Official Recruiting Class Rankings
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!