2004 Graduating Seniors

Thanks for all the memories, we'll miss you!!!

	Claire Nugent: Claire was accepted early to Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. and was recruited to swim for the Hoyas. Claire has been a member of the Water Rat swim team since she started swimming with Bob Knoebel as an 8/U swimmer. Claire is a student at the Hopkins School in New Haven where she was captain of the girls swim team, a perennial powerhouse in the New England Prep School Swimming Association. Claire is proud to have been the butterfly leg of the Hopkins 200 medley relay team achieving an All-American consideration time this year. Claire received the 2004 Bud Erich Award from Hopkins for outstanding commitment to and leadership in the sport of swimming. Claire is also a National Merit Commended Scholar, an Academic All-American and a Connecticut Swimming Scholar-Athlete. Claire was the recipient of the 2003 Wellesley College Book Award given for outstanding academics, strength of character and contribution to her school community. Claire is a three year member of the Water Rat Y National team qualifying in the 100 and 200 butterfly. Claire also participates in the Concert Choir at Hopkins, is active in the school's Key Club doing community service in the New Haven area, is a writer and photo editor for the school newspaper and a yearbook editor, as well. Claire is the daughter of Michael and Patty Nugent of Westport.
	Allison Lenci: Allie was accepted early decision to Colgate University in Hamilton, New York where she plans to attend and swim for the Colgate Raiders in the Patriot League. Allie has been a member of the Water Rat swim team for the past eleven years, starting with Bob Knoebel as an 8/U swimmer. She attends Fairfield High School and was captain of the girls swim team this past year. Allie is very proud to have won the 50 freestyle in the LL Championships this year and proud to have placed 3^rd in the 50 freestyle at the High School State Opens. Allie is a three year member of the Water Rat Y National Team qualifying for the 50 freestyle, 100 freestyle and 100 butterfly. Allie is a member of the National Honor Society and the Spanish Honor Society at Fairfield High School and a youth member of the American Cancer Society. She also participates in the mission team at St. Timothy's Church. Allie is a Connecticut Swimming Scholar-Athlete as well as a News Channel 12 Scholar-Athlete. Allie also loves to play soccer and tennis. Allie is the daughter of Tom and Susan Lenci of Fairfield.
	Simon Rosen: Simon has been accepted early decision to Colgate University in Hamilton, New York and plans to swim with the Colgate Raiders swim team. Simon began swimming in second grade as an 8/U for the Weston Water Wizards. When he was twelve, he joined the Water Rats and swam for one year. He totally gave up swimming in eighth grade but returned to swimming as a high school sport for Weston High School. He has swum for Weston High School for the past four years and is now team captain. He rejoined the WRAT team this year to increase his level of training and to improve his competitive skills. His greatest personal swimming accomplishments include achieving All-State in the 100 breaststroke in 2002, 2003 and 2004, breaking the Weston High School breaststroke record previously set in 1985, swimming a 59.73 in the 100 breaststroke at 2004 State Opens and finally breaking a minute in this event, and achieving All-State and All American Consideration for the 200 medley relay in 2002 where he swam the breaststroke and was joined by former Water Rat Jason Oberman who swam the backstroke leg of the relay. Simon has qualified as a member of the 2004 Water Rat Y National Team. Simon has a 3.7 GPA and is a member of the National Honor Society at Weston High School. He also plays varsity baseball, a sport which he has enjoyed since kindergarten. Simon is the son of Nathan and Tina Rosen of Weston.
	Stephanie Allgood: Stephanie has been accepted to the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, and plans to participate on UConn's rowing team. Although a newcomer to the Water Rats, Stephanie has been swimming since the age of seven. She started with Norwalk Zeus, took a break after her freshmen year in high school to row, then went back and swam for three seasons with the Wilton Wahoos, went back to rowing again and then came to finish up the short course season with the WRATS. Stephanie is a student at Norwalk High School and swam all four years on a combined team of students from NHS and Brien McMahon HS. Stephanie's greatest swimming memory occurred senior year in high school during class "LL" championships. She started off with a best time in the 100 fly, proceeded to win the 100 back and finished off with the 400 free relay placing second only to powerhouse Greenwich. Stephanie has had the opportunity to swim summer Y Nats with the Wilton Wahoos and spring Y Nats in Ft. Lauderdale with the WRATS in both the 100 back and 100 fly. When she is not swimming, Stephanie keeps busy rowing with the New Canaan High School crew team at the Maritime Rowing Club in Norwalk. She usually competes in a quad which made nationals last year. Stephanie is the daughter of Linda and Jay Allgood of Norwalk, CT.
	Alexandra Jenal: Alexandra was accepted early decision to Franklin Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Alexandra, who has consistently been on first or second honors each quarter at Staples High School, has been accepted to Franklin and Marshall as a Presidential Scholar, which offers an academic scholarship to her. She plans to swim for the Diplomats, who were the 2004 Centennial Conference Champions. Alex started swimming with the Water Rats at the age of 11 with Head Coach Bill Krumm. She has also swum all four years for the Staples High School girls' swim team. She has swum in FCIACS and made states and state finals each year. She is proud that her high school 200 free relay team consisting of WRAT teammates Molly Fenn, Anna Smith and Staples swimmer Megan Lally made it to state opens and placed 3^rd at Class L finals. Alex is a familiar face at Longshore each summer, where she is employed as a lifeguard and youth swim instructor. Alexandra is the daughter of Reto and Cathy Jenal of Westport.
	Donnie Stuart: Donnie plans to attend Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont and will most likely swim for the Panthers. Donnie has been swimming since the age of seven when he joined the Water Rats and started as an 8/U with Bob Knoebel. Donnie is an outstanding student at Greens Farms Academy in Westport, CT. He is a National Merit Commended Scholar and a member of the Cum Laude Society, a National Honor Society. Donnie considers his greatest swimming accomplishment to be attaining the Men's Distance High Point Winner at the 2003 CT Short Course State Championships. Donnie did not have the opportunity to swim with a high school team as GFA does not have a swim team. He decided to get his team experience by running Varsity Cross country all fours years at GFA and he was captain of the team his senior year. Donnie also skis for fun! Donnie served as co-chair of the Community Service Board and was publisher of the Yearbook at GFA. He was also a two-year Youth Advisory Board member of the Westport Weston Family Y Board of Directors and a junior Deacon at his Church. Donnie was honored by the team with the Bob Knoebel Scholarship Award at the 2004 WRAT Recognition Night. Donnie is the son of Donald and Sue Stuart of Fairfield.
	Molly Fenn: Molly decided early on the college of her choice and signed a National Letter of Intent with North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina where she will be swimming with the Wolfpacks on an athletic scholarship. Molly had been swimming with the Water Rats since the age of five following closely behind her sisters Meghan and Emily Clare. She started out with Bob on the 8/U team in the Brophy Pool and as an age grouper with Coach Bill Krumm excelled at YMCA New England Championships, Age Group Championships and Connecticut Zones. Molly swam for the Hopkins School in New Haven from 7-10^th grade and for Staples High School for 11^th and 12^th grade. Molly was a 5 year Y National qualifier in the 200IM, 400IM, 100Free, 100Fly, 100Back, 200Free and 200Fly. Molly considers her greatest swimming accomplishments to include being a finalist at Y Nationals, and achieving All FCIAC, All State, All American, and National Top 16 recognition. Molly is the daughter of Anne and Patrick Fenn of Westport, CT.
	Lauren Evanosky: Lauren inked her college commitment early by signing a National Letter of Intent to swim at Miami University of Ohio. Lauren will definitely be swimming with the Red Hawks as she has been given an athletic scholarship for swimming. Lauren has been swimming since she was 1 ½ years old and progressed through the Y's swim lessons. Lauren recalls that she took all the classes until a swim instructor asked Bob Knoebel to come watch her swim when she was 7 years old. Bob immediately suggested she try out for the team and the rest is history! Lauren is a student at Staples High School and swam all four years on the girls swim team. Lauren's greatest swimming accomplishments include winning the High School State Open for the past three years in the 100 backstroke; making All American for the past two years in the 100 back and last year in the 200IM. Lauren is a four year member of the WRAT Y National Team qualifying in the 100 Back, 200 Back, 200 IM and 400 IM. Lauren loves to swim and attributes swimming with teaching her many life skills like time management and the value of hard work. This is evident by the fact that as an age group swimmer with Bill Krumm, she excelled at New England YMCA Championships, Age Group Champion-ships and as a member of the Connecticut All-Star Zone team. She has achieved USA Swimming National Top 16 and CT Senior Champion recognition, and was a USA Swimming Sectional finalist and YMCA National finalist. Lauren is the daughter of Pat Evanosky of Westport, CT.
	Josh Gruber: Josh has been accepted at Fordham University in the Bronx, New York where he plans to swim for the Rams Men's Swim Team. Josh started swimming with Bob Knoebel on the 8/U Water Rat team following close behind his brother Isaac and his sister Jessie and has been swimming with the team continuously for 12 years. He also swam all four years at Fairfield High School and was captain his senior year. Josh was honored by the team with the Andrew Sawyer Memorial Award at the 2004 WRAT Recognition Night. Josh is the son of Iris and Bob Gruber of Fairfield, CT.
Photo not available	Casey Shufelt: Casey Shufelt has been accepted at and plans to attend the University of New Hampshire in Durham, New Hampshire. Casey does not plan to swim in college but hopes to play soccer for the Wildcats at UNH. Casey started swimming with the Fairfield YMCA when she was six years old and switched over to the Water Rat Swim Team at the age of 10. Casey is an honor student at Fairfield High School and has been a member of the girls swim team at Fairfield High School. Casey considers some of her greatest swimming accomplishment to be making Zones as an age grouper, and qualifying for Age Group and Senior Championships. Her best swimming memories include the swim team sleepovers with the gang :-). In addition to swimming, Casey has been very involved with soccer and track during high school. Casey has been an active member of the premier soccer team, Yankee United, throughout high school. Casey has also been a youth member of the American Cancer Society and has been involved in Prospect House and Teachers Aid. Casey is listed in Who's Who Among American High School Students and was the recipient of the American Honor Roll Student Award. Casey is the daughter of Nancy and Kenny Shufelt of Fairfield , Connecticut.

Best wishes! Don't forget to write so we can include your news and updates on our WRAT Alumni Page. We'll be looking for you to make an appearance for the Gator IM on Thanksgiving morning in the Stauffer Pool!---Bob, Bill and Ellen