{"id":348706,"date":"2019-01-25T08:23:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=348706"},"modified":"2019-01-25T08:24:55","modified_gmt":"2019-01-25T15:24:55","slug":"wisconsin-scores-verbal-from-two-time-montana-state-champion-jack-leuthold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wisconsin-scores-verbal-from-two-time-montana-state-champion-jack-leuthold\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Scores Verbal from Two-Time Montana State Champion Jack Leuthold"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Wisconsin has gained a new verbal commitment for the fall of 2019 from quickly-improving distance freestyler\u00a0Jack Leuthold\u00a0<\/strong>of\u00a0Billings, Montana.<\/p>\n

Leuthold does his club swimming with\u00a0Billings Aquatic Club and is a two-time Winter Juniors qualifier with the U.S. Open cut in the mile. He finished fourth in the mile in a new lifetime best at Juniors West last month. He capped off an extremely successful summer season with 100% best times, a bronze medal in the 800m free, and a pair of sixth-place showings in the 400m\/1500m frees at Santa Clara Futures. He recorded six top-3 finishes at the Montana LCM Championships in July and placed fourth in the 1000 free and fifth in the mile at Federal Way Speedo Sectionals last March.<\/p>\n

Also swimming for Billings Central High School, Leuthold is a six-time Montana State Championship finalist.\u00a0He won the 500 free and was the 200 free runner-up as a junior after placing first in the 500 free and third in the 50 free during his sophomore season.<\/p>\n

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

“So excited to continue both my academic and athletic careers at the University of Wisconsin! Both the swim program and academics are outstanding and I can’t wait to be a part of it! Go Badgers!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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