Swimming: Women's Recruiting Class Ranked 24th
July 08, 2009 08:49 AM | General
July 8, 2009
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University’s 2009-10 women’s swimming and diving recruiting class has been ranked 24th in the country by CollegeSwimming.com, a website that covers collegiate swimming and diving.
The Mountaineers join 20th-ranked Notre Dame as the only BIG EAST schools ranked in the top 25. This is the first recruiting class head coach Vic Riggs and assistant coaches Damion Dennis and Kyle Gallo have had ranked since taking the reign in 2007.
“I feel that we have added a great group of student-athletes. This incoming class is the strongest and deepest class in years. We have added depth in every event,” Riggs says. “Certainly, I feel that they are all athletes that can have an immediate impact for this season and for future seasons to come.”
The incoming class, which features nine women, is expected to make an immediate impact at both the BIG EAST and NCAA level.
Kata Fodor will be a key freestyler, taking over the void left by graduating BIG EAST champion Lindsey Largo. Racheal Burnett and Sloan Storie add talent to the mid-distance freestyle swims.
Breanna McCann will add much needed depth in the breast and IM events, with Samantha Vavra joining McCann in those events as well.
International star Amanda Nugent will make an immediate impact on the women’s side in the freestyle, butterfly and IM events and will looks to qualify for NCAAs. Danielle Redman also adds international flare with endless potential as a backstroke swimmer.
Austin Carrington and Nikki Vetterlein round out the class by adding depth in the backstroke and butterfly events.
“With the addition of these nine women, they bring a level of talent that will help make our program competitive,” Riggs says. “They will also help us reach our goals of competing successfully at the BIG EAST and NCAA Championships.”
