{"id":454120,"date":"2020-11-15T08:52:15","date_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=454120"},"modified":"2020-11-15T08:52:15","modified_gmt":"2020-11-15T15:52:15","slug":"virginia-tech-hokies-land-in-state-commitment-from-u-s-open-qualifier-janika-perezous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-hokies-land-in-state-commitment-from-u-s-open-qualifier-janika-perezous\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginia Tech Hokies Land In-State Commitment from U.S. Open Qualifier Janika Perezous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>U.S. Open qualifier\u00a0<strong>Janika Perezous\u00a0<\/strong>of Potomac Falls, Va. has announced her verbal commitment to Virginia Tech beginning in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>She will join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/georgia-1-3a-state-champion-anna-summers-verbally-commits-to-virginia-tech-hokies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Anna Summers<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/distance-specialist-maddy-grafmiller-will-suit-up-for-the-virginia-tech-hokies-in-fall-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Maddy Grafmiller<\/strong>,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-hokies-collect-2021-verbal-from-ymca-national-finalist-julia-nappi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Julia Nappi<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/swimmacs-ava-yandle-switches-2021-verbal-from-east-carolina-to-virginia-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Ava Yandle<\/strong><\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-begins-2021-recruiting-with-verbals-from-alexandra-eastmond-athena-vanyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Alexandra Eastmond<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/virginia-tech-begins-2021-recruiting-with-verbals-from-alexandra-eastmond-athena-vanyo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Athena Vanyo<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>in Blacksburg as a member of the Hokies\u2019 class of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding her commitment, she said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #9c1313;\"><strong>\u201cI am excited to announce my verbal commitment to further both my academic and swimming careers at Virginia Tech! To my future and current coaches Jacy, Sergio, Jim, and Erik: thank you for your advice and support. To my teammates and friends: thank you for your spirited banter and bringing a challenge each day. Finally, to my family: thank you for your love and encouragement since the beginning. Procedam prodesse, discere et natare! I can\u2019t wait to begin this new adventure and join the Hokie family!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Perezous, who trains year-round with Snow Swimming, placed fourth in the 200 back and 12th in both the 200 breast and 200 fly at Potomac Valley Seniors in March. In Summer 2019, she had a stellar showing at TYR Summer Seniors where she won the 50m\/100m back with four additional top-12 finishes.<\/p>\n<p>She was also invited to the 2018 USA Swimming National Diversity Select Camp in Colorado Springs, Colo.<\/p>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 back \u2013 25.38<\/li>\n<li>100 back \u2013 53.94<\/li>\n<li>200 back \u2013 1:58.05<\/li>\n<li>200 IM \u2013 2:05.92<\/li>\n<li>400 IM \u2013 4:26.14<\/li>\n<li>100 breast \u2013 1:06.59<\/li>\n<li>200 breast \u2013 2:19.70<\/li>\n<li>100 free \u2013 51.49<\/li>\n<li>200 free \u2013 1:50.59<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Perezous is currently a senior at Potomac Falls High School and previously attended Governor\u2019s Foreign Language Academy for Latin. She placed fourth in both the 200 free and 100 back at the Virginia Class 5 State Championships as a junior while leading off the 4&#215;50 medley relay in 25.69 and anchoring her team&#8217;s 4&#215;100 free relay in 51.96.<\/p>\n<p>She has also earned NISCA and USA Swimming Scholastic All-American honors in addition to being a three-time PVS Scholar-Athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Perezous will add valuable backstroke depth to the Hokies\u2019 lineup when she arrives on campus at the start of the 2021-22 season. She would\u2019ve placed in the C-final of the 100\/200 back at the 2020 ACC Championships where Virginia Tech finished eighth overall in the team standings.<\/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 COMMIT:\u00a0U.S. Open qualifier\u00a0Janika Perezous\u00a0of Potomac Falls, Va. has announced her verbal commitment to Virginia Tech beginning in the fall of 2021. 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