The Rutgers swimming and diving team has signed five to National Letters of Intent to begin competing for the Scarlet Knights in 2015-16, head coach Phil Spiniello announced. The signees include Marin Bloise (Malvern, Pa.), Rachel Bryne (Bedford, N.H.), Morgan Perrotti (Palm Harbor, Fla. ), Abby Saunders (Oakville, Ontario) and Cynthia Wu (Princeton, N.J.).
Marin Bloise
Diver
Malvern, Pa. | The Agnes Irwin School
Notes: Six-year varsity letterwinner for Agnes Irwin after joining the team in 7th grade … the diver placed within the top six in all five years at the Eastern Swimming Diving Championships, earning the title in 2014 … InterAcademc league diving champion for three consecutive seasons (2012-2014) … All-Delaware County female diving champion in the years 2012 and 2014 … 12-year member of West Chester Diving, where she was a three-time zone qualifier and national qualifier in her respective age group …in addition to swimming, participated in four years of varsity track & field, three years of soccer and two of cross country … served as captain of the track & field team in 2012 and 2013 … holds the school record for the 300m hurdles, 100m hurdles, long jump and 200m dash … received high academic honors as a junior … born on September 6, 1996 … daughter of Vincent and Grace Bloise … intends to major in kinesiology.
Rachel Bryne
Diver
Bedford, N.H. | Bedford HS
Notes: A member of Charles River Diving … three-time national team member … competed in the 2014 USA Diving Zone A Championships and the 2014 AAU National Diving Championships … finished two consecutive years as the undefeated New Hampshire State Diving Champion (2013 and 2014) … a 2012 pole vaulting qualifier … a Level 9 Junior Olympic gymnast … a member of the National Honor Society and the National Spanish Honor Society … born on August 23, 1997 … daughter of David and Pam Byrne … has one sister, Casey … intends to major in marine science.
Morgan Perrotti
Swimmer
Palm Harbor, Fla. | Palm Harbor University HS
Notes: A four-year varsity swimmer at Palm Harbor University HS, serving as captain her senior year … a four-time All-County Swimmer … earned a spot on the Florida state team all four years, earning first place in the conference for the 100 fly in four consecutive years … in 2014, placed fifth at states in the 100 butterfly … a member of Palm Harbor’s medical program, earning CNA and EKG certification … daughter of Michael and Lori Perrotti … brother, Zach, swam for the University of Kentucky … intends to major in sports medicine.
Abbey Saunders
Swimmer
Oakville, Ontario | Oakville Trafalgar HS
Notes: A 10-year member of the Oakville Aquatic Club (OAK) … strongest events include 100 and 200 butterfly and 100 and 200 individual medley … helped OAK win its seventh consecutive Provincial Championships LCM in July 2014 … aided OAK in earning the Women’s 2014 Age Group National Championship and the combined overall All-National Age Group Championship in August 2014 … earned the 2014 National Team Award and the Perseverance Award … in that same year, recognized as a top-ten swimmer in Canada … qualifier for the 2015 PANAM Trials in the 200 butterfly event … served as a volunteer coach of Oakville Trafalgar since 2011 … has also participated in hockey, field lacrosse and soccer … earned Honor Roll for academics all four semesters at Oakville Trafalgar … born on July 14, 1997 … daughter of Steve and Wendy Saunders … has a brother, Jacob … intends to major in kinesiology.
Cynthia Wu
Swimmer
Princeton, N.J. | West Windsor-Plainsboro South HS
Notes: A four-year member of X-Cel Swimming before moving on to the Princeton Tiger Aquatics Club … current member of the Scarlet Aquatics for the last four years … strongest events include 100 and 200 freestyle, as well as the 100 butterfly … placed second in the 200 freestyle and 1000 freestyle at the 2014 NJS Senior State Championships with Scarlet Aquatics … also placed third in the 50 free and fourth in the 100 free and the 400 yard IM … ranked 26th in New Jersey by CollegeSwimming.com … born on May 17, 1997 … daughter of Jiashi Tang and Jimmy Wu … intends to major in marketing.
College Swimming News courtesy of Rutgers Swimming and Diving.
