8:13 a.m., May 4, 2007--The University of Delaware men's and women's swimming and diving teams have added 15 high school standouts for the fall season, Fightin' Blue Hens Head Coach John Hayman announced this week.

Joining the UD men's team will be Joseph Bruno of Haymarket, Va., Russ Buckwalter of Creamery, Pa., John DiLuigi of Lansdale, Pa., Scott Dunlap of King of Prussia, Pa., Colin Fisher of Rumford, R.I., Dominic Pavlik of Collegeville, Pa., Zachary Schiavo of Mt. Laurel, N.J., Chung Shin of Hockessin and Michael Wodoslawsky of Damascus, Md.

Joining the UD women's team will be Meghan Barber of Collegeville, Pa., Stephanie DeCrescente of Chester Springs, Pa., Kiley Friedrich of Phoenix, Md., Lauren Gunther of Timonium, Md., Donna Healy of Crofton, Md., and Kelly Kane of Osprey, Fla.

In January, Hayman announced the signings of women's swimmers Cortney Barry of Laurel, Md., and Erinne Butler of Mechanicsburg, Pa., and men's swimmers Matt Wehrman of Macungie, Pa., Craig Young of Newark and Bobby MacLeish of Dover.

“This upcoming season could be a banner year for the men's program,” Hayman said. “This year's incoming freshman class of swimmers is not only one of the largest, but is certainly the most talented since I have been at Delaware. We have virtually covered all of our openings and weak spots. Each of these freshmen has the potential of scoring big for us in the conference.

“Although the women's incoming freshman class is not as large as the men's, we do have some great talent joining our team next year. We graduate five seniors and this freshman class should make up for the loss of some great swimmers.”

Bruno earned all-region, all-area, and all-section honors as a distance freestyle swimmers at Battlefield High School. He finished second in the district in the 500 freestyle as a junior and senior and was second in the event at the regional championships. At the Virginia state championship meet, he finished eighth in the 500 freestyle and 14th in the 200 freestyle.

Buckwalter, one of three Perkiomen Valley High School products in this year's UD recruiting class, competes in the breaststroke and butterfly events. He finished third in the 100 breaststroke at the district meet and finished fifth in the state championships in that event.

DiLuigi was an all-league and all-district selection in the 200 individual medley, 200 medley relay, and 200 freestyle relay at North Penn High School and went on to finish seventh in the 200 medley relay and ninth in the 200 freestyle relay at the state championships. He also earned All-America honors.

Dunlap, of Malvern Prep, finished third in the 100 butterfly at the National Catholic Championships and was sixth in the 100 butterfly and sixth in the 100 freestyle at the Eastern championships. He won the Inter-Ac Conference 100 butterfly title in both 2006 and 2007, and was part of three All-America relay teams.

Fisher, of East Providence High School, competed in the butterfly and backstroke events. He finished second in the 100 backstroke at the Rhode Island state championships last season after winning the 100 backstroke and finishing second in the 100 butterfly at the conference meet.

Pavlik, another recruit from Perkiomen Valley High, competed in the freestyle, breaststroke and individual medley events. He was a four-year state championship qualifier and finished ninth in the 200 freestyle and 20th in the 500 freestyle. He was a member of several National Interscholastic Swimming Coaches Association All-America relay teams. He was a four-year district meet qualifier and finished second in the 200 freestyle at the 2007 district meet.

Schiavo earned All-America honors at Bishop Eustace High School while competing in the freestyle sprints, the backstroke and butterfly. He was a first team all-conference selection, led his team to the Parochial B state title in 2007 and earned first team All-South Jersey honors three times in the 200 freestyle and once in the 50 freestyle.
Shin, who competes in the freestyle, butterfly, breaststroke and backstroke, was one of Delaware's top swimmers this past season out of A.I. du Pont High School. He was the state runner-up in the 100 butterfly and also finished fourth in the 50 freestyle, fourth in the 400 freestyle relay and sixth in both the 100 freestyle and 200 freestyle. He also competes for the Delaware Swim Team Club.

Wodoslawsky was the conference champion in the 200 individual medley and finished second in the 100 butterfly for Damascus High School. At the state championships, he finished third in the 100 butterfly and 10th in the 200 individual medley. He received All-America consideration in the 100 butterfly.

Barber, also from Perkiomen Valley High, finished 10th in the 200 freestyle relay, 12th in the 100 breaststroke and 26th in the 200 individual medley at the 2007 Pennsylvania state meet. A three-year state qualifier and four-year district qualifier, she earned first team all-conference honors and was a two-time All-State selection.

DeCrescente, who competes in the freestyle and butterfly events, finished 10th in the 100 butterfly the district meet for Bishop Shanahan High School. She competed in six events at last year's YMCA Nationals in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., finishing sixth in the 200 freestyle relay and seventh in the 400 freestyle relay.

Friedrich set eight school records and served as team captain at the Bryn Mawr School, establishing marks in the 100 butterfly, 200 individual medley, 50, 100, and 200 freestyle events, and the 200 medley, 200 freestyle, and 400 freestyle relay events. She was an 11-time sectional qualifier while competing for the North Baltimore Aquatic Club and was an 18-time state finalist in high school.

Gunther led the 2005 St. Paul's School for Girls team to the conference title and finished in the top eight in the 200 individual medley in both 2006 and 2007 and in the 100 breaststroke in 2006. She went on to finish seventh in the 200 backstroke, 11th in the 400 individual medley, 15th in the 200 individual medley, and 16th in the 100 backstroke at the state meet and was named to the Maryland All-Star team.

Healy was a four-year varsity letter winner and four-time team most valuable competitor at Archbishop Spalding High School. She helped lead the team to the 2007 conference team title while earning all-county honors for finishing fourth in both the 200 freestyle relay and 200 medley relay and fifth in the 200 freestyle at the conference meet. She advanced to the state championships and finished in fifth place finish in the 400 freestyle relay and in sixth in the 400 medley relay.

Kane competed in the freestyle events at Pine View High School. She helped the team capture the Florida state title in the 200 medley relay and also finished 15th in the 100 freestyle. She finished third in the 50 freestyle and fourth in the 100 freestyle at the district meet and third in the 100 freestyle and seventh in the 50 freestyle in regional competition.