The nation's top boys runner is set to open his season at the adidas XC Classic on Friday in Cary, North Carolina, along with a few teammates.
They'll do so unattached.
Brodey Hasty, ranked No. 1 in our Flo50 top 25 rankings, will debut his senior season by running in an open non-divisional race that will also include collegiate athletes and club runners.
He will not be running for Brentwood High, a public high school in Tennessee, just yet. The program, which finished third at NXN in 2016, opened its season on August 26 at the Voyles Classic in Smyrna.
Neither Hasty nor Scott Thompson, ranked No. 22 on the Flo50, has run for the school yet. Both entries were confirmed by meet officials at the adidas XC Classic.
The issues may stem from an investigation by the Williamson County School Board that was released in August that positioned a former Brentwood High assistant coach, Guy Avery, as a private coach who sought payment from parents in trade for spots on key cross country team races.
Avery has denied those allegations. Brentwood High has since let go its athletic director.
Hasty and Thompson won't be the only current Brentwood High students competing.
Potentially 10 athletes from the school could race unattached at the meet on Friday.
But if none of the 10 athletes who are set to compete have run for Brentwood High yet, there's a chance the team can come back to the program following the race.
"If they're already running for the school, they cannot do that," said Richard McWhirter, who is the assistant director of cross country and track and field for the Tennessee Secondary Schools Athletic Association. "But if they have not run for the school yet, and if they haven't done any events yet, then they can come back and run."
That's a plan some believe could happen over the next few weeks with Hasty and Thompson.
But it may not happen, either.
Brentwood is already four weeks into its regular season. The state championships in Tennessee are scheduled for November 4.
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adidas XC Challenge Open Non-Division Entries
Alex Kelly | Barton | M |
Evan Lee | Barton | M |
Greg Gibbs | Barton | M |
Joel Lagat | Barton | M |
Leslie Jones | Barton | M |
Qasim Ray | Barton | M |
Alan Talhelm | Bull City Track Club | M |
Andrew McIver | Bull City Track Club | M |
Gavin Finlay | Bull City Track Club | M |
Jason Klaitman | Bull City Track Club | M |
Jason Page | Bull City Track Club | M |
John Barry | Bull City Track Club | M |
Jon Ziefle | Bull City Track Club | M |
Matthew Hirschey | Bull City Track Club | M |
Richard Offield | Bull City Track Club | M |
Ryan Laytham | Bull City Track Club | M |
Tyle Stelzig | Bull City Track Club | M |
Daniel Collins | Columbus State XC Club | M |
Evan Owens | Columbus State XC Club | M |
Collin Nordan | Fayetteville St. | M |
Darian Stanton | Fayetteville St. | M |
Darius Reed | Fayetteville St. | M |
Jaylaan Poe | Fayetteville St. | M |
Josh Dawson | Fayetteville St. | M |
Rahsaan Cotton | Fayetteville St. | M |
Richard Prudente-Bernal | Fayetteville St. | M |
Tresor Dlan | Fayetteville St. | M |
Caleb Amstutz | Guilford | M |
Caleb Anderson | Guilford | M |
Colin Dossel | Guilford | M |
Gabriel Cheng | Guilford | M |
John Martinez | Guilford | M |
Kieran Arbury | Guilford | M |
Leo Gibson | Guilford | M |
Alexander Chalgren | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Cecil Tiblin | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Ian Tiblin | Hampden-Sydney | M |
John Dyke | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Lewis Brooks | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Reed Mingione | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Sean Gustafson | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Tyler LeFevre | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Tyler Williams | Hampden-Sydney | M |
Alex Gluck | NC State University Club Track | M |
Alex Wall | NC State University Club Track | M |
Austin Lalicker | NC State University Club Track | M |
Ben Talbert | NC State University Club Track | M |
Blake Sisson | NC State University Club Track | M |
Cameron Hoggan | NC State University Club Track | M |
Cameron Howell | NC State University Club Track | M |
Casey Thompson | NC State University Club Track | M |
Craig Skvoretz | NC State University Club Track | M |
Daniel Hinshaw | NC State University Club Track | M |
Ellis Ackerman | NC State University Club Track | M |
Greg Redden | NC State University Club Track | M |
Jack Ustanik | NC State University Club Track | M |
Jacob Nelson | NC State University Club Track | M |
Josh Quesenberry | NC State University Club Track | M |
Joshua Horton | NC State University Club Track | M |
Kyle Blue | NC State University Club Track | M |
Lance Bullerwell | NC State University Club Track | M |
Matthew Staehle | NC State University Club Track | M |
Max Chandler | NC State University Club Track | M |
River Rhodes | NC State University Club Track | M |
Sean Nicol | NC State University Club Track | M |
sidney allen | NC State University Club Track | M |
Spencer Husen | NC State University Club Track | M |
Steven Crouse | NC State University Club Track | M |
Turner Chaundy | NC State University Club Track | M |
Zach Tacy | NC State University Club Track | M |
Brandon Clark | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Carlos Clinton | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Dion Cox | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Isaiah Matta | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Maximo Bompart | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Moses Roa | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Nicholas Dodero | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Tyler Bird | North Carolina Wesleyan | M |
Alex Clem | Randolph | M |
Amadou Beye | Randolph | M |
Caleb Schmietzer | Randolph | M |
Chris Correll | Randolph | M |
Cody Carpenter | Randolph | M |
Jermayne Waller | Randolph | M |
Karim Frazier | Randolph | M |
Kenny Kinton | Randolph | M |
Antonio Nelson | Shaw | M |
Carlos Sanchez | Shaw | M |
Guido Margiotta | Shaw | M |
Isiah Gaddy | Shaw | M |
Ivan Artegaga | Shaw | M |
Jovan Radosavlijevic | Shaw | M |
Mike Lagat | Shaw | M |
Thilo Wilke | Shaw | M |
Austin Hunt | St. Andrews | M |
Eduardo Andrade | St. Andrews | M |
Franco Portillo | St. Andrews | M |
Nathan Smith | St. Andrews | M |
Zack Castor | St. Andrews | M |
Aaron Hale | Unattached | M |
Adam Pope | Unattached | M |
Ben Schmidt | Unattached | M |
Blake Freeman | Unattached | M |
Brodey Hasty | Unattached | M |
Conor Hughes | Unattached | M |
Davis Holliday | Unattached | M |
Elias Sandifer | Unattached | M |
George Hotelling | Unattached | M |
Grant Thompson | Unattached | M |
Joe LoRusso | Unattached | M |
Luke Lattin | Unattached | M |
Noah Dombkowski | Unattached | M |
Quinn Heithcock | Unattached | M |
Robby Peters | Unattached | M |
Scott Thompson | Unattached | M |
Sean Bezdek | Unattached | M |
Sean Mulherin | Unattached | M |
Trevor Maloney | Unattached | M |
Aaron Johnson | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Christian Roden | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Gavin Fry | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Jordan Sulcer | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Kollin Baer | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Louis Wolverton | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Matt Kirkrbide | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Michael Class | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Michael Tres | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Michael Ward | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Travis Harrington | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Trevor Cerone | Virginia Wesleyan | M |
Andrew Roberts | William Peace | M |
Justin Sanford | William Peace | M |
Kenan Greenwood | William Peace | M |
Kori Anderson | William Peace | M |
Marvin Bruinton | William Peace | M |
Ashley Simon | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Clayton Smith | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Cory Gerald | Winston-Salem St. | M |
De'Andre Armstrong | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Harrison McNeil | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Jordan Reaves | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Julian Massey | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Kadeem Sherrill | Winston-Salem St. | M |
Rachard Davis | Winston-Salem St. | M |