Predicting Where These Three Distance Recruits Will End Up

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* Ben Shearer is a top-notch recruit who could make a big impact on an NCAA Division I program


By Garrett Zatlin - Milesplit Recruiting Correspondent

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A handful of high school distance runners have already made their commitments to run at the NCAA level, while other athletes in the throws, jumps and sprints areas are just starting to make their collegiate declarations.

Here are the three best high school boys distance runners from Class of 2021 who are still on the board (based on the most recent MileSplit XC Top 50 rankings) and some friendly suggestions on where they could go based on a variety of factors.

Note: College suggestions are not related to where an athlete is / may be looking at currently.

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Creed Thompson, Skyridge (UT)


Based on Proximity: BYU

I know what you're probably thinking: "Wow, did you just pick the best distance program in the state of Utah and make that the suggestion for a Utah native? Really creative thinking, Garrett."

And to some extent, you're right. Tha...