ATHENS, W.Va. – Concord University head men's and women's track & field and cross country coach
Mike Cox has rounded out his recruiting class for the 2023 cycle with the announcement of 12 athletes joining the men's running programs.
Name: Shawn Bennett
Hometown: Romney, West Virginia
High School: Hampshire
Quit Hits on Shawn: Thrower that has tossed 116 feet in the discus … finished 14
th at the Class AAA, Region II Championship in discus … has a personal-record mark of 34 feet, 6.5 inches in shot put
Name: Kaleb Blankenship
Hometown: Princeton, West Virginia
High School: PikeView
Quick Hits on Kaleb: Qualified for the West Virginia State Cross Country State Meet … was named Second Team Class AA All-Region in cross country after placing 13th … personal-record 5,000-meter time of 18:04 … has a career-best 400-meter dash time of 53.22 seconds
Name: Khamari Boler
Hometown: Midlothian, Virginia
High School: James River
Quick Hits on Khamari: Thrower that has a personal-record discus throw of 115 feet … was in the VHSL Region 6A Regional Meet in discus … best shot put of 36 feet, three inches
Name: Jacob Coy
Hometown: Princeton, West Virginia
High School: Princeton
Quick Hits on Jacob: Competed in the Class AAA, Region III Championship in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs this past spring … was also on Princeton's cross country team running 22:45 for 5,000-meters
Name: Hunter Davis
Hometown: Shady Spring, West Virginia
High School: Shady Spring
Quick Hits on Hunter: Class AA State Runner-up in the 110-meter hurdles after running 15.54 seconds … was named all-state in the 300-meter hurdles after clocking 42.48 seconds … regional champion in both hurdle events as a senior
Name: Elijah Ellis
Hometown: Pineville, West Virginia
High School: Westside
Quick Hits on Elijah: Finished high school career in cross country by running a personal-record time of 20:27 for 5,000-meters … finished fourth at the Liberty Invite in the fall with a time of 20:40
Name: Kaden Goodwin
Hometown: Parkersburg, West Virginia
High School: Parkersburg South
Quick Hits on Kaden: Qualified for the West Virginia State Cross Country Meet in the fall … was in the top 25 at the Class AAA, Region IV meet … ran 18:46 for 5,000-meters … competed in the 1,600-meter and 3,200-meter runs at the Region IV Track Championship
Name: Garrett Hatcher
Hometown: Shady Spring, West Virginia
High School: Shady Spring
Quick Hits on Garrett: Was Second Team All-Region III as a senior in cross country helping team to the state cross country meet … 4x800-meter relay team was runner-up at the regional meet during the track season
Name: Wes Holcomb
Hometown: Summersville, West Virginia
High School: Nicholas County
Quick Hits on Wes: Qualified for Class AA State Track Meet by finishing third at the regional championship in the 3,200-meter run … also competed in the 800-meter and 1,600-meter runs at th regional level … All-Region First Team in cross country in the fall while finishing 30
th at the state cross country meet
Name: Trent Hypes
Hometown: Princeton, West Virginia
High School: Princeton
Quick Hits on Trent: Has a career-best 5,000-meter run time of 21:12 that was clocked in the fall at Shady Spring Invite
Name: William Laxton
Hometown: Princeton, West Virginia
High School: Princeton
Quick Hits on William: Best 100-meter time of 15.48 seconds … has clocked 1:11.49 in the 400-meter dash
Name: Noah Williams
Hometown: Alexandria, Virginia
High School: Annandale
Quick Hits on Noah: Qualified for adidas Outdoor Nationals in shot put, throwing 46 feet, 4.25 inches … all-time best in shot put is 48 feet, seven inches … best discus throw is 125 feet, 11 inches … top 20 in the state of Virginia in shot put with a toss of 44 feet, 6.5 inches at state meet
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