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2020-2021 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Players

  • Free/Fly/Back

    Hannah Aegerter

    So. Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Lauren Beard

    Fr. St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West
    Full Bio
    Freshman St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Laurel Bludgen

    Fr. Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley
    Full Bio
    Freshman Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley
    Full Bio
  • Fly/IM

    Cara Bognar

    Fr. Greenville, S.C. Eastside
    Full Bio
    Freshman Greenville, S.C. Eastside
    Full Bio
  • Free/Breast

    Emily Bolger

    Jr. Palatine, Ill. William Fremd
    Full Bio
    Junior Palatine, Ill. William Fremd
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly

    Sophia Burwitz

    Fr. Swansea, Ill. Belleville East
    Full Bio
    Freshman Swansea, Ill. Belleville East
    Full Bio
  • Fly/Breast/IM

    Jeanri Buys

    So. Cape Town, South Africa Herschel Girls School
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Cape Town, South Africa Herschel Girls School
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly/Back

    Abigail Cabush

    Jr. Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead
    Full Bio
    Junior Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Madelyn Crosby

    Jr. Boerne, Texas Champion
    Full Bio
    Junior Boerne, Texas Champion
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Emma Curtis

    Sr. Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc
    Full Bio
    Senior Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc
    Full Bio
  • Free/Back/IM

    Natalie Edwards

    Sr. O'Fallon, Ill. O'Fallon Township
    Full Bio
    Senior O'Fallon, Ill. O'Fallon Township
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Erin Emme

    Sr. La Habra, Calif. Troy
    Full Bio
    Senior La Habra, Calif. Troy
    Full Bio
  • Fly

    Lizzie Gile

    So. Champaign, Ill. Centennial
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Champaign, Ill. Centennial
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Audrey Gingras

    Fr. Portland, Ore. Oregon Episcopal School
    Full Bio
    Freshman Portland, Ore. Oregon Episcopal School
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly/Back

    Isabelle Guerra

    So. Austin, Texas West Lake
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Austin, Texas West Lake
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Kaleigh Haworth

    So. Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge
    Full Bio
  • Back

    Kaylee Heimes

    Jr. Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown Community
    Full Bio
    Junior Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown Community
    Full Bio
  • Free/Back

    Caroline Hippen

    Jr. Verona, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
    Junior Verona, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
  • Breast

    Divya Kale

    So. Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Cacia Kaupp

    Fr. Durand, Mich. Durand
    Full Bio
    Freshman Durand, Mich. Durand
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Jenna Keating

    So. Chicago, Ill. St. Ignatius College Prep
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Chicago, Ill. St. Ignatius College Prep
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Sidney Kennedy

    Jr. Bloomington, Ill. University
    Full Bio
    Junior Bloomington, Ill. University
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Paige Koscielski

    Fr. Rochester Hills, Mich. Stoney Creek
    Full Bio
    Freshman Rochester Hills, Mich. Stoney Creek
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Anna Kurzydlo

    Fr. Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield
    Full Bio
    Freshman Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Ally Landis

    Fr. Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills
    Full Bio
    Freshman Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills
    Full Bio
  • Back/Free

    Gabrielle Loeck

    Sr. DeForest, Wis. DeForest
    Full Bio
    Senior DeForest, Wis. DeForest
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Mariclaire Lynch

    So. Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Abigail Martin

    Jr. Mason City, Ill. Illini Central
    Full Bio
    Junior Mason City, Ill. Illini Central
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Jimena Martinez

    Sr. Mexico City, Mexico Crean Lutheran
    Full Bio
    Senior Mexico City, Mexico Crean Lutheran
    Full Bio
  • Back/Breast/IM

    Michelle McCord

    Sr. Canton, Ga. Creekview
    Full Bio
    Senior Canton, Ga. Creekview
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Brooke Michael

    Fr. Reno, Nev. Galena
    Full Bio
    Freshman Reno, Nev. Galena
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Taylor Michael

    Fr. Reno, Nev. Galena
    Full Bio
    Freshman Reno, Nev. Galena
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly

    Lia Munson

    Fr. Farmington, Mich. Farmington
    Full Bio
    Freshman Farmington, Mich. Farmington
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly/Back/IM

    Meghan Niziolek

    Fr. Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
    Full Bio
    Freshman Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly

    Lily Olson

    Fr. Fullerton, Calif. Mater Dei
    Full Bio
    Freshman Fullerton, Calif. Mater Dei
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Isabelle Packard

    So. Tulsa, Okla. Metro Christian
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Tulsa, Okla. Metro Christian
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Lauren Partridge

    Jr. Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park
    Full Bio
    Junior Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park
    Full Bio
  • Back/Free/Fly

    Athena Salafatinos

    So. Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Taylor Shegos

    Jr. Fenton, Mich. Fenton Senior
    Full Bio
    Junior Fenton, Mich. Fenton Senior
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Erin Young

    So. Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills
    Full Bio

Staff Roster

Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach

    Sue Novitsky

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach

    Kaitlyn Ferguson

    Full Bio
  • Graduate Assistant Diving Coach

    Matthew Phillip

    Full Bio
  • Assistant Coach

    Elliott McGill

    Full Bio
2020-2021 Swimming & Diving Roster
Name Year Events Hometown Last School Instagram Twitter
Hannah Aegerter So. Free/Fly/Back Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton hanswim
Lauren Beard Fr. Breast/IM St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West l.m.beard
Laurel Bludgen Fr. Free Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley laurelswims19 laurelswims19
Cara Bognar Fr. Fly/IM Greenville, S.C. Eastside cara.bognar
Emily Bolger Jr. Free/Breast Palatine, Ill. William Fremd emilybolger34
Sophia Burwitz Fr. Free/Fly Swansea, Ill. Belleville East burwitzsophia
Jeanri Buys So. Fly/Breast/IM Cape Town, South Africa Herschel Girls School jeanri_buys jeanribuys2
Abigail Cabush Jr. Free/Fly/Back Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead abby_cabush abbycabush
Madelyn Crosby Jr. Diving Boerne, Texas Champion maddycrosbyy maddycrosbyy
Emma Curtis Sr. Free Grand Blanc, Mich. Grand Blanc e_curtis683 e_curtis683
Natalie Edwards Sr. Free/Back/IM O'Fallon, Ill. O'Fallon Township nat_edwards98 nat_edwards98
Erin Emme Sr. Diving La Habra, Calif. Troy erin_emme erinemme8
Lizzie Gile So. Fly Champaign, Ill. Centennial lizzie.gile
Audrey Gingras Fr. Free Portland, Ore. Oregon Episcopal School audrey.gingras
Isabelle Guerra So. Free/Fly/Back Austin, Texas West Lake isabelle_guerra isabellecguerra
Kaleigh Haworth So. Breast/IM Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge kalehaworth kaleswim
Kaylee Heimes Jr. Back Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown Community kheimes55 HeimesKaylee
Caroline Hippen Jr. Free/Back Verona, Wis. Middleton cjhippen cj_hippen
Divya Kale So. Breast Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley divyakale KaleDivya
Cacia Kaupp Fr. Diving Durand, Mich. Durand cacia_kaupp CaciaKaupp
Jenna Keating So. Free Chicago, Ill. St. Ignatius College Prep jenna.keating jennamia10
Sidney Kennedy Jr. Free Bloomington, Ill. University sidney.kennedy swimkidsid
Paige Koscielski Fr. Free Rochester Hills, Mich. Stoney Creek paigekoscielski paigekoscielski
Anna Kurzydlo Fr. Free Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield anna.kurzydlo
Ally Landis Fr. Diving Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills ally.landis AllisonGLandis
Gabrielle Loeck Sr. Back/Free DeForest, Wis. DeForest gabby.loeck fabsgabs6999
Mariclaire Lynch So. Free Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township mariclaire.lynch mclynch11
Abigail Martin Jr. Free Mason City, Ill. Illini Central abb.mar abbmar1
Jimena Martinez Sr. Breast/IM Mexico City, Mexico Crean Lutheran jimena.ml
Michelle McCord Sr. Back/Breast/IM Canton, Ga. Creekview mccord.michellel
Brooke Michael Fr. Diving Reno, Nev. Galena brookem54
Taylor Michael Fr. Diving Reno, Nev. Galena tayymichael
Lia Munson Fr. Free/Fly Farmington, Mich. Farmington munson.20
Meghan Niziolek Fr. Free/Fly/Back/IM Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin megnizo
Lily Olson Fr. Free/Fly Fullerton, Calif. Mater Dei lilyolson
Isabelle Packard So. Free Tulsa, Okla. Metro Christian ivpackard
Lauren Partridge Jr. Breast/IM Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park lauren_partridge lauren_partrige
Athena Salafatinos So. Back/Free/Fly Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley athena.salafatinos
Taylor Shegos Jr. Diving Fenton, Mich. Fenton Senior taylor.shegos taylorshegos
Erin Young So. Diving Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills _erinyoung_

Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

Swimming & Diving - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Sue Novitsky_2019-20 Sue Novitsky Head Coach
Kaitlyn Ferguson Headshot Kaitlyn Ferguson Assistant Coach
Matthew Phillip Graduate Assistant Diving Coach
Elliott McGill_2019-20 Elliott McGill Assistant Coach

Staff Roster

Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff