2012-2023 recruit track results

[msqueri]

Time to update my list of best recruit track results. This year's update has some poignancy as it completes the Shaw era, which is where I started tracking. Incoming scholarship players bolded:

100m
Brandt-Sims: 10.36aw
K. Kelly: 10.66
Love: 10.68a (sophomore)
N. Peat: 10.73 (junior)
McCaffrey: 10.75aw (sophomore)
Ayomanor: 10.76
Rector: 10.80 (junior)
Fehoko: 10.81a
Adebo: 10.83 (junior)
Barton: 10.84a
Farrell: 10.87 (freshman)
Butler: 10.92a (sophomore)
Speights: 10.93
Wedington: 10.94 (junior)
Bowman: 10.95 (junior)
F. Owusu: 10.96a
Kalambayi: 11.00
Jo. Thompson: 11.04
Arcega-Whiteside: 11.13a (junior)
Scarlett: 11.13a (junior)
Logan: 11.14 (junior)
Holder: 11.19 (junior)
Woods: 11.24c (freshman)
Ojarikre: 11.29 (junior)
Carter: 11.32 (junior)
Bonner: 11.33 (junior)
Head: 11.35
E.J. Smith: 11.38 (junior)
Meeks: 11.39a
Bachmeier: 11.40 (junior)
Slocum: 11.43 (sophomore)
A. Jones: 11.43 (junior)
J. Harris: 11.45
Filkins: 11.52 (freshman)
Hudson: 11.53 (sophomore)
Cisse: 11.58 (junior)
Turner-Muhammad: 11.63 (junior)
J. Bailey: 11.68a (sophomore)
Hoffpauir: 11.69 (sophomore)
Whitfield: 11.71
Manley: 11.75
Martinez: 11.84
Mangum-Farrar: 11.84c (sophomore)
McGill: 11.84 (junior)
Irvin: 11.90 (freshman)
T. Williams: 11.93 (freshman)
Starr: 11.96 (sophomore)
Ellis: 12.02 (freshman)
Palma: 12.04c
Cotton: 12.05aw
Tafiti: 12.24c

200m
Brandt-Sims: 21.24a (sophomore)
Butler: 21.35aw (junior)
Adebo: 21.46 (junior)
Bowman: 21.47 (junior)
K. Kelly: 21.58
Love: 21.64a (sophomore)
Rector: 21.65 (junior)
Ayomanor: 21.66
Bonner: 21.97
Farrell: 22.04 (freshman)
Logan: 22.07 (junior)
McCaffrey: 22.17a (junior)
Barton: 22.26a
Wedington: 22.59 (junior)
F. Owusu: 22.67a
Jordan: 22.88 (junior)
Manley: 23.00
Slocum: 23.16
Head: 23.21 (junior)
Woods: 23.22 (freshman)
J. Reid: 23.27 (junior)
J. Harris: 23.27
Toomer: 23.30 (sophomore)
Meeks: 23.33aw
Karty: 23.44c (sophomore)
J. Bailey: 23.46a (junior)
Ojarikre: 23.49 (sophomore)
Holder: 23.5a
Filkins: 23.54 (freshman)
Ellis: 23.62 (junior)
A. Jones: 23.75 (sophomore)
Turner-Muhammad: 23.81 (junior)
McGill: 23.99 (freshman)
T. Williams: 24.15 (freshman)
Hudson: 24.21 (freshman)
Martinez: 24.34
Hoffpauir: 24.44 (sophomore)
A. Harris: 24.95 (junior)
Starr: 25.10 (freshman)
Tafiti: 25.33
Cotton: 25.34c
Wyrick: 25.91 (junior)

400m
Toomer: 48.00 (junior)
Brandt-Sims: 48.5a (freshman)
Bonner: 48.76
Adebo: 49.74 (junior)
Love: 50.84c (sophomore)
Crane: 51.26 (junior)
Logan: 51.42 (junior)
Rector: 51.66 (junior)
Antoine: 52.07a (sophomore)
Stewart: 52.23
Holder: 52.44c
Manley: 52.66

110m hurdles
Mangum-Farrar: 14.19
J. Reid: 14.61a (junior)
Jo. Thompson: 15.12
Whitfield: 15.42
Wyrick: 17.8 (sophomore)

Long jump
K Kelly: 24' 2.5
Logan: 23' 3.25 (junior)
Toomer: 22' 8 (junior)
Jo. Thompson: 22’ 6
Holder: 22' 6 (junior)
Morris: 22' 5.5 (junior)
Bonner: 22' 4.5 (junior)
Rector: 22' 3 (junior)
Franklin: 22' 1.5 (sophomore)
Cisse: 22' 1 (junior)
Ayomanor: 21’ 9.5
Fehoko: 21' 8.25
Higgins: 21' 8
N. Peat: 21' 7 (junior)
Carter: 21' 7 (junior)
Bailey: 21' 4 (sophomore)
A. Jones: 20' 10.5 (sophomore)
Maddox: 20' 9
Ellis: 20' 11 (junior)
Slocum: 20' 8 (freshman)
Meeks: 20' 5
McGill: 20' 4 (junior)
Reuben: 20’ 3 (junior)
Mangum-Farrar: 20' 1 (junior)
Hudson: 19’ 9 (sophomore)
Wedington: 19' 7.25 (junior)
Weselman: 19' 3.5 (sophomore)
Whitfield: 19' 1.5
Porter: 18' 8.5 (sophomore)
Palma: 18' 6
Karty: 17' 7.5 (junior)

High jump
Segina: 6' 0 (junior)
Manley: 6'0
Holder: 5' 11 (junior)
Owusu: 5' 10 (junior)
Bachmeier: 5' 9 (junior)
McGill: 5' 8 (freshman)
Filkins: 5' 8 (freshman)

Triple jump
Toomer: 47' 0.5 (junior)
Bonner: 46' 1.5 (junior)
Logan: 44' 9.5
Higgins: 44' 5.75
Jo. Thompson: 44’ 5 (junior)
Reuben: 44’ 1.25 (junior)
Holder: 44' 0.5
Cotton: 43' 4.5
McGill: 41' 10.5 (junior)
Ellis: 41' 4.5 (sophomore)
Whitfield: 40' 11
Weselman: 38' 10.5 (sophomore)
Hudson: 38’ 4 (junior)

Shot put
Nugent: 57'2
Uke: 56' 4
T. Phillips: 56' 0 (junior)
Sarell: 55' 7.5 (sophomore)
Kalambayi: 55' 0
Bragg: 53' 10.75 (junior)
Hooper: 53' 6.5 (junior)
Powell: 53' 5.75
Palma: 53' 1
Phillips: 52' 4.5
Nwafor: 51' 9
Keneley: 51' 1.5 (sophomore)
K. Murphy: 50' 10
Yamauchi: 50' 10
Armitage: 50' 1.5 (sophomore)
Lukrich: 50' 2
Miller: 49' 7.5 (junior)
Booker: 48' 6.5
Shuler: 48' 5 (junior)
Yarbrough: 46' 11.5
Dalman: 46' 7.5
Maddox: 46' 5.75
Hinton: 46' 5.75 (sophomore)
Buckey: 46' 2 (junior)
Cotton: 46' 2
C. Symonds: 45' 11.5 (junior)
Higgins: 45' 5.75 (junior)
A. Peat: 45' 5
Fanaika: 45' 4
Hall: 45' 3.25 (junior)
Stratford: 44' 10.75 (junior)
Aybar: 44' 8.25 (second freshman year....essentially sophomore)
A. Fox: 44' 8.25
Cooper: 44’ 7 (junior)
Leyrer: 43' 8.5
Rouse: 43' 7
Little: 43' 3 (sophomore)
Martinez: 42' 6.75
Meeks: 40' 11.5
Burkett: 40' 11.5
Marceau-Olayinka: 40' 4 (junior)
Herron: 39' 11.5 (sophomore)
Heyer: 39’10 (freshman)
Sh. Taylor: 39' 9 (sophomore)
A. Franklin: 39' 5.5 (junior)
Scarlett: 38' 5.25

Discus
Bragg: 190' 4 (junior)
Buckey: 190' 0
Uke: 179' 7
Phillips: 168' 0
Nugent: 162' 9
Dalman: 158' 1
Sarell: 155' 6 (junior)
Palma: 153' 8
Powell: 152' 6
Little: 152' 0 (sophomore)
Hinton: 150' 2 (sophomore)
Hooper: 147' 0 (sophomore)
F. Anderson: 146’ 10
Fanaika: 142' 6.5
T. Phillips: 139' 4 (sophomore)
Shuler: 137' 5 (junior)
A. Fox: 137’ 3.5
Miller: 133' 5 (junior)
Lohn: 133' 5 (junior)
Armitage: 130' 11 (sophomore)
Yarbrough: 130' 3
Cooper: 125’ 8 (junior)
Rouse: 125' 6.5
Leyrer: 120' 1

Observations:

* I only include marks that meet a certain minimum threshold so as to exclude outlier low marks that might result from somebody not having run very much track or from somebody competing in an event on a lark. I excluded a shot put Pale had as a freshman, a 400 Jackson Harris had as a junior as it was far from competitive and his marks in other events suggests it's not because he's just a crappy athlete, and a discus Marceau-Olayinka had as a junior for the same reason, though in his case I don't have reason to believe it's necessarily an outlier (but competing in discus without being versed in the form can lead to short hurls).

* There is no obvious headline story this year. That alone is probably the headline. Just as this class was unimpressive in recruiting rankings, it's unimpressive in terms of the athleticism it's injecting in the program.

* The possible exception from a track perspective is Aaron Morris. His long jump is very good (Cisse's above-average too). Moreover, as I noted at the time of commitment Morris had reported a 10.82 100 and a 22.3 200. I did not include those above because I only include verified marks, but it may be the case that Morris is athletic. Certainly the long jump supports that.

* We also have some evidence of Ojarikre having decent speed by Stanford standards, although it took him six races as a junior to get that mark and his 200 is less impressive, so he's clearly no speed demon.

* The wide receivers (although Ahmari Borden didn't run track and I'm very curious what kind of athlete he is) are very mediocre athletes. This is a big difference from last year with Ayomanor's off-the-charts athleticism, Reuben's solid marks, and Jason Thompson's clearly scholarship level and then some athleticism. I think we can have legitimate hopes the incoming receivers bring different skills, but in terms of sheer athleticism they seem to be at a disadvantage to the class ahead of them.

* That being said, Bachmeier did stand out in another event. I don't track pole vault, but for what it's worth Bachmeier's 15' 9 as a junior was tied for sixth in California that year.

* I included Yamauchi even though he's not a matriculator because it's his last high school track and field season and I may forget to include him in two years if I don't do it now.

* Assuming Chase Farrell matriculates we already know next year's update is going to have more notable entries than this year.

As always, I welcome any corrections/additions if there's anything my research missed or my analysis flubbed.

 

[SamuelMcF]

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