Alabama Track and Field Adds 12 to 2017-18 Recruiting Class
6/1/2017 10:24:00 AM | Track & Field, Cross Country
Incoming class brings talent and depth to all areas of the program
Alabama track and field head coach Dan Waters announced the signing of 12 additional student-athletes athletes to the Crimson Tide men's and women's 2017-18 recruiting classes.
The spring signees brings the combined 2017-18 class to 32 (17 men/15 women). Alabama signed 20Â student-athletes during the November 2016 signing period.
"I'm extremely excited about this year's signing class," head coach Dan Waters said. "This group provides depth in all disciplines and meets our goal of continuing to build the strongest all-around track & field program in the country."
Men's spring signees include Hayden Blalock (Distance/Charlotte, N.C.), Nathan Gamble (Distance/Raleigh, N.C.), Gilbert Kigen (Distance/Kipkaby, Kenya), Vincent Kiprop (Distance/Kericho, Kenya), Shelby McEwen (Jumps/Abbeville, Miss.), Andrew Powell (Distance/Brentwood, Tenn.), Jackson Reed (Distance/Summersville, WVa.), Henry Ruggs, III (Sprints/Montgomery, Ala.) and Jake Spotswood (Multi-events & Pole Vault/Mobile, Ala.).
They join fall signees Champion Allison (Sprints/Richmond, Texas), Santiago Basso (Throws/Roselle, Ill.), Alfred Chelanga (Nairobi, Kenya/Shorter University), Christian Edwards (Jumps/Lake Charles, La.), George Evans (Throws/Iverness, Scotland), Ryan Lipe (Pole Vault/Carmel, Ind.), Ruebin Walters (Hurdles/Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago) and Okeen Williams (Hurdles/St. Elizabeth, Jamaica).
The men's signing class includes four sprinters/hurdlers, seven distance runners, two jumpers, two throwers, one pole vaulter and one pole vault/multi-event specialist.
Women's spring signees include Maddie Dearborn (Distance/Yorkville, Ill.), Margot Dooley (Sprints/Evanston, Ill.) and Krystal Sparling (Sprints/Fort Lauderdale, Fla.).
They join previously signed Ameena Benselloum (Distance/Herndon, Va.), Isabel Caddo (Distance/Hoover, Ala.), Colleen Clancy (Pole Vault/Bulverde, Texas), Tamara Clark (Sprints/High Point, N.C.), Ashley Eavenson (Distance/Northport, Ala.), Daija Lampkin (Sprints/Middletown, Del.), Tamara Moncrieffe (Jumps/St. Ann, Jamaica), Mauricia Prieto (Sprints/Cochrane Village, Trinidad & Tobago), Kaylee Riley (Pole Vault/Bremen, Ga.), Jaimie Robinson (Jumps/Flossmoor, Ill.), Portious Warren (Throws/Matura, Trinidad & Tobago) and Demi Washington (Sprints/Clinton, Miss.)
The women's signing class includes six sprinters, four distance runners, two pole vaulters, two jumpers and one thrower.
Men
|
Name |
Event |
Hometown (High School/Previous School) |
|---|---|---|
|
Champion Allison |
Sprints |
Richmond, Texas (George Ranch) |
|
Santiago Basso |
Throws |
Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park) |
|
Hayden Blalock |
Distance |
Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) |
|
Distance |
Nairobi, Kenya (Shorter University) |
|
|
Christian Edwards |
Jumps |
Lake Charles, La. (Washington-Marion) |
|
Nathan Gamble |
Distance |
Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road) |
|
Gilbert Kigen |
Distance |
Kipkaby, Kenya (Eldort/Central Arizona) |
|
Vincent Kiprop |
Distance |
Kericho, Kenya (Londiani Boys High School/Missouri Southern) |
|
Ryan Lipe |
Pole Vault |
Carmel, Ind. (Carmel) |
|
Shelby McEwen |
Jumps |
Abbeville, Miss. (Oxford/Northwest Mississippi Community College) |
|
Andrew Powell |
Distance |
Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy/Texas) |
|
Jackson Reed |
Distance |
Summersville, WVa. (Nicholas County) |
|
Henry Ruggs III |
Sprints |
Montgomery, Ala. (Lee) |
|
Jake Spotswood |
Multi-Events |
Daphne, Ala. (McGill-Toolen) |
|
Keitavious Walter |
Sprints |
Ruston, La. (Hinds County Community College) |
|
Sprints/Hurdles |
Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago (Central Arizona) |
|
|
Okeen Williams |
Sprints/Hurdles |
St. Elizabeth, Jamaica (South Plains) |
* Spring 2017 enrollee
Women
| Name | Event | Hometown (High School/Previous School) |
|---|---|---|
| Ameena Benselloum | Distance | Herndon, Va. (Westfield) |
| Isabel Caddo | Distance | Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park) |
| Colleen Clancy | Pole Vault | Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley) |
| Tamara Clark | Sprints | High Point, N.C. (High Point Central) |
| Maddie Dearborn | Distance | Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville) |
| Margot Dooley | Sprints | Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy) |
| Ashley Eavenson | Distance | Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County) |
| Daija Lampkin | Sprints | Middletown, Del. (Middletown) |
| Tamara Moncrieffe | Jumps | St. Ann, Jamaica (Holmwood/New Mexico Junior College) |
| Mauricia Prieto | Sprints | Cochrane Village, Trinidad & Tobago (South Plains) |
| Kaylee Riley | Pole Vault | Bremen, Ga. (Bremen) |
| Jaimie Robinson | Jumps | Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor) |
| Krystal Sparling | Sprints | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas/New Mexico Junior College) |
| Portious Warren | Throws | Matura, Trinidad & Tobago (Central Arizona) |
| Demi Washington | Sprints | Clinton, Miss. (Clinton) |
Men
Champion Allison, Richmond, Texas (George Ranch)
Ran the opening leg on the United States' gold medal-winning 4x400-meter relay at the 2016 IAAF Junior World Championships in Poland ... University Interscholastic League 6A state champion as a senior in 2017 and 5A state champion as a junior in 2016 in the 400 meters ... anchored George Ranch's 4x400-meter relay state championship team in 2017 ... also anchored the 4x100-meter relay team that finished fourth at the 2017 state championships ... won the 100 meters and 200 meters at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Championships and was voted Athlete of the Meet for his performance.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 6.96
100 Meters: 10.44
200 Meters: 20.71
400 Meters: 45.87
Santiago Basso, Roselle, Ill. (Lake Park)
Fourth in the discus and fifth in the shot put at the 2016 USA Track & Field Junior Championships competing for DuPage Track Club ... also qualified for junior nationals in the hammer throw ... finished third in the javelin at the Illinois Junior Championships ... finished first in the discus, second in the shot put, third in the javelin and third in the hammer throw at the USATF Region 7 Championships.
Personal Bests
Shot Put: 61-1 (18.61m)
Discus: 185-6 (56.54m)
Hayden Blalock, Charlotte, N.C. (Providence)
Member of three conference and regional cross country championship teams at Providence High School ... conference cross country champion and team MVP as a senior in 2016 ... All-State in the indoor 1,600 meters as senior in 2017 ... school record-holder in the indoor 3,200 meters ... also played club soccer in high school.
Personal Bests
Mile: 4:22.23
3,200 Meters: 9:37.33
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 15:59.00
Alfred Chelanga, Nairobi, Kenya (Shorter University)
Transfer from Shorter University who began competing during the 2017 indoor season ... Alabama record holder in the 10,000 meters (28:04.98) ... in addition to his school 10,000-meter record, he owns two of the 10 fastest outdoor 5,000-meter times, three of the 10 fastest indoor 5,000-meter times and one of the 10 fastest indoor 3,000-meter times in UA history ... NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships qualifier in the 10,000 meters ... won the 10,000 meters at the 2017 SEC Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... earned indoor All-America honors in the 5,000 meters with a fifth place finish at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Alabama's high point scorer at the 2017 SEC Indoor Championships with 14 points ... earned 2017 indoor All-SEC honors in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters ... while at Shorter, he was the individual champion at the NCAA Division II Cross Country Championships in 2015 and the runner-up at the 2016 championships ... NCAA Division II South Region champion in 2015
Personal Bests
1,500 Meters (Outdoor): 3:49.11
Mile (Indoor): 4:15.67
3,000 Meters (Indoor): 8:02.30
5,000 Meters (Indoor): 13:48.12
10,000 Meters: 28:04.95*
8,000 Meters (Cross Country): 23:47.4
10,000 Meters (Cross Country): 29:36.3
* Alabama school record
Christian Edwards, Lake Charles, La. (Washington-Marion)
Three-time state champion in the high jump (2015, 2016 and 2017) ... state champion in the triple jump as a senior in 2017 ... state runner-up in the triple jump in 2015 and 2016 ... finished third in the state in the long jump in 2016 ... also a member of the Washington-Marion basketball team that reached the state finals in 2016 and won the state tournament in 2017.
Personal Bests
High Jump: 7-0 (2.13m)
Long Jump: 22-4 1/2 (6.81m)
Triple Jump: 51-5 (15.67m)
George Evans, Inverness, Scotland (Strathallan School)
Finalist in the discus at the 2016 IAAF Junior World Championships in Poland ... finished third in the discus at the 2015 IAAF World Youth Championships in Colombia ... finished second in the discus at the 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Western Samoa ... Scottish Schools record holder in the discus (181-8) and the indoor (60-0 1/2) and outdoor shot put (56-3 1/4).
Personal Bests
Shot Put: 59-2 3/4 (18.05m)
Discus (1.75 kg): 198-0 (60.37m)
Nathan Gamble, Raleigh, N.C. (Leesville Road)
Indoor all-state selection in the 3,200 meters in 2016 and 2017 ... cross country all-state honoree as a senior in 2016 ... school record holder in the 3,200 meters indoors and outdoors ... five-time team MVP in track and field and two-time team MVP in cross country ... Cap-8 Conference champion in the outdoor 3,200 meters in 2017 ... Cap-8 cross country champion as a senior in 2016 ... ran his first full marathon as a 13-year-old ... member of the National Honor Society.
Personal Bests
1,600 Meters: 4:21.46
3,200 Meters: 9:21.65
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 15:38.00
Gilbert Kigen, Kipkaby, Kenya (Eldoret/Central Arizona College)
The most decorated junior college runner in NJCAA history ... won nine individual NJCAA track and field championships – back-to-back titles in 2016 and 2017 in the 5,000 and 10,000 outdoors and the 5,000 and 3,000 indoors as well as the indoor mile championship in 2017 - and two individual NJCAA cross country championships running for Central Arizona College.
Personal Bests
800 Meters: 1:53.43
1,500 Meters: 3:47.77
Mile: 4:04.50
3,000 Meters: 8:20.32
5,000 Meters: 13:53.61
10,000 Meters: 29:33.19
8,000 Meters (Cross Country): 23:37.90
Vincent Kiprop, Kericho, Kenya (Londiani Boys High School/Missouri Southern State University)
Transfer from NCAA Division II Missouri Southern State University ... won back-to-back Division II outdoor 10,000 meters titles and the 2017 Division II indoor 5,000 meters championships ... also won the 2016 Division II Cross Country crown ... two-time USTFCCCA Outdoor Regional Track & Field Athlete of the Year and 2017 USTFCCCA Indoor Regional Athlete of the Year at MSSU ... earned 2016 USTFCCCA National Division II Cross Country Athlete of the Year honors ... two-time USTFCCCA National Scholar-Athlete of the Year ... holds MSSU school records in the 3,000 meters and 5,000 meters indoors and the 1,500 meters, 5,000 meters and 10,000 meters outdoors.
Personal Bests
1,500 Meters: 3:45.52
3,000 Meters: 7:57.49
5,000 Meters: 13:42.42
10,000 Meters: 28:19.94
3,000-Meter Steeplechase: 9:17.12
8,000 Meters (Cross Country): 23:03.60
10,000 Meters (Cross Country): 29:07.40
Ryan Lipe, Carmel, Ind. (Carmel)
State champion in the pole vault as a junior in 2016 ... Region 7 runner-up in the 100 meters and pole vault in 2017 to qualify for the IHSAA state championships ... finished third in the state in the pole vault as a sophomore in 2015 ... also a member of Carmel's sectional champion 4x100-meter relay team ... helped lead Carmel to the Indiana state outdoor championship in 2015 ... three-time state qualifier in the pole vault.
Personal Bests
Pole Vault: 17-0 (5.18m)
100 Meters: 10.57
Shelby McEwen, Abbeville, Miss. (Oxford/Northwest Mississippi Community College)
Transfer from Northwest Mississippi Community College where he was a member of the Rangers' basketball team ... member of four state championship track teams at Oxford High School ... 2015 Mississippi state champion in the high jump ... New Balance All-American in 2015.
Personal Bests
High Jump: 7-3 3/4 (2.23m)
Long Jump: 23-2 (7.06m)
Andrew Powell, Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood Academy/University of Texas)
Transfer from the University of Texas ... Tennessee state champion in 800m as a senior ... helped lead Brentwood Academy to Tennessee state championships in cross country and track & field as a junior and senior ... member of the Brentwood Academy squad that set the Tennessee state championship meet record for points scored ... led Brentwood Academy to runner-up finishes at state championship as a sophomore in cross country and track & field ... all-state in both cross country and track & field as a junior and senior ... school record holder in 800m at 1:53.21.
Personal Bests
800 Meters: 1:53.21
1,600 Meters: 4:19.4
Jackson Reed, Summersville, WVa. (Nicholas County)
West Virginia Class A-AA state cross country champion as a senior in 2016 ... Class AA state champion in the 800 meters, 3,200 meters and runner-up in the 1,600 meters as a junior in 2016 ... member of Nicholas County's state championship 4x400-meter relay team in 2015 and 2016 ... finished fourth in the 1,600 meters and sixth in the 3,200 meters at the 2017 state championships.
Personal Bests
1,600 Meters: 4:23.90
3,200 Meters: 9:31.11
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 16:06.00
Henry Ruggs III, Montgomery, Ala. (Lee)
Alabama Class 7A state champion in the 100 meters as a senior in 2017 with a time of 10.58 ... first in the 100 meters 7A sectionals in a personal-best 10.53 to qualify for the state meet ... anchored Lee's 4x100-meter relay that finished fourth in the 7A sectionals in 43.24 ... Crimson Tide football signee who ranked as the No. 2 player in Alabama as a senior ... accounted for 20 touchdowns receiving, rushing and on returns and threw three touchdowns as a quarterback in 2016.
100 Meters: 10.53
Jake Spotswood, Daphne, Ala. (McGill-Toolen)
Alabama 2017 7A outdoor pole vault and high jump state champion and indoor pole vault state champion at McGill-Toolen ... posted a personal-best score of 6,853 to win the Alabama state decathlon title as a senior in 2017 ... also finished sixth in the long jump at the state outdoor championships in 2017.
Personal Bests
100 Meters: 11.68
400 Meters: 51.56
1,500 Meters: 4:44.97
110-Meter Hurdles: 16.01
Shot Put: 42-0 3/4 (12.82m)
Discus: 100-9 (30.70m)
High Jump: 6-6 (1.98m)
Pole Vault: 16-10 (5.13m)
Long Jump: 22-3 1/4 (6.80m)
Javelin: 136-3 (41.52m)
Decathlon: 6,853
Keitavious Walter, Ruston, La. (Hinds County Community College)
Transfer from Hinds County Community College … two-time NJCAA 60 meters champion, taking the crown as a freshman in 2016 with a time of 6.62 and repeating in 2017 with time of 6.64 … won the 200 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in 20.94 … Won the 200 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in 20.76 and was a member of Hinds County's NJCAA-champion 4x100-meter relay … finished fourth in the 100 meters in 10.21 and sixth in the 200 meters in 20.76 at the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 6.59
100 Meters: 9.98
200 Meters (Outdoor): 20.43
200 Meters (Indoor): 20.91
Ruebin Walters, Diego Martin, Trinidad & Tobago (Central Arizona College)- Spring Enrollee
Transfer from Central Arizona College who began competing for the Tide during the 2017 indoor season ... qualified for the 2017 NCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships in the 110-meter hurdles ... earned 2017 NCAA Indoor All-America honors with a fifth-place finish for the Tide in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2017 NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships on March 11 ... won the 110-meter hurdles and 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... won the 60-meter hurdles at the 2016 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... Trinidad & Tobago national youth record holder in the 110-meter hurdles (12.49) ... finished sixth in the 110-meter hurdles at the 2015 IAAF Junior World Championships in Eugene, Ore. ... competed for Trinidad & Tobago at the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championships in Spain and the 2011 IAAF World Youth Championships in France.
Personal Bests
60-Meter Hurdles: 7.72
110-Meter Hurdles: 13.39
400-Meter Hurdles: 50.68
Okeen Williams, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica (South Plains College)
Transfer from South Plains College ... won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2016 and 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... was a member of South Plains' NJCAA-winning 4x400-meter relay team at the 2016 championships and runner-up team in 2017 ... ran on South Plains' 4x100-meter relay that finished fourth at the 2017 NJCAA championships ... also earned All-America honors in the 100 meters ... competed in the 400-meter hurdles for Jamaica at the 2013 IAAF Youth World Championships in Ukraine and the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championships in Eugene, Ore.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 6.88
100 Meters: 10.21
200 Meters: 21.10
400 Meters: 46.64
600 Meters: 1.17.98
400-Meter Hurdles: 50.02
Women
Ameena Benselloum, Herndon, Va. (Westfield)
Third in the 1,000 meters at the 2017 VHSL Group 6A Indoor State Championships ... district champion in the 800 meters and member of the all-state 4x800 relay quartet at Westfield High School as a junior in 2016 ... personal bests of 2:14.22 in the 800 meters, 5:11.01 in the 1,600 meters and 18:55 in the 5,000 meters.
Personal Bests
800 Meters: 2:14.22
1,600 Meters: 5:11.01
3,200 Meters: 11:57.94
5,000 Meters: 18:55
Isabel Caddo, Hoover, Ala. (Spain Park)
State qualifier at Spain Park in the indoor and outdoor 1,600 meters as a junior and senior in 2016 and 2017 ... state qualifier in the indoor and outdoor 800 meters as a junior and outdoor 800 meters as a junior ... state qualifier in cross country as a junior and senior in 2015 and 2016 ... ran a personal-best 2:25.39 in the 800 meters at the 2016 state sectional meet ... ran a personal best of 5:26.57 in the 1,600 meters at the 2016 state championships.
Personal Bests
400 Meters: 1:02
800 Meters: 2:19.64
1,600 Meters: 5:14.12
Mile: 5:26
5,000 Meters: 18:54
Colleen Clancy, Bulverde, Texas (Smithson Valley)
University Interscholastic League Class 6-A state champion in the pole vault as a senior in 2017 ... three-time district and area champion and two-time regional champion and state runner-up in the pole vault at Smithson Valley High School ... finished fifth and third, respectively, in the high school pole vault at the Texas Relays in 2016 and 2017 ... second and sixth, respectively, in the pole vault at the 2016 and 2017 New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Personal Bests
Pole Vault: 13-7 (4.14m)
Tamara Clark, High Point, N.C. (High Point Central)
AAU national champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2016 ... two-time NCHSAA 4A outdoor state champion in the 100 meters and 200 meters in 2016 and 2017 ... state champion as a member of High Point Central's 4x100-meter relay and runner-up with the 4x400-meter relay as a senior in 2017 ... two-time NCHSAA 4A indoor state champion in the 55 meters and 300 meters in 2016 and 2017 ... indoor state champion in the 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay in 2017 ... school record-holder in the 100 and 200.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 7.57
100 Meters: 11.52
200 Meters (Outdoors): 23.44
200 Meters (Indoors): 23.88
400 Meters: 56.36
Maddie Dearborn, Yorkville, Ill. (Yorkville)
Member of two state championship cross country squad and one state cross country runner-up at Yorkville High School ... earned cross country all-state honors in 2015 ... three-time state qualifier in track & field.
Personal Bests
1,600 Meters: 5:11
3,200 Meters: 11:06.35
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 18:32.00
Margot Dooley, Evanston, Ill. (Loyola Academy)
Holds school records at 600 meters, 800 meters and as a member of the 4x800-meter relay at Loyola Academy ... finished third in the 800 meters at the 2017 IHSA 3A state championships, the best finish in any event at the state championships in school history ... team MVP as a junior in 2016 ... member of the National Honor Society and French Honors Society.
Personal Bests
400 Meters: 1:01.36
800 Meters: 2:14.43
1,600 Meters: 5:28.89
Ashley Eavenson, Northport, Ala. (Tuscaloosa County)
Finished 10th at the AHSAA 7A state cross country championships as a senior in 2016 ... cross country all-state selection in 2016 ... Wagner's 2016 Female Cross Country Runner of the Year ... two-time outdoor state qualifier in the 1,600 meters and 3,200 meters ... three-time indoor state qualifier in the 1,600 meters and two-time indoor qualifier in the 800 meters and 3,200 meters ... holds school records at 800 meters, 1,600 meters, mile, 3,200 meters, 2-mile and 5,000 meters.
Personal Bests
800 Meters: 2:24.96
1,600 Meters: 5:14.09
Mile: 5:20.10
3,200 Meters: 11:18.42
5,000 Meters: 18:53
Daija Lampkin, Middletown, Del. (Middletown)
State champion in the indoor 55 meters, outdoor 100 meters and indoor and outdoor 200 meters as a senior in 2017 ... state champion in the indoor and outdoor 200 meters and 400 meters, outdoor 100 meters and indoor 55 meters as a junior in 2016 ... state record-holder in the 200 meters (23.68) ... school record-holder in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 55 meters and 60 meters.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 7.42
100 Meters: 11.52
200 Meters: 23.63
400 Meters: 53.93
Tamara Moncrieffe, St. Ann, Jamaica (Holmwood Tech/New Mexico Junior College)
Transfer from New Mexico Junior College ... competed for Jamaica at the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championships and 2013 IAAF Youth World Championships ... won the triple jump at the 2016 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... finished second in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... third in the NJCAA outdoor triple jump and fourth in the long jump in 2016.
Personal Bests
Long Jump: 20-6 1/4 (6.25m)
Triple Jump: 44-9 (13.63m)
Mauricia Prieto, Cochrane Village, Trinidad & Tobago (South Plains College)
Transfer from South Plains College ... member of Trinidad & Tobago's 4x100-meter relay team that set the meet record at the Central America & Caribbean Junior Championships and finished fourth at the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championships ... finished third in the 200 meters, 10th in the 100 meters and second in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... finished sixth in the 100 meters and third in the 200 meters at the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... also ran on South Plains' 4x100 and 4x400-meter relay teams that finished first and second respectively.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 7.82
100 Meters: 11.35
200 Meters: 23.61
400 Meters: 55.67
Kaylee Riley, Bremen, Ga. (Bremen)
Three-time Georgia state champion in the pole vault ... won the pole vault in the Emerging Elite division at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Championships with a meet record of 12-4 3/4 ... finished third at the USA Track & Field Junior Championships ... personal best of 12-9.
Personal Bests
Pole Vault: 12-9 (3.88m)
Jaimie Robinson, Flossmoor, Ill. (Homewood-Flossmoor)
Illinois state champion in the long jump, triple jump and 200 meters as a senior in 2017 ... set an Illinois all-class record with her winning triple jump mark of 42-8 1/2 (13.01m) ... scored 36 of her school's 43 points at the 2017 state meet to lead the team to a second-place finish ... third in the triple jump at the 2016 New Balance Outdoor Nationals with a jump of 41-10 1/2 ... also finished third in the triple jump and fifth in the long jump at the 2016 Illinois Class 3A Championships ... finished fourth in the triple jump at the 2016 New Balance Indoor Nationals.
Personal Bests
Long Jump: 20-0 (6.09m)
Triple Jump: 42-8 1/2 (13.01m)
Krystal Sparling, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas/New Mexico Junior College)
Transfer from New Mexico Junior College ... finished second in the 60 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... indoor personal bests of 7.36 in the 60 meters and 23.61 in the 200 meters ... the 60-meter time is a New Mexico Junior College school record ... Florida 4A state champion in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay and state runner-up in the 200 meters as a senior in 2015 ... state champion in the 4x100-meter relay and runner-up in the 100 meters as a junior in 2014.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 7.36
100 Meters: 11.36
200 Meters: 23.02
Portious Warren, Matura, Trinidad & Tobago (Central Arizona College)
Transfer from Central Arizona College ... two-time NJCAA indoor national champion in the shot put (2016-17) ... won the shot put at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... finished fourth in the shot put and ninth in the javelin at the 2016 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... fourth in the weight throw at the 2016 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... competed for Trinidad & Tobago in the shot put at the 2016 NCAC U23 Championships in El Salvador, the 2014 IAAF Junior World Championships in Eugene, Oregon and the 2013 IAAF Youth World Championships in Ukraine.
Personal Bests
Shot Put: 55-5 1/2 (16.90m)
Weight Throw: 56-6 (17.24m)
Demi Washington, Clinton, Miss. (Clinton)
MHSAA 6A outdoor state champion in the 100 meters (11.88) and 200 meters (23.87) and state runner-up in the long jump (17-11; 5.46m) as a senior in 2017 ... second in the 200 meters (24.50) and seventh in the 100 meters (12.23) at the USA Track and Field Junior National Championships ... state champion in the 100 meters (11.81) and 200 meters (24:06) at the 2016 Mississippi 6A State Championships as a freshman in 2014 ... state runner-up in the 100 meters (11.88) and 200 meters (24.67) as a junior in 2016.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 7.53
100 Meters: 11.21
200 Meters: 23.87
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