Courtesy: Northeastern Athletics
BOSTON – Northeastern Women’s Swimming and Diving Head Coach Roy Coates announced the final four members of the class of 2026 on Friday. Jodi Au, Elisabeth Bendall, Anelise Kim, and Anna Verlander will join Northeastern for the 2022-23 season.
Northeastern previously announced the signings of Kotoko Blair, Teagan Osga, Marcela Scaramuzza and Cami Semmen in November.
“We are so excited to welcome the rest of our Class of 2026 to the Husky family,” Coates said. “This group will make an immediate impact on our program, and we can’t wait for them to arrive on campus this fall.”
Jodi Au
Top Scores:
1m (6 dives): 292.72
3m (10 dives): 342.85
“I’m so thrilled to be a part of this amazing team and to continue my academic journey at Northeastern! This has been a dream come true and I can’t wait to see what the future holds!”
Top Times:
100 breast – 1:04.38
200 breast – 2:23.23
“I’m overjoyed and beyond grateful to announce my verbal commitment to swim and study at Northeastern University!! I’m still entirely in disbelief that this dream has come true. I’d like to thank my family, teammates, friends, coaches, and teachers for all the motivation and guidance throughout the years. I cannot wait to begin the greatest adventure yet with such an amazing group of women! Go Huskies!!”
Anelise Kim
Top Scores:
1m (6 dives): 267.85
3m (10 dives): 300.60
“I am super excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and athletic career at Northeastern! Thank you to my coaches, parents, and teammates who’ve supported me throughout all these years; this couldn’t have happened without you. Looking forward to joining such an amazing team. Go Huskies!”
Anna Verlander
Top Times:
100 free – 51.80
200 free – 1:51.83
100 back – 55.16
200 back – 2:00.69
“I am so excited to announce my verbal commitment to Northeastern University!!! I chose Northeastern because of their top academic standards, awesome swim team, and beautiful campus. I cannot wait to join them in 2022! GO HUSKIES!!!”
