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LESD National Level Alumni
The following is a list of National level swimmers from LESD who have contributed much to the legacy of the Silver Dolphins. We salute them as well as all past members. If there are any additions or corrections, please notify LESDWebber@hotmail.com Erin Abbey: 1999 State Champion (100 Back) from Mayfield High School; high school All-American; Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier; 2-time NCAA Division I Championship Meet qualifier. Swam for the University of Michigan where she was a Big Ten Championship Meet finalist (2001, 2002 and 2003), a member of the U of M Big Ten Championship team (2001), Captain of the women’s swim team (2003), a member of the school record-setting 200 Medley Relay team (2003), a member of the Second Team, All Big Ten (2003), a member of the Academic All Big Ten Team (2001, 2002, 2003), an NCAA Division I All-American (2003, 200 Free Relay) and an NCAA Division I Honorable Mention All-American (2003, 200 Medley Relay, 400 Medley Relay and 400 Freestyle Relay). She graduated from Michigan in 2003 and is currently working in advertising in New York City. Jennifer Arnold: 1997 Hawken School graduate; high school All-American, Junior and Senior National qualifier (100 fly); swam for Eastern Michigan, multiple scorer in MAC championship meets. Nancy Arnold; 2000 graduate of Beaumont School; holds every Beaumont freestyle record; Junior National qualifier in distance freestyle; swims for Eastern Michigan. Michelle Bagi: 2000 graduate of Magnificat High School; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for University of Iowa. Bri Baisel; 1996 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National Qualifier. Graduate of Miami of Ohio. Bill Bare: 1993 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for DePauw University; Division III National Championship qualifier in 200 back. Mike Bonomo: 1998 graduate of St. Ignatius High School; Junior and Senior National qualifier; NCAA Division III All-American and D-III national champion and record holder in the 1650 free representing Kenyon College. Melissa (“Sis”) Burovac: 1990 Hawken School graduate; Ohio High School State Champion, All-American, and Junior National qualifier; swam at the University of Alabama. Catherine Byrne: graduate of Solon High School and the University of Tennessee; high school and college All-American (selected as NCAA woman athlete of the year); Named to the Tennessee Lady Volunteers Hall of Fame in 2002; Junior, Senior and 1992 Olympic Trials qualifier (100 and 200 back). Jennifer Choich: 1994 Hawken School graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for University Of Maryland; Tracy Cook: 1993 Hawken graduate and Ohio High School State Champion (100/500 free); high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Indiana University. Katherine Creighton: 1988 Hawken graduate and 4-time State Champion (500 free); high school and college All- American (University of Michigan); NCAA D-I champion (1650 free); Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier. Byron Davis: 1988 Hawken graduate, three time Ohio State HS Champion in 50 free (held state record at time) and 100 fly; high school and college (UCLA) All-American; Olympic Trials qualifier (within a fraction of a second of being first African American to make US Olympic swim team) in 1996; also competed at 2000 Trials. Active as motivational speaker for USA Swimming; married to professional beach volleyball player Annette Buckner Davis. Diego Deacosta: 1993 graduate of Shaker Heights High School; graduate of Princeton University; Junior National qualifier; swam for Princeton. Brian Demell: 2001 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Ohio state champion (200 IM); broke the oldest existing Hawken School record (100 breast); Junior National finalist; swims for United States Naval Academy. Stacey Dulik: 1997 Hawken grad and high school All-American; Junior and Senior National qualifier; swam at Ohio University. Sarah Dykstra: 1990 Hawken graduate; high school All-American; Junior National qualifier and 1990 Junior Nationals East champion (50 free); Senior National qualifier; swam at Villanova University after transfer from U. S. Air Force Academy. Andy Egleston: high school State Champion (500 free) representing Solon High School and Junior National qualifier; swam for Penn State. Ilse Ekechuku: 1998 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Carleton College in Minnesota. John Fagan: 1989 Hawken graduate and Ohio High School State Champ (200 free); co-holder of Hawken school record in 100 yard freestyle; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam at University Of Tennessee and University of Cincinnati. Rob Fellinger: 1993 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam at Ohio Wesleyan. Jenny Fox: 1996 Hawken graduate and high school All-American; Junior National qualifier; swam for University of Kansas. Adam Frankow: 1996 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier swam for University of Minnesota. Ross Halloran: 1993 graduate of University School; high school All-American; Junior and Senior National qualifier; swam for Miami (OH), multiple MAC champion in middle distance freestyle. Beth Harrod: 1997 graduate of Cleveland Heights High School; State Qualifier; Junior National Qualifier; NCAC Champion in the 200 fly; NCAA Division III All-American in the 100 and 200 fly; swam for Kenyon College. Greg Harper: Hawken graduate; high school All-American and State Champion (50 free); Junior National qualifier; swam at Princeton. Heidi Hazen: 1996 Hawken graduate and state high school champion (100 fly); high school All-American and Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier (100 fly); swam for Ohio Sate. Angela Hyun: 1998 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Columbia University. Sean Justice: 1994 Hawken graduate; high school All-American in 500 free and D-I NCAA All-American in 1650 free at the University of Florida; Senior National and Olympic Trials qualifier; member of U. S. World University Games Team. Adam Katz: 1992 Hawken graduate and State Champion (500 free); high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Ohio State. Currently coaches the North Coast Swim Team and Gilmour HS. Alyssa Kiel: 2005 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and 14 time State Champion; Junior, National and 2004 & 2008 Olympic Trials qualifier placing 7th at 2004 Trials; Kilputh High Point winner at 2004 summer nationals; member of National Jr Team Rome and University Games Turkey; swam for University of Georgia Paul Kirk: 2001 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and State Champion (500 free); Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier; swam at Penn State. Shelly Klaus: 2002 Hawken graduate; State Champion (200 IM/100 fly); high school All-American, Junior National Northeast champion and record holder in1650 free, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier (100 fly/400 IM); Swam at Clemson. David Krahe: 1998 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Navy; graduate of the Naval Academy; serving in submarine service. John Lardas: 1989 Hawken graduate; State Champ (100 back), high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Princeton; completing Ph.D. in religious studies. Nat Lewis; NCAA Division I All-American (University of Kentucky and University of Arizona); Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier; swam on World University Games (silver medalist) and Pan-American Games team. Kim Lloyd; high school All-American from Mercersburg (PA) Academy in 50 free and 100 back; Junior and Senior National qualifier; swam for Northwestern. Julie Madden: 2000 Hawken graduate; Junior National qualifier; swam for UCLA as a freshman and currently swimming at Miami of Ohio in Oxford. Lindsey Meier: 2001 Hawken graduate; Junior National qualifier; swam for Purdue University. Kristen Mikelonis: 1999 Hawken graduate; State Champion (200 free), high school All-American, Junior and Senior National (800 free) qualifier; swam at Penn State. Mary Jo Moavero: 1986 graduate of Cleveland Holy Name High School; Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier (100 fly). Diana Munz; 2000 graduate of Chagrin Falls High School; Ohio high school state champion and record holder (500 free); high school All-American; member of National Junior Team, World Championship Team, Pan-Pacific Team, 2000 U. S. Olympic Team (silver and gold medalist); 2004 Olympic Bronze medalist in 800 free in Athens. Ian Murray: 1996 graduate of Lorain Southview High School; high school all-American (100 fly); Junior and Senior National qualifier; swam for Cleveland State University. Coaches Silver Group at LESD.
Scott Panella: 1992 graduate of
Hudson High School; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier.
Swam at Western Kentucky Alex Park: 1995 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Cornell University, co-captain as a senior. currently working at Deutsche Bank Securities in Manhattan in Corporate Bond Sales and Trading and the fact that I was a former Hawken School record holder in the 200 IM Sean Peppard: 1990 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for Yale, team captain; University of Michigan Law School graduate. Lauren Preyss: 2003 graduate of Chagrin Falls High School. National qualifier in the 100 and 200 free; Swam one year at Arizona and now swam for Arizona, Penn State, and Case Western. Jim Pullin: 1999 graduate of Hawken; State Champion (500 free); Hawken school records in 200 and 500 free; Junior National champion in 1000 free and 1650 free), Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier; high school and college All-American; Served as a captain of the NCAA D-I defending champion University of Texas men’s team. Erica Rose: 2000 Hawken graduate and State Champion in 500 free; multiple high school All-American; Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier; National and World 5K Open Water champion; National Junior Team member, World and Pan-Pac open water Team. Swam at Northwestern University, 2001 D-I All-American in 1650 free. Tracey Russell: 1986 Hawken graduate; high school All-American; Junior, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier; swam for University of Virginia. Matt Salerno: 1992 Hawken graduate; high school All-American; Junior National qualifier; swam for Ohio State; graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. Jeremy Saloman: 1999 graduate of Orange High School; Junior National qualifier; swims at Miami (OH). Ellis Schieman: 2004 graduate of Shaker Heights High School. National qualifier in the 200, 400 and 800 free. Swam for Arizona State University. Emily Seidman: 2000 Hawken graduate; high school all-American and D-II state champion in 100 back; Junior National finalist; swam at Columbia University, holds university record in 100 back. Mark Seidman: 1997 Hawken graduate; high school all-American; holds Hawken school record in 200 IM; 1996 Junior National East champion in 400 IM; competed in the 2000 Olympic Trials in the 400 IM; swam at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; attends George Washington University Law School. Amy Schick: 1990 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier (100 fly); swam at Duke University. Gerry Shay: 1996 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and State Champion (500); Junior National qualifier; swam at Princeton and John Carroll; multiple school record holder and Ohio Conference Swimmer of the Year at JCU. Eddis Singleton: 2001 graduate of East Cleveland Shaw High School; Shaw High's first district champion and state high school qualifier in over thirty years; Junior National qualifier; D-III All-American and National Champion (50 free) at Mt. Union College. Jeff Stacy: 1998 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier (200, 400, 800, 1500, 400 IM); swam at Ohio State. Susie Stark: 1993 graduate of Hudson High School; Junior and Senior National qualifier; swam at University of South Carolina; serving in U. S. Marine Corps; represented USMC in meet vs. Russia. Anna Strohl: 2002 Hawken graduate: high school All-American and D-II State Champion (100 fly); Hawken School record in 500 free; Junior National Northeast champion and record holder in 500 free, Senior, and Olympic Trials qualifier (400 free , 800 free, 200 fly); National Junior Team; National Open Water Team; .Swam at Stanford University. Kristie Taylor: 1989 Hawken graduate; High School All-American 500 Free and Junior National qualifier; swam for University of Kansas. University of Kansas Big 8 Champion 1992 and 1993. Michelle Thomas: high school All-American and State Champion (200 IM/100back) representing Hawken School; Hawken School record in 100 back; Junior and Senior National qualifier (100 back); Swam at University of Akron. Lauren Torpey: 2002 Hawken graduate: high school All-American and D-II State Champion (200/500 free); 2000 Junior National Northeast champion in1500 free, Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier (800 free); Swims at Indiana University. Pat Torpey: 2000 Hawken graduate: high school All-American; Junior National Northeast champion and record holder in 200 fly, Hawken school record in 100 back; Senior and Olympic Trials qualifier (200 fly); Swam at University of Wisconsin. Ante Turcinov: 1997 graduate of Richmond Heights High School; Junior National qualifier in 100 fly. Melanie Valerio: 1987 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and State Champion (100/200 free); Junior, Senior, and Olympic Trials qualifier; member 1996 Olympic team and gold medalist on 400 free relay; swam for University of Virginia, multiple D-I NCAA all-American. Carlos Vega: 2000 graduate of St. Ignatius High School; high school and college All-American; Junior and Senior National qualifier; swims for Kenyon, multiple D-III all-American and 2001 D-III national champion in 200 fly. Gwen Weingart: 1999 Hawken graduate; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; Hawken School record in100 breaststroke; Swam forUniversity of Michigan. Mike Wuttig: 2000 graduate of University School; high school All-American and Junior National qualifier; swam for University of Minnesota. Joe Zdrilic: 1997 graduate of Richmond Heights High School; Junior National qualifier; swam for Columbia University. |