCAA Women s Championships Coach Bill Loyd fired and Hugh Convery takes over as interim. Tia Kiesser is team captain and MVP. Team finishes in seventh at Metro Championship Athletic Director Rick Dickson announces the addition of swimming and diving on July 24, with the program slated to begin play for the season. Daniella Irle, formerly of Fresno State, named head coach on Oct. 16 Irle announces Meggie Underwood, Nicole Taheri and Amanda Williams as first signees of reborn program on Nov Tulane hits the pool for the first time in over a decade when the Green Wave participate in Bayou City Relays on Oct. 17 in Houston, Texas. Green Wave win first dual-meet action by sweeping Florida A&M, Florida Southern and North Florida on Nov. 1 in Tallahassee, Fla Tulane wraps up regular season with a fifth-place showing at the Conference USA Championship on Feb in Houston, Texas. Leslie Christian, Linda McEachrane and Nicole Taheri earn All-Conference USA honors, and McEachrane is named C-USA Freshman Swimmer of the Year. Freshman Linda McEachrane earns a spot on the Trinidad & Tobago Olympic Team with a B standard qualifying time in the 100-meter freestyle. She participates in the Olympic Games in Athens, Greece on Aug. 18. *to add information to this area, please contact the Richie Weaver at rweaver@tulane.edu Program History The Tulane swimming program was featured in the March 22, 1963 edition of Life Magazine. The Green Wave were one of the first teams in the nation to include women among their varsity sports as then-sophomore Martha Leveritt (left) and freshman Pam Hayes (right) participated with the men s team throughout the season. Amlie, Berit Anderson, Denise Barber, Marin Barzdukas, Lina Bauer, J Berzinis, Jen Blanton, D Brisch, K Carey, Elizabeth Present Carter, Ann Christian, Leslie Present Clary, Lynn Coniglio, Diane Crisler, Suzanne Cruciger, Kathy Davis, V Emerson, Taylor Present Eslinger, Karen Ferrandino, Karen Flynn, A Fore, Lindsey Hamilton, Jennifer Hughes, Jessica Present Iler, Gwen Jones, Monica Kaiser, Tia Kappel, Debra Kelly, Missie Kelly, Robin King, S Krawcheck, Julie Kriek, Andrea Labahn, L Langeland, Nellie Present Lazar, Janine Lowell B. Damonte Memorial Trophy Lowell B. Damonte was the Green Wave s first collegiate swimming coach and helped foster the sport in its infancy during his lifetime in The Crescent City. In his memory, the Lowell B. Damonte Memorial Trophy is an award given annually to the Tulane swimmer or diver who best exemplifies swimming ability, scholarship, leadership and attitude - in short, the qualities Damonte looked for in an individual. From his teenage years, Damonte dedicated himself to swimming. He organized the first prep swim team at Warren Easton High in 1928 and coached it to the prep title. When he began his coaching career at Tulane in 1920, there was no pool and no activity in the sport. He organized the first Aububon Swimming Club as a training center for Tulane s men s team. A former president of the Southern AAU, he taught thousands how to swim, campaigned for better safety and early training and brought many important meets to the city, including the National Synchronized Swim Meet. Known as Mr. Swimming in New Orleans, Damonte coached the Green Wave team from its inception until his untimely death of a heart attack on Nov Winner 1, in the middle of Tulane s season. The award is presented to the individual who best exemplified the spirit he personified throughout his lifetime up until the time Tulane disbanded its swim team following the season. Through the alumni of the program, the award was reinstated in and will be presented annually throughout the remainder of the program s lifetime. Amanda Williams All-Time Letterwinners LeBeau, Laura LeClair, Rachel Leng, Diana Lewis, Teresa Lewitt, Shana Lloyd, Shelia Loop, Perry Lynch, Michelle Markum, M McConnell, Carolyn McCoy, Carlin McCoy, Katherine Present McEachrane, Linda Present McGuire, Katie Mellow, Emily Morse, Marilyn Myers, Kieran Neils, Lynn Owens, Nani Palmer, Susan Quinn, Maureen Present Smith, Pam Strohsahl, Bethany Taheri, Nicole Present Thal, Wendy Thomas, Kathy Thomas, Jocelyn Underwood, Meggie Present Verde, Maria Villars, Thersea Welchman, J Whitecloud, Renee Williams, Amanda Present Williams, M Bold Italics denotes current swimmer 15

16 16 Tulane University, a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities, is a leading private research institution located in the heart of New Orleans. Framed by ancient oaks and blooming azaleas, century-old buildings stand next to newly-constructed halls, defining the beautiful 110- acre campus. Founded in 1834 in New Orleans, Tulane is home to 11 schools and colleges offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees in architecture, business, engineering, law, liberal arts and sciences, medicine, public health and tropical medicine, and social work. The university was first created in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana in response to the many epidemics that devastated the region s population. It merged with the public University of Louisiana in 1847 before closing from 1862 to It reopened beset with financial troubles, which were resolved in the early 1880s by merchant Paul Tulane, who established a fund for the promotion and encouragement of intellectual, moral, and industrial education. The Louisiana legislature responded to the gift by ceding the University of Louisiana to This Is Tulane A private research institution with 11 schools and colleges, personal attention is the hallmark of Tulane, one of America s top universities. Founded in 1834 as the Medical College of Louisiana, Tulane s total enrollment was over 12,000 in Located in historic uptown New Orleans, Tulane University s compact campus features plenty of open spaces, greenery and park-like areas. Total Number of Undergraduate Students... 7,862 Average Undergraduate Class Size Classes With Fewer Than 50 Students... 94% Number of Courses Offered... 1,318 Student-Teacher Ratio Faculty With Terminal (Highest Possible) Degrees...99% Licensing Income From Research Discoveries (1999)... $7.5 million places Tulane among the nation s top private universities Number of Living Tulane Alumni ,502 Percentage of Students To Enter Law School... 16% Percentage of Students To Enter Medical School... 10% Number of Volumes In Libraries million Number of Periodical Subscriptions... 14,000 Freshmen Living On Campus... 97% Freshmen Returning For Sophomore Year % Male Undergraduate Enrollment... 47% Female Undergraduate Enrollment... 53% Students Graduating Within Five Years % the fund s administrators, and Tulane University of Louisiana was born. Tulane has earned a reputation as one of the most respected universities in the country. It is consistently ranked among the top 50 universities in the nation. The law school and the A.B. Freeman School of Business are among Tulane s departments and programs ranked among the top in the nation according to Tulane Facts & Figures

17 Tulanians In nearly 170 years, many faces have passed through the halls of Tulane University. Below is a small list of some of Tulane s notable alumni: Martha Walters Barnett, first woman to chair the American Bar Association s policy-making body Corrine Lindy Boggs, former U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican and member of the U.S. House of Representatives Thomas Hale Boggs, former majority leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, youngest member of the House ever at 26 in 1946 Dr. Bobby Brown, former New York Yankees slugger and American League President Michael E. DeBakey, Ph.D., pioneer in the field of heart surgery and innovator of military MASH units Dave Dixon, instrumental in bringing an NFL franchise to New Orleans, braintrust behind the construction of the Louisiana Superdome David Filo, co-founder of Yahoo! Paul Michael Glaser, star of 70 s hit Starsky and Hutch, Broadway actor Scott Greenstein, former chairman of USA Films Ray Nagin, mayor of New Orleans Bruce Paltrow, Hollywood director/producer, father of star Gwyneth Paltrow Meryl Poster, executive producer Chicago Clark Shaughnessy, pioneer of football s famed T-Formation Jerry Springer, former mayor of Cincinnati, TV personality John Kennedy Toole, author of 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel A Confederacy of Dunces John Minor Wisdom, judge and legal scholar who played a key role in desegregating courthouses and classooms in the South in the 1950s-60s This Is Tulane various national publications including U.S. News and World Report. With research and educational partnerships that span the globe, top-ranked programs in the academic and professional schools, and its location in historic New Orleans, Tulane University offers an unparalleled educational experience. With an enrollment of more than 12,000 undergraduate and graduate students, Tulane retains the charm of a small school while offering all the academic and extracurricular opportunities of a large university. When not attending classes or cheering on the Green Wave, students can enjoy a workout or swim at the state-of-the-art Reily Student Recreation Center, attend numerous on-campus plays and concerts or spend time exploring what is universally acclaimed as America s most interesting city. Tulane attracts some of the most academically qualified students from throughout the country and world to experience the unique educational opportunities offered by its 11 schools and colleges. Tulane students have received the highest academic honors including Rhodes, Marshall, Goldwater, Watson, Truman and Beinecke scholarships. The average SAT score for Tulane s freshman class was 1331, which is 305 points above the national average. Tulane graduates have gone on to become governors, members of Congress, researchers, physicians, jurists, poets, artists and leaders in every field of human endeavor. Tulane s faculty members include professors who have achieved national acclaim and are consistently honored not only for their teaching but also for discoveries and innovations in fields ranging from ancient civilizations to the latest medical research. Tulane is home to such innovative programs as the Tulane National Primate Research Center, the Deep South Regional Humanities Center and the Tulane Center for Gene Therapy. The Tulane University School of Medicine, which is approaching its 170th anniversary, is the secondoldest medical school A leading research institute, Tulane University is one of only four private members of the prestigious Association of American Universities in the South. in the Deep S o u t h while the Tulane University Law School is the country s 12tholdest law school and was the first in the nation to require pro bono work for all graduates. While Green Wave refers to the sea of green created by Tulane University athletic teams rushing onto the field, it could also refer to the more than one billion dollar annual impact Tulane University has on the New Orleans and Louisiana economy. Each year, Tulane activities contribute $1.12 billion to the Louisiana economy and $842 million to the New Orleans economy. Tulane, with 8,000 employees, is the largest private employer in New Orleans and the fifth-largest employer in Louisiana. In addition to its economic impact, Tulane faculty, staff and students perform thousands of hours of service throughout the New Orleans community each year. This service comes in the form of literacy programs, after-school tutoring and mentoring, neighborhood revitalization efforts, social services delivery, economic development programs and other initiatives that shape the life of the New Orleans community and carry forth the mission of Tulane. The Reily Student Recreation Center features a pool, racquetball, volleyball and basketball courts, and an indoor track, among other fitness center amenities. 17

18 Tulane Administration Dr. Scott S. Cowen is Tulane s 14th President. In addition to his position as president, Dr. Cowen also holds joint appointments as the Seymour S. Goodman Memorial Professor of Business in Tulane s A.B. Freeman School of Business and Professor of Economics in the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Dr. Cowen came to Tulane in 1998 from Case Western Reserve University where he was a member of the faculty for 23 years, and Dean and Albert J. Weatherhead III Professor of Management at its Weatherhead School of Management for 14 years. At Tulane, Dr. Cowen has initiated a strategic plan that encompasses every aspect of the university but has as its single purpose the goal of enhancing Tulane s position as one of the most distinguished research institutions in the country. The plan focuses on building a distinctive undergraduate experience; strengthening the university s research and graduate programs, especially in the sciences and engineering; expanding the university s community, regional and international partnerships and further developing its technology infrastructure, including its distance learning capabilities and library system. Since Dr. Cowen s arrival in 1998, the university has more than doubled its undergraduate applications, experienced all-time highs in student enrollment and quality, doubled the level of total private giving to the university and received a record level of research awards. The university has implemented a number of innovative academic and research program initiatives and significantly increased its community outreach. In recognition of these efforts, Newsweek magazine listed Tulane University as one of the hottest schools in the U.S. in In June 2003, President Cowen invited his fellow university leaders to join In his fifth year as Tulane s director of athletics, Rick Dickson has built the Green Wave program into a model in Division I-A athletics and has now taken on the task of building a permanent foundation of support for Tulane Athletics through the Perpetual Wave Campaign. The $65 million campaign was initiated in 2003 following a Board review which resulted in a unanimous resolution reaffirming the institution s NCAA status in June During the review, Dickson guided the department through an intense six-week campaign that saw football season ticket sales more than double. In the past year, Dickson has seen great progress in the first year of the campaign. Dickson s efforts to grow the fan base and establish a plan for long-term financial stability comes on the heels of some of the most successful athletics seasons in school history, both on the field and in the classroom. Tulane student-athletes achieve at the highest levels in the classroom compiling a semester grade point average of 3.0 last spring and ranking among the NCAA leaders in graduation rates while excelling on the field; Tulane is among the C-USA leaders in conference titles and NCAA appearances. Under Dickson, Tulane is also upgrading its facilities. Renovations to Turchin Baseball Stadium and the Goldring Tennis Complex are in the planning stages, while improvements to Fogelman Arena are ongoing and a new field surface and track for the Westfeldt Practice & Competition Facility was installed. Under Dickson s watch, Tulane teams have won 12 Conference USA Championships and advanced to NCAA postseason play 19 times, including the 2001 College World Series. 18 together in a national effort to reform intercollegiate athletics and ensure that their sports programs are consistent with the values, missions and aspirations of their institutions. This effort included working to alter the Bowl Championship Series arrangement to minimize, if not eliminate, its adverse impact on Division I- A intercollegiate athletics; requesting that the NCAA adopt policies and procedures that support higher academic standards and asking the NCAA to reconsider the appropriateness and cost implications of the Division I-A membership criteria. Dr. Cowen holds several leadership positions in national academic and professional associations. He is currently a board member of the American Council on Education, a member of its Nominating Committee, Executive Committee and was Chair of the Planning Committee for its 2003 annual meeting. He is also a board member of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the Conference USA representative on the NCAA Board, a member of the NCAA s Executive Committee, and past president of the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business. Dr. Cowen is the co-author of four books and has published more than 80 articles in academic and professional journals, and in other newsprint, on issues dealing with corporate governance, strategic planning and the development of financial management systems. Besides his achievements in the academic world, Dr. Cowen also has extensive experience in business as a corporate director and consultant. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Newell Rubbermaid Inc., American Greetings Corporation, Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. and Forest City Enterprises Inc. He has also consulted with dozens of companies, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies. In addition, he sits on several community boards, including the New Orleans Business Council, Committee For A Better New Orleans, New Orleans Building Corporation and MetroVision. A recipient of several honors and awards, including the Torch of Learning from Hebrew University and the Torch of Liberty from the Anti-Defamation League, Dr. Cowen is also the only academic inductee into the School of Business Hall of Fame at the University of Connecticut. He was also named The George Washington University Distinguished Alumni Scholar for Dr. Cowen received his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Connecticut and his master s and doctoral degrees in business administration from The George Washington University. He and his wife, Marjorie, are the parents of four adult children. Dickson s innovative scheduling strategy has resulted in some of the bestattended events ever at the school, highlighted by the three-game 2001 Super Regional series at Zephyr Field that attracted more than 35,000 fans. Football games with teams such as Southern and Texas have attracted regional and national attention. Dickson also has guided Tulane through a successful NCAA certification process which resulted in the return of women s swimming and diving to the Green Wave sports line-up. And through the successful execution of gender equity plans, Tulane reinstated men s outdoor track and field for He has hired and retained successful coaches, bringing in Betsy Anderson (soccer), Shawn Finney (men s basketball), Tom Shaw (men s golf) and Heather Van Norman (track & field) while signing successful coaches like Lisa Stockton (women s basketball), Rick Jones (baseball) and Chris Scelfo (football) to contract extensions. A native of Tulsa, Okla., Dickson came to Tulane from Washington State, where he served as athletics director from Prior to that, he spent six years as AD at the University of Tulsa, his alma mater. At WSU, Dickson oversaw an athletics program that was recognized nationally for its success in dealing with gender equity issues. He raised funds for a capital campaign for scholarships and endowments, an indoor practice facility, and the renovation and additions to Bohler Gymnasium, the building that houses WSU s intercollegiate sports programs. Washington State enjoyed on-the-field success during Dickson s tenure, highlighted by the football team s first Rose Bowl appearance in 67 years in At the University of Tulsa, Dickson was instrumental in forming a football scheduling alliance that evolved into Conference USA and the expansion of the WAC. He also hired Tubby Smith as the men s basketball coach at Tulsa. His community activities have included membership on various boards for the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Big Brothers and Sisters of America, the Boy Scouts of America and The Ashley Group Project. In New Orleans, he has been involved with the Fellowship Foundation. Dickson and his wife Brenda are the parents of Kari, a recent Tulane graduate; twin girls Kasi and Kelli, both students at Tulane and the latter a junior on the Green Wave volleyball team; and Doug, a freshman at Tulane.

19 Green Wave Athletics With three teams winning C-USA titles, four squads advancing to the NCAA postseason, and another seven individuals qualifying for the NCAA Championships, was another successful year for the Green Wave. With a 16-sport program that competes in Conference USA in all sports, Tulane Athletics is on the rise on the field, the court, the course and the track. Since joining the league in 1996, and even more noticeably of late, Tulane has realized success by its teams on the playing field and by its student-athletes in the classroom, positioning Green Wave Athletics at one of the highest points in its history. Boasting one of the oldest and most storied athletic programs in the Southeast, and indeed the nation, Tulane will field seven men s and nine women s teams in , having re-added men s outdoor track and field to the Green Wave sports line-up after a successful campaign to reach its gender equity goals. Tulane student-athletes have proven to be leaders on the field, in the classroom and in the community. Tulane ranks among the elite teams in Conference USA in NCAA championship appearances and conference championships and has produced more All-Americans and national award winners in the last five years than at any time in its first century. Likewise, the academic accomplishments of Tulane Five-time tennis All-American Michael Kogan capped a brilliant career by earning the runner-up trophy at the 2004 NCAA Singles Championship student-athletes place the university among the nation s best. The Green Wave s 79 percent graduation rate for student-athletes in 2003 ranked 14 th among all Division I schools, and 56 Tulane student-athletes graduated in The more than 300 Tulane student-athletes combined for a grade point average above 3.0 last spring. In addition, Tulane student-athletes have compiled more than 800 hours of community service with such organizations as the Special Olympics and Habitat for Humanity. Whether working at summer camps, hosting a group of middleschoolers or helping at a charity function, Tulane student-athletes are reaching out. The season was perhaps one of the best in the long-storied annals of Tulane Athletics, as the Green Wave once again brought distinction to the university, the city and the state. For the second straight year, Tulane ranked second among all Conference USA schools, and 77th among more than 320 programs nationwide, in the United States Sports Academy Director s Cup standings. Despite fielding the NCAA minimum number of teams, Tulane s status as an all-around elite program continues to grow. Tulane won three Conference USA Championships as the men s and women s tennis team both repeated as league champs, while women s golf won its firstever C-USA title and went on to their third straight NCAA appearance. The Green Wave women s tennis team turned in one of the top seasons in school history for any sport. The Wave finished with an amazing 27-2 record and reached the Round of 16 at the NCAA Tournament, while the men s tennis squad made its eighth straight NCAA appearance behind five-time All-American Michael Kogan, who played for the coveted NCAA Singles Championship in men s tennis, the first Green Wave player to play in the championship match since Coaches Sue Bower (women s golf), David Schumacher (women s tennis) and Robert Klein (men s tennis) were each honored as the Conference USA Coach of the Year. Also returning to the NCAA s was the Green Wave baseball team, which spent most of the year ranked in the Top 20 and advanced all the way to the NCAA Super Regionals, where they fell to eventual national champion Cal-State Fullerton. Tulane finished second in Conference USA and placed five players on the all-league team. In its first season of competition, the women s swimming program finished fifth at the C-USA Championships despite not fielding a diving program (though that program begins this year). Linda McEachrane was chosen as the league s Freshman Swimmer of the Year and qualified for the NCAA Championships. A couple of Green Wave teams posted their best seasons in years as the Tulane volleyball and soccer teams reached new heights in Fall Volleyball recorded its highest win total since the 1987 campaign behind junior Deva Fowler, who became the school s first All-American in that sport. Senior Karlyn Daly, meanwhile, was selected as the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year and was named Tulane s Woman Student-Athlete of the Year. Despite incorporating an amazing 14 freshmen into the squad, the women s soccer team turned in the best season in school history with a school-record 11 wins. Asia Simons became the first player to earn first-team All-Conference USA honors. Men s golf likewise made impressive strides, winning its first team tournament title in three seasons. Freshman Michael Thompson, the Conference USA Freshman of the Year in 2004, was one of two players to make the all-league team. The Green Wave men s and women s basketball teams both faced rebuilding seasons in with rosters heavily weighted with freshmen. Lakethia Hampton and Quincy Davis, who led the women s and men s teams, respectively, in scoring last year, both return in and are primed for break-out seasons. Easily the most successful Tulane team over the past decade, the Green Wave women s basketball team has played in nine of the last 10 NCAA Tournaments. Behind third-year head coach Heather Van Norman, the Tulane women s track and field team is paving the road to future success. Five individuals qualified for the NCAA Regional Championships in 2004 and Jelena Jurlina went on to the NCAA Championships for the second straight year. The Wave finished fifth at the C-USA Outdoor Championships after turning in a fourth-place showing during the Indoor season. Several tracksters set school records, while Gloria Asumnu was the C-USA Indoor Track Freshman of the Year. The women s cross country team was victorious in five of the seven races in which they competed, while the men s squad took home three championships. With five Conference USA Freshmen of the Year, 162 Long one of the top overall programs at Tulane, the Green Wave baseball team made its seventh straight trip to the NCAA Regionals in 2004 and advanced to play in the NCAA Super Regionals. wins, and a well-rounded program based on athletic and academic success, Green Wave Athletics truly is on the rise. 19

20 Home of Tulane Athletics for nearly 15 years, the James W. Wilson Jr. Center for Intercollegiate Athletics is a central location and gathering place for the Green Wave s more than 320 student-athletes. Nearly all of Tulane s intercollegiate athletic facilities are located within a stone s throw of the Wilson Center in the McWilliams Athletic Complex a compact area located on the end of Ben Weiner Drive, adjacent to the Claiborne Avenue end of campus. A $7.2 million facility, the Wilson Center opened in 1990 and houses all on-campus football facilities, including the training room, weight room, equipment room, locker and meeting rooms and academic support area. The Wilson Center also houses offices for each Tulane coach, as well as the Athletics Ticket Office and Gift Shop. All of Tulane Athletics administrative offices are located in the Wilson Center as well. 20 Athletic Facilities Centered around the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center, the McWilliams Athletic Complex encompasses some of the finest facilities in the region. Ben Weiner Hall highlights the history and success of all the Green Wave teams. Two centerpieces of the Wilson Center are the Henry Frnka Weight Room and the Bubba Porche Training Room, both located on the first floor along with the Student Services Area and the Gift Shop and Ticket Office. The Wilson Center also features Ben Weiner Hall, which showcases the success of all Green Wave teams, past and present. Dedicated in November 2001, Weiner Hall features trophies, game balls and medals of teams and players of the 16 varsity teams Tulane currently fields, as well as programs of the past. Another area of the Wilson Center dedicated to honoring Green Wave players is the Hall of Fame room which features paintings of nearly all of Tulane s All-Americans and is home to the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame while also serving as a meeting and press conference area. Directly behind the Wilson Center is the George G. Sunny Westfeldt Practice a n d Competition Facility which is used by the women s soccer, track and field and football teams for competition (soccer) and practice (track and field, football). In 2001, new fields and a new track were installed at the Westfeldt Facility, resulting in a muchimproved and more durable surface for all Tulane student-athletes. The facility, which includes the Danny Thiel Track and the Barney Mintz Auxiliary Field, is fully lit with a grandstand which comfortably seats 1,200 fans. Thiel Track has hosted a number of quality track meets featuring teams from around the Gulf South, and Mintz Field provides Green Wave teams an 80-yard, astroplay surface on which to practice. In addition to Tulane teams and events, the Westfeldt Facility is the home of the New Orleans ShellShockers minor league soccer team, and has hosted other soccer events. Other components of the McWilliams Complex are Turchin Stadium and the Theresa Sofio Hitting Facility, home of the Green Wave baseball team, and Goldring Tennis Complex, which features six state-of-the-art, lighted tennis courts. Both facilities are scheduled for renovation in the near future. Turchin Stadium will undergo its first major renovation since its construction in The changes will increase seating capacity to almost 5,000 while adding many amenities, including a courtyard area outside the main entrance. The addition to the Goldring Tennis Complex is expected to benefit many areas of the athletics department year-round. Initiated by an anonymous lead gift to the department, the planned addition includes stands, locker rooms and a large meeting and viewing space between the tennis complex and the Westfeldt Facility, which would be used by the department and additional groups during the year. Goldring was the site of the 2001 Conference USA Men s and 2003 C-USA Women s Tennis Championships, and hosted an NCAA Tennis Regional for the first time in Turchin Stadium played host to the 2001 New Orleans NCAA Regional and has hosted three conference baseball Housing all coaches and athletic staff offices as well as a state-of-the-art wieght room, fully-staffed training room and a Hall of Fame room to honor the all-time Green Wave greats, the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center has served as the home to Tulane Athletics since its construction in The Louisiana Superdome is one of the premier athletic arenas in the country, and is home to the Tulane football team. championships the Metro tournament in 1992 and the C-USA tourney in 1997 and in The volleyball and basketball teams all practice and play the majority of their home games in Fogelman Arena, but all three squads play select games in the New Orleans Arena, located a short five-mile drive from campus. The New Orleans Arena, which opened in 1999, serves as the home of the NBA s New Orleans Hornets. Tulane served as host institution for the 2004 NCAA Women s Basketball Final Four in the Arena. The newest team on the Tulane campus, women s swimming and diving, has a top-notch facility located adjacent to the Westfeldt Facility in the Reily Student Recreation Center. The 50-meter by 25-yard Olympic sized pool underwent an overhaul last summer in preparation for the swim team s debut. New lane lines, a state-of-the art Daktronics timing system and scoreboard and new starting blocks were installed as part of $50,000 in renovations. The Louisiana Superdome is one of the most amazing structures ever built and has been the home to the Tulane football team since In addition, the Dome is the home to the NFL s New Orleans Saints, the NOKIA Sugar Bowl and the Wyndham New Orleans Bowl.

21 Reily Student Recreation Center After undergoing nearly $75,000 worth of renovations over the past two years, the Reily Student Recreation Center is the home of Tulane Swimming & Diving. Located in the south end of the McWilliams Athletic Complex, the Reily Student Recreation Center Natatorium will once again serve as the home of the reborn Green Wave swimming and diving program. The Reily Natatorium underwent an overhaul during summer 2003 in preparation for the rebirth of Tulane swimming, including the addition of new lane lines, a state-of-the-art Daktronics timing system and scoreboard, and eight Paddock starting blocks. The nearly $50,000 renovations also included new lockers for the team and coaching staff and bleachers for home meets. Then, with the reinstitution of diving, Tulane spent $24,000 over the summer for the installation of new one-meter and three-meter Durafirm diving stands and Maxiflex Cheesboard diving boards The 50 meter by 25 yard Olympic-sized pool is equipped with a moveable, flow-through bulkhead. Along two walls of the complex, large windows allow patrons to view the varsity athletic track, soccer fields, training fields, as well as the outdoor social pool and sundeck. Natural light fills the natatorium through these windows as well. Constructed in 1989, The Reily Center is the result of the efforts and interests of the Tulane student body. In 1986, students passed a referendum to assess themselves fees for the construction of the facility, with 150,000 square feet of activity space and a variety of recreational programs. In addition to housing the Natatorium, the Reily Student Recreation Center is also home to the Department of Campus Recreation, which handles intramural sports, club sports, instructional programs, fitness and wellness programs, and special events. The Reily Center is open over 340 days a year and 92 hours a week. Patrons are welcome to enjoy relaxing with friends in the sun-lit spaces of Favrot Atrium, or they can stop by the smoothie bar for something cool and refreshing. The Reily Center has one squash court and six racquetball courts, including one exhibition court. Outdoor tennis courts are also available to members. The center s weight-room measures 7,000 square feet and offers circuit training, as well as free The final addition made in preparation for the Green Wave s triumphant return to the pool last season was the installation of eight Paddock starting platforms. The Reily Natatorium underwent a major overhaul during the summer in preparation for the return of Tulane Swimming & Diving in As part of a $75,000 makeover, Reily added a state-of-the-art Daktronics timing system and scoreboard (below), as well as new lane markers and diving boards. weights including Hammer Strength equipment, Iron Grip Dumbbells and Cybex Machines. Textrix recumbent and upright bikes, as well as Stairmasters, are also provided to enhance cardiovascular fitness. The men s and women s locker rooms each have a sauna and enough lockers to accommodate everyone. The locker room was upgraded last summer with new ceramic tiles, carpeting and a fresh coat of paint. The main gym features three full basketball or volleyball courts. In addition to the main gym, two smaller gyms are available for additional basketball, badminton and dozens of other activities. An indoor track overlooks the main gym for those who want a controlled climate while walking, jogging or running. Two multi-purpose rooms are also available for everything from aerobics to gymnastics to karate. The latest addition to the Reily Center is a state-of-the-art spinning room which includes the newest cardiovascular machines such as Precor ellipticals and treadmills with a Cardio Theater to enjoy while exercising. 21

22 The athletic department of Tulane University is committed to serving the academic and athletic needs of all student-athletes. The primary objective of the Office of Student-Athlete Support Services is to assist student-athletes in their efforts to complete their degree requirements and to develop the skills necessary to be productive citizens. The academic counselors within the Office of Student-Athlete Support Services assist student-athletes in their pursuit of an undergraduate degree through the development and evaluation of their academic plans based upon educational and career objectives. Furthermore, the office assists studentathletes in the clarification of their life and career goals. The academic staff extends a caring, committed effort in helping students' intellectual, cultural, physical and social development. Student Services With a refurbished computer lab and committed staff, Tulane s Office of Student Services helps student-athletes achieve their academic goals. ACADEMIC ADVISING CENTER The Office of Student-Athlete Support Services is located on the first floor of the James W. Wilson, Jr. Center. The suite houses a recently-upgraded computer lab, the offices of the athletic academic counselors, and a quiet study area. The computer lab consists of 18 fully-equipped computers with several software programs, internet access, and capabilities. In addition to the computer lab and staff offices, a general study area allows student-athletes to study in a quiet and controlled environment. ACADEMIC COUNSELING Advising Tulane student-athletes during their pursuit of an undergraduate degree is the single most important function of the Office of Student-Athlete Support Services. The staff uses a collaborative approach that involves the student-athletes, department and college advisors, and the counselors of the Student-Athlete Support Services unit. Together, this group works to develop a unique plan of action for every Tulane student-athlete tailored to the needs and interests of each individual. Each varsity sport at Tulane is assigned an academic counselor. Each counselor understands the mission of Tulane University and the academic policies and philosophies that govern the university. Furthermore, the academic counselors provide accurate knowledge of university and college degree requirements, as well as NCAA degree requirements. This knowledge includes an understanding of university and department academic courses, professor assignments, course content, and prerequisites needed for academic degrees. Tulane's athletic academic counselors also possess skills that allow for Tulane s computer equipment inventory includes laptops, which student-athletes may check out on the road to complete assignments. one-on-one counseling. Student-athletes feel free to discuss their academic interests, personal needs and crisis situations with their counselors. If referrals to specialists are needed, Tulane's athletics department works closely with on-campus counseling organizations that provide professional counseling on a confidential basis. TUTORIAL PROGRAM The tutorial program for student-athletes at Tulane University is one of the most comprehensive in Conference USA. The tutoring program is designed to supplement the knowledge that students gain in the classroom with direct oneon-one interaction with a tutor. Only the most qualified tutors are hired to work with Tulane student-athletes. Any student-athlete can request a tutor for any course. CHAMPS/LIFE SKILLS Student-athletes are presented with many challenges in balancing academics and athletics at the Division I level. To meet these challenges, the National Collegiate Athletic Association developed the CHAMPS/Life Skills program to assist universities with the preparation of their student-athletes for life after college. The CHAMPS/Life Skills program helps bridge the gap between participating in intercollegiate athletics and experiencing campus life. 22 At Tulane s annual Shadow-A-Student-Athlete Day, members of all Green Wave teams are shadowed by a fifth or sixth grade student for a typical day on the Tulane campus. STUDENT-ATHLETE ADVISORY COUNCIL The Tulane Student-Athlete Advisory Council (SAAC) represents the students concerns to the athletics administration and coordinates several of the Green Wave s annual community service project. Made up of representatives from each of Tulane s 16 sports programs, the board meets monthly to discuss community service projects, campus outreach programs, and issues faced by Tulane University student-athletes. The Student-Athlete Advisory Council encourages all varsity athletes to become involved in programs that are developed throughout the year. Examples of these programs are coordinating the National Student-Athlete Celebration, planning the Varsity Ball, Tulane s All-Sports Awards Banquet, and organizing donation projects. Student-athletes at Tulane University are role models for youths in the New Orleans metropolitan area and as such feel a responsibility to give back to the greater New Orleans community. During the year, student-athletes visit children in local hospitals, work camps for underprivileged youths and speak at schools.

23 With eight certified athletic trainers, a state-of-the art weight room staffed by five strength and conditioning coaches, and the resources of the nearby Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, Tulane student-athletes are provided with the best opportunities to gain a physical edge as well as maintain health and athletic wellness. In addition, Tulane s wellness staff includes a nutritionist available to meet with student-athletes to provide a program for healthy diet and nutrition in accordance with each individual s goals. THE EARL BUBBA PORCHE TRAINING ROOM Named in honor of long-time Tulane trainer Earl Bubba Porche, the Tulane Athletic Training Room is the primary medical treatment facility for all Tulane studentathletes, where all practice preparation, illness and injury prevention and treatment, and rehabilitation, take place. The Athletic Wellness With state-of-the-art training and weight rooms located in the Wilson Center, Tulane student-athletes have the facilities and support to remain in peak condition. The Earl Bubba Porche Training Room serves as the main medical facility for Tulane s student-athletes. staff of eight certified athletic trainers stays apprised of the latest in injury treatment and rehabilitation, and uses state-of-the art modalities and equipment, including electrical stimulations/ultrasound machines, whirlpools, a full-size Jacuzzi and a Biodex isokinetic testing/ rehabilitation unit to provide the utmost in student-athlete care. The athletic training staff stays on the cutting edge of medical technology by using computerized injury tracking systems that are PDA compatible. The Tulane athletic training room staff works closely with the physicians, physical therapists and staff at the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine (TISM) one of the premier sports medicine facilities in the nation. Based next to the McWilliams Athletics Complex on Tulane s uptown campus, TISM integrates clinical management, research and education with the resources of a world-renowned medical school and hospital. TISM includes physician s offices where the Tulane team physicians see patients, a physical therapy department, a biomechanics lab, full x-ray capabilities and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) unit. These facilities, along with the athletic The Green Wave athletic training staff works closely with the doctors of the Tulane Institute of Sports Medicine, one of the premier rehabilitation facilities in the South. The Henry Frnka Weight Room features 5,500 square feet of training space and over 30,000 pounds of weights and equipment. training room, allow the sports medicine staff to provide the student-athletes with the highest quality of sports medicine care. THE HENRY FRNKA WEIGHT ROOM Located in the Wilson Center, the Henry Frnka Weight Room is where Tulane student-athletes dedicate themselves to maximize their athletic potential through a year-round training program. Featuring over 5,500 square feet of training space and over 30,000 pounds of weights and equipment, every studentathlete at Tulane utilizes the state-of-the-art facility and receives personal attention for all of their training needs. Director of Strength and Conditioning Curtis Tsuruda and his certified staff closely monitor the implementation and progress of a proactive sport-specific program designed to improve flexibility, speed, power, agility and strength. The goals of the strength and conditioning staff are to improve athletic performance while reducing the risk of injury. Every student-athlete s program is designed to be sportspecific and individualized, giving each player the opportunity to achieve his or her full athletic potential. This is achieved through various multi-joint and ground-based movements. The weight room is furnished with equipment from Eleiko, Samson Equipment, Hammer Strength, York Barbell, Sorinex and Wynmor. The facility is also equipped with LifeFitness and Cybex stationary bikes and elliptical machines. A hydration station is also available to replenish fluids and to avoid muscle cramps. Strength and conditioning is a critical element in the wellness plan for every Tulane student-athlete. 23

24 Founded in 1718 by the French explorer Bienville, New Orleans has evolved into one of the most unique cities in the world. A mix of European, African, Caribbean and American influences, the Big Easy has its own special atmosphere. Everything from the music to the architecture to the food is a delight to the senses. When most people think of New Orleans, the first thing that comes to mind is the world famous French Quarter. An amalgamation of stunning French and Spanish architecture, the Quarter is a natural gathering place for residents and visitors alike. And with a wide variety of restaurants, shops and entertainment, anyone who doesn t enjoy a trip to the Vieux Carre simply isn t trying. Just to the west of the French Quarter is the historic Garden District. Along with a beautiful and historic collection of mansion homes, the Garden District is also home to the campus of Tulane University. Of course, no discussion about New Orleans would be complete without mentioning Mardi Gras. Perhaps the world s largest free party, Mardi Gras is a city-wide celebration that lasts for weeks. More than 30 parades roll through different areas of the city on nearly a daily basis throughout the season. The young and the young-at-heart enjoy the floats and costumes, the beads, doubloons and trinkets and the wide spectrum of music that make up the revelry that culminates with Fat Tuesday. If you re not done celebrating when Mardi Gras comes to a close, simply wait a few weeks and begin the party anew with the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival - or JazzFest. A two-week celebration featuring the world s finest musicians, JazzFest highlights the city s musical roots, showcasing jazz, blues and Zydeco in addition to classical and popular music. Speaking of music, the Big Easy is widely recognized as the birthplace of jazz, though the city s influence can be felt in the blues, soul, funk and even good old-fashioned rock-and-roll. A wide variety of national and international musical acts regularly pass through New Orleans. 24 Known as the Crescent City thanks to its layout around the Mississippi River, New Orleans truly is a city like no other. The St. Charles Avenue street car is another aspect that makes the City of The city is perhaps most famous for its food, as many of the nation s finest chefs call the Crescent City home. Creole dishes New Orleans unique. such as gumbo, jambalaya and crawfish etouffe complement poboys, red beans & rice and other traditional New Orleans fare. And after a fantastic meal at one of the hundreds of the city s fantastic restaurants, stop off for beignets and coffee at Cafe du Monde for a special treat found only in New Orleans. Ranked as the second-best travel destination in the U.S. by Conde Nast Traveler s magazine, New Orleans is second-to-none in the hearts of its residents. The streetcars that still run along historic St. Charles Avenue are the nation s only mobile National Historic Landmark, while City Park is the country s largest municipal park. If tourist destinations fit the bill then head straight to the Audubon Zoological Garden, one of the top five zoos in the country, before swinging by the Aquarium of the Americas located near the famous This Is New Orleans RiverWalk shopping area. Then head out for a river cruise on a stately paddlewheel steamer, visit some of Louisiana s reptilian natives on a Swamp Tour or enjoy a slice of history at any of the several plantation homes near the city. One of the newest attractions in the Crescent City is the The National D-Day Museum. The museum features interactive exhibits on World War II that intermix oral histories from veterans, artifacts, documents and photographs with hands-on activities and film footage that takes visitors through the weeks and days leading up to the foggy morning of June 6 when the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy. For the thrill seeker, the new Six Flags New Orleans amusement park provides fans with several new adrenalin-rush rides, as well as family entertainment and concerts from various artists of all genre. Another interesting aspect of New Orleans is the sports scene that features a pair of major league franchises, as well With both the Hornets and the Saints, New Orleans is one of 17 cities in the U.S. to host an NBA and NFL franchise. as a plethora of collegiate activities, not to mention the unmatched saltwater and freshwater fishing and outdoor pursuits that earned the state the nickname Sportsman s Paradise. Over the years, New Orleans has played host to nine Super Bowls (including three on the Tulane campus). The city has hosted four NCAA Men s Final Fours and two NCAA Women s Final Fours, including the 2004 Women s Final Four, hosted by Tulane in the New Orleans Sports Arena. The Louisiana Superdome, the home of the Tulane Green Wave and New Orleans Saints football teams, is also the site of the annual Sugar Bowl game, the New Orleans Bowl and the Bayou Classic. New Orleans is home to the New Orleans Zephyrs, the triple-a affiliate of the Houston Astros, as well as the NBA s Hornets, who completed their first NBA season in the city in From the French Quarter to the Superdome, Six Flags New Orleans to the National D-Day Museum, Mardi Gras to Jazzfest, there s always something going on in the Crescent City. With so much going for it, it is no wonder that residents say, New Orleans, Proud to Call it Home! Dubbed The Crescent City Connection, the Mississippi River bridge connects downtown New Orleans to the West Bank, which is home to Louisiana s own English Turn Golf & Country Club.