NEW COMMIT: Hillsboro, Oregon standout Luke Thornbrue has announced his commitment to Notre Dame and will suit up for the Fighting Irish next fall.
Thornbrue does his club swimming with Hillsboro HEAT Swim Team and is a seven-time Winter Juniors (or faster) qualifier, which includes a trio of U.S. Open cuts. He had three best times at Junior Nationals this summer where his highest finish was an 11th-place showing in the 200m free. He finaled in three events at Juniors West last winter and placed seventh in the mile. The USA Swimming Scholastic All-American won the 400 IM at Oregon Seniors and posted five top-10 finishes at Federal Way Speedo Sectionals in March. Thornbrue also competed for Century High School at the Oregon 6A State Championships during his freshman season where he won the 200 free and 500 free.
He told Swimming World:
“I am thrilled to announce my commitment to the University of Notre Dame! I chose Notre Dame because of the schools outstanding academics, the teams family like atmosphere, and the schools energy and spirit. I am excited to be part of the Notre Dame family and I look forward to being involved in something so much bigger than myself. Go Irish!”
His best times include:
- 100 free – 45.35
- 200 free – 1:37.47
- 500 free – 4:24.95
- 1000 free – 9:06.92
- 1650 free – 15:11.07
- 400 IM – 3:58.52
- 100 fly – 50.22
When he arrives on campus, Thornbrue will have have two years of overlap with distance ace Zach Yeadon, who placed fourth in the mile at NCAAs last season and was a two-time ACC runner-up as a freshman. Although he currently sits just outside of scoring range at ACCs in his other primary events, Thornbrue’s best mile time would’ve scored in the top-18 at last season’s conference meet where the Fighting Irish took fourth overall in the team standings.
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Congratulations, Luke!! ??♂️
What a stud
Go Irish! ☘️