{"id":423741,"date":"2020-03-23T07:34:27","date_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:34:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=423741"},"modified":"2020-03-23T07:34:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-23T14:34:27","slug":"golden-gophers-collect-class-of-2025-verbals-from-chris-morris-bar-soloveychik","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/golden-gophers-collect-class-of-2025-verbals-from-chris-morris-bar-soloveychik\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Gophers Collect Class of 2025 Verbals from Chris Morris, Bar Soloveychik"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Minnesota has gained two new verbal commitments for their growing class of 2025 from in-state standout\u00a0Chris Morris\u00a0<\/strong>of St. Cloud, Minn. as well as Kiryat Motzkin, Israel native Bar Soloveychik<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Both swimmers will suit up for the Golden Gophers along with Jackson Brown<\/strong><\/a>, Andrew Garner<\/strong><\/a>, and Nathan Griffin<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>at the start of the 2021-22 season.<\/p>\n

CHRIS MORRIS<\/h1>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

“I am so excited to officially announce my commitment to continue my athletic and academic careers at the University of Minnesota! I chose the U of M because of the incredible coaching staff, amazing team, and how well supported the athletes are. I would like to thank my friends, family, and coaches for supporting me and helping me get to this point in my career.\u00a0\u00a0I can\u2019t wait to be a gopher!! #SkiUMah”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A talented butterflyer, Morris does his club swimming with The Great Wolf Swim Team and owns four Winter Juniors standards. He most recently earned a trio of best times at Juniors West in December after finaling in four events at NCSAs last short course season. This past summer, he was a three-time finalist at NCSAs where he notched a trio of lifetime bests.<\/p>\n

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