Official Recruiting Class Rankings

Official Recruiting Class Rankings

Apr 15, 2015 by Gordon Mack
Official Recruiting Class Rankings



National Signing Day means two things..

1) A huge congratulations to all the high school seniors making their dreams come true
2) Who got the best recruiting class?

We decided to dive deep into the Class of 2015 pool to see which school came out on top with the best recruiting class. We decided to focus on cross country/distance recruits and set up a 3 star, 4 star, 5 star ranking based on specific criteria...

5 Star Recruit Criteria:
A) Top 10 at 2014 or 2013 Footlocker Nationals
-or-
B) Top 5 at 2014 or 2013 Nike Cross Nationals
-or-
C) 2 Mile PB Sub 8:58/10:25 (includes 3200m converted marks)
 
4 Star Recruit Criteria:
A) Top 20 at 2014 or 2013 Footlocker Nationals
-or-
B) Top 20 at 2014 or 2013 Nike Cross Nationals
-or-
C) 2 Mile PB Sub 9:02/10:35 (includes 3200m converted marks)
 
3 Star Recruit Criteria:

A) 2 Mile PB Sub 9:08/10:45 (includes 3200m converted marks)

Here's the official list of the top cross country recruits in the nation.

Rating Athlete College Decision 2 Mile PR '14 FL '14 NXN '13 FL '13 NXN
5 Star Levi Thomet Germany 8:48.32 15   16  
5 Star Alex Ostberg Stanford 8:48.88 9   11  
5 Star Grant Fisher Stanford 8:51.28 1   1  
5 Star Thomas Pollard Iowa State 8:53.51 12   13  
5 Star Mike Brannigan Undecided 8:53.59        
5 Star Jesse Reiser Illinois 8:55.09 8 6   13
5 Star Elijah Armstrong Boise State 8:55.25 3   6  
5 Star Caleb Webb Undecided 8:55.36   3    
5 Star Zach Dale Illinois 8:55.71        
5 Star Conner Mantz Mormon Misson 8:55.99 10   7  
5 Star Robert Brandt California 8:56.58   13    
5 Star John Dressel Colorado 8:58.38 6   2  
5 Star Tanner Anderson Oregon 8:59.91   1   3
5 Star Eric Hamer Colorado State 9:02.10   4    
5 Star Matthew Maton Oregon 9:03.73 19   3  
5 Star Adam Barnard Georgetown 9:04.25   5    
5 Star Jesse Hersha Michigan State - 16      
5 Star Olin Hacker Wisconsin - 2 2    
5 Star Trevor Reinhart Yale - 7   12  
               
Rating Athlete College Decision 2 Mile PR '14 FL '14 NXN '13 FL '13 NXN
4 Star Zack Snider Wisconsin 8:58.40        
4 Star Stuart Smith Undecided 8:59.25        
4 Star Wesley Walsh Undecided 8:59.36        
4 Star Brian Zabilski Columbia 8:59.52        
4 Star Steven Sum Princeton 8:59.97        
4 Star Ben Barrett NC State 9:01.09        
4 Star Logan Poteet North Florida 9:01.09        
4 Star Alex Rogers Texas 9:01.65 17      
4 Star Stephen Mugeche Arkansas 9:02.00        
4 Star Alex Corbett Virginia -   17    
4 Star Benito Muniz Oklahoma State - 18      
4 Star Casey Comber Villanova - 20      
4 Star Connor Olson Minnesota -   12    
4 Star Joshua Collins Southern Utah - 11      
4 Star Stuart McNutt Tulsa -   10    
4 Star Zachry Jacklin Undecided -   16    
4 Star Tristan Peloquin Portland -       16
4 Star Reilly Bloomer Undecided -       18
4 Star Zachary Alhamra Duke -       20
               
Rating Athlete College Decision 2 Mile PR '14 FL '14 NXN '13 FL '13 NXN
3 Star Joey Duerr Minnesota 9:02.16        
3 Star Carlos Villarreal Arizona 9:02.22        
3 Star Sukhi Khosla Oklahoma State 9:02.63        
3 Star Kai Benedict Undecided 9:02.93        
3 Star Philip Hall NC State 9:02.97        
3 Star Colin Burke Undecided 9:03.53        
3 Star Jeffery Miller Undecided 9:04.01        
3 Star Miles Yapp Georgia 9:04.19        
3 Star Paul Ryan Washington State 9:05.20        
3 Star Psalm Ocampo Lipscomb 9:05.37        
3 Star Tanis Baldwin NC State 9:05.81        
3 Star Kyle Mau Indiana 9:06.22        
3 Star Kevin James Syracuse 9:06.34        
3 Star Miler Haller Undecided 9:06.60        
3 Star Franco Martins Brown 9:07.02        
3 Star James Zentmeyer Liberty 9:07.31        
3 Star Bryce Millar Indiana 9:07.44        
               
Rating Athlete College Decision 2 Mile PR '14 FL '14 NXN '13 FL '13 NXN
5 Star Allie Ostrander Boise State 10:02.81   1    
5 Star Ryen Frazier NC State 10:02.86 2      
5 Star Audrey Belf Georgetown 10:10.90 7 14    
5 Star Annie Heffernan Notre Dame 10:12.02        
5 Star Dani Jones Colorado 10:13.12   3   15
5 Star Brianna Schwartz Colorado 10:13.57 18   6  
5 Star Makena Morley Montana 10:15.37 3   8  
5 Star Anna Rohrer Notre Dame 10:17.99 1      
5 Star Kimberly Coscia Undecided 10:22.16        
5 Star Lucy Biles North Carolina 10:22.53   7 7  
5 Star Samantha Ortega Arizona State 10:23.85     15  
5 Star Devin Clark Arkansas 10:23.90   11 12  
5 Star Brighie Leach Princeton 10:23.96        
5 Star Hannah Long Stanford 10:24.25 19      
5 Star Kashley Carter Undecided 10:24.83        
5 Star Caroline Pietrzyk Undecided 10:24.88 14      
5 Star Lizzie Lacy Amherst 10:28.68 10      
5 Star Anoush Shehadeh Undecided -     4  
               
Rating Athlete College Decision 2 Mile PR '14 FL '14 NXN '13 FL '13 NXN
4 Star Marissa Williams California 10:28.65   13    
4 Star Bella Burda Villanova 10:28.84        
4 Star Jordyn Colter California 10:29.25        
4 Star Marissa Sheva Penn State 10:29.48        
4 Star Amy Davis Wisconsin 10:29.99        
4 Star Eve Glasergreen Cornell 10:30.19        
4 Star Caroline Yarbrough Undecided 10:30.24        
4 Star Amber Way Michigan State 10:30.56        
4 Star Andrea Masterson Yale 10:31.25        
4 Star Emily Hamlin Washington 10:32.05        
4 Star Allie Klimkiewicz Princeton 10:32.35        
4 Star Malia Ellington Harvard 10:33.72        
4 Star Alyssa Snyder Montana State 10:34.53        
4 Star Safiya Belbina Arkansas 10:34.84        
4 Star Rachel Dadamio Notre Dame 10:34.95        
4 Star Annie Frisbie Iowa State - 13 20    
4 Star Gabrielle Richichi Duke - 16      
4 Star Jordyn Kleve Missouri -   15    
4 Star Lindsey Bradley Washington -   12    
4 Star Rebekah Topham Undecided -     16  
4 Star Mailin Struck Undecided -     18  
4 Star Anna French Undecided -       8
4 Star Annika Avery California -       20
               
Rating Athlete College Decision 2 Mile PR '14 FL '14 NXN '13 FL '13 NXN
3 Star Sheridan Wilbur Duke 10:35.37        
3 Star Bonnie Angermeier Virginia 10:37.43        
3 Star Kenzie Weiler Michigan State 10:37.63        
3 Star Erin Dietz Harvard 10:38.12        
3 Star Catherine Pagano Stanford 10:38.28        
3 Star Bailee Dean Belmont 10:39.01        
3 Star Katie Spencer Oklahoma State 10:39.08        
3 Star Bridgette Doucet Lipscomb 10:40.61        
3 Star Lisa Luczak Undecided 10:40.74        
3 Star Jennifer Fleming Virginia Tech 10:41.60        
3 Star Kathleen Mansure Undecided 10:42.07        
3 Star Maysa Araba North Carolina 10:42.30        
3 Star Eliza Dekker Dartmouth 10:42.37        
3 Star Caroline Beakes Undecided 10:42.56        
3 Star Epiphany Grisbaum Vanderbilt 10:42.86        
3 Star Jenna Truedson Wake Forest 10:44.29        
3 Star Rachel King S.D. State 10:44.69        
3 Star Mimi Smith Undecided 10:44.89        


FloRecruit Class Rankings:
Will Be Updated as more athletes commit

Men
1) Stanford
2) NC State
3) Oregon
4) Illinois
5) Wisconsin

Women
1) Notre Dame
2) California
3) Colorado
4) Arkansas
5) Princeton

If you have any information on the Undecided recruits let us know in the comments. Once the undecided decided the FloRecruit Class Rankings will be updated!