The Preseason MileSplit50 Top 25 Boys Rankings Countdown

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School: Hurricane (WV)

Year: 2025

2022 Notable Finishes: 5th at Garmin RunningLane XC Championships in 15:14.70; 11th at Champs Sports South in 15:04.95; 1st at West Virginia Class AAA Championships in 15:27.14; 1st at Louisville XC Classic in 15:12.00; 2nd at adidas XC Challenge in 15:00.10.

Analysis: Steorts broke on to the cross country scene in West Virginia as a freshman, finishing second at the West Virginia State Championships and finishing fourth in the freshmen division of Champs Sports South. 

As a sophomore, though, he officially took off, claiming seven wins across the season, including big invitational victories at the Dutch Miller Invite (14:56.40) and the Louisville XC Classic (15:12.00). That good work led to his first West Virginia state title, an 11th-place finish at the Champs Sport South Regional (the championship section this time) and a fifth-place nod at the Garmin RunningLane XC Championships, which was an All-American performance. 

Steorts was rocking-and-rolling over 2023. His spring followed with big PRs of 4:15.50 in the 1,600m and 8:54.19 in the 3,200m, not to mention his first 3,200m title in May.