{"id":436677,"date":"2020-06-22T06:48:26","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T13:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=436677"},"modified":"2020-06-22T06:48:26","modified_gmt":"2020-06-22T13:48:26","slug":"swimmacs-ava-yandle-switches-2021-verbal-from-east-carolina-to-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimmacs-ava-yandle-switches-2021-verbal-from-east-carolina-to-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"SwimMAC’s Ava Yandle Switches 2021 Verbal from East Carolina to Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>After originally verbally committing<\/a> to East Carolina University<\/a>,\u00a0Ava Yandle\u00a0<\/strong>of Indian Trail, N.C. has chosen to continue her academic and swimming career at Virginia Tech beginning in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

She will join Alexandra Eastmond<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Athena Vanyo<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Blacksburg as a member of the Hokies’ class of 2025.<\/p>\n

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

“I’m super excited to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Virginia Tech University. This decision gives me an opportunity for a fantastic education and a very competitive swim environment. I remain thankful for my family, friends, and coaches who have supported me throughout my swimming career. I can’t wait to get to beautiful Blacksburg and join my new Hokie family!”<\/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