As August nears its end, the 2022 high school cross country begins to ramp up in full force, and eyes turn to see which competitors across the country will emerge as the best distance talents around.
It's time to tab which boys runners will potentially rise to the forefront of the national scene during the 2022 cross country season.
Today marks the release of the first five boys individuals on our MileSplit50 top 25 boys individual rankings going into the cross country season. We will continue to countdown our rankings list until Sept. 10 when we name our top five ranked boys ahead of the season.
To see which boys make the cut, follow the links below. We've also included our preseason honorable mentions that enter the 2022 season on the outside of the top 25 looking in.
Preseason honorable mention: Samuel Burgess (Framingham, MA), Liam Heninger (Mountain View, UT), Jaron Hartshorn (Lone Peak, UT), Mac Conwell (St. Paul's Episcopal, AL), Hector Martinez (Newbury Park, CA), Joe Sapone (Holy Innocents' Episcopal, GA), Byron Grevious (Phillips Exeter, NH), Ian Kemey (Rock Bridge, MO), Micah Blomker (Shawnee Mission North, KS), Kaden Levings (Cheyenne Mountain, CO), Jason Parra (Millikan, CA), Patrick Koon (Leon, FL), Ty Garrett (Center Grove, IN), Tyler Downs (Mountain Vista, CO), Nathan Atchue (Franklin County, VA), Luke Athay (Idaho Falls, ID), Dev Doshi (Newbury Park, CA), Josiah Tostenson (Crater, OR), Matt Thomas (Blackfoot, ID), Jackson Heidesch (Dowling Catholic, IA), David Mora (Lubbock Monterey, TX), Will Conway (Floyd Central, IN), Vincent Recupero (Bishop Blanchet, WA), Logan Law (Milwaukie, OR), Matthew Edwards (The Classical Academy, CO), Elliott McArthur (Mounds View, MN), Carson Noecker (Hartington, NE), Owen Bosley (Homestead, WI).
MileSplit50 Preseason Boys Individual National Rankings Countdown
RANK | DATE-NAME |
|---|---|
| 25 | Aug. 25 -- Noah Breker (Robbinsdale Armstrong, MN) -- Page 2 |
| 24 | Aug. 25 -- Aidan Ross (Uxbridge, MA) -- Page 3 |
| 23 | Aug. 25 -- Connor Ackley (Hilliard Davidson, OH) -- Page 4 |
| 22 | Aug. 25 -- Wesley Shipsey (Central Catholic, OR) -- Page 5 |
| 21 | Aug. 25 -- Jacob Nenow (Jesuit, OR) -- Page 6 |
| 20 | Aug. 26 -- Hunter Jones (Benzie Central, MI) - Page 7 |
| 19 | Aug. 27 -- Andrew Hauser (Rock Bridge, MO) -- Page 8 |
| 18 | Aug. 28 -- William Schneider (Bishop Blanchet, WA) -- Page 9 |
| 17 | Aug. 29 -- Rendon Kuykendall (Hope Christian, NM) -- Page 10 |
| 16 | Aug. 30 -- Zack Munson (Sehome, WA) -- Page 11 |
| 15 | Aug. 31 -- Keegan Smith (Knoxville Catholic, TN) -- Page 12 |
| 14 | Sept. 1 -- Jimmy Wischusen (Union Catholic, NJ) -- Page 13 |
| 13 | Sept. 2 -- Devan Kipyego (St. Raphael Academy, RI) -- Page 14 |
| 12 | Sept. 3 -- Simeon Birnbaum (Rapid City Stevens, SD) -- Page 15 |
| 11 | Sept. 4 -- Kevin Sanchez (Austin Vandegrift, TX) -- Page 16 |
| 10 | Sept. 5 -- Tayson Echohawk (Orem, UT) -- Page 17 |
| 9 | Sept. 6 -- Christopher Caudillo (Clovis, CA) -- Page 18 |
| 8 | Sept. 7 -- Rocky Hansen (Christ School, NC) -- Page 19 |
| 7 | Sept. 8 -- Connor Burns (Southern Boone County, MO) -- Page 20 |
| 6 | Sept. 9 -- Aidan Cox (Coe Brown Academy, NH) -- Page 21 |
| 5 | Sept. 9 -- Kole Mathison (Carmel, IN) -- Page 22 |
| 4 | Sept. 9 -- Tyrone Gorze (Crater, OR) -- Page 23 |
| 3 | Sept. 9 -- Aaron Sahlman (Newbury Park, CA) -- Page 24 |
| 2 | Sept. 9 -- Leo Young (Newbury Park, CA) -- Page 25 |
| 1 | Sept. 9 -- Lex Young (Newbury Park, CA) -- Page 26 |