Michigan Men Announce Full Incoming Class for 2019

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Head coaches Jerry Clayton and James Henry of the University of Michigan track and field and cross country program announced on Friday (Aug. 10) the full contingent of 23 student-athletes who represent the first men's incoming class that will train exclusively at the new U-M Athletics South Competition and Performance Center.

In addition to 10 men who signed National Letters of Intent in November of 2017 -- Jack Boyle, Ian Davis, Anthony Giannobile, Asani Hampton, Cole Johnson, John Meyer, Job Mayhue, Gabriel Mudel, John Tatter and Nick Trevisan -- 13 more, including a trio of transfers, have committed to joining the Wolverines starting in the 2018-19 academic year.

Henry, Clayton and the rest of the program are excited to welcome into the U-M family transfers Jack Lint (Virginia), Devin Meyrer (Baylor) and Ryan Robinson (Michigan State), and incoming first-year Wolverines Anthony DeKraker, Cassidy Henshaw, Brian Hill, Will Landowne, Evan Meyer, Jack Nicholson, Austin Remick, Derrick Simmons, Thomas Weiss and Colton Yesney.

Together from across 10 different states, they form an acclaimed group that has been recognized nationally for its quality and depth.

By Milesplit, the class is part of the No. 6 overall recruiting class nationally (taking into account both men and women), while the distance corps is recognized by the Stride Report as the No. 8 class in the country and by Flotrack as "honorable mention" nationally.

"With significant national-level talent in every event group joining the program as part of this recruiting class, this group has the potential to be one of the best classes in the country not just on paper, but also on the track and in the field." Clayton said. "Whether it's in the throws, the distance events, the jumps, or the sprints and hurdles, this class will have the opportunity to come into our program and make a difference at the conference level and beyond right away."

All told, those 22 men combined to win 19 high school state titles in track and field and/or cross country, with no fewer than nine among them having competing at the prestigious New Balance National track and field meet either indoors and/or outdoors -- including national champions in DeKraker, Hill and Johnson and another runner-up in Mayhue.

Leading the way in the state titles department is thrower John Meyer, whose five-title career was capped off by a 2018 season that saw him become the nation's only shot putter over 70 feet both indoors and outdoors.

Not only will this class be adding to the long, storied legacy of Michigan track and field and cross country, they will also be part of the newest chapter of that story as the first class to exclusively compete and train for the full duration of their collegiate careers in the state-of-the-art indoor and outdoor facilities set to open this winter. Though last year's class will have competed in the new facility for all of their careers, they spent the fall in the previous indoor facility and part of the spring at old Ferry Field as construction concluded at the Athletics South Competition and Performance Center.

"Up until this year, recruits were only able to look at pictures of what the new facility was going to look like," Henry said. "This year they were able to experience it in person and see our new world-class building for themselves, and that, combined with our strength in both athletics and academics, really made a difference."

They will have the advantage of utilizing the nation's only indoor facility that features both a hydraulically banked 200-meter track that features the same surface as that used for the track at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon, and a 300-meter practice track running along the inner perimeter of the facility.

The building also features large, indoor-outdoor throwing bays on the south side of the facility in addition to spacious runways for pole vaulting and jumps events.

With work on the new outdoor track adjacent to the indoor building also complete as of this spring, this incoming class will also be the first to train and compete exclusively at that venue.

Information on all 22 incoming recruits can be found below. More detailed information on each can be found by clicking through to their MGoBlue.com biography pages.

Jack Boyle -- Roscommon, Mich. / Roscommon -- Throws
Three-time MHSAA State Championships qualifier in the shot put, finishing runner-up in both 2017 and 2018, and third in 2016 ... Ranked No. 1 among all shot putters in the state of Michigan for the 2018 indoor season, and No. 5 for the outdoor season

Ian Davis -- Davie, Fla. / Western -- Sprints
Three-time FHSAAA 4A State Championships finalist at 400 meters ... Finished third at the state championships as a senior in 47.12, and was the runner-up as a junior in 47.83 ... Tied for 30th nationally among all high schoolers at 400 meters, and ranks No. 16 among seniors nationally

Anthony DeKraker -- Saline, Mich. / Saline -- Distance
2018 New Balance Nationals Outdoor mile runner up and sprint medley relay national champion ... Six-time top-10 finisher at MHSAA Outdoor State Championships, including third-place and fifth-place finishes at 800 meters and 1,600 meters in 2018

Anthony Giannobile -- Ann Arbor, Mich. / Skyline -- Distance
2016 MHSAA State Champion at 1,600 meters in a career-best 4:11.48 ... Four-time top-15 finisher at the state championships ... Ranked No. 10 nationally among high schoolers in the indoor 1,600 meters ... 11th at the 2017 MHSAA Cross Country State Championships

Asani Hampton -- Yucaipa, Calif. / Yucaipa -- Sprints
Fourth place over 100 meters at prestigious Brooks PR Invitational ... CIF State Championships runner-up at both 100 and 200 meters, and CIF-SS champion in both events ... Clocked a wind-legal 10.26 (+0.1m/s) to set a Citrus Belt League record, move him to No. 6 in the country among all high schoolers and tie him for No. 11 on the IAAF World Junior (U20) list

Cassidy Henshaw -- Traverse City, Mich. / Traverse City Central -- Jumps
Finalist in three different individual events at the 2018 MHSAA State Championships, including a state title in the high jump, a fourth-place finish in the long jump and a seventh-place effort in the 110-meter hurdles ... Also qualified for three events as a junior in 2017, led by a fourth-place high jump finish ... Among Michigan high schoolers, ranked tied for No. 1 in the high jump and No. 6 in both the long jump and the 110-meter hurdles.

Brian Hill -- Lincroft, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy -- Distance
Four-time qualifier for the NJSIAA Meet of Champions at 3,200 meters between both indoors and outdoors ... Ran a leg of the winning 4x1600-meter relay team at the 2017 New Balance Nationals Indoor meet ... Finished 33rd at Nike Cross Nationals in 2017 and seventh at the NJSIAA Meet of Champions.

Cole Johnson -- Rockford, Mich. / Rockford -- Distance
2017 New Balance Nationals Outdoor mile champion ... Three-time individual MHSAA State Championships event winner (twice at 1,600 meters and once at 800 meters), and 10-time qualifier ... Among all high schoolers in 2018, ranked No. 1 in the indoor 3,200 meters, No. 9 in the mile outdoors, No. 10 in the mile indoors, No. 11 at 1,600 meters outdoors, and No. 85 at 800 meters outdoors ... 2017 MHSAA Cross Country State championships runner-up and third in 2015

Will Landowne -- Westport, Conn. / Staples -- Distance
Two-time New England High School Champion in the 1,600 meters/mile and CIAC State Open Championship 1,600-meter champion in 2018 ... Ranked No. 13 among all high schoolers in the indoor mile, No. 29 in the indoor 1,600 meters, No. 49 at 3,200 meters outdoors, No. 73 at 1,600 meters outdoors

Jack Lint -- Virginia Graduate Transfer -- Westerville, Ohio / Columbus Academy -- Multi-Events
Will have one year of eligibility at Michigan … 2017 ACC Indoor Championships heptathlon winner … Virginia heptathlon school record-holder … 2017 NCAA Outdoor Championships decathlon qualifier … Three-time All-ACC performer … Represented Team USA at 2013 IAAF World Youth Championships … Five-time OHSAA state champion in high school

Job Mayhue -- Grand Rapids, Mich. / East Kentwood -- Sprints/Hurdles
2018 New Balance Nationals Outdoor 110-meter hurdles runner-up and New Balance Nationals Indoor 60-meter hurdles finalist, and also a finalist in the 2017 Outdoor meet in the 110-meter hurdles ... Undefeated in 15 races through winning the MHSAA title in the 110-meter hurdles ... Among all high schoolers nationally, ranked No. 4 in the 60-meter hurdles, No. 13 in the 110-meter hurdles, and No. 19 in the 300-meter hurdles

Evan Meyer -- East Lansing, Mich. / East Lansing -- Distance
Three-time MHSAA State Championships finalist at 1,600 meters ... Finished fifth at 1,600 meters and 15th over 800 meters at the 2018 outdoor state meet ... Among Michigan high schoolers, ranked No. 5 at 1,600 meters and No. 11 at 800 meters

John Meyer -- Lockport, Ill. / Lockport Township -- Throws
No. 10 indoor shot putter in high school history ... Only high school thrower in the country during the 2018 season to surpass 70 feet in the 12 lb. shot put both indoors and outdoors ... National leader in the indoor shot put at 70-4.25 (21.44m) and No. 2 nationally in the outdoor shot put at 70-6.5 (21.50m) ... Ranked No. 6 in the world on the junior (U20) shot put list (6kg implement) ... Owns IHSAA Championships and overall Illinois state records for both the indoor and outdoor shot put ... Three-time state champion in the outdoor shot put and two-time champion in the indoor shot put

Devin Meyrer -- Baylor Transfer -- Wildwood, Mo. / Lafayette (Wildwood) -- Distance
2018 German U23 National Champion at 5,000 meters ... Two-time All-South Central Region in cross country ... All-Big 12 in cross country in 2017 ... Missed advancing to the 2017 NCAA Cross Country Championships as an individual by one spot in ninth place, and took 12th at the Big 12 Championships ... Finished fifth both at 5,000 and 10,000 meters at the 2018 Big 12 Outdoor Championships

Gabe Mudel -- Novi, Mich. / Novi -- Distance
Two-time top-10 finisher over 3,200 meters at the MHSAA State Championships ... Among high schoolers nationally, ranked 10th at 3,200 meters indoors ... Finished sixth at the 2017 MHSAA Cross Country State Championships

Jack Nicholson -- Grand Haven, Mich. / Grand Haven -- Distance
FInished 13th over 3,200 meters at the 2017 MHSAA State Championships ... Ranked 22nd among Michigan high schoolers at the 3,200-meter distance in 2017 ... Two-time top-20 finisher at the MHSAA Cross Country State Championships

Austin Remick -- Rochester, Mich. / Rochester -- Distance
Finished sixth over 1,600 meters at the 2018 MHSAA State Championships ... Competed in the "Emerging Elite" sections of the 800-meter and mile races at New Balance Nationals Outdoor in 2018 ... Finished 12th at the 2017 MHSAA Cross Country Championships

Ryan Robinson -- Michigan State Transfer -- West Bloomfield, Mich. / West Bloomfield -- Distance
Will be unable to compete in 2018-19 as an intra-Big Ten transfer ... 2016 All-Region honoree with a 13th-place finish at the NCAA Great Lakes Cross Country Regional ... Finished 120th at the 2016 NCAA Cross Country Championships ... Second-Team All-Big Ten honoree with an 11th-place finish at the 2016 Big Ten Cross Country Championships ... Finished 21st at the 2013 Nike Cross Nationals meet, and is a three-time top-10 MHSAA State Championships finisher ... 2015 MHSAA State Championships runner-up at 3,200 meters

Derrick Simmons -- Brooklyn, N.Y. / Poly Prep Country Day -- Distance
13-time NYSPHSAA State Championships qualifier in three different individual event and two relays ... 2017 AAU National Junior Olympic Games runner-up at 1,500 meters and fourth-place finisher at 800 meters ... Among New York high schoolers, is ranked No. 6 at 600 meters indoors, No. 8 indoors at 800 meters, No. 10 at 800 meters outdoors and No. 31 outdoors at 1,600 meters.

John Tatter -- Winston-Salem, N.C. / R.J. Reynolds -- Distance
Finished fourth at 2017 Foot Locker Cross Country Nationals after winning the Foot Locker South Regional and the state championships title ... NCHSAA State Championships 3,200-meter winner and 1,600-meter runner up ... Sixth in the 2017 state championships 3,200-meter final ... 2017 indoor state championships 3,200-meter runner-up ... Ranked No. 2 among North Carolina high schoolers over 3,200 meters outdoors and No. 12 at 1,600 meters

Nick Trevisan -- Farmington, Mich. / Farmington -- Distance
Two-time MHSAA State Championships qualifier at 3,200 meters, taking sixth place during the 2017 season ...Ranked No. 7 among high schoolers in the state of Michigan over 3,200 meters in 2017 ... Finished 17th at the 2017 MHSAA Cross Country State Championships ... Younger brother of current women's track and field runner Maddy Trevisan

Thomas Weiss -- Wellesley, Mass. / Wellesley -- Distance
Three-time MIAA All-State Championships qualifier at 3,200 meters between the indoor and outdoor seasons, finishing fifth indoors and 10th outdoors in 2017 ... Among all Massachusetts high schoolers in 2017, ranked No. 6 at 3,200 meters and No. 19 at 1,600 meters ... Two-time top-20 finisher at the MIAA All-State Cross Country Championships

Colton Yesney -- Negaunee, Mich. / Negaunee -- Distance
Three-time MHSAA individual state champion in the Upper Peninsula division ... Won the 1,600- and 3,200-meter UP state titles in 2018 to go along with a runner-up finish at 800 meters and a sixth-place showing at 400 meters ... Won the 2017 MHSAA Upper Peninsula Cross Country State Championships and was the 2016 runner-up