Virginia Announces Impressive Men’s Recruiting Class

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia track and field program announced its men’s signing class for the 2024-25 season on Thursday (July 25). The men’s class features a total of 16 athletes, including five transfers and one student-athlete from New Zealand.

“Coming off an outstanding win at the 2024 ACC Outdoor Championships and an eighth-place finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, the combination of transfer and first year student-athletes will keep us strong and elevate all event areas, especially in the throws and middle-distance,” said Virginia Track and Field Program Director Vin Lananna.

The Virginia men will add multiple transfer student-athletes with impressive resumes highlighted by Will Daley and Jeremiah Nubbe. An All-Ivy League selection for Dartmouth, Daley finished fifth in the 5000m at the Outdoor Ivy League Championships as well as being a member of the Big Green gold medal winning DMR team at the Indoor Ivy League Championships in 2022. In the ring, Nubbe was a three-time Big 12 Champion between the hammer and weight throw at Texas. The two-time All-American was also named the Big 12 Outstanding Freshman of the Year in 2023.

Among the first-year student-athletes, the Cavaliers incoming class is highlighted by James Ford and Caleb Holman. Ford was recently selected by New Zealand to compete at the U20 Championships in Peru and has a personal best of 1:49.08 for 800 meters. Holman recently won the triple jump and finished second in the long jump at the SCHSL State Championship 5A.

Between men and women, the Virginia Track and Field program will add a total of 33 student-athletes including 11 transfers and five international student-athletes.

“These 33 men and women represent all areas of track and field with the incoming first years and transfer student-athletes being a reflection of the hard work of both the staff and the team to pull together this outstanding group of future cavaliers,” said Lananna.

Complete List of Virginia’s 2024-25 Men’s Recruiting Class:

Adam Balewicz
Boston, Mass.
Nashoba Regional HS
Freshman
Distance

Adam Balewicz comes to Virginia with a personal best of 8:56.95 for the two mile and 14:53.36 for 5000 meters.

Mark Cyr
San Juan Capistrano, Calif.
St. Margaret’s Episcopal HS
Freshman
Throws

Mark Cyr comes to Charlottesville with a personal best in the hammer throw of 62.91m/206-4.

Will Daley
Denver, Colo.
East Denver HS / Dartmouth
Senior
Distance

Will Daley is set to join the Cavaliers deep distance squad, bringing in a personal best for 800 meters of 1:52.53, along with bests of 3:47.83 for 1500 meters and 4:02.24 for a mile.

Keyandre Davis
Big Stone Gap, Va.
Upstate (SC)
Junior
Throws

Keyandre Davis comes to Virginia from the University of South Carolina Upstate to join the Cavalier throws group. Davis owns personal bests of 15.10m/49-6.5 in shot put, 49.33m/161-10 in discus and 61.62m/202-2 in hammer.

James Ford
Auckland, New Zealand
Freshman
Middle Distance

The U20 New Zealand team selection, James Ford is set to join the Virginia distance team with a personal best over 800 meters of 1:49.08.

Jacob Garnett
Midlothian, Va.
James River HS / Virginia Military Institute
Sophomore
Sprints

Jacob Garnett joins the Virginia sprints crew with his personal best time of 21.28 over 200 meters.

Isaiah Hewton
Dumfries, Va.
Potomac Senior HS
Freshman
Jumps

Jumping into his freshman year, Isaiah Hewton owns personal bests of 6.78m/22-3 in the long jump and 14.60m/47-10.75 in the triple jump.

Caleb Holman
Charleston, S.C.
West Ashley HS
Freshman
Jumps

Caleb Holman comes to Charlottesville with a personal best of 7.29m/23-11 in long jump and 15.07m/49-5.50 in triple jump.

Bazil Mathes
Charlottesville, Va.
Monticello HS
Freshman
Distance

A Charlottesville native, Bazil Mathes is set to join the Cavaliers with a personal best of 4:10.57 for 1600 meters.

Richard Moreno
Los Angeles, Calif.
Loyola HS of LA / Dartmouth
Junior
Distance

Richard Moreno comes to Virginia from Dartmouth where he recorded personal best time 15:08 over 5000 meters.

Jeremiah Nubbe
Yelm, Wash.
Rainer HS / Texas
Junior
Throws

Previously at the University of Texas, Jeremiah Nubbe comes to Charlottesville with a personal best of 59.42m/194-11 in discus, 73.11m/239-10 in hammer and 22.79m/74-9 in weight throw.

Charles Perry
Mobile, Ala.
UMS-Wright
Freshman
Distance

Charlies Perry joins the Cavaliers star studded distance group with his personal best of 4:10.91 in the mile.

Max Russo
Whitefish, Mont.
Oratory Prep HS / Bowdoin College
Graduate
Sprints

Previously a Bowdoin College bear, Max Russo comes to Virginia with his personal best of 52.27 for 400-meter hurdles.

Brock Schenck
Bordenton, N.J.
Bordenton Regional HS
Freshman
Throws

Brock Schenck joins the Virginia roster owning a personal best in the shot put of 16.66m/54-8 and 53.13m/174-4 in discus.

Jimmy Wischusen
Scotch Plains, N.J.
Union Catholic HS
Freshman
Distance

Joining the distance group, Jimmy Wischusen comes in with a personal best of 3:59.34 for 1500 meters, 4:09.90 for a mile and 8:56.41 for two miles.

Alexander Valencia
Westfield, N.J.
Westfield HS
Freshman
Distance

Running into his first year, Alexander Valencia owns a personal best of 1:52:04 for 800 meters, 3:53.46 for 1500 meters and 4:09.46 for a mile.