Princeton Announces Classes

The Princeton men and women each secured impressive classes in the 2011-12 recruiting season.  The Tiger women signed three top-100 recruits led by backstroker Sada Stewart.  Rob Orr signed five top-100 men led by IMer and amateur comedian Byron Sanborn who quipped upon his commitment, "I really loved the team and the coach, and, I mean, I guess it's an okay school too.”

The Tigers class is no joking matter, considering what Ivy rivals Harvard signed this Spring, but with depth at such a premium in the Ivy league this class will have the opportunity to contribute right away.

Marco Bove Rome Teo D'Alessandro Stuart, FL Pratik Das Kolkata Andrew Helber Devon, PA En-Wei Hu-van Wright New York, NY Jack Pohlmann Beavercreek, OH Brooks Powell Kingwood, TX Zachary Ridout Mission Viejo, CA Byron Sanborn Palo Alto, CA India Boland Gloucester, MA Morgan Karetnick Greenwich, CT Nicole Larson Edina, MN Megan Lydzinski Princeton, NJ Elizabeth McDonald Southbury, CT Maylin Meisenheimer Corpus Christi, TX Beverly Nguyen Davis, CA Mallory Remick Inverness, IL Sada Stewart York, PA

Sandy Bole Top Times - 50 free: 21.14; 100 free: 45.30; 200 free: 1:39.54; 100 fly: 50.75; 200 IM: 1:51.60. Before Princeton - qualified for Junior Nationals multiple times ... competed at French Nationals ... three-time league champion in 200 IM, and also won 100 breast and 100 free ... holds Redwood High records in 100 free, 200 free, 200 IM and multiple relays ... also holds multiple club records ... holds multiple French Olympic Trials cuts, and close to U.S. Trial cut in 200 free ... two-time French National Junior Team member ... Academic All-America. Personal - born July 7, 1994 ... son of Colin and Nadia Bole ... father is a senior vice-president at International Lease Finance Corporation ... father swam at Stanford, and is a former multiple-event Great Britain champion ... may study economics at Princeton ... enjoys biking and hiking. Marco Bove Top Times - (all LCM) 100 fly: 55.77; 200 fly: 2:01.93; 200 IM: 2:05.07; 400 IM: 4:30.02. Before Princeton - three-time Italian Junior National champion in the 200 fly ... earned one silver and one bronze in 100 fly and one silver in 200 IM ... reached 'A' finals at Italian Senior Nationals ... holds Italian Olympic Trials cuts in 200 fly, 200 IM and 400 IM ... competed in U.S. Junior Nationals. Personal - born Oct. 14, 1993 ... son of Aldo Bove and Alessandra Guidi ... father is a doctor; mother is a state employer ... interested in studying pre-law. Derek Colaizzo Top Times - 50 free: 21.12; 100 free: 47.2; 100 fly: 52.30. Before Princeton - helped Princeton High to a 2012 state championship ... 2012 Mercer County Most Valuable Swimmer ... county champion in the 50 free ... holds Princeton High records in the 50 free and 200 IM; also holds pair of relay records ... team captain ... AP Scholar ... Gold Key recipient junior year ... all-state jazz band selection ... president of the Minority Student Achievement Network. Personal - born June 13, 1994 ... son of Herbert and Catherine Colaizzo ... father is a retired history teacher and track coach; mother is a chiropractor ... interested in studying either economics, politics, philosophy or chemistry; also interested in jazz studies ... enjoys playing jazz sax, surfing and traveling. Teo D'Allessandro Top Times - 50 free: 20.67; 100 free: 45.09; 200 free: 1:38.63; 200 IM: 1:47.20; 400 IM: 3:53.93; 100 breast: 55.95; 200 breast: 2:03.49. Before Princeton - placed third in both the 100 breast and the 200 IM at Junior Nationals ... led Bolles High to two team state championships and won four individual state titles, including 200 IM and three relays ... 2010-11 NISCA All-America honoree ... USA Swimming All-America ... served as team captain ... member of four relays that broke either national or meet records at Junior Nationals ... three-time Scholastic All-America ... four-time selection to the President Honor Roll. Personal - born March 22, 1994 ... son of Tom and Silke D'Allessandro ... father owns an art gallery; mother works for GMS ... has a younger brother Alec ... interested in studying either history or political science.

Andrew Helber

Top Times - 100 back: 51.48; 200 IM: 1:55.71; 100 free: 46.94.
Before Princeton - part of 11 records at the Haverford School (six individual, five relay) ... three-time NISCA All-America ... two-time All-Inter AC and two-time all-county ... team captain ... Academic All-America ... earned Highest Honors all four years ... member of the Cum Laude Society ... president of Notables A Capella Group ... president of the glee club ... acted in musicals all four years ... lettered in water polo and competed in ultimate frisbee ... earned team MVP in water polo; set record for most goals per game in a career (4.94).

Personal - born Dec. 29, 1993 ... son of Keith Helber and Brenda Hauptfuhrer-Hlber ... father is a project manager at Albert Einstein Memorial Hospital; mother is a homemaker ... has a younger brother Nicholas and a younger sister Kristin ... grandfather Robert P. Hauptfuhrer is a member of the Class of 1953 and an Emeritus Trustee ... interested in studying natural sciences.

En-Wei Hu-Van Wright
Top Times - 100 free: 45.41; 100 back: 49.23; 200 back: 1:47.29; 200 IM: 1:49.70; 100 fly: 49.97.
Before Princeton - qualified for both Senior Nationals and Junior Nationals ... has Olympic Trial cut in 100 back ... A-finalist at the 2011 long course Junior Nationals ... 100 back champion at New York state championships ... holds nine records at Stuyvesant, as well as five league records and 18 club records ... three-time Scholastic All-America ... 2012 Wingate Award winner ... member of the Physics Bridge Building Club.

Personal - born June 25, 1994 ... son of Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa Hu ... father is an artist and teacher; mother is an artist ... has an older sister Rebecca ... may study biochemical engineering.

Andrew Mullen
Top Times - 50 free: 22.53; 200 free: 1:45.84; 100 fly: 52.72; 100 back: 54.96; 200 back: 1:57.06; 200 IM: 1:58.52.
Before Princeton - holds Oxford High records in 200 free, 100 fly and both 200 and 400 free relays ... team captain ... Presidential Scholar ... National Merit Finalist ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... Wendy's Heisman State finalist ... Lindy Callahan Scholarship recipient ... 2009 International Science Fair finalist ...  class valedictorian ... National Honor Society president ... Mu Alpha Theta president ... earned five varsity letters in tennis ... won back-to-back state titles in tennis, and won individual state titles in doubles.

Personal - born Aug. 1, 1994 ... son of Chris and Alison Mullen ... mother attended Princeton as member of the Class of 1982; father attended for graduate school ...  father is the interim chair of Civil Engineering at the University of Mississippi; mother is a project manager at Silverrail Construction ... has an older brother Alex ... hopes to study in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs.

Jack Pohlmann
Top Times - 100 breast: 55.27; 200 breast: 2:00.15.
Before Princeton - Olympic Trials qualifier in the 100 breast ... won the 2012 Ohio state championship in the 100 breast and 200 medley relay; named Division 1 State Performer of the Meet ... 2012 Midwest Zone sectional champion in the 100 breast ... holds Beavercreek High records in 50 free, 100 breast and 200 medley relay; holds five club records ... competed with the NCSA Junior National Team representing the USA in Osaka, Japan (2011) ... team captain and team MVP ... Academic All-America ... National Honor Society Chapter President.

Personal - born Sept. 27, 1993 ... son of Tom and Marianne Pohlmann ... father is a marketing and strategy officer for Forrester Research; mother is a group travel coordinator ... has two younger brothers, Henrik and Josef, and a younger sister Anamarie ... may study physics.

Brooks Powell
Top Times - 50 free: 20.28; 100 free: 45.53; 50 back: 23.0; 100 fly: 49.3.
Before Princeton - has won eight Texas 4A state gold medals; three came in the 50 free, one in the 100 fly and four in relays ... holds 12 All-America cuts ... set Kingwood Park High records in the 50 free, 100 free and 100 fly ... two-time team captain ... National Honor Society president.
Personal - born June 29, 1993 ... son of Gene and Beth Powell ... both parents work at family-owned store in Houston ... may study religion.

Zach Ridout
Top Times - 500 free: 4:30.68; 1000 free: 9:24.40; 1650 free: 15:51.65.
Before Princeton - competed at both Senior and Junior Nationals ... qualified for the Olympic Trials in the 1500 free ... placed fourth at Summer Junior Nationals in the 800 and 11th in the 1500 free ... led Capistrano Valley to three CIF titles and one runner-up, as well as one state championship ... three-time Scholastic All-America.
Personal - born Dec. 1, 1993 ... son of Ron and Margo Ridout ... father is an accountant; mother is a personal trainer ... has an older sister Samantha and a younger sister Lili.

Jackson Salter
Top Times - 200 breast: 2:12.76; 200 fly: 1:58.90.
Before Princeton - four-time qualifier for YMCA Long Course Nationals and three-time qualifier for YMCA Short Course Nationals ... won Essex County championship in 100 fly ... holds James Caldwell High records in 100 fly, 200 IM and 200 medley relay ... high school team captain.
Personal - born March 21, 1994 ... son of Jeffrey and Laurie Salter; both parents are teachers ... father is a member of Princeton Class of 1982 ... has a younger brother Joseph.

Byron Sanborn
Top Times - 100 breast: 55.29; 200 breast: 1:59.70; 200 IM: 1:47.49; 400 IM: 3:57.25; 50 free: 21.10; 100 free: 45.63.
Before Princeton - invited both Senior Nationals and Zone Select Camp ... CCS high school champion in 100 breast; holds CCS record in event (55.29) ... holds Olympic Trial cut in 200 breast ... competed in FINA World Cup stops in Berlin, Moscow and Singapore ... two-year captain of Palo Alto High; also served as club team captain ... two-time Academic All-America ... earned Math and Social Studies departmental awards.

Personal - born March 7, 1995 ... son of Noel Sanborn and Virginia Lee ... both parents are retired ... has two older siblings, Adrian and Elliott ... may study Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.

Jeremy Wong
Top Times - 50 free: 21.04; 100 free: 44.75; 200 free: 1:40.42.
Before Princeton - earned Excellent Swimmer honor in 2010 and 2011 fir Hoi Tin Swimming Club ... competed in the AASF Asian Age Group Championships and the Malaysia Open ... holds multiple NISCA records.
Personal - born March 12, 1994 ... son of Albert Wong and Theresa Tan ... father is a manager; mother is a homemaker ... has an older brother Jonathon ... interested in studying Operations Research & Financial Engineering.

India Boland
Top Times - 100 free: 52.80; 200 free: 1:51.25; 500 free: 4:54.29; 1000 free: 9:59.10; 1650 free: 16:46.71
Before Princeton - placed second in Massachusetts state championship meet in both 200 and 500 free while swimming for Beverly High ... won 200 and 500 league titles; holds Beverly records in both events ... holds multiple club records, including 1000 and 1650 (ages 15-18) ... high school and league MVP ... 20-time YMCA All-America ... Junior National qualifier ... Scholastic All-America ... participated in YMCA Olympic Training Center Camp ... AP Scholar ... member of the National Honor Society ... DECA State Champion (2012) in Business Administration ... served as publicity coordinator for Model U.N.
Personal - born Oct. 12, 1993 ... daughter of Jim and Jan Boland ... father is a restaurant owner; mother is a swim coach who also competed at Wittenberg University ... has a younger sister Tasha ... interested in studying economics ... enjoys baking and reading.

Alice Eltvedt
Before Princeton - won both the 2011 and 2012 Mercer County diving titles while competing for West Windsor-Plainsboro South ... four-time champion at the PASDA Diving Championships ... placed at New Jersey States all four years, including third in 2012 and fourth in 2011 ... captained her high school diving team ... invited to the 2009 Indiana Diving Camp ... member of the Mathematics Honor Society ... Delta Epsilon Phi Deutsche Ehrenverbindung (National Honor Society for High School Students of German) ... two-time recipient of the AATG Certificate of Merit ... served as head coach for West Windsor Whalers dive team two summers ... earned four varsity letters in track and field while competing in the pole vault.

Personal - born May 22, 1995 ... son of Anthony and Simone Eltvedt ... father is Vice President and Treasurer of L'Oreal USA; mother is a homemaker ... has older sister Louise and two younger siblings, Mickey and Maya ... grandmother Portia Eltvedt (maiden name Hancock) swam for Stanford and went to 1956 Melbourne Olympics as a replacement swimmer ... interested in studying physics ... has played the violin for 11 years ... enjoys dance and art.

Morgan Karetnick

Top Times - 100 fly: 54:05; 200 fly: 2:02.53; 100 back: 55.01; 50 free: 23.66; 100 free: 51.32.

Before Princeton - qualified for the 2012 Olympic Trials in the 100 fly ... multiple-time All-America honoree ... has been ranked in the national Top 10 in fly four times ... two-time recipient of the Mark Newcombe Award for the high-point swimmer of the Fairfield County Swim League ... helped Greenwich to four straight high school state championships ... holds Greenwich records in 100 free and 100 fly ... also holds six club records and numerous YMCA/YWCA  records ... captained both her high school and club teams ... Metropolitan New York Top 10 honoree ... earned Walter Rothenheber Award as top female swimmer in Greenwich ... three-time Scholastic All-America ... placed fourth in the Pfizer Life Sciences category and earned First Honors at the Connecticut Science Fair ... High Honor student.

Personal - born Sept. 30, 1994 ... daughter of Kenneth and Sherry Karetnick ... father is a proprietary trader; mother is a homemaker ...  has an older brother Jeffrey ... interested in studying chemical engineering ... enjoys skiing, horseback riding and reading.

Nikki Larson
Top Times - 50 free: 23.55; 100 free: 50.95; 200 free: 1:49.20; 100 fly: 54.76; 200 fly: 2:01.05; 200 IM: 2:03.32.
Before Princeton - named 2011-12 Minnesota Athlete of the Year ... five-time Minnesota State High School League champion ... led Edina High to 2010 and 2011 team championships; served as team captain ... led Edina Swim Club to state championship ... holds seven high school records and 11 club records ... eight-time individual All-America ... nominated for Swimming Athlete of the Year twice ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-America ... Edina Scholar ... captain of the mock trial team.

Personal - born May 15, 1994 ... daughter of Ron and Linda Larson ... both parents are small business owners ... has a younger sister Nina ... interested in studying political science.

Megan Lydzinski
Top Times - 50 free: 22.99; 100 free: 50.40; 200 free: 1:52.14.
Before Princeton - two-time New Jersey state champion in the 100 free and one-time state champion in the 50 free ... qualified for USA Swimming Long Course Junior Nationals three times; qualified and competed in 2009 US Open ... four-year competitor in the USA Swimming Short Course National Championships ... won Somerset County and Skyland Conference titles in the 50 and 100 all four years ... holds Montgomery High records in 50 and 100 free; also holds New Jersey Swimming 50 free record and numerous records for club team ... served as team captain for Montgomery ... two-time Courier News, Star Ledger and Princeton Packet Swimmer of the Year ... three-time member of the Women's Scholastic All-America Team ... member of the National Honor Society.

Personal - born Nov. 20, 1993 ... daughter of David and Susan Lydzinski ... father is a marketing manager; mother is a technology manager ... has a younger sister Kara ... plays the bass clarinet ... member of both the Girl Scouts and church Youth Group ... interested in studying engineering.

Elizabeth McDonald
Top Times - 50 free: 23.28; 100 free: 50.39; 200 free: 1:48.35; 200 fly: 2:01.20.
Before Princeton - four-time Connecticut State Open champion (two times in the 50 free, two in the 100 free) ... 2010 YMCA national champion (200 medley relay) ... won the 2010 and 2011 Connecticut Class L championships in both the 50 and 100 free ... two-time conference champion in the 100 fly and 200 IM ... two-time qualifier for Summer Junior Nationals ... five-time participant at YMCA Nationals ... holds 10 high school records, including seven individual ... also holds multiple club records ... served as Pomperaug High captain as a senior ... four-time NISCA All-America ... 2011 Betty Philcox Swimmer of the Year ... two-time CIAC Class L MVP and one-time State Open MVP ... 10-time all-state honoree ... 2011 Connecticut High School Coaches Association Scholar-Athlete honoree ... USA Swimming Scholastic All-America ... 2012 CIAC Scholar-Athlete ... 2011 recipient of the Society of Women's Engineers Award ... America Physics Teacher Award and Alliance Francaise of Greater Waterbury Award recipient ... class valedictorian ... National Honor Society and French Honor Society member ... Tri-M Music Honor Society member ... lettered one year in lacrosse.

Personal - born Jan. 22, 1994 ... daughter of Robert and Sharon McDonald ... father is a physician; mother is an accountant ... mother swam at University of Buffalo, while father ran track at University of Rochester ... has an older brother Matthew ... may study engineering or biology ... has played violin since she was three years old ... enjoys cooking.

Maylin Meisenheimer
Top Times - 50 free: 23.27; 100 free: 51.17.
Before Princeton - 2012 Texas 5A state champion in the 50 free; placed second in the state final as a junior ... qualified for Summer Juniors, Winter Nationals and Winter Juniors ... holds nine records for King High, including seven individual; four records are in freestyle events ... served as team captain senior season ... two-time All-America in the 50 free ... earned 2012 All-America consideration in the 100 free ... named Corpus Christi Caller Times Swimmer of the Year in both 2010 and 2011 ... four-year recipient of King High Most Outstanding Swimmer ... National Merit Finalist ... AP Scholar with Distinction ... three-time USA Swimming Scholastic All-America honoree ... Vice-President of the National Honor Society and the Chemistry Club ... delegate of the Superintendent Student Ambassador Council ... member of the Spanish National Honor Society ... member of the King High School Challenge Team.

Personal - born Oct. 23, 1993 ... daughter of Ben Meisenheimer and Jenny Lin ... father is an anesthesiologist; mother is an adjunct professor at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ... both father an uncle swam for Eastern Kentucky University ... interested in studying in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs ... enjoys tap dancing, reading, traveling and skiing.

Beverly Le Nguyen
Top Times - 200 IM: 2:02; 400 IM: 4:17; 100 fly: 55.0; 200 fly: 1:59.
Before Princeton - competed at both Junior and Senior Nationals ... chosen for the Western Select Zone Camp and the Sierra Nevada Olympic Training Center Camp ... owns Davis Senior High records in the 100 fly and 200 IM ... served as high school team captain ... named USA Swimming Scholastic All-America ... served as project coordinator for the California Scholarship Federation ... president of the Healthy Lifestyles Club.

Personal - born Dec. 17, 1983 ... daughter of Hong Le and Mau Nguyen ... father is a computer programmer; mother is a computer engineer ... has an older brother Vincent ... interested in studying in the field of life sciences or medicine ... enjoys reading, drawing and camping.

Mallory Remick
Top Times - 50 free: 23.71; 100 free: 51.16; 100 breast: 104.06; 200 IM: 2:04.54.
Before Princeton - invited to the 2011 Speedo Summer Junior Nationals and the 2011 AT&T Winter Nationals ... competed at the 2012 NCSA Junior Nationals ... won sectional title in 200 IM and conference title in 100 free ... helped high school team to state runner-up as a junior ... has been part of three record-setting relays at Loyola Academy ... served as team co-captain ... Loyola Scholar ... two-time USA Swimming Academic All-America ... Dumbach Scholar ... member of the Chinese Honors Society ... participated in the Yearbook.

Personal - born Dec. 27, 1993 ... daughter of Richard Remick and Tierney Boyd Remick '83 ... both mother and grandfather Darrell Boyd '48 attended Princeton ... father is CEO of IMS, a division of Omnicom; mother is the Global Managing Director of Korn Ferry International ... has older twin brothers, Dylan and Spencer ... interested in studying either biology or political science ... enjoys traveling and making jewelry.

Sada Stewart
Top Times - 200 IM: 2:00.99; 400 IM: 4:18; 100 fly: 54.3; 200 fly: 2:00.5; 100 back: 54.2; 200 back: 1:57.5.
Before Princeton - won the YMCA national championship in the 200 IM ... invited to USA Senior Nationals and USA Junior Nationals ... USA Junior National finalist ... multiple-time finalist at YMCA Nationals ... invited to USA Zone Select Camp and USA National Select Camp ... holds multiple records at York Suburban High ... three-time USA Swimming Academic All-America ... member of the Distinguished Honor Roll ... active in Big Brothers Big Sisters, Project Harmony and SADD ... secretary of the Spanish Honor Society.

Personal - born Feb. 20, 1994 ... daughter of Andy and Judy Stewart ... father swam for Bucknell ... has a younger sister Tessa and two younger brothers, Noah and Coleman ... uncle attended Princeton in the Class of 1984 ... interested in studying psychology ... enjoys reading and writing.

Helen Zitkovsky
Before Princeton - started the high school diving team at Lexington High and won the 2010 state championship ... has medaled every year at AAU Nationals since 2005 ... five-time competitor in the U.S. Summer Nationals ... captain of her swimming and diving team ... member of the National Honor Society ... member of the class council.

Personal - born May 24, 1994 ... daughter of Ivan and Dana Zitkovsky ... father is a patent attorney; mother is an emergency room physician ... has a younger sister Emily ... interested in studying chemistry ... enjoys baking, running and yoga.