Fisher rates No. 1 going into national finals

By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

The Boys Top 30, 12/4

1. Grant Fisher, senior, Grand Blanc (Michigan) – A convincing win over a top quality field at Foot Locker Midwest is indication enough that he's ready to lay down a strong title defense in San Diego (FLN)

2. Matthew Maton, senior, Summit (Oregon) ¬¬– With his team at NXN, Maton hopes to show plan to separate was worth it (FLW)

3. Tanner Anderson, senior, North Central (Washington) – Driven by team success and a desire to follow in teammate Kai Wilmot's footsteps, he's the NXN favorite (NXN)

4. Alex Ostberg, senior, Darien (Connecticut) – Foot Locker Northeast champion could be hard to shake in San Diego (FLN)

5. John Dressel, senior, Mt. Spokane (Washington) – Experience, confidence and a willingness to take risks make him dangerous (FLW)

6. Andrew Hunter, junior, Loudoun Valley (Virginia) – Won his last three races by an average of 38 seconds and has not been significantly challenged all season; no experience yet against the top-five but that will change very soon (FLN)

7. Austin Tamagno, junior, Brea Olinda (California) – Won the Div 3 CIF title and now will try to earn a trip to FL nationals while team runs in Portland (FLW)

8. Bryce Millar, senior, Fayetteville-Manlius (New York) – The mission to win the NXN team title starts with a low number from him (NXN)

9. Trevor Reinhart, senior, Marin Academy (California) – Laying in the weeds all season, but sub-15 win at state in the warmest race of the day shows what he can do (FLW)

10. Jesse Reiser, senior, McHenry (Illinois) – NXN Midwest champ placed third at Foot Locker Midwest (NXN/FLN)

11. Philip Rocha, junior, Arcadia (California) – Div 1 state champion was fastest of the day at CIF finals by a fraction of a second; he's got a shot to win in Portland (NXN)

12. Jesse Hersha, senior, Concord (Michigan) – Runner-up at Foot Locker Midwest (FLN)

13. Levi Thomet, senior, Kodiak (Alaska) – Second at NXN Northwest but opting for return to San Diego (FLW)

14. Ryan Robinson, senior, Waterford Mott (Michigan) – Runner-up at NXN Midwest (NXN)

15. Stuart McNutt, senior, Blue Valley (Kansas) – Fourth at both NXN Heartland and FL Midwest (NXN/FLN)

16. Elijah Armstrong, senior, Pocatello (Idaho) – Despite third at NXN, going to try to return to Foot Locker (FLW)

17. Will Lauer, senior, Sioux Falls Lincoln (South Dakota) – Runner-up at NXN Heartland (FLN)

18. Ben Veatch, junior, Carmel (Indiana) – Third place at NXN Midwest; fifth at Foot Locker Midwest (NXN/FLN)

19. Adam Barnard, senior, Daniel Boone (Tennessee) – Won NXN Southeast regional (NXN)

20. Olin Hacker, senior, Madison West (Wisconsin) – NXN Heartland champion squeaked into Foot Locker with 10th place finish at Midwest (NXN/FLN)

21. Thomas Pollard, senior, Gilbert (Iowa) – Finished sixth at Foot Locker Midwest (FLN)

22. Josh Collins, senior, Wasatch (Utah) – He won NXN Southwest as a tune-up for Foot Locker West (FLW)

23. Luke Petela, senior, Haddon (New Jersey) – Won the NJ MOC and then placed second at Foot Locker Northeast (FLN)

24. Carter Blunt, junior Frisco Independence (Texas) – NXN South champ also placed second at Foot Locker South (NXN/FLN)

25. Sukhi Khosla, senior, Leon (Florida) – Runner-up at NXN Southeast (NXN)

26. Marco Pompilj, senior, Collegiate (New York) – Second at NXN New York (NXN)

27. Ari Klau, senior, Hall (Connecticut) – Third at Foot Locker Northeast (FLN)

28. Jake Brophy, junior, Central Bucks East (Pennsylvania) – Fifth at Foot Locker Northeast (FLN)

29. Caleb Webb, senior, Big Bear Lake (California) – CIF Div 4 champion, third-fastest of the meet (NXN)

30. Austin Gilbert, senior, Ridgefield (Connecticut) – Won the NXN Northeast individual title (NXN)

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