Casey Clinger goes wire to wire as US#1 

 

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

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Casey Clinger of American Fork UT became the first male runner to win back-to-back Nike Cross Nationals titles and was the dominant runner of the year. He repeated his state and regional titles on the way to defending his NXN champonship, defeating four runners who went on to place in the top 10 at Foot Locker, including winner Reed Brown of Southlake Carroll TX.

Note: The final rankings are heavily weighted on the outcomes of the two national championship meets, Foot Locker and NXN. Consideration was also given to state and regional performances.

 

1. Casey Clinger, senior, American Fork UT: NXN champion

2. Reed Brown, senior, Southlake Carroll TX: Foot Locker champion, NXN sixth place

3. Finn Gessner, senior, Madison La Follette WI: Foot Locker runner-up

4. Brodey Hasty, junior, Brentwood TN: NXN third place

5. Seth Hirsch, senior, Millard West NE: Foot Locker third place, NXN fourth place

6. Sam Worley, senior, Comal Canyon TX: NXN runner-up, Foot Locker ninth place

7. Talon Hull, senior, Weber UT: Foot Locker fourth place

8. Alex Maier, sophomore, Flower Mound TX: NXN fifth place, Foot Locker fifth place

9. Noah Affolder, senior, Carlisle PA: Foot Locker sixth place

10. Joe Benson, senior, Timpanogos UT: NXN seventh place

11. Tibebu Proctor, senior, Northwest School WA: Foot Locker seventh place

12. Connor Lane, senior, Cardinal Gibbons NC: Foot Locker eighth place

13. Tanner Norman, senior, Classical Academy CO: NXN eighth place

14. McKay Johns, senior, American Fork UT: NXN ninth place

15. Callum Bolger, senior, San Luis Obispo CA: Foot Locker 10th place, CIF Division 4 champion

16. Daniel Bernal, senior, El Paso Eastwood TX: NXN 10th place

17. Dylan Jacobs, junior, Carl Sandburg IL: Foot Locker 11th place, Foot Locker Midwest champion

18. Gabe Fendel, junior, Hamilton Southeast IN: Foot Locker 12th place

19. Luis Grijalva, senior, Armijo CA: Foot Locker 13th place, CIF Division 1 champion

20. Noah Jacobs, senior, Corunna MI: Foot Locker 14th place

21. Jacob McLeod, junior, Trinity Christian GA: Foot Locker 15th place

22. DJ Principe, senior, La Salle Academy RI: NXN 21st, NXR Northeast champion, New Englands champion

23. Cooper Teare, senior, St. Joseph Notre Dame CA: NXN 16th, CIF Division 5 champion

24. Soren Knudsen, senior, Minooka IL: Illinois Class 3A champion

25. Manuel Olivo-Quinones, senior, Buena AZ: NXN 11th place

26. Stephen Schulz, senior, Liverpool NY: NXN 12th place

27. Danny Kilrea, junior, Lyons Township IL: NXN 13th place, NXR Midwest champion

28. Ty Brownlow, senior, Liverpool NY: NXN 14th place

29. Alex Miley, senior, Maple Grove MN: NXN 15th place

30. Jack Aho, senior, Grayslake Central IL: NXN 17th place, Foot Locker 18th place

31. James Mwaura, junior, Lincoln WA: NXN 18th place, NXR Northwest champion

32. Patrick Parker, senior, American Fork UT: NXN 20th place

33. Amir Ado, senior, Ferris WA: Foot Locker 16th place

34. Mitchell Day, senior, Alpena MI: Foot Locker 17th place

35. Liam Anderson, sophomore, Redwood CA: NXN 22nd place

36. Michael Vernau, senior, Davis CA: NXN 23rd place

37. Connor O’Neill, senior, Dallas Jesuit TX: NXN 24th place

38. Meika Beaudoin-Rousseau, junior, Bellarmine Prep CA: Foot Locker 18th place

39. Jordan Brannan, senior, Colts Neck NJ: NXN 25th place

40. Chase Equall, senior, Bozeman MT: NXN 26th place  

41. Travis Feeny, senior, Ogden UT: Foot Locker 20th place

42. Dalton Hengst, junior, McDonogh School MD: Foot Locker 21st place

43. Daniel Viegra, senior, Pflugerville Hendrickson TX: Foot Locker 22nd place

44. Brian Griffith, senior, Lake Zurich IL: Foot Locker 23rd place

45. Waleed Suliman, senior, Douglas Freeman VA: Foot Locker 24th place

46. Matthew Pereira, senior, Lake Zurich IL: Foot Locker 25th place

47. Bryce Quigley, senior, The Woodlands TX: NXN 27th place

48. Matt Grossman, senior, Millburn NJ: Foot Locker 26th place

49. Joshua Schumacher, junior, Jesuit OR: Foot Locker 27th place

50. Khalid Hussein, junior, Wayzata MN: NXN 29th place

51. Dustin Horter, junior, Lakota East OH: NXN 30th place

52. Evert Silva, senior, Fresno CA: NXN 31st place

53. Milo Greder, senior, Omaha Westside NE: NXN 32nd place

54. Zachary Skolnekovich, senior, Quaker Valley PA: Foot Locker 28th place

55. Matthew Watkins, senior, Henry Jackson WA: Foot Locker 29th place

56. Camren Todd, senior, Davis UT: NXN 33rd place

57. Price Owens, junior, Grafton VA: Foot Locker 30th place

58. Elliot Gindi, senior, Ocean Township NJ: Foot Locker 31st place

59. Ben Varghese, senior, Daniel Boone TN: NXN 34th place

60. Andy Monroe, junior, Crater OR: NXN 35th place

61. Tyler Marshall, senior, Champlain Valley VT: NXN 36th place

62. Seth Eliason, senior, Hopkins MN: NXN 37th place

63. Patrick Roos, senior, Edina MN: NXN 38th place

64. Erik Gonzalez, senior, Rubidoux CA: USATF Junior Olympics champion, CIF Division 3 champion

65. Matt Aho, senior, Graylake Central IL: Foot Locker 32nd place

66. William Merritt, senior, Smithsburg MD: Foot Locker 33rd place

67. Hayden Tullos, senior, Marietta GA: NXN 39th place

68. Nathan Lawler, junior, Pittsford Mendon NY: NXN 40th place

69. Isaac Green, senior, Monarch CO: NXN 41st place

70. Taylor Vroon, senior, Brentwood TN: NXN 42nd place

71. Curtis Eckstein, senior, Oldenburg Academy IN: Indiana state champion

72. Graydon Morris, freshman, Aledo TX: Foot Locker 34th place

73. Drew Bosley, sophomore, Homestead WI: NXN 43rd place

74. Yacine Guermali, senior, Camas WA: NXN 44th place

75. Jordan Lesansee, senior, Albuquerque Academy NM: NXN 45th place

76. Drew Thompson, junior, Fairfield Prep CT: Foot Locker 35th place

77. Charles Hicks, sophomore, Bolles School FL: Foot Locker 36th place

78. Nathan Henderson, senior, JP McCaskey PA: Foot Locker 39th place

79. Sam Affolder, sophomore, Carlisle PA: Foot Locker 40th place

80. Patrick O’Brien, senior, Oyster River NH: Foot Locker 38th place

81. Josh Hickmott, senior, Liverpool NY: NXN 46th place

82. Grant Gardner, sophomore, Springville UT: NXN 47th place

83. Ahmed Muhumed, senior, West Salem OR: Oregon 6A champion

84. William Hunsdale, senior, The Woodlands TX: NXN 48th place

85. Noah Carey, senior, Guilderland NY: NXN 50th place

86. Marcelo Rocha, senior, Peabody MA: Massachusetts All-State champion

87. Austin Hindman, senior, Lafayette Wildwood MO: NXR Midwest sixth place

88. Jiraa Riding, senior, Orem UT: Foot Locker 37th place

89. Scott Thompson, junior, Brentwood TN: NXN 49th place

90. Patrick Perry, senior, Fayetteville-Manlius NY: NXN 51st place

91. Duncan Hamilton, junior, Bozeman MT: NXN 52nd place

92. Ryan Raff, junior, Lehi UT: Utah 5A fourth place

93. Chris Tibbets, senior, Sachem North NY: New York Class A second place

94. Riad Rababeh, senior, Deaborn MI: Foot Locker Midwest 12th place

95. Peter Morris, junior, Loudoun Valley VA: NXN 55th place

96. Joaquin Martinez de Pinillos, junior, Cathedral Catholic CA: NXN 75th place

97. Zane Fodge, sophomore, McMinnville OR: NXN 83rd place

98. Sam Pinkowski, senior, LaCrosse Central WI: NXR Heartland seventh place

99. Charlie Kern, junior, York IL: Illinois 3A fourth place

100. Matthew Young, senior, Jenks OK: Foot Locker South 11th place