NAG Record Holder Audrey Yu Commits to Northwestern

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U.S. Open qualifier and three-time relay National Age Group Record holder Audrey Yu has committed to Northwestern University as part of their class of 2026.

Audrey Yu courtesy of Michael Kinross

I’m ecstatic to announce my verbal commitment to further my academic and athletic career at Northwestern University 🙂 Thank you so so much to everyone who has guided me through this long process. An even bigger thank you to my coaches, teammates, friends, and family for pushing me to be my best. I can’t wait to join the Wildcat family and be apart of such an amazing team🤍”

Northwestern’s sprint group is headed by senior Maddie Smith and freshman Selen Ozbilen. Smith medaled in both the 50 free and 100 free at the Big Ten Championships, posting times of 21.92 and 47.98 and broke the Northwestern 100 free school record with a 48.24 this past season. This year, Ozbilen dropped lifetime best times of 49.69 in the 100 free and 22.70 in the 50 free.

Rising sophomore Isabella Wallace is also part of the Northwestern sprint squad as she posted a 23.22 at the Big Ten Championships and her best 100 free time stands at 50.48.

Emma Lepisova, a rising junior, dominates the spring backstroke events for NU. Her lifetime 100 back is 52.36 while she has posted a 50 free 23.42 in the 50 free and a 51.97 in the 100 free.

Yu joins Lindsay Ervin, Mackenzie Lanning, Riley Huddleston and Hana Shimizu-Bowers as part of NU’s class of 2026. Ervin and Huddleston are also strong freestyle sprinters (Ervin: 22.84/50.42 and Huddleston: 22.9/50.4 50 alongside a 1:51.2 200 free.)

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