TUCSON, Ariz. – The University of Arizona track and field program has signed six new athletes for their 2017 recruiting class. They will add two throwers to the women's team and two distance runners while the men's team will be gaining two throwers as well.
 
Women's Team
 
Jordan Spradlin
Montesano High School; Montesano, Wash.
Top marks
Shot put: 48' 4" (14.75m) - #4 returning HS mark in the U.S.
DIscus: 149' (45.41m)
 
"Jordan is a three-sport standout athlete," head coach Fred Harvey said. "She is very active in her community and works in summer programs for kids as well. She is a hard worker and makes people around her better. She is a young lady that makes us better in several ways and is an outstanding student, a talented athlete and a better person. She is an exciting prospect and someone we see a very bright future with."
 
Kaelyn Shipley
Kalama High School; Kalama, Wash.
Top marks
Javelin: 155' 10" (47.50m) – No. 2 returning HS mark in the U.S.
 
"Shipley is from a very small town in southwest Washington," Harvey said. "She is a multi-sport athlete for her high school and is active in several extracurricular activities. Her mother is the Athletic Director at her high school as well as the head basketball coach. She is a very physically talented young lady and one of the top javelin throwers in the U.S. She is an excellent student and is looking for the next challenge as she is looking at the Eller School of Business. Kaelyn is the type of quality individual that we are looking to add to our throws program. She is one of the top athletes in her event, but she is very humble and a true student-athlete. Kaelyn is someone who helps us immediately, and makes us better in multiple aspects."
 
Sydney Belus
Great Oak High School; Temecula, CA
Top marks
1600m:  4:50.2
3200m:  10:42
Mt. Sac XC: 17:54
 
"Sydney is a great girl coming from a high powered high school distance program," Harvey said. "She had a great sophomore track season, great junior cross country season and then got injured before her junior track season. When comparing her improvement in cross country this year to her 2015 year, she is on track to run well below 4:50 in the 1600m and probably break 10:30 for the 3200m."
 
Kayla Young
Denver North High School; Denver, Colo.
Top marks
800m: 2:17.96
1600m: 5:01.96
3200m: 10:56.95
 
"Kayla is a very raw talent. She wants to study Environmental Science here at the University as well," Harvey said.
 
Men's Team
 
Turner Washington
Canyon Del Oro High School; Oro Valley, Ariz.
Top marks
Shot put: 57' 6.25" (17.38m)
Discus: 202' (61.57m) No. 2 returning HS mark in the U.S.
 
"Turner Washington is one of the best young throwers in the U.S.," Harvey said. "He is also a local product. Turner's father, Anthony, is a former World Champion in the discus throw. Turner's uncle also played football here at Arizona. He is a very humble young man and is motivated to be the best. He is a soft-spoken person, but an intense competitor."
 
Jordan Geist
Knoch High School; Saxonburg, Pa.
Top marks
Shot put: 74' 4.5" (22.66m) – No. 7 mark in U.S. high school history
Discus: 197' 11" (60.34m) – No. 5returning HS mark in the U.S.
 
"Jordan Geist is one of the best high school throwers in U.S History," Harvey said. "He is from a very small town in Western Pennsylvania. Jordan has a focus and work ethic to match his talent. He also has a very clear goal to become an athletic director once he is done with his throwing future. Jordan is coached by his mother, and is a member of a regional club. He lifts in his basement and trains in an unheated empty warehouse during the winter. This young man is exactly who we need and who we want to add to our great squad and immense history in the men's throws."
 
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