NSAF 2014 Prep T&F Nat’l Rankings – Boys Individual Track
The following is the first of a 6-part series ranking the top athletes and relays for the 2014 outdoor high school track and field season – from the first outdoor meets back in February through the final post-season affairs in August. It also represents an attempt to create some of the deepest prep rankings available with some of the most detailed analysis. The rankings, as such the first ever published by the NSAF, were produced by Steve Underwood, with input from Jim Spier. They are generally based on the honors won, head-to-head competition and fastest times criteria popularized and used by Track and Field News, as well as other compilers, throughout the years. This initial entry in the series, Boys Individual Track, has been followed by Girls Individual Track, and the series will continue with Boys Individual Field, Girls Individual Field, Boys Relays and Girls Relays in the next few weeks.
Photos (top to bottom, with credit in parentheses): Trentavis Friday(Joy Kamani), Kendal Williams (Kamani), Darryl Haraway (Walter Pinion), Myles Marshall (Jiro Mochizuki), Grant Fisher (Kamani), Misana Viltz (Andrew McClanahan/Photorun.net), Kenny Selmon (Pinion), Bailey Roth (McClanahan), Alex Ostberg (Chris Lotsbom/NBNationals.com) and Anthony Peters (McClanahan).
100 meters: Friday nips Williams
1. Trentavis Friday, Cherryville NC, 2014
US#1 10.00 – 1st(pre)/FS(final) USA Jr, 1st Taco Bell, 1st 1A state
2. Kendal Williams, Stanton Prep FL, 2014
US#3 10.21 – 1st WJC, 2nd USA Jr, 1st Adidas, 1st Hayes
3. Darryl Haraway, DeMatha Catholic MD, 2015
US#2 10.20 – 1st NBNO, 2nd Taco Bell
4. Christian Coleman, Our Lady of Mercy GA, 2014
US#5 10.30 (10.29w) – 1st Brooks, 2nd NBNO, 1st 1A state
5. Terry Jernigan, East Ridge FL, 2014
US#4 10.27 – 4th USA Jr, 2nd Brooks, 1st GSC, 2nd Hayes, 1st 4A state
6. Michael Wells, Cleveland NJROTC Acad. MO, 2014<
10.49 – 5th USA Jr, 2nd Adidas, 2nd GSW, 1st CL-2 state
7. Jaalen Jones, Thompson AL, 2014
US#7 10.35 – 3rd Brooks, 3rd GSC, 1st Mobile, 1st 6A state, 7th(pre) NBNO
8. Andre Ewers, Piper FL, 2014
US#6 10.31 – 1st GSW, 2nd GSC, 4th Adidas, 6th Brooks, 2nd 4A state
9. Curtis Godin, Mater Dei CA, 2014
US#8 10.36 (10.29w) – 1st Arcadia, 1st state, 1st SS Finals
10. Quashawn Cunningham, Mallard Creek NC, 2014
10.44 – 3rd NBNO, 3rd Taco Bell, 1st 4A state, 10th(pre) USA Jr
Analysis: This may be the toughest call of them all. Who do you rank #1, the new HS record setter (Friday) or the World Junior Champion (Williams)? They never faced each other, with Friday’s false start in the US Junior final negating the only chance they would have. Both were unbeaten, and Williams certainly reigns in the honors-won category with his WJC and Adidas titles. But Friday’s jaw-dropping 10.00 – with a 10.17 backup and a Taco Bell win over Haraway providing extra support – is just enough to edge his new Florida State teammate, whose best was 10.21.
New Balance Nationals Outdoor champ Haraway – who set a 10.20 junior class record in Greensboro and whose only loss was to Friday at Taco Bell – is an easy choice for #3. Coleman was 2nd to Haraway at NBNO and beat Jernigan in the big Brooks PR race to earn #4. In general, NBNO, Brooks and Juniors combine to sort out most of the rest of the top 10. Godin, even without a post-season race, was great in California and is the only athlete whose in-state slate alone was enough to make the top 10. It seems strange to have a 100 top 10 with no Texans, but none were quite fast enough or did enough beyond their state to squeak in. Also, nine of the 10 here are seniors, with Haraway (junior) the only exception.
200 meters: Friday reigns supreme
1. Trentavis Friday, Cherryville NC, 2014
US#1 20.33 (20.03w) – 1st WJC, 1st USA Jr, 1st NBNO, 1st 1A state
2. Kendal Williams, Stanton Prep FL, 2014
US#2 20.55 (20.46w) – 2nd USA Jr, 1st GSC, 1st 3A state, 6th(sf) WJC
3. Noah Lyles, TC Williams VA, 2016
US#4 20.71 – 1st YOG, 1st YOT, 2nd NBNO, 1st AAU Club, 1st 6A state
4. Quashawn Cunningham, Mallard Creek NC, 2014
21.04 (20.83w) – 3rd NBNO, 4th USA Jr, 1st 4A state
5. Darryl Haraway, DeMatha Catholic MD, 2015
21.00 – 4th NBNO, 1st Taco Bell
6. Ryan Clark, Banneker GA, 2015
US#6 20.82 – 5th NBNO, 1st USA JO, 3rd 4A state
7. Kenric Young, Gainesville FL, 2014
US#5 20.81 – 2nd GSC, 2nd 3A state, 1st Hayes
8. Terrell Smith, Vicksburg MS, 2014
21.03 (20.82w) – 1st GSW, 1st 5A state
9. Corey Dauphine, Port Arthur Mem. TX, 2015
21.14 (20.76w) – 1st 5A state, 3rd GSW
10. Andrew Hudson, Cibolo Steele TX, 2014
US#3 20.64 – 1st AAU JO, 2nd USA JO, 2nd 5A state
Analysis: The boys’ 200 was much easier to rank than the 100, with Friday proving far superior all year. He was overwhelmingly the fastest on the watch, he faced and beat his main rivals and he won the three biggest races: NBNO, US Juniors and World Juniors. The latter two saw Friday hit the fastest all-conditions marks ever – 20.03w (+2.9, at US Jrs) and 20.04w (+2.3, at WJC) – and one could only wish the wind had been 2.0 or less on one of those runs. Could he have beaten the 20.13 HSR? Friday also led the nation at 60 and 200 indoors, sweeping the events at NBNI.
The next two – Williams and Lyles – are just as clear cut. They never faced each other, but Williams’ fast win at Golden South and quick runner-up finish at US Juniors rate a bit better than Lyles’ soph class record at the Youth Olympics. The next three – Cunningham, Haraway and Clark – pretty much follow NBNO order. Then it’s a matter of comparing various post-season and state meet efforts for the final spots, with a few head-to-heads helping out. Hudson had a huge time drop this summer from his prep season times. Lyles and Haraway – who beat Lyles for 2nd at NBNI – lead four returnees for 2015.
400 meters: Lyles over Lacy
1. Josephus Lyles, TC Williams VA, 2016
US#3 46.23 – 1st NBNO, 4th USA Jr, 1st 6A state
2. Devante Lacy, Klein Oak TX, 2014
US#1 46.10 – 1st 5A state, 1st Brooks, 1st Victor Lopez
3. Ricky Morgan Jr, Forest Park VA, 2014
US#10 46.71 – 5th USA Jr, 2nd Brooks, 2nd 6A state
4. Izaiah Brown, Amsterdam NY, 2015
US#8 46.61 – 3rd NBNO, 1st state
5. Zyaire Clemes, Trenton TC NJ, 2014
US#6 46.57 – 2nd NBNO, 9th(pre) USA Jr
6. Richard Rose, Boys & Girls NY, 2015
US#4 46.38 – 4th NBNO, 1st Loucks, 3rd Brooks
7. Taylor McLaughlin, Union Catholic NJ, 2015
46.81 – 5th NBNO, 7th USA Jr, 2nd Arcadia, 2nd NJ MOC
8. Quintaveon Poole, Washington Co. GA, 2015
US#2 46.18 – 1st USA JO (17-18), 1st 3A state
9. Keshun Reed, James Martin TX, 2016
US#5 46.45 – 1st AAU JO (15-16), 5th 5A state
10. Jack Cager, Belton TX, 2014
US#6 46.57 – 1st AAU JO (17-18), 2nd USA JO (17-18), 2nd 5A state
Analysis: Lacy had a smoking 46.10 win in his Texas 5A state meet – which would hold up for US#1 – then impressed by backing it up at Brooks six weeks later with a 46.74 triumph. But Lyles’ NBNO win – in a 46.23 that was the fastest World Youth time of the year – and his 4th at US Juniors in 46.55 (top prep) gave the T.C. Williams soph the slight edge. In sum, Lyles beat better fields in bigger races.
Sorting the rest was difficult. Clemes, who did not compete for his high school, beat the sub-47 trio of Brown, Rose (NBNI champ), and McLaughlin at NBNO – but then he failed to make the final at US Juniors. Morgan – who wasn’t in Greensboro – then finished ahead of Rose at Brooks and with his 5th (behind Lyles) ahead of McLaughlin (and Clemes) at Juniors. So rankings #3-#7 wind up being the late-peaking Morgan, the once-beaten Brown, Clemes, Rose and McLaughlin. After that, three who made dramatic improvements in the summer – Poole, Reed and Cager – earn the last three spots. Six from this group will return for 2015, which should make things very interesting.
800 meters: It's Marshall, despite few losses
1. Myles Marshall, Kingwood TX, 2015
US#2 1:48.43 – 2nd USA Jr, 1st YOG, 1st YOT, 3rd NBNO, 2nd Brooks, 1st 5A state, 8th(pre) WJC
2. Donavan Brazier, Kenowa Hills MI, 2015
US#4 1:48.61 – 1st NBNO, 1st D1 state
3. Derek Holdsworth, Lafayette VA, 2014
US#6 1:48.97 – 1st Brooks, 3rd USA Jr, 4th NBNO, 1st 3A state
4. Charles Jones, Jr, Cardinal Ritter MO, 2014
US#7 1:49.54 – 4th USA Jr, 1st GSW, 1st USA JO (17-18), 5th Brooks, 1st CL-3 state
5. Robert Ford, San Antonio Johnson TX, 2014
US#10 1:50.04 – 5th USA Jrs, 3rd Brooks, 2nd 5A state
6. Carlton Orange, Memphis U. TN, 2015
1:50.97 – 7th USA Jrs, 4th Brooks, 1st D2 state
7. Joseph White, DePaul NJ, 2014
US#5 1:48.75 – 2nd NBNO, 2nd NJ MOC, 9th Brooks, 9th(pre) USA Jrs
8. Ishmael Muhammad, Oakcrest NJ, 2014
US#3 1:48.52 – 1st NJ MOC, 7th NBNO
9. Ricky Faure, Rock Springs WY, 2014
US#1 1:48.14 – 1st 4A state
10. Kyle Francis, Bensalem PA, 2014
US#8 1:49.57 – 1st AAA state
Analysis: Marshall’s two most spectacular efforts – a runner-up finish at US Juniors (top prep) in a US#2 1:48.43 and the Youth Olympics title – vaulted him to the top spot. But the battle at the top of the rankings was tighter than you might think. Brazier – a spectacular revelation in June – won NBNO, with Marshall taking 3rd behind White. But Brazier had no other significant backup, while White bombed at Juniors and Brooks. Another standout, Holdsworth, defeated Marshall for the Brooks title, but finished behind him at both NBNO and Juniors.
So the Texan indeed makes sense for the top spot, despite the imperfect slate. Brazier and Holdsworth get the next two spots. Then for 4th, Jones lost to Ford and Orange at Brooks, but then beat both at Juniors. White is 7th, followed by his NJ rival Muhammad, who beat White a the NJ MOC, but was 7th at NBNO. The list leader, Faure, ran no major meets at the distance and can be no higher than 9th.
1500m/1600m/mile: Fisher keeps winning
1. Grant Fisher, Grand Blanc MI, 2015
US#2 4:02.02 – 1st Adidas, 2nd USA Jrs, 9th(pre) WJC, 1st YOT, 1st D1 state
2. Matthew Maton, Summit OR, 2015
US#3 4:03.23 – 2nd Adidas, 1st Brooks, 14th(pre) USA Jrs, 1st 5A state
3. Blake Haney, Stockdale CA, 2014
US#4 4:04.08 – 3rd Adidas, 1st state, 13th Pre Classic
4. Austin Tamagno, Brea Olinda CA, 2016
US#10 4:06.67 – 2nd Brooks, 2nd state, 6th USA Jrs
5. Josh Evans, Linn-Mar IA, 2014
US#5 4:04.38 – 3rd Brooks, 4th Adidas, 1st 4A state, 2nd Kansas R
6. Garrett O’Toole, Middlesex MA, 2014
US#1 4:01.89 (#1 3:45.55) – 6th Adidas, 6th Martinez Classic, 3rd Princeton Elite
7. Christian Alvarado, Fairfield Prep CT, 2014
US#12 4:06.88 – 1st NBNO, 1st Loucks, 1st state open
8. Spencer Haik, Glendale MO, 2014
US#9 4:05.98 – 1st Nike Festival, 1st Kansas R, 12th adidas
9. Patrick Perrier, O’Fallon IL, 2014
US#11 4:06.70 – 2nd Nike Festival, 4th Brooks, 1st 3A state
10. Garrett Corcoran, Villa Park CA, 2014
US#6 4:05.19 – 5th Adidas, 1st Adidas MOC, 10th Brooks, 4th state
Analysis: Fisher – a World Youth 1,500 finalist in 2013 – was clearly the nation’s best distance runner all 2013-14, starting with his Foot Locker XC and NBNI mile wins. He stayed unbeaten and on top outdoors, taking the fast, deep Adidas mile, and finishing 2nd (top prep) in the USA Juniors 1,500. Having also won the Youth Olympic Trials 1,500, Fisher had the chance to rep Team USA in the World Juniors and Youth Olympics, but chose only the former and bowed out in the semis. Maton was equally clear for the #2 spot, having lost only to Fisher in New York and then winning the big Brooks race a week later.
After that, it’s tougher to rank the rest, particularly in placing O’Toole – who ran the nation’s #1 mile and 1500 against open competition, but was just 6th at Adidas. In the end, the Adidas placing fits as his ranking position. Haney was 3rd at Adidas and, having beaten Brooks runner-up Tamagno at state, gets the #3 spot. Tamagno follows, with Evans – 4th at Adidas and 3rd at Brooks – getting 5th. Alvarado, whose NBNO win came from the penultimate section, gets the nod for 7th ahead of St. Louis Festival 1-2 finishers Haik and Perrier.
3k/3200/2M: Fisher edges other champs
1. Grant Fisher, Grand Blanc MI, 2015
US#2 8:51.28y – 1st Brooks, 1st D1 state
2. Blake Haney, Stockdale CA, 2014
US#1 8:46.80m – 1st Arcadia, 3rd state
3. Mikey Brannigan, Northport NY, 2015
US#4 8:53.59y – 1st NBNO, 4th Loucks
4. Andrew Hunter, Loudoun Valley VA, 2016
US#6 8:53.81y (#1 8:16.31 3k) – 1st Penn, 2nd NBNO, 1st 3A state
5. Andrew Rafla, Timberline ID, 2014
US#5 8:50.55m – 2nd Arcadia, 3rd Brooks, 1st 5A state
6. Steven Fahy, La Costa Canyon CA, 2014
8:55.24y – 2nd Brooks, 2nd state, 8th Arcadia
7. Tim McGowan, Northport NY, 2014
8:53.36m – 3rd NBNO, 3rd Loucks, 3rd state
8. Thomas Pollard, Gilbert IA, 2015
US#3 8:50.43m – 5th NBNO, 5th Brooks, 1st 3A state, 3rd Drake
9. Cerake Geberkidane, Denver East CO, 2014
US#7 8:50.88m – 3rd Arcadia, 6th Brooks, 1st Chandler, 1st 5A state
10. Conner Mantz, Sky View UT, 2015
8:52.90m – 4th Brooks, 6th Arcadia, 1st 4A state, 1st BYU
Analysis: Fisher (Brooks), Haney (Arcadia), Brannigan (NBNO) and Hunter (Penn) all had huge, fast victories. Haney’s Arcadia 3,200 win was the best overall 3k/3,200/2M mark against arguably the top field, but his season was diminished a bit by his 3rd-place finish at state. Brannigan’s NBNO 2M title was a wonderful performance, as he outkicked Hunter – who himself broke through with his monster 3k victory at Penn. But Brannigan was also 4th in the great Loucks 3,200. At the Brooks 2M, Fisher had the year’s fastest full 2M, beating a near-Arcadia-level field. As he was also unbeaten for the season, he narrowly gets the top spot.
Sorting out the rest is tough, but Rafla’s Arcadia/Brooks combo (2nd/3rd) was hard to beat. Fahy was only 8th at Arcadia, but beat Haney for 2nd at state and was 2nd at Brooks. The final four spots are a tough sort of performances from NBNO, major invites and state meets. And how crazy good is boys’ distance running getting, anyway? Consider that four boys who ran 8:52 or better for 3,200 did NOT make the list … and that 20 guys who ran 9:00 or better this spring will return for 2015 – yes, 20. That’s scary.
110m hurdles: Viltz nips Moore
1. Misana Viltz, Long Beach Millikan CA, 2014
US#2 13.42 – 2nd USA Jr, 1st state, 1st Mt SAC, 1st Arcadia, 19th WJC(sf)
2. Isaiah Moore, Cummings NC, 2014
US#1 13.40 – 3rd USA Jr, 1st NBNO, 1st Brooks, 1st USA Yth (17-18), 1st 2A state
3. Marquis Morris, De La Salle CA, 2014
US#5 13.68 – 6th USA Jr, 2nd state, 2nd Arcadia, 1st GWI
4. Justin Cromartie, Lawton Chiles FL, 2014
US#11 13.90 – 2nd Brooks, 2nd GSC, 1st 3A state
5. Jeremy McDuffie, Shiloh GA, 2015
US#6 13.83 – 2nd NBNO, 5th Brooks, 1st USA JO, 1st 6A state
6. Antoine Lloyd, East Kentwood MI, 2014
US#10 13.89 – 3rd NBNO, 1st D1 state
7. Kendall Sheffield, FB Marshall TX 2015
US#3 13.63 – 1st 4A state, 1st Reg. III
8. Davon Anderson, Cleve. Glenville OH, 2014
US#4 13.64 – 1st D1 state, 1st Reg. 1
9. Chevis Armstead, DeSoto TX, 2015
US#8 13.86 (13.82w) – 1st 5A state, 1st Texas R, 6th NBNO
10. William Session, Belleville East IL, 2016
14.05 – 1st GSW, 9th(pre) USA Jr
Analysis: Four hundredths of a second separated Viltz and Moore in the US Junior final and that’s basically the difference between the top two ranking spots. Viltz was looking good for the #1 for much of the spring, getting under 14 at Arcadia and then gradually lowering his PR to 13.47 at the California state finals. But then Moore – who had great creds coming into 2014 but a relatively quiet spring to date – exploded with a dominating US#1 13.40 win at NBNO, followed by a 13.52 Brooks triumph. In the latter, Viltz stumbled, pushing over a hurdle and getting DQ’d. The rematch then came two weeks later in Eugene, with Viltz nipping Moore for the final Team USA spot.
Morris, who chased Viltz in the Golden State, was a clear 3rd. Setting the order beyond that is a challenge, but Cromartie gets a best of the rest nod. It’s unfortunate that Sheffield and Anderson, both 13.6 talents, didn’t race outside their respective states. Session, a soph, was “only” a 14.05 runner and inconsistent, but he won a very close Great Southwest race and just missed making the US Junior final.
300m/400m hurdles: Selmon leaves no doubt
1. Kenny Selmon, Pace Academy GA, 2014
US#1 50.13 – 1st NBNO, 2nd USA Jr, 1st GSC, 6th(sf) WJC
2. Robert Grant, Brophy Prep AZ, 2014
US#2 51.16 (#1 36.24) – 2nd NBNO, 5th USA Jr, 1st Arcadia, 1st GSW
3. Jack Lint, Columbus Acad. OH, 2014
US#3 51.63 (#4 36.32) – 4th USA Jr, 1st D3 state, 1st MWMOC
4. Mark Cooke, JP Stevens NJ, 2014
US#6 52.09 – 3rd NBNO, 1st NJ MOC, 5th Penn
5. Darius Smith, Landmark Chr. GA, 2014
US#9 52.41 – 4th NBNO, 3rd GSC
6. John Hightower, Riverdale Bapt. MD, 2014
US#9 52.41 – 5th NBNO, 1st USA JO
7. Deron Gordon, Northeast FL, 2014
US#4 51.85 (#7 36.51) – 1st AAU Club, 2nd GSC, 1st Burley
8. Kendall Sheffield, FB Marshall TX, 2015
US#5 36.34 – 1st 4A state, 1st region
9. Steele Wasik, St. Edward OH, 2014
US#3 36.31 – 1st D1 state, 2nd MWMOC
10. Rai Benjamin, Mt. Vernon NY, 2015
US#5 51.86 – 1st YOT, dq NBNO, 3rd Penn, 1st state, 1st Loucks, 3rd Arcadia
Analysis: Selmon, with his NBNO title and USA Junior runner-up (1st prep) is a slam dunk here, as he made a US international team for the 2nd straight year following a bronze at 2013 World Youths. A medal contender at World Juniors, he stumbled in his semi and missed making the final, but his 50.13 PR leaves him at #12 all-time. Lint – an outstanding multi-eventer – edged Grant for 4th at Juniors, but Grant’s tremendous overall slate – US#1 in the 300H and winner of Arcadia and Great Southwest, among others – gives him a slight edge.
In fact, NBNO order mainly determines five of the first six spots; Cooke, Smith and Hightower also each had one other outstanding performance in addition to their 3-4-5 in Greensboro. Gordon at #7 missed a big chunk of the season due to injury, in between big 300H and 400H performances. As was the case in the 110H, #8 Sheffield and Davon Anderson (just missed being ranked) did not compete outside their home states. Steele, like Lint, was a fast 300H whose specialty is the decathlon – but his hurdles slate was more limited. Benjamin is a super talent in #10, but was inconsistent.
2k ST/3k ST: Roth takes both records
1. Bailey Roth, Coronado CO, 2014
US#1 5:41.67 (#1 8:47.04) – 1st NBNO, 1st USA Jr, 10th WJC
2. Tyler Ranke, Hilton NY, 2014
US#2 5:51.31 (#2 9:11.24) – 2nd NBNO, 4th USA Jr, 1st state
3. John McCarthy, Corning-Pntd Post East NY, 2014
US#3 5:55.15 (#3 9:11.86) – 3rd NBNO, 9th USA Jr, 2nd state
4. Brian Cook, Pearl River NY, 2014
US#4 9:12.00 – 3rd state
5. Jack Jibb, Monroe-Woodbury NY, 2015
US#4 5:57.24 – 4th NBNO, 6th state
6. Matthew Chisholm, Farmington CT, 2014
US#5 5:58.55 – 5th NBNO
7. Dan Huben, Clarence NY, 2014
US#6 9:24.94 – 4th state
Analysis: In 2013, Roth stunned with his breakout effort at NBNO, then followed up by making the World Youth team and the final in Donetsk. He came back to Greensboro this year, again with unspectacular regular-season creds, and launched an even better post-season. At NBNO, he smashed the 2k steeple HSR with a 5:41.67. Then in Eugene, he won his 3k steeple debut at US Juniors – despite a fall – then twice smashed 35-year-old HSR three weeks later in making the World Junior final.
Ranke was 2nd at NBNO, then the 2nd prep finisher behind Roth at US Juniors – and the fastest of a tight New York group. The remaining spots generally follow NBNO and NY state meet results, with Chisholm at #6 splitting up four New Yorkers. With competition in this event very limited, the rankings go just seven deep.
5000m: Ostberg's NBNO win does it
1. Alex Ostberg, Darien CT, 2015
US#1 14:16.61 – 1st NBNO
2. Elijah Armstrong, Pocatello ID, 2015
US#3 14:29.58 – 2nd NBNO, 4th USA Jrs
3. Zach Dale, Conant IL, 2015
US#4 14:29.95 – 3rd NBNO
4. Paul Hogan, Burlington MA, 2014
US#5 14:31.41 – 4th NBNO
5. Matthew Mahoney, Swampscott MA, 2014
US#6 14:37.10 – 5th NBNO
6. Levi Thomet, Kodiak AK, 2015
US#8 14:40.44 – 7th NBNO, 6th USA Jr
7. Sydney Gidabuday, El Modena CA, 2014
US#2 14:26.30 – 1st Beach Inv, 2nd Ben Brown, 13th USA Jr
Analysis: The story’s pretty simple here: Ostberg’s fast, list-leading win at NBNO makes him a clear #1. Just as obvious for #2 is Armstrong, who backed up his runner-up spot in Greensboro with a 4th (first prep) at US Juniors.
The next three follow NBNO finishes, then Thomet (8th there) gets bumped up to #6 with his solid 6th at US Juniors. Gidabuday bombed in Eugene, but had two other sub-14:30 efforts in open/college races.
Racewalk: Peters dominates distances
(1,500 through 10k)
1. Anthony Peters, Bartlett IL, 2014
US#1 3k/5k/10k – 1st US Jr 10k, 1st US Yth 3k(17-18), 28th WJC 10k
2. Cameron Haught, Yellow Springs OH, 2017
US#2 3k/5k, #1 1M, #3 10k – 3rd US Jr 10k, 1st US Yth 3k, 1st US JO 3k(15-16)
3. Alexander Peters, Bartlett IL, 2014
US#2 10k, #4 5k/3k – 2nd US Jr 10k, 2nd US Yth 3k(17-18)
4. Nathanial Roberts, Sprague OR, 2014
US#4 10k/#3 5k – 4th US Jr 10k
5. Spencer Dunn, Edward Little ME, 2016
US#5 10k/5k, #4 1M – 6th US Jr 10k, 1st NBNO 1M
6. Andy Vasquez, Burke NE, 2016
US#8 10k/#3 3k – 5th US Jr 10k, 2nd US JO 3k(15/16)
Analysis: We went 6-deep with boys’ racewalking, ranking the athletes over the range of distance events they contest. Twins Anthony and Alex Peters have dominated the past few years, and gone back and forth in beating each other, but 2014 was definitely Anthony’s year – highlighted by his USA Junior 10k win and his PR at World Juniors.
The freshman Haught captures the #2 spot. He finished behind both Peters at Juniors, but walked faster than Alex Peters in USATF JO and Youth meets, and was just nipped by Anthony in an epic 3k battle at the Youth Nats. On top of that, Haught had the year’s best mile – by far. After Alex Peters and Roberts at #3-4, Dunn reverses his Junior 10k finish over Vasquez, rankings-wise, thanks to a faster 10k time and the NBNO mile title.
