Colorado Mesa University head swimming and diving coach Ron Allen has announced that 11 women and nine men will join the Mavericks for the 2014-15 season. The 20 student-athletes come from seven different states and one foreign country.
Women
Taylor Browns – Evantson, Wyoming (Evanston)
Diving – 3rd at Wyoming State 4A Championships
Hannah Brockie – Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy)
Distance Free
Haley Fellows – Beaverton, Ore. (Sunset)
Breaststroke, Individual Medley – 2012 NW Sectional Champion 200 Breaststroke
Hailey Gerze – Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield)
Sprint Freestyle – First Team All-League
Olivia Hudson – Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
Backstroke, Individual Medley – 3rd in 100 Back and 200 IM at Alabama State Championships
Samantha Lenzmeier – Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty)
Individual Medley and Breaststroke – Senior Zones 2012, 2013
Hannah Mabile – Frisco, Texas (Lone Star)
Sprint Free and Backstroke – Texas All-State Team in 50 Free and 100 Back
Abbie Porter – Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)
Distance Free and Individual Medley
Mary Saiz – Pueblo, Colo. (transfer from University of Utah)
Backstroke and Sprint Freestyle – 5-time CO High School State Champ and 12th at Junior Nationals in 200 Back
Katelin Staab – Folsom, Calif. (Vista del Lago)
Butterfly and Individual Medley – San Joaquin Section Qualifier
Kendall Wingfield – Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield)
Sprint Free – Top-16 at Colorado State Meet in 50 and 100 Free, Academic All-State
Men
Joshua Bedford – Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail)
Breaststroke and Individual Medley – 2nd at Colorado 5A State Meet in 100 Breaststroke
Riccardo Caldeira – Fort Pierce, Fla. (Indian River State College)
Butterfly and Individual Medley
Sage D’Ambrosia – Loveland, Colo. (Thompson Valley)
Diving
Jason Hicks – Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre)
Sprint Free – 7th at 5A Colorado State Championships in 100 Free
Skyler Hirsch – Lahaina, Hawaii
Sprint Free and Butterfly – Hawaii State Champion in 50 Free and 5th at Western Sectionals in 50 Free, Academic All-American, Captain National Honor Society
Kristopher Kolde – Southlake, Texas (Southlake)
Sprint Free and Backstroke
Nicolas Pinto – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ensino Medio)
Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Justin Ortiz – Fort Pierce, Fla. (Indian River State College)
Sprint Freestyle and Butterfly
Wesley Stutzman – Windsor, Colo. (Fossil Ridge)
Mid.-Distance Free, Backstroke
The Mavericks will open the 2014-15 season with the Maroon and Black Intersquad/Alumni Meet on Sept. 27. The team will host the Intermountain Shootout Oct. 3-4 and the CMU Invitational on Dec. 4-6. Colorado Mesa will host the Bill and Peggy Foster Duals January 23-24 and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 11-14. The complete schedule can be found here (men) (women).
College Swimming News courtesy of CMU Swimming and Diving.
