Track & Field Signs Five New Wildcats

TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona Track & Field has added five new Wildcats to its 2025 class in the first couple months after National Signing Day.
 
Three of the newcomers will make their Wildcat debuts this indoor and outdoor season, and two will join the team next year. Thus far, the team has added one high jumper, one hurdler, one distance runner, and two mid-distance runners. The Wildcats added talent from across the world, with two signees coming from Serbia, one from Mexico, one from Indiana, and one from Arizona.

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Welcome to the Wildcat Family, Kya!#BearDown | #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/cWUH3VnScJ

— Arizona Track & Field/Cross Country (@ArizonaTrack) November 24, 2024

 
Kya Crooke
High Jump / Fishers, Ind. / Heritage Christian High School
High School: Attends Heritage Christian High School in Fishers, Ind. … 2023 USA U20 Champion in the high jump as a fifteen-year-old… Indiana State Champion in the high jump and a finalist in both the long jump and 4x100m relay… Has posted top marks in Indiana in the 100m (11.46), high jump (1.80m five times), and long jump (6.02m)… Ranks 15th in the world in the high jump for U18… Chose between Arizona, Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, and Cincinnati… Sought after recruit that Coach Myers believes will contribute right away at Arizona as one of the most talented high school recruits in a number of years.
 
Personal: From Fishers, Ind. … Daughter of Julie and Denzil… Her mother was a high-level soccer player and high jumper, and her father is from St. Kitts and coaches her at Soca Speed Track Club… Has one brother and one sister, Kenzie, who also competes in track & field.

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Welcome to the Wildcat Family, José!#BearDown | #BeLezoLike pic.twitter.com/yt5NXNy4Q6

— Arizona Track & Field/Cross Country (@ArizonaTrack) November 14, 2024

 
José Manuel Rodríguez

Fr. / Mid-Distance / Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico / Colegio Regis La Salle
High School: Attended Colegio Regis La Salle in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico… Competed in the 400m, 800m, and 1500m… 4x Region “A” in the 800m… 4x State Champion in the 800m and 1500m… Finished second in the 800m at the U23 National Championships and third in the 4x400m… Placed third in the National Championship cross country 2k relax mix… Posted the third best Mexican 800m performance in 2024……