DETROIT (8/19/2020) -- The University of Detroit Mercy women's track and field and cross country teams will welcome a bevy of talent to campus as the Titans announced their 2020 recruiting class. 

"The 14-person class of 2024 will combine with the previous class to give us a good base to the roster for future success," said Director of Track & Field/Cross Country Guy Murray '89. "We cover all the event areas and potential to succeed soon. We are going to be very young as a team, which means all will get their experience right away. We will be patient with their development to ensure the potential shines through in the long view."

Katie Anderla * Distance * Menominee, Mich. * Menominee

• Lettered in cross country and track and field
• Earned All-State all four years in cross country as well as the Most Valuable Runner award three times
• Helped the team to a top-five finish in the UP in all four seasons

Jayda Bush * Sprints * Okemos, Mich. * Williamston

• A multi-year letter winner in basketball, track and field and volleyball
• Received the 2020 Outstanding Senior Athlete Award by the Williamston Lions Club
• Earned All-Conference as a sophomore and junior
• A member of the first-place 4x200-meter relay team as a junior as well as the third-place 4x100 squad
• Also ran on the school record-breaking 4x200 and 4x100 quartet

Sofia D'Arienzo * Distance * Grandville, Mich. * Grandville

• Earned letters in cross country and soccer
• Medaled at the Portage Invite for placing in the top 50 in Division I as a senior in cross country
• Also selected the Most Improved Runner as a senior

Jania Green * Throws * Decatur, Mich. * Decatur

• Earned varsity letters in track and field, basketball and volleyball
• All-State in the shot put as a sophomore and junior as well as a two-time All-Conference performer
• Second Team All-Conference in the discus as a sophomore

Lily Green * Mid-Distance * Trenton, Mich. * Gabriel Richard 

• A multi-letter winner in track and field, cross country and volleyball 
• Tabbed All-Catholic in 2018 and 2019 as well as to the All News-Herald Team in cross country
• A two-time state qualifier as a junior and senior 
• In track, was All-Catholic in 2018 and 2019 running the 800, 1600 and 3200-meters
• Won the 1600-meters at the Wayne County Championships in 2019

Sidny Hessem * Throws * Kingsley, Mich. * Kingsley 

• A four-year letter winner in track and field, basketball and volleyball
• Helped her team to a Northwest Conference track and field and Division 3 regional titles in 2018 and 2019 as well as runner-up in the D3 MITCA state championships in 2019
• Claimed fourth in the discus at the state championship as a junior as well as runner-up at the regionals
• A two-time First Team All-Conference in the discus

Layla Hunt * Hurdles * Kentwood, Mich. * Kentwood

• Earned varsity letters in basketball and track and field
• Has qualified for the Junior Olympics eight times

Abby Ignasiak * Distance * Cedar Springs, Mich. * Kent City

• A varsity letter winner in cross country and track and field
• In cross country, was All-State as a senior and All-Conference as a sophomore, junior and senior 
• In track, she was All-Conference as a freshman, sophomore and junior and part of the school-record 3200-meter quartet
• Helped her team to a conference championship all four years in both cross country and track and field

Olivia Kochevar * Mid-Distance * Wolverine Lake, Mich. * Walled Lake Central

• Lettered in cross country and track and field
• Was All-Region, All-County and All-Conference as a junior and senior in cross country
• Tabbed track MVP as a sophomore and junior 
• Helped her team to a city meet championship in 2018 and was the city meet MVP in 2019
• Part of the school-record 4x800 meter relay team

Alexa Krauth * Hurdles/Jumps * Brunswick, Ohio * Holy Name

• Lettered in track and field and soccer
• Tabbed the track and field MVP as a sophomore and junior
• Holds the school record in the 55, 60 and 100-meter hurdles
• Was an indoor state qualifier in the 60-meter hurdles in 2019 and 2020 and the high jump in 2020
• Undefeated in all four conference hurdling events as a senior

Zoe Madden * Jumps/Multi * Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich. * Grosse Pointe North 

• Lettered three times in track and field 
• Helped her team to a pair of regional championships in 2018 and 2019
• All-Region as a sophomore and junior in the long and high jump as well as heptathlon

MacKenzie Patterson * Hurdles * North Tonawanda, N.Y. * Niagara Wheatfield

• Earned varsity letters in track and field and tennis
• School-record holder in the 400-meter hurdles
• Won the conference's 400-meter hurdles as a sophomore and junior and was second in the Section 6 Sectionals as a junior
• Also part of a school-record 4x400-meter relay squad that was third in the sectionals in 2019

Madison Livingston * Throws * Owosso, Mich. * Owosso

• Earned varsity letters in swimming and track and field
• A team captain in both sports
• Ranks second in the discus and fifth in the shot put in school history

Lauryn Winters * Sprints * Milton, Ontario * Jean Vanier Catholic

• A letter winner in basketball, flag football and track and field
• Team MVP in track and field as a freshman and sophomore
• Won the Athletic Spirit award and the Passion and Perseverance award as a senior
• Made the South regionals for the 100 and 200-meters and shot put as a freshman and as well as the 200-meters as a sophomore