By Doug Binder, DyeStat Editor

The Top 30, 11/29

This week (Previous) 

1 (1). Cole Sprout, junior, Valor Christian CO: He could become the third straight NXR Southwest champion to win the national championship race.

2 (2). Liam Anderson, senior, Redwood (Larkspur) CA: Everything points to great chance to win this weekend in Portland after third-place finish last year.

3 (4). Ryan Oosting, senior, Arlington MA: He won NXR Northeast and should be right up with the leaders this weekend at NXN. 

4 (6). Cole Hocker, senior, Indianapolis Cathedral IN: He continues to roll, with another big title at Foot Locker Midwest. He is still undefeated.

5 (17). Easton Allred, junior, Mountain Vista CO: He was two seconds behind Sprout at NXR Southwest.

6 (3). Drew Bosley, senior, Homestead WI: He finished second at Foot Locker Midwest.

7 (8). Evan Holland, junior, Ashland OR: He's ready for his national stage debut after regional wins at NXR Northwest and BorderClash.

8 (NR). Nico Young, junior, Newbury Park CA: He won the CIF Division 2 title with a sub-15 clocking.

9 (12). Matt Strangio, junior, Jesuit CA: He won the CIF Division 1 title.

10 (NR). Jack Stanley, senior, West Morris Mendham NJ: He won the Foot Locker Northeast title.

11 (5). Graydon Morris, junior, Aledo TX: He qualified to return to Foot Locker, but last year's national runner-up hasn't quite shaken summer injury.

12 (11). Colin Baker, senior, Academic Magnet SC: He finished fourth at Foot Locker South to qualify safely to the national meet. 

13 (13). Devin Hart, senior, Point Pleasant Boro NJ: He won the New Jersey MOC title again and placed fifth at Foot Locker Northeast.

14 (14). Charles Hicks, senior, The Bolles School FL: He won NXR Southeast. 

15 (9). Kevin Ramos, senior, Rubidoux CA: He finished second to Anderson at the CIF state meet (Division 3).

16 (NR). Cruz Gomez, senior, PSJA Memorial TX: A week after taking 13th at NXR South, he won Foot Locker South in North Carolina. 

17 (7). Nick Foster, senior, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI: He had a rough outing at Foot Locker Midwest, but he received one of the at-large invitations to NXN for a chance to redeem himself.

18 (18). Carter Cheeseman, senior, Fort Worth Christian TX: He was fourth at NXR South, second at Foot Locker South.

19 (19). Camren Fischer, senior, Fayetteville AR: The Arkansas state champ was second at NXR south, fifth at Foot Locker South.

20 (20). Sam Affolder, senior, Loudoun Valley VA: He was second at NXR Southeast.

21 (22). Nathan Green, sophomore, Borah ID: He finished second to Evan Holland at NXR Northwest.

22 (23). Josh Methner, junior, Hersey IL: He was seventh at Foot Locker Midwest. 

23 (25). Grant Gardner, senior, Springville UT: Injury kept him out of NXR Southwest.

24 (NR). Parker Stokes, senior, Maine Endwell NY: He won NXR New York.

25 (10). Alex Maier, senior, Lewisville Flower Mound TX: His first win of the season was a big one, 14:35.0 for the Texas 6A state title. He followed that with 32nd at NXR South, but still earned an at-large berth to race at NXN.

26 (NR). Evan Bishop, junior, East Grand Rapids MI: He finished third at Foot Locker Midwest.

27 (16). Kashon Harrison, senior, Kirtland Central NM: He placed fifth at NXR Southwest.

28 (27). Shea Weilbaker, senior, Saratoga Springs NY: He was second at NXR New York.

29 (NR). Evan Bates, senior, West Ranch CA: He placed second in the CIF Division 1 final.

30. (NR). Stetson Moss, junior, Thunder Ridge ID: He finished third at NXR Northwest.

Watchlist – Austin Vancil CO, Connor Ohlson CO, Rowen Ellenberg WI, Joe Waskom WA, Conant Smith OH, Luke Grundvig UT, Tyler Berg NY, Jake Renfree TN, Ethan Kern IL, Lucas Arambu MA, Patrick Anderson PA, Zach Kinne PA, Cole Bullock TN, Matthew Meinke WI, Jacob Hunter VA, Jacob Stanford CA, William Frankenfeld CA, Corey Gorgas MI, Ryan Schoppe TX, Tim Sindt IA, Noah Hibbard CA, Ethan Danforth CA