{"id":431484,"date":"2020-05-12T05:45:02","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T12:45:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=431484"},"modified":"2020-05-11T11:14:35","modified_gmt":"2020-05-11T18:14:35","slug":"east-carolina-pirates-hook-2021-in-state-verbal-from-swimmac-carolinas-ava-yandle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/east-carolina-pirates-hook-2021-in-state-verbal-from-swimmac-carolinas-ava-yandle\/","title":{"rendered":"East Carolina Pirates Hook 2021 In-State Verbal from SwimMAC Carolina’s Ava Yandle"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>East Carolina University has scored a new in-state verbal commitment for the fall of 2021 from Indian Trail, N.C. backstroker Ava Yandle<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

She will join\u00a0Katie Knorr<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and Reece Alexander<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Greenville next year as a member of the Pirates’ class of 2025.<\/p>\n

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

“I am super excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim at East Carolina University. I am thankful for this opportunity to further my education and continue my swimming career as a pirate.Thank you to my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for the support and guidance along the way. I can’t wait to get to Greenville and be a part of the class of 2025! Go Pirates!”<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Yandle does her club swimming with SwimMAC Carolina and owns three Junior National standards. She most recently placed 11th in the 100 back and 12th in the 200 back at the Southern Premier Invitational after competing at Juniors East. Last summer, she raced to fifth in the 200m back and sixth in the 100m back at North Carolina LCM Seniors and took eighth in the former event at Greensboro Futures.<\/p>\n

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