Men's & Women's Diving
Competitive diving was an integral part of the swimming programs at SUNY New Paltz — 40 years for men and 19 years for women — until the College discontinued the sport after the 2002-2003 season. Inadequate competition and unacceptable facilities led to the termination of diving as part of the men’s and women’s swim programs.
When Elting Gymnasium opened in fall 1964, its six lane, 25-yard pool was considered state-of-the-art. At the deep end of the pool were stationed two 1-meter diving boards to accommodate the diving portion of a competitive swim meet. As all the swimming pools at SUNY campuses were built to the same specifications, 1-meter diving became a staple of the annual SUNYAC Swimming & Diving Championship.
However, campuses across the country began to upgrade their swimming facilities to accommodate both 1-meter and 3-meter diving. SUNY New Paltz attempted to provide training for divers in both events — not at the Elting Pool, which was now inadequate for diving of any kind, but at neighboring Marist College, using both the Marist diving well and the mentorship of Marist’s diving coach. When this proved to be too cumbersome both financially and pragmatically, the decision was made to terminate diving as a sport.
Diving Coaches
If past histories are to be followed, it was uncommon for most swim teams within the SUNYAC to have as specialized a coach as a diving coach. It would fall on the shoulders of the head swim coach to also offer instruction for divers. If the swim team was fortunate to be able to have either a paid part-time assistant coach or a volunteer assistant coach, that individual might have responsibility for the training of divers. In the early years of SUNY New Paltz's program, coaches Ernest Maglsicho, David Ross and Art Stockin each assumed the dual role of swim and dive coach. In the late 1970’s and early 1980’s, coach Stockin was able to have assistance from a volunteer diving coach, Brother Damian, a Capuchin Friar assigned to nearby St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church. After Br. Damian's departure and the removal of the one meter diving boards at the Elting Pool, diving training was offered at the Marist College pool under the guidance of Marist diving coaches. From 1994-95 until the discontinuation of diving at the close of the 2002-03 season, former Hawk diver and New Paltz graduate Robyn Gullickson served as both the men’s and women’s diving coach, helping Kathryn MacCrate to SUNYAC prominence, culminating in her 2003 one-meter SUNYAC Championship
Hawks Divers Through the Years
Men: 1963 - 2003
1963-64: ? Prapo
1964-65: Gary Kehrer, Dwayne Prackett, Jerry Basse
1965-66: Art Kramer - freshmen, ineligible to participate as per NCAA rules at the time.
1966-67: Art Kramer
1967-68: Art Kramer
1968-69: Art Kramer, David Grant, Neyooxet Greymorning, Steve Morgan (freshman ineligible to participate as per NCAA rules at the time)
1969-70: Neyooxet Greymorning, David Grant
1970-71: Neyooxet Greymorning, Terry Terbush, Keith Roloson
1971-72: Neyooxet Greymorning, Terry Terbush
1972-73: Terry Terbush, Sam Robson
1973-74: Terry Terbush
1974-75: ? Gustave
1975-76: Felipe Gonzalez, Andy Aitken, D. Meyer
1976-77:
1977-78:
1978-79: Felipe Gonzalez, Leslie Jamieson, Loren LeBlanc
1979-80: Denis McCafferty, Felipe Gonzalez, Loren LeBlanc
1980-81: Denis McCafferty
1981-82: Denis McCafferty
1982-83: Denis McCafferty
1983-84: Steve Howard
1984-85: Steve Howard
1985-86: Jamie Worshoufski, Steve Howard
1986-87: Jamie Worshoufski, Steve Howard, Alfredo Williams
1987-88: John Schwarz, Alfredo Williams, Mike Escobar
1988-89: John Schwarz, Alfredo Williams
1989-90: John Schwarz, Alfredo Williams
1990-91: Shawn Cummings
1991-92:
1992-93:
1993-94: Shawn Cummings, Russell Wolff
1994-95: Shawn Cummings, James DeCrescenzo, Russell Wolff
1995-96: James DeCrescenzo, Rick Banz
1996-97: Dan Kemeny
1997-98: Dan Kemeny, Chris Heyer, Jake Haskell
1998-99: Chris Heyer, Jake Haskell, Dan Dorn
1999-00: Chris Heyer, Dan Dorn, Dan Esposito, Dominic Amaro, Sheperd Myers
2000-01: Dan Esposito, Dominic Amaro, Matthew Fey
2001-02: Dan Esposito, Matthew Fey
2002--03*: Dan Esposito, Todd Martin
Women: 1978 - 2003
1978-79: Debbie Frank, Leslie Jamieson
1979-80: Debbie Frank, Leslie Jamieson
1980 - 1989:
1989-90: Judy Reisenman
1990-91:
1991-92: Karen Adams
1992-93: Karen Adams, Robyn Darrow
1993-94: Karen Adams, Robyn Darrow
1994-95: Kelly Donovan, Emilie Kauffman, Amanda Raynor
1995-96: Kelly Donovan, Emilie Kauffman, Amanda Raynor, Natasha Boloni
1996-97: Emilie Kauffman, Laura Manfred, Amanda Raynor, Erin Chavez
1997-98: Amanda Raynor
1998-99: Annette Cerbone
1999-00: Kathryn MacCrate, Lauren Grzetic, Stephanie Rotenberg
2000-01: Kathryn MacCrate, Lauren Grzetic, Stephanie Rotenberg
2001-02: Kathryn MacCrate, Anne Marie Cagnazzi, Kristin Ippolito
2002-03*: Kathryn MacCrate, Colleen Powers
*Diving was discontinued after the 2002-03 season
Men’s Divers in Championship Competition
SUNYAC Championship
| 1965-1966 |
Art Kramer |
1 Meter |
Champion |
| 1966-1967 |
Art Kramer |
1 Meter |
2nd Place |
| 1968-1969 |
Art Kramer |
1 Meter |
Champion |
| 1969-1970 |
Neyooxet Greymorning |
1 Meter |
Champion |
| 1970-1971 |
Neyooxet Greymorning |
1 Meter |
9th Place |
| 1972-1973 |
Terry Terbush |
1 Meter |
7th Place |
|
Terry Terbush |
3 Meter |
11th place |
| 1985-1986 |
Jamie Worshoufski |
1 Meter |
5th Place |
|
Jamie Worshoufski |
3 Meter |
10th Place |
|
Steve Howard |
3 Meter |
15th Place |
| 1987-1988 |
John Schwarz |
1 Meter |
Champion |
|
Alfredo Williams |
1 Meter |
4th Place |
|
Mike Escobar |
1 Meter |
12th Place |
|
John Schwarz |
3 Meter |
Champion |
| 1988-1989 |
John Schwarz |
1 Meter |
2nd Place |
|
John Schwarz |
3 Meter |
2nd Place |
|
Alfredo Williams |
3 Meter |
5th Place |
|
? Moore |
3 Meter |
12th Place |
| 1989-1990 |
John Schwarz |
1 Meter |
2nd Place |
| 1993-1994 |
Shawn Cummings |
3 Meter |
6th Place |
|
Russell Wolff |
3 Meter |
11th Place |
| 1994-1995 |
Shawn Cummings |
1 Meter |
3rd Place |
| 1998-1999 |
Chris Heyer |
1 Meter |
2nd Place |
|
Jake Haskell |
1 Meter |
7th Place |
| 2000-2001 |
Matthew Fey |
1 Meter |
14th Place |
|
Matthew Fey |
3 Meter |
13th Place |
Metropolitan Swim Conference Championship
| 1978-1979 |
Felipe Gonzalez |
1 Meter |
Champion |
|
Felipe Gonzalez |
3 Meter |
Champion |
| 1982-1983 |
Denis McCafferty |
1 Meter |
Champion |
|
Denis McCafferty |
3 Meter |
Champion |
NCAA College Division//D-III National Championship
| 1967-1968 |
Art Kramer |
3 Meter |
4th Place |
| 1968-1969 |
Art Kramer |
3 Meter |
13th Place |
| 1978-1979 |
Felipe Gonzalez |
1 Meter |
Qualifier |
|
Felipe Gonzalez |
3 Meter |
Qualifier |
| 1987-1988 |
John Schwarz |
1 Meter |
All American- First Team |
|
John Schwarz |
3 Meter |
All American- Honorable Mention |
| 1988-1989 |
John Schwarz |
1 Meter |
All American- Honorable Mention |
| 1989-1990 |
John Schwarz |
1 Meter |
All American- Honorable Mention |
|
John Schwarz |
3 Meter |
All American- Honorable Mention |
New York State AAU Championship
| 1969-1970 |
Neyooxet Greymorning |
1 Meter |
Champion |
Women’s Divers in Championship Competition
SUNYAC Championship
| 1992-1993 |
Karen Adams |
1 Meter |
2nd Place |
|
Karen Adams |
3 Meter |
3rd Place |
| 1993-1994 |
Karen Adams |
1 Meter |
Champion |
|
Karen Adams |
3 Meter |
Champion |
|
Karen Adams |
|
SUNYAC Swimmer/Diver of the Meet |
| 1994-1995 |
Kelly Donovan |
1 Meter |
12th Place |
|
Amanda Raynor |
1 Meter |
14th Place |
|
Emilie Kauffman |
1 Meter |
15th Place |
| 2000-2001 |
Kathryn MacCrate |
3 Meter |
4th Place |
|
Lauren Grzetic |
3 Meter |
5th Place |
| 2001-2002 |
Kathryn MacCrate |
1 Meter |
3rd Place |
|
Kathryn MacCrate |
3 Meter |
2nd Place |
| 2002-2003 |
Kathryn MacCrate |
1 Meter |
Champion |
|
Kathryn MacCrate |
3 Meter |
2nd Place |
|
Kathryn MacCrate |
|
2004 SUNYAC Award of Valor |
NCAA Division III National Championship
| 1991-1992 |
Karen Adams |
3 Meter |
All American Honorable Mention |
| 1992-1993 |
Karen Adams |
1 Meter |
All American Honorable Mention |
| 1993-1994 |
Karen Adams |
1 Meter |
Qualifier |
Disclaimer: Information contained in this history has been compiled from a variety of public sources and is as accurate as reported in those sources. Any errors or missing information should be forwarded via email to the Office of Athletic Communication.
