The University of Sioux Falls Director of Cross Country and Track & Field Reid Ehrisman and his staff have announced the addition of 31 student-athletes to the 2014-15 cross country and track & field rosters.
The Cougars' 2014 recruiting class currently consists of twelve distance runners, eight sprinters/hurdlers, seven jumpers, two multi-event athletes, one pole vaulter and one thrower. All 31 recruits are high school seniors who will join the cross country and track & field teams as freshmen this fall.
Coach Ehrisman and staff have received national letters of intent from student-athletes of Colorado, Kansas, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas. The 2014 class is highlighted by twelve athletes from South Dakota, including five signees from the Sioux Falls area.
“Our coaching staff has worked hard to bring in a class that is a good fit for the University and for our program," said Ehrisman. "It is going to be exciting to see what this group can accomplish in the years to come."
USF wrapped up their second season as a full-fledged member of the NCAA DII and the NSIC this past year, coming away with twenty NSIC All-Conference performances and five NCAA All-Americans.
“It's been great to see this recruiting class come together and to see how God has brought each of these student-athletes to the University of Sioux Falls,” said Recruiting Coordinator and head cross country coach Grant Watley. “We are very excited for these athletes and what they will bring to our program.”
The Cougars also enjoyed a successful 2013 fall season, as the USF men's cross country team finished ranked No. 18 in Division II, which included All-American performances by Billy Brockmueller and Bobby Brockmueller.
Introducing the 2014 Recruiting Class
Women
Morgan Anderson
Sprints 100m: 12.44
Blair, Nebraska 200m: 25.72
Blair High School 400m: 58.38
Bailey Blood
Jumps Long Jump: 16'11
Overland Park, Kansas
Blue Valley Southwest High School
Jada Carr
Jumps Long Jump: 17'8.5”
Tyler, Minnesota Triple Jump: 36'1”
Russell Tyler-Ruhton High School
Amanda Crawford
Sprints 100m: 13.8
Beaver Creek, Minnesota 200m: 28.9
Hills-Beaver Creek High School 400m: 64.4
Jackie Dethlefsen
Multi-Events 100m Hurdles: 15.7
Stickney, South Dakota High Jump: 5'4”
Stickney High School
Savannah Dolezal
Sprints 200m: 26.5
Estelline, South Dakota 400m: 59.4
Estelline High School
Multi-Events 200m: 26.3
Minneapolis, Kansas 400m: 61.1
Minneapolis High School High Jump: 5'2”
Long Jump: 16'4”
Cathryn Hanzlik
Distance/Cross Country 400m: 62.0
Niobrara, Nebraska 800m: 2:27
Niobrara High School
Kiana Hein
Distance/Cross Country 400m: 1:02.5
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 800m: 2:27
Roosevelt High School 1,600m: 5:40
4,000m: 16:05
Jessica Justin
Sprints/Jumps 200m: 25.74
Isanti, Minnesota 400m: 60.79
Saint Francis High School Triple Jump: 36'1.5”
Kara Koth
Jumps Long Jump: 17'9”
Sioux Falls, South Dakota Triple Jump: 36'2”
Sioux Falls Christian High School
Destiny Montgomery
Sprints 400m: 59.48
Amarillo, Texas
Randall High School
Maggie Rauh
Jumps 100m: 13.4
St. Peter, Minnesota 200m: 27.6
Minnesota Valley Lutheran High School Long Jump: 16'1”
Tenley Schwartz
Distance/Cross Country 1,600m: 6:02
Wells, Minnesota 3,200m: 13:08
United South Central High School 4,000m: 16:40
Sierra Stotz
Sprints 100m: 12.2
Tolstoy, South Dakota 200m: 26.6
Bowdle High School 400m: 62.0
Long Jump: 16'7”
Logan Strasburg
Jumps High Jump: 5'0”
Volga, South Dakota
Sioux Valley High School
Anna Tofteland
Distance/Cross Country 800m: 2:23
Luverne, South Dakota 1,600m: 5:18
Luverne High School
Kimberly Peterson
Pole Vault Pole Vault: 12'4”
Elizabeth, Colorado
Elizabeth High School
Faith Voehl
Jumps Long Jump: 15'5”
Eden Prairie, Minnesota High Jump: 5'1”
Eden Prairie High School Triple Jump: 33'3.75”
Kendall Ward
Sprints/Hurdles 100m Hurdles: 16.4
Hollandale, Minnesota 300m Hurdles: 49.3
Alden Conger High School
Men
Jacob Benson
Distance/Cross Country 1,600m: 4:37
Fairplay, Colorado 3,200m: 10:05
South Park High School 5,000m: 16:04
Cody Bollweg
Distance/Cross Country 800m: 2:04
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 1,600m: 4:49
Harrisburg High School 3,200m: 10:54
5,000m: 17:50
Connor Bollweg
Distance/Cross Country 1,600m: 4:50
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 3,200m: 10:31
Harrisburg High School 5,000m: 17:29
Trey Furgeson
Sprints 200m: 22.6
Tea, South Dakota 400m: 49.5
Lennox High School
Aaron Greenberg
Sprints/Hurdles 60m Hurdles: 8.49
Elkhorn, Nebraska 110m Hurdles: 16.02
Elkhorn High School 300m Hurdles: 43.09
Jase Kraft
Distance/Cross Country 400m: 51.3
Wessington Springs, South Dakota 800m: 1:56.9
Wessington Springs High School 1,600m: 4:19
3,200m: 9:45
5,000m: 15:52
Nick Lawson
Distance/Cross Country 1,600m: 4:50
Plankinton, South Dakota 3,200m: 10:37
Plankinton High School
Wyatt Johansen
Distance/Cross Country 3,200m: 10:21
Canby, Minnesota 5,000m: 16:51
Canby High School
Lucas Nadeau
Distance/Cross Country 1,600m: 4:50
Dunsieth, North Dakota 3,200m: 10:28
Dunsieth High School
Israel Parsons
Distance/Cross Country 800m: 2:03
Custer, South Dakota 1,600m: 4:34
Custer High School
Derrick Sheppard
Throws Shot Put: 50'4.5”
Fremont, Nebraska Discus: 149'1”
Fremont High School
