Swimming teams announce season awards

March 9, 2004
The St. Thomas men's and women's swimming and diving teams held their postseason banquet Sunday .

Coach Tom Hodgson said a highlight was the presence of former Tommie All-American Maureen Olson Staloch, who traveled here from Austin, Texas, to award the team MVP trophies, which are named in memory of her father, the late Jerry Olson. They were presented as such for the first time Sunday.

Here are the announced the following awards:

--Women's Most Improved: 
Cathleen Daly (FR-Redmond, Wash.)

--Greg Fitzpatrick Memorial/Men's Most Improved:
Matt DesMarais (FR-Brainerd)

--Most Team Spirit: 
Molly Pein (SR-LaCrosse, Wis.) and Adam Groebner (JR-Bloomington/Kennedy)

--Kristen Murray Award/Women's Scholar-Athlete):   Kate Boran (SO-Brainerd)& Krysy Harrod (JR-Apple Valey/Burmsville)

--Men's Scholar-Athlete: 
Dave Linn (COSIDA/Verizon At-Large Academic All-American) (JR=Milwaukee, Wis./Marquette)

--Jerry Olson Memorial Trophy /Team Most Valuable:  Cathleen Daly and Dave Linn

 --Captains for 2004-2005:  Krysy Harrod, Kate Boran, Heather McFarlane (SO-Sauk City, Wis.) and Kim Smith (JR-Crystal/Robbinsdale Armstrong); Dave Linn, Adam Groebner and Paul Stahler (JR-Prior Lake)