{"id":488027,"date":"2021-09-27T16:52:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T23:52:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=488027"},"modified":"2021-09-27T16:52:31","modified_gmt":"2021-09-27T23:52:31","slug":"arizona-secures-verbal-pledge-from-illinois-sectional-champion-paige-armstrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arizona-secures-verbal-pledge-from-illinois-sectional-champion-paige-armstrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Secures Verbal Pledge from Illinois Sectional Champion Paige Armstrong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>Futures qualifier\u00a0<strong>Paige Armstrong\u00a0<\/strong>of St. Charles, Illinois, will soon call herself a Wildcat after verbally committing to the University of Arizona beginning in the fall of 2022.<\/p>\n<p>She will join\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/texas-6a-state-champion-alexis-newman-delivers-2022-verbal-pledge-to-arizona\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Alexis Newman <\/strong><\/a>and\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arizona-bears-down-into-class-of-2026-recruiting-with-verbal-from-breaststroker-eleni-gewalt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eleni Gewalt<\/a> <\/strong>as a member of the Wildcats\u2019 Class of 2026.<\/p>\n<p>She told\u00a0<em>Swimming World:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>&#8220;I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at the University of Arizona! I want to thank my family, friends and coaches who have helped me along the way. Cant wait to be a wildcat!! BEAR DOWN&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A talented backstroker and freestyler, Armstrong trains year-round with Saint Charles Swim Team and most recently placed 18th in the 200m back at Pleasant Prairie Sectionals in July. Back in the winter, she finished eighth in the 200m back at the Illinois Winter Championships and had a pair of top-10 finishes at Illinois Seniors in 2020.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_488029\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-488029\" data-attachment-id=\"488029\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/arizona-secures-verbal-pledge-from-illinois-sectional-champion-paige-armstrong\/dsc_2176-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-scaled.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1707,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D7200&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1632059239&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;28&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;320&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Paige Armstrong arizona\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Paige Armstrong arizona&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Photo Courtesy: Paige Armstrong&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-700x500.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-488029 size-small\" src=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-300x450.jpg\" alt=\"Paige Armstrong arizona\" width=\"300\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-300x450.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-133x200.jpg 133w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-450x675.jpg 450w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-2000x3000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-533x800.jpg 533w, https:\/\/vmrw8k5h.tinifycdn.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/DSC_2176-2-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-488029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo Courtesy: Paige Armstrong<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Her best times include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100 back &#8211; 55.93<\/li>\n<li>200 back &#8211; 2:01.46<\/li>\n<li>200 free &#8211; 1:50.27<\/li>\n<li>500 free &#8211; 4:59.50<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Also competing for St. Charles North High School, Armstrong won the 100 back and 200 free and was the runner-up in the 500 free at the IHSA Sectional Championships as a junior. She placed 12th in the 200 free during her sophomore season and the Illinois State Championships.<\/p>\n<p>Armstrong is a great pickup for the Wildcats, who finished seventh at the 2021 Pac-12 Championships. She would\u2019ve been one of their top backstrokers last season and will join a training group led by <strong>Julia Heimstead<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Azana Merckx<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>Maddy Burt<\/strong>, and\u00a0<strong>Grace Anderson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><i>If you have a commitment to share, please send a photo and quote via email to\u00a0<\/i><i>hs@swimmingworld.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0Futures qualifier\u00a0Paige Armstrong\u00a0of St. Charles, Illinois, will soon call herself a Wildcat after verbally committing to the University of Arizona beginning in the fall of 2022. 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