CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Institute of Technology swimming and diving programs have announced the 2016-17 recruiting class. It features 16 total student-athletes, 11 men and five women.
"We are thrilled to welcome these 16 student-athletes to the men's and women's programs," said Head Coach Kyllian Griffin. "Our team has grown a lot in the past two seasons, and the addition of this highly talented class will be great for the future of Scarlet Hawk swimming and diving."
"Many of these athletes are capable of swimming a wide variety of events, which will serve us well as we battle through dual meets during the regular season and put us in an advantageous position moving into the Liberal Arts Championship. I have very high hopes and expectations of these 16 athletes, and can't wait to see what they can do in the water this season."
Below are profiles on the 2016-17 recruiting class.
| Kessen Barrett |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Diving Hometown: Swanton, Vt. High School: Home schooled Intended Major: Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Zachary Bonson |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Distance Freestyle Hometown: Lewistown, Pa. High School: Mifflin County Club Team: Juniata Valley YMCA Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering |
| Ben Cohen |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Freestyle Hometown: Framingham, Mass. High School: Framingham Club Team: North Shore Swim Club Intended Major: Chemical Engineering |
| Karsen Diepholz |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Freestyle Hometown: Ada, Mich. High School: Forest Hills Central Club Team: Rapid Area YMCA Intended Major: Computer Science/Arospace Engineering |
| Aodhan Gorman |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Breaststroke Hometown: Kennett Square, Penn. High School: Kennett Club Team: Golden Rams Aquatics Intended Major: Architecture |
| Brendan Howley |
Year: Junior Primary Event: Breaststroke/Sprint Freestyle Hometown: Glen Ellyn, Ill. High School: Wheaton Christian Previous School: Denison College Club Team: Wheaton Swim Club Intended Major: Aerospace Engineering |
| Eun Seok Jo |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Breaststroke/Sprint Freestyle Hometown: Seoul, Korea High School: Chaminade College Prep Intended Major: Engineering |
| Christian Jones |
Year: Junior Primary Event: Diving Hometown: Oswego, Ill. High School: Oswego Community Intended Major: Chemical Engineering |
| Ryan Lakner |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Backstroke Hometown: Mount Prospect, Ill. High School: Prospect Club Team: Des Plaines River Racers Intended Major: Undecided Engineering |
| Katherine Lydon |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Distance Freestyle Hometown: Columbia, Mo. High School: Rock Bridge Club Team: Columbia Swim Club Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering |
| David Pollock |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Sprint Freestyle Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Lincoln Park Club Team: Chicago Wolfpack, Chicago Club Intended Major: Architecture |
| Emma Prager |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Breaststroke Hometown: Concord, N.C. High School: Northwest Cabarrus Club Team: Sailfish Aquatics Intended Major: Civil Engineering |
| Lavinia Santos |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Butterfly Hometown: Franklin Park, Ill. High School: East Leyden Intended Major: Architecture |
| Miles Thompson |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Distance Freestyle Hometown: Holland, Mich. High School: Holland Intended Major: Business Administration |
| John Wolniak |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Backstroke Hometown: Crestwood, Ill. High School: Alan B. Shepard Club Team: Palos Area Swim Sharks Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering |
| Jamie Wurster |
Year: Freshman Primary Event: Sprint Freestyle Hometown: Chelsea, Mich. High School: Chelsea Club Team: Chelsea Aquatic Club Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering |
Both swimming and diving teams open the season on Saturday, October 22 in the Keating Sports Center's Ekco Pool. Tech will host Franklin College for a 1:00 p.m. meet.