ROCHESTER, Mich. – Head Coach Katrina Brumfield and Director of Track Field Paul Rice have announced 24 additions to the Golden Grizzlies 2019 Track and Field class.
 
"We are extremely excited to announce this very talented class that is represented by various states as well as two different countries", said Brumfield. "This is our largest class to date and they each provide depth to our roster. Our coaching staff believes each student-athlete brings something special to our program and have hopes that they will make an immediate impact on the team, the conference and at the NCAA National level."
 

 
ALEX BREEN
-Freshman
-Royal Oak, Mich.
-Royal Oak
 
Highlights:
-Earned four track and field letters in high jump
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JUSTIN KUDERA
-Freshman
-Yale, Mich.
-Yale
 
Highlights:
-Holds four school records at Yale High School in the 400m, 200m, Long Jump, and 4x400
-Is the all-time leading point scorer in Yale track and field history
-3-time team MVP
-3-time All-State selection
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NITHIN PHILIP
-Freshman
-Livonia, Mich.
-Stevenson
 
Highlights:
-Was nominated team MVP at Stevenson
-All-Conference selection
-Placed 10^th in 60m hurdles at the indoor state championships
-Was a leg on the state-qualifying spring medley relay
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CALEB TIMM
-Freshman
-Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
-Blueville Collegiate Institute
 
Highlights:
-Was named Athletics Ontario Multi-Athlete of the Year (U16, U18)
-Holds the U17 Decathlon record
-Won three national medals with the Team Ontario Track and Field Team
-Won eight provincial golds (grades 9-12), two national silvers (grades 9,10) and one national bronze (grade 11)
-Competed in the 2018 New Balance Nationals
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MARKEAL WILLIAMS
-Freshman
-West Park, Fla.
-Hallandale
 
Highlights:
-Holds the Hallandale long jump record
-2019 AAU Club National Champion in long jump
-2019 Miami Herald All-county recipient
-2019 Sun-Sentinel Broward County First-Team
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DELAN WYNN
-Junior
-Detroit, Mich.
-Southfield      
 
Highlights:
-Was a leg of the AAU 4x1 All-American team that placed third in the nation
-Dual sport athlete, earning two letters in football and two in track throughout high school
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GRACE ANTONELLI
-Freshman
-Oakland Twp., Mich.
-Rochester Adams
 
Highlights:
-Two-time team MVP for discus and shotput
-Four-time athletic-academic scholar
-Honor roll student for four years
-Once scored seven goals in a soccer game
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BRENEA BENTON
-Freshman
-Saginaw, Mich.
-Heritage
 
Highlights:
-100m dash regional champion
-Sophomore year MVP
-Saginaw Valley League 100m dash champion (sophomore, junior seasons)
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ANGEL BRANDON
-Freshman
-Flint, Mich.
-Goodrich
 
Highlights:
-Four-time All-Conference recipient
-Regional champion and/or runner up in four different track events (400m, 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m)
-Helped the Goodrich girls track and field team to two regional championships
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LAUREN CHRISTIAN
-Freshman
-Covington, Ohio
-Covington
 
Highlights:
-Placed first in shot put at the 2019 Midwest Meet of Champions
-Holds the Covington school record in shot put and discus
-Three-time All-State recipient
-Was a member of the Covington 2018 track team that placed runners-up at the state championships
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ELENA DIBBLE
-Freshman
-Rochester, Mich.
-Stoney Creek
 
Highlights:
-Holds the Stoney Creek 4x400m relay record, set in 2018
-2018 All-State recipient
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JAMIA ELAM
-Freshman
-Pontiac, Mich.
-Detroit Country Day
 
Highlights:
-Was a two-time women's basketball state champion
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SHANNON GAFFNEY
-Freshman
-Richmond, Mich.
-Richmond
 
Highlights:
-2018 All-State recipient
-Four-time First Team All-County recipient
-2019 BWAC, Blue Water Area, Macomb County Discus Champion
-2019 Defensive honorable mention (basketball)
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TAYLOR HOOKS
-Freshman
-Lorain, Ohio
-Marion L. Steele
 
Highlights:
-Three-time South Western Conference Champion
-Three-time district champion 100m, 200m
-Regional champion 100m, 200m
-Voted South Western Conference MVP freshman year
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MARIA HORN
-Freshman
-Bowling Green, Ohio
-Toledo Central Catholic
 
Highlights:
-2019 All-State recipient
-Three-time All-Conference selection
-Placed fourth in the 4x100 at the state championships in 2019
-Holds the district record in the 4x100
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CHLOE HOUTOS
-Freshman
-St. Clair Shores, Mich.
-Lutheran Northwest
 
Highlights:
-Four-time MIAC All-Conference selection in shot put and discus
-Won four varsity letters in discus and shot put
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MEGAN KUSLER
-Sophomore (transfer from Kellogg Community College)
-Battle Creek, Mich.
-Harper Creek
 
Highlights:
-Senior year All-State recipient in pole vault and diving
-Two-time regional champion
-Senior year district champion
-Holds the Harper Creek school record in pole vault at 10'9
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SHANEESE LA MONS
-Freshman
-Smyrna, Del.
-Smyrna
 
Highlights:
-Four-time 4x200 Indoor State Champion
-Three-time Outdoor 4x200 State Champion
-Four-time All-State recipient
-Helped her team eight Henlopen Athletic Conference Championships
-2019 Smyrna Track MVP
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JESSICA LAMPERT
-Freshman
-Crawley, England
-Hazelwick
 
Highlights:
-Was the Sussex County Champion in the 60mH (2019), 100mH, 400mH, 400m and 4x100m (2018) and 200mH (2017)
- Was named Championship Best Performer at the Sussex Championships following her 400mH race in 2018 and 2019
-Placed third at English Schools in the 400mH with a time of 60.64
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ROBIN LEFEVERE
-Freshman
-Imlay City, Mich.
-Imlay City
 
Highlights:
-Three-time Imlay City Track and Field MVP
-Two-time long jump All-State selection
-400m All-State selection
-4x400 relay All-State selection
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SAVANNAH MCLAUCHLAN
-Freshman
-Macomb, Mich.
-Dakota
 
Highlights:
-All-County Track and Field recipient
-Once reached a height 5 ft., 4 in. in high jump at a local meet
-Was Dakota's team captain for one year
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PAYTON SABOURIN
-Freshman
-Chatham, Ontario, Canada
-Chatham Kent Secondary School
 
Highlights:
-4x400 provincial champion
-Holds the Chatham Kent school record in the 4x400
-Nine-time MVP over three years across three different sports (Track and Field, Cross Country, Hockey)
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KIERRA SINGLETON-GREENE
-Sophomore
-Houston, Texas
-Klein Forest
 
Highlights:
-Ran a 100m hurdle in a time of 14.5
-Earned three letters in hurdles and jumps throughout her high school track career
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MIKAYALA WISE
-Freshman
-Lafayette, Ind.
-McCutcheon
 
Highlights:
-2019 North Central Conference Shot Put champion
-2019 All-North Central Conference First-Team
-2019 Field Event MVP
-Placed third in shot put at the Indiana Association Junior Olympic Championships

The Golden Grizzlies Track and Field team will kick off their 2019-20 Indoor schedule this Friday Dec. 6 at Saginaw Valley for the SVSU Holiday Open. 
 
 
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