The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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both three-star prospects. "I am super excited about the 2016 class, "Barnes Arico said. "For us to have back-to-back top classes nation- ally says a lot about the direction of our program. "They all bring a little something different in terms of basketball skills and will fill a variety of roles for our program." 2. Track and Field — Head coach James Henr y and associate head coach Mike McGuire announced a class of six athletes back in January headlined by Julia Hall. The sprinter/ hurdler led a state championship 4x400-meter relay team in 2013 and she has been a five-time all-state hon- oree in various races and relays. The Wolverines also picked up mid- distance runner Micaela DeGenero out of Granville, Ohio, who was recog- nized as team MVP in 2014 and holds school records for indoor and outdoor 800-meter and 1,600-meter events; sprinter Jade Harrison from Sunnyvale, Calif., who is a two-time Varsity Star and led her team to the El Camino League title last spring; thrower Court- ney Jacobsen from East Greenwich, R.I., who was considered the top ham- mer thrower in the nation as a senior; The women's basketball program's four-member 2016 class — from left to right: Akienreh Johnson, Kysre Gondrezick, Kayla Robbins and KeAsja Peace — is ranked among the top 20 nationally by three different media outlets. PHOTO COURTESY MICHIGAN ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS