The 2001-02 season marks Tom Burton's 13th year as a collegiate coach and his third year as the head coach of Colby's men's and women's swimming and diving teams. During his first two seasons at Colby, his swimmers and divers have rewritten the record books, setting 45 new school records and earning multiple post-season awards and All-America honors. In recognition of achievement of his men's team at the national level, Burton was honored with ASCA's Certificate of Excellence in Coaching. In addition, Burton was named the 2001 NESCAC Women's Swimming Coach of the Year for his women's performances at the conference level. During his career Burton's athletes have competed at USS Senior and Junior National Meets, obtained US Open and Olympic Trial qualifying standards, won an NCAA national title and received numerous All-America, Academic All-America, NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship, and GTE Academic All-America honors.

Prior to Colby, Burton served for six years as the head swimming coach at Lake Forest College where his teams won eight Midwest Conference Championships and were annually ranked in the top 25 of the NCAA. Burton was honored by the Midwest Conference as coach of the year in 1994-95, 1996-97, and 1997-98. He was also named the Illinois Collegiate coach of the year in 1995-96 and 1996-97. In addition, Burton was awarded the Certificate of Excellence in Coaching from the American Swim Coaches Association in both 1994, 1997, and 2001.

Josh Gurekovich returns for his second year as the assistant coach for the Mules. Gurekovich, an All-American sprinter for Westminster College, brings strong leadership and motivational abilities to the team along with a solid grasp of skill development. In addition, to his involvement in administering daily practices, he is responsible for the development and monitoring of all weight, dryland and flexibility programs. Prior to arriving at Colby, Gurekovich spent one year working as a coaching intern at Westminster.

Stew Stokes returns for his second year as an assistant on the Mules Swimming & Diving staff. Last season saw Stokes split his time between the racing lanes and the boards, but with the departure of incumbent diving coach Doug Hall, Coach Stokes will take over the reins of the Mule Diving Program. Coach Stokes, a graduate of the University of Massachusetts (1990), also serves as the head crew coach at Colby. In 1993, Stokes competed as a member of the men's lightweight eight on the United States Rowing Team.

2001 WOMEN'S ROSTER
Name/Year Click on player's name for more info	Hometown	High School
Cat Benson '02	Alpharetta, Ga.	The Galloway
Alexis Caselle '04	Andover, Mass.	Andover HS
Carey Cattrell '05	New Canaan, Conn.	New Canaan HS
Alison Cook '05	Larkspur, Calif.	Marin Academy
Blake Crowley '02	Rochester, N.Y.
Alicia D'Amato '05	Verona, N.J.	Verona HS
Allison Dwyer '04	Bristol, Conn.
Kristi Eck '05	Lake Bluff, Ill.	Lake Forest HS
Alicia Ford '03	Lewiston, Maine	Lewiston HS
Joanna Fontaine '05	Exeter, N.H.	Exeter
Jennifer Hanson '04	Peachtree City, Ga.	Woodward Academy
Kirsten Helmcke '04	Northbrook, Ill.	Glennbrook North
Kristan Jiggetts '04	Long Grove, Ill.	Adlai E. Stevenson
*Jess Knight '02	Watertown, Conn.	Choate Rosemary
Heather Lersch '05	Middlesex, N.Y.	Marcus-Whitman HS
Laura Miller '05	Manchester, N.H.	Manchester Central HS
Courtney Morris '05	Melrose, Mass.	Melrose HS
Danielle Orden '05	Framingham, Mass.	Framingham HS
Carolyn Plant '04	Davis, Calif.	Davis HS
Melissa Plante '05	Fayetteville, N.Y.	Fayetteville-Manlius HS
*Jess Povtak '02	Silver Springs, Md.	Montgomry Blair
Mindy Williams '03	Essex Junction, Vt.	Essex Junction HS
2001 MEN'S ROSTER
Nick Battista '04	Falmouth, Maine	Falmouth HS
Mathew Bucklin '05	Northeast Harbor, Maine	Mt. Desert Island HS
David Cohen '04	Stamford, Conn.
Chase Cohen '05	Brooklyn, N.Y.	Polytech Prep Country Day School
John Cole '05	Glencoe, Ill.	New Trier Township HS
Ryan Connell '03	Hockessin, Del.	St. Andrew's School
Justin Dubois '05	Ottawa, Ontario, Canada	Lester B. Pearson UWC Pacific
*Jonathan Eck '03	lake Bluff, Ill.	Lake Forest HS
Al Goodman '03	Annapolis, Md.	Gilman School
Robert Mehlich Jr. '05	Scarsdale, N.Y.	Scarsdale HS
Brad Seymour '04	Durham, N.H.	Andover
Kearney Shanahan, Jr. '04	Cleveland Heights, Ohio	Hawken School
*Clay Smith '03	Atlanta, Ga.	The Westminister School
Nick Walendziak '04	Alpharetta, Ga.	Worcester Academy
John Weitnauer '05	Atlanta, Ga.	The Westminster School