July 19, 2005
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – New Mexico women’s swimming and diving head coaches Tracy Ljone and Abel Sanchez have announced the signing of eight swimmers and six divers to the 2005-06 team. Five divers and three swimmers originate from New Mexico.
“We have a fantastic bunch of ladies joining us this Fall, both in and out of the water,” Ljone said. “They are great students, great athletes and great people. We have brought in a some really good all around swimmers and believe they will have an immediate impact on the team. Many of them should be able to score their freshman year at our Conference Championships! We look forward to getting under way this August.”
“I am excited to work with the incoming athletes,” Sanchez said. “We had a great 2005-06 season and we are going to work even harder this year. We recruited locally and had a lot of local interest due to the success of last year.”
2005 SWIMMING RECRUITS
Summer Abt, Albuquerque, N.M. – Valley HS
Sprint Freestyle, Backstroke and Individual Medley
Top three at State Championships each year in 200-yard IM
Top five every year in 100-yard Free at State Championships
Jessica Dworschack, Peoria, Ariz. – Ironwood HS
Middle and Distance Free
Region Champion and HS record-holder in 500-yard Free
Senior Swimmer of the Year
Cassidy Lespreance, Richmond, Texas. – senior transfer from Univ. of La.-Monroe
Middle and Distance Free, Back
UL-M dropped swim program three weeks prior to end of 2005 Spring semester
Kate Lindemann, Las Cruces, N.M. – Las Cruces HS
Free
HS State Finalist in 50- and 100-yard Free
Katrina McLoughlin, Nepean, Ontario (Canada)
Butterfly, IM, Free
Club teammate of Andrea Zarins
Kristen Naber, Tulsa, Okla. – Jenks HS
Fly, Breaststroke, IM
Individual and Relay State Champion
Nicole Naber, Tulsa, Okla. – Jenks HS
Free,Fly
State qualifier and State Champion on Relays
Twin sister of Kristen, second set of twins in UNM swim program
Blakely Stephens, Albuquerque, N.M. – Albuquerque Academy
Back
Third at 2005 State Championships in 100-yard Back
2005 DIVING RECRUITS
Kathryn Blair, Wake Forest, N.C.
4.4 GPA
Tiffany Blackstone, Albquerque, N.M. – soph. transfer from NAU
New Mexico State Champ – ’02, ’03, `04
Nicole Smith, Albuquerque, N.M.
walk-on currently enrolled at UNM
Jolene Sun, Kissimmee, Fla. – Osceola HS
Originally from Albuquerque, lived in Fla. last four years
Denise Telles, Albuquerque, N.M. – Del Norte HS
2005 State runner-up
2005 All-City Champion
14th in class at Del Norte HS
Westpoint Leadership Award
Nicole Vargas, Rio Rancho, N.M. – Rio Rancho HS
UNM Star Scholar
Presidential Scholar