Jackson Spencer Wins Historic Double National Titles To Earn Final No. 1 Ranking; Marcelo Mantecon Betters Both Caden Leonard, Yohanes Van Meerten At Brooks XC For No. 2 Ranking

By Keenan Gray of DyeStat

Individual Boys Final Top 100 Rankings

Jackson Spencer's historic fall season was capped off by a pair a national titles at Nike Cross Nationals and Brooks XC Championships, earning the final No. 1 ranking in the DyeStat XC individual rankings.

The BYU commit began the year with a statement win at Woodbridge, ran course records at the Clovis Invitational and Utah State Championships, finishing off with back-to-back wins at both national championship meets.

Three more athletes completed the national championship double, filling out the 2-3-4 rankings: Marcelo Mantecon, Caden Leonard and Yohanes Van Meerten.

Mantecon pushed Spencer to his absolute at Brooks XC, finishing second a week after finishing fourth at NXN to earn his No. 2 ranking.

Leonard and Van Meerten, who went 1-1 against each other in both national races, finished third and fourth, respectively.

Quinn Sullivan, leading Niwot CO to back-to-back NXN team titles, rounded out top five after finishing fifth individually at NXN.

Led by these five individuals, here are the final top 100 individual rankings of the 2025 high school cross country season:

1. Jackson Spencer, senior, Herriman UT – Nike Cross Nationals, Brooks XC and NXR Southwest champion

2. Marcelo Mantecon, junior, Belen Jesuit FL – Second at Brooks XC and fourth at Nike Cross Nationals

3. Caden Leonard, senior, Southlake Carroll TX – Third at Nike Cross Nationals and Brooks XC and NXR South champion

4. Yohanes Van Meerten, junior, Flagstaff AZ – Second at Nike Cross Nationals and fourth at Brooks XC

5. Quinn Sullivan, junior, Niwot CO – Fifth at Nike Cross Nationals

6. Hunter Robbie, senior, Niwot CO – Sixth at Nike Cross Nationals

7. Sean Fries, senior, Minnetonka MN – Fifth at Brooks XC, seventh at Nike Cross Nationals and NXR Heartland champion

8. Jayden Warner, senior, Warrenton OR – Eighth at Nike Cross Nationals

9. Paul Van Laningham, senior, Cooper KY - 6th at Brooks XC and 9th at Nike Cross Nationals

10. Jack McGovern, sophomore, Rockhurst MO - 10th at Nike Cross Nationals

11. Conor Lott, senior, Clovis North CA - Seventh at Brooks XC and 26th at Nike Cross Nationals

12. Calvin Seitz, junior, Springs Valley IN - Eighth at Brooks XC

13. Ruel Newberry, sophomore, Denton Guyer TX - 11th at Nike Cross Nationals

14. Kai Gutierrez, sophomore, Southlake Carroll TX - 12th at Nike Cross Nationals

15. Ethan Locke, senior, Valor Prep TX - 13th at Nike Cross Nationals

16. Oliver Horton, junior, Coronado CO - 14th at Nike Cross Nationals

17. Sean Gray, senior, Portsmouth RI - 15th at Nike Cross Nationals and NXR Northeast champion

18. Rocco Culpepper, senior, Niwot CO - Ninth at Brooks XC and 133rd at Nike Cross Nationals

19. Kavi Gibson, senior, Cary Academy NC - 10th at Brooks XC

20. Wyatt Dann, sophomore, Castle View CO - 11th at Brooks XC

21. Brian Burns, senior, Bentonville AR - 13th at Brooks XC and 16th at Nike Cross Nationals

22. Luke Hnatt, senior, Christian Brothers NJ - 17th at Nike Cross Nationals

23. Kamari Ronfedlt, junior, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI - 18th at Nike Cross Nationals and 39th at Brooks XC

24. Theo Oppermann, junior, State College Area PA - 19th at Nike Cross Nationals

25. Lucas Tanner, senior, DeForest WI - 12th at Brooks XC and 20th at Nike Cross Nationals

26. Nicholas Mazzeo, senior, Lower Merion PA - RunningLane Champion and 14th at Brooks XC

27. Grady Lenn, senior, De Pere WI - 21st at Nike Cross Nationals

28. Brice Fuller, sophomore, Fairless OH - 22nd at Nike Cross Nationals

29. Evan Spreitzer, Holy Trinity Academy FL - 15th at Brooks XC

30. Yosuke Shibata, junior, South Eugene OR - 23rd at Nike Cross Nationals

31. Garrett Faught, sophomore, Crater OR - 24th at Nike Cross Nationals

32, Blake Bay, junior, Fresno Christian CA - 16th at Brooks XC

33. Nathan Lee, senior, Brunswick CT - 17th at Brooks XC

34. Peter Mecham, senior, Orem UT - Second at RunningLane XC

35. Jaden Merrick, senior, Cedar Falls IA - 18th at Brooks XC

36. Jay McDonald, junior, Summit CO - 25th at Nike Cross Nationals

37. Gavin Schmitt, junior, Christian Brothers NJ - 27th at Nike Cross Nationals

38. Logan Rohatinsky, junior, Maple Mountain UT - 28th at Nike Cross Nationals

39. Eli Jarvis, senior, Herriman UT - 29th at Nike Cross Nationals 

40. Bocelli Howland-Vlahakis, sophomore, Philips Exeter NH - 37th at Nike Cross Nationals 

41. Canaan Dunham, senior, Pella IA - 30th at Nike Cross Nationals 

42. Maximo Zavaleta, senior, Martin Luther King CA - 31st at Nike Cross Nationals 

43. Ethan Garza, junior, TMI Episcopal TX - 19th at Brooks XC 

44. Mikah Peters, senior, Brandon Valley SD - 20th at Brooks XC 

45. Tyrus Needles, junior, Sioux Falls Lincoln SD - 32nd at Nike Cross Nationals

46. Ryder Keeton, senior, Niwot CO - 33rd at Nike Cross Nationals

47. Abdinasir Hassan, sophomore, Northfield CO - 34th at Nike Cross Nationals

48. Miles Lechtenberg, senior, Sioux Falls Lincoln SD - 35th at Nike Cross Nationals 

49. Krish Desai, senior, Manhattan Beach CA - 36th at Nike Cross Nationals

50. Carson Driemeier, senior, Festus MO - 63rd at Nike Cross Nationals 

51. Zarian Rodriguez, senior, Hamilton AZ - 21st at Brooks XC

52. Xzavier Campos, senior, Coronado CO - 38th at Nike Cross Nationals

53. Benjamin Adams, junior, Mountain Vista CO - 39th at Nike Cross Nationals 

54. Cadel Ruthven, senior, Fort Collins CO - 22nd at Brooks XC

55. Jude Ritzenhein, freshman, Niwot CO - 40th at Nike Cross Nationals 

56. Ben Lee, senior, ThunderRidge CO - 41st at Nike Cross Nationals

57. Camden Gibson, senior, Conroe Woodlands College Park TX - Third at RunningLane XC 

58. Anthony Anatol, senior, Ward Melville NY - 42nd at Nike Cross Nationals 

59. Brock Yoder, junior, Malvern Prep PA - 43rd at Nike Cross Nationals

60. Philip Cupial, senior, Downers Grove (North) IL - 187th at Nike Cross Nationals and NXR Midwest champion

61. Alijah Murrillo, senior, Branham CA - 44th at Nike Cross Nationals

62. Dylan Rowell, senior, Anacortes WA - 45th at Nike Cross Nationals

63. Dominic Matthias, sophomore, Moore OK - 46th at Nike Cross Nationals

64. Benjamin Berman, senior, Bronx School of Science NY - 24th at Brooks XC and 95th at Nike Cross Nationals

65. Sam Laverdiere, senior, Lake Region ME - 28th at Brooks XC

66. Josh Taylor, senior, Clover Hill VA - 47th at Nike Cross Nationals

67. Jack Dennehy, junior, Christ School NC - 48th at Nike Cross Nationals

68. Reynolds Young, junior, Christ School NC - 49th at Nike Cross Nationals

69. Andres Lomeli, senior, Kimball CA - 25th at Brooks XC

70. Andrew Beroset, junior, McCallie TN - 53rd at Nike Cross Nationals and NXR Southeast champion

71. Olly O'Connor, senior, Viewpoint CA - California Division 5 state champion

72. Chase Hejny, sophomore, American Fork UT - 50th at Nike Cross Nationals

73. Travis Furmanski, senior, Cedar Crest PA - 26th at Brooks XC 

74. Cohen Butler, senior, Camas WA - 55th at Nike Cross Nationals and NXR Northwest champion

75. Xavier Richardson, senior, Lafayette KY - 57th at Nike Cross Nationals 

76. Quentin Nauman, senior, Epworth Western Dubuque IA - 61st at Nike Cross Nationals 

77. Wyatt Klaiber, junior, El Dorado Springs MO - Missouri Class 2 state champion

78. Jackson Tuck, senior, Greet Middle College Charter SC - 51st at Nike Cross Nationals

79. Noah Strohman, senior, Holliday TX - 27th at Brooks XC and 82nd at Nike Cross Nationals 

80. Ryan Sykes, junior, Horace Greeley NY - Second at Great American XC Festival

81. Wyatt Falkowski, senior, Christian Brothers NJ - 52nd at Nike Cross Nationals

82. Kellen Williams, senior, Jesuit OR - 54th at Nike Cross Nationals

83. Gabriel Voelker, senior, Raymore-Peculiar - 29th at Brooks XC

84. Beckett Crooks, senior, Ann Arbor Pioneer MI - 6th at NXR Midwest 

85. Aiden Le Roux, senior, Cheyenne Mountain CO - Fourth at RunningLane XC and 23rd at Brooks XC

86. Symond Martin, senior, Page AZ - 30th at Brooks XC

87. Luke Andresen, senior, Haddonfield Memorial NJ - 56th at Nike Cross Nationals

88. Trevin Lounsbury, junior, Herriman UT - 58th at Nike Cross Nationals

89. George Lawson, senior, Forsyth Country Day School NC - 31st at Brooks XC

90. David Webb, sophomore, American Fork UT - 59th at Nike Cross Nationals

91. Tycen LaBelle, junior, Griswold CT - 32nd at Brooks XC

92. Myles Jermyn, senior, Orange NC - 33rd at Brooks XC

93.  Jace Works, senior, Colombus North IN - 60th at Nike Cross Nationals

94. Caden Bybee, junior, Lone Peak UT - 34th at Brooks XC

95. Asher Oates, senior, Independence TN - Fifth at RunningLane XC

96. Malachi Burnett, senior, Creekview GA - 35th at Brooks XC 

97. Carson Kaiser, sophomore, Maple Park IL - Sixth at RunningLane XC

98. Ben Olds, sophomore, Palmer Ridge CO - Seventh at RunningLane XC

99. David Krier, senior, Lincoln Pius X NE - 62nd at Nike Cross Nationals

100. Caleb Brown, senior, Herriman UT - 64th at Nike Cross Nationals