North Carolina HS State Runner-Up Mason Hetzell Commits to UNC-Wilmington

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North Carolina Excessive Faculty State runner-up Mason Hetzell has lately introduced his resolution to stay in-state, sending his verbal dedication to the College of North Carolina Wilmington. Hetzell is coming into his senior 12 months at Corinth Holders Excessive Faculty in Wendell. He’s anticipated to reach in Wilmington forward of the 2023-2024 season.

I’m excited to announce my verbal dedication to swim and research on the College of North Carolina Wilmington. I’d prefer to thank my household, buddies, and coaches for serving to me get this far in my journey, GO SEAHAWKS!

Hetzell presently trains and competes with the Marlins of Raleigh. His main occasions are the 100 and 200 breaststroke, and he additionally makes a speciality of fly and IM. Hetzell is a Futures championships finalist and a Speedo Summer season Juniors qualifier.

Finest Occasions SCY:

• 100 breast- 54.77
• 200 breast- 2:01.59
• 100 fly- 49.26
• 200 fly- 1:51.11
• 200 IM- 1:51.33
• 400 IM- 4:05.98

On the NCHSAA 4A (largest faculties) State Championships, Hetzell competed within the 100 breast and 100 fly. He certified for the A-final in each. Within the 100 breast, he lowered his finest time in each prelims and finals, finally putting second in a time of 55.90. Hetzell completed fifth total within the 100 fly, narrowly lacking his finest in 49.94

In March 2022, on the Speedo Sectionals meet in Cary, N.C., Hetzell rattled off a trio of non-public finest instances in his main occasions, clocking 54.77 within the 100 breast, 2:01.59 within the 200 breast, and 49.26 within the 100 fly.

Most lately, Hetzell competed on the Speedo Summer season Junior Nationwide Championships. There, he swam the 100 breast, 200 breast, and 200 fly (all LCM), setting a number of finest instances. His highest end was 56th within the 100 breast which he completed in 1:05.12, simply .10 off his private finest. He dropped almost two seconds within the 200 breast, going 2:24.22 and ending 68th. Lastly, within the 100 fly, Hetzell dropped just below half a second to complete 89th with a 56.50.

UNC-Wilmington is a Division I swim program that competes as a part of the Colonial Athletic Affiliation (CAA) Convention. The Seahawk males captured their 14th Convention Championship title in program historical past, marking their first win since 2014. It was head coach Bobby Guntoro’s first championship title, because it was solely his second season main the Seahawks. 

Heading into his last 12 months of highschool, Hetzell already owns CAA-scoring instances. Within the 100 breaststroke, his finest time would have positioned him seventh total final 12 months, and second for UNC-Wilmington. Within the 200 breast he would have been eleventh total and third among the many Seahawks.

Final season’s prime breastroker, Gianmichel D’Alessandro, was a graduate pupil final season and used up his last 12 months of eligibility, that means Hetzell would presently be the highest 100 breaststroker on the workforce. Within the 200 breast, the second-fastest time is held by present sophomore Aiden Duffy, who might be a junior when Hetzell arrives.

Hetzell seems to be the primary males’s recruit to decide to UNC-Wilmington’s class of 2027.

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