These Class Of 2022 Boys Recruits Are Blue-Chip Athletes

Aug 06, 2020

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* Michael Gupton may be a blue-chip baseball player who's already committed to NC State, but he's also one of the best sprinters in the Class of 2022 as well

By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent

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We have more or less exhausted our talking points about the Class of 2020 and trying to gauge the overall talent level in the Class of 2021 is difficult until rising seniors actually return to competition.

But what about the Class of 2022? On both the boys' and the girls' sides, the rising juniors of the sport have plenty of talent and are capable of being some of the top recruits in the nation in just a few years time.

Here are the top boys recruits in each event category going into the 2020-21 academic calendar (based on 2020 indoor track season).

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Gavin Sherry (Conard High School, CT)

While many of these names could be debated, I think it's fair to suggest that Sherry is hands-down the best distance runner in his class right now.

After finishing 14th at the 2019 Foot Lo...