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Blue Devil Tradition and Athletic Excellence Duke University is an institution rich with tradition and its athletic program ranks among the finest in the entire nation. For the third straight year, Duke University was the top-ranked Division I school in the 2007 National Collegiate Scouting Association Power Rankings, which take a school's Directors' Cup, U.S. News & World Report and NCAA graduation rate rankings into account. Duke also claimed the top Division I spot in 2005 and 2006. Duke’s marks in 2007 included No. 8 on the U.S. News & World Report, No. 11 in the Directors' Cup and No. 16 for NCAA Graduation Rate for a power ranking of 11.66. Duke now has three No. 1 power rankings in the NCSA's four-year history of producing them. Duke received a No. 7 ranking in 2004 before claiming the top spot each of the last three years, and for all NCAA divisions combined, Duke ranked No. 8 in 2004, No. 3 in 2005 and No. 4 in 2006. Duke has been a very successful post-season school, sending multiple teams every year to the NCAA Tournament, as 17 teams represented Duke University in NCAA Tournament post-season competition in 2006-07. Overall, nine Blue Devil teams have captured national championships - men’s basketball in 1991, 1992 and 2001, women’s golf in 1999, 2002, 2005, 2006 and 2007 and men’s soccer in 1986. Duke Swimming & Diving - A Brief History In 2006-07, both Blue Devil squads showed signs of improvement, as veterans combined with talented, young student-athletes. On the women’s side, freshman Julie Brummond reached the finals at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships on the 1- and 3-meter boards to put together one of the best all-time performances at Duke. Earlier in the season, Brummond broke a six-year-old record on the 1-meter board in her first collegiate meet. On the men’s side, sophomore Nick Campisano bested his own school record on the three-meter board in Duke’s first home meet of the season, while at that same meet, freshman Eric Winnard also beat Campisano’s previous school record. Freshman Andrew Clark then became the first men’s swimmer to garner ACC Player of the Week honors since 2000. The 2005-06 season saw Duke break six school records, as Campisano broke a 47-yearold record on the 3-meter board at the Patriot Invitational and the Duke women broke three records and the men broke two records at the ACC Championships. On her way to her fourth All-ACC honor, Katie Ness set a 100 backstroke record and combined with Danielle Spearman, Nora Stupp and Julia Lewis to establish a 200 medley relay record. Spearman, Stupp, Lewis and Anna Rogers also set a 200 freestyle relay record. The 2005-06 men’s squad saw Billy Pearce establish a 200 back record in his last race as a Blue Devil and Kevin Arthofer broke his own 100 breaststroke record twice in one day at the ACC Championships. In 2004-05, the women’s team had a tough act to follow after setting 14 records in 2003-04, but Spearman, Ness, Stupp and Lewis swam school-best times in the 400 free and 200 medley relays. The men’s team set seven school records, as Arthofer shattered All- America Eric Steinhouse’s 24-year-old 100 breast mark and John Humphrey swam Duke’s fastest 100 fly. David Peck notched two top times in the 100 and 200 back and the men also earned best times in the 200 free, 200 medley and 400 medley relays. In 2003-04, Ness became Duke’s first ACC Champion and NCAA Championship participant since 1981. She qualified for the 200 IM after winning the ACC Championship with an automatic qualifying time. Ness also notched All-ACC honors in the 100 fly with another Duke record-breaking mark and a new 800 freestyle relay record was established while Amy Halligan shattered the nearly quarter-century old 400 IM record. Jackie Rodriguez also broke a pair of 23-year-old distance free records set by Olympian Nancy Hogshead. The 2003-04 men’s team established a new record in the 800 free relay and Humphrey swam school-best 200 and 400 IM times. The history of Duke’s swimming and diving programs dates back to 1927. The Blue Devils have had just four coaches, including Duke Hall of Fame member Jack Persons, who coached the Blue Devils for 46 years. Former head coach Bob Thompson, who retired in 2005 after 26 seasons, had the second-longest swimming and diving coaching streak in school history. Hogshead is the most celebrated swimmer in school history. A four-time ACC Champion and a two-time All-America selection at Duke, Hogshead still owns school records in two events. She went on to capture four medals (three gold and one silver) at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, Calif., and for her accomplishments, became the first female inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 1994. On the men’s side, Don Schumacher, Steve Smith and Eric Steinhouse were all three-time ACC Champions. Steinhouse, an All-America selection in both the 100 and 200 breast in 1980, was the ACC Swimmer of the Year and finished fourth in the 100 breaststroke at the 1980 NCAA Championships. He was inducted into the Duke Sports Hall of Fame in 2007. 16 1980 All-America and ACC Swimmer of the Year and 2007 Duke Sports Hall Of Fame inductee, Eric Steinhouse Blue Devil Honors ACC Champions (Men) 50 Freestyle 1959 ........................................ Steve Smith (22.90) 1960 ........................................ Steve Smith (22.80) 1977 ...................................... Bob Crowder (21.34) 100 Freestyle 1960 ........................................ Steve Smith (51.80) 1977 ...................................... Bob Crowder (46.25) 100 Breaststroke 1959 ............................ Don Schumacher (1:09.70) 1960 ............................ Don Schumacher (1:10.30) 1980 .................................. Eric Steinhouse (57.36) 200 Breaststroke 1960 ............................ Don Schumacher (2:35.40) 1977 ............................... Eric Steinhouse (2:06.97) 1980 ............................... Eric Steinhouse (2:03.63) One Meter Diving 1961 .................................. Clinton Brush (364.90) Three Meter Diving 1961 .................................. Clinton Brush (340.00) Nancy Hogshead (right) shared the gold medal with fellow American Carrie Steinsiefer after the pair claimed a dead-heat victory in the 100-meter freestyle in the 1984 Olympics. ACC Champions (Women) 500 Freestyle 1981 ........................... Nancy Hogshead (4:52.31) 1650 Freestyle 1981 ......................... Nancy Hogshead (16:49.55) 200 Butterfly 1981 ............................ Nancy Hogshead (2:00.03) 200 Individual Medley 2004 ....................................... Katie Ness (2:00.27) 400 Individual Medley 1981 ............................ Nancy Hogshead (4:21.63) ALL-ACC 1995 .................................................. Heather Reger 1999 ................................................... Amy Armond 2002 .................................................. Lauren Cornet 2003 ........................................................ Katie Ness 2004 ........................................................ Katie Ness 2005 ........................................................ Katie Ness 2006 ........................................................ Katie Ness ACC SWIMMER OF THE YEAR 1980 ................................................ Eric Steinhouse ALL-AMERICA 1961 ...................................................... Steve Smith 1967 ....................................................... Jim Burwell 1980 ................................................ Eric Steinhouse 1981 .............................................. Nancy Hogshead
The Duke University Swimming and Diving team continues to be a model for academic excellence among its peers. Duke’s student-athletes balance team and academic commitments at one of the top universities in both fields in the country. In 2006-07, three Blue Devil women and three Duke men were named to the All-ACC Academic Swimming & Diving squads, as seniors Jackie Rodriguez and Jacob McCafferty, junior Danielle Spearman and freshmen Julie Brummond, Tim McKeever and Eric Ness received league academic honors. Forty-three members of the Blue Devil swimming and diving teams notched a GPA of over 3.0 for the full academic year to earn a spot on the ACC Honor Roll, as Duke led all schools for the 18th consecutive year with 394 student-athletes on the list. Last season’s academic accomplishments were capped off by the Duke men’s and women’s swimming teams posting a GPA of 3.369 over the winter and spring semesters, a mark that ranked fifth in the nation, as was announced by College Swimming Coaches Association Of America. The Blue Devil men’s team produced a team GPA of 3.282, the 11th-highest mark among NCAA Division I men’s squads, while the women’s squad compiled a team GPA of 3.456, the 16th-highest mark among NCAA Division I women’s teams. The academic highlights of 2005-06 included Katie Ness being selected to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District III team. Ness was also an ESPN The Magazine Academic All- America second team honoree and received a Weaver-James-Corrigan Postgraduate Scholarship. In addition, 37 team members were named to the 2005-06 ACC Honor Roll. An emphasis on academics is not limited to the swimming and diving team. At a time when college athletics are under close scrutiny for academic shortcomings, the entire Duke athletic program remains a shining example of what can be accomplished with the proper perspective. The commitment to excellence is obvious in all of Duke’s sports programs. All Blue Devil teams have graduation rates near 100 percent every year. Duke’s athletes combined to register a cumulative 3.1 GPA in 2006-07 and 21 teams had a collective GPA higher than 3.0 during the spring semester. The Duke administration and the athletic department both embrace the philosophy that receiving a meaningful degree is the primary goal of attending college. As a result, Duke has compiled one of the nation’s most impressive reputations for its dedication to excellence on and off the field. Associate Director of Athletics, Brad Berndt, oversees the Blue Devils academic support program. Berndt helps student-athletes with course selection and monitors their progress toward graduation, and also oversees the tutoring program, which is available to all athletes who desire extra help. Associate Director of Athletics and Senior Women’s Administrator, Jacki Silar, also provides academic support. An additional asset for the student-athletes is the Campbell Academic Center (pictured below, left), which is located on the second floor of the Schwartz-Butters Athletic Center, and houses areas for student-athletes to study along with desktop and laptop computers. Scheduled to open in January of 2008, the Michael W. Krzyzewski Center - Dedicated to Academic & Athletic Excellence (pictured below, right), will nearly triple the existing space to expand tutoring, computer resources, counseling and team study space for Duke’s 600-plus studentathletes. The three-story, 56,00 square-foot $15.2 million facility will be a first-class athletics complex designed to inspire, enhance and celebrate Duke University’s extraordinary student-athletes in all 26 intercollegiate sports. Why has Duke’s athletic program excelled on the academic front? In part, the answer lies in the type of student-athletes recruited by Blue Devil coaches and the admissions process itself. One of the chief criteria is the projected ability to graduate and coaches make that a priority in recruiting. But, in essence, it all goes back to commitment and to the desire to field a program that features true student-athletes. At Duke University, the institution remains confident that a distinguished school can play a significant role in intercollegiate athletics, while at the same time developing young adults to lead our world into a new generation and beyond. Student-athletes choosing Duke get the best of both worlds. The value of Duke’s commitment to its athletes can be seen in the careers that many of them choose after college; they are doctors, lawyers, engineers. Some go directly into the job market, while others head to graduate school. No matter the plans, a Duke degree is an invaluable commodity. That’s why choosing a college is not just a four-year decision. 2006-07 ACC Honor Roll Women Four-time honorees: Patti Frost Leslie Hartford Three-time honorees: Michelle Aristeo Amy Brown Anna Rogers Danielle Spearman Two-time honorees: Lauren Gonzalez Cat Gordonx Alexa Namba Mallory O’Connell Sara Reynolds Jackie Rodriguez Megan Toney First-time honorees: Caitlin Ariens Meredith Bannon Shannon Beall Elizabeth Bellew Katie Bieze Julie Brummond Erin Frizzell Christa Holt Shannon Skinner Men Four-time honorees: Jacob McCafferty Three-time honorees: Peter Osterland Matt Rinehart Jesse Sandberg Brett Sauers Alex Sidelnik Two-time honorees: Kevin Arthofer Scott Champagne Justin Mullen First-time honorees: Murillo Adrados Jay Ashenfelter Garrick Berberich David Carlson Jordan Charles Bryan Durazo Colton Lynner Tim McKeever Gerardo Mijares Eric Ness Sean Smith Paul Zarian 17
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