{"id":445845,"date":"2020-09-06T06:30:32","date_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=445845"},"modified":"2020-09-06T06:30:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-06T13:30:32","slug":"u-s-open-qualifier-mitchell-stroud-of-tac-titans-verbally-commits-to-virginia-tech","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/u-s-open-qualifier-mitchell-stroud-of-tac-titans-verbally-commits-to-virginia-tech\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Open Qualifier Mitchell Stroud of TAC Titans Verbally Commits to Virginia Tech"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Greensboro, N.C. native and U.S. Open qualifier Mitchell Stroud\u00a0<\/strong>has announced his verbal commitment to Virginia Tech beginning in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

He will join\u00a0Hayden Jay<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0Joseph Hong<\/strong><\/a>, Luan Grobbelaar<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0Ben Eckerson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Blacksburg as members of the Hokies\u2019 class of 2025.<\/p>\n

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

“I\u2019m beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic careers at Virginia Tech in the fall of 2022. I\u2019d like to thank my family, teammates, and coaches for supporting me along the way. Go Hokies!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A talented freestyler, Stroud does his club swimming with TAC Titans and earned seven new best times at the intrasquad meet in August. He had a strong showing at Cary Sectionals in March where his highest finish was a sixth-place showing in the 200m free.<\/p>\n

Last summer, he finaled in four events at North Carolina LCM Seniors before going on to notch three lifetime bests at Greensboro Futures.<\/p>\n

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