{"id":262204,"date":"2017-06-24T09:45:19","date_gmt":"2017-06-24T16:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=262204"},"modified":"2017-06-24T13:56:07","modified_gmt":"2017-06-24T20:56:07","slug":"the-green-and-golden-legacy-of-wright-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/the-green-and-golden-legacy-of-wright-state\/","title":{"rendered":"The Green and Golden Legacy of Wright State: Program Just $30,000 Away From Goal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Along with many other NCAA programs, the Wright State University swimming & diving teams were\u00a0cut for financial purposes in May<\/a>.\u00a0After\u00a0a meeting of the Wright State Board of Trustees, the University developed a fundraising plan<\/a> in an attempt to save the program.<\/p>\n

In an agreement reached with the help of the College Swim Coaches Association of America, Wright State set a goal of raising $85,000 by June 30, 2017 to preserve the swimming and diving teams. As of June 23, the University is just under $30,000 away from their goal at $54,640<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many coaches, other collegiate programs and friends of the University and swim teams have made donations. Additionally, Swimming World<\/em> is offering a $10 donation<\/a> off of every digital\u00a0subscription to the Save Wright State Fund.<\/p>\n

In even further efforts to save the Wright State Swimming & Diving teams, WSU Head Coach Kyle Oaks<\/strong> shared the following article with Swimming World,\u00a0<\/em>providing a history of the program:<\/p>\n

The Green and Golden Legacy of Wright State<\/h2>\n

By Alan Hieber, Wright State Sports Journalist<\/em><\/p>\n

With the June 30 deadline to save the Wright State swimming and diving program approaching, several former swimmers recalled their triumphs at the school and wishes to see the legacy of their alma mater continue to thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tracing back to the starting blocks of the WSU program puts into perspective how rich it\u2019s history is.<\/p>\n

The passage of Title IX in 1972 spurred the creation of the women\u2019s program in 1974. It was decided that the newly founded team would be given more equal footing with the university\u2019s men\u2019s basketball team in terms of it\u2019s resources, including scholarships. <\/span><\/p>\n

A pool with a 25-meter wide lane known as the WSU Natatorium was constructed for the debut season of the teams, which has remained the home venue of the Raiders for 44 years. Lee Dexter<\/strong> would take the helm as the school\u2019s first head coach.<\/span><\/p>\n

It wouldn\u2019t take long for the women\u2019s team to arrive at a nationally competitive status. The \u201975 season produced the first All-American for WSU in Barbara Woodrow<\/strong>. As a result of her breakout year there was an increased appeal for recruits. <\/span><\/p>\n

Carol Clifford<\/strong> witnessed this early success as a WSU swimmer from 1975-78.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Since it\u2019s inception WSU women\u2019s swimming and diving was a force to be reckoned with.\u00a0When I look back and think of my four years, I smile,\u201d Clifford said. \u201cThese women were my friends, yet my fiercest competitors.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In proceeding seasons WSU would have a slew of All-Americans between the men\u2019s and women\u2019s sides in swimming and diving. The women were creating notoriety for the university, which led to the Dayton media giving the team significant coverage. <\/span><\/p>\n

Robin Barbiea<\/strong>, who swam for the Raiders from 1981-84, is second all-time at the school in All-American honors with 21. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt takes a team in order to help you get there because you need them on the sidelines cheering,\u201d Barbiea said. \u201cOverall it was a perfect fit. We were close and it all fell into place. It was a good team with a good mix.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The Lady Raiders would go toe to toe with programs that are powerhouses of today, including Ohio State, Georgia, Purdue and Kentucky. This would culminate in fourth place finishes at the 1979 NCAA Division II and AIAW national championships for the men and women respectively. <\/span><\/p>\n

Dexter\u2019s tenure would conclude in 1982. The kick start he gave the Raiders would prove to have a lasting impact moving forward. In 1987 WSU joined the ranks of Division I for both teams. After this move, the men and women would proceed to capture nine conference titles apiece.<\/span><\/p>\n

At last summer\u2019s Olympic trials Mitch Stover<\/strong> and Kile Auckerman<\/strong> represented the green and gold.<\/span><\/p>\n

Aukerman, who swam at WSU from 2011-15, noted the significance for his former school when he and Stover qualified for the trials. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThese kids are representing the school on a larger scale than they are as students,\u201d Aukerman, \u201cThat is publicity they never would have gotten without a swim team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While Aukerman was training post grad he met 2012 Olympic gold medalist Claire Donahue<\/strong>. She recently had a swim clinic with the WSU team after hearing the program had been cut, which happened to her alma mater Western Kentucky. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was one of those atmospheres that produces success. I could tell that instantly after just an hour or so of swimming with them,\u201d Donahue said. \u201cI think if anybody could bring it back, it\u2019s definitely them. Swimmers are determined. We are very hard workers and push past the pain.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Donahue went on to say how mid-major programs like WKU or WSU still have importance for swimmers who want to reach the Olympic stage, especially with quality coaches like Kyle Oaks<\/strong> for the Raiders. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you have a great coach like Kyle that\u2019s when you foster greatness. If it hadn\u2019t been for Western Kentucky I could almost guarantee you I would not have made the Olympic team. It was a recipe for success.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Later Donahue added that the loss of a program for WSU would be much bigger than a sport. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe death of our program was like a real death to us. It was painful because it was a family,\u201d Donahue said. \u201cThese kids aren\u2019t just losing their favorite sport or outlet. It is their family and the people that they call brothers and sisters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The experiences that WSU swimmer Kayla Fearin<\/strong>, who is the school record holder in the 200m breaststroke, had make Donahue\u2019s words come to fruition. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI reached all of my goals and got to do it with a team that stood behind me every step. I got to meet people that will be forever in my life,\u201d Fearin said. \u201cThe whole memory I have of the people, what I did athletically and it impacting my career today is all because of swimming. I wouldn\u2019t have gotten any of the opportunities that I did if it weren\u2019t for that sport.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Emily Hayhow<\/strong>, the WSU record holder in the 100m backstroke, 100m and 200m meter butterfly and 200m and 400m medley relay, being a Raider is in her blood. She has two uncles, two aunts and three cousins who were on the team in the past.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I was a little girl I told people I was going to swim for Wright State when I grew up. I want to see this program be saved because if I have children I would want them to have that same option,\u201d Hayhow said. \u201cThis isn\u2019t just a swim program to me. It\u2019s decades of family history.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Rafael Candido<\/strong> swam for WSU from 2003-07 and was captain on a team that won three conference titles. He says the culture on the team that focused on success as a student, athlete and student was key to this run.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s hard to do poorly when you have amazing people around you that are focused on making you a better student-athlete and person altogether,\u201d Candido said. \u201cThe culture was driven from the coaches all the way to the youngest swimmer. They infused the thoughts in our minds that made us work harder, get faster and be successful in the Horizon League.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Candido has been vocal in spearheading the efforts to keep the program alive by reaching out to the university\u2019s administration. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThat is what I was taught at Wright State,\u201d Candido said. \u201cThere are many challenges that face us, but what do you do about it? I wasn\u2019t going to just sit on the sidelines and wait for the team\u2019s legacy to be destroyed or drowned.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

Kyah Fleckner<\/strong> recently put diving on the map again for WSU with 1 meter and 3 meter titles. She and her former coach Ryan Rougeux<\/strong> hope this can be used as a recruiting chip for the program in the future. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe made a name for Wright State diving,\u201d Fleckner said. \u201cRyan and I were talking about recruiting and being able to use my 1 meter and 3 meter wins at conference as a bragging right to help get good recruits coming in.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Oaks summed up the standing that the swimming and diving program has at WSU. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis program has really been one of the founding sports teams that has built the athletic department to what it is today.\u201d Oaks said. \u201cOur early women’s athletes within the swimming and diving team are the perfect example of ambassadors for women’s sports today.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Currently just under $30,000 is needed to save the program. Out of the numerous victories WSU has had in the past, this would probably be the most significant.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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