Wisconsin Inks 10 for 2007-08
November 15, 2006 | Men's Swimming & Diving
The University of Wisconsin men's and women's swimming and diving teams have signed six men and four women to National Letters of Intent for the 2007-08 season, head coach Eric Hansen announced.
The signees, made up of eight swimmers and two divers, hail from five states, including three from Wisconsin. The class boasts seven state champions and six All-Americans.
'We've signed to our men's team some of the best sprint talent our state has ever seen. They will make an immediate impact,' Hansen said. 'On the women's side, we're adding more depth in freestyle and backstroke, and I think the class we have will be a great addition.
'The recruits have already proven that they're ready to take the next step.'
Biographical information on the signees follows:
WOMEN
Kelsey Gergen (Hastings, Minn./Hastings)
2005 Minnesota AA state champion in the 50-yard freestyle and runner-up in the 100-yard freestyle ... five-time NISCA High School All-American ... U.S. Open qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle ... placed 13th in 50-yard freestyle at the 2006 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
Karlyn Hougan (Olympia, Wash./Tumwater)
2006 Washington 2A State Champion in 50-yard freestyle and runner-up in 100-yard freestyle ... 2005 Washington 3A State Champion in 200-yard freestyle ... two-time NISCA High School All-American ... U.S. Open qualifier in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles ... placed 10th in 50-yard freestyle at the 2005 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
Maggie Meyer (North Oaks, Minn./White Bear Lake Area)
Took second in the 100-yard backstroke and third in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2005 Minnesota AA State Championships ... 2004 Minnesota AA state champion in the 100-yard backstroke and runner-up in the 50-yard freestyle ... four-time NISCA High School All-American ... U.S. Open qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle and the 100-yard backstroke
Ciara Rinaudo (Phoenix/Humanities and Sciences Academy of Arizona)
2005 Arizona 5A Division 2 state champion in 1-meter diving ... placed second on the 1-meter springboard at 2006 USA diving Senior Zone D Championships ... notched 31st on the 1-meter springboard at 2006 West Junior National Championships ... finalist on the 1-meter and 3-meter springboards at 2006 AAU National Championships
MEN
Conner Andrews (Nashotah, Wis./Arrowhead)
2006 Wisconsin Division 1 State Champion in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles ... twice named NISCA High School All-American ... U.S. Open qualifier in the 50-yard freestyle ... placed 18th in the 50-yard freestyle at the 2006 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
Chris Gogel (Sioux City, Iowa/Sioux City East)
Three-time Iowa State qualifier in the 200- and 500-yard freestyles ... 2006 Missouri River Activities Conference Champion in the 500-yard freestyle and the 100-yard breaststroke
Caleb Percevecz (Scottsdale, Ariz./Desert Mountain)
Arizona 5A Division 2 state champion in 1-meter diving all four years ... semifinalist on 1-meter springboard at the 2006 National Diving Championships ... finished 11th on the 3-meter springboard at the 2006 Junior National Diving Championships ... captured second on the 1-meter springboard and fourth on the 3-meter Springboard at the 2006 West Junior National Championships
Jesse Stipek (University Place, Wash./Covenant)
2005 and 2006 Washington 4A State Champion in 100-yard backstroke ... three-time NISCA High School All-America selection ... USA Swimming National Qualifier in 100- and 200-yard backstrokes ... ended up 11th in the 100-yard backstroke at the 2006 USA Swimming Spring Championships
Kyle Thompson (New Berlin, Wis./New Berlin West)
Posted second in the 100-yard butterfly and third in the 200-yard freestyle at the 2006 Wisconsin Division 1 State Championships ... three-time NISCA High School All-American ... 2005 NISCA Academic All-American ... U.S. Olympic Trial qualifier in 200-yard butterfly and U.S. Open qualifier in 100-yard butterfly ... notched fifth in the 200-yard butterfly and 16th in the 100-yard butterfly at the 2005 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
Greg Zupek (Manitowoc, Wis./Lincoln)
Finalist in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles at 2006 Wisconsin Division 1 State Championships ... member of second place 200-yard freestyle relay team and third-place 400-yard freestyle relay team at the 2006 USA Swimming Junior National Championships
