Michael Cotter, Aaron Shackell Highlight 107 Men Already In Transfer Portal
03/19/2025 02:11 PM
By Anya Pelshaw on SwimSwam
The transfer portal has opened for men's swimming and diving and a flood of athletes have already entered as of Wednesday morning.
With roster cuts already taking place, the transfer portal is expected to flood, and this morning's rush already shows that.
Morning/Lunch Update:
107 men have already entered the transfer portal this morning. Highlighting the list is Michael Cotter and Aaron Shackell, both of which transferred into Texas for this season. Shackell has already left Austin and is training with his club team in Carmel, Indiana while Cotter arrived from NC State but did not swim at SECs this season.
They are two out of the eight athletes from Texas to enter the portal so far for the Longhorns. Other names from Texas include Tanner Braunton, Max Hatcher, Jeremy Kelly, Lukas Stibrich, Landon D’Ariano, and Tyler Quarterman. Kelly was a BOTR ranked recruit in the boys high school class of 2024 while D’Ariano was an honorable mention in the class. Neither swam at SECs.
Auburn leads the way with 14 men already in the portal. The team also has the most women in the portal.
The 14 from Auburn include Avery Henke, David Hatt, Aidan Clements, James Allison, Jack Ailshire, Aidan Siers, Britton Spann, Isaac Lee, Alexander Just, Travis Keith, Tate Cutler, Andrew Commins, and Benjamin Chateigner. Travis Keith notably scored seven points as a diver for the team at SECs.
Indiana has nine men in the portal with Saadeddin Saadeddin, Leonardo Pelaez, Lucas Byrd, Harrison Herrera, Wilson Tuttle, William Raches, Ian Everett, Benson Wong, and Ryder Androsky. None of the men competed at Big Tens last month.
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