Hartwick College Men's Swimming

Rothenberger enters his 32nd season as head coach of Hartwick College's men's and women's swimming and diving programs in 2016-17. In addition to his coaching duties, he is the director of aquatics and a lecturer in the physical education department. During his career, Rothenberger has amassed nearly 515 wins, posting a 277-120 record with the men's program and a 238-172 mark with the women. This past season, the Hartwick men placed second in the Empire 8 and third in the UNYSCSA at the championships. The women took third in the E8 and fifth in the state. Rothenberger, who reached the 500-win milestone on October 24, would guide senior Matt Plunkett to honorable mention All-America accolades at the NCAA Division III Championships.    Rothenberger guided both Hartwick teams to third-place finishes at the Empire 8 Conference Championships in 2014-15. Both teams also competed at the NCAA Championships in Shenandoah, TX. He guided Hawks Miles Blaney and Ben Detar to honorable mention All-America accolades. In 2013-14, Rothenberger led both Hartwick teams to third place finishes at the UNYSCSA Championships. Senior diver Lindsay Bowker also became the first female diver in the history of the women's program to compete at the NCAA Div. III Championships.  Rothenberger guided the mens program to a 14-1 record in dual meets and the women posted a 12-3 record in 2012-13. The men were ranked as high as fifteenth nationally. Six swimmers were selected to compete at the NCAA Championships with sophomore Jade Woodend the first female swimmer to participate since 2004. Five honorable mention All-American finishes were achieved. In 2011-12, Rothenberger led the men's program to a school-record 16 dual-meet wins. In addition, six members of the team qualified for the NCAA Championships. The seven All-America or honorable mention All-America finishes equaled the most in school history. Rothenberger was also recognized as the UNYSCSA's Men's Coach of the Year. The women's program also set a school record in dual-meet wins with 14. In the 2010-11 season, Rothenberger posted his third straight 11-win season for the men and also guided the women's team to nine victories. The teams' wins over St. Lawrence on Jan. 29th gave him a total of 400 wins for his career. Under Rothenberger's guidance, four male swimmers and one female swimmer earned Empire 8 All-Conference honors last year. Eight Hartwick records were also set at the UNYSCSA Championships. In the 2009-10 season, Rothenberger broke the 200 win-mark for the men's program with an 10-5 record. He also guided the women's team to nine victories. Under Rothenberger's guidance, sophomore Michael Phillips participated in three events (200 IM, 200 Breast, 200 Free) at the NCAA Division III Championships in Minneapolis, MN. During the 2008-09 season, Rothenberger led the Hawk men and women to 11-5 records. The Hawk men placed 3rd in the Empire 8 Championships and 6th at the state meet, while the women 4th in the E8 and fifth at the state championships. During the 2005-06 campaign, the Hawk men's program tallied a 10-3 overall mark en route to capturing the Empire 8 and Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association titles. For his team's efforts, Rothenberger garnered league and UNYSCSA Coach of the Year accolades. He also captured the UNYSCSA Coach of the Year honors following the men's state championships during the 1990-91 and 1992-93 seasons. On the women's side, Rothenberger also is a three-time recipient of the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year Award. He earned these honors following the 1996, 2000, and 2001 state meets. Rothenberger also received the 2004 Empire 8 Coach of the Year Award after leading the Hawks to the league title. During his tenure, Hartwick's men's and women's programs have registered seven finishes among the top 20 at the NCAA Division III Championships. He has coached numerous All-Americans, including Susan Torrell ('92), a two-time national champion at the 1990 Division III championships. Rothenberger received his bachelor's degree in physical education, recreation and health from West Chester State in 1979 and a master's degree in exercise physiology from Slippery Rock University in 1987. He is pursuing a doctorate in exercise physiology from Syracuse University. During his undergraduate days, Rothenberger was a four-year letterman in both swimming and water polo at West Chester. As a Golden Ram, he was a four-time NCAA Division II qualifier and a two-time swimming All-American in 1978 and in 1979. At the time of his graduation, Rothenberger left holding several WCSU school records. He also participated in many water polo tournaments as an all-star player and coach. Rothenberger has coached U.S. Swimming age group teams, as well as high school teams in Pennsylvania and in New York. He has coached several U.S.S. Junior and Senior national qualifiers, U.S.S. Eastern Zone Championship finalists, as well as Empire State Games title winners. Rothenberger's athletic resume includes participating in three Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon World Championships (1987, 1988, 1992). He received Tri-Fed All-American status in the 30-34 age group for his triathlon performances. Dale Rothenberger Head Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving Coach / Aquatic Director Email : Phone : Dale Rothenberger enters his 32nd season as head coach of Hartwick College's men's and women's swimming and diving programs in 2016-17. In addition to his coaching duties, he is the director of aquatics and a lecturer in the physical education department. During his career, Rothenberger has amassed nearly 515 wins, posting a 277-120 record with the men's program and a 238-172 mark with the women. This past season, the Hartwick men placed second in the Empire 8 and third in the UNYSCSA at the championships. The women took third in the E8 and fifth in the state. Rothenberger, who reached the 500-win milestone on October 24, would guide senior Matt Plunkett to honorable mention All-America accolades at the NCAA Division III Championships.    Rothenberger guided both Hartwick teams to third-place finishes at the Empire 8 Conference Championships in 2014-15. Both teams also competed at the NCAA Championships in Shenandoah, TX. He guided Hawks Miles Blaney and Ben Detar to honorable mention All-America accolades. In 2013-14, Rothenberger led both Hartwick teams to third place finishes at the UNYSCSA Championships. Senior diver Lindsay Bowker also became the first female diver in the history of the women's program to compete at the NCAA Div. III Championships.  Rothenberger guided the mens program to a 14-1 record in dual meets and the women posted a 12-3 record in 2012-13. The men were ranked as high as fifteenth nationally. Six swimmers were selected to compete at the NCAA Championships with sophomore Jade Woodend the first female swimmer to participate since 2004. Five honorable mention All-American finishes were achieved. In 2011-12, Rothenberger led the men's program to a school-record 16 dual-meet wins. In addition, six members of the team qualified for the NCAA Championships. The seven All-America or honorable mention All-America finishes equaled the most in school history. Rothenberger was also recognized as the UNYSCSA's Men's Coach of the Year. The women's program also set a school record in dual-meet wins with 14. In the 2010-11 season, Rothenberger posted his third straight 11-win season for the men and also guided the women's team to nine victories. The teams' wins over St. Lawrence on Jan. 29th gave him a total of 400 wins for his career. Under Rothenberger's guidance, four male swimmers and one female swimmer earned Empire 8 All-Conference honors last year. Eight Hartwick records were also set at the UNYSCSA Championships. In the 2009-10 season, Rothenberger broke the 200 win-mark for the men's program with an 10-5 record. He also guided the women's team to nine victories. Under Rothenberger's guidance, sophomore Michael Phillips participated in three events (200 IM, 200 Breast, 200 Free) at the NCAA Division III Championships in Minneapolis, MN. During the 2008-09 season, Rothenberger led the Hawk men and women to 11-5 records. The Hawk men placed 3rd in the Empire 8 Championships and 6th at the state meet, while the women 4th in the E8 and fifth at the state championships. During the 2005-06 campaign, the Hawk men's program tallied a 10-3 overall mark en route to capturing the Empire 8 and Upper New York State Collegiate Swimming Association titles. For his team's efforts, Rothenberger garnered league and UNYSCSA Coach of the Year accolades. He also captured the UNYSCSA Coach of the Year honors following the men's state championships during the 1990-91 and 1992-93 seasons. On the women's side, Rothenberger also is a three-time recipient of the New York State Women's Collegiate Athletic Association Coach of the Year Award. He earned these honors following the 1996, 2000, and 2001 state meets. Rothenberger also received the 2004 Empire 8 Coach of the Year Award after leading the Hawks to the league title. During his tenure, Hartwick's men's and women's programs have registered seven finishes among the top 20 at the NCAA Division III Championships. He has coached numerous All-Americans, including Susan Torrell ('92), a two-time national champion at the 1990 Division III championships. Rothenberger received his bachelor's degree in physical education, recreation and health from West Chester State in 1979 and a master's degree in exercise physiology from Slippery Rock University in 1987. He is pursuing a doctorate in exercise physiology from Syracuse University. During his undergraduate days, Rothenberger was a four-year letterman in both swimming and water polo at West Chester. As a Golden Ram, he was a four-time NCAA Division II qualifier and a two-time swimming All-American in 1978 and in 1979. At the time of his graduation, Rothenberger left holding several WCSU school records. He also participated in many water polo tournaments as an all-star player and coach. Rothenberger has coached U.S. Swimming age group teams, as well as high school teams in Pennsylvania and in New York. He has coached several U.S.S. Junior and Senior national qualifiers, U.S.S. Eastern Zone Championship finalists, as well as Empire State Games title winners. Rothenberger's athletic resume includes participating in three Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon World Championships (1987, 1988, 1992). He received Tri-Fed All-American status in the 30-34 age group for his triathlon performances.

Cupit begins his second season as the assistant mens and womens swimming and diving coach for the Hartwick Hawks in 2015-16. Cupit returned to Oyaron Hill after serving as the assistant mens and womens swimming and diving coach at Olivet College in Olivet, MI for the 2013-14 season. A four-year standout and two-year captain for the Hawks from 2009-2013, Cupit accumulated over 1,434 points and earned a total of 85 individual and relay wins. In his junior season, Cupit registered a team-best 19 relay wins to go along with 18 individual victories while notching 471.75 points. He was a part of the Hawks 400 medley relay team which earned Empire 8 Second Team honors. In his senior campaign, he achieved another 400-point season while swimming legs on the school-record 200 and 400 medley relay teams. He was named to the UNYSCSA All-Academic Team and later was tabbed a CSCAA First Team Scholar All-American. He still ranks 4 th in the Hartwick record books in the 100 backstroke and 5 th in the 200 back. Cupit also has coaching experience with the Doches Dolphin Swim Club, East Texas Swim Team and Ambush Swim Club. His duties with these groups included planning and conducting workouts; hiring, training and developing coaches; and identifying and communicating needs and goals for specific age groups. Cupit graduated from Hartwick in May 2013 with a bachelors degree in history.  

Burgin is in her fifteenth year as the diving coach for the Hartwick men's and women's teams. In 2013-14, Burgin helped senior Lindsay Bowker to the NCAA Division III Championships. Under her leadership, Bowker became the first diver in Hartwick history to achieve the feat. In her first season with the program, Burgin and her assistant diving coach, Gary Zurn, guided the men's diving team to arguably its best season in the program's history. Three of her male divers finished among the top seven in the one- and three-meter boards at the UNYSCSA Championships and she was honored with the Diving Coach of the Meet Award. Burgin was instrumental in the development of former Hartwick standout and All-American Mark Phillips. Under her direction, Phillips capped off his collegiate career by placing 13th at the 2006 NCAA Division III Championships in Minneapolis by garnering honorable mention All-America honors following a 13th place finish in the three meters. It marked the third time in his career he accomplished the feat as he earned the same distinction his sophomore and junior seasons. In addition, he was named the Male Diver of the Meet at the 2004 UNYSCSA Championships. Burgin also has been integral in the development of a recent collection of divers at Hartwick, including Ashley Brinkman. In the 2005-06 campaign, Brinkman was named the Female Diver of the Meet at the 2005 ECAC Winter Championships by capturing first in the one-meter and second in the three-meter event. Later, Brinkman copped both titles at the Empire 8 Championships. As a junior, Brinkman duplicated her freshman feat by winning the one and three-meter titles at the E8 Championships en route to being named the Female Diver of the Year. To cap her career, Brinkman swept the 1-meter and 3-meter state and conference titles in February and repeated as the conference's Diver of the Year.