Class of 2026 Mid Distance and Distance Runner Recruits

Western Michigan Track & Field (NCAA Division I, MAC) is actively recruiting women for mid-distance and distance events for the 2026 class. Scholarship availability is still open.⁠
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This opportunity is open to:⁠
• High school athletes graduating in 2026⁠
• Current collegiate transfers⁠
• International athletes pursuing NCAA competition⁠
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Current priorities for the Western Michigan coaching staff include athletes with personal bests of:⁠
• 800m – 2:10 or faster⁠
• 1500m – 4:35 or faster (4:56 mile)⁠
• 3000m – 9:50 or faster⁠
• 3000m steeple – 10:30 or faster⁠
• 5000m – 17:10 or faster⁠

Calvert Hall MD seniors

Cameron Parker - Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Jack Walsh - Belmont Abbey

Lucas Archer - University of New Hampshire

Daniel Williams - 1.45.49 to Penn State

from down under, I see

Daniel Williams [1:45.49 (800) / 3:45.22 (1500) / 4:04.39 (1 Mile) ] - Penn State

a couple more

Max Tsolakis [1:55.72 (800) / 4:19.00 (1600) / 4:24.06 (1 Mile) ] - Pepperdine

John Weber [1:53.64 (800) / 4:23.45 (1600) ] - George Mason

and from last June

Harriet Blaha [2:15.40 (800) / 5:02.72 (1600) / 5:09.77 (1 Mile) / 11:10.99 (3200) ] - Wake Forest

update on top 10 pr commitments to date:

Girls 800
Arkansas (Dumas - 2:00.11)
North Carolina (Hickey - 2:03.61)
Penn State (Ritchie - 2:03.68)
North Carolina (Barada - 2:03.95)
Michigan (Markowska - 2:04.61)
Furman (Schulte - 2:04.65)
LSU (Trow - 2:05.07)
BYU (Alder - 2:05.33)
Clemson (Cherop - 2:05.88)
Michigan (Gates - 2:05.98)

Boys 800
Penn State (Williams - 1:45.49)
North Carolina (Winders - 1:46.85)
Virginia Tech (Boone - 1:47.94)
Oregon (Hughes - 1:48.46)
Stanford (O'Brien - 1:48.51)
Illinois (Mungin - 1:48.63)
Oklahoma State (Smith - 1:48.66)
Iowa State (Sohna - 1:48.74)
North Carolina (Burns - 1:49.13)
Princeton (Arnold - 1:49.38)

Girls 1500
Clemson (Cherop - 4:06.04)
Washington (Drury - 4:15.50)
Washington (Hennessy - 4:17.44)
Michigan (Gates - 4:19.75)
Stanford (Williams - 4:20.53)
BYU (Alder - 4:20.60)
NAU (Vanadzina - 4:21.13)
Arizona (Chepkurui - 4:21.42)
Arkansas (Bishop - 4:22.19)
Michigan (Markowska - 4:22.44)

Boys 1500
Oregon (Nauman - 3:43.52)
Wake Forest (Radja - 3:44.08)
Oklahoma State (Barrett - 3:44.80)
Michigan (Cameron-Smith - 3:45.10)
Oklahoma State (Smith - 3:45.19)
Penn State (Williams - 3:45.22)
Wake Forest (Clark - 3:45.63)
North Carolina (Martin - 3:46.03)
Oregon (Ten Pas - 3:46.35)
North Carolina (Leonard - 3:46.67)

Girls 1600
Arkansas (Combe - 4:35.64)
BYU (Alder - 4:35.78)
Stanford (Dailey - 4:37.08)
Stanford (Leachman - 4:37.17) *** inactive for a while now
Stanford (Williams - 4:40.29)
Arkansas (Miller - 4:41.00)
Florida (Nesmith - 4:41.74)
Duke (Weber - 4:41.90)
North Carolina (Barada - 4:42.08)
Wake Forest (Swan - 4:42.56)

Boys 1600
Oregon (Nauman - 3:57.28)
BYU (Spencer - 4:00.97)
North Carolina (Winders - 4:01.25)
Oregon (Ten Pas - 4:01.44)
Oklahoma State (Smith - 4:01.54)
Wisconsin (Lenn - 4:01.79)
Wake Forest (Culpepper - 4:02.24)
North Carolina (Leonard - 4:02.41)
Notre Dame (Bontrager - 4:02.60)
North Carolina (Burns - 4:02.74)

Girls 3200
Stanford (Leachman - 9:43.74) *** inactive for a while now
NAU (Ritzenhein - 9:52.64)
Stanford (Williams - 9:57.11)
Stanford (Dailey - 9:58.02)
Duke (Weber - 9:59.16)
Furman (Garmer - 10:01.55)
BYU (Beshears - 10:03.57)
Furman (Garmer - 10:05.87)
Colorado (Saacke - 10:05.90)
Arkansas (Bishop - 10:07.97)

Boys 3200
North Carolina (Leonard - 8:47.32)
Duke (Robbie - 8:50.13)
Notre Dame (Bontrager - 8:51.22)
BYU (Spencer - 8:51.26)
Notre Dame (Williams - 8:51.56)
Oregon (Nauman - 8:52.35)
Harvard (Lee - 8:52.67)
Wisconsin (Lenn - 8:52.79)
Wake Forest (Skandera - 8:53.41)
Iowa State (Merrick - 8:55.14)

If I have missed a recent pr improvement I apologize. I know J Williams ran a faster 1 mile recently

I still have not seen a commitment by the following (just in the top 50 from last year):

Keandre Kelly 1:51.01
Jay Tally 1:51.21
Gregory Myers 1:51.36
Alexander Medina 1:51.68
Jayden Williams 1:51.77
Beau Hesler 1:51.78
Devin Mathews 1:52.05
Hunter Bates 1:52.20
Pablo Emilio Abdelsayed 1:52.42
Jayden Beverly 1:52.46

Charlize-Trinity McKenzie 2:06.50
Zhalay Wilson 2:09.00
Malaya Johnson 2:09.86
Alanna Williams 2:09.88

1600

Maximo Zavaleta 4:07.15
Jackson Tuck 4:08.26
James Millare 4:08.54
Marcus Salinas 4:08.63
Noel Huato 4:09.13
Alan Gallardo-Lopez 4:09.55
Peyton Holderer 4:09.86
Andrew Thompson 4:10.39

1500

Liam Wilde 3:54.04
Ronan Gantzos 3:54.08
Claudel Marc Chery 3:55.44
Jace Deledonne 3:56.22
Ryan Burger 3:57.19

Has Abigail Hennessy signed?

9:02 at BU. 5th at BXN.

UW a while back ( I have 9/27/25)

let me correct myself - that was verbal I don't know if she actually signed.

A couple of notes: High school senior Daniel Skandera ran 8:12:46 for 3k at the JDL meet yesterday. Regarding Whit Longhurst: really good kid whose high school is two miles from Wake Forest’s campus. His dad ran for Wake in the 90’s and runs the JDL facility.

Yup his 8:12:46 ties Jaden Merrick for the number 1 so far, also says they can both go sub 8:50. Merrick ran a 14:11 5k this weekend for the us number 1 and that says he’s flirting with sub 8:43 ish 3200! Crazy times.

Noah Clancy [2:04.43 (800) / 4:16.85 (1600) / 4:18.76 (1 Mile) / 9:23.38 (3200) ] - Iona

Caden Leonard also dropped his 1500 and mile times to 3:44.07 and 4:00.07 at JDL. No 1600 split or that would have improved as well.

I thought you posted them Tuck twins going to Appalachia State

You are right - missed taking them off my "not committed" list.

also

Jay Tally [1:51.21 (800) / 4:16.71 (1600) / 4:15.82 (1 Mile) ] - Georgetown

Dylan Hill [1:53.75 (800) / 4:19.47 (1600) ] - Montana State

a couple more to Montana State

Camden Houchin [1:59.45 (800) / 4:34.74 (1600) ] - Montana State
Kye Mcabee [1:58.80 (800) / 4:02.21 (1500) / 4:18.09 (1600) / 4:19.75 (1 Mile) ] - Montana State

Georgetown has a sneaky good recruiting class for 2026

Looks like Penn State is still "800 U".