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2006 MIDDLESEX BEACH PATROL
Captain of the Middlesex Beach Patrol (and new father) Colin Crandell will be starting his 12th season on the MBP; he is a former All-American swimmer at Division II Shippensburg University, former swim team captain at Shippensburg University, and a former collegiate coach at Slippery Rock University. In addition to working on the MBP, he has worked for Sea Colony and Rehoboth during past Septembers and in Boca Raton, FL during the entire "offseason" of 2002-2003. Before he started guarding at the beach, he was a supervisor at Parker Dam State Park in Pennsylvania. During the offseason, Colin teaches 8th grade Science; he has a graduate degree in Athletic Administration from Slippery Rock University, and did undergraduate work in Earth/Space Sciences and Secondary Education at Shippensburg University. Other guards for this summer include these returning members of the 2005 staff: Grant Hastings: Junior at Dickinson University, 5th season, Tight End on Dickinson's football team. Conor McMullen: Junior at Mary Washington University, 5th season. Aaron Bell: Graduate school at Ohio University (undergraduate at Clarion), 4th Season, All American swimmer at Clarion, just missed Olympic cuts, currently coaching swimming at Ohio University. Cory Ciekot: 3rd season. Adley Kilgore: Senior at Clarion University, 3rd season, National qualifier in Div II swimming (50 yard freestyle). Jeff Kilner: Senior at Clarion University, 3rd season, Captain of their swim team, 3rd season. Matt Lukach: Junior at George Washington University, 2nd season. Lauren Kalata: Senior at Clarion University; NCAA qualifier in Division II swimming, 2nd season. Tyler Hastings: Will be attending Tulane University in the fall, 2nd season. Meg Smith: Junior at University of Maryland, and was on their Division I Swim Team, 2nd season. New to the MBP this year are: Emily Karel: Junior at University of Connecticut, swam 100, 200 and 500 freestyle, and was a finalist at the Big East Championships, 1st season. Mark Lukach: Graduate of Georgetown University and recipient of Johns Hopkins University, with a Master of the Arts, 1st season. Charlie Sparks: Sophomore at University of Ohio (Athens). He specializes in distance swimming, and swam the mile in 15:46 this season. He looks promising to win the mile swim in Ocean City this year as well as aid us in all swimming competitions. Helping out on occasion this year are: John Keltz: Senior at Case Western Reserve University, 4th season, captain of his swimteam, National qualifier in Division III swimming, and record holder at his school in the 100 breaststroke. Chris Adams, who is a professional fireman in Prince William County, Virginia and helps us on the weekends through July and August. It will be his 9th summer at MBP. He swam at University of Maryland and was part of the first place National sprint team in 2002. Please take a brief moment during the summer to thank them for giving us their talents and expertise to make Middlesex Beach the safest beach in the area. |