PAC 60th anniversary team (Men's swimming & diving)

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The Presidents’ Athletic Conference (PAC), formally organized in 1955 by charter members Case Institute of Technology, Western Reserve University, John Carroll University, and Wayne State University, is celebrating its 60th anniversary throughout the 2014-15 academic year. The PAC will be recognizing 60 of its outstanding student-athletes that have competed as members of both present, and past, league-affiliated institutions in 19 championship sports with the creation of 60th anniversary celebratory teams.

Sixteen of the PAC’s past and present members are participating in the yearlong celebration project. All 10 of the PAC’s current members were automatically included, while past league members must have had at least a 10-year affiliation with the conference to participate.

Both past and present PAC members receive “automatic” selections on the 60th anniversary teams based on the institution’s membership time. Each school also has the opportunity to nominate a limited number of additional “at-large” student-athletes for consideration.

Sport-specific advisory committees, made up of five-six past and present PAC coaches and administrators, determine additional “at-large” student-athletes to be recognized in order to reach 60 student-athletes on each celebratory team.





Name School Years Competed Hometown/High School
Bryan Alitto John Carroll University 1980-83 Lansing, Ill. / Bishop Noll
Alitto, a seven-time PAC champion, held William H. Johnson Natatorium records as a member of both the 400 and 800 free relays. A four-year letter winner for John Carroll, Alitto claimed three-straight PAC titles in the 100 free (1981-83) and set a new conference standard in the 200 free (1:45.0) at the 1980 league championships.
Wesley Anderson Bethany College 1965-69
Anderson was a six-time All-American and three-time PAC champion during his time as a member of the Bison swimming and diving program. Anderson earned All-America honors in the 400 medley relay on three occasions (1966-68), twice in the 200 back (1966-67), and once in the 100 back (1969). A member of three-straight PAC championship teams (1967-69), Anderson was elected to the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1985.
Luke Arnholt Grove City College 1994-98 Bartlesville, Okla. / Bartlesville
Arnholt was named the 1998 PAC MVP. A 26-time PAC champion [10 individual (four in the 50 free, four in the 100 free, two in the 200 free), 16-time relay], he also added two additional PAC top-three finishes in the 200 free. He set a new PAC record in the 50 free twice during his career and was a four-time individual NCAA Division III qualifier. Arnholt posted a NCAA B cut in the 50 free as a senior and ranks seventh in the 50 free in Grove City history (held record for seven years, 21.23) and the 100 free (held record for 10 years, 47.03).
Matthew Bailey Allegheny College 1980-83
Bailey captured seven All-American awards over his four-year career at Allegheny. Seven different times, Bailey finished among the top five in the country. A 1993 inductee to the Allegheny Hall of Fame, Bailey helped the Gators to top 10 NCAA Division III finishes in three of his four years, including a fourth-place finish in 1980. He won 10 PAC individual championships and swam on three championship relays. He went undefeated in four years of PAC competition in the 500 and 1650 free and was named the PAC Most Valuable Swimmer in 1980 and 1982. Bailey helped Allegheny to three PAC team championships and set PAC and College records in the 500, 1000 and 1650 free, and was also a member of the school's record-setting 800 free relay. He set 25 pool records in five states and was a two-year team co-captain.
Mike Barringer Westminster College 2009-12 Boardman, Ohio / Boardman
Barringer was a three-time PAC champion in the 100 fly (2010-12) and was also a member of three conference-winning relay teams: the 200 free relay (2010), the 400 free relay (2009), and the 400 medley relay (2012). Barringer ranks first in school history in the 100 fly (49.89), fourth in the 100 freee (46.43) and 10th in the 200 IM (1:57.29). He was also a part of two relay squads that hold Westminster records: the 200 free relay (1:23.65) and the 400 free relay (3:06.65).
Keith Bennett Grove City College 1981-85 Norristown, Pa. / Methacton
Bennett was a 1985 NCAA Division III relay All-American and the 1985 PAC MVP. A five-time PAC champion (three individual (200 IM, 400 IM, 200 breast), two relays), he was a NCAA qualifier in all five of those events. Bennett set a PAC record in the 200 breast (2:11.20) and graduated as Grove City’s record holder in the 200 breast, 200 IM and 400 IM.
Ben Bowser Grove City College 2008-12 Stow, Ohio / Stow-Munroe Falls
Bowser was named a 2009 NCAA Division III All-American as a member of Grove City’s 400 medley relay. The two-time PAC MVP (2011-12) claimed 16 PAC titles (10 individual (four in the 200 IM, four in the 400 IM, two in the 200 fly), six relay) and still holds PAC and Grove City records in the 200 IM (1:52.88), 400 IM (4:02.83) and 200 fly (1:52.04). Bowser also holds the school record in 100 fly (50.17) and is second in school history in the 100 breast (2:07.20). During the course of his career he recorded nine NCAA B cut times.
James Brunson Bethany College 1965-69
Brunson earned All-America honors in the 400 free in 1969. That same season, he won the event at the PAC Championship. A three-time PAC champion and member of three-straight PAC championship teams (1967-69), Brunson was elected to the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002.
Pete Brunson Allegheny College 1969-73
Brunson claimed back-to-back PAC Most Valuable Swimmer honors at the 1972 and 1973 league championships. He swam to consecutive individual titles in the 200 free, the 500 free and the 1650 free at the 1972 and 1973 conference meets. He also anchored the Gators’ conference record-setting 800 free relay in 1973. Brunson was named Allegheny’s Athlete of the Year in 1973 after competing at the NCAA Small College championships.
Michael Caesar Case Western Reserve University 1961-65
Caesar won PAC championships in the 200 free and 500 free in 1963. Caesar held four PAC and 11 school records during his career. Case Western Reserve posted runner-up finishes at both the 1963 and 1964 league championships.
Dennis Cahill Bethany College 1971-75
Cahill was a three-time All-American for the Bison. He earned the status twice in the 100 breast (1974-75) and once as a member of the 400 medley relay (1975). Cahill, a member of three-straight PAC championship teams (1967-69), was elected to the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1992.
Peter Cassel Bethany College 1966-70
Cassel was three-time All-American for the Bison in the 1966-67 season. He earned All-America honors in the 50 free, 100 free and as a member of the 400 medley relay. He was also a member of the 400 free relay that claimed a NAIA championship in 1967. Cassel was a member of Bethany's 1967 PAC championship team and was inducted into Bethany's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.
Doug Conrad Case Western Reserve University 1976-80
Conrad was one of Case Western Reserve’s first swimming All-Americans. In 1980 he set school records in the 100 and 200 back, the two events in which he earned four All-America awards, and also claimed the 1980 PAC title in the 200 back (2:01.0). Additionally, Conrad held the school mark in the 400 IM and was a part of the school-record 200 medley relay.
Tom Coughlin Washington & Jefferson College 1987-91
Coughlin won 11 PAC individual or relay championships during his career and set 12 W&J school records. Coughlin also set a pair of conference records and was the 1991 Presidents’ Swimmer of the Year. As a senior, Coughlin claimed first place in the 100 (47.54) and 200 (1:46.05) free events at the league championships. The 100 free title was his third straight at the conference championships. He set school records during his Hall of Fame career in the 50 free, the 100 free, the 200 free, the 200 free relay, 400 free relay, and 200 medley relay. A business administration major, Coughlin ranked among the top 25 swimmers in NCAA Division III in three events (50, 100, and 200 freestyle) during the 1991 season. He also swam legs on five different relays which posted top 30 times nationally.
Caleb Courage Grove City College 2004-07; 2008-09 Shippensburg, Pa. / Shippensburg
Courage is a three-time NCAA Division III national champion, winning individual titles in the 100 free in 2006, 2007, and 2009. The NCAA record holder in the 100 free (43.60, set at the 2009 NCAA Championships), he is an 18-time All-American [10 individual (four in the 100 free, three in the 50 free, two in the 200 free, one in the 100 back), eight relay) and a four-time PAC MVP. Courage claimed 21 PAC titles (11 individual (four in the 50 free and 100 free, two in the 200 free, one in the 100 back). He is the current PAC record holder in 50 free (19.97), 100 free (43.60), 200 free (1:39.66) and as a member of four of five relays. He held the PAC record in 100 back (50.21) until the 2014 PAC Championships and briefly held PAC records in the 200 IM during 2008-09 season. Courage is Grove City’s record holder in the 50 free, 100 free, 200 free, 100 back, and as a member of four of five relays. He also ranks second in school history in the 200 IM, third in 200 back and fifth in the 100 fly. Throughout his career he posted 10 individual NCAA A cut times and two individual NCAA B cut times. He was named the Grove City College Sportsman of the Year for the 2008-09 academic year.
Allan Cunningham Wayne State University 1963-66
Cunningham was a three-year (1963-66) letter winner for Wayne State. He helped lead the Tartars to the 1964 PAC title and a runner-up finish the following season. He earned All-PAC accolades as league champion in both the 500 free and 200 free in 1965. He also served as a team captain during the 1964-65 season. Cunningham graduated from WSU in 1966 with a degree in English.
Jay D’Ambrosio Grove City College 1990-94 Erie, Pa. / Fairview
D’Ambrosio was a six-time individual NCAA Division III All-American (three in the 100 back, three in the 200 back). Named the 1994 PAC MVP, he was a 23-time PAC champion [eight individual (four in the 100 back, two in the 200 back, one in the 50 free, one in the 100 free), 15 relay). D’Ambrosio also posted three individual PAC runner-up finishes and held the PAC record in both back events during his career. He still holds Grove City’s record in 200 back (1:53.63 set at 1992 NCAA Championships) and ranks third in school history in 100 back (52.04, held record for 15 years). He was a 2014 inductee into Grove City College Athletic Hall of Fame and a 2002 inductee into College’s Swimming Hall of Fame. He was named the Grove City College Sportsman of the Year in 1994.
Jonathan Drenocky Thiel College 1967-71 Tonawanda, N.Y. / Tonawanda
Drenocky, a four-year letter winner, was selected as a team co-captain in 1968 and 1969 and a tri-captain in 1970. He claimed the one-meter diving title (335.80 pts.) at the 1968 PAC Championship, earning First Team All-PAC honors. He remains Thiel’s only individual champion in swimming and diving. Following the 1969-70 season, he was named to Pittsburgh Press All-District and All-Lutheran swimming and diving teams. Named in the 1970 edition of Outstanding College Athletes of America, Drenocky also posted second-place finishes at the 1967, 1969 and 1970 PAC Championships. He was also a three-year letter winner in football and was a member of Thiel’s 1967 PAC Championship team. Drenocky was inducted into the Thiel College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1999.
Mark Ferstel John Carroll University 1983-86 Chicago, Ill. / Loyola Academy
Ferstel was a four-time national qualifier, placing 15th in the 50 free at the 1985 NCAA Championships and ninth in the 100 free the following season. He was the PAC champion in the 50 free in 1985 and 1986. Ferstel served as a team captain and earned Most Valuable Swimmer honors in both 1985 and 1986. He held the school records in both the 50 free and 100 free for over a decade.
Pete Francel John Carroll University 1981-84 Toledo, Ohio / St. Francis de Sales
Francel was named a team captain as a senior. He claimed the 1984 PAC titles in both the one-meter and three-meter diving competitions. He was also an All-PAC selection as a junior (top three) on both boards. A three-time national qualifier, Francel earned a ninth-place finish at the national championships on the three-meter board as a senior.
Doug Fullerton Grove City College 1993-97 Meadville, Ohio / Meadville
Fullerton earned NCAA All-American honors in 1996 in the 200 IM. A three-time PAC MVP (1995-97) and 26-time PAC champion [11 individual (four in the 200 breast, three in the 200 IM and 400 IM, one in the 100 breast), 15 relay], he was also a 14-time NCAA qualifier (three in the 200 IM and 400 IM, two in the 200 breast, six relays). Fullerton held PAC records in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and 200 breast during his career. He also held school records in the 200 free and four of five relays. He ranks second in school history in the 400 IM (held record for 14 years), fourth in the 200 IM (held record for 11 years), fifth in 200 breast (held record for 11 years), and sixth in the 200 free (held record for eight years). The 1995-96 Grove City College Sportsman of the Year, Fullerton was a 2002 inductee into Grove City’s Men’s Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
Kirk Gagliardo Grove City College 2008-12 Wadsworth, Ill. / Warren Township
Gagliardo was a three-time NCAA Division III relay All-American. He was a 20-time PAC champion (eight individual (three in the 50 free and 200 free, two in the 100 free), 12 relays) and swam to four additional top-four PAC individual finishes. He posted eight NCAA B cut marks and holds the PAC record in all three free relay events. Gagliardo ranks second in Grove City history in the 200 free (1:41.04), third in the 100 free (45.65) and 100 fly (50.62), and fourth in the 50 free (20.95).
Jeff Gordon Allegheny College 1972-76
Gordon became Allegheny's first-ever NCAA national champion in 1975 when he won the national title in the one-meter dive. Gordon was a two-time All-American (1975-76) and a three-time PAC champion in the one-meter dive. A four-year letter winner, Gordon was presented with the Richard Fisher Outstanding Swimmer Award in 1975. He was inducted into the Allegheny Hall of Fame in 1987.
Jack Groselle Hiram College 1972-76 Hiram, Ohio / Crestwood
Groselle was a five-time All-American in his junior and senior seasons at Hiram in the freestyle sprints and won the NCAA Division III national title in the 50 free in 1976. An eight-time PAC individual champion, he won the PAC’s Most Valuable Swimmer Award in 1976. He also received the Campbell Award as Hiram’s Male Student-Athlete of the Year in 1976. Upon graduation, Groselle held six school records in the free sprints and relays, and still holds the school record for the 50 free with a time of 21.2 seconds, set in 1975. Groselle was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1989. In his adult life, he has achieved a tremendously successful career in Masters swimming events, setting over 30 national and world records in numerous events across several age groups. In 2014, in Masters meets held in Windsor, Ontario and Sarasota, Florida, he set four individual world records for the 60-64 age group in the free sprints and medley events, and was also a member of two world record setting relay teams.
Ben Gutmann Westminster College 2007-10 Cranberry Township, Pa. / Seneca Valley
Gutmann was a two-time All-American for Westminster. He was a two-time All-PAC First Team honoree (2009-10) and won PAC MVP honors in 2010. He won three PAC individual titles: the 100 breast (2009-10) and the 200 breast (2010). In school history, he ranks first in the 200 breast (2:02.31), second in the 100 breast (56.86), and eighth in the 200 IM (1:57.14). He was a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American and was named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll in 2010.
Jay Hancock Grove City College 1990-94
Hancock was a three-time PAC MVP (1991-93) and 21-time PAC champion [11 individual (four in the 200 IM and 400 IM, two in the 200 back; one in the 100 breast), 10 relay]. A three-time NCAA Division III individual qualifier (twice in the 200 IM, once in the 400 IM), Hancock held PAC records in the 200 IM, 400 IM, and two relays during his career. He ranks fifth in school history in the 400 IM and eighth in the 200 IM.
Terry Hartford Allegheny College 1977-81
Hartford was a three-time PAC champion in the 100 breast (1978-80) and was also a member of three-straight title-winning 400 medley relays (1978-80).  He earned All-PAC and All-America honors in each of his four years at Allegheny. A 1981 graduate, Hartford was named to the Allegheny Hall of Fame in 1992.
Don Hoercher Thiel College 1968-72
Hoercher was a member of the school record-setting and fourth-place finishing 400 free relay at the 1968 PAC Championships. Also at the 1968 championships he swam to a third-place finish in the 200 free. At the 1972 PAC Championships, Hoercher swam as a member of Thiel’s 400 medley relay, which established a new school record (4:06.9) and finished third in the championship final. He was also a member of Thiel’s 400 free relay at the 1972 league championships, a squad that also set a new school mark and finished fourth.
Paul Hulseman John Carroll University 1979-82 Winnetka, Ill. / Chicago Loyola Academy
Hulseman was John Carroll’s first swimming All-American, placing seventh in the 200 free at the 1980 NCAA Division III Championship. He was a member of the JCU 800 free relay that captured All-America honors in 1981. Named the Most Outstanding Swimmer at the 1979 PAC Championships, Hulseman won 11 PAC titles during his four-year career. He was also a member of John Carroll’s 1981 PAC championship team.
Matt Husak Grove City College 1986-90 Pittsburgh, Pa. / Churchill
Husak was a 1990 PAC Co-MVP. A 10-time PAC champion (five individual (twice in the 200 breast and 200 IM, once in the 100 breast), Husak qualified for 1990 NCAA Championships in three events (200 breast, 100 breast, 200 IM). He set PAC records in all three events as a senior, and still ranks eighth in Grove City history in the 200 IM (1:57.36, held record for six years) and 10th in both the 100 breast (59.50) and 200 breast (2:10.53, 6 years). He is a member of Grove City College’s Men’s Swimming and Diving Hall of Fame.
James Johannes Allegheny College 1977-80
Johannes was a 23-time All-American and won the 200 free national championship in 1979. It was the first NCAA title in Gator swimming history. For coach Tom Erdos, Johannes set six school records. His personal best time of 1:43.60 in the 200 free still ranks among the best in program history, as is his career-best 47.20 in the 100 free. Johannes was elected to the Allegheny Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 1990.
Greg Klaiber Thiel College 1966-70
Klaiber finished third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free at the 1967 PAC Championships. He was also a member of the 400 free relay squad that earned a fourth-place finish at the 1967 conference championships. At the 1968 PAC Championships, Klaiber competed as a member of the 400 free relay that placed second and established a new school record.
Wayne Lawrence Hiram College 1973-77
Lawrence was a three-time All-American in his junior and senior seasons in the 200 fly and 500 free. An 11-time PAC individual champion in the fly and the distance free events from 1974 to 1977, Lawrence was selected as a team captain for three-straight seasons. He was also Hiram’s high points swimmer and MVP for three years. Upon graduation he held eight school records: two in the fly events and six in the free distance events and relays. Lawrence was inducted into the William H. Hollinger Athletic Hall of Fame at Hiram in 1992.
Chris Lehberger Westminster College 2006-09 New Wilmington, Pa. / New Wilmington
Lehberger was a three-time All-American for Westminster. He won seven individual PAC titles in the 100 breast (2006-08) and the 200 breast (2006-09). He was also a member of the Titans’ 400 medley relay that won the conference title in 2007. Lehberger ranks third in school history in the 100 breast (57.23) and the 200 breast (2:05.15) and fourth in the 200 IM (1:56.46). He was a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American and was named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll in 2008 and 2009. He was also named an Academic All-District honoree and received Westminster’s Gene Nicholson Swimmer and Diver/Scholar Award in 2008 and 2009.
Matt Linebaugh Saint Vincent College 2010-14 New Castle, Pa. / Shenango
Linebaugh was named to the PAC Second Team for three-consecutive seasons (2012-14). He finished second at the 2014 PAC Championships as a part of the 200 free relay and finished third in the 800 free. He lowered school records as a member of the 400 free and 400 medley relay teams, and in 2013, finished third in the 200 free at the conference championships. Linebaugh set four school records as a junior, individually in the 200, 400, and 800 free and as a part of the 400 medley relay. During his sophomore season he set a school record in the 50 free and was a part of four record-setting relays.
Jim Matysek Carnegie Mellon University 1977-81
Matysek was a four-time All-American for the Tartans. He earned All-America honors in 1979 in the 100 breast and 200 breast, and in 1980 in the 200 breast and 500 free. Matysek claimed three-straight PAC individual titles in the 200 breast (1979-81) and won the 100 breast in 1981.
David McKee Allegheny College 1976-80
McKee was a six-time All-American at Allegheny. He earned his first All-America honor in 1978 as part of the Gators' 400 medley relay squad, before Allegheny’s 800 free relay was crowned All-America in 1979. In 1980, he earned All-America honors in three different events, including the 400 medley relay, 400 free relay, and 800 free relay. He also swam to four-straight conference titles in the 100 back (1978-81) and back-to-back championships in the 200 back (1978-79). During McKee's career, Allegheny turned in four-straight top 10 finishes at the NCAA Division III Championship.
Mark Morris Case Institute of Technology 1952-56
Morris was a five-time Penn-Ohio champion for Case Institute of Technology. A two-year team captain, Morris won a combined five conference titles between the 220 free, the 440 free, and 100 free. He also held conference records in the 220 and 440.
Peter Munger Washington & Jefferson College 1970-74
Munger became the first swimmer in W&J history to earn All-America honors by placing fifth in two events in 1974. He swam the 50 free in 21.84 seconds and the 100 fly in 52.00 seconds, both of which shattered his own school records. Munger qualified for the NCAA Championships in all four years at W&J and set a total of four school, three pool, and two PAC records during his career. During his senior season, Munger owned the top time among small colleges in the 50 free for the regular season. He also claimed the PAC championship in the 100 fly four four-straight years and won the 50 free conference crown three times.
Rafael Perez-Mendez Washington & Jefferson College 1987-91
Perez-Mendez will long be remembered as one of the most talented swimmers in W&J history. He originally attended LaSalle University on a swimming scholarship before transferring to W&J for his final three collegiate seasons. Perez-Mendez won five PAC championships, including four individual titles. W&J’s Most Valuable Swimmer in 1989, he set numerous school records. He owned school records in the 200 free (1:47.82), 1000 frees (10:34.98), 100 breast (1:01.62), 200 breast (2:13.82), 200 fly (2:01.32), and 200 IM (1:59.61). He was also a member of four record-setting relays (200 medley, 200, 400, and 800 freestyles). Perez-Mendez ranked among the top 30 swimmers nationally in three different events (100 and 200 breast and 200 IM). As a senior, he was the 100 and 200 breast PAC champion, while also leading the 200 free relay to a league title. He helped the Presidents win 27 dual meets, including an 11-2 record during his junior year. That record was the best put together by W&J’s men’s swimming and diving team in 35 years.
Marty Pfinsgraff Allegheny College 1973-77
A NCAA Division III All-American, Pfinsgraff earned five individual PAC titles for the Gators, helping his squad to four-straight team championships (1974-77). He won individual titles in the 200 free at the 1974, 1975, and 1977 league championships, and also claimed titles in the 200 IM (1974) and the 500 free (1977).
Pat Pyrch Washington & Jefferson College 1979-83
Pyrch finished his career as the most decorated male diver in W&J history. As a freshman in 1980, he captured the NCAA Division III three-meter diving championship. The two-time team captain and team MVP made three appearances at the NCAA Division III Championships (five events). In 1983, he placed second at three meters and seventh on the one-meter board nationally. During his junior season, he was third nationally on the three-meter board. In addition to his national title as a freshman, he also placed sixth on the one-meter board. He still owns the PAC record with 573.40 points on the three-meter board, established at the conference championship meet on February 28, 1983.
Dan Radke Washington & Jefferson College 1981-85
Radke was yet another talent in the rich history of swimmers at W&J. A native of Harrisburg, Pa., Radke was a four-year letter winner. He was a two-time PAC champion and a two-time team MVP. In 1984, Radke earned NCAA Division III All-America laurels in the 100 back with a time of 54.21 seconds. In addition, Radke held the school record in the 200 back for 16 years before it was topped during the 1999-2000 season. At one point in his career, Radke held eight W&J school records and one conference mark.
Barry Roffer Bethany College 1965-69
Roffer earned All-America status seven times as a member of the Bison swimming and diving program. He claimed two in both the 200 fly (1967-68) and as a member of the 400 medley relay (1966-67) while also earning the honor in the 200 back (1966), 100 breast (1968), and 400 IM (1968). Roffer helped lead Bethany to three PAC championships (1967-69) and was elected to the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
Richard Siconolfi Bethany College 1968-72
Siconolfi was a four-time PAC champion in the one-meter dive (1969-72) for the Bison and earned All-America honors in the event in 1972. He helped lead the program to four-straight PAC team titles (1969-72) and is a member of the 1982 Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame class.
Conor Simpson Westminster College 2006-09 Monroeville, Pa. / Gateway
Simpson was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American. He won five individual PAC titles in the 500 free (2009), the 100 fly (2006-07), and the 200 fly (2006, 2009). He was also a member of three relay squads that won PAC titles: the 400 medley (2007) and the 800 free (2006, 2008). Simpson ranks second in school history in the 500 free (4.39.37), second in the 200 fly (1:53.63), and fifth in the 100 fly (51.21). He was also a member of the 800 free relay that holds the school record with a time of 6:57.42. Simpson was a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American in 2007, 2008, and 2009. A four-time PAC Academic Honor Roll honoree (2006-09), he was also a three-time Academic All-District recipient (2007-09). Simpson received Westminster’s Gene Nicholson Swimmer and Diver/Scholar Award in 2008 and 2009.
Eric Sluss Grove City College 1981-85 Lower Burrell, Pa. / Burrell
Sluss was a six-time NCAA Division III All-American (four individual (two in the 100 fly and 200 fly), two relays) and a four-time PAC champion (100 fly, 200 fly, free relay, medley relay). His PAC record in the 100 fly (51.38) lasted until 2007 and his 200 fly record (1:55.66) held until 2003. Sluss was a 2004 inductee in to Grove City’s Men’s Swimming Hall of Fame. He still ranks third in school history in 200 fly (1:54.87, held record until 2009) and fourth in the 100 fly (51.09, held as record until 2009).
Brandon Smith Washington & Jefferson College 2007-11 Wexford, Pa. / North Allegheny
Smith was a four-time PAC champion for the Presidents. He took the league by storm as a freshman, winning three individual titles, including both individual medley events. He twice claimed the PAC’s 200 back championship and finished among the top three at the conference championship meet 19 different times throughout his career. He still owns W&J records in the 200 free (1:43.76), 200 back (1:53.09), 200 IM (1:55.11) and 400 IM (4:08.77). He was also part of the current record-holding 200 and 800 free relays and posted three NCAA B cut times during his junior year.
Pat Smith Westminster College 2004-07 South Park, Pa. / South Park
Smith was a two-time NCAA Division III All-American for the Titans. He won five individual PAC titles: the 100 back (2007) and the 200 back (2004-07), and was also a member of the 400 medley relay teams that claimed conference titles in 2004 and 2007. Smith was a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American and was named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll in 2006 and 2007. He ranks second in school history in the 200 back (1:53.57), sixth in the 100 back (52.27), and seventh in the 400 IM (4:14.60).
Daniel Stewart Allegheny College 1979-83
A 1994 inductee into the Allegheny Hall of Fame, Stewart earned a total of 12 All-America honors over the course of his four-year career, to go along with six PAC championships. A two-time PAC Most Valuable Swimmer, he led the Gators to top 10 finishes at three different NCAA Division III Championship events, as well as three PAC team titles. Specializing in the back and individual medley, he graduated as the school’s record holder in six different events, and was twice named Allegheny's Richard King Fisher Swimmer of the Year.
Jeffrey Stuek Bethany College 1967-69
Stuek was a nine-time All-American during his three-year career as a member of Bethany’s swimming and diving team. He earned All-America honors twice in the 50 free (1967-68), the 100 free (1967-68), and the 400 free relay (1967, 1969). He also secured All-America honors in the 800 IM (1969) and as a member of the 400 medley relay (1967) and was a member of the 400 free relay that claimed a NAIA national championship in 1967. Leading the Bison to four PAC team championships, Stuek was inducted into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1998.
Ryan Trunk Westminster College 2004-07 Brookline, Mass. / Brookline
Trunk is the most decorated male Titan since Westminster began its affiliation with NCAA Division III. He was an eight-time All-American honoree, a six-time PAC champion in individual events, and was a part of seven conference-winning relays. He won the 50 free (2004), 100 free (2004), 200 free (2004-05), and the 400 free (2004-05). The winning relays were the 400 medley (2004, 2007), the 800 free (2004-06), and the 200 free (2004-05). He ranks first in school history in the 50 free (20.75) and in the 100 free (44.93). He is also second in the 200 free (1:41.11). Trunk is also a member of Westminster's record-holding 800 free relay team (6:57.42). He was a College Swimming Coaches Association of America (CSCAA) Scholar All-American and was named to the PAC Academic Honor Roll in 2006 and in 2007. He also earned Academic All-District honors in 2007.
James Veres Bethany College 1966-69
An eight-time All-American, Veres earned three All-America honors in the 200 IM (1967-69), two in the 400 free relay (1967, 1969), and one in the 400 IM (1967), 200 fly (1968) and 800 free (1969). Veres was also a member of the 400 free relay that claimed a NAIA national championship in 1967. He helped guide the Bison to four PAC team titles. Veres was inducted as a member of the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1983.
Doug Virden John Carroll University 1979-82 Marion, Ohio / Marion
Virden was a six-time All-American, earning the honor on the one-meter board for four consecutive seasons. He finished third nationally on one-meter board from 1979-81. Virden was the national runner-up as a senior on the three-meter board and qualified for the 1982 NCAA Division I Championship. He was a four-time PAC champion, winning the one-meter title in 1978 and 1980 and the three-meter event in 1980 and 1981. His one-meter league record point total (501.70), set in 1978, remains today.
William D. Watt Allegheny College 1976-80
Watt was named Allegheny’s 1980 Male Athlete of the Year. He won 21 All-American awards as a member of the swimming and golf teams.  He was a 28-time All-PAC honoree, with 24 coming as a member of the swimming and diving program. He won three-straight individual PAC titles in the 200 IM (1978-80) and 400 IM (1977-79). Watt, who also helped the Allegheny men’s golf team to four PAC crowns, was named to the Allegheny Hall of Fame in 1990.
Larry Weiss Bethany College 1964-68
A five-time All-American, Weiss earned All-America honors four times in 1967 (100 breast, 200 IM, 400 IM, 400 free) and once in 1968 (400 medley relay). He was also a member of the 400 free relay that claimed a NAIA national championship in 1967. Weiss was also a member of four PAC title teams. He was inducted into the Bethany College Athletic Hall of Fame in 1988.
David Wendler Wayne State University 1961-64
Wendler was a three-year (1962-64) letter winner at Wayne State. He helped the Tartars to three-consecutive league titles (1962-64) and claimed back-to-back individual titles in the 200 IM and the 200 fly at the 1963 and 1964 PAC Championships. He also served as a team captain as a senior. He graduated from WSU in 1970 with a degree in education.
Tim Whitbeck Grove City College 2005-09 Saegertown, Pa. / Saegertown
Whitbeck was the 2007 NCAA Division III national champion in the 50 free. A 14-time All-American (five individual [three in the 50 free, two in the 100 free), nine Relay], he was named the 2008 PAC MVP. Whitbeck was a 14-time PAC champion [three individual (50 free, 100 free, 100 back), 11 Relay] and a four-time individual PAC runner-up. He never finished lower than fifth in an individual PAC event. He posted five individual NCAA A cut times, four individual NCAA B cut times and ranks second in school history in 50 free (20.00), 100 free (44.82), and 100 back (51.48).
Matt Wilkes Grove City College 1983-87 Akron, Ohio / Akron-Firestone
Wilkes was a four-time NCAA Division III All-American [two individual (200 back: 1986, 100 back: 1987), two relay] and two-time PAC MVP (1986-87). An 11-time PAC champion (six individual (twice in 100 back, 200 back, 200 IM), five relay), Wilkes was a 2000 inductee into the Grove City College Men’s Swimming Hall of Fame.
Brian Zimmerman Carnegie Mellon University 1988-92
During the two seasons Zimmerman competed in the PAC, he accumulated six of his 15 All-American honors. He was a dominant distance freestyler for the Tartans, earning three All-America honors in the same season on three occasions, including the 1989 and 1990 seasons. Zimmerman earned those awards in the 200 free, the 500 free, and 1650 free. In 1991 Zimmerman was the national champion in the 200 free and 500 free and was named the NCAA National Swimmer of the Year.