Gators Announce Roster Additions for 2021-22 Season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida Track and Field and Cross Country Head Coach Mike Holloway announced Friday the addition of several high school and transfer student-athletes for 2021-22 athletics season.

"I'm very excited about the new additions to the Men's and Women's Track and Field and Cross Country programs," Holloway said. "This class is full of exciting athletes who bring youth and experience to campus, and athletes who will come in and help us get better right away. I applaud the efforts of my staff in putting this class together, and I'm very excited for the future of Gator Track and Field and Cross Country."

The group joins a men's program that has collected top-four finishes in every NCAA Outdoor Championship meet since 2009, including four national titles, as well as five championships indoors. On the women's side, the program boasts eight top-five finishes at NCAA Championship meets since 2010, and eight Southeastern Conference titles in the last 12 seasons.

Below is a look at the newcomers' achievements and accolades.

MEN'S SIGNEES

Champion Allison, Houston, Texas. (George Ranch High School / University of Alabama transfer)
Alabama Personal Bests | 200m: 21.24; 400m: 45.40

2021 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships fifth-place finisher (400m)
Ran for Alabama's fourth-place finisher 4x400-meter relay team at the 2021 SEC Indoor Track and Field Championships
2019 SEC Outdoor Track and Field Championships fourth-place finisher (400m)
2016 IAAF Junior World Championships gold medalist (4x400m Relays – USA)
2016 New Balance Outdoor Championships gold medalist (100m and 200m)
Served as anchor George Ranch's 4x400 relay state championship team in 2017

Sam Austin, Winter Springs, Fla. (Oviedo High School)
Personal Bests | 400m: 47.71 800m: 1:50.00

2020 AAU Junior Olympic Games fourth-place finisher (800m)
2021 FHSAA Class 4A state champion (800m)
2019 FHSAA Class 4A state champion (4x800 meter relay)
Holds school records in the 400 meters, 800 meters, one mile, DMR and 4x800 meter relay

Markus Ballengee, Moneta, Va. (Staunton River High School / University of Arkansas transfer)
Arkansas Personal Bests | 100m: 11.04; 400m: 49.72; 110mH: 14.31; HJ: 2.04m (6 feet, 8.25 inches); LJ: 7.14m (23 feet, 5.25 inches); SP: 15.14m (49 feet, 8.25 inches); DT: 52.57m (172 feet, 6 inches); JT: 54.56m (179 feet); Hept.: 5,898; Dec.: 8,097

2021 NCAA Outdoors third-place finisher (decathlon)
2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier, finished seventh in the decathlon
2020 SEC Indoors silver medalist (heptathlon)
2018 USTFCCCA Outdoors First Team All-American (at Liberty – Decathlon 7th-place finisher)
2017 Third-place decathlon finisher at the USATF Junior Outdoor Championships
2017 Big South third-place finisher in the decathlon
Three-time Virginia 3A state champion (2015 indoor high jump, 2016 indoor high jump, 2016 outdoor 110 hurdles)

Adam Bouchard, Owensboro, Ky. (Daviess County / Kentucky Wesleyan transfer)
Kentucky Wesleyan Personal Best | HJ: 2.09m (6 feet, 10.25 inches)

2018 G-MAC Indoor Championships High Jump runner-up
2018 G-MAC Indoor Freshman of the Year

Anthony Brodie, The Bronx, N.Y. (Villanova / Christopher Columbus Camp)
Personal Bests | 200m: 21.73; 400m: 46.88

2020 Big East Indoor Track and Field champion (4x400)
2020 Big East Indoor Track and Field Championships silver medalist (400m)
2019 New Balance Nationals Outdoor silver medalist (400m)
2019 NYSPHSAA Track and Field champion (400m)
2019 New Balance Nationals Indoor fourth-place finisher (400m)
2018 AAU National Club Championship silver medalist (400m)
2017 AAU Junior Olympic Games silver medalist (400m)

Orlando Cicilioni, Longboat Key, Fla. (Sarasota High School)
Personal Bests | 3200m: 9:16.43; 5,000m (XC): 15:31.91

2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships sixth-place finisher (3,200 meters)
2018 FHSAA Cross Country State Championships first-place team finish (5,000m)

Michael Fiore, Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (Fort Lauderdale High School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 1:53.32; 1,600m: 4:11.53; 3,200m: 9:13.56; 5,000m (XC): 15:22.30

2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships second-place finisher (1,600m)
Holds the school records in the 800 meters, 1600 meters, mile, 3200 meters, three mile, 5K, 4x1600 meter relay and DMR events.

Miles Green, Philadelphia, Pa. (Saint Joseph's Prep / Virginia Tech Transfer)
Virginia Tech Personal Bests | 400m: 47.38; 400mH: 50.25

2020 ACC Indoor Championships third-place finisher (4x400)
2019 NCAA Outdoor Championships qualifier
2019 ACC Outdoor champion (400mH)

Eoin McNally, Decatur, Ga. (Decatur High School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 1:55.07; Mile: 4:15.02; 5,000m (XC): 15:23.77

2021 GHSA 5-AAAAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships first-place finisher (1,600m)
2021 GHSA 5-AAAAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships first-place finisher (4x800m relay)
2019 GHSA 5-AAAAA Cross Country State Championships first-place team finish (5,000m)
Holds school records in the mile, 4x800m and 4x1600m events
Cousin is teammate, Ethan Geiger

Matt Mulé, Boca Raton, Fla. (Saint Andrews High School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 1:53.86; 1,600m: 4:11.31; 3,200m: 9:14.59; 5,000m (XC): 15:29.26

2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State champion (1,600m)
2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Championships second-place finisher (800m)
2020 FHSAA 2A Cross Country State Finals runner-up and first-place team finish (5,000m)
Holds the school records in the 800m, 1600m, 5K and 4x800m events
Named the 2021 Palm Beach Boys' Track and Field and Cross Country Athlete of the Year

Jacory Patterson Columbia, SC (Dreher High School / Virginia Tech transfer)
Virginia Tech Personal Bests | 200m: 20.57; 400m: 44.81

2021 ACC Outdoor champion (400m, 4x400m)
2021 NCAA Indoor third-place finisher (400m)
2021 ACC Indoor champion (200m, 400m)
2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier
2019 ACC Outdoor champion (400m) and silver medalist (200m)
2019 ACC Indoor champion (400m)

Jonathan Pitchford, Marathon, Fla. (Marathon High School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 1:56.83; Mile: 4:15.53; 3,200m: 9:28.95; 5,000m (XC): 15:58.93

2021 FHSAA 1A, District 16 Outdoor Track and Field champion (800m, 1600m and 3200m)
2021 FHSAA 1A, Region 4 Outdoor Track and Field champion (1600m and 3200m)
2021 FHSAA 1A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships runner-up (1600m)
2020 FHSAA 1A, District 16 Cross Country Finals champion (5,000m)
2020 FHSAA 1A, Region 4 Cross Country Finals champion (5,000m)
2019 FHSAA 1A, District 16 Cross Country Finals champion (5,000m)
2019 FHSAA 1A, Region 4 Cross Country Finals champion (5,000m)
2018 FHSAA 1A Cross Country State Championships runner-up (5,000m)
Holds the school records in the 800m, 1600m, 3200m, 5K and 4x800m events
Three-time Monroe County Runner of the Year (2018-20)

Mark Porter, Reading, Mass. (Reading Memorial/ Penn State transfer)
Penn State Personal Bests | JT: 73.94m (242 feet, 7 inches)

2021 Big Ten champion (Javelin)
2019 Big Ten silver medalist (Javelin)
2021 NCAA Outdoors qualifier
2019 NCAA Outdoors qualifier

Kurt Powdar, Chesapeake, Va. (Hinds Community College / Oscar Smith High School)
Hinds Community College Personal Bests | 60mH: 7.71; 110mH: 13.75
High School Personal Bests | 60mH: 7.61; 110mH: 13.27

2020 NJCAA Indoor Track and Field Championships fourth-place finisher (60mH)
Two-time (2018, 2019) New Balance Nationals Outdoor champion (110mH)
Two-time (2018, 2019) VHSL Class 5/6 State Outdoor Track and Field champion (110mH)
Two-time (2018, 2019) VHSL Class 5/6 State Indoor Track and Field champion (55mH)
Two-time (2017, 2018) AAU Junior Olympic Games champion (110mH)

Robert Sedaros, Melbourne, Fla. (Viera High School)
Personal Bests | 100m: 10.60; 200m: 21.20

2021 FHSAA 4A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships fifth-place finisher (100m)
2021 FHSAA 4A, Region 3 Outdoor Track and Field champion (100m)
2021 FHSAA 4A, Region 3 Outdoor Track and Field champion (200m)

Kemuel Santana, Federal Way, Wash. (Decatur High School / Washington transfer)
Washington Personal Bests | 100m: 10.60; 200m: 21.05

2019 and 2018 Pac-12 Championships scorer
2019 NCAA West Prelims qualifier
2019 Pac-12 Championships seventh-place finisher (200m)
2019 Pac-12 Championships fourth-place finisher (4x400m)
2018 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation champion

Collin Sieffert, Woodbury, Minn. (East Ridge High School / Minnesota transfer)
Minnesota Personal Bests | 400mH: 51.66

2021 Big Ten Indoor Championships runner-up (4x400)
2021 Big Ten Outdoor Championships sixth-place finisher (400mH)
Helped East Ridge win its first state title in program history in winning the 2017 MSHSL Class AA State Championship
Two-time MSHSL Class AA State Champion (4x400 and 4x200 – 2017)

Josh Stern, Melbourne, Fla. (Satellite High School)
Personal Bests | 1,600m: 4:15.10; 3,200m: 9:19.00; 5,000m(XC): 14:57.04

2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State champion (4x800)
2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships team runner-up
2021 FHSAA 1A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships fourth-place finisher (3200m)
2021 FHSAA 1A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships fifth-place finisher (1600m)
2020 FHSAA 2A Cross Country State Championships first-place finisher (5,000m)
2020 FHSAA 2A Cross Country State Championships first-place team finish (5,000m)
2019 FHSAA 2A Cross Country State Championships first-place team finish (5,000m)
2020 AAU Junior Olympic Games first-place finisher (3000m)
2020 AAU Junior Olympic Games second-place finisher (1500m)

Javi Vento, Miami, Fla. (Belen Jesuit Preparatory School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 1:53.95; Mile: 4:09.26; 1,600m: 4:11.20; 3,200m: 9:02.61; 5,000m(XC): 15:21.00

2021 Southeast High School Track and Field and Cross Country Runner of the Year
2021 FHSAA 3A Outdoor Track and Field Finals team runners-up
2021 FHSAA 3A Outdoor Track and Field State Meet champion (1600m)
2021 FHSAA 3A Outdoor Track and Field State Meet champion (3200m)
Four-time FHSAA 3A Cross Country State Meet team champions (2017-20)
Two-time (2018, 2020) FHSSA Cross Country State champion (5,000m)
2019 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Finals bronze medalist (3,200m)
Holds the school records in the 800m, 1600m, mile, 2300m, 4x800m and 4x1600m relay events

Aiden Villasuso, Miami, Fla. (Belen Jesuit Preparatory School)
Personal Bests | 1,600m: 4:19.50; 3,200m: 9:33.00; 5,000m (XC): 15:40.00

2021 FHSAA 3A Outdoor Track and Field Finals team runners-up
Four-time FHSAA 3A Cross Country State Meet team champions (2017-20)
2021 FHSAA 3A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships fourth-place finisher (1600m)
2021 FHSAA 3A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships eighth-place finisher (3200m)
Holds the school record in the 4x1600m relay event

Joe Wester, Jupiter, Fla. (Satellite High School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 1:51.23; Mile: 4:11.45; 1,600m: 4:11.91; 3,200m: 9:09.69; 5,000m (XC): 15:03.10

2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State champion (800m)
2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State champion (4 x 800)
2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships third-place finisher (1600m)
2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State Championships team runner-up
2020 FHSAA Cross Country State Finals first-place team finish (5,000m)
2020 FHSAA Cross Country State Finals fifth-place finisher (5,000m)
2019 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field Finals fifth-place finisher (1,600m)
Holds the school records at both Satellite and Jupiter High Schools in the 800m and 1600m events

Mac Wright, Lithia, Fla. (Newsome High School)
Personal Bests | 1,600m: 4:21.94; 3,200m: 9:20.26; 5,000m (XC): 15:44.69

2019 FHSAA 4A Cross Country State Championship first-place team finish (5,000m)
Appeared in the 2017, 2018 and 2019 FHSAA Cross Country State Finals (5,000m)
Holds the school records in the 1600m, 3200m, DMR, 5K and 10K

WOMEN'S SIGNEES

Serena Brown, New Providence, Bahamas (St. Augustine's / University of Iowa transfer)
Iowa Personal Bests | SP: 14.48m (47 feet, 6.25 inches); DT: 60.92m (199 feet, 10 inch)

Broke the Bahamian national record in the discus during the 2020 Bahamian Olympic Trials
2021 NCAA Outdoors qualifier (discus)
2021 NCAA West Preliminary third-place finisher (discus)
2016 IAAF World Juniors fourth-place finisher (discus)

Jess Edwards, Cape Coral, Fla. (Canterbury School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 2:08.06; 1,600m: 4:58.14; 3,200m: 11:21.46

Four-time (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) FHSAA Cross Country State Finals top-10 finisher (5,000m)
2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State champion (4x400m)
2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State third-place finisher (4x800m)
2019 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State champion (1,600m)
Three-time (2018-19, 2021) FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State champion (800m)
2018 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State runner-up (1,600m)
2017 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State runner-up (800m)
2021 Adidas Indoor Nationals third-place finisher (800m)
Broke eight school records in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1600m, 4x400m, 4x800m and javelin

Olivia Jones, Hopkinton, Mass. (Hopkinton High School)
Personal Bests | Mile: 5:13.09; 3000m: 10:18.00; 2 Miles: 10:57.64; 5,000m (XC): 18:22.00

2021 Indoor Track and Field Massachusetts D3 State Championships first-place team finish
Four-time track and field league team champions
Competed at the New Balance Nationals meet three times in the 2-mile and DMR events
2019 Footlocker XC Northeast Championships 27th-place finisher
Holds indoor school records in the 2-mile and 3000m

Anna Hall, Highlands Ranch, Colo. (Valor Christian / University of Georgia transfer)
Georgia Personal Bests | 200m: 23.91; 800m: 2:07.91; 60mH: 8.35; 100mH: 13.53; HJ: 1.89m (6 feet, 2.25 inches); LJ: 6.09m (19 feet, 11.75 inches); SP: 13.06m (42 feet, 10.25 inches); JT: 45.12m (148 feet); Pent: 4,590; Hept: 6,200

2021 SEC Indoors pentathlon champion
2021 SEC Outdoors heptathlon runner-up
2021 NCAA Indoors high jump third-place finisher
2021 NCAA Indoors pentathlon runner-up
2021 SEC Indoors high jump runner-up (tied)
2020 SEC Indoors high jump runner-up
Set the heptathlon national high school record with 5,847 points at the 2019 Pan American U-20 Championships
2019 Pan American U-20 champion in the heptathlon
Three-time New Balance Nationals pentathlon champion (2017, 2018, 2019)
2018 New Balance Nationals high jump champion

Julia Lavrador, Indian Harbour Beach, Fla. (Satellite High School)
Personal Bests | 1,600m: 5:04.62; 3,200m: 11:29.78

2021 FHSAA 2A Outdoor Track and Field State runner-up (1600m)
2020 FHSAA Cross Country State Finals 13^th-place finisher (5,000m)
2020 FHSAA Cross Country State Finals third-place team finish (5,000m)

Jasmine Moore, Grand Prairie, Texas (Lake Ridge High School / University of Georgia transfer)
Georgia Personal Bests | LJ: 6.83m (22 feet, 5 inches); TJ: 14.39m (47 feet, 2.5 inches)

Represented the U.S. in the 2020 Olympics, finishing 12th in the qualifying round of the triple jump
2021 SEC Indoors champion (Triple Jump)
2021 SEC Outdoors champion (Triple Jump)
2021 NCAA Outdoors runner-up (Triple Jump)
2021 NCAA Outdoors third-place finisher (Long Jump)
2021 SEC Outdoors third-place finisher (Long Jump)
2021 NCAA Indoors scorer (Triple Jump – 4th; Long Jump – 8th)
2020 USTFCCCA South Region Women's Indoor Field Athlete of the Year
2020 SEC Indoor Champion (Triple Jump)
2020 SEC Women's Indoor Freshman Field Athlete of the Year

Keleigh Scallon, Lithia, Fla. (Newsome High School)
Personal Bests | 800m: 2:11.88; 1,600m: 4:59.69; 3,200m: 11:21.65; 5,000m (XC): 18:19.36

2021 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State Finals runner-up (800m)
2020 FHSAA Cross Country State Finals runner-up (5,000m)
2019 FHSAA Outdoor Track and Field State runner-up (800m)

Asia Smith, Escondido, Calif. (Mission Hills High School / San Diego State University transfer)
San Diego State Personal Bests | 200m: 25.26; 800m: 2:26.48; 60mH: 8.55; 100mH: 13.99; HJ: 1.71m (5 feet, 7.25 inches); LJ: 5.89m (19 feet, 4 inches); SP: 13.29m (43 feet, 7.25 inches); JT: 33.03m (108 feet, 4 inches); Pent: 4,075; Hept: 5,355

2020 Mountain West Indoor champion (Pentathlon)
2019 Mountain West Indoor runner-up (Pentathlon)
2019 Mountain West Outdoor third-place finisher (Pentathlon)
2021 Mountain West Outdoor fourth-place finisher (Pentathlon)

Caitlan Tate, Atlanta (Brookwood High School / Virginia Tech transfer)
Virginia Tech Personal Bests | 60m: 7.38; 100m: 11.80; 200m: 23.38; 400m: 52.42

2021 ACC Indoor champion (400m)
2020 ACC Indoor champion (400m, 4x400)
2020 ACC Indoor silver medalist (200m)

Vanessa Watson, Rochester, N.Y. (Spencerport High School / Tennessee transfer)
Tennessee Personal Bests | 400m: 55.55; 400mH: 56.72

2020 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier (400mH)
2021 NCAA Outdoors qualifier (400mH)
2019 USATF Juniors Bronze Medalist in the 400m hurdles
2019 New Balance Nationals All-American (400m hurdles - 3rd place)
2018 400m hurdles New York state outdoor champion
2018 600m New York state indoor champion

Sasha Wells, Nassau, The Bahamas (Oral Roberts)
Personal Bests | 60mH: 8.21; 100mH: 13.29

Two-time (2018, 2019) NCAA Outdoor West Preliminaries Qualifier (100mH)
2020 Summit League Indoor Most Outstanding Championship Performer
2020 two-time Summit League Indoor Champion (60m, 60mH)
2020 two-time Summit League Indoor silver medalist (200m, 4x400m)
2019 Summit League Outdoor and Indoor Track and Field Championship MVP
2019 three-time Summit League Outdoor Champion (100m, 100mH, 4x100m)
2019-20 Summit League Women's Indoor Track Athlete of the Year
2019 two-time Summit League Indoor champion (60m, 60mH)

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