Sixteen sign with Bearkat men's track
7/11/2014 11:46:00 AM | Track & Field
Sixteen student-athletes have signed letters-of-intent to attend Sam Houston State University and compete for the Bearkats men's track and field program.
The Kats announced 11 signings for the Southland Conference champion women's track-and-field team Thursday.
“We are very excited about this year's signing class,” SHSU head coach David Self said. “It is one of the largest we have had here at Sam Houston and is definitely one of the, if not the most talent rich classes we have ever had. Having almost 30 newcomers on the team will be a challenge but the depth and quality of this signing class has the ability to keep us on top of the Southland for the next few years.”
The SHSU men's track and field program finished as runners-up at the 2014 Southland indoor championships and placed third in outdoor competition.
“Almost every member our signing class is a multiple time state meet qualifier or medalist,” Self said. “We wanted to have a well balanced approach across all of the event areas and this class succeeds in doing that. The men's group will have a great influx of a very talented middle distance group in addition to some of the best field event athletes in the State of Texas.
Tyler Adams
Buffalo High School
Jumps / Multi-Events
High Jump – 7' 0” (2A State Championship: 2014 – 1st, 3A State Championships: 2012 – 3rd)
300m Hurdles – 38.58 (2A State Championships: 2014 – 3rd, 2013 – 5th)
110m Hurdles – 14.51
Aaron Akens
North Mesquite High School
Throws
Discus – 195' 4” (5A State Championships: 2014 – 1st, 2013 – 3rd)
Shot Put – 51' 5.75”
Kagan Angers
Splendora High School
Jumps / Multi-Events
Long Jump – 23' 4'' (3A State Championships: 2014 – 5th, 2013 – 4th)
200m – 21.89 (3A State Championships: 2013 – 8th)
100m – 10.90
300m Hurdles – 40.90
High Jump – 5' 8''
4x200m Relay (3A State Championships: 2012 – 4th)
4x400m Relays (3A State Championships: 2012 – 6th)
Grant Buley
Wylie East High School
Distance / Cross Country
1600m – 4:29.46
3200m – 9:34.07
5000m XC – 15:55.0 (4A State Championships: 2013, 2012)
Dylan Elliot
Franklin High School
Jumps / Multi-Events
High Jump – 6' 4'' (2A State Championships: 2014 – 9th, 2013 – 4th)
110m Hurdles – 14.9
300m Hurdles – 40.73
Chris Markel Jefferson
Jersey Village High School
Sprints
100m – 10.75
200m – 21.57
Jaylon Johnson
Spring Westfield High School
Sprints
200m – 22.33
400m – 50.85
Joseph Meade
Round Rock Stony Point High School
Distance / Cross Country
1600m – 4:38.38
3200m – 9:45.45
5000m XC – 15:55.7 (5A State Championships: 2013)
Bruce Millar
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Distance / Cross Country
800m – 1:56.08
1500m – 3:56.35
3000m – 8:46.9
2000m Stple – 6:33.34
Robert Monticone
Colby Community College
El Paso Americas High School
Middle Distance
800m Outdoor – 1:54.62 (NJCAA National Championships: 2014, 2013)
800m Indoor – 1:55.42 (NJCAA National Championships: 2014, 2013)
1000m Indoor – 2:34.12 (NJCAA National Championships: 2014, 2013)
1500m Outdoor – 4:01.37 (NJCAA Outdoor National Championships: 2014)
4x800m Relay (NJCAA Indoor National Championships: 2014 – 1st, 2013 – 3rd)
Distance Medley Relay (NJCAA Indoor National Champships: 2014 – 1st, 2013 – 2nd)
Jeffrey Moore
Carrollton Smith High School
Middle Distance / Cross Country
800m – 1:51.27 (4A State Championships: 2014 – 1st)
1600m – 4:15.60 (4A State Championships: 2014 – 4th)
3200m – 9:27.77
5000m XC – 16:01.6 (4A State Championships: 2013)
Michael Nichols
North Mesquite High School
Throws
Discus – 173' 2”
Shot Put – 56' 4.25”
Bailey Rhodes
Mdlothian High School
Middle Distance
800m – 1:56.70
Tanner Scott
Robinson High School
Sprints / Hurdles
110m Hurdles – 14.74
300m Hurdles – 41.84
Colton Stoker
San Antonio Churchill High School
Distance / Cross Country
1600m – 4:26.70
3200m – 9:29.95
5000m XC – 16:09.1 (5A State Championship: 2013)
Tristan Wendt
Schulenburg High School
Throws
Shot Put – 55' 0.75” (2A State Championships: 2014 – 6th, 2013 – 1st)
