2017 Track & Field Signing Day
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama track and field has signed 10 student-athletes during the November signing period, head coach Dan Waters announced this week.
"I'm excited about this class," Alabama head coach Dan Waters said. "It's a solid group that covers all the disciplines and will strengthen our program. I look forward to getting them on campus next year."
Men's signees include Ashton Domingue (Throws/Birmingham, Ala.), Stephan Holcombe (Sprints/Spanish Fort, Ala.), Carl Nesbitt (Jumps/Vestavia Hills, Ala.), Joshua St. Clair (Sprints/Arima, Trinidad & Tobago) and Keitavious Walter (Sprints/Ruston, La.).
Women's signees include Rebecca Billman (Distance/Tuscaloosa, Ala.), Tianah List (Throws/Brisbane, Australia), Natassha McDonald (Sprints/Brampton, Ontario), Savannah Noethlich (Distance/Winnetka, Ill.) and Leahrose Mami (Distance/Cullman, Ala.).
Men
Ashton Domingue, Birmingham, Ala. (Briarwood Christian)
Two-time Alabama state champion in the javelin ... won the Class 5A title in 2017 with a mark of 179-0 ¾ (54.57m) and the 2016 6A state title with a throw of 190-9 (58.14m) ... recorded a personal-best mark of 196-7 (59.93m) during his junior season ... two-time county and section champion in 2016 and 2017 ... also a three-year football letterman at Briarwood Christian.
Personal Bests
Javelin: 196-7 (59.93m)
Stephan Holcombe, Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort/Meridian Community College)
Stephan Holcombe, Spanish Fort, Ala. (Spanish Fort/Meridian Community College)
Transfer from Meridian Community College who will have two seasons of eligibility ... 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships runner-up in the 400 meters with a time of 46.26 ... finished fourth in the 400 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships in an indoor personal-best 47.21 ... also a member of Meridian's 4x400-meter relay that finished fourth at both the indoor and outdoor NJCAA championships ... Alabama 6A state champion in the 400 meters a senior in 2016
Personal Bests
100 Meters: 10.7
200 Meters (Outdoor): 21.35
200 Meters (Indoor): 21.79
400 Meters (Outdoor): 46.21
400 Meters (Indoor): 47.21
Carl Nesbitt, Vestavia Hills, Ala. (Vestavia Hills)
Alabama state record-holder in the indoor and outdoor high jump ... two-time all-state honoree ... 7A indoor state champion in the high jump as a sophomore in 2016 with a personal-best clearance of 6-8 (2.03m) ... runner-up in the event at the 7A outdoor state championships in 2017 with a mark of 6-6 (1.98m) ... three-time indoor state championships qualifier and two-time outdoor qualifier ... outdoor high jump personal-best is 6-7 (2.00m)..
Personal Bests
High Jump (Outdoor): 6-7 (2.00m)
High Jump (Indoor): 6-8 (2.03m)
Joshua St. Clair, Arima, Trinidad & Tobago (Queens Royal College)
Teammate of former UA sprinter Jereem Richards on Trinidad & Tobago's 4x400-meter relay team at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London ... Trinidad & Tobago U20 national champion in the 400 meters ... bronze medalist in the 400 meters and gold medalist in the 4x400-meter relay at the 2017 CARIFTA Games in Willemstad, Curacao.
Personal Bests
200 Meters: 20.77
400 Meters: 46.13
Keitavious Walter, Ruston, La. (Ruston/Hinds County Community College)
Transfer from Hinds County Community College who will enroll in January and join the Crimson Tide for the 2017-18 season ... two-time NJCAA 60-meters champion ... 2017 NJCAA indoor and outdoor 200-meter champion ... member of Hinds' NJCAA champion 4x100-meter relay in 2017 ... Louisiana state champion in the 100 meters and 4x100-meter relay as a senior in 2015.
Personal Bests
60 Meters: 6.59
100 Meters: 9.98
200 Meters (Outdoor): 20.43
200 Meters (Indoor): 20.91
Women
Rebecca Billman, Tuscaloosa, Ala. (American Christian Academy)
Alabama 1A-3A indoor state champion in the 3,200 meters as a junior in 2017 ... class 3A runner-up in the 3,200 meters at the 2017 and 2016 state outdoor championships ... also finished fourth in the 1,600 meters at the 2017 state meet ... two-time runner-up in the Alabama 3A state cross country championships.
Personal Bests
1,600 Meters: 5:30.20
3,200 Meters: 11:37.39
Tianah List, Brisbane, Australia (Moveton Bay College)
Australian Open javelin champion in 2016 ... three-time Australian national champion in the javelin at the junior level, finished second on three other occasions and third once ... Queensland U20 record-holder in the javelin ... won a silver medal in the heptathlon at the Australia U17 national championships ... also member of two Queensland softball teams that finished second in the Australian national championships in 2015 and 2016.
Personal Bests
Javelin: 173-1 (52.77m)
Leahrose Mami, Cullman, Ala. (St. Bernard)
Alabama class 1A-2A state cross country champion in 2017 and runner-up in 2015 and 2016 ... four-time all-state selection in cross country ... member of two state championship cross country teams at St. Bernard ... competed in her first state cross country championship as a seventh-grader in 2012 and was a member of six state-qualifying teams.
Personal Bests
800 Meters (Indoor): 2:30.00
800 Meters (Outdoor): 2:25.79
1,600 Meters (Indoor): 5:21
1,600 Meters (Outdoor): 5:17.97
3,200 Meters (Indoor): 11:47
3,200 Meters (Outdoor): 11:39
5,000 Meters (Cross Country): 19:05.7
Natassha McDonald, Brampton, Ontario (South Plains College)
Transfer from South Plains College who will have two years of eligibility remaining ... won the 400 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Outdoor Track & Field Championships ... finished fourth in the 400 meters at the 2017 NJCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships ... member of Canada's 4x400-meter relay at the 2017 IAAF World Championships in London ... ran on Canada's bronze medal-winning 4x400-meter relay at the 2016 IAAF World Junior Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland.
Personal Bests
200 Meters: 23.21
400 Meters (Indoor): 54.73
400 Meters (Outdoor): 52.20
Savannah Noethlich, Winnetka, Ill. (New Trier)
Won the 800 meters at the 2017 Midwest Distance Classic in a personal-best time of 2:13.74 ... member of three league championship teams in track & field at New Trier ... two-time Illinois class 3A state championships qualifier in the 800 meters ... four-time 3A state championship qualifier in cross country.
Personal Bests
400 Meters: 59.53
800 Meters: 2:13.74
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