OBear073akaSMFan;842845586 said:
Claire stays in state with her commitment to ASU - AZ #2 and Nat #42
I think this is probably the 1st major women recruit for them where as their men team has at least 5 swimmers ranked in the top 5. She won in 2016 the Div 1 state meet in the 50 free and the 100 breast. "She also earned a 5th place finish at the 2016 Winter Junior Championships in the 100 breast, and qualified for the 2016 Olympic Trials in the event as well."
[COLOR="#006699"]Yup, a good get for the Sun Devils indeed!
Claire's friends w/
Taylor Ruck, and swims for [U]Scottsdale Aquatic Club[/U] where 2017 Baby Bear
Ryan Hoffer also trains.
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Seeing that the collegiate plans of our super Canadian recruits
Taylor &
MSH are rather tough to predict with any degree of confidence right now, guess we'll just continue to keep our fingers crossed as we await
Eva's decision with bated breath (may not be announced until after Merrell takes her official visits this autumn?).
Was thinking that in addition to
Eva's fly & free sprint swag, we could really make use of her backstroke skillz as there really isn't anyone else from the combined classes of 2017 thru 2019 who readily comes to mind (at this point in time) that can come remotely close to making up for
Thleen &
Amy's backstroke contributions.
2020 will be quite a different story, judging by the heights that have already been scaled by uber propspects such as
Regan Smith &
Alex Walsh. Matter of fact, quite astonishing to imagine how much more time the pair's capable of dropping in the next 3 seasons of HS before they even get to hit the NCAA circuit!!
As a sidenote, a trio of talented
locals in the [U]2019 class[/U] to keep an eye on for the future (stepping away from the backstroke path discussion for a sec)...kudos to
BearDevil for the tip! :beer:
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Zoie Hartman (#1 CA, #8 Nat) - Danville | Crow Canyon Sharks
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Chloe Clark (#2 CA, #11 Nat) - Granite Bay | Sierra Marlins
(...well, I'm considering the Greater Sac area as local here, relative to SoCal :p)•
Miranda Heckman (#4 CA, #16 Nat) - Livermore | Pleasanton Seahawks[/INDENT]
Anyway, here are PB times in the [U]100y Back[/U] (i.e. bonus relay value) for some of the better known
2018-2020 recruits that qualify for a
2017 NCAA 'B' cut. May have missed a number of promising backstrokers (esp from the 2020 class at this very, very early stage!), but basically these are primarily the back specialists, plus several aces in the other strokes + versatile multi-strokers who can put down a decent back race when asked to.
Recruit rankings as per
CollegeSwimming.
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[U]100y Back[/U][/SIZE] (2017 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: [U]51.45[/U])[/COLOR]
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[INDENT]~ 2017 NCAA [COLOR="#ff3399"]A[/COLOR] Final Qualifying Time (8th) = [U]51.10[/U] ~[/INDENT]
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Kathleen Baker[/U][/COLOR] ...... 49.80...... 2017 NCAAs
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Amy Bilquist[/U][/COLOR] .......... 50.50...... 2016 Pac-12s[/COLOR]
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[INDENT]~ 2017 NCAA [COLOR="#0066cc"]B[/COLOR] Final Qualifying Time (16th) = [U]51.73[/U] ~[/INDENT]
2020 recruit [U]Regan Smith[/U] ...... 51.09...... 2016 Dec
2020 recruit [U]Alex Walsh[/U] ......... 51.62...... 2015 Dec [/COLOR]
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[INDENT]~ 2017 NCAA Slowest [COLOR="#0099cc"]Invited[/COLOR] Time (41st) = [U]52.65[/U] ~[/INDENT]
2018 recruit [U]Eva Merrell[/U] ........ 52.26...... 2016 Nov (#1 CA, #1 Nat)
2018 recruit [U]Julia Cook[/U] .......... 52.37...... 2017 Mar (#1 TX, #2 Nat) [COLOR="#808080"]{TEXAS commit}[/COLOR]
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Keaton Blovad[/U][/COLOR] ....... 52.41...... 2017 Pac-12s
2018 recruit [U]Lucie Nordmann[/U] .. 52.48...... 2017 Feb (#3 TX, #9 Nat)
2018 recruit [U]Emma Muzzy[/U] ...... 52.65...... 2017 Mar (#1 VA, #5 Nat) [COLOR="#808080"]{NC STATE commit}[/COLOR]
2019 recruit [U]Kat Berkoff[/U] ......... 52.65...... 2017 Mar (#1 MT, #5 Nat) [/COLOR]
[COLOR="#336699"][INDENT]
~ 2017 NCAA '[COLOR="#0066cc"]B[/COLOR]' Cut: [U]55.09[/U] ~[/INDENT]
2018 recruit [U]Taylor Ruck[/U] ....... 52.95...... 2014 Dec (#1 AZ, #1 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Jasmine Mau[/U][/COLOR] ........ 52.96...... 2015 Feb
2018 recruit [U]Grace Ariola[/U] ...... 53.04...... 2016 Dec (#1 IL, #6 Nat) [COLOR="#808080"]{TEXAS commit}[/COLOR]
2018 recruit [U]Sam Shelton[/U] ..... 53.04...... 2017 May (#3 CA, #17 Nat)
2019 recruit [U]Chloe Clark[/U] ....... 53.23...... 2016 May (#2 CA, #11 Nat)
2019 recruit [U]Caitlin Brooks[/U] .... 53.38...... 2016 Nov (#3 FL, #21 Nat)
2018 recruit [U]Alex Sumner[/U] ...... 53.41...... 2017 Feb (#1 PA, #29 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]2017 [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Sophie K-Zhou[/U][/COLOR] ......... 53.50...... 2016 May
2019 recruit [U]Alexandra Crisera[/U] 53.54...... 2017 May (#3 CA, #13 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Abbey Weitzeil[/U][/COLOR] ....... 53.80...... 2015 Mar
2019 recruit [U]Kayla Sanchez[/U] .... 53.80...... 2017 Mar (#2 ON, #4 Nat) -
(converted from 1:00.92 LCM)2019 recruit [U]Isabel Ivey[/U] ......... 53.83...... 2017 Feb (#1 FL, #1 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Courtney Mykkanen[/U][/COLOR] . 53.90...... 2015 Feb
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Aislinn Light[/U][/COLOR] ........... 54.31...... 2016 May
[COLOR="#8B4513"]2018 [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Cassidy Bayer[/U][/COLOR] ............ 54.78...... 2014 Dec [/COLOR]
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[SIZE=3][COLOR="#8B4513"]UPDATE[/COLOR][/SIZE]: Threw in some [U]200 Back[/U] times below for completeness' sake.
As noted by
BD, "Backstroke U" is in pretty good hands for the next couple of seasons with our [U]Dream Team[/U] duo of
Amy &
Thleen at the helm
Same goes for "Butterfly Uni" -
Katie McL,
Maddie & 2018 commit
Cassidy, along with
Noemie's remaining year of eligibility.
Landing
Eva would certainly help bridge the gap to the next gen of backstroke studs (
Regan &
Alex), as would developing in-house talents such as
Keeks,
Coco & incoming :bear:
Sophie in the long run...
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[U]200y Back[/U][/SIZE] (2017 NCAA ‘A’ Cut: [U]1:51.95[/U])[/COLOR]
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[INDENT]~ 2017 NCAA [COLOR="#ff3399"]A[/COLOR] Final Qualifying Time (8th) = [U]1:50.86[/U] ~[/INDENT]
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Kathleen Baker[/U][/COLOR] ...... 1:48.33...... 2017 Pac-12s
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Amy Bilquist[/U][/COLOR] .......... 1:49.90...... 2016 Pac-12s[/COLOR]
[COLOR="#000033"]
[INDENT]~ 2017 NCAA [COLOR="#0066cc"]B[/COLOR] Final Qualifying Time (16th) = [U]1:52.52[/U] ~[/INDENT]
2020 recruit [U]Regan Smith[/U] ...... 1:51.79...... 2016 Dec
2020 recruit [U]Alex Walsh[/U] ........ 1:52.07...... 2015 Dec
2018 recruit [U]Eva Merrell[/U] ........ 1:52.20...... 2016 Nov (#1 CA, #1 Nat)
2018 recruit [U]Alex Sumner[/U] ...... 1:52.33 ...... 2017 Mar (#1 PA, #29 Nat)[/COLOR]
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[INDENT]~ 2017 NCAA Slowest [COLOR="#0099cc"]Invited[/COLOR] Time (40th) = [U]1:54.00[/U] ~[/INDENT]
2018 recruit [U]Taylor Ruck[/U] ....... 1:53.13...... 2014 Dec (#1 AZ, #1 Nat)
2018 recruit [U]Emma Muzzy[/U] ..... 1:53.38...... 2017 Mar (#1 VA, #5 Nat) [COLOR="#808080"]{NC STATE commit}[/COLOR]
2019 recruit [U]Katharine Berkoff[/U] 1:53.64...... 2017 Mar (#1 MT, #5 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Keaton Blovad[/U][/COLOR] ...... 1:54.00...... 2017 Pac-12s
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[COLOR="#336699"][INDENT]
~ 2017 NCAA '[COLOR="#0066cc"]B[/COLOR]' Cut: [U]1:59.19[/U] ~[/INDENT]
2018 recruit [U]Lucie Nordmann[/U] .. 1:54.08...... 2015 Dec (#3 TX, #9 Nat)
2018 recruit [U]Julia Cook[/U] .......... 1:54.48...... 2017 Feb (#1 TX, #2 Nat) [COLOR="#808080"]{TEXAS commit}[/COLOR]
2018 recruit [U]Grace Ariola[/U] ....... 1:54.60...... 2014 Dec (#1 IL, #6 Nat) [COLOR="#808080"]{TEXAS commit}[/COLOR]
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Courtney Mykkanen[/U][/COLOR] 1:55.09...... 2017 Pac-12s
2019 recruit [U]Caitlin Brooks[/U] ..... 1:56.17...... 2017 Mar (#3 FL, #21 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]2017 [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Sophie K-Zhou[/U][/COLOR] .......... 1:56.79...... 2016 May
2019 recruit [U]Chloe Clark[/U] ........ 1:56.79...... 2016 Feb (#2 CA, #11 Nat)
2019 recruit [U]Kayla Sanchez[/U] ..... 1:56.83?...... 2016 Nov (#2 ON, #4 Nat)
2019 recruit [U]Alexandra Crisera[/U] . 1:57.47...... 2017 Mar (#3 CA, #13 Nat)
[COLOR="#8B4513"]Current [/COLOR] [COLOR="#DAA520"][U]Aislinn Light[/U][/COLOR] ........... 1:58.55...... 2017 Pac-12s
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[COLOR="#006699"][U]Footnote[/U]: Hope
Cassidy's working on
Reece (see below) to don the blue & gold...
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Cassidy Bayer [COLOR="#808080"]@
Penn State University Park[/COLOR]: 4 years ago my USA Swimming journey started at Zone Select camp and today these guys started theirs! These kids are something special and I can't wait to see where this sport takes them. The youngest of USA Swimming looks incredible *♀️
https://instagr.am/p/BVI5hFPhWV--------------