North Carolina State University Athletics
Wolfpack Adds 10 To 2018 Signing Class
5/1/2018 8:42:00 AM | Track
RALEIGH, N.C. – The NC State track and field program added to its 2018 signing class with 10 athletes signing National Letters of Intent to join the program. The group of athletes includes six distance runners, two sprinters, one thrower, and one jumper who will join the signees from the November 2017 signing period.
Peyton Barish | Distance | Green Hope High School | Cary, N.C.
NCHSAA 4A Indoor State Champion in the 3,200m in 2018 … Competed at the 2017 NXN National Championships … Top-10 finish at the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship … Part of the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship team … Personal best of 9:20.93 in the 3,200m.
Kayla Beasley | Throws | Hillside High School | Durham, N.C.
NCHSAA 4A Indoor and Outdoor State Champion in the shot put in 2017 … Won the NCHSAA 3A Indoor State Championship in the shot put in 2018 … Ranked 11th in the nation in the indoor shot put in 2018 … Personal best of 45' 10" in the shot put and 131' 5" in the discus.
Marissa Bishop | Distance | Cardinal Gibbons High School | Cary, N.C.
Competed at the 2017 NXN National Championships … Part of three NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship teams in 2015, 2016, and 2017 … Personal best of 11:03.07 in the 3,200m.
Jamar Davis | Horizontal Jumps | Orange High School | Mebane, N.C.
NCHSAA 3A State Champion in the long jump and the triple jump in 2018 … All-American in the triple jump at the New Balance Indoor Nationals … Ranked third in the nation in the indoor triple jump in 2018 … Personal best of 49' 6" in the triple jump and 22' 9.5" in the long jump.
Ares Epps | Mid-Distance | Green Hope High School | Cary, N.C.
Part of the NCHSAA 4A 4x800 State Champion relay teams during the 2017 outdoor season and the 2018 indoor season … Competed at the 2017 NXN National Championships … Part of the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship team … Personal bests of 1:54.10 in the 800m, 2:30.90 in the 1,000m, and 4:19.36 in the mile.
Emma Ferguson | Distance | Cottesloe, Western Australia
2017 Australian U17 Champion in the 1,500m … Represented Western Australia in track and cross country from 2013 to 2018 … Selected for the Western Australia Talent Program in 2017 … Competed at the Australian All Schools Championships in 2015 and 2016 … Ran at the Australian Cross Country Championships in 2015 and 2016 … Personal bests of 2:09.48 in the 800m and 4:25.25 in the 1,500m.
Nia Judkins | Sprints | Athens Drive High School | Raleigh, N.C.
2018 NCHSAA 4A Indoor runner-up at the state championships in the 60m … Personal best of 12.16 in the 100m.
Nate Kawalec | Distance | Chardon High School | Chardonnay, Ohio
Finished 10th at the 2017 Ohio AAA State Cross Country Championship … Personal bests of 9:13.66 in the 3,200m and 15:12.31 in the 5,000m.
McKenzie Long | Sprints | Pickerington Central High School | Pickerington, Ohio
60m Ohio Indoor State Champion in 2017 … Runner-up at the 2017 Ohio AAA Outdoor Championships in the 100m and the 200m … Ranked eighth in the nation in the 60m in 2017 … Personal bests of 7.54 in the 60m, 11.78 in the 100m, and 24.11 in the 200m.
Laderique McNeill | Distance | Harnett Central High School | Bunnlevel, N.C.
Runner-up at the 2018 NCHSAA 3A Indoor State Championships in both the 1,600m and the 3,200m … Finished 15th at the Foot Locker South Championship … Personal bests of 4:17.40 in the 1,600m, 9:11.59 in the 3,200m, and 15:12.46 in the 5,000m.
Peyton Barish | Distance | Green Hope High School | Cary, N.C.
NCHSAA 4A Indoor State Champion in the 3,200m in 2018 … Competed at the 2017 NXN National Championships … Top-10 finish at the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship … Part of the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship team … Personal best of 9:20.93 in the 3,200m.
Kayla Beasley | Throws | Hillside High School | Durham, N.C.
NCHSAA 4A Indoor and Outdoor State Champion in the shot put in 2017 … Won the NCHSAA 3A Indoor State Championship in the shot put in 2018 … Ranked 11th in the nation in the indoor shot put in 2018 … Personal best of 45' 10" in the shot put and 131' 5" in the discus.
Marissa Bishop | Distance | Cardinal Gibbons High School | Cary, N.C.
Competed at the 2017 NXN National Championships … Part of three NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship teams in 2015, 2016, and 2017 … Personal best of 11:03.07 in the 3,200m.
Jamar Davis | Horizontal Jumps | Orange High School | Mebane, N.C.
NCHSAA 3A State Champion in the long jump and the triple jump in 2018 … All-American in the triple jump at the New Balance Indoor Nationals … Ranked third in the nation in the indoor triple jump in 2018 … Personal best of 49' 6" in the triple jump and 22' 9.5" in the long jump.
Ares Epps | Mid-Distance | Green Hope High School | Cary, N.C.
Part of the NCHSAA 4A 4x800 State Champion relay teams during the 2017 outdoor season and the 2018 indoor season … Competed at the 2017 NXN National Championships … Part of the 2017 NCHSAA 4A State Cross Country Championship team … Personal bests of 1:54.10 in the 800m, 2:30.90 in the 1,000m, and 4:19.36 in the mile.
Emma Ferguson | Distance | Cottesloe, Western Australia
2017 Australian U17 Champion in the 1,500m … Represented Western Australia in track and cross country from 2013 to 2018 … Selected for the Western Australia Talent Program in 2017 … Competed at the Australian All Schools Championships in 2015 and 2016 … Ran at the Australian Cross Country Championships in 2015 and 2016 … Personal bests of 2:09.48 in the 800m and 4:25.25 in the 1,500m.
Nia Judkins | Sprints | Athens Drive High School | Raleigh, N.C.
2018 NCHSAA 4A Indoor runner-up at the state championships in the 60m … Personal best of 12.16 in the 100m.
Nate Kawalec | Distance | Chardon High School | Chardonnay, Ohio
Finished 10th at the 2017 Ohio AAA State Cross Country Championship … Personal bests of 9:13.66 in the 3,200m and 15:12.31 in the 5,000m.
McKenzie Long | Sprints | Pickerington Central High School | Pickerington, Ohio
60m Ohio Indoor State Champion in 2017 … Runner-up at the 2017 Ohio AAA Outdoor Championships in the 100m and the 200m … Ranked eighth in the nation in the 60m in 2017 … Personal bests of 7.54 in the 60m, 11.78 in the 100m, and 24.11 in the 200m.
Laderique McNeill | Distance | Harnett Central High School | Bunnlevel, N.C.
Runner-up at the 2018 NCHSAA 3A Indoor State Championships in both the 1,600m and the 3,200m … Finished 15th at the Foot Locker South Championship … Personal bests of 4:17.40 in the 1,600m, 9:11.59 in the 3,200m, and 15:12.46 in the 5,000m.
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