SUNY-Fredonia Women's Swimming

Wang's 11 tenure. The women finished fifth. Both teams were well represented at NCAA Division III meet with seniors Ashley Keller, Katelyn Haley, and freshmen Arron Carlson achieving Honorable Mention All-American status as springboard divers. In the 2012-2013 season, Wang guided the women's team to a third-place finish at the SUNYAC Meet -- just 15 points shy of second place. The men finished fourth overall. Wang coached the program's first-ever national champion, diver Kelly Sponholz, during the 2008-2009 season. During the 2012-13 season, the Blue Devils sent two women to the NCAA meet for the first time -- divers Sarah Ficarro and Ashley Keller. In addition, Ryan Fuller represented the Fredonia men in the diving competition. Ficarro finished her career as a seven-time All American. Sponholz earned eight All-American citations. There have been two other NCAA divers during Wang's tenure: Scott Horsington and Christian Torres. Outside the pool, the Devils have excelled in the classroom. Ficarro was named a SUNY Chancellor's Award winner following the 2012-13 season, and in December of 2012 received the Dr. Delores Bogard Award from the membership of the SUNYAC as the junior or senior female athlete with the best combination of academic and athletic ability. John Estanislau was named the 2014 James Fulton Award winner, given to the best academic and athletic achievement to a swimming and diving athlete. In addition, Adrian Van Hall was the most recent winner of the Chancellor's Award. Heather Robin was a 2010 recipient of the Chancellor's Award, given to the all-conference competitor with the highest GPA in his or her sport. Alex Palmquist earned a SUNYAC Chancellor's Award in 2009, while Horsington won it twice. Wang has also been responsible for organizing team January training trips to unique locales such as San Juan, Puerto Rico; Honolulu, Hawaii; and several Florida venues. A native of Ithaca, N.Y., Wang spent one season (1999-2000) as interim head coach at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Claremont, Calif. He guided the Sagehens to a 29th place finish at the 2000 NCAA Division III championship meet. He also served as assistant women's polo coach at Pomona-Pitzer. Wang spent three seasons as assistant men's and women's swimming and diving coach at Washington University, a nationally prominent NCAA Division III program in St. Louis, Mo. The Washington mens and womens teams both finished 10th at the 2002-03 NCAA Division III. The coaching staff was named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. Wang earned the added distinction of AFLAC National Assistant of the Year for 2003. His first swim coaching job came at his collegiate alma mater, Ithaca College, as a women's assistant coach from 1994-1999. During his final season at Ithaca (1998-99), he also worked as assistant men's and women's coach at Cornell University. His resume includes eight summers as a coach at the Stanford National Swim Camp, where he has worked alongside U.S. Olympic head swim coaches Richard Quick and Skip Kenney, and one season as head swim coach at the Ithaca YMCA. Wang spends his summers at the University Texas swim camp as the head counselor and assistant swim coach. At Texas, he continues to work alongside several Olympic swimmers and head U.S. Men's Olympic coach Eddie Reese. FredSwimDive Arthur Wang was hired as the head coach of the Blue Devils in the summer of 2003 and is entering his 12th season in 2014-15.   The 2013-14 season saw the men's team overcome adversity on its way to a second-place finish at the SUNYAC Championship meet, the highest placement in Wang's 11 tenure. The women finished fifth. Both teams were well represented at NCAA Division III meet with seniors Ashley Keller, Katelyn Haley, and freshmen Arron Carlson achieving Honorable Mention All-American status as springboard divers. In the 2012-2013 season, Wang guided the women's team to a third-place finish at the SUNYAC Meet -- just 15 points shy of second place. The men finished fourth overall. Wang coached the program's first-ever national champion, diver Kelly Sponholz, during the 2008-2009 season. During the 2012-13 season, the Blue Devils sent two women to the NCAA meet for the first time -- divers Sarah Ficarro and Ashley Keller. In addition, Ryan Fuller represented the Fredonia men in the diving competition. Ficarro finished her career as a seven-time All American. Sponholz earned eight All-American citations. There have been two other NCAA divers during Wang's tenure: Scott Horsington and Christian Torres. Outside the pool, the Devils have excelled in the classroom. Ficarro was named a SUNY Chancellor's Award winner following the 2012-13 season, and in December of 2012 received the Dr. Delores Bogard Award from the membership of the SUNYAC as the junior or senior female athlete with the best combination of academic and athletic ability. John Estanislau was named the 2014 James Fulton Award winner, given to the best academic and athletic achievement to a swimming and diving athlete. In addition, Adrian Van Hall was the most recent winner of the Chancellor's Award. Heather Robin was a 2010 recipient of the Chancellor's Award, given to the all-conference competitor with the highest GPA in his or her sport. Alex Palmquist earned a SUNYAC Chancellor's Award in 2009, while Horsington won it twice. Wang has also been responsible for organizing team January training trips to unique locales such as San Juan, Puerto Rico; Honolulu, Hawaii; and several Florida venues. A native of Ithaca, N.Y., Wang spent one season (1999-2000) as interim head coach at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges in Claremont, Calif. He guided the Sagehens to a 29th place finish at the 2000 NCAA Division III championship meet. He also served as assistant women's polo coach at Pomona-Pitzer. Wang spent three seasons as assistant men's and women's swimming and diving coach at Washington University, a nationally prominent NCAA Division III program in St. Louis, Mo. The Washington mens and womens teams both finished 10th at the 2002-03 NCAA Division III. The coaching staff was named UAA Coaching Staff of the Year. Wang earned the added distinction of AFLAC National Assistant of the Year for 2003. His first swim coaching job came at his collegiate alma mater, Ithaca College, as a women's assistant coach from 1994-1999. During his final season at Ithaca (1998-99), he also worked as assistant men's and women's coach at Cornell University. His resume includes eight summers as a coach at the Stanford National Swim Camp, where he has worked alongside U.S. Olympic head swim coaches Richard Quick and Skip Kenney, and one season as head swim coach at the Ithaca YMCA. Wang spends his summers at the University Texas swim camp as the head counselor and assistant swim coach. At Texas, he continues to work alongside several Olympic swimmers and head U.S. Men's Olympic coach Eddie Reese.

Crawford is a member of the Fredonia Athletics Hall of Fame, a past head coach, and an assistant coach. He served in the latter capacity until the end of the 2013-14 season, at which time he stepped down yet maintained his involvement as a volunteer assistant. As a Blue Devil assistant, Crawford oversaw the highly successful Blue Devil diving contingent. Under his guidance, the Blue Devils had at least one diver earn an All-American certificate for nine straight years, including 2009 NCAA Division III champion Kelly Sponholz. In addition, Fredonia women won SUNYAC Female Diver of the Meet recognition for nine straight years. Combined with the men, Fredonia won 26 SUNYAC diving titles -- out of 44 total -- since the 2004 championship meet. Fredonia All-American divers under Crawfords coaching were Sponholz, Scott Horsington, Christian Torres, Sarah Ficarro, Ryan Fuller, Ashley Keller, Arron Carlson, and Katelyn Haley. The run of Blue Devil SUNYAC champion divers began in 2003-2004 when freshman Horsington won conference titles in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard competitions. In 2005-06, Sponholz won SUNYAC titles off both boards as a freshman; she set the conference record in the 1-meter event at the SUNYAC championship meet. Sponholz went on to win all eight SUNYAC championship diving events she competed in during her four years at Fredonia. In March 2009, Crawford had the distinction of coaching the team's first-ever NCAA champion when Sponholz won the 3-meter springboard and set an NCAA D-III record with 516.50 points at the national meet in Minneapolis. She was the runner-up in the 1-meter board. Head swim coach from 1980-1988, Crawford was on the deck when the Blue Devil men won the SUNYAC team championships in 1983-84 and 1987-88. He was named 1983-84 SUNYAC Coach of the Year award. Some of the student-athletes he recruited still hold Fredonia State team records A resident of Dunkirk, Crawford taught social studies for 34 years at Lake Shore Central School. He is presently a world geography instructor in the Department of History at Fredonia. John Crawford is a member of the Fredonia Athletics Hall of Fame, a past head coach, and an assistant coach. He served in the latter capacity until the end of the 2013-14 season, at which time he stepped down yet maintained his involvement as a volunteer assistant. As a Blue Devil assistant, Crawford oversaw the highly successful Blue Devil diving contingent. Under his guidance, the Blue Devils had at least one diver earn an All-American certificate for nine straight years, including 2009 NCAA Division III champion Kelly Sponholz. In addition, Fredonia women won SUNYAC Female Diver of the Meet recognition for nine straight years. Combined with the men, Fredonia won 26 SUNYAC diving titles -- out of 44 total -- since the 2004 championship meet. Fredonia All-American divers under Crawfords coaching were Sponholz, Scott Horsington, Christian Torres, Sarah Ficarro, Ryan Fuller, Ashley Keller, Arron Carlson, and Katelyn Haley. The run of Blue Devil SUNYAC champion divers began in 2003-2004 when freshman Horsington won conference titles in both the 1-meter and 3-meter springboard competitions. In 2005-06, Sponholz won SUNYAC titles off both boards as a freshman; she set the conference record in the 1-meter event at the SUNYAC championship meet. Sponholz went on to win all eight SUNYAC championship diving events she competed in during her four years at Fredonia. In March 2009, Crawford had the distinction of coaching the team's first-ever NCAA champion when Sponholz won the 3-meter springboard and set an NCAA D-III record with 516.50 points at the national meet in Minneapolis. She was the runner-up in the 1-meter board. Head swim coach from 1980-1988, Crawford was on the deck when the Blue Devil men won the SUNYAC team championships in 1983-84 and 1987-88. He was named 1983-84 SUNYAC Coach of the Year award. Some of the student-athletes he recruited still hold Fredonia State team records A resident of Dunkirk, Crawford taught social studies for 34 years at Lake Shore Central School. He is presently a world geography instructor in the Department of History at Fredonia.