No. 10: Adam Burlison
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School: Amarillo (TX)
Year: 2024
2022 Notable Finishes: 56th at NXN in 15:51.30; 1st at NXR South Regional in 15:19.60; 2nd at UIL Class 6A State Championships in 15:24.00; 1st at OSU Cowboy Jamboree in 15:28.80.
Analysis: Burlison may be at a new school this year, but he still should be the top Texan in charge in 2023. The talented cross country runner won the NXR South Regional last year in a time of 15:19.60 and followed with a 56th-place finish at NXN.
What set him up for that success, however, was a significant junior season. He won the Texas A&M Invitational in September (15:27.00), then went on to claim wins at the OSU Cowboy Jamboree in Stillwater and then at districts and regions. Burlison finished behind David Mora in a dogfight across the Texas Class 6A Championship, but he would get the last laugh in track.
Burlison won two Texas outdoor state titles in the 1,600m (4:08.64) and 3,200m (8:54.47) and finished off his year with a mile PR of 4:03.85 at the RunningLane Track Championships. A powerful runner with range, Burlison should be among the best in the country this fall.
THE MILESPLIT50 PRESEASON BOYS INDIVIDUAL
NATIONAL RANKINGS COUNTDOWN
RANK | DATE-TEAM |
|---|---|
| 25 | Aug. 21 -- Aden Bandukwala |
| 24 | Aug. 21 -- Anthony Provenzano |
| 23 | Aug. 21 -- Andrew Hauser |
| 22 | Aug. 21 -- Jack Meier |
| 21 | Aug. 21 -- Connell Alford |
| 20 | Aug. 22 -- Ryan Pajak |
| 19 | Aug. 23 -- Brayden Marshall |
| 18 | Aug. 24 -- Jason Parra |
| 17 | Aug. 25 -- Sage Wilde |
| 16 | Aug. 26 -- Joe Barrett |
| 15 | Aug. 27 -- JoJo Jourdon |
| 14 | Aug. 28 -- Marcelo Parra |
| 13 | Aug. 29 -- Seth Norder |
| 12 | Aug. 30 -- Ty Steorts |
| 11 | Aug. 31 -- Josiah Tostenson |
| 10 | Sept. 1 -- Adam Burlison |
| 9 | Sept. 2 -- Byron Grevious |
| 8 | Sept. 3 -- Paul Bergeron |
| 7 | Sept. 4 -- Jake Liebert |
| 6 | Sept. 5 |
| 5 | Sept. 6 |
| 4 | Sept. 6 |
| 3 | Sept. 6 |
| 2 | Sept. 6 |
| 1 | Sept. 6 |