2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster

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Players

  • Dive Dive 5'4"

    Dorian Albee

    Fr. Greensboro, N.C.
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    Freshman Greensboro, N.C.
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  • IM IM 5'10"

    Tee Bowles

    Sr. Richmond, Va.
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    Senior Richmond, Va.
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  • Butterfly/Freestyle Fly/Free 5'10"

    Max Brunner

    Jr. Cincinnati, Ohio
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    Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
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  • Freestyle Free 6'2"

    Luke Burnell

    Fr. Newark, Del.
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    Freshman Newark, Del.
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  • Freestyle/Backstroke Free/Back 6'3"

    Sam Calder

    So. Stafford, Va.
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    Sophomore Stafford, Va.
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  • Freestyle Free 6'1"

    Will Calder

    Fr. Stafford, Va.
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    Freshman Stafford, Va.
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  • Backstroke Back 6'2"

    Sam Castle

    Jr. Mechanicsville, Va.
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    Junior Mechanicsville, Va.
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  • Dive Dive 5'7"

    Ryder Creal

    Jr. Newport News, Va.
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    Junior Newport News, Va.
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  • Freestyle/Butterfly Free/Fly 5'7"

    Kayleb Eldridge

    So. Charleston, S.C.
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    Sophomore Charleston, S.C.
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  • Breaststroke/IM Breast/IM 5'9"

    Nathan Gilley

    So. Chesterfield, Va.
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    Sophomore Chesterfield, Va.
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  • IM/Butterfly IM/Fly 5'9"

    Brayden Green

    So. Chester, Va.
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    Sophomore Chester, Va.
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  • Freestyle Free 6'0"

    Luke Grisso

    So. Moneta, Va.
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    Sophomore Moneta, Va.
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  • Breaststroke Breast 6'3"

    Riley Houtz

    So. Roanoke, Va.
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    Sophomore Roanoke, Va.
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  • Dive Dive 6'0"

    Lane Jones

    Sr. Richmond, Va.
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    Senior Richmond, Va.
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  • Tristan Jordan

    Fr. Glocester, R.I.
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    Freshman Glocester, R.I.
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  • Freestyle/IM Free/IM 5'7"

    Kaleb Kashinejad

    Fr. Ashland, Va.
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    Freshman Ashland, Va.
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  • Butterfly/IM Fly/IM 5'7"

    Andrew Kulak

    Jr. Glen Allen, Va.
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    Junior Glen Allen, Va.
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  • Butterfly/Backstroke Fly/Back 5'10"

    Will Loftin

    So. Midlothian, Va.
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    Sophomore Midlothian, Va.
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  • Freestyle Free 6'5"

    Ian Lutz

    Fr. Virginia Beach, Va.
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    Freshman Virginia Beach, Va.
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  • Breaststroke Breast 6'0"

    Jackson McFarlane

    Fr. Virginia Beach, Va.
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    Freshman Virginia Beach, Va.
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  • Multi Multi 5'7"

    Roland Mendoza

    Sr. Woodbridge, Va.
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    Senior Woodbridge, Va.
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  • Freestyle/Butterfly Free/Fly 6'3"

    Jack Mills

    So. Forest, Va.
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    Sophomore Forest, Va.
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  • Backstroke Back 6'2"

    Adi Pattada

    So. Pittsburgh, Pa.
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    Sophomore Pittsburgh, Pa.
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  • Freestyle Free 6'1"

    Matthew Picard

    Jr. Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
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    Junior Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
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  • Breaststroke/IM Breast/IM 6'2"

    Austin Reeder

    Jr. Chester, Md.
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    Junior Chester, Md.
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  • Dive Dive 6'1"

    Zach Richardson

    So. Cary, N.C.
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    Sophomore Cary, N.C.
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  • Freestyle/Butterfly Free/Fly 5'11"

    Pedro Robertson

    Jr. Columbia, S.C.
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    Junior Columbia, S.C.
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  • Breaststroke/IM Breast/IM 6'4"

    Grady Roman

    So. Greer, S.C.
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    Sophomore Greer, S.C.
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  • Breaststroke Breast 6'3"

    Hayden Rose

    Sr. Grafton, Wis.
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    Senior Grafton, Wis.
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  • Freestyle Free 6'3"

    Stephen Russell

    So. Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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    Sophomore Mount Pleasant, S.C.
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  • Multi Multi 5'8"

    Michael Ryfa

    So. Coppell,Texas
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    Sophomore Coppell,Texas
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  • Dive Dive 5'10"

    Greg Santosus

    Fr. Marblehead, Mass.
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    Freshman Marblehead, Mass.
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  • John Shoffner

    Fr. Augusta, Ga.
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    Freshman Augusta, Ga.
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  • Distance Distance 5'9"

    Aubrey Struder

    So. Deerfield, Va.
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    Sophomore Deerfield, Va.
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  • Dive Dive 5'4"

    Craig Swain

    R-Jr. Midland, Va.
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    Redshirt Junior Midland, Va.
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  • Freestyle Free 5'7"

    Christian Thornton

    Fr. Richmond, Va.
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    Freshman Richmond, Va.
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  • Breaststroke/IM Breast/IM 5'11"

    Layne Tucker

    Jr. Auburn, Ala.
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    Junior Auburn, Ala.
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  • Freestyle Free 6'1"

    CJ Weber

    Fr. Leesburg, Va.
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    Freshman Leesburg, Va.
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  • Dive Dive 5'8"

    Hudson Weinhagen

    Fr. Holly Springs, N.C.
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    Freshman Holly Springs, N.C.
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  • Freestyle/Butterfly Free/Fly 5'9"

    Hampton Wohlford

    Sr. Radford, Va.
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    Senior Radford, Va.
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  • Multi Multi 5'11"

    Caleb Wolf

    So. Alexandria, Va.
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    Sophomore Alexandria, Va.
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  • Backstroke/Butterfly Back/Fly 5'11"

    Joshua Wolf

    So. Alexandria, Va.
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    Sophomore Alexandria, Va.
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Staff Roster

Men's Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff

  • Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach

    Scott Thacker

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  • Head Diving Coach

    Kyle Friesenhahn

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  • Assistant Coach

    Cayce Friesenhahn

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  • Assistant Coach

    Gary Thacker

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Men's Swimming and Diving Support Staff

  • Assistant Director of Athletics Equipment & Services (Lax, WSOC, Swim & Dive, Water Polo)

    Skylar Neuwirth

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  • Assistant Athletic Trainer (Assistant Football, Swim & Dive, Water Polo)

    Jessica Lero

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2025-26 Men's Swimming and Diving Roster
No. Academic Year Pos. Ht. Hometown
Dorian Albee Fr. Dive 5-4 Greensboro, N.C.
Tee Bowles Sr. IM 5-10 Richmond, Va.
Max Brunner Jr. Fly/Free 5-10 Cincinnati, Ohio
Luke Burnell Fr. Free 6-2 Newark, Del.
Sam Calder So. Free/Back 6-3 Stafford, Va.
Will Calder Fr. Free 6-1 Stafford, Va.
Sam Castle Jr. Back 6-2 Mechanicsville, Va.
Ryder Creal Jr. Dive 5-7 Newport News, Va.
Kayleb Eldridge So. Free/Fly 5-7 Charleston, S.C.
Nathan Gilley So. Breast/IM 5-9 Chesterfield, Va.
Brayden Green So. IM/Fly 5-9 Chester, Va.
Luke Grisso So. Free 6-0 Moneta, Va.
Riley Houtz So. Breast 6-3 Roanoke, Va.
Lane Jones Sr. Dive 6-0 Richmond, Va.
Tristan Jordan Fr. - Glocester, R.I.
Kaleb Kashinejad Fr. Free/IM 5-7 Ashland, Va.
Andrew Kulak Jr. Fly/IM 5-7 Glen Allen, Va.
Will Loftin So. Fly/Back 5-10 Midlothian, Va.
Ian Lutz Fr. Free 6-5 Virginia Beach, Va.
Jackson McFarlane Fr. Breast 6-0 Virginia Beach, Va.
Roland Mendoza Sr. Multi 5-7 Woodbridge, Va.
Jack Mills So. Free/Fly 6-3 Forest, Va.
Adi Pattada So. Back 6-2 Pittsburgh, Pa.
Matthew Picard Jr. Free 6-1 Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
Austin Reeder Jr. Breast/IM 6-2 Chester, Md.
Zach Richardson So. Dive 6-1 Cary, N.C.
Pedro Robertson Jr. Free/Fly 5-11 Columbia, S.C.
Grady Roman So. Breast/IM 6-4 Greer, S.C.
Hayden Rose Sr. Breast 6-3 Grafton, Wis.
Stephen Russell So. Free 6-3 Mount Pleasant, S.C.
Michael Ryfa So. Multi 5-8 Coppell,Texas
Greg Santosus Fr. Dive 5-10 Marblehead, Mass.
John Shoffner Fr. - Augusta, Ga.
Aubrey Struder So. Distance 5-9 Deerfield, Va.
Craig Swain R-Jr. Dive 5-4 Midland, Va.
Christian Thornton Fr. Free 5-7 Richmond, Va.
Layne Tucker Jr. Breast/IM 5-11 Auburn, Ala.
CJ Weber Fr. Free 6-1 Leesburg, Va.
Hudson Weinhagen Fr. Dive 5-8 Holly Springs, N.C.
Hampton Wohlford Sr. Free/Fly 5-9 Radford, Va.
Caleb Wolf So. Multi 5-11 Alexandria, Va.
Joshua Wolf So. Back/Fly 5-11 Alexandria, Va.

Men's Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff

Men's Swimming and Diving - Coaching Staff
Image Name Title
Scott Thacker headshot Scott Thacker Head Men's and Women's Swimming Coach
Kyle Friesenhahn Head Shot Kyle Friesenhahn Head Diving Coach
Cayce Friesenhahn Headshot Cayce Friesenhahn Assistant Coach
VMI Swim & Dive Head Shot - Coach Gary Thacker Gary Thacker Assistant Coach

Men's Swimming and Diving Support Staff

Men's Swimming and Diving - Support Staff
Image Name Title
SkylarNeuwirth Skylar Neuwirth Assistant Director of Athletics Equipment & Services (Lax, WSOC, Swim & Dive, Water Polo)
jess lero 2024 Jessica Lero Assistant Athletic Trainer (Assistant Football, Swim & Dive, Water Polo)

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Men's Swimming and Diving Coaching Staff

Men's Swimming and Diving Support Staff