BACK IN THE DECEMBER ISSUE we featured our popular annual feature “Where They Are Going,” which tracks the movement of high-end collegiate eligibility.
Here’s our round-up of major mid-year acquisitions, which includes a few athletes who were missed in our fall edition. With collegiate eligibility being somewhat convoluted these days, there may be more changes before the outdoor season gets in full swing.
Codes: N = new recruits; JC = transfers from a 2‑year college; T = newly eligible transfers from another 4‑year school; GT = eligible transfer doing graduate work; DNR = athletes with remaining eligibility who did not return to team; ‘ = athlete not eligible for Team USA; **soph; * = junior; – = senior (unless otherwise noted, all N people are frosh).
MEN
Arkansas: N—Zinga Barbosa Firmino’ (Bul) 52-1¼; Nick Busienei’ (Ken) 7:49.54. T—**Ernest Cheruiyot’ (Ken) 13:27.89, 27:45.65.
Auburn: N—Njabulo Mbatha’ (SA) 49.06.
Baylor: N—Werner Bezuidenhout’ (SA) 13.46(A)hs.
Colorado: T—*Justine Kipkoech’ (Ken) 3:32.93, 7:38.19, 13:33.87.
Eastern Kentucky: DNR—*Justine Kipkoech’ (Ken) 3:32.93, 7:38.19, 13:33.87.
Illinois: N —Yonathan Kapitolnik’ (Isr) 7-7.
Kansas: N—Stephen Maroro’ (Ken) 3:40.85, 28:45r; Gergo Takacs’ (Hun) 50.28. JC—Barnabas Ndiwa’ (Ken) 28:52.64.
Northern Arizona: GT—Tor Hortung-Davidsen 3:55.56i.
Oregon: N—Titouan Bizet’ (Fra) 25-4.
Syracuse: T—**Jamir Brown 13.60.
TCU: Ret—**Jace Posey 7-4¼.
Tennessee: N—Nikola Kostić’ (Ser) 49.54.
Texas A&M: N—Michael Moiben’ (Ken) 9:00.1(A), 13:50.48; Peter Narumbe’ (Ken) 1:46.13. GT—Antonie Nortje’ (SA) 45.05; Henry Zimmerman 223-4 HT.
Texas Tech: DNR—**Ernest Cheruiyot’ (Ken) 13:27.89, 27:45.65.
WOMEN
Baylor: N —Success Oyibu’ (Ngr) 11.42. T—**Nita Koom-Dadzie 11.43, 23.25.
BYU: T—*Karrie Baloga 4:18.25, 8:52.33i, 9:37.93st.
Clemson: N—Nancy Cherop’ (Ken) 4:06.04, 8:45.64. 14:52r.
Illinois: Ret—***JaiCieonna Gero-Holt 6-2¼(A), 5552.
Kansas: N—Alice Lindgren Engelblom’ (Swe) 20-4½w, 40-9½; Sateene Tagbo’ (Fra) 5265.
Louisville: N —Lyla Belshaw’ (GB) 2:02.01, 4:09.13.
LSU: N —Alexandra Litvinova’ (Rus) 182-3 JT.
Northern Arizona: DNR—*Karrie Baloga 4:18.25, 8:52.33i, 9:37.93st.
Oklahoma State: T—**Pavana Nagaraj’ (Ind) 21-2¾.
Oregon: N—Marie-Josée Bovele-Linaka’ (Fra) 49-9¾, 198-0 DT; Alicia Khunou’ (SA) 52-2¾, 180-11 DT; Liisa-Maria Lusti’ (Est) 6-1¼, 21-2½, 5896.
Penn State: N—Boh Ritchie’ (NZ) 2:01.60i. GT—Marie-Éloïse Leclair’ (Can) 11.27, 23.17.
San Diego State: DNR—**Pavana Nagaraj’ (Ind) 21-2¾.
Texas A&M: T—-Lacarthea Cooper’ (Bah) 23.22(A), 53.08(A); **Tharushi Karunarathna’ (Sri) 52.48, 2:00.66; **Peace Nwaelehia’ (Ngr) 52.11(A).
Tulane: DNR—**Tharushi Karunarathna’ (Sri) 52.48, 2:00.66.
UNLV: DNR—-Lacarthea Cooper’ (Bah) 23.22(A), 53.08(A).
