Get to Know Minnesota's 2021-22 Track & Field Freshman Class

The University of Minnesota Track & Field Head Director Matt Bingle and Cross Country Head Coach Sarah Hopkins announced the addition of several high school and transfer student-athletes for the 2021-2022 athletics season.

"The staff is excited to welcome the 2022 recruiting class to the University of Minnesota," Bingle said. "It is a great group of individuals who fit our vision and culture. We truly feel like they will have a huge impact on the program for years to come. The coaches can't wait to get started with them."

Newcomers and a list of each individual accomplishments listed below:

Men's Signees

Emmet Anderson, Staples, Minn. (Staples-Motley High School)

Personal Records: 800m: 2:02, 1600m: 4:23, 3200m: 9:17

2021 MSHSL State Track and Field Championships Won the 3200m
2020 TCRC Cross Country Showcase Won the Boys Small Class
Six-time all-state and nine-time all-conference honoree
2019 MSHSL State Track and Field Championships took third in the 3200m

Jake Kubiatowicz, St. Paul, Minn. (North St. Paul High School/University of Pennsylvania transfer)

Personal Records: High School: Shot Put: 18.78m (61-7.5), Discus: 60.83m (199-7)
College: Weight Throw: 19.57m (64-2.5), Hammer: 59.83m (196-3), Discus: 51.96m (170'6")

2020 Indoor Second-Team All-Ivy (Weight Throw)
2020 Indoor finished second at the Ivy League Heptagonal Championships (March 1) with a mark of 19.29m to earn second-team All-Ivy honors and score for Penn.
2019 Outdoor totaled five top-10 performances on the year.
2019 Indoor won the weight throw at the TCNJ Indoor Open, Harvard vs. Penn Dual, and Villanova Invitational.

Jak Urlacher, Grand Forks, N.D. (Grand Forks Central High School)

Personal Records: Pole Vault: 15'7.5

2021 Outdoor finished first at NDHSAA State A Track & Field Meet
2021 Outdoor sixth best time in 200m (21.95) in state of North Dakota

Leo Goodman, Hopkins Minn. (Hopkins High School)

Personal Records: 5000m: 16:10.01, 3200m: 10:14.3, 1600m: 4:15.70, 800m: 1:57.05

2020/2019 All Conference Cross Country
2021 All Conference Track & Field/All State Track & Field

Ethan Cannon, Medford, Ore. (South Medford High School/BYU transfer)

Personal Records: 1500m: 3:48.8, 3000m: 8:14, 5000m: 13:59.58, 10000m: 29:57:56

83rd at 2020 NCAA Championships

Matt Wilkinson, Excelsior, Minn. (Minnetonka High School/Carleton College transfer)

Personal Records: 3000m: 8:11.52, 5000m: 13:55.27, Steeple: 8:44.01

2018/2019 NCAA DIII Cross Country All-American
NCAA DIII Track & Field All-American (Indoor 5k in 2019, Steeplechase in 2019, Indoor 3k and 5k in 2020, Steeplechase and 5k in 2021)
NCAA DIII Indoor Track Athlete of the Year (2020), NCAA D3 Outdoor Track Athlete of the Year (2021), 2x D3 National Champion (Steeplechase and 5k in 2021)

Devin Augustine, Point Fortin, Trinidad & Tobago

Personal Records: 100m: 10.47, 200m: 20.98

NAAATT NGC Track & Field Series finished 1st in 100m
CARIFTA Trials finished 1st in 100m and finished 2nd in 200m

Floyd Whitaker, Clementon, NJ (Highland Regional High School)

Personal Records: Long Jump: 23' 6.5, Triple Jump: 49' 11.5

2019 & 2021 NJSIAA Meet of Champions Triple Jump Winner
Finished 2nd at Camden County Championship in High Jump

Julian Tong, St. Paul, Minn. (St. Paul Central High School)

Personal Records: 100m: 10.76, 200m: 21.50

Competed in The Outdoor Nationals Presented by Nike in the 100m and 200m
2020 Track MN Elite Invitational finished 2nd in 100m
2021 MSHSL Section 4AA Championships finished 1st in 100m
2021 MSHSL State Track & Field Championships finished 2nd in 100m

Colby Jennings Jr., Boston, Mass. (Lincoln University transfer)

Personal Records: 200m: 21.26, 400m: 46.89

NCAA Division II All American
2020 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Champion in the 400m
2021 MIAA Indoor Track & Field Championships Runner Up in 200m, 400m, and 4x400m
NCAA Division II Indoor Track & Field Championships finished 4th in 4x400m Relay

Brian Boakye-Ansah, Rosemount, Minn. (Rosemount High School)

Personal Records: 100m: 10.74, 200m: 22.56, 400m: 49.25

Helped Rosemount HS to a 2021 team championship title at the 2021 Class AA MSHSL State Championships
Finished third in the 400m at the 2019 Class AA MSHSL State Championships
Two-time all-state honoree
Holds school records in the 4x200m and 4x100m relays, as well as the school-freshman record in the 400m and 200m.

Women's Signees

Tori Spagnola, North Aurora, Ill. (West Aurora High School)

Personal Records: 100H: 14.57, 300H: 43.98

2021 Outdoor conference champion 100H, 300H, and Long Jump
2019 Outdoor conference champion 100H, 300H
2019 Indoor conference champion 55H
2018 Outdoor conference champion 100H
2018 Indoor conference champion Long Jump

Anna Muellner, Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury High School/Minnesota-Duluth transfer)

Personal Records: 400m: 55:39

2021 NSIC Outdoor Track & Field Meet finished second in 400m

Zariyah Black, Greensboro, N.C. (Eastern Guilford High School)

Personal Records: 100m: 11.88, 100HH: 13.7, 200m: 24.33, 400m: 56.49

2018-2021 conference champion in 100H, 100m, and 200m
Holds high school records in 100H, 100m, and 200m
2020 North Carolina State Indoor Champion: 60m Hurdles/60m

Maja Maunsbach, Lund (Sweden) (Malmö idrottsgymnasium (Malmo athletic High School))

Personal Records: 60m: 7.63, 60HH: 8.40, 100m: 12.07, 100HH: 13.94

Swedish U20 Championship 2020 indoor: 60mh second place, time 8.44
Swedish Championship (Senior) 2020 indoor. 60mh fourth place, time 8.53
Swedish U20 Championship 2020 outdoor: 100mh second place, time 14,05
Swedish Championship (Senior) 2020 outdoor: 100mh sixth place, time 14.19

Odell Frye, Waseca, Minn. (Waseca high School/Iowa Central Community College transfer)

Personal Records: 60m: 7.42, 100m: 11.50, 200m: 23.93

NJCAA Division I Outdoor Track & Field Championships finished third in 100m
Drake Relays finished first in 100m

Nyalaam Jok, Annandale, Minn. (Annandale High School)

Personal Records: High Jump: 6'0", Long Jump: 20'0.5", 100H: 14.77

2021 MSHSL Class A State Champion in the high jump and long jump, runner-up in the 100m hurdles and bronze medalist in the 4x100m relay
Holds all-time MSHSL state meet records in high jump and long jump
Seven-time conference champion
Three-time all state and all section honoree
Ranked No. 2 in the US High Jump Rankings

Bailey Waldhauser, Loyal, Wis. (Loyal High School/UW-Eau Claire Transfer)

Personal Records: High Jump: 5' 8.5"

Two-time NCAA Division III Outdoor Track & Field Championships Qualifier (fifth place in 2021)
2021 WIAC Outdoor High Jump Champion
2020 WIAC Indoor High Jump Champion

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Players Mentioned

Emmet Anderson

Devin Augustine

Zariyah Black

Brian Boakye-Ansah

Ethan Cannon

Odell Frye

Leo Goodman

Nyalaam Jok

Jake Kubiatowicz

Maja Maunsbach

Anna Muellner

Tori Spagnola

Jak Urlacher

Bailey Waldhauser

Floyd Whitaker

Matt Wilkinson