2016-17 GEORGIA TECH SWIMMING & DIVING INFORMATION GUIDE www.RAMBLINWRECK.com
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YELLOW JACKET NEWCOMERS TAMIR GONEN COHEN
KRISTEN HEPLER
Fr. • 5-5 • Fly London, United Kingdom (Plymouth College)
Fr. • 5-9 • Breast, IM Katy, Texas (Seven Lakes)
Before Tech: Swam for seven years under coach Jon Rudd at Plymouth College in Plymouth, Devon, England … Competed for Israel at the 2015 European Short Course Championships in Israel … Won the gold medal in the 100 fly at the Israeli Senior Short Course Championships in 2015-16 … Also picked up a silver medal in the 200 fly event at the 2015-16 Israeli Senior Short Course Championships. Personal: Full name is Tamir Gonen Cohen … Born on Jan. 25, 1997 in Kfar Saba, Israel … Daughter of Eyal and Galit Gonen Cohen … Has two younger siblings named Segev and Liri … Began swimming at three months old and then started swimming competitively at the age of nine … Chose Georgia Tech because of the high level of academics, high level of athletics, the facilities and the location … Has not yet decided on a major of study.
CARLY DOI
Before Tech: Lettered for three years at Seven Lakes High School under coach Jordan Beck … Competed in both the breast and IM events … Served as a team captain as a senior … Ranked as high as 11th overall in the state of Texas … Named to the first-team all-state team in the 100 breast in both 2015 and 2016 … Earned a spot on the second-team all-state team in the 200 IM in both 2015 and 2016 … Was an all-state honorable mention selection in 2015 in the 200 medley and 400 free relay events … Also an all-state honorable mention pick in the 100 breast and 200 free relay in 2013 … Tabbed the Female MVP of the district championship meet in both 2015 and 2016 … Also named the Team MVP in both 2015 and 2016 … A member of the National Honor Society. Personal: Full name is Kristen Alexandra Hepler … Born on March 11, 1998 in Hanover Park, Illinois … Daughter of David and Cristina Hepler … Has two sisters – Melissa and Danielle … Sister, Melissa, swam at Eastern Illinois University … Enjoys spending time with her family, friends and teammates … Listed most memorable athletic accomplishment as being congratulated by Olympian Breeja Larson after her making her first summer junior national cut in the 200 breast … Started swimming at the age of six and competitively at the age of eight … Chose Tech because of the amazing opportunities that it has to offer, the outstanding academics especially in engineering and the great swimming program … Has not yet decided on a major.
Fr. • 4-11 • Diving San Diego, Calif. (Rancho Bernardo) Before Tech: Lettered for four years at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego for coach Timothy Oelgoetz … Tabbed a 2016 All-American in diving … Named the Union Tribute Athlete of the Week in 2013 … Set the school record in the 1-meter board six dives in 2013, 2015 and again in 2016 … Also set the school record in 1-meter board 11 dives in 2016 … Also held the CIF record in the 1-meter springboard six dives from 2013-15 … A member of the National Honors Society … A recipient of the Silver Star, awarded to students with a GPA 4.0 or higher, in 2014, 2015 and 2016. Personal: Full name is Caroline Akemi Rosales Doi … Born on May 2, 1998 in Ypsilanti, Mich. … Daughter of Douglas Doi and Amelia Rosales … Has two siblings named Cristina and Calan … Father, Douglas, ran track and field and cross country at UCSD from 1980-85 … Grandfather, Roy Doi, was inducted into the National Academy of Sciences and is a retired professor from UC Davis … Grandmother, Joyce Takahashi, is also a retired professor from UC Davis … Was a gymnast that switched to diving at the end of the seventh grade … Most memorable athletic accomplishment has been signing at Tech … Plans to major in computer science.
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CLAY HERING Fr. • 5-10 • Fly, Free Greensboro, N.C. (Page) Before Tech: Swam for four years at Page High School under coach Nicole Krasowski … Ranked as high as seventh overall in the state of North Carolina … Was team captain his senior season … Led his team to four straight conference championships, including two undefeated seasons … Tabbed a High School AllAmerican … A four-time state champion … Also a four-time All-Conference selection … Named the conference Swimmer of the Year his senior season in 2015-16 … A three-time USA Scholastic All-American … Holds the Metro 4A Conference record in the 100 fly … Holds school records in the 200 free, 100 fly, 200 free relay, 400 free relay and 200 medley relay events at Page H.S. … Also holds the John Sawyer Meet record in the 200 free … Was a participant in the Carolina Crown Swim Challenge, a swim meet that mixes the best swimmers from North Carolina and South Carolina on four different teams to compete against each other … A member of the Page Honors Society … Served as the class president as a freshman, sophomore and junior ... Was the Student Body President his senior year … Earned an Eagle Scout award. Personal: Full name is Clayton Mallard Hering … Goes by Clay … Born Aug. 29, 1997 … Son of Clark and Beverly Hering … Has two younger siblings named Tanner and Flinn … Grandfather, George Hering III, was the speaker of the house for the Delaware state legislature … Enjoys hanging out with friends … Chose Georgia Tech because of the swimming program and facilities, the location and the reputation of the school overall … Has not yet decided on a major.