NCSA Qualifier Kailey Dela Cruz Heading To Drexel In Fall 2026

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Kailey Dela Cruz from Aurora, Illinois has introduced her dedication to proceed her tutorial and athletic careers at Drexel starting in fall 2026.

“I’m past excited and extremely grateful to announce my verbal dedication to proceed my tutorial and athletic profession at Drexel College! I’d prefer to thank God, my dad and mom, household, coaches, mates, and teammates for every of their fixed encouragement and assist by way of this journey. And a particular thanks to Coach Nathan and Coach Kile for giving me this superb alternative. GO DRAGONS!”

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Dela Cruz swims for Academy Bullets Swim Membership and completed her lengthy course season on the NCSA Championships. There she posted lifetime greatest instances within the 50 again with a 31.82 in addition to the 100 again with a 1:08.18. She additionally swam a 29.61 50 fly for one more greatest time.

She started her senior yr this fall at Rosary Excessive Faculty and posted season greatest instances final week on the MCAC Championships. These instances included a 24.56 within the 50 free and a 58.29 within the 100 again.

Dela Cruz’s Greatest Instances Are:

200 fly: 2:02.37
100 fly: 56.45
400 IM: 4:28.83
200 free: 1:54.40

The Drexel ladies completed sixth out of 9 groups on the 2025 Coastal Athletic Affiliation Championships with 730 factors. Present sophomore Brittany Corbett led the way in which with convention titles within the 500 free (4:48.38) and 1650 free (16:37.19).

Primarily based on her greatest instances, Dela Cruz has the potential to make a right away influence upon her arrival. Her greatest time within the 200 fly would have been seventh, becoming a member of Drexel’s Megan Ehrnfeldt within the ‘A’ last as Ehrnfeldt completed 2nd in a 2:00.43. Dela Cruz’s greatest time within the 100 fly and 400 IM greatest instances would have made the convention ‘C’ last. Ehrnfeldt is presently in her senior season so the 2 is not going to overlap however Dela Cruz will try to fill the hole with the loss.

Dela Cruz will arrive subsequent fall as a member of the category of 2030 together with Sophia Sileo-Magliari who primarily focuses on breaststroke.

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