TERRE HAUTE, Ind. - Indiana State Track and Field has announced the addition of 29 student-athletes to the roster for the 2019-20 season, Program Director Angela Martin announced Tuesday.
 
Of the 29 incoming athletes, 15 will join the Sycamores from the state of Indiana, eight will be coming from Illinois, two from Georgia and one each from California, England, Kansas and Michigan.
 
Coach Martin on the Men's Class:
"This year's signing class includes young men that our staff believes can come in and make an immediate impact on our team. Each of them bring a competitiveness and excitement that we need to continue to build within our team culture. We have several nationally ranked athletes and I know they have high expectations. We have added some needed depth in several areas and I am excited to see what they can do as members of our Sycamore Family."
 
Dayton Black // Pole Vault // Charleston, Ill. // Charleston HS
PRs: Pole Vault - 15-04.00
 
Accomplishments:

• 2019 Illinois State Meet 2A: second place in the PV
• 2018 Illinois State Meet 2A: fifth place in the PV
• 2017 Illinois State Meet 2A: eighth place in the PV

 
Mitchell Conard // Multi // Noblesville, Ind. // Noblesville HS
PRs: Decathlon - 6,313 // Long Jump - 21-06.50 // Pole Vault - 13-00.00 // High Jump - 6-01.50 // 110m Hurdles - 15.58 // 1500m - 4:39.45 // 400m (split) - 48.91
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed third at the 2019 New Balance National Championships in the decathlon
• Finished ninth at the Indiana State meet in the 4x400.
• Fifth at the 2018 USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships in the decathlon; 1st at the 2018 USATF National Youth Outdoor Championships

 
Mitchell Hopf // Distance // Santa Claus, Ind. // Heritage Hills HS
PRs: 5K XC - 15:49 // 1600m - 4:25.55 // 3200m - 9:29.34
 
Accomplishments:

• 2019 Indiana Sectional Champ in the 3200m
• 2018 Indiana Sectional XC Champ

 
Bryan Keubeng // Jumps // Bolingbrook, Ill. // Illinois-Chicago // Plainfield East HS
PRs: High Jump - 6-06.25 // Long Jump - 23-10.00
 
Accomplishments:

• Ninth at the Indoor Horizon League Conference Championships in the high jump and long jump
• Fourth in the Long Jump at 2018 IL State meet

 
Conner Kiley // Sprints // Hoffman Estates, Ill. // Illinois-Chicago // Hoffman Estates HS
PRs: 200m - 22.61 // 400m - 48.96
 
Accomplishments:

• Redshirted the 2019 outdoor season
• Finished fifth at the Indoor Horizon League Conference Championships 400 meters and was a member of the 3rd place 4x 400m relay team
• Primarily a relay runner in high school

 
Jackson Krieg // Distance // Princeton, Ind. // Princeton HS
PRs: 5K XC - 15:44 // 1600m - 4:20.48 // 3200m - 9:47.51
 
Accomplishments:

• Finished 14th at the 2019 Indiana State meet in the 1600m
• 2018 State Meet XC Qualifier
• 2018 Regional Champion in XC

 
Kevin Krutsch // Sprints/Jump // Mishawaka, Ind. // Penn HS
PRs: 100m - 10.88 // High Jump - 6-09.25
 
Accomplishments:

• Second in the high jump at the Indiana State Championships (also Sectional and Regional Champ)
• Placed 14th in 2018

 
Lex Logan // Mid-Distance // Greenwood, Ind. // Greenwood Community HS
PRs: 400m - 49.99 // 1600m - 4:18.49 // 3200m - 9:43.37
 
Accomplishments:

• Finished 22nd at the 2019 Indiana State meet in the 400m

 
Emmanuel Odubanjo // Jumps // Manchester, England // Loreto College Ballarat
PRs: Triple Jump - 50-00.50
 
Accomplishments:

• 2018 Northern Athletics U20 Champion in the triple jump
• 2017 British Athletics League Division I champion in the triple jump

 
Logan Pietrzak // Distance // Veedersburg, Ind. // Fountain Central HS
PRs: 5K XC - 16:02 // 3200m - 9:30.93
 
Accomplishments:

• 59th at the 2018 XC State meet
• 2019 Sectional Champ in the 1600m and 3200m
• Sixth at the HSR Indoor Finals 1A-3A in the 3200m

 
Cole Powers // Distance // Fort Wayne, Ind. // Carroll HS
PRs: 5K XC - 15:11 // 800m - 1:56.78 // 1600m - 4:18.49 // 3200m - 9:43.37
 
Accomplishments:

• 2019 State qualifier in the 4x800m relay and 800m
• Placed 29th during the 2018 IN State XC Champs
• Placed 12th during the 2017 IN State Track and Field Meet in the 1600m
• 10th place at the 2016 State XC Championships; secured the team title in the same year

 
LeRoy Russell // Distance // McDonough, Ga. // Eagle's Landing HS
PRs: 800m - 1:56.50 // 1600m - 4:24.44 // 9:52.13
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed ninth in the 1600m and 5th in the 3200m at the Georgia 5A State Championships

 
Jamal Safo // Jumps/Sprints // Crete, Ill. / Crete-Monee HS
PRs: Long Jump - 25-00.00 // 60m - 6.91 // 100m - 10.88 // 200m - 22.09 // 400m - 49.85 // Triple Jump - 44-04.50
 
Accomplishments:

• Ranked eighth in the long jump nationally
• Placed first in the long jump, 4x100, 3rd in the 4x200, and 3rd in the 4x400 at the 2019 Illinois 3A State meet
• Placed sixth at the 2019 New Balance Nationals in the 4x200m, 15th in the long jump

 
Caine Wilson // Hurdles // Catlin, Ill. // Salt Fork HS
PRs: 300m Hurdles - 38.69 // 200m - 21.86 // 60m Hurdles - 8.44 // 110m Hurdles - 14.96 // 400m - 50.81
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed 2nd in the 2019 Illinois 1A State meet in the 200m, 2nd in the 300m hurdles, 3rd in the 110m Hurdles and 9th in the 4x100m relay
• Placed 3rd in the 2018 Illinois 1A State meet in the 300m hurdles
• Was a three-time state qualifier in the 300m hurdles.

 
Jhivon Wilson // Sprints // Lithonia, Ga. // Martin Luther King, Jr. HS
PRs: 100m - 10.57 // 200m - 21.27 // 400m - 49.97
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed second at the 2019 Georgia 6A State Championships in the 100m
• Also placed third in the 200m; 9th in the 4x100m relay

 
Coach Martin on the Women's Class:
"This is a strong class of women we have coming in. We worked hard to identify some important areas and found ladies that are the right fit for us. I know our coaches are excited to get them on campus and start working with them."
 
Cassidy Bagby // Distance // St. Joseph, Ill. // Saint Joseph-Ogden HS
PRs: 3 mile XC - 18:04 // 3200m - 11:43.86
 
Accomplishments:

• 2019 State Qualifier in the 3200m
• Placed 21st at IHSA 1A XC State Championships; team placed 5th
• Her 18:04 was a 20 second improvement and she did it at the state meet

Kelsey Bowlds // High Jump // Rockport, Ind. // South Spencer HS
PRs: High Jump - 5-07.00
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed fourth in the high jump at the 2019 Indiana State Championships

Jayla Bynum // Throws // Hutchinson, Kan. // Hutchinson Sr. HS
PRs: Shot Put - 42-04.25 // Discus - 132-09.75 // Javelin - 127-06
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed fourth at the 2019 Kansas 6A State Championship in the javelin and the shot put
• 2018 Kansas 6A Shot Put State Champion, placed second in discus and ninth in javelin

 
Lauren England // Throws // Terre Haute, Ind. // Terre Haute South Vigo HS
PRs: Shot Put - 42-03.00 // Discus - 143-08
 
Accomplishments:

• Fourth at the 2019 Midwest Meet of Champions in the discus
• Third at the Indiana State Championships in the discus and eighth in the shot put
• Ranked first in the state of Indiana in the Discus in 2019 outdoor season
• 2018 Sectional Champ in Shot Put & Discus
• Placed 14th during the 2018 Indiana State Track and Field Meet in shot put and placed 12th in discus

 
Faith Frye // Jumps/Sprints // Casey, Ill. // Casey-Westfield HS
PRs: Long Jump - 18-02.00 // 100m - 12.45 // 200m - 25.65
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed third in the 100m, ninth in the 200m and third in the long jump at the 2019 IL 1A State Championships
• 2018 state qualifier in the 100m, 200m and long jump
• Was a 2017 state qualifier in the 100m, 200m, 400m and long jump
• Was a 2016 state qualifier in the 200m and 400m

 
Iyanla Hunter // Sprints // Indianpolis, Ind. // Perry Meridian HS
PRs: 60m - 7.95 // 100m - 12.56 // 200m - 24.97 // 400m - 55.79
 
Accomplishments:

• Finished sixth at the 2019 Indiana State Championships in the 400m and eighth in the 4x400m relay
• 2018 Sectional & Regional Champ in the 400m and then finished State Runner-Up during the Indiana Track and Field Meet
• In the same meet, placed 11th in 200m
• 2018 State Runner-Up in the 4x400m relay

 
Brittnee James // Throws // Fort Wayne, Ind. // Homestead HS
PRs: Shot Put - 44-10.00 // Discus - 134-05
 
Accomplishments:

• 15th at the 2019 Indiana State meet in the shot put
• 2019 Sectional and Regional Champ in the shot put and discus
• Fifth at the 2019 HSR 4A-6A Indoor Championships
• 10th in the shot put and 24th in the discus at the 2018 Indiana State Championships

 
Avery Jones-Taylor // Sprints // Patoka, Ind. // Princeton Community HS
PRs: 400m - 58.06
 
Accomplishments:

• 2019 Regional and Sectional Champ in the 400m
• Finished 22nd at the 2019 IN State Championships
• 2018 Sectional Champ in the 400m, 4x800m and 4x400m relays as well as Regional Champ (400m)
• Placed 13th in the 400m during the 2018 Indiana Track and Field State Meet

 
Raven Moore // Sprints // Springfield, Ill. // Southeast HS
PRs: 100m - 12.04 // 200m - 24.63 // 400m - 55.45
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed fourth in the 100m, thirrd in the 200m, fourth in the 400m and 11th in the 4x100m relay at the 2019 IL 2A State Championships
• Placed second in the 400m during the 2018 Illinois State Meet 2A; placed 11th in the 200m
• During the 2017 Illinois 2A State Meet, Moore placed third in the 200m, fourth in the 400m and the 4x400m relayed finished fifth

 
Ayana Parchman // Hurdles // Indianapolis, Ind. // Lawrence Central HS
PRs: 100m - 12.04 // 200m - 24.63 // 400m - 55.45
 
Accomplishments:

• Fifth in the 100m hurdles and fifth in the 300m hurdles at the Midwest Meet of Champions
• Sixth in the 300m hurdles and 11th in the 100m hurdles at the 2019 Indiana State Meet.
• Second at the Indoor MIC Championships in the 60m hurdles

 
Claire Pittman // Jumps/Sprints // South Bend, Ind. // Washington HS
PRs: Long Jump - 19-02.50 // 60m - 7.84 // 100m - 12.32 // 200m - 25.94
 
Accomplishments:

• Fourth in the long jump and 14th in the 100m at the 2019 Indiana State Meet
• Secnd at the HSR 4A-6A Indoor Championships in the long jump
• 2018 Sectional & Regional Champ in long jump
• Placed seventh in the 2018 Indiana Track and Field State Meet in long jump

 
Daija Springer // Sprints // Avon, Ind. // Avon HS
PRs: 60m - 7.75 // 100m - 12.36 // 200m - 26.03
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed 17th in the 100m at the 2019 Indiana State Championships
• Placed fifth at the 2019 HSR Championships in the 60m
• During the 2018 Indiana Track and Field State Meet placed 19th in the 100m

 
Riley Tuerff // Hurdles // LaPorte, Ind. // LaPorte HS
PRs: 60m - 7.87 // 60m Hurdles - 9.08 // 100m Hurdles - 14.90 // 300m Hurdles - 45.14
 
Accomplishments:

• Placed ninth in the 300m hurdles and 19th in the 100m hurdles at the 2019 Indiana State Championships
• During the 2018 Indiana Track and Field State Meet placed 10th in 100m hurdles, 12th in the 300m hurdles, and 13th in the 4x100m relay

 
Reynei Wallace // Sprints // Clinton Township, Mich. // Chippewa Valley HS
PRs: 60m - 7.85 // 100m - 12.13 // 200m - 24.70 // 400m - 57.14
 
Accomplishments:

• 2019 State Qualifier in the 100m, 200m, 400m and 4x200m relay
• Ran a total of five races at the 2018 D1 Michigan State Meet: 10th in the 100m, 11th in the 4x200m relay, eighth in the 400m, sixth in the 200m
• At the 2017 D1 Michigan State Meet: 7th in the 4x200m relay, 11th in the 200m, 12th in the 400m

 
Jayla Williams // Hurdles // San Diego, Calif. // San Jose State // Torrey Pines HS
PRs: 60m - 8.02 // 60m Hurdles - 8.73 // 100m Hurdles - 14.42
 
Accomplishments:

• 2018 60m hurdles finalist in the Mountain West Conference
• A member of the fifth place 4x100m relay team at Mountain West Championships

 
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