2006

Steph Hogue Martin and Husband Seth on "Safari" Honeymoon

Wildebeast at Sunset	Sleeping Lion	Safari Sunset	Rhino

Stephanie Hogue Martin and her husband Seth just returned from their "safari" honeymoon in Africa. They spent 10 days on Safari where they visited three different game preserves. They spent the majority of their time in the Maasai Mara which is the same ecosystem as the Serengeti - the home of the annual wildebeast migration. They witnessed the wildebeast crossing the rivers into Tanzania all the while watching National Geographic filming the event!

Welcome back Steph and Seth!

Jen Chasteen Fleming has a baby Girl!

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Jen Chasteen Fleming had a beautiful baby girl on May 22, 2006. Her name is Alexis Nicole Fleming, she was 6 weeks early after a very complicated pregnancy and weighed 3 lbs 7 oz and was 17 inches long. She is now 4 months old weighing in at 11 lbs. 14 1/2 oz. and 24 inches long. She is doing great and my husband Rick and I are doing great also.

Jeff (Chasteen) also got married on Sept. 3, 2006 and they are having another addition to there family in February. His other child, Jordan, is almost 14 months old now.

If you would like to contact Jen (Chasteen) Fleming, send her an e-mail at jnc1408@yahoo.com.

Robyn Karlage Graduates from University of Kansas!

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Robyn completed her fourth and final year of collegiate diving by competing at the NCAA Qualifier Meet in March. She says it was her best year of diving!. She was also selected on one of the Kansas Swimming and Diving Team Captains her senior year.

Robyn graduated in May from KU with a degree in exercise science. She is now a certified strength and conditioning specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA (National Strength and Conditioning Association) and USA Weightlifting Club Coach certified. Robyn lives in Cordova, TN, a suburb of Memphis where she is currently attending the University of Memphis getting her Master's Degree in "Human Movement Sciences with a Concentration in Exercise and Sport Science" -- basically Exercise Physiology.

She is also a graduate assistant and the exercise neuromechanics lab coordinator at The University of Memphis. Robyn is currently training for triathlons and has a full season planned starting in May '07. When she is finished with her Masters, Robyn will either be going to pursue a PhD at Memphis or move back to Kansas City to find a job.

DIVE Cincinnati Divers' Reunion

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Reunion of Steve's first divers from back in 1986 and 1987. The four alumnae divers in this picture are:

Jenny (Schott) Grote (Yellow Shirt / Oak Hills H.S.), Lauralee (Frazer) Foley (Green Shirt / Highlands H.S.), Jenny (Huber) Rehberger (Black Shirt / Lakota H.S.), and Keri (Conner) Stinnett (Red Shirt / Middletown H.S.) and their husbands and children.

Steve's twins are in the front row. (Simone -- Polka Dot White / Aidan -- Green Flannel). Missing from the picture was Ceclia (Brungs) Freihofer and her husband Dan who were unable to make the reunion.

Ruthy Effler in New York

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Over the summer Ruthy Effler was back in Cincinnati for a friend's wedding and got together with Steve for lunch. Ruthy is working in New York City selling advertising. She loves it there but misses Cincinnati and all her friends she made while diving. If you want to contact Ruthy, send her an email at ruthyeffler@yahoo.com.

Ruthy said things in NYC are great...work is going really well! She recently helped to organize a screen writing group with a couple of other people and says that she has met some really interesting people through that - authors, actors, playwrights - all who are interested in film/writing. They are all all sort of beginners, so they have arranged for some some speakers and Ruthy has organized movie screenings every other week -- "just something that helps her brain stay active after a day of talking to crazy people on the phone!"

Emily Hawkins Gets Married

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At a recent wedding for former diver Emily Hawkins, Steve gathered with these former members of his Indian Hill Club Summer Diving Team from the late 1980' and early 1990's.

L to R: Courtney Molnar, Jamie Blanchard, Abby (Hawkins) Bliss, Emily (Hawkins) Stahl, Allison Neal and Nikki Strauss

Dean panaro & Steve in los angeles

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One of the best divers to ever come out of Cincinnati was Dean Panaro (Sycamore H.S. / Miami (FL) University). Dean was a 2x Ohio State H.S. Champion and went on to win at numerous international diving meets and he narrowly missed making the 1996 Olympic Diving Team after finishing third in the trials on the 3M springboard.

Dean has been elected to the Sycamore H.S. and Miami University Athletic Hall of Fame and is a member of the Buddy LaRosa High School Athletic Hall of Fame.

Dean lives in Beverly Hills, CA with his wife (Tiffany) and daughter (Presley), and he owns a Talent Agency that specializes in commercial voice over talent.

Steve met up with Dean in August at the Legendary Trader Vic's Bar in the Beverly Hills hilton Hotel.

Steve Runs into Kara Krafft

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Steve ran into one of his very first divers (and former teammate) Kara Krafft (Turpin H.S.).

Kara went on to Denison University where she finished 2nd in the NCAA Division II National Diving Championships. She lives in Cincinnati with her husband. Here daughter is a diver on the Turpin Hills Swim Club Diving Team.

Kara was one of the best "Add On" (trampoline game0 players ever!! She was a diver with DIVE Cincinnati in he med to late 1980's with Jenny Huber, Lauralee Frazer, Keri Conner, Jen Schott and Cecilia Brungs, among others.

taylor lynch's wedding

Herbie, Steve & Ian	Taylor Lynch	Angie Troestel	Nicci Fusaro

• Herbie Huesman, Steve and Ian Hershey
• Taylor Lynch & Steve Voellmecke
• Bridesmaid Angie Troestel
• Bridesmaid Nicci Fusaro

Herbie Huesman (and Andrew Campbell) were Steve's first two National Qualifiers in diving. Herbie now works for 5/3 Bank in the Bond Trading division. Ian Hershey was a former UC Diver and was a substitute coach for the DIVE Cincinnati Program for many years when we practiced at the University of Cincinnati.

Nicci Fusaro was one of the most talented divers that Steve ever coached and went on to great collegiate, national and international success while at the University of Southern California.

Angie Troestel was one of the best divers to ever come out of Cincinnati as a member of the Cincinnati Stingrays. She was a former National Champion, International diver and Olympic Trials Finalist. She currently teaches high school in Columbus, OH.

diver updates and photos

Aimee Sundberg	Marisa & Chrissy	Mark Shattuck	Leanne Smith

• Aimee "The Stick" Sundberg (Ursuline Academy - 2006) will be a freshman at the University of Cincinnati
• Chrissy Lachmann (McAuley H.S. - 2002 / University of Nevada Reno) works as a Chemical Engineer for Proctor and Gamble and Marisa Lampe (McAuley H.S. - 2004) is now a cheerleader for the University of Cincinnati
• Mark Shattuck (Dixie H.S. - 2003 / University of Texas - 2007)
• Leanne Smith (Finneytown H.S.)

walt middleton gets married and starts a new business!

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Former DIVE Cincinnati diver Walt Middleton (Glen Este H.S.) has started a photography business. You can view his website at www.artisticwmp.com.

The photo is of Walt and his new bride Megan.

Hadley sauers in santa barbara

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While attending the AAU National Diving Championships in Mission Viejo, CA this summer, Steve ran into former DIVE Cincinnati diver Hadley Sauers (Indian Hill H.S.) and they enjoyed a nice dinner at a legendary burger joint on Malibu Beach. Hadley is a student at the University of California Santa Barbara and also coaches some local high school diving teams in the area. Hadley helped to coach the Indian Hill Club Diving Team with Steve for many years when she lived in Cincinnati.

She can be reached at: sauersh@umail.ucsb.edu.

Katie collins & Stephanie hogue Marriages

dive cincinnati photos

Erin Knapke	Kendall & Korey	Mike Barker	Charlie, Maxelise, Hannah	Tim Gleeson

• Erin Knapke (Notre Dame Academy) & Steve Voellmecke
• Kendall & Korey McMillin (Notre Dame Academy / Georgetown College / Western Kentucky University)
• Mike Barker (Covington Catholic H.S. / St. Louis University)
• Charlie Thorn, Maxelise Thorn, & Hannah Gadd (Dixie H.S. and Highlands H.S.)
• Tim Gleeson (Covington Catholic H.S.)
  

Karl warden update

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Former DIVE Cincinnati Diver Karl Warden (Indian Hill H.S. -- 1999) sent us a note with these memories and updates from his long time in the DIVE Cincinnati Program:

Karl says he loves to get the alumni / alumnae e-mail updates to see what everybody is doing these days! He loved reading about former divers Lauralee Frazer and Jen Huber and recalls how his "era" was much the same as their era was -- that is the divers with whom Karl dove were from all over the Tri-State area but they all became good friends both in and out of the pool with many of the divers going to each other's proms, homecomings, etc.

Karl fondly remembers inventing the numerous trampoline games that they would play before and after practice and how all the divers would push each other at practice to get better, Karl still stays in touch with former DIVE Cincinnati Divers Ruthy Effler, Crystal McWhorter, Mike Kaufman, Joe Vukin, and Jen Hurst.

Karl is involved with Theater and since his last alumni update, he has been performing on a cruise ship; he filmed a song and dance scene for THE PRODUCERS MOVIE with Uma Thurman and Gary Beach. He is in the Broadway Show "Prisoners of Love " Scene. (See attached picture) Karl says he appears towards the end of the movie when Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick's characters become actual successful producers. Karl also originated the role of Ephraim in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers at Goodspeed Musicals in East Haddam, CT in 2005 and a major national tour is being planned for the Fall of 2006.

To contact Karl, send e-mail to Dancinkarl@aol.com or visit his website www.karlwarden.com

Kayla hanser update

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Former DIVE Cincinnati Diver Kayla Hanser (Notre Dame Academy -- 2000) graduated in May, 2005 from Transylvania University with a degree in Elementary Education. She is now working on her Master's Degree in Special Education through the online program at Georgetown College.

After graduating, Kayla moved home with her mom and dad and is working in downtown Cincinnati as a receptionist at an architecture firm to earn money while completing graduate school. Kayla also coaches Notre Dame Academy High School Diving Team.

Last summer, Kayla traveled to Seattle to learn about integrated dance. She has always wanted to start a dance/gymnastics program for people with and without disabilities. Kayla was a long-time gymnast and wanted to learn more about dance in order to fulfill this longtime dream.

She attended a dance intensive for 10 days and learned how to choreograph dances with physically and mentally handicapped people. She said it was a wonderful experience and that she is looking forward to starting her own program in the Tri-state area within the next few years.

peter donohue checks in

Former DIVE Cincinnati Diver and Ohio High School State Diving Champion Peter Donohue (Turpin High School - 2000) checked in recently.

Peter graduated from Miami (OH) University in 2005. He was a 3-time MAC Champion, MAC "Diver of the Year" and a member of the First Team All Conference Team. After graduating, Peter moved to Chicago and took a job with CDW; where he is in tech sales. He still hangs out with DIVE Cincinnati legends LAINE McDONNELL and ADI CLERMAN (Indian Hill H.S. - 2000)

Some of his fondest memories of DIVE Cincinnati were the "Bubbler Trips" to IUPUI and Miami and Peter says he thinks we should do a "Bubbler Trip" in Chicago sometime so he could "relive some of those glory days!"

To contact Peter:

Peter Donohue

866-723-7922 (P)
petedon@cdwg.com (e-mail)

nathan poe attending eku

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Nathan Poe has been diving in the Dive Cincinnati program for the past 9 years. He graduate d from Scott High School in 2006, and will be attending Eastern Kentucky University in the fall.

During his high school career Nathan qualified for the Northern Kentucky state meet all four years. This past year he placed 13th. His fondest memory of Dive Cincinnati is goofing off with friend Korey McMillan instead of practicing.

Tim Jones earns Doctoral degree

Timothy P. Jones Ed. D., graduated August 13th 2005 with a Doctoral Degree in Education Administration from Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN.

Beginning his 8th academic year as faculty, he has received tenure and promotion to the rank of Assistant Professor and Aquatic Director in the Human Performance & Sports Science Department at Tennessee State University in Nashville, TN.

He received his Masters of Science in Human Performance & Exercise Testing from Frostburg State University, MD in 2005 and Bachelors of Science in Sports Science / Exercise Physiology from Ohio University, Athens in 2003. He is a 1988 graduate of the Cincinnati Academy of Physical Education high school.

Dr. Jones is the son of Donald & Linda Jones formerly of Cincinnati, OH. He currently resides in Nashville, TN with his wife of 6 years Candise and daughters Alexandra (4) and Delaney (3).