Friday, September 29
Grand Junction, CO
4:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Intermountain Shootout
Swimming and Diving to start new season in Grand Junction
9/28/2023 1:30:00 PM | Men's Swimming and Diving, Women's Swimming and Diving
The Air Force swimming and diving programs are set to begin a new campaign, as the Falcons will make their 2023-24 debut in Grand Junction at the Intermountain Shootout. The event runs from Friday, September 29 to Saturday, September 30 with 4:00 pm MT and 10:30 am MT start times, respectively.
Below are the order of the events at El Pomar Natatorium:
Friday, September 29 (4:00 pm MT)
Air Force, BYU, Colorado Mesa, CSU Pueblo, Utah
Men's Pool (4)
Air Force, BYU, Colorado Mesa, Utah
Women's Swimming and Diving Returners
The Falcons will have plenty of returning talent to lean on early and often throughout the 2023-24 season, including three All-Conference finishers from a season ago, those being Katelyn Andrist, Kai-Min Tsuei, and Abby Turner. Andrist made quite the impression during her freshman season, swimming to All-Conference honors in both the 500 and 1650 Freestyle. Tsuei earned such accolades in the 200 Backstroke, while Turner's success in the 100 Freestyle awarded her All-Conference status. In total, Air Force brings back 28 letterwinners from a season ago.
Men's Swimming and Diving Returners
In spite of the graduation of Wen Zhang, a two-time All-American and WAC Swimmer of the Year, Air Force retains ample talent both in the pool and on the boards. Camden Swigart, the WAC's 400 Individual Medley champion from a season ago, aims to build off of a stellar rookie season. Captains Joseph Moore and Tommy Nagle represent an abundance of experience in the pool, while other swimmers such as Louis Body, John Plutt, Anthony Sebastian, and James Winterfield all own program-best times. Alex Kenyon, now a junior, will be tasked with leading by example on the diving boards. Kenyon was the 3-Meter WAC champion as a freshmen in 2022, and owns the Air Force record score in the event (378.60).
Women's Swimming and Diving Newcomers
Brynn Bond
Hometown: Houston, TX
High School: Duchesne Academy
Events: Free/Back/Fly
Catherine Dean
Hometown: Rockaway Park, NY
High School: Sacred Heart Academy
Events: Free/Fly
Naomi Furman
Hometown: Berwyn, PA
High School: Conestoga High School
Events: Breast/IM
Natalie Gembicki
Hometown: Miami, FL
High School: Cutler Bay High School
Event: Free
Audrey Laganelli
Hometown: Berwyn, PA
High School: Conestoga High School
Event: Free
Kirsten Lee
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
High School: Carroll High School
Event: Free
Kadyn MacPherson
Hometown: Kaneohe, HI
High School: Homeschool
Event: Diving
Amber Martin
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
High School: Broadneck High School
Events: Free/Fly
Jessie McNeil
Hometown: Bridgewater, MA
High School: Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Events: IM/ Back
Ryan Mills
Hometown: Round Rock, TX
High School: Round Rock High School
Events: Fly/Free
Sophia Pedersoli
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
High School: California High School
Events: Back/Fly
Kat Putchinski
Hometown: Rockwall, TX
High School: Rockwall High School
Events: IM/Fly
Jessica Smith
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
High School: Wellington High School
Event: Free
Kaitlyn Surratt
Hometown: Humble, TX
High School: Kingwood High School (USAFA Prep School)
Events: Free/Back
Eliana White
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
High School: Community School of Davidson
Events: Free/IM
Jaymie Yow
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
High School: Ayala High School
Event: Diving
Men's Swimming and Diving Newcomers
Joe Christ
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
High School: Palo Verde
Events: Free
Gavin Dustin
Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID
High School: Skyline
Events: Free/IM
Chase Dwornicki
Hometown: Goddard, KS
High School: Eisenhower
Events: Free
Ralph Fiscus
Hometown: Park City, UT
High School: Park City
Event: Free/IM
Garrett Kennedy
Hometown: Athens, GA
High School: Athens Academy
Event: Back/IM
Mack Nuval
Hometown: Houston, TX
High School: Lamar
Event: Breast
Gavin Peterman
Hometown: Haslet, TX
High School: V.R. Eaton
Event: Free
Nick Reda
Hometown: Belle Vernon, PA
High School: Belle Vernon Area
Events: Free/Back
Tucker Rice
Hometown: Billings, MT
High School: Skyview
Events: Free
Kellen Russell
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
High School: Cardinal Gibbons
Events: Fly/Back
Tyler Surratt
Hometown: Kingwood, TX
High School: Kingwood
Events: Free/Back
Kai Tiede
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
High School: Jüri Gümnaasium
Events: Free
Benjamin Wong
Hometown: Buena Park, CA
High School: Oxford Academy
Event: Free
Up Next
Following the Intermountain Shootout, the Air Force women will jump right into Mountain West action, competing against Colorado State and New Mexico in Fort Collins on October 13-14. The Air Force men won't compete again until October 20, when the Falcons host Denver at Cadet Natatorium.
Below are the order of the events at El Pomar Natatorium:
Friday, September 29 (4:00 pm MT)
- 400 Medley Relay
- 1000 Freestyle
- 200 Freestyle
- 400 Individual Medley
- 100 Breaststroke
- 50 Freestyle
- 100 Backstroke
- 50 Butterfly
- 100 Individual Medley
- 200 Freestyle Relay
- Women's 3-Meter Dive/Men's 1-Meter Dive
- 200 Medley Relay
- 500 Freestyle
- 200 Butterfly
- 50 Breaststroke
- 200 Individual Medley
- 100 Freestyle
- 200 Backstroke
- 100 Butterfly
- 200 Breaststroke
- 400 Freestyle Relay
- Women's 1-Meter Dive/Men's 3-Meter Dive
Air Force, BYU, Colorado Mesa, CSU Pueblo, Utah
Men's Pool (4)
Air Force, BYU, Colorado Mesa, Utah
Women's Swimming and Diving Returners
The Falcons will have plenty of returning talent to lean on early and often throughout the 2023-24 season, including three All-Conference finishers from a season ago, those being Katelyn Andrist, Kai-Min Tsuei, and Abby Turner. Andrist made quite the impression during her freshman season, swimming to All-Conference honors in both the 500 and 1650 Freestyle. Tsuei earned such accolades in the 200 Backstroke, while Turner's success in the 100 Freestyle awarded her All-Conference status. In total, Air Force brings back 28 letterwinners from a season ago.
Men's Swimming and Diving Returners
In spite of the graduation of Wen Zhang, a two-time All-American and WAC Swimmer of the Year, Air Force retains ample talent both in the pool and on the boards. Camden Swigart, the WAC's 400 Individual Medley champion from a season ago, aims to build off of a stellar rookie season. Captains Joseph Moore and Tommy Nagle represent an abundance of experience in the pool, while other swimmers such as Louis Body, John Plutt, Anthony Sebastian, and James Winterfield all own program-best times. Alex Kenyon, now a junior, will be tasked with leading by example on the diving boards. Kenyon was the 3-Meter WAC champion as a freshmen in 2022, and owns the Air Force record score in the event (378.60).
Women's Swimming and Diving Newcomers
Brynn Bond
Hometown: Houston, TX
High School: Duchesne Academy
Events: Free/Back/Fly
Catherine Dean
Hometown: Rockaway Park, NY
High School: Sacred Heart Academy
Events: Free/Fly
Naomi Furman
Hometown: Berwyn, PA
High School: Conestoga High School
Events: Breast/IM
Natalie Gembicki
Hometown: Miami, FL
High School: Cutler Bay High School
Event: Free
Audrey Laganelli
Hometown: Berwyn, PA
High School: Conestoga High School
Event: Free
Kirsten Lee
Hometown: Fort Wayne, IN
High School: Carroll High School
Event: Free
Kadyn MacPherson
Hometown: Kaneohe, HI
High School: Homeschool
Event: Diving
Amber Martin
Hometown: Annapolis, MD
High School: Broadneck High School
Events: Free/Fly
Jessie McNeil
Hometown: Bridgewater, MA
High School: Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School
Events: IM/ Back
Ryan Mills
Hometown: Round Rock, TX
High School: Round Rock High School
Events: Fly/Free
Sophia Pedersoli
Hometown: San Ramon, CA
High School: California High School
Events: Back/Fly
Kat Putchinski
Hometown: Rockwall, TX
High School: Rockwall High School
Events: IM/Fly
Jessica Smith
Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
High School: Wellington High School
Event: Free
Kaitlyn Surratt
Hometown: Humble, TX
High School: Kingwood High School (USAFA Prep School)
Events: Free/Back
Eliana White
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
High School: Community School of Davidson
Events: Free/IM
Jaymie Yow
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
High School: Ayala High School
Event: Diving
Men's Swimming and Diving Newcomers
Joe Christ
Hometown: Las Vegas, NV
High School: Palo Verde
Events: Free
Gavin Dustin
Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID
High School: Skyline
Events: Free/IM
Chase Dwornicki
Hometown: Goddard, KS
High School: Eisenhower
Events: Free
Ralph Fiscus
Hometown: Park City, UT
High School: Park City
Event: Free/IM
Garrett Kennedy
Hometown: Athens, GA
High School: Athens Academy
Event: Back/IM
Mack Nuval
Hometown: Houston, TX
High School: Lamar
Event: Breast
Gavin Peterman
Hometown: Haslet, TX
High School: V.R. Eaton
Event: Free
Nick Reda
Hometown: Belle Vernon, PA
High School: Belle Vernon Area
Events: Free/Back
Tucker Rice
Hometown: Billings, MT
High School: Skyview
Events: Free
Kellen Russell
Hometown: Raleigh, NC
High School: Cardinal Gibbons
Events: Fly/Back
Tyler Surratt
Hometown: Kingwood, TX
High School: Kingwood
Events: Free/Back
Kai Tiede
Hometown: Tallinn, Estonia
High School: Jüri Gümnaasium
Events: Free
Benjamin Wong
Hometown: Buena Park, CA
High School: Oxford Academy
Event: Free
Up Next
Following the Intermountain Shootout, the Air Force women will jump right into Mountain West action, competing against Colorado State and New Mexico in Fort Collins on October 13-14. The Air Force men won't compete again until October 20, when the Falcons host Denver at Cadet Natatorium.
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