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Buying and selling within the mountains of Utah for the seashores of California, Veronica “Roni” Black of Salt Lake Metropolis has dedicated to swim for the Division I Mid-Main San Diego State College. The rising senior, who attends and swims for Highland Excessive College, will seem on campus within the fall of 2025.
I selected SDSU due to the superb coaches and staff power. They’re such a supportive staff and it seems like the ladies all get alongside nicely and are taken nicely care of.
Representing Highland Excessive on the Utah 5A State Championship this previous February, Black gained each of her particular person occasions, taking the 200 IM title in 2:06.78 and the 100 breast title in 1:02.37. She additionally earned a pair of bronze medals within the 200 medley and 200 free relays, the place she break up 28.36 and 24.85, respectively. BYU’s campus, which hosted the meet, sits inside USA Swimming’s Altitude Adjustment vary, that means that because the meet was held above 4251 toes, her time within the 200 IM could possibly be adjusted by 1.20 seconds, turning into a 2:05.58.
Black, who swims year-round for the Wasatch Entrance Fish Market, competed on the 2023 Winter Junior Championship – West meet and made the finals of each the 100 breast and 200 breast. Within the shorter occasion, she positioned eleventh general in a brand new private finest time of 1:01.72, whereas within the 200, she positioned seventeenth, additionally in a brand new PB of two:13.58.
Extra not too long ago, on the Western Zone Senior Championships this previous April, Black hit a brand new private finest within the 200 free, swimming 1:55.95, along with sweeping the breaststroke occasions, stopping the clock in 1:02.62 within the 100 and a pair of:13.68 within the 200.
Final 12 months, within the 2022-2023 season, Black was named Utah’s swimming’s Feminine Athlete of the Yr, an award that was gained twice by 2021 Olympian Rhyan White, who additionally swam for Wasatch Entrance Fish Market.
Prime SCY Occasions
- 100 Breast – 1:01.72
- 200 Breast – 2:13.58
- 200 IM – 2:03.24
- 400 IM – 4:28.14
Whereas Black nonetheless has a 12 months to enhance earlier than setting foot on campus, her instances already would have a right away affect for the San Diego State College Aztecs on the convention stage. At the newest Mountain West Convention Championships, head coach Mike Shrader‘s staff positioned first out of 9 groups. The SDSU girls, who have been undefeated in duel meet motion, gained their third consecutive league title and fifth within the final six years.
Black’s finest instances would have certified her to swim within the A-final of the 100 breast in sixth place as seventh in prelims was 1:01.79. Her 200 pb of two:13.58 would have additionally positioned her into the A-final, albeit one spot higher, as sixth in prelims was 2:14.08. Black seemingly third occasion could be the 200 IM, which might have made the B-final, whereas her 400 IM time would have made the C-final and doubled up with the 100 breast.
SDSU has a robust breaststroke core in place. Senior Christiana Williams gained the 200 breast in 2:09.19 and swam each breast occasions on the 2024 NCAAs. Whereas Williams could have graduated by when Black arrives, the 100 breaststroke champ Moa Bergdahl will likely be a senior. Bergdahl, a local of Sweden, gained the 100 breast in 59.97 and positioned 2nd within the 200 (2:10.73) and third within the 200 IM (2:00.17).
Additionally committing to SDSU from the highschool class of 2025 are Sierra Tallman, a Santa Barbara native, Amber Janky of Tucson, and Melanie Quinto of Rocklin, CA.
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