Newcomers BOSCO BAPOUPELEH Freshman ... Sprints San Francisco, California Stuart Hall High School HIGH SCHOOL: Two year lettermen in track and field at Stuart Hall High School ... Running in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x400 relay, he helped lead the team to league championships in both 2014 and 2013 ... PERSONAL: Born January 1, 1994 in Bolgatanga, Ghana ... Son of Thomas and Alice Bapoupeleh ... Plans to major in business. BEN BOATWRIGHT Freshman ... Distance Landrum, South Carolina Landrum High School HIGH SCHOOL: A four-year cross country and track and field letterman at Landrum High School ... In 2014, the cross country team was region champions and finished third in the state ... The 2014 track and field team won the region and placed eighth in the state ... Team added region championships in cross country in 2013 and track and field in 2012 and 2013 ... Holds the school record in the 3200 meter (10:13) and was the individual regional champion twice in that event ... Named All-Region in track in 2014, while earning All-State, All-Region, All-Area and All-County honors in cross country the same year ... Also earned multiple accolades while in the classroom including Palmetto Boys State, West Point Leadership Award and National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Born June 25, 1997 ... Son of Jay and Nancy Boatwright ... Plans to major in pre-med. CISCO FERRE Freshman ... Distance Hilton Head, South Carolina Hilton Head High School HIGH SCHOOL: Two year letterman in cross country and track and field at Hilton Head High School ... As a junior and senior earned All-Region and All-State honors in cross country ... Named All-Region and All-State in track and field as a sophomore and senior ... During his junior season, won individual AAA Lower State cross country title ... Cross Country team earned league, district and state championships in 2013 and 2014 ... Team finished second in the state in track and field in 2015 ... Added an individual win at the 2014 Foot Locker South Regional ... Ran the 800m, 1600m and 3200m in track ... PERSONAL: Born May 6, 1997 ... Son of Jose Ferre and Andrea Ferre ... Planning to major in English. JOE HARBACEVICH Freshman ... Distance Charlotte, North Carolina Myers Park High School HIGH SCHOOL: Three year letterman in cross country for Myers Park High School ... In 2013 and 2014 was named All-Region ... In track as a senior, finished eleventh in the state in the 4x800 relay ... Won conference titles in the 1600 and 4x800 relay ... Also played lacrosse for three seasons ... PERSONAL: Born August 29, 1997 in Rostov-on-Don, Russia ... Son of Daniel and Cindy Harbacevich ... Planning to major in biology or chemistry.
CONRAD HEINRICH Freshman ... Middle Sugar Land, Texas Clements High School HIGH SCHOOL: Three-year letterman in track at field at Clements High School ... Holds school records in the 300 meter hurdles, 400 meter hurdles, javelin, and decathlon ... Competed in the regional track and field meet as a junior and senior ... Two-time national AAU Junior Olympian, finishing seventh in the decathlon in 2015 ... Played football for two seasons and led the team in tackles as a junior at linebacker ... Academic All-District in football and track ... Member of the National Honor Society and an AP Scholar ... PERSONAL: Born November 22, 1996 ... Son of Randall and Linda Heinrich ... Father played lacrosse at Baylor ... Planning to major in business economics. JACK McDONALD Freshman ... Multi Honeoye Falls, New York Honeoye Falls-Lima High School HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the pentathlon and 110 hurdles for Honeoye Falls-Lima High School, holding school records in both events ... Named second team All-Greater Rochester and All-State as a junior and senior in the pentathlon ...Played soccer for three seasons, earning second team All-County and All-Sectional honors as a junior and senior ... Also was a point guard on the basketball team for three seasons ... Served as treasurer of the National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Born November 1, 1996 ... Son of John and Mary McDonald ... Plans to major in finance and accounting. OMAR MINGO Freshman ... Jumps Camden, South Carolina Camden High School HIGH SCHOOL: Competed in the long jump and triple jump for Camden High School ... As a senior at the AAA State Qualifier Meet, he landed a distance of 45-04.00 in the triple jump earning National Elite status and setting a new school record and personal record ... Also played linebacker for the football team.
DANE SZALWINSKI Freshman ... Distance Lexington, South Carolina Lexington High School HIGH SCHOOL: Six time letterman in cross country at Lexington High School ... Team won region championships all six years, adding four state titles ... Squad was fifth in the state meet in 2014 ... In 2013 and 2014 he earned All-County and All-Region honors for cross country with a personal best 16:22 5K time ... Ran the 1600 and 3200 in track, winning a state team title in 2012 ... Member of the National Honor Society ... PERSONAL: Born July 10, 1997 ... Son of Scott and Jenny Szalwinski ... Planning to major in Spanish ... His brother, Andy, is a wrestler at Coker College.
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