Orinda Aquatics 2014-15 Collegiate Recap From a team of 170 year-round swimmers, Orinda Aquatics currently has an impressive 45 aquatic athletes (35 swimmers, eight water polo players, and two triathletes) competing for collegiate teams across the country. They are carrying on a tradition of excellence in academics, character, leadership (Courtney Whyte Team Captain, Notre Dame), and team commitment, continuing to develop as both swimmers (yellow highlights represent lifetime best times) and athletes. National Connection: Seven Orinda Aquatics swimmers earned NCAA qualifying times this season including three who each earned qualifying marks in three Division 1 events: Steven Stumph (100 breast B, 200 Breast A with the 6 th fastest collegiate time this year and the 200 IM B ), Sven Campbell (50 Fr B, 100 Back B and 200 Back B ), and Courtney Whyte (100 Back B, 100 Fly B, 200 Fly B ). Additional NCAA qualifying marks were earned by Chris Leon (200 Breast D1 B, Jeffrey Strausser (100 Fly D1 B ), and Erica Muller (500 Free D3 A ). Andrea Ward ( 10) continues to train with her collegiate coaches at the UCSB Gauchos targeting the 2016 US Olympic Trials. Kristen Cunnane remains the Associate Head Coach at Cal (NCAA DI Champions), Megan Freeman swims for Emory University (NCAA Division III National Champions) and Caroline Lukins joined her alma mater, Columbia University, as an Assistant Head Coach. Megan Howard (Navy) and Allie Light (UCLA NCAA Champions) both competed in the Collegiate Triathlon Championships. Conference Champions: Orinda Aquatics swimmers represented on seven Conference Championship Teams this collegiate season: Erin Schoenfeld UC San Diego/Pacific College Conference, Erica Muller Pacific Lutheran/Northwest Conference, Megan Freeman Emory University/University Athletics Association, Cameron Hoyh Rider University/Metro Atlanta Athletic, Cassidy Fuller Washington & Lee/Blue Grass Mountain, Sloan Caldwell Claremont McKenna/Southern California Interscholastic Athletic Conference and Steven Stumph University of Southern California/Pac 12 Conference. Freshmen (OA Class of 2014) Talbot Jacobs: Brown University Ivy League 200 Free: 1:39.34 20 th place 500 Free: 4:27.04 14 th place 200 Back: 1:49.59 23 rd place Jordan Owyoung: University of California, Davis Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 100 Fly: 1:01.57 mid-season 400 IM: 4:43.41 mid-season Gabe Ostler: Notre Dame University Big East Conference 50 Free: 21.10 100 Free: 46.18 100 Back: 51.19
Allie Stevens: University of California, Santa Barbara Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 100 Back: 55.85 6 th place 200 Back: 2:03.02 7 th place 100 Fly: 55.23 7 th place Annie Larsen: California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo Mountain Pacific Sports 500 Free: 4:59.44 mid-season time 1650 Free: 17:25.53 mid-season time 200 Fly: 2:08.65 mid-season time 400 IM: 4:29.39 mid-season time Hannah Grubbs: University of California, Los Angeles Pacific 10 Conference 50 Free: 24.12 100 Back: 55.49 20 th place 200 Back: 2:00.63 100 Fly: 56.13 Erin Schoenfeld: University of California, San Diego Pacific College Swim Conference 50 Free: 24.80 mid-season time 100 Free: 54.63 mid-season time 100 Back: 1:00.52 mid-season time 100 Fly: 58.91 Cassidy Fuller: Washington & Lee Blue Grass Mountain/Old Dominio Conference 500 Free 5:16.97 2 nd place 100 Fly: 57.75 2 nd place 200 Fly: 2:10.53 5 th place Elise Goetzl: California Polytechnic, San Luis Obispo Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 50 Free: 24.75 mid-season time 100 Free: 53.85 mid-season time 100 Back: 1:01.68 mid-season time Paige Matherson: University of Alabama South Eastern Conference 200 Free: 1:50.66 500 Free: 4:52.94 mid-season time 1650 Free: 16:52.72 200 Fly: 2:08.58 mid-season time 400 IM: 4:35.04 mid-season time Anya Nugent: Hamilton College North East Small College Athletic Conference 100 Back: 1:02.47 200 Back: 2:14.88 Lucia Brammer: Lewis and Clark College Northwest Conference 200 Back: 2:17.99 100 Fly: 1:02.60 mid-season time 200 Fly: 2:18.35 400 IM: 4:58.68
Alex Shieman Drury College Great Lakes Valley Conference, (Injured in the fall redshirted) Miles Kalbus UC Irvine Water Polo Annika Jensen USC Water Polo Sam Mladjav UC Santa Barbara Water Polo Sophomore (Class of 2013) Steven Stumph: University of Southern California Pacific 12 Conference, (see news story at OA website) 100 Breast 53.12 5 th Place NCAA D1 B Time 27 th Place NCAA DI Championships 200 Breast 1:52.50 1 st Place NCAA D1 A Time 15 th Place NCAA DI Championships Ranked 6 th of collegiate swimmers 200 IM 1:45.91 14 th Place NCAA D1 B Time Sven Campbell: University of California, Berkeley Pacific 12 Conference 50 Free 19.80 11 th Place NCAA D1 B Time Ranked 65 th of collegiate swimmers 100 Back 47.01 6 th Place NCAA D1 B Time Ranked 51 st of collegiate swimmers 200 Back 1:43.47 13 th Place NCAA D1 B Time Ranked 62 nd of collegiate swimmers Albert Miao: University of California, Santa Barbara Mountain Pacific 100 Back 49.68 200 Back 1:49.21 200 IM 1:52.76 Megan Fuqua: Boston College Atlantic Coast Conference 500 Free 5:15.45 200 Back 2:12.37 400 IM 4:39.35 Megan Liang: Franklin and Marshall College Centennial Conference (see news story on Megan on OA weboste!) 100 Free 1:04.49 200 Free 2:15.20 500 Free 5:51.05 Megan Giambastini: University of Indianapolis Great Lakes Conference 100 Back 59.18 11 th place 200 Back 2:07.98 14 th place 200 IM 2:12.90 22 nd place
Emily Giambastini: University of New Hampshire America East Conference 100 Back 58.55 16 th place 200 Back 2:04.88 5 th place 200 IM 2:07.09 6 th place Meghan Bicomong: University of California, Santa Barbara Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 50 Free: 23.83 15 th place 100 Free: 51.68 11 th place (50.57 400 FR) 200 Free: 1:52.43 Cameron Hoyh: Rider University Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 500 Free 4:44.95 200 Fly 1:56.78 13 th place 400 IM 4:08.31 9 th place Erica Muller: Pacific Lutheran University Northwest Conference 500 Free 5:02.19 1 st place NCAA D3 B Time 1650 Free 17:34.67 2 nd place 400 IM 4:38.68 4 th place Colleen O Brien: Hamilton College New England Small College Athletic Conference 50 Free 26.33 100 Free 59.40 Dominic Baldwin: Diablo Valley College Golden Gate Conference - still in season Megan Howard Collegiate Triathlon Team, US Naval Academy JD Ratchford, Water Polo, UC Berkeley Juniors (OA Class of 2012) Jenna Haufler: Pomona/Pitzer Colleges Southern Calif Interscholastic Athletic Conference 100 Free 56.05 200 Free 2:01.38 Shannon Herman: San Diego State University Mountain West Conference 200 IM: 2:02.78 400 IM: 4:22.08 Samantha Swinton: Tufts University Northeast Small College Athletic Conference 200 Free 2:07.82 100 Fly 1:03.63 Devin Kennedy: Pomona/Pitzer Colleges Southern Calif Interscholastic Athletic Conference 50 Free 23.45 mid-season 100 Free 49.47 mid-season 200 Free 1:51.46 mid-season
Megan Freeman: Emory University: University Athletic Association, 100 Breast: 1:09.38 200 Breast: 2:29.00 100 Fly: 58.22 200 IM: 2:10.02 Tor Jensen Water Polo UC Santa Barbara Alexandra Spencer-Wong Water Polo Middlebury Allie Light Collegiate Triathlon Team, UCLA Seniors (OA Class of 2011) Courtney Whyte: University of Notre Dame Big East Conference 100 Back: 56.15 100 Fly: 53.49 17 th place NCAA D1 B Time 200 Fly: 1:56.97 7 th place NCAA D1 B Time Ranking: 41st of collegiate swimmers 200 MR/400 MR (fly) NCAA D1 B Time Clay Sanders: Duke University ACC Conference 500 Free: 4:34.04 100 fly: 49.59 200 Fly: 1:49.04 Chris Leon: University of California, Berkeley Pacific 12 Conference 100 Breast: 55.59 200 Breast: 1:58.12 NCAA D1 B Time Jeffrey Strausser: Brown University Ivy League Conference 50 Free: 20.29 15 th Place (19.72 200 FR leg) 100 Free: 45.60 23 rd Place (44.25 400 FR leg) 100 Fly 48.11 13 th Place NCAA D1 B Time Padon Sivesind: California Polytechnic San Luis Obispo Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Sloan Caldwell: Claremont McKenna College So Cal Interscholastic Conference 50 Free 25.76 100 Back 1:02.43 100 Fly: 1:01.31