Card Signs 15 – Stanford University Athletics

Stanford strengthened its track and field and cross-country programs by signing 15 to letters of intent, including reigning world under-20 women’s discus champion Emma Sralla. 

Stanford and J.J. Clark, the Franklin P. Johnson Director of Track and Field and Cross Country, signed seven individuals ranked among the top 50 in MileSplit’s Class of 2023 Recruiting Rankings, including five women, the most in the nation. Among the signings for both the men and women are Irene Riggs, the recently crowned Nike Cross Nationals champion, and twins Lex and Leo Young, Nos. 4 and 5 on the MileSplit boys list. The class includes athletes who have represented four different countries in international competition, and that doesn’t include the United States.  

The class will include additional student-athletes who will be highlighted later in the academic year. 

Women who signed National Letters of Intent are: Amy Bunnage (Melbourne, Australia/Haileybury Girls College), Amelia Everett (Newton, Mass./Newton South HS), Sage Hinton (Owings Mills, Md./Bullis School), Sophia Kennedy (Indianapolis, Ind./Park Tudor School), Abbey Moody (Picton, New Zealand/Rangi Ruru Girls’ School), Cate Peters (Danville, Calif./Monte Vista HS), Irene Riggs (Morgantown, W.Va./Morgantown HS), Sky Schuller (Coppell, Texas/Coppell HS), Madison Shults (Lafayette, Colo./Niwot HS), and Emma Sralla (Highland Village, Texas/Flower Mound Marcus HS), 

Men who signed are: Dylan Davis (Seattle, Wash./Eastside Catholic HS), Will Floyd (Seattle, Wash./Seattle Prep), Fabian Gonzalez (Manahawkin, N.J./Southern Regional HS), Leo Young (Camarillo, Calif./Newbury Park HS), and Lex Young (Camarillo, Calif./Newbury Park HS). 

 

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Amy Bunnage (Melbourne, Australia/Haileybury Girls College)

Personal bests: 800 – 2:07.50; 1,500 – 4:14.62; 3,000 – 9:00.60.

On December 15, Amy Bunnage set an Australian under-18 record in the 3,000 meters of 9:00.60, eclipsing a 23-year-old mark by nearly two seconds. Bunnage has won four national titles and is the reigning Aussie U20 champion in the 3,000 and in U18 cross country. She also captured U17 national titles in the 1,500 and 3,000 in 2021. Bunnage wore the national colors while placing third in the 1,500 at the U20 Oceania Invitational in 2021. Bunnage will be the eighth Aussie to represent Stanford track and field in an 11-year span — school-record holders Steven Solomon (400), Mackenzie Little (javelin), and Ky Robinson (steeplechase, 5,000) among…