Who does everyone think are the top track athletes (by event) graduating college this Spring?
Who does everyone think are the top track athletes (by event) graduating college this Spring?
Distance guys, Jenkins is the class of the field imo.
Do you mean just 'track' or track and field? Many of these are arguably better than Jenkins.
Starting with track, I do not think that Jenkins can hold a candle to Deon Lendore (400); in fact, I am not sure that Jenkins teammate (you know that guy who beat Jenkins in XC) is as good on the world stage.
Kemboi in the 800 (1:46.01i)
Irwin (575) is no slouch in the PV, although it is the Junior Barber (590) who is the star (and it might be his last year)
Dendy is over both 8m and 17m, which are world-class jumps
Lihrman has set the Collegiate record several times in the Weight and has something like 6 of the top 7 collegiate (DI) marks, and is not that far from the WR in an event that is only recently being taken up on a large scale outside the US. He also has the WL
On the Women's side:
Kemaria Brown is a great 200m collegiate sprinter as is Dezerea Bryant
Ashley Spencer has already made a mark on the World Stage in the 400
Natoya Goule (800) has run major international races already
O'Connor (SC), Sisson, Scott and Houlihan
Payne and Morris are already world-class in the PV (including briefly WL marks)
Peoples in the Weight
And, finally, Bougard in the multis
He may have already made the decision to give up his remaining eligibility but I would count Brian Schrader as part of this year's graduating class. His performance in winning the USA 12k in the fall marks him as a contender for future world teams.