{"id":330724,"date":"2018-09-27T07:04:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T14:04:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=330724"},"modified":"2018-09-27T07:04:45","modified_gmt":"2018-09-27T14:04:45","slug":"janelle-hummingbird-makes-verbal-commitment-to-arkansas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/janelle-hummingbird-makes-verbal-commitment-to-arkansas\/","title":{"rendered":"Janelle Hummingbird Makes Verbal Commitment to Arkansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Backstroker\u00a0Janelle Hummingbird\u00a0<\/strong>of Rockwall, Texas has made a verbal commitment to the University of Arkansas beginning in the fall of 2019.<\/p>\n

Hummingbird swims year-round for Rockwall Aquatic Center of Excellence (RACE) under head coach and former Olympian Neil Walker<\/strong>.\u00a0She capped off a strong long course season with four best times and five finals appearances at Austin Speedo Sectionals. A Winter Juniors qualifier, she competed at that meet last December and had a pair of lifetime bests at College Station Speedo Sectionals in March.<\/p>\n

Hummingbird also competes for Rockwall High School and is team captain. She has qualified for the Texas 6A State Championships each of her three seasons thus far and has earned NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors for her efforts. AT the UIL 6A Region 3 Championships, she won the 100 back and was the 200 IM runner-up during her junior campaign.<\/p>\n

She told Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cThe team is really, friendly, the coaching staff is super supportive and relatable, and the campus is beautiful!\u00a0 The academic choices are amazing! So glad to have found my home for the next four years\u2026 thank you to my coaches, friends and family for helping me through this journey\u2026 GO HOGS!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Her best times include:<\/p>\n