Men's Swimming and Diving Adds 13 Freshmen
7/14/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Swimming and Diving
July 14, 2009
OXFORD, Ohio -- Miami University's Men's Swimming Coachcoach Pete Lindsay has signed 10 athletes to National Letters of Intent and added three others as walk-ons.
LOGAN BRENNAN (Lincolnshire, Ill./Loyola Academy), SAM CHILDS (Palatine, Ill./Fremd H.S.), BRENT CURTIS (Cary, Ill./Cary-Grove H.S.), THOMAS DELVES (Aurora, Ill./Illinois Marmion Academy), MIKE GRAINGER (Cincinnati, Ohio/Indian Hill H.S.), CHRIS HOPPLER (Germantown, Md./St. John's Catholic Prep), IAN JOYCE (Earlysville, Va./Albemarle H.S.), MIKE KOCH (Sandusky, Ohio/Perkins H.S.), MATT McKEE (Middletown, Ohio/Middletown H.S.), BRIAN MURPHY (McLean, Va./Gonzaga College H.S.), ALEX REINHARDT (Littleton, Colo./Regis Jesuit H.S.), ANDY SUPRONAS (Mason, Ohio/Mason H.S.) and ANDERSON WHIPP (Ft. Wayne, Ind./Homestead H.S.) make up this year's recruiting class.
"It is a solid class which reinforces depth in some positions and will give us a critical mass necessary for strong training in the mid-distance and sprint events as well as the breaststrokes," Lindsay said.
The new swimmers and divers are expected to contribute immediately.
"Both freshman divers have great potential," Diving Coach Kong Rong Li said. "They will be in a good position to help the team and will impact the program in the next four years."
The incoming freshmen will join a team that finished third in the Mid-American Conference last year at the Sun Belt/MAC Championships Meet. Next year's team has higher expectations.
"This is going to be a stronger team," Lindsay said. "We have budgeted to allow for the new technical suits this year which will put us on a level playing field with the rest of the conference."
The returning swimmers are expected to drop time and the freshmen should make their presence felt during the upcoming season.
"We are excited with the combination of experience we will get with the seniors and juniors and the excitement that comes with the talented class of 2013," Lindsay said. "September cannot come soon enough."
Signees Quick Facts: (all times for short-course yards)
LOGAN BRENNAN: Middle Distance Freestyle ... will compete in the 100, 200 and 500 freestyle events ... was team captain his senior year on team that finished 10th at Illinois State Championships ... also competed a year each in football and crew, serving as the crew team captain.
SAM CHILDS: Sprint/Middle Distance Freestyle ... high school team MVP in 2008 and 2009 ... team captain senior year ... enters with top times in 50 freestyle (22.19) 100 freestyle (46.88) 200 freestyle (1:43.00) and 200 IM (1:59.80) ... also played three years of water polo.
BRENT CURTIS: Freestyle/Breaststroke ... enters with top times in 50 freestyle (21.40), 100 freestyle (45.66), 200 freestyle (1:41.23) and 100 breaststroke (59.23) ... placed 4th in the 100 free and 12th in the 100 breast at the Illinois State Championships.
THOMAS DELVES: Sprint/Middle Distance Freestyle ... eight-time All-American and three time All-State honoree ... set high school pool and team records as member of the 200 medley, 200 freestyle and 400 freestyle relays ... top times in 50 freestyle (21.51), 100 freestyle (47.10) and 200 freestyle (1:43.84).
MIKE GRAINGER: Diving ... finished 3nd in the Ohio Division I State Championships in 2008 behind current Miami divers Jimmy Beres and Cameron Horner ... finished 4th in Ohio Division II State Championships in 2009.
CHRIS HOPPLER: Diving ... finished 4th in the 3-meter and 17th in the 1-meter competitions at the 2008 USA Diving Junior East Nationals ... finished 12th in the 3-meter and 13th in the 1-meter competitions at the 2009 USA Diving Junior East Nationals.
IAN JOYCE: Backstroke/Distance Freestyle ... two-time All-American ... enters with top times in the 100 backstroke (53.74), 200 backstroke (1:55.43), 200 freestyle (1:45.99) and 500-yard freestyle (4:43.54) ... also played two years of baseball.
MIKE KOCH: Butterfly/IM ... Named All-American and All-State ... top times in 200 IM (1:59.35), 400 IM (4:15.43), 100 butterfly (52.66) and 200 butterfly (2:00.46) ... is a National Merit Scholar and will be a member of the honors program at Miami.
MATT McKEE: Backstroke/IM ... All-American, two-time All-State honoree ... holds nine high school records ... placed 5th in the 100-yard backstroke at the Ohio State Championship meet ... top times in 100 backstroke (51.37), 200 backstroke (1:55.58) and 200 IM (1:57.80) ... also swims 50- and 100-yard freestyle ... played three years of golf.
BRIAN MURPHY: Sprint Freestyle/Butterfly ... finished third in 50 freestyle and 100 butterfly at the Washington (D.C.) Metro Swimming Championships ... top times in 50 freestyle (21.19), 100 freestyle (46.44) and 100 butterfly (51.39).
ALEX REINHARDT: Distance Freestyle/Butterfly ... rated the 5th best recruit in Colorado by Collegeswimming.com ... won the 500 freestyle and finished second in the 200 freestyle at the state championship meet during senior year ... top times in 200 freestyle (1:41.65), 500 freestyle (4:29.69), 100 butterfly (53.45) and 200 butterfly (1:56.81) ... 500 freestyle time would have ranked 1st among RedHawks in 2008-09.
ANDY SUPRONAS: Sprint Freestyle ... finished 13th in the 50 freestyle and 10th in the 100 freestyle at the Ohio State Championship Meet ... enters Miami with top times in 50 freestyle (21.68) and 100 freestyle (47.11).
ANDERSON WHIPP: Freestyle/IM ... finished 16th at the Indiana State Championship meet in the 200 IM ... lifetime best times in 50 freestyle (21.94), 100 freestyle (47.29), 200 freestyle (1:44.43) and 200 IM (1:55.09).
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