The East Carolina men’s swimming program received written commitments from six talented high school athletes during the 2014 spring signing period, announced head coach Rick Kobe Wednesday. The newest group of future Pirates features Taylor Berkley, Boleck DePawlikowski, Jake Minasi, Drew Queen, Zach Webb and Tyler Zieg. These additions bring the Pirates’ incoming class of 2014 to a total of nine as they join Eyan Eagle, Scott Kent and Matt Mullen whom all signed during the fall.
“We are very excited about the recruiting class we have signed,” Kobe said. “My staff and I are looking forward to working with these young men and incorporating them into our current roster. We feel very good about the future of our program.”
Boleck DePawlikowski, ECU Signing
Boleck DePawlikowski
Miami, Florida
Metro Aquatic Club Miami, Coach Kirt Peppas
200 Backstroke 1:47.94 400 IM 3:56.24 200 Butterfly 1:49.84 500 Freestyle 4:30.73 100 Backstroke 50.13
His current times would rank him in the ECU All Time Top 10 in 6 events.
College swimming dot com has Boleck 28th out of 544 ranked recruits in Florida.
Zach Webb
Zach Webb, ECU Signing
Nokesville, Virginia
Nations Capital Aquatic Club, Coach Jeremy Linn
200 Fly 1:49.16 400 IM 3:59.71 200 IM 1:53.23 100 Fly 50.82 200 Breaststroke 2:06.41
His current times would rank him in the ECU All Time Top 10 in 2 events.
College swimming dot com has Zach 23rd out of 301 ranked recruits in Virginia.
Taylor Berkey
Taylor Berkey, ECU Signing
Goshen, Indiana
Indiana International School of Diving, Coach
IISD Stars Diving, Coach Bob Burns
2x Northern Lakes Conference Champion, Sectional Champion, Multiple Time State Qualifier
Tyler Zieg, ECU Signing
Tyler Zieg
Greensboro, North Carolina
Greensboro Swimming Association, Coach Kevin Thorton
200 Fly 1:51.35 100 Fly 50.32
College swimming dot com has Tyler 23rd out of 165 ranked recruits in North Carolina.
Jake Minasi, ECU Signing
Jake Minasi
Bluffton, South Carolina
Bluffton Fins Swim Team
100 Backstroke 50.81 200 Backstroke 1:51.57 100 Butterfly 50.11
His current times would rank him in the ECU All Time Top 10 in 1 event.
College swimming dot com has Jake 7th out of 59 ranked recruits in South Carolina.
Drew Queen, ECU Signing
Drew Queen
Charlotte, North Carolina
Nomad Aquatics, Steve Billings
200 Breaststroke 2:04.86 100 Breaststroke 58.40
His current time would rank him in the ECU All Time Top 10 in 1 event.
College swimming dot com has Drew 24th out of 165 ranked recruits in North Carolina.
Swimming news is courtesy of East Carolina men’s swimming.
Had a fun time racing the Pirates back in 2009 at Conference USA in Texas.
This is the school I want to go to,
Cool to see them pick some solid talent here. Go pirates