{"id":462341,"date":"2021-02-16T23:55:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T06:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=462341"},"modified":"2021-02-16T20:18:17","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T03:18:17","slug":"five-time-washington-2a-state-finalist-sara-jones-commits-to-concordia-irvine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/five-time-washington-2a-state-finalist-sara-jones-commits-to-concordia-irvine\/","title":{"rendered":"Five-Time Washington 2A State Finalist Sara Jones Commits to Concordia Irvine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Sprinter Sara Jones <\/strong>of Lynden, Wash.\u00a0<\/strong>has announced her commitment to continue her academic and swimming career at Concordia University Irvine beginning in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n

She will join Las Vegas, Nevada native\u00a0Kendall Ruberio<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>as a member of the Eagles’ Class of 2025.<\/p>\n

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

\u201cI\u2019m thrilled for the opportunity to swim at CUI in the fall! I\u2019m so blessed to have had amazing coaches and teammates the entire way. I cannot wait for the next four years in California! Go, Eagles!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Jones, who does her club swimming with Bellingham Bay Swim Team, is one of the seven seniors on her swim team who have committed to swim at the collegiate level. Although she has swum competitively for five years, this her only her fifth month on BBST.<\/p>\n

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