Analysis: Highland High School's Leo Daschbach had an absolutely amazing track season, running some of the top times in the nation in everything from the 800m to the 3200m. Daschbach clocked a 1:51.99 800m, a 4:07.54 1600m, a 4:03.98 full mile, and a 8:51.09 3200m last track season. He was third at Brooks PR Invitational with his 4:03.98 mile and sixth at Arcadia Invitational with his 3200m time. The only thing keeping Daschbach out of the top 10 on the preseason rankings are his cross-country performances. He was second at the AIA State Cross Country Championship and 19th at the Nike Cross Regionals - Southwest. The rising senior has not competed in a national meet, but after the spring track season he had we should see him up there with some of the nation's best this fall.
MileSplit50 Boys National Rankings Countdown
| RANK | ENTRY |
|---|
| 25 | Aug. 20 -- Jonas Price (Eisenhower Senior, WA) |
| 24 | Aug. 20 -- Silas Winders (Henry County, TN) |
| 23 | Aug. 20 -- Patrick Anderson (Mt. Lebanon, PA) |
| 22 | Aug. 20 -- Liam Murphy (Allentown, NJ) |
| 21 | Aug. 20 -- Caleb Niednagel (La Costa Canyon, CA) |
| 20 | Aug. 21 -- Anthony Monte (Austin Vandegrift, TX) |
| 19 | Aug. 22 -- Jarrett Kirk (Flower Mound, TX) |
| 18 | Aug. 23 -- Thomas Boyden (Skyline) |
| 17 | Aug. 24 -- Robbie Cozean (Xavier, CT) |
| 16 | Aug. 25 -- Ryan Schoppe (La Porte, TX) |
| 15 | Aug. 26 -- Connor Ohlson (Dakota Ridge, CO) |
| 14 | Aug. 27 -- Cruz Culpepper (Niwot, CO) |
| 13 | Aug. 28 -- Leo Daschbach (Highland, AZ) |
| 12 | Aug. 29 -- Ethan Kern (York, IL) |
| 11 | Aug. 30 -- Stetson Moss (Thunder Ridge, ID) |
| 10 | Aug. 31 -- Daniel O'Brien (Virginia Episcopal, VA) |
| 9 | Sept. 1 -- Nathan Green (Borah, ID) |
| 8 | Sept. 2 -- Evan Bishop (East Grand Rapids) |
| 7 | Sept. 3 -- Carter Solomon (Plymouth, MI) |
| 6 | Sept. 4 -- Evan Holland (Ashland) |
| 5 | Sept. 6 -- Josh Methner (Hersey) |
| 4 | Sept. 6 -- Graydon Morris (Aledo) |
| 3 | Sept. 6 -- Matt Strangio (Jesuit) |
| 2 | Sept. 6 -- Nico Young (Newbury Park, CA) |
| 1 | Sept. 6 -- Cole Sprout (Valor Christian) |
