No. 12: Knoxville Farragut (TN)
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Analysis: The 2022 season was career year for Farragut, which won a Class AAA title in Tennessee, won the NXR Southeast Region and then went on to claim a 9th-place finish at nationals, their first ever at a national championship.
The experience was unrivalred. But what's more, Farragut's squad in 2023 could challenge that experience this fall.
Three runners return from that group, including the team's No. 2 and No. 3, Braden Ebbert and Matteo Tonnos, who together can set the tone for the rest of the pack.
Biggest Question: Real questions will have to be answered at the bottom of the team's line-up.
Farragut's experience and ability up front will allow this team to thrive in races. But what the team will have to answer in the beginning of the season -- and ultimately in those prime meets -- is whether their depth will hold up against the best in state and beyond.
How this team improved over the offseason will go a long way in figuring out whether Farragut is the real deal for the second straight season.
MileSplit50 Boys Team National Rankings Countdown
RANK | DATE-TEAM |
|---|---|
| 25 | Aug. 21 -- Ridgefield (CT) |
| 24 | Aug. 21 -- Bentonville (AR) |
| 23 | Aug. 21 -- Ventura (CA) |
| 22 | Aug. 21 -- McCallie School (TN) |
| 21 | Aug. 21 -- Rocky Mountain (ID) |
| 20 | Aug. 22 -- Portland Jesuit (OR) |
| 19 | Aug. 23 -- Downers Grove North (IL) |
| 18 | Aug. 24 -- Riverton (UT) |
| 17 | Aug. 25 -- Great Oak (CA) |
| 16 | Aug. 26 -- Valor Christian (CO) |
| 15 | Aug. 27 -- Carmel (IN) |
| 14 | Aug. 28 -- Wichita Trinity Academy (KS) |
| 13 | Aug. 29 -- Union Catholic (NJ) |
| 12 | Aug. 30 -- Farragut (TN) |
| 11 | Aug. 31 -- University (WV) |
| 10 | Sept. 1 -- CBA (NJ) |
| 9 | Sept. 2 -- Stevens Point (WI) |
| 8 | Sept. 3 -- Herriman (UT) |
| 7 | Sept. 4 -- Wayzata (MN) |
| 6 | Sept. 5 |
| 5 | Sept. 6 |
| 4 | Sept. 6 |
| 3 | Sept. 6 |
| 2 | Sept. 6 |
| 1 | Sept. 6 |