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2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster

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Players

  • Free/Fly/Back

    Hannah Aegerter

    Jr. Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
    Junior Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Paige Bakker

    Fr. Schererville, Indiana Lake Central
    Full Bio
    Freshman Schererville, Indiana Lake Central
    Full Bio
  • Back

    Suvana Baskar

    Fr. Bangalore, India Vidyashilp Academy
    Full Bio
    Freshman Bangalore, India Vidyashilp Academy
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Lauren Beard

    So. St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West
    Full Bio
    Sophomore St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Laurel Bludgen

    So. Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley
    Full Bio
  • Fly/IM

    Cara Bognar

    So. Greenville, S.C. Eastside
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Greenville, S.C. Eastside
    Full Bio
  • Free/Breast

    Emily Bolger

    Sr. Palatine, Ill. William Fremd
    Full Bio
    Senior Palatine, Ill. William Fremd
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly

    Sophia Burwitz

    So. Swansea, Ill. Belleville East
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Swansea, Ill. Belleville East
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  • Fly/Breast/IM

    Jeanri Buys

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

    Abigail Cabush

    Sr. Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead
    Full Bio
    Senior Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead
    Full Bio
  • Fly/Free

    Paloma Canos Cervera

    Fr. Brescia, Italy Nexus International School Singapore
    Full Bio
    Freshman Brescia, Italy Nexus International School Singapore
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Madelyn Crosby

    Sr. Boerne, Texas Champion
    Full Bio
    Senior Boerne, Texas Champion
    Full Bio
  • Fly

    Lizzie Gile

    Jr. Champaign, Ill. Centennial
    Full Bio
    Junior Champaign, Ill. Centennial
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly/Back

    Isabelle Guerra

    Jr. Austin, Texas West Lake
    Full Bio
    Junior Austin, Texas West Lake
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  • Breast/IM

    Kaleigh Haworth

    Jr. Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge
    Full Bio
    Junior Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge
    Full Bio
  • Back

    Kaylee Heimes

    Sr. Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown Community
    Full Bio
    Senior Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown Community
    Full Bio
  • Free/Back

    Caroline Hippen

    Sr. Verona, Wis. Middleton
    Full Bio
    Senior Verona, Wis. Middleton
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  • Breast

    Divya Kale

    Jr. Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
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    Junior Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
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  • Diving

    Cacia Kaupp

    So. Durand, Mich. Durand
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Durand, Mich. Durand
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  • Free

    Sidney Kennedy

    Sr. Bloomington, Ill. University
    Full Bio
    Senior Bloomington, Ill. University
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  • Free

    Paige Koscielski

    So. Rochester Hills, Mich. Stoney Creek
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Rochester Hills, Mich. Stoney Creek
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  • Free

    Logan Kuehne

    Fr. Omaha, Neb. Westside
    Full Bio
    Freshman Omaha, Neb. Westside
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  • Free

    Anna Kurzydlo

    So. Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield
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  • Diving

    Ally Landis

    So. Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills
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    Sophomore Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills
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  • Free

    Mariclaire Lynch

    Jr. Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township
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    Junior Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township
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  • Free

    Abigail Martin

    Sr. Mason City, Ill. Illini Central
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    Senior Mason City, Ill. Illini Central
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  • Diving

    Regina Meirmanova

    Fr. William Howard Taft
    Full Bio
    Freshman William Howard Taft
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  • Diving

    Brooke Michael

    So. Reno, Nev. Galena
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Reno, Nev. Galena
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  • Diving

    Taylor Michael

    So. Reno, Nev. Galena
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    Sophomore Reno, Nev. Galena
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  • Free/Fly

    Lia Munson

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

    Meghan Niziolek

    So. Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin
    Full Bio
  • Free/Fly

    Lily Olson

    So. Fullerton, Calif. Mater Dei
    Full Bio
    Sophomore Fullerton, Calif. Mater Dei
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Isabelle Packard

    Jr. Tulsa, Okla. Metro Christian
    Full Bio
    Junior Tulsa, Okla. Metro Christian
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Lauren Partridge

    Sr. Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park
    Full Bio
    Senior Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park
    Full Bio
  • Back/Free/Fly

    Athena Salafatinos

    Jr. Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
    Full Bio
    Junior Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley
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  • Diving

    Taylor Shegos

    Sr. Fenton, Mich. Fenton Senior
    Full Bio
    Senior Fenton, Mich. Fenton Senior
    Full Bio
  • Free

    Sydney Stoll

    Fr. Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead
    Full Bio
    Freshman Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead
    Full Bio
  • Breast/IM

    Jane Umhofer

    Fr. Bethesda, Md. Walter Johnson
    Full Bio
    Freshman Bethesda, Md. Walter Johnson
    Full Bio
  • Back/Free

    Molly Yetter

    Fr. St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East
    Full Bio
    Freshman St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East
    Full Bio
  • Diving

    Erin Young

    Jr. Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills
    Full Bio
    Junior Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills
    Full Bio

Staff Roster

Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

2021-22 Swimming & Diving Roster
Name Year Events Hometown Last School Instagram Twitter
Hannah Aegerter Jr. Free/Fly/Back Cross Plains, Wis. Middleton hanswim
Paige Bakker Fr. Free Schererville, Indiana Lake Central paige.b.swim.4143
Suvana Baskar Fr. Back Bangalore, India Vidyashilp Academy suvana___cb
Lauren Beard So. Breast/IM St. Louis, Mo. Parkway West l.m.beard
Laurel Bludgen So. Free Aurora, Ill. Metea Valley laurelswims19 laurelswims19
Cara Bognar So. Fly/IM Greenville, S.C. Eastside cara.bognar
Emily Bolger Sr. Free/Breast Palatine, Ill. William Fremd emilybolger34
Sophia Burwitz So. Free/Fly Swansea, Ill. Belleville East burwitzsophia
Jeanri Buys Jr. Fly/Breast/IM Cape Town, South Africa Herschel Girls School jeanri_buys jeanribuys2
Abigail Cabush Sr. Free/Fly/Back Sussex, Wis. Arrowhead abby_cabush abbycabush
Paloma Canos Cervera Fr. Fly/Free Brescia, Italy Nexus International School Singapore paloma.canos
Madelyn Crosby Sr. Diving Boerne, Texas Champion maddycrosbyy maddycrosbyy
Lizzie Gile Jr. Fly Champaign, Ill. Centennial lizzie.gile
Isabelle Guerra Jr. Free/Fly/Back Austin, Texas West Lake isabelle_guerra isabellecguerra
Kaleigh Haworth Jr. Breast/IM Highlands Ranch, Colo. ThunderRidge kalehaworth kaleswim
Kaylee Heimes Sr. Back Quakertown, Pa. Quakertown Community kheimes55 HeimesKaylee
Caroline Hippen Sr. Free/Back Verona, Wis. Middleton cjhippen cj_hippen
Divya Kale Jr. Breast Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley divyakale KaleDivya
Cacia Kaupp So. Diving Durand, Mich. Durand cacia_kaupp CaciaKaupp
Sidney Kennedy Sr. Free Bloomington, Ill. University sidney.kennedy swimkidsid
Paige Koscielski So. Free Rochester Hills, Mich. Stoney Creek paigekoscielski paigekoscielski
Logan Kuehne Fr. Free Omaha, Neb. Westside logankuehne_ logankuehne
Anna Kurzydlo So. Free Deerfield, Ill. Deerfield anna.kurzydlo
Ally Landis So. Diving Vernon Hills, Ill. Vernon Hills ally.landis AllisonGLandis
Mariclaire Lynch Jr. Free Western Springs, Ill. Lyons Township mariclaire.lynch mclynch11
Abigail Martin Sr. Free Mason City, Ill. Illini Central abb.mar abbmar1
Regina Meirmanova Fr. Diving William Howard Taft regina___m_
Brooke Michael So. Diving Reno, Nev. Galena brookem54
Taylor Michael So. Diving Reno, Nev. Galena tayymichael
Lia Munson Fr. Free/Fly Farmington, Mich. Farmington munson.20
Meghan Niziolek So. Free/Fly/Back/IM Bartlett, Ill. South Elgin megnizo
Lily Olson So. Free/Fly Fullerton, Calif. Mater Dei lilyolson
Isabelle Packard Jr. Free Tulsa, Okla. Metro Christian ivpackard
Lauren Partridge Sr. Breast/IM Cedar Park, Texas Cedar Park lauren_partridge lauren_partrige
Athena Salafatinos Jr. Back/Free/Fly Naperville, Ill. Neuqua Valley athena.salafatinos
Taylor Shegos Sr. Diving Fenton, Mich. Fenton Senior taylor.shegos taylorshegos
Sydney Stoll Fr. Free Hartland, Wis. Arrowhead sydney.stoll
Jane Umhofer Fr. Breast/IM Bethesda, Md. Walter Johnson j_umhofer
Molly Yetter Fr. Back/Free St. Charles, Ill. St. Charles East molly_yetter MollyYetter
Erin Young Jr. Diving Dana Point, Calif. Dana Hills _erinyoung_

Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff

Swimming & Diving - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
CHAMPAIGN, IL - September 04, 2023 - Illinois Head Coach Jeana Kempe headshot taken during 2023-2024 Production Day at Fighting Illini Center for Excellence in Champaign, IL. Photo By Kevin Snyder Jeana Kempe Head Coach
CHAMPAIGN, IL - September 04, 2023 - Illinois Director of Swimming Operations Jared Simek headshot taken during 2023-2024 Production Day at Fighting Illini Center for Excellence in Champaign, IL. Photo By Kevin Snyder Jerod Simek Director of Operations
CHAMPAIGN, IL - September 04, 2023 - Illinois Head Diving Coach Tricia Grant headshot taken during 2023-2024 Production Day at Fighting Illini Center for Excellence in Champaign, IL. Photo By Kevin Snyder Tricia Grant Head Diving Coach
CHAMPAIGN, IL - September 04, 2023 - Illinois Assistant Coach Kyle Patnode headshot taken during 2023-2024 Production Day at Fighting Illini Center for Excellence in Champaign, IL. Photo By Kevin Snyder Kyle Patnode Assistant Coach
Sue Novitsky_2019-20 Sue Novitsky Head Coach

Staff Roster

Swimming & Diving Coaching Staff