Alabama Track & Field, Cross Country 2026 Signing Class
Kate Ort
- Cross Country/Distance
- Stevensville, Mich.
- 57 - 400m PR
- 2:12 - 800m PR
Catalina Rodriguez
- Hammer Throw
- Florencia Caqueta, Colombia
- 63.66m (208-10)
Aline Kaiser
- Multi
- Amlikon-Bissegg, Switzerland
- 5,203 point-total PR in heptathlon
- Swiss U-20 indoor long jump champion
Athena Andrecyk
- Cross Country/Distance
- Kingston, Ontario, Canada
- U-20 Canadian Cross Country champion
Milicent Wafula
- Cross Country/Distance
- Kenya
- Transfer - Odessa CC
- NJCAA Champion in 800m and 1500m
- NJCAA Cross Country Runner-Up
Awan Akuen
- Jumps
- South Australia
- Holds a 15.95m (52-4)
Ethan Locke
- Cross Country/Distance
- Waco, Texas
- Holds a PR of 14:05 in the 5k
Elijah Joseph
- Sprints
- Arima, Trinidad and Tobago
- Transfer from South Plains College
- Holds a PR of 6.75 in the 60m, 20.26w/20.65 in the 200m and 46.78 in the 400m
- Member of the 2024 Trinidad and Tobago's 4x400m Olympic team
- Member of South Plains' NJCAA indoor and outdoor team championship-winning teams
- NJCAA indoor national runner-up in the 200m
- NJCAA indoor national champion in the 4x400m relay
- NJCAA outdoor national champion in the 4x100m relay
- 200m runner-up finisher at the 2025 Trinidad and Tobago Senior Championships
Stephen Ndungu
- Cross Country/Distance
- Nyahururu, Kenya
- Attended Gatundi Secondary School
- Holds a PR of 7:59.43 in the 3k
Celina Coryell
- Cross Country/Distance
- Satellite Beach, Fla.
- Attended Satellite High School
- XC State Championship Runner-Up
Khushi Deol
- Distance
- Victoria, Australia
- Three-time U18 National Champion
- National Cross Country Winner, U18 Girls | 2023
- National 3000m Champion, U18 Girls | 2024
- National 1500m Champion, U18 Girls | 2024
- Victoria State 1500m Champion, U18 Girls | 2024
- Victoria State All Schools Cross Country Champion, U20 Women | 2025
Bismack Kipchirchir
- Eldama Ravine, Kenya
- Akron
- Cross Country/Distance
- Competed in five cross country races for Akron during the 2024 season, becoming only the third athlete to qualify for the National Championships
- Garnered All-Region accolades following a fourth-place, season-best 10k finish of 29:15.4 at the NCAA Great Lakes Regional
- Named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year
Mario Paul
- Lexington, Ky.
- Texas Tech
- Hurdles
- Made his Texas Tech debut at the Jarvis Scott Invite, competing in the indoor 60-meter hurdles
- Competed in seven meets during his 2025 outdoor campaign, culminating with second-team All-America honors in the 400-meter hurdles
- Tallied a trio of top-two, regular-season finishes in the 400-meter hurdles
- Finished fourth at the Big 12 Outdoor Championships (400m hurdles)
My'Kell Beck
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Houston
- Jumps
- 2025 - Indoor
- Competed in four meets including the Big 12 Indoor Championship
- Won the high jump with a mark of 2.10m at the Robert Platt Invitational (Jan. 31-Feb. 1)
- Placed second at the Doc Hale VT Meet in 2.11m (Feb. 7-8)
- Posted an indoor personal best mark of 2.21m for second place at the Howie Ryan Invitational (Feb. 14)
- Scored one point for the Cougars with a seventh place finish in 2.03m at the Big 12 Indoor Championship (March 1)
- 2025 - Outdoor
- Competed in six meets in the high jump including the Big 12 Outdoor Championships and NCAA West First Round
- Posted one second place and three third place finishes
- Placed 18th at the NCAA West First Round with a clearance of 2.09m (May 30)
- Earned third place with a mark of 2.15m at the Big 12 Outdoor Championship (May 16)
- Secured third at Texas Relays to tie his season best mark of 2.16m (March 29)
- Placed second in the season opener with a mark of 2.16m at the Kirk Baptiste Invitational (March 20)
