{"id":339799,"date":"2018-11-28T19:26:28","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T02:26:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=339799"},"modified":"2018-11-28T19:30:30","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T02:30:30","slug":"virginia-tech-gets-commitment-from-local-sprinter-hunter-cassady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-gets-commitment-from-local-sprinter-hunter-cassady\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech Gets Commitment From Local Sprinter Hunter Cassady"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Virginia Tech has gained a new commitment for the fall of 2019 from Collinsville, Va. freestyler\u00a0<strong>Hunter Cassady<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Cassady, who drives an hour each way to practice every day, does his club swimming with the Virginia Gators under head coach <strong>Doug Fonder<\/strong>.\u00a0He capped off his long course season with five best times and a pair of fourth-place finishes in the 50 free and 100 free at ISCA Summer Seniors. At ISCA Junior Nationals last March, he was the runner-up in the 100 free.<\/p>\n<p>Also swimming for Bassett High School, Cassady is a five-time Virginia 4A State Championship finalist.\u00a0He finished second in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free as a junior after placing fifth in the latter as well as tenth in the 100 back during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #9e0d0d;\"><strong>\u201cI am excited to say that I have finally verbally committed to my dream school! I wouldn\u2019t be able to do what I do without the support from my amazing coaches, family and friends. I cannot thank Coach Sergio and Coach Josh enough for their belief in me. I am super excited for what the future holds for me! #gohokies #talonsup #thisishome\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free \u2013 21.24<\/li>\n<li>100 free \u2013 45.78<\/li>\n<li>200 free \u2013 1:44.05<\/li>\n<li>200 IM \u2013 1:57.64<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When he suits up for the Hokies as a member of the class of 2023, Cassady will join a talented sprint group that includes\u00a0<strong>Thomas\u00a0<\/strong><b>Hallock<\/b>,\u00a0<strong>David Herbert\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Alex Hines<\/strong>. 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