Analysis: The best team the bayou has to offer, Jesuit is the cream of the crop in 'The Pelican State'. The trio of Brady Mullen, Leland Crawford, and Brady Monahan are three of the top five fastest returners in the state, and Joe Accardo and Andrew Nimmo both find themselves inside the top twenty returners to give Jesuit an all-around tough team to beat. To make it even tougher for their competitors, the group's 1-7 split is 1:28, which is far and away the best in Louisiana.
If that's not enough, all signs are pointing to this team being way faster than their 2023 times, especially considering Brady Mullen is coming off of a track season where he ran 4:06 and 8:47, one of the best in the state's history. The Blue Jays finished eighth at NXR South last November, and their chances of potentially snagging an at-large bid are pretty high.
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PRESEASON BOYS TEAM RANKINGS
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| RANK | ATHLETE |
| 25 | Monroe-Woodbury (NY) |
| 24 | Jesuit (CA) |
| 23 | Valor Christian (CO) |
| 22 | Mountain View (UT) |
| 21 | Cheyenne Mountain (CO) |
| 20 | Rockhurst (MO) |
| 19 | Coronado (CO) |
| 18 | Jesuit Portland (OR) |
| 17 | Buchanan (CA) |
| 16 | Plainfield North (IL) |
| 15 | Austin Vandegrift (TX) |
| 14 | ML King (CA) |
| 13 | Jesuit New Orleans (LA) |
| 12 | Bridgeland (TX) |
| 11 | Great Oak (CA) |
| 10 | Ridgefield (CT) |
| 9 | Crater (OR) |
| 8 | Coeur d'Alene (ID) |
| 7 | Downers Grove North (IL) |
| 6 | American Fork (UT) |
| 5 | Belen Jesuit Prep (FL) |
| 4 | Southlake Carroll (TX) |
| 3 | Niwot (CO) |
| 2 | |
| 1 | Herriman (UT) |