Colorado Mesa Announces 2014-15 Recruiting Class
GRAND JUNCTION, Colorado, August 3. COLORADO Mesa University head swimming and diving coach Ron Allenhas announced that 11 women and nine men will join the Mavericks for the 2014-15 season. The 20 student-athletes come from seven different countries and two foreign countries.
Women
Taylor Browns – Evantson, Wyoming (Evanston)
Diving – 3rd at Wyoming State 4A Championships
Hannah Brockie – Colorado Springs, Colo. (Air Academy)
Distance Free
Haley Fellows – Beaverton, Ore. (Sunset)
Breaststroke, Individual Medley – 2012 NW Sectional Champion 200 Breaststroke
Hailey Gerze – Littleton, Colo. (Chatfield)
Sprint Freestyle – First Team All-League
Olivia Hudson – Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
Backstroke, Individual Medley – 3rd in 100 Back and 200 IM at Alabama State Championships
Samantha Lenzmeier – Colorado Springs, Colo. (Liberty)
Individual Medley and Breaststroke – Senior Zones 2012, 2013
Hannah Mabile – Frisco, Texas (Lone Star)
Sprint Free and Backstroke – Texas All-State Team in 50 Free and 100 Back
Abbie Porter – Flower Mound, Texas (Flower Mound)
Distance Free and Individual Medley
Mary Saiz – Pueblo, Colo. (University of Utah)
Backstroke and Sprint Freestyle – Five-Time Colorado State High School Champion, 12 at Junior Nationals in 200 Backstroke
Katelin Staab – Folsom, Calif. (Vista del Lago)
Butterfly and Individual Medley – San Joaquin Section Qualifier
Kendall Wingfield – Broomfield, Colo. (Broomfield)
Sprint Free – Top-16 at Colorado State Meet in 50 and 100 Free, Academic All-State
Men
Joshua Bedford – Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail)
Breaststroke and Individual Medley – 2nd at Colorado 5A State Meet in 100 Breaststroke
Riccardo Caldeira – Polokwane, South Africa (Indian River State College)
Butterfly and Individual Medley
Sage D’Ambrosia – Loveland, Colo. (Thompson Valley)
Diving
Jason Hicks – Fort Collins, Colo. (Poudre)
Sprint Free – 7th at 5A Colorado State Championships in 100 Free
Skyler Hirsch – Lahaina, Hawaii
Sprint Free and Butterfly – Hawaii State Champion in 50 Free and 5th at Western Sectionals in 50 Free, Academic All-American, Captain National Honor Society
Kristopher Kolde – Southlake, Texas (Southlake)
Sprint Free and Backstroke
Nicolas Pinto – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Ensino Medio)
Breaststroke, Individual Medley
Justin Ortiz – Fort Pierce, Fla. (Indian River State College)
Sprint Freestyle and Butterfly
Wesley Stutzman – Windsor, Colo. (Fossil Ridge)
Mid.-Distance Free, Backstroke
The Mavericks will open the 2014-15 season with the Maroon and Black Intersquad/Alumni Meet on Sept. 27. The team will host the Intermountain Shootout Oct. 3-4 and the CMU Invitational on Dec. 4-6. Colorado Mesa will host the Bill and Peggy Foster Duals January 23-24 and the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Championships Feb. 11-14. The complete schedule can be found here (men) (women).
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