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University of Washington Track and Field - Class of 2023

At this time the UW recruiting class totals fifteen athletes: seven men and eight women.

The women’s distance group is receiving a big influx of talent in the latest signees, as five of the six transfers will join the women’s distance crew. Two are All-Americans from Kentucky: Tori Herman and Perri Bockrath. Herman is a multi-time All-American in cross country, the mile, 1500-meters, 3000-meters, and on the DMR, while Bockrath is a steeplechase All-American.

Two more come from Yale, following the path of current Husky and former Bulldog Kayley DeLay. Samantha Friborg is an 800-meter standout who is set to compete at NCAA East Prelims for a third time this week. Kosana Weir was eighth at cross country Regionals last fall for Yale.

Weir will be reuniting with her twin sister, India Weir, in Seattle. India Weir currently is a conference rival of Kosana’s, competing for Princeton. She ran a 16:13 5k PR this spring.

For the second straight year, the Huskies will add a conference champion men’s pole vaulter. Mathis Bresko, a Bellevue, Wash. native, just made 18-1 and won the Big West title for Cal Poly and is set to compete at NCAA Prelims this week. Bresko will be a Dawg in 2024. Another add to the vault squad is Simon Park, a Harvard transfer who made the cut for NCAA East Prelims his first two seasons, in 2022 and 2023.

Washington’s recent Pac-12 men’s team title got a large boost from the 400-meter hurdlers, as the group scored 21 points with a 1-3-4 finish. Stepping into that group next year will be a freshman from Duck territory, as Eugene sprinter and hurdler Boden Hanley joins the squad.

UW also signed another member to its strong men’s distance freshman class, as Thomas Diamond will come up from Australia. Diamond ran for Australia at the 2022 U20 World Championships and owns a 7:57 PR in the 3,000-meters.

WASHINGTON TRACK & FIELD CLASS OF 2023-24

Perri Bockrath

Distances | Transfer

Centerville, Ohio | University of Kentucky

Personal Bests

1500m – 4:22.24

3k Steeplechase – 9:52.00

6k XC – 19:19.3

Mathis Bresko

Pole Vault | Transfer

Bellevue, Wash. | Cal Poly

Personal Bests

Pole Vault – 18-1

Kapiolani Coleman

Sprints | Incoming Freshman

Rancho Santa Fe, Calif. | Cathedral Catholic H.S.

Personal Bests

100m – 12.06

100m Hurdles – 14.05

300m Hurdles – 42.19

Cruize Corvin

Distances | Incoming Freshman

Lakewood, Wash. | Lakes H.S.

Personal Bests

Mile – 4:11.47

3200m – 8:57.18

Thomas Diamond

Distances | Incoming Freshman

Melboune, Australia | Box Hill Athletics Club

Personal Bests

1500m – 3:47.86

3000m – 7:57.13

Samantha Friborg

Mid-Distances | Transfer

Acton, Mass. | Yale

Personal Bests

800m – 2:04.64

Mile – 4:44.97

Tyrone Gorze

Distances | Incoming Freshman

Central Point, Ore. | Crater H.S.

Personal Bests

Mile – 4:05.47

3000m – 8:05.17

5000m – 13:45.81

Boden Hanley

Sprints | Incoming Freshman

Eugene, Ore. | South Eugene H.S.

Personal Bests

110m Hurdles – 14.80

300m Hurdles – 38.18

Tori Herman

Distances | Transfer

Hilton Head, S.C. | University of Kentucky

Personal Bests

1500m – 4:14.12

3000m – 9:00.60

5000m – 15:52.95

Amanda Moll

Pole Vault | Incoming Freshman

Olympia, Wash. | Capital H.S.

Personal Bests

Pole Vault – 15-1 ½

Hana Moll

Pole Vault | Incoming Freshman

Olympia, Wash. | Capital H.S.

Personal Bests

Pole Vault – 15-0

Simon Park

Pole Vault | Transfer

Eugene, Ore. | Harvard

Personal Bests

Pole Vault – 17-5

Will Schneider

Distances | Incoming Freshman

Seattle, Wash. | Bishop Blanchet H.S.

Personal Bests

Mile – 4:10.90

2-Mile – 8:53.85

India Weir

Distances | Transfer

London, England | Princeton

Personal Bests

1500m – 4:24.09

5000m – 16:13.82

Kosana Weir

Distances | Transfer

London, England | Yale

Personal Bests

1500m – 4:23.24

6k (XC) – 20:36