CARBONDALE, Ill. – Roughly a month out from the 2026-27 college yr beginning, Southern Illinois swim and dive has introduced their newcomer class for the upcoming season.
This yr’s class consists of six males and 11 girls. All shall be competing of their first collegiate season moreover one switch, Ryan Serbia from George Mason. Additionally, this yr’s group of newcomers is filled with worldwide athletes, together with two from Turkey, two from England, and one every from Mexico, Costa Rica, and Kosovo.
The incoming Saluki swim and dive athletes are as follows:
Men Brent Dahl
- Hometown: Albert Lea, Minnesota
- High School: Austin High School
- Parents’ Names: Wes and Kate Dahl
- Best Events (Best Time): 100-backstroke (48.15) | 200-backstroke (1:47.74)
- Intended Major: Physics
- Highest Achievement: Winning state junior yr of highschool | making the Summer Junior National Team
Zac Clark
- Hometown: Goodyear, Arizona
- High School: Millennium High School
- Parents’ Names: Gary and Cindy Clark
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-freestyle (1:40.87) | 500-freestyle (4:30.35) | 1000-freestyle (9:25.97) | 200-butterfly (1:52.02) | 400-IM (4:02.30)
- Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: Fifth at Mt. Hood Sectionals within the 800 and 1500 | Junior Nationals qualifier
Ryan Serbia (Transfer)
- Hometown: Edmond, Oklahoma
- Previous College: George Mason
- Parents’ Names: Jose and Rebekah Serbia
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-IM (1:48.08) | 200-breaststroke (1:59.43)
- Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
Rocco Overton
- Hometown: Cabot, Arkansas
- High School: Cabot High School
- Parents’ Names: Chad and Ashley Overton
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-freestyle (20.94) | 100-freestyle (46.05) | 200-freestyle (1:42.24) | 50-butterfly (22.65) | 100-butterfly (50.72) | 100-breaststroke (59.30)
- Intended Major: Nursing
- Highest Achievement: Competing within the 50-freestyle (23.89) at Winter Junior Nationals within the LCM
Ozgur Yonca
- Hometown: Bursa, Türkiye
- High School: MBA Okullari
- Parents’ Names: Aydin and Behire Yonca
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-freestyle (1:50.52) | 400-freestyle (3:51.06) | 200-backstroke (2:02.72)
- Intended Major: Biology
- Highest Achievement: Bronze on the European Junior Swimming Championship | Finalist on the World Junior Swimming Championship
Brook Flagg
- Hometown: Little Rock, Arkansas
- High School: Little Rock Central High School
- Parents’ Names: Barrett and Tricia Flagg
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-freestyle (20.80) | 100-freestyle (45.76) | 200-freestyle (1:42.94) | 100-backstroke (50.33) | 100-butterfly (51.04)
- Intended Major: Nursing
- Highest Achievement: Competing at Futures
Women
Georgina Hamilton
- St Albans, England
- High School: St. Columba’s College
- Parents’ Names: Jackie Lovern and Jamie Hamilton
- Best Events (Best Time): 100-breastroke LCM (1.13.02) | 200-breaststroke LCM (2.37.54) | 200-IM LCM (2.27.66)
- Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: Junior finals at Aquatics GB Championships
Adriana Hudnall
- Hometown: Liberty, Missouri
- High School: Liberty North High School
- Parents’ Names: Brian and Jamie Hudnall
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-freestyle (1:54.32) | 100-freestyle (52.82)
- Intended Major: Physiology (Premed)
- Highest Achievement: Second at state in 100-freestlye | First-Team All-State all 4 years of highschool
Alyssa Lo
- Hometown: Leicester, England
- High School: Beauchamp College
- Best Events (Best Time): 200-butterfly (2:14.10) | 200-FC (2:02.40) | 400-FC (4:16.06)
- Intended Major: Biological Sciences
- Highest Achievement: Qualifying for the Aquatics GB Championships | Represented Swim England on the Edinburgh International Meet | Finalist at Aquatics GB Next Gen Championships | Finalist and medalist within the East Midlands area | Made choice for Swim England Talent Pathway
Flynn Meyer
- Hometown: Mokena, Illinois
- High School: Lincoln-Way Central High School
- Parents’ Names: Mike and Alicia Meyer
- Best Events (Best Time): 6-Dives (277.60) | 11-Dives (485.10)
- Intended Major: Criminal Justice
- Highest Achievement: IHSA State Finals | Broke college document for 6- and 11-dives
Sahara Monroy
- Hometown: Mexico City, Oaxaca, Mexico
- High School: Colegio IPANTI de Oaxaca
- Parents’ Names: Esteban Monroy Diaz and Jasibe Garcia Rojas
- Best Events (Best Time): 100-freestyle (58.52) | 200-freestyle (2:07.03) | 50-butterfly (28.48) | 200-butterfly (2:19.29) | 200-IM (2:24.28)
- Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: State Sports Award 2023 | thirteenth place within the 4×200-meter freestyle on the 2025 World Junior Championships Romania-Otopeni
Gabby McCracken
- Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
- High School: Lane Tech College Prep
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-butterfly (25.04) | 100-freestyle (52.11) | 100-butterfly (56.12) | 50-backstroke (26.26)
- Intended Major: Radiologic Sciences
- Highest Achievement: Four highschool data | Sectional champion | State qualifier and finalist | NCSA and Futures qualifier
Hana Beiqi
- Hometown: Pristina, Kosovo
- High School: “Dr. Ali Sokoli” Medical High School
- Parents’ Names: Mihrie Beiqi
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-backstroke (29.70) | 50-freestyle (26.65) | 50-butterfly (28.35) | 100-freestyle (58.64)
- Intended Major: Exercise Science and Kinesiology
- Highest Achievement: Paris 2024 Olympian
Sara Osthelder
- Hometown: Madison, Wisconsin
- High School: Madison West High School
- Parents’ Names: Ted and Jill Osthelder
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-butterfly (25.14) | 50-backstroke (26.21) | 100-butterfly (56.75) | 100-backstroke (57.60)
- Intended Major: Business
- Highest Achievement: Futures minimize (50-fly) | NCSA qualifier (100-fly, 100-bk, 50-fly, 50-bk, 50-fr) | High School State Team (200-medley, 100-fly, 100-bk, 200-fr)
Nicole Centeno Perez
- Hometown: Ulloa, Heredia, Costa Rica
- High School: Escuela Liceo María Auxiliadora de San José
- Parents’ Names: Félix Centeno Flores and Vivian Pérez Brenes
- Best Events (Best Time): 400-freestyle (4:25.49) | 800-freestyle (8:58.84) | 1500-freestyle (17:14.70)
- Intended Major: Nutrition and Dietetics
- Highest Achievement: Ninth within the 800-freetyle on the 2025 Pan American Junior Games | First within the 800-freestyle on the 2025 Central American Games
Idil Kumasdere
- Hometown: Urla, Izmir, Turkey
- High School: Modern Science Academy
- Parents’ Names: Ibrahim and Isil
- Best Events (Best Time): 50-freestyle (26.81) | 100-freestyle (57.74) | 220-freestyle (2:09.68)
- Intended Major: Psychology
- Highest Achievement: 50- and 100-freestyle at Young Woman Turkey 2 | 2023 Turkish National Team different
Aniya Clemmons
- Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri
- High School: Park Hill South High School
- Parents’ Names: Charles and Suzanne
- Best Events (Best Time): 6-Dives (274)
- Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
- Highest Achievement: 2026 Missouri Class 2 State Champion
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