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Air Force Track & Field, Cross Country Announces Class of 2029
8/15/2025 9:14:00 AM | Track and Field
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. – As the cadets at the Air Force Academy complete their first full week or class, the track & field and cross country program would like to introduce the newest members of its team. Thirty-four athletes from the Class of 2029 will join the Falcons' program for the upcoming season.
"We're very excited to have the Class of 2029 join our track & field and cross country program," Ryan Cole, Air Force's director of track & field and cross country, said. "A few aspects that really stand out are the balance across event areas and the performance level of the newcomers. Not only can this group make an immediate impact during the upcoming season, for both men and women, but they'll have roles that allow us to continue emphasizing being a balanced track & field program. That's something we'll continue to build upon and this class is a key part of that process."
Air Force Track & Field / Cross Country Class of 2029
Cadee Alder – Javelin – Ephraim, Utah [Manti HS]
Chris Atunku – High Jump – Cary N.C. [Cary HS]
Max Austin – Pole Vault – Katy, Texas [Seven Lakes HS]
Eleanor Borchard – Sprints, Hurdles – Phoenix, Ariz. [Xavier College Preparatory]
Will Bradbury – Mid-Distance, Distance – Boone, N.C. [Watauga HS]
Bryce Braden – Throws – Houston, Texas [Houston Stratford HS]
Corbin Cole – Mid-Distance, Distance – Webster Groves, Mo. [Webster Groves]
Christopher Creedon – Distance – League City, Texas [Clear Creek HS]
Ryan Daly – Mid-Distance, Distance – Westfield, N.J. [Westfield HS]
Bryce Denton – Distance – Anna, Texas [Anna HS]
Zachary DeWalt – Sprints – Corpus Christi, Texas [Flour Bluff HS, USAFA Prep School]
Cameron Downing – Javelin – Olympia, Wash. [Olympia HS]
Jordan Elie-Stuart – Sprints- Tomball, Texas [Houston Christian HS, USAFA Prep School]
Mackenzie Fah – Throws – Bettendorf, Iowa [Pleasant Valley HS]
Jacob Fieberkorn – Sprints – St. Louis, Mo. [Lutheran HS of St Carles County]
Alanna Francis – Throws – Bowie, Md. [Bowie HS, USAFA Prep School]
Zoe Heizer – High Jump – Tampa, Fla. [H.B. Plant HS]
Canon Kinder – Decathlon, Pole Vault – Brentwood, Tenn. [Brentwood HS]
Ryan Luke – Throws – Cranston, R.I. [Cranston HS]
Colton Manock – Sprints, Hurdles – Polk City, Iowa [North Polk Alleman HS, South Dakota State]
Auge Martin – Distance – Sierra Madre, Calif. [St. Francis HS]
Mac McFarlane – Pole Vault – Denair, Calif. [Turlock HS, USAFA Prep School]
Ian Morris – Throws – Princton, Ill. [Princeton HS]
Ehimen Oyamendan – Sprints – Tujunga, Calif. [Notre Dame HS]
Eleanor Raker – Distance – Reno, Nev. [Galena HS]
Victoria Richardson – Javelin – Plano, Texas [Home School]
Macie Roberts – Mid-Distance, Distance – Beavercreek, Ohio [Beavercreek HS]
Matthew Secrist – Hurdles – Sammamish, Wash. [Eastlake HS]
Julia Segroves – Pole Vault – Biloxi, Miss. [Biloxi HS]
Josh Shriver – Distance – Breckenridge, Colo. [Summit HS]
Madison Speer – Throws – Tualatin, Ore. [Tualatin HS, USAFA Prep School]
Brandon Stauty – High Jump – Flower Mound, Texas [Flower Mound HS]
Amaya Stepp – Sprints – Las Vegas, Nev. [Veritas Scholars Academy]
Adrianna Valenzuela – Throws – Rio Rancho, N.M. [Rio Rancho HS, USAFA Prep School]
The Falcons also added a pair of sophomore throwers – Trenton Groff [St. Louis, Mo., Eureka HS] and Mason Hayes [Normandy Park, Wash., Kennedy Catholic HS] – to their lineup for the upcoming season.
The cross country team will open the 2025 season on Friday, Aug. 29, when they host the AFXC Classic at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, while the track and field season will get underway in December (the full schedule will be announced at a later date).
"We're very excited to have the Class of 2029 join our track & field and cross country program," Ryan Cole, Air Force's director of track & field and cross country, said. "A few aspects that really stand out are the balance across event areas and the performance level of the newcomers. Not only can this group make an immediate impact during the upcoming season, for both men and women, but they'll have roles that allow us to continue emphasizing being a balanced track & field program. That's something we'll continue to build upon and this class is a key part of that process."
Air Force Track & Field / Cross Country Class of 2029
Cadee Alder – Javelin – Ephraim, Utah [Manti HS]
Chris Atunku – High Jump – Cary N.C. [Cary HS]
Max Austin – Pole Vault – Katy, Texas [Seven Lakes HS]
Eleanor Borchard – Sprints, Hurdles – Phoenix, Ariz. [Xavier College Preparatory]
Will Bradbury – Mid-Distance, Distance – Boone, N.C. [Watauga HS]
Bryce Braden – Throws – Houston, Texas [Houston Stratford HS]
Corbin Cole – Mid-Distance, Distance – Webster Groves, Mo. [Webster Groves]
Christopher Creedon – Distance – League City, Texas [Clear Creek HS]
Ryan Daly – Mid-Distance, Distance – Westfield, N.J. [Westfield HS]
Bryce Denton – Distance – Anna, Texas [Anna HS]
Zachary DeWalt – Sprints – Corpus Christi, Texas [Flour Bluff HS, USAFA Prep School]
Cameron Downing – Javelin – Olympia, Wash. [Olympia HS]
Jordan Elie-Stuart – Sprints- Tomball, Texas [Houston Christian HS, USAFA Prep School]
Mackenzie Fah – Throws – Bettendorf, Iowa [Pleasant Valley HS]
Jacob Fieberkorn – Sprints – St. Louis, Mo. [Lutheran HS of St Carles County]
Alanna Francis – Throws – Bowie, Md. [Bowie HS, USAFA Prep School]
Zoe Heizer – High Jump – Tampa, Fla. [H.B. Plant HS]
Canon Kinder – Decathlon, Pole Vault – Brentwood, Tenn. [Brentwood HS]
Ryan Luke – Throws – Cranston, R.I. [Cranston HS]
Colton Manock – Sprints, Hurdles – Polk City, Iowa [North Polk Alleman HS, South Dakota State]
Auge Martin – Distance – Sierra Madre, Calif. [St. Francis HS]
Mac McFarlane – Pole Vault – Denair, Calif. [Turlock HS, USAFA Prep School]
Ian Morris – Throws – Princton, Ill. [Princeton HS]
Ehimen Oyamendan – Sprints – Tujunga, Calif. [Notre Dame HS]
Eleanor Raker – Distance – Reno, Nev. [Galena HS]
Victoria Richardson – Javelin – Plano, Texas [Home School]
Macie Roberts – Mid-Distance, Distance – Beavercreek, Ohio [Beavercreek HS]
Matthew Secrist – Hurdles – Sammamish, Wash. [Eastlake HS]
Julia Segroves – Pole Vault – Biloxi, Miss. [Biloxi HS]
Josh Shriver – Distance – Breckenridge, Colo. [Summit HS]
Madison Speer – Throws – Tualatin, Ore. [Tualatin HS, USAFA Prep School]
Brandon Stauty – High Jump – Flower Mound, Texas [Flower Mound HS]
Amaya Stepp – Sprints – Las Vegas, Nev. [Veritas Scholars Academy]
Adrianna Valenzuela – Throws – Rio Rancho, N.M. [Rio Rancho HS, USAFA Prep School]
The Falcons also added a pair of sophomore throwers – Trenton Groff [St. Louis, Mo., Eureka HS] and Mason Hayes [Normandy Park, Wash., Kennedy Catholic HS] – to their lineup for the upcoming season.
The cross country team will open the 2025 season on Friday, Aug. 29, when they host the AFXC Classic at Monument Valley Park in Colorado Springs, while the track and field season will get underway in December (the full schedule will be announced at a later date).
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