{"id":374967,"date":"2019-06-13T08:35:59","date_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:35:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=374967"},"modified":"2019-06-13T08:35:59","modified_gmt":"2019-06-13T15:35:59","slug":"penn-state-picks-up-verbal-from-sprinter-catherine-stanford-of-long-beach-aquatics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/penn-state-picks-up-verbal-from-sprinter-catherine-stanford-of-long-beach-aquatics\/","title":{"rendered":"Penn State Picks Up Verbal from Sprinter Catherine Stanford of Long Beach Aquatics"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Penn State has earned another verbal commitment for the fall of 2020, this time from Oceanside, N.Y. native\u00a0Catherine Stanford<\/strong>. She will join Abby Henderson<\/strong><\/a>, Morgan Rinn<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Lizzie Danforth<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and Mary Brinker<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in State College as members of the class of 2024.<\/p>\n

A talented sprinter, Stanford does her club swimming with Long Beach Aquatics and owns the Winter Juniors cut in the 50 free and 100 free. She most recently achieved a pair of best times at NCSAs where her she placed 30th in both the 50 free and 100 free after finishing top-10 in those events at Metropolitan SCY Seniors.\u00a0Last summer, she recorded four top-15 finishes at Metropolitan LCM Seniors before going on to earn silver medals in the 50m\/100m free combo at Eastern Zone Seniors.<\/p>\n

Also competing for Oceanside Senior High School, Stanford is a six-time New York Federation Championship finalist.\u00a0She was the runner-up in both the 50 free and 100 free as a junior after placing fourth and fifth, respectively, in those events during her sophomore season. She also owns the Nassau County record in the 50 free.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cSo excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at Penn State University. This wouldn\u2019t have been possible without the support of my family, coaches and friends. I cannot wait to become a part of the Nittany Lions! #WEARE\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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