Class of 2026 Mid Distance and Distance Runner Recruits

Barr, Cooper [1:51.76 (800) / 4:03.25 (1500) / 9:13.17 (3200) ] - Stanford

Chatman, Avery [2:12.56 (800) / 4:50.18 (1600) ] - Texas Tech

Elwell, Addison [2:16.84 (800) / 4:57.53 (1600) / 10:34.70 (3200) ] - Georgia Tech

Bulmer, Isla [2:13.68 (800) / 4:32.00 (1500) / 4:50.07 (1600) / 4:51.78 (1 Mile) / 11:13.21 (3200) ] - Tulane

Mungin, Joshua [1:48.63 (800) / 3:49.16 (1500) / 4:12.04 (1 Mile) ] - Illinois

Per Insta, Sibilla Vanadzina (Latvia) to NAU. Solid addition!!!

Becky Osorio [2:22.78 (800) / 5:04.29 (1600) / 10:40.85 (3200) ] - Tulane

Isabella Ramos [2:13.33 (800) / 4:42.74 (1500) / 4:57.05 (1600) / 4:58.78 (1 Mile) / 10:51.19 (3200) ] - Tulane

Vanadzina, Sibilla [4:21.13 (1500) / 4:51.67 (1 Mile) / 9:30.09 (3000) ] - NAU

JSerra seniors
Chloe Elbaz - UCLA
Kaylah Tasser - Johns Hopkins
Alden Morales - Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
JohnPaul De Santos - Benedictine College

Fitzgerald, Aiden [4:17.59 (1600) / 9:12.57 (3200) ] - West Point

Lennon, Alex [3:48.17 (1500) / 4:13.31 (1 Mile) / 8:23.29 (3000) ] - Georgia

Locke, Ethan [2:03.79 (800) / 4:18.82 (1600) / 8:55.99 (3200) ] - Alabama also 14:05 5000

Atwood, Kenli [2:11.92 (800) / 4:53.14 (1600) / 10:56.25 (2 Mile) ] - Oklahoma State

Garrett, Thomas [1:53.64 (800) / 3:54.8 (1500) / 4:11.21 (1600) / 9:15.95 (3200) ] - Drake

Donahue, Drew [1:57.50 (800) / 4:00.06 (1500) / 4:15.73 (1600) / 4:17.26 (1 Mile) / 9:23.64 (3200) ] - Boise State

Metaferia, Ruth [2:18.40 (800) / 4:54.06 (1600) / 5:04.64 (1 Mile) / 10:39.59 (3200) ] - High Point

Giselle Fernandez to NAU

800- 2:14, 1600- 4:43, 3200- 10:45

She is the little sister of the legendary German Fernandez. Lots of potential here!

I remember seeing Locke run at NON last year and was very impressed with this performance. 5k is much better than other times unsure if this is due to injury, or just his being a more distance oriented/slow twitch guy.

Interesting Facts: 64.7 sec/lap-1600, 67 sec/lap 3200, 67.6/ lap 5k.

Very impressive endurance, also of interest: his 3200 PR was ran solo at the state meet(small school). Alabama seems like a good program for someone like him. Interesting though, seems like a mostly foreigner(kenyan) dominated program, but he is a texas kid and could just want to stay close to home.

Kehrein, Benjamin [1:59.88 (800) / 4:01.13 (1500) / 8:28.42 (3000) / 9:22.20 (3200)] - Boise State. Also to note, 15:24 track 5k from sophomore year 3200 PR also from sophomore year, but 3k is relatively much better~9:05ish conversion.

Peter Kendall - Twelve Bridges HS

to Chico State.

4:15, 9:14, 15:27 5K

did some searching among the top 50 3200 juniors from 2025 and found:

Mitchell, Jacob [2:00.53 (800) / 4:16.04 (1600) / 4:15.64 (1 Mile) / 8:31.21 (3000) / 8:57.95 (3200) / 9:05.59 (2 Mile) ] - Indiana

Zealand, William [4:00.75 (1500) / 4:13.03 (1600) / 4:14.98 (1 Mile) / 8:49.14 (3000) / 8:57.85 (3200) ] - Liberty

Crooks, Beckett [4:18.26 (1600) / 8:30.21 (3000) / 9:00.80 (3200) / 9:04.69 (2 Mile) ] - Michigan State

But no signs of committing from these guys (all 9:01.93 or faster)

Isaac Benjamin
Marshall McConville
Canaan Dunham
Cohen Butler
Max Billett
Jameson Pifer
Maximo Zavaleta
Noel Huato
Dylan Rowell
Griffen Saacke
Zarian Rodriguez
Ibrahim Ford
Ryder Keeton
Oliver Hunter
Claudel Marc Chery
Wells Peterson

similar searching found:

Forbes, Jazlyn [2:21.53 (800) / 4:45.41 (1500) / 4:56.42 (1600) / 4:58.24 (1 Mile) / 10:30.36 (3200) ] - Florida

Espinosa, Baylee [2:15.80 (800) / 4:48.27 (1600) / 10:18.91 (3200) ] - Penn State

Kiera Lowman [2:18.68 (800) / 5:02.59 (1600) / 10:29.56 (3200) ] - Richmond

But nothing on

Charlotte Hopkins
Addyson Bristow
Isabella Ramirez
Jazlyn Forbes
Kaitlyn Carr

Minor clarification - Jacob Mitchell is going to IU Indianapolis (not IU Bloomington).

His XC season this year has been much more impressive than those track PRs would indicate.