﻿{"id":626621,"date":"2025-11-18T14:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=626621"},"modified":"2025-11-18T14:40:26","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T21:40:26","slug":"madison-ensing-michigan-sprinting-state-champion-chooses-arizona","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/madison-ensing-michigan-sprinting-state-champion-chooses-arizona\/","title":{"rendered":"Madison Ensing, Michigan Sprinting State Champion Chooses Arizona"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the top high school swimmers in Michigan is headed West. <strong>Madison Ensing<\/strong>, the defending Division 1 state champion in the 50- and 100-yard freestyles in the state of Michigan signed with Arizona on Tuesday, Nov. 18.<\/p>\n<p>The Zeeland, Mich., native <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollandsentinel.com\/story\/sports\/high-school\/2025\/11\/18\/zeeland-swimmer-madison-ensing-signs-with-arizona\/87337788007\/\">Zeeland swimmer Madison Ensing signs with Arizona<\/a>\u00a0to swim for the Wildcats &#8211; a Power 4 program in the Big 12 &#8211; surrounded by her family, friend, coaches, teammates and teachers.<\/p>\n<p>Madison Ensing is the third Holland, Michigan-area swimmer to join Arizona, following Eric Solis and Taylor Garcia.<\/p>\n<p>But the Wildcats are much different with a new coaching staff.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben Loorz<\/strong> is the head swimming and diving coach for the Wildcats, who also have several strong assistant coaches, including Olympic champion <strong>Amanda Beard<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My first call with them just excited me because when they ran through what a practice would look like, it was so unique in the way they trained. 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