Big Recruiting Takeaways From The Eastbay XC Championships

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* Kenan Pala was the runner-up in the boys championship at Eastbay on Saturday

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By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent 

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The Eastbay Cross Country Championships were a thrilling affair this weekend in San Diego, California. 

With multiple senior stars headlining the field, fans such as myself were left with tons to discuss, and specifically from a recruiting standpoint.

Below, we highlighted a few key results from nationals and dissected what they could mean moving forward.


Hough, Cook Validate Star Status & NCAA Potential


Make no mistake, both Riley Hough (MI) and Natalie Cook (TX) were established national-level stars before their title wins this past weekend.

However, it feels like their recent title victories have validated their potential as true low-sticks for their future NCAA teams.

Over the past few years, Michigan State has rallied around their star runner Morgan Beadlescomb, who has become one of the most consistent long distance ve...