Best Freshman Recruiting Class Of All Time?

Best Freshman Recruiting Class Of All Time?

The Cal Men's Swim Team is putting together one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time. Check out the swimmers who have committed below.

Sep 22, 2017
Best Freshman Recruiting Class Of All Time?
​Head coach ​Dave Durden​ and the California Golden Bears put together a ridiculously fast freshman class, snagging some of the hottest recruits of 2017 high school graduates. This class comes with the departure of an equally talented senior class that consisted of the following big timers:

​*all times denoted in short course yards*

Ryan Murphy
  • ​100 Back: 43.49
  • 200 Back: 1:35.73
  • 200 IM: 1:40.27
  • 50 Free: 19.54
  • 100 Free: 42.53
  • 200 Free: 1:35.76 
Long Gutierrez
  • 50 Free: 19.58
  • 100 Free: 42.97
  • 200 Free: 1:32.74
  • 500 Free: 4:19.56
  • 100 Fly: 45.80
  • 200 Fly: 1:43.02
Hunter Cobleigh
  • ​100 Breast: 52.63
  • 200 Breast: 1:53.51
Although it might not be possible to replace a 1:35.7 200 back or a 1:32.7 200 free, this recruiting class will certainly make an immediate impact. The Golden Bears are bringing in the top three, No. 8, No. 14, and No. 27 men's recruits of 2017...and then some. This has the potential to be one of the greatest recruiting classes of all time. Check out some of these high-school times below.

​*all times denoted in short course yards*​

T-No. 1 - Ryan Hoffer (Scottsdale, AZ)​
  • 50 Free: 18.71
  • 100 Free: 41.23
  • 200 Free: 1:35.27
  • 100 Back: 45.58
  • 100 Fly: 45.46
T-No. 1 - Daniel Carr (Colorado Springs, CO)
  • ​100 Back: 46.74
  • ​200 Back: 1:42.71
  • ​200 IM: 1:45.94
T-No. 1 - Bryce Mefford (El Dorado Hills, CA)
  • ​100 Back: 47.38
  • 100 Fly: 46.80
  • 50 Free: 19.90
  • 100 Free: 43.67
  • 200 IM: 1:45.46
  • 200 Back: 1:42.18
  • 200 Free: 1:34.66
No. 8 - Sean Grieshop (Cedar Park, TX)
  • ​​200 Free: 1:36.52
  • 500 Free: 4:15.53
  • 1000 Free: 8:51.27
  • 1650 Free: 14:45.40
  • 200 Breast: 1:58.85
  • 200 IM: 1:46.58
  • 400 IM: 3:44.30
No. 14 - Trenton Julian (Glendale, CA)
  • ​200 Freestyle: 1:36.21
  • 100 Fly: 47.88
  • 200 IM: 1:47.35
  • 200 Fly: 1:45.81
No. 27 - Jarod Hatch (Morgan Hill, CA)
  • 100 Fly: 47.42
  • 200 Fly: 1:47.05
  • 200 Free: 1:36.45


Cal has officially put the entire NCAA on alert.


Rankings via: (collegeswimming.com)

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