Nov. 9, 2006

Myles Poster (Queensbury, N.Y.) committed to the University of Maryland for 2007-08 signing a National Letter of Intent today, Thursday, November 9. Next season, he will join Andy Mears (Sterling, Va.) and Nick Cordes (Cedar Falls, IA) as members of the 2007-08 Maryland swimming and diving freshman class. Mears and Cordes signed with Maryland on Wednesday.

Myles Poster:

Myles Poster (Queensbury, N.Y.) is an eight-time YMCA All-American, a third-place finisher in the 200-yard butterfly at the 2006 YMCA Long Course Nationals, a nine-time YMCA New York State Champion, and a Junior National Qualifier in the 200 fly. He is an honor roll student at Queensbury High School and currently swims for the Glens Fall YMCA Gators. His primary events and top times include: 200 fly (2:09.20 LCM, 1:55.49SCY), 200 backstroke (2:11.89 LCM), and 100 fly (58.74 LCM). On his decision to come to Maryland, Poster says, "I chose Maryland becauseof the excellent academic reputationalong with the chance to work with what I believe is one of the best up-and-coming coaching staffs in the country."

Coach Durden on Poster: "We have just been excited to recruit Myles over the past couple of months. Myles has competed at our Epply Natatorium here on campus many times, so this is a homecoming of sorts for him. We look to continue the improvements that Myles has made in his swimming over the past couple of years specifically in the butterfly events."