Alabama Track & Field, Cross Country 2024 Signing Class

Ellie Partrick
Javelin | Killen, Ala. | Brooks HS
- 2023 Alabama 4A-7A Champion
- 2023 Adidas Outdoor Champion
- Personal best of 146' (44.50m)
Amelia Johnson
Pole Vault | Hartwell, Ga. | Hartwell Country HS
- 2023 Georgia 3A state champion
- Personal best of 4m
Franziska Drexler
Distance/XC | Hutthurm, Germany | Johannes Gutenberg Grammar School Waldkirchen
- 2nd at German U18 Championships over 3,000m indoors 2023
- 3rd at German U18 Championships over 5,000m outdoors 2023
Addison Dorenkamp
Distance/XC | West Des Moines, Iowa | Valley High School
- Iowa Cross Country State Champ 2023
- 1500m and 3,000m State Champ 2023
Meriel Rowland
Distance/XC | Memphis, Tenn. | Hutchison High School
- 3rd at TN State XC 2022
Dylan Wood
Distance/XC | Copley, Ohio | Copley Senior High School
- Holds a personal-best time of 9:12.22 in the 3,200-meter event
- On the course, his PR is 15:07.4 across 5,000 meters (XC)
Gabriella I. Hernandez
Distance/XC | Storrs, Conn. | E. O. Smith High School
- New England Indoor Champ at 600m indoors in 2023
- New England Outdoor Champ at 800m outdoors in 2023
Caleb Millard
Distance/XC | McKinney, Texas | McKinney Boyd High School
- Holds a personal-best time of 4:18 in the 1,600-meter event
- On the course, clocked 14:33.2 across a 5,000-meter run (xc) to set a new PR
Lacarthea Cooper
Sprints | Freeport, Bahamas | New Mexico Junior College
- Holds a 200-meter PR of 23.22
- Holds a 400-meter PR of 53.08
Katelyn Adel
Multi | Zurich, Switzerland | Allgemeine Berufsschule Zurich
- Holds a personal-best 5,720 points in the heptathlon and 4,167 points in the indoor pentathlon
- Finished first in the Swiss U23 combined events championship and seventh at European U23 in the heptathlon
Evan Trapp
Distance | Cincinnati, Ohio | St. Xavier High School
- Holds a PR of 4:10.03 in the 1,600-meter event
- Has a personal-best time of 9:08.53 in the 3,200 meters
- On the course, holds a PR of 14:59.50 across a 5,000-meter run
Christopher Crawford
Throws | Trinidad and Tobago | Barton Community College
- Holds a personal-best of 18.40m (60'4.5") in shot put
- Holds a PR of 59.93m (196'7"0 in discus
- 2023 NJCAA Outdoor Runner Up (Shot Put)
Trevor Gunzell
Throws | Jamaica | Coffeyville Community College
- Holds a personal-best of 18.70 meters (61’4”) in the shot put
- Holds a PR in discus is 61.23 meters (200’11”)
- 2023 NJCAA Runner Up Discus
- 2023 NJCAA Runner Up Indoor Shot Put
Evan Simpson
Distance | Chattanooga, Tenn. | McCallie High School
- Holds a personal-best time of 4:16.65 in the mile
Adin Lathrop
Distance | Cypress, Texas | Bridgeland High School
- Holds a personal-best time of 1:52.08 when running 800 meters
Samuel Ogazi
Sprints | Kaduna, Nigeria | Dagaps Royal Academy
- Holds a personal-best time of 20.91 in the 200m
- His PR in the 400m is 45.91
- Ranked No. 2 in the World U18 400m (2023)
- Ranked No. 9 in the World U18 200m (2023)
- 2023 African U18 Champion – 200m, 400m
- 2023 Nigerian U18 Champion – 400m
- 2023 Commonwealth Youth Champion – 200m, 400m, Mixed 4x100
Jordon Bray
Distance | Calera, Ala. | Calera High School
- Became a 6A Alabama state champion in 2023 after finishing first in the 800 meters during the outdoor season
Takudzwa Donald Chiyangwa
Sprints | Harare, Zimbabwe | New Mexico Junior College
- Holds a personal-best time of 20.20 in the 200m, and a 45.42 in the 400m
- 2023 NJCAA National Champion - 400m
- New Mexico JC School Record Holder: Indoor 400m, Outdoor 400m, Outdoor 4x400m Relay
- 2021 Zimbabwe Junior National Champion
Treneese Hamilton
Throws | Canefield, Dominica | Barton Community College
- Holds a personal-best mark of 15.89m (52'1.75") in the shot put
- NJCAA Shot Put Runner-up
- 2022 Carifta Shot Put Champion
Christopher Young
Throws | Clarendon, Jamaica | Barton Community College
- Personal-Best marks: Shot Put - 18.63m (61'2), Discus Throw - 59.68m (195'10), Javelin - 66.98m (219'9)
- Two-time NJCAA Shot Put Champion
- NJCAA Javelin Champion
Allan Kiplagat
Distance | Kapcherop, Kenya | Kapcherop Boys High School
- Holds a PR of 8:41.87 in the 3,000m Steeplechase
Brenda Tuwei
Distance | Eldoret, Kenya | Metkei Girls Secondary School
- Holds a personal-best time of 31:20 in the 10K road race
Mariia Horielova
Jumps | Nova Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukraine | Nova Kakhovka Professional Electrotechnical Lyceum
- Holds a PR of 6.59m (21-7.50) in long jump
- World U20 Bronze Medalist
- Ukraine Indoor and Outdoor National Champion
Dennis Kipruto
Distance | Eldoret, Kenya | AIC Kapsang High School
- Holds a PR of 60:51 in the 1/2 Marathon
Faith Okwose
Sprints | Delta State, Nigeria | St. Johnbosco
- Commonwealth Games champion and record holder in the 100-meter dash
- Holds a PR of 11.26 in the 100m, and a personal-best time of 23.31 in the 200m
- African U18 champion in both the 100-and-200-meter dash
RJ Decker
Throws | Otisville, N.Y. | Manhattan College
- Holds a personal best of 63.73m (209-1) in the hammer throw
- Holds a PR of 20.53m (67-4.25) in the weight throw
- Two-time NCAA Regional Qualifier
- Four-time MAAC Champion
Cleo Agyepon
Throws | Coopers School | London, England
- European U18 Shot Put champion
- UK U-18 Shot Put record holder 17.39m (3k)
- Personal best 15.18m 4k Shot Put/li>
Denver Cash
Sprints | Hoover High School | Hoover, Ala.


