Alabama Finalizes 2024-25 Roster

Alabama Finalizes 2024-25 Roster

8/28/2024 5:59:00 PM | Track & Field, Cross Country

The Crimson Tide will welcome 37 newcomers to The Capstone

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track and field finalized its 2024-25 roster Wednesday, as 37 newcomers are set to arrive to The Capstone for the upcoming cross country/track and field seasons.

The Crimson Tide class covers 11 states and nine different countries.

2024-25 Newcomers | Alabama Track & Field, Cross Country

Katelyn Adel | Multi | Zurich, Switzerland | Allgemeine Berufsschule Zurich

2024 U23 Combined Events champion
2023 seventh-place finisher in the heptathlon at the European U23 Championships
Personal bests: 6,092 points in the heptathlon; 4,328 points in the indoor pentathlon

Mitchell Allen | Jumps | Birmingham, Ala. | South Plains College

6^th-place finisher at NJCAAA indoor and outdoor meets in triple jump
Personal bests: 15.21m in the triple jump; 6.89m in the long jump

Jordon Bray | Distance/XC | Calera, Ala. | Barton Community College

2024 6A outdoor state champion in the 400m
2023 6A Alabama outdoor state champion in the 800m
Personal bests: 2:09.24 in the 800m; 55.49 in the 400m

Denver Cash | Sprints | Hoover, Ala. | Hoover HS

2024 Alabama state runner-up in the 300m hurdles
2024 Alabama state runner-up in the 60m hurdles
Personal bests: 37.46 in the 300-meter hurdles; 13.79 in the 110m hurdles

Joe'Lissa Coe | Hurdles and 800m | Madison County, Ala. | Bob Jones HS

Competed in the 300m hurdles, the 400m and the 800m at the Alabama state meet
State runner-up in the 300m hurdles
Personal bests: 45.29 in the 300m hurdles; 2:17.97 in the 800m

Donald Chiyangwa | Sprints | Harare, Zimbabwe | New Mexico Junior College

2023, 2024 NJCAA national champion in the 400m
New Mexico JC school record holder: indoor 400m, outdoor 400m, outdoor 4x400m relay
2021 Zimbabwe junior national champion
Personal bests: 20.20 in the 200m; 45.06 in the 400m

Christopher Crawford | Throws | Canaan, Trinidad & Tobago | Barton Community College

2024 NJCAA indoor bronze medalist in the weight throw
2023 NJCAA outdoor runner-up in shot put
Accumulated 14 top-10 finishes during the 2024 indoor and outdoor seasons, spanning across shot put, discus, hammer throw and weight throw
Personal bests: 59.53m in the discus; 18.40m in the shot put

Harry Crosby | Multi | Winchester, United Kingdom | South Plains College

2024 NJCAA bronze medalist in the decathlon
2024 NJCAA runner-up in the indoor pentathlon
Personal bests: 7,073 points in the decathlon; 5,270 points in the heptathlon

RJ Decker | Throws | Otisville, N.Y. | Manhattan College

2024 NCAA Second Team All-American in the hammer throw
2023, 2024 MAAC outdoor conference champion in the hammer throw
2023 MAAC indoor conference champion in the weight throw
Personal bests: 67.04m in the hammer throw; 20.53m in the weight throw

Peter Diebold | Sprints/Middle Distance | Weston, Mass. | Harvard

Ran on NCAA qualifying 4x400-meter relay
2024 silver medalist in the 800m at the Ivy League Championships
Personal bests: 48.40m in the 400m; 1:48.73 in the 800m

Addison Dorenkamp | Distance/XC | West Des Moines, Iowa | Valley HS

2024 Iowa Gatorade Runner of the Year
2024 2-mile Champion at Nike Outdoor Nationals
Second in the 5,000m at the 2024 Nike Outdoor Nationals
2023 Iowa Cross Country state champion
2023 state champion in both the 1500m and 3,000m
Personal bests: 4:21 in the 1,500m; 9:23 in the 3,000m; 16:31 in the 5,000m

Franziska Drexler | Distance/XC | Hutthurm, Germany | Johannes Gutenberg Grammar School Waldkirchen

U20 World Championships qualifier - 2024
Second at German U20 Championships over 3,000m outdoors – 2024
Ninth at U20 European XC Championships - 2023
Second at German U18 Championships over 3,000m indoors – 2023
Third at German U18 Championships over 5,000m outdoors – 2023
Personal bests: 33:34 in the 10,000m

Makenna Estess | Pole Vault | New Smyrna Beach, Fla. | New Smyrna Beach HS

2024 Florida state champion
2023 Adidas national outdoor champion
Personal bests: 3.75m in pole vault

Trevor Gunzell | Throws | Clarendon, Jamaica | Coffeyville Community College

2024 NJCAA outdoor national champion in discus, as well as national runner-up in shot put
2024 NJCAA indoor national champion in shot put
2023 NJCAA outdoor silver medalist in discus and bronze medalist in shot put
Personal bests: 61.23m in the discus; 18.70m in the shot put

Treneese Hamilton | Throws | Canefield, Dominica | Barton Community College

2024 NJCAA Field Athlete of the Year
2024 NJCAA outdoor national champion and meet record in shot put, as well as a top-five finisher in both hammer throw (fourth) and javelin (fifth)
2024 NJCAA indoor national champion in shot put and silver medalist in weight throw
2023 NJCAA indoor silver medalist in shot put and top-five finisher in both shot put (fourth) and javelin (fifth)
Personal bests: 17.46m in the shot put; 46.45m in the javelin; 18.73 in the weight throw

Gabriella Hernandez | Distance/XC | Storrs, Conn. | E. O. Smith HS

2023 600m, New England indoor champion
2023 800m, New England outdoor champion
Personal bests: 2:10.63 in the 800m; 1:31.69 in the 600m

Amelia Johnson | Pole Vault | Hartwell, Ga. | Hartwell Country HS

2023 and 2024 Georgia 3A state champion
Eighth at the 2023 Adidas outdoor nationals
Personal best: 4.0m in pole vault

Catherine Johnstone | Distance/XC | Athens, Ala. | Athens HS

2024 Alabama state cross country runner-up
Sixth place in the 1600m at the 2024 indoor state meet
Personal bests: 5:12.30 in the 1600m; 11:11.79 in the 3200m

Gregory Lapit | Sprints | Corona, Calif. | Harvard

Ran on the NCAA-qualifying 4x400-meter relay
2024 silver medalist in the 800m at the Ivy League Championships
Personal best: 46.98 in the 400m

Adin Lathrop | Distance/XC | Cypress, Texas | Bridgeland HS

Fourth at the 2024 UIL Texas state championships
First at TTFCA Meet of Champions
Personal best: 1:49.76 in the 800m

Dismus Lokira | Distance/XC | Kapenguria, Kenya | Ortum Boys School

First in the 10,000m at the African Games Trials
Fifth in the 10,000m at the Kip Keino Classic
Personal bests: 3:43.70 in the 1500m; 13:56.66 in the 500m; 28:36.77 in the 10,000m

Will McGrough | Sprints | Pelham, Ala. | Pelham HS

2024 ASHAA state track and field 4A-7A runner-up in the 100m
Third at the 2024 Alabama indoor state meet in the 60m
Personal bests: 10.68 in the 100m; 21.97 in the 200m

Pratt McLain | Pole Vault | Gruver, Texas | Gruver HS

2024 UIL Texas state meet runner-up
Third at the 2023 UIL Texas state meet
Personal best: 4.88m in pole vault

Pheline Mining | Distance/XC | Mt. Elgon, Kenya | Kaptama Friends Girls Secondary School

Has run 9:30 and 4:20 at altitude in Kenya

Caleb Millard | Distance/XC | McKinney, Texas | McKinney Boyd HS

14^th at the 2024 New Balance indoor championships in the 5,000m
21^st-place finish at the 2023 UIL Texas state cross country championship
Personal bests: 4:16.14 in the mile; 9:06.88 in the 3200m; 14:53.09 in the 5000m

Ryan Nash | Sprints | Kennesaw, Ga. | Kennesaw Mountain HS

First at the 2024 Cobb County Championships
Personal bests: 10.71 in the 100m; 21.72 in the 200m

Cleo Oye-Agyepon | Throws | London, England | Coopers School

2024 U20 World Championships qualifier
2022 European U18 shot put champion
UK U18 shot put record-holder (17.39m | 57-0.75)
Personal bests: 15.39m in the shot put; 17.39m in the 3k shot put

Ellie Partrick | Javelin | Killen, Ala. | Brooks HS

Alabama AHSAA record holder
2023, 2024 Alabama 4A-7A Champion
2023 Adidas outdoor champion
Personal best: 46.94m in javelin

Avery Ruesch | Distance/XC | Charlotte, N.C. | Ardrey Kell HS

Ninth at the 2024 North Carolina state meet in the 3200m
Personal bests: 5:20.73 in the 1600m; 11:08.64 in the 3200m

Meriel Rowland | Distance/XC | Memphis, Tenn. | Hutchison HS

Sixth in the 1600m at the 2024 TSSAA State T&F Championship – Division II A & AA
Seventh in the 3200m at the 2024 TSSAA State T&F Championship – Division II A & AA
Finished third at the 2022 Tennessee state meet
Personal bests: 5:06.77 in the 1600m; 10:55.33 in the 2 mile

Evan Simpson | Distance/XC | Chattanooga, Tenn. | McCallie HS

Fourth in the 1600m at the 2024 TSSAA Division II Class AA East Region meet
Eighth at the 2024 TSSAA State Cross Country Championship
Personal bests: 1:53.50 in the 800m; 4:09.51 in the 1600m; 9:16.51 in the 3200m

Andrew Sirras | Sprints | Milton, Ga. | Milton HS

Fourth in the 200m at the 2024 GHSA 7A State Championships
Sixth in the 400m at the 2024 GHSA 7A State Championships
Personal bests: 21.42 in the 200m; 48.16 in the 400m

Evan Trapp | Distance/XC | Cincinnati, Ohio | St. Xavier HS

Fifth in the 2000m steeplechase at the 2024 New Balance outdoor national meet
Fourth in the 3000m at the 2024 OHSAA Division I State Championships
Personal bests: 9:03.54 in the 3200m; 5:52.54 in the 2000m steeplechase

Hayden Wiley | Sprints | Tuscaloosa, Ala. | Northridge HS

Member of the 2024 indoor and outdoor state championship team
Two-time All-State: 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay
Personal best: 10.91 in the 100m

Laila Wilcox | Sprints | Jonesboro, Ga. | Elite Scholars Academy

Third in the 100m at the 2024 GHSA 2A State Championships
Fifth in the 200m at the 2024 GHSA 2A State Championships
Personal bests: 11.85 in the 100m; 24.58 in the 200m

Dylan Wood | Distance/XC | Copley, Ohio | Copley Senior HS

10^th in the 3000m at the 2024 Nike Indoor Nationals
14^th in the 3200m at the 2024 OHSAA Division I State Championships
Personal bests: 4:18.97 in the 1600m; 9:05.95 in the 3200m

Christopher Young | Throws | Clarendon, Jamaica | Barton Community College

2024 NJCAA Field Athlete of the Year
Three-time NJCAA national champion in shot put
NJCAA national champion in hammer throw, weight throw and javelin
Personal bests: 59.93m in the discus; 18.76m in the shot put; 66.98m in the javelin