University of Notre Dame - Dome Yearbook (Notre Dame, IN)

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%. G e,ar Cy a %m e, c Irish Win Notre Dame Relays It ' s wet aiul cold. We wear Speedos. And we shave our loss, lighthccU-tctUy pked stiphomore swimmer Drew Pitmuin regarding Hs teain. Despite these comical comments, though, the 2002-2003 meii ' s svniiiming iuid diving SLiuad began to lay the foundatioris of a repu- table and competitive program vx-ithin the Big East conference. Hoping to build on the prc)gress made last year, the Irish opened the 2002-2003 season v ith high expectations and clear challenges ahead. Head coach Tim Welsh described the year ' s dual meet schedule as without question the most challenging set of meets we ha ' e e ' er had. Tlie seasonopening Notre Dame Relays at Rolfs Aquatic Center boosted die confidence of 1 « ' ' Cashrre. I - 1 1 r.u Sports In ()nnaiioii the team, as they won twelve or thirteen events to take the first place title with 220 puiints. In the Notre Dame In itaticiniil, die relay team o( Matt Obringer, Frank Krakciwski, Jason Fbpatrick, and Tim Riuidolph was especially impressive Bauman in both backstroke and freesty-le. Per-fe.c- ' t ' T ive. Senior Jtx. ' Miller dn otf tin thrcc-nictcr UvirJ. with a time of 3:30.06 in the men ' s 400 relay. Additional scorers for the Irish were Doug Bauman, plac- ing scxrond in the men ' s 200 backstroke svith a time of 1 :1 5.31 , iind Obringer placing second in the men ' s 100 freestyle with a 45.95. After this victor ' , however, the overall squad ' s perfomiance see-sawed, with wins over Michigim State, Vilkmm-a, iuid Qe ' eland State, but losses to Purdue, Bttsburgh, and Pennsyl- vania. Two extremely cl(«e losses at the end of the rt lar sesason, b ' a total of only nine points, left the team with a 6-8 record in dual meets for the year. The diving trio of Andy Maggio, Joe Miller, and Tong Xie also added points to the team ' s scores throughout the season. Other kc ' team members included senior Ficrpatrick niji the braiststroke, junior J.R. Tc ldy iuid scvphomore Frank Krakowski in both the freestyle ;uid butterfly, iuid freshman by Sarah Wear I li«l«iiilir la iV MtiO ♦ wi »iv»in » Fniiit row: L ui; RuiiiixUi. Rn.iii tiii.iniicr. Rm Randolph, dins Btmics, J;imic Liitkiis, Fr.ink Knikowski , Matt Bcrtkc. josh LVmiint. Matt Obniiycr, l a o Moism, L c v Pittman, Matt Hnt;lcharJt, Stc c SlioniK3 ;cr, Tyler GraiJa, Patrick 0 ' Bcrr ' , Patiick Heffcm;in, Parnck l a is, niana4;er Molly Ward Back nw: Matt Frc , IickI cmch Tini Wckh, J.R. Tcdh ' , .Admi Gihill, Matt H dc, .Andy MaRKiii, Miclucl Haiiay.ui . J;i oii FitrfKitrick, Tra Ts Kline, Tung Xic, jiv Miller, John Hudson, Bii.ui GiuHlilan, , assistant C(»ch Matt ralliiiiui, di int; cuich Ciiimint; Xie Plmfo anincsy oj nv. lnjim iaiit Pac-i»o Fac-T (.Vixnent •O Score Nkicre Dame Relaw 1st, 220 feints Notre Dame 1st ln itational rcnns lvania L. 181-116 V ' tllimov-a W, 168-68 HttshurKh L, 183.5Q Northwestan L, 172-126 acvel; nd State W, 156-85 %y

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Flvii TVirouc U TVie. X ' l-f-fe.re.ioT ' STroV-e. ' b Senior Travis Kline swinis freestyle. Kline also competed in the International Medley. Plioto courtesy of Matt Cashore, nvy S ' S ' iiJi V Spoils Inftyrmaxkm ■- r a a. Bre.a ' TVie.r Junior J.R. Teddy takes a breath while competing in the freestyle at a meet. P ioto courteyy 0 S|X7rts InjarmaViaa

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Irish Win NCAA Fencing Title The women ' s fencing team had another record-setting season with a record-setting squad. Led by head coach Janusz Bednarski and team captains Anna Camick, Liza Boutsikaris, and Destanie Mik), the Lady Irish attained a number-two nationd nmking. The team participated in multiple competi- tions on the year, coming out victorious in all of them. The ladies overcame, among others. Northwestern, Stanford, North Carolina, Air Force, Duke, and Jolins Hopkins. Boutsikaris, a one-time All-American, Car- nick, a three-time All-American, and Meagan Call, a two-time All-American, al l helped guide the team to victory with their excellent senior leadership. Other women contributing to the team ' s ' ' ■ rr w u P ioto aiurttyy of Storts In orrrwlioJi success were juniors Kerry Walton, a one-nme - f All-American and 2002 NCAA Champion, Maggie Jordan, Junior All-American Kerry Walton competes in the epee event at a also turned in strong performances. Camick set the third best record at Notre Dame for career epee regular season wins, and she and Walton joined together to lead the epee squad with a combined record of nearly 500 wins. Call followed right behind Car- nick, placing eleventh in Notre Dame history for overall wins, and ranking sixth in epeeists. Boutsikaris was sixth in Irish fencing his- tory in foil wins. She joined Kryczalo and Ament as Notre Dame foil leaders with a combined win- ning record of 83.2 percent for career bouts. Kryczalo shone individually, as well. She repeated as the champion of the Perm State Open, and her career-winning record of 93.8 percent was the third highest ever for an Irish fencer. Kryczalo also placed third at the World ' s Elite Competitions. The best performance for the Irish came in March when and Destanie Milo. Sophomores Alicja Kryczalo, a one-time All-American and 2002 NCAA Champion, and Andrea Ament the team beat Perm State by three points to capture their first NCAA title since 1994. by Katie McNelis Pac ting Fc c-T Opponent •i«J Result Oliio State DuiJs W,5-l Notre Dame Duals W, 15-12 Duke Duals W,5-0 NCAA Championships: Notre Dame 182 Pcnn State 179 St. John ' s 171 .l i.. ■r-: f MoTre. T avvie, Fe-i c-ii Meiigan Call, Eli:;ikili 1 iiiili in Enn Riley AiiJu i Anient, Destanie Milo, Danielle Davis, Maggie Jordan, Natalie Tenner, Colleen Walsli, Natalie Maiur Second row: Tiffany Muller, Nat;ilie Bustimimite, Jcxelyn Landgraf , Kathryn Schuster, Kerry Wtilton, Jill Inghrani, Anna Gimicl , Liza Boutsilcaris, Rebecca Chimahuslcy Third row: Head coach Janus: Bednarski, Brian Dosal, Sean Donovan, Derek Snyder, Matt Fabricant, Jan Viviani, inanager Natalie Ortiz, Ozren Dehic, TJ. McNally, Jack Goetz, John Espinosa, Thomas Sutton, assistant coach Zoltan Dudas Back row: Alex Schumacher, Johannes Masserer, Joe Shaughnessy, Adam Harvey, Michal Sobieraj, Brendan Prendergast, North Carey, Matt Castellan, Nick Schumacher Photo courtesy of S xrrts Informatkm j Woi y i £- f ' eiA slyia