2026-27 Track & Field Roster

Women
Bridget Bergen
Position Throws Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Avon, OhioLast School Avon
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Te’Aira Branham-Patrick
Position Sprints/Hurdles Academic Year So.
Hometown Dayton, OhioLast School Wayne
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D’Asyia Cotton
Position Jumps Academic Year So.
Hometown Cincinnati, OhioLast School Northwest
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Augustine Davis
Position Sprints Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Lewis Center, OhioLast School Olentangy Orange
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La'Kasja Edwards
Position Throw Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Alliance, OhioLast School Alliance
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Ava Fleetwood
Position Pole Vault Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Shawnee, Kan.Last School Mill Valley
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Megan Hipple
Position Distance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Warren, OhioLast School McDonald
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Vanessa Horn
Position Sprints Academic Year Gr.
Hometown Ludwigsfelde, GermanyLast School Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
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Mercy Jebitok
Position Distance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Kapsabet, Kenya
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Abigael Kiplagat
Position Distance Academic Year So.
Hometown Eldama Ravine, KenyaLast School Mercy Girls
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Victoria Kuol
Position Throw Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Centerville, OhioLast School Centerville
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Jessica Mason
Position Pole Vault Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Holland, OhioLast School Springfield
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Ava McAuliffe
Position Sprints Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chazy, N.Y.Last School Chazy Central | Iona
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Jackline Nanjala
Position Sprints/Hurdles Academic Year So.
Hometown Kitale, KenyaLast School Mubare Secondary School
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Amari Pratt
Position Sprints/Hurdles Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Nassau, BahamasLast School St. Augustine's College | NEw Mexico JC
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Amanda Rauch
Position Jumps Academic Year So.
Hometown Marietta, OhioLast School Warren
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Kavel Ritchie
Position Jumps Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Spanish Town, JamaicaLast School St. Catharine | New Mexico JC
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Keahra Rodriguez
Position Jumps Academic Year So.
Hometown Syracuse, N.Y.Last School Onondega
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Kennedy Schlessman
Position Distance Academic Year So.
Hometown Huron, OhioLast School Huron | Mount Union
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Brooke Simon
Position Throws Academic Year So.
Hometown Grand Rapids, OhioLast School Otsego
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Rebecca Strunk
Position Throws Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Mount Perry, OhioLast School West Muskingham
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Kayla Sucharski
Position Distance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Galena, OhioLast School Olentangy Orange
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Isabella Swallow
Position Sprints/.Hurdles Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Westerville, OhioLast School St. Francis DeSales
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Sloane Sypolt
Position Throws Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Louisville, OhioLast School Louisville
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Shania Thomas
Position Jumps Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Bridgetown, BarbadosLast School Harrison College
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Men
Majid Abuaun
Position Distance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Rocky River, OhioLast School Rocky River
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Isaac Baltic
Position Pole Vault Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Medina, OhioLast School Cloverleaf
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Mason Birch
Position Jumps Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Strongsville, OhioLast School Strongsville
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Garett Boe
Position Pole Vault Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Chesapeake, Va.Last School Grassfield
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Trae Burns
Position Jumps Academic Year Gr.
Hometown Louisville, Ky.Last School St. Xavier | Tennessee
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Josiah Cox
Position Throws Academic Year Gr.
Hometown New Franklin, OhioLast School Manchester
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Bram de Raedt
Position Sprints/Hurdles Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Houthalen-Helchteren, BelgiumLast School - | Charleston
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Braylyn Farrington
Position Sprints Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Alabaster, Ala.Last School Calera
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Olin Frank
Position Jumps Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Chagrin Falls, OhioLast School Walsh Jesuit | Penn State
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Owen Gahring
Position Distance Academic Year So.
Hometown Willard, OhioLast School Seneca East
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Taye Gonzalez
Position Distance Academic Year Gr.
Hometown Lewis Center, OhioLast School Olentangy
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Quinn Hopkins
Position Distance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Akron, OhioLast School Firestone
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AJ Jordan
Position Sprints Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Columbus, OhioLast School Columbus Independence
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Ryan Kamperman
Position Throws Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Salem, OhioLast School Salem
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Titus Kirui
Position Distance Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Eldoret, KenyaLast School Kabema Secondary
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Jeremy Kotwica
Position Throws Academic Year So.
Hometown Verona, Wis.Last School Verona Sherrill
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Ty Munroe
Position Distance Academic Year So.
Hometown Lewis Center, OhioLast School Olentangy
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Amari Noble
Position Throws Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Virginia Beach, Va.Last School Bayside | Mount Olive
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Noah Nyageo
Position Distance Academic Year So.
Hometown Kitale, Kenya
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Aiden Oderkirk
Position Jumps Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Strongsville, OhioLast School Strongsville
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Braeden Quigley
Position Throws Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Avon Lake, OhioLast School Avon Lake
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Kaden Rambatt
Position Pole Vault Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Sharon, Wis.Last School Big Foot
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Emil Stanford
Position Distance Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Sunbury, OhioLast School Big Walnut
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Andrew Styles
Position Sprints Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Freeport, BahamasLast School Sunland Baptist Academy
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Jordan Thompson-Seay
Position Jumps Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Bratenahl, OhioLast School Trinity
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Garrett Tiller
Position Sprints/Hurdles Academic Year Jr.
Hometown Streetsboro, OhioLast School Streetsboro | Youngstown State
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Jeffrey Usman
Position Jumps Academic Year R-Jr.
Hometown Warri, NigeriaLast School College of Commerce Warri | William Carey
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Christopher Vance
Position Throws Academic Year Sr.
Hometown Parma, OhioLast School Padua Franciscan
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Coaching Staff

Kendra Reimer-Gonzales
Director of Track and Field/Cross Country (Jumps)
Phone(330) 972-7964
kreimer@uakron.edu
Full Bio for Kendra Reimer-Gonzales
Randy Overby
Assistant Track and Field Coach (Relays/Sprints)
Phone(330) 972-7964
roverby@uakron.edu
Full Bio for Randy Overby
Tim Servis
Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance) | Head Cross Country Coach
Phone(330) 972-7964
tservis@uakron.edu
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Garrett Rohlk
Assistant Coach (Throws)
grohlk@uakron.edu
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Bobby Wilson
Assistant Track and Field Coach (Pole Vault)
Phone(330) 972-7964
bwilson@uakron.edu
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Support Staff

Hank Jean-Jacques
Strength & Conditioning Coach
hjeanja@uakron.edu
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Noah Tylutki
Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball)
ntylutki@uakron.edu
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Women

Throws Jr.

Avon, Ohio Avon

Sprints/Hurdles So.

Dayton, Ohio Wayne

Jumps So.

Cincinnati, Ohio Northwest

Sprints Sr.

Lewis Center, Ohio Olentangy Orange

Throw Sr.

Alliance, Ohio Alliance

Pole Vault Jr.

Shawnee, Kan. Mill Valley

Distance Sr.

Warren, Ohio McDonald

Sprints Gr.

Ludwigsfelde, Germany Friedrich Ludwig Jahn

Distance Jr.

Kapsabet, Kenya

Distance So.

Eldama Ravine, Kenya Mercy Girls

Throw Sr.

Centerville, Ohio Centerville

Pole Vault Sr.

Holland, Ohio Springfield

Sprints Jr.

Chazy, N.Y. Chazy Central | Iona

Sprints/Hurdles So.

Kitale, Kenya Mubare Secondary School

Sprints/Hurdles Sr.

Nassau, Bahamas St. Augustine's College | NEw Mexico JC

Jumps So.

Marietta, Ohio Warren

Jumps Sr.

Spanish Town, Jamaica St. Catharine | New Mexico JC

Jumps So.

Syracuse, N.Y. Onondega

Distance So.

Huron, Ohio Huron | Mount Union

Throws So.

Grand Rapids, Ohio Otsego

Throws Sr.

Mount Perry, Ohio West Muskingham

Distance Sr.

Galena, Ohio Olentangy Orange

Sprints/.Hurdles Jr.

Westerville, Ohio St. Francis DeSales

Throws Jr.

Louisville, Ohio Louisville

Jumps Jr.

Bridgetown, Barbados Harrison College

Men

Distance Sr.

Rocky River, Ohio Rocky River

Pole Vault Jr.

Medina, Ohio Cloverleaf

Jumps Sr.

Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville

Pole Vault Jr.

Chesapeake, Va. Grassfield

Jumps Gr.

Louisville, Ky. St. Xavier | Tennessee

Throws Gr.

New Franklin, Ohio Manchester

Sprints/Hurdles Sr.

Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium - | Charleston

Sprints Sr.

Alabaster, Ala. Calera

Jumps Sr.

Chagrin Falls, Ohio Walsh Jesuit | Penn State

Distance So.

Willard, Ohio Seneca East

Distance Gr.

Lewis Center, Ohio Olentangy

Distance Jr.

Akron, Ohio Firestone

Sprints Sr.

Columbus, Ohio Columbus Independence

Throws Sr.

Salem, Ohio Salem

Distance Sr.

Eldoret, Kenya Kabema Secondary

Throws So.

Verona, Wis. Verona Sherrill

Distance So.

Lewis Center, Ohio Olentangy

Throws Jr.

Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside | Mount Olive

Distance So.

Kitale, Kenya

Jumps Jr.

Strongsville, Ohio Strongsville

Throws Sr.

Avon Lake, Ohio Avon Lake

Pole Vault Jr.

Sharon, Wis. Big Foot

Distance Jr.

Sunbury, Ohio Big Walnut

Sprints Sr.

Freeport, Bahamas Sunland Baptist Academy

Jumps Sr.

Bratenahl, Ohio Trinity

Sprints/Hurdles Jr.

Streetsboro, Ohio Streetsboro | Youngstown State

Jumps R-Jr.

Warri, Nigeria College of Commerce Warri | William Carey

Throws Sr.

Parma, Ohio Padua Franciscan

Coaching Staff

Director of Track and Field/Cross Country (Jumps) /Track & Field

(330) 972-7964

kreimer@uakron.edu

Assistant Track and Field Coach (Relays/Sprints) /Track & Field

(330) 972-7964

roverby@uakron.edu

Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance) | Head Cross Country Coach /Track & Field

(330) 972-7964

tservis@uakron.edu

Assistant Coach (Throws) /Track & Field

grohlk@uakron.edu

Assistant Track and Field Coach (Pole Vault) /Track & Field

(330) 972-7964

bwilson@uakron.edu

Support Staff

Strength & Conditioning Coach /Track & Field

hjeanja@uakron.edu

Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball) /Track & Field

ntylutki@uakron.edu

Women

Bridget Bergen	Jr.	Throws	Avon, Ohio	Avon
Te’Aira Branham-Patrick	So.	Sprints/Hurdles	Dayton, Ohio	Wayne
D’Asyia Cotton	So.	Jumps	Cincinnati, Ohio	Northwest
Augustine Davis	Sr.	Sprints	Lewis Center, Ohio	Olentangy Orange
La'Kasja Edwards	Sr.	Throws	Alliance, Ohio	Alliance
Ava Fleetwood	Jr.	Pole Vault	Shawnee, Kan.	Mill Valley
Megan Hipple	Sr.	Distance	Warren, Ohio	McDonald
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Vanessa Horn	Gr.	Sprints	Ludwigsfelde, Germany	Friedrich Ludwig Jahn
Mercy Jebitok	Jr.	Distance	Kapsabet, Kenya
Abigael Kiplagat	So.	Distance	Eldama Ravine, Kenya	Mercy Girls
Victoria Kuol	Sr.	Throws	Centerville, Ohio	Centerville
Jessica Mason	Sr.	Pole Vault	Holland, Ohio	Springfield
Ava McAuliffe	Jr.	Sprints	Chazy, N.Y.	Chazy Central \| Iona
Jackline Nanjala	So.	Sprints/Hurdles	Kitale, Kenya	Mubare Secondary School
Amari Pratt	Sr.	Sprints/Hurdles	Nassau, Bahamas	St. Augustine's College \| NEw Mexico JC
Amanda Rauch	So.	Jumps	Marietta, Ohio	Warren
Kavel Ritchie	Sr.	Jumps	Spanish Town, Jamaica	St. Catharine \| New Mexico JC
Keahra Rodriguez	So.	Jumps	Syracuse, N.Y.	Onondega
Kennedy Schlessman	So.	Distance	Huron, Ohio	Huron \| Mount Union
Brooke Simon	So.	Throws	Grand Rapids, Ohio	Otsego
Rebecca Strunk	Sr.	Throws	Mount Perry, Ohio	West Muskingham
Kayla Sucharski	Sr.	Distance	Galena, Ohio	Olentangy Orange
Isabella Swallow	Jr.	Sprints/.Hurdles	Westerville, Ohio	St. Francis DeSales
Sloane Sypolt	Jr.	Throws	Louisville, Ohio	Louisville
Shania Thomas	Jr.	Jumps	Bridgetown, Barbados	Harrison College

Men

Majid Abuaun	Sr.	Distance	Rocky River, Ohio	Rocky River
Isaac Baltic	Jr.	Pole Vault	Medina, Ohio	Cloverleaf
Mason Birch	Sr.	Jumps	Strongsville, Ohio	Strongsville
Garett Boe	Jr.	Pole Vault	Chesapeake, Va.	Grassfield
Trae Burns	Gr.	Jumps	Louisville, Ky.	St. Xavier \| Tennessee
Josiah Cox	Gr.	Throws	New Franklin, Ohio	Manchester
Bram de Raedt	Sr.	Sprints/Hurdles	Houthalen-Helchteren, Belgium	- \| Charleston
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Braylyn Farrington	Sr.	Sprints	Alabaster, Ala.	Calera
Olin Frank	Sr.	Jumps	Chagrin Falls, Ohio	Walsh Jesuit \| Penn State
Owen Gahring	So.	Distance	Willard, Ohio	Seneca East
Taye Gonzalez	Gr.	Distance	Lewis Center, Ohio	Olentangy
Quinn Hopkins	Jr.	Distance	Akron, Ohio	Firestone
AJ Jordan	Sr.	Sprints	Columbus, Ohio	Columbus Independence
Ryan Kamperman	Sr.	Throws	Salem, Ohio	Salem
Titus Kirui	Sr.	Distance	Eldoret, Kenya	Kabema Secondary
Jeremy Kotwica	So.	Throws	Verona, Wis.	Verona Sherrill
Ty Munroe	So.	Distance	Lewis Center, Ohio	Olentangy
Amari Noble	Jr.	Throws	Virginia Beach, Va.	Bayside \| Mount Olive
Noah Nyageo	So.	Distance	Kitale, Kenya
Aiden Oderkirk	Jr.	Jumps	Strongsville, Ohio	Strongsville
Braeden Quigley	Sr.	Throws	Avon Lake, Ohio	Avon Lake
Kaden Rambatt	Jr.	Pole Vault	Sharon, Wis.	Big Foot
Emil Stanford	Jr.	Distance	Sunbury, Ohio	Big Walnut
Andrew Styles	Sr.	Sprints	Freeport, Bahamas	Sunland Baptist Academy
Jordan Thompson-Seay	Sr.	Jumps	Bratenahl, Ohio	Trinity
Garrett Tiller	Jr.	Sprints/Hurdles	Streetsboro, Ohio	Streetsboro \| Youngstown State
Jeffrey Usman	R-Jr.	Jumps	Warri, Nigeria	College of Commerce Warri \| William Carey
Christopher Vance	Sr.	Throws	Parma, Ohio	Padua Franciscan

Coaching Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Kendra Reimer-Gonzales	Director of Track and Field/Cross Country (Jumps)	kreimer@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7964
	Randy Overby	Assistant Track and Field Coach (Relays/Sprints)	roverby@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7964
	Tim Servis	Assistant Track and Field Coach (Distance) \| Head Cross Country Coach	tservis@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7964
	Garrett Rohlk	Assistant Coach (Throws)	grohlk@uakron.edu
	Bobby Wilson	Assistant Track and Field Coach (Pole Vault)	bwilson@uakron.edu	(330) 972-7964

Support Staff
Image	Name	Title	Email	Phone Number
	Hank Jean-Jacques	Strength & Conditioning Coach	hjeanja@uakron.edu
	Noah Tylutki	Associate Director of Athletics Communications (Cross Country, Men's Soccer, Women's Soccer, Women's Basketball, Track & Field, Baseball)	ntylutki@uakron.edu

Garrett Rohlk Hired as Akron Track & Field Throws Coach

Monday, September 21

24 Zips Earn Academic All-MAC Honors for Outdoor Track and Field

Wednesday, July 01

11 Zips Garner CSC Academic All-District Honors for Track and Field/Cross Country

Tuesday, June 23

Reimer-Gonzales Named USTFCCCA Great Lakes Region Men's Coach of the Year

Thursday, June 18

Wednesday, April 22

The University of Akron Athletics

Players

Bridget Bergen

Te’Aira Branham-Patrick

D’Asyia Cotton

Augustine Davis

La'Kasja Edwards

Ava Fleetwood

Megan Hipple

Vanessa Horn

Mercy Jebitok

Abigael Kiplagat

Victoria Kuol

Jessica Mason

Ava McAuliffe

Jackline Nanjala

Amari Pratt

Amanda Rauch

Kavel Ritchie

Keahra Rodriguez

Kennedy Schlessman

Brooke Simon

Rebecca Strunk

Kayla Sucharski

Isabella Swallow

Sloane Sypolt

Shania Thomas

Majid Abuaun

Isaac Baltic

Mason Birch

Garett Boe

Trae Burns

Josiah Cox

Bram de Raedt

Braylyn Farrington

Olin Frank

Owen Gahring

Taye Gonzalez

Quinn Hopkins

AJ Jordan

Ryan Kamperman

Titus Kirui

Jeremy Kotwica

Ty Munroe

Amari Noble

Noah Nyageo

Aiden Oderkirk

Braeden Quigley

Kaden Rambatt

Emil Stanford

Andrew Styles

Jordan Thompson-Seay

Garrett Tiller

Jeffrey Usman

Christopher Vance

Coaching Staff

Kendra Reimer-Gonzales

Randy Overby

Tim Servis

Garrett Rohlk

Bobby Wilson

Support Staff

Hank Jean-Jacques

Noah Tylutki

Players

Bridget Bergen

Te’Aira Branham-Patrick

D’Asyia Cotton

Augustine Davis

La'Kasja Edwards

Ava Fleetwood

Megan Hipple

Vanessa Horn

Mercy Jebitok

Abigael Kiplagat

Victoria Kuol

Jessica Mason

Ava McAuliffe

Jackline Nanjala