Big 12

Houston Distance Recruiting Class - Class of 2024

*updated January 7th, 2023

Women's Distance Class

Cameron Belcher | Windthorst, TX | Windthorst HS

PBs: 1600: 5:16.56 | 3200: 11:30.91 | 5000 (XC): 19:08.90

Lily Campos | Conroe, TX | Oak Ridge HS

PBs: 1600: 5:17.28 | 3200: 11:08.01 | 5000 (XC): 18:07.10

Ann Claire Cop | Fredericksburg, TX | Fredericksburg HS

PBs: 1600: 5:12.62 | 3200: 11:11.96 | 5000 (XC): 19:12.80

Addison Hite | Pilot Point, TX | Pilot Point HS

PBs: 800: 2:15.03 | 1600: 5:12.20 | 3200: 11:14.49 | 5000 (XC): 18:20.60

Madelyn Hunter | Katy, TX | Katy HS

PBs: 1600: 5:07.85 | 3200: 11:03.66 | 5000 (XC): 17:41.53

Daniela Mendez | Klein, TX | Klein HS

PBs: 1600: 5:11.93 | 3200: 11:24.68 | 5000 (XC): 18:56.90

Cadence Patterson | Fischer, TX | Canyon Lake HS

PBs: 1600: 5:08.85 | 2 Mile: 10:56.40 | 5000 (XC): 18:19.00

Emily Pharris | Shelbyville, TX | Shelbyville HS

PBs: 1600: 2:17.28 | 3200: 5:22.25 | 5000 (XC): 19:39.70

Julia Shimel | Kingwood, TX | Kingwood HS

PBs: Mile: 5:24.46 | 3200: 11:58.00 | 5000 (XC): 18:08.89

Aubrey Varner | Farmersville, TX | Farmersville HS

PBs: 1600: 2:17.27 | 3200 (XC): 11:53.15

Men's Distance Class

Ellis Eserman | Denton, TX | Denton Guyer HS

PBs: 1600: 4:25.83 | 3200: 9:15.15 | 5000 (XC): 15:06.40

Zade Kayyali | Friendswood, TX | Friendswood HS

PBs: 1600: 4:20.99 | 3200: 9:13.56 | 5000: 15:17.92

Jackson Lovvorn | Corpus Christi, TX | King HS

PBs: 1600: 4:16.28 | 3200: 9:27.52 | 5000 (XC): 15:36.44

Caden Thurman | Wolfe City, TX | Wolfe City HS

PBs: 1600: 4:19.87 | 3200: 9:08.00 | 5000 (XC): 14:57.20

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