Wayne State College track and field coach Marlon Brink announced the addition of five male student athletes to the Wildcat men’s track and field team for the 2020-21 season.
Signing national letters of intent or commitments to Wayne State include John Campbell of Grand Island, Noah Carr from Allen, Zacob Evans of Elwood, Collin Kotz from Papillion and Abe Schroeder of Ravenna.
Campbell is a distance runner from Grand Island Northwest High School where he was a two-year starter in cross country and track and field. As a senior, Campbell earned a 15th-place medal at the Class B State Cross Country Meet with a time of 17:00, helping his team to a sixth-place finish. Campbell earned All-Nebraska Central Conference and All-State Honors in cross country as a senior.
Carr is a sprinter from Allen High School where he was multi-sport stand out in football, basketball and track and field. Last season as a junior Carr earned four medals at the Class D State Track Meet, placing third in the 200-meter dash (22.84) and eighth in the 100-meter dash (11.58) while also running legs on the second place 1600-meter relay and fourth place 400 meter relay team for the Eagles. Carr also medaled in two events (1600 and 3200 meter relays) as a sophomore. Car also excelled in basketball where he earned All-Lewis and Clark Conference Honors and was honorable mention in football as a senior.
Evans is a sprinter from Elwood High School where he was a four-year starter in football, basketball, and track and field. As a junior, Evans placed third in the 100-meter dash (11.24), fifth in 200-meter dash (23.11) and eighth in the 400 meter dash (56.64) in the Class D State Track. Evans was a state qualifier in the two-mile as a freshman. He received All-Fort Kearney Conference Academic Honors, NCPA Academic All-State and Lincoln Journal Star Academic All-State Honors for track in 2019.
Kotz is a distance runner from Papillion-LaVista High School where he was a starter in both track and cross country. As a sophomore, Kotz was able to help his cross country team place eighth overall in Class A State Cross Country and was a two year State Cross Country qualifier.
Abe Schroeder is a distance runner from Ravenna High School who will compete in cross country and track and field at Wayne State. He is a two-time Class D State Cross Country qualifier earning first-team All-Lou Platte Conference Honors as a senior and second-team honors as a junior. Schroeder also excels in the classroom earning NCPA Academic All-State Honors in cross country and track and field.
