Swimming & Diving

American Athletic Conference Announces 2018 Swimming And Diving All-Conference Teams


PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference has recognized 92 student-athletes with All-Conference status following their performances at the league’s Swimming and Diving Championships in Dallas on February 14-17.
 
The 2018 All-Conference team is comprised of 50 women and 42 men who finished among the top three in an event at the championships.
 
Cincinnati collected its first American Athletic Conference title with a first place score of 906 in the men’s standing, while Houston was crowned the women’s champion for the second straight year with the top score of 826.
 
The NCAA Women’s Swimming and Diving Championship will be hosted at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio from March 14-17, while the men’s championship will take place at Minnesota University in Minneapolis, Minnesota from March 21-24.
 
2018 American Athletic Conference Swimming and Diving All-Conference Teams
 
Women
Katherine Gob Cincinnati 50-yard Freestyle, 400-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Erin Trahan SMU 50-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley
Mykenzie Leehy Houston 50-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Zarena Brown Houston 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Freestyle, 500-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Tori Angermeier ECU 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Ksenia Yuskova Houston 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Emma Smith UConn 500-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Free Relay
Samantha Medlin Houston 500-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Free Relay
Sara Wanasek Cincinnati 1650-yard Freestyle
Sarah Laabs Cincinnati 1650-yard Freestyle
Olivia Johnson Tulane 1650-yard Freestyle, 400-yard IM
Michelle Zelnick Tulane 200-yard Backstroke
Matea Samardzic SMU 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Backstroke, 400-yard IM, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Laura Laderoute Houston
 
100-yard Backstroke, 400-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
 
Paris Zhang Tulane 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Medley Relay
Eleanna Koutsouveli Houston
                   
200-yard Backstroke, 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM
Peyton Kondis Houston 100-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard IM, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Andrea Podmonikova SMU 100-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
 
Angeliki Mavrantza Houston 100-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Breaststroke
Vendela Norrman ECU 200-yard Breaststroke
Victoria Tillman Houston 100-yard Butterfly
Kaitlin Simpson Houston 100-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Medley Relay
Juliette Lajoie ECU
 
200-yard Butterfly, 200-yard IM, 800-yard Free Relay
Simone Palomo Cincinnati 200-yard Butterfly, 400-yard Medley Relay
Rebecca Brandt 200-yard Butterfly
Claire Schuermann Cincinnati 1-meter, 3-meter, Platform
Erin Clifford UConn 1-meter
Kathryn Crown SMU 1-meter
Lauren Burrell Houston 3-meter
Patricia Roscoe Cincinnati Platform
Ellen Posch Cincinnati Platform
Catherine Johnson ECU 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay
Brigid Burke ECU 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Logan Graumann ECU 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay
Caitlin Horner Houston 200-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay
Gabriella Grobler SMU 200-yard Free Relay
Felicity Passon SMU 200-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Madeline Exton Cincinnati 400-yard Free Relay
Michaela Wheeler Cincinnati 400-yard Free Relay
Abigal Johnston Cincinnati 400-yard Free Relay
Katie Breault UConn 800-yard Free Relay
Jacklyn Van Lew UConn 800-yard Free Relay
Madeline Blair UConn 800-yard Free Relay
Stefanie Scherwitzel ECU 800-yard Free Relay
Katie Higgins Houston 200-yard Medley Relay
Katherine McDonald Tulane 200-yard Medley Relay
Courtney Barker Tulane 200-yard Medley Relay
Lindsey Niehaus Cincinnati 400-yard Medley Relay
Kennedy Herbert Cincinnati 400-yard Medley Relay
Taylor Ohlhauser SMU 3-meter
Kaitlin Simpson Tulane  200-yard Medley Relay 
 
Men
Nicholas Badsky SMU 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
 
Gustavo Santos ECU 50-yard Freestyle, 100-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Alex Fortman Cincinnati 50-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay
John Myhre ECU 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay
William Sigala Cincinnati 100-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Victor Martins Dos Santos ECU 100-yard Freestyle, 400-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
 
Johannes Kabelka Cincinnati 200-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Din Selmanovic Cincinnati 200-yard Freestyle, 500-yard Freestyle, 1650-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Free Relay
Justin Crew Cincinnati 200-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Free Relay
Jonathan Gomez SMU 500-yard Freestyle, 200-yard Butterfly, 400-yard IM, 800-yard Free Relay
Chris Bready Cincinnati 500-yard Freestyle, 1650-yard Freestyle
Tobias Van Dyke Cincinnati 1650-yard Freestyle, 800-yard Free Relay
William Kearsey UConn 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Backstroke, 800-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay
Ralph Koo SMU 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Earl Kilbride SMU 100-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Backstroke
Magnus Andersen ECU 200-yard Backstroke, 200-yard Free Relay
Jacek Arentewicz ECU 100-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
 
Dominic Polling Cincinnati 100-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard IM, 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
 
Zachary Hostoffer Cincinnati 100-yard Breaststroke, 400-yard Medley Relay
Markus Hunter UConn 200-yard Breaststroke, 200-yard Medley Relay
Szymon Golczyk SMU 100-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
David May UConn 100-yard Butterfly, 200-yard Butterfly, 200-yard IM, 200-yard Medley Relay
Matthew Dagenias UConn 200-yard IM, 400-yard IM
Ryan Depietro Cincinnati 400-yard IM
Bryce Klein SMU 1-meter, 3-meter
Mitchell Godar Cincinnati 1-meter, 3-meter
Isaac Karn Cincinnati 1-meter
Daniel Kinney UConn 3-meter, Platform
Devin Nugent ECU Platform
Louie Hunt Cincinnati Platform
Gavin Erdmann ECU 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 200-yard Medley Relay
Matthew Nutter SMU 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Lucas Schenke SMU 200-yard Free Relay, 400-yard Free Relay, 800-yard Free Relay
Maxime Cadiat ECU 400-yard Free Relay
Carson Klein SMU 800-yard Free Relay
Joshua Wroblewski UConn 800-yard Free Relay
Karl Bishop UConn 800-yard Free Relay
Andre Kuhn UConn 800-yard Free Relay
Tristan Taylor ECU 200-yard Medley Relay, 400-yard Medley Relay
Kianu Kitching SMU 200-yard Medley Relay
Luke Martin UConn 200-yard Medley Relay
Stefan Popov SMU 400-yard Medley Relay
 
FINAL WOMEN’S SCORES
Houston 826
Cincinnati 663
ECU 552
SMU 529
Tulane 401
UConn 379
 
FINAL MEN’S SCORES
Cincinnati 906
ECU 795
SMU 676
UConn 641
 
Women’s Most Outstanding Swimmer
Matea Samardzic, Sr., SMU
 
Women’s Most Outstanding Diver
Claire Schuermann, So., Cincinnati
 
Women’s Swimming Coach of the Year
Ryan Wochomurka, Houston
 
Women’s Diving Coach of the Year
Kirtley Krombholz, Cincinnati
 
Men’s Outstanding Swimmer
Jonathan Gomez, Sr., SMU
 
Men’s Co-Most Outstanding diver
Bryce Klein, Sr., SMU and Danny Kinney, Sr., UConn
 
Men’s Swimming Coach of the Year
Mandy Commons-DiSalle, Cincinnati
 
Men’s Diving Coach of the Year
Darian Schmidt, SMU