Track and Field Recruiting

Washington track and field has started to assemble another impressive recruiting class, with eight athletes signing Big Ten Aid Agreements for the 2025-26 season. As of mid-December, the class features four men and four women, with six incoming freshmen and two transfers.

Transferring in next fall will be Penn pole vault All-American Jimmy Rhoads, and sprinter Alex Rhodes from University of Puget Sound, who has broken out as one of the best sprinters at the D-III level.

The four women's commits include pole vault extraordinaire Veronica Vacca (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.), triple jump state champ Addison Kelly (Tacoma, Wash.), and two international mid-distance talents in Cleo Richardson (Melbourne, Australia) and Chloe Symon (Vancouver, B.C.).

The first two freshman men's commits are two of the top distance runners in the nation, both hailing form the PNW. Josiah Tostenson from Central Point, Ore. and Owen Powell from Mercer Island, Wash. are set to be Dawgs. Powell is the son of UW coaches Andy and Maurica Powell, and is already a five-time Washington state champ.

2025-26 Washington Track & Field Commits

Addison Kelly

Tacoma, Wash. (Silas High School) Personal Bests ... Triple Jump: 40-11 ... Long Jump: 18-7 ... Pole Vault: 11-9

Owen Powell

Mercer Island, Wash. (Mercer Island High School) Personal Bests ... 800m: 1:48.60 ... 1000m: 2:23.22 ... Mile: 4:02.04 ... 3200m: 8:41.03

Alex Rhodes

Portland, Ore. (University of Puget Sound) Personal Bests ... 200m: 21.09 ... 400m: 46.20

Cleo Richardson

Melbourne, Australia Personal Bests ... 800m: 2:08.74 ... 1500m: 4:20.91

Chloe Symon

Vancouver BC (Lord Byng HS...400m: 54.99...800m: 2:09.50 Personbal Bests...

Josiah Tostenson

Central pOint, OR (Crater HS)...Mile: 4:02.71...3000m - 7:57.42...3200m: 8:39.89

Veronica Vacca

Flourtown, PA (Mount Saint Jospeh HS)... Pole Vault: 14' 4"

Jimmy Rhoads

Baltimore, Ohio (University of Pennsylvania) Personal Bests ... Pole Vault: 18-5 1/4