{"id":369554,"date":"2019-05-16T20:26:31","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T03:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=369554"},"modified":"2019-05-16T20:26:31","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T03:26:31","slug":"st-augustines-jason-weed-commits-to-lynchburg-for-hornets-inaugural-2019-20-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/st-augustines-jason-weed-commits-to-lynchburg-for-hornets-inaugural-2019-20-season\/","title":{"rendered":"St. Augustine’s Jason Weed Commits to Lynchburg for Hornets’ Inaugural 2019-20 Season"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>St. Augustine, Fla. native and sprinter\u00a0Jason Weed\u00a0<\/strong>has announced his commitment to the University of Lynchburg as a member of the class of 2023. The upcoming 2019-20 season will be Lynchburg’s inaugural season under head coach\u00a0Brad Dunn<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Weed swims year-round with St. Augustine Swim Team and most recently recorded three best times at the Florida Spring Championships. He finished third in the 500 free at the Harry Meisel Championships in December and raced six events at the Florida LCM Championships this past summer.\u00a0Also competing for St. Augustine High School, Weed finished 19th in the 100 fly at the Florida 3A State Championships during his senior season.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m very excited to announce my commitment to continue my swimming and education at the University of Lynchburg. Thanks Coach Dunn for recruiting me to be a part of such a great program. Thanks to my high school and club coaches and friends and family who have supported me over many years to get to this point. I\u2019m looking forward to competing with my new teammates this fall. Go Hornets!”<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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