{"id":472879,"date":"2021-05-15T04:02:03","date_gmt":"2021-05-15T11:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=472879"},"modified":"2021-05-15T04:02:03","modified_gmt":"2021-05-15T11:02:03","slug":"junior-national-qualifier-evan-oconnell-stays-in-state-with-commitment-to-cal-poly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/junior-national-qualifier-evan-oconnell-stays-in-state-with-commitment-to-cal-poly\/","title":{"rendered":"Junior National Qualifier Evan O&#8217;Connell Stays In-State With Commitment to Cal Poly"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Junior National qualifier <strong>Evan O&#8217;Connell<\/strong> of Danville, Calif. has opted to remain in-state for his college career after committing to Cal Poly beginning in the fall of 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>&#8220;I am thrilled to announce that I will study and swim for Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo for fall of 2021. 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