#Landmark10 All-Decade Team: Men's Swimming & Diving

#Landmark10 All-Decade Team: Men's Swimming & Diving

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TOWSON, Md. - The 2016-17 season marks the 10th year anniversary for the Landmark Conference. To help celebrate, the Landmark featured individuals that have stood out over the past 10 years.

Athletes that were named All-Conference First Team a minimum of two times, and/or were named Landmark Player of the Year, during their career will be nominated automatically, and each team had the opportunity to nominate additional individuals for consideration. The All-Decade team was selected by the membership and will be announced prior to the conference championship.

 

Caleb Capozella | Catholic University

Caleb Capozella was a 10-time All-Landmark selection, three times on the First Team. He won the 200 individual medley, and the 100/200 backstroke in 2011 and was named the conference Swimmer of the Year and Rookie of the Year that same season. He is the only male swimmer in conference history to be selected both in the same season. A three-time Academic Honor Roll selection, Capozella was named the Senior Scholar Athlete in 2014.
 

Guido Saccaggi | Catholic University

Guido Saccaggi is currently a 12-time All-Conference selection for the Cardinals, eight of which are First Team selections. He is a three-time conference champion in the 1650 freestyle, where he currently holds the conference championship record with a time of 16:16.92, set in 2014. He also holds the record in the 400 individual medley with a time of 4:04.56, which he also set in 2014. He has made the Academic Honor Roll list as a sophomore and junior, and is expected to earn the honor as a senior. Saccaggi was also named Rookie of the Year in 2014.

Sam Davis | Goucher College

Sam Davis was the Landmark Champion in the 50 freestyle and 100 freestyle in 2015. He earned a spot on the Academic Honor Roll in 2015 and was named to the Landmark All-Sportsmanship Team.
 

Morgan Richter | Goucher College

Morgan Richter was a four-time conference champion in the 100 fly, a three-time champion in the 200 fly, and a two-time champion in the 500 free, giving him nine first team all-conference selections. He set the championship record in both the 100 and 200 fly at the 2016 meet. He swam a 49.72 in the 100 and 1:49.74 in the 200. He was named Swimmer of the Year in 2016 as well as being named the Landmark Senior Scholar Athlete. Richter made the Academic Honor Roll in each of his three eligible semesters.
 

Timothy McCormick | University of Scranton

Timothy McCormick was the Landmark Champion in the 1-meter Dive in 2012 and 2013, and was named the champion in the 3-meter dive in 2012, where is was also named Diver of the Year. He earned a spot on the Academic Honor Roll in 2012 and 2013.
  

Joseph Veselovsky | University of Scranton

Joseph Veselovsky was the Landmark Champion in the 200/400 individual medley and the 200 butterfly in 2008, and was named Swimmer of the Year that same year. He earned a spot on the Academic Honor Roll in 2009.
  

Jeffrey Fornadley | Susquehanna University

Jeffrey Fornadley was seven-time champion in 2008. He was a member of the 200/400/800 free relay teams and the 400 medley relay team. He also won the 50/100/200 freestyle. He was named the Landmark Swimmer of the Year in 2008 and named to the Academic Honor Roll.
  

Joshua Heller | Susquehanna University

Joshua Heller was a three-time champion in the 50 freestlye and the 200 medley relay. He was also a two-time champion in the 100 freestyle. In 2011, Heller won the 200 free relay and the 400 medley relay. He currently holds the 50 free championship record with a time of 20.38, set at the 2013 championship meet.
  

Chadd Lee | Susquehanna University

Chadd Lee was a 10-time First Teamm All-Conference selection for Susquehanna. He won the 200 indivdiual medley from 2010-2013, and was a two-time champion in the 200 butterfly and 200 medley relay. Lee was named Swimmer of the Year in 2012, was named to the Academic Honor Roll all three semesters he was eligible, and was named the Senior Scholar Athlete in 2013.

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Joe Scheno | Susquehanna University

Joe Scheno was a two-time champion in the 200 free relay and 400 medley relay in 2008 and 2011. He also won the 100 fly (2008), 400 free relay (2008), 800 free relay (2008), and 200 medley releay in 2011. Scheno was named to the Academic Honor Roll from 2009-2011.

Colin Sullivan | Susquehanna University

Colin Sullivan won the 100/200 breaststroke in back-to-back years in 2010 and 2011. He was also a membe of the 200/400 medley relays that won in 2011.

Alvaro Brice | USMMA

Alvaro Brice was an eight-time conference champion, and won two team titles for USMAA. He was back-to-back champion in the 200/400/800 free relays and won the 200 free and 400 medley relay in 2013.

Andrew Denning | USMMA

Andrew Denning won four Landmark championships and was a 13-time All-Conference First Team selection while at USMMA. He won the 100 free and 800 free relay from 2009-2011 and was a two-time champion in the 400 free relay in 2010, 2011 and the 200 medley relay in 2008 and 2009. He also won the 200 free relay in 2009 2010 and 50 free in 2009.

Nick Halbach | USMMA

Nick Halbach won four Landmark Championships and was the four-time 1-meter dive champion. He also won the 3-meter five in 2008, 2010, and 2011. Halbach was named the Diver of the Year three times (2008-2010). Halbach currently has two championship records, the 3-meter dive (608.35) and 1-meter dive (595.20).

Stone Hewitt | USMMA

Competing three years in the Landmark before USMMA's depature in the summer of 2016, Stone Hewitt was a 12-time conference champion and first team selection. He won the 100/200 breaststroke from 2014-2016 and the was a member of the winning 200/400 medley relay teams from 2014-2016. He was also a member of the Landmark Championship teams from 2014-16. Stone currently holds two championship records, the 100 breaststroke (55.91 - 2014) and 200 breaststroke (2:04.93 - 2014).

Erik Johnsen | USMMA

Erik Johnsen won six events (500/1650 free, 200/400 medley relay, 800 free relay, and 100 fly) in 2009 for USMMA and was named the conference Swimmer of the Year that same year. He was also a member of the team that won the Landmark Conference Championship.

Kevin Lindgren | USMMA

Kevin Lindgren was a four-time champion in the 100/200 back, 200 freestyle relay, and 400 medley relay, while helping the 400 free relay team to three championships from 2013-2015. He was a two-time winner in hte 200 medley relay, and won the 800 free relay in 2013 and 200 individual medley in 2014. Lindgren was a member of four Landmark Championship teams, adn was voted as the conference Swimmer of the Year three years in a row from 2013-2015.

Sean Minor | USMMA

Sean Minor was 12-time all-conference selection for USMMA. He was a member of the 400 free relay team that placed first from 2010-2013, the 200 free relay team that won from 2010-2013, and won the 50 free (2010) and 200 medley relay in 2010. Minor was also a member of the USMMA teams that won four conference titles.

William Porter | USMMA

William Porter won the 3-meter dive all four years at USMMA (2013-2016) and the 1-meter dive from 2014-2016. He was named the Landmark Conference Diver of the Year all four years and captured four team titles.

Chris Scott | USMMA

Chris Scott was a member of the USMMA teams that won the conference championships from 2010-2013. He was a nine-time All-Conference First Team selection, including a three-time champion in the 400 individual medley. He was named to the Academic Honor Roll Team in 2012 and 2013.