{"id":369282,"date":"2019-05-15T05:57:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-15T12:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=369282"},"modified":"2019-05-15T05:57:24","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T12:57:24","slug":"seneca-valleys-owen-blazer-sends-2020-verbal-commitment-to-miami-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/seneca-valleys-owen-blazer-sends-2020-verbal-commitment-to-miami-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Seneca Valley’s Owen Blazer Sends 2020 Verbal Commitment to Miami Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Miami University (Ohio) has gained their first verbal commitment for the fall of 2020 from Cranberry Township, Pa. native and current high school junior\u00a0Owen Blazer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A talented butterflyer and backstroker, Blazer swims year-round with Seneca Valley Swim Team and owns four Summer Juniors standards. He most recently competed at Christiansburg Speedo Sectionals where he earned bronze in the 100 back and 100 fly after racing four events at Juniors East in December. This past summer, he recorded a trio of best times at Richmond Futures and placed fourth in the 100m back.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Seneca Valley Senior High School, Blazer is a five-time Pennsylvania 3A State Championship finalist.\u00a0He placed seventh in both the 100 back and 100 fly as a junior after finishing seventh and 11th, respectively, in those events during his sophomore season. Blazer has also earned USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors for his efforts.<\/p>\n

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

“I am extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim & study at Miami University of Ohio. Thank you to my family, coaches, teammates, & friends for helping me along the way. I can’t wait to be a part of such an amazing team. Go RedHawks!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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