Men’s Track & Field Signs 12 for 2026-27 Season

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Florida men's track & field head coach Mike Holloway announced the signing of 12 athletes for the 2026-27 season on Friday afternoon.

The 2026-27 recruiting class features impressive resumes that include national champions, All-Americans, state champions and state record holders.

"We are excited to welcome these talented young men to campus," Holloway said. "We feel that this group has the abilities to help get us back in the championship hunt at both the conference and national levels."

DJ Dobie | FR/FR | Sprints | Lakeland, Fla. | Lakeland HS
PRs: 100m - 10.24 // 200m - 21.24

2026 FHSAA Class 4A state champion in the 100m dash
Set Polk County record in the 100m dash
Recognized as the Polk County Boys Track & Field Athlete of the Year
Member of FHSAA 4A State runner-up 4x100m relay team

Mohammed El Moussalit | FR/FR | Mid-Distance | Oued Zem, Morocco | Nahda Athletic Zemamra
PRs: 800m - 1:49.07 // 1500m - 3:40.83 // 3000m - 8:16.90

Placed fourth at 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in 1500m
2026 Arab U20 champion in the 1500m
Runner-up in 3000m at 2026 Arab U20 Championships
Runner up in both 1500m and 800m at 2026 Arab Athletics U23 Championships

Randin Johnson | JR/JR | Sprints | Memphis, Tenn. | Coffeyville CC
PRs: 200m - 20.92 // 400m - 45.96

Placed eighth in the 400m at the 2026 NJCAA Outdoor Championships
Member of 2026 NJCAA indoor championship 4x400m relay team
Fifth-place finisher at NJCAA Indoor Championships in the 400m

Jon Lutz | SO/SO | Hurdles | Celina, Ohio | Ashland
PRs: 60H - 7.67 // 110H - 13.66

2026 NCAA Division II 60m hurdles champion
First Team All-American in 110m hurdles at 2026 NCAA Division II Outdoor Championships, placing seventh
2X Great Midwest Athletic Conference champion
2025 Ohio D2 State indoor champion in the 60m hurdles
Runner-up in the 110m hurdles at the 2025 Ohio D1 State Outdoor Track & Field Championships

Julius Lotabonyi Mpayan | FR/FR | Distance | Nairobi, Kenya
PRs: 800m - 1:51.59 // 1500m - 3:38.00 // 3000m Steeple - 9:31.96

Placed 11th in the 1500m at the 2026 Kenyan Championships
Competed at the 2025 FISU World University Games in the 800m
Recorded steeplechase PR at 6th AK Track & Field Weekend Meeting in 2025

Eliud Kahiga Muchiri| FR/FR | Distance | Nyahururu, Kenya | Sedai Ikue HS
PRs: 5000m - 13:42.94 // 10,000m - 27:41.97

Finished fourth in the 10,000m with a PR at the 2026 Nittaidai Challenge Games in Japan
Placed third at 2024 Japan Inter-High School Championships in the 5000m

Ian Sanchez Lopez | SR/SR | Distance | Aguascalientes, Mexico | CNAR Mexico City
PRs: 800m - 1:51.94 // 1500m - 3:42.37 // Mile - 3:59.22 // 3000m - 7:56.19 // 5000m - 13:45.14

Won the 5000m title at the 2026 Mexican Championships
Took third in the 1500m at the 2026 Mexican Championships
Ran his mile PR en route to winning the event at the 2026 Husky Classic in Seattle
Placed third at the 2025 Pan American Junior Games in the 5000m

Antone Smith | SO/SO | Jumps | Nassau, Bahamas | Arizona
PRs: Triple Jump - 16.94m/55-7

2026 USTFCCCA Second Team All-American in the triple jump after placing 11th at the NCAA Outdoor Championships
2026 NACAC U23 champion in the triple jump
Holds Arizona school record in both the indoor and outdoor triple jumps
Placed third at the 2026 Big 12 Outdoor Championships in the triple jump

Joshua-Kai Smith | FR/FR | Hurdles | Woodbridge, Va. | Gar-Field HS
PRs: 55H - 7.07 // 60H - 7.59 // 110H - 13.06 // 300H - 36.58

Won seven total Virginia state titles: three in the 110H, three in the 300H, one in the 55H
Broke Grant Holloway's Virginia state championship meet record by .22 in the 110m hurdles at 13.39 in 2025, then again at 13.31 in 2026
2026 Nike Indoor Nationals champion in the 55H and 60H
Placed fourth at the 2026 USATF U20 Championships in the 110m hurdles, one of four athletes to surpass the previous meet record of 13.08
110m hurdles time of 13.06 is the Virginia high school record

Isaiah Taylor | SR/SR | Sprints/Hurdles | Decatur, Ga. | North Carolina A&T
PRs: 60H - 7.74 // 110H - 13.30 // 400H - 48.71 // 100m - 10.35 // 200m - 20.98

2X Outdoor First Team All-American in 2026 after placing third in the 400H and sixth as a member of North Carolina A&T's 4x400m relay team
2026 CAA outdoor conference champion in the 110H and 400H
Six top-three finishes in hurdles events at CAA Conference Championships
1X Second Team All-American and 2X Honorable Mention All-America honoree

Xzaviah Taylor | SR/SR | Sprints/Hurdles | Decatur, Ga. | North Carolina A&T
PRs: 200m - 20.87 // 400m - 45.61 // 400H - 48.82

2X Outdoor First Team All-American in 2026 after placing seventh in the 400H and sixth as a member of North Carolina A&T's 4x400m relay team
2026 CAA outdoor champion in the 400m and runner-up in the 400H
1X Second Team All-American and 2X Honorable Mention All-America honoree
Won the CAA outdoor titles in the 400m and 400H and the indoor 400m CAA title in 2025

Jason Walker | FR/FR | Sprints | Manvel, Texas | Shadow Creek HS
PRs: 200m - 21.32 // 400m - 46.00

Placed second at the 2025 AAU Junior Olympic Games in the 400m
Placed second at 2026 Nike Indoor Nationals as a member of 4x200m relay
Second-place finisher at Texas Region III 6A meet in 400m with 10th-best time in the nation

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