{"id":494622,"date":"2021-12-29T19:53:16","date_gmt":"2021-12-30T02:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=494622"},"modified":"2021-12-29T19:53:16","modified_gmt":"2021-12-30T02:53:16","slug":"usc-trojans-land-in-state-verbal-from-keller-morgan-for-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/usc-trojans-land-in-state-verbal-from-keller-morgan-for-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Trojans Land In State Verbal From Keller Morgan For 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Southern California has received its first verbal commitment for the 2023-24 season from in-state standout Keller Morgan\u00a0<\/strong>of Trabuco Canyon, Calif.<\/p>\n

Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m extremely excited to announce my verbal commitment to continue my academic and swimming careers at the University of Southern California! Huge thanks to my family, my coach Jeff Natalizio, teammates, and friends who\u2019ve supported me along the way. I\u2019m stoked for the years to come with the team and coaches at USC! Fight on\u00a0\"\u270c\ufe0f\"\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A distance freestyle and IM specialist, Morgan trains year-round with Evolution Racing Club and placed eighth in the 400 IM at Speedo Winter Junior West Championships earlier this month. This past summer, he raced to ninth in the 200m IM at Santa Clarita Sectionals before going on to final in that event at the Speedo Summer West Championships.<\/p>\n

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