Individual Boys Top 30 Rankings - 10/9/2025

By Keenan Gray of DyeStat

1. (1) Jackson Spencer, senior, Herriman UT – Idle

2. (2) Sean Fries, senior, Minnetonka MN – Won Lake Conference Championship by 56 seconds in 14:50.6.

3. (3) Marcelo Mantecon, junior, Belen Jesuit FL – Won Great American XC Festival in 14:39, completing back-to-back Race of Champions titles.

4. (4) Oliver Horton, junior, Coronado CO – Won Desert Twilight title in 14:23.9, beating Yohanes Van Meerten in an all-time classic race in meet history.

5. (5) Noah Bontrager, senior, Westview IN – Idle

6. (12) Yohanes Van Meerten, junior, Flagstaff AZ – Finished second to Oliver Horton in 14:25.7, shaving 20 seconds off his lifetime best at the 5k distance.

7. (6) Quentin Nauman, senior, Epworth Western Dubuque IA – Won Jim Boughton Invitational in 5k personal best 14:39.4 and won Western Dubuque Invitational.

8. (7) Benjamin Adams, junior, Mountain Vista CO – Won Pat Patten Invitational by 16 seconds in 15:10.3.

9. (8) Caden Leonard, senior, Southlake Carroll TX – Making season debut at district meet on Thursday.

10. (9) Philip Cupial, senior, Downers Grove (North) IL – Won tri-meet race in 14:56 for three miles.

11. (10) Grady Lenn, senior, De Pere WI – Won Midwest Invitational by 27 seconds in 14:47.6 and Red Raider Invitational by over 30 seconds in 15:28.7.

12. (14) Mikah Peters, senior, Brandon Valley SD – Won Russ Strande and Watoma Invitational races.

13. (15) Conor Lott, senior, Clovis North CA – Won Nike Portland XC in 5k PR14:34.3.

14. (23) Kamari Ronfeldt, junior, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI – Won Portage Invitational by 27 seconds in 14:50.4.

15. (16) Kavi Gibson, senior, Cary Academy NC – Idle

16. (18) Nathan Lee, senior, Brunswick CT – Won Bowdoin Park Classic in 15:36.5.

17. (21) Asher Oates, senior, Independence TN – Won Frank Horton title by 13 seconds in 14:46.2.

18. (NR) Sean Gray, senior, Portsmouth RI – Won Shore Coaches Invitational in 15:34 over both Luke Hnatt and Marshall Vernon.

19. (WL) Ryan Sykes, junior, Horace Greeley NY – Finished second to Marcelo Mantecon at Great American XC Festival in 5k personal best of 14:44.2 and finished third at Bowdoin Park Classic.

20. (NR) Yosuke Shibata, junior, South Eugene OR – Finished second to Conor Lott at Nike Portland XC in 5k personal best time of 14:38.2 and won The Harrier Classic.

21. (11) Malachi Schoenherr, senior, Sheldon OR – Finished third to Conor Lott and Yosuke Shibata at Nike Portland XC in 14:38.4.

22. (NR) Benjamin Berman, senior, Bronx High School of Science NY – Finished second at Bowdoin Park Classic.

23. (26) Bocelli Howland-Vlahakis, sophomore, Phillips Exeter Academy NH – Won Black Bear Invitational by 72 seconds in 15:46.

24. (WL) Paul Van Laningham, senior, Cooper KY – Won Nike XC Town Twilight in sprint finish in 14:51.5.

25. (NR) Quinn Sullivan, senior, Niwot CO – Finished third to Oliver Horton and Yohanes Van Meerten at Desert Twilight in 5k personal best of 14:42.6.

26. (24) Luke Hnatt, senior, Christian Brothers NJ – Finished second to Sean Gray and beat Marshall Vernon at the Shore Coaches Invitational in 5k season’s best time of 15:41.

27. (22) Marshall Vernon, senior, LaSalle Academy RI – Finished third to Sean Gray and Luke Hnatt at Shore Coaches Invitational.

28. (13) Hunter Robbie, senior, Niwot CO – Finished fourth to Oliver Horton, Yohanes Van Meerten and Quinn Sullivan at Desert Twilight in 5k personal best of 14:45.

29. (WL) Carter Smith, senior, Mifflin County PA – Ran season’s best 5k time of 15:16.4 to win Gettysburg Invitational.

30. (NR) Aaron Brodrick, senior, Oconee County GA – Finished third to Marcelo Mantecon and Ryan Sykes at Great American XC Festival and won Clarke/Oconee Championships race.

Watch List: Keegan Decker IA, Jameson Pifer GA, Jay McDonald CO, Isaac Benjamin WA, Alex Fisher CT, Caleb Ten Pas IA, Jackson Free AR, Thomas Isenovski NY, Aiden Le Roux CO, Nicholas Mazzeo PA, Carter Prater NV, Teddy Holjo CT, Zarian Rodriguez AZ, Miles Lechtenberg SD, Cohen Butler WA