NCAC All-Decade Team announced, Denison dominates team

The North Coast Athletic Conference is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and in honor of the milestone, it announced its All-Decade team for the third decade of its existence, 2004-2013.

Denison is the most well-represented on the list, which features one athlete for each swimming and diving event. The Denison women comprise 7 of the 10 swimmers on the roster, and because several of those women were selected in more than one event, the crew accounts for 11 of the 15 events.

On the men’s side, 7 Denison swimmers account for 9 of the 15 events. 3 Kenyon men and 2 Kenyon women were also selected.

Olivia Zaleski, who last swam for Denison in 2010, was selected in the 50 free and 100 back – she was the conference swimmer of the year in both 2009 and 2010. Her classmate Samantha Salas was the selection in both diving events – she was diver of the year in 2008 and 2010.

The oldest swimmer on the roster is Beth Groselle, who swam for Hiram from 2004 to 2006, earning swimmer of the year honors and winning the conference title in the 200 IM in ’06.

Also honored was Kenyon’s 2013 grad and current SwimSwam contributor Hannah Saiz, who represents the 100 and 200 flys after earning swimmer of the year honors last spring.

For the men, Denison’s John Geissinger was honored for the 100 and 200 frees. The 2009 graduate won both events in a swimmer-of-the-year performance in ’09.

Kenyon’s men came from earlier in the decade. Josh Mitchell represents the 50 free after winning consecutive swimmer of the year titles in ’07 and ’08. The ’06 award-winner was Kenyon’s Andrejs Duda, who was named to the All-Decade team in the 200 IM and 200 fly.

2013 Denison grad Gabe Dixson represented both diving events after racking up 5 conference championships and two diver of the year awards over the past three years.

Other teams represented were DePauw (100 butterflyer Casey Hooker was one of just three still active collegiate swimmers on the roster) and Ohio Wesleyan (David Gatz in the 200 breast).

The full rosters are laid out below, or you can find them on the NCAC website here.

Men’s All-Decade Team

Name, School Years Event
Josh Mitchell, Kenyon 2005-08 50 Free
John Geissinger, Denison 2006-09 100 Free
John Geissinger, Denison 2006-09 200 Free
David Curtis, Denison 2006-09 500 Free
Al Weik, Denison 2011- Present 1,650 Free
Andrejs Duda, Kenyon 2004-06 200 IM
Andrew Chavalier, Kenyon 2011-13 400 IM
Casey Hooker, DePauw 2012- Present 100 Fly
Andrejs Duda, Kenyon 2004-06 200 Fly
Robert Barry, Denison 2009-12 100 Back
Quinn Bartlett, Denison 2010-13 200 Back
Damon Rosenburg, Denison 2012- Present 100 Breast
David Gatz, Ohio Wesleyan 2007-10 200 Breast
Gabe Dixson, Denison 2009-13 1-Meter Diving
Gabe Dixson, Denison 2009-13 3-Meter Diving

Women’s All-Decade Team

Name, School Years Event
Olivia Zaleski, Denison 2007-10 50 Free
Kristen Hohl, Denison 2006-09 100 Free
Alyssa Swanson, Denison 2010-13 200 Free
Hillary Callen, Denison 2009-12 500 Free
Hillary Callen, Denison 2009-12 1,650 Free
Beth Groselle, Hiram 2004-06 200 IM
Emily Schroeder, Denison 2009-12 400 IM
Hannah Saiz, Kenyon 2010-13 100 Fly
Hannah Saiz, Kenyon 2010-13 200 Fly
Olivia Zaleski, Denison 2007-10 100 Back
Emily Schroeder, Denison 2009-12 200 Back
Ksenia Golovkina, Denison 2008-11 100 Breast
Jessica Connors, Kenyon 2007-07 200 Breast
Samantha Salas, Denison 2008-10 1-Meter Diving
Samantha Salas, Denison 2008-10 3-Meter Diving

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Matt
10 years ago

It was based off of conference performances…

ole 99
10 years ago

As is so often the case, I’m confused by these selections. Running down just the first few men’s events…

50 Free
How does Zach Turk not make this list? He’s the D3 record holder and won the event all three years he competed at this level. Plus, no one else from the conference was a national title over the decade of consideration

100 Free
Again how is this not Turk?

200 Free
David Curtis wins the 200 free three years in a row and doesn’t get selected?

500 Free
Curtis get’s the nod here, but this has got to be either Allen Weik or the younger Rushton

I’m stopping there.

alex
Reply to  ole 99
10 years ago

these selections are ridiculous, they are trying way too hard to include Geissinger and the exclusion of Turk is absurd

it looks like they only took a look at NCAC Championship meet to make these, when you have two teams that have been top 2 in the country for the last 10 years I think the selections should probably be taken from the national record book over the list of NCAC champs…

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