Sarah Grace Stephenson of Round Rock, Texas, is the latest signee with Wayland Baptist’s swimming & diving program.
Stephenson, who trains at Longhorn Aquatics in Austin, is considered a middle-distance/sprinter. Her immediate focus will be the 50 free, 100 free and 200 free.
“Sarah is going to help with some much-needed depth in those events,” Wayland coach Alyson Hannan said. “As a swimmer the best is yet to come for Sarah. As a coach my goal for her is to expand on those events and see where her talents take us. She has great stroke mechanics, which will help her out a lot in collegiate swimming.”
Stephenson is the first female and third overall recruit to sign with WBU swimming this year, joining Daric Sundeen of Golden, Colo., and Alan Senn of Albuquerque, N.M.
“We are very excited to welcome Sarah to the WBU swimming family.”
The Pioneers are ranked fourth in the NAIA Women’s Coaches’ Poll. WBU’s men also are ranked fourth, representing the highest each program has been ranked in their four-year history.
Wayland Baptist University contributed this report.