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Orange Announces Class Of 2016
3/14/2012 2:32:50 PM | Cross Country, Track and Field
Syracuse cross country and track and field head coach Chris Fox and is coaching staff announced Wednesday that ten student-athletes will join the program, beginning during the 2012-13 academic year. The group features three men and seven women, including four 2011 Foot Locker Finalists.
"We feel that this class of incoming freshmen, both men and women, will rank in the top 10 in the country," said Fox. "Coach (Brien) Bell and Coach (Brandon) Bonsey did an outstanding job putting this group together. Our future is bright."
Below are the biographies and accomplishments of the Syracuse cross country and track and field class of 2016:
Kevyn Hoyos: Carrollton, Tex. – Hebron High School
Hoyos finished 11th at the 2012 USA Junior National Cross Country Championships, the same race future teammate Jace Lowry won in early February. Hoyos is a two-time NXN qualifier, and earned two First Team All-State honors in cross country while in high school. Hoyos owns personal bests in the 1600-meter run (4:18.66) and 3200-meter run (9:10.66).
Joel Hubbard: Marshfield, Mass. – Marshfield High School
In 2011 Hubbard was a Foot Locker Finalist and an Indoor State Champ with first place in the 1000m with a time of 2:31.89. His personal record of 2:27 in the 1000-meter is already a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying time. He took second at the New Balance Grand Prix in the mile setting a then-personal record with a time of 4:14.35. Hubbard then cut nearly a second off his mile personal best at 4:13.67.
Dan Lennon: Peru, N.Y. – Peru High School
Lennon is a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist. He also placed second in the NYSPHSAA State Championships in the 3200m with a time of 9:11.42. Lennon's personal record in the two mile run is 9:06.00, and was also an indoor national champion in the 5k at 14:37. In the mile, Lennon set his personal record at 4:19.19 at the New Balance Grand Prix. In cross country Lennon is both a 2011 Class A State Champ as well as a 2010 Class B Runner-up. His best time for the 3200m is 9:07.52.
Karina Ernst: Loveland, Colo.- Thompson Valley High School
Ernst placed first in the 1600m at the 2011 4A State Championship with a time of 5:02.60. She is a two-time First Team All State XC Athlete. Her personal record in the 800m with a time of 2:12.94 was set in 2011 at the St. Vrain Invitational. Ernst also owns a personal best of 4:55.00 in the 1600 meter run.
Shaina Harrison of Aurora, Ont. - St. Maximilian Kolbe High School
Harrison is a York Region Athletic Association Track and Field Champ after winning the 60m, 100m (12.31), and 200m (25.84). She also took bronze at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the 100m. Harrison's personal bests are 11.81 seconds in the 100m and 7.46 seconds in the 60m.
Margo Malone: Pittsburgh, Pa.- North Hills High School
Malone is a 2011 Second Team All-State in cross country, 2010 First Team All-State in cross country, and 2010 NXN Qualifier. She took first in the 1600m at both the 2011 AAA State Championship and the PIAA T&F State Championships, and has a personal record of 10:02.30 in the event. She also holds a 4:55 personal record in the mile.
Brianna Nerud: Old Brookville, N.Y.- North Shore High School
As a 2011 IAAF World Youth qualifier, Nerud is the second fastest 2k Steeple high school athlete with a time of 6:29.56. She also holds the New York state record in the 5000-meter run at 16:43.56, a time that would have been seventh at this season's BIG EAST Championships. She is a two-time NXN qualifier and State runner-up in both the Indoor 1500m and Outdoor 2k Steeple. Her personal record for the mile is 4:45.29.
Emily Nist: Meridian, Idaho - Bishop Kelly High School
Nist is a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist and three-time 4A State Champion in the 3200m race. She is also a three-time 4A State XC Champion as well as a two-time NXN Qualifier. In 2010, Nist set her personal record in the 1600m with a time of 5:00.65 at the YMCA Invitational.
Rebecca Robinson: Arlington, Mass.- Arlington High School
Robinson holds the Massachusetts state record for the 300m with a time of 38.90. She is an eight time state champion and also took fourth place at the 2011 New Balance Indoor Nationals. In the 400m, Robinson set her personal best at 55.03 seconds.
Meredith Speakman: Boiling Springs, Pa. - Boiling Springs High School
Speakman is a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist as well as 2011 Second Team All-State in cross country. She ran her personal record in the 3000m at the 2012 PTFCA Indoor State Championship with a time of 10:13.39, finishing in eighth place. In the 5000m, Speakman took ninth at the Foot Locker Northeast Regionals, third at the Mid-Penn Conference Championship and second at the PIAA State Championship.
"We feel that this class of incoming freshmen, both men and women, will rank in the top 10 in the country," said Fox. "Coach (Brien) Bell and Coach (Brandon) Bonsey did an outstanding job putting this group together. Our future is bright."
Below are the biographies and accomplishments of the Syracuse cross country and track and field class of 2016:
Kevyn Hoyos: Carrollton, Tex. – Hebron High School
Hoyos finished 11th at the 2012 USA Junior National Cross Country Championships, the same race future teammate Jace Lowry won in early February. Hoyos is a two-time NXN qualifier, and earned two First Team All-State honors in cross country while in high school. Hoyos owns personal bests in the 1600-meter run (4:18.66) and 3200-meter run (9:10.66).
Joel Hubbard: Marshfield, Mass. – Marshfield High School
In 2011 Hubbard was a Foot Locker Finalist and an Indoor State Champ with first place in the 1000m with a time of 2:31.89. His personal record of 2:27 in the 1000-meter is already a BIG EAST and IC4A qualifying time. He took second at the New Balance Grand Prix in the mile setting a then-personal record with a time of 4:14.35. Hubbard then cut nearly a second off his mile personal best at 4:13.67.
Dan Lennon: Peru, N.Y. – Peru High School
Lennon is a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist. He also placed second in the NYSPHSAA State Championships in the 3200m with a time of 9:11.42. Lennon's personal record in the two mile run is 9:06.00, and was also an indoor national champion in the 5k at 14:37. In the mile, Lennon set his personal record at 4:19.19 at the New Balance Grand Prix. In cross country Lennon is both a 2011 Class A State Champ as well as a 2010 Class B Runner-up. His best time for the 3200m is 9:07.52.
Karina Ernst: Loveland, Colo.- Thompson Valley High School
Ernst placed first in the 1600m at the 2011 4A State Championship with a time of 5:02.60. She is a two-time First Team All State XC Athlete. Her personal record in the 800m with a time of 2:12.94 was set in 2011 at the St. Vrain Invitational. Ernst also owns a personal best of 4:55.00 in the 1600 meter run.
Shaina Harrison of Aurora, Ont. - St. Maximilian Kolbe High School
Harrison is a York Region Athletic Association Track and Field Champ after winning the 60m, 100m (12.31), and 200m (25.84). She also took bronze at the 2011 Commonwealth Youth Games in the 100m. Harrison's personal bests are 11.81 seconds in the 100m and 7.46 seconds in the 60m.
Margo Malone: Pittsburgh, Pa.- North Hills High School
Malone is a 2011 Second Team All-State in cross country, 2010 First Team All-State in cross country, and 2010 NXN Qualifier. She took first in the 1600m at both the 2011 AAA State Championship and the PIAA T&F State Championships, and has a personal record of 10:02.30 in the event. She also holds a 4:55 personal record in the mile.
Brianna Nerud: Old Brookville, N.Y.- North Shore High School
As a 2011 IAAF World Youth qualifier, Nerud is the second fastest 2k Steeple high school athlete with a time of 6:29.56. She also holds the New York state record in the 5000-meter run at 16:43.56, a time that would have been seventh at this season's BIG EAST Championships. She is a two-time NXN qualifier and State runner-up in both the Indoor 1500m and Outdoor 2k Steeple. Her personal record for the mile is 4:45.29.
Emily Nist: Meridian, Idaho - Bishop Kelly High School
Nist is a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist and three-time 4A State Champion in the 3200m race. She is also a three-time 4A State XC Champion as well as a two-time NXN Qualifier. In 2010, Nist set her personal record in the 1600m with a time of 5:00.65 at the YMCA Invitational.
Rebecca Robinson: Arlington, Mass.- Arlington High School
Robinson holds the Massachusetts state record for the 300m with a time of 38.90. She is an eight time state champion and also took fourth place at the 2011 New Balance Indoor Nationals. In the 400m, Robinson set her personal best at 55.03 seconds.
Meredith Speakman: Boiling Springs, Pa. - Boiling Springs High School
Speakman is a 2011 Foot Locker Finalist as well as 2011 Second Team All-State in cross country. She ran her personal record in the 3000m at the 2012 PTFCA Indoor State Championship with a time of 10:13.39, finishing in eighth place. In the 5000m, Speakman took ninth at the Foot Locker Northeast Regionals, third at the Mid-Penn Conference Championship and second at the PIAA State Championship.
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