Photo courtesy of Stacy Seal.
Chase Seal from Magnolia, Texas has verbally committed to swim for McKendree University next fall.
“The team has so much energy, the campus is beautiful and I feel right at home! Go Bearcats!”
Seal is a distance freestyler who swims for Magnolia West High School and Magnolia Aquatic Club. Seal finaled in both the 200 free (11th) and 500 free (7th) at the 2016 Texas High School 5A State Meet. In long course season, he finished 12th in the 800 free and 18th in the 1500 at USA Futures Championship in Austin; he was also 31st in the 400 free.
His top times are:
| SCY | LCM | |
| 200 free | 1:45.62 | 2:01.73 |
| 500/400 free | 4:40.58 | 4:13.02 |
| 1000/800 free | 9:49.74 | 8:44.33 |
| 1650/1500 free | 16:50.35 | 16:34.16 |
| 400 IM | 4:17.10 | 4:58.17 |
The Lebanon, Illinois-based McKendree University announced the formation of its men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams on August 24, 2015, bringing the number of intercollegiate sports teams to 32. The Bearcats then hired Jimmy Tierney, formerly of Northwestern, to helm its inaugural 2016-17 season. The university began construction on the McKendree Metro Rec Plex, which will house hockey and swimming, last fall.
The Bearcats are competing in the Great Lakes Valley Conference along with perennial D2 powerhouses Drury, Missouri S&T, Truman State, William Jewel, Indianapolis, Lewis, Maryville, Bellarmine, Quincy, and Missouri-St. Louis.
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Can we please have some backstory on his name
Head Coach: Jimmy Tierney. McKendree Swimming is on the right track. Good Luck Chase!