{"id":474304,"date":"2021-05-26T19:25:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-27T02:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=474304"},"modified":"2021-05-26T19:25:21","modified_gmt":"2021-05-27T02:25:21","slug":"georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-welcome-will-coady-ben-gerhard-to-class-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-welcome-will-coady-ben-gerhard-to-class-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Welcome Will Coady, Ben Gerhard to Class of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMITS:\u00a0<\/strong>Georgia Tech has picked up two new verbal commitments for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Milton, Ga. native <strong>Will Coady\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<strong>Ben Gerhard\u00a0<\/strong>of Reading, Pa.<\/p>\n<p>Both talented swimmers will join\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/four-time-louisiana-diii-state-champion-chris-richardson-verbals-to-georgia-tech-for-2022-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Richardson<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/yellow-jackets-keep-georgia-6a-state-champion-stephen-jones-in-state-for-2022-23\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stephen Jones<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0as a member of the Yellow Jackets\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">WILL COADY<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_474306\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474306\" data-attachment-id=\"474306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-welcome-will-coady-ben-gerhard-to-class-of-2026\/will-coady-georgia-tech\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Will-Coady-georgia-tech.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1536\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 11&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1618915838&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.25&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0031645569620253&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Will Coady georgia tech\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Will Coady georgia tech&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Will Coady&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Will-Coady-georgia-tech-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Will-Coady-georgia-tech-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-474306\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Will-Coady-georgia-tech-700x500.jpeg\" alt=\"Will Coady georgia tech\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-474306\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Will Coady<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #000080;\"><strong>\u201cI am excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Georgia Tech. I am honored to be a part of such a prestigious school and swim program. Thank you to my family, friends and my Dynamo and Flood Aquatic coaches for your support and to the Georgia Tech Coaching staff for your confidence in me. Go Jackets!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Coady, who trains year-round with Dynamo Swim Club, earned four best times at Georgia Seniors in March where his highest finish was a pair of eighth-place finishes in both the 50 free and 50 back. He has made big improvements over the last two years, dropping an impressive nine seconds in the 200 free.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>50 free \u2013 20.85<\/li>\n<li>100 free \u2013 45.63<\/li>\n<li>200 free \u2013 1:40.85<\/li>\n<li>500 free \u2013 4:42.88<\/li>\n<li>100 fly \u2013 53.94<\/li>\n<li>50 back \u2013 25.01<\/li>\n<li>100 back \u2013 55.48<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A rising senior at Milton High School, Coady\u00a0placed fourth in the 100 free and sixth in the 50 free as a junior at the 2021 Georgia 7A State Championships. Previously racing for The Kinds Academy in Florida, he was on relays that were the first in school history to earn All-American status.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">BEN GERHARD<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_474307\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474307\" data-attachment-id=\"474307\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/georgia-tech-yellow-jackets-welcome-will-coady-ben-gerhard-to-class-of-2026\/ben-gerhard-georgia-tech\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ben-Gerhard-georgia-tech.jpeg\" 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=\"Ben Gerhard georgia tech\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ben Gerhard georgia tech&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Ben Gerhard&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ben-Gerhard-georgia-tech-700x500.jpeg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ben-Gerhard-georgia-tech-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-474307\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Ben-Gerhard-georgia-tech-700x500.jpeg\" alt=\"Ben Gerhard georgia tech\" width=\"700\" height=\"500\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-474307\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Ben Gerhard<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #c4c404;\"><strong>\u201cI am proud to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Georgia Tech! Thanks to all my family, friends, and coaches for helping me accomplish my goals in and out of the pool! Go Jackets ?!!\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Gerhard trains with Governor Mifflin Aquatic Club and is primarily a sprint\/mid-distance freestyler. He is a two-sport athlete, having opted to swim in college rather than play water polo. He has been named the Berks County Player of the Year for water polo twice.<\/p>\n<p>His best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 free \u2013 49.32<\/li>\n<li>200 free \u2013 1:38.87<\/li>\n<li>500 free \u2013 4:30.25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for Governor Mifflin, Gerhard is a four-time individual Pennsylvania 3A State Championship finalist. He earned silver in the 500 free and bronze in the 200 free as a junior while taking fourth and ninth, respectively, in those events during his sophomore season.<\/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:\u00a0Georgia Tech has picked up two new verbal commitments for the 2022-23 season and beyond from Milton, Ga. native Will Coady\u00a0and\u00a0Ben Gerhard\u00a0of Reading, Pa. 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