McDaniel Indicators 14 for Swimming & Diving

By: Sam Boender

GOLDEN, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines Swimming & Diving Head Coach Claire McDaniel and her workers have signed 14 new Orediggers to hitch the crew this fall.
 
The incoming class consists of eight males and 6 ladies with 13 true freshmen and one switch. Many states are represented together with California, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, Texas, and Washington. The most represented areas had been California, Florida, Texas, and Washington with a number of signees hailing from every of these states. The lone switch is coming to Golden by the use of The Ohio State University.
 
Below is a snapshot of the incoming class:
 
Travis Black | 6-1 | Sebastopol, Calif. | Analy HS
Aly Cutforth | 5-9 | San Jose, Calif. | Santa Teresa HS
Monica DiGaetani | 5-7 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies
Liv Doruk-Olsen | 5-7 | New York, N.Y. | The Bronx High School of Science
Sebastian Guio | 5-9 | Jacksonville, Fla. | Episcopal School of Jacksonville
Dylan Heikkila | 5-10 | Olympia, Wash. | Olympia HS
Lizzie Landuyt | 5-6 | Parkville, Mo. | Park Hill South HS
Kaitlyn LaTendresse | 5-7 | Gig Harbor, Wash. | Gig Harbor HS
Zach Marshall | 5-9 | Round Rock, Texas | Round Rock HS
William McCaffery | 6-4 | Ridgeland, Miss. | St. Andrews Episcopal School
Zoe McGee | 5-6 | Bethesda, Md. | Walter Johnson HS
Tyler Mury | 5-10 | Tomball, Texas | Tomball Memorial HS
Gherman Prudnikau | 6-0 | Aurora, Colo. | Ohio State | Grandview HS
Gavin Richmond | 5-8 | Boerne, Texas | Boerne-Champion HS
 

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Travis Black – 6-0 – Career Top Times
Sebastopol, Calif. – Analy HS – Neptune Swimming
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Collected 4 varsity letters as a swimmer at Analy High School in California … Broke two highschool league information … Qualified for the state meet as a junior … Also certified for Futures within the 100-back, 200-back, and 200-free as a sophomore … Was the excessive level scorer on his highschool crew … Won the Mettlehead award … Named Tri-County Male Swimmer of the Year as a junior as properly … Club crew was Neptune Swimming … Broke the membership information within the 100-back, 200-back, and 200-free with two different information in Pacific swimming … Ranked first on his membership crew … Out of the pool, appeared on the Principal’s Highest Honor Roll, was an Athletic Scholar, and an AP Scholar … Plans to main in civil engineering at Mines.
 

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Aly Cutforth– 5-9 – Career Top Times
San Jose, Calif. – Santa Teresa HS – Swim South Bay
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Competed for the swim crew at Santa Teresa High School in California … Focused totally on the 50-free and 100-free with relay roles as properly … Broke the varsity report on the 200-medley relay, 400-freestyle relay, and within the 50-free … Qualified for the CIF state championships as a freshman and junior … Placed fifth within the 50-free on the CIF Central Coast sectional … Boasts prime profession instances of 23.64 within the 50-free, 51.82 within the 100-free, 1:55.05 within the 200-free, 57.18 within the 100-fly, and 30.37 within the 50-breast … Named the crew’s Co-MVP in 2023 and was the Girls Freshman Class Athlete of the Year … Earned Girls Sophomore Class Athlete of the Year in 2024 and the Junior Class Athlete of the Year in 2025 as properly … Claimed a second crew MVP award in 2025 too … Club crew was Swim South Bay the place she certified for Futures in 2025, was the 2024-25 Swimmer of the Year, and was Girls 15-18 Most Valuable … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines.
 

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Monica DiGaetani – 5-7 – Career Top Times
Jacksonville, Fla. – Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies – Planet Swim Aquatics Club
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Earned 4 varsity letters whereas swimming at Samuel Wolfson School for Advanced Studies in Florida … Was a four-time all-conference swimmer … Won 5 state medals at Florida’s 1A/2A stage … Club crew was Planet Swim Aquatics … In the classroom, was named a 1010 XL Scholar Athlete … Member of the National Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, and the French Honor Society … Claimed the International Baccalaureate Principled Award … Also an AP Scholar with Distinction … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines.
 

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Liv Doruk-Olsen – 5-7 – Career Top Times
New York, N.Y. – The Bronx High School of Science
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Raced for The Bronx High School of Science, targeted totally on the butterfly and particular person medley … Broke the varsity information within the 200-IM and 100-fly … Posted cuts for Futures within the 200-IM, 400-IM, 100-fly, and 200-fly … Four-time qualifier for the PSAL playoffs … Advanced to PSAL quarters as a senior … Two-time PSAL A winner … Served as a crew captain and was a state qualifier … Also participated within the 2025 Turkish National Qualifying meet, inserting fifth within the 400-IM (LCM) and seventh within the 200-fly (LCM) … Work within the classroom led to AP Scholar with Honors standing … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines.
 

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Sebastian Guio – 5-9 – Career Top Times
Jacksonville, Fla. – Episcopal School of Jacksonville
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Totaled 4 varsity letters as a swimmer on the Episcopal School of Jacksonville in Florida … Four-time state qualifier and four-time state finalist … Voted Team MVP for the 2024-25 season … Won the coaches award after the 2025-26 season … Broke crew information within the 200-IM, 200-back, and 200-breast … Was a Junior National Qualifier … Named All-First Coast crew in 2025-26 as properly … Scholastic All-American in 2023-24 and 2024-25 … Member of the National Honor Society … Earned the Global Seal of Biliteracy … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines.
 

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Dylan Heikkila – 5-10 – Career Top Times
Olympia, Wash. – Olympia HS – King Aquatic Club
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Member of the swim crew at Olympia High School in Washington … Focused totally on the dash occasions … Club crew was King Aquatic … Qualified for the Speedo Junior National Championships and completed thirty ninth within the 50-fly with a time of 25.39 … Posted a 20.30 50-free on the Speedo Winter Junior Championship West … Won the 50-fly with a career-best time of 21.65 on the PN VAST forty ninth Annual Washington Open … Also received the 100-breast and 50-free on the PN Division 1 Age Group Invitational … Earned the Seal of Biliteracy … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines.
 

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Lizzie Landuyt – 5-6 – Career Top Times
Parkville, Mo. – Park Hill South HS – Kansas City Tsunami Swim Team
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Two-sport athlete at Park Hill South High School in Missouri, competing in observe & subject and swimming … Earned 4 varsity letters within the pool and one on the observe crew … Won the state title within the 100-back as a junior and added a state bronze medal in the identical occasion as a senior … Earned All-State standing all 4 years of highschool … Helped Park Hill South with three straight crew titles on the state meet … Also received state gold as a part of the 200-medley relay and 400-freestyle relay … Club crew was Kansas City Tsunami Swim Team the place she competed at sectionals 9 instances and certified for NSCA and Futures 4 instances … Member of the National Honor Society … Named to the Missouri Valley Swimming All-Academic Team … Was an AP Scholar and AP Scholar with Merit too … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines with a give attention to aerospace engineering.
 

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Kaitlyn LaTendresse – 5-7 – Career Top Times
Gig Harbor, Wash. – Gig Harbor HS – King Aquatic Club
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Collected three varsity letters as a swimmer at Gig Harbor High School in Washington … Broke the varsity report within the 100-back … Named 2025 Puget Sound League MVP … As a junior, completed fifth within the state within the 200-free, 100-back, as a part of the 200-freestyle relay, and 400-freestyle relay … Won the 2025 West Central District III title within the 200-free, 100-back, 200-medley relay, and 400-freestyle relay … League champion within the 200-free, 500-free, 200-medley relay, and 400-freestyle relay … Placed sixth within the state within the 500-free and each freestyle relays as a sophomore … District champion as a sophomore within the 200-free, 500-free, and each freestyle relays … Served as crew captain … Named WIAA Athlete of the Week … Was a two-time Tacoma Athletic Commission Athlete of the Year nominee … Twice received the GHHS Swim & Dive Coach’s Award … Three-time swim & dive MVP … Crowned Swimmer of the Meet on the 2025 Swimvitational Championship … Also collected the crew captain’s award and greatest newcomer award … Club crew was King Aquatic the place she was a four-time qualifier for Futures … Finished as excessive as third at Futures as a part of the 800-freestyle relay and was 13^th within the 200-back in 2024 … Took seventh on the 2022 Open Water Junior National 5K race and was 14^th on the 2024 Open Water Junior Nationals 7.5K race … In the classroom, earned the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy in Spanish … Part of the College Board National Recognition Program … Was an AP Scholar with Distinction … Won the AP Capstone Award … Earned a Varsity letter in neighborhood service for over 100 hours of service … Member of the National Honor Society and chapter president … Plans to main in chemical engineering at Mines.
 

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Zach Marshall – 5-9 – Career Top Times
Round Rock, Texas – Round Rock HS – Nitro Swimming
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Member of the swimming & diving crew at Round Rock High School in Texas, focusing totally on the breaststroke and particular person medley … As a sophomore, completed thirteenth on the district meet within the 200-IM … Junior season yielded a sixth-place end at districts as a part of the 200-medley relay and a pair of seventh-place finishes within the 100-breast and 200-IM … Tabbed as an alternated for the 2025 regional meet … Senior marketing campaign completed with him taking eighth within the state within the 100-breast on the 6A stage after district silver within the 100-breast and 200-IM with a bronze medal on the 200-medley relay … Final regional meet featured a fourth-place end within the 100-breast, sixth on the 200-medley relay, and seventh within the 200-IM … Dropped over 15 seconds off his 200-IM and 100-breast all through his prep profession … Served as crew captain his senior 12 months after successful the Coaches’ Award as a junior … Multiple All-District awards due to finishes of sixth or higher on the 25-6A championships … Scored probably the most factors on the crew resulting in MVP standing through the 2025-26 season … Club crew was Nitro Swimming … Qualified for Winter Juniors Nationals in 2025 and Summer Junior Nationals in 2025 and 2026 … Was a finalist on the nationwide meet due to a top-25 end within the 200-breast … Qualified for sectionals in 2025 and 2026 with a medal in 2026 after taking seventh within the 200-breast … Earned the membership Coaches’ Award in 2021 … Work within the classroom led to Academic All-District standing … Claimed the Round Rock High School Academic Award all 4 years … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines with a spotlight in aerospace engineering.
 

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William McCaffery – 6-4 – Career Top Times
Ridgeland, Miss. – St. Andrew’s Episcopal School – Mississippi Makos Swim Team
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Standout swimmer for St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Mississippi … Collected six varsity letters throughout his prep profession … Helped his crew win six consecutive MHSAA Class I state titles from 2020-25 … Won the 2025 particular person title broke the state report within the MHSAA Class I 500-free … Added one other gold medal and state report as a part of the 200-freestyle relay on the 2025 meet … Made a trio of state titles by serving to the 400-freestyle relay win gold in 2025 … Served as co-captain of the highschool squad for the 2025 season … Club crew was the Mississippi Makos Swim Team … Broke a number of state information throughout his membership profession together with the 500-free, 1650-free, and as a part of the 400-freestyle relay and 800-freestyle relay … High Point award for the Mississippi Long Course State Championship and the Mississippi Short Course State Championship … Honored as Mississippi’s Most Outstanding Swimmer and led his membership crew in factors … Junior National qualifier within the 500 and 1000-free … In the classroom, earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-America standing … Member of the National Honor Society, cum laude society, and Mu Alpha Theta … Plans to main in electrical engineering at Mines.
 

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Zoe McGee – 5-6 – Career Top Times
Bethesda, Md. – Walter Johnson HS – Rockville Montgomery Swim Club
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Totaled 4 varsity letters whereas swimming for Walter Johnson High School in Maryland … Focused totally on the butterfly and particular person medley … Top profession instances embrace a 56.08 within the 100-fly and a 2:06.22 within the 200-IM … Helped her highschool crew win two Maryland state titles and the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Championships … Served as crew captain her senior 12 months … Raced to a silver medal on the state championships within the 200-IM … Club crew was Rockville Montgomery Swim Club … Member of the membership’s nationwide crew, swimming 2:02.83 om the 200-fly and 4:29.14 within the 400-IM … Academic work led to recognition as a PVS Scholar Athlete from 2023-25 … Plans to main in quantum programs engineering at Mines.
 

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Tyler Mury – 5-10 – Career Top Times
Tomball, Texas – Tomball Memorial HS – Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Claimed three varsity letters competing for Tomball Memorial High School in Texas … Career-best instances embrace a 48.94 within the 100-fly, 1:48.47 within the 200-fly, 20.87 within the 50-free, 45.47 within the 100-free, 1:37.69 within the 200-free, 4:31.07 within the 500-free, and 1:51.48 within the 200-IM … Served as crew captain of his highschool squad … Raced to NISCA Boys High School Swimming All-America standing within the 200-free in 2024-25 and 2025-26 … Was a two-time B-finalist on the UIL Texas State Championships … Posted a pair of fourth-place finishes on the state meet … Collected 5 silver medals and one gold medal on the UIL Region Championships … Broke 10 faculty information … Named 2026 UIL District Swimmer of the Meet whereas serving to his crew win the district crown … Earned TISCA First-Team All-State distinction within the 200-free and 100-fly with Second-Team standing within the 200-IM, 100-free, 50-free, and as a part of the 200-freestyle relay and 400-freestyle relay … Also Honorable Mention All-State within the 100-back … Club crew was Cypress Fairbanks Swim Club … Swam into finals at Winter Junior Nationals … Member of the Gulf Select Team … Was top-seven at TYR Futures … Named most improved after the 2024-25 membership season … Academic work led to 2025 Scholastic All-America and Gulf Scholastic Team … An AP Scholar with Distinction … College Board – National Recognition … Member of the National Honor Society … Graduated magna cum laude … Plans to main in mechanical engineering at Mines.
 

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Gherman Prudnikau – 6-0 – Career Top Times
Aurora, Colo. – Ohio State – Grandview HS
 
OHIO STATE (2025-26): Started his collegiate profession at The Ohio State University … Qualified for the B1G Conference Championships the place he raced the 200-free, 500-free, and 1650-free … Conference instances certified him for the CSCAA National Invitational Championship the place his prime end was fourth within the 1000-free … Also positioned sixth within the 1650-free and eleventh within the 500-free … College swimming debut was on the NC State Raleigh Rumble the place he appeared within the 500-free, 1000-free, and 200-fly … Also competed in seven different meets throughout his true freshman season together with the Toyota US Open Championships and the Eddie Reese Texas Showdown.
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Attended Grandview High School in Colorado the place he was a two-time 5A state champion, successful the 500-free with a leg on the 200-freestyle relay … Broke six pool information and three crew information … Was the 2025 West Sectionals High Point winner … Claimed 4 gold medals on the 2025 West Sectional … Won Swimmer of the Year and earned all-America distinction as properly … Club crew was Mission Aurora Colorado Swimming … Broke eight membership information too … Top prep instances included a 9:02.35 within the 1000-free, 15:13.10 within the 1650-free, 3:58.08 within the 400-free lengthy course, 4:22.14 within the 500-free, and 1:36.99 within the 200-free.
 

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Gavin Richmond – 5-8 – Career Top Scores
Boerne, Texas – Boerne-Champion HS – Northside Diving Academy
 
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Competed in diving for Boerne-Champion High School and Northside Diving Academy in Texas … Best eleven-dive rating off a 1-meter board was 412 … Posted a career-best rating of 330 in 10 dives at 3-meters … Won district and regional bronze in 2025 … Claimed district silver and the regional title in 2026 … Was sixth on the UIL 5A State Championship his senior season … Two-time diver of the 12 months at Boerne-Champion … Honorable Mention All-State in 2025 and First-Team All-State in 2026 … At Northside Diving Academy, posted an AAU National Qualifying Score and a rating above the All-America minimize … Earned Bigfuture National Recognition Rural and Small Town Award … Was an AP Scholar … Plans to main in chemical engineering at Mines.
 

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