{"id":652968,"date":"2026-09-06T12:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/?p=652968"},"modified":"2026-09-06T12:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T19:17:24","slug":"nc-state-splashes-into-2028-recruiting-with-verbal-from-carifta-champion-jaden-mills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swimmingworldmagazine.com\/news\/nc-state-splashes-into-2028-recruiting-with-verbal-from-carifta-champion-jaden-mills\/","title":{"rendered":"NC State Splashes Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From CARIFTA Champion Jaden Mills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>NC State Splashes Into 2028 Recruiting With Verbal From CARIFTA Champion Jaden Mills<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NEW COMMIT:\u00a0<\/strong>North Carolina State University has earned its first public verbal commitment for Fall 2028, as <strong>Jaden Mills\u00a0<\/strong>announced his verbal commitment. Hailing from Chattanooga, Tenn., Mills is a Junior National qualifier and successful sprinter.<\/p>\n<p>He will arrive in Raleigh as a member of the Wolfpack&#8217;s Class of 2032.<\/p>\n<p>Regarding his commitment, he said:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong>&#8220;It\u2019s now my turn to say that i\u2019m proud to announce that I\u2019ll be continuing my academic and athletic career at North Carolina State University. Thank you to the Lord, my mother, family, coach Zane, Stan, Jovan, Dexter, and everyone who has believed in me and pushed me along the way. I\u2019m grateful for every step and sacrifice that brought me here. Huge thanks to Coach Braden and the wolf pack staff for giving me this opportunity! Raleigh, I\u2019ll see you soon. GO WOLF PACK!&#8221;<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>A talented freestyler and butterflyer, Mills does his club swimming with McCallie GPS Aquatics in the United States. He placed 21st in the 50 free at Juniors East in December.<\/p>\n<p>Mills also represents Trinidad and Tobago internationally. He most recently competed at the T&amp;T SCM National Age Group Championships where he won all six of his events in July, just a few months after claiming the top spot in all five of his events at the T&amp;T LCM National Age Group Championships in February.<\/p>\n<p>He won the 50m fly at the XXXIX CARIFTA Aquatic Championships in April where he also took second in the 50m free, fifth in the 100m fly and sixth in the 100m back. 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