Michigan Tech Cross Country and Track head coach Joe Haggenmiller announced that there will be five new members of the team next season. There are two women and three men.
Both of the women who signed the National Letter of Intent are Upper Peninsula natives who ran track in high school.
Jamie Dompier is a Panther from Chassel High School, which is a Division Three school. At an Upper Peninsula State Track and Field Meet she set a record in the 200 yard dash with a time of 26.36 seconds, which she won. She also won the 100 yard dash with a time of 12.7 seconds. For the 400 dash she took just over a minute, with a time of 63.05 seconds.
Julia Lean is a Copper King from Calumet High School. She has had six all-state performances. At the Upper Peninsula Division One State Track Meet in 2012 she finished second in the 1,600 and the 3,200. The mile took her five minutes and 32 seconds. The two mile took her 11 minutes and 51 seconds.
Kyle Petermann is a thrower from Clintonville, Wisc. At the 2012 Wisconsin Division Two State Track Meet Kyle got a third place finish in the discus with a throw of 160-10. He got tenth in shot put with a 48-6.5 throw. His junior year he was named the Eastern Valley Field Event Athlete of the Year. At Clintonville High School he has school records for both shot put and discus. Along with being the regional champion for discus, he also has three Easter Valley All-Conference titles for throwing under his belt.
Jason Saliga is from Leonard, Mich. and attended Romeo High School. He qualified for states two times and he finished 19th in Division One cross country his senior year with a time of 15 minutes and 41 seconds. His junior year he finished 30th in the 3,200 at the Division One State Track Meet. He earned all-state, all-region and all county-honors during his time at Romeo. Jason has two older brothers currently on the Michigan Tech Track and Field team.
Sean Pengelly from Howell, Michigan attended Hartland High School where he ran cross country and track. He qualified for states two times for cross country. His junior year he finished ninth with a time of 15:42, and his senior year he finished 27th with a time of 15:49. He has two records for the five-kilometer, at Hartland High School and Livingston County.
The Huskies are very proud to have five new athletes on the Cross Country and Track Team.