Michigan Track and Field Recruiting

University of Michigan Director of Track and Field / Cross Country, Kevin Sullivan announced 10 men and 19 women who will be joining the Wolverines for the upcoming 2021-22 school year. The class will be comprised of 10 transfer students.

The University of Michigan is a public institution that was founded in 1817. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of 31,329 (fall 2020), its setting is city, and the campus size is 3,207 acres. It utilizes a trimester-based academic calendar. University of Michigan—Ann Arbor's ranking in the 2022 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities, #23. Its in-state tuition and fees are $16,178; out-of-state tuition and fees are $53,232.

MEN

Xander Black | Distance | Phoenix, Ariz. | Brophy College Prep HS

Two-time AIA Division 1 State Champion in 2021 in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter events ... Ranked No. 1 among Arizona high schoolers in 2021 at 3,200 meters, and No. 6 at 1,600 meters ... Won the 2020 AIA State Cross Country Championships ... Finished runner-up at the 2019 state championships

Miles Brown | Distance | Novi, Mich. | Novi HS

Finished runner-up over 800 meters at the 2021 Outdoor Nationals and eighth at 400 meters, in addition to a pair of top-10 relay finishes ... Two-time AAU Junior Olympic Games winner over 800 meters in 2017 and 2019 ... Finished runner-up over 800 meters at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals and ran legs of the state-champion 4x800 relay and fourth-place 4x400 relay ... Won the 800-meter title at the 2019 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals and ran on the fourth-place 4x800 relay

Aiden Felty | Throws | Billercia, Mass. | Innovation Academy Charter HS | Duke

Competed in two indoor campaigns for Duke, but did not compete outdoors ... 2019 New Balance Indoor National Champion in the shot put ... Finished ninth in the shot put at the 2018 at New Balance Nationals Outdoors ... Four-time New Balance Nationals competitor ... two-time New England shot put champion and record holder ... three-time Massachusetts shot put state champion and record holder ... two-time Massachusetts discus state champion.

Lawrence Gilliam | Sprints | Detroit, Mich. | University of Detroit Jesuit High School HS

Finished 18th individually over 400 meters at the 2021 Outdoor Nationals to go along with three top-10 relay finishes in the 4x200 (4th), sprint medley relay (seventh) and 4x400 (eighth) ... Finished fourth over 400 meters at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 Finals.

Henry Johnson | Distance | Houghton-Le Spring, England | Houghton Kepier School HS

Finished eighth in the 2021 European U20 Championships 800 meters final ... Finished runner-up at the 2021 England Athletics U20 Championships at 800 meters ... Won the 2020 England Athletics U20 Championships title in the indoor 1,500 meters ... Won the 2019 England Athletics U17 Championships title in the indoor 1,500 meters ... Ranked No. 38 in the world among U20 athletes at 800 meters for the 2021 outdoor season.

Jack Juds | Sprints | Bryanston, South Africa | St. Davids Marist - Inanda HS

Won the 2020 Central Gauteng Athletics Championships title at 400 meters ... Placed seventh at the 2019 South African U18 Championships over 400 meters ... Finished 2020 ranked No. 4 among U20 South Africa athletes at 400 meters. Jacob Koerner | Sprints | Waxhaw, N.C. | Cuthbertson HS Ran legs of four top-five relay teams at the 2021 Outdoor Nationals ... Competed at the 2021 Outdoor Nationals at 100 meters (36th) and 200 meters (29th) ... Finished runner-up at the 2021 NCHSAA 3A Outdoor State Championships at 200 meters ... Ran legs of a pair of 2020 state indoor title-winning 4x200 and 4x400 relays to go along with an individual fourth-place finish at 300 meters.

Ryan McCloskey | Sprints | Flemington, N.J. | Hunterdon Central Regional HS | Clemson

Competed in two indoor campaigns for Clemson, but did not compete outdoors ... Finished 14th over 200 meters at the 2020 ACC Indoor Championships ... Finished 11th at 55 meters indoors at the 2019 NJSIAA Meet of Champions ... Finished ninth at the USATF Region 2 Junior Olympic Championships in 2018.

Gabe Piepergerdes | Sprints/Hurdles | Westfield, Mass. | Westfield HS | Holy Cross

Competed in three outdoor and indoor seasons for the Crusaders, transferring to Michigan as a graduate student ... Qualified for the 2021 NCAA East Preliminary Rounds in the 400-meter hurdles ... Three-time Patriot League scorer in the 400-meter hurdles, finishing second in 2021, fourth in 2019 and fifth in 2018 ... Won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2019 IC4A Outdoor Championships ... Won the 400-meter hurdles at the 2021 NEICAAA Outdoor Championships ... six-time scorer for the Crusaders' 4x400 relay teams at Patriot League championship meets.

Anthony Sommers | Throws | San Diego, Calif. | San Dieguito Academy HS | Long Beach State

Competed in three outdoor seasons and two indoor seasons ... Finished seventh at the 2021 Big West Outdoor Championships in the hammer throw ... Placed third in the discus at the 2015 CIF-San Diego Section Division 2 championships, and was a second-place finisher as a senior in 2016.

WOMEN

Riley Ammenhauser | Jumps | Naperville, Ill. | Neuqa Valley HS

Swept the long jump and triple jump titles at the 2021 NSAF Meet of Champions ... Finished third in the long jump and fifth in the triple jump at The Outdoor Nationals 2021 ... Three-time IHSA 3A State Champion in the triple jump ... Winner of the 2019 Illinois Top Times Championships Class 3A triple jump

BreeAna Bates | Sprints | Dearborn, Mich. | Edsel Ford HS

Finished 17th in the championship section of the 100 meters at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoors ... Runner-up over 100 meters at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 finals and 10th at 200 meters ... Won the 2020 MITS Indoor State Finals at 60 meters

Mackenna Burkholder | Distance | Traverse City, Mich. | Traverse City Central HS

Finished 13th in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Finished 2021 ranked No. 16 in the 300-meter hurdles among Michigan high school girls

Eleni Daughters | Distance | Pasadena, Calif. | La Salle HS | Davidson

Competed in three indoor and three outdoor seasons for Davidson ... Won the 2020 Atlantic-10 Indoor Championships 1,000-meter title ... Four-time Atlantic-10 Championships scorer at 800 meters Natalie Desarbo | Distance | Bethesda, Md. | Holton-Arms HS Finished runner-up at the 2019 Maryland Private School State Championships in cross country

Leah Doezema | Throws | Traverse City, Mich. | Traverse City Central HS

Won the discus title at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 finals, and finished third in the shot put ... Ranked No. 3 among Michigan high school discus throwers and No. 6 among shot putters for the 2021 outdoor season

Samantha Hastie | Distance | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Ann Arbor Huron HS

Finished fourth at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals at 800 meters and sixth at 1,600 meters, to go along with a runner-up finish in the 4x400 relay ... Among Michigan high school girls, ranked No. 7 over 800 meters during the 2021 outdoor season and No. 11 over 1,600 meters

Kennedy Johnson | Sprints/Hurdles | Detroit, Mich. | Cass Tech HS

Finished 12th in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2021 AAU Junior Olympic Games ... Finished 10th in the 300-meter hurdles at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals to go along with a 13th-place finish in the 100-meter hurdles

Catrin Koselka | Distance | Ann Arbor, Mich. | Ann Arbor Skyline HS

Ran a leg of the seventh-place 4x800 relay at the 2019 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Ran a leg of the 19th-place 4x800 relay at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoors

Aasia Laurencin | Sprints/Hurdles | Southfield, Mich. | Oak Park HS | Texas

Competed in one indoor and one outdoor campaign for the Longhorns, having most recently appeared in the 2021 outdoor campaign ... Finished 19th in the 100-meter hurdles at the 2021 NCAA Outdoor Championships ... Finished seventh in the 2021 Big 12 Outdoor Championships final in the 100-meter hurdles ... Named the 2020 Gatorade Michigan Track and Field Player of the Year ... 12-time AAU All-American ... a seven-time New Balance All-American ... also a three-time state champion in the 60m hurdles

Yasmine Mansi | Distance | Northville, Mich. | Northville HS

Finished 12th at 800 meters at the 2021 MHSAA Division 1 finals ... Sixth-place finisher in the 1,600 meters at the 2019 MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Went on to finish 19th in the mile at the 2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor ... Four-time qualifier for the MHSAA Division 1 State Finals ... Finished ninth overall in 2017 and 19th overall in 2019.

Sarah Marvin | Throws | Byron, Mich. | Byron HS

National champion in the shot put at The Outdoor Nationals 2021, to go along with an eighth-place finish in the discus ... Michigan high school record-holder in the shot put, as the only girl in state history to throw farther than 50 feet ... Swept the MHSAA Division 3 state titles in both the shot put and discus in 2019 and 2021 ... Ranked No. 14 in the world among U20 athletes in the shot put for the 2021 outdoor season

Madylin McLean | Distance | Traverse City, Mich. | Traverse City Central HS

Four-time MHSAA Division 1 State Finals competitor in cross country ... Finished 48th at the 2020 state finals and 45th at the 2019 edition of the meet

Gabbie Michael | Distance | Frankenmuth, Mich. | Frankenmuth HS Three-time MHSAA Division 2 State Finals competitor in cross country ... Finished 19th at the 2019 state finals, 51st in 2018 and 81st in 2017

Nikki Stephens | Combined Events/Hurdles/Sprints | Seattle, Wash. | Issaquah HS | Florida

Competed in three indoor seasons and two outdoor seasons for the Gators, having most recently appeared in the 2020 indoor campaign ... First team All-American in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Championships ... First team All-American member of the 4x400 relay at the 2018 and 2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships, and the 2019 NCAA Indoor Championships ... All-American member of the 2020 NCAA Indoor Championships that were canceled due to COVID-19

Delaney Stersic | Sprints | Adrian, Mich. | Madison HS | Siena Heights

Two-time NAIA All-American in the 4x400 relay with a third-place indoor finish in 2018 and an eighth-place outdoor finish that spring ... WHAC champion in the 400 meters at the 2019 edition of the meet

Savannah Sutherland | Sprints/Hurdles | Borden, Saskatchewan | James Bishop Mahoney HS

Bronze medalist in the 400-meter hurdles at the 2021 World U20 Championships ... No. 2 on the all-time Canadian list in the 400-meter hurdles ... Ranked No. 6 in the world among U20 athletes in the 400-meter hurdles for the 2021 outdoor season and No. 24 at 400 meters ... Finished the 2019 season as the 16th-fastest U18 woman in the world in the 100-meter hurdles ... Won the 2019 Canadian U18 Championships titles in both the 100-meter hurdles and the 400-meter hurdles

Carlita Taylor | Sprints/Hurdles | Detroit, Mich. | Oak Park HS | Columbia

Competed in three indoor seasons and two outdoor seasons at Columbia ... Finished ninth in the 2019 Ivy League Outdoor Championships 100-meter hurdles, and 11th in 2018 ... Finished 12th at the 2021 and 2019 Ivy League Indoor Championships in the 60-meter hurdles, and placed 10th in 2018 ... Finished ninth in the 60-meter hurdles at the 2021 IC4A/ECAC Championships

Brooke Tjerrild | Pole Vault | Fresno, Calif. | Clovis North HS | Cal Poly

Three-time Big West outdoor pole vault champion in 2021, 2019 and 2018 ... Three-time NCAA West Preliminary Rounds qualifier in the pole vault, finishing 15th in 2021 -- just three spots shy of NCAA Championships qualification -- 22nd in 2019 and 13th in 2018, just one spot away from nationals ... Ranked No. 20 nationally in the pole vault for the 2021 outdoor season at 4.27m (14 feet) and No. 29 nationally indoors in 2020 at 4.20m (13 feet, 9.25 inches)