MileSplit has made a subjective ranking of the top 50 recruits in both the national boys and girls fields ahead of the National Letter of Intent early signing period, which begins today, November 8, and runs through November 15. We ranked our top 50 athletes based on current Flo50, FloXC rankings, MileSplit database records, and historical results throughout athletes' state seasons.
- MileSplit Database Top Track and Field Returners
- MileSplit Database Top Cross Country Athletes
- Flo50 Rankings
- Girls FloXC Sprint Rankings
- Girls FloXC Distance Rankings
Check out our subjective rankings of the best Class of 2018 recruits over the 2017-2018 calendar year.
| Rank | Athlete | School | Event | Signing | Analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brodey Hasty | Brentwood High School (TN) | Distance | Oregon | Brodey is the top recruit in the Mile at 4:01.75 and the 2 mile in 8:45.95. He was the Brooks PR 2mile champion with that time. |
| 2 | Armand Duplantis | Lafayette High (LA) | Pole Vault | LSU | Best pole vaulter in high school history 19'4.25" outdoors. |
| 3 | Jamal Walton | Miramar (FL) | Sprints | 44.99 2nd fastest all time in high school history. | |
| 4 | Anthony Schwartz | American Heritage (FL) | Sprints | Auburn | 4th at USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships 100m. He's 6th fastest all time in the 100m with his 100m time of 10.15 |
| 5 | Thomas Burns | Miami Northwestern (FL) | Hurdles | Miami | USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships 400mH champion running 50.12. Ran 35.25 at Great Southwest, which was the second fastest 300mH time in prep history |
| 6 | Eric Edwards | Langham Creek (TX) | Hurdles | Oregon | Has run 13.32 for 110mH, 36.26 for 300mH and 52.21 for 400mH. Pan-American Junior Athletics Championships 3rd place finisher and USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships in the 110mH. New Balance Nationals Outdoor 110H runner up. |
| 7 | Kalon Barnes | Silsbee (TX) | Sprints | Baylor | Won the adidas Boost Boston Games and the Texas UIL 4A State 100m and 200m titles. Fastest returning 200m time and 2nd returning 100m time. |
| 8 | Noah Green | Duncanville (TX) | Hurdles | Kentucky | Has run13.53 in the 110mH was 3rd at the USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships. |
| 9 | Elija Godwin | Newton (GA) | Sprints | Georgia | One of the top 400m runners in the country. Has run 45.83 in the 400m, won Brooks PR in 2016. He was third at the Prefontaine Classic in the 200 with 20.71 (+0.9) |
| 10 | Dalton Hengst | McDonogh School (MD) | Distance | Ole Miss | He was 21st at Foot Locker Nationals in 2016. Great American Cross Country Festival champion, Paul Short Run champion. On thr track he's run 4:09.99 int the mile 8:56.96 in the 3200m and 1:54.76 in the 800m. |
| 11 | Josh Schumacher | Jesuit (OR) | Distance | Stanford | Finished 3rd in the USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships 5K running 14:29.42. |
| 12 | Danny Kilrea | Lyons Township (IL) | Distance | Notre Dame | Top XC runner in the state of Illinois. |
| 13 | Miles Green | Saint Joseph's Prep (PA) | Hurdles | One of the top hurdlers in the nationa has run 38.08 in the 300mH and 52.87 in the 400mH. | |
| 14 | Gabe Fendel | Hamilton Southeastern (IN) | Distance | Colorado | One of only two juniors in the historic Brooks PR mile last year. He finished 7th running 4:07.46. Indiana State XC champion top class of 2018 returning 1600m runner. |
| 15 | Dustin Horter | Lakota East (OH) | Distance | Indiana | One of only two juniors in the historic Brooks PR mile last year. He finished 8th running 4:07.82. |
| 16 | Kyle Garland | Germantown Academy (PA) | Decathlete | Georgia | Pan-American Junior Athletics Championships Decathlon runner up. One of the top high jumpers in the country. |
| 17 | James Mwaura | Lincoln Senior (WA) | Distance | 4th fastest 5K XC time in the class of 2018. | |
| 18 | Jacob McLeod | Trinity Christian | Distance | Belmont | 5th fastest 5K XC time in the class of 2018. |
| 19 | Andy Monroe | Crater (OR) | Distance | Stanford | 2017 OSAA Oregon State Championships. Finished 35th at NXN in 2017 running 16:14.10. He has an 800m PR of 1:53.20, a Mile PR of 4:09.45, and a 3000m PR of 8:37.28. |
| 20 | Zach Kreft | Buckeye Valley (OH) | Distance | Notre Dame | Top XC time in the class of 2018 and in the nation. |
| 21 | Tyson Campbell | American Heritage (FL) | Sprints | 10.41 100m (+1.2), 20.83 (+1.8) 200m, won 2 state titles in FL in 100m, 200m | |
| 22 | Kenny Bednarek | Rice Lake (WI) | Sprints | One of the top returning 400m runners in the class of 2018 and in the country with a 46.19 | |
| 23 | Shaun Shivers | Chaminade-Madonna (FL) | Sprints | Auburn | Has the 33rd fastest 100m time in the class of 2018 wiht hie 10.47. Also ranks 7th in the class of 2018 in the 200m with his 20.91. |
| 24 | Nathan Patterson | Plymouth High School (IN) | Jumps | Jumped 7'2" to place 2nd at NBNO. | |
| 25 | Tyler Cronk | Kentridge (WA) | Jumps | Lost only one meet all of 2017. Jumped 7'2" to tie the top make in the class of 2018. | |
| 26 | Josh Hoey | Bishop Shanahan (PA) | Mid-Distance | Oregon | Finished 3rd last year at the USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships in the 800m. |
| 27 | Kc Lightfoot | Lee's Summit (MO) | Pole Vault | Baylor | 2nd best pole vaulter in the class of 2018 with a vault of 17'8.5". Great Southwest Classic champion and 4th at the USATF Junior National Outdoor T&F Championships. |
| 28 | Otito Ogbonnia | Katy Taylor (TX) | Throws | He is 1st in shot put 68'6", 13th in the discus 183'9". | |
| 29 | Cameron Jurgens | Beatrice (NE) | throws | He is 2nd in the discus with a throw of 196'8 "and 9th in the shot put with a throw of 62'10". | |
| 30 | D.j Henderson | Trinity Christian (TX) | Jumps | Oregon | He's the top long jumper in the country with a jump of 25'5" whihc he jumped to win the Great Southwest Classic |
| 31 | Cj Stevenson | Great Oak (CA) | Jumps | Best triple jumper in the country, | |
| 32 | Tyrees Moulton | North Canyon (AZ) | Sprints | Miami | He can run everything from the 100m-400m and he's in the top of his class for the 400m. In the 100m he's run 10.82, in the 200m he's run 21.36 and in the 400m he's gone 46.51 (4th). |
| 33 | Cole Johnson | Rockford (MI) | Mid-Distance | Michigan | He holds the 5th fastest returning time in the class of 2018 and the 3rd fastest time in the 800m. His 800m time is 1:50.72 his 1600m time is 4:08.60. |
| 34 | Jequan Hogan | Fountain-Fort Carson (CO) | Jumpes | Texas Tech | Colorado State Track and Field Championships triple jump champion 50'7.25" top in the class of 2018. |
| 35 | Jalyn Jackson | Eastlake High (SD) | Jumps | California | CIF State Track and Field Championships 2nd place in the triple jump and 4th in the prelims of the long jump. He's 12 in the long jump and 6th in the triple jump for the class of 2018. |
| 36 | Derick Peters | West Central (SD) | Distance | Wisconsin | 8th in the 5K for cross country in the class of 2018. |
| 37 | Ryan Raff | Lehi (UT) | Distance | NAU | One of the top cross country guys in the county. He ranks 18th in the 3Mile in the calss of 2018. |
| 38 | Tyler Harrell | Christopher Columbus (FL) | Sprints | 27th fastest time in the 100m 10.58 and 7th fastest time in the 200m 20.96 for the class of 2018. | |
| 39 | Asani Hampton | Yucaipa High (CA) | Sprints | Michigan | 12th fastest time int the 100m and 12th fastst time in the 200m. |
| 40 | Terrence Horne Jr. | Miramar (FL) | Sprints | 8th fastest time in the 100m 10.45 for the class of 2018 and 12th fastest time in the 200m 21.19. | |
| 41 | Kesean Carter | The Woodlands (TX) | Sprints | Texas Tech | He's the 3rd best 100m runner in the class of 2018 he's run 10.32. He was the Texas 6A 100m champion. He's also run 21.64 in the 200m. |
| 42 | Alex Scales | Bellarmine (CA) | Mid-Distance | Colorado | Won the Arcadia Invitational 800m running 1:50.64. Holds PR's of 4:14.78, 3200m of 9:13.91. |
| 43 | Justin Hazell | El Camino Real (CA) | Distance | Portland | He has the 3rd fastest 3200m time in the class of 2018 wiht his run of 8:54.78 from the Arcadia Invitational. |
| 44 | Sam Bowers | Milton (GA) | Distance | Georgia | 6th fastest 5K XC time in the class of 2018. |
| 45 | Tyquan Thornton | Booker T. Washington (FL) | Sprints | 25th best in the class of 2018 in the 200m 21.37 and 6th in the class of 2018 for the 400m 46.77. | |
| 46 | Onye Ohia-Enyia | Hackley School (NY) | Sprints | Finished 3rd in the NBNO 400m in 46.71. | |
| 47 | Dylan Jacobs | Sandburg (IL) | Distance | Notre Dame | 19th at Nike Cross Nationals in 2016. |
| 48 | Ben Bulkeley | Fairport (NY) | Distance | Penn State | He's run 1:50.96 in the 800m |
| 49 | Cole Beck | Blacksburg (VA) | Sprints | Virginia Tech | 10.41 5th best in the class of 2018 in the 100m |
| 50 | Keishawn Everly | Trimble Tech (TX) | Sprints | Top 100m guy in the class of 2018 he ran 10.32 last year. |