2012 air force water polo media guide

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GENERAL INFORMATIONLocation .....................................................................................USAF Academy, Colo.Founded......................................................................................................................1954Enrollment .................................................................................................................4,000Nickname .............................................................................................................. FalconsColors ....................................................................................................... Blue and SilverSuperintendent ............................................................... Lt. Gen. Michael C. GouldAthletic Director ............................................................................... Dr. Hans J. MuehVice Athletic Director .........................................................................Col. Bart WeissAthletic Department Phone ............................................................. 719-333-4008

COACHING STAFFHead Coach ............................................................................................ Jeff HeidmousAlma Mater ................................................................................................USAFA, 1977Career Record/Years ............................................................................. 256-237-1/19Air Force Record/Years .........................................................................................SameHeidmous’ Phone................................................................................. 719-333-2792Heidmous’ Fax ....................................................................................... 719-333-2599Heidmous’ Email ............................................................. [email protected]. Coach .....................................................................Ryan Brown (Pacifi c, 2000)Offi cer Representatives ..................................Lt. Col. John Christ, Dr. Jim LoweAthletic Trainer .............................................................................................. Lisa SmithStrength & Conditioning Coach ............................................................Kim Pinske

TEAM INFORMATIONConference ....................................... Western Water Polo Association (WWPA)Facility ................................................................................................Cadet Natatorium2011 Overall Record ................................................................... 11-17 (5-7 WWPA)2011 Final National Ranking ................................................................................20thStarters R/L ................................................................................................................... 6/1Letterwinners R/L .....................................................................................................13/4Team Captains ................................................................Dillon Fisher, Brad Rajchel

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONSAsst. Director (Water Polo SID) ................................................Melissa McKeownSID Phone ............................................................................................... 719-333-9025SID Fax ...................................................................................................... 719-333-3798Email ............................................................................melissa.mckeown@usafa.eduWebsite .................................................................................... goairforcefalcons.comMailing Address ................................................................. 2169 Field House Drive,.............................................................................................................USAFA, CO 80840

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Quick Facts/Table of Contents ...................................................................................1Head Coach Jeff Heidmous .........................................................................................2Assistant Coach Ryan Brown ......................................................................................3Support Staff .....................................................................................................................32012 Water Polo Outlook ............................................................................................42012 Roster........................................................................................................................5Returning Falcons ....................................................................................................6-12Freshmen to Watch .....................................................................................................132011 Game Results ......................................................................................................14Year-by-Year Records ..................................................................................................15Record Book ............................................................................................................ 16-17All-Americans ................................................................................................................18ACWPC All-Academic Team .....................................................................................19Honors/Awards ...................................................................................................... 20-21All-Time Letterwinners ........................................................................................ 22-23Falcon Facilities .............................................................................................................24Air Force Academy.......................................................................................................25Academy Leadership ..................................................................................................26Athletic Director Dr. Hans Mueh .............................................................................27Air Force Athletics ........................................................................................................28

CREDITS: The 2012 Air Force Water Polo media guide is a product of the Air Force Academy athletic media relations offi ce. Editorial content, layout and design by Assistant Media Relations Director Melissa McKeown. Ad-ditional editing by the water polo coaches and the athletic media relations staff. Photographs provided by DenMar Services.

ON THE COVER: Featured on the front cover are seniors Alex Arcidi-acono, Mike Fish, Dillon Fisher, Brad Rajchel, Cruz Smithson and Gar-rett Womack.

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COACHING STAFF

Jeff Heidmous, the winningest coach in program history, is in his third year back at the helm of the Air Force water polo team. Heidmous re-turned to lead the Falcons’ water polo program in 2010 after spending the previous 11 years working as an administrator in the Air Force athletic department.

In his fi rst two seasons back with the Falcons, Air Force has compiled a 24-35 overall record, fi nishing each year fi fth in the Western Water Polo Association and ranked 20th in the nation. In addition, 2011 graduate Bobby Geiger earned honorable mention All-America accolades while ending his career as one of the top fi ve scorers in Academy history. Geiger, who began pilot training in August 2012, trained full-time last year with the US Senior National Team as part of the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program (WCAP).

Heidmous, a 1977 USAFA graduate, began his Air Force coaching career in 1981, before heading to UC Santa Barbara in 1985 to pursue his graduate degree. While at UCSB, he helped coach the Gaucho wa-ter polo team, assisting them to a fourth-place fi nish in the NCAA Tournament, while earning his mas-ter’s degree in exercise physiology. He then returned to the Academy in 1986, where he coached until his military retirement in 1999. During his 17-year tenure, Heidmous posted a 232-202-1 career ledger.

All 19 of his teams, including the 2010 and 2011 squads, have fi nished the season nationally ranked in the top 20, including 15 top-15 rankings and fi ve top-10 fi nishes. Before his arrival in 1981, no Air Force water polo team had ever been nationally ranked. In addition, between 1988 and 1996, Heidmous led the Falcons to nine straight appearances in the Western Water Polo Association championship game (then a conference record), winning a pair of WWPA titles (1990 and 1994). His 1994 team compiled a perfect 12-0 record in conference action.

Heidmous has also led four teams to the NCAA Championship tournament and coached 10 players to 13 All-America citations. During his tenure, 32 players have earned a total of 57 All-WWPA selections, while four players earned league MVP accolades. Current Falcons Josh Stedman and Cruz Smithson each received all-conference recognition in 2011, while Petar Jackovich was honored as a member of the WWPA All-Freshman team.

His players have also been recognized for their academic achievement, with a total of 41 academic all-conference honors (22 players) and eight honorees on the ACWPC All-Academic Team (16 awards), including 2011 team captain Danny Harold.

Four of Heidmous’ players captured Academy Major Awards. David Chaney and Brian Pendergast were both recipients of the Athletic Excellence Award, the Academy’s second-highest athletic achievement award. Ted Baudendistel earned the Athletic Leadership Award, presented annually by the Comman-dant of Cadets to the cadet-athlete displaying the highest traits of character and leadership, while Don Sheesley was presented with the Scholar-Athlete Award, recognizing the Academy’s top graduating scholar-athlete.

A two-time WWPA Coach of the Year, Heidmous also served as the head coach for the 1987 and 1988 U.S. Junior National Development water polo teams, win-ning two Can-Am-Mex tournaments, and led the South team at the 1990 and 1995 U.S. Olympic Sports Festivals, earning a silver medal in 1995. In 1987 he was honored as one of the original cadre of Elite-Level coaches cer-tifi ed by USA Water Polo and was later selected to the national team coaching pool from 1990-1994.

During his fi rst stint, Heidmous arguably developed the top collegiate program outside of California. In his last nine seasons (1990-1998), Air Force shocked the NCAA water polo world with 18 victories over more advantaged Mountain Pacifi c Sports Federation (MPSF) programs (23 total wins since 1981), more MPSF victories than all the other non-California teams combined, and fi ve top-10 national rankings. For his coaching achievements, involvement in USA Water Polo, and contributions to the growth of water polo outside of California (especially at the collegiate level) he was inducted as a coach into the USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2002. In 2007, Heidmous was selected to the NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships and Rules Committees and subsequently voted in as the Chair of the Championships Committee for 2010.

Heidmous is one of three brothers to play water polo for the Falcons. All three brothers were four-year starters and earned team captain and team MVP honors as seniors. He and his older brother, Walt (Class of 1976), were members of Air Force’s fi rst NCAA tournament team in 1974, while his younger brother, Phil (Class of 1980), was a member of Air Force’s 1978 and 1979 NCAA Tournament teams.

Heidmous and his wife, Barb, have three children: Jodi (29), Bryan (27) and Briget (23).

JEFF HEIDMOUSHEAD COACHTHIRD SEASON (20TH OVERALL) | (USAFA, 1977)

THE HEIDMOUS FILE

HOMETOWNLompoc, Calif.

EDUCATIONUndergraduate: U.S. Air Force Academy, 1977 B.S. in ManagementGraduate: UC Santa Barbara, 1987 M.S. in Exercise Physiology

PLAYING EXPERIENCEU.S. Air Force Academy • Four-year letterwinner (1973-76) • Team captain/team MVP (1976)

COACHING EXPERIENCEU.S. Air Force Academy • Head Coach, 1981-84UC Santa Barbara • Assistant Coach, 1985U.S. Air Force Academy • Head Coach, 1986-98U.S. Air Force Academy • Head Coach, 2010-

MISCELLANEOUS• Chairman of NCAA Men’s Water Polo Championships Committee, 2010• Inducted as a coach into USA Water Polo Hall of Fame in 2002• Two-time WWPA Coach of the Year (1990, 1994)• Won a pair of WWPA Championships (1990, 1994)• Led Falcons to four NCAA Tournament appearances (1981, 1986, 1990, 1994)• Coached fi ve top-10 nationally ranked teams and 10 All-Americans • Spent 11 years as a senior administrator in the Air Force athletic department


COACHING/SUPPORT STAFF

RYAN BROWNASSISTANT COACHSECOND SEASON | (PACIFIC, 2000)

KIM PINSKEStrength &

Conditioning Coach

LISA SMITHAthletic Trainer

Ryan Brown enters his second season as an assistant coach with the Air Force water polo team. With his arrival at the Acad-emy, Brown brought more than a decade of experience coaching at the high school, college and national levels.

Brown spent fi ve years as an assistant for the USA Men’s Senior National Water Polo Team, working with the program from 2006 until 2010. In 2008, Brown helped guide the U.S. team to a silver medal at the Summer Olympics in Beijing, its best showing in 20 years. Starting in 2009, Brown also served as the head coach of the USA Junior National Water Polo Team.

Prior to working with the national team, Brown spent four seasons as the head women’s water polo coach at the University of the Pacifi c. In 2005, he led the Tigers to their highest win total in program history. Meanwhile, Brown also served as an assistant coach for the men’s team during the 2002 season and in 2003, served as the assistant men’s coach for the USA World University Games team.

Brown, a two-year starting goalkeeper for the Tigers during his collegiate career, graduated from Pacifi c in 2000 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration, while receiving his MBA from UOP in 2001. During his time at Pacifi c, he started a water polo club team, serving as director and head coach from 1999 until 2006.

Brown also served as the boys’ youth director and head coach for the SoCal Water Polo Club, as well as an assistant coach for the boys’ and girls’ water polo teams at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, Calif.

Brown currently resides in Colorado Springs with his wife, Rebekah, and their sons, Reese (3) and Russell (1), along with two dogs (Dozer and Jewlz) and two cats (Wicket and Momma Kitty).

DR. JIM LOWEOFFICER REPRESENTATIVEDr. Jim Lowe serves as an of-fi cer representative for the Air Force water polo team.

Lowe is a professor of operations research with-in the department of management at USAFA. A 1976 graduate of the Academy, Lowe earned a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. Meanwhile, he earned a master’s degree in in-dustrial management and a Ph.D. in operations research, both from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Ga. Lowe served the Air Force as a civil engi-neer and analyst at England AFB, La.; Maxwell AFB, Ala.; Lajes Field AB, Azores, Portugal; Na-val Postgraduate School (NPS), Calif.; and the Air Force Academy, Colo. He has taught at the Academy since 1987, with an intervening tour at the Defense Resources Management Institute at NPS from 1992-94. Lowe’s two children and their families cur-rently reside in northwest Florida.

LT. COL. JOHN CHRISTOFFICER REPRESENTATIVELt. Col. John Christ serves as offi cer representative for the Air Force water polo team.

Christ is an associate professor and deputy de-partment head in the department of civil and environmental engineering. A 1996 graduate of the Academy, Christ let-tered four years in water polo, serving as team captain and earning MVP honors in his fi nal season. An honorable mention All-America and AWPCA All-Academic selection in 1995, he was named to both the All-WWPA and Academic All-WWPA teams in his junior and senior cam-paigns and earned a silver medal at the 1995 U.S. Olympic Festival. In addition to earning his master’s degree in 1997 from the Air Force Institute of Technol-ogy at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, Christ has also spent time at Minot AFB, N.D., Osan AB, Korea, and Izmir Air Station, Turkey while also deploying to Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan and Qa-tar. Christ earned his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan in July 2005. Christ and his wife of 16 years, Melisa, have four children.

2ND LT. ANSON HARVEYVOLUNTEER ASSISTANT COACH

2nd Lt. Anson Harvey will serve as a volunteer coach for the Falcons this season.

A 2012 USAFA graduate, Harvey earned his degree in management. He is currently sta-tioned at the Academy as a physical education instructor as he awaits pilot training. A native of Thousand Oaks, Calif., Harvey was a four-year letterwinner for the Falcons’ wa-ter polo team. As a two-meter defender, Harvey ended his career with 19 points (eight goals, 11 assists) and 17 steals. In his senior campaign, Harvey played in 25 of 28 games on the year, registering a goal, four assists and six steals.

C3C JOSHUA BURDGETeam Manager


2012 OUTLOOKAs the Air Force water polo team enters its third season under head coach Jeff Heidmous, the Falcons look to continue progressing towards their goals as a program. In each of the last two seasons, Air Force posted fi fth-place WWPA fi nishes and this year’s veteran leadership should boost the team to greater accomplishments.

“We always have one team goal, and that is to win the WWPA champion-ship,” stated Heidmous. “We strive to be our best in November and make a strong run at the championship. After two coaching transition years, we believe this fall is our time to make signifi cant strides and do more than just talk about a championship.”

“Beginning two years ago, we emphasized fi tness and individual and team fundamentals,” continued Heidmous. “We’ve seen dramatic improve-ments in fi tness, especially leg strength, and individual fundamentals. We believe these are the two foundational areas a team must have in place to improve team fundamentals, so we are hopeful it all comes together by this November.”

“This will be my third season back, but only the fi rst season with our coaching staff in place for the entire January-to-November training calen-dar,” said Heidmous. “For every returning player, this will be their fi rst full 11-month training cycle with the same coaches, system and expectations. And with seven seniors, on paper, this should be a peak year for Air Force water polo.”

The seven seniors that return for the Falcons comprise an experienced bunch that includes fi ve players who have been regular starters. The lead-ership that comes from this veteran group will be instrumental in getting the team to achieve their goals in 2012.

“Senior leadership is key on any team and the leading cannot just be left to the team captains,” Heidmous commented. “It requires every senior setting the right example and being 100 percent committed to winning a championship. Fortunately, the seniors have stepped up and having seven seniors to lean on is a luxury. We are placing a fair amount of responsibility on them to pass on to the freshmen the team’s increased expectations in daily job performance and competitive spirit. It’s been a tumultuous last three years for the seniors—they’ve been through a lot of growing pains together. To their credit, they stayed positive and sacrifi ced to help rebuild the program for the benefi t of the teams that come after them. As their legacy to the program, before they graduate, we need them to instill in the freshmen what it means to play for Air Force Water Polo.”

Returning starters in the senior class include goalkeeper Mike Fish, Gar-rett Womack, Cruz Smithson and co-captains Brad Rajchel and Dillon Fisher. Fish was the Falcons’ primary netminder in his sophomore cam-paign before backing up 2012 graduate Danny Harold last season. “I think Mike learned how better to prepare for games and run defenses while on the bench studying games last year,” said Heidmous. “Last year gave Mike a chance to refocus and become an All-WWPA level goalkeeper.”

Heidmous also expects a break-out year from Womack, a defender who started all 28 games for the Falcons last season: “Over the spring and summer, it all came together for Garrett. He’s always had physical skills, but understanding his role and how to approach the game fi nally clicked. Like Mike, I think Gar-rett will put up an All-WWPA level perfor-mance this fall.”

Smithson, an honorable mention all-conference selection last year, is in position to break into Air Force’s all-time top-

10 career scoring list and will continue to be a key component in the Falcons’ offense this season. “We have the potential to spread the scoring out between six or eight players this fall, which is our preference, so Cruz might not get big numbers,” said Heidmous. “But during the spring, Cruz was our most consistent fi nisher, especially when we needed goals in tight moments of games. We’ll need his consistency and timely goals this fall.”

Meanwhile, Fisher and Rajchel will step up as the Falcons’ team captains this season. “Brad and Dillon are high-energy guys with great work eth-ics,” commented Heidmous. “Dillon led the team in assists last year and Brad vastly improved his shooting effi ciency and game awareness over the spring and summer. Both will be critical leaders for us in and out of the pool.”

Other standouts for the Falcons include junior Josh Stedman, a fi rst-team all-conference honoree last year, and centers Andrew Hamilton and Pe-tar Jackovich, a junior and sophomore, respectively.

“Josh is our most complete player,” observed Heidmous. “He has great range defensively and is our fastest player. He uses his speed well in tran-sition to create offense and is a strong fi nisher. Josh’s best two years are in front of him, so he will be fun to watch.”

“We like the progress of our two centers,” continued Heidmous. “Hammy and Petar are our strongest players and have worked hard to improve their leg strength and fundamentals. With this tandem, we should enjoy steady center play for another two and three years.”

The Falcons also have a group of freshmen that may be able to contribute in supporting roles this season. “In the goal, Caleb Guarino looks to be the back-up to Fish,” said Heidmous. “Zack Kamai is a promising defender who we hope can contribute right away, and we think Kevin Womack and Ben Rogers might see some minutes as utility players. If these four de-velop over the fall, we should have the depth we need come November.”

With just one starter gone from last season’s squad, the Falcons certainly return the experience necessary to achieve their goals. This year’s team is also much deeper, and that depth could help Air Force play at a higher level.

“We hope to have the depth to push the tempo and keep the pace of games high,” said Heidmous. “Using a lot of players is tough on continuity, but we think we have enough returning players to make it work. If con-tinuity becomes a problem, we can always reduce the number of players in our rotation, if not fulltime, then maybe in the second half of games.”

Not only do the Falcons have the depth to fi nish at the top of the league, they also possess another essential quality—strong team chemistry.

“We like the chemistry in the locker room—when players genuinely like each other, and support each other, good things usually happen,” ac-knowledged Heidmous. “[These guys] are an unselfi sh group, and push each other daily to improve.”

CRUZ SMITHSON

JOSH STEDMAN


2012 ROSTER# PLAYER YR. HT./WT. POS. HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL)1 Mike Fish Sr. 6-2/195 Goalie Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa)1A Caleb Guarino Fr. 6-3/195 Goalie Diamond Bar, Calif. (Bonita)1B Daniel Stasik Jr. 6-3/180 Goalie Fontana, Calif. (Etiwanda)1C Ryan Sheikh Jr. 6-0/180 Goalie Fullerton, Calif. (Sunny Hills) 2 Johnny Suttorp So. 6-0/205 Driver Kentwood, Mich. (East Kentwood)3 Petar Jackovich So. 6-4/227 Center New Lenox, Ill. (Lincoln-Way Central) 4 Brad Rajchel Sr. 6-1/195 Attacker Orlando, Fla. (Winter Park)5 Jantz Johnson So. 6-0/185 Attacker Murrieta Valley, Calif. (Murrieta Valley)6 Mike Radosevich Sr. 6-3/200 Defender Temecula, Calif. (Great Oak)7 Kyle Mahan Jr. 6-1/170 Driver Corinth, Texas (Guyer)8 Cruz Smithson Sr. 6-0/205 Utility Capistrano Beach, Calif. (Servite)9 Brad Duncan Jr. 6-0/170 Driver Fresno, Calif. (Clovis West)10 Alex Arcidiacono Sr. 6-1/185 Attacker La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla)11 Dillon Fisher Sr. 5-11/175 Driver Orange, Calif. (Villa Park)12 Max Reilly Jr. 5-10/165 Driver Davis, Calif. (Davis)13 Garrett Womack Sr. 6-3/195 Defender Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley)14 Andrew Hamilton Jr. 6-4/210 Center Mechanicsburg, Pa. (Cumberland Valley)15 Josh Stedman Jr. 6-1/182 Attacker Brea, Calif. (Troy)16 Zack Kamai Fr. 6-1/201 Defender Irvine, Calif. (Irvine)17 Dominic Vicino So. 6-2/195 Utility Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. (Los Osos)18 Kevin Womack Fr. 6-3/214 Utility Redlands, Calif. (Redlands East Valley)19 Eric Bungcag Fr. 5-6/180 Driver Garden Grove, Calif. (Villa Park)20 Kenny Johnson Fr. 6-2/190 Utility Clayton, Calif. (Clayton Valley)21 Landon Carr Fr. 6-3/195 Driver Beaumont, Calif. (Beaumont)22 Andy Santala Fr. 6-0/170 Driver Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Aliso Niguel) 23 Ben Rogers Fr. 6-3/200 Utility Thousand Oaks, Calif. (Thousand Oaks)24 Lucas Villa Fr. 6-3/185 Center Folsom, Calif. (Rio Mesa) Oliver Carter Fr. 6-0/170 Driver Whittier, Calif. (La Serna) Connor Colas Fr. 6-1/170 Driver Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral) Tanner Housken Fr. 6-4/165 Driver Palm Desert, Calif. (Xavier Prep) Tyler Hudson Fr. 5-10/160 Driver Norco, Calif. (Norco)

Bold indicates team captain

Head Coach: Jeff Heidmous (USAFA, ‘77)Assistant Coach: Ryan Brown (Pacifi c ‘00)Manager: C3C Joshua Burdge


FALCON RETURNERS

2011: Earned a varsity letter … scored seven goals and fi ve assists on the season … also tied for third on the team with 18 steals.

2010: Earned a varsity letter …notched fi ve goals and three assists on the season … scored four goals in win over La Verne during the fi rst weekend of the season … also recorded 11 steals and two drawn ejections on the year.

2009: Earned a varsity letter.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in water polo … offensive player of the year as a senior … named to the Union-Tribune all-city team in 2008 … received the Senior All-Star Water Polo Award from the Aquatics Council of San Diego … three-time recipient of the All-American Academic Sports Award from the Union-Tribune … graduated with academic distinction.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Peter and Kristin Arci-diacono ... hobbies include surfi ng, working out and hanging out with friends ... majoring in civil engineering ... hero is Miles McPherson ... fa-vorite food is cheeseburgers … favorite music is classic rock (The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Rolling Stones) … favorite quote: “I don’t see why not.” –Caleb McCutcheon.

ALEXARCIDIACONOSR. | 6-1/185 | ATTACKERLA JOLLA, CALIF.(LA JOLLA)

2011: Earned a varsity letter … played in 11 games, starting fi ve … re-corded 65 saves on the season.

2010: Earned a varsity letter as the Falcons’ starting goalkeeper … notched 246 saves and a team-best 27 steals … also recorded six assists.

2009: Earned a JV letter.

High School: Lettered three years in water polo … team co-MVP as a senior … recorded 170 saves, 15 steals and fi ve assists in senior cam-paign … fi rst-team All-CIF Southern Section selection and fi rst-team All-Bay League in 2008 … named to Daily Breeze’s All-Area team in 2008 … freshman-sophomore defensive MVP in 2004 … also lettered one year in named a Scholar-Athlete and on honor roll every semester.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of Mark and Kathy Fish ... father, Mark, ran cross country at the Academy … majoring in civil en-gineering ... hobbies include snowboarding, volleyball, bodysurfi ng and camping ... plans to become a pilot or join the civil engineering fi eld fol-lowing graduation … his parents are his heroes … favorite food is baby back ribs … favorite music is rock, reggae, Slow Kids at Play, Pennywise and Expendables … favorite quote: “That rug really tied the room together.” –The Dude.

MIKE FISHSR. | 6-2/195 | GOALIEMANHATTAN BEACH, CALIF.(MIRA COSTA)


FALCON RETURNERS

Team co-captain for 2012 season …

2011: Earned a varsity letter … one of two players to start every game for the Falcons … led the team with 44 assists, while adding eight goals … also recorded eight steals on the season.

2010: Earned a varsity letter, playing in every game for the Falcons … ranked second on the team with 19 assists, while also tallying 12 goals … recorded nine steals and four drawn ejections.

2009: Earned a varsity letter … notched two goals and an assist on the season … also recorded six steals.

High School: Lettered in water polo for four years … team co-captain in 2007 and 2008 … registered 63 goals, 74 assists, and 31 steals in senior campaign … third-team All-American in 2008 … two-time All-CIF Division II selection (fi rst team in 2008) … two-time fi rst-team all-league selection … CIF champions (Division II) in 2007 … recipient of D. Haskins Award in 2007 … winner of the Coaches Award in 2005 and Hardest Worker Award in 2006 … played for Club SOCAL, which won the 18-and-under club cham-pionships in 2008 and the 16-and-under club championships and Junior Olympics in 2007 … also won the 14-and-under Junior Olympics with Club Split in 2005 … two-time Junior Olympics All-American (2005 and 2007) … also lettered four years in swimming … four-year Scholar-Athlete … mem-ber of National Honor Society … named to honor roll 2005-2007.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 31 … son of Jerry and Alma Fisher ... has a sister, Lacie … majoring in civil engineering … plans to become a pilot following graduation … hobbies include surfi ng and stand-up paddling ... favorite music is Black Keys … favorite quote: “Everything has a purpose, do everything with a purpose.”

DILLONFISHERSR. | 5-11/175 | DRIVERORANGE, CALIF.(VILLA PARK)

2011: Earned a varsity letter … notched four goals and an assist … also registered a steal.

2010: Earned a varsity letter … recorded one assist and one drawn ejection on the season.


High School: Team captain and MVP … named most improved … winner of Scholarship Award, Passion Award and Integrity Award … recorded 44 goals, 12 assists, 11 prevented goals, 31 steals and 12 drawn ejections in senior season … a second-team all-league selection and All-CIF honorable mention by The Californian … CIF Scholar-Athlete … two-time CIF team member … also lettered two years in swimming … recipient of academic letter.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 14 … son of Kenneth and Paula Radosevich ... father was a 1980 Academy graduate … majoring in civil engineering ... plans to become a pilot after graduation … hobbies include camping and traveling … an Eagle Scout ... heroes are his dad and Martin Luther King, Jr. … favorite quote: “As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses, for you only get to play one round.” –Ben Hogan.

MIKE RADOSEVICHSR. | 6-3/200 | DEFENDERTEMECULA, CALIF.(GREAT OAK)


FALCON RETURNERS

Team co-captain for 2012 season …

2011: Played in all 28 games, starting 23 … notched 18 goals and nine as-sists … also ranked second on the team in steals with 25.

2010: Did not compete.

2009: Earned a varsity letter … recorded fi ve goals and two assists on the season … posted a 71.4 shot percentage … also registered four steals.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo … played in state cham-pionship game in senior season … team MVP … named Central Florida Player of the Year in 2009 … recorded 129 goals, 47 assists, 74 steals and 32 drawn ejections in senior season … named outstanding offensive player in 2008 … an all-conference, All-Central Florida and All-America honoree … also earned four varsity letters in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 8 … son of Louis and Mary Rajchel ... brother, Brett, played water polo at the Naval Academy … majoring in behavioral sciences … plans a career in acquisitions following graduation … hobbies include racquetball, listening to music and anything physical … plans to major in biology ... favorite food is a Chipotle burrito … favorite music is anything by Bob Marley … favorite quote: “I fi rmly believe that any man’s fi nest hour, the greatest fulfi llment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the fi eld of battle—victorious.” –Vince Lombardi.

BRADRAJCHELSR. | 6-1/195 | ATTACKERORLANDO, FLA.(WINTER PARK)

Needs just four points to rank amongst the top 20 scorers in program his-tory …

2011: Started in 23 of 28 games for the Falcons … named an honorable mention All-WWPA selection … led the team in goals (50) and total points (66) … fi nished third on the team with 16 assists … also tied for third in steals with 18 … earned WWPA Player of the Week and Air Force Athlete of the Week honors for his performance during the last weekend of the regular season.

2010: Second-year starter for the Falcons … fi nished second on the team in total goals scored with 39 … also recorded 10 assists to fi nish the season with 49 points (third-best total on the team) … recorded 11 steals and 45 drawn ejections.

2009: Started for the Falcons in his rookie season … selected as the West-ern Water Polo Association Newcomer of the Year … named to the WWPA All-Rookie Team … also named the Falcons’ Rookie of the Year … tied for second on the team in goals scored with 44 … also registered 18 assists on the season to fi nish the year with 62 points (third-best on the team) … named to the East Meets West All-Tournament team … recorded 48 drawn ejections and 28 steals on the year.

High School: Four-year member of varsity water polo team … team MVP in sophomore, junior and senior seasons … named Servite Athlete of the Year in senior season … two-time league MVP (sophomore and senior seasons) … OC Trinity League Athlete of the Year as a senior … three-time fi rst-team All-CIF selection … two-time fi rst-team All-American … recorded 103 goals, 41 assists and 80 steals in his senior campaign … team won CIF championship in freshman season … MVP of his club team, which won a gold medal at the Junior Olympics in 2008 … four-year Scholar-Athlete … graduated with distinguished honors.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20 … son of Christopher and Marion Smithson ... majoring in behavioral science … plans a career in special investigations … hobbies include listening to music and watching Crimi-nal Minds ... plans to major in biological medicine/psychology ... favorite music is everything but bluegrass … favorite quote: “A good chess player is always thinking fi ve moves ahead; a great chess player is thinking one move ahead, but it’s always the right move.”

CRUZ SMITHSONSR. | 6-0/205 | UTILITYCAPISTRANO BEACH, CALIF.(SERVITE)


FALCON RETURNERS

2011: One of two players to start every game for the Falcons … fi nished the year with 14 goals and nine assists … also registered 15 steals.

2010: Earned a varsity letter, playing in every game for the Falcons … scored 13 goals and fi ve assists on the season … also recorded eight steals and fi ve drawn ejections.

2009: Earned a varsity letter … recorded three goals and one assist on the season … also notched 1.5 steals.

High School: Three-year letterwinner in water polo … team captain and MVP during senior season … registered 115 goals, 45 assists, 60 steals and 29 drawn ejections in senior campaign … two-time All-CIF selection … two-time fi rst-team All-Citrus Belt League …offensive player of the year as a junior … named most improved in sophomore season … also lettered two years in swimming … fi ve-time Scholar-Athlete … NCAS National Stu-dent-Athlete … USA Water Polo Academic All-American in 2008 … named to Principal’s Honor Roll every semester … member of National Honor Society … AP Scholar.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 5 … son of Darryl and Patty Womack ... uncle, Greg Womack, was a 1982 graduate of the Academy … younger brother, Kevin, is a freshman on this year’s squad … majoring in aeronauti-cal engineering ... plans to become a pilot following graduation … hob-bies include playing guitar and tinkering … hero is his grandfather, Paul Womack ... favorite food is his mom’s blueberry pancakes … favorite music is classic rock … favorite quote: “Excellence is an art won by training and habituation. We do not act rightly because we have virtue or excellence, but we rather have those because we have acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” –Aristotle.

GARRETTWOMACKSR. | 6-3/195 | DEFENDERREDLANDS, CALIF.(REDLANDS EAST VALLEY)

2011: Earned a JV letter … scored one goal and one assist in varsity action.


High School: Lettered two years in water polo … recipient of “The Poloist” award … named a CA/HI ninth-team All-American … club team fi nished 19th at Junior Olympics … named to Principal’s Honor Roll.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 25 … son of Laura and Jeff Duncan … brother, Matthew, also attended the Academy … majoring in management … plans a career in acquisitions following graduation … hobbies include basketball and ukulele … hero is Robin Shin … favorite food is baby-back ribs … favorite music is “everything” … favorite quote: “I give you a fi ve.”

BRAD DUNCANJR. | 6-0/170 | DRIVERFRESNO, CALIF.(CLOVIS WEST)

2011: Started in 27 of 28 games for the Falcons … ranked third on the team with 39 goals, while adding four assists … also recorded seven steals.

2010: Earned a varsity letter … notched two goals on the season … also recorded a drawn ejection.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo … team captain as a senior … scored 82 goals, 34 steals and 32 drawn ejections in 24 games … third-team All-American as a junior and a second-team All-America selection in senior season … two-time fi rst-team all-state honoree … team won state championship in 2008 and fi nished third in 2009 … chosen for the Na-tional Zones Northeast Division in 2008 and 2009 … runner-up state fresh-man of the year in 2006, despite missing two-thirds of the season with a broken hand … named to all-freshman team … Academic All-American … also lettered four years in swimming … named to National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 40 … son of Doug and Jana Hamilton … majoring in biology (pre-med) … would like a career in dentistry … hobbies in-clude eating, sleeping, video games, snow-boarding and skate-boarding … hero is Jesus Christ … favorite food is Chinese … fa-vorite music is Angels & Airwaves, Dan Black, Incubus and Dispatch.

ANDREWHAMILTONJR. | 6-4/210 | CENTERMECHANICSBURG, PA.(CUMBERLAND VALLEY)


FALCON RETURNERS

2011: Earned a JV letter … credited with one steal in varsity action.

2010: Earned a JV letter … recorded one steal on the season.

High School: Four-year letterwinner in water polo … two-time team cap-tain … three-time fi rst-team all-region … fi rst-team all-state in 2010 ... sec-ond-team All-American in 2010 … three-time Southwest Zone Water Polo team member … also lettered four years in swimming … honor graduate … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 1 … son of Wesley and Carrie Ma-han … majoring in biology … after graduation, would like to become a pilot or intelligence offi cer … hobbies include running, golfi ng, playing video games and hanging out with friends … heroes are his parents … favorite food is pasta … favorite quote: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” –Wayne Gretzky.

KYLEMAHANJR. | 6-1/170 | DRIVERCORINTH, TEXAS(GUYER)

2011: Played in all 28 games for the Falcons … fi nished second on the team in assists with 23 … also recorded 13 goals and six steals … named to the WWPA All-Academic team.

2010: Earned a varsity letter … recorded three goals and an assist during the season … also notched two steals.

High School: Four-year letterwinner … team captain … four-time winner of Most Inspirational award … record 58 goals, 70+ assists and 20+ drawn ejections in senior season … eighth-team All-American … named an Aca-demic All-American by USA Water Polo.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 7 … son of Marci Snodgrass and Peter Reilly ... majoring in civil engineering … plans to become a pilot … hobbies include po-etry and leather-bound books … hero is Sully Sullenberger … favorite food is sushi, burgers and Panda Express … favorite music is Bruce Springsteen … favorite quote: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excel-lence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” –Ar-istotle.

MAXREILLYJR. | 5-10/165 | DRIVERDAVIS, CALIF.(DAVIS)

2011: Served as a team manager.


High School: Played three years of water polo, earning two letters … coached by Keith Nighswonger … team captain as a senior … all-league selection in 2008 … recipient of Guardian Lancer Leadership Award … also lettered two years in swimming … team captain as a senior … earned Lancer Award for Economics … recipient of North Orange County ROP En-gineering Design Award … earned Minds in Motion Scholar-Athlete Award during every sports season.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 5 … son of Steve and Theresa Sheikh … attended the Academy Prep School … hobbies include anything out-doors, hiking, camping, climbing, going to the beach and sports … heroes are his parents … majoring in management … favorite foods are pizza and hot wings … favorite music is country … favorite quote: “Better to fi ght for something than live for nothing.” –Gen. George Patton.

RYANSHEIKHJR. | 6-0/180 | GOALIEFULLERTON, CALIF.(SUNNY HILLS)



High School: Lettered three years in water polo … team MVP … second-team all-league honoree … named Most Improved … recorded over 210 saves as a junior and more than 230 blocks in senior season … also let-tered three years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 20 … son of Edward and Cathleen Stasik … attended North Western Prep … plans to major in management … after graduation, would like to become a fi ghter pilot, special tactics offi cer or do something business related … hobbies include rock climbing, exploring and driving … heroes are Jesus Christ, his dad and his grandpa … favorite foods are Kraft macaroni and cheese and McDoubles … favorite quote: “Grow old or die trying.” –Portal.

DANIELSTASIKJR. | 6-3/180 | GOALIEFONTANA, CALIF.(ETIWANDA)


FALCON RETURNERS

2011: Played in 27 games, starting 26 … named a fi rst-team All-WWPA se-lection … led the Falcons in steals with 29 … ranked second on the team in both goals (45) and total points (57) … also added 12 assists on the year … scored a career-best eight goals against St. Francis … named WWPA Player of the Week following his performance against the Terriers.

2010: Earned a varsity letter, starting every game for the Falcons in his rookie campaign … named to the WWPA All-Freshman team … fi nished third on the team in both goals (27) and assists (18) … tied for second on the team with 24 steals … also recorded 32 drawn ejections.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo … two-time Freeway League MVP … Freeway League Athlete of the Year for 2009-10 season … All-American … fi rst-team CIF-Division 5 honoree in 2008 and 2009 … registered 98 goals, 29 assists and 62 steals in senior season … won gold medal at Junior Olympics and National Club Championships … also let-tered four years in swimming … member of National Honor Society.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 30 … son of Julie and Randall Sted-man … father is an Academy graduate who competed in both swimming and water polo … cousin, Garrett Schutz, also attended USAFA … hob-bies include wakeboarding and dirt bike riding … hero is George Caster … plans to major in economics … favorite food is mashed potatoes … favorite music is classic rock … favorite quote: “I don’t measure a man’s success by how high he climbs, but how high he bounces when he hits bottom.” –General Patton.

JOSHSTEDMANJR. | 6-1/182 | ATTACKERBREA, CALIF.(TROY)

2011: Earned a varsity letter, playing in every game for the Falcons … named to the WWPA All-Freshman team … scored 10 goals and three as-sists on the season … also recorded nine steals.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo … two-time team MVP (2010-11) … third-team all-state honoree in 2011 … all-conference selec-tion and fi rst-team all-sectionals honoree … two-time USA Water Polo Ac-ademic All-American … played for the Windy City Water Polo club team, as well as the Midwest Zone ODP team … ODP team placed fi rst at the East-West ODP Regional Championships … chosen for 2010 Junior National Selection and Training Camp … also lettered four years in swimming and one year in football.

Personal: Member of cadet squad-ron 14 … son of Daniel and Desa Jackovich … father played football at Utah State, while uncle, Milo, played football at Illinois Bene-dictine … majoring in operations research … would like to go into acquisitions or fi nance follow-ing graduation … hobbies include playing water polo, eating, watch-ing movies and tubing … favorite quote: “If you think you are beaten, you are, if you think that you dare not, you don’t, if you’d like to win, but you think you can’t, it’s almost certain you won’t. Life’s battles don’t always go to the stronger or faster man, but sooner or later the man who wins is the man who thinks he can.” –Arnold Palmer.

PETAR JACKOVICHSO. | 6-4/227 | CENTERNEW LENOX, ILL.(LINCOLN-WAY CENTRAL)

2011: Earned a varsity letter, playing in 20 games … notched 12 goals and six assists … recorded fi ve steals.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo … two-time All-American … All-Valley and all-county player of the year … MVP of the Southwestern League … All-CIF (Division 2) as a senior … fi rst-team All-CIF (Division 3) as a junior and second-team All-CIF (Division 3) as a sophomore … competed in CIF fi nals all four years … played for the Elite Water Polo club team and SOPAC ODP team … also lettered four years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 24 … son of Carlos and Tami John-son … brother, Jory, played water polo at Long Beach State and BYU-Ha-waii … plans to major in behavioral science … would like to become a pilot … hobbies include going to the beach and hanging out with family and friends … favorite quote: “There is no ‘I’ in team.”

JANTZ JOHNSONSO. | 6-0/185 | ATTACKERMURRIETA, CALIF.(MURRIETA VALLEY)


FALCON RETURNERS


High School: Four-year letterwinner in water polo … state tournament MVP as a senior … Michigan player of the year …district, regional and state award recipient throughout high school … played for the Rockford Water Polo club … also lettered four years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 1 … son of Kevin and Carol Sut-torp … attended the Academy Prep School … plans a career as a pilot or OSI following graduation … hobbies include playing the drums, watching movies and getting together with friends … favorite quote: “May the wind always be at your back, and the sun upon your face, and may the winds of destiny carry you aloft to dance with the stars.”

JOHNNYSUTTORPSO. | 6-0/205 | DRIVERKENTWOOD, MICH.(EAST KENTWOOD)

2011: Earned a varsity letter, playing in fi ve games … scored four goals on the season.

High School: Lettered four years in water polo …two-time NISCA All-American and USA Water Polo Academic All-American … two-time fi rst-team All-CIF (Division 4) honoree … three-time All-Baseline League … team MVP and captain in 2010 … MVP of the Inland Valley All-Star game in 2010 … all-area selection in 2009 … named team’s most improved player in 2008 … member of CIF championship team in 2008 and CIF fi nalist team in 2009 … won four league championships … played for the Foothill Water Polo Club … also lettered in baseball for two years.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 32 … son of Chris and Carla Vicino … father played football at Claremont College, while uncle, Michael, played football at the University of Washington … plans to become a pilot follow-ing graduation … hobbies include swimming, Xbox, watching movies and playing cards … favorite quote: “Don’t let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.” – John Wooden.

DOMINICVICINOSO. | 6-2/195 | UTILITYRANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIF.(LOS OSOS)


FRESHMEN TO WATCH

High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … CIF D-5 Player of the Year in 2011 … CIF champion … played for the Foothill club team … also lettered three years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 12 … son of Joseph and Laurie Gua-rino … plans to major in management … would like to become a pilot following graduation … hobbies include eating … favorite quote: “If you’re not fi rst, you’re last.”

CALEBGUARINOFR. | 6-3/195 | GOALIEDIAMOND BAR, CALIF.(BONITA)

High School: Earned three varsity letters for water polo … two-time fi rst-team All-Pacifi c Coast League honoree and two-time fi rst-team All-Irvine City selection … second-team all-league and all-city honoree in 2008 … reached CIF post-season playoffs all three years … played for the Kahuna Water Polo Club and International Water Polo Club … also a member of the 2009-10 ODP SoPac Zone Junior Team and the 2008-09 ODP SoPac Zone Youth Team … won an ODP Youth Team national championship in 2008-09 … also lettered four years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 37 … son of Marold and Kristen Kamai … attended Northwestern Preparatory School before coming to the Academy … plans to major in civil engineering, aerospace engineering or physics … would like to become a pilot … hobbies include coaching water polo, rock climbing and yoga … favorite quote: “Smile, life’s too short to frown.”

ZACKKAMAIFR. | 6-1/201 | DEFENDERIRVINE, CALIF.(IRVINE)

High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … two-time fi rst-team all-division and all-league selection … two-time team offensive MVP … registered 97 goals, 36 assists and 41 steals as a senior … tallied 108 goals, 32 assists and 65 steals as a junior … named to the California-Hawaii All-America team in 2010 … played for the SoCal Water Polo Club and SOPAC ODP team … also lettered two years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 35 … son of Rich and Patty Santala … brother, Nick, played water polo at Cal … also has 10 cousins who have played or are still playing college water polo at Cal, USC and UC Santa Barbara … plans to major in biology …hobbies include surfi ng and guitar … favorite quote: “Plan your work and work your plan.”

ANDYSANTALAFR. | 6-0/170 | DRIVERALISO VIEJO, CALIF.(ALISO NIGUEL)

High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … three-time team MVP … two-time league MVP … three-time fi rst-team all-league honoree and second-team all-league selection as a freshman … two-time fi rst-team All-CIF selection … Press Enterprise All-Area Player of the Year in 2011 … played for Foothill CWP, as well as the Coastal California ODP team … Foothill CWP MVP in 2011 … won ODP regional championships in 2011 and 2012 … attended national team selection camp in 2012 … also lettered three years in swimming.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 16 … son of Darryl and Patty Wom-ack … older brother, Garrett, is a senior on the Falcons’ squad … uncle, Greg, is a 1982 USAFA graduate … father played football at Humboldt State … plans to major in mechanical engineering … hobbies include fi lm making, welding, drawing and building … favorite quote: “It matters not how straight the gate, how charged with punishment the scroll. I am the master of my fate, I am the captain of my soul.”

KEVINWOMACKFR. | 6-3/214 | UTILITYREDLANDS, CALIF.(REDLANDS EAST VALLEY)

High School: Earned four varsity letters for water polo … two-time fi rst-team all-league, all-division and all-county honoree … team captain as a senior … led team in goals (136), steals (59) and assists (49) in fi nal cam-paign … broke school records for goals in a season and career (290) … played for the South Coast and Los Angeles Water Polo Clubs … also a member of the Coastal Cal ODP team … named to the ODP Youth National Training Squad in 2011 … also lettered two years in swimming and one year in lacrosse.

Personal: Member of cadet squadron 15 … son of Steven and Nancy Rog-ers … plans to major in aeronautical engineering … would like to become a pilot … hobbies include going to church, spending time with his best friends, surfi ng and hiking.

BENROGERSFR. | 6-3/200 | UTILITYTHOUSAND OAKS, CALIF.(THOUSAND OAKS)


2011 RESULTSDATE OPPONENT LOCATION OUTCOMESept. 3-4 Triton Invitational UC San DiegoSept. 3 vs. Cal Lutheran (18/–) La Jolla, Calif. W, 15-3Sept. 3 at UC San Diego* (18/12) La Jolla, Calif. L, 4-9Sept. 4 vs. Loyola Marymount* (18/8) La Jolla, Calif. L, 5-7Sept. 4 vs. La Verne* (18/–) La Jolla, Calif. W, 12-4

Sept. 17-18 NorCal Tournament Pacifi cSept. 17 vs. UCLA (20/3) Stockton, Calif. L, 4-21Sept. 17 vs. Concordia (20/13) Stockton, Calif. L, 8-10Sept. 18 vs. Vanguard (20/–) Stockton, Calif. W, 11-9Sept. 18 vs. Long Beach State (20/9) Stockton, Calif. L, 9-16

Sept. 23 UC San Diego* (20/10) USAFA, Colo. L, 6-13

Sept. 30 at Chapman* (RV/–) Orange, Calif. W, 12-9

Oct. 1-2 SoCal Tournament Long Beach StateOct. 1 vs. UCLA (RV/2) Los Alamitos, Calif. L, 5-18Oct. 1 vs. UC San Diego* (RV/12) Los Alamitos, Calif. L, 11-12 Oct. 2 vs. Santa Clara* (RV/15) Long Beach, Calif. W, 12-10Oct. 2 at Long Beach State (RV/13) Long Beach, Calif. L, 6-10

Oct. 14 Loyola Marymount* (17/13) USAFA, Colo. L, 7-10

Oct. 22-23 The Rodeo Santa ClaraOct. 22 at Santa Clara* (18/15) Santa Clara, Calif. L, 6-11Oct. 22 vs. Brown (18/RV) Santa Clara, Calif. L, 10-12Oct. 23 vs. UC Davis* (18/12) Santa Clara, Calif. L, 8-15Oct. 23 vs. Stanford (18/3) Santa Clara, Calif. L, 3-16

Oct. 29 St. Francis (RV/19) USAFA, Colo. L, 10-11Oct. 30 St. Francis (RV/19) USAFA, Colo. W, 9-8

Nov. 4 at Whittier* (RV/–) Whittier, Calif. W, 11-10Nov. 5 at Pomona-Pitzer* (RV/RV) Claremont, Calif. W, 9-5Nov. 6 at Long Beach State (RV/7) Long Beach, Calif. L, 7-12

Nov. 17-20 WWPA Tournament UC San DiegoNov. 17 vs. Occidental (20/–) La Jolla, Calif. W, 17-1Nov. 18 vs. UC Davis (20/12) La Jolla, Calif. L, 3-6Nov. 19 vs. Redlands (20/RV) La Jolla, Calif. W, 11-8Nov. 20 vs. Claremont (20/–) La Jolla, Calif. W, 8-4

2011 Season Record: 11-17

* - denotes WWPA contestAF/opponent rankings in parentheses


YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDSYEAR WON LOST TIED COACH PCT. TEAM CAPTAIN(S)1971 15 9 0 Capt. Jim Marett .625 John Pate 1972 13 10 0 Maj. Paul Aehnlich .565 Jim Thompson 1973 16 6 0 Capt. Reggie Pasieczny .727 Kelly Kemp 1974 20 6 0 Capt. Reggie Pasieczny .769 Ben Phillips1975 11 7 1 Capt. Bruce Fisher .563 Walt Heidmous1976 15 7 0 Capt. Bruce Fisher .682 Jeff Heidmous1977 13 6 0 Capt. Bruce Fisher .684 John Wellsfry1978 13 8 0 Capt. Ryan Davis .636 Mike Mullady1979 8 8 0 Capt. Ryan Davis .600 Phil Heidmous 1980 7 8 0 Capt. Dennis Lombard .467 Joe Wotton1981 13 10 0 Capt. Jeff Heidmous .565 Keith Limbird1982 7 8 0 Capt. Jeff Heidmous .467 Jeff Wilkerson1983 8 13 1 Capt. Jeff Heidmous .386 Gerry Veldhuizen1984 9 13 0 Capt. Jeff Heidmous .455 Bob Pickrell1985 9 15 0 Capt. Jim Hogue .375 Mark Crosby/Tim Harris1986 8 19 0 Capt. Jeff Heidmous .296 Dan Hancock1987 12 17 0 Capt. Jeff Heidmous .414 Joe Roh/Cy Whinnery1988 17 10 0 Maj. Jeff Heidmous .630 Mike Schlacter1989 13 11 0 Maj. Jeff Heidmous .542 Mark Baudendistel1990 20 8 0 Maj. Jeff Heidmous .714 Brad Kremer1991 24 8 0 Maj. Jeff Heidmous .750 David Chaney1992 10 12 0 Maj. Jeff Heidmous .455 Ted Baudendistel1993 10 14 0 Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous .417 Don Sheesley1994 19 11 0 Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous .633 Garrett Lowe1995 20 10 0 Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous .667 John Christ1996 14 10 0 Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous .583 Mackie Contreras1997 12 16 0 Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous .429 Jay Reaves1998 16 12 0 Lt. Col. Jeff Heidmous .571 Rob Mattivi/Jason Nolting1999 21 12 0 Jeff Ehrlich .636 Mark McGill2000 14 13 0 Jeff Ehrlich .519 Charlie Toth/Wade Grabow2001 12 13 0 Jeff Ehrlich .480 Brian Hasbrouck2002 16 12 0 Jeff Ehrlich .571 Lowell Wallace2003 18 10 0 Jeff Ehrlich .643 Scott Butler2004 8 22 0 Jeff Ehrlich .267 Josh Jewett/Jared Jones2005 12 15 0 Jeff Ehrlich .444 Jeff Donaldson2006 14 17 0 Jeff Ehrlich .452 Danny Kimmich/Blake Pickell2007 15 14 0 Jeff Ehrlich .517 Justin Berry/Clark Condict2008 17 15 0 Jeff Ehrlich .531 Kevin Williams2009 18 14 0 Jeff Ehrlich .563 Jason Fung/Jack Hines2010 13 18 0 Jeff Heidmous .419 Bobby Geiger2011 11 17 0 Jeff Heidmous .393 Danny HaroldTOTAL 561 484 2 .536

DID YOU KNOW ...?• 41 Seasons

• 24 Winning Campaigns• Two WWPA Titles

• Nine Straight Appearances in Western Water Polo Association Championship Game (1988-1996)

• Air Force was an independent from 1971-86 and then joined the WWPA


RECORD BOOK

MOST GOALS1. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 3392. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 2343. Bobby Geiger (2007-10) 2144. David Chaney (1988-91) 2115. Clark Condict (2004-07) 169

MOST ASSISTS1. David Chaney (1988-91) 1362. Alex Churnside (2006-09) 1313. Murphey Morgan (2001-04) 1304. Rob Mattivi (1995-98) 120 5. Tyler Hewko (2005-08) 110

MOST POINTS1. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 442 2. David Chaney (1988-91) 3473. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 3174. Bobby Geiger (2007-10) 2865. Rob Mattivi (1995-98) 280

BEST SHOOTING PERCENTAGE1. Gerry Veldhuizen (1980-83) .5702. Ben Phillips (1971-74) .4993. Roger Rechsteiner (1972-75) .4854. Joe Wotton (1977-80) .4665. Chad Simendinger (1997-2000) .460

SEASON RECORDS

Most Goals 120, Ben Phillips (1972)

Most Assists 53, David Chaney (1991) and Scott Butler (2003)

Most Points 145, Ben Phillips (1972)

Best Shooting Percentage .741, Gerry Veldhuizen (1981)

Most Steals 98, Casey Wood (1999)

Best Save Percentage .623, Walt Heidmous (1973)

Best Save/Game Average 11.56, Fred Logan (1981) and Mark Baudendistel (1989)

CAREER RECORDS

SCOTT BUTLER (‘04)

MOST STEALS1. Charlie Toth (1997-00) 2572. Casey Wood (1996-99) 2153. Alex Churnside (2006-09) 1984. John Christ (1992-95) 1905. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 189

MOST SAVES1. Walt Heidmous (1972-75) 7922. Craig Thomas (1993-96) 6903. David Ostrom (2006-09) 6744. Brandon Shroyer (2000-03) 6125. Charlie Toth (1997-00) 586

BEST SAVE PERCENTAGE1. Walt Heidmous (1972-75) .5952. Howie Redd (1988-91) .5693. Mark Baudendistel (1987-90) .5634. Brandon Shroyer (2000-03) .5595. Craig Thomas (1993-96) .529

BEST SAVES/GAME AVERAGE1. Mark Baudendistel (1987-89) 10.822. Howie Redd (1988-91) 10.033. Don Sheesley (1990-93) 8.434. Walt Heidmous (1972-75) 8.435. Craig Thomas (1993-96) 8.31 Brandon Shroyer (2000-03)

BEN PHILLIPS (‘75)

BOBBY GEIGER (‘11)

WALT HEIDMOUS (‘76)

BRANDON SHROYER (‘04)


RECORD BOOKTOP 20 AIR FORCE CAREER SCORERS

YEARS NAME (CLASS YEAR) PLAYED GOALS ATT. PCT. AST. PTS. 1. Ben Phillips (‘75) 4 339 680 .499 103 442 2. David Chaney (‘92) 4 211 460 .459 136 347 3. Brian Pendergast (‘97) 4 212 470 .451 83 317 4. Bobby Geiger (‘11) 4 214 519 .412 72 286 5. Rob Mattivi (‘99) 4 157 322 .488 120 280 6. Alex Churnside (‘10) 4 145 416 .349 131 276 7. Murphey Morgan (‘05) 4 125 429 .291 130 255 8. Bill Monroe (‘76) 4 166 368 .451 79 245 9. Clark Condict (‘08) 4 169 544 .311 73 242 10. Steve Spanovich (‘89) 4 162 374 .433 70 232 11. Ted Baudendistel (‘93) 4 147 359 .409 78 223 12. Gerry Veldhuizen (‘84) 4 131 230 .570 86 217 13. Scott Butler (‘04) 3 142 334 .425 74 216 14. Rhett Binger (‘91) 4 137 315 .435 73 210 15. Tyler Hewko (‘09) 4 88 272 .324 110 198 16. Chris Smith (‘03) 3 110 342 .322 86 196 17. Brad Downs (‘96) 4 128 350 .366 55 195 18. Chad Simendinger (‘01) 4 137 331 .414 50 194 19. Garrett Lowe (‘95) 4 113 345 .328 72 185 20. Mackie Contreras (‘97) 4 94 221 .425 86 181

#1 - BEN PHILLIPS (‘75)(442 pts.)

#2 - DAVID CHANEY (‘92)(347 pts.)

#3 - BRIAN PENDERGAST (‘97)(317 pts.)

#4 - BOBBY GEIGER (‘11)(286 pts.)

#5 - ROB MATTIVI (‘99)(280 pts.)


ALL-AMERICANS

HM - Honorable Mention

1981 HMGerry Veldhuizen

1988 HMSteve Spanovich

1989 HMMark Baudendistel

1990 HMHowie Redd

1990 Third Team1991 HM

David Chaney

1992 HMTed Baudendistel

1994-95 HM1996 Third TeamBrian Pendergast

1995 HMJohn Christ

1998 HMRob Mattivi

1999 HMCasey Wood

2000 HMCharlie Toth

2001 HMChris Smith

2003 HMScott Butler

2004 HMMurphey Morgan

2007 Third TeamClark Condict

2009 HMAlex Churnside

2010 HMBobby Geiger


ACWPC ALL-ACADEMIC

1994-95Brad Downs

1995John Christ

1995-96Brian Groat

1995-97-98Jason Nolting

1996-97-98-99Mark McGill

1997-98-99-2000Charlie Toth

1998-2000-01David Breitenbach

1999-2000-01Ben Couchman

1999Greg Ebert

1999Andres Guerra

2000Wade Grabow

2000Micah Peterson

2001Brian Hasbrouck

2002-03Brandon Shroyer

2002-03-04Josh Jewett

2002-03-04Chris Nary

2003-04-05-06Danny Kimmich

2003-04-05-06Kyle Schafer

2007Kevin McDonald

2007Miles McMullan

2007Chris Pace

2007-08-09Andrew

Strawbridge

2008-09-10-11Danny Harold


HONORS/AWARDSALL-WESTERN WATER POLO

ASSOCIATION TEAM

1987 First Team - Cy Whinnery; Honorable Mention - Joe Roh, Steve Spanovich1988 Co-MVP - Steve Spanovich; First Team - David Chaney, Steve Spanovich; Second Team - Mark Baudendistel; Honorable Mention - Chris Greene1989 First Team - Mark Baudendistel, David Chaney; Second Team - Brad Kremer; Honorable Mention - D.C. Conroy, Chad Matheson1990 MVP - David Chaney; First Team - David Chaney, Brad Kremer, Howard Redd; Second Team - Ted Baudendistel; Honorable Mention - Brad Reed1991 First Team - David Chaney, Howard Redd; Second Team - Ted Baudendistel, Dan Farrington; Honorable Mention - Brad Reed1992 First Team - Ted Baudendistel; Second Team - Dan Farrington, Brad Reed, Don Sheesley; Honorable Mention - Neil McCafferty1993 First Team - Garrett Lowe, Don Sheesley; Second Team - Brian Pendergast; Honorable Mention - Trevor Davis1994 MVP - Brian Pendergast; First Team - John Christ, Garrett Lowe, Brian Pendergast, Craig Thomas; Honorable Mention - Trevor Davis1995 First Team - John Christ, Brian Pendergast, Craig Thomas; Second Team - Brad Downs; Honorable Mention - Mackie Contreras1996 MVP - Brian Pendergast; First Team - Mackie Contreras, Brian Pendergast, Craig Thomas; Second Team - Rob Mattivi; Honorable Mention - Brian Groat1997 First Team - Rob Mattivi; Second Team - Jason Golaboski, Jay Reaves; Honorable Mention - Jason Nolting1998 First Team - Rob Mattivi, Jason Nolting; Honorable Mention - Casey Wood1999 First Team - Casey Wood; Second Team - Chad Simendinger, Charlie Toth; Honorable Mention - Mark McGill, Brent Reimer2000 First Team - Chad Simendinger, Charlie Toth; Second Team - Brent Reimer; Honorable Mention - Derek Argel2001 First Team - Chris Smith; Second Team - Scott Butler; Honorable Mention - Brandon Shroyer2002 First Team - Charles Horn; Honorable Mention - Murphey Morgan, Micah Peterson, Brandon Shroyer2003 First Team - Scott Butler; Honorable Mention - Josh Jewett, Murphey Morgan, Brandon Shroyer2004 Second Team - Murphey Morgan; Honorable Mention - Josh Jewett2005 Second Team - Kyle Schafer2006 Second Team - Tyler Hewko; Honorable Mention - Kyle Schafer2007 First Team - Clark Condict; Second Team - Justin Berry2008 Second Team - Jack Hines; Honorable Mention - Alex Churnside2009 First Team - Alex Churnside; Second Team - Jack Hines; Honorable Mention - David Ostrom2010 Second Team - Bobby Geiger; Honorable Mention - Kurt Lemmen2011 First Team - Josh Stedman; Honorable Mention - Cruz Smithson

WWPA ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM*

2007 Bobby Geiger2009 Cruz Smithson (Newcomer of the Year)2010 Josh Stedman2011 Petar Jackovich

* award started in 2007 season

ACADEMIC ALL-WWPA

1989 D.C. Conroy, Chad Matheson1990 David Chaney1991 Ted Baudendistel, David Chaney, Don Sheesley, Dave Smith1992 Tyler Rameson, Don Sheesley1993 Trevor Davis, Brad Downs, Benjamin Glazer, Brian Pendergast, Don Sheesley1994 John Christ, Trevor Davis, Brad Downs, Benjamin Glazer, Brian Groat, Brian Pendergast1995 John Christ, Brad Downs, Brian Groat, Jason Nolting1996 Jim Binns, Brian Groat, Brian Pendergast, Jay Reaves1997 Wade Grabow, Mark McGill, Jason Nolting, Jay Reaves, Charlie Toth1998 David Breitenbach, Wade Grabow, Mark McGill, Jason Nolting, Charlie Toth1999 Ben Couchman, Greg Ebert, Ron Garcia, Wade Grabow, Andres Guerra, Mark McGill, Charlie Toth2000 David Breitenbach, Ben Couchman, Wade Grabow, Micah Peterson, Brandon Shroyer, Charlie Toth2001 David Breitenbach, Ben Couchman, Brian Hasbrouck, Kirk Reimer, Brandon Shroyer, Lowell Wallace2002 Josh Jewett, Chris Nary, Brandon Shroyer, Lowell Wallace2003 Scott Butler, Josh Jewett, Murphey Morgan, Brandon Shroyer2004 Matt Herrera, Josh Jewett, Damon Jones, Danny Kimmich, Chris Nary, Blake Pickell, Kyle Schafer, Brian Woolley2005 Zach Carey, Danny Kimmich, Blake Pickell, Kyle Schafer2006 Danny Kimmich, Blake Pickell, Kyle Schafer2009 Danny Harold, Andrew Strawbridge2010 Danny Harold2011 Danny Harold, Max Reilly

U.S. OLYMPIC FESTIVAL

1990 Mark Baudendistel, Ted Baudendistel, Rhett Binger, David Chaney, D.C. Conroy, Dan Farrington1991 Ted Baudendistel, David Chaney, Mackie Contreras, Neil McCafferty, Brad Reed1994 Ted Baudendistel, Mackie Contreras, Trevor Davis, Garrett Lowe, Brian Pendergast1995 John Christ, Mackie Contreras, Brad Downs, Craig Thomas

U.S. JUNIOR NATIONAL TEAM

1995 Brian Pendergast

NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARSHIP

2001 Charlie Toth2007 Kyle Schafer

COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA

2007 Kyle Schafer (second team)


HONORS/AWARDS

ACADEMY TOP 6 AWARD WINNERS

MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS

Year .......................................................................... MVP1971 ............................................................... John Pate1972 ............................................................Ben Phillips1973 .............................................................Rick Pilling1974 ............................................................Ben Phillips1975 ....................................................Walt Heidmous1976 ...................................................... Jeff Heidmous1977 ........................................................John Wellsfry1978 ...................................................... Bruce Zelenka1979 ......................................................Phil Heidmous1980 ............................................................Joe Wotton1981 ............................................................ Fred Logan.......................................................... Gerry Veldhuizen1982 ................................................ Gerry Veldhuizen1983 ..........................................................Rob Hemker1984 ........................................................... Bob Pickrell1985 .............................................................. Tim Harris1986 ........................................................Dan Hancock1987 .........................................................Cy Whinnery1988 ..................................................Steve Spanovich1989 .............................................Mark Baudendistel1990 ........................................................ Dave Chaney1991 ....................................................... Howard Redd

Year .......................................................................... MVP1992 ................................................ Ted Baudendistel1993 .........................................................Garrett Lowe1994 .................................................Brian Pendergast1995 ............................................................ John Christ1996 .......................................................Craig Thomas...........................................................Brian Pendergast1997 ..............................................................Jay Reaves1998 ....................................................... Jason Nolting1999 ..........................................................Casey Wood2000 ...........................................................Charlie Toth2001 ............................................................Chris Smith2002 .................................................Brandon Shroyer2003 ........................................................... Scott Butler2004 ............................................... Murphey Morgan2005 .......................................................... Kyle Schafer2006 .................................................Denver Saunders2007 ............................................................Justin Berry..................................................................Clark Condict2008 .......................................................David Ostrom2009 .....................................................Alex Churnside2010 ....................................................... Bobby Geiger2011 .......................................................Danny Harold

FINAL TOP-15NATIONAL RANKINGS

Year .........................................................................Rank1981 .........................................................................12th1982 .........................................................................13th1983 .........................................................................14th1984 .........................................................................14th1986 .........................................................................15th1988 .........................................................................14th1989 .........................................................................11th1990 .........................................................................10th1991 .........................................................................12th1992 .........................................................................10th1993 .........................................................................13th1994 .........................................................................10th1995 ........................................................................... 9th1996 ........................................................................... 9th1998 .........................................................................13th1999 .........................................................................13th2003 .........................................................................14th2007 .........................................................................14th

A TRIBUTE TO

CAPT. DEREK ARGEL Capt. Derek Argel, a four-year letterwinner for the Falcons from 1997-2000, was killed on May 30, 2005, along with three other U.S. Airmen and an Iraqi airman, when an Iraqi Air Force Comp Air 7SL aircraft crashed in eastern Diyala province during an operational mission. Argel, promoted to captain just hours before his death, was stationed with the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron at Hurlburt Field, Fla., and left behind his wife, Wendy, and son, Logan.

Argel earned All-WWPA honors as a senior for Air Force. During his senior year, he tried out for the boxing team, mak-ing it all the way to the heavyweight fi nals in the annual Wing Open, before dropping a split decision in the champi-onship bout.

“I’ll remember Derek most for his undying spirit and his endless sense of humor and con-tagious laugh,“ said Air Force head coach Jeff Heidmous. “His family, friends, classmates, Falcon Polo brothers and the STO (Special Tactics Operations) community are deeply saddened – Derek was a great man, dedicated to serving his nation at the very tip of the spear.”

The 2005 season marked the conception of the Capt. Derek Argel Memorial Award, given annually at the team’s awards banquet to the athlete who demonstrates perseverance and an incredible work ethic, those attributes which most exemplify the character of Argel. Peter Larsen was the inaugural recipient of the Derek Argel Memorial Award in 2005. Danny Kimmich (2006), Chris Pace (2007), Tyler Hewko (2008), Kevin Williams (2008), Jason Fung (2009), Bobby Geiger (2010) and Danny Harold (2011) have also been honored with the award.

1977 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Armando Costales1979 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Frank Snyder1980 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Dirk Jordan1992 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE David Chaney1993 ATHLETIC LEADERSHIP Ted Baudendistel1994 SCHOLAR-ATHLETE Don Sheesley1997 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE Brian Pendergast2000 ATHLETIC ACHIEVEMENT Mark McGill2001 ATHLETIC EXCELLENCE Charlie Toth

Brian Pendergast (‘97) was a three-time All-American, two-time team MVP and re-cipient of the Academy’s Athletic Excellence

Award in 1997.


ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS• A •ADAMS, Mitch, 2001-02-03ALANIS, Daniel E., 1978ALKIRE, Joe, 1993ANDERSON, Kala D., 1982-83-84ARCIDIACONO, Alex, 2009-10-11ARGEL, Derek, 1997-98-99-00AUBERRY, Thomas W., 1973

• B •BABER, Eric, 2001-02-03BACKUS, Paul, 1993BARTLEY, Michael L., 1980-81-82BAUDENDISTEL, Mark, 1987-88-89 (Capt., MVP ‘89)BAUDENDISTEL, Ted, 1989-90-91-92 (Capt., MVP ‘92)BEEMAN, Mark, 2008-09BELL, David, 1989-90BELL, Jason, 1994BERRY, Justin, 2004-05-06-07 (Capt., MVP ‘07)BINGER, Rhett L., 1987-88-89-90BINNS, Jim, 1991-92-95-96BIVANS, Ray A., 1978-79BOHLMAN, Lance, 1990-91BOOTH, Tony, 1986-87-88BREITENBACH, David, 1998-99-00-01BREWER, Joseph, 2005-06-07-08BROWN, Michael L., 1983-84-85BROWN, Thomas L., 1985BUCHANAN, R.J., 1986-87BURGESS, John R., 1974-75BURTON, Nick, 2005BUSH, Robert W., 1972BUTLER, Scott, 2000-01-03 (Capt., MVP ‘03)

• C •CALHOUN, Thomas J., 1971-72-73-74CALKINS, Josh, 1992CANALE, Richard M., 1975CAREY, Zachary, 2004-05CARRILLO, Chris, 1985CHANEY, David C., 1988-89-90-91 (MVP ‘90, Capt. 91)CHASEN, Aaron, 1984CHRIST, Brian, 1997-98CHRIST, John A., 1991-92-94-95 (Capt., MVP ‘95)CHUN, Mark C., 1971-72CHURNSIDE, Alex, 2006-07-08-09 (MVP ‘09)CONDICT, Clark, 2004-05-06-07 (Capt. ‘07)CONROY, Blair, 1989-90CONROY, D.C., 1987-88-89CONTRERAS, Mackie, 1993-94-95-96 (Capt. ‘96)COSTALES, Armando A., 1975-76COSTANZA, Kevin S., 1985-86COUCHMAN, Ben, 1999-00-01CROSBY, Mark A., 1983-84-85 (Capt. ‘85)CRUZ, Steve, 1999

• D • E • F •DAVIS, Trevor, 1992-93-94DERRICK, Marvin L., 1974DINGELDEIN, George, 2000-01DONALDSON, R. (Jeff), 2004-05 (Capt. ‘05)DOWNS, Brad, 1992-93-94-95DUPUIS, Ryan, 2005EATON, Ellis, 1990EBERT, Greg, 1998-99EPPERSON, Dave, 1996FARRINGTON, Dan, 1989-90-91FERGUSON, Paul, 1994-95FISH, Michael, 2010-11FISHER, Dillon, 2009-10-11FORD, Charley, 2008-09-10FUNG, Jason, 2006-07-08-09 (Capt. ‘09)

• G •GARCIA, David A., 1988-89-90-91GARCIA, Ronald, 1998-99GEIGER, Robert, 2007-08-09-10 (Capt., MVP ‘10)GLAZER, Ben, 1993-94GOBRECHT, Robert (Eric), 2006-07GOLABOSKI, Jason, 1995-97GRABOW, Wade, 1997-98-99-00 (Capt. ‘00)GRAHAM, John G., 1971GREENE, Chris, 1985-86-87-88GREINER, Kelly, 2001-02-03GRESHAM, Donald D., 1972-73-74-75GROAT, Brian, 1993-94-95-96GUERRA, Andres, 1999

• H •HAMILTON, Andrew, 2010-11HAMPSON, Robert J., 1971HANCOCK, Daniel, 1983-84-85-86 (Capt., MVP ‘86)HARBERG, Fred D., 1971HAROLD, Daniel, 2008-09-10-11 (Capt., MVP ‘11)HARRIS, Timothy J., 1982-83-84-85 (Capt., MVP ‘85)HARVEY, Anson, 2008-09-10-11HASBROUCK, Brian, 1998-99-00-01 (Capt. ‘01)HATHAWAY, Patrick, 1972HAYLETT, Marshal T., 1999-2000-2001HEIDMOUS, Jeffery, 1973-74-75-76 (Capt., MVP ‘76)HEIDMOUS, Philip, 1976-77-78-79 (Capt., MVP ‘79)HEIDMOUS, Walter, 1972-73-74-75 (Capt., MVP ‘75)HEMKER, Robert B., 1980-81-82-83 (MVP ‘83)HENNEBERRY, Steven J., 1976-77-78-79HEPNER, Brian B., 1987HERRERA, Matt, 2002-03-04HEWKO, Tyler, 2005-06-07-08HINES, Jack, 2006-07-08-09 (Capt. ‘09)HOGUE, James R., 1972-73-74-75HOLLOWAY, Charles F., 1971HORN, Charles, 1999-00-01-02HUGHES, John S., 1972HURE, Michael, 1983-84

• J • K •JACKOVICH, Petar, 2011JACKSON, Richard W., 1971JEWETT, Josh, 2002-03-04 (Capt. ‘04)JOHNSON, Jantz, 2011JONES, Arthur (Jared), 2001-02-03-04 (Capt. ‘04)JONES, Damon, 2004-05-07JORDAN, Dirk, 1977-78-79KAPLAN, Pete, 1993KEMP, Kelvin P., 1971-72-73 (Capt. ‘73)KIMMICH, Daniel, 2003-04-05-06 (Capt. ‘06)KIMSEY, Edgar S., 1980-81-82KING, Steven B., 1976-77-78KONISHI, Nicholas, 2011KREMER, Brad K., 1987-88-89-90 (Capt. ‘90)KRINO, Greg, 1993-94-95-96

JOHN CHRIST (‘96)


ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS• L •LARIVE, Ian, 1997LARSEN, Peter, 2005LATAS, Dean, 1977-78-79-80LAYO, Frank, 1996LeBLANC, Matt, 2005-06LeGRAND, Steve, 1984-85-86LEMMEN, Kurt, 2007-08-09-10LI, Steven, 1994-95-96LIMBIRD, Keith G., 1978-79-80-81 (Capt. ‘81)LIVESEY, Lance K., 1987LOGAN, Fred J., 1978-79-80-81 (MVP ‘81)LOWE, Garrett M., 1991-92-93-94 (Capt. ‘94, MVP ‘93)

• M •MAGEE, Donald W., 1975-76MAGEE, John M., 1974MALONEY, Michael, 1984MANSARD, Jim, 1993MATHESON, Chad, 1986-87-88-89MATTIVI, Rob, 1995-98 (Capt. ‘98)McCAFFERTY, Neil, 1989-90-91-92McCAFFERTY, Randy, 1986-87McCOY, Andrew S., 1988McDONALD, Kevin, 2006-07McGILL, Mark, 1996-97-98-99 (Capt. ‘99)McKEON, Mathew P., 1982McMULLAN, Miles, 2006-07-08McSHANE, Brian, 2003MELVIN, James, 1997-98MERRIL, David L., 1972-73-74MOHLE, Dennis H., 1983MONROE, William R., 1972-73-74-75MORGAN, Harrel (Murphey), 2001-02-03-04 (MVP ‘04)MORGAN, Phillip B., 1977MULLADY, Michael C., 1976-77-78 (Capt. ‘78)

• N • O • P •NARY, Chris, 2001-02-03-04NELSON, Daniel, 2008-09NICHOLS, David A., 1977NITZEL, Chris, 2004-06NOLTING, Jason, 1995-98 (Capt., MVP ‘98)OSTROM, David, 2006-07-08-09 (MVP ‘08)PACE, Chris, 2006-07PALMER, Chris, 2002PATE, John R., 1971 (Capt., MVP ‘71)PATINO, Taque, 2008-09-10-11PENDERGAST, Brian, 1993-94-95-96 (MVP ‘94, ‘96)PETERSON, Micah, 2000-01-02-03PHELAN, Fred D., 1991PHILLIPS, Benjamin Jr., 1971-72-73-74 (Capt. ‘74, MVP ‘72, ‘74)PHILLIPS, Edward, 1977-78-79-80PICKELL, Blake, 2005-06 (Capt. ‘06)PICKRELL, Robert L., 1981-82-83-84 (Capt., MVP ‘84)PILLING, Richard A., 1971-72-73 (MVP ‘73)POGUE, Edwin B., 1980-81-82-83

• R •RADOSEVICH, Michael, 2010-11RAJCHEL, Brad, 2009-11RAMESON, Tyler, 1992REAVES, Jay, 1994-95-96 (Capt., MVP ‘97)RECHSTEINER, Roger W., 1972-73-74-75REDD, Howard T., 1988-89-90-91 (MVP ‘91)REED, Brad, 1989-90-91-92REILLY, Max, 2010-11REIMER, Brent, 1997-98-99-2000REIMER, Kirk, 2000-01-02-03RISHEL, Jason, 1993-94ROBERSON, Darryl L., 1979-80-81-82ROBERTSON, William B., 1990ROH, Joe, 1984-85-86-87 (Capt. ‘87)ROSS, James T., 1976-77

• S •SAUNDERS, Denver, 2004-05-06 (MVP ‘06)SCHAFER, Kyle, 2003-04-05-06 (MVP ‘05)SCHLACTER, Michael N., 1988 (Capt. ‘88)SHADRICK, Josh, 2001SHEESLEY, Donald, 1990-91-92-93 (Capt. ‘93)SHEILDS, Timothy C., 1980-81-82-83SHIELDS, Matthew, 2007-09SHROYER, Brandon, 2000-01-02-03 (MVP ‘02)SIMENDINGER, Chad, 1997-98-99-2000SIMPSON, James R., 1980-81SINCLAIR, Foster L., 1980SMITH, Chris, 1999-00-01 (MVP ‘01)SMITH, David, 1989-90-91SMITH, Steven B., 1976-77-78-79SMITHSON, Christopher (Cruz), 2009-10-11SNYDER, Francis F., 1976-77-78SPANOVICH, Steven N., 1985-86-87-88 (MVP ‘88)STEDMAN, Joshua, 2010-11STEDMAN, Randall, 1977-78-79-80STODDARD, Steven P., 1980-81STRAWBRIDGE, Andrew, 2008-09STRUBLE, James D., 1971-72-73SWENSON, Eric, 2002-03-04SZUCS, Joe, 1994-95

• T • V •THOMAS, Craig, 1993-94-95-96 (MVP ‘96)THOMPSON, Eric W., 1974-75-76-77THOMPSON, James M., 1972-73 (Capt. ‘72)TOTH, Charles, 1997-98-99-00 (Capt., MVP ‘00)VANDAM, Richard A., 1971VELDHUIZEN, Frank T., 1983-84VELDHUIZEN, Gerald , 1980-81-82-83 (Capt. ‘83, MVP ‘81, ‘82)VERSAGE, Matthew, 2007-08-09-10VICINO, Dominic, 2011

• W • Y • Z •WALLACE, Lowell, 2000-01-02 (Capt. ‘02)WALLIN, Kurt, 2007-08-09-10WARREN, Trevor, 2002WEIGMAN, Fritz, 1976-77-78-79WELLSFRY, John L., 1974-75-76-77 (Capt., MVP ‘77)WETLESEN, David, 1976-77WHINNERY, Cyrus C., 1984-85-86-87 (Capt., MVP ‘87)WHITEHILL, John, 2000-01WILKERSON, James T., 1979-80-81-82 (Capt. ‘82)WILLIAMS, Kevin, 2005-06-07-08 (Capt. ‘08)WOMACK, Garrett, 2009-10-11WOOD, Casey, 1996-98-99 (MVP ‘99)WOOLLEY, Brian, 2003-04WOTTON, Joseph , 1977-78-79-80 (Capt., MVP ’80)YEE, Ken, 1993ZELENKA, Alan J., 1978-79ZELENKA, Bruce J., 1978-79 (MVP ‘78)

KYLE SCHAFER (‘07)


FALCON FACILITIES

The water polo pool (pictured at right) serves as the Falcons’

practice facility.

In August 2009, the Falcons’ new locker room (left) was completed.

The water polo team utilizes the varsity weight room (above) and athletic training room (left) located in the Cadet Gym.

The Falcons typically play their home contests in Cadet

Natatorium (right and below), which seats approximately

1,000 spectators. The natatorium recently received extensive renovations during

the 2010-11 season.


THE AIR FORCE ACADEMYThe United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to be-come offi cers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force.

COURSE OF STUDYCadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities es-sential to a career Air Force offi cer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate.

The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and hu-manities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the so-cial sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, be-havioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical en-gineering and engineering mechanics.

FACULTY COMPOSITIONThe majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force offi cers. They are selected primarily from career-offi cer volun-teers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedi-cation. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their fi eld of study.

About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity.

Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their offi cer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty.

To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several distinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Offi cers from other services, as well as offi cers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civil-ian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year.

ATHLETIC PROGRAMThe Academy’s athletic program is designed to improve physical fi tness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education, intra-mural sports and intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year.

MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAININGAn air, space and cyberspace-oriented military edu-cation, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organi-zational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and inter-personal leadership and instructional skills. Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force offi cers.

Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the fi rst summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen then study the mili-tary role in United States society as well as the mis-sion and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and ju-niors study the combat and operational aspects of the Air Force.

The Academy offers courses in fl ying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fl y light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team.

Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training pe-riods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their fi rst summer.

Combat survival training is a required three-week program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall para-chute training.

During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above.

Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available.

NOMINATIONSNominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025 or go to:

www.usafa.edu

HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY

In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay.

In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property.

In July 1955, the fi rst Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was suffi ciently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million.

Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.


SENIOR LEADERSHIP Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic, military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force offi cer.

The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States.

He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was com-mander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 fl ying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R.

The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clus-ters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.

Commandant of CadetsBrig. Gen. Gregory J. Lengyel

Dean of FacultyBrig. Gen. Dana Born

Vice SuperintendentCol. Tamra Rank

Commander, 10th Air Base WingCol. Thomas Gibson


DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his ninth year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice

dean of faculty for two years prior to his retire-ment from active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Acad-emy Athletics Association.

Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (2006-07). It marked the fi rst time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports.

In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in another NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tour-nament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team has won the conference championship and ad-vanced to the NCAA tournament fi ve of the last six years. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association.

The football program, the Academy’s fl agship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place fi nish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualifi ed for their fi rst bowl game in fi ve years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has gone to a school-record fi ve consecutive bowl games and aver-aged over 9,000 bowl tickets sold during that time.

Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the admin-istration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered non-profi t organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities.

Mueh was instrumental in the

USAFA Endowment and the announcement of the Holaday Athletic Center, an indoor training facility. The $15 million facility was completed in July 2011.

Mueh has also been active within the confer-ence and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s aca-demics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leader-ship committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship.

Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and in-struction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually.

Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfi nal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a fi rst-team all-league selection in 1965.

Following graduation, Mueh completed two as-signments in intelligence before attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later

earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has also completed Squadron Offi cer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College.

Between earning the two degrees, Mueh re-turned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence offi cer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973.

After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh re-turned to the Academy in 1976 as an associ-ate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Penta-gon.

In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent profes-sor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athlet-ics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility com-mittee, offi cer representative to the men’s golf team and fi ve years as the offi cer representative to the football team.

Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cin-cinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah.

DR. HANS J. MUEHDIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS | NINTH YEAR

Dr. Hans Mueh enters his ninth season as the Academy’s Director of

Athletics.


AIR FORCE ATHLETICSFew schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s.

The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the phys-ical skills necessary for offi cership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical edu-cation.

The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 wom-en’s NCAA-sanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, cross-country, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifl e, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fi elds women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifl e, in-door and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy spon-sors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerlead-ing.

The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons compete in this conference against teams from Boise State, Colo-rado State, Fresno State, Hawai’i (football only), Nevada, New Mexico, San Diego State, UNLV and Wyoming. All sports also compete against non-conference oppo-nents, including many nationally ranked teams.

The football team competes annually for the Com-mander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 18 times, which is more than any other academy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States.

The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most im-pressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, ver-satile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is fi ve stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fi elds laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000.

Clune Arena seats 5,858. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seat-ing capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and fi eld competitions.

The department’s newest facility, the Holaday Athletic Center, was completed in July 2011.

John CoulahanAssociate AD

Finance

William CarpenterAssociate AD

Recruiting Support

Wayne KellenbenceAssociate AD

Support

Troy GarnhartAssociate AD

Info./Communications

Karen WarnerAssociate AD

Human Resources

Dermot CollAssociate AD

Development/Gov’t

Col. Billy WalkerDeputy AD

Marti GasserAssociate AD/SWA

Intercollegiate Program

Jim TregoSenior Associate AD

Col. Bart WeissVice Athletic Director

George NelsonAssociate AD

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