NM STATE
NEW MEXICO STATE SWIM AND DIVE
Winter 2015
NM STATE
Swim and Dive
October, 2015 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NMSTATESWIMANDDIVE OR @NMSTATESWIMDIVE
FALL HIGHLIGHTS
Team Looks Strong as Season Starts! We have had a very busy last few weeks here in Las Cruces moving 12 freshmen into to the dorms, community service projects, hiring a new diving coach, our first intersquad meet and lots of hard work; it has made for a great start to our season! The training has been great. It is a rare thing to have a group of athletes who are so supportive of each other and their goals. When this group walks onto the pool deck they are aware of the team that they want to be and how each of them plays an important role in becoming champions! It’s a really inspiring atmosphere to be in and for the coaches, we just try to foster that and just let the girls thrive. Our Crimson and White meet is a great example of the results that are coming from the team’s dedication to this season. It was one of the most impressive inter-squad meets we've ever had. There were a lot of great efforts and the competitive spirit of our team was tremendous. Sophomore Picabo Bender has stood out in the fall and had a very strong showing, winning the 100 and 200 free. Jennifer Brennecke was also impressive with some inseason best swims in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM. But it isn’t just the younger swimmers on the team that are stepping up, seniors Cassandra Rupp and Dori Lennert had some impressive swims.
Overall, this scrimmage was a great indicator of where we are fitness-wise and what we need to work on moving forward. It was fun watching our large group of divers perform too! Coach Andy is really making a difference. The divers had a great first showing with Lauren Reifel winning the 1-m and 3-m events. Rounding out the top three on 1-m was Mckinna Hauff and Raina Brommer, and on 3-m was Abby Watson and Sheridan Decker. It really shows us how competitive all of them are and how close they are in points. This is a great position to be in as any of them can give us a strong showing on any board. It's a good start for a team with huge potential. Our group always sacrifices so much and works extremely hard all year, in and out of the pool. They have been hammering themselves in the classroom and in the community as well as at the pool and in the weight room this fall. Almost every athlete has 10 or more hours of community service and we are always grateful for the chance to give back in Las Cruces. We are looking forward to some great performances as the fall continues. Please come out and support us! And as always, GO AGGIES!!!!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH The girls participated in the Horny Toad Hustle as a community service opportunity again this year. This was the 5th year that the girls have gone out to support the bikers as they race the course out at the Dona Ana dirt bike paths. They girls hand out water and cheer the racers on!
ALUMNI HOMECOMING WEEKEND This year we are having our Alumni Meet during homecoming weekend. We will be watching the team take on Wyoming on Friday 4pm. Saturday morning we will warm up at the pool at 11am and the races will begin at 11:30am. The alum, current team, friend and family are invited to join us in our tailgate before the football game against Troy State! Looking forward to a big turnout and getting to spend some time with all our Aggie Family.
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Welcome, Andy! We are thrilled and excited to announce that we have added Andy Goe to our coaching staff as our dive coach. He is passionate and energetic and these qualities will help us grow and push our diving program to the next level. He is a real team player, and someone who is a great mentor and values the process of coaching. I'm really excited for our diving squad this season, we have the strongest group in program history Andy will be involved with recruiting, travel and other administrative duties in addition to practice design and season planning for our 6 divers.. Andy has worked in collegiate athletics at Canisius College, Florida Gulf Coast, Western Kentucky and Brown in addition to working diving camps in the summer at Indiana Diving Academy/Ripfest. Andy graduated from Ball State with his degree in elementary education and went on to get his masters education from Wesleyan.
Interview With An Aggie: Freshman Raina Brommer Where do you call home? I would call California home and anywhere where my friends and family are. What is your favorite thing about Las Cruces? The sunsets and the people What is your favorite event and why? Platform diving because I find it fun and challenging How long have you been diving? 4 years What is your major? Kinesiology Who is your biggest role model? My teammate who goes to UCLA because she inspired me to dive at the college level What is your favorite quote? “Every pro was once an amateur. Every expert was once a beginner. So dream big and start now.”
NM State Swimmers and Divers at Aguirre Springs
Our Annual Team Camping Trip Our first big adventure was the camping trip this year. Typically we break up into Crimson and White teams and have some challenge activities on our way to the campsite however this year we chose to keep everyone together and focus on cohesion as a whole team. We went out to the Aguirre Springs campsites where we did some teambuilding activities, set up camp and spent the evening together. This year our strength and conditioning coach Zach Witherspoon and our athletic trainer Shelli Herseth joined us. Coach Pratt and Coach Goe brought their guitars and a group of people sat around playing and singing for hours around the campfire. It was a blast and one of the best camping trips we’ve had to date.
2015-16 Competition Schedule
Please follow along with us and share in our excitement as we celebrate another year of hard work! NM State Website www.nmstatesports.com Facebook www.facebook.com/NMStateSwimandDive Twitter @NMStateSwimDive
October 7th Crimson and White October 23rd Wyoming October 24th – Alumni October 29th – Northern Colorado November 19-21st – Houston Invite November 20-22nd—Wildcat Invite December 5th – Northern Arizona January 8th – Arizona, Oregon State January 9th – Grand Canyon, BYU January 12th – University of Idaho January 30th – UNM February 5-6th – Air Force Invite February 24-27th – WAC *Bold denotes Home Meet
Winter 2015
NM STATE
Swim and Dive
October, 2015 WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NMSTATESWIMANDDIVE OR @NMSTATESWIMDIVE
FALL HIGHLIGHTS
Team Looks Strong as Season Starts! We have had a very busy last few weeks here in Las Cruces moving 12 freshmen into to the dorms, community service projects, hiring a new diving coach, our first intersquad meet and lots of hard work; it has made for a great start to our season! The training has been great. It is a rare thing to have a group of athletes who are so supportive of each other and their goals. When this group walks onto the pool deck they are aware of the team that they want to be and how each of them plays an important role in becoming champions! It’s a really inspiring atmosphere to be in and for the coaches, we just try to foster that and just let the girls thrive. Our Crimson and White meet is a great example of the results that are coming from the team’s dedication to this season. It was one of the most impressive inter-squad meets we've ever had. There were a lot of great efforts and the competitive spirit of our team was tremendous. Sophomore Picabo Bender has stood out in the fall and had a very strong showing, winning the 100 and 200 free. Jennifer Brennecke was also impressive with some inseason best swims in the 100-yard breaststroke and the 200-yard IM. But it isn’t just the younger swimmers on the team that are stepping up, seniors Cassandra Rupp and Dori Lennert had some impressive swims.
Overall, this scrimmage was a great indicator of where we are fitness-wise and what we need to work on moving forward. It was fun watching our large group of divers perform too! Coach Andy is really making a difference. The divers had a great first showing with Lauren Reifel winning the 1-m and 3-m events. Rounding out the top three on 1-m was Mckinna Hauff and Raina Brommer, and on 3-m was Abby Watson and Sheridan Decker. It really shows us how competitive all of them are and how close they are in points. This is a great position to be in as any of them can give us a strong showing on any board. It's a good start for a team with huge potential. Our group always sacrifices so much and works extremely hard all year, in and out of the pool. They have been hammering themselves in the classroom and in the community as well as at the pool and in the weight room this fall. Almost every athlete has 10 or more hours of community service and we are always grateful for the chance to give back in Las Cruces. We are looking forward to some great performances as the fall continues. Please come out and support us! And as always, GO AGGIES!!!!
COMMUNITY OUTREACH The girls participated in the Horny Toad Hustle as a community service opportunity again this year. This was the 5th year that the girls have gone out to support the bikers as they race the course out at the Dona Ana dirt bike paths. They girls hand out water and cheer the racers on!
ALUMNI HOMECOMING WEEKEND This year we are having our Alumni Meet during homecoming weekend. We will be watching the team take on Wyoming on Friday 4pm. Saturday morning we will warm up at the pool at 11am and the races will begin at 11:30am. The alum, current team, friend and family are invited to join us in our tailgate before the football game against Troy State! Looking forward to a big turnout and getting to spend some time with all our Aggie Family.
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Welcome, Andy! We are thrilled and excited to announce that we have added Andy Goe to our coaching staff as our dive coach. He is passionate and energetic and these qualities will help us grow and push our diving program to the next level. He is a real team player, and someone who is a great mentor and values the process of coaching. I'm really excited for our diving squad this season, we have the strongest group in program history Andy will be involved with recruiting, travel and other administrative duties in addition to practice design and season planning for our 6 divers.. Andy has worked in collegiate athletics at Canisius College, Florida Gulf Coast, Western Kentucky and Brown in addition to working diving camps in the summer at Indiana Diving Academy/Ripfest. Andy graduated from Ball State with his degree in elementary education and went on to get his masters education from Wesleyan.
Interview With An Aggie: Freshman Raina Brommer Where do you call home? I would call California home and anywhere where my friends and family are. What is your favorite thing about Las Cruces? The sunsets and the people What is your favorite event and why? Platform diving because I find it fun and challenging How long have you been diving? 4 years What is your major? Kinesiology Who is your biggest role model? My teammate who goes to UCLA because she inspired me to dive at the college level What is your favorite quote? “Every pro was once an amateur. Every expert was once a beginner. So dream big and start now.”
NM State Swimmers and Divers at Aguirre Springs
Our Annual Team Camping Trip Our first big adventure was the camping trip this year. Typically we break up into Crimson and White teams and have some challenge activities on our way to the campsite however this year we chose to keep everyone together and focus on cohesion as a whole team. We went out to the Aguirre Springs campsites where we did some teambuilding activities, set up camp and spent the evening together. This year our strength and conditioning coach Zach Witherspoon and our athletic trainer Shelli Herseth joined us. Coach Pratt and Coach Goe brought their guitars and a group of people sat around playing and singing for hours around the campfire. It was a blast and one of the best camping trips we’ve had to date.
2015-16 Competition Schedule
Please follow along with us and share in our excitement as we celebrate another year of hard work! NM State Website www.nmstatesports.com Facebook www.facebook.com/NMStateSwimandDive Twitter @NMStateSwimDive
October 7th Crimson and White October 23rd Wyoming October 24th – Alumni October 29th – Northern Colorado November 19-21st – Houston Invite November 20-22nd—Wildcat Invite December 5th – Northern Arizona January 8th – Arizona, Oregon State January 9th – Grand Canyon, BYU January 12th – University of Idaho January 30th – UNM February 5-6th – Air Force Invite February 24-27th – WAC *Bold denotes Home Meet
