SP’s Bloebaum among Marshall track recruiting class

Published 12:21 am Friday, June 28, 2024

By DAVID O’LEARY

Marshall Athletics

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. – Director of track and field Keith Roberts and the Marshall track and field coaching staff announced its largest signing class in program history.

The Herd has to date signed 39 total athletes (26 male, 13 female) to its 2024 class, spanning from National Signing Day on Nov. 8, 2023 through June 2024.

“We are very excited about our incoming class! Recruiting is the lifeblood of any program, especially when you are building from the ground up,” Coach Roberts said. “This was the first full year of men’s track and field at Marshall in two decades and although we have some great student-athletes in our program, we were in need of some depth on both the men’s and women’s teams.”

“I challenged my staff to work harder than ever and the results were tremendous. We were able to recruit some of the best student-athletes in the nation as well as the region. We signed some of West Virginia’s top student-athletes while bringing in student-athletes from Ohio, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, Maryland, South Carolina, Illinois, Pennsylvania, and Canada. We signed numerous state champions, New Balance Nationals competitors and a World U20 Championship qualifier.  I believe that this class combined with our current student-athletes will be the building block for success.  We will have a team focused on being good members of the community, great students and champions on the track, the field and in the classroom. The future is bright for Marshall Track & Field and Cross Country.”

Women:

Name: Destiny Berryman

Hometown: Clarksburg, WV

High School: Dodridge High School

Events: 800/1500/Cross Country

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 2022 State AA Runner Up in 1600/800, 2023 3rd Place in 800/1600/3200, and the 2024 A Runner Up in 800/1600/3200 and 2x First Team All State in Cross Country

PR’s: 800-2:18.91       1600-5:14.21         3200-11:19.65

Name: Myah Boze

Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio

High School: Ross High School

Events: 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles

Best Track & Field Achievements: Qualifying for state and New Balance Nationals

State Meet Finishes: 7th in 100 Hurdles and 2nd in 300 Hurdles in 2023/6th in 100 hurdles, 3rd in 300 hurdles in 2024 state meet

National Meet Name and Finishes: New Balance Nationals Outdoor; 14th in the 400 Hurdle

Personal Bests:– 14.52 in the 100 Hurdles and 43.29 in the 300 Hurdles

School Records: 4×1, 4×2, 100 hurdles, and 300 hurdles

Name: Haleigh Crum

Hometown: Huntington, WV

High School: Spring Valley High School

Events: Long Jump, 100, 200

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 3rd in 100m at state meet, 3rd in 200m at state meet, 2nd in long jump and 4th in 4×100 relay at 2024 state meet

PR’s: 18’0.5” in long jump

Name: Kendra Dunbar

Hometown: Poca, WV

High School: Poca High School

Events: Shot put and discus

Best Track & Field Accomplishments: Qualified for state meet four years, State Champion.

State Meet finishes: 2024 AA State Champion in Shot Put

School Record: Shot Put/ PR: 36’ 1”

Name: Addison Gherke

Hometown: Parkersburg, WV

High School: Parkersburg High School

Events: 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, 4×400

Best Track & Field Achievements: Winning 1st place in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay for three years in a row at the State Track Meet. Breaking two school records.

State Meet Finishes: 9th grade: 4th in the 300 Hurdles and 1st in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay; 10th grade: 2nd in the 100 High Hurdles, 3rd in the 300 Hurdles, 3rd in the 4×400, 1st in Shuttle Hurdle Relay; 11th grade: 2nd in the 100 High Hurdles, 2nd in the 300 Hurdles, 5th in the 4×400, 1st in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay/3rd in 100 hurdles, 2nd in 300 hurdles at 2024 state meet

Personal Bests: 100 Hurdles -14.61; 300 Hurdles – 45.17

School Records: 100 High Hurdles: 14.61; Shuttle Hurdle Relay: 1:04.04

Name: Emma Henry

Hometown: St. Clairsville, Ohio

High School: St. Clairsville High School

Personal Bests: 100- 11.81   200-  24.61

Top Track & Field Accomplishments: 2nd in 100m at 2024 state championships/Runner Up in 100 and 200m at 2023 state championships

Ellie Hosaflook

Hometown: Ripley, WV

High School: Ripley High School

Events: 800/1500/3200/Cross Country

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 2x First Team All State AAA Cross Country, 2024 AAA Runner Up in 3200

PR’s: 800-2:22.42       1600-5:17.48         3200-11:01.64          5k-18:24.70

Kyndall Ince

Hometown: Beckley, WV

High School: Woodrow Wilson High School

Events: 100, 200, 4×100, 4×200

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 2nd place in 4×200 relay at 2024 WVSSAC state meet/ 5th place in 4×100 relay at 2024 WVSSAC state meet

Brynn McKeever

Hometown: Rayland, Ohio

High School: Buckeye Local High School

Events: 60, 100, 200, 400,

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: Runnerup at 2024 OATCCC Indoor State meet in 200m/ state qualifier in 100m, 200m, 400m in 2024 OHSAAA state meet

PR’s: 60m- 7.83   200- 25.38 400- 58.12

Mara Pearson

Hometown: Fort Recovery, Ohio

High School: Fort Recovery

Events: Long Jump, 100, 4×100

Best Track & Field Achievements: District and regional champion in the long jump, for the past two years.

State Meet Finishes: 2023 (11th Grade) 2nd in Long Jump and 9th in 4×100 relay.

Personal Bests (PR’s) from meets – FAT or official marks: Long Jump: 19’0.50”

School Records: Long Jump (19’0.50”) and the 4×100 Relay

Name: Lauren Thomas

Hometown: Grimsby, Ontario, Canada

Events: Heptathlon & Pentathlon

Track and Field Achievements: BT Track and Field MVP 2022, NOC Award of Excellence 2019, District B Team Ontario, All-Ontarian 2023 for the Combined Events

State (Provincial) Finishes: u20 Athletics Ontario Indoor Pentathlon Champion 2024, u18 Legion Provincial Heptathlon Champion 2023, u18 Athletics Ontario Outdoor Heptathlon Champion 2023, u18 Athletics Ontario Indoor Pentathlon Champion 2023

National Meets and Finishes: Canadian u18 Championships 2023 (7th – Heptathlon)

Other Achievements: Canadian national record in 30 sec speed sprint, Two world medals (2nd & 3rd) at WJRF

Name: Azure Travis

Hometown: Elmore, Ohio

High School: Woodmore

Events: 100 hurdles, 300 hurdles

Best Track & Field Achievements: Ohio DIII Team State Title 2023, Ohio DIII Individual State

Champion 2023 in 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles

State Meet Finishes: 1st in 100h and 300h, 2nd in 4×400 in 2023; 3rd place 60m hurdles indoor

state 2024, 4th in 300h, 5th in 100h, 6th in 4×400 in 2022

Personal Bests (PR’s) from meets – FAT or official marks:100h – 14.42, 300h – 43.82

School Records: 100h, 300h, 4×400

Name: Alayezia Williams

High School: Cocoa High School

Events: 100h, LJ, TJ

Best Track & Field Achievements: 3rd in 100 hurdles at Florida state championships 2024

PR’s: 100h – 14.13   LJ: 5.62m   TJ: 11.85m

Men:

Name: Elijah Baker

Hometown: Coal Grove, Ohio

Former University: University of Rhode Island

High School: Rock Hill High School

Events: 800/DMR

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements:

2022-Atlantic 10 Indoor Champion-4×800, NEICAAA Outdoor Champion-4×800/ 4th in 800

2024-Atlantic 10 Indoor Championship Runner Up-800/IC4A/ECAC Indoor Track Championship Runner Up-800

PR’s: 800-1:49.23       1500-4:01.41         1000-2:27.64

Name- Caden Bowen

Hometown- Milton, WV

High school- Cabell Midland High School

Events- Long jump, 100, 200, 400

Best track and field achievements- 1st Team all- MSAC, 1st Team All- state

State Meet Finishes- 5th- Long Jump 2023

National Meet Finishes- 14th- Long Jump Adidas Indoor Nationals 2024

Name: Landon Brumfield

Hometown: Poca, WV

High School: Winfield High School

Events: 800/1500/Cross Country

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 3rd in 2023 XC State Championship

3rd in 2024 Outdoor State Championship in 800, 1600

2024 Outdoor Track State Champion in 4×800

PR’s: 5k (XC)- 15:56.25         800-1:57.48           1600-4:20.99

Name: Joey Burt

Hometown: Pioneer, Ohio

High School: North Central High School

Events: High Jump, 800

Top Track & Field Achievements:  4x Conference Champ 2x District Champ 4x Regional Qualifier 4x All County

Name: Cole Carvalho

Hometown: East Stroudsburg, PA

High School: East Stroudsburg High School

Event: Javelin

Best Track & Field Achievements: two-time district placer, Top 50 in PA

Personal bests: 168 feet

Track & Field Captain

Name: Christian Childs

Hometown: Manchester, MD

High School: Manchester Valley High School

Events: 800/1600

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 2024 Outdoor State Track Champioship-3rd Place

PR’s: 800-1:53.63       `          1600-4:27.54         XC-16:33

Name: Tyrell Cloud

Hometown: Lyndhurst, Ohio

High School: Brush High School

Events: 60h, 110h, 300h

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: State Champ at Ohio indoor state meet 2024 in 60h, 3rd place in 110h at OHSAA state meet 2024, 3rd place in 300h at OHSAA state meet

PR’s: 60h – 7.95 110h – 14.06   300h – 36.96

Name: Mason Coffman

Hometown: Washington Courthouse, Ohio

School Washington High School

Events: 100, 200

State finishes: 8th in the 200m

National meet and finish: Nike Indoor nationals: 27th in the 60 and 13th in the 4×200

Personal bests: 60m: 6.95 100m: 10.80 200m: 22.18

School records: indoor 60m, indoor 200m, indoor 400m, 100m outdoor, 200m outdoor

Name: Dakota Dammeyer

Hometown: Fairmont, WV

High School: East Fairmont High School

Events: Shot Put and Discus

Top Track & Field Achievements: 2024 AA Champion Shot Put and Discus, Region 1 champion in shot put and discus, East Fairmont High School Records in Shot put and Discus

PR’s: Shot Put 60’ 10”, Discus 177’ 1”

Name: Mekhi Davis

Hometown: Varnville, South Carolina

High School: Hampton County High School

Events: Long Jump, Triple Jump, 400 Meter Hurdles, and 110 Hurdles

Best Track & Field Achievements: 2x State Champion, 7x All District, 1x 400 Hurdle Runner Up

State Meet Finishes: 2x Triple Jump State Champion, 1x 400 Hurdle Runner Up

National Meet Name and Finishes: New Balance Nationals Outdoor Triple Jump 7th Places Finish, 2022 Junior Olympics Triple Jump 11th Place Finish

Name: Seth Franke

Hometown: Wheeling, WV

High School: Wheeling Park High School

Events: 1600, 3200, 5000

Top Track & Field Achievements: 2023: All State in the 3200

PR’s: 1600-4:21.55             3200-9:33.74         5000-15:51.24

Name: Luke Goode

Hometown: Plain City, OH

High School: Jonathan Alder High School

Events: 800/Cross Country

Top Track & Field Achievements: 2x First Team All Ohio in the 800

PR’s: 1:53.07         16000-4:28.24          5000-16:02.06

Name:  JaKai Hayes

Hometown: Gahanna, Ohio

High School: Lincoln High School

Events: 110h, 300h, 4×4

Best Track & Field Achievements: Qualifying and placing at the state meet

State Meet Finishes: 6th in 60h at Ohio indoor state meet 2024

Personal Bests: 60h – 8.21 110h – 14.8 300h – 40.7

Other Athletic Achievements: Captain of Lincoln Team

Name: Micah Hinton

Hometown: Chesapeake, VA

High School: Western Branch High School

Events: 100m, 110h, 300h, Triple Jump

Top Track & Field Achievements: 5th place 100m at 2024 VHSL state championships, 3rd place in 110h, 4th place in 300h at VHSL state championships, 4th place in triple jump at VHSL state meet/ runnerup in 2024 55h at Virginia indoor state meet, 4th place in triple jump at Virginia indoor state meet

PR’s: 100m – 10.70 110h – 14.04 300h – 38.29   TJ – 46’6”

Name: James Lipscomb

Hometown: Winfield, WV

High School: Winfield High School

Events: 800/1600/3200/Cross Country

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 2x First Team All State in XC

WV State Track Championship:

2022-4th Place in 800 and 1600

2023-2nd in 1600

2024-Champion in 800/1600/3200

PR’s: 800-1:54.37               1600-4:12.98         3200-9:06.77         5000-15:15.17

Name: Samari McCord

Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA

High School: Discovery

Events: 100m, 200m

Top Track & Field Achievements: 6th place in 100m at GHSA State Championships

PR’s:  100m – 10.60, 200m – 21.41

Name: Ryan Muktar

Hometown: Beckley, West Virginia

High School: Woodrow Wilson High School

Events: High Jump, long jump, 110 high hurdles, shuttle hurdles

State Meet Finishes: 1st in high jump

National Meet Name and Finishes: 3rd at WV state meet in 110h, and state champ in high jump in 2024/ New Balance Indoor-11  Adidas Indoor -6th  AAUJunior Olympics-13th

Personal Bests (PR’s) from meets – FAT or official marks:  High Jump 7’1”  110h – 14.97

Name: Jonathan Owusu

Hometown: Powder Springs, GA

High School: Hillgrove

Events: 100, 200

Top Track & Field Achievements:

PR’s:  100m  10.80-   200m – 21.51

Name: Addison Painter

Hometown: Vermilion, Ohio

Former School: Marietta College

Events: 60h, 110h, LJ, 4×100, Javelin, TJ

Top Track & Field Achievements:  2x NCAA DIII All American in Long Jump, Conference Champion in 110h and Triple Jump, runnerup in long jump and javelin throw

PR’s: LJ – 24’2.25” Javelin Throw – 173′  110h – 14.70

Name: Perry Patrone

Hometown: St. Clairsville, Ohio

High School: St. Clairsville High School

Events: Shot Put and Discus

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 6x State Meet Qualifier(indoor and outdoor), New Balance Nationals Competitor, 4x OVAC Champion

PR’s: Shot Put 57’ 3”, Discus 161’ 11”

Name: Jason Ravelo

Hometown:  Broward County, FL

High School: IMG Academy

Events: 110h, 400h

Top Track & Field Achievements:  2nd place at Florida Relays in 110h, 2nd place at Florida State Relays in 110h, competed at U20 Championships in Puerto Rico

PR’s:  110h- 13.96   400h- 54.20

Chris Swint

Hometown: Augusta, Georgia

High School: John S Davidson Fine Arts School

Events: 100, 200, 400

Top Track & Field Achievements: At 2024 Georgia State Championship, 2nd in 400m, 3rd in 200m and 4th in 100m

PR’s: 100 – 10.72   200 – 21.57   400 – 48.93

Name: Evan Weder

Hometown: Villa Park, Illinois

High School: Willowbrook High School

Events: High Jump, Long Jump, Triple Jump

Best Track & Field Achievements:

6’7.25 HJ PR this year in my season opener.

State Meet Finishes: Currently ranked #3 in Illinois for HJ and #80 in the country.

Personal Bests (PR’s) from meets – FAT or official marks: HJ 6’7.25 LJ 20’6 TJ 40’9

School Records: Outdoor HJ: 6’7.25 Indoor HJ: 6’4.75

Name: Jonathan (JJ) White

Hometown: Wheeling, WV

High School: Wheeling Central Catholic

Events: 400

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: State Champion in 400m WVSSA State Championship 2024

Name: AJ Young

Hometown: Canal Winchester, Ohio

High School: Canal Winchester High School

Events: 300h

Top Track & Field/Cross Country Achievements: 3rd place at Regionals/ OH state qualifier

PR’s: 300h – 37.92