{"id":353592,"date":"2019-02-23T07:27:08","date_gmt":"2019-02-23T14:27:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=353592"},"modified":"2019-02-23T07:27:08","modified_gmt":"2019-02-23T14:27:08","slug":"wisconsin-badgers-get-verbal-from-juniors-finalist-cal-dunn-for-2020-21-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/wisconsin-badgers-get-verbal-from-juniors-finalist-cal-dunn-for-2020-21-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Wisconsin Badgers Get Verbal from Juniors Finalist Cal Dunn for 2020-21 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Callahan “Cal” Dunn\u00a0<\/strong>of LaGrange, Ill. has announced her verbal intention to continue her swim and academic career at the University of Wisconsin – Madison beginning in the fall of 2020.<\/p>\n

Dunn, who does her club swimming with Lyons Aquatics, owns eight Winter Juniors (or faster) time standards. She recorded three lifetime bests at Juniors West in December where her highest finish was a fifth-place showing in the 200 IM. She capped off her summer long course season with a runner-up finish in the 200m IM at Illinois LCM Seniors and registered five second-swims at NCSAs last March.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Lyons Township North High School, Dunn is a five-time Illinois State Championship finalist.\u00a0She placed third in the 200 IM and ninth in the 500 free most recently as a junior after taking fifth and second, respectively, in those events during her sophomore season. Dunn has also earned both NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m super excited to announce my commitment to study and swim at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\u00a0 I could immediately tell Wisconsin was a great fit for me academically and athletically. Once I visited I fell in love with the campus and the team made me feel at home. The enthusiam of the coaches and team drew me in. I can\u2019t wait to become a badger and join such a great program!”\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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