Championship season for high school athletes is officially over. Time to look at which group of rising collegiate freshmen performed the best. To be clear, this is not an analysis of the best overall recruiting class. This is looking at which recruiting class performed best during the national championships.
Top of the Class
First, we looked at which Class of 2019 athletes won an event at the four primary championship meets.
| rank | team | winners |
|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 4 |
| 1 | Georgia | 4 |
| 3 | Florida | 3 |
| 4 | Missouri | 2 |
| 4 | Miami | 2 |
| 6 | Washington State | 1 |
| 6 | Washington | 1 |
| 6 | Virginia | 1 |
| 6 | UNLV | 1 |
| 6 | UNC | 1 |
| 6 | Princeton | 1 |
| 6 | Oregon | 1 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 1 |
| 6 | Michigan | 1 |
| 6 | LSU | 1 |
| 6 | Louisville | 1 |
| 6 | Kentucky | 1 |
| 6 | Indiana | 1 |
| 6 | Hinds | 1 |
| 6 | Harvard | 1 |
| 6 | Georgetown | 1 |
| 6 | Arizona State | 1 |
| 6 | A&T | 1 |
| 6 | BYU | 1 |
Winners:
There were many events won by athletes outside of the senior class and a few seniors who have not yet signed with a collegiate track program. This led to a diverse group of winners representing 24 different programs.
Tennessee and Georgia...