VESTAL, N.Y. – The Binghamton cross country and distance program has received a National Letter of Intent (NLI) from three high school seniors as part of the recent early signing period. All of them will join the Bearcats as freshmen next fall.
 
Kaylee Stone (Windsor, N.Y.) is currently at Windsor High School. She won the Section 4, Class C cross country title last month and was 11th at the Class C State Meet. During the 2016 Outdoor Track season, Stone won the STAC title in the 3,000. Her top times are 4:45 in the 1,500, 10:15 in the 3,000 and 18:58 in the 5,000.
 
"Kaylee is such an athletic talent and is very underdeveloped at the high school level," head coach Annette Acuff said. "She is very competitive and will make an immediate impact for our women's cross-country team. I'm super excited to keep her close to home at Binghamton."
 
Matt Goyden (Endwell, N.Y.) is from nearby Maine-Endwell high school. Earlier this fall, he won the Section 4, Class B cross country title and was 10th at the ensuing Class B State Meet. In addition, Goyden was 29th overall at the New York State Qualifier. His top times are 4:27 in the mile, 9:38 in the 3,200 and 16:01 for the 5K.
 
"Matt is another gifted student-athlete from Maine-Endwell high school," Acuff said. "We are very happy to have him and keep him close to home at Binghamton. He is really breaking out in his senior year and has a lot of potential for development at the collegiate level. He will be a perfect fit within the vision and culture of our program."
 
David Leff (Syracuse, N.Y.) is from West Genesee High School. He has placed among the top 20 finishers at the New York State meet as both a junior and senior. At the 2016 New York State outdoor track & field meet, he was sixth overall in the mile. His top times are 4:17 in the mile, 9:17 in the 3,200 and 15:41 in the 5,000.
 
"David has been one of the top New York distance runners over the past couple of years," Acuff said. "We are very excited he chose to come to Binghamton. He is a great student-athlete and could make an impact right away as a freshman. He is another perfect fit within the vision and culture of our program."