TicketsPROVIDENCE, R.I. – The American Athletic Conference announced its 2018 Swimming and Diving All-Conference Teams on Wednesday with 25 student-athletes from the University of Cincinnati honored following their performances at the conference championships February 14-17.
On UC's women's team, Katherine Gob, Sara Wanasek, Rocky Laabs, Simone Palomo, Claire Schuermann, Patricia Roscoe, Ellen Posch, Maddie Exton, Michaela Wheeler, Abby Johnston, Lindsey Niehaus and Kennedy Herbert were all recognized. For the men, Alex Fortman, William Sigala, Hans Kabelka, Din Selmanovic, Justin Crew, Chris Bready, Toby Van Dyke, Dominic Polling, Zach Hostoffer, Ryan DePietro, Mitch Godar, Isaac Karn and Louis Hunt all received honors.
The Bearcats won the men's competition for its first AAC Championship in program history while the women came in second. Mandy Commons-DiSalle was named Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, Kirtley Krombholz was named Women's Diving Coach of the Year and Claire Schuermann was named Women's Most Outstanding Diver in one of the most memorable championships in UC history.
The team returns to the pool for the NCAA postseason in March. NCAA Zone Diving Championships will be held March 8-10 in Columbus, Ohio. Women's NCAA Championships will be held March 15-17 in Columbus, Ohio. The 2018 season will conclude with the Men's NCAA Championships March 22-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Women
Men
On UC's women's team, Katherine Gob, Sara Wanasek, Rocky Laabs, Simone Palomo, Claire Schuermann, Patricia Roscoe, Ellen Posch, Maddie Exton, Michaela Wheeler, Abby Johnston, Lindsey Niehaus and Kennedy Herbert were all recognized. For the men, Alex Fortman, William Sigala, Hans Kabelka, Din Selmanovic, Justin Crew, Chris Bready, Toby Van Dyke, Dominic Polling, Zach Hostoffer, Ryan DePietro, Mitch Godar, Isaac Karn and Louis Hunt all received honors.
The Bearcats won the men's competition for its first AAC Championship in program history while the women came in second. Mandy Commons-DiSalle was named Men's Swimming Coach of the Year, Kirtley Krombholz was named Women's Diving Coach of the Year and Claire Schuermann was named Women's Most Outstanding Diver in one of the most memorable championships in UC history.
The team returns to the pool for the NCAA postseason in March. NCAA Zone Diving Championships will be held March 8-10 in Columbus, Ohio. Women's NCAA Championships will be held March 15-17 in Columbus, Ohio. The 2018 season will conclude with the Men's NCAA Championships March 22-24 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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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 |
| Rocky Laabs | Cincinnati | 1650-yard Freestyle |
| Olivia Johnson | Tulane | 1650-yard Freestyle, 400-yard IM |
| Michelle Selnick | 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 |
| Wei 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 |
| Maddie Exton | Cincinnati | 400-yard Free Relay |
| Michaela Wheeler | Cincinnati | 400-yard Free Relay |
| Abby 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 |
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 |
| Hans 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 |
| Toby 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 |
| Zach 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 |
| Louis 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 |