Men's Track, Cross Country Welcomes 19 Athletes as

ITHACA, N.Y. ? Nathan Taylor, the George E. Heekin '29 Head Coach of Men's Track & Field and Cross Country, is pleased to welcome 19 student-athletes to Cornell as the class of 2016. A class that comes from eight different states and two countries, the newest Big Red track athletes will look to contribute to the team immediately.
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Stephen Afadapa | Cypress Ranch, Texas
During his senior year, Afadapa developed into a consistent 6' 8? jumper but saved his best for the important meets at the end of the year as he cleared a personal record of 6' 11? and finished third in the very competitive 5A Texas State Championship.
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Samuel Baxter | St. Mary's, Ontario
Baxter was one of the top distance runners in Ontario and all of Canada when he sped to a 9:12 two-mile. He's been a low mileage athlete who will develop into a college star.
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Matt Crawford | Bethlehem, N.Y.
Crawford was the N.Y. runner up in the 600-meter indoors. He ran 1:21 at Barton Hall to rank him among the top 10 nationally. During the outdoor season, he posted numerous 1:53 800's.
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Brian Eimstad | South Eugene, Ore.
Eimsted is another excellent distance prospect from talent-rich Oregon, where he ran 9:12 for the two-mile to finish second at the state meet.
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Larry Gibson | Phillip Berry, N.C.
Gibson's best event was the 400 where he ran 48.31 and was the state champion, but he also has very good range as he lead his high school team to a state championship and ran on three nationally ranked relays. He also ran a 1:53 in the 800.
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Max Hairston | Wissahickon, Pa.
Hairston had a great indoor season as a senior running 7.98 for the 60-meter hurdles and anchoring his team to second in the state 4x400 relay with a 48.0 split. His outdoor season was cut short by a sports hernia, but he still managed to run 14.08 and 37.99 in the 300 hurdles to get places in both events.
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Connor Herr | Shawnee, N.J.
Herr finished the year as one of the top high school cross country runners in the Northeast with a 21st-place finish at Footlocker Regionals to follow up on his top-five finish at the New Jersey state meet. He has a best of 9:23 in the two-mile.
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Ryan Hynes | Central Bucks South, Pa.
Hynes came into his own during his senior year by racing to a state championship in the 100 with a best time of 10.65. Also a very good hurdles prospect, he ran 37.22 and has long jumped just under 23 feet.
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Logan Kreglow | Whitehall, Pa.
Kreglow missed his senior year as he recovered from knee surgery, but he demonstrated his diverse potential by jumping 6' 6? and running 14.44 as a junior. Once his recovery is complete, he will be a very good decathlete.
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Ben Rainero | San Francisco International, Calif.
Rainero ran 4:12 at the very competitive California State meet in 2011 and took the year off to do research last year. He is another low-mileage kid who has dramatic potential.
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Bryan Rhodes | St. Anthony's, N.Y.
Rhodes comes to Cornell as one of the top weight and hammer throwers in the U.S. and was an All-American with a best of 70' 3?. He's a powerhouse who will have an immediate impact.
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Robert Robbins | Kent State University, Pa.
Robbins is a sophomore transfer who will bring immediate credibility to the javelin. With a best of 221 feet, he was an NCAA qualifier in 2012 who will challenge for a Heps title right away.
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Praduman Singh | Central Bucks East, Pa.
Another excellent shot putter and state runner-up, Singh has a best of just over 62 feet and is prepared to take on the hammer where he has dramatic potential.
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Wesley Tucker | Jacksonville, N.C.
Tucker has excellent speed but was slowed by an injury toward the end of his senior year. In spite of that, he was the North Carolina runner-up in both hurdle events with bests of 14.42 and 38.06.
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Gavin Clark-Gartner | Ichabod Crane HS, N.Y.
Clark-Gartner comes to Ithaca with a personal best of 56.35 seconds in the 400-meter hurdles.
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Tyler Kawalec | Solon, Ohio
Kawalec enters his Big Red career with a personal best of 9:39 in the two-mile race.
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Mitch Martin | Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Martin comes to campus holding a personal record of 4:19 in the mile.
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George Oliver | Mt. Tabor, N.C.
Oliver holds a personal best of 9:22 in the two-mile race.
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Chris Groton | Somers, N.Y.
Groton is a strong thrower who has reached 53' 7? in the shot put.

Source: http://www.cornellbigred.com/news/2012/8/24/MTRACK_0824125809.aspx

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