Indiana University Athletics
Indiana Track and Field Announces 2026-27 Recruiting Class
9/1/2026 12:00:00 PM | Track and Field
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University track and field head coach Ed Beathea announced the addition of 33 freshmen and two transfers to the 2026-27 track and field roster on Tuesday afternoon.
"The staff did a great job of adding outstanding talent to our roster for the fall," said head coach Beathea. "This group will make us better on and off the track and I'm looking forward to getting started and seeing their development".
This group of athletes covers all event groups including a highly accomplished freshmen class coming into Bloomington next season.
The Sprints and Hurdles group adds a talented group including four state champions. Anna Wile comes to Bloomington after becoming the all-time hurdle record holder for all three contested hurdle events. She will join local talent, Evan Williams of Indianapolis, Ind. Williams is the current indoor state champion for the 60-meter hurdle and indoor 60-meter events, holding the 5th best performance in the country in those events.
Katy Zang looks to make an immediate impact for the distance and mid-distance group. Zang comes to Indiana with a decorated senior season at Teays Valley. In the indoor season, she competed at the New Balance High School National meet, winning the mile and two-mile events. She was also able to break the two-mile national record that had stood for over a decade.
The jumps group looks to retool this upcoming season, adding five freshmen to the Indiana roster. The group adds three international students, including Daisy Burton (Britain), Elisavet Anastasiadi (Greece), and Emmie Weldin (Sweden).
The Hoosiers also add one pole vaulter to the roster. Annie McCracken of Granville, Ohio has a personal best mark of 4.27m through her high school career.
The throws team makes one addition in Talia Phangura. The Britain native comes to Indiana throwing in both the shot put and hammer events.
Indiana adds three freshmen to the combined events group. Ava Weiss joins as a former New York state champion in the 400-meter hurdles, along with Lexi Young who is a state champion in the high jump and long jump events.
The full list of signings, accolades, and personal bests and thoughts from event coaches can be found above.
"The staff did a great job of adding outstanding talent to our roster for the fall," said head coach Beathea. "This group will make us better on and off the track and I'm looking forward to getting started and seeing their development".
This group of athletes covers all event groups including a highly accomplished freshmen class coming into Bloomington next season.
The Sprints and Hurdles group adds a talented group including four state champions. Anna Wile comes to Bloomington after becoming the all-time hurdle record holder for all three contested hurdle events. She will join local talent, Evan Williams of Indianapolis, Ind. Williams is the current indoor state champion for the 60-meter hurdle and indoor 60-meter events, holding the 5th best performance in the country in those events.
Katy Zang looks to make an immediate impact for the distance and mid-distance group. Zang comes to Indiana with a decorated senior season at Teays Valley. In the indoor season, she competed at the New Balance High School National meet, winning the mile and two-mile events. She was also able to break the two-mile national record that had stood for over a decade.
The jumps group looks to retool this upcoming season, adding five freshmen to the Indiana roster. The group adds three international students, including Daisy Burton (Britain), Elisavet Anastasiadi (Greece), and Emmie Weldin (Sweden).
The Hoosiers also add one pole vaulter to the roster. Annie McCracken of Granville, Ohio has a personal best mark of 4.27m through her high school career.
The throws team makes one addition in Talia Phangura. The Britain native comes to Indiana throwing in both the shot put and hammer events.
Indiana adds three freshmen to the combined events group. Ava Weiss joins as a former New York state champion in the 400-meter hurdles, along with Lexi Young who is a state champion in the high jump and long jump events.
The full list of signings, accolades, and personal bests and thoughts from event coaches can be found above.
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