La Salle’s Torrez Signs National Letter of Intent to Bryant University

La Salle senior, Samantha Torrez, signed a National Letter of Intent to swim for Bryant University, a private Liberal Arts University in Rhode Island. Bryant is an NCAA Division I university participating in the Northeast Conference. Torrez committed to the university two weeks before graduation on May 24, 2013.

Samantha was a key member of the first ever girls swim Division IV CIF championship in 2012. She was a three event winner at the 2012 CIF Finals (100 Fly, 100 Back, 400 Free Relay) and was the 2013 Del Rey League Champion in the 100 fly, 100 Back and 400 Free Relay. She was recently inducted into the La Salle Athletics Hall of Fame.

“We are very proud of Samantha,” commented Athletic Director Anthony Harris at the signing. He cautions that only two of 100 high school athletes will ever play in college and just one out of every 1000 high school athletes will receive a Division I scholarship. “Samantha has accomplished something very special here at La Salle,” he said.