University of Minnesota Track and Field - Class of 2025

The University of Minnesota Track & Field Head Director Matt Bingle and Cross Country Head Coach Sarah Hopkins announced the addition of several high school and transfer student-athletes for the 2021-2022 athletics season.

"The staff is excited to welcome the 2022 recruiting class to the University of Minnesota," Bingle said. "It is a great group of individuals who fit our vision and culture. We truly feel like they will have a huge impact on the program for years to come. The coaches can't wait to get started with them."

University of Minnesota—Twin Cities is a public institution that was founded in 1851. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 36,061 (fall 2020), its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,204 acres. It utilizes a semester-based academic calendar. University of Minnesota—Twin Cities's ranking in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #68. Its in-state tuition and fees are $15,253; out-of-state tuition and fees are $33,843.

The University of Minnesota stretches across a major city – or two, to be exact. Minneapolis and St. Paul, known as the Twin Cities, are frequently recognized for sports, cleanliness and volunteerism. The school has a campus in each city, though the Minneapolis site is considered the main campus of the University of Minnesota. Freshmen do not have to live on campus, but the more than 80 percent who choose to can opt to live in traditional residence halls or one of more than two dozen Living Learning communities, such as the Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives House and La Casa De Español. Also on campus are more than 600 student organizations, including more than 30 fraternities and sororities. The Minnesota Golden Gophers compete in the NCAA Division I Big Ten Conference, and all athletic events are held in the Minneapolis campus's Stadium Village neighborhood. Goldy Gopher, the school mascot, energizes thousands of student fans as they chant "Ski-U-Mah," a rally cry that means "Victory UM." Under the Four-Year Graduation Plan, the university ensures that all necessary classes will be available for students to complete their degrees on time. If courses are not available in an undergraduate's four years of schooling, the university will pay for the extra credits.

Newcomers and a list of each individual accomplishments listed below:

Men's Signees

Emmet Anderson, Staples, Minn. (Staples-Motley High School)

Personal Records: 800m: 2:02, 1600m: 4:23, 3200m: 9:17

Jake Kubiatowicz, St. Paul, Minn. (North St. Paul High School/University of Pennsylvania transfer)

Personal Records: High School: Shot Put: 18.78m (61-7.5), Discus: 60.83m (199-7)

Jak Urlacher, Grand Forks, N.D. (Grand Forks Central High School)

Personal Records: Pole Vault: 15'7.5

Leo Goodman, Hopkins Minn. (Hopkins High School)

Personal Records: 5000m: 16:10.01, 3200m: 10:14.3, 1600m: 4:15.70, 800m: 1:57.05

Ethan Cannon, Medford, Ore. (South Medford High School/BYU transfer)

Personal Records: 1500m: 3:48.8, 3000m: 8:14, 5000m: 13:59.58, 10000m: 29:57:56

Matt Wilkinson, Excelsior, Minn. (Minnetonka High School/Carleton College transfer)

Personal Records: 3000m: 8:11.52, 5000m: 13:55.27, Steeple: 8:44.01 2018/2019 NCAA DIII Cross Country All-American

Devin Augustine, Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago

Personal Records: 100m: 10.47, 200m: 20.98

Floyd Whitaker, Clementon, NJ (Highland Regional High School)

Personal Records: Long Jump: 23' 6.5, Triple Jump: 49' 11.5

Julian Tong, St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Central High School)

Personal Records: 100m: 10.76, 200m: 21.50

Colby Jennings Jr., Boston, Mass. (Lincoln University transfer)

Personal Records: 200m: 21.26, 400m: 46.89

Brian Boakye-Ansah, Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount High School)

Personal Records: 100m: 10.74, 200m: 22.56, 400m: 49.25

Women's Signees

Tori Spagnola, North Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora High School)

Personal Records: 100H: 14.57, 300H: 43.98

Anna Muellner, Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury High School/Minnesota-Duluth transfer)

Personal Records: 400m: 55:39

Zariyah Black, Greensboro, N.C. (Eastern Guilford High School)

Personal Records: 100m: 11.88, 100HH: 13.7, 200m: 24.33, 400m: 56.49

Maja Maunsbach, Lund (Sweden) (Malmö idrottsgymnasium (Malmo athletic High School))

Personal Records: 60m: 7.63, 60HH: 8.40, 100m: 12.07, 100HH: 13.94

Odell Frye, Waseca, Minn. (Waseca high School/Iowa Central Community College transfer)

Personal Records: 60m: 7.42, 100m: 11.50, 200m: 23.93

Nyalaam Jok, Annandale, Minn. (Annandale High School)

Personal Records: High Jump: 6'0", Long Jump: 20'0.5", 100H: 14.77

Bailey Waldhauser, Loyal, Wis. (Loyal High School/UW-Eau Claire Transfer)

Personal Records: High Jump: 5' 8.5"

2020 WIAC Indoor High Jump Champion