True Freshmen At The NCAA Indoor Championships This Weekend

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* Lee's Summit (MO) graduate Johnny Brackins qualified for the NCAA Indoor Championships

Photo Credit: Baylor University athletics


By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent

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When it comes to recruiting, the goal for each and every program in the NCAA is to land the best track and field talents that the country has to offer.

However, winning recruiting battles doesn't automatically guarantee that a certain program will have immediate or future success. With the NCAA Indoor Championships fast approaching this weekend in Birmingham, Alabama, we wanted to highlight a few key names from the Class of 2021 who will be making their national meet debuts this Friday and Saturday.

Today, we'll start with the freshmen American-born men.


Chadrick Richards, University of Iowa

Lake Brantley (FL), Class of 2021


This Florida native has shattered expectations this season, running 46.01 for 400m despite never competing on an indoor track before he came to the NCAA.

Richards was an exceptionally ...