Oct. 8, 2014
THIS WEEK
The San Diego State swimming team will be in Nashville, Tenn., this weekend for a pair of double dual meets at Vanderbilt. On Friday (Oct. 10), the Aztecs will take on Campbell and Vanderbilt in a dual meet scheduled to get underway at 1:00 p.m. (ET). The following day (Saturday, Oct. 11), SDSU will face off against both Arkansas-Little Rock and Vanderbilt in dual meet competition starting at 11:00 a.m. (ET). The San Diego State divers will not be competing this weekend. The divers' first action of the season will come during the Aztecs' dual meet against Hawai'i on Friday, Oct. 24, at 2:00 p.m. at the Aztec Aquaplex.
HEAD COACH Mike Shrader
San Diego State Head Coach Mike Shrader is in his eighth season with the Aztecs and has compiled a dual meet record of 88-14 (.863) during his tenure. Shrader has been named the Mountain West Coach of the Year on four occasions (2013, 2011, 2010, co-coach in 2009). Including eight seasons as head coach at Nevada, his career record is 177-26-1 (.870).
AZTECS DEFEAT SAN DIEGO IN PENTATHLON MEET
In their first outing of the 2014-15 season, the Aztecs were victorious in a pentathlon meet against the University of San Diego on Sept. 19 at the Aztec Aquaplex by the score of 33-24. For the second straight year, SDSU sophomore swimmer Frida Berggren captured the individual title as the Aztecs captured eight of the top 10 spots in the final pentathlon individual standings.
THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
San Diego State completed its fourth consecutive undefeated home season during its 2013-14 campaign with a 7-0 record. The Aztecs have now won their last 38 consecutive meets at home. SDSU's record at the Aztec Aquaplex stands at 49-3 since the facility opened for the 2007-08 season.
AQUAPLEX TOP 10 TIME
The Aztecs had one time enter to top 10 at the Aztec Aquaplex during the Pentathlon vs. USD. Freshman Cecilia Zaccarelli's mark of 1:05.18 in the 100 breast ranks as the seventh-fastest ever at the facility.
THE STREAK ENDS
San Diego State saw its lengthy dual meet win streak come to an end with the loss at UCLA on January 12, 2013. SDSU had won its last 45 straight meets dating back to the 2009-10 season prior to the loss to the Bruins. The Aztecs' last loss had come against Wyoming on Jan. 29, 2010, in Laramie. The Aztecs are now 60-1 in their last 61 dual meets dating back to January 2010.
SCHOOL RECORD SETTERS RETURN
A pair of athletes who currently hold San Diego State swimming & diving records are back for the 2014-15 season. That duo includes swimmers Anika Apostalon (50 free, 100 free, 100 back) and Caroline Mitchell (200 fly). In addition, all the members of three record-setting relay teams return of the 2014-15 campaign. That list includes Apostalon, Chelsea Bailey, Maddy Dalcamo, Whitney Weisz, Natilee Ruiz, Laura Day and Loreen Whitfield. Ruiz along with returnees Frida Berggren and Savannah Miller make up three-quarters of another record-setting relay team.
TOP 10 AZTEC TIMES
In addition to the school records set during the 2013-14 season, SDSU returnees turned in a total of 31 individual swim times that entered the school record book among the top 10 all-time fastest marks in school history. There were also three diving marks recorded by returning Aztec divers that rank among the top 10 ever at San Diego State.
DIVERS
SDSU boasts its largest and most talented diving squad for the 2014-15 season. That group of eight athletes included three returnees, a transfer and four freshman. The returnees include Shannon Finigan, Marlee Kersting and Chandler Marshall. Finigan turned in all-time top 10 marks in the three-meter and platform last season while Kersting added a top 10 score on the platform. Isabelle Choquehuanca joins the team after a season at LSU. The freshman foursome of Alexandra Caplan, Makena Chamoures, Nicole Dutton and Payton Gabris are from Orange County where they competed for the Crown Valley Divers and each earned NISCA All-America honors during their high school careers.