Recruiting Takeaways From The Outdoor Nationals

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* Jake Orr won a national title in the 800m at The Outdoor Nationals

Photo Credit: Josh Ornelas/Utah MileSplit


By Garrett Zatlin - MileSplit Recruiting Correspondent

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The Outdoor Nationals certainly put a dent into the national rankings this week.

In a year without New Balance Nationals Outdoor, athletes from around the United States were still able to congregate at new Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, to battle for titles against some of the nation's best.

Below, we pulled two key recruiting insights from The Outdoor Nationals:



Non-Power Five Recruits Held Performed Exceptionally Well

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Brandon Miller (above) is now a national champion at 200m; he ran a winning-time of 20.49 (wind-aided time) seconds in the finals. However, Miller dipped under 21 seconds with a wind-legal mark of 20.96 in the prelims, proving that his rise and improvement is the real deal.

The Grand Valley State signee is committed to race at the Division 2 level next year, and he should easily be one of the nation's...