These Junior Boys Recruits Have Made Big Leaps Forward

Inside Recruiting

Tim Casey

Jul 11, 2023

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* Xai Ricks had a breakout track season in 2023 and was among the country's top 400m and 800m runners

Photo Credit: Raymond Tran/MileSplit

By Tim Casey - MileSplit Recruiting Reporter

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It often takes boys track and field athletes some time to adjust to high school. They struggle against upperclassmen, who are bigger, stronger and more experienced.

Still, they usually start to come into their own as juniors, which is an important year both academically and athletically as they look ahead to college.

Below, we look at five boys who helped their recruiting profiles with strong junior years. These boys were all ranked in MileSplit's Top 50 recruiting rankings that were published last week, but they were unranked in MileSplit's previous rankings in January.

Gatlin Bair, Burley (ID)

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