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2007-08 Men's Top Returners
One of the team’s top returning swimmers, specializing in the butterfly … Possesses the ability to qualify for the NCAA Div. III Championships and rack up all-conference honors … Will also be a major contributor in the distance freestyle events and on relay teams … 2006-07: Standout freshman season highlighted by a provisional-qualifying time for nationals in the 200 butterfly (1:54.96), while finishing fourth in that event at the NCAC meet to just miss out on individual all-conference status (top-three) … Also advanced to an NCAC championship final (top-eight) in the 100 fly, taking sixth (52.37), and added an 11th-place effort in the 500 freestyle (4:44.11) … Swam third leg of NCAC’s third-place 200 freestyle relay team (1:26.65) … Prior to Wooster: Earned Sierra League Swimmer-of-the-Year honors his junior season at Santa Margarita Catholic High School … Two-time MVP for the Eagles, and established the league record in the 100 fly as a senior … Personal: Born on Sept. 1, 1987 … Son of Brice and Budhiati Babbitt … Majoring in business economics with minors in psychology and pre-architecture … Is a two-time cancer survivor.
Voted a team tri-captain … Along with Andrew Olsen, gives the Scots two all-conference-caliber breaststrokers … Will also be a contributor on the relays again … 2006-07: Scored valuable team points, touching the wall first in the NCAC consolation finals for ninth-place in both the 100 breast (1:00.10) and 200 breast (2:11.66), with the latter time being a school record … Also came in 12th in the 400 IM (4:23.67) at the conference meet … 2005-06: Reached two championship heats at the NCAC’s, finishing seventh in both the 100 breast (1:01.13) and the 200 breast (2:13.79), while also taking 12th-place in the 400 IM (4:26.24) … Made dramatic strides after earlier posting times of 1:03.49 and 2:22.06 in the 100 and 200 breast, respectively, at the Wooster Invitational … 2004-05: One of the squad’s top first-years, culminating in two consolation finals at the NCAC meet as he finished 14th in the 100 (1:02.72) and 12th in the 200 (2:15.55) with season-best times … Also noteworthy, posted the Scots’ best mark of the season in the 400 IM (4:33.47), while capturing 17th at NCAC’s … Prior to Wooster: Second-team all-conference for the Eagles as a sophomore, junior, and senior at North Olmsted High School … Personal: Born on Sept. 10, 1985 … Son of Carlos Chinchilla and Luz Maria Escobar … Majoring in physics.
Could be one of the squad’s top sprint freestylers both individually and as part of relays … 2006-07: Finished 24th overall at the NCAC Championships in the 50 free (22.61) after registering the 20th-fastest time (22.42) in the prelims … Also competed in the 100 free (50.01), the 100 backstroke (1:02.05), and a couple of relays at that meet … 2005-06: Swam the second leg of the Scots’ fourth-place 200 freestyle relay (1:27.17) at NCAC’s … Scored individually there as well, taking 22nd in the 50 free (22.73) after recording the squad’s second-fastest time of the season in the prelims (22.63) … Just missed out on advancing to the NCAC bonus heat in the 100 back … Prior to Wooster: Lettered twice in swimming at Owen J. Roberts High School … Personal: Born Nov. 4, 1986 … Son of Joseph and Katherine Cushing … Is majoring in philosophy.
Butterfly specialist who looks to crack the top-eight at the NCAC Championships in his final season … Also expected to make a significant impact in the sprint freestyle and relays … Already among Wooster’s top-10 all-time performers in both the 100 fly (6th; 52.98) and 200 fly (8th; 1:59.10) … 2006-07: Finished 10th in the 200 fly at the conference meet with a personal-best time of 1:59.10 … Also was in a consolation final in the 100 fly, placing 13th overall (53.14), in addition to taking 23rd in the 50 free (22.37) and competing on a 200 free relay team … 2005-06: Narrowly missed out on qualifying for the championship heat at the NCAC’s in the 100 fly, placing 12th overall (53.94) after being ninth in the prelims (53.20), and won the consolation heat of the 200 fly in 1:59.87 to finish ninth overall … Also tied for 22nd in the 50 free (22.73) and was part of the fifth-place 400 medley relay team (3:37.76) … 2004-05: Reached the consolation heat at the NCAC Championships in both butterfly events, placing 10th in the 200 via a Scot season-best time of 2:01.06 and 11th in the 100 (53.35) … Also was in the 50 free at NCAC’s, coming in 22nd (22.79) … Prior to Wooster: Four-year letterwinner in swimming at New Trier Twp. High School … Named all-conference all four years with the Trevians, including all-state and All-American honors his senior year … Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1986 … Son of Matthew and Lolly Dominski III … Majoring in computer science.
Hopes to pick up where he left off and challenge for a conference title on both the one- and three-meter boards … 2006-07: Did not compete … 2005-06: Earned all-NCAC honors via a runner-up finish on the three-meter board at the conference meet with a score of 373.40, which marked the fifth-highest in Wooster history … Also was sixth in the NCAC on the one-meter (352.35) … 2004-05: Was the lone Scot to claim all-conference honors after scoring 323.40 in the finals on the three-meter board at the NCAC’s, which was good for second-place … Narrowly missed all-league honors on the one-meter, finishing fourth (291.00) … Posted a season-best score of 370.05 on the one-meter at the Wooster Invitational, which ranks as the seventh-highest score all-time at Wooster … Prior to Wooster: Competed in the state championships all four years for Community High School, as the Pioneers won the team title his sophomore and junior years … Earned four letters in diving … Personal: Born June 16, 1986 … Son of Lucy Gauvin … Double-majoring in classical studies and theatre.
Aims to build off an impressive freshman campaign and reach a championship heat (top-eight) at the conference meet … Already one of the top-five performers in school history in both the 100 backstroke (4th; 54.08) and the 200 back (4th; 1:57.46) … 2006-07: Swam the leadoff leg of the Scots’ all-conference 200 medley relay team, which also set a school record at the NCAC Championships with a time of 1:36.89 … Also a member of the school-record 400 medley team (3:31.97) … Individually, advanced to three consolation finals at the NCAC’s, finishing 11th in the 100 back (54.33), 13th in the 200 free (1:47.74), and 14th in the 500 free (4:48.79) … Prior to Wooster: Lettered in swimming at Towson High School … Personal: Born July 22, 1988 … Son of Chuck and Lorene LaBerge … Majoring in psychology.
Voted a team tri-captain … Will be one of the squad’s top sprint freestylers once again, as well as a contributor in backstroke and relay events … 2006-07: Key part of both of the Scots’ all-conference (third-place) relay teams, leading off the 200 freestyle (1:26.65) and swimming the anchor leg of the 200 medley, which set a school record with a time of 1:36.89 … Also at the NCAC Championships, finished 19th in the 50 free (22.18), 21st in the 100 free (49.22), and 21st in the backstroke (57.03) … 2005-06: Turned in Wooster season-best times of 22.10 and 48.28 in the 50 free and 100 free at the NCAC’s, landing 11th- and 12th-place finishes, respectively … Also was 12th in the conference in the 100 back (56.44) and led off two fourth-place relay teams (200 and 400 freestyle) … 2004-05: Competed in three individual races and two relays at the NCAC’s as a first-year … Touched 18th in the 50 free (22.46) as well as 19th in both the 100 free (49.97) and 200 free (1:51.32), recording a Scot season-best time in the latter … Prior to Wooster: Received multiple varsity letters in swimming at Franklin Community High School … Personal: Born May 27, 1986 … Son of Rebecca Oaks and Stephen Oaks … Majoring in political science with a minor in philosophy.
Has made significant strides in his development since coming to Wooster and now appears ready to take over as the team’s No. 1 breaststroker … Gives the Scots versatility as he’s a capable scorer in the distance freestyle as well … 2006-07: Swam the second leg of the all-conference (third-place) 200 medley team, which set a school record at the NCAC Championships with a time of 1:36.89 … Part of another school record – the 400 medley relay team (3:31.97) … Produced 10th-place individual finishes at the NCAC’s in both the 100 breast and the 200 breast with times of 1:00.38 and 2:11.75, which rank as the fourth- and third-fastest performances in team history, respectively … Also was 20th in the 200 IM (2:02.63) at that meet … 2005-06: Three-time individual scorer at his first NCAC Championships, highlighted by taking 11th in the 200 breast (2:19.05) … Was 16th in the 500 free (4:56.89) and 19th in the 200 free (1:49.30), the latter of which was the fastest time on the team during the season … Also had Wooster’s fastest mark in the 500 free (4:55.20) … Prior to Wooster: Lettered all three years in both swimming and water polo at Evanston Township High School … Personal: Born May 1, 1987 … Son of Miles and Katherine Olsen … Majoring in business economics with a minor in psychology.
Voted a team tri-captain … Will be one of the team’s top scorers in the distance freestyle area, and also could contribute in the breaststroke and IM events … 2006-07: Scored in the distance events at the NCAC Championships, placing 18th in the 1650 (18:11.57) and 19th in the 500 (5:00.49) … Also came in 19th in the conference in the 200 free (1:50.51) and was part of a couple of relay teams … 2005-06: Turned in a 15th-place performance in the 1650 free at the NCAC’s, touching with a time of 17:52.63, and also was 23rd in the 200 free (1:51.45) … Helped the Scots score points in the 800 freestyle relay at that meet and narrowly missed out on reaching the finals of the 500 free … 2004-05: Consistent contributor as a first-year, highlighted by finishing 13th (17:39.97) in the 1650 free at the conference meet … Also competed in the 200 breast there, touching the wall in 2:25.89 for 23rd … Posted five top-three times on the team, including second-best in the 1000 free (10:55.03) and the 100 breast (1:07.26) … Prior to Wooster: Lettered all four years in swimming at Crawfordsville High School … Personal: Was born on March 21, 1986 … Son of David and Debbie Polley … Majoring in political science.
Versatile swimmer who has the potential to advance to a championship final at the conference meet in both the IM and breaststroke events … Also looks to lower his school record in the 200 IM … 2006-07: Made an immediate impact as a freshman, highlighted by breaking a 28-year old Wooster record in the 200 IM with a time of 1:58.74 while placing 12th in that event at the NCAC Championships … Reached another consolation final, also finishing 12th overall in the 100 breast (1:01.60), and swam the second leg of the all-conference (third-place) 200 freestyle relay team (1:26.65) … Also was the anchor for the Scots’ top 400 and 800 freestyle relays … Prior to Wooster: Selected as the Swimmer of the Year by both the Plain Dealer and News Herald following his senior season at Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin High School … Established numerous school records … Personal: Born on Oct. 28, 1987 … Son of Meg and Rick Radtke … Undecided on a major.
Returns as one of the team’s top sprint freestylers and will aim to add points as a backstroker as well … 2006-07: Three-time individual scorer at NCAC Championships as a freshman … Hit the wall 17th overall in both the 50 free (22.11) and the 100 backstroke (55.99), and contributed more valuable points via a 20th-place performance in the 100 free (49.18) … Also gained conference-level experience, competing on a couple of Wooster’s “B” relays … Prior to Wooster: Recognized all-conference all four seasons at Asheville School … Picked up four letters in swimming and one in cross country … Personal: Born on Aug. 19, 1988 … Son of Andy and Mary Saltzman … Undecided on a major.
The squad’s top distance swimmer, specializing in the 1650 freestyle … Also capable of producing points in the butterfly events … 2006-07: Scored significant team points at the NCAC Championships again, highlighted by 14th-place in the 1650 free (17:53.48) … Also was 23rd in the 200 fly (2:24.00) and 24th in the 500 free (5:11.47) … 2005-06: Produced a 10th-place effort in the 1650 at the NCAC’s, hitting the wall in 17:37.57, which marked the fastest time of the season in that event for the Scots … Came in 23rd in the 200 fly (2:15.69) as well … 2004-05: Scored in both distance freestyle races at the NCAC meet, posting team-best season times in the process … Finished 11th in the 1650 (17:32.77) and 21st in the 500 (5:05.52) … Posted Wooster’s best time in the 1000 free (10:41.83) during a dual with Westminster (Pa.) … Prior to Wooster: Competed on the 2004 state champion swimming team for Groves High School … Earned three varsity letters – two in swimming and one in water polo … Personal: Born on Aug. 12, 1986 … Son of David and Angela Witkowski … Majoring in psychology. |
Eric Babbitt
Mateo Chinchilla
John Cushing
Matt Dominski
Alex Gauvin
Logan LaBerge
Kyle Oaks
Andrew Olsen
Ted Polley
Ryan Radtke
Michael Saltzman
Joe Witkowski