CROSS COUNTRY ANNOUNCES 14 NEWCOMERS TO 2019 SQUAD

Head Coach Paul Rice adds eight student-athletes to the women's team and six to the men's team

ROCHESTER, Mich. – Head Coach Paul Rice announced the addition of 14 newcomers to the 2019 men's and women's cross country team recruiting class.

The women's team will feature eight additions as Maddie Brown, Taylor Conner, Hailee Fluent, Brooke Hinkelman, Courtney Jarema, Grace Nolan and Katie Scoles will come in as freshman along with Macomb Community College transfer Morgan Markel.

On the men's side, Yami Albrecht, Eddie Harrell III, Colin Kane, Thomas Polak, Shawn Slater and Northern Michigan University transfer Nathaniel Langlie will look to add depth to the squad this upcoming year.

"This fall we welcome a very talented group of six men and eight women to the team that my staff and I are very excited for the opportunity to work with as we feel many of them have the potential to be critical pieces this year as freshman," said Rice. "This year and next year we will be graduating some student-athletes that have had amazing careers as Golden Grizzlies so it is very important that we have some young talent that can develop before those athletes graduate."

"We hope to help these young athletes grow and mature in our program in a very short period of time and we will challenge them in that growth by offering some unique high level opportunities," added Rice. "With these new roster additions, both our men and women become instantly more competitive and all of our athletes are well aware that they have to keep working hard and staying motivated to move up the ranks. It will be an exciting fall as we start to see where the contributions will come from in our efforts to be top contenders for the Horizon League championship.

2019 Women's XC Newcomers

MADDIE BROWN
-Freshman
-Brighton, Mich.
-Brighton High School

Highlights:
- Helped lead Brighton to three cross country regional championships (2015, 16, 17) and Michigan Division I State runner-up finish in 2015

TAYLOR CONNER
-Freshman
-Holland, Mich.
-Saugatuck High School

Highlights:
-2018 All-State selection
-Two-time All-Conference and All-Region selection
-Helped lead Saugatuck to four cross country conference and regional championships and 2018 Michigan Division 4 State runner-up finish

HAILEE FLUENT
-Freshman
-Macomb, Mich.
-Utica High School

Highlights
-2018 All-County Second Team selection
-2018 cross country team MVP

BROOKE HINKELMAN
-Freshman
-Temperance, Mich.
-Bedford High School

Highlights:
-Two-time All-Region selection (2017,18)

COURTNEY JAREMA
-Freshman
-Pinckney, Mich.
-Pinckney High School

Highlights:
-Three-time All-Region, All-Conference and All-County selection
-Two-time Academic All-State recipient

MORGAN MARKEL
-Junior
-St. Clair, Mich.
-St. Clair High School/Macomb Community College

Highlights:
-Cross Country regional champion
-Academic All-American selection at MCC
-Four-time All-Region selection (High School)
-Academic All-State recipient (High School)

GRACE NOLAN
-Freshman
-Clarkston, Mich.
-Clarkston High School

Highlights:
-2018 Michigan D1 LP Cross Country State Champion
-Three-time regional champion (2016, 17, 18)
-2018 academic and athletic All-State recipient

KATIE SCOLES
-Freshman
-Troy, Mich.
-Troy High School

Highlights:
-Team captain and 2017 All-State selection
-Three-time All-Region selection (2015, 16, 17)
-Named 2015 Troy High School Colt of the Year

2019 XC Men's Newcomers

YAMI ALBRECHT
-Freshman
-Caro, Mich.
-Caro High School

Highlights:
-2016 One-Mile National Champion
-Three-time Cross Country Individual State Champion
-Four-time All-State selection
-Three-time regional champion
-Three-time conference champion
-Helped lead Caro to 2018 cross country team state championship
-2018 MITCA Cross Country Team Champions
-2018 Foot Locker Midwest Regional Team Michigan Champions

EDDIE HARRELL III
-Freshman
-Orange Village, Ohio
-Orange High School

Highlights:
-Three-time All-Conference First Team
-Three-time All-District First Team
-First Team All-Area
-Seven-time individual conference champion

COLIN KANE
-Freshman
-Dundee, Mich.
-Dundee High School

Highlights:
-Two-time regional champion
-Two-time league champion
-Three-time All-State selection

NATHANIEL LANGLIE
-Junior
-Madison, Wisc.
-Edgewood High School/Northern Michigan University

Highlights:
-Three-time All-Conference selection
-2015 All-City Team selection
-2015 Cross Country All-Area Honorable Mention
-2015 Cross Country Individual Champion
-Helped Edgewood capture two conference championships

THOMAS POLAK
-Freshman
-Commerce Twp, Mich.
-Walled Lake Central High School

Highlights:
-Helped lead Walled Lake to 2018 regional and conference championship
-Two-time All-Conference selection
-2018 All-Region selection

SHAWN SLATER
-Freshman
-Clarkston, Mich.
-Clarkston High School

Highlights:
-2018 All-State selection
-Two-time New Balance National Qualifier
-Three-time All-League selection
-Aided Clarkston win two All-Regional championships and 2018 Oakland County Championship
-2018 Clarkston Cross Country MVP

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