{"id":336525,"date":"2018-11-07T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=336525"},"modified":"2018-11-07T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2018-11-07T17:00:29","slug":"towson-tigers-snag-verbal-from-sprinter-katie-nunez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/towson-tigers-snag-verbal-from-sprinter-katie-nunez\/","title":{"rendered":"Towson Tigers Snag Verbal From Sprinter Katie Nunez"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Newport News, Va. native\u00a0Katie Nunez\u00a0<\/strong>has given her verbal commitment to Towson University and will suit up for the Tigers as a member of the class of 2023.<\/p>\n

Nunez does her club swimming with\u00a0South Eastern Virginia Aquatics and swam a pair of best times this summer at NCSAs after qualifying for finals in four different events at VA LCM Seniors. She finished 18th in the 50 free at VA Seniors in March before racing six events at NCSAs. Also competing for Menchville High School, Nunez finished fourth in the 200 free and eighth in the 100 free as a junior at the Virginia 5A State Championships. She placed tenth and fourth, respectively, in those events at State during her sophomore season.<\/p>\n

She told\u00a0Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n

“Couldn\u2019t be more excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim at Towson University! Thank you so much to everyone who\u2019s helped me get to this point. I can\u2019t wait to be a tiger!!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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