“I chose NC State because they have great academics and the chemistry and speed amongst the team is one of a kind. Also, both my parents attended NC state so I was born a Wolfpack fan. I couldn’t be more excited to be joining this program!”
Jacob Johnson, who swims for Nova of Virginia Aquatics in Richmond Virginia, has verbally committed to North Carolina State University for the 2017-18 season.
Johnson is a back/fly specialist. He finished 4th in the 200 back, 11th in the 50 back, 18th in the 100 back, and 38th in the 200 free at NCSA Spring Championships. There he picked up a handful of best SCY times in prelims, then another handful of LCM times in finals. At the NCSA Summer Championships he finaled in the 100 free (14th), 200 free (19th), 50 back (21st), 100 back (11th), 200 back (8th), and 100 fly (14th).
His best times are:
| SCY | LCM | |
| 50 back | 23.47 | 27.34 |
| 100 back | 49.24 | 57.83 |
| 200 back | 1:46.24 | 2:05.23 |
| 50 fly | 23.30 | 26.39 |
| 100 fly | 50.63 | 57.44 |
| 50 free | 21.48 | 24.64 |
| 100 free | 45.85 | 52.83 |
| 200 free | 1:39.9 | 1:56.48 |
Johnson is the seventh (and final?) verbal for the North Carolina State class of 2021, if one is to believe the following tweet:
BOOM…. Our men's class is COMPLETE! pic.twitter.com/QjybEc6Dyj
— Bobby Guntoro (@bobbygunt) September 28, 2016
In addition to Johnson, the Wolfpack class of 2021 will be made up of verbal commits:
- Daniel Forndal
- Eric Knowles
- Gil Kiesler
- Giovanni Izzo
- Luke Sobolewski
- Ray Van Deusen
- as well as transfer Jacob Molacek
If you have a commitment to report, please send an email to [email protected].
“He finished 5th in the 200y fly at 2015 Speedo Winter Juniors East, 17th in the 100 fly, 19th in the 200 back, 20th in the 400 IM” –> Jake Johnson from the Delaware Swim Team, class of 2018
That ‘Jake Johnson’ can join the Pack too 🙂
Just some clarrification, 5th in 200 fly and 17th in 100 Fly at Juniors East was a different Jacob Johnson, from Delaware Swim Team. Congratulations Jacob!
Watch this kid drop 3 seconds per hundred this year. State will have him breaking 20 in the 50 faster than you blink.