Once Unheralded, These Sprinters Have Emerged In 2024

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* Jaden Wiley (far left) in his 100m outdoor prelim at the Georgia State Outdoor Championships last year

Photo Credit: Nevin Watson/MileSplit


by Tim Casey - MileSplit Recruiting Reporter 

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By now, most of the nation's top 50 Class of 2024 recruits have committed or signed to colleges.

They have performed well as juniors or even earlier and caught the attention of major programs.

Jaden Wiley and Nicholas Spikes, on the other hand, entered their senior years as unheralded athletes.

That is no longer the case, as both boys have had breakout indoor seasons and colleges have taken notice.

This week, Wiley and Spikes are heading on official visits to Ohio State and Florida, respectively.

Wiley has already visited Kentucky and has trips scheduled to UCLA, Florida and LSU. Spikes has also visited Kentucky and the University of Connecticut, and he will head to Tennessee sometime in February -- it's important to note here, too, that the NCAA has opened up access to more than five official visits...