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[COLOR="#000080"][SIZE=5]ALL OF SWIMSWAM'S TOP 20 HS RECRUITS OF '16 SHOULD MAKE NCAAS AS FROSH[/SIZE][/COLOR]

SwimSwam puts out an annual list of our top 20 NCAA recruits in the high school senior class, and this year, our top 20 from the HS girls' class of 2016, who are now freshmen at their respective colleges, have all lived up to the hype.

Looking back, one of the key factors that goes into our rankings is relative depth in the NCAA where a recruit will fit into the current national landscape. While all of the girls in our top 20 were expected to have a good shot at NCAA qualification, freshman year can be tumultuous, and it is not uncommon to see some high school stars falter in their first season in college. Nevertheless, our top 20 of '16, based on our own Andrew Mering's predictions, have all qualified for the 2017 NCAA Championships.

Here's a list of each of the top 20 of '16, with their highest-ranked event nationally this year. Remember, the line should go to 39 for most events, and extend to 40 for a few. Considering the lowest rank is a 35-seed, it's pretty safe to say that all 20 will be invited.

1. [U]Meghan Small[/U] (TENNESSEE) 200 IM (4th)
2. Beata Nelson (WISCONSIN) 200 back (18th)
3. Becca Mann (USC) 1650 free (8th)
4. Stanzi Moseley (USC) 200 free (12th)
5. [COLOR="#FF8C00"]Claire Adams[/COLOR] (TEXAS) 200 back (8th)
6. [COLOR="#B22222"][U]Katie Drabot[/U][/COLOR] (STANFORD) 500 free (6th)
7. Veronica Burchill (GEORGIA) 100 fly (16th)
8. [COLOR="#B22222"]Allie Szekely[/COLOR] (STANFORD) 400 IM (4th)
9. Grace Oglesby (LOUISVILLE) 200 fly (16th)
10. Lindsey Horejsi (MINNESOTA) 100 breast (7th)
11. [COLOR="#B22222"]Erin Voss[/COLOR] (STANFORD) 200 back (26th)
12. Savanna Faulconer (FLORIDA) 400 IM (17th)
13. [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Keaton Blovad[/U][/COLOR] (CAL) 100 back (28th)
14. [COLOR="#B22222"]Megan Byrnes[/COLOR] (STANFORD) 1650 free (5th)
15. Kirsten Jacobsen (ARIZONA) 1650 free (35th)
16. Ali Galyer (KENTUCKY) 200 back (16th)
17. Tatum Wade (USC) 200 free (19th)
18. Lauren Case (TEXAS) 200 fly (10th)
19. Asia Seidt (KENTUCKY) 200 back (5th)
20. Kennedy Lohman (ARIZONA) 100 breast (19th)


https://swimswam.com/swimswams-top-20-hs-recruits-16-make-ncaas-frosh/


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[COLOR="#006699"]Note: Underlined [U]names[/U] = known to have made an official recruiting trip to Cal[/COLOR]

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[COLOR="#000080"][SIZE=5]SPRINTER STANZI MOSELEY TO TRANSFER TO TENNESSEE FROM USC[/SIZE][/COLOR]




https://swimswam.com/sprinter-stanzi-moseley-transfer-tennessee-usc/


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UrsusArctosCalifornicus;842834681 said:

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[COLOR="#000080"][SIZE=5]SPRINTER STANZI MOSELEY TO TRANSFER TO TENNESSEE FROM USC[/SIZE][/COLOR]




https://swimswam.com/sprinter-stanzi-moseley-transfer-tennessee-usc/

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Recall the frenzy over Stanzi's prep times and thought she'd be a sure fire college star with upside. Ideal freestyle range (50 to 200) and a minimum three relay swimmer. Thought her upside would be improved coaching, facilities, and training partners relative to Bakersfield.

Was surprised at Stanzi's lackluster frosh year, so a transfer isn't stunning. Two things did jump out from her 'SC bio: she's only 5'5" (very short for a sprinter) and her club was listed as Canyon (Coley Stickles). Did receive some good sprint coaching from Coley. Surprising she would go to Tennessee rather than follow Coley to IU. Crocodile tears for 'SC, the one true Great Satan of the PAC (from 8 to 12).

Note to UAC: your home girl Freya has some impressive times for a 16 year old and bears watching, but LCM/SCY conversion and international scholly adder may put her on the back burner unless she really improves her 50 and 200 times.

BearDevil;842733902 said:

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Bears were never going to overtake the 'furdettes in the 2016 class, but there's more than a little upside (Maddie, Chenoa) in the class than previously thought.

Maddie appears to be underrated-solid flyer, but fast enough to swim a 200 Free relay leg.

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UrsusArctosCalifornicus;842859069 said:

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Well recent pool results for our incoming freshies have been very encouraging indeed, brings to mind the conversations I've had with several prominent BearInsiders...er, if I may take the liberty of liberally quoting some of their astute observations here
[INDENT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Garamond][COLOR="#696969"]"Coach Teri, once again, showing she knows what she is doing. :acclaim:"

"Robin, Darcel, and Ali is a sneaky good under the radar class. Teri knows talent and upside: Farida, Maddie, Bing."[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE] [/INDENT]

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[COLOR="#006699"]As pointed out in the above quoted posts, sometimes these recruit rankings don't really mean all that much! One can be in the "Top 10" blah blah ... yet may not make that much of an impact on NCAA scoring, especially in one's freshman year.

Conversely someone relatively "unranked" like Maddie may fly under the radar initially (though Salo did try to recruit Murphy - but our legacy :bear: chose wisely :p) ... then go on to make quite a statement in their Nattys debut! :beer:

Consider again the points contributed by SwimSwam's "Top 10" recruits from the Class of 2016 at [U]2017 NCAAs[/U] in individual events - all credz btw to tedbear for researching the scoring here in an earlier post:

[INDENT]# 1. [U]Meghan Small[/U] (TENNESSEE) 18 pts
# 2. [U]Beata Nelson[/U] (WISCONSIN) 0 pts
# 3. [U]Becca Mann[/U] (USC) 2 pts
# 4. [U]Stanzi Moseley[/U] (USC, now -> TENN) - 0 pts
# 5. [U]Claire Adams[/U] (TEXAS) 20 pts
# 6. [U]Katie Drabot[/U] (STANFORD) 3 pts
# 7. [U]Veronica Burchill[/U] (GEORGIA) 4 pts
# 8. [U]Allie Szekely[/U] (STANFORD) 6 pts
# 9. [U]Grace Oglesby[/U] (LOUISVILLE) 2 pts
#10. [U]Lindsey Horejsi[/U] (MINNESOTA) 23 pts
#11. [U]Erin Voss[/U] (STANFORD) 0 pts[/INDENT]


OTOH, CS' #55 ranked (unranked by SS) Maddie Murphy contributed [U]20 individual points[/U] for Bears last March as a freshman, i.e. more points than any of SS' "Top 10" except for one (this shared with #5 stud Claire)! :woohoo



Here's how Madds had accomplished this brill feat...I have included the scoring breakdown, along with Maddie's pre-Cal PBs compared to her 2017 NCAA times, in order to showcase her degree of improvement under Teri in just 1 season:

[INDENT] [U]50 Free[/U] - 22.49 HS PB => 21.76 @ NCAAs = 6th in the 'A' Final - 13 pts

[U]100 Fly[/U] - 52.15 HS PB => 51.15 @ NCAAs = runner-up in the 'B' Final - 7 pts (that time would have placed 7th in the 'A' final!)

[U]100 Free[/U] - 48.6 HS PB => 48.22 @ NCAAs = 19th @ Prelims - 0 pts[/INDENT]

Helped delivered an additional 40 pts by swimming both the prelims + finals of the [U]200 Free Relay[/U], which Cal won with a new NCAA record ... not to mention leading off our [U]400 Free Relay[/U] in prelims to put Bears in the A final!

A worthwhile observation is that Maddie was able to save & deliver her very best performances where & when it counted the most - @ NCAA finals! :acclaim:


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Not to be overlooked is Chenoa's development after just 1 year @ Cal:
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USA Swimming: The top 10 18& Under swimmers in the 1500 Free. The best of the long sprint so far this year. A great list to be on.





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BearDevil said:

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Needs Drabot and maybe Erika Brown to bracket the pure sprinters and leave Abbey on relays where she can make the most impact.

Different events, but Erika's times are in the same ballpark as Kennedy Lohman as far as NCAA/PAC-12 scoring. She'll be able to get more scholly $s from programs like Texas, 'Zona, 'SC, and UCLA than she would at Cal. Most legacies and locals turn down more money to swim at Cal.

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UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:

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I am personally liking Erika Brown quite a lot as well (SwimMac teammate & friends with Kathleen & Alyssa), would add depth to the likes of KD & CA if they join the :bear: family. No longer a local so might cost Teri more $, but could fit in a similar role to Cat Ladd & Jenna Campbell, and has quite considerable upside IMO.

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BearDevil said:

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In the locals' boat, Chloe Isleta has some good times. Same for former local (and UAC favorite) Erika Brown.

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UrsusArctosCalifornicus said:

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Haha I will (gladly) plead guilty to having talked up both Claire & Erika on this board Still think they would be great assets, and good fits with :bear:s!

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Just thought I'd post a wee update on one of our (my ) former fave recruits from the Class of 2016:

Here are Erika's current NCAA rankings after the 2017 Tenn Invite over the weekend, alongside the swiftest Bear halfway thru the 2017-2018 season...incidentally all 3 of Erika's times are 'A' cuts!

• 100 Fly - #1 (50.33) ... Noemie - #3 (50.77)
• 50 Free - #3 (21.50) ... Abbey - #1 (21.44)
• 100 Free - #6 (47.54) ... Abbey - #2 (46.95)