Tulane's track and field / cross country programs are adding 23 student-athletes for the 2023-24 season, Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Adrian Myers announced recently.

"We are very excited about our newest members to Green Wave Track & Field and Cross-Country", Coach Myers stated. "I believe they represent the standards of our program and will strive for the championship outcomes we envision. You will notice the make-up of this class has championship pedigree both nationally and internationally. These athletes have competed at the highest levels and expect to contribute to our success immediately. The vision set forth for our program long-term has been for collective success across all three seasons but also for sustainable growth of that success. Meaning, we have one ambition, and that is to bring trophies to Uptown and always be prepared for what that takes annually. The parabolic movement shown over the last two years is only the beginning of what we believe is coming over the years ahead."

"This class is heavier in the distance events as we aspire to grow that area now towards NCAA national class in cross-country while continuing to be in the fight for AAC Championships both indoors and outdoors every year moving forward," Myers explained. "Though we have lost a few upper-class heavy hitters in the field events and middle-distances specifically, we have a young group in the field that has developed quietly over the last year under great mentors. We expect big things from our returning roster in the upcoming academic year. Our staff has done a tremendous job this year in coaching the current roster up and lifting the bar in recruiting as to what we are looking for at Tulane University. We want elite minded athletes to commit to our elite institution. This class understands that you can be 100% athlete and 100% student, you don't need to prioritize one over the other to be great at both. It simply requires the right student-athletes. And we believe we have set a high bar with this class. Our staff is so excited to welcome our new Greenies to Tulane and cannot wait to watch them elevate in our program. Roll Wave!"

On the men's side the team is adding cross country/distance runner Illia Kunin (Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine / Moraitis Senior High School), cross country/distance runner Alan Deogracias III (Las Vegas, Nevada / Charleston Southern University), cross country/distance runner Landon Roemer (Charlotte, North Carolina / Providence Day School), cross country/distance runner Albert Tawil-Brown (Tampa, Florida / HB Plant High School), cross country/distance runner Chase Cartwright (Highlands Ranch, Colorado / Rock Canyon High School - FAST TRACK RECRUITING ALUM), cross country/distance runner Mason Wong (Austin, Texas / Washington University St. Louis), cross country/distance runner Ryan Adkins (Twinsburg, Ohio / Butler University), cross country/distance runner Juan Giron (Humble, Texas / Humble Atascocita High School), cross country/distance runner Lukas Ehrle (Villingen-Schwennigen, Germany/Gymnasium am Romauering), middle distance runner Charles Henne (Chatham, New Jersey/Chatham High School), middle distance runner Shane Auci (San Juan Capistrano, California/JSerra Catholic High School), cross country/distance runner Paul James (Lagos, Nigeria/Victory Academy High School Turu) and multi-event athlete Dekel Regev (Las Vegas, Nevada/IMG Academy).

Kunin, who is a two-time Ukrainian National Champion, has personal best times of 3:48 (1500m) and 14:11 (5K). Deogracias, a former Big South Conference 10,000m champion, has personal best times of 4:09 (mile), 8:13 (3K), 14:19 (5K) and 29:41 (10k). Roemer, was the North Carolina State Runner-up, has personal best times of 1:54 (800m), 4:09.5 (16,000m) and 9:07 (two-mile). Ehrle, was the German U20 5000m Runner-up, has personal best times of 14:39 (5K) and 30:36.00 (10K). Tawill-Brown's personal best times are 1:57 (800m), 4:21 (1600m) and 9:32 (3200m). Giron's best times are 4:29 (1600m), 9:32 (3200m) and 1:08.00 (half marathon), Cartwright's personal best times are 4:24 (1600m) and 9:41 (3200m) with both coming at altitude. Wong's personal best times are 3:57 (1500m) and 9:25 (3K steeplechase). Henne's personal best time is 1:54.3 (800m). Adkins, who was an NCAA DI National Qualifier at Butler, has personal best times of 8:22 (3K), 14:28 (5K) and 24:11.00 (cross country 8K). Auci's personal best time is a 1:54.6 (800m). James, who was the Nigerian U18 Champion, has personal best times of 14:29 (5K) and 30:10.00 (10K). Orlowsky's personal best times are 1:52 (800m) and 4:14 (1600m).

On the women's side the team is adding cross country/distance runner Maddy Luscombe (Perth, Australia/Belridge Secondary College), cross country/distance runner Anna Schadel (Gerlingen, Germany/Robert Bosch Gymnasium Gerlingen), middle distance runner Elena Liano-Rengel (Murcia, Spain/Licenciado Francisco Cascales Upper Secondary School), cross country/distance runner Amanda Soldan (Rochester, Minnesota / Rochester Adams High School), cross country/distance runner Brianna Braver (Franklin Lakes, New Jersey / Ramapo High School), pole vaulter Karlijn Schouten (Zwijndrecht, Netherlands / Austin Peay), cross country/distance runner Paula Vaquera Cervantes (Zacatecas, Mexico/Louisiana Monroe), cross country/distance runner Julia-Anna Lily Bell (Praha, Czech Republic/Gymnazium Praha 4), cross country/distance runner Gemma Rebollo (Altorreal Molina De Segura, Spain/Wingate University), multi-event athlete Sofie Groninger (Anzing, Germany/Franz Marc Gymnasium) and sprinter/hurdler Robyn Larkan (Uxbridge, Canada/Uxbridge Secondary School)

Luscombe, who was an Australian U20 Champion Finalist, has personal best times of 2:11.4 (800m), 4:20.1 (1500m) and 9:56 (3K). Schadel, who was a German U18 Championship Finalist, has personal best times of 2:11.9 (800m) and 4:35 (1500m). Liano Rengel, a Spanish U18 National Team Member, has a personal best time of 2:08.6 (800m). Soldan's personal best times are 5:11 (1600m) and 11:13 (3200m). Braver's personal best times are 2:17 (800m), 5:08 (1600m) and 11:11 (3200m). Cervantes's personal best times are 2:14 (800m), 4:30 (1500m) and 21:18 (6K cross country), 17:08 (5K). Lily Bell, who is a two-time Czech Republic National Champion and is participating at the 2023 European Championships, has personal best times of 4:32 (1500m), 9:39.7 (3K), 16:34 (10K) and 34:27.0 (800m). Rebello, who was a Spanish National Champion and an NCAA DII All-American, has personal best times of 9:43 (3K), 16:42 (5K) and 34:33.00 (10K). Groninger, who was a German U19 Indoor Combined Events Champion, has personal best marks of 4929 points, 5.87m (long jump), 15.19 (shot put), 35.21 (javelin), 1.63 (high jump), 14.81 (100h). Schouten, a pole vaulter, was a 2023 NCAA preliminary qualifier, a four-time OVC Conference champion, a Dutch U20 National Champion and an NCAA and European Championship Qualifier. She has a personal best of 4.25m (pole vault). Larkan, who was an Ontario U18 Champion, has personal best marks of 11.68 (100m), 24.63 (200m), 13.94 (100h), 8.63 (60h) and 7.54 (60m).