Wildcats Add 11 to Men’s Track & Field and Cross Country Teams
7/16/2009 3:55:41 PM | Men's Cross Country, Men's Track & Field
DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson head men's cross country and track & field coach Gary Andrew announced the addition of 11 student-athletes for the upcoming 2009-10 seasons.
“This recruiting class is one of our largest and most talented in a long time,” said Andrew. “I expect several of them will have an immediate impact upon our programs and will be the nucleus of great teams as we move forward in the future.”
Adrian Fadil
Event: Mid-Distance
Height: 5-8
Weight: 150
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
High School: Trevor Day School
Prior to Davidson: Was on the Varsity Track & Field team for five years ... Placed third at the NYSAIS Outdoor State Meet as a junior ... Recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes at the NYSAIS Outdoor State Meet, taking the mark during sophomore and senior seasons ... Ran a personal-best time of 52.5 seconds in the 400-meters and a 2:02 800-meter relay split ... Captained the track team as a senior ... Was also the cross country team's top finisher in every meet as a sophomore ... Owns the school records in three events: 200-meters (24.1), 400-meters (52.5) and 800-meters (2:02).
Personal: Son of Adeeb Fadil and Roberta Gordon ... Has three siblings - Zoe, Eli and Hanan ... Uncle Michael Fadi was an All-American runner at Dartmouth and competed in the 1986 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 3000-meter run ... Uncle Mark Fadil was an All-American at Stanford in both track and cross country.
Marcus Haustein
Event: Jumps
Height: 5-11
Weight: 155
Hometown: Pella, Iowa
High School: Pella
Prior to Davidson: Four-year letter winner and eight-time State Meet Qualifier ... Named 2006 State Rookie of the Year ... Earned Most Valuable Athlete accolades following junior season ... Academic All-State honoree in 2009 ... Had a personal-best mark of 20-7.5 feet in the long jump as a senior .. Was also a three-time varsity letter winner and First Team All-District member in football ... Academic All-State in football in 2008 ... and named Academic All-District in 2007 and 2008.
Personal: Son of Bruce and Cathy Haustein ... Has two sisters, Kay and Anna ... National Merit Commended Student in high school ... Was named a State of Iowa Governor's Scholar.
Shane Lakes
Event: Jumps
Height: 6-0
Weight: 160
Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
High School: Miamisburg
Prior to Davidson: Varsity Track & Field team member for three seasons as a prep ... Was an All-State honoree during indoor track season of junior year ... Named Second Team All-District and First Team All-Conference ... Was also a member of the football, baseball and cross country teams.
Personal: Son of Melvin and Sondra Johnson ... Has four siblings - Tyler, India, Chelsea and Mickenzie ... National Achievement Scholar ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Father Melvin played collegiate basketball at VCU.
Danny Martinez
Event: Sprints
Height: 5-7
Weight: 160
Hometown: Ceres, Calif.
High School: Woodberry Forest School
Prior to Davidson: Four-year letter winner in track & field and football ... Will also play football for Davidson ... Was a member of the two-time All-State 4x400-meter relay team ... Relay team also earned Virginia All-Prep League honors in 2007 and 2008 ... Captained the Track & Field, Football and Basketball teams as a senior ... Virginia All-Prep League team member in football from 2006-08 ... Named to First Team All-State as a wide receiver following junior season, and Second Team All-State as a senior, while earning Honorable Mention All-State accolades as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Danny and Silvia ... Has three siblings - Sofia, Monica and Angel ... Is the first member of his family to participate in collegiate athletics ... High Honors GPA recipient from 2006-09 ... Winner of the Spanish Award as senior.
Will Mitchell
Event: Mid-Distance
Hometown: Denton, N.C.
High School: North Davidson
Prior to Davidson: Was named both Track and Cross Country Teams' MVP following sophomore and junior seasons ... Finished fifth in the State Championships in 800-meters after running a personal-best time of 2:00.05 ... All-Conference honoree in 400-meters, 800-meters and 4x800-meter relay ... Winner of the Tom Johnson Sportsmanship Award, Denton Orator Male Athlete Award and Marine Corps Outstanding Athlete Award.
Personal: Earned the Marine Corps Academic Award ... Had the Top Honors in German as a senior.
Demetrios Pagonis
Event: Distance
Height: 6-2
Weight: 150
Hometown: Westminster, Md.
High School: McDonogh School
Prior to Davidson: Nine-year letter winner in both track and cross country at the McDonogh School ... 2008 All-Metro Cross Country Team member ... Named to the 2009 All-Metro Track Second Team ... Honorable Mention All-State Cross Country following junior season ... All-Conference Cross Country performer as a junior, and All-Conference in Outdoor Track as a senior ... Three-time Coach's Award winner ... Was given the Eagle Award in a vote of his peers for cross country in 2008, indoor track in 2009 and outdoor track in 2009 ... Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:48 ... Holds the school record in the 3,200-meters (9:36.90).
Personal: Son of Vasilis Pagonis and Mary Jo Boylan ... Has a sister, Zoe, who runs track at Amherst College ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Was the winner of the Sophomore Chemistry Award and Senior Physics Award.
Wes Reynolds
Event: Distance
Height: 5-11
Weight: 144
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
High School: St. Petersburg
Prior to Davidson: Ran Track and Cross Country for all four years as a prep ... Named 2008 St. Pete Times Pinellas Runner of the Year ... Three-time Cross Country All-County Team member ... 3,200-meter run Conference Champion as a senior ... 2008 St. Petersburg Cross Country City Champion ... All-District and All-Region in Cross Country following junior season ... 2005 Robb Townshend Award winner ... Named St. Petersburg High School Cross Country MVP as a sophomore and junior ... Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:10 and 3,200-meters personal-best mark of 9:48.00.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Lauri Reynolds ... Was a 2009 Wendy's High School Heisman Award Nominee ... 2009 Army National Scholar-Athlete Award honoree ... Won the Biology, Social Sciences and English Department awards in high school ... 2008 Dartmouth Alumni Book Award winner.
Will Stratford
Event: Distance
Height: 6-0
Weight: 150
Hometown: Wilmore, Ky.
High School: West Jessamine
Prior to Davidson: Participated in Cross Country for seven seasons and track four seasons as a prep ... Member of the 2008-09 Kentucky All-State teams for cross country and track ... Was named All-Conference performer in both cross country and track for the 2008-09 season ... 2008-09 All-Region team honoree in both sports ... Academic All-Kentucky as a junior and senior ... Conference Champion in Cross Country as a senior ... Placed fifth at the AA Kentucky State Cross Country Meet ... During senior season, set a new conference record in the 1,600-meter run, while also winning the 800-meters ... That same season, took the Regional Championship in both the 1,600-meters and 800-meters ... 1,600-meter State Champion and Runner-up in the 800-meters, third-place finisher in 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams ... Owns the school record in the 1,600-meters (4:18.00), 800-meters (1:57.69) and was a part of the school-record setting 4x400-meter relay (3:29) and 4x800-meter relay (8:11) teams.
Personal: Son of Michael and Linda Stratford ... Has one brother, Forrest ... Was a National Honor Society member ... French Club President ... Distinguished Writing Portfolio honoree ... Cousin Emily played tennis at Davidson ... Father Michael was on the cross country and track teams at the University of North Carolina.
Grant Thomas
Event: Throws
Hometown: Middlesex, N.J.
High School: The Pingry School
Prior to Davidson: Captained both indoor and outdoor track & field teams as a senior ... 2008 Field Event MVP ... Won the school's Boy's Winter and Spring Track Awards ... Conference Champion in shot put as a senior ... Qualified for the indoor and outdoor New Jersey Meet of Champions in shot put in junior and senior seasons ... 2008 and 2009 Varsity Award winner for indoor and outdoor track & field.
Personal: Graduated cum laude from The Pingry School ... AP Scholar ... Selected to Davidson's Bonner Scholar Program.
James Tolleson
Event: Sprints
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C.
High School: Hendersonville
Prior to Davidson: Four-year letter winner in outdoor track, and three-year letter winner on the indoor track team ... Helped lead Hendersonville High School to back-to-back North Carolina 1A Team State Championships (2008-09) ... Two-time State Champion in 4x400-meter relay ... Nike Outdoor Nationals Qualifier in the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relays ... Was an All-Region performer in 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay all four years of high school ... Named to the All-State Team in 400m and 4x400m relays as a senior ... Two-time recipient of the Ron Brown Award for all-around excellence in track & field ... Part of the school-record-holding 4x400m relay team (3:19.28) ... Has a personal-best time of 49.78 in the 400-meters and a 4x200-meter relay personal-record mark of 1:29.00.
Personal: Son of Robin and Jocelyn Tolleson ... Has one sister, Millie ... Was the winner of the Jim Pardue Award for highest GPA among senior athletes ... AP Environmental Science Award honoree ... Won the Chicora C. Westmoreland Award for Excellence in English and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award ... National Honor Society member ... Graduated fourth in his high school class ... Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship and US Army Scholar Athlete Award Scholarship recipient.
Vincent Weir
Event: Distance
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: Cambridge School of Dallas
Prior to Davidson: Five-time Texas State Champion in cross country and track ... Captained both cross country and track & field teams as a senior ... Academic All-State Team honoree following junior and senior years ... Won track & field and cross country team MVP award in final two prep seasons ... Has a personal-best time of 4:31 in the 1,600-meters, 9:56 in 3,200-meters, 16:40 for 5K and 35:04 for 10K.
Personal: 2008 National Merit Finalist ... Won the Augustine Award for Excellence in Technology as a junior ... 2009 Plato Award for Philosophy and Homer Award for Literature Excellence winner.
“This recruiting class is one of our largest and most talented in a long time,” said Andrew. “I expect several of them will have an immediate impact upon our programs and will be the nucleus of great teams as we move forward in the future.”
Adrian Fadil
Event: Mid-Distance
Height: 5-8
Weight: 150
Hometown: New York, N.Y.
High School: Trevor Day School
Prior to Davidson: Was on the Varsity Track & Field team for five years ... Placed third at the NYSAIS Outdoor State Meet as a junior ... Recorded a pair of fifth-place finishes at the NYSAIS Outdoor State Meet, taking the mark during sophomore and senior seasons ... Ran a personal-best time of 52.5 seconds in the 400-meters and a 2:02 800-meter relay split ... Captained the track team as a senior ... Was also the cross country team's top finisher in every meet as a sophomore ... Owns the school records in three events: 200-meters (24.1), 400-meters (52.5) and 800-meters (2:02).
Personal: Son of Adeeb Fadil and Roberta Gordon ... Has three siblings - Zoe, Eli and Hanan ... Uncle Michael Fadi was an All-American runner at Dartmouth and competed in the 1986 U.S. Olympic Trials in the 3000-meter run ... Uncle Mark Fadil was an All-American at Stanford in both track and cross country.
Marcus Haustein
Event: Jumps
Height: 5-11
Weight: 155
Hometown: Pella, Iowa
High School: Pella
Prior to Davidson: Four-year letter winner and eight-time State Meet Qualifier ... Named 2006 State Rookie of the Year ... Earned Most Valuable Athlete accolades following junior season ... Academic All-State honoree in 2009 ... Had a personal-best mark of 20-7.5 feet in the long jump as a senior .. Was also a three-time varsity letter winner and First Team All-District member in football ... Academic All-State in football in 2008 ... and named Academic All-District in 2007 and 2008.
Personal: Son of Bruce and Cathy Haustein ... Has two sisters, Kay and Anna ... National Merit Commended Student in high school ... Was named a State of Iowa Governor's Scholar.
Shane Lakes
Event: Jumps
Height: 6-0
Weight: 160
Hometown: Miamisburg, Ohio
High School: Miamisburg
Prior to Davidson: Varsity Track & Field team member for three seasons as a prep ... Was an All-State honoree during indoor track season of junior year ... Named Second Team All-District and First Team All-Conference ... Was also a member of the football, baseball and cross country teams.
Personal: Son of Melvin and Sondra Johnson ... Has four siblings - Tyler, India, Chelsea and Mickenzie ... National Achievement Scholar ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Father Melvin played collegiate basketball at VCU.
Danny Martinez
Event: Sprints
Height: 5-7
Weight: 160
Hometown: Ceres, Calif.
High School: Woodberry Forest School
Prior to Davidson: Four-year letter winner in track & field and football ... Will also play football for Davidson ... Was a member of the two-time All-State 4x400-meter relay team ... Relay team also earned Virginia All-Prep League honors in 2007 and 2008 ... Captained the Track & Field, Football and Basketball teams as a senior ... Virginia All-Prep League team member in football from 2006-08 ... Named to First Team All-State as a wide receiver following junior season, and Second Team All-State as a senior, while earning Honorable Mention All-State accolades as a sophomore.
Personal: Son of Danny and Silvia ... Has three siblings - Sofia, Monica and Angel ... Is the first member of his family to participate in collegiate athletics ... High Honors GPA recipient from 2006-09 ... Winner of the Spanish Award as senior.
Will Mitchell
Event: Mid-Distance
Hometown: Denton, N.C.
High School: North Davidson
Prior to Davidson: Was named both Track and Cross Country Teams' MVP following sophomore and junior seasons ... Finished fifth in the State Championships in 800-meters after running a personal-best time of 2:00.05 ... All-Conference honoree in 400-meters, 800-meters and 4x800-meter relay ... Winner of the Tom Johnson Sportsmanship Award, Denton Orator Male Athlete Award and Marine Corps Outstanding Athlete Award.
Personal: Earned the Marine Corps Academic Award ... Had the Top Honors in German as a senior.
Demetrios Pagonis
Event: Distance
Height: 6-2
Weight: 150
Hometown: Westminster, Md.
High School: McDonogh School
Prior to Davidson: Nine-year letter winner in both track and cross country at the McDonogh School ... 2008 All-Metro Cross Country Team member ... Named to the 2009 All-Metro Track Second Team ... Honorable Mention All-State Cross Country following junior season ... All-Conference Cross Country performer as a junior, and All-Conference in Outdoor Track as a senior ... Three-time Coach's Award winner ... Was given the Eagle Award in a vote of his peers for cross country in 2008, indoor track in 2009 and outdoor track in 2009 ... Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:48 ... Holds the school record in the 3,200-meters (9:36.90).
Personal: Son of Vasilis Pagonis and Mary Jo Boylan ... Has a sister, Zoe, who runs track at Amherst College ... Graduated Cum Laude ... Was the winner of the Sophomore Chemistry Award and Senior Physics Award.
Wes Reynolds
Event: Distance
Height: 5-11
Weight: 144
Hometown: St. Petersburg, Fla.
High School: St. Petersburg
Prior to Davidson: Ran Track and Cross Country for all four years as a prep ... Named 2008 St. Pete Times Pinellas Runner of the Year ... Three-time Cross Country All-County Team member ... 3,200-meter run Conference Champion as a senior ... 2008 St. Petersburg Cross Country City Champion ... All-District and All-Region in Cross Country following junior season ... 2005 Robb Townshend Award winner ... Named St. Petersburg High School Cross Country MVP as a sophomore and junior ... Ran a personal-best 5K time of 16:10 and 3,200-meters personal-best mark of 9:48.00.
Personal: Son of Bryan and Lauri Reynolds ... Was a 2009 Wendy's High School Heisman Award Nominee ... 2009 Army National Scholar-Athlete Award honoree ... Won the Biology, Social Sciences and English Department awards in high school ... 2008 Dartmouth Alumni Book Award winner.
Will Stratford
Event: Distance
Height: 6-0
Weight: 150
Hometown: Wilmore, Ky.
High School: West Jessamine
Prior to Davidson: Participated in Cross Country for seven seasons and track four seasons as a prep ... Member of the 2008-09 Kentucky All-State teams for cross country and track ... Was named All-Conference performer in both cross country and track for the 2008-09 season ... 2008-09 All-Region team honoree in both sports ... Academic All-Kentucky as a junior and senior ... Conference Champion in Cross Country as a senior ... Placed fifth at the AA Kentucky State Cross Country Meet ... During senior season, set a new conference record in the 1,600-meter run, while also winning the 800-meters ... That same season, took the Regional Championship in both the 1,600-meters and 800-meters ... 1,600-meter State Champion and Runner-up in the 800-meters, third-place finisher in 4x400-meter and 4x800-meter relay teams ... Owns the school record in the 1,600-meters (4:18.00), 800-meters (1:57.69) and was a part of the school-record setting 4x400-meter relay (3:29) and 4x800-meter relay (8:11) teams.
Personal: Son of Michael and Linda Stratford ... Has one brother, Forrest ... Was a National Honor Society member ... French Club President ... Distinguished Writing Portfolio honoree ... Cousin Emily played tennis at Davidson ... Father Michael was on the cross country and track teams at the University of North Carolina.
Grant Thomas
Event: Throws
Hometown: Middlesex, N.J.
High School: The Pingry School
Prior to Davidson: Captained both indoor and outdoor track & field teams as a senior ... 2008 Field Event MVP ... Won the school's Boy's Winter and Spring Track Awards ... Conference Champion in shot put as a senior ... Qualified for the indoor and outdoor New Jersey Meet of Champions in shot put in junior and senior seasons ... 2008 and 2009 Varsity Award winner for indoor and outdoor track & field.
Personal: Graduated cum laude from The Pingry School ... AP Scholar ... Selected to Davidson's Bonner Scholar Program.
James Tolleson
Event: Sprints
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Hometown: Hendersonville, N.C.
High School: Hendersonville
Prior to Davidson: Four-year letter winner in outdoor track, and three-year letter winner on the indoor track team ... Helped lead Hendersonville High School to back-to-back North Carolina 1A Team State Championships (2008-09) ... Two-time State Champion in 4x400-meter relay ... Nike Outdoor Nationals Qualifier in the 4x200-meter and 4x400-meter relays ... Was an All-Region performer in 200-meters, 400-meters, 4x200-meter relay and 4x400-meter relay all four years of high school ... Named to the All-State Team in 400m and 4x400m relays as a senior ... Two-time recipient of the Ron Brown Award for all-around excellence in track & field ... Part of the school-record-holding 4x400m relay team (3:19.28) ... Has a personal-best time of 49.78 in the 400-meters and a 4x200-meter relay personal-record mark of 1:29.00.
Personal: Son of Robin and Jocelyn Tolleson ... Has one sister, Millie ... Was the winner of the Jim Pardue Award for highest GPA among senior athletes ... AP Environmental Science Award honoree ... Won the Chicora C. Westmoreland Award for Excellence in English and the Louis Armstrong Jazz Award ... National Honor Society member ... Graduated fourth in his high school class ... Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship and US Army Scholar Athlete Award Scholarship recipient.
Vincent Weir
Event: Distance
Hometown: Dallas, Texas
High School: Cambridge School of Dallas
Prior to Davidson: Five-time Texas State Champion in cross country and track ... Captained both cross country and track & field teams as a senior ... Academic All-State Team honoree following junior and senior years ... Won track & field and cross country team MVP award in final two prep seasons ... Has a personal-best time of 4:31 in the 1,600-meters, 9:56 in 3,200-meters, 16:40 for 5K and 35:04 for 10K.
Personal: 2008 National Merit Finalist ... Won the Augustine Award for Excellence in Technology as a junior ... 2009 Plato Award for Philosophy and Homer Award for Literature Excellence winner.
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