14. Eli Fitchen-Young
2023 Notable XC Finishes: 1st at the Jackie Henderson Memorial, 1st at the Monterey Bay Invitational, 1st at the SCCAL Championships, 1st at the CIF CCS XC Championships and 4th at the CIF State Cross Country Championships.
Analysis: In a highly competitive cross-country landscape in California, it's always impressive when a runner can win 7 of his 9 races on the season like Fitchen-Young did last fall. The now senior, took home major wins last fall for the 3-mile at the Jackie Henderson Memorial (14:46), SCCAL Championships (14:34); and in the 5K at the CIF CCS XC Championships with a time of 14:55.10. Finishing off his season, Fitchen-Young competed at the CIF State Cross Country Championships where he finished 4th with a time of 14:49.50 for the 5K and 19th at Nike Cross nationals with a time of 15:33.60.
In the spring, he set personal bests in every event he competed in with new PRs of 1:56.42 for the 800m, 4:11.16 for the 1600m and 8:57.13 for the 3200m.
COROS MILESPLIT50PRESEASON BOYS INDIVIDUAL NATIONAL RANKINGS
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RANK | ATHLETE |
|---|---|
| 25 | Jack Bowen, McCallie School (Tenn.) |
| 24 | Luke Pash, Ridgewood HS (N.J.) |
| 23 | Alex Fisher, Loomis Chaffee (Conn.) |
| 22 | Benjamin Anderson, Mountain Vista (Colo.) |
| 21 | Riku Sugie, Thomas Nelson (Ky.) |
| 20 | Jack Graffeo, Westford Academy (Mass.) |
| 19 | Caden Leonard, Carroll (Ore.) |
| 18 | Landon Pretre, Menlo School (Calif.) |
| 17 | Tayvon Kitchen, Crater (Ore.) |
| 16 | Josiah Tostenson, Crater (Ore.) |
| 15 | Marcelo Mantecon, Belen Jesuit Prep (Fla.) |
| 14 | Eli Fitchen-Young, Santa Cruz (Calif.) |
| 13 | Kaden Evans, American Fork (Utah) |
| 12 | Owen Powell, Mercer Island (Wash.) |
| 11 | Tommy Latham, Marist (Ga.) |
| 10 | Broen Holman, Sonora (Calif.) |
| 9 | Joe Barrett, Christian Brothers Academy (N.J.) |
| 8 | Daniel Skandera, Unattached (Ala.) |
| 7 | Juan Gonzalez, Fremont (Nebr.) |
| 6 | TJ Hansen, Freeland (Ore.) |
| 5 | Robert Mechura, Roseville (Minn.) |
| 4 | Evan Noonan, Dana Hills (Calif.) |
| 3 | Tamrat (Tam) Gavenas, Phillips Academy Andover (Mass.) |
| 2 | Manny Putz, Onalaska (Wisc.) |
| 1 | Ty Steorts, Hurricance (W. Va.) |