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Cassidy Holbrook
  • communication sciences and disorders
  • West Bend, Wis.

West Bend Native Holbrook Named to 2016-17 UW-Whitewater Women's Swimming and Diving Roster

2016 Oct 20

Cassidy Holbrook, a native of West Bend , WI, and graduate of West Bend West High School, will compete for the 2016-17 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater women's swimming and diving team, which begins its season this Saturday at the All-Wisconsin Invitational.

Holbrook, a junior at UW-Whitewater, is majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

The Warhawks enter the new season coming off a third-place finish at last year's Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships. Graduated senior Sierra Becker was named WIAC Diver of the Meet for the second time in her career after sweeping the 1- and 3-meter diving events. She went on to become the program's first-ever four-year All-American after placing 10th in the 1-meter dive at the NCAA Division III Championships.

Joel Rollings is back for his 11th year as head coach of both the men's and women's programs. Under Rollings' leadership, UW-Whitewater has set 49 school records and earned 22 individual conference titles and 12 All-America honors, including two national individual championships.

Following this weekend's All-Wisconsin Invite, the Warhawks host Carroll on Nov. 4 at the Williams Center. The team opens against WIAC competition Nov. 12 at UW-Oshkosh, then continues in conference one week later at home against defending league champion UW-Stevens Point.

UW-Whitewater resumes action Dec. 2-3 at the Wheaton (Ill.) Invitational, then heads to Puerto Rico in early January for its annual training trip.

The Warhawks visit Lake Forest (Ill.) for a tri-meet on Jan. 21 and UW-Eau Claire for a dual meet on Jan. 28. The team hosts UW-La Crosse on Feb. 4 for its last meet of the regular season.

The WIAC Championships are scheduled for Feb. 16-18 at Schroeder Aquatic Center in Brown Deer, Wis., the site of this weekend's season-opening invitational.

Sarah Arteaga (Greenfield, Wis./Whitnall) and Margaret Lotzer (Arlington Heights, Ill./Buffalo Grove) lead the team's talented senior class.

Arteaga is a three-time WIAC champion, including a two-time winner of the 400-yard individual medley last season. She also placed third in the 200-yard backstroke and fifth in the 200-yard individual medley, and was part of the fourth-place 400-yard medley relay team.

Lotzer garnered second team All-WIAC accolades in the 500-yard freestyle, and finished third in the 1,650-yard freestyle and seventh in the 200-yard freestyle. She was also part of the third-place 800-yard freestyle relay team.

Gabby Swider (Milwaukee, Wis./St. Thomas More) finished fifth in the 200-yard butterfly and eighth in the 100-yard butterfly, and was a member of the fourth-place 200-yard freestyle relay team.

McKenzie Asplund (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Xavier) placed eighth in both the 400-yard individual medley and the 1,650-yard freestyle at last year's WIAC Championships, while Grace Devine (Sussex, Wis./Hamilton) was part of the fourth-place 400-yard freestyle relay team.

Michaela Matthys (Crystal Lake, Ill./McHenry West) and Stephanie Haebig (Grafton, Wis./Grafton) highlight the team's junior class.

An All-American in two events as a freshman in 2015, Matthys is a four-time WIAC champion, including twice in the 100-yard butterfly. Last season, she also finished seventh in the 100-yard breaststroke and was a part of top four finishes in the 200-yard freestyle relay, 200-yard medley relay and 400-yard medley relay.

Haebig was also an All-American in 2015 and had placed among the conference's top eight in backstroke events twice during her career.

Other returning juniors include Victoria Halwix (Romeoville, Wis./Homeschool), Cassidy Holbrook (West Bend, Wis./West), Leah Klingaman (Brookfield, Wis./Central), Rachel Stuberg (Wauwatosa, Wis./West) and Emily Trenn (Bartlett, Ill./South Elgin).

Erin Hawker (Chanhassen, Minn./Hutchinson) is one of nine sophomores on the roster. She earned second team all-conference honors in the 400-yard individual medley and was third in the 200-yard individual medley and the 200-yard breaststroke. Hawker was also a member of the third-place 800-yard freestyle relay and the fourth-place 400-yard medley relay.

Jessica James (Oswego, Ill./East) finished among the top five in the league in both the 100- and 200-yard backstroke events, and is the school's current record holder in the 100. Melanie Carlson (Waukesha, Wis./West) placed sixth in the 100-yard butterfly and seventh in the 200-yard butterfly.

Emily Champa (Algonquin, Ill./Dundee-Crown) earned a spot on the 1,650-yard freestyle podium at last season's championship meet with a seventh-place finish. Vada Williams (La Crescent, Minn./Holmen-Aquinas-Onalaska (Wis.)) finished eighth in the 50-yard freestyle and was a part of four top-four relays, including the third-place 200-yard medley relay team.

Other returning sophomores include Alyssa Haertl (Oshkosh, Wis./West), Kasey Mrkvicka (Homer Glen, Ill./Lockport Township), Melanie Schaefer (Platteville, Wis./Platteville) and Malory Soper (Shawano, Wis./Shawano). Mrkvicka, a diver, last competed during the 2014-15 season.

Freshmen/Newcomers: Madeline Carroll (Downers Grove, Ill./North), Meredith Gustafson (Brookfield, Wis./East), Allie Hoffman (Inver Grove Heights, Minn./Eagan), Erin Locante (Brookfield, Wis./Central), Quincey Newton (Oregon, Wis./Oregon), Alexis Olson (Marengo, Ill./Marengo), Shayna Putney (New Berlin, Wis./Eisenhower), Cali Rummelhart (Kenosha, Wis./Tremper), Renata Schlomann (New Berlin, Wis./Divine Savior Holy Angels), Bailey Weston (Fort Atkinson, Wis./Fort Atkinson), Anna Wolf (Blanchardville, Wis./New Glarus).