AUBURN, Alabama, November 18. THE Auburn swimming and diving team signed 14 athletes to National Letters of Intent during the NCAA Early Signing Period, head coach Brett Hawke announced Thursday.<\/p>\n
Set to join the 2011-12 women's squad are swimmers Erica Belcher, Autumn Brown, Katherine Daniels, Abby Duncan, Megan Fonteno, Aimee Middleton and Sarah Peterson, and divers Cinzia Calabretta and Shanna Schuelein. The men will welcome swimmers Kevin Beherns, Allen Browning, Chandler Gerlach and Tommy McKee, and diver Michael Beran. <\/p>\n
"This is a very strong class that will be filling all the team's needs next year," head coach Brett Hawke said. "Being a part of the Auburn family is an honor and we are honored to have this group of stellar athletes join our squad next season."<\/p>\n
A pair of five-star recruits in Duncan and Peterson join the women's squad next season. Duncan, of Champlin, Minn., is a three-time USA Swimming National Youth Team member and a three-time Minnesota state champion in the 100 breast. Peterson hails from Friendswood, Texas, and was a 2008 United State Olympic Trials qualifier and a USA Swimming Senior Nationals qualifier. <\/p>\n
Four-star recruit Megan Fonteno is a 14-time high school All-American from Jacksonville, Fla., and attends The Bolles School. She is a Florida state champion in the 50 free, 200 medley relay, 400 free relay and 200 free relay, and was named the 2009-10 Florida Short Course Swimmer of the Year.<\/p>\n
Belcher, a Reading, Mass., product, will be a major contributor in the individual medley events for Auburn. She is a finals qualifier in the
\n200 and 400 IM at the 2008 Short Course Junior National Championships and has two state titles in the 200 IM. Brown is from Pendleton, Ind., and is a five-time conference champion and six-time state qualifier.<\/p>\n
Middleton, of Opelika and a member of the Auburn Aquatics Swim Club, is set to join the team next season. She is a junior and senior national championships qualifier and a USA Swimming Scholastic All-American.
\nDaniels, a Dunwoody, Ga., product, is a high school All-American and a member of the three-time Georgia state champion Marist High School swimming team. She has also been a part of two state-champion relay squads. <\/p>\n
Looking to add depth on the diving side of competition are Calabretta and Schuelein. Calabretta, who is from Orlando, is a 2010 AT&T USA Diving National Championships qualifier. Schuelein hails from Oklahoma City and has reached the finals on both the one-meter and three-meter springboards at the last two USA Diving Age Group Championships. <\/p>\n
The men's recruiting class is led by a pair of four-star recruits in Kevin Beherns and Tommy McKee. Beherns, a Munster, Ind., native, is a USA Swimming National Youth Team member and represented the United States at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Games in Guam. McKee, from Wilmington, Del., has had a lot of success on the YMCA circuit, including a second-place finish in the 400 IM at the 2009 Long Course YMCA National Championships.<\/p>\n
A pair of swimmers in Browning and Gerlach are also set to join the squad next season. Browning, of Alpharetta, Ga., is a two-time All-American and the 2010 Georgia state champion in the 200 IM. Gerlach hails from St. Augustine, Fla., and is currently a member of the Indian River State College swim team. He is a member of the NJCAA champion 200 medley relay squad and also finished third in the 100 breast at the national meet last season.<\/p>\n
Joining the Auburn diving corps on the men's side is Beran. The Austin, Texas, product is a high school All-American and recorded first on the platform in his age group at the 2010 USA Diving Age Group Championships. He also took fourth on the synchronized platform at the
\n2010 AT&T National Diving Championships. <\/p>\n
Kevin Beherns
\nHometown: Munster, Ind.
\nHigh School: Munster High School
\nClub Team: Munster Swim Club
\nNotes: A four-star recruit according to Swimming World Magazine \u2026 Member of the USA Swimming National Youth Team \u2026 Competed at the 2009 Junior Pan Pacific Games in Guam \u2026 12-time NISCA All-American and a Scholastic All-American \u2026 2008 junior national runner up in the 100 fly \u2026 Indiana state champion in the 100 fly, 100 back and 200 medley relay. <\/p>\n
Erica Belcher
\nHometown: Reading, Mass.
\nHigh School: Reading Memorial High School Club Team: Crimson Aquatics
\nNotes: Six-time Massachusetts state champion \u2026 Earned three state titles in the 100 back, two in the 200 IM and one in the 100 free \u2026 A championship final qualifier in the 200 and 400 IM at the 2008 Short Course Junior National Championships \u2026 2008 Massachusetts Division I Swimmer of the Year \u2026 Three-time Boston Globe and Boston Herald All-Scholastic honoree.<\/p>\n
Michael Beran
\nHometown: Austin, Texas
\nHigh School: Anderson High School
\nClub Team: Longhorn Aquatics
\nNotes: High school All-American \u2026 Recorded first on the platform in his age group at the 2010 USA Diving Age Group Championships \u2026 Finished fourth on the synchronized platform at the 2010 AT&T National Diving Championships with partner Sean Mokhtari \u2026 Academic All-District, All-Region and All-State.<\/p>\n
Autumn Brown
\nHometown: Pendleton, Ind.
\nHigh School: Pendleton Heights High School Club Team: Southeastern Swim Club
\nNotes: Five-time conference champion and six-time state qualifier \u2026 Three-time team MVP \u2026 Named Herald Bulletin Athlete of the Year \u2026 Holds school records in the 50 and 100 free, 100 back and as a member of two relays. <\/p>\n
Allen Browning
\nHometown: Alpharetta, Ga.
\nHigh School: Alpharetta Raiders
\nClub Team: Dynamo Swim Club
\nNotes: Two-time All-American \u2026 Member of the 800 free relay team that took the 2010 short course and long course junior national titles \u2026 2010 Georgia state champion in the 200 IM.<\/p>\n
Cinzia Calabretta
\nHometown: Orlando, Fla.
\nHigh School: Boone High School
\nClub Team: Team Orlando Diving
\nNotes: Qualified for the 2010 AT&T National Championships on the platform \u2026 Finished fourth on the platform at the 2010 USA Diving National Preliminary Zone B \u2026 Also took fourth at the meet on the synchronized three-meter springboard with partner Chelsea Uranaka \u2026 Had a pair of first-place finishes at the 2010 USA Diving Summer Region 7 Championships on the one-meter and three-meter \u2026 Took second on the platform at the event. <\/p>\n
Katherine Daniels
\nHometown: Dunwoody, Ga.
\nHigh School: Marist School
\nClub Team: SWIM Atlanta
\nNotes: Member of the three-time Georgia state champion Marist High School \u2026 A part of the 2010 state champion 200 free relay and the 2009 state champion 400 free relay \u2026 NISCA All-American.<\/p>\n
Abby Duncan
\nHometown: Champlin, Minn.
\nHigh School: Champlin Park High School
\nClub Team: Aquajets Swim Team
\nNotes: A five-star recruit according to Swimming World Magazine \u2026 Three-time member of the USA Swimming National Youth Team \u2026 Member of the national age group record-holding 200 and 400 medley relay squads \u2026 Finished third in the 100 breast at the 2010 Junior National Championships \u2026 Three-time Minnesota state champion in the 100 breast and two-time state champion in the 200 IM \u2026 Five-time All-Conference swimmer. <\/p>\n
Megan Fonteno
\nHometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
\nHigh School: The Bolles School
\nClub Team: The Bolles Sharks
\nNotes: A four-star recruit by Swimming World Magazine \u2026 A 14-time high school All-American \u2026 State champion in the 50 free, 200 medley relay,
\n400 free relay and 200 free relay \u2026 Three-time All-Area \u2026 Scholastic All-American \u2026 Team Captain \u2026 Named 2009-10 Florida Short Course Swimmer of the Year in her age group \u2026 A USA Swimming senior national qualifier \u2026 Holds a number of Florida state records. <\/p>\n
Chandler Gerlach
\nHometown: St. Augustine, Fla.
\nHigh School: Pedro Menendez High School
\nClub Team: St. Augustine Swim Team
\nNotes: Currently a member of the Indian River State College swimming program \u2026 A part of the 2010 NJCAA Champion squad \u2026 A three-time NJCAA All-American \u2026 Member of the national champion 200 medley \u2026 Finished third in the 100 breast and fifth in the 200 breast at the national NJCAA meet.<\/p>\n
Tommy McKee
\nHometown: Wilmington, Del.
\nHigh School: Brandywine High School
\nClub Team: Brandywine YMCA
\nNotes: A four-star recruit according to Swimming World Magazine \u2026 A three-time All-State and All-Conference honoree \u2026 Finished second in the
\n400 IM and fourth in the 200 IM at the 2009 Long Course YMCA National Championships \u2026 Took seventh in the 1500 free and eighth in the 200 free at the event. <\/p>\n
Aimee Middleton
\nHometown: Opelika, Ala.
\nHigh School: Ballard Christian Academy
\nClub Team: Auburn Aquatics
\nNotes: A junior and senior national qualifier \u2026 Two-time Southeastern Zone team member \u2026 Two-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-American \u2026 Named a USA Swimming Athlete at Large \u2026 Named to the Southeastern Swimming Hall of Fame \u2026 Older brother Aaron swam for Auburn for two seasons (2008-10). <\/p>\n
Sarah Peterson
\nHometown: Friendswood, Texas
\nHigh School: Clear Brook High School
\nClub Team: Space City Aquatic Team
\nNotes: A five-star recruit by Swimming World Magazine \u2026 A high school All-American \u2026 Qualified for the 2008 United States Olympic Trials \u2026 Also qualified for USA Swimming senior nationals and for the U.S. Open \u2026 Earned medals at USA Swimming Grand Prix events.<\/p>\n
Shanna Schuelein
\nHometown: Oklahoma City, Okla.
\nHigh School: Casady School
\nClub Team: Santa Clara Dive Club
\nNotes: Reached the finals on both the one-meter and three-meter springboards at the 2010 USA Diving Age Group Championships \u2026 Finished fifth on the one-meter and seventh on the three-meter \u2026 Finished second on the one-meter and fifth on the three-meter at the 2009 Age Group Championships \u2026 Three-time high school All-American.<\/p>\n
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