{"id":352672,"date":"2019-02-19T08:38:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-19T15:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=352672"},"modified":"2019-02-19T08:40:56","modified_gmt":"2019-02-19T15:40:56","slug":"nc-state-picks-up-2020-verbal-from-virginia-gators-freestyler-nick-lawson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-picks-up-2020-verbal-from-virginia-gators-freestyler-nick-lawson\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Picks Up 2020 Verbal From Virginia Gators Freestyler Nick Lawson"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Salem, Va. native and high school junior\u00a0Nick Lawson\u00a0<\/strong>has announced his verbal commitment to NC State as a member of the class of 2024.<\/p>\n

Lawson does his club swimming with Virginia Gators under head coach\u00a0Doug Fonder\u00a0<\/strong>and owns four Winter Junior time standards. He earned a pair of lifetime bests and recorded two top-20 finishes at Winter Nationals in December and capped off his long course season with fourth-place showings in the 400m\/800m free at Virginia LCM Seniors.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Strasburg High School, Lawson is a six-time Virginia 4A State Championship finalist.\u00a0He placed second in the 500 free and fifth in the 200 free as a junior, fourth and ninth in those events as a sophomore, and third in both races during his freshman season.<\/p>\n

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

“I am very excited to announce my verbal commitment to North Carolina State University. Thank you to everyone who has helped me get to where I am now. I cannot wait to be part of such a great team! Go Pack.”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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