Recruiting news

Here's a quick look so far of high school swimmers who have announced their intentions for collegiate swimming after this season.

(A personal note on recruiting: Although I do want to encourage comments on this post, I am not a big fan of posting stories or comments that speculate about who is going where, or what schools a given swimmer may be considering. My preference is to list only recruiting commitments posted or publicized somewhere else -- a college or university announcement, a local newspaper or media report, a reputable website like collegeswimming.com. Coaches, parents, and swimmers are free to comment, of course, on where swimmers are headed. But the intent here is to post only known public commitments, not speculative ones. Thanks for your understanding.)

Girls:

Jackie Powell (Madison Memorial) -- Northwestern.
Tracey Vogel (Hartland Arrowhead) -- Buffalo.
Emily Russart (Badger/Big Foot/Williams Bay) -- Northwestern.
Chloe Bartuska (McFarland) -- St. Cloud State.
Erica Halley (Appleton East) -- Illinois State.
Source: Collegeswimming.com website

Boys:

Tyler Lentz (Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights) -- Iowa.
Matt Friede (Sauk Prairie/Wisconsin Heights) -- Purdue.
Alex Rodenkirk (New Berlin West/Eisenhower) -- Pittsburgh.
Robert Miner (Madison East) -- UW-Green Bay.
Source: Collegeswimming.com website

In addition, Madison Memorial's Michael Drives has announced on his Facebook page that he plans to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, NY.

Finally, according to collegeswimming.com, three Wisconsin swimmers who bypassed part or all of high school swimming have signed on with major colleges. They are: Mitchell Friedmann -- Arizona; Dak Stone -- Ohio State; Emily Schwabe -- Louisiana State.

Update (also check the comments section for additions to this list): Brian Heiser (McFarland) -- UW-Green Bay; Stephanie Armstrong (who won a state championship in the D1 100 free as a sophomore, then left high school swimming to swim for Waukesha Express) -- Indiana; Natalie Johnson (Hartland Arrowhead) -- Northern Iowa.

More updates: Abbey Tuchscherer and Hilary Woldt (Oshkosh West) -- Tuchscherer to Iowa; Woldt to Buffalo.

Several UW-Milwaukee signings: Women -- Briana Huth (Appleton North); Molly Piepenburg (Cedarburg); Erika Pliner (Ashwaubenon); Diana Diel (home-schooled; did not compete in high school swimming); Men -- Jeff Maxwell (Milton); Chris Jenkyns (Hartland Arrowhead).

Jennah Haney (Milton) -- University of Wisconsin.
Brittany Walsh (Muskego) -- Louisville.

Marin Thompson (Germantown) -- Illinois.

Katie Schroeder (Brookfield Central) -- Michigan State.

Diver Sara Axness (Eau Claire Memorial) -- Minnesota.