Western Illinois University has announced its 2023 recruiting class for track and field and cross country. Under the leadership of Director Trey Brokaw, the program welcomes over thirty-five new recruits, including five international students and eighteen from Illinois. In the past two years, nearly seventy student-athletes have joined under Brokaw's guidance.
"Our coaches did a fantastic job identifying, recruiting, and signing another large class of prospects," said Brokaw. "Culture is a major part of any successful program. We try to recruit the very best athletes possible but we also recruit successful students and individuals of high character. I'm really excited about the potential that this group has. It's one thing to sign good prospects on paper, it's another thing for those student-athletes to develop into champions. We're halfway there. I'm confident that the coaching staff and winning culture will help these newcomers achieve their athletic potential. With their addition, we have a chance to be the first Leatherneck program to win an Ohio Valley Conference team championship."
The women's signees include Renee Raglin from Alton, Illinois; Franka Weil-Restrepo from Santiago, Chile; Passion Crews from Virginia Beach, Virginia; Mya Hippolyte from Castries, Saint Lucia; Meg Simmons from Astoria, Illinois; Jolena Sites from Rockford, Illinois; Hannah Steinmeyer from Dixon, Illinois; Colleen Johnson from Medina, Ohio; Lydia Bennett from DeKalb, Indiana; Bria Armstrong from Chicago Heights, Illinois; Denise Dominguez from Dodge City, Kansas; Savannah Harvey from Shawnee, Kansas; Karlee Zumstein from Canton, Illinois; Janelle Marshall from Atco, New Jersey; Dana Surwillo from Plainfield, Illinois; Ashley Derrick from Waukegan, Illinois; Lina Maatouk from Casablanca, Morocco; Ashley Thomas from Chicago, Illinois; Kaytlyn Baker from St. Joseph, Illinois; Camiya Williams from Peoria, Illinois; Bailey Boddicker from Eldridge, Iowa; Angel Stanley from Calgary, Canada; Tay'Maro Powell-Peters from Oklahoma City.
On the men's side are Logan Beckmier of Atwood, Illinois; Matthew Thomas of Danville ,Illinois ; Alexander Del Popolo of Lidcombe ,Australia ; Sean Hudspath of Marion ,Illinois ; Malachi Barendilla of East Lansing ,Michigan ; Alex Girardin of Liberty ,Illinois ; Jerome Jackson of Monmouth ,Illinois ; Seville Louissaint of Commack ,New York ; Jaiden Young of Tampa ,Florida ; Cage Davison of Stevensville ,Michigan ; Rayvon Wright Blue Springs Missouri and John Turner Roselle .
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