Hayes Announces 2017 Recruiting Class
6/1/2017 12:00:00 AM | Cross Country
June 1, 2017
Cydney Delley - Sprints - Evans, Ga. (Evans HS)
-Holds the school record in the 200m, 400m and 4x100 at Evans High School
-2017 Georgia 6A State Champion in 400m
-2017 Region Champion in the 4x100 and 200m
-Personal bests of 24.43 in the 200m and 54.96 in the 400m
Darby Deutsch - Pole Vault - Wilmington, Del. (Padua Academy)
-Six-time First Team All-State
-Two-time state champion in the pole vault and three-time state champion in 4x200 and 4x400 relays
-Holds pole vault school record at Padua Academy as well as freshman and sophomore state records
-Seven-time All-County and All-Catholic Conference Champion
-Personal bests of 11' 9" in the pole vault and 26.78 in the 200m
Kristen Haynes - Middle Distance/Distance - Little Silver, N.J. (Red Bank Regional HS)
-Earned four varsity letters in outdoor track
-Member of sectional champion and national qualifying 4x800m relay team
-Also participated in tennis freshman through junior year
Grace Hofferber - Sprints - Rumson, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven Regional)
-Finished second at the 2017 NJSIAA Sectionals in the 400m and 18th at the 2016 NJSIAA State meet in the 200m
-Finished second in the 200m at the 2016 Shore Conference Championship and third in the 100m at the Monmouth County Championships in the 100m
-Personal bests of 12.57 in the 100m, 25.90 in the 200m and 58.00 in the 400m
Rachel Kern - Javelin - Farmingdale, N.J. (Howell)
-Ranked top-20 nationally and No. 1 in the state of New Jersey
-Set six meet records as a senior in 2017 and took sixth at the Penn Relays
-Finished first at the 2016 Monmouth County Championships, Shore Conference Championships and New Jersey Group IV State Championships, second at the New Jersey State Meet of Champions and eighth at New Balance Outdoor Nationals
-Shore Track Coaches Association Thrower of the Year
-Personal best of 146' 5" in the javelin
Janese Lynch - Throws - Darby Township, Pa. (SS John Neumann & Maria Goretti)
-Seven-time Pennsylvania State medalist for indoor/outdoor shot put and discus
-2015 All-Delco Track Athlete of the Year
-Has earned six varsity letters - four in track and field and two in volleyball
-Personal bests of 46' 8" in the shot put and 149' 5" in the discus
Amelia Mahoney - Middle Distance/Distance - Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (Saratoga Springs, N.Y.)
-2016 Times Union Newspaper Indoor Athlete of the Year
-Has won multiple Section 2 titles in the 800m, 1000m and 1500m
-2015 cross country team placed 4th at NXN
-Member of Millrose 4x800m Champions team in 2016
-Personal bests of 2:10 in the 800m, 4:33 in the 1500m, 10:42 in the 3200m
Meagan Oefelein - Middle Distance/Distance - Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge HS)
-Two-year cross country and track & field captain
-Holds All-League honors in cross country and track & field
-Personal bests of 59.6 in the 400m and 2:15 in the 800m
Brionne Pyles - Combined Events - Potomac, Md. (Bullis)
-AAU Champion in the short hurdles
-Scored points in the 300m hurdles, pole vault, 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay to lead -Clarksburg High School to a 4A state title
-Placed third and garnered All-American honors in the shuttle hurdle at New Balance Indoor Nationals
-Personal bests of 12.84 in the 100m, 15.13m in the 100m hurdles and 45.32 in 300m hurdles
WAKE FOREST MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 2017 RECRUITING CLASS
Jacari Bearden - Combined Events- Tracy, Calif. (Kimball HS)
-Three-time Valley Oak League All-League Recipient and Sac-Joaquin Section DIII Champion
-Member of school-record holding 4x100m relay team and 2017 Varsity Boys Valley Oak League Title
-Runner-up at Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships and qualified for 2016 CIF State Championships
-Personal bests of 11.24 in the 100m, 6'2" in the high jump, 22' 4.25" in the long jump and 43' 8" in the triple jump
Mitchell Day - Middle Distance/Distance - Alpena, Mich. (Alpena HS)
-Qualified for the Michigan High School DI Cross Country State Championship all four years, where he finished second his junior and senior year
-Finished 17th at the Foot Lock Nationals his senior year
-Personal bests of 4:25.66 in the 1600m and 9:17.78 in the 3200m
Lanier Derbyshire - Middle Distance/Distance - Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton HS)
-Finished seventh at the 2016 NCHSAA 4A Mideast XC Regional and 24th at the State Championship his senior season
-Also took 11th at the 2016 Adidas XC Challenge and 32nd at the NXR Southeast Regional Championships
-Personal bests of 4:26.56 in the 1600m and 9:15.08 in the 3200m
Conor Hughes - Middle Distance/Distance - Bronx, N.Y. (Fordham Prep)
-Earned All-American status in the 4x1600m relay at nationals in 2016 and the 4x800m relay in 2015
-State indoor/outdoor qualifier for the 1000m and 4x800m
-Three-time cross country state qualifier
-Personal Bests of 1:56.33 in the 800m and 2:30.03 in the 1000m
William Hunsdale - Middle Distance/Distance - The Woodlands, Texas (The Woodlands HS)
-Four-year letterman in cross country
-Finished 5th, 9th and 35th at the UIL State Cross Country Championships
-Three-time competitor at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN)
-Personal bests of 4:14 for the 1600m and 9:04 for the 3200m
Tommy Johnston - Middle Distance/Distance - Gainesville, Ga. (North Hall)
-Earned eight varsity letters and was team captain in both cross country and track & field
-Went undefeated his senior season in the 800m and 1600m, winning the county championships in both events and the regional championship in the 800m
-Placed third in cross country regionals and first in Region 4 US Track and Field XC as a junior
Finished fifth in the 1600m at the 2016 Georgia 4A State Championships
-Personal bests of 1:56.96 in the 800m, 4:16.64 in the 1600m and 9:55.42 in the 3200m
Noah Shute - Sprints - Lexington, Mass. (Lexington HS)
-2016-17 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field captain
-Member of the four-time Middlesex League Title team and six-time league All-Star
-Placed third in the 200m at the 2016 MIAA Outdoor All-State Championship
-4x400m relay team placed first in 2017 MIAA Indoor All-State Championship
-Personal best of 22.10 in the 200m
>Evan Simmons - Sprints - Milledgeville, Ga. (Baldwin HS)
-Holds 400m and 4x400m relay record Baldwin High School
-Five-time USATF All-American and one-time National Champion
-12-time regional finalist and five-time region champion
-Finished ninth in the Georgia High School 4A Section B state finals and was a member of the champion 4x400m team
-Personal best of 22.4 in the 300m and 48.35 in the 400m
Mark Smith - Sprints and Hurdles - Harmony, Pa. (Seneca Valley)
-Two-time varsity letterman in track and field
-100m individual time and 4x400m relay time led Butler County and were good for fourth and second, respectively, in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
-Also lettered twice in football as a wide receiver
-Personal bests of 40.61 in the 300m hurdles
Hayden Tullos - Middle Distance/Distance - Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
-Finished second junior and senior year at the Georgia High School Association 6A Cross Country State Championship, where he qualified all four years
-Member of 2014 and 2015 cross country state championship team at Marietta HS
-Finished in fifth-place as an individual at NXNSE in 2016 and 39th at NXN in 2016
-Personal bests of 4:21.10 for the 1600m and 9:16.80 for the 3200m
Daniel Viegra - Middle Distance/Distance - Pflugerville, Texas (Pflugerville Hendrickson)
-Broke the Arkansas High School Invitational record in the mile with a time of 4:12 his senior year
-Finished 22nd at Footlocker National Championships in San Diego, Calif.
-Took fourth at the Texas 6A State Cross Country meet as a sophomore
-Earned fourth at the Texas 6A State Track & Field meet in the 1600m
-Personal bests of 4:06.68 in the 1600m, 8:59.57 in the 3200m and 14:29.27 in the 5000m
By Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeTrack)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - The Wake Forest men's and women's cross country/track & field program has signed 21 athletes who will join the Demon Deacons in the fall of 2017.
"We did a very good job addressing our immediate needs with this class," said head coach John Hayes. "I think the momentum building from this class will enable us to continue to improve as a program. I am looking forward to working with these great student-athletes and watching them rise to the highest level in the NCAA."
WAKE FOREST WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 2017 RECRUITING CLASS
Anna Campbell - Middle Distance/Distance - Sparta Township, N.J. (Pope John XII)
-Three-time New Jersey Non-Public A State Champions
-Two-time NJ Herald Cross Country Runner of the Year
-Holds county and school records for both 3200m and the 4x1600m relay
-Personal bests of 5:02 in the 1600m, 10:50 in the 3200m
Cydney Delley - Sprints - Evans, Ga. (Evans HS)
-Holds the school record in the 200m, 400m and 4x100 at Evans High School
-2017 Georgia 6A State Champion in 400m
-2017 Region Champion in the 4x100 and 200m
-Personal bests of 24.43 in the 200m and 54.96 in the 400m
Darby Deutsch - Pole Vault - Wilmington, Del. (Padua Academy)
-Six-time First Team All-State
-Two-time state champion in the pole vault and three-time state champion in 4x200 and 4x400 relays
-Holds pole vault school record at Padua Academy as well as freshman and sophomore state records
-Seven-time All-County and All-Catholic Conference Champion
-Personal bests of 11' 9" in the pole vault and 26.78 in the 200m
Kristen Haynes - Middle Distance/Distance - Little Silver, N.J. (Red Bank Regional HS)
-Earned four varsity letters in outdoor track
-Member of sectional champion and national qualifying 4x800m relay team
-Also participated in tennis freshman through junior year
Grace Hofferber - Sprints - Rumson, N.J. (Rumson-Fair Haven Regional)
-Finished second at the 2017 NJSIAA Sectionals in the 400m and 18th at the 2016 NJSIAA State meet in the 200m
-Finished second in the 200m at the 2016 Shore Conference Championship and third in the 100m at the Monmouth County Championships in the 100m
-Personal bests of 12.57 in the 100m, 25.90 in the 200m and 58.00 in the 400m
-Ranked top-20 nationally and No. 1 in the state of New Jersey
-Set six meet records as a senior in 2017 and took sixth at the Penn Relays
-Finished first at the 2016 Monmouth County Championships, Shore Conference Championships and New Jersey Group IV State Championships, second at the New Jersey State Meet of Champions and eighth at New Balance Outdoor Nationals
-Shore Track Coaches Association Thrower of the Year
-Personal best of 146' 5" in the javelin
Janese Lynch - Throws - Darby Township, Pa. (SS John Neumann & Maria Goretti)
-Seven-time Pennsylvania State medalist for indoor/outdoor shot put and discus
-2015 All-Delco Track Athlete of the Year
-Has earned six varsity letters - four in track and field and two in volleyball
-Personal bests of 46' 8" in the shot put and 149' 5" in the discus
-2016 Times Union Newspaper Indoor Athlete of the Year
-Has won multiple Section 2 titles in the 800m, 1000m and 1500m
-2015 cross country team placed 4th at NXN
-Member of Millrose 4x800m Champions team in 2016
-Personal bests of 2:10 in the 800m, 4:33 in the 1500m, 10:42 in the 3200m
-Two-year cross country and track & field captain
-Holds All-League honors in cross country and track & field
-Personal bests of 59.6 in the 400m and 2:15 in the 800m
Brionne Pyles - Combined Events - Potomac, Md. (Bullis)
-AAU Champion in the short hurdles
-Scored points in the 300m hurdles, pole vault, 4x100m relay and 4x200m relay to lead -Clarksburg High School to a 4A state title
-Placed third and garnered All-American honors in the shuttle hurdle at New Balance Indoor Nationals
-Personal bests of 12.84 in the 100m, 15.13m in the 100m hurdles and 45.32 in 300m hurdles
WAKE FOREST MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY/TRACK & FIELD 2017 RECRUITING CLASS
Jacari Bearden - Combined Events- Tracy, Calif. (Kimball HS)
-Three-time Valley Oak League All-League Recipient and Sac-Joaquin Section DIII Champion
-Member of school-record holding 4x100m relay team and 2017 Varsity Boys Valley Oak League Title
-Runner-up at Sac-Joaquin Section Masters Championships and qualified for 2016 CIF State Championships
-Personal bests of 11.24 in the 100m, 6'2" in the high jump, 22' 4.25" in the long jump and 43' 8" in the triple jump
-Qualified for the Michigan High School DI Cross Country State Championship all four years, where he finished second his junior and senior year
-Finished 17th at the Foot Lock Nationals his senior year
-Personal bests of 4:25.66 in the 1600m and 9:17.78 in the 3200m
Lanier Derbyshire - Middle Distance/Distance - Raleigh, N.C. (Broughton HS)
-Finished seventh at the 2016 NCHSAA 4A Mideast XC Regional and 24th at the State Championship his senior season
-Also took 11th at the 2016 Adidas XC Challenge and 32nd at the NXR Southeast Regional Championships
-Personal bests of 4:26.56 in the 1600m and 9:15.08 in the 3200m
-Earned All-American status in the 4x1600m relay at nationals in 2016 and the 4x800m relay in 2015
-State indoor/outdoor qualifier for the 1000m and 4x800m
-Three-time cross country state qualifier
-Personal Bests of 1:56.33 in the 800m and 2:30.03 in the 1000m
-Four-year letterman in cross country
-Finished 5th, 9th and 35th at the UIL State Cross Country Championships
-Three-time competitor at the Nike Cross Nationals (NXN)
-Personal bests of 4:14 for the 1600m and 9:04 for the 3200m
-Earned eight varsity letters and was team captain in both cross country and track & field
-Went undefeated his senior season in the 800m and 1600m, winning the county championships in both events and the regional championship in the 800m
-Placed third in cross country regionals and first in Region 4 US Track and Field XC as a junior
Finished fifth in the 1600m at the 2016 Georgia 4A State Championships
-Personal bests of 1:56.96 in the 800m, 4:16.64 in the 1600m and 9:55.42 in the 3200m
Noah Shute - Sprints - Lexington, Mass. (Lexington HS)
-2016-17 Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field captain
-Member of the four-time Middlesex League Title team and six-time league All-Star
-Placed third in the 200m at the 2016 MIAA Outdoor All-State Championship
-4x400m relay team placed first in 2017 MIAA Indoor All-State Championship
-Personal best of 22.10 in the 200m
-Holds 400m and 4x400m relay record Baldwin High School
-Five-time USATF All-American and one-time National Champion
-12-time regional finalist and five-time region champion
-Finished ninth in the Georgia High School 4A Section B state finals and was a member of the champion 4x400m team
-Personal best of 22.4 in the 300m and 48.35 in the 400m
Mark Smith - Sprints and Hurdles - Harmony, Pa. (Seneca Valley)
-Two-time varsity letterman in track and field
-100m individual time and 4x400m relay time led Butler County and were good for fourth and second, respectively, in the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League
-Also lettered twice in football as a wide receiver
-Personal bests of 40.61 in the 300m hurdles
Hayden Tullos - Middle Distance/Distance - Marietta, Ga. (Marietta HS)
-Finished second junior and senior year at the Georgia High School Association 6A Cross Country State Championship, where he qualified all four years
-Member of 2014 and 2015 cross country state championship team at Marietta HS
-Finished in fifth-place as an individual at NXNSE in 2016 and 39th at NXN in 2016
-Personal bests of 4:21.10 for the 1600m and 9:16.80 for the 3200m
-Broke the Arkansas High School Invitational record in the mile with a time of 4:12 his senior year
-Finished 22nd at Footlocker National Championships in San Diego, Calif.
-Took fourth at the Texas 6A State Cross Country meet as a sophomore
-Earned fourth at the Texas 6A State Track & Field meet in the 1600m
-Personal bests of 4:06.68 in the 1600m, 8:59.57 in the 3200m and 14:29.27 in the 5000m
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