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After committing to Indiana last November, the #11 ranked recruit in the class of 2024 Leah Shackley has changed her commitment to NC State. Shackley lives in Bedford, Pennsylvania, about a six-hour drive from Raleigh, NC.
The plans you make aren’t always the ones that are meant for you.
With that being said, I am thrilled to announce my verbal commitment to continue my athletic and academic career at NC State. I want to thank ever coach on the staff and @kyleponsler for this opportunity! I’m very thankful for my family’s and coaches support during this crazy process. Go Pack🐺❤️
Shackley most recently competed at Y-Nationals where she went four for four winning all of her individual events. She went best times in three of them, swimming a 50.96 100 fly, a 1:51.27 200 back, and a 1:54.63 200 fly. Her 100 fly also made her the #3 swimmer in the 15-16 age group of all time.
Shackley has shown improvement this past season as she has gone best times in all of her primary events this past SCY season:
| Times when Committing to IU | Times Now | |
| 100 back | 51.82 | 50.83 |
| 200 back | 1:53.45 | 1:51.27 |
| 100 fly | 53.06 | 50.96 |
| 200 fly | N/A | 1:54.63 |
Most notably, Shackley added the 200 fly to her event lineup this past season as there are no records to her swimming it prior to the 2023 calendar year.
The NC State women were fifth at NCAAs this past season. Shackley’s best times already have the potential to make a huge impact for the Wolfpack at NCAAs. Her best 200 back would have been seventh this past season at NCAAs. In addition, her best 100 back would have been sixth, her best 100 fly 11th, and her best 200 fly 12th.
Shackley will overlap with backstroke Kennedy Noble for two years as Noble just finished up her freshman year. Noble dropped over a second and a half off her 200 backstroke best time during her freshman year as she entered with a 1:51.91 and swam a 1:50.24 to win the ACC title.
Shackley will arrive in fall 2024 along with sprinter Erika Pelaez (#6 in the class), fellow sprinter Lily Christianson (#7), and IM/breaststroker Katya Ivanov (BOTR).
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No comment from Guerra?
Slightly related, but do we know the state of NCS’s pro group? I ask bc is there the chance that she will have training crossover with Berkoff if Berkoff stays and trains as a pro?
Berkoff will stay as a pro. And the pro group will get some more big names shortly. Could be a crazy training scene in Raleigh.
She’s following diehl supposedly. Decomitted very shortly after he committed to NC state…
she actually commit before he did. She just didnt post
Her, Palaez, and Winkler all have the same dryland coach. Not sure about Diehl but it looks like the 4 decided to go wherever as a tandem.
I think getting away from big 10 is a good choice. It seems like they only like to support the classic sports.
Congrats Leah! 🐺
I’m guessing the coach who left was heavily involved in her recruiting
Did she leave to coach somewhere else, or just done with coaching?
She was fired
She left on her own behalf… any sane person would leave IU in a heartbeat
That can be said these days about any Top 10 program. Best to her at NCS and hope best choice but stop bashing programs where people as 16-17 years of age change their mind. It’s part of late teen deal. Juniors shouldn’t do early commits to any place as not ready to do so.
I was talking about the coach that left
What I meant to say was 🐺📈💥🥇💪🏼👍🏼🎉
Carl… Just gonna leave that hanging? Wanna elaborate?
And why is she thanking Kyle Ponsler lol, something isn’t right here
Was an inside joke with diehl
The glazing is crazy
Because Kyle Ponsler runs sussyswimnews
sussy is still a thing?
How much $$$ NIL is NC State paying for this class? May it not blow up like the infamous 2022 Texas A&M class!