{"id":445267,"date":"2020-08-30T12:23:51","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=445267"},"modified":"2020-08-30T12:23:51","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:23:51","slug":"george-mason-patriots-add-verbals-from-hope-jaynes-and-anka-whelan-to-class-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/george-mason-patriots-add-verbals-from-hope-jaynes-and-anka-whelan-to-class-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"George Mason Patriots Add Verbals from Hope Jaynes\u00a0and\u00a0Anka Whelan to Class of 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>George Mason University has added two new verbal commitments to their growing class of 2025 from Apex, N.C. native\u00a0<strong>Hope Jaynes\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Anka Whelan\u00a0<\/strong>of Stafford, Va.<\/p>\n<p>Both talented swimmers will join <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-haise-ali-tyler-will-suit-up-for-george-mason-university-in-fall-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sophie Haise<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/sophie-haise-ali-tyler-will-suit-up-for-george-mason-university-in-fall-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ali Tyler<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on campus in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOPE JAYNES<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_445268\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445268\" data-attachment-id=\"445268\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/george-mason-patriots-add-verbals-from-hope-jaynes-and-anka-whelan-to-class-of-2025\/hope-jaynes-gmu-george-mason\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hope-Jaynes-gmu-george-mason.png\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Hope Jaynes gmu george mason\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Hope Jaynes gmu george mason&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Hope Jaynes&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hope-Jaynes-gmu-george-mason-700x500.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hope-Jaynes-gmu-george-mason-1024x768.png\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-445268\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Hope-Jaynes-gmu-george-mason-700x500.png\" alt=\"Hope Jaynes gmu george mason\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445268\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Hope Jaynes<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;I chose George Mason because it was my top school. I am very interested in the forensic science program at Mason, so it quickly became my number one choice. Some of my former teammates swim at Mason, and they told me some about the team. I loved everything I had heard and all the interactions I had with the coaches. I am beyond excited to continue my academic and swimming career at George Mason. Go patriots!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Jaynes does her club swimming with Marlins of Raleigh and earned two best times at Cary Sectionals in March after racing seven events at North Carolina Seniors in December. Last summer, she finished 19th in the 1500m free at North Carolina LCM Seniors.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:56.80<\/li>\n<li>500 free &#8211; 5:12.08<\/li>\n<li>1000 free &#8211; 10:35.09<\/li>\n<li>1650 free &#8211; 17:37.59<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for Apex High School, Jaynes is a four-time North Carolina 4A Eastern Regional Championship finalist. She placed 12th in the 200 free and 13th in the 500 free as junior after taking 13th and 11th, respectively, in those events during her sophomore season.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">ANKA WHELAN<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_445269\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-445269\" data-attachment-id=\"445269\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/george-mason-patriots-add-verbals-from-hope-jaynes-and-anka-whelan-to-class-of-2025\/anka-whelan-george-mason-gmu\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anka-Whelan-george-mason-gmu.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Anka Whelan george mason gmu\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Anka Whelan george mason gmu&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Anka Whelan&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anka-Whelan-george-mason-gmu-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anka-Whelan-george-mason-gmu-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-445269\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Anka-Whelan-george-mason-gmu-700x500.jpg\" alt=\"Anka Whelan george mason gmu\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-445269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Anka Whelan<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #b8b802;\"><strong>&#8220;I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to George Mason University!! I can\u2019t wait to continue my academic and athletic careers as a Patriot ??&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whelan, who swims year-round with Nation&#8217;s Capital Swim Club, finished 14th in both the 1000 free and 400 IM at Potomac Valley Seniors in December. She recorded three best times at Potomac Valley LCM Seniors last summer before going on to race four events at NCSAs.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:52.77<\/li>\n<li>500 free &#8211; 5:00.19<\/li>\n<li>1000 free &#8211; 10:31.37<\/li>\n<li>200 IM &#8211; 2:07.86<\/li>\n<li>200 back &#8211; 2:05.93<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A current senior at Mountain View High School, Whelan is a six-time Virginia Class 5 State Championship finalist. She placed 13th in both the 200 free and 500 free as a junior while taking 13th and 12th, respectively, in those events during her sophomore campaign.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to hs@swimmingworld.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0George Mason University has added two new verbal commitments to their growing class of 2025 from Apex, N.C. native\u00a0Hope Jaynes\u00a0and\u00a0Anka Whelan\u00a0of Stafford, Va. 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