VALLEY CITY (VCSU) – Valley City State University track and field and cross country head coach Daniel Scheff has announced the addition of 30 incoming freshmen for the 2019-20 season.
The list includes 19 females and 11 males, and features 11 athletes that will compete in both cross country and track and field. All 30 have signed letters of intent to continue their athletic and academic careers at VCSU next week.
“I am really excited about this group of student-athletes,” said Scheff. “They are really great students, have excelled athletically in high school, and have demonstrated themselves as great people and leaders for their teammates on and off the track. We are really looking forward to having them be a part of our Family this year at VCSU, and we’re excited to see what all they can accomplish in the classroom, on the track, in the field, and in life.”
The Vikings are looking to build upon a successful 2018-19 season that saw the VCSU women place second in the NSAA in cross country, while the Viking men placed third in cross country and third in both indoor and outdoor track and field.
This year’s women’s cross country team will feature 11 athletes, the largest roster since the program was reinstated in 2009. The men’s and women’s track and field teams combined will have about 60 student-athletes this season.
The VCSU cross country teams are set to open the 2019 season on Sept. 7 at the Hardrocker Invitational in Rapid City, S.D.
2019 VCSU Track & Field/Cross Country Recruits
Females (19)
Avery Vasicek – Bismarck, N.D. – Century HS
Middle Distance
Top Marks: 2:46 (800m), 22:13 (5K)
Liz Lawson – Fargo, N.D. – Fargo South HS
Middle Distance
Top Marks: 2:37 (800m), 23:19 (5K)
Grace Bachmeier – Granville, N.D. – Granville HS
Distance
Top Marks: 5:37 (1600m), 12:10 (3200m), 20:00 (5K)
Addie Willett – Bismarck, N.D. – Century HS
Distance
Top Marks: 5:51 (1600m), 13:23 (3200m), 20:42 (5K)
Kirsten Ranke – Waterford, Wis. – Waterford Union HS
Distance
Top Marks: 21:56 (5K)
Terese Kuhbacher – Gillette, Wyo. – Campbell County HS
Distance
Top Marks: 2:47 (800m), 6:03 (1600m), 12:57 (3200m), 23:33 (5K)
Brook Tibke – Wilton, N.D. – Washburn HS
Distance / Pole Vault / Jumps
Top Marks: 21:03 (5K), 9-6” (PV), 15-5.25” (LJ)
Daijah Bolden – Watertown, Wis. – Watertown HS
Hurdles
Top Marks: 16.14 (100mH), 49.76 (300mH)
Dani Eissinger – Medina, N.D. – Medina-Pingree-Buchanan HS
Hurdles
Top Marks: 19.01 (100mH), 54.51 (300mH)
Tyler Smith – Lincoln, Calif. – Lincoln HS
Multi
Top Marks: 5-0” (HJ), 15-5.25” (LJ), 31-9.25” (TJ)
Brooke Malsom – Aberdeen, S.D. – Aberdeen Central HS
Sprinter / Jump
Top Marks: 12.68 (100m), 17-6” (LJ)
Ellie Stafford – Bowman, N.D. – Bowman County HS
Sprints / Jumps
Top Marks: 5-1” (HJ), 16-6.25” (LJ), 34-4” (TJ), 27.81 (200m), 63.59 (400m)
Kyley Lauf – Minot, N.D. – Des-Lac Burlington HS
Mid Distance / Hurdler
Top Marks: 59.92 (400m), 2:26 (800m), 46.34 (300mH)
Brooke Kaiser – Belgrade, Minn. – Belgrade-Brooten-Elrosa HS
Sprints
Top Marks: 27.96 (200m), 63.99 (400m)
September Douglas-Haynes – Anchorage, Alaska – Bartlett, HS
Sprinter
Top Marks: 28.01 (200m), 64.33 (400m)
London Andel – Bottineau, N.D. – Bottineau HS
Throws
Top Marks: 33-11” (SP), 96-0” (Jav)
Hannah Gordon – Park River, N.D. – Park River / Fordville-Lankin HS
Throws
Top Marks: 35-2” (SP), 102-0” (Dis), 117-11” (Jav)
Kamryn Pohl – Riverside, Calif. – Norco HS
Throws
Top Marks: 39-3.75” (SP), 116-6” (Dis)
Sadie Magnuson – Carrington, N.D. – Carrington, HS
Throws
Top Marks: 32-5” (SP), 111-1” (Dis), 115-7” (Jav)
Males (11)
Tristan Thompson – Helena, Mont. – Helena HS
Jumps
Top Marks: 17-8” (LJ), 39-1” (TJ)
Landan Haynes – Tucson, Ariz. – Amphitheater HS
Jumper
Top Marks: 6-0” (HJ)
Xander Seaman – Redwood Falls, Minn. – Redwood Valley HS
Middle Distance
Top Marks: 2:07 (800m), 17:38 (5k)
Wolley Tuala – Compton, Calif. – Cathedral HS
Middle Distance
Top Marks: 23.27 (200m), 52.10 (400m), 2:03 (800m), 17:00 (3 Mile)
Govani Garza – Vacaville, Calif. – Will C Wood HS
Distance
Top Marks: 4:47 (1600m), 10:15 (3200m), 16:45 (5k)
Caden O’Connor – Fargo, N.D. – Fargo Davies HS
Distance
Top Marks: 17:03 (5k)
Dorian Furtado – Wahiawa, Hawaii – Leilehua HS
Hurdles
Top Marks: 11.48 (100m), 15.09 (110mH), 41.56 (300mH)
Isaac Salazar – Chowchilla, Calif. – Chowchilla HS
Hurdles
Top Marks: 19.05 (110mH)
Braydon Schmidt – Hazelton, N.D. – Linton HS
Multi
Top Marks: 17.64 (110mH), 43.90 (300mH), 43-6” (SP)
Jacen Eissinger – Medina, N.D. – Medina-Pingree-Buchanan HS
Sprints
Top Marks: 11.24 (100m), 23.83 (200m)
Jordan Rader – Cando, N.D. – North Star HS
Sprints
Top Marks: 11.86 (100m), 24.84 (200m)