Humboldt State University head men’s/women’s track and field coach Sarah Ingram has announced the signing of eleven Lumberjacks to the 2021-22 Lumberjack Track & Field Team.  These eleven are:  Collin Allen, Slade Cavallaro, Kaela Dennert-Frederick, Maria Dunlap, Gavin Miller, Delena Montes, Joe Rosenquist, Harold Singh, Jonathan Sweeney, Jason Trent and Grant Van Emmerik.

 "We have some very talented student-athletes joining our Lumberjack family this year! said Ingram. Our program has constricted throughout the past couple pandemic seasons, and we are looking forward to the added depth from new male sprinters and female throwers. It's also been an unusual recruiting year with so many lost competitive opportunities for high school athletes in their junior and season seasons, and not being able to visit campus and meet in-person throughout the Covid pandemic, but we're learning new ways to be flexible, adapt, and to keep moving forward.”

 Collin Allan

The Grand Forks, North Dakota, native was a multi-sport athlete at Grand Forks Central High School. His main event is the decathlon.  He was a two-year letter-winner in cross country and lettered five-times in track and field.  The Kinesiology major finished in the top 25 all-time at Central High School in the decathlon.  During this past Spring, he finished second at the USATF Region 8 decathlon. The Scholar-Athlete had his best performance at the 2021 North Dakota State Track and Field Meet running the 4x100.  He started the relay and ran the best leg of his life and team recorded their fastest time in school history. 

 Slade Cavallaro

Cavallaro is transferring to Humboldt State from UC Riverside, where he was on the track and field team for the Highlanders in 2019.  While at UC Riverside, Cavallaro was the team captain and Scholar Athlete.  He competed in the MPSF Indoor Championships along with the Big West Conference Championships.  Prior to UC Riverside, Cavallaro was at the College of the Canyons where he finished tenth in the State of California in the 400-hurdles.  He also was a member of the school record 4x400 relay team. 

 The future Lumberjack graduated from Flagler Palm Coast High School in Palm Coast, Florida.  While in high school, he captured the district title in the 300-hurdles, 4x800 relay and 4x400 relay. The Scholar-Athlete was All-State, All-Area and All-District in the 300-hurdles.  He is a graduate student in Public Sociology, and he likes to game and hang out with friends. His personal best times are 49.15 in the 400 and 54.52 in the 300-hurdles.

 Kaela Dennert-Frederick

Dennert-Frederick is transferring to Humboldt State this Fall from Moorpark College.  The scholar-athlete was ranked number one in the conference in the hammer and two in the shot put.  The English major graduated from River Oaks Academy in 2020 and travelled across the country for AAU Junior Olympics. Her hobbies include reading, writing, music, creating, and exercising.

 Marina Dunlop

Dunlop is an incoming freshman that will be participating in the sprinting events for the Lumberjacks. She was a four-time Team Captain at Amador High School.  The Pine Grove, Calif., native holds the county and school records in the 100, 200 and as a member of the 4x100 relay team.  The Biology major was a Scholar-Athlete during her time at Amador. Marina enjoys gardening, baking, hiking, reading, and finding good places for her hammock.

 Gavin Miller

Miller is an incoming Freshman who graduated this past Spring from Vista Murrieta High School.  The future Lumberjack sprinter participated in the 100, 200 and 400 dashes.  The Business Administration major with a concentration in Accounting participated in the 2021 CIF Prelims in the 400 and 4x400 relay while he was a CIF finalist in the 4x400 relay. Besides participating in track/field, Miller was a member of the cross country and soccer teams at Vista Murrieta High School. He’s interested in history and linguistics and enjoys music, movies, and sports.

 Delaena Montes

Montes is an incoming freshman who graduated this past Spring from Burroughs High School.  During her time at Burroughs, she placed second in the discus and third in the shot put in the Mojave River League finals her senior year.  She placed fifth at CIF SS finals in the shot put and was the recipient of the Athlete of the Year Award for Mojave River League.  The Honor Roll student-athlete was also the Cerro Coso Athlete Award recipient her junior season. She enjoys singing and throwing, and will be majoring in Critical Race, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Humboldt.

 Joe Rosenquist

The Santa Cruz, Calif., native graduated this past Spring from San Lorenzo Valley High School.  The Environmental Resources Engineering major is a member of the 4x400 relay team at San Lorenzo High School that broke the Frosh/Soph record in 2019. Rosenquist was a member of the SCCAL League Champions in both 4x100 and 4x400 relays this past season.  His interests include running, photography, and being outdoors. The High Honors graduate was a member of the 4x400 relay team that participated in the 2021 Arcadia.

 Harold Singh

The Modesto High School graduate finished second in the county this past season in the 200 meters.  At Humboldt State, the Business Administration major will be participating in the 100 and 200-meter dash events. In his spare time, Harry likes to listen to music and work out.

 Jonathan Sweeney

Sweeney graduated this past Spring from Dana Hills High School, where he was a member of the track and field team.  The three-year letter-winner was the Sea View League Champion in the Pole Vault.  The Biology major was the CIF SS D2 Champion.  The two-time team captain is the son of James and Christie Sweeney from Dana Point, California.  He recorded a personal best mark of 14’8 in the pole vault and was a Scholar-Athlete at Dana Hills HS. Jonathan’s hobbies include bird watching, art, drums, and outrigger canoeing.

 Jason Trent

Trent is transferring this Fall to Humboldt State from Moorpark College.  The Simi Valley, Calif., native placed fourth at the conference finals in the hammer throw.  The Kinesiology major was the Most Improved Athlete recipient this past season at Moorpark College. Jason enjoys going to the gym and line dancing.

 Grant Van Emmerik

Van Emmerik is transferring to Humboldt State from the College of the Redwoods (CR).  While at CR, he was the two-time conference champion in the 200 and 400-meters.  The Ferndale, Calif., native is the current record holder in the 400-meter at CR and finished fifth in the NorCal finals. 

 The Forestry/Wildland Fire Management major graduated from Ferndale High School in 2016, where he was a member of the football, basketball and baseball teams. Van Emmerik was the Most Valuable Player at Ferndale High in baseball and football his senior season, and was named to the All-Tourney Teams in baseball and basketball. He has personal best times of 48.18 in the 400-meters, 21.93 in the 200-meters and 10.83 in the 100-meters.  Van Emmerik was a member of the Presidential Honor Roll at CR. Grant’s hobbies include steelhead/salmon fishing and snowboarding.

 “It will be fun to see how the additional seasons of NCAA eligibility given back to our returners and transfer students due to lost seasons during Covid will benefit our program as a whole a few years down the road,” added Ingram.  “Right now, 80-90% of our rosters are freshmen and sophomores athletically, so if those older students decide to continue their education they could potentially compete for us while in graduate school. It's definitely an exciting time to be a Lumberjack!"  

 The Lumberjacks will compete this Spring beginning in early February.