On the men’s side, the Wittenberg highlight was turned in
by an All-NCAC performance by junior Cody Nicely
(Knoxville, Tenn./Bearden). The 2004 NCAC Diver of the
Year, Nicely placed third in the 1-meter diving competition
and sixth in the 3-meter event. The third-place finish in
the 1-meter event was Nicely’s fourth All-NCAC honor,
and it came in most spectacular fashion as he shattered a
15-year-old school record with a score of 384.64.--
Wittenburg University Feb 15, 2006.  
http://www4.wittenberg.
edu/news/athletics/mswimming/release05-06.html  
February 2006  Nicely-Jacobssen NCAC-III
March 2004 Alumni Cody Nicely,& Matt Jacobssen
2003 State Team
Class of 2003
    Heather Battenberg ‘06 and
    Lane Royer '03 visit at the
    University of the South
    Invitational,  November 3-4,
    2006  in Sewanee, TN. Heather
    is a freshman at Centre
    College in Danville, KY and
    Lane will graduate in May from
    University of the Cumberlands
     in Williamsburg , KY
    From a web.archive.org (wayback) Bearden High
    School Website Feb 2003: The Aqua Dog Swim and
    Dive Team brought home the third place trophy from
    the KISL City Meet after narrowly missing second
    place by just 4 points. Bearden divers started off the
    meet with a second place finish by Jennifer Kite.
    The swimmers captured these first place finishes;
    Matt Jacobssen in the 200 Free and 500 Free,
    Sarah McCall in the 200 IM, Annie Broome in the
    100 Fly, and the 400 Free Relay team of Michael
    Tribble, Sam Kirk, Dietrich Tullos, and Matt
    Jacobssen. Twenty swimmers and five divers
    advanced to finals competition. Twenty eight
    members have qualified for state and will compete in
    Nashville on Feb. 21-22. Congratulations Aqua Dogs
    for your third place finish!
February 2007, North Coast Athletic Conference. Four former Bearden swimmers (and diver) that
now swim for three different colleges in one of the most competitive swim conferences in the country -
regardless of division.

Pictured are: Emily Jacobssen, freshman, attending Kenyon College
Matt Jacobssen, senior, attending Kenyon College
Cody Nicely, senior, attending Wittenberg University
Brittany Oxley, freshman, attending Denison University
NCAA Meet - Houston TX
Matthew Jacobssen, Kenyon '07, (Bearden '03) and Emily
Jacobssen, Kenyon '10, (Bearden '06)