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The 2006-07 Falcons
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Alyssa Adair Alyssa Adair joins the Falcons for her first year of collegiate swimming and will be primarily a sprint freestyle swimmer and should help the relays tremendously. She is the daughter of Brian and Gayle. |
Joanie Aube Joanie Aube is on an exchange program from Canada and will compete for the Falcons for the fall semester only. She will focus on the IM events. She is the daughter of Daniel and Monique. Aube is majoring in political science. |
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Sara Cannady Sara Cannady returns for her second year with the Falcons and specializes in the breaststroke events in which she was a finalist at the 2006 WIAC Championships. She was voted co-captain for this year's team. She was named the team's Swimmer of the Week twice in 2005-06 (Oct. 27, Dec. 19). She was named to the Dean's List after both fall and spring semesters in 2005-06. Cannady earned a spot on the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll after the 2005-06 school year. At Jefferson High School Cannady broke a 20-year-old school record. She went to state in three events her senior year. She is the daughter of Rick and Marie. Cannady is majoring in communicative disorders. |
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Tracy Crane Tracy Crane joins the Falcons for her first year of college swimming and Coach Bill Henderson has high hopes for Tracy in the butterfly events. She is the daughter of John and Terri. Crane is majoring in physics. |
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Jaynell Feider Jaynell Feider is in her first year of college swimming with the Falcons and she will be the lone diver on this year's team. She was an All-American in diving at Woodbury High School as a freshman and the addition of a quality diver to the team should make the team much stronger overall. She is the daughter of Jay and Donell. Feider is undecided on a major field of study. |
Tia Felts Tia Felts starts her second year with the Falcons and her winning attitude and work ethic resulted in her being voted co-captain for this year's team. She was twice named the team's Swimmer of the Week in 2005-06 (Jan. 23, Dec. 5). Felts was named the team's Most Improved after the 2005-06 season. Felts was the captain of the team in her junior and senior years of high school and was voted 2004 Bay Conference Senior Swimmer of the Year. She is the daughter of Richard and Judy. Felts is majoring in biology. |
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Sarah Foster Sarah Foster joins the Falcons for her second year of college swimming after taking a year off last season. Coach Henderson describes Foster as "one of the most versatile swimmers we have." She is the daughter of Jeff and Marie. Foster is majoring in speech communications. |
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Sarah Johnston Sarah Johnston is in her first year of collegiate swimming and will compete in the breaststroke and backstroke events for the Falcons. She is the daughter of Dave and Kathy. Johnston is majoring in biology (pre-dental). |
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Ashley King Ashley King starts her first year of college swimming with the Falcons and will primarily swim freestyle events. She is the daughter of Phil and Lisa. King is undecided on a major field of study. |
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Angie Kolpanen Angie Kolpanen joins the Falcons for the first time in 2006-07. Coach Henderson saw swimming during a class and felt she would have a super breaststroke. She is the daughter of Jeff and Cathy. Kolpanen is majoring in health & human performance. |
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Jill Lambach Jill Lambach is in her first year of collegiate swimming and should be primarily in the freestyle and backstroke events. She is the daughter of Greg and Donna. Lambach is majoring in marketing communications. |
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Bethany Locke Bethany Locke joins the Falcons for her first year of college swimming and will compete in the freestyle events. She was a member of the 2005 Falcon women's cross country team. She is the daughter of Susan and Jonathan. Locke is majoring in French. |
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Danielle Mandich Danielle (Dandy) Mandich returns for her second season with the Falcons. Mandich was voted Most Valuable Swimmer for the 2006 season and can swim any distance freestyle though she concentrates on the sprints. She was a finalist in the 50, 100 and 200 free events at the 2006 WIAC Championships. She was named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll after the 2005-06 school year. She was also named to the UWRF Dean's List after the spring semster. She attended Bloomington Jefferson High School and went to state in her final three years. She finished first in her section in the 50 freestyle as a senior. She is the daughter of Dan and Caroline. Mandich is majoring in elementary education. |
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Rachel Merrier Rachel Merrier joins the Falcons for her first year of collegiate swimming. Coach Henderson feels that Merrier should be one of the more versatile members of the squad this season. She is the daughter of Jerome and Linda. Merrier is majoring in elementary education. |
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Martha O'Brien Martha O'Brien is in her third year of collegiate swimming having previously competed for UW-Eau Claire. She will concentrate on the IM events but shows strong versatility. She is the daughter of Mike and Mary. O'Brien is majoring in chemistry. |
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Anna Peterson Anna Peterson joins the Falcons for her first year of college swimming and will compete in the butterfly and backstroke events. She is the daughter of Kathleen. Peterson is majoring in elementary education. |
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April Sandeberg April Sandeberg returns for her second season with the Falcons and will compete in the freestyle events. She was a finalist in the 500 free at the WIAC Championships in 2006. She was named the team's Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 14 in the 2005-06 season. She was named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll after the 2005-06 school year. Sandeberg was a member of the Burnsville High School team that won the Minnesota State title in 2004. She is the daughter of Guy and Beth. Sandeberg is majoring in business administration. |
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Deb Schmelzer Deb Schmelzer returns for her third year with the Falcons and will swim the distance freestyle and backstroke events. She will join the Falcons in the second semester. She is studying abroad during the fall semester. She is the daughter of Larry and Linda. Schmelzer is majoring in economics. |
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Ashley Swenty Ashley Swenty returns for her second season with the Falcons and will compete in the sprint free and backstroke events. She was named to the UWRF Dean's List after the spring semester. Swenty was also named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll for the 2005-06 school year. She competed in the state meet all four years at Tomahawk High School. She finished second at state her junior year and was a captain her junior and senior year. She is the daughter of Scott and Ann. Swenty is majoring in dairy science. |
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Rachael Westlund Rachael Westlund is back for her second year with the Falcons and concentrates primarily on distance freestyle events. She was named the team's Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 21 in the 2005-06 season. She attended Flambeu High School and was awarded Most Valuable senior and Most Consistent awards by her teammates. She is the daughter of Drew and Debbie. Westlund is majoring in psychology. |
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Catherine Wilson Catherine Wilson is back for her second season with the Falcons and will compete in the breaststroke events. She was named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll after the 2005-06 school year. She was also named to the UWRF Spring Dean's list. She is the daughter of Jim and Denise. Wilson is majoring in elementary education. |
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Sara Winkler Sarah Winkler is in her first year of collegiate swimming and will compete in the butterfly events for the Falcons. She is the daughter of Dan and Pam. Winkler is majoring in biomed. |
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Matt Banz Matt Banz returns for his second season with the Falcons. Banz was voted Most Valuable Swimmer for 2006 by his teammates and will compete in the fly and free events. He was named the WIAC Swimmer of the Week on Nov. 14 and was named the team's Swimmer of the Week three times (Dec. 19, Nov. 14, Oct. 27). He was named to the Minnesota All-State team while competing at Eagan High School. He was a sectional finalist four times and earned honorable mention to the all-conference team three times. He is the son of Rich and Julie. Banz is majoring in chemistry. |
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Michael Brudzinski Mike (Tweak) Brudzinski is back for his second season with the Falcons. He was a finalist in the breaststroke and IM events at the 2006 WIAC Championships. He was named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll after the 2005-06 school year. At the sectional meet, he placed sixth in the 100 breaststroke and eighth in the 200 IM at Tartan High School. He is the son of Paul and Dawn. Brudzinski is majoring in math education. |
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Tyler Campbell Tyler Campbell is in his first year of college swimming with the Falcons and will compete in the free and backstroke events. He is the son of Mike Campbell and Marcie Gorfain. Campbell is majoring in physics. |
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Erick Dornseif Erick (Dorny) Dornseif returns to the Falcons for his second season of collegiate swimming. Erick was a finalist in backstroke events at the 2006 WIAC Championships. He was named the team's Swimmer of the Week twice (Jan. 23, Dec. 19) during the 2005-06 season. He was named the team's Most Improved after the season. He competed with the North Suburban Aquatic Club team and at Mounds View High School. He is the son of Jim and Teresa. Dornseif is majoring in art education. |
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Tom Fritchen Tom (Ninja) Fritchen returns for his third year with the Falcons and has been voted co-captain for the 2006-07 season. He concentrates on freestyle events and has been a finalist at the WIAC championships. He was twice named the team's Swimmer of the Week (Jan. 30, Nov. 21) during the 2005-06 season. He was named the UWRF's Most Improved swimmer in 2005. He competed in the WIAA State Meet as a freshman at Racine Park High School. He is the son of William and Maureen. Fritchen is majoring in art. |
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Sean Gamlin Sean Gamlin is back with the Falcons for his second season and will compete in the breaststroke events. He was named to the UWRF Dean's List after the spring semester. He is the son of John and Cindy. He is majoring in physics/mechanical engineering. |
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Dave Johnson Dave (DJ) Johnson returns for his second season with the Falcons and will compete in the butterfly and sprint freestyle events. Johnson was a finalist at the 2006 WIAC Championships. He was named to the 2005-06 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. He won four state titles in the 2005 YMCA Championships. He is the son of Lloyd and Jane. Johnson is majoring in physics. |
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Mike Keyser Mike Keyser returns for his third season and was voted co-captain for this year's team. He was a finalist in the backstrokes at the 2006 WIAC Championships. He was named the team's Swimmer of the Week on Dec. 5 last year. He competed with the Lake Placid High School team in Florida and the U.S. Paralympic swim team that traveled to Athens in September of 2004 for the Paralympic Games. He is the son of Kenneth and Jane. Keyser is majoring in health & human performance. |
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Jacob Moe Jake Moe returns to the Falcons for his third year of college swimming and will compete in the freestyle and breaststroke events. He was named to the WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll after the 2005-06 school year. Coach Henderson describes Jake as "one of the hardest workers we have and a pleasure to coach." He is the son of William and Barbara. Moe is majoring in conservation. |
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Anthony Orlando Anthony Orlando joins the Falcons for his first year of college swimming. Coach Henderson feels that he shows great versatility and could prove to be a major contributor to the team this season. He is the son of Tony and Debra. Orlando is majoring in physics. |
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Tyler Ormson Tyler Ormson is in his second year of college swimming after transferring from St. Thomas. He is a versatile swimmer but will see most action in the freestyle events. He is the son of Mitchell and Patricia. Ormson is majoring in English. |
Anthony Yarusso Anthony (Yar) Yarusso is back for his third year of college swimming for the Falcons. Yarusso is breaststroke specialist and has been a finalist at the WIAC Championships. He was named to the 2005-06 WIAC Scholastic Honor Roll. He is the son of Dan and Wendy. Yarusso is majoring in history. |
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