Check out the 21 top freshmen girls XC performers nationally from the month of October below split into a first, second, and third team of Future Stars. Presented by Hoka One One.
Helen Roddy is the second-fastest ranked freshman in the state, with a 5k PR of 18:08. Roddy trains with junior teammate Madie Boreman, 4:46 miler and 2x state champion, and teammate Haley Timmons. The three took 1st-3rd in the district, leading Rouse to a district championship for the first time in the 6A division. Roddy hopes to break 18 minutes for the season and medal at the state meet.
Each month, MileSplit will be selecting 21 sophomore girls as part of the Future Stars of XC Team presented by Hoka One One building into the end of season team to be finalized in early December. Check out the top sophomore girls XC performers nationally from the month of October split into a first, second, and third team of Future Stars.
Check out the 21 top sophomore boys XC performers nationally from the second month of cross country (October) split into a first, second, and third team of Future Stars.
We continue the Hoka One One Future Stars series with mid-season underclassmen teams! In this article we cover the top ten (plus one) underclassmen girls in New Jersey! We will release a final team at the end of the season.
Jimmy highlights some standout underclassmen half way through the sesason. Future Stars of XC is presented to you by HOKA One One.
The top 10 freshmen and sophomore girls in California at the mid-season point. As always, lots of young talent out of the Golden State.
As part of the Future Stars Spotlights presented by Hoka One One, MileSplit interviews the 4:51 miler Nicholson as she looks to lead her Avon squad to another jump at season's end to challenge the Carmel girls at their state meet and advance onto a national meet.
Now that we are half-way through the 2014 XC season it is time to look at the top young stars of our sport this year. Here are your top ten future stars for Virginia's Hoka OneOne Watchlist.
Future Stars of XC - 10 Best Freshmen & Sophomore Boys in Ohio
Future Stars of XC - 10 Best Freshmen & Sophomore Girls in Ohio
An interview with the top ranked and fastest sophomore runner in California, Claire Graves. She has season best times of 16:31 for 3 miles at the Woodbridge Invitational and 17:42 for 5k at Brea Invitational.
David or "DJ" Principe is one of the top sophomores in the nation leading the US #2 La Salle Academy. He had a stellar freshmen year with PRs of 9:15 (3200m) and 4:28 (mile). He found success in some early season meets winning the Injury Fund XC Carnival in 15:27. Most recently at the Great American XC Festival, Principe led his team to a team title with his 7th place finish running 15:30. Future Stars Spotlight presented by Hoka One One.
One of the greatest stars ever in Alaska high school cross country is running now in Allie Ostrander. Well the next future star of the Alaska can quickly be found in two-time Alaska 1A-3A state champion Briahna Gerlach of Glenallen High School. After running a sub 11 3200 and 5:06 1600 last spring, the sophomore Gerlach won her second straight state title last weekend. Before she heads into her long winter hibernation from races, shares her thoughts on her successful first two years of high school cross country and promising years to come in the sport in our latest Future Stars Spotlight presented by Hoka One One.
In this Hoka One One Future Stars athlete spotlight, we feature Lakota East (OH) freshman Dustin Horter. As a eigth grader, Horter ran a 4:11.17 1500 and 2:04.96 800. He currently has the fastest time of all freshmen in the state and is ranked 4th among all freshman and sophomores with a 15:58.00.
We continue our Hoka One One Future Spotlight series with our mid-season teams. The list contains the top ten girls underclassmen at this point in the season. It was a hard choice and several athletes were on the cusp of making it in. If you don't see your name don't worry though, because we will feature out final Hoka One One Future Stars teams at the end of the year!
We continue our Hoka One One Future Spotlight series with our mid-season teams. The list contains the top ten boys underclassmen at this point in the season. It was a hard choice and several athletes were on the cusp of making it in. If you don't see your name don't worry though, because we will feature out final Hoka One One Future Stars teams at the end of the year!
Widefield's Maximilliano Martinez is helping to change the fortunes of an entire program.
Choosing the top few boys was simple - and having the Dershem twins in the state made rounding out the rest of list easier.
Now that we are half-way through the 2014 XC season it is time to look at the top young stars of our sport this year. Here are your top ten future stars for Virginia's Hoka OneOne Watchlist.
Hoka Future Stars: 9th grader Brooke Hutton of Coatesville is featured!
Check out our mid-season list of the top 10 underclassmen XC boys in New York this fall as part of the Hoka One One Future Stars series.
Check out our mid-season list of the top 10 underclassmen XC boys in New York this fall as part of the Hoka One One Future Stars series.
You've probably already seen the national lists, and now Hoka One One helps us pick a Colorado top ten, many of whom are not merely future stars of XC but very present stars as well.
The future is bright at Ardrey Kell, the only school with two girls on this team (one sophomore and one freshman).
One of the fastest freshmen in the United States competes at Sonoma Academy in Santa Rosa, California. She finished in the top 10 at the Stanford Invitational seeded race dipping under 18 minutes for the grassy 5k course.
With an amazing personal best of 18:26 as a freshman, yes you read that right- a freshman- Sophia Jantomaso became the ideal person to be Virginia's Hoka OneOne Freshman Girl Future Star. Check out how she has trained to be this good and what it is like for her to be homeschooled and unable to compete for a state title but still produce these amazing times.
Rafaella Gibbons came into Winter Park High School as one of the most highly touted incoming freshman in the state as well as the country. In her first meet in the orange, black, and white Gibbons posted a very impressive time of 18:27.70 to win the Astronaut Invitational. She was second two weeks ago on a challenging Georgia state meet course at the Carrolton Orthapedic Invitational, clocking another sub 19 minute performance of 18:58.23. Already one of the top runners on the 2013 4A runner-up Wildcats, Gibbons is the true definition of a Hoka One One Future Star.
As part of the Future Stars series presented by Hoka One One, MileSplit is highlighting some of the top underclassmen cross country runners throughout the country. In this athlete spotlight, we feature freshmen runner Joey Grandizio of Kingsway High School (NJ). So far this season Joe leads the freshmen state rankings in both the 3200 meter and 5000 meter run.
As part of the Future Stars series presented by Hoka One One, MileSplit is highlighting some of the top underclassmen cross country runners throughout the country. In this athlete spotlight, we feature Trumansburg High School (NY) Freshman Evan Whitaker. As a middle schooler, Evan competed in the Middle School Mile at Indoor Nationals. This past weekend, he was the second fastest freshmen from the merge at the McQuaid Invitational. He has strong aspirations in the Class D Rankings.